• - • - m - mUHB***. 'Hia Mr. *.+; pi . . . "3'-"^ h 0 .' I'̂ ! "f> im&t <*-<1** * •&> '^>is4e^ >&&• 'i * Y " . . , ' .,* f,..> ' --t *X ••'<? * * "liif'al ;'t# • n» ! TR*~ x ' .ff ,'i£\ "isjfes Js _ _ »" L'#* ' J> >Jv ' $ ,mm *'i?f I!f AjfrM ?.} __ i ? v»- . J .»•. », wmm "*•!-:• ' -j if •",•• V- -V-: ;«:^ri5?i33r3^ .^t^ietss^ j--?* 4 . • „ .,,, :•/ *. ,* < "<•' .. y « *»«*•**. •*. «f ran (it .» I „ at*.****?*- :> •*; - •kA? mmm " Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear 8hall Awe." VOL. 1. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1876. sSm ,jmd NO. 99. A jjejjewy plaiiieal«r. Published Every Wednesday by ,.|.VA?rsLyp3 w. ' Editor sad Pablhflief. ::; •._ ^ • J I Office in Riverside Block, Over Smith Bros, ft Co.'s Store. .*•'•'•- t __ TERMS OP SUB8CRIP.TIOK: .-{SlSi'Year, (In Advance,} ..--f....$l 80 If not Paid within Thw>.« Wonlha,..........2 (JO Subscriptions received for,three or six months • the same proportion. BUSINESS CARDS, H. T. BROWN, M. D. PHYSICIAN an<l Surgeon. Office in Brick Block over P. G. Maves Clothing Store Water Street, McHenry lit I1L E. A, BEERS M. D. YBiriAJf and Surjreon. Office at residence* two doors west of Post Office, McHenry O. J. HOWARD, 3# Du HTSTOIAN and Snrgeon. Office at the store of Howard ft Son, McHenry, 111. P. G. HAYES. MBHCHAKT Tailor, and dealer in Ready Made Clothlnjr, Cloths. Cassimeres, Vesting ftc.. One door north of Colby's Drugstore McHenry RICHARD BISHOP, TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. _ Office in rear of Murphv ft Bishop's Bank '•rth Side Public Square, Woodstock, tlL GEO. A. BUCKLIN, ROTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In- JJ^I surance Agent. Office at Bncklin A Steven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry, III. £. E. RICHARDS. XT AS a complete Abstract of Titles to land XX in McHenrv County, Illinois. Office with 00unty*Clerk, Woodstock, 111. D. A. POTTER, , RICHMOND, ILL., Notary Pnbllc and Oon-vevanrer, IT. & Claim, Insurance a Collecting Agent. PF. HECHTLE. HOUSE, Warn and Carriage Painter, McHenry 111. Will do all work promptly and at faasonable tates. B.M.OWEK. GENERAL Ttealer and Mannfhctnrors Agent in Leading Parm Machinery. Prices low and Terms favorable. * M c I I I i N R Y . . . . . . I L L I N O I S . GEO. SCHREIXER. OALftON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite D the Parker House, McHenry 111. kVFirst-Class Billiard and Pool Tables. J. BONSLETT, SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly oppoeite Owen's Mill, McHenry, I1L Fresh Oysters served up in any shape desired, Or lor sale by the Can. 40"GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. .§3* JOS. WIEDEMANN. SALOON and Restaurant. Near the Depot McHenry 111. Boarders by the day or week at reasonable rates. Warm and cold Meals at all hours. 49~G-ood Stabling for Horses, jpojr MCHENRY LIVERY STABLE. H. E. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers, furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds done on short notice. BUSINESS CARDS, W. 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, 111., Warranted. ROBERT MURFITT, AW ATO H - M AK E R of 18 years* experience, has located at Nunda, and will give his atten- tion to tlie Repairing of Clocks, Watches, ftc. Shop in Watson & Co.'s i)rug Store. All Work PETER LEICKEM. RF-P A IRS Watches. Clocks nnd Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in thehest possible manner, 011 short notice and at rea- «on»Ue rates. Also Violins for Sale. Sliop flrst door North of Riverside Block, McHenry 111. MCHENRY HOUSE. TtJfcHenry, I1L John Karges Proprietor. HI Centrally located and the best of accom> nodations furnished. Charges reasonable. RICHMOND HOUSE. RICHMOND ILLINOIS. Frank Foster Pro. nrietor. Good accommodations for all mrttcs. Samplerooms for Salesmen. Livery Stable attached. Public Hall for Lectures, Shows ftc., The McHenry Brewery. King & Herbes, Proprietors. THE best of Beer Shipped to any part of the country and warranted as represented.