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. --f .v,-.--/V-.u}•% v-'i"•'•." '/ ' • 4 ': '• • • *~ Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win i^s and no Fear Shall Awe." • ;.,Sj VOL, 22. ' • • • ; • i, jbi- & < M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1897. NO. 31. mmm PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY gfc.J £ jttI|j | "• j " j - • •««•: j -1j -jr. V A N 8 L Y K E EDITOR AND PBOPBIETOB. NICHOLS BLOCK OFFICE IN THE Two Doors Northof^erry A Owen's Store, . . TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Oae year lin advance) --... ..$180 If Not Paid within Thr«« Months... ... 8 tt> Subscriptions received for three or six months in the same proportion- " v RATES OF ADVERTISING: We anaennoe liberal rates for advertising in the PLA.INDBAI.BB, and endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be readily na- derstood. 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The PLAIMDKALBB will be liberal in giving editorial notioes, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody nee king the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. 49* All Foreign Advertising payable auarterly, in advance, These terms will be strictly adhered to. BUSINESS CARDS. L. N. WOOD, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUhGEON, Office at G. W. Besley's Drug Store. Office hours, 9 to HAM, and 2 to 4 p. M. Residence over Barbian Bros , Mi Benry. 111. O.H. FEGER8, M, D- LAN AND SUBGE Ills. Office at Residence. PHYSICIAN AND SURGBON, MeHenry . . . . . . . . _ J09, L. ABT, M. D. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OOOLIST, Office in Nichols Block, over Plaindealer Office. MeHenry Telephone No 4 DR. BAECHLER, DENTIST. Brite W, Plate Work, arid everything pet- tainlng to Dentistry. Parties from a distance should drop a card a any or two beiore coming. Office. MeHenry. DR. A. E. AURINGER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office in the Sta^uer building, one door wett of A, P. Btefe.store, West MeHenry, 111. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, Alt professional ealls promptly at­ tended to. O. B. HOWE, M. D, PHYSICIAN AND PUBGEON. Offi-ie and Re sioeme, Hotel Woodstock, Woodstock, 111. W ill make visits only in consultation. F.O.COLBY, D. D. a. DENTIST. Woodstock, III. Special aten-tion paid to regulating children's teeth, Parties coming from a distance will do well (togive timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal ftloAk corner Main street and I'ublioSq are KNIGHT A BROWN, ATTORMBXS AT LAW. 100 Washington Street, CHICAGO. ILL. FRANK L. SHEPARD, C OUNSELLOR AT LAW. Ola-k St., Chicago. Suite 804-132 O. P. BARNES, TTORNEY, Solicitor, and| Counselor, i. Collections ia specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker & .Jeweler McHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Olooks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watches. Give me a oall. - 1 > : ^-- JOHN P- WITH v w. A. CRI8TY, Justice ot tike Peace. WEST MeKENRY, ILL. Special Attention paid in Collections. H.C. MEAD, Justice oj the Peace and General In­ surance Agent Including Accident and Life Insurance. WEST MCHEKKT, III. W. P. ST. CLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Real Edtate and Insurance KUNDA, III# A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker andJeweler i No 126 State Street, Chicago. Special attention given to repairing Fine Watches an4 Chronometers. 40* A Fill Assortment of Goods in his line. C.F.BOLEV, Projrielor of McHeiirj Brewery, • McHENRY, tLL. . Always on Band with the fleai Beer, . • r . • : • ; A, c. SPURLING, Veterinary - Surgeon, Weat MeHenry, III. 4W lam in Chicago this winter taking a special conrse on >he diseases of rattle, and will return here about March 1st, belter than ever prepared to treat all (liseaeeB of Cattle, Horses, etc.. Any one needing my *®rviceB before tha* three»n wire me at 1639, Wabash Avenue Chicago, All such calls promptly attended to West Side Livery, FEED AND SALE STABLES • ~ • L<i • - • V • * • • ' i. : 33. J. HANLY, Prop'r. ^ WEST McHENRY, ILL First class rigs, with or without drivers, furnished at reasenabVe rates- Parties taken t" and from the Lakes in Easy Rigs, anci prompt connection made with all trains Our Big" will be kept in flrst class shape; and we shall spare no pa ns to please our cus tomers at all times. Give us a