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N . - i -- J \ w,: - " ' ?-.-.i' ,J3i " Y' ; I /' VeDXESDAY, SEPT. 28th» 1S75. - 'm \ " ... . •••gaag= VAN SLYKE, Editai-. Mr-Fast Mall train? are novr in oj> at Ion over t wo great"Yotttel"" from Mew York to the west, through to Cin­ cinnati in tweilty-thVce huyrs, through t© Chicago in twenty six hours, and through to St. Louis in thirty-one hours. This is accomplished not so touch by a higher rate of speed as by lpeeping up a good average of speed jjihd making bnt few stops. The dis- i Ihince from New York to Chicago via Philadelphia, &e., is 978 milesh T 4 ^ , jgrJoliet Is the nicest plac» a wspaper in the entire northwest, be- ^"Clause of the great plenty of items. Mlbout once a week there is trouble at . / the prison; three times a week some . . ."Poor fellow is assaulted and robbeil in - t>road daylight; saloon fights and stab- K'-Jt iblng affrays are things quite common, > ' ,;^hiic it is nothing of any particular ;;|ROte to find four bodies floating in the '--'fcanal each week. Verily, Joliet is a newspaper town. A lilTTLE MUDDLED.--Isaac Fancher, of f>andy Hill N. Y., predicts that the "world will/be .destroyed July 4, 1870. This will spoil the Contennial. He bases his cheerful view on Isaiah, xv. chapter 17th verse : "For the child shall die a hundred' years old.*' The "child"1 he considered to be Uncle Sam, and when he dies the rest of the world , will give it up so, and step out also. Mr. Fancher isjuatriotic, but a little mud­ dled. CINCINNATI AND CHICAGO.--When a Chicago person monies blowing around a,proud liegeman of the. Qiteen Gity these days, Cincinnati just throws out her chest and remarks in an expository tone of voice, "The procession was five miles long,#ir, and it was witnested bv Three Hun-dred Thou-^auid People." Of course this vassal of^ffe I'orkCity is speaking of the opening of the Expo­ sition, 1875-i-and, in fact, Chicago has if t -a word to say, for the Procession was lieally bigger than the Chicago lire. tgpOne new step has been taken toward discovering the whereabouts or fate of Charley Ross. Westervelt. who . lias been on trial at the city of Phila- "de 1 pTua ~chargecT\ vith complicity with' the whereabouts of the lost boy, was /convicted on Saturday on the latter count. It is supposed that this verdict, •which it appears completely over­ whelmed Westervelt, will induce liim to make a confession, since he has no further apparent motive for withhold­ ing disclosures of all he knows about the matter. ; iv.,tHS FAIR. , PLAIN I>J£AR,EIT;->-Oi«r 234 canity Fniif has passed into hisfory. The noise and confusion Incident to auction stands, show tentV swings, moving vehicles, and the harking of the Lioti no longer dins in our ears. We are, for another year safe from the dust driven into our faces for three days by the southwest wind, the hun­ ting of committees by superintendents and superintendents by committees; no oiie will now ask lis to say whether It is not onr opinion that the committee on--peddles should have given the blue to the one that was slighted. No, for one year at least we shall be free from all these and many more nnmentioned annoyances. We have been persistent­ ly told and inclined to be of the same" mind that doubling the charge for single tickets would cause a decrease, lust cad of an increase In the receipts but all have-been disappointed. Those who were determined to have a good Fair anyway brought their best and, most attractive samples and the growl­ ers dropping in at the close of the first day to see their prophesy fullfilled found things so much more like sucs- j cess than failure, that they too made entries and the second day told What the live people of this comity can do when they try. Entering the south door of Floral Ilall, the eye takes in at one glance the pyramid of plants in the centre, on the right the ladies £ancv domestic and ornamental work, and on the left the paintings, drawings, photo­ graphs and specimens of penmanship. The superintendent of Class J being absent the entries were made by others who had no particular interest in the matter so that class was rather mixed until the close of the Fair sorted them out. Medlar was there of course, and his painted photograph of J. II. Slavin Esq took the blue ovei' Miss Owen's portraits iu oil. The committee did their best of course and we have heard no complaint. The count}' is proud of Mr. Suaim and his pupil and neither of them is jealous of the other. Tn penmanship Mr. B. E. Curtis of Maren­ go had some excellent specimens. lie is a young man living in this county engaged'in teaching writing school, and it is to be regretted that through some carelessness or ignorance on his part or on that of the superintendent of this class, his exhibi t was not entered, and could not have a ribbon, while the specimen of '•borrowed penmanship from Janesviile was called worthy of a as it deserved more attention than any other equal space in the Hall, nor did the committee hesitate one moment aliout confering the blue ribbon upon that display. Once outside the halL and the/ agri­ cultural machineryof Dacy, Austin, and Russell, attracted the attention. By the quantity of plows reapers cultiva­ tors buggies etc, one would be led to suppose that thesei implements had been brought upon the ground for the purpose of sale; but not so although no cash purchaser would have been turned away. They were not even entered for premium, as the Society offered Di­ plomas only and Dacy had cards oil some of his stuff warning the commit­ tees that he didn't want that. Never has there been as many