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" Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; Hp Favors Wl#» us ar»d no Feaf Shall Awe.*' .twt sn«* VOI 2. mkm JIH M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1877. 1 T. . !w» eweipy , PublUhdd fcvfiry Wednesday by 3 . VAN 8LYKB Editor and Publisher. Office tn Riverside Block, OverSnitth & Go.'* fERBls Otf SUBSCRIPTION: V e A V , ( i n \ d v & h c . e , ) -- -- 5 0 •|f not l*A*ii within TliVce Months,.ifV«sY..2 00 Subscriptions feceive 1 for three or six tnOilths the 8<1lh«} pfopWliHinYu BUSINESS CARDS* IT, t. ItltOWN, M, l». toHY^tOtAH fth-i Snfgeon, Office In Bridt I mock over P. G. Wives Clothing Stofe water StVetst., IVlcTfenr^ ill. K. A. HE KIlS ML D. PHtWjXK ami Snree^n, Olfl'-e at residence, two artrtrS ft*est of Post Office, M til. ['•Henry O. J, rtoWVRD, J >JV ^HlrsWTXV ^urwrtn. Office r»t the store of Howard & Son, McIIenrv. til. F% j, KAKBIAN. CIGAtt Mannfach. • • Modern- Wl. Ffc'C* tory So. 171. OrrtcVs solicited. RICHARD A TTORNEY ASl> COIjNARI.O* AT 1 AW> x\ Oflftcc in teaf of MuVpTiv & Bishop's Bvnk North Side Public Sc|iiiVi*e, Woodstock, III. OFCO. A. FETFCTFLIN, KOTARY IMTlU.IC, Conveyancer and In­surance Agent. Oflicift At Bnckltn & Steven's Store, neav the I>epot, Mclienry, til. K. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract or Titles to ta*d in McIIenrv Conntv, Ill'noiHv Office with rTonnty Clerk, Woodstock, 111. ROUT. WRIGIIT. Boots and if material Shon Northwest MSrtNiTaftuVer of Custom Made Slirtes. None but the best of material Vised Anil a\l work warranted *>©rneY Prtbli'c Square, Mettenvy, III. Fft. IIEClfTLE. YTOTTSFC. Mfftitrtvd Ornamental Painter, also XI Vau'cv Skotclrcs Scenery, Ac., Mclienry Ul. will «To all work pVoYnptly and at rca- MiAbht iatfes. CrtAftMiS ROOSE. BAftB$It. Shaving, ft air Cutthrft, Sbum^ eyefythift j pOrtftifiVAS t'oVhe business done in 'the ' IceSt style 'of tW6 fitfc. Shop, near, the Depot, Mclienry. E. M. OWES. . g*%O! lilt AT* Dealer and Manufacturers V(I Ag«*t i* Farm Machinery. ftrirfH low and T«riws favoTalji*". XcBKMtY ILLINOIS. GFA SCH«K» sr.it S.\T."©<VN and Restaurant. Nea^y Apposite the Parker House, Mc.TIenry HI. WFirst-Class Billiard and Pool Tallies. ,J. BONSLKTT, <0ATiOOf mad It* ••tn.iwan t. Jfea tfy ojipoei te © Oirci'« Mill, M<-IIenrr, til FrpshWrsters «med ii). in any shape desired, or tor sale by Eke Can. *»-GOO» STAB1-ING FOPk HORSES..#* JOS. WIEDEMANN, th« Depot lay »r Warm and cold SAT-OON and n*5iauTaTilw Near McIIenrv 111. Boai-dirs by thr dar »r week at reasonable rates, neala at all hours. 'Good Stablinac for Hor^en.^r W. W. ELI.SWOllTII. BREEDER O the Celebrated Masie Iloy. Also Lieht .tnd Dark f.ow ls^ •hipped to all points ^y (e^jjrjiss. #ress, Woo'isJ.^fk, |if.> P.- PiK^ *>, Ai-- PETElt LEIGKEM. of REPAIRS Watches. Clocks and Jewelry aliVj^ifs. 4i«o Rc^iiis Violins in the best M©s$ibbf in a n ne r, on short noticu ami at rea- jttiiA'Mc rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop raji <jU)or of Rivx'vsi(ite J^lock, 3^cHenr\ t'C MeHEN'lty HOUSE. *uvv. til. John Kartfes Proprietor. "iCewtrallv located and tiie best of accom­ modations furnished. Charges reasonable. F. KLEIb'GEN & SON. /CARRIAGE, Wii done on shori rant«d. jiquart. iiiron and House Painting short Jfotice. All tyork war- M«Henry III., South of the Public MATTHEW KARGES. H1USE, Siirn and C.u-rlasre Painter. 4<so Calsoininiiig doB.e in the best of manner. All ordevs promptly attended to and w<»rk rranteil. Residenee Jlouse, McIIenrv, 111. at the McHenry RICHMOND HOUSE. RICHMOND ILLINOIS. Frank Foster Pro. prietor. Good accommodations for nil parties. Samplurootus for 'Salesmen. Livery Stable attached. Public Ifall for [lectures, Shows Ac... * The McHsnry Brewery. King^ & Herbes, l^ropriotQrs. THE best of Beor Sliippi/d to any part of the country and warranted as represented.