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f I v . ' •*/ • *" • • ,, ' -V ~ X-M* ' ' - .•' ,., v: 'i-i " i , V »< r jj-i <*•*">* *• ^ - t c ' '• • ~ *. >/** . -v . - • • * . ' " • - - • • ' - - a • - • • • • - • i Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty Itid Law; No Favors Win us and no foar Shall Awe." VOL. 12. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1886. #3* Pmniftt Xtbbt wbditbsdat it VAN S£-YK||^ ITOBASIO PROPRIETOR* •• . /• /•it?: .Office in Bishop's Block, -toonti Pmr ft' Ovii't - \ . , tlMS or 8ITB90RIP<ri0Vr. .ami Tear (la aktum) MK« P»M wltbia Thru Months Subscription* nttirtd for tknt MRlki la tM hbi proportion ... .sue . .. aeo or six Kates of Advertising We aaaeuaoe liberal rates for advertising • Mw PunouLiR, and en learor io state ft* so ptolily thai thev will be readily an- lerstood. They are m tollows: ; 1 laoh one year - « m S laches oae year . . • ,*-* i w« S11 - • _ una SColumn one year . . . * SO no Qoiuoan Ma year- . . • » . . , #,}J 60 00 llama one year . > WOM Ope Inch means the T&«atttr6nt«rttf or one ach mwi the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as oftea as they Ibooee, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having • tanning cards) will be entitled to insertion sf local notices at the rate <>f ft cents per line each week. All others will be charged IS cents par !ine the Hi st week, and 5 cents per lint for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rata of lb cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the flrst issue, and • eeats per line for sn bsequent issues. Tb-s, *u Inch advertisement will cost 91.00 for one •reek, $uo for two weeks, *100 for three waiks, and so on. Ike PiaAtWDKAMNt will be liberal in giving ed.torial notiees, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary (til. . - BUSINESS CARDS. B. T. BROWN. M. D. PHYSICIAN AND 3 U KG RON. Ofloe at Residence, McHenry, III. O. H. FBOEKS, M. D- ND suaa OSr.e at Residence. pH^IOlAN AND SURGEON, McHeary, O. J. HOWARD, M. D. IVHYniOlAS AND SCJRQBON, McHenry, I III. Odce one door West of Fltaeimmons A Bvanson's store, up-Hairs. BARB1AN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, Ale Henry, 111. Or ders solicited. Shop, la Old McHenry, Si Ketter Block, third door west of Riverside onse. ' V. Livery Stable. HK. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor, first • elass rigs, with or without driver* furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming ot •11 kinds done on short notice. BUSINESS CARDS. M. r. ELLSWORTH, A TTORNBT at Law, and Solicitor la Oku A eery, Nnnda, III. ASA W. SMITH, A TTORNRT AT LAW and Solicitor] ii> A Chancery.--Woodstock, III. 8. F. BBNNETT, M. D. "PHYSICIAN AND RU KG BON. AlSOtTntt* h: States Rxi ' K. R. BBIiNBTT, M. Late House Surgeon Cook County Hospital, RICHMOND, ILLINOIS, Special attention given to difficult Surgical eases. DEVT&CH OESPHOCHEN. Office at Residence of Dr. 8. P. Bennett. nilaols. DR. C. R. WBLL8. «d. _ Barker's harness (hop. MARY Q. BARBIAK. HAIR WORKER. All kinds of Hair Work done in first class style and ar reasonable prices. Rooms »t residence, north, eass corner of Public Square. McHenry, IlL SI for 13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE will he mailed, •eeurely wrapped, to any address In the united Sta'cs for three months on receipt of J ONE DOLLAR, Liberal discount allowed to postmasters, agents and clubs. Sample copies mailed free Address all orders to KXCHA&D K. FOX, Fbahsliv SQCASI, New York. It Is the Best, and, Cheaper than you buy Coal or Wood and make it yourself. DR. a E. WILLIAMS. TXBNTIST. Residence Dnndee. Will he at JL1 M<VLSr\rv,Ju barker House, the 10th lltb wtn and 26th of each month. When dates occnr SattiTvlay or Sunday I make my visits on the following Monday,and --«?.,?