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A*- -- 'i> *, • 46 Pledged but to Truth, u> Liberty and Law? No Favors Win us and no Pear Shall Awe.'* H •Mi M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1893. MMiiiiii m NO* 2. *> u. w Hio irnr Wbdwssdat bt ^ VAN »LYKB r SUITOR AND PKOPBISTOB in the Nichols Block. W(?poy^l«rttfof Perry a Owen'f 8*ore TERMS OF SUBSORIPTIOH. year (in advaoe'e) ®S "If Ko* Pain within Three l|pn*fc* « 09 j Subscriptions recairw* for three or fix ; montha in the same »*ojorMo.n. Kates oi Advertising. ^<fe tuwnnat literal rates for advertising BV t«4h« PLAWDBAiJnL and endeavor to atate I^VWUWi «oplainly tbattbey will be readily tin \ r*%fiRo®d. are Mjollowa: _ ' llnett one y«r ®®® iSwes one year % * & • ' • " 50 <*{ ;.^MafcetMineyear - '» 15 00 Ifftotfiitta year v» » *• . 30 00 .f^t.nvone^ar. - - - - - 60 00 r Oqjumn one year - - * - - ,10000 One inch means the mea»oreiE.ent of one toch down the column, single column width. » f«srly adTertlsere, at the above rates, have * «be privilege of ota*»ging as dften as they .choose, without extra charge. , Secular advertisers {meaning those having Standing cards) will Jie entitled to insertion 6f lo«l notices at the rate of 0 cent* per line* each week. All others will be charged 10 Matt per line the first week, and 0 cents per ' Une (or eaeh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged a«*the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil •yi*. same as this is set in) the fir at issue, and • »««£«* per Jir.c fcr t>f 'v,v"",r issue# Thus, ftn JnAta advertisement will cost #1.00 for one wrfek, 11.50 for two weeks, 91.00 for three weeks, and so on. Th#PtAlKDBAL»R 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 columns for peennlary B»in. BUSINESS CARDS. F.O. COLBY, D.D.R. BENTIST. Woodstock. III. Special atten­tion paid to regulating children's, teeth Parties coming from a distance would no wei to stive timely notioe by mail. Office, Kendal block, corner Mam street and PubllcSquare O. J. HOWARD, M. 1>. •>HY«UOIAN ASD 8UBGEON. Office at the eraldence of B. A, Howard, West loHenry, 111. ,.' *. a H. rSOBBS, M. D* i<t >H VSlOtAlT ||l Ills. Ottee at Besldenoe. # DB. A. B. AU RINGER, |H YSlOlAN AND8URtiEON. "Officei a Or "ObiIds building, West MeHenry, 111. Bsidence, house formerly occupied by Dr. liorne. All professional calls promptly at- ided to, V.linPiXO. T. L, IHlFilO SHEPA^O A SHEPARO, A TTOBNKYfa AT LAW. Suite BIS, North- A em Ofllce Building, 86 LaSalle Street iOhleago, III. .#• If KNIGHT * BROWN, ATTOBlMYS AT LAW. U. S. Express Oo.'S Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. r „ OHIOAGO, ILL. F. E. PILCHEfT - - Dental - Surgeon. - - Office uilh Dr. Auringer, Wett Me Henry, lit. .Crown, Plate and Bridge Work artistically executed at reasonable prices. Special aiten tion given to the care of Children's Teeth. • OOWSCLTATIOK rill, Am M. CHURCH, WRtohmakor and Jeweler NO.OtM HnadredTwenty-Five State St Ohi-oapo, til. Special Attention given to re­ pairing F ine watches and Chronometers. •Tifnll Assortment of Ooods in his line V. S. LUMLBY. A TTORNEY AT L4.W, and Solleitot In ohBnoe^}>OD9TOOKt ILL. Office in Park House, first floor, r. JOSLYN * OASBf. tion. iOBNEYS AT LAW. Woortstoek lll. All business will jreeeive prompt atten- O. P TTOBNEY, Solicitor, L Ctolleotlons'a specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS, BARNES, 4- andr Oonneeior, JOHN P. SMITHt ' Watchmaker Sc Jeweler MoHENRY, tLLIHOlS. FINE stock of Oloeks, Watches ana Jew- Special attention watches^ Give me JOHN P- BMTTJBL Ak. *lry always on tend. Special attention f ven to repairing fine -call. "m Horiemen, Look Here. I have a line stock of Horses, among which are •' Young Green Mountain Morsran,' "Mor­ rill Charles," and others. Call and see these Horses before making arrangements else- where. N. S. COLBY. VoHenry. Ill.» Mat 10. IBM. United Stales far Claim Apcy -or- H- COWLIN, Woodstock " • Illinois. Prosecutes allfclassss and kinds of claims against the United States for ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Belattves or Heirs. A specialty is made In proseouung old and rejeoted claims. ill oommunieations promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. 