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I*'; ' - , f - - a - J & r - VOL. 18. "Pledged but to Truth* to Liberty and Law) No Favors Win v* I fid no ^ear Shall Awe." t' =='i 'J M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 24, 1892. NO. T. POBUIHID EVKRT WIDIUD4 T BT -JT. V A.N 'SLY K E,- lOITOR A*D PBOPEttTO*^ Office In Bishop's Block, . ^NOtltl PlUT * 0*W« gfi or SUBSCRIPTION Year (In A<:VSSCO> --.. Not Paid within Three Months.... ubseriptlonr reoeived for thrtt nths in tbe ume proportion. Kates of Advertigln v? 2 We announce liberal rates for adr the PLAIXUBALKB, and endeavor I Item so pUinly that they will be n erktooii. 'Phoy are *s follows: 1 Inch one year 8 Inches one year . . / 3 Inches one year • V Column one year - . 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BUSINESS jjjyjflatB ffar Claim Apcy --or~*- . • II-CQWLlN, ^ s t o c k " * • I l l i n o i s . •sA P&Cutes all elftsss* Mttd« of claims st tbe United Slates tor ex-Soldl«rs, Wulowa, lit pendent Relatives or Heirs, cially is made in prosecuting old and Claims. nunication* promptly answered if amps are enewaed for reply. / 4 y | W M , I L C O W i i * , „ Reaidsnee, Madison St. Woodstock, lWe. RT BOM BULLS r Sale at Living prices by the under­ signed. Call on or address -- FRANK COLIST / SPRING QROVK, fluL spring Grove, IU , Nov 12. 1880. F, O. COLBY, FFfCK in Hoy's RI< Young's store. Wood , aE n PHYSICIAN AND Ills. Office at lie WM. OSBOI PHYSICIAN AND Residence, We«t Liverv McHenry Office at IU. Calls i ATTENTION ! Farmers and Dairymen. It will pay thosn looking for CHOICE COWS ish milkers or springers, to call at mj mises before purchasing. I can furnisn [oh by the oar load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLF HUM OHBKUWG arm about foiii miles northwest of Harvard Illinois. Amirlcaa Clcier Blossom Go. o O. J. HOWARD, If, I * 1 . McHenry, PUY-ICIXN AND SURG Ed door w«st of 111. Office at residence, onf J. A. Story's Drugstore. 33 I N. Clerk St. CHICACO, ILL. The Great Blood Purifier. Cures all Rlrcrt D'^erfees *li\t *rise from the 'ffect <>f Hail Itlood. A sure cure for Cancer, ratnrrah, I"itee, Si'-k fleadache, Dys­ pepsia, W^oop.nK cough, .Rheumatism, Don silp uioD, «tc. > BLOSSOMS, per pound FLUID EXTHACT, per bottle SOLID EXTRACT, per pound fO.SO 1.00 2.50 Botl the Solid and Klnid Extracts nre made from the same stock of Biossonii. and are equally as good and efficacious as the Blos­ soms. JULIA A. 8TO3 Y, Agent. MoKenrv* Illinois. H*. Witt HTM AN, Proprietor. First • class rigs with or without drivers, furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of ill kinds done on short notice. B V. BIIKPABD. F L. BHKFABD 8HEPARD ASHEPARD, ATTORNKYS> AT LAW. Suite 512, North­ern Office Building, 86 LaSalls Street Chicago, III. «• ly KSIGHT A BROWN, ATTORNBYS AT LAW. U. S. Express Co.'a Building, 37 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. JOSLYN * CASEY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Woodstock 111. All business will receive prompt atten­ tion. tX P. BARNES, TTORNEY, Solicitor, and | Counselor, L Collections a specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. V. 3. LUMLEY. ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Solicitor In 0han°e^bODSTOOK, ILL. Office in Park House. Urst floor. MI88 MYRTLE BRILL. Teacher ot Piano ana Organ. Visits Mc Henry every wepk, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and is prepared to tahe scholars at any time. Terms reasonible and satisfaction guaranteed Can be seen at he Parker House on any of above named pays- A. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO*Oil H odredTwenty-Fire State St Chi-cag , II . Special attention given to re­ pairing 1 ine watches and Chronometers. 