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I'S'l 1 - i Ufl -- -- ; -- : : ; -- r ;---- * ;-- ' ifflfejgpifcESI1 " Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty Law; No Favors Win us &nd no Fear Shall Awe." i . I I J l • I " ' - ' ! ' » ) , ' --r-----1-- "•"•"•••"I "fo 1 j Mmm -- • -H- £ ' -1?/, " «' '•SJ'ifM1,".1 ,r. .r"p. * It's • VOL. 20. - M'HENRY, ILLINOiS, WEDNESDAY, JULT 11, 1894. f NO. 1. & V> j|«0e&Fy ^uridl«. Published Every Wednesday by - J R . V A W S L Y K E . - > ? ! BDITOB AND PR0PB1ETOB. LOFRICC TM THE NICHOLS BLOCK. f* 2' * *w#Doora North of 1'err v 4 Owe a'a 8 tor*. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ^ Uj v> One year tin advaoce) ...» ..... (ill 60 E-> It Dot Paid within Three Month*... .... 2 w ' SuOacrlptiooa r«cei»«i tor three or six - \ months in the same proportion. :V'w?,i • SwI-'. RATES OF advertising: **;, -. We announce liberal rates for acivertialng s < - la the Fi-jun dealer, and endeavor to state -j , • 4hem nt» plainly that thes• wJ4 on -1 ., *'* «8to<Kt: They are *e follow** w-1 Innh one year „ 3 Inches o«e year • .8 Inches one year - <•* Column one year .V,M Column pne year- is^ Column one year V * * , »o» i . apco • ; Jft 00 . 80 00 # $0 00 . JD000 '5 On* ton means the measurement of one neh down the column, single column w lata. i Yearly advertlsera, at the above rates, have f he privilege of changing as often as they boose, without extra charge. ftegul&r advertisers (meaning those having Standing cards) will be entitled to insertion :*f local notioes at the rate of 5 cents per line • ?>i»ach week. All others will be charged 10 ^Jenta per Hne the first week, and 5 cents pei #S||ine for eaoh subsequent week. £ a v transient advertisements will be charged ^ JLt the rate of 10 cents pe line, (.nonpar*W ">va*ne, sameas this is set in) the iirsl issue, and 3 cents per line for subsequent issues. Thot, Sm inoh advertisement will oost #1.00 for ont frttl, $1.60 for two weeks, W.00 for three „ jirevkB, and so on. r: The Plaindbalbb will be liberal in glrtu ^editorial notioes, but, as a business rule, it frill require a suitable fee from every bod 5 k ieeking the use of its columns for pecuniary yam. • C. P. HOLEY, of ; McHENRT, ILL. Always on Band with Best Beer. BUSINESS CARDS. COUNSELLOR AT Balie St., uhioago. FRANK L>. 8HEPABD, . AT LAW. Suite »tt-«5tLa JQ*L ABT. M. D. afDHTSlClAW AHD SURGEON, licHenrv, IP, •>T Office in N&hola Bl ck, over i-laludeater Office. - O. H. F KG BBS, M. D- IUs. Office at Reildence. MeHearj O J. HOWARD, II. V. OHTSIOIAN AND SURGEON. Office at L the ersluence of R. A, Howard, West loBenry,in. 1 -- J>R. A. R. AURINGER, %HT8IOIaN ASDSURUEON. OfficeinDr. ' Jl 'Jhilds bullUmg, W^st McHenry , III. Residence, house lormerly occupied by Dr. it. .Osborne, All professional ealls prompUy at- tended lo. ; • • - % IN ,nr • F.O.OOLBY, D.D.S. DENTIST. Woodstock 111. Special atten­tion paid to regulating child reu's teeth, iFarties coming from a distance would do well to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal Jbiock, corner Main street and I'uDllo Sq uare O. F. BARNES, Solicitor, aadi p. *. • A TTORNEY, .JRL Oolieotlonsa specialty, Oonaaelor, woodstook, uxnioia; KNIGHT A BROWN, ' j) ^TTORNBYS AT LOo.'S I ̂ ri. Building, 87 and » Washington St. OHIOAGOi ILL. ' R- V. s. LUMLET. • F A TTORNEY AT LAW, and Bolioltor la / A '"""•"SBODSIOOK, ILL. £v:®3 Office la Park House, first floor, , r • •^1 . NiiligarNjii inn feJ| - H. C. MEAD, f : Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent >nduding Accident and Life Jnaurance. OTWOH WITH B. GII.BRKT, SKAE D*POT, Weht Mchenry. III. v'. K & - W. P . 