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: -• li ENJOYS EUROPEAN TRIP VVA.>a(ri!lUtHi 11. Mu iitoi page > ;;r ^Ten Per Cent Sift <1- 'VV.4 rt * T.t ;v+v, •) £ '" 10 FROM REGULAR PRIG® BELOW JANUARY 31; 1908, ON THE FOLLOWING: ¥>r MEN'S FUR COATS ? ^ Black Wombretta, Quilted-lined, } $22.oo lie Wombat Collar and Trimming.. j per cent. Fine Brown, Qailted-lined, Rus- "i $24*0° less 10 sian Calf Coat •• Per cen^* Dark, brown, Quilted-lined, Rus- ) $25*00 less 10 sian Calf Coats....... | percent. Black Marten, fancy Quilted-lined ) $28.00 less 10 Muskrat Collar and Trimming .. ) per cent. Black Siberian calf, fancy quilted- ) $ 30.00 less lO lined, muskf-at collar and trimming J per cent. Black galloway calf, fancy quilted j $32.00 less 10 liked, muskra| collar and trim... j pef cent. JOS.fcil W. FREUND. • V *;% Vfc cv*k •/-**" v me of the fol­ lowing /VI et ro p o1 itan Dally Papers: : : : * i --i r; a, <$r. j tf'S" :-t:0 ¥n nm- SW Ar, ,1 *' Inter Ocean One full for only • ^ '30 f' " jtjr 11 -T"' m 1 retaliation of Officers. R. Installation of officers of St. Clara fft |i j, . Court No. 639. W. C. O. F., was held at |f ^ Si Mary's hail Thursday afternoon last, K the work of installing being in charge '*°>p , of State Deputy Mrs. Lena Vettendorf. I*--;fc . The new officers are: Mrs. Josephine i ^ ; Heimer, 0, R., Mrs. Helena Heimer, ;; >4«i V. C, E.; Mra. Emma Miller, treasurer; > . Miss Elizabeth McGtee, financial secre- T •) t'tary: Mrs- Christina Neiss, recording aeewrtary; Mies Anna Miller, Mrs. Joae- Olson, 3tro. Elizabeth Schneider, 'a?,, , tntttfcefi, Mrs. Catherine Worts, Mrs. i ̂ ^ Theresa Heimer conductors; Mrs. Cath- erine Freund, Hm Katherine Weber, |{ t\ wqs^ielfi; Mrs". Catherine Schneider, C. Schneiter, Mrs. Emma Bar- auditing comtmttee; sick commit- For McHeuiy-Mrs. Mary Jus- ten, Mra. Gertrude Hiller, Mrs. Lizzie Di««en: for Johiihburjh Mrs. Barbara King, Mrs. Elizabeth 'Ihelen; for Volo-- r;„ % , Sim" Catherine Hiller; 4ood of the or- "f""der, Mrs. Catherine Schneider, Miss Anna Miller, Mrs. Catherine WortB. Refreshments followed the installation. A Grand Street Paride. The Colonial Tioubadourtdu not give ^ ft grand street parade, as th» company ' mupwiiiti rVr of strictly highelase art- , gtoinf only a refined d up-fcp- v 4tofa'QKOgr*W on the stage. 'ifee only „, street parade jrou will see is th4 people grading in line to buy seiats for *he big- andJMSt show ever seen here. Join parade and get the sett you on sal© five <layn School Notes. The seniors are choosiug their sub jecta for commencement.. Mrs. Francisco was a welcome visitor in the primary room Tuesday. We wonld be pleased with more fre quept viwits from our friends on days of regular school work. The evening class resumes its regular work again this week. The typewriter is working overtime again. Miss Myrtle Wattles inaugurated custom, we hope, when she presented a framed picture of the class of 190"? to tiie school on Monday. }' We are certainly gratefol tp thp peo­ ple of McHeury and^vicinlty lor the ap­ preciative audience at our entertain ment Friday evening. Mr. Miller very kindly remembered the school on Monday with a huge pack­ age of carnations, a bunch for each pu­ pil and teacher. Many thanks. Forty dollars was the net cash result of the county fair. We want to thank again those friends who helped us with the program, and also the merchants of the town who contributed so much by their advertising on our program. If you have entertained company from a distance, gone on a visit yourself, met with an accident, have sickness or death in the family, entertained at a partj£, had a marriage in the family or any other bit of news that may be of general interest, hand or mail it to this office for publication. All items • will be t&aQkfully received. more cordially ^ek-onieU than there by Mr. A. Simpson of Gloucester. This city has one of the largest cathedrals in England. The city was founded some hundred years before Christ/ It has become somewhat uiodei D Hiid noted as a former residence of several great men. The country is old, of course, and I figure is practically worn out,, still it is all cut up into little live and ten acre fields, fenced mostly with bedjw, and rented for $10 to $lo an acre. Toe liv­ ing one gets off this land is a pcior one and