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- • ,r --; -----v --.m,,,,', . " Pledged butto Truth, to Liberty ̂ VOL. 10. Al'IIENRY, ILLINOIS --i iwr; Ho Favors Win us and no PearSfisll AwS' WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1885. NO. 52. pbunhtler. Published t£r«*r Wednesday by SLYKE ftDITOB AND PUBLISHKEi • ^ Office in Bishop's Block, --Orposrr* Piut ft OwEM'F^fwfi TKKM8 Of 8UB8OBIPTIO& Oaa Tear (in AH ranee) fl.S> IfNot Paid within Three Mentha *0® Subscriptions received for (three or six Moths in the same proportion. Kates of Advertising. We announce liberal ra$es for adTertlsing JB the PLAENDEALBR, andendeavor to state ffiem so plainly that they will be readily an. lersteed. They are ai follow*: 1 Inch one year ; 6 00 9 Inches eae year . NN 8Incheseneyear • - • «. 15oo V Celnmn one year • SOM H Oetnmn ene year- • ; * • » 60 M O o l a m n e n e y e a r . . » , * ; > 1 0 8 0 0 One inch means the measurement of one •eh down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they •hoose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having •tending cards) will be entitled te insertion •f local notices at the rate of S cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 •ants per !ine the Arst week, and S cents per line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged ftt the rate of 1ft cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set In) the first issue, and > cents per line for subsequent Issues. Thus, an inch advertisement will cost $ LOO for ene week, fl.58 for two weeks, 42.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PiAiNDitALBR will be liberal in giving editorial 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. H. T. BROWN, M. D. IHYS1CIAN AND SURGEON. Offlce a t Residence, McHenry, 111. O. H. FEGEKS, M, D- IHT8IOIAN AND SURGEON, McHenry, Ills. Offlce at Residence. O. J. HOWARD, M. D, f iH , III. Office one door West of Evanson'a store, up Stairs YSIOIAN AND SURGEON, McHenry, >f FitzsimmonS BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, McHonry, 111. Or. ders solicited. Shop, In Old McHenry, ia Kelter Block, third door west of Riverside House. BUSINESS CARDS. ^~"WASHTNCT6lt, D. If The popular palace hotel of the National Capital. Conveniently located and accessible to all the street car lines of the city. Open all the year. Q a gTApLES| PROPRIETOR. Late of the Thousand Island House. ROBT SCHIESSLE T ^Having purchased the old stand of Joseph Wiedemann, NEAR THE DEPOT* \f jloHENRY, ILLINOIS, Seep* open for the accommodation of the .fabllo a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant. Wtisre he will at all times keep the|bjMt ff * brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. Aiss Agent For f^EUNZ FALK^I ' MILWM1I LAGER Wk Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways en hand, cheaper than any ether, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. good stabling for hobs** MTOall and see^ns. *p'_ ; Robert8ohlosslo* III* May 15 tb, 1886. MA ROUS' CERMAN W-"- HUB. Manufactured by F. MARGXJS, -DEALER IN- PURE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. 'oodstocki III. •he best Tonic in the world. Put np In ||l|it and Quart Bottles. F. MARCUS, Patentee. DONT YOU FORGET IT! ASA W. SMITH, --OF-- Woodstock, - • Illinois. Backed by Millions of moneyj oflu yon INDEMNITY against damage by Flrt, Lightning, Wintf Stormy cto^onesand tornado^ Drop me a postal card and I will visit you: eall on me and I will write you a policy, ana waen either or any of these destructive el*, •enta devastates your property, happy will jrao be if yon hold one of my policies! for I will surely visit yon, and {minister unto you. Will not forsake you. ASA W. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW and solicitor in Chancery.