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V r.. . T, - - ' . ' " Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." VOL.21. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1896. • '-- NO. 29 . ' PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY - J . V A N 8 L Y K E , - EDITOK AND PROPRIETOR. < OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK. Two Doors North of Perry & Owen's Stor*t TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: , One year (in advance)..........$1 50 If Sot .p.aid within' Three Months--...... 2 00 Subscriptions received for three or flix months in the same proportion- RATES OF ADVERTISING*. W.e announce liberal rates for advertising in the PI.AINDBALEK, and endeavor to state them' so plaiiily that they will be readily un deratood. They are as follows: 1 Inch one year - - 5 Oo 2 Inches one year - - - 10 Oo 8 Inches one year - - - IS Oo % Column one year - . - - - 30 Go J t f C o l u m n o n e y e a r - . . . . 6 0 0 o Column one year - - - - 100 Oo One ncn means the measurement of one Inch down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of ohanging as often as they choose, without 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 each wpek. All others will be charged 10 cents per line the first week, and 5 cents per line for eaoh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is sot in) the first iSBup, and 5 oents per lino for subsequent issues. Thus, an inoh advertisement will oost $1.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, $2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAIXDBALBH will be liberal in giving editorial notioes, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the uee of its columns for peouniary gain. BUSINESS UAKDS. FRANK L. SHEPARDi COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 514--30 La Salle 8t;, Chicago.' O. H. FEGER8, M, D- PHYSIOIAN AND SURGEON, MoHenry Ills. Office at Residence. JOS, L. ABT, M. D, OHY3IC1AN, SURGEON AND OOULISTr L Office in Nichols Block, over Plaindealer Office. MoHenry Telephone No 4. DR. A. E AURINGER, PHYSICIAN ANDSURGEON. Office in the Stroner building, one door weet of A. P. Bier's store, West McHenry, 111. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional calls promptly at­ tended to, O B HOWE, M. D, PHYSICIAN ANDSURGEON. Office and Residence, Hotel Woodstock. Office hours 1 to 2 p. M. daily, (jails promptly at­ tended to. Deserving poor treated tree ot charge at office, including medicinc Monday and Friday. F. C. COLBY, D, D. 8. DENTIST, Woodstock, 111. Special aten-tion paid to regula.ting children's teeth, Parties coming from a distance; will do well to give timely nbtice by mail. Office, Kendal block corner Main street and PublioSq are C. P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, Solicitor, andi Counselor, •lollectlonsia specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. KNIGHT BROWN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. U. S. Express co.-s Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. JOHfli P. SMITH, Watchmaker & J eweler MCHENRY . ILLINOIS . A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watohes. Give me a call. „ JOHN P- SMITH. H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent Including Accident and Life Insurance. OFFICE WITH B. GILBERT, NEAK DEPOT, W. P. ST. CLABR, Justice\of the Peace\and{Notary Public Real Estate and Insurance. UNDA,III< A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler No. 126 State Street, Chicago. 8pecial attention given to repairing Fine Watehes an i Chronometers. *s®" A Full Assortment of Goods in his line. JOEL H. JOHNSON, WOODSTOCK, ILL. Special Agent for the Northwestern Mutual Lite Insurance Co. Uyl Of Milwaukee, Wis. Westerman & Son, HOUSE, SIGN AND CARRIAGE PAINTERS. MCHEWKT ILLINOIS. Wo are prepared to do all work in our line on short notice and guarsntee satisfaction PAPER HANGING A SPKOIALTK . Prices reasonable and work promptly done. WESTERMAN & SON. MoHenry. January.30, 1894. t F JOHN J. BUCH, BOARDING HOUSE Near the Ir:pn Bridge, McHenry, ' Board by the Day or Week at Reasonable rates, A NTOB LINE OF.ROW BOATS AT MY LANDING, Pt»re Wines, Liquors and Choice Cigars always on hand. W/rw'iLijar Jur a initially on draught a a 2? 