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> .f'.* ^;,"A ̂ rfm. ns v 5* ' V ,a*: s. *» y v^* ̂y:̂ t̂ " ' -< -"*m Thursday, November a, 1899. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY Wt MclfflKY PUHIDttLER (OMPART. •w-' •. rNa. W. A. CaisxY, . J Stec* BL 3. HAZEL-. Manager, v. Office In Juston Block. Otim & Ch&pell's store. two doOM borth ol TEI.EPIfOHBS: TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION: Ow year §1.8# Subscriptions received for three or six months in the same proportion. :: ,4%y' If LILLIAN RUSSELL says that "divorce Is far better than wrinkles and crows' feet." Lillian is undoubtedly one of the most reliable authorities extant 011 the subject. AT the recent Universalis* general conference in Boston there were present twenty-five female preachers. There • jaee a good many other female preachera la existence, but they have not passed through the ceremony of clerical ordina­ tion. • The Celeveland Leader says; "Fifty- three factories in Cleveland paid as iffcges, in one month in 1898, the sum of $754,243. During the same month in 1899 they paid $1,245,808 in wages." These figures shout louder than the fig? ures in McLean's check-book. THE Rev. Sam Jones is not afraid to <Sl»CU88 the silver question. In a recent address he said: "The biggest fool in the world is the one who stands up and ar­ gues against facts. I was talking to one of those old free silver loons a few days ago and called his attention to the great prosperity which has come upon our country, mills and shops and mines running on full time, and I said truly prosperity has come to Our land again, He said: 'It ain't struck me yet.' I said: life mighty hard to hi t nothing.' %\ f -- AUTUMN. ®iere is no color in the world, ' - "No lovely tint on hiU'or-plalptr i Hie suma er's golden sails areftrrfed. |And sadly falls the November rain. v Vs Celia Thazter. Perhaps the season now being en- jogred is the most beautiful of the year; at least poets have sung enchanting lays ill its praise and writers of prose have ransacked the dictionary of their thoughts to find appropriate language to descant upon the grandeur and glory of Autumn. It is the dividing period Ibtatween the living and dying in nature, --the ripening and garnering time when preparation is made for stern, grim old Winter, who places his seal of silence in frost and ice upon every living and animate thing. It is now that nature has donned her crimson and purple robes, and stands be­ fore us in this latitude adorned in her regal autumnal beauty. The frost-king bas breathed over the faces of the flowers, and they have drooped and withered un­ der his chilly touch. While there are three months--September, October and itovember--in the period that is desig­ nated as Fall or Autumn, yet in these mellow November days, tree and mead­ ow never wore robes more royally beau­ tiful than those in which they are now Clothed. Autumn shows the husband man the full frution of his labors during the pre­ ceding seasons of the year, and the crim­ son shroud upon shrub and tree, al- though it betokens the death of the year,, is yet to him an index that Nature's time for rest has come, and man must garner where he has sown. A writer has aptly spoken of "human life as one Of Nature's plants that has its spring­ time of bud and blossom, its summer of growth, its autumn of ripening and its frinter of ioe and snow. In yoath the tiny shoots of hope, the frail buds of jlftith, the delicate flowers of affection, , $fae twigs of aspiration for success must " Y'lie tenderly natured, while the summer middle life must be filled with ardu- J ;ous toil in order that the struggles and 1 promises of spring may not prove of no Autumn, then, is the season of t;' 1- * •; increase in the production of coal, gold and copper, and a decline in silver. The money actually in circulation is shown to have increased $241,000,000 in gold, silver and paper money, and at the same time the treasury has had an increase of $15,000,000 in gold and $22,000,000 in silver. He might have added that all