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iff&PSi W* ut"iL v ^ 1 • *•••• i* | ,i r* ^ M Pledged but to Trutlt, to Liberty and Uw| No Favors Win us and no Pear Shall Awe.11 ... Jill iwnjjh VOL. 20. r ; '• ^ ... 1 £-4 V , M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1891. ^ / i J i! - iiii i NO. 11. PUBLISHED EVKHY WEDNESDAY BY V AN SLT HI »r- KDITOB AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK. Tw» Door* North of i*ert y ft Ovra'iSton, TKHM8 OF SUBSCRIFTIOH: One year (in advance) '. ...#1 W It Ho* Paid within Three Months... « J» Subscriptions reoeiv«<» for three or tlx months In the same proportion. BATES OF ADVERTISING: We announce liberal rates for advertising in the Pt,AiHDBAM*. and endeavor to state them ao plainly that they will be readily u»- 4«stood. 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The PI.AIKDHAI.BR will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, I* trill require a suitable fee from everybody ssstiag tUe us» «£itsa»Ia=iss Ser peesmftiy gain. BUSINESS CARDS. FRANK L. 8HKPABD, IOUN8ELLOB AT LAW. Suite 514--»La t Salle St., Chios go. JOS. 1>. ABT. M. D. IHYS10IAN AND 8UBG EON, McHearv, III, Office in Nlohols BT Office. slcok, over Plaindeaier Telephone NO. A. a H. FBGSBS, M. D- T8I01AN AND SUBGBOH. MeHtory Office at ftetldence. o r a J. HOWARD, M. S. PHYSICIAN AND 8UBGEON. Offioj at the ersldenee of E. A« Howard, West MoHenry, 111. DR. A. K. AUR1NOBB. OHYSIOIAN AND SURGEON. Office In D*. X Ohitds building, West McHenry, III. _ Residence, house formerly occupied by Dt. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at* • . ' , *•. 0. COLBY, D.D.H. DENTIST. Woodstock. 111. Special atten­tion paid to regulating chi eth. Parties coming from a distance would do well to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal. Itboki corner Mam street and publics*! ««• O. P. BABNE8, ATTORNEY, Solicitor, andl Oollectlonsia specialty. ^ WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. Counselor, »#• " KNIGHT ft BBOWN, A TTOBNBYS AT LAW. U. 8. Express Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. OHIOAGO, ILI* V, s. LUMLKY, TTORNEY AT LAW, and Solicitor in Ohancer^boDgToOK, 1LL* Office In Park House, first floor. - --^aiaa«i.k H. O. MEAD, Justice qj the Peace and General In­ surance Agent Jncludinff Accident and Life Insurance. OHIOI WITH B. GILBKKT, - ' WHST MCUKNBY, HEAB DBTOT, III. ^ W. P. ST. CLAIII»t justice of the Peace and Notary Public - , . Meal Estate and Insurant* *, KUNDA, lll< ; . ~'.jji M it *1 mi1 A. M. CHURCH, Wntcliniakor n.n<I Jeweler O.On i HnndredTwenty-Five State St Chi­ cago. III. Special attention given to re- IrtngF Ine watches and Chronometers. A F nil Assortment of Goods in his line JOHN P. SMITH, v.; m nlfW1' & JT ow«lwr McHENRY, ILLINOIS. a FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew J&u, elry always on hand. Special .2? given to repairing line " „%«aU.r. . >' x' watohes. Give me JOBJf P. BM1TM. rsemen, Look Here. mi m I have a One stock of Horses, among which are •• Young Green Mountain Morscan/' "Mor­ rill Charles," and others. Cal i and see these Hordes before making arrangements else' *h«re. ' ( ^ 8 COLBY, !. McHenry,III.,MaylfcMW. . iMWi» ' i' " : WWW ' JOHN J. BUCH, RESTAURANT BOARDING HOUSE, Hear the Iron Bridge, McHenry, th« Day or W--k »t eatonabie rttaii Lin oFjRow BOATS AT KT LAHDI*G. Pure Wines, Lfqtiors and Choice Cigars always on hand. | J'-^TTresh Lager Beer constaatly on dran«ht. O. F. BOLCY, FROGRIELSR OF MCHRARY BRAVERY, MCHENRY, ILL. ^ on Sand with the Seat Beer, , f '•.v FATES VAR CLAIN OF WM. H- COWLIN, Woodstock - - Illinois. Prosecutes all olaeoseaad kinds of claims against the United States tor ex-Soldisrs, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made In prosecuting old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered It Postage Stamps are enolosed for reply. WM, EL CO WHS Office at Beside see, Madison St. Woodstoca 10c. IOC. Doee smoke from your cigar arise Like incense in the air ? ; v, Or does it only cause a smudge • ' And make your neighbor sweait * Why will you stick to cabbage leaves And drive your friends afar, : : When you can purchase for a diflVl; "Our Monogram" cigar ? 