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. . - •; V-V '-, • . - i. •*• ' •* ^ ^ •• «•*• • ~" ••• ¥:-',; - .-.. !«Hu^ili»»»aM^»aM». • -III I I »pn>i)l» I<jjiii «>i M**.-*. iiai^s? •» Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; Wo Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." . 2. M'HEMiY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1876. NO. 1«. Published Every Wednesday by J. VAN SLYKE Editor and Publisher. Office in Riverside Block, Over Smltli Bros. A Oo.'s Store. TK1JM<* OF SUB^CRIPTIOJT: *»• Tear, (in Advance,) .....$1 SO IfiMrt Paid within Three Mrtnths,..........t 00 MitafHplirms received for three or *fx months in the mmt proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. BUSINESS CARDS, . T. HI? >WN, M. I>, PriT^fCTA* and SurTtvm. Office in Brick BVwk over F. O. MHVCS Clothlnfr Store Water Street, McHenrv 111. F.. A. BEERS M. D. "DHTSTTiAW nnd ^ursrenn. Oflflve it re«i<lenee. two doors West of Post. Office, .Mn'Tenrv 111. a J. HOWARD, M D. iTfTMCTAW nnd Snr'TPon. Office at the store of Howard A Son, McHenrV, 111. P C P. J. BARBIAN. IGAR Manufacturer, McHenry III. lory Ka 171. Orders solicited. Fac- KICHARD BISHOP, ATTORNEY ATTD COUXSET OR AT J AW. Office in rear of Murphv & Bishop's Bank North Side Public Square, Woodstock, III. GEO. A BUCKLIN, "VTOTAT!Y PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In- i.^1 surance Agent. Office at Bucklin St Steven's 8tore, near the Depot, McHenry, III. E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract of Titles to land in McHenrv County, IU'iois. Office with Connty Clerk, Woodstock, III. ROB*. WRIGHT. Manufacturer of Custom Maf'e Boots and Shoes. None but the best of material used and all work warranted. ShopNorthwest corner Public Square, McHenry, III. FR. HECIITLE. HOUSE, Si<rn and Carriage Painter. McIIen. ry III. Will do all work promptly and at reasonable rates. EL M. OWEN. > GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Agent in Leading Farm Machinery. Prices low and Terms favorable. M c H K X R Y , . . . . . I L L I N O I S . S GEO- SCHREINER. ALOOX and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Parker {louse, McHenry 111. 49*First-Class Billiard and Pool Tables. J. BOXSLETT, SALOON and Restaurant, Nearly o Owen's Mill, McHenry, 111. Fresh Oysters •erved up in any shape desired, or tor sale by the Can. WGOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. JOS. WIEDEMANN. SALOOX and Restaurant. Near the Depot McHenry I1L Boarders by the day or week at reasonable rates. Warm and cold meals at all hours. 4VGood Stalling for Horses. MCHENRY LIVERY STABLE.- H. E. WIG HTM AX, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers, furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds 4one on short notice. 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- treat, Woodstock, III., arrnnted ROBERT MURFITT, AW ATCII-M AK ER of 18 years experience, has located at Xnnda, and will give his atten­ tion to the Repairing of Clocks. Watches, Ac. ^hop in Wntsou & Oo.'s »ii ug Store. Ail V» ork PETER LEICKEM. RK PAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelrv of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in the best possible manner, on short notice and at rea­ sonable rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop Arse door North of Riverside Block, McIIeurj 111. M MCHENRY HOTTSE. c.Henry, 111. John Kiirges Proprietor. Centrally located and the 1-est <>f accoin- •rotations furnished. Charges reHsotuilile. RICHMOND HOUSE. RICHMOND ILLINOIS, Frank Foster Pro. prietor. Good accommodations for all parties. Sampleroonis for Salesmen. Livery Stable attached. Public Hall for Lectures, 9hows Ac., E. BENNETT, M. D., SURGEON and Acconcher. Diseases of Women a Specialty. Office and Residence on Clay Street, Woodstock, I1L W. H. BUCK, M. D„ HOMEOPATHIC Phvtician and Snrjreon.-- Office East Side Public Square, Wood­ stock, III, OHM* hours 11 to 12 A. M., and 8 t»4P. M. * W. H. SANFORD, ]Meroliaiit Tailor. In the store of Q. H, Dleklnwm, Ea«| side of Public Square* . WOODSTOCK, ILL. , A good Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order and a .fit warranted. Give me a call. W. H. SANFORD. Woodstock 111., Sept. 87th, H7S. Waukegan Cigar Manufactory, E. M. DENNIS, Proprietor. Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer in CIGARS, TOBACCO, --AX D-- Pipes of Every Description. 65 GENESEE STREET, WAUKEGAN, ILL. M. ENCELN. O-TT IX- S31 X TH. Will change muz­ zle loaders, both single and double, SLIO breach loaders. •> Keeps on hand all kinds of Gut# MR. teriaL All work warranted. Shop Southeast Corner Public, Squkre, McHenrv, 111. O.W. EN, WATCH MAKES & JEWELER, McHEXRY ILL., Dealer in allltinds ot American and Swiss Watches, Clock* from the best factories in the country. Silver, platedware, Silver Spoons, Ac., ALSO AG EXT FOR THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Estey Or^an ! Which we believe to he the best Organ in the market. We think we know that by expert- ence, and we believe it, fbr it is backed up by the Besl Musicians in the World. I also sell other Organs at less prices than the Estey, but can't roccomniend tlieni to be as good. Jnlv 23. O. W. OWEX. Closing Out SAI.I]. . 11 filler NUNDA, - - ILLINOIS Having decided toclosc my bus'iiess it this lace I now offer my entire stock ot' Goo-Is at !o8T. They consist in part of P' & Dry Goods, Clothinir, The McHsniy Brewery. King: & Herbes, Proprietors. THE best of Beer Shipped to anv part of the country and warranted as represented. Orders solicited and promptly attended to. Hoots Mil 1 H;lt< :>1<1 i \*tJ> Choice Groceries, &c., &c. <*«-Give bnving • 'i Call i - Che,!ip. FRED. RENICII, CIGAR MANUFACTURER, -^XD- WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. PATENTS. Persons desiring to take ont Patents, or de­ siring information from the U. S. Patent Office ihnld consult F. A. LEIIMAXX,SOLICITOR OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS, Washington, D. C» Examinations free. i NO PATEXT NO PAY. Send for Circular. For Sale. fphe undersigned offers for Sale, me Briick J. Store on Water Street, in the village of McHenrv, now occupied bv Mrs. C. II. Morey, Hi Millinery Store. Wis 14x«, the upper •torv being finished i^ffasa residence. TERMS IlB.OtoN.vBLE. Iniiuireof C. IL MORBT MeHdnry, 111. No04gtl873. ,• ROBK'tT «. ftOTiKiEltUEH. Simla, 111., Oct. 17t>>. 1*75. R E A D l 1 I I I S Pities U3T. I will not be un lersold. and having bought my full stock for CA-UL will "ffer the follow- Inff 1 OW PRICES f-.r cash. Men's Boots, $3.50 an ! Youths $2.50. Bovs $L90. Men's Shoes fl.95* Womans Kil fi/5. Side Lace and C»lf J'l.i'i. Slippers, 75 cts. and $1. Cliild- rens 30 cts. fl.i0 and Kid Side lace fei. Iti. bl»ers 40, <*>, and 75 cents. Tinware and Stove pipe very cheap. Crockcrv Ditto. Groceries new stock. Teas 50 and 75>e«ts good as can be bought for a doll-r. Saleratus, Yeast and Soap, 8 cts. lb. Fine Cut Tobacco 60.75 best 90 cents. Smoking itt cts. Killickinick 40 cts. and PlngfiO and 75 cts. Candv. Mixed 20 cts-, Stick, 18 cts., fancy SO cts., Not ions, Paper, En velopes furnished and Printed for 10 cents a bunch. Large stock of Pinesand lixtures. Flour all kinds. Check, ers. Dominoes, Cards, Ac. I can Insure you or your property, cheaper than ever. You will save monev to trade with me, TRY ITI The highest price paid for Produce. Yours, I.M. Mallory. Nunda, 111., Nov. 8th, 1876. TfTTft PAPER IS NU WUH Wtmtm irtmlliiim. Contr^r^~ar her HARD TKMU& A universal cry of hard.|lmes is heard from every quarter of the glol»e. It comes from England, France, Germany Rugsia and from every section of our own country and from every part of the American "continent. It is but a few mouths ago that a dispatch came from Montreal stating that the auth­ orities had furnished work for fifteen hundred starving people at seven cents per hour. What was the matter there, that men able and willing to work ahould be reduced to&uch dire extrem­ ity? The Dominion has been engaged in no wasteful war. It is rich in re­ sources. The people are frugal and in­ dustrious. Yet seven cents per hour or seventy cents for a day's labor was considered a measure of*relief for., the Vast army of the unemployed. The en­ tire commercial world is now echoing the couiplaint of hard times. From all parts of Europe and Ame'rica, from India and China and all the oriental nations, comes the monotonous and mournful wail. Trade is dull, profits are stnall, labor cannot find employ- uieut. The amount of iron and coal pro­ duced in England and the United State is less this year than it was last