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1 1 Chicago is coni|k] V * Sparrow because, ,, ;|lerald of that q| ^Antagonistic, pi ^-'-^udent." i±~k • ' v THE; man w! iCharitable ins? farcied as a ; . The deacon 'm-\ "doesn't always Anything in it. JKSDAT BY K 13 UKTOK. •- Block* PIOH. .. $1.90 . 2.O<0 or six THE women < ^ because the men >ye;frt the lodges :c>:mems to be play however, a kick c because their wi\m|ng . time to church a WHEN you £ct keeping. Men ^ their own art4 m devoted to thei, whose homes art and women wh to see to are le the Voting priv apt t<i become S .. . , _ ff'f? those having -- jfolnrl to insertion WHEN two #-R centB p®r 1,n® , , W be charged 10 town happen I and 5 cents per -- I?ace they pf wj|| ̂ charged " arms, and line, (nonpareil .Li.i i Ifthe first Issue, and probably in fiient Issues. This, not, an cno'i#illoo8t •1.0° for one not on sPe'Weks, $4.00 for three it? IS/ ft hnmir1'111 b® liberal in giving ** "^TStft, as a business rulo, it ejw** suitable fee Jroaa every»x>dy £ the use of itaxolumne for peeuniary ad vertising •or to state readily un. BOO • 10 no 1.VO0 3000 60 00 100 00 ^irent of one lnmn width. ,.efates, have 'oft* as they BUSINESS CARDS. | O J. HOWARD, Si. D. IOTAS AND SURGEON, McHenry, L i)1. ofllce at residence, one block east of *nbiie ScuoolSoitding O. H. FBGKR3, M. D- t'tHYSIOlAK A.ND SURGEON, MoHenry . Ills, office at Residence. WH, OSBORNE, M. 1>. f>WYSTOlAN AND SURGEON. Office at L Residence, West McHenry, 111. Calls ,promptly attended to day and night. verv Stable. f E. WtGKyMAN, Proprietor. Arst .« class rigty wi th or without drivers "iahod at reasonable rates. Teaming of s4one on short notice. U' ~ ' NEAR THE DEPOT. EST MoHENltY, ILL {eept open for the accommodation of tne i jiblio a First-Class tloon and Restaurant, Ifhere he will at all times keep the beat brands of Wines, Liquoee and Cigars i.to be found in the market. , Also Agent for )| FRJLNZ TALK'S 'ihrautat Lagtr Bstr. J Seer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- mys on hand, cheaper than any other, quali- 't .'Considered. |d«ri toy mall promptly Attended to. QOOD STABLING FX) R\} HORSES roall and.see us. • Robert Sohtossle. sat Me.Henry, IlL A. Eaglen's &L00N AND BESTAUR4WT 1 MoHKNRV, ILLINOIS. 'ioe Kentucky Lifiors French Bitters, •5 Beer, --AND- * j. Sctlitz liliatoBottle Beei, lu any quantity from a Snit* 01ass to 1C0 barrels. BUSINESS CARDS. ! I AT WHOLESALE OR RET All \ Beer in bottles, kegs or case a» Meap as the cheapest. r, . [ f w T e b u y n o n e b u t ' t h e b e s t a n « ' *s>ll at Reasonable Prices. t\Wa td see me and I will w» ( lil^ANTOJHY EJSOI.EJN. c£*i)ry> 1)1 . 18S&, H V SHKPABD. L. tBIFAID. SHEPARD A SHEPARO, A JT I. AW Suite 512, North- ®rn TV,® "• Building, 36 i^aSalte H'reet Chicago, III jy KN1GBT & BROWN, ATT°RN KVS \T r. \ W. U s. KxpressOo-'a Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. JOTltiF* cisET. V A TTORNErs AT LAW. Woodstock «1. £%. All business will receive prompt atten- O P BARN EH, ATTORNEY, Solicitor, and .Counselor, XX Collecttons a specialty. WOODSTOCK, LLIKOTS V. S I.UMLEY. LAW, and ATtOBNBYsAT I i\ Chan-erv, WtHJD^TOOK, ILL. Office in Park House, first floor. Soliottor tn A. M. Clll9ilCHv Watchmaker and Jeweler JO. One HundredTwenty-Pive State At Chi­cago, (11. Special attention given tore- pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. V4 Cull Y*«ortment of Goods in his line Attention Horsemen! HOHBNRY, III., April 1st, 1898, I would resoectfully invite the Public to call and examine m 7 stock of Horses before makirgarrangements elsewhere. No busi­ ness done on Hun'lav. / N 8. COLBY / ' s v'nmr ILL Th© ^Police Gazette, Is the nlv illuotrate < paper in the world containing all the 'atest sensational and sporting news No ><alo n Keeper, Barber, or Clui» Hooin can afford to *ie without it It alwRvn makes frinnds wherever it goes. Milled to any aiidrcss in