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"Vy* T.: "-J fe-.-" •«n i.W i i' frf'lli v )jl i "Pledeed but to Truth, to Liberty and Law* No Favors Win us andnoFear 8hall Awe." .V' *. "XvV .• VOL. 15. A I'M r i'D j'i'i 'i 5« i- • ' M'HENRY. ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1890. NO 33. Sealer, rUBURHIO RVKKYjJWBDSBSfMr ^ VAN YKIfi>4 ; '" «»»(« PHOPHirroic ;• ,s*-: ^fy- * Office in Bishop's Block,! 1 ,' --OPPOSTTB PBUKT A OWBN'H Mki StTB40Rl?TIOir. One Te.ir (iu wnaoo) §1.50 If Not Pai<] within Three Months...« .. .. 100 SabsoriptionH received for three or six eaonths in the umo proportion. BUSINESS CARDS.** PAUL BROW!*, ATTORVBT AT LAW. U.*S. Express Oo.'s Building, 87 find 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. |M. F. ELLSWORTH, ATTORNEY at Law, and Sol ioitorta Chan­cery, Nunria, III. „ ASA W SMITH, * T TORN FT AT LAW and Solicitor la /V Chancery.--Woodstock, 111. •intra STOFFEL, Agent for Phcenix of Brooklyn. Rockford Insur'ceCo JO^LVN * C4SEY, A TTORSBTS' AT LAW, Woodstock UL •TV All business will receive prompt atten­ tion. I 'M: Kates of Advertising. announce liberal rates for advertising n tfte 1*l vCHrjS\r.K«, and enieavor.to state •he*n plainly that they Will be readily un- erst<v>l. They are fallows: 1 In«h tine year - 5 06 2 Tnches one yoar 10 00 < Inches one year » " *, * IB 00 If Column one year*' . • ;.» 30 00 V Ooinmri one year^. - . v 60 00 Column one year - * -*. 100 00 One fnc.h means the menurement of one iiieh down the column,single column width. Tearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they choose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those haying standing cards) will he entitled to Insertion •f local notices at the rate of ft cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 cents per "ine the #•» st week, and 5 cents per tine for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the tlrst Issue, and ft cent« per line for subsequent issues. Thns, an inch advertisement will cost tl.00forone week, $1.50 for two weeks, 42.00 for three weiks, and so on. The PLAINDRAT,BR will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it irul require a suitable foe from everybody ••eking the use of Us columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. O J. HOWARD, tf. D. l>tiy-»ICHN AND SU.RGROff. WcHenry, 1 111 OIBBO at resHence, oue block east of Public Achool Building . c, H. SEOKRS, M. D OHYSlCiAN and ISITRUBONY MoHenry, 1 Ills, office at Residence. A , : W4. OSBOitVB", M. »». PHYHIOIVN AND SlTltGlKfM. Offlce at Residence, West McHenry, III. Calls promp.ly attended t» lav ?«n 1 m rbt. BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, 111- Or­ders solicited. Sho,., la Old McIIenrv, ia Keller Block, third door west of Riverside House. ' ¥•* H. Uvery Stable. s. Wi<iHTM AN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers v v tarnished at reasonable rates. gaming of " all kinds don® on short nottee. ., 1. StmESSLE, ^ HEAR THE DEPOT* ' ^B8T MoHBNftY, l£>i C.t, BARNES, - A TTORNRY, ftoiicltor, and OoaBMlor, i\. Collections a specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS V.S LUMLKT. ATTORNEY AT LAW, and solicitor in Chanoerv, WOOTWTOOK, ILL. , Office in Park House. Hrst floor, . A, M. CHURCH, W~a.toKnia.1cei* and Jeweler NO. One HundredTwenty-Flve State St Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. WA Full Assortment of Goods in his line United States War Claim Apcy OF WM. n. COWLIN, Woodstock - • Illinois. Prosecutes all clasass and kinds of claims against the United States for 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 Office at Residence. SgAdisop St., WwUtoe*. Illinois. , Attention Horsemen! MCHENRY, III, April 1st, 1838, I would respectfully invite the Public to CAII and examine m / stock of Horses before making arrangements elsewhere. No busi. nets <l#ne on sun lajv ii. & COLBY ' l K'BIKIT Ul A first-class House. J he Boys All Stop Then. THE Culver House. RICHMOND, ILL. Good