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:U; Wr "*. •' • ',t , ,'1 "J. " Pledsed but to Truth, to Liberty aril VOL.11. ' ' M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, W® ir: ]|^[Mry piaii3ealer. Published Kr®'r Wednesday by Jf.VA> SLYKE EDITO.1 AND PUBLISHES. Office in Bishop's Block# ":S3of*os#« iwtr 4k {Jiriifi.- , #.r :* " jlr * -- ' TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. ......$1.50 100 . Subscriptions received for three or six nonths in Ibe same proportion. )n« Tfcar (in Advance) iff Not Paid within Three Months...... Kates of Advertising. W» Announce liberal rates for advertising, i* tho Plaini»ealer, and endeavor to state Ihcm so plainly that they will be readily un­ derstood. 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The Plaindralbr will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody peeking tbe use of its columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. BUSINESS CARDS. ASA W. SMITH, l""~' A' TTORNET AT Law and Solicitor In Chancery.--Woodstock, III. S. F. BENNETT, M. D. PHTf*ICIAN AND SURGEON. Also Unite* States, Examining Surgeon. Richmond Illinois. A. 8. CHILDS, M. P., HOMEOPATTIIC PHYSICIAN AND SUB GEON, West McHenry, III. Calls promptly attended to, day or riisrht. WW?* w; No Favors Win us and no Fear 8hall Awe.' NESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1885. Boatl!! NO. 21 DR. C. R. WELLS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Wauconda, I Lake Co., III. All calls nmmAtlyattend- sd, day or night. Office on Main St., east of ed Barker's harness shop. MAItY G. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER, All kinds of Hair Work done in flrat class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms st residence, north­ east corner of Public Square, Mcflenry, III. DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. DKNTIST. Residence "Dundee. Will be at Mclfenry, at Parker House, the 10th llth 25th and 26th of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visits on the following Monday, and the first dav of such visit occurs on Friday, I will stav but one day. B. T. BROWN, M. D. SURGEON. Offlce at PHYSICIAN AND Residence, McHenry, III. si nnvsiciAN ; I iub. offlce O. H. FEGERS, M, D- AND SURGEON. McHenry, at Residence. M. D. •*V, & It > " t . . . J';,/'-'. • K : ' s- !i h . it. •: $ : : .*• f - : r" >r p; ?: . fey r- O. J. HOWARD, l">HYSIOIAN AND SURGEON, McHenry, . * I III. Offlce one door West of rltisimmons : Jfc Evanson's store, up stairs. BARBIAN BR09. CIGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, III. Or­ders solicited. Shop, la Old McHenry, in Keiter Block, third door west of Riverside House. ROBT SCHIESSLE Having purchased the old stand j>f Joseph Wiedemann, NEAR THE DEPOT, McHENRY, ILLINOIS, Keeps open for the accommodation of the Public a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant, Where lie will at all times keep the best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cifri lift lift found in the market. iquc the Alse^igent For FRANZ FALK'S MILWAUKEE LAGER 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. ^ WOall and see us. Robert 8*?hies»le. # McHenry. IlL, May 15th, 1386. sr it; I fc: SALOON and RESTAURANT € •, • Buck's Old Stand, McHENRY, ILLINOIS. Fins Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, McHenry Lager Seer, Jalka' IChraukii BIN, By the Bottle or Case. We buy none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices. Call and see me and I will use you well. iir.' • •WW*??:; ANTONY ENGELN. McHenry, ill., 1884. wmm ItOoiHrnOs lists of newep A book of 100 pages. . The best book for an advertiser to con- [suit, be be expert* lenced or otherwise. Itooirtaiiifl lists ot newspapers and estimates Of the cost of advertisin g. Tbe advertiser who • wants to spend one dollar, finds In It the In- >• formation he require^ while forbim who will V Invest one honored tbousajse' dollars in ad> :T* vertlStng, a scheme Is indicated which will' 5 meet bis every requirement, or can be mad* ' to do to by flight changes eatUy arrived at by car* rttpondence. 149 editions have beer, issued. Sent, post-paid, to any address for 10 cents. Write to GEO. P. ROW ELL ft CO., NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING BUREAU. (lOSprooe St. Printing House Sq.), Kew York. DOWNS' Patent Self-A<|u8tins [IMP ROY ED.] CORSET f '.. . ., Is tbe only perfect fitting, truly comfnrt»ble fe'.'v.