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mi pkMcafw, *r««f We»*B«»vr VAN SLYK E,~ EOFTOH \SO PROPLURTVW. mmc*> in Bishop's Block, - f- S, •fi - , • . ••>••-;+.•,t- . v *-/ -Orrosrr* fumur A Ows*<* TRIIU4 or *CTB»oaiFTltl»lli Om r».ir (to WWM) 91.00 '• tttct PiM within Three Months...,..,.. 1W i luoscrlptinn* m«9we<l lor three or •!* " months la the s&me proportion. Kates of Advertising;. '! Wo anneunce liboral rates for advertising the PLVfNUEA^ER, ami enleavor to state liern so plainly that ther will be rett<lily u»- ' «r stoo l. They are MI follow** t .r.s., • 1 In«h one year - * •< i 5 0© S Ittflhea one year . • 4-30 00 ^ % Inches one year • '• . » • • • 35 no i¥ Column one tear i/• *- « « - 80m Column one year- ; « * . «0 00 Column one year *//•;/?..: - JHO 00 Sf One inch means tftV of one ^ Inch down the «olnmn,single column width. - Yearly a<1verttsers, at the a bore rates, have fli. i*he privilege of chansrin« as often as they Sf Choose; without extra charge. Be«ulftr advertisers (meanin* those having \ «tending cards) will be entitled to insertion » • - wf local notices at the rate of B cents per line » leach week. All others will be charged 10 - pents per !ine the first week, and 5 cents per '• line ibr each subsequent week. \ ' ' Transient advertisements will be charged ' • at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil 4 ' ifpt, tame as this is set In) the first Issue, arid J' - • # cents per lino for subsequent issues. This, «r , sn Inch advertisement will cost $1.00 for one - week, $1.50 for (wo weeks, OT.00 for three wetM, and so on. f»-., The PLAINORAI.BR will be liberal In giving f j, editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it •rill reqnire a suitable fee from everybody & ! peeking the use of its columns for peounlary 5 ' *•*»• BUSINESS CARDS. O. J. HOWARD. M. I). |>IIY-I0T\N AND SURGEON*. McETenry, | in. Office at residence, one block east of Patollo School Building. •3 n a. PRORItS. M. D-s'. «>«rslOlAN AND 9UR<JBOJf, MeHenry, 1 Ills. Offlce at Residence. WVL. OSBORVE, M. D. IHYHIOI V5J AVD SURGKO.t. Residence, West Mcrtenrj* omp.tr atten led ts» day anl nil Office at III. Calls Kill. ^ Livery Stable E. WIUHTMAN, 6l»ttsrig&, with or .arnlshed at reasonable ratea. ill kinds done on short notice. tTlrst at <Jrtf«re Propnetoi. .aritbout <lrtf Teaming g NEAR THE DEPOT, WE2SX MoHEPfttY, lliL Keeps open Public a rirs n tor the accommodation of the' t-Olass Saloon and Restaurant, £ he will at all times keep tne ids of Wines, Lienors andl_o^p» times keep the beat quors andC to be found ln the market. Also Agent For aitui tag« Bin, 1• rn"" III, s Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottlcs al- Ways en hand, cheaper than any other, quail- &iML 4y considered. s Orders by mall promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FOR HOR8MS, MTOall and aee as. Robert Sohlesftle. West McHenry, III. A. E&gle&'s SALOON AND RS3PAURANT. vi McHENRY, ILLINOIS. :9M: BUSINESS CARDS. « > PAUL ItROWNT, A TTORVKT \T L \ W. IT.'S. Rxpre^s Oo.'s ' » Bnildlng, H7 *H'1 S9 Wa^h'ngton St. OHIO AGO, II. L. 1M. F. KT.I.8WORTH, ATTORNICT at I.**, and AoiHitortii Chan­cer?, Vunda, III. ASA W PMITH, ATTORKKY AT LAW and HO lie! tor In Chancery.--Woodstock, III. JO*LT* * ClSBt, ATTdRWBTS AT LAW, Wnodstoe* I\ Alibi tion. I business will receive prompt atten- C. P. BARJJRS, ATTORXKY, Solicitor, and Ooanaelor, Collections a specialty. : WOODSTOCK, ILLIKOrS : . V. S LCTMLET. ATTORXET AT LAW, and Solisttar, In Ohancerv, WOODSTOCK, ILL. . Office In Park House. Hrst floor. A. M. CHURCH, Watohmaker and Jeweler 1^0» One Hundre'iTwenty-Five State St Ohi- cagor III. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. VI Fall Assortment of Good* In his line MeH States War Claim Apcf • OF WM. H- COWLIN, Woodstock • - Illinois. Prosecutes all classas and kinds of claims against the United States tor ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specially is made in prosecuLiag old and rejected claims. ' All communications promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. ) W M , H . C O W L i t i Office at Residenee, Madison St., Woods toe a, Illinois. Attention Horsemen! MOHENRT, 111 , April 1st, 1898, . f would respectfully invite the Public to call and examine m7 stock of Horses before maklcgarrangements elsewhere. No bust, nets dene on Sunday. ». ?. OOI.BY v M'HBNKT ILL Quintette Orchestra, MCHENRY, ILL. Are preparedj to fpruishl P Irst Glass Mu*l<> to the Dancing Public at. Reasonable Rates J, "*mlth, 1st Violin. Robt. Madden. Olarionet. O. Ouriis. Comet. L, Owen, Trombone, I'. Ingallb, Basso and Prompter, . Address all communications to Jerry Smith, j l i c t l e n r y . . . . . • , ; f e „ . j The Police Gazette, Is the nly illustrate - puptr in 'U-* "<»ri- conuiining at) the latest, i-enn.it KIIAI ««• Sporting news No >al*> u Iveepur, Uiib' T. «r Olu !> tiooin can <rd to ^ tviinout -li ^ It alwuyu makes irjumlB vrti«*rever ii goes, M iled to Mt:y address in the Uiii t d fl.cureii wjra.'ped, a- mrti copy. B1CHAJLO Mi VOX, ^ailTKHH ->v|(!A.CtlB, Naw V»r>t ^:.v rApfr':;' • ; 'I 'j' HI'. -- *- ATTEHriOJI 1 Farmers and Dairyman. It Will pay those looking-for CHOICE COWS Frosh milkers or springer;), to call at irs premises before purchasing. I can furnish •nch by the car load or single cow. POUTER H. WOLFRUM, CHBMUMO. Farm «)|09t four q)ilQS northwest of Harvard, Illinois. • • '^y JOHN P. 8IWITH, - Watohmaker Sc Jeweler, MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. FIRE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew- Special .i watches. Give ma A. elry always on hand". Special attention given to repairing tine a Mil. JOHN P. SMITH. MCHENRY HOUSE, McHenrjr, IllinoiM. JPPN THELEN _ Proprietor. - This HOBM is sitN»ted near the' Iron Bridge and opposite tha Steamboat Lan.linc, ' has been newly renovate ) arid painted. inside and out, an l is now prepared to &%} accommodate the traveling public, or boarders, by dav or week, on Uie most reasonable ter<a«. an l guvrantea^to give satisfictioa. Ttmi,public is in­ vited togive.ute a^call. SOOD SUBliIffS FOR S035S3 ine Kentucky French. Bitters, : KcHenry Lagw Beer, --AND- J. ScUit2 Mm\® Bottle Beer, In any quiatity from a Soitz (Jlass to 100 ^irrels. AT WHOLESALE OB BETA.IL ; Beer in bottles, ke£s or case as cheap as the cheapest. We buy acme but the best and ^ '. iieltat Reasonable Prices. Gall and see me and I will use If** well. ANTONY EN<*ELN, ty.a<mTW*V\n } mk CALESMEM 0 WANTED. 11 Nursery Stock, To canvass for Hi >, s-tle of Steady «u»p'>vment sru trantoe I. SALARY and EXPKNsRs pud t'» successful men Apply al'ouce statin? a^e. Mention this OHASK BRO<. CO, « ' *oehetter, IT r. H . FIN % ' f^ra.c5tioii,l Painter AND D ECO KATE a, HEBR0 4, ILL. Oecorating, Papar-Hangirifl, CALCIMINWQ, Q&AININQ. dtc simgn mmit Ageiit for PhoBnix of Brooklyn. Rockford Insur'ceCo *•-*. l.^'ttn u in I F irna to Insuranor placed s»f el v ami with despatch in either of above cwmpanics. Policies cor, ecte.i, cban^ct> and transfers made Call on or address Simon StoHoU Went McHeary, Illinois. WAVERLY HOUSE, WM. H. HOTNOUK, Prop., WOODSTOCK, - * I'll !f MU'll1!: ^ _ fc, Samole Room on l^trstWoor. HEW YORK KOU$E. 239 tc 243 E Randolph S(^, Between Franklin and Market Streets, # CHICAGO. Bert Accommodation to lYavelera mid Boarders, E. G. K0EPPE, Prop. R DAY. GOOD SAMPLE ROOM A tirtt'Ckui fiouse. 