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. ' V ' ^ " r^iptEp. •: ^ •,,X.,.^v.^- to /&; '3'V'V." *;Si ' ?'>•• -i-r .us- <• " • r .1 - f ^ A Shrewd Swindle. Samuel Wheeler is » farmer in a small way on the Berkshire Hills, in Massachusetts. While at vrmrk on his farm, he was approached by a well- dressed, genteel and suave stranger who introduced himself as an attorney from Albany county. "Your name is Wheeler,'* says the "attorney." "Yes" was the response. Then the "legal light" went oh to tell him that Amos Burton, of N>w Scotland, had died less than a year ago and left behind him two magnificent farms in New Scotland valued at $25,000 each, which were awaiting the coming forward of the next of kiu to claim them. The "attor­ ney in his ofl-hand, persuasive way, went on to show the hitherto content­ ed tiller of the Massachusetts soil, that h«, and he only, was the next of kin. end by the laws of fight as well as con­ sanguinity was entitled to tht posses­ sion of the lordly estate. The bait took. Although astounded by his unexpected good fortune at first visions of life as a landed proprietor on a large seal® succeeded, and Wheeler eagerly asked the details as to when and how he could get the necessary in- formatron so as to take immediate possession. The little preliminary , ef a fee must fir?t be paid for the trouble the attorney had taken to apprise him of his good f01 tune, and tlie expenses incurred, and the $100 demanded was quickly handed over. "Write to the Surrogate, at Albany,'1 was the injunc­ tion of the attorney, "and he will fur­ nish full particulars, or you may call at his office and examine his records for yourself." With that the attorney de­ parted, promising to return i*» a few days with additional proof. The few days passed, no attorney appeared, and Wheeler, preferring to satisfy him­ self rather than write, extracted more money from his hard earnings, and came hither, only to find that he had been duped. His chagrin and Mortifi­ cation at learning that he had beeu victimized was great, but be departed much wiser than he entered, and will not in future look, as next of kin, for the estate of persons whom he never heard of before.--Albany (2V. Y.) Jour- nal. PERRY & MARTIN. •• V , • ¥ • .. • • • • • . 'Hv , ><y< \ , F Headquarters for all Kinds of! a „ f t " • - • • . - » , , r> HTTv^V . *{S*s J ** '< , ,f| Ml ^.v::45k t-* Boots ana Shoes, Hats and paps of all * 'i4T * > • * f . -nr** J Crockery Glass-"w are, FRUIT CANS, CARPETS, TRUNKS, 3 And In short,;a First Class Stock of General Merchantfig|^ fta^-The first Eouaan journal, issued over 2,000 years ago. appeared bat once a year. The editor of this paper was the Pontifex Maximus, whose duty it was to chronicle all the important events of the year. The news was written on white wooden tablets, and attached to the Residences of the citizens. It must have been a Very curious sight to see the oid Romans crowding around the tablets to get a look at the latest news. But the thirst after knowledge and the curiosity of tlie people grew rapidly and in such 4 measure that the government, the only issue of the journal, found itself obliged to issue a daily, which ap­ peared either on tablets hung out in public, or was writen in red chalk on the walls of the houses. The contents were simply news; from the want of the necessary materials political arti­ cles were not to be had. Nevertheless, according to the view of the Boman government, it was a true journal, and intended as reading matter for the public. We are constantly receiving new Goods of all kinds, and buying them for Cash Down are thereby enabled to offer special bargains in all classes of goods. We know that