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Residence over Ba^'^an it.os , M< Henry. 111. O. H. fXGERS, M, D- A.ND SURGEON, MoHenry Office at ftetidenoe. JOS, L. ABT, M. D. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCULIST, Office in NichoiA Bit ck, over i'laiuoeaier Office. McHenry TelephoueNo DR. BAECHLER, DENTIST. Plata Work, and everything per­ taining to IDentistry. "Parties from a distance should drop a card a uay or two Leiore coming. /.* Office. McHenry. £ DR. A. E. AURINGEU, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office in the Stroner building, one door wett of A. P. Baer's store, West McHenry, 111. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at­ tended to. O. B. HOWE, M. D, PHYSICIAN ANDSTBGEON. Offlse and JEte siucnce, Hotel Wcodfetock, Woodstock, All. W ill make visits only in consultation. F.O. COLBY, D, D. S. DENTIST. Woodstock, 111. Special aten-tion paid to regulating chiluren'6 teetb, Parties coming from a distance will do well to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal blook corner Mam street and PublioSq are KNIGHT * BROWN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. 100 Washington Si reet, CHICAGO. ILL. FRANK L. SHEPARD, COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 804--132 Ola k St., Uhicago. O. P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, solicitor, andi Counselor, Collections la specialty. WOODSTOCK, 1LL1HOIB. JOHN P. SMITH, qfnhTwqker Sc Jeweler McHENRY, ILLINOIS. A FINE stook of Olooks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watehea. Give me aeall. v. ---- „ JOHN P- SMITH. W. A. CR1STY, Justice of the Peace. WEST MoHENSY, ILL. ' . * : •apecHrt Attention paid to Collections. H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent Jncluding Accident and Life Insurance. WEST MCHENBY, III. . W. P. ST. CLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Real Estate and Insurance KUNDA. III. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler No. 126 State Street, Chicago. Rpeetal attention given to repairing Fine Watches an t Chronometers.. 4fir A Fill Assortment of Goods in his line. C. F. BOL?Y, " V Projriclor of McHenry Brewery, McHENRY, ILL.' Always on Band with the Rest Beef* A. C. Sl'lJRLING, Veterinary - Surgeon, West MoHenrj, III. S&~ lam in Chicago this winter taking a special course on he diseases of cattle, and will return bere about March 1st, batter than ever prepared to treat all diseases of Cattle, Herses.etc. Any one needing my ferviceB before thnt tirrec»n wire ms at 1639. Wabash Avenue Chicago, All such calls promptly attended to. West Side Livery, • •••* "• V FEED AND SALE STABLES E. JT. HANLY, Prop'r. WEST McHENRY, ILL. First class rigs,- with or without drivers, furnished at reasonable rates- Parties tsken t'> and from the Lakes in Ew Rigs, and prompt connection m«<le with all trains Our Riga will be kept in first class shnpe, and we shall spare no pi:nq> to please our cus tomers at all times. Give us a call, MILO 3. 1_, HOWE, PIANO TUNER And REPAIRER, All Orders Promptly Attended to, Go South! .The hon'h has more torffer = han anv other section Asuperi r anil; a mild climate; go d water; cheap fuel and luuiber, *nd a market for all proflnce T.*k» ad vantage of the HOME SEEKERS* EXCURSIONS over the Mobile and Ohio tt»ilroad, on Jan. 5 and 19, Feb. iiandJS, March 2 and 16, AprUe and 20, May! end is, to variou. points in Ten. nessee, Mississippi ard Alabama, at one fare plus Two Dollar.. for theround trip. Plenty of tim- tos-e every pi rlion of the country. For lull info maiion regarding rates, tickets, time, etc , call or write to W. B MILLEK, 329 Marq ette Buil ling, i04 Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111. - 31 in4 West McHenry, 111, E J. HANLY, Aug. 16, 1896. SMOKERS! When in ffaat of a Good Cipr! CALL AT BARBI&N fiHOS, i I Cigar and THE OLD -- RELIABLE Tobacco Dealers. F OUR SPECIALTIES: Our Monogram! 