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I# : •> it-'- JjejJesry l̂aiiiealer. Ptnnino Etkht Whdwebdat bt VA.N 8L YKU,- _ S ICOITOB AND !PBOPEIKTOE. Offloe In Bishop's Block,' ; -^OFfOSITB ?IUT A OWBB*« /:#«»** or SUBSCRIPT low. iiAw Tear (in Advance) -ff K«t Paid within Three Months....', ' Subscriptions received for three Oeattui ia tbo same proportion. ...#1.50 . .. S.00 or six Rates of Advertising. We anaennce liberal rates for advertising I the Plaindbalrr, and endeavor to state •em so plainly that they vriUlw EOiuUiy un- eratood. They are as follow** I Inchene year .. - . IN l Inches one year - - . . M 00 * " 18 00 . 8000 6000 . 100 00 t Inches one year - ' Column one year - ' Oelamn ens year- Column one year • .. •' . -A i |y #ne inch means the meamrement of one V* ®ch down the column, single column ^ridth. ::T«arly advertisers, at the above rates, have (he privilege of changing as often as they •*7'.'|jbooee, without extra charge. -.Eerular advertisers (meaning those having •tending cards) will be entitled to insertion «r local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line taeh week. All others will be charged 10 •eats per Mne the first week, and 5 cents per ttae tor each subsequent weet. ' .Transient advertisements will be charged fi the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil jfpe, same as this is set in) the first issue, and t jpoeats per line for subsequent issues. Thus, . inch advertisement mil cost $1.00 for one Veek, 91.50 for two weeks, 12.00 for three Oevks, and so on. The Plaindrauto will be liberal in giving •tutorial notices, (Hit, as a business rule, it Will require a suitable fee from everybody Seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary ^^in- 1 • , , = BUSINESS CARDS. a. T. BROWN. M. D. rHrsioiAN and surgSon. Offlce at Residence, McHenry, 111. O. H. FEGER3, M, D- TSIOIAN AND SURGEON, McHenry, Ilia. Office at Residence. 0 O. J. HOWARD, M. D. ftHY4IOIAN AND SURGEON, McHenry, III. Office at Residence, one door West M. B. Chnrch. BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, 111. Or­ders solicited. Shop, la Old McIIenry in Keiter Block, third door west of Riverside Livery Stabler £ •III jr. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First -- without drivers class rigs, with or .rnished at reasonable rates, 1 kinds done on short notioe. Teaming of NEAR THE DEPOT, MoHENBY, ILL, Keeps epen tor the accommodation of the • " frabUc a rirst-Olass : Saloon and Restaurant, Htfcere he will at all times keep the besi of Wibes, Liquors and ORppw v? • to be found in the market. S , ; Also Agent For ; , f';.: T • FRANZ FALK« MILWAUKEE LAGER BEES. ; Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- 'Irays en hand, cheaper than any other, qa»li> ,,r .:%• considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. GOOD QTABLINU FOB HOR&E& 40rCall and see as. Robert Sehiessle. W': S-' Weet MeHenry, 111. ' A. Englen's mm m RESTAURANT. - MoHENRV, ILLINOIS. Kentucky Liquors, ̂ Preach, Bitter̂ , IcHenry Lager Beer, Mb* Uhraulna Btat, --AND-- PAUL BROWN, Attorney- at law. ss Lasaitestreet CHICAGO, ILL. M. F. ELLSWORTH, ATTORNEY at Law, and Solicitor m Ohan eery, Nnnda, 111. ASA W. 8MITH, Attorney at law and soiicitoriLin Chancery.--Woodstock, III. MART «. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER. Vll kinds of Hair Work done in first class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms a t residence, north* east corner of Public Square, McHenry, III. OR}. C. E. WILLIAMS ft; DAHLIN. DENTISTS. Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker House, the 10th llth 26th and 26th "of each month. 