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*??T' *?T *jr% "ttV/J.LJl -"iwynm i vtl in in! ' M&S ::k> #UP;;to'Ti •90S' «fc bfc M. k"»fo *& m. ><<? afc Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe.' . / y a w a l l i "vj :i:mi.rxd^ ^ VOL. 3. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1878, yy i J *i •.•): T"7?T "fir^ 5«®- ' iC.'i V . IpiS'F. r<>'»u»'u0u Svery Wcdntidaj by JT. VAN SLYKE Editor and Publisher. Office In Riverside Block, Smith, Aldrich A Haythorn's SMrt. • TERMS OF SUBSOKIPTXOK: Due Yeav, (In Advance,) $1 SO If not Paid within Three Month*, 00 *nhacri?»tion« received for three or six months I* the time proportion. BUSINESS CARDSj, H. T. BROWN, M. I>. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office in Brick Block over F. G. Maves Clothing Store Water Stjreet, McHenry IU. & A. BEERS M. D. PrtraiCTAH and Snrjreon. Office atresidence, two door* west of Post Office, MfHenrjr 111. BUSINESS CARDS. E. V. ANDERSON. M. IJ. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office at Gil bert's Drug Store, opposite tfM P*rk«r House.JtcHenry. Illinois E. BENNETT, M. D., ' SURGEON and Arcoiicher. Diseases of Women a Specialty. Office and Residence on Clay Street, Woodstock, III. DR. C. W. COX, TAENTI9T. Office Over Smith, Aldrich A 1 w Hafthorn's Store. Richmond. III. N. S. COLBY. CHENEY, McHcnry Ca, 111. Breeder of Spanish Merino Sheep, Berkshire and Poland China Swine. A choice lot of young Buck stock for sale. Please call and examine before buying elsewhere. M' , O. J. HOWARD, M D. HTSICIAN and Surgeon. Office at of Howard A Son, McHenry, III. •tore ELECTROPATHY Or. Samuel Sherman, And Wife will be at their office in Wett McHenry, near the Depot, in South-east cor­ ner Lansing's Block, three days in each week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, for the purpose of treating all curable diseases. Con­ sultation Free, Office hours from from 9 A. M,, to 4 p. M. W. H. BUCK, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC Phyticlan and Surgeon.-- Office East Side Public Square, Wood- ttoek. III. Office hours 11 to IS A. M., and t to4 P.M. F.J. BAUBIAN. CIGAR Manufacturer, Mdlcnrv III. Or­ders solicited Shop North Bast comer Public Square. E. PERKINS. rAGON Maker. McHenry, 111. General Jobbing promptly attended to. Shop, West of the Puulic Square. . s : J. A. SHERWOOD AUCTIONEER Algonquin, 1(1. ALES of Stock, Farming*Tools and Goods of all kinds promptly at tended to. Farm sales a specialty. Terms reasonable. Post Office address Algonquin III. W RICHARD BISHOP, ; ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. McHenry, 111. GEO. A. BUCKLIN NOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In-surance Agent. Office at Bucklin A Steven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry, III. W. H. SANFORQ, Merchant ITBAIOI*. . i t . 4 ^ ' In the store of C. H. Dickinson, East mi« of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILl. A good Stock Of Fine Cloths for Suitings al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order and a lit warranted- Give me a calL £. B. RICHARDS. mS a complete Abstract ot Titles to land SMeHeiirv County, Ill'nols. Office with Dounty Clerk, Woodstock. 111. ROBT. WRIGHT. Manufacturer of Custom Made Boots and Shoes. None but the best of material ised and all work warranted torner Public Square, McHenry Sho^Northwest E. M. OWEN. GBNKltAL Dealer and Manufacturers Agent In Leading Farm Machinery. Priees low and Term* favorable. M C H E N R Y . . . . . . ILLINOIS. GEO. SCHKKfNKlt. SALOON and Restaurant. Xoarty opposite the Parker House, McHenry 111. SVFlrst-Class Billiard and Pool Tildes. J. BON'S LETT, SALOON and Restaurant Nearly oppneite Owen's Mill, McHenry, III. Fresh Oysters served up in any shape desired, or tor sale by the Can. 4VGOOD STABLING FOB HORSES, jm W. W. ELLSWORTH. BREEDER of the Celebrated Magle Hog. Also Light .ind Dark llrahma Fowls. Pi vhipped toall points by express. J". .0. iress, Woodstock, III., " ' T! }'. X YKFKH MSICKKM. BKP AW Watehe», Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins lit theliest •osstWe manner, <«i» shurt iw^iw and at rea- upilifl rat**, Also ViuJius for Sale, Shop ^stdMrXorthof Riverside Blopk, McHenry III. P. KI.EIFOEN ft; SON. CARRf AGF., Wagon and House Painting done on *hort Notice. All Work war- ranted. McHenry I1L, South of the Public Square, Poland China Swine GOO® Pigs for sale that was sired by Boirs that took First Premium and Sweep- atakea