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? " l ' ~ r Wm mmm \\\>^ • ' . . ̂ * - . y.i« < , * * *•',*3 fx. < <•? Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Lt«| No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." VOL. 15. tvj UBLUHBO BriSI WBDKE8DA V »T , 'i ^ . T AN S LX K ' KOrrOR A*0;.FBOf'»W«^«jrV'". 4 In Bishop's Block.1 ; , -HOtKHrra Pant, *. fltn*.: „;••*• v - -..V * r-,;-. •. v • TBttW? OP SUBiOBlE|PIOH. One Tsar (!n .vsviwee) ILSO irxot Paid within Threa Months.. t.00 ^niiscripttons received for three or tlx months in the same proportion. US ^4". •: 'belt.- "X' • ft. mm kwt" - ! Kates of Advertising# ^ * w« annaunoe liberal rates Tor advertising n th« PuisrtEALEK, and en.1e»T<>r to state IMM so plainly that they will be readily UB- er stcj'l." They are »s follows: • 1 ln«*h one year » 5 06 2 Inr.hes one yoar 10 00 8 Inched one year . » » £ A a , *, : 15 00 Vf Oolnmn one year •» *e 4 k V •* 30 00 )(Ooiumn one year- . - - 60 00 Column one year ... - 100 00 One inch means the naamreineat of one inch ilown the colartiti, single column Width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they choose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion of local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will bo charged 10 cents per *.ine the first week, and 5 cents per line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pa line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issue, and 5 cents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inch advertisement will cost fc 1.00 for one week, tl.so for two weeks, #2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PtAtNORALB* will be liberal In giving ed.torial noticos, but, as a business rale, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. ' g- BUSINESS CARDS. l- sfo - - <» £".: th-.ijr O. J. HOWARD. M. D. Ofir>I0!\N ANT) SURG BOS'. McHenry, I 111. office at residence, one block east or Pilblic'^chool Building. U. H. FKUKltS, M. D- DiirslOiASr AND StJlKJEON, McHenry, I Ills. oi&oe at Residence. W«. 0*B0ltVE, bl. P. PHYSlCl vK AVD s U HQ ISO 4. OOcs at Kesidenco, West McHenry, III. Oalls promptly attended t-> day an I night. BAKBIAM BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, III. Or­ders solicited. Shop, lo Old MoHenrr, ia Keiter Block, third door west of Riverside House. Livery Stable. "H^»«lasst4g«, with or WttliQjP dtiTin faris&hed at reasonable rates. Teaming At all kiuds done on short notice. B SEAR THE DEPOT, VTEST MoHENRY, ILL Keeps open for the accommodation of the' Public a First-Glass Saloon and Rsstanrant, Where he will at all times keep the best /^'•^virands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars 1 ?•.}? to be found in the market. I 'y#i' Also Agent For ^ FRANZ FALK'« ULI IKES um BEER. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- . nys on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. « Orders by mail promptly attended to. ^ OOOD STAR LING FOR HORSICS* fgroall and see us. Robert 8ohle»sle. West McHenry. III. >r Am Englea'a ' mOOH AHD RSSTUR ANT. McHENRY, ILLINOIS- BU8INE8S CARDS. PAUL BROWN, ATTORKItT AT LAW, F.*S. ExpressOo.'» Building, 87 and 89 Washington 3t. CHICAGO, ILL. |M. F. SLL8WOHTH, ATTORNEY at Law, and Solicitor n Chan­ cery, Kuoda, in. ASA W SMITH, ATTOBNBT AT LAW and toUeUer tfc Ohaneery.--Woodstock, IlL J09LYW A C ASK Y. A TTOEKKYS AT LAW, | Wood stock III. n. All buslnoM will receive prompt atten­ tion. Kentucky Liqnors, i-i' *.*•& _ Fren^i Bittsrs, J" ;'k|H8ary Lager ,?si ' * • --AND* • C. P. Barnet. D. T. Smiley. BARKS* * SMILEY, A TTORftBTS, floiicltora and Conaeelors, jHL Oolieotlons a specialty. 5 ,;j: ^ WOODSTOCK, UXIMOT*; ^ ~ V. S LUMLKY. ATTORHBY AT LAW, and Solicitor In Chancerv, WOODS TOOK, ILL. Office in Park Hon so. first floor. Ai M. CHURCH, Watchmaker Jeweler NO. One Hundred Twenty. Five State St Chi­cago, Hi. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. 1TA Fall Assortment of Goods In his line United States War Claim Apcy WM- H- COWLIN, Woodstock - - Illinois. Prosecutes all class98 and kinds of claims against the United states tor ex Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered if Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. WM, H. COWLIK Office at Residence, Madison St., Woodstock, Illinois. . Attention Horsemen! MOIIENRT, III , April 1st, 1838, T would respectfully Invite the Public to call and examine ai7 stock of Horses before making arrangements elsewhere. No bust- r"r~T$r- & a COLBY K*BIRKT 1U E. R- AUSTIN, Li?erj, Boarfliij and Sale Stable. /. "It Parker House Barn. "fj^tiWT CLASS RIGS, with or without r Drivers, Famished at Keasonabte Rates. Bat and Hacks run t<.< and fr ^ra all Trains.-- Quintette Orchestra, McHENRY* ILL. Are prepared | to fnralsh First Ohwe Wusln to the Dancing Public at Reasonable Rates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. Robt. Madden. Clarionet, C. Curtis, Cornet. L, Owen, Trombone, B, Ingalls, Basso and Prompter, Address all communications to Jerry Smith, McHenry. SI for 13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, securely wrapped, to any address in the United States for three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. Liberal discount allowed to postmasters agents and clubs. Sample copies mailed free Address ail orders to BICHABD X- rUC, FRANKLIX 8QUAKE, New York V ATTENTION! Farmers and Dairymen. It Will pay those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at Bty premises before purchasing. I can farm!SO such by the ear load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM, CHBMtntak Farm about four miles northwest of Harvard, Illinois. JOHN P. SMITH WatohmaUor & Jeweler, «3?1 tr. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of docks, Watches and Jew. elry always on hand. Special (attention given to repairing^ fine watohas. Give me a call. _ JOHN P. SMITH. C, G. ANDREWS. CENERAL la nay quititity from^ it SnitE " ; Q-lass to 100 barrels. AT WIOLR ALE o& RETAIL !c <, * '1;; Beer in bottles, ke^B or ffM iUB . eiieap as the' cheapest. i .> • We buy none but the best and ^ fZ • sell at Reasonable Prices. i ; V Call aad see me and I w® me Y •. S W®'^NTONY KNQKLH. • - SPRING GROVE ILL. Sales ot Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds attended to on the moat SSAS3HABL8 TSBMS. ©• C. Andrews, ^Spring Grove, 111 Hprlnri^f,*^18th.. 1^' tl-ll-8m M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1889. ' - $ ^ - , 'K* ff.'r.- U.r H. FISH, Practical Painter AND DKCO BATE B. HEBR0M, ILL. Decorating, Paper-Hantlsg, CAL CIMININOy GRAINING, <*« POM (as short notice and satlsfcctioa foafMt-. " laid.' CUl ais or address, FISH. 'ikmm '"r -- WW .v m.al}LZdk ...A,\L SBfi SD10I STOfKL, .1 Phesnix of Brooklyn. I Rockford Insur'ce Ce l^lre, T^lfhtntig ani T>rnaio Insurance pRtced safeir and with despatch ia either of above companies. Policies cor»ected, changes RQUI transfers made. Call on or address SIwob Stoffel. West McHenry, IllinoiSt WAVERIIY HOUSE, WM, H. ROTNOtJK, Prop., WOODSTOCK, - - ILL. Bamplelloemon |TJr»t Floor. NEW YORK HOUSE. 239 Ic 243 E. Randolph SL Between Franklin .and ^ * Market Streets, V CHICAGO. Be*t Accommodation to JYavtlir* and Boarders," E. G. K0EPPE. Prop. M.WPSE DAT, WOOD SAMPLE EOOH. A tirtt-etau ttoute. Iht Bay AU i Th&r*. THE Culver House. RICHiRONO, ILL. Good Livery, Good Sample Room. FREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL TWAINS FOR PA TRON& OF , THE HOUSE. I run a line of carriages to Twin Lakes from Richmond, threc-fourthsofamilenearer tha-n any other road, and more level and nlrasant l»v fiir. If yo« intantl Koing t<> Twin Lakes, stop at Bicbtnond and inquire for CULVER'S BUS It ia always there, ram or shine, ttound trip prices as usuai. C. N. CULVER, Prop . ffffllD! SALESMEN