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"»•' u.. t •.r*-' .• j'ry. ; '-'i'* S-S s * ir; •• f 1 5? J - \v" ^i;:'^:,v-• £.*,^"Aj- TV' W ••"'V MCHENRY "5fc|;'̂ " '.Ir.W ' J i'-vVy •. * .V. - V &•-¥'*• 'i VOLUME XXIX. McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1903. ' "(r § -̂•£5 . X & - V 'V ' ^1";J 44. -.1 "t NUMBER 13 sto 0 A FAIR DEAL FARMER, HORSE AND CORN The "Milwaukee" Corn Harvester is Fair Every lever *• ci--e to h««4 «M M»y llltWI. No lime >• iMt Making repairs. The working perl* are In ptata vffew. The earn U cut and botrtid with ae w The carrier leaves the bundle* coave To the Farmer Because The weight e! machine It principally as there Is no aide dratt. All moving parte aad el I holes are trictlen ceueed by wladisf.wM or by the accumulation el It l» light droll To the Horee Because To the Corn •« •S'^.E.XV'.&G Because WM. BONSLETT ysMw^L " a « S m ri hj K U £ r t . S O c o <5 >>3? in 1 E^wrrdR GIVE YOUR MARKETING MORE STUDY AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BUY BEN-HUR FLOUR We believe one trial will convince you that all flours are not alike, and that BEN-HUR is best adapted fer your needs. ASK YOUR GROCER* MADE BY Royal Milling Co. For .sale by W. C. Evanson. Varicocele \ * Si Hydrocelei No OmtUng or Palm. Gmarmmtmmd Cure or WoMty Strntundod. •/4BHIA#irl F Under my treatment this Insidious diseaa. v/ftflVvvvuJD rapidly dlMtppc&rs. P&in oeaaes almost in Bta.nt)y. The stagnant blood lb driven from the dilated reind and all ttoreness vanishes and swelling- subbides. Every indication of V&rlcooele vanishes and in it* stead comes the pleasure of perfect health. I cure to stay cured, Contapioua Klood Poinon, Kidney and llladdfr Troubles, Nervous Debility, ftud allied troubles* My methods of treatment and cure are original with me and cannot be obtained eUewhere. 1 make no experiments. All cases 1 take 1 euro. r . S m m / » „ „ n i s w h a t y o u w a n t . I g r l v e a L e g a l V0na"l>Jr Of l*Ur® Guarautee to curf you or refund your motuy. tif^Whut I have dune for others I can do for you. The Master Special^ of Chicstfo, wholly charge for a permanent cure will be reasonable and Cure# Varicocele. Established 1880. no m()rt! than you will be willing to pay tor benefits con- (CorriiBHrau.) ferred. 1 CAN CUK.E YOU at Home. Correspondence Confidential receive In plain envelope * aoientlflc and honest opinion of your o(im\ KKliK of Charge. My borne treatment la suooeaafol. My books and luutureaiaailod t'lUkK ui«m application. H. J. TILLOTSON, M. D„ St$ IHIet-- BalMlf. >4 Pearteni Street. CHICAGO. H. J. TILLOTSOIT, N.D. En(IUh Icrruti ami Cast*. Between the two classes of upper and uuder servitors in England the line of demarcation is drawn with even greater sharpness' than between those of master and mistress. Often for the meat course^these two classes dine to­ gether in the servants' hall. When this is the case absolute silence is pre­ served during the time, as it is a point of honor with the upper class, com­ posed of butler, lady's ruaid, groom of chambers, valet, housekeeper, etc., not to share household secrets with those below the salt, and also they have no mind to listen to the prattle of their in­ feriors. For subsequent courses the up­ per servants repair to the "housekeep­ er's room," where are spread relishes and desserts superior to those provided for the others, and conversation goes on unchecked. At the present day this "housekeeper's room" is the scene of regular late dinners, at which visiting servants, if of the "upper class," are present. At the servants' parties, in or­ der to, avoid confusion, it is customary for them to adopt the names of their masters, so that while real dukes and duchesses feast above stairs their du­ plicates or doubles masquerade below. Looking GIMIM, In the mirrors of today the light is reflected by a layer of silver or an amalgam of tin, but a proportion of light is lost in the process of reflection, and the image is less luminous than the original. The value of a looking glass is usual­ ly estimated by the thickness of the glass, because the thicker It is the stronger it must be. But speaking sci­ entifically thick glasses are defective, because the outlines of the image re­ flected are less clearly defined. There are really three reflections and consequently three images in every glass mirror, one from the upper sur­ face of the glass, the second from the lower surface and the third from the metallic layer at the back. An ideal mirror is one with a per­ fectly flat surface, but