7he Boy* AU Stop There. THE Culver House. RICHMOND, ILL. Good Livery, Good Sample Boom. FJUMS! BtfS TO AND PROST ALL TRAINS FOR PA TROA& OF THE HOUSE. I run a line of carriages to Twin Lakes from i.ichmond, three-fourths ofannle nearer than any other road, and njore level a«d leasant l»v far. If you intend going tit Twir ,ake«, «top at Richmond and inquire for CULVER'S,Br* ItUalw&ys there, rain or sbinu uound trip prices as usua>. C. N. CULVER. Prop, i WANTED! SALKSMEN to sell Nursery Stock \ 11 Goods Warranted FIRST-CLASS, Permanent pleasant, profitable positions tor tne right men. tiood salaries and expense.* paid week ly Libpral inducements to beginners. No previous experience necessary. Out lit free write for terms, giving age. CHARLES H. CIIASE. Nurseryman, Rochester, N. V Mention this paper. ll-2m* WM. STOFFEL. ;/«r-- v' " - LIG HTNINCl, ' • And Aco'dantaV Insurance. l!so tows. Minnesota^ ^i't'iirasUa, AUb%ml i California Latins. •n <>r address * WM. STOJ^ftel , McHenry, til. --; SOLSIBBS' DSPAHTMBgT. E«llt«ii by WM. H. COWLIN, ---WOODSTOCK, n,t„ Life in Southern California. ;. VENTS fpil THE I- LOS A RIWJ M*>. i-i pslfe^ ; Weekly Mirror, li ptijros -- MandnrH pno^fiffttion. '»r send $i tor l!ie MirrMTX ucoks (fl£4 larffe singes). Full and v.iiuawB i>iformation about • he most tH'.iou.s section Uuion. 'TIMES.MIRROR Angeles, C^l. CERfaKRN J Hire' "7b crtre for htm who ha* 6or»r the battle, and rat nu ut'tow anU'orphan*."--LINCOLN. "friendship. Charily. Ldffattjf-- Worthy son* of Patriot fiYUhert." Is the vety best medlclm ito the country. The ,tou.nmig names of a few of the maisy who hav« been ver intnxlucei! Mowing are the cured hy this great meditii M. P. Mader, (imtw, i red of asthma of ten years' gtaiiding. i 5 C 0. Deigan, «.i the sai^lilaoc, cured of « ohronic sore li i.t>. * Mrs, J. j. Ruff, Rlehnjiad, ill, cured of lung trouble ot nix monthtf ot;tiv ling. Mrs. 11 iiItmi't, N itinia III.* cured of asthma »nd cat'irrh of long standing. Mr*. Wettstein, Harvard, cured of Internal trim DIP ol ten vears* ft.au.dir s<. Mr, Handeshall. of.HaNfird, cured of ca­ tarrh, scrofula, a d varicose veins of 0v« fearn* slandmg. Theodore Borrhoid, of Wkrvnnl, cured of piralysisof two yeais' s^andhiir. This now nteificine has furol bronchitis, wrofuls. susceseee, t*oils, Imiti,catarrh, etc., tnd relieved asthma and crfnsumption for all who hsve used it. It is a wro ami sate niedl- nne for all tr*»tib!es and ne.v^r t'jiiU to givo isls'-tion. Trv it under a :u:: warrantee Price oi Em|iire<alve haltrhBC" 'Kix.SScents; Woimnci' li'>s,<ii .'.Hnts, of il.ree ttoxes for fISO. i-a<utiller, one-ouuc<i K)tlie, 2ft cents; o ounce iiottle, »5« "cnis. t:,ill on your Irugg'^t for it, or seud to / N. LENMAROS, |Karvnrd. III. For sale k»y Gw>, vr. It«i»ia|, West McHenry, (lllnui*. J AGENTS iffTH Done on abort notice and satisfaction {uu«s- ' 1MM» OMl««oraddroa< B H. FISH. Pump BipdxSag, C€ril€ IT1MCS, ETC. Tne u'iidersigni»<il in prepare'! t<j dftall.joh* h the iini' ot Oigiii'r.ir Wei',*, Repairing fJe'-T'iitu'.: WpIIp, or V*'«l pUt if £T©w 'Pumps i>r>, *nori notice'and vrarrftat satiafa>-1 >»«». it short will do all work in this line. Can furnish you a new Pump, either w«i^(l, or Iron, warrsnted, as '•heap ^ ̂ : any other tuau ."";v 1 Oood refereuceH fumisbed if desiriid. II i ou wants Well l>ug. a Pnmp itepalred or a new Pump, give me a call. *fiJrder« ataii phwfpKv attended to. I tv a ta i i pr Pout Office, Jonnshurkrh, III. L. BAMTES. Johns Durgh, I1L, May 25th, BW6. f > T4TED. fatal Abstinsacs Life Association OF AMEBIC A, FnroWiet the BR-T aid Oilffi VPBW I*. SHrauce for t.tal ab.