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" Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Lawj No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." VOL. 16. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1890. NO 16. ¥>C»u.i»He!> Kvkrt- Wbdsebdat bt . V;AN »LYKE,- EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Office In Bishop's Block. v --om>srr» Pbkkt -a: or sorjiujfaPTioii. One Tear (In v?v«ae*> IfWotPaM within Three MonthR...... iiw < ^nworlptlon* received tor throe or tlx months in the oame proportion. ps/ ' k ̂ p- \ " T ; p-'£ M* - Kates of Advertising. We announce !H»ersl rates for advertising b the Pt,UH»BU.«R, ant enteavor to state . hem so plftinl v thHt they will bo readily un- |er»toi'l, They are *• follo*r*i/ * 1 Inch one year - , 1% • B °0 2 Inches one year - • ; * - 10 00 r > 8 Inches one year - . - - • - 15 00 % If Oolumn one year • :* .Ws » s, » % sooo | ii Oolnmn one year-* • • •, *. * ^ .60 00 0 Oolumn one year , i... *• y",,? Joono One inch >ne«n» wfo' iMtiWttewfr one 4lneh down the colnmn,single column width. Yearly advortUcrs, at the above rates, have 'the privilege of ohanirinif as often as they • choose, without extra charge. Hejrular ml vertisers (meaning those having gtandinsr cards) will be entitled to insertion 1 of local notices at the rate of S cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 It; conts per Mne the first week, and 5 cents per £ line for eaoh subsequent week. ^ Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil / type, same as this is set In) the flrst issue, and 5 cents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, -an inch advertisement will oost $1.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, #2.00 for three weuks, and so on. The Plaindraubk will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, 11 P wul require a saitahle foe from everybody : seeking the use of Its columns for pecuniary 1 ({sin. BUSINESS CARDS. iEe a J. HOWARD, M. D. 1 I>UTHlOl\H AND SURG BOX. WcHenrr. • I III. Office at residence, one block east of Public School Building. a K. FEGERS, M, D- PHTSIOIAK AND StTRaKOK, MeHenry, TU«, office st Residence. Is-V- WM. OSBORNE, M. O. PHYilOIAM ASD 8UUGK().S. Office at Resi'lenne, West Mcllenry, IlL Calls promp.ly attended to dsy and nltfhU Liverv Stable. pi'-5 B. WIGHT MAN", Proprietor. First class rigs with or wlthout dtlvfirs furnished at reasonable rstes. Tesmlng of all kinds done on short notloo. I 7 ^ NEAR THE DEPOT* fUTBST MoHENRY, ILL, Keeps open tor the secommodstion of the Fablic s rlrst-Olass Saloon an3 Kfist&tiraiiti Where he will at all times keep the best brftndaof Wlnee, Liquors and Cigars ' tttM found In the market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALK'S HUWAUIM Ltgn BMT. Beer In Large or Small Kegs or Bottles sl- irsys on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty oonsldered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. - GOOD STABLING FOR HOR&BF. SVOsll snd aee us. Robert,§3hless1e. West EoHenry, III. A. Engloa's SALOON AND RESTAURANT. MOHENRY, ILLINOIS. Attention Horsemen! MoHbvrt, Iu., April 1st, 1898, {would respectfully Invite the Public to call and examine :n/ stock of Horse# before making arrangements elsewhere. No busi­ ness done on Sunlay. N. 8. COLBY M'HSNKT xu, BUSINESS CARDS. KNIGHT ft BROWN, 4 TTORNKTS VT LAW. IT. 8. Kxpress Co.'• t\. Building, K7 an I 89 Washington St. ' CHICAGO. ILL. JOSLVV A OlSEY. ATTORN BT 9 AT LAW, Woodstock 111 All business will receive prompt atten­ tion. y ;-" . , - 1 , ,\ a P. BARNES, ' ATTORNBY, Solicitor, sad Counselor, Collections s specialty. WOOOSTOOK, ILLINOIS V. % LUMLBY. Attorn by at law, snd soiioitor in Chaneerv, WOOIWTOOK, ILL. m Office lu Park House, first floor, : A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and .Jeweler XfO. One HundredTwenty-Pive State Rt Chi­ ll eago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. W"A Full Assortment of Goods in his line UiM States War Chin Apcy OF r WM. II- COWLIN, Woodstock - • Illinois* Prosecutes all claasss and kinds of claims