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" Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty And Law| No Favors Win us end no F^er Shall Awe.* & VOL. 24. M'HENRY. ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, I898. NO. 10. mtj jplaiiletlw, PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY -jr . V A I* SLY KEr- • EDITOB AND PROPBIETOR. OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK Two Doom North Owen ft Chapell's Store, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in advance) 00 If Wot Paid within Three Months ... S 00 Subscriptions received for three or six months in the same proportion. Dr. Walter C. Besley, i>EINTIST • WEST MeHEHBT. Ollce over Henley'® I Woodst >ck Office Drag Store, | Kendall Dental Parlor*. Will be at McHenry office Mondays and Tnes lays. At Woodstock office Wednesdays, Thurs­ days, riidays and Saturdays. KXAMINAT1QK3 FREE. =fe RATES OF ADVERTISING! We announce liberal rates for advertising hi the PLAU.DEALBR, and endetvor to state them BO plainly that they will be readily un­ derstood. 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The PLAINDEALUR 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 tor pecuniary gain. $&- All Foreign Advertising payable quar­ terly, in adyauoe. These terms will be strictly adhered to. BUSINESS CARDS. W. C. ANNER8. PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER. EST MCHENRY, ILL. ••SHY'S onus STO«a. O. H. GILLMORE, ATTORNEY. Probate work a specialty. Office in Kendall Block, WootUtock, ill. J. f. CASKY, ATTORNEY and G'>uti«c"ior at La». Offloe in Joslyn's Block, Woodstock, Iil. Spec­ ial attent on given to trial oases. KNIGHT A BROWN. TTORNEVJ\T LAW, 100 Washington l Street, cnioago, III. FRANK L. 8 (EPABD COUNSELLOR AT LAW, suite 80-Glark h tr#®v, CLisagi), 111. •132 O. P. BARNE3, TTORNEY, Solicitor, and Counselor. L Oilxeo nons a specialty. Waodstock, 111. FRANK. R. JACKMAN, ATTORNEY and Counselor ai Law. Prompt and careful attention to all mat ters left IU my hanrta. Money to loan. Office in Hoy block, wooastoek, 111. Telephone- office, 55, residence, 69. Myl DAVID G. WELLS, M. D. PBYS1CIAN AND SURGEON, Office in Nichols Block, over Piainnealer office. McHenry. Telephone Wo 4. O. U. FKGEKS, K. D. r>HY3ltlHN AND SURGEON, McHenry, t 111. Office at Residence. * . R A. E. AURlNGEEt, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office in the Stroner building, one door west of A. P. Baer'S s'ore, West McHenry, 111. Residence, bouse 'ormrrlv occupied by Dr. Osborne. All professional calls promptly attended to. W. P. ST. CLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Heal Estate and Insurance* NUNDA, Kit' JOHN P. SMITH, Jeweler MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. A FINS stook of Olooks, Watches ana Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention Ivan to repairing flu* watehes. Give me °FCU' JOHN J»- SMITH. W. A. CRISTY, Juetioe of the Peace. WEST MoHENRY, ILL. Special Attention paid to Collections. H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent, Including Accident and IAfe Insurance. WKST MCHKJTOT. III. BO YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS . , . . COPYRSGHT9 AC. Anvone sending a sketch and description ®ST quickly ascertain our °P,nion free whethw an Invention is probably patentable. Communica­ tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents gent free. Ol.lest for secuniie patenUi. Patents taken throueh Munn ft to. receive tpecial notice, without charte, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir­ culation of any scientific journal. Terms. a year: four months* $1. Sold by all newsdealers*. MUNN & Co.36iBroadway New York Blanch Office. §26 F 8t^ Washington, 1>. V. C. F. BOLEY, Purielor of McHenry Briery, McHENRV, ILL. Always on Band with the Brsst Beer THE OLD SELLABLE OCR SPECIALTIES: Dur Monogram, 10c. 3arbian's Best hand made 5c3 ) PIEEY & 0W11, Bankers, McBENRY. - - ILLINOIS, A. Rf. CM! *CH, Watohmaker And Jeweler No. 126 State StrceJ, Chicago. Special attention given to repairing Fine Watches an t Chronometers. 