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ĵ e^eKry l̂aiiietler. Published Kv®»y Wednesday by :§i SLYKE - BDIT03 AND PUBLISH*®. llffice In Bishop's Block, •--0PF08TT • PRKBT £ OWEM'S.-- , TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION iMil^ear (In Aimnet) fIJ# If Not Paid within Three Months. 3.00 Subscriptions received for (three or six months in the same proportion. Kates of Advertising. announce liberal rates for advertising in the PLAINDEALER, and endeavor to state them so plainly that thev will be readily un. <erst«od. They are as t<jllows:\ 1 Inch one year 1 Inches one year S Inches one year - If Column one year H Column one year- Column one year 5 00 10 00 15 00 30 60 60 00 100 00 One inch means the measurement of one nch down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they thoose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having Standing cards) will be entitled to insertion •f local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 cents per line the first week, and 5 cents per line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issue, and I cents per line for subsequent issues. Tlris, tn inch advertisement will cost $1.00 for one week, 91.50 for two weeks, 92.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAIXDRAI.BR will be liberal in giving •diterial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a anitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. ^ j BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BROWN. M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OIBce at Residence, McHenry, 111. C. H. PEGEUS, M. D- OHYSIC1AN AND SURGEON, McHenry, I Ills. Office at Residence. O. J.HOWARD, M. D. OHYSIOIAS AND SURGEON, ftcHenry, I III. Office one door West of Fitzsimmons A Evanson's store, up Stairs. BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, 111. Or-ders solicited. Shop, la Old McHenry, in Keiter Block, third door west of Riverside House. WASHINGTON, D. C The popular palace hotel of the National Capital. Conveniently located and accessible to ail the street car lines of the city. Open all the year. Q & gTApLEg( PROPRIETOR. Late of the Thousand Island House. ROBT SCHIESSLE Having purchased the old stand of Joseph Wiedemann, NEAR THE DEPOT* McHENIiY, ILLINOIS, Keep* open for the accommodation of the Public a FlrstOlass Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep thefhest brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. - Also Agent For FRANZ FALLI% MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER 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 FOB HOR8XX& MTGall and see.us. Robert Schlessle. McHenry, III., May 15th, 1895. MARCUS' CERMAN Manufactured by P. MARCUS, ASA W. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW and solicitor in Chancery.--Woodstock, 111. -f- WAGON and CARRIAGE S. F. BENNETT, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Xisotfnited States Examining Surgeon. Richmond, Illinois. A. S. CHILDS, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUR­GEON, West McHenry, III. Calls promptly attended to, day or night. •DEALER IN-- PUB£ WINES, LIQUORS AUG CIGARS. DR. C. R. WELLS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Wauconda, Lake Co., III. All calls promptly attend­ ed, day or night. Office on Main St., east of Barker's harness shop. MAR* G. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER. AH kinds of Hair Work done in first class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms at residence, north­ east corner ef Public Square, McHenry, 111. DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker House, the 10th 11th 25th and 26th of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visits on the following Monday, and the first day of such visit occurs on Friday, I will stay but one day. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. 55 FIFTH AVE., (Briggs House). Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. 49* A Full Assortment of Goods in his line AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BONSLETT, SALOON AND RESTAURANT, at the Old j stand, opposite Bishop's mill, McHenry, 111. The choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the county. Warm or cold meals on short notice on application. PHIL BEST'S MILWAUKEE BEER by the Bottle or Case, always on hand. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. J. PEKOVSKY, CIGAR MANUFACTURER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer. HANDLES nore but his own make,and will compare his Brands with the best mad? in the Stale. Store and Manufactory next door to ».he Post Office, McHenry, 111. CHAS. H. TRYON. DRAINAGE ENGINEER,. Levels taken, drains located and grades es­ tablished for tile anil open drains Elevations taken of springs, ponds and water courses, and all work requiring accurate leveling. P. O. Address, Greenwood, III. DO YOU KNOW THAT Plug Tobacco, With Red Tin Tag; Rose Leaf Fine Cht Chew ng; Navy Clippings, and Black, Brown aud fellow Snuffs ure the best and the choicest quality considered. Attention Horsemen! I would call the attentfion of the public to my Stable of Stock Horses, four in number: two Morgans, one 3-4 Percheron, and one Imported Horse. They are all good representatives of their breed. Also a few Merino Sheep m r sale. The public are cordially invited to call and examine stock, get prices, etc. No business done on Sunday. N« S. COLBY . 10-7-tf MCHENRY, ILL ILL DEI PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all jobs In the line of Digging Wells, Repairing Pumps, Cementing Wells, or will put in New Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. In short will do all work in this line. Can furnish you a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished if desired. If you want a Well Dug, a Pump Repaired or a new Pump, give me a call. SSTOrders by mail promptly attended to. Post Office, Johnsburgh, III. L. BANTES. JoJinsDurgh, III., May 25th, 1835. Woodstock, III. The best Tonic in- the world. J|*f|Mind Quart Bottles. Put up la F. MARCUS. Patentee. LQflT YOU FORGET IT! ASA W. SMITH, • -or--. Woodfltoolc, - - Illinois. Backed by Millions of money 1 offej you INDEMNITY against damage by Fir®, Lightning, Wind Storms, CYCLONES AND TORNADOES. Drop me a postal card and I will visit you: •all on me and I will write you a policy, and wnen either or any of these destructive ele­ ments devastates your property, happy will you be if you hold one of ay poiieiee, for I will surely visit you, and |ninister unto you. ViU ut forsake you. AAA flw'liswcwai A&. LORILURD'Srr PLOWSHARE T,E D i i i r * A s k y o u r l L U • Dealer for it Having leased the Wagon and Carriage Shop of Simcs & Nelson, opposite the Parker House I ain iiow prepared to do all binds- ot work in this line ON SHORT NOIWE, and GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. After a lot g experience in the Eureka Oar. riage and Wagon Shops, in Canada, I am con­ fident I can give satisfaction to all who give me their patrouage. Repairing of All Kinds I^romptijr Attended to. M. FOLEY. West McHenry, June 10,1885. J. C. KARGES, House, Sign and Carriage PAINTER, Shop at McHenry House, Near the Iron Bridge. I am prepnred to do all kin Is of Painting on Ehort notice, and guarantee satisfaction. Sign Painting a Specially. Call and see me if in want of anything in the Painting line, as I am satislie I that 1 can please you, both iu workmanship and price. J. C. Kargcs. McHenry, June 15, 1885. STApjp He. WIG IITM AN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers furnished ut reasonable rates. Teaming ot all kinds done on short notice. the leading Dressmakers in has moved to ATTENTION LADIES. MRS-J H, SEXTOK, ¥or the past ten years i)t Elgin, McHenry where she is ready to do Dressmaking in all the latest stales. Satisfac­ tion guaranteed. Cutting and Fitting a specialty. Also agent *for-the I. X- L^yTaHor system of Cutting and Fitting. Full instructions given* Rooms two doors Wmt of the liiverside House. I0B BARGAINS IN For Coal and Wood CALL ON E.M. HOWE Opposite Bishop** Mill, Who has a complete line of the best stoves in. the market, as well as a large stock of Hardware, Mechanic's Tools, TIN, COPPER & SHEET IRON WARE, And, Hinffact, everythingjin the hardware Uove and tin line. HE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. Call at his store before buying elsewhere, lobbing and repairing promptly attended to <Gr*Beinember, extra good bargains canal, urays be obtained at Howe's. McHenry, Dec. 1, 1883. BOBEBT C. BENNETT, -BREEDER OF Liilit mm FOWLS RICHMOND, IM* (FIRST KEXITJH AT MCHENRY COUWTY FAIR. MY fowls are of the celebrated DUKE OF YORK strain, remarkable for their great size and laying qualities. I can show a trio of last season's chicks weighing 31 pounds. Km. per setting of thirteen. $1.50, delivered to purchaser in Richmond, Shipped, securely packed. «a.oo. M0BERT c. BEXNET1 PA DrTJ A boftk of 100 pagea. J^EiX10rnrCiI\ The bestbookforan jjprofflOTBSasg. It contains lists of new-papers and estimates ofthe cost of advertising. The advertiser who wants to spend one dollar, finds in it the in­ formation lie requires, while foiiiiin who will invest one hundred thousand dollars in ad­ vertising, a scheme is indicated which will meet his every requirement, or can be made to do so It/ slight changes easily arrived at by respomlcnce. 