-Md health.preserving Corset made. , „ . Has an Elastic Section above an<1 below a Corded Centerpiece. Entirely different from any other. Everv Corset is stamped and absolute, ly Guaranteed In everv particular. Be sure to get the Downs Patent. Manufactured only by the Qags-Sowns Corset Co., Chicago, and sb'8 by tirst.c.lass dry^gooas stores every* where. Price f | .00. A, M. CHURCH. Watchmaker and Jeweler "j%rO. 55 FIKTU AVE., (TJrfsss House). Clu- J.^1 jpkgo. 111. Special attention given to re- pairfh/? Fine watches and Chronometers. WA Full Assortment of Goods in his line AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BONSLETT, ALOON AND RESTAURANT, at the Old j stand, opposite Bishop's mill, McHenry, 111. The choicest Wines, Liquors and Cifcars to he fonnd in the county. Warm or cold mfals on short notice on application. PHIIi BEST'S MILWAUKEE BEER by the Bottle or Case, always on hand. GUOD 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 made in the State. Store and Manufactory next door'to The Post Office, McHenry, III. J.C.KAEGES, House, Sign and Carriage PAINTER, Shop at McHenry House, Near the Iron Bridge- I am prepared to do all kinds of Painting on ebort notice, and guarantee satisfaction. Sign Painting a Specially. INDEMN Call and see me If in want of anything In »ihe Painting liae, as ( am «*tMI«t Unt l please you, both in workmanship and price. J. C, Kafges, McHenry, June 15, 1885. E. B. BENNETT, M. U., Late House Surgeon Cook County Hospital, RICHMOND, ILLINOIS, Special attention given to difficult Surgical eases. DEVT&CH OE8PKOCHEX. Office at Residence of Dr. S. F. Benuett. SI for 13 Weeks. • The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, ecurely wrapped, to any address In ths Jn ited Sta es for three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR Liberal discount allowed to postmasters, agents and clubs. Sample copies mailed tree Address all orders to KICHABD X. FOX, Franklih Squabb, New York. ATTENTION LADIffe MRS. M, SEXTON, * ; ~ Yor the past ten years one at the leading Dressmakers in Elgin, las moved to McHenry where she is ready to do Dressmaking in all the lut^t &tj les. Satisfac­ tion guaranteed. Cutting and Fitting a specialty. Also agest for the I. X L., Tailor system of Cutting and Fitting. Ftui insti uctions given* Rooms two doors West of the Kiverside S House. Qoiagl AUCTI "AD IN\ rh%*.E tbe selling k or no ttay ublic erms Tenders his servicc and guarantees good i reasonable, made known on application. ' ^ j WWtP*. ILL. JMONEY LOANED On McHenry County Farms, on tune, terms, and in amounts to ̂ borrowers, by , J. W. RAN8TEAD. u-17-6 in ilgin, Illinois. HE. WTOHTMJUff, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming ot all kinds done on short notice. W T N S L O W ' f t l "Vineyard" Roller Sk t̂at. For tin? best, most durabl^ and easiest run­ ning Roller >Utes get Che 'VINEYAKD." v'l i he principal Kinks are usinir t^e "V iNEY AltD"-Roller. Put up in til Clamp, Half Clamp and Strapped Complete. The demamt for these skates is so great that they are kept in stock by all principal liar !• ware dealers throughout tne country. Mauufletured by the Inventor and Patent^. SAMUEL WIN8LOW, WORCESTER, MASS. DONT YOU FORGET IT! ASA W. SMITH, --or-- Woodslook, - - Ulinolai. Backed by Millions of money^ o»Bji INITT * PI re, against damage by Lightning, Wind you Storms, CYCLONES AND TORNADOES. Drop me a postal card and I will ylsft yettt • 44, 4,. . . eallonmeandl will write you a policy, ami #%HCriLlOn norsemeni w.ten either or any of these destructive el# ments devastates vour property, happv will I would call the attentfion of you be if you hold one of my policies,' for I will sure.y visit you, and minister unto^you. the public to my Stable Ot Stocky^irill not forsake you' Horses, four in pumber: tw<r* Morgans, one 3-4 Percheron, and one Imported Horse. They arc all good representatives of their breed. Also a few Merino Sheep r sale. The public are cordially invited to call and exumiue stock, get prices, etc. No business done on Sunday. N. S. Colby. ̂10 7-tf Mchenry, ill PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all jobs In the line of Digging Wells, Repatrli Pumps. Cementing Wells, will put in log Our readers for 12 cents in postage stamps to pay for mailing and wrapping, and the bb of two hook agents, will receive tre si Finishing Parlor Engraving of all oui PBKSID8NT8. including Cleveland, size 2X20 inches, worth $4.00, Address Xlder Fafe. Co., Chicago, 111. iftigG. ANDREWS. GENERAL SPRING GB0VE lUs. Sales ot Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of *11 kinds attended to on the most BIA8l»ABll mats, Satisfaction Fort Hill Precinct-- Lake Co. Editor Plaiî jealer:--The Port H511 Postoffioe Is now kept at the resi­ lience of Wib. T. Combs, on