call, ' ! .' /' •' E. J. HANEY, West MeHenry, lil„ Aug. 15, 1894. SMOKERS! When Ii Want of a Gooi cipr! CALL AT B&EBMIf BROS, Cigar and TBE OLD RELIABLE Tobacco Dealers. OUR SPECIALTIES: Our Monogram, 10c. Barbian's Best hand made 5c The beet cigars made. Sold by all local dealers. A Money Saver! FOR YOU; GUS CARLSON, At his Harness Shop, near the Red Bridge, has now in stock the finest as­ sortment of Robes, Blankets and Whips To be found in MeHenry County. I can sell you a Blanket from 75c to $5 And guaranteed as represented. If you want to skve money call and see me. Also a fine stock of SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS Which will be sold cheaper than the same goods can be bought elsewhere and war­ ranted as represented. REPAIRING Promptly Attended to. Do not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. CUS CARLSON MeHenry, 111., Sept. 30, 1896 ROSEDALE Floral Company McHENRY, ILL. C, 17. ESHILSON, - MANAGER. All kind* of Cut Flowers, ard Funeral • >e- signe to -be had at all times at Reasonable Rates. Carnations in bua and other potien plants for sale. Orders taken now for bedding plants de sired in the spring. Will have all kinds of plants for fanc^ bedding Orders by mail promptly attended to. Address, ROSEDALE FLORAL COMPANY, - MOHENRY, 111 JOHN J. BUOH, Restaurant------ ^Boarding JJouse, Veek a* Near the Iron Bridge, MeHenry Board by the Day or Wee Reasonable rates A NTOK LINE OF Row BOATS AT MT LANDING, for rent by the hour or day, at reasonable rates. Pure Wines, Liquors and Choice Cigars always on hand **-Fr#>BhTjiMW Rw nonsHntly on draught Good Stabling for HorR»a. PERRY ft 0WKH, Bankers. McHENRY, - EILLINOI8 This Bank receives deposits. buyt and seUs Foreign and Domestic Ex change, and does a General Banking Business We endeavor to do oil business en­ trusted to our care in a manner and upon terms entirely satisfactory to out customers and respectfully solicit the public patronage. MONEY TO LOAN; On Ileal Estate and other first class security. Special attention giver to < o- lections.:f INSURANCE In first Class Companies at t e Lowest Bites- Yours Re ipse If ul y PERRY & OWEN. Notary Public An Able Physician. DR. O. B. HOWE, Specialist in Chronic Diseases. A prominent p-nctitimer in Cbi^acto for 20 years, now located at Woodstock, 111. Sincq Locating Here Dr. O. B. Howe has performed some remarkable cures. In many instances cases treated successfully by him had been regarded as incurable by other physicians. We mention the names of a few cases, giving their address. Mr Win. H. Oowlin, Pension Attorney, of Woodstock, says: "I have been an Invalid ever since I left Andersonville prison more than 30 years ago, having constantly suffered from a chronic trouble, which has many times brought me near death's door; I, began treating with Dr. O. B. Howe two 5ears ago and can say with emphasis that he has understood ray case, better, and done me more good than all other doctors, and I have employed a long array of them iu my 30 jears" illness. Dr. Howe also treated iiiy wife successfully and cured her of an ailment from which she had suffered untold misery for 7 years, and which a score of other doctors had de clared to be incurable. I desire to ex­ press my gratitude to Dr. O. B Howe by publishing the foregoing facts aud may be at the same time the knowledge of our experience may be a means of re­ storing others to health and happiness. I can also state positively that I know of many other cases which he has cured after all others had failed and had an nounced that they could do no more. Mrs. Delia Cole, of Woodstock, III., says: I had suffered from eczema, for more than 20 years, which continued to crovs worse, although I was all the time undergoing treatment with our doctor and one and another, until in all I had beeu treated by 27 different physicians up to the time 1 began treatment with Dr. Howe, one year ago. At that time the disease affected the whole body, m.v fa:e and neck was one solid scab and my hair had all come out. I had not worn sleeves nor other ordinary clothing for months, and my friend? could not tecognizp me, so badly was I disfigured. But thanks to Dr. Howe, under his skill I was completely cured in three weeks and have remained well ever since, which is now more than a year. 1 want to recommend him to others who may have eczema." Mr. Henry Mentzer, of Greenwood, 111.