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, -V. "Pledged butto Truth, to Liberty and La«| No Favors Win urn »nd no Fear Shall Awe." y • J - «11"' VOL. 18. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1892. ^ • NO. 10. -•4>; ^kiaieali * VUBLUHBD IVIBT WlDIMDAT WT ^3 . V AJV S.L Y K Sj^v •OITOB AKD PBOPRIBTOR. "* . V *<f %?! tJfflce in Bishop's BlocH* -ononra PIMT » VtV-v TERMS (F SUB3dtti#1PIOH. One fear (in A<iTa«ce/ 91J60 If Hot Paid within Three Month*. ... J.00 Subscriptions reoeived for threa or six month® lis the same proportion. - > Bates of Advertising. #AJ anfl®nnee liberal rates for adverttaleg n the PL,\IWDBALKR, and endeavor to state hem so plainly that they will bereadily an. : eratool. They are *8 follows: 1 Inch one year , - • • 5 00 2 Inches one year -«•» - - 10 00. 3 Inches one year . - . .15 00 ii Column, one year - • - . 30 00 H Column one year- • . . 60 00 Column one year ..... 100 00 One inch means the meamrement 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 charge. Regular advertiser# {meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to Insertion of 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 5 oents per tin® FOR CSSHSABSCQACST .TOO!:. 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 cents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inch advertisement will cost #1.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, 12.00 for three weeks, and so on. The Pi.AiNDitAi.BB will be liberal In giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of Its oolumns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. P.O. COLBY, D P. <*. DENTIST, Woodstock, 111. Special atten­tion jntd to fpgufating children's te*th Pirtie J coining from a distance would do weH togiveiimely notl> e b mail. Office, Kemiall Mock,comer Main stieet and Public gquaro. U J. HOWARD, M. 1). PHYH0HN AND 8TJRGKO . McHenry, 111 Office at residence, one door west of J. A. Story's Drugstore. O. H. FBOBSS, M, D- )HTSI01AN AND 9 U KG EON, MeHsnry ilia office at Resldenoe. - t WM, OSBORNE, M. D. PHTSI0IA.N AND SURGEON. Office at Resldenoe, West MoHenry, III. Oalls promptly attended to day and night. Liverv Stable. HE. WIOHTMAN, Proprietor. First • class rigs with or without drivers tnrnlshed at reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds done on short notloe. H.V. BHEPAKD. F L. BHBPAKD 8HEFARD ASHEPARD, ATTORNKYb AT LAW. Suite 512, North­ern Office Building, 86 Labile Street Chicago, III. « ly KNIGHT ft BROWN, A *fORN*Y« AT LAW. U. S. Express Oo.'s A. **wum. - -- - -- -- -- - • 87 and 89 Washington 8t. OHIOAGO, ILL. JOSLYN * OASEY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Woodstock 111. All business will reoelve prompt atten­ tion. U. P. BARNES, TTORNKY, ' Solicitor, andi Oonnseior, L Oollections a specialty; WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. V. 3. LUMLEY. A TTORNEY AT LAW, and Solioltor In """"^OODSTOOK, ILL. Offiee In Park House, first floor. M18S MYRTLE BRILL. Teacher ot Piano and Organ. Visits Mc Henry every week, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and is prepared to tahe scholars at any time. Terms reasonable and satisfaction g-iaranteed. Can be seen at be Parker .House on any of above namtU p»y- v A. M. CHURCH, Watohiuaker and Jeweler No. Or i H ndredTwenty-Five State St Ohi-eag , II . Special attention given to re­ pairing me watches and Chronometers. CPA T 11 Assortment of Goods in his line JOHN P. SMITH, Wa.toliama.kei* 4c Jeweler MoHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew. •lry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing One watohes. Give me i calL JOHN P. SMITH. WM. STOFFEL, --Agvni for-- FIRE, • LIGHTNING, And Aflctdsntal Insurance. Also Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama, SBd California Lands. Call on or address WM STOFFEL, McHenry, Ul: Horsemen* Look Here. I have a fine stock of Horses, among which are" Y^ ung Green Mono tain Moraran," "Mor- rill Charles." and others. Oall and see these Hordes before making arrangements els*, where. N. 8. COLBY. McHenry. III., May 10,18M. wante£ SALESMEN. Local and traveling to represent our well known house. You need to i oapital t" represent a firm that wnrrants nurserv stock tirst-cl\ss and true to