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Thus, -;»n inch advertisement will cost #1.00 for one jweek, (1.50 for two weeks, $2.00 for three V weeks, and so on. ; The PLAINDRALER will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody peeking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BJIOWN, H. I>. PHYSICIAXAND SURGEON. Office over the Post Otllce, opposite Perry & Martin'* Itore up stairs. Mcllenry. Ul. C. H. FEGER9, M. D- |>IIVSICIAN AND SURGEON. McHenry, I Ills. OlHce at Residence, on the Corner, Opposite lilpke's Furniture Store. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON my residence, opposite M. HcHenry. 111. Office at £. Church, BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, III. Or­ders solicited. 9hop, la Old McHenry, 3i Keitcr Block, two doors »EALER Office. west of PLAIN- WASHINGTON, D. C The popular palace hotel of the National Capital. Conveniently located and accessible to all the «treet car lines of the city. Open all Ihe year. Q G gXAPLES, PROPRIETOR. *Late«f the Thousand Island House. OPENED AGAIN! Robert Schlessle Having purchased the old stand of Joseph Wiedemann, NEAR THE DEPOT, HoHENHV, ILLINOIS, Has opened the same as a first-class Salooa and Restaurant, iep thej knds of Wines, Liquors and &•*** he will at all times keep thejljest . " qu to be found in the market* Also Agent For FRANZ FALK'S LAKER BEER Beer in I>aree or Small Kegs or Bottles al ways on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. GOOD HTABL1NU FOR HORSE& 4fiPOall and see us. Robert Schlessle. M«Henry, IlL, Sept. 1st, 1884. M A R C U S CERMAN « Pl«d«ed butto Truth, to Liberty and taw; Mo Favors Win us and no Fear 8 hall A we.' M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1885. NO. 38. BUSINESS CARDS. ASA W. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW and solicitor in Chancery.--Woodstock, IlL JESSE A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Law bnclseas in Every part of the State receives prompt Attention. Room 24, 99 Washington St., Chi­ cago, 111. S. P. BENNETT, M. D. J3IRYF»ICLAN ANDSUBGBON. Also United & States Examining Surgeon. Kldtmond, Illinois. * A.^ 8. CHILD*, H. D., HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUR. GEON, West McHenry, III. Calls promptly attended to, (lay or night. DR. C. R. WELLS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGKON, Wauconda, Lake Co., III. All calls promptly attend- Bd, day or night. Office on Main St., east of RlA1*!rAl*"a liannAoa « UABI. Barker's harness chop. MART G. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER. All kinds of Hair Work dene in llrst class stvle and at reasonable prices. Rooms at residence, north east corner «f Public Square, McHenry, IlL DR. a E. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker House, the 10th lltb 25tli and '26 th of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Siindav mal^e my visits on the following Monday, and the nrst day of such visit occurs on Pridajr, I will stay but one day. W. J. CUTTERIDGE, TEACHER OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. Term-s reassRabls, and satis&ciiOB gu«r- an teed. Booms at Mrs. L. A. Clark's, Mc Henry, 111. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmalcer and Jeweler NO. 35 FIFTH AVE., Chicago, HI. Special attention given to repairing Fine watch. es and Chronometers. f A Full Assortment of Goods in his line AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BONSLETT, ^ALOON AND RESTAURANT, at the old J stand, opposite Bishop's mill, McHenry, 11. The choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the county. IVarm or cold 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 made in the stale. Store and Manufactory next door to r.ho Post Office, McHenry, IlL STOPPED FREE MmmtUus smccts*. •MM* Persons Restored Dr.KLIHB'8 ORBAT jjrasapssHs cure for Ntrvt AfftctUnt, Fitt, FMIetiy, tie. INPAH.JULB if ukea as diracted. No Fitt afttr jflrtt dry's use. Treatise and ft trial bottle fnete Fit patients, they |»yine expresschuzetoobex whem SiSio ^ Oru^ikU. BEWAKB WM. H COWLIN , [CUOCUSOB TO M. M. CtOTHI«K] O S. TAB CLAIM SOLICITOR AND ATTORNEY. ALSO NOTARY PUBLIC. Prosecnte* pensioc or any other claims against the government, relating to the late, or former wais. Complicated cases and r»> jeeted claims made a specialty. If stamps •r®,ePc'°**d for reply, all oominunieatMHie will be promptly answered. Office at Besideaoe, HAS 80V ST., WOODSTOCK, ILL References by i oter, business a „x.., ^ . Gen. John A Logan, U. S. Senator, Chicago, Illinois. Gen. J.O. Smith, State Treasurer of Illinois. Hon. R Kllwood, M.C. 6th IlL Dlst., Syc­ amore, III. _H«n. John C. Sherwin, ex-M. C. 5th III. Dist., Aurora, III Hon. A M. Jones, U. S. Marshal, Chicago, 111 Col. Jas..A. Sexton, Pres Union ;Veteran Club. Chicago, 111. Jeese A. Baldwin, Ass't U. 8. Attorney, Chi- cairo, III. Messrs. Selz, Schwab * O*, Wholesale Boot and Shoe Dealers. Chicago, III. Also hundreds of county and home referen­ ces. SI for 13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, eeeurely wrapped, to any address in the (Jetted states for three months on receipt of ONE DOULIAR. Liberal discount allowed to postmaster*, agents and clubs. Sample copies mailed free Address all orders to &ICHAJU) X. FOX, FRANKLIN SQUARE, New^ygr|, HOW TO SAVE - References by permission as regards char* & • business ability, reliability, Ac.± Ac : Ttet nd*H«by gttinfio Uk« HERCHANT TAILOR, Herman Maimau, Soldiers' Dejiartmeiit, COMDUOTBD BT DR. S. F. BRNNKTT. County Ce A- R. Directory. RICHMOND POST HO 2K. Meets th| first and third Fridaj evenings of eaeh month. DR. S. F, BBNNKTT,|CODI. WOODSTOCK POST, MO )<H Meetis the third Monday evenings of each month. R. N. SMITH, Com. Kt'NUA POST, NO . Meets the first and third Wednesday even. Ingsof each month. WM. BITTLKR, Com. HARTAKIlfPOtT, NO 255. Meets the second and fourth Monday even­ ing* ot each month. Dr. H. T. WOODRUFF, Com. TELL DDK, PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned Is prepared to do al I Jobs ia the line of Digging Wells, Repairing Pumps, Cementing wells, or f will put (a ^ 4 New Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. Ia short will do all work in this line. Can furaish you a new Pump, either woo4 or iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnikhed if desired. (If you want a Well Dug, a Pump Repairedjora new Pump, give me a call, WOnlen bv mall promptly attended to. Post Office, Jehnsburgh, IlL L. BANTE8. Johnsburgh, 111., May 25th, MM. Wauconda, Ilk Dealer In FOBEUT AID BOHISTIC CLOTHH--^ Of all kinds. Order yott a suit of'clothes which is perfect fitting and ail WORK WAKMANTED, ; Or money refunded. j Herman ti. Maiman. Wauconda, March £(<1, 1HK5. Smokers Oall For NZOZLS TAG, OH S CKNT STRAIGHT C1UAR. S I L V E R T A G , • Or 9 Mer a QuarUf Cigar, OR 10 CENT STRAIGHT CIGAR. The Finest Goods Ever Offered FOtt SALE BY All FirsfClass Dealers. vV^KVSTAfflr I H, SHORT HAND BY MAIL. Thoroughly taught by practical stenograph­ ers m Howell A Hickcox' Corresjwndence Class of I'honography. Tuition IS a term (It lesions) two terms in the full course. The mo8t popular, the largest, the oldest, sro»t re­ liable class of shorthand In existence. Through it hundreds have acquired a thor- ough knowledge of Phonography. Write for particulars and ciiculars. R0WELL & RICKC0X. Boston Masa . American agents for Isaac Pitman's Phono­ graphic Books, and dealers In all Shorthand Books and supplies. E. WIGHTMAN, _ class rlga, with or nirtttihAjiit fnatAttiihlii RETAILERS ATTENTION. We advertise the above brands In the lead ing St. Louis dallies, and your name will ap pear among the list of agencies once a week for 60days from date of last purchase. «Vith first order we send 3 ifteat and iprotty signs. We have one price for these good's from which there is no deviation namely: Nic.kle Tag, $35.00; Silver Tag, WKl.fjO; Gold' Tag, $70.00 per loot. We also carry the most extensive line of Domestic, Key 'West and Imported Civars in the country, at bottom prices. Sample orders solicited. Goods guaranteed. Address, The American Shorthand Writer. (FOURTH TEAR.) Th* Cheapest Shorthand Journal in the