it Is only pos­ sible to obtain this result in compara­ tively small glasses. The larger glasses do not reflect a true Image, because It is not possible to make them quite flat. CaqiiMtloiikble Irony. Browbeating lawyers sometimes find their match in female witnesses. An instance illustrating this Is recalled in which a once famous member of the Philadelphia bar was quietly but ef­ fectively "squelched" by a lady whose evidence was very damaging to his client. t He realised this, and, being nettled at the impertinence of her manner, he resolved to embarrass her if he could. So he said: "Madam, I observe that in giving your testimony you make fre­ quent use of the word Irony.' May I ask if you understand its full mean­ ing 7" "I think I do, sir," she replied. "Let me illustrate. If I were to call you a gentleman I should unquestionably be indulging in irony." -- Philadelphia Ledger. Why He Carries • Case. The man from London who always carries a cane in fair weather gives his reason for doing so: "You see, carrying a stick is not only very proper, but it is also a very use­ ful accomplishment. Why, don't you know, a man who always carries a stick never loses an umbrella. By car rying a cane I get so accustomed to having something in my hand that If I start away without it I miss it be­ fore I have gone half a dozen steps. Now, when I carry my umbrella it is just the same. There is nothing like habit. Try it, and you will never IOBO an umbrella." The Cblqaltoni Mosquito. The mosquito wanders pretty much all over the world, and is found from the tropics to Lapland, where It is also a great pest So numerous are mos­ quitoes in some localities . In South America that the wretched inhabitants sleep with their bodies covered over with sand three or four Inches deep, the head only being left out, which they cover with a handkerchief. Even thick clothes afford at best a very par­ tial protection, being readily penetrat­ ed by the proboscis. Cupid's Affliction. Wife (standing with her husband be­ fore shop window)--Here are so many things thf^t would give pleasure to your wife and that you might purchase for her; but, no matter how many beauti­ ful things there are, you seem quite In­ different, as though you saw nothing. Husband--A sure proof of my affec­ tion for you, for love 1s blind. The Rulna of Thebes. Thebes, Egypt, at the present time presents ruins twenty-seven miles in circumference. The remains of many of the buildings, such as columns, arch­ es, etc., are of such gigantic size that no known modern machinery would be equal to the task of taking them down, to say nothing of putting them in their present positions. The Agent Worries. Cassidy--What rint do they charge for a house loike yours? Casey--S!vinteen dollars. Cassidy--My. that's high! Don't ye. hov throuble in gettin' it togither? Casey--Faith. Oi don't, but the agent does.--Philadelphia Press. No Temptation. Mrs. Farmer--Wouldn't you like to to do a little work Just to see how It feels ? Weary Willy--No. lady; de morbid and horrible hez do fascination fer me wotever.--Puck. After all, happiness isn't a question of riches, pie, a good complexion or love and power, but of contentment.-* Atrhiwon Giobe. > Uaexpecte* Hnior, In my early days I once tried to en­ gage as model a big negro who made a living out of chewing glass in sundry barrooms for the entertainment of those gathered there. "I want to paint you," I said when he had taken round the hat after his performance. "What cullah, boss?" he asked suspi­ ciously. "Why, natural color, of course," I re­ plied. "I want to paint your face, you know." "Yah;* I'se not taking any, boss," he said firmly. "The cullah I'se got is good enough for this chile." I once nearly got hammered for'mak­ ing a colored sketch from life of a very respectable golf caddie In an attitude of ease, subsequently adding a street cor­ ner as a background and sending it to an exhibition under the title "A Loaf­ er." The man came round to see me in a violent rage, said he was "a bloomln', respectable, 'igh class golf caddie and no loafer," and if I didn't alter the title of that dashed picture he'd either put his solicitor on to me or Jolly well bosh me. Oh, yes; there's a lot of humor about if you only look for it in places where you don't expect to find it -- Tom Browne in Booklovers' Magazine. The Hundred and Fifty-first Psalm. Your Bible, If it is of the regulation sort closes the book of Psalms with the One Hundred and Fiftieth. In the Greek Bible, however, there is another, entitled "A psalm of David after he had slain Goliath." Athanasius praises it very highly in his "Synopsis of the Holy Scriptures." It was versified by Apollinarius Alexandrlus, A. D. 360, and a Latin translation of it may be found in the works of Fabricus. The English translation is by Baring-Gould*> the well known antiquarian: PSALM CLI. 1. I was small among my brethren, and, growing up in my father's house, I kept his sheep. 