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Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law| *Vfo Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." VOL. 6. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1881. NOF49. piaia3ealer. PaWi»he<l Kvary'Wednesaay by J. VA>' SLYKE, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.} Office in'Old P. O. Block, --OPPOSITE RIVERSIDE HOUSE.-- TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. OaafYear (in Advance) ......41.50 tf Not Paid wlthinTliree Months, . ' . ' 4,00 Subscriptions received for three or six taonths in the same proportion. BUSINESS fcARDS. / H. T.BUOWN.M.D. ^•OHYStCI.W AND SURGEOV. Office over V the Post Oflflce, opposite Perry;& Martin 's Store up St\ irs , McHenry, 111. O. H. FEGKRS, M. D- •l iHrsiClAN AND SUtt<iEON. Johnsburgh, I Ills.--Office hours 8 to 10, A. M. O. J . HOWARD M D. Office at M. E. Church, KcHcnry. 111. |>HY81CIAN AND SURGEON. I my reii'lnnoe, opposite K- V. ANDERSON. M. I) . PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office at Besley'a Drn" Store, Opposite Parker House, McHehrv, I l l inois. PRATT HOUSE. J A. PRATT, Proprietor. First class ac. coaimotti t lons. Ooo'l Barn in connection Wane.onda, III . BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, MoUenry, 111. Or. ders solici ted. Shop, i i Old McHenry. •ear the Bridge. RICHARD COMPTON. JUSTICE of the Peiceaml Oonveyanoer.-- Will attend promptly to the collection of l«bts. Volo, Lake County, III . BUSINESS CARDS. VETERTNARY Ill inois. C. S. GREEN. SURGEON. Richmond JESSE A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY at Law and Solici tor in Chan-eery. Will practice in State and in Fed eral Courts. Officc,3d Floor. New Custom House, Chicago. CHAS. IT. DONNELLY. . ATTORNEY AT L.\W *N<T NOTARY PUBLIC Woodstock, I l l inois. Office over Stone's DrugJStore. SIDNEY DISBROW, NOTARY PUBLlCand Conveyancer. A den. 111. DR. C. K. W I 'LL IA MS. DENTIST, Resil ience Diimlee. Will be at Wanoonda t l ie Ift th t ind 25th of each month. When dates orenr Saturday or Suri . day I make iny visi ts the following Monday- A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler N"0. 1*7 RANDOLPH STREET, (Brings House-,) Chu-ngt) , 111. Kormerlv with E It . P. Slinrlv. SpiTial at tention given to He­ ps ir ing Fine watches and Chronometers. 0E3~ A Full Assortment of Woo 5 in his l ine. F. J. CROSS, kitX E. E. RICHARDS. HA9 ft ' .omplete Abstractor Tit les to land in M -Henry Connty, I l l inois. Office with Saunty I lerk, Woodstock, III . ROBT. WRIGHT, Manufacturer of Custom Ma>ie Boots and Shoes None but the ' best , of inateral Rsed and al l work warranto M Shop North­ west corn r Public Square, Henry 111. E.M.OWKN. GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Agent in Leading. Farm Machinery.-- Pricesl*w and Terms favorable. McHenry N.S.COLBY. MCHENRY, McHenry Co., 111. B eeder of Spanish Merino Sheep, lJerkt Uire and Poland China ;• wine. A choice lot *f young Buck stock for sale. Pleasecull and examine before buying elsewhere. GEO SCHREINKK. SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Parker House, McHenry, III WFirst class Bil l iard aud Pool Tables. JOHN HENDRICKS. •3 MIH.sS XLL. Is now pro pared to sell and repair any kind bf a Sewing Machine as cheap as t l ie cheapest , w i l l also insure yonr l ife autl property at roawnablt) rates. Please give me a cal1 . PETER LKICKKM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in the best possible manner, on sh'jrt notice and at re:i- Jon»ble races. Also Violins for Sale. Shop •r«t door North of Riverside Block, MeHenrj II . J. A. SHERWOOD AUCTION K KH AND AFl'BAISER, Algonquin, III. ^ ALES of Stock, Farmiug Tools and Goods ^ of al l kinds protuptlv at tended to. Farm l»les a specialty. Terms reasonable Post 3®ceaddress Algonquin 111. W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor. In the store of C. H. Dickinson, East aide of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A good Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al" iray son hand. Suits made to order and a tit warranted- Give me a call. W. H. SANFORD. Woodstock III.,Sept. 