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The G enoa R epublican -J ournal ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER, SEPTEMBER 16, 1904, AT THE POSTOFFICE AT GENOA, ILLINOIS, UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF MARCH 3, 1879 PUBLISHED BY 0. D. SCHOONMAKER RENOA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913 SERIES SVOLUME V III, NO. 22 N M THE SECOND DAY OR EPOCH T HERE are various theories regarding the forma- tion of the Earth. We follow the one which seems most closely to harmonize with the Bible ac- count. It is called the Vailian theory. It assumes that Saturn’s rings and Jupiter’s belts illustrate the various stages of development of the Earth. The Earth was once molten, as indicated by the igneous rocks of the Azoic period: so called by scien- tists but not discussed in the Bible. When the Earth was thus molten, its water and minerals were thrown off a great distance in gaseous form. As these and the Earth cooled and took shape, the water and min- eral substances constituted great rings at a distance from the Earth. Gradually the motion of the rings became different from that of the Earth in proportion to the distance from the center of gravity. These rings of water and mineral, under the law of attraction, gradually ap- proached the Earth. Yet they would be kept off by centrifugal force, particularly strong at the equatorial line. Thus, one after another these rings as they approached the Earth would spread out like a great canopy, but would not be permitted to come down directly upon the Earth because of the circumambient air, referred to in the Scriptures as a "firmament.” God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. The strongly min- eralized waters above the Earth held off by the "firm- ament” and centrifugal force, greatest at the equator, gradually concentrated at the two poles, where later they broke and then reached the Earth, forming layer after layer of mineralized earth deposited by the wa- ter which rushed from both poles toward the equator. These rings or belts of water and minerals fol- lowed each other as great deluges upon the Earth— perhaps thousands of years apart. The deluge of Noah’s day was the last, and of pure water only, be- cause the heavier minerals had been attracted first. Hence minerals are generally under several layers of shale and earth and soil.- PASTOR RUSSELL. M s- THY WORD TRUTH THAT HORSE SALE Cooper & Patterson Trying to Start Something in Genoa this Spring WIFE SEEKS LEGACY Legal Tangle Arises Over Estate of Former Genoa Man Cooper & Patterson are adver- ting a big horse sale to take flace at their barn in this city Text Monday, Feb. 24, about :orty horses to be offered. It is the intention of this firm Lo make this a regular monthly :vent, provided the business men 3f Genoa and the horse owners get into the game and "push.” Years ago Genoa had as good a horse sale day once a month as any town in the country, and there is no reason why Genoa can not again find a place on the map. It means bringing farmers and horse buyers to town and when you bring a farmer to town that means just that much more prosperity for Genoa, because he holds the pocket book that makes the small town possible. What do you say, Mr. Business Man? Shall we get together and assist Cooper & Patterson in the process of awakening? Going Some A DeKalb county farmer and capitalist states that the employ- ment by the county of a consult- ing agriculturist to help increase the fertility of the soil and crop production, has added already #25 an acre to the value of De- Kalb county farms. When his attention was called to the fact that the increase was possibly only in conformity with a general increase thruout the country, he said that just over the lines in ad- joining counties the increase of values was less marked, and in- sisted on the truth of his original Statement.—Advertiser. BOTH BOUND OVER Roger Buckle and J . B. Smith in County Jail Awaiting Grand Jury FOR BURGLARY AND LARCENY Buckle Turns States Evidence and Accuses Smith of Assisting in Burglarizing the Casey and Campbell Saloons The divorced wife of William Coon deceased, has filed a peti- tion in the DeKalb county courts, asking to be declared the widow on the grounds that he contracted a common law marriage with her after they had been divorced. William Coon, prominent as a farmer and hotel keeper at Ge- noa and Hampshire, died two months ago and Botsford & Mc- Carthy of Elgin were engaged to settle the estate of $50,000 that he left. They ask that Chas. O Coon, of New Lebanon, a son, be selected as administrator, Samuel Coon of Hampshire and Mrs. Cassie Hart- man, son and daughter, who re- side on the old home farm near that village, joined in the request. Mrs. Coon asks in her petition that D. S. Brown of Genoa, be appointed to take charge of the estate. She claims that she re- sided with her deceased husband at the Genoa hotel after the divorce had been granted and that he recognized her as his wife on all occasions.—DeKalb Chron- icle. Hay is Ambitious This part of the state will be well represented with candidates for the office of clerk of the ap- pellate court second district, a $5,000 position, which has been efficiently filled for some 20 years by that popular old veteran of the Civil war, Chris Duffey, whose term expires in two years. Justus L. Johnson, clerk of the circuit court of Kane county, and W. M Hay, clerk of the circuit court of DeKalb county, are both out after the job, Roger Buckle and J B. Smith were arrested and given a prelim- inery hearing in Justice Stott’s court Tuesday afternoon, charged with having entered Campbell & Rosecrans’ and Casey’s saloons Saturday night. Both were bound over to grand jury under bonds of $250000 each, in default of which they are now guests of Sheriff Poust of Sycamore. At the Campbell saloon about $2.50 in change was taken while at Casey’s all that the prowlers found worth taking away was a perfectly good revolver, one bot-, tie of Engleside whiskey and two bottles of Schlitz. The taking of the revolver was Buckle’s undo- ing. Officer Harshman suspected Buckle of having had something to do with the job, and having heard that he (Buckle) had been displaying a gun with threats, swore out a warrant charging him with carrying concealed weapons. Buckle was arrested and taken to Justice Stott’s office and upon search the revolver belonging to Casey was found in his pocket. He confessed to having had a hand in the burglary at both places but would not divulge the name of his pal until after jiaving passed a few hours in the city bastile. Lonesomeness got the best of him and he turned state’s evidence, implicating J. B. Smith. Smith emphatically denies having had anything to do with the jobs, but the evidence shows that he was with Buckle and helped drink some of the booze after it was stolen and that is his own testimony. The chisels used in prying open the back doors of the saloons were owned by Smith. Buckle claims that he and Smith took on the night jobs alone and later went to Smith’s rooms where they indulged in a few drinks. Smith claims that he went to bed at twelve o’clock, not having been out of his rooms since ten, and that Buckle and his brother came in shortly after one o’clock and asked him to get up and have a drink. At the time of the trial the younger Buckle could not be found to testify before the court, States Attorney Smith was here to do the probing. ONE MILLION DOLLAR RIGHT IN CLOVER Farm Land Sales in 1912 Made by One Firm in Northern Illinois Soil Improvement Association Sells 1600 Bushels of Clover Seed and More Wanted It is generally supposed that to “ be i n clover” i s something pretty nice but the force at the office of the Soil Improvement Association here has changed its opinion of the proverb the past few weeks, says the Chronicle. The cause for the change is the terrific influx of business in con- nection with the association’s flyer in clover seed this season. Not only did the farmers like the plan, they loved it. At hrst the local men in charge of the project thought that they would be safe in getting about 1200 bush- els of the seed but orders came so thick and fast that they had over 1300 bushels spoken for in a jiffy and Mr. Eckhardt had to make a hurried trip to Wisconsin several weeks since to buy 200 bushels more. In all a total of 1600 bushels have already been disposed of and the association has been com- pelled to go out of the clover business with a whole bundle of orders on hand which cannot be filled. In all over 500 orders for clover seed from farmers in the county were received which shows two things, first that the clover seed plan was a success and then that the soil improve- ment work has the tarmers of DeKalb county interested. BRADT IS MODEST DR. ROBINSON DEAD Wants Only $150,000,000 for Illinois Road Bonds Do you want to sell your farm? If so, see T H E GEITHMAN & HAMMOND LAND AGENCY of Genoa, Illinois. There farm sales last year were One Million Dollars. They can sell your farm for you, they are advertisers. Their catalog showing views of a large list of farms they have for sale brings them the buyers. Write or phone them and they will call on you. Their 1913 cat- alog will be mailed free upon request. Holroyd Sells Out The firm of Holtgren & Hol- royd was dissolved last week, Mr. Holroyd retiring, leaving the business to F. O. Holtgren. The latter will be assisted in the store by his son, Carl. It is unneces- sary to say anything regarding the qualifications of the new firm. Mr. Holtgren has been in business in Genoa so many years that his name is as familiar as the name of the city itself. He starts out right this week with a large adv. making an Easter announcement. Aurora Beacon:—A bond issue of $150,000,000 to be approved by the voters of Illinois to run during a term of 20 years, for the pur- pose of improving 14,000 miles of highways,1 was advised by S. E. Bradt of DeKalb, vice president of the Illinois Highway Improve- ment association, who addresses the good roads meeting held at Elgin today. 4,The state of Illinois has 97,000 miles of highways and only 3,000 are improved. I figure that with a bond issue of $150,000,000, the tax each year would be 60 cents on each $1,500 worth of assess- able property.” Representative Chas. Clyne spoke and stated that there is a sentiment against the proposed abolition of highway commission- ers of each township and having a county superintendent. He said it would give too much power to the state and he suggest- ed that the highway commission- ers and those favoring the state plan get together and compro- mise. BUTTER PRICE ADVANCES Found Lifeless by His Wife Early Sat- urday Morning HEART FAILURE THE CAUSE Quotation at 34 3-4 and 35 Cents on Elgin Board of Trade Attended a Dance the Evening Before, Evidently in the Best of Health—Funeral Held Tuesday— Masonic Rites CIGAR FACTORY GUTTED Butter sold at 34% and 35 cents on the Elgin board of trade Mon- day, with the predominating sales at the latter figure. Last week’s market was 34% cents. The sales at 35 cents Monday entaled 395 tubs, and 108 tubs were sold at 34% cents. A comparison of prices for the last several years follows: February 10, 1913—34^ cents. February 19, 1912-27 cents. February 20, 1911—26J^ cents. February 21, 1910—30 cents. February 22, 1909—30 cents. A Correction Editor of Genoa Republican- Journal: I wish to correct a statement made by Mr. Moore in his letter last week. Mary Hill married John Heckman shortly after the Civil war, instead of Mr. Maltby, as he had it. Mrs. D. B. Arbuckle. Blaze Destroys the Interior of Frank Williams’ Shop Tuesday Night The lifeless body of Dr. E. A. Robinson was found in bed by Mrs. Robinson early Saturday morning, Feb. 15, death having visited the man during the night, he having passed away without any apparent struggle, lying in a natural position, without a sign to suggest that there had been any pain or fear. Mrs. Robinson arose at about three o’clock and not hearing the sound of breathing coming from the doctor’s room, called to him. It had often been his custom to answer night calls without awak- ening his wife, and to make sure that he was out she entered the room. There she found him as noted above. He had drawn the sheet over his head and lay as in a stupor. She naturally tried to awaken him, but when the truth became apparent help was called. The doctor and his wife had attended the club dance the even- ing before, the former being as cheerful and jolly and apparently in as good health as usual. There was no complaint when he reached home, Mrs. Robinson having no warning of any nature that would cause apprehension. Ezra Alfred Robinson was born in Keeseville, N. Y., December 25,1854. When about three years of age his parents moved to Ser- anac, N. Y., where he spent his youth. Having decided to enter the field of medicine he attended the University of Vermont at Bur- lington and graduated there in 1881. He began his career as a medical practicioner at Jay, N Y. In 1886 he came west to practice at Genoa, 111 ., where he has since retrained with the ex- ception of a brief period at King ston, 111 . His marriage to Miss Cora Olmstead ocrured Septem- ber 4, 1889. Besides his wife he is survived by his mother, who is now in her 94th year, four brothers and sisters, Hiram, Mrs. C. H. Dana, Mrs. S. P. Wilson and John J. all of New York. Dr. Robinson was a member of the Modern Woodmen. His was a sunny nature and he had the faculty of making warm and con- genial friends. He was consid- erate of the poor, and in every way was a credit to his profession and was favorably known in all the community. Being a lover of music he enjoyed the years he spent in the choir. Thus one passed away who had given his life to battle against disease over- come by it in almost the twink- ling of an eye. Comment upon mortality is idle before such a demonstration. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 and at the M. E. church at 2:00 o’clock, Rev. Bellamy offici- ating. The ceremony at the cem- etery was conducted according to Masonic rites, the deceased being a member of Genoa Lodge No. 288. Besides the attendance of Genoa lodge in a body, members of the order from Kingston and Sycamore were present. Many years ago Dr. Robinson was a member of the Kingston lodge. Belvidere Library A. Carnegie has given the city ot Belvidere a handsome new library building, which has been completed, and on Tuesday was dedicated and opened to the public. _________________ East Lyne February 27, The interior of F. J. Williams’ cigar factory was gutted by fire late Tuesday evening, the flames creeping into W. H. Leonard’s barbershop and doing consider- able damage to the wood work in the rear end of the place. Williams’ loss will amount to about $500 00, practically all the cigars in the place being ruined together with benches and tools There was but little tobacco leaf in the place and the flames did not reach the front end where the retail cigar and tobacco cases are located. The loss was fully covered by insurance. It is evident that the hre start- ed from an overheated stove as it was found to be red hot when the firemen got into the building. Both the buildings are owned by A. L. Holroyd of Monticello, Minn., formerly of this city. Paint will make about all the needed repairs in the barber shop, but the interior of the cigar fac- tory was damaged to a greater extent. The flames were discovered by J. P. Evans as he was passing the place on his way home shortly after eleven o’clock. He turned in the alarm at once and in a re- markably short time the firemen were on the job. A fire could not have started in a more dan- gerous place in the city, there be- ing a number of frame buildings clustered together in that vicinity. Again we say, take off your hat to the Genoa fire fighters. ANOTHER CITYSUIT? AFTER LONG ILLNESS S. V. Hungerford Dies at His Home in DeKalb- Widow from Genoa DeKalb Advertiser: The long illness ot Stephen V. Hungerford culminated in death at about five o’clock this morning at his home on Leonard avenue. He had been more or less of an invalid for years, suffering with some sort of a complication‘of internal diseases, his final illness covering a period of several months, during which he could not leave his bed. He was about sixty years of age, a stationary engineer by trade and tor many years was an employe of the Jacob Haish Co. He was a native of Michigan, born near Hillsdale and had lived in DeKalb for nearly thirty-five years. He was three times married, his first wife being one of the Houghton girls, his second, Mrs. Stanton, and his third, who sur- vives him, was Mrs. Sturtevant of Genoa. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at his late home, with the pastor of the Advent church officiating. Officer Harshman will soon Start Pro- ceedings for Wages CLAIMS BALANCE OF $391.00 Appointed as Special Police Several Months ago at $3.00 per Day, but Council Allows Only $40.00 per Month as per Ordinance Unless the city council, the mayor and the police officer, El- mer Harshman, get together soon the city will be mixed up in a suit for wages, the latter Jclaiming a balance due him at the last meeting ot the council of $391.00. The trouble began early in the present fiscal year when the ap- pointments were made by the mayor. He appointed Elmer Harshman as city marshall and superintendent ot streets and L. C. Duval as superintendent of water works. The appointments were not approved by the council and as a consequence the mayor appointed them every meeting thereafter until the council took further action. An ordinance was prepared the substance of which reduced the marshall’s salary from $60.00 to $40.00 per month. In the case of the super- intendent of water works no action was taken. This ordinance was vetoed by Mayor Hoover, but at a subsequent meeting it was passed over his head. The mayor then took another step by appointing Harshman as special police at $3.00 per day, following this action after board meeting every month. At each meeting of the council Harshman has presented his bill at $3.00 per day, but the finance committee approved of it and the council passed on the bill at $40.00 per month only. At the meeting last Friday evening the balance claimed by Harshman amounted to $431.00. Of this amount only $40.00 was allowed, as salary for the month of January, leaving a balance claimed of $391.00. There seems to be no move on the part of the council to allow this bill, the members holding that the ordinance protects them in their contention. The officer and the mayor are just as sure and determined that the full amount must be allowed. There is a point of law involved which will probably be passed on to the court to interpret. It is the intention of Mr. Harsh- man to start suit while the pres- ent members of the city council hold office unless an agreement is reached. Take Judiciary Out of Politics A bill providing for the non- partisan election of judges was introduced in the senate at Springfield Tuesday by Senator Olson of Woodstock. The bill was drafted by a Waukegan or- ganization which is interested in taking the judiciary out of poli- tics. A nonpartisan judicial tic- ket with no party circles is pro- vided for in the bill. Judges who come within its terms include those of the Supreme, Circuit, Superior, County, Probate and Municipal courts. Not Alway* Easy to Perceive. A Pennsylvania farmer, over one hundred, declares that to work hard will prevent people from growing old. Work comes as near being the panae cea for every ill- as human experience can supply, but unluckily it Is a bless- ing In such a deep and dark disguise that very few can recognize it when they meet it H. S.' EARLEY MARRIED Sycamore Attorney and Miss Anna Hansen of Sycamore Married at Dixon The Dixon Daily News, Feb. 13: The marriage of Henry S. Earley and Miss Anna Christine Hansen, both well known people of Sycamore, occurred yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the Methodist parsonage of this city, Rev. F. D. Stone officiating. The wedding will be a surprise to the friends of the young couple, as the affair was quietly arranged and kept a secret until their return to Sycamore last evening, where they will reside. Mr. Earley is a prominent at- torney of Sycamore and has spent the most of his life in that city. His bride has been em- ployed as stenographer in his law office. Asks for Divorce On the grounds of desertion and that he has failed to support her and their three children, Mrs. Margaret Shattuck of Genoa asks the circuit court for a diyorce from Arthur B. Shattuck and for the custody of the children,

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The G enoa R epublican-JournalE N T E R E D A S SECO N D -C LASS M A T T E R , S E P T E M B E R 16, 19 0 4 , A T T H E P O ST O FF IC E A T G E N O A , IL L IN O IS , U N D E R T H E A C T O F CO N G RESS O F M A R C H 3, 1 879

PUBLISHED BY 0. D. SCHOONMAKER RENOA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913 SERIES SVOLUME VIII, NO. 22

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T H E SE C O N D D A Y OR EPOCH

T HERE are various theories regarding the forma­tion o f the Earth. W e follow the one which

seems most closely to harmonize with the Bible ac­count. It is called the Vailian theory. It assumes that Saturn’s rings and Jupiter’s belts illustrate the various stages of development of the Earth.

The Earth was once molten, as indicated by the igneous rocks of the Azoic period: so called by scien­tists but not discussed in the Bible. When the Earth was thus molten, its water and minerals were thrown off a great distance in gaseous form. As these and the Earth cooled and took shape, the water and min­eral substances constituted great rings at a distance from the Earth.

Gradually the motion of the rings became different from that o f the Earth in proportion to the distance from the center of gravity. These rings o f water and mineral, under the law of attraction, gradually ap­proached the Earth. Yet they would be kept off by centrifugal force, particularly strong at the equatorial line. Thus, one after another these rings as they approached the Earth would spread out like a great canopy, but would not be permitted to come down directly upon the Earth because o f the circumambient air, referred to in the Scriptures as a "firmament.”

God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. The strongly min­eralized waters above the Earth held off by the "firm­ament” and centrifugal force, greatest at the equator, gradually concentrated at the two poles, where later they broke and then reached the Earth, forming layer after layer of mineralized earth deposited by the wa­ter which rushed from both poles toward the equator.

These rings or belts of water and minerals fol­lowed each other as great deluges upon the Earth— perhaps thousands o f years apart. The deluge of Noah’s day was the last, and o f pure water only, be­cause the heavier minerals had been attracted first. Hence minerals are generally under several layers of shale and earth and soil.- PASTOR RUSSELL.

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THAT HORSE SALE

Cooper & Patterson Trying to Start Something in Genoa this Spring

WIFE SEEKS LEGACY

Legal Tangle Arises Over Estate of Former Genoa Man

C o o p e r & Pat te r son are a d v e r ­t i n g a b ig horse sale to t ake f l a c e at the ir barn in this c i t y Text M on d a y , Fe b . 24, about :orty horses to be o f f ered .

It is the intent ion o f this firm Lo m a k e this a re gu la r m o n t h l y : vent , p ro v id e d the bus iness men 3f G e n o a an d the horse ow ner s get into the g a m e and " p u s h . ” Y e ar s a g o G e n o a had as g o o d a horse sa le d a y once a month as any town in the coun try , and there is no reason w h y G e n o a can not aga in find a p lace on the map . It mean s b r i n g i n g f a rme rs and horse b u y e r s to town and when y o u br ing a f a rm e r to town that means just that m uch more p ro s p e r i t y for Ge no a , bec au se he h o ld s the p o c k e t bo ok that m a k e s the smal l town possible .

W h a t do y o u say, Mr. Bu s iness M a n ? S h a l l we ge t t o g e th e r and assi st C o o p e r & Pat te r son in the p roc es s o f a w a k e n i n g ?

Going SomeA D e K a l b c o u n ty f a r m e r and

ca p i ta l i s t s ta tes that the e m p l o y ­men t b y the c o u n t y o f a c on s u l t ­ing a gr i c u l tur i s t to he lp incr ease the f e r t i l i t y o f the soi l and c rop produ ct ion , has a d d e d a l r e a d y #25 an ac re to the va l ue of De- K a l b c o u n t y f a rms . W h e n his a t tent ion was ca l l ed to the f act tha t the increase was po s s ib ly o n l y in c o n f o r m i t y with a gene ra l inc rease thruout the coun try , he sa id that just ov er the l ines in a d ­jo in i ng cou nt ie s the increase of va lues was less m a r k e d , and in­s is ted on the truth o f his or iginal Statement.— A d v e rt ise r .

BOTH BOUND OVERRoger Buckle and J . B. Smith in County

Jail Awaiting Grand Jury

FOR BURGLARY AND LARCENY

Buckle Turns States Evidence and Accuses Smith of Assisting in Burglarizing the Casey

and Campbell Saloons

T h e d iv o rc e d wi fe o f Wi l l i am C o o n d ec e a se d , has filed a p e t i ­tion in the D e K a l b c ou n ty courts , a s k in g to be dec la re d the w id o w on the g r oun ds that he con t rac ted a c o m m o n law m ar r ia ge with her af te r th e y had been d ivo rced .

W i l l i am Coon , p ro m ine nt as a f a r m e r and hote l k e e p e r at G e ­noa and H a m p s h i r e , d ied two months a g o and B o t s f o r d & M c ­C a r t h y o f E l g i n we re e n g a g e d to set t l e the e s ta te of $50,000 that he left.

T h e y a s k that Chas . O Co on , of N e w L e b a n o n , a son, be se l ec ted as admin i s t ra tor , S a m u e l C o o n of H a m p s h i r e and Mrs. Cass i e H a r t ­man, son and da ugh ter , wh o re ­s ide on the o ld h om e fa rm near that v i l l age , j o ined in the reques t .

Mrs . Co on asks in her pet it ion tha t D. S. B ro w n of Ge no a , be ap p o i nt e d to t ake c har ge of the estate . S h e c l a ims that she re ­s ided with her de c e a se d husband at the G e n o a hotel a f t e r the d ivo rce had been g r an te d and that he re cog n iz ed her as his wi fe on all oc ca s io ns . — D e K a l b C h r o n ­icle.

Hay is AmbitiousT h i s par t of the sta te wil l be

wel l r e p re s e nt e d with c an d i dat es for the off ice of c l e r k of the a p ­pe l la te cour t sec o nd distr ict , a $5 ,000 pos it ion, which has been e f f i c i ent ly f i l led for so m e 20 y e ar s by tha t p op u l a r old ve te ran of the Civ i l war, Chr i s D uf fe y , w hos e term e x p i r e s in two year s .

Jus tus L . Jo h ns o n , c l e r k o f the ci rcui t cour t o f K a n e coun ty , and W. M H a y , c l e r k o f the ci rcui t cour t o f D e K a l b county , are both out after the job,

R o g e r B u c k l e and J B. Smi t h were a r res ted and g iven a pre lim- inery h ear in g in Ju s t i ce S t o t t ’ s cour t T u e s d a y a f ternoon, ch ar ge d with h a v i n g entered C a m p b e l l & R o s e c r a n s ’ and C a s e y ’ s sa loons S a t u r d a y night . B oth w e r e bound ov er to g r an d ju r y under bonds of $ 2 5 0 0 0 0 each, in defau lt of which they are now gues t s of Sh e r i f f Poust o f S y c a m o r e .

A t the C a m p b e l l s a loon about $2 . 50 in c h an g e was taken whi le at C a s e y ’s al l that the prowler s found wor th ta k in g a w a y was a p e r fe c t l y g o o d re vo lve r , one bot-, tie of E n g l e s i d e w h i s k e y and two bott les of Sch l i t z . T h e ta k i ng of the re v o l v e r was B u c k l e ’s u nd o­ing.

Off icer H a r s h m a n su spec ted B u c k l e of h a v i n g had so m eth in g to do with the job, and having heard that he ( B u c k l e ) had been d i s p l a y in g a gun with threa ts , swore out a warrant c h a r g in g him with ca r r y i n g co nc e a le d we apo ns . B u c k l e was a r res ted and taken to Ju s t i ce S t o t t ’ s of f ice and upon search the re vo lv e r be l o n g in g to C a s e y was found in his pocket . H e c onf es s ed to h a v i ng had a hand in the b u r g l a ry at both p lace s but would not d iv u lg e the name of his pal unt i l a f t e r j i a v in g passed a f ew hours in the c i t y bast i le . L o n e s o m e n e s s got the best of him and he turned s ta te ’s ev idence , im pl i c a t in g J . B . S m i t h . S m i t h e m p h a t i c a l l y den ies h a v i ng had a n y t h in g to do with the jobs , but the e v id e nc e shows tha t he was with B u c k l e and he lped dr ink so m e of the booze a f t e r it was stolen and that is his own tes t imo ny . T h e chi se ls used in p r y in g open the ba c k doors of the sa loons were ow ned by Sm i t h .

B u c k l e c l a ims that he and Sm i t h took on the n ight jobs a lone and l ater went to S m i t h ’s rooms where th ey ind u lged in a f ew dr inks . Smi t h c l a ims that he went to bed at twe lv e o ’c lock , not h a v in g been out o f his ro oms s ince ten, a nd that B u c k l e and his b ro the r ca me in sh or t l y a f te r one o ’c lo c k and as k e d h im to ge t up and have a dr ink. A t the t ime o f the trial the y o u n g e r B u c k l e cou ld not be found to t e s t i f y be fore the court,

S ta tes A t t o r n e y S m i t h was here to do the probing.

ONE MILLION DOLLAR

RIGHT IN CLOVER

Farm Land Sales in 1912 Made by One Firm in Northern Illinois

Soil Improvement Association Sells 1600 Bushels of Clover Seed and More Wanted

I t is ge n e ra l l y su pp os e d tha t to “ be i n c l o v e r ” i s so m e t h in g pre t ty nice but the force at the off ice o f the Soi l I m p r o v e m e n t A s so c ia t i on here has c h a n g e d its op in ion of the p ro ve rb the past f ew weeks , sa y s the Chronic le . T h e cause for the c h a n g e is the terri f ic inf lux of business in c o n ­nect ion with the a s s o c ia t i o n ’s f lyer in c lov er seed this season .

N o t on ly did the f a rme rs l ike the plan, they l ov ed it. A t hrst the local men in ch ar ge of the projec t thought that t h e y would be safe in ge t t in g about 1 200 bus h­els of the seed but o rders ca me so thick and fast that th e y had over 1300 bushe l s spo ke n for in a j i f f y and Mr. E c k h a r d t had to m ake a hur r i ed tr ip to Wiscons in severa l w eek s s ince to buy 200 bushel s more.

In all a total o f 1600 bushel s have a l r e a d y been d i sp os ed of and the a s soc ia t ion has been c o m ­pel l ed to go out of the c lover business with a who l e bundle of orders on hand which cannot be filled. In all ov er 500 orders for c lo v er seed f rom fa rme rs in the c ou n ty we re re c e i ve d which shows two things , first that the c lo v er seed p lan was a success and then that the soi l i m p r o v e ­ment w o rk has the tarmers of D e K a l b c o u n t y interested .

BRADT IS MODEST

DR. ROBINSON DEAD

Wants Only $150,000,000 for Illinois Road Bonds

D o yo u want to sell y o u r f a r m ? I f so, s ee T H E G E I T H M A N & H A M M O N D L A N D A G E N C Y of Gen oa , I l l inois . T h e r e f arm sales last y e a r we re O ne Mil l ion Dol la r s . T h e y can sell y o u r f arm for you , t h e y are adver t i ser s . T h e i r c a ta l o g s h o w in g v i ews o f a l a rge list o f f a rms t h e y h ave for sal e b r ings them the buyers . Wr i t e or ph o ne them and they wil l ca l l on you . T h e i r 1 9 1 3 c a t ­a l o g will be ma i l ed f ree upon reques t.

Holroyd Sells OutT h e firm of H o l t g r e n & H o l ­

royd was d i s s o l ve d l ast w eek , Mr. H o l r o y d ret i r ing, l e a v in g the bus iness to F . O. H o l tg re n . T h e l atter wil l be a ss is ted in the s tore b y his son, Carl . I t is u nn e c es ­s a ry to s a y a n y th in g r e ga rd in g the qual i f i ca t ions o f the new firm. Mr. H o l tg re n has been in bus iness in G e n o a so m a n y y e ar s that his nam e is as f ami l i a r as the nam e o f the c i t y itself . H e starts out r i ght this w e e k with a l a rge adv. m aking an E a ste r announcement.

A u r o r a B e a c o n : — A bond issue of $ 150 ,000 ,000 to be a p p r o v e d by the vote r s o f I l l ino is to run dur ing a te rm o f 20 y e ar s , for the pur­pose of i m p r o v in g 14,000 mi les of h ighways , 1 was a d v i s ed b y S . E . B r a d t o f D e K a l b , v i ce pres ident o f the I l l ino is H i g h w a y I m p r o v e ­ment a s sociat ion, w h o addres se s the go o d ro ads m ee t i n g he ld at E l g i n tod ay .

4,T h e sta te o f I l l ino is has 97,000 miles of h ig h w a y s and on l y 3,000 are im pr ov ed . I f igure tha t with a bon d issue of $ 150,000,000, the t ax each y e a r would be 60 cents on each $ 1 , 5 0 0 wor th o f a s se s s ­able p r o p e r t y . ”

R e p r e s e n t a t i v e Chas . C l y n e s p o k e and s ta ted that there is a sent iment aga ins t the p ro p os e d abol i t ion o f h i g h w a y c o m m is s i o n ­ers o f each tow ns h ip and h av i ng a c ou n ty su per in tendent . H e said it wou ld g i v e too much p owe r to the s ta te and he s u g g e s t ­ed that the h i g h w a y c o m m i s s i o n ­ers and those f av or ing the state plan ge t to ge th er and c o m p r o ­mise.

BUTTER PRICE ADVANCES

Found Lifeless by His Wife Early Sat­urday Morning

HEART FAILURE THE CAUSE

Quotation at 34 3-4 and 35 Cents on Elgin Board of Trade

Attended a Dance the Evening Before, Evidently in the Best of Health—Funeral Held

Tuesday— Masonic Rites

CIGAR FACTORY GUTTED

B u t t e r sold at 3 4 % and 35 cents on the E l g i n board o f t rade M o n ­day , with the p re do m in a t i n g sales at the l atter f igure. L a s t w e e k ’s m ark et was 34% cents . T h e sales at 35 cents M o n d a y en ta led 395 tubs, and 108 tubs we re sold at 3 4 % cents.

