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"Pledgad but to Truth, to Liberty and Law | No Favors Win us end no Fear Shall Awe." VOL. 19. M'llENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MAECH 21, 1894. " ' . ' ' a ' " NO. 37: JJeQevy Jfluifoler. Published Every Wednesday bt $ T . T A N S L T H E r J KDIT0B AND PBOPBIETOB. ; t OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLO&K. !,; *we Doom North of Perry ft Owen's Stow, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in advance) 91 50 If Not Paid within Three Months... .... t 00 Subscription!) received for three or fix months in the same proportion. . RATES OF ADVERTISING'. ' • ' We anneanee liberal rates for advertising in the Plaindbalbk, and endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be readily un­ derstood. They are *8 follows: I Inch one year • < > Inches one yea*. • • I inches one ve»M: > y X Column one" ye^p¥" • • X Oeiumn one yea*. - • - C o l u m n o n e y e a * . . . One inch means the measurement of one tneh down the colnmn, single eolamn width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they choose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion of local notioeB at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be eharged 10 eents per line the first week, and 6 cents per line for eaoh 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, and t oents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inch advertisement wilioost #4.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, fl.00 for three weeks, and so on The Plaiwdkalb* will be liberal In giving' editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of Us columns for pecuniary gain. BOO 10 00 15 00 80 00 60 00 100 00 BUSINESS OAKDS. a H. RXASBS, M, D- DHiSlOlAK AND SURGEON, MeHenry JTIlls. Office at Besldence. a jr. HOWARD, M. D. DBTftlOIAN AND 8UHGEON. Office at X the ersldenes of B. A, Howard, West MeHenry, 111. DR. A. E AURINGER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office la Dr. Ohitds building, West MeHenry, 111. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, Alt professional ealls promptly at­ tended to, F. O. OOLBY, D. D. 8; BftWTTST. Woodstock. 111. Special atteft fcion paid to regulating children's teeth Parties coining from a distance would do we! to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal block, corner Mam street and Pubiiedquare a P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, Solicitor, and| Counselor, Oollecttonsia specialty. WOODSTOCK, 1U.IHOIS. JOSLYN ft OASBY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Woodstock 111. All business will reoeive prou>pt atten­ tion. * ..III lnOJlljl"" KNIGHT ft BROWN, Attorneys at law. u. s. Express oe.*s Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. „ V, S. LUMLEY. ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Soltoltor In ""-"WboMIOOK. ILL. Office in Park House, first floor. IK, f. tHIFAlD. V. L, SHBTABD 8HEPAR0 ASHEPARD, ATTORNKYb AT LAW. Suite 612, North­ern Offic® Building, 86 LaSalle Street Chieago,111. , 4Hy H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent Jncluding Accident and Life Insurance. OfTlOl WITH B. GILBRHT, H*A» DSfOT, Wtsst McHbnby, III. W. P. 8T, CLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary PupUc, Meal JBatdte and Insurance, NUNDAf llle V A. M. CHURCH, Watohmaker and Jeweler NO.On^ HundredTwenty-Five State 8t Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to re­pairing? ine watches and Chronometers. MT*A Full Assortment of Goods in hie line F. E" PILCHERI s - Deutal - Surgeon. • - QffUx wtth Dr. Avringer, Wett MeHenry, 1W. Crown, Plate and Bridge Work artistically executed at reasonable prices. Special akten tion given to the care of Children's Teeth. Consult at ion Fsnn, JOHN P. SMITH, Ufatohmo^er Jeweler MoHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Cloeks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watches. Give me *®*1L JOHN P. SMITH. Horsemen, Look Here. I have a fine stock of H tsos, among which are "Young Green Mountain Moreen, "Mor- rtll Charles." and others. Call and see these Horree before snaking arrangements elee Where. N g COLBY. • MoHenry, 111., May 10,1892. MeHenry House, . 