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5 u * * ^ * J* 1 " Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Pear 8hall Awe." VOL. 15. jft||eirj plaii2«alef. PDIUIHIO Rmr wsnirasD&r BT ^1. VAN 8LTKG,- -M EOITOBAJVD PBOPBI Office In Bishop's Block, ^ ***** * *mmSf: TRTl>n or * One V«.ir (In Vtvnnee) $1.50 If Wot Paid within Three Months li!( Hp.Moriptiona raoeivSil for thro or six month* 1b the ume proportion. a no i oo AO •loot) 80 00 00110 liates of Advertising. ' We announce liberal rates for advertising n the PL^IHIIKALRK, an<l enleavor to state hen s» plainly that the? will be readily an- er sto-» I. They are *s fallows: 1 In-;hone year •?-';;«# • * . 2 Indies one year •. •• •• • * . ; $ Inches one year • r; »; - * +"} • Oolninn one year Ooltimn one year- ' . . Column one year • One inch means the raeawreicent of one Inch down the column, single column width. Yearly n.lverUsers, at the above rales, have .the privilege of changing as often as they $hoose, without extra charge. ' Regnlar advertisers (meaning those having * standing cards) will be entitled to insertion •f local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line S&ch week. All others will he charged 10 tents per line the first week, and 5 cents per line for eaoh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged •Mi the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same a* this is set In) the tJrst issue, and t> cents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, (in inch Advertisement will oost il.ro for one %veek, tl.frfl for two weeks, #2.<X) for three 3§etk»i and so on. 1 he PLAIHDKALBR will be liberal In giving wl.torial notioes, but, as a business rule, It i frill require a suitable fee from everybody necking the use of it* oolnmn* for pecuniary *»*»• BUSINESS CARDS. O. J. HOWARD, It. D. ; IVIT'IOMN AND SUROSOS. MoHenrv. I III. O®oe at residence, ono block east of jPabilo School Building. O. H. rSOKSS, M, D- 1>HY3I01AN AND 9UIWBOH, McHenry, 1 Ills. Ofllce at Residence. • W*. OS BOUSE, M. D. PHY3IOI1.S AVD 8UR0B0.1. Offloe *t Residence, West McHenry, 111. Oalla promptly attended to day and night. Liverv Stable. Ll. class rigs, furnished at reasonable rates, kinds done on short notice Teaming of • NEAR THE DEPOT. WEST MoHENRV, ILL Keep* open for the »«oo«unodatio» of the' Pnblie a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant, to be found In tne market. Also Agent for FRA.MZ FALKU ULLW&ukii I*g*r Bm. Beer In Large or Small Kegs or £>U1M »U vsys on hand, cheaper than any other, quail, ty considered. Oxters by mail promptly attended to, QOOD HTABLINQ FOR HORSJBS, g^roall and see us. Robert I9hiei9l9* ILL . jgy «*Wtorr r - A. Eaglen's SUiQON AND RESTAUR iNT, MoHgNRV, ILUNOIS, BUSINESS CARDS. KNIGHT A BROWN. A TTORNBTS AT L AW. U. 8. Express Oo-'s *%. Baildlng, 87 and 89 Washington St. » CHICAGO, ILL. M. F. ELLSWORTH, A TTORNKY at Law, and Solicitor in Ch»n- iX eery, Nnnda, III. ~ ASA W 8MITH, A T TORN BY AT LAW and Solicitor in A Chancery.--Woodstock, IlL JOSLYN * CASEY. TTOBNEY3 AT LAW, WoodstOek III. All business will receive prompt at ten- 43. P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, solicitor, and counselor. Collections a specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. V. S. LUMLEY. ^TTORNKY AT LAW, and Sollottor In Chancery, WOODS TOOK, ILL. Ottce in Park House, lirst floor. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler M"0. One HuntlredTwent v-Kive State At Ohi- i^l uago. 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. t&"A Full Assortment of Goods in his line DM States War Clai Apicy OF WM. H. COWLIN, Woodstock Illinois. Prosecutes all classstftnd kinds of claims against the United states tor ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A. specialty is made in prosetuung old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered if Postage Stamps are enoiosed for reply. v WM, IL COWLIN Ofllce at Residence, Madison at.. Woods toe a, Illinois. Attention Horsemen! MOIIBNRT, III, April 1st, 1898. 