at State aad County Fairs, from #10 to 415 apiece. W«s are shipping to some of the ttest breeders in<tlie country. For particulars apply to C. STREET * SOX. Hebmn, III niT A TWTnPT^ T\ To inaUo a <pevm:ui W AA IIjU engagement with a clergyman having-leisure, or a Bible Reader, to introduce in MeHenrv Conntv, the CELE- BRAT ED NEW Centennhl Edition ot the HOLT BIBLE. For description, notice edi­ torial in last week's issue of this paper. Ad­ dress at once F. L. HOUTON* & CO., Publish­ ers and Bookbinders, 60 E. Market St.. Indian- •polis, Ind. A. A. RICE D E N T I S T 0a* permanently located hi# offiee at the Riverside House, MeHanry III Where he would be pleased to wait on all those nesding his service*. FaU«eu<&AX*lilcial Teeth inserted for The price of which has been fifteen and twenty. None but the best of material used and satisfaction.guaranteed. Partial plates at reasonably low figures. Hp>W«nrtSl1 Iver fllllng8 and No Fancy Prices. Special attention paid to the treatment of diseased and spongy gums, ulcerated and Irregular teeth. Would be glad to see persons that have teeth that are not satisfactory. Call and have your teeth examined. Teeth extracted in a careful and skillful manner. Ten vears practice in Chicago where he has Bet with some very difficult cases. Gold fillings inserted by an entirely new tnethod, by using gold wire anchors which nass partially through the tooth making it Impossible for the filling ever to loosen.-- Samples ot work seen at the Post Office, Me Henry. JOS. WIEDEMANN --PROPRIETOR OF THE-- Istamnt anil Boariini House Near the Depot, McHENRY, - - H.LIHOI8 The Choicest Brands of Wines for Medicinal MMI Family use always on hand. Jtu tne ac- Manmodations of atlrst-class Boarding House. Reasonable. -IWMoodStabUngforHoieea. - Woodstock 111., Sept. «7th, W. H. SANFOBD. k, 1875. M. ENCELN. fcrtJ TV- I rrIT. Scale Repairing, Grinding and Poi- ishing Razors and Shears and Table Cutlery a speciali­ ty. Repairing of all kinds done in Steel or Brass.-- All work warrant­ ed. Also dealer In Guns. Rero!rer-, Table and Porket Cntlery, Gnn and Fishing Material, Pipes, Cigars^'Tobarcn, Violin Strings, Ac. Shop and store near the Post Offiee, Mc- Ileniy, III. OtJK OWN HKATUKNt. While the women of this country MI lousljr considering the question whether or not they are the slaves of tyrant man, they have e*td*ntly not frasped the vtartling fact that at least halt a million of them are heathens.-- This unwelcome announcement is dne to Rev. Sheldon Jackson, a Denver minister, whose travels have been somewhat extensive, and whose oppor­ tunities for obtaining information con­ cerning the degradation of women In America have Vejj' <pe*rljr Mtn im­ proved. His statistics bear the impress of re­ liability. and seem to suggest a wider field for the operations of philanthropic ladies than any that has lately been presented* Leaving out of the account all the depraved women of civilisation, Dr. Jackson-estimates that the starry folds of the American flag float over five hundred thousand females who are absolutely heathens. First among these are the women of Arizona, who are descendants of the once powerful Aztecs, and who still worship the sun with all the solemnity that character­ ized the devotions of that wonderful people* Next come the native women of New Mexico, who are but slightly removed from positive paganism and whose religion seems to chiefly consist in personal laceration and torture. The two thousand females #f Alaska are refered to as the most depraved of mortals. They worship any article whose origin or construction is beyoud their comprehension; they sell their offspring for a mere pftance; they speediy put an end to their deformed children, and they throw their aged and infirm into the sea without any ceremony whatever. Here Is a chance for the mis6ibnnry(to enter in and dis­ tinguish himself on American1 soil under Governmental protection. In his classification of heathen men Dr. Jackson has Included the niaie population of Mermondom, although his views in this respect UM#1}1' H E. WIGIITMAX, Proprietor. First cjass rigs, with or wittout drivers, furnished st reasonaMe ratesu Teaming of all kinds done on short notice. O. W. OWEN, WATCH MAKES & JEWELER, MCHENRY ILL*. Dealer in all kinds of American and Swiss Watches, Clocks from the beat factories in the conntry. Silrer, platedwere, 8llver Spoons, Ac., ALSO AGENT FOR THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Estey Organ ! Which we believe to bo tho beat Organ in the market. We think we know that by experi­ ence, and we believe It, for it is backed up by the Best Musicians in tbe World. I also sell other Organs at less prises than the Estey, but can't reoeoauuend them to be aa good. i. - -i •<*< • »v!l« - '.t vi/vVi July S3. , J. i . and wo- fe- and will meet with opposition It must be con­ fessed tiiat lie produces some forcible illustrations of the degradation to which many of these women have been reduced. He mentions a case that came under his persoual observation of a Mormon elder, who was the proud possessor of fourteen wives, one an American lady, one an English, one an German, one a Norwegian, one an Irish, and a negress, the uatiouallty ot the others not having been ascertained As the elder's home consisted of but two rooms, he invariably occupied it with his latest and most favored wife forciu'j; the others to seek lodgings hi Stalites and wagons as best they could. These facts,.with others just as stern and startling, Dr. Jackson is presenting to the people in the hope that t^tey will awaken the Christian ladies of this country to a seuse of the degradation which is to be found within our borders and lo arouse them to some action to­ wards its relief O. W. OWEN. Scott & Go., HATS CAFS& STRAW GOODS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 1*2 MADISON STRICT COR. FIFTH AVE. An<l 188 Lake St., Cor. Cark CHICAGO. X Larger Stock of MEDIUM and FINE GOODS and LOWER PBICES than any other house in the trade. JANESVILLE Woolen Mill North Main Street THB subscribers are now ready to exchange Ibr wooi* goods, such AS plain wa Cssslmeres, Doeskins, Tweeds, Satinets, La. dies Cloth, Sheetings. Shirtings, ind a good variety of various kinds of Flannels, for dresses, Ac., Blankets. Stocking Yarn, Ac. All these goods will be exchanged for Wool or Cash, on the most reasonable tor ins. Custom carding and cloth dressing on the same terms as in former years. Carpets washed at five cents per yard. p. 8.--All wool sent toy express will be Sromptly attended to. Please send full or-ers by mail, »ai_ __ a.---Jl In exchange tor goods iSrThe clock in Trihity Church tower, Now York, Is the heaviest In America, It might seem that in Its construction an effort had been made to ascertain how much metal could pos­ sibly he planted In a clock. The frame stands nine feet long, Ave feet high, and three feet wide. The main wheels are thirty inches in diameter. There are three wheels in the time train, and three each In the strike and the chinie. The winding wheels are formed ofsolid casting, thirty inches in diameter, and two inches thick, and are driven by a "pinion and arbor." On this arbor is placed a jack, or another wheel, pinion and crank, and it takes 850 turns of this crank to wind each weight up.-- It requites 700 feet of three ineh rope for the three cords, and over an hour to wind the clock. The pendulum is eighteen feet long, and oscillates twen- ty-ilve times per minute. The dials are eight feet in diameter, although ithey look little more than half that size from Broadway. The three weights are about eight hundred, twelve hundred and fifteen hundred pounds respectively. A large box is placed at the bottom of the well that holds about a bale of cotton waste, so that if a cord should break, tb<S o?tton would check the concussion. DANCING. Wo see It stated that Doaoon Wei*, of Atlanta, Georgia, has been dismiss­ ed from church because he had a dance at his bouse. Whether It was wrong or not for young people to dance, we have never been able to see «ny great harm in It. Young people are not hurt by social gatherings, on the con­ trary It refines and smoothes off the angles of both sexes. If it Is not in fact a sin to dance, its no more i sin to dause at the house of a Deacon* than at the house ot any other persons. Some people are mistaken in think* ing that religion consists of a Ions face and a shad-bellied coat. On the con­ trary a Christian has every reason to rejoice and be happy. Tbe fact Is, 11 does the cause of religion Itself no good, for those who profess it to go! through the world as If vinegar was their special diet, and sour grapes a regular God send. We want to see people pious; but let It be a joyons, happy raidient piety, such as recom­ mend itself to all classes and ages of people. Our advioe is, let the young people dance in reason ; let them meet, be so­ cial, be happy, for their days of trial will come soon