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. j\y . »^Lr..- >, i* teemed but to Truth, to Liberty and Law j No Favors Win us &nd no foar Shall Awe. 11 VOL, 1% M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1894. ]fe]jeirj ̂ khMer. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY f . V A N t L f K B , EDITOR AND PBOPBIETOB. OrFltC IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK. .. TWf DOOM North offenry A Owan's Stor*, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: -> One year (tn advance) $1 60 :: \ If Mot Paid Within Three Months... .... t no Subscriptions recaiv^rt for three or aix , months in the same proportion. ty": RATES OF ADVERTISING: '£>„ We announce liberal rates for advertising the PZ.AIKDBAI.EB, and endeavor to sUte them so plainly that they will be r«»Uily un '1;.<leiit«od. They are aa follows? ?' 1 Ineh one year - . . 800 S Inches one year - - . - 1000 w-::r8 Inches one year -•%. s. -"i~ ,%!•" v' '•> 1500 If Column one year , 80 00 H Columnone year ^ * 6000 Column one year 00 I One inbh means the measurement of one Inch down the column, single column width. j Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have |!,'f;the privilege of changing as often as they choose, without extra-oharge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having 'standing cards) will be entitled to insertion jfof local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line leach week. All others will be charged 10 |oents per lino the first week, and 5 cents per lline for eaoh subsequent week. , Transient advertisements will be charged Sat the rate of 10 oents pe line, (nonpareil e first issue, and ' • i .ya* th », v type, • 6 oem ; , - same as this is set oents per line for subsequent issue*, llhiu n inohadvertiaemen week, $1.50 for two weeks, i v< l«0 bseauc it will the i weeks, and so on. cost t LOO for one ft. 00 for three The PuiHDiAin 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 columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. ,v_aid*a P. C. COLBY, D. D. 8. 5 f r\BNTI8T. Woodstock. 111. Special atten- ; ? mJ tion paid to regulating children's teeth \- - Parties coming from a distance would do wel to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal block, corner Mam street and Publicaquare a J. HOWARD, M. D. f »HY*IOIAH AND SURGEON. Offlce at the ersldenee of R. A, Howard, West oHenry, III. a H. VKOSRS, M, D- OHYSlOlAK and SURGEON, MeHenry JL Ilia. OSce at Residence. MM. DR. A. S AURINGBR. ; PHYSICIAN AS D SURG EON. Office • Dr Ohltds building, West MeHenry, III. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional calls promptly at* tended to. •, •. BHEPAKD. V. T>, BHaFABD 8HEMRO * SHEPARD, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Suite 512, North-em Office Building, 86 L.aSalie Street , Chicago, 111. 45 ly If / KNIGHT A BROWN, • J A TTORNEYS AT LAW. U. 8. Express Oo.'s Lfe A, Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. P CHICAGO, ILL. f -- : , V. S. LUMLBY. ! ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Solicitor in -, A ^"^boDSTOOK, ILL. ' '• Office. In Park House, first floor, •' * • lV**; ' •• - •mr- JOSLYN * CASEY, 1 -̂ • A TTORNEYS AT LAW. Woodstoe _ fev'i A All business will receive prompt atten- &{•)>»»orn. O. P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, Solicitor, andi Counselor, yfcix Oolleetlonsia specialty. WOODSTOCK, lLLtkOtS. 1 ;tk-\ - JOHN P. SMITH, Wstohmaker 4c Jeweler MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. ' A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches ana Jew. elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing line watches. Give me ' a JOSS P. SMITH. •• i Horsemen, Look Here. I have a fine stock of B->rses, among which sire Young Green Mountain Morcan," "Mor­ rill Charles," and others. Call and see these Horses before making arrangements else- where. N. S. COLBY. McHenry, III., May 10,18M. ilia H. C. MEAD, Justice qf the Peace and General In­ surance Agent Jncluding Accident and Life Inmrance. OnriOB WITH B. GILBERT, NBAS DEPOT, O WBBT MCUBHBY. IIX. W. P. ST. CLAIR, Justice of the Peace. Insurance and Collecting Agency. •>" tmoi OK BAILROAD