the United States setfurelv wraoped, 13 weeks for tl. Bend"Five Cents for sampie copy. . BICHABD X VOX f BAifKl.Tir «Qr ABB, N»w' York United States ffar Olitii Apcy OK WM- H. COWLIN, Woodstock • - Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against the United States tor ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. WM, H. CO Wi lA Office at Resldenoe, Madison St., Woodstocc, Illinois. ATTENTION ! Fanners and Dairymen. It will pay those looking for * CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at my premises before purchasing. I can furnish saoh by the oar load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM. OHBKCITQ. Farm about four miles northwest of Harvard. Illinois. Auricas Clover Blossom Co. 331 N. Clark St. CHICAGO. ILL. The Gfeat Blood Purifier. Our* s all Blood Pleases tli*t *rise from the - fleet of Bad Blood, A sure cure for Cancer. ( atnrrah, files, Si >k Headache, i»y». pep-ia, Whoop ng > ough, .Rheumatism, Con stipniion, etc. 90.60 1.00 2.50 BLOBBOMB, per pound F«,CID EXTRACT, per bottle *OLII> EXTRACT, per pound - Bot the Solid and FinM Extracts are made from the same oto' k of Biosoomx, and are equally a good and effica' ious as the Bios. «ms JULIA A. STO >Y, Agent. McHe^rv, Illinois. CEDAR LAIN STOCK FARM, HEBRON, ILL. Philiips & Kichardson, BREEDEB9,;OF T High Grade Jersey Cattle, REGISTERED POL AND CHINA HOOS. AND PURE BRED POULTRY. ilver Laced Wyandottes, Light B^amas, Ply m<>utb Rocks, 3» C. White a. d 8, C Brown ».eghorne, P^rtiign Cochins, «nd other Varieties 9tlnramoih B onze and White Ti rkevs. P<«kin DufljKn'l White Guineas. We have a fl^Jiiprh Grade Jersey Cattle for <ale from ch'>ic# neiec,ied stock. Our Poland China Hogs are of the best snu ho'i-eit strains'** W« have some very choice spring Ptgs for ss.le at very reasonable pries, vn inspertionjjf them is invited, or write us vour wants and we will quote you prices. All p>gu eligible to any register. Poultry for s»le nt 'easonable prices. Ergs luring season. We hnve some very choice Poultry of all kinds »t Fall prices. All orders f«r Pigs, Birds or Eggs receive prompt at ention. Onr stock has been c.arefu 11 v selected and •a strictly pure, and we Guarantee it s such. Our customers may rest issnred that we shall -hip only such stock »s will reflect credit upon ourselves an t them also. Correspond- nce cheerful'y and promptly attended to >nd respectfully solicited. Visit rs welcome Any day but Sunday, and we extend an invl- ation to all to call and see our stock. Hoping to receive a share of > our patronage, tnd assuring our f iends that we will labor to please you, we await your favors, You's Respectfully, PH LLIPS ft RICHARDSON. September, MOO. F. K. GRANGER, .General Auctioneer. Sales of Real Estate, Stock, Farming fools, Household Furniture, and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most reas­ onable terms. < )rders by mail will req^^£j££Uipt at- fieution Iddresa. Henry • SIMON STOFFEL, AGENT FOR Photnis, ef Srssklys, t. Y, Capital^ 5,008.315. Rockford, of Rockford, III Capita), 802„44Slv Hatioidl, of Hartiorfl, Codi. Capital, $2,620,213. Insnranae carefully and safelv placed on all classee of property asrsinst fire, I gtitii'ng, anr tornado, either ior f ash or on long time, without interest. IFii-o jr>iic!eR on Iiv3 stock cover »me in bull ung or on farm igainst loss or ilamare by fire or lightning Rn>' against lightning »ny where nay, straw, stalks and for<iler ar#» covered bv one policv in building or stacks on farm Grain, setds'and mill feed are covered under o ® sum in building or on farm Insur n<ve 'ransferred to other lot'ali- ti^s free of cargo. Gasoline or oi' stove and etesm threshet permits granted lu policies free of charge Household goods of every description, including co-vi, wood and provl- si >n- a'i coveted under one item. Complete records kept of all policies, conditions, as- ign- ments and transfers made. Call