* says: "Having been a sufferer from hemorhords for years, and after spend ing hundreds of dollars f ,r treatment with other physicians without obtaining more than temporary relief I employed Dr. O. B. Howe one year ago last No­ vember, who performed an operation on my pile tumors, which cured me com­ pletely. In» 10 days time I was at work and have not had the slightest symp­ toms of piles since. I suffered terribly all the time and was often laid up and obliged to call a doctor for temperarT relief. I can strongly recommend Dr. O B. Howe for what he has accomplished in my case, MrsF Burdick, Woodstock W G Br-v, Wondsto k Freii Grifli g Woolsack Mrs J Love Bclo t. Wis H'ury Mentzer, Greenwo rd Mrs PRraji L-mphors. W odstock Mrs J W «ttil<veil, Hichmo il M*s Daniel D nnieon, Kichniond Mr J W Torrance. Volo Mrs It V Fitch. Hainenvtlie F E Wh ston, Ridcretlcld Child of George Pratt, proprietor PraM Flnuaf. Wnuconda Child of J Rum'le. W^uconda Mrs Mary Mniih, W.uconda she dor» Wood, Libertyvitle *T8 G E Pelton. l.ibertyvii 'e Ml«e Lnlu Ponnnnan, L bertyville MreS W Price,.Libertyvilie Mnrt Cas*y, Libertyviilo Win MrGuire T-fartlani Jan es Nolan, Hanland Miss Mary C *ilson, dirv-rd J H We Is, Harvard And ui >ny others whom space w ll not ver nut ol' publication in tins issue, a 1 on r which were ?t-ver*l wtill defined cases •fconsumn f,i n >n the earlie>-fatAgus of the disease, turn ors of virions kin is, scrofula, eczemv rhen matism and p^ralvsis Dr Howe is enjovii u a larg and in-ie^sing practice, and is an ex- per in chronic diseases,-- Woodstock Reruinel. DR. O. 87HOWE, Treats scientifically and f ucoet-sfully. by thr late- t approved meyio ts. all ch onic DISKASVS ol the LU^XFI, heart, throat, OIT», no9e, stoma' h, liver, kidneys, bowels, womb, an 1 ^xuai organs. SKIN DISKASEH, eczema, fhinglCF, sal t rheum, scale head, tet ter , psoriasis capit is , psoriasis sycos 's . ( arbcro' i tch) r in* worm, her .es, zisior, a <i a l l f THIS 01 cutancout eruption, b 'oti 'hes, black buals, etc. , cured peviHi entiy. ° 'MOLKS AND SUI'KRFLOCS HAIB removed without pRin by eloctroiyis DISFASEN OF THE NERVOUS C YSTF.M, Nenr- isthrniH, locomotor atuxia, pf-gresstve par- alvi-l , h»>ait»iehe, neuralgia, >it Vnn« dance, flciattv.ainsomnia, epilepsy, cured by Germar meihoil aud eleclrolv sis, . R HKUMAT ' S M. acute, articular murcu'ar, infl m ®at"ry and rh umHtic gou .positively ruse 1 by a new aud successful prone>-8 X-Ray Apparatus. Dr. Howe Ins a comp ete dec'r 'ea' outflt ircvud njr the celebra ed Meiro^ltz Hoetgen Ijtiy apparatus for Kadi graphy and Fiuio- scopic !>• mouf tra ion Bv means of these woi.derf.il • ontrlv»nc^B the Doctoriee nb>ed to • xpore the innermost rc^sse* ofthe hu man o nanisiu and p* • with the natural eye whnt beforu reiraii-el hidden or obtcure Toplor Static Machine Karadicand Galvan­ ic B.t terie» and a • 1 ki ds of diagnostic and op> r>it ive Instruments to assist him n arriv in4 at a co ^ecf- drtgn bis of 3.y di»eahe and their eunesslul tr^atuier . t both medical ann surgical . TLCB FF.RT iiraignienel by surgical oper­ ation (Tenou my), HKMOKHOIOKS ^Piles) cured without pain- fui operation "in most caseB, or delay from business, • VABIOCELE permanently cured by a now method* HYI>R CEL' AUD HF.RNIA curetl without operation or delay Jrotn buoineas. ' MAMGNAST TUMORS and all abnormal grow thr, foreign uo ies, net rosed bone, eic , removed b surgical operation. DEFORMITIES corrected and birth irarfea ,rem'ived by-elrctrolysis. Consultation free an ' confidential. All medicines fur.iid ed free at oilice. Hnuting the Ballad. In no ileld <)f literature have the forger Life In a London Shop. "Assistants who consult their own and the rvanipulator worked with Interests will refrain from talking about preater vigor andsucccss. From Percy's ' their salaries." Such is a notice posted day to our own it has been thought an | up in the dining and recreation rooms innocent device to publish a bit of one's of • large drapery establishment in Lon- own versifying now and then as an ' don. The evidence is unimpeachable, "old ballad or ail "ancient song." Of- , for it is that of. Miss Collet, one of the ten, too, a late stall copy of a ballad, i assistant commissioners of the labor getting into oral circulation, has been commission. Two things might be de- innoccntly furnished to collectors as j-duced from*he possibility of such a no- traditional matter. Mere