27th, 1876. Scott & Co. "Hatters to the Great Northwest." Kit. 135 M 137 Madison St.. NEAR CLARK ST. Have a larger stoek and greater variety of styles tor yon to choose from, than can be found in any other establishment in Chicago or the West. I t will nav von to call and see them. Prlcet the lowest . in the land forfgood good*. BRANCH STORES S. E, Cor. Clark & Lake st9 4 S. E. Cor. Halsted and Harrison sts., CHIC AliO. M A R C U S ' CERMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS --DEALER IN- PURE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock III. The best Tonic in the world. Put "up In Pint and Quart Bott les. P. MARCUS Patentee. D B H T I S T . McHenry,* III. Full Plates made of-the In-st (material and fully warranted, $8.00. Kill ing one-ha If 'Usual rates. Special at tention paid to regulating bad shaped teeth. Teeth extracted without pain ' a ." '1 free of charge where Arti i icial i 'ue ' .h are c in­ serted bv him. All Work fully warranted. Pure Nitrous Oxide Gas always on ami f ir the traction of teeth. HIRAM WIER, Boot and Shoe Maker, Wauconda, ill, 1 would inform the public that I am now prepared to make B>ot* and Shoos to order, of the best m-uerial , war rant" a l i t , and at LOWER PRICKS than any other shop in the coun ty. Call and be Convinced. Wauconda, Nov. 30th, 18W, H. WIKR, Every Boy or Girl, I^atly or Gentleman, purchasing a pack­ age of JEVNE'S Celebrated Gold Man<larin TEA, Will receive the Housekeepers Friend FREE. A -beautiful book, containing valuable Recipes, Ladies Needle 'work Companion, Almanac and Calendar for lHSi, Drawing Slates, Register of Gas Metre &c FOR SALK BY Fitzsimmons & Eyanson SOLE AGENTS FOR McllKNRV, ILL. N. B.--Price per package Gold Mandarin Tea, 2^, ."50, 10, 30, 00, MOc,$1, JOS. WIEDEMANN, Agent Franz Falk's MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER, McHenry, III. Beer in Larg<* or Small Ko' . 's or Bott les nl- way s on Intml clieajHSr Llian any other, quali­ ty confide re<l. This Beer ha* a worM wide reputation, and good.iudgew acknowledge i t cannot o® sur. | iH«ced in the world. Orders by maiPproniptly at tended to. JOS. WIEDEMANN. Mcllenry. 111. May 5th, 1SS0. M. Engeln, -I»KALER IN -- Guns and Revolvers, Gun Material of al l description.-- The flnejt and best Pocket Cutlery, t i l l warranted.-- The finest Razors, warranted for two yearn. Barbers Soap, Caps, Brn«h p-, Strap«=, K.vc UlasRes, spectacle Eye Protectors lor Ban or Snow. W<> also keep a full l ine ol Fishing Tackle, Minnow Seine, Hammocks, and in fact everything pertaining to Fishing and Hunting, can be found at my store at reasonable Crico*. Viol in* , Acordeons , Picalas, Flutes, Violin Strings ani all other extras for Violihs. My s tocks of TINWARE Is comple t t . Cal l and examine it . I guarantee Prices that defy al l competi t ion. M E K G F I N STORE IN HOWE'S BLOCK, NEAR THE BRWGE. JOSEPH N. FREUND. SAT.OOV ANI) RESTAURANT Bonslett 's oli l s tand, opposite Rlshon's Mill . Mc­ Henry, 111. The c ioiet>st Wines, Liqunrs and Cigars to be found in the connty. Fresh Oysters in their season serve«t up in any shape desired or for sale by the C»n. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. ANTONY ENGELN, O ALOON and Restaurant, Buck's old stand C7 McHenry, III .--The choicest Kentucky Whiskies, «our Mash, Wines, Cigar^ etc. , always on hand. We liny none but tsje best . *nd sell at I teasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in the i r season . Established in 1855. JOHN STERBA, Formerly of Woodstock and Chicago.JJl ias a (tain rstnrncd to Mcllenry County, aud Jias on hand the largest stock of ^ READY HADE HARNESSES, COLI.ARS, Will i 's , Ac., t i i be found in the fountv, : tnd ha-t everything nunie of the BEST MATERIAL. Call and sc- inc. JOHN STERBA. Near the Pepot, McHenry. "TAKE NOTICE. ALT. ve that are in want of Tubs in anv form, from one bushel to 500: if you \v:<n t a Tubniad" ' to a bung-hole, bring it alone. I wil l also take buildings to bni!<l and furnish, or otherwisc just as we .