-- Orders solicited and promptly attended to. FRED. RENICH, CIGAR MANUFACTUBER, --ANIW WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. * -v*. I* C. BICS. A. A. BICK. L. C. RICE & SON, D E N T I S T S , NUNDA, ILL. ftatUfacMon Gnaranteed on all work. Teeth Cleaned, Filled and Extracted in a careful And skillful manner. Artificial Teeth inserted In full or partial plates, on sll the basesknown to the profession. Call and have your, teeth •xaiuiiied. OFFICE of L. C. Rice, West Madison St. Chicago. Office of A. A. Rice, second door North of the M. E. Church, Nunda, I1L REFERENCES. -- Wm. Archdeacon, Nunda; Rev. Frank Burr, Green St., Chicago, I1L *49*WiU visit McHenry every Saturday.-- ttooms at tbe Parker House. E. BENNETT, M. D., SURGEON and Accouc.her. Diseases *of Women ft specialty, office mid Reaidonce on Clay Street, Woodstock, 111. W. H- BUCK, M. D., XTOMEOPATHIC Plivtician and Surgeon.-- XX Office East Side Public Square, Wood- stot'k, 111. Office hours 11 to 12 A. M., and 2 to 4 i». M. s Waukegan Cigar Manufactory, E. M. DENNIS, Proprietor. Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer m . CIGARS, TOBACCO, .--AND-- • Pipes 6f Every Description. 65 GENEBEE STREET, WAUKEGAN, ILL. O. W. OWEN, WATCH MAKER & JEWELER, MCHENRY ILL., Dealer in SMI kinds of American and Swiss Watches, Clocks froui the lavst factories in the country. Silver, plated ware, Silver Spoons, ftc., , ALSO AGENT FOR *TH1S Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE ' Etetey Organ t Which we believe to be tlie best Organ in the market. Wo think we kilow that by experi ence, and we believe it, for it is backed up by the Best Musicians til the World. I also sell other Organs at *less prices than the Estey, but can't reocommend them to be as good. > , O, W.OWEN. July 88, MURPHY £ BISHOP. BANKERS Office North Side of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ....... ILLINOIS. TRANSACTS a General Banking and Ex-change Business. Deposits Received.-- Interest allowed on Special Deposits. Buv and sell United States Bonds, Gold, Gold'Exchange, etc. Exchange on all principal cities in Europe for sale. WooilsU>ck.Tll. THE QWEHS Fox River Valley Ms. H. D. LUFF, Proprietor. McHenrv - - - - Illinois. CONSTANTLY ON HAND. CUSTOM GRINDING Done promptly^nd satisfaction guaranteed Thankful for ]»ast favors a continuance of patronage is respectfully solicited. <99TThe Highest Market Price in Cash for good Milling Wheat. H. D. LUFF, Successor to Owen Bros. W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor. In the store of C. H. Dickinson, East side of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. "A srood f»tock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al ways on hand. Suits made to order and a lit warranted- Give me a call. W. H. SANFORD. Woodstock 111., Sept. 27th, 1875. MOUNT1!" ROOT BITTERS. THIS BITTERS for its intrinsic properties, is known as one of the Best Tonics of the Age. As a laxative Liver Cleaning, Blood Purify ing Medicine, it has not its superior. It should be taken in quantities from a Tablespoon full to* small wine glass full three times a day, according to the strength and age of the Inva- id or the degree of sickness. For Sale by the Case or Bottle, -BY- IJ. KAPPLER, Patentee, Woodstock, 111. Village Lot For Sale. Lot L Block 1., West McHenry, containing one acre of land, which is well fenced and on which is an OrehanlYif good fruit, is now offered for sale on reasonable terms. It isone of the most desirable building places in .the village. For further particulars inquire at the PLAINI>EALEU Office. McHenry, 111., March 1st, 1876. House and Lot for Sale. SITUATED near the Nippersink Point, on the noted Huntingand Fishing Grounds ot Fox and Pistatjua Lakes. The House is well built and capable of accommodating twenty persons. There is a good stable, two acres of choice land and one of the best spring of water in McHenrv County. Any parties con templating building a Club House will find this a grand opportunity. Will be sold on the mogt reasonable terms. For Further Particu lars inquire at the 1'LAINDKALEU Office. KqualUaiiun of Asw»»in«n» EDITOR PLIUNDEALER :--WI th your permission 1 will present my idett for what they are worth on the subject of the equalization of the assessments by our Board of Supervisors, 1st. The equalization of Real Estate. The as sessment law permits the Board of Supervisors to add to or subtract from town lots a different pereutage than they apply to farm property in the same town, but does not make sach practice mandatory. In this connec tion let me add, the Board of Super visors for years practiced the same method contrary to the former law which practice made the county quite a bill of expense. 