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Dr. Walter C Besley DEM TIST WEST McHENRV. Office at'Geo. W. Beeley's | Drag Store, | Examinations free Will be at Niimla Ofliee Wednesday a d Thursday!ot each week. A PROMINENT LAWYER, Of Greenville, 111., Mr. C. E. Cook, write®, ;'I have been troubled with biliousness, *ick headache, sour stomach, constipa- tion, etc., for several yeare. I sought long and tried many lemedies, bat was disappointed until I tried 8yrup Pepsin. [ can cheerfully recommend it to any iu- fering from above complaints. J. A* Story, McHenrv. All kinds of harness goods and horse apparel at A. wegewfa - mmm M - ' " Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law) No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." VOL.23. M'HENRY. ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1898. * . NO. 40. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY - J T . T A N ' S L Y K E , - EDITOB AND PBOPRIETOB. OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK Two Doors North Owen & Chapelt's Store, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in advance).. , f 1 60 If Not Paid within Three Months 2 00 Sobacriptionn received for three or six months in the flame proportion. RATES OF ADVERTISING! We announce liberal rates for advertising in the PLAINKEALKB, and endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be readily un­ derstood. They are as follows: 1 Inch one year - • - {>w 2 Inches one year - • N>w> 3 IncheBone year - - "jou if Column one year - • - - - «j ui» * Oolumn one year- - - - - 1 Column one year w One inon means the measurement of one inoh down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at theaoove rates, have the privilege of ohanging as often as they choose, without extra charge. Regular advertiser* (meaning those having Standing cards) will ue entitled to insertion of local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 eents per line the first week, and 5 cents per ine for eaoh subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents per line, (.nonparetl type, same as this is set in) the llrst issue, and 5 Tents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inoh advertisement willooBt <1.00 for one week, *1.60 for two weeks, $».00 for three weeks, and so on. l'h" PLAIMDBALBH will be liberal in giving e iitorlal notioes, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of Its oolumns for peounlary gain. tar All Foreign Advertising payable Quarterly, in advance, These terms will be stiictly adhered to. BUSINESS CARDS. W. C. ANNERS, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER. WEST MCHENRY, ILL. BESLEY'S DRUG STORE. O. H. GILLMORE, TTORNEV. Probate work a specialty L Office in Kenaal block, Woodstock, 111. KNIGHT A BROWN, ATTORNEYS AT, LAW. 100 Washington Street, CHICAGO. ILL. FRANK L. SHEPARD, COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 80--132 Cla;k St., Chicago. O. P. BARNES, \ TTORNEY, Solicitor, and| Counselor, A. Dollectlonsia specialty. WOODBTOOK, ILLINOIS FRANK R. JACKMAN, ATTORNEY AND COON8ELOB AT LAW Prompt anl careful attention t'lolluiat tcrs left in my hands, Money to loan, Offloe m Hoy Block, W.oustoek, l!l. Telephone- office, 66, residence, 69. 35>1 c. H. FEGERS, M, D- PHYSIOIAN AND SURGEON, MoHenry Ills Office at Beaidence. JOS, L. ABT, M. D. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCC LIST, Office in Nichols lilick, over l'laiudealer Office, McHenry Telephone No 1 DR. A. E. AURINGER, PHYSICIAN ANDSUltGEON. Office in the Stroner building, one door west of A, P. Baer'e store, West McHenry, 111. Residence, house formerly occupied, bv Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at­ tended to JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker & Jeweler MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention lven to repairing fine watehe6. Give m* oal1, JOHN P- SMITH. W. A. CRISTY, Justice of the Peace. WEST McHENRY, ILL. Special Attention paid to Collections. H. C. MEAD* Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent. Including Accident and Life Insurance. WEBT MCHENBY, III. W. P. ST. CLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Real Estate and Insurance. NUN DA, III. A. M. CHURCH, Watohmaker and Jeweler No. 126 State Street, Chicago. Special attention given to repairing Fine Watches an t Chronometers. 