--Woodstock, 111. S. F. BENNETT, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Also United States Examining Surgeon. Richmond, Illinois. A. 8. CHILD*, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SITB-GEON, West McHenry, III. Calls promptly attended to, day or night. M. FOI.KY,, WAGON and CARRIAGE DR. C. R. WELLS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Wauconda, * " *" "-*• promptly attend- HaiaSt., east of 1 Lake Co., 111. All calls pi ed, day or night. Office oil M Barker's harness chop. MARY G. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER, AH KINDS' OF Hair Work dene in flrst class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms st residence, north east corner of Public Square, McHenry, III. DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. DKNTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker House, the 10th 11th 29th and 96th of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visits on the following Monday, and the first day of such visit occurs on Friday, I will stay but one day. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and «J"eweler NO. SB FIFTH AYE., (Briggs Honse), Chi­cago, Hi. Special attention given tore pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. S»"A Full Assortment of Goods in his line AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BONSLETT, SALOON AND RESTAURANT, at the old stand, opposite Bishop's mill, McHenry, 111. The choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the county. Warm or cold meals on short notice on application. PHIL BEST'S MILWAUKEE BEER by the Bottle or Case, always on hand. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. J. PEKOVSKY, ' CIGAR MANUFACTURER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer. HANDLES note but his own make, and will compare his Brands with the best made in the State. S«ore and Manufactory next door to the Post Office, McHenry, I1L CIIAS. H. TRYON. MAKES. Having leased the Wagon and Carriage Shop of Simes ft Nelson, opposite the Parker House I urn i.ow prepared to do all kinds of work in this line ON SHORT NOllCE, and GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. After a long experience in the Eureka Car. riage and Wagon Shops, in Canada, I am con­ fident I can give mitlafaction to all who give me their patronage. Repairing All Kinds Promptly Attended tO. West McHenry, June io, 1885. M. FOLEY. J. C. KARGES, House, Sign and Carriage PAINTER, Shop at McHenry House, Near the Iron Brldge> I am prepared to do all kinds of Painting en (hert notice, and guarantee satisfaction. Sign Painting a Specialty. Call and see me if in want of anything In the Painting line( as I am satisfied that 1 can please you, both in workmanship and price. «T. C. Kargea. McHenry, June 1ft, 188S. DRAINAGE ENGINEER.. Levels taken, drains located and prades es­ tablished for tile and open drains Elevations P. O. Address, Greenwood, III. HE. WIGHT MAN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming ot all kinds done on short notice. SHORT HAND BY MAIL. Thoroughly taught bv practical stenograph­ ers in Rowell & Hickcox' Correspondence Class of Phonography. Tuition $5 a term (12 lessons) two terms in the full coarse, The most popular, the largest, the oldest, iron re­ liable class of shorthand in existence. Through it hundreds have acquired a thor­ ough knowledge of Phonography. Write for particulars and ciiculars. SO WELL ft BICKCX, Boston Mass- American agents for Isaac Pitman's Phono­ graphic Books, and dealers in all Shorthand Bookt and supplies. The American Shorttail Vriter. (FOURTH YEAR.) The 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, Mnnson, Takgrufy, etc., and all the news in­ teresting to the profession. Contributed to by leading stenographers. 8UBSU1PTION 81.00 A YEAR. Single Numbers, 15 Cents. ROWELL ft HICKCOX, Boston, Mass. OO YOU KNOW THAT Plug Tobacco, With Red Tin Tag; Rose Leaf Fine Cut Chew ing; Navy Clippings, and Black, Brown and yellow Snuffs ure the best and the choicest quality considered. Attention Horsemen! I would call the atteiitfion 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 few Merino Sheep io r sale. The public are cordially invited to call and examine stock, get prices, etc. J^o business done on Sunday. N. S. COLBY. i®.7.tf MCHENRY, ILL Culver House, RICHMOND. 