1FX a. cowlus Office at Residence, Madison 8U Woodstoex, Zlllaols. Land in CalifornU Free, yWThat can grow, ifiirigated, Oranges, Grapes, or any fiuit in California that will gro w 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 for Jfcalf the profit, pay the taxes} labor and other charges, will pav you back the first year after irrigation one-third of your investment if you will help get irri­ gation. Price f25 for 5 yean, payable $5 per month till #25 is paid. FREE DEED to the land, no charges to you for taxes or labor or trees. Address -IT California Land and Water Exchange. 988 Main St., Dayton, 0. vi-'fiws.v W. P. ST. CLAIR, Juetice of the Peace. Imuranoe and Collecting Agency. , 4 OVriOK OK RAILROAD RT., KlUB, ?. O. . NUNDA, III* C. MEAD, _ _f the Peace and Genlttiif Jn- rurance Agent Jncluding Accident and Life Insurance. Qrrnm with B. oilbrbt, vbas Dirot, Wbbt MCHBNRY. la. MeHenry House, McHENRY. ILL. A JOS. BE1SIEK. Proprietor^ ' \ Being situated on the banks of the Fox River, in the VilHge of Mc Henry, special at tentiou will be given to the entertainment <*f Banters, Fishermen and Pleasure seeker* generally. Sportsmen Supplied with Com oiete outfit* I. NEAR THE DEPOT* WEST MoHEN BY, ILL Keeps open for the aeeonuaodatlMi of tbe Public a Flrst-Olass Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the beat brands of Wines, Liquors and Olgars to be found in the market. PABST'8 KUwankm Lagtr Bw, At Wholesale and Retail. , Beer In Large or Small Kegs or Bottles el- trays or. hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. OOOD STABLING FOR HOM6FB JOrOall and see as. Robert Sahtessla* West MoUenry, 111. J. R. SAYLOR & SONS, •BBKBDBB8 OF Morgan:: Horses, Embracing tb« celebrated General Glfiord, Green ifountaln and Merrill blood. STOCK FOR SALE. Sialllooi and Fillies, dendfor pedi­ grees. -"v^px and Registered Poland China .... --SWINE.== Choice Marino Sheep, (Mammoth Bronze Turkeys. Hifih Grade Jersey Cattle. For sale. Come'aod Inepeo1"- stock or address, J. B. SAYLOR & SONS West MeHenry 111, ----eeeeee--eeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeee ^̂ 1 R I P A N S A B U L E S REGULATE THE 8T0MACH, LIVER AND BOWELS AND PURIFY THE BLOOD. BIPAKS TABCLE8 are the best Medl. eUe knows for Ualfcuiigii, niiiguMim, Headache, CoiutlpstlM, Djrapepda, Ohronls Liver Trouble*, IHxclncM. Bad Coaiplezloa, Dfieitcrj, Ofculie Breath, and all dla> order* of the Btostach, liver and Bowel*. Ripans Tabules contain nothing injurious to the most delicate constitution. Are pleasant to take, safe, effectual, and give immediate relief. Price--Box (# vials), 75 cental; Package (4 boxes), $. Hay be ordered through nearest drimgisfc or by nuilir Sample tree by mail. Address THE RIPAN8 CHEMICAL CO 10 SPRUCE STREET, NEW "SORK CH't. Sk | "J tnii . f<F. PATENTS 5 Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat- Sent business conducted for moderate Fees. ?Oum Offsce is Opposite U. S. patent Office and we can secure patent in less time than those r e m o t e f r o m W a s h i n g t o n . . . . . Send model, drawing or pboto., vnta aescrip-^ don. We advise, if patentable or not, free of J charge. Our fee not due till patent it secured. A PAMPHLET, "How to Obtain Patents," with -cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries Seent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO^ I O**. P*TEWT OFFICC, WABMIIiaTON, D. C. J F. J, BlRBTiH, J. X BABBIAJ? BARBIAN BROS. muliu nr MgHENRV ILLINOIS Betnff now pleasantly loeated In enr a«9 store, fpTmerly