the income to the owner is also very small, as the land is worth from $500 to $3,000 an acre. The people do not live as we do heie. They don't know what good Jiving is. and yet poor living is high prieed. I was nevef more glad in my life to get home to America where I could once more get some good food. You eat times enough, but what do yon getV In the morning, black tea, bread and buttef, or toast should you wish, and I wished before leaving there chump etiaugh to go over there and throw away his money. One gets so disgusted with.the custom that he feels like turning over a new leaf and say tip to nobody. This country is fast getting into the same bad habit and people should not encourage it lest we shall soon be where thwy are, aud instead x»f allowing the' railroad companies to charge three prices for their meals and pay nothing for waiters, they receiving tips for their services and often paying the company for their "position!, we should not tolerate the tipping and so oblige the corporations to pay for. ser­ vices rendered. Ct might be interesting tq learn ftie prices of a few things. Stock, horses, etc., are sold pu'the market on ceftain days at auction and meats usually sell for, I should say, twice the price they do here. For instance, a steer weigh ing 900 to 1,000 pounds sells for $100 and pther, meats in toe same proportion. Eggs, 70 cents per dozen; butter,. 50 cents; common labor. $7 to $10 a month; domestics (girls), $7.50 per month; men's clothing, all wool tailor made, $7.59 to $10; overcoats, $7 to $12; fioe broadcloth dress suit, $16. 50'; best dress silk, two that I had never seen toast« in my life For dinner yon get soup, and a ' 'joint,j shillings or 48 cent®; wool goods in pro- meaning either roast beef,, mnttoh or I portion to men's clothing; lijteju goods veal, boiled potatoes and sprouts* pud- diag or pie, but never a bottom crust: At 6 o 'cloak yon get tea and toast and at 9 p. m. toast and tea or tea and hardtack. Marmalade or jam is oue of the chief articles of diet* The ordinary price of this fare at the hotels is $3 to $5 per day, but the hotels are partly on the European plan and you are expected to tegititer for room and breakfast only, other meals extra. For room and break­ fast rates are $3.50 to $3 50 per day. The people there don't know what hojfc biscuits are, Parker House rolls, corn bread and baked beans, wheat or buck­ wheat cakes and maple syrnp, or even rolled oats with cream, or good coffe, and what would the American do for good living with all these things cut oat? I nearly starved. From London we went to France and visited Paris. It is very much like Lon­ don except streets are wider. There are some street car lines and some finer buildings. The ladies are Detter dressed in Paris than in London. After all, if yon want to see fine dress and fine look­ ing ladies you have to come back on this side. America against the world in anything, and then some. I was talk­ ing with an American since my return and he said: "How is it then, Parker, that Mrs. -- of Chicago goes over to Paris so muehV Seems tbo she must enjoy it over there. 24ust be she likes the country." I said: "I tell you what I think. She goes over there because she is noticed. There the people look at her and remark, 'That is Mrs. So and so of Chicago. Seel' Bat when she is home there are so many fine looking ladies just as finely dressed and just as rich as she is that she is not noticed much." And he thought that might be so. There is another thing I must mention vvo hear cOuniuerabie of, and that is "tipping." When I first struck Liv­ erpool J thought that the people iwere the most accommodating that I bad ever met. I asked a young man where a certain hotel was located and he said, "I'll show you--it's right up this way," and he started ahead to show me. I said, "Thank you, I can find it all right; ] worse .the. pricesfheire; dia< about one half monds, otte-hfilf. , Theye are maoy things to pee over there, some interesting, of, course, an<J which you wouldn't see in this,country, and it s worth your time' and money to see how others live and do; «nd a trip over there only tends td make you think all the more of your own country. 