8. CLAIR, of the Peace and Notary Public heal Estate and Insurance. HUNDA III. tt* M. CHURCH, Watohiuoker and Jeweler O.On 1 HuadreilTwenty-Five State St Ohi ,ao, III. Special attention given to re piirlngF ine watches and Chronometers 1ST full Assortment of Goods in his line , rl PI LC HE Re --- X>euta.l - Surgeon. - - Office with Dr. Auringer, Wetl Mcttewry, 1U. Crown, Flute and Bridge Work art stically exeeutcd at reasviiabie prices f peciai atten (kHl given to the care of UhiMren i Xeutn- r ^ COJfftPLTATIOH fBBSi Westerman & Son, HOUSE, SIGN AMD CARfttACl PAINTERS. ';?l MCHrnby Illtxoib. We are prepared to do all work in our tl*W on short rotire and guar* ntee satisfaction. PAPER HANGING A SPECIALTK Prices reasonable and w<rk promptly done. WESTERMAN & 8ON. McHeery, Jtnuary 30, 1894. W States Var flail Am 'OF" WM. H- COWLIN, Woodstock - - llttnofs. Prosecutes all elassse and kinds of claiiae against the United States tor ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made m prosecuting old and rejeoted claims. All communications promptly answered if Postage Stamps are enotosed for reply. WM, B. COWLlh St. Wocdttort i"u' 'jjfijiin 1 nifewyiiij0*ifcw[r Jill nil ^ 1; tr~ iJijt II 1 i* IIIIIII]i| 11 We can poll jou one or a or wholesale. > $6 00 Pan r «.......f4 25 6 00 Harris Caw»imere Pants '4 25 20 00 Riverside Mills Suit. 16 50 5 00 Suit 3 50 Fancy Good Pants $1 50 to 1 75 2 00 Boys (Yniffrefs Shoes 1 25 2 50 Men's Fine Shoes 1 75 Also Groceries °"f* Goods freab every %wo weeks, ;'/'k E Lawlvs. Opposite Riverside House. JOHN P. 8WITH, Ifftohmaker & Jeweler - Mchenry. Illinois. '** i ' FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew A elry always on hand. Special attentlor given to repairing lne watches. Give me a ®*U* JOHN P. SMITH Horsemen, took Here. I have a fine stock of 11 rsee, among which •e •« Y"un£ Green Mountain Uorsran," "Mor are rill Oharic Hor»es before j where and otnors. Calt and see these making arrangements else K.8 COLBY. IfcBeary* 111., *»y W. ELECTRIC TEUPNONE r&̂ xssSirgbjtfsg „on» . shoirore"nd o»ce. Gretivwrt osavea- t«noe and bf«t Ballw j_, 1.0C. il. • ,v - _ Does smoke from yoar cigar airiitt Like ircense in the air? Or does it only cause a smudge And make your neighbor swear? Why will you stick to cabbage leaves And drive your friends afar, When you can purchase for a dime "Our Monogram" cigar? v !0c« * l6c. BARBIAN BROS. MAKERS GF| Choice Cigars. YOUR MONEY 4HOCLD OBrAIM M ' The Best Goods ia^ the Market. That Is what we are aat- ialied to make. The we B e s t ) " a n d t h i n l c can«iodemonstrate to you if yon wi l give aa«» <lae opportunity. Cult in *114 «ee the Coods and b* convinced. eus caruicui. McHenry, 111., 1894, jlilmiifi" 1" iliij ifa |i»iiil»iiin illH'l! "j •Will »iL k • A. BBgelxn's SALOON AND BESTATTBANI MoHBIIRV, ILLINOIS. Wholesale and Retail <gimt far SCIJLITZ - THE BEST MADE. in any quantity frott * Snit?. Glaes to-1C0 barrels. Orders by mall promptl? at leaded to. 1 hot; sand--retail DO YOU KNOW WHO 8ELL8- BEST IN THE W ORLD. COAL & FEED In &ood Supply, S - . F o r S j o t C a s h O n l y Reduced Accordingly. ||ri*iU |»y you to investigate. WEST McBENEY, ILL. PHOTOQRiPHitt from ure. ^\&4e a Weil t\*V Of AllO ALWAYS UK HAND; Fine Kentucky Liqu French Bitters, ch oice Ales, ; Wines, Cigars, Kto^/*; T t» iy none but the ' be^b and sell at reayonab e prices. Call i>nd see me and I will us use you well ANTONY ENGELN. .Mug':!" NEAR THE DEPOT, WraST MeHEJNWY, ILL. Keep* op® Public a rlri tor the MWMMiOtm of me st-Olasa Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all timet keep the beat brands of Winea, Liquors and Cigars to be found In the market. PABST* Klhr&ikta Lagw Bw At Wholesale and Retail. " Beer in Large or Smalt *«f» or Bottles M- jraya on hand, cheaper than any othert quali­ ty considered. Ordera by mall promptly attended to. GOOD BTABLJNQ FOB HOR&F8 SVOall and-see ua. Robert Sohlessle. G R A N D O F F E R ! MME. A. RUPPBRT'S FACE BLEACH Mm. A. BansrtMTa MI i.pi<reciato the fact that there a.e many thoanawla of ladles In the United States that would like to try my World Renowned fact Bleacbt buthuve been kert t from doing so on account oc " price, which la $2X0 per bot­ tle, or S bottles, taken to- gether, $5j00. In order that all mnr have an opportunity, I wilisellto every caller a sam­ ple bottle for 25c, and to those uvUik outside of city. In any "»i, jf -j j part of the world, 1 will jfifw,t- Gl ndlt safely packed, plain %r.L>w!f^UchSrgesprepaicl, lor 25c, gllrer or b 1 unipa. li)CTeryeaBe<>ffreckIe^P|mpl«,_mothr saljow- . jpiTEB E. KOttE, e . ' i "?