'r* V-t:- «;*• I iijWn r ' f - - ' 1 . r " Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favor* Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." . « ' - » • '••£" - , VOL. 7. .•1 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1. 18821 j. i'iU' dU'-i" «ti1 • / jjejjeify JliMealeip, Pub hed Ewy Wednesday by J. VA> SLYKB, KDWO t X*n PUBIjISHRR. Oiflce in Old P. O. Block, --orrosiin 'TI VERSIUE HOUSE.-- Y • /*-• TBttMSOf SUBSCRIPTION. ( Oaof'eardn Alvanoe) <1.50 tf Pail wlthinThres Month#,.......2.00 Subscriptions reneivei f>r tlirse or six nantht in the sa-nfc prrtnirtion. BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BROWN, M.D. PttVSTOtAtf AVI) StTltGEOSr. Ofllee over the Post Offlce, opposite Perry A Martin • Store up S UM, McHenry, 111. C. H. FECrBB^. M. D- I"»WT*ICIAX WO SURiiEON. Johnsbnrgh, I Ills.--Ofllce honrt 8 to 10, k. w. O. J. HOW ART) M U.: PHTSIOI.VN AND StTRGEOV. Offlee at my residence, opposite M. E. Churcn, McHenry. 111. R. V. AXDSflSOS. M. D-. PHTSIOIAV and Surgeon. Offlce at Be«lev'« Drn-r store, Opposite Parker ftftuse, McHehry, Illinois. CARL CARLS. SALOOJT and Boar^insr Honne, John^bnrjth, til. Pleasant Rooms for Hunter'* and Washermen. Ice for the use of Iluntefs.--- Choice brant* of Winos and Liquors always on hand. Call and see mo. PRATT HOUSE. F/A. PRATT, Proprietor. First claw ae-Vnommodattons. Good Barn in connection WauifJrtJda, 111. JIARBIAN BROS. CIG AR Manufacturers, Mcilenrv, 111. Or-devu solicited. Shop, ia Old Mcilenrv, la Keiter Block, two doors west of PLATW- OEM.BR Offlce. BUSINESS CARDS. A. E. BALDWIN, M. D. PHYSICIAN AKD SURGEON. Offlee and residencs at the old Stevera place on Clav St., Woodstock, ill. Prompt attention given to professional calls at all hoars. 'KTERttfARV Illinois. C. S. GREEN. SURGEok., Richmond {JESSE A. BALDWFTF, ATTORNEY at Law and Solicitor in Chan, cerv. Will practice in State and In red eral Courts. Office, 3d Floor, Mew Custom House, Chicago. N' • StDNET DI8BHOW, OTARY PUBLIC\nd Oonveyaneer. den, 111. DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. * DENTIST. Residence Dnnrte*. Will be at Wanconda the 10th and 25th of each month. When dntes occur Saturday or Sun. day I make my visits the following Monday. Also at Algonquin, everv Tuesday. Office at Hotel. McHENRY HOUSE. PETER SMITH. PROPRIETOR. GOOD Board by the day or week at reason-able rates. " The choicest brands ef Wines, Liquors and Cijjars. Good Stabling for Horses. A tine Pigeon Hole Table in connection with the House. Give me a call. PETER SMITH. A. HI. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. ,187 RANDOLPH STREET, (Briggs House,) Chicago, 111. Special attention pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. WA Full Assortment of Goods in his ling. FTJTCROSS, RICHARD COMPTON. JUSTICE of the Peaceand Conveyancer.-- Wiliattond promptly to the collection of lebts. Volo, Lake County, 111. , E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a *,omplete Abstractor Titles to land in M Henrv County, Illinois. Offlce with Joanty( lerK", Woo'lstock, III, ctivrers ineBt.-- L-H^%y E.M.OWEN. GENERAL Dealer and Mann fact Agent in LeadMig Farm Machinefe.-- Prices low and Terms favorable. Me N. S. COLBY. M0HF.NRY, McHenry Co., IIL B eeder of Spunish Merino Sheep, Berk; hire and Poland China S wine. A choite lot 't young Buck stock for sale. Please call and examine . before baring elsewhere. ALLEN WALSH, OALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite IN ih« ptrker iCotme. McHenry, 111 e3r*4rai; class ItHltaWl and PETER LEICKEM. REPAW»Watche3, Clocks and Jewelry 0* all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in thebes1 Mssible manner, on short notice and at rea- unable rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop ^rst door North of Riverside Block, McIIenrj II. J. A. SHERWOOD AUCTIOTV K ER AND AITBAISEK, Algonquin, III. ALES of Stock, Farming Tools and Goods j of all kinds promptly attended to. Farm ales a specialty. Terms reasonable Post iffieeaddress Algouinun 111. DENTIST. McHenry, III. Full Plates made of the best material and fully warranted, $8.00. Filling one-half usual rates. Special attention paid to regulating bad Teeth extraoted without PjHn. and free of o.harae where ArtilieiaTTeeMi