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M Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law | No Favors Win u« &nd no Pear Shall Awe." VOL. 18. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1893. NO. 45. |y[^[eirj (plaii2eaiw. tUBLI HKO EVCST WSDVBSDAT ST ar. VAN 8LYKE,- IOITO& AND PKOFRIBTOft Office to Pekovsky'g Block* ono doir South of the Post Office. •? ' TERMS OR SUBSO&1PTIOH. . One year (in advance): . $1 50 It Mot Pain within Three Month* !M Subscriptions recriym for three or six months in the sume proportion. , Kates of^ Advertising. Wo anaeunce liberal rates for advertising la tile PLAINOEALEH, and endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be readily nn derstood. They areas follows: 1 Inch one year - • 500 ".Inches one year . 10 00 \ Inches one year - • 15 00 14 Column one year - • - 80 00 H Column ojie year- - - 60 00 j Column ono year " 100 00 / dfet jnoh means the measurement of one Inch dowi* 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 advertisers (meaning those having etanding 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 cents per line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charred at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the flrst Issue, and R Hn« for subsequent issnew, Thus,, an inch advertisement will cost $1.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, 98.00 for three wooks, and so on. The PLAINDRALBR will be liberal In giving sditorial notices, but, as a business rule, *t will require a suitable fee from everybody sacking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. P.O. OOLBY, D D.S. DENTIST. Woodstock III. Special atten­tion p'iid to regulating children's teeth Parties coming from a distance would flo wel to give timely no' ice by mail. Office, Kend,al block, corner M:im street and PublicSqua re O. J. HOWARD, M. 1>. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office at the ersldence of R. A, lloward, West McHenry, III. a H. FXGERS, M. D- r>HYSlOiAN AftD SURGEON, MoHenry L Ills, office at Retidenoe. DR. A. E. AURINGER, PHYSICIAN ANDSURGEON OfflceinDr Ohiids building, W«st McHonry,IU. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at. tended to. Wb Ti BHKPAKD F.L, |HVABD. 8HEPARD * 8HEPARD, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. suite 512, North, em offic* Building, 86 LaSalie Street Ohieago, III. 45- ly KNIGHT ft BBOWH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. U. S. Express oo.'s Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. V. S. LUMLEY. ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Solioltor la Chancery, WOODSTOCK, ILL. Offloe in Park House, first floor. JOSLYN * CASEY. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. woodstook lii. . All business will reoeive proippt alien- tion. ' O. P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, Solicitor, and| Counselor, Oollectionsa specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker & Jeweler MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches ana Jew-#lry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing line watohes. Glv« ,°*U* JOHN P. SMITH. [call. Horsemen, Look Here. I have a fine stock of H rses, among which are " Young Green Mountain *torcan. "Mor- rill Charles," and others. Call and see these Horses before making arrangements else- WhCre' N. S COLBY. McHenry, 111.. May 10.1803. g:' r. K. PILCHES - * Dental - Surgeon. - - Offtce with Dr. Aurbtgar, Wett MeHettry, JIf. Crown, Plate and Bridge Work art'stically executed at reasonable prices, special atten tion given to the care of Children's Teeth. V. ;W« CONSULTATION FKEK, A. M. CHURCH, Watohmaker and Jeweler NO.On I Hu ndreilTwenty-Five State ftt Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing? Ine watches and Chronometers. Mnr A full Assortment of Goods in his line ik: I United States War Claim Apcy --or-- . WM. H. COWLIN, Woodstock - - Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against the United States for ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty Is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. „ . All communications promptly answered if Pjstage Stamps are snouted for reply. WM, H. COW UK Office at Resldenee, Madison St., Woodstock, Illinois. FREE.