-an agree, shop work of al l kinds done to orifcr on short no- F. A. HEBARD, McHENRY, ILL t i re. mm-i HE. Wit; HTM AX, Proprietor. Plrst . elass ripss, with or without driver*, fn. tuished at reasonable, rates. Teamiug ot al l kinds done on short notice. It. Bonslett, Near the Depot, McHENRY - - - ILLINOIS. Keens constantly on hand the l lnest btands of Klonraud Feed of al l kinds, which ho will se 11 a t Wholesale or Ketail at Bottom Prices. Five different brands of Fiour always on hand and warranted as reprc-cnled. • •"Flour delivered any where in t l ie Cor­ poration. ( inters may he given by Postal Card, Box 107, Post O'fl ie.e. ' GIVE UK A CALL. L. B0NSLETT. McHenry, March 8tl i , | )WI. WAUCONDA Agricultural Warehouse. Would respectfully inform the Farmers ot Lake county, that he has opened an Agricul­ tural Warehouse, on M il l ^t reel , in the yil . I««e of Waiicon la, w here tie wil l keep AG1M rr i .Tnt \ l , M ACIHVEUY of al l kinds, of the besi ( |uali t v a id make, and sell i t to the farmers a t as low t iguret as any other House In the State. In Mowers & Reapers I sha l l keep the McComr .ck , and Buckeye, of Can ton , Ohio . \vh i« l i we cons ide r the bes t iu the marke t . Shall also keep in Ktock the Leader Rake, ofl thica, N. V., the Tompkins County Im­ proved Self Adjustable Cull ivator, and a iren eral assortment ot al l kinds ol ' niachUu ry used ou a farm. Call and see my stock before jwrcha«in g elsewhere und be convinced that 1 mean business . R C HILL Wauconda, May 2d, 1"**I. F. C. MAYES, irctoit Tailor! -- ANP DEALER IN -- Ready-Made Clothing. RespectTully invites an inspection of his New Spring Goods Just opened, embracing all the variety usually found in a first- class 'iVilorinsr and Ready Made Clothing establishment.* Don't fail to embrace this op­ portunity before purchasing else­ where as all my goods will b«» sold at tair prices. Cutting done as usual. Store in Old McHcury, neai the new Bridge. F. C. MAYES. McHenry, 111., April 19th, 1881. Executor's Notice F^STATE of >J ' , r t 'n Siescn deceased The J undersigned having been appointed Fix ecutor of the last , wil l and testament of Mar- t ip Nlesen, late of the Oountv of McHenry, and State of I l l inois, deefsed, hereby gives notice that he will appear before th*1 "County Court of Mcllenry County, at the Court House, iu Woodstock, at the. lnlv term on the third Monday in . lulv next, at which t ime al l persons nai ins claimo aaralnst sai i Kstate, are notif ied and requested to at tend for ( l ie purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said K-tate are request­ ed to inake immeaiate payment to the under­ signed. Dated this 2I»t dav of M*v A. V . 1881. CHAP KRHXERT, Exeeator. A. WENDELL, WLBPSHTE8 JQHTCfi McHenry, ill. Will take contracts ik»r putting up Buihlit^gs and guaranty inv work will compare with any inanHtu t i ic State. 1 cm anil will t lo work from 15 to 2v. pei cent cheaper than other, carpenters. s»- 1 have two of uiy boysjxlm work with me. which makes i t p<Mpl)le for me to tlo so. All Jobs in the Carpenter l ine promptly atteuded to. Give tue a call . A. WENDELL. • > McHcury. Dec. 29 th, 1880. Sjoldiers' Department. CONDL'CTKD BY DH. S. K. BEXXETT. » "Wagon Shop. The nndersianed, at his Shop North of Perry Jt Martin 's store near the ISrick Church, is now prepared to d« anything in the l ine of Rlacksnii thing orWagon Making, on short notice, and gunrairxcc satis tact ion. With the beet of material and t irst-c]ass workmen wo a re p repared I f ge t up B u g g i e s and Wa^oii i to order on thwmost reasonable terms and warrant as represented. promptly at tended to. „ If in wiini of a new Wnjp^n, 1" ' sure to cal at tnv Shop, examine one ofinv Waimns and learn price l ieforo imr> -hasii»g. Mv Wagons took FlKsT I 'UKMll 'M AT, TIIK Cil | !NTV KAIIJ last Fall overall othils . I wil l not be u nderso Id, q uali ty conaMofcd. Give Me #Call. PHILLIP HAUPERISH. Mcllenry, 111., March 8lst t t»W), S U M M E R STOCK, JUST RECEIVED -AT- M a i ma 'n* s ctdTma HOUSE, AT WAUQOi\ DA. I have the largest stock of Summer Oooda ever brought to I .ake County, which I wil l sel l at I .O'VKlt Plt lCKtf THAV KVKft BE- KUtK. Ueady-inade Clothing milro numerous than ever mid at prices suited for every purse.