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1/ / , v p j » , v : , * ! i c " ' * - ? ' f • - / ; j * ? / . - , < - " v " i A ' * * * Vf- * .{* . \ % * ^ .. , %&•>"* -***,'^ • * 'X ;* ? -Cv*S '• S" u *-o« ,:>?•* * li. - * 11 Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law) No Favors Win us »nd no Pear 8hall Awe." 7- VOL.19. > , . Jit'HENRY, ILLINOIS, .WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1893. J NO. 10. Jf^nrj flablMlw. : ^ PVBLI BSD *VEKT WmDHBSDAT W „ . -A..' o. BUPPi| y EDITOR AND FSIPKUTTOB Office In the Nichols Block* r ' Do ire North of Perry t OtSb'i 8twt TEEMS or SUBaOEIPWOll. - Ilpiyeer (la advance).. ...v •JiK frffot Pain within Three Month#... ...•<># Subscriptions recMv«"> for three or lis months in the same proportion. F. JE. PILCHER. - Dental - Surgeon. •' - tPfflcewUh Dr. Aurimgtr, Wat ItcHmty, lit. Crown, Plate and Bridpe Work art'stieally executed at reasonable prices. Special atten tkn giren to the ear* of Children's •• CONSULTATION Fill, US' 1-. I Inches one yeas , * + S Inches one year ».A - % Column one ye«*» • P; > ; 'Q Kates of Adrerttotajf# " '~Wts anneanoe liberal rates tor advertising ia the PLAintmiii and endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be readily an d sFStooiJ. They are *s follows: 1 Inch one year - ' ~ ^ ^00 , ^ " . * 15 00 i 80 00 J f O o l u m n o n e y e a r - . . . . 8 0 0 0 Column one year - - - - - 10000 One inch mean# the meamre event of one inch down the eolamn, single column width. Zearly advertisers, at the above rates* have the privilege of ohanging as often as they ehooae, without, extra oharge. 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 be charged 10 .cents per line the first week, and 5 oents per line for oaoh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be oharged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same a« this is set In) the first issue, and 5 oents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an in«h advertisement will cost $1.00 for one week, 11.60 for two weeks, fi.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAINDHALBB will be liberal in giving editorial notioea, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee+from everybody •seklngtheuee of its oolumns for peenniary gain. BUSINESS OARDS. «B#= F. C. COLBY, D. D. R. DENTIST. Woodstock. 111. Special atten-' tionpald to regulating children's teetb Parties coming fropa a distance would do wel to give timely notioe by mail. Office, Kendal bloek, corner Mam street and Publlciquare O. J. HOWARD, M.». !HY*ioiAN AND SURGEON. Offlce'at' the ersldenoe of R. A. Howard, West leHenry^ll}. . a H. riasBS, m*»- OHrslOXAN AND SUROCOV, L III*. tMBce at Resldenoe. MeHenry «DR. A. B. AURINGER, PHYSICIAN ASD8URGKON. Offlcei I OhUds building, West McHenry, 111. t>r Residence, house'formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at. tended to. I, V. SHEPABD. V. L, IHBPASP SHEPARtt&^HEPARD, AfTORNKYS* AT LA*W. Suite Sl'A Hortl ern Office Building, 36 LaSall® Strw Ohleago, III. <*-17 Suite 512, North-Street & i, t -• : fe'V KNIGHT ft BROWN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. U. S. Express o©.'* Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. ^ CHICAGO, ILL. mimi V. S.LUMLKT. "L TTORNKT J% Chancer ice is park House, first floor, . >! TTORNKY AT LAW, and ry, WOODSTOCK, ILL. J03LYN * CASEY, Wooflatoolc A TTOENBYS AT LAW. -- A All business will receive prompt atten­ tion. . C. P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, solicitor, andi owimi, Oolleotlonsia specialty. " '"f"1 WOODSTOCK, lULIWoii. g r Pf' , . n JOHN P. SMITH, ^ Wotohmak^r Sc Jeweler MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. J"\ FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew-II elry always on hud. Special attention ven to repairing toe watehee. Give me *°*IL JOHN P. SMITH. Horsemen, Look Here. I have a line stock of H >rses, among which are "Young Green Mountain Morran," "Mor­ rill Charles." and others. Call and see these Horses before making arrangements else- Wh*'6' N. S. COLBY. IfeHenry. Ill ..May 10.18W. Ml States ffar Claii Apncy OF- WM- H- COWLIN, « Woodstock - Illinois. Prosecutes all elaasaa 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. m VQWl*th Office at Resldenee, Madison St., Woodstocx, Illinois. FREE.