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C. & N. 1©78^: Bead! •*•"' }'• - .'> r** lv 0! jf * t '« '14" "' ' ft '** ^ft^v.'UTs McHENRY(ILI_ BIT* aeomtolete (took IT ruvu »«J| JJW( P:> ts £?m>, $ vn x> •/> u« two Another Auaclal • Mc*»nrf The H««M of Representatives re- *-v cently paettd ft bill prohibiting th« BecretftPJr of tha Treasury from fur- fv *her contracttnf the outstanding car- J. fencjr of tht United States. The Senate Ibas now passed the bill without amctdarent and it is in the hands of tb« President. The resumption ict i>f 187® provided for the reduction of ||the currency outstanding to $300,000,- §00. It Is now $346,000,000, having een t«4<K»d to that amount from 2,049,000, in preparation for resump­ tion of specie payments la Jan. 1879.-- Jlf this bill becomes a law. it will put a i^stop to further reduction of the legal ^ tenders in Jan. '79; proper provision t for this additional §46,000,000 of legal tenders will have to be made. The • ~ present bill is uot in the Interest of * 5s?i* resumption. ./ - .. Agricultural v .TV; ' if-*.. ? * h ^ I^Oen. Grant hopes IftTnioii soldiers will "ever feel a dis­ position t» apologize M for their eSorte - Un earing the country. Tbey never |p||will, but sometimes, when they see •what kind of a country they saved, jthey must feel awfully tempted to ^apologize to somebody for something. "jFor saving the Jeff Davis and Sammy .Tildan part of it, for instance. And^ „ y,-i* ^Cronln; what man can look an old mus-' ^ - ket in the face and not blush to think < that he fired it to secure Cronin mile- '§ age clear across the continent and back. And Abe Hewitt. And Key. When Gen. Grant himself thinks that hey fought Key four years to make hini Postmaster General, doesn't he fteel a little like apologizing himself? For surely either Grant or Haye^, waf wrong, and Hayes says "it Wasn't him.*!--Hawkeye. 1 t The retail Of a consolidation line* into 000. Every article is WARRANTED % • , . . >" m , i ' ' > 1 ' Jbrte presented hy the Salesman CQokint uil Heatini I Keep Flows, all Holi ins worth Sulky and .Drop Rakes, Corn Cultivators, Wind­ mills, Grinding Attachments for: Windmills, Iron and Wooden Pumps, Corn Shellers, Scales, Sickle Griuders, &c., Ac. ikk Vi t 1870: 1878^ LAUER & BECKER, Bishop Wagon,ttil!th op box, Steel Spring' Seat, al omplete, for $50. A written warrantee given with every wag on. • - In Wagons we keep Platform Spring W agons, Top and Open Bnggies, Milk Wagons, Three Spring and Lumber VVagpns, the "atter oi' which is the celebrated ishop Wagon. Also, a Complete Use Mowers, Reapers, Sulky-Rakes, etc. WTake time to call on me before pnrchas log elsewhere. • O. BISHOP. McHenry, IlLi MtKb 26th, 1878. M '•mm Near the Depot s SSoMENRY, - ILLINOIS. An entire Hew Stock of READY-MADE ^ CLOTHING, ^Hati, Cap, f Un­ letting Good8f' Ac., Ac. Which are being sold at a l.ess Price than ever before offered in this vi- Cinity. Good business suits made to order, at Prices as Low as the Slowest. Cutting done at reduced rates. We lake pleasure in showing oar goods and earnestly in vite an examination of oar stock. We guaran­ tee each article as rep- re sen ted. Our Spring and Sum­ mer Stock was bought With especial reference to the wants of our eas­ terners. and We Will NOt Be Undersold. Give us a CalL 1 LAUER & BECKER. . KeHeur> nu Maj 28th. 18/8. \ .... j. V .. . I' .1..* >4^.5, •m : L.i.< i.- toVii* -'eenw*... V : - .. t'Jj; $ ' ' •• :• f '• ;C-i :<K« ••Uh.« OU Will eav® iaoney by examinin purchasing e our ewh«re. t: 'i. of , Vi /, i, «>»,< 1iri*M , i • A"1!