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 bnt one day. Attorneys at law, Woodstock 111. All business will receive prompt atten­ tion. wilf'ig JOHN KLEIFGEN. HOUSE Painter, Gralner, Calciminer and Paper Hanger. Resilience one Block West of Riverside House. Work attended to promptly and on reasonable terms. A. M. CHURCH, Watohmakor and Jeweler NO. 112 SOUTH CLARK STREET, Chi­cago, 111. Special Attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. WA Fall Assortment of Goods in his line UN States ffar flail ipcy OF WM. H. GOWLIN, Woodstock, - - Illinois. Prosecutes all class38 and kinds of claims 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 enoloeed for reply. W.W, if. COW LIN, Office at Residence, Madison St., Woods toe*, Illinois. N E W S T O R E . The undersigned would respectfully in form the citizens of McHenry and surround­ ing country tliat he has opened the sloie QT BILLED BL33K * SSvy/:. i: ( f s ' - . ' Hear the Iron Bridge, MBUFENRY, - ILLINOIS. Whereat all times can be found a choice line of 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. Ubeimi diseount allowed-to postmasters, agents and ciabs. temple copies mailed free Address all orders to bichabd x. rax, Fhahklih Square, New York. Letter fro man of •nt-A mm 'Thousands' are Conoo ststant Fore-Depart-ry _ n whioh Deeply AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BON3LETT QALOON AND RESTAURANT, aft the Old j stand, opposite Bishop's mill, McHenry, 111. The choicest Wines, Liquors an^ Cigars to be found in the county. Warm or cold meals on short notice on application. PHIL BE T*S MILWAUKEE BEER by the Bottle or Case, always on hand. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. ATTENTION 1 Farmers and Dairymei, •rift. to call-at orj I can faraiti It will pay those looking for * CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, premises before purchasing. inch by the oar- load or single PORTER H. WOLFRUM, CHBMirae. Farm about four miles northwest of Harvard. Illinois. ILL ICE, PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all lobe in Digging Wells, Repairing GLOVES AND MITTENS, Confectionery, CIBABS, TUB AC so, *KU: Everything F resh, First Class, ltd prices the lowest. {Give me t call. ' Butter, Eggs, and Poultry, TAKfeN fit; IXOHANGE FOB GOODS. E. F. BOOMER. McHenr*, Sent. «3th, 1W. / On short notice anr! #lWant satisfaction. In •hort will do all work in this line. Can furnish you a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as cheap aa any other man. onoa references tarnished if desired. |f yon want a Well Dug, a famp Repaired or4 new Pump, give me a calL Drders by mat! promptly attended to. Post office, Jonnsburgh, 111. L. BANTES. Johnsbnrgh, 111., May 26th, 1885. AGENTS: Inclus, gilt sides and edges Webeattfie wo1 rice*. A handsome trongly Bonnd Photo­ graph Album, 8K a. lftHf Incl^s. Kilt sides and edges, holding 22 pages of Cab- Si'.-h peat lor Si .00, retails for $2.25. Illustrated circular# mpp of the aboTe ana Clulnnnl* Olds ; J. ScUitz Hilvaales Bottle Beer, h toy quantity from a Sniiz G1o88 to 5C0 barrels. 1 - 3 AX vFHOEkSALE or BE TAIL L Betrin bottles, kegs or case as •b«ap as the cheapest. We buy none but the best and lellat Reasonable Prices. Call and see me and I iffl u* jpfciwell. ANTONY ENGJj&N. J McHenry, Dl., 1S86. J $2.25. Illustrated circulars ALBUMS c. G: ANDREWS. GENERAL SPE1NG GEOVE ILL. Sales *>t JStock, Farming Toole and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most mSQMBLI TEBJIS. C. C. Anredws, Spring Crove» 111^ Spring 3rove, Sept. 3th, 1885. U-ll-Sm E. LAV7LUS, Warrants a Fit or We make Suits to order of the oest Cloths, Foreign or pomes- t»c. IT THE LOWEST PRICES That good Goods can be sold u. HB ALaO 'ft-*' Ovcrooats, In *11 the latest atyles at Beaalett A Stoflala. and Repairs Clothes Ifeatly and on short notice. liive Me a Oall E. LAWLU8. McHenry, Jan • 19tht 1896. the I Pomps, Cementing Wells, W *;u» v ill put 2few W . i t l l S f l , «Hte.DKALXR IN- Corn, Oats, Rye and Mill Feed. Prices as. LOT AS THE