-- Land in California Free, fgThat can grow. if irrigated, Oranges, Grapes, or any fruit 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 tbem for 5 years for half the profit, pay the taxes, labor and other charges, will pav you back the llrst year after irrigation one-third of your investment if you will help get irri­ gation. Price $25 for 5 yeara, payable $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. ®B8 Main St., Dayton, O. McHenry House, MeMENBY. ILL, { . JO& HE]MEti. Proprietor,. ....... Being situated on the banks of the Fox River/in the Vllligeof McHenry, special at t-otton wilt be ariven to the entertainment «*ff Hunters, Fishermen and Pleasure Seekers generally, 1 Sportsmen Supplied with Com pleta Outfits CALL AT THE LISTLI ST0B1 ABOflSD ZEE COBWEB, And se? those fine Diamonds, some of them aa inch across, or less, and many of them will weigh a pound/ Al*o we still have on hand a few more of those fine. e Gold and Silver Watches Which you can buy at your own price. JOHN P. SMITH, The Jeweler* F. J. BARB'AH, J. J. BABBIAH BARBIAN BROS Wholesale and Retail DEALERS HI FINE CIGARS, Me HENRY ILLINOIS. Being now pleasantly located in our n*w store, former y occupied by Althoff Bros , we are now prepared to offer to the smoking pub lie a line line • f Ciffara of our own manutac. ture, together with rJmoking and Chewing Tobacco ot the best brands. Pipes a Specialty. We have a very large assortment and some very handsome patterns. CALL AND SEE US. BABB1AN BBOe MeHenrr. 111.'. Jnne 20. 1892. e NEAR THE DEPOT, WEST MeHENRY, ILL Keep* open for the accommodation of the Public a Flrst-Class Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the beet brands of Wines, Llqaore and uigars Cto be found in the market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALK'8 lUlvankM Lagu Bm. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. OOOD\STABLlXO"fX)R HOR8FB MTOall and^see us. Robert Sohlessle. West McHenry. 111. A. Knglen's MB AND RESTAURANT. McHENRY, ILLINOIS. W. P. ST. CLAIR, Juttice of (he Peace, Insurance and Collecting Agency. OFFICE OR HAILBOAD ST., HUB R O. NUN DA, III* Fine Eeotucky liquors, Freqph Bitters, UcHenry Lager Beer, --AND-- J. ScMiti HMee Bottle Beer, In any quantity from a Snitz Glass to 1C0 barrels. AT WHOLESALE OK RETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs or case as cheap as the cheapest. We buy none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices. all and see nae an'l I #ill use vox*, well. ANTONY ENGLEN. McH^urr. IU* lib*. JOHN HAUFEISBTS McHenry; III. Having just put in a new Ironing and PolishiDg Machine, also STEAM APPLIANCES ftD now prepared to do all work In th* Laundry Una on abort * lOtice. and ffoarantee •atlslactlon. IA. All work left with me will b« promptly done. sa the tew machinery put In enables me to do euy work much faster and better tbau heretofore. All Laundry will be called for and delivered when done, If werd Is senl me* JOHN MAUPRISHi C/D V u CLi (/D 4-J cn u u v O t o a & ft o 3 & i 9 * £ £ u £ Q h 0) b c/l So to HEAMAN BROS. FOB FINE PLATED WARE. New Watches and Chains. Be sure and see our New Dia­ mond Set Ladiea'Neck Chains. MOW IS THB TIME TO BUT A Sewing Machine! Only $5 a month until paid. HEAMAN BROS. J. E. SAYLOR & SONS, ' " t y - BBEEDBKS OF Morgan:: Horses, Etibraclog the celebrated General Gtflord, Green Mountain and Morrill blood. STOCK FOR SALI. Stallions and Fillies, riendfor pedi­ grees. Beaez and Registered Poland China =nSWINE.= Choice Merino Sheep, Mammoth Bronze Turkeys. High Grade Jersey Cattle. For sale. Come^and lmpsot stock or address, J. B. BAYLOR & SONS West McKtenrr U1 For the spring of 1893 I am offering advantages in the way of prices and quality that are un­ equalled by any of toy competi­ tors, The steady growth of my trade is convincing proof to me that I am on the right track and that my efforts to give satisfac­ tion to my customers aie appre­ ciated. I aim in every instance to give you the best value for your money. Is it not to your interest to give me a large share of your trade? I carry a large stock of Dry (foods, Boots and Shoes, flats and Caps Crockery, Glassware, Tinware and Groceries. TEAS.