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-* * V; * K'^.T •>,&* WS-"' f V- ^ .: •": • . • • : ' • " f: V-r- "*- 4-- *' \*V ^v.r • Y •:-' , •= " £' J.r ,V: ••£&.*.•:•& feS'JSt. .•i;>,\ • W-'-J? • .->•:*.•• '; <*i," \-,^ ' U -c ifcy&V* \\ \ • X?' C'>C""V ^ !*: - .C •'* '••«* ... . * ^1 tyjt +A "1 . >; -..^a .^V VOLUME XXIX. 3 i&VS*";?'!,- '•••&.*-*»-• W " > - : '•""" "•••' ' -j .Ji? ..- 1. -•"Ait- ..Vs "Ai, ... . -*#>- McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSbAV, OCTOBER 8, 1903. !M'zm NUMBER . n ^ V Tv»VV; A set of Rogers Bros.' Triple Plated Knives and Forks will be given as first prize; a beaut­ iful Carving Set as second prize for the best e$m 017 Id corn left at my store 011 Of be- » 30, 1903. $> ^ All corn to be securely tied in bundles of 12 ears each and delivered to my store on or before above date: You will be given a receipt for same, numbered to correspond witli t'cket attached to your corn. The corn will therefore be known to the judges by the.number only. Contest to be decided and prizes given Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31. All corn entered to become my property. P. L. McOmber West Side Hardware. W, McHenry. frV [«« ;•;•••* P--M Fall and Winter My Fall and JWinter Samples are now all in and they are beauties. Never before has the selection been quite so nice as this year. No matter y what your taste may be we can please you in goods, style and workmanship. About 1000 Samples to select from. OUR GUARANTEE QOES 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. John D. Lodtz. A FAIR DEAL rARMER, HORSE SND CORN The "Milwaukee** Corn Harvester is Fair Evtry Itvw to cl-- «• «aa4 M«r «MWfi H» (Im H M m«kl»« r*M>r« TIM worklnfl parts «rc In plain vlaw TIm corn It cut aatf fcotfM with •« #Mk. Hi carrier leave# tbe kua4lo c«av«l|Mt To tke Farmer Became T*a *1 HKlilae I* prlnclpalljr Ml tfca >irc to m »Me 4r»H. AN imvIm Miis and dllMn ar« Irictki caused by wla*<M wHfc •r by tfca accunulaiiaa a4 dirt M to Hffht M Ta Hie Horse Becauaa To Ike Cora " Because im«>u*«Miiiiwa4M W«. BONSLETT. k ^ A ifcai8tJOM>»iiii>iii^m--niiiiiiiiiiiiMiitmm Comfort is 1 The greatest comfort ip a clean body winter or baiiimer, but it is not innch comfort to .take a bath in a bowl in cold weather, or warm weather either. Every person who ownn a hoaee should have a bath tab pnt in, with hot water attachments. Yon will then know the joy of living. We can make the price within reach of all, and guarantee workmanship. Let os give yon figures. Chris Stkir %%MHMNNNNMM re you t e idi I Sovnd Withont Air. Sound can be obtained without air If some clastic medium be interposed be­ tween the ear and the body that emits the sound, but sound cannot be trans­ mitted through a perfect vacuum. H&wkesby proved that if the space be­ tween the sounding b<?dy and the ear be exhausted of air no sound will be audible. - Any medium, however--gaseous, liq­ uid or solid--will if Elastic transmit sound waves. Franklin, for instance, having plunged his head under water, caused two stones to be struck togeth­ er beneath the surface and at a dis­ tance of half a mile heard the bJows distinctly. Colladon, another investi­ gator, haard the sound of a bell struck under water In the lake of Geneva at a distance of nine miles. It is well known that wood trans­ mits sound in a remarkable manner. A person at one end of a wooden beam will hear a pin scratch made at the other end, though the person making It may hear no sound at all. This fact is sometimes employed as a test of the soundness of the beam, for the experi­ ment will fall If the intervening wood be rotten. "Wtttcli the Kidneys." ; "When they are affected, Hfe is in danger," says Dr. Abernethy, the great English physicifta. ' Foley's Kidney Cure makes sound kidneys. Concern­ ing this remedy Mr. . P. H. Daffy, of Ashley, 111., writes, "This is to certify that I have taken two botiles of Foley's Kidney Cure and it has helped me more than any other medicine. I tried many advertised remedies, but none of them gave me any relief. My druggist rec­ ommended Foley's Kidney Cure and it has cured me. Before commencing its nse I was in such shape I conoid hardly get np when once down." Sold by G. W. Besley, W. McHenry. Boiling Down m SpCMk. An old newspaper man In Washing­ ton tells this story of Mr. Blaine: "My first experience with Mr. Blaine was when as correspondent for a west­ ern paper I endeavored