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, , •** 1*4* fw-it '> t luff «.H • ,f " t-#ofe * .#hw«? ' #-'4W-lv :i«uu- ,* .VW jiri ""iiT i^ir14 *"* '*" ^ > v < < . _ * « ? • • - • • > , « * . . > ;,%rm . .*.**»;• '- jLi'w, ' wi .. -"M^v ^>*aZ *',i f-KAWT :t jrf • 4«sp 'UmS **&* 1 •«-,*. j.-u' '.J' '.,":,ji " **• ' "it'-~v, <-'S; : r--- Jf 1 "Fiodgod but to Truth, to Liberty and i 'Tiif.ji i "jl Q' •.! 111! I'll I.'I "inji' jl • * r- A • 1111 1 ; »i!. i mj 11 .»t i " i n ' v;r 'r1.̂ • M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, W ^ ^ Published Every" Wednesday by *Vaa SI Editor and PtUlAeir. •, *» JUL PCT A J? msM? 9 .;K<r ' 'V'. " Dfflce in Riverside Block, Over Smith Bros. & CaVs Store. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: % If noi Paid withia Three Months,..;*... ..» » •Bhseripttons received for three or tlx Mentha .: i)he same proportion. BU.BIHEHS CABB3. ;?•>< H. 1. BBOWK M. B. V liHYSlCIAX and Surgeon. ?Offl»e in Brtck 1 Block over F. G. Mayes Clothlng_8tore &£ Water Street, McHenry IlL E. A. BEEB8, M. D. FITSIC1AN and Burgeon. Office at residence, two doors west of Post Office, McHenty IlL O. J. HOWARD Mi D. *.SICIAN and Surgeon. Office at the store of Howard * Son, McHenry, IlL ' P.O- MAYES. "*jfEHCHANT Tailor, and dealer in Read Tar Me jM Clothing, Cloths, Cassimeres, Vesting Ac., One door north of Colby's Drugstore McHenry IlL «ii«- 1'MH. • ' - • " - H. C. IRISH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Mfttettry, IH. RICHARD BISHOP, Attorney and counselor at law. Office in rear of Murphv & Bishop s Bank North Side Public Sqnare, Woodstock, 111. • GEO. A. BUCKLIN, NOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In-.•surance Agent. Office at Bucklin .ft Steven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry,|Ui. E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract of Titles to Wnd in McHenrv County, Illinote. Office with County Clerfcr-ASfoodstock, IlL D. A. POTTER, ^ HCIMfrMfD, ILL., Notary Public and Ooir Al, verancer, IT. S. Claim, Insurance a •Collecting Agent. •.firrrw G. A. CANPIELD. " w JTW- m/: / .• fihi-.-v.' «ui? «<4 •*3*OITSK. Sign and Carriage Pain tins, Pftper ll Hanging) Caiclminiu^ &c., Mixe'l Paints p.hiyi'tl fwaptif attended ) <Vv'«i i on hH.nn. MrHeifrv _.AU orders IlL' FR. HECHTLE. OU8K, ftfcrn and Carriage rainjef! M< pry ill. Will d« all work proftptly and at " 'J*' $ X'- *v. IcHen- inable rates. m--r f m j f r mb: »• 0- If ; - a, jfpi |i. 4 * GEOt soffi»BXNm f si SALOON and Restaurant. Nej*ly opposite ftlte Parker IlMuse, McHenry 111, J. "BONSLBTT, SALOON and.Restnnrant. Nearly oyipoeite Owen's Mill, McHenry, 111. Fresh Ovstevs MMrved up in any chape desired, or for sale by the Can. «TGOOD STABLING FOR HORSFA^p* * JOS. WIEDEMANN. SALOON and Restaurant. Near the Depot McHenry 111. Boarders bv the day or tmlik at reasonable r&teB. Warm and cold MMals at all hours. |*r^iood Stabling fop Horses. 'OfWB '•• ' J a' ' '< - " , ^ , pr y„"i SJI*- ft,' • f fi tm -<rT. E WI(iltT>I.\N, Proprietor. First class if't ;>*< Jl rigs, with or without drivers, furnished (Kjwn-j *t-reasonable vates. TCcaming of all khids s ; on short notice. <SU *": MCHENRY LIVERY STABL# BUSINESS CARDS. E. BENNETT, M. Ds; CjUEGEON and Acwui'nir. 3Ise«8«i w C> Women a Specialty. Office end Residence on Clay Street, Woodstock, IlL W. II. BUCK, M. D., JJOMEOPATHIC Phvticlan *nd Snr^eon.- •tock, to 4 P . M. 1UAV * Wf Offiee East Side Public Square, ftoek. IlL Office honM Jl to fp A. M., And 2 O.W. OWEN, liCH liKIR & JEWEi MCHENRY ILL., BealerlnaU kinds of American and Watches, Clocks from the best factories In tl.. wnintty. Silver, plated.ware, Si'ver Spaons, also agent foe thb Weber and Bi*jsdl>iiry Pianos . AND THE ' Estey Or^an ! Which we believe to be the best Organ In the market. We think we know that by experi­ ence, and we believe it, for it is backed up by the Best Musicians in the World. I also sell other Organs at less prices than the Eetey, bit t can't roccommend them to be as good. ( ,u. aw OWEN> July Sfc ' '-V*, ". " ifii' V - - 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 B THE McHENliY A TT Itl Til A -4XD- am **!;< .m.. ,!.mtPXl£ ' h tfca,r.i alii f-' . " ? ; p Favor® Wrn ue Fear Stiaii Awe," it k at i<| MTO SDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1875. NO. IT i-i MURPHY & BISHOP, 4.; » < - . • f " ^ ^ Office North Side of PabUc SqfcAre,' ' W O O D S T O C K . , ' . i I L L I S P B . . vj'-"/* TRANSACTS a General Baukinar and Ex-change Business. Deivoffts lteceive<L-- Interest allowed on Special I)<»positc. Buy and sell United States Bonds,. Gold, GoM'Kxchnnge, etc. i; M-hange oa all princijml titles !