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. _* fc • ' * • mtmm H.'SV^SJ} - ' t'CffS V*«t 4 'vv * r-:Ai. " Pledged but to Tfuth, M Liberty and L5w; Ne FSvof* nir) us and no roar Shaif Awe." VOL. 2. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1877. NO. 44. ||e||eapy JWaMealer, r' Published Every Wednesday by " [ JL ~V l̂JS SLYKE Kditor Mil Publisbe* j ? ice In Riverside Ovtr Smith Brt»i | Cow's Store. /• TERMS OF SUFTSCFTIWIOSR iyniPYeaf, (in Advance,) ,..#iio "ITnot Paid within three ifrort ths,. ... w. .4 TO • Subscriptions rifrclvci forthree ot'slk months : )n the same proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. U. T. UROWX, 3*. t». PIJY^fCIAX and Surarcxm, Office, in 'ftriek Block over P. (J. Mtvfts Clothing Store Water Street, McHenrv HI. , ' E. A. nEElKSt I). Tjurstci-VV and Surs'eon. Office at residence, Til. two doors w<est of Post Olire, M" Henty o. j. noWAHO, M t). PiiT(*i^r.\y and ^utareon. Office at the store of Howard & Son, McHenrv, 111. c fr. J. rtARBiA^f. IGAft Mannfacti. •«"% McTTenrv til. torv K*>. 171. Orders solicited. F»Ci W. s. PRICKETT. \ t*TORXEY AT TAW. ilciiettfjr. tl\. Jt\ Office second stnfv Bishop's new Work* RICHAUD BISHOP, ATfORNfeV VXD OOTtNSE! OR AT LAW. Office in reur of Murphv & Bishop's Bank North Side Public. Square, Woodstock, 111. GEO. A. BUCKLIX VTOTAUY PlTftMO, Conveyancer and In- JL^I siirance A petit'. Oftl<-e at Bucklln it Steven's Store, ne*ir the I)ei>ot, McHenrv,. til. E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract ot Titles to land in McHenrv Omntv, tll'ioin. Office with Tionntv Clerk, Woodstock. 111. ROItT. WRK5JIT. Mannf icturcr of Custom Mftde Boots and Shoes. Xone but the best of material Used and all work warranted. ShopXoftftw^st •corner Public. Square, McIIenrv, ill. BUSINESS CARDS. E. BEXNETT, M. D., SFRCEO^f and Ar^urhfn Diwa«es of Women a Specialty*. Ofli-eand Residence on Clay Street, Woodstock, III. W. II. BUCK, M. t>., HOMEOPATHIC Phvtician and Surgeon,-- OIHce East Side Public. Square. W<ml> stock. Hi. Office hours 11 to 12 A. M., Add 4 to 4 P. M. C. W, ROBERTS, HOMEOPATHIC Physician and Surgeon* Office nearlv opposite Henry Roger's Store, Volo, 111. HERMvtfX RtfNTZ. BOOt A'XDSHOE M AKER. Howe's McHenrv. III., is now prepared to make Boots iind ShoeS to order on short notice and in the be^t of in:inner. Having had a long ex* perienre in the business he is confident he can frive entire satisfaction. He uses none but the best of stork, and warrants all work as represented, Fine Work a specialty* He- pairing of all kinds promptly attended to^-- Give me a call. W. H. SANFORD, Merchaiit Tailor. th the store of CX tt. Dickinson, East sld* Of Public Square, W OODSTOCK, ILL. A STrtod Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order and * lit warranted. Give me * call. W. H. 9AXFORD. Wood stock tll.,?ept. Sfth. 137&. Fit. IIECHTI E. HOUSE, Sign and Ornamental Painter, also Fancv Sketches, Scenery, &c., Mc.Henry 111. Will do all work promptly and at rea­ sonable tales. E. M. OWES*. GEXERAIJ Denier and Manufacturers Agent in healing Farm Machinery. Prices low and Terms favorable. McllEXRT •- ILLINOIS. GEO. SC1IREIXER. ? AT.OOX and Restaur int. Nearly opposite 5 the Parker House, McIIenry HI. *t*First-Class Billiard and Pool Tables. J. IJON-U.ETT, I L . SAT.OOX and Rcstmr int. Xe^irlv oppoeit-e Owen's Mill, McHenrv, Tit Fresh*>vsttirS wrved up in a»y shape desired, «r <wr sale bjr Hie Crvn. ra«HftlUWi%nMQi w. w. Ki.i.swoimi. REEl>Ell o the Celebrated Magio HOT. Also Li-rht.ind !>>irk Brihma Fowls. Pigs shipped to all points, by express. P. O. Ad­ dress, Woodstock, Hi., B PETER I.EICKEM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds. Also Reirifrs Violins in the best jiossililc manner, on short notice and at rea- •soil,tl>1c rales. Also Violins for Sale. Shop <lrs< Aoor North of Riverside Block, McHenrj III ' " MclIEXltV HOUSE. cltcnry. 111, John Karges Proprietor, M Ifl Centrally located and the best of acronu modations furnished. Charges reasonable. F. K1 EIFGEN A SOX,. CARRIAGE, Wawn and House Painting done on "Short Xotice. All w»rk war- ranted. Mc.Henry IIL, South of the Public «q nare. MATTHEW KARGES. H">USE, Si rn and Carriage Painter. Also Calsomimng done ip the best of manner. All orders promptly attended to and worn w 'mntciL Residence at the McHenry H«use,, McIIenry, It!. Ri(!iiM«Nl) HOUSE. RICHMOXn ILLIXOIS. Frank Foster Pro-prietur. <iood accommodations for all parties. Samplerooms for Salesmen. Livery ntable attached. Public Hall for Lectures, -Shows &e.. FRED. RENICH, CIGAR MANUrACTUREB, --AXD-- WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST. WOODSTOCK, ILLIXOTS. For Sale ot Exchange^ THE undersigned offers frtr s.ile his proper-l v, situated in" the viltafce of Mc Henry, or will exchange it towaVds n good Farm.