The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Pledged butto Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." VOL. 16. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1890. NO 9. K^eurj piaiiieaier. fraimiD^rnr wiommr BT J -J. T AN S L Y K TOITOB AHO PEOPIURTOR. >>i!lee in Bishop'H Block, s -OiWUTTB Pmt * fO wax's TKRW OP SUIHOHIPTIOS. Om Ye*r(ttt A'Tvaaoe) fljjo If Mat Paid within Three Month* 1M 4u ascriptions received far three or Ms Months In the Mm* proportion. , Kates of Advertising. w® announce liberal rates for advertising • th« Pl vivr<n\c,Krt, an l en leaver to state hem s« pUinlr that thev will be readily un- erstovl. Ttioy are "8 follows: 1 Inch one year - . 5 00 t Inches one year • . • 1000 t Inches one year • • - - 15 00 V Column one" year - • - - SO 00 H Column one year- - - • . • 6000 Column one year - • • . 100 00 One inch means the meaiurencent of one Infill down the column, single column width. Yearly a-ivertiaers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they choose, without extra oharge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion of local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 cents per Mne the flrBt week, and 5 oonts per line for eaeh 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 Scents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, Inch advertisement will cost *1.00 for one week, $1.5* for two weeks, 92.00 for three weeks, and so en. The Plaihdralik will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use ofitsoolnmns for pecuniary gain. * BUSINESS CARDS* O. J. HOWARD, If. D. T>ftY-<ICTltf AND SURG BOH. McHenry, V 111. Office at residence, one block east of Public School Building. a a. FEGERS, M, D- DHrisioiAK 1 XilS. Oflloe iXD SURiJEOtf, at Re«ldonce. McHenry, Wtf. OSBORNE, ai. »». PHTritOtlS AXD StTRGEOtf. OflMie at Resilience, West McHenry, 111. Calls promp.ly attended to day and night. Liverv Stable. First HE. WTGHTMAX, Proprietor • class rigs, with or without drivers tarnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of lit kinds done on short notion. I HEAR THE DEPOT. MoHENRY, ILL Keeps ope Public a rlri in tor the accommodation of the' st-Class Saloon, and Restaurant, (There he will at nil times keep the best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALK« lUlwiakit Laj« BNI. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles nl- jrnys en hand, oheaper than any other, quail. %f considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. GOOD STAB LI NO POR HORSES. SWOall and see as. Robert Sohiessle. West McHenry, 111. JL JCnglan'a SUM AND RESTAURANT. MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. BUSINESS 'CARDS. KNIGHT * BROWV, Attorneys vt T,\w. u. s. kx press co.'s Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, II. r.. JO^LVJT *. C\SET. ^TTORNRTS AT LAW, Woodstock tion. .. 111. All business will receive prompt Mten- % i&r.P. BARNES, ATTORNEY. fniicitnr, and Counselor, Collections a specialty. WOODSTOCK, JLI.INOI8. V. <*. LUMLEY. . A TTORNEY AT LAW, and Solicitor in tY. Chanoefv, WOODSTOCK, ILL.' • Office In Park liouae. (I rut floor, v. . A. M. CHURCH? Watohmakornnd Jeweler NO. One HundredTwentv-Five State St Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. 49"A if ull Assortment of Goods in his line Unite! States War Claim Apcy --OF-- WM. H- COWLIN, Woodstock - - Illinois. ."SProsecutos all claasss and kinds of claims against the United States for ei-Solfii«r8, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made l'u prosecuting old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered if Postage St&inps are enclosed tor reply. WM, M. COWLIN Office at Residenoe, Madison St., VToodstoca, Illinois. Attention Horsemen! MoHenkt, III., April 1st, 18S8. I would respectfully invite the Public to call and examine a»7 stock of Horses before making arrangements elsewiierO. Mo busi- ness done on Sunday. N. S. CO I. BY V'HSNKT ILL J. COtfPTON, Aerent for. the HOME* OF TORE, Capital. S8.9ai. 1 OO. AND THE J5TNA, OF HARTFORD, Capital, 