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WEDNESDAY, DKC. 30, 189G. Railway Time Table. Taking effect Sunday,v»pt. 20, 1896, at six 3'clock A. M. Trains will ;pnaa ilcHenry station as follows; GOING SOUTH. D Lake Geneva Passenger. 7:31AM X Williams Bay Express 8;«5 •• X Williams Bay Passenger 3 .26 PM X Lake Geneva Freight 3:26 " GOING NOBTH. X Williams Bay Passenger........ 9:47 K M X Lake Geneva Freight. . . . . . 1 1 :05 •' 8 Lake Geneva Passenger 4;50 P M "X Williams Bay Express 4:55 *• X Williams Bay Passenger 6:56 •• EXPLANATION. D--Daily. X--Daily except Sunday. 8 Sundays Only. B. BUSS, Agent, McHenry, 111. MASONIC. MOHENRY LODGE, No. 158 A. F. and A. M.-- Regular Communications the second and fourth Mondays in each month. - W, A. ORI3TY, W-M. K. O. T. M. " ' MCHENRY LODGB NO. 77, K. O. T. M.-Reg- olar meetings I second aind fourth luesday evenings of each month, at K. O. X, M. Hall. GBO.| HANLBT, ' Com, J. J. BIBHOP, R. K. Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. J. R. Clark... Pastor Preaching Sunday, 10:30 A. M. and 7:30 P.M. Sundav School, 11:46 A. *. Dr. A, E. Auringer,.... ... ...Superintendent . Epworth League, 6:46 pc M., Rev, J; R. Clark, President. „ Prayer Meeting. Wednesday, 7:30 p. M. Ladies' Aid Poclety each alternate week, Mrs. M, E. Howe, President. JWA Cordial invitation is extended to all. Unfversalist Church Directory. T. J. Walsh, ... President F. L. McOmber, <Dle?k James B. Perry Treasurer Rev. J. Straub, D, D Pastor The Willing Workers; (the ladles organ- izatlon.) Mrs. Jas. B, Perry ..President Mrs. L. H. Owen Secretary 3upt, of Sunday 8chool, O. N. Owen Assistant, -..MM. O. N. Owen *fThe Pastor's Chicago Telegraph Addref* s Grand Grossing, Preaching services at 10:30 A. M. and at 7;30 ?. M. A cordial invitation to all.; New Advertisements' This Week, John Evaneon & Co., West McHenry. John J. Miller, West McHenry. J. W. Christy & Son, Ringwood. Theo. F. Swan, Elgin. „ REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. The Republican voters of the Town of McHenry are requested to meet in Town Caucus, at the City Hall, in the village of McHenry. on SATURDAY, JANUARY 2d, 1897, at 2 o'clock P. M., for the pur­ pose of choosing seventeen Delegates to represent said town in the County Con­ vention, to be held at Woodstock, on Monday, Jan. 4th, 1897, and to tran­ sact such other business as may properly come beforo the meeting. PER OKDEB TOWN COMMITTEE. THE PLAINDEALER and the Weekly Inter-Ocean one year for $2. DR. AUT is prepared to test eyes accur­ ately, at his office, over the PLAINDEALER office. WANTED --$2,000, on from three to five years time, with first-class security. Inquire of H. C. Mead, West McHenry. THOSE who love to trip the light fan­ tastic should not forget the New Year's Party, at the McHenry House, on Fri­ day evening of this week, J an. 1st. THE dancing public should remember that Company G., I. N. G., will dedicate their new Armory in Woodstock, with a grand ball on Friday evening, Jan. 1. REVIVAL services will be held in the M. E. church, in this village, commencing New Years eve. Rev. J. R. Clark will con­ duct the meetings. All are most cor­ dially invited. " WANTED, by a thoroughly competent woman, a' place to do general house work. Any family wishing such a one can learn of her whereabouts by calling at this office. THE New Year's Party, at Riverside Hall, on Friday evening, January 1st, promises to be a highly enjoyable affair. Good music will be in attendance and no paiiiB spared to make it pleasant for all CHRISTMAS passed off quietly in this village. Appropriate exercises were en­ joyed at both the^Universalist and Methodist churches, and the children were all made happy by their annual presents from friends. A SON of Wm. Welsh, who lives south­ east of this village, aged about one year, died on Sunday last. The funeral was held from St. Patrick's church, in this village Tuesday. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of all. AN Aurora man who had ?100 in hie pocket mysteriously diappeared the other day, and the Beacon headed its account of the affair, " Man Turns Up Missing!" Good gracious! If he is found he. will be discovered.--Peoria Journal. HERE is the way one schoolmarm "keeps the rubbers of her little pupils from .going estray. Each child has got to bring a clothes pin, on it the child'B name is written, and with it tho rubbers ;are coupled together. There are no miss- mated rubbers now in that school. MRS. M. A. SEARLES will sell trimmed Millinery for the next 20 days regardless of cost. Dress Hats, Bonnets, Fedoras, Tam O'Shanters, children's silk and vel -vet Hoods. The greatest chance of the season to buy Millinery, Cheaper than ever offered in this town before. YOUNG men and women who wish •college education will be interested in series of illustrated articles on "Ameri- •can Universities and Colleges," now run ning in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly A paper on Yale. was given in the Novem ber number, and one on Cornell appears 3n that.for December. PERSONAL^ -I • Miss NETTIE KCHIESSLE^ is visiting with friends in Chicago this week. CHAS. PAGE and wife spent Christmas with friends in Chicago. 