10c. Barbian's Best hand made 5c The beBt cigars made. Sold by all local dealers. A Money Saver! FOR YOU. CUS 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 McHenry County. I can sell you a Blanket from 75c to $5. And guaranteed as represented. If you want to save 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 A ttended to. Do not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. CUS CARLSON. McHenry, 111., Sept. 30, 1896 ROSED&LE Floral Company McHENRY, ILL C,,T. ESKILSON, - MANAGES. All kind* of Cut Flowers, and Funeral '»e- slgne to be had at all times at l.eascnable Bates. Carnations in bud anu other potted plants for sale. Orders taken now for bedding plants de­ sired id the spring. Will have all kinds of plants for fancv bedding. Orders by mail promptly attended to. Address, ROSEDALE FLORAL COMPANY, MCHENHY, 111 JOHN J. BUOH, Restaurant"------ ^Boarding House. Near the Iron Bridge, McHenry;, Board by the Day or Week at Reasonable rates, & NTOE LINK OF Row BOATS AT MT LANDIHG. for rent by the hour or day, at reasonable rates, Pure Wines, Liquorsand Choice Cigars always on hand FrenhLaemr Beer constantly on draught Good Stabling for Hors^a. PERSY * OWED. Bankers. McHENRY, {ILLINOIS This Bank receives deposits, buy» and sells Foreign and Domestic Ex change and does a General Banking Business * We endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our care in a manner and upon terms entirely satisfactory to our customers and respectfully solicit the public patronage. MONEY TO LOAW; On Real Estate and other first class security Special attention given to co- lections INbURANCE In first Class Companies at the Lowest R ites Yours Respectful y PERRY & OWEN. Notary Public CATARRH HAr FEVER OK ASTHMA . 1 **'• positively cure 1 by natn7e's roots ana herbs or no pay Send lUc postage for ten sample treatments. COLORADO MED- OIMB Co., Denver. COL EXCLUSIVE PAINTand WALL PAPER BOUSE New Stock Now|Tn, Consisting of Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dry Colors, Artists' Materials, Wall Paper, Paper Hangers' Materials, Bruf-hes^ Picture Mouldings, White Lead, Wood Filler, and in fact everything kept in a first class Paint and Paper House. Paper Hanging. A specialty If any paper put on by us comes off we will hanjr it ore and furnish ptper tree of chargo. no master what sort ot a wall yu • live. Do you want abetter guaraier than that? Furniture of all kinds paluted over and mtde to represent any kind of wood you desire, Fetch on your Buggiee and Carriage# and have them painted in good shape: < I can do Hou«e nnd Sign Painting, Graining and Decoratlne done on short notice and satisfac­ tion guaranteed. TRT OUR CELEBRATES Sherwin William* Paint And be convinced of its merit. I will guar- an'cin every respect. Wall Paper Cheaper than ever. Yonrs for bu- inets, E B. PERKINS. McHenry, Feb*l, 1897. J D.LOPTZJr Merchant Tailor. As the season is advancing I am Catting Prices in "Suits Pants and Overcoats. $20 Suits for $17. $5 Pants for $3.50. $22 Overcoats for $18. Strictly hand-made, and workmanship guaranteed in every particular, as before. --MY STOCK OF-- Gents' Furnishing Goods Is complete, and my prices cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Heavy Cam el-Hair UNDERWEAR from 50 cents upwar.d. Dress Shirts 50 cents and up. Neckties, big assortment, 15c up. Everything elso in proportion. It costs nothing to look at my gooils Come and see me; I can save you dollars. J. D. L.ODTZ, Jr. Barbian Bro.'s Block, McHenry. N. B.--A. full Assortment of Christmas Novelties. Goods superior to any that have ever been shown in McHenry in this line. Styles the very latest. HUMPHREYS' No. 1 Cures Fever. No. 2 " Worms. No. 3 " Infants'Diseases. No. 4 " Diarrhea. No. 8 " Neuralgia. No. 9 Cures Headache. No. 10 " Dyspepsia. No. 11 " Delayed Periods. No. 12 " Leuehorrea. No. 14 " Skin Diseases. No. IS Cures Rheumatism. No. 10 " Malaria. No. 20 " Whooping Cough No. 27 " Kidney Diseases. No. 30 " Urinary Diseases No. 77 " Colds and Grip. Sold by Druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt of price, 25c., or 5 for $1. DK. HUMPHREYS' HOMEOPATHIC MANUAL OF DISEASES MAILED FBEE. Humphreys' Med. Co., I l l William St., N. Y. & You are an economical housewife ? , Then you are interested in Sherer's Tea" in Pails. Just see what you get for 50 cents I FIRST--a pound of excellent Tea, new crop, rich flavor and strong. SECOND--a one quart covered tin pail containing the tea. THIRD--a genuine imported china TeaCup and Saucer, full size, gold band, decorated and very hand­ some. Large assortment. Our offer to furnish free this ex­ ceptionally fine cup and saucer can only be continued for a short time. If no