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Th-'.s, an inch advertisement will cost f 1.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, (2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAINDKALEK will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. II T. BROWS. M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEOV. Office »ver the Post Office, opposite Perry A .Martin's More up stairs, McHenry, 111. J. H. SOOTHILL, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUKtiEON. Office oppc-Bite Poqt Office, Kingwood, 111. i {- '. :•: •i C. H. PEG KRS, M, ivl 1>HYSICIAN AND SURGEON. McHenrv, I Ills. Office at Residence, on the Corner, Opposite lili'ke's Furniture Store. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. |>HYSIOIAN AND SURGEON. Office at I my residence, opposite M. E. Church, McHenry. 111. • • " » BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, fll. Or­ders solicited. Shop, la Old McHenry, _-i ja Keiter Block, two doors west of PLAIK- IEALKK Office! BUSINESS CARDS. MART <}. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER. All kinds of Hair Work done in tlrst class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms 11 residence, north* east corner of Public Square, McHenry, III. JESSE A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Law business in Every part of the State receives prompt attention. Room 24, 99 Washington St., Chi­ cago, III. DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. •pvENTlST. Residence Dundee. Will be at is McHenry. at Parker House, the 10th 11th 25tn ami 2fith of each mon ih. When dtites occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visits on the following Monday, and the first day of such visit occurs on Friday, I Will stay butonedav. JOHM KLEIFGEN. HOUSE Painter, Graincr, Calcimine and Paper Hnnvre'r. Residence one Block West of Riverside House. Work attended to promply and on reasonable terms. JOHN WIEDEMANN, HARNESS MAKER. BINGW00D, ILLINOIS. On hand at all times to make on sh«rt notice Single or Double Harness, of ttie best material and warrant satisfaction. REPAIRING promptly 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, four in number: two Morgans, one 3-4 Percheron, and one Imported Horso. 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 Sunday. N. S. COLBY. 10 7-tf MCHENRY, ILL BQBIRT C. BENNETT, -BREEDER OF- n f ' WASHINGTON, D. C The popular palace hotel of the National Capital. Conveniently located and accessible, to all the street car lines of the city. Open all the year. O. G. STAPLES, PROPRIETOR. Late of the Thousand Island House. MARCUS' CERMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS, •i. -DEALER IN- PURE WIMES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock UK The best Tonic in the world. Pnt up In Pint and Quart Bottles. F. MARCUS* Patentee. Almoin, E, DEALERS lit Bardwaie, StoTM, Tisw&re, . •; a: - Lumb<;r Shingles, Lath, Fence Posts Goal etc In short, we keep everything ' in the above mentioned lines, which we are offe' ingto the buy­ ing public as cheap as auy other house in this section. , Call and See us. JOBBING & REPAIRING, PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. HP^LM & PETER. Algonquin, Feb. 18,1884. DON'T YOU FORGET IT! ASA W. SMITH, -i0r-,v.- Woodcrtoolc, "•"• - lllinolw. Backed by Millions of money oCer you INDEMNITY against damage by Fire, Lightning, Wind Storm*, CYCLONES AND TORNADOES. Drop me a postal card and I will visit you; call on roe and I will write yon a policy, ana waea either or any of these destructive ele. . ments devastates your property, happy will you beifyou holt! one of my poiiciea, for I ' will surety visit you, and minister unto you. 1 will not forsake you. ,-SrXW^ - " <4*4 W. SMITH, v 9e*'l JnmranoeAgL Liill BraMa F-OWLS RICHMOND, ILL. (FI»t8T PREMIUM \T MCI1RNRV COUWTY FATE.) Mv fowls are of the celebraie<l DUKE OF YOftK strain, remarkable for their great size and laying I can show a trio of last season's chicks weighing 31 pounds. Eggs, per setting of thirteen. $1.5(1, delivered to purchaser In Richmond, Shipped, securely packed, $£.00. ROBERT C. BENNETT. HEADQUARTERS FOB A.SA W. SMITH. ATTORNEr AT T.AW and BoltclWr til OI«iBcery.--Woodstock, IlL S. P. BESXETT.JM. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Also United States Examining Surgeon. Rlotuaond, Illinois. A. S. CHILD!*, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUR. GEOS, West McHenry, III. Calls promptly attended to, day or night. DR. C. R. WELLS. Barker's harness shop. A. M. CHURCH, Watelkmciker and NO. 35 I It TH AVE., Chicago, 111. Special attention gtpen to repairing Fine watch. esand Chronometers. WA Full Assortment of Goods in his line AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BONSLETT, ^ALOON AND RESTAURANT, at the old J stanii, oppo.