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*fs f* ^ ;S*«'^"-j;- ^SS§SiS?^* *!t~^ ::w 5. v-v " •: • ^ v;V,-,*- •• •-y i VOL. 1. MT •SAisjK'.'i'ia&jl <CU3V.'fci>' Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; us and no Fear Shall Awe. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WFTStST J SEPTEMBER 1, 1875. c. J, ̂ /' JNU. • '! ainHealef. Published EveryWednesday by-. . R V a M L . S l y k e , Editor and Publisher. Office in Riverside Block, Over Smith Bros. A Go.'s Store. - TERMS OF SUBSCEIPTJIMS? One Year, (in Advance,). 60 If not raid within Three Months, 2 00 Subscriptions received for three or six months HI the same -proportion. O. W. OWEN, MCE MAKER & JEWELER, McHK.NRY-lLL.^• '< •%' T>ea!er iriailklnds of American and Swiss batches, Clocks from the best factories in the country. Silver, plated ware, Silver Spoon", ALSO AGENT FOR THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos Our Common Schooft. AND THE BUSINESS CARDS. E. A. BEERS, M. D. PHTSTCj.**.* and Surgeon. Office at residence, ill ° west of Post Office, McHenry H. T. BROWN M. D. T)H YSTCIAN and Surgeon. Office In Brick J Block over F. G. Maves' Clothing Store Water Street, McHenry 111. ' 8 O. J. HOWARD M. D. PHYSTOTAX and Surgeon. Office at the store of Howard & Son, McHenry, 111. F. G. MAYES. MESK NT T'\nPur' n"d dealer In ReadvMade Clothing, Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestin? &c One door north of Colby's Drugstore McHenry H. C. IRISH, ^TTORNEY AT LAW, McHenry, ill. RICHARD BISHOP, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW £Ze l? Wr of Murphv & Bishop's Banlc •worth Side Public Square, Woodstock, I1L GEP. A. BUCKLIN, NOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In­surance Agent. Office at Bucklin & eleven's Store, near the Depot, McHenrv, 111 E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract of Titles to land •B McHenrv County, Illinois. Office with younty Clerk, .Woodstock. Ill D. A. POTTER, RICHMOND, ILL., Notary Publicand Con-veyancer, C. 8. Claim, Insurance and iwiwrnng Agent. G. A. CANFIELD. HOUSE, Sign and Carriage Painting, Paper Hanging, Caicimining, 4c" Mixeii Paints or all kinds constantly on hitnd. All orders promptly attended to. McHenry 111. FR. IIECHTLE. HOUSE, Sicrn and Carriage Painter, McHen-ry 111. w ill do all work promptly and at VlMOAMnltlA • reasonable rates. GEO. SCHREINER. -CLRLLOOX atid Restaurant. Nearly opposite Othe Parker House, McHenrv 111. • JOS. WIEDEMANN. nnd Restaurant. Near the Depot - MMis at all hours, *• 4S*G'ood Stabling for Horses..®* MCHENRY LIVERY STABLE. H. E. WN-.TITMAN, Proprietor, ri! First class rigs, with or without* drivers, fnrnished at-reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds done on short notice. ^ W. W. ELLSWORTH. BREEDER o 1 the Celebrated Magle Hog. Also Light and Dark Brahma Fowls. Pigs shipped to all points by express. P. O. Ad- dress, Woodstock, I1L, H. D. HOLMES. BILLIARD Rooms, in Howe's Block, McHen­rv 111. New Billiard and Pool -Tables of the latest style iust put in, and rooms newlv refitted. Call and see. H. D. Holmes Propri­ etor. PETER LEICKEM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelrr of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in the nest possible manner, on short, notice find at rea­ sonable rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop first door North of Riverside Block, McHenry I1L g a n ? Which we believ e to be the best Organ in the market. We think we Know that bv evneri ence, amj we believe it, for it is backed up by Best Musicians in the World. I also sell other Organs at less the Eatey, but can't reccommend as good. Jaijr 23. O. W. OWEN prices than them to be Address delivered before the Teach­ er? Institute, at Richmond, by WM- NICKLE, Superintendent gf Schmls qf McHenry Oounffr. ^ *' PUBLISHED BY REQUEST OP THF: TEACJI - ERS OF MCHENRY COCNTY. MURPHY & BISHOP, BANKERS. Office North Side of Pnblie Square, WOODSTOCK, .... ... ILLINOIS. T R A C T S a G e n e r a l B a n k i n g a n d E x - A change Business. Deposits Received.- lnterest allowed ou Speciiil Poposits Buv and sell United States Bonds, Gold, G o l d E x c h a n g e , e t & . . - » » » for s'v!e'nse °n aU princ,pal cities in Europe Woodstock. 