-- For anything made U> order, whethoi jysiugle garment or a full suit Maim ail's Is the place to l iny. Also a full l ine of t iKXTS* ITL'BNlSHINti UOOD8, Hats and Caps, Jt<". " I have a lar^e variety ot PIKCE ti<>Ol»S, of the l .a; t»l styles and Pallcri ia, l i t low figures. Mrs. Maiman, Who is assjsted by Miss t . iesoler, has just received a l ine stock ol Spring Mill inery, of the latest sty let i to be found in the ci ty which she invites the Ladies of Wauconda to call and examine. Mats and Bonnets Trimmed in the latest styloaand at reasona­ ble prices Dress Making done promptly ami satisfaction gur.rantesi l . rOTATO BUGS. Bugs! Bugs! We have a few hundred pounds of London Purple ' and Paris Green, WHICH WK ARE SELLIXO. Wo jT.iiarartee the London Pnrp'e to ne as gonil and to go as tar as the best Paris Green, and the pricc makes everybody suicker. Jf you want to aninse the hugs, "tickle 'em to death," call :it the liveliest store in Wauconda--- we mean the Book Haunt. Good goods--low prices--polite atten­ tion. F. B. HARRISON Wauconda. Ill Valuable Property For Sale, The property formerly used as a Hotel , in tl ie village of Kingwood, i* o fie re rl for sale. It , consists of one large brick House, containing ten rooms, all n^eessary outbuildings, a good well ol water and cistern, anil one acre of land. Ou tlie premises are some of tl ie finest fruit and Ornamental trees, shrubbery. <Sc., t<> !>e found in the coniit v. I t is a veiy desirable location and will be sold dirt , cheap and on long time, for good security, i Apply to ?DlEOV* POTTE", Adminiutrator, Of th«> Kstate of Mrs. M. Crandall . Call at Mrs. H. H. Nichols ' store, one door north of Perry & Martin's, for anything in Miliiiiery or ladles' Fur­ nishing Goods, l ion. John A. Bent ley, in obedience to a request of the President, yester­ day handed in his resignation of the office of Commissioner of Pensions. The President 's request, i t is stated, was not intended as a reflection on hi* 'personal or official integrity, but was based on complaints Which had been strenuously urged 3n many quarters against his past management ot the pension service and his well known schemes for i ts reorganization, i t is said the President accompanied his acceptance of Commissioner Bentley's resignation with an ott»r of a loreign appointment, which Mr. Bentley de­ clined. Colonel W. \V. Dudley, of Indiana, who lo^t a leg in the war, anil who has for some years been United States Marshal, will succeed Mr. Bent- ley and will enter on Ills duties July 1st. The President has also appointed Noah C. Macfarland, of Kansas, a.s Commissioner or the General Land Ottice. as the successor of General Williamson, of Iowa, who recently re­ signed iu order to embark in another business. Pension Clnima. Circular from the Commissioner of Pensions. w AsiifM-.Tox. I). C., June 19.--The following are the principal points of the forthcoming circular of t l ie Com­ missioner of Pensions relative to pen­ sion claims; In proving your claim the following points must be established, either by the records of the War Department or other testimony: 1. That you were iu the military service as alleged iu yonr application. 2. That yon were disabled for the performance of manual labor in or as a result of, said service as alleged. 3. The extent or degree of your dis­ abili ty froii^time to time from its in­ currence down to the date of the set­ tlement of yonr claim. Your service will probably be fti l ly shown by the records of Hie War De­ partment, and it will therefore not be necessary to furnish testimony upon that point until especially re­ quested to do so. Upon tlie second and t!iir«1 points observe the following: I . Make your own statement, under oath, of your place or neverai places of vTeifatf f indTVlftft tvHi1 yoiir- o**upn«»| t t t ten from wNtoh toft JM«* XMud -1 l ion for five years next preceding your enlistment and since your discharge to the present t ime: also a f.i l l and cir­ cumstantial history of your disability ami of i ts incurrefice from the time it "first , appear•••d, mentioning all medical treatment and the names and residen­ ces of your physicians, and which, if any of t l ietn, have died. If you have suffered front any acute or other dis­ ease since ywur discharge, when, what was its character or violence, and by whom were yo:i treated for the same? Stale also whether yon have performed any manual labor since discharge; what kind, and whether you have, at any time, been prevented by your dis­ abili ty from following your usual oc­ cupation, how often, aud at what periods. 