-itilneri from alcoholio liquors SM » beverage. Holleies Kelf-support- ing after years. Woinou insure I on same term.^ as ;i.en. C. A. H, Directory. 5 ' r M'HENIT POAT NO. HT3 Meeta tlsa First Thursday evening1 of eacc month. ". E- BRHNSTT, Com. WOODSTOCK POST. HO !<#>. Meets tlr*t and third Monday evenings of each month. W. W, MONROE, Com KCHDA POST, ao 298. Meets the second and fourth, Tuesday svenlngs of each month. C- F. Dlklt, Oo», RAIVTH) POUT. ISO %K. Meets the secono ana tourtn Monday even tMWot eaelt month. JOHK MARSHALL, Com. ; IL; MARKKOO POUT, NO. H», Meets'every Second tnd ronrth rrlday •veningsof each month. R. R MORRIS, Oom. W ACCORD A POST, HO. 868. Pott meets every second and fourth Satur- ter received; #8,187 letters and blanks sent out. The number of cases detailed to special examiners was 821; 896 reports and cases from special examiners ; cases on hand for special examination, 11,304. Report of certificates issued during week ending Mar. 1, 1890; Original, 1,400; increase, 1,642; reissue, 203; res­ toration, 42; duplicate, 0: accrued. 07; arrears, 0; act of March 8, 1888, 4; order April 3, 1884, 0; act of Aug. 4, 1886, 0; supplemental, 2; arrears, Jane strong Rtitipathy to hanger, with 7, 1888, 2; Mexican war, 49; total 3,362. day evening In 6. A. R. Hall, Main St. ARTHUR COOKR, Oom, With pride we grasp a comrade's Murt; . At home, abr -ad, on eea or land; By ev'ry one of vet'ran l»and -r« «•<!,.. We'll aide by aide forever stand. ' > *" We ve stood on mtny a battle-field. ' A firm, unbroken line, , Ard faced the foe, and scorned to jnel*l, In daysof Auid LangSyna. And as the days go swiftly And weaker grows our lira, 11 We'll stand together till we die, As in the Auld Lang Syne You know we s'l drank from tha alMU old canteen; ' ow wonderful was Its cheer! We all ate the hard-tack and old army K «a Made coffee to memory dear. >$?" « "fr> ' OK i'H4NK, .. •- -t > llarvftrd,!!!., General Agent for Maffen^p County. QttIi.ii.Uli iiS vfORGAN HORSES. Short Horn, BtcE Foiled And Jersey C&tUe. Billsido Farm, West McHenry, III. Our Morgan Stock la, all par* brad, and originated from tha beat Morgan sto >k In the 0nlted Statea. Old Gifford Morgan, who stands at the tiead jf our .Stock, is one ot the best bred Morgan itorses in the country, and can show more and •letter all purpose colts than any other horse in the West. We invite the inspection of our stock bv hsrsemen and all lovers of fln« animals. A few fall blood Morgan Colts and yonna torses for aale, Also one matohed team, full '•loode. in tjattle we have the full blood Short Horn rbit hweare crossing with the Red Polled \ngusand therefor^ instead of sawing off the i»™« *-e are breeding them off and with ?ood suceeaa. A few Heifers and Bulla, both pure bred inort Horna and the cross above mentioned for sale. J. R. faylor A Sons, w mi MitHsnn, 111.. Feb. 27th. 18P8. L W. NICHOLS, JR.. Watch®8- 'Xf.-.M JEWELER AND MGRAYIR, RICHMOND ILLINOIS. 411 wwk in my line naatly and praj^Ji «iM. *l»awaArh reiMOringa ap»Wtj»^ ^ ' . . . . u*\., pof^ ^Onsump"^' It has permanently cured THOUSANDS of eases pronounced by doctors hope­ less. If you have premonitory symp­ toms, such as Cough, Difficulty of Breathing, Ac., don't delay, but use PISO'S CURE FOR CONSUMPTION immediately. By Druggists. 25 cento, D. NEEDHAM'S SONS 118-11' Dearborn Street, CHICAGO Blossoms, OTTO Uancer. i .i?arrn7o 'tKbi KhtMiiiii.n , DyspepHia, SiclK Heaiiuc hi- ( 'obstipation,fries. Whoo^jr.