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W"' Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Pear Shall Awe." VOL. 16. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1890. NO 11. j^eljeiry ^laMdtep. PUBLISHCU'|(SVRRT WEDNBSDA T BT -J . V AN SSLY K I^t HDITOB AKD PBOPRIRTOR " Office in Bishop's Block* --OPPOStT* PlBtT A OWBVl . • • • " P**."' *«»*'* OP Wsioat PTUW. 4fte Tear (in A-ivaace) .........$1.5<t If NTot Paid within Three Months...... .. S.00 Subscriptions received for three or Six Months 1b the same proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. KNIGHT A BROWN, ATTORNEYS VT UV. IT. S. EXPRESS co.*s Building, 87an<l 89 Washington 31. ^ * CHICAGO, ILL. \ ^ JO^LTJI ».!OV*E*. ATtORNBTS AT LAW, Woodstock 111. Ail business will receive prompt atten- tion. a P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, Solicitor, and Cour Setor, Collections a specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. V. S LUMLKT. ATTORNEY AT LAW, and solictor to Chancerv, WOODSTOCK, ILL. Office in Park House, tlrst floor. Kates of Advertising. We announce liberal rates for advertising tt the Pl vr*r>nvt,RR, an t endeavor to state he<n so pliinlv that they will be readily on- *r»r,i)i |. They are as follows: I Inch one voar - -' 8 00 t inches one year . . lOno 8 Inches one yehr • - IS nc If Column one year - « - • 80 no H Column one year- .... (toon Column one year 100 00 One inch means the measurement of one tech down the colnmn, single column width. \ Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have tire privilege of changing as often as they t«»oo8e, without extra charge. < Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion ef local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 eents per !ine the fiTSt week, and 5 cents per line for eaoh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged St the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the flrat issue, and S eents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inch advertisement will cost tl.OOforone week, 11.50 for two weeks, S2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAWDBALBR will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rulo, it Will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of Us columns for pecuniary gain. "BUSINESS CARDS. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. f>HY-*I0IVN AND SURGEON. McHenry, 1 III. office at residence, one block east of Public School Building. C. H. FKGER9, M, D- PHT8IC1AK A.ND SURGEON, McHenry, Ills. Office at Residence. WM. OSBORNE, M. O. HY41CIAN AND SUR8KO.it. Office at Residence, West McHenry, III. Calls p.ly attended to day and night. |p!very Stable*^ HB. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First • class rigs with or without drivers tarnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of til kinds done on short notice. A. M. CHURCH, W atohmakor and Jeweler NO. One HundredTwenty-Five State St Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. . _ WA Full Assortment of Goods ia totalise United States War Chin Agency OF WM. II- COWLIN, Woodstock - - lUlnote. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against the United States tor ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. X specially is made in prosecuiing old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered if Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. WM, H. CO WL1S " Office at Residenoe, Madison St., Woods toe K, Illinois. Attention Horsemen! MCHENRT, III., April 1st, 1898, I would respectfully invite the Public to callaiid examine rn7 stock-of Horses before <nakl<igLarrattgeinetils elsewhere. No busl. nees dene on Sunday. N. 8. COLBY M'HBITKT Uli J. C01KPT0N, Agent for the HOME* OF NEW YORE, Ca]>ital, 1,1 60, AND THE £1TNA. OF HARTFORD, Capital, &10,071,550, • Fite tested, time tried Companies. Insures against P're, Lightning and Wind-Storms, at the most reasonable rates. 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FREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL TR1ANSFOR PATRONS OF THE HOUSE. I run a line of carriages to Twin Lakes from Richmond, three-fourthsofamlle nearer than any other road, and more level and pleasant by far. If you iotend going to Twin Lakes, stop at Richmond anil inquire for CULVER'S BPS. It i.-> always there, ram or shine, tcound trip prices as iisuau C. N. CULVER, Prop. WELL DI Prop Bspaixiag, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all lobe is the line of Digging Wells, Repairing Pumps, Cementing wells, or « will pat in New Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. Is short will do all work in this line. Can furnish yon, a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as oheap 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. <WOrders by mall promptly Post Offlce, Johnsburgh, III. attended L. BANTES. Johnsburgh, 111,, May SBth,: ANTONY ENGELHJ? 