1LL. C. N. CULVER, - '«* ^PROPRIETOR. HAVIN 3 recently purchased the above House, I have put it in thorough repair, with (new furniture throughout, and would respectfully invite the patronage of the trav­ eling public and others. The tables will al­ ways be provided with the best th*t can be procured, and polite and attentive waiters will be in readiness at all times to attend to the wants of guests. No pains will be spared to make this a First Class House. Large and commodious barris on the premises. Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sample Rooms on first floor. ATTENTION LADIES. MRS-J H, SEXTOK, Yor the past ten years one ot the leading Dressmakers in Elgin, has moved to McHenry where she is ready to do Dressmaking Satisfac­ tion guaranteed. Cutting and Fitting a specialty. Also agent for the I. X L., Tailor system of Cutting and Fitting. Full instructions given* Rooms two doors West of the Riverside House. f OB BARGAINS IN For Coal and Wood CALL ON- E. M. HOWE Opposite Ui»liop*ni Mill* 4Tho has a complete line of the best stoves ia the market, as well as a large stock of HardYare, Mechanic's Tools, TIN, COPPER & SHEET IRON WARE, And, ;in|fiict, everything|ln the hardware «teve and tin line. HE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. Call at his store before buying elsewhere, lobbing and repairing promptly attended to KVRemember, extra good bargains can al- ways be obtained at Howe's. McHenry, Deo. 1, 1888. •I#- TUBSPARR A book of 100 page** The best book for M _ advertiser to oon- JVC suit, be he ezperi- 2H9enoed or otherwise. and estimates -BREKDER OF- BOBEBT C. Bimff, OF I A,»A w.sMna; FOWLS RICHMOND, ILL. (TTH8T HEMICM AT MCHESTtT COUNTT TATS ) My fowls are of the celebrated DUKE OF YORK strain, remarkable for their great size and laying qualities. I can show a trio of last season's chicks weighing 31 pounds. Sggs, per setting of thirteen. *1.50, delivered to purchaser in Richmond. Shipped, securely PMkMLftLOa. ROBERT a BENNXtT siiei formation he requ ire* while forhim who will invest one hundred thousand dollars in ad­ vertising, a scheme is indicated which will meet his every requirement, or con be moot to do so by slight change$ easily arrivedot^ bp cot* retpondence. 149 editions have been issued. Sent, post-paid, to any address for 10 cents. Write to GEO. P. ROWELL A CO., KEWSPAPER ADVERTISING BUREAU. (10SprucoSt.PrintingHouseSq.), New York. Apnts f anlei Criminals." The most startling book of recent vears. Biographical, Pictorial, 161 Superb fensrravings witfi personal Portraits of the Celebrated Criminals. 66!) Royal Octave pages. Low retail price, $2.50. It is a work ef art as well as of thrilling historic interest. Is bound to produce a profound impression. Agents sell it br the thousands. A grand chance for canvassers. Send for particulars and be convinced that this is „ the most salable and proiitable book published; or, to save time, send 75 cents at ouce for cmvassing Book and state your choice of townships. Address N. D. THOMPSON & Co., Publishers, St. Louis, Mo. or Aew York City. 4w Aieats Wantel Men Wanted. To sell onr Nursery products, on salary sad expenses paid by us, oi, if preferred, on com­ mission. Work every month in the year for energetic and reliable men. Business easily learned. Wages liberal. Terms aed, outfit free. Address, stating age and Inclosing stamp, A. G* VEAII FT (She Chase Nurssries.) - SI Weeks. The POLIOS securely United States'! Liberal dis .. agents and ciatoay Address all Will be mailed, address in the nths on receipt of Lift. red to postmasters, i copies mailed troe IKUD K. FOX, ittABB, New York. Iffloln NICK: 4r scent , For •TAG, laar ciqar. •Tag, ©town OR 10 CEN1 The Fine8tG( FOit 111 Finfi We advertise the al lag St. Louis daili pear among the list«. for 80 days from date < first order we send t We have ene price which there is no del* Tag, 93&.00; Silver' per 1008. We also Tine of Domestic, Kf Cigars in tbe country,! Sample orders solicit Address, „ „ TAYLOR __ H. P. HULL, ManaM MR CIGAR. Ever Offered l»Y Dealers. PION. mis In the lead r name will an ence a week irchase. <^ith •d Ipretty signs. Bse goods from Lnamely; Nickle Geld Hag, §7aoo s.tnost extencive and Imported Item prices. " Is guaranteed, litt Lo«U I*. iW- TcntsMs, Viewer nmoLSK. HIRAM SIBI ROCHESTER, N. Y. ,422-326 E. Main St. I N S "Vineyard" Hi 15 IM IPLI'MENTS i appileailMS . 