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Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty arsd Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1895. SWORD OF STBEIGHT. A SAMPLE CASF. fteieaier. 1 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY - j r . V A N 8 L Y K E , - EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. F R E D V A T J E R , OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK. Two Doors North of Perry & Qwcn'sStori, ' TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in advance)....V..........$1-50 If Not Paid within Three Months..; . . . 2 00 • v Sttbserlptiono receivp" for three or gis months in the same proportion. RATES OF ADVERTiSING We tfnnsunce liberal rates for advertising n the PLAINDJSALBR , and endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be readily un itsrstood. Thay ar<? *e follewa: > 1 Inch one .y ear - V; - 6 00 2 Inches one year . • - 1000 8 Inches.ohe year - - - 16 00 Jf Oolujnnone year - • - •*§, • 30 00. X Column one year- - - - - 60 00 Column one year - - - - - 100 00 One ncti means the measurement of one iaoh down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they choose, wit no KZ.QXXV. tUi. It is our business method to sell all goods the sa.nic season they are bought and .not carry over any. Our August prices are an opportunity for you to buy good goods at almost any price. ; . V . iout extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion of local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line ach week. All others will be charged 10 cents per line the first week, and 6 cents per line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at~the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set In) the Urst issue, and 5 cents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inch advertisement willoost $1.00 for one week, f 1.50 for two weeks, $2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The P LAIKDKALBR will be liberal in giving elitorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. C FRANK L. SHEPARD, OUNSELLORAT LAW. Suite 514--30 La Salle St., Uhlcago. O. H. JTEGERS, M, D- PHYSIOIAN AND SURGEON, MoHenry Ilia. Office at Residence. JOS. L. ABT, H. D. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCULIST, Office in Nichols Block, over Plaii-deaier Office. McHenry Telephone No 4. OR. A. E. AURINGER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office in the Btroner building, one door west of A. P. Bier'e sture, West McHenry, 111. . Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, Alt professional ealls promptly at ­ tended to, O. B HOWE, M. D, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Cffi ie and Residence, Hotel Woodstock Office hours 1 to 2 P. M. daily, tails promptly at­ tended to Deserving poor treated tree o charge at office, including medicine Mjndiiy And t 'ridiy. F. C. COLBY, D. D. S. D ENTlST. Woodstock. 111. Special alen- tion paid to regulating children's teeth, » vies coming from a distance, will do well to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal block corner Main street and I'ubliu-Sq are O. P. BARNES, TTORNEY, Solicitor, andl Counselor, L Collections'^ specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. KNIGHT & BROWN, TTORNEYS AT LAW. U. 8. Express Co.'s L Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. JOHN P.- SMITH, Watchmaker <8t Jeweler MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Olooks, Watches ana Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watches. Give toe RCaI1" JOHN P- SMITH H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent Including Accident and Life Insurance. OFFICE WITH B. GILBERT, NEAR DEPOT, WEST MCHENRY, III. W. P. ST. CLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Leal Estate and Insurance. NUNDA, HI. A. M. CfcURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler No. 126 Mate Street, Chicago. Special attention given to repairing Fine Watches an i. Chronometers. A F'lll Assortment of Goods in his line Westerman & Son, MOUSE, SiCN AND CARRIAGE PAINTERS. MCHENRY, I LLINOIS. We are prepared to do ali work in our line