money i%the United States is now worth 100 gold cents on the dollar. Mnlhall says that the banking business, to judge by the national banks, has increased 30 per cent in five years, or three times as fast as the population, "an unquestion­ able proof of the general prosperity of the nation." Publioinstruction is pro­ gressing steadily, the average school at­ tendance increasing much faster than the population. Our school expendi­ tures are three times as much as those of the United Kingdom. Land grants to settlers and farmers average 10,000,- 000 acres per year, and the area under farms is at present approximately 707,- 000,000 acres, of which one-third is un­ der crops, and the two-thirds under pasture. This report makes a splendid showing for the nation and for the par­ ty that is at present in charge of the government. RICHMOND. Mrs. Dr. Armstrong was in Hebron Friday;- ' . • ' '.V ' •. Miss Georgie Eldrege came dot from Chicago Friday evening. Lewis Hatch of English Prairie was attending business here the latter part of last week. Miss Mande Vinton came out* from Chicago last week to attend the Hannas-- Denison wedding. Several ladies from here attended the Cemetery Aid Society held at Mrs. J. M. lnW6n's last week. Misses Mae and Bertha Smith and Wilber Smith of Hebron called on Miss Laura Macon Sunday.' Elder Hardin preached to a large and appreciative* audience • at the M. E. church Sunday morning^ Mr. Dell Jarret came out from Chi­ cago the latter part of last week to at­ tend the Hannas--Denison wedding. Mrs.- F. M. Armstrong went to Chi­ cago Saturday to attend the funeral of her cousin, Martin White, chief of police at Omaha. The foot ball game played between the grammar grade teams of Genoa and Richmond last Saturday resulted in a score or 10 to 20, the Richmond lads se­ curing the larger score. This community was greatly surpris­ ed to hear of the death of Fred Callison, which occured last Saturday. Although he had been very sick, yet his friends had hoped for his ultimate recovery. The funeral was held Tuesday. Remember the great annual Chrysan­ themum show at Woodstock HL Nov. 9, 1899. Supper served from 5 to 8 o'clock. Admission to City Hall including supper 25 cents. Come and see the beautiful flowers, enjoy a good supper and fine program. The young ladies of Richmond gave a Witches' Head party Halloween Eve. in the Congregational ladies' rooms. Ghosts, ghostly tales and spirits gowned in white abounded until the magic hour of twelve, when all returned to mortal vision, declaring that there was lots of fun in being a ghost. Last Thursday Arthur Hanuas and Lulu Denison were married at the home of the brides' mother. The house was prettily decorated with yellow and white chrysanthemums and after the ceremo­ ny a dainty lunch was served. Roth parties are favorably known in these parts and the congratulations of Hie en­ tire community are extended to them. f PROBATE court news f PROBATE NEWS. Estate of Banks Erickson. Appraise­ ment bill filed and approved. Estate of Fred Feilhaber. Petition for letters of administration. Riecka Feil­ haber appointed administrator. Bond $5000 filed and approved. Appraise­ ment bill filed and approved. Estate of Walter Mae A. and Hazel T. Had ley, minors. Report filed. Estate of Jacob Talbot. Petition for letters of administration. Mary L. and Charles H. Talbot appointed adminis­ trators. Bond $120,000.00 filed and approved. Appraisers appointed. Proof of heirship made. The peor»l»> the State of Illinois Vs. Daniel O'Pouka. Petition to recover from def< ndant for support of pauper sister. Estate of R uben R. Turner. Minor final re, or* approved and guardian discharge^. Estate of H. J. Smith. Insane report approved. Estate of Lenora Coyne. Inventory Estate of Anna Stever. Minor re­ port. Estate of Jolin Raymond Goodrich minor. Inventory approved. Estate of Z. E. Goodrich petition for citation to report and pay legacies filed. Petition to compromise claims and sell personal property, Sled. Estate of Henry 8. Thompson. Proof of death and petition for probate of will