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PKBUSHCD Kmr WBDSESDAT BT 4 & . ' V A N 8 L Y K 1 3 , -- j^PMKW ASO PBOPaiBTOR. Office in Bishop's Block,! --OrrosiT* PBKBT A OWEW'I or SUBJOttlPTIOM, One fear (In Advance) $1.50 If Nat Paid within Three Months 2.00 In ascriptions received for three months ic the ume proportion. or jiiz Kates of Advertising. , Ife announce liberal rates for advertising M the PLAINOEALBR, and enleavor to state them so plainly that the; will be readily, an. Iwstood. They are»s follows: 1 Inch one yoar S Inches one year , I Inched on# year >•' if Column one yettfr tf Ooimnn one "yofflp. Column one yew - BOO 10 00 15 00 SO 00 60 00 100 00 •no inch means the measurement of one •eh down the column, single colnmn width. Tearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they •hoese, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (moaning those having Standing cards) will be entitled to Insertion* •f local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line •ach week. Ail others will be charged 10 eents per !ine the first week, and 5 cents per line fer eaoh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged St the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is sot in) the first issue, and Kcents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an Inch advertisement will cost 11.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, $2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAINDKALBR will be liberal in giving editorial noticos, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everylw>dy seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BROWN. M.D. SURGEON. Ode* at PBTSIOIAN AND Residence, McHenry, 111. O. H. FKGEHS, M, D- PHTSIOIAN AND SURGEON, McHenry, Ilia, Office at Residence. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. PHTMOtAS AND SURGEON, McHenry, 111. Office at Residence, one door West •f M. E. Church. BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, 111- Or­ders solicited. Shop, la Old McHenry, SKciter Block, third door west of Riverside ouse. ^ I'U" ulj Livery Stable. Flrsd Ivors Teaming of R. WlGfifMAN, Proprietor. • " ithout drivers p"l. class rigs, with or tarnished at reasonable rates. All kinds dene en short notioe. sr.v r . - "HEAR THE DEPOT, HrEJST MoHBNBY« Keeps open for the accommodation ot the' Public a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant, will at all times keep the best ~ "quo be found in the market. JThere he will at all times Keep brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars Also Agent For FRANZ FALK'S IMIKEE LO BIER. a Veer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways en hand, oheaper than any other,tW» ty considered. ' Orders by mall promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSBS, ,11 and see u. Robert SohMii McHenry, 111. Englen's AND RESTAUR 4KT. MsHENRY, ILLINOIS. % Vine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, HcHeary Lager Beer, -AND- J. ScWitz Milwaakee Bottle Beer, quantity from G-lass to 5G0 barrels. a Snitz I AT WHO ELS ALE OR UBTAIL Beer in bettles, kegs or case as cheap as the cheapest. We buy none but the best ft«d tell at Etoaseaible Prices. Gall and see me and I will use jou well. ANTONY BNGELfr Ifetviry. 1888. WM. OSBORNE, M. P. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office at the Parker House. West McHonrv. Calls promptly attended to day and night. PAUL BROWN, A TTORNKY AT LAW. U. S. EXPRESS Co.'S i\ Building, 87 and 89 Washington St, CHICAGO, ILL. M. F. ELLSWORTH, ATTORNEY at Law, and Solicitor in Chan eery, Nunda, 111: ASA W SMITH, TTORNKY AT LAW and ftoUettorfPn L Chancery.--Woodstock, 111. tion. JOSLYN A CASEY* TTORNETS AT LAW, Woodstock III. All business will receive prompt atten- MART G. BARBIAN. AIR WORKER. All kinds of Hair Work done In Qrst class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms s t residence, north, east corner of Public Square, McHenry, IIL HJ D' DRS. C. E. WILLIAMS ft D AH LIN. INTISTi Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker House, the 10th 11th 35th and 26th of each month. When <lates occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visits on the following Monday,and the first day of such visit t>ccur» on Friday. I will stay bat one day. United States War OF WM- H- COWLIN, Woodstock, - - Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against the United States tor ex-Sol<li«rs,. 