-- - Land in Cafiflhrtifa Free, ^^"That can grow, if irrigated. Oranges, Grapes, or any fiuit in California that will grow by ir­ rigation. This land has no marr fcet value without irrigation. W# will Flint the Trees Free, Take care and cultivate them for 5 years lor half the profit, pay the taxes, labor and other charges, will pay yoa back the first year after irrigation OM-third of your investment if you will help get irri­ gation. Pric^ $25 for 5 years, payable #5 per month till $25 is paid. FREE DEED to tbe land, no charges to yoa'foV ^ucm or Utbor or trees. Address California Land snA Water Exchange. A. W. CHURCH, Watchmaker and «Jeweler NO.On i Hundred Twenty-Five State at Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing F ine watches and Uhronometere. sVA.rull A.eeortmient of Oooda in his line W. P. ST. CkAIRv JustUss of the Peace, Insurance and Collecting Agency. OFFICE ON RAILROAD ST., HKAB P. NUNDA, III* ' CHARLES C. SERNKR, Boot and Shoe Maker* Over Heman Bros. Jewelry Store, op­ posite Bishop's Mill, McHenry, Boots and Shoes manufactured of the beet material and a fit guaranteed. REPAIRING Promptly attended to. Fine Boots and Shoe* a specialty. Call and see me. flHARMC8 O. BKRHBR. MoHenry, TIL, Ang, IB, 18JS- H. C. MEAD, Jwkteof the Peace and surance Agent Jncluding Accident and Life Insurance. OFFIOS WITH B. GnLBKBT, KBAK DEPOT, WEST MCUBNBY, III. M e H e n r y H o u s e , McHENHY. ILL, HKIS1ER. Proprietor, Being situated on the banks of the Fox River, In the Village of MoHenry, special at tention will be given to the entertainment cf Hunters, Fishermen and Pleasure Seekers generally. 8portsmen a.upplied with plate Outfits Oem B. NEAR THE DEPOT. WEST MoHENRY, ILL Eeepe open for the aooommodation of the Public a Flrst-Olass Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the beet Grande of Wines, Liquors and Olgare' 10 be found in the market. PABST'8 HUwaukM Lagt; Bwr. At Wholesale and Retail* Beer kn Large or Small Kegs or Bottiee si. irays on hand, oheaper than any other, qnaU. ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. GOOD BTABLIHQ JTOR HOR8FJS MTOall and see u. Robert SohleMli. Week MeHenry. Ilk J. $. SAYLOR & SONS, iWi ^-KKBBDIIU OI Morgan:: Horses, Embracing tb« celebrated General Glflord, Green Mountain *pd Motrin blood. STOCK FOR 8ALE. Stallions and Fillies, ttosdfor pedi­ grees. Essex and Registered Poland China • znrSWINE.-- ^ "to -, • * • Choice llflerino Sheep, Mammoth Bronze Turkeys. High Grade Jersey Cattle. For sale. Comejand Inspect stock or address, J. K. SAYIiOJB & SONS Wes MeHenry 111, P I 0 N E E R I » « o | O A R I N G HEROES |T"«'"| DEEDS! The thrilling exnloits of American border heroes and heroines, with Indians, outlaws md wild besets, fr^m the earliest times to now. Lives and fa nous deeds of DeSoto. Standiab. Bcsaa, SsaMa. wwy, lirockett, Carson, Custer, Oomstork, Wild Bill, Buffalo Mill, Gens. Crook and Miles,.Geronimo, Sit­ ting Bull, and other great Indian Chiefs, ete History of the War with the Ghost-Daacers. and til. 250 Eugrav.ngs. Young boys not answered. Time for payments al­ lowed agents short of funris ' eLAKET PUBLISHING CO. Box 0001, St. Louie, Mo. Agents Wanted Think Deeply When you srs contemplating a purcbtse of anything In the line of Jewelry, no matter bow small V a maybe tbe amount Involved Act Wisely By coming to look ever eeT Jarg* and well aesnrted stock of all tbat is new and seaaonab'e. Decide Quickly To buy of us. After seeing the . , prices andextmintngtbe quality >; of our goods voii can't resist them. It is Impossible to do better elsewhere. No Better Values Can be found. We get none but the choicest oj the best goods on j the market. « . Prices Wonderfully Low. |fe are always ready to see you ' ? • and show yon OQr astonishing barealns. Repairing of all kinds 4 j^romptly Attended to. e NOW'IS THE TIME TO BUT A Sewing Machine! Only $5 a month until paid. X E A M A N B R O S . F. J, URBUir, J J. BABBIAK BARBIAN BROS. Wholesale and Betsil , DCALKKS » CIGARS, MeHENRY ILLINOIS, Being