United States. Each number contains fac.simile reporting notes of eminent stenographers in the various systems of Isaac and Ben Pitman, Graham, Munson. Takgrafy, etc., and all the news in- tcresting to the profession. Contributed te by leading stenographers. SUB9C1PTION SLOO A TKAR. Single Numbers, IB Cents. Row ELL A HICKCOX, Boston, Mass. DO YOU KNOW THAT Plug Tobacco, With Red Tin Tag; Rose Leaf Fine Cut chew •ng; Navy Clippings, and Black, Brown aad Tellow Snuffs ure the best and the choieeat quality considered. Manufactured by P. MARCUS -DEALER IN-- PURE WINES, LIQUORS "• CIGARS. AND oodstock The best Tonic in the world. Pint and Quart Bottles. III. Put up In F. MARCUS, Patentee. b fe. DON'T YOU FORGET IT! ||SA W. SKIT ' -9T- • Woodcock, » - lllixioiai. Banked by Millions of mistiey, offer you INDEMNITT against damage by fire, Lightning, Wind Storms, CYCLOPES AND TORNADOES. Drop me a postal card and I will visit you; oall on me and I will write you a policy, and waen either or any of these destructive ele- •tents devastates your property, happy will you be if you hold one of my policies, for I will surety visit you, and minister unto you. lwiji not foraake you. rw. SMITH, _ gm'tJmmmm i|l Attention Horsemen! I would call the attentfion of the public to my Stable of Stock Horses, four in number: two Morgans, one 3-4 Percheron, and one Imported Horse. They are all good representatives of their breed. Also a fe\t Merino Sheep in v sale. The public are cordially invited to call and examine stock get prices, etc. No business done on Sunday# 10-7-tf N. S. COLBY. MCHENRY, ILL Culver House| ^ RICHMOND. ILL. ¥ C. N . CULVER, - - P ROPRIETOR. HAVIN3 recently purchased the above House, I have put it in thorough repair, with (new furniture throughout, and would .mannctfiillv invite the patronage of the trav- eHifg publ 10 and ethers!^The tables will al wivs be provided with the best that can be nrocured, and polite and attentive waiters will be in readiness atall times to attend to ,h„ ....t. „f iriiests. No pains will be spared t.mkeUusaFirBt Class House. Large and commodious barns on the premises Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sampie Rooms on first floor. First ithout drivers J. P. SMITH, WATCHMAKER § JIWILIS, HcHenry, - Illinois. H»viiig moved into my aew store, one door •Ctsi »f Mrs. Scarles* Miiltnery Store I am •i^w prepared te show to the bu%»M, public as fine a stock of batches, Clocks, Jewelry^ Silver and Plated Ware, Asoaa be found in the county, which Ilnffer U prices that cannot be beat. T|*. ,: fnest line of linger Ringii aver seen in this section. (Also Agent for t ic I* >pular Isv Hon* Stwing Maehias. A Fine Stock of CHOICE CONFECTIONERY. AND CIGARS. Always on hand. SSTOall In, oxassino goods anlltarn prices. Remember I will not ho un-l« rsold, quality of goods oonsidered. J. P. SMITH. McHonry, Ill.JOct. U, UM. H. P. mo TATLOS How th« Common Soldier Fared In the Civil War- RVfCten for the Boston Journal. If those features of our great civil war that were most Illustrative of the personal bravery and coolness of the enlisted men of the North and Bouth cuiild be collected and published it would be a story of wonderful interest and value. Thfere seems to bo no dearth of books which portray the deeds of Generals whom often the merest acci­ dent elevated to high command and brought to public notice, nor of those that describe superficially the move­ ments and battles of great armies, but there is a lamentable lack in our liter­ ature of t ie war of that element which should adequately set forth the real spirit and characteristics of the men who comprised our matchless armies* Every day during those four long ter­ rible years was crowded with events which showed heroism and devotion en "lie part of the common soldier of which the American peop'e should ever be proud. "Shout loud, shout long, for victory won By < hlef and leader, staunch and true. But don't forget the boys who fought-- Shout for the common soldier too." Belnw will be found a few Incidents which the writer selects from the many which he