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Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty ar»d Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe. M'HENRY. ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1897, " : Sole Agency for the Celebrated POLAR STAR F ancy Flour! COMMENTS AND OPINIONS. William le Queux, who came into prominence with "Zoraida," has con­ tracted for a serial story to be brought out in 1901. No one can accuse Mr. le Queux of not being sufficiently far- sighted. MRS. C. B. MURPHY, DBALKH IN FRUITS,: CONFECTIONERY, Office a* Geo. W. Besley's Drug Slore, PUBLISHED EVEBY WEDNESDAY BY Examinations free Bakery Sup lies Etc. Kelter Block, - - McHENRY, MILO J. L. HOWE, PIANO & ORGAN ) __ -- - . _ > McHenry. Tuner & Repairer. ) -- Alt Orders Promptly Attendee! to, EDITOB AND PKOPRIETOB. Mrs. Caffyn, the author of "The Yel­ low Aster," has written a new social character story which she entitles "Miss Beecher." It i3 a more ambi­ tious story than anything she has yet attempted, and is well spoken of by those who have read it. I OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK Two DOOM North off Perry A Owen's Store, Manufactured at New Prague, Minn, All kinds of Fruits, in their season. Bakery Supplies, fresh every day. '• , 8®"" Choice Confectionery, etc., always on hand. I can also'show you a fine of . Ladies' Furnishing Goods, •t •. Such as Laces, Ribbons, Handkerchiefs, etc. Prices Reasonable. Call and look over my stock. MRS. C. B. MURPHY; McHenry, 111, August, 1897. Mills, are located in the finest hard wheat country. Are supplied with most modern machinery. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in advance) ....... tl 80 II Not Paid within Three Months.,. .... 2 «i Subscriptions receivwi for three.or six moaths in the same proportion. Marcelle Berenger, the most beauti­ ful model of Paris, has declared her in­ tention of posing in the future for none but American artists. In appearance she is a slight, brown-haired, blue-eyed slip of a girl, with a faultless figure. The chief charm of her face lies in its puzzling contrasts, in the dimples that come and go with every breath, in the eyes that never, even in her gayest moments, lose a certain look of ap­ pealing sorrow. "She possesses the eyes of a Mater Dolorosa and the lips of a Bacchante. She is a beautiful sphinx." ' 'Vs.-; The Fancy" is fully warranted and guaranteed The choicest in the market. Bought iu car lots only and sold on lowest pos­ sible terms by , . • SIMON STOFFEL, WEST MellENUY, ILL. Always in stock at Yolo, 111., by E. RICHARDSON, JOHN ROSING JOHN RICHARDSON, McHENRY, ILL, Always on Band with the Best Beer, All goods delivered to any ty. OWEN & I j A" . • - • ' •".•'if ' ' "J. ' V ' ' tU' ; - • ' > .. . • ^ •. •/. -y --v.- : i ' • • . ' ; " - v . - • v . . v • ' y / - . • ; RATES OF ADVERTISING: We announoe liberal rates for advertising In the PLAINDEALEK, and endeavor to state tuein so plainly that they will be readily un­ derstood. They are *s follows: 1 Inch one year - 2 Inches one year - 3 Inches one year- X Column one year . <4 Column one year- - 1 Column one year - One incn means the measurement of one iaoh down the column,single column widin. Yearly advertisers, at thcabove rates, liave the privilege of ohanging as often as they • boose, wnnout extra oharge. Regular advertisers (.meaning those having standing cards) will be entrtieu to insertion it local notices at the rato ot o cents per line eaoh week. All others will be charged iu oents per line the tlrst week, ana 6 cents per line for eaoh subsequent week- Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents per line, (.nonpareil type, same as this is set in) me Hrsiissue,and & oents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inch advertlseme* t will oost f LOU for one week, $1.60 for t\ o weeks, M.U0 for three weeks, and so on. lhe PLA.IKDEA.LEH will be liberal In giving editorial notices, but, aBa business rule, it will require a suitable fee irom everybody seeking the use of Its oolnmns tor peouniary gain. 49* All Foreign Advertising payable quarterly, in advance, v These terms will be strictly adhered to. BUSINESS CARDS. O. H. GILLMOKE, ATTORNEY. 1'iobate work a specialty. Office in Kentiul Llock, Woousiotk, III. KNIGHT & BROWN, ^TTORNEYS AT LAW. 100 Washington St reet, CHICAGO. ILL. C FRANK L. SHEPARD, OCNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 80--132 Cia k Kt., Chicaeo. * O. P. BARNES, TTORNEY, Solicitor, and Counselor, L '»ollectlonBia specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. FH ANK R. JACLMAN, ATTORNEY AKD COUNSELOR AT LAW-Prompt an 1 careful attention t'»allniat ters left in my hands, Money to loan, Office in Hoy Block, Wcooetock, l!L Telephone- office, 55, residence, 6'J. 35jl O. H. FEGERS, M, D- , . . iuwiAN AND SURGE* Ills. Office at Residence. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, MeHanry ! " " JOS, L. ABT, M. D. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCDLIST, Office in Nichols Block, over Plaiudealer Office. McHenry Telephone No 4 DR. BAECHLER, DENTIST. BMiffiMSffiftlirt. Plate Work, and ev«rythlng per­ taining toDent.stry. Parties from a distance should drop a card a cay or two beiore coming. Office. McHeiii*r. DR. A. E. AURINGER, PHYSICIAN ANDSURGEON. Office In the Stroner building, one di»or wen of A. P. Biver's store, West McHenry, 111. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at- tonded to JOHN P. SMITH, atchmaker <Sc «J eweler McHENRY. ILLINOIS. Ar IKK stock off Clooks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watehes. Give mt * °*11" JOHN JP' SMITH. W. A. CRISTY, Justice ol the Peace. WEST McHENRY, ILL. Special Attention paid to Collections. H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent Including Accident and Life Insurance. WEST MCHENRT, III . W, P. ST. CLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Meal Estate and Insurance. KUNDA, Ills! A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler No. 126 State Street, Chicago. Special attention given to repairing Fine Watches an > Chronometers. 4SR A Full Assortment of Goods in his line. ' A PROMINENT LAWYER. Of Greenville, 111., Mr. C. E. Cook, writes, "I have been troubled with billiousness, sick headache, sour stomach, constipa­ tion, etc., for several years. I sought long and tried many temedies, but was disappointed until' I trieij Syrup Pepsin I can cheerfully recommend it to any stif taring from above complaints." J. A Story, McHenry. Attend the Shoe Clearing Sale at Owen £ Chapelt's. i A. C. SPURLING, Veterinary - Surgeon, West McHenry, III. . Special attention given to the treat­ ment of Cows. Office at residence on Waukegan street, one door east ot i-otel Park. Weet Side livery, FEED AND SALE STABLES. E. J. HANLY, Prop'r. WEST McHENRY, ILL. First class rigs, with or without drivers/ furnished at reasonable rates. Parties taken t'> and from the Lakes in Easy Rigs, and prompt connection made with all trains Our Rigs will be kept in lirst class shape, and we shall spare no pains to please our cus tomera at all times, Give us a call, E J. HANLY, West McHenry, 111,, Aug. 16, 1896. United St&te&JarCIaii Apcy W. H. COW LIN. WOODSTOCK. ILL. Prosecutes all clasEes and kinds of claims against the United Stnes for ex-soldiers, th*lr wives, dependent relatives, or heirs A specialty is made in prosecuting old ant re- jecteo claims, All communications promptly nnswereu It postage stamps are enclosed for reply, WIN. H COWLIN, Office at residence Madison St„ Woodstock. Telephone No. 23. JOHN J. BUCH, J^estaurant" ^Boarding House» Near the Iron Bridge, McHenry, Board by 1 the Day or Week at Reasonable rates, A NICE LINE OF Row BOATS AT MY LANDING, for rent by the hour or day, at reasonable rates. Pure Wines, Liquors and Choice Cigars always on hand. •fi^FreshLairer Beer constantly on draught Good Stabling for Horsea. IFEEEY & OWES, Bankers. McHENRY, - - ILLINOIS This Bank tecetves deposits, buyi and sells Foreign and Domestic Ex change, and does a General Banking Bueinest We endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our care in a manner anc upon terms entirely satisfactory to ow customers and respectfully solicit the public patronage. MONEY TO LOAN; On Real Estate and other first class security. Special attention giver to lo- hecHons, INSURANCE In first Class Companies at the Lowest Bates. Yours Beivectfuly , PERRY & OWEN. Notary Public A. ENGELN S Saloon- Restaurant, McHEVRY, ILL. Whoiesalei and'Retail Agent for SCULITZ lliastee Brevinn Co.'s Beer. THE BEST MADE. fn any quantity, *rom a Snitz Glass to a hunrti';d barrels. Orders by rr. " promptly attended to. ALSO, ALWAYS ON HAND Flhe Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, choice Ales, Wines Cigars, Etc." I buy none but the best and «ell at reasonab'e prices. N. B. ROBINSON & GO'S Ale «Kc Porter, "by theJKeg and on Draught, Call and see me and I will use you well. • 1 ANTONY ENGELN. MoRenry, 111.. 