now pleasantly located in our new store, formerly occupied by Althoff Bros , we are now prepared to offer to the smoking pub Ilea fine line of Curare of our own manutae. tare, together with Smoking and Chewing Totaeco of t,h« boat brands, Pipes'a Specialty. We have » very large assortment a«d aomr very handsome patterns. • / OALL AND 8EE US. BaBBtA***oa ' MeBenrr. I1L'. June aa. ^ M> Eitractefl WITHOUT PAIN. Teeth Extracted mEE. rLATKS ARE OBUEEEDB, Vt DR. F. C. COLBY, Woodatock, IU. 1 WILL BK AS C/) V V % v O & 0 A ft k 0 MMSSSSSS«MSMSMSSm( R-I-P-A-N-S ABULES REGULATE THE SfrOMACH, UVER AND BOWELS AND PURIFY THE BLOOD. KIP AN 8 T ABULES arc like beat Medl. elne kuwa far Iadlae«lton9 BtlloauieM, Headaehe, Cflaattpatloa, Vj-Rjicpsli, Chronic Xlrer Trouble*, Dlntac, ISud ('^mptexloDf Byseatery, Offensive Brcuth, and alt ill* •rders of the Htomach, Liver and Bomli. orb^ Sample free by mail. Address THE RIPANS CHEMICAL CO 10 SPEDCE 8TBEET, NEW 10KK CITY. •esse PATENTS \ | Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat-j ent business conducted for Mooefla-rc Feci. OUR Ornce IS OPPOSITE U. S. PATENT OFFICE* and we can secure patent in less time than those! remote from Washington, » 3 Send"model, drawing or photo., with descrip-i tfon. We Advise, if patentable or not, free of J charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured, -j A PAMPHLET, "How to Obtain Patents," with] cost of same in the U. S, and foreign countries J sent free. Address, • « C. A. SNOW & GO. Oe*. raTKMT OFFICE, WaeHiiiaTON, O. C. $98 MrfiiSt.,D«jto% a M King of MeHenry and Lake Counties. Has tbe fattest record of any Stallion in Northern Illinois Has'woo more races than any Stallion la Mefleorj or Lake Co. And can go a >», Jf, 3tf, » nalle or a race 3 In 5 faster than any other stallion in the two counties. He h%s won 35 races in 3 seasons. Started against ani staid In race w ith storm, 2;08>t; Almont Bashaw, 2:1'X; won two races from Ethel B. 2;l8j^; started 12 times in 1892, won 11 races Below you will find a few that are recorded in year b^ok As an individual no horse can outshow him. As fine and as game a head as ever wore a b'irlle. Kind in and out of harness; is nojumping jack when speeding, in fact never makes any mistakes, He is a natural pacer, and a race horse that no man can find fault with; good bone, and the best muscled horse I ever saw. Color buck; stands 15% hands high; weighs 1075 IDS, He was never bitched to a byke,and always had auriver that weighed 210 lbs. Midnight paced an exhibition mile at Mnson city, Iowa last fall, in 2;14; last half in 1;M; last quarter in 31 seconds. I will Match him against any pacing or trotting stallion, mart or gsldini In MeHenry County. I also have in my barn a two-year old pacing flllv aired by Midnight, ont of a common mare, that 1 will show against any tiro-year old for points of speed, AS a proof that t> e public like him, thirty day* from the day I got him home I booked 38 mares, I think Midnight's service fees less thAn any h rse in the state with a record of 2;17?£, or any belter than S ;20 FEE. - - ' S20. • Look for speed where speed has been fonn-L Midnight will start Hi s fall to lower his rec­ ord, and those who have seen him in his races •ay that he will take a mark better than 2; 12. BRKBIHNO OF MIDNIGHT, 2:17J». -- Blaek horee, 15% hands high; foaled 1S86; bred by B. H. Pooler, Sernia, III. Sired by Nigger Boy, he by Plymouth Kock.2:34, be by HMI'e'Blaok Hawk, 1st dam Starlight, could pace in 8:37. by McKay horse, dam of Midnight 2;175£;2d dam pacer, by Pharaoh, paccr; sire Uichball 2;12j(, 3'ldamny Bthan Allen. Jli4night will make the season of 1803 at tbe stable* Of (Jte undersigned, at Nunda. H. B. THKOOPi »««£ ill, Aprti» m • II RIVERSIDE HOTEL, MeHenry, . AMD . Housef Algonquihi At dates to be named hereafter. TOOBS BlSPCOTrDIXT, F.C.COLBY, D. O. S. JOHN HAUPBISH'S ^ MoHenry, III. Having jast put ia a new Ironing and Polishing Machine, also STEAM APPLIANCES I am now prepared to do all work la the LaGndry line on short col Ice, and aroarantee satisiaction. All work left with me will be promptly done.as the t>ew machinery pot In enables me to do my work much faster and better than heretofore. All Laundry will be called for and delivered #hen done, If word Is sent me. , JOHN HAUPRISHI DREAMS THAT COME. STRANGE FANTASIES OF THE DAY I * TROUBLE US IN SLEEP; .V "v * f .