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NIGHT AFTER NIGHT A FIRE.
a VERMONT VILLAGE IN TERROR AB0Ur
NUMEROUS BARN BURNLyGG

| n Spite or Watchers the Fires Break Out,
sss the Only Clue r. Some roetprints In
the Snow that Fad In the fnsiie Road.
RUTLAND. Nov 3O.-There have been more
| fires in Vermont these last two weeks than the
oldest inhabitant remembers within similar
| period. The business centre Of the old college
town OF Middlebury was practically wiped out
week ago Sunday night, and on Wednesday
night FIRE in St Adams, the great railroad
centre Of the state, nearly ,consum ed the bust
ness part Of the village. But the anxiety
caused BY these two big fires Ia nothing COM
pared to that which prevails in Castleton. a
pretty little village about dozen miles from
here Castleton has had incendiary 1res st tho
rate Of one day for the last six days and the
village is in a state of terror. The citizens
have taken matters in their own hands. az the
organized a vigilance committee. and Is armed med
. zen a appointed BY the viEiiants. patrol
been started with almost unfailing regularity.
bugs ,a nave escaped
day evening. while people were on their vay
to cbnrob II vas In IN. rAar ~ T. pond,.
grocery store ON Main street, Some one had
ss he uscs Il
D started start by the the1s s S0 va. AS pu
out without much loss. =,
Luther rsnnelrs barn on South street vas
snse " DC ON hre. LIS nUuse. .wentnvo
ieet away. and another barn. three feet away.
were savea =. WIN .s aca'y sennes osIn
was ouIneo 70 .ne erouna. Inele was eood
aea, o, .s.n o, inoeno,ar,sm. eue sne .owns
"a hon . .sat - mas "a'' ''en A'''u'n's'
All About 8 ' O'clock S" on Tuesday night A z
Mr. Avord had put his horse up and s went
there wha1 h. ssok oGn s
later his own barn was all ablaze; This Are
eau caused the most intense excitement 4 meet
%ss
%as q e xssnrs for the arrest and
~ wsSnssassS 9sss :. ssoss Q, men .smsa
shsr PERT %here ses re shss
nt 81 Thursday night the watch was not begun
20 early IN the evening Ala quarter past 8.
se Il he
George bolaa's barn On Elm street was burn;
Wrights barn also caught fire. and aii three |
were burned to the ground. The dwelling
houses near BY were saved. Few people In |
Castleton village slept Thursday night.
fire: This was right in the heart Of the town. |
and was discovered before 1t got under. way. |
a woman saw light in an clubhouse next to q |
ing on the floor. and close by a newspaper sat |
urated with kerosene. The excitement Friday |
night knew no bounds. The guards were re- |
doubled and half the able bodied men in town |
sat up al night.
BY this time the citizens began 70 expect
FIRE every evening and many families changed
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Creditor. or q. v. White IL Co

CHICAGO. Nov S0-Ninety-seven per cent o.
the creditors Of the Chicago branch OF d Y
White d Co. Of New York. who failed severa
months ago. have accepted the firms PROPOSE,
ton to settle for 50 cents on the dollar.
petition to order the receiver to begin making
settlements on this basis was filed to-day Ii
the United States Circuit Court here
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Perhaps Sos the sake OF . wo....

William Berliner. "a years old. lived with his
aged parents at 54l Fifth street He worked
for Max Helm. dealer in photographer sup
plies at 1873 Grand street. Hawss In the habit
OF staying out late at night and the old folks
knew little Of his ACTIONS. He came home at
U,s o'clock last evening
His mother saw him mix powder In glass
q water and drink It He had had a sore
throat a9d his mother thought he was treat
mother.
Good by. mother. I have taken poison" he
said.
Then he closed the door and threw himself
on the bed, doctor was called. but Ber!iner
died twenty minutes later. The father .sus-
suicide. but he could not tell who she was.
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iOHnu noa., s,s a, pSfsSINk hASSkkFS,
vnn ncfad Ssav sae Sesg T cut MT
held It In view Of the crowd and the Jury. The
heavy veil that Mrs. Lyons wore had been
see. At the sight Of the ceayer she dropped It
and groaned loud enough to be heard al!
at her. Mr. Lynn held the cieaver up and be-
gan questioning the witness DR.. Donlin ex-
pressed the opinion that the person who struck
the blow had stood behind Lyons. Sliney ID q
much smaller man than Lyons was. and Mr.
Lynn asked; Have you any idea. knowing the
inflicted BY q smaller man 2"
That would depend entirely on the position
OF the man when he was struck"
curious circumstance lie that there was very
little blood in the shop, though the room hack
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murdered. II was still
stained with the blood.
After the police game
Mrs. Lyons. the moth
or. and Martin Lyons.
the father. They sat on
the Same bench with
the mother and father
Of Sliney. but they did
not speak to them.
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Of the shop was covered
with blood. The blood
in the shop consisted
Of eight or ten large
drops in q semicircle on
the floor. Mr.. House
asked whether. when o
wound Of the kind Ly-
ons received was in
ficted. the blood would
not squirt = great dis
tRnce and In large
quantities. DIR. DonlIn
epjd H. wou1d he vary
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quest was adjourned TO THE nunpxR,
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. As soon as
the proceedings were adjourned Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Lynn declared. as TIE Sun has
repeatedly said, that the note in red ink which
Lyons gave TO the boy just before the. murder
was the key to the mystery surrounding dy-
gerald aside and told him he must work up
that end Of the case at once and thoroughly.
sltney had another little reception after the
family kissed. him, and his other friends as
sured him OF their loyalty and their belief In
his innocence.
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Protesting Against warae. Darstoa's Re-
appolntnenG

