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- f Si?,'.; ' ' ' <? v ' •»* . i v - ^ V ' * * . . --IV4 ' £ r ' 1".' j ft/- K"* il; MM., Pledged but to Truth, to LDwrty ami Law % Ho Favors Win ut«nd no Fear Shall Awe." 1?fSp . M I VOL. 20. J- >, f •iHfiiMi mm M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1894. *2*. \ .17. it • JKEFJENY ^WETTER. sstesift S;-' • •• pr!~ ~ lih. ' PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY g g j ^ 4 ' N S L Y K E r •*, JHUTOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK. . Xw# Doors North of 1'erry A Owen's 8 tor*. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (In advance) ...fl 50 If Mot i'airt within Three Months... ... 2 MO Subscriptions receive." for three or six months in the same proportion. RATES OF ADVERTISING: We announce liberal rates for advertising yln the 1'LAINDEALKK, ancl endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be rea«if^y\pn deistood. 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The PLAINDF.ALBK will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule-, it Will require a suitable fee from everybody leaking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. FRANK L. SHEPARD, COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 514--80 La Salle St., Chicago. JOS. L ABT. M. D. PHYSICIAN AUD SURGEON, McHenrv, 111, Office in Nichols Block, over iriaiodeaier Office. Telephone No. 4. O. H. FEGERS, M, D- IAN AND SURGE! Ills. Office at Residence. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, MoHenry J ' O. J. HOWARD, M. 1>. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office at the ersldence of R. A, Howard, West MoHenry, 111. DR. A. E. AURINGER, PHYSICIAN AND8URGEON Office In Dr. Ohilds building, West McHenry, III. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at­ tended to. P. O. COLBY, D, D. S. DENTIST. Woodstock. III. Special Men­tion paid to regulating children's teeth, Parties coming from a <list:incewouM dowell to give timely notice by mail. Oilier, Kendal block corner Main street and I'uolioSq are a P. BARNES, i TTORNEY, solicitor, and; Counselor, Collections a specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. KNIGHT ft BROWN, A TTORNBYS AT LAW. U. 3. Express Oo.'s A Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. V, S. LUMLEY. ATTORNEY AT LAW, and solicitor in Chancery, _ WOODSTOCK, ILL. Office in Park House, first floor, H. C. MEAD, Justice oj the Peace and General Jn entrance Agent including Accident• arid. Life Insurance. OrriCE WITH B. GILBERT, WR^B DBFOT, WEST MCHENRY. III. W. P. ST. CLAIR, Juitice of the Peace and Notary Public heal Estate and Insurance. NUN DA, lll< A. M. CHURCH, Watohmaker and Jeweler NO.On i HundredTwenty-Five State St Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing*1 ine watches and Chronometers. SBFA Full Assortment of Goods in his line JOHN P. SMITH, Watohmaker & Jeweler McHENRYi " ILLINOIS. AriNE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special given to repairing fine watohes. Give me JOHN P- SMITH. Westerman & Son, HOUSE, SIGN AND CARRIAGE PAINTERS. ' MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. We are prepared to do all work in onr lice on short rottre and guart ntee satisfaction. 'PAPER HANGING A SPECIALTK Prices reasonable and w rk promptly d0lie* • WESTERMAN A 80N. McHer ry, J *nuary 30,1894. JOHN J. BUCH, RESTAURANT BOARDING MOUSE, Near the Iron Bridge, McHenry, Board by the Day or Mtoek a Reasonable rcttes, A NICE LINK OFJROW BOATS AT MY LANDING. Pare Wines, Liquors and Choice Cigars always on hand M9~Wresh Lager Beer constantly on dranght. mt c. F.AOLEY, ProDrielur of' McHenry Brewery, McHE^RY, ILL. lwa}/8 on Hand B<ud Beer. IDc. 10c, Does smoke from your cigar arise Like incense in the air? • Or does it only cause a smudge And make your neighbor Bwear? Why will you stick to cabbage leaves And drive your friends afar, When you can purchase for a dime "Our Monogram" cigar? roc. IOC. BARBIAN BROS. MAKERS OF| Choice Cigars. We can aril you one of a thousand--retail or