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Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Laws No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe.' VOL. 16. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1890. NO 18. J£E$|EBFY ^KIIUER. t%BE.MBBD EVJBBr WEDNESDAY BY -J.VAN SLYKE^. BUSINESS CARDS. KJTIG FIT & BROWS', ,TI°H;Yl.VT LAW. u.f. Express Go.*s k. BuUdrn^, ST .anft 89 Washinstton SS. CHICAGO, ILL. KOITOR AND PROPRIETOR ?v'\J ' JOSLY.V * OASEY*. A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Woodstock' 111. i -TV All business wi" I tion. • will receive prompt atten- Office in Bishop*R Block, , • ->OW»»IW PCKRT A OWIK'8 T'Klttt* or StJB30ftI PTION. One Year (In .vrvaace) $1.50 If Not Pal<l within Three Months...... 8.06 Subscriptions received for three or six months In the same proportion. Kates of Advertising. We announce liberal rates for advertising n the Pi,^tNt>BALi:u, ani en.leaver to state horn so plainly that thev will be readily un- erstood. They are »a follows: 1 Inch one year . • 5 00 2 Inches one year - 10 00 S Inches one year - . 15 00 H Oohimn one y e a r . . . . . 30"00 H C o l u m n o n e y e a r - . . . . 6 0 0 0 Oolnmn one year 100 00 One inch means the measurement of one Inch down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they choose, without extra oharge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion •f local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 cents per line the first week, and 6 cents per line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issue, and S cents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inch advertisement will cost *1.00 for one woek, 11.50 for two weeks, $2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAINDKAXHR will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable foe from everybody seeking the use of its columns for peeuniary gain. o. :P. BARNK8. ATTORNKY,® ^solicitor, and Counselor, Collections a specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. V. S. LUMLEY. : I ATTORNEY AT LAW, and solicitor in Chancerv, WOODSTOCK, ILL. Office in Park House, first floor. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. One HunilroilTvventy-Five State St Ohi cago, ill. Special Attention given tore- pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. •TAlF'i'J Assortment of Qoods in his line BUSINESS CARDS. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. PIIY*ICIVN AXD SURGEON, M, III. Office at residence, one Public School Building. O. H. FEGERSj) OHYSIOIAN AND 9UI , L Ills. Office at Resident Unite! Ms far Claim Apcy OF WM- H- COWLIN, Woodstock - - Illinois. Prosrcutes fill c!assss and kinds of claims against the United States for ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent ttelr.tlves or Heirs. A specialty is made In prosecuting old and rejected claimp. All communications promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. . WM, H. COWLIN Office at Residence, Madison 8t., Woodstock, Illinois. WA. OSBORNE, M. 1>. PKTMICIAN AND SUttGKCM. Office at Resilenco, West Me Henry, III. Calls promptly attended to day and night. Liverv Stable. HE. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First • class rigs with or without drivers furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds done on short notice. I . NEAR THE DEPOT, WEST MoHENBY, ILL, Keeps open for the accommodation of the Public a inrst-Class Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALK'S S&hrukti Lagsr Btir. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- irays on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSBS. •VCaU and see us. Robert 8oh iossle. West Mci^nry, I1L A. Englen's SALOON AND RESTAURANT. MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. Attention Horsemen! MOHENRT, III., April 1st, 18$8, I would respectfully invite the Public to call and examine m 7 stock of Horses before ^making arrangements elsewhere. No busi­ ness dene on Sunday. 