against the United States tor ex-9oldi»rs, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A. specialty is mado In prosociuiag old snd rejected claims. All communications promptlyjtnewered If Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. WM, H. COW HIS Office st Resldenoe, Msdison St., Woodstocc, Illinois. I. CO^PTON, Aerent for the HOME, OF NEW YOKE, Capital, #8,931,1OO. A WD THS iETNA, OF HARTFORD, Capital, 910,071.15SO, Fire testod, time tried Companies. Insures against F<re, Lightning and Wind-Storms, st the most reasonable rates. For insurance and further p trticulars apply to J. Compton, Volo. III., who has been 36 years in the busi­ ness, and always gavj entire satisfactton in oa^cof loss. mil 111., May 2«th, 1890. ' . • MEN ty ANTED. To represent our well-known nursery in this county, for town snd country trade. Good pay weekly. A steady position with a nur­ sery of over thirty years' standing, and s It no w.i responsibility. We want good, lively workers, and will yay well. Good references required.? Apply quick, stating age. CHASE B HOT HERS COMPANY, 87-m2 Chicago, IlL The Police Gazette, Is the "nly illustrate ! paper in the world containing all the latest sensational snd sporting news. No Salo-n Keeper, Barber, or Cluo Koom can afford to be without it. It always makes friends wherever it goes. Mailed to any address in the United Ststes securely wrapped, 13 weeks tor it. Send Five Cents for sample copy. - KICHAKD X. FOX, .r&tinxiK Square, New York ATTENTION! Farmers and Dairymen. It will psy those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to esll St VT premises before purchasing. I can furmlsn suoh by the car load or single cow. POUTER H. WOLFRUM, CHSMDHO. Fsrm shout four miles northwest of Harvard, Illinois. JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker & Jeweler, Mchenry. Illinois. AFINB stock of Clocks, Watches snd Jew-* elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watches. Give mo *°alL JOHN ,P- SMITH. BIBLE STORIES, -x •.. f ' I Fine Kentucky liquors, ffgaoh Bitters, Uc&enry L&gGr Boer, -AND- J. ScWilz Miliaiilee Bottle Beer, In any quantity from ft Snitz Glass to 1C0 barrels. at wholesale or RETAIL Beer in bottles, kesjs up? mso as ©heap as the cheapest. We buy none but the best and m at Reasonable Prices. Gall and see ine and I will use ^ ANTONY ENOKLN |f<>Benrv 111 . 1888. Agents Wanted! LlBBRALanUT»BlM will be given to iutroduoe our new book , Bibe Briiants : MOTHER'S HOME The greatest success of the year, and some thing entirely new in the book line. Boyal Quarto; size,9J£x!l?£; finest of paper; large type; 320 illustrations. t>8 full page, two of them printed in nine col>rs; reUil price only #2.50 Thousands will be sold for Holiday Presents. Those flrst in the field will resp S harvest, Act quick or you will miss it. FORSHEE & MACMAKIN, Cincinnati, O. SIMOS STOfHL, AfC«f*t for Phoenix of, Brooklyn. Rockford Insur'ceCo fins, LKhtnnr and T>rnado Insurance placed safelv and with despatch in either of above companies. Policies corrected, changes and transfers made. Call on or address Slmoa Stoflel. West McH*ary, Illinois. WAVERLY HOUSE, WM. H. HOTiTflUJii,i*rop., WOODSTOCK, - V ILL Stmols Roomon Flr«t Floor. To tell our Nursery 3toeM Hilary, Expenses and Steadv Employment guaranteed. GKABX BlOTBne: C0KPANY, ^ Eoche«ter,*iY. Quintette Orchestra, • McHENRY,. ILL, Are prepared to furnish First Class Uuste to the Dancing Public st Bessonsble Rstes. J, sm'th, 1st Violin. Robt. Madden, Clsrionet, O, Curtis, Cornet. L, Owen, Trombone, B, Ingalls, Basso and Prompter, Address all communications to Jerry Smith, Mcllenry. NEW YORK HOUSE. 