1 would respectfully invite the Public to oallaud examine m; stock of Horses before making arrangements elsewhere. No busi­ ness dene ou Sunday. H. 8. OOLBY a'BMIT IU M O. NEKDHAM'6 SONS 116-11' Dearborn Street, CH1UAHO 111 diver Blissns. mmm. Btaeumattsm, Dyspepsia, IBtok Headache, Constipation •riles, cui£r, Meution |«NWe MEN ^ANTEO. To represent our well-known nursery in this county, for town and country trade. Good pay weekly. A Mtesdy position with a nur­ sery of over thirty years' standing, and a know.i responsibility. We warn good, lively workers, and will (iay well. Uixxl references required. Apply quick, stating ttge. CHASK BHOTtiKKS COMPANY, U-m% SI. .-'.'-J UtUOagOK,111. % The Police Gazette, Is the nly llliiatrute I paper in the world containing all the latest sensational and Sparling news. No salo-n Keeper, Barber, or Cluo Room can afford to i>e witnout it. It alwayb makes friends wherever it goes. Hailed to any address in the United states securely wrapped, 13 weeks for fl, aeud Five Ceuts lor sample copy. BICHABD X. FOX, S KAHKLIM 9QUAKE, New York ATTENTION 1 Farmers and Dairyman. It will pay thosa looking for CHOICE COWS frtlk milkers or springers, to call at •! promises before purchasing. I can furnlsn saeh by the oar load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM, V. OHIKOOK rarm about four miles northwest of Harvard, Illinois. JOHN P. SMITH, VTatohinaUer & Jeweler ( MCHENRY, ILLINOIS, Arilf E stock of Clocks, Watches ana Jew? elrvalwavson hand. Special attention watohea. Give me given to repairing line * call. JOHIT P. SMITH. Agents Wanted! LIBBBAL TBKMS BIBLE STORIES, Fine Eentucky Liquor . Priacli Bitters, KcHeory Lager Beer, ' --AND-- J. SclliHIiliate Bottle Beer, In aav quantity from * 8n^x v> 100 barrels. 4T VVH-OLE3A.LE; OB RETAIL BefiF in bottles, kegs or case as gheap M the etmpeetT I^Te buy noae but the best and tell at Reasonable Prices. Call and see up aqd I will use yea well. ANTONY EKQKLH. wiu. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1890. SDCOI SIOFFEL, . tor( PhCEnix of. Brooklyn. ** ,or| Rockford Insur ceCo flri, Llghtnlig !*nd T»rnado Insuranco placed safelv and with despatch in either of above companies. Policies corrected, changes anditransfers made. Call on or address Simon Stoffel. West McHenry, Illinois. - ' ; 1 i . WAVERLY fitbuse, oWM. H. ROTXOUK, Prop., WOODSTOCK, % <• ILL. Stmol* Room on First Floor.; •at.;v Quintette Orchestra, Mc HENRY, ILL. Are prepared to furuish First Clans Mu»in to the Dancing Public at Reasonable Rates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. I&obt. Madden. Clarionet, 0, Curtis. Cornet. L, Osen, Trombone, R, IngaSU, Basso and Prompter, Address all communications to Jerry Smith, McHenry. NEW YORK HOUSE. 339 tc 243 E. Randolph St, Between Franklin and Market Streets, CHICAGO. Boat Accommodation to Traveler* and Hoarders. E. G. K0EPPE, Prop. •t.S?BR DAV, GOOD SAMPLE ROOM. A Fir*l-cla*A Houte. the Boyt All Stop There. THE Culver House. RICHMOND, ILL. Good Livery, Good Sample Boom. FREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS FOR PA TROJSS OF THE HOUSE. I run a line of carriages to Twin t.ales from uichinond, three-fourthsofamilenearer than any other road, and more level and pleasant by far. If you intend going to Twin Lakes, stop »t Richmond and inquire for CULVER'S BCS- It i» always there, rain or shine, tiouml trip prices as usuaM C . N . C U L V E R , P r o p . Fanp Bsp&uiagi CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned 1B prepared to do all lobe In the line of Digging Wells. Repairing Pumps, Cementing Wells, or v*ill put in ITeOT Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. Ia short will do all work in this line. Can furnish you a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as oheap as any other man. Good references furnished if desired. If you want a Well Dug, a Pnmp lie paired era new Pump, give me a call. TOrders by mail promptly attended to» Poet OM«e, Johnsburgn, 111. L. BANTES. JohnsDurgh, 111,, May 25th, IMS, Towhom unusually _ L.IBBBAL. T will be given to introduce our new book Bible Brilliants; MOTHER'S HOME The greatest success of the year, and some. thing entirety new In the book line. Royal Quarto; size, 9?ixllJi; finest of paper; large tvpe; 3-20 illustrations, t>8 full page, two