9 "">I,BY K'HISIT 'ILL TON, for the NEW YORK, p i t fll, * 1,1 00. AND THE JETNA, OF HARTFORD, Capital, 910,071,550, Fire tested, time tried Companies. Insures against K're, Lightning and Wind-Storms, at the mi)8t reasonable rates. For insurance and further p trliculars apply to J. Comp^on, Volo. 111., who has beeu 35 years in the busi­ ness and 41 ways gavo entire satisfaction in case of loss. Volo, 111., May 20th, 1890. WHenry, MEN WANTED. To represent our well-known nursery Thrffcis county, for town and country trade. Good pay weekly. Aateaily position with a nur­ sery of over thirty yeavs' standing, and a know.1 responsibility. We warn, good, lively workers, and will vmy well. Good references required. Apply quick, stating uge. CHASE BttOTJEiW COMPANY, 37-m2 Chicago, 111. The Police Gazette, Is the "lily illustrated paper in the world containing ail the latest sensational and spurting uews. No Saio..n Keeper, Barber, or Cluli Koora can afford to be without it. It always makes friends wherever it goes. Mailed to any address in the United States securely wrapped, 13 weeks for fl, Send Five Cents tor sample copy. BICHA&D X. 70S, rxANKLix SQUABS, New York ATTENTION ! Farmers and Dairymen. It will pay those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at my premises before purchasing. I can furnish suoh by the oar. load or single cow* PORTER H. WOLFRUM, Ohbmuho. Farm about four miles northwest of Harvard. Illinois. JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker «Sc Jeweler, MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew. elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watches. Give me a call. JOHN , P. SMITH. Fine, Kentucky Liquors, French. Bitters, HcHenry Lager Beer, -AND- J. ScMMiliatta Bottle Beer, In* any quantity 'from a Soitz Giass to ICO barrels. AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs or case as oheap as the cheapest. We buy none but the best and sell at Seasonable Prices. Call and see me and I will use you well. ANTON? ENGELN. I11,A 1188. Agents Wanted! LIBERAL TKKMS will be givon to introduce our new book 3:5 3 S . ' iUi iS : TomTS BIBLE STORIES, The greatest success of the year, and some­ thing entiroly new in the book line. Royal Quarto; size, 9%si 15£; finest of paper; large type; 320 illustration?. 68 full page, two of them printed in nine col>rs; retail price only 12.50 Thousands will be sold for Holiday Presents. Those first in the field will reap a harvest, Act quick or you will miss it. FORSHEE & MACMAKIN, Cincinnati, 0.~ If, 3. Barbian. J. J-Barbian BARBIAN BROS. Wholesale and Retail DKALEES IN FINE CIGARS, Me HENRY ILLINOIS. Hvrinc leased the brick building one [door Siuthoftne post office, we have opened a retail store, where, at all times can be found line cigars of our own manufacture, together with smoking and chewing tobaoeo of the best brands. Pipes a Specialty. We have a very large assortment and| some •ery handsome patterns. CALL AND SEE US. MeBaorr, Korea bulBtk. 1m. SiprpTOflSL, J Phtenix of, Brooklyn. *""" *"j Rockford Insur'ceCo |"lre, Ughtntnaf and Tirnado Insurance placed safelv and with despatch in either of above companies. Policies corrected, changes anditransfers made. Call on or address Simon Stofiol, West McHenry, Illinois. WAVERLY HOUSE, WI. H. ROTNOUR, Prop., WOODSTOCK, - - ILL. Samole Room on First Floor. Quintette Orchestra, McHENRY. ILL. Are prepared to furnish First Class Mtrrte to the Dancing Public at Reasonable Rates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. Robt, Madden. Clarionet, C, Curtis, Comet. L, Owen, Trombone, B, Ingalls, Basso and Prompter, Address all communications to Jerry Smith, McHenry. NEW YORK HOUSE. 239 tc %V.l E. Randolph St. Between Franklin and Market Streets, CHICAGO. Beet Accommodation to lYavelers and Roar u^/s, E. G. KOEPPE. Prop. |1.8 PER DAY, GOOD SAMPLE ROOM. A Hrst-classl Hoxue. Ih^Boys A11 Stop There. TSE Culver House. ~ RICHMOND, ILL. Good Livery, Good Sample Room. FREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL TR1ANS FOR PA TRON& OF THE HOUSE. I run a line of carriages to Twin Lakes from Richmond, three-fourths ofamilenearer than any other mad, and more levol and leasant by far. If you intend going to Twin lakes, stop at Richmond and inquire for CULVER'S Bl'S. It i» always there, rain or shine, uound