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SSStsSBi t " THE WAYS OF PROVIDENCE. f j While the travel 'long th» pathwaj* % jN Of this probation lan *: 4 We meet with circumstances „ ^ That we fail to understan. t ' Some men we see fly up'arda, * * ; & On the wings of fortune mount!*, ^ While Providence keeps others, S ^' Better far, forever standin In the midst of tribulation, 1 '* On the lowes* earthly landia In a way that, think our best. Reaches over all accountln. Ev'ry day we meet with Dives, Full o' wickedness an might, Oppressin some poor Lazaras At mornin, noon an night. Yet he's clad in gorgeous purple An the fines' kind o' linen, ^ While his ears he closes tight To the beggar's piteous pleadin. An keeps addin to his t reason^ So mighty an exceedin, j®'"*., Till it seems as if his powefl* ; Had noendin or beginnirii ? i £ An if this world we're placed la f||| -;f- Was the final en of livin. An after death to mortals \ No futur' state was given. We'd be right in thinkin Provider!#* Had missed its calculations. But w'en we recollec' that some dft|r _ There'll be a changin places r We jes' keep right on pullin steady- In contentment's easy traces, Feelin sure that at the endin She'll even up the rations. --Chicago ReoordL SABlNA WILKINS. Miss Sabina had finished her motnitig duties, had dressed the butter, swept the back porch and turned the broom up in the corner, as ne^t housekeepers do, had gathered flowers and seed and eggs and now seated herself by the window to crochet. But the fingers moved laggardly. She was clean sickened out of fancy work, of nursing the sick, sitting up with other jjeople's children, going to funerals and to church picnics to see young people in love enjoying themselves. She was tired, too, of being asked why she didn't get married. She had been literally joked to death on the subject. But to look in the little room where Hiss Sabina sat one would think she might be tolerably happy. Old Puss purred kindly at her feet, ready to fol­ low every 8tep. On the mantel stood rases of gray flowers, and between them an old clock, ticking and striking the hours softly, out of respect, it may be supposed, to the sensitiveness of Miss Sabina, who fain would linger awhile longer at the rosy gate to the temple of time. On a table lay the family Bible, In which, however, was recorded one date that saddened Miss Sabina--her age. Near by hung a birdcage whose occu­ pant, with head askew, perceived his owner's melancholy and forthwith began to sing. „ Between the windows stood an old fashioned bureau, whose mirror kept Mifes Sabina informed of all the changes in her face, which she prayed Father Time to tonch gently, as it might yet be her fortune. Feeling lonelier than ever before in her life, she looked about her, sat for some moments in deep meditation and then exclaimed: "Is this all there is in the world for me?' Here was the key to her discontent. Miss Sabina was right pretty, hadn't a sharp tongue nor a long neck and was well off. Now, why did she have to live alone? God's original plan must cer­ tainly have included her happiness. Why not? What could Providence possibly have against her? She had never harmed anybody and never talked spitefully of men--a remarkable thing in a single wo­ man of 40. When Miss Sabina contem­ plated the shrews, the redheads, the femi­ nine scarecrows, that were flourishing like green bay trees with husbands, and with children to spare, she just settled it that there was a hitch somewhere-- something out of gear in the world's marriage machinery--and it never oc­ curred to her that it is always darkest before day. v As Miss Sabina sat musing on life and Its inequalities she heard the sharp whis­ tle of a train which passed right in front of her house. Something must have hap­ pened. The whistle did not usually sound so far from the station. Looking out, Miss Sabina saw the train at standstill, men running back on the track and passengers looking excitedly from the car windows. Seizing her sun- bonnet, she dashed down the yard to find out what had happened. Four men were approaching, bearing gently a gen­ tleman who had been hurt. Attempting to walk from one car to another, he had made a misstep, lost his balance and fallen. The result was a badly muti­ lated foot. Miss Sabina's house being the nearest one in sight, he was taken to it, a surgeon summoned from town and the train moved on. Amputation was at once pronounced necessary, and David Ware would not preach the next Sunday in the city to which he had accepted a call. He lay moaning on a cot in Miss Sabina's neat little parlor. She never had anything to touch