name. WOBI ALL THE YEAR. |10 per month to the right man. A pply quickstatiog age, L L MAY A OO. v: United States War Clais isencj WM. H. COWLIN, Woodstock - - lllbioto. Prosecutes all elassseand kinds of claims against the Unit^l States tor ex-Soldiers, thef • - . - - -- A 8J rejected claims. All communications promptly answered If Postage stamps are enotosed for reply. - WM, ja cowL.it* Office at Residenee, Madison at;, Woodstocc, Illinois. teir Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and SHORT BOBS BULLS For Sale at Living Prices by the under­ signed. Call on or address FRANK COLE, SPRING QROVR, ILL Spring Grove. Ill, Nov 12. MM ATTENTION! Farmers and Oairynan. tl Will pay those looking for CHOICE COWS •3 Fresh milkers or springers, to call at mj premises before purchasing. I can furnish snoh by the oar load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM OHLKVM Farm about four miles northwest of Harvard, Illinois. Aim Clover Blossom. Go. 351 N. Clark St. CHtCACO, ILL. The Great Blood Purifier. Cores all Blood Diseases Mut "rise from the »ffect of Bad Blood. A sure cure for Cancer, Catsrrah, Piles, Si*.h Headache, i»ys- pep^ia, Whoop ng cough, iRheumatism, Con stipation, etc. BLOSSOMS, per pound • . • - f0.50 FLUID EXTRACT, per bottle • - - 1.00 SOLID EXTBACT, per pound - - 2.50 Bot*i the Solid and Fin HI Extracts kre made from the same stock of Blossoms, and are equally as good and efficacious as the Bios, soma. «iU LIA Ai STORY, Agenti MoHenrv. Illinois. It. JSEAR THE DEPOT, WEST MoHENRY, ILL Keeps open for the accommodation of the Public a First-Glass Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the best H. brands of Wines, Liquors and Oigara Cto be fonnd in tne market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALK« MUwaaktt Lagtr Bht. Beer In Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders ty mall promptly attended to. * GOOD arABLiira:*vB HORSFV •aroall andjsee us. ?4, Robert Sohlessle. West McHenry. I1L SALOON AMD RESTAURANT. MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Liquors, Trench Bitters, IfcHenry Lager Beer, -AND-- I. Schlitz Milvaitee Bottle Boer, [a any quantity from a Suits GHass to ICO barrels. A.T WHOLESALE OR RETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs or case as cheap as the cheapest. We bay none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices. all and eee me snd I will use 'ouvell. ANTONY ENQLEN, Mcfienr?. UK, 18id, if. J. Barbian. ). J Barbisa BARBIAN BROS. Wholeaale and Betsil DUL1U in MNB CIGARS, McH^NHY ILLINOIS Belnv now pl^nsantly located in our n w store, former y ocrti p:ed by AUIKIT Bros , *«• are n»>w prepir»><l to offer to the smoking pub Mc a fine line f Clears of . ur own manufac­ ture, t'Reiher with -in«k:ng and chewing Tobacco ot the best brands. --Pipes.a Specialty. We hare a v*ry large afponmsnt a^d som »»ry hasdwirf iwttrns. CAll AND 8BS US. , ... HftHenry, III', June 20.1*92 SIMON STOFFEL, --•--AGENT rbmdx, of BsosUja, t. T. Oapital* 5,008,31 fS. Rocicford, of Rockford, III Capital, 809,448, Iitlwal of lartlsrt, Cora. Capitals 213. Insnranee carefully and safely placed on all classes of propr-rty against Are, I gbtn>ng, and tornado, either tor cash or on long time, vrilhuiit interest Fire policies on live stock cover «sme in bull Mng or on farm tgainat los* or ilamaKe by Ure or lightnUp tno against lightnu g anywhere Hay, sMpw, stalks and fodder are covered bv one poniy. in building or stacks on farm, tirain. sei dn and mill feed, are covered under o- e sum n bniliiintr or on farm Insurance iransierred to other locali­ ties free of carge, Gasoline orol' stove and ptoHm threshei permits granted In oollcles free of charge Household goods of everv •inscription, Including coal, wood and proTi- si >n» &>l coveied under one item Complete records kept of all policies, conditioners- Ign. mente ana transfers made. Oall for list of v>ver 700 policy bol'iers in above companies. Simon Btoffol. McHENRY H. Miller & Son, --DEALEBS IK-- UARBLE & GRANITE, Monumeots, H eadato nea T«.bleta» Etc. Cemetery Work of every de­ scription neatly executed at the Lowest Prices. Satis&otioB Ousr&atHd. Shops *t McHenry and Johns- burgh, 111, where at all times can be found a good assortment of finished