of thein printed in nine colirs; retail price only $2.50 Thousands will be sold for Holiday Presents. Those first in the field will reap a harvest. Act quick or you will misa it. FOESHEE & MACMAKIN, Cincinnati, O. r, J. larbiaa« i. J.Iarbia* BAR3IAN BROS. Wholesale and Ketail DUUU IH FINE CIGARS, UeHENRY ILLINOIS, Skmtho'/tiie post oflice. retail store^where, at at opened be found ur own manufacture, together aft times can ! leased the brick building one deos? ri with*5*smoking and chewing tobaoeo of the best brands. Pipes a Specialty, we have a very large assortments** handsome patterns. CALL AND 3KK U8. isnniAK J, MORGAN HORSES. Short Horn, Bid Tolls! Aapg, And Jersey Cattle. Hillside Farm, West McHenry, III. Our Morgan Stock is all pure bred, and originated from the beat Morgan stojk in the ITnited States. Old Gilford Morgan, who stands at the head jf our 3took, is one of the best bred Morgan horses in the country, and can show more and better all purpose oolts than any other horse in the West. We Invite the inspection of our stock horsemen and all lovers of fine animals. bT A few full blood Morgan Oolts and young aorses for sale. Also one matched team, fall 'iloods. In Cattle we'have the full blood Short Horn .vinch we are crossing with the Red Polled \ngus and therefore instead of sawing off the norns are breeding them off and with good suceess, A few Heifers and Bulls, both pure bred Short Horns and the eross above mentioned for sale. J> R. Saylor A Sons. W««t McHenry, 111.. Feb, 37th, 1888, L W. NICHOLS, JR. Bfin WatcH«- %M. 8TOFFEL. -*-Ag*nt far-- FIRE, - LIGHTNING, And Aeeidental! Iasuranee. Also Iowa, MinnesotH, Nebraska, Alabama, and California Lands. Call on or address WM. 8TOFTBt>> McHenry, Ul:3 LJRSaKKrilT WAIfTror |u SOLDIIBS' DIPAETK1IT. Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, rLL. "lb earn for Mm who ha* borne the battle, and for hie widow and orphans."--LINCOL*. Local or fra^eling, To sell our Niusery Stock, and Steady Employment g4 CHASE BROTHERS Mary, Expense! m teed. IPAWY, liestar, N. T.S •wsWu RED PEPPER, Sm » NO. 747|. &.1S BY CKNWABD Standard and floslsterod. The grandest Individual Stallion ever brought into Northern Illinois, with a tnree yea<- old trial, one half mile. In 1 rlSjtf. Is per­ manently located at Crystal Lake, Illinois, o->ly 14 miles from Elgin, and 40 miles from Chicago. Book full to July 10, M0. will make a fail season. Book, how open. For terms and conditions address St-lm W. T. PALMER. Crystal Lake. III. f i n J PERRY A OWEN,(Bankers, MoHENRYt - - ILLINOIS. Thh Bank receives d^ponts. buys and sells Foreign and \l)ome>stic Ex- change, and doe* a W General Banking | Business, We endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our eare in a manner and upon te:ms entirety satisfactory to our customers, and respectfully solicit the public patronage. MOMEY TO M>AN; On Real Estate and atffor first class security. Special attention given to col­ lections, INSURANCE In First Class Companies at the Lowest Mates, Yours Bespectful/y^ PERRY & OWEN. V' m + •I ^ U§-' - JEVU AND - mmm, RICHMOND ILLINOIS. Ail work fas my line M»tty a*d nwm®||f wa^oh rspalrlag a apecultj. THE CHICAGO AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY* Affbrds unrivaled facilities for transit be tween the moat important cities and towns in Illinois, Iowa, Wise .naln. Northern Mich­ igan, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. The train service Is oarefully adjusted to meet the requirements of through and local travel, and includes FAST VESTIBULE0 .TRAINS Dining Cars. Bleeping Cera ft Say CoaohM Running Solid between Ohieagoand; ST. PA UL. MINNEA POHS% CO VNCIL BL UFFS, OMAHA, DENVER AND PORTLAND, ORE. PULLMAN * WACKER SLEEPERS Ohloago to 8an Franolae* WITHOUT CHANGE. COLONISTS SLEEPERS, Ola.iea.ipo to Pox*tla.n<lf Ore. AND SAN FRANCISCO, Free Reclining Chair Cars CHICAGO T<r DENVER AND PORTLAND* <7REt Tin Council Blu&s and Omaha. For the time of trains, tickets and all infor- mation, apply to Station Agents of Ohioago ft North-western Railway, or to the General Passenger Agent, at Chicago. W.H. NEWMAN, J M. WHITMAN 3d Vice PretL Oen'l Manager, W A. THRALL