-i Few Examples of Disturbed Slum That Illustrate a Bright Remark Made by an Illustrious Poet--Remarkable £a> perlenees la Sleep. A lawyer who had been overworked rose in his sleep, went into the hall of his house and discharged a pistol. The household hurried to the place and found him at the head of the stairway, awake, but much bewildered. He had ^reamed of burglars and had gone to at­ tack them. One member of the family slept through the noi.se. When he came into the dining room --before ho had heard of the events of the night--he com­ plained that his sleep had been much disturbed. He had dreatnM that he had been condemned to be shot, that he had been led to the place of execution and had fallen senseless when the guns were fired. A lady dreamed that a man came into her room, poured some water into a ba­ sin, carried the splashing water to her bedside and began to sprinkle it over her. She awoke and heard a loud splashing. At first she was motionless with fear, but presently she lighted a candle and went to the basin, where she found a mouse making frantio efforts to get out of the water. Another dreamed that Bhe had a se­ vere earache, that she rose, unlocked a door that separated her room from one in which two children slept and went 4o a shelf where was a lotion which she applied to her ear. When she awoke, she found herself in her' own bed and without pain. The door was still locked, but in a few minutes one of the* children began to cry that his ear ached, and she rose and went to the Bhelf for the lotion. A young man dreamed that he was in his office, busy with a troublesome esti­ mate, when a woman came in with a screaming baby and began to walk rap­ idly up and down the room, so that it was impossible for the calculator to re­ member his figures. Presently the wo­ man thrust the child into his arms, and he was so startled by this that he awoke, but the screams still troubled his ears, for a mother in a neighboring room was walking about vainly trying to quiet a crying child. Another incident appears to be a case of thought transference. Several years after the death of her husband, a widow, lying awake one night, recalled vividly some scenes of her husband's last illness. Presently her daughter, who was beside FRED. M- RYDER, HObtsE, SIGN AND Carriage Pester, McHKNBT. I Lit. Having leased tbe shop of P. Hanprish, In the village of McHenry, I am now prepared to do all kinds of Paintnig on short notice and guarantee satisiaction. Carriage Painting a Specialty. All work done promptly end prifces reasonable. Give me a call. FRKD. M. BTDSR, MeBenrt, Ang. 1.1891. 0. L. HUBBARD,.- Harney r Maker AND DEAMW IW HARNESS. SADDLERY. Bridles, • Blankets, Whips, CUTTERS, JSCo» ALL GOODS AT COST! Stock must be closed out ia ten days from date. Single and light double har­ ness at 30 per cent off. Heavy double harness 25 per cent off • Several sets of second-hand double and single harness at al­ most nothing. All goods must go A! chance of • lite-time. C.L. HUBBARD. ^fnnda, Il)«, 1803. V t%- her, awoke and said, "Oh, mamma,» aave been going over in my dreams all the scenes of papa's illness." She then told her dream, in which the scenes were almost the counterpart of those that had been recalled by her mother. Dreamers sometimes answer questions and cany on more or less coherent con versations. A lady had a summer cottage on an island in Muskoka. One night her sons were stormstaid on the mainland, and a young English visitor went to sleep full of apprehension that Indians might visit the house while their protectors were absent, In the night the hostess was suddenly roused by some one clutching her arm and when she opened her eyes she saw her guest standing by the bedside. "Oh, Mrs. Laughton, Mrs. Laughton " exclaimed the girl in a hoarse whisper, 'there's a man at the window--an Indian He's gone to get something to climb in by." The next moment Eva was fumbling about on the floor. | "What are yon doing?" asked Mrs, tiaughton. "I have some liniment in my valise," Was the answer. 