learning will not guide an editor through these per­ plexities. What is needed is, in addi­ tion, a complete understanding of the popular" genius, a sympathetic recog­ nition of the traits that characterize oral literature wherever and in what­ ever degree they exist. This faculty, which even the folk has not retained,1 and which collectors living in ballad singing and tale telling times have often failed to acquire, was vouchsafed by na­ ture herself to tlie late Professor Child. In reality a kind Of instinct, it had been so cultivated by long and loving study of the traditional literature of all na­ tions that it had become wonderfully swift in its operations and almost in­ fallible. No forged' or retouched pieco could deceive him for a moment. He detected the slightest jar in the genuine ballad tone. He speaks in one place of certain writers "who would have beeu all the better historians for a little read­ ing of romances. " He was himself the better interpreter of the poetry of art for this keen sympathy with the poetry of nature.--Atlantic. CATARRH HAY FEVER OK ASTHMA ! • '* 1 " . , positively cure 1 by nature's • roots and herbs or no pay Send 10c postage ; for ten tample treatments. COLORADO Map- ' «Wi Co., Denver. CoL ' ^ { O, B HOWE, nn.D. Office at Hotel Woodstock, Woodstock, Illinois, Suit 28 and 29. Honrs. ID *o 12 a m,; } to § and 6 I08 p m every day except Saturday and Sunday, Wip mafeo professional visits in country, ouly in vonsu-fation wifl) other qualified phi 8i< iaiaps ap'f Htx^ geonp. branch SffIces. At MeHenry, at Park Hotel, every Sat­ urday, from 1 to 4 p M. At Wauconda, Saturday and Sunday ' evenings, from 6 to 8 o'clock. At Libertyville, Triggs Taylor Build­ ing, every Sunday, from 12 M. to 3 P.M. Correspondence by mail promptly answered. American Women and Koyalty. "During the Prince of Wales' tour through Canada I had attributed the strahge conduct of the ladies to an ex­ cess of loyalty.. As soon as the prince had left a hotel they would rush into his rooms, seize all sorts of articles, from a furniture button to a soiled towel, as souvenirs, and even bottle up the water with which he had just wash­ ed his face," writes- Stephen Fiske in The Ladies' Home Journal. "But in the United States the women were equally curious and sycophantic. The luggage of the royal, party was carried in small leather trunks--a trunk for ev­ ery suit of clothes--and whenever the train stopped the crowds would beg that some of these trunks might be handed out, and women would fondle and kiss .them. I need not say that the trainmen were never too particular as to whose luggage was subjected to this adoration, and I have had the pleasure of seeing my own portmanteau kissed by mistake. Before the prince arrived at Richmond his room at the Ballard House was en­ tered by the ladies, mid the pillowslips and white coverlet were so soiled by the pressure of hundreds of lingers that they had to be twice changed by the chambermaids. When he attended church on Sunday, the whole congrega­ tion rose as he departed and climbed upon the seats to get a better view of him." Monotonous. A well known physician once told a patient, who he suspected Was receiving too many calls from solicitous friends, to make a stroke with a pencil on a piece of paper every time he was asked, " How are you today?" The result for one day was just 24 strokes, and the physician immediately gave strict orders that 110 visitor should be permitted to enter the sickroom un­ til further notice, remarking to the nurse thafr if his patient must be wor­ ried to death there was at least no rea­ son why it should be done in such an unscientific manner. Only those who have suffered serious illness know how trying it is to be re­ quired to answer again and again the same question, asked by one well mean­ ing individual after another. It would matter less if visitors contented them­ selves with asking just the one question, but they do not, and the minute details of one's ailments become peculiarly de­ pressing after a few repetitions. Many people forget that rest and quiet are often invaluable agents in securing restoration to health.