The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

\ a ^ $V#$? I K v; - %fi>. '•>:* ">; \ ' ^5p> . T.- 'W***'.' '>•• ! >}• ' * ;< •**• >'•'* •. i* . >r : •£ " 3£V s jf;5fe:' •r . <" .v/. w>-* ••:• ^ *i f * " - j Mi V -i 'Y * ' , ... -,-.S' ' v^.Pii -jjj|£' •,! ~. rjl U.ffl'j , JULY 28, 1890 Railroad Time Table. *Uk«6eo«T» PmaMdgar. •Lake Geneva Expr«M-- , tlklai effent Sunday, Jan* ISth. W#i tnfu #ill p»M this station as follow*: OOUTO SOUTH. ,...7:30 A. M. sm " lUk«Gen«TtrnB(kt.. 1:JJ P- *• *Lake lien»v* pasSenger f:26 * •Lake Geneva I>uMB*er gas *' (Lake Geneva Pameager .7JS " > Sunday Paweuger 7rJ6 A. M. OOIHO HOBTB. Geneva Freight •:*» A. M. Geneva Paaaenger 1M '• Geneva Passenger .»JO •* Geneva Kxpres* ..»*!• P. M. Geneva Passenger--..... 8:61 •• isruviTio*. * Daily except San iay. 1 Sundays only. fl stops only to leave passengers. B. Buss, Agent. MoHenrv, III *' MA90HIC. MCHBKKT LODOK, KO. 158 A. F. and A. M.-- Segnlar CocimuniexU'/ma the second and fourth Mondays in each month. U. C. COLBY, W. H, V. r KODIRN WOODMEN OP AMEtUOA. Meet at the new City Hall, every Second tad Last Tuesday evening of each month. Kalghbore cor tially lnviteu- ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR SHEIUFF. . By the earnest request o! many of my ,<$1 time friends. I hereby announce my­ self an indej>endent candidate for the office of Sheriff of McHenry County, sub- fi«t to the will of the voters of the county, at the November election. D. A. STEDMAN. - Old Settlers' Xeetin*. *A meeting for the purpose of appoint­ ing the local committees and making the final arrangement* for the Old Settler's Meeting, will be held at the City Hall on Friday evening of this week, at 8 o'clock.. Let all turn out and help make these committees, as it is the desire of the offi­ cers of the Association to make the com­ ing meeting one of the most interesting and enjoyable held for years. Therefore tpesay, be sure and come out on Friday - evening. Horse Sale Association. ^ meeting of the officers and members *" Of the McHenrv Horse Sale Association, and all others interested, will be held at the Riverside House on Saturday evening nest at eight o'clock. A general attend­ ance is requested. Business of impor- ^tance. PER ORDER. . ,"WE have received a new advertisement for J- W. Cristy & Son, Ringwood, too late for this week, but which will appear .. in our next. SECRETARY FIELDS, of tbe McHenry *©»unty Agriculture Board, will accept par thanks for a complimentary to "the coming Fair, which will be held August th, 27th, 28th and 29th. ^ THE Base Ball Game at the Driving Park on Friday last, between the McHenry f and Sycamore Clubs, was won by f McHenry by a Score of 20 to 6. The I McHenry Nine are playing good ball, and 1 have not met with a defeat so far this V season. * IF ANTON PFAFF. a German, who is •aid to have lived at or near this place * as late as 1888, will send his present ad­ dress to this office he will learn of some­ thing to his advantage. Exchanges will v confer a favor by giving tbe above pub­ licity. STRANGE creatures are men and women. How many reputations have been lost by surmise? How many hearts have . been bled by whispers? How may benev­ olent deeds have been chilled by the shrug of the shoulder? How many chaste bo- . soma have beeu wrung with grief by a •ingle nod ? How many graves have been dug by false reports? Yet yon will keep it above water by the wag of your J tongue, when you might sink it forever. • Destroy the passion for gossip. Lisp not : word that will injure the character of another. DON'T be duped by bnying any of the ancient so-called "Webster's Unabridged Dictionaries" issued by unscrupulous publishers and offered for sale, and as a premium, by unscrupulous newspapers, cigar, tobacco, dry goods, soap and 0orn-salve dealers, at 98 cents to $5 per • copy, the price depending on the sup- " 'posed ignorance of the purchaser. It is A DICTIONARY OF OVER FORTY YEARS AGO, With a supplement of "new words," edited ||y a man who has been dead over thirty : yearn, and it is now practically useless. $be latest and best bears on tbe title page the imprint of G. Sc. C. MERRIAM & ;*>:l$o.', Springfield, Mass. THE "scooting" season is upon us, and for the next two months our citizens will ||e migrating. When you go away on a Visit, or anybody comes to visit you, let jjs know it. |t may be good news to our ^leaders to kijow yoii are out of town for | time. They can leave their hen coops . unlocked, and needn't bring in their - house-plants over night. Then again, it ' P»ay give some of your neighbors the jfong^wished-for opportunity to gobble on ' fo yoQF new potatoes or green peas. At . ,*ny rate, tbe public should know you are aw&.v so they oan make the best of it, #nd besides it helps make the paper in :i teresting. Don't forget it, please. Devil's Lake, Wis. Excursion to this marvelous lake Tues­ day August 12 th. Round trip only $2.00. ,f X>eave Lake Geneva on regular traip 6:50 A. M., Genoa Junction 7:(>4: A. M , Rich ihond 7:09 A. M., Ringwood 7:22 A. M.. 7 McHenry 7:30 A. M.. Terra Cotta 7:40 A. M., Crystal Lake 7:50 A. M. Tickets *: for sale by the sation agent. If you wish to see some of the grandest scenery on -•his continent go on this Excursion. EtNuember the day aad date Tuesday, Aogudt 12th. Round trip only f 2,00. 