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COLUMN ;,rrc:3» KliyW* qmnmnvco 111 UJUJOWIK. j-r -K.7- „•„« V'trffc.lrt- \ i-y't . ^ *-'.<# f > •*••! *» "> ' n Ki <*V f * - ;v. ..'* S v r~'J ^>1'. 10 I'TT The grammar department li«s tlirse more fin* pitftiirMl. Tlie,,;^<Hlt|l» . uuw qui to* t tractive. I. crltlcin-s liif critic tills w*ek. The article Is quite long but well trortfijr of ptriwil. W« Iio|m to say «ometiling definite in regard t« o«r county Ituilttite next • ««ck. Our sclioots closed upon derorstJoii day. Although the day was quit? utorray, yet the pnpils strewed flown upon the lew soldier*1 graves that are found In Woodland Cemetery* Nearly one coin in 11 in the Osborne (Kansas) Farmer id used to advertise the firm ofMnrton Ac Parsons. They liave the bent wishes of a host of friends in this scetion. who I|Q|»g:, ynd •spect'they will succeed. "'"V'iV «F«i« P»rtiaia«Bt,H r fintfOR KnCCATtOXAL COLUMN :-- MKxcelslorM lias subjected my little venture In the w*y>! meeting his lit- Ticatlon to furnish definitions of cer­ tain wor<l«, to a merciless eriticism. for Which, 1 suppose, I ought to be thankful. At any rate I shall aim to be more ciroilm ipeot in future. I am happy to know that the articles.In this column have come unlet' the eye of one, who, 1 perceive, is in the habit of looking below the surface and who takes notes .-ti he reads. It Is a com- uiewda!>le trait, well worthy of imita­ tion, one which I trust he will have oc­ casion to exercise in what 1 have here to oiler. The first three points icored against Me, toueliIn? the u->e of superfluous Ly '•"tSon- s evident old eoun- dausrhter again warmer ail. and to seek rvants, house- con- e, a Words, IndefliiateuA tautology. 1 admit tloubtedly they w; Worse tliau sins, th blunders on my par ogy for them whate tlie fate they deserr to the remaining poi*-' 1 demur. To make it have to say, 1 beg lea! that portion of iny 11 oertiing which the eri unfortunately, are at | all rgdnudittrcy it slioi •"Perception is appreh exciting cause of sens1 cause is some quality or Material things,, or of somt nlzable by some one or ot> •eases, whether material <>r v In tijpn Witch of Ettdoe inV Claufperevived it was Samuq «eletor objects to tills defluitie. ground of the incompatibility, view, of perception and inunate This is what he says: **But lu>\< Immateriality be cognized as a ception when none of the senses been aflecteil? Understand we here speaking ot p' rceptlou In its wary sense; and in (his sense perc tlon presupposes Its antecedent sensK tlon and sensation itself requires sou% corporeal excitor. The fact is, the ideii of immateriality Is n<jt cognizable i# 4lti« fallow, The Witch of Etidot^ llla^lratloii Id e^.iivocal; however, thai Implication is that W. contemplate* I the prophet Samuel, In this connection, fesau uiuitbslantial phantom--a vagary! of the brain --or allows us so to content.! plate him, yet, at the same time,) Claims this unreal apparition as a ver-j itable object of perception to Saul] Now In this story Samuel was resur-t reeled and appeared in person or lief did not. If lie diu, then the idea of ^ perception in the premises is valid; if he did not, then the conviction arising, in Saul's mind was an hallucination! and no perception at ail." The poiuj here raised with ostentatious semf blaace of logical precision Is who]I; factitious and jejune. So one believe that the prophet was present in bodilj ̂ personality on this oocasiot). But thai be was there iu some sense is as plain M language ean make it. Either re pudiate the reaord as an idle tale, oi accept it as we find it, There Is ih middle grouud we can occupy. The question then is, was there a percep­ tion on the part of Saul of soine|.hiiig answering to the person and character of this Israelitisli gooth-saver? That there was. we have the testimony di­ rector the sacred historian, corrob­ orated by the oracle. fulfilled on iht- inorrow strictly and circumstantially, as it came from that awful presence sacrilegiously evoked. I i»m aware that some theologians, apparently in the interest of modern rationalism, have attempted to ex[ lain away the obvious interpretation of this marvel­ ous and unique event In Jewish his­ tory. But let this pass. Excelsior