--Philadelphia Ledger. ; ' Effectual Prayer, > There is an awful amount of so called prayer that is only from the throat out­ ward; it begins nowhere and ends in nothing. Such pointless repetitions of stereotyped phrases must be as weari­ some to God as they are unprofitable to the utterers. There must be pith, point and purpose as well as faith in every effectual prayer. At an evangelistic meeting for "roughs" over in New York, when the leader called on some one to pray, a hard looking character in the crowd arose and said: "O Lord, for­ give me for being a bad man, and please excuse me, Lord, from saying any more now. Amen." He did not need to say anymore. He had told God just what he wanted. --Rev. Dr. Cuyler' in Central Presbyterian, JJotauy, Botany was scientifically discussed by Aristotle about 847 B. C. 'He is ac­ knowledged to be the father of the sci­ ence. Works on botany appeared in sev­ eral European languages about the close of the fifteenth century, general atten­ tion being at that time directed toward the study of this science. The first en­ cyclopedia of plants appeared in 1829. Not Legal Tender. "What's the matter, chum?" asked the college student of his roommate, who was making the air a dark blue. "Matter! I wrote the governor to send me some money for textbooks, and fiere he's sent me the books. I can never pay my bills at this rate."--Detroit Free Press. The unity of earthly creatures is their power apd their peace, ppt like the dead and cold peape of pndisturbed stones and solitary mount ains, but the living peace of trust and the living power of support, of hands that hold each other and are still.--Ruskin. tice existing. One is what a vast mar­ ket of unemployed assistants there must be to draw from, and how hard it must be to get a situation, if men submit to be silent on the subject of their griev­ ances, which even the fellaliin of Egypt are not debarred from airing. The song which they sing in the very ears of their taskmasters is anent their cruel treat­ ment and scanty wage. Another thing that notice testifies to is that the life of shop assistants must be duller than one thought. Think of their standing from morning till night, with their tranquil air of politeness unruffled by the fidgets and fuss of thoughtless customers, not dar^g to stretch or yawn as a relief to the nameless weariness of the stuffy shop, and the long day, and the gas, and the crowds of new and unsympa­ thetic faces, the taking out and putting back of endless things, not permitted to speak to one another without risk of fine (it is 2s. 6d. in some shops), and then to think they are not allowed that solace of every Englishman in all his troubles--viz, to grumble! Life in mine must be easy, life in a factory bliss, life in a kitchen liberty, compared to life in a London shop or showroom.-- Churchman. Signaling From Mars. Any citizen who is tired of mundane concerns and wants to fix his miud on something higher is invited to consider the allegation of Sir Francis Galton, made in the London Fortnightly Re­ view, that some one on Mars is signal­ ing to earth. The information seems not as yet to be very generally confirmed by astronomical observers, but Sir Francis is quoted as authority for the report that in one of the European observato­ ries an apparatus has been devised for recording the Martian flashes, and that the record shows that three signals and no more are made, and that they differ, as all flashlight signals do, in the length of the flashes and of the intervals be­ tween, so that if we had the key they might be read like telegraphic messages, Of course this is not a yarn to be swallowed whole, but the association of the name of Sir Francis Galton with it is enough to entitle it to consideration. There seems to be no intrinsic impossi­ bility of our having relations with peo pie in Mars. It sounds preposterous, of course; but, like other m;irvels, it seems preposterous chiefly because it is unusu­ al. We haVe to nudge ourselves from time to time in this age of swift sur­ prises and remind ourselves that noth­ ing that is new to us can possibly be more marvelous than many things that have grown familiar.