to sell Nursery Stock -\U Goods Warranted F1RST-OLA3S, Permanent |>!easant, profitable positions tor tne right wen. Good salftries and expenses paid week ly. Liberal inducements u> beginners. Ho previous experience necessary. Oatit free. Write for terms, giving age. CHARLES H. CH4SE. Nurseryman, • Koehester, N. T. Mention this paper. < U-to* mac, Pomp Baptlilng, CEMENTING, ETC. Tbe undersigned is prepared to do all lobs la the line of Digging Wells, Repairing irutnpa. Cementing Wells, or •"III pilt IB Star Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. Ia Short will do alt work in this line. Q&a furnish you a new Pump, either wood or Iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished If desired. If you want a Well Dug, a Pump Uepaired or a new Pump, give me a calL 49"Orders by mail promptly attended to. Post OJBoe, Johnsburgh, III. L. BANTES. Johnsburgh, Ilk, May 26th, MB. -BREED BR S OF- MORGAN HORSES, Short Horoi Bid Pol si Aagu, And Jersey Cattle.! illside West McHenry, III. Our Morgan 8toek Is all pure bred, and originated from the best Morgan stoak la the United States. Old Gifford Morgan, who stands at the head jf our Stock, is one ot the best bred Morgan Horses in the country, and can ataow more and *>etter all purpose colts than any other horie In the West. We invite the inspection of our stock bt horsemen and all lovers of fine animals. full blood Morgan Oolts and young r sale. Also one matched team, fun A few aorses for •IVxhIF In (Jattie wo have the full blood Short Horn jrhich we are crossing with the Red Polled Angus and therefore instead of sawing off t»e norns we are breeding them off and with ?ood success. A tew Heifers and Bulls, both pure bred •iftort Horns and the cross above mentioned fhr sale. _ _ J. R. f aylor a Sons. ,n- r',h-27th- , Miin^iiiiij'si.ii.in^"^1 m • p1 ^ " GERMAN Pain-Killer and Empire uu..., Is the very best medicine ever introduced Into the country. The toltowing are the names of a few of the many who have been cured l>y this great medicine: si. P. Mader, Genos, Wis., cured of asthma of ten years'standing. , O. O. Deigan, of the same place, cured or a chronic sore li.i.b. . ... . Mrs, J. J. Huff, Richmond, III, cured of lung trouble of six mouths'standing. Mrs. Hulburt, Nunda 111., cured of asthma t n d c a t i r r h o f l o n g s t a n d i n g . . . . . , Mrs. Wetistein, Harvard, cured of Internal tronDie of ten years' standing. Mr, Haniicshall. of Harvard, cured of ca- larrh, scrofula, and varicose veins of nve rears'standing. . . Theodore Uorrhoki, of Harvard, cured -of paralysis of two yeai s* standing. This new medicine has cured bronchitis, scrofula, abscesses, boils, burns, catarrh, etc., in i relieved asthma and consumption for all who have used it. It is a sure and sate medi­ cine for all troubles and never fails to give satisiaction. Try it under a full warrantee. Crice of Empire Halve half ounce box, 25 cents; two ounce box, 75 cents, or three boxes for ti.fio. Painkiller, one-onnoe bottle, 25 cents; two-ounce bottle, 50 cents Oail on your iruggist for it, or send to N. LEMNAIKD8, Harvard. III. For sals by fl*1. W» Besley, West McHenry* WM. STOFFBL. -~Ag<m^r~i ' FIRE, - LIGHTNING, < ' And Accidental Insnrancs. f^lse Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama, ud Oaiifornia Lauds. Call on or address • 2 WM. STOFTBL, McBenry, ill: RAYMOUSI & URUDCrrT BRITT, Hancock Co., IOWA REAL! ESTATE* DEAER8, Improved farms, end wild lands for sale or trade. Also some farms to rent. Correspond' eni*« soliclteil Reference, Farmers' Bank of Brltt, Iowa. I - A IUTKORD, .-I-I i-K&k • ***• MOIWATTJI ' -T 'MS McHENRY HOUSE; MoHeao Illinois. JOHN THBLEN Propiletor, TbtlHHMli illinU^nr the Ira. BrMg, and opposite the Steamboat LanJIng, has been newlyr*#ovat<t<i.-tn<t painted, inside and ouU ani is new prepared to accommodate tttn'4rave.'».