10c. BARSIAN MAKERS OF| Choice Cigarai ;„ We can sell you one or a thousand--retail or wholesale. DO YQU KNOW -WHO SELLS-- |6 00 Pan s |4 M 6 00 Harris Cassimere Pants 4 25 20 00 Riverside Mills Suit....... 16 50 5 00 Suit 3 50 Fancy Good Pants f 1 50 to 1 75 2 00 Boys Congress Shoes 125 2 50 Men's Fine Shoes 1 75 Also Groceries and Canned Goods fresh every two weeks. '• E. LAWLUS. Opposite Riverside House. SEC LIGHTNING ROD CO. BURLIN MANUFACTURERS >. . . OP • • « IMPROVED 'ONi. WIS) , • » AN© MALeRSli*' WRITE PRICES > CATALOGUE © DHI3ST M O X I E THE FAMOUS NERVE FOOD BEVEEAOE. CHICAGO CONSOLIDATED BOTTLING CO. 14 TO IS CHARLES PLACE, CHICAGO, III. ttUmONI, MAIN SIT. ton AOKHT*. BEWARE OP POOR IMITATtONS. Sold by WHOLBSALI DBOOOISTS ft GKOCEKS. -TO TOE- IIUTAIB, LAKES AID MORE VIA BIG FOUR ROUTE TH£ FAVORITE TOCJBI3T LIKE TO Put-in-Bay and all Lake Islands via Sandusky. Lake Chautauqua. Niagara Falls, St. Lawrence River, Thousand Islands, Lake Champlain, AdirondaaM^ Green & White Mountainsi NEW ENGLAND RESORTS •> New York and Boston ' . " ' 1 •: T: VIA OLBVBLAWD, .I . LAKC SBOBB. NEW YORK • IIO BOSTON AND ALBAHT RAILWAYS. TO THE OOOL RESORT8 OF MIOHIQA» VIA BENTOK HAUBOR. When yon so on yonr rommer vacation see that your tivket reads via the Big Four Bonte. E. O, McOORMIOK D. B. MARTIN, PassenKer Trsi&c M'gr. uen. Pas. T'k'l i(t OiwonmATi O, 'Agents. $79 ©caey&S or local Xittdies or »*eek. Exclusive territory. Thm •apld UlitWukH. Wc«he»«JIlh» Sithps for E ruslly in on* Blaat*. WFC?H?». ritiM* and drie* 4HB viiitoul eettiai Ua« band*. Tn patib ttae button, Uw machine doaa flit rest. Bright, poltobed dlabaa, and ebaerfol vim. No aealdaS agen.no •otladhandaar clothing, lo bwhen MAaa.no ninaa. ClMaf, duralri*, warranted. CimUnraftM. TOUR MONET OBTAIJI XO« That Is what we are sat­ isfied to make, u The Best, " and tiitak we can so demonstrate to you if you -will opportunity. the Oiill In and ••• the Goods and bo eonvlnoeda fsf CUB CARLSON. McHsnry, 01., 1894. IMIMn Mil 1 Q The best made, and at If IflU MlbLili the Lowest Prices, We sake a specialty of Repairing Pump*, both wood and iron. Iron Pipe* awl Worn T&tlng always on hand. CARRIAGES,: VBTJ«^IES <SK. 6UBBEYS. ' f We keep a full stock always on band, and can flit you oul with anything you wans In this line and for lees money than you can get them for of any dealer outside of town. '* 1 SNFTLN'S SALOON AND RESTAURANT MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. Wholes*lo and Retail' Agent for SCIJLITZ LILVAIEE FIREVIN CO.'I BEER, THE BEST MADE. In any quantity from a Snits Glass to 1C0 barrels. Orders by mail promptly attended to. ALSO ALWAYS ON HAND Fine Kentucky Liquor^ French Bitters, choioe Alee* Wines, Cigars* Etc. I buy none but the best sncl sell at reasonable prices. Call and see me and I will us« use you well. ANTONY ENQjipr. McHenry, 111., 1894.j Hard - and - Soft COAXIT AT THBIB TABDS IX IS McHENRY, Have now on hand both hard and soft Coal, which they will sell at prices ae low as the lowest. §fcp(6<J( We are handling the celebrated Cross Creek Lehigh Hard Coal, which w* guarantee unequalsd "" r any. chaser. '4- . We do not advocate that will be lower than last season, but whether lower or higher we guarantee to meet all prices and satisfy purchasers, WILBUR LUMBER CO. u 0MAB THE DEPOT* VraST MeHBNBY, ILL. Keeps open for the aeoowaodattoa eTUM Pablio a llrst-Olass SALOON AND RESTAURANT, Where he will at all times keen the I brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. PABST'S KILWUKII L«£SR Bmt At Wholesale and Retail, Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, oheaper