1888. Wholesale and Retail DEALERS illf FINE CIGARS, M, HENRY ILLINOIS, Having leased the brick building one door South of tne post office, we have opened a retail store, where, at all ti:ue« can be found Snei cigars of our own manufacture, together with smoking and chewing tobaoeo of the best brands. Pipes a Specialty. We have a very large assortment asd eons t«ry handsome patterns. CALL AND SEE US. MflSaar/i SoveaborlStb, BRKEDER3 OF MORGAN HORSES, Short Horn, Bid FtlM Angu, And Jersey Cattle. Hillside Farm, West McHenry, III. Our Morgan Stock is all pure bred, and ariginated from the best Morgan stoak ia the Onlted States. Old Gifford Morgan, who stands at the head it our Stock, is one of the best bred Morgan Itorses in the country, and can show more and better all purpose colts than any other horse in the West. We invite the inspeetion ef our stoek by horsemen and all lovers of line animals, A few full blood Morgan Colts and young aorses tor sale, Also one matched team, fall Hoods. in Cattle wo have the full blood Short Horn vtiK-h we are crossing with the Red Polled tngus and therefore instead of sawing off the norns we are breeding them off and with food suceess, A few Heifers and Ballsy both pare bred Short Horns and the cross above mentioned Cor sale. . _ _ _ _ J. R. Saylor A Sons. West MoHenry. 111.. Feb, 37th, 1888. L. W. NICHOLS, JR., jQ^in JIYELER 41 ENGRAVER, MIGHMOMB ILLINOIS. All work im my "II m neatly smd promptly •so Fin* vatoh repsixlsg s specialty. WM. STOFPEL. F -rAtteni for-- FIRE, . LIGHTNING, And Accidental Insurance. C^AIso lows. Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama, and California Lands. Call on or address WM. STOFFEb, McHenry, Ul; SOLDBBS' DEPAETKEHT. Edltod by WM. H. COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, n.u "Tb oerre him who has borne the battle, and for hit wiftow and orphan*.LINCOLH, ̂Local or Traveling. Ll To eell our Nursery Stock. Hilary, Expenses and Steady Employment guaranteed. CHASE BR0THEES «0MPAVT. i iiorhoster, N. T. RED PEPPER, NO. 74T».: BY OIVWARD Standard and H^glstered. The grandest Ir.dividtfMl Stallion ever brought into Northern Illiaiots, with a three year old trial, one half mils tn l: Is per- manentlv located at Crystal Lake, Illinois, only 14 miles from Kltrin, and 40 miles from Chir.igo. Book full to July 1<>, lwao. Will make a fall sensou. Book now open. For terms and conditions add July i<>, >ok now i ireM| W. Ti PALMER. si-im I Lake, III. PERRY A OWEN, Bankers, McHENRY, - - ILLINOIS. This Bank receive* d^poxits, buyt and sells Foreign andfa/)omettic Ex~ change, and does a ^ ^ ^ General Banking \ Business, We endeavor to do ad business en­ trusted to our care in a manner and upon te:ms entirety satisfactory to our customers, and respectfully solicit the pubUc patronage. MONEY TO LOAN; On Real Estate and other first class security. Special attention given to col­ lections, * INSURANCE In First Clots Companies at the Lowest Rales. Yours Respe tfufty, PERRY X OWEN; AND THE CHICAgJT NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY* Affords unrivaled facilities for transit be tween the most important cities and towns in Illinois, Iowa, Wise insln. Northern Mich­ igan, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. The train service is carefully adjusted to meet the requirements of through and local travel, and includes FAST VESTIBULED TRAINS Dining Cars. Sleeping Cars ft Day Coaches Running Solid between Chioagoand; ST PAUL. MINNEAPOLIS. COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA, DENVER AND PORTLAND, ORE PULLMAN A WACNER SLEEPERS Chicago to San Francisco WITHOUT CHANGE. COLONISTS SLEEPEBSi Chicago to Portland, Ore. AJfD SAN FR A A CISCO. Free Reclining Chair Cars CHICAGO TO DEN VER AND PORTLAND, ORE Via Council Bluffs and Omaha. For the time of trams, tickets and all infor­ mation, apply to Station Agents of Chicago & North-western Railway, or to the Ueneral t'assenger Agent, at Chicago. W. H. NRWMAN, J M. WHITMAN ad Viae JPre*. Oen'l Manager. W. A. THRALL B. ISC88, (Jen, Put* dt 1 'k'l. Agt Agent, McHenry, JU No. 9701. Record 2:26. Will 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 iroiu service without interest, Interest after due at 8 per cent. "George O." was sired by Lakeland Abdallah 361. by the founder of our trotting wonders, old Rvsdykes Harobletonian, 10. Dam of George O n by Autocrat, a son of Georste M. Patcheu, 30, record 2:-23X. She paced at six years ol I a halt mile ip 1:06#, 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 speedy and sell tor long prices. He sired a two-year-old with a record of 2 49, trial X mile in 1:22 to Road Cart. OEOBGE W. 0WEV. MoHenry, lUinoit. " The McConnick is the Conqueror, both in the East and West. The MeCormick is the Victor of all the world the best. For sale at Bishops. "Friendship, Charity. Loyally-- Worthy\x>ni,of Palrioi'tb\ilhert." C- A. R, Directory. M'HBITKT POST MO. 643. Meets the First Thursday evening of eaei month.., L. E. BEHHBTT, Com. WOODBTOOX MIT. no 106. Meets first and third Monday evenlnge of each month. W. H, MONRO*, Com. • BHUA POST, KO 226. Meets the aeoond and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month. 