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SO . .«£ not Paid within Three Months ...,,,..200 "fwhscrlptionsreeelvedfor three or six month .the same proportion. am* BUSINESS CARDS. •m • • • ' -- . ' r 1 1 H.T.RR(»VN,M.I». OHY31CIAN AND SURGEOX. Offlce over 1; the Post Office, opposite Perry & Martin's ttoro up Si nrs, McHenry, 111. C. IL FKGKR9, M. D- , HrslClAN AND SURGKOS, AobRShjUTfC Ills.--Office hours 8 to 10 A, M, • O. J. HOWARD, M D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGErtW. OfflCff at rav resilience, opposite M. . E. Cburcli, IfeHenry, 111. - E- V. ANDERSON. M. 1». flHYSICIAN and Stirtreon.' Offlp# at * Besley's Dr«" Store, Opposite' Parker Souse, McHehry, Illinois. PRATT HOUSBf^ TA. PRATT. Proprietor. First claw ac­commodations. Good Barn in connection Vtauconda, 111. F.J. BARBIiVN. GIGiRHtniifuturar McHenry, 111. Or­ders solicited. Shop, North East Cor­ ner Public Sauare.C RICHARD COMPTON. TCSTIOE of the Penceand Conveyancer.-- f j Will at tend promptly-to the collection of t«bts. Yolo, Lake County, 111. E. E. RICHARDS. HA9» •,omplete Abstract of Titles, to lap«l in M Ilenrv (bounty, Ill'nois. Olnce with Bounty ( lerk, Woodstock. 111. ROBT. WRIGHT, ' Manufacturer of Custom Maflfie Boots rind Shoos None but the best of inateral nsel and :ill work vrnrranteil. Shop North- ire*t corn r Public Square, McHenry III. ~ "* K.M. OWlSN. f \ ENERAL Dealer and. Manufacturers |J Agent in Leading farm Machinery'.-- F^Miloir and Terms favorable. McHenry N. S. COLBY. MCHENRY, McIIewy Co.. 111. B eeder of Spanish Merino She«p, Berki hire and Poland China-wine. .V choice lot -f young Buck stock for sale. Please cull and examine before buylny elsewhere. S GEO. SCHREINEt Al-OON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Parker llouse, McHenry, ill WFirst class Milliard aud Pool Tables. j.Q,H N. s UVIX'S MILLS, ILL. Is now prepared to sell and repair any kind ot' a Sewing Machine as cheap as the cheapest. Will also insure your life and property at reasonable rate*. "Pleaso give me a cal'. ""^ ~ PETE it LEICKEM. REPAIRS Whtchea,Clocks ami Jewelry of ill kimls. Also Repairs Violins in the beet possible uauuer, on sh.*rt notice and at rea- Wn*t»le rates. Also Violins for Sale. Sho|> *rit door North of Riverside Block, Mcllenrjr II. J. A. SMER WO£»D Aucrio> i : i :it J1NU APPKA1HEB, Algonquin, III. SAT. ES of Stock, Fanning Tools and Goods of all kinds promptly attended to. Farm tales a specialty. Terns reasonable. Post DOlceaduresa Algoiiqun'i 111. W. H. SAiMrORD, Merchant Tailor. In the store of C. H. Dickinson, East side of PablicSquare, 9s- WOODSTOCK, ILL. A Kood Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al- <rayson hand. Suits made to order and a lit warranted- Give ine a call. W. H. SANFOBD. :7th. 1H75. Woodstock 111.,Sep Scott & Co., K" "Hatters to the Great Northwest." Nos. 135 and 137. Maiisoi St., NEAR CLARK ST. Have a larger stoek and greater variety of Stylos for you to choose from, than can be found In any other establiahment in Chicago or the West. It will pay you to call and see fchf m. Prices the lowest in the Mnd forfigood goods. BRANCH STORES S/E, Cor. Clark & Lake sts & S. E. Cor. Halsted and Harrison sts., CHICAGO. M A R C U S ' ^GERMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS --dealer IN- PURE WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock, III. ®he best Tonic in the wortd- .Put"np'§in Pnit and Quart Bottles. Wm MARCUS Patentee. BUSINESS CARDS. 0. 9. GREEN. VETERINARY SURGEON, Richmond . . . . I l l inois. JESSE A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY at Law and Solicitor In Chan, eery. Will practice in State and in Fed era! Courts. Office, 3d Floor. New Custom House, Chicago. irr I . • - r •• • . ' {• f t CHAS. H. DONNELI»X* ATTORNEY AT L\W *nd Notary Public Woo iitockj Illinois. Office oyer Stcue's Drug Store. C. H. TRUAX. CARPENTER and Builder, Nunda, III.-- Will put up buildings by( theJobor day. and guarantee satisfaction. ' JOSEFII N. FRElJNfi. SAI.OOV AND RESTAURANT Bonslett'" old stand, opposite Bishop's Mill. Mc­ Henry, 111. The Cioicest Wines, Liquors and Llisrars to be found in the pounty. Fresh Oysters in their season served up Ik thy shape desired or for sale by the On. GOOD ST ABLING FOIi HOUSES. SIDNEF DISBROW, NOTARY PUBLICand Conveyancer, den, Ml. A1 MCHENRY BAKERY, --AND-- RESTAUR A NT. OPPOSITE the Bridge, McHenry, 111.