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" "• * ^v" •* • - V'"* *' ,4t f*J " "i ]" » 'p.'.:: , ̂ \ . ' j / - * ' - ' ; - - - ,VA ' " Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Lawt No Favors Win u« and no Pear Shall Awe." -r:>- ¥Oh VOL. 18. M'HENRY. ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MAKCH 22, 1893. NO. 37 5 >• a Jfe^eirj jMaiiiealef. PDIUIHCD IT1BT flDIMDAT BT ^J. VAN B.LTKE,> ' . ifcDITOR AND PBOPBIBTC* Office In Pekovskj's Block. ' • Une dow Sooth of the Pott - *ER1M or SUBSOSIPTXOll* 4>no fear (in Advance) ..fLBO tf Not Paid within Three Mont be...... 8.00 Subscriptions received for three or six Months in the same proportion. Rates of Advertising. Vfe announce liberal rates for advertising • thfl pL\tNi>K&LR«, and endeavor to state Hem 3>> plainly that they will be reatttl; un- otss io i. T.icy are *•« follows: 1 Inch one year 2 Inches one year -§ S Inches one year - J V Column one year -i H Column one yfar> - Column one year - One inch means the lUch down the column, single eolcmn width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they Choose, without extra charge. Kegular advertisers (meaning those having Standing cards) will be entitled to insertion of local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line •ach week. All others will be charged 10 •ents per Mne the first week, and 6 cents per line for eaoheabsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged .%( the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first tssne, and r.?r ?'••• :nhs.-r.ssr.t lr.SRS=. TfettS. aft inch'advertisement w'ill cost (1.00 for one week, $1.60 for two weeks, 14.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PuuifDB&LBB will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody •taking the aae of Its oolnmns tor pecuniary f*ia. 000 . 10 00 800 00 10 00 . 100 00 ealurem.ent of one BUSINESS CARDS. P.O. COLBY, D. D.S. T"*KVTI*T. Woodstock III Special atten- U tioa p-itd to reguHtinir^hildren's teeth Parties coming from a distance would do wel te K've timnly notice by mail. Office, Kendal block, corner Main street and Public square \ • i . '* ^ r£r- - O. J. HOWARD, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND 8UKGEON. ths ersldi MeHenry, 111. _ _ _ Office at t ths ersiaence of B. A, Howard, West O.H. riGBBS, M, D. PHTSI01AN AND SURGEON, XftBt&ry Uls. Offlce at Besldenea* ii.sm,.. -- [ • • -- DR. A. E. AURINGEtt, PHYSICIAN ANOSUROEON Ofllcet b Dr • milds bulld'.ng, W«et MeHenry, 111. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, Alt professional ealls promptly at­ tended to. K, T. •IIEFARD. F. L. BHKPAKD SHEPARD * 8HEPARO, ATTORNKYS AT LAW. em Offlce Building, Ohioago, 111. Suite 512, North- 16 LaSalie Street 4S ly KNIOHT A BROWN, A TTORNBYS AT LAW. U. S. ExpreMOo.'a XX Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. V. 9. LUMLEY. ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Solioltor in 'J\. Ohanoery, ' WOOD8TOOK, ILL. Office in Park House, first floor. J09LYN * CASEY. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, woodstoek IU. All hualams will receive prompt at ten ttoa. O, P. BARNES, irORNKY, Solicitor, andl Ooaoaelor, l Collections'* specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLIVOtS. JOHN P. 8WIITH, ^IVatohmakeir Sc. Jeweler MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. A r INE stock of Oloeks, Watches and Jew. -A. elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watohes. Give ma °*1L JOHlf F- SMITH. Horsemen, Look Here. I have a fine stock of H rses, amonfr which are •* Y>nng Green Mountain Mornn," "Mor- rill Charles." and others. Call and see these Hordes before making arrangements else. *"'«• * S COLBY. MeHenry. IllMay 10.1W2. United States farCIaii Am WM- H. GOWLIN, '^Woodstock - - IISfri@fe(fc Prosecutes all elawse and kinds of claims against tbe United States tor ex Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made In prosecuung old and vejected claims. All communications promptly answered If . Postage Stamps are »B closed for reply. WM, H. COWLJS 8t** yKEB.