LOWEST Call f nd get figures before buy­ ing elsewhere. Will guarantee jovi satisfaction in every particul­ ar. Don't Pay Anyone To Buy Your Ftid Fov Yoa. Large new Warehouse at the Pickle Factory in West McHenr}, Illinois. W. A, CRI8TY. BBEEDEB8 OF MORGAN HORSES, Sh.ort Horn. B»d M*d Angst, And Jersey Cattle. Hillside rned. Abont Are yean «fe I suffered from pain- fu 1 urination and grew pain and weakness In the lower part of mjr teek, pain in the limbs, bad taete in the month, disgust at food, and great mental and bodily depression. I lire at 241 York itreet, Jersey City, and on arriving home one night I found a copy of the Shaker Almana* th*t had been left during the day. I read the article. "What is this Disease that is Coming Upon na? It de- seriqed mv avmotome and feelings better than I could if I had written a whole book. My. trouble was indeed "like a thief in the night," for it had beer, stealing upon mo una­ wares for years. I sent for a Oottle of Shaker Extract ot Roots, or Seigcl'8 Syrup, and before 1 had taken one-half of it I felt the welcome relief. In a few weeks I was like my old self. I enjoyed and digested my food. My kidneys soOu recovered tone and strength, and the urinary trouble vanished. I WS8 well. Millions of people need some medicine aim. ply to act upon the bowela. To them I com­ mend Shaker Extract in the strongest possi- ble terms. It is the gentlest, plcasanteat, safest and surest purgative in this world. The most delicate women and chil lren may take it. One point moro: I have all the more confidence in this medicine because it is pro- pared by the Shakers 1 may claim to be a religious man myself and 1 admire the Shak­ ers for their zeal, consistency and strict busi- OOMTKIBCTED BT WM. H. OOWLIN. County C. :A. R. Directory. M'nENRTfrOST SO. 613. Meets the Pint and Third Friday evenings £fe»ehmonth. L. E. Bbnkktt, Com. fBTOHKOHD POST HO 286. the seooad Pridaj evening of ness integrity. What they make may be trusted by the public W. H Hall. For sale bv all druggists and by A. J. White M Warren aireet, New Tork. JOHN P. SMITH, Watoltmaker & Jeweler, McHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew* elryalwavson hafcd. Special attention given to repairing DM watches. Olve me a call. * JOHN P. SMITH. THE CHICAGO*"® v WORTH' WESTERN .'«• RAILWAY. Penetrates the Population In M Illinois, Iowa, - • . P"" ^ 1 i> fHimiesota, U HeMa aid VTQina. Its train service ia eat-efully arranged to meet requirements ot loc il travel, as well as Trade Centres. Its equipment of day and parlor cars, din­ ing and place sleeping cars is without Tival. its road-bed is perfoetion. of stone ballast- The Northwestern is the frvorite route for the commercial tiaveler, the tourist and the seekers after new homes in the golden Northwest. Detailed information cheerfully furnished br BERNARD BUSS. Agent, McHenry, III- J. M. WHITMAN, Ffe-9/Ve*. and Um. Manager. a. C. WlCXtBB, Truffle Manager. * & P. WILSON, >rsv • PaitenOeT Agent. each month. IHLS. r.BSHVBTT, Com. WOODSTOCK POST, WO 108. Meets Brat and third Monday ifevenings of each month. Wm. Avbsy, Oom. HtTWDA FOST, wo , Meets the second and fourth Wednesday month. Wm. Butlbb, Oom. ; • HARVARD POST, BTO 265. Meets the second and fourth Monday even lags of each month. <L W. Sbavbrns, Com. Marbnoo Post, No. iro, Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of each month. E. R. Morris. Oom. M r5rR FOB SALE at H. V. Store, MeHenry. D. NCEDHAM'6 SONS 116-11' Dearborn Street, CHICAGO till Oner Cures ium, Shepahd's Hardware For Sale OKeap ABAS1 CBANCS To toe a Good Business Location. I Jf offer for sale ray store buildings, situated in the village of MfHenry. They are of brick, two stories high, and suitable for an}' kind ot business, with gooa residem-.e rooms in second story. Also good barn and out­ houses. Centrally located, nearly