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Pledged but to Tr VOL. 10. M'HENRY, |fef[eiiry jMaiafotlef. BUSINESS TBI CHICAGO HEM It MK W. SMITH. ATTORNEY AT LAW an<1 Piilmshe-t g?»»T weanesdav by Solicitor Chancery. Woodstock, III wr-m BDiTO^ dUTD PUBLISHER. 1 - Office in Bishop's Block, -iwxfai --Ol'FOSfTE PBBBT A OWBN'g.f: •>$& TBBK3 Or SUBSCRIPTION. " *1 _V: toe fear (In Atvar<*e) $1.90 ft Not Paid within Three Montha4 2.00 Subscriptions ro.ceived for three or six noaths in the same proportion. Kates of Advertising* We announce liberal rates for advertising la the -Plainiiealer, and endeavor to state them so plainly that thevwill be reinlily nn. ierstood. They arejss forlotrs I TncR one year $ Inches one year rS Inches one year,. If Column one yea*, H Oiumn one yeafc. Column one year 5 00 10 «0 MOO 30 00 on oo 100 00 One inch means" tlYo Tftganti'hl^Sm; 6f one neh down the colnmn, single column width. Yearlv a-lvertisors, at the nborc mtes, have the privilege of changing as often as; ihey Ihoose, without extra charge.! Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion sf local notices at the rale of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 eents per line the fl- st week, and 5 cents per line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be chnrpred St the rate of 10 cents pft line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issue, and • cents per line for subsequent issues. Tlris, in inch advertisement will cost $1.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, $2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The Plaindralbr will be liberal in giving •ditorial notices, bat, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. , BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BROWN, M. I>. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office Over the Post Office, opposite Perry & Martin's Store up stairs, McHenry, 111. C. H. FEGEUS, M, D- I>lirSlClAN AND SURGEON. I Ills. Office at lie ..idonce, on the Corner, Opposite Blake's Furniture Store. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. |»RYSIOIAN AND SURGEON. Office at I my residence, opposite M. K. Church, KcHenry. 111. BARBIAN BROS. DIG Alt Manufacturers, !£<•Henry, III. Or-tiers solicited. Shop, l.i Old McHenry, M Keiter Block, two doors west of Plain- »EAI.KB Office. iv The popular palace hotel of the National Capital. Conveniently located and accessible to all the street car lines of the city. Open all O. Gr. STAPLES, Idlte of the Thousand Island House. Proprietor. ;; * " ' OPENED AGAIN! Robert Schiessle vlng purchased the old stand of Joseph lemann, NEAR THE DEPOT, lloHENBY, ILLINOIS, • Has opened the same as a first-class Saloon and Restaurant, : * 4Rhere he will at all • t imes keep t! - ¥ brands of Wines, Liquors and Ci to be found in the market. A Also Agent For FRANZ FALK'S L- h- W- MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al< ways on hand, cheaper than any other^uj^i- ty.considered. , ] Orders by mail promptly attended toijff' , G O O D S T A B L I N G F O R H O R S E S . r..*mr Call and see us. Robert ScJslsfife HeHenry, III., Sept. 1st, 1884. *l. * M A R C U S -ju? *••• yi GERMAN Manufactured $>•> M:- ILMAROTTS -DEALER IN -- »•* #lie best Tonic in the world Pitt and Quart Bottles. a# la P. MARCUS, Patirt&e.- jessk a. Baldwin, Attorney at law. ldw business in Kvery i>:m of the State receives prompt attention. Room 21, 99 Washington St., Chi­ cago, III. S. V. BENNETT, M. I*. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. States Examining Surgeon. Illinois. AlsoUnited Richmond, A. 8. CHILI)S M. I>., Homeopathic physician a*d sub GEON, West McHenry, III. : Calls promptly attended to, day or night. • DR. C. It WELLS. ^ : PHYSICIAN AND SURG HON, Wauconda, •"Lakt Co., III. All calls promptly attend ed, day or nijjht. Office on Main St., east of Barker's harness i-hop. MAKY (J. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER. All kinds of Hair • Work done in flrst class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms at residence, north­ east corner ef Public Square, McHenry, III. DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker House, the 10th 11th 2#th and ffllth of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Sunday 1 make my visits on the following Monday, and the first day of such visit occurs on Friday, I will stay but one da v. W, J. CUTTERIDGE, "Preacher of instrumental music. JL Terms reasonable, and satisfaction guar­ anteed. Rooms at Mrs. L. A. Clark's, Mc- Heni v, III. A. M. CHURCH, Watdimnlcei* and Jeweler NO- 35 FIFTH AVE., Chicago, 111. Special attention given to repairing Fine watch es and Ciironome ters. «T*A Full Assortment of Goods in his line AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BONSLETT, OALOON AND RESTAURANT, at the old J Staind,oppoMte Bishop's mill, McHenry, III. The choicest Wines, Liquors an'i Cigars to be 1'iuml in the county. Warm or cold meals on short notice on application. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. PURE WINES, LIQUORS ANOf CIGARS. Woodstock III. J. PEKOVSKY, CIGAR MANUFACTURER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer. HANDLES nore but his own make,and will compare his Brands with the hest mads in the State, store and Manufactory next door to 'he Post Office, McHenry, 111. ITft! • • Marvelous success. • • Insane Persons Restored • • MM Dr.KLINE'S GREAT • • Nerve Restorer * all B rain & Nrrvb Diseases. Only tmrt ' cure /or AVrr/tf AJfect&ns. Fits, EPil'Psy* etc, llNFALLTBLK if taken as directed. NoFitsafti* Ifirst s use. Treatise an<i $2 trial bottle free to 1 Fit patients, they paving express charges on box whea I received. Send names, P. O. an4 express address ol J afflicted to Dr.KLIVE.oii Arch St..Philade1phia.Pa. >Druggists* BliU'AKE OF IMITATING FRAUDS. kSTOPPEO FREE WHiHBBT Thoroughly taught bv practical stenograph­ ers in Rowell & Hickcox' Correspondent® Class of Phonography. Tuition (6 a term (12 lessons) two terms in the full course, The most popular, the largest, the oMest, iro?t re­ liable i-iass of shorthand in existence. Through it hundreds have acquired a thor. ough knowledge of l'honography. Write for particulars and ciiculars. BOWELL ft HICKCOX, Boston Mass American agents for Isaac Pitman's Phono­ graphic Books, and dealers in all Shorthand Books and supplies. The American SMaml Writer. (FOURTH TEAK.) The Cheapest Shorthand Journal in the United States. Each number contains fac. simile reporting notes of eminent stenographers in the various svstemsof Isaac and Ben l'itman, Graham, Munson, Takgrafy, etc.,an<l all the news in­ teresting to the prutession. Contributed to by leading stenographers. SUBSCRIPTION 9LOO A TKAR. Single Numl>ei's, 15 Cents. Rowell A Hickcox, Boston, Mass. Having recently fitted w Mi snop near the bridge, Mil now prepared to turaish WKt customers with . M anil Salt Ian, OF ALL KIXD9, Sausage, Smoked Msas, ftc., 1 " -AT THK-- l,bvi;ckt Liyiiig Prides. We buy none but the best of Meats,, and flatter ourselves that we can offer aureus, tomers meats in better shape than any other shop in this section. Thankful for past favors we solicit acon- tinuan.^e of the same, and we will guarantee to satisfy you both in quality and price. A- M PRKTT. McHenry, III., March 17th. 1884. iiiwiSiiiiii i • K ii^;ii| -|'.r1juaji, . j ;m'#' -»*>£ No Favors Win us and no Foar Shall A wo. NESDAY, MARCH 18, 1885. PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all job* in the line of Digging Wells, Retiring l'uiupi, Cementing Wells, or will put in New Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. In short will do all work in this lino. Can furnish you a new i'ump, either wool or iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished if desired. If you want a Well Dug, a Pump Repaired or* new Pump, give me a call, 49~Orders by mall promptly attended to. Post Office, Johnsburgh, III. L. BANTES. Johnsburgh, In., May|25th,;i!A)4. HE. WIUHTMAH, Proprietor, first • class rigs, with or without driver* furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming ot all kinds done on short notice. DO YOU KNOW THAT SALOON and BESTA Buck's Old Stand, McHENRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, McHenry Laget Beer, Best's Milw&ukss Etst ^ , By the Bottle or Case. We buy none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices. Call atfd see me anjjjpi wiflUwe g^i^irelU ' " • iNTOlFt ENGELN.' McHenry, ill., 1884. IS. MO. eld train) front of his '"Dr. Jeilah Chiropodist." in, suffaring ced, appar- wu a short, r pulling ofl a a number six mi her toe. Of better than to irgtr *hoe. He •ureet smelling ng It "on a soft rag d part. The man who. after t, shed t»»ra over Md, moat anforta> ist3! medicines be* used some fluid «l*g a com otind halr^grow m anjr patient's i>anlon* remedy was nsed til* unfortunates wig*. little thin n«a« shouted: "Say r! yoa lathed with some rtilti- her toe entirety •mart to eat my «i! Oh, I mnst bad man, bad (lie thin roan pick- smashed It over marring ce. He then •tomftcli a'td left chair, arid gasping ad the door closed ja mail with a bald sideburns, bounced 'Hey. you old case ft g a chair, "what do Iving me a hair re- rub it off, leaves me ? Why, sir, I want- (over me to add ro r. and sir! I rub- all over me. and I tied worse than a leopard. I challenge right here, air!' w a pen knife from need upon t w Doc- iy, profiting by his caller, he re, and -HI. yl, fl! fWbki4djr Bendf The Doc tor heard a voice coming sp the stairs shouting this, and presently the owner a thick aet little man, walked excitedly Into the office. Said he: "1 want to know, confund you. why It Is your bun1 on cur* has made a long goatee, like a billy goat's, grow on my bunion! Dr. Dangerous, I van never shave my­ self in a place like that, and--hang it all, man--! believe you have ruined me forever. It Is a dastardly crime! But remember, •emember! Jacob Jacob Jacob will have a terrible revenge !" Be waved his hand in a grand manner as lie ceased. The Doctor said lie would not foriret Then he went through the back window. He was Just In time, for an old gentleman wltli a shotgun came 4Mgl«ig4»l*'tlMi room, and his dim eyes 4St*takliig Ills own Image In the look­ ing glees to be the Doctor, a load of Dl once" office* O. D« By the U en Of. •fit °)<j||! numbeil foot, iJouree advise mixedi cot he next pulling A bunk nately, cans OQtWl warrant ttiing. with, to batliift < who dU The rushed i oh. My/,; m j \ one st< ofl ! wife's ti take It j man!* ed up I ( the Us < kicked him hai for br on tlttii head In wli lie she you Tobacco With Red Tin Tag; Rose T-eaf Fine Cut Chew pig; Niivy Clippings, and Black, Brown and Yellow Snuffs ure the best and the choicest quality considescd. Attention Horsemen! I would call tbo attentfion of the public to my Stable ot Stock Horses, four "in nutuber: two Morgans, one 3-4 Percheroil, and one Imported Horse. They are all good representatives of their breed. Also a few Merino Sheep r sale. The public are cordially invited to call aud examine stock, get prices, etc. No business done on Sunday. " S.Colby. 10-7-tf ; MCHKXBY, ILL Culver House, ^RICHMOND. ILL. - C.N. CULVER, - Proprietor. JON'T YOU FORGET IT! ASA W. SMITH, " ' •/.' ^ tHW-r. i ffoods(o<A, 4 Illinois. Belted by Millions' of money^ offer roe MIDBMNITT against damage by ) ypir«» Lightning, Wind Storms, ; . CYCLONES AND TORNADOM& Brop me a postal card and I will visit youfc eajl on me and I will write you a policy, andi WJen cither or any of these destructive el«- ••nte devastates your property, happy will toii be if you hold one of my policies, for I will sure.y visit you, *nd minister uato you. 1 will not forsake you. v A8A W. SMITH, «**'! /iMMOTM Apt, r •We carry the largest line of Cloth- ,|ing In the market, and our prices are always as low as good goods can be sold Henry Colby. r-:- , i 11 * s'> ' H House, I have'put it in thorough repair, with now furniture throughout, and would respectfullv invite the patronage of the truv- eirng public and others. The tables will al­ ways be provided with the best thit can be procured, and polite and attentive waiters will be in readiness at all times to attend to the wants of jriifsts. No pains will be spared to make this a first Class House. Large and commodious barns on the premises. Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sample Booms on lirst lloor. buckshot sent gl Aiven thousand The old gem the stairs. sidewalk tha der thf venera WATppInt# traCEB TEl BID a., NEAR THE DEPOT, West McHenry Illinois. Ton Will Again Find, "Uncle Ben" At all hours ready te show^old customers and new ones a choice line of . TBUITS, QBOCIBUS AID PBOVISIONS. To exchange for the Produce of theOonntry or even Cash, for what it |s worth, EOBEET C. BENNETT, -BREEDER OF- FOWLS •i • • RICHMOND, ILL. (ftnsT mmcM *t jichinrt ooukty rant) Mv fowls are of the celebrated DUKE OF YOftK strain, remarkable for their great si«e and laving qualities. I can show a trio of last season's chicks weighing SI pounds. Hggs, per setting of thirteen. SI 60, delivered to purchaser in Richmond, Shipped, securely packed, $2.90. ROBERT C. BENNETT .. - - , . • • • Green and Driei Fruits, - And in short everything usually kept In ft Rrst class Grocery, and at PRICES as Lowaa the Lowest, quality of 6oods considered. SSfThe Highest Market Price paid forall kinds of Country Pioduce. B. CI LBERT. West McHenry; III., Sept 