149 editions have been issued. Pent, post-paid, to any address for 10 cent*. Write to GEO. P. KOWELL &CO., NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING BUREAU. (10 Spruce St. Printing House Sq.), New York. John Helm, Algonquin, III., DEALER IN The POLICE QATTTTE will be mailed, securely wrapped**#* any address In the Un ited Stales for tlpjkemonths on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. ass irSfo Liberal discoun' agents and clubs. Address all orde wed to postmasters, e copies mailed free , RICHA&D K. FOX, FaAMfX.ni SQUARE, New York. Smokers Call For NICKLE TAG, OR S CENT STRAIGHT CIGAR. S I L V E R T A G , Or 3 for a Quarter Cigar. Sudw&se, Staves, Tiawari, In short, we keep everything? in the above mentioned lines, which we are offe" ing to the buy­ ing public as cheap as any other house in this section. Call and See us. J03BN G & REPAIRING, PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. JOHN HELM. Algonquin. Feb. 18,1886, OR 10 CEN7 STRAIGHT CIGAR. The Finest Goods Ever Offered FOR SALE BT All First-Class Dealers. iKETAILERS ATTENTttrft. We advertise the above brands In the lead ing St. Louis dailies, and your name will ap pear among the list of agenaies once a week for 60 days from date of last purchase. «Vith first order we send S neat and ^pretty signs. We have one price for these good's from which there is noderlation, namely: Nickle Tag, f.15.00; Silver Tag, f60.60; Gold Tag, 970.00 f»er 1000. We also carrv the most extensive ine of Domestic, Key 'West and Imported Cigars in the country,'at bottom prices. Sample orders solicited. Goods guaranteed, Address, TAYLOR MF'G 0,St Louis, Ho. H. P. HULL, Manager. Vegetable, Flswsr uM Field PIIIITC BCLJW, ri-oitiMi rA!Jl!xr̂ s f&E'sriiKJE HIRAM SIBLEY & CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. CHICAGO, ILL. J22-326 B. Main St. 200-206 Randolph St W I I V S L O W ' S "Vineyard" Roller Skates. For the best, raOif durable' and easiest run nlng Roller skates get the ••VINEVAllD." \'l the lirincipal Kinks are using the "VINEYARD" Holler. Put up in all Clamp, Half Clamp and strapped Complete. The demand for these skates is so great that they are kept in stock by all principal liar I* ware dealers throughout the country. Manufactured by the Inventor and Patentee SAMUEL WINSLOW, WORCESTER, MASS. OOHDVCTBD BT DB. 3. F. BBKVBTT. County C. A- R. Directory- RICHMOND POST HO 898. Meets the first and third Fridaj evenings of each; month. DB. S. F, BKNNBTT, Com. WOODSTOCK POST, m Ml the Uilfd Monday evenings of each month, B. N. SMITH, com. MPNDA POST, HO--. flr8t third Wedneaday even lags of each month. WM. BUTLBB, Com. RABVABD POIT, HO 285. i • e c < > n d a n d f o u r t h M o n d a y e v e n -Inge ot each month. DB. H. T. WOODRUFF, Com. MABKNGO POST, NO. 169, eMMn™«fVr»x8®00,i,£ and rourth Frldar evenings of each month. J. B. BIBCOCK, Com. Plots! P. HAUPERISCH, MoHenry, Illinois, iViicI inform the farmers of McHenry and «itrroundlng country that he la prepared to sell them a FIRST-CLASS PLOW, An i warrant the same,at a lower price than lan purchased elsewhere in tbq eounty, Ai' Kinds of BLACKSMITH1NG, WAGON tad ' ARRIAGX work promptly attended to. I MilPAIRING, • tali kinds on short notice. VGive as a tail and we will please you both In quality tn I 1 rice of work. P. HAUPERISCH. Muitenry, I1L, Oct. 7tfc, 1884. SALOON and RESTAURANT Buck's Old Stand, McHENRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, HcHenry Lager Beer, FftUu' Milw&uks# Seer, By the Bottle or Case. We buy none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices. Call and see me and I will use you well. ANTONY ®NGEfct» Mcflenry, ill., 1884. Importanl to Ruptured Persons The Excelsior Rupture Cure M'f'g Co., of Ogdensburg, N. *.. guarantee to cure any case of reducible Hen la with t^elr Remedies. THKRUPTURE PUSTEB AH1) LLEALINU COM FOUND. This treatment, is endorsed (>y our best Doctors', Druggists, and the general public. Send 6cts for free hook on Rupture or Isk yow druggist for the Remedy- •To Mark Foots, and Others." HEBRON, July llth, 1885. In the PLAINDEALER issue of July 8th (Soldiers Department) I reml a communication sigued "Matk Foote." The purport and the subitanae of the letter wi? descriptive of a pension case of a kinsman of Mr. Foote, and among the several attorneys mentioned M unsuccessful there appears the name of M. M. Clothier, and following, the remark that "the case was received by Mr. Cowlin as an abandoned case. Mr. Foote'a brief description of the case is nearly correct. He should have said straggler Instead of MDeserter."