-ite Bishop's mill, MnHenry, III. The choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the county. Warm or celd meals on short notice on application. OiOOli STA1U. INli FOR UORS£& -- !f ! •• t'fyjl «l. PEKOVSKY, ClGAK MANUFACTUliEK, Wholesale and Retail Dealer. HAN'DLKS nore but bis own make,and will com pure liis Brands wit h the best made in the Stale. Store and Manufactory next door to the Post Office, McHenry, III. C.K Culyer House, RICHMOND. ILL. GULVER, - - PROPRIETOR. IF AVIN3 recently purchased the above House, I have put it in thorough repair, with new furniture throughout, and would respectfully iuvite the patronage of the trav. ellng public and others. The tables will al. ways be provided with the best th*t ran be procured, and polite and attentive waiters will be in readiness at all times to attend to the wants of guests. Xo pains will be spared to make tins a First Class House. Large and commodious barns on the premises. Free Omnibus to and from All traina. Sample Rooms on first floor. TRUCKS, An'* all kinds of Vehicles, at J. W- CRIMOLBY'S Rinifwood, 111. I will not be inulcrsoltl, , aterial fliul VVorkmanship considered. General Blacksmithing, And Repairing of all kinds, in both Wood and Iron. Yirat ©lass workmen employed and i Satisfaction Guaranteed. J. W. CR1MOLSY. Ringwood, Mr»rch 11th, 1S81. V Having recently fitted up »wr snop near the bridge, we are now prepared t* turnish our customers with Fresh and Salt Meats, OF ALL I\IND;*r llipp, Smoked ||ep, &c„ ' -AT THE- Lowest Lirinjf Prloos. 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 shop in this section. Thankful for past favors we solicit aeon, tinuanzeof the same, and we will guarantee to satisfv you both in quality and pricc. A- M- FRETT. McHenry, IlL, March 17th, 1884. »i; " J SALOON and RESTAURANT •Huck's Old Stand, MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Liquors, -. • French Bitters^ HcHenry Lager Beer, Phil. Best's Milwaukee BMT By the Bottle or Case. We buy none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices Cajl and see me and t will use you well. ANTONY KSGELN. MoHenry, III., HE. WKiTITMAN, Proprietor. First , chissrigs, with or writhout drivers furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming ol all kinds done on short notice. PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all jobs in the line of Digging Wells, Repairing P.urnua, Cementing Wells, or will put in New Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. In •hort will do all work in this line. Can furaish you a new Pump, either weed or iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished if desired. If yoa want a Well Dug, a Pump Repaired er a new Pump, givo me a call. WtJrden by mall promptly attended to. Post Office, Johnsburgn, Hi. Jolmabargh, 1U* ' vswm. Invite the attention of the buying public to an entirely new stock of DBY QQQD3) &QTMS, CLOTHING, GR OCERIES, Boots, Shoes Hats Caps, "I The Can anftl Win fVom the i The recent shown that tl eon why the nev^r win k that the yot Democratic. fathers have gt long ae slavery In the memery < of the RepubH<|| up Republicanclj war will be remel public school sysl The public Democratic part| It is vain for sta| there w« re a» mi publicans in the1 to affirm that thej tion or the Union < carried to a succe; aid of the Democ for philanthropy attitude of tjgpt in the bcjgjftinlii! that it was lnspir6| better wish thr.t tl flict should be pet the spilling of m~~- " --1 1 1 ,'ri ".1 1 " V • ; • " •' "'1 ' • gpi No Favors Win us and no Pear Shall Awe." 1* 111 1 -- • HjNESDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1884. --" l." 11 Hjfrrwf,* !• • I NO. 14. J DIE.M party Never r Ought to Ration# i(Ce»n.) Nov. 10,1880. tntial election h&a |M invincible rea« stftic party can l! v!«?tory. It I# Republic are not >n%of Democratic |ip Republicans. So war linger with- (rlcan?,the youths rntinue to grow slavery and the ired a9 long as the ;*x!sts. have slain the Ith the text-books* leu to declare tliat >emocrAt8 as Re­ in army. It is vain |fP for t|tg> preserva- lid not have been ll close without the party. It is idle suggest that the fcy toward the war a humane one; >y the higher and cause of the con- ibly removed, and •thew,f blood by have accomplished the result. ;The re- A Smivenir of the Revolution, suit was accomplished because the youths of the Republic are not Demo­ cratic. That party is, therefore, with­ out a future and without a hope. The malediction of the war has palsied its brain. The curse of slavery h.