The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

VOL. 18. JPIadgad buttoTruth, to Liberty and Law I No Favors Win us and no rear Shall Awe." M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1893. .51. 11 PDHI HID EVERT WUWUDAT BT V A N 8 L Y K E , - ? *DIIOa AND FEOFBIKTOB iUce 111 the Sicliold "Block. two Do-»rs Norlh of P^rry & Owen's Store "OR S0B9CRIPTIOL^.|# • #l« year tin advance)-.* • W ®® If Wot Pain within Three Month#... ... 3 «0 Aiilt«criptiona rewif" for three or |lx inonilig in the same proportion. ̂ Kates ol Advertising. " We announce liberal rates for advertising •4.1 the PLAIHD&AL.ER, and endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be readily un ilM stood. They are *s follows! 1 Inch one vfear - • - BOO 2 Inches one year - - - * 1®P® S lmhosone year - - - - 15w If Column one year - • - - 80 00 Jf'Golnmn one year- i- 6000 i dolunan one year - - - - 100 00 | One inch means the measurement of one %«ioh down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have Che privilege of changing as often as they choose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (mjeaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion of local notices at the rate of 5 cents ̂ >er line each week. All others will be charged 10 cents por line the first week, and fi cents per jlne for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of K> c.*r>ni pa line; (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issue, and Jfejjents per line for subsequent issuea. Thus, Ttti inch advertisement will cost fl.OOforone week, |1.50 for two we$ks, fS.00 for three flfei Its, r.nd so on. the PLAINDKALBR will be liberal in giving JMjtitorial notices, but, as a business rule, it Wilt require a suitable fee from everybody : an-kingtbe use of its columns for pecuniary ./bMM. BUSINESS OABDS. F.C.COLBY, D.D.R. DgNTI^T, Woodstock. III. Special atten­tion paid to regnlating children's teeth Parties coming from a distance would do wei to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal tjlock, corner Main street and Publicdquare 0 O. J. HOWARD, M. D. PirP<IClAN AND SURGEON. Office at tlie ersl'ience of R. A, Howard, West McHenry, Hi. O. H. FBGERS, M. D- IAN AND SUR0E< r Ills. Office at Residence. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, IXeHenry r" " DR. A. E. AURINGER, iF>fI4'Sf«tAN AND SURGEON. Officei n Dr * i ibitds iMtild'.ng, Wfet McHenry, III. • J£esidence, house formerly occupied by Dr. tOaborne, Alt professional ealls promptly at­ tended to. , V. BFLEPAKD. F. L, 8HBPARD SHEPARO &*HIPARD, m TTORNKYis AT LAW. Jiuite 512, North- jtII Jfcti Office Building, 86 LaSaile Street <obio&£i*, in. ® KKIGBT & BROWN, . TTORNKYS AT LAW. U. S. Express Oo.'s L ftaUdlng, 87 and 89 Washington at. CHICAGO, ILL. V.3. LUMLEY. A TTORNBY AT LAW, and Solicitor In A °'»"°«;55oDSTOOi£. lLh. Office jn Park House, lirst floor. JOSLYN A OASKY. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Woodstock III. . Ail business will receive prompt atten­ tion. U. P. BARNES, TTOBNEY, Solicitor, and| Counselor, L Collections^ specially. WOODSTOCK, XLLIIfOli. JOHN P. SMITH, Matchmaker AC JEWELER McHENRY. ILLINOI8. Af usn *tock of Clocks, Watches ana Jew. elry aAwayson hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watehes. Give me f e»ll. JOHN P. SMITH. l|p,. - - ^Horsemen, Hook Here. If I «iave a fine stock of H rses, among which < Are " Yonng Green Mountain Morsan." "Mor- ' rill Charles." and others. Call and see these ' florae# before making arrangements else- mht>Tn N. S. CO LB Y. McHenrv, III , May 10, lffli. Doited States far Claim Apse; -OF- WM- II- COWLIlSf; Woodstock Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against, the United Htates tor-ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in pipseemmg old and rejected claims. AH comtnuuicitions promptly answered if P >st»ge Htamps are enclosed for reply. WM, H. COWl. J A Office at Reeidenae. Madison St., Woodstock, Illinois. >*V - • Deutal - Purgeon.^ * Office teith Dr. Auringer, B'«H McHenry, 111. Crown, Plate and Bridge Work aTt'«tlcally: executed at reasonable price«. special «t.ien lion given to the cure of Children's Teeth. CONSULTATION FREE, A, M. CHURCH, Wate htieaker and .Jeweler redTwenty-Five State StOtai- pecial attention given to re­ pairing F ine watches and Chronometers. 