-- There is » sotnl and s»bstantial building.«uil- alde for a store or other business, the upper mrt <if which is litte 1 up Fur n residence.-- Connect -d with this's four acres of choice land, a good liarn and some fruit. There is no iiore desirable property in this section, and any person having a good Farm which they wish to exchange, V>r anyone wishing to buv will find it tif their advantage to ca'l and see me. V.- A HkbARb. McHenrv, III., May tth, l»7t. M. ENCELN- G U K . S M 1 T I I Will change mue- slag»e*««l.leublo, ;fc#4^to breach loaders^ Keeps on hand all 8^?# kinds'of Gun Ma- *'* terlai All work warranted. Shop opposite Perrjr A Martin's Store, McHenrv, III. I H. 1C WMHTMAX, Proprietor. First ciass rigs, with or without drivers, furnished •it reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds ilone on short notice. O. W. OWEN, WATCH MAKES & JEWELER, MCHENRY ILL.. Dealer in alt kinds ot American ltd Swiss Watches, Clocks from the best factories in the country. Silver, plated wore,' Silver Spoons, Ac., AIJSO AGEXT FOR THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AXD THE Estey Organ! Which we believe to be the best Organ in the market. We think we knotr that by experl- eiici^ aud w« belie ve il. lor it is backed up uy the Best Musicians in the World. I also sell other Organs at less prices than tlue Kstav, but can't reecoiuiuend them to be as good. W. OWEN. July 23. BIG BARGAINS --IX-- JAMES ROBBINS, --DEALER IS- Agricultural Implements SOLON MILLS, ILL. MANUFACTURERS AGENT tor the ofcam. pion Reaper ami M nver, the l^rliam Corn Cultivators and IMMIDOIII Plow, war. rante 1 to scour in any w»i|. the Forest City Seed Plow and Hieel lie na stubble I'lows Corn Planter.. llor*e &>\ Will ttike Cash or Good Notes in excliaiitiu lor any and all of my Goods. a Post OYlce, Solon III. CURTIS & WAITE, Honsa, Sip, aid Oraamental its, CAPS, k. Slightly damaged bv Water in the latetlre, at Nos. I'.i-i and 194 Madison St,, corner Fitth Avenue. The Immense Stock of Scott <fc Co., Wholesale and Retail Hatters comprWngall the leading stvles in BUSINESS and DRESS HATS, has been removed to 183 Madison Street, nearlv opposite their old stand, sn'l will be closed out at 25 *o 50 c*-nts on a Dollar. Com • early Ijefore the best are gone. SCOTT A CO.. Wholesale and Retail Ifa tu?rs, removed to 183 M loison St., near 5th Avenue, PAINTERS, MCIIENRY ILLIXOI5 Calsomlning arid Paper Hansring done on short notice an 1 in workmanlike manner.-- Also Graining of all Kin Is in the best manner Satisfaction guarantee! In every instance. Orders left at the Drug Store of H. Colby, will be promptly attended to. Curtis A Waite, McHenryi III., April I6th, 1877, WO The McHenry Brewery. King & Herbes, Proprietors. THE best of Beer Shipped to any part of the country and warranted as represented.-- Orders solicited an*} promptly attended to. WASHINGTON COBKKSPOSDKSCE. Present* to RuRte--New Yorker* DU* satisfied with Fremden€* Visit--Im­ provement a at the Cupitol--Why i* Government Work sent to New Yorki , --Spring time in and out qf the City-- '• mc^Etd • ViRiinofoti ft Ol. tttr litli, Mt. It is said that President Uralit in* enrred a great deal of sever* criticism by receiving presents from b&hkeite and other rich men* and that his ad4 ministration suffered much U pub lit', es­ timation by the number and value bf the gifts he received from individual eitifccns. Strange that we must be for­ ever faying ill-natured things about people when it can do no good. This is not wise and our leaders and rulers might do well to imitate Queen '• Victoria's action itt such matters. She accepts no presents from her subjects under any circunistanccs, refusing to be placed under the least obligation to fcny of Iter people* and if one is ever moved by his levalty to proffer her a gift, she either politely returns it or sends buck its equivalent in hard cash. The New York papers have lately mentioned these same facts,in rather a lefMmntletl connection* it