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^ ' MMi t* t' Wr'W^ Ur « - ** >'*^ vf ' ± iv!,,^.-. «lf?ftli*fbrfll^ •« 4WV' »«** .$ is i5s.i«sjft' S'3* .V.'-- I'. '-1 Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; Wo Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." *,.-% V *9- , ,.&*.. A #£fcu_„ VOL. 1. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1875. JJeJJeiFj jtaMefc Published EverylWcrtne8d»y by *"'* V a n S I Editor «nd Publisher. Office in Riverside Block, Over Smith Bros. & Co.'a Store. ,. -r~%. ; ' • TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Tear, (in Advance,)' ..... $t 60 If not Paid within Three Months,..........2 00 jSnfoscriptions received foT throe or six months lithe same proportion. BUSINESS CARDS, H. T. BROWN M. D. 3HYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office in Brick Block over F. G. Mayes Clothiiig_J3toie ITater Street, McHenry III. E. A. BEERS, M. I>. "tJHYSlCIAN and Surgeon. Office at residence, JT two doors west of Post Office, McHenry III. a J. HOWARD M. ». tlHTgiciAK and Surgeon. Office at the store •§T of Howanl & Son, McHenry, III. F. G. MAYES. *|T/•"EROHANT Tailor, and dealer in Ready Made JV1 Clothing, Cloths, Oassimeres, Vesting &c., One door north of Colby's Drug Store McHenry H. C. IRISH, A TTORNEY AT LAW, McHenry, 111. RICHARD BISHOP, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Office in rear of Murphy & Bishop's Bauk North Side Public Square, Woodstock, 111. GEO. A BUOKLIN, NOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In-surance Agent. Office at Bncklin & Steven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry, IlL E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract of Titles to land in McHenrv County, Illinois. Office with County Clerk, Woodstock, 111. D. A. POTTER, RICHMOND, ILL., Xotar^ Public and Con-vevancer, U. S. Claim, Insurance a Collecting Agent. G. A. CANFIKLD. HOTTSE, Sign and Carriage Painting, Paper Hanging, raloimining, &c., Mixed Paints of all kinds constantly on hand. .All orders promptly attended to. McHenry 111. FR. HECHTLE. HOUSE, 8i«m and Carriage Painter, McHen-ry IlLi Will do all work promptly and at reasonable fates. GEO. SOHREINER. ALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Parker llon>>c, McHenry IlL J. BONSLET, ALOON and Restaurant. Nearly oppoelte |5 Owen's Mill, McHenry, HI. Fresh Oysters nerved up in any shape desired, or tor sale by the Can. 4WOOOD STABLHiG FOB HORSESi^jr JOS. WIEDEMANN. (^JAl.OON and Restaurant. Near the Depot © McHenrv 111. Hoarders by the day or •^reek at reasonable rates. Warm and cold meals at all hours. 49-Good Stabling for Horses..** McIIENRY LIVERY STABLE. H. E. WKilTTM AN, Proprietor. IPirst class rigs, with or Without furnished •t reasonable^ rates. Teaming of all kinds dohe on Bhort notice. Vt. W. ELLSWORTH. BREEDER o the Celebrated Magie Hog. Also Light and Dark Brahma Fowls. Pigs •hipped to all points by express. P. O. Ad­ dress, Woodstock, Ili., II. D. HOLMES. BILLIARD Rooms, in Howe's Block, McHen­ry III. New Billiard and Pool Tables of *!;» ljtujt «tyl« Inst. put. in, and rooms newlv refitted. Call and see. II. 1). Holmes Propri­ etor. PETER LEICKEM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins intheoest possible manner, on short notice and at rea­ sonable rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop Aral door North of Riverside Block, McHenry lit M. ENGELN, GUN AND LOCKSMITH. Scale Repairing done promptly at short notice. Keep on hand a good stock' of (inns, Revolvers, Pow­ der, Shot, Gun Material, Fishing Tackle, Meerchaum and Wooden Pipes. MCHENRY - ILLINOIS. RICHMOND HOUSE. RICHMOND ILLINOIS. Frank Foster Pro­prietor. Good accommodations for all parties. Samplerooms for Salesmen. Livery Stable attached. Public Hall for Lectures, Shows &c., IftCH o. w: OWEN, MAKER McIIENRY ILL., Dealer in all kinds of American and Swiss! Watches, Clocks from the,best factories in the country. Silver, platedware, Silver Spoons, Ac., ALSO AGENT FOR THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Estey Organ ! Which we believe to be the best Organ in the market. We think we know that by experi. ence, and we believe it, for it is backed up by, the Best Musicians in I also sell other Organs at less the Kstey, but can't reccommead as good. Hk W. OWEN. July . the Worltf, prices than' them to MURPHY & BiSHGF, BANKERS. Office North Side of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. TJRANSACTS a General Banking and Ex- 1. change Business. Deposits Received.-- Interest allowed on Special Deposits. Buy and sell United States Bonds, Gold, Gold Exchange, etc. Exchange on all principal cities in Europe for sale. Wdodstock. 111. OWENS MILLS, McHenry - - - - - Illinois. CONSTANTLY ON HAND. «• . CUSTOM GRINDING? Done promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed Thankful for past favors a continuance of patronage is respectfully solicited. Owen Bros* McHenry Aug., 9 1875. Waukegan Cigar Manufactory, E« M. DEN NllS* Proprietor. Mannfactarer and Wholesale Dealer in CIGARS, TOBACCO,- -AND- Pipes of Every Description. 55 GENESEE STREET, WAUKEGAN, ILL. ̂ W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tjiilor. In the store of C. 1L Dickinson, East side of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. ""A food Stock of Fine Cloths for Suttinrs al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order and a lit warranted- Give me a call. W. H. SANFORD. Woodstock IlL, Sept 47th, 18.5. RIVERSIDE HOUSE. McHENRY, IlL, H. Wheeler Proprietor. Newly furnished and refitted. Splendid hunting and fishing on Pistaqua and Fox Lakes, a short distance above. Boats and Oarsmen furnished at reasonable rates. Liv­ ery in connection wifch the House. Free bus to and from thecara. Large a$ul airy apart­ ments for families during the*.>«mmer. The splendid side-wheel Steamer wiy make trips to and from the Lakes dm'injfe ihe Summer months. No pains spared to pwRrffcte the com­ fort of guests. Terms, $2.00 |)ef. (iay. FRED. REJfrCH, CIGAR MANUFACTURER, --AND-- WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. I. C. RICK. A- A. RICK. I>. C. BICE & SON, D E N T I S T S , NUNDA, ILL. Satisfaction Guaranteed on all work. Teeth Cleaned, Filled and Extracted In a carefnl »nd skillful manner. Artificial Teeth inserted ^n full or partial plates, on all the basesknown to the profession. Call and have your teeth examined. OFFICE of L. CI Rie«, West Madison St, Chicago. Office of A. A. Rice, second door North of the M. E. Church, Nunda, 111. REFERENCES. -- Wm. Archdeacon, Nnnaa; Rev. Frank Bnrr, Green St., Chicago, IlL *S-Will visit McHenrv every Saturday.-- Rooms at the Riverside Ilouse. JUST ARRIVED, MRS. C. H. MOREY, Wishes to Inform the public that she has just received a splendid assortment of Fall and Winter Milierj, Consisting of the Latest Styles of Hate, Bon­ nets, Flowers, Silks, Velvets, Ribbons." Laces, Embroideries, TiesA..ftc., Jfce., in fact every- thing in the Millinery line. Don't tail to call and examine Prices, Stvles and duality of Goods, which DEFY COMPETITION. Brick Block, 2d Door North of Colby's Drug Store, McHENRY, - - ILLINOIS. REMEMBER --THE-- Mmers' AND-- BARBECUE, AT McHENRY. Three Qien to lie Roasted ¥ hole. A Joint Meeting of the Old Settlers of McHenry and Lake Counties, will be held at McHenry Village, On Thursday, Oct 14th, 75. Officers of the^Day. President--Hon. W. A. McConnell. VICE PRESIDENTS--Charles Bart- lett, Elisha Gridley, Nelson Lunden, Lake County; E. 6. Ayer, George Gage, A. B. Coon, McHenry County; Col. Boyd, Walworth County, Wig; D. C. Stewart, Kenosha County. ORATOR OF THE DAT. HON. JOHN WENTW0RTH OF CHICAGO. • Marshal--J. H. Johnson. ASSISTANT MARSHALS -- X. A. Bee re, McHenry; John C. Smith, Rich­ mond; Capt. W. H. Stewart, Hebron; Capt. "But" Walker, Chemung; Col. Wm. Avery, Marengo; S. Van Curen, Woodstock; Capt. Beckley, Nunda; H. Barrett, Waueonda. Superintendent qf Arrangements Chasi. B. Curtis. Chaplain--Re v. «foel Wheeler. Tables will be spread on the Public Square, three Oxen will be roa«ted whole, and ample provided for all who may attend. to help enliven the occasion, and bring to mind the "Daysof Auld Lang Syne." Old Settlers and their friends, far and near, are invited to come out and help celebrate this Re-Union. figr'Aside from