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T . ....... ....•1.B0 Jot Paid within Three Monthsl..... .. 2.00 Subscriptions received for three Or Biz months in the a a rue proportion. Kates of Advertising, We announce liberal ratos for advertising n the Placmok VE.BB, and en.leavor to state hem so phiiuiy that they will be readily un- erstoo l. They ire *3 follows: 1 Inch one year . . 500 S Inches one year . 10 00 8 Inches one year - . 15 00 If Column one yoar - . . . 30 00 X Column one year- . - . • 60 00 Column one ysar ... . . 100 00 One inch moans the nM*rareifc«nt of one Inch down the column, single column width. Yearjy advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of ohanging as often as they choose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to Insertion of local notioes at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 cents per Hne the first week, and 5 cents per line for ess!; suuo<6iiuoui> week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issue, and 5 oents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inch advertisement willoost $1.00 for one week, <1.50 for two weeks, 92.00 for three weeks, and so on. ftThe PLAINDRALBR will be liberal in giving editorial notioes, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of Us columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. O J. HOWARD, If. 1). PHYSICIVN AND SURGEON. McHenry, 111. <><3co at residence, one block east of Public School Building. O. H. FEGERS, M, D-„ , PHrslOlAN AND SURGEON, MoHenry Ills. Office at Reaidence. WM, OSBORNE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND BURGEOX. Office at Residence, West Mc Henry, III. Calls promptly attended to day and night. Liverv Stable. B. WIGilTMAN, Proprietor.' "f'lrrt Ha class rigs with or without drivers furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of fell kinds done on short notice. I HEAR THE DEPOT, ~ WEST MoHENRY, ILL Keeps open for the accommodation of tne Public a Firtt-C'lass Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the beat brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars .to be found in the market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALK'8 llilwftitkti Lager Bra. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by .ma 11 promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FVRAHOR8 S 4V*0all andjsne us. Robert Sehiessle. West McHenry, I1L jALQOH AND RESTAURANT. Mc HENRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, McHenry Lager Beer, ^ ] --AND- ' » \ J. SeMitz ffiwato Bottle Beer, ' l - any quantity from a Snitz Q-laiS to 1C0 barrels. ^ r r AT WR H(? LESALB OB RETAIL ,*.A ^ I Beer in bottles, kegs or case as ••V*? cheap as the cheapest. ! ^ We buy none but the beet and I , s e l l a t R e a & o a A b l e P r i c e s . i '• k p;- Call and seft me and I will use gk>-' yon well. r S^: „ . AMTONT ENQLEJJ I',H«B«wt-.m.. mw. « » * • 'ash *Sf. . - •: BUSINESS CARDS. H, R IHEPAID. F L. SHEPARP. SHEPARO ASHEPARO, ATTORNKYi AT LAW. Suite 512, North-ern Offi Building, 36 L,aSall« Street Chicago, III. 46 ly KNIGHT * BROWN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. IT. S. EXPRESS oo.'s Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. JOSLYN A CASEY. A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Woodstock 111. XIL All business will receive prompt at ten- C. P. BARNES, A Tl'ORNEY, Solicitor, and: Counselor. XV Collections a specialty^ ' WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. V. S LUMLEY. ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Solicitor in Chan«erv, WOODS TOOK, ILL. i Office in Park House, first floor,. A. Wl. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. One HundredTwenty-Kfve State St Chi­cago. 111. special attention given to re- pairin'g Fine watches an<l Chronometers. ®"A Full Assortment of Goods in his line Attention Horsemen! MOHENRY, III., April 1st, 1898. I would respectfulty invite the Public to o*U and examine ;n 7 stock of Horses before making arrangements elsewhere. No busl. ness done on Sunday. N. 8. COLBY V'RiiriY ILL The Police Gazette, Is the' illy illustrate') paper In the world containing all the iatest sensational and sporting news N" Salo n Keeper, Barber, or Club Room can afford to be without It. It, always makes friends wherever it goes. . Miiiled to any address m the United States securely wrapped, 13 weeks fortl. Send Five Cents,for sample copy. BICHABD K. FOX rHAtncLm SQUAR®, New York United States War Glaiai Apncy -OF- WM. H- COWLIN, FINE CIGARS, Me HENRY ILLINOIS, Having Teased the brick building one door South of the pout office, we have opened a retail