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Mawaai iVJfiDNESQAYii MARCH loth, 1876, ;*r. VATV SLYKE, Ktlitor. •feT General J. 1>. Webster, United. .States Collector of Internal lie venue, m Chicngo. <Hed in that city oa Sunday ' last, in the Kith ye.tr of ins age. jay-Couiieeticut will probably lie the ©lily State pending to PMIatlelphta, at tlio time of the Ontotfalal dteplU}*, a ftsll regimen* ftf soldiers. . ^Hom, Alphongo Taft hte bps* ap­ pointed by the President as Secretary of War and has accepted the position. He is a robust man. not very tall and over sixty years of age. Those who know hlih; testify that he is a man of tftte highest integrity aud,of good legal attainments. Through the profession of law..lie hscs become qnite^eajthy. .1 • TB^T^lkrtap^ nattie is a byword. It .^jifclftYo be. A cabinet officer who •nvwSiitl ?ell lucrative positions, as he 'ilid deserves not only to be impeached. ilttpr;.«cmed, fined and almost flogged, Itoht his name ulionld be made the •ynonym for the low depths of moral degradation to which he has #howri linnst-Iito be -capable of descending. )@^A%jfnr/a3 tints far Icriowu, seven persons were billed, seventeen lifjnred, tjhirty houses wrofeke(3 and much other tlRttiase done to property, in the track FridayeTen1ng*s'tt>rtRido ir. North­ ern Missonri. T.ntdr'aclvlcestrom Fri­ day •aftrfnobriVf ornado at Hazel Green, tfis., fully confirm the first reports; 'telftht"persons were killed, and the vil­ lage was badly torn by the terrific wind. ffiTBabcock isplay«d ont.- Charged by Attorney Ge"aer«3 Pierrepont with (Sealing from the President's files his litter to Dyer aad fiving it to his own {fednseL, Storrs,he confesses that the itatement is true. What ehe he did to Secure his acquittal remains to be dis­ covered. His condnct will lead a good »a*y to the conclusion that though he *ras not convicted at St. Louis, he ought to have been. JBSF*T1« Chicago Journal of Tuesday pays: "The announcement of the sus­ pension of the National Bank of the •Strife of Jfew York, in Xew Yt>rk city, "with a eapital of *£2i«O»\OG0, created a jjjretfL (leal of excitement on Change 40-dan-, and had the effect to depress -values for grain. Supsequent reports <4hat depositors and customers of the Bank will lose nothing, had the effect t" relieve the anxiety, however, a? also -haul the ascertained fact that Chicago Bankers will not be affected by tli® failure. / . looks now as if the next Pres- -Tjjhicnt ofllic United States, whoever he ' IIIav be, will receive only $25,000 a year. ' ii. bill to that effect has been favorably _!j»ported to the Senate, thus presaging 'lis passage, while the democrats, hol­ ding the house,Imyfe so elemored for a %eturn to the former figures, that tliey parrot refuse to make the retrench- ment. The presidential veto power stands in the way, but it will not prob­ ably be exercised, whatever may be the prospect 4f a third term. Well .JP5,<W0 with the extras voted -te president, will do very welL •i' •: " ^f'or the PtAJKOKALER. i Oia CENSE-MiUl YEAR. can the\\mcriran People afford to pause in , their >Journey of Lifer aud turn back the, one hundred yearly pages of theif .history, as a Xation; aud-feel eraulous of the lengthy strides* made in most all that tends to make a People and a Nation truly honored and respected among the Sister Nationali­ ties of the earth. One bundled years ago, when our Banner was first un­ furled to the breeze, we (the People of the "Thirteen Colontes) announced to the World, Our New Departure from the landmarks of all otheV Nations, in as much as we set forth in "Our Dec­ laration'" that "All men were created equal" and that the People were the Joint Sovereigns of our Land and to carry out the Just Principle "That all Governments should receive their .just Powers from the consent of