for list of over 700 policy holders in above companies. Simon Stoffol. West McHenry, Illinois. J. J Barbie 0 f J. Barbian. BARBIAN BROS. > Whole isle and Betail DBALBBS IK FINE CIGARS, McHENRY ILLINOIS* Having leased the brick building one door South of the post office we have opened a retail store, where, at all times can be found Duo clgnrs of our own manufacture, together with smoking and chewing tobaeto of the beat brands. Pipes a Specialty. We have a very large assortment aodj some •ery"handf :me patterns. CALL AND SEE US. BABBIAS SIO* UoMenrr. VoifnlsiiFtb, W QAK LAWH A ADUIY Will open Ifn a«?(v>nd year on W>d- nr8day. 8pi>c. 16. 1891, and will oflur epeelal pr|vll>(^» to the rljfhf rlsga of tBud^ntg. The iuBtltutlon wi 1 be con­ ducted as & Home School for Boys Where th«»y will r- c Ive th« tone fit* of a thorough preparation In all ol the common branches of atudy. GERM\N AND MUSIC. We claim for our school a pleasant and heal he situation a< d the past year ^ears us out in the assertion. TERMS AND DESCBIPTlV! CIRCULAR Sent to any address on application. The school Is situated at R n|f«ood, Mc enrv Co.. Ill, on the C * N R. R„ 59 Miles from OMcajje. 16 miles from Lake (4en< va. and 6 miles Irom F«>x L <k". No saloon billiard hall, or other loafing place In town. Address Oak Lawn Academy, - 8: r RINGWOOD III. W atohmaker McHENRY. St Jeweler ILLINOIS. AriNK stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew. elry always on hand Special attention given to reiAlrlng Una watohea. Give ma a call. JOHX P- SMITH. WM. STOFFEL. --Agt,nf for-- FIRE, - LIGHTNING, And Accidental Insurano*. v; r Alan Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama, apd California. Lauds Call on or address / WM STOFFEL, McHenry, ill: Quintette Orchestra, McHENRY ILL. Are preparedi to furoiah First Class Music to the Dancing Public at Reasonable Rates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. Robt. M.-tdden. Clarionet, C, Curtis, Cornet. L, Oven, Trombone, B, Ingallt., , Basso and Prompter, Address all communications to Jerry 9mith, MoHenry. SALARY and Com ~ is don to \gon'B, Men an Women, Tiach ers an 1 r>i<Tg men to introduce a i,ww «»<,ipopular standard book, MARVELS of the NEW WEST A new Agent sold 70 m one week. Ag-nC» profits, (1.'ft.fin Over 35 ; l original Hnersvinirs. 10.400 t op'i'D «oid n cue *eek, Exclusive erritorv, GndorsedV iiy the greatest men of our country. Apply to THE HENRY BILL PUB. CO., AONrich. Conn SHORT HORN BULL! For Sale at Living Prices h tv the under­ signed. Call on or address FRANK COLE, SPRING QROVK. 11X Spring Grove, HI., Nov. 12. l»9u. McHENRY Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, AU ' are fm him who ha* bo 'te^MK 'xHtl*, and for hit Widow and Orphan*." --LlWCOIJf. "Friendship, Charity. Lop- aUif- Worthy sons of Patriot hXtihert" ^ A. K, Direotory. . --P Jbj M'HRiniT POST MO- tfSk Meaits the first and Third Trur*day ere* • lnfs of each month. 11 C M " AO, Oon. WOODSTOCK rO#T, HO 108. Meets first and third Monday evenings of eaoh mont}i. E, F. RICHARDS, Coir. l^irrwDA POST, HO 398, Meets the second and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month WM. R sr. CI.A'R. Com. HAKVAKD POST. RO 365. Meets the second ana rourtn Monday even ings of each month. J, D CI.ABK, Oom. MABKNOO POST. NO. ins, M^ets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of ea h month. E R MOBBIS, Con, WATCOKDA rOST. NO 368. Post meets everv seeond and fourth Satur­ day evening in Q. A, R. Hall; Main St. A. L. PBicfc, Com. NOW 13 THE TIM^TO BUY YOUR Robes & Blankets 11 £ THE "BOSS" HARNESS --MAKER NUWDA. ILL. Can save you money if you will call on him, A Large Size, No. 1 Fur Fobe, only $2 50 to close out. Ggr The Largest Size Square BlanKet made. 75 ceuts. * You can afford to keep yourself and your li r8«> warm at th-se prices, Call^arUT^e me. a. L EITBIMD. Nut di, Ill„ Dcc. 1 1891. * H. Miller & Son, -DEALERS