'I'm going to get it out, and when he puts his head through the window again Til throw it in his eyes, Mrs. Laughton, who was not nervous, began to laugh, but Eva paid no atten Hon and presently asked, "Where's the button hook?" "What 3d you want it for?" "Why, Mrs. Laughton," said 'Eva aloud, and in a very indignant tone, "do you think I would allow myself to be seen anywhere with my shoes unbutton­ ed? No man would respect that kind of girl." In the morning when , Mrs. Laughton awoke and looked/ across the room to Eva's bed she saw the girl sitting op, gazing with dismay at her crookedly but­ toned shoes in which she had slept. She had no recollection of the remarks she had made in the night, and it was evi- .^dtint that she had been asleep all the time. One night in camp I heard a peculiar sound near the middle of the tent, aild by the dim light I saw one of the camp­ ers apparently trying to climb «x> the teotpole. • fy.-- "What are you doing?" I asked. "There's a snake in my bed," she an­ swered, "so I'm going to sleep up there." "Up there!" "Yes, why not? It will be more com­ fortable." Then, with a sudden change of tone, she exclaimed, "I forgot to say my pray­ ers. " But instead of kneeling she picked her way through the tent to the foot of one of the beds and lay there till morn­ ing. She did not remember the conver­ sation of the night, but told us that she had a habit of talking in her sleep, and that she had often conversed with her sisters while she was sleeping soundly.-- M. Bourchier Sanford in Kate Field's Washington. Very Hard Mental Exercise. It haa fortunately been ordained that good lying is about the severest mental exercise known to an indolent world, and when conscience fails to keep man­ kind truthful lasiness and prudence combine to take up the work.--Kate Field's Washington. THE STtiRY OF A DOG. WHY A SOLITARY WAYSIDE GRAY& $ ilARKED "PHANTOlM* Piles of people have piles -- Hi A Lost Baby Ia the Wilds of Western iTew Mexico Waa Traced by tbe Falthfol Ca­ nine--He Killed the Abdaetor and Lad the Father to a Coyote's Den. The tourist who visits the region of Lower Plaza, N. M., will see, among other things, as he drives along the trail from the railroad a grave with a thick headboard on which is painted the one word, "Phantom." "It's only a dog's gTave," the guide will explain, "but I reckon he'd more sense than some men." Phantom was the property .of Bernard Wisuer, a cowboy living near the Datil mountains some years ago, but he was buried near the home of Daniel Chap, man, whose wife was the sister of Wis- ner. Mrs. Chapman, when her brother first got the dog, had a hearty dislike for it. It was a big mongrel, with hound blood predominating, and, like all mon­ grel hounds, it had an enormous appe­ tite that was never so well satisfied as with food stolen from somebody's kitchen,, For many offenses of this kind Mrs. Chapman had good reason to complain, and she would have taken the Winches­ ter and shot the hateful brute on more than one occasion but for two reasons. It was a very good hunting dog, and it would now and then play with the baby when she wanted to do housework--come over from her brother's house a mile away as if for the express purpose of hav­ ing a romp with the little tot of 8. However, the dog's manner kept grow-, ing worse, and one day when she saw it come sneaking around the corral she started for the gun, but stopped half way because she was reminded by the sight of the dog that the little one had not been about the house for an hour or two, per­ haps more, so far as she could remem­ ber. So sfate ran out of the house quickly without the gun and called aloud: "Babyl Baby!" Then she listened and grew faint, for she heard no reply, and fainter still when she remembered that her husband had told her of seeing a panther's tracks down in the hollow near by. To think of this was to send her. flying toward the hollow, but no baby or trace of it was to be found, although she looked behind every one of the scat­ tered pines and cedars growing there. Then she came