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BMm The mail order business from McHenry is falling off. Why? The Plaindealer advertisements tell the story. iim EXCHANGE GLEANINGS. ') - t|AJPPENINQ8 IN M'HENRY AND ': ADJACENT COUNTIES. : , IN WEALTH OF YEAR8. Dr. And Mrs. Hardin Celebrate Their Gold- ' Jubilee Anniversary. A Miscellaneous Assortment of l^ews' Itemu In Condensed Form For Con*»n- iiBee of Busy People. Aelock with a dial 120 feet in diam­ eter is being built in Milwaukee for the St. Louis world "s fair. The dial will be a flower bed located on a hillside; the minute hand sixty feet long. At Elgin on August 8 Carl Klauke an employe of the Creamery Package Manufacturing company, was stabbed ia the abdomen by Eddie Steamer. The victim breathed his last at fl o'clock Friday night Death oame after A hard struggle. * Dundee Hawkeye: The game com­ missioners are preparing stringent measures to stop seining in the river be­ tween Carpentersville and Algonquin. The offenders are well known to the officials, who will give them no further warning Marengo Republican: The average rainfall in McHenry county for the past fourteen years, 1889 to 1903, is 82.70 in­ ches. The most for any one year dur­ ing that time was 48.21 inches, in 1892; the lrapt in the same time, 21.88 inches, was in 1901. The annual rainfall from 1872 to 1888 was 26.41. The greatest in that time was in 1864. 47.22 inches; the Iea£t in the same time was 24.35 inches. 'Nearly 200 game wardens in Illinois were dismissed yesterday by order of State Commissioner A J. Lovejuy, as required by the new law. Only one re­ mains for each county, but United States marshals will attempt to prevent illegal shipments of game to Chicago. Bird protectors fear that the relaxation of vigilance will result in indiscriminate Slaughter of Illinois bird*. Visitors at the Louisana Purchase ex­ position next year may have an oppor­ tunity of inspecting the first creamery ever built in the United States. To El­ gin belongs the distinction of having produced the first butter making es tablishment of this character. Indica­ tions now lead to the belief that a fac­ simile of this factory will be erected at the world's fair. ' Courier: Elgin has many milesi of good cement sidewalks, but the pedes­ trian who is obliged to cover consider­ able territory each day is liable to for­ get that fact, as he tries in vain to walk erect over stretches of miserable excuses for pavements. Tar, mud and gravel never did come up to the expec­ tations of those who paid for laying it. JQlgin Courier: Crystal Lake has never, or until a very recent date, been considered much of a fishing ground, and those interested in sport are anx­ ious to see it well stocked with game fish, F. E. Kellogg is a personal ac­ quaintance of Dr. S. P. Bartlett, sec­ retary of the Illinois state fish commis­ sion, and is now in correspondence with that gentleman for the purpose of se­ curing a consignment of bass and crop- pieB for stocking Crystal Lake. Elgin Isaac Waltons devoutly wish him suc- OW*. John Alexander Dowie, general over- Sfeer of the Christian Catholic church in Zion, is now a citizen of the United States. Before Judge Gary, in the Su­ perior Court, he Wednesday took the oath renouncing allegiance to King Ed­ ward of England, swore that he was not affiliated with any society opposed to organized government and solemnly rtpudiated all anarchist principles. Dr. Itywie said that he is 56 years old, that he is a native of Edinburg, Scotland, and that he never bore any hereditary title. , Authorities at Kankakee, 111., are •pouring the country for thirty head of cattle which were stolen Sunday night Ip spite of every effort, no trace of the atftmals has been found, and the offiials ' Are at a loss to know bow the thieves managed to get away with so large a he*d. The cattle were enclosed in the pasture of Arthur Fish near Momence, twelve miles east of Kankakee. Some time Sunday night the theft occurred, but where the marauders came from or went is a mystery. Early in the even­ ing a stranger was seen driving on the road near the pasture. The authorities