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M. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1896. J; VAN SLYKE. Editor. THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE. m HON. WM. E. f MASON, ' dr. caiCAGfl, . Our Candidate for U- S, Senator. J6r ,Untteually:larg£ offerings of butter were made on th(? Elgin Board of Trade Monday.- The market was farrly active, 49,740 pounds selling afc 14 cents and 31,380 pounds at. 15 . cent8.: Bids were made at less with no takers. Bntteir last week sold at 16(" 17 cents. 1 ear ago 19K@20 cents. I®"Cleveland may shut his eves to the distress of Cuba, but^ history will not shut its eyes to the moral cowardice of Cleveland. The leaders of the patriot cause in the war-swept island, with an abiding faith in the justice of their cause, may safely appeal from Cleveland to Time for vindication and reward. J6T"0ne of our exchanges truthfully says: "The military prison officials^ at Guines, Cuba, admit tfyere is nothing against poor Dygert, the American whose hair has turned gray through the Protracted horrors of his confinement with condemned insurgents; but the wheels of Spanish justice and Washing­ ton diplomacy move so deliberately that he is likely to rot and be forgotten be­ fore the doors ot the filthy den where he indnres unspeakable indignities are open­ ed to him. Had he been an Englishman, he would have been released ere this or Moro castle would have been blown off the face of the earth." WILL DEPEND ON ILLINOIS. The jiew York Sun thinks that the presidential contest will turn on the Illi­ nois state convention. If it instructs for McKinley the race is practically won. It says; "The Republicans of Illinois will hold their State Convention in Springfield on April 29 to elect delegates at large to the St. Louis convention. It is probably no more than a reasonable statement of the facts of the case to say- .that upon the result of this convolution in its decla­ ration for a presidential preference more will depend than upon the determination of any other state in settling the nomi­ nation this year. Sagacious and ob­ serving politicians are not strangers to the fact that Illinois is in the habit of being found on the right, side of the bal­ loting when presidents are to be nomi­ nated. In the Minneapolis convention of four years ago, when New York, Pennsyl­ vania and Ohio were all three against the nomination of Harrison, Illinois, true to its record of.getting on the win­ ning side; cast thirty-four votes for Har­ rison and fourteen only for the nomina­ tion Of Blaine. . V • *'• DECREASE OF HORSES. Is sure to follow a. scarcity of colts. We have often within the last' few months called attention to the fact that there, were "But few colts coming On to take the place df the horses that were being worn out, to be jaid aside within the next few years. • * y '* • {. . r ' • ' We have advised breeding all good, sizable mares this y6ar that their colts might be worked in as draft horses in 1900 to 1902. In corroboration of our stand on this subject we take the following which ap­ peared in a recent number of the Horse Review: Nothing can be nearer the truth than the statement, repeated often these days, that the "visible supply" of colts is lower than has been known for years. Evidence in support of it crops out at every turn. As a correspondent of the Ohio Farmer puts it, "not maiiy can remembef a time when fewer mares I. 3 FURNITURE A N D - tSF" A New York dispatch says that 8,000 Italians landed at that port, pen­ niless, a few days ago ; that 15,000 have recently come to this country that are liable to become public charges, and that arrangements aro being made . to ~ stiff15,000 more at no very remote period. Yet, when the subject of revis­ ing the immigration laws was being con­ sidered in Congress a few days ago, our astute law makers came to the conclu­ sion they had no time to attend to that kind of legislation. It is pertinent to inquire what we send our representatives to Congress for, anyway, if