the Gov- erned-' schools were instituted aud established and received the fostering care of our People believing as we did that Intelligence would foster "Free­ dom. As we cast our eye along the Historic page we can readily see how one idea has given birth to another and how this follies of other Nations have given atvay to tlictee .Immortal Princi­ ples which have become the corner stoned of "American Independence" to-wit: "Religious Liberty,*' per­ mitting to all that God given right to worship our Creator in consonance with the dictates of our own conscience; hence to-day can we witness the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and the * Chinaman worshiping at the shriiieC of their own choice without fear of mo­ lestation or insult, and thus has au im­ petus been given to the investigations of the Sciences unfettered by Creeds or uutraiuelled by Jsnu and to-day how grand the result. The Great Princi- jilcs of the Equality of Man as set forth by us has withstood the: ravages of wars, the destructive i niiaenee of Bevolutibn, and the test of Time, and to-day as a Principle, after a centuries trial remains undisputed. The Physi­ cal strength of our Nation has been tested in the Crucible of Fire, Its re­ sources have been found ample and its componant parts thoroughly cemented with the .Blood of Our Patriots from all its parts, and proudly do tue, (as a . peo­ ple.) look forward to the Centennial Exposition, when we cau TSIIOW that Freedom begets thought, thought be­ gets results, and results have given permaueqee to our Institutions. But with aH our strength, with all our glory, it is with feelings of shame that no small a space in our Centeunial Buildiugs will suffice to exhibit to the world The Moral [S'trenyth, the offi­ cial rectitude and the National Integ­ rity of This Republic-as is brought to light by investigations now bei-ng made in this our Centennial year. Cor­ ruption in higl^places has ceased to be the exception, but has become the rule, and Fashionable Debaucheries the "Ignis Fatuus'• that lures but to ruin, •J. E. BBCKLET. ' GREENWOOD EDITOR PLAFNTJEA I.KK ^cwith- standing the almost inf}>t>.$ai!lli* -condi­ tion of the roads, the, ^)ohWflf*i for the benefit of the lie*. Byf-'On jVldeii oft Thursday evening last, iplv>-Ved a deci­ ded suecew.even beyond the expecta­ tion of the most saitjgwiae; financially, sociably, pleasantly, kftd cleanly, the receipts being upwards of one hundred dollars, mostly cash. This considering the stringency of the times, and the source through which it came mostly 1 was well. To *ay that " the reeipientsfi were thankful, would be fame, In these hard times. Thompson & Co,, shipped ou Thurs­ day last a car load of cheese to St. via. C. and R. I. R. R. saving on. freight by so doing more than one half] the expense*of shipping by a direct rout. ThH iaequity slid justice with a vengeance. Single rates on club copies. Nothing "crooked," about a strait out and out swindle now days. Who next will immortalize their name as the champion governmental Swindler, Thief, and Thing? Where is Benedict Arnold ? Let there be a Monument erected at once in honor of his honesty) and integrity as compared with those pos»es?ed by the govermnen tal Thieves and Traitors of the present day. It is impossible for an impure Fountain to bring forth pure water, consequently, so long as we allow and' continue to send forth these putrid car ion vultures, to wash and dump themselves at the fountain head, we must be content to drink of the impure water thereof. Look well, ye native born, and denizens of our country, to the power that ye hold within your hands. A crisis is at hand. The pres­ ent centennial year will be an eventful one in our American History, and one upon "which 'will hinge, to a certain ex­ tent, the future destiny of