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Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us &nd no Fear Shall Awe. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1895 eiFy |taieale?< A REMARKABLE.FAMILY. Ten Sirflerdi Seven of Whom Lived to fie Over Eighty. ^Somey jars ago a person .gave ua the following table: , • THE TEN SISTERS. Mrs. Lurania Higgin, born 1766, died 1856; grandmother of the Rev. Dr. George M. Steele. Mrs. Abigail Barge, born 1769, died 1854; grandmother of the Rev. Dr. W. S. Studley. ? Mrs.'Sally Cbipman, born 1773, died 1867. < Mrs. Bethiah Dyer, born June 17, 1775 (day of thebattleof Bunker Hill); died 1868 ; mother of ten children; read the- Bibie through 70 t i m e s . • • • • , , . • Mrs. Rebecca Bavmieoat, born J 783, died I860. Mrs. Mary Otheman, born 1785, died some years ago; wife of the Rev. Bartholomew Othe­ man; mother of Mrs-. Abel Stevens. ; • Sirs- Cynthia Atwood, born July 4,1786, died - 18C5. •' Mrs. Thankful Wi'dard, born 1783, died JS70; ; married the Rev. Elijah WiJl^rd. Mrs; Deborah Pain, born 1780, died SSJ2 (?). Mrs. Maria Atkins, borij 1795, died 1883. Perceiving its extraordinary character we sent it to the Rev.'Dr. George M. Steele, as the first of the ten was repre­ sented to be his grandmother, to ascer­ tain if it was authentic. From him we have received facta which give it additional interest. The ten had three brothers, two of whom lived to be over 80 years of age. The sisters were all married, and ail but one had children. The parents were Thomas and Mary Gross of Wellfleet, Mass. Dr. Steele's grandmother died at&O, leaving 120 living descendants. He says that ha knew all the sisters, some of them fa­ miliarly. --Christian Advocate. AFTER BEING LONG DORMANT UKEI.Y - -- TO BREAK OUT ~ Mc^LENRY, IlfL. Always on Band with the Best. Beer, Notions, 100 yards Spool Sewing Silk 5c Best mercantile Pencils 6 for ,10. Trench Tooth and Nail Brushes. 5c 7c, 10c to 19c. All silk VelPcg 5c per yard. Ladies' Ribbed Vest9 5 and 10j, Slimmer Corsets, value 50c. at 29c. Good Pocket Bcoks, 5 ana 10c. Shell Hair Pine, lc. RAINED BALLS OF FIRE VOL. 20. POBLIBHED-EVEBY WEDNESDAY BY - J . V A N 8 L Y K E , - EDITOB AND PROPRIETOR. _ OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK. Tw« Doors North of Perry cb Owen's S»or«, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in ad vane e)»............ .• ....... <1 50 If Not Paid within Three Months... 2 00 Subscriptions receiv»i for three or Mix months in tho same proportion. RATES OF ADVERTISING: Wm anaauno# libwral rates for advertising u she PLAisnaALKB, and endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be readily an darstood. They are *s follows: . ; 1 Inoh one year - - 6^1 * Inches one year- • .- - •••. - *0 00 S Inches one year - - - V 15 59 If Column one year - " - 80 00 Column one year- - - - -. Column one year - - - - - 100 00 One ncn means the mea3urement of one noh down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of ohanging as often as they choose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion of local notices at the rate ot 6 cents per line eaoh week. All others will be charged 10 cents per line the first week, and 5 cents per ine for eaoh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at~the rate of 10 cents pe line, (.nonpareil type, sane as this is set In) the first issue, and 5 oemts per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inoh advertisement willoost $1.00 for one week, #1.60 for two weeks, f2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAINDHALBB will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for peouniary . gain. .. BUSINESS CARDS. FRANK L. SHEPARD, COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 514--30 La Salle St., Chicago. - JOS L. ABT. M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, McHenrv, III, Office in Nichols Bhck, over Plaindealer Offloe. Telephone No. 4. C. H. FEGERS, M, D- _1AN AND SURGE* Office at Residence. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, MoHenry Ills. O. HOWARD, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office at the ersldence of R. A, Howard, West MoHenry, 111. DR. A. E. AURINGER. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office in Dr. Childs building, West McHenry, 111. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at- tended to, F. C. COLBY, D, D. S. DENTIST. Woodstock. 