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TjFr *i • -f •4 < "^8yr • *. $v*>*{ifr t >? < ^ t '" " > S *h 'W* *>«k' C1 <<!-'» r 1 v •i kf r*s- WW--Ti Plodged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law t: No Favors Win us and no Pear Shalt Awfc." <i YOL. 16. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1891. 8r.:'- :. •• c j£c}]eiry l̂aiiiMler. ii£ tj- • PUSLMHBD imr WKDinWDAT »T * . V ASF 8LYKB, :L "' KDITO& AND PBOP&IBTOB IS * »K' it'x'• •:! n>' -i- :^7i OIBee in Bishop's Bloftfc. ?j^r*7»;V\ -Qnodti F1UT , * .Otnntfi -'. • |i ' . T1BMS or SUB3C&IPTIO& Bfe "' tMt&r(iik Artvaace) ..S;:|®ilo \-K ItNot Paid within Three Months . &0Q i^w. Suosorlptkme received for three or tlx ' i wonths in the same proportion. ig.v : &-V- , nm:' * \ , &C • i±-:M J 4 ; • - fi- ,fe i ' • - f 54 >/* IS.,** « 500 ^ > . 1000 •:(.,<* 1500 ••iv.."!. 80 00 ••:».. woo • ' .) 100 00 Kates of Advertising. We anneanae liberal rates for advertising • the PL.UNDBA.LEK, and endeavor to state Mm so plainly that they will be readily un- eTetood. They ate *e ftwlowafy-' 1 Xnoh one year - »f t Inches one year - - %K' 9 Inches one year - «;,... if Column one year * ^•:>• •• • If Oolumn one yaer- • » fOolumn one year - , One inch means the of one lneh down the oolnmn, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they ehoose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) wilt be entitled to insertion ef local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line Mch week. All others will be charged 10 eents per line the first week, and 5 cents per line Cor 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 first issue, and 5 eents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, M iueh advertisement will cost #1.00 for one week, «L50 for two weeks, 18.00 for three wevks, and so on. The PumoRiLiB will be liberal in giving editorial notioes, but, as a business rule, it Will require a suitable fee from everybody •Mking the use of its columns for peounlary BUSINESS CARDS. a J. HOWARD, II. D. CSBT4IOIAN AND SURGEON, Moflenry, 111. Offloe at residence, one block eaet of Bibllo School Building. vi-"- a H. FBGEBS, Iff, f>- "'H'V. flHYSlOlAN AND SUSOEON, MeHenry, I, IUb. Ottoe at Residence. VI. OS BORN B, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND 8UBQBOX. Offlce»t Residence, West MeHenry, 111. Oalls promptly attended to day and night. Liverv Stable. _ rT. _ •art'ta" **er»lefcwi** reasonable til kinds done on short notice. w vtet Mnn rates, Teaming of . * • w+ J NEAR THE DEPOT, IF EST MOHENRY, ILL, Keeps open for the accommodation of the Pablioa Flrst-Olass y--~ Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the best "brutda of Wines, Liquors and OiflMI: »?. ' '* (to be found in the market, v. - c • •WY' Also Agent For FBAKZ] FALH'S Lt|pr jSesr. Beer In Large or Small Kegs or Bottles as- irays en hand, cheaper than %ny other, qnaU- - ty considered. Kegs or Botti< ian Isny other, < y attended toj ^rders by mail promptly attended toj • OOOD 8TA.BL1NQ FOR HOS8MS, * IjQKTOM. and^e« me. Robert Sohlessle. ' ? r f r « i t i o B e u r , m . J* $ •, * y " A. Bngloa's AND RESTAURANT. MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. fzr - w f.y^ Fine Kentucky Liquors, fy > . Prench Bitters,,; SeHenry Lager Beer, £ .4'" i>r j < --AND- BUSINESS CARDS. KNIGHT BROWS, TTOBNKVS XT LAW. U. S. BxproaeJOObM L Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. tion. JOSLTN;A CASB*» r« prompt attea- ATTORNBTS AT LAW, Wotxtstock^HL XX All busineaa will receive O. P. BARN EH, j TTORNHT, Solicitor, and| Counselor, k. Collections r, apeciaity. ' WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. V. S. LWIBY. AT^MNRY AT LAW, and SoiidMV III Chanoerv, WOODS TOOK, ILL. Office in Park House, first floor. A. M. CHURCH, Wtttohmaker audi J©wilet' NO. One Hundre«ITwenty-Five State St Chi­cago. 111. Special attention gtven to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronome tera. 9TA. Full Assortment