The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Spring Clothing We have a fine line of Men's and Boys' Suits on hand and if in need of a Suit, We can save you $5-00 on a Suit and give you a Suit equal to any tailor make. - JOS. W. FREUND, WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS. (r It is Our Treat! We want yon to accept our in­ vitation to come to onr store and join as in celebrating. No, it's not oar birthday anniver­ sary or any event like that. We have just received from Geo. M. Clark & Co., Div., a ship ment of JEWEL Evaporator G a s o line Ranges » Talk about beauties! Say, they're so good that they won't last long because there are several newly married couples "off the gas-line" who won't be happy tbongh married, unless they own one of these Ranges. I The JEWEL EVAPORATOR RANCjES are the very finest in the way of Gas­ oline stoves that have ever been offered to the public--they are the acme of per­ fection in stove construction --have so many good points that they've got to oe seen to be appreciated. Will yon come in and look? J. J. Vycital THF MIL S> THOSE who have been closely in touch with the trend of Musical Sentiment in recent years have observed a marked development of critical judgment and a deeper interest in all that pertains to higher accomplishment. A natural consequence of this evo­ lution is the growing demand for a Piano of a higher standard than obtained in the past. In making the Conover Piano, the manufacturers have held present day requirements constantly in view and have created methods by which they are best fulfilled. The Conover Piano, therefore, is dis­ tinctly a modern instrument. It embodies principles that experience has demonstrated to be the founda­ tion of superior tone quality and is made in accord­ ance with the most advanced ideas of construction. Produced under these, conditions, it is a Piano that not only meets the demands of the exacting and accomplished player but exerts an important influence for the betterment of musical knowledge. We handle the Conover and would be pleased to explain further to you why it is the best. N. A. HUEflANN WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS. Where Idol* Are Eaten. At certain seasons in some part* of India It is the duty of every devout person to eat a special sort of confec­ tionery. Every confectioner in Octo­ ber, for instance, has a pole about RJ* feet high at bis door, and to this is nailed a great hook about a fQot long and thick in proportion. On one side of this is a brisk fire, with a huge earthen pan on it. Before the pan a man may be seen sitting, for nobody stands when he can sit, with a kind of wooden ladle, and with this he briskly stirs a qua ntity of bubbling, black looking sugar till It becomes quite tougb. He then scrapes it together and puts it on a piece of board to cool a little, and then, getting up and dex­ terously throwing it on the large hook, he begins to pull out the tough sub­ stance. He draws It out to the length of four or five feet at a time and throws it back and elongates it again, and so he manipulates it till the mass becomes as white as snow. This composition so treated is manufactured in all sorts of sacrcd forms- figures of little idols and gods--and is eagerly bought for con­ sumption.- Strand Magazine. Ink Froze on the Pen. The winter of 1683-4 in Europe still holds its place as one of the most se­ vere and remarkable on record. So tremendous was the cold that trees split asunder with deafening reports. The strangest sight of all was on the Thames. Here on more than a foot thickness of ice a thoroughgoing town of streets was erected. There were tailors" shops, butchers' shops, tobac­ conists, printers and, indeed, many oth­ er businesses all being carried on as if they had stood there for years. Writing anywhere but near a large fire was impossible, as the ink froze in pot and on the pen, whole barrels of liquids were frozen solid and wine was sold in one pound blocks. New bread on being taken out of the o*an would immediately stiffen and become solid. There were hundreds of deaths from the cold, and throughout the frost thp poor suffered miserably. -- Pearson'^ Weekly. Little Great Men. A Chinese* who had long studied the works of Confucius, who knew the characters of 14,000 words and could read a great part of every book that came in his way once took it into his head to travel into Europe. Upon his arrival at Amsterdam his passion for letters naturally led him to a book­ seller's shop, and as he could speak a little Dutch he civilly asked the book­ seller for the works of the immortal Xixofou. The bookseller assured him he had never heard the book mention­ ed before. "Alas," cried our traveler, "to what purpose, then, has he fasted to death to gain a renown which has never traveled beyond the precincts of China?" There is scarce a village In Europe and not one university that is not thus furnished with its little great men.