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•«f! .W& * • PPfflfPP^i "* «. ' (< »W | • ' '• ' VOL. 2. Published Every Wednesday by, J. YAN SLYKB Editor and Publisher. Office in Riverside Block, Over Smith Bros. & Co.'s Stove. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIOlT: 'He Year, {in Advance,). ..ft 50 If not Paid within Three' Months t 00 •nbseriprions received for three or six months i»the Same proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. N. T. UKOWN, M. PHYSICIAN and Sursreon. Office in Block over F. G. MHVCS Water Street, McHenrv 111. Brick Clothing Store F, > E. A, BEKRS M. D. HY8ICIAN and Snrjreon. Offl<-e at residence, two doors west of Post Office, M«*Henry O. J. HOWARD, M T>. nd Surgeon, o , of Howard & Son, Mclfenrv, 111. J^IITSTCTAN an" Snr<reon. Of^ce at the store F_ J. BARBIAN. CIGAR Manufacturer, McHenrv I1L tory No. 171. Orders solicited. Fac,- RICHARD BISHOP, ATTORNEY AND COUNSEI OR AT I.AW. Office in rear of Murphv & Bishop's Bank North Side Public Square, Woodstock, HI. GEO. A. BUCKLIN, T^TOTARY PUBl'lC, Conveyancer and In- simmce Agent. Office "at Bnrklin A Steven's Store, near the Depot, McHenrv, 111. E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract of Titles to land in McHenrv Countv, IH'TKMS. Office with County Clerk, Woodstock, 111. ROBT. WRIGHT. Manufacturer of Custom Made Boots and Shoes. None but the best of material used and :ill work warranted." Shop Northwest corner Public. Square, McHenrv, 111. FR. HECHTI.E. HOUSE, Sisii and Carriage Painter, McHen­rv 111. Will do all work promptly and at 'reasonable rates. E. M. OWEN. ENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers vT Agent in J.eadins? Farm Machinery. •Prices low and Terms favorable. MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. GEO. SCHREINER. ifi>AT.0ON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite O the Parker House, McHenrv III. <®*First-Class Billiard and Pool Tables. £• J. BONSLETT, SALOON and Restauraat. Nearlv oppoeite Owen's Mill, McTIenry, 111. FreshOvsters •served u i> In any shape desired, or lor sale bv ithe Can. •WGOOD ST ABIDING FOR HORSES.^* •W" JOS. WIEDEMANN. #ALOON and Restaurant. Near the Depot 4.hftd%y on Which webclieve tolie the l>est Organ in the w.wtkat reasonable KttfesI ~ wfartfir fWd ©old Tfitittet, fro-tbMrwHh' -Minis ftt all hours. >1 OTGood Stabling for Horses.. MCHENRY LIVERY STABLE, H. E. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First class rifts, with or without drivers, furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds done on short notice. BUSINESS CARDS. E. BENNETT, M. D., SURGEON and Acoucher. Di«enws of Women a Snecialw. Office anil Resilience on Clay Street, Woodstock, 111. gspwpsw Win us and no Feat Shall Awe." SDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1870. NO. 15. Mr. mittee and A P. M. a e appointed as such com-4 Baldwin, W. A. Skinner, Cumius. Adjourned till 7 M. £. church. Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WED; W. H. BUCK, M. D.J HOMEOPATHIC Phvtician an^ sursr^n. , • Office East Side Public Square, WoodS stock. 111. to 4 P. M. Office honrs 11 to 12 A. M., and 2 W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor. In the store of C. H. Dickinson, East SKte of Public Square, - WOODSTOCK, ILL. A eood Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings a), ways on hand. Suits made to Order and a lit warranted- Give me a calL , W. If. SAKFOBD. : Woodstock III.,Sept. 27th, 1375. Proceedings of the McHeiiry Co; Teacher's Institute. Held at Nundt, IliinoU, Commencing Oct. 24,1876. Waukegan Cigar Manufactory, E. M. DENNIS, Proprietor. ManufadtuTer and Wholesale Dealer in CIGARS, TOBACCO, -- AND-- Pi^es of Every Description. 