* of •U(*'h visit occurs on Prldajr, I will sUv but one day. United States War Claim Aieocy -or- A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. SS FIFTH AVE., (Brlggs House). Chi­cago. 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. SVA Full Assortment of Goods la his line WMs H. COWLIN, Woodstock, Illinois. Prosecutes all nlaasss and kinds of claims air'inst the United State* tor ex-Soldier*, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs A spectaltv is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims All communications proinotlv answered If Postage Stamps are encios^ l for reply. ^ „ WM, H. ro WLlIZ Office at Residence, Madison St., Woodstoet, Illinois. Attention Horsemen! I would call the attentfion ot the public to my Sta'»le ot Stock Horses, four in nurnlter: two Mor^rans, one 3-4Perchenui, and one Imported Kors«. They are all grood representatives of their breed. AIho a few Merino Sheep r sale. The public are cordiaUn­ invited to call ami exumine stock, sret prices, etc. No husine«s done on Sunday. N, S. Colby . MMf MOHKNUY, ILL €. 0. ANDREWS* CENERAL : . mgpu of^osej JOHN J. WINKLES. CARPENTER AND JOINER, Is prepared to do all work in his line on short notice and guar* entee sati faction. Will work by the job or day as desired, and do as good work as any man in the business. Orders left at his residence, Southeast corner opposite the Public School House, will receive prompt attention. Ikst of References giysn if de­ sired. JOHN J. WINKLKS. McH It BY, ILL., AfarwftSMA, MM. J. P. 8MITH, WAfCHHAKEG i JEWELER, McHenry/ . IllinaU. As Fin« ft Stock or Walches, Clocks and Jewelry Asean be (fund In the County, whiek I otor ' " at prices that ran not be beat. • / A Fine Stock ol CHOICE CIGARS Oalland examibe goods and learn prices. J. P. SMITH. McHenrv. III., March 1st. UK XEA. )leH£NRY, ILUNOI8, Keeps open for the accommodation (of tha Public a First-Class Saloon and Restawa&ti to be f^und in the market, r Also Agent For FRANZ FALK'S KLVAUKEE LAGER BIER. (Mr in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- ways en hand.cheaper than any other, quali- |ir ^oasldersd. • Qfdsrs by mall promptly attended to| 4 ^ GOOD UtABLlTfy FOB # 4|TOaU and so* ns. Kobort Sohli-- McHenry, UL, May 1Kb, M». I4L00H and . Buck's Old Staodi *,}• MeHINItV, ItUNM Fin# Kentucky Liquors ? JFtw& Bitters,^ | ICeBeniy Lager Beer, HQwsBkM Bmt, --AKD--* RHUS, 'KINO OB| ol Stock, ids of all te most B1AS05ABLX AND- Satisfaction Quaranteed. Call on or Address C. G. Andrews, Spring Grove, 111. •>i>ring Irave, Sept. 8oth, 1886. 11-11 3m EI PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. Pumps, Cementing Wells, or STmvr Fumpi On short notice and warrant saiisfacti°n__ ^ abort will do all work in this line. Can furnish you a new Pu«np. wood or lion, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished If desin von want a Well Dug. a Pump R«paiv now Pump, give me a call. In V •ri •VOrdort by mail promptly Post Office, Jonnsburgh, 111. attended to. L. BANYES. Johnsnurgh, III., May 45th, loi^. rOHSABQW ® By the Bottle or Case, v W« boy none but the best anc fill at Reasonable Prices. OH see me and I will use you well. ANTONY ENGELN. e Mottenry. 