111. OWENS MILLS, McHenry. Illinois. & CONSTANTLY ON HAND. CUSTOM GRUVDING Done promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed Thankful for past favors a continuance of patronage is respectfully solicited. Owen Bros* McHenry Aug., 2 1875. HENRY COLBY, -DEALER IN-- PAINTS. OILS, it . r Painters Brushes, Dy# Stuffs Physicians Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. SPECIAL PEICES GIVEN WHITE LEAD AND OIL. ON Scrlctly Pure St. Louis White Lead, (10,00 per hundred.. Boiled Linseed Oil, Seventy.five eents per Gallon. M. ENGELN, GUN AND LOCKSMITH. Scale Repatring done promptly at short notice. Keep on hand a good stock of Guns, Revolvers, Pow­ der, Shot, Gun Material, Fishing Tackle, Meerchaum and Wooden Pipes. MCHENRY, - - - - -, ILLINOIS. RICHMOND HOUSE. RICHMOND ILLINOIS. Frank Foster Pro prietor. Good accommodations parties. Sam pie rooms for Salesmen, Stable attached. Public Hall for Shows &c., for' all Livery Lectures, RIVERSIDE HOUSE. fcHENRY, 111., H. Wheeler Proprietor. lid Ml __ Newlv'furnished and refitted Hunting and fishing on Pistaqua and Lakes, a short distance above. Boats and Oarsmen furnished at reasonable rates. Uv- erv in connection with tl*e House. Free bus to and from ttieears.' Large and airy apart, ments for families during the summer. The splendid side.wheel Steamer will make trips to and from the Lakes during the Summer months. No pains s]tared to promote the com. fort of guests. Terms, $2.00 per day. All Goods Warranted As represented and Satisfaction Guaranteed, Patronage Solicited. H. COLBY. McHenry, -July 27th, 1875. M A B K U S GERMAN U C. RICE. A. A. RJCE. L. €. KICE & SON, o D E N T I S T S , NUNDA, ILL. Satisfaction Guaranteed on all work. Teeth Cleaned, Filled and Extracted In a careful and skillful manner. Artificial Teeth inserted In full or partial plates, on all the basesknown to the profession. Call and liave\ your teeth * OFFICE of L. C. Rice, WEIT Madison St., Chicago. Office of At A. Ri/co/ second door = North of the M. E. Church, NWia, 111. Refkrencks. -- Wm. Arch'Wiron, Nunda; Rev. Frank Burr, Green St., Chicago, HL aar*Will visit McHenrv every Saturday.-- Roor.iri at the Riverside House. and on For Sale, a Good Farm. V\f EiRbty Ac**9 within one hundred tf sixty r-wj. n* frvstal Lake Crossings, Mftsy tenia, for further infwmaiion apply to y ^ BISHOP, Attorney, At Murphv A Bishop's Bank, WeoOatock, I1L Dated July Sd, " FRED. RENICH, CIGAR MANUFACTURER, -AND- WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. These bitters are manufactured by the'"pro- prietor from GERMAN ROOTS, infported bv him. The receipt of these Bitters was obtained bv the proprietor in 184S , from an old and experienced physician (then a phy- sician In the Prussian army), and a graduate of the hiarhest medical colleges of Germany. These Bitters are Guaranteed to cure the se­ verest cases of DIARRIItEA, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, and arc i certain preventative of FEMALE SICKNESS, CHILLS AND FEVER, AND AGUE, Diarrhoea is a disease characterized by an increased discharge troni the Ilo\\els, usually in a verv lionid state, and sometimes contain­ ing a large quantity of Bile. Besides the }ai i. ous purgative medicines, undressed or mdi. gestobld.food, or vegetables, acid truits, oily or putrid substances frequently cause I>iarr. ha>a Physicians distinguish various kinds of Diarrhica", as (crapulosa) when the forces pass off ordinary quality; "biliosa" when the bile is more abundant than natural ; "mucosa when the excrements contain a quantity of mucus-, "serosv" in which they are almost entnvly liquid and waterv'. and "licuteria" when the food passes through the body in an almost un- altered state. There are frequently, also nausea and vomiting, a bitter taste in tue mouth, a furred and yellow tongue, dry and harsh skin, a full or sallow countenance, and if speedlv checked, great emaciation. 1 nis is one of tuose diseases by means of whicn na­ ture strives to get rid of impurities, and re­ store the system to its natural condition. Hence, wheri it is not very violent, and the •jiniiemt is strong, it is best to let it take its course for a short time, and by taking ow two wine glasses full of the Bitters for the first ten hours. For violent cases live wine glasses full per day, one before each meal ana two lH«tween meal's. In any case great care should be taken not to stop it too suddenly. The treatment thus in all cases depends Hpon the cause from which it sprang, for Indiges. tion and Dyspepsia take one wine glass full of the Bitters before each meal. No ftimily should be without a bottle, • Price per bottle, large 80 cts., small 50 cts. Manufactured by F. MARK