IN- MARBLE & GRANITE, Bfonumetits, Headstones, Tablets, Etc. Cemetery Work of every de- pcriptjon nea'ly executed at the Lowest Prices. Satisfaction Qasra&ttad. Shops at McHenry and Johns- burgh, III, where at all times can be tound a good assortment of finished work. Respectfully, Henry Miller & Hon. 1. R. SAYLOR i SON, Coat . InthswftrlSi This Trad* mark la on % Best PENSIONS! The Disability Bltf l« a Law Soldiers Disabled Since the * War are Entitled* Dependent widows sna i>ar» t6 n^w d*- peTirieiit whoee sons died from t^e effe'ts o' srmy pe^vices tre rc'tided If you wish y>>ur claim speedily and successfully proa-- cuted, address JAMES TANNER. _ . „ . , * ASHINQTON D. O. Late Commissioner of Pensions. > 43 ^AYlW^r/si|>nolN'»,( -,KBR£UERS*OF Morgan Horses, Embracing th«> celebrated Oorer Oiflord, OreeD Mountain sad M » blood. STOCK FON SALE. Stallions and Fillies, rfendfor pedi­ grees. Essex and Registered Poland Chloa --sw Choice Merir Mammoth High Gra For p-«le. C or address J. K. IFiwt M, '1 P. urkeys. Cattle. etock '•LDK & SON. Along the Skirmish Line. The Sons of Vetsrans are now quite 150,000 strong. The number of enga^etpente between the Union and .rebel armies were over two thousand. Tho order of the Sons of Veterans was founded in Pittsburg, Pa., in November, 18(51, by Major A. P. Davis. Sheriff McLendon, of Memphis, says that the day before the battle of Shiloh he p lid f600 for a pair of boots and in the fight had a leg shot off. There are about 1,208,707 soldiers of the Union now living, and of these srir- vivora 521.158 are now on the pension rolls. There are, therefore, 688,549 sur­ vivors who are not pensioned, and 879, 908 deceased soldiers not represented on the pension rolls. At a regular " mc sting of Woodstock Post No. 108, G. A. R., on Monday evtn- iDg lust the following named officers were elected for the ensuing year: E. E. Rich­ ards, Commander; Wm. H. Sherman, Senior Vice Commander; Burton Thomp­ son, Junior Vice Commander; F. E. Hanaford, Officer of the Day; Henry Shannon, Officer of the Guard; George Eckert, Quartermaster; J. C. Darrell, Surgeon; L. H. S. Barrows, Chaplain; Wm. H. Stewart, Delegate to State En- canijteient; W. P. Morse, Alternate. Wqodfetoek Post has a large membership and in a flourishing condition. The Sen tivcl trusts that the old "vets" may live many .years to enjoy the fellowship quickened by post meetings and the bet*t of all there is in life.-- Woodstock Senti­ nel J. B. Manzer Post-No. 215, G. A. R., held its annual e'ection on Monday even­ ing, when t^e following officers were selected: J. D. Clark, Commander; W. H. Ballard, Senior Vice Commander; E. Traver, Junior Vice Commander; E. R. Sweetland, Chaplain; J. W. Groesbeck, Surgeon; J. L. Anderson,Quartermaster; S. M. Butts, Officer ot the Day; H. W. Tracy, Officer of the Guard; Asad I 'dell and H. B. Coe, Delegates to Department Encampment; Frank Hogan and Milo Munger, Alternates. Circuit Clerk W. P. Morse, of Woodstock, was present and inspected the post which he found in a flourislilng-^dudition'. This post has a membership of 101 and is therefore in point of numbers the banner post of Mc­ Henry county. They have always been fortunate in the selection of good officers, and its present corps of officers are well Equipped to perform their respective du­ ties.--Harranl Herald. "While an election of officers was re­ cently being held by G. A. R. post 62, at Altoona, Pa., and while a list of coin- radeswas being called, the name of Jacob Wilt was read out. Another member, H. (\. Stolz, hearing the name remarked to omrade sitting near him: 'We had a Jacob Wi>t in our company,' and at once approached Mr. Wilt with the question: 'Wereyou in the 104th regiment?' Be­ ing answered in the aflinnative, he was interrogated as to wh$t company he be­ longed to, and being answered that he belonged to Co. E, they clasped hands, having recognized one another for the first time since they were mustered out in 1865, and strange to say they are both members of Post . 