49" A Fnll Assortment of Qxtds in his Une. PATENTS f Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat­ ient business conducted for MODERATE FEES. {OUR OFFICE 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 photo., with desenp- Jujn. We advise, if patentable or not, free of Scnaree. Our fee not due till patent is secured. |» PIUPHLET " How to Obtain Patents," with fcost of same in the t. S. and foreign countries Isent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO, OP*. PATENT Orrtct, WaeHinoTOM, D. C. MILO J. L. HOWE, PIANO & ORGAN | Tuner & Repairer, f All Order* Promptly Attended to, Mo Henry. DR. BAEGHLER DENTIST Plat* Work and everything per­ taining to Dentistry. Parties trom a distanoe should drop a card day or two before coming. Office. MoHenry. SMOKERS I ffheD ifi Want of a Good Cisar! CALL AT BARB1&N BROS, Ci(;ar and Tobacco Dealers. igars I loca all local dealer*. This Bank receives deposits, buys and sells Foreign andr Domestic Exchange, and does a General Banking Business We endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our care in a manner and upon terms entirely satisfactory to our cus­ tomers and respectfully solicit the public patronage. ^ MONEY/TO LOAM On Real Estate and other first class security. Special attention given to collections. INSURANCE In First Class Companies at the Lowest Rates. Yours Respectfully, PERRY & OWEN. Notary A. C. SPURLING, Veterinary ,• Surgeon, Wewt MoHenry, 111. Special attention given to the treat­ ment of Cows. Office at residence on Waakegaa street, one door east of Hotel Park. SUMMER Horse Goods! CUS CARLSON, At his Harness Shop, near the Red Bridge, has just received a fine line of Summer Horse Goods, consisting of Fly Nets, Lap Robes, Summer Blankets, etc. To which he invites the attention of the public. He will guarantee to please you >n quality, price and style. A I.SO, A FINE STOCK OF SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS Which will be sold cheaper than the same goods can be bought elsewhere and War­ ranted as represented. REPAIRING Promptly Attended to bo not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. CUS CARL AON McHenry, III., .Tuly 12. 1898 NEW HOTEL -AND- W A R M We have just made arrangeman • by which we obtain oontiol of a special ealtion of Cram's Big War Atlas, The Best Book of its Kind It is just whatTou want and a'l you want to follow the movements of onr fleet*and our armies. It contains 16 panes of lar e co ored maps, 21x14 inches, and UxlOX inches in slze^ covering *11 territory where a COD diet could jiosHibly occur, COMPLETE STATISTICS, Naval and military, and history of all ountries and possessions involved, all the floial documents, etc. It answers all War Questions, Settles all War Arguments, Strictly up to Date. Bven if you have another Atlas you need this one to keep posttd. While thi« special edition lasts we will send copies por tpaid, to- f?eth«r with four issues of onr profusely Illus­ trated comic paper "UP TO DATE" for 36 centB in stamps or silver. Address UP TO DATE. Monon Bids. \( . Chisago AGENTS WANTED In every county to supply the great popular demand for Ana's Tar for Humanity. TOLD IK PICTURE, j AND ST0EY OOMPILKD AWD WBITT1* BT Senator John J. Ingalls. Of Kansas* The irost brilliantly written, most pro­ fusely and artistically illustrated, and -nogt intensely popular book on the subject of the war with Spain. Nearly 200 8uperb Illustrations From Photographs taken specially fer this great work. Agent* are making >50 to tlOO a week selling it. A veritable bonanza for live canvasser*. Apply for description, terms and territory at once to N. Di THOMPSON PUB. CO. 8t> Loula, Kik, or New York City. CONSOLIDATED Field Fencing. I» made In 16 dlflerent ntyleB and U guaranteed to tarn all kind* of stook Nothing but Large Galvenized Wire of the Best Bessemer Steel used in its construction A FENCE THAT ALWAYS KEEPS ITS SHAPE. Boarding House W atej^Stree^McHen ry. ANTON ENGLEN, Proprietor. Having completed my new building I am now prepared to take Boarders by the Day or Week, Give them the best accommo dations, and at KEASONABLE RATES.' My Rooms are all newly fur­ nished, well ventilated, and the building is practically Fire Proof. No pains will be spared to please all who may favor me with their patronage. ANTONY ENGELN. MoHenry, IIL, 1897. Crimp and Joint. The hinye Joint at each irtersection of the wires makes an a<|ustable fence and prevents stsy wires bendinl