-- (either was a bar to pension). The tru'Ji is that M. M. Clothier un­ dertook this case after It had been rejected and abandoned, (believing It moritorious). Clothier prosecuted In good faith and to the best of his ability. The disability was established. But the charge of straggling appeared of record in the »Var Department. Clothier attempted to clear the record but failed with the available evidence. There are and have been for several years thousands of olaims before the pension committee of Congress. Such claims are seldom heard from after filing except by extraordinary effort of Congressmen who may became inter­ ested. In this ease the attorney com­ municated with Congressman Morrison •1 claimant's district, asking him to press the case, which he declined to do at that particular time, as he alleged, for want of time. The attorney then resolved to begin anew, leaving (for QOestloo of pension alto- - . ng record in the war office, with a view, If failing in this, ultimately to ask Con­ gress to order the record cleared--a much quicker and surer thing to accom plisli than a special pension act. Be­ sides a pension granted by special aot of Congress dates ouly from passage of the act, while were the word "stra gllug'1 expugned claimant would be entitled to Arrears. Mr. Foote Is correct lu his statement that Clothier said to him "that In his opinion a special act of Congress would be necessary." That was then Mr. Clothier's opinion,and when be said so be had good reason to think so. Two years ago I was obliged by fall­ ing health to give up nearly all manner of business, and all my pen ling busi­ ness with the several Bureaus of the Interior Department at Washington was left In charge of Comrade Wm. H. Cowlin, ot Woodstock~-the case tn question among others. I, however, had never abandoned the case, and had never thought of doing so. I should have won the case had I remained in Illinois; aud to the close I was the attorney of record. Government offi­ cials did not coun^me in the shyster crew. 1 have in my possession compli­ mentary letters from Commissioner of Pensions, Congressmen, aod others. In one of these letters the following ex­ pressive language Is used: "I congratulate you en your success tn the case. The secret of your success, however, arises from a perfect ly natural cause: Understanding your business and doing it The case that brought out the above complimentary was the most compli­ cated that overcame to my knowledge. It Involved a large sum of money. The claimant was old and destitute, with the usual number and extras, back num bers, etc., "iuterrering neighbors" striking in the dark, pushing"heresay' and "they say so" evidence In contest ing the claimant's right to pension; oowardly thrusts In the dark, thieves iu angels1 dress. Sixty six affidavits were filed by prosecution, and the court records of four counties were oyprhauled In evidence--a detailed unquestionable history of nineteen i years. This case had a score of red tape bars to pension. The case of friend Foote's kinsman but one. A big one indeed; but there were vulnerable approaches. The difficulty might possibly be carried literally by storm, and it was. Not every man could have given that finish­ ing stroke. That credit belongs to Comrade Cowlin, with a very liberal credit to Mr. Foote. Well, gentlemen, I am done with claim business, but while at It I was not of the "abandon" kind; aud I never yet quit a case that any other man could win. Tet only a little straining of the PLA.IXDEAI.ER letter of July 8th--say anothor loote-- and my record would be blank. Comrade Cowlin prosecuted to clear the record, filing new evidenoe Includ­ ing a statement from Gen. A. J. Smith of the 16th Corps, And by persistent and skillful management and solid pressure fro.n all available sources the record was rightei without the Inter­ position of'Congress. Now I wish to say that I object to being ^classed with pretentious attor­ neys. I have no unkind word for Mr. Foote; and as for Comrade Wmi H. Cowlin I consider him as one of the most capable and thorough of pension ttorneys. A. gentleman that though sometimes Imposed upon, does not yet believe In th« doctrine «f total depravity. The English Historian, Allison, tells us that the French were wont to make his countrymeu the butte of burlesque and jokes In theatric il plays. But