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Vr"" My, i'.m'-V: "Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty an| VOL. 8. M'HENRY, ILLIfSi ror» Win'us and no Pear Shall Aw*." MAY 2, 1883. & n K 1 I ,i % W f --;i'{jjr. V.A.:X SI.YKE, )(«^evy paiifcite. Published Everr Wednesday by BDITOt AND PUBLISHER. in Bishop's Block* ITS PniT A MARTIU'S.-- v«t _ ^ „4i * ' ^ ' / .. e i 1 A TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIOH. / " ,. iKt Twr'fn Advance) . Sl-flo t\V ' "• ?fcf T»t T»U I Wlt'iiiT'ires Months .*<10 '<>' I f Sab<™,rli*;l"nt rf»*.r»iv<? I far t'tree ot six 'f~ th s In t*»* iwnn nronartlan. * }^v Hates of Advertising. '••<"'»«t Weannonnc* liberal rate* for advertising In the Pf.Awnmr.SK, i«1 enlrtMrn Imitate „• • T; y-fhe'Ti so nt»hiv that rt»T » HI ho refilljr nn- -. -f„I'lerrtnnl Tho^aie mfollwwa: - - it sv, i"- . ' 1 Tnc.h one vear - J In«h*< ono mr - S I»nhM itn« mr Oolnmn one Tear. Column one ve^r 1 Co In mi i one year - BUSINESS CARDS. MART tt. BARB I AN. HAIR WORKEK. AH kn.ds of «air W«rk done in first class sty e U4 at reasonable price*. Rooms at residence, north- cast corner of Public Square, McHenry, III. tjTKTRBlXABY V Illinois C.3. ORKKN. SURG S. F. BENNETT, M. D. pHT«ICIAN AN p SUItO HON. Also United Slates;Extiuiniug Surgeon. 11 lis vis. lUcbmouU, Bicluaoad, JBS4K A. BALDWfS, rAWYER. Law business in any partf of J il>° State receives prompt attention. Office room 41, new Custom Hotise, Chicago Illinois. SIONBY DISBRQW, •, VfOTARY PUBLtC a ml Conveyancer, Al­ ii ten. III. / DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will lie at McHenry, at Parker House, the Wth and 25thnfeach morHh. • When dates occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visits on the following Mnntny. •z. - - 1"t 0*1, n (« . I»01 wi m . 100 uo One ln«h rnnini the minnrement of one* » . down t«e eolnmn, single colnmn width. Yeir'v advertiser* at t.he above rates, have -Mlho privilege of chafing as often aa they • '»?<;?•' l; ^iihoone, within t «*tr» charge. if, «•', Re«rnlar a-lrenl«se« (mnni'iKr fhese havtnar / Standing ear 1*^ will ho cntit.Tel to insertion r i. ' ff lo*.al n<iHf»Mt rate of 5 cents i>r>r 'ine enc.h ' I ' , Jrwk. Al' others will he rharzo-l 10 r»nt« w»r --line first week, and 5cents per line for each jj ' ' "%nl»seqnent week. Tr«nsl#ii> airertisem^nts will ho rhar<re<1 t rate of indents per line, (nonnsvell tviif. *imeawth'«1s *i»t Inl th«» flrat Issne, ««<1 5 ents r>«T line for subsequent i«««»">. Thns, n Inch *<'rert.;si»ment will post- *1.«0 for one eek. ll.W for two weeks, #2.00 for three , eeks, and so on. T'i« PfAmmww will lie lllH>r»l in rivinsr %rtttorial nft'ioes, hut. as a hti«ine»s.wnle. It iiri'l reoiiire a suitable fee from everyIwitv •eoking the use of Its columns for pecuniary f)ra'n. JOHX KKKIF(JEV. HOTTSK Painter, Grainer, C.ilcimin»r and Paper Hanirer. Itesi lnnce one Hlock West of Riverside Honse. Work attcmlcdto promply and on reasonable terms. Notice 1o the Public. **r TH\VR Imilt a shop Jnst south of K. T.aw-Ins'on Brick and wood Street, where I am preimreil to do all kinds of work <» mv line. As I have no boys to do inv work, I want very near what It Is worth for doing ft. ( do my'work in a manner that needs no watching. P. A. HEBA.BD. McHenry, Jan. »th, Iffll ° McHENRY PETER SMII'IT. HOFSE. PROPIIIKTOR. BUSINESS CARDS. p H. T. BROWN, M. D. hmrsTCTAV wo STTRGFIOV. ornce over I the IV»at OUce, onnosite f»nrry ftTHartln'a Itore np stairs, McHenrv, 111, ft C. H. FROKR , M, D- . J W AXT> SHRO^OK. J -Office honrs 8 to 10, a. *. Si>*Tr*ioi w axtv snnowv*. johpsWrirh, 1 ! 1 1 O. .r. TTOWARO, M. n. * r^HVsiciAN *xi> srrnrjKnx. omee at I mv residence, opposite M.«R. Church, ITeHenrv. Til. K. V. AXDSR^ON. W. !