-- Jrders solicited and promptly attended to. FRED. RENICH, CI8AB MANUFACTURER, =-ANI)- WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST. WOODSTOCK, IJ,I.INTOIS. PATENTS, • Persons desiring to take out Patents, or dp. tring ipf^rmation from the U, S, Patent Office phoujd consult F. A. LEHM ANN, SOLICITOR OP AWE&ICAN ANI> FOREIGN PATENTS, Washington, p. C. ExaminatUui^ Jyee. iff} PATEKT NO PAY. Send for Circular. For Sale. Mie undersitrncd offers for Sale, Brick StorijjQn Water Street, in the villa^ of He Henry, JIQW Occupied bv Mrs. C. H. Morey, IJN as a MiHiiiprv Store." It is 14x35, the uppet itorv bein.it rfnished off asa residence. TEBMS SklCASONABI-E Iuuuire of " 3fcHiSrjr,IU. N 1st. 18^. c. n. HQ*#? BUSINESS CARJ)S. E. BENNETT. JL D„ , SURGEON and Acoucher, diseases of Women a SpeciditVi Office f»n Clay Street, Woodstock, 111. W. H, BlTCKi M. D., HOMEOfAfHtC^ Phyticl!|,n artd Shtgeon.-Oflife E'i.st Side Public Sqititfe, Wood- stofk, ill. Ollit-e houfs il to 12 A. M., aud 2 15 4 P.M. W. H. SANFORD, Mci'i'liant 'X'a.ilor. In the stofe df C. H. D&ktitsbiti East side of Public Stiuare, 1 WOODSTOGK, ILL. A tfo*ni Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al- tt\iye tin han<!. Suits made to oftler and a lit warMnted^ Oite ttSfc U tSlli • . ^ W. H SANFOtftl, Woodstock til., Sept: 3?th( WS. M. ENCELN. O F N - S M I T H . Will change mnU tie loadefsfc both Bitigld Aiid •lohblcl ^to bteach loadei-si Keeps on Hand rtll ^ kiilds of Guh Ala terial. All, wdrk wai'rant'. d. S'lop opl)<i8ite Peri'y & Jtartin's Store, 31 llenrv, Ili. U. E. Wl .IITMAN, Proprietor rijtsi with or without dVivei nt reasonable rates. Teaming ©! (lone on short notice. ets, furnished of all kinds O. W. OWEN, WATCH MAKER & "JEWELER, MCHENRY ILL., Dealer in all kinds ot American and Swiss Watches, Clocks from the In-st factories in the country. Silver, platedware, Silver Spoons, &c., ALSO AGENT FOR TIIE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Emtey Org:au ! Which we beli*v« to .lie the Jicst Organ i*i the iiiar"ket. TTc thinly vo know that V»y cx^ri- once, and we believe U-, foritfe law-kied ftp by the Best %siciaai8 WarW. I also 8*11 otYlct^h'ftRTiwiitr than the Estey, but can't roccoininend them to be as good, O. W. OWEN. Jul v 2".. N E W t JOHN LANS!NO, Having fipene1! a Jjlew Meat Market, in his Block, NEAU TUK DEPOT, Js now jj-epared to furnish all who may give turn a «alj w jth FRESH AND SALT MEATS - Of All Kinds, POULTliY, SJll-AbF, ic.jSr At as L'»w Prices as at any other Market in !>c County. I keep none but the best, of Meats and.iuy Saifsatre is ma le by an experient e'l SauKMDE linker, and nrfi warranted tU« best. m |U ivi; me a Call. JOHN LAPSING. M'-Hcnry, Nov. 14th. 1S76. xeiii PATER vn ON FILT? WIEft Iflnerx Advwrtislxig Con^r"'•*•" , »«r K#r ]><>T1CE, 50,00cRbs. of --AT THE-- JANESVILIE WOOLEN MILLS NORTH MAIN STREET. T*HE subscribers wish to inform their patrons A and everybody tlfa| they will manufac­ ture their Woo) into good substantial Cassi- mere!.. Doeskins, Flannel and Stocking Yarn, on shares or by the yard or pound. 011 satisfac tory t.erms; or i%'ill buy their Wool and pav the hiirhest market m-fce. and sell them goixl sub^taptialCassin.cr»;s at #1,00 per yard, and all other goods at the same yitc. Will pav hall' cash on good tine lots, not too sni'ill. Will pay Js.vpress charges on all lots of Wool of W pounds or more and return the goods free ot charge. Will card their Wool into rolls for 6c per pound: also card \yool thi* same day when brought from a distain-e, if possible. Will dress their cloth on the usual terms. Carpets washed; pri e ft rents per yard, F4rn>ers, pa­ tronize home industry. ta« - a. I IN exchange for Goods, WW CImXCQWool-Grease, Tallow and