4BTA F 11 Assortment of Goods in his line JOHN P. SMITH, Watoiiis&alcer £c Jeweter MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watohes. Give me a call. „ JOHN P. SMITH. WM. STOFFEIi. --Agvni for-- FIRE, - LIGHTNING, And Accidental Insurance. Also Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama, and California Lauds. Call on or address WM STOFFEL, McHenry, ill: Horsemen, Look Here. I have a Ane stock of Horses, among which Are *• Ycnng Green Mountain Uorsan," "Mor­ rill Ohariefc,"»nd others. Call and see the*e Qor^ee before making arrangements else where. jy s COLBY. MoHenry, 111May 10,1893. WAWTTTfl 8ALE8MEH YY Asrl A Local and traveling to represent our well known house. You need n 1 capital t« represent a firm that warrants nnr»<>rv stock (1r«t-cl isa and true to name. VOKK ALL THE YEAK. 110 per month to She right iu»n. Apply quickstating age. L. L. MAY A OO. ST. PAUaMI1W, " F'orlst" and Seedsmen (This house 1* r«apoiuiW«0 J NEAR THE DEPOT, WEST MoHENRY, ILL Keeps open for the accommodation of the Public a First-class Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the best ids of Wines, Liquors and dig Cto be found in tne market. brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars Also Agent For FRANZ FALK« KilwukM Lagir Btu. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FOR HOR8F& VCkil and;see us. Robert 8chies8le. West McHenry. I1L A. Ea.gl@n's mm AND RESTAURANT. MoHBNRY, ILLINOIS. rs Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, McHenry Lager Beer, -AND- v. J. Barttan. J. J BatUu BARSIAN BROS. Wholesale and Betail DIALERS IH FINE CIGARS, Me HENRY ILLINOIS Beln? now pleasantly locateil in our n»w store, formerly occupied by Althofl' Bros , we are now prepared to offer to tbe smoking pub Ilea fine line« f Ciirara of our own mauufac. ture, together with smoking and chewing Tobaeco ot the best brands. Pipes a Specialty. We bave a very large assortment and some very handsome patterns. CALL AND 8KB US. «ABBTA»«*Oa McHenry, III.', June 20. if 91 SIMON STOFFEL, ' AGENT FOR Phosiz, of Brooklyn, f, Y. Capital, 5,008,315. Rockford, of Rockford, III Capltalf 802,448, National, of Sartiori, Com. Capital, $2,620,213. testiranee carefully and safely placed on all clashes of property against Are, lightning, and tornado, either tor cash or on long time, without interest Fire policies on live stock cover same in buiHing or on farm *gainst toss or damage by lire or lightning and against lightning anywhere. Hay, straw, stalks and fodder are covered by one policy, in building or stacks on farm. Grain, seeds and mill feed are covered under Of e sum in building or on farm. Insurance transferred to other locali­ ties free of cargo. Gasoline or oil stove and steam thresher permits granted In policies tree of charge Household goods of every description, including coal, wood and provi­ sion* all coveied under one item. Complete records kept of all policies, conditions, assign­ ments ana transfers made. Call for list of over 700 policy holders in above companiea. Simon Stoffol. McHENRY H. Miller & Son, -DIALERS IN- MARBLE fc GRANITE, Bfouumeats. Headstones Tablets, Etc. Cemetery Work of every de­ scription neatly executed at the Lowest Prices. SitH&clios Ita&rantMd. Shops at MdHenry and Johns- burgh, 111, where at all times can te tound a good assortment of finished work. Respectfully, Henry Miller St Son. J. Sclilitz Hilf ailee Bottle to, tn any quantity from a Snitz Glass to 1C0 barrels. \T W ROLESALE on RETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs or case ae cheap as the cheapest. , We buy none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices all and see me and X us* ~ou well. ANTONY KNGLEN y&*uy III | USD, Wauconda Anti-Horse Thief Association. OFFICERS. ABTHTK COOK, Pres. EDGARGR«KW, Sec'y. JAB. JMURBAT, V. •• E. E. GILBKHT, Treas ' ' DIKECTOR8. J F Roney. Edgar Green. ' Frana Thomts. RIDBBS. Henry Werden, H F Hughes* Morris For A J Raymond, Frank Thomas. AOook. A O Bangs EE Gilbert... R « < Hill H F Hughes... J F Ronev Frtnk Thomas Edt?ar Green MBHBVRS. Mirtlr Morse Plutarch Houghton Goo Darrell E T Harris 8 H-'Harris Edwin Cook Seth Turner W M Olongh A J Kaymond Stebbms Kord Geo Pratt Mo»eo Beach'. .. JAtnes Murray. J D McOabe..,. Henry Werden. J E Glynch .... Ira 8miih ....... Delos Ames ... Geo Jones T Racon R; Paddock M C Smith . Mot Ford. .P A. 