filed. Hearing set for Nov. 20. Estate of Richard Gillian. Report filed and approved. Estate of Gustave Engelbracht. In­ ventory and widows selection filed and approved. Report of condition of estate and petition for sale of real estate filed. Estate of Emily White. Petition for letters of administration. J. M. Harris appointed administrator. Bond $100, filed and approved. MABRIAOE LICENSES Harry Boyd Shannon Mayme Boner .Greenwood Edward J. Heimbringer.. Cary Isabel Furer .... * .Woodstock Victor E. Langdon.... «...Hebron Carrie A. Hansen..... ..Hebron George A. Bucklin.... .j-yii. Marengo Minnie Gustavison....w,!**. Marengo Gns Gerke .Marengo Emma Nickel. Marengo REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Homer M. Hastings & w to Harriet M. Bijlham Its 5 & B blk 8 railroad addn to Richmond 750 00 Edward Powers & w to Elizabeth A. Wallace pt of the neX of the ne*< sec. 18 Algonquin 100 Herman Gruenwald and wf to Luna E. Mentcli It 17, blk 1 Baldwin's 1st addn to Oary Station 500 00 John Crookshank to William J. Crulk- shank pt Its 33 & 34 asrs pit pt swH 11 Greenwood 1000 00 Executor of last will and testament of Elam M. Lamb, dee'd to James F. Casey Its 9 & 10 blk 4 Trowbridges addn to Woodstock 840 00 Geo. A. (Japron to Arils Howland Water­ man It 2 blk i) Union IV 00 Mrs. W. Wright & husb to Alexander . K. Beck H a in the neX of neJ4 sec. 19, Mc Henry 900 00 Executor of the last will and testa­ ment of Elam M. Lamb dee'd to J. F. Lymburrier, Its 3 & 4 blk 4 Trow- bridges addn to Woodstock 300 00 William Hoffman et al to the Cook, The Kind too Have Always Bought, and which has beet In ran for over SO years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per­ sonal supervision since its inftuocj. Allow no one to deceive yon in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and '* Just-as-good" are haft perimentfr that trifle with and endanger the health Inftuits and Childreft--Experience against What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pari* ric* Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It tains neither Opium, Morphine nor other NareotiO ibstance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worn* Allays Feverislmess. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the mach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* 'he Children's Panacea--The Mother's Friend* ' . GCNIIINB CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of Years. TMB ecirr*ull eOMMMV. 7T MUfMAV (TMtT, MM VO*« CITY Lake & Mc Henry Counties Railway cl ay as located across the land in sec. 30, .y Company, a strip 50 ft. wide on each side of the center line of the railwa; as locatec Burton.. Aggie A. Butts & husb to Keenan 2H acres in seM sec. :M>, Chemung. 45040 T*TANTED -SEVERAL BRIGHT AND HON- * * est persons to represent us as Managers in this and close by counties. Salary 1900 a year and expenses. Straight, bona-nde, no more, no less salary. Position permanent. Our references, any bank in any town. It is! mainly office work conducted at home. Ref-; erence. Enclose self-addressed stamped en­ velope, THB DOMINION COMPART. Dept. 3, Chicago. ll-16t 7 : This Bank receives deposits, buys and sells Foreign and Do­ mestic Exchange, and does a Completion, when men are in possession of all they have earned and are best ntted to express the truest and highest Of their thoughts. As the leaves ripen i * »nd fall in October, or are nipped by the lips of frost-king, so the leaves of hu­ man lives ripen in the October of man's existence, and should fall away,'before ||he frost-king-approaches, into the rest that they have been seeking." v Perhaps the poet after all expresses it beat when in the rapture of exaltation he says: "There is no death! The leaves may .