Wood, for which the hiarhest price wih ba uaid. F. A. WHEELER i CO, • Janesville, WJs., i^ay30th, 1874k GKNTKKL. WOIUL A pf«cligir>tte amount of ]azLftew4 false pride aud gre«d art concealed under this phrase. Many thousand hands lire to-dtjf Idle, Waiting fw something to drt. And in spite of com­ mercial depression the country has Work Waiting' enough for a million lianils; The farmers are calling for help 5 and yet the marketplace is full of Mm-nrploYCcl* Why^ ^ If a merchant advertises for a book­ keeper/:* hundred eouipetaHt perwmc step forwftrJ at once. If another seeks for an amanuensis* he must choose be­ tween as many eager applicants. Every government officer who controls the appointment of clerks* has lu^re names on his list than there arc details in a month's work The demUud is for something that will not ooil the hands, that will not start perspiration* that will secure a livelihood without much exertion. Gen-nine hard Work is only regarded as semi-respectable. Men tlo not seek work; they look for a "situation," In Wuich they may avoid labor. They do their best to maintain the appearance of enjoying wlcgaut leisure^ But If an absolute sinecure cannot be found, they endeavor to give their employ­ ment au air of dignity, of repose, of ffeotlom from homely fatigUes. Ill a word they *eek a •'lightv' business This false standard of respectability Indicated by the word "genteel," tic- grades manhood' Young men are Hshamed of that Which should be tbeir glory> lt i« not he who does tl.e leaBt work for the most, money, who can wear the best oloihes while at his daily avocation--wliose business involves the least display of strenuous ttflbrM it is not he that is the most to be rejected The salary without real labor is a di^ grace, Partial idleness, however con­ cealed under a show of business, is a misfortune, and, if purposely Indulged in, a shame not to be countenanced Clean hands that will not engage In genuine labor, ate covered wilt* a stain that water will not wash out. The re­ finement that draws bark from- manual emplovuieiit and prefers mental daw­ dling is a sham, aud should not have social recognition. Better be a grimy blacksmith, doing thorough work, than a titled officer enjoying a large income for nominal services, lie iter be a day? laborer than a tilled loafer. Better be coin tollable livelihood by In the kitchen, than depending ou the uncertainties of desk-work in an over- erowded city. Better be a simple carpenter than a hair-splitting scribe or pharistc, . - ' We wish this evil spirit of "genteel' laziness might be exercised, driven out ot con: 111011 conversation, expelled from common thought, and cast down from j£s .sbAWefni <of pf*W.er, }ts <s«r»y j> aml-chrMlan# e.114 itsvry is the old one: "WhaJL hsjye we to do with fh«e, though Jesns of Na«ifeth Tbtt/e is not "genteej" i(ller ^ the l#»»d wh*> ^|oes not wish to be let alone. They O.uijht to Uc stirred up,--gx ttr? «ka«M !•> sti-m - NO. £0. earning a The author of tl^e followh»g s|ill ltvihg: "Wjs ^avc i^cid it.^nd wi|J stick to it it; full sight of ultimate martyrdom, that a JojiiaJ editor is the only being inhabiting «artU who ha> not iost sotpe of the orjgina) graces which were possessed by mankind in Adam, before forbidden fnjiJ, was nibbed in Eden. And that is tin* reason that local editors have always been subjects of prosecution since journalism was „reduced to a science: 1'heir virtues have been assailed by public ami private jealousy. They have heei{cur*edF kicked at, prosecuted, shot at. cowi|ided. tossed in blankets, scourged, iuiprispned, ridden 011 rails, stabbed, lacerated, mutilated, tritura* ted. and in ninny Instances, assassina­ ted. They are the Waldensos and Albigenses of 6o«jety. They *re the salt of the earth, as is proved by the lickings they get; aud in