wholesale* YOUR MONEY SHOULD OBTAIN FOR TOU The Best Goods in the Market. That is wKat -we are sat* itstiecl to make, " Th e Best, " and think we can sso demonstrate to you i f y o u w i l l j f l v e t h e opportunity. Call In and see the Goods and be convinced. CUS CARL80N. McHenry, 111., 1894. WII BACON DEALER IN Agricultural Machinery I IcHENRY. ILL. We have the in>st completr line of Pumps to be found in thf county, and if you are in «eed ni one it will pay you to caU and set us We have THE MYERS FORCE POMP, WITH WIND MILL REGULATOR, Buggies & Carriages Our entire stock of Buggrie? and Carriages will he sold AT COST for the next 30 days, W M . B A C O N . A. Bag©ln's SALOON AND RESTAURANT MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. Wholesale and Recall Agent fo* SCULITZ Miliafe Brewing C O ' s Beer. THE BEST MADE. In any quantity from a Snitz Glass to 1C0 barrels. Orders by mall promptly attended to. AI.SO ALWAYS ON HAND Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters* choice Ales, Wires, Cigars, Etc- \ I b y none but the best and seM at reasonab e prices. Call rrd see me and I will ue* use you welU ANTONY ENGELN. McHenry, III , 1894. DO YOU KNOW -WHO SELLS- f6 00 Pan ft $4 2 " 6 00 Harris Casoiniere Pants 4 21 20 00 Riverside Mills Suit 16 50 5 00 Suit 3 50 Fancy Good Pante....; $-1 50 to 1 75 2 00 Boys ('onjfreos Shoes.. 1 2 2 50 Meii's Fine Shoes 1 75 Also Groceries and Canned Goods fresh every two weeks. E LAWLUS. Opposite Riverside House. Or. Priced Cream Baking Powder World's Pair Highest Award. We»t side Livery, FEED AND SALE STABLES. E. .J. HANLY, Prop'**. WEST MCHENRY, ILL. - »Flrat el&os rijre, with or without driv»rt, tnmjstiftllat reasrratde rates- Parties tnken n<t from the hnkes In E*sy Bitrs, -and prompt oonnertnn mule with all trains Our KIITR will l»E kept in first class ship*, and we shall e^re no pains to please our ous tomers at all times. Uive us a call, B. J. HANLY, West McHenry, 111,, Aug. 15, 18M. A grsa' chance to make money Agents Wanted V I T A L Q V 1 S T I 0 B S nr TUC niV 'Political Revolution or ur I nt U81 . » 2. Ori» in of "93 an<l TM Rattles for breau, < C.XKTISM, Strikes, the Unemployed. GHKAT I.AISOK INSCKS of the iTcsent and the future Ta< iff I.eRiilation the * ilver Questions Whnt Protection <1O»S for the Amert<~aii W^rknieri. What Kree Tra'lndoes f r him. A bo k for t>ie hour- Everyboov wants it, Pri- • only #1 50. Sells it eiffht Most libera) terms to agent-*. Hen 1 for • iroulTs or sen<i o cent* for fifr^nt's out lit »t once P. W ZttGLKR * <X> , A33 Market street, bt, Louis, Mo. 8. liEAR THE DEPOT. WEST MpHENRY, ILL. Keeps open for tt Public a First-Glass Keeps open for the aeoommodatum oft He - • •- Fll Saloon and Restaurant, <¥here he will at all times keep the host brands of Wines* Liquors and Cigars to be found In the market. PABST'S « tfilwaakn Lagtr At Wholesale and Retail. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, oheaper than any other, qasll- y considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FOR HOR8F8 s#*Oall and see us. Robert Sohiessle. REIDS German IT CU,?oS CB0U AND COUGH K I D N E Y GURE. (WtaJns no Poison. Reid's German Pills eyre Constipation and Malaria. Sylvan Cum purifies the breath. C A. Hirx, ER OPTICIAN. Piiest Lues, Fje-Glasses and SPECTACLES. No Change for Testing the Eyes. PERFECT FI T GUARANTEED. Will t>e at 0. T. Daniel's Drug Store, Algon ijuin, every Wfdneeday, commercing July 11. VUo, at a 9everns's Drug Store, Cary. every Thursday, comiucncing July 20tb. OSMUN BLOCK, 36lt JNUNDA, ILL. MTPDTTTn'Q *ext v,8,t*-- . f r U l l l u F r i d a y . N o v . 2 d . WOODSTOCK, IL ., At t lit; Hotel Woodstock. art • DISPENSARY' DR FRUTH, after years of experience has perfecte<l tt.e most infallible method of cur­ ing Nervous <iet>iilty, decay of body and mind, sel -distrust, poor memory, weak eyes, -tunted development, lack ofmemoryj im­ poverished biooit, low vitality, and all etlccte nt abuses, excesses, improper life, etc., wt.ich renders marriage unhappy and life miserable. SPECIALTIES-- Catarrh, Skin Diseases, Sores Pi-nples, Scn.'ful», Biood Taint, Eczema, Gan- ccr, Piles, and Diseases of Women We Guarantee to Forfeit MOO for a case of SEXUAL DISEASE ift.M.'E Jure. Question list KHEK. « ne personal interview solicited. Cousullation Iree DR. D. O, FROTH, 3032 Lake Ave.