ST., HUB V. Ob : ' NUNDA, Ills ^ A. M. CHURCH, Watohmakerand Jeweler NO.Oni Hundred Twenty-Five State St Chi cage, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing*' ine watches and Chronometer*. f tOf A Full Assortment of Goods in his line •' i" ^*11^11 ' . n i V P. I. PILCHER, - - Dental - Surgeon. - - . Q&Mv/ith Dr. Auringer, Wmt MeHmry, ML i" » Crown, Plate and Bridge Work artistically executed at reasonable prices, special atten Uon given to the care of Oliiidren/a Teeth. OoaWVLTATIOV Fsam m. ' MeHenry House, ( v * McHENRY. ILL* }'* JOB. BE1MBH. ProprU**r± Being situated on the banks of the Fox River, In the Villtg* of MeHenry, speoialat tontion will be given to the entertainment ft Hunters, Fishermen and Pleasure Seek gnnerally. Sportsman Suppiiad with (torn • to Outfits* C. F. BOLEY, of McHeorj Brewery, *' ' • ' McHENRY, ILL. itoyi on Hand with the Beet Beer,. 10c. 10c. Does smoke from Like inoense in the air? > Or does It only cause a smudgt ' ; ' And make your neighbor swear ? Why will yon stick to cabbage leaves And drive yonr friends afar, When yon can purchase for a dime "Oar Monogram" offlwt ̂ IOc- IOc. BARBIAN BROS. M A K BSS OF - Choice Cigars. We can sell yon one or a thousand--retail or wholesale. JOHN HATTPBISH'S Steam Laundry MeHenry, Hi. Having just put in a new Ironing and Polishing Machine, also STEAM APPLIANCES I am now prepared to do all work - Jiiihe Laundry Hne on abort . notice, and guarantee -'r.;", eatlslactlon. All work left with me will be promptly done.as the new machinery put So enables me to do my work much faster and better tbau heretofore. All Laundry will be called for and delivered when done, If word is sent me. JOHN HAUPRlSHf BEST IN THE! AORtD. I&a'.X', COAL & FEED •Si Good Supply, Price* Reduced Accordingly, Otl to t6. W. A. CRIST?, I?1'"!' " j'*"1 McHENRY Miller & -DEALERS m-- MARBLE & GRANITE, Monum en t c*« H eadstones Tablets, E*to. Cemetery Work of every de­ scription neatly executed at 4he Lowest Prices. SatUluUeB Gauvstiii Shops at MeHenry and Johns- burgh, III, where at all times can be iound a good assortment of finished work. Henry Miller & Son. P A T E N T S . FOft PROTECTION, NOT FOR ORNAMENT. flits DUBOIS & DUBOIS, Patent Attornsfli Inventive Ag@ Building, WASHINGTON, D. C. SM» free. Mention this PUT CHARLE8 G. BEKNES3. Boot and Shoe Maker, Over Iff man Bros Jewelry Store, op­ posite Bishop's Mill. MeHenry, Boots and Sho»8 mannfactored of the beat material and a fit guaranteed. REPAIRING \ Promptly attended to. Fine Boots awl Sftnea a specialty. Call atui see me. nHAWI.rs G. SERVER. UeHenry, UL, Aug. 15, DO YOU KNOW • ffi/'-- -WHO SELLS- WCH? Boya cape Overcoat*... Men's chin Overcoats Men's wool Suite Boy's Suits $1 25 and Men's wool Shirts and Drawers...... «1 .5o Buck gloves only Beavy lined gloves and mitte 3 pairs handsome socke Best beaver cap HuadredB of goods at these priflw. E. LAWLUS. Opposite Riverside Honse. States VarClan liencr WM- H. COWLIN, Woodstock - - Illinois. Prosecntes all elaasss aad kinds of claims agAinst the United States tor ez-Soldiers. their Witlowe, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made In prosecuting old and rejected claims. All. communications promptly answered If Postage Stamps are epotosed for reply. WM, H. COW LIS Ofiee at Realdenee, Madison St. Woodstoe* ANYBODY Who has becm unforfcunftteenough nev­ er to have visited our store should take the first opportunity to do so. Here he will find ANYTHING Be wants in the way of a watch, a clock, or jewelry of all kinds. The great variety to select from stands in strong contrast With our unvarying principle of selling everything at the bottoin-most margin. In doing this there is scarcely ^ ANY PROFIT On one article; but a little profit on each of many sales suits us better than a big per cent on a few. In this way we have the pleasure both of success iff business and of benefitting the many instead of the few. Can we not benefit Yotff. - JKepairing of all kinds , . Promptly Attended to. .Ill THE TIMK TO BUT A-A " Sewing Machine! ." • * % Only $5 a month until paid. HEAMAN BROS. SOLDIERS' DEPABTMEHT. BY AN OLD SOLIHEB. YOUR MONEY 8HOCLD OBTAM FOR Tte