3 3« 8. B HANLY of Chicago was calling on friends here,on Sunday. E. E. THOMAS and wife, of Woodstock, were calling on friends here on Sunday. Miss MAMIE GONE, of Waukegan, is VLGH iting with friends in this village. J. A. GOING, of Chicago*was shaking hands with friends here on Friday last. ANDRKW KENNEDY, of Harvard, Neb., is visiting with friends in this village and vicinity. Miss MACDK VAN SLYKE, Deputy P. M.,. has been oh the sick list the past few day*. FRANK AND JO«KPH MABQCKLBT, of <%{• cago, are rusticating at the Lakes this week. MRS. JOHN . WAIT, of Elgin, has been visiting with the family of Lewis Wait, in this village the past week. Miss DORA BESLEY, who is attending school at Waujcegan, is spending the va­ cation with her parents, in this village. Mas. J. W. CARTER and daughter, of Erie, Pa., are visiting with the family of Geo. W. Besley, in this village. Jo«. HATFIELD and wife, of Osbora, Kansas, are visiting with friendB in this village and vicinity. MRS. J. A. GOING, of Chicago, and her sister, Mrs. .A. T. Dohorty, of Ravens- wood, came ont on Thursday last aad spent the day at Fox Lake. E. D. BESLEY, wife and two sons, and Miss Jennie Besley. of Waukegan, were the guests of Geo. W. Besley and family over Sunday. CASPER MCOMBBR and wife, Fred Mo- Omber and Mrs. A. D Lynn, of Chicago! spent Sunday and Monday with friends in this village. EDWARD KRAPP, of Chicago, who be­ longs to the Letter Carrier Department of the Chicago Post Office," is spending his annual vacation with friends in this village and vicinity. MEMBERS of the WootstockChautauqua Circle, Composed of A. 8. Wright and wife, L. T. Hoy and wife, E. C. Smith and wife, Geo. Hoy and wife, Frank Bunker and wife, Wm. Alien and wife, Jerry Richards and wife, and Walter Putman and wife, are spending to-day, Wednes­ day, at 0. W. Owen's Cottage, Pistaqua Bay. _ WHATIS home without a newspaper?" A home without a newspaper is no home at all. It is a kind of dreary den--a ren­ dezvous of bedbugs and fleas, where the inhabitants live in blissful ignorance of what the world is doing. It is inhabited by a class who do not kno w who is presi­ dent, or what he is .president of--who never find out that a thing has happened until long after everv one else has forgot­ ten it. The childreh grow up in rags and dirt, while the wife generally finds conso­ lation in darning socks and luggiogapipe loaded with long, green tobacco, and the man generally lives because he can't die and he is too lazy to kill himself. He goes out on election days and does not know who he is voting for, but just takes the ticket bearing the name his grqat- great-grandfather voted for.--fix. A #M*MMER, or rather a fellow bearing the appearance of "one, landed in our city Saturday, says the Woodstock Sentinel, \vith a pair of telescope grips, afid put up t the National Hotel, calling tor the best room in the house--which he got. He made his rounds apparently, and re­ tired in good season. Sunday morning his door was found locked, and as no one responded to continuous knocks, it was broken open, only to find upon the floor the contents of the foxy visitor's "telescope"--a few pasteboard boxes, some straw and a few stones. The guest had decamped, but before doing so de­ posited all the bedding in his grips. H. Bond was of medium height, slim, shal­ low face, with a brown mustache, wore light plaid pants, dark coat and vest, and a stiff hat. Hotel keepers who are called upon by such an individual will do well to make him give bonds before re­ tiring. /DIED.--At his residence, west of this vil­ lage, on the Woodstock road, on Mon- pay evening, July 21st, 1890, Julius Thomas, aged 54 .