the Roast Oxen it is expected that everybody will bring their Basket of Provisions and Dishes. the evening a Grand Social Party will be given at the Riverside House, where all who wisjjt can "trip the light fantastic toe" gfter the best of music. THE McHENRY B A K E R Y , --AND-- RESTAURANT. F. BEST, - - Proprietor. Having opened a New Bakery and Restau­ rant in the Village of McHenry, the snbseriber would inform the public that he is now pre­ pared to furnish them with Fresh Bread, Cakes, Pies, &c. Of the best qualitv and at the lowest rates. We also keep a fine Stock of Confectionery, Fancy Groceries, Canned Goods, &c., to which we invite the attention of the public _ Bakery in Howe's Block, opposite the McHenry House. F. BEST. McHenry, Oct. 5th, 1874. For Sale. A Store and Lot formerly owned by L. Stod-dard in the village of McHenrv,"is offered 8a'e very cheap. For particulars inquire of G. C. Thomas, residing four miles west of said village, or of Jacob Story dealer in Hard­ ware opposite Owen's MilL G. C. THOMAS. August 30 1875. JBST'IIard work accomplishes won­ ders while the take-it-easy policy sets a whole community to grumbling and finding fault with "the times," If a merchant will attend to business and not waste time and strength" hunting up excuses for what seems to go wrong with him, he will not want for patrons. During the duller season of the year when all branches of trade are appar- antly quiet, if a merchant will keep things whipped up, his stock turned over, his employees busy at something, himself on the alert, advocate the wide awake policy and not grow tired, the tone of trade may be kept healthy, and the face of things always bright and attractive. A busy trade, with the newspapers, will advertise itself, and the man whose belief is that no busi­ ness is ever old enough to sftnd alone, will surely outstrip them that are watching and waiting for better times. The times are what we make them, for they will not go out of joint If properly handled. Let all the sluggards go to work and there can be more gold dug out of potato hills than will ever be realized by the expeditions that are so eager to explore the Black Hills. Less fault finding, less grunting, and less grumbling and more hard work are what this country needs before the "good old times" ever come back. % NATIONAL FINANCES, EDITOR PLAINDE ALER By your per­ mission I will write for your excellent sheet a few short articles touching the great question of finance In this coun­ try. There are various propositions be- PreWnted to the people; and men, belonging to every political organiza­ tion, differ in regard to what should be our medium of exchange. Yout Correspondent's a Republican, bat hi^views.of the financial question differ iroui some ot hers of the same po­ litical p^rty. Independence of thought should be indulge in, and granted to OAch individual in this free country,, There are some who believe we should contract our present volume of currency in order to reach a specie bas­ is. Now contraction of the [circulating mediunrmust produce a contraction in the values of all property which »is measured by it. Therefore the debtor class, which is much the largest in this country, must pay^their debts, if paid at all, in a larger amount of theij- pro­ duction, To illustrate. If the ..farmer owes a <tebt, and prices onagri cultural products are reduced one half by reason of a contraction of the currency, he must ptoduce and sell two bushels of grain to pay the same debt where now It takef %ut one, or, by such contraction his debt to hint is doubled. What debtor dfesires this? We Oib now borrow money at ten to fifteen jpr cent, but contract the cur­ rency to auy considerable extent, and we would goon see money go up to 25 or 30 per cent Interest. It ha* been ascertained that the pro- ductijre Industries of the country do not yield an average of but^SJ per cent and what would be the condition of things were interest to go still higher than the rate at present paid ? To-day we behold the manufacturing industries of the country paralised, and tens of thousands of laborers lying tag. idle.and suffering because contrac­ tion of all