111. Speetal, atcn-tion paid to regulating,children's teeth, Parties coming from a distance will do well to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal bloek corner Main street and l'ublloSq are C. P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, Solicitor, andi Counselor, Ooliectlons a specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS, - KNIGHT & BROWN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. U. S. Express Oo.'s Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. V, 3. LUMLEY. ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Solicitor in Chancery, _ „ WOODSTOCK, ILL. Offioe in Park House, first floor. DBS. LOMBARD & POWELL, Dentists, P.- •• --f " ' •-- OverJ. Evanson & Co.'s store, West MoHenry. H. C. MEAD, Juttice oj the Peace and, General In­ surance Agent including Accident and Life Insurance. OFFICE WITH B. GILBBRT, NEAR DEFOT, WIST MCHENRY. III. W. P. ST. CLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public heal Estate and Insurance H UKDA.MI. A. M. CHURCH, Watohmaker and Jeweler NO.On < HuodredTwenty-Five State SfChi-cago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing!1 me watches and Chronometers. iSTAfall Assortment of.Goods in his line Westerman & Son, HOUSE, SIGN AND CARRIACE PAINTERS, MOHEMRT, - - ILLINOIS. We are prepared to do all work in our line on short notice and guarsntee satisfaction PAPER HANGING,A SPECIALTY. Prices reasonable .arid w rk promptly D0NE' WESTERMAN & SON. McHenry. J inuary 30. 1894. JOHN J. BUGH, RESTAURANT -AND- SO&RDINQ HOUSE, Near fhe lroi> Bri tge, McHenry, 10c. 10c. Does smoke from your cigar arise Like incense in the air? Or does iv only cause a siiudge And make your rieigfo bor swear ? Why will you stick to cabbage leaves And dri^e your friends afar. When you can purchase for a dime "Our Monogram" cigar? BARBI AN BROS. MAKERS OF| Choice Cigars. We can sell you one or a thousand--retail or wholesale. NEW CASH The undersigned having leased the Pekovsky Block, One Door South of Post Office McHENRT, ILL., Has refitted the sams.and put in a Full Line of Shsice Family Greet rlw, Kerosene, Gasoline, Potatoes, Fresh Bread (Elgin), Tablets, Pencils, new Teas, new Coffees. Our Bakery Supplies, Received from the Rockford Bakery are abso­ lute! v fresh every day. Bread, Buns, liis cult, Cookies, etc., always on hand. Canned Goods, and all kinds of Fruits in their, season can be found at our store, which will be offered to the buying public at the Lowest Living Prices, for Cash. Our goods are all fresh, new and clean, and we hope by fair dealing and good goods to merit and receive a share of public patronage. C. B. WiURPHY. McHenry, March 18,1895. DO YOU WANT A H A R N E S S CHEAP *? Board by. the Day or ifVeek at Weasonab e rates, \ Y. RRP T.TNK OF;ROW BOATB AT MY LANDING. Pore Wines, Liquors and Cheice • iigars , always on 1I*IM1. ~--r r - tv>u i>e«i c9n*i^n:i4 ou CJ For the next 60 cUy* 1 will sell you Single or Double Harness, Hand- Made, At a Big Discount. My stock is complete, all made of the best material and warranted as repre­ sented. kg"Also, a full line of Robes, Blankets, Whips, etc., which will be sold cheaper than the same goods can be bought any- whei e. Do not fail to call at once and get the benefit of these bargains. GU5 CARLoCii McHenry, 111., March 5, 1894. A. s SALOON AND RESTAURANT M cHENRY, ILLINOIS. Wholesale and Retail Agent for scyii^iT/; Miliaoiee'Ereiios: Co's Beer. THE BEST MADE. In any quantiTy from a Snitz Glass to 1C0 barrels. Orders by mail promptly attended to. ALSO ALWAYS ON HAND Fine Kentucky Liquors» French"Bitters, choice Ales, . Wines, Cigars, Etc. I b-,y none but the best and sell at reanoniib e prices. Call and see me and I will usi use you well ANTONY ENGELN. McHenrv. Ill , 1894. A C R A N K O F F E R S MME. A. RlfPPERT'S FACE BLEACH . Mme. A. Rupport says-. "I uppreclate the fact that there are many thousands of ladles in tlieUnlted ~ that would like to ti World Renowned L Bleach, but ha ve been kert from doing so on account of " price, which Is $2.00 per bot­ tle, or 3 bottles, taken to- (?ether,|5.00. In order that all may have an opportunity, I willsellto every caller asam- plebottlefor 25c, and to those Jiving outside of city. In any y part of the world, I will _ '3* send It safely packed, plain •wrapper, all charges prepaid, for 25c, sliver or stamps. In every caseoffrecklea, pimples, moths, sallow- ness, blackheads, acne, eczema, olliness.or rough­ ness. or anydiscoloration or disease of theskln, ana wrinkles (not caused by facial expression) Face Bleach removes absolutely- It does not; cover up. i cosmetics do, but Is a cure. Address all com- unieations or call on MME. A. li UPPEltT, •!, 6 East 14th Street, New