Livery. Good Sample JEtoom. FREE BUS TO AND FRO if ALL TRAINS FORT.PATROH& OF THE HOUSE. I ma a line of carriages to Twin Lakes frbifti Ifttimorid, three-fourths of a mile nearer than any other road, and more level and )loasant bv far. If you intend going to Twin ,ake«, Htop at Richmond and inquire for CULVER'ii BUS It i» alwr.vs there, rain or shine, wound trip prices as usna» C. N. CULVER, Prop. Quintette Orchestra, McHENRY. ILL. Are.prepared) to furaisld First C1a«s Mu»ic to the Dancing Public at Reasonable Rates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. Robt. Madden, Hlarloriet, 0. Curtis, Comet. L, Owen, Trombone, K, Ingalls, Baxso and Prompter, Address all communicationr to Jerry Smith, McHenry. SALESMEN to sell Nursery Stock Ml Goods Warranted FIRST-CLASS, Permanent rofltable positions tor ttie righl men. Good salaries and expense* paid week iy Liberal inducements to beginners. No >revious experience necessary. Ouliit free. Write for terms, giving age. CHARLES H. CHASE. Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y. Mention this paper. il-2m* Keeps pe opei PuWiH a Fin n for the accommodation pf the' irst-Class Saloon aa3 Restauraat, Where he will at all times keep the beet tiors and Cigars brands of Wiues, Manors and C • ip.he found in tne market. Also Agent For F4L1M "#feA.N5B J f " ' HLWDAKEK l GEB BEER. Beer In Large or Small Kegs or Bottles »1- jrayson hand, cheaper than any other, quail- ty Considered. Orders by wail promptly Attended to. OOQD HTARLlIfU TOR HOR8EP, and see us. Robert Sohlessle. ,'#• West McHenry, lit '; v ;yv-:-- SALOON AHD RESTAUR 4UT. •:k' MoHINRV, ILUMOia. r^-1 - * /"V fine Kentucky French Bitters, X McHenry Lager Beer, SI for 13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, seourely whipped, to any address in the United Stat es for three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. Liberal discount allowed to poet masters agents and clubs. Sample copies mailed tree Address all orders to _ BICHARD X VOX, FBAHKLIH SQUARE, New York • ATTENTION! farmers and Dairymen. It|vr 111 pay those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at WJ premises before purchasing. I can furnish suoh by tluvcar load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM, CHBMUiro, Farm about four miles northwest of Harvard, llliuols. JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker JSc Jeweler* McHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew- /\ elry always on hand. Special lattentlon Give me given to repairing fine a call. wstohes. JOHN P- SMITH. McHENRY HOUSE, McHenfj, Illinoi». JOHN THELEN Proprietor. This House is situated near the Iron Bridge and opposite th» steamboat Laniing, has been newly renovated and painted, inside and out, and is now prepared to accommodate the traveling public, or boarders, by dav or week, on Uie most, reasonable termi. an t gu arantee; to give satisfaction. The« patilts » i»- Tited toglve.me a^cail. " ' OALESMEM U WANTED. 11 To canvass for th<* sale of Nursery Stock steadv emp! ivment guarantee I. SALARY and EX,P£3HE4 pii l to successful men. Apply at oace elating age. Mention this paper. CHASE BROS. CO , 2m* Rochester, N' Y. --AND-- 'tfr- V L . ' In any quantity fron| a Snitz Glass to 100 barrels, WHOLESALE oa ItirAIL v» ' Beer in bottles, kegs or oa?e ag V obeapjwthe cheapest. "* We buy none but the best And «tU at Reasoaable Pricesf 'Call and see me and I will use tn well. ANTONY ENQELN. ill- 'iro, 'Lightning and T»rn*do Insurance placed safelv and with despatch in either of above companies. Policies conected, changes and'tmntfers made; Call on or address Simon Stoffel. West McHenry, Illinois. WAVERLY HOUSE, WM. H. KOTNOIJK, Prop., WOODSTOCK, > - ILL Simple Room on First Floor. NEW YORK HOUSE. 