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fnUIOID BVSBT WlOnlOAT If VAN 8 .LTKB t > editor amo PBoraproR: 4 Office In Pekovskj's Block, Onedoir South of the Post Office* ff * " W." ' fiun OF 8UB90IU PTION. "• One Tear (In Advance} *1J» If Mot Paid w<thin Three Months . %M> Sanson ptione received Cor three or six months in the o»me proportion. Wt -- --.--_ Kates of Advertising. ^ tf" nnnannca Ifhurtl rttta for kdvartiiiag i tHA PLzi.tMuiCA.LBB, and enleavor to state hem so pUlnly that they will be renUiSy ua- erstoo i. They are *s follows: 1 Inch one year - - 500 8 Inches one year * <•> •, * 10 Ofll 8 Inches one yeas- * *• <* ?. •. ; 15 00 V OolBmn one yea# - n • * * « , • 8000 % Column C- * ycs",|» « ,> ,V * " 80<HJ Column one year - * -" ' - • ~- 100 00 One inch means the measurement of one Inch down the column, tingle column width. Yearly advertisers, at the abofe 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 rat® of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 cents per line the first. %¥eek» anfl ft eaats per llae fin: each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issue, »u»i 5 cents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inch advertisement will cost 11.00 for one week, $1.60 for two weeks, $2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The Plaihdbalbr will be liberal In giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its oolnmns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS OABDH. F. O. COI.BY, D. D. ». DSHTHT. Woodstock, III Special atten tiontvtld »o regulating children's tcttn Parties coming from * distance would do wel to g've timely not ice by mall. Office, Kendal block, corner Main street and Public ^quaral O. <1.(110WARD, U. tit tJBY^lOHN AND 8UKGKO . MoWonry, I III OQIce at reshtence, one door w^at of J. A. Story's Drugstore. I&&C- a H. FEGKR8, M. D- DHYSICUAN AND SURG BOM, MeBMrj Lllls. OiBce at Residence. . k DR. A. B AURINOEB, Physician ashsuroeon offlre in Dr. oniids Uulkl'.ng, W«"«t wcHenry, III. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr Osborne. Alt professional ealla prompuy at­ tended to. Liverv Stable. M WIGHTMAN, Proprietor, first out ' Teaming of BCe class rigs with or without driver# famished at reasonable rates, ill kinds done on short notice. jf. T. SHKFABD. *• I. BH»fAM>. SHEPARD * SHEPARD, ATTORNKYb AT LAW. 8ulte SU, North-em Office Building, 8$ uaSalle Street Ohloago, 111. * « ly KNIGHT A BROWN, A TTORNEY8 AT LAW. U. 3. Bxpress 00.'s A. Building, 87 and 89 Washington 8# CHICAGO, ILL. r?v J03LYN * CASEY. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Woodstock 111. All business will receive prompt alten- & m > a P. BARMBS, . . ^4- A TTORNKY, Solicitor, andj Qflmilllf, £%. Collections a specialty. WOODSTOCK, lLViiroiA. - V. S. LUMLEY. A TTORNBY AT LAW, and A 0ta"0®^^olMXOOKf IL£ OiM In Park House, first floor* Boiloltor In MISS MYRTLE BRILL. Teacher of Piano and Organ. Visits Me Henry every week, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and i« prepared to tah* scholars at .ny time Term« reason® ble and s*tlsfaction g-iaranteed Can be *een at be porker Uoum on any of above P»y»- ' A. M. CHURCH, Watohmaker and Jeweler O.Oi iH odredTwenty-Five state RtOhi- cag 11 . Special attention given to re- ine watches and Chronometers. 11 Assortment of fisodi in hie liM pnlrlng JOHN P. SMITH, Sc Jeweler f?Jf MoHENRY. ILLINOIS. ji riNE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew. A elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watches. Give me S call. • --JOBX P. SUITS. PENSIONS! ^ Th« Disability Bill la a Soldiers Disabled Since the War are Entitled. Dependent widows and parents n»w de B«ad«st whose sons died fmm the effewa of Itny services are isclud«>d If you wish mar claim speedily and successfully proee M|Bd. ftddrO4! JAMK8 TANNER. WASHINGTON a a Ute Ooaalssioner of Pensioiis. Horsemen* I htve a fine stidt of H rses, among which are •« Y'>nng Green Mountain «ior*an," *11 >r- rill Oh^rieN*' %si others. Call and see these H >r*es bafore making arrangements