work. Respectfully, Henry Miller St Son. Wauoonda A rJorse Thief Association. OFFICERS. ABTHtmtJooK, Pres. EDGAR GRHIT, See'y. Jit. V, " K. G. UILBERT, Treas DIRRCTORS. J P Boner. Bdgar Green. Franc' Thom is. RiDina. Henry Werden, R F Hughes, aorru Per-i, „A J Raymond. Frank Thomas. HIKBtKS. Mtrtlc Morse Plutarch Houghton .. ......Geo Darrell E T Harris S H Harris J F (toner Edwin Oook Frink Thomas .8etb Turner Kdgar Green W M plough A J itavmond • ..Stebbsns Fosfd Geo Pratt P A Nimefeey Moeen Beitrh. .. KF Johnston James Murray Warren PoweiS ..... J 1> McOahr- Geo Bates Henry Werden. J E Giynch .... Ira Smith Delos Ames ... Geo Jones T Bacon .... RiPaddock. ... MO Smith..... Mot Ford A Oook. A UBangs... K E Gilbert. Kii Hiii..:.. II W Hag her. . Jas Monaghan, Jr Kobert Ha r son ... • J... John Spencer..... , . ...O W Dunklee .. .. Oliaries liavlln...., . ...Michael Slaven ... .V..-Gus Staxon .....Golding Bros .. ..i TV aiocum.. PENSIONS! The Disability Bill Is a Law Soldiers Disabled Sinoe the War are Entitled* Dependent widows snd parents now de pendent whose sons died from the effeets of army services are included If yon wish yonrolasm speedily and sucoessfully pw». onted, address _ JAfUlS TANNER. W ASHINQTOM D. 0k Ooaaluincr ot PtnsioM. • W0RTHINGT0N COMPANY 747 Broadway. N. Y.t • Araounce fbs immedtste publication as Mo. IS la their * BOSS LIBRARY " SORE CHILDREN OF ADAH. BY R. M. MAPI LB Y. A > elU'leveloped story, easily winning and retainlflg the reader* atient on to the enn It is a Tital rontriblitlon lo the social a udy of Mew Vork society, for it presents a picture of Amertoan lifn thAi is most capt-vattng to the thoughtful reader Thore is sued «n atmos- phers o! t eron»tyover the uncommon hap­ penings of the novel, Ihe nnnative shows siioti care I'll! study and shrewd oiisof- ntiuru* iBetropolltun life, thi%i Ihose who will nnt'cs Iqe tppes, distinct and (uteres.ing in their personality, wil' at once recognite tho vciac ity of the reprofientati 'A. F< r this reason it will produce a profouml Impression wherevei Sew Vot K lullis predominent TIIOUA- ari'lf, however, who wish to r^ad the book with the expectation to l.e ontena ned only will be fascinnteti by the magnetism of the story, the olisrm of Us laognage, its intricate plot, its telling incidents, its strange coinci­ dences an Its vigorous and at times thrilling acti ns. reveaMn- the Inner life, pleasures, intellectual pursuits, as well as the frivoli­ ties of .be wealthier olasssesof New York. Price, Cloth (illustrated), $1.00. Ptiber, 60 cents. He Stood Rooted to the Spot On being told that we could sell him such an elegant waV h at fig- urpi so extremely low. By the way, hive jou seen our new line of h;di<V and gents' pold chains, hreawt pins, lings, ear-rings. If n<»t, why not. They are certain­ ly the finest of the kind in the*e purts. Wonderful variety, hand­ some and fcbapely. We wl«'» to attioutiois *1i\t me »rs now Trudy to phow the ptibne a larger and a new stock of JEWELRY Bracelets, $Trklacs, Bonclies. Hairpins. l»»c« pltw. Rings (StarI pint, Ci ft pint. Coft buttons, Eairlrgs, Oantors. Pickle and wlsrv rtliifi, Knives and Forks 1S47. Roget Bros, Spoons. Napkin rltgs. Albums. Abmp books. Option goods. (School books. <j*ayons. Pcicils, * Tablet*. Elates. ^ Wa cftti, Clocks, If you th'nk of bnvinfr a new sewing thacblne be pure at d call and « xanalne the new Wheeler & Wilson No 9. the ttaudtm! Mnchla* of to day. Breides thai, we h»ve the American.Domestic. Household, New White, abd peveral other leading msci>lne«. oo which we can save you from Ave to ten dollars. Yours truly, He aqian Brds Mod enry, IIK, At;ril. 18M McHenry House, McHENRY. ILL. JO*. HXZKSE. - - Preprletor. Being situated on the Itanks of the Fox River, in the Vill ige of McHenry, special at tention will he given to the entertainment <-f Hunters, fishermen and Pleasure seekers generally. Sportsman Supplied with Com­ plete outflte* A FINS BAR .IS CONVECTION M. O'BRIEN, HQ0SS & CABBlAErl PAIMTKB \ Grainer> Paper Hanger, Kaleominer, Etc., Etc. McHENRY; ILLINOIS. Alf ^frork promptly done and satisfac­ tion guaranteed. Shop over Hauperitsch's Blacksmith Shop. Qive me a call. M. O'BRIEN, McHenry, May 24,1802. SOLSBBS' 91FABTUIOT. PHILIP McQRATH, AHUTVOtTHB foolstock • BrewiDE-Company, DBALSFE IK riSX HIS70CE7 - - . . UQUOBS, RC. LAGER BEER By keg or case, at wholrsale or retail Choice Blonds of Cigars. Cto. WEST McHENRY. ILL. We keep all kinds of Bottle Geods, such ss Pop, Ginger Ale. etc. and de­ liver to the boat or aiy parr of the vll lags. Our team will make trips to the Lakes, and all orders 'will receive prompt attention. Headqnarters In Cisoer Wlrf>block. West McHenry. where all arA Invited to mil and see as and we will use yon Well Wtst lloBMir, iq.. Jeae 7, SOLDIERS ATTENTION.