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. - . .. , question. As for catling to consider the tariff there is no desire for that, for they readily see that they to have a great difficulty iu of any WEDNESDAY. MARCH 15. 1893. JT.vajv euL/in Editor. What's the matter with Hawaii? it cannot have been fear that left 'IK |Kby reference whatever to it out of the mm President's inaugual address, HV Republicans should lose no lliiiity in aiding Mr. Cleveland to live up hie civil service reform talk, because fcfe efforts in that direction will Motive lo help from his own party. ;fe;' It is too early to say whether the ^ iew cabinet will have to be wedged under either of its corners to keep it from wob­ bling. It will depend largely upon the location of the heavy timber. IMP* The Butter on the Elgin Board of «trade on Monday was steady at an ad­ vance over last week. Some lots offered ' were untaken; 4,500 pounds went for 86 cents; 6,000 for 27 cents; total sales, §2,79G. last week, 20 cents a. ^o, yS7Ji@28X cents. ; . ^ i,*'* An exchange pertinently remarks: "X «Up to date two bills have become laws t r ~ ^|t the hands of the present Assembly. The first one was to enable the members and employee to draw their pay, the J_; pther via to repeal of the Compulsory > ~ School law. Little show for more than :4>*o months work. r~ Hf During the campaign the Demo- ' «rats told the people that their first fi Work, if given the power, would be to ^ five relief from the "terrible burdens" ' imposed by the tariff. Now their leaders •ay financial legislation must have pre- ii oedence. Still there are people who feally believe the Democrats know what ,, they wish to do, or what they are going lo do. " WD. F. Barclay and L. L. Hyatt jhave been removed from the trusteeship «f the Elgin asylum by Gov. Altgeld, for :"incompetency," notwithstanding the 171lact that the institution was the best | ' managed in the country. The Demo- V' prats have recommended that the appro- % priation for maintaining the asylum be Increased |10,000 above what the late f . * pmsteea ookc d for, because "new hands S ^ . Cannot be expected to run it as economi­ cally as old ones." Here is a sample of 1 % '^Democratic "reform,"' and this is only " one of many such instances.--St. Charles CONVIOT LABOR This question continues to bob up se­ renely, greatly to the annoyance of Gov. Altgeld, who found it much easier to talk about in the late campaign than settle in practice in accordance with pre-election, promises. The proposed action seems to be a return to the old method in vogue over twenty years ago, that is for the State to manufacture certain lines of work, and appropriations are asked for to cover the cost of a machinery plant to the tune of a quarter of a million dol­ lars "The difference you can. scarcely see, 'twixt tweedledum and tweedledee." It would take a close calculation to deter­ mine any practical difference in results between this plan and that in vogue years ago, and against which the consti­ tutional amendmend was adopted. Nor is there any essential difference between the contract or lease system--the State system as contemplated, and the piece work system at present used, so far as competition with outside labor is con­ cerned. Any thing made by convict la­ bor by any of thee® methods, if sold at all, must be thrown on the common market where "free labor" must meet it at a reduced rate. State ownership of the contemplated plants only puts the Sta^e in the place of any other contractor, who must sell the product in the market to meet expenses, or run the State in debt. When this method was in use for­ merly, the prisons were always in debt and demanded large appropriations an­ nually, while the "piece"' plan kept them self sustaining with less competition with outside labor in the State than by the plan now proposed. Appropriations for the machinery and appropriations for expenses besides are inevitable.--White­ side Sentinel. ~ IS?" The .country which produces statesmen of no higher caliber than those of the republic of Paraguay, who see no better way of raising their country from the slough of financial despondency than the establishment of- a national lottery, is indeed to be pitied. Chronicle. ;* Dr. W. O. Blaisdell, of Macomb, is entitled to the thanks of Illinois sports­ men for his efforts to introduce new game thirds into this part of the world. Some time ago he secured several black part­ ridges from India through an acquaint- ~ fence who is consul at Karachi. The IX bird is said to have taken very kindly to •f . Its new environment and is multiplying satisfactorily in the western part of the istate. The doctor has since learned that ^another bird of the same family, having natural habitation in India, is larger, t hardier and gamier than the one already introduced, and he has a consignment of them on the way to Illinois. It is known as the Churkar partridge and flourishes . in a changeable climate. A man who •goes to so much trouble and expense to add to the food birds of the state is cer­ tainly a public benefactor.