trip prices as usuai. C. A'. CULVER, Prop. MORGAN HORSKS. Short Horn, Ssd Pollsd A&gva, And Jersey Cattle. Hillside Farm, West McHenryv §11. Our Morgan Stock is all pure bred, and 9riglnated from the best Morgan stoak in the United States. Old OifTord Morgan, who stands at the head 3f our Stock, is one of the best bred Morgan horses in the country, and oan show more and better al) purpose colts than any other horie the West. We Invite the inspection of our stock by horsemen and all lovers of line animals, A few fnll blood Morgan Colts and young aorses for sale, Also one matohed team, full blood e. In Cattle we have the full blood Short Horn ^Lichweare crossing with the Red Polled Angus and therefore instead of sawing off the torns we are breeding them off and with food success, A few Heifers and Bulls, both pure bred 9iort Horns and the cross above mentioned (w sale. J. R. Saylor 4b Sons, West McHenry. 111,. Feb, 27th, 1888. WM. SXOFFEL. : for-- FIRE, - LIGHTNING, And Aoe<d«nt&l Insurance. g^Also Iowa. Mnintiaotrt, Nf-.i.raata, Alabama, and California Lainis. Call on or address WM.STOfVSL, UcQenry, Ul: - f -mm Locul ox* Tti'i I To sell our Kursery 9' and Steady Employi CHA8E BE0T ••A': 'ayeliug. k. Silsry, Expenses guaranteed'" 3 IC0MPAWY, j&oohester, X. Y, PERRY & MoHENRY, - ILLINOIS. This Bank retfgh'ss d-'prnits. buut and sella Foreign and Domestic Ex­ change, and does 4 General Banking Business, We endeavor to do all business'en­ trusted to our carp in a manner and upon tc:tm entirety satisfactory to our custmners. at.d rinspect]uliy solicit the public patronage. MONEY TO LOAN; On Real Estate and other first class security. Special attention given to col- lections, .i- In First Clast Companies at the Lowest Rates, Yours Respectfully% pBRRY a OWEN. THE CHICAGO AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY* Affords unrivaled facilities for transit be tween the mom important cities and towns n Illinois, Iowa, Wtsc >usln. Northern Mich- gan, Minnesota, Norm and South Dakota, Nebraska acd Wyomine. The train service Is carefully adjusted to meet the requirements of through and local travel, and include* FAST VESTkBULED TRAINS •-•"--OF- Dining Can, Bleeping Cars ft Day Coaobest Running Solid between Ohloago and; ST. PA UL. MINNEAPOLIS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA DENVER PULLMAN A WACKER SLEEPER8 Chicago to 8an Franelsoo WITHOUT CHANGS. " <•; SOLOISSS* BEPIEIMEST. Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, ILL. "7b care for him who ha* borne the battle, and far hit widow and orphans."--LINCOLN. "Friendship, Charily. loyally-- Worthy tan* of Patriot Fhihert." L. W. NICHOLS, JR., 0<yn Wat®!®1' STut^ J J£V£LEB MB MWU, RICHMOND ILLINOIS Al. work Ut my'lUe neatly etnd promptly 1« Vin« Tfi-voi. r«p*irii>4 a «vcc>*ny Administrator's Notice. ESTATE orjulius A. Thomas deceased The undersigned having been appointed Administratrix of the Estate of Julius A. Thomas, deceased, late of the county of Mc­ Henry, and -State of Illinois, hereby gives notice that she will appear before the County Court of McHenry County at the Court House in Woodstock, at the November term, on the first Monday in November next, at which time all perrons having claims against said estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persous indebted to said estate are re­ quested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 22d<Uyof September, A. D. 1890. COLONISTS SLEEPERS. Chicago to Portland, Ore. AND SAN FRANCISCO, Free Reclining Chair Cars CHICAGO TO DENVER AND PORTLAND, ORE, •is Council Bluffs and Omaha. For the time of trains, tickets and all infor­ mation, apply to Station Agents of Chicago St, North-western Railway, or to the General Passenger Agent, at Chicago. W.H. N WMAN, 3d Vice PretL W A. THRALL. (Jen. Piu* & 'J'k'i. AgL J M. WHITMAN tfm't Manager. B. HU8S. Agent, McHtnry, lU No. i Record 2:26. Will be for service at the barns of George W. Owon, McHenry. Illinois. TERMS, $50. * One half payable in Cash, balance by Kote due six months from service without interest. Interest after due at 8 per cent. •'Goorire O." was sired by Lakeland Abdallah 351. by the