16, 1884. For "•History, Romance nd Philosophy of Great American Crimes and Criminals." The most startling book ot recent vears. Biographical, Pictorial, 161 Superb tensrrnvings with personal Portraits of the Celebrated Criminals. G49 Itoval Octave pages. Low retail price, H 50. It.is a work of art as weir as of thrilling historic interest. Is bound to uroduee a profound impression. Agents sell it by the thcteKinds. A grand chance fer canvassers. Send (or particulars and be convinced that this is the most salable and profllnhle book published; or, to save time, send 75 cents at o»ce for cin*asstng Book and state your choice of townships. Address X. t>. Thompson A Co., Publishers, St. Louis, Mo., or «ew York City. 4w Apis Waolei« d^Kl! Apits Waited. lying In about nt directions. Ily descended r reached thto 1 machine un- and sent the and medlcinea t»|*terlous clou<U. l la the building «)(• bo^wonldbilKatOlM up, too; but Dot his soul. Nearly all rounf iBen halre a propen­ sity for spending all the money they enn honeitly earn, or lay their hands upon. Aud a good many have this pro- penalty who do not care whether they come by the requisite cash honestly, •r otherwise. I once murdered a widow and stole her portmonie In order to be enabled to hire a livery rig. However I had all my trouble for nothing, as the portmonie only contained a safety pin, and 1 could not spend that. A great- many dissipated men hold posi­ tions of trnet. That is why the tailor trusts them, foine get Into the habit of gambling with the polished society Mboys,'* and, of coarse, gambling ab­ sorbs more money than a politician. Consequently the young gamblers fre­ quently find It necessary to borrow from employers, when they are not looking, money on which they do not Inte ,d to pay Interest. Then they get to admiring the flue turnouts of the gentlemanly, dissipated little society swells, who have less brain, or worth, than many of the so called "poor fel­ lahs, yon know." A monkey with an abundance or gold can move in what Is termed the high or upper crust society In any city of Uie Union, and be re­ spected. Once a young man named Jones, who go. a rather small salary, so envied the youths in their flashing turnouts that he appropriated suffici­ ent funds to hire a iivery rig, now and then. It was natural be should envy the comforts ot the rich, perhaps. Re hired a neat rig and drove on the promenade in imperial style, cutting several acquaintances who would per­ sist In not dres»ing better than they could honestly afford. But one day - - Jones, as most young men are in the habit of occasionally doing, imbibed too freely of the flowing bowl, and got himself, the horse and tho buggy badly mixed np with a barb wire fence. It necessitated quite a large appropria­ tion to pay for the damage done. Our wife fell down stairr once and twisted her spine so badly that It fell out, and we had to na|l a strip of board In the middle of her back to enable her to re­ sume her proper carriage. She h'as not ta*t«d a drop o^ liquor since, for which we are devoutly thankful. Well, "thigh h^re" Jones we were talking about, one diy was obliged to accept an invita­ tion to work on the rock pile, and in­ habit a room In the jail. In company with other fool* and criminals. He mky sometime learn, possibly, that It Is better to forego a few earthly pleas uresend enjoy something better than brimstone 'In the next world. I. too, am a society person, and. Ilka many others, ought to be In jtll. T#<rs very Numerously, !' . , i Lovst.1*: ' -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- , , - ITi s . From the Kendall County Record. What w* Observed at J«tn»ings Seminary •wit Aurora Normal School. It An ay not be, genera ly known that Jennings Seminary, at the City of Aurora, IIL, In beauty of situation, healthfnlnfta, facilities for study and comfort, thoroughness, multitude of students, completeness and variety of departments. Is one of thQ most popu­ lar and will ordered schools In the ffett. With front thirty to fifty trains dally ftom all directions, electrical lights, streetcars, a charming city on the river sloap of 20.000 highly refined and literary people, a campus emb^llshed with noble trees, the situation Is peculiarly attractive. The expense Is at a minimum On a wholesale btsls. We were surprised to find excellent board in the Hall proper and Ih the large cluhs at ouly •2 to #2.25 per week- T |l,s remark­ able economy Is obtained only