talk is cheap, but the party or parties who can undersell us don't live in this neck of the woods. Our LARGE AND CONSTANTLY IN­ CREASING TRADE testifies better than anything we can say that OUR CLAIMS;ARE NOT UNFOUNDED. We always guarantee our goods to be what they are represented to be. and are always ready to make good our word. We are here to get a livelihood and hence cantiot afford to be undersold or to deceive the public, nor to ask enormous profits on our goods. We intend to " Live and Let Live!" And while we are grateful to a generous public for their patronage In time past, we hope to merit the same in the future. fSTGIVE US A CALL and we will show you our Good* and use you well whether you buy of as or not" Wool Growers, Attention. The subscribers will pay 40 cts. for Wool washed on the sheep, 30 cts. for unwashed and 45 to 50 for tub washed, in goods at last years prices. Janf.svii.le woolen Mills. North Main St., Janesville, Wis. HcH.nry, Hl„ July 27th, 1875. PERRY & MARTIN. At the Old Stand of Owen & BrotlMnC v^urniturep Furniture H • - - : t* till? t -•I, •' The Best is the Cheapest. II JOHN B. BLAKE, Ksta/blishetl 1305, ^ILMORE & CO., Attorneys at Law, •iiei'i'WiOM to rblpman, Hoscter * G»u 629 F Street, "Washington, D. G, American and Foreign Patents. Paints procured iu all countries. No pebSIS akvanok. No charge unless the patent ia (ratited. No fees for making preliminary exanfe nations. No additional fees for obtaining and conducting a rnhvariuji- Special attention given to Interference Cases before tlie Patent Office before Cotigresx, Infringement Snita lu "liferent Slates, and alt litigation appertain* In if to Inventions «r Patent*. Sbnd Btammm PAMI Ilt.KT or 8IXTV I'AQKS. United States Courts and Departments. Claims prosecuted in tlie Supreme Court of tha United suites, Court of Cltiims, Court of Commil- •toners of Alabama Claims, Southern Giaima CommisKioii, and all classes of war claim* before tlie Executive l>eparlinents. Arrears of Pay and Boaaty. OrrifKiiK, soi uticiift. imd sah.oum 0f the lata war, or tlieir liens, are in many cases entitled to money fioin tlieOovernment, of winch thev h&vit no knowledge. Write full history or service, and • tale amount of pny and bounty received En- close stamp, and a re,4y, after exaraln'aUon. Will lie ki ven you free. ' Pensions. All OPriCKIlR, ROI.DIKUR, and RAILORK wonnded rupiure.1, or iiipuetl in the late war, however Hightly, ••an obtain a pension, many now receiv­ ing peusU'iis are en titled to tin incrrate Send •tiiuip anil information will be furnished free United States General Land Office. Ooutested I„nnd Cases, Private Land Claim* Mining Pre-emption a ml Iloiuesiend Cases prose­ cuted before the (ienerai I .anil Office and lie par t- roentof ttoe Intei ioi. Old Boanty Land Warrants. The last Hejiort of tlie Commissioner of the General I.and Oillee shows 2,697,f>00 acres of boun­ ty L»a(id Warrauis on island in^c These were is­ sued underact of IftfAntid pnor acts. We pay cash for t hem. Seiul by regU'eied .etter. Where assignujeiits are iin|>erfect we give Instructions to jAertect Uiem. Each deptu'.tjiient of our business Is condncted in a separate itur«au, under the charge of expe­ rienced la wyers :i««l clerks. By rcaxtii of er*or or fraiiid many attorneys ore suspended from practice before the Pension nud other oflices eacb y«ar. Claimants, whose atuirneys have lieen thus suspended, will be grat uitousiy luniisheti wiUt -foil information and „ proper papers oil apphcu itou to H3. As ue ciiarjre no fee util<«« sitoc«safal, ttampr for return poeta.ge siionld be sewt «s. I^iiieral arraiigeiiieuui intuio wilte e*te*Bejra itt HI tiitsses of business. Addreae GILMORE & CO^ P. O. Box 44. Wttthinfftan. D. 41. W*8tiiNOTOH, D. (J.. Xavtmber U, l«f. I 4*«e pleasure iu expressing my entire coafl- denize ui ,ulie rtHponsibilUu and jidelUy of ilia Law, Pau*u auil Collection House of Qilmobb k Co, of this city. OEO. H, B. WHITE, Vullvnal Metropolitan Sank ) A the new Store of Blake & Bros., has now in Store one of the Lar­ gest and Best Selected Stock of Furniture to be found in McHen- rv County, which he is selling to the public at a very small advance of Coet, In Stock can be found Partffi5 3iiMs, Cftaiifeer Sets, Kitchen Furniture, Wall Brackets, Picture Frames, and in short everything usually found in a first-class Furniture Store. OUR UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT Was nevermore complete than at present The Finest line of Coffins, Caskets, Gold and Silver Trimmings* to be found in the market. JOHN B. BLAKR McHenry, 111., March 6th, 1877. BUY ONLY THB 1» It is the Only Sewing MaohlM which has ft Self-Mig IT US SRLV-SETTIIfl NIlftLl NET IK BREAKS THE MEAD. KEVER SKIPS STITCHES. IS TI8 LldHTSST KlINHlHfl. FARMERS! - . Wheij are looking v Do not fail to call at the Agricul­ tural Warehouse ot The Simplest, tlie Most Durable, and in Every Respect Opposite Perry & Martin's, McHENRY, Where you will find everything in the line of Farm Machinery, such as Bradley Manufacturing Companies Double and Single Speed Mowers and Reapers, C. H. & L.J. McCormfck's Keapers Mowers and Binders, and th6 Wm. Anson Wood Machines.-- We have also the New Monitor, Burlington, and Carpenterville Sulky Cultivators, the Buffalo Pitts Thresher, The "Boss" The Old and Reliable AGRICDLTUSAL Warehouse. E. M. OWEN Still Lives, and can be found on hand at his Warehouse, op­ posite the Old Owens Mill, McHenry, with a full line of LEADING C. & N ~ :;<t< Ti!j : lines, OF ALL KINDS. CORN CULTIVATORS. We have all the leading kinds. The celebrated Bertrand & Sames Haines, Buckeye and Gorham, all first class and at very low prices. Also the Leading And the Rockfold Sulky Ivakes PUMPS, • Of all kinds a specialty. We also sell the Celebrated Badger Wind-Mill, Farm and Democrat Wagons, Open and Top Carriages, &c., &c. Flour & Feed Constantly on hand at our Mill, and Custom Grinding promptly attended to. R. BISHOP & SON. McHenrv, 111., May 30th, 1877. LAUER & BECKER, Near the Depot, IVfcHEN RTQ;- ILLINOIS The subscribers nre now prepared with a Stock of FINE CLOTHS of all kinds, to make to order Coats, Pants, Vesta or entire Suits, on short notice and on the most Seasonable Terms. fiyGoodTFits"' Guaran­ teed and all Work War» runted. Of the Day, among which are the Walter A Wood, BucKeye Peer­ less, Warrior, Triumph, and other Mowers. Also the celebra­ ted Marsh Harvester, the Old, Reliable Hollensworth Hay Kake. the Tiger Self-Dnmper, the Ar­ cher, Furst & Bradley, Dixon, &c. The celebrated Richols & Shepard Vibrator Threshing Ma chines; also the Sweepstakes. Tbe Celebrated Kenosha Pnmjs. Plows, Plows All Leading Plows keptconstant- ly on hand and at Lowest Prices. |3ir°Terms [Reasonable. E. M. OWEN. McHenry, May 22d, 1877. THB CHICAGO & KORTH.^ tB'reaH BATLWA* Embraces under one management the Great Tlrunk Railway Llhe# of the WEST and ' »*• NORTH-WES'/, a fid, *ith its mimeronJ Bfanches and connections, forms the shortest and quickest route between Chicago and all *4*' " points in Illinois, Wisconsin. Northern Mlchi* " *" gan, Miniiesota, loH-n, Nebraska, California and the Westerh Territories. Its Omaha and California Line Is the shortest and best route between Chioal go and all points in Northern Illinois, Iwx Nebraska, Dakota, Wyoming, Ooolrado, Utah. Nevada, California, Oregon, China, Japan »n4 Australia/ Its < Chicago, St- Paul