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VOL. 16. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1891. NO. 40 PCbLIMIIKU KVtWT WBDNE8DAT BY * •"•J • IV ft I-m "^iT HL »*!• v V KDrrO& AMO PEOPR1KTOR. OHW^ UlrthopN Block, .W:^3^miie9 #**kt * OUrmr's • .1 ' ' ' or ^tiftwu - ,£s<S*is^W(1l» &«»a«M) .............««3 .w f ®J[t Sot Paul within Three Montis...*,. . *.00 .̂y Sniiscriptioti- rtwetvud for thras Or >1* '33btontns ii* tue same proportion. Kates of Advertising. We announce liberal rates for advertising n tiitt pi, w*i>KA.i>Ba, »n't en>1eayor to state he n so plilaly tiiat tliey will bo readily nn- irst>)l. Ttiey are *<t faM^we: 1 Inc.h one year JOrarLrs:.% OVHKt,* • 4 TTORVRTS AT \,\1T, W<xvl»tO*fc lli. rV AH business will recede prompt Mfw fion. 2 Inohes one year S Inches one year - M Column one yeiir Column one year- JOolumn one year 500 10 on 15 00 JO 00 60 011 100 00 One inch means th« maMnrement of one • Inch flown the colnmn, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the alwve rates, have tliS privilege of changing as often as they choose, without extra charge. Itoeular ad vertisers (meaning those having ttamiint; cnnls) will be <intitlod to insertion of local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 • cents per tine the flist week, and 5 cents per line for oaeb subsequent week. ' Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, inonpareil type, same as this is set in) the lirst issue, and S cents per line for subsequent issues. This, an inch advertisement will cost $1.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, #2.00 for three weeks, and so on. 1 tie PLAiNDRAum will be liberal in giving fd.toriai notices, but, asa business rulo, It wnl require a suitable fee from everybody Becking the use of its columns forpeouniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. KNTOUT ft" BROWN, \ TT«UtNTKYS \T f, \ W. IT. *. K.vpr«MyjO.'» Building, K7 snd SB Washington St. OIHMCO, II.I.. C. P. B ALT NIC*, ATTORNEY, solicitor, andj Counselor. Collections a specialtv. •> WOODSTOCK, .Ll.iwors. V. *. l.TTMLEY. ATtORSBY AT I:AW, arid Solicitor in Ohaooerr, W«X>TV»TOnK, TM.. Office in Park House. (Irst floor. A. Ml. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO- One HundredTwenty-Five State St Chi­cago, ill. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. Full Assortment of Ooods in his line BUSINESS CARDS. O. J. HOWARD, ML D. f>HY»ICI\N AND" SURGEON. McHenry, I 111. Office at residence, one block east or Public School Building. O. H. FEGERS, M. D- 1)11 YSIOIAN AND SUlt0!KON, McHenry, 1 lilfk Ofllce at Residence. Wi, OSBORNE, M. D. PIIYSICI\N AND 8URGHO.S. Offlce at Residence, West McHenry, III. , Osils promptly attended to day and night. Liverv Stabler^ E. WIOUTMAN, proprietor. First class rigs with or without driyejj^ ^Jt^furniahed at reasonable (MM • (11 kinds done on short notice. learning J. COSIPTGN, Asrent for the HOME, OF NEW YORE, Capital, 1,1 OO. "AMD THE JETNA, OF HARTFORD, Capital, #10,071,550, Flie tested, time tried Companies. Insure* SgainU P're, Lightning ami Wind-Storms, at -the most reasonable rates* For insurance and further p trttculara ap.plx to J. Compton, Volo. 111., woo lias been 115 years in the on si- ness and always gava entire satisfaction I In To# iife;rfsiy tmnmr- 1. MIESSIB NEAR THE DEPOT, WEST MOIIENRY, ILL Keeps open for the acconuno lation of the Public a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant; Where he will at all times keep the beat brands of Wiues, Liquors and Cigars Cto be found in the market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALK'8 Lsgtr BIN. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Order* by mail promptly attended to.1 • GOOD STABLING FOR HOR8BP. 4WOall and^ee us. Robert Schlessle. West McHenry, III. A. SALOON AND RESTAURANT. MoHENRV, ILLINOIS. fine Kentucky Liquors, „ French Bitters, McHenry Lag --AND- TAIL case as In any quantity Glass to ICO barrels AT WUOLESAL, , Beer in bottles •^"-fsaitt-tbe ch WebuJ^ _ 3oll at Soason»^it the best]and Call and see you well. will use ANTONY gcHtnry* III,, 1888 United States War Claim Agency OF- WM. EI. COWLIN, Woodstock - - Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against the United States tor ex-Sold'.