> ears. " Mr. Thomas, although in poor health for some time,, has been around and tending to his business, and his family and most intimate friends had not the remotest idea that he was so near the end, and therefore his sudden death was a great shock to them all. He was in this village on Thursday and Friday, and to all outward appearances was as well as usual. On Sunday morning he was taken with convulsions, and contin­ ued to grow worse untit Monday evening, when he died. He was a son of the late Andrew Thomas, and was born on the old homestead, and has always resided in this county, and was honored and respected by all. He leaves a wife and eight children to mourn his loss. His funeral will be held from his late residence at twtf o'clock to-day, Wednesday^; Some Census Figures. • V Belvidere has 3,860 people, a gain in ten years of 909. Boone county's gaiD is but 692. Sycamore has fallen off 43, to 2,985. Sandwich has gained 158, making 2,510. DeKalbcity has gained eighteen less than a thousand, and is now 2,580. The county of DeKalb has gained 392. Woodstock, Marengo, and McHenry have each gained about 200; McHenry county has 1,200 more people, a total gain of but 2,284 for three coun­ ties of this Congressional district, while the fourth, Kar.e, has increased 20,000, The McHenry ooaaty returns are ai follows: •* 1€99 IM Allien... •••• i8S AlKonquin .2,341 2,510 Burien and Richmond ... 1,653 1.S0U Chemung 1,090 Haryard village * ...l,.WW 1.875 Oor*l ........ . 1.S79 1><I6S Dorr township 1.187 1,11# Woodstock city 1»®*! Dunham ."g ferattonl M* Greenwood Hart land.... Hebron.. Marengo 918 1,175 5,083 2.2*5 SmU w«* v Total.. . Be*th of Miss H&ttle A Btory. \ / DIED--In this village, Saturday morrA I insr, July 19th, 1890, of Consumption,1 MIH'S HATTIK A- STORY, eldest daughter oi John I. and Julia E. Story, in the 21st ijear of her age. Although Miss Hattie had been failing for the past five moifths, and her fciends knew that her death might be expected at any time, the above announcement on Saturday morning cast a gloom over our entire community. Death is sad at all times, and more particularly so in this instance, where life had but just begun, and everything looked bright and prom­ ising for the future. Few young ladies had more sincere and true friends. Of an amiable and cheerful disposition, she had a pleasant word for all, and sunshine and joy followed in her footsteps. Never of a robust constitution, her parents had left uothing undone, in the hope that she might outgrow the disease that was sap­ ping her young life away, but tbe grim monster had too firm a hold, and after five months of great suffering, and despite the best medical skill and careful nursing, on Saturday morning she quietly fell into that sleep which knows no waking. Her funeral was held on Sunday after­ noon, and waf» attended by a large con­ course of relatives and friends from McHenry, Chicago, Woodstock and other places. The pall bearers were her four uncles, followed by eight young ladies, her most intimate associates, who strewed garlands of flowers upon the coffin which contained all that remained of her they loved so well. The floral dec­ orations, prepared by the young ladies, both at tbe house and at the Cemetery, were beautiful in the extreme, the ground in and around the last resting place of their departed friend being one vast bed of the choicest flowers. The singing by Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh was both beautiful and appropri­ ate to tbe occasion and was listened to with marked attention by all. Rev. H. Slude, Pastor of the Uuiversal- ist Church, officiated, and we can pro­ nounce no better eulogy on bis remarks than by publishing them for the <benefit of our readers. Below they can be found in full: l%aiah "The flower fadeth," Nature is full of emblems. Onr Heavenly Father has scattered beautiful and instructive lessons in the march of life, and what we have to do is to gather them up, heed them, and grow wise. With Jesus, the lily was radiant with the divine care. Its delicate leaves were tremulous with breathing words of love, and the dew that stood like pearls upon its whiteness made it seem as if it were transformed into tears, shed as it were by angels, over the sorrow and grief of our lot. The flower is not only as viewed by the Savior tbe token of divine goodness and care, but as used in our text by the prophet, and afterwards quoted by an Apostle, it is an emblem of human life in its frailty and transitoriness. "All flesh is as grass, and all the goodiinpss thereof as the flower of the grass. The grass withereth, and the flower therof falletb away, but the word of the Lord endureth forever." There can be no more beauti­ ful and touching emblem of our lives than is this. And yet, it is onty when death blasts our own flowers-^uips our cherished heart-budsrthat we realize how, indeed, like the fading flower, Is our tife. We then see in it« withered leaves a picture of the evanescent forms that have gladdened our homes and sent jOy into our hearts. We may claim that the flower is truly significant of the life of us all in this re­ gard. It is a life of dissolution and of transformation. But it conies brimfull of meaning when it typifies the life and death of one in early womanhood. There is something like the oak in the strong man, and death may be accounted as shattering his huge limbs. But we will not speak thus