^s poi­ soned Its blood kad rotted Its bone. Let It die. Granite Rockingham and fHaasware* Trunks, Hand Bags and Valises, 0. H. Fargo's celebrated Boots and Shoes, etc. All grades Chick's Favorite Flour in stock. Every sack wai ranted. The higheat price paid for produce. Al I 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 please all who may give us a call, both iu quality and price of goods. BONSLETT, A STOFFtL West McIIenry, 111., March 24,18S4. Piano Minneapolis X M Owen & Son's. Self Binder, at brothers' hands avoided. The Demo­ cratic party has be«n Ideally Identified with slavery and slaveholding. The Republican party $ ideally identified with emancipation fnd the war. There­ fore are the vouthsftf the Country in­ capable of being DaWcrat(c. There­ fore the Democratic party can never win a National victory. Its old men are dying away. ^ t The boys who cafcjh the ballots that fall from their stiffened hands are Re­ publicans. This fact cannot be denied. It will do no good to quarrel with it. All other causes which have operated to diminish the number of Democrats and increase the number of Repub­ licans are Insignificant beside this one tremendous and invincible fact. The curse of slavery has poisoned the blood and rotted the bone of the Democratic party. The malediction of the war has palsied Its brain. The young wife who held the babe op to kiss the fath^^is he hurried to the tap of his departing regiment has cot suckled a Democrat. The weary foot of the giay grandmother who watched the children while the wife was busy, has not rocked the cradle of Democrats. The chair that the seldier father never came back to fill has not been climbed upon by Democrats. The old blue coat that his comrades carried back was cut up for little jackets, hut not one covered the heart of a Demo­ crat. The rattled musket that fell from him with ills last shot became the thoughtless toy ef his boys; but not a hand that played with it was the hand of a Democrat. The babe he kissed crowed and crowed for his return and its unwitting and unanswered notes were not from the throat of a Demo­ crat. The tear-soiled camp letters which the mother read aloud in the long, kbitter evenings while the boys clustered at her knees, did not fall upoii Democratic ears. The girls'sobs, blending with the mother's weeping, did not make Democrats of their brothers. Perhaps the father had been a Democrat all tiis life! The children go to school. There is not a Democrat on its benches. The first reader contains the portrait of Abraham Lincoln--that kind aud sturdy face never niade a Democrat. On its simple pages, in words of one or two syllables, is told the story of his birth and death. That story never made a Democrat. Iu the pranks ef the play­ ground the nrme silences the frolic­ some and makes the joiliest grave. The name never made a Democrat. In the pictures that light up the geography are the tiring on Fort Sumpter and the death of Ellsworth. Those pictures make no Democrats. The first page of the history contains a representation of the surrender of Lee at Appomatox. No boy gases on that and ever after avows himself a Democrat. In the higher grades the same subtle and unresisted influence is at work. The text-book contains extracts from patriots' speeches during the war. Those speeches make no Democrats. The great battles are briefly described; the narrative has no Democratic listen­ ers. The strain of martial music runs through the readers, aud that music makes no Democrats. Sketches of the great Generals are given; the brave deecis arouse the enthusiasm of the lads but there is no Democrat among them. The horrors and sufferings of the slaves are told; thb maddened blood that mounts the boy's cheek Is not Demo­ cratic blood. The curse of slavery has pursued the Democratic party and has hounded it to Its death. Therefore, let It die;and no lip will be found to say a prayer over the grass on its grave. • The late defeat need nol be attri­ buted to any other causes. 'Other causes were at work, but they were only incidental. The tariff was one. Sectionalism was a second. "Let well enough alone" was a third. The October failure was a fourth. But all these were trivial, aod together could not From a New Convert. EDITOR PLAINDEALER.