A com par i so n of p r i ces for the last severa l y e ar s fo l lo ws :

F e b r u a r y 10, 1 9 1 3 — 3 4 ^ cents .F e b r u a r y 19, 1 9 1 2 - 2 7 cents .F e b r u a r y 20, 1 9 1 1 — 26J^ cents.F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 1 9 1 0 — 30 cents .F e b r u a r y 22, 1909— 30 cents .

A CorrectionE d i t o r of Ge no a Re p u b l i ca n -

Jo u rn a l : I wish to cor rec t as ta tem en t m ad e b y Mr. M o o re in his l etter last week . M a r y Hi l l marr i ed Jo hn H e c k m a n shor t l y a f ter the C iv i l war, ins tead o f Mr. Ma l tb y , as he had it.

M rs . D. B. A rbuckle .

Blaze Destroys the Interior of Frank Williams’ Shop Tuesday Night

The l i f el es s b o d y of Dr . E . A . R o b in s o n was found in bed by Mrs . R o b in s o n e a r l y S a t u r d a y morn ing , Feb . 15 , dea th h a v i ng v i s i t ed the man d ur i ng the night , he hav ing p as se d a w a y wi thout a n y a pp a re nt s t r ugg le , l y in g in a natural pos it ion, wi thout a s ign to su gg es t that there had been a n y pain or fear.

Mrs . Ro b in s o n a rose at about three o ’c l oc k and not h ear ing the sound o f b r e a th in g c o m in g from the d o c t o r ’s room, ca l led to him. I t had of ten been his cus tom to a nswer n ight cal ls w i thout a w a k ­en ing his wi fe , and to m a k e sure tha t he was out she entered the room. T h e r e she found him as noted above. H e had drawn the shee t ov er his head and l a y as in a stupor . S h e na tura l l y tr ied to a w a ke n him, but when the truth b e cam e app are nt he lp was ca l led.

T h e d oct or and his w i fe had a t t en ded the c lub d an ce the e v e n ­ing be fore , the fo r m e r be in g as cheerfu l and j o l l y and a p p a re n t l y in as go od hea lth as usual . T h e r e was no co m p la in t when he rea che d home, Mrs . Rob ins on h a v i ng no w a rn in g o f a n y nature that would cause appre hen s io n .

E z r a A l f r e d R o b i ns on was born in K e e s e v i l l e , N . Y . , D e c e m b e r 2 5 , 1 8 5 4 . Wh e n about three y e ar s o f a ge his parents m ov e d to Ser - anac, N. Y . , wher e he spent his you th . H a v i n g d ec i de d to enter the f ield of m edi c in e he a t tended the U n iv e r s i t y o f V e r m o n t at B u r ­l ing ton and g r ad u a t ed there in 1881 . H e be gan his ca reer as a medica l p ra c t i c io ne r at J a y , N Y . In 1886 he c a m e wes t to p rac t i ce at Gen oa , 111., wher e he has s ince re t r a in e d wi th the e x ­cept ion o f a b r i e f per iod at K i n g ston, 111. H i s m a r r i a g e to Miss Co ra O lm s te a d o c r u re d S e p t e m ­ber 4, 1889. B e s id e s his w i fe he is s ur v i ve d b y his mother , wh o is now in her 94th year , four bro thers an d s isters , H i r a m , Mrs. C. H . Dana , Mrs. S. P. W i l s o n and J o h n J . al l o f N e w Y o r k . Dr . R o b i ns on was a m e m b e r of the M od e rn W o o d m e n . H i s was a s unn y nature and he had the f acu l t y o f m a k i n g w a rm and c o n ­genia l f r i ends. H e was c o n s i d ­e ra te of the poor , and in e v e ry w a y was a c red i t to his p ro fess ion and was f a v o r a b l y k no w n in all the c o m m u n i t y . B e i n g a lover of mus ic he e n jo y e d the y e ar s he spent in the choir . T h u s one passed a w a y who had g iven his l i fe to batt le aga ins t d i sease o v e r ­c o m e b y it in a lmo st the tw in k ­l ing o f an eye . C o m m e n t upon m or ta l i t y is idle be fore such a dem on st r a t i on .

Fune ra l se rv i ce s we re he ld at the h om e T u e s d a y a f t e rnoon at 1 : 3 0 and at the M. E . church at 2 :00 o ’c lock , R e v . B e l l a m y of f ic i­a t ing. T h e c e r e m o n y at the c e m ­e te ry was con du ct ed a c c o rd in g to M aso n i c ri tes, the d e c e a se d be in g a m e m b e r o f G e n o a L o d g e No . 288. B e s i d e s the a t t en da nc e of G e n o a lo d ge in a bo dy , m em be rs of the o r der f rom K i n g s t o n and S y c a m o r e we re present . M a n y y e ar s a g o Dr . R o b i ns on was a m e m b e r o f the K i n g s t o n lodge .

Belvidere LibraryA . C a rn e g i e has g i v e n the c i t y

ot B e l v i d e r e a h a n d s o m e new l ibra ry bui ld ing, which has been c om pl e te d , and on T u e s d a y was d ed ic a te d an d op e n ed to the publ ic . _________________

E a s t L y n e F e b r u a r y 27,

T h e inter ior o f F . J . W i l l i a m s ’ c ig ar f a c t o ry was gut te d b y fire late T u e s d a y even ing , the f lames c re ep in g into W . H . L e o n a r d ’s b a r b e r s h o p and d o i ng co n s i d e r ­ab le d a m a g e to the wo od w o r k in the rear end of the p l a c e . W i l l i a m s ’ loss wi l l a mo unt to about $500 00, p ra c t i c a l l y al l the c igar s in the p lace be ing ruined to ge th e r with be nches an d tool s T h e r e was but l i t t le to ba cc o leaf in the p lace and the f lames did not reach the f ront end wher e the retai l c ig a r and tobac co cases are loca ted. T h e loss was fu l l y c ov er ed b y insurance .

It is ev id ent tha t the hre s ta r t ­ed f rom an o v er h e a te d s tov e as it was found to be red hot wh en the f i remen got into the bu i ld ing . B ot h the bui ld ings are o w n e d by A . L . H o l r o y d o f M ont ice l lo , Minn. , f o rm e r l y of this c i t y. Pa int wil l m a k e about all the needed repai r s in the barber shop, but the inter ior of the c ig a r f a c ­tory was d a m a g e d to a g rea te r ex tent .

T h e f lames were d i s c o ve re d b y J . P. E v a n s as he was pas s in g the p lace on his w a y h om e sh or t l y a f t e r e leven o ’c lock . H e turned in the a l a rm at once and in a r e ­m a r k a b ly short t ime the f i remen we re on the job. A fire could not hav e s ta rted in a m or e d a n ­gero us p lace in the c it y , there b e ­ing a num ber o f f r a m e bu i ld ings c lus te red tog e th er in that v i c in i ty . A g a i n we say, t a ke of f y o u r hat to the G e n o a fire f ighters .

ANOTHER CITY SUIT?

AFTER LONG ILLNESS

S. V. Hungerford Dies at His Home in DeKalb- Widow from Genoa

D e K a l b A d v e r t i s e r : T h e lon gi l lness ot S t e p h e n V . H u n g e r f o r d cu lm in ate d in dea t h at about five o ’c l oc k this m or n in g at his hom e on L e o n a r d avenue .

H e had been more or less o f an inval id for year s , su f f e r ing with so m e sort o f a c o m p l i c a t i o n ‘ of interna l d iseases , his final i l lness c o v er in g a per iod o f severa l months , dur in g whic h he cou ld not leave his bed.

H e was about s i x t y ye ar s of age , a s ta t io n a r y e ng in e e r b y trade and tor m a n y y e a r s was an e m p l o y e o f the J a c o b H a i s h Co.

H e was a na t i ve o f M ic h ig a n , born near H i l l sd a le and had l i ved in D e K a l b for n e a r l y thi rty- f i ve year s .

H e was three t imes marri ed , his f irst w i fe be in g one o f the H o u g h t o n gi r l s , his second , Mrs . S tanton , and his third, w h o s u r ­v i ves him, was Mrs. S tu r t e va n t o f Gen oa .

T h e funeral was held S u n d a y a f t e r noo n at two o ’c lo c k at his late home, with the pas t or of the A d v e n t church of f ic iat ing.

Officer Harshman will soon Start Pro­ceedings for Wages

CLAIMS BALANCE OF $391.00

Appointed as Special Police Several Months ago at $3.00 per Day, but Council Allows Only

$40.00 per Month as per Ordinance

Unless the c i t y counci l , the m a y o r and the po l i ce off icer, E l ­mer H ar sh m a n , ge t to ge th er soon the c i t y wil l be m i x e d up in a suit for wages , the l atter J c l a iming a ba lance due him at the last m ee t i n g ot the counci l o f $ 39 1 .00 .

T h e t rouble began e ar l y in the present fiscal y e a r when the a p ­po intm ent s were m ade b y the mayo r . H e ap p o i nt e d E l m e r H a r s h m a n as c i t y mar sha l l and s upe r in tendent ot s treets and L . C. D u v a l as su pe r i n t en d en t of w a te r wo rks . T h e ap p o i nt m en ts w ere not a p p r o v e d b y the counci l and as a c on s e q u e n c e the m a y o r a ppo in ted them e v e r y m eet in g the re a f t e r until the counci l took further act ion. A n ord inance was p re pa re d the su bs tance o f which re du ced the m a r s h a l l ’s s a l a ry f rom $60.00 to $40.00 per month. In the case of the s u p e r ­in tendent o f wa ter w o rk s no ac tion wa s taken . T h i s o r d in an ce was ve toe d by M a y o r H o o v e r , but at a subsequent m ee t i n g it was passed ov er his head.

T h e m a y o r then to ok another s tep b y a pp o i n t i n g H a r s h m a n as special pol ice at $3 .00 per day , f o l l ow in g this ac tion a f te r board m ee t i n g e v e r y month. A t each m ee t i ng o f the counci l H a r s h m a n has p re sen ted his bill at $ 3 .0 0 p er day , but the f inance c o m m it t e e a p p r o v e d o f it and the counci l p ass ed on the bill at $40.00 per month on ly . A t the m e e t i n g last F r i d a y e v e n i ng the ba lan ce c l a im e d b y H a r s h m a n amo unt ed to $43 1 .00 . O f this am o u nt on ly $40.00 was a l lowed , as sa l a r y for the month o f J a n u a r y , l eav in g a ba lance c l a im e d of $39 1 .00.

T h e r e s eem s to be no m o v e on the par t o f the counci l to a l low this bil l , the m em b e rs h o l d in g tha t the ord inance protec t s them in their content ion . T h e off icer and the m a y o r are just as sure and d e t e rm i n e d tha t the full am o un t must be a l lowed . T h e r e is a point of l aw inv o lv ed which wil l p r o b a b ly be p as se d on to the cour t to interpret .

I t is the intent ion o f Mr. H a r s h ­man to start suit wh i l e the p r e s ­ent m em b e rs of the c i t y counci l hold o f f i ce unles s an a g r e e m e n t is r eached .

Take Judiciary Out of PoliticsA bi l l p ro v id in g fo r the non­

par t i san e lec t ion o f ju dg es was in t ro du ced in the senat e at Spr i ng f i e ld T u e s d a y b y S e n a t o r Ol son o f W o o d s t o c k . T h e bil l was dra f t ed b y a W a u k e g a n o r ­ganiza t ion which is in te res ted in t a k in g the ju d i c i a ry out of po l i ­tics. A nonpar t i san judic ia l t i c ­ke t with no p ar ty c i r c l e s is p ro ­v id e d for in the bil l . J u d g e s who c om e within its t e rm s inc lude those of the S u p r e m e , Circuit , Super ior , C o un ty , P ro ba te and Mu nic ip a l courts .

Not A lw ay* Easy to Perceive.A Pennsylvania farmer, over one

hundred, declares that to work hard will prevent people from growing old. Work comes as near being the panae cea for every ill- as human experience can supply, but unluckily it Is a bless­ing In such a deep and dark disguise that very few can recognize it when they meet it

H. S.' EARLEY MARRIED

Sycamore Attorney and Miss Anna Hansen of Sycamore Married at Dixon

T h e D i x o n D a i l y N ew s , F e b . 1 3 : T h e m a r r i a g e of H e n r y S .E a r l e y and Miss A n n a Ch r i s t ine H a n s e n , both we l l k no w n peo p le o f S y c a m o r e , occur re d y e s t e r d a y a f te rnoon at 3 : 30 o ’ c lo ck at the M e t h o d i s t p a r s o n a g e o f this ci ty, R e v . F . D. S to n e of f ic iat ing.

T h e w e d d i n g wil l be a surpr ise to the f r i ends o f the y o u n g couple , as the a f f a ir was qu i e t l y a r r a ng ed and k ept a sec re t unti l the ir return to S y c a m o r e last e ve n in g , w h er e th e y wi l l re s ide.

Mr. E a r l e y is a p ro m ine nt a t ­to rn e y o f S y c a m o r e and has spent the most o f his l i fe in that c i t y . H i s b r ide has been e m ­p lo y e d as s t e n o g ra p h e r in his l aw off ice.

Asks for DivorceOn the g roun ds o f deser t ion

and that he has f ai l ed to suppor t her and the ir three chi ldren, Mrs. Marga re t S ha t tu c k of G e n o a asks the c i rcui t court for a d iy o rc e f rom A r t h u r B. S h a t t u c k and for the c u s to d y of the chi ldren,

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S Y N O P S IS .

M ajor Law rence, son o f Judge L aw -

fence o f Virginia, whose w ife was a Lee, s sent on a perilous m ission by Goft. vVashington, just a fter the winter at V al­

ley Forge. Disguised in a British uni­form Lawrenoe arrives within the enem y's lines. The M ajor attends a great fete and saves the "L a d y o f the Blended R ose” from mob. He later meets the girl at a brilliant ball. Trouble is started over a waltz, and Law rence is urged by his partner, M istress M ortim er (The Lady Of the Blended R ose), to make his escape. Law rence is detected as a spy by Captain Grant o f the British Arm y, who agrees to a duel. The duel is stopped by Grant’ s friends and the spy m akes a dash for liberty, sw im m ing a river follow ing a nar­row escape. The M ajor arrives at the •hop o f a blacksm ith, who is friendly, and know s the Lady o f the Blended Rose. Captain Grant and rangers search b lack ­sm ith shop in vain for the spy. L aw ­rence Joins the minute men. Grant and his train are captured by the minute men. L aw rence is made prisoner by an Indian *nd tw o white men, who lock him in a strong cell. Peter advises L aw rence not to attem pt to escape as "som e one would send for him. Grant’ s appearance adds m ystery to the com bination o f cir­cum stances. Law rence again meets the L ady o f the Blendid Rose, who Inform s him that he is in her house; and that she was In com m and o f the party that cap ­tured him. The captive is thrust into a dark underground cham ber when Captain Grant begins a search o f the premises. A fter digging his w ay out, Law rence finds the place deserted. Evidence o f a battle and a dead man across the thres­hold.

C H A P T E R X V II .— Continued.I stepped across the pile of things

to the window, glancing out at the •till smouldering ruins of the stable. Whatever had occurred, neither the lady nor Peter remained about the house. Of this I was satisfied, yet with the realization there came a sud­den comprehension of my own help­lessness to be of any aid.

From the window where I stood not a house was visible. Just beyond the orchard the roads forked, a well-trav­eled branch circling to the left, and disappearing over the edge of a hill. As I traced it with my eyes a con­siderable body of mounted men sud­denly appeared on the summit. With­out fear that they could see me at that distance I watched eagerly as they trotted down the long slope. They were plainly a squadron of British Dragoons, their arms and cross-belts shining in the sun, in spite of the dust kicked up by their horses’ hoofs.

I waited until convinced they were ooming to the house, before drawing back out of sight. It was difficult to decide what was best for me to do. Should I wait, trusting to my rough clothing, and pass myself off as a coun­tryman, or take advantage of the brief time left in which to escape? If I essayed the first choloe I could ex­plain the situation, and start these troopers on the trail; if not they might fail to understand and ride on thought­lessly. What such a body of mounted men were doing in the neighborhood I could merely guess at— either they were riding through to New York on «om e matter of importance, or else had been sent out hurriedly to discover what had become of Delavan’s fora­gers. This supposition was the more likely, and they had taken the wrong road, thus missing Grant and his men in the darkness.

The must have cut through the or­chard, leaping the low fence, for I heard the thud o f hoofs even as I drew back into the upper hall. Then a voice gave a sharp command.

“ Circle the men about the house. Simmons. There is something wrong here, and I saw a fellow at that upper window as we came down the hill. Move quick, n ow !”

I must face them, and went forwalrd to the head o f the stairs, anticipating an easy explanation of my presence within. Already quite a squad was in­side the front door bending over the bodies and staring about curiously.

“ Pine Robbers, eh, colonel?” said one contemptuously. “ That fellow has cutthroat written all over him. Don't ■ee any signs of our men here.”

“ Queen Ranger lying back o f the stairs, Bir,” reported a soldier briefly; “ Irish lookin ’ mug.”

The man addressed as colonel, a Ranger himself from his green uni­form, looked up quickly and saw me. He called out an order, and three or four men sprang up the stairs, grasp­ing and leading me down. I made no resistance, not realizing I was in any danger. The colonel, a tall man with gray mustache and goatee, and dark, searching eyest faced me sternly.

“ What are you doing here, sir? Come, speak up! What does all this m ean?” and he swept his hand about In gesture.

“ I came along about thirty minutes ago,” I explained, beginning to appre­ciate my situation, from the suspicious glances cast at me, and recalling how disreputable my appearance must be. "I found things Just as they are row,

sir. There’s been a fight and rob­bery.”

“ That’s plain to be seen; are these all the bodies?”

“ Yes, sir, but the house is upside down from end to end.”

“ You saw no one? No British sol­diers?”

I shook my head, conscious of the fierce grip with which I was being held. A couple of the men dragged out the body from behind the stairs, and as the face came into the light, the colonel’s eyes saw it. I heard the sharp breath expelled through his lips, as he stared down into those ghastly features.

“ Good Lord! Mike! What In the name of heaven does this mean? He was supposed to be with C laire!”

"There must be some mistake, Colonel Mortimer,” insisted the other officer gravely. “ Perhaps we can get the truth out of this bumpkin, if we take the lash to him.”

I understood in a flash, and as swift­ly chose a course of action. This gray-headed colonel was her father, and I would serve her in this emergen­cy without thought of my own danger. No threat of a whip would open my lips, but memory would.

“ Come, you d o g !” burst out the colonel fiercely. “ You know more than you have told. Speak up, or w e’ll skin you alive.”

'I will, Colonel Mortimer,” I said, looking him straight in the eyes. “ Not because of your threats, but because I wish to serve you. Now I know w’ho you are, and I will tell you all I know about this whole affair.”

“ Was'—was my daughter here?” he interrupted.

‘Yes, sir.”‘My God! And Eric?”‘Not to my knowledge— there was a

man called Peter, this fellow, and a black slave or two. They were all I saw.”

“ But why should Claire have been here,” he asked as though dazed, “ un­less she came to meet her brother? I supposed her safe in the city.”

’I do not pretend to understand the cause of her presence. But if you listen to my story perhaps you may know what to do.” I paused an instant to get a grip on my thoughts. I need not tell all, confess my identity, or mention my personal relations with the daughter. “ I am a soldier, Colonel Mortimer, in Maxwell’s brigade of W ashington’s army. What brought me here has nothing to do with the pres­ent story. I was in the fight over yon­der near Mount Laurel night before last when we captured Delavan’s for­age train— ”

“W h at!” burst in the dragoon offi­cer. “Was Delavan defeated, then? Hadn’t Grant Joined him?”

“ Yes to both questions, sir. Dela­van was idlled, and Grant surrendered. He and his men were paroled, and started for Philadelphia last evening frbm here.”

“ From here!” incredulously. “ That must be a lie, colonel, for Mount Lau­rel is between here and the city.”

“ Nevertheless, it is no lie,” I re­torted promptly, looking the young fool in the eyes. “ I was hiding here for reasons of my own when they came tramping in along that road about the middle o f the forenoon yes­terday. There was near a hundred Hessians and Rangers, with two Ger­man officers, and Grant. I heard them tell Mistress* Mortimer this was the nearest place where they were sure of finding provisions, and that they in­tended to remain until night. I don’t know what happened after that, ex ­cept that the officers went inside, and the men marched around to the back to eat their breakfast.”

“ What becam e o f you?”“ Oh, I had other business, and never

got hack along here until Just at day­light this morning. T en I found things this way.”

“ You don’t know what occurred, then?”

“ No more than you do. But I’ve got my opinion. It’s this— Grant and his fellows must have left as soon as it was dark, taking the west road, which was the cause of your missing them. It is llltely from this man Mike’s body, that your daughter and her party were still In the house. It couldn’t have been much later when these others got here and made the attack. Mike must have fought them at the front door, but that was all the fight made; there’s no sign o f any struggle inside.”

“ Then they never got Claire,” de­clared Mortimer positively. “ That's a certainty, Seldom”

“ She would have fought, sir?”“ Like a tiger. I know my little girl.

And, besides. Peter would have died

before the hand of one of those vil­lains was ever laid upon her.”

“ But,” I protested, “ I have searched the house, colonel.”

“ I imagine your acquaintance with the house is somewhat limited,” he replied coldly, turning away. “ Seldon, place this fellow under guard in the library here. W e will learn later what his business might be in the Jerseys.”

C H A P T E R X V II I .

A t Cross Purposes.It could not be considered an un­

pleasant place of imprisonment, yet it was useless for me to contrive any plans of immediate escape, for the door was securely locked, and two heavily armed dragoons sat within eye­ing me rather malevolently. My at­tempt at approaching the window was instantly checked by a threatening gesture, and I sat down in the reading chair to await developments. They could not muffle my ears, however, and I heard the swift hoofbeats of an approaching horse being ridden furi­ously up the gravel driveway. At the door he was hastily checked, and a voice spoke peremptorily:

“ Here you, take the rein !”The fellow came up the steps hur­

riedly, almost ignoring the sentry at the door.

“ I haven’t time to stand here, you fool,” he exclaimed roughly, “ my uni­form is pass enough. I wish to see Colonel Mortimer at onoe— at once.” There was a pause, and then the same voice, and I recognized it now as Grant’s beyond a doubt. “ Ah, colonel, what in God’s name has happened here? I heard that you were out hunting us at Farrell’s blacksmith shop, and came back as swiftly as I could ride. But I never suspected this. W ho were the miscreants?”

“ That is a question not yet an­swered, Captain Grant,” replied Mor­timer slowly. “ It looks like the work of Pine Robbers. Do you recognize this fellow ?”

“ Ay,” and from the muffled tone he must have been bending over the body, “ that is ‘Tough’ Sims, a lieutenant of ’Red’ Fagin; there s^one more devil gone to hell. But when did the at­tack occur? We left here after dark, and all was quiet enough then. Claire— ”

“ She was here, then? I hardly be­lieved it possible.”

“ I talked with her— quarreled with her, indeed. Perhaps that was why she refused to accompany us to Phila­delphia. But what did you mean, colonel, when you said you hardly be­lieved it possible she was here? Did some one tell you?”

“ Yes; we caught a fellow in the house when we arrived. He had no time for escape— rough-looking miscre­ant, claiming to be a Continental. We have him under guard in the library.”

“ He confessed to the whole story?” “Not a word; claimed to know noth­

ing except that Claire was here. Said he saw you, and then went away, not getting back again until this morn­ing.”

“ The fellow is a liar, colonel. Let me see him; I’ll lash the truth out of his lips. Where did you say he was— In the library?”

I had barely time to rise to my feet when he entered. His eyes swept across the guard, and then centered upon me. Instantly they blazed with excitement, although I noticed he took a sudden step backward in the first shock of surprise, his hand dropping to the butt of a pistol in his belt.

“ By all the g od s!” he exclaimed sharply. “ If it isn’t the spy! I miss the red jacket, but I know the face, Mister Lieutenant Fortesque.”

“ Major Lawrence, if you please,” I returned quietly.

“W e’ll not quarrel over the name. I’ve had occasion to know you under both; bearing one you were a spy, beneath the other a leader of banditti. I'll hang you with equal pleasure un­der either.” Suddenly he seemed to remember where we were, and his face flushed with newly aroused rage. “ But first you’ll explain what you are doing here at Elmhurst. Do you know whose home this is?”

“ Most assuredly,” determined not to lose my temper, or to be moved by his threats. “ It is tJie property of Colonel Mortimer, o f the Queen’s Rangers.”

“And— and you— you came here to again see—the daughter?” he ques­tioned, as though half regretting the indiscretion of such a suspicion.

“ Oh, no, captain; you do the lady & grave injustice. I came here a prisoner, very much against my will, not even aware whose plantation this

was. I had no ■uspicion that MistreatMortimer was outside Philadelphia until I overheard your conversation with her.”

“ Overheard! You! In God’s name, where were you— ”

“In this room; with both doors ajar it was impossible not to hear. You spoke somewhat angrily, you may re­member, not finding the lady as gra­cious in her reception as expected.”

The sarcasm in my tone stung him, but the surprise was so great'that he could only rip out an oath.

“ I thought you would have also en­joyed swearing at that time,” I con­tinued coolly, “ only you scarcely dared venture so far. You had previously boasted to me o f your engagement to the lady, and it naturally was a sur­prise to observe how lovingly she greeted you— ”

“ Hell’s a cre !” he burst out. “ Did the minx know you were there?”

“ If you refer to Mistress Mortimer, I presume she suspected it. At least she came to me shortly thereafter.”

“ Then I understand better what troubled the girl. But, In God’s name! how did you ever escape me? I was in every room of the house.”

I smiled pleasantly. There was nothing for me to gain, or lose, by goading him, yet it was rather enjoy­able.

“ That, of course, I must naturally refuse to answer, captain. I might need to resort to the same methods again.”

“ There will be small chance of your having opportunity. Mortimer will hang you fast enough when I tell my tale. Don’t look for mercy at his hands, for he’s prouder than Lucifer of his family honor.”

He was out of the door, striding down the hall, bent on carrying out his purpose. I heard his voice ask­ing where the colonel was to be found; then the guard closed the barrier be­tween us. Very well; of the two I would rather leave my fate to Morti­mer than to him, and felt profoundly grateful that the captain was not in command. Had he been I should doubtless have been hung without the slightest formality of trial, but Mor­timer would at least hear my version first; indeed, I could hardly believe he would issue so stringent orders without listening also to his daugh­ter’s story. I was an officer of rank; the consequences might prove rather serious were I to be executed sum­marily, and without proper trial.

I had scarcely reasoned this out, however, when a corporal threw open the door, ordering my guard to con­duct me into the colonel’s presence. I was taken to the parlor, where the furniture had been somewhat rear­ranged, and found myself confronting Mortimer, the officer I had heard ad­dressed as Seldon, and Grant. The latter was speaking vehemently:

“ I tell you, colonel, this has got to

Jersey m U ltla , «!r, u Captain G rantcan testify,” I answered civilly.

“ And Captain Grant is only too anxious,” ^>roke in that officer im p* tiently. “ If you will listen to me, colonel, I’ll tell you what I know in two minutes or less. It will settle this fellow ’s status.”

Mortimer glanced from my face to that of the speaker, evidently attract­ed by the vindictiveness of the voice.

“ All right, Grant, go on,” he said shortly, “ only r-'Shall pass judgment as a soldier, and not because of any personal quarrel. What is it you know?”

“ That this man came into Philadel­phia three days ago dressed as an of­ficer o f British Infantry. He claimed to be Lieutenant Fortesque of th* Forty-second Foot, with despatches from New York. Howe vouched for him, and furnished him with a pass and orderly. He put in the whole day studying the positions of our troops, and in the evening was a guest at the Mischianza— Andre gave him a card, I heard—and danced there with your daughter. I doubted the man from our first meeting, and later picked up certain rumors which convinced me he was a spy. Some words passed be­tween us on the dancing floor, and as a consequence I asked the man to meet me below. Some one either told him he was suspected, or else he had the heart of a coward, for he failed to appear.”

“ Did you intend to fight him ?"“ No, we planned an arrest. I re­

ported to MacHugh what I had heard, and he had Carter close at hand with a squad of the guard.”

“ A very pretty trick on mere suspi­cion,” commented the colonel in some disgust. “ But go on with your story.”

Grant sucked in his breath quickly, evidently surprised at the remark.

“ Claire was waiting for me upstairs in the dining room, but after Carter had scattered his men to the outposts. I took a turn about the grounds in hope of thus running across the fellow. Luck favored me, but, damn him, he jumped into me like a fighting cock, struck me in the face, and taunted me into meeting him there and then.”

“ Good boy! the right stuff, eh Sel­don?”

“ I supposed it all a bluff,” went on Grant, paying no heed to the inter­ruption, although his cheeks flushed, “ but we went at it, behind the pavil­ion, and I had pricked him twice, when the guard came up and separat­ed us. At that the fellow took to hit heels, and by Gad! got away— swam the Delaware, while we were beating the west shore. The next I saw of him he was in command of those ragamuf­fins who attacked us out yonder. Now he shows up here looting this house on the trail of ‘Red’ Fagin. I’d hang him offhand if it was me.”

Mortimer looked across at me ear­nestly, but with an expression of doubt

u

“ Come, You Dog!” Burst Out the Colonel Fiercely, “You Know Moro ThanYou Have T o ld !”

be done; he is a spy, and here for some infamous purpose.”

“ Well, I’ve sent for the fellow, Grant; what more do you want? I’ll give him five minutes in which to ex­plain, and that is all. Seldon, have the men go on ahead along the trail.”

“ Yes, sir, they are off already.” “ Very well. Have our horses out­

side; we can catch up within a mile or two.” He wheeled sharply about, and looked at me sternly. “ Well, sir, I have very little time to waste on you at present, but I advise truthful answers. What is your name?”

"Allen Lawrence.”“ You claim to be in the Continental

service— what rank?”“ Major In the Maryland Line, Max­

well’s Brigade.”“ Dressed hurriedly, probably, and

forgot your uniform.”“I have lately been serving with the

in his eyes. As for myself I hardly knew what to say or do. Grant hdj no corroborative proof o f his asse« tions, unless I was returned to Phi l delphla. I could emphatically den, that I was the man, insist on my right to a fair trial. But how could I ac­count in any reasonable way for my presence at Elmhurst, or even success­fully sustain my claim to being a Con­tinental officer. I could not tell Colonel Mortimer that I had been tak­en prisoner by his daughter, masque rading as a lieutenant of dragoons. Apparently he knew nothing o f this escapade, and she would scarcely for give me for exposure; besides, for ah I knew to the contrary, the girl might have thus been attempting to servs the colonies, and a word of betrayal might seriously injure our cause. AH this flashed over me before Mortimd snoke.