1898. SMOKERS! When in ffaat of a Good Cigar THE OI.D RELIABLE CALL AT IOi Cigar and Tobacco Dealers. OUR SPECIALTIES: Our Monogram, 10c. Barbian's Best hand made 5c The best cigars made. Sold by all local dealers. >1111 Smlji Mill) Earned. J.D.LODTZ, Jr. Merchant Tailor. Has just received bis fall samples, direct from the manufacturers, and can Save you from $2.50 to $4.00 On every suit. Tn short will save you the profit usually paid to middlemen Every suit he turns out is first class and a fit warranted. Suits, $16.00 and upwards. Pants, from $3.50 to $4. Strictly hand made and guaranteed in every particular. Gents' Furnishing Goods. Am now offering my entire stock of Gents' Furnishing Goods, consisting of Netkties, Collars, Cuffs, and Shirts of the very latest styles. At from 10 to 40 per cent below cost, at* I wish to close them out. Come and inspect my goods. ] can save you dollars and cents. Very Respectfully, J. D. LODTZ, Jr. Barbian Bro.'s Block, McHenry. E. B. PB8KINS PAINTS, OILS, * VARNISHES, Artists' Materials. PAINTING, GRAINING, KALSOMINING? SIGN WRITING, ETC. Done on short notice, and cteap as good work can be done. WALL PAPER! Atffreitly Reduced Rates, to close out Spring stock. E. B. PEfcKINF. McHenry, June 30, 1897. SUMMER Horse Goods! . . CUS CARLSON, At his Harness Shop, near the Red Bridge, has just received a fine line of Summer Horse Goods, consisting of Fly Nets, Lap Robes., Summer Blankets, &c. To which he invites the attention of the public. He will guarantee to please you in quality, price and style. ALSO, A FINK STOCK OP SINGLE & DOUBLE ABNESS Which will be sold cheaper than the same goods can be bought elsewhere and war­ ranted as represented. REPAIRING Promptly Attended to, v bo not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. CUS CARLSON. McHenry, 111., Jane 21, 1897. CONSOLIDATED Field Fencing Is made in 16 different styles, and is guaranteed to turn all kinds of stock. Nothing but Large, Galvanized Wire, of the Best Bessemer Steel used in its construotion. A FENCE THAT ALWAYS KEEPS IT'S SHAPE. Crimp and Joint . The hlrge joint at eich nterefction of tho wires makes an artjiu tuble fence and nrftvents stay wires from bendinsr. Tho crimp in the Ptran l wirn provioe8 for expan­ sion anrl contract Ion ami prevents stay Wire from moving out of place. Consolidated Steel and Wire Co., Cnioago Those wishing a fence will do well to see this fence and get our prices before buying elsewhere. Call on or address E. H. THOMPSON, WEST MCHENRY, III. Agent for McHenry and West Half of ake Oounfiy. Tie Great PioJicIge Stallion, mm o, 9701. 2:21%. REMAINS OF A LOST RACE. Superior People Driven to tho Swauip ol What la Now Louisiana. Prof. George E. Beyer, of Tulane university, New Orleans, "has just re­ turned from his explorations of the so- called Indian mounas along the Red river, and between that stream and the Mississippi, in Franklin, Natchitcckes, and other neighboring parishes, which he investigated for Tulane university and the Louisiana Historical society. He was able to. distinguish the several layers of earth, shell and clay deposited at different times, and to demonstrate a greater antiquity for the mounds than had been supposed--an antiquity of at least 1,000 years. The skeletons and implements discovered proved fur­ ther that the inhabitants of these mounds were not of the race of* the ordinary red Indians who were found there by the French and Spanish ex­ plorers, but a race akin to the Aztecs or Toletics, of a more peaceful disposi­ tion than the neighboring Indians, and originally more civilized. They had apparently been forced into the great swamps by the surrounding Indian tribes, and their civilization had de­ teriorated under the unfavorable con­ ditions in which they lived. Prof. Beyer's later explorations con­ firmed his former ones, or rather show­ ed that there tvere two varieties of mounds ,-n the country he explored, one variety on the higher land, ap­ parently erected by. Indians, and used mainly for burial purposes; the other built by a more ancient race, and con­ taining skulls of the same kind as those found in Catahoula. The Indian mounds contained a large number of skeletons with heads distinctively In­ dian, arrows, tomahawks, etc. The other mounds were in the swamps or lakes, like those of Mexico. Such lakes were once abundant along the Red riv­ er, but nearly all have been drained dry to-day by the removal of the Red river raft. The number of these mounds fairly staggered Prof. Beyer, he found no fewer than fifty clustered together and extending a distance of two miles from Brown's bayou to Lit­ tle Deer creek. They were so close to­ gether--only fifty feet apart--as to make what must have been in old days a settlement or town. Standard under both trotting and pacing rules. Sired by Lakeland Abdallah 351 (full brother to Harold, sire of MaudS), by Hambletonia 10. Dam Fanny B, a fast pacing mare by a son of Geo, M Patchen, 2:23^ G«o. O, 2:21%, is a chestnut horse, a nur« foal getter, and is bred as near like Geo. Wilkes, the sire of trotters, as it is possiMe to get them. Geo. O is th« sire of S in the list, a grandson 2:19%, and others, as follows: Vrra 2:283<r Volney, tf. S-- ••! .»