1 assert and think 1 can show t$at the came per cent, should be added to, or subtracted from town lots as on farms situated in tamo town. The same assessor, elected by the votes of a corporation, views and estimates the value of farms and their improve ments in the same manner, that he does town lots and their improvements, and if he does his duty, must when his assessment is completed have the real estate of his own town better equalised one part with another, than any Oopfc- niittee or Board of Supervisors can do, unless they go over the same ground and view the same property. Let me take the town of Marengo for au example to illustrate my posi tion. lu thie town, the office of Asses sor descends from father to son, so that the name Be Idea, with rare exceptions has been (he synonym for Assessor. The people of lite town and village have confidence tn their Assessor* judgmeut, and yet the Supervisors nearly always destroy the equality Jlled by Mr. Belderfs judgment, always lowering the corporation real estate as compared with farin property. In the nature of the case the Supervisor can not fix; the equality between the town lots of the corporation and the farms outside so intelligently as Mr Belden. for, he has pmkii'e knowledge on the subject, while » majority at least of the Supervisors have only con jectures. If aa Assessor makes, in the judgment of the Supervisors an erron eous assessment, they cairorder the town re-assessed, but it lookf to me like folly,to act on the theory that an honest Assessor can aiot estimate a bouse and 1 ©r | an acre of land as well as 160 acres with farm buildings. An'A "It looks'to me fr»llT;fwl Board of Supervisors who havq never viewed the premises to say that their judgment Is preferable td the Assessor's THOS. McD. RICHARDS. Ancient Newspapers At the coming Centennial Newspaper Exhibition at Philadelphia it has been decided to display copies of antique journals and other curiosities of news paper literature. To this interesting collection all persons having ancient, quaint, or curious spec! mens are invited to contribute; and should the response be as hearty and general as we hope to find it, this gathering of time worn pub lications will prove to be not only 'the leading trait of the Newspaper De partment, but also one of the salient attractions of the Exhibition as a whole. All having the ability and the will to aid in the project should trans mit tlieir consignments without delay to the Philadelphia office of the News paper Exhibition, Ledger Building, 110 South Sixth street, Philadelphia. Whilst on view, these exhibits will have attached to them labels designat ing by whom they are contributed, and all consistent care will be taken to pre serve them from damage. After the close of the Exhibition they will be again at the service of their owners, or, in the absence of different instructions, Will be transferred to some historical society or museum. During the late war there were many newspapers issued which illustrated the straits in which their publishers found themselves. Pink, blue* and yellow sheets, wrapping paper, and many oth er substitutes were pressed into the service. Specimens of these now possess a curious interest. The advantages to the public of such a gathering are manifest to a degree which renders elucidation unnecessary, and the opportunity to do a very useful act is placed within easy reach. A sin gle copy of some senile broadsheet may not be of much worth to its proprietor, yet in conjunction ^ith others it will make up a worthy collection. Many people there are who having preserved such curiosties for years, can turn them to little or do practical account, and it Is not too much to hope that the re sponse given by such will be ready and general. Without loss to themselves, they can materially benefit visitors to the Great Centennial Exhibition and appreciatly advance a patriotic move ment. j Remember that Bucklin & Stevens offer their goods, at the very lolvest living prices, and pay Cash for Bitter and Eggs. JProeeedfWR* of the McHenry County ^ teachers Association. R ' WOODSTOCK, III., April 8th, WWR ^ "Offcned with President Nickle In the chair. The Secretary being absent W. A. Skinner, was appointed Secretary profem. The first exercise in the forenoon was In Zoology, by