of Goods in hialine United States ffar Clidn Ape? OF WM. H- COWLIN, Wood stocky * Illinois. Prosecutes all itfchds of claims against, the United States lor ex-Sol<li»rs, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made In prosecuting old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered If losed for i sum snim, ARent'ftr Pkttnix of Broo Rockford losur'ce'Co rir». Li^Utrtins; and Tirnado Insursncc placed ssfelv and with despatch in either of above companies. Policies corrected, changes editrasaftirs made. Call oa or address C. II, ALBfKCHT. , DCNTIIT. LL "NEW ANDArrBOVEl> Dental Ope* L atlons pertofmci? at Keaeiiaatile Prices. Crown a Ad Bridge Work,1 _ . 8imon Stoffol. West MeHenry, iliiaois. ORCHESTRA, West MeHenry « IllinoiHi Will furnish first-class mnele*for the danc. ing public at reaeon&ble rates.* Address all or iers to i2m2 „.^D. NOON AN, West MeHenry, III. Postage Stamps are enci ' reply. WM, H. COW UN Office at Residenoe, Madison St., Woodstock, Illinois. Attention Horsemen! MoilENRY, III.,'April 1st, 1898, I would respectfully invite the Public to oalland examine m j stock of Horses before making arrangements elsuwhere. No bust, ness dene onsundif. ::: N. 8. COLBY 4 I. StUitz Milfaolee Bottle Beer, ja aay qoaatitv from s Snitz ivlass to 1C0 barrels. AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL Boer in bottles, kegs or case as ^ ^f^ieap as the cheapest. Jk*" r i huy none but the beatjmd < j will at Reasonable Prioae. f i : Call and see me and I will me Jewell ; -1 i < i» J. C0MPT0N, Afirent for the HOKE, OF NEW YOBK, Oapita-I, 9S.931,160. xANO THE MTEA* OF HARTFORD, Capital, m 10,071,550, Fire tested, time tried Companies. Iaatures against F<re, Lightning and Wind-Storms, at the most reasonable rates. For insurance and further p irticulars apply to J. Compton, Volo. 111., who lias been 35 years; in the DUll- and aiw.^u j(avd entUa iM^ifliacj^SB in Volo, itf^ May SWth, 199rf. ^ A Hrtt-dom Home. IheZBoga All Stop fhere. THE Culver House. RICHMOND, ILL. Good Livery • Good Sample Boom, FREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS FOR PATROLS OF THE HOUSE. I run a line of carriages to Twin Lakee from l.ichmond, three-fourths ofa mile nearer than any other road, and more level and pleasant by far. If you Intend going to Twin Lakes, stop at Bichmond and inquire tor CULVER'S BUS. It i» always there, ram or shine, itound trip prloesas usuai. C. JV. CULVERt Prop, MEN WANTED. To represent our well-known nursery in this oounty, for town and country trade. Oood pay weekly. A steady position with a nur­ sery of over thirty years' standing, and a known responsibility. We want good, lively workers, and will t>ay well. Good references required. Apply quick, stating age. CHA4K BltOl'dEEi COMPANY. S7-m3 Chleago, 1IL The Police Gazette, I. the"Uly ttlu«tnlt»l paper In tlie world containing all the latest sensational and sporting news No Salo .n Keeper, Barber, or Club tioom can aiTord to be without It. It always makes friends wharever it goes. Mailed to any address in the United States ksforfl,. pie copy. XICH&BD K. rOZ, rKANKLIN SQUABS, |few York •ecurely wrapped, IS weeks for it. Send Five Cents for sa ^ ATtBITIOII I Farmers and Dairymen. It will pay those lookingffor CHOICE COWll Fresh milkers or springers, premises before purchasing. suoh by the car- load or single cow. POBTEB H. WOLFBUM, OBIKDM. Farm about tour miles northwest of Harvard. Illinois. - •1 ' •••* to call at wj I ean furnish JOHN P. SMITH, Watohmaker Sc Jeweler, McHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew-elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watches. Oive m* EQ*U' JOHN P' SMITH. L A pamphlet of Information and ab- i \ street of the laws. Showing How to/ k Obtain Patents. Caveats, Trade .361 Broadway, Hew Yark.. £m& VJ.«ttUu. J. J.kitiu BARBIAN BROS. Wholesale and] Retail DUUI« IN ANTOHT SNQLKSf. WM W|| " *«at«»rr ,< - ty.