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Elgin Butter Market. - the Elgin board of trade Monday, were no offerings of butter and no The quotation committee de­ clared the market firm at 34c; sales of the week, 10,192 tubeftratter last 24£c; last year, 20c. * THE OLD-TIME CHI MNEfi These here steam-het buildiu'p Ain't a-suitin' me Want the ol'-tfme chimney, With tl»esparW4-flyin' fre<j$g 'Taters in the ashes--» Pine as fine kin be; Eire jest a-tellin'J A -> • The ol'-time tales to Want the ol'-time fire-- y Chimney jest so wide-- Fam'ly in the middle, An' room on either side! Ffcklle in the corner- Watchdog on the mat; Greasy griddle smokin" An' possum top o' that. Take yer steam-het buildln's-- ; Don't keer fer yer steam; Want the ol'-time chimney Whar' 1 love to dream :-€OWM*. >*;'• Mrs. Martin Wal^h is quite ilL - MissBt-ssie Hughes is numbered among the sick. John Ralston was a Chicago visitor Tu !sday. Mrs. Wm. Smith spent Sunday in Hebron. Ringwood, was a a Chicago Miss Patterson, c here Saturday. Mrs. B. Hutson, of recent visitor here. George W. Besley rfisitor Wednesday. Miss Zinnia King baa been quite ill for the past week. Mrs. Charles Lamphere visited friends in Elgin last week. Lewis Whiting, of Ringwood, visited friends here Tuesday. George Meyers spent the first of the week in Gray's Lake. Mrs. Eber Bassett, of Ostend, was a McHenry visitor Friday. C. T. Eldredge was in Richmond call­ ing on friends Thursday. Miss Clara Kelly, of Ringwood, visited with friends here Friday. Frank Kimball and family have moved into Mrs. Lawrence's house. Miss Nellie Skinkle, of Richmond, spent Tuesday evening here. Miss Lettie Stevens spent Saturday with relatives in Richmond. Katie Frisby, of Ringwood, spent Fri­ day with Mrs. H. M. Jensen. Robert Walkerton. of Keystone, called on friends here last Saturday. Scott Harrison, of Ringwood, called friends at Rosedale last week. Miss Georgi Eldredge, of Richmond, was a McHenry visitor Tuesday. S. S. Wells is here from Chicago the guest of Dr. and Mrs. D. G. Wells. G. S. Magnusen and S. S. Chapell spent Wednesday at the Bay fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parks spent Sunday with relatives in Ringwood. Ed Long is preparing to take up his residence in the Fitzsimmons' block. Mrs. Francisco and children, of Os­ tend, called on friends here Saturday. Miss Celia Frisby has returned from a pleasant visit with friends in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. John Dermont were the guests of Richmond relatives last Satur­ day. „ Missess Maria and Agnes Quinn, of Elgin, are visiting friends and relatives here. t Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Thomas, of Car pentersville, spent Sunday here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kimball and daughter visited friends in Woodstock Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Besley will entertain a coppany of friends at cards this evening. John Gibbs was here from Wauconda Saturday and made The Plaindealer pleasant call.. Mr. and Mrs. George Herbert, «>f Nunda Suaday ; Mrs. James Reed is visiting her daugh­ ter in Chicago. Eric Stone, of Woodstock, Was a Sun­ day visitor here. Mrs. Amos Smith, of Ringwood, Was recent caller here. H. F. Greeley, of Richmond, called on friends here Sunday. F, E. Bell spent Wednesday and ^Thursday in Chicago. W. «A. Cristy and sons were Ring- wood callers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Walsh were Ring- wood visitors Thursday. A. L. Howe and son, Milo, Were Wood­ stock visitors Wednesday. Samuel Weiland, of Chicago, was a McHenry visitor Monday. T. L. Kimball has accepted a position in the mill at Terra Cotta. Wm. Watts, of Spring Grove, business caller here Friday. Guy Waterman, of Spring called on friends here Friday. Miss Jessie Baldwin was the Chicago friends over Sunday. Albert Holl^ was out from Chicago to spend Sunday with home folks. Mrs. T. H. Bickler spent last week visiting with friends in Chicago. Miss Dora Besley is having a week's rest from her school duties at Richmond. Mr. and Mnj/Wm. Stevens and daugh­ ter wertyRichmond visitors Saturday. M. J. Walsh scent Wednesday in Chi­ cago. Mrs. T. J. Walsh spent Monday in Elgin. , F. L. McOmber was a Chicago visitor Saturday. Carl Mead is visiting friends in Elgin week. T friends in was a Grove* Richmond, visited with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Jensen Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thompson, were the guests of Mrs. Libbie Simpson, of Ringwood, Sunday. Mrs. Hetty Fuller, of Wauconda, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lamphere last week. Messrs. Edgar and Warren Thomas, plumber of our residents, died very sud- Mr. and Mrs. James Murray, of Volo, wei*e the guests of