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* -y PtIUIIlD Kritrj W1DW8ID4T T A N S L T K E i r IBIT0B*V90) PROPRIETOR. ^ ^ &M! »- fai " In Bishop's Block,) -Onoarra Fnnnv^^Nran'e TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Jne Tear, (In Advaaee) tl^O (f Net Paid within Three Months 100 Subscription* received for tbiM or six •oaths in the Ma* proportion. Rates of Advertising. Wo iBMunot liberal rate* for advertising m the PLaim>esxaR, and endeavor to state them aa plainly that they will he readily an- lerstoed. They are as follows: 1 Inch one year - . • 5 00 , 8 Inches oaa year . . , , » „ » 10 00 t I n o t a o a a n a y e a r - \ • ' , f c 1 5 0 0 V Ooluma ona year ' « • %' so 00 H Oeiutnn ana year.#-'. 60 00 Oelnnanone year < » •«"* - 10000 Oaa inch mean* the measurement of one aehdewn the column, alngle column width. Yearly advertisers, at the abore rates, have the privilege of changing as oftea as they IkOMit without extra eharge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having Itandlnf cards) will be entitled to insertion af lecal notices at the rate of 6 cents per line each weak. All others will be charged 10 aaata par Una the first week, and 5 cents per liaa for each subsequent week. Tranaient advertisements will be charged at the rate af M cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issue, and • ceats par liaa for subsequent issues. Thus, an inoh advertisement will cost • LOO for one week, |LM for two weeks, 92.00 for three wet-ka, and so on. The PLAtinmAUm will be liberal In giving editorial notices, but, as a basiness rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns forpeouniary BUSINESS CARDS. H. T.BROWN.M.D. ftRTSlCIAN AND SURGEON. Ofloe at Residence, McHenry, 111. If, O. H. FEQER9, M. D- ,_T8IC1AN iND SURGEON, McHenry, ill*. Ofllee at Residence. a J. HOWARD, M. D. nKTmOIAN, AND SURGEON, McHenry, I 111. Ofi» Residence, one door West IARBIAN BROS. II« A* Manufacturers, McHenry, 111. Or- vi dera solicited. Shop, lo Old McHenry, m Kelter Block, third door west of Riverside Mouse. C j^v%vvV T*'. I Livery Stable. : TJ E. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First rf class rigs, with or without drivers furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of all klada done on short notice. A TTORNKY at r,AW. LaSal'e A. CHICAGO, ILL. Street M. F. ELLSWORTH,' A TTORNKT at Law* and SolieiteT la Chan 1%. eery, Nnnda, III. ASA W. SMITH, TTORNET AT LAW and Solicitor] la L Chancery.--Woodstock, I1L S. F. BENNETT, M. D. T>HTf*IOlAN AND SURGEON. Also United 1 States Examining Surgeon. Riehmond, Illinois. MART G. BARBIAN. . s HATR WORKER. All kind* trf Hair Work done in first class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms at, residence, north­ east corner of Public Square, McHenry, 111. DR. C. *. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry. at Parker TTonae, the 10th 11th 26t,h and 26th of each month. When dates occur Saturday • or Sunday I make mv visits on the following Monday, and the first day of such visit occurs on Friday, I will stay bnt one day. E. R. BENNETT,' M. Late House Surgeon Cook County Hoapltal RICHMOND, ILLINOIS, Special attention given to difficnlt Surgical eases. DEUT&CH GE8PROCHEN. Office at Residence of Dr. S. F. Bennett. States ffar Claim Am -OF- . H. COWLIN, Woodstock, Illinois. Prosecutes all class as and kinds of claima against the United States tor ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made In prosecuting old and rejected claims All communications promptly answered if Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. WM, H. COWLIN, Office at Residenoe, Madison St., Wood a toe*, Illinois. AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BONSLETT, SALOON AND RESTAURANT, at. the old j stand, opposite? Bishop's mill, McHenry, 111. The choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars to he found in the county. Warm or cold meala on ahort notice on application. PHIL-BEST'S MILWAUKEE BEER by the BottleerCase, always on hand. © STABLING FOR HORSES. I: ROBT SCHIESSLE Having purchased the old stftnd of Joseph Wiedemann, NEAR THE DEPOT, MoHENRY, ILLINOIS, Keeps open for tha accommodation .of the Public a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will ** all times keep the|best Also Ageat For ITRANSE FALK'8 MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways en hand, oheaper than any other, quali­ ty eensldered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. GOOD STABL1NO FOR HORSEft •' jRhCall and see aa. Robert Schlessle. MeHeary. IlL, Kay tttta, W. ENGLEN'S SAL00H and RESTAURANT Buck'# Old Stand, MoHKNRY, ILLINOIS. Kentucky Liquors, Trench Bitters, f iCcBenry Lager Beer, Talks' Xilwiuki* Ban, -AND- Schlitz ttflraBlee Bottle Beer. By the Bottle or Case. Wo bay none bat the best and Mil at Reasonable Prices. Call and see me and I will use ifttWoU. ANTONY ENGELN. PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned Is prepared to do all jobs in We line of Digging Wells, Repairing - Pumps, Cementing Wella, or will put in Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. In ahort will do all work in this line. Can famish 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 lie paired or a naw Pump, give me a call. WOr<1 era by mall promptly attended t0< Post office, Johnabiirgn, 111. L. BANTES. Johns burgh, III., May 26th, 1885. WOOD3TOCK, ILL. Bnati.eea attended to promptly. :|$lfceare, •kill and integrity. j, F. CA8ET, A TTORNEY and Counselor at Law, Office t\. over Zimpleman's store. All businesa entrusted to my care will receive prompt at­ tention. Woodstock, III. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and •Towelei* NO. 50 FIFTH AVE., (Briggs House), Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. asrA Full Assortment of Goods in his line SI for "13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, securely wrapped, to any address in the United States for three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. Liberal discount allowed to postmasters, agents and clubs. Sample copies mailed free Address all orders to UCHABD X. VOX, Frakklin Squabs, New York. JOHN J. WINKLES, Carpenter and Joiner, Is prepared to do all work in his line on ahort notice and guar- en tee satisfaction. 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. Best of References given If de- JOHN J. WINKUMW McHENR F, ILL., March SOth, 1886. Attention Horsemen! I would call the attentfion of the public to my Stable of Stock Horses, four in number: two Morgans, one 3-4Percheron, and one Imported Horse. They are all good representatives of their breed. Also a few Merino Sheep t<»r Side. The public are cordially invited to call and examine stock, get prices, «t*f. No business done on Sunday. N. S. Colby. 19-7-tf MCHENRY* ILL Obtained, and all other businessm the U.S Patent Office attended to for MODES.ATB FEES. • - • " - - Our office is opposite the IT. S. Patent Office, and we can obtain patent« in less timo than those i emote from W .46 HI NO TON* Send Model or Drawing. We advise as to patentabilit 7 free ot charge; and wo make no Charge unless we Obtain Patent, We refer here, to the Postmaster, the Supt. of Money Order Div . and to officials of the U. S. Patent Office, For circular, advice, terms, and references tt actual clients In your own state or County, write to C. A. SNOW & CO. Opposite Patent Office, Washington. D, C. C. G- ANDREWS. GENERAL SPRING GB0VE ILL. Sales ot Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most SEASONABLE THUS, AND Satisfaction Guaranteed. Call on or Address C. C. Anredws, Spring Grove, 111. spring jhrove, Sepu;30tb, 1885, ll-ll-Sm BABSAISS OT For Coal and Wood • AND Lunoh. JOS. PEKOVSKY. Having opened a Restaurant and Lunch Room, in his block, two doors South of the Post Office, is now prepared to serve a goou Lunch, with Hot-Coffee or Tea lit all hours ot the day or evening, and on short notice. FRESH OYSTERS, By the Can, Quart or Dish, always on hand. Give Us a Call. " JT. PEKOVSKY, McHenry, Oct. 13, 1886, Record 2;30. "Georjre O.'^ls a white apota on laic spots on body, de Arabian Blood. Pboiorbb:--"Gi Lakeland Abdaliah old, tne sire of Maa< 1:08Si; Noontide. 9 :t»,. llcCnriiy's ttwahl*'* t:27X; Hermes %£f No S730- Chesnut with star Ider, also little black K a back strain of JunP 5th 1830. s O" was tired by i own brother to Har- (Queen of the turf) Mnt tie Graham, 3:2IX an, 2:26#; Deciana, iooil Morning, 2:28X; • .*1^1 | uviMtva Temple I:3U; a. Lakeland At- toman (wiih S.iA - Abdaliah. by 1 9 Dam the Chi9.