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Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe. VOL. 21. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1896. NO. 31. U^Bfy Jlakiealep. Published Every Wednesday by - J . V A N S L Y K E * - KDITOH AND PROPRIETOR. . - OFFfQE SN THE NICHOLS BLOCK. Two Doors North of i'erry & Owen's 8 tor*, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in advance)..:.. $1 50 "If Not Paid, Within Three Moathsi,% 00 Subscription*; receivffi for thsrse or eix mon ths H the same proportion. RATES OF1 advertising: We announce liberal rates for advertising In the PlawbeaijEK, and endeavor to state them- so plainly, that they 'will be rowdily un- derstood. They are »s follows: 500 1 Inch one year • 8 Inches one year 8 Inches one year - 14 Column one year ii Column one year- Column one year -. 10 Oo 15 oo - 30 00 60 0o - 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 oharge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having ijandlng cards) will be entitled to insertion 0 lo6al notices at the rate of 5 cents per line ^eaoh week. All othors will be charged 10 • k n - r r r n f l l r U n H R f t A T I t A n * T •• -• , -- x -- line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements wi l l be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set In) the first Issue, and 5 oents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inoh advertisement will oost (91.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, #2.00 for three weekH, and so on. The Plaindealek will be liberal In giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, It will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns forptounlary ffain. \ BUSINESS CARDS. FRANK L. 9UEPARD, COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 514--86.La Salle Hti, Chicago. . C. H. FEGERS, M, D- PHYSIC1AN AND SURGEON, MoHenry Ills. Office at Residence. JOS. L. ART, M. D. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCULIST, Office in Nichols Block, over Piaicd6aler Office. MoHenry Telephone No 4. DR. A. E AURINGER, PHYSICIAN ASD SURGEON. Office in the Stroner building, one door weet of A. P. Raor's store, West Mcllenry,lll. Residence, house formerly ocoupled by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at­ tended to, O. B HOWE, .M. D, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Offl-50 and Residence, Hotel Woodstock. Office hours 1 to 2 i\ m. dally, unlls uromptly at­ t e n d e d t o . D e s e r v i n g p o o r t r e a t o d f r e e o f oharge at office, including medicine Monday and Friday. F. C. COLBY, D, D. R. DENTIST, Woodstock, 111. Special aten-tion pa Id to regulating children's teeth. Part ies coming f rom a distance; w i l l do wel l to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal block corner Mam street and PublioSq are O. P. 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BOLEY, | Tj"n FDTTfpn'O Noxt visit,- ProuFieior of MoHenry Brewery, | ' WooaJoo"\lT:" McHENRY, ILL. Always on Hand tuith the Best Beer, \ A.C.SPTJRLING Veterinary Surgeon, ' MoHenry. Makes a,specialty CASTRATION, BSS" Off ice at Hanly'e Livoty Stable. West McUenry, 111, ecialty West Side ; FEED AND SALE STABLES ' E; J. HAJiLY, Prop'r, V- WEST McHENRY, ILL. First class rigs, with or without drivers, furnished at reasonable rates- Pities tafien t"> and from the LaEoa in Ks^ay Rifle, a'nd prompt connection made with all fcrattfa. Our Riga wil l be kept_ i n first olass shape, and we shall spare no pains to {Jleafee om cusi tomers at all times, Give us a oali, E J. HANLT, West McHenry, 111,, Aug. 15, 1894. Agents Wanted V l f A L Q V I I f i O l S flP THF fl AV Polit ical Revolution of ur I nt UHT . >u2. Crifisof *98 and *94 Battles for bread, Ooxetism, (strikes, the Unemployed, GRI4AT Labor Issues of the present and the future Tariff Legislation The Silver Questions. What Protection does tor the American WorJ^nen. What Free Trade does for Mm. A boik for the hour- Bverybody wants i t, Price only ?1 50. Sel ls at sight. Most liberal terms to agents. Send fpr circulars or send 20 cent3 for agent's out lit at once. P. W. ziegler & Co.