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I'll'>li•»!*«?-I v«-v We tnearlnv by 'ilMi fTJBM3HF.lt Offlcfe in Bishop's Blocls, --OPPOSITE PERRY" FT OWEN'S.-- TERMS OF StXBSCItlPTIOSr. Jne Tear (In /tftvance) #1.50 If Not Pai<1 within Three Months. 2.00 Subscriptions received for three or six Booths In the same proportion. Kates of Advertising. & We: announce liberal rates for ariveri-islnjc IB the PLAfNtiRALKR, and endeavor to state them so plninlv that thev witl be readily un. ierstood. They are us^ollows: *1 Inch one year - ' - 5 00 ^2 Inches one year, . - . . in (10 *3 Inches one yea?. 4 . . 15 00 If Column one'ye.'ijft . . - - . 30 00 X Column one year. - - WOO Column »ne ye:*r - - - . 10000 One inch means the measurement of one nch down the column,single column width. Tearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of chansrinir as often as they •boose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those bavins? ttnn<Hng cants) will be entitled to insertion •f local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 cents per Mne the fl- st week, and 5 ccnts per line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged lit the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set In) the flrst issue, and (cents per line for subsequent issues. Th-iB, ftn inch advertisement will cost il.OOforone week, $1.50 for l«vo weeks, $2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PT,AINDK\LKR will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, asa business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody teeking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. (1 T. BROWN, M. D. PHTSICIAX AND SURGEON. Office over the Post Oftlce, opposite Perry ft.Martin'i Store up stairs, Mcllenry, 111. J. H. SOOTHILL, M. D. PHrsiClAN AND SURGEON. Office oppo­site Past Office, Ringwood, III. C. if. FEU EItS, M, D- PJirslCiAN AND SURGEON. Mcftenrv, Ills. Office at Residence, on tne Corner, ®poosi'e Blake's Furniture Store. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. PHT4IGIAN AND SURGEON. Office at m" residence, opposite M. E. Church, tfcH'en-y. 111. BAUBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, Mcllenry, 111/ Or­ders solicited. Shop, li Old Mcllenry, j» Keiter Block, two doors west of PI.AIN- .EAI.KK Office. MM: Mil WASHINGTON, D. C The popular pp'ace bote' of the National Oauital. Cunvenien. !v located anu accessible to all the sli eel. car lines of the city. Open all the year. Q Q g}TAPLG8, PROPRIETOR. Late of the Thousand Island H»use. M A R C U S ' CERMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS, i -DEALER IN- PURE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock II. The heat Tonic in the world. Put up in Pint and Quart Bottles. F. MARCUS, Patentee. M VItV (». BARIJIAN. HAIR WOllKEIL All k.„ds of Hair \*«>rk<!one in lir*t <*.1:14* stv-e niH at reasonable prices. Rooms s t resilience, north­ east corner of Public Square, MnUenry.IU. JESSE A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. T.aw business in hvery part of the State receivc^ promnt attention. Room 24. 99 Washington St.; Chi- cago, III. DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at Mcllenry. at Parker House, the 10th lltb 25»h and 2lUh of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visits on the following Monday,and the flrst day ot such visit occurs on Friday, 1 will stav but one day. - JOHN KLEIFGJEN. / : HOUSE Painter, Grainer, Calciminer and Paper Hanger. Residence one Block West of Riverside House. Work attended to prom ply and on reasonable terms. JOHN WIEDEMANN, HARNESS MAKER, RINGWOOD, ILLINOIS. On hand at all t'.mes to make on shert notice Single or Double Harness,of the best material and warr.-r.it sstisfac ion. REPA1U1NQ nrnmptlv attended to. Shop next door to the Cheese Factory. PATRONAGE SOLICITED, John Wiedemann. Attention Horsemen! I would call the attention of the public to my StaMe of Stock Horses, fouiv in h urn her: two Morarans, one 3-4 Pe re heron, and one Imported Morse. They are all good representatives of their breed. Also a few Merino Sheep for sale. The public are cordially invited to call and examine stock, get prices, etc. No business done on Suuday. N. S. COLBY. 10-7-tf MCHENRY, ILL BQ1IBT C. 3ENNETT, BREEDER OF--- t FOWLS KJCHMONI), ILL. (FIRST PREMIUM AT MOIIKNUV COUNTV FAV «) My fowls are of the celeb'-nreft IHJKR OP YOliK strain, remarkable for their great size and laying dualities. I can show r. iv'o of last season's chicks' weighing :ll .mumls.' Eggs, ner setting of thirteen. $1.5*1, delivered, to purchaser in Richmond, Shipped, securely packed, fj.OO. ItO UK li T C. JifrW NKTT.: HEADQUARTERS TRUCKS, An*1 all kinds of Vehicles, at J. W CRIMOLBY'S Hiiiyrwood. 