--I am a young convert, although over 40 years old. You see I died hard. I was a hard hearted Democrat with a very tough hide, and I confess with a stubborn and at the same time a weak brain. In fact I just begin to'realize that stubborn­ ness is onljF another term for weakness^ and 90 per cent, of the Democrats are as stubborn as mules, in my case 1 h ive been convinced that I was wrong for many vears, but alas I was convinced against my Democrat will. The last feather which broke the camel's back came at last. It was the tleviish plot of Harrison & On. to disfranchise Chi­ cago Republican voters. I ask can any true man contemplate that gigantic fraud, in all Its low, contemptible, dirty trickery and still continue a Democrat ? Surely he who can must be utterly devoid of self-respect and hopelessly joined to his idols, I was told that at the last municipal election in Chicago there were 1,500 fradulenl votes deposited Tor Harrison, ami counted. Al:hough the evidence was overwhelming mv educated Democratic will would not permit me(to believe. I was taught bj* my fellow liars to ar­ raign our political antagonists as now devoid of principle while the beam all the time was in our own eyes. Phara- sees, hypocrites aud election thieves lead on by the Southern Rebels who fought against our flag. Including in our ranks the slums of society, war copperheads, girnblers, moonshiners, train robbers, prison birds, monopolists with the aristocracy of Great Britain goadhig us on. 1 woiiii'MvwIien I look back upon my headstrong and blind ad­ herence to the Democracy that ray eyes were not sooner opened and that this cancer on the body politic has not long ago eaten out the vitals of our nature, but it is snid tit at the sin of ignorance was winked at by the great Jehovah, and although the leaders hi the Democratic party are cunning, shrewd, treacherous, sharp, hungry and dishonest, they managed to keep their followers the rank and file, in blissful ignorance. Ignorance is the stronghold of error, and by jthis strong cord alone do the Democratic leaders hope to hold their deluded victims. Who vetoed the Homestead Bill? A Democratic President, Buchanan. Who finally passed the Homestead Bill and made It a law? A Republican Congress and Republican President, Abraham Lincoln. What were all slaveholders? Democrats! Who. at the price of blood annihilated slavery? A Republican administration! Who held as slaves and chattels their own sons and daugh­ ters? Democrats! Who broke their shackles and gave them their freedom ? Republicans! What cowardly assassins murdered Lincoln and kept up the fire In tlie rear during the Rebellion? Democrats! Who gave us good money instead of the rotten Democratic wild­ cat currency? Republicans! These and a hundred other similar questions with correct answers are enough to bring thu flush of shame if there is such a leeling, to the cheek of every Demo­ crat. But why continue the subject. My very blood boils with righteous in­ dignation at my own weakness in re­ maining identified with such a politi­ cal party so many long years, But thank God 1 have shaken oil the night­ mare which lias a long held tne. 1 am a new man politically and shall vote for Blaine and Logan and honest Dick, and work hard to bury the Democratic nominees, including the Big-Injun~Me Harrison. X RRFL-BLICAN CONVERT. The Young Voters. General Stewart L. Woodford, of Nenr York, that gallant solt'ier and brilliant orator, spoke at Buffalo recent­ ly, and made one of the most eloqueut and pathetic appeals to young voters that has yet been heard in the cam­ paign, He said: Did you ever think that the boys who were cradled wheu the guns were sounding at Fort Sumpter, and during that terrible fiery summer of 1863 would cast their first ballot in this coming November? I would that my voice could reach every young man in Buffalo who this fall votes for the first time. In 1861, when your father signed the roll as a soldier, and went back iiome to bid mother good-bye. 8li8 held you up for the last kiss. Perhaps that father never came back, and, during the long, long nights that your mother watched and prayed, the burden of her prayer was that fathe: and republic might both be saved. Oh, boys! stand this hour by that old party which gave you your home and country. The Injustice done to ag*i#lng young Territory Is thus tersely put by the Chicago Tribune: "Dakota is the only Territory that yields a revenue to the Postofflce Department, and there are only ten States that do; and, al­ though Dakota contains half a million population, mere than enough to en­ title her to three members of Congress the Democrats refuse to admit tier Into the Union. ; jrfcf* Dakota is Republican, [We find the following in the Amboy, III., JVews, and as Father Carroll Is well an«> favorably known in this county, we reproduce it, knowing It will be of in­ terest to our readers. The article was written by Rev. Father Fegers, t>f Sub­ lette, III., formerly of Johnsburgh.