remembers, thinking they may not be without interest to the general reader, and hopiug that they may help the veterans whoso eye rests upon thiscoluian to recall many simi­ lar ones that happened In his own ex­ perience which now lie burled and half forgotten In the chambert of memory. He begs the reader not to think Tor a moment because scenes life recalled in >ated I»TE8TED*A EEDO 8 ® & S & f f c VosotsMo, Flower and Field dEtUg DI1HTC BULBS, FMKIHTS* SOP. rUIJIIu FLIIRH MD IMPIJCDIRNT8 srwUMkmdM FUKB application HIRAM SIBLEY & CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. CHICAGO, ILL JU2-326 E. Main St. 200-206 Randolph St "Vineyard" Roller Skates. SALOON aad EESTAUB^Jf* Buck's Old Stand, McHENRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, McHenry Lager Beer, Phi], Bwt's IfihraukM Bw» By the Bottle or Case. We buy none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices. Call and see me and I will use you well. ANTONJ ENGELN. McHenry, 111., 1884. f For the best, moat durable and easiest run­ ning Boiler skates get the "VINEYARD." \'l the principal Rinks are using the "VINEYARD" Holler. I'ut up in All Clamp, Half Clamp and strapped Complete. The demand for these skates is so great that they are kept in stock by all principal hart* ware dealers throughout tne country. Manufactured by the Inventor and Patentee aAMUBL WINSLOW, WORCESTER, MASS. FOB BAEGAINS 15 BQBSBT C. BZ5HITT, BREEDER OF Ll|It Criminals." years. B KngrsiTings FOWLS RICHMOND, ILL. CFIRST REMIUM* IT MCHEKRT COtTKTT FAIK ) My fowls are of the celebrated DUKE OF YORK strain, remarkable for their great, slse and laying qualities. I can »h°w a trio ot last season's chicks we*f?hing 31 pounds• Kggs, per setting of thirteen. delivered to purchaser in Richmoad, Shipped, securely C SXliXfXWT For ••History, Romance and Philosophjr of Groat American Crimes aad The most startling book of receas Biographical, Pictorial, 161 Superb trg wito personal Portraits of the Celebrated Criminals. 6#9 Royal Octave pages. Low retail price. I« SO. It is a work of art as well as of thrilling historic interest. Is bonad to sroduce a profound impression. Agents •ell it by the thousands. A grand chance for canvassers. Send for particulars and be convinced that this U the most aaUble and profitable book published; or, to save time, send 74 cents at once for einvassin atato your choice of townships. Address THOMMO* a Co., Publishers, a or MOW York City. iw Men Wanted. To sell our Nursery products, on salary aod expenses paid by us. ot, if preferred, on com­ mission. Work every month In the year lor energetic and reliable men. Business easily learned. Wages liberal. Terms and outfit free. Address, stating age and_lDeloslng stamp, B- 8- C (TIM Chase Narsoria»i For Coal and Wood . ON^OA LL OK- E. M. HOWE Opposite Bishop's Mill, jfho bas a completejline of the best stoves in the market, as well as a large stock of Hardware, Mechanic's Tools, fIN, COPPER & SHEET IRON WARE, Aad, Hntbet, everything in tfra hardware «teve and tin line. HK WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. Call at his store before buying elsewhere fobbing and repairing promptly attended to 4VRemember, extra good oargains can al ways be obtained at Howe's. McHenry, Deo. 1, VW3. Important to Ruptured Persons The Excelsior Rupture Cure M'fg Co., ot Oftdensbutg, N.Y.. guarantee to cure any case of reducible Hen in w th their Remedies. THK RlTTl RB PLASTER AMD HEALING GO* FOiTND. This treatment is .indorsed by our best Doctors', DiuggieU, and the general , public. Send Sets for free book on Rupture or " ynr lcuftfis^ for the Homedor- considers mmse of the grand old army of the Union-- an army which for intelligence and biavery and all that goo* to tnakc model men and soldier* has not been excelled since the world began. HAVING AN EYE TO TilK FUTURE. That old proverb which declares *»elf-^reservation" to be "the first law of nature,M often found the Illustration strangely enough, in the anny. It was well that it was so sometime*, for if the men had not cared for their bodies as well as they did they