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,.y,i -• ifs- ~in't'*' 4* KM «^v» :5"«j Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." VOL. 2. M'HENRY, ILLINOia WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1876. NO. 17. Published Every Wednesday by J. TAN SLYKE Editor and Publisher. Office in Riverside Block, Ov«r Smith Bros, ft Co.'s Store. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: 3»« Year, (In Advance,) tl S® If not Paid within Three Months,.... i 00 Subscriptions received for three or six months ja the same proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BROWN, M. D. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office in Brick Block over F. G. Mayes Clothing Store Water Street, McIIenry 111. " fil. A. BEERS M. D. " PHT8ICIAN and Surgeon. Office at residence, two doors west of Post Office, McHenry HL O. J. HOWARD, M D. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office at the store of Howard ft Son, McHenry, 111. F. J. BARBIAN. CIGAR Manufacturer, McHenry I1L Fac­tory No. 17J. Orders solicitoa. RICHARD BISHOP, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Office in rear of Murphy ft Bishop's Bank Korth Side Public Square, Woodstock, 111. GEO. A. BUCKLIN, NOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In-surance *Agent. Office at Bucklin ft Steven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry, III. E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract of Titles to land in McHenrv County, Illinois. Office with County Clerk, Woodstock, 111. ROBT. WRIGHT. Manufacturer of Custom Made Boots and Shoes. None but the best of material used and all work warranted. Shop Northwest corner Public Square, McHenry, 111. H FR. HECHTLE. OU8E, Sien and Carriage Painter, McHen­ ry III. Will do all work promptly and at reasonable rates. E. M. OWEN. GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Agent in Leading Farm Machinery. Prices low and Terms favorable. MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. S GEO. SCHREINER. ALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Parker House, McHenry 111. 49~First-Cla8s Billiard and Pool Tables. J. BONSLETT, SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly oppoeite Owen's Mill, McHenry, 111. Fresh Oysters •erred up in any shape desired, or tor sale by " JOS. WIEDEM AN N. SALOON and Restaurant. Near the Depot McHenry 111. Boarders by the day or week at reasonable rates. Warm and cold meals at all hours. #i~Good Stabling for Horses. BUSINESS CARDS. K. TIF.KVKTT. M. D., SURGEON and Ac/roucher. Diseases of Women a Specially. Office and Residence oh Clay Street, Woodstock, 111. W. H. BUCK, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC Phvticlan and Snrjreon.-- Office East Side Public Square, Wood­ stock, 111. Office hours 11 to 12 A. M., and 8 to 4 P.M. W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor*. In the store of C. H. Dickinson, East side of Pnblic Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A good Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order ana a fit warranted- Give me a call. W. H. SANFORD, Woodstock Ill.,8ept. Z7th, 1875. * ' ' Waukegan Cigar Manufactory, E. M. DENNIS, Proprietor. Manufacturer and Wholesale Dottier in CIGARS/TOBACCO, --AND-- Pipes of Every Description. 55 GENESEE STREET, WAUKEGAN, ELL, Removed. FROM the Riverside House to the Brick Store, opposite Owens' Mill, where I will open a Urst-class Saloon and Restaurant. J, WEBER. M. ENCELN. G U N - S M I T H . Will change muz­ zle loaders, both single and double, |a to breach loaders. Keeps on hand all kinds of Gun Ma­ terial. All work warranted. Shop Southeast Corner Public, Square, McHenrV) 111. O. W. OWEN, TELE] MCHENRY LIVERY STABLE. H. K. WKUITMAX, Proprietor. First class rigs, w itii or without drivers, furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of a.lL kinds tone on short notice. * * B W. W. ELLSWORTH. REEDElt o the Celebrated Magie Hog. Also Light and Dark Brahma Fowls. Pigs a Ad-Shipped to all points by express, treas, Woodstock, 111.' War nns ted. ROBERT MURFITT, AWATClI-MAKERofWyears experience, has located at Nnnda, and will give his atten- t:<m to IW Repairing of Clocks. Watches, ftc. Shop in Watson & Oo.'s