(TO BE C02ITINUKD4

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Supposed “Tough Case” Leaps Out of Ambulance and Chases Traducer Several Blocks, and W ith Jolt to Jaw Sends Fugitive to Pavem ent.

New York.— Everything would have gone along nicely and Michael Doyle, weighing 200 pounds, would not be resting easily in a white enameled bedstead in the Harlem hospital had it not been for a skeptical voice that cried out “ fakir” when Doyle was be­ing tenderly lifted into an ambulance at Third avenue and One Hundred and Twenty-seventh street. The man behind this voice regretted it the next minute, for Doyle, despite his condi­tion, took occasion to teach the man in County Cork fashion that it is al­ways wise to hold your tongue.

How a man in a semi-conscious con­dition can suddenly be revived when his integrity is attacked was told in the Harlem court by many blushing witnesses who had a hand in the mat­ter. When Policeman Bonaventura (this name always gets a laugh on roll call the police say) was walking through Third avenue near One Hun­dred and Twenty-seventh street at noon he saw a crowd wearing anxious faces and bending over an unconscious form. The policeman edged through the throng, gave the man one profes­sional look and called an ambulance.

“ Poor fellow,” said Dr. McKinlay. “ This looks like a tough case. Offi­cer, please telephone to the hospital that I have an urgent case, and will they please get ready to receive it?”

Policeman Bonaventura was off in a jiffy. Volunteers choking with emo­tion assisted Dr. McKinlay and Po­liceman Donnelly and Kearns to lift the unconscious form into the ambu­lance with all the care possible. Then the cry:

“ Aw, that guy’s a fakir.”In his subconscious mind Doyle

heard this allegation. Like a man rising from the dead he leaped out of the ambulance. Dr. McKinlay, who sat on the end seat, was sent sprawl­ing into the street.

“ W here’s that fellow 'that says I’m a fakir?” shouted Doyle, as he pranced through the group. The man with a guilty conscience bolted and ran. Doyle pursued. Around his shoulders was the ambulance blanket, stretched out behind him like the mantle on the youth in the picture.

“ The Storm.”Then followed a “ moving picur-

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H IS O P IN IO N .

The Man Bolted and Ran.

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“ What right has this fellow to in­terfere with my business?” said Doyle, when placed under arrest.

The ambulance was used as a pa­trol wagon and Doyle was locked up. Before Magistrate Krotel later Doyle said he was subject to fits, and did not know what was going on until he heard the man call him a fakir.

“ I think $10 will just about fit this fit,” said the magistrate, and Doyle was led away. He said he was a but­ler and lived at the New York hotel, in One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street, when he was not “ wearing his brass buttons.” He would not say where he is employed.

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Design for a Farm Power Plant.

By I. W . D IC K E R S O N , Instructor In Farm Mechanics, College

of Agriculture, U niversity of Illinois.

The purpose of the farm power plant is to take care under a single roof of the various power operations which usually are scattered at various places around the farm. This will allow the farmer to make the gasoline engine do a good part o f his drudgery, such as pumping, grinding and crush­ing; and to devote a greater amount of his energy to fa n n in g and superin­tending his work.

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In this case, the source o f the water supply is a shallow well at some dis­tance from the power plant. Hence the pneumatic or compressed air sys­tem is used, the air compressor and the air tank being put in the power plant, while the pump is worked auto­matically by compressed air and is placed below water In the well. By this method water can be forced to the house or to any barn and is al­ways ready when a tap is opened.

The power plant is so arranged that It borders on the barn lot, and thus al­lows a machine to be run into the re­pair shop and also of scooping corn from a wagon into the supply bin in the grinding room. For this particu­lar type of farm perhaps the most im­portant feature of the plant is the general repair shop. This should com­prise a good concrete forge equipped with a hand blower, an anvil, an iron working bench, a wood working bench, an emery wheel, a grindstone, a drill press, a small table saw and a stock rack for iron and lumber. All Ahese machines except the blower should be equipped with power, the blower be­ing excepted because the farmer will use it only for short Jobs on small ar­ticles which require a more carefully and quickly adjusted blast than is pos­sible to secure by any method o f con­trolling a power blast.

“ COMPLETE” VERSUS OTHER FERTILIZER

By C Y R IL G. H O P K IN S ,Chief in Agronomy and Chem istry,

A gricultural Experim ent Station, University of Illinois.

Shall the corn-belt farmer pay ten times as much as he ought to pay for plant food to enrich his soil? . Shall he buy nitrogen at from 15 to 50 cents a pound when the air above every acre contains seventy million pounds o f free nitrogen? Shall he buy po­tassium at from 5 to 20 cents a pound and apply four pounds per acre when his plowed soil already contains 30,000 pounds of potassium per acre, with still larger quantities in the subsoil? Because his soil needs phosphorus, shall he employ the fertilizer factory to make it soluble and then buy it at from 12 to 30 cents a pound in an acid phosphate or “ complete” fertilizer when he can get it for 3 cents a pound in the fine-ground natural rock phos­phate, and when, by growing and plow­ing under plenty of clover (either di­rectly or in manure), he can get ni­trogen with profit from the air, liber­ate patassium from the inexhaustible Bupply in the soil, and make soluble the phosphorus in the natural rock phosphate which he can apply in abun­dance at low cost?

The bigness o f this question can best be appreciated from the fact that the farmers of the United States paid out 104 millian dollars for commercial fertilizers in 1909, according to the report o f the United States bureau of census, and the complicated character of the question may be seen from the fact that there are in the United States about 550 fertilizer manufactur­ers organized chiefly into great fer­tilizer trusts, and employing thou­sands o f fertilizer agents, with deal­ers, traveling salesmen, advertising men, etc., reaching Into almost every town and hamlet In the United States. Even “ leading” farmers are often commissioned to encourage the sale of fertilizers to their neighbors, and are financially rewarded both by commis­sion and by reduced prices on the fer- tilizers purchased for their own use.

It is impossible to discuss this question intelligently without first giving an explanation as to what is meant by the “ complete” commercial fertilizer. A “ complete-” commercial fertilizer In the United States has a composition known as 2-8-2, which means that it contains in 100 pounds the equivalent of 2 pounds o f ammo­nia, 8 pounds of available “ phosphoric acid” and 2 pounds o f potash; or, in terms of actual plant-food elements,

one ton o f such fertilizer would con­tain about 33 pounds o f nitrogen, 80 pounds of phosphorus and 33 pounds of potassium; and, as a general aver­age, such a fertilizer is sold at retail at from $20 to $30 per ton. A fifty- bushel crop of corn takes from the soil 75 pounds of nitrogen, 12 of phos­phorus and 36 of potasshim; and, in proportion to the total yield, other grain crops have approximately the same requirements. Such a crop would require more than a ton per acre o f such fertilizer to supply the potassium, or more than two tons to furnish the nitrogen, or from $4 to $6 worth to provide even the phosphorus for one acre of corn yielding 50 bushels.

We should also understand that the air contains an absolutely inex­haustible supply o f nitrogen which can be freely utilized by clover, alfal­fa, cowpeas, soybeans, vetch and other leguminous crops.

The normal soils o f the north-ven­tral states contain an inexhaustible supply of potassium, the amount of that element contained in the plowed soil o f an acre of corn-belt land being about 25,000 pounds and still more in the subsoil, which gradually be­comes the top soil wherever the sur­face drainage permits even slight soil washing. On the other hand, phos­phorous is present in normal soils in limited amounts, and, as a rule, it should be purchased and applied in or­der to positively enrich the soil in that element. The great source o f phosphorus is the natural phosphate rock which is found in vast deposits laid down in beds somewhat the same as limestone. Immense beds o f high- grade phosphate rock are found in Tennessee, South Carolina and Flor­ida; and vastly more extensive depos­its have been discovered and quite fully investigated by the United geological survey in W yom ing, Utah, Idaho and Montana.

The ordinary “ com plete” fertilizer is made by taking one ton of ground phosphate rock and adding to this about one ton of sulphuric acid and two tons of “ filler,” together with a sm all am ount of nitrogen and potas­sium, thus producing four tons of “ com plete” fertilizer of the average composition noted above and contain­ing in the four tons no more phos­phorus than was contained in the one ton of raw rock phosphate used. Fine-ground natural rock phosphate can be delivered at the farm er’s rail­road stations in m ost parts of the corn belt for less than $8 per ton, while to purchase four tons of “ com plete” m ertillzer containing the same amount of phosphorus would cost the same farmer more than $80, as an average,

Unpicked Grapes Go to the Poor.A curious old law, which dates from

1779, has been used to sentence the owner of a vineyard at Capestang, near Beziers, France, to a fine and costs for picking her own grapes. She was picking the grapes which had been left on the vines in her vineyard after the fall gathering, when the policeman told her that she was^ committing an offense against the law, as all grapes left on the vines after the harvest were the property of the poor. The court at Beziers confirmed the police­m an’s opinion, and the woman was convicted.

CHILD’S FACE ALL RED SPOTS632 N. 6th St., Terre Haute, Ind.—

“ My little nephew, a boy of four years, had a breaking out on his face. It was little red spots at first, then he would rub and scratch and water blisters would form, and wherever the water would run another would come until his face was covered with them. He would cry and fret. His mother got some medicine, but it did not do any good. He would scream and cry and say it hurt. W e hardly knew him, his litle face was all red spots and blisters. So I begged him to let me put some Cuticura Ointment on them. The next morning I made a strong soap suds with Cuticura Soap and washed his face in the warm suds. The little blisters burst by pressing the cloth on them. After I had his face washed, I put the Cuticura Oint­ment on and in a short time his little face was all red and dry. I kept using the Cuticura Soap and putting on the Cuticura Ointment and his face got as well and it did not leave a scar. He was entirely cured in about one week and a half.” (Signed) Mrs. Arthur Haworth, Jan. 10, 1912.

Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post-card “ Cuticura, D ept L, Boston.” Adv.

W illie Discovered a New Game.They had lived in a fiat all of W il­

lie’s short life, so that the little boy ’s knoweldge of fauna and flora was limited to canary birds and flower boxes; and when they went to board in the suburb where there was a large yard, Willie very enthusiastically start­ed in pursuit of a chicken, armed with a stick and other missiles.

When the hostess protested to his mother, she turned from the window and said, indulgently:

“ You’ll have to forgive dear Willie —he doesn’t know that’s a chicken.

A G R A T E F U L O LD M A N .

Mr. W. D. Smith, Ethel, Ky.f writes: "I* have been using Dodd’s Kidney Pills for ten or twelve years and they havedone me a great deal of good. I do

not think I would be alive today if it were not for Dodd’s K i d n e y Pills. I strained my back about forty years ago, which left it very weak. I wastroubled with Inflam­mation of the blad-

W . D. Sm ith. (jer Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me of that and the KidneyTrouble. I take Dodd’s Kidney Pillsnow to keep from having Backache. I am 77 years old and a farmer. You are at liberty to publish this testimonial, and you may use my picture in con­nection with it.” Correspond with Mr. Smith about this wonderful remedy. I

Dodd’s Kidney Pills, 50c. per box at j your dealer or Dodd’s Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household Hints, also music of National Anthem (English and German words) and reci­pes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free. Adv. •

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Why Women Have NervesThe "blues”—anxiety—sleeplessness—and warnings of pain and dls-l

Mf yess are sent by the nerves like flying messengers throughout body and’ limbs. Such feelings may or may not be accompanied by backache or headache or bearing down. The local disorders and inflammation, if there is any, should be treated with Dr. Pierce’s Lotion Tablets. Then the nervous system and the entire womanly make-up feels the tonic effect of

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Mrs. E d i t h B e l l spent M o n d a y in D e K a l b .

Miss D o r a B e l l was a S y c a ­more v i s i to r S u n d a y .

Mrs . H e n r y L a n d i s spent last F r i d a y in S y c a m o r e .

Mrs . E . L . B r a d f o r d spen t last F r i d a y in S y c a m o r e .

Mrs . I. A . M c C o l l o m spent last T h u r s d a y in R o c k fo r d .

Mrs . E m i l y M c C o l l o m was a D e K a l b v i s i to r S a t u r d a y .

Mrs . H . L a n d i s was a B e l v i d e r e and R o c k f o r d ca l l e r S a t u r d a y .

E E . B r a d f o r d was an E l g i n v i s i to r the fore par t o f the week .

Dr . B ur t on o f C a p ro n vi s i ted re la t i v es here the fore par t o f the week .

Mrs. H . W y l l y s and ch i ldren of F a i r d a l e s pen t last F r i d a y with Mrs . I. A . M c C o l l o m .

A nu m be r f rom here a t t ended the funeral o f Dr. E . A . R o b i n ­son in G e n o a T u e s d a y a f ternoon .

Mrs . Or tt and B e a t r i c e hav e been s p e n d in g a f ew d a y s at the h o m e o f the f o r m e r ’s da ughter , Mrs . Ge o . H e l s d o n , at B e l v i d e re .

A nu m be r f rom here a t tended the f a r ew e l l p a r t y g i v e n Mr. and Mrs . J a s . G l id d e n M o n d a y e v e n ­ing. R e f r e s h m e n t s we re se rved an d a j o l l y t ime was re p or t ed by al l , Mr. and Mrs . G l id d e n will soon m o v e onto a f a rm near H a m p s h i r e .

T h e L a d i e s ’ A i d S o c i e t y o f the B a p t i s t church wil l hold their annua l bazaar in the church p a r ­lors T h u r s d a y , F e b . 27. Ch ic k en dinner wi l l be se r ved . In the a f ­te rnoon f a n c y a r t i c l es wil l be sold. T h e l ad ies wil l a lso serve supper . A l l are c o r d i a l l y invi ted.

R o b e r t H e l s d on has been hom e f rom C h i c a g o tor a f ew days .

Mr. and Mrs. E d . S c h m e l t z e r and f a m i l y spent S u n d a y in S y c a ­more.

Mrs . R e b e c c a B u r k e was a guest of R o c k f o r d re la t i ves ov er Su n d a y .

Mr. and Mrs A l v a J o r d o n and d a u g h te r a re v i s i t in g S y c a m o r e re la tives .

A l l e n M ow er s o f E s m o n d spent W e d n e s d a y with Mr. and Mrs . W. R. A u rn e r .

Mrs. E . J . S tua r t r e turned ho m e from St. A n t h o n y hospita l , R o c k ­ford T h u r s d a y .

Mrs . W. H . Be l l has been visi t ing her daughter , Mrs . H o r a c e B ig g s , at K i rk l a n d .

Miss H e le n W e a v e r o f R o c k ­ford spent S a t u r d a y and S u n d a y at the h o m e of O. W. V i ck e l l ,

A surpr ise p ar tv was h e l d at the hom e of J o h n S w a n s o n last T h u r s d a y e v e n in g in honor o f his son, Carl . A b o u t t w en t y y o u n g pe o p l e were present and he lp ed m a k e the e ve nt a m e r ry one. R e ­f re sh men ts were served . T h e S w a n so n f a m i l y wil l soon m ov e onto the J o h n M c K e e f arm near K i r k la n d .

NoticeI wil l be at B rb w n & B ro w n

B an k , Ge noa , on F r id a y , J a n . 24, to rec e i ve t a x e s for the town of K i n g s t o n . Gr a nt D ibble ,1 8-tf Co l l ec tor .

For Road CommissionerI do h e r e b y an no unc e m y s e l f

ca nd id at e for the off ice o f R o a d C o m m is s io n e r for the town of K i n g s t o n and wil l app re c ia te the s up por t o f the vote rs .19-t f J . P. Ortt .

Call No. 4*

It s Oberg’s Grocery

A u c t i o n e e rFarm Sales a Specialty

M y rec or d s p e a k s for i tsel f . A s k those who h ave e n g a g e d m y se rv i ces in the past . A m wel l acqu a in te d with va l ue s o f l i v e s t o c k and m a c h in e r y and g i ve the best there is in me at e v e r y sale . I f you intend to h a ve a sa le ca l l me b y pho ne or d ro p me a ca rd and I wi l l l ook y o u up.

C H A S . S U L L IV A N , M aren go , III.

International Special Molasses FeedMIXED WITH CORN AND OATS

COWS INCREA8E ONE THIRDM r. J. P. Goodall o f Capron, 111., writes us as follows “ I have used International Special Molasses Feed for

two years, feeding 4 pounds per day mixed with ground corn and oats and by using your feed as above I have ob­tained an increase of one-third in milk production. M y cows always keep healthy and eat with a relish.

International Special • Molasses y Feed will cost only a few dollars more per ton than ground corn and oats. For each ton of International Special 'Molasses Feed that you will buy and use along with ground corn and oats you wili make an extra profit o f $20.00 over and above all extra cost.

Latest State bulletins give the following reports on their analysis o f the International Special Molasses Feed: State of Pennsylvania, protein 14.69; fat 6.74. State of New

Jersey protein 15.82; fat 5.02. State of New York, protein 15.19, fat 5.58. _Thls compares with an average analysis o f less than 10% protein for ground corn and oats.We sell and recommend INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL MOLASSES FEED. We are head­

quarters for everything in our line.

J A C K M A N <a J O N .

Farm InterestsEdited by HENRY G. BELL

Agronomist Middle West Soil Improvement Committee— Chicago— o f the National

Fertilizer Association

Formerly Professor o f Agronomy and Manager of^Farms, University o f Maine Asst. Professor o f Farm Crops, Iowa State College o f Agriculture, Am es

**Experience Has Shown That the Right Use of Fertilisers, Barn Manure, Proper Tillage, Good Seed and Crop Rotations, Insure Farm Prosperity.**

H A V E YOU A S Y S TE M OF CROP­PING?

Systematic cropping is the first es­sential to business methods on the farm. It has the following advantages:

1. A system of cropping makes it possible to keep accurate account of every crop and field on the farm.

The modern farmer wants to know what crops are paying him, and what returns each of his fields net him on the money invested in it.

2. Systematic cropping makes an economic balance of crops possible.

The man who is running his farm without any attempt at a system in planning his crops, is continually suf­fering from over-production of one or more crops. Systematic cropping does away with this fault, since one of the essentials of establishing a syBtem of cropping is an exact knowl­edge of the size of fields.

3. Systematic cropping conserves land.

4. Systematic cropping tends to the conservation of fertility.

Conservation of fertility means not only hoarding up fertility, but using it wisely. The farmer, in arranging his crops in a system, follows deep rooted crops with shallow rooted.

Moreover, the fertility made on the farm, such as manures, both green and stock manure and supplemental plant food of the right kind, can be handled so that each section of the farm has the required attention given to the maintenance of its plant food and organic matter.

5. Systematic cropping conserves la­bor.

By a judicious planning of the kinds and quantities of crops to be grown, the requirements of labor can so be ar­ranged that man and horse labor on the farm find continual and profitable employment. A well planned farm, moreover, avoids loss of time in pass­ing from stables to fields and vice versa.

6. Systematic cropping admits of control of three of the greatest ene­mies o f the farm, to-wit:

(1) Weeds.(2) Plant disease.(3) Insect pests.To make clear what we conceive to

be the underlying principles of a sys­tem of rotation, let us illustrate by planning a system of rotation for a typical 160-acre farm.

Plan 1 shows the farm divided into a typical three-year rotation. Let ten acres be set aside near the middle of the farm for homestead, feeding lot,

160 Acre— 3-Year System.

barnyard, orchard and garden. The re­mainder of the farm will divide easily into three 60-acre fields. A common three-year rotation in the middle west is corn, followed by oats, followed by clover. The arrow on Fig. No. 1 shows the order in which the crops follow in this rotation.

Fig. No. 2 is illustrative of this farm being divided for a five-year system of crops. Ten acres again is left for homestead, etc., the remainder of the farm easily divides into five 30-acre fields, on which It Is common prac-

C L O V L R &

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160 Acre— 5-Year System.

tlce to grow corn, followed by oats, followed by wheat, followed by clover, followed by second-year clover and timothy. The arrow on Fig. No. 2 il­lustrates the order In which these crops follow in rotation.

If your farm is not already planned In accordance with principles here­with outlined, it is to your advantage to give this matter Immediate andnarnfiii fimnghi

Always an A ntl-C llm ax.It is always reassuring to read of

some millionaire’s son who, dressed in overalls, has taken up some hard, grimy job at a few dollars a week, just as a poor farmer’s or mechanic’s son might do. But his election, in a few weeks, to the directorship or vice presidency of his father’s busi­ness shows a growth that boys of more humble parentage can hardly hope to equal.—Christian Science Monitor.

Bates & Lackland’s

Public Sale!Of HORSES, CATTLE AND

FARM IMPLEMENTS

Thursday, Feb. 27, ’13At 10:30 o’clock a. m.

On their farm located six m iles south o f M arengo and 5% m iles n orth-w est o f H am psh ire , 111.

HORSES28 H ead G rade P ereh eon s and B e l­

g ian s, 1 sadd ler— bay m are, 7 yrs. o ld ; g rey g e ld in g , 5 yrs. o ld ; g rey ge ld in g , 5 yrs. o ld ; bay g e ld in g , 5 yrs. o ld ; ba y mare, 7 yrs. o ld ; bay mare, 11 yrs. o ld ; bay mare, 0 yrs. o ld ; b lack g e ld in g , 4 yrs. o ld ; b lack g e ld in g , 4 yrs . o ld ; b lack mare, 14 years o ld ; g rey m are, 14 yrs. o ld ; b lack m are, G yrs. o ld ; b lack m are, 8 yrs. o ld ; g re y mare, 0 yrs. o ld ; g rey mare, 5 yrs. o ld ; g rey g e ld in g , 15 yrs. o ld ; sorrel m are, 5 yrs. o ld ; sorrel g e ld in g , 8 y rs o ld ; ba y mare, 3 yrs. o ld ; bay g e ld in g , 3 yrs. o ld ; b lack m are, 4 yrs. o ld ; bay horse, 3 yrs. o ld ; g rey ge ld in g , 2 yrs. o ld ; roan g e ld in g ,2 yrs. o ld ; bay mare, 2 yrs. o ld ; bay mare, 2 yrs. o ld ; roan g e ld in g , 1 yr. o ld ; roan mare, sadd le horse.

CATTLEH olstein sp rin ger, 2 yrs. o ld ;

H olste in sprin ger, 2 yrs. o ld ; red cow , 0 yrs. o ld ; red heifer, 2 yrs. o ld ; red heifer, 2 y rs o ld ; red h e if­er, 3 yrs. o ld ; red heifer, 2 yrs. o ld ; dark red cow , 4 yrs. o ld ; red cow , 0 yrs. o ld ; red cow , 6 yrs. o ld ; red cow , 5 yrs. o ld ; 4 red y ea r lin g h e if­ers, 4 red y e a r lin g steers, black y ea r lin g steer, roan h eifer calf, a fine th orou gh b red , 2 year o ld Short- born bull.

FARM MACHINERYD eerin g 8 ft. B inder, D eerin g G ft.

binder, D eerin g 5 ft. m ow er, 4 h orse d isc drill, D eering corn binder, 14- inch g a n g plow , w alk in g 16-inch su lky plow , 2 16-inch su lk y plow s,3 fou r h orse pu lverizers, steel fram e roller, 4 -house drag , 2 tw o h orse d rags, T ow er drag, 2-row cu ltivator, 3 six sh ovel cu ltivators, 3 su rface cu ltivators, h ay loader, hay rake, B lack H aw k corn P lanter, F ertil­izer attachm ent, D eere corn planter, F ertilizer attachm ent, P ota to p low - hiller, M anure spreader, E nd gate oat seeder, F a n n in g m ill, H and corn sh eller

HARNESS AND INCIDENTALS14 Sets d ou b le w ork h arness, S in ­

g le b u g g y harness, 25 New stable blankets, 12 N ew IV2 in ch leather halters, 15 leather halters, 2 H orse blankets, 10 Extra h orse collars, Saddle and bridle, Saddle, 200 feet hay rope, H ay fork, 50 B u rlap bags, 2 Tank heaters, Sw ill cart, 3 R oad h orse scrapers, 8 E g g cases, 15 Bu. h an d -p ick ed seed corn . T ests 99%, O ther in cidentals .

WAGONS AND BUGGIESF ou r-in ch truck gra in w agon , 4-

in ch truck gra in w agon , G rain w agon, G rain w agon , Steel truck w agon , B ob sled, T op s in e ie jm g g y , S ing le road w agon , 2 I la y Racks.

AUCTIONEERSCOL. D . L. B R O W N ,

B loom in g ton , 111. C H A R L E S S U L L IV A N ,

M arengo, 111.

(O F F IC IA L P U B LIC A T IO N ;R eport o f the cond ition of K ingston

State Bank located at K ingston , State of Illinois, before the com m en cem en t o f bu s­iness on the 5th dav o f F ebru ary 1913. as m ade to the A u d itor o f P u blic A ccou n ts o f the State o f Illinois pursuant to law.

R E SO U R C E S1. L oans:

Loans on real esta te ... 26,917 12 Loans on collateral se ­

curity ..............................O ther loans and d is­

co u n ts .................... 49,145 04$76,062 16

2. O verdrafts......................... 1,894 223. In vestm en ts:

State, cou n ty and m u ­nicipal b o n d s ............. 5,200 00

O ther bon ds and secu r­i t ie s ....................... 3.500 00

8,700 004. M iscellaneous R esou rces :

Banking: h o u se ............... 3,<XK) 00F urniture and fixtures 2.1XXHI0

5,000 005. Hue from B anks:

N ation a l............................ 2,317 922,347 92

6. Cash on hand :C u rren cy ........................... 465 00G old .....................................S ilver c o in ........................ 30295M inor c o in ........................ 29 52

797 477. O ther Cash R esources :

C hecks and other casliitem s .............................. 753 22

C ollections in t r a n s it . .__ 753 22

Total R esou rces :............................$ 95.534 99L IA B IL IT IE S

1. Capital Stock Paid in ................... $25,000 002. Surplus F u n d ................................... 2,500 003. U ndiv ided 'P rofits............ 1,207 12

L ess current interest, expen ses and taxes I >aid..........................................200 64

1,006 484. D eposits:

T im e certifica tes 14,758 02D em and , su b ject to

c h e c k s ........................... 31.174 65D em and certificates.. 7,597 84

53.530 51G. M iscellaneous L iab ilit ies :

Bills*. P a y a b le ................. 13,500D iv id en d s U n p a id ........18 00

13.518Total L ia b il it ie s ............................$ 95,554 99

I, L. H. B ranch , C ashier o f the K in gston State Bank, do so lem n ly sw ear that the ab ove statem ent is true to the best o f m y k n ow ledge and belief.

L- H . B R A N C H , C ashier St a t e o f I l l in o is t C oun ty o f D eK alb ) ss

Subscribed and sw orn to before m e this 5th day o f F ebruary , 1913.

F. P, SM ITH . (Seal) N otary P u blic

One Bad EarOF SEED C O R N

M E A N S A-

LOSS OF 3 0 0 HILLSThinK of the possible enormous loss Mr. Farmer if you plant seed which has not been tested. Every ear of corn should be tested by tbe EAR. TEST. Do not guess that an ear of corn will grow and grow strong. Test it and find out before yon have wasted upon it a whole year’s worK and tbe use of tbe land. Get a

Brown’s >Sane Seed Saving' System .................................................................... III III W H W I W — ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ — ■ — — I

N O W ON D IS P L A Y A T OUR S T O R E ROOM

There are two fundamental reasons for testing EACH EAF. It en­ables us to discard those which have been weakened or Killed by freezing or by natural causes not yet understood. (There are from 9 0 0 .to 1,200 Kernels on an ear.) It’s not less than a calamity to plant such corn in your field. Three such ears discarded and good one planted in their stead saves you the price of the tester and more.

C A L L AND SEE THIS TESTER

Jas. R . Kiernan, Genoa

B a s e m e n tB argains

Sale to Continue

All Next WeekThere will be articles sold for lOc that can not be boug'ht elsewhere at less than 25c

T o m a ke i t d o u b ly in d u c iv e fo r you to com e to o u r s to re we p u t on sa le 2 5 p ieces o r w o o l d ress goods a t ju s t h a lf p r ice .

$ 1 .OO goods, 50c . 7 5 c goods, 37c . 65 c goods, 33c.

N o w these a re n o t o u t o f da te m a te r ia ls , b u t good s ta p le goods

Ladies’ and Children’s Coats and Fursat w ay-down prices

Calico Remnants, g'uaranteed best American Prints, 5c yard

Come in and look around. It will be worth your time

F. W. OLMSTEDGenoa. III.

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T he G enoa republican-JournalE N T E R E D AS SECOND-CRASS M A T T E R , S E P T E M B E R 16, 19 0 4 , A T T H E P O ST O F F IC E A T G E N O A , IL L IN O IS , U N D E R T H E A C T OF CONGRESS O F M A R C H 3 , 1 879

PUBLISHED BY C. D. SCHOONMAKER GENOA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, EEBRUARY 21, 1913 SER IES (VOLUME VIII, NO. 22

THE SECOND PRIZE WINNER

Sidney Burroughs Describes Methods Used in Raising Bumper Crop of Corn

H a v i n g entered the corn c o n ­test o f 1 9 1 2 I s e l e c te d an acre of g r ou nd in the cent ra l par t of the f a rm. It h a d been wo rk e d two y e a r s p rev ious , corn the first y e a r

and oa ts the second. B e f o r e this l and was broken y e ar s ag o it was h ea v i l y co v er ed with t imber . T h e l and be ing v e r y rich and ter- tile I d id not use a n y f er t i l ize r at all . T h e l and was p lo w e d in the fal l with a r id ing p low, about five and on e-ha l f inches deep .

In the s pr ing the g r oun d was pu lver i zed with a s i x te e n disc

Smoke Pleasure and other Pleasures for the Man Who Smokes

' There is smoke pleasure in this pure old Virginia and North Carolina bright leaf. Thousands prefer it to any other pipe tobacco. Thoroughly aged and stemmed and then granulated. A perfect pip* tobacco— nothing better rolled as a cigarette.

One and a half ounces of this choice tobacco cost only 5c, and with each sack you get a book of cigarettepapers F R E E . •

The other pleasures are the presents that are secured with the coupons in each sack of Liggett $ Myers Duke ’ s Mixture. These presents del ight old and young. Think of the pleasure that you and your friends can get from a talking machine, free, or such articles as— fountain pens,

balls, 6kates, cut glass, china, silverware, tennis racquets, fishing rods, furniture, etc.

A* a special offer, during February and March only we

will send you our new illustrated cata­log o f presents, FREE.

Jus t send us your name and address on a postal.Coupons from Duke's M ixture may be

assorted with tags from HORSE SHOE, J.T.,TINSLEY’S NATURAL LEAF, GRANGER TW IST, coupons from FOUR ROSES (10c-tin double coupon). PICK PLUG CUT. P I E D M O N T CIGARETTES, CLIX CIGARETTES. and other tags and coupons issued by us.