store, where, at all times can be found fine cigars of our own manufacture, together with smoking and chewing tobacco of the -best bran is. Pipes a Specialty. We have a very large assortment and) tome very'hand some patterns. CALL AND 3KE ITS. BABBIA* BBOt J ( McHenry. NovemberIrth, W8H j? Woodstock Illinois. I'FoBfecWtes all class99 and kinds of claims against the United States for ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent. Relatives or Heirs, A specially is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. All comiiuiLiicatiolie Postage Stamps are eno WM, JET. COWL11S Office at Resident?, Madison St., Woodstock, Illinois. promptly answered if iosed for reply. xk. - ' ATTENTION ! Farmers and Dairymen. It will pay those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at ny premises before purchasing. I can furnish such by the car load or single cow. ' PORTER H. WOLFRUM, OilE*uirG. Farm about fcur miles northwest or Harvard, Illinois. AiiTicaa Clover Bios hi Co. 33 I N. Clark St. CHICAGO, ILL. The Great Blood Purifier. Cures all Blood Diseases tlut *rlse from the rfleet of Bad Blood. A sure cure for Cancer, Ca tr.rrah, Piles, Sick Headache, i>y«- pepsia, Whooping cough, [Rheumatism, Con stipation, etc. BLOSSOMS, per pound FLUID EXTRACT, per bottle SOLID EXTRACT, per pound (0.50 1.00 2.50 Botl the Solid and Fluid Extracts are made from the same stock of Blossoms, and sre equally as good and efficacious as the Blos- «|ULIA A- STORY, Agent. McHenry. Illinois. soma. CIDAR urn mi FARM, HEBRON, ILL Phillips & Richardson, BREEDERS OF High Grade Jersey CattleC REGISTERED POL AND CHINA HOGS, AND PURE BRED POULTRY. Silver Laoed Wyandottes, Light B>-amas, Ply mouth Itocks, S. C." White and S, O. Br own i.eghorns, Patrldge Cochins, and other Varieties. Mammoth B onze and White Holland Turkeys. Pekin Ducks and White Guineas. We have a lew high Grade Jersey Cattle for sale, from choice selected stock. Our Poland China Hoars are of the best ana choicest strains We have some very choice spring Pigs for ?ale at very reasonable prices. An inspection of ih?m is incited, or write us your wants and we will quote you prices. All pigs eligible to any register. Poultry for svie at reasonable prices. Es-gs during season. W6 have some very choice Poultry ot all kinds at Fall prices. All orders for Pigs, Birds or Eggs receive prompt attention. Our stock has been carefnllv selected and is strictly pure, and we Guarantee it -s such. Our customers may rest lesured that we snail ship only such stock »s will reflect credit upon orri-elves ant them also. Correspond, once cheerfully and promptly attended to and respectfully solicited. Visitors welcome any day but Sunday, and we extend an invi­ tation to ali to call and see our stock. Hoping to receive a share of your patronage, and assuring our fi iends that we will labor to please you, we await your favosa. Yours Respectfully. PncLLIPS A RICHARDSON, iieptember, 1«90. F. K. GRANGER, General Auctioneer. Sales 01 Real Estate, Stock, Farming Tools, Household Furniture, and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most reas­ onable terms. Orders by mail will receive prompt at­ tention* by mail * Iddrees. F. E OBAIfOBX Waat MoHenrr SIMON STOFFEL, AGENT FOB Piaais, of Brooklyn, S. Y. Capilal,;5,098,ni5. Rockford, of Rockford, III Capital, 802,448# National/of Harjlori W.' Capital, $2,620,213. Insurance carefully and safely placed on all classes of property against Are, l.ghtn'ng, ano tornado, either lor cash or on long time, without mtorest. Fire policies on live stock cover "sine in buil ungorou tann against loss or damage by fire or lightning ann against lightning anywhere hay, straw, stalks and fodder are covered bv one policy, in building or stacks on farm. Grain, seeds'and mill feed are covered under o." esum in building or on farm, insurance transferred to other locali­ ties free of carge. Gasoline oroi' stove and Steam thresbei permits granted in policies free of charge Household goods of every description, including coil, wood and provf. si m>« a'l coveied under one item. Complete records kept of all policies, conditions, assign­ ments and transfers made. Call for list of over 700 policy holders in above companies. Simon Stoffol. West McHenry. Illinois. V. J. Barbian- J. J. Barbian BARBIAN BROS. Whole saLetand Beteil DEALERS IW 0AK LAWS ACADIMY Will open its nocotid yesr on W^d wsday, Sept. 16, 1891, and will offer sppclal prlvljfpps to the right, class of s'udentg. The institution wM be con- ductf d a6 a Home School for Boys Where they will rec lve the benefits of a thorough preparation ip all of the oommon branches of study. O EE MAN AND MUSIC. We claim for our school a pleasant and heahhv situation, and the past year bears us out in the assertion. TERMS AND DESCRIPTIVE CI&CULAB Sent to any address on application. The school is situated at Rlngwood, McHenrv Co., 111., on tlifi C. A N: W. R. R„ 59 Miles Yrom ChleAjre,15 miles trom Lake Geneva. aDd 6 Jmiles from Fox Lnk«>. No saloon, bi^fiard hall, or other touting place in town. \Address Oak JLawn Academy, 8 t f RINGWOOD, III. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY YOUR Robes & Blankets I I HUBlllDi THE ••BOSS" K A M l i Z M A K E R NI ADA. ILL. call on him, A Large Size, No. 1 Fur Robe, dniy $2.50 to close out. The Largest Size Square BlanKet made. 75 cents. You can afford to keep yourself and your h rse warm at »h*se prices. Call and tee me. Q. L. HUBBABD. Nurda, 111,, Dcc 1, f@9l. «pWEn;s BBkf This Trada Mark Is on TbG Best Coat In the world. MS&bSsSi PENSIONS! The Disability Bill Is a Law. Soldiers Disabled Since the War are Entitled. T\«M*rit ^•ulfitra Slid peiideiit^whoee sons died fr»m tv-e effests of ormy services r.re included If you wish your olsim jpsediiy and successfully proac bated, address JAMES TANNER. WA9H ING TON D. a Lat^ Oommlrsioner of Pensions. 4t I i . -t! JOHN P. SMITH, Wntolimalceir & Jewe'er MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINK stork of Clocks, Watches and Jew. elryalwavflon hand Special attention tfvon to repairing fln* watohos. Give me a call. JOHX J> SMITH. WM. STOFFEL. -~Agpnt for-- « FIRE, - LIGHTNING, And Aeo'dental ^n«nrano«. Also Iowa. Minnesota, Kohraska, Alabama, and California Lands. Call on or address ' W"ML. STOF FEL, Mchenry, 111: Quintette Orchestra, McHENRY; ILL. Are prepared) to furci6h First Class Music to the Dancing Public at Reasonable Rates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. Robt, Madden, Clarionet, C. Ouvtls, Ooinft. L, Owen, Trombone, K, In gal Is, BassoHtnd Prompter, Address all communication4|to Jerry Smith, McUenry. AfMA 8 ALARY. and Com is don to «ailU. Agents, Men an t Women, T)ach ersanicierg men to introduce a nsw and popular standard book, MARVELS of the NEW WEST A «««' Agent sold TO in w week. Ag-nCt profits. #W<>.Bn. Over 3ftt> original enerAvings, 10,100 copies soid n one week, Exclus've erritory, EndorsedV by the greatest men of our country, Apply to THE HKXR Y BILL PUB. CO., Koruich, Cbnw SHORT BORN BULLS For Sale ait Living Prices by the under­ signed. Call on or address FRANK COLE, SPRINO OHOVK. It.L Spring Grove, III., Nov. 12.1890. McHENRY 80LDISHS' D2PABTMEHT, Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, -WOODSTOCK, CIA.---- "7b care for him who Aa* borne the baUle, and far hit Widow and Orphan*." . --Lmoour. "Friendship, Charity. Loy­ alty-- Worthy tons of Patriot FtUhers ' C A. R. Directory. H'HBITRT POST NO. 643. Meets the Fli-st and Third Thurrtlsy' s^M- lngs of each month. „ H C MBAR. Oon. WOODSTOCK POST, HO 108. , Meet* first and third Monday evening* of each mouth, v X, S. RICHARDS, Com. JJWTTINU POSTN WO 39R, , Meets the sec*rd and fourth Tnesday •venlcg* of each mo^th W*. R ST. CLA'K, Com. HAKT/TKD PO»T, WO MR. Meets the second ana rourtn Monday even Ings of each month. J, D CLABK, Com. MARRWOO POST, NO. ITO. Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of each month. E R. MORRIS, Com, WATCOMDA rOBT. KO. 368, Post meets every second and fourth Satur­ day evening in A, R. Hall, Slaia St. A. L.;PBICR. Com. A Georgia legislator has introduced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a teach­ er to permit hie scholars to use any his­ tory which refers to the late war as the "War of the Rebellion.", It must be call­ ed "The war between the States." But facts cannot be softened though words may be. The pension industry is a vwyhealthy, robust infant.--Democrat. Yes, yes, Mr. Democrat, you of all peo­ ple ought to Jknow for the same reason others do who are indirectly though greatly benefitted on account of the "healthy" and "robust" character of a bird in hand with a very prospective one in the bush. The nearer the reach the less infant there is about it and the more the merrier. H. Miller & Son, -- DEAIfERS IN-- MARBLE & GRANITE, Monuments, Headstones, Tablets* Etc?. .Cemetery Work of every de­ scription neatly executed at the Lowest Prices. Satisfaction Qauantstd. Shops at McHenry.. and Johns- burgh, 111, where at all times can be lound a good assortment of finished work. Resi Henry Miller &"3on. J. R. SAYL0R& SON, TSREEDKRS OF Morgan:: Horses, Embracing th* celebrated General Glflord. Greeu Mountain and Morrill blood. STOCK FOR SAL1. Stallions ard Fillies. Send for pedi­ grees. Essex and Registered