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^ Now Is tli* time for School Boards to ascertain what is needed In Ihefr re-: •pective School-room*. The hiring • of good teachers Is qalte necessary to II successful school, but It Isn't all. / Some attention Hitmlil be paid to the condition of the buildiagt and ©eeessa- apparatus. t<*4ook, these matters. ' A schoolboy being asked tyf his ;i|!ftcl»er how he should flog hi in, re- • ^ (firletl: **Jf you please, 1 should like It "itia the Italian system of penmanship-- the heavy strokes upward aud the • J #>wnward ones light.'" • ' \ | Education in France.--A French­ man writes to the Chicago Tribune a ,letter which contains the following ex­ position of the public school system in that country. • ; > **The law provides that Incorporated •Uias'e,, town, or city-ward, of a pop­ ulation not less than 500, should have 0t own a school-house within its limits. H All school-te achers mtist be graduates , a normal school; and each of those ^ Villages. towns, or wards is to have «ne or more'teachers according to pop­ ulation. Each county or canton Is to Have a superintendent, who. has the jpower to appoint or discharge any t»acher in his canton ; and he is re- ^j||uired to make an examination of I each school monthly. The terms of School are to be eleven months each year. The teachers receive a direct f ^alnry from the Government, not to be .. Jess than 600 francs per annum. The parents of the pupils are taxed 20 Jents per month for each scholar; but a '«* provision is made in. case the parents ihould be poor and not able to pay ./'•^^•his tax--by making application to the liayor, they obtain a certificate of indigency, and that frees them from 'this tax, but their children have the Ame rights and most attend school the lame as any other. This school tax . goes to the Government like any other government tax. There is not a house France bat belongs to a village or ; Ijown corporation. Each corporation • |ias a Mayor, a Vice-Mayor, and twelve lb embers or the Common Council, %rhich are elected every three years ^ . by universal soflrage within their re­ spective limits. The school-teacher generally occupies the office of Secre- ye tary of the Council, and for this he re- ^^i?»*an additional sum of about 100 IbMW*. ' He l« «lso the leader of the jN^sg department at church on the Sabbath, and for this he reoelves about JW& francs more. After a dose exam­ ination, I cannot see much room for a at deal of improvement. There I BOOTS AND SHOES Paints, * Medicines, k .. f ****** -a- jm~w - . . . . . . . MS <• \ «' ir?' •>» 4 *xM" Crockery, Glassware, Wooden and Willow-ware, ••' CI-roceHe ̂•; etc.) eto.i 'isr i A i4'~' We would ask an inspection of our WALL PAPER, which is no* complete, elegant and desirable. Patronage solicited and satisfac­ tion guaranteed, ̂ t COLBY BROS. jsii, : ttr* *! * i *- ~ " 'T * "•? *>***&*' ' * IS HEA£>QUAKTERS-* *•"**J' • t*: We have just received a new and complete Stook of all^kiifds of New and Seasonable Goods 8uc|h aa DreSs Goods, Boots & Shoes Which we offer at very popular prices j might be a little about the tax; but, "ipeeording to my viewa, I think it is just lhat. if a man has four or five children, |te should pay something for their edu- Ration.--that is, if he is able, asjjrovi- , bylaw." t M «»kmm.