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•0*7, •Mdrao. mouths in an or dead son calm were exhausted and rfprge of starvation was nee of^ue American which had long en tip for lost. The ship is y in this city, and the news has just reached the own- ship left Victoria, B. C., early in ber last for London with a large of wheat, and nothing was heard until Jane 22, when she was sight- in latitude ^j l̂«ngitude25.16s flying signals tell- -teg that she was short of food. She was |̂»riiw}LJ>y the steamer, and Captain WlilftSHT&rought to New York news of the safety to the underwriters, who were demanding heavy premiums for reinsuring the vessel and cargo. It was learned that the ship had made a fine ran down the Pacific coast and aronnd the Horn, but when near the equator she had been caught in one of the dreaded calms that prevail in that .̂ latitude. For three months she re- »'. mained within a distance of half a mile M, from where she first struck the calm, • V - ' and during that time there was not wind n? • enough to fill even the lightest of her ,; sails. Finally a small current, proba- bly made by a storm many miles away, s!|«FS appeared and served to send her slowly &*,, *m«t of the locality, which threatened at ' one time to become a place of death for I*- - all on board. On this current the ship • A drifted for almost another month. Then a welcome wind carried her back into K-* the paths of navigation.--Philadelphia Fpg^Becord.' . ̂ . |-j The Heroes la the Stokehold. £ One of the most sorrowful drrnm- -r stances connected with the loss of the I ' _ Victoria is the fact that five out of si* gL-1 engineer officers lost their lives. The 'C «Teason is not far to seek. The engineers ̂̂ 'were at the post of duty, and the post of , \ • ,duty was in this case the post of danger. & ' - The chief engineer and four of his staff T 'I«" were in the engine room endeavoring to shut off the steam and to open the escape wf valves. They died, but they will not be ' ' ,-T forgotten. § Those who know what a watch in Hie , dark, fiery well of the stokehold, 40 feet / Uv tha bridge, really mesiis caa alone appreciate the qualities which enable - men to remain steadfast at their post in ®uch surroundings in the hour of danger. ";'jlt requires a stout heart to stay at the ^^•^bofctom of an iron well, with a dozen 'I TV, high pressure boilers before one and a " "" » square patch of sky seen through a ->• ̂ * hatchway 40 feet above, when the order % .JpLon dfck is, "Close all the water tight j*'- ̂doors," and "Call away all the boats." -4r We must not forget the engineers and ;*V ^stokers of the Victoria. They have de- .' f s&ved well of England.--Pall Mall Ga­ ll :; ,'Mtte. • _ •, From tbe Social , ( * - A c c o r d i n g t o T h e S o c i a l R e g i s t e r f o r rf; . .'August, the number of prominent fam- ' flies of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, _ • # - Baltimore and Chicago who have gone irj&i to Europe is only 55 per cent of what it t ',*» 'was at this time a year ago. There is • y l also an increase of 30 per cent in the re- y, • i- turn arrivals from Europe. This is at- j"; . itributed to the World's fair. k The Register shows that 367families |N\r • are summering abroad, 2,348 are resid- 5 ' \ing inland, and 2,162 are at the seashore. &-• : \-Of the families that went inland 397 are '-•y "in New Jersey between Orange and Mor- - ristovm, 822 are on the Hudson, 97 axe "< at Lenox and 1,532 in New England, • Pennsylvania, Maryland and the west. i,'̂ V * ̂ those who are at the seashore, 902 are yA*, on the Long Island coast, 318 are atNew- * port, 389 are on the New England coast vv between Newport and Bar Harbor, 211 ~ are on the Jersey coast between Sea- |pc.bright and Atlantic City, 191 are at Bar || Harbor and 44 are at Narragansett. •V-is-A * W To S&y that his wife can't mak» As good bread as his Mother did. is stamped cases made. mark of the Case Company, o\ rmiaaeipma, the