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Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win u« and no Pear Shall Awe." . VOL. 14. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1888. NO. 2. ykMedw. Pkblishsd Krm trwniDir ir . V JLlS 8L Y K BOITOB A.SD PBOP&IBTO& . Office In Bishop's B1ock« -OnOMTI PlBRT ft Owaifri TtRtt* or 917B40RIPTIOSf* -r fmm Te.tr (in .vrvanco) .$1.80 If Net Paid vrlthin Three Months 1.00 SuMcrtptimn reooive-1 for tlirss or six •ntki Im tbe hiu proportion. Bates of Advertising. We anaennce liberal rales for advertising the Pl\IKDK vi,er, ami endeavor to state ft*ra ee plainly that they wilt b« readily un- taritood. They are m follows: 1 Inch *ne year I Inches one y«*r Inches one year - Celnmn one year Oolnmn ane vear- Oelumn one year 5 00 10 00 15 00 80 00 68*00 100 00 line inch means the measurement of one pch down the column, single column width. 8Tearly advertisers, at the above rates, have Hie privilege of changing as often as they •hoese, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having •landing cards) will be entitled to insertion •f local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line •ach week. All others will be charged 10 Mnts per Mne the first week, and 5 cents per liae fer each subsequent week. Transiont advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issuo, and • cents per line for subsequent issues. Tins, Ml inch advertisement Will cost $1.00 for one Week, |1.50 for two weeks, (3.00 for three tre^ks, and so on. The Platndkamdr will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use ef its columns for pecuniary BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BROWN. M. D. AS A.HD 9UU01W Residence, McHenry, 111. pHTSlQIAK AND SUROVON. OHes »t O. H. FBOERS, M. D- >HT8l0lAiI AND «UBOE01f, MeHenry, Ills. OIBce at Residence. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. PHYSIOIA.N AND BURGEON, McHenry, III. Offlce at Residence, one door West •f M. K. Church. ____ BARBIAN BROS. IOAB Manufacturers, McHenry, 111. Or- ) den solicited. Shop, la Old McHenry, Kelter Block, third door west of Riverside use. C <S Livery Stable. B. WIOHTMAN, Proprietor. olass rigs, with or without flnMtt «4roielMd at reasonable rates, all kinds dene on short notioe. first -tlfSrs Teaming of I NEAR THE DEPOT, WEST MoHENBY, ILL, Keeps open tor the aooosamodation of the public a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keen the boat brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. Also Agent Tor FALK# .. - HLWAUKSK LAGER BEES. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles at trays en hand, oheaper than any other, quail- tjr considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. GOOD HTABL1NO FOB HOR6S& f | 4g|*Qftll and see us. Robert Sohlessle. Weet MeHenry, 111. A* Englen'a SALOON AND RESTAURANT. MoHENRV, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Liquors, ; French Bitter^ McHenry Lager Beer, --AND-- BUSINESS CARDS. WM. OSBORNE, M. D. PHYIOIa.^ ,\Xt) IT UiiRO.i Offlce at the Parker Home. West McHenry. Calls promp.ly attended to day and night. Paul BROWN, TTOBNRY AT LAW. U. S. Express Oo.'a L Bnildtng, 87 and Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. M. F. ELI-SWORTH, TTORNEY at Law, and'Solicitor in Chan L eery, Nunda, III. ASA W. SMITH, . TTORNEY AT LAW and 8oltoltor|{In L Chancery,--Woodstock, IlL MARY G. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER. AU kiu<ls of Hair Work done in first class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms *t residence.north­ east corner of Pu blic Square, McHenry, IlL DRS. C. E. WILLI AM3 * D AH LIN. DENTISTS Residence Dundee. Will bo at McHenry, at Parker House, t#iB 10th 11th 26th and 'Ztith of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Sunday I make tny visits on the following Monday, and the first day of such visit occurs on Friday, I will stay but one day. UnM Stales War Claim Apicy --or-- WM. H. COWLIN, Woodstock, - - Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against the United States tor ex-Soldi»rs, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A <-pecialtv is made in prosecuting old and rcjooted claims All commuircatlons promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enclosed for replv. • Tl Vf, H. COWLIN Offlce at Residence, Madison St., Woodstocx, Illinois. Attention Horsemen! McHenry, 111., April 1st, 1388, I would respectfully invite the Public to call and examine m 7 stoo.k of Horses before making arrangements clsuwhere. No busw ness dorve on s uad ay. - N. B- COLBY •••'J-f* U'HBMRT ILL J. StiliU Milwaukee Bottle Beer, In any quantity from ». Snitz (Jliws to 5C0 barrels. AT WHOELSALEob RETAIL Besrin bottles, kegs or case as cheap as the cheapest, • W« buy none bat the bast and wll st Seasonable Prices. Gall and see me and I will use ' v you well. ANTONY ENGELtf. McHenry t Ill.