occupied by Althoff Bros , we are now prepared to offer to the smoking pub lie. a fine tine of Oifrart of our own manufaa. tare, together with ^molting and Ohewlqg Xobaeeoof the beat brands. Pipes & Specialty. ' we hare a very large anormeat »«<l eeau very handsome pattaraa. CALL AND dXB U8„ ^xmBuaitlKw «L». j,w»m m. - 'n 1 rii 11 ' Think Deeply Whea you ar« ronUmpUlloff a |}tireUa«n of anything In the Fin* fcf Jewelry, no matter how sirall be tbe acsouni !nvol?s<! Act Wisely By ftomlnjp to look over our large and well atiorted stock of aU that is n ew and seasonable. Quickly. To buy of us. After stelog the prices andexantnlogrthe quality ^ Df our goods you can't resist them. It is Impossible to do No Better Values Osn be found. We fti>t none but the choicest o) the best goods on the market. Prices Wonderfully Low. We are always ready to tee you M Und show joe our astonishing V?;Vi bargains. And Here to Stay ' We trt^le wer poseeeelon I)^ Wi!trber|*H method and oedieise, tbe Only Ones in the County Holding the aame. aad axe nowable to do all dental work. WITHOUT PAIN! '%?• hi' We hare not raised on oar prices, but will continue, as heretofore, wsrrantln«c all work that leaves our effioe. On t*e receipts Saiients we allow tweotb.flve cents on the oliar, at the rompletlon of his nn!inish« wcTk.ae he will no longer Tisit ilila county. Thanking tbe people for their liberal pat. rot>ageand hoping tor a continuance of the same, with the assurance that we are tbe only ones in thin county using the wonderful painless morticing. I am TCUBS ftKSPECTFPLl^, r. C.COIBY, D- o. I, jT- 'n' * . Dr. Weinberg left his tb.fl letlon of his unfinished Repairing of all klndi Promptly Atten MOW IS THB TIME TO BUT A. * Sewing Macbine! Only $5 a month until paid. H E A M A N B R O S . P I O N E E R HEROES TH&W D A R I N G DEEDS! The thrilling exploits of American border heroes and heroines, with Indians, outlaws <n<l wild beiets." lr<~m the earliest times to now. Lives and fa nous deeds of DeSoto,' Standieh, Boone, Kenton, Brady, Crockett, Carson, Ouster, Oomstock, Wild Bill, Buffalo Bill, Gens. Crook and Miles, Geronimo, sit­ ting Bull, and other great IudiRii Chiefs, etc. History of tfts vvsr n iui ,hc GmisuOHuccfp, and • 11. 20 Engrav.ngs. Young boys not aoewered, low«d ageau short of Agents Wanted funds FLAN8T PITBLISKIN3 CO. Box 0001, St. Lopls, Mo, X0HN HkUFBISH'f , Steam. Laundry •a I ~8 & !>• 13 V m E* King of IfcHenry and Lake Counties. Has tbe fastest teeord of any Stallion in Northern Illinois. Has won more races than any Stallion In IfcHenry or Lake Co. And can go a %, X, X, a mile or a race 3 in 5 faster than any other stallion in tbe two counties. He h%s won 36 races in 3 seasons, Started against and rtald in race with Storm, •2.OSJt; Almont Bashaw, 2:1'X; won two races from Kttiei B. 2:lJJi'; started 12 times in l<3Ht won 11 raccs Below you will find a few that are record®" in year b~ok As an individual no horse can outshow him. As fine and as game a head as ever wore a bridle. Kind la and out of harness; is no jumping jack when ipeedin?. in fact never makes any mistakes, He is a natural pacer, and a race horse that 90 >nnn pan finrt fjlnlt with : good bone, and the best muscled horse I ever saw. Color black; stands 15J£ hands high; weighs 1075 Ids, He was never hitched to a byke, and always had a uriver that weighed 210 lbs. Midnight paced an exhibition mile at Mason city, Iowa last fail, in 2:11; laat halt in l;0t; last quarter in 31 seconds. I will Match him against any paring or trotting stallion, mare or galding la MeHenry County. I also have in my barn a two-year old pacing fillv sired by Midnight.oatof a common mare, that 1 will show against any two-year old for points of speed. As a proof that tie public like him, thirty days from the day I got him home I booked 38 mares, I think Midnight's servie* fees less than any hjrse in tbe atate with a record of or any better than i ;20 FEE. - -• *20. Look for speed where speed ha® bees foun t. Midnight will start tlrs fall to lower his rec­ ord, and those who have seen him in his races say that he will take a mark better than 2;li Bkhwhng of Midnight, 2:l7Ji. -- Blaok hor*e, 15?