they cannot find time to consider such a vital matter as pauper immigration which is filling our country with vicious people. were bred than now." The gentleman in question is not one of thosfe who sit in offices and make statistics, but is a prec- tical man whose business takes him into many of the rural sections of the state which he resides. He says that in two extended trips he saw less than a half- dozen spring colts in the fields. Believing this condition of affairs to be general he make the prediction that there will soon be as general a scramble to get horses as there is haste npw to get rid of them. And he is undoubtedly right in his belief. Scores of letters are received at this office every week which have something to say concerning the breeding opera- SSTOIE^IIV -NEAR THE DEPOT, • West McHenry, Is the Place to Your Goods. All I ask is for you to call in and examine my goods and got prices, and give me a chance to figure on any bills, from a AY agon load to a car load, and you will find that ELGIN, ILL. ERSAL | PROVIDER.. ORIGINATOR OF LOW PRICES. s - FROM OUR HARDWARE - - DEPARTMENT. • • , V V - Vf * •' ." y y ' " •Sale begins Saturday, April 25 and continues one week I SELL LOWER Than any other concern can. Wire Nails .. 8% Wire fence staples...... ;7 3 Large- Clevis 6 Large Currycomb 11 Large Monkey Wrench 2G Chicken wire, per square foot \ pei full roll 5 percent discount. Screen doors, all sizes 59 Fly screen wire, per square foot... V>. Adjustable screen windows 24 Large hammer 11 Tacks, per paper 1 Tacks, per barrel 3 Wash tub 49 Solid copper wash boiler .'...$1 39 Heavy tinned teakettle, copper bottom'. 5 ft. step ladder. Garden trowels.. couflt In a speech recently delivered, Sen- J. M. Thurston says: "Who is McKinley ? A soldier of the repub- boy volunteer, knighted by his country's commission for conspicuous gallantry on desperate fields. When Sheridan, summoned by the rising roar of doubtful battle, rode madly down from Winchester and drew nigh. to the shattered and retreating columns of his army, the first man he met to know was a young lieutenant, engaged in the heroic task of rallying and reforming the Union lines ready for the coming of the master, whose presence and genius could wrest victory from defeat. That young lieu­ tenant was a private in 1861, a ma jor in 1866. The years that others gave to educational pursuit he gave to his country. Hie alma mater was the tent­ ed field. He graduated in a class of heroes. His diploma bears the same sig­ nature as does the emancipation procla­ mation." Congressman Hopkins has proba­ bly permanently associated his name and fame with a national policy which will be distinctly popular. The Hopkins bill, if it becomes a law, will be thus known. It is receiving favorable men­ tion in all quarters. The Chicago Record which has ajways opposed the Republi can tariff policy, says editorially of it that no matter to what extent the Hop­ kins reciprocity is the reactionary result of a highjprotective tariff, it is a measure which is needed by the United States. It is designed to eradicate some of the evils of foreign discrimination which our own exacting customs duties have brought upon us in a more or less direct way; but, at the same time, it is to go further and exact of foreign governments the recognition ot fair play in international business. In effect, it will insist that where China sells us $20,000,000 worth of goods annually it is in bad taste for its teeming millions to use only $4,500,- 000 of our exports. The bill means that with our excess of imports over exports, we recognize, as a nation, that we have not a fair show in trade relations with the world. This bill contemplates a world-wide application of the principle of fair play. Under it the president, by means of retaliatory privileges, amount­ ing to an embargo on all importations may force concessions from countries _ which export more to us than we send to them. The trade balance against the United States each year is enough