* 523 Market Street-, t, Louis, Mo. Agents W antedl In every town in McHenry County, and . The Northern part of Illinois, to' eo. l ici t Life Insurance for t h e NORTHWESTERN - MUTUAL U F E INSURANCE CO. OF MILWAUKEE, WIS. -The--Oonrpnriv haR tfSiCOO.C'OO assets--and $15,000,000 surplus; is 38 years old and pays larger dividends than any other life company in this country. For information apply to J. II. JOIINVON, Speoial Agent. Woodstock, 111 Or V. P. 11EIL, District Agent, Rockford, 111. lirno NOTICE. All you men and boys that want to Save from $2 to $5 en Pants SUITS. Don't Miss tliis Chance On any kind of o^oods sold ii| my store, at Chicago's lowest prices, E. LAWLUS. Opposite Riverside Hotel, MoHenry. P DISPENSARY At the Hotel Woodstock. DR. FltUTII, after years of experience has perfected the nujst infallible metliod of cur­ ing Servbus- debility, decay of body and mind', se'f-distrustj'poormeinOry, weak eyes, stiVnted development, lack of memory, im­ poverished blood, low vitality, acd all eiSoct* of abu'eae,. excesses, improper life, etc.,• wiiich reicdere 'marriaee unhappy and life miserable," • - ' SPSCiAX,r,iF.8-^Oatarrb, Skin Diseases,. Sores Pl-Jiales, Scsoftrtfc, Biood T^lnt, Ecsema, Oah- cer, Plies, aDrf Dieeasea of Women ' , We Guarantee to Forfeit S."00for a ease of SEXUAL DISEASE tk"mtt Cure, Question list FREE, One personal Interview solicited. Cousultation free DRt D. C. FRUTH, 37 I 6 Lake Ave t Chicago; DR. CORTHELL, v OCULIST. Home Office, No. 67 Washington treet, Chicago. * ; • "Will make a return visit to Mcilenry, For Gn§ Day Only, : ; Saturday, Feb. 1st • Examination fee $1, except when glasses are ordered. OFFICE AT RIVERSIDE gSOTEL Dri Corfcholl is the only Oculist who ever visited herd having no. glasses to sell, telling the truth as to whether glass- ee or medical treatment only are nfteded, Jree of charge. $ever buy ready-road« glasses. Having visited Elgin and Lake Geneva monthly for the past two years there is no question as to integrity, while his medical references make his ability un­ questionable, Next visit Dec. 23 and 24. FEBRY & OWES, BanKers. This Bank receives deposits, buyt 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:ms entirely satisfactory to our custotners and respectfully solicit tht pubftc patronage. MONEY TO LOAM; On Real Estate and other first o an security. Special attention givenii do* lections, INSURANCE In First Class Companies vt tht Lowest Rates. Yours . .spectfullp PERRY Jb OWED • ?»TARY purhc. -- Do You Want Wnvlr ? 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United States_WaH!lEiiai Apicj WM- II- COWLIN, Woodstock Illinois Prosecutesall classes and kinds of claims against the United States for ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made In prosecuting old and rejebted claims. All com-tnunicatlons promptly answered i f Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. WM, H. COWLIN Office at Residence, Madison St. Wood M(M rjr Beauti ful Half Tone Engrav tbi /Dgravings 2x3 inches, for $1,75, T " You can print hundreds of thousands on any printing press. 8end photo and$1.75and receive the cut. Sample free. Address Jeffbkson Jackson, 415 .Dearborn treet, Chicag®. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Pair Highest Medal and Diploma. Solentiflo American Agency for CAVEAT9, _ TRADE K9ARK9, DESIGN PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, etc. For Information and free Handbook write to MtTNN & CO., 361 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Oldest bureau for securing patents in America. Every patent taken out by us la brought beforo the public by a notice given free of charge In tho .Largest circulation of any scientific paper In the world. Splendidly illustrated^ No intelligent R A N T E D S A L E S M E N o ^ o ^ t w o GOOD MEN in each County to take or dors for a choice line of Nu'dery Stook and Seed Potatoea, stock and Seed guaranteed, We can give you steady employment with good pay. It cost you nothing to give it a trial. State when writing which you prefer to sell. Address, THE HAWKES NURSERY CO., ITmS MILWAUKEE, WIS. Westerman & Son, HOUSE, SICVOWD CARRIAGE PAINTERS. Mc He n r y , - - - - - Illinois, We are prepared to do all work in our line on short notice and guarantee satisfaction PAPER HANGING A SPECIAJ^KK-- Prices reasonable and work promptly done. WESTERMAN 4 SON. McHenry. Jinuary 30,1894. JOHN J. BUCH, R E S T A U R A N T AND Boarding HOUSE Near the Iron Bridge, McHenry, Board by the Day or Week at Reasonable ratesf A Ntoe Linb ofjRow Boaxb at mt Landing, Pure Wines, Liquorsand Choice Cigars always on hand. MTVrwULager Beer ootantly on draught in ®13 5 §&3 B* . B '< & O H" " p 5 glhSf a Qj 3* ° s-s o &• o so "Tl ® H •n p o © 1TI « 3 * O 9 ® P OD -CO % s* 2. ̂ O -r 0 II - CD CM, 1 z ° < c --c 3 w Ml rr J s» es "* * O -"ZLQ - IS?'1'5, crEs® ® © O ® CD • <2 O ? r1 ^ ̂ O " & o o 2 5 " " m ^ 7c ft S! -t o •- ft p prp-cp *fl » r* P grs 09 O ^ 9 o.- tc 3 o nn *** •2* P 3! 