to get him to withdraw from the Qthclal reporters of the house a speech which he had made in order that I might make an abstract of it " 'How much of this do you want to use?' Mr. Blaine asked. "I replied that I thought I would send about half of it " Than I will make an abstract my­ self,' aald he, 'reducing it one-half. 1 do not doubt your skill, but I wantthl' speech boiled down by its friend*.'" . The 8»!v« That Heals. ' without leaving a scar is DeWitt's. The name Witch Hazel is applied to many salves, but DeWitt's Witch Ha­ zel Salve is the only W itch Hazel Salve made that contains the pure unadulter­ ated witch hazel. If any other Witch Hazel Salve is offered you it is a counter­ feit. E. 0. DeWitt invented Witch Hazel Salve and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the best ealve in the world for cuts, burns, bruises, tetter, or blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles. Sold by all druggists. Honteseekers* Excursions to the North west, West and Southwest, and Colonist Low Rates West, Via North-Western Line. Excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates are on sale to the territory indicated above. Standard and Tourist Sleeping Care, Free Reclining Chair Cars and "The Best of Everything." For dates of sale and full particulars apply to Agents Chi­ cago & North-Western R'y. 12-a-Nov 17 Confessions of a Priest. Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake, Ark., writes, "For 12 years I suffered with Yellow Jaundice and tried all sorts of medicines, but got no relief. Then I be­ gan the us#of Electric Bitters and feel that I am now cured of a disease that held me in its grasp for twelve years." If you want a reliable medicine' f< r Liver and Kidney trouble, stomach din- order or general debility, get Electric Bitters. It's guaranteed by Julia A. Story, McHenry, and G. W. Besley, W. McHenry. Only 60c. Don't forget the "want ad "column I Origin of the Tvrhjm. The origin of the turban must be looked for not, as commonly believed, fcmong Moslems, but as a sign of au­ thority and honor dating back to the earliest periods of Jewish history. The term used in the Hebrew Bible far putting on the bonnet of the high priest is from a root meaning "to bind round." The words miter, hood, dia­ dem, as used In the Old Testament, are only variations of the word turbaq. Jerome tells us that the turban has a place In the most ancient records of history. The variations as adopted by Mohammedans are many. Their own authorities hint at a thousand methods of arranging the turban, which shows not only the tribe and religious dis­ tinction, but even the personal pecul­ iarities of the wearer. , An old legend traces the turbad to an act of desperate courage recorded of the ancient Levantines. A brave band of warriors are said to have wrapped their winding sheets round their heads as they devoted themselves to certain death to save their comrades on the battlefield. A Cure for Dyspepsia. I had Dyspepsia in its worst form and felt miserable most all the time. Did not enjoy eating until after I had used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure which has completely cured njie.--Mrs. W. W. Saylor. Hilliard, Pa. » No appetite, loss of strength, nervousness, headache, con­ stipation, bad breath, sonr risings, indi gestion, dyspepsia and all stomach troubles are quicklp cured by the ui Kodol. Kodol represents the na juices of digestion combined "with the greatest known tonic and recon­ structive properties. It cleanses, sweet­ ens and purifies the stomach. Sold by all dritggists. The Gopher hitkt. It has long been a question in our minds as to how the gopher snake Caught the gophers on which he lives, but H. C. Heitzer tells how It was done, having witnessed a catch. Mr. Snake coiled his tail over the gopher hole, set­ ting a snare for him. When the gopher had crawled out of the hole sufficiently to permit the snake's tall to be drawn about the body of the gopher the coll was fastened about Mr. Gopher m quick as a flash. It was gradually drawn tighter and tighter until the gopher fell over dead, the life having been completely squeea- ed out of him. After the gopher Is dead the snake swallows him whole, and It Is not an unusual thing to find one of these snakes with a number of gophers in him. The gopher is a great fighter, and If he was not cr.ught in a snare as the one mentioned he would doubtless make a hard fight for life even with a •nake.