--No meeting of the Board of Examiners, at Woodstock, Sept. Qlst. Aieiftts Skirmish Line- The next reunion of tbe Eighty-eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry will be held at Kankakee, commencing Friday even­ ing, Sept. 16, and continuing through­ out the next day. A cordial invitation is extended to all tbe survivors, their families and friends to'be present. At the reunion of the Ninety-fifth Illi­ nois regiment Volunteers, held at Rock- ford, Sept. 5, 6 and 7 the annual election of officers was held, resulting as follows: President, George Eckert, Woodstock; Vice President, J. B. Babcock, Marengo; Secretary, F. E Cox, Nunfla: Treasurer, Thomas Gilkerson, Marengo. The next reunion wilt be held iat Woodstock, Sept. 4, 1893. The Eighty-ninth Illinois Volunteer In­ fantry held its annual reanion at Aurora Sept. 8. The following officers were elected: President, Robert Miller, De­ troit; Vice President, F.M. Ilobbs, York- ville; Secretary, I. K. Young, Bristol. A reunion of Battery I, Second lllihois Light Artillery, was held at the same time apd pl^ce. The old soldiers of Lake county held their fourteenth annual reunion atGray's Lake Thursday and Friday last. At the business meeting C. A. Partridge, of Waukegan, was chosen president of the Reunion Association. Speeches and rem- infceeners of war times were given by Postmaster Sexton, of Chicago, Edward Harlan, Commander of Illinois department G. A. R., General C. W. Pavey and others. Theheedquarters of George H. Thomas Post, No. 5, Chicago, while in Washing­ ton City will be at the Ebbitt House. The post will iftvite all Goorge H. Thomas posts to join in a visit to th£ statue of General George HT. Thomas, on Wednes­ day morning, Sept. 21, where brief exer­ cises will be held. It is also expected that the post will visit the grave of Gen­ eral Philip H. Sheridan at Arlington on the sauieday at 4 o'clock in the. after­ noon. ' • The One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Illinois Volunteer fnfantry held its an­ nual reunion at Aurora, Aug. 26. The regiment went into service 1000 strong. At tbe reunion only one in ten answered to the roll-call. A banquet was tendered the veterans by the Thomas Relief Corps. The officers for the ensuing year are: President, J. Frank Richards, Chicago; Vice President, F. A. Cummings, Chicago; Secretary and Treasurer, George H. Knott, Elgin; Assistant Secretary, Frank Young. Veterans' Soute to tbe Xnoampmsat. Veterans going to the G. A. R. En­ campment at Washington in September, via the B. & O. R. R., will traverse terri­ tory fraught with a thousand reminis­ cences of the conflicts in which they fig­ ured so gallant ly. A long Cheat river, QT» the western slope of the Alleghanies, they will pass the scenes of Gen. McClsllan's victories over Gen. Floyd in the early stages of the war. At Grafion they will pass near the battlefield of Philippi. At Piedmont they will enter the historic Po­ tomac Valley, which was debatable ground all the way to Washington. The towering mountains, which shut in the valley, echoed and reechoed almost hour­ ly with the roar of cannon and musketry. The mountain tops witnessed the en­ gagements at Martinsbnrg, Antietam, Sharp8burg. Sou' h Mountain, Monocacy, Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Dranesville, Chan- tilly, Centreville, and the hundreds of other skirmishes along the hillsides and in the valleys. At the foot of the moun­ tains, along the banks of the Potomac, paced the solitary sentry, protecting often the tracks and trains of the B. & 0. R. R., which the government zealous­ ly guarded as the great highway of com- monication between the west End Na­ tional Capital, and which is the best known route to the East to thousands of veterans who traveled over it in the early sixties as raw' recruits to join tbe ranks. And the Potomac! What mem­ ories its mention awakqps!