-- Warm meals a; all hours. Farmers Lunch served on short notice. Oysters by the Can or Dish. R- PATTERSON, F. J. CROSS, T Z S T . bad and ln- McHenry, III. ifirilf Istes made of -tlie best material and hilly warranted, $8,00. Filling o.na-half usual rates. Special attention paid to regulating shaped teeth. T«ieth extracted without pain free of charge where Artificial Teeth are serted by him. All Work fully warranted. • Pure Nitrous Oxide Gas Always on and fjr t'.io p.iiujess ex traction of teet|u m7 engelnu €J-U IV- S3i: J[ rJ? tt! Scheie Repairing, Grinding and Pol­ ishing Ra/.ors and Shears and T:i)»le specln li- Jife# Steel or Brass.-- work warrant- Also dealer In Guns, Revolvers, Table and Pocki t Outlery.-Gun ;ind Fishing Material, Pipes, Cigars, Tobacco, Violin Strings, Ac. Shop and store near the post Office, Mc­ Henry,111. HIRAM WIER, Boot emd Shos Wauconda, III, I would inform the public that I am now prewired to make Hoots ami Shoes t<i order, of the best material, warrant a fit, and at LOWE It PRICES th»n any other shop in the cou nty. Call and be Convinced. H. WIER, Wauconda, Nor. 30th, 18S0, Notice. THE BEST OFFER YET MADE- FOITIJ OF FRANK LESLIE'S PITI5LTCA- TIOSS, ON E YEAR FOII OKLV i2.50. The Frank Leslie 's Publishing Co.. 15 Dev St., New York, will send i*'i ink La-Hit: » Fam­ ily Friend, a ifi p^ge i l lustrated paper, tor only $1.(10 per year. Frank LeSlic'n Youny Folks, devoted to the interest of young people, and containing much ti» interest those of a more mature age. This paper contains pages of i l lusirutions and valuable reading matter . Just the pa. per for young children. Price, per year, 50 cents. Frtv*k Lesfit's Agrirult'iritl and Working Fanner, a 16 page i l lustrated paper, only frl .oo. Frank LC*UP'» Pulpit of the P it/, a If? page i l- lustnited payer. . )u-t the paper lor Sunday reading. Frice only 7."» cents per year. Or all four of the above publications for $2.50 per ynir. Any person desiring to act as our agent, on sent mg us $1 50, wil l receive post paid, sem. pie copies ot the alwve publications, togeth­ er with a complete agents ontUt of 12 beauti­ ful premium chronios, also a copy of our Book of Valuable Information, of over .500 pa- get , containing an Il lustrated Dictionary of every useful word to be tound in the English Language, Medical and Household receipts, Legal advice and forms, art icles on et iquette and let ter writ ing, advice to merchants, clerks, mechanics and farmers. Samples of al l of our Publications and Il­ lustrated Catalogue (without ' premiums) tor 15 cents. All desir ing steady and profi table employment should send at once betnre their terri tory is taken. Address, FRANK LES. LIE PUBLISHING CO., 15 Dey Street , New York. Grandmothsr's Chair I Popular--ll'orctt <t*J AfiMrfo} *4)a the Tramp,n March Very inspiriting Twickenham Ferry Sj)lcnUid-Words A itune Adelphian Galop 1 8}irii//ULy and pleasing. FULL SIZE Piano Music- A LI. 4 1-IECE8 Mailed on receipt ot Four 3 cent Stamps, i M. Stoddart ft Co. Philadelphia. C. Henry, Nundav - - Illinois --DEALER IN-- Agricultural Machinery, Of All Kinds. Agent for tbe towns of Algonqnin, Xanda and McHenry for tbe celebrated Macormick Machines, All kinds of machinery sold as cheap as an* other dealer in the County. Give me a call The Celebrated Stallion "Tl Cm be found the balance of the season at the stable of A. R. Boomei, Marenpo, where those who wish his services can see him. For style and speed, and In fact for every point that constitutes a line blooded horse, Red Cross lias no superior, Farmers and others who wish to improvo their breed of horses should not fail to see Mm. For Pedigree and other particulars applr at the stable or to . .•••, : i • SiarjATt BTTCk. . Crystal Lake. Dated sept, 23d, ]#m. .-t Village Property For Sale. For sale, in this village, the followiag pro­ perty. six acres of land, more or less, on the town filot, in the village, of McHenry. Is tnely ocated and will be sold cheapt Also one House and I.ot. Is in a pleasant locality, has a good Well and Cistern, Barnf and other conveniences.. Also one Block coutainlftf two Stores, <n<la fine lot adjoining. For fnrther particulars Inquire 'at this of flte t x:H HE. WHillTMAN, Proprietor. First • class rigs, with or without drivers, fiunislied nt reasonable rates. Teaming ot fill kinds done on thort notice. T. J. CLIFTON Practical- Horse - Shoer. --AND GENERAL-- Shop Opposite tba Parker House, McHenry, - Illinois. Hnving an oxpe- rienite of many years in this busf. i iess I Hatter my ~elf thai in the t ine of Horse.Shoe ng T can pleas*- al l »vho l imy givei me •I ' . i l ! . 