jp}iipve if fhaycaq 4nd this man they tft)) be able (o glean sqnje information jgpjto where the cattle have been taken. '• Surprise Party. Miss Katie Pitzen was the victim of a surprise on Monday evening, when a large number of friends unceremonious­ ly. took possession of her home near Volo. It was a pleasant event, dancing Ming the chief diversion of the even­ ing. Refreshments of the ' 'disappear- . iug kind" were served.. The following Were present: •Misses-- \ Annie Pitaen Margaret Rosfaig Annie Molidor „ • Celia Rosing Marie Pitzen > Annie Weingjl^ Katie Robing Annie Rose ^ Josephine PitzaB €*ertie Rosing',. *, Emma Molidor Marie Freumr?* •*"; Lillie Hiller i .Christina Kotgr Rose Vbgt fy" W##«uBT Knjma aiay ' Messrs.-* ^ •' Peter Meyers |?ick Wefngart Mike Pitzeu ° "* Henry Cossuian Henry Stoffel J jJernie Stilling-. George Wegenre- ^Robert Yogt A .; Henry Stilling \ John Schaefet*: .1;,, . WiHin Mnlidor " Mat Schaefeij£vf. 7- • Martin Webeji^lV Peter Brown Methodists from all over Cook county and the surrounding counties attended the reception which the Methodist clergy arranged to give the Rev. and Mrs. Frank A. Hardin, at the golden anniversaiy of their wedding Tuesday evening, says the Chicago Tribune. The reception was held ac the First Methodist church of Chicago, Clark and Van Buren streets. ' A special jubilee service was held in the First Methodist church of Engle- wood Tuesday morning, at which the Rev. Mr. Hardin preached on "The Wealth of Years. " Tuesday afternoon the Rev. and Mrs. Hardin held a recep­ tion for their friends at their home, 6410 Normal avenue. , The Rev. Frank N. Hardin and Miss Alice Barnes were married in Fort Wayne, Ind., while the Rev. Mr. Har­ din was pastor of the Wayne street Methodist church Of that city, fifty years ago. 1 - , Her father was the Rev. N. EL Barnes, who was one of the earliest circuit riders in Indiana. During the fifty years of the united work in the Methodist itinerancy the Rev. Mr. Hardin has served as pastor of many important charges in Indiana and Illinois. Rev. and Mrs. F. A, Hardin were pre­ sented with a pufse of $500 in gold. TROUBLE WITH WATER POWER. QUARTERJF A CENTURY HAPPENINGS IN M'HENRY 1WEN- TY-FIVE YEARS AGO* eaie Items Clipped from The Plain dealer Ptib- 1 lulled August 14. 1878-Particularly In. terestiiiRr to Old Residents.. Tomorrow, Thursday, is the day for the big excursion from Sycamore. The steamers "Athlete" and "Excelsior" will carry the excursionists to Fox lake. The golden wheat is falling in grace­ ful swaths before the reaper of the honest grangeri the prairie hea in the stubble whistles An cheery notes,wjhtfe the farmer himself walks wearily to the back part of the lot, and in the bushes finds a long necked jug, which is sap- posed to contain--"buttermilk. " Camping and fishing $ parties can ob­ tain a good light by soaking a common brick in kerosene oil for ten minutes. LETTER FROM SPOKANE. A. C. Mattfcows Describes His Trip to the Coast. Spokane, Wash., Aug. 7, 1008. EDITOR PLAINDEALER, Dear Sir--If you will allo& me a lit­ tle space in your paper I will try and give a sketch of my trip to Washington We. left old McHenry August 8, at 8:80 a. m., arrived in Chicago at 9:40, and spent the day in company with Harry Eldredge, viewing the sights of Lincoln park. We left Chicago at 6:3G p. m. of the same day, over the Chicago & North-western, for St. Paul, and ar­ rived there the next morning at 7:10. After breakfast Hairy and I went out and took in the sights, Emma being too tired to go. We left St. Paul August 4, at 10:15 a. m., over the Northern Pa­ cific Coast Limited. Nothing happened worthy of notice, the country not being as good as I expected to see it The BALL GAME SATURDAY. .; •NT" EMERALD PARK AND M'HENRY TO v CROSS BATS. Gam* to be Called at Three O'Clock at Gave'* Park--Will Decide Who l> Really "It"--rAdmission lO Cents. , Much interest will center in the ball game at Gage's park Saturday after­ noon when McHenry and Emerald Park will cross bats for the purpose of decid­ ing who is really "It." There has been a great deal of rivalry between these two teams for two seasons