year, and it was'less last year than . the year.before. The imports and exports of the leading civilizcd nations are diminishing. Vast amounts of money are lying idle in all the great banks \>f Europe. What does all this portend? What is the world coining to? In the United States there are many who at­ tribute hard times to the demoraliza tion of our currency and . our politics. But o'her nations that sufier as severe­ ly as we do are not afflicted with rag money or "a corrupt Republican rule." Pauperism afflicts Europe to a far greater extent than it does America. Hard times prevail just now all over the world; in empires and monarchies as well as in republics. Hence it would seem unreasonable to attribute the evil to political causes. The fact is, indi. vlduala and communities live too ex­ travagantly. There is more personal municipal and State debt than there ought to be. The excessive debt neces siiates excessive taxation. Every great natien lias a great national debt. Every populous city indulges in the same ruinous luxury. Look at New York; look at Chicago. There are plenty of careless and extravagant people who imagine that in their in­ dividual capacity they are in ro way re­ sponsible for the hard times. The; think the Government is exclusively to blame. But individual extravagance, careless expenditure, the vulgarity of ostentations living have a great deal to do with the general distress. Prudenre and frugality ou the part of the people would go far to remedy the existing evil. Most of the industries that have been deranged are industries that have been supported by extravagant anil wasteful expenditure. If nations and individuals would seriously and ear­ nestly adopt the policy oflivingwithin their means, avoiding debt, practicing iudu-trv. economy and frugality, the cry of hard timos would soon cease to be heard in the land. te^' I.ittle Buck Elk, the Uncpapa, <-bief who came to the Fort Peck Agency as a messenger from Sitting Bull, with the extraordinary request that the hostilies might be permitted locome tlit*re and trade foramujunition. gave to Agent Mitchell many interest­ ing particulars of Custer's last charge, I ittle Buck Elk said that lie was in I lie fight in which General Ousterand all his men were slaughtered, and that eleven different tribes were engaged in the fight-. He said that the Indians were as thick as bees at the fight, and that t'iere was so many of them Ihat the\ could not all take part in it; that the soldiers were all brave men and fought well; that some of them, when they found themselves surrounded and ovei powered, broke through the lines and tried to make their escape, but were pqrsued and killed miles from the battle ground. One sdldier who had a faster horse than the rest, made his escape into the "bad-lands," and after he had ridden Beven or eight miles accidently ran into a war party of Indians antf was killed by them. This soldier rode a big horse with a flaxen mane, and had a Government saddle and gray saddle blanket; but it was not known whether he was an officer or not. He also said that they captur­ ed six battle-flags, and that no soldiers were taken alive; but after the fight the women went amoug the dead bodies and robbedand mutilated, them. There were plenty of watches and money taken from them, which the young warriors are now wearing in their shirts and belts. 4^*Devotion to public opinion was evinced by a lady aged 80 who married a man of a corresponding age, because she said, "lie comes about my house so much that if I don't marry him people will talk r Business Hours In Knglapd and America. There are few facts in the business life of America which strike an Eng­ lishman more forcibly than the absor­ bing character of each man's pursuits and the severity of the labor to which he subjects himself. In London the tradesmen can scarce, ly be said to have commenced the business of the day before 0 A. M„ the only exceptions being those who min­ ister to the early breakfast wants of the community. The merchant is rarely at his office before ten in the morning, and the clerks and the secre­ taries in the government establish­ ments are not at their posts much be­ fore 11 A. M. The amount of work ac­ complished by the two last named classes is interrupted by a frequent gossip, the pernsal of a