the Esq. Marble fartn, wher« I used to tn til ray letters In 1850. E. Stanford, the late postmaster, has lately removed to Waukegftn. ' This I think was the flrst postofflce established in the precinct, and one of the first in Lake County. I hear good reports from the schools taught at Fort Hill by Mr. Churchill, *nd by Edwin Wright at Kaineaville, both McHenry County teachers. The R. R. builders are rushing their work this week. I hear that the orig­ inal contractors have 6ent gn a large number of laborers to help the delin­ quent sub-contractore out with the grading, an (I that the track will be laid soon. Perhaps we sha 1 Lear the whistle of the locomotives in January. A. M. White, our local stock dealer, has shipped several carloads of sheep and one carload of cattle to Chicago within the last two weeks, and as he is still in the market 1 think he must have been successful. * It is expected that Elder Roberts, ot Aiiiiuch, will hokl a series of uicatitigs at the Fort Hill chapel some time in the near future. Died.--At the residence of hta son, Frank Smith, In the town of Avon, on Sunday, Dec. 6th, 1886, Hiram Smith, aged 86 years. Mr. Smith removed from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1847 snd settled in West Aittloch, where lie resided most of the time until he came to live with his son in Avon a few years siuce,!, He leaves two .sons and three daughters lo mourn his loss He was a man of strict integrity and of strong christian principles, and for many years a prolesaor of religion. At Hainesville, oh Thuri>d<ty, Dec 10 1885, Albert G. Forvor, aged nearly 45 years. Mr. Forvor was boru in the town of Avon and has spent his lite there. His funeral was held at Gray's Lake school house on Satur lay, Dec 12 and was attended by a large number of friend* and neighbors. His retrains were buried in Gray's Lake Ceuietvry with Masonic honors, members of the Hainesville, Ajiiioch, Libertyville and Waukegan Lodges participating In the ceremonies u der the lead of H. L. Halley. of Waukegan Lodge. He whx treatarerof Rising Suu Lodge No. 115 O. Andrews, Spring Grve, 111. ring Sept. soth, 1886. ll-U-3ra ASA W. SMITH, Gmi'l Inmumoe A0* 4. P. SMITH, WATCHMAKER § cHenry, - Illinois. As Fine a Stock of New Pumps On short notice and \rarrant satisfaction. In short will do all work in this 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 Dug, a Pump Repaired or a new Pump, give me a call. Witches, Clocks and lewelry an be found In the county, which I offer «t prices thai cannot be beat. A Tine Stock of CHOICE CIGARS. Call and examine goods and learn prices. J. P. SMITH. cHenry, 111., July IStu. 1886. S®"Orders by mail promptly Post Offlce, Johnsburgn, ill. attended to. L. BANTE8. Johnsourgh, III., May 25th, 1896. JOE BAEGAIHS QT Tor Coal and Wood CALL ON- John Helm, Algonquin, III., DEALER IN Eudwui, StoTM, Tinwut, In short, we keep everything <n the above mentioned lines, which we are ofFe ingto the buy­ ing public as cheap as any other house in this section. Call audi See u&, JOBBNG ft REPAIRING, PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. JOHN HELM. Algonquin. Feb. 18. 1886. E M. HOWE Opposite Bishop^ Mill, fho has a complete line of the best stoves'in the market, as welt as a large stock of 1 Hardware, Mechanic's Tools, TIN, COPPER & SHEET IRON WARE, And, nnffect, every thingjinlhe hard wars itove and tin line. mg WILL NOT BB UNDERSOLD. Call at his store before buying elsewhere, fobbing ami repairing promptly attended to SV*ReinemUer, extra good bargain* can al> cays be obtained at Howe's. McHenry, Dec. 1, DttS. Plows! Plows! P. HAUPERISOH, McHeury, Illinois, * ji< i Inform the farmers of McHenry and "ii"rounding country that he Is prepared to sell them a FIRST-CLASS PLOW, add warrant the same,at a lower price than >an *>• purchased elsewhere in the county. AH Kinds of BLACKSM1TH1NQ, VAGOX in-1 CARRIAGE work promptly attended to. i IEPAIRING, otaii kinds on short notice. 49 stii and we will please you both m < i rice of work. "Give nsa in quant? P. HAUPERI8GH. Jiullcorj, UL. Oct. 7U1. 