and both teams claim the honor of being "It." The game Saturday will probably be tlje last of the season between the two and of course there will be an exciting time. The Emerald Park boys are a husky bunch and are good batters. The McHenry team wilt have a good line up also. The game will be called at three o'clock sharp. An admission fee of THE SUMMER RESORT8. "Triton," Class B Yacht, Wilt Repre­ sent Pistakee at Oshkosh. At the trial races at Pistakee Bay last week to select a representative from the class B boats to taSe part in the regatta at Oshkosh. "Triton," owned by H. C. Wilson, won out. There was a good breeze nearly every day last week and several postponed as well as regular races were pulled off. The ball held at tbe club house Satur­ day evening under the auspices of the Young I»adies' Yacht Club was what is usually termed a "swell" affair and a decided social success. Nearly all the young people from the Bay and river cottages were present Next Saturday the "old men" of the yacht club will contest for honors in a catboat race. The event was not sched­ uled on the regular program, but it will cause much amusement Henry L. Willie Molidor John Rose Bernie Schaefer. Mat Cosaman Robert Schaefer ' Willie Brown Martin StoOel Jacob Brefieli ^ '•Vivian Hergill* frank Rosin# Weeds Cava* Never, "v-ithin the recollection of the o'dest inhaibtaut," have the weeds'been so thiok iu the mill pond as they were last week, but by patient labor Mr,. Reynolds has reduced the congestion to a considerable extent. Despite the best efforts of this gentle­ man to prevent it, the weeds floated in­ to the flume and pressed against the iron grating near the wheels in such quantities that the power was greatly reduced. Then to give more trouble the grating broke in and allowed wag­ on loads of weeds ancLgravel to drop in­ to the pit where the wheels are located. Owing to the unusually high* Water in the river the wheels are immersed three feet deep, making the job of cleaning out the weeds and other truck a diffi­ cult one. The grating has been repaired and the weeds all cleaned out of the flume so that there will probably be no more trouble from that source this season. For several days the water was al­ lowed to run through the gates at the dam is large volumes and in that man­ ner . tops and tons of . weeds floated away. At this writing there is a laige, clear channel through the center of the pond. When Mr. Reynolds gets everything in running shape again he will have more and better power than before. Every precaution will be taken to keep the weeds out. . NOTVERY H08P1TABLE. Walks AlMI Water's Bdsre at Crystal *' ' .Lake Barred. Unlike many lake resorts the shores of Crystal lake are obstructed by barbed wire fences, erected to keep pedestrians from making a short cut around the lake. Walking down the path leading from the cottages on the west shore one of the first feuces which makes life mis­ erable for the sight seer is that bound­ ing the west Iftae of the Selz property. Mr, Selz is a member of the firm of: Selz, Schwab & Co., who control the output of the Elgin shoe factory. , ' Several, days ago a Chicago gentle­ man was strolling along the lake shore opposite the Selz villa when the owner, suddenly appeared on the scene and ordered him off the place. The man from Chicago talked about the weather, admired the beautiful villa, but that did not melt Mr. Selz. The trespasser promised to be good in the future. At Lake Geneva the wealthy resi­ dents allow pedestrians to pass unmo­ lested along the lake shore. One of the last men to adopt this policy was L. Z. Leiter, who, it ief alleged, used to bar the path and s&nd his dogs after people who dared to walk along the shore. He finally dropped into line with his hospitable neighbors and the public has never given him any trouble since.