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eapy WEDNESDAY. "NOV. FC, 1881. jr. VAN SLYKE. Kditor. MfTliera are people who *re hnp- plnaf when they (ire allowed to play HIP part of martyr*. Nothing plen*ps them »o well *» to he soundly kicked' the onlr condition beln£ th*t they m*y claim th*t It Is hecHiise of tlielr ilerotlon to principle that, they are compelled to suffer. Tlie Rljfln Adi^o- tnftt I* on® of that cln*s, Tn the lan» funge of on« of onr correspondent^ w»» lire not sure but their sneaVlnjf and •owardly attacks should he treated with contempt, as henenth the dljrnlty •rid notice of any respectable cltlKen> but there are times when even a dog mutt be kicked from your path In order to learn him his place. Weretlie Advo- writer a Republican there might, be some reason In his talk about prin­ ciple. but we have yet to learn of a sin­ gle rebel democrat who ever . was troubled with or ever had a particle of principle In his 'composition. And while this Confederate s?rihhler is talking about the Advocates great de­ votion to •Republican principles he will do well to examine the files of that nheet as far back as 1872. and see how devoted they were to the cause In those daya. The facts In the case are these:-- "Ever since his first nomination, the Advocate. IrOts attitude towards Con­ gressman Sherwin. It has followed the text: "Let h's days be few and let another take his plac°.M And why la this? Simply because they could not use him for their own personal ends, •nd dictate to him as to the appoint­ ments in that county. But Mr. Sher- wln's action In the Marengo Post Office matter need6 no defense. In the re­ commendation of so good a man as Dr. J. Q. Adams, the people will sustain him. the Advocate to the contrary not­ withstanding. In Its Issue of Nov. Rth. the Advocate attempts to crawl out by saving: The Advocate caret not whom the Congressman appoints postmaster of Marengo, But it doe* care, and not without good and sufficient reasons, because of the me thods of tire gent re­ man in making the appointment. Let lis confine onrfeelves to the text, broth­ ers. The al>ove is the language of the self- conceited ass who styles the majority of the papers in this county as "cross-road journals," edited by "would-be editors" We wish right here to say to this wise Individual that while the PLAnrDKALfcR has no claims to make or favors to ask, tt stands upon its own bottom. Is edited by ft Republican, and we are willing to lay it by the side of the Advocate any tiay 'and let the reading public judge to the comparison. But the Advocate says "let lis confine ourselves to the text, brothers." Pray what is the text? You "care nof' who ts appointed Postmaster of Maren­ go and yon "do care r In your #re*t Mgerness to censure sortie one you ap­ pear to have got a little mixed. But then "would-be editors of cross-road journals*1 should not criticise you, the great I am, as you are so unselfish and only acting on "principle!" Bosh! Hon. John C. Sherwin nor Dr. J. Q. Adams need no defense at our hands. Their records are clean and the slanders of the writer of the Advocate can do them no harm. (VGovernor Foster, of Ohio, Is given as authority for the statement that President Arthur said to him:-- ••While I am President 1 shall know no faction In the Republican party. I ahall hope for support from all good men. te the end that it may be a party without a schism or discord. He hoped that if there was any factions in the party all sides would confer with him; that so far as he was concerned he had no enemies to punish, and he did not Intend to be ussd to punish the ene­ mies of other persons. 'A Methodist Church at Racine In having a three hundred dollar me­ morial window pnt in, in memory of President Garfield, and they only lack • hnndredand fifty dollars of having money enough to pay for it. The win­ dow will be an ornament and is all right if they want It. but one cannot help thinking of what a pile of memo­ rial hash that three hundred dollars would buy to ornament the stomachs of the poor this winter, and buy me­ morial wood at eight dollars a cord to warm little blue baby toes that will stick out of dilapidated memorial stockings before spring.