!* O-m . o it I". . 2,31 <mith®r»nHian ....2:2t Ctix adee (3 yr«),2.3IX Ben. H ..2.22.54 Ktbel B 2:18* tl«»nry »> 2:2fi>$ Marv Loe I.HM AlKorquia 2:27>tf J. P. 15 . 2:2B* Prince T....V.. 2:29)4 Qarry D .... 2:30 5ind a grea«. many other vrry promts'..g onep. I will stand Geo. Oat my place in McHenrv •it f25 ver mare, payable in c«sh or due L>iI> it tUnn of service. Marcs not- proving in foal will be entitled to a return season or money refun ed, at my opt oi. A live coll ^aaranteed. The above price i« final. Breed to a horse that h-s pr ven himself both a trotter and a producer. H. OYTEST, Htnry. 111. Poor Blood "When a horse is poor in flesh, a new harness won't give him strength. If a house is" cold new furniture won't warm it. If your strength is easily ex­ hausted; work a burden; nerves weak; digestion poor; muscles soft; if you are pale and worn out, the trouble is with the blood. It is not so much IMPURE blood as POOR blood. Pills won't make this blood rich ; nor will bitters, nor iron-tonics, any more than a new harness will give strength to the horse, or new furniture will make a house warm. For' poor blood you want something that will make rich blood. SCOTT'S EMULSION of God-ltvct Oil with Hypophos- phites is the best remedy in the world for enriching the blood. We have prepared a book telling you more about the subject. Sent Free. For sale by all druggists at 50c. & $1.00. SCOTT & BOWNE, New York. CARRYING THE UMBRELLA. Conclusive Opinions Formod by four Fashion of Doing: It, Two men who sat near the window of a hotel in a great city a few days ago whiled away the time by watching the women go by and commenting on their umbrellas. » The storm had abated about an hour before, and the sun had peered through a rift in the clouds, but, for all that, the first pedestrian went stalking past with her umbrella still held aloft. "That women," said one of the men, "is as patient as Job. She is not a stu­ dent absent-mindedly poring over book lore, but & housekeeper, who is so taken lp with thoughts of what she is going to get for supper that she doesn't know it has stopped raining, hat is more, she is thoroughly unsel- sh. People who forget to lower their umbrellas when the sun begins to shine always are. That girl just behind her, who has already taken time to fold her umbrella neatly, even though it is soaking wet, is going to be an old maid. She is narrow-minded, too. The next one has bound the folds down, but it looks uneven and bulgy. That wom­ an's children will always look dowdy, but she will nurse them successfully through innumerable attacks of croup and rash, and no family in town will have better things to eat. That short woman, with her umbrella flopping this way and that, will always be poor, because she will give away everything as soon as she gets it. Her's isn't al­ together a commendable generosity, ei­ ther, for it is caused more by lack of power to say 'no' than by an inherent desire to help her fellow-creatures. That dark woman with the tip of her umbrella trailing downward and back- dard at an aDgle of 45 degrees is mali­ cious. I wouldn't trust her out of my sight. She'd say something . mean about me the first chance she got. The one who carries her umbrella swung carelessly over her shoulder is a hap- py-go-lucky individual, who will al­ ways have a good time, not because she earns it, but because the world owes it to her, and she is going to have her rights." ' t - The "iiim nale avrain that the fa­ mous "Lost Cabin" gold mine has been found recalls the fact that the mine has^been "found" before. The Lost Cabin mine is in the "Bad Lands" in Wyoming, near the headwaters of the Big Horn river, about sixty miles from Fort Washaki. In 1874 five men set out from the foi*£ to prospect. A few weeks after one of them, with his pockets full of nuggets, wandered back to the fort. His mind was completely gone. All he could murmur was "lost cabin." Expeditions were at once sent out, but no trace was found ff the mine or the missing men, who it was sup­ posed were killed by Indians. In 1884 a cowboy rode into Fort Washaki and said that he had found the lost cabin by accident. As every one believed that the Lost Cabin mine was fabu­ lously rich, a crOwd was soon ready to start with the discoverer. They found a decayed log cabin, with four skeletons in or near it, and a tunnel sunk in the hillside. The ore was black and heavy, and the first man who got out with a muleload never went back, for the assay showed no traee of gold, nothing but plumbago. The news of the finding of the Lost Cabin got out, and for months miners flocked there, only to be disappointed. After awhile the excitement died out, and