--Elgin Courier. The residents at Pistakee Bay and Fox Lake give pedestrians the same privileges as at Lake Geneva. At those lakes the visitor is always wel­ come tovie^r the lake from any ^ploint Big Salaries. The New \ork Commercial says that the biggest salary paid in the United States is drawn by S. C. T. Dodd, the general solicitor of the Standard Oil company, who receives $250,000 a year. Chas. M. Schwab received $100,000 as president of the steel trust S. R. Cal- oway also receives $100,000 as president of the American Locomotive company. In the same class is H. H. Rogers, suc­ cessor to Marcus Daly as president of the Amalgamated Copper company ahd H. O. Havemeyer, president of the American Sugar Refining company. C. A. Coffin, president of the General Electric, receives $75,000 while $50,000 salaries are common. Nearly every man in the United States drawing one of these large salaries began life with­ out anything. ft. Key ii olds H* *K»d of Trouble* , • * SCENE ON FOX RJVER IN AVGVST; AT MoHENftY. The brick absorbs the oil, and upon being suspended with wire and ignited, a brilliant light, lasting for half an hour, is obtained. This is said by those who have experimented jffitb it to be greatly superior to the torch.in general use. Wanted--thirty or forty more dogs to run in the street in front of my resi­ dence, especially nights. The sensation of being kept awake by their eternal howling is pleasant, and I am willing to invest a few dollars, in order that the supply will be sufficient. F. A. HEBARD. Most of the grain is now safely in the stack and threshing has commenced. Oats are turning out 80 to 50 bushels to the acre. It is pretty good, and I don't believe Hank will care if I tell. I mean Hon. Hank McLean. When he was at Genoa lecturing in the Red Ribbon cause, John Besteder says to him: "Well,. Hank, how is this Red Ribbon business, anyway?" With a confidential tone in his voice, a wink in his eye and a smile in his eye, the great reformer responded: "Look at me. Ain't I getting fat? I'm all right. The brothers feed my horse and the sisters feed me. It's hard times, you know, John." And he srnole a smile that was childlike and bland. CHASED THIEF WITH AUTO. "PttBTl" "Puff!" Machine too- Speedy for Man With Stolen Biff. - p& tej.',- ; OotiBtable Frank Whaples and E. Lyle Axtell of Harvard, with the lat­ ter 's auto, ran down a horse thief four miles out of Genoa Junction the other day, says the Nunda Herald. The fel­ low, whose name is C. J. Leonard, sold Soap and patent medicine and had head­ quarters at Harvard, using a livery rig belonging to O Brien & Barrett to make his trips among the farmers. Qne even­ ing be failed to show up and the livery­ men became suspicious. Investigation disclosed the fact that he intended to make his departure permanent, and here was where the automobile came into play. The officer and Mr. Axtell started out from Harvard and caught up with their man near Genoa Junction while he was trying to sell the rig to a farmer. Leonard will probably go over the road. Mr. Axtell, the owner of the auto, which is a Rambler, is a son of the ex-oounty treasurer Qof McHeary county. , , Trouble for Elgin Saloons. Rev. F. F. Farmiloe, pastor of Grace Methodist church and a member of the Rock River conference since 1878, has fired the opening gun in a crusade against the selling of liquor to minors. The move is the result of a stabbing affray in which Eddie Steamer, aged 17 years, became crazed with liquor and perhaps fatally stabbed his best friend, Carl Klauke, aged 22 years. Mr. Farm­ iloe was informed by Steamer that it is possible for minors to obthin liquor from the local saloon and he registered com­ plaint with Marshal Freeman. Mr. Farmiloe proposes to adopt strsnttoUB measure if necessary. '-IK'-" crops in Minnesota are very poor. Da­ kota is a very pretty country and crops are fairly good, but what I saw of Montana I do not think much of. We arrived at Livingston, Mon., the en­ trance to Yellowstone Park, August 5 , 2:25 p.m., having traveled 1007 miles from St. Paul, and had attained an alti­ tude of 4,488 feet'. Bozeinan was our next stop, it being at the mouth of the Bozeman tunnel, which is 8,652 feet long. The next tunpel was' the Mul- lan, 8,875 feet in length, elevation, 5, 548 feet There were]) three other tun-> nels, but I do not remember the names* The finest sights are seen in crossing the mountains. A person can not