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For this reason it -w')ll produce a profound impression wherever Hew York influence is predominant Thous­ ands, however, who wish to read the book with the expectation to be onterta ned only will be fascinated by the magnetism of the storv. the charm of iu langnsge, its intricate plot! its telling incidents, its strange coinci- 4tenc.es an-i its vigorous and at times thrilling actions, revealina the inner life, pleasures, intellectual pursuits, as well as the frivoli. ties of the wealthier claasscsof New York. Price, Cloth (illustrated), $1.00. P&ber, 50 cents. PENSIONS! The Disability Bill Is a Law. Soldiers Disabled Since the War are Entitled* Dependent widows and pare«ta naw da whoiift sonB (11^*1 from tiro GfliBOtS of army services are included If yon wish your claim spofdily and successfully proee- C«ted"d^JAMES TANHER. A ASHINQTON n.ei Late tonoiUaioB«roS He Stood Rooted to the Snot On being told^ that we could sell him such an elegant watch at fig­ ures so extremely low. By the way, have you seen our new line of ladiea' and gents' gold chains, breast pins, rings, ear-rings. If not, why not. They are certain­ ly the tiuest of ttie kind in these parts. Wonderful variety, hand­ some-and shapely. We wish to announce that we are now ready to cliow tbe public a largt r and a new stock of JEWELRY Bracelets, Nfcklac"«, B'nochea. Hatrplna, Lace pint. Rings &S*rt piMS. Cuff pins. Cuff buttooa. Earrings, Caators. Pickle and celery dishes. Knives and Forks. 1847, Bonei Bros, ' Spoons. Napkin ring*. A1 hums. «S'crap books. Optical goods. School books. Crayons, Perclls, Tablets. &lates. Wa'chcs, Clocks, If f on think of buvln^r a new sewing machine be Fure and call and examine the new Wheeler A Wileou No 9. Ihe ptandard Machla« of to-day. Besides that, we have the A me rloan. Domestic, Household, New White, and several other leading machines, on which we oao save you from five to ten dollars. Yours truly, Heaman Bros. 11 tBrtij, 111., Ai ril. 1892. * ' McHenry House, JfcHENRY. ILL. JOS. HEIKXB. - - Proprietor. Being situated River, li on tbe banks of the Fox , _n the Villtge of MeHenry, special at teution will be Riven to tbe entertainment «*f Hunters, Fishermen and Pleasure Seekera generally. Sportsman Supplied with Com­ plete outfits. A FISE BAB ./.V CONXECTIOS M. O'BRIEN, H0Q3S &CARRIAGE PAINTER Qralner, Paper Hanger, Kalsominer, Etc., Etc. McHENRY,; ILLINOIS. All work promptly done and satisfac­ tion guaranteed. Shop over Hau periuch's Blacksmith Shop. Give me a call. M. O'BRIEN, McHenry, May 24,1892. PHILIP McCRATH, AGENT FOB THK WoQistocfe • BrefiBj - Contpsny, DliLKK IH run KSHTUCST • • . . LIQUOES, lie. LAGER BEER By keg or cas", at wholesale or retail Choice Brands of Cigars. Etc. WEST McHENR Y. ILL. 80LD1SSS' B1FAETHSHT, Edited by WM. H. COWLIU, WOODSTOCK, O.L. . "7b care for htm %eho hat borne the tfMtttr, and far hie Hiito*? and (trjtfutnA." --Lmoour. "MentUhip, Charity. Lay. aUy- Worthy sons of Patriot fUthert" C A. W, Directory.. M'HnmT rmiT no. CA Meeta the Pi et and Thir I T nri lay .itvee- lngs ot e%cti mo< th HO MTAO. O^M WOODBTOOK FOIT, NO MR. Msev* flrs» and third Monday sveglnjfs of sa«li vot.ti). K, B RICHARD8,rbrt>. . - winrnA ro«T *o ns. •• Meets the «ec» d and f ur.h Taeslsy eveuli gs of e«cn mor t h «M. R ST HAWVARP PO»T. ROM. Meet* the secona ana rourto Monday •> en IBRS of eaeh month. J, D. CLABK, Oom. MARBWOO POST, KO. ISB Meets evsry Sec fid and Fourth Friday evenings ot ea h r onth. E R. kotRit, Oo-n, WAVCI>HPA roar, NO SKA. Post meets everv second and founh Satur­ day evening In U. A, It Hall, Main at A L. PKICB. OMS. "We keep all kind* of Bottle Geods auth es Pop. Oir,ger Ale. etc. and dr­ iver to the boat or a-iy pir^ ot »ho vll lag". Our team will mak« trips to the Lakes, and all orders will receive prompt attention. Headquarter* In C«"oer Wlrrahlock. West McRenrv wb^r" all ar«» Invited to call and see us and we will ua< you well Weal McBeory, IU., Juuu 7,1882. COLUKBIA SPEAKS TO O&OVBB. BY JAMES COMDOa, I called you, Grover Cleveland, When life a as overcast fiv treachery and treason. To save mo tr^m the b ast, , Two million manly voices Responded to my oall; Your answer, t»rover Cleveland, Was notamongthem all. I called yon, Grover Cleveland, Wbea Treason's ruffian 'utt Had spat upon my tanuer And laid it I > thedujL . Two uiUUon men were maiahaled To right the oruel wrong; your musket, Grover Cleveland, Ne'er glistened in the throng. A few there were who falteted, While tewer still were these Whose coward substiutlon Gave courage to my foes; Among this traitor number. Our rosters plainly veil, ' 1 found you, Grover Cleveland, Unmarked by sboter shell. And now the flag is floating, Beauiled by blood Of those who recked not wound nor liatb, Hut lighting for It stood On taod and sea. From east and weit, from south to God's high heaven, No nobller lives than those who fell. To Freedom's c .use were g.ven. You'd take this hallowed banner /'rout the haud of ui/ brave khlglit, That cher shed it in danger. And fought its fearless dgbt I tell you, Grover Clevelsnd, Ten million tongues will say, "The tUg you failed to honor, Won't honor you to day." 