14 JOHN RALSTON and wife were Chicago visitors a few days last week. Miss ANNA WINKLES, of Algonquin, vis­ ited with her mother Christmas. PETER B. FREOND attended to business in Chicago on Wednesday last. FRANK HORTON, of Elgin, was on our Btreets on Friday. PETER ROTHERMEL, of Chicago, is vis­ iting with his parents in this village. HARRY WIGHTMAN was on the sick list the first of the week. Louis KUHHERT and wife, of Chicago, were calling on friends here last week. HON. GEO. W. ELDREDGE, of Richmond, was on our streets on Monday. JAMES WALSH, of Elgin, was calling on friends here on Monday. G. L. HUBBARD, oi Npnda, was on our streets one day last week. MRS. C. T. ELDREDGE was a Richmond visitor the first of the week. HARRY HOLMES, of Woodstock, was on our streets on Tuesday. AUGUST NOHDQUEST was visitiiig with his parents the latter part of last week, . BEN BONSLETT came out from Chicago to eat Christmas dinner with hi* mother. FRANK PARKER and son, Carlos, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, visited with friends here a few days last. Miss ETTA SIMES went to Chicago last week to spend the Holidays with friends there. 0. N. OWEN and wife visited friends in Chicago a few days the latter part of last week. MRS, E. E. THOMAS, of Woodstock, has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. M. Owen, the past week. GEORGE AND HARRY HANLY, of Chica­ go, are spending the week with their parents, in this village. FRANK ROTHERMEL and wife, of Chi­ cago, are viBiting with friends in this village. ED. COBB, who is attending school at Milwaukee, is spending the Holidays with his mother, in this village. FRED GOODMAN, of Chicago, came out to spend the Holidays with his parents, in this village. LEW HOLMES was reported seriously ill on Sunday; and at this writing is no better. Miss BESSIE GOING, of Chicago, i« spending this week with the editor and family, in this village. HON. F. K. GRANGER and H. C. Mead attended to business at the county seat on Saturday last. MISSES Karte, Florence and Elsie Howe are spending this week with friends in Chicago, MRS. R. STEBBINS went to Genoa Junction on Saturday last to attend the funeral of Mrs, John Moore. CARL MEAD and Wm. Schriener took the riyer route, on their skates, to Elgin, on Monday. T. F. FRIEDLEY and wife, of Lamont, 111., were the guests of A. C. Friedley and wife, of this village, for a few days last week. MRS. D. F. HANLY was reported quite sick the first of the week. Her many friends hope to see her around again soon. Miss AGNES PERRY, who is attending school at Madison, Wis., is spending the Holidays with her parents, in this village. Miss CLARA WIGHTMAN and Mrs. Henry Poile, of Chicago, are visiting with their parents, H. E. Wightman and wife, in this village. DR. A, E. BAECHLER, Dentist, is spend­ ing this week, at his home, near Bloom- ington. His office here will be closed until Tuesday next, January 5th. FOUND,--In the village of McHenry, a small sum of money. The owner can have the same by calling on Wm. Bacon, proving ownership and paying for this notice. SCHOOL BOARD MEETING--There will be a Special Meeting of the Board of Ed­ ucation, at the School House, on Thurs­ day (to-morrow) evening, Dec. 31, at 7:30, sharp. Every member is requested to be present. Important business. JAMES B. PERRY, President. MANY important articles and striking stories have been secured by Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for publication during the coming year, among them aii illustrated paper on "The King's Daugh­ ters and Sons," by Louise Seymour Houghton, on of the leading spirits of that great order. To My Patrons, I shall be in my office, on the West Side, until January 4th. Would be pleased to have you call at any time. W. C. BESLEY, D. D. S, BY an Elgin paper we learn that "C. E. Chapell met with an accident at DeKftlb a few days ago that will law him up for a few days. He was returning from Triumph, 111., and in stepping off the car at DeKalb slipped and fell. He was pick ed up unconscious but soon recovered and was taken to his home in Elgin." We learn that he is now slowly recover­ ing. I was a narrow escape. AN exchange says a baby boy was born to BO and so, etc. When some of our exchanges yary the monotony oi reporting this class of arrivals by saying that an old man boy was born to FO and so, etc., we will consider the an­ nouncement worthy of reprint entire.