«rs, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. W M , H . C O W L i b Office at Resldenee, Madison St., Woodstoci* Illinois. Attention Horsemen! MCHENRY, III., April 1st, 18S8, I would respectfully invite the Public to QAll'and exninine m 7 stock of Horses before making arrangements elsewhere. No busi- nessd«ue on Sundaj. N. 8. COLBY H'HIKII ILL V ANTED! 8UESMEN! LOCAL a l iiTvTLING. A pood "-hsn^e! F>;>n't ui'<"3 it! Yon II nre1 no rap,t:il to represent a reliable ® Prill tint warninti< N iirserv Sto«*k lirst class and true to name. » or\ all tlir; y<ar and good pa ' weekiv to-enerirettc men. Ap­ ply ̂ ^«tiek^«tating age; L. L. MAY A CO. St. Paul. Minn. - Kara rymcn, florists and Seedsmen. . (This house is responsible) Quintette Orchestra, McHEN/iY, ILL. • Are prepared* to furnish First Ola«s Mueie to the Oancing Public at Reasonable Bates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. Itobt. Madden. Clarionet, 0, Curtis, Cornet. 1^ Oiren, Trombone, B. In pa I Is, Basso and Prompter, Address all comraunications to' Jerry Smith, McHenry. . H This Trad* Mark Is on The Best In the world. NEW YORK HOUSE. 239 tc 243 E. Randolph St. Between Franklin and Market Streets, CHICAGO. Beat Accommodation to 'lYavelen and * Boarders. E. 0. KOEPPE, Prop. tl.MpER DAY, GOOD 8AMPI.E ROOM. SIMON STOFFEL, AGE^T I-"OK Phessis, ef Bisoklya, f. Y. Capital, S,0»8,:iliS. ' Rockford, of Rockforcf, 111 Capital, 8C2.448, pati»ML, (if JIartlori COP. Capital. S 2 620 213. Ins^ranee ca^ei'iiH all ^lassci" of prop, rt nd sufely placed OB inst flre, I ghtbmr, »>d to?nado, either if onsh or on long time, Will.MI: interest F re policies on live stock • over ssnie in buil 'in : or <>n farm tgninst loss or <lHuiacte by tire o lijhlnini; an'i against HghtninR *ny where liav, straw, stalks and fodder ara covered htfone policy, in bui)dinf( or sinrkson farm. senls and milt feed are covered under o fsnm 'n bniMinc or on farm Insnmnce i r#. si erred to other loeali. ties free of eatge. t*lsoline or oil stove and 'team threshei penni;s cranfd in noliries free of charsre. Hoi*srhoi(i pof«ts. of every deserlption. including<o^i, wood and provi- si>n* a• I coveied nmi*r one item. Complete records kept of all policies,conditiont>,a8>ign. ments and transfers m-Mte. Call for list of uver 7bu policy holders m above companies. 1̂111011 StoffOl. West McHenry, Illinois. ¥• HOWARD" STEVENS, KKALKIi IN A first-claxsi House. ItuZBoy* All Slop There, THE Culver House. RICHMOND, ILL. Good Livery, Good Sample Room. FREE BUS TO A SB FROM ALL TRAINS FOR PA TfiOA S OF THE HOUSE. I run a line of carriages to Twin Lakes from i.ichmond, three-fourths ofamile nearer than any other road, and more level and pleasant bv far. If you intend ftoin^ to Twin Lakes, stop at Richmond and inquire for CULVER'S BUS. ItiM.4lwr.vs there, ram or shine itound trip uriccs as usu&*. C. N. CULVSR, Prop. MEN WANTED. To represent our well-known nursery in this counlv, for town and country trade. Uood pay weekly. A steady position with a nur­ sery of over thirty years' standing, an.l a know.i responsibility. We want good, lively workers, and will nay well. Good references required. Apply quick, stating age. GHA3K BttOTiiisittt COMPANY, 87-m2 Chicago III. The Police Gazette, Is the "nly illustrate I paper in the world containing all the latest sensational and sporting news. No Saio.-n Keeper, Barber, or 01 uo Room can afford to be without it. It always malsea friends wherever it goes. Mailed to any address in the United States securely wrapped, 13 weeks for tl, Send rive Cents tor sample copy. KICHABD K. FOX, FHANKLIH SQUARB, 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 snoh by the car load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM, OHUUIO. Farm abbut four miles northwest of Harvard-, Illinois. JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker & Jeweler, MCHENRY. ILLINOI8. AT1NE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew-elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watohes. Give me * CM1' ,10HX\P. SMITH. \ pamphlet of information and a' tnrtof the laws,showing IJow t items, t'nvea!a. Trade Marks, Copyrights, idresifi K, J. Barbiaa. J. J. £a:biaa BARBIAN BRO! Wholesale and Retail DBJ.LKBS IN FINE CIGARS, McHENRY