--Peck's Sun. (fir A few years ago butter was a drug In the stores in this city, at about one half tlie price it now sells at. and when the merchant bought it he paid for It In store goods on which lie real­ ised a handsome profit. 11 ut now there (* little or no butter brought in by the farmer, and that which does come in la of a better quality and commands the highest price. This change has been brought about by the creamery system, and it is not only true of Elgin' but all other places where dairying has received careful attention and quality has been the niin of tlie producer.-- JLtgln Advocate. Nfwt Cipher Tabic. For corresponding or telegraphing In secret terms or syllables. Contains over a million changes. Is simple, eas­ ily nnder«tood. and accurate; and any message wnt by It can only be read by tho«e who know the woret. word IIMMI for that particular menage. Just the thing for business men. lovers, boys snd girls. Two copies of table and ex­ planation sent on receipt of four three- eent stamps. Address J. W. IIOWKP. Tter. N. Y. WAUCONDA. «-$lTBSCIRIl>TlONSfor the PLAINDBAICK I will lie received in Wauconda at P. B« , , ., Harrison's Drug Store an<l at the Po«t Office J uOn, OI the City, EDITOR PI.AINDEAI.KU:--The Mc- Henry Dramatic Club certainly de­ served the fine weather and full house with which they were favored on Tues­ day evening of last week. .Although "Among the Breakers" Is not a new play to a Wauconda audience, no diffi­ culty was experienced in holding the attention all through the performance, partly perhaps because of some changes in the old play but principally because of the superior acting of the entire troupe. As necessarily happens in all plays individuals were assigned parts which enabled tliein to create more applause than others, but the proper rendering of the quieter, but often no less difficult or important parts, ts es­ sential to the success of any play. Or course we would not imply that "Scud" was nothing but an ordinary fraud, he was clearly a fraud of the first water, but it seems to us that the strong point of the club, is tlie thoroughness with which all parts are sustained, the appreciation and sympathy which each actor has for the. part assumed. All speak well of the entertainment and hope to see the club again. Notwithstanding the rain and mud a very pleasant little party met at E. J. Phillips Wednesday evening. Two dances II week will help to keep the young folks in practice. The first snow of the season fell Thursday, In fact tho season has been somewhat phenomenal. Peter John­ son has had blackberries ripening in his garden continually until within a fewdays. The last day in October he picked a branch of berries and exhibi­ ted them In the Post Office. The second crop of string beans has been quite common, An apple tree in Robt Harrison's yard bore blossoms a few weeks ago, and several reliable gen­ tlemen reported fresh leaves on a tree near J. R. Wells. Whether these strange things indicate that the end of all things is near we cannot say. Samuel Taylor disappeared myster­ iously last week. He left four horses in John Pratt's barn one night and then It Is thought by some that lie "skipped," At least foul play is not generally suspected. Certain creditors have attached what loose property they could find belonging to him aud it will behold at public auction. The school house was crowded again Thursday evening. One of the best features of the entertainment was the promptness with which all present re­ sponded when called upon. Another very commendable feature was the promptness with which they sat down after saying all they had to say. At tlie cloEe Lewis Bungs was elected President for the next meeting. Attention is called to the announce­ ment of Golding & Brooks In another column. As the firm is to change soon all parties Indebted to them are re­ quested to settle their account as promptly as possible. Another rainy night at McHenry was tlie straw that broke the back of the Wauconda Dramatic Troupe. No not exactly broke, hut badly cracked. It is atlast decided to let "East Lynne" soak for the present, but Thanksgiving night another attempt will be made to play it at Maiman's Hall. The eightieth anniversary of An­ drew Cook was celebrated at