-2£r. THE C. &• N. W. ran a train of forty- seven cars of. stock, drawn by two heavy engines, Dec. 20th. from Winona through here to Chicago. The train was one of the "experiment trains" which that road is running for the experiment of deter­ mining the relative merit of heavy single trails and of trains run in sections. THE following from an exchange may in­ terest house wives: Salt puts out fire in a chimney. Salt in the oven under baking tins will prevent their scorching on the bottom. Salt and vinegar will remove stains from discolored teacups. Salt, and soda are excellent for bee Btings and spiderbites. Salt thrown on soot which has fallen on the carpet will remove stain. Salt put on ink when freshly spilled on the carpet will help in removing the spot. Salt, in whitewash makes it sick. Salt thrown on a coal fire when low will revive it. Salt used in sweeping carpets keeps out moths. YEAR by year, as the number of people who read periodicals and newspapers in­ creases, it is found that short stories are becoming more and more popular, and that, in fact, the average reader enjoys short stories more than anything else. Editors in their endeavor to meet this demand are finding that it is becom­ ing very difficult to secure good short stories from the best writers, since each author c*an only do so much work, and in the increasing demand many periodicals are unable to secure stories from them. It is the more extraordinary, therefore, to learn what we understand to be the fact, that Harper's Round Table is to publish during the year 1897 at least fifty-two short stories, one in each number of the paper, by authors whose names are known all over the world as being the best in the field of fiction to-day. A few of these are: Wm. Dean Ho wells, Bret Harte, Margaret Deland, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Owen Wister, Joel Chandler Harris, John Ken- drick Bangs, Frank R. Stockton, Octave Thanet, Charles Dudley Warner, Molly Elloit Seawall, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Howard Pyle, Charles F. Lummis. In England : Laurence Alma-Tadema, Geo Meredith, Thomas Hardy. H. Rider Haggard, Jerome K.Jerome, S.R.Crock­ ett, Austin Dobson, Edmund Gosee, William Black, Stanley J. Weyman, Marquis of Lorne, Sir Walter Besant, W' Clark Russell, Ian Maclaren, Andrew Lang. In France: Fraucois Coppee, ('amilie Flammarion, Jules Verne. Besides this the paper announces three long stories, to run through a third of a year each; one on the naval war of 1812, one on the Arizona deserts, and one in the midst of the famous siege of Gibral­ tar. All these are adventure stories, full of absorbing interest. And furthermore there are hunting stories by Honorabl1 Theodore Roosevelt, Casper Whitney and Frederick Remington. With such a list of contributors the pa­ mper promises to furnish in 1897 reading matter that ifc would be difficult for any other paper in the United States to equal. The Girls and the Prince. When the Prince of Wales was in America, in 18G0, he was a young mhn of nineteen and unmarried. Naturally, the American girls were deeply interested in him, and a period of the most roman­ tic excitement ensued in all the cities Every subterfuge to dance with the young Prince was resorted to, and mem­ bers of his party were bribed to arrange a waltz with the Heir Apparent; the most unusual expedients were resorted to by girls. His baggage was kissed as it was put aboard the cars, and when he left a hotel room women would rush in and carry away in bottles the water in which he had washed his face. Church people forgot themselves and stood on the cushions of the pews in order to see the royal visitor. On every hand it was a season of excitement, and balls, din­ ners, fetes and receptions ruled. One of the Prince's party was Stephen Fiske, *:he journalist, who was delegated by the elder James Gordon Bennett, of the New York Herald, to remain with the Prince while he was in America. Naturally, Mr. Fiske saw all the incidents of His Royal Highness' tour. Taking a liking to the American journalist the young Prince saw that he was present upon all occa­ sions. Now Mr. Fiske has written out the whole story, arid it will form the January installment of the Ladies' Home Journal's series of "Great Personal Events." Illustrations of some of the great scenes have been made, and these will be given with the article in the Jan­ uary Journal. SECRET OF A BRASS TAG. Baggage'Check No. 17.201 and the Mys­ tery of Hermann .Radtke's Fate. Bit of Metal Issiied by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad for Baesrage Sent to Council Bluffs in lebruary, 1890, is Bound by a Sailor on an Alas­ kan Glacier in December, 