7 Me HENRY. ILL. '* JOS. HKIMER. Proprietor, situated on the banks of the Fox „.rerTTn the VilKge of MeHenry, special at tention will be given to the entertainment of Hunters, Fishermen and Pleasure Seekers generally. fMrttm«n Supplied with Com plete Outfits. C. F. BOLEY, Proprietor of MeHenry Breitf, McHENRY, ILL. ASwa&sm Band with ilk* Best Beer. Westerman & Son, % HOUSE, SIGN AND CARRIAGE PAINTERS, MCHENBT iLLIKOia. We are prepared to do all work in our line on short notice snd guarantee satisfaction PAPKR HANGING A SPECIALTK Prices reasonable and work promptly done. WESTERMAN & SON- , MeHenry. Juinary 30,1894. United States War Clam Aiency WM- H- COWLIN,' Woodstock - - Illinois. Prosecutes all classes and kinds of claims against the United States for ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered if Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. WM, H. COW LIS Office at Reside nee, Madison 8* Woodstoea 10c. 10c. Does smoke from your cigar arise Like incense in the air? Or does it only cause a smudge And make your neighbor swear? Why will yoa stick to cabbage leaves And drive your friends afar, When you can purchase for a dime "Our Monogram" cigar? IOC- IOC, BARBIAN BROS. MAKERS OF| Choice Cigars. We can sell you one or a titousantl--retail or wholesale. DO YOU KNOW -WHO SELLS- BOYS CAPE OVERCOATS. ... $1 60 MEN'S CHIN OVERCTOATS...>. {... 4 50 MEN'S WOOL SUITS 1 4 50 BOY'S SUITS $ 1 25 AND 2 50 MEN'S WOOL SHIRTS AND DRAWERS 50 $1.1)0 BUCK GLOVES ONLY .....I....L.00 HEAVY LINED GLOVES AND MITTS......... 55 3 PAIRS HANDSOME SOCKS 25 BEST BEAVER CAN 75 Hundreds of goods at these prices. E. LAWLUS. Opposite Riverside House. V BEST IN THE WORLD. COAL & FEED In Good Supply, -- - For Spot Cash Only. Prices Reduced Accordingly. It will pay you to investigate, W. A. CRISTY, WEST Mc IIEN BY, ILL. VITALIS PHOTOORAPHSD FROM Lira. A\&4e & Well of 1st Say. VITALISIZJS-® , THE G'UEAT 20th Day. FRENCH REMEDV 30th Day. Produces the Above Kestjlts in 30 Days. It acts powerfully ami quickly. Cures when all others fail. Young men will regain their lost manhood, and old men will recover*their youthful vipor by using VITALIS. It quickly and surely re­ stores Nervousness, Lost Vitality, Iropotency, Nightly Emissions, Lost Power, Failing Mem­ ory, Wasting Diseases, and all .effects of self abuse or excess and indiscretion. Wards off insanity and consumption. Insist on having VITALIS* no other. Can be carried in vest pocket. By mail. $1.00 per package, or six for $5,00, with a positive written guarantee to core or refund tiw money. Circular free. Address I CALUMET JiKMKIH C0MFAS1'* Chicago, 11L For sale at Story's Drug Store, McHeoxy. YOUR MONEY SHOULD OBTAIN FOB Tlui Best Goods in U Harlot That is what we are sat- /tailed THhe B , " and think we can ho demonstrate to you if you will artve vm the opportunity. Call in and see the Goods and bo convinced. CU8 CARLSON. MeHenry, DL., 1894. A. Sngeln's SALOON AND RESTAUR ANT MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. " , \ Fine Kentucky Liquors, French, Bitters, MeHenry LagerlBeer, J. Schlitz Milvaokee Bottle Beer, In any quantity from a Snitz Glass to 1C0 barrels. At Wholesale or Retail Beer in bottles, kege or casa, as chea^> as the cheapest. I buy none but the beBt and sell at reasonable prices. Call and see me and I will us use you well. ANTOSY ENGELN. MeHenry, 111, 1894. I. NEAR THE DEPOT\ WEST MoHENRY, ILL Keep* open for the aooonuaodatloa of toe Public A Flnt-OLMB Saloon^ and Restaurant, Wber« he will at all time* keep the beat brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. PAB6T*S KilwavkM Ltgu Baw At Wholesale and Retail. Beer In Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. QOOD STABLlNCTFOIt HOR&FS. WGaU and see us. Robert Sohlessle. . VICK'S FLOIU CHIDE 1894. TIm Pioneer Catalog** of Tift- tables and Plowtn. Contains 112 pages 8 x 101-2 Id., ith descriptions that describe, not mislead ; illustrations that instruct, not exaggerate. The cover (b cliarmi ng in har- monioiis Wending of water col­ 's or prints in pre^n and white, ; ; with a gold background, --a •' dream of beauty. 