seems that President Hayes was the guest of a private citifcen during his visil in New York this week to Httcnd the dinner given by the Chamber t»f Commerce- and to unveil the Halleck Statue in Central Park* and thereby excited some jealousy Among the cititens et a part of them. The Graphic mentions it* saving that the Constitution pro­ hibits the President from receiving preset* ts from foreign nations or their subjects and that it would be well were h* to accept a gilt from anybody under any circi instances, but comes to its real point only by saying* "It would be well also* $•' he would decline to teeept private hospitalities* except under very pressing and exceptionable circumstances. In visiting a city, if he is not the invited guest of the city, or of some society or corporation in it. he shoftld remember that it* is the Presi­ dent of the Nation and cannot act the part of a private citizen; and that by ocoeptiug ttie hospitalities ol private citizens, he eertainly places himself uu- drraquaiU obligation tliat i« incompa­ tible with the dignity of hi« office, it Is true that President llt^yes is I'oUow- Mt# a beatou jMtit, U - i* thatt has lead to had results and should be closed forever. He is the official head of a nat ion and should keep scrupulous­ ly aloof from all parties who may have pecuniary dealings with the Govern­ ment or other interests that his friend­ ship may subserve.'" Since the decision to postpone the Extra Session of Congress till October was uiade the Architect at the Capitol has begun work oil the improvements ordered in the ventilating apparatus in the Hall of Hepresentatives, so if the mitid of the administration could and should be changed about the postpone­ ment the House could not meet there for three months tocoine. Last, year the Senate Chamber was in the same confusion. Spacious and clean and cool as is the Capitol^ tlx* most eotii- fortable place in tiie whole District, it »eems a pity that it« shelter should all run to waste through tlui hot season when so many of us poor growlers are pauting and boiling in the loVr lands of the crowded parts of the city. It i« liard for us stupid ones to under­ stand the whys and wherefores of this Civil Service Reform about which so much ado is being made. Of course we cau see into the plain, outside commou sense things in which "the wayfaring man though a fool, ueed not err," but where is the good or the improvement 4>t letting such a world of work, as the eiigraviug and printing of our batik notes, go to New York to be done by a Bank Note Company, instead of hav­ ing it continued in the Treasury build- iug in Washington, as heretofore ? It is for this that so many hundred em­ ployees have recently been dismissed from the Department and are now on the very verge of starvation, many of theui iu our midst. What is to become of them, poor things, I oannot see:-- Fathers of families, mothers of half- orphaned children, widows and crip­ ples, what can they do, turned adrift in such times as these and in suoh a city at? this where there is no work to be had but Government work? What can they do but beg aud starve and do worse, even as one of the last dis* charged did, throw himself across the railroad track before fut advancing . . y ' train. There are two sorts of spring-time with us uow. Iu the outskirts of the city, in the groves and woods, nothing could be sweeter than the tender, deli­ cate spring and early summer flowers and ihe bright and fragrant foliage of the trees aud shrubbery. The wild flowers, violets, buttercups and daisies are everywhere to be found and the beautiful laurels are all abloom, while in the city our spring seems even now like mid-$umnter^ dusty aud dry, and l«ot, already too warm to be comfortable except in the early morning and late iu the afternoon. Bunting dresses and white waists and sacques are prevalent, and the awkward dolmans that have so distressed our sight for the last few weeks are being laid aside--We hope forevo|rt MAXWELL. WtoEH WKtoiati. fiMTOfc P£AIX»EALER : Chief among the household anniversaries which cill the memtvefs of a family to the old holisfc from which they have long bee -i scattered Is the Golden Weddiug: and ^'hen this festival is simply a family t"e iinlmi, free from the formality and constraint Which the presence of stran* gefs im|>9^esi it Is indeed the croWnSng event in household history. .Such