^ Couuh, and All 81Q0D tHSjUSU. Send for dr> cuiar. Mcauon paper. Ss W A N T E D ! L E S M E N to canvass tor the slie of Nursery >tock. \ full line leaitins: npecial'ies, SAi-AffY AMD EXPENSES ivu'l co'<ucces<<i'ul men So expen<;ricu nccs-sarv. Write for teruas itatiug ase. ( Sf'-Mi'm this paper ) C. L. Boothty ."WjSllkSri.t1'" WANTED. Men to take orders for Xnrsery Stock, on Sal- ary orGtommUd'on. j c.-m make a. aiMMssfuI SAI.S3M4S C- Of any one who'will work and follow my In­ struction* Will furnish handsome outfit lree, andj*av yonr sstary or commission every week Write for terms at oncc. R. O. GRAHAM, Nurseryman, Rochester, N, Y. Agents Wsnted! will be 10 intro-luce our new book, Bible Brilliants: •°„JEr8 BIBLE STORIES, The jcrcatpst success of the year, and some- thing entirely new in ihe booa line. Itoyal Q'tau.>; <iz<\ xll^i; finest, of paper; large tvpp; 3'iU illupiraiions. <.tj full pape, two of them iir.>nted in nine conrs; re»iil price only 12.50 Th«.iiHan<ts will he sold for Holiday Presents, Those rtrst in the Held will reajt a harvest. Act qui"k or vou will maat it. FORSHEE & MAC MA KIN, Cincinnati, O. ABSENTS WAITBD, LOO A O i • l T R%VKLI!**» LIBKRAL PAT I* ercAanent work. . "f Qaink Sdiiu Spciiltles. « STOCK WAltRANTEDs. •leerant Outflt PKEB. Experience not re­ quired. Complete instructions to insure success. JAS. E. WHITNEY, Nurseryman, >, 1 Aiowr the 8kirai»h L!m»-** The State of Kansas allows f 50 for the hlllinl of Anv aoKlinr ny onilAw "'hcr^ ily is too poor to afford a decent funeral. Commander-in-chief Gen. Griffin at­ tended the State Encampment at Salina the first week of this month. The National Soldiers' Home at Mil­ waukee, Wis., is full. No new applicants can be admitted for the present. There were five deaths at the soldiers home, Hampton, Va., tor the week end ing m years. The Department of Connecticut has a total membership of G,84<) comrades, a gain of 120 duriug the past year. A bill has been iutrodilced in the House for marking the lines of battle and thf poHitiouB of troops of the Army of North­ man Virginia, at Gettysburg, appropriat­ ing 10,000 for the purpose. A large picture of Gen. John A. Logan has been preseuted to Post Chamberlain, of St. Johnsbury, Vt., by Mrs. Logan through Postmaster and Comrade N. P. Bowman, of that place. The little Department of Rhode Island makes the following showing for the year 1889: Membership in good standing, 2,887; expended for charity daring quar­ ter ending December 31, 1889, $455.79. The pension office report for 1889 shows one pensioner ol the war of the Revolution still living in Maine. The person is Mrs. Susan Curtis, of Topsham, the widow of Caleb Cart's, a revolution­ ary soldier. . The membership of the Department of New Jersey is 7,679. Duriug the year ending Dec. 31,1889, the gains by mus­ ter were 158, by transfer 47, reinstate­ ment, 43. The annual encampment will be held at Trenton, March 13 and 14. ' Posts of the G. A. It. are being organ­ ized among the colored veterans of the States of Louisiana and Mississippi, and it is stated that there are not less than 30,000 of this class in these two States who will become members as soon as pos­ sible. "Isaac 8. Clements has" been appointed pension agent at Chicago, to succeed Mrs. Mulligan. Mr. Clements is a well-known Itepublican. He was a lieutenant of the 9th Illinois Infantry during the war, and performed good service." The Sons of Veterans am looking toward Rockford for their State encamp­ ment of 1891. There will be 1,500 dele­ gates