C. A. Gardner, beginning with the egg. Miss Pratt followed with an exercise in Geography. Teaches orally, and causes the pupils to practice observa tion; then they will understand for what maps are made. H. Morse followed with Elementary Algebra. After speaking of the im portance of this branch as a discipline for the mind, he called for definitions for some of the first algebra principles explained the signification of the plus and minus signs, (as used in algebra,) and then illustrated why minus multi plied by minus gives plus. Adjourned until one o'clock P. M. Opened in the afternoon with a large attendance. The President then in troduced Mr. T. L. Dennison, who occu pied a half an hour with the subject of Language. He handled the subject under several different heads: 1st, Home influence*. 3d, Encourage the pupils to read. 3d, Teachers iufiuenoes 4th, Would urge all teachers not to omit class criticisms, defining words. Writing the lessons, etc. Would advo cate memorising the choicest current expressions of the best authors, and would urge special preparation on the part of the teacher. Thought it might benefit teachers to keep * bodk of Jot tings. Mr, Klein then occupied a few min utes with the same subject, and con cluded by asking Mr. Dennison to re state what he had said iu regard to the reading of cheap lsterature, as he was afraid that he (Mr, Dennison) was in favor of dime novels, etc. Mr. Denni son said he did not think he had been misunderstood. He would have the young read some of the "yellow backs" rather thau read nothing, in order that they might acquire a taste for reading; and then, he thought it quite probable that they might be induced to read something more substantial and eleva ting. His views did not coincide with those of some of the members present in regard to this matter. An Essay on Zoology was then read Jby Miss Eckert, which was listened to with Mr. McD. Kicliards followed with an essay entitled "How shall we better our Public Schools?" He advocates larger districts and fewer schools, and would have teachers salaries high enough to make it an inducement for educated men and women to uiake^ life business of teaching. Spoke of the economical ccurse pursued by the Board ot Supervisors iu withholding appro priations for the benefit of teachers' institutes. In was then proposed that we ad journ until fall. Moved and carried that we hold one more meeting before adjourning. The President theu appointed a com mittee on programme, consisting of Messrs. Cumins, Gracy and Alex Gardi ner. INTERMISSION. After Intermission an essay of con siderable length was read by Mr. An drews--a teacher of 20 years experi ence. Committee on programme reported as follows.* Time and place of next meeting, Saturday Mar 6th, at Marengo. FORENOON.--Heading, C. Northup; History, J. A. Baldwin; Essays, S. D. Baldwin. AFTERNOON.--Grammar, R. Morse; Physiology, J. H. Black; Etymology, W. L. Klein; Essay, Emmie Knapp. On motion the above report was ac cepted and adopted,and the committee discharged. The queries were then read by J. H. Black, after which the meeting was de clared adjourned. WK. NICKLK, President. JOHN MOBTON, Secretary. • HARVARD. --The night St. Paul Express met with quite a serious accident at Devil's Nose, Wis., last Friday ntght. A piece of rock fell so close to the track that the steps on the cars were wrenched off and platforms damaged. The train wa^delayed over three hours. --Tuesday noon an accident happened near the depot which nearly proved fa tal to Ed. Goggin. a wheel tapper. He was stooping over close to a side track examing the wheels of a freight train as it passed by, and did not notice the switch engine which was coming to ward liim until it was too late to get out of the way, He was struck in the hick and dragged about thirty feet. No'bones were broken, but it is feared that he is injured internally. He was taken home and Dr. Wade called. He is doing as well as can be expected,but it is an even chance whether be lives or w>t--Independent. INDIANS AT THE CBNTF.TFNIAI., There will be three hundred wicked- eyed, scalp-yanking, entrail-eatinf, long-haired, blancketed Indians, en camped on the Centennial grounds at Phlladelahia, in order to show to the world what great inducements are held out to settle along the line of the Union Pacific and other roads leading to San