--Oliver Goldsmith. First American Play. The first play written by an Ameri­ can produced in this country, according to the Philadelphia Public Ledger, was the tragedy, "The Prince of Parthia," by Thomas Godfrey, which was brought out at the Southwa'rk theater In the Quaker City in April, 1767, by Lewis Hal la m'8 company, the first or­ ganization of players to visit Phila­ delphia. Godfrew was an ambitious young poet, who died at an early age. His play was above mediocrity and an important part of the volume of his works published in 1765. A Use For His Obituary. A well meaning and conscientious editor on being shown by the man most Interested that the death of the commandant was falsely reported In his paper, apologized profusely and of­ fered to make it all right. "We'll print a correction at once," he said. "Well," said the man who wasn't dead, "perhaps it would be better to let It stand. I'll show it to my friends when they want to borrow money." Painful Etiquette. The royal court of France used to be a great place for etiquette. Louis XIV. once caught a severe cold owing to the fact that on his arising from his bed one cold morning the lord of the chamber, whose duty It was to hand him his shirt, happened to be absent. Not one of the numerous courtiers preseut had the courage to trangress etiquette by handing the garment to the shivering monarch.--London Scrap Book. Indifferent. "I can't give you an opinion on that qneatlon," the statesman replied, "bt cause it's a question I pay no attention to. I am indifferent to It--as indiffer ent as the backs woods man's wife. That lady, you know, looked on while her husband had a fierce hand to hand tussle with a bear, and afterward she said it waB 'the only fight she eve, saw where she didn't care who won.' " Going On. A terrible noise of thumping and stamping came from Bob's room early one morning. "Bobby, Bobby," called his mother froifi downstairs, "what Is going on up there?" "My shoes," replied Bob. C? - One Drawback. Olive--What an Improvement It will be If the time ever comes when every­ body can get a seat in the street cars. Violet--Oh, i don't know. A girl would never be sure then that she was pretty. --Puck. QUARTER OF A CENTURY. V Items Clipped from The Plalndwlrr of April 8A, 1883. Isaac Went worth was elected school •Erector on Saturday last in plaoe of U. B. Curtis, whose term had expired. C. B. Curtis has received an order from Elgin for eighteen carloads of sand, and his teams are now busy haul­ ing it to the depot. Workmen are bnsy improving the res­ idence and grounds of Allan Walsh, and when completed it will be a great iaj provement to that part of the village. The new board of trustees met last week and organized by electing R. A. Howard president for the ensuing year. They also fixed the saloon license for the coming year at $100. S. McDonald was elected street commissioner. No marshal was appointed. The McHenry Brick company made a sale of one hundred thousand brick to an Elgin party last week, which they are now loading on the cars as fast as possible. Orders are coming in every day and the. Tarick are pronounced by good judges to be the best to be found in northern Illinois. Leonard Bonslett is now drawing the material for a large brick • storp, which he will immediately bnild on the corner just west of the Parker House. It will be 24x00 feet «nd two stories high, and will be used as a general store. He is also preparing to erect a warehouse on the west side of the track, near the de­ pot, for the storage of flour, feed, etc. Death Was on His Heels. Jesse P. Morris of Skippers, Va., had a close call in the spring of 1906. He says: "An attack of pneumonia left me so weak and with such a fearful cough that my friends declared consumption had me, and death was on my heels. 'Then I was persuaded to try Dr. King's New Discovery. It helped me immedi­ ately, and after taking two and a half bottles I was a well man again. I fonnd out that New Discovery is the best rem­ edy for coughs and lung disease in all the world." Sold nnder guarantee at N. H. Petesch's drug store. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. I'rairie School K«port. Those who have been neither absent nor tardy at the Prairie school for the month ending April 17 are: Marguerite Knox, Genevieve Knox, Walter Conway, Joseph Feffer, John Bolger. Ed Bolg£r, Marion Conway, Eleanor Conway, Dorothy Knox, Irene Conway, Julia Feffer, CoraScbaide, Ev­ elyn Feffer. Number of pupils in at­ tendance, 14. Per cent attendance, 100. Cases of tardy, 1. Those of the eighth grade who have the three highest averages are: 1--Marguerite Knox, 96 16. 2--Genevieve Knox, 96. 8 - Loretta Feffer, 95 1-5. MARGARET WARD, Teacher. DO YOU GET UP WITH A I*AMIS BACK? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. Almost everybody who reads the news­ papers is sure to know of tlie wonderful cures made by Dr. Kilmer's Swarap-P U | Kilmer s ©wainp- • Root, the' great kid- L ney, liver and blad- Some children act as If it were a constant surprise to them that their parents had the excellent taste to pick them out.--Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror. A Twenty Year Sentence. "I have just completed a twenty year health sentence, imposed by Bucklen's Arnica Salve, which cured me of bleed­ ing piles just twenty years ago," writes O. S. Woolever of LeRaysville, N. Y. Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals the worst sores, boils, burns, wounds and cuts in the shortest time. 25c at N. H. Pet­ esch's drug store. Warning Notice. All parties found or seen huntine, fishing, boating or trespassing, without my permission, on Lake Defiance, with­ in the lines of the N. W. J of the S. E. i of section 6, township 44, N., range 9, 3rd P. M., will be prosecuted to the extent of the law, and all boats found trespassing within the above lines on said lake will be captured and held as hostage. See Illinois statutes, chapter 56, section 7. M. KELTEK. March 1, 1908. Plenty of Trouble is caused by stagnation of the liver and bowels. To get rid of it and headache and biliousness and the poison that brings jaundice, take Dr. King's New Life Pills, the reliable purifiers that do the work without grinding or griping. 35c at N. H. Petesch's drug store. We have arranged with The Weekly Inter-Ocean so that out patrons can se­ cure that sterling paper, together with onr own, at the exceedingly low rate of $1.75 for one year. This is a rare op­ portunity and should be taken advant­ age of. TC der remedy. 6aK» It is the great med- [M ical triumph of the Ijllll nineteenth century; j"! | seovered after years of scientific research by Dr. Kilmer, the eminent kidney and bladder specialist, and is wonderfully successful in promptly curing lame back, uric acid, catarrh of the bladder and Bright's Disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec­ ommended for everything but if you have kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will lie found" just the remedy you need. It has been tested in so many ways, in hospital work and in private practice, and has proved so successful in every case that"a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper, who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book tell­ ing more about Swanip-Rcyjt, and how to find out if you have kidney, dr bladder trou­ ble. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper andsejid your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.., Bingliamton, N. Y. The regular fifty-cent and one- dollar size bottles are sold by all good druggists. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swanip-Root, and the address, Bingliamton, N. Y., on every bottle. Don't make any mistake, but remem­ ber the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Rpot, and the address, Bingham- ton, N. Y., on every bottle. Home of 3vaxnr-:*oof, 9JOOO For r Woman. There may be nothing new under the sun, but "When the Mummy Moves" is certainly an original title for a story. It is, of course, a story of mystery and it is so ingenious and interesting a mys­ tery that the Chicago Record-Herald, in which it appears serially, offers a first prize of $1000 to the woman who makes the best solution, with 115 other cash prizes for women and girls who make the next best solutions. The story be­ gins in the Record-Herald Thursday, April 23, and the conditions of the con­ test will be found, accompanying edch installment, in that paper. Those who have been unable to get the early in­ stallments may obtain a reprint of those installments by writing to the Prize Mystery Editor, the Record Her aid, Chicago. While the masculine sex is not eligible in this competition, it is probable that it will interest the whole family circle and there is no reason why men should not help their wives, daugh­ ters or friends to a successful solution. He dot What He Needed. "Nine years ago it looked as if my time had come,"saysMr. C. Farthing of Mill Creek, Ind. Ter. "I was so run down that life hnng on a very slender thread. It was then my druggist recommended Electric Bitters. I bought a bottle and got what I needed--strength. I had one foot in the grave, but Electric Bitters put it back on the turf again, and I've been well ever since." Sold under guarantee at N. H. Petesch's drng store. 