the old mine was deserted. But still the problem remains, where did the crazy miner get his nuggets, and what be­ came of his four companions. Per­ haps it has been solved this time. Many prospectors think that the crazy miner found his nuggets while away from his party, and lost his mind as well as his way in trying to return to them. wauntMiru Crosby's Supjrlative Fiour OWPI & Phnrwll's. Torturing, itching, scaly skin erup- riop§7 burns and scalds i are soothed at once and promptly healed by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Fa've, the beat known cure for pilee. J. A. Story;. For Stamp-collectors. The Cuban republic has just caused to be struck an artistic silver dollar of about the same weight-and fineness of the United States coin of the same de­ nomination. The obverse bears a beautiful female head supposed to represent the Goddess of Liberty,while the reverse is adorned by the arms of the republic. It is stated that the pro­ file is a portrait of Miss Leonor Molina. The post cards of the Canadian jubilee set show some curious errors, some be­ ing printed without the stamp, and oth­ ers without the inscription. These errors will probably become quite rare. Our Canadian readers, especial­ ly those living in small towns, should get the postmaster to look through his sto'&k for specimens. The American Philatelic Association, one of the lead­ ing stamp societies, will hold a conven­ tion in Boston, Mass., on August 24, and the few following days. It is ex­ pected that philatelists from all parts of the country will be represented at the annual gathering, which, after con­ ducting the busings of the association, usually winds up with a banquet, and excursions to near-by points of inter-^ est.--Harper's Round Table. THE CHINESE CRIMINAL CODE. Parricide is considered only one de­ gree less culpable than treason, and is punished as a crime of the deepest dye. such a violation of the ties of nature being held to be evidence of the most unprincipled depravity. Any person convicted of a design to kill his or her parents or ancestors, whether a blow be struck or not. is liable to suffer death by being behead­ ed. If the murder is actually commit­ ted, all the parties concerned therein, whether principals or accessories, if related to the deceased as above men­ tioned, suffer death in a slow and pain­ ful manner, being cut into a thousand pieces. If the criminal dies in prison an execution similar in mode takes place on his body. Murder in all cases is punished by decapitation. When committed with the design of afterward mangling the body and distributing the limbs of the deceased for magical purposes, not only is the offender executed, but all the in­ mates of his house, although innocent of the crime, are perpetually banished. Persons giving information by which such offenders are brought to justice re­ ceive a reward of twenty ounces of sil­ ver from the government. All persons rearing venomous ani­ mals, or preparing drugs of a poisonous nature, for the purpose of murder, are beheaded; their property confiscated, and family banished, even if no per­ son is actually killed by such means. The use of abusive language is very sternly repressed, especially if the of­ fended person happens to be the hus­ band or ancestor of the offender. The code says: "Opprobrious and insulting language, having naturally a tendency to produce quarrels and affrays, this book of laws expressly provides for its prevention and punishment."--Green Bag. Call in and let us show the bargains we are giving in all grades of Shoes. OWEN & CHAPELL. See the new line of Shirt Waists from 60 cents to |1 at Owen & Chapell'8. The Causes of Corns and Bunions. The feet are surely pliant members when they can endure the variformed shoes that from time to time compel them into new habits with each new pair put on; yet they rarely rebel or give real trouble unless barbarously neglected. Corns and bunions are more often the result of wearing old shoes than in the wrong selection of new ones. A constant change of foot­ gear inures thg foot to variety, and even those who confine themselves wholly to the ready-made article need suffer no ill effects if they will keep t heir shoe supply as carefully ̂ replen­ ished as is the rest of the waftjrobe. It is one of the most fallacious of practices to attempt to economize by wearing old shoes about the house, un­ less they possess all their buttons, have straight heels and soles, and are daily brushed and aired, as are their newer fellows. Only in this way may the ankles be continually braced Into straightness and the toes allowed to move gently in an almost straight di- j rection. When the foot is thrown out of balance by worn-down heels, the toes, attempting to retain a level po­ sition, perform prehensile feats, which resemble the action of the forebears some scientists have ascribed to us. Moreover, the combined heat and moisture of the normal foot hardens the leather of the continuously worn shoe into permanent creases, which in turn render the foot extremely sensi­ tive, and a struggling against its hard environment enlarges the joints and causes local distress.