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your thoughts on say, men's, boys', cents, 2 pairs for \ You can judge V3/4-0F « ADOLLAR HERE EQUALS Bl.OO ELSEWHERE HERE EQUALS S1.00 'ELSEWLERE ~3AorC A DOLLAR HERE EQUALS SI.OO ELSEWHERE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1897. VAN SLYEE, Editor. Republican Judicial Ticket. For Jydpres of t^e 12th Judicial Circuit HBNKT B. WILLIS, of Sigta. GEORGE BROWX, of Wh<»aton, CHARGES H. BISHOP, of Sycamore. REPUBLICAN SUPREME JUDICIAL CONVENTION The Republican voters of the counties comprising the Sixth Supreme Judicial District sf the state of Illinois are re­ quested to send delegates to a judicial convention for said Sixth District, to bp held at Rockford, on Thursday, April 22, 1897, afi 1 o'clock P. M.y-to place iu nom­ ination a candidate for the office of .1 udge of the Supreme Court of said Sixth District. The basis of representation will be one delegate for every 300 Repub­ licanvotes cast at the last presidential election and one for every fraction over 150; on which basis, the several counties will be entitled-to the following number of delegates: ,' r •" • .. . : .• Yote8.c. Dele. Boone..................... 3,310 10 Carrolt...^..:.........^.,,..... 3,515 : 11 DeKaib...;...;........... 5,957 19 Jo Daviess...;........"..^........;. 3;594; 12 Kane.................. 12,050 40 Kfindall, 2;128 7 tee, 4,797- 17 McHenry 5,047 •. 17 Ogle 5,210 17 Rock Island 7,323 24 Stephenson 4,728 16 Whiteside.....!... 5.579 19 Winnebago 8,242 27 By order of the committee. SMITH D. ATKINS, President. E. H.-MAKSH, Secretary. I6F* For a half hour after final calls the prevailing price of butter on the Elgin Board of Trade Monday was a matter of trreat uncertainty. The call sales were 142 tubs at 18%cr, Floor sales were afterward reported swelling the total to 1,026 t,ubB at lS%e and 810 at 18c. The market closed steady at those figures. IST" At last the people of Arkansas have found out that General Jackson is really dead. But not so as to Jeff Davis, for last fall's election returns showed that eighty-six yotes were cast for no less a personage to be a member of the electoral college. There were no votes discovered for Andrew Jackson, the news having been generally circulated that he was dead. The President's advice to all office- seekers, to "go home and wait awhile," is the friendliest that could be uttered. It is plainly impossible, with the busi­ ness of the extra session on his hands, that the work of making a selection from among the twenty or more applicants for every position can be entered on for a number of weeks yet, and the nineteen out of twenty who are to be disappoint­ ed can much better await the blow at home than in Washington. IQF"President McKinley showed his backbone in telegraphing to Spain that unless the World correspondent was re­ leased immediately Spain would be held responsible, and that same day the cor­ respondent was set free. One little mes­ sage from a patriotic President did more in one minute than all the months of Cleveland's administration succeeded in accomplishing, and now Spain seems willing to settle its Cuban fight on any terms. BNOTJOH OF THIS SERVILITY. . We notice that a good many of our esteemed cotemporaries that should know better have fallen into the habit of referring to the President of th6 United States as "Our Ruler." Now, for Heaven"s*sake, let's quit this nonsense. The people of these United States are not "ruled." They have a President who represents the power which they themselves have given him to wield. That power has nothing to do with "ruling" in the sense in which that word is understood the world over. To refer to the President of this country as "our ruler" is almost as offousive as dub­ bing the wif^ of our chosen servant in the1 White II'Hise the "first lady in the land.". TLO mayor of any city is as much "our ruler" as President McKinley and the honest, sober, industrious woman who "keeps her children at school by her hard work over a^wash tub ranks in the real fabric of this nation with any other woman, either in the President's household or out of it. Probably she might not bp as acceptable at a society event as her more prominent sister, so lopg as she behaves herself she doet* hot need to stand aside for any "first lady," - • •" We think that people of good sense and good taste will agree with us that these terms do not harmonize well with the spirit which is supposed to pervade our institutions, social and political. A'-few gentlemen, in and out of Congress, are professing to be greatly surprised at the rates of duty imposed by the new tariff bill, j.ust completed by the Republican members of the ways and means committee, but there is in reality no occasion for