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J^e^eiry ^Iiiiiealep, PKBLIBHBD BVBRT WBDHBSDAT B* VAl* 8 (LYKE^- - KDITOR;AKD PROPRIETOR. fflce in Bishop's Block, 1 --OnosiTB PEKKT A OWEN'S ^ • " TERMS OF SUTWOtttPTION. >n« Tear (in Advance) .$1.50 If Not Pa id within Three Months .. 2.00 Subscriptions received for .three or six Montha in the ume proportion. Kates of Advertising. We anneunca liberal rates for advertising LA the PLAIHDRAIER, and endeavor to state , them so plainly that they will he itwuUly un- : lerstood. They are a* follow*: / »1 1 Inch ene year - - • •„ V; 5 00 "•!> 2 Inches one year - . ,•[ »- 10 00 8 Inches one year - • *• <• •< 15 00 if Column one year , • # / * . 30 00 ii Oolnmn ene year- -•<£:; $i- • • . 60 00 Ooltimn one year • «/»i^OOOO One inch means the measurement of one nchdown the column, single column width. Tearly advertisers, at the above rotes, have . the privilege of changing as often as they ^ i thoose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having s standing cards) will be entitled to insertion t »f local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 ¥: eents per line the flrst week, and 5 cents per line for eaoh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged ( fct the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil :i type, same as this is set in) the first issue, and I cents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, Itn inch advertisement will cost 11.00 for one week, |1.50 for two weeks, fi.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAINDRALBR will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody X seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary fain. BUSINESS CARDS. a. T. BROWN, M. D. pHTSlOIAti ASD SURGEOX. OMoe at Residence, Mc Henry, III. O. H. FEGERS, M. D- KD SURG Office at Residence. PHTSIOIAN AND SURGEON, McHenry, Ills. ~ O, J. HOWARD, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, McHenry, III. Office at Residence, ono door West •f M. E. Church. BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Mannffccturere, McHenry, 111. Or­ders solicited. Shop, la Old McHenry, tn Keiter Block, third door west of Riverside ;; House. ' --• 1 :'i 1,1 1 Livery Stable. ri E. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First -• tl . class rigs, with or without drivers % furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds done on short notice. ROBT SCHIESSLE Haring purchased the old stand of Joseph Wiedemann, NEAR THE DEPOT, MoHENBY, ILLINOIS, Keeps open for the accommodation of the Public a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant, BUSINESS CARDS. PAUL BROWN, A TTORNEY AT LAW, 88 LaSal'e Street A CHICAGO, ILL. M. F. ET,L,SWORTH,» ATTORNEY at Law, and SollcitorJin'Chan? eery, Nunda, 111. ASA W. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW and Solicitor} in Chancery.--Woodstock, 111. * 18 J, F. CASEY, ATTORNEY and Connselor at Law. Office over Zimpleman's Store. All business entrusted to my care will receive prompt at­ tention. Woodstock, III, JOHN KLEIFCEN. HOUSE Painter, Gralner, Calciminer and I'auer Hanger. Residence one Block West of Riverside House. Work attended to promptly and on reasonable terms. ¥ Where he will »*. all times keep the best brands of Wlties, Liquors and Cigars (to be found in tne market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALK'S MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER. Beer In Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- irays en hand, oheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. GOOD BTABL1NQ FOR HOUSES. MTOall and see us. Robert Schlessle. lUHenrr, 111., Kay 15th, 1885. A. Englen's SALOON AND RESTAURANT. MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. W IS. f Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, 9 McHenry Lager Beer, talks' Xilwauta Bwr, -AND-- J. Sclilitz Milwaukee Bottle Beer In any quantity from a Snitz Glass to 5C0 barrels. AT WHOELSALE OB RETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs or case as oheapasthe cheapest. We buy none but the best and Mil at Reasonable Prices, Gall and see me and I will use yen well. -ANTONY ENGEJUN. McHenry, 111., 1886. Mas1!, Boys ud Misses Bats at Parry & Owsa's, Summer MART G. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER. All kinds of Hair Work done in first class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms at residence, north­ east corner of Public Square, McHenry, I1L DRS. C. E. WILLIAMS A DAIILIN. DENTISTS. Residence Dnhdee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker House, the 10th 11th 25th and 26th 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. Unite! States War Claim Ajeif OF WM. H. COWLIN, Woodstock, Illinois. Prosecutes all elassss and kinds of claims against the United States tor ex Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered if Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. WM, H. COWLIN,i Office at Residence, Madison St., Woodstooc, Illinois. TO HORSEMEN ! CHANCELLOR, JR.. fine very Stallion, Chancellor Jr Haying recently purchased imported Olydesdale stallion, < for our own use, will breed a limited number of Mares outside. Chancellor Jr. is 7 years old this Spring; is a Cherry Bay with black points; lG?i hand high and weighs about 1700 pounds; strong, clean limbs, line action, mild disposition. lie was sired liy Chancellor (1310), he by Drew Prince of Wales. (673) Dam by Lofty. (466); grand dam by Duke of Well­ ington, (1543); great grand dam by Sir William Wallace, (8rw). He combines in his breeding the best blood Scotland ever had, and has proven his ability to get uniform Colts, of great size, line form, strong and rugged. We also have « CHAMPION, JR. The Perchcron Morgan Horse, He has proven himself a fine stock getter for gen­ eral purposes, and cannot be beaten In the Xorthwest. Parties who tntend bree.llng, the coming season, will Hint it to their advantage to call and see our stock and get our terms which will be reasonable. Mares from a distance will be well eared for, at owners risk, at Moderate rates. Call and see us 85 tf. HANLY BROS. HEALING POWDER. CURES ALL OPEN SORES ON ANIMALS ?R0M ANY CAUSE, SORE SHOULDERS, CUTS, KICKS, ROPE BURNS, SORE BACKS, SCRATCHES, CUTS FROM BARB WIRE FENCES, ETC. NO SMELL TO ATTRACT FLIES; DOES NOT BURN A SORE LIKE LINIMENTS; EASILY AP- F-LIED AND ALWAYS READY. FOR BURNS,CHAFING. SORES OR CUTS ON PERSONS, IT HAS NO EQUAL. 15 and 50 Cents a Box. AT DRUQ OR HARNESS ^ STORES. PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all jobs la the lino of Digging Wells. Repairing Pumps, Cementing wells, Or will put in ^ XfTew Fuznps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. In short will do all work in this line. Can furnish you a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished if desired. If .jrouwanta Well Dug. a Pump lie paired «» new Pump, give me a call. WOr^ers bv mail promptly attended to. Post office, Jonnsburgh, III. C. G. ANDREWS. GENERAL SPRING GE0VE ILL. Sales ot Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds attended to on the mofet B1AS0MBU TIBMS, C. C. Anredws, Spring Grove, 111; Spring 3rove, sept. 8th, 1885. ll-ll-Sm E. LAWLUS, Warrants a Fit or We make Suits to order of the best Cloths, Foreign or Domes­ tic. IT THE LOWEST PRICES That good Goods can be Bold n. HE ALSO Cleans and Repairs Clothes Neatly and on short notice* l^iye Me a Oall E. LAWLUS. McHenry, Jan. 19th, 1886. A. Ml. HURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. 112 SOUTH CLARK! STREET, Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given tore pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. A Full Assortment of Goods in his line SI for 13 Weeks. The POtilCE GAZETTE will be mailed, securely wrapped, to any address In the United Stales for three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. Llbetai discount allowed to postmaster*, agents and clubs. Sample copies mailed free Address all orders to UCHA1D K. FOX, FRANKLIN SQUARE, New York. AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BONSLETT QAHOON AKD RESTAURANT, at the Old J 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 er Case, always on hand. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. -fj ATTENTION! farmers and Dairymen. It will pay those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at *• premises before purchasing. I can furnish saeh by the carload or single cow. PORTE& H. WOLFRUM, OH1MDIO. Farm about four miles northwest of Harvard, Illinois. Johnsburgh, III ' i i - i L. BANTES. May 25th, 1985. WEST SIDE L 0. LINCOLN, Prop. Having recently refitted my Restaurant, near the Depot, in flrst class style, I am now prepared to accommodate the public with Warm or Cold Heals, At all hours ef the day or evening. Hot Ooffee or Tea on Ave minutes notice. A FULL STOCI^|F Baker's Supplies, ALWAYS ON HAND. Choice Fruits, of All Kinds, IN THEIR SEASON. XOS OBBAM. Made every day, by the Quart er Dish. Also the Choicest Brands of Cigars and Tobacco to he found in the market. With everything in flrst class order, and promptness to wait upon customers we solicit a share of public patronage. L. D. LINCOLN. West McHenry, May 31st, 1887. -BREEDERS MORGAN HORSES, Short Horn. Bid Foiled Jogu, And Jersey Cattle. Hillside West McHenryf III. Our Morgan Stock is all 'pure bred, and originated from the best Morgan stojk in the United States. Old Gifford Morgan, who stands at the bead »f our Stock, is one ot the best breed Morgan dorses in the country, and can show more and •tetter all purpose colts than any other horee l the West. We Invite the inspection ef onr stock bv vorsemen and all lovors oi fine animals. A few full blood Morgan Oolts and young dorses for sale. Also one matched team, full •tloeds. In Cattle we have the full blood Short Horn Which we are crossing with the Red Polled Angus and therefore instead ot sawing off the fcorns we are breeding them |off and with food suceess. A few Heifers snd Bulls, both pure tared Short Horns and the cross above mentioned far atla J. R. Saylor A Sons* WMiltoS«uxtlUMpec,MU>,]8BaL (THE NEW QUININE.) Gives Good Aplite New Streostb, pi Nerves Happy Days Sweet Sleep. A POWERFUL TONIC. That the most delicate*tomach wilt bear. A SPECIFIC FOR MALARIA RHEUMATISM, NERVOUS PROSTRATION And all germ discasies. THE MOST SCIENTIFIC A5JD SUCCESS­ FUL BLOOD PURIFIER. Superior to aninine. Mr F. A. Miller, 630 Rast 87th street, New Tort, was cured by Kaskine of extreme ma. larial prostration after seven years suffering. He had run down from 105 pounds to 97. began on Kaskine in June 1886, went to work in one month, regained his full Weight in six months. Quinine did him no good whatever. Mr. Gideon Thompson, the oldest and one ef the most respectcd citizens of Bridgeport, Oonn.,says: am mnflly years of age, and for the last three yearjRhave suffered from malaria and the effects ffqnlnine poisoning I recently began with up the malaria and if pounds." Mrs. T. A. Solomons, Jersey City, writes: years, was cured of Ma fifteen months' illness, if\ all hope. Letters from the above persons, giving full details will be sent 09 application. Kaskine can be taken without any special medical advice, tl per bottle. Sold by or sent by mail on receipt of priee. KASKINE COMPANY, M Warren St* Hew York City. iskine which broke ised my weight 22 1 Halliday Street, son Ilarry, eleven |a by Kaskine after 611 we had given up CHICAGO *"• NORTH- V WESTERN »» RAILWAY. Penetrates the Centres «IU \ Population In , Iota, Wisconsin; D3S0I3, mini!. Its train service Is carefully arranged to meet requirements o( local travel, as well as to furnish the most attractive routes for through travel between important Tirade Centres. Its equipment of day and parlor cars, din­ ing and place sleeptn? cars is without rival. its road-bed is perfection, of stone ballast­ ed steel. The Northwestern is the favorite route for the commercial tiaveler, the tourist and the seekers after new homes In the golden Northwest. Detailed information cheerfully furnished b7 BERNARD BUSS. Agent, MeH«nr*iH. MARVIN HVGH1TT. • Vioe-Pre*. and Gen. Manager. H. C. WICKER, ' Traffic Mamagtr, JR P. WILWN, Qtneral Pamenger Agent D. NEEDHAM'S SONS 116-11' Dearborn Street, OIIOAFLO OntrUKsiu. Cure* eum. Whoopinir Co umitsikiEi. WtTieimoi] Bend for air* ion paper. ^ , FOB SALE at !!