111. I will not be undersold, material nnd Workmanship considered. General Blacksmithing, And Repairing of all kinds, in both Wood and Iron. Yirst class workmen employed and Satisfaction Guaranteed. J. W.GRIMOLBY. Ringwood, March lltii, 1S81. THE CHICAGO Alpiipii, III, DEALERS IK Budwue, Stms, Tiawaw, Luinber Sliiiijjlow, Lath, Fence Posts Coal eto In short,.we keep everything in the above mentioned lines, which we are offering to the buy­ ing public as cheap as any other house in this section. S • Call and See us. JOBBING & REPAIRING, PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. HF^LM & PETER. Algonquin, Feb. 18,1884. DON'T YOU FORGET IT! ASAW.SMTH, • •' Woodstock, W ' Illinois. Backed by Millions of money olfey you INDEMN ITT against damage by Fire, Lightning, Wind Storms, CYCLONES AND TORNADOES. Drop me a postal card and I will visit you; call on ine and I will write you a policy, and waen cither or any of these destructive el*, merits devastates your property, happy will you be if you hold one of my )>olicies, for I will surety visit you, ind minister unto you. 1 will not'forsake yon. ASA W. SMITH, Qen'l JniumnocAgL Harm? recently 111ted up our snop near the brills*^ we are now prepared te furnish our customers with Fresh and Salt Meats, OF ALL KIND.*, Sausage, Smoked Meats, &c., -AT THE-- Lowest Living Prices. We buy none but the best ot Meats, and flatter ourselves that we can offer our cus­ tomers meats in better shape than any other sbop "n this section. Thankful for past favors we solicit aeon- tinuan^.eof the same, and we will guarantee to satisfy you both in quality anil price. A. M FRETT. McHenry.Ill., March 17th, 1884. L D EI PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. . The undersigned is prepared to do all jobs in the line of Dittoing Wells, Re pairing Pumps, Cementing Wells, or / will put in New Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. In abort will do all work in this line. Can. furnish you a new Pump, either weel or iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man, Good references furnished If desired. If you want a W411 Dug, a Pump Repaired or a new Pump, give me a call. •3"Orders bv mall, promptly attended to. Post Office, jQlrosburgh, m. L. BANTE9. Johnalmrgh, 111., May 25tli, lt&i. ~ ASA W. SMITH, M TTORNEY AT LAW and Solicitor#^ mcery.--Woodstock, III. \ TTOR CHAI S. K. BESNETT.iM. D. PHYSICIAN ANDSITUGEOX. Also United States Examining Surgeon. Slcbmond. Tllinuis. A. S. GUILDS, M. IX, HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUR­GEON, West Mcllenrv, III. Calls promptly attended to, day or nijrht. DR. C. R. WELLS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Wauconda, L Lake Co., III. All calls promptlyattend- sd, day or night. Office on Main St., east of ed Barker's harness (hop. A. M. CHURCHr Watchmaker and Jeweer NO. 35 FIFTH AVE., Chicago, 111. Special attention Riven to repairing Fin« watch. es and Chronometers. tk§"A Full Assortment of Goods in his line AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BONSLETT, ^ALOON AND RESTAURANT, at the old ^ stani , opposite Bishon's mill, McKenry, III. The "hoicest Wines, -.iquors an1! Cigars to be fupnd in the county. Warm or cokl meals on short notice on application. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. J. PEKOVSKY, CIGAR MANUFACTURER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer. HANDLES nore but his own make, and will compare his Brands with the best mad* in lie Stale. Store and Manufactory nert doo • to 'lie Post Office, Mcllenry, I1L Culver Hous% R CHMCND. LL. C. N. CULVER. - PROPRIETOR. nAVIN"? lecently purchased the above House. I have* )<!,. it in .borough repair, with new furnilu'-e nroughoiit, and would respectfully inv :te toe pittronajfe of the irav- ellng public and others. The a bios wi'i al­ ways lie provided with the best lint can be procured, and pol'le and attent've waiters will be in readiness at all times ~o attend to the wants of guests. No pains »'ll be spared to make tins a First Class House, uarje and commodious barns on the premises. Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sample Rooms on lirs* floor. A. ENGELN; SALOON and RESTAURANT Buck's Old Stand, McHENRY, ILLINOIS* Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Eitters, UcHenry Lager Beer™ Phil Best's Milw&ukss Beir By the Bottle or Case. We buy none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices, Call aud see me and I will use you well. ANTONY ENGELN. • V. McHenry» III.. 1884. SSSSPv HK. WKillTMAX, Proprietor. First . club* rigs, with or without drivers furnisheil at reasonable rates. Teaming ot all kinds done on short notice. Invite the attention of the buying public to an entirely lie w stock of #LOTHIN% GR OCERIES, Boots, Shoes Hats Caps, find Granite Rockingham Glassware* Truuks, Hand Bags and Valises, C. H. Fargo's celebrated Boots and Shoes, etc. All grades Chick's Favorite Flour in stock. Every sack wai ranted. The highest price paid for produce. All goods sold at one price and marked in plain figures. Thank­ ing our patrons for past lavors and hoping for a continuance of the same, we shall strive to plea&e all who may give us a call, both in quality and price of goods. BONSLETT, A STOFFEL West Mcllenry, 111.. March 24, 1834. Piano Minneapolis Self Binder, •$ £ M Owen A Son's. Irishmen in Politics. Ottt of the siugulur anomalies of American politics Is tl»c$ fact that such a larjre preponderanceiof the Irish race, esiK-cially in manufacturing ccnters, have been heretofore identified with the Democratic party, |whicli seeks the Triumph of the same ̂ principles that plunged their native land into poverty ami distress,and drove billions «t their brethren to Rtiange ani distant shores. It is an historical ^-uth that die wretched'and unsettled condition of Ireland, during the lastiisty years, has been cli-iefly due to tha want of diver­ sified employ meet. Vicious land laws hive undoubtedly aggravated the situ* at ion, but it should be remembered that they existed when Ireland was prosperous and contented. The princi­ pal cause of her beggary and suffering was the destruction of industrial ac­ tivity which followed the repeal of the union iu 1801. Deprived of manufactur­ ing opportunities by tl |a envy and the selfishness of England, tier population has been driven back upon the soil in Mich overpowering numbers that com­ petition, which is usually attended with wholesome and invigorating re­ sults, has ended in stan^tiion, poverty and revolution. Let u| recall one of the brightest yet saddest pages in the melancholy annal« of th« afflicted land. The famous Irish Volunteers of 1778. i t will be remembered, were designed to resist an expected .Invasion from France. The events which called them into existence soon disappeared, and fear and alartu were soon 'allayed. England at that time, however, was threatened by powerful foes abroad, and the Irish Volunteers concluded to maintain their organization for service in case of an emergency. Henry Grat- tan, the illustrious orator, seized the opportunity t« rescue bis native land from cruel thralldom. Agitation for the repeal of despotic and obnoxious laws was started in Ireland, and met with an enthusiastic and determined respcn&e. Backed by the Irish Volun­ teers, who still continued their foi mid- able organization, Henry Grattan finally extorted (rom England an ac­ knowledgment of the legislative inde­ pendence of Ireland. The dream of centuries was now almost entirely realized, and a future of prosperity and happiness, of liberty and glory, opened before tlie green isle of tlte son. But listen to the seque learn It by heart. One of the first uses to which the emancipated country applied its free­ dom was to enact % rigid and patriotic tarifl policy that should create and fos­ ter a diversified industry. England had pursued this policy for ages, in many instances with barbarious severi­ ty, and Ireland determined to better the instruction. Within twenty years the prostrate island had leaped to her feet with a thrill of exultation. Once again the dawn played upon her brow and the sobs of tiie sea were changed to songs of ]oy. Ireland was^the seat of flourishing and expanding manufac­ tures. Nearly every large town was a happy scene of activity and prosperity. Operatives found lucrative and steady employment, and capitalists realized liberal and satisfactory returns. Indeed such progress had Irish Industry made that it began to menace the prestige and welfare of its ancient enemy and rival. England took deep alarm and determined to crush its new competi­ tor. Unhappily political discussion in Ireland favored Us designs. The island became divided Into bitter and dis­ cordant