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mmm RUPP. By A. OeriOa IM YHB NIOMOLS »LOOK iadeponde&t in Politics mmr% NOW BECEIV1KU PITILESS WORK OF THE GIANT TWINS, / * F* % WIND AND WAV& mm ," 1^1 Sti«m Ihiiirr--Maomihb Fold. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION; t Qm ;Hr (In adTaace) ..#} So »Not Paid within Three Month*.... ... 1 WO SUt.^(>r!iHion«» Mf"lvwi for three or gis ntonlhe in the same proportion. RATES OP ADVERTISING: We aaaeanee liberal ratea for advertising la the Pi.AiNf'RfcLBB, and emieavor to suite them so plainly (hat they will be readily aa Set stood. They are *s follows: 1 Inch one year - . r.. 800 8 Inches one year - -•», a -4 * i - M 52 3 Inches one year . . .. „? • V IS 00 V C o l u m n o n e y e a r - k . • # 8 0 0 0 jf Column one year- ^ «• 6000 Column one year - - - - - 100 00 One inch means the meaiurement of one taeh down the colnmn,single oolamn width. Tearlv advertisers, at the above rates, have «rivii*>e« of ahancrina: as often as they ehecse, without extra charge. KegniAi- advertisers those having • tanking cards) will be entitled to insertion, of tor*) notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 eents per line the first week, and Scents per line for en oh subsequent week. Transient advertisemenie will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as thin is set In) the first lesue, and t cents per line for subsequent issues. Thne, an Inch (advertisement will nost. for one week, #1.80 for two weeks, ff.tw for three creeks, and so on. The I'r.AtKnsjtiJK will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business role, it frill require a suitable fee from everybody Meting the ase. of Its oolamn for peenniary fain. . ' gar The TRlne of a newspaper as an artver- ttairg modi it in is determined by the size of the newspaper's subscript ion list. The cir- ealstion of liia Plaikdk^lkr is larger thnn Chat ot any other paper in Metienry County. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4, 1898. K9" A slight advance, with an active market, was the feature of Monday's sales of batter. , At 28Jic 5,100 ftw 8 old, and at 29c 8,700 Tt>a. On the Elgin Board of Trade last week the price was 38}»@285&c, and a year ago, 24c. AH is not as pleasant as a Jane day in the pretty town of Marengo. Several months ago a stove factory was located in our handsome neighbor. This doeenot give perfect satisfaction to the people there. At toast an outsider would judge so from a letter that recently ap­ peared in the Marengo News. The epis­ tle was signed by a gentleman who took stock in the concern and used his influ­ ence to make the establishmeat a suc­ cess, The writer says among other things: "They said to Marengo people that they wonld not start their, factory nntil the people of Marengo built about seventy-five houses for their men; and the Marengo Syndicate built ten houses, and five of them stood empty and are empty to-day. I think the McKenney Canning company is a greater benefit for the Marengo people and vicinity. I think the Greenlee Brothers are interest­ ed in Marengo only for what..money they can make from Marengo ^people; nearly every dollar goes to Chicago, or into the hands of their families that stay in Chicago. The Greenlee Brothers fooled the people of Marengo when they paid ten per cent dividend on the stock* I suppose the great, amount of Greenlee Brothers' stock is in those old rotten flask* north of the factory. And then to cap the climax they issued f50,000 more stook to have a large working capital, and as soon as this was issued the fac­ tory was closed." 1ST It has hitherto been the law in Japan that if a woman was not married mg/by « certain age the authorities picked £^Jgt a man and compelled him to marry herr-fte-Jfiksdo has just abandoned this usage. ter Armed men will accompany every ttt&in hauling express or mail cars from Chicago to any point east, west or south in future. Two roads have already de­ termined to arm their men, and in a lew days orders will be issued by other reads running into Chieajsco to supply Winchesters to all trainmen connected with trains hauling express cars. This has been found a necessary provision, owing to the repeated robberies and at­ tacks on trains supposed to be carrying a large amount of money. i&* Congressman Hopkins is in an accommodating frame of «mind. A few days ago he visited the first assistant postmaster general and urged the speedy removal, of several republican post­ masters in this district. The congress­ man has by no means espoused the cause of democracy. He is simply trying to accommodate his friends. It seems that some of the republican postmasters want to be relieved. The stern reality of