>., >ffT^tf!IAN' and luraeon. Residence, Mclfehry, Illinois. Mi i; &: ^ J. J. "MYERS . Saloon and Kestanrnnt, fN BASEMENT of Knhnert's Store. Johns. Inirtth, Til. The choicest brands of Wines liquors nndf:it*rs alwtya nd see me. on Nana. Call Fftm? i jwarojaBp- - -- * A. PRATT, Proprietor. Elrst elass sc. |l co-pmo'Htions. Uood Barn in connection waucondn. tlh v/ RA1MMAN lfUO<a. ; ' filG AR M#snrsctHVPr«, M'Hiiilry, 111, Or. +,\ l' <terg got^citod. Slvvo, li Otd McWenrr, • ji Keiter Block, two doors west of . Pl.A"c- 0«ee. ttfcnARI* costPTON. I flfST'lClCof the Peic,eanl Conveyancer.-- I Will itten l urn nutl r to the collection of Bhts. Yolo, hake County, 111. R. E. RICH vrcns. fA1** eassnlete Abstractor Titles to land I li\ M HenrvCounty, II'"iois. Ofllee with linty Clerk, Woodstock, 111. E. M. OWES" f> EKERAT. Pealer and Mnnnfsctnt^rs ;|T Agent In I.cadinjr Karm Machinery.-- {Prices low and terms favorahtic. McHenry, ' ' ' M. *. (!OI,BY. lif CrtENRY, McHenrv Co., ill. Breeder of *^P1 ftpnnrsh Merino Sh«»p, Barki "lire and *#olan'i China «wiae. V choice lot of yonns Suck stock for sale. Pleasecall and examine • fccfore buying elsewhere. E. CS. SMITH. tJOOT AXI» StTOB M \'C«a. Pronnt atten- r> tlon (rtven to Repairing. Shon in «>r««. rt'o Harness Shop, opposite Riverside flonM, (cHenrv, Illinois. A R C U S ' GERMAN Manufactured --DEALER IW-- ^ - WINES, LIQUOR S AND ^CIGARS. Woodstock I 1% I ; SSr '• f; ^Hi*1 'Wist Tonic in the world. Pint and Quart Bottles. P«* •# in F. MARCUS, Patentee. : JOS. WIEDEMANN, Saloon and Restaurant, ' «>•!" - , ' NEAU TUB DKPOT, ENRY, - ILLINOIS §, i-r: 0^ S#. :W- • jjThe best Brands of Wines, Liouors ^nd Jlgars alwitys on Hand. Uood Dublin* for porses. ALSO AGENT POD ^ Franz Falk's MILWAUKEE Lager_Beer, i' jllMrU UrjssrSmall Kegs or'Bottlss al #ays on hand che tper than any other, quali considered. This Beer has a world wide reputation, and podJudges acknowledge it cannot oe snr. "inthe world. Orders by mail promptly attended to* , JOS, WIEDEMANN. yeOeary, III, A^8- toth, jwg. " A _V_- CI ()OI) Board by the day or week st reason. T nbletfatus ' Tho choicest iininds of Wines, liquors and f'ijrars. (I<»od tiling for Horses. A lino t'iireiin llols Table In connection with lbs House. Civera" s call. PETKU SMITH. , M. M. CI.OTHIEH, U. 8. Pension Attorney. Prosectit6s claims in all Bureaus in the BEPAKTKEJrr OF THB IWTERI0B. Careful attention given to complicated e4M* and RBIKCTED CLAIMS. A competent assistant and Notary Public always on dntr. My only business ofStre i« at the residence of Win. II. Coxvlin. * HUNDREDS OF REb JSltEXCEF. WOODSTOCK, MCIIENRVO*., ILI.IKOIS STILL l o t ; ; , : Please come np to the King*voo i Nnriwv with vour team, and load no *viih KfftTiT. SHAIIK, OHN AM KNTAI. !in l EVKH'iliKKV TRKES. A tine bloch of Bi..VpJv \VALX,U'JCS and tKe much talked of Gra|feyiMeV.et<(>< All cheap for cash. fay# vriStcKLiiro. Ringwool, Mi'.Heriry Co . 111., March..4, 1.SW, Plants, Bosss and Seeds. WE will mall, postpaid, any one of the fol. lowing collections, upon receipt ofOxE DOLT\U: li (ini? Kver-blooming KO<KS. Id ltose>, nil white. t»ink, red or yellow shade*, in UK- RANIUMS slugl;1 or double. 8 D ihliag. 40 packets of best l-'I.OWK1! ^EKD-! 20 pack ets of V EU KTABI.E SE A D v KM; t. A l>l »MTS nri.ns. If) assorted HKIHMXO 1'I.ANT.S. n TTTBKIIO-tE ItlTLItS. Price i.ists Kit EE. Satisfaction guaran­ teed. Thftrty. CJr<j# 1 bouses in operation. Address, NAXZ& NEUNKIt, Klorists, LortKVILLR, KT. ROBERT C. BETOTT, &REEDKII •• 1X)TVLN, BIOHMOND, ILL." (FIRST PKKMIIIM AT MrilfcSfKY COUNTY FAIR ) Mv fowls are of the celo!>rated DUKE OK YORK'strain, remarkable for their great sizo and Inying quiillties. i CHII show a trio <>f last season's chicks weighing 31 pounds Bggs, ner settinir of tliirteen. H.5'i, delivered to purchaser in Richmond, shipped, securely ••act.oil, 92.001 ROBERT C. HEXXETT. B. RAINTH0RP Rlri&twood ' * Illinois. To Ibe people of Ruijorwood and vicinity I would roapectfully say that I littve opened u store near the Depot, where I will pay tin highest inavket value for Kg.