ILLINOIS; Having leased the brick building one door South of the post office we have opened a retail store, where, at all timee can be found fine cigars of our own manufacture, together with smoking and chewing tobacoo of the best brands. Pipes a Specialty. We have a very large assortmentJaBd i.some very handsome patterns. CALT.AND 8BE US. BAIBIUI MUM, MoEsuTi November 18th, i888 Special Announcement. Send 25 cents for a ropv of mv NEW ILLUS TRATJED CATALOGUE of itnrt Grmuasium GOO«1N, % |̂ The Finest Kver Issued. RICHARD~K. FOX. Franklin Squate. |NBW YOBK. P A L E S M E 0 WANTED. Travellngand loca', to nidi our choice Nur­ sery Stock. Fast-selling specialties in hirdy fruits, etc. ->piendiii Outfit Free. Steady employment guaranteed. Your pay weekly. Write for terms. Cermania Nursery Co. 1 Rochett^r, N. Y. Njl&fMSiS FLORIDA. Send address, on postal card, for any inform ation win ted about LANDS. HOTELS. B0UTE8, etc., etc., Answered promptly. L. Y. JENNESS, 20-3na SANFOKD, FLORIDA. A CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY Salary and Expenses paid, or Commis­sion if preferred. Salesmen wanted everywhere. No experience needed, address, stating age, % H. TT. FOSTER & CO., Nurserymen, Geneva N. T. C. II, ALBBECHT. DENTIST. I, Li NEW AND APPROVED Dental Oper­ ations performed at Reasonable Prices. Crown and Bridge Work,) Anil the preservation of th* natural teeth a specialty. Gas and ether given for painless extraction. All work warranted. Ofllce over Evanson & Co.'s store. West McHenry, ill., Dec, 17, 1880. A PATENTS, Trade-marks, Caveats, l abel* and Copyrights promptly piocured A h\HtTY-PA(JK BOOK FKEK. Send sketch or mode, for free opin­ ion as to patentability. Ail business treated as sacredly contlde»tial. Sixteen years' ex­ perience. Highest references. Send for book. Address, W. r. FITZGERALD, 800 FStreet, Washington, D. C. HOTEL WOODSTOCK- SITUATED OPPOSITE The Mineral Spring. W, H. ROTNOUR, - Frop. T f f E B E S T O F S A M P L E R O O M S IN CONNECTION. Woodstock, ILL. SHORT BORN BULLS For Sale at Livini? Prices by the under- sigued. Call on or address FRANK COLE, SPRING QBOVB. IIX. Spring Grove, 111, Nov . 12, WW. Sleetsio Bella, Wskes a ®p«clalty oj Door Bells, Window and Do r ConnecticnSAnd at kinds of Burglar Alarms Satisfaction <>uarauiesd. Call on or address < HOWARD STEVENS. West McHenry, IllMlois. WM. STOFFEL. --Agunt for-- FIRE, - LIGHTNING, A.nd Accidental Insurance. Also Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama, tnd California Lands. Call on or address WM.9TOFrHL.McBenry, HI; Agents Wanted! will be given to introduco our new book Bible Brilliants: MO CHER'S HOME BIBLE STORIES, The greatest success of the Tear, and some, thing entirely new in the bciok line. Royal Quarto; size, { jlijBst of paper; large tvpe; 32U nlustra; of. W»om prvflred in niire col->..v;.re?*n price Only #2. 50 Thousands will be sold tor Holiday Presents. Those Hr«t in the ii«ld will reap a harvest, Act quick or you will miss It. FORSHEE & MACM AKIN, Cmcinn&ti. O. -BRftFDVRS OF- MORGAN HORSES! Embracing the celebrated Gen­ eral Gift'ord. Green Mountain and Morrill blood. STOCK FOR SALE. Stallions and Fillies. Send for pedigrees. Essex and Registered Poland China Choice 31KKINO SHEEP MAMMOTH Bronze Turkeys, HIU1I GRADE JERSEY CATTLE. For sale. Come and inspect stock, or address J. R. Saylor A Sons. W «i MoHanrv. I1'M CEDAR L4WN STOCK FARM, HERROX, ILL. Phillips & Richardson, BREEDERS OF High. Grade Jersey Cattle, ^REGISTERED l»OLAND CHINA HOQS. AND PURE BRED POULTRY. Wlver Laced Wyandottes, Light B'amas, PlyJ mouth Rocks, S. O. White ami S, C. Brown t echorns, PatrMgo Cochins, and other Varieties. WHinnioth Bronze and White Hcllnnd T"rkevs. Pekin Ducks and White Guineas. We have a l#»w.hi<rh Grade Jersey Cattle for lie. from choice selected stock. Our Poland China lloors sre of the best »nu choicest, sirains We have some very choice spring Pijrs for salf at very reasonable pric»s. An inspection of them is invited, or write us your wants and we will quote you prices. All pigs eligible to anv register. Poultry for sile at reasonable prices. Eirgrs duriiijc season. We luve some very choice Poultrv of nil kinds nl Fsll 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 such. Our customers mav rest issnred that we shall ship only such stock as will reflect credit upon ourselves an! them a I eo. Correspond- ence cheerfuliv and promptly attended to and respectfnU'v solicited. Visitors welcome any dav but Sunday, and we extend an invi­ tation to sll to call snd aee our stock. Hoping to receive a share of your patronage, and assuring our fiiends that we will labor to plea«e sous we await your favo-s. You's Respectfully. PH LLIPS & RICHARDSON. September, 1890. Shoes new and stylish just in. Also a few lots to close at low prices. See them at once. JOHN EVANHON & Co. SOLDQTBS' DEFARTMEHT. Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, ILL. ' "7b care for ftim wJio ha* borne the htttle, and for hit Widow and Orphan*." --LINOOLH. "JViwidiMp, (Ctarily. Lot/' oily-- Worthy ton* of Patriot Fbther* " G- A. R. Directory. •'HHTBT POST HA 64S. Meets the first Thursday evening of each month * L. I. BEHKBTT, GOB. WOODS TOOK POST, «D 108. Meet* first snd third Monday evenings of eaoh month. A. 8. WRTQBT, Com. mmu rosT. vo 998. Meets the second snd fourth Tuesday evenings 0f eaon month F, K. Cox, Com* HARVARD rosT, HO 9S6. Meets the second ana tonrtb Mosdiy eien Inits of esoh month. B. N. AUSTIN, Oom. MAuireo POST, Na u», Meets every Second | snd «Fourth Friday evenings of eaoh month. ^ MOBBIS, Oom. WAVCOMDA ROAW NO . 368. Post meets every second and fourth 8atnr> day evening in O. A, R Hall, Main St. A. L. PKIOB, Com. Alonff the Skirmish Line. The man who claims that pensions add to the taxation of the people, simply tells a falsehood. - The New York Tribune found it necessary recently to "call a halt in the matter of pensions." It trusts to the emboldened soldier-hater to do this. Dr. J. M. Willis, a leading and reliable physician of Crawfordsville, Ind., offers to send by mail to any veteran or lady who send him their name and address a box of Pansy Compound worth 50 cents, a positive cure for constipation, dyspep­ sia, biliousness, rheumatism, nervous or sick headache, blood poison and chronic disorders. Y<St should send the postage four cents. The Annual Encampment of the G. A. R., Department of Iowa, will be held in Dubuque April 15 and 16. National Com­ mander Venzey, Past Commander Lucius Fairchiid, Governor Boise and staff will be there. Mrs. John A. Logau and other jnotables ate expected. Elaborate prepa­ rations are being made to fittingly re­ ceive 25,000 strangers. The Loyal Le­ gion, Iron Brigade, Woman's Relief Corps, and many other organizations will meet at the same time. The ex-rebels of Baltimore are trying to collect money to raise a monument to tlie pirate Semmes, who gained so much notoriety destroying unarmed merchant ships belonging to the people who had educated and supported him. The Eng lish ought to build a splendid monument to him, for he worked solely in their in­ terest, and put hundreds of millions of dollars in their pockets by driving the carrying trade of the world from our marine to theirs. After deducting the trifle of $15,000,000 paid for the Ala­ bama depredations, there is still an im­ mense balance to his credit, or rather dis­ credit. The addresses are desired of the follow­ ing comrades, who were mustered as members of "Old Post 1," G. A. R., at Decatur, 111., in 1866: W. G. Burns. W. H. Andrews, W. H. B. Rowe, 1. N. Gibson, Co. I, 150 111.; W. H. Barnhart, 92d N. Y.; Warren C. Galbraith, 20th Ind. Batterv; John C. Durgin, 22d Wis.; H. L. Mullen, 36th Ind.; Eugene Hall, 7th III. Cav.; Wm. Stockdale, 1st 111. L. A.; Chas. P. Oyler, 124th U. S. C. T.; J. W. Hoskius, F. R. Morey, 35th III.; Martin V. Harbour, 116th 111.; Philo S. Fenton, 116th III. Information in re­ gard to the whereabouts of any of the comrades named will be gratefully re­ ceived by--George R. Steele, First Adju­ tant of "Old Post 1," Decatur, 111. A bill was recently introduced in the New York legislature by Gen. McMahon for an appropriation to furnish monu- mefits for New York troops who fought at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, Tenn. The New York troops that wCT*e engaged in these battles were the 60th, 70th, 102d, 137th, and 149th. They were just from the Wuuhatehie fight. Gen. Geary, in his report of the Lookout Mountain affair, refers to the fact