values seems ineve table, if we are soon to resume specie payments as per the bill passed in Congress last winter. < This paralization seems to be a puzzler to President Grant, who oould not see that his scheme of con­ traction had caused it. , Notwithstanding the destructioncort- sequejt a long and bloody civil war, newr Increased in Wealth The following statistics from the Adjutant General's office show the num­ ber of soldiers Illinois lost during the war of the rebellion: Officers killed, 307, enlisted men killed, 5,453; officers died of wounds, 125; enlisted men, died of wounds, 2,890, men who died of dis­ ease, 19,035; officers lost at sea on the steamer General Lyon, 11; enlisted men at sea on the General Lyon, 189; total officers, 905; total enlisted men, 27,576. In addition to these there were 867 deaths of Illinois officers and men in the Andersonville prison-pen--mak­ ing the grand total of deaths of Illinois soldiers during the war,28,348. Wanted at Bucklin & Steven's, near the depot, choice Butter, Eggs, and Poultry, for which the highest price will be paid in cash or trade. so rapidly ar during the last 14 years when the people have used a currency issued by the government and of suffi­ cient volume to meet the demands of trade. This currency has not been re deemable In coin, and have we ever been safer in u dng any other? Where can be found the man who feels unsafe in jtaking a treasury note or greenback. Wiiy not let vvell-enough alone? It matters not what we use for a medium of exchange so long as it an­ swers ^very purpose. Some of the ancients used iron; we have used gold, silver and copper as coin. But most business transactions in this couutry and in foreign lands have been made by means Of currency, often based as it is in England, on about 4 percent Of the volume of cir­ culation. There can he no safe basis for a currency except there be in the vaults at the place of redemption a sufficiency of coin to redeem at any •,ime all its obligations. This state of things never existed and never can, and consequently t^ie suspensions and de­ preciations in times of panics, when we had what was termed a specie basis. It is a delusion and a snare and accom­ panied by loss to bill holders, which is not the case with the government greenback. The United States treasury note or Greenback was born of Republican par­ entage, of necessity to be sure, but still legitimate and has proved to our people one of the best offsprings of the American Government.- It cannot be disowned or discarded for it has a legal claim On all the property possessed by the people, hence its value and soundness. It is the people's money for which they have given security on all their earthly goods, and by it the masses will stand. First, because is is safe and reliable. Second, because it costs them nothing to use it as a medium of ex­ change. For long years under Democratic rule we used as currency issues of State banks said to have a gold basis, but which basis almost invariably dropped out whenever there was a run on the banks, and the consequence was a "fail­ ure to redeem and a resulting deprecia­ tion in the value of their notes, caus­ ing vast losses to the bill holders. Do the people desire a return to the times of Bed-dog, Wildcat sand Stump-tail money of which the older of us know to our sorrow? We think not. Then let us discard forever the humbug of contraction and specie basis. What we need and we think the peo­ ple will demand is the safe and reliable greenback currency good in every part of the country, which never case with bank notes. A sufficiency ot these notes shonld from time to time be Issued in propor­ tion to the increase of population and the enlargement of" the business of the country. The reverse of this is pro­ posed, which is to contract the curren­ cy while the inhabitants and the Indus- fries of the land are constantly aug­ menting!! What a monstrocity!! But by whom Is the proposition-made ? Is it not that class principally who have money to loan? Men who would fat­ ten on the misfortunes of the masses, and establish and perpetuate in this country an arostocracy of wealth to the degradation