oldest, largest; and best known factory in the world 1500 employees, capacity 2000 cases daily. Hf JJi; Its products ate sold by all jewelers. It makes the celebrated J as. Boss Filled Watch Cases, now fitted with the only bow (ring) which can­ not be pulled off the case--the ENOUGH THIS EXCEPT THE SAH ̂ 60AP \ 1$Vill give you the great advantage ' ; ? ; '̂hich his mother had, and besides, ?l)read made with this yeast will bring back his boyhood's digestion, ensuring his enjoymedj • • - " J>f the rest of your cooking also. Get Magic Yeast at your Grocer's. It is J always GOOD «nd alwaya RBAOY.I- ' ""3 GEORGE 0,2:211-2 DON'T BREED TO GEORGE 0,2 :311 Unlets you wtfnt to raise a fast Pacer or Trotter as all hiB colts are fast; never has sired one but what can be pat in the Hit, It don't seem to make any difference what the dams are. He sired the following colts with recorfla the first' year out handled by professional horsemen: ETHEL B (p) 9:18} at 5 years, HENRY o (p) 2:20J at 6 yean. MARY LEE 2:22£ at 6 ye*rs, PRINCE T 2:29£ ,ALGONQUIN 2:29J. Two below 2:20% from dams of no knpwn blood, also sire of Msry Lu,2-yr. o'd, record of 2:49 In a race, and several more below 2:40, GEORGE O is standard under both tbe Trotting and Paring rules and will soon have two numbers. No other stallion in Northern Illinois or Southern W i scon sin can boast of it. Service Feef *BO. For circulars send to CEO. W. OWEN. MeHENRY* ILL. ? W:i- ' •* i v> l*1 Professor Moore's Steam Man. • steam "man" is the latest American I novelty. The inventor, Professor George ' Moore, made a similar apparatus with ; partial success a number of years ago. bat his present -venture is larger and in- ̂tended to draw a wagon. The figure, 6 ' feet high, is incased in metal and looks r| Uto * knight in medi®val armor, with ̂ helmet and visor, smoking a cigar. The however, is an escape pipe, and t plnmes of the helmet veil the top of ||jbA chimney. The furnace and boiler 1 contained inside the trunk and the lechanism in the rest of the The man walks briskly at a pace of ifcor or five miles an hour. Outward Debt of Argentina. ̂internal and external debt l On Dec. 81 last waa $411,- w $46,061,801 currency, ^^hich jEjlt. interest bearing debt amounted to piWj298,523 gold and $14,- 818,601 earrsQ|!B ̂The external debt was $215,567,5«%ald, which was in­ creased to $828, [2 on the 1st of July. The currayj|̂ in circulation amounted to $381,0w,0%--Rio News. bold to Emotional Element In The Boston Transcript my that when we read manly" fellow in the other day put Ms head down hands after his side had been the race at New London and like a child in the face of all the tl muds of spectators we realise that t! is a prodigious emotional element Ja these college sports.' g The Pilgrim's Jewsb^ ̂ ; If the new yacht Pilgrim, wuict was built to defend America's cup, fails to itis, it will not be for lack of attention to the regular sea dog superstitions. A Ting from Mr. Stewart, a taeanrifcan« scarfpin from the captain and various odds and ends have been deposited at the heel of the mast for good luck. PATENTS &Mb, Trade-marks, Design Patents, Copyright, And all Patent business conducted for MODERATE FEES. &fronsation and advice given to lnventonwttboSt Address „ PRESS CLAIMS CO., JOHN WEDDERBURN, Hansging Attorney, P. O. Box MS. WiSHEfOTOS, D.O, VThls Company is maaaged by a combination of tbe largest and most influential newspapers in the rntted States, for the express parpose of prote«A> tag their aubeeribera against unscrupulous and incompetent Patent Agents, and each paper printing tliis advertisement vouches for tho responsU MUtysnil blgti standing of the Prws Claim* Company. That we hav^?made a Sweepine: Reduction in our prices on all kinds of Dry Goods, Notions, Boots ̂ s Also Groceries, And ask the people of McHenry and vicinity to call and inspect our JOHN I. STORY1: •Vn' I'liiiiiiiiiiiiWii V TOO VMT MFORMATiOH ABWff Address a letter or postal card to THE PBEHa