Poland China =SWlNE.z= . Choice IWerin© Sheep, Mammoth Bronze Turkeys. High Grade Jersey Cattle. For sale. Come and iDspec" stock, or address ' J. R. SAYLOR & SON, IPrtt McHenry, 111. '-The Late Uapleasantaa'a." After a camp fire of one of the Qrand Army posts in this city, the other even­ ing, a visitor who was assisting a grizzly old veteran to put on his overcoat, re­ marked, pointing to the soldier's empty sleeve: "You carry that as a forcible reminder of the late unpleasantness, sir." "Unpleasantness," he exclaimed warm­ ly, as a look of fire crept into his eyes, "What unpleasantness? There was nothing unpleasant«bout it, young man. Nothing at all. It was rank, out and out hot, bloody war. That's what it was. I carry my empty sleeve as a re­ minder of the late cruel civil in ar, where many men lost a good bit more than I did--their lives. It may have been an unpleasantness to some; but to us it was a war and as terrible a war as you are likely to ever hear about.'Philadelphia Press. A Tribute. None but those who have felt it can tell the strength which the momory of a pure; brave mother, wife or sister gave to the soldier's heart and arm. He fought as one who fights his way toward home. He knew that he could only come again in peace to the cottage he loved through the gates of victory. This memory and spiritual presence was like the tarrying presence of angels around the camp fires. It stilled the voice of rudeness, rebuked vice, and kept the heart clean. God bless the patriotic women of our landl How much of our success came as the result of hor influence and effort, and how much of God's favor came in auswer to her pray­ ers, He who gathers up the tiny springs of influence with the sweeping river can only tell. But we fondly and gratefully acknowledge that her power was great, and ehare with her the glory and bless­ ings of victory. And always may the sweet, pure face of wife, mother or. sister purify and chasten our joys .--Benjamin Harrison. Burial of Senator Plumb The final ceremonies over the body of .Senator Plumb were conducted at Em­ poria, Kan., Dec. 24. The body was watched during the last night by a squad of 11th Kansas Cavalry veterans. Pri­ vate services were held in the morning at the house. By one o'clock hundreds of the late Senator's friends had arrived from out of town. The public cere monies were held in the Congregational church, whither the body was escorted by the Knights Templars, Emporia Com- mandery. The sermon was by Dr. Rich­ ard Cordley. It opened with a brief re­ view of the dead Senator's career, show­ ing how step by step he had climbed the ladder of fame. His brilliant Senatorial record was discussed and his untiring energv recounted. Incidents of Senator Plumb's attention to small things and promptness of action were cited to show the secret of success. No man loved his home more than Mr. Plumb. Though he constantly attended to so large a circle of intense and divine interests, there was a a center in his life where his interest and warmest affection dwelt. When the great funeral procession reached Maplewood Cemetery the Grand Army service was read over the body in an impressive manner by Department Commander McCarthy, assisted by De­ partment Chaplain X. E. Harmon, after which the remains were lowered into the grave with the asaal cfremoniee. -/!# / : • Rebel Pensioners. Wbile rebel sympathizers an crying "we've had enough of the old soldier racket," and are disparaging every effort at pension legislation for the Union sol­ dier, the real rebels are going right along pensioning their own soldiery. •True they are not asking the Federal government to do it but are asking it from States. This fact demonstrates a number of things, one is that were it known, there is perhaps as great a per cent of rebels drawing pensions in proportion to their number and the States where* they con­ trol as there are of Union soldiers. Tak§ for instance the county of Fulton, in Georgia, which according to the Athens Banner contains 225 pensioners. This is one county in one State and is selected simply because it comes under direct ob­ servation. It shows that the right of soldiers to pension is recognized by the element that yelps itself hoarse over "the extravagance of the government pension­ ing Union soldiers. It shows also the dishonesty of the cry against pensions, and that the real kick is on the Union soldiers being pensioned. \^ ' The Veteran has looked in vain for a single word from these howlers about the extravagance of pensioning rebe's. But perhaps they will say, "we are not asking the whole people to pension our comrades." Of course not; but they ask the whole people of every State where they have control, and the reason they don't demand it of the whole people is because they are not sufficiently strong with the whole people.