910,071,550, Fire tested, time tried Companies. Insures again )t if>re, Llgbtning and Wind-storms, at the most reasonable rates. For insurance and further p irticulars apply to J. Conipton. Volo. 111., who has been 35 years in the busi­ ness and always gavd entire satisfaction In mm STQfTEL, to J Phoenix of, Brooklyn. ****- (Rockford Insur'ceCo ••Mr*, Tjlfhtn-i r ml Tirnalo Insurance placed safel«• !ind with despatch in either of above com panics. Policies con ee.te>1, changes anditransfers nw!e Call on or a<ldres« 8imon Stoflel. West MnHrfary, Illinois. WAVERLY HOUSE, WM. H. IJOTNOUK, Prop., WOODSTOCK, - - ILL. Itatmole Room on First Floor. Quintette Orchestra, McHENRY, ILL. Are prepared to furnish First Class Music to the Dancing Public at Reasonable Rales. J, Smith, 1st Violin. Itobt. Madden. Clarionet, C, Curtis, Cornet, L, Oiren, Trombone, B, Ingalls, Basso and Prompter, Address all communications to Jerry Smith, McHenry. NEW YORK HOUSE. 239 tc 243 E Randolph St. Between Frankliu and Market Streets, CHICAGO. Beat Accomm odation to Iravelers und Boarders, E. G. K0EPPE, Prop. •l.BPBKDAV, GOOD SAMPLE ROOM. A />irti-clattsi Hvuse. The Boy* Alt Stop There. THE Culver House. RICHMOND, ILL. Good Livery, Good Sample Room. FREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS FOR PA TRONS OF THE HOUSE. AMm, .joase uf kwe» Volo, 111., May 20tii, 1890. MEN WANTED. To represent our well-known nursery in this county, for town and country trade. Good pay weekly. A steady position witb a nur­ sery ot over thirty years' standing, and a knowii respocsiUihty. We want good, lively workers, and will >>ay well. Good reterences required. Apply quick, stating nge. CHAtSDi BttOrUEHd COMPANY, 87-m2 Chicago, III. The Police Gazette, Is the "nly illustrated paper in the world containing all the latest sensational and sporting news. No Salo -n Keeper, Barber, orCluo rtoom can atford to &e witnout it. i It always makes friends wherever it goes. Mailed to any address in the United States securely wrapped, 13 weeks lor <1, bend five Cents tor sample copy. RICHARD X. FOX, • KAMKLIW Squake, New York I run a line of carriages to Twin Lakes from uichinond, tiiroe-fourtbs ofainile nearer than any other ronii, ami more level and pleasant l>v far. If you intend going to Twin Lukes, «top at Ui'Vhmomi ami mqnire for (JULVTER'8 BUS. It i» always there, ram or shtaa. ltound trip prices as usuau C. If. CULVER, Prop. ATTENTION! Farmers and Dairymen. II will pay those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at »v premises before purchasing. I can furnish suoh by the car load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM, CHBMUHO. Farm about four miles northwest of Harvard, Illinois. JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker & Jeweler, ~ MoHENRY. ll_LINOI8. A FINK stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew-elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine aoalL watohes. Give me JOHN P. SMITH. Agents Wanted! liberal Terms BIBLE STORIES, Fina Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, ICcHenry Lager Bear, -AND- J. ScMitz Milwaukee Bottle Beer, In any quantity from a Snits Qiaos to ICO barrels. AT WHOLESALE o* RETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs or case as Cheap as the cheapest. We buy none but the beet juid ~ at Reasonable Prices. Call and see m« and I wfi ym wall. ANTONY WOSLN lloAwrftlU Towhom unusually _ Liberal T will be given to introduce our new book Bible Brilliants MOTHER'S HOME The greatest success of the year, and some­ thing entirely new in the boot line. Koyal Qnarto; size, 9?ixll3i; finest of paper; large tvpe; 3-0 illustrations. full page, two of tbem printed in nine col >rs; ret til price only (2.50 Thousands will be sold for Holiday Presents. Those first in the Held will reap a harvest. Act quick or you will miss it. FCPRSHEB A MACMAKIN, Cincinnati, 0, r. J. Barbiaa. J. J.Barbtaa BARSIAftl BROS. Wholesale and Retail DEALERS IW FINE OIG McHENRY ILLINOIS. Bavin? leased the briek building one South of the post