~-. : Land in CalfMiU Free, icy Tbat can grow, if irrigated, Oranges, Grapes, or any fiuit in California that will grow by ir­ rigation. This land has no mar­ ket value without irrigation. We will Plant the Trees Free, Take care and cultivate them for 5 years lor half the profit, pay the taxes, labor and other charge*, will pav you back the first year after irrigation one-third of your investment if you will help get irri­ gation. Price f 25 for 5 years, parable $5 per month till $25 is paid. FREE DEED to the land, no charges to you for taxes or labor or trees. Address California Land and Water Exchange. ( ,... i-, }888 MaliDayton,O* f . -..lujt? "J . 4 C'»"-i , A. M. CHURCH, #aibhniak6r and Jetreler NO.Oi iH ndredTwenty-Flve State Rt Ohi- cag .11 . Special sttention given to re­ pairing . ine watches and Chronometers. SflTA I* 11 Assortment of Ooods in his Un MeHenry House, J\fcHENBYJLL J0«* KBIEBU • »- - Pre rtator - BAtng sltnsted on.the hanks of the Pox liver. Inthe VIlHgaof McHenry, specialat^ t"ii»wu will wd fflVeil fc" ill<3 rii'tfrwiiuujrfit i-T Hanters, Fishermen and Pleasure Seekers gn erally. Sportsmen Suppled with Cem ni»*» f»ut«i* CALL AT THE . LITTLI 5I0SI ABOOSS THI C0BB1B, And se^ those fine Diamonds, some of them an inch across* or less, and manyf, Of tbeoft *ill weigh a pound. ^ •. Alxo we still have . on hand at teit more of those fine. Qold and Silver Watches Which you can buy at your ow&pric®* - JOHN P. SMITH* The Jeweler. v. J BarHan. I. 3• Barbiai B A R B I A N B R O S . ,T *jj^_ loleaale and DEALERS IK FINE CIGARS, MoHENBY ILLINOIS Bcinar now plensantly located in our n w store, former y occupied by Althoff Bros , we are now prepared to offer to ihe smoking pub lie a fine line fCiitars of cur own manulac. tare, together with smoking and Chewing Tobacco of the best brands. Pipes a Specialty. We have a very largc assortment and som* very handsome patterns. CALL AND 8KB ]Q8. WIBBI/K *Boa MeHenry. 111.'. Jane SO. 1S92 B . W U U i U V M U I J , HEAR THE DEPOT. tTESTMoHBNBY, ILL Keep* open for the accommodation of tne Public a rirst-Class Saloon and Restaurant, Ifhere he will at all times keep the best beaads of Wines, Liquors and Oigartf (to be found in the market. Also Agent Wot FRANZ FALK« KUwavktt Lapr Bsw. Bser in barge or Sma'ii Kegs or Bottles al- irays on hand, cheaper tkan any other* quali­ ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. oooD BTABLiifcrjms aoaam WOall and'see as. Hobert Bohiessle. West Mc Henry. 111. mm AND BISTAUR&NT. MoHKNRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky liquors, French Bitters, HlHeniy Lager Beer, The Keystone Watch Case Co. of Philadelphia, . the largest watch case manufactur­ ing concern in the world, is now putting upon the Jas. Boss Filled and other cases made by it, a bow (ring) which cannot be twisted or pulled off the watch. It is a sure protection against the pickpocket and the many accidents that befall watches fitted with the old-style bow, which is simply held in by friction and can be twisted off with the fingers. It is called the and CAN ONLY BE HAD with JRL cases bearing their trade mark-- IQf | Sold only through watch dealers, without extra charge. Ask any jeweler for pamphlet, or send to the manufacturers. I Have Them --AND-- J. Scklitz Milvaotes Bottle Beer, In any quantity from a Snits Gtlass to 100 barrels. AT W HOLESALB OB RETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs or case as cheap as the cheapest*. ~ p , We buy none but the best and sell at Seasonable Prices. all and sea me aad I will B* yon well. ANTONY BNGLE& Ifefitunr.lU,, : . . l'«v* " *' ~jn* •• 'i; - t - * ' TST ATT15i X1 UUUXl, SHORTS, BRAN, COAL, lii any quantity, and X have them to sell. Call for Prices. W. A. CRISTY J. R. SAYLOR k SONS. Morgan:: Horses, Eubracing th<» oelebrared General Giflord, Greon MouotalD and Movrtll blood. STOCK FOR 8ALB. StaUlontaiid Fillies, i^endfor pedi­ grees. KSMZ and R^jfUtered Poland Gbloa --SWINE." Choice Merino Sheep, Mammoth Bronze Turkeys. High Grade Jersey Cattle. For sale. Come^nd i at pec. stock or address. J. R. HAYLOR A SONS Went MeHenry 111 QoioBEAMAN BROS. FOB FINE PLATED WARE. New Watches and Chains. -- / Be stmsand see cmr New Dia­ mond Set Ladiea' N eck Chains. ISFWR TS THC TIME TO TOT A Sewing Machine I _ ' m d n t h u n t i l p ^ l . HEAMAN BROS. SQL01SBS' DSPAHTMr,HT. & "7b care for htm who ha* borne the battle, and for hit Kittou' and