> Chicago; AVINGS • and sorplns toads rrceived and lonned on carefully se­ lected real estate securities and the interest collectedT /"k A "VTC " l«nd remitted withoutJLiV-JxjLl.^ O# k I charge. Loans made on time and terms to suit borrower J. W> BAKttllS&U, 21 DuPage street, KUan. Illinois. Hard - Wild - Soil COAL t •it- WILBUR LUMBER CO I AT THEIR YARDS IH WEST MCHENRY, • / } • Have now on hand Moth hard and soft Uoal, which thev will sell at prices ae low as the lowest. We are handling the celebrated Cross Creek Lehigh Hard CoaL which we guarintee uncqualed by any. {^"Delivery made to suit pur- hasor Feed! Feed! Feed of all kinds constantly on hind Car Lots a ISpecialty. - rile. Lime, Cement, etc Always on hand. Wilbur Lumber Co. Still - on - Earth ! I. A. BARRUS, OIALCR IN CHOICE #4MILY GROCERIES, NOTIONS. Boots and Shoes, VOL O, I1JL, Owing to th« h«r«1 timet and tli carotty of money 1 wtll * For the Next 30 Days* Sell you Boots and Shoes at Kocl Bottom Prices, for (/ash. Ladies' Fino Shoes f om 80 cts upward warranted a firet class article. Men's Shoes from 80 cts. up. A? good as sold elsewhere for $2 A splendid Kangaroo Shoe, which always st lis for $4 50, I cai now sol I 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 b* bought anywhere Must be sold as I need th* money. Fine butter and sod* crackers. 20 l^s. for $L. t3TI am now running » wagon to Gra)'s l ake, Fox Lake, Moncyville, and the sur­ rounding country, and can sup­ ply you with Shoes or Grc< erie? right at your do< r cheaper than vou can buy the same of an> 6rm outside of the city, ('all or me at my store or "wait for th< wagon," JiiMt received, a full line o< men's pants, shirts and jickeis. tor summer nnd fall wear. A full line ot Rubber Go< dt- und Felts tor ladies and gpnis I. A; BAKRUS. Volo. Lake Co, III. June 4. 48ml OF THE KITCHEN I With one h»mj yi u < an drain the water from miiintr v gctables and it is impossible in burn yourself. Anv in id that can carry the ves«el car operate it with ease cimply* by pressing the two bails together in the hand A Blessing to Housekeepers. Saves Time, Vegetables and Pain from Scalds and Burns. WILL SELL AT SIGHT. MRS. C W. SlAFTER Agent for McHenry and Vicinity, Do You want/W7"nrk f A steady paymgjob | V Jf \J X XV • with Hr est house in the west, 20 years es'ahlished. With our fa­ cilities we can make a good salesman in tw< weeks from raw material. Nursery stock that is warranted to grow. 25 be«t varietiea »eed potatoe* in the world, etc. If you wanl money write, stating age. L L. MAY ft CO Bt- Paul. Minn* Nurserymen, Fioiiets and Seedsmen. (This house is responsible) STUKiES FROM THE SKY. DUINTK M O X I E THE FAMOUS NEEVE FOOD BEVEEAGE. CHICAGO CONSOLIDATED BOTTLING CO. 14 TO 18 CHARLES PLACE, CHICAGO. III. TELEPHONE, MAIN G27, SOLE AQCNTt BEWARC OF POOR IMITATIONS. Sold by WHOLKRALB DRITGGIBTS S GROCERS. If your local dealers don't kee|) it, on receipt I ol two dollars ana fifty cents the sole agents will forward one dozen BEVERAGE MOXIE. Historical and Traditional 8torle« of th* Fall of Aerolites. Every country and every age has its historical, semihistorical or tradition­ al stories concerning1 fmmense stones falling* from the sky; or, more prop­ erly, from space. Levi tells of a whole shower of aerolites which fell on the mountains near Rome in the year 654 B. C. The Arundel Marbles (marble tables giving the events of the Grecian history from 1582 11 C. to 624 B. G. in chronical order) give an account of a great stone which "fell down from heaven" at Aeogostami about the year 407 B. C. Pliny, who died in the year 79 A. D., says that in his time the •'great air-stone" mentioned in tho foregoing was still to be seen on the Hellespont; "and," he quaintly adds, "it is even Bow