* hands high; foaled 1886; bred by &, H. Pooler, Hernia, III. Stred by Nigger Hoy, be uv Plymouth Kock, 2:34, he by Bill s Black Haw'V. 1st dam Starlight, could pace In 3:27, by McKay horse, dam of Midnight 2;17M>3d nam pacer, by Pbaraob, paccr; sire ttichbnll 3;12M. 3d dam by Ethan Allen. Midnight will mnke the season of IMS at tbe stables of tbe undersigned, at Nunda. % Xand^ UL, April, h. B. Tumm* kpril, UM. -> 1 MoHenry, Having just put in a new Ironing and Polishing Machine, also STEAM APPLIANCES I am noff prepared to do all work Ml the Laundry line on sbprft totlce. and sruarantee satislactlon. , work left with me wftT lie promptly dene.as the new machinery put Id enables me to do my work mucb faster and better than heretofore. AU Laundry will be called for and delivered when done, If word Is sent me. JOHN MAUPRlSHt ^32? WE TELL YOU aethlng new when we eiate that il pays to engage In a permanent, most Stealthy and pk'iimnt busi­ ness, that rcturng a profit for every day's work. Such is the business we offer the working data. We itracii Ui<-m how lo inuke money rapidly, aud gaarautee every one who follows our instructions faithfully the making of S300.00 a month. Every one who takes hahl nssiv and works will ••rely and speedily increase their earnings; there ean he no Question about it; others now at work are doing It, and you, reader, can do the game, litis it the best paying business that vou have ever had the chance "to secure. You will make a grave mistake if you fail to give it a trial at once. If you 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 Mioiiey. The results of only a few hours' work will often equal a week's wages. i you arc 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 ns are rewarded. Why not write to-day for tail particulars, free ? E. C. ALLEN & CO., Box No. 4SO{ Augusta, Me. ,;v /'4,K; gftT.Tinpg' SipiBTXXaT 9. L. HUBBARD, Harness - Maker AID DKALBB IK HARNESS. SADDLERT. Bridles, Blankets, Whips, ' fUTOEBS, Ace* "To care for htm who ha* borm the battle, and for hi* WMkm md Orphans," --LlNCOL*. xjet-tendtMp, Charity, la*, ally -- Worthy none Of Patriot fbthtr*." „ amul... i-v-r. J:.' ' J v... *' (I won't move a peg until you get me one of those fine single Harness, at Hubbard's ) IS 8ets Double Harness all ready. 7 Sets Single Harness all ready. Double Harness, complete 928 0b Single Harness, nlekie or rub­ ber trim 'i 1000 Hame Straps, 7 8 In » 10 Spread Straps 10 Breast Straps, 11-2 In........ 60 Martingales, 11-2 is..... ..... B0 Axle Grease 6 Boston Coacb Oil » Common C. P. Bits 1' Rope Ties . ...... >0 Rcby Flush Plush Lined rua Robes 14 00 Inch Lines, with Snspa 2 60 TwoHnaps 6 Harness of all kinds in stock. C. L. HUBBARD. Ifu^daflll*. 1893. - MttsiaBtaMai. g; " \*:7v ^ V AleaK the tkmatSh lit*. Reunion 113th 111., Memorial Hall, cor­ ner Sixty-third street and Prinreton ave­ nue, Englewood, city oi Chicago, Sept. 5 and 6. The date for Grand Army day at Lake Bluff, previously annouced for July 22, baa been cb«vog*d to August 19. The troops from Port Sheridan will be invited to attend. Reunion34th and 75thill., Rock Falls, Aug. 30. On thefollowing day (Aug. 31) there will be a Reunion of Grand Army Poets of the counties of Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll on the same grounds. The Soldiers .and Sailors' Association, of Mercer county, will bold their annual reunion at Keithsburg Aug. 30 arid 31. A cordial invitation is extended to ail ex=«oIdiers and sailors to be present. Major Frank Peats, Of Rockford, for the last three years Adjutant of the Illi­ nois Soldiers and Sailors' Home at Quincy, was re-elected Adjutant at a re­ cent meeting of the home trustees. Gen. Daniel Butterfield was the Chief Msa*5b.?