founder of our trotting wonders, old Rysdykes Hambletonian, 10. Dam of George O. u by Autocrat, a son of George M. Patchen, 30, record 2:'23)tf. She paced at six years oil a half mile in 1:06X, 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 bis colts are all very speedy and sell tor long prices. He sired a two-year-old with a record of 2:49. trial X mile in 1:22 to Road Cart. GEORGE W. OWES. McHenry, lllinoii. Lucy J :UOMA8 Administratrix. Administrator's Notice. ESTATE of C. V. Stevens, deceased. The undersigned having been appointed Administratrix of the Estate of C, V. Stevens, decensed, late of the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, hereby gives notice that she will appear before the county court of Mc­ Henry county, at the Court House, in Wood­ stock. at the December terra, on the first Monday in December next, %t which time ail persons having c'aims against said estate are notified and requested to attend for the pur­ pose of having the >>aine adjusted. All per­ sons indented to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 8th day of October, A. f>., 1890. MAKLA STSYSSie. WAN1V1DI A good pushing Salesman here First- class pay guaranteed; weekly. ° Commis­ sion or salary. Quick selling new Fruits and Specialties. F A R M E R S c a n sret a good paving job for the winter. Write for full parlio "ulare. FRED E. YOUNG, Nurseryman. 8m2 Rochester, N. V. G- A. f?. Directory. M'HKITBY POSTJNO. 643. Meetsjthe First Thursday evening ofeacb month. , L, E. BENHBTT, Com. WOODSTOCK POST. NO 108. Meets f rat and third Monday evenings Of »»ch mcnth. W. H, MONBOB, Com. HONDA POST, MO 226, Meets the second and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month. C- F. DIKR, Com. HAKTABD POST, KO 265. Meets the second and fourth Monday'even lmgs of each month. JOHN MAB8H.au* Oom. MABBNOO POST, NO. 169, Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of each month. B. R. MOBBIS, Com. WArOONDATPOST, NO. 388. Poet weets every second and fourth Satur­ day evening In G. A. K. Hall, Main St. AXTHCTB COOKB, Com, Along the 8k;rnur£. Line. Indiana hoe a?i organization known as "The Soldier's RigUia uud Swviee Ten­ sion Alliance." Nov. 16 and 20 the annual convention of the Michigan ex-prisoners of war will be held at Ionia, Mich. Tko f tln'n gave $400 worth of article** to the San­ dusky Soldiers' Home. The State of Rhode Inland is to have a Soldiers' Home to cost $125,000. It is to be built ou the cottage plan, with accommodations for 125 veterans. New Hampshire claims the oldest veteran attending the encampment at Roston--James Randlatt, Company li, St-cond New Hampshire Volunteers. The comrade is 82 years of age. The Woman's Relief Corps of Massa­ chusetts and other Eastern departments are collecting Dobbin's Electric Soap wrappers. The manufacturers redeem the wrappers, paying cash for the same to the department officers. Ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes while on his way to attend the annual . iietuuoa.of ;tUa Legion at St, Louis of which he is President, stopped over at Indianapolis, Ind., and was banqueted by the Commandery of the Loyal Legion of the State of Indiana. A jolly good time Was had, speeches being made by the ex-President and several prominent Indiana soldiers, among whom was Gov. Hovey. To Prepare for tho G. A. B. Keanion. Commander-in-chief Veazy has called a meeting of the executive committee of the Natianal Council of Administration, G. A. It., at Detroit on Nov. 7. The next national encampment is to be held in that city, and presumably this meeting of the executive board is called for the purpose, among other things, of making prelimi­ nary preparations. A Young 8oldier's Death. When I was a quite a youth, and when Bragg was returning fron his raid through Kentucky, I found a soldier boy who had fallen by the roadside (out of Buell's army) sick. He talked freely with me, and said he was only 17 years of age. I helped him to the nearest house, where he recovered sufficiently to walk about, but in the absence of the family, he ate some stewed fruit, causing a relapse, and he died and was buried near by. The young soldier said he was an orphan and belonged to an Ohio regiment of infantry and his name was Valentine Everhart Tegard. I can give further information if the dead boy's relatives write to me. --John W. Nevill, Randolph, Ky. Pension Order. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.--The Commis­ sioner of Pensions, with the approval of Assistant Secretary Bussey, has issued the following: Order No. 164. In regard to fixing rates of pensions under the act of June 27,1890: That all claimants under the act of June 27, 18!X), showing a mental or physical disability or disabilities of a permanent character not the result of their own vicious habits, and which in­ capacitates them from the performance of manual labor, rendering them unable to earn a support in such a degree as would be rated under former laws at or above $6 and less than fl2 shall- be rated the same as like disabilities of service origin and that all cases showing a pensionable disability which of serious origin would be rated at or above $ 12 per month, shall be rated at $12 per month. boy, 'it means that--that you can't. There!' Ulysses went to the dictionary, and tried unsuccessfully to find the word there. Then he went to his teacher, and a.sked him what was the meaning of the word 'can't,' telling him that he had searched far it in vain in the dictionary. The teacher gave a proper explanation, and added, 'Ulyssea, if in the struggles of life any per&on should assert that you can t do a thing you desire to accomplish let your answer be: 'The word "can't" is not in the dictionary."'--Harper's Young People. A Pension Enliag. Assistant,Secretary Chandler has made a decisson in the case of Joseph Serbach, late of Company L. Second Missouri artillery. The record shows that in April, 1864, while the claimamt was on detail watering horses, he was assailed by a comrade who, with a revolver, beat him over the head, fracturing his skull, which resulted in permanent disability. The evidence shows that the assault was un­ provoked. The assistant secretary holds that the injury was received in line of duty, and is therefore pensionable. The former adverse decision of the pension bureau is accordingly reversed. m Important Baling. In June, 1865, Jra Hollingsworth, of Co. E, 148th lnd, was on his way to a creek to bathe, when he saw two sol- diors in a quarrel, one having the other down and pounding him with a rock. Hollingsworth interfered, and having separated them, proceeded on his way to the creek. He had gone but a short dis­ tance when the soldier who was the ag­ gressor threw a rock at him, striking him behind the left ear. He was insensi- te from theblow from ̂ fcturday to the following Wednesday, and has never fully recovered fflkm the injury. He has ever since been a constant sufferer from dizziness and deafness of the left ear. Assistant Secretary Bussey holds that the injury was received while in the line of duty, and reverses the previous action of the pension office. m » « • • Res; jnoible men lor gen­ eral or State , - r.i f, S3 ffi IB 'fluents. No can-ift « S HISS H vaseing, but to take charge of local agents; territory rights re­ served; business too lar^ro to bo manaRPd from main office. Instruction and transportation Kitl'E to right par­ ties. Address Tress. GASKELJj L1TKKA- KY CLUB, 354 Fr&nk- Ite St., Chtoaiso, ill. etion and transportation WHAT? General Grant at School. He attended the district school, where he was a fair pupil and noted for his kindly disposition--a trait of character which he inherited from his mother. In after years, one of his early playmates said of him: "I never saw him show any reSfentment, and I do not believe, that he ever felt a tinge of it. He was never rude, oppressive, or disagreeable to other children. Once, when he was a very young scholar, he was very much troubled by one of his lessons. A school-mate, noticing his perplexity, said, 'You can't master that.' Ulysses replied ^Can't^ What does it mean? " 'Why' replied the Work of the Pension Offioe. During the week ending Oct. 25,1890, 11.232 claims were received, of which 982 were original invalid; 147 widows; 1 war of 1812; 16 