Francisco; and arniJlioo foreigners will •lew for the first time the strange, wierd and seemingly mythical bdsgs who have iu years past been to them only a character in history and ro mance. If they should happen to get two or three iuches of "rot-gut" down their necks, they would undoubtedly forget the age of civilisation in which they live, and would recede back to barbarism with such enthusiasm that all the wig makers in the Quaker City would immediately be brought into requisi tion. Just think of it! how for eign potentates would look going home to thelrlionstituents tatoed and scalped, ~ f&*In consideration of $1,000,000, Mrs. CorneliaM. Stewart, widow of A. T. Stewart, has given Judge Hilton, of New York,power of attorney over all the vast estate which the mllllonare merchant bequeathed to her. Judge Hilton Indicates the line of action he will pursue in its management as fol lows; "The public and the press do not Beein to understand that ft is more desirably to furnish employment to men and woleli than it is to destroy their self respeet by giving them money as paupers. Mr. Stewart never believed iu helping people to live without work. We have 9,600 persons on the pay roll of A4 T. Stewart & Co., and I think I will best carry out Mr. Stewart's views and bo practically charitable by main- tianing the business which will keep those 9,600 persons in honorable em ployment, so that they can support themselves and the thousands of fami lies dependent upon them* A. T. Stewart was my dear and Intimate friend. His money was of no conse quence to me, but his wishes I shall faithfully and truly carry out to fulfill ment. The Working Womans Home will be pushed to completion, Garden City will be made what he meant that it should become, the carpet mills at Gleuham will be built, and the hotel at .Saratoga perfected. Further thau this #@F*Preparatioiis are being made for a large number of Belknap operations in Washington, New York, Ac. A Miss Yzinega del Valle is to marry an English Viscount;97fi,000goes to one houso for a trosseau. James Gordon Bennett is to marry at an estimated cost of $500,000. Then the daughter of Postmaster James, of New York, is to be married at heavy cost, and Fernando Wood's daughter, with sixty dresses and a hundred hats and bonnets will marry a Washington lawj'er, A dozen other equally gorgeous affairs are ex pected. BoonnfAtft If JlT BRMB, Mr. Editor, knowing that the of McHenry are pickiic lovers, and thai they have souls to admire all thin^ beautiful, I will tell yon of ; a picnU ground, which will be new to> most oI your readers, though some of them will perhaps, recognize the pen pictur which I shall attempt to draw 01 Booth* Lake. It in only a baby lak« bat in beauty It 1? M *»ft)asaes' It older sister ©f Geneva that we smli contemptuously when wia hear people Ringing praises of Geneva Lake. Boothe Lake, lying bine and still among the surrounding tree decked hills, covers about a thousand acres ol land. Near the center is a tiny the shores of which slope gently to the water, while the central part rises ab ruptly forming a hill Which is densely covered with trees and bushes. The bottom of the lake Is pebbly as are the shores; the water Is very deep and of a soft, beautiful bine,which is almost a perfect reflection of the sky above It. The picnic ground is a smooth grassy plane, stretching from the foot of Blackberry Hill to the water. Near the center are two large oak« so cloea together that a board has been fitted into two horizontal fissures In them, thus forming a seat, just large enough for one person. On the lake are two small row boats, and there are plenty of fishes there, though they are not aa large as those found in Fox River. There is no road to the lake, as man has refrained from Intruding thus upon the privacy with which nature has surrounded her beautifhl child, but a kind friend of picnicers keeps gates la repair, and leaves a road through hli grain fields, and all the to!! he requires is that they dote, the gates behind them. Words are too weak to describe this treasure; it must be seen to be ap» predated, so I hereby extend to you all a hearty Invitation to !l« There is plimtj of fiwiii, aod, as nature Is a wise, careful mother, this, her dainty child is not shy of strangers, but wilt dancc and smile and dimple as readily and gracefully for you