£ public, or boarders, bv <lav Of wee., on the most reasonable 'terms, and gn* give satisfaction. Theipu' vited to give me a„<MUL :o:--• S0L0HB8' S1PABTH19T. Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, WOODBTOOK, ILT,--- "Hi J®* for Wm who ha* bonne the battle, and fat his widow and orphan*."-- LINCOLN, "Fiiendihip, Charity\Lo}taity~ t Worthy sons of Patriu^I^Uher*." Fan tern MADE ON and terms to suit borrowers; no com­mission or chnrgen for examination of abstracts. Money furnished St once, without red tape or delay. J. W RAN8TEAD. Boonis laud Z Bonks Black, Elgin, UL ™ CHICAGO «»' WESTERN RAILWAY. : V»onotr«too thoICenters oft Population: Illinois, Iova, Cv S£'. ̂ »... a,. ^.1. Minnesota, Dakota, NeMa ai Wyoming. Tts train service Is carefully arranged to meet requirements of local travel, as well as to furnish the most attractive routes for through travel between important Trade Centres. Its equipment or day and parlor cars, die. tag and place sleeping cars is without rival. Its road-bed is perfection, of stone ballast, ed steel. The Northwestern is the fiivorite route for the commercial tiaveler, tbe tourist and the seekers after new homes In the golden Northwest. Detailed information oheerfully furnished BERNARD BUI8, Agent, • 'v,. ^ HcHonry, III. /. -M WMITMAg,, ^ " Osn. Manager, B. a WICKS. ";;v'v; ' zvoffie a j» wiiaoit, Pnnrnger Agent. L W. NICHOLS, JR. <; gŜ in Watch1*' J Mil i) KNCiR 7 R, RICHMOND ILLINOIS, All work in my line neatly and promptly done, i ine watch repairing a specialty. consume1 ^ It has permanently cured THOUSANDS of eases pronounced by doctors hope­ less. If you have premonitory symp­ toms, such as Cough, Difficulty of Breathing, <fec., don't delay, but use PISO'S CURE FOB CONSUMPTION immediately. By Druggists. 25 cents. s W A N T E D ! A L F A M E N tociuvass tor the sue of Nursery Stock. A full line of leading specialties, SALARY AND EXPENSES paid to attccesHt'ui men No experience necessarv. Write for terms stating age. (Mentiom this paper.) H. L, Boothby "SgSS^S.̂ mm, ,-W^I It A. St. Directory. WASMTT TOST NO. : :A lleels the First Thursday evening of eacs month. L. £. BBMHSTT, Ooa. * WOODSTOCK *OST, HO MB. Meets erst and third Monday evenings of W. H, HOHKOS, Ooa. NCNI>A POST, no Ml Meets the seoond and fourth Tuesday svenlngs of each month. O- F. DIKC, Ooa. HARTASDlFOST, MO », Meets the second ana tourtn Monday even lags of each month. JomMiuaUu, Oea. MiJunrao POST, NO. MB, " . Seoond and fourth rrlday svsnlngs of eaoh moath. K. E Monnts, Oom. WAUOONDA.rOST, NO. 36fl. Post meets every seoond and fourth (Satur­ day evening In Q. A. R. Hall, Main St. •sTBtm OOOKB, Own, Along the Skirmish Lini. Ohio Department of the Grand a membership of 44,000. encampment of the Depart- will be held Jan. 28, of. tile Greuid Ohio aod Penn- r authorized Service pension Army ii sylvania. The first wan in 1776. T! was granted ia 1818! The annaal encampment of partment of Pennsylvania, G be hgld in Shamokin, in Febrnai Colonel J. A. Watrous, editor Milwaukee Sundaj Telegraph, baa appointed Collector of Customs at waukee. Forty- three ex-soldiers of the late war hold officers in and about the Ohio State House by appointment of GoVwrnor Foraker. Orcutt Post, Kalamaxoo, Mich., haa disbursed f400 as relief to needy com* radetf *furing the past yepr. The post bership of nearly 300. t mong lSe*H9n Sflfinft Wnund eral Orders No. 6, Grand Army of the Republic, as aides-decamp to serve on the staff of the Commander-in-chief, we notice that of A. S. Wright, of Wood­ stock. Comrade Wright is an excellent worker in and for the best interests of the G. A. R., and his appointment is a most deserving one. Mrs. General James 8. Martin, wife of the Commander of the Department of Illinois, died last Monday, after a long and painful illness. The funeral ceremo­ nies were held at Salem Wednesday, Dec. 4. Comrade H. S. Detrich, Senior Vice Department