4V A Full Assortment of Goods in his line. West Side Livery, FEED AND SALE STABLES E. J. HANLf , Prop'r. WEST McHENRY, ILL. First class rigs, with or without drivers, . furn'shed at reasenable rates- Parties taken t-.' and from the Lakes In Easy Rigs, and prompt connection made with all trains. Our Rigs will be kept .in first class ships, n<l we shall spare no pains to please our cue otners at all times, Give us a call, E. J. HANLY, West MoHenry, 111,, Aug. 16. 1*6. Wanted--An Idea Protect your Ideas; they may bring you wealth Write JOHN WKDDERBURN ft CO . Patent ram I\ n *1 Om nWl •ouMisnW.a C., for their (1,800 of two hundred inventions Who can think of some simple thing to patent? Attor- otter MILO J . L, HOWE, PIANO & ORGAN j Tuner & Repairer, f All Orders Promptly Attended to. McHenry. DR. BAECHLER, DENTISJ. Plate Work* and everything per­ taining to Dentistry, Parties from a distance Bhould drop a card a day or two beiore coming. Office. McHenry. C. F. BO LEY, Projrielor of McHenry Brewery, McHENRY, ILL. Always on Sand with the Best Beer, SMOKERS! When in Want of a Gooi Cigar THE OKD BE LIABLE CALL AT Cigar and Tobacco Dealers OUR SPECIALTIES: Our Monogram, 10c. Barbian's Best hand made 5c The best cigars made. Sold by all local dealers. PERRY & OWES, Bankers. MoHENRY, - - ILLINOIS. This Bank receives deposits, buyi 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 customers and respectfully solicit the public patronage. MONEY TO LOAM; On Heal Estate and • ther first class security. Special attention given to co- lection f, INSURANCE In JHrat Class Companies at the Lowest Rites. Youri Reioectful'y , PERRY & OWEN. Notary Public • IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY Call and see me. I have a very fine stock of Light and Heavy SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS Which will be sold cheaper than the same goods can be bought elsewhere and war­ ranted as represented. Do not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. REPAIRING Promptly Attended to. And in a Workmanike Manner. Yours Respectfully, CUS CARLSON. McHenry, 111., Feb. 1. 1898. NEW HOTEL -AND- Boarding House Water Street. McHenry. ANTON ENGLEN, Proprietor. Having completed my new building I am now prepared to take Boarders by the Day or Week, Give them the best accommo­ dations, and at REASONABLE BATES.! My Rooms ape all newly far nishel, well ventilated, and the building is practically Fire Proof. No pains will be spared to please all who may favor me with theit patronage. ANTONY ENGELN. McHenry, 111.»1897 Sole Agency for the Celebrated POLAR STAR Fanev THrmr! „ anufactured at N^wJPrague, 5i j., ills, are located :n the finest hard wheat country., Are supplied with most modern machinery. The Fancy" is fully warranted and guaranteed The choicest in the market. Bought ip car lots only and sold on lowest pos­ sible terms by S10N STOFFEL, WESTJMeHENRY, ILL. Always in stock at Volo, 111., by E. RICHARDSON, JOHN ROSING JOHN RICHARDSON, HEIMER'S BLOCK* Opposite J. A. Story's Drusr Store. -- MCHENRY. ILLINOIS The undertiKned, bavin? leaped the store at the above locition has opened therein a FIRST-CLASS BAKERY Whore he will kfep on h*nd at all times fresh baked Wlitat, &;£lain M Eye Bread. CAKES, PIES, ETC, With n practical experience in the business I am ronflilent i e.hn please all who will favor me with their patronage. WeMini Cakes, Cream Ptl, E:c. MADE TO ORDER. The patronage or the publio is ̂ respectfully solicited. JOHN HAUPKIgCM, McHenry, Feb. 15, 1698. WONDERFUL Agen:s Will Get Rich Soientiflftljy speaking, this is a stereo­ scope; and yet it Is very unlike the ordinary instriimcntcalled by that name. The stereo­ scope, heretofore in common use, although a pleasinginsiriinient and givinga "solid