that the 149th New York (Col. Hen­ ry A. Barnum) took three battle-flags from the rebels at Lookout Creek, and the 60th New York (Col. Abel Goddard) took one flag from the hands of the rebel color bearer. Gen. Geary had occasion to refer more than once to these two reg­ iments as well as to the 102d and 139th New York, who took a very creditable aud daehiug part in the scramble along the precipitous hillside for possession of the rebel position, which they effectively helped to capture. All the positions occupied by the New -¥ork troops at different timee, are within the concessions made for the park, and ^Gens. McMahon and Barnum are perfectly familiar with the events that will be deemed by veterans of these New York regiments as worthy of notice by perma­ nent memorials. Prompt action by the New York Legislature will be important as a stimulus to other States that will be asked to assist in making Chickamauga and Chattanooga Park a national suc­ cess. It is thought the bill will pass. Work of the Pension Offloe During the week ending April 4, 1891, 4.108 claims were received, of which 497 were original invalid; 582 widows; # war of 1812; 9 bounty land; 30 navy; 48 old war; -- on account of Mexican service, 185 accrued pension and 2387 applications for increase. Number of re­ jected claims reopened 690; act of March 4, 1890, --. Act of June 27, 1890, 2,143 original, 682 widows. | The names and postofftce addresses of 1,809 officers and comrades were furnished for the use of claimants. Total claims received under act June 27, 1890, 595,856. , , • There were 137,222 pieces of mail mat­ ter received; 106,349 letters and blanks sent out. The number of cases detailed to special examiners was 366; 371 reports and cases from special examiners; cases on hand for special examination, 3,533. Report of certificates issued during week ending April 4, 1891; Original, 3,100; of which -- were under act of June 27, 1890; increase, 1,383; accrued, 56; total 6,587. Total number of claims I lending' 1,152,952. Sherman snd the Drummer Boy. General Sherman never forgot that little drummer boy who came to him in the hot fight at the rear of Vicksburg, and when it came in his power he had the youngster appointed to the naval acad­ emy at Annapolis. The troops were in the heat of the engagement when Sher­ man heard a shrill, childish voice calling out to him that one of the regiments was out of ammunition and that the men would have to abandon their position unless he sent to their relief. He looked down, and there by the side of his horse was a mite of a boy with the blood run­ ning from a wound in his leg. Letter from Montana. IIBSOULA, Mont., March 24,1891, EDITOR PLAIXDEALER Since giving you a leaf from my sportsman's diary, I have passed the gates of Paradise. Yes, the Garden of Eden was there, and I was in it. I did not see Adam nor Eve, but 1 many were there who had the mark of I the Beast upon thei«* foreheads. De^ soendants of Cain, no doubt. Flathead^ S Si wash, Blackfeet and Kontnai ftborigy ines seemed to be in it. Yea, verily, Par* adiee is the name of the railway station, Missoula Co., Montana. At Horse Plains last night, a dozen or more ghost danc­ ers, full of whisky, became restless and excited at the depot, and took a little recreation in a general pow-wow, to the great satisfaction and amnse&nent of the on-looking pale-faces. Knives, rocks and clubs were used. This morning the wait­ ing room and platform are decorated with splashes and finger marks of san­ guinary Noble Red. No hair was lifted and only one good Indian was made last - winter. Four Indians were convicted of the murder of two white men, and hanged in this town, which is the county-seat ci 1 Missoula county, and is larger than ten McHenry, 111., counties. When we remember that we are still away up in the northwest corner of Mon» tana, beyond the source of the Missouri river, and also that we have already traversed 800 miles, since turning our laces toward I'linois, we begin to realize that we had strayed a long way from home. This is about the biggest planet I ever traveled upon, and astronomers tell us that it don't count for much i» the great universe of Jehovah, either. What insignificant, puffed up little kusses Cleveland, Hjirrison