239 tc 243 E Randolph St. Between Franklin aiicl Market Streets, CHICAGO. • V, JBM! A eeommodalion to 'JYavder* «nd Boarders K E. G. K0EPPE, Prop. •1.5 PER DAY, GOOD 8AMPLE ROOM. WANTED mm Pomp Stptiiisg, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all lobe la the line of Digging Wells, Repairing Pumps, Cementing Wells, or •"ill put in Uew Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. Ia short will do all work in this line. Can famish you a new Pump, either wood - er iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished if desired. If ou want a Well Dug, a Pump Repaired era ew Pump, give me a call. promptly attended to, :h, 111. L. BANTES. Johnsourgh, III,, Kay 28th, 1MB. JVOrders by mall Post office, Johns burg WM. STOFFEUp i • --Agent for-- FIRE, - UG.HTNINC, And iAccidental Insurance. r^Also Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama, and palitoniia I.audi*, t'aii on or address 5*" WM. McHenry, III . » . S f -- ' y i • • ' • ; • Life in Southern California. SEND 20 CEXTS Poll THE TWO. JLos Angelesi Times Annual, 18UA. W IS pegsnt-- standard pn Or send ti tor the .Wtrro" S; weeks (624 larfco pages). Full and vahiaWe iniormation about the most famous section f»f the Union. TIMES-MIRROR I.os Angeies, CM. S0LDISS5' DSPASTHEKT. Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, TLU "To'care for Mm who has borne the battle, and fi>r hjts xviiiow and orphans."--LINCOLN. "Friendship, Charity. Loyally-- Worthy sons of Patriot Withers." campaigns, and but a part of the service our men rendered, was more destructive of life, limb and health than the whole struggle between France and Garmany --Nat. Tribune. yp. NICIOLS, JR., WW/"-. tw&m JEWELER AND mum, RICHMOND ILLINOIS. All work In my line neatly and promptly done. Fine watch repairing a specialty. MARK <5. A. R, Directory. M'MTJCHT POST NO. 643. Meets the First Thursday evening Ofetck month. , , L, E. BKHNBTT, Oom. WOODSTOCK iPOPT, NO I0B. ^Meets^flrst and third Mocdsy evenings of W. flr, Mowaoa, Ooa. MinntA POST, no 998, , , M<le«s the second and foqrth Tuesday evenings of each month. C- F. DIKB, Com. POST, NO 286. Meets the second ed tourtn Monday even inrs of each month. JOHN MARSHALL. Com. I MAKKNQO Post, No. 109, 4 Meets every second and Fourth Friday •renlngs of each month. 'Z ^ E. R. MOBRI9. OMi. WACOOITOA POST, NO. 368. , V * Post meets everv secon«f and fourth Satur­ day evening in Q. A. K. Hall, Main St. ARTHUR COOKB. Oom, TIs a treasure from outthe eedar chest, J That a brave wife sarcely keeps. All h.dden away 'neath the but let-plowed hat. There tho tattered old gray eoU sleeps ; And the years drift suttly and silently down, The spider has woven her sheen-- „ » A mantle of pesce--like a halo ot rest-- _ -{. ; Round the heart of the old Canteen. . ' W Alonr the Bkinqish Line. Congress is at work again. Now for 25Cts: For sale ^-^sX BREEDERS OF VIORGAN HORSES. Short Horn, - Bid Pol*i Jbgu, And Jersey Cattle. Mllaide Farm, xWest MoHenry, 111. ur M«rgftB Stock it all pure bred, and originated from the beet Morgan itoik ia the United States. Old Gilford Morgan, who stands at the head >f our Stock, is one of the beat bred Morgan tiorses in the country, and can show more and letter all purpo colts than any other horse n the West. We invite the inspection ef our stoek by horsemen and all lovers ot fine animals. A few fall blood Morgaa Colts aad young torses for sale. Also one matched team, full •iloodp. In Oattle we have the full blood Short Horn vluoh we are crossing with the Red Polled tngusand therefore instead of sawing off the mrnB are breeding them off and with good success, A tew Heifers and Bulls, both pure bred 3hort Horns and the cross above mentioned torfcal*' J. R.. Saylor A Sons, weet McHenrv, I1U. FeU 27th. 1888. H. FISBy Practical Painter AND DECOttATER^ HEBR01, ILL. Decorating, Paper-Hanging, CALCIHININQ, GtcAININQ* 4e Done on ̂ no^a^sUisft^ gnama. B. FISBL GERMAN Pain-Killer and Empire Salve, la the very best medicine ever introduced into the country. The following are the names of a few of the many who have be«»n cured by this great medicine: - M. P. Mader, Geno<), Wis., cured of asthma if ten years' standing. O. C.'Deigan, of