surprise. The bill is about what it might have been expected to be and may be fairly described as the McKinley bill changed to meet changed conditions. It is stnctly a protective bill, and its framers say that it will also prove to be a good revenue bill by fur­ nishing the additional money needed to meet the deficit in the government's re­ ceipts. It will probably be passed by the House before April 1st,, What will happen to it before it passes the Senate is as uncertain as how long tha Senate will consider it. Those who will remem­ ber that more than 500, amendments were added to the McKinley bill by a Re­ publican Senate, and that nearly RF many were added to the Wilson bill in a Democratic Senate, are a little dubious about trying to predict what a Senate not controlled by any party will do to the present bill. Appointments at the Elgin Asylum. The Governor made the following ap- appointments at the Elgin Asylum last week: , Trustees--A. S. Wright, of Woodstock, to succeed John Donovan, removed; W. S. Cowen, of Shannon, to succeed F. E. Bruckman, resigned, and W. S. Frazier, of Aurora, to succeed 1). J. Hogan, term expired. Cowen is chair­ man of the Republican committee in Car­ roll county, Wright is aMcHenry county politician, Frazier, the road cart manu­ facturer and publisher of the Aurora Daily News.. A BEAUTIFUL LEU TEN SERVICE. To most people not acquainted with the rites and cerefnonies of the Catholic church, the many pictures of Christ and his associates chosen, and those who fol­ lowed him as persecutors, just before his crucifixion, and which are found in every church have no significance; but to the devout worshiper they are a constant re­ minded of the trials, suffering and death of our blessed Lord and especially dur­ ing this season Of especial devotion. We attended the above service one Sunday evening recently and believe it of all the devotional exercises, one of the most po­ tent in awakening a truly repentant spirit, and deem it of sufficient interest" to all of our readers to give here just enough of the history of this ceremony to enlighten those who are not already acquainted as to its origin. Great men along the trqil of the past have left some thing to posterity and it is the sum of these bequests that make up the value of our inheritance. Statesmen have left laws and policies, physicians treaties and remedies, and philosophers in every field of science have handed down to us the benefits of whole lives, spent in study and expKnnient. Is it surprising then, that pious men and women who have given up their lives to self sacrifice, ar­ duous toil for otherp reaping, and who d nothing to gain but the hope of eternal life have felt called upon to be­ stow blessings to others through the same means, they had felt the divine fayor. To me this is but. natural, and to the devopt Christian philosopher who instituted "The Stations of the Cross"-- it was but natural He had spent years in the pursuit of knowledge; and when visiting the scene of Christ's pilgrimage to the cross had felt the awakening and strengthening of many graces and vir­ tues, at-d ae .you, my readers, when standing on the slightly rising ground from which you view a Gettysburg, a Ohattanoga or a Yicksburg feel the fires of patriotism fifing, burning and enthusing, so the pious philosopher found the warmth of religion kindle into the flame of devotion, and devined that by the aid of these sacred pictures which portray the sufferings and triumph of Christ might stir for much good to the sbul „tbe sluggish fires of our piety. Hence these pictures are allowed to hang in the church not as a work of art or as an idle ornament, but to remind the for­ getful that Christ died after many trials, but that this triumph was as glorious as his persecutions were severe and un­ just; The above is taken from the Wauconda Leader. Father Meehan extends a cordial invi­ tation to all, without exception, to at­ tend this Lenten Services, on Friday evening of each week at 7:30, which con­ sists of the way of the Cross, and a ser­ mon on the Stations and Benediction. The explanation is instructive and per­ tains to our Lord's crucifixion. All who have attended so far were well pleased as manifested by the above, also by the Richmond and McHenry people. We cannot know enough about our Creator and Redeemer, hence we trust all will participate on next Friday even­ ing. There is no collection, The church is well heated, and there is a welcome for all. Let us turn to Jesus while there is yet time, before the night comes, when no man can work. COM. 16?"The Kansas City Times says: "Don't expect prosperity to come with a jump," says a Chicago paper We don't. If she enters with a glide or a three- o'clock-in-the-morning-stagger; if she