«' Europe •fbr sale. »• *t Woodstock. IlL'f; -.wr Vv-{% -n t " : OWENS MILLST • McVlenry - - - - - Illinois; CONSTANTLY ON IttAXD. CUSTOM GRINDTO Done promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed Thankful for past filvors a continuance of patronage is respectfully solicited, A«"The HigHest Market Price la Cask forr good Milling Wheat. W. W. ELLSWORTH. "WR^BDERo the Celebrated Masrie Ho*. Xj Also liight and Dark Brahma Fowls. Pigs ehipped to all points by express. P. O. Ad- ."dress, Wowlstock, Ili.> V n. D. HOI.MEU BILLIARIIRooms, in Howe's Block, McHen­ry IlL K\v jiiiiiani and Pool Tables of •the latest stvlajust put in, and rooms newvv refitted. Call aid see. IL D. Holmes Propri­ etor. \ H / PETER LEICKEM. EPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violin s in the liest ,stble manner, on short notice and at rea- rates. Also Violiii8 for Sale. ®hop it door North of Riverside Block, McHenry M. ENGELN, Wtf* AWD t,<6CKSMITH. Hewlrlwf vJT done promptly at sliort notice. Keep on ,nd a good stock" of Guns, Revolvers, row- t, Shot, Gun Material, Fishing Tackle, 1 erchaum and Wooden Pipes. MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. RICHMOND H6USE. RICHMOND ILLINOIS. Frank Foster Pro-pfietor. Good accommodations for all ftartles. Samplerooms for Salesmen. Livery SUble attached. Public Hall for Lectures, •hows Ac., FRED. RENICH, "IGAB MANUFACTURER, 1 AND- TOBACCONIST.' WOODSTOCK, tLLINOIS^:fay Waukegan Cigar Manufactory, E. Wl. DENNIS, Proprietor, Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer in CIGARS, TOSACCO, --AND-- Pipe* of Every Description. 85 GENESEE STREET, WAUKEGAN, ILL. W. H. 3ANFOR6, Bfereliant Tailor, In the «ere of a H. Dickinson, E«at aide of PuhUc Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. ~ A *eod Stock of Fine Cloths for suitings al- ways«n hand. Suitsumde to order and a lit warranted- Give me a call. W. H. 8ANFORD.*> Woedsteck.111., Sept. 27th, W7A MOUNTS ROOT » ;H. a'^WC*. • A. A. BICB. * ' t. C. KICB & SON, . ? » B 7 f T I § T 8 ( s ik+<WT-~4i?9>,r?m ~ rvt>£:-' THIS BITTERS, for its intrinsic properties, is knowu as one of the Best Tonics of the Age. r As a laxative Liver Cleaning, Blood Purify, lug Medicine, it has not its superior. It should be tnken in quantities from a Tablespoon full to a small wine glass full three times a day, according to the strength and .age of the Inva­ lid or the degree of sickness. For Sale by the Case or Bottle, - -BY-- 1* HAPPIER, Patentee, Woodptock, HI. Kygwfc.v.y> M-Tiil m PsHeary, the subsw ..lc that he is m*'» .with Fmsh Bread, Cakes? Pies, Of the best quality and at the lowest We also keep * fine Stock of Fancy Groceries, Canned Goods, ftc., to We iririte the attention of the public -1 -KiTBakerv in Howe's Block, op posit McHenry House. **. McHenry, Oct. 5th, 1875, i- ^; C H E Than Ever Goocte .are Selling st tb« MJNDA ' Ggneral Variety Stored Read' thî frice List: Ping, ..60, 75andi Fine Cut, SiS, 751 CANDIES Mixed, ....251 Stick 90 • Fancy Prize, ........wafi0< Sugar Sand, mil cole 25 cents Tin-Ware TOBACCO Smoking, 35cts Shorts 45 cts A A 45 cts Killikunick 50 cts Durham 75 Cts A large Variety of other Brands dirt * Cheap. GROCERIES--Young Hyson Tea 50 cent pen mi. Gunpowder 75' cts. Warranted fruod as you have been paying $1.00 for. {•I..._ All Kinds. Graham, H B lUllly wheat, iliuttti^otaauapa Rve Flour, Ac,, hy the Sack or pound Meal the same A large flteck Very heavy Tits wat #H'« --'vo Pipe, stoves to-order.. Amateur Printing Office Orders of frii kinds taken Real Estate and lnsurance Countv Asrent for the Protection Life surance Company of Chicago, which Insn for one-third usuSl rates »i»d fas the saf Company Try it ? and see lay Goods end leera Pri< underthe , S E E . J H . Which is the best in town and W'5! reasonable as am* JUST ARRIVED^' MRS. C. H. MOREY, Wishes to Inform the public that, slie has, just received a splendid assortment of r,s Fall and Winter Millinery. £?