r • r VOL. ii. " Pledged, but to Truth, to Liberty ancl Law; No Favors Win u* and no Peat ShaltAwe.1 M^NKY, ILLINOIS, WE1JNESDAYTOCTOBER 28, 1885, . 15 ,,r \ •M m JW1"!* Published Kv»*y Wednesday tor jr. V.A.TN' HJLiYH||p' EDITOn .\ND PUBLISHER. i)fflceinBi8h(f'8Blocl| l;\ --orrostT® PBBBT *' • TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION. j I Tear (In *«*•««•) ...............v.... ••*•5? i, lot Paid within Three Months^... .. &« Subscriptions received for jthree or s»*. Months in the same proportion. . • ' &>•' 500 10 so is no 30 Oft, 60 OA 100 00 Kates of Advertising* We announce liberal rates m the PLAINDBAI.BR, and t'":1®av^ V?,® „„ them HO plainly that thev will be readily un- lerstood. They are as follows: 1 Inch one year - - . - - S Inches one year 8 Inches one year - If C»lumn one year •* • H 0»lumn one year- Column one year • One Inch means the measurement of one ach down the column,single column width. Yearly advertisers, tit the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they •hooae, without extra charge. Rstrnlnr advertisers (meaning those having Standing cards) will be entitled to ln8°5t|9™ •f local notices at the rate ?f.5lc®™'i?MJ"! ,0 each week All others will be charged 10 cents^er .ine the fl>st week, and 5 cents per line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be ®h*rjfm <1. _ ifk AAnta nA line. (nouP»rc 11 f. • ";>fV Mveriisemcuw y - gPir»«ra.o:hS.rr1nr.«..'te. iprss week, |1.50 for two weeks, #2.00 tor tnree weeks, nnd so on. The PI.AINDBAI.BR will be liberal In Bdltorinl notices, but, as a business rule, it will reaiiire » suitable fee from everybody seeking the-use of it» columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. *H. T. BROWX.M. 1>. IHVS1CIAN AH1) SURGEON. Office at Residence, McHenry, III. _______ O. H. FEGEUS, M. D- IlHVSlOlAN AND SURGEON, I ills. Ofgce at Residence. McHenry, I":-" ¥<• Q. J. HOWARD, M. D. I1HYSIOIAN AND SURGEON, McHenry, 1 111. Office one door West of t lUslmmons "jfc Bvan'son's store, upJStairs. , BAUBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, M5Hc"ry, Ul. Or- (ia*a solicited. Shop, iti Old McHenTy, in Keiter Block, third door west of Riverside s House. BUSINESS CARDS. WASHINGTON, D. C to all the street car lines of the city. Open all W,# y#M* O. G. STAPLES, PROPRIETOR. Late of the Thousand Island Hyuse. S: ROBT SCHIESSLE Having purchased the old stsmd of Joseph Wiedemann, HEAR THE DEPOT. MCHENIIY, ILLINOIS, Keeps open for the accommodation of the Public a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the|beat brands of Wines, Liquors and digars to be found In the market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALIfS MILWAUKEE Li&ER BEER. Beer In Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al ways on hand, cheaper than any other, quail- ty considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. WCall and see.us. Robert Schiessle. McHenry, III., May 15th, 1885. M A R C U S ' CERMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS, in ASA W. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT^I-AW and fi&Ueitor Chancery.--Woodstock, 111. ' S. F. BENNETT, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Also United States Examining Surgeon. Richmond, Illinois. A. 8. CHILDS, M. D-, HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND'SUR GEON, West McHenrv, III. " Calls promptly attended to, day or night. , ^ E. R. BKANETT, M. I»., Xiate House Surgeon Cook County Hospital, RICHMOND, ILLINOIS, Special attention given to difficult Surgical cases. DErrSfH G ESI'HOC HEN. Office at Residence of Dr. S. F. Bennett. DR. C. "E. WELLS. • PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Wancondn, Lake Co., 111. All calls promptly attend ed, day or night. Office on Main St., east of Barker's harness chop. MAItT (J. BARB!AN. HAIR WORKED. AH kinds of Hair Work done in first class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms a t residence, north east corner of Public Square, McHenry, Ilk- DH. C. E. WILLI