of the delicate and beau­ tiful flower that lifts its head at our feet and is so emblematic of youth and beauty and modesty in the morning of existence, but rather as a fading; and so there is a philosophy as well as a fact in the simple words of the text, for it speaks to us of a process as well as a form. It tells of hope as well as decay. If there is drooping and decline, and the sere leaf, there is theeemblance that it shall spring again. The stern may be ruthlessly broken by the wintry blast, but there is a spring that succeeds all this desolation. The life has but withdrawn itself and the outer form perished, while the source of vitality still exists. Nature is not dead jwlien it is said, "her flowers fade." If |bera is a time when Nature seems to die, fcet, it is only a seeming extinction of jufe. It is a process by which it recruits itself. Yea, more--it is a preparation to evolve new beauties. The shadow and stillness of death's autumn may intrude into our homes, and as we lie down in the dust, and too many of us may, through our eyes of unbelief doubtingly look there for our departed, and the casket may be there, broken and dissolved, but the gem that filled it sparkles in the sunlight of an immortal spring. Our dear ones have but changed their mode of existence to come forth in a more beautiful form of life. That which we loved, that which communed with us by the invisible spell of thought and affection--that is not there in that empty and mouldering cas­ ket. The love that once lived in the now cold heart--the intelligence that once flashed from the eye--have not become extinct from the laying off of the body. They were not. forms, but elements, and after all, in this so changeable world, it is only forms that change. If the thought is lifeless--if tbe affections are dead--into what have they dissolved ? What new shape have they assumed--what new combinations have they formed? Actu ally perish--become annihilated--is some­ thing that cannot be, for the grossest matter does not fare thus. They live-- the thoughts that lingered with us here and cast a fepell upon our souls--the affections that hovered about us in our daily walks, and spoke to us from famil­ iar lips. They live--the dear and precious souls that, walked among us in frail forms of flesh. Death is not death to them, but only the mysterious power that locks away their senses to dismiss them into some new development. The flower fades, but a new flower follows it to put forth its fragrance and its abun dant charms. And thus do they carry on a constant succession of ohanges--ever bearing death in life and life in death, be­ cause they accomplish a work beyond themselves. But the mind has an end in itself, and hence shall survive the destiny which its material forms help it to ac­ complish. You would not look for the insect in thechrvsalismoulderingtodust; but to the butterfly fluttering in the sun­ beam and lighting on the flower. And where then shall we look for our heart- flowers that have faded and gone? Not in the grave, certainly. Naught but the chrysalis is there. And to what end is death, then? Is it not for the sake of new life? Death is ! not destruction, but a process of renova­ tion. Growth, decline, death,--these are palpable facts. But do matters close thus abruptly? Is that all? Does not life spring up again? The flower puts forth, opens its beauty upon our world for a brief spact-, and then fades and drops, leaf by leaf, from its stem. The tree grows, decays, crumbles down, and what then? New flowers put forth in due time--new trees rise, glorious in the shorn forests. Why falls the flower from the stem, but that the spring may bring new flowers, and the summer fresh glories? And is it not so with that de­ cay that steals away human life, so that when the flower fades on earth it shall be transplanted to a heavenly soil and bloom in a clime where no rude blasts can sweep over it, and where no elements of disease shall ever cause it to fade. And thus does our subject suggest some thoughts which lie on beyond this ephemeral life. In contemplating the fact that the flower fadeth, we come to ask very naturally. "Is decay an end, or is it only a means? We follow a friend t-o the grave in ourihoughts, but we rind that the thoughts will not be confined there--they reach on. They wing their way over* the silent resting place, and a«k if there is not an existence somewhere that will not fade? In the eye of faith there is an opening up of an eternal spring of perpetual flowers and of unfad­ ing beauty, where the blight of sin and the autumn of death b unkuown, and where thought shall be sweet with the perfume of loveliness forever. There will Tbe flowers ripening into the golden per­ manency of everlasting summer. No wasting bloom shall then meet our