newspaper and a prolonged lunch, and nearly all quit their desk for the day at 4 p, The American employe, on the other hand is often at his office at 8 A. M., many tradesmen open their stores at 6 or 7 A. M. and during the long day the attention to duty is incessant, only broken by half an hour allowed for luuch. Perhaps there i» to much work done on one side and to little on the other. Iu America we press into the twenty-four hours as much severe labor as the human frame can stand; in England men do as little as they pos­ sibly can. My personal experience of the public offices is not great, but I accepted'a position in the India Office for a few months during the tenancy of the Sec­ retaryship by the Duke of Argyll, and this is how the work was done. Ou entering upon my duties I inquir­ ed At jEhat hour I might be expected to be present. The assistant Secretary turned to the senior clerk of the de­ partment and asked him at what hour he usually came. "Oh," he replied, "about ten--an easy ten--say half-past ten." "Gocd1 rejoined. "I will be here at half-past ten." The next day I was at my post. Not a soul had aarived. There is an office for the messengers, as they are called, in each corrider, of which there are six in the India Office. 1 asked the head messen­ ger, an old man of sixty, when the clerks might be expected. 'Sir,' he answered, "they barely come before eleven o'clock, and often later," Sure enough it was a quarter-past eleven be­ fore they began to drop in. To change their coats, arrange their papers and interchange matutinal, civilties occu­ pied the time till noon. Then the work began.--American Traveler, fjjfOrson M. House was a dirty, disreputable dog of a shyster in New York city, who made a fortune as a divorce lawyer. For a stated sum, his hirelings, male and female, would come into Court and swear a clear case against the defendant in a suit for sep­ aration. The Court would of course be governed by the testimony. House would win his case and pocket enororn- ous fees. In 'lis private life he was ugly, abushe. cruel, and treacherous. As a result, his home was a hot-house of horror most >f the time. Last Sum­ mer his last wife Mrs. Irene House, after being kicked nearly to death by him,wheu he was attacking her son by a former husband, ran into her bed­ room, returned with a revolver and shot her brutal husband, killing hiia instautly. Last week the trial for murder came oft at Trenton, New Jersey, in which State they lived, though he did business in New York city, and the verdict was not guilty. A just verdict for one who in self de­ fense ridded this world of a brute. A Nice Legal Question. A clerk in the Treasury Department, a native of New Y'ork, went home ten days ago to register. He bought his ticket, which was limited as to the time which it was to be good, at a reduced rate, and ou the evening of the day on which it expired, left New YTork City for Washiugto i. The proper coupous were taken up between New York and Baltimore, until he had but one remain­ ing--that which was to take him from Baltimore to Washington. The con­ ductor between those points did not call for the ticket until early next morning, when the train was within four or five miles of Washington, and then declined to receive it, on the ground that it had expired at midnight The holder of the ticket refused to pay. and was forcibly ejected from the trtfin He now brings snit for $300 damages, and the impression is that he will re­ cover. The decision in the case will be look for with interest. f&»The Atlanta Constitution tells of a negro snoring so loudly behind a J fence that two other negroes, hearing the noise and seeing his massive feet | indistinctly outlined, thought he was a bear growling. They got a gun and filled his feet with buckshol before the mistake was discovered. Fanners, Market Gardeners and Others. 