1 respect­ fully ask al l who ha\e lame hordes cr hor»ea with bad REPAIRING- Imning and all kinds'of General Black, smithing done promptly and iu a workman­ like manner. My Motto will be Prices Low and work •lone promptly and in good shape. (-Jive me a Call. T. J. CLIFTON- McHenry, Nov.22I, mo. w,-'r HH.W RULES. The following so me what novel code of rules and regulations for the govern- ment of railroad employes has been inrented by tfa* WHllsmsp^t (Pa.) Banner: ? ^ .' • ' trai^'ANi* CARS. There ihall be tliree classes of trains --first, second tiiittd--and they shRll have right of Way in the order named. The flrst-cln^ shall consist Of coal trains only. TX^ey shall have prefer- ance oVfcr everything else. Tiie secot»d-ol*5? ituintles mail, con­ struction and mixed trains. The third-class consists of pass6tiger trains--accomuindatiotf and express. No passenger train ?hnl] leave a station until at least Ave coal trains have passed It. Passenper train Xrt. 818 shall lay over at Williatryj|jk>rt untll a physician can he sent for. Train No. 3S9 will he spconcl-oHss after leaving the junction. When chewing licorice-the train men .must spit out of the wfndow. . ; Trains must ruti on time when ati excursion or the President's car is on the road. On tM3ii occasions ail re­ gular lines will be delayed one hour. Trains approaching each oilier iniiRt always move In opposite directions and on different tracks. No female wlU be allowed in tlte mall car. No smoking eaWL water tanks or closets will bo al^wed on'trains wlilch have a parlor cai^ attaciied. For any of these luxuries fie passenger must, pay fifty cents. - > ^ftNALS. A lamp upslita down on an engine signifies that the fireman is drunk-- the smoke stack rififtide down, that tlie engineer is driiitl^^-and an engine up­ side down deiiotef>ttliat a rail was up. A hot box whew the train is at Stin- bttry or WlllsaitfS^ort. signifies that the engineer is dry. Time will be given to attend to this matter. A red flag on tbe rear of a passenger train denotes tfii|| a division super­ visor is on board. _ , Seven toots of the whistle denotes that tlifre is a calf on the track. The fireman will go eatt On the pilot and attach two green flags to'lit* tall. The calf will then run^is an extra. If he least bnce a week, unless they are very busy at home. Tlicy must, before each annnal in­ spection. have the roads swept, the ends of all ties sandpapered* the faoes of all embankments shaved, and all fences apd telegraph pities whitewash­ ed. All subordinates must chew eofee a week before inspection, so that their breath will not be offensive to the In­ specting officials, none of whom ever drink. ' ' . Policing must; fee rigidly *enforced.-- Arrest any laborer who takes,a switch for his wife's back hair or uses a frog for fish bait, tf a man don't #ant a shovel let him take his pick. For repairing the track select the time when most trains are due. Stop work for thirty minutes before and after the arrival of each train. Better sacrifice your own time than the lives of the company's employes. Foremen must see to the gathering of all perishable crops along the road, such as melons, peaches, etc. Quail, rabbits,etc.,should be attended to in seasou. An accurate account must be kept of all oil,waste, cinders, cigar stumps and empty bottles gathered on tlie road bed, and tlie foreman shall overv year send a report of the same to the super­ visor, and one dollar to the Banner. T don't laake schc jsSlr • me, call tlie cor- Nunda, June 19th, lSea, C HENRY. [FITZSIMMONS & EVANSON have se­ cured a number of Oases Boys and Mens Hoots at extremely low prices in heavy and light Kip, which will be sold with our usual small margin ad­ ded. Cash telis. -VIA- CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY 2,380 Miles of Road WEST FOR Cedar Rjipids, Denver, Marshal I town, Leadville, Des Moines Salt Lake, •Sioux City, San Francisco Yankton, The Black Hillt*, Omaha, Colorado, COUUQ}1 Bluffs California Columbus, the Territories EAST! FOR Ohicago New York, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh, .Monreal, Toronto, New England, Canadas, Buffalo, and