gaze; life will be eternal, health eternal, and joy eternal, Flowers that faded here will bloom there forever. Plants that drooped and died will live in unwithering green. And thus may we tiive up onr dear ones in tear* and pain. The flowers we moat do love, For we know we shall find them all aafein. In the lieUts ef llghtabove. It is net in cruel ty nor IR wrath, The reaper comes to slay; Re's an angel visiting the green nrtS, To pluck tbe flowers away. And so these sterner and more mys­ terious dispensations of God's Provi­ dence have their mission to fulfill. God does not destroy--he but removes the object on which our hearts are set. He transplants the flower to a fairer clime, and would have our thoughts follow it there, with the sacred reflection that it is gone to fulfill some higher destiny. It is thus that we would represent all these outward changes in their process of growth, decline, and decay, as fulfilling a progressive work, as constantly en­ gaged in producing new life, or in carry­ ing forward our life to its highest issues. The flower and its decay are but varied marches played in the great onward movement of God, Tho appearances are phenomenal, and alternately exhilarate and sadden us who abide too much in the time element, hut the realities are steadily and permanently progressive from strength to strength and from glory to glory. If we walked more b,v faith and less by sight, looked through the examples to the principles, saw the profound truth underneath Its parti-col­ ored coverings, we should abide in a serene peace and a constant jo.v. Lest any one thing long continued should weary us, the great sourceof life frequent­ ly shifts the scene--gives now the green and now the golden tint; treats us to summer suns and autumn rains; alter­ nately clothes and strips the many armed forests; follows growth with de­ cay, and decay with ribw growth; allots the tragedy and then the comed.v--birth and death--the bridal and the funeral: but through all these passing movements of mortal change and earthly vicissitude, there shines down the steady sun of his love, without cloud and wittoat night. We are taken up with the phenomenal, but God leads on to the eternal, We are agitated by the seen and temporal, but he pronounces in every change the word of changeless good. We exult in the flower and the fruit, but He deposits in the heart of these a seed of new and pro­ gressive life, that when the flower is blasted, and the fruit decayed, the ever­ lasting chain of life may not be broken. It is in the thought, that, as after winter spring will come, so after death there will be a new life and new prospects of joy and blessing. Did we not enter­ tain this idea; did we not know the truth aud the eternity of the divine word, that our souls will outlive all outward iornis and go forward evermore in the society of guiding angels, everything would be dark to us, and in ail onr rounds we should find no light--no beauty to cheer us, and feel no influence within our hearts taking away our sorrow. It'is the Christian faith that we shall live for­ ever in the summer land. And with this faith we may say: "Adieu, dearest leved one, dear sister, ftdient Thou bast gone where the skies are *11 shin- inftHml tiiae; Where (lowers ever blossom, where birds ever sing. Where irmu load the branches from Iprvest te spring." Bat I know how vain are words when the heart is stricken with a great sorrow. They fall on the ear like a hammer on cold steel. The heart ig engaged with its own reflections. It is thinking of the past, its joys and hopes, and of present grief and depression. The transition from happiness to mourning is so sudden as to overwhelm it. To you, she who has now gone was the choicest of earthly blessings. And let the thought of her still be to you very much. It is not the physical presence alone that was meant to give joy to the heart, and is it not well that it is so--lor how often to it tbe case that * * * "With all that is here below, The loveliest and the fairest are all but sure to go; The bird that sings the sweetest, the vine , that crowns the rock. The glory of the garden, the floweret ef the flock." And yet this flower that was so soon to die had it* mission to fulfill; and now that she is gone may she not still speak to you as never before? Is she not still with you and nearer than ever? She loves you still, is interested in you, and you will never forget her as you recount again and again the place she filled in your memory. Called to a higher and wider sphere of activity, put in possession of new knowledge, taken from the scene of effects to the scene of causes, from shadow to substance, knowing better than she once did how to adjust means to ends, she is now able to employ her powers in higher and nobler efforts of