50c. Place Your Order Now. The government postal authorities have caused to be posted in every posi- office in the country a circular letter to the public, urging everyone to use en­ velopes with a return card printed thereon. Every business man, farmer or person of any occupation should have his name and address printed on his envelopes, thus insuring their return to the sender if any mistake is made in the address. Call at The Plaindealer office and leave orders for this stationery and it will be pnt np in first-class manner. For Sale. Sealed bids will be received by the board of trustees at their annual meet­ ing, Monday evening, April 27, 1908, for the chemical engines. The right iB reserved to reject any or all bids. Per order Board of Trustees. First Oatue At Juhnttkurgh. The Johnsburgh baseball team has again been organized for the season with George Nell as manager and captain. They will play their first game next Sun­ day when Round Lake will attempt to defeat them. Read Tbi» Plaindenler "want" F" Spring and Summer Goods OUR LINE IN DRESS GOODS IS NOW COM- PLETE: SUITINGS, GINGHAMS, PERCALES, •WAISTINGS, ETC., ETC. Fresh Groceries, Fruits and the following brands of flour: CERESOTA, PILLSBURY BEST AND SPENCER'S. F. A. BOH LAN DER. WEST McHBNItY, ILLINOIS. West McHenry State Bank OF WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS. Caipital Stock, $25,000. ^OFFICERS:; EDWIN L. WAGNER, President. PARKER S. WEBSTER, Vice-Prcsidcnt. SIMON STOFFEL, Vice-President. CARL W. STENGER, Cashier. CHECKING ACCOUNTS. SAVINGS AC­ COUNTS, CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT, DOflESTIC AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE, COLLECTIONS, NOTARY PUBLIC. : : 3 percent paid on Savings Ac­counts and Time Cer. tificates of Deposit. w«mm o HEADQUARTERS FOR Lumber, Lime, Cement, Brick, Sewer Pipe, Coal, F!our and Feed. We have a complete stock of all kinds of Building Material and mason's supplies and can fill esti­ mates promptly. HLHT'Let us figure on your estimates. :: :: :: :: Wilbur Lumber Co. ilcHenry, III. 'Phone 433. F. O. West McHenry. Five Minute*. One minute to put in your call. One minute to wait on the line. Three minutes, over the telephone toll wires, yon go, yon talk, you return. Yet you remain ready for business at office or store. Time and money saved. Chicago Telephone Company. Notice! To insure publication in The Plain- dealer copy muHt be in the office no later than Wednesday noon of each week. Advertisers, especially, are asked to take particular notice to tfaJb effeet, f LACE CURTAIN BARGAINS New ArrivaJs! Our line of LADIES', MISSES' and CHILDREN'S SPRING COATS is now on display and all aro beauties. :: :: :: :: CHILDREN'S and MISSES', in red, tan and grey mixture, the i n u e h - w o r n b o x s t y l e a t . . . . . . . . $2.98, $3.50, $4.00 LADIES' half fitting Coats, in tan, black and grey striped, at $4.95, $6.00, $6.50 When you buy your Curtains of us you pick from the BEST LINE made. Our Curtain Department is showing by far the iinest line of Lace Curtains ever exhibited in McHenry County. We can save you money on your Curtain purchase if you will give us the op­ portunity. Call and look over our display. A full 30-inch wide by 2£ yards long Lace Curtains with small figured center, 9-inch wide leaf and bow knot border, special, per pair 75C Space will not allow us to describe all our line but we are showing Curtains in full 42 to 50-inch wide by 3 and 3£ yards long in fine Nottingham and Cable Net, at per pair $1.15, $1.29, $1.39, $1.49, $2.25, $2.98, $8.29 to $5.00 Shoes For All! OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT is showing all the new styles in MEN'S, LADIES' and CHIL­ DREN'S SHOES and OXFORDS LADIES' tan and patent colt Pumps at... *2.50, $2.75 LADIES' tan and black lace and button Oxfords, at. $1.98, $2.49, $3.00 MEN'S tan and blaclr Shoes and Oxfords in button and lace, at $2,00, $2.65, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 BLOCK & BETHKE, McHENRY. -TELEPHONE, NUMBER 54«-*