friends here Sunday. Mrs. James Ladd was here from Ring- wood and spent Thursday with relatives. * A number from hepe attended a dance on the George Park's farm Friday even- ingl Mr. and Mrs. E. Lawlus are enjoying a week's vacation with friends in Chi­ cago. Mrs. Emma Phillips visited with friends in Chicago several days this week. Mrs. Walter C. Evanson was the guest of relatives in Palatine several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ghapell, of Elgin, were here to spend Sunday with rela­ tives. Mrs. C. H. Albrecht, of Waukegan, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. George W. Besley. Mrs. E. J. Hanly, of Chicago, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Hanly over Sunday. } Mr. and Mrs. Warren Moss and daugh­ ter, Helen, were here from Spring Grove last Friday. Mrs. H. S. Gregory, who has been seriously ill for some time past, is slow­ ly improving. N. A. Joslyn and Miss Berneice Kim­ ball attended the dance in Nunda Fri­ day evening. E. J. Mansfield and family, of Green­ wood, visited with R. H. Sherburne and family last week. Mrs. Dr. Abt and little daughter, of Chicago, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Justen over Sunday. Mrs. John I. Story enjoyed a pleasant visit with friends in Chicago and Wau­ kegan the first of the week. Miss Marie Engeln left for Kalamazoo, Mich., Tuesday, where she expects to remain for several months. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Matthews, of Algonquin, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Colby over Sunday. Harry Fay was in Chicago to spend Sunday with his brother, Frank, who has just returned from Denver, CoL Mrs. E. Dal ton, of Hampshire, 111., bas been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mead for the past week. J. H. Hardy, publisher of The Capron Sentinel, was in our village Tuesday and made The Plaindealer a fraternal call. /Fred King, well known to a large C. D. Plaindealer staff. George Crane, who was connected with the Journal from the start, has se­ cured a position in Rocfeforfl and left our village Monday. Miss Eleanor McGee returned to her school duties at Evans ton, Monday, after a week's vacation spent at her home in this village. Mrs. H. M. Jensen and Mr. John Frisby left today for Chicago, where they will attend the'funeral of the little son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Frisby. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Frisby, of Chicago, who ar& well known in this vicinity will be pained to learn of the death of their little son. Frank Fay, who has just' returned from Denver Col., is in very poor health. He is at present visiting with his brother in Chicago and when sufficiently strong will pay his McHenry friends a visit Charles Beers. a former well knownj resident of McHenry, now of Hoxie,| Kas., was a passenger on the Monday1 morning train into Chicago and enjoyed a pleasant visit with a number of our residents, who were also city bound. Mr. Beers had been to Lake Geneva to spend Sunday with relatives and was on his way to Chicago 'for the purpose of purchasing a new spring stock of mer­ chandise for his Kansas stow. A free ride for everybody outh to Mr. Claxton's March 16. We succeed by giving every ptan the best possible value for his money1. J. J. Miller. kf' Busses will be on hand to carry all who may desire to attend the social Fri­ day evening. In buying your clothing of us you have a clean new stock laid right before you to select from. J. J. Miller. Do not fail to attend the social Friday night. Refreshments will be served and a good time is expected. Our line of spring and Easter clothing is complete and up to date. An inspec­ tion is solicited. J. J. Miller. We are headquarters for good, well- made, up-to-date,reliable men's boyB' and children's clothing. J. J. Miller. Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Sunday School Report. Last Sabbath was "Redletter Day " for the Sabbath school at the Universa- list church and testified to the good work done last year. At the morning .service there were seen on the table and pulpit platform a display as if it were a Wanch of the Oxford Bible house, very beautiful and suggestive. Thirteen of t tie children had not missed a Sabbath c uring the year. They were as follows: 1 larold Cristy Lynn Cristy Emery Kimball Harry Fay Gilbert McOmber Maud VanSlyke Belgium's Klectoral Law. The electoral law of Belgium provides that every man between the ages of 21 and 25 years who shall pay $1 per year in taxes will be entitled to vote one bal­ lot; married men over 25 years of age will have two ballots each, and if such married men shall own real estate or government bonds or savings bank de­ posits producing an income of $20 a year they will have thiee