339 tc 243 E. Randolph SI. Between Franklin and v ; Market Streets, CHICAGO. Be*t AeetmmodaHon to 'lYaveten and Boarders. E. O. K0EPPE, Prop. $I.F PBE DA.V, GOOD SAMPLE ROOM. A tirM-claxrt Houte. IM^Boyt All Bop Thar*. THE Culver House. RICHMOND, ILL. Good Livery, Good Sample Boom. FREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL TR1ANS FOR PA TBOHS OF THE HOUSE. T fnfl a line of carriages to Twlw from i.ichmond, three-fourths of a mile nearer than any other road, and more level and pleasant by fur. If you intend going to Twin Lukes, stop at Biclunomi and inquire for CULVER'S BUS. It i» always there, rain or shins, ttound trip price* as usua*. C. N. CULVER, Prop. COMB TO THS lal Sale s THURSDAY, OCT. on turn AT mm cows TABU, Spring Grove* MeHenry Co* 40 - 40 HEAD 40 - 40 Tweuty-five Grand Cows and Heifers, Springers or Calves by their side; Good Milkers. 15 young Bulls ready for service. None Better. Terms of Sale, Notes payable six months after dste, with­ out interest if paid when due; if not psid when due to draw interest at 7 per cent per cent p*r annum from date until psid. The usual 2 per cent discount for cssh. Foi csts- iogues apply to I1 RANK COLE\ > Spring Grove, FRED HA TCH, j MeHenry 0».,- IU. O. BECKING TON. Auc. J. R. Saylor & Sons -BRBBDKiS OF- MORGAN HORSES, hart Horn, Bid Pollsd Aagu, And Jersey Cattle. V, J. Bsrbisn. I. I.BstUtt BARBIAN BROS. Wholesale and Retail Diuuum FINE CIGAR, Me HENRY £ ILLINOIS* Bsving lessed the brick building one }door 8auth or the post offlce, we have opened & retail store, where, at all times can be found fine cigars of our own manufacture, together with smoking and cfaowing tobareo of the twst brands. Pipes a Specialty. We have s very large assortment sail sob* very handsome patterns. GALL]AND SEX US. West MeHenry, III. Our Morgan 8took Is all purs bred, sad Originated from the beat Morgan stosk in ths United States. Old Gilford Morgan, who stands at the head of our Stook, is one of the best bred Morgan horees in the country, and can show more and >tetter all purpose colts thsn any other horse in the West. We invite the inspection of oar stock by horsemen snd sll lovers of fins snimsls, A few fall blood Morgsn Oolts sad young aorses for sale. Also one matched team, foil Woods. In Cattle we have the full blood Short Horn jrhich we are crossing with the Bed Polled \ngds and therefore instead of sswing off the nnrns are breading them off snd with tpod success, A few Heifers snd Bulls, both pure bred Short Horns snd the cross above mentioned f >r sale. J. R- Saylor A Sonfc WAftt MeHenry, Hi.. Feb. 37th, 188& WM. STOFFEL. --Agtni for-- FIRE, - LIGHTNING, And Aooidsntsl I&sursnos. LAIS* lows, Minnesota, Ksbrssks, Alsbsals, snd Osilfbruls LSiids. Osll on or sddress WM. STOFFEL, MeHenry, Ul: s WANTED. Locul or TiHtveling, PERRY A Bankers, MoHENRY, - p ILLINOIS* This Bank receives deposits, buyt and sells Foreign cmd Domestic Ex• change, and does a -:i General Bankiqi Business, We endeavor to do nU business 'en­ trusted to our care tfl a manner and upon te:ms entirely afflisfactory to our cmtmners. and respectfully so licit the public patronage | MONEY T» LOAN; On Real Estate andtother flrst class security. Special attention given to col­ lections, XMbUB^MCB >/n First (Mem Obmpcmict at ike Lowest Rates. • ^ »iii..ji^pToiira Respectfully . PERRY A OWEN. THE CHICAGO AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY v AMI %nrlraled ftctlitten for trsfttlt be tween t ho most important o.lties and towns in Illinois, Iowa, Wise >nsiti. Northern Mich­ igan, Minnesota, North so 1 South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. The train service lb oaccfully adjusted to meet the requirements of ^through and local ttavel, and includes FA8T VESTIBULED TRAINS --or-- ^Dining Can. Sleeping Cars &Day Goaobea ftunnlng Solid be twicer- Ohloagosnd; ST. PA UL. MINNMrOLIS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA, DENVER AND PORTLAND, ORE PULLMAN A WACKER SLEEPERS Chicago to San Francises WITHOUT OHANQK. COLONISTS SLEEPERS, Chicago to Poi-tlaiici, Ore. AND BAN FKAX CISCO. Free Reclining Chair Cars CHICAGO TO DENVER AND PORTLAND, ORE, Tis Counoil Blufla and Omsha. For the time of trams, tickets snd sll infor­ mation, apply io Station Agents of Ohieago A North-western Kail way, or to the Ueneral fassenger Agent, at Chicago. W. H. N WMAN, J M. WHITMAN 8d Vice Pre*. Oen'l Manager W A. THUALL. B. BUSS, dmn. Pa** <£ '1 k% Agi. Aftnt, Mcllm,*, a U I W .;/j {} it.; L. W. NICHOLS, JR. in