maintain* that a phantom cannot be cognized. But how does Tie know this? ! Where ou eartii can he have got liis information that spirit, is incognizable and that an apparition of the dead is* Immaterial? ii is ju^t hero where lie should have looked to his premises. An unproved hypothesis wijj not do- A speculation, which, up to present date, presents an open question with the learned, is a shaky foundation on Which to foiiud an argument, pro or con. Bui suppose we admit that the definition in question Involves a meta­ physeal absurdity; that there is noth­ ing iu nature answering to the idea represented by the word percep­ tion in the particular sense criticised what then? Would a fact' like this violate in the smallest degree the use •r this term? In other words, is it uecessary that, human speech should represent the reality or things? if this were so. oijr vocabulary would bo brief Indeed. What Is there of reality tnasiiadow? There are true percep­ tions, and. In strict scientific language, there are false perceptions. mirage represents the Jatter. But. as a visual Image, having all the characteristics of reality. It Is fittingly ciasaifie-J as a per ception. So of the apparent motions lieuyculj bvJLi, aitt 4 " " thousand words In every h-«itffuage wlilch Imply sensory perception, where the thing perceived or Retimed to be perceived. Is unreal. Excekior has evidently misapprehended the proper uses and character of laiig«i:ige. The meaning of a word Is what Intelligent people agree to understand bj- it, and tiie definition which Is true-to this con­ ventional understanding Is legitimate. It does not concern tlie lexicographer to know whether a word represents a real counterpart iu nature or not. Questions «f this character are foreign to his vocation. It is enough for him to ascertain and put "In print how words are used by those who under­ stand the language. The reasoning here reviewed is vicious from begin­ ning to end. Its fallacy consists in confounding the functions of the lex­ icographer With those of the meta­ physician--that is all. The words calculation and mathe­ matics were used advisedly. The lat­ ter--tiie more comprehensive term- being added In order to bring out more fully the Idea had in view* if Excel­ sior had only bethought himself that this little punctuation mark ( ,) sep­ arating these two terms was possibly a. volunteer, doing duty on its own hook without authority from '"copy,*', he might have reserved that interesting lesson concerning '•surplnsnge" and "exact ideas"' for some future and more fitting occasion.-- Types, with the very best intentions, will sometimes get things a little thixed. In our crit ius own 'article' there are several lapses typographical (?) 1 Fiispect. .Be this as it may, 1 do not stop t«> criticise tlient. In my own case, in this luckless essay criticised by the verbalist, my Very initials got separated through some mysterious process unknown to the writer, if the duplicate retained , can relieil on a- cvH mio8. W. B. strong hand closed over hers. She felt that odd sensation that is called an "an­ tipathy" toward him. Gronzalez con­ ducted liis gnests into his house, which was comfortably, almost elegantly, fur­ nished. He explained that he lived alone, but had a great many friends who paid him visits, and for whose accom­ modation he had fitted up his rural home. Mrs. and Miss Turner entered, the guest chamber indicated to them, and removed their wraps and bonnets. Then, joining the gentlemen in the hall, ; they were escorted into a pretty dining- room to luncheon. Afterward they re* turned to the hall, which opened on a verandah. Rose went to one of th# windowB, and stood looking out. Her host came at once tojher side. He bent down over her, and talked to he? in his soft, foreign voice. Rose glance# up at the dark, burning eyes above he% and then quickly looked away. Heir eyes fell upon her father. With a low, half-breathed cry, she sprang to hi% side. She had seen the awful ghastli- ness of his face. As she reached him his head sank down upon the table at which he was sitting; a stream of crim­ son poured, over the smooth surface of the table. The Spaniard lifted Turn­ er's attenuated frame in his strong arms and carried him into an adjoining