all their trib­ ulation they evihwe the meekness of lloses, the patience of Job, the fortiv tude of Stephen, apd the wisdom of Solonmn. Ljke Howard, they are t'le benefactors of their race. J.ike kerosene oil, they are the light of tlio world, Like Diogenes, they stand in their own tub. Like Archimedes, they work their own lever. l ike Hannibal they always liave ona eye open, and like Lagarus, their possessions are in Abraham's bosom. Birmingham (CJIIII,) constat b)e started out last week to serve a writ of attachment on an Irishman's four hogs. Two hogs the jaw exempts, and the constable desiring to secure the two largest, climbed into the pen to make his selection. 2?p spouer had he done so than the woman plosed the doer or cover of the pen a»d locked it with a padlock, keeping hijj) a prison­ er with the iswiAe for over au hour. He finally kicked oft a board Rnd matje his escape. Suits ,Suits, at F. G, Mayeg, ,B< WASHINGTON COHUKMIONWCNCK tfaketl States Tream try Dcprtrtmeni**" Jiureitu of E»gravinp and Printhttf.'-* '.'j^aufts*--Redeemed Currency* WASIH*OTOK, D. Into the tfrfterfcrtt flepcttU me lit of the Treasury cin ohly be obtained by special permission ffom' tl*e| Secretary or other Mgh officer. Tfce bureau of Engraving a«d Printing Js'perliapji as interesting and compll- c%d a deparftnent as any--at lease, It is»s important. It is situafed in the attic aud is the scene of dirty, ttnfiealih- thy, and disagreeable laboiv The old s^| that, declares money to be "good sore eves^ Is proved here to be on- if one may judge from the paper sh*des and cups and visors worn *n*er till* eyes of the hundreds of money * counters and hundreds who are employ- ed'ltere. The engravers of the plates usfd in the printing oeCtlpy a room by themselves and their work, is of the oldest and finest. The design is first engraved upon cylindrical plates from Which an impression is afterward plflced upon the flat plates that are tti^d In the printing. This Is done Willie the latter are in a softened state, thus leaving the impression slightly raised. The engraving of one ot the heads upon the plate for engraving common one or two dollar bills, often ta&es one person months to accomplish and as no one could possibly engrave t^o heads, of other figures, exactly alike --that is, with every line precise­ ly similar--the advantage of this system will at dilce be seen as a sufe- gtwrd against, and a means for the de­ tection of, counterfeiting. The Im­ mense frames containing specimens of engraving done in this room, which wetfe on exhibition at the Centennial i*re to he seen here and the collection is indeed a beautiful one--The paper OH which the bank netes or bills are printed is made in Philadelphia in Ismail sheets over which, whet) it is in the proper state, stlk waste fiber is gifted, thu« producing the sort of speckled appearance of the blank rplacesscen MII the notes. The Govern- Itnmt has supposed that It was impossi­ ble fortius paper to be ..counterfeited, 'but a nearer approach has been discov­ ered to have been made to it each year and it «iem« probable that such a degree of perfection will in time be auai tied by sharp rogues as will defy that particular. Th« pr<ice»* orpiiail iig tlic blMft Isll «I ow one owing to the fact that there are five impressions to be placed 011 each sheet of notes---two on the back ami three 011 the front besides the number­ ing. After tlie first figures 011 the back is printed, the sheets arc placed in packages of twenty, between pieces ,of wet canvass, where they remain twenty-four hours. They are then re­ moved, another printing is put upon them, and they are dried by being subjected to a steaiu heat for another twenty-four hours,' Than they are counted, wet agaii}> ptft through another printing prooess, and dried again, counted