62, one a prominent business man in Altoona, andl the other a well-known resident of Mill vine, a town close by." Gen. Miles' standard story is about a soldier, who, during an engagement, be- ame panic-stricken, and, turning his bad: upon the enemy, ran like a deer, i, you!" the general called in stern- ial tones, "what are you running man stopped not, nor did he , but yelled back, "I'm run- ip't fly." insas lives Mrs. Stella ife of a well-to-do farmer, er of nine sons. During the war she assumed male attire, and won a reputation for bravery as a soldier in the Confederate army. She servfed under General Mcintosh, and it was not until after she had been wounded at the battle of Elk Horn Tavern that her sex was dis­ covered, and she was obliged to quit the Stonewall Jaekton. So strict was Stonewall Jackson in bis religious observances that he never trav­ eled on Sunday, and never posted a letter or .took one from the mail on that day. He believed indeed, that it wa- wrong for the government to carry mails on the Lord's day. A sketch of the Con­ federate leader in bis widow's new me­ morial of his life shows him to have been a tall, erect and muscular man, with large, blue-gray eyes, a Roman nose, and ruddy, sunburnt cheeks. In refuting the charge that her husband was an awkward horseman Mrs. Jackson says that it is sufficient to record the fact that he was never thrown from his mount, while his judgement of horses was excellent. In battle he rode with uncovered h£ad along his column, ack­ nowledging the shouts of his devoted men. If the multitude of pension l»Ita that were introduced in the senate on the only bill day that happened last week are any indication of what is to follow, the present Congress will find its time folly occupied in pension legislation alone. They ranged from Senator Peffer's scheme to give everybody a pension to the bill to increase alone widow's allow­ ance from twelve to fourteen dollars per month. All this is not an evidence, how­ ever, that Congress is to excel itself in liberality this session, as might be sup­ posed, but is merely an indication that senators have unloaded their desks from the accumulation of the long recess. It can not be expected that this Congress will carry through any pension legisla­ tion of importance- There will no doubt be many excellent bills introduced and considerable debate will grow out of them which tfill afford the material" for speeches and documents for the cam­ paign of 1892. Aside from this there will likely be but little if anything ac­ complished towards doing justice to the old soldier and his widow. This Con­ gress is far from likely to be a liberal one wherein the ex-Union soldier is con­ cerned.-- Woodstock Sentinel. Work of the Feciton Offloo. During the week 8,173 claims were re­ ceived, of which 22 were original invalid; 91 widows; 5 bounty land; 17 navy; 22 old war ; 0 on account of Mexican service, 179 accrued pension and 3,327 applications for increase^ Number of re­ jected claims reopened 869. Number of claims received to date un­ der act of June 27, 1890, 736,708. The names and ffbstoffice addresses Of 2,548 officers and comrades were furnished for the use of claimants. There were 106,380 pieces of mail mat­ ter received; 79,015 letters and blanks sent out. The number of cases derailed to special examiners were 347; 305 reports and cases from special examiners; cases on hand for special examination, 4,502. Report of certificates issued: Original, 2,824; of which -- were under act of June 27, 1890; increase, 1,112; accrued, 177; reissue, 0; restoration, 0; dupli­ cate 33; act of March 4,1890, 0; total, 4,146. Toteil number of claims pending, 869^2 JO. • Fire Zouave. A private letter from a young soldier in Company F, 11th Massachusetts regi­ ment, who was in the Stone Bridge