1892--Vain Lffprts Since to Trace the Owner. Hermann Radtke was not satisfied. He had that indefinable restless feeling scientifically explained as the invisible force which is constantly pushing man from behind, impelling him forward, and without which there can be no progress. Possessing that common trait of the Teutonic race, the desire to better his condition, resulting so often in emigra­ tion to America, Radtke bethought him­ self of the far west and the milder clime of the Pacific slope. His friends had told him of the "Prairie Schooner" of years agone, when weeks were consumed in the long, tedious overland journey; but he had read oi the improvements in travel following the advent of the "iron horse," and accordingly, after inquiry concerning the best route, he purchased a ticket via the Chicago, Union Pacific & Northwest­ ern Line, paying otely$6 additional for a completely equipped double berth in one of the upholstered tourists sleeping cars which leaver Chicago every day in the year via the Chicago &- Northwestern Railway. He could have checked Lis baggage through to destination, but for some reason checked it to Council Bluffs, receiving Claim Check No. 17,201--"and thereby hangs a tale." The Chicago & Northwestern general baggage office has'an unsolved mystery --the secret of check No. 17,201; or what became of Hermann Radtke? The matter has mystified the North­ western people during the last three years and more. It'was revived by the recent turning up of a check from a desk drawer which was being cleaned out. In the spring of 1S93 the general bag­ gage office received from San Francisco an ordinary brass baggage check etamp- ed as follows: : C. & N. W. Ry. : : 17201. : I Local. : Attached to the check was a small tag on which was written : "Found after thawing of snow on a glacier, December 6, 1892, ou top of Coal Bluff, 69° 30' north latitude, Alaska, near P. S. W. Co. Station. Found by a sailor on U. S. Steamer Bear." By the baggage checking system of the road it was easy to ascertain that the baggage had been checked by a man named Hermann Radtke, from Chicago, on February 12, 1890, to Council Bluff*, Iowa. At the latter "station the baggage lay unclaimed until May 19, 1891, whei; it was brought to Chicago and sold ai public auction for $2.50. During all these years there has been nothing dis­ covered to penetrate the mystery as to how the bit of brass came to be found away up in Uncle Sam's frigid northwest­ ern territory. What became of Hermann Radtke? Why did he leave his effects behind at Council Bluffs and what was his fate? All these are questions which the Northwest­ ern people have asked over and over again. Several times inquiries have been made at Chicago in the hope that the holder of check No. 17,201 may have had relatives who jould throw some light on Radtke's movements after he checked the trunk, but each eGort has proved futile.--The Pioneer. COMPANY G, 3d Inf., 1. N. G., located at Woodstock, 111., will open their new Armory on Friday evening, Jan. 1,1897, with a dance. Smith's Orchestra, of Janesville. including Harp, will furnish the music. The building just completed is 45x100 feet. The company rooms, locker room and officer's room take off 20 feet, leaving, a drill space of 45x80 feet. A hard wood floor is laid through­ out. The boys of Co. G are deserving of much praise for getting this building erected and leased by the state, and should have the encouragement of a la "ire attendance on their opening night. Tickets, fl. Supper at McCauley's, 75 cents per couple. When most needed it is not unusual for your family physician to be away from home. Such was the experience of Mr. J. Q. Schenck, editor of the Caddo, Ind. Ter., Banner, when his little girl, two years of age was threatened with a se­ vere attack of croup. He says: "My wife insisted that I go for the doctor, but as our family physician was out of town I purchased a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which relieved her im­ mediately. I will not be without it in the future." 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by J ulia A. Story. . , Santa Claus' Headquarters at Evan- son's. The largest stock of Christmas Goods ever brought to this town is now being opened at the store of Julia A. Story. Be sure and look them over, A WORD IN YOUR EAR. The secret of good health is found in the perfect action of the stomach and di­ gestive organs. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin produces a perfect condition and good health results. Try it. Sold in 10c (10 doses 10c) 50is and $1 sizes. Of J. A. Story. • . WILL BREAK/UP A COLD. Dr. Humphreys' Specific "77" will break up a cold, and leave no bad effects. Small vial, pocket Bize--price 25 cents-- at all drug stores. . NOTICE. To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : Notice is hereby given that I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by any one in my name, man, woman or child, and all persons are cautioned not to trust anyone for anything on my ac­ count, as 1 will pay no claims hereafter unless contracted by myBelf individually. PETER LEICKEM. McHenry, Dec. 21, 1896. 25w3 FOR SALE. Pony, Cart and Harness. Cheap. In­ quire at this office. FOR SALE. One set of Revised EncvcIopo;dia Brit- annica. Will be sold cheap if called for soon. For further particulars enquire at this office. 2Gw3 FOR SALE. A good, young, milch Cow. Inquire of Dr. Auringer, West McHenry. Three hundred pans ladies warm lined Shoes, worth up to $2, reduction price $1,19, at Evanson's. The genuine Snag Proof Boot. Agency for West McHenry at Evanson's. GRAND NEW YEAR'S PARTY. Yourself rnd lady are cordially invited to attend a New Year's Party, at the McHenry House Hall, McHenry, 111., Fri­ day evening, Jan. 1, 1897. Tickets, 50 cents. Music by Smith's Orchestra, with Harp. Jos. HEIXIER, Proprietor. Scaly eruptions on the head, chapped hands and lips, cuts, bruises, Scalds and burns are quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is at present the article most used lor piles, and it always cures them. J. A. Story. New and fresh Bananas, Oranges and Cranberries. Fine candy, mixed, 10 cents per pound, 3 pounds for 25 cents, at Evanson's. Celluloid Albums, very latest for Holli- day gifts. For sale at Evanson's, Call at the store of Julia A. Story and select your Christmas Presents. Goods all new and something for Old and young Fancy cups and saucers, dolls and toys being closed out cheap at Evanson's. Many political speakers, clergymen, singers and others who usepthe voice ex­ cessively, rely upon One Minute Cough Cure to prevent hu'skinessand laryngitis. Its value as a preventive is only equaled by it power to afford instantaneous re­ lief. J. A. Story. a The largest line of Overcoats and Ulsters in town - at Owen & Chapell's. Call and examine them. Domestic Life In Bethlehem, In Judaea. I went to Bethlehem several times, returning usually toward dusk. I con­ stantly met the "Bethlehem men," as they are called---mechanics, masons, carpenters, laborers--returning' on foot from their long and hard day's work in Jerusalem, The hours of labor in the east are from sunrise to sunset, and these men would leave Bethlehem early in the morning, and, after walking the six miles to their daily task, work all day and walk back at dusk to their late and scanty supper. The younger men looked worn out. The older m§n seemed to have lost all strength, and their eyes frequently looked dull and*61 almost glazed. I was invited to visit a family in Bethlehem. Their home was on the sec­ ond floor of a building. It consisted of a single room, about 16 feet square, with a concrete floor, and not a single article of furniture save a tiny charcoal stove. It was clean. There were plenty of windows, and the window sills were low and broad and were used instead of chairs. There were little cupboards built in the walls, which held tho food and the few dishes. At one side of the room was a larger recess,'perhaps 2 feet deep, 8 feet high and 6 feet long. Here .were piled blankets, rngs and quilts, neatly folded. At night the rugs were Bpread on the floor and the family slept on them, using the blankets and quilts for cohering. On great occasions a little circular table, about 3 feet across and 1 foot high, Was used as a dining table.-- S. S. McClure in McClure's. ; iiocatlng the Blame. One of Washington's amateur actors has a profound faith in the efficacy of advertising. And it must bo confessed that the public has given him reason to feel that it is somewhat slow at making discoveries. It was after the entertain­ ment, and the chairman of the commit­ tee on arrangements was receiving his usual measure of reproof. "Who got up the programmes?" asked tho young man. "I did," replied the chairman of the committee. "I supposo you think that your part of the performance was not given sufficient prominence." "I don't care anything about the prominence. But so long as my name was mentioned at all it might as well have been done right." "I don't see that you ought to say anything about the way in which we called attention to you. The audience didn't seem to know you were there." "On the contrary, a number of my friends told me I was first rate, especial­ ly when I sang that comic sOng." "I didn't hear anybody laughing." "Of course not. And that's where I say you are to blame. How could you expect them to laugh? You didn't state in the programme that it was a comic song."