0 • sz h- O) CD cn o :z: 3 o 05 W 0 s. CL> 03 J* CD a) -C w 0 DQ 0 sz v Jo _.J • _ B ^ s -t !"8|§ 9 M 2 a *• z-»-» _ ® Q ® <3> CD • © o i $ g sz JO r ' n • g" si F? « ? I I 6 F « I S | II HSli f 3 •3 P 5'® C c* © 3 H ®: 2) O er. HI et Call on us for Estimates, W. A. CRISTY and W. N00NAN, AGENTS FOR MoHENRY COUNTY. C. F0 BOLEY, Prourielor of McHenry Brewery, McHENRY, ILL. Always on Band with the Brist Beer, A.C.SPURLING Veterinary Surgeon, --McHenry,--Makes a specialty CASTRATION. &3~ Office at Hanly's Livery Stable. West McHenry, 111. West Side Livery, FEED AND SALE STABLES E* J. HANLY, Prop'r. WEST McHENRY, ILL. First class rigs, with or without drivers, furnished at reasonable rates- Pangea taKen t^ and from the Lakes in Easy lags, ahd prompt connection made with all trains. Our Rigs will be k'eps in first class sTiape, and we shall spare no pains to plea"se our cusjl tomers at all times, Giveusacafl, E J. HANLY, West McHenry, 111,, Aug. 16, 1S)4. DR. FEUTH'S Next Visit, Friday. Jan. 84. WOODSTOCK* IL.o DISPENSARY At the Hotel Woodstoek. DR. FRUTH, after years of experience has perfected the most infallible method of-enr^ -m^rNin'YouTrTreTjiTTty, decay of body and mind, sel'-distruat, poor memory, weak eyes, stunted development, lack of memory, im­ poverished blooto, low vitality, and all eflcots of abuses, excesses. Improper life, etc., which renders marriage unhappy and life miserable. SPECIALTIES--Catarrh. Skin Disoases, Sores Pi nnies, Scrofula, Btood Taint,Eczema, Can- i'«5r, Piles, and Diseases of Women We Guarantee to Forfeli 8S500for a case of SEXUAL DISEASE Jure, Question list FREE, One personal interview solicited. Cousultation free DR. D. O. FRU 1*H, 37 I 3 Lake Ave t Chicago*. Agents Wanted AgMt5'^JK chance money. nr Y&JET FfcAV Political Revolution of Ui IriC. UHl . >,42. Crif is of'ff3 and'94 Battles for bread, COXKTISM. Strikes, the nempioyed. GKBAT LABOR ISSUES of the r jesent and the fflture Tariff Legiilation. he SHver Questions. What Protection does tor the Amefic&a Workmen. What Free Trade does for film. A bo >k for the hour- Everybody wants it, Price only #1 50. Sells at sight. Moot liberal terms to agents. Send for circulars or send 20 cents for agent's out flt at onee. P. W. ZIEGLEK & Co., 623 Market Streot, t, Louis, Mo. Agents W anted! In every town in McHenry County, and the ^Northern part of Illinois, to BO. licit Life Insurance for the NORTHWESTERN - MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF MILWAUKEE, WIS. The Company has $75,000.000 assets and fl5,000,000 surplus; is 38 years old and pays larger dividends than any other life company ]n this countryi For information apply to J. H. JOBNSON, Special Agent. Woodstock, 111 OrV. P. DEIL, District Agent, Rockford, 111. lime NOTICE. All you men and boys that want to SAFE from $2 lo $5 01 Pauls OR SUITS. Don't Miss this Chance On any kind of ^oods sold in my store, at Chicago's lowest prices, E. LAWLUS. Opposite Riverside Hotel, McHenry. Unitefl States far Clara Apcy OF WM. II- COWLIN, Woodstock - - Illinois Prosecutesall classBs and kinds of claims against the'United States for ox-Soldiers, th^ir Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. All oom nunications promptly answered If Po^a|;e Stamps are enoioeed for reply. WM, H. COWLIN Office at Besidesee, Mtdlcon St. Wo< d FOR $1.75« Beautiful Half Tone Engrav cravings -2x3 inches, for $1,75, l'ou v.an print hundreds nof thousands on any printing press. Sena photo ftod $1.75 and receive the cut, .Sample free, ^ddreas JEFFERSON JACKSON-,- 415 Dearborn treet, Chicoga ' Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Pair Highest Medal and Diploma. PERRY & OWES, Bangers. McHENRY, - - SELLSflOIS. This Bank receives deposits, %uyt and sells Foreign and Domestic Ex> change, and does a General Banking Business We endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our care in a manner and upon te:m,8 entirely satisfactory to out customers and respectfully solicit thr public patronage. MONEY TO LOAN: On Real Estate and other first c ass security. Special attention given t > co- lections, INSURANCE in Hirst Class Companies vt the Lowest Rates. Tours .. 