1 didn't see as mnch of it as some others, by any means, as I went wholly on business, but I saw enough. I went there to interest those Englishmen in the best proposition in the world today-- Canada land, where they can take out their 3 per cent money and put it where it will make them 511 I went over there oh a sort of a mission, idoing good and letting those people know how Uncle Sam's subjects are pouring into Canada by the thousands and getting hold of the last west. The last good farm lands sold foi% little money, and I think I woke up a few as I have'left with them about 57,000 acres that they promise me will/ill be sold this spring. They seemed very much impressed. I came home ftfelincr certain that we have the best country in the world. I will say, tho, for the English people that they are a very hospitable people, can't do too mnch for an American, and you often hear the remarks, "We love America" and "Our king loves Amer­ ica, " and I believe they mean it. In regard 50 the trip over and back, we had a very smooth voyage over,--no storm at all, nice sunshine and, smooth water. In fact, toe almostyfelt and hoped that we might experience a little storm on our return, else we would not realize what old ocean was; but on our return we got all we wanted of big waves and high water, and I realise the fact now that no ship can be built so large that the Atlkntic can't toss it about as it chooses. We stafted home Saturday at 5 p. m. and Sunday after­ noon a storm struck us fnll in the face, which lasted two days. I was glad it was head wind instead of side, as the ship didn't roll sidewise; bat had it been ob the side, with the great height out of water, it would have been much The Loci tana is a good deal V-" •Wi • • ' A #:.5f il never mind, I cap find it," and he stop­ ped and seemed to be looking for some­ thing, when my partner said,' 'Tip, Par­ ker." "Oh, yes, " I said, and handed him some change. He accepted it with "Thank you." 1 soon found out that you must not even ask a question unless you had ready a tuppence. I also fouhd out that if I hired a cab or hansom to take myself to or from a station (no street cars), and upon arriving paid the bill, which is generally from two and sixpence to a half crown, meaning 60 cents to $1.25, that I was also expected to tip him for doing the driving, at least a bob, which is an English shilling, or 24 cents in our money, and if you didn't give it to him he had no scruples in ask­ ing for it. At your meals you are ex- pected to tip all waiters every meal, and when you leave, the whole gang seems to have been posted of the fact that you had paid your billVand were about to go, for there you would find waiter, chamberman or maid, bell hops, "boots'- and e^&n the stamp clerk, all lined up tq see how liberal this American cbnmp would be. When first arriving there I thought I must patronize the barber shops, as I had not shaved myself for forty years, and I started out to find a shop. On entering, there stood two barbers, neither busy. I caught a glimpse of the chairs and I said, "I just called in to see if this shop is open Sun­ days--too.busy to stop now." "Yee, fc said 6ne, "but it will only take a min- ut£. " "No," I said, "can't wait. Sor­ ry," and I never called again. I finally had to take'in the situation, as they were all just alike. Now, the chairs are very common, wood bottom, arms of the same material, no head rest. You sit right straight up like a little man.- The artist slaps your face a few licks with a brush and soap, lifts your chin up, scrapes you over in a minute, hands you a towel, and says, "Thrip: pence." I hardly knew what to do, so I said, "Don't yon clean the soap off ?" "Oh, yes, if you want me to." "Yes, if you please," said I. He wet,the towel, washed off the face and said "Sixpence," meaning 12 cents. He said, "Do you like you' hair dressed?" I said, "Yes, that is what I am used to getting in America." "All fight." He then wet the hair, put on a little grease,. combed it and said "One shilling." 