2. My hands made the organ and my Angers shaped the psaltery. S. And who declared unto my Lord, the Lord, he heard all things. 4. He sent his angels and they took me froptf my father's sheep. He anointed me in mercy from his unction. 5. Great and goodly are my brethren, but with them Qod was not well pleased. 6. I went to meet the (giant) stranger, and he cursed me by all his idols. 7. But I smote off his head with his own drawn sworn, and I blotted out the re­ proach of Israel. The Bee and His Useful Itlng. It will he a surprise to many to leaan that the njost important function the bee's sting is not stinging, sa^s a bee raiser. I have long been convinced that the bees put the finishing touches on their artistic cell work by the dex­ terous use of their stings, and during this final finishing stage of the process of honey making the bees Inject a mi­ nute portion of formic acid into the honey. This Is in reality the poison of their sting. This formic acid gives to honey Its peculiar flavor and also Imparts to it its keeping qualities. The »ting Is really an exquisitely contrived little trowel with which the bee finishes off and caps the cells when they are filled brimful with honey. While doing this the formic add passes from the point of the sting, and the beautiful work la finished. A Bird That's Har€ to Kill. Penguins have an extraordinary amount of vitality and are harder to kill than any ordinary cat. The writer once had occasion to kill a large bird aboard his ship, the Southern Gross, and, making use of the weapon next his hand, he drove a large spike square­ ly through the creature's head and fin­ ished the operation by nailing it fast to the deck. That seemed to make the Job very complete, and he went below decks for dinner. Coming up an hour later, his astonishment was prodigious on beholding the penguin, bead erect flippers out waddling about apparent­ ly without thought of the spike, which still remained transfixed in his cranium. A Cariosity In Nomenclature. The negroes In the British West In­ dian island of Grenada find it very dif­ ficult to keep track of their descent and their relatives because of a curi­ ous custom they follow in naming children. The father's Christian name is given to the son for his surname. Thus, if a man Is named John Jones, his son may be called James John and that son's son Robert James and so on to the end of the chapter. Natural­ ly In a few generations families get Into a hopeless muddle, and nobody knows exactly to whom he is related. Gaining a Little. The discouraged artist stood off from his lateet work and viewed It with a gloomy face. "There's no use talking about It," he said morosely, "I can't paint as well as I did ten years ago." "Oh, yes, you can," said the tried and honest friend to whom he made the confession. "It's only that your taste is Improving." How to Take Coffee. The London Lancet commends the practice of drinking coffee after din­ ner, as coffee is an antidote to alcohol. Those whose digestions are disturbed by the use of hot coffee are advised to secure the advantages of its stimulat­ ing properties by taking it in the form of Jelly. WTe are assured that a clear coffee jelly after dinner is every bit as good as the hot Infusion, while it Is free from some of its drawbacks. Cof­ fee, unlike alcohol, diminishes organic waste, rouses the muscular energy without the collapse which follows al­ coholic Imbibition, and gelatin In the form of jelly is cooling, assuages thirst. Is soothing and has a tendency to ab­ sorb any excessive acidity of the stom­ ach. The Yankees of Portugal. ••Observe them, senor," said a hotel keeper In Lisbon to one of his English guests. "They are the Yankees of Por­ tugal." He indicated a group of Brazilians, consisting of a prosperous sugar plant­ er, his wife, who literally blazed with diamonds, and two pretty daughters. "They regard Portugal as their 'old country,' for they bfoke away from us as the Americans broke away from you. They make immense fortunes In Brazil and come here to spend them, just as the American millionaires go to England." How a Chinaman Buys