all Points East! SOUTH FOR Cincinnati, Nashville, Louisville, tfew Orleans, St. Loris, Jacksonville, olumbus, and all Points South, --THE-- "North-Western," la the most DIRECT ROUTE, offering the traveling jniblie (Jreater Kncilitiesand More AdvAntuxes than any road in tlie VVeat. It Is tbe only line running Pollra Hotel ani Sleeping Cars, Between Chicago and Council Bluffs. Pnllmon Palaee Sleeping Cars are run on all night trains. This is the great Pullman I.ine of the Northwest. Palace Par or Cars run between Chicago add MilwauKee. First-(?l i ie< Menleonly 50certs at the Eat ing Stations on the North-Western. Sure an<J elose connections at Chicago with all Railroads, and at all Junction Points with _ a\L*ttada that crocs its Lines. All Ticket Agents can sell you Through Tickets and check your Baggage JKREK by this Road. For information, folders, maps, e".c.. not ob­ tainable at Home Ticket Office, address any agent of the Company, or HABVIN HUGH ITT W. H. STIHHMT, OeneralSapt. Gen'l PacseiigerAgon When a baggage master aets a» con­ ductor he must put on airs--two aire if on a regular train and three airs if ou an extra. Eugineinen must not tae the oil can for whisky except at Muney. iNeuessi ty knows no law. CONDUCTORS, ETC. Before leaving the station the con­ ductor must call out the name of the last station passed, and each passen- er must namo tlie place he Came from. On arriving at a station the conduc­ tor and engineer will go into the tele­ graph office and write home to their families. They will &tay there until they know their train is behind lime. They will then run back t<> the next station. Each passenger may ask seven ques­ tions ol the conductor between eacli two stations, The conductor must an­ swer thesfe questions civilly without swearing or looking mad. Conductors must look after the com­ fort of passengers. VVheti the conduc­ tor is looking after a female passenger, the baggage master will look after the conductor and a brake man will look after the baggage master. The uniform of conductors shall here­ after consist of a seamless sack, the mouth to be strapped around the neck like a mail bag. The conductor shall have his hands tied behind hiin, and wear a gag in his mouth. He shall carry an iron sack on his back, {tlie key of which etih.ll be kept at Uarrisburg.-- When ten cent fares are paid on tlie train the passenger shall be charged one dollar. The ten cents may be recovered but the dollar goes to the conductor or the coir pan y, whichever is the smartest. The passenger must punch his own ticket and put it in the safe. He shall then tell the conductor where he was born and where he expects to die when he goes to. If the conductor ia sassy he must also be punched. The pouch must be carried over the left hip and the punch on the third finger of the right hand, with the han­ dle at an angle of torty-flve degrees.-- Any deviation will be Cause for sum­ mery dismissal. At the end of every trip the con­ ductor must make a written report of the number of cars, uumbef, color and age of passengers, together with any accidents, deaths or birtlis which may have occurred. Ou arriving at the end jot his route the conductor shall be stripped and searched with a tooth pick, nail brush and fine comb to see that lie has no tickets (concealed about him. MAINTAINANCK OF WAT. To each sub-division of ten miles there shall be one laborer, two fore­ men, three supervisors, and four assis­ tant engineers. Each of these shall have two clerks. The supervisors must make a daily inspection of tlte. track. This .can usually be done best from the-amokiug car of a passenger train. Foremen must visit their sections at t@rWtth the coining of wintry weather, a widespiead and* laudable desire to keep warm has appeared on the part of the public. Some of the means employed, sufficient clothing beitiar among tiiem, are eminently practical, but others equally important are greatly neglected. All the warmth that can be enjoyed out of doors is that which, created withlu the human system, lias been prevented by appro­ priate clothing from getting away; so it stands to reason that the person who does not eat enough, or subsists oil im­ proper food, l« bound to suiter from cold, no matter how many coats ho wears. The man whose midday meal consists of a sandwich or a pioce of pie issure to go home cold to his evening dinner. No