our-Nation. Guard well, and manfully your votes. Beware, of the political Sharpers, and Thieves, who have already commenced laying their plans to stehl that vote. Chisel with it tfheir political epitaphs, terested) the ^ aclier leased, no ur­ ging and., scolding seemed necessary aud tliftt one suggestion brightened^ that reatltng efceYdlte* dttrhig[Ybrtfe* maindCr>f that term. ^ Boys aud girls need stimulating. Their youthful spirits require kind words, gentle suggestions, instead of harsh rebukes,and their characters in afterlife will depend muck upon their treatment now. - - ^ - ;1 OOJK *$}!* BLAKE & BRO.,?: hiii®g4LKI8' Ftiriiiture! r. Beecher when oa trial before Judge Neilson, swore that the only - ;»ftence upon which the scandal was * t>ased was his'h-asty and indiscreet ad- . fice to Mrs. Tilton to leave her husband, %rhom Bsecher believed to l>e a bad :j§nd crucl man. On the dny ofthe clos- • log of the Advisory Council, Beecher . tjfaid that he did not dare to «peak out L because there was a large circle of pei> ^|ons whom his revelations would impli­ cate in some great offence. Here is dilemma. Which horn ahall we take told oftf^Seecher contradicts himselfjf At the trial he professed to give the real offence. Now he admits he has kept it back for others eake. We be­ lieve neither statement. It is Beeeher who is primarily concerned, and the offence he would hide is wholly his own.- - • oa ' a BgfThe only thing that we question in the following, from the Elmirji N. Y. \Advertiser, is the last sentence: "As the Centennial approaches, all sorts of devices for saving time and money are in order. With a view of facilitating rapid transit, a Pittsburg man has in­ vented an apparatus for taking passen- gers»on and putting them off without stopping at way stations. The candi­ date foT Philadelphia is placed upon a platform, where he waits like a mail bag to be taken in. -As the train ap­ proaches, a machine like the top of a table, working on an elbow-like joint, reaches out suddenly, strikes the wait­ ing traveler In the middle, he fall# forward on the table, and before he is aware of it, the conductor is holding him.by the collar, while the train clerk goes though hie clothes for hiji ticket or cash fare. By the timg the traveler has recovered his breath he is fifty miles on his journey and the porter of the parlor car has blackened his boots and dusted°hi8 clothes." Now, really, it seemB to us (and we say it mildly) that a man ought to breathe more than once in going fifty miles. TJut the El- mira Advertiser is a reputable paper. , 10^F«rced resumption is forcing lTh« Way To Get Along. Twenty clerks in a store, twenty . hands iaa printing office, twenty ap­ prentices in a shipping yard, twenty . young men in a village--all want to get along In the world and expect to d6 so. One of the clerks will become . _ partner, and make a fortune; one of the ~ compositors will own a newspaper, and become an influential citizen; one of the apprentices will bccotne a master- builder*, one of the young villagers will get a handsome farm, and live like a patriarch--but which one is the lucky ^ Individual? Lucky? There is no luck . abont'lt. Ilie thing is almost as cer­ tain AS the rule of three. The young / fellow wbo wiH distance his competi­ tors is he w"ho Blasters his business, who preserves fcislntegfiiy, who lives clean­ ly and purely,-who devotes his leisure to the acquisition of 'knowledge, who gains friends by deserting them and who saves spare money. There are FOtne ways to fortune shorter than this old, dusty highway; but staunch men of the couimuni ty, the men wh» achieve >*omething really worth h^Vrng., good fortune, good name and serenesftid age, -all go iu the hard dirty toad. suspension. Mercantile houses, long established, of reputed wealth, and1 heretofore