factions, and jealousy and hatred ruled without'control. England grasped her opportunity. The Irish parliament was debauched, rivalries and animosities were inteugified, and. in 1801, the legislative autonomy of the island was a delightful recollection a glowing retrospect, a shattered dream. But the worst is yet untold. When the infamous cempact was signed which sealed the doom of Irish liberty and prosperity, a strenuous effort was made to reserve Irish industry. It had re­ lieved the poverty and distress that abounded in the island and would guard against a repition of them in future. England and Manchester and Birming­ ham, aud demurred. Ireland remon­ strated and implored. England was relentless and insisted. She had paid JI stupendous sum for the bargain, and demanded the last ounce of flesh. Ire­ land was compelled to yield. Accord­ ing to the terms of the union, Irish duties on English manufactures were to be gradually withdrawn. In other words, the tariff which Ireland had maintained, which had filled her bor­ ders with busy mills, and fed and clothed her industrious population,was in need of reform. Behold the result. Eighty years ago that island was re­ sonant with the mu-lc of multitudes oi manufactories of silk, flannel, stocking, blanket, carpet, calico and other cotton and woolen fabrics. To-day they are extinct,and the population they might have employed either dwell on foreign shores or starve and pine at home. There is the record, Irishmen! Read learn, ponder, and digest it. Is it strange that Irishmen in America should now de3ert the party, which would fasten upon their adopted land, the Bhme policy that impoverished and ruined their native country9 Is it strange that Irishmen, in America, should now desert that party which Is encouraged and abetted by the same enemy that annihilated the Industry and liberty of the green land from whence tliej sprung? Is it grange that Irshmen, in America, short hi now flock to the ranks of that party which for the same cause, has incurred the hatred and vituperation of England? In short, is it strange that Irisli.nen, in America, should now be found, iu such large masses, in the party which up­ holds and defends the doctrines, which, while in operation in that unhappy island, made one of the brightest pages in t ' ie history of Ireland? Not at all. Whatever faults they may possess. Irishmen wear a heart that beats true to the instincts of manhood, nnd we believe they will manifest it to the entire world ere the present campaign terminates. ^ Cleveland, Curtis and "Reform." Grover ^Cleveland is urged for the Presidency on the ground that he Is a "reformer. '1 He is urged by the Dem­ ocratic party, which has distinguished itself everywhere by its bitter and contemptuous hostility to civil service reform. Curious, is It not. that a po­ litical party should seek to gain the control of the Government by pro­ claiming that its candidate Is a believ­ er In a principle which the pa'ty itself is pledged to contemptuously oppose? It i« equivalent to asking the American people to trust the Democratic party, not for what it is, but for what it is not! We recall nothing quite so ricli in politics since Mr. Tilden undertook to "reform'* the federal Government by means of the cypher dispatches and "Copenhagen." A distinguished advocsto of the elec­ tion of Mr. Cleveland, declared in Chicago the other day, that the Demo­ cratic party fell from power as a con spi' 'acy against human rights, and was now try!ng to sneak back to power ss a conspiracy for the spoils. The utte'er of these memorable words was George William Curtis. A week after ho spoke them, he became an ally,of that party. We are perforce compelled to believe that lie uttered a hideous and slander­ ous falsehood, or that he is h ;mself the willing abettor ot the conspiracy he described. The facts seem to drive us to the latter af these alternatives. It must gratify the Democracy to have the connivance of the president of the Civil Service Reform association in the It in certainly gratifying to ttya Ke» publican part}* to know that froin such eminent authority that the conspiracy, wh'ch is so obvious, has an object which is so responsible. 