else- wll#re' N. S. QQI4>X ' HftHaary, ^ Mny Mi MM. United States far Claim Apcy . --or-- WM. H. COWLIN, Wood took Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and ilndg of claims against the United states tor ex-SoldUrs, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. All communications promptlv answered if Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. WM, B. COWLih Oflee at Residence, ttadison St., Woodetoen^ liilaole. ^ for Sale at Living: Priew bjr the mid^* Cail on or address FIIA^K COLB, sraisrn asova, ili. Spring Onave, Hi t Nov 11 iseo 'fV <'-•* ATTENTION t Farmer* and Dairymen. Ik will pay those looking for ' " * 3,' OHOII7E OOWi Fresh milkers or springers, to oat I at mj premises before purchasing. I can furnish suoti by the car load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLF RUM CBiauim faro About four miles northwest of Harvard Illinois. .;•••• i jff ni r *, J. Barbiaii Y BARBIAN BROS, ' Wholesale and Betail DEALERS IH FINE CIGARS, Mi HENRY ILLINOIS Being now plensantlv located in our n w store, former y oocim'ed by Althnff Bros , v« are n»w prepared to otter to the smoking pub Ilea line line fCitrart of' iir own manuiac. tuie, together with Muok'.ng and (.hewing Tobacco ot the best brands. Pipes a Specialty, . We have a very large asrortment and *Ott* very bandeome patterns.- CALL AND tfSS D$. MnHenrv. 111.'. June XLi'li , M V U I U ^ M U W , ; THE DEPOT* (TEST MoHEJXRY, IL1. Keeps open for the accommodatM» of the Public a rirat Class Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the beat brands of Wines, Liquore and Cigars Cto be found in the market. Also Agent for 'V FBANZ FAL.K« ]%}• Kilwankw Lagst B««. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than any other, qn» 11- \y considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FOR BOBBFb. ^Gftil ftnd.aee us. Robert Sohiessle. Weal IKcBenrF. 111. A. Engl ULOON AND RESTAUR 4!\T. MoHKNRV, ILLINOIS. Pine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, llcEenry Lager Beer, -AND- J. Schliiz (n any quantity from I Snitz ilass to 1C0 barrels. \T WHOLESALE ob RETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs or case as cheap as the cheapest. We buy none but the best and sell at Reasonable Prices. all and see me and I will use von well. ANTONY BNGLEN lfoficarr, 1U„ U8S, SIMON STOFFEL, ----Attwrr roR--f.'-V FhaJdi. rf Biooklya, f. T. Capital, 5,008,315. Rockford, of ilockforci, III Capital* 809,448, latioudl. of HaruOil, Capital, $8»69Di8fl 3. Insnranee carefully and safely placed on all classes of property ag.-tinst Arc, igbtn'ng, and tornado, either lor cash or on long time, wlihuut interest Fire policies on live stock cover »»me in bull iing or on farm iftaiust loss or tintaasG !;y Srs or liguitiin^ nsri againBi lightning »ny where Itay, straw, stalks an<i luuiicf ars fr«?r?6u »» Cu« polirj • it i'iiL!MIr<£ or stacke on farm Grain, oeuls and mill feed arc fovereil nmler o e sum n bnii'ling or on farm lnsur«n«e ir»nBtcrreil to othrr locoli. tl^s free of rargc. Gasoline oroi' stove and fteiim threehei permtie granted In nolicies free "f charge Honfiehol<t goods of every description. Including rosi, wood and provi- si >n"> a'l coveied under one item CompW* records kept of all policies, conditions, as- Ign. mentR and transfers made. Call for list of »ver hAl^crs in above companiea. Simon Stoffol. MeHenry House, McHENRY. ILL %I*. HKIMXK. - - Being «ltn»ted on the banks of the Fox M*er. in the Vill <ge of MeHenry, special at tcntson wi'l be riven t« the entertainment«>f Ranters, Fishermen and Pleasure seekers generally. Iportsintn Supplied with Com­ plete Outfits. it FINE BAR IS CONVECTION WANTED. SALESMEN L«cat *rd iravellng to represent our well known house, Tou neer» n >capital t repr'scnt a Arm t^st w;irraats nnr**rv M«'rfc tir^i-cl iiir and true 'o name. WOSK ALLTH8 TFAB. 810 per month to the rigr.t tm.n a ppli (juickstating age. »fv K » » . -v-Trr" 1.1_ isav a oo. far McHFNRY H. Miller & Son, -DBALKE9§^r MARBLE I QRAHITE. ftfoniimeattt, Head«too< Tablets, Etc, Cemetery Work