16U. JOHNSBURGH HENRY MILLER, --DBAI.BR nr-- Foreio ail iiericai Marble. Scotch and Amorioan Granite MONUMENTS, TABLETS, HEADSTONES CEMETERY COPING, ETC. JOHMMniaOHi I£*JU Orders Sulicited. Qood Work G uaranteed. Pott Ofioe Addffeas McHENRY, ILL. Railroad Ticket na For 1,000 Miles TO--- St. Mm's Biy, This beautifu) Bay and surroundings are acknowledged by all who have visited there to be the loveliest combination of fertile soli, beautiful foliage, fragrant orchaids, blue water, growing city, and absolutely perfect climate /n Summer'as well as iu winter, to be found in America. There Is but one Florida and St Andrew's Bay is its brightest jewel. Prices for Business or Home Lots and Or­ chard Tracts range from S3, S9, $17, ISO, to S150, and sales were made t > mure th tn 3 OOOdiflerent purchasers within the first sixty days. St. Andrews will certainly become the second largest city in Florida within the next two years. Propertui* doubling in value every tuny dayi. Fr99 Transportation for 1,000 Miles to Tract Purchasers- Send So stamp lor Illustrated pamphlet con­ taining full details. Address principal hasi neSM offlce as follows: IT AVDEEW'S BAT i E-ft LiVO CO , tST Mais St Ciaoiaaati, dbtfl. know lit in. He leaves to mou>n Ills l«ss a wlilow. one son. two daughters, one sister, and his aged parents. Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Frt^or, who were among the earliest settl^fi of this pre­ cinct. I also hear of the sudden death ol Samuel Smith, merchant at Milburn, and Mrs Edson Howard, of the Howard Housb at Fox L ike. A financial writer In the Inter Ocean says general business Interests continue In the same state of hopeful­ ness regarding the outcome of trade after Jan. 1. TliU feeling apparently pervades every Important interest and gives tone to the current situation of all the Important markets. It is dlfH cult to And any other prediction than that the spring trade will show a de­ cided advance, and business houses, so far as can be discerned, are shaping their course accordingly. It must be admitted, however, that the current movement of business at all Important centers, while con^iderab y l i advance of that of the same period last year, is not as active as might be desired. In part this is due no doubt to the unsea­ sonable weather prevailing since the date at which winter should have put in an appearance. This condition has na'urally checked the volume of trans­ actions In seasonable lines, and but for the holiday demand would have a much more unfavorable c >lor to the present showing of trade. It Is, how ever, thought that this back "ardness of winter trade for the tine being will only result in an Increased volume ol business as soon as cold weather sets in permanently, and will, in fact, aug­ ment tbe activity which is expected o prevail after Jan. 1. A Prise, "1 will say :iut one thing in praise ol my daughter.1' said a happy father at the daughter's wedding breakfast- "She Is a thorough and practical house­ keeper." Ceuld any compliment have beeo higher? What an Indorsement It was of tbe good sense and prospec­ tive comfort ot her husband! For a man has so much of the animal In his uatu*e that he cares more for a good dinner than he does, so long as his appetite Is unappea8ed,to listen to the mu*ic of the spheres. Heavy bread has made many heavy hearts, given rise to dyspepsia and its horde o' accompanying torments. Girls that desire that their husbands should be amiable and kind, should learn how to make light bread. A story Is told of a happy wife, who, when asked how she managed her hus­ band so successfully, replied with a roguish smile, "My dear, I feed him well IT There is a great dual In that. Those wives who are entirely depend­ ent upon cooks, make a sorry show at housekeeping. Tbe stomach forms a very important part lo the economy of Humanity; and thosip who are forgetful ot this tact, commit serious mistakes. Even tbe lion may be tamed by keep­ ing hi in well ted! OUR WASHINGTON LBTTEK. Special Correspondont to the Plalndealer. WaSHIhgtojt, d. a, Dee. Si, 1385. As predicted, tbe House passed the amended Rules by a vote of 226 to 70, thus preventing the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations from controlling tbe legislation of that body and giving the majority the au­ thority to take up and pass any bill desired. This is as It should be. The House it the representative body of the vox populi, and its majority should beat liberty to pass fuch measures a* In its wisdom Is thought best for the country. Under the operation of the roles as amended the people can readi­ ly judge of the character, calibre, In­ tentions aid statesmanship of their representatives and tbe tendencies of parties, and In casting their suflra^s do so with a full knowladge of the true position that has been and will be assumed by them. Congress has virtuallr adlourned for the holidays, as to-day's and to-mor­ row's sessions will be »o merely wind up any minor matters that have thus far been essayed, to shake hands, bid good-bye, and permit atisious patriot# to dump into the legislative isopj>«i the hundred* of bill that are annually presented