her feelings quite so much in her life as his sufferings and his big brown eyes, which she caught sight of now and then through the door. David Ware's foot was taken off, and a trained nurse employed to attend him. Miss Sabina had nothing to do in the case but to fur­ nish fresh flowers and dainty edibles to David. She was relieved of much em- ; barrassment when she heard that it was M minister under her roof. People v Wouldn't be so apt to joke about a man being in a house that never had such a ( ^ thing before. *0-' *' ' ^ David, in his pain, saw the little f yoman moving through the hall and V fceard her giving orders for his comfort, be thought of the cloud with silver lin- Vvjfe • ing about which he had so often preach- f§ ed. A realistic vision was passing be- • . ' fore him. The third day that he lay in • 4 tibe little parlor, the nurse left him while was sleeping and engaged Miss Sabina conversation on the porch. It was w she learned that David was an un- IV',.. •/ married man; After that the flowers ' 4 . were arranged with greater care, the -/£ & fhicken was broiled more daintily, and took on a more delicate brown. Woman's wiles often hide im- der just such coven. David, when he was not sleeping, tpent most of his time watching the door. Sabina, when she was not cooking or making bouquets, spent most of her time gliding stealthily by the door, for of course she was too modest and prop­ er to enter it except occasionally with neighbors who oalled opon the unfor­ tunate minister. Mrs. Tabitha Topp, a neighbor and a great believer in the law of compensa­ tion, made Sabina blush herself nearly to death by saying; "Weli, Sabina, the Lord took the minister's foot, but he'll boBure to give him something in place of it. You've been good enough to let him have the little parlor you don't even open for most folks, and maybe you'll get your pay in some manner you're not expecting." Sabina pretended not to be thinking about pay, but she was already thinking about possibilities. Well, there's no situation in life but changes sooner or later. David Ware, minister, could not lie forever in that little parlor being waited on, and Sabina Wilkins could not go on forever broiling chickens and arranging sweet flowers for a strange man. David was at last able to limp out to the porch, where he caught Miss Sabina sitting under the vines. The nurse was down in the village; Rex was asleep on the doormat. Sabina blushed like a girl of 18 a,nd was afraid to sit with the minis­ ter for fear a neighbor might come and catch her. She was afraid to get up and leave for fear she would be losing an opportunity, and a woman at 40 can't afford to be reckless. David rocked; Sabina rocked.. Then he said, "Pleasant evening, Miss Wil­ kins." "Yes, very," she answered. David rocked; Sabina rocked. Then he said: "Sweet little home for you here, Miss Wilkins. Suppose yon never get lonely, do you?" "Yes, very," she answered him. It announced to him that here was a ten' der, loving woman robbed by some bro­ ken law of the love and sympathy to which she was entitled. Modest and re­ fined as David was, he was suddenly moved to an outburst of admiration thai filled the very air about Sabina with music and light And fragrance. "Miss Sabina," he said, "I think you're the sweetest woman I ever saw. Why don't you get married?" Poor little Sabina felt for her salts bot­ tle. She had never been attacked that way about marrying! And she never dreamed that love and courtship could be condensed or reduced to one sentence. Recovering herself, after a prolonged quiver of joyous surprise, she came back at David facetiously: "Mr. Ware, { think you are the nicest man I ever saw. Why don't yon get married?" "Because I can't find a woman with my name in her hand, Miss Sabina." "Oh, my! What do you mean, Mr. Ware?" "Don't yon know, Miss Sabina, some palmistry philosophers claim that every woman's hand has a man's initial in it?" "Do tell!" gasped Sabina, with eyes aflare and palms instantly upturned, while blushes chased with burning hope over her cheeks and throat. "Would you mind my looking at your hand, Miss Sabina?" David asked, construing favorably her excitement. Sabina ex­ tended her hand. David examined it closely, looked up into her eyes, then spelled slowly, "W-a-r-e! There it is!" Sabina gasped, held her salts bottle to her nose, having jerked her hand from him with a coquettish way that said, 'Take it again." "You mustn't fly in the face of Providence, Sabina. Be­ ware!" A pun and proposal in one word. Seeing that Sabina was unspeak ably happy, David continued: "Only as my wife, Sabina, can I repay your kind­ ness. You and I are a pair of scissors, divided and lonely. Come, let us unite and after this 'cut the fabric of life to­ gether.'" Sabina's head drooped, Rex barked, the minister and maiden Cincinnati Post. An Old Family. Several years ago then was an old family in Pennsylvania named Roth. Indeed the long line of Roths was about all the family had to show by way of distinction, and so much did they make of the long branches of the family tree and the Niagara of blue blood that had in centuries past coursed through their veins that people of the more recent gen­ erations really began to think these Roths were of some account. One evening there happened to be a party in the little town of M , and beside the great Roth family the guests numbered among others young Dr. Sharp. He was a popular and rising physician and considered by matchmak­ ing mammas a particularly desirable catch. ^ Mrs. Roth had four marriageable daughters, so at the first favorable op­ portunity she cornered the young doctor and sought to impress upon him the im­ portance of her wonderful family. "Why, doctor," she said, "we all came over on the Mayflower, so I know you will not think me bold in asserting that the Roths are really one of the first fam­ ilies." "Pardon me," replied the young phy­ sician, "but I have no hesitation in say­ ing that your family enjoys even a great­ er distinction." "Oh, doctor," gushed the old woman, giving" herself a congratulatory hug on her coming triumph, "indeed you flat­ ter us." "Not at all," he replied, **for I know you are the first family." "Who told you that, dear doctor?" "The Bible," he replied reverently,, "for it says the Lord was Roth."--Bos­ ton Budget. ! Count D'drtay ttind tady H* A story going the rounds is one told of the famous Count d'Orsay. On the oc­ casion of his first visit to England, while he was very young, very handsome and not easily disconcerted, he chanced to be seated at dinner next to thd^)rilliant and singular Lady Holland. That remarkable and many sided wo­ man was in, as it happened, one of her imperious humors, and her young neigh­ bor soon felt its weight. She dropped her napkin. The count picked it up gal­ lantly. Then her fan, then her fork, then her glass, and as often her neighbor stooped and restored the lost article. At last, however, the patience of the youth gave way, and on her dropping her nap­ kin again he turned and called one of the footmen behind him. "Put my plate on the floor," said he. "I will finish my dinner there. It will be so much more convenient to my Lady Holland."--New York Times. Growth of the Human Heart. Dr. Benecke of Marburg has made known his observations on the growth of the human heart, the fact appearing that the increase is greatest and most rapid during the first and second years of life, its bulk at the end of the second year being exactly double what it origin­ ally was. Between the second and seventh years it is again doubled in size. A slower rate of growth then sets in and continues during the period of maturity of other portions of the body. After the fifteenth year up to the fiftieth the an­ nual growth of the heart is about .061 of a cubic inch, the increase ceasing about the fiftieth year.--Leisure Moments. CLOTHED AND IN HIS RIGHT MIND <. jtn Mtn can be Mid to be thoroughly ttrpoR*e»»io|i of h i amsm i<hodwi Hot pr v«i « pro ectlon agalast atmos­ pheric change* tn t' e form Of fslt and winter cloibm*. Thtfe is the season whe: you are most likely to lake cold, a<-(I & Utile eare vow aaa- prevent a long fit of Illness. Wonderful h w cheaply we can flt jon oat with a pr ) er suit of e olhee, * nice ooat, aa eegant v«*t. « handsome pair of p»nts, ora siylleh overcoat Our price , wfctet are lower than •Tt r before, defy competition. Com* and «•« us, and let us take your meature. AUGUST BUCHHOLZ, McHENBY, ILL. h<»k**jb hi iLDirm, When in need of a nets of H»nieBS, or anything to be found in a first class har­ ness shop, give me a call. Good wora- nmnship and low prices always the rule. CDS CARL80N. I McHenry, 111., 1893. ' ' G.L HUBBARD. HARNENS - AMD DBAM* IK HARNESS. SADDLERY. Bridles, Blankets, Whips, CUTTERS, Tattooing. That the old world custom of tattooing heraldic and other designs upon the arms, back and chest of men is coming into fashion here is shown by the pres­ ence in the daily papers of advertise­ ments offering to tattoo crests, coats of arms, monograms, etc., at the client's residence for the moderate sum of from $5 to $10. There are a large number of royal and imperial personages in Europe who are tattooed, the Princess Walde- mar of Denmark having an anchor tat­ tooed on her shoulder as emblematic of her husband's seafaring profession, while several well known Parisiennes have their fair shoulders adorned with flowers-de-luce in token of their mon- archial preferences. Grand Duke Alexis, the czar's brother, has his entire right arm tattooed from wrist to Bhoulder, while the wrist of King Oscar of Sweden is not free from decorations of this character. The reign- j ing Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha has his left arm tattooed, as has also his nephew, | Prince Henry of Prussia, while the Duke . of York has the union jack and St. , Georgels ensign indelibly marked on his forearm.