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 re my. WM, H. CO WUN Office at Residence, Madison St., Woodstock, Illinois. Attention Horsemen! MGHEHRY, III , April 1st, 1388. I would resneotfully Invite the Public to call and examine m 7 stock of Horses before making arrangements elsewhere. No bast, nees dene on Sunday. Hon. t.'D. Murphy, V. 8> Lumlcy MURPHY & LUMLEY. ATTORNEYS ATI LAW, *»d Solid Iters la Chancers, WOODSTOCK, iILL. ' Office in the rear of Park House, first floor. A. Ml. CHURCH, Watchmaker and .Jeweler NO. 112 SOUTH CLARK STREET, Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. SWA Full Assortment of Good* in his line WESTERN LANDS. J. G. McGregor & Co., of JElgin, (Illinois, have for sale in the Great Pipestone Co, HHnn. 00,000 Aores ef Land. Which they offer tat Low Prices and I Easy Terms. See bills giving date of onr next ExcursdWMMulfflj: ffiU imUculars apply to; , . VAN 8LYKK. -I 1 MaHenry, III. « , • J . I . - ' - THE CHICAGO*"0 NBITH- " WESTERN SOLDUBS' CXFABTKINT Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, ----WOODSTOCK, IIX.-- core for him who ha* borne the battle, and far hit widow and orphans."--LINCOLN. RAILWAY, penetrates the Center* oil ••friendship, Charily. Loyalty-- Worthy sons of Patriot Fathers." P©puja«e«juir Illinois, Ioia,' sin, s •. NKSDHAM* SONS US-llf Dvtxm Start, cuoAee Chvtf Mkw Orach, Send for IM4MT FOR S\LE at II. V. Store, McHenry. -- 3HBFA.bd*b" Hard ware N. 8. COLBY M'HBNRY ILL E. R- AUSTIN, Livfff.Bwdi!! aaJ Sale Stable. At Parker House Barn. PIEST CLASS RIGS, with or without Drivers, Furntshed at Reasonable Rstes. Bus and Hacks run tt» and fr>m all Trains.-- Orders for Baggaae Pr6mptiy AJUondod t<y West McHenry, III. C. G. ANDREWS. GENERAL Pomp Repaiiiog, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all io^s In the line of Digging Wells, Repairing • Pumps, Cementing Wells, or v vllljput in iTew Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. Ia phgrt will do all work in this line. Can firnlsh you a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished if desired. If yon want a Well l>ug, a Pump Itepaired or a new Pump, give me a call. *i"Ordere by mail promptly attended' to. Post Office, Jonnsburgli, III. L. BANTES. Johnsourgh, 111., May 25th, ttMS. SPRING GE0VE ILL. Sales ot Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most REASONABLE TKB1I8. C.C. Andrews, Spring Crve, 111 dprliMt 3«ev«. Sept. 8th. 1885. U-U-Sm Quintette Orchestra, McHEKFlY, ILL. Are prepared to furnish First Class MuM« to the Dancing Public at Reasonable. Rates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. Rebt. Madden. Clarionet, C. Curtis, Ooinet. L, Owen, Trombone, H, Ingails, Basso and Prompter, Address all communications to Jerry Smith, McHenry. SI for 13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE wilt 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 free Address all orders to KICHARD K. FOX, FKAHKLIH SQUA.BE, New York ATTENTION! Fanners and Dairymen. It|wlll pay those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or spr'nK^rs, to call at nry premises before purchasing. I cap furnish such by the oar load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM, CHKMCHO. Farm about.four miles northwest of Harvard, Illinois. JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker & Jeweler, MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew-elry always on hand. Special attention given to repalri a call. g fine watches. Give me JOHN P. SMITH. •f- : H. FISH) P.'-i it ir? i, [Painter AND DE COIlATE U. HEBRON, ILL Decorating, Paper- CA L CIMININQ, QRAININQ, Done oa abort notice and .satisfaction guaran- -MmA. OaUaawaddress^ H. FISH. BUBDXT) or--- MORGAN HORSES, Sh.ort Bom. Bsd Polsd Aagu, And Jersey Cattle. Hillside Farm, West McHenry, 111. Our Morgan stock is Sal I pure bred, and 3rigina ted from the best Morgan stoik in the United States. • Old Gilford Morgan, who stands at the head jf our Stock, is one of the best bred Morgan dorses in the country, and can show more and 'tetter all purpose oolts than any other horco In the West. We Invite the inspection of our stock by harsetnen and all lovers of line animals. & few full blood Morgan Colts and young torses for sale. Also one matched team, full •looda. In Uattte we have the full blood Short Horn ^litohweare crossing with the Red Polled Angus and therefore Instead of sawing offfthe 'inrns we are breeding them off and with food success. A few Heifers and Butls, both pure bred ihort Horns and the cross abo^e mentioned for sale. J. R. Saylor A Sons, W««t