( 1886, E. Ri AUSTlJt, Livery,BMrlii ai Sale Siafle. At Parker House Barn. FIRST CLASS RIGS, with or without Drivers, Furnished at Reasonable Rates. Bus and Hacks run t'.'and frun all Trains.-- Orders for Biggaare Promptly Attended to. West MoUenry, 111. SMITH & ROGERS*' Quintette Orchestra, M RINGWGOD ILL. Wff? Are prepared to furnish First Class Masic to,the Dancing Public at Reasonable Rates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. M. Rogers, 21 VTiolin and Prompter, Robt. Madden. Clarionet, C, Curtis, Cornet. K. Ingalls, Basso. AddroRsall communications to Jerry Smitbi RingwooiI, Illinois, or Mort Rogers, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, lia Vvu i.eat th^ worn! lor low prices. A liHndcociP ana PvtMiiy!y TVmiid Photo- 'iStT graph Allium, S'i- x nch.*H, gilt -;iiUv n:,.! c holding 22 of Cab­ inet and Caul pi'-turos wilt for 6') cents, n'tail price. ll.L'."). A RpiI »»£u".h Pliotosrnph Album.xli xltr--. Kmliosscl paddwl sides, <?oId odceR, extension clasp, holding & psgco of C'siliinot- .and Card pictures gent for ? l .mi, retail* for Illustrated circulars pnpr of the nliovr* mid rifCC Finkk Styles of rerohpe « MrHslrin, Clncinnutl. OUio ALBUMS Q. G. ANDREW^ GENERAL I SPRING GROVE ILL. Sales ot Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most BSAS0I4BLI TIBMS. C. G. Andrews, Spring Grove, l\h spring Srove, Sept 3th, 1885. ll-U-Sn I A. CRISTY -DEALER IN- Corn, Oats, Rye and Mill Feed. Prices; as LOT AS THE LOWEST Call f nd get figures belore buy­ ing elsewhere. Will guarantee ?rou satisfa ;tion in evory riFj^^r ar. « Don't Pay Any on 6 To Bay Your Fed For Yen. Large new Warehouse at the Piokle Factory in West Mc H< JOSLTN * OASET. ATTORHBTS AT LAW, Woodstock IlL All business will receive prompt atten­ tion. JOHN KLEIFCEN. HOUSE Painter, Gralner, Caleiminer and Paiver Hanger. Residence one Block West of Riverside House. Work attended to promptly and on reasonable terms. A. Ml. CHURCH, Watohum kor and Jeweler NO- 112 SOUTH CLARK STREET, Ohi-chgo, 111. Special Attention given tore- pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. «TA Full Assortment -of Goods in hie line' SI for 13 Weeks. The POL.ICE GAZETTE will be mailed, securely wrapped, to any address In the United States for three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. Liberal discount allowed to postmasters, agents and clubs. Sample copies mailed froe Address all orders to BICHABD X. FOX, FKAXKLiit Square, New York. ATTENTION t Farmers and Dairym It will pay thoso looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call At •£ premises before purchasing. I can fnrnlen such by tbe ear load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM. CHBMCHQ. Farm aboutJfour miles nerthwest of Harvard, Illinois. JOHN P. SMITH| Watchmaker Jic Jeweler, McHENRY. ILLINOIS. AriNE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew. elryalwavson hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watches. Give me a call. JOHN P. SMITH. Ilinois. lenr} W. A. CRISTY. OfiNMti, la all the latMl atjles. at THE BEST OFFER YET. YOU WANT IT! Don't delay, but send at once for HAWKEYE SITTINGS, the popular paper, with its forty columns of tumorous and literary matter, profusely il­ lustrated, neatly printed on .tinted paper, and containing the cream of the beat publica­ tions of the day, as well as a large amount of original matter by the best humorous writ­ ers, You w on*t go to sleep reading it. In oruer to introduce it we will send it to any address foubmonths on trial for only 10 eents In silver. Splendid premiums given away. Nothing like It. Send to-day and •how this to your friends. Address. UAWKEYE S1FTINOS. O. NKKDHAM'8 SONS 116-11 f Dearborn Street, CHICAGO Cores JaumrnVB*"tltheam. Rheumatism, Dyspei ' " Headache, Whooplnc _ _ Bend for otr- ion paper. ^ FOR SALE at EL V. iHmiD'i Hardware Store, McHenry. ism, Dyspepota, Sick . ComtipaUon.PlJea, W boo pi nit Couch, .and all SuSr.rKstMoi: Lt DlbGI Fmp Ropaiiiog, CEMENTINQ, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all.jobs !