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' , V. Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty anc| Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe.1 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1895, AWFUL CANNIBALISM COAL WAR PROBABLE. T" Prices Greatly Bedaced, Yet Dealers Are Holding Back For a Further Decrease. The refusal of the anthracite coal carrying roads in New York to accede to Reading's demand for 2.1 per centfof the total outpnt of anthracite coal has caused much ungiMfiessT in coal circles, and it is now thought that it will pre­ cipitate t» coal war, Which has been averted so far only on the belief that something would be offered by the coal presidents which would give relief to the coal companies. Although there has been meeting aft­ er meeting arranged lor the adjustment of difficulties, they have not been suc­ cessful, and the price of coal has been' greatly reduced, notwithstanding a few weeks ago it was officially stated that an advanea had been made in circular prices. These, however, havo not been . I f t i : , : " v There has been considerable talk among the individual operators in re­ gard to closing up their mines, one-or two of them having done so, and ** it were not for the cost Of keeping the mines clear of water and other neces­ sary fixed charges nearly all of them would follow suit It is hoped by a number of these operators that the price may be so greatly reduced that some­ thing will have to be done to keep not only the coal operators, but the railroad companies, from bankruptcy, and the Sooner the price gets so low that there will be a great loss to all concerned the sooner, it is thought, relief will be had. The retail coal operators are practical­ ly without orders, and it is said that to insure the sale of coal a number of them are giving to each purchaser of a toa either a shovel or a bucket of lime, but even with this there are very few or­ ders.--Philadelphia Press. THE NEXT CAMPAIGN* A Cabinet Minister Says It Will Be On® of Education. "During the next year," said a mem­ ber of Mr. Cleveland's cabinet recently, "we are going to witness a remarkable campaign in this country. It will be neither sectional nor political. Two economic ideas are to struggle for the mastery in the minds of the people It will be a campaign of the printing press. Millions upon millions of books and pamphlets bearing upon the silver question will be circulated. Moreover, clubs will be formed for and against the free coinage of silver in every state, ev­ ery county, almost every township and school district in the country. "In my opinion, it will be the most remarkable intellectual struggle ever seen in the world. It is simply that and nothing more. If any one imagines it to be an array of the debtor against the creditor xilass, he is very much mis­ taken. It is not a question of selfishness on the one side or the other. You can't stir up the American people in that way over a matter of dollars and cents. No; the great campaign must be regarded as an evidence of the wonderful intellec­ tual activity of our people, of their de­ sire to study these questions, of pride of opinion, when once formed, of the spirit of proselyting in a cause which chances to enlist one's interest. No other period could produce such agita­ tion on such a question."--Chicago Times-Herald. Begging letter Chains. The railways as well as the postal au­ thorities are interested in the frightful possibilities of the "10 cent chain" scheme of sending out begging letters, which has been worked to large propor­ tions in numerous cases. An Atlanta Constitution man figures in regard to a local undertaking of that kind that, "al­ lowing ten letters to the ounce, it would take 6,400,000 to load a car, and it would require 1,000 cars, carrying 20 tons each, 687,049,281 years and 307 days to deliver the mail if the system should run unbroken to the fiftieth series. The letters thus received would cover the in­ habitable portion of the globe to the height of five miles and have a balance one mile square and five miles high." A Traveled Cat. A Maltese Gat which has journeyed 10,000 miles under the chaperonage of the railway mail clerks arrived in Chi­ cago from New York recently. Around its neck was an express company's tag, on which was printed: : This is the railroad kitty. 1 She has C : traveled 10,000 miles. Feed well and keep ' "t ht.'T going around the world. : ---Life in the mail cars seems to agree well with kitty. She is fat and sleek She started for San Francisco on one of the fast mail trains.--Chicago Tribune. Conld Not Agree. In London the other day Mr. E. Mat­ thews, aged 72. and Miss Mary Bright, aged 86, were married. It was explain­ ed that the happy bridegroom had been courting the bride for upward of 25 years, but that- their marriage was de­ layed because they could not agree ou the question what religious persuasion the children should be brought- up in.