enough. Take Deacon Black baok in the Church, for it has impressed the young people unfavora­ bly in regard to a religion that made those who danced at his house the In­ nocent cause of the disturbance in Ills Church, and of his excommulcation. One of the N. Y. papers has tutor, vied a number of Ministers on the sub­ ject of dancing. Dr. Theodore G. Thomas said he ,4consldered dancing a capital exercise, beneficial alike to the body and the mind. Bodily exercise which did not afterd recreation for the mind, lie was not In favor of. A man might get into a treadmill and exer­ cise himself every day( but it would be absolute drudgery, and would not hate the beneficial effect of half as much rowing*!n a boat, with pleasant com­ panions. Half of the troubles of Amer­ ican women were more or less Imagi­ nary, he thought, and arose from a lack of pleasant occupation for the mind.-- Anything like a movement to do away with dancing, which served that end, was Very muchto be deprecated. We need more, instead of fewer, recrea­ tions," he continued; "something which will keep the minds of people pleasantly occupied, and their bodies moderately exercised. I think we should encourage the establishment of public garden, such . as they have in Europe; concert halls and dancing halls, under proper restraint, and oM proper character, where men and wo­ men could find, without effort, good music, pleasant companionship, and amusement. I don't think that im­ morality is encouraged in the least by dancing. On the contrary, I have no- tioed that the tendency to immoral­ ity is much greater among gloomy, somber people, than It Is among peo­ ple with bright and cheerful habits of mind. I think you will find among people of decent minds, that there ii no'more tendency to Improper thoughts in tbe contact of the sexes in dancing, than there Is when men and women sit on chairs and talk-- perhaps not so much.M Some sweet little verses which we have placed carefully away in the waste basket ask, M Will the Robins Come Again f M Really, now, we don't know. We hope they will. But the silver bill has passed, Anderson Is in jail, Congress is in session, civil-service reform is too sick to hold its head up, Chandler and TUden say there was bargain, the Ux on whisky hasn't been reduced, Ben Butler is mad. Cox won't keep quiet, times are hard, and per­ haps they will think themselves better eft to stay where they are*--Chicago Timet. i Rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains and bruses will be relieved by Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bone Liniment, sold by all druggists. FMlidcntlsl Aspirant* The correspondent of the Buffalo Commercial records the following: Senator Edmunds says there are so many Presidential candidates on the Committee on Judiciary that business is very much behind. He says that on the day when the committee meets Conkling will come in first, and And a slim attendance. He will sit a little while, Impatiently, and say: * Well, I don't suppose there will be quorum this morning, and I have other matters to attend to. If Davis and Thurinati would drop their Presiden­ tial aspirations and attend to commit­ tee business we could do something." And he will go out. .Thtoa Thurman will come in and ask: a Where's ConklingtM When told that he had been in and left to look after other m*ttefs,he wjil say: •'Where's Davis t" 44 Davis hain't come." 44Well." Thurman will say, "Conk­ ling and Davis have got the Presidency oa the brain, and of course we can't expect anything of them. Pall me when you get a quorum." And he will go out. 1 ben Davis will oeme in, and say : 44 Well, Conkling and Thnrman are absent again. Those two men are so busy working up their Presidential campaigns that they neglect their Senatorial duties." And so it goes, every week, Edmuads says. * ----SB Uncle Sam's Harness Oil fills and closes the pores of leather, effectually prcentlog the entrance of dampness, dusu&o., and rendering the harness soft and pliable, while at the same tine increasing its durability. A Sporting Pup. Geaurge Wf Perk, editor of the Is Crosse Sun, a sportsman of much en­ thusiasm in Wisconsin, glves hls expe­ rience trying to raise a dog: We bad never been as prond of any­ thing in the dog line as we wire of that Peruvian retriever pup. Time passed on and the pup began to grow. He did net gr*w tall, but spread out lengthwise and sldewlse, and his feet got big. There never was s* long a dog of his age as tbat