<r-s, Hutter, and other produce, ca^h or trude l»ein«r immaterial to me. I shall keep oil hand a select, stock of Groceries and Flour, which with choice brands of < i- jarars and Tobacco, I am going to sell at prices to defy competition, and though I have met with a much more liberal patronage than I had expected, I shall yet hold out inducements calculated to increase my trade and secure a larger custom. B. RAINTHORP, RING WOOD, (11.. June istii, i8»i li. BoasletV Nc:tr the Depot, McHENRY • • * ILLINOIS. Keens constantly hand the llnesi brands of Hour and Koed of all kinds, which he will sell at Wholesale or Retail at Bottom Prices. .J"ive different brands of Fionr always" op haud and warranted as represented. Flax Seed Meal Always on Hand *^Flour delivered anywhere In the Cor- novation. Orders mav oe giveu by Postal Card, Box 107, Post Office. GIVE ME A 0ALT* L. BONSLETTi y. March Sth, wsi. JOSKPH N. KREUND. SAI-OOJf AND RET AUS.VXT 'Ronslett'S old stand, opposite Itishop'a Mill. Mc­ Henrv. ill. The ' c. u.iocs' Wines, l.iqvor^ and Oigars to Ije found in the conntv. t'resh Oysters in tltuir Be*son {served up in anv shape desired or for sale by tlit On. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. ANTONY EKGEl N, Q ALOOX and Restaurant, Buck's old stand O Mcllenry, III.--Tl»o choicest Kentucky. Whiskies, <our Mash, Wines, (Vptrs, etc., always on hand. We buy mine but the l*esi; and sell at Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. " . MOSEY and l<« rent riie», Farm toans PMENT 'lit «ut- lenger. iANSTKAD, sk, Elgin, fll. So Idler ft' Department.' COXDDCTED BY" DIL.S. F. BENNETT. A. M. CHURCH, ^ Watchmaker audi Jeweler NO. m RAVDOT. PH STREET, (Successor to E. R. t*. snirlexO Chicn^o, [II. Spe. cial attention given to ropairiivg Fine watch. es and Ciironmuc tersi W A Full Assortment of Goods in his lino. Richmond House, RIC*M3ND. ILL C.1T. CULVER, - - PROPRIETOR, HAVma recently pitrchaced the sliove Hotise, I have put it in tlioronzlt repair, with now furnittte thronsh'tr.t, ana woutq respectfully invite the pat.ron i?e ot the trav. eling public and others. The tables will al- ways be provided with the best that can bo procured, and polite and attentire waiters will be in readin<«Ki« at all times to .aiteml to the wants of guests. \n p-nns will be spared to make this a First Class House. Large and commodious barns on the proniiees. Free Omnibus to and from all trains.....?Sam pie Rootnson first floor. tfjtRV SrAjjp H. E. WHiHTMAX, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers, fninlshed at reasonable rates. Teaming ot *11 kinds done on short notice. Established 1855. JOHN STEtfBA, - Formerly of McHenry, Woodstock 4ft<( Chicago, has returned to Woodstock, Illinois, > : • ij:4 1 . And hni> now on.hand the largest ana' wf sto' k of READY MADE HARNESSES COLL Alts, WHIPS, to be found in the t onntv, and has evervthing n.aite of the BEST MATERIAL. Call and set. me. JOHN STEWB*. WENDELL, QASPIKTSB AHD JOIHBB McHenry, lit. Will take eontntrtg f«r putting np Buililiiijrs tniil jrtniiMiitee mv work will compare wltli anv itiun iii |.l»« State, j rnn mid will »l<> work from 15 to A, per tM*ur clieitjier Mutsi other carpente.-s. as I liavn two ot mv hoys who work witli me. which makes it possible for me to tlo so. ' All Jobs In the Carpenter linp promptly attended to. Give tiio a call. A. WENDELL. AUC fWK «>LD CANTKKM '.F- OT", Kichl Saes ofStl and Goods of to on the niD «nd satisfy Post 'Oflicc M W H \ mrooi mg # tint s attended mab e Temis rnmrnrnm+mk an, DONE. Th; Ag, l»<m Ide Barreled *0. ; ; *lel, 16shots, 26. , Hvolver, M.SO. Hoe Pistol. 