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r " Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." VOL. 22. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1896. PUBLISHED EVEBY WEDNESDAY BY --J. V AN SLYKE,- EDITOIJ A.ND PKOL'IUETOH. • • ' OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK. Two Doors North of Perry & Owen's Stori, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in,ad?anco) -- -- 50 If Not Paid within TUres Months..,..... -2 00 Subscriptions receivM for three or sis months in the same proportion- •' RATES OF ADVERTISING: We announce liberal rates for advertising in the PLAINDEALEK, and endeavor to state them so plainly that thoy will be readily un­ derstood. They are M follows'; 1 Inch one year 2 Inches one year - 3 Inches one year - Column one year % Oolumn ono year- Column one year 5.00 10 00 15 00 30 00 60 0o 100 Oo One ncn means the measurement of one lnoh down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers,-at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they ehoose, without extra oharge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitlod to insertion oflocal notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 cents per line the first week, and 5 cents per line for eaoh subseq uent week. Transient advertisements will be charged ai the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issue, and S.oents per line for subsequent issues, inns, an inoh advertisement will cost '°. r.0°® week, $1.50 for two weeks, $2.00 for three WTheVt,AiHDEALEB wil 1 be liberal In giving editorial notices, but, as a businesBruie.n will require ft suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for peottaiary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. c FRANK L. SHEPARD, OUNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 804--132 Cla k St., Chicago. O. H. FEQERS, M, D- LAN AND SURGE< Office at Residence. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, MoHenry Ills. JOS, L. ABT, M. D. PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OCULIST, Office m NichoLv Blcck, over Plaindealer Office. McHenry Telephone No 4 W. c. BE8LEY. D. D. S., Surgeon Dentist, WEST MCHENEY, III. Office in rear of G. W. IJeeley's Drug Store. All work guaranteed. 3---- DR. A. E. AURINGER, PHYSICIAN ANDSURGEON. -Office in the Stroner building, one door west of A. P. Bier's store, West McHenry, 111. Residenco, house formorly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional calls promptly at- tended to, J. B. HOWE, M. D, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Offi'ie anil Residence, Hotel Woodstock. Office hours 1 to 2 v. M. daily, Uails promptly at­ tended to. Deserving poor treated tree of charge at office, including medicine Monday and Krid ly. F. O. COLBY, D, D. R. DENTIST. Woodstock, 111. Special atcn-tion paid to regulating children's teeth, Parties coming from a distance will do well to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal block corner Mam street and PubliciSq arc A C. P. BARNES, TTORNEY, Solicitor, and, Counselor, Collections.a specialty. e WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. KNIGHT & BROWN, TTORNEYS AT LAW, U. S. Express Co.'s Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. JGHN P. S&HTH, Watchmaker & Jeweler MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clooks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watches. Give me a call. JOHN P- SMITH. W. k. CR8STY, Justice of the Peace. WEST McllENBY, ILL. Special Attention paid to Collections. H. C. MEAD, Justice of the reace and General In­ surance Agent Including Accident and Life Insurance. WEST MGHENRV, III. W. P. ST. CLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Real Estate and Insurance. NUNDA, ills A. CHURCH- Watchmaker audi Jeweler No. 12 G State Street, Chicago. Special attention given to repairing Fine Watches an t Chronometers. *S~ A Full Assortment of Goods in his line. NOTICE. All you men aud boys that want to Save from $2 to $5 on Pants ORESUITS. Don't Miss this Chance ON any kind of goods sold in my store, at Chicago's lowest prices, .. E. LAWLUS, Opposite Riverside Hotel, McHenry. NO. 6. O PPORTUN1TY is like a fragile vase, Once it slips through our fingers i t is l ikely To be shattered beyond hope of repair, Your opportuity to buy oue of the Best Gasoline Stoves MADE ! At the manufacturers" prices has arrived. Don't let i t slip through your fingers, Call and procure you a stove that has no equal in any form. I have a iarge stock and wish to reduce itS consequently will sell the --^ ----- Famous; Quick iVleal 5 Stoves I At absolute cost, for A l imited time. These stoves are no experi meht, but are a practical success in pvery way, and are fully guar­ anteed. Respectfully yours, F. L. MCOMBER. West S'de Hardware S* ore. ^JULIA A. STORY, DEALER IN DRUGS and MEDICINES. A FOLL LINE OF CHEMICALS, DYE STUFFS, Paints, Oils and Colors CON8TAN TLY ON HAND. FULL LINE OF PAT EMT MEDICINES, TOILET ARTICLES, Stationery and Druggists' Sundries. Physicians' Prescriptions! C'lrefwlly compounded by a u 1 ) Registered Pharmacist, Your Patronage is respectfully solicited --JULIA A. STORY One\Donr West of River/title Fltyuse, McHenry, 111 DOWN ! DOWN! DOWN! WHAT? Watch and Jewelry OF ALL KINDS. From now "ntil further notice wo will srivc you the following LOW PRICES and warrant everything first class. Main Springs, the best, warranted, and put in while you wait, 50 cents. Cleaning all kinds of watches, 50 cents. Watch Crystals 10 cents each; when in connection with other work, free. All ordinary Balance Staffs, complete, $1. No charge for clean­ ing at same time. Eight-Day Clocks, $2.75. We also have a large and well selected stock of Watches, Clocks. Jewelry. Silver and Plated ware, to which we invite your atten­ tion. confident we can savo you money. Come and see us, HEMAN & SCHNEIDER. McHenry, July 14, 189(5. THE McHENRY J. H. MILLER, Prop'r. All kinds of Cemetery Work at Low Prices A FULL LINE OF FINISHED WORK CONSTANTLY ON HAND. I McHENRY, ILL. Foreign and American Granite a SpeciiEilty. Arc built in the Largest IGY6LES. and Best Equipped Factory in 8$' the World . TUC pi CACIIDCQ depend much on your wheel. Get one that you can rely ri-I-M u on at all times through thick and. The Waverley has ftwni ,.lr,--the reputation of being-such.- - Aek those who rideihem. - - OF CYCLlNb Scorcher, 3 heights, §85. Belle, 2G & 28 inch, §75 & $85 3Sm9 - W. A. HEMAN, Agent, McHenry,!!!. Made by INDIANA BICYCLE CO., INDIANAPOLIS, IND. C. F. BOLEY, Pronrielor of McHenry Brewery, McHENRY, ILL. Always on Hand with the Pest. Peer, West Side Livery, FEED AND SALE STABLES. E.J.HANLY, 3Proj»'r. WEST McHENRY, ILL. V First class riga,-with or without drivers, furnished'at reasonable rates- Parties taken to and from the Lakes in Easy Rigs, and prompt connection made with all trains. Onr Rigs will be .kept in first class shape, and. we shall snare no pains tb please our ous •tomers at all timee, Give ua a call, : s- E J. II AX I, Y, . West McHenry, 1U„ Aug. 15, isn. ». C. SPURUNG, Ve eritiary - Surgeon West McHcury, 111. MAKES A SPECIALTY OF CASTRATION. 83* Office at Hanly's Livery Stable. West McHenry, 111. JOHN J. BUCH, Restaurant- ^Boarding H ouse, Near the Iron Bridge, McHenry, 8oard by the Day or Week at Reasonable rates, . . . t A NIDE IYINE OF Row BOATS AT MI LANDING, for rent by the hour or day, at reasonable rates. Pure Wtues, Liquors and Choice Cigars always on hand. *»*FrpflhLairer Beer cotantly on draughi Gcod Stabling for Horses. MURPHY & PHILLIPS, Howe Block, Water Street, DEALERS IN Choice Family Groceries, Kerogpne, Gasoline, Potatoes, Fresh Bread, Tablets, Pencils, new Teas, new Coffees. Our Bakery Supplies, Received from the Rock ford Bakery are absolutely fresh every day. Bread, Buns, Biscuit, Cookies, etc, always on hand, Canned Goods and all kinds of Fruits in their season can be found at our store, which will be offered to the buying public at the Lowest Living Prices, tor Cash Our goods are all fresh, new and clean, and we hope by fair dealing and good goods to merit and receive a fair of public patronage, A fine new Delivery Wagon will run to the Lakes daily, Goods delivered in the Corporation free of charge, RffiiRPHY & PHILIPS. McHenry, April 7, 189G. PERRY & OWEK, Banners. MoHENRY, ILLINOIS This Panic teceivea deposits, buyf and sells Foreign and Domestic Ex change, and does a General Banking Business We endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our care in a manner and upon tenns entirely satisfactory to our customers and respectfully solicit tht public patronage. MONEY TO LOAN; On Peal Estate and other first c ast security. Special attention given t co- lections, In lirst Class Companies at th Lowest Rites. Fours Pe ipectfulli «<> TARY PERRY A OWE" PURi IC THOS. BURKE Meat Market. Near the Iron Bridge, McHenry, 111. ̂ Hairing again taken possession of my Market, in this village, I am now pre­ pared to furnish my old customers and the public generally, with Fresh and Salt Meats. Smoked Meat Sausage etc Of the best quality and at Living Prices, I shall keep constantly on