--Hundreds of meroh ants and thousands of (consumers will tell you that I state the truth when I say that you will never have the Best Japan Tea until you buy th* Red Dragon Tea. The iucreaeed demand for this tea astonishes some oi my competitors and they wonder why it is they can't find a Japan Tea to equal it. Many have given it up, and its well they have tor its equal is not to be found. I have a full line of these Tcas.frcm 25c, to 50c. per pound. Please call and see what I have to offer. P« BiATiR * West McHenry, 111. S0LDBB8' DZPABTKm. m "To care for htm who hat borne the battle, and for hit Widow and Orphans." --LIKOOLK. JWmufoMp, Charity. Lou. V-- Worthy tout of Patriot aity-- Fhthers. WE TELL YOU nothing new when we date that it pays to engage In a permanent, most healthy and pleasant butl> neao, that returns a profit for every day's work. Such is the business we offer the workme class. We teach them how to make money rapidly, and guarantee every one who follows our instructions faithfully the making of S300.00 a month. Every one who takes hold now and works will surely and speedily Increase their earnings; there can be ao question about it; others now at work are doing it, and you, reader, can do the same. This Is the best paving business that yon have ever had the chance "to secure. You will make a frave mistake if you fail to give it a trial at once, f vow grasp the" situation, and act quickly, you will directly find yourself in a most prosperous business, at which"you can surely make and save large sums of money. The results of only a few hour?" work will often equal a week's wages. Whether you are old or voung, man or woman, it makes no difference, -- do as we tell you, and suc­ cess will meet you at the very start. Neither experience or capital necessary. Those who work for us are rewarded. Why not write to-day for full particular*, free ? E. C. ALLEN & CO., Box No. 430, Augusta, Me. 0. L. HUBBARD, Harue^ - Maker AND UCALBB IK HARNESS. SADDLERY. Bridles, Blankets, Whips, CUTTERS, (( woi't move a peg until you get me one of those fln« single Harness, at Hubbard's ) 12 Sets Double Harness all ready. 7 Sets Single Harness all ready. DOUBLE HARNESS, complete f28 00 SINGLE HARNESS, Dickie or rub­ ber trim 10 00 HAME STRAPS. 7 8 LO 10 SPKKAD STRAPS 10 BE EAST STRAPS, 11-2 LO........ 50 MARTINGALES, 11-2 1B. 60 AXI.K GRKAS* 5 BOSTON COACH OI L . . . . . . . . . . . . . *25 COMMON C. P. BITS 15 ROPE TIES.... 20 BUBY PLUSH PLUSH LINED FUK KOBES F4 00 INCH LINES, WLTB SNAPS 2 60 TWO SNAPS 6 BARNBSS OF ALL KINDS IN STOCK. C. L. HUBBARD. ffunda,BlHl893. O south wind waft your fragrant Born 'neatb the cloudless summer ski#% ' Where orange buds are blown; - V And swing the pure m kgnolijt bloon, A gleaming censer of perfume," A bore the graves unknown. When dew and rain and smi'ing tan Their round ot 4aty earh haa ran, , - A fnthur's love'.vad shown. " , First Decoration day of God, When spring's br gbt blossoms kissed the ses That oovered the unknown. Along the Skinnlafc sla*. Memorial Day comes on Tuesday,. May 30, jost one week from next Tuesday. Total number of pension claims receiv­ ed, all classes, to date, under act of June 27,1890, 881,250; namber disposed of under said act, 593,445. D. I. Murphy, 1st deputy Commissioner of Pensions, is at present acting Commis­ sioner, the Bureau of Pensions being entirely under the management of the administration. There are three United States senators who are drawing United States pensions on account of service in the Mexican war and neither of them were disabled in that war. They hail from the South. By all means "revise the pension list," and at once. The amount of money paid on account of Revolutionary pensions has been about $38,500,000. The soldier hating papers keep up their preposterous clamor about deserters be­ ing pensioned. Every decently informed man knows that no deserter can receive pension and the editor who makes such a statement is a fool or deliberately lies. It costs $433,000,000 a year to sup­ port the armies of Europe. The Union armv, between 1861 and 1865, lost more men than all the armies of Europe com­ bined have in the last three-quarters of a century. Oen. Daniel E. Sickles delivered a lec­ ture on "Lincoln's Policy during the Rebellion," at the Standard Theatre, New York, Sunday evening, April 16, for the benefit of Phil Kearney Post, No. 8, one of the oldest Posts in the United States. Mrs. A. Howard Hinkle, who has been appointed State Regent for Ohio of the Daughters of thp American Revolution is a great-granddaughter of Rufus Landon, a soldier at the battle of Ticonderoga, and also a descendent of Holden Davis, the Surgeon-Qeneral of the Port of Bos­ ton in Revolutionary times. Mrs. Hinkle once declined the office which she has now accepted. A special dispatch from Altamont Springs, Fla., last