--V ogue. Royal Pin Money. S The Princess of Wales' long retire­ ment has enabled her to save much of her pin money--£10,000 a year--and bring it up to a comfortable amount. In the past Alexandra has had plenty to do with that allowance, dressing herself most elegantly, her daughters very much less so, and fitting out the boys. Times have changed, her children have an annual income of £36,000 to divide among them­ selves, and the princess has lived aloof from London society since the death of her eldest son, thereby inenrring but lit­ tle expense for dress.--New York Adver­ tiser. "Neither is a dictionary a bad book to read," says Emerson in his essay on books. "There is no cant in it, no ex­ cess of explanation, and it is full of sug­ gestion--the raw material of possible poems and histories. Nothing is want­ ing but a little shuflling, sorting, liga­ ture and cartilage." ALL GOODS AT COST! Stock must be closed out in ten days from date. Single and light double har­ ness at 30 per cent off. Heavy double harness 25 per cent off Several sets of second-hand double and single harness at al­ most nothing. All goods must go A chance of a life-time, G. L. HUBBARD. Wnnda, Illu 18Q3. A. E&glen's JALOON AND BESTAUftOT. MoHENHYf ILLINOIS. A German papers give detailed descrip­ tions of six statues recently unearthed in a crypt under the sacristy of the "Peter- Paul Kirche" at Liegnitz, in Silesia. The statues, which are all connected with one another, are supposed to represent apos­ tles, and to date from the twelfthoen- tury. Queen Victoria's "Jubilee Book," the volume containing the jubilee speeches and addresses, is 18 inches thick, has leaves 2 by 3 feet and weighs 68 pounds. affords an excellent opportunity for the pick-pocket to get your watch. If you would be proof against his skill, be sure thatthe bow (or ring) Is a This wonderful bow Is now fitted to the Jas. Boss ^; r Pilled Watch Cases ̂ : which are made of two plates of gold soldered to a plate of composition metal. Look equally as well as solid gold cases* and cost about half as much. Guaranteed to wear 20 years. Always look for this trade mark. None genuine without It. WgV iBold only through watch dealers. V# Ask any jeweler for pamphlet or send to the manufacturers. KeystoneWatch Case Co., PHILADELPHIA. * m ^ R I P A N S TESTATE of Aaron Hoffman« £!i The u»<*erstfra«4 bavin* be*n appointed I Kxecuter* of the last Will and ^Mitiiiat ofl Aaron Urffa«a, teeWMd, lata qt tbef County of McHaarw IM Stat* ot Illinois,I hereby ff>ve notice that they will appear b«. fore the County Oonrt of MoHenry Ovanty. ajf the Oonrt Houee atW odfctock, at «K* . oeratxr term, on the flret M Mtoy III Dtw«>l bar next, at which time all person* h^terl (Malta* 'gainst «aid eata-e are nr<Utfed and[ requested to attend for the purpose of hATlnffl the **me adjusted Ail pet sons indebted tol said estate are requested to make imm*ctate| payment to the nndereiffnad. Datad tki* JMfc October, A. D. 16M. ISiri If ASK HOVPHAW. PHIS,?r Executors. - -Mm BEST IN THE * ORLD. GOAL $ FEE: Good Supply,! - & ABULES f j'or ^pot Cash Only. REGULATE THE STOMACH, LIVER AND BOWELS AND PURIFY THE BLOOD. RIPANS TABULES are the beat Med|. atne knows for Iadlfeatlea, Bttteaaaeaa, Headache, Constipation, Dyapepate^ Chroala liw Trouble*, Dtaalaeaa, Bad Oomplaxloa, Vyaentery, Offenalve Breatk, aaA all dla* •rdor* of the Stomach^ Liver and Bowela. Ripnns Tabolas oont&m notbldir lnfnrlous to the most delicate constitution. Are meeaant to take, safe, effectual, and give Immediate relief. Price--Box <« vials), 75 cento; Package (4 boxea), Maj be ordered through nesrart druggist, or by man. Sample free by mail. Address THE RIPANS CHEMICAL CO. 10 BPKDCK STREET, NX* TQRX CITT. Prices Rsduced Accordingly. If will pay you to investigate*/ W. A. CRISTY, WEST Mc HENRY, IlL. JUSTEN BROS., B&*We also keep In stock a full line of samples of CARPETS, and can give voh any t.hlogyfrom the cheapest t6 Iho finest Brussels ̂ |4||frer pnoes Ibaa any other house In the county. We have taken great pains In selecting oar U N D E R T A K I N G S U P P L I E S , Coffins. Caskets and Trimmings ot the latest designs. Everything elegant* We keep nothing but the best. Do not fail to call and Iff want of anything ID onr line . A SPLENDID NEW HOARSE, la connection, which will be turrlshed aft Reasonable Rate#. Fiqe Kentucky French Bi An advrif tiser in a New York daily a few days ago offered a reward for the j return of two sets of teeth and no ques* J tions asked. ^ Method is like packing things In a box; a good packer will get in half as much again as a bad one.