York City, il my preparations, samples, bottles. &c., can be ]at regular prices from my local agent, rs. S. A. BOBBINS, McHenry, 111. JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker Ac Jeweler MOHENRY. ILLINOI8. A FINE stock of Olooks, Watches arid Jew-elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fln« watehes. Give m« » call. -- JOHN P. SMITH. ROSEDALE F L O R A L 0 0 " ; MCHENRY, IUL. C. T. ESKILS0N, Manager. All kinds of Out Flowers, and Funeral De­ signs to* e had at all time* at Beaeonable Rates, Carnations- in bud and other potted plants for sale. West Side Livery» FEED AND SALE STABLES E. J. HANLY, Prop'r. WEST McHENRY, ILI>. First class rigs, with or without drivers, turn shediat reasonable rates- Parties tsken t and from the Lakes In Easy Rigs, and prompt connection ma^e with all trains Our Rigs will be kepi in first class shspa, and we ehall spare no p»'ns to pleas- our cus tomers at all times Give us a call, ^ E J. HANLT, West McHenry, 111,, Aug. 15, 1894. Do You Want TXT/Svlr ? A Bteady paylngjoL »V \JX o with.lar eRt house in the west, 20 years es'ablisbed. With our fa- cilities we can make a good salesman in two weeks from raw material Nursery stock that Is warranted to grow. 26 be>t varietiea i ittui |rutnu»c> • u ti~i6 world, etc. it you want money write, staling age. L L. MAY & CO. St Paul, Ulna- Nurserymen, Floiietsand Heedsmen. (This house is responsible) NEAR THE DEPOT. WEST McHENRY, ILL. Keeps open for the accommodation of the P,ibllc a First-Olass Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the bekt brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the'1 market. PABST'S Milwaukee Lager Boar At Wholesale and Retail. Beer In Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FOR HOR8F8. WTOall and-aee us. Robert Sohiessle. JC1 Next Visit,---- Friday. April 19. DR. MOTH'S WOODSTOCK, IL., FBUTH P DISPENSARY At tlie Hotel Woodstock. DR. FRUTH, after years of experience has perfected ttie most infallible methodof cur' ing Nervuus deD.llty, decay of body and mind, sell-distrust, poor memory, weak eyes, stunted develobment, lack of memory, im­ poverished blood, low vitality, and all *00018 ot abuses, excesses, improper life, etc., which ronders marriage unhappy and life miserable. _ aPECiALTiKB-- Catarrh, »kin Disea«es, Soraa,) Pi nples, Scrofula, Biood Taint, Eczema, Can- cer, Piles, and Disease* of Women v We Guarantee to Forfel* SBOOf«r a ease of SEXUAL DISEASE ^UVd^o jure. Question list FREE, one personal interview solicited. Consultation tree DR. D. O. FRU rn, i SBS2 Lake Ave.j Chleasoi . DR. A.. HILL. O P T I C I A N Nuuda, 111. Finest Lposes, Fye-Glasses and SPECTACLES. Pfo Charge for Testirg the Eyes. PHPFSCT F1 I' GUARAN IJCED. Will lie at C T. Daniel's Dnigstnre, Aljron n C T * r " o > a I l)'. Auringer, West MoHenry, every Ma I nr. uay, commencing teb. 23, 1895. AUo at4u<- olti -e of Dr, Dawson" Wauctondn. on Jlou'im s ana at the oftlce of Dr. Rice.-RichmonU/evtry <«riday. , Off i cp w i th Dr , Wer Jen , Nunda , 111 , Goal, Shorts, Middlings, Bran, OirMeal, Oats, Ground Feed. You have got to Use^ them. Get my priced, on quantities from a b ig full to a car load, be­ fore buying elsewhere. W. A. CRIST'7, WE... McHENRY, ILL United StatesjfarClai Aiencj WM- H- COWLIN, Woodstock ; - - Illinois Proseouteaall olaassa and klnda of claims againat the United Statea for ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relative* or Heirs. A specialty is made in proaeoutiag old and rejeoted claims. '* All communication a promptly answered if Poatage Stamps are enoloied for reply. WM, H. COWLIN ffloe at Reaidenee^Madi --oM ..oodat>e. The Supply Last Tear Foil lhdow the De­ mand by Several Million llarrela-Nt w Wells Beine Drilled--Standard Oil LLUY- iBg Lands Largely.' Crude oil at $1.80 may moan a great deal to Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. It recalls the times when ev­ erybody who chanced to.,own a timber patch or a cow pasture in the oilfields was speculating on the chance of becom­ ing., a millionaire. There was something which appealed to frhe imagination in the oil region 20 year ago. Fortunes were made and lost. Life was.fast. Towns boomed and the traveling theatrical troop pros^red. The country looked crude r^d smelt­ ed of petroleum. It was not /desirable residence for the person ijrho %ishj gance and refined surroundingC But there was a fascination about/the coun­ try and the people all the sar$e. The oil fever is perhaps to break out again after long being dormant. That will depend on the permanence of the canses