7nll Assortment of. Goods in his line NO.On i Hunflr« oa*o, 111. pi pairing F inewmti FREE.- JLancI In Californii Free, _ 'That can grow, ifiirigated, Granges, 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 Tree* Free. TfcVft care and cultivate them for 5 years lor half the profit, pa^ the taxes, labor and other charges, will pav yon back the first year after irrigation one-third oi ? your investment if you will help get irri­ gation. Price $25 for 5 years, payable $5 per month till $25 is paid. FREE DEED to the land, no charges to yoa for taxes or labor or trees. Address , *'California I.and and Wat- r Exchange. jtfljjt M41& St., O. W, P. ST. GLAIR, Justice of the Peace, Imuran?« Collecting Agency . OFWCE OH HA1LROAD ST<, MBAB V O. KIPNDA,^Hf. ^ H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance 4gent Jneluding Accident and Life insurance. OFFICE WITH R. GILBRRT, NKAK DEPOT, WEST MCHENBT, 111. McHenry House, McHENRY. ILL. JOS. HElMEtt. Proprietor, Being situated on the banks of the Pox River, in the Vill ige of McHenry, special at trillion will be elven to the entertainment <>f Hunter P. Fishermen and Pleasure seekers generally. Sportsmen Supplied with Com pleleOiitfltf 8. SEAR THE DEPOT, WEST MoHENRY, ILL Keeps open for the accommodation of tne Public a Flrst-ClftBB ^ Saloon and Restaurant, Where he #111 at all times keep the best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. PABST8 HUw&uksa Lager Beer. At Wholesale and Retail. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. GOOD HTABL1NQ FOR HOJKSFS SVCall and see us. Robert 9011109810. West McHenry. III. I. R. SAYLOR £ SONS, i'lS'ffiSi®! >BREEDERS OF Morgan:: Horses, Embracing tb- celebrated General Glflord, Green Mountain and Motrill blood. STOCK FOR SALE. Stallions and Fillies Hendfnr pedi­ grees. Kesr-x aod Registered POLAND China =-SWINE.=r- Choice Merino Sheep, Mammoth Bronze Turkeys. High Grade Jersey battle* For pale. Come^aod Ins pec* stock or add rose. J. R. SAYIiOB & SONS We«t McHenry III, SSSSS--t8««e>S»SS»«SSS»SSSS«S»»Mt R I P A N S ABULES REGULATE THE STOMACH, UVER AND BOWELS AND PURIFY THE BLOOD. STEAKS T'.ni!.!> arts ihs elne known lor I u<ll(c>l Ion, IttltoiMncM, lteadache. Constipation, l>y*pc|i«lu, Ohronlo Liver Trouble'. lHzzlnciui, ltuil Complexion, llytcntery, Otfcneive lireuth, and all dli. J orders ef the Moinuch, Liver and Bowels. • Ripans Tabulos contain nothincr injurious to 0 tho most delii'iiio constitution. Aiv pleassant to e take, safe, ctl'iM iunl, and (rive immediate relief, e Price-- Bon6 vials),75cents; Package(iboxes\ J $8. May be ordered through nearest druggist. J orbyniail. Sample five by mail. Address S THE RIPANS CHEMICAL CO.,, • 10 8PRT3CE STREET, NEW \ ORK CITY. e#oe#eeee#eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee< B Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat- J [ ent business conducted for MODCA ATC Fees. OUR OFFICE IS OPPOSITE U. S. PATENT OFFICE and we can secure patens in less time than those remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip- i ] tlon. We advise, if patentable or not, fres of' charge. Our fee not aue till patent is secured. J> A PAMPHLET, "How to Obtain Patents," with# cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries aent free. Address, C . A . S N O W & C O . ! i ©pp. PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON, O. C. 1 T. J, BARB'AN, J J. HARntAW B A R B I A N B R O S . ' Wholesale and Betall • .,,.4*", ... v..'. i i < --w. * - _ , -, _ ' * DBALBM Ilf FINE CIGARS, McHENRY ILLINOIS Beins now pleasantly located in our n w store, formerly occupied by Althoff Bros , we are now prepared to offer to the smoking pub lie a line line • f Cl«tar« of our own manutac- ture, tojtether4wlth imoking anu C'Bt*U( Tobacco ol the best brands. Pipes a Specialty. We have a very large afiseftiHif^A-d eoaie T»ry handsome natural. CALL AND S*E U& wsk&f&lwm-y MoHenry. Ill.'