one can be comfortably warm unless he eats enough to tnake the requisite quantity of blood. Clean­ liness, also, is necessary to those who do not want to suffer from cold. Un- A 8KNSIBI.K GLKI.. The other day a girl of our acquain­ tance who is pursuing a select cou»*se of study in one of the collegiate in­ stitutions of the city, examined the printed curriculum with reference to deciding what study she should take up in the next term. While consult­ ing about the matter she read over tin- long list of text books on science. lan­ guage, literature and mathematics, when she exclaimed: "I'll tell yon what Td like to study --I would like to study medicine. I don't mean that I want to be a phvMcian and practice, hut only know what to do at home when anything happens. I am sure It will be more useful to me than"-- and she turned to the prescribed course of study--"than spherical trigonom­ etry, navigation, etc. We cannot run for a doctor every time anybody sneezes or coughs, and 1 would like to kuow what to do for one who Is a little sick." Here Is a matter concerning which young women need some simple but careful instruction. But who gives them any ? As daughters in the family they can repeat the dates of the Gre- ciau and Roman wars, work out the in­ tricate problems of algebra, and give tlie technical names of all the bones in the body; but if the baby brother left In their charge burns' his hand or Is seized with the croup, how many of theiu know the best tiling to do while waitingTor the doctor? And when, as wives and mothers the duties of !ife increase, how many of them have an}" practical knowledge which will help them to meet calmly and intelligently the every day experiences of aceidents and illness which are inevltabl« in every family. physical waste are in proper condition a great deal of bodily heat la s^iian. dered in attempts to overcome tlie r-euits of careless habits. People whose sitting rooms or offices are never ventilated are sure to feel chilly, even if the mercury in their rooms stands at eighty degrees. In an untainted atmosphere ten degrees cooler the same people would not com­ plain of cold chills running down their backs. Finally, exercise is absolutely necessary. No clothing, open flies or hot air devices can save anyone from discomfort in winter unless exercise is frequent and earnest enough to make heavy clothing discomforting for a few minutes. |&"Secretary Schurz is undoubtedly right In declaring that the Govern­ ment has been acting from an errone­ ous principle in dealing with our In­ dian population, and the reservatityi system has not been successful.* Tlie theory must be adopted that the In­ dian is a citizen to be treated as any other--to be protected in tlie enjoy­ ment of ills rights and punished for the violation of the laws. Secretary Schurs's reference, in his annua] re­ port to the success of the experiment of In^iap education, is a hint in the right direction. The nation revolts at AMKNIlMKSt OFTHK X. General Louis Wagner, commander In-chief of the Grand Army of Republic, has issued a general or«l calling attention to the great delaj in the settlement of pension claims, shown by the reports of the Commla^l sloner of Pensions and the Secretaryi of the Interior, and commending Cop»*| missioner Bentley's sixty surgoon MR, us modified by Senate bill No. 496, apwj pending in that body. He says: **The Coramsnrter-in-chlef la imprea- ced with the necessity of legislation of the character proposed, and feels satla* fled that the Senate bill. Xo IN, as amended and reported to the 9enat*« will remedy tlie evils whichtfc*».claim­ ants experience under existing lawa, and will materially hasten, bf aom« years, the settlement of honest daiiN* nnd lie calls upon the several potta Ami departments of tlie Grand Army of tlM Republic to take immediate measures to express to Congress their views and wishes in relation to the propose* legislation and to ffovit* the co-opera­ tion of ali surviving soldiers and aail« ors t very where. "Accompanying this order yon will find blank memorials, to be sigued and forwarded as therein noted. Then should be official action on the part tf posts in the shape of resolutions ap­ proving the proposed legislation, and these, with one copy of the memorial, should be returned to these headquar­ ters onor before Jan. 1.1881.