* And Harper's Ferry, too! There stood John Brown's old fort. There "Stonewall" Jack-on performed bis great exploits. It was near there that Lee crossed the Potomac into Maryland and then invaded Penn­ sylvania, to meet the repulse at Gettys­ burg. At Harper's Ferry begins the fa­ mous Shenandoah Valley, wbieh is pene­ trated from end to end by the B. & O. R. R., bringing into easy acc as the battle­ fields at Winchester, Kernstown, Ope- qnaD, Cedar Creek, Fisher's Hill, Front Royal, New Market, Harrisonburg, Cross Keys, Port Republic, Waynesboro and McDowell. What memories of heroism, of forced marches, of victories and de­ feats these names recall! And with them come trooping from the past the names of Sheridan, of Pope, of Banks, of Fre­ mont, of Shields, of "Stonewall" Jack­ son, of Lee, of Ashby, and of Early. It is only by the B.&O.R.R. that these f imous battlefields can be reached. Dur­ ing the encampment excursions will be ran to them daily from Washington at greatly reduced rates. Excursions will also be run to Gettysburg, to Manasssas, to Ball Run, to FrederkftetMup <u)4 OtberVirglnia battlefields. Facts for Farmers. Tbe agricultural interests, of this country have kept pace with tie march of events and the ratio of increase has been in proportion if not in advance of other interests. From any data at hand no basis can be placed in figures to warrant the calamity cry, so com­ mon in the month of the democratic labor orator. The following table shows the" increase of values for a period of thirty years, in millions of dollant ' - S '< ,,' MSN. ™ IS90L V Million*of Million* of DoUon. Dollar*. Aggregate values 9.Q&4 SQ0.96B Farms--Value of land, hniUHnirc f^nCCS.... «,«• 13,110 Value of implements and machinery ...., 0(6 630 Value of live stock 1,089 2,418 Value of household furni­ ture 6l« 1,060 Value of products sold. consumed and on hand.. 1,tQO 3,200 This table is significant, and all the more so, as agriculture was quit** well established east of the Missouri river in 1860, and so far as Illinois is concerned it was nearly at the front, as a paradise for farmers at that date, and while the table above quoted may not be as exact as to Illinois it would be difficult to de­ termine at what item it was too low or too high without the official state facts, and yet the table will hardly be challenged as out of the way. The per cent, of increase may therefore be re* garded as substantially correct, and la as follows: IT2HS. increOt*. kand 97 per cent Implements and machinery. . 123 " H Live stock 122 " " Household furniture. 174 " " Products sold and consumed 164 " " This shows a pretty prosperous con­ dition of the farmer, and yet the calam» ityites declare he is in debt. Avoiding the declaration that "a debt is blessing"--it is 1 in line of truth to say a debt is not always a calamity. About 85 per 'cent, of all farm mort­ gages 'were laid on the land, for bet­ ter fences, houses and barns, and are not burdensome, except in cases where prudence was overreached, and a little economy practiced in the good sur­ roundings will soon pull $very Illinois farmer into absolute serenity; unless, in a unguided moment he votes free trade slave^r on himself by destroying his home market, in which case Illinois farms would rapidly change owners. Sample Case Orators. Two years ago the festive free trade orator made pilgrimage to Chicago or some other prominent market, and pro­ cured a caucus outfit of sundry goods with which to pl^ce "object" lessons on the tariff bill then pending, and under which all commodities. from a tin whistle to a steam engine were to be ad­ vanced in price. But it was mainly in the line of clothing or house furnishings that the "object lee- son" orator loaded up with. A piece of carpet, an old hat, some woolen fabrics and kindred "traps" were taken out, being portable, and needing little explanation. These he would use for platform il­ lustrations, after the fashion of a blackboard exercise or camera displays of scenery. He dwelt long and elo­ quently on the price at the date of the lecture, and was unusually emphatic in