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*r;:: -- - v-.-; , f r\:t* i« Si 4: Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty ind Law) No Favors Win us and 'no Fear Shall Awe." *555- VOL. 19. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II. 1893. NO. 14. BUSINESS CARDS. W. O. OOLBY, D. D. S. LSSTHT, ^Toodstook. III. Special atten- _ *. tioa paid to regulating child ren'« tMth Parties coming froptadistance would do wei to gjlve timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal block, corner Mam street and PublicSquare - >k- "• <t -- *. :' • •*«-- ' a J.HOWABD, lift': PIIYSIOIAN ASD SURGEON. Office at the ersfdenee of K. A. Howard, Watt MoBenry, 111. a& rxaxBS, M. D- IHTSIOtAH AND SURG ION, lUHemry Ills. (MIM at Besidenoe. Dr •;H DR. A. US,. AURINQCn, '• TJHYSICIAN AMnnUKUSON. OfficeI JL Obi Ida building. Wait MeHenry, III. Besidence. bouse formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at­ tended to. T. 8HBPAKD. V. I* IBHFASD 8HEPARD * SMIPARO, TTORNBYS AT LAW. A A ern Office Building, M Okicago, 111. Suite 519, North. L>aSalle Street 45 ly ' ^ KNIGHT * BROWN, ItTTORNBYS AT LAW. IT. 3. ExpressOo.'a A. Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. OHIOAGO, ILL. V* V. S. LUMLEY. TTORNBY AT LAW, an< ifboDSTOOK, ILL. Office in Park House, first flow, r.'M' A Ohance JOSLYN * OAgEY, TTORNEYS AT LAW. Woodstock I1L I All business will receive prompt at ten. 0. P. BARNES, TTORNET, Solicitor, and| Counselor, L Oolleotlonsta specialty. WOODSTOCK, uxnrois. JOHN P. SMITH, :©r <Sc «T e weler MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. given to repairing fine jieall. Special attention watohea. Give me JOHN P- SMITH. "fibriefmft/'loolc Here. I have a flue stock of H rses, among which are •' Young Green Mountain Morran," "Mor. .rill Oharies,"and others. Oalt and see these Horpes before making arrangements else­ where. N. S. COLBY. WcHenrv. IU . May 10,18M. P I O N E E R HEROES rVc?R [ D A R I N G I OEEDS! The thrilling exnloits of American border heroes and heroines, with Indians, outlaws ami wild bantu*. from the earliest times to now. Lives and fa nous deeds of Dettoto, Standiah, Bonne, Kenton. Braay, Crockett, Oar»on, Custer, Oomstor.k, Wild Bill, Buffalo Bill, liens. Crook and Miles, tier >nitno, Sit­ ting1 Bull, and other great Indian Chiefs, etc History of the War with the Ghost-Dancers, and oil. 250 Eugrav.nga. Young boys not answered, lowed agenfs short of Agents Wanted LAKET PUBLISHING GO. Box 6001, St. Louis, Mo. T' United States far Cluii Apncy OP ̂WM. S- COWLIN, Woodstock * Illinois. Prosecutes all ciassss and ifc'fnde of claims against the United States tor ©x-Soldlere, 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. COW-LJJS •^OlBcs at EeBldenee, MatUson St., Woodstock Illinois. & ' FREE.' Land in California Fras, " 13^" That can grow, if irrigated'* Oranges, Grapes, or any fruit in California that will grow by ir­ rigation. This land has no mar­ ket value without irrigation. We will Plant th«Trees Pre*. 9-ake care and cultivate them for 5 years for half the profit, pay the taxes, labor and other charges, will pay you back the first year after irrigation one-third of ypur investment if you will help get irri­ gation. Price $25 for 5 years, payable f 5 per month till $25 is paid. FREE DEED to the land, no charges to you for taxes or labor or trees. Address California Land and Watt-r ^ Exchange. 288 Main St., Dayton, O. B.PILCHER* v'. - lDenta.1 - Surgeon. • - Office %ctth Dr. Aurimger, We* Me Henry, JU. Crown, Flate and Bridge Work art'stically executed at reasonable prices. Special atten tion given to the care of Children^ Teeth, V CONSULTATION FEU, -V . ' M. CHURCH, Wato hui aker and Jeweler NO.On»HuedredTweuty-Pive State St Chi­cago, II). Special attention given to re- pairingF tne watches and Chronometers. SWA. full Assortment of Goods in his line P. ST. CLAIR,; JutHiee of the Peace. Insurance and Collecting Agency. OITICK OJT BATLBOAD ST., Ilil F. O. . RUNDA, III. H. C. MEAD, Jut/ice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent Jncluding Accident and Life Insurance. OFFICE WITH B. GILBERT, NBAK