possessing large credit, are joining the throng of business men now marching toward bankrupteyi Failures and rumors of failures of what have be^n deemed strong concerns, are now the order of the d*y. A gloomy feel­ ing pervades nearly all business inter est^ihd the future is dark. The worn Is not yet, many think, and widespread commercial disaster Is predicted by some whose opiulons are entitled to weight. It is doubted if Congress can or that if it could, it will do anything to relieve the situation, or brighten the clouds which lower upoti the busi­ ness world. But one thing "is pretty certain--the people do not believe that the policy of contraction and resunrp- tion is a remedy for the disease now upon the country. Bleeding and fast­ ing of feeble patients won't de oo??*- days. pi) : ^ ; > The way they weigh liogs out tn Kansas, is as follows: They "first tie the hog to the end of a rail, balance the rail on the fence with rocks tied to the other end, and then guess how much the rocks weigh. The Kansas people claim this to be the only ksue method of weighing live hogs. Of all Grades aaft WtrewW Nearly Opposite tho Tofft Gifted/ ^ McHenry, Ilk I Wareroom Crammed Full 1 Where will he found anything from Common Kitchen Styles to the finest P^ylpr SetSy In Hafr, Cloth aftd Reps, T'hey have (Chamber Sets, andean suit everybody. Marble Top Center Tables, ELEGANT EASY CHAink ROOKING GLAXSE8r • f ",;:hlANJ> PICTURE FIlAMm, "iJNDEircAKiNavr;;:* •'« - • , ! oH'h A very large stock of Burial Cases and Coffins constantly on hand, and made to order on short notice-. and with triumph shout forth their po­ litical requium. ' Our Post Office was rettvoved on Wednesday last, back to Its old quar­ ters again, J. J. Philbrick P. M, <$ur mail, carrier has become some­ what dissipated of late. Better tension up and carry your own alcohol, hereaf­ ter. Now, is the time to earn your 90cts! Have forgotten how your fore­ fathers have suffered in this, sattie ser­ vice, and for less money too. Do not whine, it is a job of your owtt earnest se'eking. ^ Mrs. A. W. Washburn lies dangerous­ ly ill. 4 .. ; School closed on Friday litBt. We saw a few evenings since a paper headed Sidewalks, which looked, io us a little superfluous, from the faot, that at present we co/uld not build if we would, and when it Is dry we woltld not build if .w% could. Then again, there is a shrinking fund, already rais­ ed, and in somebodys hands, with no­ body, and no authority to jjet it out of thQ hands of that somebody, which should be first attended too, sad ap­ plied in order-to be In good taste. SCHOOL VISITATION. ' Is it profitable for a parent to visit, the school where his or her children are educated? In reply I would say yes; and for the following rea-sontf; First, your child will be Itftereste more in school if he finds that yon hre, also interested in it« Let me illus­ trate. Give your boy a hoe and tell him to cultivate a corner in your gar* den. After he ha9spent an hour Wor­ king among the weeds and clods, he leans against the fence, wipes the sweat from his forehead, and feels that there is not much fun in work after all, and he would rather play the rest of the forenoon. Suppose the gardner conies along at this critical moment and says, "Come John don't be idle; your father set you to work and he expects that I will keep you at it. Take up your hoe and dig away, that's a good boy.