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•Mi THE HOT SPELL is now here to stay for a while at least, but we can help you make life as comfortable as possible by supplying you with the right kind of Hot Weather Wea>.ra>.bles Light weight and light colored Suits for Men &11 sizes at $3.50 per Suit. Little Boy's Suits, 3 to 8 years old, 50c each. Under­ wear, the hot weather kind, to fit Men, Women and Children. Men's Negligee Shirts, Straw Hats, Low Shoes, Sun Um­ brellas, etc. Mason Fruit Jars -and Rub­ bers, all sizes. Pure Groceries, Jersey Lily and Hard to Beat Flour. Yours for Hot Weather Trade, West Mckenry, 111. JoKfl Jm Miller* FALL r.LOTHINQ SAMPLES! Our new Samples for Fall and Winter are now ready for your inspection. They comprise all the newest creations in the art of Tailoring. Over 1000 Samples to select from ranging in price from $12.00 to $35.00 per Suit made to order for you. We guarantee a perfect fit. Shoes of every description in all the proper shapes and styles for Summer and Fall. We handle only the reliable sort. Our prices are the lowest for good Shoes. Underwear, Hats, Shirts, Collars, Ties. Shirt Waists in Lawn, Dimity and Silk* Dress Goods, Skirtings and Suitings now arriving for Fall wear. Call and look them over. Yours truly, West rtcHenry. n. J. Walsh. •AlJI A A A A A A A A »«K ^ A A A •<i*« A A A «^« gV 9V f4»4 fV vj.1 f l+J 4» lV lV V T lV lV W V 4» lV s Prices Right! i floods Right! Customers Satisfied That's just the way business is conducted at this -m store. We defy competition even with Depart- & ment Stores or Mail Order Houses. Our Goods 1 4$* are right and Customers are satisfied or they would not come back the second time. We are A here to do business, are doing business and will • continue to do so. We attribute our ever increas- ing trade to courteous treatment of our customers A and giving ^ • GoodTiiriiitureatfionestPrices I Jacob Susten. m Is your family worth gc a day to you o A protector, that will protect your family night and day Is the CHICAGO TELEPHONE Cost but 5 oonts pep day CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY Jos. H. Huemann Jotmsburgh, Illinois. sells Corn ShellerB and Tread Powers, Duplex Grinding Mills, Rock Island Plows, Wagons, Carriages, Baggies, Wind Mills, Well Supplies, Harness Oil, Paint Oil and Machine Oil a Specialty. frmiklixi Ligutning ktui Work^i I am agent for (/Ue jftl^ove. We put the Bods on yo\ir Inirs and should thoy be struck by HghtniriK wo pay damagus if no more tban $500. Oall and get fall particulars. ( Ceoerdl Blacksmitbin^ Prices always Reasooable VSAVED HIS FINQEH: Yke Faithful Brahman S^lt, How­ ever, That He Had Loat Caate. One day a Brahman accidentally touched some unclean object with his little finger. The Brahman thought that now, his little finger hfiving become un­ clean, any substance which it would touch would be also rendered unclean and thus make him' an unclean man. Seeing no other way to get out of the scrai>e he resolved to get the offending member amputated. Forthwith he went to a carpenter and explained to him that unless the finger was cut off he (the Brahman) was unable to take food. The carpenter tried to dissuade the devotee and urged that an application of some drops of water from the sa­ cred river Gunga would make the fin­ ger once more holy, but the Brahman persisted. He said that the finger was of no use to him any longer and that he would not rest until it was severed. As a final recourse the carpenter re­ solved to play his awkward customer a trick. He told the Brahman to put his finger on an anvil and to look to the sky while the wound was inflicted. The Brahman did so. The carpenter took up a hatchet and gave the finger ft smart blow with the back of it This elicited a cry of palii from the pa­ tient, who at once put the finger in his mouth to allay the agony. The carpen­ ter, laughing, explained to the Brah­ man that the blow had missed and the little finger was still entire; and, worst of all, the Brahman had defiled himself by putting the finger into his mouth. The obliging operator, moreover, offer­ ed to perform the operation once more, but the Brahman had had enough pain for the nonce and declined with thanks. --Golden Penny. L O C A L B R . I E F S Some Mustache History* What is the history of the mustache? In Greece and Rome no mustaches were worn without beards, but In the conquering days of the Roman empire several half civilized races who had come partially under the influence of the Romans and who wished to be rid of the name of barbarl, or wearers of beards, attempted to shave in imitation of their conquerors; but, as they had very Imperfect Implements for the pur­ pose and as the upper lip Is notoriously the hardest part of the face to shave in the case of any one poorly skilled in the art, they were unable to make a clean job of it and left a quantity of hair on the upper lip. This mark was characteristic of sev­ eral nations on the confines of Roman civilization of the Gauls in particular, of the Daclens and some others. The Latin language has no word for mus­ tache. This barbarous accident was unworthy of the honor of & Roman name.