Premium Dept.(2%

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YOU SHOULD TAKE PURE AND PLEASANT DR. KUO’S NEW DISCOVERY. YOU WILL GET QUICK

Stops Cough, Loosens Chest, Soothes Inflamed Throat, Nose, Bronchial

Tubes and Lungs.Start Taking It at Once.

Dr. K i n g ’ s New Discovery was origi­nated 43 years ago. Its wonderful power to atop coughing, cure colds, relieve bronchial and lung affections, made it quickly popular.' I t s use steadily increased. Now it is un­doubtedly the most used prescription for coughs and colds in the world. Millions o f bottles are sold annually, and thousands tes­t i f y to its merits by testimonials and con­t inued use. W hy experiment with unknown and untried remedies? Pleasant, tried and true, Dr. K ing’s New Discovery is guaran­teed by your druggist to help you or money refunded. Get a bottle to-day. Keep it for emergencies.

“ Typhoid pneumonia had left me with a dreadful cough,” writes Mrs. J. E. Cox o f Jo l i et , 111. “ Sometimes I had such awful coughing spells I thought I would die. I could get no help from doctor’s treatment or other medicines, till I used Dr. K ing’s N ew Discovery. I owe my life to this won­der ful remedy, for I scarcely cough at all now.” Quick, safe, and reliable for all throat and lung troubles. Sold by

L. E. CARMICHAEL

ALCOHOL <PKP. CENT.I HXNIHA& PVQ171ED CHLOROFORM FLUID OUNCE. IROOfHER VALUAhLC INQHE0ICNT1

pulver izer , four t imes l ap i ng half . A f t e r this it was d r a g g e d twice with a four - sec t ion d r a g and f loated once. T h e n the corn was p lanted be in g c h e c k e d with two and three k er ne l s in a hil l and the hil ls be in g about three feet, s i x inches apart . I t was p lanted the 25th of M a y . T h e we a th er be ing v e r y f av or a b l e at the t ime the corn soon ca me up. I t g r ew so r a p id ly that I d i d n ’t have t ime to d r a g it a f t e r it was p lanted A s soon as the corn was lari e enough I s ta rted to cu l t i va t e it. I used the sur face cu l t i va tor which p ro v e d a g r ea t success . T h e corn was cu l t i v a te d four t imes and hoed once.

M y corn was R e e d ’s Y e l l o w Dent and I obta ine d m y seed f rom W a l te r S p a n s w ic k , who won the first pr ize last y e a r at the F a r m e r s ’ Ins t i tu te for t h e - b e s t corn d i s p lay . T h e s e e d was treated be fo re p la n t in g and there fore m ad e a p er fec t stand with the e x c e p t i o n of two or three mis s ing hil ls. T h e corn be in g on rich g r oun d gr ew l a rge and fast and was p i c ke d N ov . 9. I sold it for 50 cents a hundred* br i ng ing me $40.35 and m y e x ­penses w e re $ 6 4 0 l e a v in g me

$3 3 95 profit.COST OF PRODUCTION

Plowing , 3 horses , 3 hours . . . $ 1 2 5 Pulveri z ing, 4 horses , ]A d a y 2.D r a g g i n g and f loa t ing ............... ,50Plant ing, 2 h o r s e s ....................... .25Cul t i va t ing , 2 h o r s e s ..................... 2.Hoe ing , 2 h o u r s ................................... 40

$6 40

To Farmers and StockmenAtt en t io n is ca l l ed to the p u b ­

lic sa le o f B a t es & L a c k l a n d that is pub l i shed in ful l e l se wh er e in this paper . T h i s sa le ^ i l l be held n e x t T h u r s d a y , Feb . 27, on the i r f arm s ix mi les south of M a re ng o . T h e ownet s h ave re ­c en t l y sold this 560 acre f arm to g ive possess ion March 1 ; hence their full f a rm e q u i p m e n t of 28 head of b ig dra f t mares , horses and co lt s ; ca tt le and a com ple te l ine o f f arm tools and m ac h in e ry wil l go to the h ighes t b idders . T h e y ha ve e n g a g e d two o f the v e r y best auc t io ne er s to be had. in the per sons o f C o lo ne l B ro w n of B lo o m i n g t o n and C h a r l e s S u l ­l ivan o f M a re ng o . Prospec t i ve bu y e rs wi l l be t rea ted r ight T h e sale be g ins at 10 : 30 a. m. F a r m e r s and l i ves tock men wil l do wel l to bear this sa le in mind.

DeKalb County Soil Improvement AssociationEDITED BY

WM. G. ECKHARDTC O N S U L T I N G A G R I C U L T U R I S T F O R D E K A L B C O U N T Y

TELEPHONE 1007, DEKALB, ILL.

Our Motto: A permanent, profitable agriculture; the farm the best place in the world to live.

G o o d seed is ab s o l u t e l y ne c es s a ry in o rder that a g o o d c ro p m a y

be p rod uc ed . W e wish to be he lp fu l to D e K a l b c ou n ty f a rme rs in

two w a y s re ga rd in g seed .

I f yo u have for sa le g o o d seed corn, oats , ba r l e y , s o y beans, t i m o­

thy, c lo v e r or o th er seed p ro du ce d in D e K a l b county , wr i te the off ice

s ta t ing hpw m a n y bushel s , the v a r i e t y and the pr ice . Inqu ir i e s com e

to the off ice e v e r y d a y for seed and yo u wil l he lp y o u r s e l f in he l p in g us find a m ar k e t for you .

F o r those w i sh ing seed the A s so c ia t i o n will do e v e r y t h i n g poss ib le

to ' se c ur e go o d seed. Wi th this end in v i ew 1 ,600 bushe l s of - clover

was bo ugh t and has al l been spo ke n for b y D e K a l b c o u n ty f armers

T h e r e is ro om for sever a l thousand bushe l s of seed corn g r ow n by

D e K a l b co un ty f armers . T h i s shou ld be s ta ndard var i e t i e s of known

breed ing . S e e d g r own this far north by re l iable men is hard to s e ­

cure. W e wil l r end er e v e r y a s s i s tance poss ib le to those p la nn in g to

establ ish a seed bus iness . A go od field of corn wil l y i e ld 10 bushel s

o f seed corn. T h i s ten bushe l s wi l l b r ing as much for seed as wi l l 50

bushels for m a r k e t pu rp o ses .

In o ther wo rds we wil l t r y to m a k e this off ice a c l ea r i ng house for

in for mat ion tha t wi l l be of he lp to f a rme rs and l and owners.

CITY COUNCIL MEETS

Regular Monthly Bills- City Treasurers’ Report Shows Balance of $5905.50

Big Savings on Little Notions in The Mill End Sale

B e t t e r c o m e q u i c k l y for every d a y so m e of the wonder fu l va lues o f f e r ed in this sale are c o m p l e t e l y c losed out. T h e sale is now hal f ov er so d o n ’t d e l a y lon ger b i t c o m e now while there are sti ll h un d re ds of won der fu l va lue s to be had. In our not ion sect ion we o f f er r egu la r 5c hairpin c a b in ­ets at each- 3c ; fine white pearl buttons, two cards tor 5c; l arge size s i lk hair nets at 25c a dozen, ana o ther va lues just as a tt ract i ve as these.

L u n c h e o n se rved F R E E and y o u r ca r fa re re fu nd ed ac co rd in g to the am o u nt o f y o u r purchase.

Th e o . F . Sw an ,“ E l g i n ’s Most Po pu la r S t o r e ”

Different Method of Talk ing .Our little boy three years old had

been told o f the difference between human beings and dumb animals—that we could talk and reason because of our brains and intellect, and that dumb animals could not. Being dis­obedient one day, I told him that if he would not obey the ruler would talk. He replied, tearfully, “ How can a rul­er talk, mother? It has no intellect.” — Exchange.

Scholastic Flippancy.“ And now,” continued the professor

o f history, “ permit me to mention a tireless worker in the great cause of humanity— ” “ Attireless worker?”interrupted one of the seniors, “ par­don me, professor, but if you are re­ferring to Lady Godiva, she was at- firqa & luxuriant hair

F ' ebruary 14, 19 1 3 . R e g u l a r m e e t i n g of c i t y counci l

ca l l ed to o r d er b y M a y o r T J . H o o v e r .

M e m b e r s present at roll cal l : Web er , M a l ana , W h ip p l e , Quan- s trong , H ut c h i s on , A l t e n b e r g .

Minutes of l ast r e gu l a r m eet in g

read and a p p r o v e d .T h e fo l l o w i n g bi l l s were a p ­

p rov ed b y the f inance c o m m it t ee : E . W. H a l l e c k , s treet wo rk $ 4 00 W m . S c h m i d t & Son , r e ­

pai r s and s t a k e s .................. 9 0 0A . A . S t i le s , paint , l a b o r . . 7 1 5 7B. B. Mitche l l , ju s t ice fees 2.40PL G, Co op er , g a s o l i n e 23 40T. J. H o o v e r , r e p a i r s 1 1 45G e n o a L u m b e r Co. , c o a l . . . 1 9 4 0Perk ins & Ro sen fe l d , su p ­

pl i es ................................... 4 75L . C. Duv a l , s a l a r y ............... 50 0 0C P. S a g e r , fire marsha l l ,

V i nc en t f i r e ........................... 15.00W m . Wats on , s a l a r y . . . . . . 3 0 0 0111 N or the rn Uti l i t ies 'Co . ,

L i g h t s De c . and J a n 287.09R. G a l l a gh er , l i v e r y 1 50K. H ar sh m a n, s a l a r y 10.00

M o v e d by Qu an s t r on g , s e c o n d ­ed b y A l t e n b e r g that bi l ls be a l ­lowed and orders drawn on t reas ­urer for Amounts. Ro l l cal l on mot ion : We be r . y e s ; Malana ,y e s ; W h ip p l e , y e s ; Hutch i son , y e s ; Quan s t ro ng , y e s ; A l te n b e rg , yes . Mot ion carr i ed

R e p o r t o f su per in tendent ol water w or ks read. M o v ed by W h ip p l e , s eco nd ed b y We be r tha t repor t be a p p r o v e d Ro l l cal l on mot ion : We be r , y e s ;M a l a n a , y e s ; W h ip p le , y e s ; 11utch- ison, y e s ; Q ua ns t ro ng , y e s ; A l t e n ­berg , yes . Mot ion carr i ed.

R e p o r t of c i t y t reasurer read, sh ow in g ba lance of $5905.50. M o v e d by Hutc h i s on , sec on ded b y W e b e r that repor t be a p p ro ve d . R o l l cal l on mot ion : W e b e r , y e s ;Malana , y e s ; W h ip p l e , y e s ; H u tc h ison, y e s ; Quan s t r on g , y e s ; A l t e n ­berg , yes . Mot ion carr i ed .

M o v e d b y A l te n b e rg , sec on ded b y Q u a n s t ro n g that bill o f W. L. A b r a h a m for special pol i ce ser ­vi ce at $ 1 0 be a l lowed . R o l l cal l on mot ion : W eb er , ye<; Ma lana ,y e s ; W hip p le , y e s ; Hutch i son , y e s ; Quan s t ro ng , y e s ; A l t e nb e rg , yes . Mot ion carr i ed.

M o v e d b y Weber , s ec on ded b y W h ip p l e that counci l adjourn. Motior. carr i ed.

Have You Attended Our Fifteenth Annual Mill End Sale?

Y o u ou gh t to a r ra ng e to t ake full a d v a n t a g e o f this r a r e l y of f e red o p p o r t u n i t y to save s u b ­s tan t i a l l y on th ings y o u n e e d - on th i n r s yo u must h ave now D o n ’ t d e l a y l o n g e r — but com e now and fill y o u r needs from a m o n g the th ou san ds of special va lues that awa it you h e r e . A m o n g the m a n y unusua l va lues o f f e red in this g r ea t es t of al l ba r ­ga in events are b e s t q ua l i t y prints , us ua l l y 6c a ya r d , spec ia l at 434c, 10 to 20 y a r d l engths of best apron g i n g h a m s in blue checks , at 5c a y a r d . H o p e brand b leached musl in at 7c a ya rd , milUends of h e a v y twi l led sh i r t ings at 9c a ya rd . L u n c h e o n se rved F R E E and y o u r ca r fa re re funded a c co rd in g to the am o un t o f y o u r purchase .

Th eo . F . Swan ,“ E l g i n ’s Mos t Po pu la r S t o r e ”

Thief-Proof Bank.If a man empties his purse into his

head no man can take it from him.—Franklin

HAS SPLENDID HOUSE

Former Genoa Man Builds New Residence Near Berger, Idaho

F r o m H o l i s t e r p ap e r : W h a tis said b y per so ns in pos it ion to k no w to be one o f the bes t bui lt and most c o m fo r t a b le re s idences in Sout hern Id a h o is be ing c o m ­pleted b y j . M. P ie rce on his f arm near B er ge r . T h e res idence, which is of the b u n g a lo w s tyle, contains nine room s and bath. B es id e s s i x be d ro o m s , there are l i v ing room, d in in g room and ki tchen. It is f inished with e x ­posed raf ters in hard w o o d on finest grain. T w o open fire p laces built of l ava rock are f eatures of t h e home. A s u p p l e m e n t a r y h ea t ing a r r a n g e m e n t is the hot air fu rnace instal led in the ba s e ­ment . W ir in g for l i g h t i ng the re s iden ce by e l ec t r i c i t y was c o m ­p le ted this w e e k .

W a t e r in the house is m ade poss ib le by g r a v i t y fal l f rom a c istern located on an emi nen ce in the rear of the bui ld ing.

Makes All the Difference.Before marriage the shape, the fig­

ure and complexion carry all before them; after marriage, the mind and character unexpectedly claim their share— and that the largest—of im­portance.— Lord Melbourne.

P e o p le b e co m e wealthy by spend­ing less than they make. Learn how to save money. It’s a duty you owe yourself. A bank account with this institution will help you to prosper-it will increase your happiness.

EXCHANGE BANK BROWN & BROWN

A L L RINDS OF

Hard a n d S o ft

COALOur Bins are Filled

witH the Finest Grades.

AsR for Prices.E. H. C o h o o n ^ C o .

J. L. PERCY’S

N E W

A greea b le People.The agreeable person is one who

pretends to enjoy hearing another talk endlessly of him or herself.

EAST LYNEAT THE OPERA HOUSE

ONE NIGHT

TH URSDAYFEBRUARY 27

A d m iss io n 2 5 -3 5 -5 0 C Seats o n S a le at C a rm ick a e l’s

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THE QUEST OF GENTLE HAZARDBeing- the Adventures in Love and Chivalry g f Lord Richard Jocelyn

4 B y H . M. E G B E R T $ $

(Copyright, by W. GL Chapman.)

A Family ReunionIn his apartment on Madison ave­

nue, New York, Lord Richard Jocelyn sat reading a letter. It was from his father in England, the fourth viscount, and ran as follow s:

“ You have now been nearly eight months in America for the purpose o f selecting a bride, and have not suc­ceeded. You are young, fairly good- looking, heir to an historic name and a castle— great attractions in the United States, I understand; all the cards are in your favor, and yet you cannot find a single American girl who will link her fortune with yours. I have ob­tained introductions for you among the wealthiest families, and from the reports that have com e back to me I understand that you have rejected many opportunities to form alliances. Now, Richard, I cannot blame you for your reluctance to marry an Ameri­can. I could not imagine myself do­ing such a thing unless her wealth •were ample enough to counteract the unpleasantness o f her constant prox­imity. But I have com e to the con­clusion that you are either hopelessly devoid o f common sense or else a con­genital imbecile, and if you marry at all you’ll probably elope with some designing actress. Therefore, since the condition o f our finances makes it essential that you discover a bride at the earliest possible moment, I shall sail shortly for New York to help you in your choice.”

Jocelyn put the letter down and groaned.

“ The d e v il!” he muttered, striding up and down the room. “ Now I’m in fo r it. The governor’s bound to mar­ry me off, and from what I know of him he wouldn’t stick at anything if he could do so. T a lbot!”

“Did you call, sir?” asked his serv­ant, emerging from the kitchen, a tumbler in one hand and a towel in the other.

“ I did. Talbot, my father’s coming over in a week or two to gefr^me mar­ried.”

“ Yes, sir; hindeed, sir?” answered Talbot respectfully.

"W hat shall I do, Talbot?”"W hy, sir, I wouldn’t do nothink,

sir. It ain’t much use doing nothink when Lord Jocelyn’s made hup’ ’is mind, sir.”

“ But I don ’t want to m eet" him, idiot.”

"Then why not go ’ome, sir?” "H om e? How do you mean?”“ If you was to take the next boat,

sir, Lord Jocelyn might think as ’ow you ’adn’t received ’is letter, sir, and meanwhile 'e ’d be hin Hamerica hand you ’d be in Hengland, sir.”

“ An excellent plan, Talbot, my boy,” said Jocelyn. “ I’ll go right down to the shipping offices and see about a ticket on one o f tom orrow ’s outgoing Bhips.”

“ Yes, sir,” said Talbot. "W ill I pack for you, sir?”

“ When I get home, Talbot; I ’ll see how the idea strikes me when I’ve had luncheon.”

He put on his hat and went out into the avenue. The heat o f summer was gone; a few leaves were yellowing upon the trees in Madison square, and as Jocelyn gazed around at the city ’s streets a sudden revulsion o f feeling came over him. W hy should he return to England and leave this land o f ro­mance behind him? Let his father do h is w orst; let him stop his allow­ance, bluster, threatep, rave; at least he could earn a living here, if only as a plain soldier in the American army. And so, having lunched at a modest restaurant, he put aside his plan and strolled leisurely homeward.

"If I ever find a bride,” he mused, as he turned up the avenue, “ she shall com e to me by blind chance, by favor o f fortune. No m ore scrapings and shufflings among the plutocracy for me. And I shall tell the governor so.”

The elevator carried him to the front door o f his apartment, and, in­serting his key in the lock, he was about to open the door, when the sound of a feminine voice within ar­rested his movements. Very slowly he pushed the door inward. A lady was standing in the hall.

“ You say that you can cook a sole?” he heard her call to Talbot. “ And you’re sure that you know how to make sauce tartare?” '

“ Yes, indeed, my lady,” answered the servitor.

“ Excellent. Then Lord Jocelyn and I will dine here together this eve­ning.”

Lord Jocelyn closed the door with­out 9t sound, and, standing on the mat without, took off his hat and fanned himself.

“ W h ew !” he whistled. “ She’s cer­tainly come. W ho can she be? My lady?' Can it be that I have becom e a benedict without knowing it?”

Here there flashed through his mind a whimsical idea which, if carried out, would not only afford him a little needed diversion, but would be the best means of enabling him to discov­er just what fate had contrived for him. From the glimpse that he had caught o f the lady he was positive he had never seen her before; ergo, she

would certainly not have seen him. He rang the bell o f his apartment and Talbot came forward to open it.

If Jocelyn looked surprised the ex­pression on the face o. his honest servitor expressed his own emotion magnified to the nth power.

“ W ho is she, Talbot?” he whispered. “ She says she’s Lady Jocelyn, sir,”

answered his man."Then I must have got married in

my sleep, Talbot.”“ Which you ’aven’t, sir, I’ll wager.

She com e in as cool as brass, sir, and said she was Lady Jocelyn and ’ow you’d be following ’er in a few min­utes. Heither she’s a himposter, sir, or she’s what they calls— ”

“ I know— mentally deranged. Now listen, Talljot. W e’ll take stock o f her. You’ve never seen me before. My name is Jones and I’m a friend o f Lord Jocelyn’s— understand?”

“ Yes, sir, by hall means, sir.”“ Then let me in,” said Jocelyn. And,

in a louder voice, he added:“ My name is Jones. Lord Jocelyn

specially requested that if I came while he was out I was to wait for him. It’s about— er— the gas meter.”

“ Y]es, Mr. Jones; walk in, please, sir,” said Talbot, and ushered Lord Jocelyn into the sitting room, where he found his pseudo-wife inspecting his book case. They bowed politely to one another.

“ Have I the pleasure o f addressing Lady Jocelyn?” asked Jocelyn.

“ I am Lady Jocelyn,” the lady re­turned, surveying him with a smile in which something o f amusement lurked. “ My husband is not here at present, but I am expecting him shortly, Mr.— er— ?”

“ Jones,” answered Jocelyn prompt­ly. "Pardon me for intruding on you, but— it is a little matter abdhit the gas meter.”

“ If it is a bill,” said the lady, “ per­haps I can settle it and 6ave you the trouble o f waiting. W e have only come home to our apartment and it may have been overlooked.”

"No— ah— it’s about a refund,” said Jocelyn, on the spur o f the moment. “ Lord Jocelyn paid us too much, through an error in the accounts, and I wish to return it to him.”

“ Give it to me,” replied the lady. “ I act for Lord Jocelyn.”

Lord Jocelyn was nonplussed for a moment, while the lady, smiling ma­liciously, surveyed him with a cool stare.

“ With your permission I’ll wait,” said Jocelyn. “ I have to obtain his per­sonal signature.”

"O, very well,” said the lady. “ Pray be seated Mr.— the name was Jones, was it not?— Please look through these magazines; I am sure Lord Jocelyn will offer no objection,” And, handing him some o f the current periodicals, she went through his apartment to the kitchen, where, a moment later, Jocelyn heard her or­dering Talbot to go to the fish market and purchase a pair o f soles.

“ What am HI to do, sir?” asked Talbot, coming in in agitation.

Lord Jocelyn’s amusement was fast changing to anger.

“ She’s a thief,” he said. “ Go to the police station and bring a man round here to arrest her. It’s, the most brazen impudence I ever heard of.”

“ Yes, sir, very good, sir,” answered Talbot, and, putting on his hat, he left the apartment just as the lady re­turned.

“ You are quite sure you don ’t want to leave the money with m e?” she asked again. “ You see— ”

“ Yes, madam?” replied Jocelyn po­litely, though he felt his anger rising rapidly.

“ The fact is,” she confided, "m y husband is o f a very jealous disposi­tion, and if he were to come in and find me chatting with a stranger I don’t know what he would say to me. Mr. Jones, w on’t you oblige me and com e back some other tim e?”

Jocelyn, utterly at a loss, surveyed this singular woman in astonishment not unmingled with admiration. A lit­tle past thirty, he would have judged her; her maturity o f figure only lent additional charm to a face o f singular beauty. Under other circumstances his sentiments o f romance, always lat­ent, might have developed into a crisis o f an amatory nature. But at being ordered out o f his apartment his an­noyance gained the mastery over him.

“ Look here, young woman,” he said, “ you’ve made a mistake. I advise you to get out o f here as soon as you pos­sibly can, for I have sent my man to the police station.”

“ You— you— what do you m ean?” she gasped.

“ I mean that I am Lord Jocelyn and that ydu have overplayed your hand.”

“ You Lord Jocelyn?” she cried, starting back and stretching out her hands to feel for the support o f the wall. “ Then who is my husband? Tell me that. Tell me that!” she continued in agitation, pacing up and down the room rapidly. She came to a stop in front of him and grdsped his arm fiercely, her lips quivering. “ W ho is my husband?” she demanded.

Her obvious sincerity moved Joce­lyn to pity.

“ How long have you been married, may I ask?” he said.

“ Only since this morning. Our court­ship was a brief one. He wooed me

under the name of Jocelyn— Lord Jocelyn, of Doublewith Manor, Stock­ton, England— and married me not two hours ago."

“ But how did you com e here?” cried Jocelyn. •

“ He sent me here. He told me that his servant, Talbot, had received In­structions about me, that he had been called away downtown upon an urgent summons which, not attended to, would mean the loss o f his entire for­tune. He begged me to forgive him if he left me for awhile, and told me that he would follow me here at the earliest moment possible. O, if you are indeed Lord Jocelyn, tell me who my husband is ! ”

“ H e’s probably Jones, the gas man,” thought Jocelyn, but he did not give utterance to his thought. Indeed, he extended his hand soothingly toward his fair visitor.

“ Perhaps he is not as wicked as he seems,” he said.

“ "Wicked?” the lady cried. “ My hus­band wicked? How dare you call him such a word? O, if he were here to protect me from insult! But he does not come. I am an abandoned wife, and only two hours married! And I thought Richard the soul o f honor.” And sinking into a chair, she buried her face in her hands and wept bit­terly.

Lord Jocelyn was overwhelmed with sympathy and grief. He seated him­self upon the arm of the chair beside her and sought to console her. “ It will be all right,” he stammered. “ He will come— I know he w ill; and then we shall have a complete solution of the mystery. Perhaps there are two Lord Jocelyns,” he said with a happy thought. "Though it does seem a stretch o f the imagination to suppose that they both live at Doublewith Ma­nor, Stockton,” hei added, mentally. "Courage, my dear lady,” he contin­ued. “ Let us wait here until he comes and hear what he has to say for him­self. He must have known that I live here. If your husband were an im­poster, why should he have given you my address?”

"D o you think so?” murmured the lady behind her handkerchief. “ Do you really think so? O, you are so comforting.” She raised her face and smiled pitifully at him.

Lord Jocelyn, in whom her emotion had produced a very similar effect, perceived two beautiful eyes smiling at him through their mist o f tears. Then, moved by an unlucky impulse, impelled irresistibly, even against his judgment, he seized her hands in his own and pressed them warmly. He bent his head to hers, and but for her sudden withdrawal would have kissed her lips.

Next instant, realizing what he had done, he started to his feet, and, his face scarlet, and with eyes upon the giround awaited the contemptuous words that he anticipated. But none came. The lady only looked at him reproachfully; yet, if he had dared to observe her, he might have seen the faintest suspicion o f a smile upon her countenance. But, while both still kept silent, there came a ring at the door, and Jocelyn stepped forward and opened it.

Outside stood Talbot, a policeman at bis side.

“ There she is,” cried his servitor, addressing the officer and indicating the lady within. “ Harrest her, con­stable— I mean hofficer. That’s the himpostress I was telling habout.”

“ What the deuce does this mean?” cried Jocelyn angrily, stepping fo r ­ward so as to interpose himself be­tween his fair guest and the police­man.

"Beg pardon, sir, but the sergeant sent me round here at your servant’s request to arrest a woman thief who had entered your apartment under false pretenses,” said the policeman. "Is this the wom an?”

“ It is not,” cried Jocelyn. “ This lady is a guest of mine, I would like you to know. My man is a fool.”

“ Yes, sir,” muttered Talbot respect­fully.

"Then you don’t want this lady ar­rested?” asked the policeman dubi­ously.

“ I certainly do not want this lady arrested— seeing that she is my w ife,” Jocelyn answered, with a vague idea that he was in this way shielding her.

The policeman scratched his head in perplexity.

" I ’m sorry, sir,” he said, “ but the charge has been entered on the blot­ter and you’ll have to explain the mat­ter to the sergeant now. It doesn’t lie within my control any longer. I’ve got to arrest somebody.”

"Then arrest me,” cried Jocelyn hot­ly. "It was a mistake, I tell you. That ass o f mine misunderstood me. I sent him out to buy some fish. This lady is my wife.”

“ Take me, constable,” interposed Talbot. "Hi was to blime, constable— Hi mean hofficer. Hi ’ad been drink­ing. You see, sir, my master. Lord Jocelyn, ’ad just got married, and Hi, knowing nothink about hit, jumped to the wrong conclusion.”

“ Shut up, you ass, you’re making matters worse,” said Jocelyn, infuria­ted. “ Now see here, officer, this is a mix-up. If it will straighten it out in any wise I will accompany you to the police station and then— ”

There came a strange sound from Talbot’s lips. All turned toward him. He had staggered back against the wall and stood there, staring at a gen­tleman who was just emerging from the elevator.

He was a stout, bald, dignified-look- 'n g gentleman, wearing a frock coat adorned with a singularly large carna­tion, and in his hand he carried a gold-headed cane and a silk hat which shone like glass. Jocelyn jumped three inches into the air. But the elderly gentleman, as though wholly unconscious of the impression that he was creating, came forward, not in

I the least disconcerted, with a stolid, i Imperturbable stride, and extended

one hand to Jocelyn in a languid fashion.

“ How do you do, Richard?” he said. "I trust I see you w ell? Warm weath­er w e’re having for this time o f year.”

“ Yes, father,” said Jocelyn duti­fully.

Then he looked at his father again. There was a change in the old gentle­man’s expression. He was smiling now. It was a wooden smile, as though it had been hung there and did not naturally belong to him, and he was actually smirking, too, in a pe­culiar, half-timid, half-furtive manner.

“ How do you like her?” he asked sheepishly.

“ Like whom ?” cried his son.“ Your stepmother, Richard,” said

Viscount Jocelyn. “ I married her this morning when we stepped off the ship.”

The officer had gone, his passion for justice squared by some inscrut­able means which this story does not record. Viscount Jocelyn and his son and Lady Jocelyn were seated at the table, enjoying a filet o f flounder, mas­querading for the nonce as sole, with sauce tartare, the viscount slightly nervous, Richard decidedly sheepish, and the lady casting quite embarrass­ing smiles at him.

“ You see, Richard,” the viscount volunteered, smacking his lips over a glass of his son’s Burgundy, "you see, my boy, I didn’t quite know how you would take the news that I had mar­ried again, and so, though in a sense It was an object lesson to you for your own dilatoriness in finding a bride, I decided to send Lady Jocelyn ahead to make peace between us. She knew you from your photograph.”

“And Mr. Jones received me exceed­ingly ill,” said the new viscountess, pouting.

“ You knew me all the tim e?” asked Richard, struggling with his vexation.

“ The minute you set your foot in­side the apartment,” the viscountess answered. “ But, o f course, when you denied yourself it wasn’t for me to contradict you. Besides, I was a little afraid o f my new stepson.”

“ But why did you deceive m e?” “ My dear boy, I didn’t -deceive you,

you deceived yourself. I told you I was Lady Jocelyn— and am I not?”

“ But you wept, or pretended to weep,” said Richard hotly. “And I was naturally very much perturbed.”

“ You tell him,” whispered the vis­countess to her husband.

“ After dinner,” said Viscount Joce­lyn, in some confusion.

“And now,” said the viscountess, “ I know that you two will have much to talk about, and so I shall leave you to­gether for half an hour— no more. Don’t be longer, because we must all have a little talk together afterward before we start for our hotel.”

She went toward the sitting room ; then beckoned to Richard mysterious­ly from behind the door. He went up to her.

“ You’d better say nothing about— about anything that’s on your con­science,” she said mischievously. “ And I shan’t either. It might distress your father, Richard. H e’s jealous— I think I told you. But I know now that we shall get along very well indeed.”

She left him and Richard turned back to where his father sat, drink­ing his Burgundy.

“ Richard, my dear boy,” said the viscount, “ I hope you won’t be disap­pointed when I tell you something. I met your stepmother on the boat and we fell in love. But— well, you remem­ber what, I wrote in my letter about not marrying an American unless she had a fortune?”

Richard nodded.“ The fact is,” said his father, “ she’s

an American. And— and— ” he gulped — “well, she hasn’t a penny, Richard.”

“ Then w e’re all in the same boat,” said his son gaily.