are in serted bv him. All Work fully warranted. Pure Nitr3 J« Oxlda Cms on and for the painless extraatim of teeth. M. Engeln, -DEALER IN- LCMDS and Revolvers, * ' * fi'un Material ot W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor In the store of C. H. Dickinson, East side of • ablic Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A good Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al* »ays on hand. Suits made to order and a lit warranted- Give ine a call. W. H. SANFORD. Woodstock III.,Sept. 27th, 1<M6. M A R C T J S ' CERMAN Manufactured by F MARCUS, -DEALER IN- PURE WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock III. The best Tonic in the world. Put up in Pint and Quart lintlles. P. MARCUS Patentee. U Xi. Bonsl@tt» Near the Depot, McHENRY - - - ILLINOIS. Keens constantly on hand the Illicit brands of Plourami Feed ofall kinds, which he will •ell at Wholesale or Retail at Bottom Prices. Five different brands of Fionr always on band and warranted as represented. 1 WTFlonr delivered anywhere in the Cor poration. Orders may be given by Postal Cord, Box 107, Post Office. GIVE ME A CALL. L. BON S LETT. McHenry, Jf*rtto 6th, is£i. ot all description.-- The H nost and bes t Pocket Cutlery, all warranted."-- The flnesi Razors, ,warranted for two vears. Barbers Soap, Caps, Ilrush es, Straps, Eve Glnspos, Spectacle Eye Protectors for Sun or Snow. We also keep a full line ot Fishing Tackle. Minnow Soins, Hammocks, Mm I in fact everything perluinir.g to Fishing and Hunting, can be found at inv store al reasonable Prices. Violins, Aeordeons, Picalas, Flutes, Violin Strings, an't all other extras for Violihs. My stocks of riXWARE is complete. Call and eXanitue it. I guarantee Prices that defy all competition. ^ FN(JET x STORE IX HOWE'S BLOCK, NEAR THE BRIDGE. --DEALERS IX-- AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Have in their Warehouse a full ttock of PLOWS, Of all the best make and patterns, whieh thev are selling as low as a good article can be Gought anywhere. PUMPS! PUMPS! Both Iron and W0|0d, all sices and prices. A few good Top Buggies always on hand, and Cutters and Sleighs in their season. Call when tn want of any of the above, E. M. OWEN & SON. MOHKKBY, Nov. 7th 1881. JOS. WIEDEMANN, Saloon and Eestaurant, NKAU THE DEPOT, McHENRY, - ILLINOIS The best Rntnds of Wines, Liquors and Cigars always on Hand. Good Stabling' for Horses. ALSO ACENT FOR Franz Falk's MILWAUK EE Lager Beer. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al way»on hand cheaper than any other, quali considered. . . . » ^ This Reer has a world wide reputation, and trood judges acknowledge it cannft oe sur. passed in the world. Orders by mall promptly attended to. JOS. WIEDEMANN. McHenry, 111. Aus. 10ib, JOSEPH N. FREUND. SAI.OOtf AND RESTAURANT BonMett's old stand, opposite Bishop's Mill, Mc. Henry, 111. The c loic.est Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the county. Fresh Oysters in their season served up in any shape desired or for sale by the On. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. ANTONY ENGEI X, OAT.OON and Restaurant. Buck's old stent! O McHenry, III.--The choicest Kentucky Whiskies, «our Mnsh, Wines, Cigars, etc., always on hand. *We buy none but the best and sell at Keasonable Prices. Fresh Oyaters in their season. Richmond House, RICHMOND. ILL. C, N". CULVER, - - PROPRIETOR. HAVING recently purchased the above House. I have p'nt it in thorough repair, with new fnmltne thronghor.t, and wonld respectfully invite the patronage ot the trav- eling public and others. The tables will al ways ne provided with the b«»st that can be procured,and polite and attentive waiters will be in readiness at all times to attend to the wants of guests. No puns will be spared to make this a First Class House. Large and commodious barns on the premises. Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sample Rooms on first floor. TAKE NOTICE. ALL ye that are in want of Tui>» in any form, from one bushel to 500; if you want a Tub made to H bung-hole, bring it along. I will also take buildings to build and furnish, or otherwise just as we ,-*an agree. Shop work of all kinds done to order on short no. tioe. P. A. HE BARD. *" MoHENRY/ILL wr1*, STA&tr HE. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers, fiunished at reasonable rates. Teaming ot all kinds done on short notice. A. WENDELL, CARPENTER AND J0INE2 McHenry, III. Will take contracts f»r putting up EIS!!J!5TI{?S itmi guar.isitCH :tfv work ;v!iS compare with any man ir\ tlio State. I can and will do work from 15 to per cent difaper than other carpenter*, HB I have two of my boys who work with me. which makes it poseible for ine to do 80. Ail Jobs in the Carpenter line promptly attended to. Give me a call. A. WENDELL. Soldiers* Department, CONDUCTED BY DR. S. F. BENNETT. Red River Campaign. •. L*TTEljJo. l4 *. Daring our stay at drand E Cora we were tn the inid*t irt a revolution. The gentle breezes ifc spring, that fanned the shores of' tlie river, and made earth flush witttifcloveliness like the Garden of Eden. *•«« mocked by wafting waves of *«5plnn nns smoke, and the songs of bt»4# Wended strange ly with tlie sip of ijit ntimiie ball. The requirements o|, each day were varied and cbnngcab|»t but our task wa* heavy and the (ituation critical. Cavalry horses were and weak. Their feed was poor *Hd scanty^ hut the service required tlllly was extraor- dinarj' and severe, and often very uu- reasouable. We ivvcf blockaded 011 every side, heinra*iftfin every*here. Three days after takkijg ]>oMtloii tltare not a morsel of food either roan or beast could be gleaneSiroin the oout»* try at any. cost or aacMNtce. The bonds tightened every hour* ON the last two days of OUK stnyjJJwre, a heavy effort was tuude to csiend our Hues, and the skirmishings*as warm and bloody, particularly r^nar our center and extreme right. Our out|Mieu soon occupied the norih re of the itma near Nachitoehes atea held with a de opposite banks. A of Coiifedsrates h south ea»t of ttie to across our line of re to the west and $oU&fa Ci grip the detachment akcu position and .^uarcly , while n'tlttle lav the main veterans who added so greatly to our Nattoual wealth, aud we believe that the conutrv can but approvjyri" the measure now before Congress '*) p'rovid. ing pensions to all surviving tot(ll*rs of the Mexican war. We shall do everything in our power to urge tlie matter upon the attention of our law makers and trust they will feel In clined to act now, wlille yet some of the men whom the bill psndiug pur poses to benefl; are alive. |r ' If yon wish the business of tfie ten sion office advanoed so your claim can be settled ivlthiii a reasonable time, writ* to your member of Congress and Senators to vote for an appropriation sufficient to employ at least 800 more clerks. Colonel Dudley wants them-- he means business; all he needs Is the means and claims will be speedily brought up to date. Give him your support, and at once. There are probably lea* than 1,000,000 men yet living who served honorably In tke Union army during the War of the Rebellion. One million ballots when voting time comes will count, and the soldier elemeut can dic tate legislation If It will act unitedly. Then pass the word along the line: Dress on the colors and forward! l&lect none but friends to offlce. The New York Tribune Is demand ing the repeal ot the Arrears of Peti tion Act. This move on tlie part of "that crooked journal is alra<*st equal to going 011 Jefl Davln' bail bond. AND Wagon Shop. The nhdersiftnod, at his Shop North of Pcrrv & Msrlin's store near the Rriak Church, is now prepared to do anything in the lino of lllat'kstnithinir or Wagon Making on short notlee, and guarantee satisfaction. With the best oft material and flrst.class workmen wo are pnepareo to get up Buggies and Wagons to order on the most reasonable terms and warrant>as represented. Horse Slioeii & General JoMini promptly attended to. If in wani of a new Wdfnn, be sure to"1 «nl at mv Shop, cxmnine one of rnv \Vng»ns and learn price before putvlmeing Mv Wagons look F(R<T IMIKMH'M AT TIIK rotJNTY" K.YIit last Kali overall others. I will not be under so Id, quality considered. Give Me a Call. PHILLIP HAUPKRISH. McHenry, III., March 21st, 1881. 1882. HARPER'S BAZAR, ILLUSTRATED. 