usefulness, and to do moreof service than by any added years of earthly existence. When tossed on the billows of life, hers will be a voice sounding out over the rough waves and bidding you look up­ ward. It will be a gentler power thrown about you that will be as a star to guide you in the darkness of earth, and a voice to warn you of its dangers, "Ton'll remember that vetoa In many a long hocr; It will speak to yeur heart With fresh beauty and powei*. **lt will echo far ont * Over life's troubled wave, And nound fretit Invert lips That He En (he grave: *Oonie this way, thou loved ones, O, steer straight for met Here, e&felr in Heaven. lam waiting for thee.' " Apd now, to the watchful care of Him who never slumbers nor deeps, ,pe com­ mend you, each and all. • Another Old Settler Oono. / " DIED.--At Ringwood, on Sunday. July 13th, 1890, Lucy Sherwood Haley, in the 87th year of her age. "--The subject of this obituary was born at Genoa, C tyuga Co., New York, March 2d, 1804; and at the age of eight years became, by the removal of her parents to that place, a resident of Byron, Genesee county. It was at that period t>f her life that the second war with Great Britain was waged, and the writer has heard her often relate little incidents of the times, perhaps instilled into her childish mind more by having them repeated by others than by her own recollection. Her father was a Revolutionary soldier for six years, so Grandmother Haley, as nearly all her friends and acquaintances lovingly called her, had many reminiscences of that struggle for liberty as related by the Sur­ viving heroes of her own time. At the age of twenty-three she married Edmund Haley and came to Illinois in 1839 to join her husband who had come one year in advance to select a place for settle­ ment. She was the mother of seven children, two sons and five daughters, but two of whom survive her: Mrs. Wesley Ladd, and Mrs. Mary A. Dodge, both resident* of Ringwood. At the time the family settled on the Fox River, about two miles south of Wflmot, that district was much used as a hunting ground by the Indians, and many are the pleasant stories of Indian life we have listened to with eager interest:--of their passage to and from a more northern hunting ground in their canoes upon the river, their trading fish and fresh venison for salt meats with Mr. Haley, and of their fidelity and trust in his promises. Many of those are fresh in the memory of the writer as he pens this article: and could I write in a style as attractive as her narrative was fascinating, I would surely attempt a reproduction here. Because of her quiet and contented disposition she found many friends among her early acquaintances, not one of whom she ever forgot. For the past twenty five years she has had a home, in everything that the word implies, with her son-in-law, Mr. .Wesley Ladd> whose family to-day moarn the loss of a noble woman and tender friend. Her death was probably has­ tened by an injury received about three months ago, as since that time she has been gradually declining. During her ill- ness to the last, she was patient for her­ self, and over thoughtful of others' needs and welfare. Grandmother Haley was a believer ill the Universalist faith, and was a splendid example of the possessor of "that peace which paaseth all under­ standing." The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Siade, of Elgin, and the remains were interred in the Ringwood cemetery. And so another pioneer mother has gone to join the silent majority; has left off the tpil-worn garments of Time and donned the changeless mantle of Eter­ nity ; has been called from her near and dear, but dying friends and relatives to join that numberless throng of quiakened spirits. She did the work that was hers; each individual with whom she came into communion was made better by her infl u. ence, and tears of regret at her loss shall erect a monument founded in loving memory. F. L. C. XoHenry Oounty Fair, Aug. 86 to SO, 1890. We deeire to impress upon the minds of the citizens of the County the fact that the time of holding our Fair to near at hand. In order to make it a suoces we must all become interested in its wellfare and ' labor earnestly and incessantly for the advancement of its interests. We wish to have the various depart­ ments crowded with exhibits, this result can be attained only through the personal efforts of QjirJxiends. FRED HATCH, President, A. F, WWWt Secretary. NOTICE.' The stO(Mi<")lder8 of the National Building and Protective Union will please pay their monthly dues atBarbian Bros'. Cigar Store where the books will be open at all times. WM. STOFFWL. MONEY TO LOAN. In sums of $500 and upward, on good secured Notes. Inquire at this office. PHOTOGRAPHS. Call at Blue Tent, West McHenry, lor Fine Work in Cabinets and Tin Types. Childrens work a Specialty. Cabinets..!; $2.00 PerHim, 4 Tin Types 50 16 Tin Types .25 None but fine work made. J. S. BUSGBY, Artist FOR SALE CHEAP. A Steam Launch Catamaran, on Fox River, at McHenry, 23 feet long fitted with a one horse power Shipman Engine. Will carry six persons. Address, A. S. Tylbb. 