'It may be a nice question which political party is re­ ceiving the best service from Mr. Cur­ tis. Jt is not the particular bus'ness of either that he has destroyed his repu­ tation for sincerity in thus attempting to serve both. It is worth the serious consideration of the people of all par­ ties. that if Cleveland is indeed a "reformer," he is nominated bv the Democratic party because it is not tlie party of reform. -- U'ica Ilerahl, We have received from Richard A^ Saalfleld, 12 Bible House, New York' the following pieces of music: With Cleveland we Shall Win the Day, a veritable "Tippecanoe and Ty­ ler Too" melody, by J. P. Skelly, which should carry the New York Governor to the White House. Cleveland and Hendricks' Grand Vic­ tory March by J. J. Freeman. Whether this March carries the Democratic can­ didates to victory or not, the music is very pleasing and taking. You Ask Me to Forgive the Past, by Ed,Greene;a very takingJlttle senti­ mental ballad, full of melody, which will surely find Its way to the hearts of all. Better Luck To-M«rro v, by Henry Martyn. A new motto song, full ol liope. good cheer and downright sensi bie thought. Music very good. Words excellent. AKiatori Waltzes, by Frank Conway. A set of Waltzes.by n« means new, but for the flrst time brought to notice in these columns. When the publishers claim over 100,000 copies have been printed, and that the demand is steadi­ ly increasing, it goes without saying that the Waltzes are very good. In fact the movements are more than ordinarily pretty, and the melodies very catching. The above pieces retail as Music Stores for from 30 to 50cents each. The five would cost 82.10. The publisher however offers to send the lot post free on ;receipt of 01.00. Address R. A. Saalfleld. 12 Bible House. N. Y» 8QP"Tlie Increased area of "goose pimples" observed the latter part of last week, was due to the cold chill which crept down the Democratic back when the thump of General Grant's crutch was heard on the second floor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The number of dyed-in-th»*wo»l and tattooed-in-the-flesh Democrats in this country wh® are anxious to raise St. John poles with the help of their Republican neighbors Is increasing daily. The Wastern Washer, the best labor-saving Machine ever Invented Can be had on trial aud returned if no satisfactory. Call and see one, at M Englen's. Democracy is Chaos. The country can not too deeply (MO-* der the fearful significance of the point made by Mr. Blaine in his brief speech at Toledo. No more weighty utterance has been given to the country since President Lincoln's pithy speech at Gettysburg. Mr. Blaine said: There is not one great measure that the Republican party has adopted, nof one great step the party has taken since the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in 1S61, that the Democratic partv has not opposed and has not con­ sidered unconstitutional. So that to­ day to remand the Government of the United States to the control of tlis Democracy is not merely an ordinary change of parties. It is a total reversai of tne en ire policy that has distinguish ed the Government of the Untied States tince 1861. Apply Mr. Blaine's point in practice. If the Democratic doctrine is true, that a protective tariff Is unconstitutional, then an importer has the right to sim­ ply nullify the statute and demand that his goods be laid on the wharf without paying a cent of duty. Every Democratic collector in every Ameri­ can port would be bound tb'close the doors of his custom-house, and order his clerks to perform no other duties than to draw on the Treasury for their salaries, for all import duties are un­ constitutional, since there is not a duty left in the tariff act that is not in some degree protective. The simple carry­ ing out of this Democratic doctrine for one day would end the solvency of the United States, reduce its bonds to a dead level with Confederate script, de­ stroy the value of greenbacks and National bank notes, aud send gold as measured jn paper currency not merely up to 2S0, as it was when Grant de­ feated the Democratic party on the Rapidan, but would send gold, as meas­ ured in Federal paper, up to 2,800. The Democratic party has never ceased to denounce the abolition of slavery and the thirteenth, fourteenth, and the fif­ teenth amendments to the Constitution as unconstitutional. If so they are void and no legal barrier intervenes between the backs of 6.000,000 blacks at the South and the lash of the man- owner. It is hardly necessary to carry the illustration further to indicate that if the Democracy return to power they must either eat their words and aban­ don all their fundamental principles or resolve the country Into chaos.