* ' . ̂ s* FINE _ CIGARS, Me HENRY ILLINOIS* Bnving leaspJv fbe brick building one door South of the post office, we have opened a -retail store, where, at all times can be found fine cigars of our own manufacture, together with smoking and chewing tohaeeo of the best brand*. Pipes a Specialty. W* have & very large assortmentgaad t*0-- very handsome patterns. .CALLAND SIX U& ;';- w. Quintette Orchestra, McHENRY,, ILL. Are prepared| to furnish |ff irst Class Music to the Dancing Public at| Seasonable Bates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. Robt, Madden, Clarionet, 0, Curtis, Cornet. L, Oiven, Trombone, X, Ingalls, Basso and Prompter, Address all communications to Jerry Smith, MeHenry. NEW YORK HOUSE. 309 tc 343 E. Randolph St. Between Franklin mud Market Streets. CHICAGO. Beat Accommodation to Traveler* and Boarder9. X. G. KOEPFK, Prop. ,1.,0 PER DAY, tiOOU &AUPL1 ROOU. And the preservation t*#l specialty. Gas and <*the* extraction. All work wa Offlce over Kvanson Ai West MeHenry, ill t lW satural teeth * riven for painless tnt««i. storei Wl.mOJtly::- ,i jl»» .4 TEU, Ml address, on t>o»tal elvd, for any In ation w sated about IANDS. HO' KOUTKS) etc., etc. Anew wed promptly. Im Y, J EMM ESS* S«K|pord, rumTDA PA Viwle.marks, Caveats, 1 afeelo ?t»l Ospyrlthls oromptly uiocurod .4 MiHTY-PAUK MHiK FRBk. Send sketch or mode for free opin. •on as to vMteDtahilii v. AU business trented as sacredly <*ontlde«tia*. Hvtcen years' ex- perlenee. Highest reidtacn. Send for book. Address, W. r. FfTZtiERALD. 800 F Street, Washington, D. C. • WM. STOFFEL, si?- --Agent for-- FIRE, # UOHTNINC, And Aotltjhmtal Ineuranos. Also Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama* and California Lands. Call on or address ' WM.8TOFFBL, MeHenry, Ul : ACENTS of ou Home-Grown Nursery ^ro.'k WANTED CHEQUALGD KACILITIK.S. Ono it TLIO largest, tddesi-esiniilisiied, am! iiost Known Nursertef n the country Address, W. Jt T. SMITH, Qemva Nurmrr, Established in 1846. Geneva, N. Y. s WAITED. N SOLSOB'S B1FABTXIHT Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, JtX. " 7b care /tor Mm n ho hag borne the battle, and for hit Wulmc and Or. ptaM" --Lnroouf. " FrientUhip, VhiirUy. layalty-- Worthy of Patriotnuhert Local or Tru ̂ oliun:. To sell our Nursery Stock. Hslary, Expense and Steadv Employment guaranteed.. 69AS£ SS0XHS&S C0*PA*Y, ! Aoohester, *. T. 1 Agents Wantad! SHORT BORN BULLS * POLAND CHINA AND SBRKSHIItC BOARS, -AHD- Plymouth Rock Cockerels, For Sale at Living Prices by the under- C7a.ll on or address FRANK COLE, SPRING ABOVE. 11X. Spring Groye, III-, HOT. 12. HIM, Special Announcement. Send 25 cents for a copv of mv W1W ILLUt- UTBAXSD CATALOGUE o£ |9*§portin(r, Atl&letio and Grmnaaium Good«,*9| Tbe Finest Kver Issned, RICHARD~K. POX. Franklin Sqnate. MAW TOBK. O A L E S 0 WANTED Traveling and local, to sell onr choice Nur­ sery Stock. Fant-seHing specialties in fatrdy rruits, etc. -iplen>lid Outfit Free. Steady employment guaranteed. Tour pay weekly. Write for terms. Oermtnla NurMry Co, Bochestsr, N. T. -RBB&OSI OF- MORGAN HORSES, Short Horn, Bsd Follsd Atgu. And Jersey Cattle. Hillsid* Farm, West MeHenry, III. Onr Morgan Stock is all pure bred, and inated from the best Morgan stosk Is the ari, United States Old Gifford Morgan, who stands at the head it onr Stook, is one of the best bred Morgan Dorses in the country, and can show more and better all purpose colts than any other horse in the West. We Invite the inspection of onr stoek tor horsemen and all lovers of fine animals, & few fall Mood Morgan Oolts u4 yonna oorses for sals. Also one matched teem, ton bloods. In Oattle we have the full blood Short Horn which we are crossing with the Bed Polled Angus and therefore Instead of sa wins off the tons we are breeding tbm off sad with A few Heifers and Bails, both pnre bred •Short Horns and the crosa abore a J» •. Saylor * W^*LUBM.OUFEHWVTB,L Towhom unusually LIBERAL T*BMS will be given to introduoe our new book Bible Brilliants: "HOME 8BIBLI STORIES, Quarto; siae, 9^xll<^; Unest of paper; large tvpe; #20 illustrations, «8 fall p<«ire, two of them printed in nine Col >rs; rer.