to prompt the passage of this bill. There ca,n' be no selfish sectional prejudices " "against it, and in the event of its passage it cannot be doubted that the United States is sufficiently fortified by its re- •> sources to impose penalties which dis­ criminations against our exports may "bring about. tions of the past two years, and which show that the falling off has far exceeded all estimates. An extract from one will serve to show the contents of all. It is from a Michigan horseman, and says: "Not half as many colts are being bred as there were two years ago. It is very seldom that you see a weaning colt in the barnyards of the farmers. They are like hen's teeth." From nearly every State in the Union com^ a like report, and as they are from men who know the facts, there is no reason to doubt their correctness." The Ohio gentleman quoted above, continuing his discussion of the situa tion, savs that a sharp advance in prices is sure to come, but he is afraid that but few farmers will be in a position to take advantage of it. "The low prices pre­ vailing for several years have caused them to become indifferent and very few have really good horses for sale; a mis­ take apt to be made, for when any pro­ duct is low it is neglected and when the advance comes there is little to sell." All this may grate harshly on the ear of the breeder who has this year sold his horses for little more than a song, as some have, but it should not be forgot­ ten that the activity of the summer had been succeeded before fall set in by an unaccountable renewal of the inactivity which marked the entire course of the year 1894, thus making it difficult to sell anything but fancy stock at good prices. Ae for high class, thoroughly broken, decently educated horses for road use, the supply has never been up to the demand.--Stockman. Get a S44 Bicycle! Hand weeders. 59 39 5 0 Lower in price than ever. U N D E R T A K I N G Is given the utmost attention. Fall bearers' wagon furnished. New Bakery! GROCERY STORE. C. E. LAMPHERE, Having leased, the west store, in the Kelter Block, McHenry, has filled the same with a new and fresh stock of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Canned Goo<l.s, Green and 13i*ieci Fruits. &c. To which he invites the attention of the buying public, confident that be can give you good goods for as little money as any other store in the county. Ironing boards .- G9 Post mauls.. 53c Post hole diggers..... 69 4-tined spading forks 49 4-tined manure forks 47 3-tmed hay forks.... 33 Large field hoes: S3 Child's toy rake, spade and hoe... 9 Lady's toy rake, spade and hoe.. 12 Spring screen door hinge, per pr..s 8 Long h'dl'd steel manure scoop... 59 Milk cans $1 89 Heavy milk pail y 39 Western washing machine, 2 -89. Perfection washing machine 3 49 Clothes wringer ;... 1 49 100 ft. wire dothes line 39 100 ft. rope clothes line 18 Mop sticks... 9 Tack puller 10 Soldering setts 10 Razor strops ; 39 for SPRING By Trading on tlie West Side. • LP W&WW r- SUITING* AND TRIitfiMINGS. In black and,fashionable shades. Scotch and domestic Ginghams, Satteens, Prints. Gents' Furnishing Goods. .United Brand fine Shirts, Collars and Guffs. Stylish Neck wear. The latost in soft and stiff Hats for spring wear, Goif Caps G loves. I^New Spring Capes ! for Spring At lower prices than ever heard of before. Just received, 200 pairs Dutchess Trousers direct from the factory, all warrarted and now'in stock,.. .. Rubber Goods, Mjieliiiitoslsgs, Big stock ot Fargo's and Douglas Shoes for the spring trad (5 just received, Fargo's famous Bicycle fehcesand Boots, black & tan. NEW CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS. We arc headquarters on Slidden Barb Wire. T-HEO. F. SWAN, GREAT DEPARTMENT STORE ELGIPi, ILL, Having just completed a first class new Oven and secured theservices of MR. LEE, one of the best Bakers in the state, I am prepared to furnish you Bakery Supplies of all kinds, of the best quality and guarantee satisfaction. patronage respect- PROFIT