from I Un\ The crimp inHhe ctrand wire provides ror expan­ sion and contraction and prevents stay wires from moving out of place. MAUVFAOTUUD BT CONSOLIDATED STICL * WINS CO CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Thoce wishing a fence will do well to see tliis fence aad get our prleei bef6re purchasing. Call on or addreea E. H. THOMPSON, 9m4 West McHenry. MILO L. HOWE. DSALER IN PIANOS. ORGANS, Musical Merchandise. Of all Kinds and Ihest Music. West McHenry - Illinois. Bills Tab to Piano Stools Naturally. A growing girl who has no Piano misses a great deal or enjoyment, and day by day becomes at a great* disadvantage, socially. We make a specialty of good, honestly-built Pianos, at low prices. Our stock is all--- embracing--^we exhibit the finest Pianos ever shown in this village, but we take equal satisfaction in extremely low-priced instruments. A Visit of Inspection Will Surprise You Pianos Tuned and Rep aired. On short notice and satisfac­ tion guaranteed. MILO L. HOWE. J. W. BONSLETT, Plumbing Contractor. All Ms of Sanitary PlnmbiM P&0KPTLY ATTENDED T0^ Has just received a very com­ plete stock of Plumbing Goods, Bath iTubs* Closets, Lavatories and Fixtures. Steam and lot Water Ming. Complete stock of all sizes Galvanised and Black Pipe and Fittings on hand. Offloe and Sbow Room in Jacob Bon- slett's Agricultural Implement Building, •WIcHENRY.ILL. I. SCR1ESSLE, KEAB THE DEPOT, WEST McHENRY, ILL, Keeps open for Ibe accommodation of the Public a First-Olasa, Saloon and Restaurant, Where ho will at all times keep the best brand8 of Wines. Liquors ai>d Cigars to be found in the market Having: had several years experience wil­ ing fsrm and other sales. I now call attention to the fact that 1 feel like getting a GREAT "HUMP" On myself ard sell your farm sales In MeHenry as well as Lake Co with a great DETERMINATION Necessary to obtain good resnits these close times, l am satisfied that it requires th« same vigor "AK& To sell rarm Sales and be Buncessful as/ it dees to chop wood or sell you a farm in Ar kansas. either of which I am willing to do WIIAO callad. Most of YOU will know that I bare hail «nd still hav« m"ch experience **Uing just such gco<ls and stock as ycu will nffur at public anct on this spring. Xhers fore I shoull know their value and h- w to get at selling the saire tor the most money, dropping the article with the one that some, times pays his note, I am quite a good bid­ der and pm always looking for bargains. I believe I can do more for you than ean the others for the »an;e or less cost, If I did not feel su to of the above and was not in dead earnest and willing to trv, on short notice, I would not be so well eqnipped An alarm turned in by postal may reveal unexpected results. Try Us a Couple of Times. Tour obedient and nnsysfeessftiic friend , T. V. 8L0CUM, Wauoendti III The Country and the World- This thing called "national expansion" and talked of as something new, has been since the beginning of history the rale o! every progressive nation, inclading most conspicuously this nation, says the New York Sun. The peculiarly American counsel to the individual citizen of "growing up with the country" has never shut out from the sight of our statesmen the greater principle that this country is to grow up with the world. The old-fashioned world, in which some filosofers imagined us as rising above all in prosperity and greatness through isolation and strict confinement within our Atlantic and Pacific coasta, has sunk Out of sight beneath the world of today, with its telegraph that puts Hongkong by the side of New York, its steamship that makes coal the arbiter of warfare, and its impending dismemberment, by a few powerful nations of advanced civil­ isation, of the most colossal empire of history, the Chinese empire. With this gigantic tranformation, growing up means merely that we must equip oar- selves after the manner of our rivals in competition, or, after the manner of China, be subordinated and eclipsed. The Rod of battles, now upholding so gloriously, magnificently the American flag, happens to be an American states­ man of transcendent geniuB. At a su­ preme crisis of the world's development he has put into our hands a stronghold in the far-east than which our most be­ seeching prayers to fortune could have asked nothing better. The public men who have stood in the way of the ad­ ministration's policy in respect to Hawaii and the Felipenas have been trying to block the progress of the nation and put us at the mercy of oar enemies as surely as jilf they had treacherously struck down the American rifles at Santiago and left our troops bare and helpless before the fire of the Spaniards.