by the result oi wholesale purcharses for large uuinbers. The fine, ample edifice gives homes, pit asautly furnished, in the simili­ tude of a happy family, where hea'th. morals 'tnd society are well provided. Oue of the most iinportaut features Is the very line instruction furnished. The Professors aie specialists, who not being overworked, bring their de­ partments to perfection, the President J. B. Robinson* D. D., who Is master of four languages, gives his twenty-five years experience to the classes In Latin and Greek. His pupils enter several vf the best Universities with­ out examination. Prof. Hoflman who was trained in two ot the beet Normal schools in the West, aptly applys the best features o' their methods as Pro­ fessor In trie Normal department, Teachers training for their life work, find this a most desirable Normal col­ lege from which to carry a diploma. Prof. Boyce In Natural Sciebces and Mathematics illustrates, experiments, imparts and develo,.es with enthusi­ asm. Those having Commercial Col­ lege work from Bookkeeping to Bank­ ing and actuAl business consider Prof. Butlsr unequalled. The same may be said of Miss Tlbbals who makes a specialty of Grammer and Arithmetic: of Miss Watson In the Miiaic; of Prof. Bagg in the Art department; of Mis* Robinson, the Latin assistant; and of Mr. McNett in History ; Miss Ragsdale is a successful specialists In Elocution. One tuition, low as It is, admits to all of the departments, without extra charge except in the Art department, to which a slight addition Is charged. Wo found no tham or superficial work permitted In any class. Tills fact indeed is prominent in making to Ift school its lasting popularity. As we might expect In this city of twenty churches, the moral and religious In­ fluence is very healthful. Jennings Seminary, with several elective courses, present ample liberty to all as to choice of studies. At least forty will graduate next June and re­ ceive diplomas from the various de­ partments. Students are coming in every week and they represent nine states. Special classes are always to be had for the varied wants of the patrons. We could say much more in honor of this truly noble school, but it it Imitos- sible to speak iu this short article of the cffislent societies, libraries, read­ ing room, cubinents, apparatus and other multiplied a'tractions. We ad­ vise all parents and schlars to send for circulars to Dr. J, B. Robinson, of Aurora. The next term of this excel- e nt school Is April 13. 10*The floor of an Indianapolis skating rink is entirely or paper. The novel surface for roller skates has been lested by thousands, who unite In pronouncing It admirablo adepted to the purpose, being without joints, perfectly smooth, and, in comparison with wood and cement flows^ noise­ less. : ' Notice- To the holders of McHenry County Orders, notice is hereby given that on the 1st day on April, 1S85, I will pay the following 6 per cent. 8300 McHenry County orders: Nos. 12, 25. 34. 42, 62, 62. 77, 79. 87,136, 139, 151. 178, 182 aud 191. Interest will ceas« on the above County orders on the 1st day of Aprjl, A. D., 1885. James Nish. County Treas. Woodstock, 111. Feb. 27,1885; jw A OoBseqaeme ot Shallow Draining. Fi om the American Agrieutturalut. We note in one of our exchanges a failure In shallow drainage that ought to be a timely warning to all who are about to engage in this sort of improv- -nent. A rural improver, :»o years as;o laid a three inch tile drain in a springy spot In bis Held, for the purpose of clearing it of water. The pipe was laid two feet deep, the joints being covered with caps. It seemed to work perfectly for a time. Last season the plot was planted with pota-oes, but the soil wts unaccountably wet for drained land. After the crop, was gathered, the tiles were examined and found to be'packed so full of grass and roots as to stop the running of the water. Spring water makes a long sea­ son for grass, and in two years the roots had obstructed the passage of the water and made the drain useless. A neighbor of ours has drained several swales upon his farm, laying the tiles only eighteen inches below the surface aud thus lost the better part of his in­ vestment. |The shallow drains are not only liable to be stopped by roots of grasses, and other plants, but there Is a large loss In the failure to drain what lies Immediately below the drained surface. The roots of grass, of fruit trees and of hoed crops, will go down from