bat­ tle, relates the following: I must tell you of the noble bravery of one of Ellsworth's Zouaves. He bad been Bhot in the wrist and the ball had severed an artery. It was after we had mado the second charge upon the bat­ tery, and I had lost my gun, which had been knocked from my hands by a can­ non ball, and I was now in ^he rear of my company, when I saw the Zouave creeping towards me. "Boy," said he, "For God's sake, hold me up a minute, I am gone under, but let me fire once more on them.' I held him up, and facing him round toward the enemy, steadied his arm, while he fired six shots from his revolver at them. I then helped him down the h'll towards the hospital tent, a short distance, when he asked me to examine his side, as he felt a pain there. I opened his clothes and found that a ball had parsed through his bod.v. I carried him a little fuither, when sudden­ ly our whole body, artillery, infantry, and all, were rushing upon us in full re­ treat, and crying out, "all save your­ selves who can." "Go," said the brave Zouave, "go, my boy, you'i-e not hurt, and I am a dead man; they cannot hurt me auv more. Go, for God's sake, go," and 1 hud to leave him there on the ground, knowing I could do nothing for j the poor fellow. 0! the horrors of this war; how shall I describe my feelings? Words fail me.--American Tribune. D< Christli and the Bei^pice. The Best of Monnmeata A Grand Army post in Iowa has adopted a resolution against putting in­ to grave yard or other monumental pile the states portion of the direct war tax, which it recommends shall be invested in soldiers' homes where their widows and orphans may be sheltered. This is to be approved for two reasons: 1. Because roofs over the worthy living are more befiting thoughtful civilization than roofless Diles over the dead. 2. Be­ cause by putticg the money to this use cbeck will be placed on a frenzy for cem­ etery defacement in the guise of soldiers' monuments, j The badness of so many of these must inake gallant hearts below Most Young? People Are Very Msttst si Fact When Choosing the Band. Jast think of it! One jewelry store on the Bowery claims to sell over 400 wed­ ding rings a year. And yet we hear thfl cry that "men are not marrying." If one out of the many stores that supply these golden fetters of matrimony can dispose of snch a number within a year, what must the sales amount to when all those that are supplied by other Srmj! are added? Surely somebody's getting married* PCTT- ON the Bowery,- NEAR QtaxA street, there hangs a golden hoop latfgQ enough to marry all the brides on that side of town. It is hung above a jew­ elry store, and can be seen as well from the elevated road as from the sidewalk. It Was from the window of a down town train that I first caught sight of it. A young country looking couple that eat near by also noticed the giantlike emblem of wedlock, and I beard the girl whis- per, "Oh, Willie, there's where we got our ring." But Willie didn't look until the car had passed the store; then he raised his eyebrows a little and said, "1 see," indifferently, and turned again to the paper he had been perusing. The girl bit her lips and looked down at thfl gold band upon her nngloved hand. At the next station I left the train sn^ visited the store where Willie had bought the ring. One of the salesmen said, in answer to a question, "There isn't as much sentiment in the business as one might suppose. By the time the happy couple arri ve here they have got beyond the blushing stage of heart disease, and they buy the ring in the most matter of fact way. Sometimes the man and woman come together, but usually the gentleman comes alone to get the ring. "Do women ever select and pay for their own wedding rings? Net very often, although there was a lady here last week who did so. When aconple come in together the man picks ont a ring and asks his 'friend' if it will do, and she invariable