the same place, cured of chronic scire li ><b. Mrs, J. J. Huff, Richmond, III., cured of IUnir trouble of six mouths* standing. Mrs. Hulburt, Nuu'la ill..cured of asthma tnd cat'inh of loni? standing. , . Mrs Wetisteiij, HarvHr.i. cured of Internal trouble of ten years'standing. Mr. Hitndegh&U. of Bsrvard, cared of ca- carrh, scrofula, and varicose veins of live 'Theodore*'BOTrhold, of Harvard, cured Of paralysis of two yeai s' standing. This new meUicin© has cure«1 bronchitis, tcrofula. abscesses, boils, burns,catarrh, et J., tn i relieved asthmi and consumption for all who have used it. It is a sure and sate inedi. •,ine for all troubles and never fail* to give »«.l8laction. Try it under a ful warrantee Price of Empire Salve haltounce box,25 cents; two ounce box, 75 cents, or three trnxes for • l 50 PaiukHler. one-ounce ® two ounce bottle, 60 cents. Call on your H.«.rd..lK For sal® by Geo. W. Besl^. Wart MeHenty, CONSUMP^1 It has permanently cured THOUSANDS Of cases pronounced by doctors hope­ less. If you have premonitory symp­ toms, such as Cough, Difficulty of Breathing, Ac., don't delay, but use PISO S CURE FOR CONSUMPTION immediately. By Druggists. 25 cents. D. NCEDHAM'S SONS 116-11' Dearborn Street, CHICAGO Red Clfiver Blossoms. Sims Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, 8i Headache, Constipation,Pit Whooping' Co timmmus, CUiar, Meiuiot a C'oneti, and "" S«nd for clT' on paper. S W A N T E D ! A L E S SI SM m> canvass tor the s ue of Nursery •stock. A full hue of leiniinsr «pecial'.ies, SACARY Am) EXPENSES paid tosuecoa*fn I men So experience necessarv. Write for terms itattng age. (Mention this paper ) C; L. Booth by, WANTED. Men to take orders for Nursery Stoek, on Hal- ary or Commission. 1 can make a successful SALESMAN Of anyone who wil l work and follow structious Will furnish handsome outfit free, and pav your Hilary or commission every week Write"for terms at once. E. a Q1U.UAM. > urseryman •Socr--beater, N, T. Agents Wanted! LIBERAL. TIBMB will be jtiven to introduce our new book, Bible Brilliants: "HS?'8 BIBLE STORIES, The crerttest success of the year, and (some­ thing entirely new in the booK line. Royal Quart-i; sizf,xllii; finest of paper; large tvpe; :«0 illustrations. V(i full pa>te, two of them printed m nine cours; ret lii price only #2.60 TTK-nsaniis will be sold for Holiday Presents. Those first in the Held will reap ft harvest. Act quick or you will miss it. FOBSHEE\;A-JfMMAKIN, ' " Cincinnati, O. ASEiJIS WAHID. U»0 A OR TR *VBLIN1. 1>IBERAL PAT L. P ermanent work. Qiiici Seliini Spi-ilfe. STOCK WARE AN TED. Elegant Outfit PRBB. Experience not re­ quired. Complete Instruction* to tenure euccess. JAS. K WHITNET, Normryman, Rochester, N. 7. the fullfiilimiat of promises about pen­ sions. Missouri shows a gain of 856 "Sqns of Veterans" during last quarter. The department of Alabama reports a gain of four Camps and 150 members last quarter. Congress has instructed the Committee On Pensions to complete a dependent Pension bill from the half dozen or more proposition that has been referred to the Committee. Louisville G. A.R. men talk of estab­ lishing a soldiers' home in that city. The G. A. R. membership in Kentucky iB about 5,500. The home will have to be aupported by donations. The National Pension Committee of the G. A: It. have issued a circular, which has been sent to every member of Congress, urging favorable action on the Disability and Per-Diem Service Pension Bills. There are 182 ratings for disability pensions. Thus getting some of the rul­ ings down very flue, and these te«hnical- ities are the red tape that ties up many honest claims while the applicants wait. Senator Wm. A. Allison, notwithstand­ ing all the subterfuges of his enemies, will get there just the same. And he will be in the future as in the pant a most sub­ stantial friend of the soldier. The St. Louis Republic is worried over "the number of pensions granted to Illi­ nois and Indiana." When they