-- TJWern Veteran. Battle Lines of Get'ytburg Senator Quay has introduced a bill providing for the careful marking of all the varied battles lines in the decisive battle of the war fought at Gettysburg. Every line occupied by the Union forces on that field has been accurately ascer­ tained and has been clearly and enduring- ly marked by tablets and monuments which now tell the whole story of the movements of the Federal troops from day to day; but the positions occupied by the various commands under Gen. Lee are nearly ali unmarked, and many of them must Rpon be effaced from the mem­ ory of the living. It is of the utmost im­ portance to a correct knowledge of the great Pennsylvania battlefield that every battle line formed by the Army of North ern Virginia should be clearly marked by imperishable tablets or monuments, so that the country and the world may read the complete lesson of the great struggle from the records on the battle field. Strange prejudices have been exhibited at various times when, efforts have been made to mark the Confederate lines of Gettysburg, and that duty has been neg­ lected for a period of nearly thirty years. The accurately marked lines on the Union side are robbed of much of their intrinsic value and historic interest by the failure to mark the opposing liqes in every con flict, and all will admit that if this impor­ tant work is to be done at all it should be done speedily. Senator Quay's bill provides for this great want, and we ear­ nestly hope that it may be passed speed ily by both branches, and that the gov­ ernment will thus b^nabled to preserve for air time the battle lines occupied by every command on the immortal field that gave rebellion its decisive discomfi­ ture. The lines of the Union army, after the first day's battle, were very compact and easy of preservation, and every line form­ ed by the Union army, including Rey­ nold's advance north of Gettysburg is distinctly defined and preserved by tab­ lets. The position of Lee's army was equally compact after the first day, and could yet be completely and accurately defined by those who participated in the battle and those who have carefully studied its history. *A large portion of the grourttfoccupied by the Union forces has been purchased and dedicated to the commemoration of the battle. The Na- tional Cemetery is the center figure of the points of historic interest on Cemetery Hill, and Little Round Top and much of the ground adjacent is owned by Gen. Crawford, the gallant commander of the Pennsylvania reserves in that action. The South has no cemetery, and no part of the ground its troops occupied has been devoted to the commemoration of the heroic conflict made by the soldiers in gray, but every battle line could be distinctly marked without the purchase of ground and without diminishing the value of any portion of it. Indeed it would add to the intrinsic value of every acre of ground occupied by Lee's army, if covered with enduring tablets telling the story of the movements of each com­ mand from day to day until the final re­ treat. We earnestly appeal to Congress to p alternator Quay's bill as early as poss­ ible, and take the most prompt and effi­ cient measures to have it carried into execution. The whole work could be ac­ complished under competent direction, in less than three months, but if itshould be delayed for any considerable time it would be more difficult each year to per? form this great National duty with ac­ curacy. Let us make the Gettysburg battle field tell its own great story by monuments and tablets marking every battle line of both the blue and the gray. --Philadelphia Times. "Other things being^ equal, length of services indicates fidelity to duty end steadfastness of purpose. It indicates the cost of patriotism to the individual and the price h ̂paid for the salvation of his country.'