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The last twelve annual volumes of HARPER'S KAZAR, in neat cloth bind* ine, will h*; sent by mail, postage paid, or by «xpres». free of expense (pro vided the freight docs not exceed $1 per volume), for 87.00 each. Cloth Oa^es for each volume, suitable for binding, will be sent by mail, post paid, or. receipt of 91.00 each, Reinitialise should be made by Post-0ffiee Money Order or Dratt, to avoid char>»e of loss, Xemtmvers are not to eopy this advertuemutf iptt/tout the ejtprw order of Hamper & Brother*, Addr<»«. HAMPER* BROTHERS, Jfeu: York, body of our adversaries. The ConfeQ' erate army appeared to be well Ift h*ud, Mud the Union General pivpared for and i think expee&d to tight a de cisive battle in tlie Immediate neigh borhood of Natchitoches. The Con- federatcs, itovvevir. l think very vise- jy. declined to risk * v.**frsi me lit tiiere. . ? ; f On the day before#* tfiilon army began lis eventful retreat to Alexan dria, 1 wan on du# with | picket guard near Nacliit^elies. From my location 1 could distinctly ^e^uudreds 1 only, a short It® ,shorty of a of rebel camp lire*. distance from the o muddy stream in o aud siieltered h.v UoufetJ^rmj^ ytyp* up with poor wfiWliteri rily singing the "Bonnie Blue Flag." There were several Irishmen among their number aud during the night one of thetu came over and joined us. He was killed next day while bravely lighting for the mastery of the bridge^ We stood guard thereover thirty hours aud during the time had eaten two crackers each, and used from necessity upwards of forty leundsof cartridges to tlie man and yet had not tired one shot in exchange for three. The Irish man who deserted from tlie rebels brought over some half a dozen onions and a chunk of bacon. These he gave to me and myself aud a friend, having procured au old tin pail, built a fire by a slump, and proreeded without cer emony to cook our meal. One of us would watch and tight awhile and then change oil to the peaceful pur suit of cooking. and vice versa. Ev erything seemed favorable for a square meal, when, in a twinkle, areb gut in a quartering shot, his builet striking in tlie embers or knots under the pail. The coals aud ashes blinded the cook, and nearly or quite ruined tbe sight of one eye, and the pail--we never saw that again Having lost our dinner, we tried to make it hot for that rebel. He was located behind a large log within easy range, and hie was the only rebel post on our side the stream, but approaches to it were covered by Confederate rifles. Within ten minutes after he spoiled onr dinner he held up the -butt of tils rifle in tokenx»f surrender. He came to us fatally hurt, but he olaimed that tbe deadly shot came from his OWL* men. He was about uineteen years of age, and a noble looking young man. He staled to 11s that his home wan near Baton Rouge. La., that his father aud mother were Jead, that he had a cripple sister and that 011 her account he wanted to live. We cared for him as best we could. Just before he breathed his la*t a rebel bullet crushed his right ankle. I never shall forget tiiat dying soldier. His last words were, (probably meaning his sister) "Oh. Sarah!" We folded the body In .1 Union blanket, and a negro, using a sharpened pine board for a spade, dug a grare in a sheltered hol low, and in that wir.dowletf palace, in the shadow of a^jvillow. the soldier in grey awaits the call of the Angel of Judgment. M. M. C. ( T o b * C o n t i n u e d , } Tho New York Herald, Tribune. Pott and Times are clamoring for tlie repoal of the Arrears of Pension Act. Let every ex-soldler lu the land apot them enemies.- Commissioner Dudley told IN* cor respondent of the New York Herald that the frauds upou tlie Peuslun Office would not exceed one-tenth of one per cent., but the Htiraid keeps on iil! tiiv auOiib UIV Arrewi Hct. ' '* Jaim*rj7,18W, we we**ln Virginia, a musket upon our iboulder, doing guard duty. Tlieu our enemies were in front 01 us. To-day we are 011 duty, but not an we were twenty yearn ago. Now we are guarding our old comrades in arms from the malicfoirt attack* of Mich white live red./ patriots and * and other Citizen. Mexican Veteran*. The soldiers who fought in Mexico won for the United States Texas. Cali fornia, and wo may add Ariaoua and New Mexi<*a. comprising in al) an area ot 487,055,425 acre*. Of this vast terri tory there has been awarded them, providing eacli one of the 100,000 