Drug Store. All Work PETER LEICKEM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelrv of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in the^est possible manner, on short notice and at rca- •onablc rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop frit door North of Riverside Block, MeHenry I1L MCHENRY HOUSE. VfcHenry, 111. John Karges Proprietor, ivl Centrally located and the best of accom­ modations furnished. Charges reasonable.. RICHMOND HOUSE. RICHMOND ILLINOIS. Frank Foster Pro. prietor. Good accommodations for all parties. Samplerooms for Salesmen. Livery Stable attached. PUbho Hall for Lectures, Shows Ac., 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. tRENICH,' CIGAR MANUFACTURER, --AND- WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. PATENTS. Persons desiring tutake out Patents, or de •Iring information from the U. S. Patent Offioe should consult F. A. LEHMANN»SQL ICITOR OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS Washington, D. C. Examinations free.. NO PATENT NO PAY. Send for Circular^ For Sale. The undersiened offers for Sale, me Brick Store on Water Street, in the village of McHenry, now occupied bv Mrs.C. H. Morey, ••a Millinery Store. It is 14x35, the upper •tory being finished off as a residence. TERMS REASONABLE. Inquire of C. H. MOBEY McIIenry, 111. Nov. 1st 1875. MCHENRY ILL., Dealer in all kinds ot American and Swiss Watches, Clocks from the best factories in the country. Silver, platedware, Silver Spoons, ftc., ALSO AGENT FOR THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Estey Organ ! Which we believe to be the best Organ in the market. Wc think we know that by experi­ ence, aud we believe it, for 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 reccommend them to be as good. • O. W. OWEN. July 23. TV E W Villi JOHN LANSING, Having opened a New Meat Market, in his Block, NEAR THE DEPOT, Ts now' prepared to furnish all who may give him a call with FRESH AND SALT MEATS Of All Kinds, POULTRY, SAUSAGE. ic.,&c At as Low Prices as at any other Marketin the County. I keep none but the best of Meats, and m'v Sausage is made by an experienced Sausage maker, and are warranted the best. «3~Give inc a Call. JOHN LANSING. McHenry, Nov. 14th, 1878. R E A D T H I S PRICE LIST. I will not be undersold, and having bought my full stock for CASH, will offer the follow­ ing LOW PRICES for cash. Men's Boots, $3.50 and $:•. Youths $2.50. Boys $1.90. Men's Shoes 41.95. Woinans Kid $2.75. Side Lace and Calf $8.'/5. Slippers, 75 cts. and $1. Child, rens 30 cts. $1.20 and Kid side lace $2. Rubbers 40 60, and 75 cents. Tinware and Stove pipe verv cheap. Crockery Ditto. Groceries new stock Teas 50 and 75 cents good -as can be bought for a dollar. Saleratus, Yeast and Soap 8 cts. lb. Fine Cut Tobacco 50.75 best 90 cents. Smoking 35 cts. Killickinick 40 cts. and Flusf60 ami 7/) cts. Candv , Mixed 20 cts-. Stick, 18 cts., Fancy 30 cts., "Notions, Paper, Envelopes furnished and Printed for 10 cents a bunch. Large stock of Pines and flxtures. Flourall kinds. Check- ers, Dominoes, Cards, ftc. I can Insure you or your property, cheaper than ever. You will save money to trade with me, TRY IT! The highest price paid for Produce. Yours, I. M. Mallpry. Nunda, 111., Nov. 8th, 1876. , M1S8PBNT BVENIMO& J The boy who spends an hour erening lounging idly on the ^kreil corners, wastes in the course of aj jear three hundrod and sixty lire precious hours, which, if applied to itndjf, would familiarize him wi th the (rudi­ ments of almost any of the fa|nlf*~ sciences. If in addition to wasting! hour each evening he spends ten pel for a cigar, which is usually the the amount thus worse than wMl would pay for ten of the leading odic&ls of the country., Boys, thital these things. Think how much jtl and money you are wasting, and what? The gratification afforded] the lounge on the cornor or theclj is not only tempoiary but positii1 hurtful. You cannot indulge in tl without seriously injuring youre$] You acquire idle and wasteful hal which will 'cling to you with succeeding year. You may in life shake them off, but the proi ities are that the habits thus former early life will remain with you to dying day. Be warned, then, in,tl and