and Bill Nye are, when we come to size them up by the sido of the Rocky Mountains, or some West­ ern State, river, or county. Big and im­ portant as they may feel, they are not in it. Why, we have seen oceans bigger than either of them. The mission at the head of Lake Coeur d'Alene is an old Catholic settlement, with a church 59 years old, and nary nail in the church edifice. The Indians "All right, my boy," said the General, were wheedled into giving five "miles "I'll send them all they need, but as you seem to be badly hurt, you had better go and find a surgeon and let him fix you up." The boy saluted and started to the rear while Sherman prepared to give the required order for the needed ammuni­ tion. But he once more heard the piping voice shouting back at him: "General, caliber fifty-eight; caliber tifty-eight." Glancing back he saw the little fellow, all unconscious of his wound, running again toward him to tell of the character of the amtn unitfoil ne«4fc<f," as ahother she would ha ve1 been of no use, and left the men as badly off as before. Sherman never could speak too highly of the little fellow's pluck. He asked him his name, complimented him, and promised to keep an eye upon him, which he did. He often related the story, and always with praises for the little soldier's bravery. In accordance with an act of Con gress approved March 3d the pension agencies throughout the country have been divided into three groups, for the purpose of payments. The Chicago agency has been placed in groupe one, with quarterly payments on the fourth days of January, April, July, and Octo ber. Heretofore payments at this agency have been made in March, June, Septem ber aud December. Under the old law all the agencies made quarterly payments at the same time. As the vouchers had to be prepared a month in advance, over 125,000,000 was at each quarter lying idle in the sub-treasuries for a month and then put in circulation at once. The amount paid out for pensions has increased so rapidly that the pay­ ment of so large a sum of money at one time amounted to an inflation of the currency and had to be corrected. It was to prevent this that the new law was passed. The first payment under the new law will occur J uly 4, and the last one under the old will be made June 4. OF INTEREST TO WRITERS. • Labor Saving Invention Indispensa­ ble to all who Write. Of the many valuable improvements which have been made in sell-feeding pens a great part aie due to the skill and per­ sistence of Mr. L. E. Dunlap, of Boston, who as a pioneer in this business, has spent the last decade in perfecting the fountain pen that beurs his name. The latest perfected invention is the Dunlap Double-feed Pen, and in tlijs very double- feed lies the secret of its success. It carries a sixteen-karat diamond- pointed gold pen, and is a perfect pocket- compauion that will not only prove in­ dispensable, but a joy and blessing as long as life lasts. It is guaranteed to write instantly, always and under all cir­ cumstances. To introduce it among the readers of this paj>er, the manufacturers offer for a short time only, to send it by return mail at one-half the regular price. By posting a letter, enclosing a two- cent stamp, to the Dunlap Pen Company, 280 Washington street, Boston, Mass . you will receive a beautifully engraved ticket worth $2, and also an illustrated price-list and circular, telling you how to make $5 per day. A few days agd" while sitting in Elder Brothers' drug store at Tingley, Iowa, Mr. T. L. Dyer, a well-known citizen, came in and asked for something for a severe cold which he had. Mr. Elder took down a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and said: "Here is something 1 can re*ommend. It commands a large sale and gives genuine satisfaction. It is an excellent preparation and cheap." Mr. Dyer purchased a bottle, and the next day when we saw him lie said he was much better, aud the day following ap­ peared to be entirely restored. This is a specimen of the effectiveness of this prep­ aration.