--Tulare Advance. SCOTT'S EMULSION Scott's Emulsion is the means of life and of the en­ joyment of life of thousands of men, women and children. To the men Scott's Emul­ sion gives the flesh and strength so necessary for the cure of consumption and the repairing of body losses from any wasting disease. For women Scott's Emul­ sion does this and more. It is a most sustaining food and tonic for the special trials that women have to bear. To children Scott's Emul­ sion gives food and strength for growth of flesh and bone and blood. For pale girls, for thin and sickly boys Scott's Emulsion is a great help. Send for free sample. - SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409-415 Pearl Street. New York. SOc. and $I.OQ; all druggists. 184S Of ittp-al Do Good--It Pajrm. Jk Chicago man has observed that "Good deeds are better than real estate deeds--some of the latter are worthless. Act kindly and gently, show sympathy and lend a helping hand. You cannot possibly lost? by it." Most men appre­ ciate a kind word and encouragement more than substantial help. There are persons in this community who might truth'ully say: "My good friend, cheer up. A few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will rid you of your cold, and there is no danger whatever from pneumonia when you use that medicine. It always cures. I know it for it has helped me o*fc many a time." Sold by all druggists. The Lowest Forat of Bird. There Is a peculiar bird commonly known as the "kiwi," Its scientific name being Apteryx niantelli. It Is the lowest form of bird which exists, but is so scarce that scientists are happy to g*t a specimen in any condition. It is r.bsolutely without wings or tall. Its lojs are shorty, stubby, but very strong, and are used by this bird for digging. The body covering is a cross between hair and feathers, a material which is very coarse. They can develop great speed and make a desperate fight when attacked. Breeding them In captivity has utterly failed, and only a few mu­ seums can boast of a specimen. They are now very rarely found in the for­ ests and swamps In the north of New Zealand. Mr. C. J. Edmonds of Lincoln, 111, traveling solicitor for a large printing house, who is well and favorably known throughout Central Illinois, says under date of May 11th, 1908: "I hav© used Harts' Honey and Horehound for the cure of Coughs and Colds in my family for the past two pears and have always found the medicine to bd all that it is recommended to be. We always keep a bottle of it in the house." Harts' Honey and Horehound is undoubtedly one of the best cough medicines com pounded. It contaios no opium or oth­ er stupefying drugs, and is the safest in use for small children. Large bottles 25c, 50c and $1.00. Sold by G. W. Bes- ey, druggist, W. McHenry. 8pecial Reduced Excursion Rates Will be ip effect from all points on the Chicago & North-Western Railway for the occasions named below: J^etroit* Mich., Oct. 16 to 32nd, ^ Christian Church National Con *. inventions. Francisco and Los Angeles, t <" . "Cal., Oct. 20th to 28rd, Amer- r ican Bankers' Convention. For information as to rates, dates of sale, etc., of these or other occasions, oall upon the ticket agent of the Western Line. 7 ; -* A Book He Dldnt Hare. At the very beginning of his editorial career a friend visited Henry Labou- chere and, seeing a quantity of books around which had been sent In for re­ view, offered to bet the editor of Lon­ don Truth that there was one book he had not got In the office. Labouchere Inquired the name of the book, and his friend promptly answered, "A Bible." With a laugh Labouchere offered to bet £10 that lip had even that book. Turn­ ing the conversation in another direc­ tion, he furtively sent a note out into the clerk's office telling the boy to go downstairs and ask the booksellers un­ derneath for the loan of a Bible. Pres­ ently he returned to the subject of the bet and, calling his assistant in, asked him whether he had a Bible in the of­ fice. The clerk produced the book, which labouchere handed over to his friend, giving himself away, however, as he did so by saying sotto voce to the clerk, "I hope to goodness yon didn't forget to cut the leaves!" New Grocery! m :)S On Saturday, Oct. 10, I will open a strictly firsfc-clas> grocery store in my new building, near the river, and solicit a share of your patronage. Everything