-^4; ' Utaod up, ye spellfis now sad spells, Spell PbeuAki*M«opeand Knell: •f'1* take KM ATEFTE w«rt, m Ohillii , ^ Or Oaaamr.or the Gatdea £41ty.. -:4. a*T« apell such words as Slllogita^ \j ;jA»d Laehymewaed Syaeluroniai|I';4:M '|kad Pei^ateaeli aad SaoMhariae,'. ' - ««dOeUBdiae. UetlfenmsuMt deity, I 4 ) bm and Bpawfatlir, nd OUowfein, •< ' f ' «/i' "^iHrtaeceros aad Paebyderaa# . ?:JS| L*. ^ Ifetemjwyeosis, Gherkins, Basqa^^ ' Y _ ̂ i * k * c e r t a i n l y ; a o e a s y t a s k . , ? v; * * ^Uleldoscope and Tentieosaeb : pEamteehatka and DiBpensasjr, ^ • f , '-iV' ' j^MphthoHg and Erysipelas/ * ' "A ' •' " f - ^ ̂ ^And Etiquette and sassafsgls^ ,s ) / r ' jl-" JnMliblo and PtyallUm, <'4 £->' ' ,~l i~s/. 'A^Allopathy and Bbeomatiaia, ' ' T * And Cataclysm Beleaguer. *" e. Tweiith, EighteeatU, Bendewrowa, latrlcner, "" iAn<l hosts of other words are ftraad Ion English and on classic ground. » v r"> , '^Thus Behring Straits and Kichaelsoaa, 'f;; Thcrmopylse. Cor«llMera8; . "Suite, Heraeorrhage, Salap and HivMia, . .. Cinq uefoile and Ipccacuaaha, ^CAnd Rappahnnock, Shenandoah, , 1 » And Schuylkill, and a thousand iaore, ^ , if, • j ^ Arc works some prime good spelters mips « r; - i" : In dictionary lands like this; M ' *v*;V-3 Nor need one think hiaiself a iewqrla^ ,£ i,t ,;o, If some of these his eltorte^ foil, • " * ' Nor deem himself undone "forevefT" s •' - . .. To miss the name oteitlier rivei^ i ^ ~.|'- :s %i < The Dneiperi Seisor GuadlqairAr. ̂ v - r •; £v i ' ,?-v; |®IIS The oplnon, so prevalent in many ; , .^localities, that almost any teacher Is ; : sufficiently skillful to do primary ^ work, is a very dangerous sentiment S^' fco entertain. My experience, as an ! ' v - observer in the various forms of school work, has long since convinced me '^Hhatfor primary teaching we need more tact, natural adaption, know* ledge of human nature, wisdom in managing, and a heart fnJti'Of love for the cause, fhan In any other depart­ ment of school work. The first ittt- lf pregsions of school days, and the in i 4^, / cidents eonneted with them. Very of f|. tea remain upon the mind throu^liont " % Tt|»0.^ the germ which after a process of development -^etermiaeg'the mental:;gf®wth of the @>u roan was first vivified 'i Eats, Caps. Qothing, &c.f &c. 5 ' : & • • yyU. «r"* Don't wait for a second invitation, but come at onee and see hp# we deal and learn our prices. Butter. Eros, etc., taken in ex- - -- -- - ii • • P~ I 9 *, ** *• ^ «*»«g 5 3 *• »i 1 11T" "v-a! Woodstock HI, " >5»>J My store is filled to' over- the latest Of the West and NatlfcWiNL « • ' ' * - * « ; rj ' Embracing under one management^, s . ^., 4 2,158 Miles of Road * : j And forming the following Tronk Lines: ' Chicago, Council Blnflfe & Cailfomia Liro, \ . f :| C h i c a g o , S i o u x C i t y a n d Y a n k t o n L i n e . C h i . ' ' % tsago, Otintoa, Dnbadae A JUaCrosse Line iA «• Line, ChicagA. . eota Line, Chiea "" spring summer wear. Call and examine my custom made boots and shoes and see what buying and selling for cash does for my eus- tomerSi Shoes and fe«H& •' v If?"*--™ I go, m. Pan! ft Minneapolis Line, Chicago, mlwaukta A Lake Superior Line. Chicago, Green Bay & Lake Superior Line. The ad- ;es «f these Lines are: 1879 ' > . • > > v » p:; t r . - * ' ^ j * i-"11' : l - ^ = yA' - ' • - w -• - aiiii'iliV'i. latfr i.fii>i;i^i vantages 1. If the p&ssengei is going to or front any •* '"J point in the entire West or North-Wcst> ho'.P^J can buy his ticket via some one of thie Com- - J or North-Wcst> ho le one of this Com« pany's lines and be sure of reaching his de*> tination by it or its Connections. 