DEPOT, *.. . WEST MCHBNBY, LU« IVL? G. F. BOLEYf of r... MeHKXRT, ILL. Atwam on Band with the - B<6%t Beer. MeHenry House, ; McHENRY. ILL. lbs. BE1MER. Proprietor, Being situated on the banks of the Fo River, in the Vill-tge of MeHenry, special at tention will be given to the entertainment *-t Hunters, Fishermen and Pleasure Seekers generally. Sportsmen Supplied with plate outfits Com I. CRARLE8 G. BERNER, Boot audi fijhoe Maker* Cver Jleman Bro* Jewelry Store* op­ posite Bishop'a Mill, Sic Henry % Boots and Sho*s manuf«etured of the beat material and a fit guaranteed. REPAIRING Promptly attended to. Fine Boots and Slwss a specialty. Call and see me. OHARLf-S Q. BKRNER MeHenry, UL, Aug, IS, 183S. Think Deeply When you are roittemplating a purchase of anything In ths Tins T ot Jewelry, no matter how sir all maybe the amount involved Act Wisely By coming so look oer larg* ' and well sssorttd stock of aH that is new and sestonab'e. Dkitfe Quickly To buy of us. After seeing the t prices and examining tbe quality of our goods vou canft resist tbem. It Is Impossible to do v better ehewheret No Better Values . Gin be found. We get none but the choicest O) the beet goods on the market. Prices Wonderfully Low. We are always ready to aei and show you our astonishing At bargains. NEAR THE DEPOT* WESTS MoHENRY, Keeps o; Public a r ILL >en for the accommodation of the irst-Claas Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all of Wines, LI times keep the best* Liquors and Uigurs c be found in tne market, •: < PABST'S -f - liflwukit Lagw Bisi. At Wholesale arid Retail. Beer la Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, oheaper than any other, quail. ty considered. Orders toy mail promptly attsnded to|i?feS|. GOOD STABLING FOB HOR8F$ , saroall and see us. , Robert •ohlesale. West MeHenry, 111. PATENTS Cmtis, Trads niarks, Design Patents, Copjttyfe, AoA&il Patent business conducted for ^OPERATE FEES. faformstlo-i asd advice given tobmatonfltliaBt Otsige. Address * :;^ii|sESS CLAIRR8 ©©.» ^ , JOHM WEDOERBU^ ^ ^^iglngAttornen"' ' P. a BOX «t . ' ; WASHINGT03r, D.a ByThJs Company is managed by a combination of < the largest and most Influential newspapers in ths United States, for the express purpose of protect* lac tbefr subscribers against unscrupulous and incompetent Patent Agents, and each paper printing this advertisement vouches for the responsi­ bility and high standing of the Press Claims Company. Repairing of all kind* , JPromptly Attendedto. HOW IS THE TIME. TO BUT A SeVing Machine ! Only ^ a month until paid. HEAMAN BROS. W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE Dryos wesr them? When next Is seed try •eat In the world. *s.oa #4.00, 8 #3.50 #2.50 12.25 #2.00 FOR *2.0# • 1.75 FOR BOVt •1.75 7% v. BARBTAm. J J. BAB BI AW BARBIAN Wholesale and Eet^U MeHENRY ILLINOIS, BeinK now pleasantly located in our new store, formerly occupied by AHhoff Bros, we are now prepared to offer to the smoking pub lie a fine line of Citcars of our own manulac. ture, together with Smoking and Chewing Tota«f« of the best brands. Pipes a Specialty. We have a very large assortment sad sons very handsoose patterns, GALL AND 8KB US. •MBua nm MeHenrr. 111.'. June Ml Do Too Know That we line of carry an elegant &mr 6® Do Yoo Know if " That our stock of BOOTS & r ^HOE8 is strictly first class ? Do You Know j That iu NoiioM we are the ^ People, and that we are un­ excelled ? ^/ Do Yon Know Jf ' That we can supply you with ' the »»est ot TJHWAKE at the Lowest Prices# Do You Know If you want a fine DRESS SHOE, mads fn ths latest styles, don't pay $6 to $8, by my $3| $3.50, $4.00 sr $5 Shoe. They fit equal to custom made sad look and wstr as well, Sf yon wish to economize In your footwear, do so by purchasing W» L. Douglas Shoes. Name and price stamped on the bottom, look for It whan you buy. ~W. L. DOUGX^AS, Brockton, Mass. Sold by 8IMON STGFKEL, West MeHenry. Fall Annon&cementf I Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat- i eut business conducted for MOOCRATC FEES. !OUB OFFICE IS OPPOSITC U. S. PATENT OFFICE J i and we can secure patent in less iitne than those! i r e m o t e f