*il price only JAW Thi>u«in<is will be sold for Holiday Presents, Those first in the field will roap a harvest, Aet quick or you will nu»* ^ FORSHEE A MACMAKIN\ Cincinnati, O. Save $33.50 "it" Cifersla. r J.C. JUDSON & CO.'S peraoDally conductud Cali­ fornia Ex<!urnioii8 in broud tiuuge 1'ullman Tourist Bleeping Ours, via Denver & ltio Gr;inde H. U., (the scenic line of the world) leave Chicago via Cbicaso & Alton K. H. 12:00 noon Saturday o( every week, each excursion in charge of an eflUSentand gentle-1 manly excursion manager. Pullman tourist sleeping i cars tttrouah from Boston andChtOHotoSan Fran-, cisco and Los Angeles. For rates, raserratton of berths, etc., call on or address, J. 0> jDMOMtOU 195 Clark Street, Chicago. CIDAR im STOCK FABI, HEBSOX, ILL. Phillips & Richardson, BBBEDEE9 OT Hlgi Cbade Jersey Cattle, BKU1STBRED POLAND CHINA HOGS, AND PURE BRED POULTRY. Oliver Laced Wyandottes, Light Bramas, Ply| month Eoekcj, S. C. White and S, V. Brown i egborns, Patrldge Cochins, and other varieties. Uauimoth B-onze and White Holland Turkeys, i'ekln Ducks and White Guineas. • We have a lew high Grade Jersey Oattle for sale, from choice selected stock. Oar Poland China Hons are of the best and choicest strains. We have toine very choice spring Pigs for sale at very reasonable prices. An inspection of them is invited, or write us your wants and we will quote you prices. All pig® eligible to any register. Poultry for stle at leasonable prices. Brgs during season. We have some very choice Poultry of all kinds »t Pall prices. All orders for Pigs, Birds or Eggs receive prompt attention. Our stock has been carefullv selected and is strictly pure, and we Guarantee it »s sucb. Our customers may rest assured that we shall ship only such stock as will reflect credit upon ourselves an I them also. Correspond- ence cheerfully and promptly attended to and respectfully solicited. Visitors welcome any day but Sunday, ami w® extend an invi­ tation to all to call and see our stock. Hoping to receive a share of your patrenage, and aasnrlngour f< iende that we will labor to please yon, we await your favors, Y"oii»s Respectfully. PHiLLI ts J Sept e m b e r , U M L • ' v CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY Salary and Expenses paid, or Commis­ sion if preferred. Salesmen experience wanted needed. .everywhere. No Address, stating age, JET. W. FOSTER & CO., Nurserymen, Geneva, N. Y. WANTED ! A good pushing Salesman here. First- class pay guaranteed weekly. Commis­ sion or salary. Quick selling new Frnits and Specialties. FARMERS can get a go id paying job for the winter. Write for full partlc ulars. FRED E. YOUNG, Nurseryman. 8m2 Rochester, N. V -KjS; ' ThfeTnpd* Mark Is on 5- A. H« Dlrecte*y.tjjIP V'HIKIT POST HO. MS. eeti the First Thursday evening of Mteh month. L I. BfHNiTT, Oak. WOODSTOCK TOST, MO MS. Msets first and third Monday evenings of eftch sLonth. A. S. WBTOHT, Com. nmDA IMT, IO Ml flkiti the seeded and fourth Tuesday evealvgsof eiou month # IMS. Cox. Com. HABvamo rorr, vosss. Meets the second and tonrth Monday eaen Ings of eaoh month. E. N. AUSTIN, Oom. MASSHOO POST, NA us. Meets every. Seond and Fourth Friday B. B. MOBKIS, <^O», WATJOOWDA FOST. KO. 369. Post meets every second and fourth Satur- iajr evening in O. A, EL Hall, Main St. A. L. PBIOB, COm. evsnlnas of eaoh month. AlMfthi Skirmish Line. The picture of McPherson--McPhereon, the gallant who fell before Atlanta--will adorn the new |2 bill. p A Grand Army fair was held at Wymore, Neb., Defe. B1, »nd Jan. 1 nnd2. ; ' The department encampment of Colo­ rado, G. A. R., will be held at" Manitou. General Benjamin F. Butler's biogra> phy will be pabllehed in book form in a few months. The Ladies' Independent Association is a relief society recently established in Eastern villagess Feb. 10 and 11 tM #e daW r̂ Hie holding of the Connecticut ftepartment Encampment at Meriflcn- The Department of Nebraska, Woman's <l«sentx-flve. char tern to now carps dtinriug the past niue monfcnj.