resolve that as the hour spent idleness is gone forever, you will prove each passing one and therebj yourself for usefulness and happinpi. The Burlington Hawkeye talkfijof Iowa local editors in this scandftllptts manner: Wilson, of the Des Moines Regittei a member of f^jr churches, attj prayer meeting regularly, chews co, aud never steps outside the bow aries of truth in his writings, day, of the Council Bluffs Globe, f a granger. He's raising a good 'croftjof corn, wears blue jeans pants, and tnptu- ages to get along with one suspett<pr, and his regular weekly salary, j Burdette, of the llawkeyc^\s deaco a base ball club. President of a circle, always goes out of town swear, gets up a mighty good I paper, aud is cultivating a boil. Burdette is? not, strictly speakl local editor, but he has been, description is in order. He standi fe«*t high--on top of a stool--' long golden curls, is proprietor * dog aud a set of false teeth. Eichelberger, of the Keokuk Cm tion, although he is not proud U la *e#upt tives would fight oyer his property. He litis a natural and most ravenous appetite tor news, and if he was sud­ denly shot from the earth to the moon, he would travel further and know wore people and find out more things the first day he was there than the oldest inhabitant ever dreamed of. He wears store clothes and a shirt that button* behind. He has a sad, sweet veice, and when he tilts back in his office chair and sings, "Send me a Kiss in a letter," the rest of the boys go swiftly out and try to find some one to send him the letter, and don't come back until the song is finished. The Bozeman (Montana) Tiffies thinks it kuows all about Sitting Bull, and says: Considerable di»cu»i*idn has recently taken place in some of the newspapers concerning the present whereabouts of Sitting Bull and his band, and they have been located in many different places: sometimes on the Big Horn and very often away up in British America, in a region which rejoices over the names of Whoop-Up. But all of these surmises and statments, we learn from very good authority (military and otherwise,) are incorrect. Sitting Bull and his robbers and cut-throats are now camped on the Dry Fork of the Missouri, the paradise of the Buftalo, •Ik. deer, bear and other game, and in all probability he intends to Winter there. THTA PAPER IS ON FELT WUH M 9! Wlmifi ililun lililin ftontiTtn ninlnim' MOT A POOR MAN'S LAND. A private letter from a citizen of Solano County, California, to a friend in Illinois, contains the following: k'You ask me about the propriety of laboring men moving to California. As a common-place remark, I will ̂ ay lhat it is a great btg country, lots of territory--the choice pieces of which ve in the hands of farmers or specula­ tors. As a result, farming does not pay at the present time. It is almost wholly a cereal country, and the raising of wheat does not pay. Millions of bushels are on hand how, for which there ts no market. We grow plenty of fruit, but that is perishable and can't be expo rted. Laborers' wages here on farms range from 930 to 40 per month with board; but a man must be a skilled teamster or ploughman to command #40. They plough with gangs--three 6r four ploughs fastened together-- using six or eight horses in the team. One who can manage one of these teams can command $30 and $40 per mouth. Common hands, Owing to the Chinese, who are very apt at all light work where no animals are to be hand­ led, cau only realize $60 to $25 per month. I would not advise any poor man at the East to leave; $20 or $25 per month to come to California. We are situated thus: The ureeks, Italians. Portuguese and Chinese do our fishing, the Portuguse and Chinese our garden­ ing Irish girls and Chinese our house­ work and washing, the Mexicans our sheepherding, the Jews our storekeep- ing the Graugers our big farming, and the Americans our rail-roading, boating, speculating, banking, etc., and, togeth­ er witli the Irish, talk politics and hold the offices." COMPUTING INTEREST. For finding the interest on any prin­ cipal for any number of days. The answers in each case being in cents* seperate the right hand figures for dollars and cents. Four per cent.