AMS. . DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker flouse, the 10th 11th 25th and '5Uh of each monlh. When dates 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 but one day. A. IM. CHURCH, Watchmakor ivti<l Jeweler NO.JSSFTFTII AVE., (Bribes House), Chi-, cago, 111. Special attention given to re pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. f#"A Full Assortment of Goods in his line AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BONSLETT, ^•ALOON AND REST AIT It ANT, at the Old J Stand,opposite Bishop's mill, McHenrv, 111. The choicest Wines, Liquors, and Cijrars to he found in the county. Warm or cold meals on short notice oirap'plication. PHIL BEST'S MILWAUKEE BEERby the Bottle or Case, always on hand. 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 the State. Store and Manufactory next door to rhe Post Office, McHenrv. Ill J. C. KARGES, House, Sign and Carriage PAIMER, Shop at McHenry House, Near the Iron Bridge. I am wrepared to do all kinds of Painting on short notice, and guarantee satisfaction. Sign Painting a Specially. SI for 13 Weeks. The POl.ICE GAZETTE will be mailed, securely wrapped, to kny address in the United Sta es tor three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. LtBerai discount allowed to postmasters, a'gents andatabs, Sample copies mailed troe Address all orders to - " BICHABO X. FOX, R? FRANKLIN SQUARE , New York. Smokers Call For NICKEL TAG, OR 5-CENT STRA1GHT CIGAR. S I L V E R T A G , Or 3 for a Quarter Cigar. OR IO.CEN2 STRAIGHT CIGAR. The Finest Goods Ever Offered FO!t SALE BY All First-Class Dealers. RETAILERS ATTENTION. We advertise the above brands In the lead ing St. Louis dailies, and your name will ap pear anionic the list of Hgencies once a week for (50 days from date of last purchase. -Vitb lirst order/tf'c send 3 neat and pretty signs. We have' one price for these goods from which tliere is no deviation, namely : Nickle Tag, 00; Silver Tag, $<50.00; Gold Tag, $70.00 per 1000. We also curry the most extensive line of . Domestic, Key West and Imported Ciears in the country, at bottom prices. Sample orders solicited. Goods guaranteed, IV<1 dress. TAYLOR MF'G 0-,Bt- Loaii, Mo. H. P. HULL, Manager. 1VEAV Call and see mo. if in want ol anvtiling'in the Painting line, as Iain satisiled Uiatl can please you, both in workuianship and price. J. C. Ka«*ges. McHeniy,,.June IS, 1885. ATTENTION LADIES. MRS- J- H, 8EXTOK, Vor the past ten yenrs oi¥e of tb<J loiulinjar Dressmakers in El^in, ins niovetl to \J«'Henry whete she is ready to do Dressmaking in nl 1 tlie latest st\ les. Satisfac tion guaranteed. Cutting and Fitting a specialty. Also agent for the I. X L., Tailor system of Cutting and Fitting. Full instructions given* Rooms two doors West of the\ Riverside lipuse. x»'ii. DO YOU KNOW THAT W I I \ S L O W » S I ^"Vineyard" Roller Skates. •DEALER IN-- Plug Tobacco, With Red Tin Tag; Hose Leaf Fine Cn* Chew', tng; Navy Clippings, an 1 Black, Brown and Yellow Snuffs lire the best and the choicest quality considered. Attention Horsemen! I would call the attentfion of the public to my Stable of Stock Horses, four in number: two Morgans, one 3-4 Percheron, and one Imported Horse. They are all good representatives of their breed. Also a few Merino Sheep «> r sale. The public are cordially invited to call and exumine stock, get prices, etc. No business done on Sunday. N. S. COLBY. 10-7-tf MCHENRY, ILL PU§§ WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock, III. »• beat Tonic in the world. Put op In ftttt and Quart Bottles. P. MARCUS? Patentee. BOUT YOU FORGET IT! ASA W. SMITH, ~ -or-- Woods! ook, - - lllinoitsi. Backed by Millions of money4 oftej yon INDEMNITY against damage by #191, Lightning, W|nd Storms, J ^ " CYCLONES AND TORNADOES. jBtarop me a postal card and I will visit yoo: bin on me and I »will write yon a policy, and wnen either or any of these destructive ele ments devastates your property, happy will you be if yon hold one of my policies, for I Will aurety visit you, and minister unto.you. V$ll not forsake you. . ABA W. SMITH, Qm'l Inwance Ag' PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersijrneiL-is prepared to do all jobs in the line of lWgjrinjr Wells. Repairing Pumps. Cementing Wells, or will put in Nesv Pumps On short notice and-warrant satisfa.