fresh in staple and fancy groceries. Lowest cash prices wiU prevail. Gall on the 10th and give us a trial order* A n i o n S c h n @ i < d s O i i It is not possible for the proprietors to publish more than a very few of the nu­ merous letters received in praise of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar­ rhoea Remedy and telling of its remark­ able cures. They come from people in every walk in life and from every state in the Union. The following from Mr. T. W. Greathouse of Pratteburg, Ga., speaks for itself: "I would have been dead now but for the tjse of Chamber­ lain 's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem­ edy. It cured me of chronic diarrhoea after seven years of suffering. I can never say too much in praise of that remedy." For sale by all druggists. A Love Letter. Would not interest yoti if you're look­ ing for a guaranteed Salve for Sores, Burns or Piles. Otto Dodd, of Ponder, Mo., writes: "I suffered with an ugly soie for a year, but a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me." It's the best Salve on earth. 25c at Julia A, Story's, McHenry, and G. W. Besley's, W. Mc­ Henry, drug stores. Very Low Rute* to ten Frsnolaeo Md KM Angeles, C»l,, Via North-Western Line. Excursion tickets will be sold Oct, 8 to 17, inclus­ ive, with very favorable return limits, on account of convention of American Bankers'Association. Apply to Agents Chicago North-Western R'y. Oct 17 No Hair? "My hair was falling out very fast and 1 was greatly alarmed. I then tried Ayer's Hair Vigor and my hair stopped falling at once."-- Mrs. G. A. McVay, Alexandria, O. The trouble is your hair does not have life enough. Act promptly. Save your hair. Feed it with Ayer's Hair Vigor. If the gray h a i r s a r e b e g i n n i n g t o show, Ayer's Hair Vigor will restore color every time. St.* a Mils. All drsfftiti. If your drugK'st cannot supply you, •end uu one doll;u and we will express you a bottle. He 81110 and give the name of your nearest.<!xi>re88 office. Address, J. A YKU CO., Lowell, Matib. DESPAIR AID HOPE ^ The photograph showing the horrible skin torture (Psoria­ sis, form of dry Eczema), this gen- |' tleman suffered from for fifteen years can be seen at our store. These are actual pho" tographs taken before and after treatment with D. D. D.; and they prove con­ clusively the value of the medicine. A' / 1 -^ALWAYS INSIST UPON HAVING! JHE GENUINE MURRAY & LANMANS FLORIDA WATER THE MOST REFRESHING AND DELIGHTFUL PERFUME FOR THE HANDKERCHIEF. TOILET AND BATH. ir;-^rri^^7"'^TrTr-'^a£r- -"' •'""' ILIMSJMRAI UNUSUALLY LOW RATE5 TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST, OCTOBER 20 O11 the above date the Illinois Central will sell round trip tickets from ( hlc-ago to Jackson, Miss., Vlcksburg, Miss., Natchez, Miss., New Orleans, La., and to all Illinois Central and Yazoo & Miss­ issippi Viiliey K. It. points in tli«Ststesof Mississippi and Louisiana at $16.00 for the round trip. Jean!ngs, Li Beaumont, I :S * il 3 V ? £ ' rjj f? f p it T ' - m * A I! there is anything in the theory that we get our heaven and hell here on earthy* it could be said with perfect truth that a $1 medical prescription known as D. D. D.# \ <ff literally lifted this man out of hell. The awful miseries of a poisoned skin can '••J understood only by the afflicted. The nights of sleepless agony with hands tied t# Y'Jc* prevent tearing the flesh, the rundown general condition which results, and the blacfe _ v,l hopelessness of life can all be visibly traced in the first of these photos. As will b^_ / v -een this man is a man of powerful physique, but it will be seen from his face in "f*1 first picture that it is a grim struggle to live and keep up his courage. '§1 In contrast, if tfie reader will fairly consider the picture after treatment witlk " .4^ D. D. D., anew man is seen. Study this picture; contrast the two. Something haf. ?• "' worked a wonder here. Reader, it was nothing on earth but D. D. D. and a Irin^ " ; . Providence which directed the attention of this man to a public announcement about ^ -'^1 this medicament and its wonderful work in such cases. Providence went farther than '4 " , , this; it gave him some confidence in what he read. He made up his mind that ha i.?. would try it. To this fact he owes all the peace, content and happiness so plainly.'