_i of the nrnnwwrion on Gattvdbnrg battlefield July 2, when the dedicatory exercises of the New York monument was held. The General was Mead's Chief of Staff at the battle of Gettysburg. That tifeless soldier-hater--the St. £ouis Republic--revives the old and odious idea of imposing an income-tax to pay pensions. Why not impose an income-tax to pay the salaries of the President and members of Congress? Anthony Headley, Co. I, 15th W. Va., Pine Grove, W. Va., thinks that at date of enlistment he was one of the youngest soldiers Its the army. He was born June 3,1840, and enlisted Aug. 24,18G2, and remained in service until the close of the war. While talking about well-to-do men ac­ cepting pensions for services in theUnion army, papers forget that the first pen­ sion claimed under the Mexican W at Bill was by Senator J. S. Williams, of Ken­ tucky, and one of the wealthiest men in the State. During the rebellion he com­ manded a division of rebel cavalry, and did his beet to destroy tbe Government which afterward pensioned him. Among the many things exhibited*at the World's Fair by Illinois is the suit of clothes which were .worn by President Lincoln on the fatal Friday night UDon which he was killed. The suit is shown in a glass case to prevent vandals from destroying it. The gnn that fired the first shot from Fort Sam pter and opened the late civil war, is also on exhibition in the Government Building. It is a 4-pounder and Well preserved. Every now and then we hear some­ thing about old veterans. The latest is about Thomas Allen, who'lives in Tyler County, W. Va., who is claimed to be 103 years old. He served under the Duke of Wellington in the war against France, and was at the battle of Water­ loo. He was in the Mexican war under Gen. Scott, and served a short time in the Union army during the late war, be­ ing compelled to retire on account of his infirmities. The nsw Soldiers' Monument at Three Rivers, Mich., was dedicated with appro­ priate ceremonies recently. Washington Gardner delivered the oration and Gov. Rich, Com. Kidd, of the G. A. R., and Mrs. Bliss, President of the W. R. C.,|also made addresses. In the evening the Cold water, Kalamazoo and Three Rivers National Guards, together with local civic societies, marched to the monu­ ment, where they were greeted in a salute of song by a chorus of 44 ladies repre­ senting the states of the Union. Tbe pension haters are now jumping fiercely upon Gen. E. Burd Grubb, of New Jersey, for saying at a recent soldier- gathering at Newark: I do believe, and I have always believ­ ed, that every man who carried a gun honestly and honorably should be pen­ sioned--not because he was wounded, not because he was sick. Every old sol­ dier should have a pension because lie was a soldier, and any man who enlisted in the Union army and served during the war should be cared for by the Govern­ ment. The comrades have long had their eye on Gen. Grubb for Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of'the Reprhblic, and if our friends the enemy keep on they will make his election certain, and by accla­ mation. --National Tribune. The Illinois division, Sons of Veterans, held its annual encampment at Belvidere last week, commencing July 3d and completing its labors on the 6th. A military encampment was held in<;onnec- tian with the civic. The First regiment infantry and Battery A, - Sons of Veter­ ans' guard, went into camp on Saturday July 1, remaining until Thursday. Com­ mandant Geo. H. Hurlbut was in com­ mand of the military and Commander E. A. Wells, of the civic divisions. Com- mander-in-Chief Marvin E. Hall was present on the 4th and 5th. At the reg­ imental election held by the officers of the Sons of Veterans' guards, Maj. R. L. Leonard, of Chicago, was elected colonel - Rome Words to u Pnaner. God himself cannot make a world in wbicli the saurian exists aide bjr side with man. 6aa- rians are the beat possible forms of life at on© yet impossible at tbe next.