• V. 3HBFARD'S Hardware Store, McHenry. For Sale Cheap A EABi CHAHCS Ti tae a Good Bnsinen Location I offer for sale my store buildings, situated In the village of McHenry. They are of brick, two stories high, and suitable for any kind ot business, with gooa residence rooms in second story. Also good barn and out. bouses. Centrally located, nearly opposite Bishop's Mill and next door to the post office. Also offer for sale my Cigar and Tobacco business. Will sell building either with or without business to suit purchaser. J. PEKOVSKY. McHenry, III,, May 11, 1886. Attention Horsemen! I would call the attention of the Public tom7 stable of Stock Horses, four in num­ ber: Two Morgans, one X Percheron, and one Imported Horse. They are all good rep resentatives of their breed. Also a few Merino Sheep for Sale. The public are cor- dUlly invited to oall and examine stock, get prices, etc. No business done on Sunday, 10-7-tf. 8. COLBY. MHEKKT SMITHS BEANS /nftIRE Biliousness; Sick Headache In Four hour*. (9 Oas dose relieves Neeralela. They cure and prevent Chills Fever, Sour Stomach > Bad Sreath. Clear the Skla, Toae the Nerves ̂an^ l̂w Try them one# and yon will never be wKhoiit thsm. Prfoe, 25 cent* per bottle. Sold bv Dmgflsto and Medicine Dealer* generally. Sent en receipt of price In (ta^ps, postpaid, to any address, J. r. SMITH & CO. 6 UdSotoPi***^, ST.LQOIsl Soldiers' Department, CONTRIBUTED BT WM. H. COWLIN. County G. A- R. Directory. KTOHMOMD POST WO 388. Meets the seoond Friday evenlnc of •Mb aMMkth. J>B. S. F, BnmaTT, Oem. WOOOSTOOK FOST. HO M& Meets flrtt and thlrd Monday evening* ef each month. . WM. AVBRT, Com. NT7NDA POST, Meets the second and fourth Wednesdav evenings of each month. X ^ # WH. BUTLXB, Com. f HARTABD FOST, HO 90S. Meets the second ana rourtn Monday even inca otaaoh month. I. W. 3EA7BRH8, Com. MARBHOO POST, NO. 169, Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of eaoh month. A. J. BornroTO#bom. The Dumber o! Posts In the G. A. R. has now reachsd 6,033. Hnbstaatlally the same papers are denouncing Gen. Falrchlld which used te Bpeak of Lincoln as a "torllla^ Stanton as "a brutal tjrant," and Grant as Ma brutal butcher." There ts talk about draping the Posts throughout the oouutry In meurning for the terrible and unprec­ edented mortality among the old sol­ diers of.Iowa. When the "National Veterans' Union," Des Moine*, pre­ sented their famous manifesto to the President they >ald they represented "10,0*0 veteran soldiers of Iowa, A week later, when a oareful ooant was made there were but 21 found in the "Association" and some of these can hardly be called soldiers. Patrick Prince, an old colored man, who for eighteen years past has blacked boots at the Ebbitt Heuse, Washington, died recently from the effects of the heat,, -During the war he served nobly asjf soldier, and fought in nearly all^ttle leading battles. He had scars all oyer him, which he looked upon with great pride. A few weeks ago one of the clerks {tare him a week's wages In adrance, and told the old man to go to his eld home in Fred- erick|county, Maryland, and visit the scenesjof iita early childhood^ , . t ! Grand Amy Relief- > , vmUm, wis., Aug, Telegram.--During year ending March 3|., 18S7, various ̂ rand Aruaj Do part- (uentB of the country1, hax'e eXpenJ«i} *253,960 in relieving distress among 26,606 ex-soldiers or their dependents, besides as much more not reported to National headquarters but distributed informally. The Massachusetts de­ partment expended the n^ost of any Department. 951,011, with New York next, $48,8%. Illinois expended #11,045, Indiana 95,823; MMtigan. •8,748, and Wisconsin, 94.150, - C. B."liOwer, a private In Com­ pany K, of the old Pennsylvania Buck- tails during the war and now an em ploye of the Washington Safe Deposit Company, was recently, by order of the President, granted a medal for gal­ lant and meritorious services during the war. The special acts for which the medal was granted, were for coa- tinuing in the Wilderness after being wounded; for participation in the bat­ tles of Bpottsylvanla, North Anna River and Betlieeda Church, while still sufiering from his wound, and for es­ caping from' the Confederates while being transported from JLlbby Prison ro Andersonville, by jumping from a moving train and making bis way across the