cham­ ber. * A hemorrhage!" fee said, in a low tone. Mrs. Turner burst into wild, hyster­ ical sobbin g. and clung in weak terror to her daughter. Rose gently put her mother aside, and, white and still as death, yet calm and collected, followed tionzalez into the next room. He laid Turner gently on a couch, and, quickly getting a glass of water, held it to his lips. "Tell me what to do," said Rose, quietly. He gave her one swift glance of admisation. "What splendid nerve," he thought. But he only said, placing the.tumbler in her hand: "Hold this water to his lips; get him to drink it, if you can," and, rising, called sharply from the window to a servant without: "Go for the doctor; take my best horse, and ride for your life!" The day wore on; Turner lay wan and speechless; Gonzalez worked over him with untiring patience, and some skill--his wife and daughter were be­ side him. The doctor lived miles away. Once toward evening as Gonzalez was returning to the sick-room, he stopped at the half-open door; for he heard Turner's voice, faint, broken, but sin­ gularly calm. He was speaking to his wife. "Dear," he said, '"I am--dying. I know it. There is something--I must If you contemplate buyinsr anything in the Implement lino we wish to announce to you that we have n jrood, honest linesof Good on hand of all descriptions, and tor reasons that we are ready to explain, know that we can stive you m^ney on any Goods in our line. It is full and complete. All Goods warranted to be as represented and if you find them not as represented we will cheerfrUy refund your money. ^ Qnr stock of Plowa ia complete, eon«i»tinoi #f 4he Kockford Sulky Plow, the Skinner 5>tnhhle-.extm double ahin-hurdened, either in wood or steel beam, tiie Beloit vvoud or steel beam StubbJe Plow with Geslev .Jointer; also the Gesley Sttlkj? Plow tbateau easily fye handled by any boy that can drive a team. Don't be stuffed or fooled but call and examine our large stock of FARMING TOOLS, which is tar larorer this season than ever before. If you want plows we have the £old make of Furst & Bradley, Grandetone, Moline, Norwegian, Case and the celebrated ir- • "J In all styles of walking and riding. In Planters we can show you ai d sell you the renowned Keystone, Union, Standard and Deere, cheaper than any one in the stall. We have the Randal &-Keystone Pulveiizing Harrow with their improvements that are far ahead of any other made. For a Mowei jtoii all know the Standard, Manny and Knowl ton are lighter draft and lead all the light Mowers in this county, by many a length. ' The lightest and simplest Twine Binder in the market for* 1883, is the Minneapolis, and is the only one that has Appleby's latest iin- piovements. It takes only one-halt a team to run it. Call and we will show it to you and you will soe ifc wiU eaye yon time, horse flesh and money. " -;X; V.^' ^y K«k«R V r > we have on hand a lull line. ' The Red bird,-Ellwood" Self Dump, Centennial, Surprise; )>ut not least, the Old "Reliable HollmgsWorth Sulky Raise.. No imitation in ours, no no, but the Original. It is no ueV and untried imp.ement.- ft stands king ot the field to-day. • ^ , I RAKES W ft* m; ?>T j " *4U^< t. >* Jji!. *cs.J> r DO YOU WANT i TO BUY" • . Swing Machine? SVe haw the Deere Plant«r, also tho Rockfopd Planter that can be changed from a Planter to a Drill without costing oae cent or a mo* tnent of time. - rk IT' i The MeCormick Tron Mower. To make hay while the sun shines is ti good old adage, but to make hay at all requires a good MovV'er. The IfVIcCormick has* no equal* We also haudlo the JJew lsIUpper Mower, g Vrfrh all its late improvements foi 1883. The o^ffirs of the smallest aiirms now see it is to their interest to use the Twine Binder, as it eats pothiug, never strikes for higher wages, is a faithful, obedient servan;, t]iever wearies of work,, at ways plejises the ladie»> as it involves n« additional boarders. t We make the easiest running Wagon, use only the" best seasoned nnaterbtl, iret up work in good style and fltilsh, and sell at Lowest *Cash Pricos. Finally will say that our itoek is full and overflowing, and feel cott- ^fident that we can pletise you in quality of goods and Prices if you jwill favor us with a call." With thanks for past favors, we solicit n continuance of Mie sume upon the claim that wo -will sell the best Good.