view" as its name indicates, does not give a correct perspective, the depth of the view being much exageratert ; but the new Ineirament, which is called the PERSPEf TOSCOPE, not onlv gives the "solid view," but tbe true perspec­ tive. , * This in no doubt the most brilliant discovery in this line of optics since Pro!. Wheatstone's time, 70 years ago. The inventor or the Per- sbectoscope began investigations and opera, tionsor. the theory of obtaining a perfect per- spective from two reflected imagrs of a'single picture. The Perspectoacope is a binocular instrument which uses in its construction two ground glass lenses and two mirrors of perfect r- fleet.n surface, and is constructed on scientific principals just discovered by its inventor, Its use is the same as the orlinary stereo­ scope, butpviili the following differences and advantages: 1st. As above noted, it gives a true perspec­ tive, As you look at a picture through the Perspectnecope you behold a scene, in every resprct precisely liko the one compassed by tbe camera which took the picture. 2nd A Perspactoscope requires but a single picture and that of any size The, numerous Kodak pictures and other photographs to be found in almoft any home, and which would be useless with a stereoscope, are already adapted to use with the Perspectoscope. 3d In viewing the pictures with the Per spectoscope the eyes atsume the natural position, as they look forward in parallel lines: there is, therefore, no pain attending the effort, as in the stereoscope, which requires the beholder to cross the vision at a point which, to some eyes, is unbearable. Everybody that is interested in the Kodak, vill want a Perspectoscope. Any body possessing views taken hy a cam. era or other photographic instrument will want a Perspeotoscope. We guarantee the article !to be exactly as we describe it, and if you Iflnd it in anywise different, you ran return it within 30days and the money will be refunded. It li Chesp We sell tt to purchasers direct or through an ngent, fort2.00, free of express or other chnrgea, Fiill particular* In regard to the instrument or its sale will be sent free on Application. Drafts, mouey orders, etc., should be made payable to the O'der of Henry H Hill. Kemittances in currency will be Jat sender's risk. The manufacturers lexpect to sell several million of these things, and a good agant would do well to write them tor agents terms, ADDRESS THE Parliament Pul'sli Co., 324 Dearborn St., Chicago. A NEW STOCK Oi the Celebrated DOUGLAS SHOES, The .most stylish and desirable Shoe on the market just received at SIMON STOFFEL'S West McHenry: RINGWOOD NURSERY. Have in stock 2,000 Norway Spruce and Scotch Pine, running from 3 to 7 feet, all first-class stock, two to three times trans­ planted and well rooted. They are just the thing for wind-breaks, hedges, screens, etc. I will' sell the above at greatly reduced prices, as they Must Go at Some Price. Come and see stock for your­ self and get prices, or write for special prices, Also have a good stock m Fruit Trees, Shade Trees Grape Vines. Roses, Hardy Flowering Shrubs, etc. Price List sent on application. Address, "'1 V. BUCKLAND, Nurseryman. Rlnfewood, IIU MILO L. HOWE. DEALER IN PIANOS. ORCANS, Musical Merchandise. Of all Kindt »nd Sheet Uuslo West McHenry, - Illinois Bat es Tale to Piaso Stools Naturally. A growing girl who has no Piano misses a great deal or enjoyment, and day by day becomes at a great disadvantage, socially. We make a specialty of good, honestly-built Pianos, at low prices. Our stock is all-- embracing--we exhibit the finest Pianos ever shown in this village, but we take equal satisfaction in extremely low-priced instruments. A Visit cf Inspection Will Surprise You^ Pianos Tunsd and Rep ^ ire J. On short notice and satisfac­ tion guaranteed. M?LO L. HOWE. And It tally Talks Cents. JOHNITSMITH, THE JEWELER, In now offering you grca Bargains in Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, That will not only make you talk but laugh, to think how much you can save by calling