--Exchange. The Dinner Hour. It Is a curious fact that with almost every generation the dinner hour has undergone a change, the principal meal of the day being eaten at different pe­ riods, from 10 o'clock In the morning until 10 o'clock at night. The author of "The Pleasures of the Table" points out that in England 400 or 500 years ago people took four meals--breakfast at 7, dinner at 10, supper at 4 and liv­ ery at 8. In France in the thirteenth century 0 In the morning was the din­ ner hour; Henry VII. dined at 11. In Cromwell's time 1 o'clock had come to be the fashionable hour and in Addi­ son's day 2 o'clock, which gradually was transformed into 4. Pope found fault with Lady Suffolk for dining so lateas 4. Four and 5 continued to be the popular dining hours among the aris­ tocracy until the second decade of the nineteenth century, when dinner was further postponed, from which period it has steadily continued to encroach upon the evening. A Fling at Tennyson. In the "New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle" Is a letter to her husband in which occurs the fol­ lowing amusing little fling at Tenny­ son: "Did yon know that Alfred Tennyson Is to have a pension of £200 a year, aft­ er all? Peel has stated his intention of recommending him to her gracious maj­ esty, and that is considered final--'A chacun selon sa capaeite!' Lady Har­ riet told me he wanted to marry; 'must have a woman to live beside; would prefer a lady, but cannot afford OQ£, and so must marry a maidservant.' Mrs. Henry Taylor said she was about to write to him in behalf of their house­ maid, who was quite a superior charac­ ter in her way." Teeth. Small, chalk white teeth are a sign of a weak constitution. Strong, normal teeth are large and yellowish white. Sometimes an enthusiastic novelist in depicting the charms of his heroine will give her two rows of pearls be­ tween her ruby lips. The truth of the matter is nothing could be more ghast­ ly or unnatural or unbecoming than teeth made of pearls. It is only "store teeth" that possess a high polish. He Knew a Way. Anxious Father--But, my boy, unless you study you will know nothing. You will make no money with which to buy things. Young Hopeful--Tbaf* nothing. I'll have everything charged, and I'll keep on that way till I get married.--Meg- gendorfer Blatter. Wlwt'i Before Them. "These young society buds are mere butterflies," said the Rev. Mr. Strait- lace. "They have no thought of the future life." "Of the future life?" replied Miss In- nlt "Oh, but they do! Matrimony Is always in their thoughts."--Exchange. Elgin Butter Market. Batter advanced quarter of a. oent on the board of trade, the market being firm at 19} cents. There were no sales. Sixty-five tube were offered and one lot withdrawn before the call board closed. F, K. Granger shipped a car load of choice sheep to Iowa Tuesday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bolger, Tuesday, August 25, 1908, a girL QBOHI, to Walter Frisby and wife, Monday, August 24, 1908, a girl. We have an exceptionally fine line of skirts. Call and see them now. M. J. Walsh. - Services will be resumed at the Uni- versalist church next Sunday' morning, August 30. Ben'Stilling will give his eighth an­ nual clam bake at Pistakee Bay on Sunday, September 6. Have you seen our new line of silk shirt waists? The latest designs at moderate prices. M. J. Walsh. The Ladies' Cemetery Aid society will meet with Mrs. Robert Sherburne Tues­ day afternoon, September 1, at half rpast two o'clock. The local news agent, John Stoffel, is authority for the statement that about 800 Sunday newspapers are distributed from this station every week. The attendance at the M. E. Sunday School last Sunday was seventy nine. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. It begins at 11:4/5 every Sunday. Little Mamie Hapke was given a pleasant surprise last Friday afternoon, it being her ninth birthday. Refresh­ ments were served on the lawn. Wm. McRoberts' cottage, east of Pistakee Inn at the Bay, is receiving the finishing touches. Jacob Justen has secured the contract for furnishing the cottage. Robert Schiessle caught a smal^ mouth black baRS at the Bay Monday, which weighed five and one-half pounds and measured twenty-one inches from tip of tail to nose. The clash of arms and the romance of love are commingled with singular charm in the complete novel of Lippin- cott's for September. It is called "The Blade that won" and is by Burton Eg­ bert Stevenson. W e have received a copy of the daily fair edition of the McHenry County Re­ publican. It is a neat seven column folio, well filled with local news. Wood­ stock business men have given the paper liberal patronage. The Epworth League meeting next Sunday evening will be led by Miss Jennie Smith. Topic, "Missionary Meeting--The Latest News from China." Services begin at 7:30. Come. A cor­ dial welcome awaits you. Will Merz, who was formerly in busi­ ness here, has opened a harness shop at