- The G. ifflt. post at 'Marion, Mich., has tieen in exi^tenco a little over tlnee months and has already $800 pledged to a hall building fund. General Alger sent a check for a hand­ some auiouut to the veterans in the Michigan "Soldiers' Home Grand I(apidsasa€hri8tmasgift. . Colonel Marshall, of Baltimore, con- npicious at the late banquet of the New "fork Confederate Veteran Camp, is said to be tbe last survivor of General Lee's old staff. The United States Pension Agency at Topeka, Kan., in the December disburse­ ment paid on regular vouchers $1,475,- 988.28, covering 41,380 claims of certificates. Lyons Post, No. 9, Marysville, Kan., has erected one, of the finest soldiers' monuments in the West. It cost over $2,000, and has been placed in a beauti­ ful spot in the city cemetery; Autietam Post, No. 64, Parsons, Kan., has a post burial place in the cemetery, laid out in a circular form, graded find shaded, which cost $5,000. It is pro­ posed to erect a grand monument in this soldiers' cemetery. Comrade T. P. Clarkson, the department commander of Nebraska, G. A. R., has issued an a ppeal to the prosperous posts of that department, the Women's Relief Corps, aud Sons of Veterans, requesting aid for needy comrades and their families in the western part of the state. '•Gen. John Schofield, commanding thtf Army was elected President of tbe Mili­ tary Service Institute of the United States by a good majority on Jan. 15. Geo. O. O. Howard was a candidate for the position, but lost. Gens. George D. Ruggles and M. P. Small, Cols. Robert P. Hugos and John Hamilto^^nd ^tajs. H. C. Wood and A. E. Bate/were chosen trustees. The meetiugywaa held on Governor's Island N. Y." "Col. F. C. Loveland, the present Pen- sion Agent of New York City, was during Gen. W. W. Dudley's Commissionership one of the special agents of the Pension Bureau. From his experiences as such he has been able to take hold of the New York office and make many new and important changes which expedited the method of doing the business. The office has an average of paying 4,100 per day for six days, but the highest it bas yet made was the paying of 4,735 pension vouchers in a single day." In general orders No. 11 Commander- in-chief Y«azy announces tbe death of pHgt Commander-in-chief Charles Devens. He died in Boston Jan. 7, aged 71 years. He entered the service April 19, 1861. After several promotions he was made Brigadier General of Volunteers in April, 1862. With the Army of the Potomac he was in many engagements, in three of which he was wounded. He was brev- etfced Major General in April, 1865, and was mustered out in June, 1866. He was afterward miMAacy Governor ot Sovth Carolina, was a judge of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, and was Attor­ ney General of the United States under Prudent Hayes. • He was twice elected Conimander-in-chiel o£,^h«.. of the Republic. ; * ^4 •rrn ":m?. i, An Interesting War Incident. A most iuteresting relic of the late war was exhumed a few dajs ago at Belmont, Mo., which confirms an old Btory as to the methods of warfare adopted by the Confederates in their operations on the Mississippi. Capt. Burlingame, Superin­ tendent of the Belmont (Mo.) grain ele­ vator, after considerable time and trouble pulled out of a sand bar near the e'evator over 100 feet of chain, which proved to be a portion of that used by the Confederates in Spanning the river between Columbus, Ky., and Belmont, in an attempt to blockade the river against the passage of boats. The original chain was over 1,500 feet long.