--Ex. PABST'8 llllwaskw Lagit Bwr, At Wholesale and Retail. Beer in large or small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than any otbsr, quality considered. Ordeis by mail promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FOB BOSSES SV Oall and see us. Robt. Schiessie. West McHenry, May 2,1898. TERBS Farms for Sale! Choice Agrico'toral fn CLARK. WOOD and other Wjcronsill Counties In II10VU1I31U LYON, YELLOW MEDICINK TFINNAUTTFL and other Counties In HlUliOOUUi BROOKINGS, CODINGTON BaVnt^ and other Counties iu VflAUUl Improved Farms, $1B to $25 per acre Unimproved Land, $10 per acre. Improved Farms, ^ to % down. Unimproved Land, one-fifth, down. Here is an oiportunitr tr> obtain a farm in the healthiest se. tion of the U. S.Vt a very low Price Uid which is sure to soon increase in value. These Lands are Desirable, CO The Terms are Easy. CO The Soil IH Kleh and Fertile. rt of Hapid lncrt-B e In Value. 0* Of Excellent Market Kacilitlaa. Q Of Pure W»tpr »nd no Drimlhl. O) of Good Koads, School* and Churches. In the vicinity of neighbors and friends You can soon own a farm, raise as f ood crops, and get as good prices as in outhernWisconsin or Northern Illiriois.* We know ycu trill be pleased if you will investigate. Address, C.S. GRAVES, Janesville, Wis. GOOD LIVE AGENTS WANTED. The Mseaphone. ' The "megaphone," the modern speak­ ing trumpet, has played an important part in the present war. The navy have been using the megaphone only about a year, and already it has been regarded as a necessary adjunct on every ship. The standard site is about 2% feet long, and the large end is about 15 inches in diameter. It has a light handle and an aluminum mouthpiece. The smaller craft only carry one, but the larger vessels have a number. Thus, the flagship "New York'- has one on the bridge, one on the signal bridge, and one on tha quarter deck. In the old days, the officer of the deck used the speaking trumpet, and they were often as elktxprate as those owned by volunteer firemen. On sailing vessels, in a storm, the voice will not carry from the quarter duck to the foremast head, nor can it be heard to windword of a large sail, so that a speaking trumpet is always kept at hand. They were small and convenient, but are inferior to the modern m«g- tho voice in magnified by the megaphone to wonder­ ful degree, and the sounds may be heard at a great distance. The orders to the vessels of the fleet doing blockade duty off the Cuban coast have been issued through megaphones. Torpedo boats and the converted yachts and tugs assigned to special duties receive a large propor­ tion of their orders from the flagship by megaphone, and turned in their first re­ ports in the same way. [ "F It INGWOOD. J. E. Cristy aud wife and Isaac Harsh were Chicago visitors Thursday. Mrs. Hotchkiss, of Greenwood, spent Thursday with Mrs. E. F. Harrison. John W. Carr and family, of Spring Grove Sundayed with R .^wood friends. James McDonald and daughter, Lora, of Greenwood, visite l Ringwood relatives Sunday. Messrs Kem*Hiag and Fay accom­ panied by their ttives spent Saturday at Lake Geneva. The Ladies Aid Society meet this Wednesday afternoon with Mrs, J. R. Clark at McHenry. The Epworth League will hold cottage prayer meeting Thursday evening at the residence of M. Y. B. Spaulding. G. L. Coudry is putting the furnace in the Church and doing some needed re­ pairs on the steeple. F. E. Fay and P. S. Harrison began their school work on Monday> the former in the Sherman District, the latter at Solon Mills. Misses Ina Thompson, Nellie Richard­ son and Anna Harrison, of the Ostend School spent Wednesday afternoon with Ringwood friends. A. D. Haynes, of Chicago, for a number of years editor and proprietor of the Kane county, Republican, in company with his sister, Mrs. Fannie Antliff, of Geneva, 111., spent Sunday with Mrs. O. N. Rich. G. W. Harrison