US, " WOODSTOCK, ILL. X ADIES AND GENTLEMEN 1 propose t© speak for a short time to-nfght on ..the subject of our common schools. I have loved these .schools ever since I was a little boy. The circumstances of my parents were such, t^s they could not afford to send me to any oth­ er kind of school, but the good old state of Pennsylvania threw open the door of a rude log school house and bade the children of the neighborhood enters that they might acquire the first rudi­ ments of an English education. It was a poor opportunity for obtaining an education, compared with that wfyieh our boys and girls enjoy noSv, but I thank God that I enjoyed even such a chance as that. I feel my friends, that we do not ap­ preciate these schools aftw'highly as we should. We do not realize how. much this system of popular education has done for us as a people. If we did, it seems to me, we would be more deep­ ly interested in their welfare; and we would regard them as one of our dear-i est and most sacred American institu­ tions, and if I can say anything to» night, which will cause us to appreci­ ate more fully the blessings and bene» fits which we derive, and which we have derived from these schools, I shall feel that the time has not been spent lu vain. This subject of popular education, to not a new one in this country. When the Pilgrim Fathers left the shores of Europe to seek a home amid the wild® of this new world, they were actuated by two leading ideas,--one. that they might find a home, where, free from molestations, tiiey could worship God according to the dictates of conscieuoe, and the other, that they might have ap opportunity to train and educate their children, such as they could not enjoy in the old world. Hence, we find thai b h T l d r r h e t h i W * i d u c a t c d . We ihui in reading up the history of these colonies, that this educational idea was always prominent. Through all the Indiau wars, and all other diffi­ culties and trials through which' they passed, the education of the children, was a leading idea in the minds of those good people, and when the Revolution came and the yoke of Great Britain was thrown off, the people of the col­ onies, owing to their superior intelli­ gence, were prepared in torming a new goverumeflt, to take a step in advance of any other nat ion then in existence. I verily believe that a republican gov­ ernment was establishe'd, and has been maintained, in this country because the masses of the people were intelli­ gent. Other countrieshave tried this form of government, and, in nearly ev­ ery instance, the result has been a dis­ astrous failure, because the people were not prepared for anything of the kind. France has tried it again and again, but her people were ignorant, and in­ capable of wielding the power thus placed in their hands, and soon the re­ public was overthrown. Their present government will soon share the same fate, and a monarchy be reestablished. Mexico has been the scene of continuaj revolution, because her people have hot the necessary intelligence to make this kind of government a success,' and, In fact, there is but one basis upon which a republican government can securely rest, and that is the intelligence of the people. The intelligence of the people led to the establishment of the government, and this intelligence has been the means of maintaining "it during the century of its existence. This is what saved us in that fearful rebellion which we all so vividly remember. The men composing the rank and file of our north­ ern armies were intelligent men. They were capable of appreciating the bless­ ings and privileges which the govern­ ment conferred upon them. Thev could read, and compare the condition of our people, with the condition of people l iving under different forms of government, and when they realized how much was at stake, it nerved rthem f&r the conflict, and enabled them to early it through successfully. On the other hand, it was ignorance that caused the rebellion. The men composing the rank and file of the rebel armies, were a very different class from those composing the union armies. The oommon school had not done lt« work at the south, as it had in the north. Those southern men did not understand that they were living wn-1 der the best form of government on earth. Designing, bold, bad men went among them, and told them that they were terribly wronged and oppressed the north. They did ?mselves, but took the len, and leaving every- the field of