** Among the other changes that will be necessitated by the recent Census, will be the new apportionment for members of Congress. The Senate will, of course, remain unchanged, as each State is represented by two Sen­ ators. Tlie House of Representatives depends upon the population, and the ratio of representation varies each de­ cade according to thegrowthor decline of the States. There are now 293 members of the House. Should thi8 number be retained under the new apportionment the 28 members from New England will be reduced to 24. and tlie 67 members irorn New York. New Jersey and Pennsylvania to 61, wliile tlie Southern States will have 109 members in place of the 106, and the western and Pacific States 99 in place of 92. Bishop Berkley's pro­ phetic decalration seems inevitable: "Westward the Star of Empire holds its way," • #@r*The census, in which nearly 60,- 000,000 free and independent Ameri­ cans are interested. Is compiling itself with all possible lapidity. Only seven enumeration districts out of over 31,000 are now unrepresented in the returns. Iu three weeks, Gen. Walker will be able to present complete returns of the population of the United States. The special investigations, respecting wealth,debt and taxation,statistics of tlie Indian tribes, churches, schools, li­ braries. etc., have made good progress. Tlie work of paying tlie enumerators has been done so systematically that 28.000 out of the 31,000 accounts have already been settled. The New England Farmer says that everywhere else, even ill small towns, and in the family of city mechanics, one will find the children especially breakfasting on oattneai and fruits, eschewing pies and sweets at dinners, and mtkiug the last meal a large one, while the New England far­ mer yet compels his wife to keep him supplied with pies and libitum, and, worse than that, to make poric the principal diet, and to bring up their children on tho same rigid fare, "which," as« the Farmer says, "fits tliem in adult life to be apt candidates for "treason, stratagems, and spoils," A fine stock of new Watches, Clocks, &e.,at Robt. Murfitt's, Nnnda. other feasible policy is the encourage ment of the Indians In the industries compelling them to live a civilized life. To educate our250,000 or 275.000 Indians iu the requirements of civili­ zation may seem a gigantic task, but it Is tbe one the nation must under­ take. Bright Indian boys and girh will readily learn if they have Instruc­ tion, and the Indians who are too old to learu will soon die oft. The nation must expect to assimilate the Indians into Its Industrious, useful population, just as it assimilates thousand? of im­ migrants who are hardly less savage and ignorant. t8r*It is curious to see what a great moral influence cold weather exerts upon the American aborigine. - No sooner does Jack Frost begin to bite sharply than Indians wKo have been unruly and diligently engaged in rais­ ins; the old harry at every possible op­ portunity suddenly become meek and peaceable and very expressive of loy­ alty and friendship to the great father at Washington. Ascoutsent by Gen­ eral Allison, to interview that obstrep. erous individual known as Sitting Bull, has returned and reported that the wily Sioux warrior claims that he* has never made war on Uncle Sam except iu self defense, and is anxious for con­ ciliation--to shake hands over the chasm, let bygones be bygones, and the dead past bury its dead. The re­ port ends with the casual statement --which of course cuts no figure (!)-- that the Bull's band is nearly out of ammunition and food. Verily, ye jftd- sklus kuoweth a thing or two. The following, though written from the standpoint of the daily news­ paper is doubly appreciable to tbe seml-weckly and weekly: The newspapers are discussing the influence of election tlmss on j|ewa- papers and the general conclusion* Is that they are disadvantageous. The popular opinion is otherwise. But the truth is that while they create a de­ mand for more papers, they also create a demand for more reading matter- more editors, more reporters, more compositors, more expense. Besides they interrupt tlie current of regular business, and inmdi advertising ts, in consequence, lost. Anu*;further|:tlian all this, there was probably never a newspaper vet that took an active aiart in a campaign b«t what made more or less enemies. Somebody's feelings are quite sure to be hurt, somebody's