--Harper's Ba­ zar. Miss Lombroso, the daughter of the Italian professor, has written a volume, the title of which is "On the Happiness of Women." The lady has m&de the study of a hundred women, married and unmarried, and comes to the con- elusion that women generally are hap­ pier than men. 1 There are two phases in women's lives the lady believes she has determined--one is that love-mak­ ing and maternity are the essential and decisive elements of happiness; the other is that moderate means arei more conducive to happiness than riches. The difference between English and American newspaper methods is re­ marked upon by Richard Harding Da­ vis in the course of an interview p ed in the Sketch, of London: "Am can newspapers are too fond of ady tising what they are going to do, don't make the paper advertise its' One journal on the other side, which was sending myself and an artist to Cuba, dwelt for weeks on the fact that they'd chartered a steamer for us, en­ larged' on our efforts to cross the gulf, nearly drowned us, and made us ridicu­ lous. All this nonsenise was run to the exclusion of real Cuban news and pictures. What the London Times wants from me is a story to the point, directly about the subject matter; a story which will be read and which will create interest without artificial and irrelevant sensation. That's as it should be." "I was much struck," says Max Muel­ ler in Cosmopolis, "by the extraordi­ nary power of observation of a French friend of mine, who, when in 1855 the queen and the Empress Eugenie enter­ ed the Grand Opera at Paris together and were received with immense ap­ plause, turned to his neighbor, an Eng­ lishman, and said: 'Look at the differ­ ence between your queen and our em­ press.' They had both bowed gracious­ ly and then sat down. 'Did you not observe,' he continued, 'how the em­ press looked round to see if there was a chair for her before she sat down? But your queen--a born queen--sat down without looking. She knew a chair must be there, as surely as she is queen of England." MURDERING RORY O'MORE. The Procoss Must Have Been TragleaV Indeed, for the Old Lady. . A young woman who considers her­ self an admirable ballad singer one day received a severe Shock from the crit­ icisms of an old lady, wlio had formed one of her audience. Among other bal­ lads the singer had rendered "Rory O'More" in her best style, and had re­ ceived much applause. The old lady, who sat in the front seat in the little hall where the enter­ tainment was given, looked at first puzzled and then distressed as the fa­ miliar song proceeded; and at the close of the concert she waited to speak to the young woman. "My dear," she said, in a quivering voice, "I remember when 'Rory O'More' first came out. I have never been a singer myself, but I have always been interested in music, and I am sure I never heard the words as you sang them to-night. I am not deaf; my hearing is unusually good; but will you tell me where you got your authority for singing: 'He poulticed the hock, - x- And she salted it down;' for though I cannot remember the orig­ inal words, I am sure they were not like that?" The young woman's face was crim­ son as she showed the old lady her copy of the song and pointed to the words: "He bold as the hawk, J: And she soft as the dawn." , A Slip of the Tonjrufl. "Has Miss Klondike really jilted you?" , "Yes, she really has." ; "Too bad. How did it happen?" "Why, I just told her thoughtlessly that she was worth hef weight in gold, and she said if that was all I wanted her for I had better strike another claim."--Philadelphia Bulletin. Want 'Em Quarantined. On Hell Roaring creek, forty miles east of Perry, Okla., there is a settle­ ment of a religious sect who call them­ selves Home's people. They oppose doctors and will not allow medicine to be given to their sick under any cir­ cumstances. Further, they will not al­ low water on their persons, but anoint themselves with oil once a week. The neighbors are asking thai the sect he vnaranttnad • - Floored st lout. "What is it that worries Gritley's mind so? He worked new problems as fast as they came out, solved the pigs in clover, the fifteen puzzle and every- thing else." "He's just about crazy trying to mas­ ter the tariff schedule."--Detroit Free Pra& IBS