r o m W a s h i n g t o n , . . . ' Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip- i tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of! > charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. < | A PAMPHLET, "How to Obtain Patents," with* , cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries j ' sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&C< VP. PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C. P." Do you need a heating or cook stove? If so, now is the time-to We have a large stock of the c s lebrated ACORN & OAKLAND STOVES, its well as other makes. .Our stoves are worthy ot inspection. * . * * The Largest Stock of Stoves in the County. e Dire on Auti-RuHtag Tinware, «?erything tound in a hardware store. " First class new work and Repairs in Tin, Copper and Sheet-Iron. Your £rade is respectfully solicited. ' JACOB BONSLETT, ^ V • 5. • Mrs. C. W. BESLEY U'BU Uw;ENRT, ILL. Deslrra fo snoounce to tlie ladles of ibis vicinity thai sbe has received ber stock of Fall and Winter - Millinery! And Is ready to equip all wboso do* •ire with Hats in |MT very latest styles. MR8 C. p. BESLEY, West MeHenry, Hi. SSSStSVSSNSSSSSSCttSSMSSSSSSSSSS That we have received an im­ mense stock of UNDERWEAR, and that this is the correct time to buy ? rr - Come in and let lit show you our goods. THE CBICAGD FAIR STOBE. West MoHenry. D. GOLDMAN & CO, • PaoraiBTOSS. UNCLE SAM'S MA1LBAQ& JOHN HAUPRISH'S Steam Iiaus&dry MoHenry, IU. Having just put in a new Ironing and Polishing Machine, also STEAM APPLIANCES I am now prepared to do all work to the Laundry Hoe on sborl rotlce, and poarantee satislacttoo. All work left wltb me will be promptly done.as the l ew machinery put to enables me to do my work mucb faster and better tbaa heretofore. AH Laundry will be called for and delivered wheo doue, If word Is sent me. JOHN HAUPRlSHi FRED. M. fcY PER, HOUSE, SIGH AND Carriage Painter, ^ McHKNEY, ILL. Having leased the shop of P. Hauprlsh, In the villnfte of MoHenry, I am now prepared to do all kinds of Painting on short notice and gusraatee satistaetion. Carriage Painting a Specialty. ar All work dons promptly aad prices reasonable, tiive me s call. FRKD. M. BYDKB. MeHenry, Ang. 1, 1893. R I P A N S 1BULES REGULATE THE STOMACH, LIVER AND BOWELS AND PURIFY THE BLOOD. EIPAJiS TABULES mrm Ike ftest Mt«. tine fcaowH for IadtgoaUoa, Blllaiiuiess, Healnke, UomtlvatWa, Dyspepsia, Ohraale Urer TronUea, IHidaMi, Bad Coaflexlts Vriemtmtj* Sfculte Breath, nl all <t*> •rdera of (he Htamaeh, Liver and Btvtli. Kipuia IWrolM contain nothing lcJarlons to the mat «leUcate oonatttotton. Are jilw--«nt to I give • teke, wfo. eff«cra*l, and J Price--Box (6 rials), 76 o • It May Jfo ordered thn 9 or by mail. Sample free by mail. Addrass relief. lthrooffh treeby m I CHEN * • & . .rt " isJk. THE RIPANS CHEMICAL CO., 10 BPBCUE STREET, HB* 10BK CTTT. Jtotatoeal. ' < , Wanted at onee, at the cash market price, 1000 bushels of pototoee. (J. L HUBBARD, Harness - Maker AHD UEALKS IV HARNESS* SADBLERT. Bridles, Blaukets, Whips, CUTTERS, &o» wkea Worn Oat, They Jast Begitt to Bs Really of Service. To see the government economically administered, go where they mend mail- bags. When a mailbag is worn out, it is considered as jnst fit for service. A new mailbag is stiff, unyielding. When it has knocked about the wo^d, had the starch taken out of- it ana its weak places discovered, it grows pliable, gives wha» it can't force its way and is now prepared to do business successfully. Like a human being, the mailbag has had its experience. The most active mailbags now in the service hare scarce­ ly a hand's breadth of the original fabric. The ordinary jute mailbag is mended by women. This is one of the now few branches of the public service outside of the civil service rules. The women who mend mailbags are appointed by con­ gressmen or public officers in the old way. A more democratic gathering can­ not be found in Washington. It is dirty if not difficult work. In the numbers of women clad in their worst clothes, their heads hidden in paper fools' caps with long curtains, their hands guarded by leather bands