--Washington Star. Demand For Flintlocks. Strange as it may appear, flintlock muskets aro not merely a record of by­ gone ages. In 1895 no fewer than 1,820,000 gun flints were produced at the Linglieath mines, Brandon, Suffolk, England. Tlieso flints are chiefly to de­ light African and other savages, who, having been so long used to fliiitlocks, aro reluctant to give them up. The method of manufacturing these gun flints is very interesting. In the operation of "flaking" the worker will take a "quarter" in his left hand, and placing it ou his knee, around which a protecting band of leather has been strapped, gently tap the flint with a hammer, giving it each time a well di­ rected blow. At every tap a flake 6 inches long and 1 inch wide falls into his hand, and, if a good one, is deposit­ ed in a pail by his side, all bad ones being discarded. The knappers work these flints with hammers with long, thin heads, often made of old files, transversely striking the strips of flint on an iron fixed in thoir benches.--St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Jacket sale all next week at Owen &. Chapell's. Snag Proof is the original, honest rub­ ber, and every pair is plainly stamped a^ such. The mere fact that others imitat< is conclusive evidence that the origina' has merit, while imitations tnay be worthless. Buy the genuine of J. W Cristy & Son, Ringwood. HAVE YOU A COLD? If so, then, instead of taking- so much quinine and other strong medicines, take a pleasant anji mild stomach and bowel remedy, which will cleanpe the system, aud you will be surprised how quickly the cold will leave you. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin will do this better than any other. Trial size 10c (10 doses 10c), larger sizes 50c and $1, at J. A. Story's. The wife of Mr. I). Robinson, a prom­ inent lumberman of Hartwick, N. Y., was sick with rheumatism for five months. Iu speaking of it, Mr. Robinson says: "Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the only thing that gave her any rest from pain. For the relief of pain it cannot be beat." Many very bad cases of rheumatism ha ve been cured by it. For sale at 50 cents a bottle by Julia A. Story. Farm for Rent. The old John Freund Farm is for rent. For more information apply to John Huemann, Johnsbnrgh, 111. If you want a keg of nice Syrup go to A. P. Baer's, on the W est Side, and get a keg of Baer's Choice. It has no superior on the market. Wanted-fln Idea Who can think of some simple thing to patent'/ Protect your ideas; tlier may brine you wealth. Write J6HN WKDDERBtTRN & CO., Patent Attor­ neys, Washington, D C., for their $1,800 prize offer and list of two hundred Inventions wanted. WESTWARD HO! A Region Abounding: in Mountains o Gold and Streams of Silver. During the past quarter of a century the Kocky mountains of Colorado have produced millions upon millions of dol­ lars in gold and silver (and precious jewels) thousands of persons acquirine wealth and ease as a result. Some of the richest gold mines in the world have been discovered during the past year and there is no end to the lucky striked being made at Cripple Creek gold camp and elsewhere. The scenery of the ever snow-capped Rockies is uneaualed in either Europe or America for grandeur. For several years there has been publish­ ed in Denver a big fifty-six column week­ ly family newspaper which gives all the most important mining news and illus­ trates each week the very choicest of this maivelous scenery, contains original western stories of love and adventure, pure in tone; yearly subscribers are given gold rings set with Rocky mountain gems free as premiums. To introduce this great illustrated weekly family pa­ per into new-homes the publishers will send it on trial three months for25 cents (stamps or silver). Club of five $l._ Men­ tion the PLAINDEALER and address Illus­ trated Weekly, Denver, Col. Business Locals. Place your Insurance with S. Stoffel. Besley's Fig Syrup. Nothing better in the market. Insure your property with S. Stoffel and be insured. Besley's Syrup of White Spruce, a sure cure for coughs, colds, etc. New fur and cloth Overcoats, in all sizes at S. Stoffel's. * Call at Besley's Drug Store, on the West Side, and leave your order for Christmas Goods. All desired sizes and kinds of Candee Rubber Gooas at s. Stoffel's. One car of the famous "Fancy" Flour j ust received at S.' Stoffel's. Apples at wholesale prices at Owen & Chapell's. ... ' Bargains iu every department at the Farmers Store, A. T. Baer, proprietor. Call at Owen & Chapell's and see the new line of Capes. Our new Btock of Cloaks, capes and ackets will arrive Boon. S. STOFFEL. Have your clothes cleaned and dyed. Must come Saturday or Monday. '. v " ° E. LAWLUS. Opposite Riverside House. 