|jtr«*h kr. etc. ,' ,h® Lakeland Abi. Jnbri by Abdaliah, bvjent "George O a" *! Mare "Fannie Ifsllal Track at Seveat|Mai-- .. out anv nreparDam red br Autocrat by |l 1:23X), by Cassius "Rysdykes Hamble list of better) he by by Imp. Me&senser; by Imp.Deilteund- i Waa Enchantress, o, etc, as above, the fast Pacing paced the' Clucaico •f age in 2;27, with Geo, M. Patehe.^' (w M. Clay, by A! "xn reaKickson, by BashaW, etc. Alon). • I, Dam «f Fannt . (rew Young Rowlin, by Sen. Gifford, her drew r a son of Imported Messenger. '1. •George O." « V B horse and the rtt Dai measure of his *T vat* trials vary . a do the aame la *<*rd Mis eolts ara ve-, 'leed never bred a Stil his Celts ara briet race ears old. Heeany fM e combines tin indar" bletonfan, the f) of to-day, Hamttft Gee. M. Patcheav Term: AT TIM\ Mares not provt| return aeaaou Free Accident* and K" Marc a cared fsr, ate., at (2.00 per no] for farther partic* r premising youn% has attained la no be has trotted prl- »elow that, and can 1 it any opportunity. $ considering he has ucti Bred Mare yet, and om f?»0 up, at two but be a fast one, as f old Hysiivke llam. eur Trotting Family senger, Bellfounder (, Bashaws, etc. '5 Cash, CALL Off- ^ Mcfleniy, III., 188fif E. M. HOWE, Ageatt Wanted! Foa thb eaaaT xiw book, •Tha W rid'* Wndors ' ly J. W. Bual. Tha oaost saeeesssnl subscription book ever jinbllahed. _ Over haif a million copiet were told jtaafe^rM tnonlht. and tt la aellinc three times as &st now as ever before, secular •aavassera clear from 115 to 925, (40 and $69 aer 4av. flethlec like it waa ever known in thakiatory of book publiahlng. JPro ft tent free en application, N# experience needed to lasnresuccess. We help,persons without Beans to do a larce business; no capital need- li. Write fer {particulars, Salaries guaran­ tied te per ton* who do net wish to oanvatt on eom- •lirriri Wa mean business, and want live aetata la every towaship. it will cost yea ••thtBC to write for terms and full descrip- Maas ef oar plans af aolay businesa. We also mtee away etmndmrd booke to persona who send ASaaaaea of beok agents, Write for our«liat ftaa ataatfara booka. / HiiToaioAL Pouiana Qo. m Altll M. Third Street, St. LouU,Ma • ' • '• - rf "'N. J': ' : vii:':'1- : ' Opposite Bishop's Mill, ^rho has a complete line of the beat atoveajin the market, as well as a large stock of Hardiare, Wechanic's Tools, TIN, COPPER & SHEET IRON WARE, And, lnftact, everythiag lt. the^hardwara 4teve aad tin line. MM WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. Oall at his store before buying elsewhere. Jobbing and repairine promptly attended to ear Remember, extra good bargaiaa oaa al> waya be obtained at Ho re'a. Mcllenrj, Deo. 1,1*^4- J. P. SMITH, WATCHMAKER § JIVELfR, McHenry, - UlinaiB. As rine a Stock of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry As can be found in the Conntv, whioh I offer at prices that can not oe beat. J. P. SMITH. McHenry, 111,, Marah 1st. 1888. IIPPINCOTTS • * LIPPINC01TS • - UPPINCOTTS Leads all other Magazinas " In t ales of Fiction A New Departure • poems of Interest ---------- «• pleasing Short Stories •• Interesting Miscellany 2B Ot9. » Jfotes of Progress ~~ NEARLY "^Jboice Selections - 400 » Or'gi,,al ContrihoUona TAGSS IN EACH issvB ««• X°P>C<> of the Times ™ Terse Genu A Complete New Novel « ' SuPe'lative Melrtt By tome Uforita utkor i a uch lo. ~ Giving a library of 13 new and valuable works,1 from #15.00 to J!i8.oo annually, at the nominal of 25 cents per month Subscription, <3.00 _ Stories by John Habberton, Frances Hodgson Bur­ nett, Julian Hawthorne, Lucy C. LiUie, etc., etc., will appear in early issues Circulars, giving details, etc., mailed on application J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY 715 and 717 Market St., Philadelphia Albums only 90 cents, at (too. W Baalay's, Waat Sldat McHenry Cb. {SERVICE. foal are entitled to a at owners risk, (ding pasture, trying, >n Summer, address, (W. Ow<«, McIIEXR y, ILL. POUJ.TR Y OEO. W.I PRATT, WAUCOMfA, ILL. Has for sale eld andiyounpr stock, of the following breeds, ot <#or»uKh bred Poultry, which I will sell tor on# Uulf the nsual pries. Black B. B*l Games, Blue Games, Black |Tarter Games, Black Cochins, Lungs bans, Wy- aixlotts, Gold Lace Sebright Bantams, Light Brahams, R. <;. B. Leghorn^, I Wild Turkey Gobbler, 50 Pe|in Ducks, GEO. W. PRATT, Wauconda. OOXTBtBCTCD BY WM. H. COWLIN. County a:A R. Directory. BICHNOMD POST HO 388. Meets tha eeoond Kridaj evsnlnc eaoh month. DB. S. P, BamraTT.l Com. WOODSTOCK POST, MO 108. Meats