* fr'And flowers inay fade and pass away; They only wait through wintry hoars. .The coming of the May." given to collections, tended to FIVE YEARS OF PROGRESS. In the current number of the North •'̂ .American Review there is an interesting / and valuable article by Mulhall, the ?, World's most famous satistican, on the Subject of "Five Years of American Prog­ ress. " A number of tables of satistics :^-jp,re given, and then Mulhall sums up. He says that the population has ad­ vanced at a slower rate than ever before r̂ecorded; due not merely to the laws v'. ^against immigrants, but also to the dim - tnution of the natural increase. The import trade has fallen off 30 per cent ,in the five years, the causes being, he J : says, ' 'partly because of the protective I I {tariff, partly owing to a fall in prices / |aud partly because of the developement •jot home manufacture." On the other • sjhand exports have increased $400,000,000. ,»ut'He states that the manufactures indus- . , $try appears to have grown prodigously, the consumption of raw material show­ ing an increase all around of about 50 fjper cent in the five years. Agricultural • interests are prosperous as regards till ":*' i :age, the area under grain having risen 10,000,000 acres since 1893, but pastoral f̂arming seems to have suffered, the number of live stock falling off 25,000,- 000. In mining there has been a great INSURANCE in First Class Companies, at the Low­ est rates. Yours Respectfully, PERRY & OWEN, Notary Public. Bankers. GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. We endeavor to do all bust ness entrusted to our care in a manner and upon terms entire­ ly satisfactory to our custom­ ers and respectfully solicit the public patronage. on real estate a n d o t h e r first class se­ curity. Spec- ial attention and promptly at- noney to Loan .ucim Elizabeth of nwM of 1100 00 Baptist church of Richmond by the trustees to the Catholic Bishop of Chicago. It 8 blk 4 railroad addn to Richmond except a strip 10 ft. In width across the e side 660 00 Anna M. Bur bank & husb to Fred Bchroeder, It 8 blk 1E.O. Ayersaddn to Harvard 105 00 Robes It is with the greatest pleasure that I announce to the people of this vicinity that my elegant line of Robes and Blankets is now ready for inspection. If you need anything in this line just call and see my stock. Yon can get what yon want Harness Now is the time to order that harness. This is the slack season and we can give your order the best of attention. Order it now. McHenry, 111. WM. MERZ Removal! : i It is with pleasure tfrat announce to the public that my stock of Goods has been moved into more commodi ous quarters, in the Perkins building, three doors south of my former place of busi ness. I will now carry the cleanest, up-to-date Jewelry . Silver and Platedware stock in McHenry. Diamonds and ? Precious Stones. It will be to your interest to look at our stock before placing your order for any thing in this line, We have a large assort* ment of Silver Novelties. Repair Wirt a Specialty. JOSEPH SCHNEIDER, • McHenry, Bt in all t&at is Good lOWd Affords i Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance Company, De Molne*,la. Mr OM* Lccal Agents wuM. Net values ol all Policies deposlted ia Approved Securities with the State of Iowa, who acts as your Trustee, % - • W. A. CWSTY, Dbtrict ^ent. West Ndlnry, UL v~ # - * J * '"V • r V' " 1 SL - S We strive JULIA A. STORY McHenry, Ml. HM999M me Send mo lanother pound can BLANKER MOJAV @TTEE Wo like it beuertbm any kind we have ever used GILBERT BROS., Fancy Grocers^ jwi en«^^ Not We have the machinery to do it have your too small or too small Rings made to fit or your old Jewelry cleaned and polished to look as !ust as good as new ? Precious Stones. We will set any kind, size or color, in any piece of Jewelry JOB .have. Old Silver or Gold taken in exchange. Jewelry and Watch Repairing. We invite a careful inspection of this department. All kinds of Jew­ elry made to order. Estimates on work cheerfully given when requested Gold and silver plating, engraving of all kinds artistically executed. Op­ tical and Camera goods. The Cyclone is the best Camera for the money. Plates, printing paper, developer, toning solution, card mounts and every­ thing usually needed in this line. We will repair or set new lenses fit any grade or strength. • Sheet Music. We have given a standing order