on short notice and guarantee satisfaction PAPER HANGING A SPECIALTK Prices reasonable and work promptly done. WESTERMAN & 30N. Mcgenry, January 30, 189|. Waists $3,50 Clung silk waists plain and striped, 95c G0c calico waists, lauinlried collars and cuffs, 35c Waists, made of Pen alls:,' cambric, dimity, reduced to - - 75c, 8-9c and $1 Wrappers and tea" gowns, new and stylish, large sleeves, full skrt, well made, 59c, 75c, $1, 81,50 Making alone costs more. Wash Goods. Scotch Plisse, 12ic value, 6c Crepon, Sateen, Zephyr, Shanting, lot; value, 10c Duck suits, $1.75. Men's working shirts, - 30c Men's seanlless socks^ - 5c Bathing suits, - 10c to 25c 30-in. wool chailie, - 10c I) lick suiting, - - - 10c Bath towels, - 10, 15, 20c Wash Silk 37 in. wide, 5c value, 25c Very pretty lawns, 32 in. wide, - - - . 7c Pure silk waists, - - 15c Silk belts, 24 in. wide with Trilby 'silver plated buckle, - - - - 50c 26 n. umbrella, 5Qc, 69c Remnants of laces; at half price. DECLINE C. F. BOLEY, ProDrielor of McHenry Brewery, McHENRY, ILL. Always on E/tnd with the Best Beer. WD tfMTU'v! Wext v,sSt--- Utf, riiulll U Friday. Aug. 9th. WOODSTOCKi IL., DISPENSARY At tJie ITotel Wdoastpeli. D K, FRUTH, after y.eafs ivf experience has perfected the most infallible method of cur. tng Nervous det> Uty, dectvy of; "bodv- and mind, ae!1 -dintrust, poor memory, weak eyes, stunted development, lack of'memory, inf. poverished blood, low vitality, and all etlocts of abuses, excesses, improper life, etc., which renders marriage unhappy and life miserable. SPECIALTIES--Catarrh, Skin Diseases, Sores Pi nples. Scrofula, Btood Taint, Eczema, Can- cor, Piles, and Diseases of-Women We Guarantee to Forreij $500 for a case of SEXUAL DISEASE SKM' i ; Onre. Question list FREE, one personal intervie w solicited. Cousultation free5 DR. D. O. FRU rK, 3 7 I 6 L a k e A v e . » C h i c a g o * NEW CASH IN PRICES ON ALL KINDS OF Our heavy purchases of fall and winter goods compel us to make ample room for their arrival. DRESS GOODS, SUITINGS, EMBROIDERIES, LACES, UNDERWEAR, FURNISHINGS, HOSIERY, The undersigned having leased the Pekovsky Block, One Door South of Post Office Mc 11 EN 11Y, ILL., Has refitted the same and put in a Full Line of Choics Family Groceries, Kerosene, Gasoline, Potatoes, Fresh Bread (Elgin), Tablets, Pencils, new Teas, new Coffees. Our Bakery Supplies, Received from the Rock ford Bakery are ahso- Intel. fresh every day. Bread, "Buns, Bis­ cuit, Cookies, etc., always on hand. Canned Goods, and nil kinds of Fruits in their season can be found at our store, which will be offered to the buying public at the Lowest Living Prices, for Cash. Our goods are all fresh, new and clean, and we hope by fair dealing and good goods to merit and receive, a share of public patronage. C. B. MURPHY. McHenry, March 18,18§5. HATS, ETC. All must go if at less than cost. Clothing, Gapes, Jackets, FINE FOOTWEAR, Are marked for sacrifice. Rare Bargains in Remnants of all kinds. Special drives in fine Wall Paper,. Window Shades, Lace Cur­ tains, Carpets and Oil Cloths, before inventory. New stock of Beloit Shirts, Pants, Overalls and Jackets, New and original styles in the famous C. II. Fargo & Co.'s custom Shoes just received. Pure Groceries, best of Flour. Watch our new fall goods, to arrive soon. SIMON STOF PEL. Does smoke from your cigar arise Like incense in the air? Or does it only cause a smnte And make your neighbor §wear ? Why will you stick to cabbage leaves And drive your friends afar, When you can purchase for a dime "Our Monogram" cigar ? 