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VOL. 10, eiry l̂aiiietler. PabUihe'l Kv»»y Wednesday by Y^s CDITO T PCTBLISHKK. Office in Bishop's Block, RIOSFPOBITK PERRY ft OP SfJBSCRIPXIoifl §»« Year (In A(TT*ace) J . tl.50 Not Paid wiihiiv Three Months 100 iiMeriptiom received for three or six nths in the same proportion. ^ • • ' • • . ' ------ ' Kates of Advertising. -. Jfe announce liberal rates for Advertising '; ' |ii the PLAINUGALBR, anil endeavor to state Mfem BO plaintV that thev wiUJLia eetulilr un­ derstood. They aro as fallowsi 4 Inch one year . . r'/V 500 5 Inches one year - - .•*?.' 'iVt'•• - 10SO J Inches one yelff - - . . 15 00 ••.'"•atOolnmn one year - . " » - » - 30 00 If Column one year- . i . AO 00 Column ene year 100 00 One inch means the measurement of one •Hi down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have ' Hie privilege of changing as often as they •boose, without extra charge. vRpffnlar advertisers (ineaninsr those having v Standing ;cwrd8) will l>e entitled to insertion : %f local unices at the rale of S cents per line each week? All others will be charged 10 cents per !ine the ft -at week, and Scents per line for each subsequent week. i Transient advertisements will be charged J- tt the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil rrpe, same as this is set in) the first issue, and rents per line for subsequent issue* Th"S, *« inch advertisement will cost tl.OOforone week, #1.50 for I wo weeks, |2.00 for three • %<-eks, and so on. i, The PI.AINDKALER will be liberal in giving elitorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary fain. BUSINESS CARDS. _ 11 T. ItROVTN.M. D ; .pnrsiOIAV AND SURG EOS. Office over IT the Post Office, opposite Perry ft Martin's (lore up stairs, Ale,Ilenry, 111. J. H. SOOTHILL, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUK<»EON. Office oppo­site Post OOice, Ringwood, III. C. H. FEGEKS, M, D- 11HYSICIAN AND SURGEON. McHenry, :"f I lie. Office at Residence, on the Corner, ^S'P08^6 Rht-ke's Furniture Store. t O. J. HOWARD, M. D. i>HYSlOIAN AND SURGEON. Office at my resilience, opposite M. B. Church, ksHenry. 111. * BARBIAN BROS. SlGAR Manufacturers, Mo Henry, III. Or- i f i le*% solicited. . Shop, lj Old McHenry, I Keiter Block, two doors west of PLAIN- KALER Office. WASHINGTON, D. C The popular palace hotel of the National Capital. Conveniently located and accessible all the street car lines of the city. Open all year 0. G. 8TAPLES, PROPRIETOR. Late of the Thousand Island Hmiac. P A R O U S ' GERMAN Manufacture# by F. MARCUS, -DEALER IN-- g. puKWMfEs, uwm mo CIGARS. Woodstock III. best Tonic in the world. Pal upIn fnt and tjua-rt Bottles. . P. MARCUS, Patentee. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, \ffet)NESDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1884. A BUSINESS CARDS. MART G. BARBI AN. HAIR WORKER. All kn.ds of Hair Work done in first class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms st residence, north, east corner of Public Square, Mr,Henry, IIL . JE4SE A. BALDWIN, cago, III DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry. at Parker House, the 10th 11th 28th and 9>th of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Sunday I ni .? nly v 'sU*on the following Monday, and the first day ot such visit occurs on-Friday, i will stay but one dav. Alpapii, 111., DEALERS IN m' e, Stoyts, Tinw&r*, Lumber Shingles, Lath, pence Posts Coal etc In abort, we keep everything ill the above mentioned lines, which we are offe' ing to the buy­ ing public tvs cheap as any other bouse in this section. Oall and See us. JOBBING & REPAIRING, PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. HELM & PETER. Algonquin, Feb. 18,1884. MI YOU ' ASA W. SMITH, Hfrwf'.'