Commander; Comrade C. A. Patridge, A. A. G.; Comrade F. W. Spink, Inspectors, and other members of the De­ partment staff attended the funeral ceremonies. General Orders No. 6, dated Nov. 29, 1889, have been promulgated by the Commander-in-chief of the Grand Army from which the following extract is pub­ lished. The Twenty-third National Encamp­ ment adopted the following resolution: Resolved, That a committee of five members be appointed to inquire into the date of the organization of the several departments, and report to thcComman- der-iu-chief their order of seniority for publication in General Orders. Committee: Louis Wagner, of Penn­ sylvania: Thomas G. Lawler, Illinois: E. B. Gray, Wisconsin: J, N. Walker, Indiana: L. H. Williams, Ohio. Brevet Maj-Gen. Stewart Van Vilet is the oldest Genera l on the retired list of the Army. He is 74 yeare old, and served 52 years. He is as vigorous a# most men are at 50, and he is a jolly, goodnatured old gentleman, will in all probability live many years. ' There was a large attendance at the Sons of Veterans' basket social held by the camp at Woodstock last Tuesday evening. The literary program was of a very high order, and the addresses of Capt. C. H. Donnelly and Sergt. John H. Higginswere masterpiecesof eloquen t com­ mon sense and patriotism. The sale of baskets created plenty of mirth and amusement and the boys are to be con­ gratulated for the complete success of their undertaking. The groes receipts were about f 65. Charles F. Griffin, Commander-in-chief of the Sons of Veterans, was in Washing­ ton last week. He gives the most hope­ ful view of the condition and prospects of the Order. It now numbers nearly 100,- 000, and every day there is evidence of increase of interest and numbers. It promises, the comrades will be glad to hear, to become the strongest and most prosperous society in the country. It has been fortunate in its choice of Com­ mander-in-chief. Gen. Griffin is one of the foremost of the young men of Indiana, possessing ability, popularity and energy to an unusual degree. He is now serving his second term as Secretary of State for Indiana, a very exceptional honor to be attained by so young a man. His vig­ orous administration will, we are confi­ dent, develop all the possibilities of the Order, and raise it to a high dqgreft prosperity. Young Bayonet Points as a Gather- After publishing a portion of a recent lecture delivered in Chicago by Governor Gordon, Young Bayonet Points says: "Such eloquent patriotism would almost cause the palsy distributors to blush." There is no limit to the "gall" of this beater-around-the-bush. The idea of such as he attempting to edit a soldiers' department and speak of soldiers in the manner above referred to, who bear hon­ orable scars and wear armless sleeves, or who suffer from the loss of health, and all incurred or contracted in the service of their country! This is from the individual who has in times past, traduced and villi Bed the G. A. R., and sneered and scoffed at. Union soldiers generally--of which we have on hand an abundance of proof that can be furnished whenever he shall so desire. Young fellow, why do you not publish the recent peroating on the glory of the lost cause and telling the ex-rebels of Charleston, S.; C., "that the South has nothing to apologize for," "secession was not rebellion," "the cause is still sacred," by equally as prominent a man and ex- rebel as Gen. Gordon, and who stands just as high in the estimation of the Southern people, and which was no other than Gen. M. C. Butler, a Unit^l States Senator from South Carolina. You are indeed a good one to prate about the partisanship of ex-Union soldiers because they refuse to swallow all the taffy given them by prominent ex-Confederate Gen­ erals when addressing a Northern audi­ ence in the loyal State of Illinois. Just wait till those truly