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York. It was the largest transaction of the kind in the history of the country. mm PIiUHleiler OYSTERS THAT ARE A FOOT LONQ T PROBA TE NEWS THE self-appointed gtiardian of the is usually a poorly appreciated People like to think and set for PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY NcXKimY PLAIHDULER COMPANY I K. GBAHOSB, W. A^CRIBTY, J. BLJPERRY, Office ID Justen B1OO£, two doora wen ft Oh Distance, No. 20SS ; TERMS or suBscmrrioft; me year Subscriptions received uonths in the Thursday, COUNTY The Republican TION. Mctteffi-y delegates loounty are requested to fto a Republican county convention to be held at the court house in Woodstock, m, Monday, Mar. 8, 1900, at 1 o'clock p. ra., for the purpose of selecting 18 delegate® to represent said county in the state convention to be held at Peoria, 111., on Tuesday, May 8, 1900; also to represent said county in the Eighth con­ gressional district convention (date, place and number of delegates yet to be determined:) also to select 30 delegates to represent said county in the Eighth senatorial district convention to be held at Woodstock, Mar. 8, 1900; also to nominate candidates for circuit clerk, state's attorney, county coroner and county surveyor; also for the selection of a county central committee, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before them. The several towns of the county are entitled to the following number of delegates, the basis of representation be­ ing one delegate to each twenty Repub- liean votes,f or major fraction thereof, cast ^foar McKinley at tile 1896.; Riley Marengo. Dunham.. Chemung. Alden Hartlsnd. Seneca... *. Coral... Grafton Greenwood! K ] ;V; jS! ;! H e b r o n . . ^ Richmond.,'..... v.tki/. Al..15 Burton ^.3 McHenry...*. .v. 17 Nunda-... -•».,»............. ........ «J1 Barreville i-* • <• • » *.*«»» + »»•** fiO Algonquin;««•••»*•.. .* * .^1, %.... .* *-.'12 Crystal Lake .........................7 Gary-............ .... «^^«,i-»8 * * « • 11 >.*..» fc.(»V,W« * mi • . » .11 w %Total ...r...3S4 Hl%e con«nitt^T#!dtflteeiidB that the several towns hold their caucuses on Saturday, Mar. 3, 1900. r L. T. HOY, Chairman. C. MEAD, Secretary- STEPS are being taken to preserve the famous grove of big trees, of Califor­ nia,! which will probably pass into the hands of a large lumber firm which has secured an option on this famous grove. It is the intention of the new possessors to build large sawmills in Calaveras County, and they will then turn all of the large trees, which have been made one of the points of interest to visitors, into lumber unless some immediate steps are *»> to save them. Various clubs and associations are doing their best to save the great trees which are famous all over the world. It is urged that a national park would fee most de­ sirable at this point. PRELIMINARY figures of the Cuban census show that the population of that island was 1,572,845 in 1899, as against 1,681,687 in 1887, a net decrease in twelve years of 58,842. As the natural increase in twelve years would certainly have been 20 per cent of the figures of 1887, the addition of this natural in­ crease to the present net loss shows what was the cost in life of the insur­ rection and the cruelties of Weyier. It shows that the loss was fully 485,000, most of whom were star ved by Spain. COUNTRY editors and newspaper pub­ lishers are making things lively in Chi­ cago this week. The annual meeting of the Illinois Democratic Editorial Asso­ ciation opened Tuesday morning at the Sherman House. The Republican at the Grand Pacific Hotel Tuesday afternoon, and the Illinois Editorial Association Wednesday at the Lexington Hotel. ' A RECENT Scientific American has a theory on the tubes of brass wind in­ struments and the various sounds pro­ duced. There is a wind instrument with two legs and a brass face that can produce as many and varied noises as ever F. Larroque dreamed of right in- well in the United States. A