Scandinavia, Wis. During the past year or more he has been working at Wayne, Neb. He was married at the latter place some time ago. Chas. Gibbs, engineer on the North- westerd branch runaing from Chicago to Fon du Lac, was mixed up in a rear end collision near Evanston last Monday and severely injured. He is now in a hospital in Chicago. His face was badly cut. Postmaster Wait has left at this of­ fice some samples of peaches grown at his place in this village. They are beau­ ties and equal in every way to the Okla­ homa product, measuring nine inches in circumference. Mr. »Wait picked a full half bushel of them yesterday. A team of McHenry ball players went over to Wauconda last Saturday and met defeat at the hands of the local team of that village. The score stood 14 to 6. The McHenry team was in a crippled condition and 'tis said that the umpire did not act exactly square. People who make a practice of send­ ing to the city for their supplies should never complain of hard times. The way to prevent bard times in this par­ ticular community is to get all the money from abroad you can and keep it in your own town. In other words, patronize your local merchants. When a great calamity befalls one, how it lightens it to talk about it after it is over!--Atchison Globe. Coming as it does, in the busiest sea­ son, when a man can least afford to lose time, a sure and quick cure for diar­ rhoea is very desirable. Anyone who has given it a trial will tell you that the quickest, surest and most pleasant X.emedy in use for this disease is Chain- berlain'^ Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. There is no loss of time when it is used, as one or two doses of it will cure an ordinary attack. J.t never fails, not even in the most severe ahd dangerous oases. For sale by all drug­ gist*. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Reynolds, who reside at Cleveland, Ohio, welcomed a bright baby boy to their home last Fri­ day. A few more hairs in Grandpa Reynold's head turned grey, but he bears up bravely under the new cogno­ men. The' folks at Cleveland are- doing nicely. * "Overheated at the Washtub." How often have you heard that expression every summer of your lives. The heated term is here again." If you are wise you will use Maple City Self-Wash­ ing Soap. Throw away your wash­ board and keep oool. Do not let your grocer substitute. The electricTbell at the railway crosr* ing has been ringing constantly for three or four days. It may be that the bloom­ ing thing is out of order or that the company is anxious to give sufficient warning to teamsters. Perhaps the bell is kept ringing for the soothing effect the music may have on the agent's nerves. In Cook county they have a law which requires the owners of property to have all noxious weeds cut and burned after fifteen days' notice. If it is not done within the time limit the Loid High Weed Exterminator throws a gang of men onto the lot, the weeds are cut and burned, and tLe owner finds the cost assessed against him when he comes to pay his taxes, says the Harvard Her­ ald. This kind of a law might help some in other places not so far away as Cook county. HEROIC 8ELF SACRIFICE. > \v Conrase With Which a Younv^lfaval Officer Greeted Death. "Speaking of heroism," said a navy officer at his club a few evenings ago, "it is rare that such an example is seen as that of Hynson, who was a passed midshipman at Vera Cruz in 1846. It was really more than a bit of heroism; It was fortitude, passive courage, that confronted a peculiar dang<*, a self sacrifice, that was most conspicuous. "Our fleet was off the harbor on blockade duty when one day a Spanish merchant vessel managed to slip in without being- discovered. Hynson con­ ceived the idea of capturing the vessel, by a night attack, and he succeeded in doing so. But as he could not take the vessel out of harbor, for the reason that she was under the close range of the enemy's guns, Hynson set fire to the vessel. In doing so he burned both his arms so badly that he carried them in slings for several days. While in this disabled condition a terrific squall came up and played havoc with several of our little vessels, and the one on which Hynson was serving was cap­ sized. Hynson and one of the other of­ ficers managed to get hold of a floating spar, but as it was not sufficient to keep them both afloat Hynson let go his hold and in a few moments sank to his death."