and at work on sewing so | rude that it seems like a travesty on the gentle art of the needle, it is difficult to detect from one another the delicately nurtured woman, the sturdy foreigner and the negro. They are all there work­ ing in perfect amity. Each woman sits on a low chair. She has exchanged her street dress for her working clothes in the commodious dressing room. She receives every morn­ ing a mailba# holding 10 bags! Five of these are comparatively good; five are more or less bad. It is a mild sort of lottery, which these women experi­ ence twice or three times a day, and the element of chance is not the less excit­ ing though it lie in the depths of a dirty mailbag. Bad or good the women are paid 8J cents a bag. For the woman who can­ not earn at least $1.07 a day there is no place in this room. They earn on an average about $1.80 a day, and some women exceed this amount. Each wo­ man works with a darning needle and twine thread. Her first acquirement is the sailor's stitch. With this she can patch, darn or embroider. When she has finished the bags, they are carried to a central table, where on a bulletin board her name is scheduled. There her work is examined by one of three men and checked off accordingly. Not all sew. Some string the bagaat the neck and put on the tags and locks, 1 One of these is a blind negress. She has ; not seen since a child, but she works rapidly and deftly while she tells with pride how she can embroider and sew at home. These women from such varied walks in life work together in perfect accord, When to the foreman the dusty air and unsightly work seem to have depressed the workers, he suggests to some one, generally a colored woman, to start up some music. The wave of sound gath­ ers until the whole room has joined in. It is usually a hymn, for hymns come most easily to women's lips. The government is a kind taskmaster. The room is finely lighted and venti­ lated. The washrooms are abundantly and finely equipped with marble mount­ ed stationary 6tands. At noon a tea and coffee bureau is opened, and the workers have all the tea and coffee they desire at the expense of their country. Washing­ ton working hours are easy. Vacations of a month are given, and certain sick leaves are provided for. The sweat­ shops of the government, where the new mailbags are made by contract, are in this city.--New York Sun. *o Commemorate the Twentieth Century of the Christian Religion. According to advices from Washing­ ton, New York may have a world's expo­ sition if she wants it without contro­ versy or competition. General Wheeler of Alabama introduced the following bill: In order to commemorate the beginning of' the twentieth century of the existence of the Christian religion and by appropriate ceremo-1 nfes to express the profound reverence and thanks of the people for the advanced ci' iliiat- tion and inestimable blessings vouchsafed to mankind by Christian teachings and example, a world's exposition shall bo held in the city of New York, commencing as soon after Jan. i, 1H00, as the legislature of New York may pre­ scribe, and continuing during so much of said year as may be provided by said legislature. That the president of the United Statea shall, upon receiving official notice from the gov­ ernor of the state of New York that the said state has enacted a law accepting the respon­ sibility intrusted to it by fhis act, issue a proc­ lamation inviting the nations of the earth to participate Sn said exposition. That unless the state of New York enacts a law accepting said trust within three months after the next meeting of the legislature of said state this act shall be void and of no ef­ fect. Speaking of the bill General Wheeler said: "The suggestion is entirely my own. No one from New York has spo­ ken to me about it, and I have no assur­ ance that she wants it. But she did make an effort to secure the Columbian exposition, and I thought she might like to undertake such a work as this. If she declines to assume the responsibility, why I shall believe that no other city would or could entertain it, and the whole matter will be at an end." M sis