d.Aras COMPAirr. JOHN WEDDERBURN, - . Managing Attornw, P.O.Box 4U. "WABHIHGTON,».G. _ PKOTIOH8 PBOCUBED FOR _ SOLDIERS, WIDOWS, CHILDREN, PARENT8. Also, for Soldiers and Sailors disabled In tbe line of outy ln tbe regular Army or N»vy afHccthe war. Burrlvort of tbe Indian wars of 1832 to 1843, and their widows, now entitled. Old and rejected ~ «l>ecUlty. Thonsanda entitled to nlRher a spe _ _ _ •end for new laws. Ho cbargo tor advice. utUmtccessfoL Sinner, i 1 -if#* THIS WOES. We offer Bargains in this line that will interest you. UtKTU Bingwood, 111. VANTJITTOO/ORTIYBRL IXNKtcCo. CHIGK&O. WILL BE EBED sSiSiisi JOHN J. MILLElt, West McHenry, ; At a great Discount, during the next thirty days. We haye a« over-stock of Clothing and rill give a special low price to reduce stock soon, for cash. Call in now. it will pay you. CONFIRMATION SUITS. We have & full assortment of these goods, in all sizes and at all prices*. CaU in before buying, SB you may see something here you cannot find elsewhere. / We positively carry in stock all sizes of the very latest square toe Patent Leather Tip Button or Lace Shoes, at correct prices. A full line of ladies' and men's GAUZE UNDER WEAR* Our stock of Hats is yet complete, call in. Also, a fiM litie of Straw Hats, Trunks, Lap Robes. Hosiery, Groceries and Flour. CaU on yours for business. J. MILLER, West UcHenry, JULIA A. stoby ^ r . a s i > 11 njjir tL! ON* DOOBWBSTOF BIVSBSIDK HOUSE JSSt JL. Englen's mm AND RESTAURANT. A Cheap Lot of Old Stock*. auction sale, the other iay, oft property of the late GOT4 Hale of New Hampshire ̂steckftl par value of $2,700,000 and1 Botes with a face vain© of re sold to the highest bidder an New York Tribune. McHENRY, ILLINOIS. HUHxITtftfnm */ Vsp Pelt, editor of the Craig, Mo., ; "§#t to a drag etijrs at Hillsdale ' laeked the phyaiciaA'tB attend- V^him & dose of s^pfehiog tor fcorbug and looaenAs irf the i says "1 Mtjojnndbi bet- iclodnl to to fix ;6. I ' a bo 'and Di bed it toandit the I caa tee- case at all moramg Eenim French HcHenry Lmr Boer, J. Scltz Milialee Bottle te, In any quantity frow & Sail* Glass to 1C0 barrels. ' AT WHOLESALE OB RETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs or case as oheap as the cheapest. »jfre buy none but.the best and jell at Roftsona^le Prices. lit and see me and 2 will use WtOftY ENGLm It makes more Broad. It makes better Bread. It makes whiter Bread \ Than any other Flour. ICompetitors nowleds;e it as the Standard F#r Sale by. all the Leading Merchants in tewn, and at The Roller Mills. Billsbury's Best at lowest market price. Washburn's best fl.1^. A choice Fancy Patent at $1.05. Trjp a sack of any of tbe grades mentioned here, and if you do not obtain the best your money will be ch^ertully refunded, ,5? ve j |̂ur oi • at the Mill, we will do the rest. !^Bran ^nd WHddllngs for Sale.' 'kit ' ' MoHenty.lll, DEALER INIr s I Medicines Askyourjewelerforpamphlet DR. FBUTHi y ' ,v .. AT WOODSTOCK, ILL., Friday, Aug. 4, 1898. from 9 AT HOTEL WOODSTOCK, m & FRUTH, Late Surgeon m the Provident Medical Di'pm. tary of New York now President of the Pruth Medical Institute, chartered -A FULL LINE Drags, Chemicals. Die Staffs, Faints, Oils (Colors Constantly on hand. Alto a large line of Patent Medicines, Toilet Article** AMD A OOMPLXTS STOCK OF C ^STATIONEKY ASP DKUGQjSTS' SONDBIES Phyrinlan. Prewrlption. Carefully and accuratey compounded by a R^ristered Fharffia- cist * Your patronage is respectfully solicited. JULIA M Whoa yon are spending your good round dollars for an j thing in the MAMBWAMX|̂ ; Line it may interest you to know that I can save you a good per cent on your purchases. * If lOU CQ^fceinplate buying a > VAPOR STOV] This spring, come and see what we have to r [' •' -s sJS • 3 -* ** : * iK Wm •t" V'* "i ^ r It*- r4 ,V-' mi YOUR OLD VAPOR STOVES GLEAMED & RIPAI By one who understands them, before starting them again . It will pay you. 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