than any ether, quali­ ty considered. Orders by stall promptly atteaded to. ̂ OOOD aTABUNCQTOM HOMOMtL " aroall and-see HS. Robert lohliMde. WM. BACON MAIIB IN AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY I ^FOHBNRY, ILL. A New Line ef Bicycles Just Received. We alio bave the Bftbceck Cream AND ABB AGENTS FOB THB De LAVAL SEPARATOR CO. And respectfully Invite Dairymen and Farmers to call and see us when In want of anything in this line. We keep on hand a fine lot of garden Hose, cheap, Honest Prices and Fair i>eallnf la onr Motto. WM. BACON. VoHeflry. Jo]; ad 1894. A. HILL. JEWELER k OPTICIAN. ' * , * FINEST LENSES, LYE-GLASSES AND w- 'ft SPECTACLES. No Charse for Testing the Ryes. " PERFECT FI r GUARANTEED. Will be at a T. Dsn lei's Drag Store, Algon­ quin, every Wednesday, commencing July 1L Also, at a Severns's Drag Store, Thursday, commencing July 26th. OBMUN BLOCK, HUNDA, ILL 38tf .FBUTH'S At Next Viait, Friday. Oct. ftth. WOODSTOCK^ ILL« tHe Hotel Woodatock. DISPENSARY DR. VRUTH, after years of experience Has Jterfected the most infsl 1 ible method of cur. ng Nervous debility, decay of body and mind, self-distrust, poor memory, weak eyes, stunted development, lack of memory, im­ poverished blood, low Titality.nnd ail eHoots of abutes, excesses, improper life, etc., wbicb renders marriage unhappy and life miserable. SPECIALTIES--Oatsrrh, Skin Diaeases, Sores Pi nples, Scrofula, Biood Tsint, Ecsema, Can­ cer, Piles, and Diseases of Women We Gnsrsstes to Forfeit SSOOfsr a ease of SEXUAL DISEASE Cure. Question list FBJSK, One personal interview solicited. Consultation free DR. D. O. FitII I'M. 3032 Lake Ava« Chleagot * OFTHI tVfw',' KITCHEN 1 •01 from boiling vegetables and it Is Impossible to burn yourselt Anv child that can carry the vessel can operate it witb ease simply by pressing the two bails together in the hand. A Blessing to Housekeepers. Saves Time, Vegetables and Pain from Scalds and Burns. WILL SELL AT SIGHT, MRS. C. W, SIAFTE*. Agent for McHenry and Vlolnity, Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat­ ent business conducted for MODCRATC Fees. OUR OFFICE IS OWH>6ITE.U. S. PATENT OFFICE A and we can secure patent m less time than those], ] i remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip­ tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of], ; > charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. ,i 11 A PAMPHLET, "HOW to Obtain Patents," with<| cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. 11 Off, PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON. D. C. AVINGS • and snrplns funds received and loaned on carefully «e- leoted real estate wcuritiee and the interest collected"!" O A IVS end remitted withoutJL^v^XSL oharge. Loans made on time and terms , to soit borrower. J. W. BAMSXKaD, U ItaPlfl street, KUnn. lllinata. S EARNED HIS LIBERTY. Vtottea of a Itaake Whsie Best Had Disturbed. The first law of animated nattire is •elf-preservation. The means employed to attain this end are varied and inter­ esting1. Some animals depend upon strength, some upon swiftness, some iipon coats of mail, others upon poison glands; but with many the main reli­ ance seems to be hypocrisy or simula­ tion. A correspondent of the Popular Science News gives an interesting ac­ count of th^ performance of a snake when it found itself suddenly in danger. "While searching tor snails I turned over an old log and disturbed a snake, called by our negroes a 'sprea^lm' ar­ row.' The tactics pursued/by this snake were curious. / "First he erected his headland neck, and flattened them out till they seemed no thicker than cardboard, thus increasing his apparent size, and he took care not to be seen edgewise. The shape of his head changed. It took a pronounced triangular form similar to the head of our most ven­ omous snakes. Then his tail, with the aid of a dry leaf, was