* lor the least money. VI"Respct. Yours - A L L R E A D Y * * I have on hamt and am «ellingat the Low­ est prices, the Di»me»ti<-, K1 lre«t««, New Home, Simnxllelti, New Antcrican, »t><l Singer e wliiif Machine*, ami vMl not Ud uudcreotU by any a^ciit 111 the cnniitv. C> Agomi sintrei- Machine" for 20. warranted to <to the work of nny Singer Muchinc in the worlu. Cut iu auame. s „ u:-W<&WMN. MeHenry, Feb. 20, 189S. 5 ~ |i;i ' f ^ f ' • -- t Agents Wanted Fof PECK'S BAD BOY AND HIS PA. T'he greatest literary Hit of this irnrternMon, zfWl.OtMJ (jopies uot't in two mouths. Kverybo'iy buy» it, ticcunse it is Unt<te<l with KUN, W« liuyo the l.ai'^est, U<;»t uoil ntovt Complete e titionout, illuttratctt witli original ongrav- lu^rn mailc Uv our spui iiil arti«t. Agents are selliii)i from ->.1 to SO cop'es per nay. I'ricc of millit, inclti'liii(f one complelo uook, %l 00 Mare mo mistake, liut »eii<t for outiit at once. ;nnl secure turritorv. Thin nook ojiiselip Mark Twain. Illtv t«» one. The cuua«s« of a life-time, to ruiiko money fast. ror cux;iluis ami tcrnjH. »i(|ilre«n isUN i'Ulil.HllINti CO.. 210 and 2)2 Pine Street, St. l^»nis. Mo PATENTS. NO PATENT, NO PAY, i» our motto. We have had li years experience in procuring I atonts, <;av(>at«, Trute Marks, Copynsrli IK, etc., in this and other countries Our Hand B»oUs, (rivinjr fujt instructions in i 'uten't*, THE- With an untisu^lly largo assprtniotit Hardware, Tinware, Stoves, Granite Iron-Ware, &c -AT BOri'OM PRICES- '» - - • • 1". SX VJ At the od«lftud of Jacob Story, Me Hem*}, invit^ the ittentltrn of Dairymen, Houso-Keepeiv, in fact everybody, to his large stock of Mik Cans, (>fejitiH*ry Fails, and everytliinj* iu the ine of TIK AND (jrliANlTK IRON VVAKK, which he is seing at prices as low as the lowest, workmanship and quality of good* guaianteed. Tin Hoofing, Eave Troughing, Jobbing and Repairing piomptly attend^ to Remember, extra good bargains can always be obtained MAYES & BARTLETT . . . . . . . j£a ^DEALERS IX- i-J'Sr - - » • s R.EJLX>TZ!4*;»i:A.X>E CLOTHIISGi f-ee. 'Vt.lress- K. * & A. i». LAOKV, , U. O, I'stt- At Oenterville, Mchenry. Moll EN UY, ILL., January 23d, 1803. ' 1.V '..-.v.' **-- - *• TLtlfB OLD ESTABLjl mmm C H I C A Agd all points in Northern tral. Eastdra and Northwestern Vhnia Wlsc°nsip, Northern Michlgran, UkuaM: BOto, Manitoba, (/entraTi^ Northern A «•/>»•«.<,*•«, Colorado, Utah, Idaho. Montana, Nevada. c»iif .rnia, Orei/on, Wcshlngrton Tfirri* 1 tory,, i>rtti*h foiutubin. Oh&ia, Japan, the Sandwich Islands, A nAtr^i«rjr£} and all principal points m- th# NORTH, NORTHWEST and WEST. iinca it traverses North* Smr \ w 3' o -v-S'i-^i1 Ncrtnern niv Northern iHICRl* ' CAN, JtlV\ K A, and Central paihm; TA. Iu oifers to the traveler nil nccomi can bo offered milroad. Ita tram service equals that road: their speed is as great ai comfort and safety will permit; the* make close connections in union dencrtfl an.rJ t-orminal points with Si® 1eadir'g' railroads of the West and Northwest, and olfor to those that us# SPEED, COMFORT AND SAFETY m ^ makes close conneo* Won with *11 other rsl'roads at that city. It runs PALACE I CABS OA gll through trans, PAKT.or o^iisob ftl' torincioal routes, and NT<M?TR-WK«iTER* • 51 cai:s on its cmiNcn, iiixtff§ 8£id onitg ST. PAUL, end "•!IxxK tt'fir.it through dajj- ezprass trains. Best Traveling Accom* mod: tions you will 'r-uv vour Ticketa bv this route ASI> KILL "l AKE HON# OXril'jlb* „ For rates for einprle or round tria 2c .f^3 for information in re­ gard to all parts of the West. North end- Nortlnveat, write to Gcnoral PaBsenge? Agent, at Chicago, 111. fa •w All.Cotipon Ticket Agents sell Ticket® by tUMs Line. Jf. D. LA^NG, MARVIN SUGHITT, • CMn.Sup t. 3d \ ioo-l'r u. and Gen. Mihhmw : ; W. H. STIil-TNETT, V'v < ' Cicll. PfUjS. C14c>gO. Nothing- but the Tiarer, Hollingswortli, Fiirst & Bradley, KnoHlN ton and others. All first class. \ oti will always find both Plitform Wagons and Carriages' of all kinds and styles tit our place and will sell lower than anyone. Also the Celebrated Same's Wagon Pumps, Pumps, all kinds' with the Enterprise 6r Turbine Iron Wine Mill at low figures. \ . ' , t;. Be sure ailti call if in want of any thing iii our line asyou *u*e su^f to be suited. - v E. M. OWEN & SON. --DEALER 's. r. • ' 'uj M 'h RIVERSIDE BLOCK. McM§NRY, ILL. Your attention Is invited t»> oiir magnificent new line of season- is very complete and prides uniformly, low. McHenry, Illinois, March 5,1883. M m Old Reliable Boot and^ flo«e ^ Hou^; Established in 1863. Cume early and examine my new goods whioh are noif being received and placed upou the market to be sold for very Httle money. Our Stock is the Largest, the Cheapest and the Most Desirable be found in the Korthwest. Drop in and take a look and get my low (J»sh Pikes,. H. DWIGHT, Woodstock IU A. P. I Richmond • lllinoil# I sell every Implement, Tool or Mncliine a farmer wints. I'I ATKOUM HPUINii. DE« 1.1V SHY AN D FARM WAGONS. TOR AND OPEN BUCCIES* One, two and three Beat oil., at tow«r price® th:»n any otlmr concerri northwest of Chicnga. In tlie Asriculltivul lteimrtnient I have th* Moline, l)a ven povi, and the John Deere flow* nojti Sniky it ud Walking. The Kevstone it nil Uichmond OliamptoM I'l:iniers. Tho lticli. mond Uro^ilcti'wt imtl Siiperipr Seedn-H. Ilur* rowsol iill kinds ill lower prices tliiin ever he fore. Corn Oil I ti valors of all kinds, Mow. era, UeaperH ai,d Twine Himler«. Jn nhorl tiny tliinN A man wants in Hie farm Mni'liinerv line, PttOM A CLKV l^i TO A STEAM KM GIXE. ^ FIME P&it TiUG. In my P.-iinlin^ Department I have seenred <li(6 services of I!. 11. N ICHpl.s, wtio la well known in Atvlienry and Kake CouiUies an> one of tlie lxst painicrs in tiiis part of the ronu-- try. Call ;iml .see liih woi-fc. which speaks for Use If. r'or "Avt if,tic Styte" liu«, w« dt»t) e.ompeUtion. •;.Aj <-V Blackisimitliins, and Kcpalrlng t>ono In a workmanlike mnnncr. and war ranted . Call and see me before pnachuMng <ta l aui sure 1 cau save you money . A. P< QltA% Richmond, Mar.ihath, 188.1. £'£ADY ' ?0R' BUSINESS! •"SflR" pnrehased.the stocl; of Hardware of ny. in t-l:e Stor<? opposite Hi8h»p'» Mill. 1 mil now prepared to offer to " ' Havin O. r. Col tug public anything ill tho line of the buy* HARDWARE, TIHWASE, Stoves. See. . At price* to suit the timet. DAIRYMEN, WiU aUa t1n<t a lavse assortment of Dalrv» e^n's Utensils, Milk I'ans, Milk I'ails, MUk iauttand anything in ilmtiiueut price#** Low as the Lowest. - A full stock of hand. BAHT5 Wl«E always on JOBBiNC AND REPAIRING, Promptly Attended to. -GSJ'Don't buy any. thins; in the llanlware I.ine netil you hay< examined my Hiock and learned pricea. E. M. HOWE. IHcHcnry, February 87.1883. TWELVE REASONS, I FOR IVSURING WITH /I wV'- T'V- f " Ot Woodstock, Ill.j "x Been use he is endorsed by. leaning Dtitsf. nes- men and the press, and particularly where be-"t known. 2. Because his is the oldest agency ill the con 11 tw 3. ISe'-ause ho represents the best lina ot companies of any agency in the county. 4. Because with one "e.\cep*ion, he re pre, senls the oldest companies in the United State*. 6. Ilecauso in case of loss he gives his pat. rons the benefit of his long experience in se. curiniran (11| nitahlH adiustment. «. Itocau$e lie has aiwavs issued fall pol. ictes. 7. Because he pavs losses on farm property by li^iitnlng, whether tire ensues or not. 8. Because he insures live s too it anywhere ag3«in<t lightning. t>. Because ho Insures against tornadoes cyclones and wind storms. 10. Because you can thus stve yourself from t1 i>asier for a mere trifle. It. Because you wilt And him equally aa active touid you in getting your monev after loss as to secure vour patronage for hie com. pnnie^. 1-2. Because every one of the above reasons can b:< fully veritfetl tiy calling on E. A. Blur, pliv, K. Sosjions. J. W. Btiller, from thefrown experience, and r>n the entire circle of hit aiujualutances tr<»m olmervalion. In behalf of the Old Helialdo, the Phwnlx. of Itartt'urd, ('onneetii-iii, I take great pleas­ ure in vetm-niiig the the tiianks of the com,, pany to Mr*. I„ 1>. Kelly for Iter promptness «nd unusual presence of inind in extinguish. tug :s lire at her residence, kindleil from the biu-niiigot'E A. Murpliy's residence i.n the morning of ine 181 h inst ", us by her individual • effort, propertv wa« tived on which the com, Iran J U#u u Oi. •-:7~ • - . -- •- •• '•••v-. - , : '• "ft- AW *. SWT9