dealer near yon keeps It oi will order it send us 65 cents in 'stamps and we will send Pall, Tea, Cup and Saneer by express to your rail­ road station prepaid-. Sherer Brothers, 24 Years at 37 River Street, Chicago* DR. 0. B. HOWE, Specialist in Chronic Diseases. A prominent practitioner in Ohi^a*** for 20 years, now located at Woodstock, 111 What well-known physicians say ol him : J. H. Hollister, M. D., Prof. Clinical Medicine, Chicago Medi­ cal College, for the past 24 years, consulting physician to Mercy Hospital, Chicago, for the past 24 years, office, suite 502 Ven­ etian Building, Chicago, says under date of Feb. 27, 1896: " TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : I take pleasure in stating that in former years I have often met Dr. O. B. Howe in medical con­ sultations and have found his methods of treatment judicious, and his success in a large practice equal to that of our best physi­ cians. 1 .think I have thiis known him fpr some 18 years and have known much of his practice, having resided in Chicago for oyer 40 years, and constantly meeting medical men in and out of our colleges I feel prepared to strongly vouch tor the standing of Dr. Howe. ' DR. J. H. HQLLISTBR. D. R. Brower, M. D., office suite 1214 to 1218Venitian Build­ ing, Chicago, Professor of Dis­ eases of the Nervous System, Rush Medical college, Professor of Neurology, Post Graduate School of Medicine, Chicago, Consulting Physician to Presby­ terian Hospital, and president of State Board of Medical Examin­ ers, State of Illinois, says: CHICAGO, March 10, 1S96.1 ^ Having been personally ac­ quainted and frequently counsell­ ed with Dr. O. B. Howe, during many years practice in Chicago, during which time our offices were in the same building at the southwest corner of State and Ran dolph streets. I have been called by Dr. O. B. Howe in consulta­ tion in several of his cases arid always found him judicious and careful in his treatment; the fact that he frequently calls for con­ sultation is an evidence that he is conscientious and painstaking in his practice. D. R. BROWER, M.D. DR. O.BHOWB, Treats scientifically and successfully, by the latest approved methods, all chronic DISEASES of tf-e lungn, heart, throat, ear, noee, stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels, womb and sexual organs. SsfN DISEASES, eczema, shingles, palt rheum, Bcald head, tetter, psoriasis, capitis, psoriasis sycosis (barber's itch), riux worm, herpes, zoster, and all forms of cutaneus eruption, blotches, black­ heads, etc., cured permanently. MOLES AND SUPERFLUOUS HAIR re­ moved without pain by electrolysis. DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, neuristhenia, locomotor ataxia, pro­ gressive paralysis, headache, neuralgia. St. Vitus dance, ciatica, insomnia, epi­ lepsy, cured by German method and electrolysis. RHEUMATISM, acute, articular, mus­ cular, inflammatory and rheumatic gout positively cured by a new and successful process. X-Ray Apparatus Dr. Howe has a complete electrical outfit, including the celebrated Meyr- owitz Roetf?en Ray apparatus for Rndi- ogi aphy and Fluoroscopic demonstra tion. By means of these wonderful con­ trivances the doctor isenabled to explore the innermost recesses of the human organism and see with the natural eye what before remained hidden or obscure TOPLOR STATIC MACHINE FARADIC AND GALVANIC BATTERIES and all kinds ot diagnostic and operative instruments to assist him in arriving at a correct diagnosis of any disease and their suc­ cessful treatment, both medical and sur­ gical. CLUB FEET straightened by surgical operation (Tenotomy). HEMORRHOIDS (Files) cured without painful operation in most cas< s, or delay •rom business. VARIOCELE permanently cured by a uew method. HYDROCELE AND HERNIA cured without operation or delay from business. MALIGNANT TUMOES and all abnormal growths, foreign bodies, necrosed bone, etc., removed by surgical operation. DEFORMITIES corrected and birth murks removed by electrolysis. TONSULTATION FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL. v 11 medicines furnished patients at office. Man and the Mammoth. A remarkable discovery was made a few years ago in the sandstone rock at the Nevada state prison. The "find" was considered* wonderful not only from a geological standpoint, hut from