4 CO. KAGtMLL. | Randolph St W ' S tkates. Mre» 211132 For the best, most durable and eastest run­ ning Holler Skates get the -'VIXEY AltD." \'l ihe principal Rinks are uSing tbe "VINEYAKD" Roller. Put up in all Clamp, Half Clamp ami strapped Complete. The demand for these skates is so great that they are kept in stock by all principal har 1- ware dealers throughout the country. Manufactured by tbe Inventor and Patentee SAMUEL WINSLOW, WORCESTER, MASS. flows! Flows! P. HAUPERI8CH, MoHeury, Illinois #» l inform tbe farmers of McHenry and 'unrounding country that he is prepared to sell them a FIRST-CLASS PLOW, Anil warrant the same.at a lewer price thaa na hi purchased elsewhere In the county, Ali simls of BL4 CKSMJ THING, WAGON V»d ' ARR1AGE work promptly attended to, I IK PAIRING, «it alt kinds on short notice. WGive as a tall aad we will please yon both ia quality ia-1 i rice ef work. . P. HAUPKRISCH. MU Henry, I1L, Oct. 7th, 1M1 SALOON aad BESTAUSAUT Buck's Old Stand, MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. fine Kentucky Liquors, ^ French Bitters^ McHenry Lager Beer, FaUn' llilwankN Betr, By the Bottle or Cae|i#'- 4 We buy none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices. Call and see me an# I will use you well. ANTONY ENGELN. Meflenry* 111., 1884. Importanl to Ruptured Persons The Excelsior Rupture Cure M'fg Co., of Oadensbnrg, N. T„ guarantee to cure any case of reducible Hernia with tj,elr Remedies. Tn) RDNDU fUSTlt AK> HCALtHO COM roDMD. This treatment is endorsed by our best Doctors', Druggists, and the general public. Send Bets for free book on Bupture or •sk YEAR 4ragt*st far the Rssssdy- : T Soldiers' Department, CONDUCTED BY DR. S. F. BIHRITT. County Q. A- R. Directory. BIOHMOWD FOST KO MK ea*b*month.°Mt *Dd Frld*' ••••lags of Da. S. F, BamntTT, Com. WOODSTOCK POST, MO KM. moMh!* ",'rt Monday evenings ef each B.W. SMITH, Ooat, •> ' W>D1 IOIT, WO--^ l«jSffihmStlh!d Mtd W#dn0,k,ay *TeB WM. Bmia, Com. BABVASD POST, HO 9G& _____ Da. H. T. WooDiurr, Com. The National Cemetery in the De­ partment of Tenneaaee and Georgia are located as follows: Chattanooga, Nashville, Memphis, KnoxvtHe, Fort Oenelsoo, Stone River, Hazen's Bri­ gade, Pittsburg Landing, Marietta, Andersonvilie. Wllhla their gates 80,957 Union soldiers await tbe last bugle call. Colonel John Ifason Brown, of Louis* ville, Kf., presented to General Grant the engrossed resolutions and speeches passed at a meeting of Federal and Confederate veterans held on the anni­ versary of the General's birthday. They are engrossed on alternate pages of blue and gray, aocordlng to the colors of the speakers, and make a beautiful and significant volume. Geo. Grant was much effected by the demon stratlon. The Commissioner of Poosiont has rendered a decision, subject, however, to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, on the pension application of Mrs. Emma DeLong, widow of the late Lieutenant Commander DeLong, of the Jeannette. The Commissioner holds that the officers and men who were on what Is known as the Jeannette expedition were 11 the service of the United States; and that the order of the Secretary of tbe Navy detailing Lieutenant DeLong to special duty at New York and then to the command of the Arctic exploring steamer Jean­ nette, changed his status from 'absent on leaveM to that of "active duty," and therefore, entitles his widow to pen­ sion. The following is a list of important offices to which Confederate and Union soldiers have been appointed by tbe present Administration. This list does not Include any of the innumerable offices of a more subordi­ nate character, in which changes have been made: CONFEDERATE OFFICERS. L. Q. C. Lamar, of Missltslppl, Secre­ tary of Interior. I^leut.