- lion. In short will do all work in thin line. Can furnish you a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished if desired. If you want a Well Dust, a Pump Repaired or a new Pujpp, give me a call. .<ar*Orders ^bv mail promptly attended to. Post Office, Joiliiauiirgii, itl" • L. BANTES. JohnsDurgh, 111., May 18-*5. For the best, most ditrable^and easiest run* niiiK l.^ller >kiitesget the -'V ISEYAltD." \11 the )>rin<-111 Kinks are usiiijr the "V iNEY Alll)" Holler, l'nt up in AII Clamp, Half Clamp and Strapped Complete. The demand for these skates Is so great that they are kept in stock by all principal bar I* ware dealers throughout the country. Manuf'ictured by the Inventor and Patentee SAMUEL WINSLOW, WORCESTER, MASS. FOB BAB3AINS IN LOMLURD'S J:' HI PLOWSHARE THE |EAD d i u p A s k y ° u r B La Kw • Dealer for it STDP nRUGGINC ONE V DOLLAR _ OHE ^ DOLLAR We will send you the Formula for, makJng the famous Compound OXYGEN HOME TREATMENT, a positive cure for Con sumption, Bronchitas, Asthma, Catarrh, Hay Fever and all Blood Diseases of either sex, from whatever cause, or we •will send you the Formula and a two months treat ment with Inhaler for $3.00. Send in letter at our risk. Address, _____ OXYGEN HOME TREATMENT CO., ISO Dearborn CHICACft iTMonn me&Uou wi* For Coal and Wood CAl.T. ON E M. HOWE Opposite Bishop^ Mill, •Vho has a complete line of the best atovea in the market, as well as a large stock of Hsriware, Mcckiic's Tools, TIN, COPPER & SHEET IRON WARE, \ And, *in|fact, everything|in the hardware _HtoveAnii tin line. HE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. tl at his store before buyinf elsewhere, ng and repairinif promptly attended to Remember, extra good bargains can al-be obtained at Howe's. [lenrv, Dec. 1, 1883 - Meat Market. Havlnt Opened a Meat Market ID NICHOLST BLOCK, Next door to make's Furniture Store, I an\ now piepajrgd to furnish the public with FBESE AND SALT MEffTS, OF ALL KINDS, Sauage, Smoked Meats, Ac. -AT THE- • Lowest Living Prices. I buy Done but the beat of Meats, and flatter myself that I can offer my eustomers meats in as good shape as any other shop In this section. Soliciting a share of public patronage I will guarantee to satisfy y#u both in quality and price. E LAMPHER£. McHenry, 111., Oct. Utl^ 1885. HE. WIOHTM AX| Proprietor. First class rigs, wither without drivers furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds done on short notice. John Helm, Algonquin, III., DEALER IN H&rdwate, Stores, Tiawaw, In sb'irt, we keep evorytbiuJ# HI the above mentioned lines, which tve are offe ingto the buy ing public as cheap as any other .'louse in this sectioti. Oall and See us. JOBBNO & REPAIRING, PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. JOl lN HELM. Algonquin. Feb.' 18, 1886. J. P. SMITH, McHenry, "b Illinois. Aa Fine a Stock of W itches, Clock# and Jewelry A® ta be found in the bounty., which I offer it prices thai eannot be beat. A Fine Stock.of CHOICE GIGABS Call and examine good* ami learn prices. J. P. SMITH. McHxnry. HU, July I5tn. 1S85. A PRE8ENT! Our readers for 12cents in postujre stamp*! to pay tor mailing and wra pping, and the! names of two book :igentn, will receive irefl i Steel Finishing Parlor Engraving of all ourf 1'KKSIUENTS, including Cleveland, sizij ?•> V'Ji4 MW'h.'v '"-.irl ll JLi no Adfirefia Elder P«b Co., Chioago, 111. 5 Plows! Plus P. HAUPERISCH, McHetirj, Illinois, «V >11 I Inform the farmers of McHenry and • -inrounding country that he la prepared to setl them a Kl RST-CLASS PLOW, An<i warrant thesame.at a lower price than tan '<• purchased elsewhere in the county, All *inds of BLACKSMITH1NG, WAGOX in'l f ARRIAGE work promptly attended to. • tEPAIRING, fait kinds on short notice. SWGive us a nil - nd we will please you both in Quality in 1 • rice of work. P. HAUPBRI8CH. M denry. IIL.Oct.7th. USA. A, Soldiers' Department. OoHDycTED* BT DR.