WATERSPOUTS GALORE. A Peruglan Superstition. The girls of the Perugian highlands believe as firmly as any heroine of The­ ocritus that a person possessing a lock of another person's hair can will pain, disease and even death to the owner of the hair, and thus when maidens give their betrothed lovers the customary plaited tress it is virtually their life and all their power of suffering that they give into those trusted hands. If the man should prove unfaithful and disease descend upon the unhappy woman, she is not, however, utterly lost, the experienced matrons of her village have means to transfer the complaint to a tree, to an animal or to cast it into running water. The patient must rise in the early dawn, touch a certain plant in a certain manner, saying, "May thou wither and I flourish again," or bind her complaint to a tree in a given fashion, taking care never to pass again before that tree lest the disease, recognizing its former possession, return to her again.-- London Athenaeum. ALL GOODS AT COST! Stock mast be closed out in ten days from date. Single and light double har­ ness at 30 per cent off. IJeavy double harness 95 per cent off Several sets of second-hand double and aingle harness at al­ most nothing. y All goods must go;. \ A chance of a lile-time, ¥ ^ C. La HUBBARD. lee Cream Poisoning. This is a reproach to the professions of medicine and chemistry. Year after year, with mournful reiteration, there are many reports of fatal cases. The deaths from this source must immensely exceed those from hydrophobia, but Pas­ teur institutes spring up like mushrooms in every country, while the deaths of the victims of poisoning by the cream are passed over in silence. Would it not be well to look into this matter? Wonkl it not be well to prove or disprove t li- theory of a writer that the common ic; cream freezer is often an electric battery decomposing toxic products by means of the mixture acting as an electrotype --Medical News. . The Steamer Thomas Anderson Meets With Thrilling and Unusual Experience. The British tramp steamship Thomas Anderson, 16 days out from Hamburg, arrived in New York recently with a general cargo and some interesting data concerning Atlantic waterspouts. The vessel was 130 miles east of Sandy Hook Friday when First Officer Ilardaker ob­ served a heavy, black cloud. The mass of vapor writhed and rolled, and when it was half a mile dead ahead of the An­ derson a solid bank of water suddenly rose from the sea. Whirling on its base, white with foam, the waterspout went up to meet the clo'-Jk Half way to the edg.e of the scud the .. aterspout sudden­ ly collapsed, and with a roar and a crash the whole mass of water tumbled back into the sea. The Anderson 10 minutes later passed over the spot where the spout had risen. The ocean was still in turmoil, and the steamship rocked heavily. She had hard­ ly crossed the disturbed area when the wind veered, and a few moments later four more spouts arose, two on each side of the steamship. They circled around in uncomfortable proximity, and while the vessel passed between them another rose directly astern. When the Ander son was a long way off, the spouts were still wheeling along the sea. To Recognise War Operators. A bill introduced in the senate by Mr. Hill of New York provides for the rec­ ognition of the services of the men who went to the front during the war in the capacity of telegraph operators, and who, although they may have served all through the great struggle, frequently exposed to the dangers of war and en­ gaged in the most hazardous of under­ takings, have never been classified as soldiers or enlisted men. The bill pro­ vides that all persons engaged in the op­ eration and construction of military tel­ egraph lines during the war of the re­ bellion are declared to have been a part of the army of the United States, and the secretary of war is directed to pre­ pare a Mil of such persons, and to issue to ench upon application, unless it shall appear that his service was not credit­ ably performed, a certificate of honor­ able discharge reciting the act and the term and character of the service. The bill