form any idea of it«until he has seen it While it is very dangerous I enjoyed it You can look down on one side of the car into the great gulch below and cross to the other side and look up about the same distance at the rugged rocks. One can see the rivers running through the valley and around the rocks, and they look as if thqy had cut their way through solid rocks. We arrived at Spokane, August 6, at 8:55, one hour late, after being out three days and three nights, and set np housekeeping at once. It is a very nice place of 40,- 000 population. Will stay here un­ til next week and then go down the line. I parted company with Harry Eldredge at Spokane, bnt shall stop at Auburn on my way to the coast and see him. I found when we got here that my watch was two hours slow. Perhaps I have taken up too muQh space now so will close. Yours truly, A. C. MATTOTWS. A True Fish Story. Deacon Haggard and wife, of Dowie'B Zion church, were guests of Mr. agd Mrs. C. H Parks recently. The deacon not being a great fisherman of fish, Mr. Albert Parks kindly took the deacon's wife out on the pond, and together they caught a fine string, consisting of nine­ teen black bass, the smallest weighing two pounds, fifteen ounces, the largest six pounds, fifteen and three-fourths ounces; also fifty-six croppies and an eel measuring four feet, five and thrpe- fourths inches. It would be folly to state that the deacon's wife was de­ lighted. She undoubtedly will tell all her friends and Zionite acquaintances what a grand fishing resort McHenry is, and we can look for more of them to pay us a visit in the near future. Now what do you suppose Elijah will think when he hears the above story? He will probably start a reformation in McHenry. ' Potent Pill Pleasure The pills that are potent in their ac tion and pleasant in effect are DeWitt's Little Early Risers, W. S. Philpot of Albany, Ga., says: "During a bilious attack I took one. Small as it was it did me more good than calomel, blue mass or any other pills I ever took and at the same time it effected me pleas­ antly. Little Early Risers are certainly an ideal pill." Sold by all druggists. Don't forget the "want ad"poliimnl ten cents will be charged to raise enough money to pay for balls and bats. Every­ body turn out ahd see the fun. Following is the line-up of the Mo- Henry team: Peter Justen, left field. ITred Eldredge, center field. L. E. Traver, third base. Ed. Cobb, first base. Earle Wait, second base. Will Feltz, right field. , . Sam Zimmerman, catcher. Frank G. Schreiner, short stop. Dick Walsh, pitcher. The Emeralds will line np as foU6ws: J. Aylward, catcher. John Gibbs, pitcher. J. Farrell, first base. Win. Heaney. second base. E. Farrell. third base. John Knox, short stop. M Knox, left field. Thos. Bolger, center field. Walter Walsh, right field. OLIVERS SHUT OUT. The ball game at Woodstock last Fri­ day between the Olivers and Selee's "Cuba" resulted in a decided victory for the latter, the score being 12 to 0. It was a fine exhibition of base ball, only one error being made during the entire game. The Cubs won through better work at the bat. About 8,000 people witnessed the game, fully 100 of whom were from McHenry. On Sat urday the Olivers put up another fault­ less game with the Clinton Maroons, but were defeated by a score of 1 to 0. The score speaks for the game. Population of Neighboring Towns. Below is given the population of the cities and villages near McHenry, taken from the 1900 census report. The re­ port of 1890 is also given to show the growth made. Some of the cities, Woodstock especially, have increased some in population since 1900, bnt in most instances the increase is nominal. 1890 1900 . 975 .....1018 . 488 604 . 781...... 950 . . . . . . 5 5 0 . . . . . 