111., 1886. * H Agssts Wanted! MHI TUB OlUT »«W BOOK, The World** Wonders * By J. W. BoeL •rbe most SUOOMSSUI snbsrrlption book ever iMtehed. Otr hat/a milium copU* were ieU i m«f rtgftf ww***. and tt is selUnf three .L ". ftjt n«w as ever before. Begnlar ivassors clear from 111 to m #M and fW "dar. nothing like it was over known in r of bewk publishing. Pro fa mtl jlliiiirtiiii no experience needed to j sioeeea. We help persons wlthont iXsdSSlaxohnstnoaa; noeapltal nee« - irticulars. Marie* rusnm __ uleneI wtohoamiwmi meom- iiWspmss imstMss, and want live It wlllcost yon SKif** tfl terms and full djecr'p jjl__ JJ. i aa |1r * "'"T baslness. We also SSStrnw misii ilisi if books to persons who send f7irm7lofhe»k agents, Write-for our list SC ftoo *UB^115J5roBMJJ'L PuBMSHIira Co. Ml a 411M. Third iiroet, St. Louls,Mo ^or Coal and Wood EANS WORE Blliou«ness;tick Htaiaeheln Foer heart. Q One tfese reliev#i NeuraMa. They cur* aad ̂ pmeat Chills Fever, $our Stomseh • Sal BreethV Clear (he «Mn, Tom the Llle+Vigor to the system. I>oeo i ONRTBKAN. Irj them oace and yea wHI aew be yhhoet.them. Wee,» cents per bottle. Soli If Dw#* and •edtelas Dealers feaeral^. fent sa rtseiyt W prise la stamps, p«SpaM, m sni addtsMb J. F. SMITH Si CO., •saalaetiirerg and Sale Press.. 81. L0MS.il . IMftr tks All roods Home M*de,from Home Receipts. Koallum or other drug uned to lighten or whiten our bread. Nothing but good old thshioued Toast, aneolufely pure aaid whole eome. Ice Cream, from and Festival* All Mkds otOake on Cream for Parties M>OKB. E. ILQR HOLDS TM #ORT AS A makes Suits to order of the titiHt ( Domes­ tic. Holdiers' Department, OOVTKIBCTKD BT WM. H. COWLIN. County C. A R. Directory. BIOHMONDlrOST KO S86. e a ? h * m o n t h f e v s n l n g s o f Ob. 8.1, Binnt, Com. (WOODSTOOK TOST. NO 108. MekMatS!' *n<* Monday ovsnlngs of GaOROK GCKSBT, Oom. WMDA PO§T| <sv '•% Meets the second and fourth Wedhosdav evenings of eactn month. WM. BOTLlsa, Com. •ARTAKD VOST, VO m Vssts ths ewoM ana foursu Monday svea- tageol oaoh moath. dk. H. T. WoooBcnr, Oom. Mabicwqo post, Raw, Meeta eve-y Second and Fourth Fridav evenings of each month. A. J. Botiwotoh, Oom. One B. F. Sinclair, who oall^d upon Commissioner BUck to surrender his pension, which, he claimed he was not entitled to. turned oat to hi«« been s crank, having b^en granted bis pension partlj on aeoount of Insanity. It may seem hard to old Unit* •*- soldiers who were made cripples by nen umler the leadership of such chieftains as Secretary Lamar, and others, to receive the gratuitlos from * ^fateful Government through the action of their old enemies; and yet I It poetic Jumto* that the bend which administered the blow or gave tl>« wound shnll help ease the until and the Injury, ll :.{S' It Is good." say4 the St. Louis Oiobf Democrat, referring to the army rs utiiouit, "to see the boys filing by a* we saw them twenty years ago; but alas! how gray they ar* and how stoop* ed and awkward of step. But our boys" they will be ml v t.ve In *|d e of e snow in their hair and the stiflner* in their limbs. They were the flower of the grandest army the worl ever saw; and the scenes In which they psr> I lei pa ted wer the im*st brilliant that lilvtory has ever recorded." by Moore's quarters after a while." Dt, Moore quickly took In the situation and became a parly to the joke on Gen. Sherman, to whom be said; **By the way General, 1 don't think I have a seidlf tz-powder in my quarters, and you had better take the one Gen. How­ ard has." By this time Howard bad the powder all readyfor use, and band ed the glasses to Sherman. Bather than offend Howard by saying he meant whisky he drank the foaming stuff, much to his own