sol diers has reoeived his land wari5»nt, only about 16.000,000 acres. We insist that justice requires a 0,ore bepeficleqt provision faf the A Matleiooa Slander. The New York Herald says the Ar rears of Pension Act "was passed by Congress under tlie spur of unworthy motives.that the Peusion-Arrears Act is "dishonest, unnecessary, un patriotic."' in auswer to this we reply: When such men as Senator Edmunds, of Ver mont, David Davis, of llliuoi«, Plumb, of Ktil»sas, Hoar, of Massachusetts, Ferry, of Michigan, Wlndom. ot Min nesota. and ex-Seuators Matthews, of Ohio. Burnside, of Rhode Island, Blaine, of Maine, and Coukling. ot New York.vote for a measure. Repub licans may well be satisfied that it Is a just and proper one to become a law. And when such leaders as ex-Senators Baruum, of Connecticut, Wallace, of Pennsylvania, Tliuriuan, of Ohio, Ker- uan, of New York, McDonald, of I11- diaua. aud Gordon, of Georgia, aud such well kuown party men ssSeuators McPherson, of New Jersey, Voorhees, of Indiana, Butler, of South Carolina. Hill, of Georgia, and Jones, of Florida, approve of the action of thoir breth ren of the opposition. Democrats may rest assured that it involves uo ques tion of partisanship. We think the Herald ought to apol ogia 0 to the gentlemen we have named tor the hase slanders It has hurled agaiost thoir reputations. But then we have no hopes ot lis doing so, for the Herald In addition to helug a common liar, has no seuse of the pro prieties of life. So says the National Tribune, Kemeinbef. Ex-soldiers should remember, when they see tlie New York Tribune%t scur rilous articles ouiioerning the Arrears of Pension Act that it w*5 that paper that virtually suggested the assassina tion of General Grant, and which most wickedly and without cause or uiercy, accused the late President Garfield of dishonesty. The soldiers who saved the country are now merely receiving similar treat- niei\t to that which the s^me scandal ous sheet has heretofore administered to almost every prominent statesman aud patriot, Republicau or Deicocrat who has had to do with public attains during the last fifteen or twenty years. TM Pally Disabled Veter»iv*. At a mooting of the "Fully Disabled eterans* Associations," li\ Brooklyn Tuesday night, a committee, appointed at a previous meeting to take steps toward the perfection of a permaii«?nt national organizatiou of tlie fully dis abled veterans of the army and navy, reported that the plan proposed was to get a list of all fully disabled veterans on the penson roU «f the United States, aud then to call a con vention and elect officers for a permau- national argauiza^ou, tU<? d*»le£*t^ to be chosen by congressional district*' The committee has consulted with tbe "Maimed Prisoners' League" of Phila delphia. which has a membership of five hundred, and the plan was ap- - - j - ' V t o . 4 » • A' ^#«*pondent front Ttwntfna writes us for our opinion as to the best plan for getting an early expression from ex-soldiers of their views con* ee ruing proposed legislation a fleeting their Interests before Congress. We suggest that every soldier who Is opposed to the repeal of the "Ar rears Act," or who is in favor of more liberal pension laws and of tlie passage of the bill to equalise bounties, write to the Senators from his State and to his Member of Congress without de lay to that effect. The letters should Im short and to the point; and the more of such the Senators ami Members receive the more apt they will be to see to it that no Injustice Is done the soldier and that all Ills rights are accorded him. Fefca mt Rnalalsi anfMan Daring the late Mr. Beutley's ad ministration of the Pension Office, an d at his Instance, the fees of examining surgeons were reduced from two to one dollar in each case or for each examin ation made. We know something of the duties re quired of this class of officers and have always felt that even the two dollars was none too much to satisfy the de mands of justice. One-half that amount Is unreasonably small, and, recognising this fact as we have done. Commission* er Dudley has recommended that the former fee allowed be re-established.