an ethnological point of view also. While the convicts at the institution were unearthing some huge blocks of 6tone they uncovered some peculiar in­ dentations in one of the slabs. Closer investigation proved that these queer marks were the tracks of some gigantic beast of antediluvian time--perhaps a mastodon or a mammoth. When the startling intelligence was announced to the prison officials, they had the sand­ stone slabs containing the tracks * care­ fully Cleaned, whereupon another won derfuV discovery was made. In the same pieces of stone, sometimes at the side and sometimes between the tracks, made by the great prehistoric beast, were a series of human footprints, which proved conclusively that man and, the mammoth liv^d not only at. the same time and in the same age, but that the huge beast and the man had passed that way dur­ ing the same year; and perhaps on the same day. These wonderful relics of a bygone age were found in a quarry at a depth of ahout 15 feet from the surface and had previously been covered with a stratum composed of hundreds of tons of stone--the accumulation of the ages that had intervened between the date upon which the tracks were made and that upon which tliey were revealed to the scientists. Expert geologists who have since passed an opinion on the matter say that at the time the. tracks were made that which is now hard sandstone was a mucky deposit of soft sediment, probably the border of a lake, where the man had been fishing, and where the mammoth had come to bathe or drink.--St. Louis Republic. A Wonderful Bird. One day a wonderful bird tapped at the window of Mrs. Nansen's home at Christiania. Instantly the "window was opened, and the wife of the famous arc­ tic explorer in another moment covered the little messenger with kisses and caresses. The carrier pigeon had been away from the cottage 30 long months, but it had not forgotten the way home. It brought a note from Nansen, stating that all was going well with him and his expedition in the polar regions. Nansen had fastened a message to a carrier pigeon and turned the bird loose. The frail courier darted out into the blizzardly air. It flew like an arrow over 1,000 miles of frozen waste and then sped forward over another 1,000 miles of ocean and plains and forests and one morning entered the window of the waiting mistress and delivered the message which she had been awaiting so anxiously. We boast of human pluck, sagacity and endurance, but this loving little carrier pigeon, in its homeward flight, after an absence of 30 months, accomplished a feat so wonderful that we can only give ourselves up to the amazement and admiration which must overwhelm every one when the marvel­ ous story is told. Mrs Nansen's pigeon is one of the wonders of the world. Churchman. Why Europeans Are Safe Among: Turks. The explanation of the safety of Eu­ ropeans among these fellows, even where the police were absent, is probably to be found in the tentative character of the Turk's violations of right and of law. In doing what is wrong he always be­ gins an abject coward, gaining courage with impunity. The mere fact that a European would walk straight through a crowd of the bludgeon men, jostling against them in an unconcerned manner, convinced them that for some reason he was not a safe man to attack. In some cases Armenians walked safely through the mobs on thq street simply by push­ ing their way with a determined air. In every case where an Armenian ran from them, or even hesitated on meeting them, his only chance of life was gone. The tentative character of Turkish ag­ gressions is not sufficiently borne in mind. At the beginning of a wrong even a sultan will draw7 back when he sees that his course is resented by one whom he knows to have the right and believes to have the force to do so.--Yvau Troshine in Scribner's. O. B HOWE. 33. D. Office at Hotel Woodstock, Woodstock, Illinois, Suit 28 and 29. Hnuns:--30 to 12 A. M.. 