--Freeport '; Journal. UUIlUQ Uuuvt IU9 picmilll. 1CK>W uvr luwiw gold if they seed it. So there is no occa­ sion for calling congress together on this question. As for calling an extra session to consult for that, f tariff ol any consequence. In fact the outlook for Mr. Cleveland's two pet theories, tariff reform and cur­ rency reform by the next congress is not cheering. The more the n^it congress is studied the more evident it becomes that at present at least it will not be in accord with hf« views on the silver question and It, will find great difficulty in making the tariff reductions which the party prom­ ised. Indeed it is now evideat that the first duty of the party in assuming con­ trol of the government will be to devise some way of increasing the revenue in­ stead of decreasing it as they had fondly hoped. Despite the heroic efforts of the Democratic Houne under the leadership of economist Ilolman, the appropriations of the congress just ended were fifty mil­ lion dollars greater than those of the last Republican congress, and the con­ gress just ended was the first real "Bil­ lion Dollar Congress" in the history of the country. That the new congress is to be hostile to Mr. Cleveland on the silver question is shown by the fact that the makeup of the finance committee of the Senate as agreed upon by the Demo­ cratic members is absolutely for free silver, and it seems probable that the House will be also even more friendly to silver than the one which has just ended its inglorious career. O. P. A. ,fr. ; MTAn exchange says: "There are twenty well built towns in Kansas with out a single inhabitant to waken the echoes of their deserted streets. Saratoga has a $30,000 opera house, a large brick hotel, a $20,000 school house, and number of fine business houses, yet there is nobody even to claim a place to sleep, Her banks remain, but they are silent Some of her dwellings stand there as monuments to the credulity of man. At Fargo, Kan., a $25,000 school house stands on the side of a hill, a monument of the bond voting craze. Most of the buildings have been removed or torn down. The hotel keeps gloomy watch over the remaining houses, aided by the bank. A herder and his family consti­ tute the sole population of what was once an incorporated city. Twenty years ago a traveling companion through Western Kansas said: It is a pity to > spoil a good sheep country to make a poor agricultural country.' Here are some of the results of just such mistaken zeal. It was so pretty, so easily plowed, that plenty of dupes could be found for railroads and other sharpers to inveigle into settlement^ jaf arid portions of -Kansas. 0 V f Called Him Down. Governor Altgeld has felt oblige to call down Chaplain Stephan who made such a sweeping change in Sunday school teachers in the Joliet penitentiary. The following from the letter from the gover­ nor to the warden explains itself: We are advised here that Rev. Dr, Stephana, the new chaplain of the peniten tiary, is about to make the exercises in the Sunday school here more sectarian in character than they have been. While that may be proper in certain cases when a reasonable large number of prisoners desire it, and the prison officialscinsider it advisable to have religious worship in accordance with certain forms and while there can be no objection to having the students of particular theological college as well as other christian people who may be satisfactory to the prison au­ thorities, teach in the prison Sunday school, still, inasmuch as the prisoners, in so far as they have any church con- nection at all, were adherents of different churches and demoninations, it seems to ms that it will be best to keep the relig­ ions services in the prison and especially in the Sunday school as free from sec- tarin bias as possible. The governor has«done the proper tiling, only he might have gone a little further and removed the bigoted chap­ lain. No church should have a monoply on the religious instruction in the peni ten tiary. The German Lutherans have lights but no more than any other de- WMunatfoo. Our Regnlar