office, we have opened retail store, where, at all times con be found fine cigars of our own manufacture, together with smoking and chewing tobaceo of the brat brands. W« have a very largo Maortment Md - •W* CEV1EMTSNQ, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all jobs In the Hue of Digging Wo lis, Repaiilng Pumps, Cementing wells, or ••til put in ITaw Pumps On short notics and warrant Hatisfr,- 'ior-, la short will do all work in this line. Can famish you a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished if desired. If you want a Well Dug, a Pump Repaired or a new Pump, give me a call. t^Orders by mall promptly attended to. Post office, Johnsbnrgn, 111. L. BANTES. Johns burgh, 111., May 25th, 1886. BRKEDBaS MORGAN HORSES. Short Horn, Bid Pollsd Asgu, And Jersey Cattle. Hillside Farm, West McHenry, III. Our Morgan Stock is all pure bred, and originated from the best Morgan stoik in the United States. Old Oifford Morgan, who stands at the head ot our Stook, is one of the best bred Morgan horses in the country, and can show more and better all purpose colts than any other horse in the West. -6 We invite the inspection ef onr stock br horsemen and all lovers ot lino animals, A few full blood Morgan Colts and young dorses for s*le, Also one matched team, full blood?. (n Cattle we have the full blood Short Horn •rliich we ure crossing with the Red Polled &.nffus ami therefore Instead of sawing off the Horns we are breeding them off and witb food success, A few Heifsrs and Bulla, both pure bred Short Horns and the cross above mentioned Cor sale. _ J. R. Saylor 4b Sons, W<wt McHsnrv, 111., Feb, 27th. 1888. NICHOLS, JR., in WATCH®*' • W3I. STOFFEL. i--Agent for-- FVmi- - LIGHTNING, , And "Ace*dentali;inrfiirance. t^Aleo Towa.^MinnesotH, Nebraska, Alabama, and Caitior^U X.auus. vJ*li on or address WM.STOKFKL, McHenry, ill; JkbHSKB WAMTE3. 4r IjOOiiI or* TruTiBliujp., N Tn Vll oir Nursery 4tock. ^Hdrv, Expenses andSten.lv B'npU>vin'?nt guar^iaeed. CHASS BBOTHKaSilOOMPANY, Jtechcster, X. T. RED PEPPER, HO. 747B. BY OI\wfAHD Standard and Registered. 39) The grandest individual Stallion ever brought into Northern Illinois, with a three year old trial, one half mile t* Is per- manenilv locate.l at Crystal Lake, Illinois, only 14 miles from Klein, and 40 miles from Chio.igo. Book full to July'. H>, 1«W. Will make a fall season. Book spur open. For terms and conditions address| w. T. |ALMER; *l-irc Cry#ti^ Lake, III. J ankers, ILLINOIS. ".posits, buys ')itiestic Ez~ Business, .b>ixine88 en planner and Idory to our Iy solicit the PE3RY A. OWEN, McHENRY, - - This Bank receives and sells Fbreign and change, and does a General Banking We endeavor to do al$ trusted to our care in ci upon te:m8 entirety satisi customers, and respectftQ public patronage. T MO-^EY TO LOAN; On Real Estate and other first class factions, INbURANCE In First Class Companies at the Lowest Rates. Yours Respectfully^ PERRY A OWEN. NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. Affords unrivaled facilities for transit be tween the moat important cities and towns in Illinois, Iowa, Wise inula. Northern Mich­ igan, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. The train service ia carefully adjusted to meet the requirements of through and local travel, and includes FAST VESTLBULED TRAINS SQiiDiEBS* mmwtm. Edited by WM. H, COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, ;iA. " 7b core for him who ha* borne the battle, and for hi* ivulowand orphans."-- Lincoln, "friendship. Charity. Loyalty-' ^orthy\tonth€4 Patriot FYUher*.'* lC- A. R, Directory. M'HJtWRT POST NO. 643. Meets the First Thursday evening of each month. U E. Bennett, Com. WOODBTOOK POST, HO 108. Meets first and third Monday evenings of eaeh month. W. H, Monboe, Com. KUNDl POST, NO 236, Meets the seoond and fourth Tuesday evealag* of each month. 0- F. Dike, Com. RiBVilD POST, NO KB. Meets the seoond and' rourtn Monday'even ings of each month. John MAsanA.Lt., Com. MAEENOO P08T. N0. 168, Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of eaoh month. K. R. Moeris, Com. WAUOONDA POST, NO. 968. Post meets every second and fbnrth Satur­ day evening in (J. A. R. Hall, Main St. akthce Cooke, Com. Dining Gars, Bleeping Cars It Day Coaohes Running Solid between Chicago and; ST. PA UL. MINNEAPOLIS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA, DENVER AND PORTLAND, ORE PULLMAN A. WAGNER SLEEPERS Chicago to San Franclseo WITHOUT CiiANGE. COLONISTS SLEEPERS* Chicago to Portland, Ore, AND SAN PR A J* CISCO. Free Reclining Chair Cars CHICAGO TO DENVER AND PORTLAND, ORE, Via Council Bluffs and Omaha. For the time of trains, tickets and all infor­ mation, apply to Station Agents of Chicago A North- western Rail way, or to the General Passenger Agent, at Chicago. W. H. NK WMAN, J M. WHITMAN 3d Vice Pre*. Gen'I Manager. W A. THRALL. B. JWiiS, Oen, iVws <fc I'k't, AgL, Agent, McHenry, III O. Record 2:26. No. 9701. t Wl'l be for service at the barns of George W. Owen, McHenry, Illinois. TERMS, $50. One half payable in Cash, balance by Note due six months from service without interest, Interest after due at 8 per cent. GeorgeO." wassire«i by lakeland AbtlaliAh 351. bv the founder of our trotting wonders, old HVs'lykes Hauubletonian, 10. Dim of George O u by Autocrat, a son of George M. Patcheu, 30, record '2:23#. She paced at six years ol I a half mile in 1:06J{, and at 17 years a full mile in 2:27. "George O." has had very limited advan­ tages in the stud, never having bred a stan­ dard bied mare, but his colts are all very speed v and sell for long prices. He#ired a two-year-old with a record of 2:49/$-tal % mile in 1:22 to Road Cart.* 6E0H1 W. OWEV. etiry, IfflQcn* <QAI>B AND IIXS U9. iwim Alonr the Bkirmish Lias. Sept. 24 and 25 are the dates set for the annual reunion of the G3d Illinois at Mattoon. Aug. 20 and 30 a reunion ot old sol- diors was held at Bucher City. ~ The illth Illinois held its annual twill- ion at Lexington, Aug. 28. Aug 27 the seventy-fourth Illinois Vol­ unteer Infantry held its annual reunion it Oregon. - Stephenson Corps No. 1<J, W. R. C., Springfield, presented J. L. Crane Camp, S. of V. with an elegant silk flag. The 89th Illinois and the 112th Illinois regiments held a joint reunion at Galva Aug. 27th. There will be a reunion of the First Brigade, Second Division, Fourteenth Army Corps, at Springfield, Illinois, Oct. 15 and 10. The fourth reunion of the 55th Regi­ ment Illinois Volunteers will be held in Roekford, Illiuois, Sept. 17 and 18. A large attendance is expected. Cerro Gordo Fost, No. jHO,* Gordo, and other posts in Piatt and ad­ joining counties held a grand reunion and camp-fire at Cerro Gordo Aug. 27. General John C. Smith Catnp, No. 138, S. of V., Chicago, recently presented Col. Lowery Camp, No. 185, S. of V., Monti- cello, with a fine ebony gavel. The veterans of Van Buren County, Michigan, held a grand reunion at Ban­ gor, Aug. 20, 21 and 22. - There will be a reunion of the First Brigade, Second Division, Fourteenth Army Corps, at Springfield, 111., Oct. 15 and 16. The Woman's Relief Corps of Alton, X. H., recently held a lawn party, realiz­ ing $35, which is to be expended in fur­ nishing a room at the Soldiers' Home, Tilton, N. H. June 30,1890, the membership of the Massachusetts Department of the Woman's Relief Corps numbered 9,718, a gain of 494 during the quarter. Ex­ pended during the quarter for relief, $1,900.04. The new department of Indian Terri­ tory and Oklahatna was organized Aug. 7th. The officers elect are as follows: Commander, C. M. Guthrie, Oklahoma; Senior Vice Commauder, G. A. Colton, Kingfisher;'Junior Vice Commander, O. H. Hill, Oklahoma. There are seventeen posts in the department, with a member­ ship of 473. The 24th National Encampment was composed as follows: National officers Members oWthe Council of Adminis­ tration Past National officers Department officers Past Department Commanders Represent#, tives-at-large Representatives apportioned Total 1,072 "The resolution making a change in the lapel button was very properly laid on the table