proclaiming that It was the tail of a rattlesnake. "All this, coupled with an ominons hiss, was calculated to strike terror to the heart of his disturber, as for a mo­ ment it did. I regained my courage, however, and began to poke the ser­ pent gently with a stick, when finding* •blust er' of no avail, he sought safety in flight. "Repeated 'headings off showed him how futile were his efforts in that line, and he altered his tactics again. He turned on his back and remained mo­ tionless. I threw him up six feet from the ground, and so quickly did he turn over that he seemed to strike on his back. "Once on his back, nothing could in­ duce him to move. Tapping, prodding, twisting his tail--all were in vain. Then I suspended him from the limb of a tree, retreated a little and watched. At the end of two minutes the reptile moved. Slowly he turned on his spinal column as on an axis, surveyed the premises and, seeing nothing danger­ ous, dropped to the ground and was making off. "At my approach he 'died' again. After sundry other proddings, which failed to move him, I rewarded him for his cleverness by giving him the liber­ ty which he certainly had earned." A PECULIAR SUBSTANCE. Glycerine Hardly Affected by Eltbu Heat or Cold. One of the great advantages of glycer­ ine in its chemical employment is the fact that it neither freezes nor evapor­ ates under any ordinary temperature. No perceptible loss by evaporation has been detected at a temperature less than 200 degrees Fahrenheit, but if heated intensely it decomposes with a smell that few persons find themselves able to endure. It burns with a pale flame, similar to that from alcohol, if heated to abolit 300 degrees, and then Ignited. Its non-evaporative qualities make the compound of much use as a vehicle for holding pigments and col­ ors, as in stamping and typewriter rib­ bons, carbon papers, and the like. If the pure glycerine be exposed for a long time to a freezing temperature it crystallizes with the appearance of sugar candy, but these crystals being Once melted it is almost an impossibil­ ity to get them again into the con­ gealed state. If a little water be added to the glycerine no crystallization will take place, though under a sufficient de­ gree of cold the water will separate and form crystals, amid which the glycer­ ine will remain in its natural state of fluidity. If suddenly subjected to in­ tense cold, pure glycerine will form a gummy mass which cannot be entirely hardened or crystallized. Altogether it is quite a peculiar substance. r Blair and Lincoln. • . Austin Blair, the "war goverttbr^ Of Michigan, who died recently, once told a correspondent how his feelings to­ ward Lincoln underwent a change. Said he: "I was greatly opposed to his nomination, and it was a long time be­ fore he won my entire confidence. He was not only a strong, wise man, but he had the great faculty of knowing how to bide his time. I, as well as oth­ ers, believed a proclamation emanci­ pating the slaves should have been is­ sued months before it - was done. Fi­ nally, weary of urging and waiting, we called a convention to meet at Altoo- na. Pa. The very day we met the pres­ ident issued his emancipation procla­ mation, leaving us little else to do but send to him a delegation thanking him for what he had done. It was hard to get the start of him, and he seemed to know just when the opportune pe­ riod had arrived to perform a public ast." f " • ̂ ~ granted Wateiv : . ' , . During a comtinued dry spell in south Florida reptiles often are obliged to re­ sort to unique methods for obtaining fresh water. One need riot be sur­ prised while pumping water to bee lit­ tle brown frogs issue from the pump, and one man was rather startled while pumping to see a snake two feet long issue from the spout, and, upon strik­ ing the ground, quickly crawl under a house. The reptiles crawl into the pump to enjoy the water held