* John may take tip his hoe and &0 to work; but he don't feel very enthusias­ tic J assure you. Ou the other hand suppose the father comes oUt and says, "Why, Joha you are getting along famously this • mor­ ning. At this rate you will soon make a pleasant spot of this; but don't tire yourself out the first hour, work steadl- ly,«atid you will be able to stand it till noon. But suppose you rub off the dirt clingiqg to the rusty spot on your hoe, you will find it lighter then, I think." That boy will be very likely to forget his weariness, and ply himself. Rigor­ ously to his work. j So1:t is with our schools. Parents complain that their children care bat little for school, are absent Whenever an opportunity presents itself, and are not so far advanced as they should be# Why? A lady came into the school-room one afternoon witffher little girl, and ob­ served that the child was uneasy In her reading -class, and did not seem to try very hard nor succeed very well in rea­ ding. The light from the window shone full in the child's face, and on ac­ count of weak eyes she could not see plainly. The mother suggested the idea that she might do better if placed in a different position. In a week she called again, and found that "the ichild had made rapid Improvement, was in- PCTURES FRAMED In all styles at the LOWEST LIV 1^6 PRICES., All Goods Warranted Of the very best, <tuaTitv and sold as LOW AS ;TI£E LOWEST. : : . BLAKE <& BRO.M McHenry, I1L; Aug. 2d, 1875. "•K WO aa6eeaeii imm j titfioV/. r * ' --ISFTSEM FOR P, p. MAST & CO'S CELEBBATIB m i'fc-,. i !i jstut SPR1NOFIELD, OHIO, Seeps Constantly on hantl and Farme||r at • twt Of all kinds, among whfrh. ran be found tho celebrated Bucket'© Grain Drill, Broadcast Seeders, Junior Cultivator, Plow Sulky, Plows t Plows! AU leading Hows 'Ecpi'cotaatantlv -on Kanii and at Lowest Prices., Don't buy until you see them. Also see the celebrated Buckeye* Broadcast Seeder. It cannot be equaled. v Prices Low and Favorable Termfci C.VSH AKl> C^OSE Butisits are invited to inspect stock and com- pire Quality arid Prices, as I will not bo iu*Jeaftold in the same qual­ ity of Machinery in McHenry County.1 ^ ' ^[cHenry, 111., March 7tl», 1876i - * ' >JU" ; f! ' : i ' ! ;{ f- ii'dai' *• i •'V-W ^rtsd -.'mlql U if "mm • E; M. OWEN. r!H ^!([ (trr iiiLi Trade. NEAR THE DEPOT* M'HENRY. Are now prepared with a full and well w^rcted Stock off Goods^ and' eontinually receiving large additious from 2s"ew York, Boston and ©titer mar^- kets, ami are offering theia at Lower Pric©a than ever before notad ia the- bistory of McHenry. i IN DRESS GOODS, Are, fi)|iud Alpaeeos, Atmures »Tonas, RepstPopIiusr RoyaJsr Swrges^-Chshmerol4 Lustree. Plaids, Eniiyrp^^oths, &a New Styles Repelhints, 'Flannete «f all kmcls. Edgings,.Laces,. Fringes,. _ ,JTep- TOZS PAPBR IS OX FILE W^DjZ ! r JOS. WIEDEMANN. SALOON and RESTAURANT „ _ lH)K"r I XJoard at \\ icdctnann'e | But Irish I liid Noar iho Depot, McHenry, III. WWe alto keep tho OlebnrtedMilw&ukee Ij&ger.ttctir coustuntly on hand. • . . Dissolution. . ' "Vfotte^ is herebv jrivon that the co-partrver- ship heretofore existing bct\vec,urtJ>. 8. Smith, J. O, Smith find P. D. .Smith. undOT tko flrjn name of &inftVi Bros. & Co., is tills <j[nv dissolved by mutuftl coneent. Tho bliaincss tvill hereafter be conducted by I'hilo D. Smith at the old stand. AM notes and accounts due the Firm will be settled by David 3. Smith. All puvties having claims against the above Firm will irrescnt the same for adjustment. SMITH BROS. & m. .McHenry, 111., jtfarch 1st, 1876. -- --^• • -if For Sale or Rent. In the village of itinftwood, a good House and Lot, and seven acres ctf land. The houae contains ten rooms, and is in jroo<l reisiir. Thero is a Rood well of water and a barn on the premises, besides an abundanee of Jioort fruit. It v ill be sold all together or the'houno and lot or LFTnd soIWrate. TEUMSHBABOXAJIH: Inquire of J. W . Cristy or ^ tVE81.fi* LAM>. Blngttood, Vov. 1st 1878. 3m ®uggy ^or Sate CVire;bran new two seat Buggr for Sale 9 Bargain, Inquire of "OiW. QrW McHenry, III. Nov. 1st, J875. OWSH. eling, Blankets and lk?