8pecttulli/. PERRY A OWEHi ^hotaby PUBLIC. n« Vnn Uln-i TTT "! n I uu *rani 1/1/ riY IT Y A steady payingjob YV UI Ik • with lariiest house in th^ west, 20 years established. With our fa- cilities we can mak« a good salesman in two weeks from raw material. Nursery stock that is warranted to grow. 25 best varietiea seed potatoes in the world, eto. Jf you want money write, stating age. L L. MAY & CO. St« Paul, Minn. Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen. (This house is.responsible) W A N T E D ! Al.f \ "VT To sell Canadian grown Fruit 1V1 /Y.LN Trees, Berry Plants, Roses, Shrubbery Seed Potatoes, etc , for the largest growers of high grade stoek. Seven huadred acre8 hardy profitable varieties that succeed in the coldest climate. No experience requir­ ed and fair treatment guaranteed, Any one not earning $50 per month and expenses should write to us at once for particulars. Liberal Commissions paid part time men. Apply now and get choice of territory. LUKE BROTHERS COMPANY. 18mS Stock Exchantre Building. Chicago. Sclentifio American Agency for CAVEAT9, TRADE MARKS, DESIGN PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, eto. For Information and free Handbook write to MUNN & CO., 861 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Oldest bureau for securing patentsUn America. Every patent taken out by us Is brought before the public by a notice given free of charge in the JTICTTFIFTF JTMMICM .Largest circulation of any sclentlflc paper In tho world. Splendidly Illustrated. No-intelligent man should be without it. Weekly, £3,00 & year; $1.50 six menths. Address, MUNN & OO,, PUBLISHERS, 361 Broadway £ew York City, WANTED SALESMENo,™""'. * GOOD MEN in each County to taljo or dors for a choice line of Nursery Stock and Seed Potatoes, Stock and See# guaijfchteed, We can give yon steady employment wiCh good pay. It cost you nothro® te give it p triaL State when writing whioh you prefer ro sell. Address. THE HAWKES NURSERY CO,RL lt*i8 ( MKLWAUKKB, wis.; DR. CORTHELL, OCULIST. Homo Office, No. 67 Washington treet, Chicago. Will make a return visit to Mel lenry, For One Day Only, Saturday, Feb. 1st Examination fee $1, except when ' glasses are ordered. OFFICE AT RIVERSIDE HOTEL Dr. Corthell is the only Oculist who over visited hera having no glasses to sell, telling the truth as to wheflber gla«s- F-8 OJ* medleal treatment only are needed, free of charge. Never buy ready-made Having visited Elgin and Lake Geneva, monthly for the past two years there ie no question as to integrity, while hie medical references make bis ability un­ questionable, Next visit Dec. 28 and 24:' J. D. LODTZ, Jr. A/ferchant Tailor, Barbian Bros. Block, McHenry. In addition tcrmy Custom Tailoring business I have just put in a new and stylish stock of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Consisting of shirts, collars, cuffs, neck­ ties, suspenders, etc., etc., which I can and will sell at the lowest figures. Just received, a full lide of Puffs, Society Knots, Joinville Scarfs, and pu|| Dress Bows, Of the latest styles and novelties in the market. Also a fine line of Colored Dress Shirts. Call and see them. Good goocls and Low Prices is our motto. -- tST" I am now making a discount of 10 to 25 per cent on all winter Suitings. Come in and we are sure wo can save you money. J. D. LODTZ, Jr. McHenry, 111., Doc. 4, 1S05. THOS. BURKE, Meat Market, THE HEADSMAN OF NAPLES. Death In lixllo of a* Man Who Had Taken Many Lives. ; On the little island of Ustica, 40 miles from Palermo, Italy, there died the other day a man who was for years the terror of the people of Naples and-the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, says the New York Tribune. lie was Gaetano Impellizzeri, once the headsman.; under. Ferdinand II. of "Naples. The useless executions attributed to Impellizzeri are counties'., and, with, the cruelty he showed, led to his denunciation by Mr, Gladstone 40 years ago in the philippics which ,the statesman directed against Ferdinand. , ° The executions; were ; only in part public; it was the executions in secret --usually a night--which gave.the man his power. It was he who executed in San Francisco place; Naples, tlie Cala- brian Agistdlas Milanoque, who on De- »eember 9, 1S56, made a bayonet thrust iMt King Ferdinand II., and patriots in- Anumerable