of every de­ scription tiea* ly executed at the Lowest Prices. Satisfaction Quiranttid. Shops at McFlenry and Johns- burgh, III, where at all times can be found a good assortment of finished work. Respectfully, 1 tonry Miller & Son. • r r«4|09l|da Anti-Hors* Thlof " Association. orncEKs. A1TBOSOOOK, Pres. Kdoak aiRBir, Soc'y. Jan. KDiiAT, V. •• E K Ullbbbt, Troas DIBBOTOBB. J r R ney. Edgar Qreen. FraaaThom is. •IDIIS. Henrv Warden, H V Hughes, Morris (Tori, A J Raymond, Frank Thomas. HSIIBRKS. M »rtlc Morse Plutarch Houghton .. Geo Parrel! ST Harris ...... S H Harris . .... ..Kdvi Hi Cooli 8eth Turner W M UlOiigh Stebbme Font P A Nimskey ... ..R F Johnston Warren Poweis ... ...Geo Bates .......Jas Mooaghan, Jr .... Robert Ha r'eon John Spencer. O W Dunklee Charles Havlin Michael Siav.en ...... .Gub sutxou Golding Brc». 1' V blocuui AOook. A O Bangs E £ Gilbert R«i Hill H r Hughes J F Ronev ........ Frmk Thomaa .. Edgar Green ... A J itaymood .... Geo Pratt Moeea Bea<-h. .. James Murray... J D McOabe ..... Henry Werdee... J E Glynch ...... Ira Hmith Deloe Amej Geo Joues . T Bacon .... Ill Paddock . M C - snlth.. Mot f ord. PHILIP McCRATH, A«BHT FOB THE 0A4LKB IH .fHTUCKY - . F LIQUORS, nc. LAGER BEER By krg or cas", at «Lolnale or retail Choice Brands of Cigars, JEte. WEST McHENRY\ I&X,* We kerp all kinds of Bottle O^ods inch a» Pop. Ginger Ale. etc, and de- aver to the boat or a-'y part of the vll lag*'. Our team will make tripe to the Lxkea, and all orders will receive prompt attention. a Headquarter! Id C»«r>er WlrPabloek. West MeHenry where all are Invited to eall and see tw and we wlil use you well, Wsst MeBeary,Jner 7, *•%..«• iAI A hlTcn Wide awake workers every ww ft re • where for "^nepp's Photo araiih* of ».he World." the book on OliPDD'CI ft,,r'h; ootinv tion.ivxi; rcmii for \H |Lr r \ );< 25. cai>li or Installment*; mam uu«* 1 W moth illus rated circulars an<i lerme free; daily output over volumes. Agents wild wit aueceei Mr, Thomas L. ^^PHOTOCRAPHSb/iisi: vtooster, O.. in 40 minutes; Rev, J. How­ ard adi on, l.yoDit. N, ¥., #101 >n 7 hours; a rsr.v.r.r'it-v.oF THE wnRl.Tl ion c»<»dit Vreigh paid. Address " " 'UU Gl'Bk BiBi-K Pi'BMSHthO o , 72S nhestaut B! , I'!;!!!,, I'l, r;: *.* .."ssrtera SI,, Chisugo. 16 96. A CME BLACKING is cheaper •"* at 20 cents a bottle than any other Dressing at 5 cents. A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAYS. because shoes once blackened with it cat l;s kept c?«ean by washing them with water, i'eople in moderate circumstances find it profitable to buy it at 20c. a bottle, becausi what they spend for Blacking they save k shoe Jeather, It is the cheapest blacking coasidei in;; its quality, and yet w*, want to sell it cheaper if it can be done. We will pay $10,000 Reward for a recipe that will enable us to inak: Wolff's Acme Blacking at such a price that a retailer can profitably bell it at 10c.: bottle. This offer is cpen until Jan. 1st, 1893 WOLFF & RANDOLPH, Philadelphia OU furniture painted with , PIK-RON (tills is the name of the paint), looks like stained and varnished new /ursilurt Un&. coat will do it A child can apply it. Yet can change a pine to a walnut, or a chern to mahogany; there is no iimit to your iaaciea. All retailem sell it* 80LDHBB' DIFABT1I11T. Cdlted by WM. H, COWLIN, ---wcaciiuoK, n.i. -- "ft oort Aw km ««*• tot borne |A* tattle, omt for hit Widow and Orphana." --Luroou*. "WHeruUhip, Charity. Loy­ ally- Worthy sons of Patriot FtUhert" S A. Sr. Directory. K'HSHBY POST WO. 64A Meets the Cl^twd Third T*ur day irtti- Ui|B of SMb month H C MEAD, 0'm. WOOD#TOOK rOST. HO 198. Meets Orst and third Monday evaalnrs of ink ssstk. • Ss E. Ricrasss, Com «vin»A .wist wo rn. Meets the »ec»> d and foar.ii Tnesrfsy •venings »f each mont h WH. R. ST Olatb, OOM. IUTAXDfOIT,IOML Meets th» ac-.uuu luurLti Mondav ei en in^s ot each month. J, D. CLABK, Ocm, MABBNQO POST. Ha 169, Meets ev.ry Second and Fonnh Frida •venlnKS ofea h ironth. R R. Mouts, Oom. WArooitnArosx.no 368. Po«t meets every second and four h Satnr day evei lnf In Q. A, it