moseys in on one leg; nay, if she even sasheys forward on her sursingle, or waltzes in on one ear, we'll welcome her and brush the dust off the best seat in the house for her to sit, on. I don't make one bit of difference how she comes but the whenness of the coming is a mat. ter of much interest." Made a Lawyer of Him. A Scotchman, who wanted to learn what profession he would have his son enter, put him into a room with a theo­ logical work, an apple and a sixpenny piece. If he found him reading the book, he intended to make a clergyman ol him; eating the apple a farmer, and if inter­ ested in the money a banker. When he •d return he found the boy sitting on the book, with the sixpence in his pocket and the apple almost devoured. "That settles it," said the keen Scotchman, the lad's a born lawyer, I can easily ARIA " DtJC# IST"Dnluth millers have made a careful estimate of the wheat in the territory tributary to Minneapolis and Duluth. It is found there is 35,000,000 bushels In Btoref including country elevators, and the amount that may be depended upon from the farmers on the present crop is estimated at 12,000,000 bushels. It is estimated 43,000,000 bushels will be re- quirtd by Duluth, Minneapolis and in­ terior mills between now and September 1, when the new wheat will arrive, leav­ ing only 4,000,000 bushels for export and Eastern mills. PThe True Republican, of Sycamore, says: "Thejudicial apportionment bill which forms the 16th judicial district of Kane, Kendall, DuPage and DeKaib counties should not be passed. It would be a "soft snap" and big pay for the three judges but it would be an expensive luxury for the tax payers. Aside from Kane county, one judge can easily do all the work in any three counties and then not be busy more than half the time. "In the House of Representatives which met on the 15th, the Republicans have eighty-one plurality over the Dem derate, and fifty-one majority over the Democrats and all the rest of the opposi tion elements. This is much shorter lead than the Republicans had in the last House, but it s longer than they had in any previous one sinca that chosen in 1872, at Grant's second election. It is long enough to give the party an easy command in that branch over all parti san measures. The promise that quick time will be made with the tariff bill the House.will be made good. IST" Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, is entitled to the full credit of having drafted the reciprocity provisions of the new tariff bill. He was chairman of the sub-corn mittee which went over the whole subject of reciprocity with foreign nations early in the last session, and the bill which then formulated was incorporated into the new tariff act without material alter ation. The reciprocity features, it iB be­ lieved, will prove immensely popular throughout the country. They are a dis­ tinct advantage on those incorporated in the McKinley bill, as a number articles on which reciprocal rates are to be given is largely increased, and addition to that many things which can not be produced in this country at and which are in the list of luxuries are included in the list for trading purposes --Chicago Ifibune. A Troubled Coon. The editor of the Edgerton Reporter, has troubles of his own as follows: Poor baby Harrison has come into the world with a heavy responsibility to sustain in the way of relationship. First she is second cousin as well as aunt to baby McKee; second, she is cousin as well as half sister to Russell Harison and Mrs McKee; third, besides being the daugh ter of Gen. Harrison she is also his grand niece by " marriage." This latter being true, it naturally follows that the child is but niece and aunt to herself. All this is plain of coarse, but what troubles us is to determine the child's proper share in the ownership of "grandfather's hat." Less abstruse questions than that have shaken whole continents with the thun­ der of war. The President's Social Life. Ex-President's Harrison, whose arti­ cles in the Ladies' Home Journal are creating such widespread interest, will write about "The Social Life of the President," in the April issue of that magazine. The ex-President will tell of the dinners, receptions, etc., that are given by the Chief Executive, and detail the great social demands made upon him. He also gives a peep into the White House dining room and silver closet, and notes the beauty of the ser­ vice used for State dinners, which was bought at second hand. It is said that he also pays heed to the ott-repeated question, "How much of his salary can a President lay aside f " Very Low Rate Excursions to the West and South. On March 16, April 6 and 20, the North western Line will sell Home Seeker's excursion tickets, with favorable time