15tf The latest styles in Capes and Cloaks at Owen & Chapell's. - Call and examine the large line of new books just purchased by Julia A. Story. Besley's Celery Compound. Try a bot­ tle and you will be convinced that it ex­ cels all others. All our Fargo Boots and Shoes will be sold regardlesB of cost on account of fac­ tory failing. S. STOFFEL, A fine large line of the famous United Brand fancy Shirts at S. Stoffel'S. Call and see the fancy line of Dress Shirts and Ties at Owen & Chapell's. Just received, another car of Sleepy Eye Flour. It costs nothing to try a sack. ______ Babk* Over three thousand dollars worth of Clothing, to be 3old before Jan. 1st, at Owen & Chapell's. FOR SALE. Forty acres of land, situated on the Greenwood road, between McHenry and Greenwood. Timber and pasture. For further particulars inquire of J. W. GRIMOLDBY, Ringwood, 111. Remember that Heman & Schneider will giye four prizes amounting to $100 ta the persons holding the most coupon on December next. Speed and safety are the watchw ords of tho age. One Minute Cough Cure acts speedily, safely and never fail6. Asthma, bronchitis, coughs and colds are cured by it. J. A. Story. HEMAN & SCHNEIDER, the Jewelers, have Life Size Busts of President elect VYm. McKinley for sale. They aro fine and an ornament to either parlor or office. Call aud see them. To cure all old sores, to heal an indol­ ent ulcer, or to speedily cure piles, you need simply apply DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve according to directions. Its mag­ ic-like action will surprise you. J. A. Story. BREAKS UP COLDS. Dr. Humphrey's Specific "77" "breaks up" colds that "hang on" and prevents pneumonia; price 25 cents--at all druggists. Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless, and invariably reliable are the qualities of One Minute Cough Cure. It never fails in colds, croup and lung troubles. The children like it because it is pleasant to take and it helps them. J. A. Story. NOTICE 1 All persons indebted to the firm ol Perry & Owen are requested to call and settle at once. We desire to have all ac­ counts closed without delay. PERRY & OWEN, Soothing and not irritating, strength­ ening, and not weakening, small but ef­ fective--such are qualities of DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills. J. A. Story. Many lives of usefulness have been cut short by neglect to breakup an ordinary cold. Pneumonia, bronchitis, and even consumption can be averted by the prompt use of One Minute Cough Cure. J.A.Story. Baldwin Greenings, Northern Spies, Seek No Farther, AppleB, at Owen & Chapell's. The old way of delivering messages by post-boys compared with the modern telephone, illustrates tthe old tedious methods of "breaking" colds compared with their almost instantaneous cures by One Minute Cough Cure. J. A. Story Before buying be sure and see the new noiseless Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Ma­ chine at Heman & Schneider. A hacking cough is not only annoying to others, but is dangerous to the person who has it. One Minute Cough Cure will quickly put an end to it. J. A. Story. The length of life may be increased by lessening its dangers; The majority of people die from lung troubles. These may be averted by promptly using One minute ough ure. .I.A.Story. One thousand Handkerchiefs for_ sale at Evanson's, from 3 cents to $1.25. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve in an anti­ septic, soothing and healing application for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises, etc., and cures piles like magic. It instantly steps pain. J. A. Story. Awarded Highest Honors--World's Fair, WCO CREAM BAKING mm MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. Fargo'sand Boots and She fully warranted 1 at S. Stoffel'er. Just received, one car fancy Flour to be sold at low prices at S. Stoffel's. Try a sack of the celebrated Marvel Flour, for sale by Owen & Chapell. Buy only the famous Fancy Flour at S. Stoffel's. j*f The largest line of Shoes in the latest styles at Owen & Chapell's. New clothing to suit hard times and close buyers at S. Stoffel's. All the latest styles in Hats and Caps, at the Farmers Store, West McBtenry. Try a sack of the celebrated Sleepy Eye Flour, at the Farmers Store, West McHenry. .New stock of fall and winter Dutchess Trousers, from §1.50 to $4.50 jhst re­ ceived at S. Stoffel's. Besley's Sarsaparilla Compound. The great Blood purifier. Try a botde. f Underwear, Flannels, Blankets, Caps, Mittens, etc. at Stoffel'B. Good advice: Never leave home on a journey without a bottle of Chamber­ lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem­ edy. For sale by J. A. Story. Call and see the new noiseless Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines at Heman & Schneider. If you wish to receive one of the prizes next Christmas, trade