Washington Letter. WASHINGTON, D. C. March 11,1893. Uncertainty and anxiety mingled with profanity are the conditions in Washing­ ton now. The hordes of Democratic office seekers from the north and west join with theex-Confederates of the south in a roar of dissatisfaction at the atti­ tude which Cleveland and bis Mugwump assistants have already assumed on the question of office giving. That Cleveland should have selected for his Secretary of State a man who still declares himself a Republican is bad enough, but that he should have selected a Mugwump from Boston as the man who is to distribute the diplomatic plumbs and an anti-snap­ per from New York as the man who is to handle ths post offices, "breaks up" the average Democrat. Kicker Kilgore, of Texas, who has been for months groom­ ing himself for the Mexican mission kicks more vigorously than ever now that he finds himself knocked out on the first round by ex-Governor Grey, of Indiana, and the south and west are beginning to inquire if New York and Massachusetts are going to get everything. With the Postmaster General, Secretary of War, Attorney General, Assistant Secretary of State; Fourth Assistant Postmaster General and Consul General, to London all appointed from those two states the average Democrat outside of New York and Massachusetts begins to seriously inquire whether life is worth the living Of the twelve most important appoint­ ments sent to the Senate by Mr, Cleve­ land in his first week of administration, just one half were from Massachusetts and New York. But it is not this alone that causes profanity among the Deufocratic legions here assembled. Two announcements which President Cleveland has made to his callers is particularly the cause of this. One of these announcements is to the effect that he will not fill offices now held by Republicans until the regular term for which the men were appointed expire. This dashes to the ground the hope of thousands of ambitious Demo­ crats who had expected to serve their country at a large salary with nothing to do. Many of the men who are now in offices were appointed within the last year or two and where they hold four year commissions they will doubtless be permitted to serve out their terra unless some special reason arises for a change. Another cause for great dissatisfaction is found in the fact that Cleveland has in­ formed his political callers that he does not intend to reappoint men to the offices which they held under him during his last administration. This announce­ ment which had been expected by those who had studied Mr. Cleveland's move­ ments very closely causes the most in­ tense dissatisfaction among Democrats That the fact that a man served his country and his party faithfully when in office before could be made a reason for refusing to appoint him again is beyond the comprehension of the average Demo­ crat. What is the real meaning of Mr. Cleve­ land's attitude on this question of the distribution of offices is a question being asked just now with a great deal of in­ terest and anxiety. It can probably be answered in one sentence; Mr. Cleveland wants to be the boss of his party. He is thoroughly impressed with the belief that unless legislation adverse to silver is en­ acted in next congress the country will go to the demnation bow-wows. There is no way in which he can so well control a certain element of congress as by hold­ ing the appointing power in his hands until congress meets again. So by an nouncing that he will not fill, at present, at least, the offices which are held by Re­ publicans under a four years term he leaves those places open for appointment next winter after congress re-assembles. He will thus be able when congress meets and the silver question comes up to say to members asking him to. make certain appointments, "Vote as I think you ought to on the silver question, and I will appoint as you think I ought to on the office question." This is probably an explanation of his attitude of delay in the matter of filling many of these offices while his refusal to reappoint men to the offices which they formerly held adds to his control of public sentiment because it multiplies the number of people who will imagine themselves as having a chance for these offices, while it does not take out of the line of office seeking those who held these places before as it leaves them free to seek for any other office which they may desire. It seems to be pretty well settled now that President Cleveland will not call an extra session of Congress. He finds his hands sufficiently full of present duties