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p. M. EVERY DAY EXCEPT SATURDAY and SUNDAY. Grant's Demerits as a Cadet. Grant's page of demerits at West Point shows scarcely a single mark for any real offdnse against good conduct. They are mainly "lates" and negli­ gences. He was "late at church," "late at parade," ' 'late at drill." He was a growing boy and a little sluggish of a morning no doubt. Once he sat down on his post between 5 and 6 in the morn­ ing. For this he received eight demerits. Twice in his second year as squad march­ er he failed to report delinquencies in others and received five demerits each time. His amiability led to this. Once he spoke disrespectfully to his superior officer on parade. The provocation must have been very great to have led to this. The probabilities are the officer was mistaken.--Hamlin Garland in Mc- Clure's Magazine. **» Will malte professional country only in consultation. Branch Offices, AT M<»HENRY, Eggs Are Useful. According to The Medical Record, eggs are useful in the following applica­ tions: A mustard plaster made with ftie t'hite of an egg will not leave a blister. A raw egg, taken immediately, will carry down a fish bone that cannot be extracted. The white skin that lines the shell is a useful application to a boil. White of egg, beaten up with loaf sugar ! and lemon, relieves hoarseness--a tea- risits in- spoonful taken once every hour. An egg in the morning cup of coffee is a good tonic. A raw egg, with the yolk un­ broken, in a glass of wine is beneficial for convalescents. At Park Hotel, every Saturday, from 1 to 4 P. M. At Waucpnda, Saturday and Sunday eventn^s, frbm 6 to 8 o'clock. At Li ' ' •• : • '• •• . '• ... - : -i,. ' • "... ' . 4, ' ' • Corre ' • • - Russian Army Food. . ^ In the Russian army two days a week are observed as fasts--Wednesdays and Fridays--on which days all the soldier rtyville,\Triggfl & Taylor Build <****! is Jentil 6<?nP every Sunday! from 12 M. to 3 a»d bhw* bread and a drink consisting onde&ee by mail promptly answered. of water in which rye bread has been soaked.--Spare Momenta A Ride For Reputation. While they were discussing the melee in the school board the head of a big manufacturing establishment was moved to relate this experience: "I was once a pedagogue myself. I had, resolved • to do something worth while in the business world, and having no capital except what was wrapped up in my person I taught school to get a starter. I had some advanced students and had to skirmish in order to keep up with th^procession. One day the whole class was stumped by an arithmetical problem, and so was X In order to gain time for myself I came the old dodge of telling them how much better it would he if they would work out. the solution for themselves and gave them another d a y . • . . " V . . . ; ' y , _ ; - 4 4 That night, behind locked doors and closed blinds, I worked in fear and per­ spiration. From the bottom of my trunk I took a. key to the arithmetic, but even with that aid I failed to master the problem. By midnight I was desperata It would never do to let the scholars, the parents and the whole cruel world know that I was not equal to my posi­ tion. But it's not in my make up to sur­ render while there's a fighting <^ance. 4 4At the town, ten miles away, there was a loyal and highly educated friend of mine. He would help me and say nothing. It was one of the bitterest January nights I ever knew. But I slip­ ped to the barn, appropriated a horse, made a ride more notable than many of those immortalized in song or history, froze my ears and toes and had my vocal powers reduced to a whisper. s 4 ' B u t y o u s h o u l d h a v e h e a r d m y w h i s ­ pered explanation of that problem and my regrets that none of the pupils had mastered it. "--Detroit Free Press. Wave Names. I have a note of some curious names given locally to the waves on different parts of our coast that may be worthy of record. These were culled from The Family Herald a few years ago. I can­ not give the exact date. The names are curiously varied and sometimes not a little suggestive. The Peterhead folk call the large breakers that fall with a Crash on the beach by the grim name of "Norrawa (Norway) carpenters." On the low Lincolnshire coast, as on the southwestern Atlantic fronting shore of these islands, the grandly long unbroken waves are known as 4 4 rollers." Among East Angliaus a heavy surf, tumbling in with an offshore wind, or in a calm, is called by the expressive name of a 4 4 slog," while a well marked swell, roll ing in independently of any blowing, is called a 44home." 4,There is no wind," a Suffolk fisherman will say, "but a nasty home on the beach." Suffolk men also speak of the 44 bark" of the surf, and a sea covered with foam is spoken of as 4'feather white." The foam itself is known as "spoon drift.