four to five feet in search of food If they have the opportunity. They cannot thrive below the water line, wli!ch lies very near the bottom of the drain. If the drains aie but eig'iteep inches deep, that is about the limit of the pasture ground of roop. If drains go down three feet, the area of the soil that will furnish food for crops Is near­ ly doubled. The cost of draining to that depth is but a little more, since the ditch grows narrower as we go down. The cost of the tiles and the work iu laying -them are the tame, whether the ditch is eighteen Inches or four feet in depth. But if the cost was doubled in making deep dralus it would be "penny wise and pound fool- Isli" business to have the shallow drain for the sake of saving the expense of the last half of the necessary nigging. Tile draining Is a permanent invest­ ment and the tiles, if properly laid, will clear the soil of water three feet deep as thoroughly as they will clear It eighteen Inches deep. The difference tn the results Is great, that in cost is small. %n Ulaetratlon of the Value of Dralaage. ' •s£S."v, £\." Frorn lh« Prairie Fteittier. On Saturday we studied two corn­ fields of twenty-five and forty-seven acres, lying side by side, a u>ile or so east of Streator, 111. The soil and lay of the land are as lik* as could be in the two plats, and up to this year their yield has not been dissimilar in quan­ tity and quality, year by year. Last Summer and Autumn the larger Aeld was pretty thoroughly underdrained with tiles, at a cost of 918 per acre. (The previous value of the land may have been 865 to $75 per acre, perhaps more, as it is a good prairie soil. The sale of twelve acres of soil, if necessary to get the means, would have paid for draining t'ie remaining thirty-five acres.) What Is the result? We found In the drained field a thick stand of tall stalks, every hill full, the maturing ears long and heavy, and this was uni> form over the whole of about thirty- five acrcs. On the ndjoining field of twenty-five acres, planted and treated every way like the other, the corn is very "spotted." Many lillls are vacant or have b it one or two spindling stalks a part of whlc'i will yield "nubbins," and a part nothing. Here and there, on more elevated parts, are patches of belter stalks, of various degrees of vigor and fruitfulness. In short, if given our choice of the crop from two acres of the drained field or three acres from the other, we would unhesitat­ ingly cho3s^ tho two-acres; and we should be I iitjjtied to take one acre of of he latter. The d field will he out of some time ahead of corn on the latter. A examination leads us to esti- the for corn o the w a major cvreful 3 be h^|||ied >rmg|JqJw ISP mate that if the undralned field yields forty bushels the other will eive seventy bushels to the acre, l'he cost of preparing the ground, planting and working are the same. The thirty ex­ tra bushels of better corn at 30 cents a bushel gives 89, or 50 per cent, upon the cost of tho drainage In the first crop. There is no question that this will be tha average result hereafter; in wet seasons It will be greater. Remember that this is a case of good prairie soil, naturally as dry as the average land In the whole State. We shall ask the owner to notice the final results in Autumn, and report it for the benefit of our readers. 1 •#*««: f One of t'.ie prominent dttsens of Adairsville, Ga., fell asleep iu church recently. HU wife sitting by, pushod him gently to arouss him, when the "old soUller," in a half sleepy way cried out audibly {f "Oh, get Uf^Molly, and make the fire yourself." * A Minnesota farmer reports that he can 'keep one stove going" during six months with the sunflower stalks produced on oue acre of land. The seeds produced Is fad to tbe fowls, which pays for all the work of culti­ vation. Washington LKTTER. Oar (tegular Correspondent. ' • Washington, March lJth, INK. The unanimoAs Verdict on the in* au<uratiou is that it was tbe mo*, t brilliant, enjoyable, and generally successful occasion of the kind in tbe history of the government. More people were here. And tl»«y enjoyed themselve better thaa ever before. The festivities proceeded without A 111 tch or disappoint mint from begin* ning to end. But the chief sight was not what the people i*w, btat the peo* pie themselves. Never was theri such & notable gathering on this con* tinent. Ami in mere numbers. tlMS crowds excelled anything known onfr» side of a few exceptional