SHARING. --i 1 1 Profit sharing is practically what trading here amounts to now. Every dollar you invest in merchandise pays you greater dividends in the form of savings than your money can earn in any other way. O T T " f T l -- T h i s b u s i n e s s i s d o n e o n s r c h a s c a l e a s t o i n s u r e y o u ^ if \ J hj the widest range of styles, along with the greatest econ- * omy. It is this masterful grasp that brings you what we choose to call profit sharing. Ladies' extra fine Oxfords, many styles, black and tan, $1 to $1.25. Ladies' Julliette extra fine put. tip, $1.50, but you must see these, they are such extra good value and they will please you and fit you both. Ladies' extra fine needle toe, lace or button, $2 ; we guarantee them to be aa good as any you can find for $2.50. Over 200 styles Wall Paper, with ceilings and borders to match. 30 patterns in new Shades, all mounted, from o()o to SOc. Beloit Shirts, Pants, Jackets and Overalls, PURE GROCEI1IES, Pillsbury, Chick and Fancy Flour, Garden aud Field Seeds. SIMON STOFFEL. Will be kept up in future. W ill visit the city every Thursday an will fill all speciai orders of a reasonable nature. Slltf!OIV STOFFEL. Lace Curtains- Toe, to £2.60 iicr pair Also Wi'i'io Drapery Cloths, &e, Please ext Dress Co&ds- P a v o r a b l e p t i r r h ^ s e s v l i c e a t y o u r c o m m a n d t h i s w e e k h < ; l i e s t a m i c h e a p e s t , l o t o f L a c e C u r t a i n s i n t h » . ' t o w n , ' h a d e s , W a l l l ' . t p i r , C l i e n e l e C u r t a i n s , S p r e a d s , S i l k e l i n e m i n e . ^ S u c h a s H e n r i e t t a s , S a t i n s , I ' o n g e e s , a l l n o w a n d l i p t o d a t e < S ~ S u i t s f o r m e n a n d b o y s , n e w , u p t o d a t e . S m a l l e s t [ i r o i i t i s w h a t w e m e a n b y p r o l l t s h a r i n g . The finest assortments Flower Pots, Jardineera, etc., to be found in the county, at Geo. W. Besley's, on the West Side. Call and t ee them. Are these Theories or Facts P "A man killed on a railroad never di«s with his boots on|" remarked a railroad engineer the other day. "In my exper­ ience of over twenty «y ears I have seen perhaps over a hundred cases where peo­ ple have been struck and killed by en­ gines, and in every instance, when the body was picked up, the feet were found to be minus shoes. Even men wearing heavy top boots are not exempt from the invariable rule. An old engineer will tell you the same thintc. It is a mystery which nobody seems able to solve and it is inexplicable as that strange phenome­ non of the drownded man who always floats on top of the water facedownward while the woman floats face upward." Murder Will Out. Several years ago the rush of emigra­ tion was for the western prairie lands, where droughts, hot winds, cyclones and blizzards were plenty. No water; ho fuel; low prices for products and high prices for everything a person had to buy. Times have changed and theC. S. Graves- Land Company, It. 311, 50 Fifth Avenue Chicago, have an advertisement in this paper offering land in ('entral Wisconsin well supplied with fuel and good water and centrally located for all the great markets North, East, South and West, with good school privileges". The best of farm land can be had at from $5 to $10 per acre and on easy terms. Cheap Excursions to the West and Sout^. On April 21 and May 5^ 1896, the Northwestern Line wil sell Home Seek­ ers' excursion tickets, with favorable time limits, to a large number of points in the West and South at very low rates. For tickets and full information apply- to agents Chicago & Northwestern RV 40w4 J A share of public fully solicited. C. E, LAMPHERE. McHenry, 111,, April 14, 1890. Grocery Items. • E x t r a l i n e n e w p e a c h e s , b r i g h t a n d f a t , 5 c p e r l b . F i n e C a l i f o r n i a P r u n e s ' • California April ots " C l i o n C u r r a n t s . . . " I t l a c k b e r r i e s Choice Kalsina Evaporated Apples " a c a n s T o i n a t « j i » s H \ c Vac, C h o i c e 1 c a n C o r n . 