trst and third Monday evenings af each month. Wx. Avbby, Com. af KVldU POST, Meets the second an<l fourth Wedneeday evenings of each month.. W*. Botxaa, Oom. ' .hakvabd ro«T, wo *55. Meetethe aecont and tourtn Monday even inics ot each month. ^ I. W. Sbatbbhs, Can. ' Mabbhoo port, Na Mt, Meets every second and Fourth Friday evenings of eaoh month. A. J. BOTIMATOir, Oom. E0LD1 earead everSW la e<*. •atteqaked. TamRII oaa akaolsWIy seta araMg, , hat those who writs ta 'ortland, Maine,will receive atlon sbont work which llvsat home,thiit wilt pay to $35per day. Some hate --•«, young or oM. Capiial ThoMWbootart at onoa All is o«w. BEANS •f+\IKE Billon aeeaa; tick Headsehs In Four heart. 16) One dose relieves NearaMa. They cure end prevent Chills Fever, tour Stomach / Bad Breath. Clear the Skin, lam the Nerves, and fllva U(e / Vigor to the system. Dolie«ONE BEAM. Try them once and you will never be without theau Price, SB cents per bottle. Sold hv Druggists and Medicine Dealers generally. Sent on receipt tl price la stamps, postpaid, to any address, jr. F. SMITH A CO., and Sole Props.. ST. LOUit.MO. Algonquin,IU., DEAL» in S&rdmii, ?tor#a, Tinwara In short, w ta the above which we are 3 ing public a-'1 house in thit. ̂ JOBBNQ Algonqalit, F* keep everything lentioned lines, fe ing to the buy- ieap as any other $tion. 'A1B1NG, IlTTENDED to. »HN HEUL 18.1886. DONT YCT PORGET IT! A$A N. SMITH, -OF- VToodstock. • • Illinois. Backed by Millions ot money oifej you INDEMNITY against damage by Fire, Lightning, Wind Storms, CYCLONES AND TORNADOES. Drop me a postal card and 1 will visit you; oall onmeandl will write you a policy, and wnen either or any oftbeae destructive ele ments devastates your property, happy will you be if you hold one of my policies, for I will surety visit you, and minister unlo.you. forsake you. ASA W.SMI1B, tten'I Jneuanee Ap $100 A WEEK. -%faiie8 or Gentlemen desiring pleasant, profitable employment write at once. We want you to handle an article of domestic use that recommends itself to everyone at sight Staple Flour. Hells like het cakes. Froiw SS0 per eent. Families wishing to practice economy should for their own bene- at write for particalars. Used every day the ye§r round in every beasehold. Price within reach of all. Circulars free. Agents receive An Important Bounty Decision. The Sacond Comptrollar of tha Treasury has decided that an enlisted soldier who was discharged before tke expiration ot his term, because of dls> ability resulting from sun-stroke, is entitled to the bounty provided for Id cases of soldiers disoharged before the expiration of tholr term of enlistment, because of disability resulting from wounds received In the line «f duty. The death of Gen. Logan calls atten­ tion to the waning number of seldlerc of the Union in the Senate. Unless something extraordinary occurs, there will be but three of these in the Sen­ ate after the 4th of March--Hawley, Manderson, and Plumb. Of the fifteen Republican senators who will be sworn in March 4, Gen. Hawley is the euly one who served in the army, while of the seven Democrats who will be sworn ia at the same time four were In^he Confederate army. This will make twenty ex-Confederates la the Senate to tbrt>e ex-Union soldiers. The Candor of a Coward, The colonel of a New York regiment tells a story of the battle of Winches- ter. In the thickest of the fight, when the slaughter In the Union line had become perfeotly frightful, he detect­ ed a stout Irishman of his regiment curled up behind a great tree. He rode up to the delinquent and savage­ ly reprimanded him fur his cowardice. But the man, with irresistible Hiber­ nian drollery, responded: "New, Colonel, dear, don't be hard with a or felly like me. A. coward Is It? h, 1 ttoitik t tWTWtt rd ratiter be called that every day In the year than to be like that poor crayter yonder." The upoor crayter yonder." to whom (lie Colonel's attentloa was directed, was the mangled corpse of a soldier whose bead had been entirely demol­ ished by a shot. The odd earnestness of the fellow's excuse made the Colonel laugh heartily, and the mas was left to the enjoyment of bis tree. Good Story- About Ingersoll. "I served in Bob Ingersoll's com­ mand," said a veteran of the Ochiltree club at the panorama of Bull Run la Washington the other day. Vand whon- ever I want to have a good Isugh I