MnHenrv. III.. Feb, 87th. JW8. SIBLE Y!S tsEND^rlllnstrateil Calalope ;Vegetable, Flower, Field CCCnG i P l a n t s , H n l b I i u p l e n f t s . by mail on application, r i%CaEa Don't neglect writing for it. HIBAI1 S1BL2Y & CO. Rochester, N. Y. Chicago, III. 322-326 £. Ka n 8t. 12-14 N. Clark St s ALESMS W A.I> TKD M •m • Batota, asi Wyoifliij. -] Iteltraln MTVIH) is carefully arranged to meet reqnlremenH of local travel, as well to farnish the *"-- through travel > attractive' rontes Ibr befcroen important Trade Centres. ay and parlor cars, dln- ne cars is without rival, leetion. of stone ballast- Its equipment ing and place sis Its road-bed is e<1 eteel. . The Northwestern Is the favorite route for the commercial ttatcler, the tourist and the seekers after new homes in the golden Northwest. IJettMled Information oheerfutly furnished BSRNAID BUSS. Agent, McHenry, III. * M wbitmak -R.-NV- f . ^ . t f j l i . M a n a g e r . * • H. <X WtCK -v TYaf/te fS, * WILSON, ! Qassmpt er Affent. I n A \TC *A®BON FARM LAND AND .rHBiiitliorrowers. J. W• BAN8TKAD, Horden Rlk, Klgin, ill. A full line of Cloth*, of the latest styles and patterns always on (hand. SINGLE GARMENTS, #r: full suits, Mad* <m short notice amA a Ut faailinteed. From our experience and practical knowl­ edge of'he hn8iness we are oonli lent we can please the most fagfi lious, and respectfully invite all In want of Clotbintf ot any Juuid to givemeacalL . Prices as low as the same qnality of soeds can lie pnrohased anywhere. ™ o. j. BRILL, BMmond. Oatotor Utk, ttPi. NICHOLS, JR., 04»i> WffefM- JEWELER fiND EUGRAYER, RICHMOND ILLINOIS. All work in my line neatly and promptly done. K ine watch repairing a specialty. ^To canvass for the sale of Nursery Stock. Steady employment guaranteed. Salary and expenses paid. Apply at once stating age. Eeter to this paper. ' " "'"r* bAnu, heater. K. T. "SN ELL * HOWL AND, ItOCl > Parker's \ SPAVIN CURE n mraovALED ss an application to horses fee the euro of Spavin,. Rhea- matlsm. Splint, Ksvieslu J •lots, and all severe Lame­ ness, also for track ose wlMSI itdand. - Price 91.00 per ketllo^v Sold by druggists. Btzoog testi­ monials on application. "1 %. W. BAUB/^ Bole Proprietor, Anaia, 9, W> Trade supplied by Jaa. ROavls * OOL, Detroit, IDoh. I Fetsr Tea •eh sank * Ions, OUom ULi Meyn WIIOMIi teiHlls. Kerosene, the quality, at Story's [ D r o ^ a U i r ® , - ' f Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Patent business conducted for Moderate Fees. Our Office is Op poslte V. 8. Patent Of­ fice. We hare no Bub-agencies, all business direct, hence can transact patent business in less time and at less cost than those remote from Washington. Send model, drawing, or pnoto., with descrip­ tion. We advise if patentable or not, free of Charge. Our fee not one till patent Is second. A book, " How to Obtain Patents,'* with rsfs*> «nces to actual clients in your State, county, m town, sent free. Address, C. A. SNOW & CO. , Ontilto Pateat Office, Washington, D. C. »l«telwsa» We manuf nsehold double their money ling our BRASS shed corrugat AGENTS lEFLECTQR SAFETY LAMP Can be sold in every family. Oh light than three ordinary lami tare a, large line, of C- A. R« Directory. H'HKKIT POST HA 643. fleets the First and Third Saturday evenings of each month. L. E. BBMHKTT, OOBB. KTOHKOHD POST MO 388. KoetS the second Friday evening of •Mk month. WM. PBAOOCK, Com. WOODSTOCK POST, iro 10& Meats first and third Monday evenings of eaoh month. W*. AVBKT, Com. •VRSA POST. HO 226, Meets the second and fourth .Tuesday evenings of eaoh month. WM. BUTU«, Oom. HABVAFTD POST, HO 90S. . # Meets the seoona ana tourtn Monday * even i»g»f04,fach month. R. J. WUITTLITOH, MAmanoo POST, NA 168, ttifls every Second and Fourth trlday evenings of eaoh month. . JOHW w. GKKBH, Oom. WAVOONDA POST, NO. 868. Post meets every second and fourth Satur­ day evening In G. A. R. Hall, Main Si.