with Heman & Schneider and get your coupons. One of the largest and best assort­ ments of Cloaks and Capes ever in town at Owen & Chapell's. f ' ' ;; ~ y All desiring Jardineers Yases, and all varieties of Flower Pots, call and see the large assortment at Julia A. Story's. In our Underwear Department we have some real bargains. Do not fail to ex­ amine them before buying. A. P. Baer, at the Farmers Store. Besley's Reliable Heave Powder. best remedy of the kind now on the Ret. Try a package. The old lady was right when she , the child might die if they waited for the doctor. She saved the little oue's-life with a few doses of One Minute Cough Cure. She had used it for croup before. J. A. Story. They are so little you hardly know you are taking them. They cause no griping yet they act quickly and most thorough­ ly. Such are the famous little pills known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers, Small in size, great in results. J. A. Story. From all accounts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a Godsend to the afflicted. There is no advertisement about this; we feel just like saying it.-- The Democrat, L'arrollton, Ky. For sale by J. A. Story, McHenry. PERSONAL. Free--64 page medical reference book to any person afflicted with any special, chronic or delicate disease peculiar to their sex. Address the leading physi­ cians and surgeons of the United States, Dr. Hathaway & Co., 70 Dearborn street Chicago. I have made a specialty of the prose­ cution of all kinds of damage cases against RAILROADS, other Corporations, and Estates, for fifteen years and make no charge unless successful. Call or write me. C. P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, Woodstock 111. Apples, by the peck or barrel, at Owen & Chapell's. FEMALE LOVELINESS May be obtained by intelligent women A well regulated system muBtof necessity showiis truitin the face. To regulate the system and keep it in perfect con­ dition there is nothing so good as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup pepsin--Constipation and indigestion absolutely cured. 10 doses 10c. Large size 50c and $ 1, at J. A. Story's. "Excuse me," observed the man in spectacles, "but I am a Burgeon, and that is not where the liver is." "Never you mind where" his liver is," retorted the other. "If it was in his toe or his left ear DeWitt's Little Early Risers would reach it and shake it for him. On that you can bet your gig-lamps. J. A. Story. MRS. M. P. O'BRIEN, [vesdale, 111., writes : " I have used Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a family med-' icine with the best of results. For de­ rangements of the stomach and a gen­ eral laxative I like it better than any­ thing I have used. It is so pleasant to taste my children are alwayB anxious to take it." At J. A. Story's. A PROMINENT LAWYER, Of Greenville, 111., Mr. C. E. Cook, writes, "I have been troubled with billiousness, sick headache, sour stomach, constipa­ tion, etc., for several years. I sought long and tried many lemedies, but was disappointed until I tried Syrup Pepsin. I can cheerfully recommend it to any suf­ fering from above complaints." J. A. Story, McHenry Real Estate, I have three fine Residence and several choice Building Lots in town for sale at very reasonable rates. Terms to suit purchasers. All centrally located. Call at Bank of McHenry. 13tf O. N. OWEN. Major C. T. Picton is manager of the State Hotel, at Denison, Texas, which the traveling men say is one of the best hotels in that section. In speaking of i.'hamberlaiu's Colic, Cholera and Diarr­ hoea Remedy Major Picton eays: "I have used it myself and in my family for several years, and take pleasure in say­ ing that I consider it an infallible eure for diarrhoea and dysentery. I always recommend it, and have frequently ad­ ministered it to my guests in the hotel, and in every case it has proven itself worthy of unqualified endorsement. For sale by Julia A. Story. CALIFORNIA ! If vou are going there By all means inquire about the Burling­ ton Route Personally Conducted Excur­ sions to San Francisco and Los Angeles, which leave Chicago every Wednesday with a Pullman Palace TtfBrist Car through to destination. The route is via Denver, the Denver & Rio Grande K'y (Scenic Line) and Salt Lake City. The cars are fitted with carpets, upholstered seats, mattresses, pillows, blankets, bed linen, berth curtains, toilet rooms, heat and light, and, in fact, all the convenien­ ces of a standard Pullmen Palace car; they lack only Bome of the expensive finish of the Pullmans run on the limited express trains, while the cost per berth to only about one-third (%) of the price. Write for full particulars to T. A. GRADY, Exursion Manager, C. B. & Q. R» R., ailClark street, Chicago. 10