--Harper's Weekly. "Books In the Running Brooks!" There is no knowing where the, Bod­ leian library at Oxford Will leave off. At present it is literally overflowing with the literature, if not the learning, of the age. It has, like the library of the British museum, to be supplied with a copy of every work published, and nat­ urally the strain put upon its limited resources has been too great for it. A long time ago the library itself could hold no more books, and the Rajl- cliffe camera was called into the service of the librarian. That got full, and then the basemsnt of the Slieldonian theater was obtained. This is also full now, and the basement of the Ashmolean museum is now a homo for what would other­ wise be homeless books. At the present rate it is not improb­ able that the library will spread and spread until it completely overflows and swamps the whole university town it­ self. Thai however, is not likely to be just' in spite of the,activity of the "lady liovelist."--Pearson's Weekly. Expensive Benevolence. There is a venerable and benevolent judge in Paris who at the moment of passing sentence 011 a prisoner consults his assessors on each side of him as to the proper penalty to be inflicted. " What ought we to give this rascal, brother?" lie says, beyditig over to the assessor on the right. "I should say three years." "What is your opinion, brother?" to the assessor on the left. "I should give him about four years." The judge, with benevolence: "Pris­ oner, not desiring to give you a long and severe term of imprisonment, as I should have done if left to myself, I have consulted my learned brethren and shall take their adviee. Seven years." ^--London Telegraph. Poisonous Serpents. All poisonous serpents have movable fangs, which are found in the upper jaw, and when not in use close up like the blade of a penknife. The fang is pro­ vided with a duct leading to the poison sac, and the virus is ejected through this duct by pressure. At the base of ev­ ery poison fang there are numerous germs of others, and the fang broken or lost is replaced in a few weeks by the growth of another. Fitness.. Author (invited to a very poor dinner, to himself)--A miserable dinner I I'll have to take care that I don't let ahyT thing witty slip out. --Fliegende Blat­ ter. "' ' ' ' There was pot a member Of the royal fapaily within reach of the Puke and Duchess of York when their second son was bom. The cabinet minister, whose attendance was required by the law, ar­ rived 13 hours too late. „ The fern has a most peculiar and orig­ inal arrangement Of its seeds, these be- The traveler from New York may • ing disposed in regular- order on the reach Sydney in 31 days. backs of tke leavea An Old Hymn. A pathetic and yet charming story is told of the origin of the well known hymn, "Blest be the tie that binds," which was written by Rev. John Faw- cett, an English Baptist, who died in 1817, having spent nearly 60 years in the ministry. It was in 1772, after a few years spent in pastoral work, that he was called to London to succeed the Rev. Dr. Gill. His farewell sermon had been preached near Moinsgate in Yorkshire. Six or seven wagons stood loaded with his furniture and books, and all was ready for departure. 'But his loving people were heart­ broken. Men, women and children gath­ ered and clung about him and his fam­ ily with sad and tearful faces. Finally, overwhelmed with the sorrow of those they were leaving, Dr. Fawcett and Ms wife sat down on one of the packing cases and gave way to grief. ; "Oh, John, " cried Mrs. Fawcett at last, "ICannot bear this! I know not how to go." ' "Nor I either," returned her hus­ band, "and we will not go. The wagons shall be unloaded and Everything put in its old place. " His people were filled with intense joy and gratitude at this determination. Dr. Fawcett at once sent a letter to London explaining the case, and then, resolutely returned to his work on a sal ­ ary of less than $200 a year. This hymn was written to commemo­ rate the event. When Mr. Coffing, a missionary at Aintab, in Armenia, set- out in 1860 to explore the Taurus moun­ tains, he was to penetrate an entirely new and dangerous field. This fact was fully realized by the inhabitants of Aintab, and they gathered to the num­ ber of 1,500 at the roadsides and bade farewell to the missionary and his fam­ ily in the Armenian words of this hymn, written nearly a century before by the devoted Yorkshire preacher.--Youth's Companion. ° _ m Took the Law late rally. A very ignorant but well to do citizen from the backwoods was elected coroner of a.small county. A few days after his election he amazed the ordinary by nsV ing that functionary to point out his duties for him. ' "Why," said the ordinary, "when a man drops dead, or is killed by an en­ gine, or blown up with dynamite, you simply impanel a jury and sit on him and then render a verdict." ' 'That's jest what I done two hours agosaid the coroner, "an the citizens air kickinl" "Kickin about what?" "The man what I sot on." "Well?'