| WARREN E. POWERS, Oom, Along the Skirmish Line. It will take 1800 lbs. ot turkey at the National Home, at Leavenworth, Ksn. for the Thanksgiving dinner. The department* of Tennessee and Georgia has sixty posts, with a mem­ bership of 2.680. The fixeelslor brigade and other New Tork organizations will erect oftonurnent8 at Gettysburg during the n«xt year. Grand Army Posts generally nomi­ nate officers In November; but si) posts bold tlieir elections during the month of December. The twenty-second annual reunion of Company K, 8th Wisconsin volun­ teer Infantry, will take place at Ka- clne, WIs., November 22. Comrade H. P. FUcher and wife, Milwaukee, celebrated their silver wedding, Thursday, November 8. The claim of General Adam Badeau for 810,000 for work on ffiotrrra* B«ctr settled, George H. Thomas Post, No. 5, were highly entertained by Rev. Dr. Lori- mer on the life of their late comman­ der Gen, Sheridan. "Sophia Jane Richardson, 8th Penn­ sylvania Reserves, Daughter of the Regiment, 1864." This inscription upon a gold medal Worn by a Pitts burg girl, means that she was tae °wai baby," and was born In camp Jan. 14 1864. The following battles of the Rebel ion were fought in November: 1861 Nov. 7, Belmont, Mo. Nov. 8. Port Royal, S. C. Nov. 23, Chattanooga, Nov. 25, Lookout Mountain, Tenfa 1864--Nov. 14, Sherman began- his march to the sea. Nov. 30, Franklin. Tenn. The Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion, at its regular monthly meet­ ing in November, seut the following telegram: "Companion Benjamin Harrison: 1 he Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, assembled at its monthly meetiug, sends greetings, and prediots that your administration will be honorable to the Nation and as credit­ able to yonrselt as your career as a soldier. It cannot be mere so. The Weary are at Best "Give us a rest on pensions." This wss the Inscription en a banner that was borne in Newtown, Kansas, daring a recent Democratic parade. It is not to be wondered at that Grover received rest. He had'Iabored early, late and long to write vetoes of pensions granted by Congress, and, no doubt was tired enough to be given the rest which the Democrats of New­ town, Kansas, requested, (ted which was granted. When Fort Donaldson was captured we recollect that we felt to rejoice be­ cause the Union army was successlul, Our army advanced to Sblloh and when the rebels wertf finally driven back we were happy. During the bat tie of Stone River we were depressed for a time, but when old Rosey swung his left into Murfreesboro we were happy again. When Grant took Vicks- burg and Meade Gettysburg, the sol diers and all loyal people nearly went wild with j<>y. And so throughout the war we rejoiced at every victory won by the Union soldiers. And at last when Lee surrendered to Grant at Ap­ pomattox, the people went wild with joy. And now tbat another great vic­ tory has just been won by the loyal people of the North, with a gallant soldier as a leader, the people are again happy. And who can blame them? The ex-rebels seemed to be encroaching upon our eutrenchments, and at times seemed to have the power to capture our citadel. But with one bold and determined charge, we hare routed them and driven them from their fortifications, and planted the stars and stripes upon the battle- meats, and placed a Union general in charge, and we again feel secure. We feel tbat with such a leader we can boldly march on to prosperity, and glory in the name of being an Ameri­ can citizen, in favor of American in­ stitutions^ proud that our captain Is a true American and a loyal soldier who fought to save the country over which he is now to be the tuler. ^ Waiting for tftiP We wait for the bugle; the night da cold. The limbs of the soldiers feel jaded and 4 The field of our bivouac is windy ad There is lead in our Joints, them our* hair. 'Die future is veiled and its fortunf As we lie with hushed breath till ? blown. bogle each from the strain of t impulse of Oan Tou Help. ComradM, William Primmins was a private in B company, 7th Veteran Volunteer Cavalry. He was born in Northumber­ land, Pennsylvania, and was enrolled Febr^y ̂ 1864. % W#, At the sound shall spri Like an arrow string; The courage, the come back To banish the chill of the drear And sorrows and losses and care# _ _ When that life-giving' signal prociittie new day. Though the bivouac at aire may pat toe to our veins, '• And no fiber of steel in oar sinew remains; Thoug-h the comrades of yesterday's meteh are not here. And the sunlight seems pale and the branch* ' es are sear,-- Though the sound of our cheering dies down to a moan, We shall find our lost youth when the bogle is blown. ---Thomas Wentworth Higvinson in the Oto> ; tury. Wealth in Onions* The great onion-producing fecit of this state at present is a tract o£700 or 800 acres, known as the Chester fBfead- ows. This tract lie9 on either side of the Erie railway track, between Grey- court and Chester. When the l " was built through that part of county, the tract was a swampy into which thousands of tons of ' and stone had been dumped, and two