and suffering of the masses of oyr citizens ? These treasury ndtes or greenbacks should be issued on demand of the peo­ ple and exchangeable for any bonds of the government which may be at the time redeemable by the U. S. Treas­ urer. No great financial pan'c could long exist under this arrangement. The greenbacks should be made inter- convertable with low interest bearing bonds of the government, which would stop any plethora of money or inflation of the currency, as the greenback would be often during the year interchanged with interest bonds according as the demand for currency increased or di­ minished. These low interest bearing bonds should be redeemable in gold be­ tween certain periods of future time and this redemption should be the only specie basis to our currency and one which would be reliable. The question continued. ONE OF THI PftOfLS. *&>It would be an excellent thing for the successor of Mr. Delano to look into the subject of "squaw men" of whom Spotted Tail spoke so endear­ ingly the other day at the Crowe Butte council. It seems that the Indian Bureau has been continually supplying with provisions, outfits, etc., a vast horde of white rascals who have either fled from justice from the States and from Canada, or who are loo lazy to earn an honest livelihood in civilized circles, and have married Indian squaws and ldetifled themselves with the In­ dian tribes. These men are said to teach the Indians, in their new rela­ tions, all the deviltry they have learned during their lives. They have no claim upon the Government for subsis­ tence, yet they and their progeny draw full rations and are mere leeches to the bnreau which should be shaken off. Just how uiauy of these "squaw men" there are does not-appear to be known, but that they are many is the testimony of a large number of corres­ pondents. The Government woald do well to see how much the "squaw men" cost the country. B@-A recent dispatch announced that Stanley, the African explorer, bad at length been heard from on the shores of Lake Victora N'yanza. His last letters to the New York Herald were written from Zanzibar in Novem­ ber, just before plunging Into the mys­ terious wilds of the interior, and from Nywapwa, an inland town, on Decern* ber 13. Since then nothing has been heard from him until the other day. At Nywapwa some of his men got drunk and he discharged them. He now proposes to explore Lake Victoria N'yanza and fix all the important lo­ calities by astronomical observations. It was Livingstone's theory that this lake was really a union of several lakes, but Stanley proposes to settle all dis­ puted points and add materially to the achievements of science. He has fixed no limit to his journey, but will go on from step to step as the magni­ tude and fascination of discovery in this wonderful region prompt him. Indeed, there is far more Interest at­ tached to Stanley's journey of discov­ ery than to the various arctic expedi­ tions. JB^*It has been computed by Euro­ pean and American staticians that the amount and value of gold and silver produced from the year 1500 to the end of 1874, by the mines of the world is as follows: Gold 17,500,000 pounds, val­ ued at $6,450,000,000. Silver 364,000,000 pounds, valued at 08,175,000,000. KO. 11. HARVARD. V-Tbe population of Harvard la- creased muchly the first of the week. Two voters and an alien were ushered into this vale of tears. --If you want to see lively work walk down to the round house. Mr. Watson has a large force of men at work and * they don't allow the grass to grow un­ der their feet by any means. --Ohly Six miles of frieght cart lit the railroad yard a fe ̂nights ago, and the boys were correspondingly mad owing to their inability to make up trains on time. Railroad business is lively. --The night passenger train on the Western Union road and a freight on the C. & N. V., collided at Clinton Junction, Wis,, last night. Nobody hurt. Trai ns delayed several hours in consequent*. , --J. W, Thompson, a conductor mt the Madison Division, was run over by the ears at Lavalie last Thursday night. Thompson was a new man and was sup­ posed to have fallen from a freight train