• the IlnS of Digging Wells. Repainng Pumps, Cementing wells, or vill put in ITew Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. IB Short wilt do all work in this line. Can furnish you a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as cheap ae any other mati. Good references furnished if desired. If you want a Well Dug, a Pump Repaired or a new Pump, give me a call. ••"Orders by mail promptly attended to. Post Office, Jonnsburgn, 111. L. BANTE8. Joh»atMit<«h, 111., May 25th, 1885. THE CHICAGO". HORTH- " WESTERN RAILWAY. Penetrates the:Oentere if Population? In IUi98%l0V3, Wisconsin, Miclipa, Minnesota, Dakota, Mrasta anfl Vyoui. Its train service Is earefully arranged to meet requirements of local travel, as well ae to furnish the most attractive routes for through travel between importabt Trade Centres. Its equipment of day and parlor cars, din- ingand place sleeping 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 tbe golden Northwe6t. • Detailed information cheerfully furnished by BERNARD BUSS. Agent, McHenry* III* J. JC WHITMAN, Oen. Manager. H. a WICKER, Traffic K P. WJLWN, general PaMtenger H. FISH l"*jpactioal Pain AND DECOBATER. HEBRON Decorating, Paper-Hanging, CALCIMINING, \ Q&AININQ* Se Done ob riiort notioe and satislhction gn^rM- teedv Call en or address^ ; H. FISH, WESTERN LANDS. J. G. McGregor & Oo., or Blgin, 'Illinois, have tor sale in the Great Pipestone Co, Minn. 60.000 Acres of Land. Which they offer at Low Prices ami Baey Terms. See bills giving dute of our next Excursion, and for full particulars apply to - T,'- 4- VAX SLYKK. 1 Millenry, III. mtb. Buil^og, JOHN THELEN, Wishes to mionn the Peb ic that he will open. OS JULY 1st, in the MoHsniy WITH A FULL Ll\E OF CHOICE TEAS. COFFEES. And BplOes. •nd each Purchaser will be presented with a HANDSOME PfiEbENT Everything of the beat quality and as cheap as any other Store. BOAUDING HOUSE. Will also accommodate a few Boarders alt Reasonable Rates. WCalland See me. int Good Stabling tor llorses How Intpreiwiona are Taken from Old Tombs In Egypt Howe's Block, McIIENLtY, II I .IMOIS, CHA3. A. BARBEE, Prop. We take pleasure In annonnrtng to the citi- *enn of MeHenry and surrounding country that we keep on band at altjiimcs a full stock of all kinds of 1 BAKER'S SUPPLIES, And hopo by a close Htenlion to business to merit the patronage of tho Public. From a ton? experience In the busittp.sa w« are confi­ dent that we can please ait,f 6B2AS, PIES, CASKS, And in short everything 1# the Bakery line will bo kept on hand Fresh Every Day. ;;t A FULL STOCK OP ^ ® Confectionery and Cigars, Cannot *fet All of the best quality and at tbe lowest prioos. Gall and see us. CHAS. A. BARBEL MoHenry, March 27th, 1888. -BRBBDBRS OF- MORGAN HORSES, Short Born, • M Msd Aana, And Jersey Cattle. Hillside Farm, West McHenry, III. Orfr Morgan Stock is all pure bred, and originated from the beat Morgan stotk in the United States. Old Gifford Morgan, who standa at the head jf our Stock, is one ot the best bred Morgan horses in the country, and can show more and •letter all purpose colts than any other horse in the West. fft invite the Inspection of our stock by hireemen and all lovers of tie animals. A few full blood Morgan Oolts and youna .iorses for sal*. Also one matched team, full 'ilooda. In Uattle we have the full blood Short Horn flrluch we are crossing with the Red Polled Angus ami therefore instead of sawing off the norns »e are breeding them off and witb food suceess, A few Heifers and Bulla, -both pure bred Short noms and tbe cross above mentioned for sale. J. R. tayler A Sons. W~.t Me.Henrr. IUM K«b. 37th. im. SIBLE Y?S SENDfor ourl ... Illustrated Catalope Vegetable, Flower, Field QrCHQ Plants, Bulb*, Implem'ts. dE, 1-rjPt by mail on application. rflCt Don't neglect writing for it. HStAU SIBLEY & CO. Rochester, N. Y. Chicago, 111. 322-326 £. Main St. 12-14 H. Clark St s WAITED I To canvass for the sale of Nursery Stock. Steady employment guaranteed. Salary and expenses ftaid. Apply at onee stating age. Bale*** Uuspaper. . 