=UlP " " PK.I«m»fNT GRANT. Ei>itoh Pl/Uxdealkr:--The people ['of this coantry. at the close of the war [ «r Kebeliion leit grateful to General j Crant for the efficient service# he had ^tendered toward the salvation of the Union; and they rallied round him, [elevating him to the chief magistracy [of the republic. The new President o&oubtless felt his want of statesmau- |*hip, for he openly declared that he ftrould not set np his will against that |5of the people as expressed through their representatives in Congress. To this resolution he faithfully stood, until ^Congress, early in 1874, passed a hill ;for ?. proper increase of our green- Nbaek circulation. Then came his first of the peoples will. Then was Nitruck the great blow at the prosperity 'of the nation,*'and especially of the |: West and South., Since then, fear, Imncertainty, paralization of our indu?- tries, want and suffering* has fallen pon the nation. * In the hope of bettering matters, atid No secure the Presidents signature, jCongress passed a bill providing for J free banking and a return to specie payment on January first 1879. Some thought that this move would reduce Lthe premium on gold, but instead, gold rose almost immediately from 12 to 17 percent,and a general depreciation of ^values followed, causing increased fear |for the future. . Notwithstanding all tbi&,the Preai- 1 dent, after learning the result of the ?late elections, says to a band of rserenaders, "The rag-baby has been | entirely suppressed." This low ex­ pression coming fuom the chief Execu­ tive of the nation, is degrading hotli to the |nan and the high offlee he holds. Not only this, but it is an insult to a |jrery large portion of the" Republican |party, who are satisfied with our present Isafe medium of exchange. The lan- Iguage of the President, on the occasion ' hi;:- .lunual message in 1S73, when he Raid: 4°The experience of the present panic lias proveu that the currency of the country, based a* it i» upon the f-credit of the country^ i» the best thai psfcr has been devised. Usually, In .times of «uch trials, carreucy has jcome worthless, or so much depre- tatcdas to jpfliite the values of all »e necessaries of life as compared with currency. Every one holding it been anxious to dispose of it on an Xllinoie State »atiyn»*i>v» Association^ At a called meeting of the Executive Board of the above Association, held at the JKJgin Board of Trade Rooms, bot­ her 18th, 1875, the following Pro­ gramme Mjd Order of ftuiness w$$ adopted: 1 Address of Welcome, by the Presi­ dent. 3 Past and fhture of the dairy inter­ est of Illinois. D. E. Barclay, Elgin; Dr. J. Tefft, E^gin. 3. The supply and demand of diary products and their.positive markets. Dr. E. H. |toi»r ^E^ia Boies. Mwngo. - 4. The fees* plan to avoid tue low prices which usually prevail for Blifter and (Cheese during the summer mouths. S.Wilcox, Elgin; E.*B. Stewart, Ma­ rengo. 5. The best method of keeping tip the supply of milk during the summer drought. John Keating, Elgin; Adams, Barrington. - 6. What improvements have heen made within the past few years in the manufacture of Butter and Cheese, and i ts resnlts. D. S. Wood, Huhtly; H. W. Mead. Hebron. 7. The best method off improving and supplying the dairy; different breeds, and their adaption. £o our cli­ mate. C. C. Buell, Bock kails; Dr. J. Tefft, Elgin. 8. The manufacture of skimmed eheese--is it injurious or beneficial to the dairy interest? I. H. Wanzer, El­ gin; Chas. Baltz, Chicago. , 9. Marketing dairy products; Local Board of Trade vs, Individual and Commission Sales. Capt, William II. Stewart,Hebron; J. R. McLean, Elgin. 10. Qrasses, pasturage, fodder, and water of the west--are they really adapted to produce pure milk? 1. H. Wanzer, D. C. Soofleld, Elgin; R. W. Stewart,, Hebron. y 11. Which produces thp most serious results, poor miifc, or poor cheese- makers? C. H. Lerkin, Elgin; S. W. Kingsley, Barrington. 12. Large and small dalriet, which are most profitable? 