W/yjcifia. QEOBOS O. No. 9701. Record 2t30. Will be for service st the barns of George W. Owen, MeHenry, Illinois. TERMS, $50. One half payable in Cash, balance by Note due Bix months from service without interest. Interest after due at 8 per cent. "George O." was sired by Lakeland Abdallah 361 by the founder of our trotting wonders, old Rys<!ykes Hambletonian, 10. Dam of George O. i» by Autocrat, a son of Georjre M. Patcheu, 30, record 2:23tf. She paced at six years oil a halt mile in 1:06^, and at 17 years a full mile In 2:27. "George O " has had very limited advan­ tages in the stud, never having bred a stan­ dard bied mare, but his colts are sll very speedy and sell tor long prices. He sired s two-year-old with a record of 8:*9. trial X mile in 1:22 to Road Oart. MeHenry, JUinaii. QS0SQX W. 0WEH. f KsttMur. *«vs*b4ttttm AND ENGRAVES, RICHMOND ILLINOIS. In my lis* nestly and promptly in my yas nestiy «« w? f«w ispslrbf A good pnshing Salesman here First- class pay guaranteed weekly. Oommis- glon or salary. Quick selling new Fruits and Specialties. F A R M E R S c a n «cet a goid v>aying iob for the winter. Write for lull partio- ulars. FEED B. YOUNG, Nurseryman. 80,2 Rochester, N. Y. 88LDOBS' D5FAST1BHT. Ed I t«d by WM. H, COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, H.L. "7b oare for Mm who ha* borne the battle, and for hi* widmv and orphetn*."--LINCOLN, "fHend*hip,lCharity. Loyalty-- Worthyixnulipf Patriot farther*." C- A. R. Directory. K'HBNRT POST NO. Meets ths First Thursday evening of each month. L. E. Bennktt, Cob. WOOOB«OOK POST, NO 106. Moots flrst snd third Mondsy evenings of eaohmoath. W. H, MoNtt&a, Oom. IVNDA POST, NO 228, Moots'the seoond snd fourth Tuesday svsnings of esch month. OF.DiKa.Oom. HARVARD POST, NO 255. Moots the second sna tourta Monday-even ings of each month. John Mabshaix, Oom. MAwnrao post, No. lflB, Meets every Second snd Fourth Frldsv svenings of ssoh month. K. H. Mokkis, Oom. wauoonda post, no. a». Poet meets every second and fourth Sstur- <lsy evening In G. A. K. Hall, Main St. ARTHUR Oookb, Oom. Resr jnsible men for gen­ eral or Stats a«ent: No can- _ JvassicK, but to take chame of local agents; territory rights re­ served; business too large to bo managed from main office. Instruction and transportation yUB to rlelit par­ ties. Address Treas. GASKELL LITERA- 1T CLUB, 7U Frank-oa. flysaatk 111. ctlon and transportation WHAT? Along ths Skirmisb Line. A floldier's monument has been erected on Memorial Heights, Wiusted, Conn. The Division of Michigan, Sons of Vet­ erans, number 143 Gamps, with 8,239 members. General D. B. BirneJ Camp, 8. of V., Philadelphia, will hold a fair the flrst week iu December. The, great monument committee of New York City, has accepted the design of Mr. John Duncan. The estimated cost of the structure is $500,000. Post No. 10, Department of Massa­ chusetts, G. A. It., Worcester, Mass., has a membership of over 800. The date of the charter held by this post is April 13, 1867. £. D. Cahota is the only Chinaman who is a veteran of the late war. He served as a private in the Twenty-third Massa chusetts Volunteers, and made an envia­ ble reputation as a soldier. William Simmons, historian, National Association of Naval Veterans, No. 1432, Wharton street, Philadelphia, is compil­ ing a list of all sqrriwag retoracA et tfeo- late war who served in the Union navy. The reunio.n of the blue and gray at Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 6, 7, 8 and 9 was all that could be desired. It was esti­ mated that 15,000 Union and 10,000 Confederate Soldiers were in attendance. The city was profusely decked with flags and bunting. The action of Colonel Kline, command­ ing the Missouri Division Sons of Veter­ ans, in refusing to permit the camps in hia jurisdiction to take part in the recep­ tion given President Harrison, in his re­ cent Western tour is meeting with severe criticism and hearty condemnation from members of the Grand Army and Sons of Veterans generally. Capt. S. J. McKinley, of Mason City, Iowa, was probably one of