on him. He has a fine stock to se­ lect from and will sell all goods in his line From 20 to 50 Per Ce. i BELOW FORMER PRICES' Come in and see what we have and learn prices. Repairing promptly attended to. JOHN P. SMITH. McHenry, March 22, '98. ARKANSAS! The World's Orchard, For beautifully illustrated pam­ phlet and map write to G. A. DEANE, Laefl Conis'r, ST. L. I. M. & S. R'Y LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. ARKANSAS. THero broad plantations with abundance emlle Kioli as the famous Delta of tbe Nile, Cotion is Kinp. Yet every pro iuct of the Temperate Zone, In great abundance as was ever shown. The soil will bring. e There grows the oak the wslnnt and the pine, The fig, th» peach, the apple antl the vine, In every section No fruit on earth can with that frnlt compare In beauty, flavor, quaii.les most rare, Alljtn perfection, Forests with game, rivers with fish abound, Rich vegetation rovers all the around bp »ntaneounly A l^nd or plenty, liberty and 'aw; Such it the matchless state of Arkansas, Go there and see, RINGWOOD. A. glint of sun, a spray of rain. And balmy air from southern seas, i - A dash of green along the lane, Full throated birds on many leas: A crocus nodding to the wind, And heartsease that true lovers binds, White winged ships that skim the main, These tell us April's come again. O. N. Rich, of Elgin, ppent Sunday here. Mies Kate Frieby has returned from her visit to Iowa. E. F. Harrison and wife were Green wood callers Sunday. Last Thursday was moving day here, four families being on Jhe move at oner E. Carter and wife, of Jefferson, Iowa visited with relatives and friends here the last of the week. The Epworth League Devotional meet­ ing was led by Miss Clara Kelly Sunday evening. , The Sabbath school and Junior League will give an Easter Concert Sunday even ing, April 10, commencing at 7:30. The Service to be rendered is the Pilgrims Vision, by T. Martin Towne. The entire Service is fine especially the music. Several recitations will be given by younger members of the school. Come out one and all and help to fill the house Masters Lawrence and Hall are the latest to acquire honors in handling fire arms. Having borrowed a double barrel muzzle loading shot gun they started out to conquer the Spaniards. They formed themselves into a company of light artill­ ery, with Lawrence tor captain and Hall as chief gunner. After a series of rapid shots Captain Lawrence decided thatone grand discharge of grape and canister woftld finish the struggle and gunner Hall loaded accordingly. At the last moment the gunner's courage failed him whereupon it became the captain's duty to jrive him an object lesson in bravery. Training the gun on the only Spaniard in sight, the captain pulled the trigger. As soon as he could see and hear it was found that the gun was a complete wreck, having been dismounted and a hole an inch wide and eight inches iorg appearing in the side of the barrel. The force of the explosion had carried away the captain's thumb, necessitating a sur­ geon's skill to dress the wound. The in­ jured cvptain was taken to the rear and Dr. Auringer, of McHenry, sent for, who dressed the wound and Captain Joe is on the high road to recovery, minus his left thumb. Gunner Hall is sound at thiB writing. - GREENWOOD. Ed. Wesson is visiting his sinter in iowa the present week. A. M. Martin, of Saratoga Springs, in visiting with Adam Westerman and wife. Vern Thompson, a student, of the Chi cago Law School, viaitediwith his brother Frank last week Thursday. Will McCannon and wife and Misn Frank Ingall's were visiting friends in our village Sunday. Mrs. N. J. Garrison and Mrs. Keller and son, of Ridgefield, were visiting Mrs. Garrison's mother here Saturday. Miss Durkee, of Hebron, visited her cousin, the Misses Crosman, the past week. Chas. Thomas, of Marengo, was shak­ ing hands with old friends on Wednes­ day last. Jas. Westerman, of Ridgefield, was transacting business in our burg last week Thursduy. Wm. Stewart, of Woodstock, was look­ ing after business interests