would have been of but little use In beating back an armi-d foe or Invading the enemy's country. Sick men, of whom there were always necessarily mmgr, hindered the army, of course, more than they helped it. Hence when the "icy breath" of winter came, and campaigning became difficult if not impossible, the men nat- urully began to lay thoir plans for com fortable quarters to shiel i thewAnpin the cold blast. Among prime requMtes in these preparations were axes an shovels, and as these were always scarce articles with us, we naturally clung to them tenaciously when we were lucky enough to get tnem. When the cam palgn began which ended with the first battle of Fredericksburg, we were about to construct our winter cabins, and consequently bad a supply of these coveted. Itnplemeuts. In my company a consultation was held before starting out upon the march, and It was resolv­ ed not to throw away eur shovels and axes unless absolutely compelled to do so. Men volunteered to carry them and expressed a determination to stick to them at all hazards, at the same time prophesying that the cftmpaigu would come to naught and that we should need them soon in building our quar ters. So the battle of Fredericksburg | presented, among many-other strange spectacles, that of a company In which a number of men stood for hours in front of the enemy's rifle pits with axes and shovels stuck into the ground In front of them and vlgorouslf banged away at the foe. But stranger still, one of our men confiscated a Dutch oven weighing fifteen or twenty pounds at a house near the battlefield and carried it with him through the whole fight. And the fight for us was no small affair either, as it iucluded the loss of more than a hundred men In our regiment, the firing of sixty rounds and a bayo­ net charge upon the enemy by which they were driven a long distance. Had that man been a farmer at the break­ ing out of the war he would undoubt­ edly have brought his plow to the front with him instead or leaving it in the furrow, "TWO BIHT)8,"#KTC. The writer did not have a shovel In front of his feet and ankles, a circum­ stance which he had cause to regret for many months afterward, and which his rear rank man, who that day became a •ne-Iegged veteran, and who now re­ sides in Boston, bitterly regrets eveu to this day. It was a common thing for an exploding shell or a charge of canister to wipe out a file of men and sometimes a whole platoon, fer that matter, but this was the only case that came under my notice during the en tire war wherein I was sure that two men wi re placed hors de combat by a single bullet. There was no roem for doubt, however, iu that case, as the matter was brought somewhat forcimy to oiy attention. / A CLOSE CALL. / In the second days1 fight In the wild erness the Second Orps, which was somewhat famous for that klod of busi­ ness, made a charge. Our regiment was attached to the Fifth Corps. We were occupying the ground over which Hanco^s^men advanced, and at that moment were deployed as skirmishers and were quite busy exchanging com­ pliments with the enemy. We did not notice, therefore, the approach of this solid column in our rear until we found ourselves borne along somewhat as the mighty tempest drives the dust in clouds before It. Some of our men wisely threw themselves upon the ground, and after the tempest passed dusted the other way, but It was my lot to be engulfed in the miniature whirlpool, and In course ot time found myself leading and firing in the ranks of the Seventeenth Maine. Here I was made to feel quite at home by my left- hand neighbor, one of the coolest customers under fire I ever saw. He chatted freely meanwhile puffing away at his old clay pipe, more smoke seem­ ing to come from its blackened bowl than vas proceeding from the muzele of his musket, until after awhile the source of the fellow's comfort received a frightful shock, a missile of some kind curtlng the stem within an Inch of his teeth. The reply of the gentle* man from Maine was preceded by a terrible oath, after which, as he ram- tied home another charge, he