5 Btcech Loading, arse in the eaunty in If you want a toatl remire^ wid m Powt'er, Hnot. <MHMtads, ami iDtfirid|tt lor sale. Fishin(-^Bpta ch^apu Ail kinds^of AND KE1 A ptmrt- BreeehS Gnu. warranted T . Wu.cIk fler Kifli Nickel Plated <i| Self cockin • Trlf A pood Sinele Single (inn, I will nnderseli j Guns and Sporting nrood gun it will.i X warrant every { Clothes new Kolls pti pair warianM Woodstock, Jnljj .uiXTj B 6CM 01 You etiu Jittvei to F. W\ RICHMOKI Wagons, Carri> • imlrinir 1' Repairing ot plow? and all other flirm lm- pigments is given particular attrntion. In my manufactures Iuse orilv the Ivyt inaterl. al, and, I.et'piiiic the very h«st workmen in all department!*, 1 aai enable I to <;ttai"tntee and warrant all work that goes from my shop as first class in every particular. SPECIAL GUARANTEE OX WAGON*. All,farm wagons manufactured at inv shop are warranted for TiittKK VKAU8. \By a. M. ITMre.] Send » «p lo the garrtt? Well, no; the harm If it hang like a horse-shoe to serve as a charm? Had its day to be Rbre. matches 111 with things here; shall I sank the old fnend just because it it queer? Thingot beauty '..is not, bnta jov none the less As MV hot lips remember its old-time caress. And I thiiik on the solace once gurgling be­ tween M? lips from that battered old tin canteen. It has hung by my side lit the lona, wearv tramp. Been a:y fri«nd in the bivouac, barrack and .eainp. Ir the triumph,eaptme, advance and retreat. More than light to ray path, mors than guide to my feet. Sweeter nectar ne'er flowed, howe'er spark­ ling and cold. From out chalice of silver or soblet of gold For a king or an emperor, princess oj- mtcen. Thau to uio from the tnouthof that old canteen. .'rln"""hwred the desponding many a night. Till their laughingeyes gleamed in the camp. Are light. t f Whether gitn« stood in silence, or boomed at short vn ngc, It w«s ftlwnys >n Uulr, Ihotigb 'twould not bo st range. If in somnolent periods Inst aftsr "taps" Some colonel or captain diatnrbed at hi* naps. May have felt a suspicion that "spirits" un­ seen Had somehow bedeviled that old oantee^. But I think on the time when (n Julie ot the strife . T . It ha.-MNtlied the thr look In dim eyes bnck to Helped'to sUunch the quick Mood last begin­ ning to pour. . • Softened broad, gsplag wounds that were stiffened and sore, Moiatened thin livid lips, so despairing of breath 'rice por SIlEB9t4& rk |4«g yonr orders >v could only speak thanks tn the qaiverof death; ' « If an angel^of merey %'erhoverad between 1'hh* world ami the next, t was that old canteen. Then Imnish it not as a profitless thinv. Were it hung In a palace it well might swine. To tell in it-< mure, allegorical way Hojv the riiiten yoldnieer won the da v. How he bravely, liiifliachiatflv, grandlv w»h; And how, when the death-deali,.g work was dime, •Twits as easy his paasion from war to wean As bis lips from Ihemouthof thatold caateun. By and by, when all hate for the rag with'the l tars Is forgotten in love fbr the "stripes and the stars,*' r When Columbia rales everything, solid and sole, From her own ahipcanal to the ice at the pole; When we Grand Aim3 men have obeyed the last ea'i, And the May flowers and violets bloom for us . all; Then away in some garret the eobwete may screen ? , My battered eld doth-covercd, tin ennteen. The total ntunb«v of men ftimlshe<f Uy the ViitinttM States autj Terriioiiea «lt»rlng the late w«r. mul«r the call of the l*t-e%i<Wuf. watt 2.77*2408. Of this unntIter, more than a mi*11011 u pose«l to be etll) ll*ii»g. mmzsm Miiiiiii'ifiiMiriii' m 1ZZIPL S AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. I sell evurv agricultural Imnlenient, includ­ ing, especially, Norwegian Wulkingund Kid- ing Plow, N. t;. Tliompson and Geslev Bros*. Plows an 1 Cultivators, F. H. Maniiy'Setiderw snd ,"5orn C .Itivators, the Oowagiiic Sprimr Tooth feeders, the IMano and f>. M. Osborne A Co's. Haivester and Twine Uindi.