. • • Woodatook, - lUinol*. Backed by Millions of money offer you INDEMNITT against damage by Fir#, Lightning, "Wind Storm*, * CYCLONES AND TORNADOES. Drop me a postal card and I will visit you; (pall on me and I will write you a policy, and Wiien either or any of these destructive ele- •tents devastates yaur property, happy will you be if you hold one of my policies, for I • Will aureiy visit you, and minister unto you. |f will not forsake you. JOHX KLEIFGEM. HOUSE Painter, Grainer, Calciminor and Paper Hanser. Residence one Block West of Riverside House. Work attended to promply and on reasonable terms. .JOHN' "WIEDEMANN, HARNESS MAKER. RINGW00D, ILLINOIS. On hand at all tiin«»s to make on shart notice single or Double Harness,of the best materia! and warrant satisfaction. H PA1R1NO promptly attended to. Shop next dool- to the Cheese Factory. . . PATRONAGE Si^LICITEfo John Wiedemann. Attention Horsemen! I wojiid call the attention of the public to my Stable ot' Stock Horses, four in number: twri Morgans, one 3-4 Percheron, and one Imported Horse. They are all good representatives of their braed. Also a fe^f Merino Sheep fO' sale. The public are cordially invited to cull and examine stock, get prices, etc. No business done on Sunday . N . S . C O L B Y . 107-tf MCHENRY, ILt -HREEDElt OF- EQBSST C. 3ENNETT, -- i?i Llttllt F01VI.S Mxciimond, ill. . (FIRST PREMIUM \T MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR.) My fowls are of the celebrated DUKE OF YORK st rain, remarkable for their great size and laying qualities, t can show a trio of last season's chicks weijehinp SI pounds. Eggs, per setting of thirteen. (1.5(1, delivered to purchaser in Richmond, Shipped, securely jpa$J>«<|.KM.-.. ... • «... -4 nOl&RT C. BE>XErT. * HEADQUARTER# TRUCKS, . An-i all kinds of Vehicles, at #. W- CRIMOLBY'S Rinjjwood, 111. I will not be undersold, . atcrial unci Workmanship considered. General Bladksmithing, And Repairing ot" all Rinds, in both Wood and Iron. Yirst class workmen employed and Satisfaction Guaranteed. J. W. GRIMOLBY. Ringwood, March Ut;i, lS8i. CHICAGO Having recently titled up our tnop iear the'bridge, we are now prepared to lurnish our customers with Fresh aid Salt Meats, OF ALL KINDS Sausage, Smoked Meas, &c., -AT THE- Lowest Living Piriocw. We buv none but the best ot Meats, and flatter ourselves that we can offer our cus­ tomers meats in better shape than any other shop in this section. Tnanktul for past favors we solicit aeon, tinuan^e of the same, and we will guarantee to satisf\ you both in quality ami price. A- M FRETT. McHenry, III., March 17th. 1884. PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all jobs in the line of Digging Wells, Re wiring Pntnpi, Cementing Wells, or will put in New Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. In shor* will do all work in this line. Can furatal) you a new Pump, either \r«el or iron, warranted, as cheap ala . any other man, j Uood references furnished if desired. If you want a Well Dug, » Pump Repaired era new Pump, give uie a call. ••3-Orders by mail promptly attended to. PoBt Office, Jehnsburgh, III. Johnabargh ASA W. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW and Solicitor Chancery.--Woodstock, III. S. F. BEN SETT,JM. I>. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Also United States Examining Surgeon. Btchmond, Illinois. A. CHILDS, 1|. Bt# HOMKOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SttR. UEON. West Mcllenrv, III. Calls promptly attended to, day or night. DR. C. R. WELLS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Wanconda, Lakt Co., III. All calls promptly attend- ed. daynr night. Office on Main St., euat of Barker's harness fliop. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. SB FI» TH AVE., Chicago, 111. Special attention given to repairing Fine watch, es and Chronoinc ters. <9"A Full Assortment of Goods in his line AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB RONS LETT. ^"ALOON AND RESTAURANT, at the Old ^ stand, op|K>»ite Bishop's mill, llnHenry, III. The choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the county. Warm or cekl meals on short notice on application. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. J. PEKOVSKY, CIGAR MANUFACTURER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer. HANDLES nore but his own make, and will compare his Brands with the best mad5 in the State. Store and Manufactory next door to t he Post Office, McHenry, IIL House, RICHMOND. ILL. C. N. CULVER, - - PROPRIETOR* HAVIN» recently pareh|kse(l the above House, I have put it to the rough repair, with new furniture throughout, and woMld respectfully invite the patronage of the trav. ellng public and others. The tables wigj al. ways be provided with the best th*t dm be procured, and polite and attentive waiter* will be in readiness at all times to attfpd to the wants of guests. No pains will be spired to make this a First Class Honse. Large and coinmoilioti8 barns on the premises. Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sarapie J^opin^o.ii ilrst floor. SAL00H and RESTAURANT Buck's Old Stand, MoHENRV, ILLINOIS Fine Kentucky LiquWS, French. Bittera^ ̂w cHenry Lager Beer, Phil. Best's UilwaakM Ben Bf the Bottle or Case. 'Ve boy none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices. Call and see me and I will use you well, ANTONY ENGELN. McHenry, III., 1884.; ST**Lt HE. WI«HTMAN r Proprietor. First , class rigs, with or without drivers furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming ot all kinds dene on short notice. ~ WEST UeHXHBY. Invite the attention of the buying public toanente^iiw stock of DRY GOODS, HOTIORS, CLOTH INC GROCERIES Boots, Shoes Hats and Granite Rockingham Glassware* Trunks, Hand Bags and Valise*, C. H. F argo's celebrated Boots and Shoes, etc. All grades Chick's Favorite Flour in stock. Every sack wai ranted. The highest price paid for produce. All 2?oods sold at one price and marked in plain figures. Thank­ ing our patrons for past tavors and hoping for a continuance of the same, we shall strive to please all who may give us a call, both in quality and price of goods. BONSLETT, A 8TOFFIL West McHenry, 111., March U, 1834. Piano Minneapolis B M Owen A bon^. Self Binder, st How tile Hel In the introdti tlie "Battle of fit tusytnr Noveml relates the folli shows how re ad II; the wtr. the Con! plied with in fori movements of JuM before Col ratclied on the ml spoken [a mis former elerk ll» Were Posted. to liis article on n" in the Cm. general Beauregard Incident, which III the early days of rates were sup* ion respect Ing the nlon troops: Chestnut was dis- m of which I have fte Richmond], a of the department* at Washington, known to hiin« had volunteered iMeiurn thither and bring hack the lati^frjioformation, from onr most trusted fifend of th« mili­ tary arid polilldil siMiutions. File loyalty. Intelligent# and desire to be of service being vMpfied for, and as I was extremely s«p||tou8 to hear the personal obscrratk)|l|of so intelligent a gentleman as hf> #fcs represented to be, he was at OIHII sent across the Potomac below agencies in that credited by a bearing In Colo two words, "Trust he was to call at ft tertiMn street In easy rilie-range <# ask for the lady ot xandria by our ter, merely ao* scrap of paper dan's cipher the rer," with which rial 11 house in a lihigtoii within White House, house, and pre- •bill it only to lier. delicate mis •ion was as foruinadfcy as it was deftly executed. In the «iHy morning, as the newsboys were cr$ng. in the yet empty streets of Washington the in­ telligence that the erder was given for the the Federal liroiy to move at once upon my position, that scrap of paper, apparently so unmeaning, reach­ ed the hands of the one person in all that city who could extract any mean ing from it. With «| more delay than was necessary for a flurried breakfast, and the writing In cipher by Mrs. G of the wo'.'ds ^Order issued for McDowell to march .riipon Manassas to- night.'* my agent was placed it; com­ munication with another friend, who carried him in a buggy with a relay of horses as swiftly as possible down the eastern shore of the ff'otoinac to our reeular ferry across tli&t river. With­ out untoward incident the momentous dispatch was quickly delivered into the hands of a cavalry courier, and by meatus of relays it was In my hands betweet 8 and 9 o%i<tck that night* \Vlthin half an hour aay OUtDQat QofW* maitdW*. ad*isefl^^H&pSP*Bws PtflpertW- Ing. were directed, at the first evidence of the near presence of the enemy in their front, to fall back in the manner and to positions already prescribed in anticipation of such a contingency in an order confidentially communicated to thein four,weeks before, and the detatchment at Leesburg was directed to join me by forced inarches. An Umbrella and a Lion. General U. F, Sickles, the Colorado Commissioner to the New Orleans Ex­ position. was telling some friends a few days ago about the first glance of a mountain lion, He said: "We were living up In tho