0- F. DIKB, Com. HARVARD POST, HO 955. Meets the second and fourth Monday'even ings of each month. JOHN MARSHALL, Com. MAMHOO POST, NO. 169, Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of eaoh month. K. R MORRIS, Oom. WAtTOOHDA rOST, HO. 368. Post meets every second and fourth Satur­ day evening in O. A. B. Hall, Main St. ARTHUR COOKB, Com, Along the Skirmish Line. A eon of General W. T. Sherman and a nephew of the Confederate General Stonewall Jackson occupy seats together ia the law office of Senator Evarts. Pension Commiesioper Ilauni has direct­ ed that in the future whereit is desirable or necessary, in order to comply with the law, for a pensioner to be examined by a board of surgeons, such pensioner must go before the board of surgeons in the district in which the pensioner him­ self resides. Charles Lovely, a Vermont veteran o^j the war, sues Daniel L. Hawkins, late assistant secretary of the Interior, for |100,000 damages, because Mr. Hawkins, ruled that Lovely was entitled to no larger pension for the loss of both arm and leg than for one limb alone. Lovely claimed $72 per month and gets only $36, and alleges that he has been deprived of about f6,000 arrears besides. I'p in Connecticut., Grand Army rom- of Hartford, who has been Department Commander of the Nutmeg State, G. A. It., would make a particularly creditable Commander-in-Chief two or thre years hence, when that honor coniew East again. Comrade Taintor was a gallant soldier in the 1st Conn. H. A. He enlisted as a private and was mustered out a Second Lieutenant. He was breveted for gallantry. Miss Winslow, daughter of Admiral John A. Winslow, who commanded the Kearsarge, has been granted a pension of $25 a month. It was mainly through the efforts of Congressman Andrew that the bill passed the House of Repre­ sentative. it passed the Senate last June. Secretary Tracy visited the camp of the Vermont National Guard, at Brad­ ford, on Aug. 20. He was escorted to the camp by Gov. Dillingham and Staff, and the lirigade Rand, with six compan­ ies. The Secretary took a great interest in a battery which was firing shells at a target, and- he aimed one of the guns which hit the target. After witnessing the dless-parade he made a few remarks, complimenting and congratulating the several Captains. ' A package containing 65 pension vouch­ ers, which was recently sent from the Pension Agency at Madison,Wis., to the Pension Agent at Milwaukee, was lost in the mail, and no trace of the package has as yet been obtained. The package was valued at several thousand dollars. Any of the veterans who are interested in this will be pleased to know that they will lose nothing, and that other vouch­ ers will be forwarded as soon as proof has been received by the authoritieis of the loss of the originals. Col. Thos. B. Rogers, of the 40th Pa., now living in St. Louis, Mo was a pris­ oner in Libby Prison, and during his incarceration a lot of clothing was re­ ceived in the prison from a six-year-old girl of Salem, Mass. He secured a part of the clothing and in one of the pockets he found the name of Jennie Ward. He remembered the name and on Aug. 20 he visited Salem, and after a little inquiry found the address of his unknown friend to be 17 North Streeet. He called at the place and bad a pleasant meeting with the young lady. Conmander-in-Chief W. G. Veasey, of the Grand Army, thus explains how it happened that although a native of New Hampshire he went to war from Vermont; "When the near vibration of cannon fired on Sumter.startled the North land, I was a young man in my adopted State. I should not have been a true son of New Hampshire had not the thrill touched my heart with the same burning indignation with which it touched the hearts of the young men everywhere throughout the loyal North. I could not spend a day to come over into New Hampshire then. I was a young laywer, and I made a con­ tract with Abraham Lincoln that I would help put down the rebelliola. I thus got hold of Vermont and Vermont got hold me." ̂ Reminders of Libby- A good story, and all the better for be­ ing true, as to how Federal prisoners in the South managed to convey secret in­ formation to their friends and relatives in the North is told by Brevet Brigadier General Henry R. West, who recently came across a bundle of faded letters that vividly recall old days. General West, in 1863, when a captain in the Sixty-second Ohio Regiment was wounded July 18 in the assault on Fort Wagner. Morris Island, S. C. He was conveyed to his home at Woodsfield, Monroe county, Ohio, and was lying there