up by the valves. It would be impossible for them to come up from below, as the well consists merely of a small pipe, driven deep into the ground, having a strainer over the bottom. Deep Waters. It is a remarkable fact that the deep­ est parts of the sea are in all eases very near the land. The deepest sounding known, 4,665 fathoms, or 27,930 feet, was obtained 110 miles from the Kurile islands; the next deepest, 4,561 fathoms, ; was found seventy miles north of Portd Rico. With a few exceptions like these the depth of the oceans, so far as now known, does not reach 4,000 fathoms, or four sea miles. The north Pacific has a mean depth of 3,500 fathoms, the south Pacific of 2,400, the Indian ocean of 2,000, and the Atlantic, by far the best investigated ocean, has a HIS BARGAIN. Bs Traded a Tok* of Oxen tut a Tula-- or Shakespeac*. A noted character on the border thirty-five years ago was old Jim Bridger, of Fort Bridger, Utah. This man, relates the Youth's Companion, on one occasion visited New York, and Baw Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream" performed. He had no clear idea as to who Shakespeare was, but he conceived the most extravagant ad­ miration for his genius. He returned to the fort, and resumed the selling of stock and supplies to travelers and emigrants. One day a- man came who had set his heart upon buying a particular yoke of oxen, with which, for some reason or other, Jim was determined not to part. The man sent a messenger one morn­ ing to make a final appeal for the de­ sired yoke, but Jim proved obdurate, remarking that "there wa'nt no use talkin" about it any more." "Well, he wants 'em," said the mes­ senger. "He's a-waitin' for 'em; he jest -sets there readin' a book called 'Shakespeare' and a-waitin' for them oxen." "What!" ejaculnted Jim, springing to his feet. "Here you, gimme my boots!" He ran to the corral as fast as his legs would carry him. "Stranger," he gasped, breathlessly, when he had reached the man, "jest gimme that book and take them oxen." *'Oh, no," said the man; "I just brought the book to read on the way, not to sell." "Stranger," returned Jim, firmly, "jest you take them oxen and gimme over that book." The man did so, after some demur­ ring, and Jim, who hired a reader to further his acquaintance with the ob­ ject of his admiration, was never heard to complain of his bargain, but rather boasted of it on many occasions. ̂ BIRDS COME BACK. EVEN WITH THE COMftiliY. of Instinct TrntKftal Southern Man. Mr. C. B. Smith, secretary of the Jacksonville board of trade, relates a wonderful story of a bird's instinct, which he vouches for. It is to the fol­ lowing effect: Some time in April last a Chicago woman who was visit­ ing him, she being Mrs. Smith's nieee, purchased two nonpareils. On the tenth of that month, as she was get­ ting ready to go home, by some means the cage door was opened and the fe­ male bird escaped. She did not desire to take one bird with her, and she left the male bird in the cage at Mr. Smith's, says the Savannah News. The other morning, as Mrs. Smith was in the room where the cage con­ taining the single bird was, another bird flew through the open window and began circling around the room and finally perched itself near the cage. Mrs. Smith looked at it attentively, and then said to her servant, who stood near by, that this was the bird that had flown off some months before. The servant was incredulous, but Mrs. Smith went up to the strange bird and held out her hand. With a little flut­ ter it settled on her finger. She opened the cage and the bird hopped in, seemingly pleased to get baok again. Its mate was at first rather shy of the stranger but within an hour the two were chatting awav in bird language at a groat rate. A CURIOUS PROVISION ^ One of Xstwrt Ways of Putietlsy Bar Own. "Nature has wonderful ways of guarding against the extinction of species," said