re- woval would be more acceptable, so de­ ponent sayeth. than the constant i to which they are subjected. •W'Men of brains have been in no country and no century men ot fashion," •ays the Hoopeston Herald, and the Elgin Every Saturdaj adds: "This is as true as that the donkey and the dude arc twins. Such men as have found time to revolutionize the world of thought Mid action, have found neither time nor int-iination for fayshiondble follies. Bat after all, brains and brains only achieve aeythinjF permanent. It is the Galileo*, tfce Brunos, the Humboldta. the Franfe- fins, the Waahingtons, the Lincolns, the Beechere and the Darwins who cut their name® on the rocks of time and In the lot men. SirTpon the theory that the public [r schools are our own affaire, and all should be interested in getting thf test .-••swsnlts, the following from an exchange should be studied ; "Don't talk about the school in a discouraging manner be­ fore the children, even if everything is v Sot running according to your standard, t tot seek to encourage to do better work reach a higher standard. Onecroak- ^ or in a community can do more harm | ; than a whole board of directors can un- ?s do! Don't you be that croaker! Do not £ Slide in with the children in every griev ^ anoe they have to offer, and think that i the teacher is showing partiality. Every |itory lias two aide®, and our §' >• often see and tell ug but one." Newspapers Appreciated. There is a man in New Hampshire named William C. Todd who holds to the theory that he is benefiting his fel­ low creatures when he pats abundant supplies of newspapers within their reach. He lately provided for an ex­ penditure of $2,000 a year for newspa­ pers for the Boston public library, and it has since been discovered that he re­ cently made a similar provision for the public library of Newburyport. He be­ lieves in the value of newspapers, and yet it seems that he is not a patent medi­ cine man, as one might suppose, but a retired schoolmaster, who has been a great traveler and now pursues a life of studious retirement in a village. In extenuation of his action he declares that the press has become the great agency by which information is diffused and the people are educated, and that free reading rooms are likely to be more in demand in the future than free libra­ ries. It is interesting to notice that he seems not to have suffered from the newspaper publicity about which there is so much complaint, and that even his neighbors in Atkinson, where he lives, were found to possess scarcely any reliable informa­ tion about his past career or the size of his fortune. They knew him to be fru­ gal in his personal habits and generous in his benefactions, bat that was all.-- Harper's Weekly. A Mammoth's Skeleton. The largest mammoth skeleton in the world is on exhibition at the Washing­ ton State building at the Chicago fair. In the spring of 1878 Mr. Copelin, a farmer living in the southwestern part of Spokane county, state of Washington, was digging a drain through a muddy hollow, about 50 feet square, when he came upon some unusually large bones. He wisely exercised great care in dig­ ging out the bones, and the result was that science secured a valuable prize.' Professor W. K. Higley has prepared a brief record of this work, showing that 121 bones or their fragments had been found, aggregating 700 pounds in weight. The length of the tusks is 9 feet 10 inches; circumference of the tusk at base, 21 inches; number of laminae of lower teeth, 19; breadth of lower teeth, inches; length of lower teeth, 10 inches; breadth of the lower jaw at the condyles, 23 inches; breadth of atlas, 18 inches; height of atlas, 9| inches; height of pelvis, 34 inches; breadth of pelvis, 62 inches; height of scalpula, 25 inches; length of humerus at middle of shaft, 19 inches. These are accurate measure­ ments of the true bones in the mounted skeleton. The height of this skeleton as it stands is 13 feet, while that of the fa­ mous St. Petersburg specimen is ottly 6 feet 3 Indies.--Toledo Blade. $ !