ballots each. After a Battle. In first aid that is rendered on the fi»Ail after a battle nothing Is at tempted beyond the arrest of hemor rhage, the application of temporary splints for fractures and antiseptic, dressing. There is no washing or ex ploratiou of wounds. The clothes are" merely slit up with scissors, not re­ moved, thus insuring protection to the patient's body and saving unnecessary disturbances. The sergeant in charge of the collection station has a field companion, a water bottle and a small reserve of bandages and first drei trigs in his care to replenish the sur­ gical haversacks with which the bear­ ers are supplied. Triangular bandages are chiefly used on the battlefield, made from a 38 tnch square of linen or calico, cut diagonal­ ly into halves. Almost anything that comes to hand may be used as impro­ vised splints-*ticks. telegraph Wire, bark of trees, straw, rifles, bayonets, lances and so on. The splint, if neces­ sary, is padded with straw or leaves or grass and is fastened with straps torn from the soldier's equipment or with strips of a shirt, securely bound with the triangular bandage. Bound up with the rifle splint, a wounded man is made so secure that he can hardly move a muscle. One leg Is firmly bound to the rifle, and the an­ kles are tied together, so that the in­ jured limb is almost as rigid as the rifle at Its side.--London Standard. of Ostend, spent Sunday with their mother in this village. Mrs. J. Fitzsimmons has returned to her home in Chicago after a pleasant visit with friends here. Will Rosing again resumed his work in Evanson's store after a week's vacation spent in Yolo. Profesor D. M. Mills, of' Richmond, was the guest of his sister, Mrs. J. Van Slyke several days this week. John Heimer and a party of friends were at the Bay Tuesday and succeeded in capturing a fine string of bass. E. A. Smith ani family, of Ringwood, were in attendance at the tenth anniver- ^ sary of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Hanly. Mis-* Fannie Beatrice Fankey, of Chi­ cago, was here Tuesday evening to as- jnat in the Y. P. 0. U. entertainment. denljP at his home in Belvidere last \wepk- • Mr. and Mrs. W. Whiting have moved to Ringwood i|nd Oliver Moore and family occupy the rooms vacated by ^jhem. Miss Fay Fox, of Chicago, who was here to take part in the Young People's entertainment, was the guest of Miss Elsie Howe. Mrs. E. M. Owen, who has been suf­ fering with a carbuncle, is improving nicely and it is hoped she will be out in a short time. Miss Agnes Meyers left on Wednes­ day for Lena, 111., where she will remain for several months with her uncle, Rev. J. C. Giesler. Mrs. W. A. Seaman, of Marengo, & spending the week £at the residence of A Cheerful Liar. "I have followed trout streams ever since I was a boy." said a Providence crank, "and have tried to solve for many years the cause of the apparent decrease in brook trout. Recently I think 1 discovered the cause of the ex­ termination. I was fishing along a brook near Oakland Beach. R. I., when 1 saw a large snake wttli a half masti­ cated trout in Its mouth. The action of the snake interested me, and, stand­ ing quiet, 1 studied the snake closely. "On the end of\the snake's tail was a sharp bony growth shaped like a hook. After a few moments my watching was rewarded by seeing the snake glide over to some bushes growing along the bank and catch a grasshop­ per In its mouth. The snake then placed the grasshopper carefully on the hooklike thing on the end of its taiL "By this time my curiosity was thor­ oughly aroused," continued the fisher­ man. "The snake crawled up on a log that extended from the bank into the brook and let its tail hang into the wa­ ter. In a moment up came a trout and snapped at the grasshopper. It was* short work for the snaiie to trans­ fer the fish from its tail to its mouth, and 1 had solved the problem of the ex­ termination of brook trout."--Cleve- Plaln Dealer. Maud Granger Garold Newman Lulii Bird fFann'e Granger Florence Granger Nellje Newman Lucille Bird \ Nine of these received "fine Oxford bibles, latest, beautiful and complete. The others, who already had earned and received theirs, received correspondingly beautiful books. At the close of the Sabbath sch<x)l ex­ ercises, Superintendent F. L. McOmber, with a few appropriate remarks, invited the recipients up to receive their rewards is their names were called. It was an impressive sight. Quite a number of chose bibles were in evidence at the iToung People's meeting in the evening. The superintendent and his faithful and efficient teachers and officers may well be encouraged. All kinds of garden and field .J.J.Miller's. Our clovers, timothy and all other ^eeds are selected with the greatest care is to purity and growing