. June 20. lfW- SOLSIEBS' D2PABT1UNT. • -rst- -. CALL AT THE LITTL1 8TQBI AEQfTSD THE COBBIB, And those fioe Diamonds, some of them aa inch across, or lew, and many of tb«m will weigh a pound. AI«o we still h;ive on hand & tew more of those fine. Gold and Silver Watches Which >ott ©an buy at your own price. JOHN P. SMITH, The Jeweler. <z> iD U • PH U cn rN u a; o 0 A u § 1 If £ JOHN HAIJPBISH'S Steam Laun dry MoHonry, III. Having just put in a new Ironing and i'olitiliing Machine, also STEAM APPLIANCES I am now prepared to do all work la tlw Laundry II n« on short rot Ice. and guarantee aatlslactlon. V^. All work left with me will be promptly dene.aa ttie tew maelilnery rut in firn1'"* me to dn my work mucb fai- i r auU better tb«»4 (itre'pforc. All laundry w i l l b e c a l l f d f o r a n d dellvt r» d wh«u done. If word la sent me* JOHN HAUPRISHT Go to H£ AM AN BROS. FOJt FINE Mrj, - Silfer PLATED WARE. New Watehes a n d C h a i n s . And Here to Stay We have in oiir possession Dr. Weinberg's method and medicine, the . Only Ones in the County Holding the same'fnd are now able to do all dental work. WITHOUT PAIN 1 We ba^e not raised on our prirec, 1 nt will continue, as heretofore, warranting all work that leaves • ur oflloe. On tfe receipts Dr. Weinberg left his pa tents we allow twenib Ave cents on the dollar, at the completion of his nulnished w« rk, aa he will no lor ger visit this county. m Thanking the people for theft llba*al pat- roTageatid liopi.ig lor a cot tmuaree of the same, with the asturaree that we sre the only ones in this oonnty ti9ing the wonaerful painless medicine. 1 am TOURS Rrsj-KCTFcixr, r.c.coi«Y, li. n. i. P I 0 N E E R | A . D HEROES |TH«I« O A R I N G 0EEDS! The thr I ling esn'olts of American border heroes nn<l heroines, w ill Indians, outlaws • n<l wild besets, ir n» the earl est times to now Lives and fa nous dee is of DfWoto, Atandleh, Ito'i .e, Kei.ton. Rraiv, Crockett, Carson, Cus-ter, Oomstv rk, Wild Bill, Buffalo jiill, Uens. Oook sn«l Mile^, Ucr nirao, Mlt- titiff Bull, and o'lier great Indian Chiefs, etc Hisrory of the War wild the UhosuDancers. and »ll. 2JT £ngrav ngs. Young boys not answered. lowed agents short of Agents Wanted funds PLANET PUBLlSHItf ^ f O. Box ftOOi, at. Louis, Mo, "Tb care for htm who hcu borne the battle, and for hit Widow and Orphan*." • --LIWOOLW. "PYiendship, Charity._ Loy. Patriot ally-- Worthy tont of JraMert." WANTED! The people of Muncie, Ind., have re- cently been Btirred up by the knowledge that tuey have a quiet, unassuming hero in their midst. This gentleman is one of Muncie's prominent business men, and he sounds the bugle every Monday night for Williams Post, Q. A. R., of that city. This particular incident came under the observation of Gen. Roeencrans, and he requested Albert B. Dodd, command­ ing the battalion, to make mention of the same in his official report, which he did as follows: " Office Commissary of Muster, Fourth Corps, Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 19, 1863.--Colonel: At the request of Maj.- Gen. Roeencrans I have the honor to make the following report of Private William J. Carson, bugler in 1st bat­ talion, 15th U. S. Inf.: On Saturday, Sept. 19 when the regular brigade was falling back, he behaved with most con­ spicuous gallantry. With a sword in one hand and hia bugle in the other he sound­ ed constantly the ' halt,' the 'Tally,' and the 'forward.' Spying a stand of colors belonging to the 18th U.S. Inf., he rushed up to them and sounded * to the color.' His conduct attracted the notice and elicited the the admiration of the whole brigade. On Sunday, Sept. 20, before our "battalion was engaged, the 18th, which was being pressed by vastly su­ perior numbers, was falling back ; Car­ son, by some meano, became the posses sor of a musket, and constituted himself a provoskguard. One of the officers at­ tempted to pass him, but he positively refused to allow it, saying that it was against his orders. All this time he con­ tinued to sound various calls on his bugle. I regret to state that hie fate re- main« a mystery. He was last seen by me on Sunday afternoon behind the breastworks. I can only hope that he is a prisoner."--National Tribune. 200,000 FOUNDS Wanted, at onr Dryer in tho vii- lage of McHenry, for which TWO CENTS PER POUND Will be paid, if delivered in good shape, 8. 