miles of piling driven, before a found­ ation for the road-bed could be made. That vast stretch of decaying and ma­ larious vegetable matter was an eye­ sore to the surroundings, which are the flower of Orange county's fragrant and fertile meadows. The owners erf the vast waste regarded themselves as most unfortunate in its possession. I| was not believed that it could ever be utilized in any way, and the payment of taxes on it was considered as & waste of money. About thirty years ago a farmer named William Conklin, who owned a large portion of the tract, drained a spot in one corner of it and : wpa rewarded with a plot of the richest kind of soil. By way of experiment, he seeded it to onions, and g&tttitfiid a most unheard-of crop. This led to the gradual drainage of the entire swamp, and there is not now an acre on it that Is not regarded cheap at $600. As much as $1,000 an acre has repeatedly been paid for the reclaimed marsh, and more frequently offers of that price have been refused. From iSO.OqO to 200,000 bushels of onions are annually on the Chester mea New York Herald. Tilfeed E. C. DAWES, Commander. BOBEKT HUNT, ttecoruer. The more prominent of the veteran organizations are as follows: The Grand Army of the Republic; head­ quarters at Minneapolis, Minn. Union Veteran League; headquarters at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Union Vet* eran Army; headquarters at Ellsworth, Kansas, Union Veterans' Union; headquarters at Washington, D. C. Veterans of the Regular Army and Navy; headquarters at New York City. Pensioner's Uuion; headquar­ ters at St. Louis, Mo. Ex-prison War Association; headquarters at Bellville, Illinois. Crippled Union SoldU ra' Association; lieadquarters. at Allegan, Kansas. Service Penslou As­ sociation; headquarters at Indl lis, Indiana. Naval Veterans' Associ­ ation; headquarters at New York City; Loyal Legion; headquarters at Washington, D. C. Maimed Soldiers' League, headquarters at - Philadelphia, Pa, > ______ Sally Ann Bradley, bowed down with the weight of 70 years, is consigned to the poor house because Mr. Cleveland refused to sign the special bill of 912 per month. Her life w^s wrecked by the war, losing husband and sons two killed in battle, three maimed and crippled by rebel shot. Mr8. Pickett, t rebel general's widow Is given a pen­ sion, holds a government position, and so does her young sou. but poor old Mrs. Bradley, the widow and mother of men who wore the blue "goes over the hills to the poor house." If Sally Ann Bradley lives nntll after the 4th of March next or until Coogresi shall pass a new bl 1 In her behalf, a loyal ex-Ucion general, who will then be president will not withhold the paltry pension mentioned and will 80S to it that the old lady Is taken out of the iiAA| hAUAA r . discharged AugustT 23rd, 1865, at Uacon, Georgia, upon order No. 95, war department. The widow of Com­ rade Primmer wishes to ascertain facts which will enable her to, obtain a pen­ sion tor the benefit of her son. She asks for information concerning Capt. J. F. Long, Brevet Brigadier General C. U. MoCormaok, who commanded the seventh; J. J, Roperts, Robins or Rob- arson, a first lieutenant in the 9ih or 19th Infantry, qr any comrade who kuew Primmer in the army or after his discharge. Communications should be aidressed to C. C. Foote, Kalama­ zoo, Michigan, or Mrs Sylvester Be.ck, Blue Island, Cook Co., Ill, Abe almost total failure of the wheat crop In Northern Dakota has left the settlers of tbat seotion with out the means to buy the nooessary clothing for their protection during the coming winter, i'he whole North­ ern part or the territory is in absolute destitution. A few weeks ago John Lefler visited the territory and on his return presented to tho Grand Army of the Republic the condition of their comrades In Dakato and the suffering that threatened them unless relief was promptly aflorded them. At Devil's Lake there is a colony ot 200 veterans who settled there about a year ago. They put in a crop of wheat but the irost of last August destroyed it. As they bad no crop to realize on they are now without money, and cannot purchase those articles that are necess­ ary to an existence In Dakota. The vet­ erans At once held a meeting and pre­ pared to help their comrades. They think that churches and philanthro­ pists should contribute to the relief of these people. The veterans will do all in th6lr power to take care of those who stood by tbem in the dark days of 1861, but as the destitution