week, says that the reception to Mrs. Gen. U. S. Grant at the Altamont Springs Hotel was the most elegant affair known in Southern Grand army circles. Mrs. Grant and U. S. Grant, her son, stood at the end of the parlors, and IT. S. Grant Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Orlando, with comrades from other points and their ladies were present. At the close of the reception a magnificent banquet took place. Soldm M lavioia. The central idea of the orthodox theol­ ogy of to-day is founded upon the belief of the efficacy of the atonement of Christ when he suffered and died upon the cross Did not three or four hundred thousand of the boys in blue, who, in one sense were the beloved sons of God, the Father bear the heavy cross of suffering and pain ? And did they not make the hills and valleys from Cairo to Vicksburgh, from the Wilderness to Richmond, from Lookout Mountain to Atlanta and from Atlanta to the sea a veritable Golgotha? Is there no efficacy in their atonement? Did they not die in order that 4,000,000 slaves might live as freeman, and that we as a nation inherit everlasting life? Work of the Pension Offloe During the week 3,089 claims were re­ ceived, of which 111 were original invalid; 232 widows; 6 bounty land; 122 navy; 0 old war; 0 on account of Mexican service, 148 accrued pension and 1,767 applications for increase. Namber of re­ jected claims reopened 385; act of June 27, 1890, 594 original invalid, 367 widows, 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 postoffice 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 uand 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, 5218 A New Field of Contest. Man's desire to excel his fellow* prompts him to strange and weird con­ tests for much varying championships. There have been trials in devouring eggs, oysters, quails, pumpkin pie and other edibles. Men liavo starved themselves to skeletonic shadows likewise for the same ends. Some western cities afford perpetual arenas where skill in skinning sheep or dispatch in sticking hogs wins the stakes. ' Barbers, beauties, oyster openers, jig dancers, banjo players, pie biters, mind readers and such, all have tested their little rivalries under "arti­ cles of agreement" until we might think that we had learned the list of eccentric ambitions, but it remained for a citizen of Hoboken to originate an idea that again surprises us as unique. He avoids the gastronomic, pig sticking, hai; cut­ ting routes to fame, and issues a chal­ lenge for a contest in which one can en­ gage without the slightest physical strain. Hear him: To the Editor: SIR--Having heard several Brookljn men boasting of the length of time tliey could wear a white shirt without noticeably soiling it, I am willing to bet $500 that I can wear a starched shirt longer arid keep it cleaner than, any man in Brooklyn or Hoboken. Sn> DCDOO. Mr. Dndco's challenge opens a new field of contest. Some ambitious young man will soon wager that he can "wear trousers longer without bagging at the knees," "waltz longer without wilting his collar," "walk farther and get less dust on his shoes," or, in short, offer 6 to 4 that he can beat the world easily in every accomplishment of a dude and gentle- miwci,--New York Sun. If you want your clothes altered, fitted and cleaned, E. Lawlus will do yon a pleadtdjob. A Letter From Naples. Life Is not a newspaper and certainly Hot a sensational one, but the following extracts from a personal letter written from Naples and by a person in whom we have implicit confidence impart a bit of news which is of soSke interest to the American public. The doctors sent here from the United States to look after the shipment of rags and emigrants from this port are in a State of despair. They have sent cable* gram after cablegram to the home au­ thorities stating that the regulations are jiot being observed. From different ports' that they have inspected there are now being shipped to the United States rags which contain bandages bearing the Hamburg hospital mark and used during the cholera season there, rags from Jeru­ salem thai; have come from the leprotuf patients and rags from Egypt that have been used by people suffering from that dreadful ophthalmia, which is eo con* tagious. The doctors have just come from the examination of a ship about to sail for the United States with 1.100 of the most miserable class of Italians, with all kinds of skin diseases and covered with dirt and vermin. The people say they are go­ ing to Mulberry street, New York, which to them means America. On Wednesday 800 more go out and on Saturday another lot. The rag shippers have a way of mark­ ing tho bales of rags "disinfected," when no inspector has ever been near them, and shipping them to England, whenoe they are reshipped to New York.