8KB HERE--READ THI8. I have for many y/sars been planting the seeds of the potatoe ball, have raised 150different varieties, but have never offered any of the new varieties for sale as I have not had any that I thought would be an improvement as an early potatoe with the Early Rose, or as a late potatoe with the Peach Blow, but now I have an early and a iate kind that I wish to call the atten­ tion of the public too. I have tested them and will new state the facts con­ cerning them, although it has been a poor potatoe year. The first is a very ear!y kind, 8 or 10 days earlier than the Early Rose. They have the smallest vines 1 ever saw. consequently I have named them the Strawberry vine. They are a smooth flesh color potatoe. I planted them last spring in rows two feet apart and one foot apart in the rows, and the other day I called threo of my neighbors to come and dig them and weigh them and the result was they dug up from one square rod, by actual measurement, 308 pounds. They dug up 8 rows with 16 hills in a row. This is the largest yield 1 ever knew. It is at the rate of 821^ bushels to the acre, and yet there was not quite 2J pounds to the hill. Potatoes must be planted according to the siae of the vines. Sonte want to be 4 feet apart each way, some 3 feet apart each way, but these little Strawberry Vines would do well I believe even closer than I planted them. Every man ought to have some of these to getiuto the seed. 1 believe a thousand bushels cau be raised on an acre of land by planting them a little closer. The other kind is a late potatoe. They are a smooth, white skin potatoe. I plant­ ed them in rows 4 feet apart and two feet apart in the rows. One rod square takes 4 rows and 8 hills in each row, 32 hills. We dug up from this square rod 180 pounds, uot quite fl pounds to the hill, which is at the rate of 480 bushels to the acre. These did not do well this year. Last year I had 8 pounds to the hill. 1 waut to let every man that wants them have a few of these pota­ toes as long as 1 have them. Its for the interest of the people at large to get into the seed af these potatoes. The price of the late kind is one pound 50 cents. 2 pounds 90 cents, 3 pounds $1,25 4 pounds $1.55. One pound of the early kind, one dollar, 2 pounds $1.80, 3 pounds $2.50, 4 pounds $3.10. Sent postpaid to any address on receipt of price. As tl ere will be many men that will not see this advertisement I will give special terms to those ordering larger quantities to sell to their neigh­ bors which can be ascertained by calling or writing tome. HENRY PBICKETT. Itingwood, McHenry Co., flL. TESTIMONY. We the undersigned that dug an4 weighed the two varieties of pototoei described above do say that this* state­ ment is correct. JAMES A. STETESTS, SLLAH A. STKVSNS, RICHARD LAV. SOK. Hydraulic Practical Jokes. St. Petersburgh correspondence of San Francisco Chromclc says: "When Catherine II. and her successors amused themselves at PeterhofP the water- power was taken into service to play practical jokes on unwary people, which can not at all be called enjoyable. In one retired nook there stands a giant mushroom, large enough to have a bench around its stem. As soon as any body undertakes to seat himself upon it, the water streams out of the whole periphery of the spreading top, in­ closing the captive in a splashing cyl­ inder. To rise again stops the flow of water, but people have not always the presence of mind to think of that. In another secluded spot there is what ia called the. "Lovers'Seat." and here 1 came upon a poor boy in rather a disa­ greeable plight. Under a spreading elm, the branches of which are artfully interwoven with water-pipes, there stands a bench just wide enough for two, with a bed of flowers iu front, which c&ntaius some artificial and some natural shrubs and two huge cast iron thistles. Some fun-loving individual had enticed the boy to sit down thert and turned on the water, which was pouriug over him from all directions, from the branches of the elm, the baok of the bench, and from every branch aud thorn of the shrubs. It must bo an ardent lover indeed that would sur­ vive such a dousing. In the boy's case there was no tender flames to overcome and he bounced from his seat with a yell aud fled across the park, his cow­ hide boots causing sad havoc among the flower-beds, while his dripping garments secured him plenty of elbow- room whereever be struck a gayly- dressed crowd. THAJftfcSGIVIXO »AI. President Grant issued the following, proclamation on the S0th. From yeaf to year we have been acp^ customed to pause in our daily pursuit.