A Minneapolis Line- Is the short line between Chieago and all points in Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, aud for Madison, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Du- luth, and all points in the Great Northwest. Its L&Crosse, Winona ft St. Peter line ts the best route between Chicago and La* Crosse, Winona, Rochester, Owatonna, Man' kato, St. Peter, New TTlm and all point* i» Southern and Central Slinnesota. Its Green Bay & Marquette Lino Is the only line betweeh Chicago and Janes* ville, Watertown-, I'oft du lac, Osbkosh, Ap* Sleton, Greesi'Aayy Kscanaba, Negaunee, [arquette, Houghton, Hancock and the Lak# Superior Country. Its Freeport & Dubuque Line Ifi the only route between Chicago and Elgin* Rockford, Freeport and all points via Free port. Its Chicago & Milwaukee line Is the old Lake Shore Route, and is the only one passing between Chicago and Evanston* Lake forest, Itighlnnd Park, Waukegan* Racine, Kenosha and Milwaukee, Pullman Palace Drawing Room Cars ! are run on all through trains on this road# This is the ONLY LIME running thsse cart between Chicago and St. Paul and Minne* apolis, Clifcago and Milwaukee. Chicago and Winona, or Cliio&go and Green Bay. Close connections are made at Chicago with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Midi* igan Central, Baltimore arid Ohio, Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne, & Chicago. Kankakee Line and Pan Handle Routes, for all points EAST and SOUTIl-EAST, and with the Chicago and Al­ ton and Illinois Central for all points SOUTH. Close connections are also made with the Union Pacific It. R., at Omaha for all far Wewt points. Ciose connections made at jnnetion point* with trains of alt cross points. Tickets over this route are sold bv all Cou> pon ticket agents in the United States and Cunada. Remember you ask for your tickets via the Chicago & Northwestern Railway and take none others. N«w York Office. No. 415 Broadway; Boston Office, No, 5 State Street; Omaha Office, 244 Farnhain Street; San Francisco Office, 1S1 Montgomery Street; Chicago Ticket Offices. 62 Clark Street, under Sherman House; 76 Canal, corner Madison Street; Kinzie Street Depot, corner W. Kinzie and Canal Streets; Wells Street Dei>ot, corner Wells and Kinzie Streets. For rates or information not attainable from your home ticket agents, a pply to MABVIN HUGHITT General Supt. NEW WAGON S H OP ! MoBENRY, IX.UIV01S. E. PERKINS Would respectfully inform his friends and the pnblic generally that he is now prepared, at his Shop, West of the Public Square, to do all kinds of Carpenter Work or work in wood of anv kind, sucn as the wood-work of Bug­ gies, Wagons, making Boats, Ac., and in short anything ever made in alirst-class Carpenter Shop. Front a long experience in the business and using none but the best of laimber I can in all cases Guar autceSatisfact ion ! We also Keep a Full Line of r Beady - Xade Clothing, GENTS MMi Goods Hats, Caps, &c TV hich will be sold as low as at any establishment in the County. Clothes Cleaned in the best of manner and on abort notice. LAUER & BECKER. McHenry. Feb. 26th, 1877 HENRY COLE Y, --DEALER IN- The Best Family Sewing Machine! more^work^Wi uSFE18 ®3,117 Jwmed. doea not set out of ord«r, and will do application. 688 oor **** *** mtutraUd Olroalar famlsbod on. , . . A G E N T S W A N T E D . > •»•*>**# Wi»mr, OOee m! gilmw, SM Wakatk A?eaa*t CUnn mfairtl O. GENERAL JOBBING Promptly[attended|tr. Give Me a Call! E. PEKKINS. MrTTonrv, 111. .Nov. 29th,'187«. W. OWEN ^Ls?ent, McHenry, 111, | PAINTS. OIL«, Painters Brushes, Dye Stuffs <&C*9 &Ct I Physicians Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. A LARGE STOCK OF Choice Family Groceries, Just Received, which will be sold at the Lowest Living Prices. H. COLBY. McHenry, April 34th. 1877. H H M H H TO THE WORKINO CLASS.