But Goods ii tie Market. That la what we aresat- ; iislied to make, " Th e JB est« w «nd tbinlc w© can demonstrate to you if you will give UM t he opportunity Call in and see the Goods ann be convinced. CARLSON. Y.t* - MeHenry, 111., * - a HEAR THE DEPOT. WEST MoHENRY, Keeps qi public a r ILL en for the fteoommodatttm of tl>e ret-Glaas Saloon and Restanrant, Ifhere be will, at all times keep the best iquore and OJ the market. lep me l brands of Wines, Liquora and Olgars to b* foaad in " *-y -JPAJ3SX»»f' . \:f, ^Iwaakts Lagn Bwic. At Wholesale and Retail. Beer In Large or Small Keg* or Bottles Al­ ways on hand, cheaper thfn any other, quali­ ty considered. • Orders by mall promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FOR HOJEUUB MTOallaadeee us. Robsrt Sohissslo. For the week endi^tMc. SO, the Pen­ sion Bureau issued a total of 1,004 certi­ ficates, including such purely formal matters as 116 reissue*, 29 restorations 8 duplicates, etc. Giving the Bureau credit for the whole, it makes an average for'the week of but one certificate for each of the 5,000 .employes of the Bu­ reau; that is, it takes fire employes, working a whole weekc or 30 working days in all, to discover that some veter­ an has rheumatism enough to injure his "earning a living by manual labor. Secretary Hoke Smith has spent nearly |200,000 given to special agents to hunt down "pension frauds," and reports that he has "saved $31,000." He wants another appropriation for "special agents" to carry on the inquisition. Spending f200,000,000 to save f31,000 is a specimen of the kind of extravagance that has emptied the United States Treasury since the fourth of March last, and this Democratic administration wants to borrow more money to spend hi the same senseless way. A congressional medal-of-honor was received recently by comrade John L. Younger, of Maxville, O. The medal is a five pointed star, aad was given the comrade in recognition of his bravery at the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va. At this battle while the Infantry was fiercely engaged with the troops undercommand of General Banks the artillery fire from the batteries in the rear became very de­ structive to the Union troops. Captain Anderson, i»f the 12th U. S., called for a volunteer to go back and order the ar­ tillery to cease firing. Comrade Younger took the message safely, but on his re­ turn he was wounded. The medal is a very handsome one. On one side is a figure of Columbus; on the other side is engraved "The Congress to John L. Younger, late private of Company A, 2d Batillion, 12th U. 8. Infantry, for conspWous gallantry at the battle of Cedar Mountain, Ya., Aug. 9,1862." In the Camp Fire of the Weekly Blade of Dec. 14, J. H. Wells, of the 17th OMo, states that he passed through thirteen battles and did not hurt a man, for the reason that he broke off the ball and fired the blank. I want to, ask Comrade Wells if he thinks he did his-dnty to his conn try and his fellow camrades? In the first place he wasted government property (which he subscribed a solemn oath to save and protect) outside of the use which it was intended for. In the second place, did he obey his superior officer, which he swore to do ? If Comrade Wells caused one of his comrades to be killed by the improper use of his powder and ball, who is responsible for the murder ? In the third; place, did Comrade Wells take pay, clothing and rations of the government?there by taking something for nothing? If he did, in the eyes of the law and the scripture he was a thief. In the fourth place, does Comrade Wells draw a pension? If he does it would be well to get Hoke Smith after him.