Orphan*." --LIHOOUT. "WeitdiMp, Charity. Lou. ally- Worthy tons of PamU Father* " Along ths Skirmish Line. Graham ia the oply man in the Cabinet Kith "a war reeord," bat it Is a good one..; " ~ National Encampment oi the Unioa Veteran Union will be held in Washing-^ ton, D. C.t commencing Sept. 19. There were 13,707 union eoldie e bnried at Andersonville, and of those 580 were from the state of Michigan. Gen. Bossy, of Illinois, it is stud wil have the endorsement of {Secretary ol State Gresham for Commissioner of Pensions. Who is to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior? The Assistant Secretary has much to do with the affairs of the Pension Bureau. Post No. 120, Piano, 111., has made formal application that the name of Rutherford B. Hayes be resigned to that post. Since Nov. 13, 1892, charters have been granted and posts mustered as follows: No. 751, Camden; No. 752, Chicago; No. 758, Cook's Mills; No. 754, Irving Park. The Louisville Courier-Journal says; "The Democratic members from the Northern States are afraid to vote for pension reform for fear of losing their seats in Congress. In other words, the latter class will vote to squander mil­ lions of dollars of the people's money on worthless petitioners in order to obtain their votes«on election day. This is legalized bribery." The Courier-.Jonrnal only exposes its own malignancy in writing such stuff. It knows that this is a lie, and only be­ lieved by ignorant and prejudiced sol­ dier-haters Despite all their anxiety to do so, the soldier-haters have not been able to find a single man or woman on the peDison rol's who does not richly deserve every cent he or she gets.--iVa- tionaJ IHbune. One oa Com- The chance that Gen. John Corse, who "held the fort" at Altoons, and, after a terrible battle, declared that he could "lick all hell yet," m.«,y again beappoint- ed to office recalls to the Boston Olobe this incident: When he was made Post­ master of Boston the newspapers were full of stories of bis valor, and scores of clippings were sent to him at his home in Winchester. Repetitions of the phrase just quoted were abundant. At length, oue day his wife, half in jest (yid half in a feeling of annoyance, said to the Gen­ eral: "There is one consolation at least, and that is, you have got through lick­ ing all bell, and will occupy yourself for some time to come in licking postage stamps." "Here iB a story of a Southern battlr- fleld on which the Confederates were badly routed, says Nnst's Weekly: Fly­ ing in wild disorder along the road several Alabama, Mississippi «ndGeorgia regiments became badly mixed op. The stHiflpede WHS general, and the retreat developed into a rivalry as to who should getaway the fastest. An Alabama of­ ficer, mounted on a particularly swift charger, was well on towards the head of the fugitive host, but every now and then he would rein up his horse, wheel around in the road, wave his sword aloft, and cry out: "Men of Georgia! Men of Alabama! Halt, I say! Will no one standby me?" He repeated this ev®iy few minutes, but always made the fast­ est kind of time between the halts. And at length, when he was making one of those frantic appeals "Will no one stand by me?" a voice from the flying men on foot shouted back at him: "Yes, --- you, we'll try and stand by you if you don't strike such an all-fired gait!" Work or ths Pension ones During the week 5,045 claims were re­ ceived, of which 194 were original invalid; 245 widows; 1 bounty land; 131 navy; 0 old war; 0 on account of Mexican service, 206 accrued pension and 1,631 applications for increase. Number of re­ jected claims reopened 385; act of June 27, 1890, 594 original invalid, 367 wido vs, and none who had filed applications under former acts. Number of claims received to date un­ der act of June 27, 1890, 875,792. Claims disposed of to date under said act, 575,873 The names and pestoffloe addresses of 5,003 officers and comrades were furnished for the use of claimants. There were 86,088 pieces of mail mat­ ter received; 41,598 letters and blanks sent out. The number of cases derailed to special examiners were 360; 360 reports and cases from special examiners; cases on ixand for special examination, 9,118. Report of certificates issued: Original, 