*" So in the vernacular we have it, "The sea was all a feather white with spoon drift."-- Notes and Queries. He Said "Poke and Beans." Joe Cavan, who has had a whirlwind experience in the south and west, said to the crowd in the same old place, the up town hotel: 4 'My advice to you all is, be natural. Do not try to deceive people with your affected talk or in your clothes. You will be certain to show the cloven foot somewhere. I was at a dinner once in St. Louis. It was given by Governor Marmaduke. Before we had given our orders, for at a western dinner every man has the privilege of saying what he wants, the governor asked each one of his guests where he hailed from. One was from Tennessee, one from Illinois, one from California. The east was not represented, so I handed in my card from Vermont. Just then the, waiter passed the bill of fare, and, my ruling passion asserting itself, 'Poke and beans,' said I in my natural voice. 44 'Cavan,' said the governor of Mis­ souri vehemently, 'you're from Georgy. No man from Vermont ever said 'poke and beans,' and your scheme of passing for a Yankee, suh, is reprehensible and will cost you the wine.' "I have sailed under my own colors ever since."--New York Sun. Their Peculiar Aversions. Most people have aversions of some kind or other, and some very strange ones. The sight of a set of false teeth makes John L. Sullivan sick at the stomach. Napoleon did not like to see a white dog. Agassiz could not bear to touch polished steel. The sight of the rising moon, when it was full, always made Mme. de Stael ill. Barefooted children made Louis XIV nervous. Dean Swift has said that Bolingbroke would "act like one bereft should he cast his eye on a poor, harmless toad." Disraeli had an attack of vertigo when he saw anybody chewing gum. Dickens never liked a stiff shirt bosom, and Buffon would fly into a rage if any one put an egg on the dining table at which he sat. A Bootblack's Novel Scheme. The most enterprising bootblack in New York is a young negro who has a stand on Columbus avenue not far from the Natural History museum. His loca­ tion is one which does not bring much "transient" trade, but he has a goodly number of regular customers. On days when the weather looks threatening this wise young man issues rain checks, good for 12 hours, so that if it rains and a customer's shine is ruined he gets a new one free of charge. The rain checks are slips of paper with the date and hour Written in pencil.---New York Press. Of Course. First Small Boy--I wish I had that o cents back I spent for candy. Second Small Boy--What would you do with it? First Small Boy--Buy more candy. -- Boston Courier,' The Cap of Liberty. From very early times one of the dis tinguishing mqrks of a slave, both in Greece and oriental countries generally, was the lack of any covering for the head. Accordingly the cap came to b8 considered the insignia of liberty,.and when slaves were given their freedom they were presented with a cap as an emblem of it. In Sparta the helots wore a cap of dogskin and this was reckoned a badge of servitude, but upon gaining their freedom this was replaced by a cap of a different material, of another shaje RUd ornamented with flowers. A similar custom was observed in Rome, where the presentation of the pileus or cap was always a part of the ceremony of manumitting a slave; hence gtrose the proverb, "Servos ad pileum vo- care." Also on medals the cap is the symbol of liberty and is usually repre- septed as being held in the right hand by the point. When a cap was exposed to the people's view on the top of a spear, as in the case of. thei conspiracy against: Cajsar, it was intended as a public invitation to them to embrace the liberty that was offered them. The Goddess of Liberty on Mount Aventine was represented as holding a cap in her hand as a symbol of freedom. The Jac­ obins wore a red cap during the French revolution, and in England a blue cap with a white border is used as a symbol of liberty. The custom which prevails among university students of wearing a cap is said to have had its" origin in a wish to signify that the wearers had ac­ quired full liberty and were no longer subject to the rod of theft superiors.