- S. F. BENNETT. County C* A- R. Directory. RICHMOND POST NO 286. Meets the Qrst and third Friday evenings of each month. DR. S. F, BBNNETT. Cora. W'OODSTOCK POST, NO 108. Meets the third. Monday evenings of each month. B. N. SMITH, Com. N17NDA P08T, NO . Meets the first and third Wednesday even ings of each month. ; . • :* * WM. BCTLKR, Com. HARVARD.POST, NO 255. ' MeetS'the second and fourth Monday.even* ings of each month. ' DR. 11. T. WOODRUFF. Oom. MARKNOO POST, NO. 169, Meets ave-y Secoml and Fourth Friday evenings of each month. J. B. BABCOCK, Com. SALOON and RESTAURANT Si Buck' s Old Stand, McHENRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, McHenry Lager Beer, Talks' liilmnkM BMI, By the Bottle or Case. We buy none but the best and s e l l a t R e a s o n a b l e P r i c e s . Call and see ME and I R will use y o u w e l l . • ANTONY ENGELTF. McHenry. 111., 1884. The Nickel Barn Door Roller, ac knowledged by all to be the best thing of the kind on the to irket, for sale by John I. Story. FIRST CLASS AGEUTS Wanted In This County To represent our beautifully illusirated, family magazine. Special terms anil perma nent ecgagement given to the right party. Any smart man or woman who is willing to work and has the ability to push the magazine can secure a splendid position. Write us at once, giving age. particulars of past work and territory desired. Address, ^ COTTAGE HEARTH CO., Boston, Mass.' Was Not Expected To. At a certain battle of the late war a Federal chaplain happened to get into the Vicinity of a battery of artillery which was hotly engaged. The Con federate shells were plowing .furrows around the guns, and the cannoneers •ere grimly and actively at work to answer shot for shot. The chaplain addressed himself to a sergeant, who was very efficient, but at the satn ? time rather profan »,lu the following words: "My friend, if you go on this way can you expect the support of Pivine Provi lence ?" "Ain't expeetin' it,'" "aid the sergeant; ' the Ninth New Jersey has been ordered to support this battery."--Southern Bivouac. Returning s Southern Flag. --.--^ The members of the 27th Mass., who have in their t>ossession two flags which they captured d.iting :he late war in the camp of a North Carolina regiment, have for some time been de sirous of returning" their banners to their former owners. One of the flags bears the inscriptions "Haw River Boys' and , -On to Victory." It was captured in the deserted camp of the 7th N. C. 011 the day of t'lie battle of Vewbern, The flag of the Golilsboro Rifles, a company belonging to the •sane regiment, was also secured by members of the 27tli. This fla^ bears the m(9ttoJ>> Victory or Death," and was presented to thq, Rifles in April, 1861, by the ladies of Goldsboro. The fl;igs • ill be sotit t«°ike-ir ior :ier ownera in i tew days, ran flrljfn A. C.'Tibbals, Co. H, 14ih (Brooklyn) X. Y., Milforil.»Conn.,says the original "lipn Brigade" vas composed of the 14th, 22d, 24th and 30th N. Y., and 2d Berdan's Sharpshopteis. The 22d, 24th and 30tl? N. Y. were two years' troops, and at the expriation of their term of service the 14th Brooklyn®was put Into tlte Second Brigade. Then it was that the brigade, composed of the 2d. 6th and 7th Wis., 19th Ind., and 24th Mich., appropriated to itself the name ot "Iron Brgade." which name right fully belongs to the old "Fir-it Brigade, First Division, First Corps.' H. E. Dickinson, Sergeant, Co. K, 24th N. Y.. Park Rapids, M?nn., gives the same regimentsras above, and says: "While we were commanded by Gen. Augur tie gave us the name of the 'Iron Brigade.'" He Stands up For Black. TO THE E-DITOR: I saw in your paper that somebody who was ashamed to sign his name, thought Gen. J. Black was drawing