2. You should furnish the best evi­ dence attainable to et>tablish the fact of having incut red your disability In. or that i t was the result of, your mil­ itary service, and also to show its ex­ tent or degree from time to time since i ts incurrence or development. Kach of 'your witue°ses should state wlrit lie knows about your case, very fully and with great particularity; also how lie knows the facts to which he testifies, and also the length of t ime be lias been acquainted with you; and if anv of them are related to you whether by blood or marriage, or in business, that relation should be stated. If you are unable to furnish the evi­ dence of physicians or surgeons who have treated you upon the point of in­ currence and continuance of your disability, or of officers or comrades as to incurrence iu the service, your explanation under oath, of the reason why. should accompany the secondary evidence which you mty be able to furnish to cover the same ground. When au affidavit is sworn to before a notary public, clerk of the court, or other officer having a seal, IIO notifica­ tion of his official character is neces­ sary, but if sworn to before a Justice of the Peace, or other magistrate who has no seal, the official character of such magistrate should be properly ce rti l ied. You will also be ordered for exam­ ination before a surgeon appointed bv the Commissioner of Pensions for that purpose. Justice among the. claimants whose cases remain unsettled requires that the claims shall be taken up for exam­ ination and settlement in the order of fil ing, unless the circumstances of a claimant are so extraordinary that, if t h e facts were known to other claim­ ants they would consent to tl ie exam­ ination of his claim out of i ts order; and this^rnle will be observed as neatly as possj)lJe, notwithstanding any in­ quiries wiiich tnay be made by or in behalf of claimants. They may. how­ ever, "reatly hasten the adjustment of t h e i r claims by til l ing as promptly as posi ible , the necessary evidence de­ scribed in this circular, and thus pre­ pare their claims, as far ns may be, for settlement upon the first examination after the receipt ol tit 's War Depart­ ment records. When your claim is r-aclied for settlement iu it« order, i t will b6 examined and if found com­ plete, will then be settled; if addition­ al evidence should be necessary upon any pojnt, you Will be notified of the furlhcrVequirenients, and until then, inquiries"l>y you or in your behalf, will not advance the adjustment of your claim, but on the other hand, by increasing the office correspondence, will tend to delay i ts settlement. Th« Irish Probteiu. One of the most encouraging signs in the solution of the Irish" problem' ia the sudden change In Mr. Parnell 's pro­ gramme. That gentleman has appar­ ently heard from Ills constituents, who it would seem are anxious for the pas­ sage of the Land bill , which the great Liberal lender has been for some time trying to push through Parliament.-- The proposed measure may not he ev­ erything that the Irish hope, and it certainly is not what the Nationalists have been agitating for, but the Irish farmers appear to regard i t as of im­ mense benefit to their industry, and wish to see i t passed. Mr. Parnell as- oonllngly drops his obstructive tactics, and the bill , i t is expected, will soon become a law. Will i t set at rest the chronic -dfecon- tent of Ireland? So far as Content­ ment depends upon the prdsperity of the Irish farmer, the bill may tempora­ rily prove a success. Permanently, how­ ever, l ike fto many previous measures for the benefit of Ireland, i t must end in failure. Within the past few years a new factor has entered into the prob­ lem which It is not wise to ignore.