disgust, to the satisfaction of Gen. Howard and to thf amusement of the stall offloers. i'bat g( BB ALSO utaans and Repairs Clothes Neatly and on short notice. < iive M e a Ca4l E. LAWLUS. ^liHenrv, tfan. lSUh. J o h n H e l m , Algonquin, III., AT TJ1K OLD STAND, ^tOOB BONSLSTT, J.AhOOW A#D BB^TAURANT, el the old 7 stand, opposite Bishop's mill, McHenry, ill. The choicest Wines, I.iquors an-i Cigars to be found in the county. Warm or cold meals on short notice on application. PHIL BEST'S MILWAUKEE BBBBbytbe Bottle or Cn»e, always on tiand. QUOD STABLING FOB UOBSB8. " ' i . D1AUB IX Bardvait, Storis, Tbwsro In short, we keep everything m the above mentioned lines, jrhich we are offe ing to the huy- njf public as cheap as aay ^»her louse in this section. Call and See ii»- J0BBNG ft EEPAIRINGK PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. JOtIN HELM. Algonquin. Feb. 18. Tnhen from ftnvls. ' • ng locrlp- tlons: %Tbls dollar was taken from Jeff Davis, Pres't. 8. O.. when oaptnred by Cola. Prichart and Harden in Georgia, April 9.1865.' Presented to Wllber Andrews McCo*- on his fifth birthday. Fob. 10. 1886, by hla father." -- ' i'J While we shall endeavor from ifme to time to show who of our publlo men are, and who are not toe advocates of Justice ibd equity to the ez-unlon soldiers and are friendly to their In­ terests, even though It be the Presl dent of the United States, our Intention Is to be fair and treat each as they deserve. Of course we mean trom our staudpolut, or the way their action and utteienees would Indicate when <iealing with any matter wherein i he ex soldiers are concerned. Gen John C. Black Is a Democrat and from all w« can learn a very zealous ono yet unlike tbe Presl do ut he Is the steadfast friend and ch* .plon for the rights of nil old comrades In arm*. We have every reason to know that Commissioner Black is trying toad- minister the affairs and bus ne soon uected with his office lu a fair and impartial manner. That he is perfec ion, or any other man holding > position of like magnitude we do not claim, but on the whole he Is • great improvement on C«>l. Dudley, simply because he bas attended to tbe bushiest be was appointed too eraee.; ul« whole heart eeeinluglr o be in the work ol settling up the large aiuouut ••f accu3>ula:ed business that tb«- pension oil e was possessed of, irre­ spective ot politics. In our optuiou Gen, Black on the whole 1s auzlous complete eve«y claim ..ow on Hie, --- .'•<®r the " Winding St^^P the |ienslon office and ou a fr^^Fltg. ™ "* * "* an he understands tbe case. <aniz«, and |11(.PPMo« m lowing from tbe thitde to shows ab".w xo go i«ty)u^at a caoui,i tliflifv)8 sew rlveTT would V ^ idll^nry Jf(je aiu| flght li m cholc^flMir *it|i nee according as thM^^K mate of his strength *clous wheo they went to bHa.ealy a few momrali after he fell. Drs. Blanchard and Woodruff fled that Mr. Plxley WMtfcad they arrived at the park. The verdict of tbe wasjtlven In accordaweo .. timony.--that Mr. Pixlejr* death by falHac la t tei which he was Mbleet, while hla em oa tbe Harvard dH... Funeral s«r/lees. oon«hirted _. A. S. Maxim, were held fHuMftiil residence of Mr. Lewis, under al of J. B. Menser Poet, G.; Jg which Mr. Plxley was ia member. Ha served during U in the 4th Wlsootwln infaaUT. Grand Army Post f scorted tts fi of their oomntde to Big Vssli tery. whew they were Mil ta i The sympathies of this eatlre i t.lty go oat to Mrs. Plxley la view* this sad bereavement whldb hatf fallen her. We were quite welt acquainted wttk comrade Plxley and oonsldered Mat all that