which shall bo found to have led to the present rise in price. New wells may be drilled and some new territories opened np, but the real significance of the upward movement is to be found in the effect exerted on the oil producing industry as at present con­ ducted. For several years the owner of oil lands has found it of little use to devel­ op them. The refiners were able to com­ mand so abundant supplies without loiig transportation that the price of crude oil was kept at an almost impos­ sible figure for the producer. Last year the total number of wells completed was only 3,548. The produc­ tion in 12 months amounted to 48,500,- 000 barrels. This supply did not meet the demand by 0,800,000 barrels. The natural result of long depressed prices has come. American oil is better than Asiatio. The demand for export has been large without having beon for a long time felt by the producer or en­ abling him to get better rates. The number of new wells in course of construction on April 1 is stated as 1,401--almost half the entire number drilled last year. New pipes are going down all through the Pennsylvania and Ohio fields, and old wells are being torpedoed anew to increase their flow. Many observers believe that this new activity is to continue, notwithstanding the natural tendency to return to low prices when on increased production has been stimulated. But even if reaction follows with reasonable quickness the boon to the oil regions is considerable. Reports show that within a few weeks the Standard Oil company has 6pent $3,000,000 pur­ chasing lands from individual produc­ ers. The new wells will give profit to many drillers, who have had little pros­ perity of recent years. And most en­ couraging is the agreement of all the accounts that it is not the refiner or the speculator who is the gainer by the ex­ citement, but the producer who can supply the legitimate demand for pe­ troleum.--New York Tribune. HE WANTS A WIFE. A Lonely Virginian Sends a Letter to a New Jersey Postmaster. Postmaster Robert Carson of New Brunswick, N. J., is in receipt of a letter from a lonely Virginian who is anxious to secure a New Jersey girl for a wife. He writes to the postmaster re­ questing him to hand a letter which he forwards to some likely young woman. The letter is as follows: "DEAR LADIES--I want a good wife, a girl of good disposition and education, with dark hair and eyes, with not less than $3,000 or $5,000 of hor own, which she can use as she wants to. She must be not less than 5 feet 3 to 8 inch­ es in height, weigh 125 TO^45 pounds, age about 20 or 30 years. <|end photo­ graph. I am 5 feet 7 inches in height; weigh 133 pounds; have dark hair and eyes; mustache; age 24; good disposi­ tion, sober, kind hearted and true. State your wealth in your letter. I'm a car­ penter and a good farmer. Quick corre­ spondence and a speedy marriage are necessary."--Philadelphia Press. The Old Way and the New. The Cornell university agricultural experiment station announces a process by which butter is made out of whey. It is said to be scarcely if any inferior to butter made by the old whey--name­ ly, cream.--Philadelphia Ledger. Work For the Fool Killer. An east side druggist has killed a baby by inadvertently substituting a deadly poison for a harmless ingredient in a remedy-pr-eaeribed for croup. He says that he is very sorry.--New York Telegram. He Has Svengalied Them. It is the belief of Major McKinley'S friends that he has the entire country 'south of Mason and Dixon's line under hypnotic influence.--Chicago Record. In Church. Just in front of my pew sits a r-aiden, A little brown wing on her lint, With its touches of tropical azure And sheen of the sun upon that. Through the bloom colored pane shines a glory By which the vast shadows are stirred, But I pine for the Spirit and splendor That painted the wing of the bird. The organ rolls down its great anthem, With the soul of a song it is blent, But for me I am sick for the singing Of one little song that is spent. The voice of the curate 5is gentle-- "No sparrow shall fal8 to the ground"-- But the poor broken wing on the bonnet Is mocking the merciful' sound. --Christian Register. But why should I judge another? Perhaps I'm as much of a sinner When I think of my flshballs at breakfast Or the trout I may have for my dinner. That codfish--how joyous it floated On the waves of the glorious seal That trout that e'en now may be sporting On the top of the brook happily 1 --Boston Commonwealth. A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE. : - -5 : • Ho Clalina to Have Fought the World Over, but Is Now In Prison. ' /• - o lotiH distis^guished a personage than F.auciB LoofO. Harden, late a lieuten- nutin her British majesty's colbnial reserve, occupies a cell" in San Francisco. " * He is a daredevil and a naught fear­ ing young man, if his apparent efforts to become any kind of a revolutionist can bo taken for anything. He has had all sorts of .fights, but was fairly hankering to head a movement to restore Liliuokalam to the Hawaiian throne. He failed to get tho necessary backing, whereupon he subsided until the war broke out betweeh China and Japan; • . ;- - " ;; , He offered his sword to, the emperor o^China, and the news was immediate­ ly telegraphed the Chinese minister at Washington. China, it was rumored at the time,, was looking for foreigners to lead her troops against the forces of the mikado, but' for some inscrutable reason Harden's offer was never favor­ ably considered. Awaiting the order from?(Li Hung Chang to go on and take Jjliarge of a gunboat, Harden regaled the reporters with his own version of the history of his life. Ho had been given a $2,000 education in the British naval reserve. In 1890, while his ship was cruising in Argentine waters, the revolution of 1890 broke out in that country. He re­ signed from the British navy and took a lieutenancy in the land forces of the Union Civica, the insurgent body. He stated that he took part in the awful slaughter in the streets of Buenos Ayres in June, 1890, when hundreds were mowed down. In September of that year Harden went to England and later received a gold medal--which he does not carry with him--for saving seven, lives off the coast of St. Malo, France. Later he went to Chile and used his sword in aid of the insurgents, taking part in the battles of Iquique, Pisagua, Huara, An- tofogasta, Taitai and Copiapo. He then visited Honolulu and stirred up a revolutionary movement, for which lie was deported. He next visited Fiji and Samoa in turp, but the authorities would not let him remain.--San Fran­ cisco Chronicle. OUR FIRST LADY. Blrs. Cleveland Looking Forward to the Time When She WiU Be Free. It is well known in Washington that Mrs. Cleveland is very tired of being the wife of the president, and that she looks forward with great joy to the time WHEN she can once more be plain Mrs. Cleveland. V ASVthe wife of the president Mrs. Cleveland leads a life which is dreadful­ ly monotonous. She is debarred from general society and can accept no hos­ pitality except from the members of the cabinet, and cabinet dinners are pret­ ty dreary affairs, because all the mem­ bers know one another so thoroughly before the first season is half over that they get tired of the same society be­ fore the listrhas been exhausted. Tho wives of the members of the cab­ inet have a much better time of it social­ ly. Out shopping, at the theater or in any public place Mrs. Cleveland's every movement is watched, so that her whole life is more or less artificial and sub­ jects her to constant constraint Mrs. Cleveland would no doubt be glad to leave the White House behind her. She is fully convinced that it is not a place for happiness.--Chicago Times-Herald. Tried to Walk on Water. HI Jungling of Anderson, O., was a bachelor farmer, 40 years old and liv­ ing with his aged parents. Five years ago his mind became disordered, but he was entirely harmless. His religious mania led him some­ times to believe that he cotild walk on water as Christ did, though he never at­ tempted to demonstrate his powers un­ til recently. Then, telling several peo­ ple on shore to watch him, ho rowed out into the Ohio until midway between shores, stood up in the boat and calmly stepped ovorboard. He disappeared at once and the boat drifted ashore, but the body of the bachelor has not been recovered. --Pittsburg Dispatch. Japan's Bull In the China Shop. Ordinarily when a man wrecks an­ other man's property he has to pay for the act. Herein lies the advantage of being a nation. .For some time past Ja­ pan has been amusing itself by smash­ ing China, and now that the breakage is complete, instead of paying for the fun it has had, it is to be paid. --Phila- delphia Ledger. Our Wheat Trade. The United States ships more wheat flour to China than to any other country in the world, except England and the Netherlands. While England took 400,- 000 barrels less in 1894 than in 1893, China took 33,000 barrels more, and all Asia took 67,000 barrels more.--Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Want to Know How the Wind Blows. The presidential candidates would have no trouble in setting their finan­ cial views if they were only 6ure as to the direction the mass of the people are taking on the question. -- Washington Post. ' Our Sideshow. With $2 oil and 40 cent beefsteak and a divided supreme cour.t we ought to be pleased with the varied character of Uncle Sam's latest exhibits.-r-New York : Mail and Express. It Dies Fighting. The Cuban insurrection may be dead, but they seem to have a terrible time in lading it out.--Cleveland Plain Dealer. Peace With Honor. Japan is making "peace with honor," as Beaconsfield used-^P say--and with generosity too.--New York Recorder. ! It's Tough, Anyhow. There is plenty of law to roast the Beef trust.--New York Evening World, Tarpon Springs, Fla., Suffers From a Ter­ rible Electric Shower. A terrible electric storm passed 0V8T Tarpon Spriugs, Fla., recently, and at noon a blazing bolt- about as large as a man's head descended from the Clouds and struck a telephone wire hear the center of the town. When the bolt struck, a temfic explosion followed that shattered glass in the windows of houses two blocks distant. Immediately following the descent of this bolt came a perfect shower of balls of fire about the size of walnuts. This rain of fire was general over the town and continued for probably ten minutes. The. balls resembled molten iron and spattered when they came in contact with the earth. Several roofs of houses on which tho balls fell were ignited, but the flames were extinguished by rain, which be­ gan to fall heavily. Probably 50 peo-H pie were severely shocked during the progress of the electric rain. While the balls of fire were falling a strong smell of sulphur pervaded the atmosphere. The places where the balls struck look as if iron had recently been fused there. The greatest terror prevailed during the rain of fire. Many people thought the judgment day had come.--Atlanta Constitution. BID 10 CENTS A POUND. A Facetious Individual Buys a Horse by Weight. "What am I offered for this fine, up­ standing, superbly gaited coach horse?" asked ah auctioneer in one of the horse repositories a few days ago. "Start him at your own price, gents. That horse would be a bargain at $500. Come, now, put a price on him. I can't keep him in the ring all day." "Ten cents a pound," said a would be faoetious individual.: "Any advance on 10 cents a pound? Ten cents a pound I am offered. Only a dime a pound! Just think of it! Going, going, gone for 10 cents a pound to that gentleman over there," said the auc­ tioneer, pointing to the man who made the hovel bid. "Take the horse to the soale and weigh him, John," ordered the auction­ eer. This was done, and the weight-- 640 pounds--was announced. "That means $64 for the horse, gentlemen,' and the reserve bid on him was $35. "Trot out the next horse, John," said tho auctioneer, with a chuckle.---- New York Evening Sun. Sir John UllUais' New Pictures. Sir John Millais is said to have com­ pletely recovered from his lon& illness. He will exhibit four pictures this year, and they give every promise of striking the popular fancy. One of them that promises to be particularly attractive is called "Speak to Me" and represents the spirit of a young girl returning to her lover while he sleeps.--Philadel­ phia Ledger. Will Ring the (Curfew. A resolution has been introduced in the Salehi (Mass.) board of aldermen to discontinue the ringing of the curfew bell, on the ground that Jhis is a mean­ ingless custom entailing an unnecessary expense. But the Salem Item, having tested public opinion on the subject, has found that a hiajority of the citizens are in favor of the curfew bell being rung. Judge Springer's Ambition. Judge Springer expects to go ont to Indian Territory aad grow up with it, returning east in senatorial purple. As his salary is at present held up he will await developments instead of making circumstances.--Philadelphia Press. Wanted the Whole Hog. A Georgia razorback hog has died of old age while its ownership was being disputed in the courts. The litigant, who wanted the whole hog or none, has both now.--New York Mail and Ex­ press. ' She's Getting There. f Now we begin to hear about the cup defender's plating. She has to be sure of the plate, you know, if she wants to keep the cup.--New York -Evening World. -Not to His Taste. • When Rev. Lansing reads the vari­ ous comments, he will feel like taking a headache powder.--Washington Post ' Call It Cheating. Cribbing has broken out among the students of Chicago university. --Cleve­ land Plain Dealer.