32 pages of i Kovi ltics printed in 8 different :J colors. All liie leading novel- fj ties and the best of the old va- il rieties. Those hard times you i cannot afford to run any risk. Buy HONE*T GOODS wheie you willrweive KI* IJ Ij MKA8- UllE. It. is not necessary to ad­ vert ise that Vick's seeds grow, this Is known the world over, and also that the harvest pays. A very lit­ tle sjwnt f->r proper seed will save grocer's and doctor's I ills. Many conrede Vkk's Floral Guide the handsomest catalogue for 1PM. If you iove a fine garden send ad­ dress now, with 1 • cents, which may be deducted from first order. $360 Ct«S rri* » for Potatoes. JAfflFS VICK'S SOUS. P A T E N T S . FOR PROTECTION, NOT FOR ORMAiEiiT. ffrlte DUBOIS & DUBOIS, Patent Attoraeyii Inventive Age Bulldlne, WASHINGTON, D. C, Meattoo this pa»w FISH! FIriH FOR LENT! In abundance at Simon S toff el's. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest A war*. Do not forget if you want a first class Auctioneer, to call on F. K. Granger MeHenry. Or if more convenient we can llx dates for yon at this offloe. . SOLDIERS' DEPARTMENT. BT AN OLD BOLDER. C. A R MeHenry Post No. 643 holds regular Meet­ ings the first ftnd third Thursdays of each month at the City Hall. H. C. HKiD, Commander, Albert Swow, Adjutant. Major Frank Peats has been removed from his position as adjutant at the Sol­ dier's Home, at Quincy, and Capt. B. P. McDaniele, Democrat put in his place. The pensioners seem to be standing the racket of investigation a great deal bet­ ter than the treasury of the United States, which has to pay the expenses of this costly fraud hant. - How much more money, bow 'tench longer time, how much greater demand upon the army of federal officials will be necessary to develop those mythical "well-known fraudulent pensioners in thousands of neighborhoods?" Let the investigation of the pension- roll go on. Our worst enemies, with un­ limited supplies of money, and the entire federal-official force at their command, have utterly failed to develop anything to substantiate their calumnies against us. Mr. Meredith, "of Virginia sab," may be a southern gentleman of undaunted mettle, who demonstrated his courage under "the flag that went," but he finds in Mr. Funk, of Illinois, a plain, every­ day northerner, who has seen quite as much blood shed as the Virginian, and, while not spoiling for a fight, does not go out of his way to avoid one. Mary Stephenson, daughter of Major B. F. Stephenson, the founder of the Grand Army of the Republic, is prepay ing a biography of her father, and will recount the circumstances which led to the organisation of the Grand Army. The book is being brought out for the benefit of her widowed mother and her­ self as they are in destitute circum­ stances. A dispatch from Washington says: "Congressman Hopkins, of Illinois, filed a petition in the house to-day, signed by fifty or sixty old soldiers of Aurora, III., asking congress to equalize the pensions of Judge Long, of Michigan, and Repre­ sentative Black, of Illinois, by raising the pension of Judge Long to F 100 a month and reducing Congressman Black's pension to |50 a month. Mr. Hopkins explained that no reflection was intend­ ed upon Uen. Black's receiving a pension but it was intended to make a protest on the Long case." In A controversy in the lower house the Other day it was proven that every pri­ vate pension bill vetoed by President Cleveland was examined personally by Gen. Black, then the commissioner of pensions. This was brought out by Con­ gressman Cannon's close questioning of Gen. Black" and was very reluctantly given. This causes much surprise among the old soldiers all over the land and well it should. There is one thing, the mat­ ter has been kept quiet for a long time, but this proves the old saying that murder will out." General Sickles on Pensions. Pension Commissioner Lochren. acting in his usual capacity of stool-pigeon for the president and Hoke Smith, informed Congress a few days ago that a pension is not a "vested right" and-that the leg­ islation of last December had not been enforced by the pension bureau. In the course of the debate on the pension ap­ propriation bill recently, Mr. Gnloe, of Tennessee, offered an amendment for the purpose of correcting the legislation of December in such a manner as to make it accord with the views of the president and Hoke Smith. After this amendment was read, Gen. Sickles delivered a scath­ ing review of the pension policy of the administration. Gen. Sickles is reported as follows: The Secretary of the Interior should exercise a patient and watchful super­ vision of that bureau and the president of the United States should see to it that there was a fulfillment of the patriotic and wise sentiments enunciutedjin