8NKLL' A HOWLAND, _ Rochester. N. T. 1 > - • WHEAT WANTED. The hlfbesl market price In casb will be paid for good milling wheat at the Pax River Valley MllK Mc- Beorf. B» BISUOP % " • H f ' V ? ; v . , , Armed, therefore with a stock of photographic plates, and with the far more essential stock of paper for mak­ ing moulds or "squeezes" from the stone, I began work ou the temples (ft Thebes. In most cases the sculptured surface has lost all trace of its color­ ing. and it may then be washed and soaked without any harm. First drenching it with water, a sheet of soaked paper is then laid on it, and worked into the hollows by the fingers; next this is beaten with a brush uutil it is thoroughly pulped into all the carv­ ings, and even into the very grain of the stone itself. Every line and chip and flaw must receive the paper as closely as a coat of paint; then, after any broken parts of the sheet have had extra pieces beaten on over them, an­ other sheet is laid on and beaten until the two seem like one layer of pulp. In a couple of hours or so this will be dry; and the sheets, light and un- changable, except by wet or heavy pressure, may be packed up and car­ ried in parcels without any damage. In many cases the great battle scenes or rows of captives cover whole walls up to twenty or thirty rfeet from the ground. Here it was needful to hang a rope ladder over the wall from the top, and enjoining my Arab above to stand steady on the end of it, and hot to let go on any account whatever, I then scaled up, gripping tho long brush, with the paper wound round it, between my teeth. Hitching an elbow in over a step to keep myself up. I un­ rolled the paper, and brushing over the stone with the wet brush, spread tho sheet, and beat it on. In other cases a high stack of boxes served for steps, and contained my collections after­ ward. On reaching England, the pa­ per impressions were soaked with wax upon a stove plate, and were thus brought into a state for Making any number of plaster casts. From a set of casts the photographs were at last taken, far better aiul more easily than if taken direct from the stone; the lighting can be precisely arranged, so as to give tho right extent and direc­ tion of shadow, and the scale can be made uniform. This first complete set of casts, after exhibition at the South Kensington museum, will be preserved in the British museum. Besides the sculptures, there are many painted tombs which are equally important In one tomb, that of a governor of tho Sudan, are portrayed all tho southern races over which he ruled; the several chiefs, with their fol­ lowers bearing bags of gold-dust and precious offerings as tribute; boats with negroes seated ou them; herds of cattle decorated with hands--probably of metal--on the ends of their horns; and a great queen in a chariot drawn by two piebald bulls (like tho modern Abyssiniau breed), with the state um­ brella over her head. . . . These tomb-paintings, when near the en­ trance, can be sufficiently lighted by successive reflectors of tin plate for good photographs to be taken: but for those deep in rock-hewn chambers, hundreds of feet from the outer light, magnesium is needed. The powdered metal is mixed with an equal amount of chlorate of potash; the camera is adjusted; the plate is put in and left exposed; and then, lighting the paper on which the powder lies, a single flash, bright as a sunny day, and a dull, heavy thud that rumbles through the long passages, tell that the work is done, and looking rotlnd in the blackness, a faint patch of yellow shows where the candle flame is. Some of these magnesium-light photo­ graphs are among the most successful. -- W. M. Flinders Petrie t» Harper's Magazine. What Trees to Plant. ¥he success with one tree used in Washington is a matter of interest to all cities where soft coal is used. The Carolina poplar is found to be one of the most vigorous growers, and one of the most beautiful in loaf and form. It grows rapidly from cuttings, and it is found that it will flourish even where a pall of smoke is thick enough to darken the atmosphere. In addition to these valuable if not wonderful characteristics, it is regarded as an anti-malarial tree because of its great capacity for absorbing water from the soil. Mr. Smith has named it the "American encalyptus," and has used it most extensively in the lower por­ tions of the city, and has given many thousands of it for planting on those sections of the Potomac flats which have been reclaimed. The Tree Commission have also dis­ covered a