hand Meats of all kinds, and leaving nothing undone to meet the wants of my customers. Vegetables of all kinds in their season. KiT'Cash paid for Hides, Tallow, Veal, Poultry, etc. A share of the public patronage is re- spectfvlly solicited. THOMAS BURKE. --McHenry, 111., Oct. 1,1805. Poison ivy, insect bites, bruises, scalds, burns, are quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye, the great pile cure. J. A. Story. Floral Company McHENRY, ILL. C, X. ESHIL80N, - MANAGER. All kinds of Cu t Flowers,, and Funeral De­ signs to, .bo had at all times at Reasonable Kates. Carnations in bud and other potted plants for sate. \ v° Orders taken now for bedding plants de­ sired in the spring. Will have al^, kinds of plants for fancy beddings Orders by mail, promptly attended to. Address, . V' •; - V ROSE DA LK FLORAL COMPANY, ' - - MCHENRY, 111. PROTECT YOUR HORSE ! HY BUYING ONE OF THOSE Handsome Fly Nets Now on exhibition at our shop. We also have a full line of Dusters. Whips, etc., to which we invite your at­ tention, and will guarantee to please you in quality, style and price. A Good Whip lor 10c. A fine stock of SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS Which will be sold cheaper than the same goods can be bdnght elsewhere and war­ ranted as represented. REPAIRING Promptly Atteiuled to. Do not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. GUS CARLSON. McHenry, 111., .Tune 23. 1896. NEW ! New Summer Shirts, New SummerTies, New Styles of Collars. LARGE SALE On New Neckties. Within 24 Hours I can supply you with any size in Shirts that I have not got in the store. Complete Stock Of Gents' Furnishing Goods. Biggest Run On Merchant Tailoring siuce 1 have been in McHenry. Latest style and best goods, at prices never before offered in McHenry. Come and be convinced. Thanking you for past patronage, I am Yourw Truly, J. D. LODTZ, Jr. McHenry, 111., May 12, 1S96. » t x, O • s = s; 9C3 ' S c ̂<2 *0 1 2 : ~ u £ « 3 -- C3 3 o a o W 'D +3 GQ w H Q < Pk Q < S O P o g - <h H 5_ _ o >. O 77 L, o C O-.O c cc icrz < d >> c c u c ® ' C QD c: <> * o efi ' O ^ B) k O ® f--' -B t£)aO SofeiigS§c8'g® E c: a cf-w, o c;""' 'JZjC cs 55 cd , fco u . a S c13 -S-S05 5 5 § o I^So-' s 5 c m-S o ' .£ e r~ - „ '«n So ° &"£ . O _ m ~ it -.-S -O Q . c ? ' o ioiS-sgs^.So s i I 22 H'S H . 0 2 P H ® H S 0 S H A H © IL (A i 2 h O CO O a o £ o • c ^ t; I o CO SMOKERS! WTA io Want of a GOOFL Cipr! THE OLD BELIA13 LE CALL AT Cigrar and Tobacco Dealers. OUR SPECIALTIES : Our Mo nog ram, 10c. Barbian's Best, hand made 5c The beet cigars made. Sold by all local dealers. AN UBJ AND A NICHE. FACTS ABOUT CREMATION FURNISH­ ED BY A CREMATORY AGENT. Economy and Cleanliness Among Its Claims. Ashes May Be Left In the Crematory, but Often Mourners Carry Them Away and Keep Them Always Nfear. "Cremation this afternoon at 2." These words are lettered on a small sign that swings in a shop window on Hous­ ton street, where several curious urns are displayed. This is the New York office of a' suburban cemetery, where are cremated the bodies of those who prefer that their remains shall he con­ sumed by flair e rather than to lei na­ ture take it? course in a cdffin -six feet under the s< A * A World reporter dropped into the office and had a talk with the young man in charge. It was too late on that afternoon to witness a cremation, but ordinarily the crematory people are glad to have spectators when the interesting process is going on. Economy is always considered by most people, and cremation is cheap. It is also clean, and what is cleaner for a last resting place than a white metal vase? "You know how much you would have to pay for a plot at Greenwood?" said the young man. "At our crematory $25 will buy a niche in which yon maj place an urn large enough to hold th€ ashes of an entire family. " There is something sentimental in the ashes of "two souls with but a single thought" being put together. There are no rules against buying a row of niches. This, however, is more expensive, and the line of names on the separate urns suggests the search for a name on the k^Js of a flathouse. Yet there are often m many as 12 niches bought in a row. Each niche is docorated by the crema­ tion company every Memorial day. It is on this occasion that the crematory has its greatest number of visitors. When the young man was asked what class of people favored cremati6n, he re­ plied: "No particular class of people. In New York the Germans perhaps are the most numerous advocates of it. It appeals alike to tho poor and the wealthy. The cost