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'-I * X ; M r ' : ; - ^ - ;--:------•--•------: ----=-----. . • -- ..i,.-..I......-- Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty tnd Lawf No Favors Win us and no Fear 8hall Awe." , .i. '-'V'ifc-- - - ' I - ' "'V *• '<• 1 " r - M l - . • - ' VOL. 20. M'HENBY, ILLINOIS; WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1894. • -.v : *• NO. 9. / , , PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY y A N S L T H B r IDITOB AND PROPRIETOR. V OFFICE TFL THE NICHOLS BLOCK. Uwe Doors North of ferry A Owen's 8tor*, J u • K ^'T1' &' "*4 * TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in advance) $1 80 TF MOT Paid within Three Months... .... 2 «0 Subscriptions receivnn for three or six months in the same proportion. RATES OF ADVERTISING: We anaeunce liberal rates for advertising in the PLAINDEALKR, and endeavor to state them so plainly that they will T^X^UUIULY un­ derstood. They are *S follows:' It:';'" •ft 1 Inch one year S Inches one year S Inches one year - IF Column one year JT Column one year- Column one year • • -u* • V.. 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F ^WI:W*I,RESH Lagor Beer constantly on drancht. r . 'V ,S.-: 'I DO YOU KNOW "-:.;<^WH6 sell%4-' 1 /r; <T H E S E C LIGHTNING BURLIN MANCFACTURERi V . . OP • " " r-'« '#^ANO • 1 DEALERS COPPER Rods WRITE PRICES A ) CATALOGUE O YOUR MONEY UHHTLO; OBTAIN. VtM'jMiBt: The Best Goods in tie Market. That ia what we are aat- t a i l e d | 0 m a k e , " T h e Beat, " a.n<l think we can Hodemonstrate to you if you will sftve aw the opportunity. Call In and sea the Goada and ba -.T'/V'f',." canvlnead. CUS CARLSOli. McHenry, III., 1894. Knuill j«l IgljlT'lH Ijny HI llfllllllf . A. Sngeln's SALOON AND MSTATOANT MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. Wholesale and Retail'Agent far SCIJLIT HMee Brewing THE BEST MAD In any quantity from ft Snits Glass to 1C0 barrels. Orders by mall promptly attended to. ALSO. ALWAYS ON HAND* i. • • i : Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters.Icholce Ales, Wlnes» Cigars, Etc. I buy none but the best and sell at reasonable prices. Call and see me and I will uek use you well. ANTONY ENGELN. 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PABSTS Milmrakn Lagn Sm At Wholesale and Retail. Beer In La*ge or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than aay othev, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. OOOD BTABLlNQyrOM HORBm. Mr Call and tee as. - ' Nobert •ohissstsb H' - MIFPTTWQ "wtviaiv-- • J7HUi.ll IJ Friday. Sapt. 7th. WOODSTOCK* ILL.% At the Hotel Woodstock. DISPENSARY DR. FRUTH, after years of experience has perfected the most infallible method of cur­ ing Nervous debility, decay of body and mind, self-distrust, poor memory, weak eyes, stunted development, lack of memory, im­ poverished blood, low vitality, ami all efleets ot abutes, excesses, improper/life, etc., which renders ^marriage unhappy and life miserable, SPECIALTIES--Catarrh, Skin Diseases, Sores Pi nples, Scrofula, Biood Taint, Eczema, Can­ cer, Piles, and Diseases of Women We Onr.rsr.ffr ts Forfeit. S500for a case of SEXUAL DISEASE gfUTd'K Dure, Question IIBI FKEK. One personal intervieweollclted. consultation free ORi D> O. FRtirH, 3832 Lak«Ava.« ChleaKO| QUE OF THE KITCHEN I With one hud you can drain the water from boiling vegetables and it is impossible to burn yourself. Anv c h i l d that can carry tbe vessel can operate it with ease simply by pressing tbe two bails together in the band. A Blessing to Housekeepers. Saves Time, Vegetables and Paiu from Scalds and Burns. , WILL SELL AT SIGHT. • MRS. C. W. Si.AFTER. Aflat Cor McHenry and Vicinity, J Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat- LENT business conducted for Moderate Fees. ! OUR OFFICE IS OPPOSITE U. S. PATENT OFFICE I and we can secure patent in less time than those »remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip- j tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of • charge. Our fee not due t i l l patent is secured. • A PAMPHLET, "How to Obtain Patents," with . J cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries J, I sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. OPf>. PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C. THE