in the National Encamp­ ment. We cannot afford to make any changes in our badge. It has become associated in the public mind with the veterans, and any change would make confusion, and detract from its value as an insignia. Let us go on with the badge as it is, until it is buried with us in our coffins." The National Encampment adopted by acclamation the resolution urging that the display of rebel flags be prohibited by law. The resolution should have gone farther, and asked for the prohibi­ tion of statues to rebel Generals. The 76th Infantry Illinois Volunteers will hold their next reunion at Momence, 111., Oct. 2 and 3. The officers of the In­ ter-State Hay Palace Association have tendered for the Camp Fire the use of the palace, the auditorium of which will seat twelve hundred persons. This in itself will be an attractive novelty and the exposition which opens Oct. l^will repay a long journey to visit. i The fourth annual re|^ufon of ^be 27th Illinois Infantry Association will'tie Md ia connection Willi the Military Tract Re- at. ' iitptooiifch, ? 42 38 176 359 44 404 Sept. 24, 25 and 26. All members of the old Illinois Brigade of Sheridan's Divis­ ion are earnestly invited to re-uqe with us. Said brigade was composed of the 22d, 27th, 42d, and 51st IHinois Infantry a»d Houghtaling's battery. For infor­ mation regarding rates of fare, pro­ gramme, quarters, etc., address James H. Herd man, Adjutant Military Tract Reunion Association, Monmouth, 111. The plan in which the ex-prisoners of war all over the country, and veryjnany people who feel deeply with them, are interested, of erecting a Memorial Build­ ing in Washington City which will appro­ priately commemorate their sufferings and loyalty, has met with the hearty approval of the National Encampment. It is proposed to raise a sufficient sum of money to erect a testimonial to these patriots in the Capital of the Nation which will testify for all time the unexam­ pled cruelties which they endured with unflinching steadfastness for the sake of the Government their fathers founded. > The Private Soldier Remembered. Through the influence of Congressman Hopkins, Mr. Wm. 1. Early, of Bonus, has received an appointment in the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, at jWawhiugton. Mr. Early was a good sol­ dier, and is a good citizen. He is popu­ lar, both among the soldiers and citizens, and all classes will unite in congratulat­ ing him on his good fortune. This is the first time, so far as we know, that a pri­ vate Boone county soldier has secured a government appointment at Washing­ ton. In this appointment, Mr. Hopkins has paid a deserved compliment to the private soldiers of our county which they will undoubtedly appreciate. We feel sure also, that Mr. Early, who is an en­ ergetic pushing man, will do credit to the appointment. It is a good thing all around.--Belvidere North western. If there was one feature of the Boston Encampment that was more conspicuous­ ly successful than another it was the Re­ union of long seperated comrades. The idea that dominated at Milwaukee in the selection of Boston as the meeting place for this year was that it would give an opportunity for the tens of thousands-of New England veterans who at the close of the war migrated to the Prairie State of the Interior, to revisit, their old homes, meet their families, andShe home-staying comrades who had served with them. Thousands of these had not been to New England qince they went West shortly after the close of the war, and they will probably never go again. They were all eager to hunt up their old friends and relatives, to revisit once familar spots, and meet again the men with whom they had marched, and slept and fought. Their joy at these Reunions was un­ bounded, and the numberless meetings, campfires and receptions which were going on constantly in different parts of the city, were the happiest of the many happy spots in the grand old town." A comrade writes to urge the justice of a provision being made whereby those pensioners