2. The greater part of its linee are laid with Steel Rails, the road bed is perfect. Mo raid has a better or smoother track. $. It is the short line between all import- ant points. 4. Its trains are all eg nipped with tha Westinghotise Air Brake, Miller's Platforn) and Coaplera and the latest improvementa for comfort, aafetyand coevosiienee, i tt ls thepsly road in tiic West running flia,celebrated Pullman Hotel Cars between . Chicago am) cauacll Blmfs. • 'M 6. It is the only fioad running the Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars either way between Chicago and St. Paul, Cbieaco anr} Green Bay, w Hv; and l^tilolm. etogo and ^ Chicago and Hid Chicago and Milwaukee only road pusteg aS^g the; shores of Lake Michigan between Chicago and Milwaukee. 8. The only Road running Four Express ninsad&v via its lines between Chicai and points in Minnesota S« GOODS 4 '-xVrVt -phi ,1 >Ai r atl ft' ~i'J I',,,# *• >. V{""7* -n" ' 5 ' . r 5 , ^ * . 4 . » 1 v x f ^ ,u-' ,i A Na road offers equal facilities In nambes ofthrmigh traiiiH, equipped with.. Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars. ' 10. It runs Two Express Trains Daily each way on n-ll Sts linos And fonr trains tun *|T between Chicago and Milwaukee. " • '» 11. It makes connections with all llae# I;crossing at intermediate points. The popularity of thee# lines is steadUy in. • creasingand passengersahould consult theii Interest by ptir^hasing ticket* ria this line. For informatfen, FoMera, Vapi,- Jke., sot obtainable a^ Home Ticket Office, address any agent of the Company or lfAETllirOTGHITf W.H. fTlWlTXTT, GoneralSupt. : rOennPasseagerAiea FITZSIMMONS & EVANSON. -fc'v .• 4^xha. - , >5ijlSt»*' Mo Henry, ill., April 1st, 1879. West MeHenry, III. Viae Safsst, Kaaleat andBest< aver dlsoorered for KIDNEY COMPLAINTS^ LES, GRAVEL, H CONSTIPATION! ^LUMBAGO, RHEUMATISM, DIABETES aWMMBRH A ptmly vegetable eompotud, not doctored with poisonoosliqaors, being dry-« gentle cathartic and effective tonic--core to effoctasBy enresomeofthe m^^vun^iy^ pnA pol»h| lesl|kffl. Those who have been cmrei when al ethersukosfiuled,Jswtly say* "It is the gmstest MsarfagoCttts age.** "I believe I should not now be alive b«t for it." Phyaieians in regnlar practice say: "It worksUke a eham aad effectively;"' FOB SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. WIf At KTOirKr-WOBTiwmotathnwtMW i Ikaj (3vly< A SUBS BBliaV STOB fHK 8UFFEBEB.' HENRY MILLIE -r'DKALEHIN-- Monuments, Headstones ̂ ; ETC., ETC., ETC. American & Scotch Granite, Constantly on Hmn4 ^Sliop Two miles North|of Johnsburgh, Aag.Mth.187t PBBrABE!> sr SUTH W. FOWLE * M HARBISON AVIfiNlfB BOSTON, MA88< radiance i'/p \ that came from tlie sualiMitt of early 'f\k ^ school liCe. Thf converse of this idea 5, ^ is also tru«% ria.: that many gems of 'j I«a'*tting have sickened and died out ^ forever, because they lacked the genial tV JA warrnthof a kind word anct tho Ufa giving force of wise counsel and d(Ulg direction. '^4/ w .1 /' i GRACE'S CELE9RATED SALVE CUBK8 Flesh Wounds, Frozen Limbs. Rait - Rheum, Chilblains, Sore Breast, Bore Lips, Erysipelas, Ringworms, Calluses, Scald Head, Chapped Hands, Barns, Cancers, Felons, u.•;Scalds, j-yw^yr Sores, Ulcers .1*'"^." "tiii ...festersl'.f^ Weas, ' Sties, sPiles, Abbess, . Freckles, vJtanionSs ^ Spralas. Boils, 4illltes,-, - Cuts. Whitlows, %Warts, j Blisters, Tan, Pl«pteife»«il: Corns, ' ftenrvy, Iteh, Ingro^psf Wails, Nettle Rash, Mosquito * and jpea Bites, SpUler Stings, And all cntaneOus diseases and eruptions gonoyaUy. 