again, aqd #©on until thry are finished except the number­ ing. ' Before that U done, the sheets are put between pieces of thick paj>er OF pasteboard, two In a place with the backs together, and put under a press where they remain till perfectly dry and smooth. Then conies the number* iug which is done in another room aud^ by an entirely different machine which is self-adjusting aud changes the number as each bill is pushed under it. lu the ne^t room the finishing touches are given at a machine which cuts the sheet of notes, pares the edges, and piles them up neatly. They are then counted, fastened lu packages, marked, and-rare done, lu printing the bills, two persons only aro employed at each press; one prepares the plate and the other places the sheet of bills upon it before M»« printing and removes it after, J?etweje» the printing of each sheet, the plate f& removed, wiped and and rubbed with a <*loth, and polished ofi with the bare hand. 'i'he vaults p( the Treasury are said to be among the best in the world, The double clock locks are used, which no key can un|oek after it is once wound up until the time for which it was wound has passed and it runs down One of the vaults co' tai'is the money --great b'igs of gold and silver and piles and pii#;g of b^uk notes,--and the other, xvhich is, in fact, a vault within a vault, liojds $140,000,000 in bonds. The space between the walls of these vaults is filled wjth }roi| bullets, so that were a hole drilled through, it would immediately fill again, The Redemption Divi«loi| |s where worn money and th;tf redeemed at the resumption of specie payment, is de­ stroyed, It is first mutilated by being punched with four holes--a process similar to the cancelling of railroad ticket8^then «Mt in two, larg« pack­ ages at a time, and tben conveyed into the basement, placed |u the macera­ ting machine and ground into • pulp which imped In making a course wrap- Jilirg paper, I tiro tight to hare finished the IVfrasnr? fit this letter. b»t find I must leave tile Secret Service Bureau and antf the Life Saving Sefvlce Division stlli another week. ^IAXVTKLU CKJ&SIPING PTKOFi r. Tw<* things geijerallr afflict the. eoontry, * e, gossip and mosquitoes and both sting and probe the shin alike. The worst feature of gossip^is# that once ymt reach the atmosphere of the open fields or even the scattered tene­ ments of the dozlrrgham]et, it becomea an endemic disease »>©iu which no one is exempt. Not even yon, urbane reader, fresh ffom the metropolitan itir of Broad­ way Avenue, need hope to claim per­ fect immunity from the social scourge* Your reason and self-respect may long contend and rebel against it, but like a spr'ghtly heifer, mi red In the b<Jg, the i.iore yon struggle, the firmer yon will sink till your wagging jaws attain a level with that of the croaking ffogs« Par be it however, to Infer from this* that the whole country cofiimtinify is thereby glillty of a gross misdemeanor, not stall! There is always that liber­ al sprinkling of coitgeuial, hospitable souls, those fraiik-spok«u aud charita­ ble people whose welcome smile and speech, sheds a warm glow in every­ body's path; aud whose opinion's and conversation, even if tinged with the latent strain of locf.l bias aud prejudice is at least freed from that selfish, base and unscrupulous motive, whose cease­ less object is always to crush and be­ spatter for the love of the thing; a mental f«od which to some becomes an actual condition of existence. It can scarcely be denied, that in almost ev­ ery country community, every family, man, woman, boy or girl, coilectivelv or individually have a pretty,contempt­ ible eueiny,-a miserable being whose prowling ears and eyes and intentious are ever »pen to sniff the garbage, of foul report from afar oft, with which he is ever ready