a Wichita (Kan.) man to • St. Louis Globe-Democrat writer. "The manner in which the eggs and young of the prairie chicken and other ground-nesting birds are protect­ ed against their numerous enemies is specially curious. Their escape is at­ tributed by the majority of sportsmen to the alleged fact that in nesting birds the scent which is given out at other times is suppressed. In proof of this statement the fact is adduced that dogs, even those of the keenest powers of smell, will pass within a few feet, or even a less distance of a nesting pheas­ ant without showing the least sus­ picion that game is near, if only the bird is concealed from sight. This would seem to be pretty strong evi­ dence, but some naturalists refuse to be convinced. They reason that se­ cretions and exhalations are involun­ tary and therefore cannot be sup­ pressed by the will of an animal. Take whichever side you wilL To me it sAems likely that, as the exhalation is involuntary, its suppression during in­ cubation may be equally so, ana both may be accounted for on physiological grounds when the prying eyes oKjUW naturalists axe turned in that direc­ tion, „ ^ . THE BICYCL& A rfeW lTork to Which That chine Has Boon Fat. The bicycle is being put to many- strange uses in these days. It is no longer an instrument for _ pleasure alone. It is used, of course, every­ where as a cheap and rapid means of transportation, and has the advantage over the horse of not eating anything. That its use in war has been contem­ plated has been well understood, and that before long it will figure in the army is very likely. But it is doubtful if the inventor of the machine ever thought anybody would utilize a bicycle in the way that it is used up in Berkshire, Mass., where the boys can be seen at night, mounted on their "bikes," going after the cows. The only difficulty is, of course, to be able to ride slow enough, and with this sort of practice those youngsters ought to be able to win a slow bicycle race anywhere. ' . » -1 tissi a Hew Englausder Thai bed Ont an Old 8oore. The game of "bluff" in honest hands is seldom a winning one, yet an honest ; young man evened up a loss one day I last week through the first bit of "bluff" he had ever tried in his life. He hailed from New England and ; ignorant of New York railroads waa making a trip to Mamaroneck on the New York, New England and Hartford line. Promised by the conductor that he should be warned when nearing the station, -he realized nothing until 1m had reached Stamford, when the for­ getful official turned up to inform regretfully that he was a down "Hff beyond his destination. "And shall I have to pay my fcro back?" he inquired. "Don't exactly see hqtr you could get back any other way," was the re­ ply- With a sense of unjust treatment, the young man purchased a ticket and rode back in the next train. He made the same trip again two days later. This time he knew just where his station was but falling into a sound sleep he let himself be carried past it until by a strange coincidence he found himself again at Stamford. With an air of injured independence he boarded the next train back. "See here, conductor," addressing that functionary. "I've been carried through the stupidity of another of your blooming conductors twelve miles out of my way, and if you suppose I'm going to pay you for taking me back . again you're pretty far out. You may call for any fare you please ̂ I will Hot pay it. There's a lot more than that due me for my inconvenience." "All right, sir," answered the con­ ductor meekly, completely overawed by the apparent depth of resentment confronting him. "I'm even with that oompany, mur­ mured the provincial youth blandly, when he stepped off the train. y , An honest young man, wnO rata es­ caped a great peril by an act of hero­ ism, was much complimented for Ms bravery. One lady said: "1 wish I could have seen your