--We are now prepared to furnish all classes with constant employment a! home, the whole of the .tjme, or tor their spare moments. Business new, light nnd profitable. Persons of either sex easilv earn from <50 cents to per evening, and a proportional sum by devoting their whole time to the business. .an<J, P11"]8 earnnearlvas much as men. _ That all who s e e t h i s n o t i c e m a y s e n t ! t h e i r ® c l f 1 r e n test the business we make this unparalleled offer: To such as are not well satisfied w®, will send one dollar to pay for the trouble of writinjr. full particulars, samples worth several dollars to commence work on, ana a copv of Home and Fireside, one o:f tlhe 1Tffest and best Illustrated Publicattons. all seiit free bv mail. Reader, if you want permanent, profitable work, address, GiSobge Stinbon & Co., Portland, Maine. mnnn can't be made by every agent every month in the business we furnish, b u t those willing to work can easily earn a doLn dollars a flay right in their own locali­ ties. Have no room to explain here. Busi- ness pleasant an<l honorable. Women and lJivs and irirls do as well as men. We will furnish you a complete outfit free. The busi­ ness pays better than anything else. We will bear expense of starting you. Particu­ lars free. Write and see. Farmers and me^ chanics, their sons and daughters, and all classes in need of pay ins wej-k at home, should write to lis and learn all about the work at once. Now is the time. Don't delay. ' Ad- dress Trve A Co., Augusta. Maine. W. H. STINNETT, Gen'l Passenger Agent JOHNSON'S COHMERIAL COLLEGE, 210 & 212 N. Third Street* 1st Building South of the Post Offioo, ST. LOUI8. Ot>en Day and Night all the year. All of the branches of a Business Education taught. Independent Department for tbe English Branches. Higher Mathematics, German and Elocution Phonography taught personally or per maiL Fora full Course of Double Entry Book­ keeping in all its forms with Com­ mercial Correspondence fSQ.04 For a full Commercial Course, embrac­ ing all the Branches of a Practical Business Education, Life Scholar- Shi" tso.oo Reference made to thousands of students who have completed under our instructions. For Circulars giving full information con. cerning time to com pi etc board* course of in­ struction, etc., Address J. W. JOHNSON, Pres't. CUT THIS ADVERTISEMENT OUT. J . S T O R Y , --DEALER IN- Shelf fand Heavy Hardware , STOVES TINWARE, MEC1TA XIC& TOOLS, FARMING IMPLEMENTS. CLOTHES WHINGERS) &c., &c., &CM &c^ WHICH WILL BE SOLD* L O W E R THAN USUAL PRICES! Now Is the time to purchase, and save moal ey. I believe that I can furnish good geedsat as low prices, as anyone in the county. Aleo keep on hand a full Stock ol BUILDING PAPJCR, such as Plain Board, Water Prooi, Iron Coated and Tarred Felt. Also Moth Proof Carpel Lining. KAWL AND SEE ! Repairing Promptly [at tended to. J. STORY. Opposite Owens Mi'l. PIMPLES. IWILL Mail (Free) the recipe for pre per-ing a smple Vegetable Balm that will re move Tin. Freckles, Pimples and Blotche leaving the skin soft, clear and beautifu also instructions for producing a luxurian . growth of hair on a bald head or smooth face Address Ben Vandelf & Co., Box A12I, No. Wooster St., New York. • I O T O 9 2 0 A D A Y Made by Agents in cities and country towns. Only neressarv to show samples to make sales and money, for any one out of employment and disposed to work. Used daily by all business men. Send stamp for circular, with prices to agents. Address „ "Special Agency," Kendall Building, Chictg$, WO V