8. SHEPARD & AON. WE TELL YOU fiothlng new when we stau- that it pay? to engage n a pcHTitttii'iit, most healthy and pleasant bust- Jess, that feturns a protit for every day's work. ucli is thp bi|sii)es.« iv<' "<e \yorklnp class, We teach tln'tn how to inuke niotitiv rapidly, ai>4 guarantee every one who follows our instructions faithfully the making of fl&OO.OO » month. Jfivery one who ttjkes hold now »ud works wjlj surely and speedily increase their earnings; there oan be no uuesfiou about it; others now at work are doing it, and von, reader, can do the siime. This is ini!) best paying business that vou have ever had the chfince'to sreure. You will make a frava mistake if yon fail to give it a trial at oncv. f you graup 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 hours' work will often equal a week's wages. Whether you are old or young, 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. Whv not write to-day for fall particulars, free ? K. C. AI.I.KN & CO., Box No 4»0, Augusta, Me. 6. L HUBBARD. - Maker AMD DEALER IN HARNESS. SADDLERY, Brt«tl«8, Blankets, Whips, COTTERS, i' 'ir ^ vr- > -•** / Be sure and see our Hew Dia­ mond Set Ladies'Neck Chains. NOW IS 9BB TIME TO BUT A Sewing Machine! 1>D^~ $5 a month until paid. HEAMAII BROS, (I won't move a peg until you get me one of thossflne single Harness, at Hubbard's ) 12 Sets Double Harness all ready. 7 Sets 8lngle Harness all ready. DOUBLE HARNESS, complete $28 00 9INGLK HARNESS, nlckle or rub­ ber trim 10 00 FTAME STRAPS. 7 8 IN 10 ?PKEAD STRAPS.... 10 BREAST STRAPS. 11-2 IN 50 MARTINGALES, LL-21N.... 50 AXLE GREASK 5 BOSTON COACH OIL- 25 COMMON O. P. BITS 15 ROPB TIES.... 20 RUBY PLUSH PLUSH LINED FUR ROBK8 * 94 00 INCH LINES, with Snap* 2 50 TWO SNAPS 5 HAKNESS OP ALL KINDS IN STOCK. C.L. HUBBARD. I*un<lA, ILL, 181)3. J. > ̂ The soldier-bating papers were recently in b'gh glee in imagining that Gen. Green B. Raum had been "fired." The National Tribune has the following to say on the subject; Secretary ol the Interior Hoke Smith accepted the resignation of Gen. Green B. Raum as comminHioner of pensions, on Thursday, March 16, and designated Deputy Commissioner Davidson to take charge of the pension bureau until Presi­ dent Cleveland appoints Gen. Raum's successor. There is a storv afloat to the effect that Congressman Enloe, of Ten­ nessee, who has Inaking war on Gen. Raum for two or three years past, went to President Cleveland one day last week and told the pro«4«nt what he thought of the present management of the pen­ sion bureau, giving Ge;n. Raum the black character, which he has done on all oc casions whpn he has had a chance in the house. Mr. Cleveland told Mr. Enloe that he had not yet had time to come to any contusion about the appointment of a new commissioner, but aeked him what he thought of the qualifications of a cer­ tain gentleman for the position. Mr. Knloe said he did not come to pass upon the merits of a successor, but to bury Raum, and he urged the president to de­ mand the immediate removal of the com­ missioner. President Cleveland told the Tennessee congressman to sro to Secre­ tary Smith, and whatever the latter did in the matter would be satisfactory to him. Mr. Enloe called at the interior de­ partment and was told by Secretary Smith that he would consider his demand for Gen. Raum's removal. Qn Thursday evening, however, Mr. Smith and Mr. Enloe met casuallv, and the former noti­ fied Mr. Enloe that Gen. Raum had ten­ dered his resignation, which seemed to afford the Tennessee congressman con­ siderable satisfaction, I'm Hot Here for 7am. 1 was wandering up one of the princi­ pal streets of Indianapolis one Decora­ tion Day when I met a rugged old farmer from the interior who seemed to have lost his way. As he wandered aimlessly along I approached him, and asked: " Do you enjoy the exercises of theday ?" " Wall, so-so," he answered, '• but J ain't here for fqn. J oomo up to go to the burying ground up there on the hill. My boy's buried up there. He was in the army, you know. He had to lie about his age to get in, but the angels'll for­ give that one