2* s O CD * 3 i ftX® oft *11 :|S --• "I OKJ % o % 5 © < H ON M - O ~SP ft a S.p © ® <s> m ® o < p.: u n <-- o ft • ft 5"^ ft m F? cr s w ® s o ® GB > © o cr M B M «rt 33 --£ S t = g B 3 r®?Bl O ? o 8 f l •o o » 3 - ™ S® or 2 S? It's m ° p m m,® ft o (fall on us for Estimates. W« A. CRISTY and W. NOON^N. AGENTS FOB MoHENBY o6UNlY. AN URN AND A NICHE. FACTS ABOUT CREMATION FURNISH­ ED BY A CREMATORY AGENT. J. D. LODTZ, Jr. J^/Jerchant Tailor, Barbian Bros. Block, McHenry. In addition to my Custom Tailoring business I have just put in a new and stylish stock of GENTS' FDMISIING GOODS, Consisting of shirts, collars, cuffs, neck­ ties, suspenders, etc., etc., which I can and will sell at tho lowest ligures. Just received, a full lide of Puffs, Society Knots, Joinville Scarfs, and Fujj Dress Bows, Of the latest styles and novelties in the market. Also a fine line of Colored Dress Shirts. Call and see thorn. Good goods and Low Prices is our motto- ̂ tar-1 am now making a discount. oT 10 to 25 per ceut on all winter Suitings. Come in and we are sure wo can save you money. J. D. LODTZ, Jr. McHenry, 111., Dec. 4, IS05. T H O S w BURKE, Meat Market. 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 tp meet the wants of my customers. Vegetables of all kinds in their season. FRESH OYSTESS, By the quart or can. B3p"Cash paid for Hides, Tallow, Yeal, Poultry, etc. A share of the public patronage is re- spectfvlly solicited. THOMAS BURKE. McHenry, 111., Oct. 1. 1895. Groceries at Cost. MURPHYTPHILLIPS, Howe Block, Water Street, DEALER8 IN Choice Family tfracariss, WILL, FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS Offer their entire stack of clean, fresh Groceries ACTUAL COST FOR CASH. Call and see us, we can eave you money. KaTHot Oyster Stews served on short notice. The.finest brand of Oysters by the can or quart. MURPHY & PHILLIPS. McHenry, .Tan. 21, 18iH>. Halt ! Read This ! CUS. CARLSON, At his Harness Shop, near the Red Bridge, has now in stock the finest as­ sortment of Robes, Blankets and Whips To be found in McHenry County. I can sell you a Blanket from 75c up to $5- And guaranteed as represented. If you want to save money call and see me. Also 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 g^t the benefit of our bargains. CUS CARLSON. IcHenry, ill., Oct. 15, 1895. Economy and Cleanliness Among Its Claims* Ashes May Be Left In the Crematory, but, " Often Mourners Carry Them Away and Keej> Them Always Nea*. . " ' "Cremation this afternoon at 3." These words are lettered on a small sign that swings in a shop svilidow on Hqus- ton street, where several curious urnss tiro displaced. :Thi? • is tho; Ne\y York office of a suburban cemetery, where are cremated the bodies of those who prefer that their remains shall be con­ sumed by flame rather than to let na­ ture take its course in a coffin six feet under the sod. A World reporter dropped into the office and had a talk with the young man in charge. • It was too late-on that afternoon to witness a cremation, but ordinarily the crematory people are glad to have spectators when the interesting process is going on. Economy is always considered by most people, and cremation is cheap. It Is also clean, and what is cleanor for a last resting place than a white metal vase? "Yon know how much you would have to pay for a plot at Greenwood?" said the young man. "At our crematory $25 will buy a niche in which you may place an urn large enough to hold the ashos'of an ontire family." There is something sentimental in the ashes of "two 6onls with but a single thought" being put together. There are no rules against buying a row of niches. This, however, is more expensive,.and the line of names on tho separate urns suggests the search for a name on the bells of a flathouse. Yet there are often as many'as 12 niches bought in a row. Each niche is decorated by the crema­ tion company every Memorial day. It is on this occasion that the cromatory has its greatest number of visitors. When tho young man was asked what olass of people favored cremation, ho re­ plied: "No particular class of people. In Now York tho Germans perhaps are the most numerous advocates of it. It appeals alike to the poor and the -wea-ithy^--The-eost to eTemate-an adiilt- -beginning is $35 and $25 for a child. An urn large enough to contain tho ashes of one per­ son can be bought for $6, and this, with the price of a niche, does not bring cre­ mation beyond the reach of the poor man. "What aro the urns made of? Mostly of bronze and white rnotal. Here is a beauty of serpentino stone." The "beauty" was only 20 inches high, but it cost. $45. There are about a dozen dif­ ferent designs in urns. Often a dead person's relatives may desire to keep the ashes in a parlor vase. The young man was asked if all tho ashes of those cremated were kept at the cemetery. "Just about one-half are," he answered. "Some aro taken away and placed in