9 For sale by all druggists, grocers, and at all country stores tlyroughont tho United States • • • • ^rtofr bir atatt ie «*• « TEe World's SET L. D. Weyburn's Alterative Syrnifc--' V A remedy used thirty.flve years in a wrfvate practice, and never falling to radt. eally cure BHEUMATI8M. SeeondarL 1 diseases in i, «- ., jsbow offerey to the public. Sold by all retail Druggists, an* (wholesale «2.y.LayJWeyburn Medicine Co., P.O. Box 338, Rochester, g. Y. « r c needs trimming--Ho smoke or lasll-K) cents each, 3 for -M cents- hem® stamp for catalogue of Wonderful Invaations, staple and Fancy Goods. Parsons, Foster *CV>=- l?«Cl*rlLSt 0!si«bgn= will e»ve ts*taey \ty eximininp ow Stock HoT€to«dl before • " i-\* /'v:-;."* ' :*i piireliasiog"€l8ewtierevM * Cottons, OottoJiade ̂ Tick- i : # r i a,rn $** '9^T"frrtrsc.\t 'r mm Silks, Cashmeres, Cambric, Alpacas and White Goods of all kinds. *Iii Ready- Made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, we will not be un­ dersold, quality of Goods consid^red^; .J; ^ • * » • ̂ >. .v.. • ... ; • • if •>* * • &£%k '^1 V, •H'l-i,.» li f.% • Fos River Valley Mills. I. BISHOP. PriwisMSP MeHenry tiNKinoii) xwsnROM. oiE«mi>fn»a Done nnmtptTy. and satisfaction gaarante* Havls^rlnst nut in • new Feed Stone* enpa.li of grinding sixty bnthels of Feed per boar, am prepared to do your griadlngon shwrt a#f' tice. . - SSTThe Highest Market Priee paid for goe<; Milling Wheat. • A . . . ; • * . ^ MeHenry IU.,Dee.l»>b, 1878. FRED* SCHNORR, t MANtnTACTUB^R OF ' ' > New Store, near t|ie Depot, McHENRX, I1XINOI8. t^"Glotes and Bowery s 3j»cialty. Mid Oil Cloth Carpetinglr * vti i ,Also a Pall Line of 'Pamî %6cefMs. I ' . P E R R Y A M A R T I N MeHenry, May let, 187#. 7 V ' i • ' * ! • J?' : v ';-:v STORY. ' . *•; - i • t -.uttt .r ;*V i.u ,t yifM DBALSRIN A G E X Errora of Youth. ay, and; al 1 the effects of yontbful tfon will, " send free lireetfon will, for the sake of suff»rhagbwaamty * *• to all who ne«d it, the reetoteand for making tli<i simple remedy by v '* r -v: w»cn be was ea-- srrnerers trisning to EPStt&M™*?;"SrftJMssLsr r " rfect confld s A-v1 . f't J'» r . i . r • - : ' ^ Spades, Shovels, Forfcs, Corn Knives; Axes, Oiinastotke«» Window eiasss i CiRANITE-IRON AND TINWARE , a\e- r«- ^ '7^ ' t;' « ' , - 1 , ' * % f ^ " ' , •wto'" v/ - '^^TO|Ef* " .' •';'m .-PsJk^.- Havm pre [tared to accommodate my Customers la anything in the line oi Custom-made Boots and Shoes On short notice and warrant satisfaction. Being a workman of many years exjte* rience I am confident I can please alt vbS give me a call, and as I use none btllls best of stock can guarantee as represeatea. Give mo a call and I will try and please. " 1 *#*Re«sember the pl»oe, new now, door West of Story's Hardware Store. PM6. ieHNORII. Mettenry, 111., Oct. JWth, 1878. ' !flf For information relative to KANSAS, the Leavenworth (Kansas) Appedt, a eight page weekly paper, week a sketch, maps aad illuitimi one of tho cininties tn Kaasaa. * The better lsnds ia %this Stata a« at from «2.00 to tlO^per^lre, wlfai from .six to eleven yearn, *lpe ion the Government land, which is as . _ richest in the Statej is still open toaet Full information in regard to eoll. c preemptions, homeftfsds# markets, eb sc.hoois, eto., wUllpsNisi eaeb week AppeeU. Price, ta.00 per annum; or tl.00 for month*. Sample copies sent on recipt < cents. "" " THE WEEKLY NATIOI : A Lifceravy- and Edi Klght birge ^ges ofvah ir&Msffl