one was. And talk about tail; a kangaroo's tall would be nowhere. One wiggle of his tail would sweep eleven old-fashioned flower pots off the veranda; and you might kick him as much as you pleased and he was.the same long dog. Yon couldn't telescope him together an Inch. II# was the most cowardly dog that ever was. If a cow came along and scratched against a tree he would crawl under the house and howl all the afternoon. Once a little girl came In the gate after swill, and when he look­ ed at her she dropped her swill-pail and ran. He heard her cry and ran the other way, aod It was two days be­ fore we got him home, and then we had to carry him In a basket. He was A retriever. Ills best "holt" was hens. He^got acquainted with Mr. Manches­ ter's chickens early In the season, and and he retrieved them regardless of expense. He would eocasionlly come back trom Manchester's without a hen. but It was not the dog's fault. If Manchester had not thrown wood at him he never Would have cenie back that way. There Is where we have always blamed Manchester, But when Manchester went down East, the dog got even. The dog and skunk that lived under the barn broke up the lien business there. We might meet him on the side* walk, and he never seemed to know us. If we spoke to him he would wag a foot or eighteen inches of the lower end of his tail, look away beyond, and seem to be trying to think if he hadu't met us In another world, aces ago The other day he came home howling, walking on two leg**. Some one had put a charge of sh«t In him, and we knew Manchester had got back, though there was nothing about it in the papers. He seemed to be as full of shot as--well, he was rea­ sonably full, and every time he went In lit down ho bowled wofully. He was a dog of sedentary habits, and when his utensil fo| sitting down was not as well as could be expected, his capacity for enjoyment was limited, and he would stand aud lean against a barrel and discourse In a foreign tongue until nobody could sleep in the entire neighborhood. In his helpless condition the hens used to show fight, snd we saw it was humiliating to liim, so we prepared to lead him like a lamb to the slaughter. We took him to the police office to get the dollar we paid for his license and to have him shot. Women oan not read a boy's nature, and they nlglit as well own it up. The Sibley street mother who recently sent her boy to the drug store with a bottle and a scaled aote, imagined, that she was sharper than the serpent's tooth, when she wrote to ttie druggist: "Send me a half pint of port wine, and write on the label, 4 P. W.--Pol- son.'" I'be druggist followed orders, and when the boy got outside he tore off the wrapper and read the label: 44p. W.--Poison," he mused, as he walked along--44 wouder what that la? P. W. doesn't stand for bed bugs, and I know It, and It doesn't mean rats, either. P. W. can't be hair dye, nor scalp wash, and I'm going to touch my tongue to It." He touched 1$. It tasted so good that he took a sip, and meeting three or four boys just then, the crowd en­ tered a lumber yard and P.W.'d the contents of that bottle until only a gill was left. Then bne of the lads ran home after a dipper, filled up the bot­ tle, and the Sibley street boy trotted homeward whispering 4,P. W. means purty weak, and if she finds it so, she musn't blame nobody but the drag- gisFree Pr*e$; ' WSTMinnesota Is one of the most: enterprising aud productive of the new Western States. Her last year's crop of wheat reached forty million bushels. Twins are so common as to create no excitement even in the rural districts, while triplets only obtain a newspaper notoriety from dearth of other neWs.-- Some parties in the Stste have gone into the culture of the bull-frog as an article of diet. Last year's crop reach­ ed three thousand dozen "saddles" (or pairs of legs) which were shipped to market, and brought remarkable prices; besides what were saved for home consumption. The jerky little amphibia are becoming popular.-- Dipped ill batter and geutly fried they will jump into one's affections about as quick as any article of diet that can 1 be set before, A UNA at breakfast* . isifcs mmMmmrmnmncm. ̂ . VjUMHTOir. r*, r>.. at4r«1k suit. !N7*.