-r, the Wim-inr and Hopkins' Mower, and all otaer llrai. class machines. Warranted first class or no sale. Bl. ACKSMITIIING of every kind's ttended to prompt I) and satisfaction guaranteed. JFI JNE PAIN TI N G A SPECIALTY: Jl!iwa:||WEaged.l. ^ILLWEI^;tavi1»aa sSintef or tlie Northwest, for oi.e year, >r longer, to take cha rire of my paint slioji, which is .a sufficient guarantee that ail work of that kind will.tie don*» In the lK*st and most artistic style. If should not be forgotten that I employ ,J. Repass, wood workman of twenty years ex- lieritne.c, and L. Howe, carriage blacksmith, l>oth nesurtMissed as artizans in their line. Finally, come and see mennd I wi'l Knar- antce satisfaction as to prices and quality ot work to all interested. s,i ' ' F. W. MEAD. ' '.""SiUti!' . ... ' • i. °%EWll0ME^ •SEWING machime: GO- QHICAGO, ILL .•--*= ORANGZ, MASS. AND ATLANTA. OA.- New Home SewinoMachine Co. 34 State St., Chicago. O. W. O H JRW. Agent. McHenry. IU. PENSIONS FQIi oldiers on any disease wonnd or injury. Fees. *10 Bounty, Itaek Pay, Dis charges for Deserters, etc., procured. 14 years experience. Addr ss: C. M. 1TES, & *JO., fi04 I-' St., Washington, D. C, ; . - . not, life is sweeping by, go V dare before von die; some­ thing mijrhty and sublime^ leave behind to conquer time." 46ti a week »n your own town. #5 <\ittlit fie« No risk. Everything new. Uipital not required. We will furnish you everything. Many are making fortunes. I.adics make as much as men. and boys and girls make great pay. Reader, il you want business at which you can make great nay all the time, write for ptrticulars to M. HAL* LET"? A CO., I'artland, Main?. <| E. LAWLUS, Merchant Tailor. v KEEPS. • * Foreign and Domestic ClBtiis. WARRANTS A Fit, OR IVO SALE. ALSO (,'LOTHIX(x, Men's Boys' and Ciiildreirs sizes, cf tlm best qual­ ity and at Oil ieago prices. opposite liiversf le House, ; McHenrv -^ Illinois. Ssne«l anil *igti<Ml Unrlti^ injr April KHIi. w as ns follows; Original 994; loi-reane. 130; re-i.«sne. 37; restora tfon, 14-; duplicate, 20; accrued |H>iisi«iiis 38; pensions ini«!er act ot .March 3J 1883.1,130; total, 2,281. AGENTS WANTED For the Grand Hew Book MYSTERIES AND MISERIES -or- lerion's Great , , Bv -t, W. BL'EL, iferoUTSELl.S ALL OTHER BOOKS.®* Mvgteries, Miseries and secret ways of Hish and Low lite in our five representative cities. NEW Y<»KK and its carnivals of sin; struggles and trials of the poor; sensualism and fast life of the rich; detective stories and terrible crimes: secret resorts; tricks and swindles of knaves. WashinotoxOITT wirti its mspirin" architecture; intriguing' politi­ cians: bribery, scandals, beaniifel sirens as lobbyists, ghastly tnorsil wrecks; 0111 law makers in their true colors. San Ki?anc<kco and its wonderful riches: Chinese life; opium dens; josg houses; gambling pits; secrets of the highbinders; startling adventures; thrill­ ing descriptions of Western life in'49. SALT Lakk CITY, polygamy 4n Utah; history of Mormon ism: its my terious crimes and start­ ling abuses; first revelation of the terrible endowment rites; blood a'onoinent and high­ way murders; secret live* of the Mormon leaders; degredation and miserv of the wo­ men. Nkw Ori.kans, ibe Negro's paradise; thrilling history of Vondouism ; Negro ghost stories and superstitions; racy scones at nnmpmeetinT revivals; noon hunts; social life among the .Southern aristocracy. This book contains 6flo pages and 150 illustra­ tions, price, 11.W. Pictorial circulars and complete table ot contents free. Extra terms to Agents. Write at'once for full particulars, or send SO cents in stamps or currency, and secure Outfit and Territory. HISTORICAL PUnLISHING CQ,. 