the most numerously shot men engaged in the late war. He has had 111 pieces of bone taken from his body, and although he is continually suffering pain and his body racked with disease, as a result of his war experience, he is the perfect picture of health. Thursday the Forty-fourth Indiana Regiment Volunteer Infantry held its annual reunion at Goshen, Ind. The Forty-fourth during the war lost over 400 killed and wounded at Fort Donel- son, Corinth, Stone River, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge. E. B. Wolcott Post, Milwaukee, Wis., recently received as a present from Com­ rade George L. Thomas a gavel made from a piece of wood taken from the Craddock House, Medford, Mass., built 250 years ago. The house named was used as a fort in the war of the revolu­ tion. In 1864 E. H. Blackshear, a Confeder­ ate soldier, was wounded by a Federal bullet, which entered his breast, passed through his body and lodged in his back. On June 28,1890, just 26 years alter the wound was received, the bullet worked its way out of his back near the spine. It was round, weighed exactly one ounce, and was of the variety known among Confederates as "buck and ball." The visit to Boston, never to be for­ gotten by Western men, has stimulated us all to go out gunning for recruits. At that great encampment the Eastern States were represented by tens of thous­ ands of uniformed men. The sight was wonderful to behold, and now that the encampment for 1891 is to be in the patriotic and beautiful city of Detroit, the G. A. R. of the great States of Michi­ gan, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, .Minnesota, Kansas, and others more remote, is already astir to recruit and roll up such armies as will make Michi­ gan, and especially the city of Detroit, t remble under the citizen soldiery of this great nation. Gen. John C. Linehan, of Penacook, N. H., has made a tenstrike. He did not get the pension agency which he was try­ ing for, but he has got something better in the shape Insurance ComtuissionersMp of the State of New Hampshire. All iWn will not prevent him. {ram telling the camp-fire stories on the continent. Com­ rade Linehan was Department Com­ mander of the Department of New Hamp­ shire, G. A. R., and is one of the best known Grand Army men in New England. General Jubal A. Early recently had his house burned at Lynchburg, Va. While rummaging about the burnt build­ ing with a party of negroes, looking over books and papers which had been par­ tially destroyed by fire, the outer brick walls fell in, completely enveloping the General and the negroes. The General could be seen by the rescuing party, who proceeded to extricate him, and it was thought he would assuredly die of his injuries. He was finally extricated from the ruins, and strange to say was hardly injured, although seriously shaken up. The negroes also escaped with slight in­ juries. , •eOss was not Kilted. The return of JohnMcGee to his former home in Chambers county, Ala., Friday, has created a big sensation. McGee as a young man 18 years of age, went to the war in the 6th Alabama Regiment, of which Gen. John B. Gordon was the flrst colonel. In the famous charge made by that regiment in the battle of the Seven Pines, McGee was among the missing, and it was supposed that he was killed until Friday, when he presented himself with full proofs of his identity. It seems that he was taken prisoner and carried to Johnson's Island. He es­ caped from the prison but found it so difficult to pursue his journey southward that he accepted the hospitality of a farmer near Selidado, whose daughter he subsequently married, and there he has remained ever since. He found his father and mother dead upon his return, but his sisters and brothers are still living luround the old homestead. Death ot sn Andrews Bsidsr. John Wollam, Co. C, 33d Ohio, one of the men, who, under command of J. J. Andrews, a citizen of Kentucky, cap­ tured a locomotive at Big Shanty, Ga., in 1862, died at Topeka, Kan., Sept. 26, his body being removed to Jackson, Ohio where it was buried