comprises a genuine taaa.aad an ex-union soldier that was an beaee. to toe cause he espoaeed aaAiVipf served bis country faithfully ud weti* rdnnino A PAPaw, In a pleasant but pointed urtls. In the ' Editor's Easy Chair," in .Harp-tr't Afagazine. discosaes the Imposition of Individual human aatlM to meddle with that which does not concern. Among other I llostratloee l|» of oourse makes uw of the t«re iMflt fsmiliar, and reminds us l>ow mMii more than mothers old maids knew abont the management of children, tad how mush better tbe aubtt-iber under* stands how to oonduct a newspaper than Its editor. It really seems te be Impossible to oonvtnoe the general raa ot men engaged In especial em v*v- imiiu that there is totneihlng mora te the running nf a newspaper thaa m*f ue picked up In the oourse of ae after* noon, or that the Jour iall«tic pen* fession is rather .aore definUe thaa an . intuition. his St; jviL.n Jus•!firs all tbat bi wn. Bur ttHse ai*>» uiimeot tbe tucreas^c>l ' desire to be liberality of the ad*tUjL,/«yd General Uurisa Gen. John C. BUck. It la sald that of the six full Gen­ erals appointed by the Confederate Congress only two survive. These are Joeeph E. Johnston, now United Slates Commissioner of Railways, and G, T. Beauregaad. Adjutant General of Louisiana. Of the twenty Lieutennnt Generals appointed to the provincial army, several are living. E. Klrby Smith Is professor of mathematics le the University of the South, In Ten­ nessee: James Longstreot I* keeping * hot*! down In Georgia and D. H Hill was until r«ceutly. President of the Agricultural School of the State of Arkansas. Original,.... Increase ... iteissue -••• Kestoralioa,. Daplioate... Aeorued .... ToUl ... JOIINSBURQIJLj He --CALL ON- E. M. HOWE, Oppomtte BSeliop'e MU1, Vbo bas a ooasplete line of the best storesfin the market, as well as a large atook of HarAvare, Heckanic's Tools, (IN, COPPER A SHEET IRON WARE, Aad, l^bet. everythla«|la tie hardware <teve aad tie line. MX WILL NOT BB UJtDBBBOLD. (Ml at his store before buying elsewhere owing and repairing promP*1T *? MraSmomber, extr« good saffatas eaa ai­ ms be ebtaiaed »v 'lowe a. MaHeary^Dee. 1» 1881. R H E U M A T I S M TWs MBMdy bas MpeeHK action upon tbe flnkl 1 Um body, supplytaa wotstnre to the tissues an " ' •" tbe Joints sfleetod by the disease. N IsnctUata remain after a cure b A trial of a single bottle will fpnvinc the moat eoeotleal that we have not told half lis vi tSsT^ioe^.eo per boule. for sale by a its. Manufactured only by LINMBY MEDICINE CO., C^'tNOA, ILLINOIS mi H E N R Y M I L L E R , -eaun ni- hm ail Am Sootoh and Anxerioan Granite MO A UMBN'PS, TABLBTS, HE A D8TOnB8 CBMBr&KY COPING. BTXX JOHMUBtiBGH, ILL. Orders Solicited. Qoo4 Work Guaranteed. Poet Office Address MoUKNHT. ILdU SODA, Bast in theVforld. If yen want to learo how to Paint your Buggy for One Dollar, *•»!* st Bealey^ Drug Store, Weat Eud. An iMldont of shlloh. The ^veteran Colonel Thomas Reynolds,ot Msdlson. was one of th^- bravest men Wisconsin had In the war. The Colonel was under arrest for some trivial matter at the opening of th* battle of Hhlloh, b 'lng Major at that Without stopplnr tu ask for release lie seized aVliel*lah and took command of 'lie regiment after the A* Id offltrer- had been disabled. %nd fought s» gall inly as anv man on that bloody field. Gran' saw him with his peculiar weap »n and asked "Who has command ot • his regimenl P* "1 have that honor 5eneral." 