to one house in Chicago and one in New York to send every month one copy of each new piece out. In this way we know we can give our customers music which is up to date. , ̂ V Sewing Machines. " The Wheeler & Wilson, American, New Home, Household and Royal St. John, which are the leading machines and can be sold at from $14.00 to|60,s>. Also repairs and needles for all machines, and attachments. I-'S" , • • ' ' ' -il' In Pianos and Organs : We hiukll« the Crown, Story ft Cl»rk, Scholia & Od'a and the Srter- Weat McHenry. N. A. HUEflANN & O. W. OWEN. I"l"! I'-flTl'tlU'l l"ITTTf1" (\II*•Winter Goods V/ UI are here! -i '̂ m ever l>efore has our stock been ret. so complete in all it's differeiit 4^partmenil. '• •• • ."" 'J m We^fe making a Specialty of b# Cia |orrL-pf All wool Beaver, lined tdVIVw L • with best Satin through- Out, sleeves and all. They are made in two? 4 |hades of Brown and Blue, also Black and light | " Tan, in the very latest style. It is without a ' r "I ^ ̂ ̂ ,4 i \ Underwear. mi: - Men's Very Finest Lamp's Wool, per suit.... 1 .$2.50 " All Wool, Heavy and Medium weight, per suit.. 2.00 " foreign Wool, Heavy and Medium weight, per salt...... 1.20 " e Lined Cotton, per suit, f .lJX) t f . * > ' ' " » - V . / x In Ladies', Children's and Misses' we can fit you V', in all wool, Camel's Hair, Fleeced lined--Union 5 f- Suits or anything you may wish at lowest pos- N/"' >.•*> t eible prices for Cash ]i-A complete line of Mittens, Gloves, Hats, Caps Lhirts, Ties, Overcoats, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Rubber Goods, Shawls, Fascinators, Fancy em­ broidered work, Hosiery, Overalls, Blankets, Plush Robes, Mackintoshes, ^Skirts, Wool Shirt Waist, Wrappers, Felt Boots, Snag Proof Rubber Goods, Carpets and a complete line of the purest and best Groceries that can be bought, *ry our "Gold Medal" Flour. i- •V: i t! ̂ '•" ^ u hm':, ~ C'js* * m Oft floriday and Tuesday next we offer the following Snaps# • - • ' . . . . . . ' / / < Choice Rio Coffee, worth 15c, for. l . Mason pint fruit cans, filled with fine mustard.. 10c Dwight's Cow brand Soda. ;V. ..I '^"JAc Fine Domestic Oil Sardines. ... s-tj.v^. w I, 5c G o o d C o t t o n F l a n n e l , p e r y d - . i . v , . . * : * . v 4 c 4c 50 pes fine hair Ribbon, Nos^ S and 7, per All light.Calicos, per yd i » . i , » &'• OWEN & CHAPELL McHenry, III. JlalMilittii iiiiMiMiiiiMmniimnnmmiimnnniii i i \ llndertdkiRf i i Speciilty A * y IT is not necessary for us to make mention of all the articles in the furniture line that constitute the immense stock in our store. You itnow all about it. Furniture prices f Ifiave advanced during the past few months, but we luckily had a good tnpply on hand at the time prices ; Went up, and can still offer you bar­ gains. SfrftiTUT in hplipviTW CoiUB r y * . • " , > • > • . 'fHDu8ee« _ ./r'.t.' •• V', , » * t "v* rt ' HcHenry. JACOB JUSTEN. wminnii»»» 11 co«aocoocnpooeoooaeeoe»ni We have told Yoilg that we are making extreme efforts for cash trade. Of course you know we must be in position to demonstrate to your satisfaction thHt we are saving you dollars. Now if we do this, will you come • V- • . . ' .f\\ •' *•" ' Plenty of new merchandise here nowi, Sheetings of standard makes; five Shirtings, extra heavy, w"orth 12^sc, which yoi; may get here for jc to per yd. Plenty of Blankets, Under^wear,, Shoes. We begin on Monday a clearing sale of Underwear (odds and ends) but in all respects First-class. A saving to you of 20 per cent, on these goods. You will need linings for quilts and comforters--perhaps you would not care if the colors are light, if you only get good stuff and at half price, or nearly so. Well, here is your chance. We begin a special ^ale Mon­ day morning next. 10 yards for 39 cents, if you call. Also different kinds of Remnant^. : t r ; -".Ladies Waterproof Shoes • *•/ -y ]$£ yery newest, justip, 4*^ West McHenry, HI. "WALTER C. EVANSON. looa«iiBnBn«nBii«..||m)M>t1IB,n|t|>B|,|,tn|||B|))at)>»| | ^ ^ - < . 4* ! tSSBOOSBOBBBSBSBBMC '•%& ' , dl 1 J.*J . .,5« .it.. . " I*!; A;,!. ; t V;. t * < \-