A BUSS, (Jen, Puu & 1'k't, Agt Agent, McHenry, 111 HANLY BROS, -BKBBDBB* OV- Roadster, Draft, AND GRADE HORSES. We having the following stallions in service for the season of it***. VON LEER* Young Hambletonian Stallion. Foaled June 1st, 1885. Stands 15]* hands high, weight 1100 pounds. Is bright uay. black points. Has fine style and good action. As a representa­ tive for getting good roadsters Is hard to beat. ••Von Leer" was sired by George O. (9701), by Lakeland Abdallah (351). First dam by Patchen, by Autocrat, Second dam Dolly by Gilford Morgan.; CHANCELLOR, JR. Having jwrchased a very fine imported Ulydesdale itallion, Chancellor Jr., for our own uBe. will breed a limited number of mares outtide. Chancellor Jr. is 9 years old this spring; ie a Cherry Bay with black points; 16X hands high and weighs about 1700 pounds; strong, clean limbs, fine anion, mild disposi- tion. He was sired by Chancellor, (1310;, he by Drew Ptince ot Wales, (673) Ham by Lofty, '460); grand-dam by Duke of Welling­ ton. (1515); great-grand-dam by Sir William Wallace, (t£»t). He combines in his breeding the best blood Scotland ever had, and has proven his ability to get uniform colts, of great siie, fine form, strong and rugged. CHAMPION, MR. 9he Perr hon Morgan Horse. He has proven himself a flne stock getter for general pur­ poses, and cannot be oeaten in the Northwest. Parties who intend breeding the comin< season, will And it <.o their advantage to call nnd see our stock and get our terms,which wil' be reasonable. Accidents and escapes at owner's risk. "Mendthip, Charity. Loyqfify- Worthy.tont of Patriot Wither*.' G- A. R. Directory. VHBNUT POST MO. 643. the First Thursday evening Of each . L. E. BENBBTT, OOW. WoOD«TOOx roaT, HO KM. Meets first and third Monday evenings of eaoh a mth. _\ W. 8, llonai, OOB, HTTKDA KMT, KO 226, Meets the second and fourth Tuesday evenings of etch month. C. F. DIKB, Oom. •ABTABD FOST, HO 2B8. R Meets the seoona ana loartn Monday -even lageot eaeh month. JOHN MABBHAU, Oom. XiimoPoiT.KaM, Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of each month.. B. B. HOBBIS, Oom. WAUOOKDA rOST, NO. S68. Post meets every second and fourth Satur­ day evening in G. A. R. Hall, Main St, ABTHUH OOOB:B. Oom. Ths Oray-Back. used to siwar hit teeth were steel, 'y xbey were so sharp and keen, And on the soldier's tender baok, He acted awlul inean. He'd nip you here, then nip you there. And make you howl witb pain, And sc-atch and dig and jump and swear, And then he'd nip again. Ales* ths Skirmish Uae. The statue of Qeneral K. E. Lee, Con­ federate, was unveiled May 29th. The only flags displayed were those of the late so-called Confederate States. President,, Harrison sijfned the "De­ pendent IVnsion Bill." President Cleve­ land vetoed it. t)f course he would. There is just that difference between the two. One is a friend of the old Union soldier--the other is not and never was. Senator Piatt made one sententious remark during the discussion of the disa­ bility bill that compressed the whole truth in one weighty sentence. He said: "Nothing is extravagant that is right." "Senator Berry, of Arkansas, who led the opposition to the Disability Bill, was an origins! 3(*eB«ouist a>,d prom{itlytook up arms against the government as a second lieutenant iQ the 16th Arkansas; lost a leg at the second battle of Corinth, and since the war has bSMt living by office-holding." O'atitnd* Counts Hot Cost- Nobody knows how much money the dependent pension bill will take from the national treasury, for there are no data on which to make an estimate. It will be a very large amount, but the feeling is that the money is a moral debt to the men who risked their lives in the service of their country; that payment has been delayed too long already; that the coun­ try is rich and can afford to pay, and that, therefore, it should begin to dis­ charge its debt as soon as possible. In doing this the Unft&fStates sets an ex­ ample to all the other nations of the world. It takes care of its veterans after they have become unable to fight, and provides for them not merely because they became incapacitated in its service, but because it owes them a debt of grat­ itude for what they did for it. And as they risked not only their lives but the happiness aud livelihood of those de­ pendent on them, so the nation's grati­ tude extends to their widows.