Bn«. Many Chinamen frequent Philippine markets and are good patrons, as many have restaurants and need large supplies. A Chinaman usually buys a number ofs eggs and always carries with him to market a small tin pail full of water to test their usefulness. If the egg falls to the bottom of the pall It is good; if it rises to the top it is bad and is refused, only to be care­ fully wiped off by the vender and put back in stock to catch a customer without the poll. Identity of Ideas. Yabsley--I have always had an idea that after a couple had been married for some time even their thoughts be­ came to a great degree Identical. Am I right Peck? Mr. N. Peck--^ou are. About this time my wife is thinking over what she'll say to me for coming borne so late, and so am I. Helping nim. Intrepid Wkl . --Speaking of conun- droms, Mr. Slocum, here's a good one, Why Is the letter "d" like a wedding ring? Procrastinating Bachelor--Oh, I'm no good at conundrums. Intrepid Widow--You give it up? Why, because "we" can't be "wed" without itl Don't forget the "want ad"column! This face \ cleared off quick by"D.D.D." His Point of View. "I wonder why there are no mar­ riages in heaven," said the sweet young thing. 'Well, heaven's heaven, Isn't it?" asked the crusty bachelor.--Detroit Free Press. Presumptive Evidence. 'But--how do you know be went to heaven?" 'Kaze the mule kicked him that way, an' he hain't never come down yit.'"-- Atlanta^Constitutlon. The Pity of It. These people who know all about the stock market and how It is going never tell you until It is gone.--Chicago Trib­ une. Money Is a bottomless sea in which honor, conscience and truth may ba drowned.--Koxlay. Case of Mrt. J. if. Daniel* of Winchetttr. completely cured by D. D. D. after 7 weeks' ap­ plication. She had suffered fifteen yean. Fifteen years' tortures of her terrible skin disease stopped in a few weeks. Not a blemish re­ mains on the patient, ra • • • This is a FACT G. W. BESLEY, West Mchenry. %Ve hereby certify that full particulars shown as regarding this case conclusively prove that the sufferer as shown in this photo, taken before treatment, was cleared of all taint of the disease by D. D. D , the wonderful new prescription for skin affec­ tions. We have never known anything more wonderful in medicine than the work of this remedy. Cases cured since we have been handling it have fully equaled the record of it shown us before taking it for sale. It can be depended upon folly. Price, $1 per botde. Money refunded in all cases if not satisfied with results after trying a bot­ tle of it. 'v \ k ft Ftadl and Winter My Fall and Winter Samples are now all in and they are beauties. Neveip before has the selection been quite sd nice as this year. No matter what your taste may be we can please you in goods, style and Workmanship. About *1000 Samples to select from. OUR GUARANTEE GOES WITH EVERY GARMENT By that we mean that the Goods, Workmanship and Fit will be satisfact­ ory in every case. To be dressy a tailor made Suit is necessary. Suits, $9.00 to $40.00. Pants, $2.50 to $10.00. Johr\ D. Lodtz. Farmers! -I AM AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATED- • > .- ' r- iti MINNIE and 0&60RIIE BINDERS AID MOYftt which rank among the best makefesj** the country and I guarantee them to give the best of satisfaction. I also have a com­ plete line of Plows, Harrows, Disc Har­ rows, Cultivators and everything needed by the Farmer. Before buying your farm machinery get my prices and you'll never regret it. Will soon have a car load Off Twine. V •m v*/C' - sr-m Mi Fdirweattier, Mchenry * TTfrCrlT 111* Y Y1 rHTrVYTirf II11111 r I1IVV V J V nmrmrnliillM' Iff I* IHIUIHIIHIII u •ph >$1 m J ::"3 ' vW " • 'x /VVN$ ' • -vi m W Pianos! I have a large number of Pianos, some of which are nearly new and will soon be idle, which I> will sell at Bargains If you are in need of a Piano let me figure with you and I will guarantee to save you monqjr. . i v.". .•!>>•£ R. H. OWEN f f l c H E N R Y i , I L L I N O I S EM3 !$»»$> $$$<!>$ $l$» How Delightful fe •?4 •' v;*># ><4 q a refreshing bath after a long daya* battle with dnst and summer heat. How nioe it is for the little ones to frolic in a bath just before going to bed. after playing in the hot son all day. How they will enjoy the little cot Yon do •ot know what life is without a bath in the home. It is not a luxury, bat a ne­ cessity. Let ns give yon figures and facts regarding the matter. Yon will be well satisfied with aaoh an tarast* it $ Chris Schmidt M ccntervilm: ^ f '... . ? ,*V