method of cultivating anoth­ er tree, which will flourish in Western cities in spite of smoke, but which has been generally abandoned on account of the disagreeable odor given out when it is in bloom; this is the ailan- tus, which is semi-tropical and beauti­ ful in appearance, but disagreeable in odor. The simple operation of cutting back the branches every second year, thus preventing it from flowering, re­ moves the whole difficulty. It is. there­ fore in contemplation to restore it to the streets of Washington. Such is the effect of the wonderful growth of the street trees, seen from the Capitol or other high buildings that it ta some extent presents the appear­ ance of a city built in a forest. Many streets are now completey arched by trees throughout their entire length. Malaria, once such a bane to Washing­ ton, has been materially checked, and the night temperature during the sum­ mer, that used to be almost unendura­ ble, has now been materially lessened. The unprotected sidewalks open to the direct rays of the sun stored up heat during the day, which was rarely exhausted before morning, but now the shaded pavement absorbs little heat, and the nights are comparatively cool. --Peter Henderson, in Harper's Maga­ zine. Bishop Matthew Simpson, it is mid, never refused to see a caller, no mat. ter how trivial his business might be- He made the study of man a specialty, and so profound was his knowledge of the subject that he was constantly con­ sulted by people outside as well as in­ side the church, and no one sought hi£ advice more eagerly than Lincoln. k Somnambulism. . Rev. Dr. Buckley in the Century contributes an article under the title of "Dreams, Nightmare, and Somnam­ bulism," from which we quote the fol­ lowing: Somnambulism, in its simplest form, is seen when persons talkin their sleep. They are plainly asleep and dreaming; yet the connection, ordinarily broken, between the physical orgaus and the images passing through the mind is retained or resumed, in whole or in part. It is very common for children to talk more or less in their sleep; also many persons who do not usually do so are liable to mutter if they have over­ eaten, or are feverish or otherwise ill. Slight movements are very frequent. Mauy who do not fancy that they have ever exhibited the germs of somnam­ bulism groan, cry out, whisper, move the hand, or foot, or head, plainly in connection with ideas passing through the mind. From these incipient mani­ festations of no importance somnambu­ lism reaches frightful intensity and al­ most inconceivable complications. Somnambulists in thiswountry have recently perpetrated murders, have even killed their own children; they have carried furniture out of houses, wound up clocks, ignited conflagatious. A carpenter not long since arose in the night went into his shop, and began to file a saw; but the noise of the opera­ tion awoke him. The extraordinary feats of somnambulists in ascending to the roofs of houses, threading danger­ ous places, and doing many other things which they could not have done while awake have often been described, and in many cases made the subject of close investigation. Formerly it was believed by many that if they were not awakened they would in process of time return to their beds, and that there would not be anv danger of serious accident happening to them. This has long been proved false. Many have fallen out of wiudows and been killed; and though some havo skirted the brink of danger safely, the number of ac­ cidents to sleeping persons is great. Essays have been written by som­ nambulists. A young lady, troubled and anxious about a prize for which she was to compete, involving the writing of an essay, arose from her bed in sleep and wrote a paper upon a sub­ ject upon which she intended to write when awake; and this essay secured for her the prize. The same person later in life, while asleep selected an ob­ noxious paper from among several documents, put it in a cup, and set fire to it. She was entirely unaware of tho transaction in the morning. Intellectual work has sometimes been done in ordinary dreams not at­ tended by somnambulism. The com­ position of the "Kubla Khan" by Coler ldge while asleep and of the "Devil's Sonata," by Tartfnl, are paralleled In a small way frequently. Public speak­ ers often dream out discourses; and there is a clergyman now residing