MODERN DRAMA. I It bs Dreee-Coat Affair and Lacks ttM Goriness of Yore. The other night a man went to the 1 theater who had not been for years, and he couldn't make it out, says Pear­ son's Weekly. First of all he missed the simple village youth, the virtuous hero who was wont to take the first prize at thejiorticultural society, or else win the guerdon at quoits, or some­ thing or other in the rustic revels. But worst of all he missed the dear old- fashioned^ villain, and although this play had a tremendous villain in it our friend was not impressed with him a bit. He sighs thus: "I came away again, sadly disap­ pointed. The play was not what I ex­ pected. I shall go no more to the play­ house. The palmy days of the drama are over. The theater has fallen into the sear and yellow fifth act, and there is no health in it! The theater has fol­ lowed the path of literature and the good old things are changed. I beheld a lot of swell people in evening dress on the stage. They spoke quietly to one another, very much as people do off the stage, and in very much the same sort of language. This is not what I want when I go to the theate^. "What is the theatrical villain of to­ day? Is he a real, good, old-fashioned ruffian? Does he ever drag a helpless maiden from the domiciliary roof of her ancestors by the hair? No, sir. Does he ever say to the hero: 'Say one word and thou art food for the wolves?' Does he ever grab the heroine by the wrist, drag her down the stage In three strides, slam her down in a big chair, bend over her and whisper fiendishly: "S death, maiden, but, by my soul, I love thee! Thou shalt be mipe! Yield or by heaven I'll--' "That's all I know of that speech, because 'By heaven I'll' is the cue for the maiden to spring up, and, throw­ ing the villain half way across the stage, to say: 'Unhand me, ruffian! And know, that rather than mate with snch as thou, I'd cast myself from yonder battlement into the foaming flood beneath!' "And doe® the villian then say: 'Now, by heavens, I like thy spirit! I love thee all the more for it?' "And does the maiden say: 'Merciful powers, protect me?' "And does the door open and the hero rush in, armed with a good, blunt broadsword? And then do he and the villain fence up and down the stage, sixes, eights, shoulder blows, cut and thrust? Oh, no. These things have given way to swallow-tailed coats and high collars, and the villain is now as big a swell as any fellow in the show. Oh, for the good old palmy days of the drama, when the broadsword ruled wad there was gore! The modern drama is too much like ice cream after a heavy dinner--cold and unsatisfy­ ing." ^ SERVANTS ON INSTALMENTS. It Takes Six In Guatemala to Do the Work of Onf Girl Mere. The American woman, when she grumbles at the generality of servants, doesn't know when she is well off. If she could spend a year at housekeeping in Guatemala she would come back to the United States and pass the rest of her life in peace and contentment, says the New York Journal. In Guatemala the servants are either Indians or half-breeds. They will live on black beans and tortillas, and as to wages, they are content for a month with what a servant girl receives here. But no American housekeeper would feel inclined to charge a servant board. You hire a Guatemala woman, for in­ stance, as a cook. Then you must hire a man to keep the fire going. If he is away, the cook will let her fire go out sooner than debase her<dignity by put­ ting on more fuel. A third servant must be furnished to put the crude articles of food into shape for handling by the cook. A fonrth is needed to do all the carrying. Still another pust do the dish washing. ^ Altogether, a half-dozen servants are needed to get an ordinary breakfast for three or four persons. A bright, in­ telligent, sturdy servant in this coun­ try would accomplish the same feat all by herself in an hour or less. It is comparatively inexpensive to maintain a household of twelve or fifteen ser­ vants in Guatemala, but they are a ter­ rible trial to an American woman. Yonngest Sons Favored. "If one looks about him almost atay- where in Maine," says an observing res­ ident of that state, "he will find that in the matter of descent of property we have unconsciously put in force or ha^e