friendship, influence and patronage lost--forever. The news­ papers are expected to undertake the defense of the characters of every on of the candidates of its own party, aa4 expose all tlie foibles iu the lives Mtd characters of the opposing candidates. If the candidates thus defended titan ceed, there is little gratlttfd#Wit small thanks, and ten chance* , of tlte opposition. In order to tlie way smooth for a re-election; tot if they are defeated, the uewspapet* are very apt to be denounced as tho cause, aud receive cursee rather than praise. No; election years are not "bonanzas'" to newspapers, aud right thinking publishers would avoid, rather than welcome tiiem. Every enemy a newspaper makes during a campaign will lay op tho memory for twenty years. If need be, to repay the oflemler; while tbe man aided does quite averagely well tf he i remembers the influence, --hlrh Yiim to a position, a full year. • * A GOOI» IDEA, ">,'£ We have heard considerable oom- plaint recently of horses and cattle running into barbed wire feuee aad- seversly tearing their sides mad legs. There is a^siiuple device by which tbe a barbed wire fence is benefitted, which we have noticed on fences In old tied countries, where they use fences. Fasten a few wire, upright, to the wire between the posts, at regular diJtauces. by small waste pieces of wire which serves to make the fence plainly visible. Another, and, we think, much better plan that we observed, was tying common laths to tbe top wire. This is substantial enough to be ob­ served by any animal having ordlnarf sight. All of these devices have more or less merit, all are good and cheap, and quite durable, and all are quite easily applied without the outlay of much time or money. -*&il JQjrGreat satisfaction is expressed by the papers at the political demise of John Kellj", the Tammany Chief. Per­ haps the funniest mention of this sad but pleasing event is in the Chicago Tribune's "New York Nursery Rhymes" to-wlt: Who killed John Kelly? ••1," said young C<>o|MMy "I Just did \*onop 'e# " /' Up for John Kelly " ' Who'll toll the hell* ' ••l," said old Sammy, i "Though feulde, why daniHMLjs,,, • I'll toll tho bell." s ' r.'i * Who'll say the prayer? •'I," said McClosky; "With grief I'm quite husky. Bat I'll say the prayer." tSf Combination safe lock* may be a very gsod thing, but sometimes thev a little puzzling. Take the ̂ instance of a vault lock belonging to the Wayne County Bank, at Wooster, O. The offi­ cials forgot the combination and were for nearly two months unable to get st 910,000 too securely locked up. Present­ ly a stranger came to the town and volunteered his services to remove ilie difficulty. What must have been the surprise of theotfieereof the bank when the new-comer mastdred the lock in a few minutes. Now, it would, in the first place.be of interest |to know the profession of safdstranger. and in the second to discuver whether, all combin­ ation locks oan not be as readily open­ ed if the right sort of fellow comes PSr Accord ing to the Xt#; Yoffc Herald the legislature of Texan ha* given, by an inadvertent constructio* of the state constitution, the right of women to vote in that state. The i ptitutiou provides that every mate son. SI years of age, nnt sntyect to tain designated disqualifications, shall have the right to vote and the legisla­ ture has e uacted, among other rules which shall govero In the eonstmetle* of all civil statuary enactments, that "ilie masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter.** The WOaaen of Texas have not taken advantage of the accidental privilege, probably be­ cause they are unaware of 1%, The cabinet makers are ttmm work and a decided boom has Im» made in favor of Grant as Secretary State. His knowledge of other jres In tlie world would be of advantage to our- mauufactona^ commercial interests. No be|lfr pointment could tie mad*. Jk Shellabarger of Ohio kh not m lsi|l> bable candidate for Secretary of th*|j Interior, aud his seiretloh^would w»%;l maud the confidence of tho wb*t*| country. ' teTlt must be rather trying tft fcfef married to an> emotional actreea, ts have h*r cluiMilug you by tho tftMIt at 3 o'clock iu tlte morning and shoaflNr ing in a hoarse stag** whlaper: didst lock the kitchen door; the kSf . ^ where Is it qnlcK. or 1 U strangle t*-~" dld^t lay the milk rHcher the er battlement*; a>v, u»e good ! mad."--yctv }'•