his let­ ter of acceptacne. He was unable to agree with the commissioner of pensions either in his interpretation of the law or the manner of treating the legislation of Congress. The commissioner had char­ acterized the act of December 23, 1898, in which Congress declared a pension to be a "vested right" as "inaccurate and inappropriate." That was not a decor­ ous way of treating an act of Congress and his superior officer Should have re­ turned it to him with the admonition to treat Congress with more respect. Besides, Commissioner Lochren was as defective in his law as in his manner. He had only to go to his law directory to .find what was a right and what a vested right. A right was a well founded claim; a vested right a right to present enjoy­ ment. The pension was a vested right conferred bylaw. Yet an army of 12,000 men had been deprived of thatenjoyment by an official of the government. Mr. Sickles read from the law to show that in euspending these pensions the commissioner had been guilty of a mis­ demeanor. He heartily endorsed the de­ claratory statute of December 23, 1893, and insisted that it ought to stand. The army of 12,000 men spoken of by Gen. Sickles is made up of pensioners ille­ gally suspended in pursuance of an exec­ utive order which was made to take the place of law. In his reply to inquiries from the house, Commissioner Lochren states that not one of these, pensioners has been restored since the legislation of December. It is now the duty of Congress to so legislate as to compel this obstrep­ erous servant of the people to restore the pensioners unlawfully suspended, pend­ ing the examination of the charges which are lodged against them by the paid spies of the government. This pension question will not rest until the crimes against the soldiers of the Union commit­ ted by officers of the government are punished and all rights are restored. Gen. Sickles showed clearly that Commis­ sioner Lochren is guilty of a misdemean­ or in every case where a pension was sus­ pended under the' peculiar rulings of Hoke Smith. If justice were done Lochren and his master would be promptly impeached. Colonel Lazier a Candidate. Col. Thomas G. Lawler has sent the following letter to ex-Govemor Oglesby and Commander Blodgett: "The high honor you confer upon me in asking me to become a candidate from Illinois for the exalted position of com­ mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic is deeply appreciated by me and it is with feelings of profound grati­ tude and a full realization of the honor you confer that I accept your generous and flattering call to duty. Illinois was the birthplace of our great organization, and she has given to the Grand Army such illustrious commanders as Stephen­ son, Hurlburt and Lop an. To be asked to follow in the footsteps of such men by those who were leaders in the old army, and who are now earnest and con- npicious workers in our organization, is an honor of which I am justly proud. Should the comrades in nat ional encamp­ ment be of like opinion with yourselves, and I be chosen, I promise yo«%L will do all I can to prove that you have not erred in your judgment, and to make Illinois still feel that she is doing all she can to strengthen those ties which bind comrades one to another in fraternity, charity and loyalty. Pithy, Pointed and Pertinent, Wayne Mac Veagh having presented his credentials as ambassador to King Hubert will soon be ready to issue his first batch of criticisms of the Italian government. The most vicious class of legislation and outrageous* and undisguised dis­ crimination ever proposed in Congress is contained in the revised Cleveland tariff bill. Robbing Peter to pay Paul wasn't a circumstance tc this bill. The seven precedents cited by Secretary Herbert to justify his haying directed Naval officers to obey without question any orders issued by Paramount Blount all have one serious defect; they do not apply to this case. Secretary Herbert's act was, like everything else connected with Mr. Cleveland's Hawaiian program --unjustifiable. Should Mrs. Dominis conclude to open a laundry at Honolulu it would be in­ cumbent upon Mr. Cleveland to order Minister Willis and the other U. 8. officials there to patronize her. If mint had been added to HHE sugar and whiskey combination by the demo­ cratic Senators it would have been recog­ nized every