mountains into West Vir­ ginia and thence back to bis command. To the Soldier Hating Press. Those cbronle grumblers wto are continually harping about, and refer to, the G, A. R. as %n organization for political purposes, etc., .should make a note of the faot that the G. •, B. as a body through its several departments oxpended last year 9253,936.43 for charitable purposes. The total num­ ber of persons relieved was 26,606. The Chicago Inter-Ocean, speaking as fellows hitsjthe nail squarely on the bead: wTbe amount of good cheer and comfort afforded by that amount of expenditure in oases of absolute need Is almost Inconceivable. And the fact that the old veterans freely paid their money to relieve the neces­ sities ef their ssore unfortunate com­ rades proves that they are not all self- seeking and mercenary men. In mat­ ter of fact they freely gave their mon ey to pay the debt that the nation owes its needy defenders, And a por­ tion at least, of that (money would have been paid from the surplus funds of the nation but for the Interference ef President Cleveland's vetoes." The Soldier-Hating Press Again. Some of the soldier-hating papers of Chicago have been making scurrilous attacks after their usual fashion, upon Comrade J. M. Grimes, of Woodbull, 111., who incurred their displeasure by speaking as his comrades thought about the rebel flags, etc. Tbey hint that be Is a bounty grabber because his name appears in connection with three different regiments, and slur at him for accepting a pension when hi is able to ears 93 a day by working at his trad*. In relation to the three dis­ charges he shows that he enlisted April 20th, 1861, la Co. F,lst Iowa* for three months;served his time faith fully and participated !a the battles of Wilson's Creek and Dug Springs and other engagements, besides march ing 700 miles, He next enlisted In the 102nd 111., receiving a bounty of 925 and all the surviving officers of the regiment testify to his good sol­ diership. After bis discharge from the 102nd he enlisted in the 156th III,, in which he served us sergeant until the close of the war. Prominent people in Woodbull give him the highest tes­ timonial as to character, and the phy­ sicians certify as to the justness of his pension. It is strange that a man who fought tor his couutry dares not news days say that his soul Is bis own with­ out bringing down upon himself the malignity of a gaug or toadying news­ papers. Comrades. Eead it. We hope all comrades and tbetr friends will read what Comrade M. F. Ellsworth ha# to say in last week's Woodstook Sentinel, and which we take pleasure in copying In these columns this week. Comrade Ellsworth knows how it was himself, for he was there-- besides he knows how to tell it, and as usual there is no uncertain sound as to where he stands when he reads what the soldier hating press oontalns each week ia abusing, lying about and villi- fying such men as Gen, Faircbildt who lost an arm, Corporal Tanner, who lost both feet, and Gen, Tuttle. who wa? a9 brave and loyal a soldier as the U, S, army contained. The editors who publish such oontemptlble lies and trash, both b% and little, should go where It is evident their love was in the dark days of war and desolatiou, or if they have grown up since the war for the preservation of the Union, have been terribly wronged in the matter of education and bringing up, for there is where they belong and would be more at home, and their meuthings of disloyalty better appre­ ciated than among the loyal ex-sol- diers and oitizens of the North. COMRADES :--In assuming the con> trol of this department. I desire to say that just at this time it seems to me that every newspaper In the land whose editor believes that the cause for which the armies of the nation fought against armed traitors, for four long and bloody years was right; and who believes that our armies were made up of men and not of the ofi- aeouring of the world; and who be­ lieves that the men, Who during those bourse, wlve% General Tattle. It might to make every est man indignant to hear the abuse heaped upon General because, forsooth, he 1»* aa epMtift In regard to the Preslfefflfr Ttsltfag 