qualities. J. T. Miller. Want Column. f OST--New ax-between Jos. Justen's and *-4 Peter Welch's corners. V'i uder please leave it Plaindealer office or notify owner. I t llENKT DAOEN. Four sound horses--from 1100 to UW0 pounds each cheap. Call at my fariri CV.)K SALE NWOpounds each cheap. Call at my 1 mile M»uth of the village and see what 1 can offer you. 2 t ED. KNOX. fTNION SOLDIERS--I will purchase addi- tlonal rlffhts of all who homesteadod less than ltm acres prior to June 22, 1S74, even if they abandoned their claims. Will buy frac­ tional of ever so small, also Government Land Warrants. Agents wanted. U. K. Kel ley. Land Attorney, Kansas City Mo. 37-4t TjX)R r inn SALE--56 ft. store counter and about feet patent bracket, shelving, scales and coffee mill, all in first-class shape. WM. STOFFKIi & Co. EV)R! T t .1 SALE--The house on the corner next to T. J. Walsh's warehouse--and occupied by by E. W. Howe. 1 offer for sale a bargain for some one first come! first served. For further p&rftfnrlars call on T. J. Walsh. ALE--One share in the McHenry H. d XjM)R r Crdimery Company. Mead, \fest McHenry. 111. inquire of TJH)R SALE. 50 ltarred Plymouth Rock cock- erels, fine birds, weighing form 7 to 10 lbs. each. Price 75 rents each it t aken by Feb- urary 1 1UOO. After this date price will be $1.00 each. J.'V. BITCKKAND, Ringwood, III. Ipt)R RENT -7%i acres land in West McHenry near stand pipe, suitable for growing cucumbers. Inquire of O. N. Owen at Bank of McHenry. "" WANTED-SEVERAL PERSONS FOR Dis­trict Office Managers In this state to represent me in their own and surroundings counties. Willing to pay yearly #W)rt, payable weekly. Desirable employment with un­ usual'opportunities. References exchanged. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. S. A. Park. :£20 Caxton Building, Chicago. 23-16 UJ inter Underwear Felt Boots, Rubbers and Overs In great abundance. The assortment is very fine. Rock Bottom Prices i HERMAN STOPLE, Terra* Cotta, 111. His Illusion. "What's a bachelor, Aunt "Martha?" "Oh, he's a man who thinks every girl that looks at him intends to marry him. "--Indianapolis Journal. ' Advertise is The Plaindealer. Pumps m Steam Fittings and mind mills Steel and Canks Farm machinery A full lirys fn every department We ate prepared to do Well Ol&fcof all Kinds Give us a call Conway & Rainey Ringwood, III. - \ We have/the largest and best stock of the latest patterns and designs in wall pap­ er ever shown in McHenry. Don't fail to look over our sample books when in Jill Prices, 5c p«r Roll, up - , - v. Paints All who intend doing any painting this spring would do well to look u^ the mer­ its of Monarch Mixed Paints ariSft Ruchter's Fire Proof P$int.' All the paints we carry are guaranteed. Boiled Oil, Raw Oil, Glass, White Lead, Putty, Turpentine, Varnish, Floor Oils, Venetian Red, Yellow Ochre and in fact everything in the paint line. Don't forget to call and look over our Wall •Si) V V,,,. •• :y. OWEN & CHAPELL McHenry, Illinois Spring and Gaster Clothing* *«• To the trade of McHenry and Lake Counties:-- Our unusual large line of Men's, Boy's and Chil­ dren's Spring and Summer Ready flade Clothing that looks and wears like tailor-made, is now in, and while there is a slight advance in all material, we can candidly say that our order was placed early, &nd our stock bought for spot cash, which enables us to sell you clothing at practically the old price. You are in­ vited to call for booklet giving common sense pointers on why you should look at and consider clothing we offer to sell you. For those wishing something bet­ ter than ready-made clothing we have a very com­ plete line of samples from one of the largest tailoring establishments of Chicago, and can take your meas­ ure at any time for Top Coat, Coat, Vest or Pants, fit and price guaranteed. Our Spring line of 8elz Shoes Is here and very complete, In Men's, Women's and Children's. We show the right styled Spring Hats In the proper shapes and colors. Special attention Is given to Overalls. Jackets, Shirts and Plow Shoes for farm wear. All kinds of carefully selected Garden and field seeds. PURE GROCERIES: Jersey Lily Flour is equalled by few and excelled by none. ~ ' . .." 1 Yours for Spring Trade, ; JOHN J. MILLER, West McHeftfy.TTl. V ANSON'S The new things for spring are be^ ginning to arrive Shoes in great variety, - Ginghams, Percales, Shirtings, Outing Flannels «r We are adding higher grades of mer­ chandise to our stock, such as Fine Scotch and French Ginghams, rang­ ing in price from IOC to 25c. High grade Shoes for Ladies and Gents at $3.50. Newest shaped Hats, $2.00 to $3.50 The conditions of the times demand better goods and bet­ ter service. We are here to do your bidding. West McHenry, Xli WALTER <* EVAN50!t V?:'