is so ^widespread, they believe tbat it will require the contribution" of those who possess wealth to avert the starvation and death that threatens the people of the territory. Abraham Lincoln Post, of Cbloago, was the first to organize a movement for the relief of their comrades and sent invitations to all the posts of the country to attend a meeting at the Grand Army Hall1a9t week. When you desire a pleasant physio try St. Patrick's Pills. Extri good] ginghams and prints only 4} cents a yard at Jfivanson's. Geo. W. Besley, the druggist, desires to tuform his patrons that he Is agent for Chamberlain's Oough Remedy, the best and most reliable medtciue for coughs, colds and croup. No one suf­ fering from a throat or lung trouble can use It without benefit. It will cure a severe cold in less time than any other medicine or treatment; it is the only known remedy tbat will pre­ vent croup. Boy's knee pants at 25c. Boy's good suits, #2.00. Wool, doable knit cap?, 35c. Scotch, knit fancy gloves 32c. Overalls 45c. Socks, from 3 cents to 40c. Men'a fine shoes, 91.85. Plow shoes. 81 Oflt boots. 92.25v Under the above tit£e George Kenn*a contributes to the Century some of his experiences in Siberia just previous to his first meeting with political exiles. It is with a feeling of intense pleasure and relief that one leaves such a village and rides out upon the wide, dean, breezy steppe where the air is filled with the fragrance of clover and the singing of birds, and where the eye is constantly delighted with great sweeps of smooth, velvet v turf, or vast un­ dulating expanses of high steppe glass sprinkled in the foreground with mil­ lions of wild roses, white marguerites, delicate five-angled harebells, and dark red tiger-lilies. Between the vil­ lages of Krutaya and Kalmakova, on Friday, we rode across a steppe which was literally a great ocean of flowers. One could pick twenty differentspeeies and a hundred specimens within the era of a single square yard. Here and there we deserted the miry road and drove for miles across the smooth grassy plain, crushing flowers by the score at every revolution of our 6ar- riage wheels. In the middle of the steppe I had our driver stop and wait for me while I alighted and walked away into the flowery solitude to en­ joy the stillness, the perfumed air, and the sea of verdure through which ran the long, sinuous black line of thei muddy highway. On my left, beyond the road, was a wide, shallow de­ pression six or eight miles across, ris­ ing on the opposite side in a long, gradual sweep- to a dark blue lino which formed the horizon. This de­ pression was one smooth expanse of close green turf dotted with grazing cattle and sheep and broken here ana there by a silvery pool or lake. Around me, upon the higher ground, the steppe was carpeted with dowers, among which I noticed splendid orange asters two inches in diameter, spotted tiger-lilies with strongly reflexed petals, white clover, daisies, harebells, spirea, astragalus, melliotus, and a peculiar flower growing in long, slender, curved spikes which suggested flights of carmine sky-rocketslseut up by the fairies of the steppe. The air was still and warm, and had a strange, sweet fragrance which 1 can liken only to tho taste of wild honey. There were uo sounds to break the stillness of tho i*reat plain except the drowsy hum o# bees, the regular measured *-Kate-did- Kate-did" of a few katydids in the grass near me, and the wailing cry of a steppe hawk hovering over the nest of some tield-mice. It was a delight simply to lie on the grass amidst^ t&« flowers and see, hear, and breath*. ( • . • :j An Illogical Appeal. "Drinking again, Uncle Wash!" ex­ claimed the minister, reproachfully. •I thought you gave me your solema . t'l promise the last time that this should never occur again." "W'y, Misteh Cyartah!" eried Uncle* Wash, in deep grief and astonishment; ^ •Ts s1 prised at you, 'deed I is. sahP * Prawniiss I gave yon w'en I was dess p'jntedly biled drunk! An' you » ministeh aw de gavvspil! Wy, seh, I'd be 'shamed. I would, to stick to alt do fool t'ings I say w'en I'm drunk. W'y, you know w'at a drunken man is, sell --dess sort o' nawn-eompass like, sell. You wouldu't have a man do like he laid out to do w'en he was full es & tick, seh? I may be n uffin' but an old fool niggeh, seh. but I doue got soiuo self-respeek left, seh."--l*uck\ double tapped as - » <i lagaj Shall 1 have your bill made out» Guest--"Ah, no, not vet, not me have ope more look at tho