present at the encampment, and it will be a great thing for the city. The Reveille, the organ of the order, suggests Rockford as the proper point, and right­ ly says. "There is not a more beautiful spot in the State for the encampment than can be found at Rockford." The largest six posts G. A. R. i» the United States, are reported by George H. Hopkins, Adjutant General, to be George H. Thomas Post, of Chicago, 945; Gen­ eral Lander Post, No. 5, of Lynn, 901; Frank P. Blair Post, No. 1. of St. Louis, 809; Admiral Foote Post, No. 17, of New Haven, 797; J. C. McCoy Post, No. I, of Columbus, 696; General E. D. Baker Post, No. 8, of Philadelphia, 676. Work of the Pension Office. During the week ending Mar. 1, 1890, 6,238 claims were received, of which 1,775 were original invalid; 988 widows; i^r war of 1812; 3 bounty land; 67 navy; old war; 51 on account of Mexican service, and 3,343 applications for in­ crease. The names and postoffice ad­ dresses of 6,831 officers and comrades were furnished for the use of claimants. Thewwe** 83,327 pieces of maO BKt v 01t« tf thi luunpntst """SEHi Qowfev, Irx., March 13.-The closing day of the State Encampment of the G. A. R. was a busy one with the old soldiers and sailors who have been engaged in transacting the business of the depart­ ment. Two sessions were held, the sec­ ond one closing about 7 o'clock this evening. The encampment, taking its cue from the address of Gen. Alger yester­ day afternoon, took only conservatiue action upon the pension question, urging the passage of the disability bill by Con­ gress. The Rev. H. W. Bolton, of Chicago having withdrawn from the race for Commander, and gracefully placed in nomination his rival, Col. Wm. L. Distin, o! Quincy, there was less excitement over the election than had been anticipated. Oolonel Distin was elected Commander without opposition. J. F. Harrall wts made Senior Vice Commander in a like complimentary manner. For Junior Vice Commander, N. B. Thistlewood, of Cairo, and E. D. Steen, of Danville, were the contestants, the former being elected. Dr. P. L. McKinnie, of Evanston, was re­ elected Medical Director without opposi­ tion. For Chaplain three ballots were had, the Rev. Josiah Moore, of Kemanee, finally being elected. The elective mem­ bers of the Council of Administration are: William Venable, of Macomb; O. F. Avery, of Pontine; William Clendenin, of Moline; W. W. Dean, of Streator, and ihoH. w. Cole, of Rockford* '• Will They Hever D|i|M Was the impatient and brutal remark of a young man, complaining of old sol­ diers standing in the way of civilians get­ ting office. A newspaper man who probably knows what courage is, answered the fellowwith the following cutting words: , .".Xoumfjnaii, hatt ^million of lh died while you were in your cradle. Ten thousand of them died inside of fifteen minutes OII thd morning of June 3, 1864, in front of Cold Harbor, when the Army of the Potomac made an assault all •tlong the line. Many thousands of them lied in prison or in rebel hospitals, naked, hungry, suffering, unloved. Many thous­ ands of them to-day hobble on crutches, or flap empty sleeves in the breeze. They are dying fast enough. ' Half a million of them still live, bat. Hvery one of them bears in his body the mark of battle or the germ of disease, contracted while campaigning, in order that this government might not fade from the earth. But for them there would be no government for yon to serve uor to protect you. "Don't be in a hurry. These old vet­ erans are marching off the field, brigade by brigade every year. Regiment after regiment is disappearing