*.'J? J? -- \ 't ' 'V Of different »tyle»tnd makes, whleWw rites the public to cw\ and exainine as 1 prices before purchasing. in learn rif^tiettiar attention fs called In all its branches Special pains Trill 1 taken to accommodate all who iaay #iror 1 with their busltoess. J. STORY & 8ON. McHtnrr IU..May7tb. ^:"; H. ̂ homfteoii, Prints, Bleaclied &; Brown Cottons, Cottonades, Tick­ ings, Denims, Shirtings and ->u/s ll-ki * V .f -,'Hrl !>'••* .\J( _4-'i 'X l -ft test Shop opposite the Parker fiMtse, McHenry, | • » . Illinois. Having purchased and taken possession of these welf know* Shops, I am now prepared, with first class workmen and good material, to manufacture Wagons and Buggies on short Qoticc and at as Low Prices as a good article C|M^-I»^ir©h#«e4ieisewlwee.w^? • " ' • ' *-?!• s.':< 4 t ',^1 ALSO DO A General Blacksmitnlng Business, and if ill do your work in the best of utanaer aiid tritb thsr leaet poietUe delay 8 J Awwmrtl' Ofall kinds promptly attended to. see <0r. yourself. oaw *nd B. Thompson. McHenry, III., £pril «8d, 1878. --t)KAXKRS IN- Boots, Slioes, >*Ul w >, if-?. -*:"<4 i;. :%* S0TT1EB B0UE7, S A L O O N RUBBERS, Have just received the largest and best assortment of Goods in their line ever brought to McHen­ ry County/ We buy and sell Exclusively For Cash. CAN DISCOUNT AW f8I- CES advertised in county papers at least twenty per cent. We have a pair of Boots, Shoes or Rubbers for every man, wo­ man and child in the county.- Call and look at them. Corner Main'St., and Public Square. Woodstock* III. $k-. /*> mim r.'jSv'feH •'01 '-.-ite Pia AND 111 (ITT MDJ Block, McHenry, III. Open Day and Evenia Wines, Liquors and ;iiayB. 011 hind. .. Al» Irager Beer. GOTTLEIB BOLEY. V*' - " •A; *\*?. t/f. ' ri Z Choice rs ill- best •a CO t3 CO o is not easily earned in these times, but it can be made in three months by any o<ie of eitkiev sex, in any oart of toe country who is willing to work steadily at the employment that we furnish.-- per week in your own town. Yon need not he awayfrom home over night. Yon can givebyour wholetime o the work, or only your spare moments. We aave agents who are malting over $20 per day. All who engage at once can makemoney Cast. At the present timemoney canno t be nade so easily and rap- du atany othe? business. It costs nothing 0 trv the business. Terms and as Outfit free tddress at once, H. HALLETT A Co, .Portland Maine- W. IT-. TILTON, CSNERAL Silks, CaShmereS, Cambric, Alpacas ancb JPThite Goods of all kinds. In Ready- Made Clothing, Boots and Slioes, we will not be un­ dersold, o uality of 13-oods eonsidere THK CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERIT RAILWA-# Embraces under one management the Great "Trunk Railway Lines of the WE8T an# NORTH-WEST, and, with its mtmero Branches and connertions, forms the si and quickest route between Chrrago points in Illinois, Wisconsin, Northern Miehl gan, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Califora and the Western Tertitories. Its Omaha and California Lit* Is the shoi test and be*t route between Chi go and all points in Northern Illinois, Nebraska, Dakota, Wyoming, Coolrado, Uta Nevada, California, Oregon, China, Japan Australia. Its Chicago, at. Paul & Mtn*i**p*ii» Line. Is the short line between Chicago and af) points in Northern Wisconsin and Itf innesota. and for Madison, 8t. Paul, Minneapolis, D#»» * Inth, and all points in the Great Northwest - Its 'M.'; LaCroBse, Winona ft St. Peter Line Is the best route l**tween Chicago and