who in the establishing of their right to a pension, were so . handi­ capped by peculiar circumstances that they were compelled to invoke the aid of Congress in special acts in their favor, shall be able to secure the arrearages of the pensions they would have been enti­ tled to under regular evidence. We have no doubt but in the majority of cases the reason why no arrearage was provided for in the special bills was be­ cause it was thought by the official pre­ senting and urging the bill, it would not be passed if it was not made as light as possible. There is a prevailing feeling that special bills for relief are as much a matter of influence as of justice, and therefore sympathy for these comrades is extended very gingerly. This should not be. Extreme caution in recommending this class of legislation is always observ­ ed on account of the opportunity it af­ fords the opposition party to accumu­ late political capital. Indeed the com­ missioner of pensions recommends some of these cases, as, while he believes they are just, under the rules of evidence which guides him, he is restrained from a favor­ able decision. A law favorable for ar­ rears of this class of pensions should be made. What They Think of Taraney The Ex-Prisoners of War Association of Cleveland, O., has passed resolution to the effect that whereas Representative John C. Tarsney, of Missouri, od April 21 last, delivered a speech in the House of Representatives against the bill for pen­ sioning prisouers of war and the speech having been read before a meeting of the association held June 12, that therefore the association condemns most forcibly Representative Tarsney, for his unjust and false statements made in his speech, refutes the charges made against prison­ ers as a class, and declares that his action has shown him to be in close affiliation with their enemies and with those who fought to destroy the Union. Regarding his own statements as to his being wounded at Gettysburg, and a prisoner at Belle Isle, Andersonville and other prisons for 17 months, the resolutions state that "his surviving comrades testify that he never was farther than Belle Isle, and that soou after reaching there he took a parole of honor, went out side as a barber, cook and hostler (or general roustabout) for the rebel officers, which was the strategy so successfully played by him." ' $ f^gned J arnee H. WOG4^C^C. SHANL KB, : - • •;/ ! -Forward." Comparative few persons in ordinary life have ever been thoroughly sleepy, so sleepy, for instance, they conld drop off, as the common saying is, while pistol shots were being fired all about them. Old soldiers, however, know only too well what such a state of exhaustion is like. During the latter part of this days ex­ perience, writes a Massachusetts soldier describing a fored march in North Caro­ lina, many became so tired that they slef t while standing in the road during the numerous little halts when we ware cautiously advancing; and when softly the order "Forward!" was given, they would topple like ten-pens before they could recover themselves. Whenever we „ were permitted to lie down,* in spite of the roar of cannon, the rattle o! musket- .. ly and bursting of shells, the majority • would be asleep in an instant, only to be awakened by that recurring "Forward" which seemed to be the only sound that * reached their comprehension. There was something so curious about this that it ' etcited universal comment. On the Gold- boro march a soldier, sleeping, thor­ oughly tired out, with his feet to tfc« burning stump of a tree for warmth, rolled over upon it, and set his clothfeft afire, ' ?