6. E. Morrow^ Chicago: I. Bois, Marengo. 13. What is the real cause of the difference in price of Eastern and West­ ern Cheese? B. W; Stewart, Hebron; S. Wilcox, R. R. Stone, Elgin* 14. Is the dairy business in the west, liable to be overdone, so that it will not he as remunerative as other branch- i tiic ^ityiv .»! 1.iiv• nets, Flowers, Silks, Velvets, Ribbons, l.aces, Embroideries, Ties, &<•,, &v., in fact every, thing in the Millinery line. l>on't fail to call end examine Prices, Stvles and Quality of Goods, which DEFY COMPETITION f Brick Block, 2d Door North of O^Iby's Drug Store, McHENRY, - - ILLINOIS. M A R K U S ' GERMAN - 'm OiJiOiii'W JJUNDA, ILL. . . . / i S Katl/rtctton fl-uaranteed on all work. Teeth feared Filled and Extracted in a careful and f dliful manner. Artificial Teeth inserted In full or partial plates, on all the basesknown • to th,i profession. Call and have jour teeth ,<e3faralncd. /oi/fiCE of L. C. Rice, West Madison St, ibhi^ago Office of A A. Rice second door ^llSrth of the M. E. Church, N unda, HL / Hicfrrencks. -- Wm. Archdeacon, Nunda^ / Frank Burr, Green St., Chicago, III. aSfWill visit McHenry every Saturday- Sr/oms at .the Riverside House. he McHenry. Brewery. & Herbes, proprietors. (HE best of Beer Shipped to any part of the comvtry and warraute.l a,? represented.-^ nromntlY attended frk JUST RECEIVED. A full Stock of Boots & Shoes Rubber Goods. &e.. for the Fall and Winter trad« which I can aud will sell at prices that '?• D E F Y - Competition. All Goods Warmnted as repre­ sented. Call and <?. * At P. W. BLAKE'S, jp^jposiTE Perry & Martins Store McHenry, HI. m These bitterfllfe laanufitetured by the pro­ prietor from GERMAN ROOTS, imported by him. The receipt of these Bitters •was obtained by the proprietor in 1845 , from an old and experienced physician (then a phy­ sician in the Prussian armv), and a graduate of the highest medical colleges ef Germany. These Bitters are Guaranteed to cure the ee* verestcases of . DIARRHCEA, I^PIGESTl'o*, BYSPKPJIA, and are a eertain preventative of FEMALE SICKNESS, CHILLS AND FEYER, ANBAGtTE. ; Diarrhoea is a disease characterised by an increased discharge from £lie Bowels, usually in a very liquid state, and sometimes contain­ ing a large quantity of MHe. Bespdes the vari­ ous purgative medicines, undressed or indi- gestable f<x»l, or vegetables, acid "fruits, oily or putrid substances frequently tause Diarr- hn'H. Physicians distinguish various kinds of Diarrluca", as (< rapulosa) when tiie forces pass off ordinary quality; "'biliosa" when the bile is more abundant than natural; "mucosa" when the excrements contain a quantity of mucus; "serosy" in which they are almost entirely liquid and watery ; and "licuteria" when the food passes through the body in an almost un altered state. There are" frequently, also nausea and vomiting, a bitter taste in the mouth, a furred and yellow tongue, dry and harsh skta, a full or sallow countenance, and if speedjy checked, great emaciation. This is one of tuose diseases by means of which na­ ture strives to get rid of impurities, and re­ store the system to its natural condition, llence, when it is not very violent, and the pa^*i»t is strong, it is best t<* let it take its course" tor a ahort time, and by taking o»ly two wine glasses full of the Bitters for the first ten hours. For violent cases live wine glasses full per day, one before each meal and two between meals. In any case great care should be taken not to stop it too suddenly. The treatment thus in all cases depends upon the cause tiom which it sprang. For Indiges, tion;and Dyspepsia take one wine glass full of the Bitters before eMcTi meaL So family should be without a bottW*. Priite per bottle, large 80 cts., small 50 cts. )felMtf*etiped bv MARKUSf WOODSTOCK, EL J* did gold in toruaer experiences o like nature. * * * In view of the great actual contraction that has taken place in the currency, and the compara­ tive contraction continuously going on due to the increased population, increase of manufactories, and all the industries, I do not believe there is too much of it now for the dullest season of the year." This language of Graft's message to Congress, penned during the great financial