conflict. men had been edtica- lat the plains of lhe Car- rulf States had been-as with schoolhouses, as ind valleys of old M Connecticut; do you sup- "political demagogues as and Wigfall, could have them and so k>flred the that hundreds of thous- would have rushed to ,v the government, under »d enjoyed such blessings res? Never. Make the cation as general at the '"are at the north: let [nderstatid how excellent a |we have, and I do not be- lother rebellion will ever fbistory. jhing for which we should [ schools, is the number of lev have given to the couu- tof the brightest names on |f our country^ history " are >n who received their edu- common school. I 2|ave [say against a liberal eauca- |re not how many of our jlo aspire to and obtain it ;t stands out in bold relief, Eftumon school has given us ir greatest men. ' They have . tfte U. S. Senate, in the jtepresentatlves, in our State >s, in short, in every depart- _• government, and the men and Yale, of Dartmouth and found their peers among sever figured in an institu- farning higher than the com- »L ' now briefly noticed what »ls have done. They have jeans of giving us our re pub- of government. They have [means of preserving that gov- and they have given us many it men our country has ever Sure this is enough to make »m, and resolve to stand by ler all circumstance*. proceed to notice doing for m the drawn together as they are under influence of the common school. Again, the foreign children coming to our shore, will no longer meet and min­ gle in the sehoolrQom with our child­ ren, thus being fitted for good Ameri­ can citizens, but if they attend school at all, they will go to schools taught by foreigners, and they will remain for­ eigners, as far as sympathy for us and t>ur liiStstUviwi!" «s "jjv-cni'.u. Abolish the common school system in this country, and you create an aristo­ cracy and do more to estrange the dif­ ferent classes of society than you can do in any other way. Now, my friends, I have shown; that tais system of popular education hsi« given us our iVee government; I have shown that it has been the means of preserving that government; I have shown that it has given us many of our best men; I have shown that It is a great leveler, elevating the poor to the same plane with the rich; I have shown that it does more t^> Americanize for­ eign population than any other influ­ ence, and I believe now we are all pre pared to admit that these schools are of Immense importance to us as a people; and th^t they should be cher­ ished as one of our dearest, most sacred institutions. Now, notwithstanding all that these schools are doing, and have done, for us, they have their ene­ mies. Some of these "enemies are na­ tive born American citizens. Thejr en­ joyed the advantages of the schools in early life. Their children have been educated In these schools. These men have been successful in life. They have accumulated property. Now when they think they have no further use for the schools, they begin to grumble about being taxed to educate other peoples'children. They do not spem to know that every dollar they pay for the support of schools increase the val­ ue of their property, makes their homes safer, gives them a beter community in which to live, and really benefits them in every way. We are glad there are not many such native American citizens; but there are a few. Bu*. these schools have another and more dangerous class of enemies. These persons have come from the shores of another continent. At home, they had in the affairs of the to tt* Importance looking for better teachers. becoming frtore and more awake of this work They t and whett they find them, they generally "Tjjj retain them, the question, ̂ Wh® will teach us the best school" is betx>miag more imporant than, "Who will team the cheapest school". I believe this tiling is to go on. I think the flay h hot f|r distant when men and women of the verv highest order of Intellect* will be called' into this work with«rt much regard to cost. ^ The most important work in ourhaww is the training of our children, mA the best minds of the country should be engaged in the woik. So* only men and women of high intellect- ual ability but those of irreproachable moral character, the example of the teacher is a mighty influence for good or evil among his pupils. Let no pupil ever excuse himself for any wrong word or action by saying "Our teacher does the same". Parents, directors, one word to you. Try tp obtain