“ I’m glad you take it so well, Rich­ard,” said his father. “ Because the fact is”— gulp, gulp— “ Richard, she’£ an actress.” f

“ Yes, my boy,” he continued, tu

they entered the sitting room together, “ my last word o f advice to you is, do as I have done and take a wife.”

“ And I'm sure,” put in the viscount­ess, with a swift glance at her step­son, “ that with his accomplishments he should not find the process diffi­cult.”

BUT SHE WASN’T DECEIVEDDalbeck’* F inely Turned Excuses for

H is Sunday Golf Properly Appre- *

d ated by H is W ife .

"It certainly is going to be a beau­tiful day," murmured Dalbeck, when the sun, shining in his face, awakened him Sunday morning.

“ W hy don’t you go out to the golf club then?” inquired Mrs. Dalbeck.

"O, no— I don ’t want to do that!” “ W hy not?”“ Do you want m e to go?” inquired

Dalbeck in accents o f deep reproach. “ When Sunday is the only day o f the week tla t I can spend with my fam­ily, it is pretty hard lines to find you trying to get rid o f m e !”

“ Now, Jam es!” said Mrs. Dalbeck, protestingly. “ The idea that you should think o f such a thing for a mo­ment! You know I’d rather have you at home than anywhere else on earth !”

“ Then of course I won’t go,” Dal­beck said with a skillfully revealed sigh. “ Not if you don’t want me to. I believe it ’s a man’s duty to do as his w ife wants, even at the cost o f his personal inclination, and o f course I’d rather stay at home with you— ”

“ Nonsense!” said Mrs. Dalbeck. “ If you stayed at home this beautiful day my conscience would reproach me, James. W e may not have any m ore nice Sundays this fall and it will do you good to get outdoors. I am per­fectly willing for you to go, because I know you need the exercise. A man o f your age doesn’t exercise nearly enough, and— ”

“ O, so you’re dissatisfied with my; figure, are you?” inquired her hus­band in tones o f deepest reproach. “ I know I’m not an Apollo, but I didn’t think— ”

“ Jam es!” cried Mrs. Dalbeck. “ You are perfectly stupid! I was just try­ing to make excuses for you to go— ”

“ A h a!” said her husband. “ Your words plainly show that you don’t hon­estly feel that I should go! Your real opinion Is that a man is a dub who doesn’t pass Sunday with his family, and I agree with you. W here should he find more happiness and pleasure than at the family hearthstone, any­how? I’d lots rather— ”

“ I know you would,” said his wife, “ but you must consider your health, James. It is your duty to do so. Please oblige me by doing as I ask and going on out to the c lu b !”

“ I haven’t the least desire to go,” protested Dalbeck. “ Somehow I don’t feel up to it. It may rain anyhow— ”

“ The sun never shone brighter,” in­terrupted Mrs. Dalbeck. “ Please, Jam es!”

Dalbeck looked harassed and then resigned. “ I don’t see why you make such a fuss about it,” he mourned. “ And there isn’t time to catch the golf special now, anyhow, if I did want to g o !”

“ Yes there is,” insisted his wife. “ Here are your clothes ready to jump into, and I’ll bring you up some coffee while you4 are dressing. The clock is five minutes fast, and ir you hurry— here are your shoes and— ”

“ You don’t give a fellow time to think,” Dalbeck grumbled. “ You are rushing me off at such a rate that I don’t get a chance to say a word. It doesn’t seem to make any difference to you whether I want to go or not, just so you get your own way. I— ”

“ Here’s your cap,” said Mrs. Dal­beck as she opened the outside door, “ and if you hurry you can just make the train !” r

She watched Dalbeck leap and van­ish around the corner, and then ghe

smiled to herself. "I suppose he has to go through all that formula every; time to ease his conscience,” she said.

“ Hello,” Dalbeck was saying on the station platform to three other men in golf attire. “ I cam© near missing the train this morning. I tell you— I got so interested making my objec­tions to going as artistic as possible. But they worked beautifully!”

T he Poor Relation.A poor relation is the most irrele­

vant thing in nature— a piece o f im­pertinent correspondency— an odious approximation—a haunting conscience — a preposterous shadow, lengthening in the noontide o f our prosperity— an unwelcome remembrancer— a perpetu­ally recurring mortification— a drain on your purse— a more intolerable dun upon your pride— a drawback upon success— a rebuke to your rising— a strain in your blood— a blot on your 'scutcheon— a rent in your garment— a death’s head at your banquet— Agath- ocles’ pot— a Mordecai in your gate, a Lazarus at your door— a lion in your path— a mote in your eye— a triumph to your enemy, an apology to your friends— the one thing not needful— the hail in harvest— the ounce o f sour in a pound o f sweet.

He is known by his knock. Yourheart telleth you, “ That is Mr. ------A rap between familiarity and respect, that demands and at the same time seems to despair o f entertainment. He entereth smiling and— embarrassed. He holdeth out his hand to you to shake, and— draweth it back again. H e casually looketh in about dinner time when the table is full. He offereth to go away, seeing you have company, but is induced to stay. He fllleth a chair, and your visitors’ two children, are accommodated at a side table. H e remembereth birthdays, and profes- seth he is fortunate to have stumbled upon one. He declareth against fish, the turbot being small, yet suffereth himself to be importuned into a slice. He sticketh by the port, yet will be prevailed upon to empty the remain­der glass o f claret, if a stranger press it upon him. He is a puzzle to the servants, who are fearful of being too obsequious or not civil enough to him. Everyone speculateth upon his condi­tion, and the most part take him to be a tide-waiter. He calleth you by your Christian name to imply that his other Is the same as your own. He is too familiar by half, yet you wish he had less diffidence. With half the familiarity, he might pass for a casual dependent; with more boldness, he would be in no danger of being taken for what he is. He is too humble for a friend, yet taketh on him more state than befits a client.— Charles Lamb.

Production of Cochineal.It is the opinion of Monseigneur

Leon Diguet, who has been studying the state o f the cochineal industry in Mexico for some time, that before many years have passed cochineal scarlet will have become a thing of history only, like the Tyrian purple of antiquity. It is made from the dried female of the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti). They are gathered by brushing the branches of the nopal cactus, on which the insects feed, as soon as they begin to lay their eggs. They are then desiccated in ovens or killed with boiling water. It has been estimated that one pound of cochineal contains no fewer than 70,- 000 distinct insects. The color is brought out and fixed by chloride of tin. Only a few plantations of the nopal cactus now remain— hence the fear that the dye will soon become a thing of the past, at any rate, unless some other substance is found on which to feed the insects.

Poor M arried Man.“ The time will come,” thundered the

suffragette orator, “ when woman will get a man’s wages.”

“ Yes,” sadly muttered a man on the rear seat, “next Saturday night.”— Judge.

O N E M A N T H A T E V ID E N T L Y C H E R IS H E S NO IL L U S IO N S .

Possibly the W orld 's V erd ict WouldBe the Same as His Own, but

M any There Be W ho Envy H im His Record.

The following “ human document” Is placed at our disposal for what it may be worth, declares the Chicago Rec- ord-Herald. W e shall make no attempt to pass judgment upon it, preferring to let our readers do that for them­selves.

“ I am probably a failure. Do not hastily conclude that I need food or clothes or that I may become a future ward o f charity. I have a little home which has been paid for out of my earnings. I have three children whom I have managed to send through col­lege, and I have been able to save enough money to provide such things as I shall need after my earning power is gone. But I am probably a failure.

“ Let it be understood that I have never willingly or knowingly wronged any one; that I have been a law-abid­ing citizen; that I have kept myself free from debasing habits; that I have

j always endeavored to vote for the ; good o f my country, of my state, and ! of my city, rather than for the bene- i fit o f any man or party, and that I

have tried to keep my heart as clean as if it, like my face, were visible to

I the world.“ I have no quarrel with people who

do not believe as I believe. I ac­knowledge that there may be things which I do not understand, that a thing is not necessarily wrong because I think it wrong, and that a thing is not made right merely because I sup­pose it to be right. It is probable, however, that the people who fix our standards of success, the people who are leaders in society, the people in authority, would, if my case were brought to their notice, consider me a failure. I have not accumulated a for­tune. I have not caused my name to become familiar to the public. Few people consider my favor worth court­ing. If I coin an epigram it is un­noticed, owing to my obscurity, and I “have never been a guest of honor..

“ I believe I am qualified to fill any high position except that o f champion heavyweight pugilist, but I have never been called upon to accept executive responsibilities. I have in an obscure, subordinate position done my work skillfully and conscientiously, and I have been permitted to remain in it undisturbed.

“ I have not the slightest doubt that If because o f some upheaval of nature or through some other extraordinary agency I had been hurled out of my little, unimportant corner into some high place, I should have been able to prove my fitness as an administra­tive genius, a master of strategy or a transcendent organizer. But no up­heaval has occurred; I have waited patiently for the reward which we are assured must come to him who does well that which he has to do, and I begin to see my superiors cast furtive glances at me and shake their heads, and in fancy I hear them say:

“ ‘Poor old chap! He Is a faithful, conscientious soul, but he has no tal­ent, and in a little while he will have outlived his usefulness.’

“ So I must write myself down a fail­ure. If I did not do so the world would do so for me. I have not been tried and found wanting. If that had happened I should have no reason to complain because the world has decid­ed that I am unworthy. I have not been tried at all, yet judgment has been passed upon me. That is my grievance.”

Dumas and H is Dogs.Fondness for dogs has been a mark­

ed characteristic of many famous men. Of the great romancer Dumas it is told that he once had a dog as hospi­table as was his master, and that the dog once invited 12 other dogs to Monte Cristo, Dumas’ palace, named after his famous novel. Dumas’ fac­totum-in-chief wanted to drive off the whole pack.

“ Michel,” said the great romancer, “ I have a social position to fill. It entails a fixed amount of trouble and expense. You say I have 13 dogs, and that they are eating me out of house and home. Thirteen! That is an un­lucky number.”

“ Monsieur, if you will permit me, there is nothing left for me to do. I must chase them all away,” said the servant.

“ Never, Michel, never,” replied the great writer. “Go at once and find me a fourteenth dog.”

Milk Pitcher of Six Millions.“ The sight o f one o f his good cow s

standing under a tree down the lane at milking time would throw the mod­ern dairyman into a fever,” writes Charles White in the current issue o f Harper’s Weekly. "The harmless, necessary cow of these enlightened times stands in her highly hygienio stall, which is floored with concrete and frequently scrubbed. The < >w herself is curried and brushed evdry day. Where is the haymow? Gone; gone with the milkmaid, the dodo, and the auk into the obsolete past. One listens in vain around the barn for the old slogan, ‘git over thar, gol ding y e ! ’ with the accompanying bump o f the knee against old bossy’s ribs. All that has gone out, too. Cruelty is cost­ly. Kindness pays. In these days o f conservatidn the man who mistreats animals is picking his boss’ pock et”

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He wasn’t a liar, at least he wasn’t a confirmed liar. I found him on one o f the benches in Union Square, and we immediately became friends. On spring days the seats near Broadway and Fourteenth street are veritable treasure grounds, and the astute searcher after human bric-a-brac can pick up anything from a Polish count to a South Sea buccaneer with little effort.

“ You have never heard o f Zirg- stauk’s Hair Grower?” he remarked quietly. “ No o f course you have not. I am the inventor, Dr. Ulysses G. Zirg- stauk. No, I never marketed it. This country is not kind to the inventor, but it is a grand spot for the imitator of the inventor. If I put Zirgstauk’s Hair Grower on the market I’d waste all my time serving injunctions, while ev- >ery unprincipled idea pirate between Duluth and Galveston would be getting rich by selling my stuff.”

“ But the patent laws?” I inquired. Zirgstauk sniffed haughtily at a wan­

dering puff o f cool air that came up from the North river and soothed his nerves by bringing a worn boot heel and a match into violent collision.

“ They’re all right,” he murmured. “ All right for the gentlemen I men­tioned and the persons you hire to get the patent. The inventor gets be­tween the two and he gets hurt. Yes, sir, I’ve taken out 126 patents in the United States, and my feelings have been battered into a state of shivering insensibility, and I’m a peripatetic bankrupt standing on m y pride and tw o injured shoes.”

I sympathized clumsily.“ When I invented the hair grower,”

he continued, “ I knew I had the great­est hair-hustling compound that had ever been offered. I tried it in a dozen

I Cut H a ir From D ayligh t T il l N ight­fa ll.

ways and I was satisfied. Then I sat down to commune with myself. ‘ Ulysses G.,’ said I, ‘if you market that stuff you’ll be hanging round the trilbies o f justice asking for a square deal, while every woman in the five continents is growing a six-foot thatch with a compound that has been sup­plied to her by some scoundrel that has stolen your prescription.’ That is what I said, sir. I had 126 object les­sons up to that time, and the rem­nants o f my charity wouldn’t bring three cents in an auction room. That’s when I got the idea. It came to me one night, and next morning I was on my way to ’Frisco en route for the South Seas.”

I looked surprised, and Zirgstauk smiled. “ W hy the South Seas?” I questioned.

“ I intended to grow hair and sell it to them instead o f selling them the preparation,” he snapped. “ Do you understand? I was out to circumvent those thieves who prey on unfortu­nates like me who spend our time cor- raling every little idea that blows cur way. ‘Hire niggers down in the isl­ands to grow you six foot fleeces with the help o f your tonic,’ were the exact words o f the dream, ‘and then cart the wigs heme and sell them to every short-haired female in the United States.’

“ Four weeks afterward I was at Auckland, New Zealand, and from there I got a passage down to Puroroa, one of the outliers o f the Gilbert group. I was far away from Broadway on that little spot, and after I mixed a few gallons o f the tonic I got busy. I rubbed the heads of a few score o f those niggers, after making an agree­ment with them regarding the crop that would result, and then I wandered round and made calculations concern­ing the value of a few hundred six-foot wigs delivered in Broadway or Picca­dilly.”

Zirkstauk paused and watched a man swinging in space above a new building. The thin wire support was hardly discernible.

“ That fellow up there is in no dan­ger,” he murmured. “ W e might think he is, but the chances o f one o f those trees falling on our heads is far great­

er than the chance o f that wire snap, ping. I’m just trying to show you that we haven’t got down to the proper method o f guessing how and when and where old Nemesis is going to kick us. I was in the fool mob when I was at Puoroa calculating upon the value of those six-foot lengths that were grow­ing faster than corn in spring time. Those nigs grew five inches o f hair every day, and I was beginning to sharpen the shears when trouble fell upon me like the wrath o f Heaven.

“ One of those pot-bellied native youngsters stole a five-gallon can of the hair grower, and six hours after­ward I had struck the champion bad luck patch o f my career. Yes, sir, I was in it up to my neck. That kid rubbed the stuff on his old man’s none while the father was asleep; splashed it pretty freely over his mother’s facial rind, and decorated himself in such a manner that he looked like one of those King Charles spaniels the mo­ment the tufts o f hair started to shoot. Nothing could keep the hair off any part o f the body touched by Zirg- stauk's Hair Grower.

“ If I got that can back I might have stopped the trouble, but the youngster traded it all round the place, after he had worked off his spite against his parents, and before nightfall there were three hundred Puroroans grow­ing hair in places they didn’t want hair to grow, and using up all the cuss words of the Pacific on yours truly. They came down to my hut in droves to give personal testimony to the effi­cacy o f the hair grower, and the only way I could repair the damage was to offer to barber them free. My get-busy days started just then. The kid’s father who got the splash on the nose came up to have it trimmed every morning, because he hair grew that fast over night it muffled his voice when he started to order his breakfast of fried yams and cocoanuts. His wife was in the same fix, and every day my troubles increased. Those copper-col­ored heathens found that Zirgstauk’a Hair Grower was the most effective stuff in the world for getting even with an enemy, and, instead of prod­ding a foe with a knife, they would syringe him with a half-pint o f the mixture and com e round next day to grin when he was turning into the wild man from Borneo at a fast gait. I cut hair from daylight till nightfall, and even did a bit o f rough trimming when the moonlight was strong enough to let me work.

“ Then I struck the climax before I was prepared for it. I used to sleep with the shears under my head, be­cause, being the only pair on the isl­and, it was a pretty valuable posses­sion, so you can imagine the shock I got one morning when I woke up and found some one had stolen it while I slept. I guessed Puoroa would be too warm for me without that scissors, and I knew I had little hope o f getting them. Just as I was debating about the best Vay o f skipping out, a few of my early morning customers started to batter the door, so I loped out the back way and made for the beach. I stole a canoe and pulled as hard as I could toward the horizon, and that evening I was picked up by a copra schooner and taken on to Melbourne. No sir, I never went back, but if you see any abnormally hairy specimens o f the human family on exhibition in the Bowery it is safe betting that they hail from Puoroa, and if you question them they’ll support my story.”

I stood up, but he put out his hand and detained me.

“ I said I never marketed it,” he mur­mured, “ but occasionally I sell a bot­tle to a person whose evident respecta­bility is proof that he is not one ofthose thieving . Thank you, sir;fifty cents. I am delighted at meeting you, and if ever you meet one o f those Puoroans ask them about Dr. Ulysses G. Zirgstauk.”

I have the bottle o f hair tonic on my desk; I am waiting to present it to the first baldheaded book agent that invades my office.

FAMOUS SWORDS OF SPAIN

W ith the Rothschilds.What chiefly struck one at the

funeral of the late Baron Gustave de Rothschild was the great multiplicity of relatives descended from his father, the first Baron James, the shrewdest and most funnily humorous member o f the Paris branch o f the Rothschilds, that he founded, says a writer in Lon­don Truth. Among these descendants were a son, grandsons and great and great-great-grandsons — Rothschilds, Lamberts, Leonios, Ephrussis, Sterns, Sassoons, Bubbays. They represented not only the principle o f blood rela­tionship, but the finance o f Paris, Brussels, Genoa, Milan, Odessa, Bom­bay and Calcutta. Among the numer­ous multi-millionaires descended from the first Baron James there was one who devoted himself to medical sci­ence, dramatic literature and the col­lecting of autographs o f great writers—• Baron Henri, only son o f the second Baron James.

Dog’s “ Stunt" Alm ost Fatal.The state water analyst In Kansas

City has a curious dog—a brindle bull — who licks stamps. Any morning un­til very recently he was to be seen accompanying his master to his labor­atory. At the laboratory he made his nest in an unused locker. But the dog wasn’t there merely for looks. He had a specific object in life. When bottles were to be labeled he would emerge from his hole at the snap of his master’s fingers, obediently stick out his tongue and neatly and cleverly lick the label extended to him. But the combination of glucose and cow ’s hoofs on the label is not the best diet for bulldogs. The glue must have come off and stuck in his throat, for he now lies on a couch o f old coats with a goitre on his neck, swathed in bandages o f cotton and cold cream.

F or Centuries Toledo Stood F irs t in the Making of T h a t Equipment

of the Soldier.

The swords o f Spain have always been celebrated. Numerous authori­ties might be quoted in testimony o f their unsurpassed excellence, even as long ago as the time of Cicero, who makes honorable mention o f the little Spanish sword.

It is probable that the manufacture of swords continued at Toledo until the epoch of the Gothic kings, and it is certain that it was in full sway in the ninth century. These swords served beyond doubt as a pattern fori the weapons used by the Moors of Spain in the middle ages, still to be seen represented in the pictures at the Alhambra.

The making o f swords was not for­m erly confined to one establishment. The espaderos, or sword makers, worked at their own homes alone or with a certain number of apprentices. Like all craftsmen, they were bound together in guilds.

Many o f the kings o f Castile accord­ed to the finest sword makers of Tole­do certain imposts and duties apper­taining to the sale o f swords, the pur­chase o f iron and steel and other pri­mary material.

The steel used by the espaderos o f Madrid was obtained in an iron mine situated about three miles from Man- dragon in the Basque provinces.

According to Palomeus, a Toledan swordmaker of the eighteenth century, it is an error to suppose that the Toledans preserved particular secrets for the tempering o f their arms. They were compelled to use the water o f the Tagus, as well as the fine white sand that the river contains in its bed. This sand served for the operation o f what they termed refrescar la calda, or cooling, for when the metal became red and commenced to throw off sparks the espaderos instantly sprinkled it with sand.

The blade having becom e cherry- red, they plunged the point into a wooden reservoir full o f the water o f the Tagus, and, having once cooled it, they straightened it as much as was desirable.

They then subjected each of the blades as had not hitherto been ex­posed to the fire, and when it began to redden they took it by the tongue with red-hot pincers and plunged it into sheep suet until it cooled, an op­eration that imparted temper to it.

One famous Toledan swordmaker o f whom mention is made was Julian, j surnamed El Moro, or the Moor, by reason o f his coming from Granada, where he worked until toward the end o f the fifteenth century for King Eoabdil.— Harper’s Weekly.

( Copyright, lUia, by Associated Literary Press.)

, “ The date set for the wedding is 'only twelve days off, the trousseau !is finished, everything is ready except >—the bridegroom. He alone is lack­ing! Why, oh why, was I so foolish as to get into this scrape?”

! Dorothy Bowers, sitting by a win­dow in her bedroom, stared out into the night with frightened eyes. Nerv­ously she clasped her hands as they lay on the ledge before her, and a ray of moonlight caught the chaste little diamond on her third finger till it seemed to mock her with its sig­nificant gleam. The trouble had all begun with that ring!

Six months ago, when she had gone to Chicago to visit the aunt for whom she was named, the latter had g iv e n her this diamond.

“ It’s an heirloom I always intended to give you, since you are my name­sake," she said.

On her return home Dorothy had thoughtlessly worn it on her third finger to a meeting of the Fancywork club. The girls, remembering that she had recently returned from a two months’ sojourn in the city, nat­urally formed one conclusion when they saw that diamond. Most of them were either newly married or en­gaged, so their thoughts ran in matri­monial channels. Dorothy, taking the matter as a joke, and yielding to a sudden impulse, had accepted their good-natured raillery with laughing acquiescence.

“ Tell us his name, Dot; you must do that, since we have never seen him,” begged her chum Edith.

“ Tom Morton,” replied Dorothy, giving the first name that popped into her head.

“ Is he handsome?” asked another.

A m ateur Photography.The pastor o f a church in this city

went to call on one of his parishion­ers who lived in a single room in a club house. He rapped on the door. There was no answer for a moment and then a rather suppressed voice said:

“ W ait a minute. I can’t let you in now— but wait a minute.”

He waited. After what seemed sev­eral minutes he heard the voice again:

“ Now stand up close to the door, and when I open it come in as quick­ly as you can.”

It was the pastor’s first call, and he began to wonder what sort o f Black Hand society or bombmaking club he was to visit. His worst fears seem­ed about to be realized, for as the door was opened he was met by a streaming red light and an evil smell.

“ Hurry,” said the host, “ or you’ll spoil the plate. That lamp always smells like h e ll!”

Then he glanced up and saw who the man was who had invaded his dark room.— Indianapolis News.

Beautiful Hands,A perfect hand, according to the

long-established rule based upon the Greek sculptured ideal figures, should measure seven inches from wrist to the end of the second finger, but by the same criterion a hand which is classic In its shape and is in true pro­portion to the rest of the figure may be also given the palm of perfection. However, the painter or sculptor work­ing to produce an “ ideal” figure, with a model whose hand was other than seven inches, however true in pro­portion and form, would probably so scale the whole figure as to bring the hand to the highest sought measure­ment o f perfection. Arching of the nails adds to the beauty of the hands, and this arching should increase from the Index finger to the little finger, and the nails should be narrow and lengthwise straight.

Fashions in Canes.The manager of a cane and umbrel­

la department in a large New York concern was surprised at the ques­tion: “ Is there such a thing as fash­ion In canes?” Of course there is. The straight canes, with knob handles o f all shapes and made of all mate­rials, were, so he said, “ all the rage” a few years ago. Conservative men wore simple canes, but a miniature bandmaster’s baton was easily dis­posed of. Then came the thin switch cane, and a few years ago nothing sold better than canes with straight handles. Today everything wants a crook handle cane, and there is a good reason for the style. In crowded sub­way and elevated trains and surface cars where a man must hold to a strap and has only one hand left for cane and paper, the crook handle comes very handy. It hangs at the pocket or over the arm and its shape is grace­ful and sensible. It will not be dis­placed as the leader in many years.

“ I W ill See I f H e Can Come,” She Answered.

“W hy— er— I suppose most people wouldn't consider him so; but he’s big and broad-shouldered, with, a breezy western manner.

Before night it was known through­out the village of Dunton that Dor­othy Bowers was engaged to a west­ern man named Tom Morton.

The absent-minded old uncle with whom she lived heard the news in dazed surprise. But when other men would have made searching inquiries concerning his niece’s fiance, Uncle Emmett breathed a sigh o f relief that the courtship had been carried on elsewhere so that it in no way inter­fered with the even tenor of his life; then he signed a generous check for her trousseau and returned to his be­loved books. Dorothy sewed with the other engaged girls on wedding finery, and when questioned about the date for her wedding, replied:

“ September 12th.”“ I must have been mad,” the girl

declared. “ I shall have to end the affair some way— it has gone much too far. But how can I do it? Oh, why did I let things drift so lo n g !” she repeated.

Next morning at the breakfast ta­ble Dorothy appeared pale but reso­lute. She was determined that, cost what it may, “ Tom ” m ust'd ie. That would be the easiest way out of it all. If she attempted to invent a broken engagement it would necessitate end­less explanations; but in this way she would be surrounded with a halo of sentiment as a heroine o f a blighted romance. She felt that she could carry off the situation unless Aunt Dolly came to visit her.

“ She knows I didn’t meet a single man when I was visiting her, and if she comes I shall have to make a clean breast of it and throw myself on her mercy. She would enjoy help­ing me along, for she always sees the humor o f the case.”

She had decided that the next let­ter would be made to contain the fatal tidings. Usually she heard from her aunt on Tuesdays, so a letter would probably come on the noo* train.

“ I shall soon be a maiden all for­lorn,” she was thinking when her uncle broke in upon her revery.

“ I should think, Dorothy,” he be­gan, peering at her from over his gold-rimmed glasses, “that it would

be fitting if your—er— ah-—fiance vis­ited us before your wedding. I sup­pose I should get acquainted with the young chap before he comes into the family.” He heaved a sigh as he thought of some nfew books that were still unread. “Yes, it is clearly my duty. Is he fond of outdoor sports?” Uncle Emmett had visions of trailing dismally in the wake o f an enthusias­tic golfer.

“ I— will see if he can come,” she answered, “ but do not think he will trouble you with athletics.” With that he was content.

However, it was not so easy to sat­isfy Mrs. Tompkins, their old house­keeper, who had overheard the ques­tion and answer.

“ Seems to me your young man would be cornin’ o f his own accord before the weddin’ day,” she remark­ed later with the familiarity o f an old servant.

“ He has been very busy. I expect a letter today,” evaded Dorothy.

Mrs. Tompkins sniffed. “ In my day young men were more keen. They always managed to see their sweet­hearts pretty often, business o r no business.”

“ I must dress and go down for the mail,” said Dorothy.

“ I feel almost as if it w ere true,” she thought, as she fastened her linen dress with shaking fingers. Then the full force of the case rushed over her. “ Oh, I’m so tired o f subter­fuges and lies— lies—yes, that Is what they have been. I, who have always prided myself on my truthfulness! I began it all in fun, never dreaming it would go so far. I can’t explain now without making myself a laughing stock. Oh, if it were true and I was going to be happy like other worn- ; en ! ”

She was descending the stairs when a knock sounded at the front door. | On opening it she found a tall, keen­eyed young man standing on the porch.

“ Is this Miss Dorothy Bowers?” he asked, as he took off his broad- brimmed straw hat.

Wonderingly, she assented.“ I am T. M. Morton, o f Blue Mound,

Nebraska.”“ T. M. M orton!” she repeated.“ Yes.” Seeing the puzzled look in

the big brown eyes, he added, “ May I com e in and explain?”

She led the way into the living ; room, which he seemed to fill with his virile personality.

H e, drew from his pocket a pack­age of letters -whose addresses Doro­thy saw with a flush of recognition.

“ I’m afraid I’ve gotten hold o f ■ «om e letters that were meant for an- i other fellow,” he began with a glance at the diamond on her finger. “ It may have caused you trouble. If so, I’m sorry.

“ I was honest in thinking it mine when I opened th e 8 first. There was a bunch of them addressed to T. M. | Morton, advertised in the Chicago papers. When I went there with a carload o f cattle I was expecting some mail through the general deliv­ery, so naturally thought these were mine.”

She did not speak, and he contin­ued: “ I know I was a cad to read the others— but the temptation was too strong. You see I have dreamed so often of a little girl who would write letters like those to me. I have been alone so much with no one to know or care since I bought my ranch, and the thought took a pretty strong grip on me. Strangely enough, m y dream sweetheart had brown eyes like yours.

“ But it all came over me the other night what I’d done in keeping these letters from some one else— the lucky chap to whom they belong. And I re ­solved to return them to you.”

Dorothy clasped her slim hands tightly. “ There— there is no other man,” she said.

“ No other man?”“ No, mine was only a fancy, too.”

Then, briefly, she told him of the -sfhole affair, from the sudden impulse to play a joke on the club girls until before she was aware o f the fact she had been caught in a maze of her own making from which she couldn’t ex­tricate herself without ridicule and mortification. “ It’s a wonderful relief to tell the truth at last; I had no idea o f letting the joke go so far— and now I’m not brave enough to own to the facts, so I’ve decided to have my fiance die,” she concluded, with a tremulous little laugh.

Into his keen eyes came a new light. He crossed the room and took the nervous little hands.

“ I have a better idea, Dorothy. Let it be true about the dream chap. Let me take his place! There are stiff eleven days in which we can get ac­quainted before the date o f the wed­ding. And we can say a lot In that time. I’ll furnish references about my character and business prospects to your uncle. I know I’m unpolished, though I’ve always tried to be a de­cent sort. But if at the last you don’t want me, I’ll go— away.”

As if drawn by the magnetism o f his earnest eyes, Dorothy rose, her hand still in his.

"Perhaps, together, we can make our dreams come true,” she said.

Behind the Tim es.Although he was a typical W eary

W illie in general appearance, the way­farer carried himself with a certain air o f distinction that attracted the attention o f the kindly matron.

“ My poor man,” she said, “ you look as if you had seen better days.”

“ Yes, madam,” was the reply. “ In m y time I have been the cynosure o f all eyes.”

“ Indeed?"“ Yes; you see I was the tattooed

man in the big circus.“ How did you come to lose your po­

sition?”“ Oh, the people are crazy for mov­

ing pictures now and I couldn’t fill the bill.”

NOT LOOKING FOR ARGUMENTAmong O ther Things W as W illin g to

Give W omen Right to Vote and Same Wages as Men.

“ Don’t you think a man is a fool to try to drown his sorrows in strong liquor?”

“ Yes.”“And don’t you think chewing tobac­

co is an awfully filthy habit?”“ Yes.”“ Don’t you think a man who

smokes is foolish to burn up money in that way?”

“ Yes.”“ Don’t you think it is ridiculous to

deny women the right to vote when tramps and ignorant foreigners who have no knowledge of our institutions are permitted to cast ballots?”