lie. Lord, how he did fight! I've hearn the other soldiers tell about it. Wall, be went into the battle of the Wilderness and got wounded awful. They telegraphed to me, an' I went right down. He wanted to be took home, an' I fetched him. Qn the way up he grew worse, an' he said to me if he could only live to get home an' see his ma, he would be satis­ fied. He kep' getting weaker and weaker, but he held on till I got him home. ° His ma tried to nu'se him back to life, but he kep' on running down. He called me up to his bed one night 'bout sundown, an'said, seg he: "Pa, I wanter to be buried up in town'(meanin' here in In- dianopolis), 'an I want you to keep my grave green.'" Here the old farmer wiped the tears from his cheeks with his big brown hand, and then brought it down on my shoul­ der in a determined manner, and ex­ claimed, " Ah, mister, I'm a-going to keep that grave green if 1 have to paint it!"--JT. Wkitcomb Riley. A e Clarion-Ledger, of Jackson, Miss., says that Capt. John C. Dougherty, of that city, "has an old sword which has an interesting history, and which is a well-preserved relic of the late unpleas­ antness. The history of the sword is that at the battle of Malvern Hill, in front of Richmond, in 18G2, a soldier of the 8th Miss., in a hand-to-hand conflict with a Federal line officer of an Illinois or Indiana rqgiment, killed his man, and sent the sword home as a trophy of war. At the battle of Chancellorsville, in an­ other personal encounter, the Mississippi soldier was killed, but the sword captured from the Federal officer has been pre­ served in the family of the Mississippian all these years. It has been sent to Capt. JohnC. Dougherty by a brother of the soldier, who is a prominent citizen of central Mississippi, with a view to find­ ing the family of the original owner, who, as has been stated, was an officer in an Illinois or Indiana regiment. The only mark of identification to be found on the well-preserved sword is the initials 'H. W. C.' scratched on the butt of the handle, but it is hoped they will lead to its re­ turn to the family of the brave officer who died for a cause he dared maintain at Malvern Hill. Should the weapon ever be claimed the names and correspondence of the parties interested will be made known through the Clarion Ledger. Any information on the subject will be gladly received by Capt. C. Dougherty, formerly of the 100th Pa., Jackson, Miss. The Blue and Gray at Gettysburg Gen. Longstreet, with his chief of artil­ lery; Gov. Pattison, of Pennsylvania; Gen. Daniel E. Sickles; Gen. O. 0. How­ ard; Gen. D. McGregg; Col. M. O. Lat- ro ' ' chief of Longstreet's staff; and Gen. Mahone, visited the field of Gettys­ burg on April 30. They drove out on the first day's tine to Howard avenue, thence along it to the Harrisburg road, and baek through the town to East Cem­ etery Hill. From Cemetery Hill the drive was eon tinned over Gulp's Hill to Spangler's Spring, and then by way of the National Cemetery and the Emmits- burg road to Peach Orchard, through the wheat field, over Little Round Top, and back to town by Hancock avenue, stopping at the "Bloody Angle" while the guide, Lieut. Long, described Pick­ ett's charge. < At Barlow's Knoll, Gen. Howard dis­ mounted and demonstrated bow he bad been compelled to maneuver his forces on the first day so as to avoid being sur­ rounded by the enemy and to prevent his retreat to Cemetery Hill from being cut off. Here Mahone interjected: " And, by God, General, I said as soon as I saw the field that unless we got pos­ session of Cemetery Hill, we were licked like hell." But it was the drive along JKckle's line of battle that was the most interesting, for now the two leaders of the opposing forces were riding shoulder to shoulder and discussing the cause and eSect of the orders they had issued 80 years before. 