of the bigness of a wagon." Since the opening of the present century there have been several well attested instances of falls of stone from the regions of space. In the year 1803 a perfect shower of litho-missiles fell in the farming- country adjacent to L'Aigle, France, upwards of three thousand separate stones falling upon a wedge-shaped section of country eight miles long by about four miles wide. Aerolites, or "meteorites," as they are sometimes called, usually fall stagly. sometimes in pairs, and, less frequently, in showers, as was the case at New Concordia, O., in 18(50, when nearly two hundred red-hot stones fell in a field itV broad daylight. Up to January 1, 1894, there had been between three hundred and three hun­ dred and fifty recorded instances of stones falling from the unknown re­ gions outside of our atmosphere, and in eight of these the fall was in the shape of "showers," the individual missiles numbering from ten to five thousand, and of all sizes, from that of an orange to immense blocks of strange combinations of minerals weighing hundreds of tons. GETTING ACCLIMATED. Jim's Unique Way of Learning to' Be a Good Husband. Jim is a teamster for a manufactur­ ing establishment in Detroit, and until a week or ten days ago Jim was a bachelor and happy. Then, in a mo­ ment of recklessness, he got married, the lady in the case being about ten years older than he and with a temper on her that was simply terrific. Jim took her to a little house he had rented and settled down to domestic bliss, but somehow it wasn't a success, says the Detroit Free Press. The other evening the policeman who is on that beat, and who has known Jim a long time, noticed him come .out and sit on the front steps awhile, then go in and shortly afterward reappear for a few moments, then go in again. He watched this peculiar action for an hour, and the next time Jim appeared he went over to him. "What's the matter?" he asked. . Jim jerked his thumb over his shoulder and smiled a wan sort of a smile. The policeman didn't understand. "Got married, you know," said Jim. "Yes," replied the officer. "Only four days ago," said Jim. The officer nodded. "Well," said Jim, "my wife's got a mighty spicy temper and I'm„trying to get used to her on the installment plan." i A WIZARD'S FEAST. Queer Surprise That Chinese Hosts Per­ petrate on Their Guests. "I once attended a swell Chinese ban­ quet, and was not a little surprised at the way in which some of the delicacies were served," said Walter F. Logan, of Sacramento, Cal., at the La Clede re­ cently. ^After we had discussed the most substantial portion of the repast and dessert was being served, oranges were placed before each guest, the skins of which had apparently not been broken, yet from which the pulp had in some mysterious manner been re­ moved and four or five different kinds of jelly substituted in its place. "The guests expressed a good deal of astonishment as to how such an opera­ tion had been accomplished, but their amazement was only increased when a dish of eggs, the shells of which ap­ peared to be perfectly whole, waa placed upon the table. Examination showed the contents of the eggs had been removed and the shells filled with nuts and candy. "Our host smilingly refused to tell us how such wonderful results had been accomplished, and we left the house completely mystified." WOMAN'S LIFE IN INDIA. / An Existence Without Wickedness, But Intolerable. The position of the native women of Rajputana is singularly deplorable. Penned from their babyhood within the narrow limits of the zenana, they are cut off from all contact with the outer world, with which they communicate only through their slave girls, seeing not only no men but hardly any wom­ en, very few ladies of sufficient high rank living within visiting distance of each otlier. They are quite uneducated, unable to either read or write or work; nothing, therefore, remains to them but their affections, and these are out­ raged, their husbands professing no love for them and visiting them but oc­ casionally, their children being taken from them at a very early age and placed under the guardianship of men, their mothers being considered unlit, and, alas! truly, to bring them up. Is it to be wondered at that such an edu­ cation, such a violation of every in­ stinct, every need of a human being, should produce creatures singularly de­ praved? Great Marchers. The French soldiers have the tradi­ tion of being the best marchers in Eu­ rope. The rate of marching laid down in the infantry drill, 1892--that is 120 paces of thirty inches ptr minute-- gives a rate of 3 miles and 720 yards per hour; or, including the five ipin- utes' halt, 3 miles and 220 yards per- fifty-five minutes. THE BOER LANGUAGE. tt Differs Materially from That of Hol­ land. The "Afrikaansche Taal" Is not the j Dutch of modern Holland. In its ori­ gin it represents the old Dutch of the country districts in the Netherlands, ! together with a tendency toward the • Flemish dialect. It has incorporated a great deal of English and a little Frefich, says the Fortnightly Review, i Above all, ils pronunciation is quite ! different to that of the classic Dutch, : and it lends itself much more readily to English tongues and palates. It is almost ̂ impossible for a Dutchman of Holland, on arriving in South Africa, to understand the native Dutch dialect." Words are greatly clipped, and, al­ though the abominable guttural "g" is still retained, the equally fatiguing Dutch pronunciation of "s-c-h" is hap­ pily changed into a simple "sk." The vowels are pronounced almost as they would be by an Englishman. For in­ stance, "beest" is pronounced like "beast," not like "baste," as it would be in Holland. A Cape Dutchman talks of "De Beers;" he does not pronounce it "De Bares," as the real Dutchman would do. Needless to say, the "Afri­ kaansche Taal" has no literature be­ hind it, and all the^6est things wfcjtten in Holland' hay^ AM maie their ap­ pearance in Latin, Frfen<Sh, or even English, or have rapidly been translated into those languages if intended to be widely read. The adoption, therefore, of the English language throughout South Africa is a necessity forced on that community by commerce, manu­ factures, mining enterprise, and all dealings with the outer world. As a matter of fact, a young Boer will learn English as quiakly as a raw Scotchman would exchange his *harsh dialect for the incisive, clear, quick speech of southern England. EARLY USE OF OXEN. They Preceded the Home In Agricultural Labor. » The help which our bovine servants render us by the power which they exert in traction, as in drawing plows, sleds or wagons, appears to have been first rendered long after their introduc­ tion to the ways of man. The first of these Uses in which the drawing strength of these animals was made serviceable appears to have been in the work of plowing. In primitive days and with primitive tools, hand delving was a sore task. The inventive genius who first con­ trived to overturn the earth by means of the forked limb of a tree, shaped in the semblance of a plow and drawn by oxen, began a great revolution In the art of agriculture. To this unknown genius we may award a place among the benefactors of mankind, quite as distinguished as that which is occupi«d by the equally unknown inventors of the arts of making fires or of smelting ores. After the experience with the strength of oxen had been won from the work of plowing it was easy to pass to the other grades of their employ­ ment where they were made to draw carriages. Next after the contribution whiclTthe kindred of the bulls have made by their strength we must set that which has come from their milk. Although this substance can be obtained in small quantities from several other domestic' a ted animals, the species of the genus Bos alone have yielded it in sufficient quantities greatly to affect the develop­ ment of man. It is difficult to measure the importance of the addition to the diet, both of savage and civilized peo­ ple, which milk affords. It is a fact well known to physiologists