bounty land; 23 navy; 3 old war; 30 on account of Mexican service, 94 for accrued pension and 2,472 applications for increase. Number of re­ jected claims reopened, 336; act of March 4, 1890, --. Act of June 27, 1890, 6,545 original, 919 widows, and navy. The name* and postoffice ad­ dresses of 2,503 officers and comrades were furnished for the use of claimants. There were 27,252 pieces of mail mat­ ter received; 118,485 letters and blanks sent out. The number of cases detailed to special examiners was 1,009; 844 reports and cases from special examiners; cases on hand for special examination, 7,066. Report of certificates issued during week ending Oct. 25, 1890; Original, 1,441; increase, 1,824; reissue, 293 ; res­ toration, 43; duplicate, 73; accrued, 61; act of March 4,1890,14; act of June 27, 8; total, 3,749. Some Pension Statiitios. The annual report of Commissioner Green B. Raum of the pension bureau shows that there were at the end of the fiscal year 537,944 pensioners borne on the rolls and classified as follows: Army invalid pensioners, 392,809; army widows, minor children and de­ pendent relatives, 104,456; navy invalid pensioners, 5,274; navy widows, minor children and dependent relatives, 2,460; survivors of the war of 1812, 413; wid­ ows of soldiers of the war of 1812, 8,610; survivors of the Mexican war, 17,718; widows of soldiers of the Mexican war, 6,764--total, 537,944. There were 66,637 original o.l«.imn al. lowed during the year, being 14,716 more original claims than were allowed during the fiscal year 1889, 6,385 more than were allowed during the fiscal vear 1888. The amount of the first payment in this 66,637 original cases amounted to $32,478,041, being f11,036,492 more than the first payments on the original claims allowed during the fiscal year 1889, and $10,179,225 more than the first payments on the original claims al­ lowed during the fiscal year in 1888. Total number of certificates issued for the year ended June 30, 1890, 151,658; tonal nnmber of certificates issued for the year ended June 30, 1889, 145,292; in­ crease in 1890 over 1889, 6,366. There have been received in the pension office 460,282 claims to September 30. 1890, under the disability pension act of June 27,1890. It will be readily under­ stood that the care of such an enormous number of claims, proved in so short a time, necessarily taxed the resources of the office to its fullest extent. The work of the mail division ran up to more than 32,000 pieces of mail per day, to be opened, classified, and properly disposed of. apolis after the war, went on t0 " Washington to see the president. Upoit" ; reaching the capital he went to the White *' House, and upon entering the executive t office found the President standing by the door. General Gresham said: want to thank you for nominating me ' and to tell yon- that I appreciate the . kindness, and the honor it confers, and if /f5 there is no reason why yon should not , ^ tell me, I wish you would divulge the 4 names of these very kind friends of mine who have urged you to appoint me, who have stood behind me in this affair." s? General Grant heard him out and then 0 said: "Judge Gresham the only backer , you've got is me," a statement which was --;J literally true.--Boston Tra veller. mm--mmmmmrn--m ' " 700.000 Pensioners During the present fiscal jmt f!»' ^ eighteen agencies will be called upon to disburse about $110,000,000 to 570,000 pensioners, pensioned under laws enacted , ^ prior to June, 1890, an increase of " ' 35,000; there being at the close of last year about 535,000 pensioners on the roll, and $15,000 to 130,000 pensioners: who will come under the provisions of the dependent bill, making a total dis- bursement of $125,000,000 to 700,000 pensioners; " j There are 129 different rates paid to>M these pensioners, varying from $12 to •- :-lf $2,500 per annum. Congress appropri- ated $250,000 for clerk hire for the , various agencies, and $72,000 for sal- ' -^5 ariee for the eighteen agents, making th e ' expense of disbursing the $125,000,000 j for pensions, $322,000, this being about one quarter of one cent for each dollar disbursed by