became its victims. When Garibaldi entered Naples in September, 1SG0, the excited populace went in search of the hated headsman, but he cared much for his own life, although he thought little of that of others, and escaped with his wife. Later he was imprisoned on the island of Ustica, where he became an officer of the fort built in those days to pro­ tect the island against pirates. He was in receipt of a pension of five dol­ lars a month--much more than he de­ served. He was 81 years old at the time of his death. DREAMED HE WAS IN CONGRESS Near the Iron Bridge, McHenry, 111. Having again taken possession of my Market, in this village, I am now pre­ pared to furnish my old customers and the.public generally, with Fresh and Salt Meats. Smoked Meat, Sausage, etc Of the best quality and at Living PricesJ I shall keep constantly on hand Meats of all kinds, and leaving nothing undone to meet the wants of my customers. V egetables of all kinds in their season. FRESH OYSTESS, By the quart or can. Ka^Cash paid for Hides, Tallow, Veal, Poultry, etc. A share of the puMic patronage is re- spectfvlly solicited. THOMAS BURKE. McHenry, 111., Oct. 1. 1895. ' Groceries at Cost. MURPHY"! PHILLIPS, Howe Block, Water Street, DEALERS IN Choice Family Sxocsries, WILL, FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS. Offer their entire stack of clean, fresh Groceries ACTUAL COST FOR CASH. Call and see us, we can save you money. t®°\Hot Oyster Stews served on short notice. The finest brand of Oysters by the can or quart. MURPHY & PH3LLIP8. McHenry, .Tan. 21, 189G. Halt ! Read This ! GUS. CARLSON, At his Harness Shop, near the Bed Bridge, has now in stock the finest as­ sortment of Robes, Blankets and Whips To be found in McHenry County, lean sell you a Blanket from 75c up to S5- And guaranteed as representod. If you want to save money call and see me. Also a fii^e 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,f I>o not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. „ „ CUS CARLSON. McHenry, III., Oct. 13, 189&. Felicity of a Weary "Waggles Rudely Dis­ turbed by a House Janitor. In the crowd which floated into the house chamber after adjournment one day recently was a ragged and weary looking old man whoohad evidently not come to Washington on the "Congres­ sional limited," says a Washington ex­ change. After taking a general view of the. chamber, which was filled with numbers chatting and smoking, he am­ bled down the main aisle and fell into the seat usually occupied by Congress­ man Stone, of Pennsylvania. lie tilted back the chair and found a resting- place for his weary feet under the desk. Tlie room was warm aiur Oie,air was fragraut with the smoke of good cigars. The old man placed his hat on his lap, folded his arms and turned his eyes toward tho beautiful ceiling. In a few minutes he was fast asleep. No one paid any attention to him, and while ho slept soundly the members were gradually gathering up their books and papers ajid going home. Finally, after the crowd had thinned a.nd the time had come for the janitor to pick up the waste paper and clean the floor, some one shook the old man's shoul­ der. ne awakened so suddenly that his hat fell to the floor and rolled down the aisle. As he picked it up and wiped oil the dust with his coat sleeve, he remarked: "I was just dreajning that I was a congressman." IS THIS THE MISSING LINK? Savants Think That an Authentic Remote Ancestor Has Been Found. At the last meeting of the French Societie d'Anthropologic, says the Paris Figaro, the savants of Paris were convinced of the importance of a re­ cent discovery made in Java by Dr. Dubois, a Dutch naturalist, who has at last, ho considers, found the real missing link. This scientist made a journey to Java and collected 400 boxes of bones, and among these remains he has found a skull, a thigh bone and two wisdom teeth, which he declares belong to the same skeleton. He has given the name Pythecanthropus Erectus -- that is to say, neither man nor monkey--to the being to which these bones once be­ longed. When fac-similes of Dr. Dubois' dis­ coveries were seen by the' members of the Societe d'Anthropologic they ceased to regard the matter as a joke and were unanimous in their regrets that in place