--- Philadelphia Ledger. No Yellow Streak In This Hen. A Guilford hen recently began laying eggs, commencing with one a little smaller than a goose egg and ending with one the size of a robin's egg, and not one of the eggs contained a voik.-- Nothing Too Good For the Baby. How'd I get here? Well, I'll tell yew, Et hap­ pened this 'ere way: • There cam er bran new baby ter my house- hoi t'uther day-- • „ Er weenty-teenty crittur no bigger'n yure hat, Er little wrinkled sqaaller an er mass uv red an fat, , ' An I've luked at thet kid purty clu3, an reeUy I declare 'At I kain't see no buty, but my wife she sea et's there. , . . • ;i • ', She sez et's the purtieat babby w'atever she did - see, t .""j But Where the purty cums In at is er thing 'at puzels me. Well, sir, thct's neether hero nor there, but et's er shame, by gum, The way the fambly treets me sence thet same yung un cum. Afore et cum w'ea I'd git hum. I'd fin my . \ dinner -hot, ,, . With the cabbaj ah tho taters jea' a-steathin !from the pot, An the dinner table shinln an er set so nice an neat, An my slippers alters reddy jes' ter slip .'em . on my feet, An my folks all payin 'tention ter everything I'd say, But things is changed there sumrnat sence thet babby cum ter stay. W'en I cum hum in evenings now, my dinner ain't begun, An I hev ter wate in pashuns till they chews ter get et dun. There's no wun brings my slippers, an my bed ain't made no more. An I hev ter clean my own room an dust an sweep the flore. They're all 'tending ter the babby frum the morning ontil eve An lets the house go all ter wrack, an, hones', I b'leeve, The folks don't keer fer me no more like onct they useter did, An they ain't got eyes ter no wun 'cept thet little red Paced kid. Well, my pashuns broke completely, though I'm meek ez I kin be. An I wgrjtj off un got roaring drunk, an the p'leeceman 'rested me, But my bruther's cummin down here, an he'll git me out on bail. An I've 'bout made my min up 'at w'en I git outer jail 'At I'll jes' make er bee line an tell the folks ter ~hum 'At tho man w'at pays expenses must be con- ^ sidered sum. I-got nothin gin the kid at all, an I don't keer w'at they do, But I'll jos' let the fambly know et's pa's got sum rights too. --New Orleans Times-Democrat. FRIGHTFUL RITES OF THE FORT RU­ PERT INDIANS OF. VANCOUVER. J P R E D S A l J E i E McHENRY, ILL. Always on Sand with the Best. Beer. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY r . V A N 8 L Y K E EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. How Th&y Initiate New Members Into the Ghoulish Order of Corpse Devourers. Some of Their Peculiar Societies. Dr. Franz, Boas has just taken to Washington soino wooden masks, carv­ ings and other things of interest collect­ ed from the, so called Fort Rupert In­ dians, who dwell at the north end of the island of Vancouver. These are the most primitive savages on the northwest coast, and they still practice cannibal­ ism. Formerly they kept slaves, whom they would kill and eat. at 'their cere­ monials, but the whites have put a stop to that. So now they devour dead bodies instead. The latter are mumrniesi in fact, being inclosed in boxelr after death and placed high up in the branches of tall trees. That is the method of burial customary with the tribe. The corpses thus disposed of do not decay, but dry up. When one of them is needed for the purpose here referred to, it is taken from the tree and put in a spot where the sea water will flow over it. There it remains for some days, after which it is smoked, so it is said. Dr. Boas has secured a mask of the cannibal spirit, such as is worn at the ceremonies of the Society of Cannibals; in tho tribe. It looks like the head of a huge alligator cut out of wood, with a sort of wig of cedar bark to represent hair. A person who is to be initiated into tho society spends several months in the woods fasting and is much ema­ ciated when he reappears. After a mock chase he is captured by the other Indians and fetched to the village. Ho is supposed to be quite wild, and it is his privilege to bite a piece out of the arm or leg of anybody. - A festival is held, the ostensible purpose of which is to tame him. It is a very elaborate affair, lasting six weeks, and the climax is reached when the novice disappears and returns with a dead body in Jiis arms. This is immediately cut up and devoured by himself and his fellow can­ nibals. It is absolutely necessary that the corpse should be that of one of his own relatives. Not so many years ago this point in the performance would have been mark­ ed by the killing of a slave with a war- club, the