opposite Bishop's Mill and next door to the post, office. Also offer for sale my Cigar and Tobacco business. Will sell building either with or without business to suit purchaser. _ J. PEKOVSK*. McHenry, III,, May 11, 1837. ARBUCKLES' Itame on a package of COFFEE Is a IP^u: ante© of exoellenoe- ARIOSA COFFEE is kept In all first-class •tares from the Atlantic to the Pacific. COFFEE! West McHenry, III. Onr Morgan Stock is all Ipnre bred, aad originated from the hest Morgan sto Jk in the United States. Old Gifford Morgan, who stands at the head jf our Stock, is one ot the best breed Morgan ttorses in the country, and can show more and 'letter nil purpose colts than any other hone i tlie West. We invite the inspeetlon of onr stock by toraemen and all lovors of fine animals. A few full blood Morgan Oolts and young torses for sale. Also one matched team, full 4oo«ls. ^ In Cattle we have the full blood Short Horn wini-ti we are crossing with the Bed Polled A'tigus and therefore instead of sawing off the nerns ve are breeding them {off and with rood success. A few Heifers aad Bulls, both pore bred Short Horns aad the cross above mentioned ir",e' J- R. taylor A Ion* WfttflC4lWiKULDM.Mtk.lNL Is never good when exposed to the air. Always boy this brand in hermetically sealed ONE POUND PACKAGES. JUDD'S COLLEGE OF COMMIOHCK. 116 East Monros St., Chicago. Book-keeping Hanson's Shorthand, Penmanship, Arithmetio, Eto- | TAUGHT BT EXFKHIBHCED TUCqpit Eight rears' experience in lege Wo Commercia! College Work enables us to offer the veky BEST ADVANTAGES at the LOWEST RATES to all wanting a Practical Business or Short­ hand Coarse. School is in session day and evening, and old students, frien<ja and strangers are cordially invited to come and see us If you desire to study Book-keeping or Shorthand, but are unable to attend the College, we can give you lessons by u»all at a small expense 6 lbs. good ground coSee 91.00. Halt white flali cents per lb. Salt Her­ ring, 8 cents per lb. Fine fall cream cheese 13} oents per pound. €fer|eQ fcatter IS cents at Svansotfs, * Along tb* Skirmish Line -1 Tb« lOotb Ohio lost 102 men killed at tlii battle of Perryvllle. The next National Convention of tbe W, R. C. will be held at Columbus, Ohio. Post No. 226, Nunda, proposes to build a G. A. R, hall in the near future. Twenty head-stones for ex-Union soldiers* graves have been received at Elgin. The Ohio W. R. C. make "dime so­ cials" an interesting feature In its co­ operative relief work with the poets. June 30, 1887, the Department of Weet Virgiula, had a membership of 2,332, a net gain of 1,432 during the year. Mrs. Sarah Gowdy, aged 69 years, who was present at the birth of Gen. ^Grant and was his nurse In infancy, recently died at Portsmouth, Ohio. It is reported that tbe work of the Board of Pension Appeals is up to date for the firU time eiuce the board was created. The comrades In Ohio art gathering buckeyes for use at the next National Encampment. Five hundrod busheh will be required. The Iowa Horns for Disabled Sol­ diers and S&ilors, at Ifarsb all town, Iowa, was dedicated Nqv. W, with i>|)f Imv Vmt. , The avenues opened on tbe battle­ field ef Gettysburg are so many that the memorial association has decided name them after the major gener­ als who commanded troops on differ­ ent portions of tbe field, as follows: Bfeade, Hancock, pickles, Reynolds. Slocuui, Crawford, Sedgwick, Howard and Warren. The Duakards are men of peace, and on this account were excused by both sides from participation In the civil war. A misprint In the Confederate statute exempted Drunkards instead of Dunkards. The j.iy of the toper? was of short duration, as the typo­ graphical error was soon rectified. Colonel Milo Smith, of Clinton, towa, has been appointed Command­ ant, and A. D. Gaston, Adjutant, ot the Iowa Soldiers' Home at Marshall town. Beth are wounded veterans. The 25th Ohio had present for dutv at the Battle of Uettysburg, 220 men Of these 16 were killed, 96 wounded, and 71 missing; total loss, 183. Per* centsge of loss, 83--the greatest of any regiment from Ohio engaged In tbe battle. Mo6es Summers* Post, Baldwlnsviile N. Y., Oct. 12, dedicated a soldiers' monument containing tablets In memory of the dead of the Post, the record of the soldiers of that vicinity who were iu the battles of the Revolu­ tion, the War of 1812 and the Mexican war. The names number 811, battle? 