mountains, and had quite a herd of cows, among them one, an old cow, who wort a bell. The cows had be«tn missing for several days, and the boys were searching, and one afternoon I thought 1 would try and see what I could do. So I mounted a pony and rode quitn a distance, when 1 thought I heard the old cow bell. I dismounted and started to prowl around among the rocks and bushes. '*It had been raining during the early part ef the afternoon, and I had an um­ brella. I tied the pony to a tree and started. After I had gone a short dis­ tant e I caught a glimpse of the cows As I started toward them, suddenly they lifted their heads, crooked their tails and started away on a dead run, 1 was Just wondering what frightened them, wlieu I heard a rustling In the bushes behind me. "I turned around, and there, not ten feet away, was a big mountain lion standing on a rock staring at me. 1 assure you 1 never felt »o bashful in all my life. I haden't a gun or even a jack knife, and there was that beast staring and getting ready for a spring. All at once I though of my umbrella, and as quick as I thought I raised that much-borrowed article and spread It right !• Mr. Lion's face! He didn't stop to examine. But made one great jump clear across a gorge, and as he lighted gave a yell that shook the hillf. i ' "I saw no more of hli». When I got home Itlie cows were Timet, there*--- t&TA director In the Wail street bank,who has good opportunity for knowing, and no interest In what he tell, says that William H. Vanderbilt and l^is sous have lost about 020.000,000 In the la«t year or two by their 111- time0 speculations of various kinds, especially in Beading Railroad and building new lines of rail through various parts of Pennsylvania and themselves buying the bonds, in oper­ ations with wildcat brokers, in the purchase of the Nickle Plate Railroad and heavy operations In Northwestern and Omaha stocks, etc. He saysifhi9 information is correct, and be believes It te be sound. Gould Is now a richer mat than Tanderbilt, Gould is a systematic speculator, with a fine, natural bead* ft.' L£»si! * . '•••bULWo.- A Plucky Young Man. Here Is a true sf,ory of successful en­ ergy. A young drug clerk wrote'from the Far West to a prominent pharma­ cist In New York, saying he would like to come to the city and enter a store t He (came, but when the pharmacist questioned him personally lie found that his visitor had never put up pre­ scriptions in Latin; consequently, he could not get a situation. He did not knew a soul in the great city, nor even the gentleman to whom he had written (until he inet him at his store). He sought in Vain for a plnce. and finally found \ subordinate position, where he was give live dollars a week and had to board himself. He was a sttidious, pushing, active you:ig fellow, and soon managed to attend the lecture* at the Co!lege of Pharmacy. 'I'll* gentleman with whom he corresponded took an interest in him, and invited him to come to his store and assist in the manufacturing of fluid extracts. Once he showed his employer what he could do in that line. The man was surprised. "Why can't you do something of that kind for me?" he asked. The clerk said he could, and his salary (which in the meanwhile had been slightly in­ creased) was raised to ver\' respectable proportions. He worked foratimein this way. eventually receiving a salary of $50 a week; finally he opened a lab ratory of his own, and to-day he em­ ploys forty ar fiity "hands." And yet, when he arrived in New York '.ie did did not have a dollar, and was without influence aid without friends,--6^. Nicholas for November. , Tom Corwhi'8 Jo Tom Corwin, of Ohio, was in the hahit>of cracking jokes at the expense of his complexion, which was none of the lightest. Everyone recollected the way in vvhicii he rid himself of the im­ putation of tavori ng negro-snflrage during the agitation of that question in his State. Wiiiie speaking iu the southern part of the State, where the p o-negro feeli • - none of the st •e.igest, he w» y with having favored negro suw hM speech on the Reserve. "CerMltily. gentlemen," said he, passing Ills hand over his tape, "certainly I favored it. You would not expect me to deprive myself of ;« vote." One e^niug, in his own parlor TfcWashtugton, Treasury, Ills