the pay department 6f the ̂ United States army, the expense in mak- ftp ing the disbursements in the two branches ' of the government is conspicuous. --^ The number of pensioners paid by the agencies varies from 9,000 at San Fran- > j cisco, to 56,000 at Columbus, each • agency having a fixed district and pay- 'J. ing the pensioners residing therein. From * the agency in this city are paid 33,000 pensioners, whose pensions reach them in nearly every part of the civilized world. The bulk of this number, however, reside in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, the States em braced in this agency district. In addition to paying all persons in foreign countries, about 24,000, this agency pays all pen­ sioned inmates of the National Soldiers Home, about 7,000 in number. From the Washington agency there goes forth UNCLE SAM'S CHECK four times a year to pensioners reading in the States and Territories and foreign eounteies as follows ; A labama......... 16 Montana 17 Alaska T^jr...... 1 Nebraska ....A.. 70 ' Arizona 5 Nevada l Arkansas 41 NewH'mpshire 73 California.. 231 New Jersey 190 Colorado.. 50 New Mexico 1 Connecticut 83 New York 737 Dakota 41 North Carolina 42 Delaware ...1044 Ohio 2796 Dist. Columbia4243 Oregon 13 Florida 59 Pennsylvania.. 715 Georgia 16 Rhodelaland... 45 Idaho T'y 3 South Carolina Illinois 233 Tennessee Indiana....^...^-242 Texas Indian T'y 14 Utah T'y 69 Vermont 835 Virginia 3692 57 Washington.... 40 37 West Virginia. .6621 Maine 1197 Wisconsin 1034 Maryland 4490 Wyoming 3 Massachusetts 326 For'n countar's.2395 Michigan 168 Unknown 55 Minnesota. 41 ___ Mississippi 13 Total ^»2916 Missouri 139 . -J The pensioners located in foreign conn. tries, are as follows: •j Iowa. Kansas Kentucky... Louisiana.. 16 66 47 6 50 Australia Austria H'ng'y Belgium Bermudas Brazil Brit. Columbia 21 Japan 9 Liberia 9 Mexico............ 2 New Zealand... 2 Nicaragua 18 Norway Canada 1118 Peru Cape Colony.. Chili China Cuba Denmark......... Ecuador Fiji Islands. France Germany Great Britain.. Guatemala Hawa'nK'gdm Holland..... India Italy 18 Total ..........2450 From this it will be seen that every State and Territory and nearly every foreign country is embraced in the Washington Post. 1 Portugal 5 Russia... 6 So. African Re» 5 public. 15 Spain 2 Sweden 1 Switzerland 41 Turkey 659 U. S. Colombia 475 Uruguay 10 Total..........4J392 9 Unknown........ 55 4 1 \ $ 19 •' • T. - 1 r::M 16 T 2 'I 11 20 OJf 3 " 9 1 1* Grant's Appointment of Ore sham. Gresham's appointment upon the United States Court in Indiana by Gen­ eral Grant was peculiar. Gresham had been a brave soldier, and when there was a vacancy, Grant, who had noticed his distinguished record as a soldier, appoint­ ed him to fill the vacancy, and the ap­ pointment was unanimously confirmed. General Gresham wlw was then just begin­ ning to pick up a law practice in Lmlitu*- m A FORTUNATE WOMAN. Mrs. Mary L. Baker, of Ovid, has reason to be very thankful. She was a great sufferer from heart disease for years. Was short of breath, had hungry spells, pain in side, fluttering, faintness, ete. After taking two bottles of Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure, she says, "I better than for twenty years. * My mind and eyesight have improved wonderfully. I advise all i>ersons thus afflicted to use this great remedy." G. W. Besley, drug­ gist, recommends and guarantees it. Dr. Miles' work on heart disease, containing marvelous testimonials, free. 4 # - A REMARKYBLE LETTER. 1 J The following letter from Mr. W." A. Thomson, of Colutjibus, Wis., is pecul­ iarly interesting: "My wife," says he, "haa been treated for her head, stomach and nervous prostration by three doctors in New York, two in Chicago, one in Phila­ delphia, one in Cincinnati, and at th© targe institute in Buffalo for sixteen months. They tilt failed. But oue bot­ tle of Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine helped her wonderfully.*' This should be used in all lieadtu-hes, backache*, changes of life, nervous disturbances, tits, rheu­ matism, etc. Ask at. Besley's drug HtQH) for a free trial bottle and Dr. Milan* « • V ^ • - -fv;'; JL