55 GENESEE STREET, WAUKEGAN, ILL. M. EN ISLN. c; u ix- i imi. Will chanfe muz­ zle loaders, both •ainjrle anil double, to breach loaders. J Keeps on hand all fit'-' ' kinds of Gun Ma terhl. All work warranteil. sjmp Southeast Corner Public, Square, McHenrv, 111. O. W. OWEN, WATCH MAKER & JEWELER, "McH'ENRV ILL,, Denrler in all kinds ot American and Swiss Watches, Clocks from the best factories in the country. Silver, plated ware, Silver Spoons, &c., ALSO AGENT FOR THE WeT>er and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Estey Orj^an ! ence, and we believe it, for it is-backed up by the B W. W. ELLSWORTH. REEDERo the Celebrated Maffie Hoar. Also Lijjh,t .viifl Dark Bralnna Fowls. Pi>rs •hipped to all points by express. P. O. Ad­ dress, Wooilstock, Ili.j Warranted. ROBERT MURFITT, AW ATO H- M AK ER of IS years experience, has located at Nunda, and will sive his atten- ! i'>ii to the Repairing of Clocks. Watches, Ac. Shop in W'ltson A Co.'s- l)rto?> Store.. All Work R' PETER LEICKEM. lEP ath^ w.itcii.-^, Clock.-- ai;i Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violin's- itr the "best possible manner, on short notice and at rea­ sonable rates. Also Violins for Sale. Siiop first door North of Riverside Block, McHenrv 111. MCHENRY HOUSE. McHenrv, 111. John Karnes Proprietor. Centrally located and tiie l est of accom­ modations furnished, Charges reasonable. RICHMOND HOUSE. RICHMON 1) I I.LINOIS. Frank Foster Pro-prictor. (iood a<'<'oininodations for all parties. Sam|>Ierooms for Salesmen. Livery Stable attached. Public Hall for Lectures, Allows &i\, The McHsary .Brjwery! Ki»g & Ilerbes, Proprietors. THE best of Beer Shipi>e l to anv part of the country and warranted as represented.- Orders solicited and promptly attended to. FRED. REXICII, CIGAR MANUFACTURER, - A N D - WHOLESALE TOBACCON IT. W O O D S T O C K , I L L I N O I S . Besl Musicians in the World. I also sell other OP^ans at less prices than the Estey, but can't reccommend tliein to be as good. O. W. OWEN. Jlllv 23. THE OWEIVS Fox River Valley Mills. H. 0. LUFF, Proprietor. McHenrv - - - - Hlariofe. w & a. CONSTANTLY ON ll AND. CUSTOM Q^ilNDINtj Done prompt Iv, and s:itisf;'< ion iti.H van teed Thankful for p-i>t f-ivocs .i f inniiti.-tuce of patronage is respect full\ solii-ited. t^"T!ie Hi'rliest Market Price in Cash for good MiUin;? Wheat- II, D. LUFF, Stuwsxir t<i Owe II Ilrws. Closing Out >SAI,K. PATENTS. Persons d e s i r i n g t o l a k e ota P a t e n t s , or de- •iring information fvom the U. s. Patent Office •hould consult K. A. LEHMANN,SOLICITOR OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS, Washington, D. C. Examinations free, NO PARENT NO PAY. Send for Circular, The undersitrned otl'eivs for Sale, Store on Water street, in For Sale. vne Brick the villaare of McHenrv, now occupied bv Mrs. C. H. Morey, as a Millinery Store. It is 14x35, the uppwr •tory beinij linislied off asa residence. TERMS BKA«O;SAHLE. Ini|uireof C. H. MOKKT McijLtory, III. Nov. 1st W75. NUNDA, - - ILLINOIS Havinjr decided to p l ace I now of fe r m v COST. cut: n- They consist in part II'.ISMIOSS :IT t)li- < t . n k o l G o o i ~ a t i.f Dry GootU, ClothiiiiT, Boots and Shoos, and C;i|)s, Choice Groceries, &c., &c. ®®"Give me a Call and Save Your Money, by buying Goods Cheap. ROBERT R. ROTHOEBBER, Nunda, I1L, yet. J7th, 1874, FIRST DAY, AFTERNOON. , Institute nret at Nunda Hall. Mr. Win. Niekle, County Superintendent of Public Instruction in the chair. J. J. W. Starr was chosen Secretary bat few being present, no further business transacted. Adjourned till 7 P. M. EVENING. Met as per adjournment. Attend­ ance largely increased. Addressed by Win. Xickle on "The work and need of our public schools." Short addresses were made by Messrs. Ellsworth. Beardsley, Pierce and Barnes. „ Ad­ journed ti 119 A. M. Oct. 25. SECOND DAY, MOKMNO. Met as per adjournment. Attend­ ance increasing. Opening devotional exewis»efi conducted by Prof. Hewitt. After some introdnctory romarks Prof. Uewett took up the subject of Arith­ metic, and .gave some lessons in the rapid performance of problems in Addi tion, Sub^traction and Multiplication. M usic. Mr. Wheeler followed on the subject of Geography, giving his views as to proper method of teaching it. During the exorcise an interesting dis­ cussion was participated in by many. Kecess of ten uiiimtes. Music. Prof. Hewitt then took up reading, and pointed out the false and true methods ot using it. Adjouruetl 1 ill 2 p. M. AFTERNOON. Met as per adjournment. Music. J. A. Baldwin