the heat teachers. You may be compelled to live In an Inferior house, to wear an inferior coat, to put up with many things that are not of the first quality, but when you select a teacher for your children let your motto be "No-inferior article ^ here". You cannot afford to put ^ . with a poor teacher. I will close with 4^* the words of Horace Mann: "Call down | the astronomer from the skies; call up the geologist from his subteraneon ex- plorations; call In the best talent of the whole country and bid them go forth and teafch this people; for in the name of the living God it must be proclaimed, that licentiousness shall be the liberty, violence and chicanery shall be the law, superstition and craft shall be the re- ligion of that people who negteot education of their children wh^t now that is doing so much to break division lines, and make us essentially one people as these common schools. There is no Other influence so well cal­ culated to cement the bonds of ^friend­ ship and brotherhood, as these schools. Here, the children of the rich, and the children of the poor, meet and mingle upon a perfect equality. They sit at the same desk, they study the same lessons, they recite in the same classes. What Is the effect; In a shorl time the ricti man's children discover that in everything, pertaining to intel­ lect, the poor man's sons and daughters are they equals* They go out on the play ground, and very soon the rich man's son-discovers that in manly sports and endurance, the son of the poor man is at least his equal. Now noth­ ing separates them only the little ma­ terial wealth which the one possesses more than the other, and under the in­ fluence of a common education that barrier soon gives away, and they treat each other as equals in every respect. They learn to respect and love each other, and bonds of friendship are there cemented enduring as life. Again, every year, thousand of for­ eigners are coming to our shores. We wish them to become Americanized. Nothing will so effectually do this, and do it so quickly, as our common schools. Let the children of the e foreigners at­ tend our schools, mingle with our Am­ erican children, study the same books, ajid recite to the same teacher, an<t in a very short time they beoome very much like our boys and girls. They contract friendship for our children, and they learn to love their adopted country which giv^s them such opportunities to cultivate and improve their minds, and tit them for the duties and responsibil­ ities of life. » These, my friends, are some of the effects of our common school system. Breaking down dristocratic distinctions among our own people, taking the child­ ren of the foreigners and transforming them into American citizens, and mak­ ing us one people in the highest, truest sense of the term. Suppose we abolis^t our school system and what would be the result. The children of the rich will be educated in privftte schools, academies and colleges, while the children of the poor will, for the most part, remain uneducated. This would Create an aristocracy not based upon wealth alone, but also upon intelligence. Put these two barriers between the two classes, and you have a g«lf that is almost impassable, the rioh wiH despise the poor, and the poor will soon learn to hate the rioh. Thus the two classes will be driven farther ami farther apart, instead of being down little or no v°tee trii rights and priviliges were given to them, which our native born American citizens enjoys. How do they show their gratitude ? By attacking one of our most loved and cherished institu­ tions-- our common schools. Their children were admitted to these schools on a perfect equality with our own They were not satisfied. They said th# Bible should be thrown out of the schools. In some places, even in some Of om largest cities they succeeded in doing this. Then they said your schools are Godless schools, and we will not send our children. The fact is they hate «he schools, and are determined to destroy them if tliejT can. " Give this subject of education into the hands of these people let them have all their own way and in a few years the people of our beloved land, wil be, intellectu­ ally, where' those of Spain, Italy and Mexico are to day. J ~ Now what is our duty in regard trf this riiatter ? Shall we stand . by and see these schools which have done so much for us and for our children, de­ stroyed by this element? Wo are un­ worthy of the name of Americans if