3 9 8 , .2602 ,.2502 A. Hertz, Fred L. Wilk, Mr. Gun ton and several others will enter the race. Frank Masqnelet and his brother, Joe, were out at the cottage on the river fishing and sailing a few days last week. Mr. Masqnelet in an enthusiastic angler and thoroughly enjoys his pretty sum­ mer home. Miss Mollie Murphy and Willie Murphy of Chicago were visiting Miss Gertie Masquelet last week. Every room was taken at Buch's and Heiiner's hotels Saturday night and cots were brought into service. . About the same conditions prevailed at the Rose- dale Pleasure Club and lake hotels. The Young Ladies' Yacht Club held their second race Tuesday, resulting in a victory for "Tuck," sailed by Misses Marguerite Hertz and Emily Wilk Nickodemns came in second, sailed by Misses Nettie Schillo and Lee Hedges. Lenore won third honors. The "Mavis" is being put in oondition for the coming contest at Oshkosh. Peo­ ple at Pistakee are looking for her to make an excellent showing. The catboat race Saturday for the Nelson cup was an exciting event Ethel N, sailed by Geo. IJ^lson, Jr., was winner, with Lenore second, sailed by Miss Lenore Beck. HOY FOR APPRAISER. The Woodstock! Man is Said to be Slated for that Place. McHenry Nunda Crystal Lake. Algonquin.... Cary Harvard Woodstock-- Union Huntley Hebron Marengo - Richmond Antioch Grayslake Liberty ville... Wauconda.... Waukegan 1967 . 1688.. !!!!!.'. 5B0.. . 606 . 611 2005 . 576 582 416 364 . . . . 868.... . . 897 , . . .4915. . .V..9426 ...1445., ... 415.. . . 808...... .... 550..., Lake Geneva. 8897.. y. .2585 Elgin .....22246 Cause 'of High Water. The Wilmot Agitator says that the high water in the 'river the past two weeks was caused by the opening of floodgates at Mukwonago. The miller at Mukwonago heard a report that the dam which maintains the level of lake Buelah had given way and in order to. lessen the force of the flood, h^. opened up his own flood gates There was much damage to meadows south of Mukwon­ ago. fhelak^S ty without foundation. ' f. ' • w According to the gossip among fed­ eral officials Saturday L T. Hoy of Woodstock, secretary of the republican state central committee, will succeed General H. H. Thomas as government appraiser, says a Chicago paper. The republican leaders are said to have agreed on the appointment, and it was asserted that Mr. Hoy's name had been sent to the president as their choice for the position. Mr. Hoy was campaign manager for Congressman Hopkins in his campaign for the senate, and is now secretary of the state board of phar­ macy. Do Tou Know Mme. Qui Vlf»T Probably you do, for Mme. Qui Vive has a national reputation as an inspir­ ing friend of every woman with a beau­ ty woe. Her "Woman Beautiful" de­ partment in the daily and Sunday is­ sues of The Chicago Record-Herald is a perennial source of joyous helpfulness to womankind. Her instructions on complexion ills are iuierlarucu hcr« and there with spicy little epigrams as "cheerers." The weapons she suggests to beauty seekers for the complete an­ nihilation of beauty grievances do not include artificial methods--"factory" frizzies, rouge and other horrors being barred. She gives instructions op, cor­ rect breathing, what to eaV bow to bathe--in brief, h,o,w to become a healthy, wholesome woman. No won­ der she ia popularly known to. many thoi^ads of women. Foley's Kidney Cure will core all fliaAtuwa arising from disordered kidneys or bladder. Sold by N. H. Petesch. Job work of aUkiit&i aeatiy at this office. GOLDEN JUBILEE FJURI M'HENRY COUNTY WILL HAVg BEST EXHIBITION INSTATE. New Manufacturers' Building will Boma Many New Features--Cold Storage Ds> partment a Good Thing. . The new manufacturers' building^ which is now under process of construo*'v. ' . V . ' - j - tion on the County Fair grounds, prct?; ' ' f i Urn c v vided for by #2,000 county appropriate tion, is being erected for ths purpose df bousing exhibits of manufactures and merchandise of the county, and tha Oliver Typewriter Co., the Collins <$ Burgie Co., the Hunt, Helm & Ferriif Co., the Borden Condensed Milk Co,, the Squire Dingee Pickle Co., the Amep* ^ ican Terra Cotta and Ceramic Co. and '^V V ^JJ all other manufacturers and merchants. ' • of the county are especially invited to make exhibits of their products in th% 1, building, which is 86x96 feet, affording ; ample space for artistic display. ",.ja A commodious cold storage apart** ment 8x12 feet and il feet high, with: glass on each side, is being erected i|( _ ^ this building