limits to numerous points in the West and South at exceptionally low ratea. For tickets and full information apply to agents Chicago & Northwestern Railway 36w3 Lost--A dear little child who made home happy by its smiles. And to think it might have been saved had the par­ ents only kept in the house One Minute Cough Cure, the infallible remedy for croup. J. A. Story. , Master's Sale. J3/40F^ Universal Provider, Originator of Lowest Prices. rE are always headquarters on reliable goods. If you have an idea that you can buy cheaper elsewhere, all we ask is to try elsewhere first. "We know you'll buy of us. ~ A Piano at a Nominal Price. Chicago's largest music house, Lyojr & Healy, in order to sharply reduce stock, is offering a large number of sample style new pianoB, slightly used pianos, and second hand instrument?), at almost nominal prices. Uprights as low as $125, and warranted as represented in every particular. Squar^pianos from $50 upward. Send for the complete list of these pianos, just issued. Among the makers represented are: Braumuller, Decker Bros., Kimball, Knabe, Steinway, Weber, Hale, Bauer, Fisher, Hazelton, and others. If you are at all interested in a piano do not fail to write at once, as this notice will not appear again. Address, Lyon & Healy, 199-203 Wa­ bash Ave., Chicago. STATE OF ILLINOIS, 1 B MOHEHEV CODNTT ) In the Uirccit Court of MoHenry County, January Term, A. D., i897. Michael Brand, I vs. Adolph Muntzenberger, }-BIU f;0 Foreclose. Louine Mui tzenberger, | Prank SYAxteH, and { Virgil M. Brand, J Michael Brand, 1 ve. Adolph Muntzenberger, j-Bill to Foreolose. Louise Muntzenberffer, I and Frank F. Axtetl, | PUBLIC Notice is hereby given that In pursuance of decretal orders made and entered in the atove entitled causes at 'he January term "hereof and to me directed, I, M. L. Joslvn, Mnstfr in Chancery of tt e Oirnuit Court of said McHenry County, will. «n Saturday, the 10th day of April, \ D„ 1*97. at the hour of 1 o'clock, in the after noon of paid day, at the East <ioor of the C' urt House, in the city of Woodstock, in the said covin I y of McHenry, sell at public ven­ due, to the highest and best biddei for cash the following described premises, to wit Lots Nos. One (1), two (2), and Kight KS), In Block No Twenty-five in the village of Harvard and situated in the East half of the Hontli-weet quarter of Section No, Thirty Ave (35), Township No. Forty-six (4fi). North ot Range No Five (5), East of tbe Third Prin cipal Meridian, situated in the said county of >-M»Henry and State of Illinois, or so much thereof as'may be necessary to satisfy said decrees. Dated the 13th day of March. A. D 1897. M. L. JOSLTN, Master in Chancery. V. S. LTJMfcEV, Solicitor for Complainant. 37 w4 Minutes seem like hours when a life is at stake. Croup gives no time to send for a doctor, delay may mean death. One Minute Cough Cure gives instant re­ lief and insures recovery. The only harmless remedy that produces imme­ diate results. J. A. Story. ANUNAL TOWN MEETING. V NOTICE u hereby given to the citizen^ legal voters of the town of McHenry, in t he county of McHenry and State of Illinois, that the Annual Town Meeting for said town will be held at the Old Congregational Church, at Ring wood, for the Firit District at the"Village Hall, in the Village of McHenry for the Second District, in Mid town, on Tuesday, the 6th day of April Next, being the first Tueiday of the menth for the purposes following, viz: One Supervisor [who shall be ex-officio Over seer of the Po^r,] One Town Clerk, One Assessor, one Collector, one Commissioner of Highways, two Constables and two Justices the Peace, Also to transact the mlscellan. eous business of the town, and to act upon any additional subj«ct3 which may, in pur suance of law, come before said meeting when convened. " Polls will be opened at opened at seven o'clock in the foreneor» and closed at five o'clockln the afternoon of-thfcBam* day. (jiven under my hand at Woet McHenry I1L, this fifteenth day of March, A. D., 18»7. W, D. WBNTWOBTH, TOWN CLKBK, Sheet lUCusic. WALTZES--Lady of the Lake, worth 50c for 19c. La Carmela, worth 50c for 23. TWOSTEPS--Erastus on Parade, worth 50c,for 23c. Shandon Bells, worth oOc for 23c. 