here la«t week Wednesday. E. N. Garrison, of Dundee, visited on Wednesday and Thursday last with bin parents here. E G. Westerman made a trip to Rich­ mond and Hebron on his wheel last Friday. Jas. Green, of Ringwood, and Mis* Mamie Meyers, of McHenry, were seen on our Btreets Sunday. Alf Thomas, wife and daughter ret urn ed from Mississippi, on Thursday and will make their home here in the future. Ezra Smith, the Ridgefield insurance agent, was transacting business in our village on Thursday last. Last Friday being Eddie Martin's twenty-first birthday, about fifty of his friends gave him a very pleasant sur­ prise in the evening. Tha Ladies Baptist Aid Society will meet with Miss Orvilla Clark, on Wed­ nesday April 13th. All are cordially invited. RIDGEFIELD. Mrs. J. B. Lynch is quite ill. J. Fisk was in Nunda Tuesday. Dwight Smith was in Dundee Monday. Geo. Skinner, wife and baby, of Nunda, visited at Doc Pulield Tuesday. Mrs. Baldwin, of Crystal Lake, was here on business Tuesday. Miss Sadie Garrison, of GreenwOod, was here on business. Rev. J. A. Wood spent the first part of the week in Chicago. Mrs. Thayer and her fither, Dwight Smith, were in Woodstock Tuesday. Chas. Keeler was in Woodstock on business Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Cox and children, of Burton's Bridge, visited friends here the first of the week. Miss Mary Cooper was in Woodstock Wednesday. Fred Willie and wife went to Palatine Sunday. Harley Thayer and J. Westerman were Elgin visitors the last of the week. MrH. Fred Hartman is visiting friends in Chicago. Miss Esther Anners and brother, of McHenry, spent Sunday here. N. Garrison and J. Westerman spent Sunday in Greenwood. Jim Robinson, wife and daughters visited relatives at Crystal Lake on Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Whiston and son, Earl, who have been visitinsr at Richmond, returned home the first of the week. T. .1. Wells and family, of Chicago, have come to spend the summer at their residence here. Miss Mary E. Hopper, District Presi­ dent of the W. C. T. U. will give a tem­ perance lecture next Sunday evening in the church. All are invited. All work first class, neat and reason­ able in price. A. Wegener the West Mc­ Henry harness maker and dealer in all goods in that line. All kinds of Garden and Field sef da from reliable growers only. Timothy, Clover, Corn, etc. at S. Stoffel's. NUNDA. Monday was pension day.' E. Kerns, of Cary, was seen on the streets of Nunda Monday. Wm. Hilbert's house burned Sunday night. Cause unknown. F. E. Lowell was a Chicago visitor Monday and Tuesday. The Barreville factory has been open­ ed for business by a pratical butter maker. Miss Daisy Benthuesen has gone "to Lexington 111. to take a position as teacher in the graded school. Mr. Spence, of the Algonquin Arrow, was a Nunda and Woodstock visitor Monday. The Town Trustees, of Nunda Town­ ship met with the Town Treasurer Frank Smith Inst Monday. Election Tuesday with two full tickets in the field. -The result of the election will be given next week. Miss Lois Baldwin was up from Nor­ mal, 111., and spent Sunday with her mother and returned to Normal Monday morning. J. Van Slyke. of the McHenry PLAIN- DEALER, and Jas. B. Perry, candidate for County Treasurer was in Nunda on Monday last. The Tillage Caucus, held Saturday night, resulted in the nomination of P. A. England for president. And the three retiring members of the board for trus­ tees, namely Robt. Philip, W. A. Van Auken and F. L. Colby, and W. T. Huff­ man for Clerk. Benthusen succeeded in capturing the two fellows that caused the accident, on the Knosha Div, of the C & N. W. Ry., at Rockford, Monday night, March 28 by which one man lost his life They had a hearing Monday April -1th. We have not heard the verdict. l oo 300 00 100 00 Beal Estate Transfers. For the two weoks ending April 4th. B 8 Pearsell et al tr C J Pearsell It in Huntley $ UdB Shepard and w to W H Shopard 20 v a in nw cor BW& BOO 32 Nunda Anna Church and h to H Manloy It 4 blk 12 Hart's 2d adn Harvard .... E B Hanson