1,464>; of which -- were under act of June 27, 1890; increase, 895; accrued, 192; reissue, 0; restoration, 0; dupli­ cate 0; act of March 4,1890,0; total, 2581 ' -------- r. Bhsrmtn's Msaory |-'-v •>.; The prodigious memory Of certain great men has often been remarked. It is a surprising fact that military men, whose minds one would think, would be filled with great Mid startling cir­ cumstances, to the exclusion of all small matters, often remember trifling occur­ rences. Gen. Sherman, three years ago, was visiting in Philadelphia. Standing one day at a window, he saw a big policeman, with a very long beard, go by on the street. The general uttered an exclamation of surprise, but said nothing more. Next day he saw the same long-bearded police­ man go by, and this time sen^fc a mes­ senger out and asked the man to come in. The policeman presently entered the room, and made * military sa'ute to the general. "Yes," said Gen. Sherman, "it's the v»»ry man! Do you remember me, Mr. Officer?" v "Certainly I jo, general," said the policeman."/. "And do you remember where we first met?" ; . ' " "Yes sir. It was in California. You were only a lieutenant then, and I was your drummer." "That's it," said Gen. Sherman; "and instead ot that beard, you had barely a hair or two, maybe, on your chin. And if I am not mistaken your name is Hutchinson." "So it is, general," said the policeman. They entered into conversation on the old times in California and Mexico. The general had not seen the old drum­ mer since the Mexic in war,and had never seen him with a beard, but recognized him at the first glance on the street after forty years had passed by.--Youth's Companion. ; A P*nslon>H*tsr. When reading the numerous bowlings of the pension-haters and their cry that it is bankrupting the country paying out so much money to the old soldiers, reminds me of a story told me by one of my neighbors, who is also an old soldier, and a man of truth under all. circum­ stances. He attended the National En­ campment in Boston, and stopped in Vermont on his way home. While there he got to talking with one of those Democratic ^ howlers about the great waste of money tbat the Government was making in paying pensions, and how it was ruining the country, besides all the usual nonsense that is indulged in by that class of men, until the subject seemed to be exhausted on his side. The old soldier made Bome remarks about the country, comparing it to the West, and a few other remarks, when the pen* sion hater suddealy started up and] said with a great deal,of earnestness: "I would not give a d for this country if it was not for the money that the old soldiers spend here, after they receive their pen­ sions. 1 would not stay here if it was not for that." "What," says the old soldier; "I thought you were just denouncing the great waste of money in paying pensions, and that it w»s running the country and people, and wanting it stopped, and now you say that you would not live here if it was not for the same money being paid out here! How do you expect that the old soldiers can pay otjt this money tbat you are waiting for, and live here for, if the Government didn't first pay it out to the old soldiers in pensions ?" Our Democratic soldier and-pension- hater hung his head a moment, and then said: "Well, I never thought of in that light before, but 'tis so." I wonder if there are any more like him ?--W. N. HAR- UISON, Co. H. 10, N. Y. Cav., Sterling, III. The Inter Ocean says: "But the most glaring evidence of the reassertio n by Mr. Cleveland of his own personality is in his treatment of pensions. He breaks out with violent denunciation at the very thonght of granting a pension for any other cause than disability received in the service. That, in his opinion, is the only legitimate bases for a pension. He denounces all pensions for any other cause as "wild and reckless pension ex­ penditure," and warming up with bis subject, he fairly froths at the mouth, adding: Which everleaps the bonds of grateful recognition of patriotic services and prostitutes to vicious use the people's prompt and generous impulse to aid those disabled in their country's defense. Evidently there rose before Mr. Cleve­ land's mind, as be wrote these words, the