where as distinctively demo­ cratic. Great Scott I Can this be true? George Gould, son of the lamented Jay, says ; Fully half of the existing depression grows out of the unjust treatment of the railroads by legislation. If this is to be accepted as correct, what is to become of the popular idea that railroads control legislation. It is not surprising to learn thatthead- ministration favors the bill providing for the disposal of all public lands to be hereafter opened to settlement at auc­ tion, to the highest bidder. That would effectually shut out the poor man, and would therefore be in keeping with what has has always been the policy of the democratic party. The talk about the sugar trust not be­ ing satisfied with what the democratic senators gave it is merely for effect. There are three phases of the adminis­ tration policy to which Gen. Dan Sickles has publicly declined to play cuckoo. Tariff, Hawaii and pensions. P Mrs. Lease is in a fair way to convince the public that she has but one perfect organ--her tongue. The democratic editor* will have a difficult job to square their free raw ma­ terial remarks with the Senate revised tariff bill. The sugarcrats appear to outnumber the democrats in the Senate. X There are a few more trusts that would doubtless like to be antagonized on the same plan that the democratic Senators have applied to the sugar and whiskey trusts. "No protection for republican states," seems to have been kept in mind by the Senatorial {&RIFF bill revisers. The republican tariff policy was never more tersely stated than in the National platform of 1892--"That on all imports coming into competition with the pro­ ducts of American labor there should be levied duties equal to the difference be­ tween wages abroad and at home." Congressman Wilson, of W. Va., is still very weak, bnt not so weak as the tariff bill which he compiled under Mr. Cleve­ land's direction. Kentucky democrats must have queer ideas of right and wrong if they return Breckenridge to Congress after the ex­ posures made in his trial at Washington. Miss Pollard is far from being angelic, but her faults not lessen the stain upon Breckenridge'S character. Newspapers Better Than Bills. Wanamaker, the great merchant of Philadelphia and probably one of the shrewdest advertisers in America, once said to a new beginner in the business world: "It is estimated by successful advertisers that a newspaper has 5,000 readers to each thousand subscribers, and A' merchant who puts out 1,000 hand bills getw possibly 300 or 400 people to read them--that is, if the boy who is depended on to distribute them does not chuck them under the sidewalk. The hand bills cost as much as a col­ umn advertisement in the home news­ paper. All the woman and girls and all the men and boys read the advertise ments, and the result is the merchant who uses the newspaper reaches over 4,000 more people than he who uses the handbills. We are reminded of the various to which Aluminum can be put by the receipt of a neat lead pencil made of that metal from the manufacturers of "Gar­ land" stoves and ranges. The souvenir is three-cornered, fitting the hand nicely, and being as light as hard wood and as strong as steel is a very acceptable ar­ ticle. Aluminum was quite costly when first discovered, but is gradually becom­ ing cheaper, and should it ever become cheap enough there is no end of the uses to which it could be put to advantage; for bridges, armor plate, ships, etc., no better metal has been discovered, and while most clay contains Aluminum, the principal cost is in its extraction from the clay. Experiment has proven that aluminum mixed with iron makes the latter metal pour smoothly, prevents blow holes and liability of cracking, and benefits the iron in every way. As "Gar­ land" stoves and ranges are made of this mixture, and as more of them are made and sold every year than any other stoves, it proves that The Michi­ gan Stove Company's methods are the best. Jacob Bonslett is the Agent for the "Garland" stove and ranges in this village. Last year The Bancroft Company es­ tablished themselves in the Auditorium Building, Chicago, for the express pup- pose ot producing in print and pictures, the beBt work on the great Columbian Exposition. They sent East and to Europe for the best artists, and set up an entire plant for drawing, photograph­ ing and