'VOCAL--All for Love of a Girl, worth 50c for 19c. Swinging with Teresa worth 50c, for 19c. Plants and Gut Flowers, At prices that will astonish you. \ Potted Hyacinths, 2 bulbs in bloom, for 15c. Watch for our display of Easter Lilies. Windsor Ties. The very latest patterns, extra long, extra wide, some hemstitched, some dealers get 40c, our price 24c. Have You Noticed our Leather Goods Department ? It was never so complete with novelties in Purses, Ladies' Belts. Music Rolls. Etc. At right prices. - THEO. F. SWAN, GREAT-:- DEPARTMENT STORE. EtiGKV, ILU O W E N & (SUCCESSORS TO PERRY & OWEN.) Spring Goods, arriving every day. We have just received the largest and best assortment of spring and summer Ever shown in this town. Toile du Nord Ginghams in all the latest patterns. Picretines, Lawns, Percales, Scotch Zephyrs, Mouselaines, Prints, and other spring goods, all very pretty patterns. A large line of Drapery Goods, all fine designs. Down SofaPilloWB, and printed denims or large check linen in blue or red for covers. , Fine Table Linen with Napkins to match. Feder's Brush Skirt Lining, the latest and best thing out in the bind­ ing line; also all the latent linings. MEN'S SHIRTS, in a great variety of than ever before made on same goods. Vaot A DOLLAR HERE EQUALS S1.00 tLSEWHERg a . i A Great Magazine Offer. FOR 1 FOR 1 The regular Bupecription price of |4 Demorest's Magazine," 1 We will send all three to you |( Judge's Library," and t for one year for $2, or 6 mos. Funny Pictures" is $3.30. \ for $1. "DEMOREST'S MAGAZINE" is by far the best family magazine published; there is none of our monthlies in which the beautiful and the useful, pleasure and profit, fashion and literature are so fully presented as in Demorest's. There is, in fact, no publication pretending to a similar scope and purpose which can compare with it. Every number contains a free pattern coupon. 'JUDGE'S LIBRARY" is a monthly is a monthly magazine of fun, filled with illus­ trations in caricature and replete with with Wit and humor. Its contributors ( are the best of American wits and illustrators. ' FUNNY PICTURES ' is another humorous monthly; there is a laugh in every line of it. All three of these magazines are handsomely gotten up. You should not miss this chance to secure them. Cut here and return Co pon properly filled out. 11 Demorest Publishing Co., no Fifth Avenue, New York. For the enclosed $2.00 please send Demoresf a Family Magazine, Judge's Lib- iary (a magazine otfun), and Funny Pictures for one year as per your offer. NAME. POST-OFFICE. DATE, STATE. Pennsylvania Goods! ALEONE OIL AND PEERLESS GASOLINE, - - - - - - * K>. * Are each high grade, Odorless and smokeless, produced trom the heart ot the best Penn. crude, and are the best „ ° "goods on top of the earth. No deception, No such goods have ever been offered tor sale in this section of the country. This Oil and Gasoline WILL BE DELIVEKED AT YOUR DOOR, at a less price than interior oils have been sold for. Guaranteed to give satisfaction. ' i (Han be obtained only through C. A. DOUGLAS, West McHenry, patterns, at a lower price Laundried Shirts, fancy bosoms, in some very handsome designs, with cuffs, at 90c & $1. Without cuffs, 60c & 75c. Negligee and soft shirts at 50c, 60c and 75c each. Work Shirts at 25c, 40 & 50c, Gr o c e r i e s . In Groceries we lead, and getting our prices, line of You will be convinced of this by calling W e get fresh goods every week. A large SiLT ana SMOKED FISH, At a low price. • 3 doz. pails best Jelly, 17 lb pails, at 35c each. Call and get one or two pails before they are gone. 4£~gal. kegs of the best light Syrup for 85c per keg. f^lT' Washburn, Crosby's Superlative Flour at lowest market price. Buy a sack and if not satisfactory you may return it and we will refund your money. Every sack alike * Everytning in Paints and Oils, also agents for the celebrated Monarch Mixed Paints. Guaranteed absolutely pure, and without a doubt the best paints in the market. Don't fail to get our prices before purchasing. McHenry, 1897. OWEN & OHAPELL. 3 doz. pairs of Ladies' Shoes, Ludlow's make, Elgin, 111., will be sold at sacrificed prices. fci a CLOTHING! An entire new line of Spring Clothing will be here in a few days. Before you buy call and examine our line. jroxxxar WEST MCHENRY, III., 1897, J. MILXiEB. oTOHN FVANSON'S Extraordinary Bargains for the balance of March. Here are a, lew of tliom. ^ \ w 13 lbs best Rolled Oats for 25c. New choice Raisins 5c. 3 lb can choice Peaches 10c. 2 lb can Corn 5c. 3 lb can choice Tomatoes 8c. 3 lb can California Plums 8c. Log Cabin Mince Meat, none better, 2 pks for 10c. 2 gal. kits Honey Drips Syrup, 40c per kit. 15 lbs Jelly for 29c. 1 lb can Baking Powder, 10c. Plenty of Spring Dry Goods, AT EXTBEMELT LOW PBICES FOB OASB. • Spring Underwear, Wall Paper, Shades &c., marked on basis, of cash selling, that means 10 to 20 per cent saving to you; but you must examine the stuff. We make it easy for you Saturday, March 27th. to get Shoes and Stockings cheap this We are frank to tell you the object.'> We want good Shoes in the direction of our store, hence we ladies' and misses', $1.15, Saturday. Ladies' Fast Bllack Hose, 3 lots, 2 pairs for 9 14 centSj the 25 and 30c quality at 19c, Saturday of the quality when you