WATERFOWL. Nov. 30-A party OF Auburn
and Cayuga county politicians, headed by H.
Lawrence storke. visited the Hon. Roswell p.
Flower to-day. and It 10 understood from state
nerts made by some, Of them that they made
vigorous argument to the Governor. elect,
Warden Of Auburn prison It Ia believed that
they LEFT without obtaining any assurance
cept promise that fairness would be shown
In making Rppointments -
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feet" said the Doctor.
has been called By any

had worried Tor lyons four MONTHS M S and that
no had been o butcher boy year He said
sinsy had stopped a. he 6atshsr shop
clock was 35 minutes fast sliney said to
Frank. have you any more errands to do
this afternoon7" He repltedtfst he had none
until after o'clock, and then sliney said that
T bsn ne wSqd 20 Se an ssd for him
had tied np, some chickens. Sliney walked
back and talked to Lyons, but did not say any
HLets 20 have drink. They we're out about
sminute. Lyons came back with the note i1
and see what Father Kean wanted.
Mr. Lyons had the note In his hand. the
boy said. and could not tell whore he got It
IN answer to Mr.. Lynn's questions the boy
said that when Lyons came hack from getting
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a drink sIinay was out
side. A few moments
later hr said that bliney
WAS INSIDE. and that
he didn't say anything
TO me-" Then he said
he was in the store
when i went IN my err
rand" That was five
minutes before 5o'clock
by the store clock. 4:20
o'clock by the right
MIR. Bcsrman says
sliaey wa. IN HIS place.
'twerh +:m and +:2o
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sa tir.,l and yer can, stnp for work. Many weary
hai sWk"r - -osI,ialnl In ihrrs is resi- and relief
~ Ai''oi,.h'- LSitt ea :. piru malt "Iir hwy
.tci ~. Sc nHrftl's.7s."
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when Baby IVES hck. We Esvs her casto1A
when she wss Child. she cried for CssssriA
when she became Niss she slunx to CAsssnA
Whsn she hsA Children. she gave thsn oastssiA
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nillions
of House.
keepers
RE daily test.
ing Royal Bak-
ing Powder by
that most infal-
libleof all tests,

the test of practical use.
They find it goes further,
makes lighter. sweeter,
finer-favored, purer and
more wholesome food
than any other, and is al.
sneys Uniform in its sOork.
Its great qualities thus
proven. are tho cause Of its
wonderful popularity. It's sale
being greater than that of all
other cream Of tartar baking
powders combined.
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MICKEY sLDHv. Detective Heggerty
testified that between 4:20 and 4:25 o'clock
last Wednesday afternoon Patrick Breen told
him to 60 to Lyons's shop. that something bad
had happened. He found Lyons half sitting
mp. supported on one side By his mother and
on the other By Mrs Walls. who lived up
stairs. He stopped down and asked Lyons
"who did thisr' but the hurt man could not
speak. His mother said he had said Mickey
sliney done It"
Mr. Lynn asked II the detective had talked
to sliney at the police station after Sliney's
surrender
:.Yes." said Hageerty. I'VE took him to the
Sergesnt,s room and examined his clotidng
and his person. On the second finger Of his
right hand we found red spot picked up
his hand and looked at It oh. that's ink he
said. Yes, thata ink said. and guess Il
was ink. he said he had got the Ink on
his finger while writing a note. He said that
gone to Lyons's to collect Q bill They had gone
next door to have Q couple Of drinks he said,
and had then gone back to the shop and talk ed
awhile, and at ten minutes past o'clock he
had bid Lyons good-by and had gone to Bur-
mans place. FIVE blocks away"
Mr.. Lynn asked IL the detective had found
out II Sliney had told the truth about what he
he had found the story to be true. Haggerty
added statement here that must have made
the prosecutor weary.
When took Sliney to the Tombs." he said.
"he told me that when he left Lyons standing
there in the store there was q woman in there
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THEY BELIEVE IN SLNEY.
CHERRY STREET FOLKS WISH MIN
LUCK AT THE LNQUESE