-- Inter Ocean. ^With or Without a LeadHî From the Sfif York Sun (Dera.) One of the most serious disadvan* tagen ol the present Democratic can­ vass as compared with that-of the Re­ publican*, lies in the extraordinary diflerance between the candidates of the two parties, considered simply as political figures. To rlie Republicans the situation is perfectly clear. There can be no mis- coiiceptl«n as to their oandidate's ideas on public questions, nor uncer­ tainty regarding his talents, his ex­ perience, or his capacity for politics, nor as to .his relation* to his party in case of its success in November. He % has been one of its most con«plcious chiefs for many years. He has dis­ puted for the supremacy witli the varying success of a popular states­ man; but throughout the extent of ills career, in triumph or in adversity, he has never lost his influence In the councils of Ills parky,nor failed to show himself audacious in invention, power­ ful in action, uncompromising in his political purposes, and, above all. faithful to his friends. Without com­ menting on the direction in which^is leadership would tend where lie to be placed in the White House, his follow­ ers know that if he should get there, his would be the controlling spirit and his would be the mind to inspire the party's policy. He has been the lead­ er before and lie would be the leader now. On the other lia>fd, with suzli a character as Grover Cleveland at the head of the Demoorat 'C ticket, there can be nothing but bewilderment and uncertainty. He is not nnlyj.entirely incapable of directing his party, but the very conception of leadership does not enter his brain. lie defends him­ self against the imputation of unfitness and inexperience by attempting to maintain the doctrine that the exalted offl ce for which he Is now such an ex­ traordinary candidate Is not to be fill­ ed by a man of commanding influence in his party, one who can direct its policy and advance its principles, but rather by some one who can perform the tiresome labor of executive rou­ tine; Jn other words, some one who can sit at a desk and read and write for a prolonged period, The question then is. Who would be the Democratic leader iu the event of Cleveland's elevation to the Presi­ dency? From what individual or from what faction would the ideas oiiginate which are to prevail in inaugurating a new policy, and in the effort to estab­ lish the party in an enduring control of the national Administration? This might have been settled by the Demo­ cratic Convention at Chicago, by nomi­ nating a candidate whose character and services showed him t® be fit and capabale of beintr President; but, un­ fortunately, it is now beyond the pos­ sibility of determination. The result of this campaign will be known on the day after election; but in case of Cleveland's success, nobody knows who would be the Democratic boss or what would be his political stripe. Whether it would bo William R. Morrison, Daniel Manning, or Hu­ bert O. Thompson, would be a mystery that could not be solved until several months later. We live and learn. Speech of a Sonet Stephen A. Hooglu, At Albany, N. Y., one of the speak­ ers at a Republican rally was Mr. Stephen A. Douglas, the son of the famous Illinois Senator of a quarter of a century ago. He spoke as follows: In 1864 the Democrats declared the war a failure, and demanded that It be stopped. To stop the war meant national dishonor and national death. But the war was not a failure--it was a grand success. I am asked why I am a Republican. My father died in 1861, and as you have said, Mr. President, his last words breathed a request to his sons to support the Constitution. How could a man be a Democrat and support the Constitution in 1S64 ? [Applause.] I have obeyed my father's last request, and I am a Republican. [Applause.] In 1872 the Democrats repudiated all . former platforms and endeavored to start anew. The Democratic candid­ ate ®f '72 sleeps his last long-sleep. I think lie was an honest aud good man, doing right as God gave him to see the right, but I never had implicit confidence in his eyesight. [Applause.] I was born iu the South, and mv mother was a Sother:i women. She, too, is dead, and is quietly sleeping iu the old family burying ground in tbe far-away sunny South. I have had four chances to vote for a Democratic nomi­ nee tor President. The greatest trouble with the Democratic party is it can't stand long eno.igh in one place to allow t man of any weight to get