effected just the opposite of the Eng­ lish rule of primogeniture. Where there are a number of childrep in a family it is almost always the young­ est son that stays with the old folks and inherits the homestead. Where I live I can point out dozens of such in­ stances in the families I know, and I cannot now recall a single instance where any other than the y oungest was preferred. Of course this results from the disposition of the older boys to seek their fortunes away from the parental roof tree as soon as they are old enough, while the younger, with the others gone, finds room enough for his activities at home, and stays there. As distinguished from the old world method this may be called ultimogeni­ ture." AVINGS-sSKpiffHE received and loaned on carefully sei iected real estate securities sad the interest P^fXiOANS. Q W and remitted without k I charge. Loans mad e on time and terms to salt borrowtii. J. W. BANtjl'KAl), Stl JJuPage street, Elgin, Illinois. 'A fl llHTjlilll • inn I! WilWl ft. Jiyiiiillisi liitljllUlll^iliK.* 11 tit, Origin of Visiting Cards. We owe the invention of visiting cards to the Chinese. So long ago as the period of the Tong dynasty (618- 907) visiting cards were known to be in common use in China, and that is also the date of the introduction of the "red siiken cords" which figure so conspicuously on the engagemei»t«arclfi of that country. Cat'seyas, Ancient and Hodent The cat'seye stone, now prized as an ornament, is a very different thing from the ancient cat's eye, or eyestone of India, an agate cut so as to show the so-called eye or eyes. It is supposed by some that this latter was used as mon­ ey in many parts of India four centu­ ries ago. and specimens found to-day 1M»TC «a Interest 9* THE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG. He Is the Noblest Species mt tbe Whsto Canine Rao*. ... The Newfoundland dog takes hia name from the island where he is sup­ posed to have originated. Many, how­ ever, believe that the Norsemen, who discovered America in the year 1000, in­ troduced this dog in Newfoundland. He is by some classified among the wolf-dogs, while others, on account of his large pendulous ears, say that he should not belong to this family, but that he and the St. Bernards should feccupy a place by themselves. The Newfoundland, says Harper's Young People, since his introduction in England, has improved in appear­ ance, and is now larger and heavier. In Newfoundland and Efobrador these dogs are used as beasts of burden, drawing considerable loads of wood and provisions on sledges. Their feet are partially webbed, and therefore they are most excellent water dogs. The scent is not strong, and as the dog is slow and clumsy, he is not valuable to the hunter, except as a retriever when speed is not required. In the island of Newfoundland thfo dog is almost totally black, but the English varieties are usually black and white. As a watch-dog the Newfound­ land is only second to the mastiff. He is amiable to children and small dogs. Kept in confinement he often gets cross and ill-tempered, and flies at those for whom he has previously shown the greatest regard. Where a dog cannot be allowed to run, and must be chained up, the New­ foundland should not be kept. This dog is a great life-saver, and by in­ stinct will jump into the water to save even an enemy from drowning. THE VAMPIRE BAT. jl A Dread Creature That ts India. I have always despised bats, said ft Cleveland man recently, and it alw&ys sends a shudder over me whenever one of the hideous creatures approaches me. The bats of this country, how­ ever, are not to be dreaded in compar­ ison to those of the vampire species which abound in India. Just imagine a big mouse with a horn on his head like a rhinocerous, furnish him with a pair of demon-like wings, and you have a very good picture of this Ifctter kind. The natives dread the vampire bat on account of his blood-sucking propensi­ ty. In the sultry nights he fans the heated sleeper with his wings while his needle-like teeth are being in­ serted into the veins of his victim, quenching his thirst for blood with such gentleness that it is only by some fortunate chance that he is discovered before the mischief is done. It is a well-authenticated fact that if an indi­ vidual is once