24 cents of onr money. I jafot up, took down my overcoat and started to go, when he said "Tippe." "What?" I said. He said, "Tippe,'don't you tfppsa?" "Oh, yes, beg your pardon," said I, and I handed him & sixpence, 12 cents in our money. This was in "Paris, but the same rule.applies anywhere you go. They figure that the ** mmr *nd%just like a nine or ten story building afloat, with only.feay, fouis-stories in the water and six out, and going at the rate of an ordinary railroad train, 27 miles an hour for 8500 miles without a stop <?r slack­ ing of speed, either in storm or calm, makes it a wonderful trip. Our trip was rough all the way back and nearly everyone lost his appetite. I missed my -seat at the table five days, others the whole distance^ Our cabin is five stor­ ies high and the steerage is still below, two or three stories. Each story is fit­ ted with grand parlors, salons, lounges and every comfort imaginable; grand dining room, all upholstered in best plush or leather; four meals a day, your same seat at the table, and the same waiter. A concert is given on each trip and a fine band plays day and evening; elevators or stair cases, as you,choose, and every comfort that heart could wish. Hoping this letter -will not exhaust your supply of type, that you will " en joy your trip over as well as I_did and tha^yon will return finding less fault Thossands Rave Kidney Ironble and Never Suspect ft J'rovnlency of Kidney Disease. . Meet people do not realize the alarm­ ing increase and remarkable prevalency of kidney disease. While kidney dis­ orders are the most common diseases that pre- vail, they are almost the last recognized by patient and phy­ sicians, who con­ tent themnelvei with doctoripg the effects, while the oris* inaVdisease undermines the system. What To Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's. Swamp-Root, the great Sidney remedy, fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing -it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne­ cessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the niglit. . The mild and the extraordinary effect of £wamp«Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most dis­ tressing eases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by drug­ gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes, » You may have a sample bottle and a book that tells all about it, both sent free by mail.-' Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Eir.-r- -- han^ton, N. Y. When. Bwaajp-fioot. writing mention this paper and don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistalte, but remem­ ber the name, Swamp-Hoot, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and theaddreps, Bingham­ ton, N. Y., on every bottle. • K(. MORE ..IliVMORY. 11>C 1m t Beginning January ior 1908, for Ten Days we wili close out all odds and ends in DRY GOODS, UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY, WRAPPERS, SKIRLS, COMFORTERS, ETC., at COST AND BELOW: Ladies' Skirts that sold at $4.50 and $5.00, now at $3.00 Ladies'-Skiits that sold at $3.50 and $4.00, now at $2.50 Ladies' Skirts that sold at $3.00 and $5.00, oow fit $1.50 Comforters that sold at $1.39, now at ...... ..•«.„. $1.00 Comforters that sold at$1.75, now at » , mv . .. , $1.25 Comforters that sold at $2.25, now at ......,...... $1.75 Comforters that sold at$3.50, now at. . * . . $ 2 . 5 0 Ladies' ft-Uned Stockings, seconds, 25c-B!>c graae.. 15c Ladies' wool Stockings, seconds, 40c and 50c grade.25c Boys' heavy cotton Stockings, seconds, 25c grade.. 15c Men'-s gray, wool Underwear that sold at $1.00, now 65c Boys' gray, wool Underwear that sold at 40-50c, at. . 25c Misses' and Children's Jetton Underwear that sold At 20c to 35c, now at.... • 15c Ladies' Flannelette Wftippers that spid at $1.00 and $1.15, now at...... .. i- •«-. .75c Ladies' Flannelette Wlappers that sold at $1.39 and $150, now at. .„. 7 • - .. ... •.... -•• •.. .$1.00 See oar 9c Counter "for Burnet Wsre, Tinware, Crockery aisd '^-v-Oiji^ware,-during this Sale. F. A. BOH LANDER. i with everything, I Very truly, Spencer, la. ' F. A. Parker MRS. SARAH R. STEVEN®. Born on English Pr«UrIe July 14, 18S6, and Passed A Way Near Richmond. -• Sarah R. Stevens, daughter-of Robert and Eleanor J. Richardson was born on English Prairie, July 14, 1856. She wa» united in marriage April 11, 1885, to W. P. Stevens, three children blessing the happy tmion, Amy I., hay­ ing preceded her to the great beyond. By her death which occurred on Fri­ day, January 10, she left to mourn a loving husband, two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Francisco of Hereford, Texap, and Lucie E ; one stepdaughter, Viletta M.; four brothers