that he was running. He WM picked up by Conductor Barrett's train. --We heard a rumor that Leroy Jo»- lyn intended commencing suit against the coporation for the damages he re­ ceived two weeks ago by a ditch being left open at a street crossing. Some­ body is to blame and we hope that hereafter the street commissioner will look out for such mishaps. --The following story ia told oil ft couple of Harvard hunters. They started out hunting chickens one day and while pass through a field just south of Deacon Hart's house they dis­ covered what they supposed to be a flock of partridges setting in the top of a tree that had been cut down. Both fired and five of the Deacon's young turkeys took out clearance pa­ pers. They did not discover their mistake until the "boss" turkey com­ menced gobbling and then they passed siadly on. --Last week a party of Harrarditea visited Chicago to "do" the Exposition. The ladies of the party of course could not return until they had done some shopping and finally entered Chas. Gossage's dry goods house on Clark street. Our party were admiring the elegant suits displayed on the ^dum­ mies,v when suddenly one of the most enthusiastic ladies was heard to ex­ claim, "Isn't this elegant--what lovely pockets," etc., reaching out at the same time to feel of the goods, when lo, and behold the skeleton proved to be a genuine woman. Perhaps there were not some broad smiles just then. We don't know for certain whp the lady was but guess she is a daughter of the gentleman who has the largest family In town, whose children resid* tore*-- Independent. j&aT A curious conscience case oo- curred at Newport, the other day. when a man from the country, who had sup­ plied a town grocer with eggs for sev­ eral years, which the latter had not ta­ ken the trouble to count, called upon him and confessed that he had cheated him out of five dollars by giving him short measure, when the grocer , ac­ knowledged having oheated the seller by passing a counterfeit ten dollar bill on him. ISrProfessor E. T. Cox, State geol­ ogist of Indiana, in his report just Is* sued, calls attention to the vast quan­ tity of porcelain clay deposits in the State equal to the best tn the world for the manufacture of stone china,, queens- ware, and very available for 3evrea china work. Measures have been in* stituted to develop this great wealth* and factories will soon he erected in Indianapolis. flgjrPhiladelphia is justly proud of her detectives. She is willing to bet you--that is to say, she is willing to let somebody else bet yon, for she is a member of a ehureh and can't bet her­ self--that if anything of value is stolen there, her detectives can let It stay stolen longer than the detectives of any other eity on the continent. yjgrTf meji are the salt of the earth, women are the sugar. Vicious men are the saltpeter; hard, stern men, are the rock salt; nice family men, the table salt. Old maids are the brown sugar; good natu/ed matrons, the loaf sugar; pretty girls, the fine pulverized white sugar. Pass the sugar, please. • jj0T"Shure," said Patrick, nibbing his head with delight at the prospect of a present from his employer, "I al­ ways mane to do my duty." MI be­ lieve you," replied the employer, ttand therefore I shall make you a present of all you have stolen from me during the year." "I thank your honor," replied Pat; "and may all your friends and ac­ quaintances treat you as liberally*" UNJUST SUSPICIONS--The other day a Detroit husband went off on a fishing excursion with a small party of fHends. Returning at midnight, he pounded on the door and woke his wife. As she let him into the hall she saw that some­ thing ailed him, and sh£ cried out. 4*Whyf Henry, your face is as red aa paint." "Guesser n't," he replied, feeling down the hall. "And I believe you've been drinking** she added. "Whaazer mefcn by aatr he inquired trying to stand still. "Oh! Henry, your face would never look like thai if you hadn't been drink­ ing." "Ml to blame?" he asked,.tears in hi* eyes. uSposen big bass jump up'n hit me in th' face and make it red--mi to blame." And he sat down on the floor tad cried over her Unjust suspicions.