without courting those which an extra session of congress would bring. He and his advisors have fully made up their minds that they have power to issue RlNGWOOD. Quite a large delegation from here at­ tended the teacher's meeting, at Nunda, Saturday last, and all report a good : meeting. The attendance was the larg-^ est for some time and shows that the\ teachers are alive to their interests. J. W. Cristy & Son have a stock of good farm harnesses on sale at lowest possible prices. Call and see and be con­ vinced that Ring wood is the place to buy all such goods. Miss Stevens, of English Prairie, who conducted our primary school during the winter, is taking a needed vacation, Mrs. Hines, who was a sister of L. Dates, was buried here on Saturday last. Mrs. Hines, lor the past two years, has made her home in Mr. Dates' family, and about two weeks since received a most unfortunate fall which resulted in death about one week later. Elder Slade. of M.cHenry, conducted funeral scrviccs at the M. E. church, in this village. A sister Mrs. L. Bacon, could not be present on account of bad roads and the infirmities of old age. * To our foreign readers we would report everything favorable for an early spring. Snow all gone, frost coming out fast, roads settling and at present everything lovely, with the wild goose just a little too high for our sportsmen. We are glad to note that the authori­ ties are to rid the public schools of Chi­ cago of a few fads that have proved too expensive at last. Such things should be bounced out first, not only from the city schools but from all the schools. Away with your foolish fads and try some old fashioned hard work at the figure column and in the spelling books. Then try the writing book. I read some time ago of an adding contest at Solon. Well Solon's ahead, that's all. More such work and we shall have more competent accountants. The PLAINDEALER men­ tioned a lamentable state of affairs in our schools when it stated that penman­ ship was neglected. It is so with reading in the advanced grades, too. The same is true of orthography. Give us more students who can read understanding^, spell correctly, write legibly, figure rapid­ ly, and then we shall get something for our outlay in the school work. Sixteen years ago the 24th of Novem­ ber last, as 1 came through the gateway leading from Mrs. Dodge's place to town, having eaten the noun meal, and while hurrying back to school, 1 saw a column of black smoke high, in the sky and seem­ ing to be almost over the village. I knew that some building was burning and after running for five minutes in the di­ rection of the smoke could plainly see John W. Smith's fine farm house on fire. I was joined near the cemetery by other boys who had left the school yard to as­ certain the cause of so much smoke. All were excited and had Mr. Nickle had a rn hand on every boy 'twould have counted for naught that afternoon, for lots of the boys never thought of school. At least I did not that whole afternoon. We hurried to the spot, pumped water, carried and threw it on the building, but to no purpose. The fire got away from us and during the whole afternoon con­ sumed the oak timbers down to the floor The cellar was saved with its contents o potatoes, pork, honey, apples and cider The. Smith boys thanked those who tri to save the building and we were jus sad has to S Whapplea E Avers »dn Harvard..t 9M 00 jBordweH to M P Bord &<»eelf Alrien 100 Maine to Mali Ma i»ke et al Its 8 and 6 sec 16 Aiden 1 00 *ama to H A Burdwelt 5 a off ne* Its 15 snd 16, w H njtf n nwM Us 11» W M am! 14 alt In «eo 16 Aides .. 100 & B Richards and w et al to J W Kelly nw J» se3tf neJi (ex 101 a nw cor) and 2.11 a in se cor nwjtf neX 8M 17 Dorr 3800 00 N F Splcer and w to J Washo Its I and 9 blk 3 OryslHl Lake, its 6 and 7 and MS Its 4 ana 5 (ex 4 ftnw »Ute) btk 7 Pierton's adn Crvstal L»ke 1COO 00 T r Nolan an<l w to E f Mullen awM ne)i sec 18 Hartl&ixt ....' 800 00 J H smith and w to W W Dana s 14>f % w>s It IBWX sec 30 Dorr 680 00 W A Baker and w to J H Forth sw If tie X e 37a nwjtf and nwfc neX Beo 18 Greenwood 7000 00 H 1< Waterman and w to J F Freund wX vrM seXande# swjf see 2 nw X n«X and nejii nwM sec 11 18000 00 D Kitttnger and w to J Nowak 126 a in neX sec i! Coral, 8000 00 B M I'routy and w t o D M W e t e r n 1 0 0 a seX see 7 Hebron 8000 00 Jane K, olary and hue to W H Groes- beck 148 sq Ms in swX e«c 9 Hebron. 