1 c had been the intention to have Gen. Sickles explain, from the creet of Little Round Top, the reasons that governed his choice of the advanced position, the correctness of which has been the subject of more criticism than any other feature of the battle; but just as the carriages reached the bronze statue of Gen. War­ ren the clouds that had been threatening all the morfiing opened their sluice gates and the rain came down, and it came so rapidly that there was no course left but to seek the town. It was then that Gen. Mahone got the laogh on his compan­ ions. They were without umbrellas and the conveyances were not exactly suited for rain, and the little "Virginian smiled grimly as the water trickled down their necks. He was perfectly dry, for his big white hat was a protection that only a roof could equal. The Federal Generals left by special train for New York and Philadelphia, and the Southerners went directly to their homes. four Sad Summer Deaths. Four of my friends during the terrible heat of last July ilied in homes where every4»uveiifence wk^possible, but from which women wer% absent. With their families scattered in the country these men were forced to remain in the city* In eaclucase the thousand and one little attentions that a man's home receives at the hands of woman «vere neglected by the servants. Meals were irregularly served and more irregularly eaten; rooms were ventilated just as the servants re­ membered or forgot them. That terri­ ble week of incessant heat, which we all remember, came and exhausted these men. Dysentery and kindred rammer ills are not far behind a man when he is run down by sleepless nights, harassed by business, living in a cheerless, disman­ tled, uncared for home under torrid days anil stifling nights. In one instance it was a young man in the flush of suc­ cess, who came home one evening only to die during the night, too weak even to ring for assistance, In another case a. man of millions,, with his family away at one" of the fashionable resorts, suc­ cumbed to tho heat and was found dead the following afternoon. In the other two cases the blow came not so sudden­ ly, but yet within a week. And in each instance the families knew not that the mainspring of their support were ill un­ til they were dead. Perhaps the pres­ ence of mother, wife or daughter might not have staid the hand of death, but who will deny the efficiency of womanly care in sickness?--E. W. Bok in Ladies* Home Journal. To Be Seen at Chicago. Among the many "freaks" offered for exhibition at the World's fair is a heu that always walks backward, a Shetland! pony that is so small that her shoes araj made from $20 gold pieces, a razor thatj had been used by George Washington, an Indian prodigy, aged 4 years, who can recite "Thanatopsis," and a garment' 400 yearg old. Duke Earl Theodore of the royal house of Bavaria has just performed his two thousandth successful operation for cat­ aract. An Underground Trolley System. An underground trolley system, the invention of M alone Wheles of Tennes­ see, is being tested on a three-quarter mile section in# Washington. Briefly described, the road is laid with 40- pound T rails, yokes <?f 180 pounds each and 40-pound slot rails. The con­ duit, midway between the rails, is IS inches deep by 17 inches wide, and in­ side is a loose wire on insulated brack- • ets. This wire is cut in 200 |eet lengths and carries a current only when tho car is moving over, one particular section. . The copper feeding cable is laid parallel " ;• to the trolley wire. Without going into ^ details, the car is fitted with two ordina- ry 20-horsepower motors, and a pair of trolley wheels passing through the slot connects the motors with the trolley ^ cable. In each 200-foot section is am iron switch box containing an electro mag­ net, and as the cars enter a section a storage battery of several cells on tho car vitalizes the magnet and lifts an iron v armature and connects the trolley and the feed cables, and thus supplies power C to the motors, while the main line cur- rent cuts out the local battery. On j reaching the next section the current is again automatically switched on and is also cut off from the rear section. When the car stops, the current is instantly re- C leased from the trolley wire, and tho same is the case when going downhilL The car can travel in either direction by turning a reversing switch. The cost for a single track is said to be |90,000pcr mile.--Engineering News. ..