engraving. Being in the field long before the Exposition opened, they prepared in every way to paint this wonderful panorama true to life. In many respects The book of the Fair, by Hubert Howe Bancroft, has no competi­ tor, and can have none. To enter into details regarding its plan is obviously impossible. Not only have the buildings and the exhibits of the Exposition departments their special curios and educational attractions, but the commonwealths of the United ̂ States and the foreign countries, present minia­ ture worlds in themselves. All are repro­ duced true to life. There are also scores of unclassified features, such as those grouped and massed along Midway Plaisance. Then again, are presented the intellectual and religious traits of all nations, euch as centre around the World's Congress Auxiliary. To clearly place this vast panorama before the pub­ ic, is a work worthy of the highest am­ bition; but the Bancroft Company is accustomed to great enterprises, and to carrying them to a successful issue. A TRUE FISH STORY. It Is a Connecticut Product and B elates to a liOgt Bracelet and « BeL Savilian Beebe of this place made a big haul with his eel spear a few days ago. Last July among the people who sojourned at Essex was a wealthy Cin­ cinnati family. A young lady member of this family went out boat riding one evening, and during the trip she lost a valuable bracelet from her arm. The bracelet was in the form of a gold chain that fastened with a hook. The young lady was very much distressed orer the loss of the ornament, and she offered a reward of $20 for its recov­ ery. Fishermen searched the river bot­ tom for it in vain. A few days ago Beebe, who usually makes about two eeling trips to the Con­ necticut river during the winter, hitch­ ed np bis horse and drove down. The ice waB rather thin on the old eeling ground, and Beebe was obliged to go about a mile up the river to Brockway's bend. Here the ice was soft, and Beebe began work. He worked all day like a beaver and succeeded in getting but one very small eel. The next morning he decided to have fried eel for breakfast anyhow. He took the eel down from the nail on the side of the bouse, where he had hung it the night before. It was frozen as 6tiff as a marline spike, but he took it out into the woodshed, and in less than a minute he had its bide off. He then ran his knife into the eel's throat and shoved it toward its tail. When about half way down,' the point of the knife struck something that refused to be cat in two. ,*EIe slashed into the eel's middle. To his astonishment, a long metal chain, as bright as if new, lay lengthwise of the stomach. He showed the chain to his wife. Mrs. Beebe took the thing and exam­ ined it. On the heel of the clasp the name of the young woman who lost the bracelet last summer was engraved. The circumstances of the loet bracelet were known to the people of Salem, and after breakfast Savilian hitched np his horse and headed for Essex, where he delivered the bracelet to the people with whom the Cincinnati family boarded and received the |20 reward.--Salem {Conn.) Special. - % - SPIRIT COMMUNICATION. flirt. Stead Is a Firm Believer and Kxplsfas * What He Means by It. .• W. T. Stead, the English editor who , has been creating a series of sensations . \ in Chicago, speaking there of the un- * f JVl written messages he has received from distant people by the telepathic process, said: "I have had many of them since 1 have been in Chicago. I place so much reliance on some of them if I should re­ ceive a communication in this way from some of my friends I should act on it with the same certainty that I would if I received the same message by post. "If their request was for a £5 note, I should send it without hesitation if the circumstances were such that I would have sent it if the communication had been in the ordinary way. If I were the editor of a daily paper. I could re­ ceive a great many of my telegrams in this way without the expense of tele­ graph tolls. The only reason that I could not receive all of them in this way is that the communication between all mediums is not equally perfect or trustworthy, and those on whom I could rely would not always be in the place where theeventB of interest were occur* ring. "Now, why is it that so much of what purports to be spirit communication is rot and inanity? Well, for one thing, the greater part of what is spoken and written by persons still in life is rot and inanity, senseless chatter. And the mere fact that a mind has been disem­ bodied does not endow it with wisdom* "Man'b body is merely an animated, two-legged telephone, through which, by tne organs of speech, the eyes, the gestures and motions of the body, the mind communicates at short distances with other minds. When the body dies* the telephone is rang off."