30, besides tlie names of the regiment* to which the soldiers belonged. Commander Griffin,of the Wisconsin Department G. A. R. to-day officially notified the Governor that the Veter­ ans Home at Waupaca, established by the Grand Army, was ready for the reception of dependant veterans, their wives or widow?. The State, by a law enacted last winter, gives per week for the malntalnance of each Inmate. A committee of the Union Veterans' Union called upon the President to­ day and requested that veterans in tbe public service as clerks shall not be oompelled to enter into competitive examinations to retain their position* and that where they voluntarily enter examinations for promotion prefer­ ence be given them. The President said he would consider tho matter. The Pension Committee of tbo Grand Army has formulated Its plans and arranged for their presentation early in the session of the Fiftieth Congress, Tho plans embraco the following: A re-enactment of the arrears law; a pension for all who were prisoners of war; increased pen­ sions for the severest disabilities a pension of not less than 912 a month to all who served three months or more, and wbo are now In any manner disabled, and an equalization of bean- ties. The State of Illinois l« treating tho ex-unlon soldiers residing within Its * .Maries In a decent manner. Tiki legislature of last winter appropiiated #20,000 for the relief of indigent sol­ diers, tho money to be expended by the Home Board. Every applicant for relief Is required to give an ac­ count of himself, hisgarmy service and his present condition. If found wor­ thy of aid be U allowed 910 per month. In case of sickness medical service Is provided. •a honorable record of service for one family is shown as follows: Fred­ erick Teale, Captain Company D, 4th Iowa; James E. Teale, First Lleuten- aut Company G, 13th Illinois Cavalry ; Joseph Teale. Company E, 15th Illi­ nois ; Thomas Teale, Company E, 15th Illinois; George H. Teale, Company G, 96th Illinois; E. B. Toale, Company E, 17th Illinois Cavalry. The two first named served over four years each. The six brothers aggregated nineteen years and seven months actual service, and five of the six served In Illinois regiments. v. Tae Department of Wisconsin has 351 posts and 15,000 members.--Mc­ Henry CountDemocrat. The above in our opinion Is pretty good coming from Young Bayonet Points, when it is taken into consider­ ation that in nearly every Issue of bis great war paper ( P) the G. A. R. is en the verge of imminent destruction, and a general collapse of the order prophesied, not ouly In Wisconsin but all over the country. ^ J Give them Plenty of Be$e > We are mucb pleased to observe the msnly course adopted by Comrade M. F. Ellsworth in bis manner of dealing with Young Bayonet Points. One connected with the Democrat and the other doing business a few doors south. Continue giving them cold faets to di­ gest, Comrade, and let them attempt tbe Shindy process of personal abuse, for It's their only stock in trade in thislssue, Give them an abundance of rope aad they will choke themselves* Work of the Pension Offioe. There were 3,740 applications li­ ce lye d during the week ending Nov. 19, 1887, of which 817 were original iuvalld\351 widows; 8 war of 1812; 8 bounty land claims; 21 navy olaims; 193 on account of Mexican service; -2,340 applications for Increase, and 2 old war. The totkl receipts of mall matter sent out- There were furnished for the use of claimants 3,902 names and postoffice addresses of officers and comrades. The number of examina­ tions reported were 3,644. Tbe amount of fees for these exaaginations was ?16,680. an average cost per exam­ ination of #4.55. Report of certlficates»4t8ued during week ending Nov. 19,1887: Original, 659; increase, 784; reissue. 