expressly provides that it shall not be construed to entitle the persons men­ tioned to any pay, allowance, ^ounty or pension other than that heretofore received by them. •win --• a ^ Zola to » Young Woman. Amid the bountiful honors which have recently been bestowed upon Zola in England a good deal of comment has been excited by his reply to a young woman who asked him point Wmit if he would recommend her to read his books. The novelist sent this reply: MADEMOISELLE--As long as a young lady Is unmarried she is under the care of her parents. When she marries, she will do well to consult her husband. My view is that you may read my books, provided your parents or your hus­ band gives you leave. The critics want to know whether Zola is still so deep in the slough of mediaeval- ism as to think that a woman who may take the responsibility of marriage may not choose the literature which she will read. Rate In the White House. Jnst now the executive mnnatnn is troubled with a plague of rats. They run all over the place and are especially numerous in Mr. Cleveland's office and in the sacred domains of Private Secre­ tary Thurber. The rodents gambol merrily over Mr. Thurber's writing ta­ ble and cause much uneasiness. They seem to take especial pleasure in being in Mr. Thurber's room, and the private secretary has his apartment adorned now with a variety of rattraps that would do credit to a World's fair exhi­ bition. But even then the trouble is not overcome.--Boston Advertiser. A Stammering Mute. I Hobbs and Dobbs were discussing men who stammer. "The hardest job I ever had," said Hobbs, "was to understand a deaf and dumb man who stammere^" "How can a deaf and dumb man stam­ mer?" asked Dobbs. "Easily enough," replied Hobbs. "He had rheumatism in his fingers."--Lon­ don Tit-Bits. • ' . :X* • ' A Banter's Kflbrt to Secure > Bim* DaefcS Cost* Him Hla life, Charles A. Lindberg, 40 years old, foreman of James J. Hill's farm White Bear, met with a terrible yesterday afternoon. About 1 o" he left home, telling his wife he waf flO* ing to Mud lake on the western boundary ,T of the farm to shoot ducks. JC Two hours L&er one of the farmheads, parsing along the edge of the frW„fnwttif the faint halloo of some one out oq ike *VJ water. Peering across the late ho saw ! near the middle of the sheet of water as overturned boat and could dimly dl»* cernthe outlines of a hnmmi • v. C gling in the water. There wasxto near in which the farmhand could go to the assistance of the drowning men, and he hurried off to Mr. Hill's residence and spread the alarm among the other em­ ployees. When finally a boat was se­ cured and rowed to the spot whew the overturned hunting boat floated on the surface of the1 water, nothing could be seen of its former occupant. The boat was recognized as tha Lindberg was accustomed to use, sod search was made for the hunter's body. It was found within three feet of where the boat had been capsized, in about four feet of water. The bottom of the lak$ is an oozy mass of mud and treacherous quicksand, out of which shoot thousand! of water lily stems. Evidently Lind­ berg had shot a couple of ducks--the dead birds were floating near by on th® water--and In attempting to pick the® up had capsized the frail boat, His feet became tangled in the web of water My vines, and he could not extricate himself from the quicksand, into which he mmV inch by inch until he was drawn under the water and drowned. The body was nearly buried in the mud when the searchers recovered it.--St. Paul Pioneer i-ij Press. ' ; THE PARLIAMENT OF RELIGION. | Some of the Things It Aoeompliahed ofSa- pedal Interest to ChtUHim. „ •' Now that the parliament of religion in Chicago has ended, it is pertinent to ask;( what it has accomplished. The inquiry ? is a difficult one to answer, for no tiztgi-5 ble results were to be looked for from such a gathering. It recorded no vote on any of the questions discussed, and to all outward seeming it left just as they were lief ore. Nevertheless the plain and unbiased people of the country who have read of its doings r have formed some sort of opinion as to "V the points at issue. And that opinion, whatever it may be, is the exact measure, ̂ !"