418 5^ Thi|«l St^t, St. Louis, Uo, Justice Mast Triumph Will the Equalization of Bounties bill ever become a law? Will Congress ever recognize Hie obligation which rests upon the Government of the United States to carry out the spirit of the contract which It nitule with the volunteer soldier as A condition prece­ dent of his enlistment ? Years have elapsed since the question was lirsl propounded, but it is a burning question still. Congress after Congress lias diliy- -dalHed with it aml tiie pages of the Congressional Record are lillod wiili debates upon It, but tiotwithstanditig all tho eloquent spueclies that have been delivered and all the earnest ap peals that hiive'been made lor lis pas­ sage. the itiAistirc is still pending. It ought not to be so. The Justice ot Hie prnpnsiiion has been affirmed tluie and time again. It has received the in doreeinent of the greatest statestneu in the'coiintrj*, and both the Senate and the Hoiiee have separately and at vari- |t>us times declared their approval of the principals which it embodies. Once, Indeed, it was the subject of a Joint action, and, bat for the veto which President Grant--alleging aa a reason the poverty of the Treasury--Inter­ posed. it would linve become a la<v. Neither then nor at auy other time was the lack of merit in the bill itself made an cxcuse Uor executive or legislative disapprovals But tills Tact only makes it tip" more dilHeult for our veterans to reconcile themselves lo Congressional Inaction. They see that ther^ isno longer any scarcity of money in tlie Treasury to operate as a bar against the execution of the contract upon niiicli die Equalization of Bounties bill is based, and it it» but natural tiiat they should regard this continued de< fault, on the part of the Government as an act of intolerable injustice and in- gratitude. The truth K that In withholding from such of Its defenders as. by re ason of disability contracted in the service or other causes beyond their control, were unable to complete their terms of enlistment, their, pro-rata share in the promised bounty, the Government took a mean and coiitetuptihjp advantage ot tiieir helplessness, ui.worthy alike 01 its own reputation and that of the men who risked their lives- to preserve't untarnished. It as closely concerns the honor of the Nation »o make repara­ tion to our ex-soidters for that act ot° injustice as it doe* lo maintain tlie In­ tegrity of Its promises to the bond­ holder, and the only way in which that can be done is through tlie passage of the Equalization of Bounti^f bill. That measure commits the Government to 110 new obligation} it oreates no new debt. It simply provides for-the ex«- tfutwu of the Uouuly law* iu awordutwe % ZtitrilJk* - .w.. ^ with their true Intent, namely, that every soldier who enlisted under them should receive An amount of bounty pro|»ortionntB |o bis actual Inngtli of •ervice. Thai is the meaning of "equalization*'--nothing more, nothing less. Tire eight and one-third dollars per month for every* month of actual service, less any United Slates bounty that inay have been previously paid, which each veteran would receive un­ der the bill, is in no sense a gratuity, but Is si in ply the balance due from t he .Government under a contract of its own making, \ M • s . li •• ~ * ' * The Government canuot much longer aftwrd to slight tlie claims of the men wlio suflered everything short of rnar- lyrdom for their country in the prison- pens of the South. The record of what tiiey endured !i set forth with too much particularity In its own official reports, and is established by the testi­ mony of too many credible witnesses lo be lightly put aside as a matter of sITght importance. The time lias gone by, too, when inaction could be justified on the poor pretense of an empty Treasury. Tlie