and four sisters, be­ sides hosts of relatives and friends. Mrs. Stevens was a member of the Ring wood lodge of Mystic Workers. The years of her married life have been passed in the vicinity of McHenry and Itiugwood and words cannot ex­ press nor pen cannot write of the es­ teem in which she was held by, h^j| many friend**" " , j In her death the home has lost amov­ ing wife and mother, to say nothing of Iauo aiof nvo n Kva t l-i £ J"' V»* liOtlJ and by whom she was known by natqre to be a living jmodel and, an exemplary character! in the home in which she lived. " ... • '• The funeral services were held hi the Woodman hall at Ring wood Sunday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. A. Roberts of the Universalist chnrch of McHenry. Mesdames Gallaher and Ohnbaroff of McHenry furnished the music and rendered three beautiful se­ lections. Th* beautiful flowers which covered her casket told of the love she held in the hearts of relatives and friends. Six Mystic Workers brothers acted as pall bearer# ami all that re­ mained of the one that we loved so wall was laid gently to rest in the Ringwood cemetery. E. b e. CARD OF THANKS- We wish to thank our friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us dur­ ing our recent bereavement. W. P, Stkvens and Daughters. It Does the Business. Mr. E. S3. Chamberlain of Clintoa, Maine, says 6f Buukleu'a Arnica Salve; "It does the business; I have used it for piles and it cured them. Used it for chapped hands and it cured them. Ap­ plied it to an old sore and it healed i without leaving a scar behind." 25c a N. H. Petesch's, Frank MasqurletV, McHenry. G. W. Besiej's, West Mc­ Henry, drugstores. (IP K OF WEST MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. Capital Stock, $25,000. -OFFICERS:- EDWIN L.-WAGNER, President. PARKER S. WEBSTERt Vice-President. SIMON STOFFEL, Vice-President. CARL W. STENGER, Cashier. CHECKING ACCOUNTS, SAVINGS AC­ COUNTS, CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT, DOriESTIC AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE, COLLECTIONS, NOTARY PUBLIC, v : paid on Savings Ac­ counts and Time Cer­ tificates of Deposit. r/- HEADQUARTERS FOR a Lumber, Lime, Cement, Brick, Sewer Pipe, Coal, Flour and Feed. We have a complete stock of all kinds of Building Material and mason's supplies and can fill esti­ mates promptly. td^Let us figure on your estimates. :: :: :: :: "'It. Wilbur Lumber Co. flctfenry, Jll. 'Phone 43a. P. O. West McHenry. fr Here is your chance to get a COAT, SKIRT or WAIST at less than cost of manufacturings We have taken all our Coats, Skirts and Waists and marked them so low that it is the rarest opportunity ever offered in this county. We ask the buying- public to come in and look over our line while complete. Ladies' Coats! A full cut, 59 inch long Ladies' Coat, made of a line satin finished Broad­ cloth, handsomely trim­ med with silk braid down back and front and full satin lined sleeves. This Coftfc sells at $20.00, on sale how at ...{.$13.98 $7*73 Value! A full 52 in. long all wool Kersey Coat.with large, tur storm collar, satin- lined Waist. Also have placed iii sam« lot a fine 52-in. lone broadcloth Coat with double plaited back and fropt, collar & sleeves trimmed wi*h silk braid and velvet. The beat value of all, color, blue only, either lotRt - *7.23; $5.48 Y a 1 uie ! Buys a full 50-ln. long Ladies ' Coat, made of all wool Kersey trimmed with straps of aame ma­ terial, loll satin-lined Waist. A Coat others sell at $10, our price for t h i s s a l e . . « . $ 5 « 4 ^ Skirt Bargains! There is no need for us to describe our line of Skirts foi they are, as every one knows, the best makes known. IB order to make room for Spring Stock, we will sell onr $7.50 Skirt at $5.25; our $4 75 at $3'7S5 our $4 00 skirt at $3-25 and HO, on down. Remember, Jwe guarantee a fit. Here is a rare Bargain and should appeal to all the ladies, old and young Our Waists are made of all wool, mohair, nuns veiling, poplins, silk, plaid and plain colon, all at a big discount; our $2 75 now at $1 90; our $1.98 now at $1.85; our $3.98 at $2.75; $4 98 at $3.50; $3 00 at $2 25; unr $8.4# at $1.75; $1.89 at $!.00; our 98c now at 76o & BETHKE, MCHENRY. -dpi J -it tZV-'P r: :'££-'r V!' /.>•», .. >•># « SSS. •:'Sr . .JMt 'm 4J*. ,. ... *• " *». r-V - •