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. . . " r j ' . v . y.<~;\~ *«*&&•*?*&? - »-*••••»*• -i , -?•'/ •* i* :a. Jj ,:,• * •W?Z* " l;.jp«!,:, :i • 4*:.£; }H|i*f fhMfealer. W ^\®fcapvXXs SKIT. 5th, 1877. V XIN ^l YKE, Alitor. WWWfc^JkS C^rSTY CONVENTION. Hlhi tftrgu'W.1 *nfc» voters of McHenry County, l}uiti»»rt, ww w%wi-#t«Kl to send delegates to a ytMisMv Cva:**ntion, to be held at the Conrt H&itrWk, S* tl\*»d stock, on Saturday, the 13th <HC* <#4 September, 1877, at 1 o'clock p. m., for to>* npitrtxvsc of nominating a Connty Treasur­ ies IVwaty Judge, County Clerk, and Oou»ty $xp«Tiatendent of Schools, to be voted for at Wfetnext November election,and to transact l*fli other business ad may properly come be- fAT» the Convention. The several Towns will He represented as follows, via: Dorr . -- *....18 tireenwooa.....^.... 7 Hebron ... M Richmond . 13 Burton. 4 McHenry...... 11 ..«±V 8 i Nunda ...............18 ..«i........ 11 jAlgonqula.,..,,,--16 '%•"'" Total .: .178 fiiy Order of County Committee. Riley 6 ] Marengo .......19 I l>unhfu*.. ....ffe.^r 7 rhomuag ^,**,.61 Al'len ..... 8 Hartland ........... l (Seneca.... Coral...«... Grafton.., Mass Convention. J3I those opposed to Rings, Ring Masters, and Political Wire-working Conventions generally, are requested f o meet in Mass Convention, at the Court House, in Woodstock. »n Satur­ day, the 22d of September, at half past •ne o'clock p. m, for the purpose of tiomfnating candidates for County Judge, County Clerk, County Superin­ tendent «f Schools and Treasurer, also to transact such other business as may ioomo before the convention. BT'OKOBB OF THK PEOPLE. Vox Populi. J9~Brigham Young, the great Mor­ mon leader and President of the Mor- tnon Church, died at Salt Lake on Wed­ nesday afternoon, Aug. 29th, of chol­ era morbus. He was attacked the 'week previous, after having eaten a hearty dinner of green corn and peach- «s. He became convalescent a few days after, but was soon taken with a relapse and died at 4 o'oclock" on Wed­ nesday afternoon. |&*The rain storm of the night of Aug. 28th, washed out a bridge seven miles from Des Moines. Iowa, near Altooua, on the Chicago and Pacific Railroad and a passenger train was wrecked, fifteen persons being killed and as many more wounded. All the train except the sleeping car went down, Barnum's show car among the rest. The engine was buried out of sight. It is thought that others are under the wreck or have floated dowu stream. JM^The Elgin Advocate of Aug. 26th •ays; "Great activity prevails in the {Cheese market here this week, and veral thousand boxes have changed lands, bat little of which has been shipped however, as the parties buying prefer holding for a higher price. One firm has 3,000 boxes on hand, another expects to have by this evening 7,00fo, and still another firm has, or will have in a day or two 3.500 or 4,000 boxes. Some of this cheese was purchased before the late rise and the fortnnate dealers have made quite a little stake in the transactions. Should there be a slight advance in market next week from 15,000 to 20*000 boxes of cheese would, be shipped from this place. The cheese is all well made, mostly full cream stock and can be held safely for two if necessary, Cheese THN$inlftg' *dtcidely sscaree in the Ifcifcbry men hevea'boi^K&' - . . i.i i i -- / ... 8®" A large number of very impor­ tant laws passed by our last legislature came into force on the 1st ot July but very few know what they are. Nobody knows how many statutes they are breaking or to what peualties they are rendering themselves liable. The Legislature ought to make some pro­ vision for publishing the laws in at least one paper in every county in the Mate 5 the cost would be small in pro­ portion to the benefit gained, for it is probable that by such a publication hundreds of vexations suits, growing out of ignorant violations of the law would be avoided, They do this in New York and many other States. It may not be wise to make ignorance of the law a defenc against its transgress­ ion but there is an evident iujusticc in punishing men for violations of Jaws of whose existence they have little or no opportuity for knowing.