a gol­ den WMdding was celebrated at the resi­ dents of Mr, J. W. Salisbury of Crystal Lake oH the 16th Inst. To that hospi­ table home were gathered all the chil­ dren aiRi many of the grandchildren of Mr, a»»d ilrs. Salisbury, to enjoy this semicentennial with tlielr honored pa­ rents, Few families could h»eet» after so long ft separation, in more joyotts re­ union. From Chicago, Elgin and Mo- line, fr«ini St. Paul* Ottftwa, Mctfenry and Duttdee came the sons and (laugh­ ters, in4he noontide of life, fighting its battlesSftnd meeting its duties with the armor long ago fashioned and put On in that oil home, and under the guidance of the parents Whom they now delight to lion#. The day that called them all together was the perfection of ilAy beauty* suggesting "the bridal of the earth and sky" as its tit description; aud as the joyous company gathered around|theii- father aud mother with glad f&etings and congratulations, we wander if this day was uot the happiest of thei| lives. The bountiful and feeaittifol dinner (which followed close upon the arrival of the l|test comers) was served upon a table prettily furnished with china silver, the gifts of loving daughters, whose ̂ ood taste was shown not more in the Ulection of their presents , than ,mes of bestowing them. This om "surprise"" was quickly fol- auother: when the company |o the parlor they found that S "old arm chair" had myster- ftappeared ,aad lu its place rious "Sleepy Hollow" re­ in the dinin lowed retur the fa ILLINOIS PATKNTSL This list of Illinois Patents allowed by the ti. 8, Patent Office, for the week ending May 22. 1877, is furnished this pitper by CilLMORE & CO., Solicitors. C2g 5* Sti'StL Washington* t>. C. The Patents Will be issued in two weeks from the date of the allowance. J. L. Br*n8«m. Chicago, Hi, Knit- tlng-machlne. K. P. Prindie, Aurora, 111. Carpet- sweeper* G. W. Cook, Chicago, III. Pheumatlc lamp. L. W. Frederick* Hall, 111, Draft- eqitallttefi w" C, I. Kagy ft ft'f. Stone burner* Areola. 111. Baking j)an, , C. Holland, Chicago* lilt Hydroca^ bon-burnei and gas generator. J. Gilbert* Chicago, 111* Fire«proof ceilings, A. S.Chftaey, KWa^ III, Porta We fence*. J. H. CamAeld, Ottawa, IU. Cigars. M. Campbell* Chicago, 111. Napkin- holder. ^ W. R. Baker, Chicago* III, Grftin binder; * it. F; Wollenssck, Chicago, Hit Sky­ light lifter-lock. IS. Avey, Mt» Me^ris^ ill. Milking stool. W,M.Watson, iSantcft* ffl, lletal- lurglc furnace. O* W. Wilson, Chifcngo, Car tioU(4lnf. ^ «t. V o fhuge propert tons, atflf aud beside it one equally luxurious for the future "knittings aud rockitigs'* of the mother, while a lounge of the same tempting aspect had made room tor it­ self with special reference ne doubt to "day dreams" in Its inviting depths. If the presentations speeches were Hot long, tliey certainly came straight from the heart; aud it needed the safety-val- v« of song to restore the family equili­ brium after the tesrs that were half smiles, and "the laughter that was ukin to tear*" had subsided. Long may these venerated parents enjoy the memory of their golden wed­ ding. Long life long may the power of their christian example aud their bless" «d old-fashioned home-life prove toth^ children who "rise upapu call them blessed." S, O. II, [The above was recevled last week, but to late for insertion.--Ed.j BOmtOWIXO TttOUULK. We have real troubles enough, most of us, without borrowing any from the future and the past, and why not bor­ row joy ? The skies will always be blue though clouds may overcast them at in­ tervals; the spring will never fail to come, with its wealth of growing greens and we have the promise that, while the earth reuiaineth, seed time and harvest shall not cease. So will there ever be reasou for thauks-giviug.cuuses for satisfaction, sources of joy in oven the coldest, dreariest life, if so be the eyes are open to see them and the heart to teel. To illustrate: Not long ago we rode through a charming section of country with an intelligent aud cultiva­ ted lady, whose conversation was not nbotii the picturesque landscape we were passing over, the bewitching melody of birds that sang from every bough, the verua! air that plSyed about us, the wealth of blossoms that remin­ ded us of the Garden of Eden, but of petty house-keeping cares and small domestic troubles--the little foxes that spoil so many women's lives. She was borrowing trouble from the past in­ stead of opening wide her heart to all the beauty and fragrance and melody that sought an interpreter. Was that wisdom?