--Multiply the princi­ ple by the number of days, seperate the right hand* figure, and divide by nine. Five per cent.--Multiply by number of days, and divide by seventy two. Six per cent.--Multiply by number of days, seperate right haad figure, and divide by six. Eight per cent.--Multiply by number of days, and divide by forty-rive. Nine percent.--Multiply by number of days, seperate right hand figure, and divide by four. Ten per cent.--Multiply by number of days, and cnvlde by thirty-six. Fifteen per cent.--Multiply by num­ ber of days, aud divide by twenty-four. Twenty percent. Multiply by num­ ber of days, and divide by eighteen. DIDN'T MAKE A CENT. An unknown man entered a hosiery store on Woodward avenue yesterday aud atfced to be shown "a few socks." When he learned the price of woolen ones he put them aaide and said: "I guess I'll keep on wearing cotton ones. They say if you wear 'em right along through the winter your feet don't git cold." Some cotton seeks were handed out, and he persuaded the dealer te drop from twenty to fifteen cents per pair. Then he said: n- Toledo for ten cents." "Ildoseu't seem possible," replied the dealer. "Will you swear to it?" "I will. I'll make the affidavit to the fact." The dealer ' told him to go around to a Justice, make the affidavit, and he should then have four pairs at ten cents per pair. The stranger was good as his word, and he chuckled and cackled over his shrewdness until the document was made out and he had been sworn. Then the Justice remarked: "A dollar is the fee!" Something came over the stranger about that date. His knees wobbled a little, and he swallowed as if something ch«*ked him. He handed over the dollar, walked out. and the four pair of socks are still left on the shelf. If the shrewd chap made any rmnrko to him­ self, he probably whispered: "Virtue is its own reward, and you are one hundred and fifty pounds of a tooL--Detroit Free Press. CLOVER THRESHER. F. WIEDRICK would inform the farmers throughout the County that he is prepared to thresh Clover or Shell Corn, having one of the best machines in the market. For information ad­ dress F Wieilirck, Woodstock, 111. A KEEN ENCOUNTER OF WITS. Chesterfield and Voltaire, born in the same year (1694) were warm aud life­ long friends. Whatever may have been the erratic Frenchman's vageries and miffc, for he never had a friend whom he did not at some time abuse. Lord Chesterfield was too much of r gentleman to take oflense or even notice. On a certain occasion the two friends were in company at a grand ball in Paris, given by the King's favorite. Chesterfield stood by a marble pillar gazing upon the brilliant assemblage of ladies, when Voltaire accosted him: "My lord, you should be a judge in such matters. Now, seriously, do you not think our French ladiq$ the most beautiful you ever saw ?" "tlpon my word," replied Chester­ field, with a nod and a smile, "I aw not a judge ot paintings." Not long afterwards Voltaire crossed over to England and was present one evening at a party given by an English nobleman in London. A lady in the company, sparkling in jewels, and high­ ly rouged, was particularly attentive to the noted Frenchman, engrossing most of his discourse, Chesterfield, ob­ serving, came up and tapped his friend on the shoulder. "Beware Monsieur, or you will be captivated." '•No fear, My Lord," quickly returned Voltaire. "I am not to bo captivated by an English craft sailing under French colors!" Remember that Bucklin & Stevens ofter their goods at the very lowest living prices, and pay Cash for Butter and Eggs. y From the Belvidere Standard. XHI CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT. Gen. Hurlbut had the misfortune to appear in this campaign as a third can­ didate, and has been beaten. He made the canvass in Kane County, and carried the primaries, but through fraud con- sumated in the County Convention, he lost the vote of the county In the Con­ gressional Convention, which vote was given to his opponent and gave him the nomination. In obedience to the request of a large number of voters, who thought that such an outrage should be rebnked, he became JL candi­ date and made an active canvas. It was hardly supposable that the voters of the Fourth District would in­ dorse