--Sycamore MepubUcan. fOT*American neutrality between the contending powers of Europe does not prevent some of our guns and am­ munition makers from driving a lively trade with whichever side chooses to apply. The Turkish army is largely supplied with American made rifles and the Russians are said to have been amazed at their efficiency. A new lot went out ou Saturday last, an English steamer sailing from New Haven on that day with a valuable cargo of war material bound for Turkey. The Bridgeport Metallic Cartridge Works shipped thirty-two car loads of cart­ ridges, and the whitney Arms Com­ pany, of New Haven, supplied the the balance of the cargo. No report of the sailing was made, to keep the Russian authorities in ignorance. The cargo is now 911 its way, protected by A flag the Russians dare not bbt respect. FAIR BKNF.F1TS, Agricultural and horticultural fairest are ostensibly Intended, primarily, fort the benefit of farmers and horticulture ists, and, although they sometimes are' prostituted to serve other ends, we! have no doubt that farmers generally receive, more than enough to com pen* ^ sate for the cost of attending. They can hardly view the many implements and machines for facilitating the cul­ ture of the soil, the fine samples ot the products of the field, the orchard, and, the garden, or the improved stock, without carrying home some ideas that will afterwards appear in their own operations. If those who exhibit superior pro­ ducts, or extra Ht animals, could ex­ plain to all visitors, just how they were produced, or by what system of feeding the animals w.ere fattened, the i benefit which they may derive from* su«h exhibitions would be immeasur­ ably increased. Numerous other im- provments might be suggested where­ by the usefulness of fairs to those for whom they were specially intended; might be augmented, but our object in writing this is to urge farmers to attend their town and county fairs, and. where practicable, their State fairs, and avail themselves of all the opportunities which they afford. Not the least among these oppor­ tunities is that of meeting other farmers, renewing and extending ac­ quaintances, in teaching thoughts and experiences, and having a good, social time generally. This social feature is not the least important one connected with fairs, and we thick that farmers are coming mere and more te relize its importance. gg^Keep busy. The man who has nothing to do is the most miserable of beings. If you have no regular work, do chores as farmers do when it rains too hard to work in the field. In occupation we forget our troubles, and get a respite from sorrow. The man whose mind and hands are busy finds no time to weep &nd wail. If work is slack, spend the time in reading. No man ever knew to much. The hardest students in the world are the old men who know the most. If you lack books, there are free or very cheap libraries, at least in cities, at your command. The man who does not acquire some item of useful information between day-break and bed-time must mourn­ fully say, with the Roman Emperor, "I have lost a day." The Chicago Inter-State Expo­ sition opened on Wednesday Aug. 29tli. This annual fair has become a permar nent, interesting and valuable institu­ tion, and is looked forward to with great pleasure by the people of the Northwest. The exhibition of every kind of products presented in the Ex­ position Building every season has a practical, educational and commercial value to the exhibitors