et al to \ P Hanson It 3 blk 1 Httckok's adn Crystal Lake A P Hanson ty O Peterson, same A Westerman to H Mentzer swV nwX sec 13 Greenwood 650 00 A Barts and w to Eva Allen nw& sec 26 e>tf neX sec 27 Hart land 9600 00 Anna Cornell, and h to|N H Pike It 5 in trl sec 9 McHenry A W Kelly and w to E Kimball It 5 blk 3 syndicate adn Marengo J Web*r to N Weber s>tf nejtf sec 25 McHenry 3600 00 G A Lumley et al to K Walkinsrton ne & seVi and nw& ae}£ sec 31 Riohm'd 2100 00 Same to Sarah Reed ncX dejf sec 31 Richmond 1100 00 Wm Smith to M Lye pc In se cor neX ne sec 11 MoHenry 500 00 J Barney to same w)tf sc& nejf aec 11 McHenry 600 00 VVm Smith and w to same e>4 so& nejf sec 11 MoHenry 7 50 G Iinaack and w to E Knaack. ail In- tore»t in pt se& sec 31, nwJi swj^ sec35 Hat]land..' 1033 10 Emma Plnnow to same, same 1033 10 Louise Knaack per con to same, same.. 1033 10 Margaret McWabon to Tlios Coffee so U. nw}f see 8 Greenwood 100 A Manley etal to K Clancy ne^ se3tf, and pt 8w# sec 30 Hebron 6600 00 Lafayette Thomas and w to J F Cleve- ltnd 1.23 a in nwjtf swij seo 18. Al­ gonquin | 100 00 Dsnnis Dunn toO&K W R'y Co 2.80 a se* ne# sec 13 Caryl 1500 00 H J Kizer et al to E Kizer w>tf neJW feo 8 uhemung 2057 11 E Kiz-ir and w to R Brown undv w# ne# seo 8 Chemung 1200 CO S Rowland and w to C Bremer, U 2 blk 2 Marengo Wm Mnithand wtoPT Reddersdorf 23 a in aw cor ne& eeo l Algonquin F T Reddersdorf to Wm Smith pc In It 1 nwX sec3 Algonquin 680 00 C Moriison to F Downo It 2 blk 2, Its 15 16 and 18 blk 4 Marengo 350 00 ^os Schaefer and w to Henry Thalen pt se# »ec 5 McHenry 1015 Oti Julia Murphy to J J Flannery n pt neJi sw ^ seo 30 Dunham 7 7 7 John Brown to Jane Seeley It 7 blk 10 Nunda 500 00 E Covell and w to Jane Seeley It 1 blk 1 Covell's adn Richmond 300 00 250 00 920 00 Marriage Licensed. Herman Zirk ; ...Coral Augusta Karow Coral John Ewert .Huntley Hannah Schurlng ..Huntley Alexander Parsons ..Rockford Calls ta C rose Richmond D F M-'/Cauley... Woodstock Ruth Lee Woodstock Probate Business Estate Mary E Howe. Proof of will; A L Howe executor; bond waived, Estate Fred Wiedrick. Amended report; administratrix discharged. Estate Louise Knaack, Report of sale of real estate. Estate John Struwing, Proof of death; petition for letters; Recka Struwing adminis­ trator; bond $3000. Estate Mary Benedict. Final report. Eotate Henry Belden Final Report Estate C Kelly Final report Estate Jae Wairgh Final report Estate Mary Fabor Final report Estate Sally Oakley Final report Susie Ohas and Grace Brainard, minors of G Brainard Final report Estate C Shannon Widows relinquishment and selection Estate Henry Krutnpen Inventory and appraisement bill Estate Nocliolss fchaefer Report of sale of real estate Estate Mathlas Schaefer Report of sale ot re~ l estate Estate Ephram Segnor Report sale of real estate Estate Wm Reading Report and petition to sell real esiate Estate Herlcy Begun Report and petition to sell real estate ° I * Estate John Belden Final\eport Proofof heirship Estate Lottie Marks Same Estate Naomi Jtnkins Inventory app'd Estate Luerster Mason Final report Estate A Sherwln Same Estate *C Thompson Proof of will Robt Thompson exr, bond $5100 ISTCapt. Mahon, acknowledged as th« best authority on navel matters in - thf world says: "War is imminent. There must either be fighting or a backdown somewhere. It isn't ships, its isn't guns, and it isn't armor plate primarily that win in fights but men; and America:1 men are superior in physique, power i f endurance, markmanship, and moral courage to Spanish men. I do not mean to decry the Spaniards and I have no prejudice against them because they are not Americans, but I have studied care fully and I cannot hold otherwise than that they are inferior to oar men in the uilitiee named." Cuba is 130 miles from than the distanae from Joliet. Its greatest length is 760 miles, twioA as long as Illinois north and south. Its area is 48,000 square miles--• little larger than Ohio. Its width varies from 20 to 135 miles. The coast line aggregates 2,200 miles. Its ports number 