^-fc© D, 22d Illinois. The Shiloh Battttfield Asaooiatlon Secretary E., T. Lee, of the Shiloh Battlefield Association, of Monticello, 111., iB makjpg a complete roster of all the survivors of the battle. He now has some 5,500 names, representing almost every regiment and battery that partici­ pated on April 6 and 7, 18Q2, in the Army of the Tennessee, nnder General Grant, and the Army of the Ohio, under General Buell. There is great interest being taken by the survivors North and South in this battlefield, and it will un­ doubtedly be purchased by the govern­ ment, made a national park, and the graves of the soldier dead cared for. The field contains some 4,000 Confederate dead, besides many of the Unions dead who were never found and were not moved to the cemetery. The field con­ tains about 2,000 acres, lying between Snake and Owl creek on the north, Shiloh creek on the west, and Locust grove and Lick creek on the nouth. The aesocio' tion will have a two days reunion on the battlefield next April 6 and 7, and mark the positions occupied by the various commands during the battle. The old Army of the Tennessee, North and South have none of their battlefields preserved and they feel that they are entitled to Shiloh. The association is receiving a hearty support in tbeir efforts to pre­ serve this battlefield, and many of the best men in the old Army of the Tennes­ see and the Ohio are members of the association. The following are the officers of the association: President, Major General John A. Mc- Clernand, Illinois; secretary* E." T. Lee, Monticello, III.; treasurer, Dr. J. M. Cole­ man, Monticello, 111. Many others heart­ ily indorse the movement besides thou­ sands of the rank and file. The Society of the Army of the Tennessee, at their meeting at Chicago, endorsed the associ­ ation, and appointed a committee of six to co-operate with the Shiloh battlefield Association in carrying forward the work which will undoubtedly succeed in its objects and the battlefield be ma0e a national Memorial park. Ignorance of the merits of DeWitta Lit­ tle Early Risers is a misfortune. These little pills regulate the liver, cure head­ ache, dyspepsia, bad breath, constipa­ tion ana biliousness. Julia A. Story, Pithy, Pointed and Pertinent. Now that the New York legislate s is Republican, Senator Hill will have less tuiBinesa in Albany. The ghost of the lost values (4 1893 haunts Graver Cleveland, and he imag­ ines that it is an assassin. Liliuokalani is reserving a nice cosy seat on the back number shelf for Mr, Ricnard Croker, the Tammany boss. Mr. Cleveland would doubtless enjoy swapping that Hawaiian policy for a "yaller dog" and then shooting the dog. Uncle Charlie Dana's resolution to -on- tinue his campaign of tariff education is a striking example of Democratic pluck under difficulties. • The Governor oi Florida knows how to be emphatic without being profane. Per­ haps he might be induced to take a class of governors and teach them the knack Mrs. Lease seems to have lost her grip on the Populist machinery. Perhaps she has been paying too much attention to old man Lease. If there was more old fashioned hon­ esty made use of in the management of railroads there would be more dividends and fewer receivers If England's trade continues to fall off American free traders may prepare to hear the British statesmen are going ixrfdr protection. • There are goods reasons for the belief that Gov. Waite is more kinds of a fool than any man living, and there are other Populist governors, too. Mr. Cleveland would probably be g!ad to avail himself of the Mikada of Japan's recipe*for getting rid of a troublesome legislative body, if he could. ( The Cleveland tariff bill is tile remedy of a quack. While pretending to build the patient up it will starve him to death. Perhaps the proposition to move the headquarters of the Knights of Labor to Washington is the first step towards a missionary campaign against Congress. There are a large number of democrats who are valiant tariff smashers so long as the smashing is done away from their homes It will be absolutely impossible, owing to the absence of raw material, so to speak, for 1894 to produce a shrinkage of values equal to that which took place in 1893. It is ex-Judge Maynard now and will be to the end of The chapter. Honesty is not dead, although Maynard was not the first Democratic politician who thought it was. The Congressman who wonld vote for protection to his own district, while de­ nying it to other districts is not worthy to be called an American. Protection is either good or bad for all. It casts no aspersion on the courage of a democratic Congressman for him to show fear of the Cleveland