recall in my mind the incidents con­ nected with bis capture in Tennessee. I have sean somewhere a cruel para­ graph to the effect that the colonel surrendered very willingly, and I want to braud that falsehood for what It is. A braver man I never saw iu five years of service. We were scattered over a good deal of territory surrounding a village at the lime the colonel was taken In and cared for by the Johnnie* We were in a skirmish at the time, rnd the colonel was trying to get to & demoralized wing of his command. As tie was passing through a series of cattle-pens, he was surrounded by a lot of confederates end commanded to surrender, but he didn(t do it woith a cent. He kept right on running at breakneck speed. He was not so stout then as now, and as a pedestrian he was no slouch. The bullets were flying about him thick as ball. If be ceuld get to another branch of his command he felt that he could rally the boys and win the fight. A number ef his men saw that be was In imminent peril, and that If be didn't surrender he would be killed, and they yelled at him at the top of their voices to stop end surrender. He heeded, but I could see that be did so with regret and disgust. '•Here is where the humor began. Whea the colonel stepped he threw up his bands and shouted out'Stop firing! I'll acknowledge your old confede­ racy!' The colonel was taken over to a store for safe keeping, and he proved to be a great curiosity, feople flocked around him, listened to his stories laughed, and declared that they were having more fua than they ever had in their lives. That night the colonel eat around the store till a goodly num­ ber of. the rebels came ia, and tbea began to treat and tell yarns. Finally the crowd overflowed the place and blocked up the entrance to It. Then the colonel went out aide. The boys wore all feeling well under the poten­ cy of words and drinks, and every man woman, and child within the sound of his voice loved blm. Directly the colonel was asked to make a speeoh. This was what he was working for. e right reugli crowd, too. No lecture that the great orator has ever de­ livered contained so much that was good in tt. 'It fairly bubbled over with good-will and the milk of human kind­ ness. He pictured how regretfully the norlb took up arms against the south, remlading his hearers that they had fired the first shot In their assault on FortSumpter. Then he weat off on slavery, placing the poor white before him In the place of the fnnfertuaate blacks, a people with souls and all the instincts of the whites, but ^down­ trodden for no other reasoa than that they were black. He pictured the scene when those who had held human souls in bondage were called before the judgment throne to answer deeds dene In the flesh. It was * touching appeal, and brought out streams of tears and storms of applause frem the very men who had but a few hours bsfore shot at and captured him. "At the moment when the most pathetlo passages In bis speech were being delivered Gen. Forrest, the con­ federate cavalryman whose command had made the captura, rushed into the crowd, all aglow with excitement, but not angry, and exclaimed: 'Here Ingersoil, stop that speech and I'll ex­ change yoo for a government mule.' A short time afterward Col. Ingersoil was paroled. He was demoralizing the whole of that command, and would have had it revolting against Its com­ mander had he been allowed to go on (or two or tbre days as he had on the first day." Bills recently introduced by senators end congressmen for the benefit of the ex-soldiers or their dependent rel­ atives: (H. R. 16868.)--INTRODUCED BT MR, RTAN. A Bill to extend the time for filing clalme for additional bounty under the act of July 28, 1866, which ex­ pired by limitation cu July 1. 1880, to Jaly, 1. 1890. Be it enacted, etc., That the time tor filing claims for additional bounty un­ der the act of July 28, 1866, and whioh expired by limitation on the 1st day of July, 1880, be, and the same is here­ by revived and extended until the 1st day of July, 1890; and that uli claims for such bounty filed In the proper de­ partment on and after the l<t day of July, 1880, and before the passage of this act, and the same are hereby, de­ clared to have been filed in due time, and shall be considered and decided without refiling. (S, R. 87.)