and Smith Bros, re­ turned from the Rockford Fair Satur- morning. They all report a pleasant time, and were successful in capturing a good share of the blue ribbons. The Jerseys made a good showing and were much admired by all the stockmen. That Smith Bros have as good blood and cattle in their herd as can be found in Northern Illinois is a settled fact. The Holsteins had a sonpewhat harder fight but C. W. came away with more than the per cent of premiums due his herd for the number shown, getting sweep stakes on yearlings, and on breeders young herd, beside several awarded single head. •HTM Uf AHTtn School Teaoners, Ma SIC.H TV Mil I tU cbanlcs, Farmers, Ma- chine AgeDts, anyone honest and willing to hustle »ewiilp»v good wage* and steady employment. With our facilities and per sonal help and man fully alive and wllliag to work can win ft paying position Witu u8» Ap Jljurserymen, Beedmen A HARD WOOD TIMBER LAND FOR SALE Over One Half Millicn Acres of splendid hurr! wood timber land in northern Wisconsin and Michigan (Or sale by the Chicago&Northwestem Railway. The best land proposi­ tion ever nmde to set­ tlers. The timber more than pays for the lund. For prices, terms, and all details, write or apply to J. F. CLEVELAND. Land Comr. C. A N. W. By., Chicago. Changed His Kind Afterwards. Gen. Chaffee, whose brigade did such brilliant work in the fight at El Caney, is a rather undersized man. In the thick of the battle Gen. Chaffee was on the firing line encouraging his men and issuing what orders were necessary. Gen. Chaffee's uniform did not show his rank and doubtless to some of the green troops he appeared to be making himself "fresh " During a lull when the Spanish fire had been momentarily eilenced and the companies were waiting the orders to take a more advanced position, one giant recruit, over six feet tall, roared out: "Who in h--1 is that fellow? I'm going to lick him just as soon as this thing's over. I won't stand it to be bossed around by a little cuss like that, nohow." However, the recruit changed his mind or learned the general's rank, for no one sought to do him violence after the fight ^ The Safety of Hallway Travel Last year on American railways one passenger was killed in accidents out of 2,827,474 passengers carried. That is to say, you can take a train 2,827,474 times before, on the'law of averages, yourturncomesto.be killed. You wiil have to travel 72,093.963 miles on the cars before that turn comes, and 4,531, 045 miles before you are injured. If you travel twenty miles every day for 300 days in the year, yon can keep on at it for 758 years before your turn comes to be hurt. If there had been railways when onr Savior was born and you had begun to travel on the first day of the year A. D. 1., and ha$ traveled 100 miles in every day of every month since then, you would still have (in this year 1898) nearly three million miles yet to trtxvel before your turn ca,me to be killed. NUNDA. A labor day picnic was held at Crystal Lake, Monday, Sept. 5th. Mrs. Seeley, and baby Warren, are spending a few days at Irving Park with Mrs. M. A. Foote. The Nunda and Crystal Lake public' school opened Monday morning with a full corps of teachers. Miss Georgiana St. Clair commenced her school work in the Dundee public school Monday, Sept. 5th. A. K. Nash, formerly of Crystal Lake, and a member of Co. I, 95th Ills Vol. Inft., now a resident of Pasadena, Cal., attended the reunion at Richmond the 3d. Married--Sept. 3d, 1898, by Rev. K < /ongdon, at the residence of the officiating clergyman, Mr. A. Mink to Mrs. Harriet Felt. Both the contracting parties are old residents 6f Nunda. A number of Nundaites took a trip across the lake to Benton Harbor, or St. Joe, Mich., last Sunday, returning Mon­ day morning. Among the party were Fred Schmidt, Tom Granthum, and Lon Burton. Miss Daisy Benthusen l«ft Nunda Sat­ urday morning for Lexington, 111., where she will teach in the public school the coming year. Miss Benthusen taught a oart of last year in the same school, and the fact is that she retained another year is good evidence of her ability as a teacher. The reunion of the 95th 111. Yol. Inft. was held Saturday, Sept, 8d( at Rich­ mond, 111., and to say we had a good time would hardly convey all there is