settled down into his accustomed composure, evidently feeling that he had obtained complete satisfaction from the rebel who had broken his dudeen. GETTING WATER UNDER DIFFICULTIES. At the second Bull Kun battle late In the aftornoou, afterliaving been driven bhek somt distance, we formed a new line and were awaiting the advance of the enemy. We were under a very un­ popular General at this time--I need not mention his name--who was in the laMiM ttnd. so lt *** shallow ravine, and believing that water could be found in It. 1 went out there with a comrade. We hesitat­ ed a little as we saw how thickly it was strewn with the dead and dying, but being very thirsty, we persisted In our search for water unlil rewarded by finding a muddy poel. V* e wore filling our canteens with the foul liquid, my comrade holding his by the springs and pouring the witer In from his dipper. The bullets whispered very softly to us as if telling us to go away from the dangerous spot, but we heed­ ed them not until one came and cut both strings of my comrade's canteeu as keenly as though done with a knife, letting the reeepucle of muddy water fall with a splash. Wt ••left very sud den.'* „ And thus I might go on and fill col­ umns with anecdotes of this kind, giv ing glimpses of the hardships and the dangers that fell to the lot of the "com mon soldiers" of twenty years ago, but let the above suffice for the present. G. K. seemed to conflict with -thi tttsi made. In 4IN> talk that Mi***# first twe l^ad forgotton to aaltflMJ ger which side he was on, slid stranger had neglected t* say. Bati the point of Interest to me was that three men who had been tlMri la mad conflict, should come t4| many years arter and tell llwt dispassionately that the one ef them was leet.-CAtcag* jfytatiL' The Prospect of War. England is aroused. The people clamorous for war. The Queea lipt^ called out the reserves ani the ndMlMif for permanent service. A body of 15v|y 000 troops will proceed to India imme­ diately. and the government of Bar-; mah has been ordered to send 1.000^ camels to Afghanistan at once, for ser­ vice on the frontier. Vesssl* are being 1 hurriedly got into readiness, arms in-1 spected and preparations of the most active character are going on in every office and department of the war bu­ reau. It Is further claimed that Russia has been checkmated in the attempt to secure alliance with Turkey and Af­ ghanistan, . says the Troy fietegram, and that in every way the Soglish po­ sition bas been greatly strengthened. But rne*iiw'iiile Russia has not been Idle. Russian troops are bolng hurried to the disputed frontier and ft is ru­ mored that a collision has already oc­ curred In wllch two English soldiers were killed. If this be true, war thete - has virtually been begun, but true vf • false the general opinion iu Europe now is that war cannot be avoided* One feature of the situation seems to favor the idea that Russia will eventtk- 1 ally back down, and owlne to the con- ; dltion of Russian finances. The Czar's 'I exchequer can not stand the etrain*>f a war, and he lias no place to turn Tor aid except Germany, which will not be dis­ posed to enter the fight kt this early day, -ven as a lender of mo^iey to one of the belligerents. In fact, l^ is doubt­ ful if Germany has anything to lend, but at all events, Russia hai enough to start on, and where there's a will there Is always a way. If she cannot borrow she can, and doubtless will, again take by force from her own subjects as she has done In the past. Meanwhile Uncle Sam Is complacently watching the con- test and is ready to furnish either aide anything in the way of »iip|>liee or munitions fer which the ca§|iIfeH Memories of Sblloh. Two men was sitting in front of steam coil in one of the hotels. They were of the generation of this late war. The one was an ex-Judgo. His declining days have been pleasant to hlm.for the people ot his associations have rewarded him with all that his ambition craved. He was a soldier at Shiloh and belonged to the legion that wore the blue. His companion--I took him to be such--had