body being immediately cut up and eaten. Tho ceremony concludes with the washing of tho new cannibal, which operation requires five horns, according to the ritual. When it is finished, he is supposed to be cured 'of his propensity for biting without provocation. But at any of the numerous tribal ceremonials, if anybody utters a wrong word in a song or misses the rhythm of the music, every member of the Society of Cannibals present is privileged to take a bite out of anybody else. Usually pieces of flesh about as big as a half dollar are bitten out. There is also a society of female cannibals, composed of wromen, but they do not bite. ^ The ceremonial season among the Fort Rupert Indians occurs in the winter. Thou for a time the entire social organ­ ization of the tribe undergoes a meta­ morphosis. The ordinary divisions of the people by^clans are ignored, and they arrange themselves according to the various societies to which they belong. There is the Ghost society, the Bear so­ ciety, the Society of the Witch Women, tho Society of Fools and many others. These societies are religious in char­ acter, being associated also with the tribal myths and traditions. The ances­ tors of tho present generation received from mythical beings certain supernat­ ural secrets, upon which the societies and the ceremonials are based. One of the societies is the War so­ ciety. A person undergoing initiation into it is suspended from the rafters of the ceremonial house by a rope passed through strips of the flesh of his back, which are cut for that purpose. Beneath him stand the members of the Society of Fools with sharp lances upraised. If he falls, he is impaled by the lances, and etiquette demands that he shall be eaten at once by the cannibals. It is more than suspected that these Indians do now and then kill an indi­ vidual and eat him secretly. --San Fran­ cisco Examiner. OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK. Two Doors North of Ferry & Owen's Stori, Does smoke from your cigar arise Like incense in the air? Or does it only cause a smudge • - And moke 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? IOe. 10c. BARBIAN BROS. MAKERS OF Choice Cigars. We can sell you one or a thousand--retail or wholesale. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in advance)..... v-• • •-- I t N o t P a i d w i t h i n T h r O e M o n t h s . . . ; 2 « 0 Subscriptions . received tor three o~ 8ix months in the same proportion. • NEW CASH The undersigned having leased the Pekovsky Block, ' One Door South of Post Office McHENRY, ILL., Has refitted the sams and put in a Full Line of Cheics Family groceries, Kerosene, Gasoline. Potatoes, Freeh Bread (Elgin), Tablets, Pencils, new Teas, new Coffees. Our Bakery Supplies, Received from the Rockford Bakery are abso­ lutely fresh every day. Bread, Buns, Bis­ cuit, Cookies, etc., always on hand, Canned Goods, and all kinds of Fruits in their season can be found at our store, wbidh will be offered to the buying public at the. Lowest Living Prices, for Cash. Our gaods are all fresh, new and clean, and wa hope by fair dealing and good •goods J to merit and receive a share of publi«ypatronage. C. B. IVIURPHY. McHenry, March 18, 1895. Black and cream, hundreds of pieces to select from at New York prices. BUSINESS CJAJRDS nnmn'O next visit.-- flUin 0 Friday. May 17, WOODSTOCK* IL., Watchmaker & Jeweler MCHENRY. ILLINOIS^ A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and\Jew-elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watohes. Give me a call. JOHN P. SMITH. FRANK L. SHEPARD, IOUNSELLORAT LAW. Suite 514--36 La i Salle St., Chicago. JOS. L. ABT. M. D. PHYSICIAN AKD SURGEON, McHenrv, 111, Office in Nichols Block, over Plaindealer Office. Telephone No. 4. STOLE THREE WIVES, Capella's Three Brothers Eloped With Hia Three Successive Brides. A remarkable experience has befallen Lewis 'iapella, a merchant of St. Au­ gustine, Fla. Three times he has been married, but his wives have been stolen from Him by his brothers. Sis years ago he made his first mat­ rimonial venture. Six months after the wedding he awoke one morning to find that Mrs. Capella had fled with his brother William. Lewis procured a di­ vorce and soon afterward married again. Several months ago Lewis tired of wife No. 2, or rather fell in love with a Miss Rolleston, and obtained a divorce. While the suit was pending he was making violent love to Miss Rolleston, and all arrangements were perfected for the wedding. On the days that Lewis did not call on Miss Rolleston hi^ broth­ er Emanuel did and with the lady's consent laid a counterplot. The consequence was that when Lew­ is was ready to wed Miss Rolleston he found she had eloped with EmanueL Mr. Capella bore his matrimonial misfortunes bravely, however, and be­ came reconciled to wife No. 2, whom he had divorced, and two months ago he remarried her. Apparently they were living happily until Mr. Capella's third brother, John, put in an appearance. Soon he noticed that Mrs. Capella and John seemed fond of each other, and the other morning he awoke to find •that tho couple had eloped, taking the baby, the only child, with them. Mr. Capella is disgusted with wives and brothers. Ho says he intends to ap­ ply to the legislature for permission to change his name. To crown Capella's misfc tunes, his residence, worth $5,000, w; i destroyed by fire a few nights since.