179; restora tion, 55; duplicate, 10; accrued, 71; arrear", 0; Act of March 3, 1883, 0; Ord"r of April 3,1884. 7; Act of March 3, 1885, 0; Order of Oot, 7, 1885, 3; Act of Aug. 4, 1886, 1; Supplemental Act Aug 4,1886,13; Mexican war, 296; total, 2,069. Reissue same date, 0. Soldiers' Reunions. Comrades of tbe Grand Army of the Republic-- A-t the riek of repeating a little, hut In order to make the point clea'rer and add emphasis to it, permit me a little space to state as succinctly as I can, what I believe every post can easily do in 1888. I take it for granted that every one of the posts will hold an annual reun­ ion or camp-fire in the woods or fields In 1888. Very well. Who shall pay the expenses ? Most of us understand that. One reunion, that of51876, cost me exactly #1,600. There I drew the line. They lhave cost me from ten cents to a quarter since. I have told you, old comrade, ence before,, but 1 repeat it lest you may hav? forgotten it, that a reuuion can be made a source >f revenue to tbe post Instead of a bill of expense. Charge every one wbo enters your camp 10 or 25 cents. That solves the riddle. Fill your camp with aUrac-* tions. Get tbe ladles Interested, aud if there is a mean, stingy bound wbo growls, aud barks beoause you charge an admission the ladies will soon laugh him out of It and you will get his money. That Is all. Try it nextyear. I have seen it tried scores of tlm$s. It works like a daisy. N Private Dalzcll. A good story is told of one of tbe Illinois regiments Id tbe old Army of the Tennessee that will bear repeat­ ing. A good number of men, when their term of service expired, re-en­ listed, end they were allowed a short furlough. Tho regiment wn ready for the homeward trip, and the men were passing General Grant's head­ quarters with various demonstrations of their regard, when one of their number, with a high tenor voice, started "The Star Spangled Banner." For a moment the clear voice rang out alone swelling above all other sounds like tbe blast of a bugle, then all tbe men caught up the strain and they passed General Grant singing of the old flag. Tbe Old Commander In after years referred frequently to the lucldent. and thousands of others have spokeu of 1*. The soldier wl high tenor voice who played the lea Sy^vl; log part in the eplsode lii.^ Ebersold, of Chicago.--* Ocean. Cowlin vs. the Demoetac. We have been requested fc® parties to republish an artiMi^ H, Cowlin In the Soldiers1 of the Plaindkaucr, bat It* length makes It Impossible fof do so. It was In answer to * In the Woodstock Democrat of ft. statement In regard to tnHrtlii] Peoria G. A. R. Post, claimed to fcKjwl culminated In the withdrawal of ai large share of Its membership. Mr. Cowlin Is folly able to ftgtt Mil own battles with tho he shows by unimpeachable feeetii that the story about the P*0*t?ij was a falsehood, Mmade op whole cloth," Nor Is the so often seen In certain paj the G. A. R, as an orgaoli running down, loss false, Thefll ments are made with a snUfflM frontery, right in the face Of tk#\«l|l|l clal reports, which show the gi unanimity and devotion in th# Order, and a steady, If not enal growth. Such misleading and wilfull Misrep­ resentations do not hurt tho Q. - at all, but the thought occurs |kftf l$l£t a sorry and a lamentable thla* thill-l Northern papers, speaklog to an