was appointed critic. S. D. Baldwin presented the subject of spell­ ing with a lesson in geographical nam|s which drew out many questions and an­ swers, followed by Prof. Hewitt with some applications. Prof. Ilewitt t!.en conducted an ex­ ercise in History, and explained how it should be tauglft. Numerous questions attes'.ed the interest taken in the exer­ cise. Iteeess ten minutes. Music. A half hour discussion followed as to the best means J)t'secumjg the-co-operation of parents. A large number took part in it and .their remarks showed a very decided interest in the subject. Prof. Ilewiit closed the discussion with .seaue practical in&truction. Music. Wm Nlckle appointed S. D. Baldwin, Mr Pierce and Mrs.. Hibbard, a committee to arrange programme for to-morrow- them pointed out the evils resulting from having them too long or too short. Committee on programme reported, Kcport adopted. Report of critic post­ poned until evening. Adjourued -till .7 p. M. at the M. E. church. •- EVENING. Met .»* per adjournment. Music. Roll called and responded to with sentiments. Query box opened by Mr. Wheeler. Report of critic. Lec­ ture by Prof Hewitt on "The true view of education." Music. Adjour­ ned till eight aud one half •..M.Oct 2(5111 at the hall. <HIUl> DAY, MORNING. Met at o'clock in the hall. Mnsfc'. Devotional exercises conducted by Mr. Nickle. Music. Minutes of last meet­ ing read and approved. Mr. Parsing was appointed critic. Prof Hi^witt again presented the subject of Arith­ metic, and conducted an exercise in rapid mental calculation. He also exp'ained upon the board the inverted division aud common denominator. Great interest was shovv'n in the explanations. Music. Mr. Ilarback presented Geography. He questioned the Institute mainly upon the geog­ raphy of Mcllenry comity. Recess of ten minute*. Music. Prof Hewitt presented Reading, and illustrated his views of oorrect reading by various exercises and selections whieh devel­ oped muek lute rest. Adjourned till 2 p. M. AFTERNOON. Met as per adjournment. Music. Discussion on. various methods of teaehi«ng -spelling opened by S. D. Baldwin and many others took part in It. Prof Hewitt presented history in a short lecture. Many questions were asked by the teachers and a general interest manifested. Music. Mr. Nickle followed on Grammar, and ex­ plained his method of teaching It .to children. The subject drew out a sharp and interesting discussion. Recess of 10 minutes, Mr. «J. A. Baldwin, Mr. Morton and Miss Mansfleld, were ap­ pointed a committee On programme for to morrow, committee retired. Music. Next followed a discussion on "communications in school" and the remarks proved the interest felt in the subject. Committee on programme reported. Report adopted, Prof Hewitt followed on "Theory and Pratice of teaching," aud the best manner of learning and reciting lessons. Moved and carried that a committee of three be appointed to examine the school law, and report wh»t changes, if auy, are desirable. EVES ING. per adjournment. Music, responded to with senti- itie reported. Query box •j^Mr. Allen. Ijeetnre by Prof, opic, "Outside duties ot the Listened to with close atten- ourned till 9 A. M. Oct 27 iW.,; >CBTH'1>AT. MORNING. per adjournment. Music. Of yesterday's pro*?eedings ipproved. Miss Sulivau was critic. Prof. Hewitt then 1 Intellectual arithmetic with oiis oral and written. Avery e lesson. Miss Wake followed aph>\ giving her \iews as to uld be taught, with -illustra­ the board. Music. Recess, ading uy Prof. Hewitt, Au ng and profitable exercise. ^Adjourned till 2 p. M. AFTERNOON. • per adjournment. The coin to examine school law, and what changes if any are de- reported. The report was amended, and unanimously by a seperate vote on each r*solti||on. (see report.) Music. Mrs. Hibtntiri conducted an exercise in speltit||, giving words to be written, aud ' t%n compared for correction Prof, ̂ witt followed on "history, ex­ plaining with great clearness, his metbml of fixing facts in the mind of the by grouping the more impor­ tant efjents of any period. then Jbpoint ed Misses man# the y exe «truc Mr. Nickle