--Washing? ton Poet. R '•if THE REWARD OF VIRTUE. She Appreciation Shown to a Man Saved the Lives of a Woman and Babe. A workingman earning very small wages and having a wife and family to keep, when engaged one day 20 miles from his home, saw a woman with a baby in her arms throw herself into the river. He waded across a muddy dike, dived in after her and rescued the pair with some difficulty. Up to the present these have been the rewards of his hero­ ism : First, he had to walk three miles before he found any one who would let him come in and go to bed while his clothes were dried. Secondly, he was compelled to attend at Rochester police court next day, when he says he was ordered about by the police, treated as only one degree removed from a crimi­ nal and dismissed without payment to walk eight miles to Gravesend, where he was temporarily stopping. Thirdly, he is detained at Gravesend while the would be suicide is under remand. Finally, he is reduced to destitution, and his family at home are in the same position by the loss of time and employ­ ment. Whether he 'frill eventually be fined or imprisoned or merely allowed to be­ take himself with his family to the workhouse remains to be seen. Possibly this is all done with the view of dis­ couraging those who would interfere with the snicidal intentions of their neighbors. On no other ground can it be justified.--London Truth. THORNTON AND HIS BUCKETS. , ' * The Former Is One Hundred and the ter Are Seventy-five Tears Old. Obed Thornton of Arcade, N. Y., has got his two sap buckets ready for use in the maple sugar making season of 1894, says a correspondent. There would be nothing particularly noticeable in that fact, because scores of other people in sugar regions are getting their sap buck­ ets ready in the same way, but these * ; two bucketB of Obed Thornton were made by him in 1819, and he has used them every season since. More than that--he was 25 years old when he made the buckets and three weeks ago cele­ brated the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. Mr. Thornton came to Wyoming coun­ ty from New Hampshire in 1818. He drove an ox team all the way. He set­ tled on the farm where he has lived .* ever since. He has been back to his old New Hampshire home three times and made the journey each time on foot. In 1844 one of his teeth began to ache. Some one told him that if he applied tobacco smoke to the tooth it would stop the aching. He began smoking a pipe. The tooth quit aching. He has smoked almost constantly ever since and has the same tooth yet. Mr. Thorn­ ton has never had to use glasses, and his;, hearing is as good as it ever wpk as lively as a man of 50. !K1 13 The Paris Bomb Wagon. The activity of the anarchists in Paris is attracting much attention to the new institution which causes people to flea in all directions whenever it appears on the street, as it does now, several times daily. It is the official bomb chariot. It consists of a light frame, including a hooded iron seat, which protects the driver. The body of the vehicle is hong with delicate sets of springs. The ap­ pliance for holding the bombs is muffed india rubber. An old ambling horse draws it always at a slow pace. The coachman is an artilleryman, whose salary was raised this week. The sus­ pected bombs are taken to a spot Mar. the fortifications.--Paris Letter. 10*$ * sfL. V? This Governess Is a Perfect Gem. The following advertisement appears, it need not be said, in a religious news* paper. If seven of the rising generation can have "all virtue" imparted to them, together with the four spirits specified, at the inclusive price of £$9 for the lot, it may be regarded, I thiol* as good business: "Nurse speaking with perfect elegance and purity of language, capable of in­ forming children to all virtue and ff molding them in the spirit of simplic­ ity, meekness, goodness and piety; seven children; wages, £80."--J£xchanfa.