to cremate an adult is $35 and $25 for a child. An urn large enough to contain tlio ashes of one per­ son can be bought for $6, and this, with the price of a niche, does not bring cre­ mation beyond the reach of the poor man. "What are the urns made of? Mostly of bronze and white metal. Here is a beauty of serpentine stone." The "beauty" was only 20 inches high, but it cost $45. There are about a dozen dif­ ferent designs in urns. Often a dead person's relatives may desire to keep the ashes in a parlor vase. The young man was asked if all the ashes of those cremated were kept at the cemetery. "Just about one-half are," he answered. "Some are taken away and placed in safety vaults, and some are always kept near tho person who most loved tho deceased in life. I know of one lady who always carries the ashes of her husband wherever she goes. They have been to Europe and back several times, and have had many trips to the seashore and mountains. "No one but myself ever handles the ashes after they leave the fireman. They are sent to me from there, and I seal each jar and keep them here until they are sont for or until I have too many on hand. In that case I notify the relatives. If they want them transferred to an urn, I do it by means of this great glass fun­ nel. Do they all pass through the same funnel? Of course. What's the differ ence? I clean it after each separate lot of ashes." He then went over to the big office safo, and, fixing the combination lock, opened the iron door. There was exposed a row of black jars about the size of or­ dinary tomato cans. Each jar was sealed with black wax and tape, and pasted on the front was a label. The young man took out one of the jars and set it on the hand of a woman who wore a number five glove. She held it easily and read the label. Inside of the jar was all that remained of a large sized man who had been cremated three weeks before.-- New York World. Argentine Woods. The woods peculiar to the Argentine Republic are, as a rule, not only dis­ tinguished for their positive colors, but some of them are also said to be of a hardness capable of resisting the keenest tools and of withstanding fire in a re­ markable degrea The algarrobo is de­ scribed as white, red, gray, black and violet; the quebracho is deep red and pure white; the cedar is bright red; the cibil is white, red and black; the gayaibi is white, gray and black; the laurel is white, black and yellow; the tipa is white, red and yellow; the palo amarilla is bright yellow, as is also the palo moro; the viraro is dark brown; the calden is bright red; the tatane is golden yellow; the pacara is dark red; the molle is black brown; the lapacho is green, gray and black; the guayabo is deep red, veined with black and yellow; the palo ribera is dark cinnamon, with red veins ; the guayacan is black and al­ most indestructible.--New York Sun. Old Marriage Ceremony. Polynesia is probably the only place in "the world where the marriage feast takes place without the presence of the bridegroom. For some unexplained rea­ son the young man is "sent into the bush" when negotiations are opened with the family of his bride, and he re­ mains there during the subsequent fes­ tivities. It is only when the guests have departed and the girl is left alone with bis parents that messengers are dispatch­ ed for him. Meekness is | imperfect if it be not both active - and--passive, leading us to Bubdue our own passions and "resent­ ments, as well as to hear, patiently the passions aud resentments of others.-- Foster. • . • ' I' > African Mahogany, v \ Mahogany, cut from the forests dis­ covered by Stanley in his expedition for the rescue of Emin Pasha, now reaches this country. These forests are said to be inexhaustible and are probably of equal, perhaps of greater, value than the richest gold or diamond mines of the dark continent. ° Capitalists wera interested in Stanley's account, and a flourishing trade in the,timber has re­ sulted. Prices" of mahogany products were in a fair way to rise to ' excessive figures'until the cutting began in Africa. This has only been within the past year,, but prices have already fallen "20 per cent. A carload was recently delivered at Louisville at a net cost of $80. per 1,000 feet, whereas it has been a com­ mon thing for mahogany to sell at auc­ tion in Liverpool for $100 per 1,000. Heretofore the principal sources of sup­ ply have been the forests of Central America', Cuba, San Domingo and Bra­ zil. Already 12,000,000 feet have been cut and exported from Africa, Snd the trade promises to yield an immense rev­ enue to the British and French colonists, who have seized the mahogany terri­ tory. This African mahogany has a pinkish tinge in contrast to the reddish yellow color of tho American varieties. Tho treos are very large, and logs re­ ceived in tho shipment mentioned were 2 feet to 8 % feet in size. They are squared before being exported.