running back to the house, ringing her hands and calling "Baby" distractedly. She found the dog standing right beside the door, but she would not have noticed him, she was so near wild about the baby, only for the fact that he stood looking in­ tently at her instead of taking to his heels with his tail between his legs, as he always done when she came toward him. Even as it was she paid little attention to the dog, but ran hither and yon about the house and corral and horse shed, crying and calling the child, until at last she saw the dog come square before her, and after a grave look into her face start running around the house with his nose to the ground. She remembered afterward that he circled around the house two or three times and then dis­ appeared, but by that time her fears had so overcome her 'that she fell headlong on the floor in a faint, and tfiere she lay nobody knows how long. When she came to her senses, the dog was licking her face, and at once began to caper about and bark in extraordinary fashion when she opened her eyes and sat up. Then he ran out the door and stopped and looked back, and directly came 4jack and grabbed the skirt of her dress, which he pulled so hard that he tore it. Then she picked up a club and drove the dog out the house, and when her burst of anger was over fainted again at the thought of the lost baby. When she revived this time, she was too j weak to get up, but she saw that the dog was still acting in the same unusual fashion she had noticed before. A little later the souud of horse's hoofs gladden­ ed her ears, and with a last effort *he got up, staggered out the door, saw her husband as he jumped from his horse, and, gasping out the-words that "Baby is lost," fainted for the third*time. Chapman carried the woman to the bed, took one look around the room in order to assure himself that he had rightly understood what she had said, and then grabbing the Winchester said to the dog: - "Hi, Phantom I where's Baby?" "Wow!" replied the dog, and started away on a lope that kept Dan humping himself to equal. The trail zigzagged about for nearly half a mile, then crossed broken lava bed and ran off down a draw to the creek valley. Had any other dog than Phantom been on the trail Dan would have not believed the child could have gone that way, but he banked on Phantom and kept trotting along until at last a thicket was reached just two miles and a half from home! Into the thicket the dog plunged by what was really a sort of tunnel through the brush, aild Chapman had to get down on his hands and knees to follow. Two rods in he came to an opening, and there on the dry sod lay the baby fast asleep. It was apparently in the den of some wild ani­ mal. As Dan picked up the child the growl of the dog made him look around. Phantom was standing over the dead body of a recently killed coyote. Phantom died of old age last spring, and was buried with many tears near the public highway, where all who pass can see it.. It was only a dog that was buried there; but, then, as the cowboys I reckon he'd more sense than some men."--Cor. New York Sun. * A Fast Traveler. A letter mailed in London April ? and remailed in Hong-Kong made a di)r cuit of the world in the fast time of © days. Both,Nellie Bly and Jules Verne How t>ld the l>olIi»r Below I give five of the dollar mark (jf), thqr ed from about 20 solutions: That it is a combination of the "U.St** the initials oFUnsted Slates. That it is a modification of the figure* 8, the dollar being formerly called a "piece of eight." That it is derived from a representa­ tion of the Pillars of Hercules, consisting of two needlelike towers or 'psUan con­ nected with a scroll. The ol4 ; flh|i6mdi coins marked with the pillar devie© were frequently referred to as "pillar dollars." That it is a combination of "H. &,* the ancient Roman mark of mnnay That it is a combination of P. and S. from peso duro, signifying "hard dol- lar." In Spanish accounts peso la con- m " * tracted by writing the S. over the P., and placing it over the sura. ;||1 According to one writer the symbol of the dollar is a monogram of the letters * ..y» "S" and "J," the dollar being . ; originally a "thaler" coined in the val­ ley of Sant Joachim, Bohemia, and known as "Jeachim thaler," and the monogram the initials of the words, M"Valley Sant Joachim."