tariff bill. Seven-tenths of the country ftre afraid of it. The song that is now most sung in free trade England is "The Starving Poor of old England." There ^re men in Con­ gress who are doing their best to make the song applicable to young America as weft. Chief Harris, of the Cherokee nation, has written a letter to Representative Wheeler, chairman of the House commit­ tee on territories, protesting against the bill to make Indian territory a state. Level hem, that fellow Harris has. Congressman Springer's national cur­ rency bill is no improvement on the Na­ tional banking laws, and is much more complicated. However, it serves to keep Springer from being forgotten, and that is about all its author expects of it. Humph! The gold miners of Colorado send greetings to the east and offer a f25.000 purse to secure the Corbett Mitchell fight. Who was it that said the people of Colorado would be starving be­ fore the winter was over. Qen. S. Bragg, of Wisconsin, who once obtained notoriety by saying that he loved Cleveland for the enemies he had made, is in Washington, probably will­ ing to add to that lov^ if Mr. Cleveland will make one appointment, thpt of Gen. Bragg to something desirable, Let Congress kill the Cleveland tariff bill and the relief committees in all large cities will no longer have to leed thou­ sands of hungry people; labor would be in demand and prosperity would again appear in all branch of trade. Mr. Clark Howell was not long ago cer­ tain that silver was the key to the lock of national prosperity. He now declares it to be repeal of the tax on state cur­ rency. Some people will be saying next that Mr. Hon ell doefln't know much about that kind of keys. If ex-congressman Stump, who* draws a government salary as Superintendent of Immigration, is as • stupid as his re­ marks about the cause of the falling off in the number of immigrants would seem to indicate he should be given a perma nent vacation. He says that the falling off in immigration is due to his rigid en­ forcement of the laws, when every school boy knows that it is due to the absence of work for them to do, caused by the Cleveland times through which wt, passing, *• # Help Far* The Unemployed. In every newspaper are heartrending accounts of want and starvation in onr cities and towns. When Russia and Ire* land have been likewise afflicted, the people of this country have been quick to organize great charitable movements and have sent car loads and ship loads of corn and wheat to relieve the suffer­ ing. Now onr country is not cursed with a famine; there is plenty tor all, only the man who has heretofore supported his family in comfort by the labor of his hands finds himself helpless to provide for them when there is no work for him to do. It does seem as though we onght to be as ready to help onr own country­ men as well as to help foreigners. There are many public charities that are doing their best to bring relief to the suffering thousands, and many rich people are generously contributing large sumB for their aid in one way and anoth­ er. And of course there is no way of esti­ mating the number and amount of pri­ vate giving. But all the means iused so far have been entirely inadequate to supply the great need. That it is very much better to furnish work for the unemployed than to give them money is generally conceded. It seems as though the cities, towns or communities might appropriate or raise moneys by private subscription to pay for different kinds of public improvement and in this way furnish wort for a goodly number of men. There are few towns or cities that have not need of labor on their roads or other public property. Many people who have been contem plating improvements have postponed them on account of hard times. But if they would do with one less course at dinner, or with fewer clothes, they might have their improvements, and help some worthy men to provide for their families. You who are in comfortable circumstan­ ce?, don't economize this year by doing your own work. Do not turn off any of your clerks, and be sure and keep the old man that chores around your houne and barn. Your scrub woman and dress­ maker