-- EDITOR.] Rev John Carroll, the patriach* of the American Catholic clergy, whose active life In the ministry extends over a per old of nearly 65 yeare, a man of large experience, and well known In ecclesiastical circles in both Canada and the Eastern and Middle States, is at present, the highly honored guests of Rev. H. M. Fegers of Sublette, 111* Despite his age and bodily infirmities --the natural concomitants of long and gathered years--he is mentally still bright, to an unusu.il extent in full pos session of all mental faculties, fond of society, and com mantling fine conversa­ tional powers. The many droll incidents of by-gone days and times, which lie delights to relate for the amusement of his friends, soon make him the center of enter­ tainment. At such times his ricging, hearty laugh may be readily discerned among that of the company abaut him, while the readiness with which he sees the point in any Joke, and his sharp rapartee. seem to make us forget that he has already passed the 86th year of his life . . As may be supposed, he had In his possession many valuable mementos and relics of days of the distant past, among others an interesting souvenir of the revolutionary days, which was exhibited by h!m in person at the Yorktowu celebration, Nov. 19, 1881 -- the centennial of Lord Cornwall's 8iir* render to Gen. Washington, virtually the end of the revolutionary war. Owing to his long and intimate ac. quaintance (vith men to-day of political distinction and eminence, he was< while there, introduced to a vast num­ ber o'f visitors from all parts of the country, anxious to see and speak to the venerable clergyman. Through the courtesy of his many Iriends, Father Carroll was taken on board the government steamer Talla­ poosa, sent to the ocean's bottom recently at Martha's Vineyard, by col­ lision with another vessel, and was the recipient of much attention from Pres i dent Arthur, Secretary Blaine, Gen Hancock, Senator Davis, Bayard, Mor gati, and many others. The souvenir so much admired at Yorktown, Is noth­ ing less than the dreesiug case of Count de Grasse, Admiral of the .French fleet, and, in point of beautiful and substantial workmanship, no less than in compactness of design, and ingeni­ ous construction throughout, Is cer­ tainly a marvel. The contents are generally of solid silver; no modern snide, or plated goods, but made to last, and to stand the wear and tear of military life. The remarkable history ot this case, as given us by its present owner --and here we may add that the various toil­ et articles, other than silver, are of the finest material, and the workmanship and ornamentations simply beautiful-- is substantially the following: On the 19th of October 1781, Lord Cornwallis surrendered the British forces under his command to the com­ bined American and French armies at Yorktown, Va. That autumn the French Admiral proceeded with his fleet to winter in the Gulf of Mexico* On the 12th of April, 1782, the English Admiral, Lord Rodney, with a large fleet, attacked the French near Old Port Royal, Jamaica. They fought all day, and nearly all the French ves­ sels were destroyed. The flagship of the French Admiral was named "La Vilie de Paris," and was a present from the city of Paris to Louis the XV. She carried oyer 100 guns, and had a crew of 1,300 men, all of which were eitiier killed or wounded, with the exception of three; and among these three was Count de Grasse, ot course a prisoner. During the con­ flict an English tar made his way into the cabin of the Ville de Paris, and there seeing the case, and supposing It to contain money and other valuables seized it and succeeded Iu bringing it over to his own vessel, where he hid it for the time. On the way home to Eng­ land the British fleet, with Count de Grasse on board, landed at Halifax, N. S., and there the sailor, rather than be detected, hurried ashore the very first evening, and disposed of the c&se for a trifling sum ef money and a sup­ ply of rum to a certain woman who kept a rum shop on the wharf, called tho "Sailor's Constellation." A fur­ ther condition of the verbal stipulation was that said sailor should at any time thereafter, whenever he could obtain permission to go ashore, be considered a privileged character !n point ef "set* ting them up for all hands around." From this woman the case found it* way into the hands of the merchant who supplied the saloon with rum; aud he ih turn, after some time, sold the case to the captain of one of bis vessels. This captain's name was John Patterson, who resided in Halifax, N* S., and here It was that the present owner first saw the cas9 iu the year 1817, and heard its remarkable history* After the death of Patterson, the case came into posession of au adopted 'Child of the captain. This girl #ub* sequently married a man by BiiMi Barry, an intimate friend of FaU^T • Carroll, who, in recognition of v*ri«# ; acts of kindness, presented it toFstbilfi Carroll. This was In the year 1836. Sub­ sequently Father Carroll was statl&iiilA at various points in both Canada Saat and Canada West. In the year i while