Rose Sullivan C. Murphy aud Lucy A. Wake a ;ee on Resolutions. Recess. $Ir. Parsons then explained on d the principles of writiug, in the Spenceriait system, itt followed ou theory and 'i of teaching. He explained mind is one single thing with bowers and faculties. He used itd so illustrate, and made the leeply interesting aud in- c. Committee on resolutons . Report unanimously adopted rt) Adjourned till 7 P. M. at Church. EVENING. • s per adjournment. Critic re- ^ttery box opened by J. A. Lecture by Prof. Hewitt, very superior one and was received with- marked approval. Music. Ad­ journed sine die. During the session 80 teachers were •enrolled, and the Wdeep ieterest mani­ fested promised well for the future suc- •oess of thfe schcols of Mcllenry-Couuty. Respectfully submitted. J. J. W. Starr, Sec'y. Resolution adopted by the Teach- er'slnstitute. Resolved, 1st.--That we,, the mem­ bers of Mcllenry County' Teachers Institute, return our thanks to our County Superintendent, who has wou our confidence and esteem by liis in­ tense interest and kindly efiorts in our behalf. To Prof. Hewitt for his ear­ nest and instructive labors for the ele­ vation of the profession, aud for hie interest 3« our success as teachers. llcxolred^ 2nd.- -That the thanks of the Association have been earned by those tjeaciters who have responded ill the fullilluieut ot the work assigned them. Renolvedi 3rd.--That we truly ap­ preciate and return thauks to our friends of Nunda and Crystal Lake, for the benevolent and hospital maimer 'n which they have received and treated us, aud to all others who have in any way contributed to our success ou this occasiou. /-•' Resolved, 4th.--That we pledgeour- selves to labor earnestly in the cause of education until the schools of Mcllenry County, are second to none in the State. (Unanimously adopted) Change iu the School Law, recom­ mended by the Teacher's Institute of McHenry County. Resolved, 1st.--That the clause of Sec. 54 which reads--The school month shall consist of twenty-two (22) days actually taught,should be so amended as to read twenty (20) instead of wenty-two (22) days. Resolved, 2nd.--That the law should specify in laugauge plain and un- mistakeble, what Holidays the teacher is entitled to, if any. jftesolved, 3d;--That in erder that the Teacher's Institute may be productive of the largest amount ot good, the law should, like that of other states, require the attendance upon the same, of all teachers residing within the county, and not prevented by adverse circum­ stances from bfcing present and when so attending, such teacher shall be allowed his time. Resolved. 4th.--That, in the opinion of this Institute, the introduction Into our common schools of the so-called New Branches, has been a detriment, rather than an improvement, as the in­ crease in the number of classes, has pro­ duced superficiality iu all branches,-- proficiency in none. (Unanimously adopted,) Woolen and Flannels a full stock and at lower priccs than ever at Bucklin & Stevens', •Vtt riHLADKLPHIA LKTTKR. , FniLADKLKIIA. 0<" t. ?$, 1878. Last Thursday will never be forgot­ ten by those who attended the Centen­ nial. Although called the "Maryland, Virginia and Delaware Day," it was recognized and considered as the Pay of all the Southern States, and next to the Pennsylvania day, the attendance was th« largest of any t?ay of the whole Exposition. The Governors of both Maryland and Delaware were present with their stafffe, members of Legisla­ ture, Militia, and many State Ofticers, b»t the Go>re¥nor of Virginia took no part whatever. After the receptions by the Governors, all thought and in­ terest centered in the Tournament alone, and then began a rush for seats from which a favorable view could be obtained of the riding. No words can give an idea of the crowd and press around the tilting course. The roof of every building near, and e*very ob­ ject on which human being could climb and cling, were crowded t« their ut­ most capacities, and 93 was vainly offered onevery side for seats. Ladies in their eagerness to get a good view, climbed high ladders, over the heads of the