with military honors by the Grand Army Post of Jack­ son, Sept. 29th. The history of this cel­ ebrated raid of a few daring soldiers into the very heart of the Southern Confeder­ acy is known to most old veterans. They penetrated the enemy's lines at Chatta­ nooga, scattering in all directions, came together at Big Shanty, captured part of a train of cars, burned many bridges, and were finally nearly all captured by the enemy. Six of the brave men were exe­ cuted, the leader,- Andrews, among the number. Comrade Wollam escaped in October, 1862, and made his way to the Union lines. He has been living in Kan­ sas as a respected and honored citizen for a numberpf years. Work of the Pension Offio*. "During tho week onding Oct. 4,1890, 11.D53 claims were received, of which 503 were original invalid; 436 widows; 4 war of 1812; 7 bounty land; 36 navy; 4 old war; 52 on account of Mexican service, 98 for accrued pension and 2,809 applications for increase. Number of re­ jected claims reopened, 259; act of March 4, 1890, --. Act of June 27, 1890, 7,492 original, 2,321 widows, and -- navy. The names and postoffice ad­ dresses of 1,993 officers and comrades were furnished for the use of claimants. There were 73,724 pieces of mail -mat­ ter received; 79,113 letters and blanks sent out. Number of claims received to date underact JuneU7,1890, 466,102. The number of cases detailed to special examiners was 341; 1,377 reports and cases from special examiners; cases on hand for special examination, 7,611. Report of certificates issued dming week ending Oct. 4, 1890; Original, 783; increase, 1,677; reissue, 103 ; res­ toration, 13; duplicate, 10; accrued, 81; arrears, 0; arrears, June7, 1888, 0; act of March 4, 1890, 7 ; order of April 3, 1884,0; act of Aug. 4, 1886 0 sup­ plemental, 0 ; Mexican war, 00 ;reissue same date,0; total, 2,67^." Frsternity Mesas Something. Fraternity is no idle word in the G. A R. creed. It has a vital and enduring significance. The veterans are and should be a band of brothers, united in all things by as close a tie as that which connects families. Thd^ have more in common than is customary with mem­ bers of the same family. Their past knits them closer together than most brothers are, and it should be the constant effort of every comrade to make this bond stronger and more vigorous. The interest of one should be made the interest of all. We do not mean by this only that vet erans should stand together in support­ ing soldiers and friends of soldiers for offlce, and in demanding the passage of just pension laws. This is admirable, when occasion demands it, bub there are ways in which Fraternity should be carried into daily life, and be made of as much governing force as religion. Comrades should endeavor as far as possible, to buy what they want of com­ rades who are in business, to employ comrades as their lawyers, agents, clerks, etc. Whenever trade, business, employ­ ment, or other advantage can be thrown in the way of a comrade, it should be done. This is a real, binding duty. Proper feeling and proper policy both dictate this. We should do it because it it ia due from os to our eoatrad«H,aii4 should do it because it will aid them aa securing proper recognition ia their oont* munities. Let us set the example, by doing to each other, w^at we would that othent might do for us. . ; It Will Lessen Tsxbs. " Ii their mendacious howl abottt fha burden laid upon the tax-payere by the Disability Bill, the soldier-hating papem carefully keep from their readers one ion* portent fact, to-wit, that the bill wiS really lessen taxes to a large amount. At last accounts there were fully 30,00&i disabled veterans of the Union in the poor houses of the country. Besidai these there mast be thousands mora dependent fathers, mothers, widows ani orphans of soldiers who will be taken out and placed in their homes by the benefi­ cent action of the Disability Bill. Each year would have seen the number of these greatly increase, as old age made its sad inroads upon the health and strength at these relics of war. Every