--Washin^on Post. j, »' i* - ' 1 •• . if They Died Sober. Apropos of Gen. Cutcheon's remarks on social drinking in Washington, the Gen­ eral was led to tell the story of an army experience of his with whisky. It was in the trenches before Petersburg. As Colonel of the regiment he had prohibited the sale of liquor save dt} a doctor's order, and in that case prohibition pro­ hibited. The Division Commander, how­ ever issued orders that a ration of whisky be served to each man in the trenches, and the liquor for the 20th Michigan was brought in two great iron kettles. As the men clustered around with their tin cups, some one cried out: Boys, if I'm going to be shot to-day, I waut to die sober!" The cry was taken up by the regiment. The kettles were seised by willing hands and the whisky was poured on the ground Fifty-two out of 110 of the brave Michi­ gan boys of the 20th were shot that day, and every one whp died died sober. --Detroit Tribune. fyyBjimXk CanUaa'sBedboaMN There are a singular race of people in South Carolina called the Iledbones. Their origin is unknown, they resemble in appearance the Gypsies but in com­ plexion they are red. They have accumu­ lated considerable property, and are in­ dustrious and peaceable. They live in qmall settlements at the foot of the mountaiijs and associate with nona^uit their own race. They are a proud high-spirited people. Casts is very strong among them. They enjoy life, visit the watering-places and mountain resorts, but eat by themselves and keep by themselves. \ When the war brq|ce out several of them enlisted in the Hampton legion, and when the legion reached Virginia there wi s a great outcry among the Vir­ ginians and the troops from other States because we had enlisted negroes. They did not resemble the African in the least, except in cases where Africans had amal­ gamated with Indians. This intermix­ ture, which is common io the Carolinas, produces marvelous results. It takes the kink out of the hair of an African, straightens bis features and Improves him in every way except in temper. r-Omtot,. • •< ^ LetTkem Shewlc. Certainly, if the "people are dened with taxes to pay pensions,' would be no difficulty in finding tbei to justify this assertion. The Government's revenue schedulehas about 4,000 different items. It 00 be very easy to find amontr these a~ ber which have a direct reference sinus. There should be no shott ing that such and such it put on the tax list because it1 ary to have the income to meet tb» bursements of the Pension Bureau. But such is not the case. No man in the interest of the veterans ever asked for the imposition of a single duty or tax now on that schedule. All the delega­ tions which have ever visited WiMdilng- ton and labored with Congressmen for modification of various features of inter­ nal and external revenue hava been entirely silent as to the relations of t&oae features to pension disb uraemsats. They have wanted the duties and increased or decreased for purely bi reasons, and their arguments have L«t>n solely as to how the changes woold benefit their own special interests or the country at large. Congress has changed the ratete solely with reference to those reasons. The veteran, his widow and orphans have not been thought of in that connection. It was only after the busi­ ness men from the cities, the turers from the towns, the miners bom the mountains, the fanners from the fields, the fruit-growers from the Pacific coast and Florida, the plant Louisiana and South Carolina, hall listened to and their wishes that Congress turned its attention to distributing the money received front the revenue collected in accordance with these men's wishes, and for the enhance­ ment of their prosperity. Then the vet­ erans was listened to.