'Tis true manipulation once placed It in your hand; Your cowaid lingers clinched II And held it o'er the land; Fallstsfllan valor wAved It, Did Deceney not lend A blush, to wav < a Natian'tflag Your heart oou'd ne'er defetdf I tell you, Grover Cleveland, in no prop< etio tone, My people want a hero To bear my IIig alone, ( A bo.d and trusted statesma^. Of courage tried and true; Pray tell me, Grover Cleveland, Does the pencil picture you? JUKE 26, 1892. --National Tribune. Aioaf the Ski rmiih Lino. April 14,1865, the Military Order o f the Loyal Legion ot the United States was formed of Philadelphia. The Tenth Massachusetts Battery As sociation held its annual reunion .at Young's Hotel, Boston, Mass., April 7 The department headquarters of tbe Massachusetts G. A. R., are to be given a place in the state house at Boston. There will be kept relics of the war and the records, histories, etc. The Detroit Pension Paying Agency has on its rolls 42,000 names. The annual reunion of tbe Army'of the Cumberland will be held at Chicka- mauga, Sept. 27 and 28. Comrade Huzen S Pingree, of Detroit, is a candidate for the governorship of the state of Michigan. July 25 will be observed as Grand Army Day at the Chautauqua Sunday school assembly, Lake View, O. Gen. Field, of Virginia, who has second place on "the third party" ticket was '"a brilliant quartermaster in the Confeder­ ate army." Work of the Pension Offlee During the week 4,135 claims were re­ ceived, of which 215 were original invalid; 230 widows; tf bounty land; 18 navy; 18 old war; 0 on account of Mexican service, 130 accrued pension and 1,383 applications for increase. Number of re­ jected claims reopened 216; act of June 27, 1890, 1,212 original invalid, 302 widows, and none who bad filed applications uqder former acts. Number of claims received to date un­ der act of June 27, 1890, 820,812. Claims disposed of to date under said act, 425,949. The names and posf office addresses of 3,920 officers and comrades were furnished for the use of claimants. There were 222,538 pieces of mail mat­ ter received; 57,863 letters and blanks sent out. The number of cases de.ailed to special examiners were 406; 389 reports and cases from special examiners; cases on Uand for apt ciul ex anr nation, 6,111. Report of certificates issued; Original, 3,199; of which -- were under act of June 27, 1890; increase, 943;accrued, 189; reissue, 0; testoralion, 0; dupli­ cate 34; act of Mai£h 4,1890, 0; total, 5,288. ~ Total number erf claims pending-, 813,240 A Hero of the War Upon Sowell Mountain, a short time before our army fell back to Gauley, in great haste, upon the very night the enemy retreated in the opposite direc­ tion. General Rosencrans, who went about in a common soldier's overcoat, and under a slouch hat, attempted to oass the guard on the mountain side. The guard came promptly to a chafgc and ordered the unknown to stand back. "But, my good fellow," cried Rosey, 1 must, pass." ' Can't do it without the countersign-." "I haven't the countersign, but I am General Reeencrans." " "Oh the devil! that's play.'* "What do you mean?--who do yon take me for?" "Take you for? Why for what you are--one of them damned old wagoners trying to get out to steal chickens " This made Rosey perfectly • furious, and, although a pious man, he broke into a tirade of profanity. The guard responded, and a lit tle theological dis­ cussion followed more emphatic than polite. In the midst of it the corporal of the guard, hearing the row, came to tbe rescue. He recognized tbe General, and the poor soldier began apologizing. "Never mind," said Rosey, "you're a good follow and did your duty, but, my man, yo*i musu't swear so. You jeop­ ardise your good soul by such'profan­ ity." - ; A Valuable Lovs Letter. Mr. Mayer, the Pfftcial Examiner of the Bureau of Pensiops, told of a man who lived iu Butler county. He is para­ lysed from a sunstroke received while on march to Washington to the Grand re­ view after the surrender of Iiee. Not a man could be found to assist in proving bis claim. All hiscomrades of the march were scattered or dead. There was not a scrap of paper of official record. 