-St Lovrfa B*- \ public. Art Instruction, An artist had sold a picture for an ex-*" orbitant price and the purchaser sued to recover. The attorney for the purchaser" was making the artist uncomfortable by his questions. "Now, sir," he said in that pleasant, ingratiating manner of lawyers with a - Witness, "do you think anybody could see beauty in that picture?" • "Some persons certainly could," re­ plied the artist. ^ "You think the initiated in technical matters might have no difficulty in tuk derstanding your work?" ><" "I am sure they would not." .. , • * "Do you think you could any beauty in that picture?" this moat superciliously. • "Probably not now, air"--and the art­ ist was most humble--"but «Ace I could have done so easily." "Now, sir, how is that? I don't undef- ; stand you. Explain, if you please." "That's quite easy, sir. I could have done it simply by employing you as my counsel in this case."--Detroit Free Press. - in. ,. . * <?f Courtesy Among the Swedes. , The Swedes are a quiet, taciturn peo- pie. There is no jostling even the lowest classes. When a train leaves a platform or a steamboat a pier, the lookers on lift their hats to the depart­ ing passengers and bow to them* a com­ pliment which is returned by the pas­ sengers. You are expected to lift your hat to the shabbiest person you meet ia the street, and to enter a shop, offioa or bank with the hat ok is considered a bad breach of good manners. In retiring from a restaurant you are expected to bow to the occupants. Bowing sirf hat lifting is so common that the pkpple seem to move around more slowly t£uu* elsewhere, in order to observe the cour- tesy.--F. H. Stauffer in Kate Washington. Appreciative. A housekeeper who has been employ­ ing a colored washerwoman fear several months was surprised to s™ hs? appear last week in a hat trimmed heavily with crape. . "Why, Julia," she asked, "is any your family dead?" :; "No, no," was the reply, "but one of my best customers gav^ me thi« hat, I didn't want her to think I don't 'precd ̂-. ate nothin."--N?w York Timeo. • Caution Needed. A tourist'had visited a small hiafeorift town. He was shown the massive wall that surrounded it and the tiameoee town gates. 'You need to bevray carefnl,"$he said gravely to the official who waa hiatMK eort. • '"Why so?" "Sometime when these galea are opera the village may get lost."--Youth's Com­ panion. r'r • < - Pooled OvendBUa Laat Aet. M. de Semonville was a ^ tarian who neglected nothing and knew how to make capital of everything. When he died, Talleyrand fell into deep thought and then said, "I cannot dlvina what advantage doing this." * ̂ , . , but De Witt's. Y&hkb™el envy the performance Of tfa^ Julia A. Story. , # % 'mute globe trotter. , - Revealed In a Dressa. Two years ago John P. ELmborg of St. Paul was injured while bounding a cable car. He sued the companion* damages, but lost his case owing to insufficient witnesses. A few nights ago lie dreamed that he met a friend woo told him that the names of the witnesses of the acci­ dent would be found on tho back of a. letter received two days before the acci­ dent occurred, together with the state­ ment that the casualty was the result o# the gripman's carelessness. He dreamed that all the witnesses against him would commit suicide. The follow­ ing morning Elmborg found the described, and on its back wen names of 10 witnesses. Four of have committed suicide, and two: witnesses have*died natural deattfl,- Philadelphia Ledger. Pumping Out»lake F»«" ©**»•"" • Under what was once Lake Aagelia#, nqftr Ishpeining, Mich., are said to to the largest iron ore deposits ever ered in the northwest. To get at May deposits all the water in the lake, wslj» covered 160 acres and was 70 feat" in places, has been.pumped out. HI a pump delivering 80,00® galb|H|^ minute from April until Joljr, night and day, to empty the laha there is a bed of mud from 8 J deep, which it will take 1$ dig and pump ont.--New Yorlt urjau. Do not miss &&&'&; * * si®