Mr. Lord's work. Yet they have done so, but they nave not wiped out the iniquity of the transaction, and to­ day Qen. Hurlbut stands with a better character than Mr. Lathrop in all the essentials of political honor and hon­ esty. We hope, as long us we publish a paper, to be found on the side of right and justice, and intend te be so if we can ascertain which it is. In this case the outrage was so patent, the fraud so glaring, that we do not see hew any man could support it. It was not a question of men at all. Personally we were just as friendly to Mr. Lathrop as Gen. Hurlbut, yet we would soousr have suffered the loss of our right arm than supported a nominee who became such as the result of the foulest outrage upou popular rights ever heard of. But the prestage of the regular nomi­ nation was with Lathrop, and this was a hard thing for Hurlbut te fight. And ne one knew t&ia better than Gen. H. himself, yet he wa£ called upon te make the fight, and did make a ffallant one speakingovery day somewhere in the district, and sometimes twice a day We think to-day, though badly beaten, that he stands higher iu the estimation of every man who believes in right and justice, than if he had tamely submit­ ted to be cheated out of his rights by that man Lord, aud the ring of Lathrop bummers in Kane county. The end is not yet. ' - A Generation on the Merelk. A generation on the march from the cradle to the grave is an instructive spectacle,and we have it careflilly pre­ sented to us in the report by Dr. Farr, physicial fortune which any million of us may reasonably expect. The nnra- ber, to begin with, is made up of 611- 745 boys and 488,345 girls, a dispropor tion which, by and by, will be redress­ ed by the undue mortality of the boys, and will be reversed befbre the close of the strange, eventful history. More than a quarter of these children will die before they are five years old--in exact numbers, 141,387 boys and. 121,795 girls. The two sexes are now nearly on a level. The next five years will be much less fatal. In the succeeding five years--from.ten to fifteen--the mortal- ty, will be still further reduced. In­ deed, for both sexes, this is the most heylthy period of life; the death-rate however is lower for beys than for girls. There will be some advance in deaths in the next five yean, and still more in the five which follow, but 634- 045 will certainly enter on their twenty sixth year. Before the next ten years are at an end, two-thirds ef the women will have married. The deaths during that period will be 62,052, aud ot those no fewer than 27,134 will be caused by consumption. Between thirty-five and forty-five a still larger, udeath-toll" will be paid, and little more than half the original band--in exact numbers, 502,915--will enter on their forty-sixth year. Each succeeding decade up to seventy-five, will now become more fatal, and the numbers will shrink terri­ bly. At seventy-five only 161,124 will remain to be struck down, and of these 122,559 will have perished by the eigh- ty-fifth year of the march. Finally, in the, 108th year of the course, the last solitary life will flicker out. Such, then is the average life of a million men and women. THANKSGIVING DAY. President Grant issued the following proclamation on the 26tb. From year te year we have been no- custom frl to pause in onr daily pursuits, and set apart a time to offer our thanks te Almighty God for special blessings. He has vouchsafed to lis, with our prayers for a continuance thereof. We have at this time equal reason to be thankful for His continued protection, Snu for tunisy u}8*"in! biSrc'u|i WuiCu His bounty has bestowed. In additim to the favors accorded to us as Individ* ua(s, we have especial occasion to ex­ press our thanks te Almighty God that by His providence and guidance onr government, established a century ago, has been able to fulfill the purpose ef its founders in offering an asylum to the people of every race, securingcivil and religious liberty to all within its borders, and meting out to every indi­ vidual alike justice and equality before the law. Ic is moreover especially our duty to offer our humble prayers to the Father of All Mercies for a continuance of His divine favor to us as a nation and as individuals. By reason ef all. these considerations, I, Ulysstt# S. Grant, President of the United States, de recommend to the people of the United States to devote the 30th day of No­ vember next to the expressions of their thanks and prayer to Almighty Ged, aud laying aside their daily avocations and all secular occupations, to assem­ ble in their respective places of worship and observe such day as; a day of thanksgiving and rest. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States te be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy*six and of the Independence of the UnitedStates of America the one hundred and first. By the President: U«*S. GKAHT. HAMILTON FISH. Secretary of State. There has been a household tra­ dition in regard to the propriety of saltiug a bird's tail before catching it, but Mother Goose has never hinted that it would be well to throw sand in the eyes of a bear. Mr. Smith--Mr, Jesse Smith, of Ellis county, Texas, to be more accurate--has adopted this novel device with striking success. He and his wife were walking home one evening two weeks ago on the rail­ road track, and were talking abaut a tea party at which they wer£ present. Suddenly a large black bear crossed the track. Smith--Jesse the aforesaid-- though unarmed, was not inclined to desert his wife. A happy thought- sand, The soil was sandy, and gather* ing up a handful he rushed toward bruin and threw it into his face. The bear recoiled. Smith repeated for ex­ periment and compelled the enemy to retreat, Whereupon the tnaenious and oonquering hero took his ^file's arm and hurried down the railroad track In the directiou of the little Smiths. Proclamation By th<> Governor of Tlllaili The governor Issued the following proclamation yesterday: STATS OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DE­ PARTMENT: John L. Beyeridge, gover­ nor of Illinois, te all whom thee* presents shall come, greeting: ygar and P"i places ef worship, in their homes, and in their hearts, acknowledge the good­ ness and favor of Almighty God; and to this end I, John L. Beveridge, gov. ernorofthe state of Illinois, do set apart Thursday, November 30, as » day of thanksgiving. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and cause tetie affixed the great seal of the State. Done at the city of Springfield, this eleventh day of November, In the year ef our Lord one thousand eight hua- dred and seventyslx, and ef the,Inde­ pendence of the United States the OM hundred and first. JOHKL. BBVKBIDOB. "GBOROE H. HARLOW, Secretary of State. . CENTENNIAL PUNCH I sumtimcs think, "Heaven bless the stummukake!" If it want for that menny oy us deacons and laymen wouldn't hav enny good excuse for hat rum and patronizing the drug-store "for msdisinal purposes." Thare iz two kinds ev virtew, one that iz liable to all but resists all; the last kind is not only the best but the safest. Let a yung man's karakterhe what It may, I never would glv It up for lost so long az I found him kind to hla Ihthtr and mother. ' The gratest mistake that enny women ken make iz just az soon avher husband haz been elekted kaptlng ev a malishy company to be kraay to appear in hiz nu uniform. Kontentment li the simple soienoe ov knoing when a phellow is well off and keeping still about It. The most lonesum blzzness in thfs life, and the most thankless too, isi keeping a diskrikt school; I had rather] tend a mile stone. Tho boy who Is plkt out to be thel genus ov the faintly iz allmest sure to I turn out the biggest lukhead In thej whole lot. Jokeing is a risky blzzness; Just fori the sake ov a sekond kiass Joke menny| a man haa lost a fust klass friend.--Ja BiUinga, the Memphis (Tenn)^i tanche; "George W. App, shoeuiakorJ ef thisoity, exhibited at the ^ua/cwcAcj office, last night, a monster pain brogans made by hi® on order for negro preacher in Mar veil. Ark. length ef eaeh shoe is 17| inehesjti measurement around the instep is II inches, and around the ball 14 iuchei The price of the shoes and the last (which latter was made to order) wi #16. The man who oan make such i pair ef shoes and survive the efiorl must surely be a first-class shoemakei The height of the negro is seven full,and bis weight 400 pounds.