we do so, unworthy of the blessings which the fathers of the republic bequeathed to us. It Is our duty to watch over and guard thei?e schools. It is Our duty to see that legislation is directed in such a way as to support,,, strengthen, and make them more efficient in every way. This is destined to be one of the lead­ ing questions in American politics, in the near future; and it is our duty to say to political parties seeking our support. Gentlemen you must be right on this common school question. There must be a plank in your platform declaring that our common school system shall remain inviolate. Your platform may be a little ambiguous fnregard to the. tariff,^or the currency question, but when you come to the school question we want no ambiguity . On this ques­ tion, you must declare yourselves. The trumpet must give 110 uncertain sound when we go forth, on'this issue. I veri­ ly belivc that our political salvation de­ pends in a large measure upon this question. Destroy these schools and the downfall of our republican govern­ ment, is only a question of time. Break up our schools and in a short time the "Great Republic" would be weak as /blind old Samson shorn of his locks.** But I feel to-night this is not to he done. From Main to California there Is moire interest it> this suject than there ever was before. Thousands of teachers are giving up the pleasures of vacation, and hastening away to institutes andi conventions, to equip themselves for the , campaign of the fall and winter, ftMtoH* inrtltato. > M" EDITOR PLAWDBAL**!--The TeacS*^_ ers» Institute held at Biebwwwaw ,, before last was without exception th|f.iX most interesting of any Institute her#. tofore held in this Courfty, and Mr, WMU Nickle, our worthy County Superintend­ ent of Schools is-chiefly entitled to tl« honors arising therefrom. The County Supervisors having made no appropri­ ation of funds for defraying the ex­ pense of an Institute, Mr. Nickle to«k iiia vyhnift responsibility upon his own le aaiei^ortfvil said, highly appreciated the kindnesa of Mr. Nickle, and did all they could to make the association a success. All who were called upon to conduct exer* - cises in any particular branch of study., cheerfully responded, though, un doubt- • cdly, some embarassment was felt on ^ their part, under the supposition that some one else of the audience were bet­ ter able, and more qualified to perform the duties assigned to him or her. One- of the most ably conducted exercise*,, was carried on by Mr. Jas. Faulkner, on< Zoology. Mr. Faulkner is a graduate* of Champaign, and is the Principals ctect of the Ringwood Public SchooL. Next comes Mr. Griffith, late of Ohio,, but now a resident of. and a teaeher tat this County, who conducted the exer^. else in Arithmetic and Language. Mr.-. Griffith's knowledge of these branches*, and his long experience as a teacher, enabled him to give very good metb ods of teaching, and no member of the Institute can say that they did not de­ rive benefit from his Instruction. Nest on the list of able instructors ooosea Mr. A. E. Baldwin, Principal of th». Genoa, Public School, wlio conducted , the Reading exercise, and the manniM;- in which he did it was an honor to hia*. self. Mr. W. W. Parson's made himself iOH- mortal in History. Many things might • be said to his honor of the manner tat which the exercises were conducted^ but space here, like time 'at the Instis tute, is precious, and we must forbear^ Mr. White late of Evanston, ga*#. % very interesting discourse on Phi&M» phy, followed by A. W. Young, m. 41* gehra. Miss Sturges, of Geneva Lakey mast not be forgotten. She gave a vejry Is* teresting and amusing method of teaelk • ing a Primary Reading Class. The In» stitute was very much indebted to her for her kindness. Neither will w© ever forget Miss Lucas; theme Geography. We have firmly adopted Mr, NlekleV excellent determination, that at fte next Institute we will be better pre­ pared to do justice to our topic, but we nevertheless maintain what we said 1M regard to the Earth's Orbit. MissKStt- ball you were very positive in the trary, bu! if we should ever meet ag*t» at an institute, we wilTprove the truth of our assert ian. W, G, H. Machine repairs and all Aga& I think( the people Hi large afe ' machU*« Wanted at Bucklln A Stern's, the depot, choice Butter, Poultry, for which the htgheink will be paid in cash or tr^ae, HORSE HAY RAKKS~-.A W the celebrated Holingworth E, M. Owen's. } / - ET-VE -- iA-