• ,v • * HiimcTDui oa Bose'a Celebra'ed) Sigger Ale. > Beer. f BUFFALO ME^lD, All kinds of Fine Flavored Car- ^ floated Bevt rages. SETTING A ROOSTER. W- WOODSTOCK, ILL cial expression) '.YiV.'L'fj reinoves aosoiateiy. Ifcdoes not cover up. J?sEmetics do" but i» a cura Addres^, air«• •ruuications or call on iWM.Et,.A« U.yrfattM >o" 6 Kast 14th StreetrNew York CUy. All my preparations, ssinpl«a, bottles.•&&, can DC ad at regular prices from my locul aitect, Mrs. 8. A. ROBBIN6, McHenry, 111. ~ • ESTABLISH Headquarters at McHenry About April l«t. which will be under the charge of N. L. HOLMES, and a)) our goods will be delivered to ihe Lakes and surrounding towns. Headquarters at Buch'a Building. W$at end of Uoa Bridge, McBenry. ' f?tf A. HIIX JEWELER k OPTICIAN. fiiest Lines, Jye-Claises aiil SPECTACLES. ASSISTBD BT DR. W. M. CORTHELL, Graduate Chicago OihalmlcCollege, ONCE A WKKK No Charge for Testing the Eyes. PERFECT FITGUARANTEED. 8MDN BLOQC^ ^ U^DA, ILL 98tf At Next Vislt.- r rid ay. Ju»y WOODSTOCK, ILL.. the Hotel Woodntock. Flam DISPENSARY DR. FKUTH, after years of experience lias perfected the mt»Bt infallible method of cur­ ing Nervous deb Illy, decay of body and mind, eel -<l iftirust poor memory, weak eyes, HuntPii development, lack of memory, im­ poverished t>U»oii, low vitality, and all ettccia of nburea, excesses, improper life, etc., which readers marriage unhappy and life misers l>le. 6FKCIALTIE8--Catarrh, Skin Di«ea«es, ftore>- Pi-uplea, Scrofula, B>ood Tsinf, Eczema, Oan cer, Piles, and Diseases of Women We Guarantee to Forrelt ftQOOfor a caae of SEXUAL DISEASE Jnre, Qtiestion list, FBEK. • ne personal interview solicited, Cousunation free OR. O. O. FROfH. 3BSS La At* Ave, Chleagoi STILI, - ON - EARTH! I. A. BARRUS, OBALKB I* onoios F1MILT GTROCERIBS, MOTIONS. ' Boots ahd Shoes, VOLO, tbe JOBN J. BUCH; RESTAURANT SOtb Day- 30th 't-s. 9R ORH Pates Butldl D. C. MtsDO 1st Day. iflTALIS » R THK QEEAT FRENCH REMEDY ftwtares the Altorc Ktisalls in 30 Days. It act3 powerfully and quickly. Cures when all others fall. Young men will regain their lost manhood, and old men will recover their youthful vigor Sy using VITALIS. It quickly and surely re- atoreH Nervousness, Lost Vitality, Imp%tency, 'Nightly Emissions, Lost Power, Failing Mem­ ory, Wasting Diseases, and all effects of self •base or excess and indiscretion. Wards off insanity and consumption. Insist on having VITALI8. no other. Can be carried In vest Socket. By mail. $1.00 per package, or six for 00, with a peaitirt written guarantee to care mftml the Mteaej. Circular free. Address Stum ftllEPI COMPANY, Chicago, 111. OARDING ||«ar the Iron Bridge, HcHanff. Board by the Day or Reasons b'o ratos. at A NIC* Lin* ofjRow Boats at *y Labdiho. Part"Wines. T.iqnorsand Choice Cigars always on hand. arfre»h Lager Beer oonatantl/ on dranjAt. mt.x- '•fc-C'V Owing to (he b^rd times tod ^carcliyof money 1 will For the Next 30 Days* Sell you Boots and Shoes at Kocfe Bottom Priccs, for Cash. L »dies* Fine Shoes f om 80 cts upward, warranted a first class article. Men's Shoes from 80 cts. up. As good aa sold elsewhere for $2. A splendid Kangaroo Shoe; which always sells for $4 50, I can now sell you for $3'75. Can't be beat in the county. A choice line of, fresh Grocer­ ies as cheap as the same quality of goods can ba bought anywhere, Must be aold as I ne«d the money. Fine butter find sod* crackers. 20 lbs for $1. f c s r i am now running a wagon to Grra}'a I ake, Fox Lake, Moneyville, and the sur­ rounding country, and can sup­ ply you with Shoes or Gro eriea right at your door cliea you can buy the firm outside of the me at my store or Wag°n" I. A. I Yolo, l*ke Co, 111, Jui • ' f- v, •• • ' A Darky Who Utilized a Male Member of the Chicken Tribe. A citizen of Rumford had canvassed the town in vain from end to end in search of a "hen to set," says the Prov­ idence Journal, when he heard that an old darky on the Boston, Providence & Newport road had a great deal of "setting stock." As this was just what he wanted, l\e lost no time in hunting him up. He found