Hall, Main St A. L. PAlOa, Ccm T H E C H j f l L N S S OF YOUR LIFE S P E O I A ) b •#Mw> JOHNP.SMim At the " Litt'e Store Around the Corner," Ha* a fi ie line o( GoM and Si'vei Watches nnw in 8to> k. and ^ino desirous of turning them int* caeh in the sborteot possible time, in order to fill in with hia Holi­ day stock, vill sell yon a Gold or Silver Watch Cheaper lhan the Cheapest GOLD PlIiLED CAhES Almost 6IT*b Awaj. If you want a Watch do no' fail to call, as I nan suit you both in atvle and price, and warrant them to be just as repiesented Call and See Me. Also a fine stock of Clocks, IJewelry! And in fact every thin 7 usnaPy Kei't in a first, el iss jewelry stoie, which will be £Old cbeap for casb. |y JOHN P SMITH. MeHenry, 8ept. 27,189S* GENTS. Call in and see the sample Clothes from the Royal Tailors of Chicago, first claw- in every respect. Good goods, lowwt prices. A fit warranted or no sale. E<- Lawlas, in front of Riverjude Hotel, Mo- W> * / . » "'"-'J' -Vj 4 Along the Skirmish Lias. The most touchiiiK sight on inaogara- fcion day was the body guard of old Vet­ erans, survivors of President Harrison's old regiment, the 70th Indiana, who escorted him in the great parade to the White House. It is the duty of every patriot to assist our great country in growing good at the same tim# it is growing great, keep­ ing it ever in the lines marked out by the Fathers. A Union of States-- A union of hearts, a union of hand*. And the Flag of t»cr Union foreveft Claimants forward all sorts ot testi­ mony to the Pension Office. One man lately sent on from the West the bones of bis leg to prove that he lost it in battle The box was marked "This must be sent back." By itself however the testimony is not sufficient. And now comes a Philadelphia man and shows a carriage which he says Gen Washington owned. Do these good peo­ ple want to make it out that the Father of his country kept a livery stable ? Jarvis Post, Q. A. R., of Springfield, Vt., has secured Gen, Veasey, of the In­ terstate Commerce Commission, at- speaker for next Memorial Day. Gen. Veazey was formerly a resident of that town and enlisted there for the war. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler reached bis 74th birthday anniversary on Saturday Nov. 5th. "He comes to his law office in Ashburton Place every day, says th» Boston Transcript, "with all the regular­ ity of a young practitiouer at the bar." Gen. Sherman's old home On Garrison •venue, in St. Louis, was sold at auction on Friday, Nov. 11, and was purchased by F. A. Drew, the plate-glass manufac­ turer, for f150,000. It is a handsomt old mansion, locally historic, and wan presented to the General by his friend* and admirers in 1865 in recognition of uis brilliant services throughout the re­ bellion. The purchase price was f30,000 and the sum was raised very quickly at an impromptu meeting of citizeus at the Planter's House one evening just alter tbe peace of Appomattox. A watch key was found on Lookout mountain reoently which probably be­ longed to Gen. Hooker. The key is in the shape of a butterfly with wings out­ spread. On one side is engraved a pointer dog at a full stand near a clump of bushes. Across this is inscribed in bold plain letters: "Joe Hooker, 1863." (Tpon the other side is a pair of crossed bowie knives. The swivel and the key cylinder have worn away, but the main part of the relic is in a fine state of pres ervation. _________ A Swindler Amstod. A bold attempt made to swindle Mrs. Whitney, the widow of an old soldier, has been exposed in St. Louis. A man named Doherfcy, accompanied by a women, went before a notary public and desired him to take the" acknowledge­ ment of Mrs. Whitney to certain pension papers received from the Pension Agent at Chicago. The papers were drawn up and the woman's mark attached, she stating that she could not write, and Doherty forwarded the papers to Chica­ go. A little while after Doherty apptai - ed again to the notary and said that the Pension Agent had writren that Mrs. Whitney had always signed her own name and