-Col. In a Miss, regiment, and Confederate minister to Bussia. Augustus H. Garland, of Arkansas, Attorney General. Served In both branches of the Confederate Congress Henry R, Jackson, of Georgia, Min­ ister to Mexico. Brigadier General In the rebel army. Aiex. B. Law ton, of Georgia, minis­ ter to Russia (since declined, disabili­ ties never removed). Brigadier Gen­ eral and quarter master general to the rebel army. T. J. Jarvls, of North Carolina, min­ ister to Braxll, Captain In the rebel army. Anthony M. Kelley, of Virginia, minister to Austria. Warm friend of Jeff Darls, having written a book prais- log him. Eugene Higgins, of Maryland, chief of the appointment division of tbe Treasury department. Depnty provost marshal In Richmond, Va* under Win­ der, whose cruelty to Uolon prisoners Is a matter of history. J. D. C. Atkins, of Tennessee, com­ missioner of internal affairs. Served la the rebel army and the Confederate Congress. James D, Porter, of Tennessee, as­ sistant Secretary of State. Adjutant general on rebel Gen. Cheetham's staff. Gen. Jos. E. Johnson, of Va., commis­ sioner of railroads. Division command* or In rebel army. Henry Mould row, Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Col. of a Confederate cavalry, Robert B. Vance, ot North Carolina, Assistant Commissioner of Patents Brigadier general in rebel army. James M. Morgan, of South Carolina, consul to Melbourne. Served under Privateer Semmes. J Ernest Meiere, consul to Nagasaki (commission withdrawn). Rebel sol­ dier, and declared lq VVftsh^ngtoo re* cently that he was proud of baying been a rebel. James Blackburn, of Kentucky, ap­ pointed Collector of Internal Revenue, but appointment canceled. Served in rebel army, end wrote thit he wanted to see Union blood flew deep enough to swim his horse in, Chas. M. Shelley, of Alabamt, fourth Auditor of the Treasury. Brigadier general in the rebel army. R. M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, Collec* tor of Customs of Rappahannock dis­ trict. Member of the Confederate Senate. UNION SOLDIERS APPOINTED. W, F. Vilas, of Wisoonsirf, postmaster general. Colonel of a regiment io the Union army. Gen. J. C. Blade, of Illinois, commis­ sioner of pensions. Served Io Union No Monkeying With the flag. In the excitement at Salt Lake City over the pitting of the flag at half* out, some of the incidents had a good deal of significance. When the anti- Mormon peeple saw the flag at half- mast thej determined that it should be run up to the proper place, and among those who were very earnest In this determination were men who had made records as Confederate soldiers. One of these said: "I helped to 'mon­ key' with that flag once, and tried as hard as any man to tear it down, but could not do it. It Is the flag of my country now, as It proved to be then, and I am ready now to light for It as bard as I was then to fight against It." This shows that the leaven is work­ ing ameng all classes of citizens except the Mormons. Learned men and Ignor­ ant, men in the North and men In the South, men tn the cities and men on the frontier, men born abroad and men whe fought against the flag during the war for the Union, all have come or are coming to that point where the stars and stripes means^ love of country. With all men except tne Mormons at indignity to the flag or anything that can be construed as an Indignity Is cause for Indignation and resentful ac­ tion. In thr last few months the people have spoken in no uncertain tones of two attempts to use the flag in connec­ tion with improper manifestations of prejudice or bigotry. In one case an ex-re be I, serving as Secretary of the Interior, ordered the flag at half-mast tn memory of a man hateful to all loyal citizens. In the other case the polyga- inlsts of Utth endeavored to use the flag to represent their hostility to the government for which tlie flag stands. This Is essentially a Mormon move, and it wa« resented and opposed. In the slang term