2800 00 B M Patrick and w to A Johnson sX swX sec 11 and eX seX seX MO 10 Riley 4000 00 E E Ayer and W et al to W Niejaler It 6 ulk 34 Harvard A L Closson and w to A Sclilensker It 97 aesrs pit and 2 a In seX sec 1 Rdev 800 00 AHchlensker to Mary Ann Schlensker same .... J N Mason (by sdm) to J Judson Sr nw X swX and wX nw flX (ex w lOr) sec 4 Hebron... 3875 00 L M Seaman to A J Gonn It 13 Head's 2d ad n to Hebron 780 00 R M Patrick and w to G H Pollnow W# a in eX sec 31 Seneca ..10250 00 F H Merrill acd w et al to 8 0 Wern ham all lt2neX sec 3 wof hy Riley.. 3980 00 J O Burblay and w to Margaret Oamp. belt eX nwX and swX neX sec 28 Dunham 2500 00 A W Hart and w et al to ft Nugent It 2 bik25, Hart's 4th adn Harvard ...... 262 50 200 00 340 00 "To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin*' A mound is in the g-aveyard, A short and narrow bed; f Jfo grass yet springing o'er it, And no marble at its head. Ye may g j and weep beside Te may go and kiss the sod; But you'll find no balm for boiMfriir. In the cold, silent clod. * There Is anguish In the household. It is desolate and lone, JCor a fondly.cherlshed nursling, From the parent nest has flown, A little form is mltsing, A heart has ceased to beat; And the chain of love lies scattered, At the desolate feet. Betnov the empty cradle. His clothing put away; And all his little playthings, With your choicest treasures lay, Strive not to check the tear drops, Which fall like summer rain; The sun of hope shines through them, Ye shall see his face again. Oh! Think where rests yonr darling, Not in his cradle bed; Not in the quiet graveyard, With the still and silent dead. But in a Heavenly mansion, Upon the Savior's breast; With his loving arms aronnd him, He takes his sainted rest. Oh weep, but with rejoicing, A heart gem you have given; And behold the glorious setting, In the diadem of Heaven, Weep on, ye mourning mother, Our Savior wept in love; And He looks in pity on thee, From His glorious courts above. D West MeHenry,'.March 7,1993. A. H. TEACHERS EX AHINATIONS. Examination for Teachers' certificates will be held at the following places Harvard, March 20th, 1893. Marengo, March 21st. , Huntley, March 22d. Nunda, March 23d. MeHenry, March 24t&. Richmond, March 27%h. Woodstock, March 28th. Hebron,. March 29th. Examination to commence promptly at 9 o'clock A. M. W. E. WIRE, .County Superintendent of Schools at close profits the Largest and ully selected Spring stock nf new f v* We grades, of Rubber Boots, but we re- -m H W' / - mk'- Ml: Dress IGaods, Suitings, SATTEENS, WASH FABRICS, GINGHAMS, SILKS, • ' • - VELVETS, PLUSHER . DRESS TRIMMINGS •:X ' IK TOWN, our <• Henriettas and NEW EMBROIDERIES NEW LACES, WHITE TABLE LINEN, vr CLOTHING. sT^-iss-*- Our experience with them eon- vinoe.us that they are the best that can be bought, Suits in Black and fancy Colors. Square cuts, double and Single breasted, sackj and frocks, bound and plain. M&afim STOCK T-nmcm Svirs» 0»m New Badger State Overalls, Pants, Shirts, Coats and Jackets. Latest Styles* Low Prices, Fully Warranted. Just received, a large and well selected stock of Spring style about to start for home when Mr. SMITHFHE NORTH END OF THE GROUNDS. drove in, he having been away to Wood stock. He said the insurance had expir-iPoQ, ed but a short time before, the house\ en* having been insured for years. He was\n<^* saddened but not discouraged. He said, "Well, boys, take care of those things you have saved and maybe some time we'll have another house here." Mr. Smith struggled out from under that blow and from other financial losses and was well on the eve of keeping his prom­ ise made in doubt, but death, the gleaner gathered him less than two years ago and he wa« relieved of all earthly under­ takings. Now, the same indefatigable energy inspires bis sons, and soon on the ruins of sixteen long years ago shall another and grander structure be reared. During the past few weeks Smith Bros, have been drawing lumber, some three carloads, sand in heaps, and other essen­ tials in building. Success to those who labor and wait, say I, and they'll have it anyway. Elon Harrison, who is well known to all our towns people, may be found here­ after at the store of Simon Stoffel, in West MeHenry, where he will be ready to attend-to the wants of bis many friends. Elon will be glad to see you whether you bur or not. so droo in anvwav. ure. The entire mineral display Michigan will be put in this pavilf^ One or the features of the building IMITATIONS Are but imitations, and the dif- Window Shades, Portiers, Poles, Apo* rence in cost will not warrant] Administrator's Notice? ESTATE of Dr. Benjamin. F, Norton, de-ceaftrd. the inulersigne.l having been appointed Ad. m nUiratrlx of ihe Estate of Dr. Benjamin