'Where Is y«Mtr sword? • ••You have It General * Grant then remembered that the' Major had be»-ii arrea ed. T'.iose who saw G'Snt Say * teat rolled from bis eyes as he said - Major, you are released. Your sword will he «ent to you. --Mi\U>CMk«e &M- Oay Telegraph. rmetteal Jsko oa Ooa. Sherman. Home War reminiscences published In the Cleveland Leader record a laughable practical Juki- perpetrated iipou Gen. Hberman. Tbe General was visiting the headquarters of Gen Howard while at Goldsboro, N. C. and while there felt the need of a small draught of whisky to drive oil the effects of malaria. Gen. Howard's rigid temperance principles precluded ihe Idea of obtaining whisky from b m, hut wLen Dr. John Moore, the Medical Director,came In Sherman gave him the «ink and said: "Doctor, have you a seldiitz powder la your quarters?' Hie doctor said he bad. Gen. Howard said: "Gen. Sherman, it is not neces­ sary to go the doctor's quarters; 1 have plenty of seldiitz powders bere, and good one* too. 1 will get you one." If nbere was anything la Howard's quart- ters Uiat Sherman did net want It was a seldiitz powder, and therefore be said to Howard; "Never mind. Gen era!; glye yourself ae trouble. [How 1 ard was then getting the powder and 1 glaaa of The amouut of good that has beet done o the soldiers of the count ry|«nd heir needv and dependent ones l»> this accelt-ruion ol the wheels ol iuwttce cannot be expressed In word* It will require but little imaginailot, nowev^r. to conceive how much com iort and happiness have been dlflu»ed hrnughobt i he laud by tbls iuureaeeo Hlclfucy. aadea|Death IM SM61 S,n7u 1.11 8t3 1,615 St, 190 '35,771.40.8E2 IS.ISU i6,348 88 57» M.S79 it,SIM 1,264 l,«)l 4,062 a.KSi 1.W8 94 1 2.«06 ;0,3d8 «,sw a,»H 84S 2,237 70,654 ot Comrade U B, PUlsjr, sf Ha *»nt water ready.1 I will be feie| In the independent of last wet k, we ftud tbe following: Last Friday morning the people of Harvard w»-re eijiriiedhy a repoit tlia* Dolplius E, I Ixley had dropped dead ou Hie-lUrvaril diLh«g park.-- tud the sad'rumor was quickly verirted Soon alter brenklaet Mr Pixies? left his home, about half a mile east of this village, and dr«»v* his favorite trotter over to the ptrk for a trial ot her speed. After be had dr.ven twice truuitd the ci»ur»e, in aitPinptiug t.. •I ght from his buggy he fell heavily uimiii Id- head and expired For som» years past Mr. fixley had been eubject in vertigo liis. in wldch be has Itv queutly f'llleu. and the supposition is lliat the excliemeut occasioned by hlf rapid drive around the course. »uperin du&Ml one of tlio8H fits which caused His death. Dr Bhnchard was sum­ moned and hastily went to tae park whe>e Mr. Plxley l»y, but the appliot lion of restoratives proved of no avail. At Dr. Blanchard's request Dr. Wood ruff was feet for. and It was soo*. determined that life was extinct. HI* body was taken to tbe residence of bis brother In law. J. O. Lewis, and Coroner Cook was duly notified, Ai noon Dr. Cook of Woodstock, the coroner's brother, duly deputize.!, arrived here and proceeded io summon s jury which was composed of ti»e rniinviiir named gon'iemen: H, S. Williams, foreman; L. R. Idnes, Dallas Clark, W. B. Truax, W. B, Walker, aud philo Wilkinson. » e It appeared by the testlmoay el Geo. M. Corey and a young man n&jaed Thomas Boodle, both of whom run Immediately to Mr, Plxley'a assis­ tance after he tell, that bis legs were tangled In the spokes of the wheels.