SUBSCRIBER to the TTnt^Viinann Minn., Independent called at the office of that paper the other day and handed tile editor his check for $116, ordering the paper continued to his address for 116 years to come. It is not known Whether the editor will recover. . IN one product, at least, the PhH- ipines lead the world. Nowhere else lias it been found possible to produce a quality of hemp to rival that grown in some of the Philipine Islands. The oldest paper in State Journal, at Springfield, in 1881, the Jacksonville Journal hav­ ing been founded about the same time. These, with the Galena Gazette, issued in 1884, the State Register, first pub­ lished in Vandalia by William Walters; and removed with the capital to Spring­ field in 1889, and the Alton Telegraph, established by Richard M. Treadway and Lawson A. Parks, in 1836, have all been uninterruptedly published to the present time. The earliest paper pub­ lished in Chicago was the Chicago De­ mocrat, the first number of which bears the date of November 28, 1888. Its founder and proprietor was John Cal­ houn, a native of New York. In 1886 he sold the paper to John Wentworth, whose name thence-forward became identified with Illinois journalism. July 27. 1861, John Wentworth trans­ ferred the subscription list to the Trib­ une, the first newspaper of this name in America, which began publication April 4, 1840, with Edward George Ryan, subsequently chief justice of Wis­ consin. The paper continued for eigh­ teen months, and then lapsed until July 10, 1847, when it was revived by James Kelly, Joseph K. C. Forrest and John E. Wheeler. If a newspaper main had nothing else to do but stand on the corner and tackle everybody that passed for news he would probably find out everything, but edi-; tors are generally employed in the busi­ ness department of their offices in order to make a living. What they are able to get at odd times goes to fill up space; Don't be ashamed of your guests, nor do not neglect a neighbor or friend who ig sick or met with an accident. Report it to the newspaper mm that friends may kncJw about it. If people generally understand how much was omitted from the columns of a local newspaper through a charitable de­ sire not to wound feelings in matters where there is no public good to be gained, they would perhaps be a little less captious. Many times a party who had railed long and loud against his lo­ cal paper because of its alleged lack of news, has been the first one to visit the publisher to ask that certain things af­ fecting himself or friends be not pub­ lished. It is always well to remember that it is just as essential to know what to leave out of the columns as it is to know what to print. It sounds very well for one to talk about the freedom of the press, the brave editor, etc., but too often the "brave editor" mistakes freedom for license and causes much trouble and pain which might have easily been avoided by the exercise of a little common sense and common hu­ manity. There is no bigger coward on earth than the publisher who uses his newspaper to gratify private spite and endeavors to make a community fear him. Without his weapon he would be absolutely a nonenity. A power that lends itself to terrorizing citizens be­ cause of mistakes is no better. Neither deserve the support of the public. RECENTten million dollars worth ifwwl wm gold in one day is |few SPRING GROVE. Mrs. John Craine is poorly at present. John Cole was a Chicago visitor Sat­ urday. Wm. Campbell was down from Twin Lakes Saturday night. Mrs. Kate Shotliff has. been on the sick list the past week. Theo. Man will move to where he has rented a farm. Chan Smith and family hav,e moved into Mathen Smiths' house. Wm. Seaver, of Richmond, was at­ tending to business here Tuesday. Mrs. Lizzie Stockton auu. ut»uguier, Sarah, are visiting at John W. Bells. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. James and daugh­ ter, Ina, were visiting at Antioch Mon­ day. Mrs. Belle Coleman and Mrs. Maggie Nett, of Wilmot, visited friends here Friday. A pleasant company enjoyed the social dance last Friday evening. About twenty numbers were sold. Messrs. and Mesdames Burton Stevens and Chase Cole spent Thursday evening of last week with Harry Osmond and ^ g |- Agent* Wanted. J$"" To sell the MARSH READING STAND AND REVOLVING BOOK CASE Best Office or Library article ever patented, and sells everywhere on sight, at a good profit. Why stand idle with such a chance to make money? Ask the pub­ lisher of this paper to show you sample of this stand or write us fdr full 'partic­ ulars at once. ^ ^HARSH MFG , Co., - , No. 542 West Lake St. Chicago. ̂ Made Young Again. I'Qnexrf Dr. King's New Life Pills each night for two weeks has put me in my 'teens' again" writes D. H. Turner of Dempseytown, Pa. They're the best in the world for Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Purely vegetable. Never gripe. Only 25c at Julia A. Stofry's a PROBATE NEWS. of L. M. Fuller, final report filed and approved, estate declared set- tied, administrator discharge^ Estate of Howard Fellows, Minor, in­ ventory filed and approved. Estate of Israel C. St. Clair, proof of heirship made. Estaterof Richard Hayden, inventory approved. 1 Estate of H. S. Thompson, same. ' - " Estate of Wm. Motley, same. Estate of Jeremiah Hooley, final re­ port approved, estate declared, and administration discharged. Estate of Simon Schaefer, et report approved. Estate of Emily White, proved, decree for sale of real estate. Estate of Gustav Engelbrecht, report approved, estate declared settled and administration discharjfed. Estate of minor heirs of Edith Mc­ Donald, report approved. * Estate of Patrick Martin, proof of death, will proven, Mich&el Martin ap­ pointed executor, bond- $600 filed and approved. Estate of George A. Earl, proof of death, will proven, Delia W. Earl ap­ pointed executrix, appraisers appointed. Estate of Mrs. Martha J. Richards, final report approved, proof of heirship estate declared settled and ad­ ministrator discharged. Estate of Elisha S. Merriman, leave given to compound claim, proof of heir­ ship made final report approved. Estate of Thomas Williams, final re­ port approved, estate declared settled and administrator discharged. Estate of John P. Schaefer, report ap­ proved. Estate of Jessie F. Pvott, final report approved, proof of heirship made, estate declared settled and administrator dis­ charged./ Estate of Fred Arthur Seale, minor, final report filed. Estate of Harriet Deline, report filed and approved. Estate of Henry Wettlanfer, report of sale of real estate filed and approved and deed ordered. Estate of Daniel J. O'Leary, report of sale of real estate filed and approved and deed ordered. > Estate of Adelaide ZeUer, proof of heirship made, final report filed and ap­ proved, estate declared settled. * Estate of George Harris, proof of death, E. B. Smith appointed adminis­ trator, bond |5000 filed and approved, appraisors appointed. Estate of William Motley, appraise­ ment bill and inventory filed and ap­ proved. Claim day was had in the following estates, Richard Hayden, Henry S. Thompson, William Motely and Asliana Hart. MARRIAGE LICENSES. zz If reports are to be believed soon to have something entirely the culinary line. The Yezo oysters Japan, which have as much of a reputa­ tion of Japan as blue points have oft this side of the globe, are to be trans­ planted to America. These oysters grow to a foot in length and they will work a revolution in the culinary de- J partments of American households; For some time good cooks have been iif the condition of the small prince who, having everything that mortal could possibly need, had only one something to cry for. That is the it has been with the housekeeper has rung the changes on familiar until there seemed nothing new. it sounds somewhat impossible, the serving of twelve-inch oysters on the half shell--yet it is probable that the Japanese themselves eat them raw, for they eat a great deal of their fish in thatf- way. It is not a long step from raw oysters to fish and but tor the prejudice other people might agree with them. But we are not to get the big oysters in this part of the country so soon that we •. need speculate upon what we will do with them. They are to be planted hi[ ; the tidewaters of Washington arid Ore-; gon, and it will be some time before we shall have Yezo oysters shi our California fruits. 