--Cecil. iters, UcHenry Lager Beer, --AND-- J. Wa, Milwaukee Bottle Beer In any quantity from a Snitz Qiaos to 1C0 barrels. AT WHOLESALE on RETAIL Bear in bottles, kegs or case as cheap as the cheapest« W e buy none but the best an< sell at Reasonable Prices. all and see me and I will use von well. ANTONY ENGLEN. 111., With two stores, one on the Weq£ side and one on the Eat>t side, (MoHenry), they present to the buying public A Larger Stock ot all kinds of FURNITURE PRICES. REDUCED Than ever before, whloh we • are ofterirg greatly IS TUB TIME TO BUY. JTJSTEN BROS. The; Bt thq McHe These bills A Famous Bible. ' The family Bible of George Washing­ ton's mother is owned by Mrs. Lewis Washington of Charleston, Va. Six leaves from this historic volume were torn out and deposited in the corner­ stone of the Mary Washington monument at Fredericksburg a few years ago. Louis Republic. Wanted to Applaud. There wfes immense applause at the first performance of a new play. Sud­ denly a one armed gentleman turned to the person sitting next to him and said, " Cabal lero, be good enough to clap thia hand, as I want badly to applaud my- Sehremesa. VJ'. . Attempt. f Critic--Is that meant for a mountain? Artist--No; only a bluff. -- Detroit Tribune. [BALD What Is the condition of yours? Is your hair dry, harsh, brittle? Does It split at the ends? Has it a lifeless appearance? Does It fall out when combed or brushed? Is it full of dandruff ? Does your scalp itch ? Is It dry or In a heated condition ? If these are some of your symptoms be warned in time or you will become bald. SkookumRoot Hair Grower Is what rou need IU orodnotion is not an accident, tat the result of scientific r< search. Knowiedge ot the diseasesof the hair and scalp led to the discov­ ery of bow to treat them. "Skookum "ooptalns neither minerals nor oils. It is not a Dje, but a delightfully cooling and relreshmg: Tome. By stimulating the folllclea, it atop* falling hair, ouret dandruff and grow hair on bald fteanr Keep the scalp clean, healthy, and free from Irritating eruptions, by the use of Skookum SW* Soap. It destroys parmsitio feweot*, uhich feed ei» "^If^S'druK^St oaanot supply you sead direct to us, and we win forward I^pLl on ^ " pt STirfoar!flSower. per bottle; 6 lor *01 Soap, Me. per Jar i • for $t.50. THE SKOOKUrt ROOT HAIR GROWER " • - • / -- We wish to announce to all who have public auotions in contem- «v . plation that the PLAINDEALER Office is headquarters tor Sale Bills* Our facilities are such that we are able to do the best ot ,wort, As we employ only first cla*s workmen. all jobs turned out by u? ! are artistically printed Can [furnish any size or color of Sale Bills, on c'loth.^card-board or paper. in" the most approved stvfes. 13̂ Our prices are most reasonable. A free notice inserted in the PLAINDEAL- EE, McHenry County's 1 eading paper, for all who have theii' bills printed at this office. Of course we wculd be pleased to do your wolju are here for that purpose. You will consult your own interests by - 1 0 ,OHO SHE Or soipewhere In the neighborhood, o* that number which will announce something like 100 public auc­ tions In McHenry and Lake Counties. will offer for sale ^/N/NHORSB8 I" Ranging in age from one to 24 years, and including, roadsters, racers and drafts of the best breeds known to man. -CATTLE. Of such celebrated breeds as Jerseye, etc, and in condition such as to receive the praise of the best j udges, _ -- -- Sheep and Hogs. -- -- -- All of which are handsowein appearance and nearly ready fb* butchering purposes or for the maikets. , FARM IMPLEMENTS, In ureat abundance, comprising corn Planters, great abunaunre. quu.pr R e p y > e r s , M o w « r e , h a y R a k e - . -- . . . BuKKies and Sleighs; also a large amount of House- hol'i Goods, and many other articles too numerous to mention TEOMf*,--All sums of ten dollars and nnder cash In hand. A free notice will be given to each person w hose sale bills |re printed in this c fflce. . THE PLAIND A, O. RUPP, AUCTIONEER riving us a call. Very Truly Yours,