that in its simple form this substance is a com- plete food, capable when taken alone of sustaining life and insuring a full de­ velopment of the body. PROFITABLE BAZARS. WHAT A FLIRT IS. Queer English A Word Which Has a Derivation. I remember a long time ago hearing a singular definition of a term very well understood by most of us, given by an old Scotchman, who spoke with a strong accent. "What's a flirt?" said he. "A man who proposes and is re­ fused." IIow he came to be in such a s*ate of benighted ignorance is more than I can say, but so it was, and I am reminded of the story by seeing in a book that the verb "to flirt" means "to move to and fro with a pert moiion, as, to flirt a fan." The fan being used for coquetting, those who coquetted were called "fan flirts." Lady Frances Shel­ ley introduced the word. While on this subject, says a writer in the New York Journal, I should like to mention, as the result of' observa­ tion, that flirts are born, not made, and that unless the faculty comes by nature/ it is not very much use to try and acquire it, because not only does the effort recall sometimes the at­ tempted gambols of a cow, which only draw attention to the natural heavi­ ness and solemnity of the animal, but it is as likely as not that in putting on a manner and "ways" that are not con­ sonant with one's temperament, one may make hideous mistakes, just as when a very shy person tries to be cool and assured in bearing it happens often that the coolness seems like rudeness, and the assurance like inso­ lence. I don't believe we can really alter our natural selves even external­ ly, any more than we can change our physical appearance much without its being found out. It is the "ass in the lion's skin," after all. Verj Palatable. The Mexicans have a way of making a kind of hot bread, called tortillas, that is quite appetizing to a hungry man. The cooking utensils used in the making of it are simple in the ex­ treme, consisting merely of a smooth, flat stone about two feet long and a thin plate of iron. On the stone is placed a mass of corn that has been thoroughly soaked in alkali. This is mashed until it becomes a smooth paste. It is then taken up in small handfuls, patted into thin cakes and seasoned with cayenne pepper, after which each -cake is wrapped in a leaf of corn and placed on the hot iron plate to bake over a hot fire. Kay land and America Have Betfc - Urge Sums by Them. On May 5, 1845, a bazar was openev I in the Covent Garden theater whlcll realized £25,043, says London Tid-Bltet, The object of it was to obtain fundi for the Anti-Corn Law league. Th# - > a whole area of the " pit and stage wa| boarded over and transformed into - '» > Norman Gothic hall, filled to overflow* . /. | ing with products of manufacturing lni* " ' ' dustry. About 100,000 persons visited ^ J the bazar during the seventeen d&yil that it lasted. The stalls were at>- . r f tended to by 400 ladies, the wives anc( ' 'J daughters of leading free traders. A 3 ^ bazar for the same object was opened " - ^ ?j at Manchester on February 2, 1842, ' rJ when the receipts amounted to £10,000| £22,000 were realized at a bazar in th# Free Trade hall. Manchester, in aid of the Children's hospital in that cityjf £21,000 were raised at a bazar in Dub» lin in May, 1892, in celebration of th# centenary of the Masonic femal# orphan school. No fewer than 86,91# people -passed through the turnstile#; during the five days the fete was kept open. Twenty thousand pounds wer# raised in November, 1890, at a bazar iifc • Edinburg on behalf of masonic lnstitm* tions. The sum of £13,716 was takeif at a bazar held at Glasgow in Febru- ary, 1890, in aid of a students' union at ; the university. >. On May 17, 1864, at the close of th#' Metropolitan fair held in New York^ John H. Gourlie, chairman of th# finance committee, transferred t# George T. Strong, treasurer of th# United States sanitary commission, th# " sum of $1,000,000 as the "first install- | | ment" of the proceeds of the fair. H#" J expected $100,000 to be added later. , * .?