have to work or die, even if the times are hard. Finally, why not have a league and let every family that can take some needy person or family, as their means will allow, and provide for them, with work if possible, if not, the best way "yon an ? froo few realize the beautiful result such a plan would bring forth. Pasting the Time in a Hard Winter* If there are men ont of employment, send them copies of the Wilson tariff bill. If there are hungry wives and children read to them for their solace Mr. Wilson's poem on custom duties. If there are homeless ones, point oat to their empty souls the beauties of Mr. T"ilson's charming rhetoric. If there are dead and dying, cover them with the mantel of leaves from the chair­ man's report. If there are idle factories, placard the walls with the new tariff bill and let joy be unconflned. If there are desolate homes, chew Mid illumine them with Chairman Wilson's poetic imagery. If there are wounds, sickness and sor­ rows, heal them with Chairman Wilson's ethereal ointment. Let these things be done, but let not the majesty of expression and the sub­ limity of utterance of this transcendent composition of English, pure and unde- filed, be marred at this sublime juncture in National affairs by low and groveling thoughts about bread and butter and vulgar garmenture, common shelter, and THE PASSING OF THE JUS! Tfctfr every-d^Iieceasitiea. AN ISLAND THAT GROWS. Oaee It Belonged to Missouri, but Nov It Is Part of Kansas. In the Missouri river, near Leaven* worth, there is an island which hal furnished the land law officers of th* government a novel problem. This 1B* land was on the Missouri side when it was surveyed in 1858. Now it is a le­ gal part of Kansas. But that is not th< queer thing about it. Islands in the Missouri frequently shift their alle­ giance. The trouble with this island is that it has been growing. When the govern­ ment officers surveyed it, they found 500 acres, and that was the amount en­ tered in the records. When two Leav­ enworth men, Skillings and Diffen- dorf, took out patents for the whole is­ land the amount of land put in the pat­ ents was 500 acres.. But the island hafl been growing through all of these years in a way Missouri river islands have a fashion of doing. There are now 1,400 acres in the island. A coalbed, it has been discovered, runs nnder the island, and that tends to make the land more valuable. Recently squatters have tried to take possession of the surplus over and above the 500 acres claimed by the patentees. The later set up a claim to the growth. The land lawyers of the government, after taking plenty of time toi think about the case, have decided that Skil­ lings and Diffendorf are entitled to tha whole island under their original pat­ ents.--St. Loni^Tlobe^emocrat. NOTICE TO THE TR IDE. On January 1,1894 our business will be changed to exclusive spot cash, and after that date not a dime will be sold on credit. Everybody will be treated just alike, rich or poor, and yon may also from that time on supply yourself with such merchandise as needed at prices which will make it an object for the cash buyer to trade here. Yours Respecdully, lomi EviMftw A fiou Trip Prom Their Bol meat to the O--»lp UOM. Another innovation baa made Its pearanco at the capitol. It is while to make a trip to the just before 12 o'clock every • ness it. The room in which thesuj justices adorn themselves w flowing silk robes is actoM from the chamber in which meets. Hitherto a few mozneHtal noon the door of the attlriii|t@ wonld open, and forthwith emerge the solemn justices. €|p side of the corridor--which, m way, is the main passageway the capitol--would stand a catnri cial and another man would her tioned on the opposite side. ] this guard the justices wonld walk ait&v a moment later would disappear betrftid the heavy door of the entrance kl ' private corridor to the bench. But' simple and modest method hat relegated to the past. It is now. When the justices a*e now ready i leave their attiring apartment, court messengers appear. They two pieces of plush covered rope, man stands on each side of tin doors, and across the corridor Btretch their plush covered Through the avenue thus formed black gowned justices walk, the liant plush covering gleaming 8 streak of fire against their somber ! If the justices are a little i crowd must possess its soul in Not until the last black gown 1 appeared are the plush covered taken down and the ordinary eonrw of travel allowed to resume.