wanted to know why it had not been done in this case. Doherty ex­ plained that the women had a felon on her finger, and asked the notary to make a statement to that effect, which was done, the notary telling Doherty to take the paper before the County Clerk and have it attested. Instead of doing this Doherty forged the notary's name to the paper and sent it on. The Agent was familiar with tbe notary's signature and at once caused Doherty's arrest for forgery. It appears that Doherty s wife was the women who personated Mrs. Whitney, and she was also arrested. It is said that the real Mrs. Whitney is liv­ ing in Chicago, is very poor, and is not aware that she is on the pension rolls of Uncle Sam, or that she will receive the snug sum of $2,865 in a lump. Doherty procured the certificate by forgery after learning that the pension had ;s: . " .r W«a»t with No Children. The fact that the total population of the United States has fallen below ••the popular estimate of 64,000.000 is likely to call atWu'.ion to the fecundity of American women. Not long ago a newspaper took a censtiR of the children ill certain fashionable quarters in New York city and brought to light the fact that comparatively few children gladden the spacions homes of Murray hill, and that the birth rate there was alarmingly low. The last state census of Massachu­ setts brings out some interesting facts in relation to the percentage of married women having no children. Here is a table compiled frt>m the Massachusetts census showing the percentage of native and of foreign borit women having no children:" > ~ - * Native Foreign \ - »< .born. born. The state 1E2T Barn s tablo....,. * *»,.. 1C.95 14.77 Berkshire 1.. *17.98 8.M Bristol ia.gl 18.08 Dukes. ......... 20,00 14.89 Essex ....w,.. 19.43 13.78 Franklin 10.SI 11.20 Harap<l< 20.86 11.88 Hampshire..............i*,..,..., aus! iz.61 Middlesex.................13,63 Nantucket'.........<&<•.<,»;-IT.as 27.08 Norfolk 17.63 11.67 Plymouth 18.58 13J® Suffolk ...... ,w, i23.89 14.04 Worcester 30.08 10.80 Here we find that one-fifth of the mar­ ried women of Massachusetts are child­ less. It is said that in no country save France can a similar condition of be found. On the other hand, instead of over 20 per cent., only 13.27 per cent, of the foreign born women of Massachu­ setts are childless. What is true of this state is undouotedly in a greater or less degree true throughout the country. The time has come when we must face the fact that the increase of population by birth is decreasing--that the tendency of the times among well to do Ameri­ cans is to small families, and that one- fifth of our native married women are childless.--Chicago Tribune. Bicycle Mall Delivery. In an interview Postmaster General Wanamaker, in the Indianapolis Jour­ nal, says: Free postal delivery in the rnral dis­ tricts is coming some time. The gov­ ernment does not give the farmer his share of the benefits of the mails. In ajiother year, I think, the postoffice de­ partment will be self sustaining, and I think the time will then be ripe for the inauguration of the free delivery of mails in the rural districts. The plan, however, is feasible only where there are good roads, because it involves the use of bicycles. I am glad to know your state is beginning toabewmInterest in good roads. It is quite possible, with roads passa­ ble at all seasons of the year, to operate the rural delivery system, and also col­ lect the mails from the boxes placed along the road. There are 6ome parts of rural districts near Philadelphia which might have the delivery now if there were money to equip such service. We are using bicycles in Washington with good success in deliveries as well as collections. It is entirely feasible and also proper to extend every advan­ tage of our mail service to the farmers. Breaking Vp a Square. A discitmon seems to lie going on as to whether an infantry square can be broken by a charge of men on foot or on horse­ back. To the nonmilitary mind this would seem impossible, provided that the square is