TIE Rec Fab epet - ms Finger Sworn To
That Nete wss ia ReA Enk-Mrs Lyeus
ORGANS Whsn the Clesver II PreAueea-
Hressseh. the Bey, osss TsagieA ".
The effort Of the police 10 show that Mickey
Sliney IL reasonably suspected Of the murder
Of his friend. Bob Lyons, the Cherry street
butcher. began yesterday at the Coroners'
ONCE. before Coroner MESSENGER. There was
. crowd Of Cherry street folks there Not one
in ten Of them believed that Sliney was guilty.
Even the family Of the dead man expressed
doubtA
sliney himself was brought from the Tombs
BY two policemen. He was greeted By about
every one In the room. The Cherry street CON-
dngent wished him luck and expressed their
belief In his innocence He sat ut the end Of .
long table on one side Of which counsel sat
and on the other the reporters
James g. johnson. . silk merchant was
foreman OF the jury. The other members
were Walter Stanton. broker: n I. ZeiGler.
restaurant keeper: N. W. Libus, dealer In
furnishing goods: 8. B. Wakeman. produce
merchant; G. A Kaufman. restaurant keeper:
A. II. King. clothier: James NJ Cohen. clothier:
B. @ Lyons, umbrellas: Henry b Levy.
diamond merchant and Alfred Z Marling.
real estate dealer. They eyed Sliney curl
ously.
Assistant District Attorney Lynn came in
with the police. He brought with him the
butchers cleaver with which Lyons had been
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number fQueer names,
was called. He spelled
his nj m 9 him Q elf.
Hrous tch, and the
handwriting was not
unlike the Handwriting
In the note he took to
Father Kean for Lyons
Just before the murder.
This boy. IL 10 years
old and intelligentlook.
ing. and speaks good
En 8! a.. A & ]. t9 ,sI! CSr e
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shV ueoh0 40 W1b cuku
Sliney never was in the
store more than once or
twice . week. He him
self had been In the
store every day between
8 O'Clock In the morn
afternoon. and never
went out. He had said
less than i've minutes
before that he had been
out with orders before
.Bliney came. In at 1--WE
minptes before 1
OF Detention, The In
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buying something, and
he told me that II he
could find her he would
be all right. I told him
! would do what I could
for him."
Have you found that
wonan2" demandedMr.
I don't know" an
ewered Haggerty. but
! think the Captain has
found her"
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Wonderful results follow the use OF Pisoa curs for
Consumption. CouEhs quickly yield. All drusEs1 25s.
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ossoss The bsy, ssid y ct bssk e. ~
AS: 3 . =; : q s :sss
we're esstins 8 .drink She had gone out be-
fore hip. he ssid. 6he. had been In the shop
Ths Eli III Il loretta Collins. II years old.
She was called before him q moment later.
He did not recognize her..
On croes-examination the boy said he didn't
know 6liney except from seeing him como into
the store He was sure that before last week
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue Of an execution and fee bilI No. =. az
issued out % the clsrks Oece OF the crcait court
OF Cook county. In the sta;e % Illinois
Gudto me directed. vterchyI aaa commanded 20
make the amount % a certain judgment recently
obtained against Barton Bishop iulriea-cd uifh
John ID; Bishop. IN favor % Jo-eth Badcncch
Jr and John J. Baten1ch. doing business a.
Badenoch Bros out Of tie laud-. teremeufs
goods and chattel- Of the -a.t Defendants Bar
ton Bishog. ! have levied upoa the following
property. to-wii.
The northwest quarter. IA and the rorth sixty
acres OF the southSe-t gu.ityT "a b. aud the wet
si1ty acres OF the south haf 81 % the northeast
quarter q and tee norh thirty acre. Of TIE wesf
half. ga OF the southeast quarter. a.. all ia
section twenty six. t-Gl. also the northwest
quarter. "a j., and the north thirty acres Of the
east half. ts) of the southeast quarter ~ Of
section twcnty-sevcn. ga. ali IN township
twenty, t2Jl. north range two 80 east OF the
fourth principal meridian. all In the county %
Rock Island and state of Illinois.
Therefore, according 90 -at1 command shalle1-
ose FOR sale AZ public auction al the right title
andiuteresi OF the above named. Barton Bishop
IN and o tie above described property. on
Monday. the.6;h day Of April. isai - 10 o',l1tk
a. N AZ the north door 81 the court hsl.c
IN the city ~ Rock Island. In the county % Rock
Island and state % Illinois. Tor cash IL hand 10
satisfy sa!s execution and Zee bill
Dated az Rock Island this lsth DAY % March
i ID. 1881. &. .. GORDON,
sheriff Of Rock leland county, Illinois
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30
Is Disease Punishment for Sin,