--Life. ...J: Plenty of Pine In Maine. Although Maine is no longer the Pine Tree State, not all of our pine timber has disappeared yet. A Portland box manufacturer has bought 2,400,000 feet of pine logs during the wi-iter, all hauled to his mill from the surrounding towns of Cumberland county and putting $25,- 000 into the pockets of the farmers. From 150,000 to 200,000 feet of boxes are turned out every month. They vary in size from a box for a patent medicine bottle, made of only six inches of Btock, to huge hat and shoe boxes containing 100 feet of lumber. Many packing, can­ ning and medicine firms and fish and hat and shoe dealers throughout the state are supplied. The future contents of the boxes and the owner's name are printed on one side by a queer board printing press. It is like a card press, but more strongly built, and the 6ides of the boxes are printed like so many pla­ cards from iron types.--Lewiston Jour­ nal. Going to the Fair In Clnba. The formation of train and hotel par­ ties to visit the Columbian exposition in Chicago is going on in various quarters in this city. Social clubs have canvassed the matter and made up their pro­ grammes for the trip. Young clerks em­ ployed in the different branches of trade are getting together in order that they may visit the fair collectively and at the least possible expense. Three or four temporary clubs for this purpose have been formed by employees of the large wholesale dry goods houses. A number of church parties have also been made up, and plans for visiting the exposition are being discussed in most of the pri­ vate schools hereabout. Nearly all of th° railroad companies which will run through trains from New York to Chi­ cago have orders for special cars booked clear through the summer and into the fall.---New York Times. Baron Fava'a Gracious Aet. What if Baron Fava did kiss Mrs. Cleveland's gloved hand? It is a com­ mon courtesy in the baron's country, and he doubtless thought no more of it than if it had been a mere raising of the hat. As for the tale that Mrs. Cleveland was embarrassed, it is absurd. If Secretary Hoke Smith had been in the baron's place, Mrs. Cleveland would doubtless have been surprised by the action, for different customs rulo Georgia and It­ aly. The kissing of the hand, which is no more a kiss than the ordinary stage kiss, is a very pretty custom not alto­ gether satisfactory to some, but much to be preferred to the pump handle shake, which still obtains in certain por­ tions of our glorious country.--New York World. Observing a Massachusetts Past Day. The daily papers are rejoicing over the fact that 10 times as many people at­ tended the theater on Fast day as at­ tended the churches, and this is given as a reason why Fast day should be abol­ ished. Have not the 3,000 people who showed their appreciation of "Fast day by ob­ serving it in a religious manner as much right to that privilege as had the 30,000 who attended theaters a right to spend the day according to their own inclina­ tions? Would the substitution of Good Friday, which is really the underlying motive for abolishing Fast day, be an improvement from a religions stand­ point?--Boston Woman's Voice. An Explanation ot Our Big Imports. There is one important feature in our balance of trade just now thai is likely to be overlooked. There has been gen­ eral comment upon the continuance of large imports while the exports have fallen off. Too little account is taken of the foreign exhibits which have been entered as imports for the Columbian exposition but which do not go into con­ sumption at all. The value of these im­ ports has already risen to the millions and will tend to increase the total im­ ports through the current month.