7 HEAVY GUNS DE Jeremiah F. Lor dan... u'i.V.... .Alden Frances E. O'Brien.... .Harvard Ray J. Bartholf.. ...Ringwood Nora E. Bacon... <jBingwood Joseph Miller.. ..; ij y»'? 1.... McHenry Katie Schreiner...> WeBt McHenry Will W. Dana ,.. .Spring Grove Alice May Norton,'. .;U. .Spring Grove Noah A. BurnhaaL Wauconda Sadie McClaine. , v,,w.^><Wauoonda August R. Milssoa.. Chicago Emily A. HellmaH....Chicago REAL ESTATE TBANSFERS. \ Hamilton Merriam & w to Charles Stock well pt of swJi of nw^ Sec. 7 Chemung and land in Boone County $1900 00 Augustus Vogel& w to Henry Vogel i. The stunning report of each gun as it is fired is something that a stranger on the dock of a ship of war will long re­ member. TJiere is. an old saying, "deal as a post." Now, in the English navy; this is changed to "deaf as a post cap­ tain. " No man can go through a long, series of gunnery practices without : having his hearing very seriously af­ fected. Some men put cotton in their ears, but even this precaution does little to deaden the terrible shock. And if the firing of one or two guns has such a shattering power what would be the effect if the whole armament were iij: action together? It is almost impossible to conceive the strain upon nerve and senses of the rending concussion. If a visitor watches the firing of one of the monster nine- -inch guns and then places himself be­ side one of the smaller pieces the report made by the one will not appear much louder than that of the other. The ex­ tra distance to the muzzle of the big piece discounts the sound. The only apparent difference between the two appears to be that the small pieces have a sharper, higher-pitched note and that the six and nine ineh guns speak with more of a bellowing roar. One piece of advice may be given to anyone who finds himself in the neighborhood of a gun in action. The noise will not have nearly the same effect if you are watch­ ing the gun as if the crash comes un­ expectedly. Unconsciously nature pre­ pares you to resist a sho^ jshic^^s known to be impending. WILL FIX WAUKEGAN HARBOR. Jr. It 2 in blk 5 Ilobert's addn. Wood- 101 stock.. R. Lisle Barnes & w to Ellen A. Chap­ man it 2 in blk 14 O. Brainard's adan to Harvard 250 00 James Watson ft w to Silas Olmste&d pt It 192 of asars pit Sec. 8 Dorr....... 1 00 John McBroom ft w to Sarah M. Egel- ston pt it 173 of assru pit of Sec. 8 Dorr 1600 00. Elmer E. Bagley & w to L. H. S. Burrows Its 10,11 and in blk 14 It 10 and n!4 of 11 blk 18 Spring City addn *r i». <* *° Woodstock 80 00 HeWon fit. F. Walsh to William Walsh Jr. s* „of It 2 of nwkt of Sec. 30 Hart I and 1400 00 Emmet Covell & w to Fred E. Holmes It 1 blk 3 of Emmet CovelFs addn to Richmond 260 00 John Conover to Matilda Street 1 acre in sw^ of ne^ Sec. 33 Grafton 440 00 Thomas 8. Huntley per executor to Otto H. Schmalz Its No. 1 in blk 2 in T.Iluntlc^a J~_ urtrtn to Huntley 800 00 Tied M. Williams ft w to M. H. JWte- simmons 1 acre in neX of sej* Sec. 23 Nunda il 00 Hannah McNeeney to Frank McNeeoey hYi of Its 2 ft 3 bite IS Huntleys addn to Huntley *><» Disposing of Back-Numbers. Every shoe dealer, or for that matter dealers in many other lines of merchan­ dise, are liable to a continual accumu­ lation of odds and ends no matter how carefully and conservatively the stock keeper may be, in these odds and ends may lay the profit of the entire dozen or the entire line of the shoes one purchases and sometimes more. The most skillful and expert buyer even in the largest mercantile houses often commit errors in judgment of buying or in the