•! Training For the Sickroom. The Massachusetts Emergency and Hygienic association has just prepared a ;/ ~1 class of young women for aaew occupa­ tion--that of trained attendants for con- .valescents, chronic invalids, elderly per­ sons and little children. It often happens V:| that members of a family are either un- fitted, unwilling or unable through busi- -I ness engagements to care for their own sick or feeble. The trained nurse is too expensi ve a luxury to be kept through weeks, perhaps months, of weary con­ valescence, and the patient, who perhaps ?§| was doing well at her departure, begins M to suffer for proper care. The trainee} " • | attendant, who liaa been- instructed by competent trained nurses, is then pare- ^ pared to take her place. ^ She has been taught how to ventwato the rooms, make beds, bathe the patient, | serve and prepare attractive food and do the many other things necessary to make life as pleasant aa possible for the sick. The young women admitted to the Bos- j ton classes must be at least 20 years of. 3 age and be possessed of good antecedents. ? The course of 30 lessons, for which $3 is - Js paid, is followed by an examination, which if creditably passed entitles the pupil to a diploma.--New Tork Port, / = . ^ J A Terrible Solecium la Dress. A correspondent with a humorous turn writes to a New York newspaper as fol- " lows: "With the spring fever and the H* jubilant mosquito there has come among us a bacillus more insiduous than the ' , dreadful cholera germ--a disease whose rapid spread among our better classes is terrible to contemplate. Men w! iv uo . not look quite lost to better things may ,r* now be seen parading in high hat, frock * coat and tan shoes, and compared with j this new deadly sin against propter at- tire the execrable combination of high hat and sack coat is as nothing. Tin r<- is no paying whither this new sartorial - idioc^ may not lead us if we do not check it. What say your readers to Hb»m^ passage of a city ordinance making it a • * i misdemeanor for any one to wear tar* shoes after.noon, or at any time in com- % bination with a frock coat and top hat? ; * Would 30 days be too light a penalty? We must r "Strike 'gainst this innovation dire^ Strike for the cause or right attire, ; » Black ahoee and oar native land.** 4 Stealing at the World's Ifefto.{ _ "I was told by a member of the na­ tional commission while In Chicago the other day," said a western congressman } ^ in telling of the great fair, "that claims aggregating almost $700,000 have been ^ filed with that body by exhibitors for | property stolen. This is enormous. Dnr- J mg the Paris exposition the entire ; f| amount of claims waa only $175,000-- 1 one-fourth of the amount of those at • Chicago, and the fair has been open only one month. There is undoubtedly an organized gang. Why, they carried I away from the French exhibit a bronze 1 clock that weighed 350 pounds that had * required four men to unload it. How they got it out of the grounds is a mys- * tery, unless there was collusion on the part of some guard."--Washington Post. £u la lie Has Beard of Carter's Hat, Next to the arrival of the infanta the event most talked about was the silk hat t worn by Mayor Harrison on the occa­ sion. "What did you do with, yoor eKI y slouch hat?" he was asked. ' "Do you think I'd throw it away? Nt* i sir. I intend to be buried iu that hat." "Will you wear it while her highness is in the city?' "Yes, fact is, I told hear I had another hat." "Is it so? What reply did she make to that?" "Said she had heard of it and won- ' dered how I would look under it."--Chi­ cago Tribune. • i-- .".g; A Curloua YVilL A curious will is to be placed ord in Louisville. It was written by a young lady who in the last agonies of death scrawled her parting injunctions to her friends in this world on the pillow with a dull pencil. This pillowcase is to be regularly recorded and filed.---ex­ change. Nine girls attending the Mommonth (Or.) public school recently played a * game of baseball against the young HMtt residents of that town. The victorious by one nuu ^ 'i Just received a full stock ol ltoekford Watches. Call and tea them. a ^"** ' ' ' S'V^'Y. . 'SSfcy