10c IOc. BARBIAN BROS. MAKERS OF Choice C igars . We can sell you one or a thousand--retail or wholesale. PROTECT YOUR HOUSE! UV BCVINO. ONE OF THOSE Handsome Fly Nets Now on exhibition at our shop. We also have a full line of Dusters, Whips, etc., to which we invite your at­ tention, and wiir guarantee to please you in QUALITY, STYLE AND HRICE. JOHN J. BUCH, -- ANB BOARDING HOUSE, Near the Iron Bridge, McHenry, Board by the Day or Week at Reasonable rates, A Nice LINK OF,Row BOATS AT MY LANDING. P use Wines, Liquors and Choice Cigars always on hand. WFreBltLager Beer constantly on draught « 4baf, UlAMTrn 8Or 10 men to solicit orders W AW * tii for Hardy Nursery Stock Fruit and Ornamentals ; also new and valu able varieties Seed Potatoes. Permanent positions; g'od salary, ranginsr from $75 to $125 par monttii Apply quick with reterenoes, 1_ L L. MAY « CO., St Paul. Mini Nurserymen, Florists and Seedmen. Our thus far reliable and carefully handled Insurance BUSINESS Will be kept up in future. Will visit the city every Thursday and will fill all special orders of a reasonable nature. SIMON STOFFEL. A fine stock of SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS Which will be sold cheaper than the same goods can be bought elsewhere and war­ ranted as represented. •REPAIRING Promptly -Attended to. Do not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. CUS CARLSON. McHenry, 111., June 18, 1895. JJ THINK OF THE MONEY MADE from t » inventions--novelties, or siirple useful labor-saving devices, If v< u have ma ie a la discovery, or worfced out a mechanical problem We'll-give reliable advice as to pater lability. The " Inventive Age, " illustrated magazine, 6th year, in interest of inventors, guarantees work of its ' Patent Department," and illustrates and describes useful inventions free, Complete, valid, strdng and comprehensive patent ; best terms; advice free. Address THE INVENT­ IVE AGE , Washington. DO. v Agents. $75 a week. K*ciu*ive territory. Th« llapiri Dish Washer. Wishes allthe dishes for a family in one minute. Wa«he«, rinses anil dries, them wiihont wetting the hands. You push the button, the machine doea the rest. Bri&ht, polished dishes, and cheerful wives, No scalded v fingers,uosoiledhandsor clothing. fS o brokeu diahei, no mufls. Cheap, durable, warranted. Circular* free. Ti P. HABKI80S it CO , Clerk Ha. 12, Columbtu, O. t f r m m k % "^•RFIPID STATE OF ILLINOIS, MCHENRY COUNTY , Circuit Court of McHenry County, Septem­ ber term, A, D. 1895. Adelbert S. Vfright, vs. Chas, E Irwin and Frank C Irwin as executors and trustees under will of Major F. Irwin, deceasod, Jibn Gordon, Carrie Irwin Gordo , John Dow ling Gordon and Irwin Leslie Gordon in chancery, Affidavit of the non :residence of Catrie Irwin Gordon. John Dowling Gordon and Irwin Leslie Gordon, ot,the defendants above name'1 , having been filed in the office of the Clerk of said Circuit Court of McHenry county, notiee is hereby "given to the ^aid I non-resi 'en r . defeodents that the coinp.l.ainanc !ile\ his bill of compUint in said court, on the ' Chancery side thereof on the 27t,h day of .itily A. D. IS95, and that a hiimmons thereupon issued out of said court* against said defend- ants, returnable on thi 23d day of 8ep'em' er A. D. 1S95, 'as is by law required. Now there­ fore, un less you the said Carrie Irwin Gordon. John Dowling Gordofi and Irwin Leslie Gor­ don, shall personalty be and appear before the said Circuit Court of McHenry county on the first day o* the next term thereof, to be hold- en a« the Court house, ir. tee city of Wood­ stock, in ta'd c-°u ty, on the 231 day of Sep­ tember, A. D. 1895, and p'ead answer or demur to-the eaid complainant's bill of complaint, the same and the matters and things therein .cliarge ' and stated will be taken as confeisad aud a decree eniero'i agninst you according to the prayer of said bill. In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said C^urt. at my office in Waodstock this 27th day- of July A. D, 1895, W. P. MORSE, Clerk. V. A. Wright. ) 7 - [•Complainant's Solicitors. Jas. Casey, ) July.27th, A. D 1895. 4 w6 , If you wish to it, seud us your ^vTiil receive our Catalogue free of SECURITY -- ROD BliRUNGTON/S know all about address and you Price List and LIGHTNING s$a.T. W O O D S T O C K . Horse sale next Week Wednestiay, McHenry county Fair Aug. 27-30. The August session of the county court opened m this city Monday. » The teachers' institute opened in this city Monday with a good attendance. A good many of our people went to Crystal Lake Sunday to attend the catiip meeting. The road race, under the auspices of the Woodttock Bicycle..Glub, will occur Monday, Aug. 42. Our city was quite musical last Thurs­ day evening--the band boys in the park, a fakir concert troupe at the northeast corner of The park, and a hand organ on the south aide. •/•;'. • . •: • The otiieers of the county base ball league met in this city Friday afternoon, and set the price of admission for ; the league gahies a,t 15 centq for gentlemen and 10 con^s for jttdies. Mrs. G. Torbyorexisod and two; chilr dren, of Chicago, are guests of the family of H. A. Stone for a few weeks. . 