-- The present agricultural distress and poverty both in Kngland and Ireland are mainly due to one and the same cause--American competition. This competition Is yet only iu i ts infancy. What will be the condition of the poor farmer in Great Britain when the new traffic has developed Into goodly pro­ portions i t is needless to ask. Already farms iu England are oflered in vain at rents ruinonslj* low compared with old t ime prices. Already landlords have reduced their figures 20 to 40 per cent below ordinary rates, and stil l the British tenant farmer prefers to take his chances on the ferti le prairies of the West, and thus add to the compe- stone's Land bill may, and doubtless will , bring tamporary relief to the Irish farmer, but sooner or later a new adjustment will be nccessary. Every cargo of wheat from this continent, every shipload of American cattle or beef, cuts down the prices of Irish pro­ duce in English markets aud under mines the prosperity of Irish agricul­ ture. Every new farm opened iu the West, every additional sack of wheat or head ot stock raised here, is au ad­ ditional blow at the prosperity of the Irish or English farmer. Nor is there any obvious remedy for "his alarming state of things In the mother country. England must con­ tinue to be au immense importer of food products. This country is certain to become each year, with the develop­ ment of new territories, a keener com­ petitor with the Old World farmers, and must ultimately develop into the great granary anil larder for E n g l a n d While Mr. Gladstone's Laud bill may by i ts new adjustment of rents, and fa­ cili t ies for easing tlie shoulders of the tenant farmer, bring good times, peace and contentment to Ireland, i t will be well for our Irish friends to remember that these must be ephemeral, and that the only permanent solution of tl ie problem iu emigration. tSfA traveling man writes the fol­ lowing to the DeKalb Xctca from Char­ iton. Iowa: At Hamburg, Iowa, about six miles from the Missouri River, you can see something of the eflects of the flood, and one must see i t to realize anything of the extent of and damage done by i t . Seven hundred and fifty thousand bushels of corn can now be seen rotten, spoiled, so that not only will the owners never be able to real­ ize one cent from it , but i t will cost them at least 82.C00, piobably much more, to get i t hauled to ilie river, so that i t can be floated off. I t has al­ ready become so olle ' isive that i t is almost impossible to pass i t , and much sickness, i t is feared will be caused by it . The buyers, some of them, report­ ed to have lo?t every dollar they had, ' and have nothing to remove i t with and the city will have to take hold of the matter. Several thousaud dollars have been raised to aid the suAerers.-- One man, Dr. Brogan, an implement dealer, has raised some 83,000 fioin the firm he handles goods for. Families were rescued in boats for miles aioun<\ and the country is iu a deplorable con­ dition. buildings ruined, fences gone, stock drowned, and land in a condition that i t will b* impossible to put in any crops. Stil l there is much ot the land that has already been planted aud i t is thought a half crop can be raised in the section adjacent to Hamburg. MATICIMOM »L WHIMS. A Springfield sewing girl , som« time ago answered an advertisement for a wife, which n Dnbwque, loir a, man placed in nu Eastern Massachu­ setts paper claiming that she wm m young widow and possessed of consid­ erable means. She wrote tire letter "just for fun," but it happened to strike the fancy of the Hawkeye cit« izeu and resulted in au exchange of photographs and a lovliig correspond* ence. Realizing at laftt that she was carry­ ing the joke too far, the girl confessed her deception, aiulthis confession led the way to an engagement and an ap« pointment between the parties to meet at Minneapolis to be married. But when she came to see her ideal face to f:wie. what was her vexation to behold, instead of the manly, intelli« gent and comely individual which the photograph had promised, a party wearing an old slouch hat, decidedly seedy iu appearance and altogether