<i8j«ea(i&. • •• i. : • , ; : "V •' - Qotling for Men and Boys. Hats aid Caps,, For the Winter's coW. Boots StlO0S» a full' Liue, awl Rubber' IfOOds. Crockery unit Ulsi80t» Choice Groee- ries and fine Teas a Specialty.. Canned Peaches by the Case.- In fact;- every­ thing usually called for IN a GENERAL STUCK, and for Cash or Ready Pay.* \r» NOT BP UNRTENSOA*!. The Highest Market T-i^kfe in- Cahh 6r Goods for Produce.~qst; % ; BOGSCLlIi & STEVE 2TfliflK». , • Tiitr lAH%< Mclieiiry, W f:-.' .-^v. NAILS! Nails, Nails, BARGAIN COLUMJT. Izi }>n £> CJ > Sz{ U JUST RECEIVED. A Yull Stock of Boots & Sloes Rubber Good?, &c.. for the Fall and Winter trade which 1 can and will sell at prices that DEFY Competition. ALL GOODS Warranted as t-epre- seiited. CALL and C. At P. W. BLAKE'S, ORPOSIXE PERKY AMARTIX'S STOP#, ], McHenry, 111. i in 1 T . i-ji >!'•' 1 • itrwKj If t.a. • j ;.i'f vrf 1.' ' / ' Village Lot For Sale. Lot, J. lilock 1., West Mellenry, containing: • one acre ol land, winch in well fern-en UIKIOH W iiich i.s AU-Oi'chard;of good fruit, is now- ollered l<>r saloon reasonable lenns. It isono- of tlu» uiost desirable .building, places m tho village, For tuvUior p>iriiculai« Inquire at- the Ullice- JVUs-lluury, 111., .March 1st, 1876. For Sale.- A Thoroughbred ShoiL Horn Bull,, four" years oid past- A very line animal. WUL. L«e t»oul at a reasonaW«j prie.e if applied for soon, (Jau be seen iU iuy ianu,_oue mile We.fr Oi jicilcurv i>epot. li, (J--ALKAU. iSaieiny, lll.ri('Bb. 15th, 1878, ' Horse for Said* Agocw.1 live year old Horse, sound and trua-In every particular, well broke either' uoublc of single. Will bo sold rcaaonable loir wither cjibb or approved paper-- Inquire at- the 1'iyAixuKAi^EH ollice. For Sale. The nadereigued oilers lorj Sale>' the Brick Store on Water street, in th« Tillage of McHenry, now occupied by Mrs. 0.11. Alorey, as a Millinery Sftove. It ii l+xSo,, the upper story being uiiislied ofl'asa resiflence. 1'EHM* lt£A«OKAULK. liKiuire of (J.-ILMokkt Mcilttiiry, 111, Nov. 1st i»7S. For Sale* ' A few Choice Thoroughbred Berkshire Pigs-for Sale. Stock recently imported iron* England, and very line. MoIIEXBY, Sept., 20bh, 1875. B. M^ OWEN. For Sale, a Good Farm. Of Eighty Acres within one hundred and sixty rods of Crystal Lake Crossings, ou easy terms. For further information apply t»> It. BISHOP, Attorney, At Murphy & Bishop's Bank, Woodstock, 111. Dated July 28d, House and Lot for Sale. SITUATED hear the Nippersink Point, on the noted lluntingand Fishing Grounds of Fox and 1'istaijua Lakes. The llouse is well built ami capable of accommodating twenty persons. Therfe is a K<KKI stable, two acres of choice land and one of the best spring of water in McHunfy County. Any parties con. templating building a Clitb House will Una tin* a grand opportunity. Will be sold on^ tho inoHt reasonable terms. For Further Particu­ lars inquire at the 1»L,AIKI>EAI,ER Office. Side Pu^lio>vtSq«iit), WOODSTOCK, III,. For Sale. Tho Wheeler farm, situated 8(^rods south of the village plat of McHenry, containing 200 aftrtis of praivie,• Hurt 8^ acre® of timber, with a gm>d brick house, cistern, two pumps, and u*iial apendugos, Also ISO acres ot tun- ber joining tlie village of McHenry on the east, together with the personal property# Inquire " l'™""*"' <" "fwKHELKK, McHenry. P 8. Household furniture, etc., togetner with actual possession can be had forwith by- pure hasers. • For Sale. 'rfMie nttd«wig«ed offers "onSalo his property., JL situated opposite th«e ltiverside Hbn«c, m. IVlcHenrv, oil the most reasonable terms. There is'a good and substantial building, suit- able for a store or other business, th« upper part of which is fitted up for aresideucr. Con­ nected with this is four acres of choice la»nl, a pood l»rn and some fruit. Persons cowtem. plating purchasing will iind it to their inter­ est to call and look tine property over. P, A. lino BAKU. McHenry 111. Aug. 16th 1375,