properly formed. But I read the other day that the French in Dahomey cast melinite bombs into an intrenchicent of the enemy, with the re­ sult that the assailants themselves had to fall back in order not to be destroyed by the suffocating fumes. Is this a fact or an effort of the jour­ nalistic imagination? If the former, what is to prevent melinite being fired into any dense mass of men on a battle­ field, whether in square or in any other formation, and emitting such fumes that the square would ceuse to exist? Admitting the truth of the statement, it seems to me likely to render war so ex­ ceedingly dangerous a pastime that few sane human beings will be willing to engage in it.--Loudon Truth. Royalty's Reception Room. The grand reception room at Windsor castle is at present in the hands of the workmen, who are executing a process of redecorating and regilding. This magnificent chamber is one of the state apartments, but last year it was used as a greenroom for both opera comique and grand opera, when various companies by royal command gave entertainments in the Waterloo chamber. There are six superb pieces of old Gobelin tapestry on the walls, illustrat­ ing the story of Jason and the golden fleece, and in the fine gothic window which overlooks the home park and Eton college stands a huge vase made en­ tirely of Russian malachite, which was presented to the queen by the Czar Nicholas of Russia. The ceiling aud the cornices are richly carved aud ilded, and the room is lighted by four enormous candelabra of ormolu and cut glass.--Paris American Register. Two Hundred Tears Ago. There was celebrated recently in the the town of Dan vers, Mass., the 200th anniversary of the death of Rebecca Nurse, who was hanged in Salem in 1692 oft account of her religious con­ victions and because she would not con­ fess to being a witch. Her body was stolen from the gallows by her sons and hidden in an unmarked grave. It is only recently i:liat some of her descend­ ants have unveiled a memorial tablet in honor of the forty persons who main­ tained her innocence before the New England court that tried her.--Harpers Baza..' r> . r' i.C.V-4 •life. •<3§S6 W. • . , •' '•7-'I ,'i »f Over 200 new, stylish garments, for Ladien, Misses and Children#' wear Consisting of Jackets, Saques, Cape coats, Newmarkets, etc., just received and now on sale. Sea our elegant styles, colors and trimmings. PrkxK way down to «atisfy calamity howtaa. Only at Skulls from the Catacombs. Among the Philadelphia constitu in Europe this summer was a large chaperoned by Dr. William D. who now prides himself fhat the vSw? * of twenty-four languages have wafted through his long whiskers. The party included, among others, Lewis E. Sett­ ler, who is Mayor Stuart's right bower, and William B. Gill, who is the local head of the Western Union Telegraph company. Beitler and Hastings one day visited the catacombs of Paris, the great underground graveyard where thou­ sands of corpses repose-. While there Dr. Hastings quietly told the superin­ tendent that Beitler was the man next to the mayor in Philadelphia, and that guide was more than gracious. "Suppose a fellow was to tuck one of those under his arm?'asked Beitler sug­ gestively. pointing to one of the grin­ ning skulls. "If monsietur would like them we will send him some." Before* they reached the hotel the keeper of the corpses had wrapped up three moss cov­ ered skulls and sent them to the suite of rooms at the Hotel Continental which the travelers occupied. When Mr. GUI entered the room before the return of the others he saw the package, and thinking it was a nice present some of the fellows had bought he opened it and was horrified at the contents, which rolled out on the floor. He fled in hot haste from the room and could not be in­ duced to go back again. He sent a bell boy up to the room. Mr. GiM by close associa­ tion became reconciled to the newest ac­ cessions to the party and Was finally in­ duced to accept one of the slraik, ~hich he is having mounted as a tobacco box. Beitler's has been changed into a drink­ ing cup, and Colonel Hastings' will do service as a hairpin holder.