the old man build­ ing a hen coop in the rear of his resi­ dence. Approaching, he asked, by way of broaching the subject, how many hens he had "setting." "Three hens and a rooster, boss." "And a which?" inquired the poul­ try man, thinking he had not heard straight. "A rooster," replied the darky. Seejng the look of distrust on his visitor's face he took him into a low building, and sure enough there sat a Brahma rooster calmly covering twenty eggs. On one side of him sat two hens and on the other a third hen. The visitor, seeing how stately the rooster sat, secretly resolved to get some of the darky's eggs and hatch out a special lot of roosters. On being asked what he did tvhen the rooster wouldn't sit any longer, the darky re­ plied that "dat ar rooster done Bound to set," pointing underneath the box. Looking under the box the visitor was surprised to find both of the roost­ er's legs sticking through hol^s in the box. The black rascal had actually bored holes through the box and tied the rooster's legs underneath, so, as he said, the rooster was "done bound to set." Inquiring into the matter, the Rum- ford man found that the darky had four hens and one rooster. Three of the hens were setting and the other hen was laying. The darky, finding the eggs of the hen accumulating quite fast, decided to let up feeding the rooster corn, and make him hatch a flock of chickens. 'SMo GLADSTONE'S ENERGY. . V_ . --i Marvelous Endurance of Enjrland'a Lata Premier. The physical and mental energy dis­ played by Mr. Gladstone, while con­ ducting the home rule bill through the house of commons, was marvelous, considering that he is eighty-four years old, and has for several years been un­ der the orders of his physician. Says a London paper: In conducting the home rule bill through committee he displayed al­ most a spirit of monopoly in regard to the speech making. There was scarcely a clause, a line, or a word whose entire defense he would intrust to his lieu­ tenants. Night after night he sat through long lienors, answering every amend­ ment in strings of little dazzling speechlets, soon breaking through the doctor's rule of retiring from the de­ bate at nine o'clock, and at the end of the session more persistent in attend­ ance than any of his colleagues. Never--we can say without fear of contradiction--has he reached to a higher level of sustained eloquence than during this session. . Whether we take his great speeches on the first, second and third readings of the home rule bill, his hundred and one little constitutional discourses in committee, his innumerable displays of wit and argument in the personal com­ bats with Mr. Chamberlain, or, last but not least, his m any important speeches on open questions like the opium traffic and the eight-ho ur day, he has shown the same unrivaled and unchallenged preeminence. - ONLY LET HER LOOK WEtL. Aad the Average Woman Will Face Death with Reasonable Calmness. A young lady of Owensboro, Ky., while recently visiting in another state, ' narrowly missed a horrible death. She was walking upon a long and high railroad trestle with a male friend and they were overtaken about the middle of it by a lightning express train. They had sufficient presence of mind to step out upon the end of the ties, and, crouching down, clung to a water barrel fastened on the side of the trestle. The flying train caused such a vibration of the trestle and the young woman \vas so frightened she all but lost her grip upon the barrel, which would have meant a horrible death upon the rocks below. After­ ward she said she did not think in this moment of great peril of her father, mother or sweetheart, or the little sins of her past life, but only of the fact that the greasy barrel and cross- ties were ruining her new spring gown. This reminds the Owensboro Messehger of the experience of a girl at Russellville, who, when run down in a carriage with a gentleman at a crossing toy a found herself suspended in midair Jtn the pilot of the engine, supported by one arm of the gentleman about her waist, while he clung on to the pilot with the other. She