unattractive. She bade him depari without ceremony, which he did, after chiding her bitterly because of her re­ fusal to keep the contract. She re­ turned to New England but conster* nation akin to despair seized her, amf she caused letters to be «ent to Dt«- buque inquiring as to liis character, all of which received favorable an­ swers. Meanwhile he g:ive no but she finally mustered up courage to write hiui how sorry she was thai she turned liiui adrift. The upshot was that he made the second trip to •vee her, and then she found that on life former call he niade himself as unat­ tractive ns possible, with the roman­ tic idea that she ought to take him for what he was, not what he wore. Y*sf they were married, anil her home ia "one of the finest in Dubaque.w--Mln- neapolis Tribune. A Curlaas Theory. A correspondent of a French paper commenting on the number of "mys­ terious disappearances" constantly oc­ curring uot only in France but also l» England, starts a curious theory. Ife imiiutaius that death occasionally ia actually dissolution. Persons attack­ ed by this form of disease naffer no previous illness, have no warning of their a-pproacliing end. but seiVdenly cease to exist and as immediately fade from sight. He asserts that some yeara ago he actually witnessed this phenom­ enon. He was out walking with « frlii rfr WWMr bo «« engaged an interesting discussion on a political question ot the day, when instanta­ neously (lis companion vanished, and from that hour to the present time ha* never reappeared, lie has little doubt that many of tho missing person* so anxiously searched for by their friends and by the police have iu l ike manner "melted iu thin air." At the moment of Ills friend's disappearance a strong sulphurous odor was noticed, but be­ yond this nothing remarkable was to be observed. The question is, lie thinks, worthy'of medical Investiga­ t ion. / Go to Mrs. S. searles for Hats and Bonnets. Over three hundred to se­ lect from aud receiving new goods daily. Hat* and Bonnets at prices running from 25 cents up. Call and see. I^IIow much is our wakeful life terwoven with dreams! How we live in tlie lights aud shadows of the imagination! Man anticipates liis morrows. His to-days are mantled lit the memories of Ids yesterdays, and though he moves and acts his to-day T these yesterday memories and the schemes and projr-cts of the morrow furnish the pictures that please or de­ press--the light in which he lives; and so, absorbed in the cont"m pint Ion of these, he is lost to tho presont. Life i» not breath; it is thought. Our thoughts are ours. Activity is age lie livee longest who thinks most. Thought is the meter that measures our moments. Aud much of waking thought is but waking dre;im. Indeed our transit through this sphere mar. be but a dream, a long dream, with its lights and shadows. Its joy.*. it» sor­ rows. its hopes, it* disikpt>oh>ttaent*r its paius, its pleasures, which at hu>t end in the sleep which kiiow»no wak­ ing. Aiul tfien w» sleep indeed, but dream no more forever.--At Large. BSf""A lot of copper ore In pfgs!** sa'd Mrs. Partington, as her eye caught au account of some smelting operations. "I don't wonder they h ive the scrofnto and everything else that Is bad. I daresay their lird is nothing but verdl- grease, for copper is verv dilatorlou#, and pigs is human." "Pigs aren't hit­ man neither.-' sr.Id Ike putting his oar in; "and it mean* pigs of copper." Mrs. Partington looked at him serfou • lv a moment. "Well.** said she. "*lf pigs isn't human, some human* are more irke pigs, and so there I» IMC l i t t le difference." ' jy Now is the winter of Bfr. low^ Keith's discontent. Mr. Keith resides in Cherry VaWev. and is MOW bwilv employed iu husking asixly acre patch of corn, three miles south of Flekliug. Seven week# ago-this-cornfield wn» cov­ ered with anow. to an average dfeyChof fifteen inches. The eom U said le>kav« been preserved to» g«>«d condKi*»r. This is an oeeuranee that has aever happened before ia thie locality, and would lead one to thinfc that winter was etose at hand, but such an idea i» melted away under a temperature « f ninety degrees in the shade.-- Qfuette.