of a thigh bone Dr. Dubois had not found a tibia, because this portion of tlie mysterious being's an­ atomy would have allowed them to de­ cide in a much surer manner whether the animal in question really did walk with his nose in the air, which Ovid re­ marked was the principal characteris­ tic of humanity. RATHER EMBARRASSING. DUCKS CAUGHT IN DRIFT NETS. A Method Which Is Bound to Result in a Large Catch. Large numbers of ducks, unmarked by shot or bullets, are sold in the market every day by fishermen. The impression has always1 prevailed that tho birds were' trapped, and so they are, says the San Francisco Chronicle, but not in the fashion that one might suppose. They are taken by chance in drift nets out in .the bay while the fishermen are busily gathering in the finny inhabitants of the. deep. ' Anyone who has visited the fisher­ men's wharf could not but. take an in­ terest . in the gear spread out to dry'. The. most peculiar looking net is what is known as the "tremel-mesh." It consists of three nets* the largest hav­ ing meshes about eight inches in di­ ameter, and the smallest two or three inches. The nets are plaeed in the water overlapping each other, the smallest drifting in front. Small fish, in plunging about , in the small mesh net, tumble through the larger meshes of the big net, and become securely entangled in the pockets thus formed. Ducks very often have the same fate. The net drifts down upon a flock feed­ ing in shallow water, and as they dive for food they become entangled in the smaller net and are held secure until taken out by the owner of the net. In this way hundreds of ducks are bagged and sold in the markets every day. The easiest pla-ee to take them is in San Pablo ba}-, where the water is shallow. Since the opening of the game season many fishermen have done a profitable business in ducks taken in this way. SETTLED THE BILL. An Absent-Minded Minister Gets Himself Into a Predicament. A well-known Washington minister told a good story to a representative of the Star: "In a country circuit in Virginia," he said, "it was the custom to wear week-day shoes and stockings to church, because the dust would get them soiled. Sunday footgear was car­ ried along in the hands of the wearers, and when the church was reached a change was effected. One of the ablest ministers in the conference preached at the church, and being told of the cus­ tom, and having some distance to walk from where he was being entertained, adopted the same, method. One of the leading characteristics of the minis­ ter was his absent-mindedness, and thrusting his hosiery in his pocket, he* mounted the pulpit. When in the middle of his discourse he drew out what he thought was his handker­ chief, and after wiping his brow laid the article down on the pulpit, where, to his dismay and the amusement of the congregation, he discovered that it was the pair of extra socks that he had worn to church. He completed his sermon, but it was the last time he ever conformed to that particular custom of the country." yhe Snail-Raising Industry. Snails are a great delicacy, they say. Anyhow, enough of-them are eaten by the gourmets of Europe to make tho raising of snails on a large scale profit' able., Switzerland has regular snail farms. Not long ago 110,000 snails, weighing two tons, were shipped from Meiringen to Paris in oae day. . . ' • ^ , A Hotel Keeper That Preferred to Pay an Intended Suicide's Fare. , Suicides are never wanted by hotel proprietors. Each one costs a hotel a considerable amount of money, and for months the room in which it oc­ curred is shunned. At one of the lead­ ing hotels of this city lately, says the Wasington Star, a guest acted strange­ ly, and the proprietor made up his mind that the man was going to do some­ thing desperate. So one night he went to the guest's room. There was no answer to his-Hknocks, and the door was locked. A look over the transom showed his guest writing a letter, a pistol at one side and a bottl^ of poison at the other. "Let me in or I'll break open the door," called the landlord. The door was opened after a little hurried work disposing of the things on the table. "I don't want any suiciding here," said the landlord, entering. "What's the matter with