--Ex. ®®~For a period long antedating the recollection of the present gener­ ation* there has been going on In the Southern courts a legal controversy, in which a single but determined woman has valiantly contended for her rights. After fifty years of litigation, a stretch unprecedented in our American courts, she finds herself the victor* the judge closing his decision in the positive words* "Let there be judgment* there­ fore, for the complainant*" The case is tiiat of Mrs* Gen.Gaines, whose fath­ er left her a vast property in New Or­ leans by a will made in 1813. She has, however, been keep out of it through a belief that a will made two years previous was the last rightful will of the owner. During all these long years she has persistently sought to recover tlie estate from the occupants who be­ lieved they were the legal owners, and now in her extreme old age she finds nouueud the rightful heir of her fattier* property, amounting it is said, to #30,- 000,000. Proverbial as is the law's de­ lay. her case also verifies the equally trite proverb that patience and per- sevoranceconquer all tilings. A THRIVING CITY. . The glories of its city the Texahana (Texas) Newt joyfully sets forth as fol­ lows: "A little over a year ago, tall, stately pines stood upon the spot where our bright snd prosperous little city now stands; deer and other game stal­ ked about heedlessly upon this very spot, little fearing the approach of man' The iron horse approached and all chan­ ged as if by a magic spell. The place Is no longer a one-horse town, but a railroad centre on the line of Texas and Arkansas. The sound of the church going bell is heard; the children go to school; goods are spld at wholesale ;two printing offices are in operation: sever­ al large and commodious saw and plan* iug mills are working successfully; cot­ ton comes in freely. The city how con­ tains no less than 2,600 souls, and Ita population is increasing, both by i«- migration and natural process." HOJIKSTKAN LAW# Mt BKIKF. ttndei1 the United States Homestead law, any person twenty-one years of age And over, male or female native orv^ foreign born--married women ;• excepted-»may obtain 160 acres of Gov*^ eminent lahd oh payment of §14 foes, and after & residence of five years on the land they can have a clear deed of It from the government. After si*} months' residence, if it be preferred,, ,J they may get a deed on payment of $20© , 4 and no further residence will be roqulr* •d» Soldiers may deduct time spent Is . r the service of the Union, not to exceed i three years from the five years. By the 1 Pre-emption act any person over2l||?|ij| years of ace--except a married woman1 --may take 160 acres of Government land on payment of $2 fees, and after ^ residing on it six months, or for any time not exceeding three years and a half may get a deed on payment of #J0t» and giving evldfciwe nr settlement aad improvement. The Timber lasr gives 160 acres to any ohe planting one-fourth of it in trees and cultivating It for eight years; 40 to 80 acres may be taken on like conditions. The fees atf* tbe asms as for liooiesteadingi I6r There la A terrl ble fatnltte In China^ the Shanghai province: It It said that the dead \\illhe reckoned bf millions. In addition to the multitude Who have already perished under It* there is the largest number of those who have just managed to keep allve| and from Whose exhausted ranks fresH victims are continually added to IM| dismal roll* Anything that will aMajf hunger is eageriy sought after* no mat* ter how uninviting or fit to be Used food* The rotten thatch of the housed and dried leaves that servo generally^ for fuel are not now neglected as nauseous or unsatisfying and lucky In* deed Is the man who cau get a full *u„ per even of these. The (government i| making the semblance of an effort l<| > | relievb the widespread misery; but means it employs are wholly |ssdi» qnate, tOTlIarry Cog win is a rich hanker tqt Joliet, 111. Dr. 4.11 Casey Is a proe*- perous physician In tlie same place, MMtf *' brother of a former Lieutenant GeVOf* nor of Illinois. Mrs* Casey Is an letift , and ostensibly pious member of the church. A few days ago Cog win and ;Oaseii3s»|.l|K|||l was found wounded seriously, and bullet marl* in the wall