Township, County, City aadi State Treasury will be relieved of a bur­ den by the Deficiency Bill, because it w3K take the burden of supporting these de­ serving people from the over-taxed local treasuries, and place it where it belong* --on the strong box of the Nation. The veterans did no t fight for their Townships* Counties, Cities or States, but for th» whole Nation. Consequently, their com* munities should not be burdened witk taking care of them and their dependent, ones, but the country which received their servicee and sacrifices. The Government's income is not a buiv den to the people. Its reveaues do not take the shape of taxes--are not taxes ia fact, but exactions for their own benefits No man is conscious of being assessed bjr the Government. It is the reverse witfei local taxation. There the money istakea directly from the pockets of the people^ and they feel every cent they pay. Local taxation is everywhere a burden, and whatever lightens it is a direct retfcti The money that will be saved to the local treasuries by the Government assuming the care of the thousands no# supported by them can well be used foi/; numberless improvements which the pe» : pie desire to make, but hesitate to for fear of increasing their already high taxation." ______ Stole s Grave. ^ Cap. O. D. Evans of Peoria was a mem­ ber of the Grand Army committee whiefe inspected the soldier's home the o day,says the Quincy Whig, and while reminisencing with a party of frienda told a couple of stories to explain the manner in which the Eighth Missouri infantry gained the reputation of being the biggest theives in the army. On on* of their marches they passed a plantatioa and in a sort of a lean-to against a cabin close to the road an old negro womaa was cooking corn pone and bacon. Just as the head of the regiment got abreast of the shauty auntie went into the house for something or other and one of the boys slipped into the lean-to on a forag ­ ing expedition. He examined the stova and then called out disgustedly; "Boys, here's some uiighty good gnî but it isn't half cooked.', "Hold on a minute; we'll help yon," was the response, and he was joined by • couple of bis comrades. Then they picked up the stove, bacon, corn pone, and u& dumped it into a wagon piled iu boom wood, and weat on, bound to have Mala mighty good grub" when it waa cooked. They did not confine their theivin(| propensities to things to eat. On another occasion the Eighth Wisconsin wm camped some distance below Memphis on the banks of the river, and, one of their number having died, they dug m grave in which to bury nim. While the Badgers were attending to the funeral services the Missourians came down the river in a transport and landed to give Chris tain burial to a comrade who had succumbed to a wound received in a skir­ mish the day before. They found the new made grave, buried their dead in It and left. In a few minutes the Wisconsin boys came along with reversed arms and muffled drums, and, seeing the little mound of fresh earth, one ol them exclaimed: "By-George, somebody baa stole our grave." And they dug a mm' one. *: It was the Eighth Missouri which ii send to have created the basis for a story credited to half the regiments in the service: They had been in camp several daj* at some place in Tennessee when aa enraged farmer complained to the eolonel that his men had robbed him of half hit. chickens. "ilow many chickens did yc>î hayt^|*^ asked the officer. " 4 , • ; • "Fifty." >3; ; "And how many were taken? ** "** "Twenty-eight." "Then my men didn't have aeytldteg to do with your chickens, my good >»/• You are on the wrong trail." "But I know they did." "Oh, but I know they didn't. If tkqjr had they would have taken every btaNftd chicken on the roost." i< AN INVAKUBLE SIGN. Swelling of the ankles or f«et when aot due to rheumatism, Prof. lMJoata is always eaus»\l by a weak or diseased heart. So is shortness of breath, pain or * uneasiness when lying on the left aid*b smothering spells. The only cure ia Dr. Miles' New Core. Sold tttfkefcqr'a dm* atoce. ̂