•" The government's crop report for September plates the wheat crop of 1898 Sfc 871,000,000 bushels, which would be the smallest yield recorded since 1885 Borne private estimates place the yield at Sfcoot 400,000,000 bushels, but there is SO doubt amy where that the crop is con­ siderably nnder the average. The more discouraging fact to the farmer, however, is the remarkably low prices that pre­ vail in the face of this shortage--a short­ age confined not only to the United States alone, bat including the yield of the • whole world. With remunerative prices the situation for the agriculturist, and indirectly for a'l Industry, would be fair­ ly promising, as stock# of wheat carried over are very large. The corn crop is , sow Ukely to fall about 1,600,000,000 bushels, or about the same as a year ago, &ud some 400,000,000 bushels nnder the phenomenal yield of 1891. The oat crop is about 611,000,000 bushels, or ft fair leverage ;iel<l. v. FLY NETS the best makes for farge or small is leather and cord, for buggy or team. Colored and white body and •eta of all kind*, Hunters, sweat j A Contagion of Epilepsy. A curious, well authenticated case of contagious epilepsy occurred among the Northamptonshire rifle volunteers, who returned home on Saturday after a week's camping out at Wakefield Lawn. ; the Northamptonshire residence of the Duke of Grafton. At 6:30 in the morn­ ing, while in the act of changing guard, a sergeant, overcome by the heat, fell to the ground in an epileptic fit. The bugle was at once sounded for the ambulance, and one or two stooped to assist the sergeant. Almost imme­ diately another volunteer fell in a simi­ lar fit, and in the course of the next two minutes five more dropped to the ground insensible, leaving only five of the 12 men present unaffected. The ambu­ lance corps soon appeared and found the remaining five men in a state of in­ tense excitement. It was a long time before several recovered from their fits. One man, a corporal, insisted on return­ ing at once to duty, but all the others were invalided.--COT. Westminster Ga­ zette. Bicycle* Sot Available For War. The use of the bicycle for military purposes, after having developed with great rapidity in France, has* suddenly received a check. General Loizillon, the minister of war, has, it appears, little faith in it. He has issued an order that the cyclist corps are only to be used on prepared ground. In time of war, he says, their use, even if no account is taken of the liabili­ ty of the machines to break, is likely to cause serious miscalculations, and they can only rarely be substituted for men on horseback. The cyclists henceforth, therefore, or until some successor to General Loizillon more favorable to them is appointed, will be reserved, by his instructions, for garrison duty, foe the great maneuvers and in time of war for certain easy communications at the rear of the forces.--Loudon News. A Bi«l« on the Ferris Wheel* " The following description of a *We on the famous Ferris wheel is given by a young woman of Sedalia, Mo. She says: "The wind rushing through the iron meshes converts the massive structure into an seolian harp. If we knew not from whence the low, soft rhythm pro­ ceeded, we should judge it to be the music of the spheres as they moved on Ibeir way overhead." - How fcroel at Times Seems the desin--ftc Most Populous Cemetery on the Planet. The Land the Book Tells of Where "There Shall Be No Mere Sea,** And there was no more sea.--Revelation xxi, 1. What a Btrange mystery the ocean is! Sometimes it holds your little craft as tenderly as a mother holds her child, and you wonder that the charge of caprice can be brought against it. At other times it is like an angry ogre who has a tyrant's power and uses it like a tyrant. It is a marvelous sight, a spectacle of thrilling magnificence which makes the blood tingle, to stand on the beach at such a time and watch the serried col­ umns of white capped rollers dash them- Al TUn,r HeiVW IU |NCVra Ull mv; otiuvio, AHWJ *V- mind you of Napoleon's army at Water­ loo, which had wandered over Europe with victorious banners, which dreamed of no force whioh could resist its prog­ ress, but suddenly found itself face to face with its master, and then, with un­ controlled madness, threw itself to death as well as to defeat. The huge array of white capped monarchs, thinking them­ selves invincible, attack the shore with ferocious energy and pound themselves to spray. The heart beats wildly as this great battle between sea and land fills the air with thunder, and poet and painter come from far to witness the conflict and describe its glories with pen and brush. But how cytiel the ocean can be when it catches our craft at a disadvantage! Wind and waves in unholy alliance, a compact of death, make the world's cheek blanch with horror as the work of destruction goes gn. These twin giants seem to be liloved by a common hatred of whatever floats, and as though every vessel was an intruder on their domain tear it to pieces and doom it to disaster. The sails are cut into tatters, their masts are torn away as th6ugh the rigging were made of pack thread, and the huge hull is either sent to the bottom or thrown high on the beach in disdain. The sun in very pity creeps behind the veiling clouds for awhile, and when it shines again, after the waves have sub­ sided and