said she only re­ membered that she had gone out to drive with her shabby shoes on, an<) wondered if anybody was seeing them. PARIS* VENDOME COLUMN. A' Few Worda of Its History aad the-Facts Of Its Destruction. The Vendome Column in Paris, which was destroyed by the Commune in 1871, was erected by Napoleon I., principally of cannon taken at Ulm, to commemo­ rate the victory of Austerlitz in 1805. It was covered with four hundred and twenty-five bronze plaque, molded in bas-relief to display the chief incidents in the Austrian campaign of that year. 1 They were each three feet and eight inches high, and formed a continuous band, inclosing the column twenty-two times as it circled to the top, the entire length of the spiral being eight hun­ dred and forty feet. Instead of Charle­ magne, as at first intended, it was sur­ mounted by a statue of the first Na­ poleon in a Roman costume and crowned with laurel. After several postponements it was brought to the ground on the 16th of May in the pres­ ence of many thousands who had waited for hours to witness the spec­ tacle. Owing1 to some engineering difficul­ ties in cutting the base it could not be brought down at the time originally fixed. The members of the Commune attended in state to witness the affair, and sentinels were posted about half way down the Rue de la Paix to pre­ vent the crowd from approaching too close, as up to the last moment acci­ dents were feared. At half past five in the afternoon the ropes were tightened, and suddenly the column was observed to lean forward toward Rue de la Paix, then finally to fall with a dull, heavy thud, raising as it did so\tn im­ mense cloud of dust. Before it touched the ground it separated into three parts by its own weight, and on reach­ ing the bed of dirt and fagots to re­ ceive it broke into at least thirty pieces. The statue of Napoleon, on reaching the ground, broke off from its pedestal at the ankles, then at the knees, the waist, and the neck, while the iron railings which surrounded the summit of the monument were shivered to pieces. Shortly after the column had fallen spectators were permitted to traverse the place to witness the wreck, but were not permitted to take away any of the fragments. SOME LONG BALLOON TRIPS. STANDARD AND LOCAL Bow He Beaembled Webater. The Kansas City Mail tells a story of a congressman who, having submitted himself to the manipulation of a vener­ able colored barber in Washington, was told: "Do you know, sah, you re­ mind me so much of Dah'l Webstah?" Of course the congressman was greatly pleased at the compliment, and he smiled visibly. He would have straight­ ened up promptly had he not had his head in a barbarous chancery, so to speak. "Indeed," he said. "Shape of my head, I suppose?" This staggered the aged colored man somewhat. He had not expected a question in reply, and had merely laid the foundation for his complimentary bluff, never think­ ing that there would be a call for an explanatory superstructure. "No, sah," he stammered in reply. "Not yo' head, sah. It's yo' breff. Buy your "Church Re Carrier" and all haying McOmber and A Tain Effort to Cross the Mediterranean --Voyaging: from England to Germany. The longest balloon voyage on record was one undertaken in 1883, in which the distance traveled was a little more than one thousand two hundred miles. Three voyagers on that occasion, says Harrison's Magazine, made an ascent in France, with the intention of cross­ ing Mediterranean and landing in Al­ geria. * The wind, however, proving unfavorable, carried them toward Cor- isea. When they were near that island the balloon descended toward the water, and for a time their lives were in great jeopardy. By throwing out all their apparatus they succeeded in getting the balloon to rise to a height of between two and three thou­ sand feet, and, traveling on to Italy, they safely descended in that country at a little village near Brescia. An­ other balloon voyage of nearly the same length was undertaken in No­ vember, 1836. On the 7th of that month, CharlesGreen, with two friends, ascended near London in