get to pensioning the fellows who followed the other flag the Republic and Missouri will be in clover. Rev. B. F. W. Cozier, well known all over Iowa, ex-chaplain of the old 18th Iowa Infantry and for years chaplain of Crocker Post, is recovering from a severe relapse of the La Grippe- He was down town yesterday. Mrs. Jefferson Davis, it seems, is mak­ ing a collection of the many references made to Jefferson since his death. The intention is to publish the same for the edification of our people. We should like very much to have a copy if truthful- ty compiled, but would suggest that to make it interesting to children it contain a few ingravingsof scenes that are past-- such as Libby, Andersonville and Cahaba prisons.--Videttu. Grant on Approaches Indianapolis Journal: The clay model for the equestrain statute of General Grant to be placed in Lincoln Park, Chicago has been completed and the plas­ ter model for the tail of the horse has al­ ready been sent to the foundry. The Grant monument committee in New York have not got so far along yet as the tail of the horse, but they are making grad­ ual approaches from the rear, No soldier-hating editor is ever even accidentally honest when comparing the sizetof our pensions-expenditures with those of European countries, by accom­ panying the same with a comparison of the fighting done by our pensioners and their comrades with that for which Eu­ ropean soldiers are pensioned. No, in deed. That would destroy the whole force of their diatribes. They dare not put in comparison the frightful losses and the terrible marches and privations endured by our men against all that European soldiers have endured in the present century. They cannot point out a Bingle instance in which a European regiment has lost anything like the num ber of men that was customary in our fighting regiments. They cannot show where any of them have been called upon to do the marching, to endure the cold ai»d storms of winter, the privations and the intense bodily strains which were < us tomary in our service. They dare not even contrast the Franco-Prussian war, about which many of them speak so glibly, with Grant's Wilderness cam­ paign. which, though but one ot oar Among the more important measures now pending in Congress for the benefit of soldiers and sailors and the dependent relatives of those deceased, is that intro­ duced by Senator Davis and known as Senate Bill 389. This bill, a synopsis of which was published in the PLAINDEALER recently, provides that in considering the pension claims of dependent parents it shall only be necessary to show that they are without other means of support than their own manual labor or the charity of others. It further provides that any tier- son who served three months or more and who received an honorrble discharge, and is now suffering from any disability and without adequate means of support, being incapacitated from manual labor, may receive twelve dollars per month, while pensioners of this class who now receive a lesser pension, may, upon appli­ cation, be exchanged into the class pro­ vided by this bill. Section 3 increases the pensions of minor children from two to five dollars per month, and extends the benefits of the law relating to de­ pendent relatives to all cases without re­ gard to the cause of death of the pension­ ers, while the tee for attorneys in prose­ cuting claims under thf) bill is limited to ten dollars. This bill, which has been reported favorably and will probably be­ come a law, is perhaps the mO0t impor­ tant that has come before the-present session. It is among the earliest evi­ dences that occasion has presented that the majority of the 51st Congress is in sympathy with the soldier element, and that the influences that have for so long controlled legislation have at last been compelled to take & back seat. House Bill 325, which has passed that body and will probably become a law, is substan­ tially the same as the first section of Sen­ ate Bill 389 above mentioned, so that there is good reason for believing that among the first measures to be passed by the first Republican Congress for eight years is one which recognizes the great debt the country owes to thosa ^ho de­ fended her in the hour of danger* Last Wednesday evening the &ons of Veterans Camp, of Woodstock, observnu their National Day by holding appropri­ ate exercises in the <wiiig the Con*' "relat ional church and a large audience assembled to enjoy the rich moslcal and literary treat. The music was fine, the folio wing of our ;ity's vocal talent kindly assisting in the rendering of the program: Miss Mary Murphy, the Misses Neva and Letah Bunker, the Misses Grace Parsons, Paul­ ine McManus and Winnie McEwan. The Sentinel dom not deem it necessary to detail the parts taken by the young ISA dies as our readers are generally familiar with them and know their worth in this line. Miss Eleanor Mtirphy filled a space in the program by reciting a selection from Whittier in a manner which won much deserved praise. C. P. Barnes, J. H. Higgins and Rev. Walters each figured a part in the ex­ ercises. C. P. Barnes spoke briefly of the order over which he presides as Captain, and described fully its workings and benefits. P. is an able ofHcer and it was through his untiring zeal that our little city is blessed with a Sons of Veterans Camp. John H. Higgins delivered the address of the evening, and mastered his subject, Abraham Lincoln," in an eloquent mau­ ler. His speech, though on a> familiar subject to our people, brought out many grand, new and deep thoughts and was delivered in a patriotic manner, present­ ing the life of " Honest Old Abe" in a way that held the wrapt attention of his hearers. Rev. Walters, in a few well chosen rem­ iniscences and anecdotes which marked the life of the address of J. H. Higgins, drew the program to a close, and all de­ parted feeling that the occasion had not only been a source of pleasure but a les­ son in loyalty to our country. In choosing a National Day the S. of V.'s plainly spoke the patriotism that filled their hearts in selecting the birth­ day of our first martyred President as the one they should annually observe with appropriate exercises, and the gath­ ering of last Wednesday evening was an honor to the organization.--:Sentiaet. Work of the Pension Offiee During the week ending Feb. 1,1890, 3,697 claims were received, of which 652 were original invalid; 321 widows; 4 war of 1812; 7 bounty land; 65 navy; 2 old war; 38 on account of Mexican service, and 2,608 applications for in­ crease. The names and postoffice ad­ dresses of 6,643 officers and comrades were furnished for the use of claimants. There were 70,308 pieces of mail mat­ ter received; 50,810 letters and blanks sent out. The number of cases detailed to special examiners was 701; 876 reports and cases from special examiners; cases on hand for^pecial examination, 11,202. Report, of certificates issued during week ending Feb. 1, 1890: Original, 977; increase, 1,944; reissue, 135; res­ toration, 34; duplicate, 38; accrued, 99; arrears, 2: act of March 3, order April 3, 1884, 0; act of Aug. 4» 1886,0; supplemental, 0; arrears, June 7. 1888, 4; Mexican war* 31; total, Most of the opposition journals in <3* cussing the Dependent Pension Bill place undue stress on the probability that un­ der its provisions agreat many unworthy claims are presented and allowed. They are fond of calling it the "pauper pension bill,*' of asserting that its passage will deplete the Treasury, disgust the country and ruin the Republican party. We do not believe that the sober sense of Hie country is in any manner opposed to this bill, but on the contrary will welcome and approve this tardy attempt to render even justice to the men whose courage and endurance preserved the nation- Few of us who have noted the progress of events for the past twenty-five years, but will recall the humiliating fact that everything the soldier has