--Philadel­ phia. Inquirer. How a Solditr Saved His Lag. Captain John Quincy Adams, who died recently at North Vanceboro, Me., saved his leg during war in an original way. After the battle of Cedar Mountain, Cap­ tain Adams was wounded by a rebel bul­ let which produced a compound com­ minuted fracture of a thigh bone. He was taken to ^-hospital and when the surgeons came around he was "chalked" for amputation. After the surgeons had passed Adams rubbed out the chalk mark and thus gained a day. When the surgeous came around again they de­ cided that his was a case for amputation, but Adams thought otherwise and rubbed out their markings as before. That night Dr. Garcelon arrived on the scene, having been sent out by Governor Washburne to look after Maine wounded, and to him Adams appealed in behalf of his shattered femur. Amputation was deferred, and the result was that Adams saved his leg which served him fairly well dtiring the remainder of his life.--Boston Herald. Ths Dead st Gettysburg. A writer in the Grand Army Journal furnishes the following as the number of dead buried at Gettysburg'from each State: ^ >ut.& >•••«#•« •••• ...#•• • Mares •rate es f rom a distance well cored tor, at mod V"*; -C^ * CMI sad ssagss BAMLT BBfli Ooime Jtlcut. Delaware • ndiaoa Illinois ,»... Maryland..... Minnesota...' • Massachusetts.•.*•<••••< New Jersey.,.. ... New Hampshire ........ Michigan .... Sew York..., Maine West Vi*gtnis..4. ....... Rhode Island.. ..... Vermont Wisconsin... .. Ohio - Pennsylvania rr«ited States ttigukwa NO 52. Kansas 8oldisr* Kicking About ss Anderson* ville Guard. An ex-rebel soldier by the name of Matthews, who belonged to the 55t-h Ga., one of the regiments which guarded the prison pen at Audersonville, is a police­ man at Leavenworth, Kan., and the vet­ erans there are doing all in their power to have him removed, but as yet have been unsuccessful. The accused man be- longs to the order of Knights of Pythias, and has brought the influence of that society to aid in retaining him in office, while the veterans are working as hard as they know how to have him dismissed, upon the grounds "that as he was a rebel guard at Anderson ville over Union prisoners, and is not in sympathy with loyal men in the enforcement of the law, it renders him unfit to hold the place, and is good reason for his dismissal." After the war Matthews joined the Regular Army and was for some time a guard at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, where lis remained for several yews. The editor of the National Tribune knows something of the 55th Ga., having been a prisoner at Andersonville for many months. The regiment was a part of the rebel garrison at Cumberland Gap, Tenn., and a large portion of it was captuted there. The men who were not captured were detailed as guards at Andersonville, and a worse lot of men were never knowb. They would shoot a prisones on the slightest provocation, and were "holy terrors,', and made a record 1n that direction not to be envied. If this man was one of them, the chances are that he tried to earn a furlough by shooting some unfortunate Union prison­ er who got too near the dead-line, which was the reward for such service, and the loyal citizens of Leavenworth can well dispense with, a policeman with.,audi a r.1 •*s. ,v *,.v V ̂ V' V .'> If- I.. 4< . %. -S.. - ..... 32 15 SU ..... a ..... 92 .... 58 .....159 >•«»,. 18 ..... 49 ...,.175 ... .867 .,...,104 ...... n ..... u ... 