Monroe Cook's Saturday afternoon. All the Cooks in thin section were present and of course they had a good time. Sympathizing friends who cause monuments to be erected over the graves of the departed, doubtless often feel that those whom they eirploy are cold, heartless wretches. Justice to tlie profession demands that we cor­ rect such ideas. Only a very few weeks ago we witnessed a striking exhibi­ tion of grief on the pitrt of a grave­ stone man. Though usually cheerful, on tliI« occasion his spirits were so de­ pressed by his morning's work that at dinner he was silent, and with difficul­ ty only partially concealed his emo­ tion. Some hold that his sadness was due to the "pink eye," contracted from his horse, but we hold, as just stated that it was clue to tender sympathy for a customer -vliose great loss was freshly brought to mind by the recent erection of a monument. The problem is solved at last. The venerable member of the book canvass­ ing fraternity who haunted the Pratt House last week let the cat out of the bag. We overheard him whisper: "They keep few dogs in Wauconda." In tlie language of the street, "that's it." ft illustrates the principle that there is seldom great gain without some small loss, and that the dog tax is far from being an unmixed blessing, for whilo it disposes of many worthless enrs. saves many sheep and brings many dollars into the treasury, it is nevertheless an advertisement that Wauconda is a safe place for lecherous book agents to draw money from the people, and it becomes a question whether by reason of the tax more money is not permitted to go out of the towu than Is drawn into tlie treas­ ury. Should the dog tax question be again teste J at the polls, probably many who first voted for it, now see­ ing its intimate conuection witn book agents would vote ihe other way. Doubtless at the time no one antici­ pated any such injurious results from th3 working of the law, but it shows that in intricate questions of political economy it very often frequently hap­ pens occasionally that In many instan­ ces we cannot almost always tell that which we think the least most. A German class under the direction of Rev. Mr. Lusner, of Fairfield, is ex­ pected to be organized soon. We understand that Mr. Alfred North is to leave for Boone County where he intends teaching this winter. NUNDA EDITOR PLAINDKALEB:--H. L. Shell spent the Sabbath- here, the guest of Quinn Fiuch. | F. Whltcomb, of Wauconda VTT IFLJ town on Sunday last at J. A. Sheldon^! A. M. Clark and wife spent Wednesday and Thursday at Jimmle Campbell's, near Elgin, last week. Alva brought homa eleven squirrels and a lot of walnuts. Mrs. M. A. Battershall, of Gilman. Illinois, has been visiting relatives and friends tn this vicinity. Dan McClure and wife are home again for the winter. They have been traveling this season with Miles Orton's Show, and report a good season. Both are enjoying excellent health and will occupy a part of Capt. Beckley's house this winter. Cal Lincoln is again at Woodstock, tlie guest of Mack Church. The Licq worth family are hound over for the January Term of the County Court, to answer tlie charge of larceny. Esquire Brink, of the Lake, rendering the decision. George got his mouth organ all the same, and now oflers it for sale at a discount. In 8piteof tlie weather last Friday night tlie Crystal Lake and Nutula Literary Society met and elected officers for the coining quarter as fol- ows: J. A. Sheldon, President; F. B Pease, Viee President ; James Ford; Secretary, and Miss Edith Lowell, Treasurer. Their next meeting will be In Hill's Hall, two weeks from last meeting, and a good programme is an­ nounced. J. A. Sheldon with his two assistants, and II. R. Baldwin with his assistant, attended the meeting of the teachers at Woodstock, in spite of the rain and mud on Saturday last, and W, W. Parsons and L. E. Mentch, of Cary, walked from Woodstock to Cary% rather than lose tlie afternoon exer­ cises. How many of the teachers in the western part of tlie county have sacrificed as much to attend one of these meetings? The I O. of O. T. is not dead yet. A good meeting was held last Tuesday evening, aud the following were In­ stalled as officers for the coming quar­ ter: Win. Morey, W. C. T.; Mr3. Arn­ old, W. V. T,; Mrs. Sheldon, W. S.; Mrs. Charles Andrus, W. A. S.; Mrs. D. O. Mailefy, W. T.; J. A. Sheldon, W. F. S.;F. B. Pease, W. M ; Miss Jennie Knox, W. A. M.; 0. H. Truax, Chaplain; Miss Hattie Truax, W, I. G.; Charles Andrus, W. S.: Mrs. A. M. Clark, W. R. S.: Miss Clara Smith, W. L. S.; C. E. McDonald. P. W. C. T. Condensed report of the Nunda Public School for the month of Oct. HIGHER DEPARTMENT. Number days taught 21. Number pupils enrolled 34. Average attend­ ance 32. YisitB from school officers 0. Visits from others 8. J. A. SHELDON, Principal. INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT. Number days taught 21. Number pupils enrolled 41. Average attend­ ance 38. Visits from school officers 0. Visits from others 6. Miss LI/.ZIK MAKTIN, Teacher. PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. Number days taught 6. Number pu­ pils enrolled 34. Average attendance 25. Visits from schools officers 0.-- Visits from others 4. Miss KRANKIK WKI.LS, Teachcr. A new Wagon Maker in Piatt & Plnney's shop. There has been a call Issued for all interested In tlie organizing of a lodge of Odd Fellows, to meet in D. C. Mal- lory's store this Saturday evening. Fred Bryant is building an addition to his house. AT J. R. WELLS & SON'S +* • v WAUCONDA., ILL. Where can be found the largest stock of & Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Groceries, Crockery, Hardware, Carpets, Oil Cloths, &c., to be found in Lake county, to which they invite the attention of the buying public. s IN WINTER DRESS. GOODS, Our stock is complete, and comprises the latest and' most desirable patterns in the market, which the ladies should not fail to call and examine, Ladies and Childrens Underwear in great variety, A full line of Rubber Boots, Overshoes, &c. Buck Goods in Gloves and Mitts, all sizes. The finest stock Q0 Jewelry in town. Pertumer) , all kinds and of the best. f^fDon't fail to look at our 5 and 10 cent countprd. t/' In short we have a store full of eeasonable Goods of all kinds, which we can and will sell as cheap as any other store in this section. Give usa fair trial and you will be convinced that we sell only goods of excellent quality, at one price to aM, and rhat the very Dowest. * A discount of five per cent for Cash. New Furniture Robms Opposite Perry A Martin's Store, McHenry, Illinois Wauconda, NOT, J. 8th, 1881 R. WELLS & SON. Remember the Old Reliable --PLACE TO- BUY FURNITURE! A golden opportunity to lmv Over- Mi t»> n t FUzfimutons A Fvnnpon. 10 er cent discount during November. O, C. Colby & Co., keep at their Hardware store a fnll stock oj window Glassall regular fiizes and will cut to or­ der any size from the smallest to two by three (eet. When in want of Glass bear this in mind. CHOICE Amber G^NE Syrup for sale by the gallon or keg. E. W. WHEELER. Ladies and Childrens Underwear, cheap, at J. R. Wells & Son's Waucon­ da. MARRIED, FIsHRIt--SMITH--In Waukepan, 111,Tues­ day, Oct. 25th, 1>WI, liy France* K. Clark, County Judge, Mr. Kssie Fisher, of Volo, 111, anil Miss Sarah A. Smith, of C rover. Kansas. DIED, MORTON--In Osborne, Kansas, Or totter 22d t8«l, of Consumption, Mrs. Carrie Bush Mor- to.i, wife of John Morton, aged 20 years. L. Stoddard, ONE POOR SOUTH OK TIIK POST OFFICE, 18 now prepared to offer the buying public a fine line of FANCY GROCERIES, Extracts, all kinds, Perfrmery,*Fancy 9oap8. Wooden Ware, etc., of the bust] quality and at the Lowest Living Prices THE BEST STOCK OF CONFEC­ TIONERY IN TOWN. The clioicunt Brands of Cigars and Tobacco, always on hand. When in wan ( of any till np in tn> line, give me a rail and I will please von Ixith in q'tnl ity ami pr»ce. "L. STODDABO. MCHKMRY, Nov, 8th, 1881. J. P. SMITH, Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler, , , MCHENRY ILLINOIS. IS AT Two Doors North of Perry & Mar­ tin's, where you will find all grades of Furniture at the Lowest Prices. All my (foods are WARRANTED as represented. fSFVobbinir of all kinds promptly attended to. JACOB BONSLETT, Having- opened new Furniture Room ,in the store lately occupied by Mrs. Searles, opposite Perry & Martin's Store, are now prepared to offer to the buying public the <s Finest Stooik