bled by a vampire he is invariably chosen, in preference to all others equally exposed for a subseqent attack, and even if he were to move ten or twenty miles away, no im­ munity is gained thereby, as the bat is sure to follow him and keep up his blood-thirsty attack until his victim succumbs or the animal is discovered and killed. Cattle and horses, from being more exposed, are more frequent­ ly chosen as the subjects of attack by these loathsome creatures. UNAPPRECIATED BANANAS. Some Superstitions About Haddocks and Fern Roots. The banana possesses wonderful sus­ taining properties, and yet years ago, in the warm countries where it flour­ ishes, the banana was thought of so lightly that it was allowed to waste if not eaten by the cattle. The plant itself was valued simply as a shade for coffee trees, between rows of which it was planted. Somebody once told me, says a writer in the Gentlewoman, that the Span­ iards used to regard the banana as a forbidden fruit, because they detected in its heart the transverse section of the cross. > I remember, too, how one of my early governesses used to delight me by shorting me the cross and the apostles in the center of the passion flower; and the other day a friend told me of some curious symbolical marks to be found at the back of the neck of the haddock, indentations similar to those that might be caused by the finger and thumb, the supposition being that the haddock was one of the fishes picked out of the rflst on the occasion of the miraculous draft of fishes, i CHAMPIONS IN THEIR LINE. A been t-Mladed People Who Wore Slaspl/ Wonders. They are telling a story of a Dutch­ man who presented himself at the reg­ ister's office recently to obtain a license for his approaching ma rriage, and who, on being asked the name of the bride, was compelled to confess that it had quite escaped him, and he had to re­ turn home for the necessary informa­ tion. It's a pretty good story of ab­ sence of mind, but there are others on record that are even better. There have been cases where persons have even forgotten their own names. Lessing, the historian, was subject to the most wonderful fits of abstrac­ tion. One night, returning home late, he rang the front door bell, and when a servant called out from an upper win,: dow that the professor was not at home, he said: "All right, I'll come again," and walked away. There was an English clergyman, Bev. George Harvest, who was engaged to a daughter of the bishop of London, but on the day of his wedding went fishing, and forgetful of the appointed hour did not appear at the The lady broke off the Making Bain in India. A rainmaker in India has an appar* atas consisting of a rocket capable of rising to the height of a mile, contain­ ing a reservoir of ether; in its descent it opens a parachute, which causes it to come down slowly. The ether ia thrown out in fine spray, and its ab­ sorption of heat is said to lower the temperature about it sufficiently to odhdense the vapor and produce a Hnw WOKE HIM UP AT LAST. f Haw a Stoepinjc Telegraph Operator Wm : Aroused to Dstf. ' There is a good story about a tele­ graph operator who once worked the land wires in the Duxbury cable < going to sleep one night and having to be sent six or seven thou­ sand miles to wake him up. The oper­ ator is now a practicing physician ia Cambridge, Mass., but bfefore annexing: M. D. to his name was one of the gilt- edge telegraphers of the country, saytf a writer in Donahoe's Magazine. One night while on duty in, the Dux- bury office he fell asleep at his key-! The sleep was a Bound one. The Nc York operator called till out patience, when he sent a message Boston requesting the chief operat__, in charge to tell Duxbury to answer; New York. The sleeper, however, wasi as deaf to Boston's "Di, Di," as to thej impatient characters flashed on frotni New York. In the cableroom next the sleeping) operator was the cable artist. The] room was dark and he was watching! the mirror for the tiny sparks that in) those days went to make up a message. To him the Morse alphabet was al£ Greek, so the sleeper slept on. Seeing no other way out of thej muddle and thinking the "operator' asleep, New York called Canso in Novaj Seotia and addressed a message to thei cable operator at Duxbury. The