5 - G. L, Mullen, C. L. Qninlan and C. K. Hendricks went to Glenwood Springs, Lake Geneva, last Sunday on their bicycles. Dr. W. B. Carolus, wife and daughter, and Mrs. Alice Scott and daughter, of Sterling, were the guests of Dr 1. B. Car­ olus last Saturday and Sunday. John Reiclielt, of Chicago, spent Sun­ day with his family at the Whitson residence. --' The Prohibition camp meeting at Crystal Lake closed Sunday. N U N D A . liowe's.circus exhibited here Monday. Attorney Maxwell was down from the Hub on his wheel last week. 1). B. Warner is assisting H. O. Mason in his wagon shop. Four weeks from last Monday school will open. R. Thompson & Co. has a wagon on the road selling goods. J. II. Johnson, of Woodstock, was seen on our streets last week Tuesday. Camp Meeting at Crystal Lake closed Sunday. c 0. C. Colby and two sons are making an extended tour through Colorado and the West. • 1. C. St. Clair and wife, of Woodstock, visited with W. P. St. Clair's family OD Saturday. ' The electric light plant is under way and in a few weeks Nunda will be beau­ tifully illuminated. Gordon Beckley, son of Capt. Beckley., of this city, and sister, Clara, left hen Monday night for a visit through Yellowstone Park. W. P. St. ('lair has some choice prop­ erty for sale. Farm and village prop­ erty. Wm. Bill, of Crystal Lake, has pur­ chased the Quigley property, and will move his store from Crystal Lake and oppn a grocery and meat market. The Shakespeare Club gave a social ai the residence of VV. P. St. Clair Monday evening. A large party of young ladies and gentlemen were present and a very pleasant time was had. The evening was beautiful and the display of Chinese lanterns added much to the beauty of the grounds. THE BEAUTIFUL ROCKIES They Contain the Grandest Scenery and the Richest Gold Mines in the World. Do You Want Wovlr ? A steady paying job V V Ui IV- . with largest house in the west; 20 :years establiehed. With our fa­ cilities we can make a good salesman in two weeks from raw material. Nursory stock that ia warranted to grow. 25 be»t 0varietiea »oed potatoew in the world, etc. If you want L L. MAY & CO. St. Paul, Minn Nurserymen, gloriats and Seedsmen. (Tbls bouse is.responeible) For unknown wealth in fabulously rich mines of gold aud silver and sparkling precious gem stones, not to mention the lovely scenery, our own Rocky Moun­ tains excel any region on earth. The Illustrated Weekly, of Denver, Colorado, (founded 1890) illustrates the choicest scenery each week and tell ail about the wonderful west. Alsoj true stories of love and adventure. This big family paper, containing eight large pages, fifty-six columns, will be sent on trial three months (thirteen weeksJFor only ten two cent stamps; club of six for a dollar bill. Handsome gold rings set with beautiful Ropkv mountain gems are given free as p^Mrams. Address as above and men- i?ioi|the PDAINDKALKU when you write. ^ Excursion to Milwaukee. On Saturday; August 4, 1895, Division 293, Order of Railway Conductors, will run an excursion to Milwaukee and re­ turn, via the Northwestern Line. Special train will be run and excursion tickets will be sold at .very low rates for the round trip. For d-etailed information apply to agent's Chicago <!c Northwest­ ern R'y. Silver Debate at Madison, Wis. x On account of the Silver Debate be­ tween Messrs, Ilorr and Bryant, at the the Monona Lake Assembly, the North­ western Line will, on August 2d, sell ex­ cursion tickets to Madison and return at rate of one fare .for round trip; tickets good for return passage until August 4th inclusive. For tickets and full infofbia- tion apply to agents Chicago & North­ western R'y. ______ • . ° ' Half Kate s to Colorado. On Augustll and 12 the North western Line wilTsell excursion tickets to Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou and Pueblo and return at half rates--one fare for round trip, tiekets good for return pas­ sage leaving Colorado'points August 20 to 25, witJi privilege of further extension until September 1. For tickets and full information apply to agents C. & N. W. R'y. 4w2 Half Kates to Boston. On account of the Triennial Conclave, Knights Templar-j at Boston, the North­ western Line will, from Aug- 19 to 24 sell excursion tickets to Boston and re turn at half rates--one fare for the round trip: tickets good for Return pas- sage until Oct. 6. For tickets tiud full information apply to agents Chicago & Northwestern R'y. 4w3 Loans Negotiated. Do you want money ? I can get it for you, Have you real estate to sell or rent? Do you want to buy or Tent? I can help you. Terms reasonable. 2yl H. C. MEAD, West McHenry. • / Paper your rooms elegantly with high grade paper at low prices, to be hud at S. Stottel's. FOR RENT AT PISTAKA BAY. Furnished Cottages, with Boats, &c., v the month or for the season. Terms asonablc. Inquire1 at the Bank of McHenry. An Innocent Man Convicted^ on Circum­ stantial Evidence. "Did I ever know of- an innocent man being convi&ted on circumstantial evi­ dence?" repeated a Detroit lawyer who was smoking a cigar in a hotel tlie other evening. "Yes, I know of a case.) In fact, I was the prisoner's attorney. It happened in Missouri about 20 years ago, and was, one of niy first caseis. "It was this way," continued the -lawyer as he got comfortably settled down. "A farmer bad a horse stolen, and th.6 aramal was .followed for ten miles aud *3itud under a shed in the suburbs .of th,e town where I lived. At the same time they found a' man iu hid ing. He refused to give any account of himself, and when charged with- being the horse thief he did not deny it. It was not until bo was put on trial in the higher court that I was retained. He stoutly declared his innocence and had1 several men on hand to prove his good character, but he wouldn't; account for his whereabouts on the night the horse was stolen. I not only felt sure of bis guilt, but.had no show to make for him and wasn't disappointed when ho was convicted offhand. As to the 'circum­ stantial' part,,they proved that he knew the horse ami had said he felt tempted to steal it; also that ho was seen that evening within a mile of the farmer's barn. Horse hairs were found on his trousers legs, and he was in hiding near the horse. Everything pointed tc his guilt, aud the jury made quick work of him." "And wasn't he guilty?" asked one of the group. "Not a bit of it. After he had been sentenced for three years his wife came to me and wanted me to advise him tc toll the truth. She knew it all the time. Ho was out that night with two other men to rob a^stoi'e, and they got away with a wagon^tead of goods. He was set to watch, aud whilo thus serving was run into the shed by the men in pursuit of the horse thief.. The latter got away and the other was captured. To give his gang time to get away he let himself be taken to jail and was ultimately tried, convicted and sentenced. Ho had no more to do with the horse than I had. " "And what did you advise?" " His best interest, of course. He'd got three years for stealing a horse, but it he owned up to the storo robbery he'd get from 10 to 15. I told him to shut up, and the advice was so good that I got $5Qifor it. Yes, circumstantial evi­ dence sometimes convicts au innocent man, and if you are ever on a jury it will be well to remember this fact."