--New York Recorder. ROSEDALE F L O R A L C O DISPENSARY O. H. FBGERS, M, D- IHTSIOIAN AND SURGEON, Ills. Office fit Residence. MCHENRY, ILL. C. T. ESKILS0N, Manager. All kinds of Cut Flowers, and Funeral De­ signs to *'e had at,J*]), .times at Reasonable Ratos, Carnations in bud and other potted plants for sale. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office at the ersldence of R. A, Howard, West MoHenry, 111. H A R N E S S CHEAP ? DR. A. E. AURINGER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office in Dr Ohilds building, West McHenry, 111. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at­ tended to, Wi, II awn DEALER IN Agricultural Machinery I McHENRY, ILL. I have at a great expense just purchased a new and improved WELL MACHINE, And am now prepared to put in wells on short notice and at reasonable rates. If you want a well call and see me, Also, the Best Line of Pumps to be found in the market, Buggies and Carriages AT YOUR OWN PRICE. Call and see us, WM. BACON. F. O.COLBYTD, D. S. DENTIST. Woodstock. 111. Special aten-tion paid to regulating children's teeth, Parties coming from a distance; will do well to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal block corner Main street and PublioSq are For the next 60 days 1 will sell you Single or Double Harness, Hand-Made, > At a Big Discount. My stock is complete, all made of the best material and warranted as repre­ sented. te^Also, a full line of Robes, Blankets, Whips^jptc., which will be sold cheaper than the same goods can be bought any- whei e. I>o not fail to call at once and get the benefit of these bargains. CUS CARLSON. McHenry, 111., March 5, 1894. C. P. BARNES, TTORNEY, Solicitor, and! Counselor, . Oollectlonsia specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. KNIGHT & BROWN, TTORNEYS AT LAW. U. S. Express OO.'B . Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. V, S. LUMLEY. i ^p^RNSY AT LAW, and Solicitor In V. Chancery, ' WOODSTOCK, ILL. Office in Park Honse. first floor, Ml cHENRY, ILLINOIS, Nnnda, 111, Over J. Evanson & Co.'s store. $ West McHenry. GEN. HOWARD'S ENTERPRISE Wholesale and Retail Agent for H. C. MEAD, Justice oj the Peace and General In­ surance Agent. Jncluding Accident and Life Insurance. OFFICE WITH B. GILBERT, NEAK DEPOT, WEST MCHENBY. III. The Famous General Interested In a Great Irrigation Scheme. ^ "General O. O. Howard and his broth­ er, C. H. Howard, have become inter­ ested in one of the largest and most promising irrigation enterprises ever undertaken in this country," says James W. Wilson, one of the publishers of Farm, Field and Fireside. "At the Victor narrows of the Mo­ have river, not far from San Bernardin^ Cal., is a natural reservoir of 100,005- acres. The land is practically level and surrounded by a wall of granite hills. Government rights have been already secured and a survey made. A dam 150 feet high will be built at the foot of this reservoir, wThere the Mohave, the largest river in southern California, flows through a narrow pass between high granite bluffs. f "Nothing could be more propitious than the location of this reservoir, and the land to be irrigated consists of 400,- 000 acres of the best government land in California The profit of the company will come, of course, wholly from the sale of water rights. The land can be had from the government by settlers for $1.25 ail acre as soon as it is under irri­ gation. " A Parisian Creation. A Parisian dressmaker has just made unique sleeves, " which represent stained glass windows, the different panels be­ ing exquisitely tinted in rich, subdued colors." This forecasts a decided im­ provement. When the lady gets into a theater, she can open some of her sleeve windows and allow the people behind her to see the play. --Chicago Record. Coal, Shorts, Middlings, No Charge for Testing the Eyes. PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. THE BEST MADE. In any quantity from a *Snitz Glass to 1C0 barrels. Orders by mail promptly attended to. The Minister From Portugal. Senor August Tliediem, the newly ap­ pointed minister from Portugal to the6 United States, is only about 40 years of age, and his wife is the daughter of the Portuguese minister, to Italy, Senor Tliediem is now at Rome, where he has for.some time filled the post of first sec­ retary of tho Portuguese legation, but is expected in Washington yi a few weeks. --Philadelphia Ledger. A True Philanthropist. The lines of Gilbert and Sullivan have come true. "A more humane mikado never did, in Japan, exist. To nobody second, I'm surely reckoned a true phi­ lanthropist. " How would it do .to give the opera at Peking at a benefit per­ formance for the emperor of China?