many long hours he had < to spend over pensions and the writing of veto mes­ sage* which in 1888 turned into weapons of attack in the bands of his enemies, and he wishes it distinctly understood that he proposes to pursue his old pension policy during the next four years. He must also have had in mind the depend­ ent pension act passed in 1890. That act aims to save the old soldier who has been unforunate and cannot support himself from being dependent upon charity, either public or private. Mr. Cleveland would like nothing better tttan a chance to sign a bill repealing that law. To most men of patriotic impulses there is something pitiful in the thought that any man .who has bared bis breast to the storm ° of war that the Union might be preserved should be an objcct of charity. Every necessary safeguard should be thrown around the law to I prevent abuse, but the principle of the i dependent pension act is not only sonnd ; but in accordance with the general pen- j sion policy of the United States. The ! word gratitude was not omitted from j the dictionary in common use by the American people, and if the next Con-' (cress dares to follow the pension lead of Grover Cleveland, the Democratic party will find itself brought up with a short , tnraUil8®|^ » f Two Faded Portraits. Lovers of the mysterious will be fa. terested in this authentic story. Two years ago the portraits of President Hsr. rison, Mrs. Harrison and Dr. Scott were reproduced in a group on glass. Several copies were made. Each portrait was colored and touched np by the artist who took the group. One of these pictures was given to a near relative of the presi­ dent, who lives in Baltimore. The por­ traits were all good likenesses, and she prized them very highly. Here is where the mysterious part comes in. About three months before Mrs. Harrison's desth the colors in hsr picture on ths glass commenced to fade. When she died, only the head was visible, and tbat faintly. Then the same phenomenon was ob­ served in Dr. Scott's portrait. It began to grow dimmer and dimmer until only the head remained. Dr. Scott died with­ in a few weeks of his daughter. The curious part of the matter is that Presi. dent Harrison's portrait stands out as clear and strong as it did on the day it was finished. The same colors were used on all these portraits, and there is no ap­ parent reason why one should not last as long as the other.--New York Prone. Waiting For the Inevitable. It was awfully funny until the quiet gase of his chief rested upon him, then under that serene surveillance the humor seemed to vanish in an unaccountable way. How c» <ci", as tie had ueguu with the entertainment* he was resolved to carry it through. "So you are a stanch Democrat, are you?" remarked his chief. "From way back, sir," replied the clerk. "And have a heart filled with rejoic­ ing, ehr "I'm full to the neck, sir." "Very well, you're too good a Demo­ crat to labor tender the degrading rule of a Republican administration," returned the chief. "I think that party is still in power. I'll call its attention to your case and see what can be done to relieve you from so vile a servitude." There was some more fun for those who had witnessed the parade and lis­ tened to the speech of the chief, but there was none for the Democrat, who now exists in daily expectation of re­ ceiving notice that the government will be pleased to hear of his resignation.-- Kate Field's Washington. Why Mr. Dcpew Rides Home. Until this winter Chauncey M. Depew has made it a practice to walk home from the numerous dinners he is called on to attend. He always found it, he said, an aid to digestion and a famous inducer to sound sleep to walk home in the quiet night after a public ban­ quet and the attendant excitement. "But this winter," said he, "so many men began to step up to me in the street that I grew a little nervous. They all knew my name. Now, it is a bit star­ tling when a man is walking through a quiet street at dead of night to have a man whom he has not noticed approach suddenly appear in front of him and wake him out of his reverie by a brisk 'good evening' or a request for a night's lodging. I haven't had any one make a more serious demand than for a night's lodging, but I began to think that a more unpleasant demand might be made some time, and the result was that I abandoned my late walks, and now 1 always ride home."