me** sage read: "Go into the other room and wake npi that operator." * » 1 Canso sent it to Heart's Content ha Newfoundland; Heart's Contentj rushed it across the deep to Valentia. • From there it went to London, thencel to Dover, and across the channel toj Calais and to Brest. Brest kept it! moving on to Miquelon and Miquelool gave the cable operator at Duxbury aj unique surprise. The sleeper was then) aroused, about eleven minutes having! been taken by the grand round of the; cablegram. He tried to explain mat*j ters by telling New York he was out! of adjustment. The story didn't inH press the officials as being truthful, and in a day or two there was a vacancy in Duxbury. THE SOLDIER'S WORK. Bsgalm labor the Sanaa as *mt Worktngman. "Carrying a gun and shooting when you are ordered to shoot is a business the same as laying brick or making a boiler to the average regular soldier, said one of the privates of a company on guard at the custom house during the great strike, says the Chicago Herald. "These people," he contin­ ued, "who call themselves laboring people, and jeer at us and insult us, seem V» forget that when' a man enters the regular army in times of peace he doesn't do it from any par* ticular motive of patriotism. It u a business with him, and it has less of feeedom in it than any class of labor that I know anyhting about. A regu­ lar is absolutely under the eyeq of hia superior day and night. He can't go across the street without permission. He has requirements made of him every hour in the day. He undergoes about as many privations as any laboring man I ever heard of. I wonder if some oi these civilians who think proper to jeer at us, and insult us, as many have done In Chicago, ever stop to realize what we have done for their welfare and good in other times? I wonder if they think we have been kept, sometimes for months and years, away from the civil- Izatirti which has given them so many advantages? I wonder if th«y think we are doing this thing for our health?) The regular private & as much a labor*! Ing man as any now on a strike; het Is under a contract, the violation oi which means disgrace if not death. And yet it remained for us, who have been among Indians and snowstorms and all privations, to c?me here, under orders, to be insulted and spitefully used." THE ORIQ1N OF TATTOOING* J 11! tii >1 r.'fcA - M y m h».L It Dates So Far Back That It Xs iMt hi Antiquity. Tattooing dates back so far that it la impossible to discover when it was first practiced, but it was one of the prae> tices that were prohibited to the Jewa» for in Leviticus 19:28, is the follow* ing: "Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon yon." From this it may be inferred that tattooing was prevalent in the days of Moses. It is a custom that prevails among the savage nations of the earth and tattooing la practiced to this day, except where Christianity and civilization have put a stop to it. It was at one time years ago, and is yet, but not to such marked degree, a fad among sailors to have various designs placed uu the body. It was also a fad among a tain class of silly women to have their lover's name tattooed on the breast. There are sailors*in almost every seaport at this time who are will­ ing for a consideration to place figures on the flesh of any who are foolish enough to have disfiguring- driven beneath the surface oi the with needle points dipped into matter. Skinned Himself aiid Ate It. My uncle and sister and I were on1 in the garden one day watching a 11 tie toad, and my uncle took a twyj an< very gently scratched first' side of the toad and then the The toad evidently enjoyed it, for would roll slowly from side to si< says a correspondent in the Philad phia Press, and blink very expressively. I was so interested that when the; went in I took the twig and did as uncle had done. If, thought I, if rolls from sMa to gjde, as I touch h what w ould he do If I ran the t down his back? I did so, and what you think happened? His akin, w was thin and dirty, parted in a neai little seam, showing a bright new below, and then my qj|iet little showed his knowledge, for he gen' and carefully pulled off his outer aktaj taking it «£ the body and lege and then blinking it over his 47*4 --where had it gone? He had loUat h| ]W • I