-- We believe that by proper effort an amendment of the law tin be secured, aud in our endeavors to bring about such a desirable result we trust we may have the hearty co-operation ot those who are most deeply nitd personally Interested.--ATatfona/ Tribune. At a meeting of Post No. 106, Dep. of Illinois, G. A. R, in Woodstock, Mouday evening January 18th, 1UW4, the following officers previously ekWt- ed were duly Installed: Wm. Avery, Com.; L. D. Kelley, S. V. C.;M.M. Clothier. J. V. C.; E. W. Blossom, Q. M.; Dr. J. W. Green, Surg.; W. H. Hlthrmau, O. of D.; Geo. Eekert, O. of G.; L. H. S. Barrows, Chaplain ; W. II. Stewart. Adjt«; Junes 1 Nish, rt. nil.; A,?} HuOhee.14. SI. 8. 1 bl#|:'H.' MJCloihleSttif Com tile following: WHEREAS: A bill Is now (fceifdltif in Congress for the repeal of the Arrears Peufcioi. Bill and WHKREAS: The U. S. Government in the pension laws acknowledge the principle that as the volunteer soldier was to fight for tlie people at large, they and not the soldier are bound in honor aud justice to assume the risk of loss ot life, health or llinb. Aud VVHKREAS: The legal right of the disabled soldier, or the deceased sol dier's widow and children to pension is beyond question; therefore, Jxnaolved: That tlie date of all pen sions should be fixed at the soldier^ discharge from service, or trora deatli in the service, as the case may be, with out regard to tiling or completing the olaim. And Removed: That the Congressman who introduces a bill for the repeal of the Arrears-Pension Act. or who votes for. or shirking his vote entourages such repeal bill, is unworthy our sup port and respect, and brings reproach and dishonor upon the Government, that our blood and that of our dead comrades has sustained and preserved. Respectfully submitted. Which on motion was unanimously adopted and ordered that the Adjt. of this Post forward a eopy of the same to our representative in Congress. WM. AVHKY, Com. AtteM,W. 11 STSWiHT, Adjt. gOWKTHIftti MONNY CANNOT BUT. Mr, Wm. H. Vanderbllt has a drop ot bitterness in his cup of splendor. He and his family are uot oonsldered eligible by the haut ton of New York fashionable society. Having erected the most splendid mansion in the city and proposed to throw open its hospitable doors Cpr a grand party, he is pained to flud his invitations de clined by a small cirele ot the ultra fashionable. There has been a 00m- mou Impression that a sufficiency of wealth was all that was necessary to obtain an entree Into fashionable so ciety in New York, provided it was uot associated with any gross soandal, and that nowhere were (he barriers uf society so easily unlocked with a gold en key. Put Mr. Vauderbilt's exper ience would se9in to show that it is not so. He is not a patent medicine vender, a bonanza miner, nor any of tlie more offensive impersonations of recent wealth. He has inherited his millions; nor is there anything about hie personality or descent to make him offensive to fastidious fashion. It can hardly be anything more than a freak, or ihe result of a jealousy desir ing to revenge itself by social exclu sion. That it has 110 substantial rea son iu*u\ however, make it uone tlie less disagreeable tu Mr. Vanderbllt. who ha< found one thing VtUioh his money cannot bi;y. tSTA PeovU (111.) merchant Hired a new clerk *Yho was presently culled upon for a quart of viuegar. He went to the barrel and filled tlie uiea&uce. I'hai afternoon the merchant was sur prised to find that all his customers in the neighborhood were making a ruu on vinegar. At the last moment, when It was. too late, lie found that the new clerk | was selling v|*e{ar fto*! EXAMINATION FOB ATION rot Boctl OV EimUHTATlTM, Washington, l>. M> MOT A rtrftipetftive examination nomination as cadet at the W< Military Academy w!U be heM as school botnc in Geneva, on Sal the »th day of Mareit, tSSi, o'clock, a. tn. 1 call attention to the following ideations as stated by t!>e war ment: "ThVage for the admission »f cadet < to the?nendemy !* between srt^toeHv,.7 and twenty-two years. * 'sndt§®i*%|l must be at least live feet in free from any infections or mimorat I disorder, and generally, from aii d)S<;V : formity. disease, or inllrmitjr may render them unfit for military atr*/!, vice. They must be well versoA Wf'l reading,in writing, including ortfeMC-^ raphy. aud in arithmetic, and !