received in the way of pensions, in fulfillment of the promises made during the war, has been obtained with difficulty, and against the opposition of the very men who were shouting for the blood of the enemy dur­ ing the war. Is it not a disgrace to a' civilized nation that these promises bava not been long since fulfilled, these soldier* claims long since adjusted, these women made widows, and these children orphan* by the war, long since provided for? As for the majority of the Democratic jottp' nals that are sneering at the soldier and hissing at the Dependent Pension Bill, they were "copperheads" during the waif, and copperheads they will remain until their venomous fangs are extracted by the force of public opinion. ^51 - / • Ltaaon in Military Dieeipttae* -i! ^ Pittsburg Dispateh: Governor Beaver is known by every Pittsburg boy in the National Guard to be a very strict dis­ ciplinarian in military etiquette and the drill. Austin Curtin, of the Governor's native town, told this war reminiscence about him last night to some of the dele­ gates at the G. A.R. encampment. While lieutenant colonel of the Forty-fifth Reg* iment, Beaver was one day sitting in front of his tent, when a slouchy-looking soldier with ill-^tting uniform ̂ ame along, stopped, and inquired: < 1 "•« "Vere is der doctor?" ^ "Is that the superior officer, sirf" roared Colonel Beaver. • ^ The German stared at\ his superior officer in blank amazement, > but raid never a word. N "Here, sir; take this ehaii*. Yot̂ 1 colonel and I will teach yoil how ••dress an officer." "Vat, me der boss of der regiment" "Yes, take this chair and I Will you how to act." - X , The soldier sat down in front Of the tent. Colonel Beaver walked off a few Spaces, turned about, returned to a poet- , tion in front of the officer pro tempoiî ̂ squared himself around, Made a military salute, and inquired: "Colonel, can you inform me where t * can fiud the surgeon of the regiment?" f- The soldier arose, and, looking serious­ ly and straight at Beaver, replied: if I know where he is!" -j.' CROUP. How to Guard Againat the Diseases Croup is the terror of young mother* especially during theeArly winter month!, as it is then most prevalent. , To poffc them concerning the cause, first symp­ toms, treatinenti.attd how to prevent it, is the object of this article. The origin of croup is a common cold. Children are subject to it take cold very easily and croup is almost sure to follow. The first symptoms of croup is hoarseness; it is a peculiar hoarseness, easily recognized, and once heard always remembered. Usually a day or two be­ fore the attack, the child becomes hoarse aud gradually shows symptoms of bar­ ing taken cold, and this is where the mi»>* take is usually made, the mother think­ ing her child has just taken cold, gives it no especial attention until awakened ia the night by the violent coughing of the child, finds it has the croup, atld remen** bers it has had a cold or been hoarse for a day or two. Such circumstances often occur, and in many caaes the mother has nothing in the house that will relieve i£» and may be several miles from a physi­ cian or drug store. You can well imag­ ine the situation and her distress. The time to act is when the child first becomes hoarse, or shows symptoms of having taken cold; if Chamberlain's Cough Reau edy is freely given from that time on, all tendency to croup will disappear and al- danger be avoided. The remedy prevents fully ten thousand cases of croup every year. It is the main reliance with many mothers throughout the Western Statw and territories; they have learned its val­ ue and how to use it, and in those fami­ lies croup is seldom known because it iii always prevented. Can any mother who has small children afford to be without such a remedy? It costs but fifty cents, can she afford to take the nhanCesforsotrivialanamoont? > For sale by G. W. Besley. 4 A letter from S. P. 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