co <n.l«>xio;i wa* made the subject of a jest equally good. Mr. Huhbard, the Postmas ter-Ceneral, was discussing with a young lady the grad­ ual assimilation of husband and wife to one another in personal appearance; and they, unable tojufree, come to Mr. Corwin, who war^cohversing with a gentleman and/idy At the opposite side or the ro^m, fon^lecUion "Well," said he, liesitatlj^ a moment, and raising his hands to his face, "I don't know how it may be with otiters; but KB for me, I married a white woman about thirty vea -s ago, and I don't see that It has altered my complexion any as yet!" Ko«*noc and RealJiy ol the Siri«s CoU*fc«< "My wife, who lias always had Ro­ mantic ideas about the Swiss cottage*, thought she would like te stay over night in one. I had seen them, but she would not believe what* I said about them, so. as our train arrived at Geneva lite at night, we concluded to stay over in a sweet Swiss village and get our first, peep at Mont. Blanc from the morning train. We will never forget it. The floors were bare and had not seen water for s»venty-t*wo years. The tables !n the dining«room were of dirty pine without table cloths. About 12 o'clock we felt something biting us. My wife said.'it is rt«a«r" "No, I said, they are bugs!*' "Fleas, I'm sure, said my wire." "After discussing the question for ten minutes, I got up and lit a tallow- candle and, for the first time in our lives, we agreed perfectly. We were both rjjtght. There were 9,8r«C,431 fleas and 7,042,842 bugs in each bed. It is needless to say that we sat np the rest of the night, aud went Into Geneva the next morning all jaded out. Since then my wife has not respected Olaud Melnott's poetic description of his Alpine home. The awiss cottage, on a close examination, invariably turns out to be a great barn full ot cattle, hogs and men. The only exception to tiiid is when the owner, living near or In town, h is his business in his house. The wagonmaker. iron-castor anJ tan­ ner always lives In one corncr of ids shop, foundry or tannery. The brick- maker even lives in one corner of his kiln."--Cor. Utica Ome. ver. |9»They were reading the old farm­ er 's will, aud the iiepuuw, the princi­ pal Inheritor paying the closest atten­ tion to its provisions. Presently the notary carae to the clause. "I bequeath to the servant that shall close toy eyes 100 francs." "Hi! Ilello there,*' says the heir, "just read that again, will you?*' The notary complies. "That's 100 francs saved anyhow," says the heir;"uncle only had ene eye! Get the faithful domestic that time, didn't I?'* --French Fun. Malarial poison can be entirely re­ moved from the system by the use of Ayer'6 Ague Cure, which contains a euros peeitic, in tqe form of a vegetable product, used In no otber remedy. Warranted. : i Stock-Breeders' Rally. The pieparation being made by the officers of the various stock breeder's associations for their annual meetings In Chicago, during the continuance of the Fat-Stock Show indicate a very large gathering of prominent live stock men from all portions of t|w United States and Canada. The Seventh Annual Fat-Stoct Show will be held in the Exposition Uuilding Chicago, commencing Tuesday, No­ vember 11th, and closing Thursday. 10 p m., November 20th, 1884. It will he seen from the following list ot meetings, that all the National live stock associations held their an­ nual meetings at Chicago, during the ontinuance of the 1SS4 Fiat-Stock Show. November lltli, Tuesday, American Southdown Breeders' Association, at the Sherman House, at 7:30 p. m. November 12th, Wednesday, Ameri­ can Galoway Breeders' Association. Grand Pacific Hotel, 7:-0 p. ui. November,12th Wednesday, National Norman Horse Breeders' Association, at the Sherman House, at 7:30 p.m. November 12th, Wednesday, Ameri­ can Berkshire Association, at the Slier- mini House, a> 7:30 p. in. November 13th, Thursday-, American Clydesdale Association, at the Grand Padifie Hotel 7:30 p, m, November 13th and 14th, Ttrirsday and Friday, Second Annual meeting of the American Stockman's Association. November 1 itn, Friday, Illinois Short Horn Breeders' Association, *6. Grand 1'acitic Hotel at 7:30 p. tn. November ISth. National Swine Breeders' Association, at the Sherman House at It a. m. November