crowd, to get standing room on the roofs of houses from which they were in constant danger of falling, Three arches were extended over the course, and a riug suspended from each one, each one of the 15 Knights to have 3 tilts at them. The highest liuinbei^ ^f rings carried offwas S,, by the Knight from Delaware, and the lowest 1, by the Knight from Massachusetts. In the evening tiie coronation of the Queen of Love and Beauty, aud her Maids of Honor, by the successful Knights took place, and then followed the usual danc­ ing. In Machinery Hall is a very fine col­ lection of steam fire engines, chemical fire extinguishers, ladders, old force pump engines, hose carriages, and everything that pertains to the extin­ guishment of fire. The chemical ex­ tinguishers, intended especially for the use of towns and villages, have been brought to a wonderful degree of per­ fection, and considering how efficient they are, it is strange that they have not been brought more extensively into use. They consist of two large powerful tanks, placed on wheels, one of which tanks is filled with an acid and the other with soda. By opening the pipes which connect the two, their contents mingle, carbonic acid gas is formed, which gives n pressure sufficient common house, and this water heiujr charged with carbonic acid gas, it smothers a fire even where the water itself cannot reach. \ In steam fire cngiues America leads the world. Only Canada and America are represented here, and in the test of the engines the American engines proved by far the most powerful and perfect, At Vienna and Moscow the English and American engines compe­ ted. and at both places the American were awarded the prizes and pro­ nounced the best. Indeed so fully is this superiority universally recognized that Spain * Francev -attd-"olh*»iv< foteigtt countries now order their engine*, fro this country instead of England, m they once did. Among the fire extinguishing devices is a-model of a house, over the sides, r >of, and through every room of which, run periorated pipes, which lead from a pipe that is connected with a force pump. Should the house1 catch on fire, by operating the pump, the house can be flooded from 'turret to foundation stone," or should an adjourning house catch fire, you can keep your owu roof and sides of the house constantly wet so as to keep it from catching also* This idea is very old, but as it is one of those inventions which have never been adopted to any extent, it is constantly being reinvented in every part of the country, and every big conflagration sends about 25 applications into tin* Patent Office, at Washington, for a pat­ ent for it as a new invention, The exhibition of glass ware, in the Main Hall, is very good so far as it goes. The English and Austriaus have the finest ornamented goblets aud pitcherii ever seen in this country. So elaborate and beautiful are the desigus cut into glass, aud so perfecly are they finished, that it seems perfectly incred­ ible that they could have be*n cut with small thin revolving wheels, with edges like the blade of a knife. In the English collection is au ordinary sized goblet, on one side of which is cut "St. George and the Dragon," which is per­ fect as a fine steel engraving. This goblet is valued at such a high price that it is kept in a velvet ease-, and no one is allowed to haudle it. Iu the Austrian collectiou is a glass pitcher, of ordinary size, with equally as flue work on it, that is marked at $400. America has some fine cut glass, but it is couflued to plates, bowls, and table articles. In the Americau collection u a fine large glass fountain, all of which above the base aud tank is formed of glass. Around the edge of the resefc* voir or tank, are 64 glass flowerholder$* and 4 glas? lamp posts, each one of which has 10 burners. In the contra of the tank is a great glass dome, resting on 3 gla«s pillars, aud on this dome iii the figure of a woman, who stands upo|| a glass globe. France sends two glasd plates that are 22 feet high, 10 fee* wide and J inch thick, the largest ever imported, and which are valued at $1500 each. Belgium also sends