gatherings such as the Philadelphia centennial. The multitude which faced President Cleveland to hear his vTfewte, and be witnesses to his covenant with the with the nation, was perhaps the larg­ est body Of eitisens eter collected In one spot. Experts t^fiered widely as to the number, but many judges of crowds estimated It as high as one hundred thousand, or even higher Fnlly n quarter of a million people flanked the procession, and at night the samp v^ cjrowd choked the broad acres of the ^fiite Lot to see the fire­ works. The ball was a popular, as well as artistic triumph. -Here agajin, the people crowded by^ thousands in an unprecedented jaftt. And scarcely a sptck of trouble of any sort dimmed the universal joyousnes?. There were no railroad accidents, no platforms collapsed, up quarrels, jeal« ousies er misunderstanding broke the harmony. In short, the people and the pageant lived up to the weather. "Cleveland's luck" stold him In good stead at his inauguration. The day was all that could be desired, the streets were iu perfect condition, and nothing was wanting to complete the comfort of those who marched and those who looked on. The weather has evidently made np Its mind to fall Instep w.th the times and show its fall* face as used to lie the case In the days of 'the fathers" Since the time" af Pierec, the weather inauguration day has been almost uniformly exe­ crable. but before that President tbe day was frequently vety pleasant. Oue novel feature in the ceremonies ot inauguration day wan letting the public get a peep for thp first time at an executive session of the Senate. The House did not pass the Grant bill till *fter 11 O*ciock. The President wfct at the Capitol, and promptly sent an executive communication to 4he Sen­ ate naming Grant a* the "one person1*: whom he wished on' tho> retired list as tceneral. But it was not half past eleven, and it was manifestly imprac* ticable to clear the galleries and turn out the distinguished guests who crowded the floor. Hence the S« late, by unanimous consent, proceeded to executive • usiness with open doo s. But for some rea o i those free and easy scenes which gossip pictures in executive session did not take place. Nobody smoked, no Senators put t<.eir feet on the desks, no oue told ere my stories. The public is now In doubt as to whether the hiHrities of executive sessions are a myth, or whether they were only partially initlatjfcd Into their mysteries after all. The Forty eight Congress lias at last expired. Nominally it was two years old, but !t? con<?ious and wake­ ful days amounted in a|l to only 234. An unprecedented volume .of business was presented to it for attention, but only a small proportion was acted upon. Ampng the few important bills that escaped the common fate were those establishing bureaus of labor, navigation ami animal industry; to repeal tlie test oath of 1863; to re­ duce the rate of postage; to remove certain burdens on navigation; to pro* vid-i a civil government of Alaska; eo declare forfeited the Texas Pacifie land grant, and to provide for the as­ certainment of the French spoliation claims, amo ig the failures of note where the Morrison horizontal tariff, the various bauking bills, the Blair educational bill, the electoral couut, the bankruptcy bill, the silver suspen* sion bill. It Is authoritatively denied that Presidednl^Arthur is Iu ill health, as has been reported. It is stated that tLe President is enjoying excellent health and does not intend to leave the city for two or three wee'is. lie is tli«f guest of Mr. Frelinghuyeen. He may or may not go to -Fortress Monroe for s week or so; lie has no intention of making a yacht trip south, but will probably go to New York, and from there start In th$ early summer one fishing e sped it i nu to the Restigouche Fishing Club near St. Johns. X. B. As to the future busine^ plans Mr. Arthur lias come to no positive decision. "If •9a>"This is a sad, sad world,*1 ms^ mured Deacon Goodman, as he mechan­ ically unlocked tlfe door of a corner cabinet. "Indeed it is, indeed it U." assented Deacon Betteriuan, sympathetically "No joy is unalloyed,'* "True, very true." answered Dsacon Goodman, as he put some sugar Into two glasses and added some liquid from a black bottle, **Tou like yours this way, I suppose, brother?" "Yes, yes," w*s the reply. "We btl| < i . ' ~ • J. i s: - - * . , J ; . . '*• I _.i . - i'• •* -i . • \ , ,k. - ti, .• iti'I..s.: ,'&xi • > .. '• fits ...ckL . ' i ̂ *