to express with regard to the reunion. The cordial wcleoiiis which was extended to the members of the 95th Uegt., including all old soldiers, was such as made the boys feel they were indeed welcome. The address of welcome given by Mayor Bower was as fine as the boys ever had given them, and was appreciated highly. The dinner given by the ladies of the W. R. C. and citizens of Richmond was indeed a banquet, all of which the mem­ bers of the 95th thank you, and all feel that the reunion held at Richmond, Sept. 3d, 1898, was one of the best we ever had. Comrade Fillmore, president the past year of the 95th Reunion Associa­ tion, is deserving of much credit for the splendid programme rendered, also all those who took an active part in the rendering of the same. The music was good, the dinner was excellent, in fact, everything pertaining to arrangements were first class, and the good people of Richmond will ever be held in kind remembrance by the boys of the 95th Illinois Volunteers. SPRING GROVE. Bob Moore, of LaFayette, Ind., says that for constipation he has found De Witt's Little Early Risers to be perfect. They never gripe. Try them for stomach and liver troubles. By J. A. Story* RIDGE FIELD. Fank Hobart and wife are visiting la St. Joseph, Mich. Blanche and Lola Lynch are visiting relatives and friends at Ripon and Bertta; Wisconsin. Mabel Lynch starts for Antigo, Wi*^ the last of the week, for a vktt witk relatives and friends. Mesdames Thompson and who have been visiting Mrs. D. L.< returned to Chicago 3unday. J. W, Westerman was in Chicago on business Friday end Saturday last. Mrs. Bell Dufleld returned from Elgin Saturday where she had beesi on a visit. Miss Rose Barden, of Chicago, is spend­ ing a few days at G. W. Wheeler's. Mrs. Jacobs is visiting at Woodstock for a few days. Mrs. F. W. Hartman spent Sunday la Woodstock. Mrs. F. B. Jackinan, of Woodstock, visited with her parents, W. H. Monroe and wife, on Sunday, W. H. Munroe was a caller on Nvads folks Friday last. I. N. Parks was in Chicago on business one day last week. Will Fisk of Nunda called on Ridgefleld friends Saturday. Thos. Garrison and wife returned home from Auburn, Ind., on Friday, where they had been on a visit. A. F. Davis was in Chicago one day last week on business. C. M. Marshall, wife and daughter re* turned home to Mason, Mich., altar a pleasant visit at E. B. Smith's. Mrs. Elmor Letsler spent most of last week looking at the sights in Chicago. What They Write the President, The State Department has given over to The Ladies' Home Journal for publi­ cation its "Royal letters" addressed to the President of the United States by Napoleon I, Queen Victoria, the Prinee of Wales, Napoleon III, and Emperor William I, of Germany. Napoleon an- nounces such events as his marriage to Maria Louise; the birth of his son, the King of Rome; his return to the throine of France from Elba; Victoiia annouaoee her accession to the throne of England in 1836; her marriage to Prince Albert, the birth of the Prince of Wales; the death of the Prince Consort; aad the famous letter thanking President Mo- Kinley for his congratulations on her Diamond Jubilee will also be given. The whole collection, in iae-simile, will be presented in the October numhpr of the magazine. W. C. Moss and family are spending the week at Belvidere. Irvin Morris of New Orleans has been visiting friends in this vicinity. Our shool opens Monday with Ralph Brad way, of Chicago, as teacher. A dance was given at the Town Hall, last Friday evening. Henry Faden and family visited the formers parents at Silver Lake last Sunday. Mark and Philip Hoffman reached home looking hale and hearty and not as thought they had suffered the rigors of a Klondike climate. All were glad to see them back as we can ill afford to lose any as good citizens as those gentlemen have always proved to be. The Surricks will give their illustrated entertainments at the M. E. Curch, Wed. and Thursday evening, Sept. 13 and 14 Admission fifteen and twenty-five cents. As they leave a liberal share of the pro. ceeds all attending will not only haveth- pleasure of a grand musical programme and scenic display but will by their pree sence add to the church fund. As there- is but a small sum needed to close pre­ sent indebtedness