--INTRODUCED BT MR. M'PHERSON. Jolit Resolution providing for medals > ~to*fee oftioers Aod jaaJtsted men of the three months1 service In eight­ een hundred and sixty-one. Resolved. etc., That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to cause a medal to be pre- pored, the same to be made irom cap­ tured cannon, to be presented to each of the officers and men of the volun­ teer militia of the several states, who «o nobly and promptly responded to the call of the President of the United .States for troops, dated April 15th, 1861, tor three months' servise; and the sum of dollar* is hereby appropri­ ated to defray the expense thereof, eut or any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be available immediately. (H. R. BT MR. lon« his cause, and sucb proceedimni SbaU be had as in other cases, incln^iff lb* trial by jury whenever the etefttiaat demands It, and the right of tllfiM to the higher courts dpon quesuOM of law and fact; and upon the beartaff the claimant shall have the right tf lHC all evidence, documents, ana psp*1 of < every des;riptien which have Ilea filed In the proceedings befCM SM Commissioner of Pensions u* ilie Secretary of the Interior; an«f aS «eo* ord or other evidence in pnwciSlllB of the government, or copies thereof, shall be furnished, on application by the claimant, for use In sucb 'proceed* ings in the district court. Visit ot the CL A. R. Pension Committee. In last week's National Tribune we announced the arrival In Washington of Comrades George S. Merrill. JutCC Tanner, John Minehan and Joba S. Kountz, of the G. A. R. National Pen**;! sion Committee. Immediately upon their arrival tb« comrades took up their work where they had left pfl at their previous visit in December. They held conferences with the Pension Commitees of both Houses, and urged with all the earnest* ness possible to men who feel as strongly upon the subject as they do the need of immediate and substantial legislation for the benefit of tha veterans. Tbey also called upoa tha members of both Houses indivlduallj', and presented to them the daiaw of the veterans to proper consideration. The passage by the House of the hill to give all soldiers who ara disabled and dependent 913 a month followed immediately. While this bill is far from being all that the Committee desired or the soldiers deserve, it is yet a long step in the right direction. It will do an Immense amount of good, and bring relief where relief la utaet urgently needed. It gives much, but does not stand for an instant 1 i the way of getting mora until the lull measure of justice isee- cured. Tha Committee therefore ac­ cepted the bill and urged the friends of the veterans in the Senate to pans It without alteration or emendation. Of the wisdom of this there can be no shadow of doubt. At this late hour af the session It would be very dangerons to return an amended bill to tha ffiiHia for re-passage. That experiment has resulted too badly lu the past t» be risked again. The temper of the Sen* ators was found vary favorable to the passage of the bill as it stood, and tha Senate Pension Committee voted unanimously to report it favorably. We are confident that before this , reaches our readers the bill will pass the Senate, and w s hope' that Rrnevt week's National Tribune we can report that the President has slgoed it. Leaving things In so encouraging a shape. Comrades Merrill, Tanner Linehan and Kountz went out to Uatah* met Place to pay their respect to Mrs. Logan and thea departed for thatr several homes.--National Tribune. v 10302.)--INTRODUCED M'ADOO. A Bill relating to dependent relatives of deceased pensioner. Beitenactaa, etc., That where aay soldier and only son wbo served In the late civil war, aad who shall have been discharged on account of wounds re­ ceived while in the liae of duty, and pensioned by the Government, aad whose name has been stricken from the pension roll on account of the death ot said soldier, and wbo shall not have left any widow, child or chil­ dren him surviving, and who shall leave s father or mother who was de­ pendent on him for support, then'said father or mother shall be entitled te receive ail money due said soldier up to the time of his death, and likewise receive a pensiou from the govern­ ment that a dependent father now re­ ceives . Sec. 3. That this act sball take effect immediately. (H. R. 10047.) --INTRODUCED BT MB. OROSVENOR. A