of the day, the Mormons found tiiat they could not "monkey1' with the flag with impunity. The peo­ ple will stand a good deal, but they will not tolerate any monkeying or meddling with the flag or any act of disrespect or contempt In connection with its use. The Mormon leaders are now very much afraid that their action will be misunderstood. They explain that they meant no disloyalty to the flag or to the government, but they fear that the running of the tya do milt will be "COIMPMd "to ISil t#hey are disloyal and that they meant to say so. Their action has been so construed, and they probably will have cause to remember their foolishness and to regret it. The ex-rebel voiced the sentiment of the country, There will be no monkeying with the flag( The most formidable rebellion ever or­ ganised attempted to tear it down and couid not. It can not be torn down. It can not be treated with disrespect. That is the long and short of it,--Inter Ocean. 19* prevalence of color blind­ ness Is, in round numbers, teo times as great in the male sex as In the female. The facia rest upon the examination of many thousand persons tn different countries; and the examinations have not enly been conducted by trained scientific observers perfectly familiar with all the bourses of error In connec­ tion with tbe subject, but also in such a manner as to exclude the names or colors from consideration. The per* sons thus examined have been required to match samplo colors by selection ffom among a great variety of skeins or wool; aud only those bar* been set down as color*bllnd who commenced by selecting some shade of stone-color or drab as a match for pale green. Further tests would then determine whether the blindness was to red, to violet, or to all three. Io England, among Eton boys, 2.16 per cent, were found to be color-blind In some form; and among males of the laboring class tbe percentage rose to nearly five. An Arizona editor thus records the virtues of a dead townsman: "We drop a tear as we record the demise of poor Billy Muckrow. His genial pres­ ence and hearty laugh added a new grace to the most exclusive saloons of the town. We say it without fear of contradiction; Billy was as square as a chessboard. He was no chump, He never killed a man without cause, he never forgot to settle Ills score on the slate. He never refosed to go out on a bunt for boss theives; nor to ante up his little pile wneu he bucked the tiger and lost. And be was a rustler when out with the boys. But his crowning virtue was that just before his death he paid us a three years subscription in advance for The Howler, and wo as­ sure his widow that the paper will be delivered to her on time every week. Stranger, go thou and do likewise.'" Recently the Chicago University near the Douglas monument, Chicago, was sold to satisfy a mortgage held by an Eastern insurance company. The Baptists or the northern part or Illi­ nois were very desirous of continuing the school, and got the time extended one year. At the meeting of the Bock River Baptist Association held in Ma­ rengo last week, Mr. W. H. Carpeuter of this city presented the soolety with •1,000. on condftlon that It be used for redeeming the mortgage. It ts hoped the association may bo successrul.-- Eockford Q&mUt*. Jane Weather Report The Illinois Department of Agricul­ ture has been furnished the following interesting information by John W. James, Meteorological Observer at Marengo, concerning the weather dur­ ing the past month. This Information will be published in the monthly Weather Review of the Stato bf the Secretary of the Illinois D jpartBMnt of Agricultura: McHenry County,' John W. luM Observer, Marengo. The mean torn* perature of the month, 64® .70, was 1 ® .60 below the mean of the past 24 Junes. The highest temperature wat 86 o .70 on the 7th ;the lowest 41 ? .70 on the 8th; range 44 • ; greatest dally range 22©.90 on the 7th; least dally range 7°.20 on tbe 3d; mean daily range 14°.09. The fall in temperature of 44° June 7 to 8 was the greatest ever recorded by me