--Des Moines Mail Mini Times. Geo. W. Besley, druggist, sells the above mentioned remedy. square of some of the best land in Idaho, to this church, or rather to the Rev. Father, or more strictly, to the Pope, away over am«ng the Italians; and this ' valuable realty cannot be taxed I Who would not be a Pope? Helena, the State capital, is yet about' , 150 miles east of us, and Montanians z" claim it is the wealthiest city of 20,00® jj people in the world. Helena boasts of | 21 millionaires, within her limits. The very cream of silver, copper* and gold ^ mines are in Montana, which, everybody knows, is yet an undeveloped infant. '{ Hope is a mushroom railway town oft «hi the eastern border of Idaho, and is built * npon unsurreyed ^Qvcrmaetti Every bod v is a squatter. J. Gould spent a few days here a year or two ago, aud declared it the most charming spot he had seen. I disagree with him, because I had to climb over 100 steps, to get up to the first Bench, upon which the principal street is; and where our concert had been located, by George. Gould, not being in the concert business, was not obliged to climb theso 1 100 steps for his shekels. Take a man who weighs 185, and set him climbim* 7 until he puffs and sweats, his enthusiasm | and »dmiration will vanish in thin air, ^ or ooze out in vapor. But from the sec- ond Bench, upon which Hope is founded, S the view of Lake Pen d'Oreilla (Pondo- 1 ray), upon which the town is situated, in '-t a most glorious one. The lake, which is ^ a large one, is completely hemmed in by mountains, and is so deep, that of the four persons who have been drowwd* ^ here, only one body has ever been recov- \M ered. The Lake was drairged for days, a with grappling* attached to 500fathoms J1 of rope, but the bodies remain in the hid- -*!j den, watery depths. Perhaps this dark, . mysterious lake mav be an extinct vol- cano, of the antedeluvian ages. Per- chance it was the outlet to Hades. Bat, - M scared soul, look up! There id* Hope be- . yond the--the lake. } Speaking of fear, nine-tenths of this - 3j western population have never experi- enced that feeling, either personal or su- > perstitions. Neither ghosts, nor Indians, ||j nor wild beasts, nor any other danger. * fancied or real, can put them off their - | base; and they, a* a rule, have a high *$'*11 sense of right and honor, and are gener- i ons to the last dollar. If they do quarrel, 4 which is not often, they mean business, , * and with quiet mien, set faces, and few •A'd words, they are ready to give or take, '•« even life. Bcobies, or cowardly chumps 'Jg are not in it. . Jl| Lou sa vs she can look from the parlor ' ^ window of our hotel, and count ten other hotels within a radius of two blocks, and ' sj they are all d< ing well. There are many ." ^Jl men and few women hare, for which rea- -A srn, I long for a fhange. This is the ]»i rarest cirv in Montana, excepting -1' Helena and Bute, and claims a popula- " 'M tion of 6,000. Mining, logging, stock 4 raising and agriculture all contribute to 'fM the support of this very lively town. 3 There is a very large section tributary . > to Missoula. This p. m. we will take the Grantdale Branch and trv our hand, or rathfr our voices, unon Montana rnstic*. *£§ Although thealtitude is high, the latitude ^ well toward the North Pole, and the sea- . son windy, tickle March, yet the '"old is ^ by no means severe The mountains re- 4 semble leopard's backs, in their snow and > 2 bare spots. There is yet plenty of gov- . •' ;:f| ernment land, within a short distance of .\jl Missoula. J Out here the sports are talking up a 4| great dog fight. I am told that the ' American thoroughbred ia shak- <~."i ing the life out of the English Bull. Salis- burv's eves are both gone, one for**- "vg leg is broken, and an ear chawed off and -> jl yet he blindly paws the air. with his re- ; ;|| maining foot, and keeps on growlinsc, with his fool backers sicking him on, who don't seem to have sense enough to see .|J that their champion is hopelessly whipped. No" JVOTT. £ The Blind MnsktaMw J a, «... J5 It is estimated that th^re ar* rany ' ;J| 50,000 Americai s now in Italy, who aie spending not less than $<> a day apiece. This would make $250,000 a day or $7..">00,000 a year. There are probably fully as many organ-grinders in this country, who are laying up an average of $1 a day to support them in luxary in Italy, when they retire from grinding. It is things like these which make money scarce, in this oomttij.