as for tta old friends. Come. <*# A DreMfc . John says that dreams are the nosi Incongruous things In the world. Aa we recollect It the one he had last nigh* »mMaaifti A inn iwt n a. Jfirlt now looks as it the public would soon have cheap passenger and freight rates on the great railroad lines between the East &ad the The "treaty of peace and harmony" between the several lines having been disregar ded by Vandsrbilt s roads, which have reduced the rates, the other companies will at once do likewise, and the pros pect is that, owing to the sharp compe tition, passenger and freight rates from the West to the seaboard will be very low the coming season. JIARENGO. --The contract for keeping the town poor for the ensuing year, was let last Saturday to Carlos Olcott, for the sum of $800, which includes board, clothing, medical attendance, etc. Mr. Olcott Is a heavy farmer, well-to-do, and will furnish a good home and good fare for all who are entitled to assistance. --The "Pacific Hotel" came very near "going up in smoke" last Friday night --for the second time in the past three months--in consequence of the burning of a wooden spit-box filled with saw dust, into which some one had acciden tally or carelessly thrown a cigar stub or a match. When discovered Saturday morning, the box was consumed, a large hole burned in the floor and still burn ing. --Mr. Loreuzo Denny, who, has been attending our Public School for the past two years, met with an accident on Thursday last, in an attempt to cross the Kishwaukee, at the crossing two miles west of Garden Prairie. He was taking his trunk, bedding, and other articles,such as pictures and the like that are found in a school boy's room, to Belvidere where he intends to re main a short time before starting for California; the river was very high, and not being able to keep on the turn pike he was capsized,losing everything but horses and wagon, It was only by a desperate struggle that he saved him self and team.--Republican. a coal scuttle which had legs, and im> mediately went for the marksmen and ate him up. Then the scuttle turned into a hedgehog, grew quickly to thoj size of a mountain, and sang in thunder tones, "The boy stood on the burning * deck." An earthquake followed, and S made a hole under John through which he dropped to China. The moment hie head popped up on the other side, a man with a pig tail seven yards long seized him and forced a gallon of tea down his throat. Then a huge serpen! dropped from the sky, swallowed iha Chinaman and knocked John senseless with a kind of an alligator tail, Whsi consciousness returned John was eating ice cream under a palm tree. Profc Squires soon came along la a balloon and invited him to take a ride. They arose several thousand miles, and John fell out. Just before he expected to Strike the earth on the Rocky Moun tain slope, and be dashed to atoms, he awoke and behold it was all a dreaas. |&»The public curiosity aa to tho dispoiltlon of the vast estate of th« deceased merchant prince of New York, has not long been kept waiting. Tho provisions of the will of Mr. Stewart have now transpired, and some account of them will be found In another col umn. Little surprise will follow tho publication. The gift of the bulk of his estate to his wife, and her appoint ment as the executor of his projects of macVunuw disposes of the stories of conjugal estrangement. The substan tial remembrance of his employes does him great credit, and serves to dispel unpleasant views of his character. Their interests seem to have been special objects of his solicitude. Tho pix)j«vbw ht> failed to vuty out during his life-time are turned over to the execution of Mrs. Stewart who ap- peara to be given unlimited power in fulfilling hia* benevolent desigus. Bis was too busy a life to afford time to transform his noble purposes into grand realities, and he has deputed others to f perform that great but pleasant mle* siou, for which he has made suefe tin* bounded provision. The man is now seeniu better relief than when Im mersed lu his business pursuits. His death has disclosed what his Ufa seemed to conceal--the possession of a heart that beat true to generous impuW ses, and that was to be last atirraimftlfc the kindliest feelings belonging man nature. Go aatl learn the great Bfetgyiaa offered In Domestic Good* o£ at F. K. Granger's. :