“ Yes.”“ Don’t you think a woman who does

a man’s work as well as a man could do it ought to have a man’s pay?”

“ Yes.”“ Well, for mercy sake, why don’t

you spunk up and argue about some­thing? Haven’t you an idea of any kind?”

Didn’t Bother H im .Musician—Is it not a distressing

thought that some of our greatest com­posers made very little money in their lifetime?

Philistine— No. It’s my only conso­lation when my wife drag3 me to the opera.— London Opinion.

F it Designation.“ My dear, what is your kitty’s

name?”“ What kitty, my love?”“ The kitty you talk about in your

3leep that you have at your club?” “ As far as I am concerned, my dear,

its name is Dennis.”

Agreed.Tapper—How do you get along so

well with your wife?Topper—W e made an agreement

:hat she wouldn’t interfere with my stenographers if I wouldn’t interfere with her chauffeurs.— Judge.

Paradoxical.“ An heiress does one thing contrary

to everyone else.”“ What’s that?”“ She is apt to be most wasteful o f

her riches when she husbands her re­sources.”

T H E U S U A L W A Y .

Mrs. Jackson— Before we were mar­ried you said you’d lay the world at my feet.

Mr. Jackson— W ell?Mrs. Jackson—Now, you are not

even willing to lay the carpet.

A ll the Same to Him .“ Have you a few minutes to spare?”

asked the agent.“ No,” replied the busy man.“ Well, I have a proposition that I

think will interest you.”

All Useful.“ I call ’em the cutlery family.”“ Why so?”“ Well, the daughter spoons, the fa­

ther forks out the money and the mother knifes the other guests.”

A Suspicious Case.“ What makes you think his credit

isn’ t good?”“ He called in a doctor to treat him

for a stomach ache, and the doctor lidn ’t tell him he had appendicitis.”

Charcoal Eph’p Philosophy.“ Ef de worl’ was jess lak hit staht-

?d off,” said Charcoal Eph, ruminative- [y, “you’d fin’ nearly everybody shin- nin’ up dat ol* apple tree. T ry some biscuits, Mistah Jackson.”

ACTOR AND THE PLAYWRIGHTForm er Resents Idea T h a t H e I t

Given Vehicle to Express T a len t and Genius to W orld.

“ You don’t seem to have a very high opinion of the man who wrote the play in which you are appearing.”

“ Why should I have a high opinoin of him ?” asked the popular young actor.

“ He has given you the opportunity to become a public favorite.”

“ He has given me the opportunity? My dear sir, he is not responsible for the talent, the genius, the artistic tem­perament I possess.”

“ No, but if there were no play­wright to provide you with a vehicle how would you find expresion for your talent, your genius, your artistic tem­perament? It seems to me that you owe everything to the man who gives you lines to speak.”

“ My dear boy, you have a primitive mind—very primitive. You could not drive your automobile If there were no mechanics to make the wheels and the brakes and the engines; but do you feel that you owe all to the besmeared mechanics? Pardon me for a moment while I indulge in thought. It is my favorite recreation.”

Heredity.“ Give me a k iss!” pleads the suitor

o f the lovely daughter of the eminent philanthropist.

“ I will,” she replies thoughtfully, “ on condition that you raise three more within five minutes.”—Judge’s Library.

H IS PU R PO SE.

First Senator—What makes you keep declaring that you will never again be a candidate for public of­fice?

Second Senator — Well, I’ve got to keep saying something in order to prevent my friends from overlooking me as a possible candidate.

A Tender Plea.“ I see that Jack has colored his hair

black where it was turning. Why did he do such a foolish thing?”

“ Well, his girl asked him to do it, and, of course, no man could refuse a loved one’s dyeing request.”

In the Blood.“ Why do American heiresses persist

in marrying impecunious noblemen?” “ I suppose with the American wom­

an’s instinctive love o f bargains, they cannot resist the prospect o f get­ting anything that’s reduced.”

The Question Today.“ Are you making history?” Inquired

the Mexican insurgent.“ What a question, general."“ I ask it seriously. Are we making

history or just a few films for the mov­ing picture people?”

Average Tim e.“ Which of these clocks is right?” “ I don’t know. W e’ve five clocks

When we want to know the time we add ’em together and divide by five, and even then we’re not certain.”— London Opinion.

The Only W ay. ,“ I think, dear, I’ll make my w{ll.” “ Why should you do that? You

haven’t anything to leave.”“ I know; but it seems to be the

only way in which I can hope to have a will of my own.”

Com parative Values.“ My wife can make a tart reply.” “ My wife can do better than that.

She can make a pie speak for it­self.”

A t It Again.The Doctor—I see there has been

some discussion as to whether it should be a Norwegian or an English flag that flies from the south pole.

The Professor— The honor belongs to neither. It should be Polish.

T im e to Roost.“ Doctor,” said a despairing patient,

“ I’m in a dreadful way— I can neith­er lay nor set. What shall I do?”

“ W ell,” said the medical man gravely, “ I think you had better roost.”

Inexcusable Ignorance.Rankin (trying to remember)— W ho

and what are the “ geisha girls?”Fyle— The gay Shaw girls? I don’t

know. Why not read his stuff your­self and find out?

Lost T im e.“ When you make an engagement,

you are always right on the minute keeping it, aren’t you?”

“ Yes, I have lost a lot o f time that way.”

H e r Untrained Ear.“ Yes, I enjoyed my visit to Boston

ever so much.” Miss Cahokia was saying. “ What a curious—er— brogue they speak there, don’t they?”

The Cause.“ I don’t look well in a steamer cap.” “ Few people do. You see, it is a sort

of handy cap.”

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(O F F I C I A L P U B L IC A T IO N .)R eport o f the con d ition o f F arm ers State

B ank located at G enoa, State o f Illin o is before the com m en cem en t o f bu sin ess on the 5th day F ebruary , 1913. as m ade to the A u d itor o f P u b lic A ccou n ts o f the State o f Illinois pursuant to law.

R E S O U R C E S1. L O A N S :

L oans on real estate $.52,601 60 L oan s on collateral

se cu r ity ................... 13,824O ther loan s and

d is co u n ts .................. 114,132 81 $180,608 41O v e r d r a fts ......................... 2,376 57Investm ents:

State, cou n ty and m u ­n icipal b o n d s ................1,000

P u b lic serv ice corp o ­ration b o n d s .................. 100 00

O ther bon ds and secu r­ities ...... .2,000 00

4. M iscellaneous R e sou rces :Banking- h o u se .......... 9,050 17R eal estate other than

b a n k in g -h ou se ............ 912 50F u rn iture and fix tu res 2,210 49

5, D ue From B an ks:S ta te .................... ..............N a t io n a l .......................... .18.435 86

6. Cash on Hand :C u rren cy ........................... 3.611 00Gold c o in ........................... 30 00S ilver c o in ....................... 1,651 30M inor c o in ....................... 65 43

3,100 00

12,17316

18.435 86

5,357 737. O ther Cash R esources:

E x ch a n g es for c learin gh o u se ............................. 2,199 26

C hecks and other Cashite m s .............................. 699 43

C ollections in tra n s it ..2,898 59

Total R esou rces ............................. $224,950 42L IA B IL IT IE S

1. Capital Stock Paid in .................... $ 40,tXK) 002. Surplus F u n d ................................. '. 3,100003. U ndivided P rofits ......... 1,355 22

L ess current interest, expen ses and taxes p a id ................................. 664 36

690 864. D ep osits :

T im e certifica tes 99,739 52S av in gs, su b je ct to

n o t ic e ...........................D em and, su b ject to

c h e c k ............................ 55.074 04C ash ier ’s c h e c k s 1.046 00

155,859 56O ther L ia b ilit ies ............ .. .25,000Total I .ia b ilit ies ............................$224,950 42

I, F lora B uck , C ash ier o f the F arm ersState Bank, d o so lem n ly sw ear that theab ove statem en t is true to the best o f m y k n ow ledge and belief.

F L O R A B U C K , C ashierSt a t e o f Il l i n o i s iC ou n ty o f D eK alb j ss

S u b scribed and sw orn to before m e this 8th day o f F ebruary , 1913.

GEO. W . BUCK (Seal) N otary P u b lic

PILES! PILES! PILES!WILLIAMS' INDIAN PILE OINTMENTWill cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles. It absorbs the tumors, allays itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives instant relief.For sale by all druggists, mail 50c and $1.00.

WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Props., Cleveland, Ohio

Genoa Camp No.103 M. W. A.

M eets secon d and fou rth T h u rsd ay s of each m onth .

V isitin g ne igh bors w elcom e B. C. A w e. V . C. A. R Slaler, Clerk

S A W D E N T I S T A. D. HADSALL

X cu t saw s 10c p er linea l foot. H an d and B u ck saw s, p rice a cco rd in g to con d ition o f saw.

&GENOA LODGE NO. 288

A. F. & A. M.M eets secon d and fou rth W edn esda ys

o f each m on th O. M. B ARCUS, W . M.

T .M. F razier Secy.

GENOA LODGE No. 768

I. 0 . 0 . F.M eets ev ery M onday ev en in g

in O dd Fellow H all,S. H.MATTESON J. W , Sow ers,Sec.

N. G.

C. A. PattersonD E N T IST

H ou rs : 8:30 to 12:00 a. m .1:00 to 5.00 p. m.

O ffice in E x ch a n ge B ank B u ild in g

Dr. J. W. OvitzP h y sic ian and Surgeon

O ffice over C oh oon ’s Store. H ou rs : 10:00 to 12:00 a, in.

2:00 to 4:30 p. m. P h on e No. U 7:00 to 8;30 p. m.

J. D. Corson D. V. M.Veterinarian

Office and Hospital Stott and Main Sts.

P h o n e 181

EVALINE LODGENo. 344

M eet 4th T u esd ay o f each m on th in

I. O. O. F. H all J. W . S oW ers

P refect F an n ie M. H eed ,

Secy

Our Quer}) am% p l> >T | 1 3J i e p a r t T i i e n

W hat is a S a b b a th Day's Journey?—About one mile.

W hat is the Meaning of G errym an­der?— It means the geographical ap­portionment of districts to give pre­ponderance to one politcal party. The practice was begun in Massachusetts, Sgid named from its governor, El- bridge Gerry.

W ho Was Term ed the Mad Poet?—Nathaniel . Lee, an insane English dramatist.

W h at is an Orangeman?— A prot-estant Irishman, and one who cher­ishes the name of William, Prince of Orange.

W hat is a Round Robin?— A peti­tion or remonstrance^ signed with the names in a circle to conceal who signed it first.

W h at la the Malthusian Doctrine?—The theory that the population is growing faster than the food supply.

Who was John Rennie?— H e wasan eminent engineer, the son o f a farmer, and born 1761. His greatest achievement was the building of the famous London Bridge across the Thames, and which was opened in 1831.

In w hat States does Capital Punish­ment Prevail?— Capital punishmentprevails in all states except Michigan, Wisconsin, Rhode Island and Maine. It was abolished in Iowa in 1872 and restored in 1878. It was also abol­ished in Colorado and restored in 1901.

W h at is the Area of H aiti?— Thearea of Haiti is 10,204 square miles, or about one-third of Indiana. Its population is near 2,000,000.

W h at is the Highest Point in W is­consin?— The highest point in Wiscon- sn is Rib Hill, in Marathon county.

W hen did the F irs t Vessel Crossthe Ocean Under Steam?— The first vessel crossed the ocean under steam In 1819. It was the Savannah, o f 380 tons burden, built at Corlear's Hook, N. Y. The steamer went from New York to Savannah, Ga., and thence to England. From England she pro­ceeded to St. Petersburg, Russia, where an effort was made to dispose of her to the czar. Failing to effect the sale, she returned to New York and was afterwards converted into a sailing vessel.

W h at is Volapuk?— A so-called uni­versal language, invented in 1879, by Johann Martin Schleyer, a Swabian pastor, and later a teacher in Con­stance. Of the vocabulary about one- third is o f English origin. The gram- mer is simplified to the utmost.

W ho was A lexander the Copper­smith?—A nickname applied to Alex­ander Hamilton by those who were dissatisfied with the copper cents coined in 1793 at his suggestion as secretary of the treasury.

W h at Is the Average Depth of Oceans?— The average depth of all the oceans is from 2,000 to 3,000 fath­oms. Soundings have been made In the Atlantic ocean, ninety miles off the Island of St. Thomas, in the West Indies, which showed a depth of 23,250 feet, or about four and one- half miles. In 1872-74, the ship Chal­lenger made a voyage around the world for the purpose of taking deep- sea soundings, and the result showed that the greatest depth in the Pacific ocean was between four and one-half and five miles.

How Many of our Presidents w ere Church Members?— From Washington to McKinley, only three, Washington, Garfield and Harrison, were members of the church. All others were men who revered Christianity except Jefferson, who was not a believer, at least while he was chief magistrate.

W h at Is meant by the “ Devarica- tion of Languages” ?— It means the breaking of a language into two or more separate languages, through corruptions and other circumstances.

W h at was the Defect of the Julian Calendar?— It made the year about eleven minutes too long, and this ex­tension amounted to three days In nearly 400 years.

Real Estate TransfersF airdale—

J o h n W . E m m o n s wd to H e n r y W y l l y s , lot 8 b ik . 7 and 2 b lk 6, S3,000 .S a n d w i c h —

G e o r g e N. TvlcDonald wd to A . D. M a rc le y , lot 7 b lk 6 J o l e s ’ ,

$ 7 5°. ■S o m o n a u k —

F r e d Fa l t z hei rs wd to Cath. B i s ho p , lot 6 and 7 b lk 10. S i .ooo, G e n o a —

F r e d S c h e r f wd to W o o d s t o c k & S y c a m o r e Tra c t i on Co. , pt n e j^ s w ^ sec. 19, $ 1 2 5 .

F . E . C l a y c o m b wo to W o od - s tock & S y c a m o r e Tra c t i on Co. , pt. s w n e j ^ nvV/4 sec. 19, $250.

J o h n H. Y o u n g to H e n r y L e on a rd , lot 9 blk. 2 S c o t t ’s,

Si.775-J D. P age b y m a s t e r ’s deed to

F r e d e r i c k Spans a i l , lot 9 blk 2,$ 8 3 5 .K i r k l a n d —

F . D. H i c k e y wd to F r an k Poust , lot 24 blk 9, $ 1 .

To W rite a Letter.The, art of letter writing is quit*

simple If you will take it in all sim­plicity. All you have to do is to con­jure up a vision of the person to whom you are writing, pick up your pen, and— talk. When you can pic­ture a face you like, adorned with a pipe whose shape you know well, It is no difficult matter to find what to say and how to say it. A letter is a chat and the pen can be as effective as the toneue.He Never Drank Any Panther Juice.

“A good many years ago,” said the Arkansas citizen, who was showing the tourist from the north around the neighborhood, “ there was a wildcat distillery up that ’ere rocky holler.” “ What sort of— ah!— product,” in­quired the visitor, "was obtained from the distillation of wildcats?”

COMBINATION HORSE SALE

At Oar Sale Pavilion

GENOA, ILL.MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24

40 HEAD OF GOOD HORSES, inc lud ing

20 head Far m S tu f f ; som e mares in foa l ; one pai r b a y Ge ld i ngs , 5 and 8 y rs . old, wt. 2800; b lack mare, 6 y rs . old, we ig h t 1600; g r a y Ge l d in g , 5 yrs . old, we ight 1200; g r a y Ge ld i ng , 5 yrs . old, wt. 1 300 ; g r a y Ge ld i ng , 4 y rs . old, wt. 1400; b lack mare, 6 yrs . old, wt. 1 300 ; one pai r brown horses, wt. 2600; g r a y mare , ^3 yrs . old, wt. 900; sorrel G e ld in g , 8 yrs . old, wt. 1200; one pai r mules , 9 and 10 y rs . o l d , wt. 2400; buck sk in horse, 4 yrs . old, wt io o o ; b la ck mare, 12 y r s . old, wt. 1200; b a y Ge ld ing .4 y rs . old. wt. 1000; ba y Ge l d in g ,5 yrs . old, wt. 1 1 0 0 ; one pair Crea m s , 8 and 9 y r s old, wt. 2000; b a y mare, s ta ndard bred, 5 yrs. old, wt. 1 1 0 0 ; one pai r mules , wt. 2200; 100 s treet b lankets , 5 sets harness , 3 bugg ies .

S a l e beg ins at one o ’c loc k p. m. T e r m s : Cash in hand or b a n k ­

able notes.C O O P E R & P A T T E R S O N

C h a s . S u l l iv a n , A uc t .----------------------------------------------- 1

Know More About Electricity. During ten years the output of the

electric generating plants has nearly trebled, but the num ber of accidents has remained the same. An increase would be naturally looked for, but this seems to indicate that many of the accidents o f the earlier years were due to ignorance or carelessness, which ds now avoided by a greater knowledge of the use of electricity and electrical machinery.

Riley CenterB orn to Mr. and Mrs W i l l John

F e b r u a r y 8, a b o y . A l l are do ing nice ly .

Mrs . C a r r of I o w a v is i ted her brother , Grant A n t h o n y , over S u n d a y .

A l v a Rat f i e ld and Geo. R e d- p a t h .a t t en ded the sa le neay H a r ­m o n y M on d a y .

H a r r y D r i ve r and f a m i l y have m ov e d to M a re n g o and will quit f a rming for a year .

Mr. and Mrs. N. B ro tz ma n a t ­tended the R e l i e f Co rp s at the home of Mrs L o o m i s at M a re n go F r iday.

H a l* G i l l e tte has dec i ded to s tay on the farm which he sold last fall, as the f a rm he re cent ly pu rchased is rented for this y e a ' -.

Mrs. Le o n W a te rm a n is ill and the doctor thought it best to t ake her to the hospital at E l g in . H e r m an y f r i ends hop e for a s p e e d y re covery .

T h e church g a v e a Va lent ine social at the home of O scar A n ­derson last W e d n e s d a y which was wel l a t tended . T h e a rt ic le^ left f rom the bazaar were sold at auction, b r ing ing g o o d prices. E v e r y o n e present had a go od time.

T h e y o un g p e o p l e s ’ c lass in the

corner ga v e a m as q u er a d e p ar t y at the hom e o f L . E . M a c k e y S a t u r d a y even ing . T h e r e were m a n y q ue e r costumes . Ol l ie Ne l so n dresse d as an Indian girl took first prize, and L o u i s R a t ­field dres sed as a co l l e ge bo y took first prize.

The Largest Magazine in the WorldT o d a y ’s M ag a z i ne is the l a rges t

and best edi ted magaz ine p u b ­l i shed at 50c per ye ar . F i v e cents per c o p y at all news dea le r s . E v e r y l a d y w h o a pp re c ia te s a g o o d m aga z i ne should send for a f ree s a m p l e c o p y and premium ca ta log . A d d r e s s , T o d a y ’s M a g ­azine, Canton , Ohio. 2 i - 2 t *

Distinctive Resorts for Winter OutingsNEW ORLEANS.

A city o f unusual charm and o f great interest to the visitor. Send for illustrated book let, “ New O r­leans for the T ou ris t.”

MADRI GRAS.A t New O rleans, F ebruary 4, 1913. The fam ou s annual event o f the C rescent City. B rilliant, sp ecta ­cu lar features d escr ib ed in illu s ­trated folder. “ M adri G ra s.” Ask for cop y .

FLORIDA.Via the “ Central R ou te to F lorida and C u b a .” Solid fast th rough train, the “ Sem in olae L im ited ’ ’ from C h ica g o to Jacksonville . B orre sp o n d in g serv ice f r o m St. Louis. C on n ects at Jack son v ille with trains for all F lorida p oin ts and steam sh ip con n ection s for H avana, Cuba. Send fo r book let d e scr ib in g the in terestin g points, “ F lorida , Kn R o u te .”

HAVANA, CUBA.C h oice o f routes via New O rleans or F lorida. Cuba fo ld er m ailed on request.

PANAMA, CENTRAL AMERICA.I llin o is Central to New O rleans, and sem i-w eek ly steam sh ips o f the U nited F ruit Co. to C olon , P an am c, and Central A m erican ports. T h e H a m b u rg A m erica n Lin e w ill operate tw o cru ises o f Jam aica, Panam a and H avana, le a v in g New O rleans January 23 an d E ebruary 10, 1913. The“ T ou rist’ s Panam a, Costa R ica , G uatem ala” illustrated booklet sent on appl icat ion.

VICKSBURG, MISS.C onta ins V ick sb u rg N ational M il­itary Park, co m m em ora tin g the s iege and defen se o f the cit}'. An in terestin g p lace to visit en route to New O rleans. Send for h an d ­som ely illustrated b ook s entitled “ V ick sb u rg for the T ou ris t ,” and “ S iege and D efense o f V ick s ­b u rg .”

HOT SPRINGS, ARK.Q uickest tim e from C h ica g o via the “ H ot S p rin g s L im ited .” D aily, e lectric ligh ted th rou gh train ca rry in g d raw in g room s leep in g car and ch a ir car to H ot S p rin gs. D in n in g car service. Send for illustrated literature d e s ­crib in g - H ot S prings.

TEXAS.Via New O rlean s or St. L ou is. T h rou gh d a ily s le e p in g car from C h ica g o to D allas, W aco, A u stin and San A n ton io with con n ection for Ft. W orth via St. L ou is and M. K. & T. R y . T h rou gh da ily s le e p in g car from C h ica g o to B eaum ont, H ou ston and San A n ­ton io via New O rleans and Sou th ­ern P acific-Sunset Route.

CALIFORNIA.T h rou g h tou rist s le e p in g car to C a liforn ia every M onday from C h ica g o via New O rleans and the Southern P acific . T h e low a lti­tude route. Send fo r c o p y o f C a l­ifornia folder.

A ll of the above quickly and directlx reached via the thru trains and train service of the

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Tickets, reservations, train time, and sp ecific fares from you r station m ay be had o f j^our loca l ticket agent.

H. J. P h e l p s , G. P. A ., C h icago.15—gt

Taxes, Taxes, Taxes!T h e t a x bo oks for G e n o a are

now open at the F a r m e r s ’ S ta t e B a n k e v e r y d a y f rom 9:00 to 4 00 o ’c loc k e x c e p t T h u r s d a y On that d a y at N e w L e ba n on f rom 7 : 30 to 3:00.1 7 - t f M. D. Benn et t , Co l l ec tor .

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Your M oney BacKif it is not as represented .

I R A W . D O U G L A S SPHONE NO. 07

• II

W e are now in position to receive orders for

aff Kinds of

Hard CoalJACKMAN & SON

Phone 57. Been Selling Good Coal Since 1875

J

The Clearing Sale

E x a m i n e the goods , test them in a n y w a y you choose , but c o n ­v ince y o u r s e l f that th e y a re what we c l a im - real bargain va lues .

M e n ’s B l a c k W o rs te d Hose , seconds o f 25cgrades , p a i r ................ 5 C

20 0 0 y d s . Te n n i s F l a n ­nels, mill l engths ofioc c loth, y d 6 C

19x 44 in. T ur k i s h T o w ­els ..............................| Oc

Lad ies , R e d Wo olS w ea t er s . . , 5 0 c

C h i l d r e n ’s W h i t e S w e a ­ters, lot r educed to

................................... 39cB o y s ’ C o r d u r o y K n e e

Pants, 50c m a k e s 2 5 ° 3 1 in. N a v y B lu e I2*^c

S te i f e l C lo th . . -3XA C B l a c k S i l k L a c e and

Insera t ion to 2 in.w i d e ................................ | c

L a d i e s ’ B l a c k W o o l Hos e , spec ia l s 15 .

• ........................... 19c

L a d i e s ’ ba rred H d k fs . or M e n ’s Plain Whi t e

9 for ........ 2 5 cO v e rc o a t c lean up, o f

sma l l and med iumsizes (in l a rge s izes ga rm e n ts would br ing doub le these pr i ces )

$ 2 .5 0 . $ 6.00 $ 4 .4 5 . $ 7.95Embroidery and Lace

Values

45 in. S k i r t width, fine qu a l i t y E m b r o i d e r y , deep, h e a v y need lework , per yd . 59, 6 9 c

10 in. go od qu a l i t y E m ­broideries , no narrow widths , cho ice . . . | Oc

W id e F l o u n c i n g . . • 2 5 c 4 in. to 9 in. F a n c y

B an d in gs , c h o i c e o n l y ............................. | Oc

Sale of Mill Remnants

Val ue s ob ta in a b le in f

no o ther :C o t t o n a d e Pants G o o d s

y d .................................. I OcS ta n d a rd Ca l i c oes , reds

browns , e t c 3A CL i g h t G re e n C h e e s e

C l o t h .............................. 2 CSateens , al l colors • 1 0 c 36 in S i l k a l i u e s . . . . 5 c27 in. C r e t o n s ................ 5 C39 in. art Den ims , B u r ­

laps, or Cr e to ns . | Oc M ou n t V e rn o n , 36 in.

Cur ta in S w i s s 6 C

Ladies’ Dept. Values

L a d i e s ’ B l a c k S i lk D re s s Sk i r ts , c lose

out sale $ 5 .0 0 . $ 5 .98Mess a l ine S i lk P e t t i ­

coats, 2 l eader va lues b l ac ks and c o l o r s

$ 2 . 10 . $ 3 .50Cloak News

B i g a s so r t me nt of I n ­fa nt s ’ C l oak s , f o r ­mer pr ices

B l a c k C loak s , l a d ie s ’ sizes, e ve ry g a rm e n t reduced

$ 1 0 49 C l o ak s $ 5 .0014 49 C lo u ks 0 .001 7 87 C l o a k s | 0 .00

Gir ls , Ta i lo re d Su i t s ,13. 14 and 15 yr .sizes, in blues, i eds ,tans, and browns ,a l so in m ix t ur es

$ 4 . 2 4 , $ 5 .00Va lu es which ca nno i be d up l i ca ted at tw ice these f igures.

Waist Leaders

2 spe c ia l s ; 4 doz, on sale. F in e Whi teVui l e , f a n c y l ace y o k e , l ace t r im m e d s l eeves and back

...........................$ 1.50Persian L a w n , l ace or

e m b r o i d e r y f r o n t W a i s t $ | . 2 5

Remember Refunded Car Fare Offers. Show Round Trip Ticket If You Come By Train.

Chase & Bauer Pianos* J. H. HOLMQULST

Players can be Installed

The Queen Player PianoS Y C A M O R E , IL L .

in any Piano

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NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER THAT NEW SPRING SUIT*

M a k in g c lo th e s fo r m en has been m y bu s iness fo r m a n y years , th a t m y w o r k has g ive n s a t is fa c t io n and th a t m y g u a ra n te e is good is e v ide nce d b y th e fa c t th a t tho se yea rs have been s p e n t r ig h t he re in Genoa, f i t t i n g som e o f th e m en o f G enoa dozens and dozens o f t im e s w i th a b s o lu te s a t is ­fa c t io n . T h e n is th e reason w h y m en com e back to m e. 1 g u a ra n te e a p e r fe c t f i t and goods to be e x a c t ly as re p re se n te d . T h e s p r in g and s u m m e r s a m p le s a re n o w in fo r y o u r in s p e c t io n . T h e re a re h u n d re d s o f p a t te rn s to se lec t f r o m a t p r ice s ra n g in g f r o m $ 13 .50 to $ 4 0 .0 0 , and y o u need n o t spe nd $ 4 0 .0 0 to g e t a good s u i t e i th e r . Y o u can have a s u i t m ad e to o rd e r he re ju s t as one ta ke n f r o m th e ra ck re a d y -m a d e and res t assu red o f a f i t . N o re a d y -m a d e s u i t can f i t p e r fe c t ly fo r no tw o m en a re b u i l t ju s t a l ike . C a ll and see th e sa m p le s n o w b e fo re th e ru sh o f s p r in g w o rk .

* F. O. HOLTGREN - Genoa, 111.

CARMICHAEL’S MOTTO:

“Absolutely Pure Drugs

FarmersDoes Your Employe Take a Drink of

WATERD a v i d Ro ss , S e c r e t a r y of the S t a te bureau of l abor stat ist ics , ruled, on Feb. 1 3th. , that an e m p l o y e r under the C o m p e n s a t io n A c t is l i able for s i ckness cause d by W o r k m a n d r i n k in g c o n t a m i n a te d water at p lace of and d ur i ng the ir occu pa t io n .

FOR PARTICULAS

ASKLee W . Miller, Genoa

T h e d a y ? — N e x t T h u r s d a y .T h e h o u r ? — 1 0 : 3 0 a. m.T h e p la c e ? — S out h o f M a re ng o . B a t e s & L a c k l a n d ’s b ig f arm sale.

G. W . S o w e r s was o v e r f rom E l g i n T u e s d a y .

Miss I r ene Dur ham is s p e n d in g the w e ek in C h ic a go .

Mr. and Mrs. J . F . K e a t i n g v i s ­i ted in S p r i n g V a l l e y and L a S a l l e last w eek .

Mrs . T . B . H a i n e s and Miss G e n e v e v e B a l d w i n we re out f rom C h i c a g o ov er S u n d a y .

A . L . C r a w f o r d o f C h i c a g o was here l ast F r i d a y e v e n in g to a t ­tend the H . A . G. T. C l ub dance.

T h e h ig h es t b idd er ge t s it. E v e r y t h i n g goes at the b ig f arm and l i v e s to c k sale o f B a t e s & L a c k l a n d n e x t T h u r s d a y .

J a s . H u tc h i s o n , J r . and R . B . F i e l d a re in F r e e p o r t this we ek w h er e t h e y wi l l a t t end the M a ­sonic schoo l o f ins truct ion.

E m i l , the seven y e a r old son of the late F r e d Se l l , wh o has been in the o r p h a n s hom e at A d d i s o n , wi l l be t ak en to the h om e for f eeb le m in d e d ch i ldren at W a t e r ­

town, Wis .

F o r sale , 20 bar red ro ck ro os t ­ers at $ 1 .^ 0 each, a l so pen of b l a c k o r p i ng t on s which wo n first prize at S y c a m o r e m id-wi nter

fai r wi l l be sold cheap .F ' rank S t a n l e y . *

M iss L a n e o f R o c k f o r d was a gues t of Miss L i n d a Pa t te r son this week .

Mrs . W. A . G e i t h m a n and y o u n g e r son v i s i t ed in H a m p s h i r e W e d n e s d a y .

Garf i e ld P ie rce is a t t en d i ng a Mason ic S c h o o l o f Ins t ru c t i on at F r e e p o r t this w eek .

R o b e r t D r i ve r is r e c o v e r in g at Sh e rm a n H os p i ta l in E l g i n f rom a recent opera t ion for rupture .

Mr. and Mrs . E d . C r a w f o r d e n ­te rta ined the l a t te r ’ s b ro th er and o th er re l a t i ves f rom D e K a l b o v e r S u n d a y .

Miss M a u d e Tuth i l l o f E l g i n and Miss B e s s B id w e l l we re S u n ­d a y gues t s at the h om e o f the ir uncle, A . V. P ierce .