*•«» * knowledge of the elementaef Xnj|lMt grammar, of discriptive coognipfc?. particularly of our own country. alMtwfr . tlie history "of the United Stales. , "A sound oody and constitntion^aoit-.„. t able preparation, good natural eapaef-*.^ ty, an a pit tide for study, lodiMipMt,".! habits, perseverance, an okcdiin n»4:. , orderly disposition, and a correal al deportment are saeb eMeutial qnalt- • flcat ions tbat candidate*. ktm#ilNjrii^f': deficient: In any of tlfeaee should not, as many do, utjHt tsMpt* *; Selves and their friends to tlie elwUltiea • \ of future mortification aud disappoint.. ment by accepting appointaMntsatth« i academy, and enteiiitg upon a career -,-s which they cannot suceesefully pwrlmii^ ^ The candidate who shall mended to me by the Geneva will be nominated a cadet^%a*^v®f lie will afterwards have to pass an ex- -» ami nation by the authorities «t tlts^l academy before he will be adtslttei. / " I will mail to any one desifhif to bo|^ a (jandidate such other infohnattoa aa ^ J hare concerning the soope of tbo ex*-^ amluatlon, if asked foi, 3. C. Snaawim. 'iM HT"Tbe lady lu Manchester* N. B. 0 who sent President Arthur a box of butternut candy got * very pratty ^ etter of acknowledgment; bMr'IfiC^ | Elizabeth Cady Stauton, who «M* .,1 k .1 % MIU J --Jt IW « «oii-wv»«uu «i;U ^ • a * "«U§MM wpf of iter "History of Woman Suffrage** did uot get even a line. She now pro- proses that the friends tflHi «MH. should suspend their ^.-onvietfoaa, #aa»' ohitions, appeals, arguments and pill* ^ tlons, aud devote themselves to mah" || ing butternut candy, and keep a box 011 tho table of every senatot congressman, in the persuade our lawgiv sweet Empress and co-Regent, who dtat April, the Chinese wcr« lorblddea *au,!S shave for a month. At Foochow tlml^l| Mayor, finding that the order was dls«/ regarded.made a raid on the bavbeia*'^ shops, and sixty culprits found there ^ were fined, severely bastinadoed, and | had their shaven heads painted a bright *"; blue--the color for mourning there-- aud nicely varnished. They further!^ had to present themselves weekly fresh coats of paint aud varttUU wUfci < the mourning lasted. a^Quincy, in this state, a Demo cratic city, has long maintained a sap- era te school for colored cblldron; just as good a school as any, but there being: only one In a large city it was ineon- venint on account of dlstanae. They finally brought the matter before our Supreme Court, John M. Palmer be ing their counoel* aud have just se cured a decision that the colored children have the same rights aa tho whites In all the schools; that tbe Board of Education have ao right to excludo them from the white ohUdroas school. The Galveston Newt defends tho | | ranchmen and cowboys of Texas | against the prevailing Impression that /f| they are a reckless, drinken class, and v | declares: "la but few classes of peo-f J| pie can there be found more InteilS- J gence. sobriety.self-relianoe.Integrity* t reliability, aud chivalry than exist | among the stockmen or 'ranchmen!* of this State; and It is -questionable || whether any class of employees exist who practlee more sobriety and self* " denial, who are more orderly from _ Christmas to Christmas, aud who are mora faithful than are that oowtaja,* W- fflr- A tramp who wanderedaboot the eastern counties ot Connecticut was remarkably ugly and apparently 90 | years old, his hair and beard beiug ;J streaked with white. He was asue- ,^ cesstul beggar, his hideous appear* |j ance excituvg pity. Oua day a woman ,i;i at Preston refused to give him a | dinner, and he angrily assaulted tor^ g throwing oft his air of feebleness aud /| knockiug her down with great Being arrested, washed, and dfesi®(R| iu cleitu clothes il was fonau tbat Mba £ Uair was artificially whiteneO, tbat hie | decrepitude was all assumed, and tbat 3 his age was not over thirty* 4f f0»Th» trial of Mono*»|eaa by Mack Johnson aud his two wivea in Kansas City, Mlssouii.waaa failure. He married owe there and one in Wy* andotte. His bigamy was soo« a*» poaed, but tbe twu wives agreed to % <x>mproinlse by wbleh lie was telle* * week wit^ lo alternation. This arrangement lasted until I# stayed his time with the Kansas wife, for whisljy fU* shot hMRk »ft»i>sa the VXMMirittfl f •*•- "4 r *4