com­ monly accepted term "get stuck" and wherever Its found necoessary to clean up job lots are made up and profits sacrificed so with many items here just now we have odds and ends of shoes that must be sold regardless of price or profit for two reasons: lslt because it must be converted into cash and 3d we must have the room for the spring line which we promise you will far exceed anything ever shown in this town. There are also many other items here besides shoes, on which you can make a great saving and surly will be for your interest to investigate. We are planing a foundation for a more increased vol­ ume of cash business and invite your cooperation. WALTER C. EVANSON- ' ' ---- - a > , ' U « -- ' I - ' • ' C i t l x ? ^ * W i t h I l e c o u i u i e a d a i f c m o f 1 " ttovernment Officials. I • WAUKEGAN, m., Jan. 27.--A report from Washington that Secretary Root and Engineer Warren had recommend­ ed the enlargement, deepening and im­ provement of Waukegan harbor at an estimated cost of nearly $400,000 was re­ ceived with pleasure today by citizens. Mayor Pearce is jubilant and says that as the recommendations of the secretary of war are nearly alwayB concurred in he thinks the prospect of the plans be­ ing adopted and an appropriation made is good. It was twenty years ago that the plan of building a harbor here wis adopted. Twelve-foot harbors were then the style and the plans dfer© so made for WiinWn'R. When the work was completed in 1898 the harbor had be­ come somewhat out of dates- City and private capital deepened it to sixteen and eighteen feet, and congress was asked for an enlargement A resurvey was made last fall and resulted in the recommendations just made. Excursion Kates to the Mardl Gift* amf' Winter Resorts, Via the North-Western Line. On ac­ count of the Mardi Gras at New Orleans and Mobile, excursion tickets will be sold February 19 to 2$, inclusive, at very low rates, limited -for return pas* sage until March 15. Excursion ticket# are also on sale daily, at reduced rates, to the principal winter resorts in the United States and Mexico. For full in­ formation apply to ticket agents Chi cago & North-Western R'y. Half Rates to National Creamery Bnttel* Maker's Convention, Lincoln, Neb., Via the North-Western Line. Excur­ sion tickets will be sold at one fare for round trip, from all stations. February 17 and 18, limited for return until Feb­ ruary 28, inclusive. Apply to agent# Chicago & North-Western Ji y. j --t-- : -- . ° * , Tig Not True " We do not sell Dr. Caldwell's SyrtipTiif Pepsin for every disease; it is only good for Constipation, Indigestion, Sick Headache and Stomach Troubles and we guarantee it to cure. At ^ Julia A, <k' • > • > v Better bu '*!• v ' ..-if' Always sure of the best Bread when you use GOLD • MEDAL • FLOUR .••• f .• • :'>-A\Vv$. $3.90 per barrel ONE WEEK - ONLY OWEN CHAPELL McHenry, « - Illinois. I THE K$'> ' 11Ws }.!<#• Of the people of ttoeftown•. on footwear is in favor of J v, h V ; ̂ 4 i : ifp HrXv- ? - -t " Walsh's j$hbes! W -y.i It is rendered by the increasingspatronage and tne satisfied air that accompanies the purchase of footwear of >v; any kind in this store C We are ^king liberal discounts ol^'lieavy winter goods to turn them into cash. ; : - West McHenry, III. C. e Ar Or°ceries °f the purest and best Fancy and Seal of Minnesota flour. . \ d»livi#i-e4 promptly. ,,, ? * ¥qw & Vs' t M'Jt ..V4.. v : is n. J. WALSH, > -I' th * kjt 4 a 'i I V ^ \ ^ * r*}t hi" - /.w-'v f -'S •mm. OAers special Cash Bar grains in x-y *-'*• - ,-t'ir •» i-j'v.J'f n 4 Will tell you ana snow you k % ' Hbout it if you call. • prder to convert the stuff into cash, Will tell you and show vou all' ^ . S 1 f f i ^ * # 1 * *•<7 | •» • h ere are many new lor Spring also \ ^ special good deals in 'teas and^ Coffees. 7 C^ou are invited to call for samples of « •^ur 35c Tea which we think ig * « > 'the finest be had in the land iof the prii f# •if "f'l/- sit M '?K H' " . ' . • > ;** ^YALTER C.- EVANSON