|h of what the parliament accomplished. ' > n, We believe that because of the parlia*. ment American Christians have come to SV recognize more clearly than ever before , the fact that there are other religkma Y ;'•* than Christianity. It makes no ence whether these other religions are regarded as wholly or only partly false. %>v' In either case they are still religions, by ̂ means of which hundreds of millions off( people find some sort of consolation and ** *4 ;̂ hope, and which at least attempt to give a rational explanation of the problem of life and destiny. We may go even further and say that the parliament has proved the other world religions to be at one with Chris­ tianity in many essential points of be­ lief and practice. And it has also shown that some of the popular conceptions of "heathenism" are grossly inaccurate. But while Christians have thus gained a truer knowledge of what is good in the other religion, and we hope a larger charity, they have seen nothing in them which will in the slightest degree weak­ en their preference for their mm***:' ligion.--New York Tribune. IfiSi 'MM •><, WW-f •- - ?. * £, 1 idL-:.- i S ' ' ** " f-' 1- '• i feat.** »/?.' The work performed by the human heart each 24 hours is equal to the lift­ ing of 129 tons to a height of one foot in . , v , » " ' Heart and Hand. Dr. Jeandet having offered to the mu­ seum of the Comedie Francaise a frag­ ment of the heart of Talma M. Tallon, an official at Lyons, has requested M. Claretie to accept the mummified hand of Mile. Duchesnois. This lady was the actress who shared in Talma's stage tri­ umphs. Claretie has refused the hand. In his courteous letter of refusal he-says <f|hat he does not want to turn the oollec- ion of the theater into an anatomical museum. As to the fragment of Talma's heart, Claretie thinks it is worth ̂of a. place in the theater collection.--Paris! Great lamps of Ught. t Thosd who were at tho bicyclers* rest . * on the Playstead during a part of hurt / evening witnessed a most peculiar and , beautiful sight. A huge decayed tree >*'73' had succumbed to the gale, and sadden- ̂• ly at its uprooting and fractme the " * „•> \ ground all around it blazed up in lumi- ;/7.?:v nous phosphorescent light. The trees and ' '» shrubbery all about were tilled with gem- * S y like shining particles of the flying phorus charged decayed wood. were lumps of it lying around than the famous Kohinoor, and fcs scene it really looked as though & dia­ mond mine had suddenly been unearthed by the uprooting of the tree. Many peo­ ple took specimens home with them, which all night remained luminous, but this morning the luminosity had entirely passed away. The reason for all of this can probably he explained by the theory of decay, but the sight was one that it is not likely those who witnessed it will ia a lifetime again behold.--Boston Tran­ script. A Lonff Lived Family. Probably the last of the oldest family in New Jersey passed away in the village of Asbury, Warren county, l-t iyeek. Her name was Margaret Bigler, aged 93 years. Her father, John was 98 when he died in 1850. H»r mother died in 1855, aged 91. She had three sisters-- Polly, who died in 1891, aged 100; Elisa­ beth, who died in 1885, aged 93, and Catherine, who passed away in 1S79» aged 94. Margaret leaves an estate nl* ufetl at $20,000.--Philadelphia Press. * i v.>As .t' \ - ̂• :• Maine's White Whale. Fisher folk on the islands in Gaacofcay. Maine, are greatly interested over a wonderful white whale reported as cruis­ ing about that vicinity. Several £shsr> men are positive they have seen the strange animal at different times in the past two or three weeks, and othws aie inclined to think they have, but aie hardly willing to swear to it.--Lewiston Jo™i. . „ ; . . The Hop Crep. Washington's hop crop thts of the largest and finest ever known. It is estimated at about 50,000 bales. Qw* many reports the shortest hop crop f(f half a century, and while the ton fanners are not rejoicing ia the man hopgrower's misfortune thsy think it an especially fine season tot * . * - * '