^ Chrla'maaon Pioket Lisa- The ftrmies under Lee and Mead occu­ pied the opposing lines of siege work at Petersburg, Va., on Christmas day, of 1864. I had ridden over from Gen. War­ ren's headquarters to eat my holiday dinner with an old comrade, Will Gilder, who afterward became famous as an arctic traveler. I found him and Gen. Egan'in a bomb proof near Fort Hell, on the Jerusalem plank road, and enjoying a hearty meal amid the shriek of shell and the loud detonations of artillery. After dinner and a peaceful pipe Major Gilder and I paid a visit to the outer Ti?»» of pickets, being obliged to crawl on our hands and knees for two hundred yards to avoid the bullets which wore constant* ly whistling over our heads. Finally we reached the picket line, having given to a brother officer a portion of the good things we had been discussing. As the captain finished his dinner there was a perceptable slacking in the artillery and musketry fire, until a deep silence fell up­ on the long line of trenches. "The Johnnies have hoisted a flag sir," said a Sergeant as he emerged from a pit near by. "What for?" demanded the captain. "Well they say it's Christmas day, and think we have wasted enough ammuni­ tion." Looking over the edge of our breast­ works, I saw that the enemy's line was scarcely a hundred yards away, and along its ragged edge were ranged thirty or forty heads of Confederate soldiers, our own line being also alive owing to the implied truce. "Say, Yanks," cried a tall, sunburned southerner, "what hid yer he* tor Christinas dinner?" . : "Turkey, apple sauce, cake and rais­ ins," replied one of the men at my el­ bow. "That sounds like old times. I didn't know there were any turkeys nowadays. Say, Yanks, hev yer anything left over?" With one common impulse half a dozen men sprang to the top of the embank­ ment, their hands full of good things to eat. "Come overt" shouted a corporal who stood at the elbow of the entrenchment. "Guess we?ve got enough left to give some of you a Christmas dinner." Three men it butternut climbed over their earthwork and met onr men as they advanced over the debateable ground be­ tween the lines. To our surprise the Fed­ erals came back with a good aupply of tobacco which was quickly distributed. "Say, Yanks,'1 said the Confederate who had opened the conversation, "'we- 'uns wish you'uns a merry Christmas." * "Same to you," we all shouted back, and there was no more shot or shell along that part of the line during the re­ mainder of that the last Christmas of the wax--National Tribune. Personal Bravery. A group of veterans of the late war, including General Alger, Judge Fitzger­ ald, and Captain Seamons, sat in the corridor of the palace and exchanged ex­ periences. "The question of personal bravery is always one of peculiar interest," said General Alger, "but many a who bore the reputation of having a charmed life owed it to the admiration of his op-, ponents. As a rule a soldier will never fire at a man who displays unusual courage. I know this from experience. "It was in the fall of 1863 that I was transferred from the army of the west to the command of a regiment in the Army of the Potomac. About that time lite Confederates moved across the Rapidan, and I was sent to drive them back. It turned out that it was a reconnoissanee, but at the time we believed they were seeking to make a lodgment on the north of the river. We drove them back to the bank of the stream, but there they made a savage stand, and re-inforcements were thrown over to aid them. Their position, owing to the formation of the ground, was a very strong one, and ours greatly exposed. While preparing for the strug­ gle, my command was attracted by a courier approaching. He was on foot, and availed himself of the numerous gal­ leys worn by the rains, to protect hint from the enemy's fire. Volley after vol­ ley was fired at him, but he reached me uninjured. He bore orders for me to re­ port at once to General Kilpatrkk. "In order to reach the latter I would be compelled to pass over an almost open plain for almost three quarters of a mile and exposed to the fire of the Con­ federates. It flashed upon me that the attempt would result in certain death, and I was on the point of refusing to obey, when it occurred to me thatl dared not display any indication of cowardice in the presence of my command. Leav­ ing my horse and command, which were stationed behind a small rise in the ground, I started on foot. The moment I appeared 1 was greeted with a volley, and the dirt flew around, but I was un­ hurt. and about me for a second time, but not one touched me. There wad another cheer,* but 1 kept going. I was so badly fright­ ened that 1 dared not ever look to the right or left. Every moment I looked tor another volley and felt that 1 could no# escape again. Not another shot was «red and during the fifteen uiiniit*** •!«»* elapsed while I was in range of their guns round after round of cheers greeted ma but not a bullet was s»>ut after nie. 1 reached General Kilpatriek in safety, and from that day to this have sought un­ successfully the name of the whose men spared my life."--San Prmt?m0€mtL At thi^ the Confederates cheered, in a moment the shot fell thick - !®f' 44? Mj I-:#i