safety vaults, and some are always kept near the person who most loved the deceased in life. I know of ono lady who always carries the ashes of her husband wherever she goes. They have been to Europe and back several times, and have had many trips to the seashore and mountains. "No one but myself ever handles the ashes after they leavotho fireman. They aro sent to me from there, and I seal each jar and keep them here until they aro sont for or until I havo too many on hand. In that caso I notify the rolatives. If they want them transferred to an urn, I do it by means of this great glass fun­ nel. Do they a)l pass through the same funnel? Of coursa What's the differ­ ence? I clean it after each separate lot of ashes." He then went over to the big office safo, and, fixing ..the combination lock, opened tho iron door. There was exposed a row of black jars about the size "of or­ dinary tomato cans. Each jar was sealed with black wax and tape, and pasted on tho front was a label. The young man took out one of the jars and set it on the hand of a woman who wore a number five glove. She held it easily and read the label. Inside of tho jar was all that remained of a large sized man who had been cremated three weeks before.-- New York World. The Earth's Setback. The explanation of Lord Kelvin's es­ timate that the "setback" of the earth ia its daily Rotation round its axis amounts to £2 seconds per century is re- to bo that such retardation ia to the friction caused by the the latter acting as a brake, and Action is calculated, according to this same authority, to - be equal in woight to some 400,000 tons applied oa the equator. Other causes, he says, have also to be taken into account, as, for example, the increase in the size of the earth, due to tho falling on it of mete­ oric dnst, which, if deposited at the rate of one foot in 4,000 years, would produce the observed retardation by it­ self. ' Further, such a phenomenon as the annual growth and melting of snow and ice at tho poles, by abstracting water from the other parts of the Ocean, introduces irregularities into the prob­ lem, the abstraction accelerating the earth's motion, and the melting, by re' storing the water, retarding it Again, as opposed to the retarding forces, it is urged that there is to be taken into ao- count a probable acceleration, due to the gradual sinking of tho earth by cooling, this, however, being not more, perhaps, than one six-thousandth part of the re­ tardation due to tidal friction. A Timeless Tillage. From the notebook of a recent trav­ eler in Alsace: "On my return from Belohen I looked upon the beautiful vil­ lages of the Lewen valley, and being a tourist who likes to poke his nose into everything I turned by chance into the church at Kirch berg. On coming out I took out my watch to regulate it by the dock in the church tower. But there was no clock to be seen. Hence I went into tho village inn, and there asked the time. But mine host could not oblige me. 'You see,' he said, 'v^e have no use for clocks. In the morning we go by the smoke rising from the ohimney at the parsonage upon the hilL The par­ sonage people are very regular. We dine when dinner is ready. At 4 p. in. the whistle of the train coming from Mass- munster tells us that the time has come for another meal, and at night we know that it is time to go to bed when it is dark. On Sundays wo go to churoh when the bell rings. Our parson is a very easy going man. He doesn't mind later. Argentine Woods. The woods peculiar to the Argentine Republic are, as a rule, not only dis­ tinguished for their positive colors, but some of them are also said to be of a hardness capable of resisting the keenest tools and of withstanding fire in a re­ markable degree. The algarrobo is de­ scribed as white, red, gray, black and violet; tho quebracho is deep rod and pure white; the cedar is bright red; the cibil is white, red and black; the gayaibi is white, gray and black; the laurel is white, black and yellow; the tipa is white, red and yellow; the palo amarilla is bright yellow, as is also the palo moro; the viraro is dark brown; the calden is bright red; the tatane is golden yellow; the pacara is dark red; the rnolle is black brown; the lapacho is green, gray and black; the guayabo is deep red, veined with black and yellow; tho palo ribera is dark cinnamon, with red veins ; the guayacan is black and al­ most indestructible.