over the brow of the hill of time. They are marching away into the valley of the shadow, right into the shadow of death, bravely as the guard of Waterloo. Don't be in a hurry, young man; these old soldiers are marching off of the field, and tlie^r wMi soon be out of your way." f Another CM* of PndMtiMties. A few hours before the engagement at Dandridge, Tenn., two members of the First Wisconsin cavalry had a warm dis­ pute over the matter of foreordination. One of them stoutly maintained that the time and place of every man's death are appointed beforehand. With equal fer­ vor the other trooper maintained that the belief in foreordination is the great­ est nonsense imaginable. Soon after the engagement opened the regiment which had been fighting on foot was forced to beat a hasty retreat, and the believer in foreordination and his oppon­ ent in the recent debate were two of the most nimble runners among the Union troops. They happened to meet when the pursuit ceased. The man who had condemned the the­ ory of foreordination thought lie -had a good joke on the other. "Look here, Charley," he said, "if the the time of your death is foreordained, what makes you run?" "Well, you see," was the reply, "it was foreordained that I should run, and run like the devil too.--Milwankm Erehiog Wisconsin. • i if is .vMS Senator Davis has called up the Depend­ ent Pension Bill in the Senate, and set forth its merits it an admirable speech. The discussion will not probably be very protracted, as it is thrashing over old stra w in the Senate, which has repeatedly discussed it in substantially its present form, and passed it. The phraseology and scope of the bill may b» changed somewhat, but it will probably soon go through in nearly its present shape, and then come before the House. What mod­ eration will be made in it there it is im­ possible to forecast. In any shape that it may go through it will do an immense amount of good, and clear the way for other earneesly-desired pension legisla-1 tkm.--JttitKMMfTVAaK*. . * A Biting Bheept General McClellan issued an order pro­ hibiting his men from taking anything from the enemy without paying for it^'1 wh»ch certainly had in it the right spirit! Thomas Frances Meagher read this order tohis brigade, and insisted, like the chivalric gentleman that he was, on hav- ing it carried out to the letter. Irish Brigade, which he commanded so . gallantly, was famed tor its courage in j battle, its love for the ladies, and its 1^1 a oo# responding liking for good drinks. The brigade was in the presence of the enemy, and the pickets were ordered not to fire unless convinced that the Confed­ erates were advancing, tor the discharge of a single musket might result in calling out the whole army. , -0-1 One early morning, when the v^ilant ; Irish leader was making the rounds ot his picket posts he was startled to hear shot away off toward the camp of the j enemy. , Vi Followed by his staff, he galloped in " direction of the sound, and he soon came '.r to a place where, by the first dawn of ' : day, two man of the Sixty-ninth were , ; '• skinning a fine fat sheep. K * 'Hollo, you rascals! What are yon doiug there?" demanded the irate Gen­ eral. Skinning a sheep," was the cool reply . of one of the men, as he kept on with his work. •:'?