to please constituencies. The Senate having passed the Presi­ dential succession bill, that Important mealsure will, so soon as Congress re­ assembles January 4, 1886, be taken up iii the House, and from present appear­ ances will be antagonized by the ablest members of that body. It Is true thai the bill parsed the Senate by a vote of 37 to 21. but that the measure Is a wlae one remains to be seeu. As a matter «f hisiory it may be stated that In the ftrsi Congress that assembled under the the Const' tution tills question was one of the first that occupied Its attention The . embers of that Congress were In a majority those who corstltuted the Convention that adopted the Coneiliu tlon, and tliey.ente ed upon th* per fection of a bill that should clear y e.nbod? the views entertained by the iraiiie-8 of thai ln»truinei>t The Sen­ ate piMrd the bill now upon the Statute l)-»oks;but the House substitut­ ed there lor almost the Identical bill now passed by the Senate. A confer­ ence Committee was appointed, and after mature deliberation, the House receded from Us substitute and tue tateam* Jwitar, ««d Juui worked well to t he present time, and there is mrdoubt it would crntlnue to work wel for the couittry. Before tbe adoption of so radical a departure the Nation should stop and think. The present law provides that In case of the death, rem »val, or Inability of the President and Vice-President elect, then the President Pro Tem. of the Senate, or It there be none, fien the Speaker of the House shall act un­ til an election ah ill be held. In otner words, when the President and Vice- President elected by the people are incapable of acting, then the matter of succession shall be referred back to the people; that the sovereign power shall be again Invoked and the sovereigns shall again say wbo shall be their servants. It Is argued In favor of the new measure, that when the people elect a President and Vice President, they in tend to say that the dominant party shall rule for four years, and that tbe men elected are merely representative ol that idea. This Is a very great atretch of tbe judgment or intent of the people and has no foundation In fact, for It Is now generally accepted that men are great factors in the elec* lions, and where one might receive the sutliageBof the masses another of the same arty would be overwhelmingly defeated; not^only so, but is It clear that if the Intention ol tbe pe< ple is th«t the party and not the men are elected lor four years, that this bill will perpetuate the party? It Is in the memory of miMons in the country to day, that Iu 1840 the Whig party elected Harrison and Tyler, and that in 1864 the Republican party elected Lincoln and Johnson,and that with the ;leatli of the President, the Vice Presl dent deserted h's party and went over to its enemies. If the su cessor elected by the people should upoMatize, where is the assurance that the mere.clerk or secretary selected by the President, or in case of his death by the Vi«*e Presi­ dent, will surely perpetuate the party. Is It cot better to leave well enough aloiie.and when the servants are unable to act, permit the people to oay who shall serve them? Is It not well to think that the men who framed the Constitution kne* what they were about, and as it h said of them, in other things,"they bul'ded better than they knew," so they did In this. If the perpetuation of the party In power is the sole idea to obtain in the passage of a succession bill, then It It not better that Mr. Randall's bill should be substituted by the House P He proposes that the electors be chosen for four years, and that on the death of the President or Vice President, they convene in their respective St ties and select a successor. This method would remand to the body selected by the people, for that express purpose, the duty to select; % duty they would have to perform in case the President or Vice President elect should die, be­ tween the tii->e of his election and tho meeting of the electors to ca*t tbelr votes. This Is a question above all parties; It is one for tbe people to decide, and during the three weeks of the recess of Congress, the people should 8peak plainly to their represen­ tatives, and to Instruct them that when the measure Is Anally adopted !t may meet the wishes of the country, •iJ| During the recess Speaker Carlisle • ' will prepare his Committees,and they * will be announced on the re-assenblleg of the House on Monday, January 4, Mr. Morrison will. It is understood, bt ' again placed at the head of the Com-' ; i mittee of Ways and Means and become * the leader of the