--Baccalau­ reate Sermon of Rev. Dr. RaiiafordLof New York Before the Harvard Graduating CLase, June 18. § Here is an error. For man can exist side by side witli tli» sauriau, mi« tuci e Ls scientific ground for believing that ho was a contemporary of saurians which became extinct ages upon ages ago. What we chiefly desire to say at this moment, however, is that we object to the habit in which many preachers, in* eluding Dr. Rainsford, indulge of telling their hearers that "God cannot" do something: or other. There is no mor­ tal who knows of the divine power or who can form any conception of it. It is iufijiito eternal, woi'dsi illicit-at-e beyond the comprehension of the human intellect. By looking throtwh a tele­ scope Dr. Rainsford may behold some of the works of God which he cannot com­ pass with reason or imagination, and ho need not took beyond the .earth upoa which he treads to behold otters more than can be numbered. But even with those instruments that search the heav­ ens and the earth man can form no idea, gain no knowledge of the divine power. It was Zophar, the Naamathite, who, in ancient times, put to Job that solemn question, "Canst thou by searching find oiitOod?' And again: "High as heaven, what canst thou do? Deeper than hell, what canst thou know? Vain wan would be wise, though he be born like a wild ass' colt." We regard it as irreverent in the ex­ treme for any man to say, "God cannot." The v ords are blasphemous.--Maw York Sun. • : yj ';̂ Wattonal Bnrean of Healtll. The move of the New York Academy of Medicine for the establishment of a national bureau of health is a matter of more than ordinary interest and impor­ tance. The view taken by this representative medical body of the metropolis is that the public health is a national affair, to be dealt with by the nation rather than the several states, and a matter which calls for the services of physicians rather than politicians. This view has been embodied in a bill which takes quarantine entirely out of state control and politics and vests it in a federal administrative board of medic­ al men. The bill is to be presented to congress when it next meets, and its enactment will be urged, not only by the academy of this city, but also by co-op­ erating medical societies throughout the country. Menaced as the nation may be at any time by cholera or some other epidemic, it would seem to be but the part of com­ mon prudence to have the most efficient and effective quarantine system that can be devised. It cannot be claimed with any force that we have such a system now. The law passed last winter was a compromise. The quarantine established Uy it is a hybrid affair.--New York Her aid. 4 1 The French In Slam. If it were not that the elections were coming on in France and that no French ministry dare ask for a heavy grant of money and 5,000 troops foraTonquipese expedition, we should think the situa­ tion very serious indeed. Siam might be struck to the ground in six weeks. The French do not, it is true, do this kind of work as well as we do, for their conscripts die like flies, and their col­ ored troops are liable to panics, but there is no solid strength whatever to support the Siamese throne. There is an army, but it will not beat even if it will face French regulars. It has been organized in imitation of European plans, which means that it has lost its national strength without gaining strength from science, and it has no tested leaders to whom it is devoted. It will be beaten we may be sure if the hour of conflict arrives and the war is really waged with France, and of popular insurrection there is but a slender hope. The court of Siam cnce bcatca will submit, as the court of Hue did, and thenceforward Everything will go on smoothly, with a French resident as virtual king of Siam. London Spectator. . This Postmaster Won't Get*f)ut. There is a man at Mount Tabor who thinks he is "bigger than old Cleveland." He is the postmaster, who holds the fort in spite of the appearance of Miss Thayer with her commission. Miss Thayer got her commission Saturday, with orders to take possession. On Tuesday ske pre- sented her commission and proposed to take charge, but Mr. Brubaker refused to turn over the office, on the ground that she was going to remove it to an­ other place, and a remonstrance against such removal was in circulation. Again on Wednesday Miss Thayer went in and demanded the office. He then said he wotild turn it over as soon as he could complete the inventory and would be ready Thursday morning; but on'Thurs- day he refused to turn it over pb all, and so the matter stands.--Portland Qrego- nian. Brndj For the Kclipse. Via total eclipse of the sun, to occur In April, will, it is generally supposed,, be one of the longest in duration of the present century. Extensive preparations are being made all over the world for its observation. One English party goes to Ba&hurst, Africa, and one to Pernam- buco, Brazil; the Bureau desLongitudes, Paris, sends an expedition to Africa; Harvard college observatory will be rep­ resented at Arequipa, Peru, and the Lick observatory at a station in Chili. A number of other Americana will prob­ ably follow. Farmers in 'Marin county, Clal., are complaining of a weed which the tows eat and which gives a peculiar taste to the milk, so much so that in IMP-- dis­ tricts the milk is unpalatable. If you can afford to be annoyed by sick headache and constipation, don't use De Witt's Little Early Risers for ' little pills wiB cure thsm. $ * fcr?; Plumbers Resent a Jok* At the first sesaiouaf the nati«IU|l«6»>: rention of master ^umbers, held i& Milwaukee recently, Majfer MiddletOH, one of the delegates, before thaseseicRS opened hung some decoraHoaa oa &0 wall reflecting in a joking, pointed .fnan* per on what he seerae*! to conslS® ttia" weakness of his trade. Two of the dec­ orations were illustrated verses Ing the plumber. One showed in colors upon a large piece of canvas a plumber in a house dividing his timeba '̂ ii tween his job and the hired girl, thetitlo ̂ of which was "The Giddy Plumber." . The other shoVred the plumber afte? h|f i had been kicked out of the house. Un­ der the gallery in the rear of the la£ was the third decoration in the form of1 a plumber's bill for work, pmr^Gvtbqf to , sh#w the exorbitant charges master : plumbers make. : y Just before the adjournment of tba > forenoon session Delegate Weldon of Pittsburg drew the attention of the con- ention to these features. la bitter terms he denounced them and said they would have to be taken down or he wonldss* fuse to sit in the hall, "That picture,1* 4 he said, pointing to "The Giddy Manila : ; er," is a libelous outrage on thin associ%> tion, and I will not tolei$te it. The in* tent of the placard in the rear of the ball is to slur the honesty of mastes plumb* era and is out of place here. Mr. President, that these decorations hah removed." Exclamations of approval were heard on every side, and immediately after ad­ journment the pieces of canvas wet* : hauled down.---Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean* - The Rnssian Heir to Marry. The czarowitz, the heir of all the Rut- Bias, is betrothed to the Princess Alice of Hesse-Darmstadt, the youngest daughter of the Princess Alice of Great Britain and granddaughter of Queen Victoria. The young lady is just 21, and though her father, who died last year, was not much of a man her mother will be re­ membered as the princess who died from diphtheria communicated by kissing her sick child. When the eldest daughttr of .this family was married, the queen and the Prince of Wales went over to' Germany to attend the wedding. The festivities were magnificent. The Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt chose that time to takejrefuga in a distant corner of his palace and contract a morganatic marriage with a Russian noblewoman. The czarowitz is 25, and he is tha' young man who was nearly murdered in Japan about a year ago, owing hkl life to the ready sword of his cousin, George of Greece.' Besides being heir tOf the throne of Russia, a prospective Bar preme head of the great Greek orthodtar " church, the czarowitz is colonel of a great many regiments and belongs to several military staffs. Nicholaa-Jdeat- androvitch he was christened. Be is a cousin of Marie of Edinburgh, who mM*> ried Ferdinand of Roumania lastpe$ca-' ary.--Exchange. - < ii ^ *' Wheelwright Season's Flostlsf Shop. Alfred Besson, a wheelwright, who formerly had a shop at 725 Washington avenue North, has built, and now occu­ pies, a boat in which he intends to floal down the Mississippi as far as New Or» leans. The boat is 10 by 34 feet, double decked and covered with canvas. It has two apartments, one of which is neatly papered, carpeted and furnished. This room contains a folding bed, a bureau, a center table, three chairs and platans. The larger room contains a workbench, a turning lathe, a chest of tools, a trnnk* a kitchen stove and numerous articles used in the kitchen. The ship will set sail next week apft will probably not reach its destination until late în the fall. Mr. Besaon will ply his trade on the journey, stopping a few days at each of the towns he <*mbss to. He expects to locate at New Orleans if things are satisfactory ̂ otherwise he will go to Texas. He onoe made a similar trip down the Red River of theN into Canada and knows what to From Minneapolis to New Orleans bgr air line is nearly 1,500 miles, and tip Lord only knows how far it wotild be to follow the river.--St. Paul Globe. * ' - The PoaellBg; Case of Ah Wlif. "WfU, this stumps me," said Laafyees G. W. Stapleton the other day as he coat- eluded the resding^of a letter from All Wing, a Chinaman who is serving a lifli sentence in the Deer Lodge penitentiary*; Ah Wing wrote Mr. Stapleton that ha~ was in for life, and wanted to know what effect the Geary law wopld hava upon him. The law provides that all Chinamen should register at a eertaia time--May 6. If they are not registered at that time they shall be deported. A|f Wing says the prison authorities would not let him out to register, and he will be perfectly satisfied to go back to This is a condition which the of the law hardly looked for, and it is likely the supreme court will be called, upon to settle the point. Ah Win^ killed three of his countrymen in Be* verhead county three years ago. Inter Mountain. TM African Slsve Canmaa The English cruisers may have chec the slave trade on the eastern coast, the caravan route from central Africa the shores of the IJediterranean Is stflt » the scene of all the horrors of whfck " Livingstone wrote. Mr. C. H. Alka ̂ j \ , .secretary of the Antislavery society, last ̂ <."$ 3j summer reported that a caravan of 10,* \h | 000 camels and 4,000 slaves left Tunboo- „ 5-" | too for Morocco, and of this number 80a * ~ \ \ to 600 died of thirst in the desert. la another caravan it is stated that out of 800 slaves 660 died, and the sunifWt were worth little from the privation lest hardships of the journey. Mr. Alba says "the desert route this year have proved more than unuraaUy but the atrocity of the trade «aUM* 1»- ignored." Yet there are SngMntt who call for the abandonment** Uganda snd the region of Lake Nyansa, the re* teution of which would giva a vantage ground for the pression of the slave trsda.--1 j, • .-»h: »* . "5- » 8 ' 3k'£ . A4 , • . *....