--Wood­ worker. Grim Humor of Gerinsny. A Berlin journal recalls tho fact that the brilliance of German humor remain­ ed quite undimmed during the trying times of 25 years ago. In the autumn of 1870 the German humorist naturally drew much of his inspiration from the political events of the day. Among the pleasantries related by our contempo­ rary is the reply of a Berlin photog­ rapher to a firm in a frontier town which had asked for a supply of photographs of German generals as soon as the war was declared. "We have no more copies left," the answer ran, "but we are send­ ing you the originals." On Aug. 8, 1870, the following telegram appeared in a Berlin paper under the heading of "Latest News:" "St. Helena, Aug. 7. --Have finished sweeping; the apart­ ments are ready." In sending from France 2 louis d'or to tho King William Aid society a German wrote-: "I glad­ ly send these- 2 louis to the King Wil­ liam Aid -society. Ife will be Witliam himself who will .'supply us with the third." A riddle written in French,by a German humorist asked the difference between Napoleon J and Napoleon IIL To this the answer was, "Napoleon I a eu genie, Napoleon. Ill a Eugenie."-- Loudon News. Spiders That Change Colors. An interesting instance of color mim­ icry in spiders has been observed in the south of France. The spiders of that re­ gion when in search of prey hide in the convolvulus flowers. It has been noticed that a white variety of spider frequented the white flowers; a greenish colored variety made the green flowers his home and a pink one lived principally in the ' pink flowers. The colors of the three varieties were at first supposed to ba permanent, but it has recently been dis­ covered that the color of any one of these spiders changes within a few days if the insect be placed in the convolvulus of a different colored flower to that which he has been using as his home. Four spiders--pink, white, green and yellow in color--were all put in a box together, and within three days all were white.--St. Louis .Republic. Tankage. "Do you know what tankage is?" asked one of the customs inspectors of the reporter yesterday. "Something to do with a tank." "Guess again." "Give it up. What is it?" "Well, I didn't know before today," continued the inspector, "but I was down aboard of a vessel today, a coaster bound to the eastward, and was inform­ ed by the captain that he had 300 bags of tankage aboard. Then he explained that tankage is nothing more nor less than dried blood. It is procured at the abattoirs of Boston and other ports and taken to Boothbay, where it is used ia the manufacture of fertilizers."--East* ern Argus. The Intrusive Tulip Tree. The tulip tree appears to be bettet able to reproduce itself and is evidently more hardy when young than any other of our native trees. Wherever there is a bare or neglected place in Brandy wine park this species of tree immediately begins to grow. Within the limits of the park there are two or three aban­ doned quarters which have not been used for years. In these quarters there is already a rich and abundant growth, of young trees, and the tulip appears to do better than any others. This is true of every place in this section. Every abandoned road or bit of neglected ground soon has these tulips or poplar, trees in abundance. --Wilmington (Del.) News. Most Delicate of Instruments. Gas Inspector Westman has about completed a series of changes iu his de­ partment which will end with the es­ tablishment for the first time in the city hall of a barphotometer. This apparatus, which is one for the measuring of the candle power of gaslight, will he estab­ lished iu a vault to the right of the main office. So delicately must operations tie conducted that the attendants in meas­ uring light will be compelled to wear slate colored shirts, as a white garment Wuld spoil the reflection.--Chicago Chronicle. Buffon's Chimpanzee. The English Illustrated Magazine says that Buff on had a chimpanzee in 1740 which always walked upright, of­ fered people his arm, walked with then* in an orderly manner, sat down to tabla like a man, opened his napkin and wip­ ed his lips with it, made use of spoon and fork, poured one viae and clinked It