dominant faction of the Democratic party in the House, and Mr. Randall will also again take tbe head of the Committee on Approprla^ v tlon3. Randall Is a philosopher tm| ! wjll accept the situation gracefully. He will not sulk in his tent, but will be „. found as bold and agressive as if plaeed ; at the head of his party. : ;|^ "Git Up 'Squire." Elder Hopkins was the pastor of 1 a rural congregation, and a hardshell Baptist, who hit straight from the- Ut shoulder, and generally succeeded Is £ knocking uut gins of tbe I'wo of hia deacons wrre the churcb, whom I shall call Unele Benny Jories and 'Squire Brown. <M 'Squire Brown ft may >e said he pte- ' tended to a good deal of piety that he - r did not possess, while Uncle Benny was inclined to blbuioslty and often * attended church under the 'Influence,* owing to the fact t»iat the time elape- lug between Saturday uight and Some­ day morning was too sliwrt to sober ofr. One Sunday morning Elder Hopkiu* concluded to wind up bis sermon with a pointed allusion toflie besettlngsiil^ ' of file two deacons. In a solemnly Iibk' * '•••" pressiye voice lie said: "Tnere are certain sins to which I desire to refer part'cularly tlus morn- lug. Take the sin of Intemperance an£ x,' drunkennets, for instance. Rum haft \! slain more than war. fam tie an I pestK lencek Where is the drunkardP" • „;|j Instantly, with a tremendous eflort^ ".f. Uncle Benny Jones assumed the pei^ pendicular, somewhat curved after the "tyle of an Interrogation point, and •>. exclaimed: ^ "Here I am, (life) old hogs! (hlc) here '.' I am, (hlu) a lisfiiin' to you!" The sudd «n and unexpected response brought down the house, but in no wayHjJ| disconcerted Elder HopkUis, who, aftet . *| the laughter had subsided, proceeded:,. ^ "Brethren, while l have animadvert* * ed severely upon the sin of ^drunken-- uess, there Is a stll. greater sin and that is the sin of hypocrisy. Where If the hypocriteP" No one responded, and Uocle Ben reached over into the next pew wherife . 'Squire Brown sat, and gently shaking % him up, said In a loud and earnest voice: ;%> ;y$! 'Git up, 'Squire; (hlc) git ep. I g^t . up when he called me!" •« The congregation dismissed itself; 'i| without waiting for the benediction, A Newspaper for Begxara. We boast of our own Matrimonial News and other trade organs of less iu» terest. We believe the undertaker# and coffin-makers have an "organ," and. cabmen have their Centaur. 4raong the professional journals compiled i| Paris In manuscript Is the Bon Gulde^ the organ of beggars, containing inform ; matlon of great utility in their callings For a subscription of 8 sous a month* they may consult it for a few minute^ daily. It does not contain literature or politics, and all the articles are to the point. One may read: "To morrow . at noon, funeral of a rich man at the Madelerue;" "At 1 o'clock marriage ol a clerk; no importance;' "Wanted, bi nd man who plays the flute," or cripple for a watering place." Surely* litre is a-hint for those lo search of ' | new fields for capital and with an itch for journalism, like the American mil- } llonaire with his seventeen headed press, worked on the Yankee principle , ol the "corner."--Pu,U \fait Gazette. * : 1ST The death of the Hon. B. Gratf ̂ ' Brown revives a momentary interest lo a name which was once conspicuous^ »- •; y before the general public. Locally lie attained to the highest political, ; offices in Missouri, serving as governor and United States senator. His mill* ^ ary career as a general on the side of J| the union and his identification with the so called liberal movement in poc lltical aflairs made him available as a candidate for the vice presidency on the Greeley ticket i*i 1872. The terrible satire of Nast In Harper's' Weekljf which contributed so largely to tlMj^C defeat of Greeley was also directed toward Brown, who wa« always repre-*; | •ented as a card pinned to Greeley'#^ ' famous white coat. Of late years Mr Brown has devoted his more thaiT 9 % ordinary abilities to practice of the law. His death, at the age of 59, Sun* day morning at his home near St, Louis was the result of pneumonia.--Chicago Newt. W&T W by caunot women make good lawyers? asks an exchange. We neve# gave the subject much thought bur wet1' suppose It is because they can't eito«^ the small of their backs, pile their on a table, spit half way across tlNh room into a box full of sawdust m4 charge #15 a minute for it. There nay be some minor reasons in addltioe. ImK these appear to us to be ,the iurlaei|Mt * ones In the wav to her tttoewas at the liasssa ... bar.--Bob Burdettet 'I 4" Iv , - - i "M.