6 o " A p r i c o t s J 6 c " C a ' i f o r n i a P e a c h e s I f i c " Salmon ]0c " S a r d i i . e K 5 c A r m o u r ' s p i C n i c M a m s S > ^ c A r m o u r ' s f a i t P o r k , b o n e l e s s . . 7 ^ 0 P h o n o g r a p h B a k i n g P o w d e r , l i b c a n . . 2 0 c C h o i c e B o n e l e s s C o d f i s h 7 > £ c T h i s i s w h a t w e m e a n b y p r o l l t s h a r i n g , b u t a l l c a s h t r a n s a c t i o n s a n d N O C R E D I T . A f o r t u n a t e p u r c h a s e o f G i n g h a m a m a k e s i t p o s s i b l e f o r UE t o o i l e r y o u a Special (iingliam Sale Saturday, April 25ili. To any lady who may call Saturday, 10 yard for 35 cents. tieheiej As we failed, through unexpected cir­ cumstances, to take possession of the premises rented by us for the purpose of opening business in Turner, we have de­ cided to move our entire new stock of SPRING MERCHANDISE, Such as Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, gents' and boys1 Suits, and gents' Furnishing Goods, to our present place of business in West McHenry. Therefore we have rented our pjesent locality for one or two months more, and we will extend our sale here for One or Two Months? a During that time we will continue to sell the same as heretofore, all our new stock at Fifty Cents on the Dollar. PUBLIC IN GENERAL Exacting, economical and critical buyers included, arc urgently requested to call and examine our late arrivals of NEW & SEASONABLE STYLES In Collars, Cull's, gents' lloso I have just received a full and summer wear. Braces, Handkcrchiofs and Shirts, of every description. ine of gents' NECKTIES for spring HERE ARE SOME OF ouit PRICES: B o y s ' S u i t " * , w o r t h B o y s ' K n e e P a n t s . . M e n ' » P a n t s L a d i e s ' S h f e s . . . . ' . . M i s s e s ' S h o e s M e n ' s S h o f e s B o y s ' S h o e s . . ; M e n ' s H a t s G e n t s ' g o o d P a n t s . M e n ' s N e c l c t i e a . . . . . .$2 50 DOW $1,25 . 75 " 29 1 5 0 . 2 . 5 0 1 . 6 5 ' 2 7 5 1 8 5 2 50 4 0 0 3 5 75 1.25 !« 1.88 98 1.23 1.JW 18 We have some Glassware, Groceries, Tinware, Trunks, Satchels, Umbrellas, &c„ which must go regardless o! price. SIMON BROS. West McHenry, 111., 1890. QirALIT'2\ • STTLE A.MD PRICE. Careful comparison cannot fail to convince you of this fact. We simply ask you to come and see our goods, assuring all high grades and one uniform low pricc will be found in every department. Have just received a full line of Spring and Summer Suitings And Overcoatings, and will guarantee to satisfy all who will favor me with their patronage. . Good'Fits and workmanship guaranteed, and prices to satisfy the people. .. Thanking you all for past favors. WORK USEFUL, . . . PLEASANT; . . REMUNERATIVE, STEADY, . . . For an Army of Active, In­ telligent Men and Women, f in the introduction of our J FAMILY BIBLES! ^ Seven Styles of Binding', ^ each one a marvel of Beauty I and Cheapness. THEY WIL,!, > SEIX AT SIGHT! [$$$$%•* • ?% $ THIS LIKE OF BIBLES CONTAINS The Most Valuable Aids and Helps. . . . The Largest Number of New Features. . . The Largest Number of Fine Illustrations. . The Most Attractive and Reliable Bindings. WRITE US FOR OUR LIBERAL CRANSTON & CURTS 220 TERMS TO AGENTS. 222 W. FOURTH STREET. $ 3 I K O I 3 V X A T I , O . ^ • -""Sv WE HAVE THE FINEST LiftE OF TO 15E OBTAINED. Dubuque Norwegian llockford, Carpcntcrvillc Star, ' } Plows of al l styles, al l } s izes, Lowest prices. Keystone Disc and Sterling Plow Cut Harrows Axtell Cultivators, in -i, 6, and S Albian Spring Tooth Cultivators Scandia Corn Planter. lovels. The World's Famous BINDERS. MOWERS Imperial Corn Planter. McCORMICK AMD CORN HARVESTERS. J. D. LODTZ Agents for the Steel Web Picket Farm and Garden Picket Fence, wiJhStejl eb Picket Double Drive Gates. |5gf~-Also have the celebrated Henney Buggy Co.'s Buggies, Road Wagons, Spring Wagons and Surreys. In, Farm Wagons, we have- the Weber,~TTrid Fish Bros1, the two. very best farm wagons made. JACOB BONSLET'".