-- Brooklyn Eagle. Indian Blankets. _ Blanket collecting is one of the diver* sions of the officers' wives who follow their husbands' fortunes to western forts. In New Mexico among the Nava- joes these blankets are curious products. The designs are original with each worker and are interesting imprints of individual impressions. One displayed by an army woman, lately returned from a considerable stay at a fort near Santa Fe, has black trains of cars wandering over its red ground. The Indian who made it evidently admired the Bweepof a railroad train and reproduced it so far as possible in the blanket. Another in the same collection has a queer mixed border of scrolls and figures without ap­ parent relation and still jumbled to­ gether in a sort of harmony. This, the present owner relates, was admired by a friend of hers, and in consequence a request to duplicate it was made of its maker. But the old squaw promptly re­ fused. A papoose of hers had died while the blanket was being wrought, and in her simple reasoning the two facts were effect and cause. The pattern had be­ witched the baby, and no inducement could coax a repetition of the work- New York Post. •w§ llMa V- : A Judge of English on the Bench. James Lane Allen of the Chicago bar is one of the most polished of men. A public reader, an author of charming sketches, a lover of books, he has color of titles to position in the ranks of the literati. One time he was arguing a case before Judge Gary previous to that jurist's elevation to the appellate bench and came to a point which turned on the construction of a sentence. Mr. Allen was satisfied his reading of the sentence was right and was amazed when Judge Gary held against him. The suavest of men, he said," But, if the court please' and paused, puzzled for a fitting state­ ment. Then his temper got the better of him, andhe wenton, "If the court please, it may be the court' knows more law than I do, but I really think I am the better judge of English language." 4'That may be," said Judge Gary mild­ ly, "bufel do not see what bearing it has on this case. I am on the bench and you are not." V ' _ \~ And the court's English stood.--Chi­ cago Post. Viper's Blood. The opinion has prevailed among scientists that the viper which resists inoculations of its ojvn venom was ex­ empt because it was accustomed to the poison. They have found that the blood contains the same poisonous qualities as the venom itself and from this drew the conclusion. But it has been discov­ ered that in addition to the poison ^he blood contains another substance that neutralizes the toxic principle. To as- certain the effects of heat upon the poi­ son a portion of viper's blood was heat­ ed to 588 C. and maintained at^this temperature for a quarter of anjkour. Guinea pigs inoculated j|feh thidMblood not only did not die, tint were proof against inoculations of • fresh blood, which would, if at first employed, causa instant death.--New York Ledger. Chesapeake Bay. Few people fully appreciate the great size of the Chesapeake bay. It is the largest indentation on the Atluntio mm coast, and it has often been called the , Mediterranean of America. On its bos­ om the navies of the world could easily float. It is 200 miles long, and in some places it is 40 miles broad. It has an area of over 8,000 square miles, and it shoots off into great rivers with an ag­ gregate length of thousands of miles.--- Baltimore American. -- -- i . Dime Museum Fun. "Oh, that I could find tb&key to your obdurate heart!" sighed the living skel­ eton, gazing fondly at the fat lady. I'll tell you right now that it ain*i~ no skeleton key," said the fat lady in scorn, and the two headed girl perform­ ed a laughing duet in minor.--Indian­ apolis Journal. Many plants close their petals daring rain or at the approach of night. Some never reopen, while others expand on the following morning or after the showef has passed and remain in bloom L i for several daya The common house fly lays four times in each swnuier, each time about 80 j fSff8, • - a • -- -- j In California SO jMmndsmakea bnsbei A Hebrew cubit was 2 spans, or 1 foot barley ; Georgia, Kentucky and and a little over 9 inches. Pennsylvania* 47 j in all the resy ^ ili in -