W. E . Mi l l er , wh o has been e m p l o y e d in the sh ip p in g room at the te l e ph on e f a c t o r y for two year s , wi l l soon m o v e onto the f a rm wes t o f G e n o a re cent ly va c a te d b y F d l i s C oop er .

R o e B e n n e t was a ss is ted in ce le br a t in g his b i r th d a y a n n iv e r ­sa ry on M o n d a y e ve n in g when a hos t o f f r iends ca l l ed to spend the e v e n i ng . I t was an e n j o y a b l e event , ca rds and o th er sources of am u s e m e n t caus ing the hours to pass p leas an t ly . T h e gues ts a r r i ved l aden with p le n t y of g o o d things to eat and an e x ce l l en t lunch was the result .

H ar n e s s e s o i led at E . H . Co- hoon & C o ’s.

Mrs . A . G. S t e w a r t was a C h i ­c a g o v i s i tor last S a t u r d a y .

Miss B e l l e T a y l o r o f W a s h i n g ton is here v i s i t ing f r iends and relat ives .

J o h n Y o u n g , the baker , t ra ns ­ac ted bus iness in C h i c a g o the first of the week .

F\ S . A b r a h a m o f C h i c a g o was out S a t u r d a y and S u n d a y , a guest at the h om e o f his parents , Mr. and Mrs . S. A b r a h a m .

D o n ’t wa it unti l yo u want to begin spr ing w o rk be fo re you br ing y o ur harness to E . H . Co- hoon & Co . to be oi led .

Mr. and Mrs . J o h n H ut ch i so n of St . C h a r l e s w ere S u n d a y guest s at the ho m e o f the f o r m e r ’s p a r ­ents, Mr. and Mrs . J a s . H u t c h i ­son, Sr .

W a n t e d — a go o d h o m e for a b a b y girl , 1 1 mont hs old. A d ­dress t h e R e p u b l i c a n - Jo u r n a ' of f ice or B o x 1 1 6 , Ge no a . 111. *

F'or sa l e — 3 full b lo od Ch es t e r W h i t e Boa rs , l a rge en oug h for serv i ce . C h e a p if taken soon.

M. J . Corson .Co lv i n B ro w n , H a r v e y K i n g , F (

Pease and Mr. and Mrs . E . A . S o w e rs of E l g i n a t t en de d the dan ce here last F ' r iday ev en ing .

W a n t e d — two or three fur n i s h­ed room s for l ight h ous eke ep i ng . Y o u n g coup le , no chi ldren. P e r ­m an en t a d dr es s E . 3, care R e p u b ­l i can-Journal , *

Ge o . W. S m i t h , m a n a g e r o f the ope ra house at F i she r , III., s a y s : “ P l a y e d J . L . P e r c y ’s new “ E a s t L y n n e ” F e b r u a r y 4, to go od busi ness. I t was w i thout a doubt the f inest a c t i n g c o m p a n y tha t eve r p la y e d m y house. Char l o t t e L e i g h t y held our aud ie nc e spe l l bound with her fine act ing. Mr. P e r c y can h ave a return da te a ny t ime he wants i t . ” A t G e n o a O pe ra H o u s e F e b r u a r y 27.

T h e da nce g i ven b y the H . AG. T . C l ub last F ' r iday e v e n in g wa s a t t en de d by a b ig c row d of inv i ted guest s , all h a v i n g been inv i ted a l so to l eave the ir p oc ke t bo oks at home. T h e l adies e n ­ter ta ined at their own e x p e n s e as a token o f appre c ia t i on for the p a t ro n a ge g i ven the ir par t ies in the past . T h e op er a house was ta s te f u l l y dec or a te d in k eep ing with the d ay , S t . V a le nt in es .

Miss M a r y Prain spent S u n d a y with re la t i ves in E l g i n .

B r i n g y o u r harnesses to PL H C o h o on & Co . to be oi led.

L . W. Mi l l e r t ra ns ac t ed b us i ­ness in C h i c a g o M o n d a y .

J o h n H a d s a l l was a bus iness v i s i tor in the w i n d y c it y M o n d a y .

M e s d a m e s Chas . Corson and H o w a r d R e nn were E l g i n v i s i tor s last F ' riday.

Miss M a u d e Tuth i l l o f E l g i n spent the w e e k end at the ho m e o f Dr . Pa tter son .

E d g a r B a l d w in of A d d i s o n spent the l a tter par t o f the we ek with his mother .

Miss I l n a L o r d v i s i t ed with f r iends and re la t i ves at E l g i n the fore par t of the week .

F'or sale, q ua n t i t y o f e x t r a l a rge o ak f ence posts , at 10 to 1 5 c each. Inqu i re o f J o h n Pratt , Ge noa . 22-t

Mrs . E . H . B r o w n e wen t to S h a b b o n a S a t u r d a y for a w e e k s ’ vis i t with her d au gh ter , Mrs . J a s . K i r b y .

S ec t ion F o r e m a n Y a g e l , who has been loca t ed in Genoa , for so m et im e with the I l l ino is C e n ­tral , wi l l m o v e to F ' reeport this week .

Don t l e av e ca rcasses ot a n i ­mal s l y i n g a round or ca re le s s l y bur y them, for this inv i tes dog s and c rows , and th ey spread d i ­sease . Ca l l J . K u n z le r at the re nd e r i ng p lant or at his r e s idence an d he wi l l p r o p e r l y r e m o v e them N ot ice , howe ve r , must be g iven im m e d i a t e l y on death of the an i ­mal and h ide must be left on. R e s i d e n c e pho ne FI. W ie d e m a n , N o . 3 5 1 . W e p a y te l epho ne charges . 1 3 - t f

E l m e r H a w k in s , m a n a g e r of the ope ra house at M aho ne t , 111., s a y s : P l a y e d P e r c y ’ s “ P a s tL y n n e ” P ' ebruary 5 to go o d bu s i ­ness, one of the s t ronges t c o m ­panies that have ev e r p la y e d m y house. Ch ar l o t t e L e i g h t y , the star, is an act ress of more than o r d in a ry ab i l i t y and m ad e a l a s t ­ing impress ion on our peop le . T h e y can c o m e ba c k at a n y tin^e.” A t G e n o a O p e ra H o u s e F e b r u ­a ry 27.

W h y N o t B u y M I S S I S S I P P I L A N D S ? — W e hav e a fine c l i ­mate, good people , an e x ce l l e n t s choo l sy s tem, g o o d churc hes and a f er t i l e soi l wh ich p rod uc es two c rops a year . W e can sel l this land for f rom five to th i r ty d o l ­lars per ac re and it wil l doub le and treble in va lue d ur i ng the ne x t three year s . W e can sa t i s f y the inves tor or the man who is loo k i ng for a home. W r i te the Southern L a n d & In v e s t m e n t Co. , Haz lehurst , Miss .

H e n r y F\ S tout ,20 4t Sa le s M an ager.

Geo. B e e r s wil l m ov e ba c k to G e n o a this s pr ing and o c c u p y his r e s idence on G e n o a street. Hen ry S mi th , wh o is now o c c u p y i n g the B eer s re s idence , wil l m o v e in with E l i a s H o a g , on E a s t Ma in street.

S o m e t h i n g at the M. E . church on the 28th. W a t c h for p ar t i c u ­lars.

P'red J o h n s o n o f S y c a m o r e ca l l ed on his f ather , A . P. J o h n ­son, S u n d a y .

Mrs . A n d r e w Jo h n s o n , E l n a and L e t t i e L o r d were E l g i n v i s i t ­ors last W e d n e s d a y .

Mrs . Ge o . E . S i s l e y o f C h i c a g o is a gues t at the h om e o f her bro ther , C. D . S c h o o n m a k e r .

Mrs . S u m n e r is se r iou s ly ill at hom e o f her son, H o ra c e , at G ra y - lin, Co lo . T h e gi r l s hav e been ca l l ed to her bed side.

Dr . B arb er , Opt i c i an , wil l be in G e n o a at the off ice o f Dr . Ov itz W e d n e s d a y , F e b . 26, an d e v e r y a l t e rnate W e d n e s d a y therea f te r .

D o n ’ t fo rge t , Y o u n g ’s H o m e B a k e r y is the p lace to g e t go o d th ings to eat. S t r i c t a ttent ion pa id to ch i ldren . 32-t f

S e w a r d & D r i v e r are fu l l y e qu ip p ed to dri l l y o u r wel l , r epa ir we l l s and do a n y wo rk a l o n g that l ine on shor t not ice . Ph one No . Rura l 9 0 6 - 1 1 . 1 3 - t f

Mr. and Mrs. E d . W i g h t m a n and son, W al te r , o f C h a r l e v o i x , Mich. , were v i s i t ing the i a t te r ’s mother , Mrs . E m m a L o r d , ov er S u n d a y .

Mrs . W m . W a ts o n a t t ended the ce lebra t ion of the f ift ieth w e d d i n g a n n iv er sa ry o f Mr. and Mrs . Geo. A s h e l f o r d at S y c a m o r e M o n d a y . T h e l a tter is a s i s te r of M rs . Wa tso n .

S ev e ra l o f the off ice and sales force o f Cracr a f t , L e i c h E l e c t r i c Co are in C h i c a g o this w e e k at t e nd ing the te l e ph on e convent ion at the L a S a l l e H o t e l . T h e . c o m ­p a n y has an e labor a t e e x h i b i t of sw i t chb oa rds and te l ephones .

Miss Z a d a Corson was out f rom C h i c a g o ov er S u n d a y . Mis s C o r ­son is just r e c o v er in g f rom the e f f ec t s o f a b r o k en a nk le sus­ta ined so m e five w e e k s ago . T h e turn ing o f the foot wh i l e w a l k i n g caused the f racture .

H . J . Meurit t has secured the cont rac t for e rec t ing a re s idence for R i c h a r d M er r i m a n w h o r e ­s ides north of Ge noa . T h e bu i ld ­ing is to be 2 8 x 3 6 feet, with 18 ft

pos ts .A p p r o p r i a t e s e r v i c e s j f o r L e n t

at the G e rm an L ut h e ra n church ne x t S u n d a y . C h o i r p r ac t i ce at 7 : 30 p. m . J . M o l t ’nan, pas tor .

E d . P ie rce is ill.O n l y one d o ' l a r oi ls a set of

harness at E . H . C o h o on & C o . ’ s.Mis s Mar ion B r o w n was absent

f rom schoo l last w e ek bec au se of s ickness .

Mrs . G. J . Pa t te r son wil l return F r i d a y a f te r a v is i t ot sev era l m on th s with her p arents at L ine- vi l le, l a .

Miss F lo r e n c e L o r d c a m e out f rom C h i c a g o W e d n e s d a y to spe nd her two months vaca t ion with her m ot he r and f r i ends.

R o y H o l e m b e a k and two dhil- dren, w h o ha ve been v i s i t ing his m o t h e r in this c i t y , r e turned to the ir h om e in C a s e y , la . , this we ek .

M a s s wil l be c e l e b r a t ed nex t S u n d a y at 9 : 1 5 at G e n o a ins tead o f 9 : 30 as h er e t o f or e ; and at 1 1 : 0 0 o ’c lo c k at K i r k l a n d . E v e n i n g d ev ot ion at 7: 30.

T h o s e f rom out o f town to a t ­tend the funeral o f Dr. E . A . R o b ­inson we re Mr . and Mrs . F . G. R o b i ns on and dau ghte r , I l ene , of R o c k f o r d ; Mis s H az e l R o b in s o n o f C h i c a g o and Dr . J . Ro b in son , a b ro the r o f the d ece ase d , of P la t t sburg , N . Y .

A smal l blaze in the roo f at the V i n c e n t h o m e ca l l ed out the fire d e p a r t m e n t l ast T h u r s d a y a f t e r ­noon. A hole was burned in the roo f but no d a m a g e resul ted . S p a r k s f rom the c h i m n e y igni ted a bunch ot l eav es wh ich had l o d g e d in an a ng le o f the roof ,

C h a r l e s F . S a g e r , w h o re c en t ly los t his l eft hand and su f f e red o t h er iujuries in a d y n a m i t e cap e x p lo s io n , was out on the s tree t W e d n e s d a y e v e n in g te l l ing the bo y s how it h a p p e n e d and how thankfu l he is that he is ab le to tell the s tory .

D o e s it p a y to a d v e r t i s e ? A s k Ober g . H e a d ve r t i se d f lour for sale last w e e k at a redu ct ion in pr ice . H e sold e v e r y s a c k that had been p lac ed on sale and1 was c o m p e l l e d to sel l so m e f rom the new car whic h ha d been r e c en t l y re ce ived . I t a l w a y s p a y s to a d ­ver t i se if yo u g i v e it to the pe o p l e s traight .

Card of ThanksMrs . E . A . R o b in s o n des i re s to

tha nk the M a so n i c lo d g e and fr i ends for the ir k i nd s y m p a t h y and as s i s tance a f te r the dea t h of her husband, Dr . E . A . Ro b in son .

See that SmileI t co m e s f rom p er fec t

Q sa t i s f ac t ion with the c igar . Y o u ’ ll be[ d e ­l i ghted , too, with that sweet - f l avored

“ Mild Single Binder” 5c Cigar

FRED ZWIGER, Mfgr., Genoa

Counsel of Despair."I want a piece o f meat without any

bone, fat qr gristle,” said the bride, on her first trip to market. "Yes, ma’am,” replied the butcher. "I would suggest that you take an egg." —-Youth’s Companion.

S o l ^ e <—solved once for all by Calumet.

For daily use in millions of kitchens has proved that Calumet is highest not only in quality but in leavening fow er as well—un­failing in results—pure to the extreme—and wonderfully economical in nse. Ask yonr grocer. And try Calumet next bake day.

RECEIVED HIGHEST AW ARD SW orld '* P u re Fo o d E x p o s itio n . C h ic ago . III. P a r is E x p o s ! tlon , F ra n c o . M arch, i e i t .

You don’t save money when you buy cheap or big-can baling powder. Don’t be misled. Buy Calumet. I t ’s more economical — more wholesome — gives best results. Calumet is fa r superior to sour milk, and soda.

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The Republican-JournalC. D. S C H O O N M A K E R , Publisher.

GENOA, ILLINOIS.

IS A B E L L A ’S D E S C E N D A N TS .The discovery is attributed to Pres!-

dent David Starr Jordan of Stanford university that almost any American of distinction can trace his descent to a common ancestor, one Isabella de Vermandois, duchess o f Warren, who lived in the twelfth century. So far as that is concerned, none of us has any difficulty in proving by unimpeachable mathematics and irrefutable logic that he is warmed by the transmitted blood o f nobility, royalty and genius. A child o f today has two parents, four grandparents and so one. Counting for convenience three generations to the hundred years, his theoretical an­cestors in Isabella’s century are num­bered by millions; a few centuries fur­ther back by billions. The actual num­ber is far smaller, since lines of descent criss-cross from common ancestors; but it is a fair logical inference that among so many millions and centuries every one may count on possessing a reasonable number of royal or dis­tinguished forbears. But what does that prove? How much influence on the life of an American of today could be claimed for one-seven-millionth part of Isabella blood, or for any probable number of multiples of that share? Here is the crucial test of the heredity fallacy, the scientific basis of democracy, says the New York World. Eugenics is a fact; but better far a descent from a reasonable proportion o f good stock in the three or four most recent generations than the ability to claim one-two-hundredth part of a sin­gle drop of blood as coming from some prized ancestor of the twelfth century.

A Chicago woman has a just griev­ance. She had just hired a taxicab when the police jumped in and made the driver pursue a party o f automo­bile bandits who had just robbed a jewelr^ store. After participating in a hot engagement without power to extricate herself, when the robbers got away she was confronted with a bill of $9 for the use o f the taxicab, and on refusing to pay it was sent to jail. It looks as if she should be grateful that the robbers did not capture the vehicle and make off with it, in which case evidently the slant­eyed justice of Chicago would have made her pay for the loss of the taxi­cab.

The perfect cat has also been found. The ideal cat won the first prize at the show of the National Cat club at the Crystal palace, London. It is an orange colored tabby named Torring- ton, with a red frill. It is valued by its owner, Mrs. Horace Cook of Bide­ford, Devonshire, at $5,000. The color is not marred by a suspicion of white eyes, which consist o f alternate cir­cles of light and dark red. The coat is also of alternate streaks in two shades. Louis Wain, the judge, said he had never before, at any show, seen such perfection of shading.

The hoy who was found adrift on the Caribbean sea, clinging to a cocoa- nut palm tree from which he had pick­ed a nut and secured nourishment that sustained his vitality until rescued by a passing steamer, was blown off the island of Jamaica by a hurricane. The hurricane also blew down and car­ried into the water the palm tree on which he managed to keep himself afloat. It proved a better life pre­server than usually is available to pas­sengers of wrecked steamers.

A Yale professor declares that col- leg men, as a rule, drink too much. He holds the view that a university should rise superior to the vices of the community about it, and set a bet­ter example. This is theoretically sup­posed to be one of the objects of the higher education, but practically young college men are not doing their utmost to carry out this high ideal The American university and college should stand for a high standard in every respect, and the professor in question is doing good and loyal serv­ice in calling attention to the fact.

Vienna furnishes a suicide pact that outranks all others at present. Three youths in love with a young girl threatened to commit suicide on her account. They were drinking tea in a secluded corner of a cafe when all suddenly fell from their chairs, dying. They evidently had placed poison in their beverage. A photograph of the trio was found in their possession ad­dressed to the girl, who told of their •threat.

It is sufficient comment on that scientific discovery that a large num­ber of the leading men of this country are descended from the Countess Isa­bella de Vermandas o f the eleventh century, that not counting intermar­riages they had about a billion other ancestors, which is presumably more people than there were in the world then. W hence we may draw the gen­eral mathematical conclusion that everybody in the 1100’s was the ances- |tor o f everybody in the 1900’s.

SUCCUMBS 10 THE V IC IJO U S DIAZ

M exican. Executive and His Entire Cabinet Pris­

oners in the Na­tional Palace.

HUERTA HEAD OF STATE

Federal General Is Made the Provisional President of

Mexico With Approval of Rebel Leader.

BLANQUET MAKE THE ARREST

More Than 2,000 Men Have Been Killed During the W eek and Between 8,000 and 10,000, Mostly Non-Com­batants, W ere Wounded— Mexican Chief, Broken in S p irit, Takes Downfall to H eart.

M exico City, Feb. 19— The Madero government has fallen and the presi­dent and his cabinet are prisoners in the National palace. Gen. Aurelie Huerta has been made provisional president with the approval of Felix Diaz.

General Blanquet, on entering the capital with his men, went at once to the capitol, where he placed President Madero and his cabinet under arrest. They have been prisoners since that time in the palace, but the censored dispatches did not permit this informa­tion to get out.

Gustavo Madero. the president’s brother, and General Delgado, the fed­eral commander, have been arrested by cadets.

People W ild W ith Excitem ent.The populace is wild with excite­

ment. The inhabitants, always ready by reason of their -volatile tempera­ment to go from frolic to fight, are surging through the streets crying: “ Viva Diaz” and “Viva H uerta!”

All the horrors o f the past ten days apparently have been forgotten in the exultance over the advent o f a new idol. A city torn by shot and shell is en fete. The streets are being cleared o f the dead by rollicking crowds of merrymakers. „

More than 2,000 men have been killed during the week, and between 8.000 and 10,000. mostly non-combat­ants, were wounded.

Madero Broken in Spirit.Madero, at the time of his arrest,

was broken in spirit and could no longer make optimistic statements in the face of an inevitable fate. One of his strongest divisions had deserted him during the day, marching out of the capital. He intercepted the flight of another force, led them back to the national palace and had them summarily executed.

After six hours of fighting General Huerta made an attempt to communi­cate with Diaz and his actions pre­cipitated a sharp battle, in which the rebels dealt out a terrific fire of small arms. Huerta’s purpose in wish­ing to communicate with the rebel chief obviously was not known or there would have been no firing. It is believed that Huerta at this hour desired to make his peace with Diaz and arrange for the overthrow of his own chief, Madero.

Shortly after four o ’clock the or­der to cease firing brought the battle to a close.

Generals Reach Agreement.General Blanquet had been at the

national palace since he led his fol­lowers into the city, reaffirmed his loyalty to Madero and listened to a patriotic speech bv Huerta in front of the palace. That Blanquet and Huerta conspired to surrender to Diaz in such a manner that they could save them­selves. regardless o f Madero’s fate, is not doubted.

Although Huerta failed to person­ally communicate with Diaz, his emis­saries succeeded in arranging a meet­ing with representatives o f the rebel leader and the c o u p d’etat was then decided upon. Shortly afterward, Blanquet seized Madero and all the members of his official family and made them prisoners in the name of Diaz.

Madero’s Plan Rejected.Madero earlier In the day had o f­

fered to force his cabinet and the vice-president to resign, he to retain the presidency. This offer was promptly rejected by Diaz.

Up to nearly nine o ’clock, however, the silence remained unbroken. Shortly before ten o ’clock the rebel artillery resumed activity, firing in­termittently in the direction o f the palace. Fifteen minutes later all the big guns on both sides were belching forth a fierce fire and the battle was on at its hottest. I

The fighting became particularly vicious in the vicinity o f the Ameri­can embassy and several bullets pene­trated the embassy walls, doing slignt damage. A large number o f federals were killed in the vicinity o f the em­bassy.

The announcement came late in the afternoon that President Madero had agreed to the appointment o f a presi­dent ad interim, and caused wide­spread rejoicing.

MISS LILLIAN GR0NNA

Senator Asle J. Gronna of North Dakota and Mrs. Gronna have an­nounced the engagement of th e ir daughter, L illian , to Dr. Oscar Neu­man Begtrup, also of North Dakota.

ROOT’S PLAN TO REPEAL FREE TOLL CLAUSE LOSES

Senate Com m ittee Rejects Proposed Am endm ent to Panama Canal

Provision.

Washington, Feb. 18.— SenatorRoot’s proposed amendment to the Panama canal law to repeal the pro­vision giving free passage to Ameri­can coastwise ships was rejected by the senate committee on interoceanic canals. A motion to table it carried 7 to 3, Senators Brandegee, Page and Percy supporting it.

The decision of the committee, it is believed, will prevent action in the senate at this session. No report will be made and there will be no opportu­nity for supporters of the Root amend­ment to put in a minority finding.

Some senators who voted to table the proposal, declared they did so be­cause they believed the toll question was too important to be disposed of in the short time available for debate in the present congress.

The senate judiciary committee re­ported the bill incorporating the Rock­efeller Foundation without amend­ment.

The senate campaign fund investi­gating committee decided to send a commission to Franklin, Pa., to take the testimony of former Representa­tive Joseph C. Sibley, whose letters figured conspicuously in the Standard Oil correspondence brought before the committee. Sibley is reported too sick to come to Washington. The exam­ination will be made within a few days.

The sundry civil appropriation bill, one o f the largest annual budget pro­viding for the odds and ends expendi­ture of the government, was reported to the house by Chairman Fitzgerald of the appropriation committee. The bill carries $113,151,614.64, of which $14,000,000 is for public buildings on contracts already authorized, $12,000,- 000 for river and harbor improve­ments already authorized, $4,000,000 for fortifying the Panama canal.

The measures carried about $25,- 000,000 less than the estimates sub­mitted and approximately $5,000,000 less than the sundry civil bill for the current fiscal year.

J. P. MORGAN MUCH BETTERFinancier III During Travels Has Im ­

proved Greatly, Says Dispatch From Cairo, Egypt.

Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 18.— J. Pierpont Morgan, who had been suffering from indigestion both before and since he left the United States, has improved greatly in condition since his return trip up the Nile.

This dispatch sets at rest an alarm following a report that Mr. Morgan had been taken suddenly and serious­ly ill at Cairo, Egypt, as told in a dispatch from Rome to the Exchange Telegraph company. The dispatch said that Mr. Morgan was being brought back to Naples on the steam­ship Caronia, and that he was accom­panied by two physicians and two trained nurses.

LILLIAN RUSSELL TAKEN ILLMrs. A lexander P. Moore Suffering

From Ton8ilitls in H er P itts­burgh A partm ent.

Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 17.— It was learned that Lillian Russell, who in private life is Mrs. Alexander P. Moore, wife o f the publisher of the Leader, is seriously ill with tonsilitis in the Hotel Schenley here and that she has been for several days con­fined to her apartment

FIRE SWEEPS TOWN; 3 DIEElk C ity, Near North Bay, Ont., Is

Nearly W iped Out by Flames During N ight.

North Bay, Ont., Feb. 17. — Dis­patches from Elk City, a near by town of 1,000 population, say that fire during the night nearly wiped out the place and caused three deaths.

STRIKE IS AVERTEDM A N A G ER S A G R E E T H A T D E­

M A N D S O F F IR E M E N BE S E N T TO A R B IT R A T IO N .

TWO ARBITRATORS SELECTED

Eastern Roads Announce W illingness to Subm it Trouble W ith Brother­hood to Erdm an Act Body— Ask T h a t Hearing Be Public.

New York, Feb. 19.— There will be no strike of 30,000 firemen on the eastern railroads. The railroads yield­ed and agreed to arbitrate under the Erdman act the controversy with the Brotherhood of Locom otive Firemen and Enginemen. The firemen had stood to a man for this method of ar­bitration ever since the deadlock be­gan. The railroads had stood firm for arbitration before a commission of six or seven men. Three men, acting un­der the law, will decide the firemen’s claims. Their decision will be bind­ing.

Two A rb itra tors Are Selected.The firemen selected their represen­

tative 011 the board of arbitrators as soon as the railroads’ decision was announced. He is Albert Philips of Sacramento, Cal., vice-president of their organization. The railroads se­lected as their man W. W. Atterbury, vice-president and general manager of the Pennsylvania lines east. Within a day or two these two men will se­lect the third or neutral member. Within thirty days thereafter the ar­bitrators must render their findings. Where they will meet was not an­nounced. »

Judge Martin A. Knapp of the United States commerce court and G. W. W. Hanger, acting federal commis­sioner of labor, acting as mediators under the Erdman act, at the fire­men’s request, conducted the negotia­tions which resulted in the agreement to arbitrate.

Roads Oppose Erdm an Act.Throughout the mediation proceed­

ings the railroad managers bitterly op­posed arbitration under the Erdman act, on the ground it was unfair to place so much responsibility on the shoulders of the odd man on the board. They vehemently iterated this protest in giving ground and declared that their only reason for yielding was that the public would not tolerate a strike.

The firemen themselves admit the defects of the Erdman act, and, while the present dispute will be settled un­der the existing law, afterward the firemen’s president, W. S. Carter, will meet with the heads of other railway organizations and representatives of the railroads to request congress to amend the law in certain respects.

Asks for Public Hearings.The communication of Elisha Lee,

chairman of the conference committee of managers, is addressed to Judge Martin A. Knapp of the United States commerce court and G. W. W. Hanger, acting United States commissioner of labor, who have been acting as medi­ators in the dispute. It is as follows:

“ At the urgent request of you, as representatives of the government, and under the strongest protest we are able to voice, the managers’ com­mittee agrees to arbitrate the fire­men’s controversy under the Erdman act. The managers also desire to give notice at this time that they shall earnestly request that the hearings in this arbitration be open to the pub­lic.”

OPEN BIDS FOR LARGE SHIPNavy Departm ent Prepares to Award

Contract for the Pennsylvania, to Be Largest F ighter Afloat.

Washington, Feb. 19.— Bids for the construction of the new battleship Pennsylvania were opened at the navy department. With her great displace­ment of 31,400 tons, the Pennsylvania will be the largest and most form­idable battleship in any navy. Her to­tal cost will be between $11,000,-000 and $12,000,000. Her length will be in excess of 600 feet. The fact that she will carry twelve 14-inch guns and four submerged torpedo tubes, sup­ported by a torpedo defense battery of twenty-two 5-inch guns, together with a water line armorplate of 16 inches in thickness, made it necessary to design a ship exceptionally long in order that her beam shall not be too wide for safe passage through the Panama canal.

WORK AT PANAMA RUSHEDCable Report Shows Increase in the

Constructive Portion of Canal Building.

Washington, Feb. 18.— Excavation on the Panama canal during January averaged 100,642 cubic yards a day against 122,632 cubic yards per day In the previous month, says a cable to the canal commission from the chief engineer. Of concrete there was laid in January 911,362 cubic yards, against 62,907 in December, while 222,002 cubic yards of fill were placed in dams in January, against 196,426 cubic yards in the previous month.

Kansas Is for Webb Bill.Topeka, Kan., Feb. 19.— Both houses

of the legislature passed resolutions asking President Taft to sign the W ebb bill, prohibiting the shipment of Intoxicants Into 'd ry ” states, which was passed by congress recently. The resolutions were telegraphed to the president.

ARNOLD SHANKLIN

Arnold Shanklin, Am erican consul general in Mexico C ity, was forced to abandon his consulate and take refuge in the Am erican embassy.

POINCARE INAUGURATEDPRESIDENT OF FRANCE

Simple Ceremonies M ark InductionInto Office of New Chief Executive

— Much Enthusiasm.

Paris, France, Feb. 19.— The inau­guration o f Raymond Poincare as pres­ident of the French republic, for a term of seven years, took place here with simple ceremonies. There was a great display of popular enthusiasm as the new chief executive proceeded to the palace of the Elysee to take of­fice.

Premier Briand shortly after two o ’clock in the afternoon called at the private residence of the president­elect. The two then proceeded in a four-horse open carriage, escorted by a regiment of Cuirassiers, through the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, the Ave­nue des Champs Elysees and the Ave­nue de Marigny to the palace.

In spite of zero weather the streets were lined with people. A school holi­day had been proclaimed and most o f the children were on hand to cheer and wave handkerchiefs and flags.

As the president-elect’s carriage en­tered the courtyard o f the palace a battalion of infantry came to salute, while the trumpeters played a fan­fare. M. Fallieres, the retiring presi­dent, with Emile Loubet, the only other living ex-president of the French republic, received M. Poincare on the steps of the palace and walked with him to the reception hall, where M. Fallieres delivered a brief address, at the end of which he transferred the seals of office to M. Poincare. The latter in a few remarks accepted the responsibilities of his new post.

BATHTUB TRUST FINES HEAVY

Run From $1 to $10,000 on Fourteen Men and Thirteen Companies

— Total $51,007.

Detroit, Mich., Feb. 17.—Judge Clarence W. Sessions in federal dis­trict court imposed fines ranging from $1 to $10,000 on the fourteen individu­al and thirteen corporation defendants convicted in the trial of the “bathtub trust” for criminal conspiracy. The fines totaled $51,007 and they must be paid on before March 1. In the cases of the individuals, if the fines are not paid before that date a sentence not exceeding six months in the De­troit house of correction will be im­posed.

ENDS STRIKE OF 1,100 MENBrotherhood President Sends an Order

to M., K. & T . W orkm en to Re­turn to Posts.

Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 19.—A strike called in September, 1911, involving 1,100 carmen throughout the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad system, ceased at noon as the result of an or der promulgated by M. F. Ryan, pres­ident o f the International Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, from the union’s headquarters here. The principal shops affected by the strike were at Sedalia, Mo.; Fort Worth and Denison, i Tex.; Smithville, Tex., and Parsons, I Kan. President Ryan said the ma­jority of the 1,100 strikers were pre­pared to return to work at once.

FORMER SENATOR HALE ILLMaine Statesman in C ritical Condition

From Paralysis— Friends Fear He May Not Recover.

Washington, Feb. 18.—Former Sen­ator Eugene Hale of Maine is report­ed to be in a critical condition from paralysis, with which he was stricken last week. Because of his advanced years. Senator Hale’s friends are ap­prehensive that he may not recover. He will be seventy-seven years old next June 9. Senator Hale’s wife and son. Col. Frederick Hale, are at his bedside.

Two Slain in Georgia.Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 18.— As the

result of a general fight in a public road near Estelle, Ga., Calvin Ludler, a farmer, and Frank Moore, a miner, are dead. Ludler shot Moore for com­ing into his home drunk, while the former was shot resisting arrest

TRUST MEN JAILEDT W E N T Y -N IN E O F F IC IA L S OF

CASH R E G IS TE R F IR M S E N ­T E N C E D TO PR IS O N .

PRESIDENT IS GIVEN ONE YEAR

John H. Patterson, Head of National, Also Fined $5,000— Officers of Com­bine Convicted in C incinnati Fed­eral Court of V io lation of Law.

Cincinnati, Feb. 18.— John H. Pat­terson, president of the National Cash Register company, who, with 28 other officials or former officials of the com­pany, were convicted of criminal vio­lation of the Sherman anti-trust law, was sentenced to pay a fine of $5,000 and serve one year in jail.

The 28 other defendants were sen­tenced to terms ranging from .nine months to a year in jail, and to pay the costs.

This is the second time in the long record of prosecutions under the Sher­man law that sentences of imprison­ment have been imposed for violation of the act.

One of the defendants was given three months in jail, while three oth­ers were sentenced to nine months, and the rest to one year.

Three Months for Secretary.George Edgeter of Dayton, secretary

of the company, was given the light­est sentence, three months.

William Bippus, treasurer; Alfred A. Thomas of Dayton and Jonathan B. Hayward of New York were given nine months in jail. The following were sentenced to one year.

Edward A. Deeds, Dayton, vice-pres­ident.

William H. Muzzy, Dayton.William Pflum, Dayton.Robert Patterson, director.Thomas Watson, sales manager.Joseph E. Rogers, assistant sales

manager.Alexander C. Harned, salesman.Frederick S. High, district manager,

Boston.Pliney Eves, district manager, San

Francisco.Arthur A. Wentz, Columbus.George E. Morgan, Dayton.Charles T. Walmsley, Elizabeth,

N. J.Walter Cool, Denver.Myer N. Jacobs, Pittsburgh.Mont L. Lasley, Detroit.Earl B. Wilson, Los Angeles.Alexander W. Sinclair, New York.John J. Range, Washington.M. G. T. Keith, New York.William Cummings, Brooklyn.J. C. Laird, Toronto.W. C. Howe, San Francisco.E. H. Epperson. Minneapolis.

Motion *or New T ria l Denied.Before Passing sentence Judge Hol­

lister denied the motion of the defend­ants for a new trial, and declared that the defense had submitted no new evidence, and he had come to the conclusion that the verdict had been upheld by the evidence.

The bond o f President Patterson was incresed to $10,000, the sureties of the other defendants remaining the same.

NEW ARMY PLAN IN EFFECTReorganization Is Complete W ith the

Central Bureau in Chicago and Others in Three Cities.

Washington, Feb. 17.— The army reorganization plan, which has en­gaged the, attention of the officials of the war department and the general staff for nearly a year, was put into effect.

Some of the changes brought about by the reorganization are of a most momentous character. The territorial organization heretofore existing is dis­continued and for military purposes the territory of the United States is organized into four geographical de­partments, Hawaii and the Philippines constituting two more.

The departments are to be known as eastern, central, western and south­ern departments, with headquarters respectively at Governors Island. Chi­cago, San Francisco and San Antonio.

PASS AlllEN BILL OVER VETOSenate Overrides President T a ft on

Im m igration Measure by a Vote of 72 to 18.

Washington, Feb. 10.— PresidentTaft’s veto of the Burnett-Dillingham immigration bill was overturned in the senate when the bill was repassed, 72 to 18, greatly in excess of the two- thirds vote necessary.

An attempt will be made to repass the bill in the house.

President Taft vetoed the measure because it requires an educational test o f all foreigners seeking to enter the United States.

Senator Dillingham, one o f the au­thors of the bill, attacked Secretary Nagel for condemning the literacy test.

JOAQUIN MILLER IS DEAD“The Poet of the Sierras,” Succumbs

at His Home N ear Oakland, Californ ia.

Oakland, Cal., Feb. 18.—Joaquin Miller, “ the poet of the Sierras,” died at his home, the Heights, near Oak­land.

Cincinnatus Heine Miller, the real name of the author, was born in the Wabash district of Indiana, November 10, 1841, and removed with his pa­rents to Oregon in 1850. Was miner, newspaper man and poet. Had lived In Oakland since 1887. Was author of much beautiful verse.

HOW MRS. BROWN SUFFERED

During Change of Life— How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege­

table Compound Made Her a Well Woman.

Iola, Kansas.—“ During the Chang® o f Life I was sick for two years. Be­

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Change o f Life is one o f the most critical periods of a woman’ s existence. Women everywhere should remember that there is no other remedy known to so successfully carry women through this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham’s- Vegetable Compound.

I f you want special advice write to> Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl- dential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by & woman and held in strict confidence*

W IL L IN G TO T R Y .

Mrs. Youngwidow— No one can ever take the place of my dear dead hus­band.

George— Why-er-er-I was going tc BUggest that I take his place.

S im ilar Position.Little Robert was much interested

in the picture of a stork which he saw in a magazine.

“ Say, mamma,” he asked, “ what has become of the bird’s other leg?”

“ It has raised it up among its feath­ers,” replied the mother.

“ That’s funny,” the boy observed. “ I thought it was trying to clean its shoe on its stocking like sister Ethel does.”

AS T O F LA V O U R .Found H er Favorite Again.

A bright young lady tells how she came to be acutely sensitive as to the taste of coffee:

“ My health had been very poor for several years,” she says. “ I loved coffee and drank it for breakfast, but only learned by accident, as it were, that it was the cause of the constant, dreadful headaches from which I suf­fered every day, and o f the nervous­ness that drove sleep from my pillow and so deranged my stomach that everything I ate gave me acute pain. (Tea is just as injurious, because it contains caffeine, the same drug found in coffee.)

“ My condition finally got so serious that I was advised by my doctor to go to a hospital. There they gave me what I supposed was coffee, and I thought it was the best I ever drank, but I have since learned it was Postum. I gained rapidly and came home in four weeks.

“ Somehow the coffee we used at home didn’t taste right when I got back. I tried various kinds, but none tasted as good as that I drank in the hospital, and all brought back the dreadful headaches and the ‘sick-all- over’ feeling.

“ One day I got a package o f Postum, and the first taste of it I took, I said ‘that’s the good coffee we had in the hospital.’ I have drank it ever since, and eat Grape-Nuts for my breakfast. I have no more headaches, and feel better than I have for years.” Name given upon request. Read the famous little book, “ The Road to Well- ville,” in pkgs. “There’s a reason.”

Postum^now comes in concentrated, powder form, called Instant Postum. It is prepared by stirring a level tea- fepoonful in a cup o f hot water, adding sugar to taste, and enough cream to bring the color to golden brown.

Instant Postum is convenient; there’s no waste; and the flavour is al­ways uniform. Sold by grocers— 45 to 50-cent tin 30 cts., 90 to 100-cup tin 50 cts.

A 5-cup trial tin mailed for grocer’s name and 2-cent stamp for postage. Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich.—Adv.

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Two George Washingtons

HOW many people would recognize George Washington If they met him face to face and modernly dressed on a city street?

How many school children, coming directly from the exercises celebrating

the*birthday of the father of our coun­try, would resognize the immortal Wash­ington if he stood on the schoolhouse

steps and gave them greeting as they went out?

“ Every one,” answers the public.“ Not one,” say experts in Washingtonia.The public, secure in its knowledge of the por­

traits accepted as portraying the features of Washington, is confident that it knows Washing­ton too well to make any mistake. The historians, knowing of what the public is ignorant, calmly aver that not one American patriot in a thousand knows what the first president looked like in life. For the accepted picture o f Washington, the fa­mous Stuart portrait which has been handed down through the generations as being a lifelike representation of Washington lineaments, which has been reproduced hundreds of times, and from which Americans have learned to know, or think they know, what he looked like, has been exposed and held up to criticism and branded as every­thing but a resemblance of George Washington.

The public, which for 110 years has looked upon this face depicted in books, magazines, on flags, everywhere that the face of the father o f the country has been reproduced, never has seen a faithful representation of what Washington looked like in the flesh. Trusting little school children, gazing upon the classic countenance on the schoolroom wall, have been basely de­ceived. Washington did not look like that, or anything near it, it is said.

This picture, say the researchers, is far re­moved from the true Washington. The public, they say, doesn’t know the father o f the country and wouldn’t recognize him if they met him face to face on the street.

The how and the whyfore of this startling an­nouncement comes through the disclosure o f a real Washington, a portrait quite different from the accepted one. This portrait, painted by the g rea t. Washington painter, Stuart, in 1795, is declared to be the one that shows the man as he really was, depicting his features and characteris­tics with the sternest fidelity and truthfulness, and making a likeness so true that it should have been handed down through the ages as a record of what Washington looked like. It was accepted as such by Mrs. George Washington and by the entire household at Mount Vernon.

Surely, say the historians, his own wife and family ought to know what Washington looked like! But this portrait, the “ true W ashington,” is not the one that the public has been led to believe is George Washington.

The commonly accepted portrait, the one which hangs in duplicate on the walls of every school­room in the land, and which Americans confi­dently point out as a picture o f the father of their country, is quite another picture. It also was painted by Stuart, in 1796, but the magic bond that had made the painter and subject at ease with each other was gone, and Stuart turned from his work in disgust, declaring that the pic­ture lacked the animation that characterized Washington, and was never completed.

Yet this is the picture which has been accept' ed as absolutely correct. Mrs. Washington didn’t like it; but the public and Washington’s old sol­diers liked it. It was their idea of what they wanted their hero to look like. Hence its rapid growth into popularity, and the practical eclipse o f the other portrait, declared to be the true Washington.

Stuart, it is well known, made three great a* tempts to transfer the being of Washington to canvas. The first was, so the painter declared, a failure, because the confidence necessary be­tween subject and artist was lacking. The sec­ond was a success. Stuart learned that he could get his famous sitter interested in “ talking horse,” and so he painted him as he really was. The third attempt resulted in the conventional "household W ashington.” It lacked, said Mrs. Washington, truth. It lacked, said Stuart, the ani­mation characteristic of the general. But it made Its way into popularity. Hence, say historians, the public knows not the country’s own father.

"Upwards o f thirty oil paintings from life by

different artists, a full decimo o f statues, and hundreds of pen and shadow pictures are in the collection of Washington faces now scattered throughout the libraries, museums, and private colections of this country," writes Dr. Bernard J. Cigrand, director of the Chicago public library: “ Besides these varied originals have been the foundation of many hundreds of famous copies, not counting the nearly 400 different engravings formed from these sketches from life— in all making the largest assortment of likenesses made of any human being and representing the prog­ress o f the art o f painting and sculpture, as well as engraving, since the year 1772 down to this present day.

“The entire time which he must have spent before the critical eyes of these famous artists, if summed up, would doubtless reach at least a full month, and while his personality has been caught in its great varieties of moods, yet the complex physiognomy has been deduced to five basic faces which are standard as relates to age, character and physical formation.

“ The first among these Washington faces Is the one produced by Charles Wilson Peale, who at the invitation of Washington called at Mount Vernon and painted the first portrait of the emi­nent Virginian; this was begun on May 20, 1772, when Washington was 40 years o f age. This pic­ture is especially interesting since it is the ear­liest reproduction of the face and form of W ash­ington. He paid Peale about $100, and during the remainder of his career Peale painted eight more from life, the dates being 1772, ’77, '79, ’84, '85, ’87, ’94, and ’95. These studies are practi­cally all recognized as worthy of the artist and the man.

“ The war for independence was just ended and the treaty of peace signed when the state of Vir­ginia engaged in the discussion as to how it could befittingly recognize the public service of Washington, one of its native and loyal sons. After a variety of propositions had been disposed of the legislature finally voted that a statue of him should be erected in his honor.

“ Benjamin Harrison was the governor at the time and was personally intrusted by the legis­lature to execute the wishes of the resolution. He immediately wrote to Franklin and Jefferson, who were in Paris, to engage the best sculptor of all Europe; the governor also called attention to the fact that he had ordered Mr. Peale to make a full-sized painting of the general, and this he would forward as a model for the sculp­tor. Franklin and Jefferson were not long in selecting the artist. He was a Frenchman by the name of Jean Antoine Houdon.

“When he was informed of the oil painting project he immediately objected, saying that if Virginia wanted a living likeness o f Washington he must have his own way as to arriving at the product; that would mean that he must cross the Atlantic, visit with Washington, and carefully model the face from the living, take impressions and casts, and laboring along exact rather than impressional lines. This was quickly agreed to by Franklin and Jefferson, but the terms o f the affair were difficult to arrange.

“ The short, Industrious artist was in no great hurry to leave gay Paris for the wilds of Virginia, and between illness and rush of work it was about one year before he set sail. He perchance came across with Franklin, who, on arriving, wrote a letter of introduction to Washington.

“ The Houdon statue has been accepted as the nearest true physical reproduction we possess o f the great commander, even Peale and the critical Stuart admit this, and the Virginians never grow tired of what Stuart said: “ It is thehead of Washington pat excellence.” Additional testimony o f the truthfulness of the Houdon statue dates to 1860 (Feb. 22), wThen the congres­sional committee, after diligent and lengthy dis­cussion, accepted it as the standard Washington for busts, medals and coins.

“ The military Washington we get in the John Trumbull picture, which has caught the daring and dashing element o f the war general. Trum­bull did everything with the greatest possible exactness, and every detail in the painting is from life and from nature. The horse and the background are the result of standings and poses and represent a w'orld o f detail. When it was completed in 1790 Washington was in New York and the executive mansion was the Beene of an interesting pictorial arrangement at the Bugses-

ting o f Washington. A large delegation of Indian chiefs were visiting him and, anxious to see what they thought of the picture, he had the artist set it in a large room opposite the entrance and so arranged as to give it a panoramic setting. Then he had the artist take the Indians through and, to the amazement of the general, who was unob­served, the Indians believed it to be the real Washington, and only after they were allowed to go forth and examine it did they desist in paying homage to the painting.

“ The Trumbull picture is Indeed a great pro­duction, and while it has always been recognized as the military spirit, strange to say the por­trait remained unengraved for nearly a century — the first time it was illustrated in 1883.

“ The last picture made from life was the work of the Frenchman, Charles B. Memin. He was the inventor o f the physionotrace, by which, through mechanical arrangement, the accurate shape of the head and the outlines of the face were registered, and the artist only supplied the life or human touch. The original is lost, but a good copy remains. It is pronounced a good Washington and is famous because of it being the last likeness.”

Y O U W H O H A V E TE M P E R A M E N TMake Sure It Isn’t III Tem per, Egotism, or,

W orse, Selfishness.

Temperament, as applied to individual peculiar lties, was a word not in the old-fashioned family vucabulary. Helen Coale Crew, writing in Lip- pincott, comments:

“ Time was—and that not many decades ago— when we all had temperament o f one sort or another. I might have a gloomy temperament, you a genial one, our friend a phlegmatic one; and the kindest, simplest soul among us was as temperamental as his nervous and complex brother. Nowadays we apply the word to put a single class of individuals, and the test of tem­perament seems to be that a man shall always do the unexpected, and shall be extremely diffi­cult to live with. And as in Attic days there were but Greeks and barbarians, today there are but the temperamental and the commonplace.

“Fortunately, an overwhelming proportion ol us are commonplace; for no family could, with pride and difficulty, support more than one tem­peramental member. It is the commonplace who bear the brunt of living, offering themselves as buffers between those favored creatures o f tem­perament and the daily friction of family life. W e must needs be tender of them, for it is of them that geniuses are made. ‘Be careful o f Ed­ward’s feelings,’ is the constant warning of an anxious mother. *He has so much temperament and is so sensitive!’ And Edward continues to go about with an ill-balanced chip on his shoulder, which his brothers and sisters dare not knock off, though among themselves they are well aware that knocking about is what he needs above all else.

“ If every individual o f temperament became a full-fledged genius, no amount of forbearance would seem too great a price to pay on the part of the payers. Unfortunately, many fall just enough short o f this desired culmination to keep us In doubt all the time. And he who falls short o f ripening into the genius he has for years ex­pected to be is likely not to ripen In any direc­tion, but to harden into a disappointed, exacting creatures, needing a still larger and more devoted group of buffers to save his tender mental shins.

“ At the risk of even losing a few geniuses out of the world, would it not be better to turn over all temperamental children to their commonplace brothers and sisters without reservation? Chil­dren are wise creatures, even the dullest of them. Their cruelties are, in the long run, kind. They will replace the aggressive chips upon Edward’s shoulder with the burden that belongs there—■ that of serving as he would be served and en­during as he would be endured. And if, with this fair play all around, he blossoms into a genius, we are only too thankful to rise up and call him blessed!”

BRIEFLY TOLDWire Reports of Happenings

From All Parts of the State.

QUINCY HAS $150,000 BLAZE

F ire Destroys Property Owned by the Bloomer & Michael Packing Com­

pany— W atchm an Overcome,Is in Serious Condition.

Nonplused.Host— Mr. Parvenu, you will please take Miss

Gumwell out to dinner.Mr. Parvenu— Certainly, but where? I.thought

we were going to eat here In the h o u s® r^ J u dge,

Quincy.— Fire destroyed the prop­erty of the Bloomer & Michael Packing company, entailing a loss o f nearly $150,000. The origin Is not known. The loss to the stock is about $100,000. The concern has been located in Quincy for years and was one of the largest in the middle west. Barnard Balker, a watchman, was overcome and is in a serious condi­tion.

Shawneetown. — Three business houses were destroyed by fire on Main street here, Mathis’ general merchandise store, Venters’ hotel and Daoust’s restaurant and poolroom. The fire started in the Mathis build­ing, a two-story frame, and was not discovered until it had gained too much headway to be extinguished. The origin of the fire is not known. The estimated loss Is $25,000. G. E. Mathis, largest loser, gives his loss as $13,000. The Froehlich hotel caught fire and all the fixtures were ruined, but the fire was extinguished. The damage is estimated at $1,000.

Springfield.— State Auditor of Pub­lic Accounts Brady issued his first statement of the condition of the seventy-two state banks in the city of Chicago, which were organized and transacting business February 1, 1913. The last statement Issued by Auditor of Public Accounts McCul­lough was under date of November 27, 1912. Since that time three new state banks at Chicago have been or­ganized and are now doing a banking business. The statement shows that the total capital, surplus contingent fund, and undivided profit on Febru­ary 5 was $89,200,922, an Increase since the last report of $2,484,204. The total deposits, including amounts due to banks, was $524,988,654, an in­crease of $17,667,943. There is also an Increase of $22,308,307 In the item of total cash and due from banks, the total amount being $145,928,717. The percentage of the reserve to de­posits (including due to banks), was 27.79. '

Springfield.— Official notice on the part of the state of the reign of crime which has been sweeping Chicago was taken in four cases. Three proclamations were issued by Governor Dunne offering rewards of $200 each for the arrest and convic­tion of alleged murderers. The re­wards are for “Handsome” Jack Koet- ter, charged with the murder of Mrs. Emma Krafts of Cincinnati in the Saratoga hotel November 14, 1912;the person or persons who murdered J. H. Logue, a diamond broker in the M cVicker’s Theater building Decem­ber 20, 1912, and for Iaup Hansen and Chrismil Umer, charged with the mur­der o f Owle Abdul, a Syrian, January 6, 1913.

Freeport.—Three hundred Pro­gressives from the Thirteenth congressional district held their first annual banquet here and laid plans for carrying on the work between campaigns. Charles E. Merriam, Chi­cago, told o f the efforts of Progres­sives to obtain the passage in Illinois o f legislation in accordance with prin­ciples laid down In the party platform. He urged that there be no back-slid­ing and no fusion. Mr. Merriam said he is satisfied that the Illinois sena- torships were settled at the same time the speakership was settled and that one Democrat and one Republican would be sent to Washington after the people wearied o f fruitless balloting.

Peoria.—Eddens J. Darst, million­aire lumberman of Peoria, died from pnejimonia. Mr. Darst was born in Peoria 61 years ago. For the last 22 years he had been president of the E. J. Darst & Sons Lumber company.

Champaign.—Louis Koss, a farmer, crawled under a railroad train to make a short cut home and was killed.

Bloomington.—William Peer, vet­eran employe of the Chicago & Alton shops here and for many years locomotive engineer between Chicago and St. Louis, was killed in the yards attempting to go between cars.

Decatur.— George Brown of Wind­sor committed suicide' by putting his head on the Big Four track as a fast train approached.

Chicago.— Refusal of Mrs. Sadie Kohlers, twenty-flve years old, to he married to William Jensen, twenty- two years old, caused him to slash her probably fatally with a razor and then fire a bullet into his head in the woman’s home, 5755 South La Salle street. Both were taken uncon­scious to St. Bernard’s hospital.

Elerey.—Edward Shippy, while hunt­ing rabbits near here, encountered a gray timber wolf o f large size. He Bucceeded in killing the animal and claimed the bounty of five dollars.

NEWS NUGGETS FROM ILLINOIS

TRUCK GARDENING AND POULTRY RAISING

Springfield.— That Medford Cruick- shank was robbed and murdered is the theory of sheriff’s dep­uties, who are trying to solve* his mysterious disappearance.

Cruickshank’s horse and buggy, bloodstained and indicating murder, an rived at the Cruickshank home, three miles south of Springfield, but with the driver gone. The father, M. G. Cruickshank, immediately gave the alarm.

The theory is that the body of the young man was thrown into an aban­doned mine following the robbery and supposed murdered.

Young Cruickshank Thursday night visited his fiancee, Miss Mae Hall, this city, to complete arrangements for their marriage Wednesday, Febru ary 26.

The deputies found in the buggy a blood-stained overcoat with pocketfl turned wrong side out. A wallet was found in the buggy box with Cruicto shank’s papers scattered around.

Chicago.—M. E. Rubel, 4231 Michi­gan avenue, fell nineteen floors in an elevator shaft at the McCormick building and was instantly killed. Ha was twenty-four years old. He had started to leave the car at that floor, and as it lifted he was thrown against the iron grill-work of the shaft, which gave way under his weight. As his body dropped down the shaft, it struck iron cross bars at the sida« o f ths chute.

Pontiac.— Rev. O. E. Clap*p of the Methodist Episcopal ch«rch, who has been in charge of the Me* dowell circuit, near here, many years, has resigned, declaring there is no money to be made in ministerial work. He has purchased 160 acres near Romeo, Mich., to engage in farming. During his ministry his congregations have been composed of wealthy farm* ers and he seeks to profit by their ex> ample.

Anna. — William Wiggins, Sr., eighty-four years old, is dead at his home at Jonesboro. He was the first engineer to take a passenger train out of St. Louis on the Missouri Pacific. He also ran the rescue train following the Gasconade bridge disas­ter.

East St. Louis.— One woman was killed, another injured and two men struck by bullets in two shooting affairs that occurred at prao- tically the same time. Mrs. Martha Regan was killed after a quarrel with Antone Levora, member of a promi­nent family.

Murphysboro.— Aeroplane flights by Tony Jannus, the St. Louis avia, tor, and a parade of automobiles and carriages decorated with flowers are two of the features of the Egyp­tian Hustlers’ carnival, to be held in Murphysboro in June. The Hustlers will have a white suit parade.

Cairo.— The negro population of Charleston, Mo., has taken fright at the warnings several days ago tacked to their doors threatening not only to destroy their homes but Inflict personal Injury if they do not leave the city within thirty days, and are daily leaving with their worldly possessions. A large number went to Cairo, Sikerton and Poplar Bluff, and they are daily fleeing from Charleston. So far the officers of that place have been unable to find out who put up the placards.

Mount Vernon.— The Mount Vernon District Knights of Pythias conventio« closed here. The meeting next year will be held in Fairfield.

Virden.— James Gilbert, aged seven- ty-nine years, one of the oldest resi­dents o f this city, died after a linger­ing illness.

Lena.— A gray fox that had been looting poultry yards in the vicinity of Lena for some time was killed by J. E. Weburn.

Springfield.— Because he refused to appear before the commission­er appointed to take testimony in disbarment proceedings, Lincoln M. Coy, a Chicago attorney, was dis­barred by the supreme court. Com­plaint was made against Coy by the Chicago Bar association.

Sterling.— Five persons were in­jured when an automobile in which they were riding upset on a country road near here. The victims of the accident, who were rescued by farmers, were: Charles Downer, atraveling master mechanic of theBaldwin Locomotive works, Benton Harbor, Mich.; Bertha Stone, An­gora, Me., his private secretary: Mary Squares, Lafayette, Ind.; Ethel Haynes, Chicago, and Fanny Smith, Omaha, stenographers, in his employ.

Belvidere. — The new $17,500 Carnegie library at Belvidere was dedicated and opened to the pub- lie. Ida Public library has been merged with the new library, which will be known, not as the Carnegie, but as the Ida. It was the gift to the city of the late Gen. Allen C. Fuller, in memory of his daughter, Ida Fuiler- Hovey.

Champaign.— Urbana rejected the commission form of government by a vote of 550 to 210. The proposition carried only one ward,

T H E S E , AS W E L L AS OTHERM IX E D F A R M IN G B R A N C H E S ,

P A Y IN W E S T E R N C A N A D A .

Truck gardening and poultry grow­ing are two branches of agriculture in which the farmers near the main lines of the three transcontinental lines traversing Western Canada are much concerned. The abundance of sunshine during the long days from May to September, and adequate mois­ture in the spring and early summer permit of a wide variety of crops. The soil i3 rich and warm and is easily worked. Close attention to cultiva­tion has resulted in record yields of all sorts of vegetable and small fruits which bring good prices in the cities and at the numerous railway construc­tion camps.

Mr. Harris Oium, an Alberta farmer, came from South Dakota eleven years ago and homesteaded the first 160 acres in his township in 1902, which was divided between grain and pas­ture. 1-Ie earned sufficient money to buy a quarter section of railway land at $11 an acre. The half section netted proportionate profits and he gradually increased his holdings to 1,920 acres, which was devoted to mixed farming last year. He values his land at $50 an acre.

Mr. Oium markets from 100 to 125 hogs and a similar number of beef cattle each year. He has 200 hogs, mostly pure bred Poland China, 25 head draft horses and 35 head of pure bred Hereford cattle. By feeding bar­ley to hogs he estimates that the grain nets him 80 cents a bushel, as com­pared with 40 cents, the average mar­ket price when delivered to the ware­house. His* average crop of barley is 40 bushels to the acre, while oats av­erage 80 bushels.

By writing any Canadian Govern­ment Agent, full particulars as to best districts on which to secure home­steads will he cheerfully given.—Ad­vertisement.

H O T R E T O R T .

The Pompous Man— Why, sir, I rn a er-er-self-made man.

The Lean Chap— When are you go­ing to call the strike off and com­plete the job.

Model Boy Found.W illiam Allen White, the Kansas

newspaper man, says that the model boy, so long sought by all Sunday school superintendents, has been found. The discovery was made quite by accident by a baseball fan while discussing with a class of ten-year-old boys, in Sunday school, the question of Sunday amusements.

“ Now what is there a healthy boy can do on Sunday afternoon?” in­quired the fan, blandly, even while his wayward thought dwelt on the fas­cinating baseball game. “ What do you think, Henry?”

Without blinking an eyelid Henry replied, “ Read the Bible and pray.”— Hearst’s Magazine.

Tlw^man who stands on the prom­ise of God lives in the land of prom­ise.

R K A L E S T A T E

FLORIDA LANDS V e g e ta b le ’ L a n d , $1.00Cash and $1.00 per month, per acre. Full infor­mation for postal.Terrell L a n d & D e v e lo p m e n t C o., D e p t. N . U ., K erU ell, (T errell P . O .,) F la .

FOR PROFITABLE INVEST­MENTS m WESTERN CANADAFarm Lands, deal with the owners. W e have choice blocks o f from two to ten thousand acres of the best in Saskatchewan and Alberta, or we can sell you from 16U acres up of improved or unimproved lands we either own or control, and all lands will bear closest inspection. Write for particulars to

White Land Co., Battleford, Sask.

ALBERTATHE PRICE OF

BEEF18 HIGH AND SO IS THE PRICE OF CATTLE.

For years the Province o f A lb e r ta (Western Canada) was the Big Uanchi ngCoun try. Many o f these ranches today are Immense grain fleld3 and the cattle have

given place to the cultivation o f wheat, oats, barley and flax: the change has made many thousands o f Americans, settled on these plains, wealthy, but it has In­creased the price o f live stock.

There Is splendid opportunity now to get a

Free Homesteado f 160 acres (and another as a pre­emption) in the newer districts and produce either cattle or grain.

The crops are always good, the climate is excellent, schools and churches are convenient, markets splendid, in either Manitoba, Sas­katchewan or Alberta.

Send for literature, the latest Information, railway rates, etc., to

CJ.Brouahtoo.4I2 Merchants L. ST. Bidg. .Chlces#XI. V. lilclnnea. 178 Jefferson Are., Detroit.Canadian Government'Agents, or address S u p erin ten d en t o f Im m ig ra tio n , O tta w a , Can«d».

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Genoa Methodist Episcopal ChurchBeginning the First Sunday in March and Continuing through the Month

FRED L. BUCK. Evangelistof Normal, 111.

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R E V . J. MOON. C h oris terRevs. Buck and Moon are Able and Successful Men whom You will want to hear

SIN is a fact that can not be ignored without ruin to one. It is significant that everywhere religious claims are being ignored to the detriment of all. Petty dsshonesty and a growing indifference to Sabbath observance are bearing their legitimate fruit in society. Children need religious parents who will give them good training in the home and not leave it to the

momentary work of a Sunday School teacher. A religious mother and an indifferent father will neither make an ideal home nor foster true culture. The only remedy is both parents united in religious conviction of duty.

Mere belief in mortality, however sound, can not prepare one for immortality. Sin makes difficulties regardless of station and privilege in life. The plain experiences of the ages is that Christ alone can conquor sin effectually. What Peter preached in the early church is as true today as then and as efficacious: “ Repent ye therefore and be converted, so that your sins may beblotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.” Acts 3:19.

All are welcome to these services without respect to creed, whether Protestant, Catholic, Christian Science, Socialist, Spirit­ualist or any other believers. All are invited to come. (

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