residing in Toronto, biji house was entered into at night by masked robbers, who, among other things, also carried aWay the dressing case. Not far from the city, probably imagining pursued, they forced and broke open the case by the way side, and. not find­ ing the desired money, took oiily * silver cup, leaving the case, probably not to be impeded by It in making their escape. Here it was found next morning. Although repaired, the marks of the instrument used in prying open the case, destroying the front part totally, can yet be seen in various places; an# the mahogany, used in repairing the accident, is readily recognised as not of that superior quality used in th« original construction of the case. This is, in substance, the history of this souvenir o<* the revolution. Aft some future time we will give the News short descriptions of other relics all of which have an increased value, inasmuch as their very peculiar his­ tory, and for this very reason, would seem to to demonstrate Lord Byron's: "Truth, stranger than fiction, F. 8SSTCarter Harrison Is still perambu-. lating the State, telling his audiences. ' that he is sure to be elected Governer. It may seem like getting down to the level of his speeches to say it, but titer# is no doubt that he knows lie lies when he say8 so, Ne Democratic Governor of Illinois has ever been elected since the Republican party first came into power and none is ever likely to be. The last Democratic Governor was ' , Joel A Matteson, who stole $250,000 of State canal bonds, and when the Re- ' ; publican legislature that followed him* compelled him to restore thuir valuei or go to the penitentiary, it took near* ly all of his collossai fortune to do it. ' When that last Democratic administra­ tion went out of power it left the State in debt #14,000,000; which has~*ll been paid under Republican rule, so Illinois don't owe a dollar. What Harrison ^ really expects is to help his party t#£ carry the State legislature ; for Democ* racy has several time carried the iegi^ ;^ lature, and then to have it send him t tlie U. S. Senate. Bnt he vill probably be disappointed in that, for Harrison may prove to be not as strong as hit i party. In one of Congressman Ell- wood's recent speeches, after showing up Cleveland's career, he said: "Now ? is it possible that any intelligent citi* zen of DeKalb County wants to votf for such a man?" A veteran Democrat shouted out "I do." -'What!*' said Miu sg Ell wood, "will you give your vote such men as Cleveland and Harrison as against such as Blaine ntul gallant old Dick Oglesby ?" "Hold on " was thl^ reply, "I didn't say that; I'm forCleve*t land and for Oglesby,'* And so, w#°" think many of our Democratic frieudt will show their hostility to IIarrison'4 alliance with the gamblers, pimps, bummers and saloon vagabonds by vot#4 ing for gallant oi l Dick Oglesby.-^ , Sycamore Republican. V ®s^"Presidenc Lincoln once said;; "When I was a young man 1 owned a r mule, a chronic kicker and braver; when his manger was full he kicked and brayed; when it was empty he kicked ^ and brayed; I removed the straw, and ̂ he kicked and brayed. I became very much interested in the peculiar conilil^ tion of tiiat mule and employed vetei inary surgeons, farriers, jporse and nut doctors alternately and they disagreed. Finally, becoming convinced that there was something worth while to invest!*', gate In reference to the metaphysical features of this strange case, 1 sum- moueda council of veterinaries, far* riers, horse and mule doctors, and after long, patient and faithful deliberation, they came to the conclusion that my poor mule brayed at his own kicking, aad kicked at his ovu braying." With a little application the moral will be- 1 come apparent. : ®aT"The New York dudiebug Tims* wants to know who will be the Repub~ lican party's candidate for President four years from now? Well, it is pro­ posed to keep Jim Blaine in for another term, and by that time thiugs will gel pretty well settled down to business{ we shaH know just where we stand as *Y; Nation; and the Democratic party wil* be so tboroghly decomposed in tbeU grave to which it will be consigned oi» the 4th of November next, that most any man can manage the country after^. 1893. 45'" I#*The Democrats, troubled by the confidence with which the Republicans predict the election of Blaine and Lo­ gan, begin to shout, "They don't be­ lieve it." We will tell you what we don't belie ye. We don't believe thai the Democrats are going Jto elect Cleveland; and, what is more, notwith­ standing the vigor with which they whistle to keep tbeir courage up, we don't believe that they believe it, either. . . . . ' Finest line of the new stylo aud Misses Cloaks In ih* OMBty at PerryA Owen's.