yJtlt. Tuesday, American Siio*psiiiredown Association, at Grand Pacific Hotel at 10 a, m. , November 19th Wednesday, Ameri. can Slioi't-Horn Breeders' Association at Crand Pacilie Hotel at 7:«0 p. m, American Hereford Breeder's Associ­ ation. The time and plabe oT tlte annual meetings of the last assocltttlon nareed will be annouiued in due time. A Squirrel Hun.ar's Lie. Pennsylvania Jpas at least one hunter, who knows (iow to tell a good st«ry,as witness this from the Chartier's Valley 'Dr. P*rker wentjiui Wwiifr ilt -^™™fiiu 4-^pmiwip• vy, > jmke h,is head out of a hole in the tree he fired, hut not seeing the squirrel drop, he came to the eouclusi.on he had missed it. Almost instantly lie saw what, lie supposed was the head of the same animal, and again fired. Still the squirrel head appeared at the same ptace. He fired thirty-four shots, aud as he did not see the game drop, he came to the conclusion that It was use- loss to continue the bombardment, aud started to go further into the grove. TjO, and behold, when he had passed tiie tree ou which lie ha l seen the one squirrel lie saw thirty-four lying in a heap upon the ground., '• 5te" A good stouy Is told of Fred­ erick VV. Billings, of Vermont, ona of the Directors of the Northern Pacillc Pailroad. Arriving in Dulth not long ago with a party of trienJs in his private car, he saw a newsboy standing on the -platform. "Have 3rou the Pioneer-Fresif1 asked Mr. Billings- The boy .said he had. "Give »ne five copies. Got any other papers?" "Want the Minneapolis TrUmie?" "Yes. I'll take five." "Any Chicago papers?" "Journal. Tribune or Timest"* "Give nie five of each. Any Dolutli papers?" Evetnng He. a!d. just out." All right. I'll take five of that, too." The boy's eyes had been getting bigger? and big­ ger during the colloquy. His suspicion that the dangerous rival was going into the business was increased with every order, aud scanning the million aire railroad Director from- head to foot, he exclaimed: 'Look here Mister, are you selling papers on this train?" -- =$£ T: A Sound BANK. An eastern man who wa:tie Wiscon­ sin a few days ago, stepped into'a bank in a small town to get a #50 bill chang­ ed. The cashier spoke to the book­ keeper. The latter speke to the janitor and that individual put on his mat and hat and crossed the street and returned In company with a man who turned out to be president and chief stock­ holder. This person stepped around to the safe and by the aid of the book keeper opened it and handed the cash­ ier about $75 and charged it to him on a day book. Later in the day, as he met the eastern man on the street, lie explained: "Perhaps the transaction looked queer to you, but five years ago I made up my mind that if my cashier took a notion to skip he'd have to pawn his boots to get beyoixl Chicago. The bookkeeper watches the cash'er, the janitor watches the bookkeeper, and 1 keep such a watcli on all of tlietn that depositors are paid 5 per cent, interest, and not a game of poker or 'aro has ever been played in this town." Great Saving to Dairymen* The use of one bottle of Dickinson's Cow Prescription will cause the cow to do well after ealving, will prevent Milk fever. Garget, Horn ail, etc. Will cause an increase in the flow of milk, and is worth one-half the price of the cow to every one using It, Sold by all Drug­ gists. A DICKINSON * SON, Propiietors Ifcirriafitaa, 1U. . , Washington LKTTIMW" ':ym From oar BSegnlar Correeponaent. fV ? ^ WASHINGTON, Oct.IF,' 18§4. All Washington, and by that I mean the official and social life of the Cap­ ital, has been to the races the past week. The raceseason is indeed a gala time for the demXens of this social and political center. Fashion, with its modern tastes, is a great patron of tire turf, and fashion nowhere rules with greater sway than here at the C|giltal of the Nation. Here a comparatively great proportion of the population can afl'ord to enjoy themselves without re­ gard to cost. Ergo, they all go, itid lose their money. Heads of the Departments. Chiefs of bureau, down to the $960 clerk, may all beaten hov­ ering about the book-makeT9||>rposing 011 the quarter stretch for^tH^pSmira­ tion of the ladies in tl&g&ifrtft: wlille the diplomatic dudeSjgroQiei with usual wont in front of th£ As they strutted up mid seemed to feel that every eje was upon them; nor were they mistaken.. The cut of their trowsers, shape-of their collars, and fashions of their .neckties aflorded a good deal of nmuselnejit. The diplomat is of a peculiar -clwss.of genus ho.no, both in his face and dressi tor lie s»eiu8 to present in combination*! the fashions of Paris, London.