-- that after their arrival he gave two or three gasps, but did aet evea Dsrtlall? reutrn to consciousness Ditld Hutchinson at d Moaroe Lake ' testified tbat Mr, Plslej we can eunsider lie otiice ISoUed 81.428 p»»n»ly^. c«tes. a total Increase ol 6.721'OV. work ol any prev iou* year. The greater liberality of Gen, Blai'kV ^ ' admiiiutratiou is shown by the In crea»e oi more than &U0 allowance per month, and the greater efficiency i> proved by tlii? grand increase of work being accoinpl<sued ny a force n| cleiks numbering lully 100 less than tbt average uuder his predecessors. I'u make the splendid results of Gen Blacks uianag' meu more apparent we give the figures or the fl-Hjtl year- eitiiiug Juue St, IMS, '84 *86 and '# respectively: Number or Ccrtl0cat«s Issued during years endiug Juue 30, 'nS '88. Miacetlane< ouo certitlcaies uot iuoluded. " Then I presume that settled^* The committee looked troubled, and held a consuittilon In the donr-way. Tnen they gave their ultimatum as follows: -Well, sir* th*«'s til right as far as II got*s. but we will have to "trike umess von will agree io pay for the be«r»*,«* Rambler. '•0M Story of m Great Cobtlehor. S ae editor polntfiJ^Uhl^!^"wl his duties. The editor »dopte4^^1 tactics of his critic and wrote a !• tnL' ^ to the lawyer d*olarlng that he was i •ingui»rariy destitute of ability for bis profession, that his manners wers so . offensive that they repelled elleate and discredited his profession. The •ditor added that he wrote as a friend and with regard to the lawyer's Suc­ cess at the bar. Tbe lawyer made ae reply, "but be said to his friends tlat the editor was the most Impudent fel* v low of his acquaintance, an oplalea which by a singular colncldenoe, tbe •ditor had freely ex iressed to bis friends In regard to lawyer." Mr. \ + Curtis concludes that editors are qelte \s likely to be capable of manag ng their own business as lawyers |»r dee- | ur«, etc., and it might be well for hose addicted to explosive speech or mpulslve writing of letters to bear la •nlud the sage Injunction to one of Uk*^ /ailing, Vount twenty for' A Traveler's Isfsssttr. ....'v- A strlklog Instance of iogenaltf la taking advantage of the resources of nature tn an emergency is fo-iod le Sir *amuel Baker's sccount of his travels •n Abyssiua. His stock ol so «p had be- «»om * exhausted; and as he poe <*4 tbuudance of various kinds of fat, he Intermitted to convert a quantity of Ills grease Into soap. For this pw- mse be required both polish and.Ume; •ad how were these to be obtained? Che negloek tree, he found was rich la potash; be therefor* burned a »arge •tuantuy a id sss< e at roa< lye with tbe *hes, which he conoentraied by boll- ug. 1 bere was no lleaestooe; l»nt Mre B. A. Blake, of Hinsdale. N. H. has ,i«ed Pisa's. Cure for Consumption for severe Brjĵ chi*! troubles, and finds superior to any tblng she ever tried. Site is never wlti.out it In tbe beese* tbe river produced a plentiful supply >f oyster shells, which. If burned, pee- •luie excellent lime. What was next wanted was a kiln tn Whlth be burn the shells, and this be ooneUNMted out of one of tbe great ae*-hl!!s which rise to ten feet nigh, common to tbsse valleys and which passess a very bard external crust. Two natives beUewed out one of those hills; a draught hole was made below front tbe oatalds; tbe tiollow was loaded with wood sad AIM wt> b seme six bushels of oystei- bells, which were »gala eovered with feel; and after burning twenty-four boevs a supply ot exoslleat lime was obtained. Chen oom me need hts soap-w~* which waseflseted la a lerge pot of Egyptlaa saanefaeture. tbf- grsdleuMf pdtsob. llmsi sadJrt alien carefully mixed;and, aftw lag tea boars, sad having beea stantly stirred. Slr. hart WL exoellent aoapw of which be §)£_ about forty pteed ̂ '.i 4d'L- -4^, ,>jtf •• i" :