--New York Sun. Old Marriage Ceremony. Polynesia is\ probably the only place in the ̂ vorld wljere the marriage feast takes place without the presence of the bridegroom. For some unexplained rea­ son the young man is "sent into the bush" when negotiations are opened ."with the family of his bride, and he re­ mains there during the subsequent fes­ tivities. It is only when the guests have departed and the girl is left alone with his parents that messengers are dispatch­ ed for him. Mpekness is imperfect if it be not both active, and passive, leading us to subdue our own passions - and resent­ ments, as well as to bear patiently the passions and resentments of others. -- Foster, John Smith In Many Lands. Plain John Smith is not very high sounding. It does not suggest aristoc­ racy. It is not tho name of any hero in die away novels. Yet it is good and lionost. Transferred to other languages, it eeems to climb the ladder of respecta­ bility. Thus, in Latin it is Johannns Smith- us; tho Italian smoothes it off into Gio­ vanni Smithi; the Spaniards render it Juan Smithus; the Dutchman adopts it as Hans Schmidt; the French flatten it out into Jean Smeets; the Russian turns it into Jonloff Smitowski; at Canton John Smith beoomes Jahon Shimmitt. The Icelanders say he is Jahne Smith- son ; among the Tuscaroras he becomes Tom Qu Smittia; in Poland he is known as Ivan Schmittiweiski; among the Welsh mountains they call him Jihon Sohmidd; at Miexico his name is writ­ ten Jontii F'Smitri; in Greece he turns to 'Ion Sinikton, and in Turkey he is almost disguised as Yoe Seef. Parisian Auctions. At a Parisian auction the auctioneer is provided with a lot of little tapers, each of which will burn for about five minutes. When a bid is made, one of these tapers is lighted in full view of the interested parties. If, before it ex­ pires, another bid is offered, it is imme­ diately extinguished and a fresh taper placed in its stead, and so on until one flickers and dies out of itself, when the last bid becomes irrevocabla This sim­ ple plan prevents all contention among rival bidders and affords a reasonable time for reflection before making a high­ er bid than the one preceding. By this means, too, the auctioneer is prevented from exercising undue influence upon the bidders or hastily accepting the bid of a favorite. Knew His Men. During the training of the militia in Campbeltown a company was ordered off for ball firing, including a game­ keeper from Amnamurchan, who was singled out as marker. The sergeant took up tho fieldglass to Bee if all was ready, when to his horror he saw the marker standing in front of the target. Thinking the man insane, the sergeant at once hastened to the rescue and in an authoritative voice demanded the meaning of such reckless conduct, at the same time describing the marker , as a fooL» "I'm no sic a fool as you think," was the retort. "I ken the safest place weel eneuch. I've marked for youroom- pany aforo."--rDundeo News.' A Kale For Book Reviewers. A prominent journalist had the great advantage of early training as a review­ er under Bret Harte on The Overland Monthly. She says that the following was his invariable rule for dealing with the criticism of books: "If it is a young writer or the first work of an author, lean on the side of mercy. Spare the rod. But if it is by an old hand, lay on I" A Reminiscence of the Maria. The famous yacht Maria once loafed around Newport harbor with a big iron chain suspended from her centerboard box in order to get up the courage of her competitors, but on the day when it meant for keeps and for tlfe cup she let it go and left the whole fleet hull down and out of sight.--Boston Globe. In Burma it is the woman who does the wooing. Not only does she select her own husband, but when she tires of him she procures a divorce for Use ask­ ing of it and marries anew. It is declared that men in a savage state never have the toothaches We neyer have seeto any one with the tooth­ ache who was not ia a savage African Mahogany. _ Mahogany, cut from the forests dis­ covered by Stanley in his expedition for the rescue of Emin Pasha, now reaches this country. These forests are said to be inexhaustible and are probably of equal, perhaps of greater, value than the richest gold or diamond' mines of the dark continent. Capitalists were interested in Stanley's account, and a flourishing trade in the timber haa re­ sulted. Prices of mahogany products were in a fair way to rise to excessive figures until'the cutting began in Africa. This has only been within the past year; but prices have already fallen 20 per cent. A carload was recently delivered at Louisville at a net cost of $80 per 1,000 feet, whereas it has been a com­ mon thing for mahogany to sell'at auc­ tion in Liverpool for $100 per 1,004 Heretofore the principal sources of sup­ ply have been the forests of Central America, Cuba, San Domingo and Bra­ zil. Already 12,000,000 feet'have been • cut and exported from Africa, and the trade promises, to yield an immense rev­ enue to the British and French colonists, who have seized the mahogany terri­ tory. This African mahogany has a pinkish tinge in contrast to the reddish yellow color of the American varieties. The trees are very large, and logs re­ ceived in the shipment mentioned were 2 feet to foet in size. They are squared before being exported.