* "Well, you see, hit wuz this away: He drapped by the railroad thar an hol­ lered out, 'Boys, I'm dead!' " "Well?" ' 'I wuz standin within three feet of him, an as he hollered them words I jumped him." "Jumped him?" "I mean sot on him, jest like the coroners air required by law, an, as I weigh right smart, he kep' purty quiet after I landed." "But he was dead before you reached him, wasn't he?" "Thar's wliar the question comes in. Ain't but one thing erbout it that's shore an certain, an that is he wuz dead when I got up!"--Atlanta Constitution. Awaiting a Jewish Moody. When the Jewish Moody becomes known, we shall have revivals having the Jewish spirit and encouraging a warm devotion to the ancient faith, in which the woman's council and the Hebrew associations will be conspicu­ ous. There is nothing in the physique of the average Jew that prevents his growing enthusiastic in religion as well as in art or politics; he merely awaits the man and the opportunity. The true Jew is not indifferent. Given the occa­ sion, and he will promptly display his warmth of spirit. We can well picture the crowds of excited worshipers hail­ ing the words of Isaiah or Joel, who, before the approach of these prophets, showed little interest in things spiritual. And in some respects Moody mdy be ^called the Isaiah of ttoday.--Jewish Messenger. Constant Employment. A witty retort is credited to a well known writer and critic, to whom a friend spoke of a young author whose literary efforts are not received with the enthusiasm which he feels them to merit. "He tells me he is confident of win­ ning fame for himself before long," said the critic's friend, who had lately met the young author, "and in the mean­ time he revenges himself upon his un­ favorable reviewers by laughing at them." "I envy him," said the critic, heav­ ing a mock sigh. "He must be by all odds the merriest man in this part of the country if he does that." A Grandfather's Clock. Baron Ferdinand Rothschild possesses an old "grandfather's clock" that orig­ inally cost over £80,000. The mechan­ ism records the day of the week, month of the year, the phases of the moon aud strikes each hour. The quarters are chimed with a different bell, and (a rare thing with these clocks) it has a second hand. The case was made by Wertheimer and stands 14 feet high. It was originally the property of Louis XVI. The Whaling Industry. The trials and tribulations of the Whaling industry defy the meager jus­ tice which the resources of a single par­ agraph affords. A volume might cover the subject. The difficulty about whal­ ing is the uncertainty of whales. These mammals decline to be regulated by any signal service reporter and refuse in their migrations to respect precedent or the ambitions of the arctic oil works. The consequence is a skipper may cruise the northern latitudes, trying conclu­ sions with icebergs and polar bears, en­ dangering life and limb in a mangy old tub, encountering the perils of storm, wave and Eskimo, and all without sight­ ing a spout or capturing a yard of whale­ bone. I listened recently to the mourn- ful reminiscences of Captain Green, a hardy mariner of much experience, who after many years of laboring at the oil industry retired to ' a raisin ranch at Fresno.. Owing to the decline of raiBins, however, he took to the ocean again, - '" euipped a vessel and sailed into the lat­ itudes of winter. There he found an an­ tique steam whaler, the Reindeer, and for two long and wearv years they have kept each other company in the close knit sisterhood of misfortune. Once dur­ ing the second year they sighted a whale, and Captain Green encompassed its capture. A bowhead it was, and no great prize. Tiring of cold, salt and ill luck, the tjvain decided at last to go south for rest and provisions. They started together, when something broke on the Reindeer, and she was condemn­ ed to delay until the damage might be repaired. How the gallant skipper cursed the 'misfortune which detained him among the icebergs! How he railed at fate! Two days later a school of, whales hove in sight. The captain and crew dashed upon them and, in four hours had killed a dozen giants, which meant at ruling prices at least $60,000 worth of whalebones. However, it often happens in the arctic, as in the world, that the darkest moment of misfortune is the dusk that preceded the advent of prosperity.