and to visitors. The better times of which there is now good prospect, will contribute to make this even more successful than previous expositions. The managers have done a good thing in opening at an earlier date and hoJ4}ng a longer term thau heretofore. Of course every ene will g»- The Inter-Ocean has through a circular letter sought the views of the members of Congress on the question of remenetizating silver. Replies have been received irom nearly two hundred members, most of whom are outspoken in favor of the restoration of the silver (dollar. Of tho Senators, 18 are for moneti*af!">n, 5 against, *nd<. 8 undecided; while of the Represen­ tatives 113 favor restoration, 13 oppose it, 2 decline to answer, and 38 are un­ decided. Many of the latter class will vote for the measure under certain provisions. Here are 131 votes for re- inonecization out of 197 responses. The total number of Representatives is 293 and of Senators 76. Astonishing Success. It is the duty of every person who has used BUSCHKE'S GERMAN SYKUP to let its wonderful qualities be known to their friends in curing Consumption, severe Coughs, Croup, Asthma. Pneu­ monia, and in fact all throat and lung diseases. No person can U6e it with­ out immediate relief. Three doses will relieve any case, and we consider it the duty of all Druggists to recom­ mend it it to the poor dying con­ sumptive, at least to try oiie bottle, as 40,000 dozen bottles were sold last year, and no one case where it failed was reported. Such a medicine as the GERMAN SYRUP cannot be too widely known. Ask your Druggist about it. Sample Bottles to try sold at 10 cents. Regular size 75 cents. For sale by H. Colby, Druggist, McHenry. Rheumatism and Neuralgia are without doubt the most intractable disease! with which medical men have to contend, and the usual method of treating them by internal dosing or oily liniments externally applied have utterly failed. Tl»e nerves of the body IZnh Z* know,of nothing which enjoys J a.Served reputation as\Lawson's and^Ih' V penHtrates through skin IS ?n ih' ?nJ?8earches out the diseas­ ed and inflamed tissues or nerves. othing the pain by reducing the in­ to toefrnn" a"? bl|iBEin£ thera back WP n.ormal and healthy state. All th* m! l\> a tnal of the Curative for be a™necificeSfne8 Whi.ch We know Is t0 wih Ef ll • ' Jaud most skeptical ^ we have not over- C.Vbm^He„Vray,U'- F,r "to b' »• Freeman &> Clark's celebrated im. fnff VFL Vlaf"iMi1118 UUE(LUALED for clean 15 i i •' ^,0^er' an<* Timothy seed C»U /•"-SUsiSs.ffc 1 ^ S$4.!L "?<§[*' V- f-'t .-ft. •• tohf • >v*. .! > *• tr it ' * X It - j! v • ^ • • in T f ' b CO I CASH i'«h • :• imt o f "If: fs»j >0 tt-nTR !-ni\ -N > r V. J I:' I *# 1 toiwii it '•! M Awj to 'me Good rrr{t f- Cash or Good Credit in _ . making Your J"all and 'a Winter Purchases!^; BUCKLUT ft STEVENS. McHenry, August 28thy 1877. . H" * ;?• t- tf Otsh, go and see what Casli Will do. J^^One Price Only. Jlemember I buy Bankrupt Stocks, Goods from forced Wales, manufacture all my fine Clothing and Overcoats, and present tlx most attractive stock- faund, in this^section. "tii: 'Are you Buying Iftlddds :pt the Follo wing Prices? .1 iiifi ' M & . ^tp-H «0 TVHntitek......V." .......-i 00 ioastile soap ««.V."' ^'^^Ooblets.,»... 1,0<) j lij 1t>.i stem less Jtnisius.... 25 bars 9oz Soap 12 Tb-s Rice.. 6 boxes dime 12-cakes Honey Simp.. Sugar Chicago priced a'tded 5 lbs <t Coffee Beat V II Tea Best .Japan Tea Good Y H and Japau It Ij .Japan; ....... 4 lbs 1$ L Japan...... ftc oft'on 5 "ibs lots No 1 Syrup . 1 (>o . 1 (M) Matches^.,,... ;25 Good PHnts.... 5 Best l'rints Good unbleachad Cotton by . Piece-- ...... 6% Best ditto ........... 7% 40 inch ditto .......... 8^4 Best Bleached 10 Dress (Jowls bargain! ..10 to 45 Black Alpaca....i 4<> inch Cashmere..., 75 Good Corsets.... ...... ... 