--Wood­ worker. . V Grim Humor of Germany. * j A Berlin journal recalls the fact that the brilliance of German humor remain­ ed quite undimmed during the trying times of 25-years ago. In tho autumn of 1870 ^the German humorist naturally drew much of his inspiretioii from the political events of the day. Among the pleasantries related by our contempo­ rary is the reply of a Berlin photog­ rapher to a firm in a frontier town which had asked for a supply of photographs of German generals as soon as the war was deolared. "We have no more copies left," the answer ran, "but we are send­ ing you the originals." On Aug. 8, 1870, the following telegram appeared in a Berlin paper under the heading of "Latest News:" "St. Helena, Aug. 7. --Have finished sweeping; the apart­ ments are ready." In sending from France 2 louis d'orto the King William Aici Eociotv a Qnrmnn Tcrntn • C<T glad- ly send these 2 louis to the King Wil­ liam Aid society. It will be William himself who will supply us with the third." A riddle written in French by a German humorist asked the difference between Napoleon I and Napoleon IIL To this the answer was, "Napoleon I a eugenic, Napoleon HI a Eugenie."-- London News. Spiders That Change Colors. An interesting instance of color mim­ icry in spiders has been observed in the south of Franca The spiders of that re­ gion when in search of prey hide in tho convolvulus flowers. It has been noticed that a whito variety of spider frequented the white flowers; a greenish colored variety made the green flowers his home and a pink one lived principally in the pink flowers. The colors of the three varieties were at first supposed to ba permanent, but it has recently been dis­ covered that tho color of any one of these spiders changes within a few days if the insect be placed in the convolvulus of a different colored flower to that which he has been using as his home. Four spiders--pink, white, green and yellow in color--were all put in a box together, and within three days all were whita --St. Louis Republic. a Tankage. * "Do you know what tankage is?" asked one of the customs inspectors of the reporter yesterday. i "Something to do with a tank." J "Guess again." \ •" • "Give it up. What is it?" "Well, I didn't know before today," continued the inspector, "but I was down aboard of a vessel today, a coaster bound to the eastward, and was inform­ ed by the captain- that he had 800 bags of tankage aboard. Then he explained that tankage is nothing more nor less than dried blood. It is procured at the abattoirs of Boston and other ports and ] taken to Boothbay, where it is qsed in j the manufacture of fertilizers. "-%East* em Argus. , The Intrusive Tulip Tree. The tulip tree appears to be bette* able to reproduce itself and is evidently more hardy when young than any other of our native trees. Wherever there is a bare or neglected place in Branaywine park this species of tree immediately begins to grow. Within the limits of the park there are two or three aban­ doned quarters which have not been used for years. In these quarters there is already a rich and abitodant growth of young trees, and the tulip appears to do better than any others. This is true of every place in this section. Every abandoned road or bit of neglected ground soon has these tulips or poplar trees in abundance.--Wilmington (Del.), News. ' Most Delicate of Instruments. Gas Inspector Westman has about completed a series of changes in his de­ partment Which will end with the es­ tablishment for the first time in the city hall of a barphotometer. This apparatus, which is one for the measuring of the candle power of gaslight! will bo estab­ lished in a vault tp the right of the main office. So delicately must operations be conducted that the attendants in meas­ uring light will be compelled to wear slate colored shirts, as a white garment^ would spoil the' reflection.---Chicago Chronicle. - ' :. Buffon's Chimpanzee. 3 The English Illustrated Magazine I says that "Buffon had a chimpanzee in 1740 which always„walked upright, of­ fered people his arm, walked with them in an orderly manner, sat down to tabid like a man, opened his napkin and wip­ ed his lips with it, made use of spoon and fork, poured out wine and clinked glasses." v...,