when his sister, Mrs. Flora Williams, received the following letter from her hus^ band, Colonel Jere Williams, of the 25th Ohio ; /LIBBY PRISON, Richmond, Va., \ September 11,1863. MvDrak WIFE: Since writing you last I have ree'd a letter from Henry. I hope, as he can do nothing else, he will continue the correspondence. The prospect for our deliverance from here is gloomy. Of the very many rumors afloat, each day dispels the hopes entertained the day previous. After spending the little money now on hand we will have to rely totally on our friends at home for ev­ erything but a very scant, supply of bread, meat and rice. I do not know whether provisions will be al­ lowed to reach us or not. Many officers have written for them. If they succeed, which is doubtful, I will let yon know. Boxes containing clothing are received here now. _ I wish you to send me 2 woolen shirts, 2 pairs of drawers, two pairs socks, a file of the f "Spirit" for ' the last six weeks, novels, exchanges, etc. They should be packed in a small box (say window- glass box) and be addressed as you address letters to me. Do not fail to mark the box plainly. I just now learn that provisions are allowed to reach us. Send me sealed can of butter and such other things as you can without mak­ ing the box too heavy. Keep this letter. I am very well. Write often. Kiss Eloisj^^'** for me. Take care of yourself. cheerful. Love to all. Your affectionate husband, ra<les think Ybat Copt: Henry 'E?Ta1lffW*f- p , c„ ,c , , ' . ,, . ' CoL Williams had been captured m the At Hn I'fh-kfH whA riou l \oan l lani iT*fmnnf * second days fight at Gettysburg. A few days alter Mrs. Williams had received her letter, General West received the fol­ lowing : LinBY PRISON,Tiichmond, Va.,Sept. 18, 1863.--Dear Henry: During your con­ finement to your room I would recom­ mend for your reading Edgar A. Poe's works, which you will find among my books, and I especially recommend a short poem addressed to Mrs. Frances Osgood, the closing line of which is: The sweet name enclosed here." Compare it closely with the first verse of my letter to Flora of Sept 11. I do not wish you to compare literary merits, bu^ you will be amused'by a close compari­ son. Write me what you think about it. 1 think you will find in my volume of Poe the interesting points noted with a pencil. The whole four volumes will prove entertaining. I have written to Flora for a box of clothing, papers, etc. Put in also needles, thread, buttons, clothes brush, towel, handkerchief, and penknife, and such other trinkets as you may think of. 1 shall soon need a pair of shoes and a pair of pants. A box of forty pounds would not be rejected. Send me one occasion­ ally. Write me soon. If you are not able to comply with all the above show this letter to Judge Way. Keep this letter for the present. I am, in good health but nearly "broke." Send no money in future letters. Address Box via Fortress Monroe. Your brother-in-law, JERE WILLIAMS. General West compared both letters carefully, and at once surmised that there was some hidden meaning in the first, and at once looked np Poe's poet­ ical works. The poem referred to in the second let­ ter, is found in Edgar Allen Poe's col­ lected works, entitled, "A Valentine." It is as follows: A VALENTINE. For her this rhyme is penned, whose lumin- inous eyes, Brightly expressive as the twins of Lae la, ^hall And her own sweet name, that nestling lies. Upon the page enwrapped from every reader. Seareh narrowly the lines 1 They held a treasure Divine--a talisuisn--an amulet That must be worn at heart. Seareh well the measure-- The words--the syllables! Do not forget The triviallst point, ur you may lose yonr labor! And yet there is in this no Gordion knot Which one might not undo without a sabre, If one could merely comprehend the plot. Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peer­ ing Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdue Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hear- ,n«- % Of poets, by poets-as the name is a poet's, too, Its letters, although naturally lying Like the Knight Pinto--Mendes Ferdi­ nand©-- Still form a svnonym for Truth--cease trying! Tou will not read the riddle thongh you do the best you can do. With the poem is the following solu­ tion : "To translate the address read the first letter of the first line in connection with the second letter of the second line, the third of the third line, the fourth of the fourth line, and so on to the end. The name will thus appear." The name in question, so deeply hidden, is Frances Sargent Osgood. lira. Williams' tetter waa that treated it in the same way, and, as will be sea reads: "Send me money hid in box." A package was soon made up, and cealed in a can of ground coffee was $30, which reached its destination all right. General West is now a resident of tiA city, and CoL Williams is a clerk in the United States Senate. mi . VS Like most of New York papers, the New York Herald never hesitates to deliberately lie when speaking about pensions. For example, it said last Sun­ day, in an editorial: The expenditures for pensions for the yesftrendimg June 30, as now officially stated, amounted to $109,357,534. In the previous year we paid $87,644,779.11, weile in the year before that we paid $80,288,508.77. The cost of the Ger­ man army, it may be interesting to note, is for this year estimated at $!) 