8«. Louis and dared to S llftitl ft» W jiM punned with the real eld-fflMMlM vindictive rebel hate. The Narlktns copperheads are not all dead howl was commenced by ths Mugwump and Democraticpap4|n||f|m the Boston Herald and a half dtaMU " more, which furnish the brains fsrHl Democratic party and the PeMtiiif lit press, and it is taken np and re iifctldi by every little contemptible abet* of the same persuasion, wheee have not brains enoegh to ecigiiftt* * new thought or present m tew f--us. but, parrot-like, repeat the li--i great newspaper lights ef DinaHiy and Mugwumpery teaoh thMtl Bak! It makes one sick to hear tbteo tUtl* fry, whose brains, compared t* Tuttle's. are as a mole hill to a ••at­ tain, following tbeir big leaden/yelp out their spleen, like Utete whlfeta barking (at a safe distance) around « majestic lion t Gen. Tuttle Is on* *f tho grandest men the war produced, commanding the third division of the lffth Amy Corps, under Generals Sherman and Logan, and no division general it th* Army of the Tennessee stood fclfhir^ As an indignant correspondent willed us he "stood high in the eatlmtliNS •! bis troops, generals over hint, Mai Is fact all who knew him. His oouit ft! fully endorsed by the G. A. B.,aad these scurrilous attacks upon him ait attacks upon the Order. And It la la r, the hope of injuring the Order these attacks are made. Could grand organization be destroyed, ery soldier hater would stent bis hoarse with joy, ^ Any one who has thoughtfully 1 watched the battle waged against Fairchild, Tuttle. Corporal TISBW, I and other prominent G. A. B. me% ̂ must have been Impressed with th4 ̂ suspioion that there is a vast ceasblna .̂ tlon of the soldier-bating press t# break up the G. A. B. if possible, ̂ Various things point to this CMNtas* sion. The unanimity of that prtti the sameuess of argument, all through, . from the Boston Herald, and that Ukt VI clear down to the bade country sheet with its 309 subscribers and lie exjoaee for an editor, point to audi a coasMa»> v C Hon... Tb^tK togs harfc jMtd 1 kit motiie •*«,» _ lathers, children, and friends, andf^whIfletgifes back a weak but unmli- takable echo. The big fellows ' • » ) turning their backs upon all that men hold dearest, tame, houor, and patriot­ ism, bravely marobed through the drenching ratnn and waded through inud, or suffered the pangs of cold, snow and ice, and at night made their bed in the mud or snow; who bravely met an equally brave foe, where one or both bit the dust, or lingered out weary weeks or months in the hospit­ als or prison pens of the South, the records of whose sufierings are not equalled In allthehistorleg of the past; vvho believes that the services of these men should be recognized; men who believe that these man ought not now to linger out the days of their declin­ ing years In poor houses and be buried in the pauper's grave; men who be­ lieve that such men a» Gen. J. M. Tut­ tle. the hero of many a hard days Berv- ice, and of many a bloody battle, and Gen, Lucius Falrchlld, who left an arm at Gettysburg, near "the hi<h tide of Rebellion" Khali not be villified and called blowhards and other vile names; men who believe that the Grand Army of the Republic is not an association of bounty jumpers, or of pension beg­ gars, or who do not look upoo a pen­ sioner of the late war as a mendicant receiving alms from an impoverished nation, but look upon him as a hero receiving scant recognition from the grand and glorious country hs sacri- ticed so much to save ; who took a few paltry dollars from the overflowing vaults that be by his sacrifices made It possible to fill; men who believe that the affairs of this country are safer in the hands of those who demonstrated their devotion to Us best interests by their willingness to die for her, than in the hands of "our friends ? the en­ emy." It seem8 to me that it is time that such men were beard. There has never been a time since the days of Vallandigham, the Northern traitor, when the haters of the Union soldier and the cause for which they fougbt. were so brazen in the abuse of them, so persistent in their lies about them, as new. And It mostly comes from one