a largo amount of glass but it consists nearly altogether of great glass tubes, and two or three looking glasses of im- mense size. , In the Canadian collection, among; the sewing machines, is a working full sized sewing machine, built from tho description of Tlios. Saint's application for a*patent in England, 56 years be­ fore Howe's Invention. In this ma­ chine, the needle has its eye in its lower end, and.reciprocates in the same position, while the w«rk, which i« clamped to a sliding carriage, moves along under and past it. When the carriage reaches the end of fts travels, the work has to be taken off, moved along to a new place, be reclamped, and theu the carriage screwed back to its first position to be again moved forward by the turning of the crank. This machine is exhibited for the pur­ pose of showing that the sewing ma­ chine is an* English not an Amercan invention. So far as a mere machine that would sew is concerned, England is welcome to the claim, and none will dispute it. No one contends that Howe is the fir§t one, who over made a serving machine, but he is the first one who ever made a practical machine j the first one who ever gave to the world more than a mere abandoned ex­ periment such as the Saint invention proved to be. In Agricultural Hall, aifd Just outside^ of if, both America and Canada exhib­ it Gates witich can be opened and closed w ithout the trouble of the driver get­ ting out of the wagon. The Ameri­ can gate is made to open and close by the striking of the wheels against iroit cranks, which are connected under* ground by iron rods with the gate and which rods cause |he gate to open and close. The Canadian gate- Is pivoted upon two pivotcdsnpports.. which sup­ ports are connected to longhand lev­ ers that exteud out beyond each side* of the gate. A person driving np to» the gate has but to give a slight pnljf fV- on oue lever as he goes up, anil another ' g'Uu moves backward out and then doses after him. Of thesC two,Jthe Canadian is not only the best and simplest, but in iny opinion the best ever made. Its operation is so easy, its construction so light, and with no parts to get out of order, it is a marvel of ingenuity and cominou sense. Near the Canadian gate is an Aus­ tralian reaper which is an odity in tliia country. In fact it may be described as a combined traveling barn (and gleaner. It consists of a great box on two wheels, aud fiom the front edge of the box extend a large number of fingers, between which the heads of the grain are caught aud pulled off, as the machine is moved Along.. Tiie heads fall into a trough, just back of tiie fingers, aud from which they are swept back into the barn by a revolv­ ing reel. The machine, while it gathers the grain,, leaves the straw, or stalks, all standing to be burnt off, or to decay instead of being cut down. In the American collection Is an old plow, over 100 years old* While tho outward form is the same as those used to-day, the mo'd-board is made of wood and covered with a thin plate of iron. The contrast between this Cen­ tenarian and the improvements of the present day, is so great as to cause nearly every one to laugh as they »e« the two. S&"A remarable game of cards was played in the basontenc of $ house on Washington street yesterday. The boy of the house had just turned up a diamond, aud was waiting for the other boy to lead, when tho old man appeared at the head of the stairs, ordered the other boy up, turned up his own boy, discarded some of his apparel, and swuug a club. The old man played it alone, and made every point, although the neighbors bey cut. B0*lt was at the funeral of the head of a family. A neighbor in the yard, while the sermon was going en inside, was speaking of the deceased, and took advantage of the opportunity to ob­ serve, in a tone of subdued sympathy, **And had jnst got in his coal and po­ tatoes for the winter. It is asadcase." / r fy- The Chtyeune Leader tells of a man whose k'horse fell over a calf end thus killed him instantly." Which,now, was killed--the mau, the horse or the calf P There is a dreadful uncertainty about this, somewhere. \ f .