too much pension. Now, I was a soldier of his old regiment and was wounded at the same battle he was. I know how badly he wa* injured and how bravely he endured the pain and suffering while on the battlefield at Fayetteville, Ark. He would not leave his comrades until he sa.v that they were safe. I think it is a shame that so brave and true a soldier as J. C. Black should be ridiculed,and especial ly 4>y a man who has not the courage to sign his name so that we may know who he Is. 1*11 venture it was some body who ran away from the country to get away from the draft. Gen. Black was always ready to lead his regiment. He never eaid "Til close up the rear," but it was always "Come boys, follow me!" I think if the man who wrote the article I have referred to had eyer suflered halt as much in his life as Gen. Black did in a >veek when he lay at Fayettevifle with his arm shattered, he would never have said what he did. There is no danger that the Governm«xLLJKi<U^pay-^oo much to any of the crippled veterans.--S. STRANG, CO. G, 37th ^IL^Byron, Ogle Co., Ill.--Nat onal Tribune. Kilpatrlck's Capture. George C. Jenkins, Lieutenant Co. M, 1st Ala. Cav.. writes an interesting account of the cavalry fight March 10. I860, In whic'i Gen Kil-patrick was captured. JJeut. Jenkins lias a bullet in his body received in the fight, so there can be no que ; tion as to his being there. He says: "Young's (C Mifeder- ate) Division, led By Hampton, came squarely down on cur front, and took possession of our section'of aitillery before it had flred a shot, stationed-a guard around headquarters, with Kil- patrick, Spencer and stafl in the house. Kilpatrick remained under guard only U>!.ig; enough to sjlp 011 his pauts and slippers, when he pnsh^cl aside the >guard from the side door and ran, not to the swamp, but to the camp of the 1st Ala. Cav., where he was furnished with a horse and revolver, and In a few moments brought order out of chaos; and with Kilpatrick In the lead we charged, dismounted as we were, re took our artillery and headquarters, released Spencer- and stafl, and the artillerymen, having crawled under the house, now; came out, our guns were turned loose, our lines for the first time formed, and although repeatedly charged by Butler and Hampton, we repulsed every charge, and before the infantry under Baird- arrived we had driven the rebels from the field. ' During the fight for the recovery of headquarters I exch uiged three shots, at veiy short range, with a fine looking rebel oflicer. He was very tall, had a smooth upper lip and long chin whiskers. One of his shots s ruck me In the left arm. I would like to know If either of my shots »tru.:k him, for when I flred the third shot he fell on his horse's neck, either from the shot or to avoid another." The Woes of a Disappointed Office-Seeker, From the Washington Sunday Herald.' There are some really pathetic cases among the office-seekrrs here. A poor fellow was telling me his story the other day. He was from the Pacific coas^. He was sent as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention; lie' voted tor Cevelmd first, list and all the time; he haspseveral letters in his possession from Cleveland and several from Colonel Lamont, acknowledging his service8 during the campaign. He came here with strong inducements in June last and has remained ever since. He is so far from home that he can not nflord to go btick and forth, and has be lieved t(fat he would be recognized. He talked as follows: "Here I am, this cold, rainy night, with a summer suit of clothes on, without an overcoat, with my shoes worn out. I have been here since June. I received a letter from my wife to day,saying that the rent is due and long past due on our house and that she ueeds money. 1 have none to send her., I have none for myself. 1 have not so in-.ich as a S cent piece. When 1 started to the National Con vention at Chicago last year I hud a bank account of, $3,000. I nosv have nothing. God knows what I shall do. They offer me X#1,000 position! What a come-down is that for a National orator! 