--Washing­ ton Post. , MISSOURI'S LONG DROUGHT.. | Pike and Ralls Counties Have Been Parched For Over Six Months* There has now been a drought in this part of the state since the middle of last June, and consequently the present drought is the greatest that we have perienced for many years. It is that we have had many showers last June, but none Of them any stock water to amount to an;ptbi8&; and consequently nearly all thedstama and ponds are dry. Most of the springs have ceased to flow, and all the creeks and branches have nearly ran dry. Salt river is lower than was ever before known, and Spencer Week, which ram through Balls and a portion oi File* county, is nearly dry. Some of the farmers of Ralls comity are driving their stock nearly 10 mitar •to water, and this has been the caw for the past three months. The water be­ ing so low in the ponds and branches^, it has frozen nearly solid, so that in] many localities there is virtually a wife ter famine. It is hardly probable that there will be any rain this winter to amount to anything, and the faztn are becoming despondent. Neatly ev- jf ery cistern in Hannibal is dry, but as v ; this city has an excellent system of wa- terworks our citizens are not having much trouble. But what the farmers? will do to supply their stock with wa- | ter during the present winter is beyond '?] comprehension. It seems that their only alternative is to sink wells, for in this | way they can get a supply of water ia «: any part of the country, although ttt ^ some cases it may be rather expensive --Hannibal (Mo.) Courier-Post, | ------------------ sv k , ^ The Irish Language. The society which has recently fcseft ;;; inaugurated with the view of preserv­ ing the Irish language as a living tongue appears to be in a very flourish!*- ing condition. "The weekly meetings at 4 Collego*Green," a Dublin corse* spondent writes, "are swelling to such. g? dimensions as will necessitate a change v of quarters at an early date. The league holds a meeting here every Wednesday -* night, at which papers are read in Irish* ^ speeches are delivered in Irish by mea ? who have spoken Irish from the cradl^ t.j and Irish is taught viva voce, and it is ^ intended to have a series of addresses delivered in Irish in the Irish speaking districts throughout Ireland in order to v| encourage the people who yet speak tha ^; old tongue to continue to use it and en­ courage their children to use it*' don Language. I V/V' survey in the A Vessel With a History. The United States coast •teamer Hassler, now anchored harbor of Tacoma for the winter, is a' vessel with a history. She was built for surveying the route from Panama to San Francisco, and Professor Lonia Agassiz, with a number of scientific* companions, was allowed by the gov­ ernment to take passage on the vcBSOl and make observations and collectiona during her voyage around Cape Horn to the Pacific coast. She left Boston on. her maiden trip in December, 1871, sad- arrived at San Francisco the next Au­ gust. The zoological x-ollections made at that time were large and added much to the knowledge of scientists. Correspondent. Taxing Boards. If The Secoloof Milan is to be be- lieredL Signor Gilolitti proposes to set the finances of Italy straight by impoa* ing a tax upon beards. Should he re­ sort to this method of obtaining the wherewithal to pay his way, he cannot claim that his plan is novel, for Briar the Great, aware of the value whioh the Russians attached to their hirsute appendages, levied a similar toil, tax­ ing each male citizen not in accordance With the length of beard he cultivated* bnt in proportion to the social status es, the wearer. Tobacco Jliqjsusuk Horace Baranm, who, after win# tfligj# hacco for years, discontinued ifcnate jl few weeks ago, was recently with a kind of tobacco : so badly oS it is n nay have to betaken to i