^ t;. • seen in_his face in the second picture. He states that after the third application the remedy all his previous distress had disappeared entirely. The fevered condition! Is resulting from continued irritation had subsided and he slept soundly nights. / r J&1 ' The name of this getleman is Mr. Henry Walters, of St. Louis, Mo. We hava '-j&Jj the sworn affidavit of Mr. Walters that just twenty-nine days after starting treat* .V'j • ^ ment with D. D. D. he discontinued further use of it, every visible trace of the dis-* ' *, ease having disappeared. Since that time not a trace of the trouble has shown itself p. ~*'ij A Tragic Life Story. on any part of his body. His hair has since grown long and the scrubby beard pre*? viously grown on his face to hide the sores, is kept cleanly shaved, an^ he is today aif" . , man of strikingly fine appearance, with the highest ambition and activities in life an<$ every happiness possible to most men here on earth. Results of this kind that ar%~_ .J/ proven to be directly due to a preparation of this sort certainly call for public api*s •.' preciation. This prescription in sealed bottles, bearing authentic label of D. D. £>. ^ Co. of Chicago, sold at $1. The bottle is a liberal one and has proved snfficiest la -4;. entirely cure many cases. '^3 " Eczema .' % 5 "'V-- is protmbljrthe went and most'stubborn of skiu diseases, tta4'ft«nn for tWs fkst Mi ' prescription was studied out and perfected, but all skin diseases are caused by para-»v 4, • H sites or some form of germ life in the skin-structure. The prescription quickly andF : entirely annihilates all forms of parasitic life lodged anywhere in the skin^^S,;-jjfj Many people imagine they have blood trouble when they break out with some of skin affection, but not in one case in a hundred is this a fact, as the very?, ' h e a l t h i e s t b l o o d i s o f t e n f o u n d i n t h e s t r o n g e s t m e n a f f e c t e d w i t h b r e a k s a n d e r u p - > . , tions of some kind in the skin. In all such cases the trouble is at the surface or neaii^FV} the surface, and it can be searched out and annihilated completely by this preparation., y-i. The Above Is True. We have received carefully prepared aud fully attested d oc u clients and paxticalarst, s>. regarding the case above mentioned of Mr. Henry Walters, of St. Louis, a victim of psoriasis, a form of eczema. We can say to all persons afflicted with any form' of skin disease that the medical testimony submitted shows beyond a doubt that they can cure themselves by the use of this preparation. Wa say beyond a doubt. We mean this fully, providing the affection is really a skin disease, as it has been shown | that each of the known germs that cause skin affection have been entirely routed "tit and conquered by the preoaration. Geo.* W. Besley, West McHenry, III .r Lake Charles, La., Tex „ Houston, Tex , OA Bean ths «r yf Th« Kind You Haw Always Bngbt Bead The Plaindealer "want" ads. and to points ou the Southern £aoitle R. K In the Mates of Louisiana and Texas, emit of aud including Houston, Tex., at $m.oo for the round trip. Return Limit, November 11. Tickets und full Information of agents of the Illinois Central aud connecting Hues, {&/'• A.B, HANSON, G.P. A, OUcaca Ifaricoce/e°uJ£J,0,s£L Hydrocele ;iti I/JOIHIIIIffr ViuUr my treatment thU fclfildiovft fi f r»i>tdly disappear*. P&iji almost In- BtAntly. Tht» £ttL£ii:u:i blood driven from the dilated reins and *11 sort'iiws vitn^bes ami swelling subsided, E^ery imiicatioa of Vari vanished umi in it* ^u*d conies the pleasure of pt-rftvt hvadtbu I cure to «tay cured, Contagious Blood I'oison, KldMf Mi Bladder Troubles* Nervous Debility, and allied tnyiMilk My methods of treatment and cure aro original a Uh me and caJBEOt || obtained elsewhere. 1 make no cxpermu utft. All cajw 1 taktt 1 Ml% h. j.tillotson, m.d. Certainty ofOure tiuarain.-.-1,, cur!>?«ri\3Si „ . . . . v y o u r m o n e y . ^ W h > t I J o n o f o r o t l u - r s 1 o a a d o t « |l«. f°r a permanent « will b«? p*>a " " c«iw Taruocal*. Esubiuhwi iuo. no more thau jrua will be willing to pay fur (erred. I CAM CUKE YOU at Home. (CortKiuUTiir.) W lite iuo your COiidllluu fiiltj aiid jTvMI receive in |>laiu euveiopo a acienUfta honest opinion of your ca«et FRKK 9! My homo treatment U suce«wfttL My books aMl laotaredmailed FREE uponaf" Correspondence Confidential H. J. TILLOTSON. Tiilotaoa BdMtas, M DearWni Street, CH1CAQ0. V . ' > • J "UU- • • $"i 1;. VifW' t -S & d dfe • •'« KM