L§» Crosse, Winona, Rochester, Owatonna, MaiHi kato, St. Peter, New IJhn and all points B Southern and Central Minnesota. Its Qreen Bay & Marquette Lint Is the only line between Chicago and Janes* ville, Watertown, Fou du lac, Oshkosh, A| >leton, Green Bay,& Escanaba, Negannei tfarqitHoughton, Hancock and the L,aS Superior Country. Its Freeport & Dubuque L\tm Is the only ronte between Chicago and Elgii Rockford, Freeport and all points via Fi port. Its Chicago & Milwaukee Line Is the old Luke Shore ltoute, and is the ont# one passing bet ween Chicnjio and Evanstofi* Lake Forest, Uighlnnd Park, Waukega^. Racine Kenosha and Milwaukee. Pullman Palace Orawiag Bosii Cars are run on alt through trains on this road. This is the ONLY LINE running thsse carl between Chicago and St. Paul and Minne. apolis, Chicago and Mil wankee. Chicago and Winona, or Chioago ai*cl Green Bay. ; Close connections are made at Chicago with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Mich, igan Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne, A Chicago. Kankakee Line and Pan Handle Routes, for al? points EAST and SOUTH-EAST, and with the Chicago and Al« ton and Illinois Central for .11 points SOUTH. Close connections are also .nade with the Union Pacific S. R., at Omaha for all far West points. Close connections made at junction point* with trains of all cross points. Tickets over this ronte are sold bv all Con. pon ticket agents in the United States and Canada. Remember yoit ask for your tickets via the Chicago & Northwestern Railway and none others. Gloves and Hosiery a Specialty, and Oil Cloth Carpeting®. line Also a Fall Veuetiap, «,;» .'".y '.'X' til, •miV: in #»ERRY & MARTllNT E. M. OWEN : ' .,.f iC'f •' i OLD AND RELIABLE- DEAIiER Can be found on hand at his Warehouse, opposite Bishop's Mill, McHenry, with of $ fall line ' %Ql' LEADINQ > • • I »'• < •> J. ' -A-JOHNSBURGH ft." ii Montgomery Street; 62 Clark Street, under Chicago Ticket Ofllrea ler Sherman House; 78 Canal, comer Madison Street; Kinzie Street Depot, corner w. Kinzie and Canal streets; Wells Street Depot,-coi ner Wells and Kinsie Streets. For rates or information not attainable from your home ticketagents,apply to XABVIM HUOHXTT GvneralSupt. W. H. »TIir. Gen'l Passe: .gerAg Foes. Eiver yallejr Hills. It. BISHOP, Proprietor. McHenry *#. .«• Illinois. OF ALL KINDS. At his old stand is now better than ever prepared to do all work in his line, In the best of manner and at LOW PRICES. HORSE SHOEING. Having associated with me in the bnsi- aers IAS. GARDNER, One of the best florae Shoers In the State, I atu better than ever prepared to do work in this line. *S-llii<l Feet, Quarter Cracks, Ac., jrnade a speciality. We respectfully solicit the patrocage of oar friends and the public generally. W. F. TILTON. MeHenry, Feb. l»th, 1878. NIV MARBLE WORKS, In Woodstock. -FOR- BOOTS AND SHOES ill * 913 Madison St., BUEL, COOK A SEIXA8, Manufrs and Wholesale Dealers. WDon't fail to examine Goods and Prices when in Chicago. Stock New and Bought for Cash. Great in- riucements to Cash Buyers. ff.K. Iti*Ei., Late with M. Selz A Co C. F. COOK, I Late ot Whitney, H. L. SBIXA8, Cook & Co., N. Y. 1 can make money fast er at work for us than at anything else. Capital not required; we will start you. #12 per day at home made by the industrious. Men, women, boys, and girls wanted everywhere to work for us. Now is the time. Costly outfit and terms free. Address Taira & Oo., Augusta, Maine. fil t! ••• ' , a.I-:* business you can engage in. fB to >20 