panic of 1873, when our cur­ rency gtood without depreciation, .shows up the President in no enviable light. What has come "over the spirit of his dreams?" Is it the money power in Congress and In Wall Street? or is it somewhat owing to the large fortune he has accumulated since he became President, anfl on which he hopes to realize exhorbitant rates of interest? His double salary of #50,000 per annum, may prove very injurious to the Ameri­ can people. Had it not been for President Grant's agitation of the currency question, his obstinacy in attempting to force specie resumption, and his veto of the greenback measure of Congress, all the troubles we are experiencing in the stagnation of business, and suffering among the laboring classes, would have been avoided. The currency question was not an issue in the late political campaign, aud the result of the elections are therefore no evidence of what the result will be when it shall become such issue. Once before did President Grant attempt to carry through a measure which did not meet the views of Congress or the people of the country, but he was-humored, and a.commission was appointed and sent to St. Domingo to inquire into the expediency of purchasing the island, or a portion thereof in order to secure a harbor and port of entry for the United States. But it was found' that by sueh purchase, we would involve ourselves in a war wftfithe government of H«yti, a friendly power, and the project was abandoned. So the scheme to force specie resumption upon an unwilling people, by contracting the currency and destroying the nations greenback^'fil^ destined *0 cott« -.tp naught, '"T , v OlTK OF THIS PKOPLE. The election of officers will take place Thursday, the 16th, at 9 p. M. What action i* necessary to be taken by this Association to have the dairy interest of ^Illiois represented at the Centennial at Philadelphia next year? This question is open for dis­ cussion by all who feel the importance of having the great dairy interests of Illinois ^appropriately and properly represented at our Nation's Centennial, and it is hoped all will feel sufficient interest in the matter to advocate the appointment of the neccssary repre­ sentatives. I^TThe N.Y. Daijy Bulletin* lias been collecting some s^ftlstics with regard to what is known technically in finance as "the bottom," from which it appears that the process of "reaching Is going on more vigorously than ever. Cotton's now a fraction lower than it was before the war ; the wages of the principle classes of factory employees are now fully as low as they were in 1860; wool at peesent la even lower than iu 1860. It looks from this, the Bulletin says, as if the bottom, which we have all been hoping would loom iu sight before long, has at just beeu reached, and as if the "process of re­ covery" must now set in; as if the prices of labor and materials had now reached a normal state, and cautious men were hardly warranted in waiting for a further decline as requisite to recovery; and that as values have now re-adjusted themselves the cautious man had better begin producing and selling as fast as lie possibly pa*. ts, 49*An old bachelor, upon reading (hat two lovers will sit up half the night with one chair in the room, said it could not be done unless one of them stands or sits upon the floor. Aud such painful ignorance pretty plainly iRdfo pates that he h^> oeiser been $hej». ,-^igffr v fgT'A great muddle has been caused In Syracuse N, Y., by one Ellen Began, whose supposed dead body was pulled gtit of the canal, and duly inquested by the coroner's jury, which proved a ease of suicide. A few days later a polioe officer arrested a woman who had a suspicious bundle under her arm. The package containen a piece of beef and a pair of'shoes which had evidently been stolen. She was taken to the polioe station and found to be Ellen Regan. What she wanted of iqeat aqd shoes after she was dead, or why she came out of the grave, is h thing not yet explained. The Syracuse people go home early.now, and stay theft. HMik,have you set tied that affair with Lpufis yet?* 44Yes, he kicked me Cjff the stoop last week, and since £hen hp has stopped bofcl»«riaf s«s " • i*,; * '• tTTICA, S* |.Jlov. SOfch W71 . ^ Ciimwie.