lnt*l- ; llgent constituency, are Inclined to j publish Buch things. It Is a notMM^lt fact that such papers are DecaoetStiO every time, and no doubt their$dfii§§*1 ness against the G. A. R. Is based on the assumption that a large--majority of Grand Army men vote the BtputH- \ lican ticket. Be that assumption true ^ or not the fsot has no shadow even ot a bearing en the Grand Army oi^M$~ > zatlon. The candidate for 3 ship In a post Is never asked hi* pel* || I tics. The doors are open to every honorably discharged soldier, no ter with what party he may affiliate. One of the foundation i upon which the Order Is built fs w&Z - ~ J Inter meddling with politics. PoHttM /I Is never allowed to be disenssed In a post. It wooUf bO.,' as reasonable to vilify merchants or farmers, beoauio a majority of them might .bo publicans, as to do tho same by the Grand Army. The of the non-partisan, character of the Or del fully blind to the truthj falsifiers of fact, will claim that it is tbe contrary*--Extract f from an article by S. F. Dennett ia Richmond Gazette. -ks - ?$•: |s ' i ̂ On the Mountain Height** ̂ The imperial moon rose in all its " luculent beauty, revealing the/keener clustered scintillations of the ol of the azure sky. The dew glistened . on the fasciculated grassltn^ine heter* ochromous blossoms that grew on the banks of the murmurous mountain |̂| stream, meandering adown the_ tin- • ." dulating slopes in subtlest musiory. There air is no insipid fluid; itseetttttft " ,> subtle distillation of all reminiscent' - languors of the 'hesternal day. Tho ; ̂ polychromatic vestiges of autumn were *. ̂ visible: the sibilant wind sobbed^itself ̂ ̂ to subliest stillness, and the silence J made strange polyacoustic of every sound, when a young girl, an uncoil - tain mystic apparation, stole stealthily £ out from tho sombrousness of the pinea and said softlv: ^ ̂ "You thar, kill?" Round about her vaporous form the mountains lifted themselves to v*: I real heights, the glamorous moo fell athwart the boulderous path, the ) scintillations of the glistening dew imp ; diated each leaf ana twig. An isolated. ' star, blazing in the vast solitudes of the ; sky, burst suddenly into a daaalingoon- stellation before her luminous eyee, ao. she again whispered: . \ •'You thar, Bill?" # ^ How vast the solitude! How impreg- nable the mountain walls! How they stand revealed in definite, darkling * '̂ 11 distinctness in the mellowness of the • :j moonlight ? The wind rose in riotout ̂ revelry. It bore far down the shim- raering s lops the young gir l ' s t te t tm- ' s lous words: "You thar, Bill?" • v» A nocturnal rider comes in sight. ~ It is Bill. He comes noiseless* swift, ̂ dark, like some dark shadow, some noisome exhaliation of tho night. But , it is Bill. _ Onward he rides in alternating gloom ; , and brightness. With fine intuitive prescience he discerns the proximity of \i%4 the young girl long ere her material- >.» ized form is revealed amid the shadows > ~j of the hemlocks. * -'iV i "Oh, Bill!" ;; "That you, Bets?" There is a suggestion of covert tumeliousness in his voice as he pro* pounds the question to the shrinking, sensitive girl. "Air it you for true, Bets? WTiatfer do " A filminess cloud darkens tho golden moon, dense but evanescent shadows fall, the serried mountain summits sur­ render themselves to oblivion. "I allowed you'd come, Bets; I al­ lowed " , '/• The moon rides forth agalnf the golden glamor glistens on all the hills. Jg "You knowd I'd come; didn't you, Bill?" i "Didn't know for true, Bets; women : folks is onsartain." , « . ':M "Oh, Bill?" "They air. Bets; I tell ye * -./wM The sibilant wind was widely tuMifi -3h the moon---- .. 13 This story will he finished some day when there is no moon, and when w "sibilant winds" are not blowing.--* Zenas Dam, in Fuck. buesciiiaa for Um Fu»w»||^