to overwhelm you in all the dark crcoks aud turns of life: heave his dustpan at von, then hug his pill«»w lu a sweet dream of vengeance satisfied, calmly secreting poison for another rabid bite. These latent ene­ mies, like diseased particles in the hu­ man blood, are constantly liable to break out 011 your surface, from the solitary scab.to the all-comprising rash; when In the moment •&*dtrer»ltjr, lu a tripping step oft yonr life's path, tliey will rise up like slinuls, and confound you 011 every side, like carrion-birds hovering over their festering prey. Or are you swinging on the gibbet, (we hope not however) aveu there, will their relentless£tep« follow you; aud whenjyour body is dangling be­ twixt the earth aud sky, they will glad­ ly freight your ankles with an iron weight, and take comfort in your crack­ ing neck, and when all this Is done, will probably attain pi to cripple your wiWow and steal her hens. Only oue redeeming trait IN the fierce nature of thisjslass of persecutors! They will iu- vnri'tbly^go to jronr r'ake,* which i* very kind, but also nimbly replenish their pipe at the dead man's expeuse, smoke him out, waft him away 011 a cloud, like a modern Enoch. Were thpsa enemies of our peace, the legitimate offsprings of good aud tiulfl- clent cause, it might palliate half of their offense, almost all of it, but sad to relate, the whole evil is mainly traceable to gossip. What you have said! What yon have been thought to have said! What you have thought of saying! And what you are going to say! All these constitute the battery of electric wires, which sooner or later are bound to determine a Heligate explo­ sion around the shanty, and it is upon tills network of mantraps that we have to foot it in the average sections of the country, When the shock comes, it rends society into fragments, dragging ojd uncles, acquaintances, strangers, re­ lations,, sweethearts* households, moth- er-in-Jaws and even the blood parents, all and everything, lijggledy, plggledy into the social fracas a veritable Ash­ tabula disaster, figuratively speaking, with nothing but, arms, legs, ami gorv heads sticking out, During your so­ journ in the region of man traps, you have possibly in atu unguarded mo­ ment whispered critically to Mrs. Toodles,that Miss Jemima Mincepie's nose is slightly aquiline, in which case, rest assured that your foot has caught si wire. Already the local crater sinokes, aijd threatens an imminent eruption. This is the starting point whence the harmless snowball rolls on and on acquiring bulk and consistency with each revolution till it becomes a crushing avalanche. Already has your informal whisper, developed into the phase of a solid fact, You have cast reflections on a nose. You have tam­ pered with a proboscis. You are uext reported to have said that it turns up like a saddle, that it turns down like a water-tap. it leans on ouc side, that it runs like me lied tallow all over her face, finally thrtt it is the fielialiest •nose in all the United States. Her angry passions, rise. »n<Si& she (wore off her slighted charms vows s withe?injf vengeance on your misuspeet-iffg head* One by one she will smnmotf friends and neqnahu.inctis Into silent hatred against you, perhaps prejudice a whole "neighborhood vrlth designing tale# sailed to every rase, when \r Face* do lengthen alYarounft, And chins are tratlin50* the Things have now approached a eti- ^ max. The denouncement or transfer- 1 matiori scene is near at hand, and the Mibe of the social gnu fizzles with the blazing fuze. Without any apparent cause or provocation she calls yon an old pumpsucker, and you tell her *he don't know beans, or yon suggest a loose shingle in her roof, ©1; may be yon want to know If tihe's got snake's in her boots ;botts. worms, the jump­ ing toothache or local