per day made by any worker of either sex, right in their own localities. Particu­ lars and samples worth f5 free. Improve your spare time at this as. Address STIXBON * Co., Portland, We would announee to the people of Me- enjry Count ' " ood stock o Heniry County and vicinity that we keep a MARBLE AND GRANITE MofiMmen«9f Tablets, Table-Tops, Braoketi, Shelves, Eta. Tfi which w« would call your attention before buying elsewhere. We shall sell at BOTTOM PRICES. ALlf WOBK Warranted First Class. M. PECK A CO. Woodstock, I1L, May 1st, 1878. MONTHLY MADE County rights given " ""-kni »E. Agents wanted ven jrrattB f«.r the Standard Medicines 8100 sale of seven well-known nir-ded in every family; reputation world­ wide; established many years; made by a celebrated physician; proofs of evidence piven. An industrious, energetic person can make snug permanent income and very liberal OJM^aiP S^t^f , ̂ * MeUmr, Ajwil 34, l Am Sole A^ent for the celebra­ ted Union, Keystone and Star Planters, acknowledged by all to be the best Planter m the mar­ ket QCRN CULTIVATORS. We have all the leading kinds. The celebrated Bertrand & Sanies and El wood, which are acknowl­ edged by all to be the two "Boss" Cultivators, and are sold at very ̂ low prices. Also the Leading Of the Day, among which [are the Walter A. Wood, Buckej*e, Peer­ less, Warrior, Triumph and oth­ er Mowers. Also the celebrated Marsh Harvester, the old Reliable Hollensw.orrh Hay Rake, the Ti- fer Self Dumper, the Archer, urst & Bradley, Dixon, &c*~-- The celebrated Nichols & Shepard Vibrator Threshing Machines; also the Sweepstakes. The CeleQratea Eenosba Fins. Plows, Plows MarWfi_Wor][s. HENRY MILLER, --DEALER IN-- Ann aid Foreii Marlile. HonumentB, Headstones, ETC., ETC., ETC. American ^ Scotch Granite, Constantly on Hand. Shop Two miles North of Mc­ Henry, 111. CONSTANTLY ON HAND. CUSTOM GRINDING Done nromptly, and mtisfhouon guaranteed Having just put in a new Feed Stone, capable of grinding sixty biuhels of Feed per hour. I am prepared to do your grinding on short no. tice. AiTThe Hlghfitt Harlcet Price mid for Mod Milling Wheat. R. g||HOP- McHenry 111., Dec. 11th, 1977. Wm C. MATES, Johnsburgh, Aug. 90th, MT7. Look Here! All Leading Plows kept constant­ ly on hand and at lowest Prices. ca JSETTmm ReasonablejfgJ E. M. OWEN. 8. Do you want a First Class TO^ BX7qQ7 CH£AP. If BO call at the Warehouse of E. M. OWEN, And he will sell you one, giving you a written Warrantee, cheap­ er than ever offered in this sec- • • tion. This is no humbug, as he has just received a Car Load, and is bound to sell t.htna. Call and examine them* ?% a week in vour own town. ^t5 Ont- tlt free. Jfo risk. Reader, if you waut a business at which persons of either sex can make great pay all the time they work, write for par­ ticulars to H. HALLETT & Co.. Port. DEALER IN-- Bsady-Hade Clothings ' V : Invites the public to an in­ spection of his newly purchased Stock. § |̂ **Price8 to suit and Go ̂w^riwted sented. 'fX •; ;v;t • ; the times as repre- Cutting Done as Usual. Store On© Door Colby's Drug Store McHenrf, I1L, AprfflSth, 1878. Errors of Youtfi. AGF.NT1.KMAN who from Nervous Debility, tfOHN Rnflered for yettN Premature Iw* cay, and nil the effects of youthful indiscre. tion will, for the sake of suffering humanity, send free to all who need it, the recipe end direction for making the simple remedy, by which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the adviser's experience can do ao addressing in perfact confidence )EN«jtaL»r St.,l|iir York