in the western part of New York State who, many years ago, dreamed that he preached a powerful sermon upon a certain topic, and delivered that iden­ tical discourse the following Sunday with great effect But such composi­ tions are not somnambulistic unless accompanied by some outward action at the time. A farmer living near Greensboro^ 6a., was much troubled by rats, and their depredations on his corn crib in­ creased to an alarming extent. He finally thought of a method bv which he could rid himself of them. Ae secured a three-gallon jar and half filled it vyith water. Ou the top of the water he placed a thick layer of cotton seed. The seed, so he argued, would attract the rats as a pleasant place to play, and of course the moment they touched the seed down they would go. The trap worked like a charm. The rats came, they attempted the frolic act on the seed with the deceptive foundation, and, to use Mr. Kilgore's own words, he "caught a gallon and a half of rats the first night," running the water to the top. The British Museum has recently ac­ quired au Egyptian papyrus of the "Book of the l)ead," exceeding almost any hitherto known alike in beauty of color and freshness of preservation and in the fulness of the texts and illustra­ tions. This precious roll was discov­ ered last winter in a tomb at Thebes. The Railways of Greece. The railways of Greece are a wel­ come convenience, and as yet they do not tear the landscape, like some of ours in the White mountains. They are narrow gauge, laid with iron bands instead of wooden ties, running up hill and down; when the grade would be too steep they make long detours to avoid deep cuts or high embankments. Only the road from Corinth to Megara is cut out of the rock; and this may easily be forgiven, since the view from it, upon and across the Saronic gulf to the islands and Pelopennesus, is one of the most charming in Greece. The trains run slowly and quietly. The cars are partly on tho American pat­ tern, partly on that of the continental railway. They have three "classes," but must allow a passage within the cars from one end of the train to the other. Some compartments are large, with seats along the side. The railway is still a marvel to the people, who gather at the station to watch the trains, often with the priest (papas) at their head. The novelty was still at­ tractive to the officers two years ago. Four men at Coruith busied themselves with my valise, weighed it, made out a receipt in duplicate, made entry in a book and pasted the label (check). The fee was two cents. They were too busy with this proeess to allow my baggage to undergo a custom-house examination. At Mycenea the station agent, who was also baggage-master and switchman, had his unused pen­ cils, pens, and blotters in the neatest order, and was a proud and happy- man as he blew his horn to give notice of the approach of the train, and raised his lantern as a signal to the engineer. Scribner's Magazine. A vegetarian hot$l Is an innovation in London. There are already thirty vegetarian riwtiutr&ut^itt citjf. «aa€ Fresh from the Green F1 Two men were standing on the 1 in the public garden, says The Record, looking over the pond as gaily gliding gondolas moved to fro over the water. The men wereei dently from the country. "An'tthem pretty, anvhow?" aakedl one. - -v, ' "Them boats?" * "Yes, the hull thing. Whit take* my eye is the head o' them bein* made like geese." "Swans," corrected the other." "Well, swans, then. I've seen geese look about as well, though." "Tell ye what, that man and woman in one of 'em must be geese, anyho#. Think 'o pay in1 10 cents every time ye sail acrost. I did oncet just to see - what 'twas like, and how the hull plaeflH looked from the water. But them two's never got out for the past six,: sails. I was a settin' over there on the " bench an' I watched 'em. Here they come agin. They must be awful spoons on each other'n no mistake." As the boat neared, the man in it , looked up and called out: "Hello, Jake! By gosh, I thought some 'twas you all the time, but wa^nt. sure till I got close up! How be ye? Whon'd ye git to town?" "Well, I be gosh dernetl ef 'taint Rueb Jones'n his wife," cried he on the bridge. "Well, I knowed you was on , a weddin' tower somewheres, but I- didn't know ye wur hangin' out hem 'bout this time. Ha, ha,li-a-a! I've hit yer case, anyhow. I was jest