patriotic gentle-' men (?) get out of God's country, young fellow, and they begin singing a different tune. Why don't you print what they have to say at home? We will take the liberty to tell you why and hope you will not ;\o all to pieces and rend your'ap- in consequence: You dare not side by side the words of Gen. But- in Charleston, S. C., and those in Chicago, because the e former would not be at those of the latter, our heart of hearts both believe about at Gov. Gordon was .vou as y talking in fo^GIf Illinois, and y ing to publish a paper where of the people sanction you manner of attempting to going in opposite directions tiees Conin in-Chief Warner and Merrill were men­ tioned for Commissioner of Pensions the soldier-hating papers opened their as­ saults upon them. These took the par­ ticularly mean form of putting into the mouths of these comrades in pretended interviews, things that they never said, intended to say, or believed. It is astonishing that papers claiming to be reputable should resort to these disgraceful tactics. Major Warner was represented as hav­ ing said that he could not afford to take the place because ex-Commissioner Tan­ ner had opened up a Conemaugh freshet through the Pension Bureau, which would submerge his successor, who would find it impossible to satisfy the Grand Army of the Republic on the one hand, and the President and the public on the other. The New Y'ork Herald and Times based specially mean and spleeny editorials on this report, assuming it to be strictly correct, and sneaked out of making an amend when the Major specifically denied the expressions attributed to him. In the same way, Gen. Merrill was rep­ resented as saying asnumber of things which he never did say and had no idea of saying. To such disreputable tricks are the sol­ dier-hating papers driven in their venom­ ous eagerness to hurt the cause of the veterans.--National Tribune. For additional mis-statements see Young Bayonet Points in McHenry Co. Democrat.--En. 1 The' following is a list of the officers elected by the Nunda Post, Dec. 10th, 1889: Commander, C. F. Dike; S. V. C., S. S. Sfcepard; J. V. C., W. H. Huffman; Surgeon, Geo. Thompson; O. D., I. N. Powell; Quartermaster, Geo.Thompson; 0. G., J-. H. Collen; Chaplain, J. R. Sev- erns; Delegate, S. S.'Shepard; Alternate, 1. N. Powell. The officers eleet are a committee to make arrangements for in­ stallation, and the Corps and Sons of Veterans are invited to attend. J. B. Manzer Post at their annual election on Monday evening elected the following officers: John Marshall, Com­ mander; Jas. H. Scott, Senior Vice Com­ mander; Wm. H. Ballard, Junior Vice Commander; Frank Hogan, Surgeon; J. Lee Anderson, Chaplain-; Joseph Lalirec, Quartermaster; S. N. Butts, Officer of the Day; Hiram Tracy, Officer of the Guard; Asad Udell and J. D. Clark, Dele­ gates; Milo Munger and Joseph LaBrec, Alternates. Work of the Pension Office were original i war of 1812; 7 bounty land; 32 navy; 5 old Avar; 31 on account of Mexican service, and 1,694 applications for in­ crease. The names and post office ad­ dresses of 5,480 officers aud comrades were furnished for the use of claimants. There were 50.233 pieces of ..pail matter received; 44,519 letters arid blanks sent out. " The number of cus?je detailed to special examiners was |^084 ; ,ASG reports and cases from special examiners; cases on- hand for special ei»w»ina,ttt>B)L 14,42^; He 'iHfasitslI^ Colonel James M. Thompson opinion as follows: "The qi courage In battle I r^ardat i large extent a physios! 