answers 'Yes.' Then he pays for it, and that's all there to about it." "What size of ring is usually re­ quired?" I asked. "In this part of the city," replied the practical salesman, "from six and a quarter to seven are the usual sizes; but they run awmiw tip town on Broadway." Upon the counter he then placed two trays containing wedding' rings. Some of them appeared too large for any finger but that of a giant; yet it happens some­ times that these are not large enough for a would be purchaser. It is customary among the Germans for both the and woman to buy a ring and make mutual gift on the wedding day. The price of a wedding riyg on Bowery ranges from eight to twenty^ five dollars, the average price being ten or fifteen dollars. In style, the old fash; ioned plain round circle is generally pre­ ferred, because it is as coinf artable in the dish pan as in the drawing 1 oom, the sentimental little wife ne<tl never take it off for fear of its being spoiled. When asked how long it usually took to purchase a wedding ring, tl. i sales­ man laughed and answered that' in his fourteen years' experience it had never taken a couple longer than half a« hour to select one, usually ten minutes* The woman ̂seems to think it's best to hurry in the buying, or her escort's mind may change on the subject. "We have never," said he, "had a rinjf that was bought returned because the marriage didn't come off. Sometimes a gentleman orders a ring made that is too heavy for the slender finger that is to wear it, anu then he brings it back and we take off some of the gold. Frequent­ ly, too, people bring us old rings to be melted and made over, but this we re­ fuse to do." "Why?" I asked. "Because we can­ not promise to give them back the nine gold that they brought us," he answered. "Of course we send the article to be made over to the workmen, but it is thrown into the same crucible as all the other gold, and who knows after that which was 'grandma's ring'pr the 'baby's spoon;' not we, surely."--New York Ad­ vertiser. Fragrant Wood. Few of our native trees have odorifer­ ous wood like the sandal wood of the islands in the Indian ocean; but a few of the coniferae on the Pacific slope have sweet scented woods. The fine church at Metlakatla, built by the civilized In­ dians of Alaska, is as fragrant as if in­ cense was continually floating through the air, from the wood of the great arbor vitas (Thuja gigantea) of which it is built Libocedrus decurrens, found farther south, is known as "incense cedar" from its fragrance. The yellow cypress (Cupressus nntkaensis) and the Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocar- pa) have also scented woods. . In the At­ lantic states red cedar and arbor vite have scente4 wood.-- Meehan's MoofcUy. "sisfcs of Foot. "Did you ask what would be consid­ ered a small foot?' said a pretty shop girl in a big establishment, as, kneeling before a customer, she deftly fitted on a pair of india rubbers. "Well, I should call No. 3 a small size, and Si even. The average is about 5; 7 is large, al­ though I have seen very nice looking feet that were 7s. I have one customer who wears 9's and another who wean I s. : Quite a contrast, isn't it? The smallest foot on a grown person I ever saw belongs to one of our customers; she wears 13's, child's size, but it isn't pretty a bit; it looks so tottering.*-- York Tribone. Good Covering for Closet Floore. A good use of marbled cloth is for the floor of closets. It is easily put dowa and fitted. Many closets are seldom stepped into, and as there is hardly aay, or at least but trifling, wear, its durable qualities are not tested. Closet flooni so covered may be easily wiped over wiifc a damp cloth every morning, thus secgr- iug all loose dust and preventing any fek* jury from it to the clothes that may be them want to rise and flght^wfi(5tHeir'̂ a î*pil«<i or hanging within.--New . | 'j . .•> -- ~ • *