a sayin' to Len, them two people in that boat must be geese. Well, now, ye'll 'low that was a pretty neat guess for a fel­ low that had never Men there him­ self." "That's so, by gosh, yon deserve gittin' there, Jake." "Say, when're ye coming home,folks want ter know?" "Don't know myself. I'm havin* sich a darned good time seein' the sights. I don't much care,so I get there 'fore the crops spile." An Amusing Marriage Scene. William Brown and Adeline Harris hail from Arkansas. They are both colored. Brown is about lifty-fiw years old, Adeline is not above twenty. This disparity in age was no barrier It* love, which snugly ensconced itself ift the breasts of both, one for the other. • * * The bridal party move# with steady steps and stately grace tf&f§ a position in front of the magisterial altar. Squire Barry arose, code fast hand, and cleared his voice for a grand splurge into the regulation marriage service. Slowly and with uaojreal emphasis he pronounced the until ho reached the closing cl pronounce you man the magic words iisi Mter, lips, the bridegroom gasped, dar, boss; lem me kiss dis gal!" Then began a scene that caused the crowdtDK roll upon the floor with laughter* .. Brown met with violent resistance ^ "dis gal!" who evidently had no ondtte fondness for public osculatory e»M«%| cise. A regular scuffle ensued, the finality of which was that Brown got Adeline's head back against the walk" and their lips met with a smack. All was over.--Memphis A Ferreting With Crate. Most people are familiar with the common hard-shell crab, says the Youth's Companion, but I fancy few of them are aware of the noble use to. which some French people put them. Along the coast of France, where the .'112 uplands, there use to be found iiuii^»- merable rabbits, who made their . rows in the dry sand above high-water mark. They ran one hole into another that the labyrinth of underground pas­ sages frequently extended for sevfeml- hundred feet, rendering it next to im- . possible to dislodge the inmates in the j usual manner by slipping in a ferret into one of the holes. For if this were; imply ofthe ifti sfxi*! rabbits from one corner of the network to another, where they would hide as soon as they had evaded him. The continental poacher, ever proli­ fic in devices,knowing that the instinct --yj i of the crab will lead him always todes- ' jfk, "ij cend in search of water, elaborated a ^ symtem of placing a bolt-net at the mouth of every hole he could locate, no matter how many there might be. ' f „* Then, taking a dozen or so good-sized , crabs, he fastens about half an inch of . composite wax-candle to the center of vS# each shall, fixing them firmly enough f for his purpose by slightly melting the w a x a t t h e b o t t o m , a n d t h e n p r e s s i n g , , , v it into the shell. These pieces of wax ijV*1 candles he obtained froip the innkeep- * ^ ers and lodging-house keepers in the "A # adjacent coast towns. , r i t He then lighted the candles and ' ^ turned one crab into each of the main , C •: runs. The crab just taken from damp place immediately sought the i lowest ground in the burrow, carry- ^ ing his light along with him. where light had never penetrated before. ' The rabbits, frightened almost j death, rushed madly through the runs ^ ;- to the mouths of the holes, sprang out • < into the bolt-nets, aud. hopelessly ^ ̂ tangling themselves in the meshes, lay , -, ^ panting until the poacher came ana % *• ^ 1 put them out of their misery. *^ I have known more than one hun- ' fjf ' , dred rabbits taken from a single bur- r|L-i row at one haul, and the practice prov- ed so destructive to the rabbits that V7 « the French government took the matter ^ in hand and subjected every offender r %3'ii to a heavy fine and imprisonment The number of gendarmes available, how- ever, proved totally inadequate to the extent of territory to bo covered, and 4 > *'| | as a matter of fact there are but few rabbits to be found on the sand-hills; so few that it no longer pays tho „ J| poacher fox tho trouble of setting hia itet* It was at Saratoga, and he had Pas­ sionately dec 1 area his love. "I am wholly yours, Mr. Higgins," the hap­ py girl replied, "but would you kindly leave your card before you go? Not as a guarantee of good faith," she ex­ plained, "but I am curious to kuoW JfOUC fall Bjunc.M--Jfe»» far* Htm, mm, ;;; j§.\,.Y(: M..c ' m