F. Morton, deceased, late of the Ooun'y of Ale- Henry and State of Illinois, hereby give* notion that she will appear before the County Court of M"Henry, Co., at the Court House in Woodstock, at the May Term, on the first Monday in May next, at which time all persons having clalm« against said estate &r« notified and requested to attend for the pur- po»e of having the game adjusted. All per. sons indebted lo said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 8th day of March, A. D. 1893. MBS. AUGUSTA NORTON, AdmiDistatrix, the purchase of Imitations. the May tenn, A. D. 1*99. Leonard Bonslett, The Price of Milk Some Chicago dealers predict that milk will cost more. A representative of the Illinois Condensing company doubts this. "Arrangements," said be, "&.re being made to ship milk to Chicago from points farther away than the purchasers have ever found it necassary to go. The increased freight on milk brought from Fort Wayne, for instance, will be balanc­ ed by the less price at which it can be purchased there. Considerable depends upon the season. If the spring and sum­ mer are favorable and plenty of milk is produced it will be difficult to sustain an advance if one is attended." MOTH Elt'SKECOMM EN ATION. We are acquainted with many mothers in Centerville who would not be without Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the house for a good many times its cost, and are recommending it every day. From personal experience we can say that it has broken up bad colds for our children.--Centerville, South Dakota, Citizen. 50 cent bottles for sale by Q, W. Besley, West MeHenry, I. A. Bar- rus, Yolo, L. M. Fenne, Wauconda. O. P. BARKIS. Solicitor. Master's Sal* of Real Estate STATE OF ILLINOIS. ) > 88 MeHenry Connty \ In the Cii cuit court ot MeHenry CoantT. to ' D. 1892. ' " 1 Michael Doherty, et al. ) BY virtue of a decretal order male and en­tered in the above entitled cause at the May ter'", A 1). 189a, of the Circuit court of MeHenry county, 111 inolo, 1 shall on Satur- day, the first day of April, A. 1). 181)3, at the hour of one o'clock p m of aaid day, at the east door of the Court, House, in the city of Woodstock, Mcilenrv county, Illinois, offer for sale and sell at public vendue to the high, est and best bidder for cash, the folio g premiscB tituated in the county of MeHenry and State of Illinois, to-wit:-- The southeast quarter (K), of the aontheau quarter (V) of Section thirty.f..ur (31), In Township number forty five (46), and the west htt'f ('A) of lot on# (1), of the northeast quarter (Mi of Section two (-2), and the south on*-half <>tf) of the nor hwest quarter (JO of Midsection two (2) and the northeast quarter (£0, of the northeast quarter (V) of section throe (3) and the northeast quarter (Jf) of the northwest quarter {%) of Hrction twelve (12), In Township number forty-tour (44), all in Range eight (8) esst of the third principal meridian, containing two hundred aud forty (246) acre* of laid more or less, Said pieces to be acid separately. Dated this 8th day ot March, 1893. M. L. JOSLYN, Master In Chancery of the Circuit Uourtof MeHenry Counr v. f Salary *n<l expcua-s paid weekly from start." I Permanent position, lioud chanci " A advancement. feeluBivc territory, |j Largest grc -vers of N ureery stock. IClean, Baroy stock, true to Illume. Hair treatment gua^ Ianteed. Uberei «iiii..^v J"'lt. tereat aajr| \affent*. one not earn­ ing •?<> per month and expenses. Don 11 . -- hesitate because , V floii ii failures In thin < lines. Outfit freo. Address, BHOWN BROf, <*>., _ Continental Nurseries, CMaaco. Dlr atwr.--M- ir pre rothe l bouse is reliable. NajnethH paper.- ^ TRUNKS, YALI3ES, BAGS. NEW AND STRICTLY STYLISH HATS. In the very tiewest designs and colors, great variety, close prices. Jone Crate LUSTRE BANP WARE We have a nice line of e RUBBEIi For men and boys, also for wo* men and missee*. J. W. CRISTY & SON, . SIHOWOOD, ILL. I ~ GROCERIES. WE PLEAD GUILTT Of still being in ths Insurance business as of old. and can point to our tour sterling companies, as all showing a healthy gain even during the fiery year ot '92, and can boast ot representing fonr of the strongeat, best conducted, and most popular companies in the United States, viz . Fhenix of Brooklyn, Rookford of Rockford. >*A. 4 9- ^National, Hartford, gun Tire, .Lcuadoa. jfefia insurance is our specialty, and we folly expect to write* over «y,00C in premiums in '93, It pays to insure with agents who . hurtle and represent the best companies always. Soliciting a share ot your valued patronage we remain "yours. Weal HoH«wrj. Ill, - <*