-- Detroit ifree Press. f "MAN OVERBOARD!" A Lively Little Joke, but It Cost Him His Baggage. "Steamship passengers frequently r<^ sort to practical jokes to relieve the mo­ notony of voyages, " said a retiz-ed sea captain yesterday, "and while the pfanks, as a rule, are perfectly harmless they sometimes have a boomerang effect. Three years ago we were crossing the Atlantic, and both the owners and my­ self wore exceedingly anxious to make a speedy trip, as a rival liner had the week before lowered the record held by our company. On the third day out just about dusk the cry of 'Man overboard!' rang through the ship, and a hurried in­ vestigation elicited the information that several of the passengers had heard a splash, followed by piteous appeals of 'Helpr help! Save me!' The engines were stopped, and the steamer put about, a close watcli being kept meanwhile for the drowning man. A half hour was spent in cruising about without results, and we started on our journey under the belief that the poor fellow had gone to the bottom. The inquiry that followed proved puzzling. No one was missing, and we came to the conclusion that a stowaway had committed suicide. "The next day, however, an explana­ tion came. We had a ventriloquist aboard in the person of a very smart young man, who was too tickled over the success of his joke to keep the secret. "Then the laugh was on him. As he had caused a serious, delay and much annoyance I notified him that I had made an official entry of the circum­ stance on my log and the loss of time, and that on approaching shore I would detain him uutil a sufficient guarantee had been put up that ho would answer in court to reply to a demand for finan­ cial restitution. I talked of $50,000 be­ ing about the penalty under the govern­ ment mail contract, and it is needless to say he spent the balance of the voyage on tenter hooks. He disappeared before we docked, leaving his baggage be­ hind. "--San Francisco Post. jhv Re Not Complimentary to English JVVomen. Alplionse Daudet was not exactly complimentary in his references to Eng­ lish women, of whom he met many in his recent trip to perfidious Albion. "Not only is the English woman not handsome in features," he says,'"but there is nothing seductive in her phys­ ical form, and, moreover, she is an ut- ter stranger to elegance and good taste. The English woman whom £on encoun­ ter in Paris, with her flattened down haijr and huge feet, differs in no single particular from tire English lady of rank whom you meet in salons, on the turf and at the play. It gave me a real thrill of pleasure on reaching Paris to behold our pretty Parisiennes. with their fascinating toilets."--New Y'ork Tribune. - i ° Labonchere as a Radical. The difference between me and some other Radicals is that I am practical, and they are not, while between me and certain others the difference, is that I say openly what I think, and that-ihey, Irke the monkeys, keep their thoughts to "themselves or have one series of ut­ terances for public and another for pri­ vate consumption.--London Truth. • i i-----:»• •• Francia did not begin painting until nearly GO years of age and in ten years : executed a long series. of admirable : works, HEROIC INCIDENT OF THE WAR RE­ CALLED BY A RECENT DEATH. The Famons Federal Colonel StreightV Saber Surrendered to General Forrest and by Him Presented "to General Jo!m C. Breckinridge--Its Subsequent History. ' The death of Major Charles L. Mar­ tin occurred at Hvmtsville, Ala., only a few days ago in the old family mansion. On the wall inside that house tliere '-t hangs a relic of the war that tells an eloquent story of the past and speaks of the gallantry of the dead. It is "the sword of Streight. '• - ' , A veteran of. the Army of Tennessee, reading:of the deatUiof Major Martin, - tells this story of his career arid* ol: the T "sword of Streight." ; ;> • • " In the eatly days of 1861, when the pride and chivalry of the south 'rushed to arms, young Martin was among the first to gird on his armor and march with the ever memorable Fourth Ala­ bama regiment, under command of its '. colonel, Egbert Jones, to the seat of war in Virginia. " % (}£, "After the first battle of Manassas he was stricken with typhoid. fever and sent home upon a sick furlough. "After the fall of Forts Henry and Donelsou the Confederate armies on duty in Kentucky and Tennessee fell back on the lino of the Memphis and Charleston railroad, preparatory to making a stand at Corijitli. The division which .was commanded by General John C. Breck­ inridge passed south to Huntsville, Ala., where he made a temporary sojourn