of STumiture Of all kinds, ever brought to McHenry County, which they will sel at the LOWEST LIVING PRICES. Anything from a common Chair to the finest Parlor Set can be found at thi« store, and of the best make and,finish to be found in the market. Jobbing of all kinds promptly attended to at reasonable rater First-class work guaranteed. Undertaking. We have a large assortment of Burial Cases and Coffins always on hand and made to order on short notice. Our goods are first-clais, xnd prices within the reach of all. We invite all our firiends to give us a McHenry, March 15th, 1881. call, JACOB BONSLETT. HEAR YE! HEAR YE! A large assortment of Caskets and Coffins. I also keep Shrouds and Trimmings of all descriptions. Keep none but first class Crowds. My prices are within the reach of all. Particular attention will be paid in this Department. I invite all my old customers to give me call. Thanking you for past favors, I remain, yours, JOHN B. BLAKE. GEORGE \V. BESLEY, Druiiist a nil Aptbecary. Whose Store can be found on the west side, has just received a full stock of Goods in nis line, to which he has added the best stock of Ever brought to McHcniy county, among which can be found the Bonner Library, Princess Library, Harrison & Smith Safety Lamp, and a line line of Bracket and lland Lamps of every description, which will be sold at prices that dofy competition. Call and see them before purchasing. Physicians Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. Give meaCali. •- C. W. BESLEY. McHenry, 111, Oct. 10th, 1881. DRESS GOODS! DRESS GOODS! Ladies go to J. R. Weils & Son's. Waiicondn. HIMI examine their large stock and splendid patterns. Having located in thfl store of L. Sto«Marrt, IIPvt «loor to Hie I 'ost OU1< -e, I am now pre­ pared to show oustoini-rs r. full line of flocks, Watches, Jewelry, Mil ver and 1*l;it<;<I Ware, which I will sell as low as any oincr .Icnle'r nn<l warrant as repiesented, Via 11 and exam- inegiMxle and learn price* before pine basing. REPAIRING Of all kinds clone on short notice and war­ ranted. W"Give me a call._s« MCUEMHV, NOT. 8th, iasi. J. F SMITH. BOOTS AND SHOES. We have just received an immense Stock for the Fall and Winter trade, and can show you the finest line of these goods ever brought to McHenry County. Remem­ ber we buy and sell lor cash, buy our goods at bottom prices, can and will give you such great bargains that it will pay you to come from any part of the county to trade with us, no matter how great the distance We keep a full line of the Se lz celebrated custom made goods constantly on hand, both fine and coarse, for men, women and childrens W. H. DWIGHT, Woodstock, 111. I BOUGHT My S U I T At E. LAWLUS' ln Lansini's Block, lAlc Henry III. NO WONDER J. W. Cristy, la Selling More CO TO E. Lawlus, And jret a line Suit, as lie has the flncRt and the largest Stock of Clothing nt Chicago Pri­ ces. He also keep* Foreign and Domestic Cloths, which he will make to order »t the lowest prices. E. LAWLUS. --DEALERS IX- ACRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Ilave in their Warehouse a fullttockof PLOWS, Of all the lies* make and iwtterns, whirh they are selling as low an a good article car he bought anywhere. PUMPS! PUMPS! Both Iron and Wood, all sizes and prices. A few pood Top BujTRte* always on hand, and Cutters and Sleigh* in their reason. Call when in want of any of Ihe above. E. M. OWEN & SON. MCHENRY, NOV. 7th, 18 L Than any other house in Mc- Hcnry county. He lias a better article for loss money. But not content with that he has opened the largest and linest st(fclv cf GLOVES and MITTEKS, Mens and Boys HATS and CAPS, In the greatest variety of styles probably ^er seen under one roof in McHeury county. And the strangest and most pleasing: part of tne story is> that these goods are being sold at LESS PRICES than before the late advance. The public are in­ vestigating the fact aud find it pays them. TO DAIRY ^Liid If you are intending to lay in a winter's supply of Feed, now is your time to buy IS. Please make me an offer on on 6 or more cails and I will meet it if possible. / . Orders and correspondence bv mail will receive prompt atten­ t i o n . Y O U K S T R U L Y . J. H. BAGLEY, Wcodsteck, Illinois,