Bill amending tha pension laws granting pensions ta widows and minor children. Be it enacted, etc.. That if any in­ valid pensioner has c^ied or sbali here­ after die leaving a widow or minor child or children under sixteen years of age, such widow or minor child or children shall be placed upon the pen­ sion roll at the rates now established by law for widows and minor children without regard to the causc of death of such penslouer: Provided. That the claim is otherwise established: And provide i further, That the cause of death of such pensioner was not or is not due to a violation of civil or mili­ tary laws or the results of vioioui hab­ its: And provided further. That eaid widow was married to the deceased pensioner prior to the passage of this act. Sec. 2. That all laws or parts of'laws conflictingjrith tha provisions^)! this aot are hereby repealed. (S. 816.)-- INTRODUCED BT MR. BLAIR A Bill to give the right of trial by jury to claimants of pensions, under the laws of the United States, whose applications have been rejected by the Secretary of the laterlor oa ap­ peal from the decision of the Com missioner of Pensions. Be it enacted, etc.. That in all cases of applications for pensions, under the laws of the Uuitet' States, which shall have been rejected on appeal from the decision of the Commissioner to the Secretary of the Interior, the claimant of the pension or bis legal representa­ tive to the right of the pension, may file his petition in the district court of the United States In the district wherein be resides, for the pension, setting forth, with other necessary averments, the rejection of his claim and a minute later he was on a- box and addressing tha crowd--and It waa 1 thereupon the court shall haar aud try Jby the Secretaryfof the Interior; and tbi •VCv What <a an kdltor. ^ "Papa, what Is an editor?" \ "Why, my daughter. I ant ashamad of your ignorancc lu regard to tha greatest living wonder of this program «ive age of medical wonder and earth­ quakes. "An editor In most eases, wbo came Into the world without any apparent object in view, came by accident so to speak, boru of poor but honest parents, struggling through babyhood and boy­ hood, amid scenes of school and mis­ fortune, becomes hardened enough to live on flattery, glory aad big write- ups that makes a subscriber reach for a dollar; flattered, respected,shunned, and hated by everybody ; is expected to write up the country once a week and give everybody a free pot, espe­ cially those wbo borrow the paper to read. An editor Is a cross between early piety and cranky old age. Ha never swears in the paper without ab­ breviating with a dash; he rolls along like a stone gathering moss, until tha lumbago strikes Into his back. Tha gathering of wealth has but a faint hope and a shadowy "might be" In hla mind; he lives from day to day la hopes of getting conscience money from his subscribers wbo owe him sev­ eral years' subscription, but the subs­ cribers sleep well every night, while- she struggles on always having some thing coming. Aa editor is expected to ride out all his railroad passes and spend ail his money paying hotel hills attending the convention of his polit­ ical party, for which he gets the prom­ ise of a third class post office in the sweet subsequently, while some blataat stump sppaker gets the campaign fund for shooting abuse at the oppoeita party to a crowd kept alive by bonfire and a brass band. " 'Step my paper and take my ad oat are the first stnuzaa of the most de­ lightful poetry that stumps the ear of the editor. It is encouraging aad soothiag to his earnest rejections, and often causes him to write column after column of mighty coed reading matter about the couutry, nerely to fit the ulace where the ad came out. "An editor believes in heaven, but sometimes has serious doubts about getting thure, as no 'comps' are issued and it takes money he has not got to tread the narrow path that leads to the Celeitial City, where wrlta-npa ara not necessary for the encourageSMet of emigration. An editor is a!waya expecting a blessing er a curslag; at any moment, and sometimes gets both with only a recess of five mlnulos be­ tween acts. Oh, yes, my daughter, aa editor bora of a woman to of few days* and full of gall, glory and powri,* 1 -- EM. m '•M '•••• ... .-V • • - v. i• • i4. ..M.dJ'l. *1 i,- .jfe'i