--New York Tribune. Welfrht ot a Growing Child. The weight of a growing child is the most important index to its general health. ; The standard of weight for growing children, that usually given by authorities in the matter, is that at five years of age a child should weigh about as many pounds as It is inches high. As a rule, this will not be much over or under forty pounds. Children who come of large parents should weigh something more than that. The rate of increase should be about two pounds for every inch of growth, with a tendency for the weight to exceed this standard proportionately rather than to fall below it. When a child is rather heavier in proportion to its height than this standard it is a sign of good health. If the child is growing rapidly it should not be allowed to fall much below it without being made to rest more than has been the custom be­ fore. A deficiency of weight in propor­ tion to height is always an unfavorable sign. Any interruption in the progress of increase of weight, especially dur­ ing the continuance of growth, must be a danger signal that should not be neglected by those Interested in the pa­ tient. End of Bitter Fight. "Two physicians had a long and stub­ born fight with an abcess on my right lung," writes J. F. Hughes, of DuPont, Ga., "and gave me up. Everybody thought my time had come. As a last resort I tried Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. The benefit I re­ ceived was striking and I was on my feet in a few days. Now I've entirely regained my health." It conquers all Coughs,. Colds and Throat and Lung troubles. Guaranteed by Julia A. Story, McHenry and G. W. Besley, W. McHenry, druggists. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. Special Reduced'Excursion Rates Will be in effect from all points on the Chicago & North-Western Railway for the occasions named below: Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress. Dead wood and Lead, S. D,, Sept. 7th-to 11th, International Min ing Congress. , ; Ogden and Salt.Lake^City,« Utah, "Sept. 15th "tQ lfttb, "National Ir- *ngation Congress." ,•'* Baltimore, Md., Sep!;. Slsyt to fyth, Sovereign Grand Lodgfe! I. O. O. F. • » .• ": Denyer, Colorado Springs, Pu6b-. lo, Oct. 7th to 11th, Brother­ hood of St. Andrew. Suicide Prevented. The startling announcement that a preventive of suicide had been discovered will interest many. A run down sys­ tem, or despondency invariably precede suicide and something has been found that will prevent that condition which makes suicide likely. At the first thought of self destruction take Electric Bitters, ^t being a great tonic and nervine will strengthen the nerves and build up the system. It's also a great Stomach, Liver and Kidney regulator. Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed by Julia A. Story, McHenry, and G. W. Besley, W. McHenry, druggists. Half Ratns to Peoria, ill., Via the North-Western Line. Excur­ sion tickets will be sold at one fare for the round trip August 80, 31 and Sep­ tember 1, limited for return until Sept. 3, inclusive, on account of Grand Com- mandery, Knights Templar of Illinois, Annual meeting. Apply to Agents Chi­ cago & North-Western R'y. Sept. 1 A Mayor Recommend* It. Mr. Paul S. Fnson, the popular may­ or of Lincoln. 111., writes the following strong indorsement of Re-Go Tonic Laxative Syrup. He says: "I am pleased to say that I have used Re-Go Tonic Laxative Syrup in my family for the past three years and regard it as a medicine of rare excellenpe for the cure of Constipation, Indigestion and Dys­ pepsia. The pleasant tonic and laxative effect of Re-Go makes it particularly satisfactory for the qse of children and delicate women." Samples free. Sold by G. W. Besley, Druggist, W. Mo- Henry. Excursion Rates to Inter State Kalr and Races at Beloit, Wis., Via the North-Western Line. Excur­ sion tickets will be sold at reduced rates Aug. 17 to 21, inclusive, limited to re­ turn until Aug. 22 inclusive. Apply to Agents Chicago & North-Western R'y. Aug. 21 . Excursion Rates to The Centennial Cali­ bration at Chicago, Via the North-Western Line. Excur­ sion tickets will be sold at reduced rates September 28, 29, and 80, limited to re­ turn until October 2. inclusive. For further particulars apply to Agents Chi­ cago & North-Western R'y. Sept 80 v : s * . ' ; S r : • ' • In Every Department Our regular Customers have found this to be a fact. We niever allow a line of Goods to run low, thus leaving a poor selection. You can still find every­ thing heeded In Summer Wear. In Dress Novelties There is none in McHenry to compete ^ with us. We can acquaint you with all Mb the latest fads at any season of the year. There is not a more complete Dress Goods Department in the County 5. 5. Chapell. w ! J. H. Miller DeeJer in GRANITE AND MARBLE MONUMENTS Headstones, Markers. Posts, Etc. Etc. t My large number of Designs are of the latest styles and yon should not fail to see them. It is my constant aim to please my custo­ mers and I guarautee all my Vork and material to be A No. 1 and at the lowest living prices. Kindly drop me a line and I will be pleased to call on you with my samples. McHenry, 5 Illinois. iinililhilllMulii AVfcgetable Preparation for As simttating live Food andRegula- ting the Stomachs and Bowels of I MAN rs /CHILDREN Promotes Digestion.Cheerfuh ness and Rest.Contains neither Opium,Morphine nor Mineral. KOTKAHCOTIC. *3* tfOUtir&MmPtTOBR fKintfJtin Mx.Sain/t * ftocktUe Saht-- • Strd * 'uttanale-hdm* AperiVrl Remedy forConstipa lion. Sour Stoniach, Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of J> EW YORK. m o u t h * * o l d . ] j D o s i s - MS EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THt CCfTTAU* COMHN^ MCW VOAK QfTT.