The following advertisement, published
by promioeut western patent medicine
house would indicate lbat thev regard
disease AS punishment FIR so:
DO you wish tu know the Quickest,
way to cure severe colGT We will tell
you. To cure cold quickly !; must be
treated before The cold his become set
tied IN ise system. This CA a,Uavs be
done If you choose to. as natGre in her
kindness 10 man gives timely warning
and llaiulg tells you IN natures wav.
that as "a puolshmen nj for some indiscre
tion, you are TO be afflicted with cold
unless you choose TO ward it cf by
prompt action. The first symptoms of a
cold. IN most cases, is a dry, loud cough
and sneezing. The cough is soon fol,
lowed by profuse watery expectoratiou
and the sneezing by profuse watery dis
charge from the nose. In severe cases
there is p thin white coating on the
tongue. What to do? Ii is only neces-
sary To take Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy in double doses every hour. That
will greatly lessen the severity of the cold
and in most cases will etfectuslly counter
act it, and cure what would have been 8
severe cola within one or two days time.
Try it and be convinced 30 cent OF
ties for sale hy Har,z 81 Bshusen. drug
gists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30
The Bell of NInscn,x

No single object within the walls of the
Kremlin at Moscow, that citadel and CITY
within itself, attracts the stranger with
more interest than the famous King of
Bells, which is said to have been cracked
in the furnace, and now lies at the foot of
the tower of Ivan.
\ large piece is broken from the side but
it still weighs about 100 tons for it is over
10 feet in height and more than 60 in cir
conference. When it was cast in 1133 Inv
order of the Empress Anne, the gold, silver
and copper consumed in the operation Ucre
valued at nearly half million dollars
The casting took place, accompanied nv
religious ceremonies, and royal ladies WED
with each other in throwing the gold orna-
ments worn upon their pers IN into the
great caldron of molten metal Doubtless
this very generosity of contribution served
to impart brittleness to the material =
Youths Companion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30
Getting Mixed on Book Titles

cannot see why one should find the
titles of Professor Drummond's books mar
ticularly hard to remember; yet only n
fortnight since l recorded that in Kansas
City lady insisted upon calling The
Greatest Thing in the World THE Rio.
ges Thing on Earth" and within the past
few days have seen an order from a New
York bookseller to the publisher of the
book for one copy of packs for Biscomb -
After seeing this ingenious distortion of
the title Pax Nobiscum," am prepared
TO credit anything that hear Or read of in
this line.-Critic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE

Estate Of Andrew +. johnson. Deceased.
The undersisuec having been agpointed admin
istratrx Of the estate 81 Andrew +. Johnson. late
Of the county 9f Rock leland. state 80 Illinois de-
ceased. hereby gives notice that she will appear
before the equity court Of Rock leland county, a.
the Office Of the clerk % said court IN the CITY %
Rock Island, al the April term. on the Grit Mon
day IN April next, atwsich time al pers0ns Law
ing claims against said csiaic are notified and
sane adjusted. All pcr-on. Indebted 90 sald e
tate are requested TO make immediate payment
% the UNDERLINED.
Dated this 10th day Of February. A. D.. 1851
HANNAH JOHNSON. AdministratrfH
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CHANoERY NOTICE.
STATE or ILLINOIS,

STATE or ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.
In the Circuit Court. Nav Term. 1891
Peter Fries We Michael schuessier and William
Schues.ler-InC hancery.
Affidavit OF non-residence OF the defendants
Michael Schuessler and William sohuessier hav
ing been dled in the clerks once OF the circuit
court OF said county, notice T. therefore hereb,
given to the said nonresident defendant. that the
complainant fled his bin Of complaint in said court
on the chaucery side thereof on the cath day 81
March 1891, and that tbereupon summons issued
ont .: said court. wherein said suit Il pend
ing, retnrnahle on the first Monday In the month
OF May next IS l. by law required.
Now, unless you, the nonresident defendants
above-named. Mishael Schuc-slcr aud William
Schuessler. shall personally be and appear before
said circuit court, the first day Of the next term
thereof. 10 be holden az Rock Islsnd IN and FOR the
said county, the fret Monday in May next.
aud plead. answer or demur 20 the "A d complain
ants bill Of complaint. the same and the mat
ters and things therein charged and stated will be
taken a. cor fcssed and a decree entered against
you according TO the prayer Of said bill.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Clerk
Eock Island. Ill Mar,h 9;ih. 1871
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30
CHANCERY NOTICE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS

STATE or ILLINOIS.
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.
In the Circuit Court, May Term. A ID. 1891
Mary Huffman ". William II. HunmAn-In
Chancery.
Affidavit - the non-resideuce % William II.
Huffman, the above-named defendant. having been
filed In the Office Of the clerk Of the circuit oourt of
said county, notice l. therefore hereby given 10
the sadnon resident defendant that the Complain.
ant fledher bill Of complaint in sad oourt on the
ehaneery side thereof on the Twenty nth day OF
March. A. ID. 1871. and that the reupon 4 summons
issued ont OF said court. wherein sad suit T. now
pending. returnable on the fret Monday in the
month OF May next. n a. by law required.
Now unless you. the said non resident defendant
aboye-named. Wi Ism IL Huffman shall pcrsonsi.
y be and appesr before aid circgii court on the
first day Of the next term Thereof. % Be holden AZ
Rock Island IN and for the aid equity on the FRI
MONDAY IN May EeXt. ard plead answer or dernur
10 the said oomplainani'- bill % complaint the
same ana the matters and tlilg- therein charged
and stated Will De taken a. confessed and . &c.
cree entered against YOU according 20 the prayer
Of the said bill
Rock Send County. I ]. Ylrlh .--h. Isai.
GEO. W. GAMBLE
JACKSON 4 HUEs- CON bis Saf-r-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30
BUYABUFFALO

Wyoming lot. It's the coming city of Wyom
ing. Has waterworks, electric lights. Touring
mills. Located in the garden of wyoming
6produced the prize potato crop or the ontted
MANN s. THoM, buffalo, Wyo-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
STATE OF ILLINOIS.

STATE OF ILLINOIS. -
Rock l-LASD COUNTY.
Public notice = hereby given that AZ "a. May
Term. 1881. cf;h' Giro ui CO n II rAd Rock Iisud
county. we sha.l make application for Order %
said Co1Tt ireci uE and proyidin. That nam. %
the UNDER i-uct. PAU Bnija. shai De- charged ard
that he shal have authority q lssunc the name %
Bruno Rerz. and that the name % the Undersigned
Martha Bp'la. shail bee changed arc t1sf -hr be-
authorized 60 as-sInc the name - Martha RrfZ. ty
which names Che aid parilcs shal b. al. - I'D
The ZANE time make application for order % aid
court directing aud pro i1iuE that the sruata-- %
their two children. Bernard aud Bruno. b. changed
from BOija 20 Rem aud that they he author zsd %
assume The names % Bernard R.nz ani Bruno
Rem.
Dated this Tren'y-fr.t day OF March. 1921.
PAUL BJTJA.
MARTHA BOTJA
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30

| have been a great sufferer from dry
catarrh for many years, and trisd many
remedies. hut none did me So much ben
eft as Ely's Cream Balm. Ii completely
cured me. N. J. Lally, 80 Woodward
avenue, Boston Highlands, Mass.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30

their respective bids in cash IL he or they prefer
Dated at Rock island, l linois, this 18th day Of
February, A D., 1891 JOHN PRETZ
Administrator cum testamento anneTo ~ the
estate of Bailey Davenport, deceased
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30

JACO CORSELS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-30

The only office that seeks the man now
adays is on the top floor Of 6 seveu-story
building with no elevator.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-22
The eDecember "Arena.n

The December ArenG comes freighted to the
guard with able thoughts on living issues and
rich supply Of lighter material. 1t being the
Christmas number, the editor gives an ad-
ditional sixteen pages to the body Of the
magazine, making IA pages. This enables
him to give, in addition to the usual essays on
serious subjects, thrilling novelette, by Helen
Campbell, entitled, SIN the Meshes of
insanity. Hamlin Garland also gives delight
full character sketch of Western life, entitled,
"Uncle Rpley's speculations" Among those
who contribute serious essays to this number
are Camille Flammarion, the distinguished
French astronomer; Professor 7. Funck-
Brentano, of the Academy of Science, Paris;
Edgar Fawcett, and the Hon. David A. Wells.
Admirable full-page portraits are given of j g.
g. Whittier and Edgar Fawcett.