'I was satisfied," said Mr. Mayers, that here was a genuine case. His Btory was always consistent, and, then, he was a comparatively helpless paralytic. He could move about a little, but could do no work. I tried in every imaginable way to get him to recall something that would give me a clew, but visit after visit to him brought nothing. "[ finally asked him one day if he ever wrote letters home, and if lie might not have written about that time. •Why, yes,' he said, 'I Used to write to my sweetheart.' "And wheie is she now?" I asked. •There she is.' 'Did you ever save any of those letters, madame?' I inquired. (Just as though a woman didn't always save her love let­ ters tied up in a libbor.) 'Why, yes; I believe all the letters be ever wrote tne are upstairs now,' fhe re­ plied. "Pretty soon she came back with a wcrn and faded package ol letters. And among them a letter fiom her sweet heart, describing the very incident of the sun­ stroke. He bad written her as soon as he had recovered sufficiently and told how the day was oppressive and the march to Washington hot and dusty, and h">w he had been overcome by the heat and had fallen out by t he wayside, and hod lain under a tree all day long while the columns were marching by. "That letter to his sweetheart saved tbe day. It got bim his pension. He bad been trying since 1865 until recently to secure it. It was a case in which I be­ came profoundly interested, and t re­ joiced with them." Brigade Reunion of the 74th, 9Sd, 06th, and 06th 111- Vo.i. to be held at Rockford. 111. Sept. fith, 6th, and 7tn The committee of the above regiments met Thursday of last week at Rockford to mak** final arrangements for the above reunion. Differeut committees reported and there is every prospect of the surviving comrades of these regi­ ments having a grand reunion. It was decided to exteud the dates to include Sept. 7th. AH 'raembere of these regi­ ments who can are expected to report at G. A. R. Hall in Rockford, promptly up­ on arrival, and it is urged that as many as can be present on the first day of the reunion, as all of the old soldiers of these regiments will form in line at 12:30 p. M., on Monday, Sept. 5tb, and march in a body to the old Camp Fuller grounds, where the ladies of the Rockford Relief Corps will serve dinner and meals throughout the three days' encampment there. The committees have ordered a good supply of tents, and comrades of the above regiments are requested to bring their blankets and tents and sleep on the old camp grounds. Tuesday evening, Sept. 6th, there will be a large camp fire held at one of the halls of the city. It is expected that the com-nittee on transportation wi 1 be able t > secure re­ duced railroad rates, but those coming from counties in the viciuity of Rockford can obtain teduced rates on account of the Winnebago county fair being held the same week. This brigade meeting is tbe first one to Democratic Love for Soldiers. "This convention hereby renews the expression of appreciation of the patriot­ ism of the soldiers and sailors of the union in the war for its preservation, and we favoi^just and liberal pensions for all disabled union soldiers." Tims reads a portion of the late democratic national convention; a declaration in comparison with which the kiss of Jttdaa was absolute honesty. "Renewed appreciation" indeed. Re­ newed since when? These same sol­ diers and sailors for whom such lore and tender regard is expressed, are the very same parties who were abused and vilified by a democratic convention ia 186*, wherein fiery orators called them "cut-throats" and "Lincoln hire­ lings." These soldiers and sailors are the same against whose honesW claims for pensions President Cleveland left the presidential chair, and voluntarily assumed the role at attorney and pettifogger; arguing, with encyclopedia and imagination, against these plaims en masse, and then, with a, calmness worth of the headsman Stevenson in beheading republican postmasters, he climbed back into the presidential chair for wholesale veto purposes. To pnt Cleveland on a platform of that character smacks of what "Nasby" would have called "sarkasm." A vote of thanks--at this late date--to the soldiers and sailors, for "preserving the union," which all democrats south sought to destroy, and which nearly all democrats north were willing should be destroyed, reminds one of the boy who having been thrashed severely by an