dilating on the price sure to follow the passage of that "robber measure," the McKinley bill. The boldness with which these orators declaimed their caucus oratory gave them a standing and hearing not warranted by the facts in the case, and the falsity of the dec­ larations thus made is now known to alL Just what new method of "ob­ ject" lying will be resorted to for this campaign is not apparent, but up to date no applicants for a "free trade outfit," with which to "fool the grangers," have made their appearance at our wholesale stores. A Democratic Record. In voting for members of the state legislature this fall the people should bear in mind that the last lower house of the general assembly was democrat­ ic. That ef every one of the fifty-four committees of that body the democrats had the chairman and a majority of members. That either in committees or in the house the democrats defeated the following proposed measures: Eight bills for having either state or county uniformity of text books in the public schools; a bill to arbitrate differences between employers and employes; an eight hour bill; fourteen bills looking to a reduction or modification of salaries of public officials; a bill to prohibit the issuing of railway passes to state of­ ficials and members of the general as­ sembly; sixteen bills for regulation of the stock yards; about thirty bills to regulate abuses in railway service. In addition to defeating all these measures the session continued one hundred and fifty-seven days at an expense ofj $288,585. If, aside from passage of the necessary appropriation bills, the democratic legislature did anything worthy of commendation we shall be glad to have those who know what it was speak up. With the record as it stands do the people want another democratic legislature?--Geneseo Re­ public. Southern War Claims. The brigadiers from the south and their colleagues from the north were not idle in one direction at least. The repeal of the odious McKinley bill was lost sight of, but they did not forget to introduce bills for southern war claims. Over 2,00Q bills of this character were presented, and claims amounting to $100,000,000 were favorably reported on, while the total covered by claims ex­ ceeded $500,000,000. Verily the surplus ia In great danger. For many years Mr. B. F. Thompson, of Des Moines, was severely afflicted with chronic diarrhoea. He says: "At times it was very severe; so much so that I feared it would end my life. About 7 years ago I chanced to procure a bot­ tle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It gave me prompt relief, and I believe cured me permanent­ ly, as I now eat or drink without harm anything 1 please. I have used it in my family with the beet results." For sale by G. W. Besley, W. McHenry; I. A. Bar­ ms, Voloj L. M. Fenne, Waucoada. POLITICAL, PARAGRAPHS. The work people of the two little states of Rhode Island and Connecticut are said to own more property than the wage earners of the whole world out­ side the United States. Under demo* cratic free trade thi« would not haVS been so. Education for the children, homes fair the working classes, comforts in th* homes and contentment in the hearts of those who toil, is possible under repub­ lican administration and * protective policies, and impossible under democ­ racy and free trade. In America, thanks to republicaniaatt and protection, labor has dignity, be­ cause it is educated and well paid, has homes of its own, has books and musks and art, has good, wholesome food in abundance, is well clothed and can ex­ press its wishes on the rostrum or at the polls. The American policy of protection has resulted in making the United States the richest country in the world. It has enabled three and a half million wage' earners to have on deposit in savings banks a billion and a half of dollars, and in building and loan associations an almost fabulous sum of money. The great body of mechanics and workingmen will never submit to the destruction of American industries or the redaction of wages to a level with those of the jumper labor of Europe, as would surely result with the continual ascendency of democratic free-trade ideas in the management of the affairs of government. In America honorable labor is