feat." Where­ upon he blushed and stammered, and j finally pointing to his pedal extremi- i ties, said: "Well, there th» be* HAD TO HAVE HIS PIPE. ^ Us Bieh Chicago Contractor at Ml* ' Humble Guest. V In one of the fashionable quarters of Chicago, according to the Times, lives an Irishman who has made a fortune as a contractor. He has never forgotten the friends of his youth, especially one Casey, a boss mason, who still lives in the Goose Island district. Casey does not feel exactly at home in the big house, but out of regard for his old friend often spends an evening there with him. On a recent occasion of this sort, a heavy rain set in just as it came time for the visitor to take his leave. "Look here, Mike," said the contractor, as they reached the door, "there's no need of your goin' home in this flood. I have a spare room upstairs. Stay over night wid me." "All right, Tim,'* replied Casey; "Oi wilL The ould wom­ an won't worry." The contractor sum­ moned a servant and had Casey shown to the "spare room." Then\e returned to his den to look over the plans of ft new block he had on hand. The work kept him absorbed till nearly midnight, when he was startled by a sharp ring at the door-bell. Every one else had retired, and he answered the bell in person. When he opened the front- doer, there stood Casey, dripping wet, with a smile on his face. "How's this, Mike?" exclaimed the contractor; thought ye was to stay all night here.** "So I am, me boy," replied the «»»iihy Casey; "that's why I went home for me pipe." r/ GAME OF THE DEVIL. U Halls f*oas China and Used t» 9* Played In Europe. What is called the "Game of the Devil" dates back in China, where it la called Kouen-gen, to a very remote antiquity, and has been much played in France at different epochs of modem times, especially at the beginning of the present century. The "devil" is thrown Into the air by means of a string which the player keeps taut by the skillful use of two sticks, and upon which he is to catch it. "I remember having often seen this game in the hands of one of my friends," says a contributor to a French periodical. "According to him, the game was in great favor in Belgium in his boyhood, about fifteen years ago, especially at colleges, where the young men often got up genuine matches be­ tween two and even three players. The form of the devil varies a little from that of the 'Kouen-gen.' It is made of two tin cones connected by their apieces, and provided with apez^ tures for the production of a humming sound when the devil revolves very fast. A good strong player can easily throw it to a height of more than forty feet." Something less than a quarter of a cen­ tury ago this game was much played at Paris. The devil was made of two hollow boxwood balls. A CASE OF TRANSFUSiOHf •alt Recently Brought fen a* English Court. The legal possibilities of transfusions were brought out in a recent suit in an English court. A man, says the New York Ledger, who was very ill was treated by transfusion of blood as ft last resort. He recovered, and after ft time his gardner, from whose veins the vital fluid was taken, fell ilL Some one suggested that his contrflmtkm to his employer might have caused his illness, whereupon he brought suit* claiming sixty thousand franca' dam­ ages. After a good deal of legal in­ vestigation experts were appointed to examintf and report on the ease. This took so long that the man died before the report was finished. The widow, however, continued the suit, eve* though the post-mortem examination demonstrated that death waa esnssd by cancer of the stomach. The «osrt* decided in favor of the defendant, fls the ground that eves though the aas&lt vitality might have been impaired If the loss of blood, his vohintsiy for the benefit of another indlvldns! w* leased the recipient froa all tnMWhl liability that might be chimed en \> lV rtk A4 Ju < r .. , »*5 . • ,