a balloon, crossed the channel from Dover to Calais, and, passing over France and Belgium, found themselves the next morning over the Rhine. Proceeding further they arrived at Viborg, where they descended about eight a. m. on the 8th of November. A recent bal­ loon voyage of M. Mallet, the French aeronaut, lasted thirty-six and one half hours and would have been the longest on recocd if he had not landed in the middle of it. He left Villette on the 23d of October at six p. m. and next morning landed at Ottonville, in Alsace, to clear the snow from the balloon. At the end of twenty-five min­ utes he started a^ain and landed near Coblentz at eight p. m. An hour and a half later he landed once more in a valley on Tauna mountains, and fin- ally, on the 25th of October, at six a. m,, at Walben, in Hesse. Two or three aeronauts have proposed to cross the Atlantic in a balloon, but so far it hy begun and ended in talk only. A FISH STORY| Four Men Did the Work Mid Joyed the Benefit Thereof. A Lewiston railroad man, two friends out of town and a local bag- gagemaster went fishing one night and early the next morning along the sinu­ ous edges of Worthley brook, says the Lewiston (Me.) Journal. They lost their sleep, walked thirty miles or less, held their individual breath one hun­ dred and sixty times by count at the climaxes of the casts, and then came home with one trout seven inches long train, suddenly" J--said trout having a sheepish look in d in mirimr face at being the only trout caught. Their friends chaffed them, but they said they had had a good time. At dinner time they met and declared that they'd dine off that trout, that is, they would partly dine off that trout. One of them cooked it and put it on the table and then, while he stepped into the kitchen for the salt box, the cat jumped up on the table and ate the trout. They returned in time to see the cat washing her face and picking trout bones from between her teeth. They were philosophers, and their philosophy alone saved them, but it was rather galling to think that the cat, that had not lost any sleep, had not walked thirty miles, had not stood the gibes and slings of the multitude, should eat the fish. Geographical Location of the Five tadlnal Belta In This Country. With the enormous increase of way traveling the necessity arose fd* inventing some method of counting time which should avoid the complio%» tioa.s arising from the use of local meaal time, which varies with every mile ol feast or west travel. What is known as the "new standard time" was adopted by agreement by ail the principal rail* roads of the United States at twelva o'clock, noon, on November 18, 1883. The system, says the Detroit Free Press, divides the continent into fivet longitudinal belts and fixes a meridian of time for each belt. These meridian® are fifteen degrees of longitude, corrO* sponding to one hour of time, apart* Eastern Maine, New Brunswick an*| i Nova Scotia use the sixtieth meridian; the Canadas, New England, the mid­ dle states, Virginia and the Carolina* use the seventy-fifth meridian, which is that of Philadelphia; the state* of the Mississippi valley, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, and westward, IN* eluding Texas, Kansas and the larger part of Nebraska and Dakota, use tbe ninetieth meridian, which is that at New Orleans. The territories to tha western border of Arizona and Mon­ tana go by the time of the one hun-i dred and fifth meridian, which is that of Denver, and the Pacific states em­ ploy the one hundred and twentieth meridian. »The time divisions ara known as intercolonial time, eastern time, central time, mountain time andi Pacific time. A traveler passing from one time belt to another will find Ilia watch an hour fast or too slow, accord-* ing to the direction in which he is go* ing. All points in any time division using, the time of the meridian most set their timepieces faster or slower than the time indicated by the sun, ao« cording as their position is east or west of the line. This change of system re* duced the time standards used by the railroads from fifty-three to five, a great convenience to the railroads and the traveling public. GREAT PRESENCE OF MINDF -0 .