--San Francisco Wave. IV - ,iM ;P$$g Homing Pigeons. When pigeons were to be sent back and forth, it has been usual to keep two sets, with their respective homes at either end of the course, and when they have reached their homes to carry them back to the places from which they are to be dispatched. An ingenious process has been devised to overcome this diffi- „ cultyand cause the birds to fly with equal certainty in both directions. Pi­ geons, for example, whose home is in Paris are confined for several days at St. Denis and fed there at a stated hour every day -with some favorite food which is not given them at their real home. Thty become in the course of time fa­ miliar with their new home and its choice dishes. When set at liberty, they start off at once for Paris without for­ getting the good things they enjoyed at St. Denis. When they are to be sent back, they are made to fast a little while, and are then let loose at about feeding time at St. Denis. They go thither, and, when they have their own way, time their going so as to be there at the exact moment of feeding. Birds have thus been taught' to fly back and forth regularly between places 80 miles apart.--G. Renaud in Popular Science Monthly. ^U "Made In Germany." Apparently one ot the chief results of the idiotic "made in Germany" act is to render importers of foregin goods specially anxious to pass themselves off as British manufacturers, says London Truth. Here is a good example: The label round a matchbox extensively sold in London and the provinces bears a sort of trademark in the shape of a sailor's head, with the legend "England's he­ roes" and the following inscription in red and black letters: "Manufactured by Martin Harris & Co., Ltd., Stratford, London, E. "Support English Workpeople only by using English made matches." This covers three sides of the box. The fourth is covered by a piece of sanded paper to strike the matches on. Remove this paper and you find under­ neath the further and still more interest­ ing notification, "Printed in Germany." HP? sfcsi i - mm m m, • • • si m ® The Telltale, "Yes, my dear, I'm a gay bachelor," said a masked mau to a masked lady at a masquerade party tljie other evening. He felt queer when she said to him in a low voice: ' D ' "Don't be a silly, John. I know you by that wart on your thumb." It -was his wife.--London Fun- Indignant. Botts--You are a weather prophet, I believe? Potts--Sir, I allow no man to oall me, 9 falsi£er. -r-Yonkers Statesman^ How He Answered Them. A well known artist received not long ago a circular letter from a business house engaged in the sale of California dried fruit, inviting him to compete for a prize to bo given for the best design to be used in advertising their wares. Only one prize was to be given, and all unsuccessful drawings were to become the property of the fruit men. After read­ ing the circular the artist sat down and wrote the following letter: Tho Dried Fruit Company: GENTLEMBN--I am offering a prize of SO cents for the best specimen of dried fruit and should be glad to have yoHi take part in the competi­ tion. Twelve dozen boxes of each kind of fraifc should be sent for examination, and all fruit that is not adjudged worthy of tlie prize will remain the property of the undersigned. It is also required that the express charges on the fruit so forwarded be paid by tho sender. Very truly yours, --- """S/dl --Bookman, mm '•1 i IS® A Pilgrim. An inspector of schools was one day examining a class of village school chil­ dren, and he. asked them what was meant by a pilgrim. A boy answered, "A man what travels from one place to another." The inspector, with elaborate patience, hoping to elucidate intelli­ gence, said: "Well, but I am a man who travels from one place to another. Am I a pilgrim?" Whereupon the boy promptly exclaimed, "Oh, but please, sir, I meant a good man!" I may men­ tion that no one enjoyed that cheerful jest more than the inspector himself. It made him merry for days.--New York Advertiser. 1. f * * O • . - • £couoiuy% Little Dick--Papa, didn't you teU manuna we must economize? Papa--I did» my sou. Little Dick--Well, I was thinkiii that suebby if you'd get me a pouy I wouldn't wear out so many shoes.--Good New* M • . >• • • ; 1 • • . , wlil