--The offoriaja at the Boar§ of Trade iGvIuo in Uticii vie SuhuS^ were about 9.000 boxes, of which boxes were sold at from IS to Several sales at 19c Were made of cheese to be stored for the winter to a Joe#-"" warehouse. The dullness of the market at this season has, not equaled for several years, v , The market was unusually dull att '. Little Falls even for the tiw^ of ysaiT. The offering were about 12#00 boxei* nnd it was estimated that there we# 8,000 more hrthe hands of the makei^ Several lota went forward <mcowim "a< iM- There were sold about 2,000 boxes of factory cheese jis follows : One at !oe; oae at lltci nine & Ijle 5 f>ne at 1S$«$ one at*I2}c> This denotes, a range ot mw°. ,• About 900 lioxu of fun id*li7Wld Hy from 10@12c. BUTTER.--^There is depression in till butter trade somewhat analogous t» that in cheese, though not of equal degree. The receipts largely exceed the s^les and exporjta. . The lateii advices indicate sales of fair Stalin butter at 32@35c. The American Cfre* cer believes there can be no hope of further advance in prices. There wll be an increased make and diminished consumption during the coming winter Some sales were made at ;Little Falj^ at from 32 to 33c, 4, ;; J IS^Twas late at night. The ooll, wind was blowing, a gale. The ralil descended in torrents. The night w^l fearfully dark. A stranger knocked at our door violently. The jar upon thff loosened panel aroused the household We all wondered" why any one should rap 011 our door so late on fliich a dark, cold, stormy night. Haste was mad* to adjust our apparel, after lighting the lamp. We approached the doq? with $Ot!MS «r«t. fj»nyli»ii.11> ready to Wai,., knows thought we, hut the comer some forlorn outcast seeking sheltdgk and food. If so, and we dix aid a sul» feHng mortal, we shall he jVaid for 1 trouble. The key turned in the lodk as4 the% door swung upon Its hinges We looked out upon the Inky darknesa and discovered the form of a man. W%: addressed him and inquired what hor wanted and who hfit was. The answ^ was. "Who lives here?" We told hioa natural mordttty. whk fostered with care. It stood by nt til'; this case of deep contemplation, and our temper manifested its self-control* „ The Philadelphia navy jvhlch'ls to he sold by the Government, December 2. has been used since thn year 1801, when the site was purchased for $37,000. The first mau-pf-war com* missioned by the American Govern* ment, called the "United States," waa built at this yard, as was also thn "Pennsylvania'" and the "Mississippi,* the largest steam frigate ever owne^t by the Government. It was here thtffc the "Lancaster" was built and launched In 1558, Miss Harriet Lane performing the ceremony of christening the vei •The other day a Vicksburg wlffe went into the country on a visit, witlfc* out saying anything to, or leaving word for her husband. He was uneasy en returning home, and made itu|uiri«i among the neighbors. 'KJone iug!" exclaimed one woman$ should think you'd be uae««y «Jb«l|F her!*' "I am," he replied wearing m.- sorrowful look, "for some one has got' to split the wood to get breakfast withr* , •1 . promising yoittfg shavil five or six years was reading his lessoaa at school one day in th^ deliberate manner for which urchins of that age are somewhat remarkable. As he pro* ceeded with th« task he came upon th* passage, '"Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips, from guile.* Master Hopeftil drawled wit, ^Keep-r-thy-- tongue-*#rom-~ evil-r^apd^ thy-^lipe-- from--girls.1* ^ ggrLook here, gentfemen, why this howl against ladles* striped stoekiugsf It is your solemn duty as a respectable citiscn to walk along the street with your eyes on a level with geeond story windows, and it's none of your business what kind of storings are shown on the cros»-wa!k*> Anything la prefeiw able to 4 barefooted woman. DetreH Free Pre**, ̂ j young lady, beautlftO, aad with an abundance of money, Is lylag very ill at a hotel In Dowaglao, MhiJ' She knows no one, no one knows her, and she cannot he prevailed upon speak of her history. She sujBfersri, In body and mind, and is an enigB^k the people " . .5TT-.y.t. SISg ,v,i ^ . > ?S. * * W4 -' f 'M