̂ HOw a Clevar Yankee Fooled a Brttlahers. The residents of State# Island, DUST ing its occupancy by the British in: olutionary times, were prohibited from keeping firearms of any description their houses. A few of them, theless, succeeded in concealing and among these was & young named Houseman. One morning, * the fall of a light snow, Bays the naut, the young man was out' gun in quest of rabbits, when a i _ turn in the path brought him tonight, of two soldiers. The two parties saw each other simultaneously, and each stopped. Houseman thought of loss of his gun, and possibly of his life; but the sense of danger was but a stim­ ulus to his coolness and daring. HE suddenly turned his back on the sol- .} diers, and, stepping around the turn* waved his hand, as if beckoning to some one. "Hurry up!" he IITOAT&i; ¥ "here are two Britishers. Three of you. ^ go round to the right, three to the left* % and the rest follow me. Hurry up, be* 1 fore they run away!" The Britishers, J hearing these words and fearing there) < might be a small army about to sup* round them, turned and fled. They even threw down their arms to facilt* tate their flight. What report they made when they reached their quarter^ is not known, but a detachment was at once sent out to capture the young matt and his army. Their surprise and mor* tification may be imagined when, at the turn in the path, they could find but the tracks of a single individual., EVIDENCE OF THE PHONOG tha Court Finda It More Acceptable That of the Plaintiff. The phonograph is being used- market! effect in English coiljr: the Washington Star. Recently a road company was sued by the •-»' of prejnises upon a street under which the road had run a tunnel. The com­ plaint stated that the noise of tha trains going through the tunnel waa so great as to utterly prevent sleep, while existence in daylight was made unbearable by the same cause. The railroad company's attorneys produced in court" a phonograph whieh they had managed to have placed in the premise# in question, and when it was put fift motion, and failed to emit any of THE terrible noises alleged to have been, suffered by the complainants, and the- fact that it liad been on active duty M the building occupied by the latter was sufficiently established, the judge* dismissed the complainant withoo# further ceremony, virtually holding! that the evidence of the phonograph, was more acceptable than that of TITFT interested plaintiffs. Hard for the Xeighbora. , During the present financial is probable that a great deal of has been as badly misdirected aawaa that of a charitably disposed ymwg woman in Providence, who is her novel ways of helping the SWEDY., I have such a pity for theee^poor street musicians!" she said one day. "i! pay one old Italian forty cents a week regularly. He plays in the yard ev«*y Thursday afternoon." "But that must be hard. To be always on hand--and, the noise must be tedious," said a* somewhat nervous friend. "Oh, no,"*1 was the complacent reply; "the maid has to attend to that: and as for tha music, I don't bp^it. for Thursday ta : -•Jhn the WirevN^ m my afternoons- HALF Bates to the Seashore- On acconnt of the Annual Meeting the National Educational Associ&ti which is to be held at Asbury Pari, N July 10th to 13th, the Nortil-WW Line will on July 7th and 8th, se) eursion tickets at practiottlly one far the round trip, thus oBering an tionally favorable opportunity tc ers and the public in general for_ Ito one of the most delightful re^ the Atlantic coast. For tdketa ̂ tailed information apply to ag* cago & North-Weetern R'y, ' * - •, * ! V ... . .jjfotso'ti was no ^inat.H^*, • by Maiue De^uocrat^ ,, EITZ, aged 42, a busines irson, Ind., «ra$ *killod by Vale athletes 'arrived D* Sa­ in good condition ACUL OEGIN practice at once, D. Fulford, the champion WING shot was acquitted of ĵ ry bribing at Indianapolis, Ind^ I Miss MMUI £&CSOKS waa killai AT East M lair, A, % Uwrwxrf M * building falling on her. ...w •si>fa* - *f- h