-4£r BOOKS! BOOKS! Only 5 cents. Good standard works for sale at J. A. Story's, for 5 cents a book. Among them will be found works by Dickens, Collins, Mrs. Henry" Wood, George Eliot and many others. "There is a salve for every wound." We refer to DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, cufes burns, bruses. cuts, indolent sores, as a local application in the nostrils it cures catarrah, and always cures piles. Julia A. Stotf. There was a notable gathering of phi­ latelists at the Real Estate Exchange the other day, it being the second day's sale of the De Coppet collection. Every stamp collector knew that there would be offered some of the rarest stamps of the different issues of British Guiana. The sale opened with rare issues of Brit­ ish Honduras, and though these brought good prices every one was waiting for lot 858--British Gniana, 1850 issue, 8 cents, circular, on rose paper, cut round, but neatly mounted on a piece of tho same paper cut square, used. This stamp is one of six extant. Three were in the Tapling collection and are now in the British museum, one is in a private collection in England and another in France. The auctioneer, J. W. Scott, hoped that this one specimen, which was yet In the United States, would remain here. The bidding was beguif at $600 and went rapidly upward until it got into $900, and the stamp was at last knocked down to R. F. Albrecht for $1,010, the highest price ever given for a single stamp at aa ; auction sale.--New York Tribune. - . Churches Hustling For Tenors. V The church choir directors who are ' v.. filling their quartets are having a great ; ^ deal of difficulty in finding tenors. The %* supply of tenors capable of acceptable v church work has always been limited, • U but at the present time it seems to be more limited than ever. It is estimated fX that there are 15 churches in this city > • and Brooklyn whose directors or music < / > - committees or clergymen or all three are on a wild hunt for tenors. The Grace t '; church people are perfectly willing to \ .u pay a good tenor $1,000 a year, which is C equal to $20 a Sunday, or perhaps they 1 : S may do even better. As for St. Bar* V'- tholomew's church, it is not believed they would refuse $2,000 if they could secure a satisfactory singer. This is be­ lieved to be the salary of Frans Bern* mertz, the bass there.--New York World. / 'i:>i * • . J Increase Hundreds of Fold. "A Thousand Per Cent In Three Months" is the sign every seedsman might hang outside his door at this sea­ son of the year. He has the glory of the summer stowed away in his little bins and boxes and paper bags, and he will sell it to you for a ridiculously small sum. The rain and the sunshine cost nothing, and the hours given to garden­ ing, like those spent in the chase, are added, not subtracted, from the span of human life. Everybody can make a gar­ den, if only in a window box. The purest of creative pleasures is found in co-oper­ ating with nature, who unselfishly per­ mits you to take all the profits resulting from the partnership. -- Kate Field's Washington. v f ̂ ~ > • < ! * ; : » * . l . 1 '%! -J .as© Filmsjr World's Fair Hotels. It requires no knowledge of engineer­ ing to see that many of the wooden struc­ tures being hurried up near Jackson park for World's fair hotels are wholly insecure. Several have already gone to pieces. The foundations of many others are no more solid than those of the tin­ der box blown apart in the comparative­ ly light wind of Thursday. Fire has al­ ready consumed two, and it is necessary to warn the thoughtless that if they riale their lives in like wooden shells fire, should it once get headway, will run through any of these so rapidly that es­ cape with life will be doubtful; with property impossible.--Chicago Herald. Mr. Holbert's Simmering Well. Four miles southwest of Mount Ver­ non, Tex., is a great phenomenon on the farm of Marvel Holbert. Last July he dug a well. Going to the depth of 50 feet and getting no water, work was sus­ pended and the well covered up. Last week Mr. Holbert, parsing by, uncov­ ered the well, and to his surprise hot steam gushed out in his face, and on ex­ amination it was found that a vein of hot water about 6 inches in diameter had burst it through the bottom and stands at a depth of 18 feet, boiling like a teakettle over a slow fire.--Cor. Gal­ veston News. 26O""NEVV7STVLISKF Well made and cheap suits of Clothe* fetf Men, Boys and Children just received. All sizes and at prices to suit all. Odd silk mixed pants, Spring overcoats. Call on Simon StoffeL Don't look to us for cut throat batfe but buy them, and them onjy *her» yah are positive you tind thein, and come to us for fair honest dealing. •Tdkjfr awayB j a g w o o d , t •Mi - y&as..