} . { < ENDING A FAMILY ROW. r-nl " '«Jk . y ' < •%t . t ; . • Wife's Stratagem for Getting with Her Stubborn Husband. > The other evening, says the Nei*, York Recorder, as a muscular pesBoik was passing a house, a lady who stood, at the gate called out to him: "Sir, t appeal to you for protection!" "What's the matter?" he asked, i stopped short. "There's a man in the house and h#i> wouldn't go out of doors when ( ordered him to." iy: "He wouldn't, eh! We'll see about $ that." Thereupon the man gave th# woman his coat to hold and sailed into, i the house. He found a man at th# , supper table and took him by the neck ^ and remarked: "Nice style of brat#' t| you are, eh? Come out of this or 111 break every bone in your body!" . The man fought, and it was not until A a chair had been broken and the tabl* upset that he was hauled out of door# f t by the legs and given a fling through the gates. "Now, then, yon brass faced old tramp, you move on or I'll finish you!* "Tramp! Tramp!" shouted the vie "I'm no trampl t •fed live in thi# M wife holding tim as >he got up. own this property house!" "You do?" "Yes, and that's your coat." "Thunder!" whispered the muscular man, and he gazed from one to th# o&ier and realized that it was th# wife's method of finishing a row sh#. had been having with her husband*. And then he made a grab for his coat ; and disappeared into the darkness. GYMKHANA IN LONDON. How tho English Are Amusing selves with au Indian Sport. The gymkhana, a sort of gymnasti# hash, in which the participants are ex­ pected to exercise their ingenuity in devising all sorts of unheard of per* fprmances, has been introduced into. England from India. The sport is very popular in that part of the orient, but is little known in western countries. The idea was launched in London the other day, and according to tho papers there the lovers of sport hav# gone crazy over it. The most amusing event on the programme was a cos-« ; tume race. Seated on side saddles ancl^ attired in dresses of the gayest colors- and the most startling cut five mei% . went round the course, which include# a bushed hurdle. Two ballet girla (both men) covered their ponies' quar- ^ ters with voluminous skirts, a Dolly Varden and baby in bed gown and sun bonnet, and raced for the fence, and Charley's Aunt brought up the rear. Another feature of the day was the ob­ stacle race, in which a variety of ob­ jects likely to put ponies on were ar» ranged round the course. The ono that attracted people most was thei seri$5 of paper screens through whicht the ponies had to force their way. The head-to-tail race and the handkerchief! dash were mirth-provoking features. In the former men rode at lively speedy ; with their faces toward the horses* tails, and in the latter a rider dropped; a lady's handkerchief on the ground,, then at a gallop picked it up witfMMtf leaving the saddle. > ' - - • The Impudent Weasel. Impudence seems to be the leading* characteristic with the weasel in hiat relations with man. Perhaps the crea­ ture has confidence that his long, slen* dor body can always be snatched away into safety before the ordinary humart, being can do him harm. At any rate, the weasel will coolly sit in the chink of a stone wall and watch the doings of men within a short stone's throw of his asylum, and after nightfall the»,-J" Tv beast will crawl about fearlessly wi£h* ' in a yard or two of any human bein^p " « that may approach his haunts. Both Wajra Across the (Tatted Ptaty ; The greatest length of the ITni'fed"-"/"yt States from east to west is on the par­ allel of 45 degrees north latitude, that •*is to say, from Eastport, Me.rSn tho- *->-:• Atlantic coast, to a point on the Paeifia exactly 52 \ miles due west of Salem, s," | Ore. On the above parallel it is exact- ly 2,768 miles long. Its greatest width " from north to south Is on the 97th de­ gree of longitude, which extends through the United States in an almost direct line from Pembina, N. D», to Point Isabel, Tex. The greatest width is l,611Ji miles... » • -- Hi9|