--New York Times. Awakened Conscience. The following letter is published in a recent issue of the Kansas City Times: Eleven years ago for Its want column 1 stole & Timea from your offlce. 1 considered my theft no sin. Through an advertisement 1 obtained work. Thenceforward 1 enjoyed an ever increasing prosperity. I married. Many times, while seated in our pretty par­ lor of an evening, has my wife importuned me to pay for the stolen paper that was the cause of our good fortune. To me--a business man-- the idea has seemed feminine and senseless. Since she attended the Coates House short skirt convention my wife's requests have ceased. She now commands. Today I reluctantly send Scents to The Times conscience fund. SKKVUS Uxoiua. A Popular Contribution. A Hew York clergyman told his con­ gregation the other Sunday that all those who put $5 in the contribution box would get $50 back in their business within a year, and that if they failed to realize that promise they could draw on him personally for that amount. The box promptly filled with crisp $5 notes, and if the contributors realize the tenfold re­ turn it is probably safe to say that this church will not be large enough to hold the congregation next year.--Chicago Tribune. A Telegraph Along: the Nil*. Cecil Rhodes, manager of the British South Africa company, is contemplating the advisability of extending a telegraph line from Cape Town to Alexandria via Uganda, Khartoom and the towns along the Nile. A company has been formed, it is stated, with a capitol of $2,000,000 to carry the project into effect. A Beggars' Ring. The street beggars in Barcelona have entered into a solemn covenant to with­ draw from circulation all the 2-centime pieces which they receive from the char­ itable public, so as to compel their bene­ factors to give them the coin next in value--viz., 5 centimes. --Dia. The executors of the will of W. J. Gordon, the Cleveland millionaire, have refused to accept the compensation pro­ vided for them in that instrument-- $5,000 a year--because it is not explicitly specified that they shall each have that amount. "General" Booth has so far succeeded in raising only some £16.000 of the £65.- 000 he wants to carry on his "Darke. England" scheme of social regeneratiop, though he has made remarkable efforts to secure subscriptions. Don't look to us for cut throat baits, but buy 'hem, and them only where you are positive you find them, and oome to us for fair honewt. doalinsr. 4. W. OVTT 4 Son., Riagwood. l.'fBcleocjr of Ballot Befora. - ' 4 The complete success of tfce refor^ " ifif system in so large a proportion of tits states makes certain its speedy adoptia|£v>^ in the remaining states. At the begiih i t ning of the present year the only sca-tei • still without it wore Kansas and IdahO f a * in the north, and Alabama. Florid% . Georgia, Louisiana. North Carolina* South Carolina and Virginia in the south. All these ought to have it em- bodied in their statutes before the next presidential election comes around, asd ' the chances are that all of them will do ; ' so. In no part of the country is the re­ form more urgent more salutux-j in its results than in the south. It suh* jects the ne^ro voters to the same test dl ) intelligence which is imposed in th|( ? north, and thus removes all ground o| • complaint in case a portion of puch vot» ers are not able to exercise their right* of suffrage. , S;,. It is estimated by the leaders of Taife v!3! many Hall in New York city that ths new system deprives them of from 8,000 to 10,000 votes in every election, because of the inability of the most ignorant voters to cope with the requirements of the law. The exclusion from the polls of voters so densely ig-uorant as this, * whether they be in the north or ths south, or whether they be black or whits, is far from being a public mi^fortuna^ and is also icar from constituting u defeefc r Z,< "'31 in the new voting method.