-- Philadelphia Press. How Old Is Eate Field? Miss Kate Field writes in a sprightly and fearless way of things that happen- ed 30 or more years ago- Can it be--but iio 1 We refuse to believe tliat heirmem- - ory reaches back as far as that. --Chi­ cago Tribune. A Regular Bird. The Defender's sails will take nearly 13,000 square feet of duck. She'll be a regular bird.--New York Evening World. Will Soon See His Error, v There is said to be a man in Georgia who " knows it all." He has probably just ente^d politics. --Chicago Post No Easy BOM.. The mikado makes no pretensions Whatever to being an easy boss.--Wash­ ington Star. '* W. P. ST. €LAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Heal Estate and Insurance. KUNDA, III* Will be at O. T. Daniel's Drugstore, Algon quin, every Wednesday, and at the office of Dr. Aurfnger, West McHcnry, every Satur- day, commencing Feb. 23, 1895. Also at 4he office of Dr, Dawson. WAuconda, on MonrtayB and at the office of Dr. Bice. Richmond, every Friday. Office with Dr, Werden, Nunda, 111, ALSO. ALWAYS ON HAND Firte Kentucky Liquors* French* Bitters, choice Alesf Wines, Cigars, Etc. I buy none but the best and sell at reasonable prices. Call and see me and I will usr use you well. ANTOI«J^fi§pELN. McHenry, 111., 1894. ^ Bran, Oil Meal, Oats, Ground Feed. A. M. CHURCH, Watohmaker and Jeweler NO.Oni HuadredTwenty-Five State St Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to r«- pairingF (ne watches and Chronometer*. AST A Full Assortment of Qoods in his line Westerman & Son, HOUSE* SIGN AND CARRIAGE PAINTERS, MCHEHBY, ILLINOIS. We are prepared to do all work in our line on short notice and guarantee satisfaction. PAPER HANGING A SPECIALTY Prices reasonable and work promptly d0n°' WESTERMAN & SON. NEAR THE DEPOT. West Side Livery, FEED AND SALE STABLES. E. J. HANLY, Prop'r. . , WEST McHENRY, ILL. First class rigs, with or without drivers, furriishedlat reaspnable rates- Parties taken t" and from the Lakes in Easy Rigs, and prompt connection mart e \yith all trains. Our Rigs will be kept in'first class shape, and we shall spare no pains to please our cus tomers at all times,. Give us a call, E. J. HANLY, West McHenry, 111,, Aug. 15, 18!)A.' _ Keeps open for the accommodation of the Public a First-Class Get iny prices on quantities, from & bag-full toil car load, be- fore buying elsewhere. Saloon aad Restaurant viuary PortlancTFress. JOHN J. BCCH, restaurant WTiere he will at all times keep the beat brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. PABST'S Made Cupid Hustle. The "beantiful Smith girls," as Mrs.!' W. K. Vanderbilt and her sisters were) sailed, have made Cupid work overtima| to keep track of them.--Chicago Post. -- • •" i Five Cent Telegriniis. Five cent telegrams are to be tried in I [taly. The government is also trying to| bave the tariff with other*Europeanj countries reduced. ^ , BOARDING HOUSE, WEST McHENRY, ILL. At Wholesale and Retail Near the Iron Bridge, McHenry, Patent on Pandemonium, A device has been patented at Colum­ bus, Ind., by which, from any given point, all the steam whistles in the United States can be sounded simul­ taneously. The object is for sounding the whistles on correct time,--Chicago Tribune. . ' . ELECTRIC TELEPHONE Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- tvays on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. GOOD 8TABJLJNO FOR HOR8F& MTCaUandtaeeua. Robert Sohiossle. Sold outright, no rent, no royalty. Adapted to City, Tillage or Country. Heeded in every home, 6hop, store and office. Greatest conven­ ience and best seller on earth. f Affentfl malio from SO to §50 per day. One in a residence means a sale to all tho neighbors. Fine instruments, no toys, works anywhere, any distance. Complete, ready for use when shipped. Can be put up by any one, never out of order, np repairing last* a life time. Warranted, A money nutffsr. Writ# IW. P. Harrlion A to., Clerk 10. Columbia, a Board by ttie Day or Week at Reasonable rates, A NICE LINE OFIROW BOATS AT MY LANDING. Pure Wines, Liquors and Choice Cigars always on hand. * •* WFreetaLager Beer oonatantly ou draught, A Job For Us. There is a feeling that England's Ni-1: jaraguan occupation means a job for this. jountry.--Washington Star. '