irritations of any kind, in answer to which interroga­ tories she runs home with the stream­ ing fears of tt crocodile, an insulted ni.iiden. The curia in again rises. Parents, next of kin, broomsticks, knuckledusters, boot-soles. knock downs, law shits, impreclatlons and loud noises in the air, to which in the long run succeeds mortal hates, foot­ pads, and sometimes fractured skulls. The gossiping enemy, like ants amongst the forrest leaves, cross and recross each other in a thousand paths, com­ paring notes tinder each tuft of grass, tintif each insect is charged with evil news. . These remarks of course are not In­ tended to apply to those who innocent* lr exchange the news of the day, with­ out which the local topics of conversa­ tion would remniti at it standstill, but to those who with malice aforethought wautingly and deliberately promulgate scandal, and without regard to truth, charity or other cardnal virtue, clothe it with gross exaggeration and loath­ some additions, precipitate quarrels twlxt neighbors with slanderous In­ ventions calculated to bristle up their' backs against each other In order to gratify a selfish animosity of their own against oue or each of. them. These are the difficulties to coutend with in the country more than the city, be­ cause all eyes and all tongues in all stages of character are upon you. and to keep straight, good and spotless in the opinions of the community, would be a formidable task .for the^jLoc$»l Jesus himself. Even the country has its cross, and notwithstanding its many good and kind friends, its fresh butter­ milk, daisies and buttercups, its invi­ ting hospitality not unfrequeutty re­ minds the stranger of the frying pan and the fire. Sometimes something, sometimes nothing, sometimes a com­ mendable and generous thing; arc all sufficient causes to determine a local earthquake around you. TADPOLE. From the St. Louis Republican. AN AWKWAltD COINCIDENCE. An actual fact, and oue decidely in­ teresting, the scene of tie eveiiljr •-!iarrateti 1-eiiig laid-'in Stv .Loai*?'"'"'" Not long ago, two ladies stood at th« shawl counter of one of the two leading dry goods stores iu St. Louis. They were unknown to each other, but were each intent in the examination of shawls. One of the ladies was finally handed something that struck her fancy. She turueu the article over and over, with admiring eye open it» and asked its price. She was told what it was. and with a sigh she laid it down again. "I like It," she said, "It suits me perfectly, but I cannot aflord it. My husband tells me that we must, retrench as much as possible. The sympathetic saleswoman was about re­ placing the shawl upon its shelf when the other lady spoke, "Y«* do not in­ tend to take the shawl, then, madam ?n '•No," was the response. "Then I think I'll take it. It suits me, too, and I was only waiting for your determination.'* Thkii turning to the saleswoman, the last speaker told her to do up the pur~- chase, adding, "Charge it to Mr.--- The effect the name had upon the lady who was unable to buy the shawl was- electric. "That's my husband!" shet shrieked, and there was a tableau upoa which the curtain did not fall at once by any means. The above account is a. little one; there Is much gossip in one social circle, aud some of its members thiuk that St. Louis is going to the bad. rapidly. David Davis will be the heaviest member of the next Senate. He's, been weiglted.--Times. No, he's not Ben Wade!--St. Louis Qtobe Democrats Yes, Judge Davis sings, "we're coming Senators, 300 pounds aud more." Bucklin & Stevens are very thankfoL jor the liberal patronage bestowed en them for the past year exceeding their utmost expectation. They will start, the year with renewed vigor by closing* oil their winter goods at such prices a* •itist sell them, * ft