the tempest has spent itself, the coast is strewn with wrecks and many a brave sailor lies with upturned face on the sands. That was sad news which flashed over the wires one Thursday morning. One story followed on the heels of another until disaster seemed to be multiplied by itself, and each account was more pitiful than the last. A fisherman out­ rode the gale for awhile and then went down with all hands; a sturdy freighter off Hatteras was dismasted, sprang a leak and sank, leaving only one sur­ vivor to tell the tale; scores of lesser craft were torn from their anchorage, and the Jersey shore was literally stewn with wreckage. Other vessels which had managed to outlive the hurricane were towed into harbor, either the cap­ tain or part of the crew missing. The book of Revelation tells us that in that other country from whose bourne no traveler returns "there shall be no more sea," and on this Sunday morning we breathe a sigh of relief over the statement. We can dispense with its magnificence if we may be rid of its dangers. It has devoured millions of property and is the most populous cem­ etery on the planet. When the sea gives up its dead, a countless multitude of the lost will reappear. But we are specially impressed with the lesson which the great storm empha­ sizes--namely, the uncertainty of life. On the ocean the unexpected happens more frequently than elsewhere. At one moment a cloudless 6ky and a musical ripple along the vessel's side. The long roll lifts the craft, which lazily yields to the rhythmic motion of the waters. But danger is in ambush, and after a little the puff of wind grows stronger, the long roll is plumed with a white crost, the tempest sounds its trumpet, and the rig­ ging, like the strings of an oolian lmrp, emits a mournful note like that of a dirge. In another half hour the whole artillery of nature is at work, the moan­ ing vessel is thrown on her beam ends and creaks and groans as though crying for mercy. In another hour there is nothing visible except some struggling sailor clinging to a spar. * However, death has * many ways of achieving its purpose. Not on the sea alone, but on the land, it does its daily stint, and it behooves * na to remdpaber that sooner or later it will have some­ thing to say to us. "All men may die, but I shall live," is the dream of heed­ lessness. "All men must die, and< therefore I," is the fact that is to be recognized and prepared for. But we can become indifferent even to this "last enemy." It is not the glum indifference of desperate despair, but the cheerful indifference of perfect faith. If we have no place to go to, it is hard to contemplate our exit. But if there is a better place, a residence in which will be added happiness, we may even shake hands with Death, tell him that our latchstring is always out and he will be welcome whenever he sees fit to come. It is the fear of taking a leap in the dark that bids us pause. But if we are sure of taking a leap into the light we can easily let go our hold on this rugged life and drop into the life to come. The sea may rage as it pleases if our next port of entry is heaven, and lurking accidents and diseases may come out of their hid­ ing places into the open, for at the worst they can only do us a good turn by opeA ing the door of a larger and better house to live in.--New York Herald Ginghams, Suitings, and everything needed for early Fall. taw w« urge -Standard Prints, 5c| to look OTcr oOr iit&ck.' >jl- r • jm ^ 1 j • m "Vvpf v-wide sheeting, 5c. « Shoes, Clothing; Hats. OT any ar ticle you may need will be here. mmi • jr f ^ w y The staple goods are somewhat below your expectation; perhaps. Look in, „ life "'ij West McHonry, 111., 1893, IN LARGE VABIBl Y. Directly from first hands, at depression prices, and hare mads k ,:v cai efu! selection of goods suitable t^oiuut^, in cost and quaatim Messrs. Joseph Beifield A Co* , ; ' - of Chicago, who are admittel j by all to be the foremost ^ and largest manufacturers of " * •, correct styles of • f*dieB\ Misses' andXWldi^; CLOAKS, FALL ANNOUNCEMENT. To our Patrons of McHeory sod Lake Counties. ' . ' . We are entering the race this Fall with a etronjrdetc^tmilofrto ̂ of your Fall and Winter trade, If a good Resorted stock, bought right, f >r cash, and sold on the closest living margin will accomplish this end. Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. In this line we aim to carry none but the best makes, in great variety, making the line a specialty. We are enabled to give you a bettor assortment, at lower prices; to sele.t from, than you may be able to find elsewhere. Our fall stock is now in. When in need of anything in the Boot, Shpe or Rubber line it ^ij| to call on us, Clothing and OvercoatS| With our new fall invoice now bought, we are starting out by showing to the trade a two thousand dollar stock of ready-made Olothing, from o boy's 4-year old knee pant up to a man's 50-inch Overcoat, in all grades and at all prices, trom a cheap cotton up to the finest men's woolen suits. Customers living within twenty miles cannot afford to buy here or in other towns without first look­ ing over our line and getting our prices. We shall make it your special interest to trade with us, « • Special attention will be given to the Underwear stock daring ttos next two months. Cotton and woolen, in men's, women's and children's sizes. Hats and Cap*. Trunks and Traveling Bags, Floor Oil Cloths, Hosiery, Dock Coats. Rockford Overalls. Jackets and Shirts, and Glovos. Fresh Groceries, Flour, Corn Meal and Grabnm. JOHN J. MILLER, WestMcHeniy. Coot Stoves at 20 per cent Less .. nave a lew ntgn grstcte wooa COOK stoves that can be purchased at a reduction of from 10 to 20 per ct. A few medium sized wood cooks at cost. Now is your » chance 4o secure a Bargain. They are bound to go at this reduction Eveiy stove warrmn|ed. Yours Respectfully; F . L . M c O M B E R , West MoHit111. W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE uiR'Wtft fie joa wear them? WHn next la need fay s pdr*1 •est In the world. $3.00 £2.50 42.0ft m iamb 42.00 • 1.75 FOR BOYS *1.75 j!!% If yw wtnt a fine DRESS SHOE, ma4e In the latest •tyies, don't paj $6 to $8| by my $3, $3.50, $4,00or $5 Shoe. They fit equal to custom made sni look an! •ear as well If y:a wish to economize in j-oar footwear, 4o$e by purchasing W. L. Douglas Shoes. Same ui price stamped on the bote-, in, look for It whea you buy. W. 1» DOl'GLA8, Unlckton, Km*. Sold bf old by BUCOM STGFFKL, West McUenry. •2.25 12.00 THAN REGULAR RETAIL PRICE. THE FARMERS STORE. Are you taking advantage of the Low Prices the Farmers Store is offering, if not you are behind the times, and you had better call and secure some of the many Bargains I am offering. A. P. CAPES, SACQUE JACKETS "i**f ; 1S5T ULST * ' ,/ V • * - Ill tTnited Stated We carried over a few garments tot Ye&r which we shipped to tfai auction house of Messrs Geo. P, Gow & Co , tor cash, and this tvill give us an exclusively new stock, free of all stickers, or out of- style garments Our styles are the newest, and we carry all sizes in colors aud blacks, all well made and of the be^t of material, Our stock is very large, with prices the lowest* * t', < * * "* ** ' i * «... • -,v- Vy* -mi ND OVBRGOa W e are now adding to our stock a large and new line ot weL_ made, well wearing, stylish and cheap suits and overcoats, in all sizes, from age 4 to size 46 or 50. from the well known manufactur­ ers, Messrs. Kirk., Nathan and Fischer. Come eirly and obtain first choice. , Autumn and Winter Dress Storm Serges, Hop Sackings, Imported Serges, Henriettas, iantines, Flannels, Velyets, Plushes. Braids, Domestics, Warps, Battings. WOOL AND MERINO UNDERWEAR. In scarlet, natural and white, in all sizes, for men, women and children, at popular prices. Swits Condes' fully warranted goods in stock, Union suits for . ladies, misses and children We have again bought a large stock of the Famous and warranted Badger State Overalls, Shirts, Jackets* Duck Coats and Pants for the fall winter. We can fit and suit everybody* New «*d •iV. All kinds of Yarns, Wool and Cotton Hosiery in black, natural gray, tan and brown. Patterns, Window Shades, Curtains. ND HAND We are exclusive agents for the famous and fully warranted Douglas $3 00 Shoes, and also carry other grades of same factory, fSg^Fargo's custom made Boots and Shoes in all sizes and various widths and binds, constantly in stock. Prices way down. FargO'S $2,50 men's shoes iu lace or Congress is a great bargain. " Hats atid Caps, Gloves and MittenSr Lustre Band and White Granite Crockery, Rockingham Ware. Pure and unadulterated Teas,^ Coffees and Spices, Canned Goods and Provisions. / . errhe staff of life is flour, converted into bread. Chick's fully warranted Rockford Flour leads them all in quality and prices. Honest Abe 85c, New Process 90c. Half Patent SI 05. Cnlck's Best $110. . All fully warranted and delivered free in sny parr of town. Try ns. 50 barrels common salt, 90c. Special inducements will be held out to all who will bny a full supply tor cash. w w m w w w w w w m t w i s • • . p s Insuring. and reliable time-tried and fire and storm test#fin* panies, on all classes of insurable property at jast rates. Our busi­ ness in this line is very extensive and your interests receive the bait of attention possible. ' • Respectfully, -- •* West MdHsaiy, IU., 188S, 'JJ se S V p / ^ . ; V