1 can't afford.to take anything of that kind," Am* siapi wife and bab ies in the fa r -away Pac i f i c l and long fo r h i s r e tu rn . 1 His Stock in Trade. "Hive .you a vacancy in your storo, sir?'snid a polite applicant to a dry goods merchant. "No," the latter said gruffly, without lifting his head,uwe have all the help we want." - A smile Illuminated the applicant's face. 'kl have had considerable experience In the bus--" . "Can't help It We 'don*! need%ny mure clerks." The smile upon the applicant's face brightened and spread. It plaved mer rily on either cheek, sank to the chin and disappeared down the throat, came up again b< hind the ears, leored coquettishly over the lobes, then strad dled the nose, and tin ally mounted to the eyes, where it sparkled and danced till the applicant's countenance looked like a sunburst on a June morning. "I would respectfully submit--" he began, when the merchaut interrupted him.- "Young man," he *nld, looking up impatiently, and then he stopped. He had caught the smile. Instantly hlk manners changed. "Can you smile like that ove^ the counter from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. at nine dollars a week?" he inquired anxious ly. The smile grew in intentky as the applicant guaranteed that he cotil4^ "Consider yourself engaged," said the merchant. "I'll make a place for you iu the ladies' dress-goods department." Written for the Plalndealer. DRESSER'S DROLLERIES. : ' • SO. 29. *. C J|Hf Im L. D„ ST. LOUIS, WO. HTJMOR AND PATHOS. * DEAR BOB:--T am so full of sorrow and excitement I can not hold much else. The cause of my trouble is a dic-> aster that lias cast a gloom not onljr over me, but also over the entire kind- hearted landlady. It is this: Day be* fore yesterday the rooster eloped with the w'a^her-woman, and left In the hennery a vacant place that can never be as well filled by another--(vacant place). When, at early dawn,.I«d!s-r covered the desolation J walked dis consolately on the fence, wringing my hands, and, weeping like a Widowiess father. I felt so lonely that when the calf rubbed its. nose sympathetically against my chest I clasped the ere*- ture's neck and held it as I had never before thought of doing--as I thought I never should. But the blamed animal grabbed me by the ear, and eatne near pulling it out by the root*. I punched It in the eye, and theu it bunted tee so uukindly I concluded tor show iny dis pleasure by climbing over the fenee. But the animal gave me more of m' dboost than 1 needed, and I went over like a rocket, falling into a barrel of old soap grease. I would much prefer being ducked In a clear running stre«at of water such a6 is de crlbed below: ISI ti Too PROFKSSIONAL.--In a western city lives an undertaker, by the name of Brown, a <roat. wag, and always rea ly to play a joke; also a doctor who is a joker, and is always ready to tell 011 himself, and a "monument-maker" who is of the same kidney. One day the doctor was driving f-ill speed down a business street when Brown spied him. Brown was in his wagon with the sign of his profession 0:1 the side. Whipping up his horse he cime as near to the doctor as possible, and glancing around, he spied the monument maker. Calling to the mounment-maker ro hurry up. Brown called out: "Go on, doctor, go on; we're coming," The doctor looked around and dhmay was pictured on his countenance. He whip ped up hls-jrap&e. but al> to no purposei the under;aker and monument*maker following closely. At last the ridicu lous part of the thing 6truck him, and leaning back in his buggy he gave vent to laughter, iu sp.te of the thought. "What a sen ior a prominent ,physi cian this is."