Government is a bund- antly able now, If It never was before, lo do justice to its late defenders with­ out higgling about the cost. > And the survivors of these rebel h*|tj| have special claims upon Its eousldftiriP lion. The hardships tn whiofe:Sb£jf. were subjected far exceeded in severity anything which a soldier might frtllMn- ably be expected to encounter in the ordinary chances of war, or In an ag« lo far removed as ours from tlie days $f< the Spanish Inquisition. The monster Wlrz boasted at Audersouville that hi WHS doing as good execution as the rifles of LeeY arttiy, and the official records show that the maltreatment of prisoners was a part of tlie Confederate policy, undertaken by the*rebels with a view to forcing the Uuiou authorities to agree to an exchange of prisoners on terms of their own making. To get in return for a physical wreck--such as every inmate of a Southern prltoi came after a few week's confine (It only ftgrthe hospital, a well tti for ,|w<ue<M*t« dtit^ was a baV^Wh which thejr were nattrls ally anrtoue to drive, ant succeeded, tlie war woiiltl iiave been still furiher p it was it may be the health of thou rebellion might be brought to as pee ler close. Tlie inmates of Atidersouvllle who waged that long and terrible bat- tie with famine and dlseise, were as much combatants as their comrades in the Held, and they suflered in llie con­ test greater agonies than it was within the power of rebel bullets to inflict. Nowhere In tlie pages of history can a parallel be found for such wholesale torture as was there Imposed upon the helpless prisoners. The horrors of tlie Bastilo pale in comparison with the scenes daily witnessed in that slaugh­ ter-pen, where men who had faced death without flinching, on many a battle-field, were left to perish miser­ ably of hunger and coht and disease, forgotten by their country and cursing tlie day they first saw the light! A< one scans the records which onn- tuin the awful ster^ of their suffering, the wonder grows that any should have survived to tell the tale, and it is much more difficult lo believe that some of those who tild have regained their strength and health, than that so many still show In their tottering limits and shattered oou&titutions the eflentsof heir inailreatment. These are tlisy who have come back to us-from the valley of the shadow of Death, and the Government should see to It that they are not forced, through Its uegieut or ingratitude, to descend once more Into the depths. w«*P book T. FV move St have *! Su'idorhi title hit net! here. Ther*| clteineaj week*1 rectory l| Johotine|| lalter three vote#. H. E. Turner at< Frjttay^Al da*, gone for lits health, of hla many veiy,mt»rt|| pawoii tory, since lie hlt^Mti wnm ^jirmeet i Ipl hla 1 do tliahi more sh goods 1 *]hle si«. iiirrant i draw tr Fronit W, A. At Mel The Crnpar From the April Circular Illinois Crop l*rosp®cts. we glean tlie following In relation to McHenry and Luke Coun­ ties. MCHENRY--The area of winter wheat is quite limited. More wheat was sown last fall than at the previous seeding. Wheat has made but little growth and from present indications there will be l>nt little over three-fourths of an average yield per acre. Rye Is in about the sr:ue condition. The heavy snows protected tl»e winter grain and left the wheat and vve looking well. Farm ani­ mals are iu fair condition. Stock te- ?ives better attention during the win­ ter 'bun lieretolore. Tlie number of dairy cows has been largely increased since llie first of the year. Nearly one- third of th« Kite corn crop is in the hands of the producers. There are no tile factories in the county. The de- maud for tile is increasing. LAKE--»Over one-fourth of the kite seeding nf winter wheat IS reported winter-killed; the area of the crop Is le.'s than last