1,726,293. Besides our pensions our army costs $30,000,000. Now, '"Whitaker's Almanac," which Is a statistical work accepted everywhere, puts the expenlfcure for the German army at £36,769,653, equivalent to $183,848,265, or more than twice what the Herald states. The recent additions to the German army will raise its annual cost, it is estimated, to more than $200,- 000,000 per annum. * Work of the Fsadm "Durin g the week ending Sept. 13,1890, 25,868 claims were received, of 4fcich 565 were original invalid ; 653 widows; 3 war of 1812; 11 bounty land; 25 navy; 0 old war; 46on account of Mexican service, 140 for accrued pension and 4,173 applications for increase. Number of re­ jected claims reopened, 375; act of March 4, 1890, 00. Act of June 27, 1890, 15,849 original, 4,403 widows, and navy. The names and postoffice ad-** dresses of 3,443 officers and comrades were furnished for the use of claimants. There were 74,326 pieces of mail mat­ ter received; 40,710 letters and blanks sent out. Number of claims received to date under act June 27,1890, 431,747. ^ •The number of cases detailed to special examiners was 762; 705 reports and cases from special examiners; cases on hand for special examination, 8,824 Report of certificates issued daring week ending Sept. 13, 1890; Original, 525; increase, ; 847 reissue, 315; res­ toration,; 24 duplicate, 0;-accrued, 61; arrears, 0; arrears, June7, 1888, 0; acib'orlWWi i "iHSi'nfir Agrii?- 3, 1884,0; act oj Aug. 4, 1880 0 sup­ plemental, 0; Mexican war, 00 ;reissoe same date,0; total, 1,776." Gen. Fremont'a WilL An old yellow envelope, which mm sealed thirty-six years ago by the late Gen. John C. Fremont, the "Pathfinder," and deposited with the Surrogate of this County for safe keeping, has just been opened* It contained the General's will. ' The envelope was endorsed as follows: "Last will and testament of Col. John Charles Fremont, of Mariposa, State of California. Delivered to the Surrogate of the County of New York and State of New York;, to remain deposited in his office, Aug. 21,1854. In case of thedeath of the testator, to be delivered to either of the following persons: Col. Thomas 11. Benton, Washington, D. C.; Mis. Jessie A. Benton Fremont, wife of the testa to if; Coles Morris, Esq., councillor at law, New Zork City." Shortly after the death of Gen. Fre­ mont, Probate Clerk Tinney discovered the will and sent word to Mr. Morris, and the seal of the envelope was broken. The document was filed for predate yesterday. The will is short, and was very neatly prepared on a sheet of light blue paper. It was executed on Aug. 19, 1854. The General leaves all his estate to his widow, for her own use and benefit forever, and she is appointed executrix. It was wit- nesssd by Coles Morris and George W. Me Ilea. r The lev Commander-in-Cliief- The selectioSP of Colonel Wheelock G. Veazey as Commander-in-chief has met with universal acclamation. He has all the qualities desired in the official head of 450,000 veterans. A superb soldier in the field, and close­ ly associated with--having led, rather, in one of the most brilliant achievements of the battle of Gettysburg, he started with that strong recommendation to the favor of veterans and the public. Next, he is a man of the highest char­ acter and ability. For years he has been regarded as one of the strongest mem in the New Eugland bar, and held the high­ ly honorable position of Judge of the Supreme Court of Vermont, from which he was taken by President Harrison to become one of the Inter-State Railway Commission. He is a forceful, grarafal, winning, popular orator, and will appear to his own advantage and that of the Order before any assemblage in the Na­ tion. Further, he is, and always has beesi, aa earnest, hard-working G. A. R. man. He was among the earliest to join the Ordv, and has stood shoulder to shoulder with those who have built it up to its present proportions. He has worked untiringly wherever he has found work to do--in the Post-room, in reunions, in Department Encampments, and as a National officer* The comrades of his Post and Depart­ ment bestowed on him, from time to time, every office within their gift, and he wrought zealously in all. He is as fitting a successor to Gen. Alger as could haw been fouud. and in his able hands the' banner of the Order wiU be carried still farther to the front.--4frt*uiaJ Tribmm ̂ rtSBi