-National Tribune. They Killed a Horse- Never having seen anything in the Camp Fire, from the members of Co. I, 7th Iowa Inft., I rise to ask if any of them remember the first skirmish we had with the Johnnies, near Columbus, Ky., when Co. I killed a horse? That day the writer and a few others, with Sergeant John T. Wallen in command, were sent out on picket duty, fifteen miles from Columbus, Ky., which was then full of rebs. When we got to our post the writer came on first relief, and the others sat down by a large tree to talk. They made quite a noise talking. Thinking that the enemy might be close I said: "Wishyou would be still: who conld tell if the rebs were coming? " "Areyou scared?" said one, and an­ other stud, "There is no danger." "Do you hear that bell?" said I. "The rebs don't wear bell?," they laugh­ ingly retorted. But I was still looking through the timber. Soon I saw the horses' feet down the road, and then I said? '•There they are!" and a big reb wear- ing a large white hat came around the bend in the road and stopped. The boys jumped to their feet, and Sergeant Wallen ordered us to fire on the rebels, which we did and started to run back to a house a quarter of a mile distant, at the forks of the road, where the company was then stationed. The house was surrounded by a paling fence, and this was our pro­ tection. The Johnnies came up to the house and we bad a lively little skirmish. Company I killed a horse dead on the spot and wounded some of the rebs. One of our boys was wounded in the arm, and others had holes shot in their clothes. This was in October, 1861, and as long as Company I remained with the regi­ ment we would hear, "Fall in, Company I. and kill a horse." Company I was with tbe regiment from August 1, 1861, to July, 1865. This was the first com­ pany of the7th regiment to see the enemy and the writer the first man to call atten­ tion to the rebels on that occasion. If this is read by any members of Company I or of the 7th regiment, I would be glad to hear from them.--J. B. Cooirelf, 7th The Cedar Creek Fight. Serg't Forbes. Co. D, 175th N. ia command of the guard of the 19th Corps ammunition train at Cedar Creek, and was in rather a tight place for a tiaw in the morning, for he says: "Thsaajtiear were quickly harnessed and Midil ia, and none too soon, for the orders had hardly come to jtnove to the roar nhen the rebels came swarming up to the light breastworks of our front. Oar artillery was worked for all it was worth, and in suchjaiot* quarters tb*fc; his gun. Alf this time the lighting !̂ very heavy all arotftad us by thft as well as the 6th Corps. After pullfis^ ont of camp we had a ravine to cross and the enemy was close upon us. 1 be­ lieved then, and do yet, that the train would have been captured had It not been for a battery of brass gun that gained position on an elevation and put in a heavy fire of canister over our hoads. We escaped, however, with the loss of only one wagon, which was blown up." The position the train took was just in the rear of the new line, where he wit* nessed what he declares to have been tW grandest charge aud rout of the eaemyr that he saw in three years' service. Edwin Crockett, 65th N. Y., sayB at Cedar Creek the Confederates came very snear the lines of the Sixth Corps In the thick fog of the early morning. The writer's regirAeut was in the Second Bri­ gade, First Division, and fought ths rebels until they fell bade, but they went soon flanked and fell back in some con­ cision, reformed beyond the reach of their fire. Gen. Wright gave them fall credit for driving back the Confederates, but said that Col. McKenxie, the gallaat commander of the 2nd Conn. H. A., commanded the brigade when it waa commanded by Col. Hamlin, of the 56th N. Y. McKeuzie was a West Pointer, but Hamlin was not. The writer saw Haia> lin's horse fall under him, and Hamlia wounded by thfe fire of the flanked rebel*. After Hamlin was disabled McKenzis took command of the brigade, bat most of the hard lighting had been done ° the day. The 65th lost oae-third their number. S. G. Norton says that a det of 24 men of the 17th Pa. Cav. Maj. W. U. Spera, comprised the eaeort of Sheridan* This escort was with tie General throughout the fight at Cedar Creek. -w Three Mato. Travelers on business or beat on ure, invariably visit one of tbe cities of the West, if their journey is a| all prolonged. 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