%• Two or three of his comrades seized him and shook him vigorously, shouting themselves hoarse in trying to awaken him and warn him of his danger; but he rolled like a dummy in their hands, and slept on undisturbed till some one mis­ chievously uttered the command "For­ ward!" when he was on his feet in am instant rubbing his eyes, and gatheri^ • himself together ready to march. ! Shooting a Sharpshooter. ! An ihtereeting account is furnished by an exchange of the coolness and ingenu- ity with which an Illinois Captain pnt - a stop to the work of a South­ ern sharpshooter who was engaged in a game at which more than one could play. The Captain was sitting on a turned up bucket, taking his morning ^ coffee. As he threw back his head in drinking, a whiz was heard. A ball sped by within half an inch of his face, directly . across the eyes, and took effect fat a little dogwood tree beside him. . -4 The Captain rose quietly, and taking a ramrod, stuck it in the ground so that its top would be in the space lately occu­ pied by his nose: he then went behind the tree and sighted from the bullet-hole over the top of the rod, thus ascertain­ ing the direction taken by the ball in its flight. Directly in this line rose the top of a large oak, with great sheets and streamers of Southern moss hanging de­ pendent from its boughs. • "Boys," said the Captain, "our man is among the branches of thai tree yoa- • der. Now," taking a soldier's cap and placing it on the end Of a knotted stick, "you'll all load up and lie low. When I shove this hat into view, he will flwt again. There's your chance, let drive,** When all was ready he slowly elevated - the cap until just in sight from the tree. ; JsS A puff of white smoke burst from iti leaves, and the cap turned round on its • stick support, letting the dayligtpt..;,.:^A through a large jagged hole in its crown. A moment later six Springfield riflw r spoke from the rail pile, and a man dropped from the oak tree, clutching wildly at moss and branches as he feiL His last shot was fired. 1 *! A REMARKABLE LETTER. The following letter from Mr. W. A Thomson, of Columbus, Wis., is pecuti; iarly interesting: l,My wife," says he, "litis been treated for her head, stomach and nervous prostration by three doctors in New Y ork, two in Chicago, one in Phila­ delphia, one in Cincinnati, and at tha large institute in Buffalo for sixteen months. They all failed. But one bot­ tle of Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine helped her wonderfully." This should be used in all headaches, backaches, chaugy# of life, nervous disturbances, tits, rheiH matism, etc. Ask at Besley's drug atom . for a free trial bottle and Dr. Miles' new book on the Nerves and Heart. FAILURES IN LIFE People fail in many ways. In business, in morality, in religion, in happiness/ and in health. A weak heart is often an unsuspected cause of failure in life. If the blood does not circulate properly in the lungs there is shortness of breath, • asthma, etc.; in the brain, dizziness, headache, etc.; in the stomach, wind, sain, indigestion, faint spells, etc.: in the iver, torpidity, congestion, etc. Pain ia the left side, shoulder and stomach ia caused by heart strain. For all theso' maladies Mr. Milles' New Cure for th®' heart and lungs is the best remedy*<*! Sold, guaranteed and recommended by : G. W. Besley. Treatise free. ...SM The Chicago Exposition. . J ^ For the Inter-State Industrial Kxposi tion at Chicago, the Chicago A North* ^"x- Western Railway Co., will, on each Thurs< >; dav, from Sept. 3d to Oct. 18th, sell ex*l;%v;|| cursion tickets to Chicago at low rates. > Tickets will be good for return passag* ' , to and including the Monday following / -v date of sale. For further information . ;i| apply to agents C. & N.-W. R'y. %•; ^ Half-Bate Exeursians. " trij For full information concerning th*K series of excursions to points in Minuet sota, the Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska. Wy4 ^ oiniug Colorado, Idaho and Montana, for which tickets will be sold at half rate* (one fare for the round trip), ajpply to agents of the Chicago A North-Westera Railway Company. 0 CHICAGO MERCHANT TAILORS, First class in evtTy reepect, have sent E. Lawlus, Tailor, three hundred mora*! samples of their cloths, to take order* and measure men for suite. (k»od ; and low prices on the vecjr best gqpkdf fc£" i the market is what yon want H|fc' ' t 3 hn^bntr £. IdT*"2®"* '• > K . e-v •