you, anyway?" "Out of money, out of work and can't get out of town," sullenly said the guest. "Well, how much cash will you take and agree to get out of town?" asked the hotel man. "I could get home for $20," was the reply. I "Here's the money; now pack your grip and take the first train." The man went. It was a good busi­ ness transaction for the landlord. HIDDEN BY VERDIGRIS. ' PARET'S EXPERIENCE. The Bishop of Maryland Tells a Good Story at His Own Expense. Bishop Paret tells a good story, (and at his own expeiise, says the Baltimore American. As it happened, he was on a Washington train recently, and was seated in the immediate vicinity of a couple of men who were rather "under the weather," as the saying is. Presently one of the men, with a forcible expletive, remarked to the other that some one had robbed him of a $20 bill. Ilis friend remarked: "Oh, I guess not; you must have it about you somewhere." But the other in­ sisted that he hadn't, and that he had the bill when he came aboard the train. Some one had robbed him, and he proposed to find it if he had to search the whole-^rowd. "As it hap­ pened," says Bishop Paret, "I had a $20 bill, and that was all, and as I was the nearest man to thein, and the first likely to be approached, I felt a little uncomfortable. Then it oc­ curred to me to pretend to be asleep. Sure enough, in a minute more I was accosted with: 'Say, neighbor!' But I made no answer. Then the man grabbed my arm and shook me, but to no use, as I didn't wake up. He kept on shaking, however, and always a little more forcibly, until at last nis friend interposed with: 'I say, Bill, let him alone, will you; he's drunker'n you are!'" It Might Come Handy. Nantucket is famous for auctions. They are held in the public square. Meat auctions, furniture auctions There are few things one cannot buy at auction if one bides one's time. Whenever an old home is broken up or a resident leaves the island the un­ wanted effects are closed out at auction for whatever they will bring. At the last one a refrigerator was put up. Too late. The season's over," shouted some one in the crowd. "But there'll be another, and perhaps a hot one," said the auctioneer. "But one may die before that," said tlie other. "Well," replied the auctioneer, "if you die j'ou'll be sorry that you hadn't bought a re­ frigerator and taken it along with you!" French Blue I.sws. One of the mostTcurious applications of a Sunday law is reported from a French town, where a wheelman was arrested for repairing the tire of his wheel on the road on Sunday and con­ demned to pay a fine >of 25 francs ($5). The defense of the wheelman claimed the absolute and immediate necessity of repairing a punctured tire being a proper motive for doingf the work, which did not need the assistance of any professional laborer and which should not come under the law of Sun­ day rest. The court took a different view, however,and sentenced the wheel- j man •' , • An Egyptian Venus de Milo in .the Gal­ lery of the Iionvre. f " L An Egyptian statue, the finest of the kind existing, and as. a work of art ranking with the Venus of Milo and the enus de Medici, has just been dis­ covered in the Egyptian gallery of the LOuvre, hlmost by accident. It is in bronze,- says the Boston Traveler, and. is the portrait of a queen of the 13th •; dynasty, named KaromSnsL This, statue was covered' with a thick coat­ ing of verdigris, which Concealed .its most striking beauties, so tlie visitors constantly parsed it without even sus­ pecting. what a treasure was before them, " * An almost invisible trace of gold hav- . ; ; ing been detected on the surface, it was thought that perhaps some gilding lay; . " under the verdigris, and the statue Was- ; scraped a little with extreme care. Something was brought to view far different from gilding. When the beautiful queen was relieved from her verdigris she was found to be clothed in a robe damascened in gold and sil­ ver. The workmanship is of the most exquisite description, surpassing any­ thing known in ancient or modern art. Indeed, the artists in work of the kind in Paris often stand for hours before: this marvel in an ecstasy of admiration and despair. The face has a caressing" fixity of purpose, not unlike that of tho wonderful Venus of Milo in the samo building, but even greater delicacy of outline. It sets one dreaming as to ita meaning and mystery. 