satirically adds: "Englishmen enjoyed French ridicule, remembering that, when the Frenchmen observed the En­ glish oddities. Englishmen occupied Paris." So might Brother Foote have recalled the fact that when Comrade Cowlin acquired the art of understand­ ing the pension business and attending to it, he was a clerk and oopyiet of one M. M. Clothier. In F. C. and L., M. M. CLOTHIKB. •kail we have a Free-for-All Race? From the Belvidert Standard, Judging from the remark^' of the newspaper press of this congressional district relative to probable candidates for the vacancy occasioned by the de­ cease of Mr. Ellwood, Hon. C. E. Ful­ ler, of Booue, is considered as among the leading aspirants, but whether he Is really one or not, we d<r not know. The newspapers make him one. Un­ doubtedly if Mr. Fuller should enter the field, he could easily obtain a back­ ing of five solid votes from his own county, should a Convention b? c tll<>d but It Is quite doubtful If the Congres­ sional Central Committee have any au- thority for calling a convention, at­ tended by the usual primaries, county conventions, &c., just to fill a vacancy. The Governor might have power to do it in his writ. It seems very clear that all the authority a Committee has is to act at regularly recurring periods when the offices legally expire. They have no powers to provide for tilling a va­ cancy. The Governor and the people would seem to be the only part es en­ titled to act; the Committee has noth­ ing to do with nominations until the term expires under the limit which the ed on oorrect grounds, the election, when held, must be a "free-for-all" race unless the Govenor should prescribe In his writ a form, and act in place of the committee. A "free-for-all" would possess this time many advantages over the old method. It would tend to enliven the fall election enough to enduce voters to <ome ont. There are quite a large number of men in this dis­ trict anxious to serve their country in legislative halls, and they believe that ware it not for the cut-and-drled modes by which conventions settle matters, they would have been there before this. Let as have a free-for-all and a live­ ly election. Down with your cut-and- drled affairs, fixed up for you by ring politicians tn one or two leading coun­ ties. i "Students' Songs." Moses King, while a student at Har­ vard College, earned his entire college' expenses of about a thousand dollars a year by making books, such as "Har­ vard and Its Surroundings," "King's Handbook of Boston," wThe Harvard Register," etc., and siuce graduation, a few years ago, lie has published many successful books; among them "Stu- donti' Songs," which has had the most remarkable sa!e ever known for a book of Its class. Over 40,000 copies of this "Students' Songs" have been made, and the demand is aimost the same as before. The probable cause of this success is the fact that prior to the publication of "Students' Songs" there was no book containing songs and music that have sprung up and become popular within college walls during the past ten years. The songs have been heard and heartily enjoyed by thousands of people at glee club con­ certs, college festivities, college socie­ ties and at home and soslal gatherings. They have a pejujlar breezlnes* and mirth-making capacity that make them enjoyable on all enjoyable occa­ sions. The book itself is also a cause of Its success. It is handsomely print­ ed, and contains sixty of those songs, with their music, nearly all of which ars copyrighted, and to be found in no other collection. It is a surprise to find so choice a collection of new and copyrighted jolly songs and music, sel­ ling for only fifty cents. Like almost all successes. It has its imitations, and some are rather deceptive in their make-up. Already several so called oolleotions of students* or college songs are in the market, but the genuine and original book of ' Students' Songs." the only one that has been noteworthily successful is edited and complied by Wm. H. Hills, a young Harvard .gradu­ ate, and published by Moses Kintg, the pu >llsher, at Hanover Square, iiT Cam­ bridge, Mass. Written for the Plalndealer. , -DBBSSRR'S DROLL8BIRS. No. 22. BT E. U D., ST. LOUIS. KO. RUINED BT POETBT. DEAR BOB:--Billy Slmpklns wascon« sidered a worthy citizen by all who claimed his acquaintance. In fact, la the little town where he lived, he was considered an unfledged genius, who, at some future period would produce s ' work that would bo the marvel of th« world. It was Billy's greatest amU*>'/ tion to write poetry, but while he