>- "Whose sheep is it?" asked Meagher. * "Sorra wan o' me knows who it did be- lang to," said the man. "But aceordin' to all the rule* of war, I'm, thinkin' its moine now." "What do you mean wrt" "I mane this, Gin'ral, that our ordhers is to resist at all times, an' to shoot when our own lives is in danger. "True; but where was the danger here?" "Well, sorr, I'll tell you. I was walkin' on me posht whin out of thethikets, right forninst me, there lept this sheep. The cr«jtuui'o uiOuua Woo muc u|j«u, ewu* ii/ showed its upper teeth, like as if it was going to bite me, and tare me Hmb from limb, I saw me life was in danger, for thim that knows says there's nothin' * more worse an' poisonous than the bite of a sheep. So l ap wid me gnn an'fired in self-defense. "And killed tine sheep?" •" "fchure that what I foired f«r." vwA'Aiid what aw.you doing "We!!, sorr, as the craythur's can't see why we should lave it spoil. you could shut your eyes an' go back to your quarters for a'while, I'd and you Around the saddle; an' aftiier you've clapped yer teeth on it, if you don't say I ">'* did me jooty, why put me in the guard house, an' the Lord have many on fair HOWl." " The General road away, taking car® not to laugh till he was out of hearing. And when he got back to his own tent he found a saddle of mutton and sundry luscious ehops awaiting him and his staff. "Well, boys," he said at breakfast, "I believe I'd rather bite a sheep than have a sheep bite me." And the staff with this self-evident truth. "Daily the veterans are answering to the *'f f last call," and in a few years there will ' ̂ be but a few left to keep green the mem- ories of their heroic deeds. The sons of < ^ these now step forward with a desire to preserve these memories. Who are bet- ' • *>\V ter fitted for this work ? Who can appro- ciate the true value of a soldier's services '•A: better than we? We ought to have a ' camp in every community where there is ^ a Post of the G. A. R., and in five yearn v v Tj we ought to have as many hundred , thousand members, since all barriers are " !' \ practically swept away by the G. A. R. themselves recognising us as they have, 1 and conferring their ranks and titles up- on us with a view to perpetuate their lifft glorious organization, that teaches loy- \ L altytobethe highest duty anj eiti*enr owes to his country." , ̂ To Prevent Burial AIM ' The father of the editor of this paper was pronounced by his physician dead, and preparations for his funeral had been £8? consciousness ':.r. V. ' • 'i . . -_.V • • \_ A made when he regained and lived several years. * While we know that newspaper prescrip­ tions are not always reliable, yet as this paper goes to every doctor in Massachu­ setts, we think it well to give the follow­ ing- from a physician. If not correct will some physician write us what test he con­ siders more reliable. "When I arrived the man bad been dead twenty-four hours. "I impanelled a jury; the family of the, deceased testified to the extent of their knowledge, but I was unable to find he had any disease sufficient to kill him. I looked at the body and examined it carefully. Then' I lighted a match and applied it to the end of one of the fingers of the corpse. Im­ mediately a blister formed. I had the man put back into his bed, applied vari­ ous restoratives and to-day he is alive and well." . That is the'test. Do yon see the ph3- osophy of it? If yon are alive- yoa cannot burn your hand without raising a blister. Nature, in the effort to pro­ tect the inner tissues, throws a covering >f water, a non-conductor of heat, be­ tween the tire and the fiesh. If you were de&d and flame should come in contact with any part of yaur body, no blfetmr would appear and the flesh would burned. All yon have to do is to apply a mi to any part of the supposed corps*, life remains, hov «g. er littfcy a Mills --fmir Airr *Tinnfr IHISMIII ; tflgsi; ' ' }4.: