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U Trutl>'to liberty and Law; No Favors Win u* and no Fear Shall. Awe." W<:- b • ' •h, AV-*4 * r j- rv^: K'i . 19. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, JUL\ 4, 1894. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY ' « * . V A N B L T K l r ISITOR AND PROPB1ETOR. OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK. , Sjre Doors Kortta of jperty ft O wsn'» 8 tor*. TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION: • t/- w'-W.S •"'•A.- It One year (In advance) Mot Paid within Three Month*. ....$150 .... a flo Salmcrtotiona rpc»iv"n for thKS or si* moatii* in tbe same proportion. CU F. BOLCY, 3 -;^ McBEXEY, ILL. ' AHoaj/gon Band with the Beat Beer, ... i-'&ri. H Column one year->(fc. Column one year 'J; j&£". Ti'. RATES or ADVERTISING: Wo announce liberal rates for advertising lb the PLAINDBAL**, ana endeavor to state them so plainly that they will LftjceadUy un­ derstood. They are aa follows: •> llnobone year • • - • 600 2 Inches one year - V ; S " 1000 S Inches one year . *- JP- >--« 15 00 If Column one year f*yi • /• • • •*, So 00 6D00 i year r-\ • .*• » 100 00 On* ncn means the measurement of one noh down the column,single column width. Tearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they choose, without extra eharge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion of local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line > each week. AH others will be charged 10 cents per line the first week, and 5 cents per line for eaoh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be oharged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first Issue, and it oents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, •.an inch advertisement will cost fi.oofor one week, $1.50 for two weeks, ' wavk*, and so on. $2.00 for three Westerman & Son, MOUSE, SIGN AND CARRIAGE PAINTERS, VOHKNKT Iixtwois. We are prepared to do all work in our line on short notice and guarantee satisfaction PAPER HaSGIKO A SPECIALTF. Prices reasonable and wrrk * promptly done. WESTERMAN ft SOK. MeHenry, J muary 30,1894, Unite! States far Clida Limy WM- H- COWLIN, Woodstock - - Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against the United States for ex-8oldlars, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. • specialty is made tn prosecuting old and rejected claims, •11 communications promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enolosed for re ply. WM, £L COWLJJf Oflee at Reside nee, Madison 8t. Woodstoea -- A., ft., - • y-i'fj-y- 1 ,•*> ' The PLAINDMAMB will be liberal in giving -&>' editorial notioes, but, as a business rule, it ' -V- will require a suitable fee from everybody ^seeking the use of Its columns for pecuniary grain. BUSINESS CARDS. FRANK L. 9HEPARD, COUNS EL LOR AT LAW. Suit# 514--» La 9aUe St,, uhieago. v 1111 1 " »e**«»iisa*wsl»-- it?-: - JOS L ABT. M.D. V: TJHTSMJIAIT AND SURGEON, MrttSnfv, 111, .-X Office in Nichols Block, over Plain dealer : * s.\ . .-A un •/.< ^'..(Office. O. H. rXGJCRS, M. D- DHrslOiAN AND SURGKON. ETIlia. Offlce at Resldenoe. MeHenry a J. HOWARD, M. D. ^ - DHYS10IAN AND SURGEON. Office at .JL the ersidesce of R. A, Howard, West McBenry, 111. DR. A. B. AURIVGER. : ̂ ^ ^ T>HY81CIAN ANDf»UR«EON. OJtee in Dr. ?•; / . X dbilds bullU'.ng, West fttcHenry, ill. V' i Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. ^ 0sborne, All professional eails promptly at ^•Bdedto, r . O. OOLBT, Dt D. ft. IOc./ 10c. ftoes smoke from yoor cigar arise % Like incense in the air? Or does it only cause a smudge Anid make your neighbor swear? • Why will you stick to cabbage leaves And drive your friends afar, When you can purchase for a dime "Our Monogram" cigar? 10c. IOc. BROS. MAKIBS OP) ice Cigars. Weean s«ll you one or a thousand--retail or wholesale. DO YOU KNOW -WHO SELLS- YOUR MONEY The Best Goods ii tie Market SHOULD OBTAIN FOR TO#,- fTETEfe B. KAXDrACTUUR That towhat we areaat- istied to make, •» The Best, " and think we ©titt no demonstrate to y on If you "wi il giv« the opportunity. Call in and «M the Coeds and be v * convinced. CUS CARLSON. MeHenry, 111., 1894. A. Engola's SALOON AND BESTADRAN! I McHENRY, ILLINOIS for Wholesale and Retail Agent SCULITZ Miliaote Brew.it Co's Beer. THE BEST MAO*. Jn any quantity from s Suits Glass to 1C0 barrels. , Orders by mall promptly Attended to. ALSO ALWATS OH HAM% :;'-^T\EKTIMT. Woodstock. 111. Special atten- J|L/ tion paid to regulating children's teetb, Parties coming from a distance'would do well to give timely notice by tnitil. Offlce. Kendal biociii corner Main street and PuDiloSq uare t- ' sf' V - "m-'i PI'A TTORNEI, O. P. BARNE8, „ Solicitor, andi Counselor, A Oolleetions a specialty, i'.-v WOODSTOCK, uxnroia. . KNIGHT A BROWN, ?M TTORNEY8 AT LAW. U. S. Express Oo.'s -: '••r- jn. Building, 87 and 80 Washington St. ; V OHIOAGO, ILL. j^3*f -iinirtifJuytuifiniiiir^iii^inyji„>. i.» r fjiliJiiiVij- - h: y. S. LUMLBf. ' v j. rA TTORNRY AT LAW, and Solloltoff to - ;«X Ohanoenr, W • WOODSTOCK, ILL. i t- ' ."" Ott0« iu Park House, first floor. j«. C. MEAD, -' justice of the Peace and General In- '• "i; turance Agent including Accident ;fv v and Life Inmrfince. t'-": OrflOI WITH B. GILBKRT, BKAB DBPOT, ?; ; ' WHT MOUBHST, III. W. P . 8. CLAIR, ^ Justice of the Peace and Notary Public >$*<*1 E«tate and Ineuran^ KUNDA, III* ' - A. M. CHURCH,:1- P\s ' ' ' ' Watchmaker and Jeweler ^rO.On * HuadredTwenty-Five SUte flt Ohi- caao. 111. Special attention given torn- yairingr ln« watches and Chronometers, ear A Fall Assortment of Goods in hisliM P. K. PILCHERv v > - IDental - Surgeon. « - (Met with Dr. Auringer, Weat McHmry, ill. Orown, Piste and Bridge Work art'stically ecuted at reasonable prices. Special aiten - ' " - »»a TAP ^on givVn to the care of'Children^s Teeth, IKI IN OOHSCLTATIOH FUB, W* JOHN P. SMITH, Watehmaker A Jeweler MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. Jk CISC stock of Oloeks, Watches and Jew< 'ij% airy *iway«flin hand. S iiven to repairing la* - I ©all. watehes. atteatioa Give ae JOHJtr p. SMITH Itorsemen, took Here. I have a fine stook of H -rses, among which are •' Young Green Mountain Morsan," "Mor­ rill obanes." and ot&ers. Oali and see these Hordes before making arrangements else- ĥerS* N. 8 COLBY. MeHenry. 111., Hay 10,1883. UeeenlBrtott!iIIA.|A C7C tifiieawr aw- ^ a week. Kxcluaire territory. Tis |U»M DlkliWaaber. Wwlmallt^ Stakes /or a family Iamk Blasts. Vaikfit nnees and dries item vitfcoat vetdBf tbe bands. Ton pub Ua bauop, tbe mekiMliei tte mt Brtcfci, poUtlml dliheg, aad ohwrfol wivci. 96 KiMd firiffirs.fiOKoikdh&ndawelMliiag. l̂ii broken djUfae^ao m*m> durable,^warranted. Cimlsraba*. CO., Clrrk Ke IIS. f6 00 Pan n f4 25 6 00 HarriH Caeoimere Pante 1 4 25 20 00 Riverside Mills Suit. 16 50 5 00 Suit 3 50 Fancy Good Pants fl 50 to 1 75 2 00 Boys Congress 8hoee 1 25 2 50 Men's Fine Shoes 1 75 Also Grpceries and Canned Goods fresh every two" weeks. • Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, choice Ales, Wines, Cigars, Etc. IViy none but the best and sell at reasonab e prices. Call and see me and I will us us© you welt ANTONY ENGELN. I|!,, 1894* , Sose's Cefebra+e Gicger Al< Birch BUFFALO MEAD. All kinds of Fine Flavored Cat' bonated Beverages. a | WQOD8TOCK, ' W '^vi' \FILL ESTABLISH Headquarters at MeHenry Ab«i^t April lit, which will be under the charge of N. L. HOLMES. ,and all onr goods wilt be delivered to the Lakes and surrounding towns. Headquarters at Bnch's Bulldiac, west and of lion Bridge, MeHenry. fftf A. HIIX JEWELER & OPTICIAN. Leisei, 8PECTACLE8. ASSI8TBD BT D». W. M. CORTHELL, Graduate Chlcsgo Oihalmlc College, OMCK A WEEK. II LAWLTO. Opposite Blterside House. i**"1 '• • • 'iri - . ' . -' 1' BEST IN THE WGRLP. - . . .. ,VV -»vr .'igP4 V ' ^ Sc :VA,; J'*: 'M-., "UK'- Mi, W't Spot Cash Only * < * - { , %'• Si ^cprdinaly r "K' ^ It will pay you to Investigate. gowii WilfCRlSTT, WEST McMENBY, ILL 21EAR THE DEPOT* WEST McHBNRY, ELL 'Keeps open for the aoooBuaodattoa oftBe Public a First-Glass Saloon and Restaurant Wbere he will at all times keep the best tarands of Wines, Liquors and Olj to be found in the market. gars . PABKW^J IDlwtuket Lagef Bttr At Wholesale and Retail. t P \ _ amallKefs t»r *otttes al- rays on hand, oheapar than any other, auali ^y considered. Orders by mail promptly attended t« OOOD BTABUN&yrOR MO. WTOall and-see us. Sohiessle. A G R A N D O F F E R ! MME. A. RUPPERT'8 FACE BLEACH Mne. A. Rnppert Bays-. I appreciate tbe fact tliut there are many thousands of ladies in the United States that would like to lay mr World Renowned Face Bleach, buthave been ke Ue. or » bottles, taken to* neuter. t&OOu In order that-all may have an opportunity, I will seilto every caller a ram* pte bottlef or S5c, and to those to every caller a ram* lefor »c,and to thoa _ , outside of city, in any mapper, all charges prepaid, for 25c. silver orsuSaps. In every caseof freckles, pimples, moths, willow, ness. blackheads, acne, enema, oiliness or rough­ ness, or any discoloration or d isease of theslnn. and wrinkle* (not caused by facial expression) Face PHOTOGRAPHED FH0X UFX. P A T E N T S . FOR PROTECTION, NOT FOR ORNflKEBT. DUBOIS * DUBOIS, Patent Attorneys. Inventive Acre Building, WASHINGTON, D. C. f\ade a Well A\ai> of i^Ve. 1st Say. VITALIS lOth Bay? XHB QSBAT soth x>ay, FRENCH REMEDY 3l Prodiees the Above Beealts in 80 Days. powerfully and quickly. Cures when all others fail. Young men will regain their lost manhood*' and old men will recover their youthful vigor by using VITALIS. It quickly and surely re» Tea Nervousness, Lost vitality, Impotency, It act*. stores Nervousness, Night^Emissions, Lost Power,"Failing Mem­ ory, Wasting Diseases, and all effects of self abuse or excess and Indiscretion. Wards off insanity and donaumption. Insist on having VITALIS. no other Can be carried in vest wit/ amaU' L00, wM r reftod cuiai mv yvuv»« > mi mail, fl.Mper package, or six for positive writ Lea luraitec to earn » nesq. circular free. Address •ST UO£BT OINTAVT, Chicago, I1L For skleat 8torjfs Drag Store, MeHenry. All my preparations, samples, bottles. can M bad at regular prices from my local agent, Mrs. 8. A. ROBBINS, He Henry, 111. 9Vo Chsrse for Testing the Eyes. PRFFSiGT FI1' GUARANTEED. OSMUN BLOQK.V KCKDA, ILL 36tt :: miBUTH'S " l̂ih* Friday. JU)y l^th. WOODSTOCK. ILL.. At th© Hotel Woodstock. HIM THE MARRIAGEABLE AGE. Woman's Period of Youth Has Advanced Ten Years. '•The gTeat trouble with this partion- lw ag«," remarked a young woman on her twenty-seventh birthday, "is that people are so obviously wondering whether or not one intends to get mar­ ried, and opining that if so, one had better be about it, lest she find herself in the predicament of Jacky, of nursery lore, of whom it is narrated that 'first he would, then he jvouldnt, then he thought he would; and then he couldn't,' Or, as the Scotch gallantly put it, a girl at eighteen wonders: 'Who shall I take, at twenty-five who shall I get, and at thirty who will take me?'" "You forget," remarked her listener, "that woman's period of youth has moved on a good ten years. In the old-fashioned novel the heroine,was ih- variably sweet sixteen,Taever by any chance either more or less. This gave her two years in which to accomplish the object of her being, since after the venerable age of eighteen all possible interest in her was supposed to cease. Now you seldom find a heroine of fic­ tion who interests you under twenty- six, and in a large number of actual marriage statistics the bride is between twenty-five and thirty, and even older. How can a child of sixteen or eighteen form any just estimate of a man's char­ acter, or how it will accord with her own?" "But, don't yon think," said the first speaker, "at that undeveloped age her own character can grow into conformi­ ty with his, and that perhaps there will be less confiict and greater happi­ ness thereby?" "Oh, that is a medieval sort of view implying the subjection of women, who had better be out of the world since it is now out of the fashion, in these days of woman's suffrage meet­ ings among the four hundred and peti­ tions to the legislature." Then the two, says the Philadelphia Press, drifted into a discussion of the political status of women. BOSTON BROWN BREAD. I* Must Not Be Confounded with the «Ott> ham Bread" Now Sold. The bread which has always been known here as "Boston brown bread" was baked all over New England long before the "Graham bread" came into use there, and was not a substitute for Mr. Graham's loaf of unbolted flour. The Boston brown bread, according to the almanacs of the Yankee farmers, is composed of these materials: "Rye and Indian, with a very little molasses," and it is the last ingredient that gives it a dark color. It is a wholesome bread when rightly prepared. In all the old-fashioned houses of Yankeeland, says the New York Sun, the baking used to be done in big ovens. It was after everythiilg else had been cooked that the brown loaf, the Indian pudding, the plum pudding, and the red jar of beans were put in the oven, where they were left for the night. There are plenty of people yet living who stoutly maintain that the primi­ tive way of preparing these nutritious THE WEEPING OF HORI Unmistakable Appeal* of Injiurod for 8j Did yon ever see a hone cry?11 people believe that horses do nc but those who have had muc with these faithful creatures- that on several occasions ItitJ ~j shed tears, as well as expreni in the most heartrending m&BSnr. the west, where the ^ ponies causes the riders toi look the necessity of providing their needs, it is quite commoft the weather is extremely cold tolaavai . an unblanketed pony tied fur two or' three hours when the temperature i4>.?§K nearly zero and while its owner ig ?• transacting business. . ^ In this case, says the Ptuctical Farmer, the suffering is evidenced by the cries, which are almost lilMtT^ . J and unmistakable tears freeze ootbthe • ^ cheeks like icicles. When a horse &Ua in the street and gets injured til ^ shock -generally numbs his senses *o ' much that it does not either Wy articles of food was far better than any I groan, but under some conditions the new ways. graham bread is another kind of thing, and is made simply of unbolte4 flour, like the wheaten bread which was eaten ages ago. It is called after the American "diet reformer," Rev. Sylvester Griaham, who began to advo­ cate the use of it in the first half of this century, and created quite a stir by his arguments against) the ordinary white bread of the bakers' shops. In other days, Graham bread was often spoken of scornfully as "bran bread," and the people who ate it or upheld it were dubbed "bran bread philosophers." Horace Greeley was one of these people. The old Boston brown loaf was never popular beyond the boundaries of New England. A GREAT JUMPER*/ George Washington Would Be Ik "tJham- pion Nowadays. There is an athletic record which, injured horse will solicit sympathy ttt:: : ey the most distinct manner. I rtmnttlr' ber a favorite horse of my own-wiildb trod on a nail long enough to piearee Ha foot. The poor thing hobbled up to on three legs and cried as nearly like a child in trouble as anything I <»**» de­ scribe. The sight was a very touching one, as was also the crippled animal** gratitude when the nail was pulled iftifc' and the wound dressed. THE ORDER OF THE GARTER. V Iti Nra&bcni HUK of OnMit PWNMBAI IMfev ttnetion. ̂ Lewd Melbourne used to say thaiM there was only one order in the worlclj worth having, and that was the Gar4 ter, because there was no merit at* tached to it at all, and that was what! made it the first order in Europe. Andj > therein Lord Melbourne showed hia usual shrewdness. The distinetitwa jv though it Win w hlT ^r°i 1 men love ^ 18 the distinction which! P DISPENSARY DR. FRUTH, after years of experience bss perfected the most infalliblo method of cur ing Nervous <let» llty, decay of body and mind, sel' -distrust, poor memory, weak eyes, stunted development, lack of memory, Im­ poverished blood, low vitality, and all efleets ot abuses, excesses, improper life, etc., which renders marriage unhappy and life miserable, flPKCiALTiKg--Catarrh, Skin Diseases, Sores Pi nplea, Scrofula, B.ood Taint, Eczema, Can- cer, Piles, and Diseases of Women We Cuarantee to Forfeit 8,500 for a case of that we under­ take and fait to nre. Question list FREK. < ne personal interview solicited. Cousultation free DRt D. O. FRU I*H, 3f8S Lake Ave.# Chicago; SEXUAL DISEASE STILL - ON - EARTH L A. BARRUS, OSlUI W cpoici JtkHtUT ©HOCJKRIES NOTIONS. t Boots and Shoes. BOARDING HOUSE, Haartb* Iron Bridge, lleHeary, Board by the Day or Week Reaeonabie rates, at A NIO* LIHE OFI BOW BOATS AT MY LAHDHIO. Pare Wines, Liquors and Choice Cigars always oa hand. •Matt Lager Beer eonstastly oa iiausht. Owing to tbe hard times and the tetrolty of money I will For the Next 30 Pays* Sell 32011 Boots and Shoes at Hock Bottom Pricca, for Cash. Ladies' Fiiie Shoes f om 80 cts. upward, warrautedf a first class article. Men's Shoes from 80 cts. up. As good as sold elsewhere for $2. A splendid Kangaroo Shoe, which always sells for $4 50, I can now sell you for $3 75. Can't be beat in the county. A choice line of fresh Grocer­ ies as cheap as the same quality of goods can ba bought anywhere Must be sold as l need the money. Fine butter and soda crackers. 20 lbs for $1. isr I am now running a wagon to Gh-aj's Lake, Fox Lake, Moneyville, and the sur­ rounding country, and can sup­ ply you with Shoes or Gro mes right at your door cheaper than you can buy the same of any firm outside of the city. Call on me at my store or'*wait for the wagon," I. Ai BAKRUS. V4HO, Lain Co, ill. June 4, , * V * , / ' s - i t • • ONLY FOOLED HER ONCE. Am Impecnnloas Husband Who Forgot the Trick He Played on His Wife. I have a friend who is comfortably well off, with a reasonable amount of good investments and a good salary, but he has a weakness for using money freely, says a writer in the Boston Journal. He has also a good wife with "a frugal mind," and by a domestic ar­ rangement she exerts a salutary check on the liberality of her spouse. Occa­ sionally he exceeds his allowance and indulges in tricks on his "banker" to secure a little pocket money, for which he does not desire to render a strict ac­ count. Not long ago he needed a new hat and bought it, reporting to his good wife that it cost him three dollars, arid that sum was duly charged by her to his personal expenses, while in fact he paid but one dollar and fifty cents at a "mark-down" sale, and so had an equal amount to "blow in" without exposure. In a little time, however, the wife called his attention to the fact that his hat was looking shabby and suggested that lie should get a new one, coupling the remark that the hat did not seem to have worn well, and he must exer­ cise more care in his next selection. Having forgotten his "little game," the husband replied hastily that he thought that the hat had done pretty gOod service for a cheap one. "You can't expect anything from a dollar and fifty-cent hat." "How's that?" says the wife, and forthwith she exhibited her account book with its charge of three dollars, and the husband was forced to confess his fraud and promise better conduct in future. There is peace just now in that family, but when he brings home a purchase the wife calmly but firmly asks him to turn in a receipted bill from the salesman. the sporting guides or almanacs of to­ day, is one of which every American ought to be proud. It was made by George Washington, the father of his country, in the running broad jump. The distance cleared was twenty-two feet three inches, says the Boston Her­ ald. Exactly wh«n, and where, and under what conditions Washington did this performance I do not know. Thackeray refers to it in "The Vir­ ginians," where he tells of the jump­ ing match between Harry Warrington and Lord March and Ruglen. Harry wins with a jump of twenty-one feet three inches against his lordship s eighteen feet six inches. In his letter to Virginia Harry says he knew there was another in Virginia, Col. G. Wash­ ington, who could clear a(foot more. If Thackcray's figures are correct Washington must have been a wonder­ ful athlete. He could easily have won any intercollegiate championship com­ petition up to 1889 and most of the na­ tional championships. Then, too, it must be remembered that the future father of his country did not wear spiked shoes like the athletes of to­ day, nor did he have a cinder path for his "run," nor a five-inch plank for his "take-off," those improvements not having come into general use as early as the middle of the eighteenth cen­ tury. Washington to-day would be a record breaker. man distingulabML merely singles him out as already ing so distinguished that ; needs to be given for distinguiahlngi him further. The Garter practically * ̂ says: "Here is the man whom every* -̂fl one will agree to think disting-uishedL The Garter receives distinction from him, rather than gives distinction to him." • And that is precisely the lrfn ̂of tee- timony which men covet most, says that. Spectator. What they desire to x of themselves is that they do not noodi * that any external reason should be as- signed for the honor in which they are • s held; that that honor is, indeed, in- N';/ evitable, and is a natural consequence of**""- '•&£ their being what they are. '"Merit" If something earned by effort and labor; i But what people love most is distmc- f Jt tion which is quite independent o* **i- 1 fort and labor, which is imbedded in their nature, like genius or manner or H breeding. To be well bred is not at a * :M man's own command. EXAMINATIONS W CHINA. U+TLE, BUT OH, MYI SELF-WILLED AND AMBITIOUS. Ks-Entpress Frederick of Germany a a Woman of Triumphs and Defeats. Of all the daughters of Queen Vic­ toria ex-Empress Frederick was the naughtiest when a child. She was .self-willed, a perfect tomboy and as full of pranks as her brother, the prince of Wales, says a writer in the New York Advertiser. On one occasion, when an old sailor had carried her on a yacht and setting her down on deck, said: "There you are, my little lady," the little girl replied: "I am not a lit­ tle lady; I am a princess!" whereupon her mother said: "You had better tell the kind sailor that you are not a little l&dy, but that you hope to be one some day." As Princess Victoria grew up her disposition did not alter. Self- Villed and ambitious, after her mar­ riage with Crown Prince Frederick She antagonized Bismarck and shocked the German court by her independence. She often said that she would be em­ press of Germany, if only for a day. Her wish was gratified, and after her brief reign of a few months she was shamefully and disrespectfully treated by her son, who now calls her the most intelligent woi^n in Germany. Em­ press Frederick's life has been a singu­ larly sad one. She is wonderfully like her mother in appearance, and they are very devoted to one another. She is exceedingly shrewd and clever, highly educated and the superior in intellect of most German matrons. No Demand for It. The owner of a very valuable iron deposit in the east learned by accident that his ore contained a quantity of an element that produces the blackest dye known to chemistry or commerce and worth some fabulous price per ounce. Delighted at the prospect of wealth, h« made ready to produce his dye, but preliminary investigation showed that the total demand for the stuff was not more than a few pounds per annum. He gave up the scheme as a commer­ cial venture, though he had, as he de- Jlsrk twaln'i Amusing Description Powers of the Flea. The boy in arithmetic seldom finds humor in figures, but Mark Twain is able to make a calculation that seems quite amusing. In his "Tom Sawyer Abroad" he thus discourses of the flea: "When you come to gauge a thing's speed by its size, where's your bird, and your man, and your railroad, alongside of a flea? The fastest man can't run more than ten miles in an hour--not much over ten tnoasand times his own length. But all the books say any com­ mon, ordinary, third-class flea can jump a hundred and fifty times his own length; yes, and he can make five jumps a second, too, seven hundred and fifty times his own length in one little sec­ ond; for he don't fool away eny time stopping and starting--he does them both at the same time; you'll see if you try to put your finger on bltn Now, that's a common, ordinary, third- class flea's gait, but if you take an Eyetalian first-class, that's been the pet of the nobility all his life and hasn't ever knowed what want, or sickness, or exposure was, and he can jump more than three hundred times his own length. » * » it's ninety miles a minute; it's considerably more than five thousand miles an hour. Where's your man now? Yes, and your bird, and your railroad, and your balloon? Laws! They don't amount to shucks 'longside of a flea. A flea is just a comet biled down small." • ---- *,r * ̂ ji-. Use of the Toes. , , l i The notion that the power of the toes of the men and women of modern times is destroyed by the binding up of the feet in leather through a great part of life is incorrect. In commenting upon an English professor's remark: "The toes are not used," Dr. T. S. Ellis says: "How is it, then, that the muscles of the sole and of the leg, which act on the toes, do not atrophy for want of 'Use? I have long insisted that, even in ordinary walking in ordinary boots, the toes, and all of them, are used, and serve a very useful purpose." There can be no doubt of the rightfulness of Dr. Ellis' judgment in this contention. SP 10Z She Exposed the Prince. The crown prince of Denmark visited a female seminary in Copenhagen the other day to hear the girls recite. One little girl near him became confused and forgot her lesson, whereupon he took her on his lap, and she thence- Clares, enough of the stuff to bJ&cken I <luestit>n t&n faoe of the universe. lJ' pr̂ d ior her knowledge, she replied: "Why, the | crown prince whispered all the answers Over 200 new Spring and Siitntner j to me." - ̂ suits, all wool well made and cheap at > -- 1-- 8. Stoffel's. Great Care Exercised in Passing Upaa pllcants for Public Office. China is absolutely governed by & V >, ; bureaucracy, created by competitive . examination, tempered by connections, » interest and bribery. The nnivuwl , ambition is to become a government official, says the London Saturday Be* .Tf'4 view. There is the temptation of al. * most irresponsible power, with g*eat '̂ | prizes, and of many lucrative pi****, /* ^ but, on the other hand, the V J innumerable, and the majority of th® ..' aspirants must resign themselves to mendicancy. Six or eight • competitors may be assembled. Each. ,"j man is carefully searched la. ease he ,1*4 should have concealed cribs aboat his person. Then he is shut up with thai examination papers for two days in an, ' unfurnished cell about half the size of «I a roomy bathing machine. He brings $J his own food, such as it is, and in these dispiriting conditions he dashes off va- -•>; rious essays, and must throw off verses vi by the page. Should he come out suc­ cessful, it is much to his credit; but even then, unless he has friends, he may wait indefinitely for the beginnings of advancement. Al̂ the officials, from the to ^ lowest,"are oompelled to be oppressive and corrupt. SPIDERS' THREADS. Shown fcy Tests to Be ConwpaMlMli Stronger Than Cast Iron. Some interesting experiments were made last summer on spiders' threads. A thread having been obtained, end was carefully fixed with gum to a support, and to the other end weights were gradually attached till it broke. In order to compare, from these tests, the strength of the with, say, steel thread of the same thickness, it was necessary to deter* mine its diameter. This was by means of a powerful microscope, niy* i| was found that it would require twea- ty-five thousand <^s & sheet one inch br When it is bers' Journal, threads is compose<MpMn^n> tlion sand strands the tenuity ia to be almost inconceivable, as it would re­ quire one hundred million to one inch. As a result of these tests it ^ras found, incredible as it may that spiders' thread is, thickness fop thickness, actually stronger than oast iron, nearly as strong as copper, gold, platinum, silver, and about one-fifth as strong as steel. It may not be gen* erally known that spiders* threads aro used to support small weights in sev* " eral delicate scientific instruments, and for this purpose they are much mora suitable than axw other Christian JSodaevor, nsr: EVAHSOB'S Clothing Sale. 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