--Century, v v *• 3 fc . "I m ; Merino Wool In Ireland. / A good story comes down from North Dakota, which freshly illustrates the (liffionltr of (lrivi-nu' IZltO 2 ner and keeping him there. An Irish? man--never mind his name--was a can- didate for the legislature on the Demo­ cratic ticket. He was told that fate neighbor--call him McGinnis--was very shaky and was likely to vote the Repub­ lican ticket. Meeting him one day ha said: "I hear, Mac, yermindin to vote / wid the Republicans. Is that so, now?* Mac assured him that it was true, and pressed for his reasons said that ths , Democrats were getting to be free trad­ ers. "They're going to make wool free, an yon know it was free wool that crushed poor ould Ireland." "Go ray wid you,* retorted the candidate; "phwat do yoa know what hurted Ireland? Don't yon ' know that the farmers over there are getting 5 cents a pound more for their wool nor we are?" "Ah, but that's be- kase we don't grow such wool," said Mac. "That's merino wool they're rais­ in." "Come off wid yer blarney!" raid the would be legislator. "Merino, in- dadel Who iver heard tell of Irish sheep growing merino wool?"--St. Paul Glob* ? A Locomotive Jumps Over a Tree Trunk* - The sleet which fell on Wednesday night loaded the trees along the line of the Georgia Southern and Florida so heavily that some of. them fell, and one dropped across the track. About 3 o'clock in the morning a passenger train came along. The storm was so severe that the engineer could not see ahead, and his engine went over the tree with a bound. The baggage car was broken into splin­ ters, and the coaches behind were scat* tered through the woods in various di­ rections. The engine ran on for 100 feel after jumping the tree and then struck out in the forest, finally landing against a giant pine. / One coach went off on the other side of the track and plowed through the mud for a few rods. Ihe sleeper was the only car which did not leave the rails. Among the passengers in the Pullman was Dan Rountree. He says th^,t he woke up, but thought tho joM was nothing more than the usual bump which the Central gives in cou^lia^ Macon.--Atlanta Constitution. V It Has Ticked Off Nearly Two Centuries. " 1 Mrs. Catharine Oyler of Kokomo ra» ' cently came into possession of an old fashioned wooden clock of ancestral times that has been passing from gener­ ation to generation for nearly 200 years. It was bequeathed to Mrs. Oyler by her I father, John W oodring of Preble county, * O., who died a short time ago, aged 98. The clock is of English manufacture, of -' the style known as the "wall sweeper,4* made by Reed & Ward in the year 171l» . . The case is of English black walnut, and ' all parts of the running gear are coa^ " structed of wood. It is 7 feet tall and weighs 115 pounds. It has been ticking away for 182 years without a stop and has never been repaired. The woodea • wheels show little or no wear, and it ip > ^ apparently good for another century or more, ticking away as merrily, truth- fully and tunefully as it did in England^ ,, nearly two centuries apolis Journal. " . : Looking For Money. . • ' The following queer letter, it is said, was received by the treasurer of the ! World's fair several days ago from a ^ man who lives in a small town in Penn­ sylvania: "I saw and adverticement iii'tC4y the practicle farmer money for sal senft me particals if chep anuff i want 506 < hundrd dollars what is the lest 200 hurt* .V: dred dollars cost of the 50 cent pecesl would like to have 500 hundred dollar* *"• • of green goods if you no of eny compnjT ; * that handles giv them my nam an adrea i want to get in to som thin thats soma many in." "Hfi ---------------- <4 $ Telegraphers to CaatMft. 1 The New York telegraphers wtll lisva ^ a contest on March 11 .which is expected Ki to prove the most satisfactory and deci», : sive tournament of the kind which hat ^ ever taken place on this continent. Tha decisive test will probably develop tha extreme capacity of an absolutely clean" conductor on wire manipulate# i by the fastest senders and most expert1 receivers in the United States and On* SETTLEMENT NOTICE, All persons knowing themselves debted to the late tirm of E. M. Owea m Aeeoaat|'; Son. on either Note or Book are requested to call and settle the without delay, as we must close oar Books on or before A»>rit t*t, E . M O w k n A S O * . McH«wy,Feb.2ad,i**i. lifeL4r • (Li,3e.'nSll-.4£« fir