for exhibits of dairy prod- v nets. McHenry county produces four <*£< * t five times as much butter as any other, county, and makers of dairy and creani* # t ery butter will now have an opporturK >"* ity to demonstrate the fact that we calt'° produce the quality as well ae the quaq^ M tity. One hundred dollars will be dlA"^" ° vided among the winners in this depart- r \ -iy ment, which should bring out th|r * ' f| grandest display of dairy products eve* '; seen in Northern Illinois. The buttep.v , will be scored by an expert judge, wh*-% '• ^ will explain the score and answer quesr'"*^-.J ^ | tiona A novel feature of the buttered ' hibit will be a large model of a cow an|i, - t Ji dafry maid four feet high made of bu§> i .: ^ ter. The manufactures' building will also ^ ^ house the department of antiquity, itf* stituted for the purpose of creating greater interest in the "Golden Jnbile^ ' , "^1 Celebration" and to show to the youngs; er generation the sharp contrast b^ ; ^ tween the farm tools, household art!* dee, costumes, eta, in vogue fifty yeant>| ago and now. ^y " CHILDREN'S PARADE. ' "TF Every school in McHenry oounty im \ -• Invited to take part in the children ||> grand parade, Wednesday a.m., August 96. Two prizes of |10 and $5 respect^ ively, are offered to the drivers whos> : loads are decorated so as to produce th§ ; best general effect, providing the load does not contain less than 15 nor than 25 children of school age. dren in first prize load will receive tich^ V * ets to the fair for Thursday and Fridaygr. those of the second, for Thursday onljfc,< J AUTOMOBILE PARADE. V • This will take place on the grounds Wednesday a. m., August 2(L All owners of automobiles are invited to participate. Handsome ribbofis wi||{. >( < be given for the best decorated outfit^.v ; SEMI-CENTENNIAL PARADE. This will consist of floats illustrating both the home and farm life of fifty years ago. Various modes of travel df. *• the past and present will be represen^ ^ ed. ." A WONDERFUL TROUPE. .4 , .^ There will be a free exhibition dafljf t of Rice's performing ponies, dogs an£ monkeys. This will be a rare treat No one should miss it, for the show ii well worth the price of admission to 1 the fair. STATE FAIR EXHIBIT. .- The exhibits made by McHenry cosjpj ty at the Illinois state fair won fira| premium for two successive years. Th#£ r one of 1902 will be reproduced, and wilt ; occupy the whole west wing of the agjf*"^"" 9 ricultural building. This will be ond, ' '• of the most interesting and attractive ^ ̂ features of the whole fair. RELICS. Ye olden time will be represented b^ many enrioe and oddities. This depart^: ment will be both interesting and in* strnctive. No one should fail to them. All who have anything thafe may be of value to this department ar# requested to bring or send » fair. V";W ' - • ' " M • } '••rl * RACES. $2,825 is offered for speed contests The speed program , is oommended bjR ;'| horsemen generally and provides threat , events for each day. No pains will b# ... • r spared to make the races such as wi]|, afford entertainment to the most enthu% . ~ Vnj iastic admirers of the horse, and th^- r?| grand stand will afford ample seating^ % || room for those who are interested t ^ exciting sptJed contests. • / /ksjj A new and commodious dining bal^ ^ will be erected at once on the McHearj ~ r4 ^,j|| county fair grounds. The building, s ?i will be one story, 48x60, and will be lo2f^ «' \ inof mrfh nf Hi* nfinftrv him»s*»£j near the secretary's office. This move^ ^ ' , tj| i t i s b e l i e v e d , w i l l f i l l a l o n g f e l t w a a t ^ ^ also many empty stomachs. The con« ^ _Jj struction of the bojdding was decide^ ^ ^ upon at a meeting of tha hnilriiagr mittee held Saturday. All Vou Pexaons troubled with inchgestios Dyspepsia can eat all they want if will take Kodol Dyspepsia Core. ThliH remetly prepares the stomach for the rei^ ception, retention, digestion and assimn^ ilation of all of the wholesome food thal^ may be eaten, and enables the digestiv#J organs to transform the same into thv frfod of blood that gives health and strength. 0oW hy all dmggists.