been on the other side at the same battle. Both men hud drifted along together in life until they seemed to have reached the last corner, where they stood comparing notes prepara'ory to the march from one world to another. They began discussing the paper by Gen. Urant and tlwit one by Johnston. From their manuei, you would never have suspect­ ed that they were talking about a bat tie; that they had ever seen a battle They looked each other In the eye, and the light came into their faces, and they made diagrams in the dust on the marble floor, and In the palms of ihelr hands, and on their pantaloons. A man who had been sitting near by, moved his chair up eo noiselessly that his ap proach had not been noticed, and he had done it so respectfully that he could not have been considered au In truder, anyway. He sat listening to the story of Shiloh, his chin on his hand, and the deepest thought on his face. The old Federal had pushed up the sleeye ef his coat and his cuff and pointed to a scar on bis arm, and then the Confederate pushed back the gray hair from his own head and pointed to a saber cut that was almost grown over. The stranger put down an empty sleeve where it would show, and the Federal and the Confederate "took hint Into camp," and then there were three telling the story of Shiloh. the stranger making another diagram ID the dust of the floor, which "They talk of hard times," lie salt as he bought his railroad ticket for a town in Michigan, "but the truth is that we have too many men iu business who are poor managers." "Yes, may be something in that." •^Now K>ok at my case," he contln* ued, as he stuffed a wad of greenbacks In ti Is pocket, *"A year ago I bad a large wheelbarrow factory. The hard times came on and wheelbarrows went to the dogs. Did I sit down and la­ ment and groau? Not mncb! Out went the machinery, and up came the floors, and I opened a riding academy and cleared 9710 in four months. Then the riding mania played out." he continued, as he lighted a twenty- five cent cigar, "and down went the floor and up went the sign of 'Skating Rink.' Up to the first ot December I had cleared (900. The skating craze is about played, and I am here in New York to secure forty pretty waiter girls for my new beer-garden, and 1*11- clear a thousand dollars before March. All in raanangement. sir--all la know­ ing how te dodge these finaoci^ presslons."--Wall Street Newt. ». f The Chosen Boy. A gentleman advertised for a boy, ;; and nearly fifty applicants presented /| themselves to him. Out of the whole ; | number he selected one and dismissed the rest. "I should like to know," said >J a friend, "on what ground you selected that boy, who had not a single recora- ^ mendatiou?* s "You are mistaken^ said the gentle-.' y man; "he had a great many. He wiped ^ his foet wnen he came in, and cloaed || the door after him, showing that ho was careful. He, gave his seat Instantly ; to that lame old man, showing that hati';3 was, thoughtful, lie tock off his cap :;g when he came in, aud answered my q u e s t i o n s p r o m p t l y , s h o w i n g t h a t h % ^ was gentlemanly. He picked up th«v book which I had purposely laid oa the floor and replaced in on the tables aud he waited quietly for hit turn, In­ stead of crowding showing that he was honorable and orderly. When I talked to him I noticed that h.S clothes were brushed, his hair in order; when he wrote his name I noticed that bis finger-nails were clean. "Don't you call those things letters; of recommendation? I do; and 1 would give more lor what 1 can tell about a boy by using my eyes te* miuutes tbau all the letters he cafi bring me.--Our Home. f©*Tennyson's song,"Come Into TO# Garden, Maud," was re-written soma fifty times before it was fiuished.-- Louisvilt* Timet. Well, th* reaso# was that Maud would not go Into th# garden where he was for a long wkile, and he kept on changing the verses »#• til the grapes got ripe. Then Maud thought it wouldn't be wrong to go in* She could tell her mother she went ia for some grapea.--JTeirtMtly no*. •/ - saft&aAiri Sysaasri fie. -'ids.