during the cnni> mer months. Rain fell on 10 days, tbe precipitation amounting to 5.80 Inohea. This Wis >1.89 inches mere than the overage Jam rain fall of tbe past 24 years. Only June 1868 and 1869 wen wetter. Thunder storms June 2, 7, SI and 26. The prevailing wind of the month was southwest, and its greatest velocity 15 to 29 miles per hour. The wind was north 6 times, northeast 14, east 8, south 8, southwest 23, west 10, northwest 13, and calm 8 times. Winds followed by rain northeast and south­ west; by clear or fair weather south­ west and northwest. There were 10 clear, 13 fair and 7 cloudy days in Jane* Slight frost reported on low lands near here and young corn a little touebed. Lunar lialos on the 20th and 22d. The large sun spot referred to in the May , report was again seen on June 20th, bat had diminished in s'ze to 28,000 mliOe diameter. * • 'M Ho was Answered. . • ""H Dan Voorhees tells a rood atory Of • ' himself. He appeared once upon a ;: time in a lawsuit .)ut at Tnrre Hante In which one of the chief witnesses on the other side was the mother of Sen* ator Booth of California. In his Oreo and easy way the Tali Sycunore asked questions that the witness resoqted, ad it seemed, for though inquiry aftortB- quirv was propounded not tbe slight­ est sign of attention came from tho witness-box. Mr. Voorhees gro* | produced. Finally, In dire exasperat-* tion, he demanded in his own ail-s weep­ ing oratorical way whether or not bo was golng'tobe answered at all. Their with a smile barely tinging her pro*1 test, the lady turned to the lawver of her friends, Dick Thompson, and ask­ ed, with a seeming innocence that ruined all the court-room's sense of solemnity: "Mr. Thompson, must I really say anything to a man that looks like that?" She pointed to V9ortnea and fairly shuddered. Mr. Thompson* in his suave way, advised h^r to bo brave and answer the questions of his Wabash friend, " l'hen I'll do It with ray eyes shut," she said; and she did. Mr. Voorhejs is very proud of thla storf. True goodness, he Insists, doea not always have beauty as Index* ---- . t lite Baseball MannDaetw. It Is estimsted that 10,000,000 base- " s balls are made and sold In this country every year. First there Is a little hard rubber ball, and around that the wrap- ft per winds a strong, blue, coarse yarn. This is firmly wrapped with whlto Venetian yaru. The balls are then placed in an oven until all tho moisture "A is taken out. After thla they are coated with cement. Then comes fine bio# yarn, and around the whole Is placed V" fln«) white giillug twine. Each must 7 be of certain weight. The covers afa -:- made of the best quality of horse hide or two pieces, each cat in the shape of % the figure "8.'* For years balls were covered with s four pieces of leather, and st one time two covers were plaoed upon a ball. Hard knocks cannot disturb the ball aa now made, because tho cement holde I t . A little machine wraps 2| ounces ef tbe American association balls In * minute, and tbe rest is finished by handv --Sdentifie American. t&*Two Illustrations of bow men will not "let well enough alone* are. given in tho Arlington (Texas) WbrU. One was where i plaintiff, having se­ cured a $25,000 verdict against a rail­ road company was dissatisfied, and got. only 6 eents on tho next trial. Tbe other case was that of a man who was acquitted of murder, "and went tho same day and got married." It has been reported that ttaf old and well-known Illinois Female College and Academy of Music and Art at Jacksonville, would not be continu­ ed another year. We are informed by the President or the College that thla is a mistake and that the College will open as usual. Tbe report originated from a telegram 'concerning tbe pension of another school. •h':lI At this season of the year du(fi(| heat of summer, every farmer dairymen should keep in readiness a bottle of Dickinsons Cow Prescription as it will prevent their cow from has* lng Milk Fever, causes her to Jo w*tl» cures Garget and all diseases of thai CQW* Iforv8Ale M f li t, ' '