indulgent, but in the end stem, parent closed the interview witlfr--v "Papa, I thank you." Against Land Grants. The democratic platform attacks in s ' ~ wholesale way the entire policy of lsSS * grants, forgetting the fact that the earliest grants were inaugurated by democrats, a notable instance being that of the Illinois Central railroad--an enterprise championed by Senator Stephen A. Douglas, and that measure proved so much of far-seeing statesman­ ship that he, nor anyone else, need not now. apologize to the modern demo­ cratic obstructionists. The restoration „ of lands to the people by Cleveland, and the stealing of these lands by the republicans are rare specimens of cam­ paign fiction, mostly rerealing the ignorance, or design, of the parties whs so wildly proclaim the theft. It may be impossible to convince a bourbon that the land grant policy of congress Was one of the best features ever in­ augurated by that body. ~ Properly considered, congress too a*" ̂ these lands from the wilderness, where they were valueless, because inaccessi­ ble, and gave them to the roads as a • bonus for the construction of the trunk lines, by which the roads did the pi©- _ neer work done by the emigrant fifty years ago. Going in advance the road gave him a market at his door, with church, schoolhouse and post office con­ comitants, and but for this he would have been compelled to wait a half cen­ tury, for these facilities even had he darea to go a thousand miles ahead of civilization for the lands alone. A proper presentation of the case would be that the republicans actually gave those lands to the people, and the resto­ ration of the unearned lands was fa­ vored by them and brought to a satis­ factory conclusion under Payson, a re­ publican congressman from UlingSei # chairman of the special committee. > ft Altgeld the Socialist. • ?,•'< The Chicago Herald, a paper as bitter- , ly democratic as the St. Louis Republic, said on the day before the democratic state convention: "It is urged in behalf of Judge Alt" geld that he is popular among the Ger­ mans and that he is exceptionally strong in Cook county. Neither of these assertions is true. All the facts which bear upon them at all go to prove the contrary. He was a candidate for con­ gress against Adams in 1SS4 in the Fourth district, then a German strong­ hold. Blaine defeated Cleveland in the district by only 2,000 votes. The ma­ jority for Adams over Altgeld was 3,000. The same district in 1890 elected a dem­ ocrat over Adams. "1888 Altgeld was a candidate for one of the judgeships of the superior court of Cook county. Owing to the public excitement prevailing at that time, as a result of the anarchistic uprising and the massacre of policemen in II ay mar­ ket square, only those candidates fox judge of the superior court who were indorsed by the socialists were success­ ful. Altgeld, who was thus indorsed and elected, received next to the lowert number of votes among those chosen, running ten. thousand behind the can- 1 didate having the highest number. "This is the proper estimate of the man as a candidate, and notwithstand­ ing his 'barrel' exposes his vulnera­ bility to the republicans, who this fall will teach him 'that ail is «%•? (geld) that glitters."* - Adlai as a Jumper. "Gen." Stevenson orated nearly three columns in length on the glorious Fourth at Peoria. lie dwelt with unctuous eloquence on the mighty men of the past who laid the foundations so | broad and deep for the republic. Then at one mighty bound he rushes ahead - and asks: "What of the future?" Ut­ terly ignoring a little affair thirty years ago, without which there would have been no future for the republic. Thanlw , to the union armies, ignored by the or- ator, the republic still lives. He was introduced as the "next vice president of the United States" by Nidi Worthington, who nominated him as "Gen." Stevenson at the Chicago i vention. The title of "general*" dropped on the Fourth for obvious resr- sonst * ( W# esn furnisb you with as ing as anyone in the county aad o»r prices are the lowest* H VOBW be pleased to show you samfhs and quote you prices. We are seUisa lots of 1Mb I clasa of goods and are confident of whst we say lor we have had many ftas todj-be held by all these regiments since they __ were mustered in thirty years ago at' moniata to tharefi^r, Camp Fuller. J. W. CHIBTY & SON, 8t ftooi