over Cogwii»®| In ad shewed that he had narrowly #«r caped. The belief is that tliey foughf - a duel, but they refuse to make any ex* plan at ion. The following is given a$ a probable reason for theeucouuter:Oil - the previous Sunday, Mrs. Casey wen| to church as usual, and in her absenef- her husband searched the drawers of . her bureau. He found a letter to lief • from Cog win, and a reply thatahe hail written, but had not yet posted. When life is rendered almost unbear­ able by the pangs of Kheumatism, Neu­ ralgia or kindred diseases; wlien you have tried the numerous remedies which are recommended without, avail; when your physician has done all he could to esse your pains, and still you sufter, do not be discouraged. "There is a balm for every wound." Lawsou's Curative if the one great cure for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Headaches, Diphtheria, Sore Throat, in fact all complaints where there is pain or inflammation. Give it a trial and you will not be disappoin­ ted. Your druggist Heury Colby has it. There are inauy ways of spelling any name in Turkey that military ope- rati ons bring into prominence. Toprak Kulah is given In nearly all the maps as Toprak-Kaleh, and both spellings are authorized. In pronouncing, the accent is placed on the second syllable of To~ prak, and Kulah is pronounced Koo-la, with aooeut on the first. If the spelling is Kaleh, accent on first, the a short. The town is a small one, but its location near a uious.tain pass, making it the key to the valley of the Arras.gives it im­ portance as a military position. Sook- goom-lvale, or Soukgeum-Kale, or Suk- uiu-Kaleh, is pronounced Soo-keom (ac­ cent ou last syllable) ka-la (a in first syllable short, la second long, with ac­ cent ou last syllable,) The word Kalah or Kaleh means " a castle,** aud it ap­ pears iu tQodified form as prefix or affix to a great many towns in Asiatic Tur­ key. NOT"MUCH CHANGED. A party had met at a public when the conver-atioii turned on tiie suject of transmigration, Mr. K. was a firm believer in the doctrine, and was expatiating largely upon Its points, whenJie was interrupted by a gentle­ man who was present, with "K., what do you suppose yourself to have been before you were K.?" "I do not know," replied K; "I might have been a hog, for aught I know." "Well." fQ^Dnrlng the carnival seastfh'tfH! ^ Venetians, rich and poor, give themseht ves up to the eiijeyment of tiie houf|p Many curious scenes occur, but good naif F ture reigns as loug as Memus 1s Kin^l ^ The "battle of sti^ftF !>!nins't l« » interesting and excit ing event. ISggip filled with flour, pebbles canted wlt% sugar, and boquots composed of bonbenp and flowers, are used in the &otntaMj| Ladies congregate on the balconies an# , shower sugar plums on the passing ma** queraders. Bonbons wrapped In papetf| containing poetry expressing atlinlr^ tion, love and the various sentlmeiit| peculiar to the human hoart, are en|» . ployed by timid lovers to oonvey men* sages tliey dare not give utterance ts, These verses are shot f*om small pro* jectiles similar to the toy-popgu$» They, however, do not always kit thp mark; consequently, ludicrous tttetaks^iif are frequently made. ; ; MTA few years ago, an onergetle divine, whose qualities and beggfnp pertinacity (for the church) are tee wen known in Arkansas to require comment started out with a subscription pspeff to obtain sufficient money to ••roof s church." He met his match at last, sad as he asked for money, was told time* were to close; that ne wealth CMM W spared. "Well, I take goods," said tl# minister to his victim--a wholesale grn« ' cer--tapping a kit of mackerel with hit foot. "All right, parson," he said, "bui damme, if this ain't the first time 1 eve# . .,s heard of rooAng a church with macker* el." Slow music by the choir. Now we are told that the wee||; dereus Indian snake-charmers are siareif and delusions; they can't charm a Hll| snake, aud lead him captive frees kit lair, etc; but have tame snakes, paid bf. the night as It were, to listen to th§> music of the pipes and creep forth from holes into which they have mrrepti tiously been placed. If this ti noes to keep on, how long wlB It, ere Gorge's little hatchet will be IMS* trievably burled t El* wA ••I# rejoined his friend, "you have not altered much I Ethan Allen will dim, and only got upon yoo* hind iqp." ' ease will he a glaring