--Philadel­ phia Record. Lucky Mk|«e and Uniacky Ah Pfag; When ths Pacific Maii steamer Uity of New York arrived from Panama, J. A. Magee, a New York sporting man, was one of the passengers. Wheu ho got up he forgot nine $100 bills in a small pocketbook that he had placed under his pillow the night before, and when the tug came alongside, while tbe steamer was at anchor in the stream, he made haste to land. No sooner had he reached the Baldwin hotel than he dis­ covered his loss, and hiring a coupe made for the Pacific Mail dock, which he reached just as the steamer was made fast. An inquiry for the lost bills proved that they were safe in Captain Johnston's hands. Aw Ping, a Chinese in the steward's department, while mak­ ing up Magee's berth, had found the bills and taken them to the captain. Magee was handed his money, and called for Ah Ping, to whom he gave twenty-five dollars. The Chinese had hardly time to appre­ ciate his good luck when Chief Steward Cottrell was angry because the stray bills had not been given to him to re­ turn to the owner, instead of the cap­ tain, and ordered that Ah Ping should be discharged. Unless the wrathy stew­ ard is called down by some of the head officers of the company Ah Ping wfi have to leave the steamer for beiLg honest. Had he chosen he could easily have secreted the valuable paper bills so that no one could have found them and made away with the whole . Francisco Chronicle. m A Prisoners lovfiiiiaui. Visitors to the World's fair will fcav# an opportunity to judge of the merits of some of the inventions of Tobias Hud­ son, a prisoner in the Maryland peniten­ tiary. Hudson was convicted of horse stealing in Washington county, and has two years yet to serve. His being crip­ pled makes it impossible for him to do the regular prison work, and he has per­ fected a number of inventions in his spare time. Three of these--a lock which is used in the prison, an electric lamp and an electric socket--have been patented for Hudson by Mr. Robert & Wiesenfeld and Warden Weyler. Mr. Wiesenfeld has secured space at the Columbian exposition for a display of Hudson's electric lamps, which will be entered in competition with the others on exhibition. Hudson says he has twenty-two inventions that he will patent from time to time, aud he hopes to derive a revenue from them that will keep him in easy circumstances after his term expires. He asserts that he would not sell his electric socket patent for his life^-ty apd fclO.OOO.--Baltimore Swn*. A Heroic Pnneer. •••; * One of the dancers in the Black Oook company, who is known by no other name to the employees of the Academy than Annie, or "Walking lady No. It," was standing in the wings Friday night waiting for her turn to go on with the rest of the ballet. She wore a blond wig and was costumed in the scant at­ tire demanded by the exigencies of the occasion. She seemed nervous and looked pale and ill, but nobody noticed it. Sud­ denly she reeled and fell. * When a doctor was summoned it was found she was suffering from lack ot food. It was also subsequently discov­ ered from other sources that the young woman had sent all her wages away to her two little sisters who were in wans and had reduced herself almost to star­ vation. These facts I know to be true. New York World. 5#? Sour Florida Onsjin Wi If they only knew it the Florida grow­ ers are hurting their market by sending sour, unripe fruit. For weeks after these oranges appear in the market they are a disappointment to buyers and in­ jure the reputation which Florida or­ anges gained and can easily keey under suitable conditions.--Hartford Couraat. I -M Ex-Governor Merryweather, of Ken­ tucky, attained the age of ninety-three recently. Besides serving the Blue Gnu* State as its chief magistrate, htwaaibo Uuited States senator, snoceediagBfawy Clay in that office. It will pay to travel a tew mflii lair the purpose of buying (bod at EvwMMft**. $5000 worth to be aoU %t 71co»H»4* I**'.. v