7 " D VERY PRIVATE TELEPHONES. ! They Are Rented in New York by the Ex­ tremely Wealthy. Strangers in New York city, who., may have occasion to speak on the tel­ ephone with one or other of the most distinguished social b'ghts of the city,, are apt to be annoyed at not being able1; to get the right telephone number. When the "central" is asked for tho number she asks in reply if you don't know it. When you reply that you can't remember it or have lost tho memorandum, she will answer back: "We cannot give you Mr. Croesus Van- derbilt's house unless you know the number." The Dispatch, that the girl would be break­ ing strict rules of the company if she' gave this information. Many of thei millionaires and prominent society people have telephones in their resi­ dences, but only for private use. There-- mistress of the mansion makes known; the number only to particular fritends, and in exchange receives their num­ bers. She also leaves her number with tlie head of the hospital where, . she happens to be on the managing committee. • . , Such families put telephones into- their palaces only on the proviso that their names and telephone numbers shall not appear in the directory. This exclusive system is adopted in order* to prevent the annoyance of being con­ stantly rung up by outsiders. A GIGANTIC STRUCTURE. A Building with a Floor Area of 591,800 Square Feet. The industrial exposition of Berlin, which will take place in 1896, is rapidly; assuming shape. Almost all the build­ ings are under roof, and the artisans are now busy with the exterior and in-< terior decorations. The main builft- ing of the exposition is enormous. It* has a front of 670 feet, while its depth, is 690 feet. The floor space of this gigantic building is 591,800 square feet. The entire construction is of stone and iron, while the walls are constructed' of pressed cement boards. The only wood in the building is used in the floors and in the framework of the dome, which, both on the outside and' inside, is covered with sheets of alum­ inium. The main building is so ar­ ranged that, after passing two spacious halls to the right and left of the en­ trance, an immense center hall 535 feet long by 80 feet wide divides the build­ ing through its entire depth. To the T«i /-*• V* 4- on/1 ^ fl.11- ' *'6UW av*w vvuvvs there are 13 wings on each side*- eaclx 150 feet in length and 50 feet in width. An Executive Heart. A man whose heart has in the past 20 months traveled from the left to the right side of his body, is a patient in. the Alameda, Cal., county infirmary, and "his case is greatly interesting the- physicians. The patient is Frederick Moran, 30 years old. He had no trouble of any kind with his heart until 20 months ago, when it began to work; toward the right side of his body. Tha physicians say his heart is now at tha extreme of the right side of his body* He has suffered great pain sin'ce tha trouble began, but is now almost well, apparently. The superintendent of tha infirmary says that this is only the third case of the kind he ever heard of. Brooklyn's Statues. The equestrian boroze statues, baa reliefs, that serve as panels on tha Brooklyn memorial arch are life size, one representing President Lincoln, the other Gen. Grant, and they are placed at the opposite sides of the large arch. It is stated that after a long search for suitable models for the horses, during which the middle horses at West Point and the prize horses of various shows were examined, the artists de­ cided upon A. J. Cassatt's saddle horsa Clinker for Gen. Grant, and Billy, a western horse, owned by one of tha artists, for the Lincoln statue, Tha work is said to be very spirited and tha general effect excellent. The Old Lady Knew. A .Methodist paper says that three brothers who were preachers made a visit to their mother. One of them said: "Do you not think, mother, that you ruled with too rigid a rod in our boyhood ? It would have been better, I think, had you used gentler methods.** The old lady rose to her full height and replied: "Well, William, when youhava raised up t hree as preachers as X have then you can <al^.n