^ and set srpart a lime to offer o«r thanktf to Almighty God for special blessing*^. He has vouchsafed to us, with our prayers for a continuance thereof. have at thi* time eqoal reason to b# thankful for His continued protection*- and for many material blessings whiclk His bounty has bestowed. In to the favors accorded tons aarind!vi<& uafs, we have especial occasion to e^" pross our thanks t« Almighty God thai by His providence and guidance <m§ government, established a century agd^ . ha* been able to fulfill the purpose of* its founders in offering an asylum t#; the people of every race, securing civil and religion? liberty to all within its borders, and meting ont to every indl- vidnal alike justice and equality before the law. It is moreover especially oop duty to ofTer our hnmbie prayers to th§> Father of All Merciea for a continnancf of His divine favor to us as a nation anil as individuals. By reason "of all thesft considerations, I, Ulyssns S. Grant, President of the United States, d# recommend to the people of the United States to devote the 30th dayofNo- verab»r next to the expressions of thoif thanks and prayer to Almighty Go<|» aud laying aside their daily avocation! and all secular occupations, to assem­ ble in their respective places of worship a n d o b s e r v e s u c h d a y « ! ' d a y o f thanksgiving and rest. In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and cansed the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washingiop, this twenty-sixth day of October, in tlM year of our Lord one thousand eight huudred and seventy-six and of th« independence of the United States of America the one hundred and first. By the President: U.S.(JSANT.- HAMILTON FISH. Secretary of State. Anti-Early Rising: Farmers generally do no* rise aa early as they did twenty yeww ago, and i think they ought not to. Somei* however, retain the old habit..»ul ar# up at three or four o'clock, Have break­ fast by lamplight, and then work com­ mences. Now I know well enougk that if they are hurried,, and if wor]| pushes, if is necessary to stir early.but, on the whole, 1 think what is known ai the habit of early rising is so much aft error as to do more harm than go*d» 1 say that for an ordinary household^ where nobody but the family is in feh# house, breakfast at eight o'clock is sooi enough for winter, and from six t# seven o'clock for spring i^nd aumaser. It would be a good plan though. If there la one in the house who likes t$ rise early, to build the fires that th+ rooms may be warmed, though by having good stoves fires can bo kepi all night. I object to breakfast by lamp light, because the children are made to get up when they would be much belter- c*T ia* Uod andusleep. Il is cruel to tear boy* ont of bed in the dark and cold, sine* they always go to bed tired, and growl­ ing as they are, they need all the rest and recuperation they can get: and when they do rise, they ought not to be hurried out to the baru, probably in cold damp boots, to fodder and take care of stock. It is much better for the man himself to go out and see that the work is properly done, though the boys might go along, If they are warm­ ed, and help and j;et fresh air before breakfast. 1 doubt whether anything is gaiaed by feeding cattle before sunrise, and ( am sure milking, ought not to be dos#' until the morning becomes a littl# cheerful. The amount of werk whidi boys can do in a cold morning is not much, and it will, seldom be done well. They are in a hurry to get back to the fire, and they ought not to be blamed, but it would bee good plan to have them help about breakfast If their help is needed. The /point I want te make is, boys are neither tough nor strong, nor have they got the use ef their musoles so that they can apply to advantage what strength they do possess, if school hours press, and they are to go, they ought not to have anyj time to spare. When night comet everything should bo made comfortJ able; have plenty of lamps, and hav< plenty of books ana papers. An intelf igent father neglects his duty if he do£ not help the teacher, and vast help cja be given by hearing the children re& and iu makiug theui read correcjty, and ia considering various subjec^ [Dr. Croas in New York Tribune. CLOVER THRESHER F. WIEDRICK would inforih farmers throughout the County that h is prepared to thresh Clover OP Sir1 Corn, having owe of the best inachpi iu the market. For information ad-n drew F. Wiedirck, Woodwork. I