the remainder will be given toward the ministers salary. Twenty Stories About If ark Twain. Mark Twain is the nSxt famous person to be "annecdotalized" by The Ladies' Home Journal, and the humorist's closest friends have sent to the magazine for its next number some twenty old stories about him; none of which have ever been printed. They are, of course, of the droll sort, but not more tunny than the "snap-shot" pictures of Mark which his friends have also loaned the magazine. These, to, have never been printed. \ . J.XB . : lOrin a recent interview with Adju­ tant General Cor bin of the War Depart­ ment he very pertinently eaid: "The trouble with the people it Just this. There is no poetry in war except in the preparation for it, and long after it is over and the scars are healed. But the people read the eloqueut descriptions of gifted writers, and they think war is glorious, when, in fact, war is a grim, monotonous tragedy from beginning to pad. There is ac poetry about sad the soldiers realize it all the time,, but tey face their duty and the tragedy AVer before them. The people who have been buoyed up by patriotic enthusiasm and have read the graphic accounts of the glorious victories have enjoyed the poetry of war, and are not prepared for the tragedy when they see toe victims the sick and wounded and dead, and they want to hold somebody responsible for this condition. The fault is not with war. We cannot have war without hav­ ing sick: an'ci wounded end dead men, be» cause war is a tragedy without any po­ etry about it." *•< tr • • "Tr Points About Paint Booamy. The best way of doing good and nomical painting is a dark secret to a great majority of people who do a iob of painting now and then, or have to di­ rect its doing, and a few suggestions may be given which, if acted upon, will lead to results that will look better aad last longer. In the first place when a house is painted, or other large job is undertaken, about two thirds of the coet is for labor. This cost is exactly the same whether the paint is good or bad, whether it will wear for years or chalk off in a few months. A little thinking over this side of the question will convince anybody of the economy of buying good paint and the watchfulness of inveeting iu lead or cheaper paints which are no­ torious for chalking off easily. For a number of years the paints manufactured by The Sherwin-WUliasna Company have sustained a high reputa­ tion for all kinds of painting, inside and out, different ready-mixed colors being prepared by this company for every special use, either indoors or exposed to the weather. A gallon of their house paints covers 300 square feet or more of surface in average condition with two coats, and from this point of view they are more economical. But the greatest saving is in the long time that the paint will remain bright and that they do all the duties good paints are intended to do longer than any other. There is also a good point to be considered in having a paint properly prepared for your pur­ pose. There is a vast difference for ox- ample, bttwtn enamel paint, floor paint, wagon paint, house paiut and buggy paint. All of those and others are specially prepared in cans by the Sher- win-VN illiams Company, all ready for use. The safest paint-plan for any one who desires to be independent and safe is to go by the label on the can. The title of The Sherwin-Williams Company is a guarantee of paint excellence. A postal card addsessed to the company at 110 Canal Street, Cleveland, will secure a book on painting. The above Paints for sale in MeHau? by E. B. Perkins. is;® WANTED--SKV KRAI. TRUStWORTHT paraon* in this state to manage our business in their own »cd nearby couauee. It is mainlv office work conducted at bonte. Salary straight tiM) a year «nJ expeaaM-p deiitiite, bonafldc, no more, no leea eaiary. Monthly, |75 Reference*. Kncioge wit, addressed stamped envelope, H«roar»*. Hess, Prest., Dept. M. Chicago. Mat NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT SONS OF VETERANS, U. 8. A., OMAHA, SEPT. 12-16, 1898. For this occasion, all agente of tha Northw«»tern Line will sell round-trip tickets to Omaha, Sept. 10-11,atredueed rates, good until Sept. 21. AppQT to egcnteforfuUpartlnilam, . ".W.t '71 ' ^ vI „S,2§.. •<