151 Michigan Ave., Chicago, HI. WANTED, A good ma« for a large farm, acres, Most all in hay a,ad pasture. Would pre­ fer to rent for cash for a term of years but woiild rent on shares if I oan't rent for cash. I will give the right man a big chance. It will pay you to investigate. Located in Hancock Co., Iowa. Address, 2 W, H. Foap, Vinton, Iowa. ^ FORSALE. On the Kittle Farm, near the Mudgett Cheese Factory, a new Milch Cow. • R. AYLWARD. The Horses draw from the right place oa UneMcCormick. ^ DON'T FORGET That the Crown, Red White and Bide and McCormick Mowers are sold at Bishops. Evanson's Shoe Sale next week. The best binding twine made at E. M. Oven & Son's. Young mens outfit for July 4th, correct styles, at Evansons. White Dresses at bargainsatEvaasoas. Notices. FINE assortment of Pipes, Cigars and' Tobacco, at Barbian Bros. E. M. Owen & Son are selling lots of Mowers and rakes.' They always carry the beet machines made. < "Have you seen the 5--A fire mile horse blanket? If not, why not,? H you have a horse you need it." " The finest line of Whitewash and Paint Brushes in town at Besley's West Side Drugstore. _____ E. M. Owen & Son are knocking them all out this year with that celebrated Walter A. Wood single apron binder. MONBY TO LOAN on farm land, on time bnd in amounts %> suit borrowers. In­ quire at this office for further particulars. Good Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco at 25 cents per pound, at Barbian Broe'. Cigar Store. No firm in the county handles a larger or better assortment of Binders and Mowers than E. M. Owen & Son. * * , -*r Ws have an extra large stock of fii and medium priced Clothing. R OMubar fcbe plaee--Psrry A Owent Remember I can save you money on Coal, Corn and MillstufTs. Can deliver in any quantity at rock bottom prices. W. A. Caurry, West McHenry. Calf MeafT Oil Meal I Always in stock, at Bonslett & Stolfel's, in small 6r large lots, at close prices. A good article will bring a good price. The blind, spavined, and spring-halted horse is dear at any price. Look them all over, but don,t forget the McCormick. For Bale at Bishop's Warehouse. NEAT ROOMS TO RENT Over E. Lawlus' store. Also for sale, 2 heating stoves, 1 cook stove, 2 bed­ steads, 2 sewing machines. Will be sold at half price. Shiloh's Yitalizer is what you need for Constipation, Loss of Appetite, Dizziness, and all symptoms of Dyspepsia. Price 10 and 75 cents per bottle. Sold by J. A. Story. VOB Short Horn Bulls, Poland China Boars and Plymouth Rook Fowls for sale, at the lowest living prices. FRANK COLE. Spring Grove, Jan. 6,1890. 26-3m. BINDERS AND MOWERS. We handle three of the best Binders in the world, viz., the Minneapolis, Piano, and the celebrated Walter A. Wood single apron, all steel machines, and a large stock of the best mowers made. CARPET WEAVING. Mas. Jos. LAWRENCE, at her residence, north of the Driving Park, West McHenry, is prepared to Weave Carpets in the beat of manner, on short notice and guaran tee satisfaction. From a long experi­ ence she is confident she can pease all who entrust their weaving to her. Pri­ ces reasonable. Mas. Jos. LAWRENCE. West McHenry, April 22d, 1890. FOR SALE. The undersigned, Executor of the Will of Lawrence Dorney, deceased, offers for sale his entire effects, consisting of his House and two lots, in the village of Mc­ Henry. Also a quantity of Household Furniture, Clothing, Wood, Lumber, etc. For full particulars inquire of the under­ signed. MARTIN WELSH, Executor. RIGHT THIS WAY 1 All sixes boys' knee pants at 15c, 40c, 50c, 55c,60c to 1.75 each; 5 doz. elegant blouse or shirt waists at 28c, 40c, 75c, to 80c. New cream-white ecru oriental lace 4 inches wide, 4c, 5^ inch, 5c, etc. 1000 yards good calico at 3%c, 4c, 5o and 8c; good lawn, 4c, 5c, 6c, to 14c; 2 good fancy handkerchiefs far 5c; white or black India linen at 9c to 35c; fine white laces 3c yd. The best and largest lot of all silk ribbon in plain or fancy ever shown in this town. See our job l<?t of children's shoes from 10c to $ 1. All rare bargains; great drives in good substan­ tial fans in great variety; fire-works of all kinds a specialty. Call on us at once. BONSLETT & STOTFEL. J. A. Story's Locale. Our Quinine Hair Vigor, for the growth of hair, is a grand success. Everybody is praising it. It is a perfect tonic as'well as dressing. Only 75 cents. If you have time to paint your own buggy, use Neal's Carriage Paint. Ready for use and guaranteed the best. Those new Lamps