of Several days'duration. -'-..ip "By invitation, the general made the residence of young Martin's father his headquarters, and it was during this visit he became acquainted with the boy soldier and formed an attachment for him which ripened into a warm friend­ ship. The general insisted upon young Martin attaching himself to his- personal staff. His first staff duty was on the „ field of Sliiloh, and subsequently he was in each and every one of those fierce en­ gagements in which that renowned son of Kentucky participated. "I remember with perfect clearness hearing General Breckinridge remark, on the night after the terrible carnage' of Friday evening at Murfreesboro, in speaking of incidents of the engagement: " 'The young man standing yonder is the most fearless...man- l ever saw,' and he pointed to young Martin. "When the Federal Colonel Streight made his memorable and disastrous raid into northwest Georgia and met the fa­ mous Confederate General Bedford For­ rest, who at that time had with him only a handful of wornout men and exhaust­ ed horses, he was outgeneraled, and by a well planned and executed ruse de guerre made to surrender his immense army to Forrest. This was one of the most brilliant exploits that took place during the entire war, and it made the name of Forrest doubly famous. "On the occasion of the surrender* Colonel Streight presented to General Forrest his magnificent cavalry saber, which Forrest afterward presented to General Breckinridge. This sword was worn by General Breckinridge from the time when it was presented by Forrest during the entire campaign toward At­ lanta until ho was relieved of duty as corps commander and called to Rich­ mond to assume the portfolio of war. "When the time came for his depar­ ture, he summoned his staff around him, and after a few pleasant words of cheer­ ful advice he bade them an affectionate farewell. Turning to young Martin, he said: 'Charles, my son, I place this sword in your keeping. I know you will never dishonor it.' With this he clasped the belt around the young soldier's waist. That sword was the one which Streight surrendered to Forrest, that Forrest presented to Breckinridge, and . that Breckinridge intrusted to the. man who he felt assured would never dis­ honor it. "Transferred to the staff of General (now Senator) W. B. Bate, young Mar­ tin flashed that bright blade on more than ono bloody field before he was shot; through the knee joint in front of Jones- boro. "The scene was now closing, the Con­ federacy, outnumbered and exhausted, was uearing an end, and that was the last field on which 'the sword of Streight' was ever dravm. The gallant boy to whom his chief had intrusted it had been carried to a field hospital, and after the war was over ho was carried to his home at Huntsville, a cripple up­ on crutches, bnt he still Mad with him the'sword of Streight.' Ho had been true to the charge of his chief--he had never dishonored it. "--Louisville Cou­ rier-JournaL \ Courtship by a Box of Strawberries. A fruitgrower at Milton employed several young women last year to pack strawberries. Merely for a joke some of them slipped in a number of boxes short, neatly penned notes, and one was found by a Spokane musician. He'was the leader of the Auditorium orchestra. A Dorrespondence ensued, followed by an accidental meeting, and now the girl has jilted another lover to become engaged to the purchaser of her bba ̂ of strawberries.--Seattle Post-Intelli­ gencer. " , Chance For Worrm??. . In testifying before a New York in­ vestigating committee the other day a' woman said that she made trousers for small boys at 7 dents a dozen and could make three and a half dozen per day by working from 6 in the morning until midnight. It is very 'evident that.the great work of emancipation has not yet been completed.--Detroit Free Press. We'd Be Glad to Se« Him, " * Another $50, 000,000 is to be added to the Japanese" hyleiaitity fund in return, for abandoning its claim, to Inau-Toug> If this fund keeps on swelling,,, the kado will hafe'enough money to.spend tf few months at Newport or one df oar summer resorts.--Xork Worfdj