hoar ored. It is also protected by a system truly American in its genius and effect. It is sure of a reward. The prudent, ' industrious wage worker does not stand in fear of the workhouse when health fails or sickness comes. His only dan­ ger arises from the possibility of demo- s cratic success at the polls and the adoption ef free traĉ e in place of the present admirable protective system. With little friction and without fate* posing any hardship upon the manses the government of the United States collects the immense revenues neces­ sary to keep its vast machinery in mo­ tion. Who will say that a radical change in its methods is necessary? Is it not better to encourage stability aad the very fair degree of prosperity now prevailing than to try experiments where the ruling element will be from the least practical and least prosperous section of the country? Americans--at least such of them as believe in the principles of the repub­ lican party--prefer a Jiome market to a foreign market, and do all they can to encourage diversified industry. With them the first question is: How to protect labor, how to build up every industry, how to protect the workshop, how to increase the number of homes, how to be a happy and prosperous peo­ ple as a whole. In England the over­ shadowing question is: How to control the markets of the world, no matter what becomes of the wage-worker. To be a democrat is--well--it's English, you know. With unmatched persistency demo­ cratic speakers and newspapers are trying to make the public believe that the McKinley tariff law did not ma­ terially add to the free list. The official figures show that the imports received free of duty in the last twelve months exceeded those paying duties by mote than eighty million dollars. During the last full fiscal year of Cleveland's administration the duty paying goods received exceeded those coming in free by more than two hundred million dol­ lars. It cannot be truthfully denied that the Fifty-first congress greatly added to the free list and enacted a tariff law that in its practical workings proves itself almost an inspiraticfia. The republican party is not only one of promise but onei of performance. It started out in the beginning of its career to reform the terrible evils then existing, and did its work nobly. For more than thirty years, except during a brief interval, it has directed the af­ fairs of the country, and during that time the masses of the people have made greater progress in everything that makes life desirable than was ever before made by this or any other people in more than twice that number of years. It is still engaged in the same lines of beneficial work. It in­ sists that the laboring man's dollar shall be as good as the dollar owned by the gold bug, that the workingman of this country shall have the privilege of doing the work of the country, that the revenues of the government shall be contributed by outsiders if they desire to do business here, that the markets of the world shall be open to our agri­ culturists, and that trusts and combine tions, organized to rob the people, shall be suppressed by law. Its hfc*v tory is an earnest of its purposes for tfe* future.--Whitehall Republican. . Here is how a vigorous writer has sized up the Cleveland regime: "His administration threatened aad fumeflfc and demanded such things as the complete stoppage of sliver coinage, the retirement and cancellation of the greenbacks and the destrae> tlon of gold and silver certificates, together vrith a reduction of the tariff that would have cut northern labor to the bone. But fortunate­ ly a republican senate stood between the land administration and the accomplishment at its desires. It was virtually without power to H do anything but divide the spoils. The celerity and enthusiasm displayed in ousting union men and appointing ex-rebel men to office showed how the Cleveland administration worked ii the one field where its hands were free." "We stand," said Maj. McKinley* "for a protective tariff because it repre­ sents the American home, the American fireside, the American family, the American girl, the American boy aad the highest possibilities of American citizenship." 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