have just arrived at Julia A. Story's. Also a new assortment of Bird Cages cheap. Don't forget. Did you say that diarrh<ea mixture was just the thing? Of course, every­ body says so. Earl will get up at night if you say. I paid 10 cents for the last box of tooth-picks, and I could haye gotten the same for 5 cents at Julia A. Story's. The finest assortment of Oils in Mc­ Henry are kept at Julia A. Story's. The Golden Machine Oil for general use. You can tell it by its color. Don't be deceiv­ ed by a composition oil. Ask your neighbor what Machine Oil he uses. "Why the Golden Machine Oil, at Julia A. Story's, only 40 cente a gal­ lon. We are glad to see*>ur customers com­ ing way over here and we appreciate it and feel sure they will come again. There it is again, I paid 15 and twenty cents for a bottle of Vaseline and can get the same thing at J. A. Story's for 10 cents. We are still selling Hammocks at the lowest prices. JULIA A. STORY. To save your Horses, to save your Crops, to save your Money, buy the McCormick. For Sale at Bishop's. NICE fin* of Pipta, rast received, at 'A choice line of Box Pfeper, cheap, at Barbian Brothers. ^ $*ley's West S«fc. Horse Baisars* Don't forget George O., the greatest stock getter in the State, when you are looking for a stock horse, as his colts can't be heat. Look at the prices they are bringing. Three different men have booked three each to him and one four. Remember and see Geoqge JQL be fore you engage a breeder. • t Cucumbers. 4 % Contract your cucumbers where they will be taken the entire season and no kicking. W. A. Cristy raakfiB contracts that way and takes both sizes. Call be­ fore contracting A special extra quality cucumber seeds for sale. W. A. Ctaaqnr, West McHenry, 111. FOR SALE OR RENT. The house known as the Mrs. L. Clark honse, situated in the village of McHenry, is offered for sale or rent on reasonable terms. The house is in good repair, good well, cistern and other con­ veniences. Large garden and plenty of small fruit. For terms and other partic­ ulars inquire of ~ . H.C.MKAD. Dated January 1st, 1890 Pickles. B. Bishop is now ready to contract for 100 acres of cucumbers. We take al! marketable Cucumbers and take t hem the entire season, aad pay the highest market priee. Call aad ass me before Wa can fit almost anybody fa a tuft t*. tny style color pr price. Re caeother the place--Perry & Owen's. • • tf ** % 4 In Toung Mens Block Sulta we beat them all. Remember the place--Perry You may need a salt soan. lii forget that we carry tbe largest stock and can sell you at the lowest Cash >rlce. Remember the plaoe--Psrrr A ' ^ • Be sure and see our black and dark colored Confirmation Bolts for the bojg. We are selling lots of them Rsmemqsr the place--Perry * Owea*s. We have a dozen odd *ults that will sell at very low prices to anyone they will fit. They are all good stjte *nd good goods. Any of them are bargains. Remember tbe place-- Pmrtr A' Ovn'iJ > as. **1 •' petlng, in all grades, styles, and prloes ranging at 16c. 22c, 35c. 50c. 60c and 75a per yard. You are pretty sure to gat suited. Remember tbe plaoe--Parry A Owen's. i u '-. . - v '4#? •j Ton can save from 50c to fl an etery pair of ladles or gents Fine Shoes fott buy of us, and 25c to 50o per pair oa Childrens Shoes. We carry tbe best makes tbe country can produce and %re selling them cheap. Remaaebet tbe place--Perry & Owen's. In Men's Hats and Neckwear ws lead them all. We always keep a large «tock and the latest styles. Beafjft- < qer the place--Perry is Owen's. ' p" '» i iV % ' V " { 2' We have Men's and Boys Fancy Flan-, uei and Teuuls Quirts in great variety >! styles and ©rices. W place--Parr j it Owaa's. < .u? - ri* Fe carry a large line of Summer Dress Goods In iSkteens, Teaais Fiaa- n@l. Lawns, Challies, Mohairs, Fine Ginghams, Prints, etc. Our stack of Black Goods cannot be equaled la this 4ectioa: Keiuember tfee piaee--**eiry A Owen's. Be sura and see onr floe Frenoh Sat­ eens In fast black. Buy non) but the gennlne. It giver Satisfaction. Re­ member the plaoe--Perry We hive a big bargain la black Dress 511k--all silk--at 76c, worth fl. Don't miss tbe opportunity. Remem­ ber the place--Perry & Owea's, bons, Spool Silks, Twists, etc. we ca| motch almost anything, Kemembei the plaoe Parry i Owen's. ̂ warm d for weather with a great lot of Fans, Par­ asols and Umbrellas at low prices. Re» bar taa plaag?" ferry- jfe, . vt ten you want Table Toweling®, see the variety we keep. Nobody can give better bargains la this line than we. Rsmembar ipb* Plaoe--Perry & Owen's. FLOUR! WUOVRl f&OUBI We keep Plllsbury's. Bishop's, Hon­ est Abe and ether brands. Buy a sa*k of Honest Abe at at 91 per sack. B»r member the place Perry A Owartk Also remember we pay Cash for all our goods |and sell them as low and 'McHenry, III.