aboard. [Prolonged applause.] The Democratic candidate for the Presi­ dent thi* year is trying to straddle all the live issue in an amusing manner. He says the Presidency is essentially an executive office. Mr. Cleveland must either be ignorant of the duties that devolve upon an individual as President of the United States, or he is trying to deceive. In his letter of acceptance he expresses no opinion and offers no suggest-ions. Governor Cleveiar.d must either have thought no one cared to read his opinion, or else he had none to oTer. My father's last request, "Suppoit the Co'ntititution.n rings in my ears when I think of ?8yt. If tire Democrats had succeeded in 1844 our country aud 55.000.iKK) of peo pie would now be subjects of Great Britain, with as much importance u one of the South American colonies. [Applause.] Is there a Democrat within the sound of my voice who is a true American who is not glad at heart that the Democratic party was defeat­ ed iu JS64 and tbe country saved and respected? that the platform with its tarifl-for-revenue-onlv or sort ot local- option-law was not supported? [Ap­ plause.] Are you not glad of these tilings? God takes better care of you than you do of yourselves. [Applause.] During the war a certain old gentle­ man possessed many slaves. He was happy and content; knew the war was going on, hut did not think it would amount to anything. One day he was told his slaves were free, i 'ho news stunned hi in. Presently h« realised the situatien. and said. "Well, what can the good God be thinking about?** [Applause.] Last Fall the people of N"ew York State elected this--this gentleman. [Great applause.] I thought, W hat can the good God be thii.klng about? But, it Cleveland had net been elected, why, we would not have so great a walk-over this Fall. [Applapse.] You see it was kindness to up. [Renewed applause.] is there any where a Democrat who does not thank God that the Republican party was successful during the country's darkest hours, an<? that the Republi­ can party has preserved the Nation for twenty years? [Applause and voice "N®."j I call uJ)on the Deinocrars to , leave the partvj as it is not the pariy of Jefierson au<1 Jackson. Come out all you Douglas Democrat*, come out :«n• i leave the party to die, as it in­ evitably will after the defeat that is sure to follow this Fall. Good night. [Prolonged applause.] Value of Buitermllk, ., The Canada Lancet has a laarued leading article on the beauties of buttermilk as an arltcle of diet. It points out that the porridge eaters and buttermilk drinkers of Ireland and Scotland are not excelled by any other people in soundness of body aud clear- uess of head, and gives many learned reasons why buttermilk should be in greater demand among Canadians than it is now. Butieriuilk. says our co- temporary, is a true mild peptonold-- that is the fashionable word of the day --milk already digested. It is good food and drink for young and old, sick and well, As it is food, it should not be often taken between meals, as it is the habit of inanv people. Being an agreeable drink, is Is to freely used. Sick persons-, who partake of little or nothing else,my|partake much oftcuer, and more freely. Although contain­ ing about the same quality ef (nutri­ tion as sweet milk, yet patients ap­ pear tu be able to consume at ease at least double the quanitv of butter­ milk. Buttermilk is especially valuable as a laxative, and nmy be used with great benefit in cases of typhoid. This affords a hint for its use in habitual constipation. Buttermilk is a diuretic aud may be prescribed with advantage iu some kidney troubles. Because of acidity, it exercises a good impression on the liver, aud is well adapted to many cases in which lime-water and tniik are usually prescribed. It Is valuable in the treatment of diabetes, either exclusively or alternately with skim milk. If these facts were general­ ly known, the pigs might come in form smaller share of buttermilk than they do, and it might be less used as a fer­ tilizer of the soil, for in many farm* houses the milk is simply thrown out. |&*Every Prohibitionist would be a Wendell Phillips. The John Brown la yet undeveloped. It is the nonsensical idea that abolition history puts Into the heads of temperance men that con­ stitutes Prohibitionists. A slight knowledge of political history worfca this mischief. A broader information would m ike theui cling closer to tho ranks of the only army that can sav« them. - --iv.v.-r *•<,0 •<