eource, with Grover Cleveland as the fountain head. He sounded the key-note of all this in his shameful at­ tempt at joking about the sufferings of our comrades whose cases had pass­ ed the scrutiny of both houses of Con­ gress, and In the Lower House in spite of such recreant soldiers as Bragg aud his ilk. aid in spite of its complexion, tie (Cleveland) for the sake of the sol­ id South, could Btoop to use low bar­ room wit in referring to these cases and In refusing the aid that Congress had granted. His henchmen all over the country take up the ery of "Coffee Coolers." "Dead Beats" "Pension Shriekers" and apply them to the men whom the veteran soldier especially delights to honor. They brand the Grand Army of the Republic as all rhls, and as a Republican machine. For the purpose sf throwing upon all these questions the light of truth and history, and of defending the true sol­ dier of the Union cause, and the only organized association of the survivors of that war where all are on an equal footing; where our grand old leader Grant sat as a comrade; where Sher­ man and Sheridan, and nearly all of the old soldiers of the Union, as well as the vast majority of' the best and most intelligent of the rank and file of that magnificent army, love to be numbered, the G. A. R. This wo as­ pire to do te ths best of whatever abil­ ity we possess. This is not a political department, except in so far as one must be a pol­ itician to defend himself and his friends.--Comrade M. F, JSUmaortk in Woodstock Sentinel* mm bounty jumper,1' "coffee oookur/* "shirk," and the little fellows aqmuk out "bounty jumper," "coffee cooler,** shirk I" They sll fall Into lino with as perfect a discipline as did their frloada the ex-Confederates, when treason's hateful banner was flaunted In tho fa» ces of the beys in blue. The conspiracy will be .useless. Tho G. A. R. will stand by Its noble teadntt to the bitter end. Every assault ttpwa such men as Tuttle and Falrchlld will only draw the defiant G. A. B. oolusaa closer round them, and help to Mad etill closer tho fraternal ties thai guard our patriotic Order.--& F. nett in Richmond Gazette~,, -•>, * •, From the Chioago*/rU«r-Oc«ax. f Department!of Illinois, G.'A.lL The gain in membership of the Illi­ nois Department G. A. &, during th« t ^ quarter ending July 30fwas over fiftooa hundred. Light thousand Illinois comrade* have signified tbetr Intention of at* tending the National Eooampaoat at St. Louis. The survi vors of tho Fourth Illlaolt Cavalry will have a reunion at BacH ville. Sept. 22. Company I will enter­ tain. AH know what that mean*. The survivor of tho 13th Illinois Cavalry are earnestly invited ta at* teud a meeting to be held at St. Leatt on the morning of Sept, 17, at tk| headquarters on tbo Illinois caaplag grounds, for the purpose of forsalng a regimental association and to proton^ a record of services in the lata war*- The call for this meeting is stgaad by W. B. Main, Co.'s E, B; J. S. Teala, Co,'s F, C, G; Frank Drum mood, B, Q, M; Martin Luther, F,C;„W. IL Atkla^ F, C; Henry Emrlob, H, A. The transportation committee of the Department of Illinois met at the Tremont House last Thursday. The; members of the committee present were: C. R. E, Koch, of Poet N. 9, J* L. Bennett of Post No. 28, Chtango{ H. F. Hawieyand H. G. Reeve, Poet No. 146, Bloomington. The Wabaih* the Chicago & Alton, and the XUtaelS Central railroads were repreeeated by their agents. No particular rente wai^a designated as official. Au oflola! cir­ cular or order wilt be promulgated la a few days. The competing roeda will carry members of the Grand Army and their friends, (everybody; from Chi­ cago to St. Louis and return at the rate of 96 each. This is at the rate of one cent per mite, with the St. Loola bridge toll added, Stopover privi­ lege* going aud coming. The several roads agree to furnish host of aooom modations, eta AT LIBSI. Sept. 8.1894. It required 9U9 to tar 91 In gold. National Encampment dates: Sept» 27,28,29, and 39, at St. Louis. A soldiers' monument will bo dedt* cated at Taunton, Maas., Sept. 5, A service pension ssaeciatlea htt| been organized ia New York, Cliy* - v-' , •• *< ' •. <*r