| Hellgletiflly Inclined people aft kas» lng a chance to oqjoy themselves thto week* by hearing* the two great di­ vines, Henry Ward Beecher and Jas. Cook lecture. To be sum their theme* are worldly but it is all theeane sines they are preachers. Beechfcr'S subject on Tuesday evening was *The Waste# and Burdens of Society,*' and to use # hackneyed expressive phrase uhl handled the subject In his own Inimlti* ble manner.1" First he treated of phy* Slclal waste caused by the sickness and weakness of man, saying that sickneif was far preferable to weakness becaosf! a sick man either dies or gits wett while a weak man only cumbers th| ground. Among the rtore striking things lie Said was that in 40 yeatm speaking he had seen no more halls f§f to hold a thousand people an hour thaft he could count on tho fingers of onj| hand; that society is divided into foul? Classes--the drudge, the artisan, th# artist and, the genius--«nd the mlllloft who claim to produce everything conlli do very little without the educatei class; that he descended from working people--on his mother's side fr«i« workers on leather (he didn't say "cob* biers") and on his father's side fro workers on iron (blacksmiths;) t! men at the top of society quarrel fro conscientiousness and those at the bot| torn do so from ugliness; that one In* mense waste comes from the misa<$> justmeut of men's faculties to the bus!* uess of their lives. There are tolls many greyhounds plowing and oxen racing; that all oaths are ptt-fslls, and that the burden of war Is the severest one society has to bear. There I havi given you mtUtum in parvo this tia|| surely. Gen. b, O. Howard is here.happy ami' at peace because he has at last gained the Freed me us Bureau suit that has s|» long been pending against him. TtM| one-armed hero is looking very we|^ .. but Is evidently a little spoiled by tho petting and kicking he hasreoeived ot late. r Mrs. Hayes hks just left Washington for a two or three weeks visit to her old Ohio home. She Is among tlx* thankful ones that Lent has put an end to receptions, lefees and publie ag*.: pearances generally. Mrs. Hayes lug! gone to Ohio to stay two or thret weeks taking both her children and aft her young lady guests with her. Sh» went Friday morning and spent tho evening before in receiving social calls from ladles and gentlemen. The la<|§> Is as charming iu private life as in pu£» lie and no one of either sex speaks , her exce pt In terms of warmest prais#. She Is handsome, pleasant and cortflsl. On Thursday evening our cards west taken In to he.* just as two ladies and A gentleman were coming out and she rft* celved us Immediately although twfL or three gnests were yet with her.-- Only Miss Piatt, Mrs. Hayes' niece, ro- eeived with her, the rest of the houst* hold being busy with preparations fit leaving the next morning. That yoang lady was dressed in brown silk, plats and brocade. She is the prettiest and has the most pleasing manners of anjr of the many guests Mrs. Hayes has opened the White Housa to. Bhe has a sweet, fresh complexion unspoiled by paint atid powder, and her glossy brown hair Is always arranged In tho simplest style. Her manuers are pe­ culiarly without afiectatlon, which can be said of very tew ladies nowaday*.*** Even Mrs. Hayes herself lias more ft less of It, It shows Itself In s certain smiling and bowing and >4Ohn (with s rising inflection) that appears to bo continually with her. She wore blade silk on Thursday evening, a white lacs tie, valencennes, pinned with a bar of gold, and black kid slippers with lass rosettes and steel buckles. In t«i%. to our Remarking oh both these ladlHF" seeming freshness after such a season of gayety they replied that the secret of It was that they had lost no sleep this winter and moreover that they had taken their rest in th* night, whore it belongs, and not in the day. that tho President had Insisted upon tho ' keep* Ing of early hours by his whole family ever since the season commenced. OLIVIA i 11 tN§ -> - ? ?• 1 n tSf An Indian cats take almost an|>». thing easier thau a joke. Two young: ladies on the Nebraska frontier joes* larly offered to trade themselves si to a e«uple of Indians for fifteen ps> nice each. The Indians promptlr so* ceptod the offer, and could not tmder- stand the explanation that *11 was only a joke." But for the presence of aaufficient force to prevent It, they would have taken the girls by. fsroef- Moral--Think as soon ©f joking wlthf^; ghost as with an Indian. jMTCentenarians a huudred JSMP* hence will tell their children e# tho glorious winter of 1873, wlWfc •* ground refused to freeze, ana vie ©uijr way Ice could be formed in Was for the cosspanies 6© gaser ep ew banks aud look in th© w*ier«v