season, and so little is grown as not to be worthv of s|iecia! mention; not over |wo-tliirds of an aw rage yield per acre will be realised from present pjospects. Rye promises inore-than three-fourths of an average yield per acre, Farm animals ate heaUhv. but in moderate condition as lo flesh, owing lo tlie scarcity of feed. There Is not to exceed oiie-filxth of the late o*»ri» oro| in that liauds. Consider­ able «lra*N tik is used in the county, but alt the tile is manufactured oitteldo the county. Flease reinelnuer^xir jrricea are al- waya as low as the lowest, and we. stand ready at all times to meet any and ail competition. HENRY COLBY. Cor«et», Corseut Corsets, at Ferry ft Ow«u*. must make ahetr ml Wool, whether WH-tmi, must be in good condlttttii! current prices. Tag, l« oft when the woo* is shear .all ileatl, pulled, chatty. poorer wool, be kept separate^ fleece lieing carefully but light' by itself, with uothiug difterent1 Wool tied in fleeces will than if untied, because In the 1. case becoming more or less broke9 mixed, in being handled, and' more difllcult to sort. Tlie qwtlit^t wool is also au iuiportani' thinwa^' the poorer bred and weaker Hi wools will waste more In being 1 and will not make as good a qiiatttv goods as the high bred, slroug. f wool, an d uiv not therefore woril much. Washetl wool mutt be {It ougliiy washed, or it may not httag . full value, but lo avoid ihis constantly recurring question as to whether « gI veil lot of wool, or some fleeces of a lor. are properly washed, it is much better not to wash wool at. all. It will seiljtislas readily unwashed, in fart more readily, at its full intrinsic valuet and the result will be much more .satis­ factory to the seller. Owing to the tariff ohangea, sad th* encouragement to inaiiufacturera to more tm the best qualities of gn« go*dS'. to take the place of the large aiuotm&. of Foreixu line goods, still imported, the tiuer grades of best bred, good staple wools will probably continue the leading demand, with the Hue wediuM grade, } and } blood, on account of lighter shrinkage briuglng the highest prices, and coarse wool cqntluuing a( tho bottom of the list. In our Market Quotations we endear vor to make the divisions as simple ̂ possible, and imtead of a classlflratieia by s'.ates, wliicli. with our Ww»tenh wooh IK manifestly wrong. beeaMS Kansas, Nebraska, etc. generally c!ast#4 in circulars as pooler qnali'y. or dlngjr wools, now produce some wools as |M|| as tlie average. Wisconsin and lllibola, we umke tiie <li vision of M»right"woo^ meaning bright, well bred, gtm& qi ality. and "dillgY,, wools, embracing the darker colored! more or less earthjF and poorer qualities. We shall issue our Special Ma Report on every change of market, < shall endeavor to give reliable. e#H>f servative quotations, as hrnlofMt« (there are pleiuy others^ but Modvmt* quotations do not prevent our I the highest possible prices ino«Ut 1 10" Here is a «>heck to l.*gUktita ambition. The ilarriabturg (Pa.)c*i» res|»oudeiit 0/ the Fhilatlelphla iVsa^ writes: **ln tiv* seventeen years *lnc» I came to Harri&httrg exactly 1.4S& dif­ ferent men have occupied seats lm lbs Legislature. |n that t>Hie Vices readied Ctwvgiesa froun tiie Legisl«ii»fe% two tire l?nli«M) States Senate, two tho litatetunwl Governorship, two theoSca of S«cr«laiy of tnteroal aHairs, oue thai of Auditor General, one that of 9lst» Treasurer, six llm Judgeships of their districts, aud eight >tate oovMii:ationa% to be he a be 11. in ail, out at 1,^1$ smt wiio occupied seats in tlie l.cgi»lalom tinee January 1, 180S. but tweoiy mIIMI have received political yropoilof. We desire to call the attention of th# ladles to our dtess goadi IspartMeaV We have Mldfd a An* line ot cashiaetat^ Cmineliett aatlits, «trM WhM| wlU be c^it jPpnr close margias. :jsfa