-Berlin, t aud St. Petersburg!!. Attorney G»iieral 1 Brewster's carriage is always a cotl-^ spicuous point in the in-tiejd, aud fyia. - year the old man was thert in'cll hU g,ory- v. -1 Apropos of the races, the fact has £ lately developed that there iire as rrfaiiy ' fine teams and haudsotne equipagt^in . Washington as are to be found'any­ where. Time was when a handsome turnout or fine span of horses svala rarity upon the streets, and one |«*ol«- untarilv turned to look atter the ̂ jnusu«* al sight. Now, however,such a stlite ftf things no longer exists. The mil asphalt and smooth paving during the season are fairly alive, the elegant teams driven for the best part bj their respective owners. General Beale. on his tine farm just outside the city lim­ its, keeps so many Hue horses that, weie he so minded, it would be possi­ ble to appear with a new team every day for a considerable length of time. President Arthur has a handsome four- in-hand team of bays. His favorite steed, however, is a large powerful frefuSw !y along some unfrequented coontrv road, half the time his own thoughts fof- sole companions. 111 the President's, 8table Is a lovely little black mare which formerly served Mrs. Arthur as her saddle horse, aud to tills fact Is due the place of prominence 'awarded and the great amount pf care lavished upou her. Adjudging thai the equine personnel of the Capital may not be uninterest- , ing to your readers, I atu reluctant to passover the subject without mention of soma other high-steppers. The Cabinet fs well represented, Secretary I Freliiighuysen owniug a pair of blood­ ed bays, while Secretary Chandler rides behind a bay and a sorrel, the check reins of which are held by a liveried driver, a footman, also in livery, com­ pleting this very stylish turnout. The team behind which Postmaster General Greshain rid^s is a pair of grays, these being furnished by the Government. Bays seetu generally to have the pref­ erence, Don Cameron owning a Hand­ some pair, and Professor Bell, the in­ ventor of the telephone, drifts a flue pair to his handsome carriages Chief Justice Waite lyis a fine pair about six­ teen hands high, pretty to look at and of an easy pace for pleasure driving. Secretaiy Folger makes a departut-e in this line, his span being roans. Mr.' " Arthur's private Secretary, Mr. Phillips drives a well-matched st»rre! and dun. Secretarv Lincoln's horses are a rich browu. The foreigu ministers all own some good bits ot horseflesh, those of the British Minister's being sorrels. The Ruttsian Minister has just imported Ids new carriage from St. Petersburgli, extremely odd looking, and therefore stylish. This is drawn by a stout pair : of black jet steeds. The Chinese Minister also drives black horses,seem­ ingly setting behind them with the greatest contentment. The fine roans used by the Mexican Minister are ac- ' customed to the hardest driving of any of the Diplomatic spans. The Japanese Minister drives out in bis fine drig, : with a most stylish appearing pair of buys, with short, cropped tails. One horse, noticeable for its great beauty, is the thoroughbred black owned 6y the eminent philanthropist . Mr. W. W. Corcoran, and ridden by his grand­ daughter. Miss Eustis, this young lady being the finest horsewoman in town, , - 'V- * > 7 • ' ' •iM "Yes." said -the yoitng asan t? the Leoture Committee. "I waat to deliver a temperance lecture in your town." "You- don't look like a maa who has had experience in dvtn$ingv* remarked the Chairman, susplfiousiy. "Have you ever been a drunkard?" I lectured all through the South last winter, and in Florida, where 1 saw a swamp snake fifty feet long. I--n "Pardon my curiosity, sir," interrupted the Chairman, hastily, jMrheu do jot* want the hall We call attention uncolored japan per lb. Guaran BUT, B<mlett4 A,.-!* "af «tV 'J iv i . *>• IKm oar strictly pstt and Ml osftts as above *r M