1 heard a good deal chalence of men in action, and and composure after the first fired, but I netf-r took I went through the war in 1 it was my fortune to bo ? the service in Virginia, where 1 good deal of hard fighting to there wasn't any creditably out of it either. I sew rerridtll eight battles, and I for one ea» ! that I never got 'used to it.' went into a fight without ^ pervading sense of danger and ways glad when it was over. "Of moral courage, high patriotism, military spirit kept the great mi men right up to the mark, were notable instances of men physical natures simply failed to i when called on. They could not] go into a fight. A dear head J conception of the enormous < of cowardice to themselves spur them to the slaying point, the first whiz of a bullet thflUS distress were visible to alijpik well-known New York Colonel^ gentleman, a scholar, a really noble fellow, was so < of courage, and his humiUa||i|l)^i^_ at really being afraid to fn mil flili|I*f; 1 he was forced to retire went to Washington, p$atti|,.4Nil died in a few weeks. I Irtlfflf prominent officer whose friends, consideration for his well known used to manage, on one other, to keep him oat. of and thus shield him from m like that are to be pitied, not They want to fight, but their tually refuse to do their wilL"- Globe-Democmt. We are glad to see that puWi<§| tion is being called to the unjust ** inatfon which some of the civile examination boards are making the soldiers of the late war. Uj ground that the law pronounces a ineligible for examination who is o? [orty years of age, they ras of the law, which ings being equal, soldiers 1 that no met! who servj of the rebellion can now betewH years of age, the injustice of thia | becomes apparent, for it is virtui eludes from the public service the men who are most entitled to believe the result of the present < correct this striking nitsjp|iilrol|<^| the law will be favorable and the service rules will be amended to the The only question to be considered in * examination of candidates appearing ! fore these boards should be: Is he< tied to perform the duties he intelligence aad ability? Is his mc character such as will entitle him to and confidence? Is he fitted to fill position he asks for? When these hai been satisfactorily answered there is more to be said. Certainly there is not iug to unfit a man for the service of government in the fact that he 1 ed the age of forty. On the few men have developed their abilities at a lesser age, and histoty ia full of illustrations that show the priSM? of life, when men are at their best, is 1 er fifty* than forty. There is much in civil service laws that is a decided provement upon the old method party service has the sole and ( ing qualification for appointment, but looks very much as though there many faults yet to be eliminated, that we are far from solving the que tion ol the best regulations that surround appointment to the dvflsMvkji.! The Best Way. The best wry to "reduce taxation" to £, ̂ to take out of the pooriiouses the tens o|| ̂ a thousands of old soldiers who an* ported there by the local taxpayers. Let the Government take this horde*' upon its broad shoulders and so reduce those which the municipalities, eoantise and States have to bear. TtepttOgdrffe not care to have their national taxes *»-• . duced, for they do not fed them anymoi* than they feel the weight of the air tbejjr; breathe. But they do want their taxes reduced, for these are evej oppressive and annoying. Bvesjr bled soldier whom the government ports is just that much of aburdejatt off the communities in which fell! just that much reduction of feiilitl tion--just that much return of] the pockets erf the people for agj to otWr local objects. Somebody has to support the soldiers, and that somebody, the United States government. The soldiers did not lose their and strength fighting for the fittibl ship or county which now but for the whole coixata. country should join «3 If, as is t'owptt&ad, disabled soldiers in tat], country, then there are, unjustifiable itnf powerful United States J the vastly weaker aad and county goverWM States is shirktx debts which it is defrauding the dollar that is support «S < <<«.. MA mmm »y * o, *