35 All Cambrics...../. (i Dress Braids... 6 Mens Suits $5.00 to $2T>.00 Boys Suits .$11.00 to $10.00 Buffalo liobes all prie.ejJ Ladies Furs all prices I bought my Woolens for the manufacture of my Fall and Winter Stock at a less price than It eost to make the Goods. Colne to my Dundee or Richmond Store and you will be equally well served. Am prepared at both Stores for a big tiade and will more than satisfy you. Come, and it will be monev in y o u r p o c k e t . C F U A I I ISST'Chicago Office 122 Franklin St., toJ> StairT mM** igo priced freight 1.00 . HO .. 70 . 50 . !i0 100 . 66 ^ 1bs Layer Raisins.... X '»ox Layer Raisins . .... 20 Tb-j Ood Kish 25 lbs. Hake 20 lbs \o i Mackeral readies Shoes sewed and pegged Ml sses shoes 11 to 12..... Mens Vre'll Kip Boots : warranted Mens lvi.u Hoots Mens Split Kip Boots..'... Boys and Youths to corres­ pond. Gold! Silver! Greenbacks! •d w ui & P w CD © M o •--4 0 02 I-'- • <! CD Ul CD c+ CD a1 CD hi o & 00 -vl O U H H Butter and -Eggs. CRYSTAL LAKE Pickling and Preserving WOBKS. To the Citizens of McHenry Co. and Vicinity : I Have Opened a Full Line of Groceries Provisions, In the Supply Store of the Crys­ tal Lake Pickling and Preserving Works, Crystal Lake, 111., now occupied by the Janeswiffe Picfcilng and Pre­ serving Company, And am now selling Goods at Chicago Prices. Fresh Eggs and Butter Wanted in Trade. Will take at par the Janesville Pickling and Preserving Company's Checks and pay part cash if desired, B. F. JONES, Agt. L. Stoddard, McHE'NRY, ILL., Having Leased tho new Store lately occupied by Blake & Bent- fekl, has filled it with a full line of Staple and Farley Groceries, WHITE'S Glass -Ware, Hals, Caps, k, Which he offers to the buying public at prices never before of» fcred in this market. A CHOICE STOCK OF Tobacco & Cigars. 5£5|r*Call and examine Goods and learn Prices. L. STODDARD. McHenry, Aug. 28th, 1877. 188. Tin - Pii Alley -AND-- SHOOTING -GALLERY. Lansing's Block, McHenry, 111. The best Gons and Finest Alleys to bo found in the Northwest. Open day and evening. A* M. WHITE, Proprietor. STATE OF ILLINOIS, McIlENitY COUNTY. Circuit Court of McHenry County. Septem­ ber Terra, A. D. 1877. In the matter of Nathan Dishrow and John M. Southworth vs. Lucas Disbrow. Sidney IJishrow, Orrin Disbrow, lteinas Disbrow, Klias Disbrow, Esther Fuller, Permelia Van Ness, Sarah Ann Vaughn, Emily Oopeland, Chaunccy Albertv, and Louis N. Alberty.-- Petition for Partition. Affidavit of the non-residence of Itemas Disbrow, Elias Disbrow, Esther Fuller, Per- iiielia Van Ness, Sarah Ann Vaughn, Ohauncey Alberty and Louis N. Albertv. Defendants above named, baying been llled in the office of the Clerk of said Circuit Court of McHenry County, Notice is hereby given to the said lieinas Disbrow, Elia* Disbrow, Esther Fuller Permelia Van Ness, Sarah Ann Vaughn, Chauncey; Alberty and Louis N. Alberty, that the Petitioners heretofore llled their Petition in saiii Court, on the Law side thereof, and that a Summons thereupon issued out of said Court against sai.t Defendants, returnable on the Fourth Monday of September next. (1877,) as is bv law required. Now, unless you, the said Hcraas Disbrow, Elias Disbrow, Esther Fuller, Permelia Van Ness, Sarah Ann Vaughn, Chauncey Alberty and Louis N. Alberty, shall personally be and appear before the said Circuit Court of Mc­ Henry County, on the first day of a term thereof.'to be holden at Woodstock, in said County, on the Fourth Monday of;September, A. D. 1877, and plead, answer or demur to the said Petition, the same, and the matters and things therein charged and stated, will be taken as confessed, and a decree entered against you according to the prayer of said Petition. E. E. RICHARDS. Clerk. JOHN M. SOITTHAVORTH, Compl't's Solicitor. FARMERS, if you want the best Bake or Pump in the market, call •» B. If, Owen.