61 70 .....525 .....139 i- - oft Whiskey, •VrV y Sergeant-Major Martin, of the Park Commission, tells a story of an Irish Captain of his, Captain O'Flaherty, that would have told well of Horace Greely. The Captain had risen from the ranks during the civil war; he was a devout Catholic, a military martinet and a rigid temperance man; but he was weak in his spelling. Some drunkenness occurring in the regiment, the Captain ordered the grog stopped. Of course this created discontent among the men and finally one of them appealed Jor ^ermisp^n41 to buy liquor on the ground of illness. "Is it sick ye are?" said the Captain suspiciously. "Sure, whiskey'll only make ye wor-r-rse." "No, Captain," the applicant replied with all possible deference. "When I'm affected this way a little whiskey relieves me at onoe." "Alittle,is it?" said the Captain, "Well, ye shall have a little;" and he accordingly wrote this order: •'Give Private Jones, of Company A, 1 gil of whiskey." The sutler looked at the order and then at the soldier. "What hays you got to hold your gallon?" said he. Private Jones was quick-witted. "That's so," said he, scratching his head reflectively. "Can't yon lend me a demijohn?" "Not a john, my boysaid the sutler. "Hold on, then, till 1 borrow some canteens." Back he came in a few minutes and got his gallon, good measure, in his own and his comrade's canteens. That evening the tents of Company A were the scene of wild hil&rity and next morning Captain O'Flaherty was in a great rage about additional oases of drunkenness. Fu­ riously he rushed to the sutler. "Who authorized you to furnish that liquor?" he demanded. "I obeyed your order," said the sutler, calmly, exhibiting the document. "My order?" repeated the Captain- "That was for a gill--g-i-l." "What's a gill?" asked the sutler, with supreme contempt. "I never heard of a gill of whiskey." The Captain overlooked the drunkenness and never wrote any more prescriptions. Work of the Pension Office "During the weekonding June21,1890, 6,656 claims were received,- of which 1,354 were original invalid; 990 widows; 4 war of 1812; 15 bounty land; 87 navy; 2 old war; 54 on account of Mexican service, 134 for accrued pension and 4,016 applications for increase. Number of re­ jected claims reopened, 462; act of March 4, 1890, 8. The names and postoftice addresses of 3,537 officers and comrades were furnished for the use of claimants There were 80,251 pieces of mail mat­ ter received; 45,260 letters and blanks sent out. The number of cases detailed to special examiners was 849 ; 614 reports and cases from special examiners; cases on hand for special examination, 10,732. Report of certificates issued, during week ending June 21, 1890; Original, 1,810; increase, 1,997; reissue, 318; res­ toration, 44; duplicate, 0 ; accrued, 64; arrears, 0; arrears, June7, 1888, 0; act of March 3, 1883, 2 ; order of April 3, 1884,0; act oj Aug. 4, 1889 0 ;sup- plemental, 3; Mexican war, 22; reistsue same date,0; total, 4,246." "The following bill, introduced by Sen­ ator Evarts, of New York, embodies ideas of the soldiers generally as to the prefer­ ence for Union soldiers m civil employ­ ment that should be carried out in the laws of the United States. The present law is defective in two respect, the first being that it confines the preference to those who wore discharged on aceoant of wounds or disability, aad the -neowl :£km. iil that it contains no punitory clause to| compel its observance. Senator Evarts' bill extends the preference to ail honora- bly discharged Union^feoldiers, and makes -•< the preference mo# specific than does Section 1758. It also imposes a penalty for its non-observance. We trust that the comrades will consider this, and bring all the influence possible to bear to secure its passage." ^ ^ ~Be it enacted by the Senate apd tiome of Representatives of the United States : of America in Congress assembled, That in every public department, and upon all public works of the United States gov­ ernment, and in competitive and non­ competitive examinations under the United States civil service laws or rules and regulations of the same, wherever ^ they apply, honorably discharged Union soldiers, sailors and marines shall be preferred for certification, appointment, employment and retention therein. Age, loss of limb, or other physical impair­ ment which does not in fact incapacitate shall not be deemed to disqualify them, provided they possess the business capac­ ity necessary to fill the position involved; and persons thus preferred, unless ap­ pointed or employed for a definite statu­ tory term, shall not be dismissed from their positions, except upon charges and after a hearing. SEC, 2. That all heads of departments, officials, boards of examiners, or other persons having power of appointment, employment, or certification for such ap­ pointment. or employment, in the public service of the United States, as set forth in section one of this act, are charged with a faithful compliance with the terms thereof both in letter and spirit, and a failure to so comply shall be a misde­ meanor to be prosecuted either by infor­ mation or indictment, and punishable accordingly. SEC. 3. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. ' ' & SEC. 4. That this act shall take effect immediately. ' t ^ „ j ' A Climbing Horse. ^ EDITOR National Tribune.--I oifce jit J heard a conundrum, "Why Is a horse like p ^ || ail elephant?" Answer--"Because he " can't climb a tree." I saw a horse climb /* a barn in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864. As the story may seem "rather large" to some of your readers I will *./,%£ % premise by asserting it is entirely true; ^ like Old Cy Prime, "Ilean prove it, too, and my witnesses, unlike Old Cy's, are ^ both alive. We belonged to Co. H, 2d N. Y. Cavalry ("Harris' Lights"), First "Vj ^ Brigade, Custer's (Third) Division. Late in December we were ordered from • *; Winchester up the valley to look after v ^ ̂ "Old Jubal." Everything went lovely " until the morning of , the second day. 4R| when suddehly, Rosser's and Payne's , : brigades of Confederate cavalry dashed '* ^ j into us before daylight. No member ol ; Custer's Division will ever forget that r affair at Lacy's Springs, which we so ' near being a complete surprise that there J was no fun in it; nor will they ever for- J get the terrible sufferings wo endured *# from the inclement weather the next two I ; days, on our retreat. * ^ We reached .Woodstock the next night Sfi"' and to guard against another possible . surprise, our regiment was stationed just " to the south of the village, with to stand to horses' heads all night. Lieutenant Bell, commanding my com- •'* • «<• pany, suggested to me, as it was a bitter « cold night, to go into some barn in the > village, and get a little rest. K induced ; the letter carrier, E. A. Peek, and Sadler •% Asa Ballou to accompany me. We went y-- ^ to a barn that seemed built well up from; the ground with an inclined driveway to f 3 reach the floor. The large mow that ex- ^ tended to the ground^ level was entirely " 1 ' empty, but the opposite one was half of hay. Tying our horses to the girder, . we gave them liberal supplies of hay, and « ^ *i working ourselves deep into the partly filled mow, in about one York minutet^^^^ were fast asleep. Reveille awakened us/ " ^ and sliding to the barn floor we found ^ but two horses. Opening a door wither ^ the additional light we found that Bal * 1 lou's horse had climbed over the girder^ and got down into the empty mow. v|| Now here was an interesting dilemma* ,' V*§.. How to get the blamed horse out of the _ * mow without taking off the siding, waa ^ w the question to solve. Ballou was de-.__,.,': jected. Several plans were proposed, A ̂ length as the horse seemed quite live-- 'A*" jy and none the worse for bis marvelousr ** ,»X - acrobatic descent of nine or ten feet, itt |f occurred to me, he being such a remark-' ~'i able horse,-possibly he might be induced ^ to go up by the same route he camo , -s ] down. My comrades took to the idea, and driving him to a place where a pro- ~ ^ i jection in the stone wall seemed to offer a , * }. footing, we gave him encouragement * s with no very gentle won Is and profuse ' 1 belaboring with sticks; whtn the beast • ^ made the supreme effort of his life, and in * 4j|1J some way scaled the wall, wriggled over ^ jl the girder and regained the barn fioor. The horse showed no damage from bis adventure, carried his rider back to Win- « Chester, and the next March went around |§ - Richmond. Now if any comrade can tell . ^ n more "bossy" story I'll take off my hat to him.--H. h\ Eaton, Qimrterma»- *• •J' * tor-Sergeant, Co., 2d N. Y. Car., Eataa* ^ >,« J > *>r' ____ . " • 1/ AN IPORTANT MATTER. 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