always started off correctly, he eould never find the essential finishing stanzas. He decided one day to writs several yards of poetry, and entitle it "Fairyland;" but, as usual, be got no: further than the two opening stsnssst when his muse gave out. He declared it took him forty days and forty night* to write even these two, which wero as follows: I saw a little fairy ' On a cloud of crimson I' Sailing In the liquid azure, Amid the sparking dew. «. Her feet were elad in sand ale ™^?d_h.er hBir WH8 wreathed with pearia Which hung in snowy splendor • On her wavy, golden curia. A few admired the verses, but looked In vain for the others to follow. It was even rumored that old man Piazza, a worthy ItalUn, bought a field glass to look forjhem. but It Is certain thai he never saw them, for he got tired of waiting, and ended his brief career of indigestion by eating a piece of restaur rant pie. He died after suffering four hours of acutest agony. A cute pain t« not very humorous. We hit our funny bone once, and consider it a dlean sorfe or a practical joke. | I have spoken of Mr. Slmpklns In the ^1 past tense, for he Is about as good a*' dead, being now immured in a lunatio asylum. He was adjudged insane, and confined because of a peculiarly mor* - - bid letter he sent to a friend of his. It . certainly seemed the offspring of s | flighty brain, and was as follows: "Dear Arthur:--I am at present in "a state of mind bordering on frenzy, and f make a final appeal to save me from the in-ane asylum, if your don't mind* ? I have spent the flower of my youth, and fifty dollars, endeavoring to dis*' '< cover an answer to the question: 'Who is Ike Fox?' and thus far have no! ^ succeeded. I asked one old man on the street, and he says to me, says he: 'Mfc 1 Fox Is an Indian agent,yet not a gen£ He is, like some of his brethren, a honest man. He not only roba nlshed them by the government, he also robs widow men and Wliioii women. He once stole my Aunt's bon» net, ami wore It to church, and thett spent it for tobacco. He also tried to ruin her reputation by asserting that Iter pet poodle has mosquitoes, or fleas --I forget which--and made her so down-hearted it was many and many a day ere she gamboled on tho green. 1 gamble iu the saloon. If you wan. Ike Fox* address you'll have to tackle some one Jelse. I've forgot it. Good byef When he ceased I thought my grle| would overcome me, but succeeded In quieting myself with a promenade and lemonade. It aided me grastly, snd | was calm. Yes, dear Arthur, I _ calm. Thought I: An Independent spirit Is allied to a KTngly mind. I'll be independent, and find Ike Fox my­ self, and trouble uo one. I searched Ii» the cellar^ peered In the coffee pot, rtfed under the wash-tub, up the chimney, and then down it, but could not lind the slightest trace or piece Of., Mr. Fox. Unless you can inform me who he Is, my numerous brains will soon be darkened by the shadows of lunacy. Somebody says I am Ike Fo% 1 but I believe I am your friend ? 1 BILLY SIMPKINS." 'Vhen the sad news of his imprison­ ment reached his many friends, all alike expressed regret and sorrow. . One kind matron forwarded him a note in which she askel if he had a prefer­ ence for any particular dish, and. if so, to send her back the recipe, and she would make it for him. He sent back I the following recipe: Base Ball Pie.--> I'wo base balls sliced up very fine,! pint violet ink, 14 dried oysters, 1 pound Sapollo or other soap, 2 cat's eyes on a saucer, 1 pound grated pea­ nuts; mix with horse radish. It adds to the flavor to season with machine oil or kerosene. Bake in a cold oven, s Serve in goblets, or tea cups. J The matron never fulfilled her pren|w ise, This latest production fully con-- - vmced the public that Mr. Simpkins was crazy, and he was never again the object of kindly attention. It takes * man of strong constitution to writo ' poetry. Poetry and biliousness seldom go together. ' ' •' LOVBUU ' 'M New Wall Paper snd new Borders. Over 400 different styles at Perry St Owen's, • •&*Twenty years ago George W. Simpson, of Vermont,dreamed that he would meet <i violeut deata by collision vith a locomotive. Ten days ago, on the twentieth anniversary of his re­ markable dream, he was walking ea tk« track of the Vermont Central railroad* when a wild engine approached hit from the rear, and the awful dream twenty years before--would |pve cot true had not George W. prompt! stepped off the track. .. .X A I'L *,. • dafeSti'AAs T..j Call at E. M. Owen SB Son's for Farm Machinery. They keep none the best, and warrant everything.