--Editor's Drawer, in Harp if a Magazine for November. . JJilMMHI J ' Please remember that our stock in every department is very complete and that our prices are always the lowest that can be made. We will not be undersold by auy house lu-McHenry Go. Henry Colby. THE BROOK. Dear running brook with sil ?er gleam! Tour lulling music brings to mind My childhood, like a golden dream In which a saddoncii joy I And. The little dell thro' which you Olow Is moss embroidered as of yore. And sprinkled with the daisy's snow Down to your brightly verdant shorel -v ! The sweetest hours of life I spent ' When wand'ring blithely by your aid*, My childish thoughts divinely blent With inu&ic ot your laughing tide! j Dear brook! I never will forget "> The me-.nories that make you seem (Altho' they cause a vain regret) v The mirror ol my childhood's dream! Desiring to reenter th« house 1 climbed back over the feh%,,aiid walk ed softly toward the door, trusting the calf was too much occupied paring its corns with its teeth to notice me. I did not calculate rightly, for just as I reached the door the brute gave « peculiar snort and charged at me like an animated saw-h- rse. 1 had barely closed the door when t{ie animal's head came against it with a terrific force, thereby jarring the frame work much that, a naU?of mohis.sos >lsnn«!t^' above the doorfcame tumbling and made for me .the »w for anyth ing ," as the ii.-tellectaa lady wouk|reniark, with a gurgle? While endfeavoring to rub the sticky fluid out of umorbs of visiou I had the misfortune to Wa low a towel, thus ruining my apatite for an excellent carrot stew that was simmering on the stove, in preparation for supper. When evening arrived the landlady expressed much surprise at my lack of appetite, and suggested that I needed a change of scenery, also advising me to olltnb ft tree to obtain a more extended vleir of the landscape. Bur, assuring her that my depression was only due to excitement over the Chinese q test ion, I retired to my room for the night, an ticipating "an Eden of blaid repose." After sleeping abjut an hour I was awakened by hearing near my bed two H ruffianly voices conversing in a tongue J to which I was a stranger, but, listen- | ing a moment, 1 seized a pillow, aud J after considerable of a tussel succeeded :V in ejecting the Intruders--two Missouri mosquitoes of the usual size. Hardly J awakened by so common an Incident I ^ again sank into a refreshing slumber,, v:' hut only to be again disturbed by. & different cause. While sleeping ' J dreamed I was in a' barbershop, and ^ while sittiug in the chair the proprie- tor--a red eyed little man,^e-werged from an ante room, and seizingSa file, "i commenced applying it vigorously to ^ my head. In vain I expostulated and fj threatened--he onjy worked with re- doubled energy. But, ffnally commeo- S -cing to file down the point of ray nose, 1 awoke with a muttered imprecation, -I only to become 6peecliles$ with fright, % Some animal was licking my head and J face witn a tongue apparently coated | with bristles, and now arid then utter- -v ing a grunt that had a^imiliar soond. After recovering from Abe first shock 1 incident to my awakening, 1 sprang to fj the opposite side of the bed and «oo> | ceeded In lighting a lamp. By Its ii genial rays I stw the caus? of my dream and observed that it was that cou« J founded calf again. It had swallowed all the bed-clothes and one of the pll- ';a lows, besides breaking a pitcher left by accident on the floor. Not a base -| ball pitcher, but an article far moro | useful, of the ujual china ware variety. | The landlady had probably forgotteft | tQ fasten the door, thus giving the calf S an opportunity to effect an entrance, 1 and meander into my ro^ra. With the f greatest exertion I succeeded in throw || ing the beast out of the window, and tailing with it.to the ground, alighting % in safety as far as 1)ru? were ccs- ^ cerned. But we no' sooner recovered If our eqtillebiium than the pugnacious brute turned on mo aud forced me $| c!imty a tree, where 1 remalaed until morning, aud a passing stranger re leased me. The calf has since died* having ruptured its juglar vein to ft : vein endeavor to swallow .09fc Perkins* truth documents. Tours Warily,