200, of which Ha- vana is chief. A range of mountains intersects it lengthwise, in some places 8,000 feet high. / " There is a swamp in the southern part 160 miles long. It has 260 rivers, independent of rivulets. Only one river, the Canto, is navigable for vessels of any importance, and that for only 60 miles. There are many mineral springs, some of which are warm and snlphnrons. Gold, silver, iron, copper, quicksilver and lead are the leading metals. The temperature very rarely falls to the freezing point and sunstrokers are unknown. / New York's warmest days of summer are warmer than any days of the year in Cuba. s. There is but one recorded snowfall-- that of Christmas, 1856. There are two seasons--the rainy and the dry. The first extends from May to November, the second over the rest of the year. Lignum vitae, rosewood, mahogany, cedar, fustic and lancewood are found in the forest. There are no wild animala except an occasional wild hog. There are few snakes, but plenty of in- sects, including the mosquito. Havana is about the size of Cleveland. Sugar, coffee, tobacco, cacao, cotton, indigo, corn, rice, sage, bananas, oranges and yuca are the chief products. Newspaper Personalities. Newspaperdom very justify says: "It is not good policy for a publisher to be continually 'scrapping' with a contem porary, as the columns are filled with a lot of personal matter that is of no in­ terest to the public. It takes two to carry on a newspaper war and in a heat of discussion remarks are made for which publishers are afterwards ashamed, and in the end very little has been accom plished. Newspaperdom might have added that tbe only time that remarks are in order regarding a comtemporary is when something good can be said of him. At other times silence is beet. The news­ paper man who uses the columns of his paper for repeated dirty, uncalled for re* marks, and low iuBiuu itions aimed at A comtemporary or an individual, stamps himself before the public as lacking in early training, as minus the qualities and instincts that go to make up/a gentleman, and as unfit for the position he occupies. He harms himself more than the "other fellow" and it does not bake long for a community to come to believe that all criticisms on other mat­ ters are prompted by the same low, sueaking feeling of jealously or revenge. An honest difference of opinion be­ tween two papers is perfectly proper and is enjoyed by the public, but as soon as tbe discussion degenerates into person alities it loses interest, except possibly to a few others of the same ilk as the man who writes them, and who natur­ ally finds them on his subscription list- as dead heads. Gum Ghewingr as a Vies. Bishop Vincent wants a crusade start­ ed against the gum chewing habit, and the following are some of the pithy re­ marks on the subject, submitted in oar exchanges: As far as we can ascertain, the good bishop does not state his grounds very clearly, nor does he outline the plan and scope of the projected crusade. „ I i Would he excommunicate a person who persists in the habit, or would lie content himself with simply pointing ontf; the constitution-wrecking, soul-destroy- ing effects of it? Does gum chewing lead to tobacco, to rum, to murder? Has a bank cashier ever looted the bank vauP to supply his family with gum? Mrs. Nack a gum, chewer? Is t*"*1® any relation between the increap* of crime and the sale of what the boy on the Central trains describe as "Pepsin's Chewing Gum?" Is i* a tact that Edison not only chewed, but swallowed two whole boxes of spruce gum whi^p invent­ ing the quairuplex telegraph? Does Hanna chew gam? There are a good many questions that ought to be thoroughly investigated be* fore tbe seductive conglomerate that gives courage to the football player, so­ lace to the girl in the mill, and the bicy­ cle girl, and play to the imagination la wholly banished from our jaws. Bishop Vincent ought to let it be clear­ ly understood whether his objections are based on religious, ethical, aesthetic, hygienic, political or financial grounds.