and as good machines on our Fair ground as we saw there A feed cutter from^lgin,called the Belle City, especially attracted attention by the ease with which it carved up the corn stalks, corn and all. The show of horses cannot be said to have been "immense," in the matter of stalliqus for breeding purposes, still it was fair, the blue being carried out of the county by a pair of Norman horses, Defiance and DonJuan, weighing re­ spectively 1675 and ICoO lbs. This stock appears to predominate at this, time as the most of the colts showed traces of the gray. W. Skinner was there with his half blood, Success Jr* and also some Colts that would have done no discredit to a State Fair. Horsemen mostly have corns and one cannot be too careful in writing of horses unless in general terms* Mules, Jacks and Jennets were there in usual force but did not attract much atten­ tion, except two spans of the first almost as large as Norman horses. Nothing short of death could keep Ellsworth away from a Fair, with his Hogs and Chickens; indeed it is to.be presumed, that his fowls and pigs scarcely know when they are at home, so constantly are they on the move from one exhibition to another. He don't "take" them around for nothing either, having beaten the whole Bad­ ger State at their late Fair on Swine and fowls. His Magie's are all that he claims, still those shown by G. W. Hunt were no what inferior in the opinion of some notwithstanding Ellsworth took the first Premium. Mr. Hunt has taken great pains with his stock, that it might be kept pure, but not having been in the business as long as his, com­ petitor is not so well known. Our some allege, by %h|eh many were kept away, the speculation has not paid them very liberally. The receipts of the Secretary were about $1900 which is suftfclnt to pay expenses and premiums, if not more, and as comparatively few Fairs have paid expenses this year we ought to be content. A. W. P. ifi IIliTOOlS premium. Perhaps the. ..committee- xounty leads tlie West inliogftftiid* 'In Lee County, Gerirgii^ the / -«t)therday, a hound struck a trail and v 'followed it persistently, but for a while no one followed. The hound's long continued absence led to an investiga­ tion. His trail was followed, and, Jtbout 10 o'clock in the morning, his / laying betrayed his whereabouts, and j ijjvhen the party arrived where the hound -^eas, they found--not an otter or a * Jmoo, but a darkey treed. The hound liad struck his trail, run him down, forced him to take to the tree and kept him there from 9 o'clock at night until in the morning. Evidently^ dog of the "good old times," and uninformed • of the Thirteenth amendment. OF ALL KINDS,! Al Prices that Defy Competition! HALL'S "SAFES, Fanning Mill#, Wheelbarrows, Sawing Ma4&jjjyes,Qprn Planters, &c., &c., ... I - - r ill That have been in us© for near ly one quarter off a Csrntury, that 1. to be well rritide, of seasoned' tim­ ber a ft c§ « aco jid to til 0 5$ E 8 THE iftAR'KSrr. . , .. «/•-« • j(®-The people of California have Just selected a newspaper editor for v^i^their Governor, in the person of Mr. William Irwin, who has conducted the reka Union since 18GG. He is a na­ tive of Ohio, and appears to be a ma of sense and patriotism, as well as sooud principles. We ^trust he will make a first-rate Governor; and as the editor of a country newspaper his am­ bition to at tain that office may be jus- . tified. But if he had been the conduct­ or of a leading metropolitan journal of power and influence, it would be a sac­ rifice for him to assume an administra­ tive office. It is better to rule in the domain of ideas, rather than to bear afray in appointments to office, in JMUV dons, and in vetoes. < 06?" A Decotah man got mad at the editor the other day and stopped his paper. The next week he sold off his old corn four cents below market price; then his place was sold for taxes be­ cause he didn't know they were due ; bp lost the nomination for supervisor because he only Mard of the conven­ tion three days after it had adjourned; he lost ten dollars betting on Columbia two days after Cornell had won both races; lie was arrested and fined eia,ht dollars for going hunting on Sunday, and he paid #300 for a lot of forged notes that had been advertised, and the people cautioned not to negotiate thein two weeks. Then he paid a great big Irishman, with a leg like a derrick, §3 to kick him all the way to the newspa­ per office, where he paid four years subscription in advance, and made the editor sign and swear to a written agreement to knock him down and rob him if he ever ordered his paper stopped again. Wanted at Bucklin & Stevens, near the depot, choice Butter, Eggs, and Poultry, for which the highest pri will be paid in ea&h or trade. were not aware of the fact that King & Silsbee had on exhibition the writing of another man (Worthington) This fine art platform was without its usual supply of musical instruments. Let this be explained. - The flower stand had not suffl|ient room for all that were brought, the principal exhibitors being Mrs.,, Ross- ler" Mrs. 'Marcus, Mrs. Cumins, Mrs. Sheftlon, and J tunes Crow. The dis­ play was beyond all praise, Mr. Crow especially is" to be commended for bringing Ids. choice and costly ferns. Mrs. Rossler also had some rare and curious plants Cut flowers and bouquets were there in profusion. In the vegetable line everything shown was gol up on a grand scale as this has been a remarkable year for stuff. Mr. Newman and Mr. C. O. Par­ sons were among the heaviest exhibi­ tors. Among the rest were two mam­ moth squashes that must have weighed at least 200 lbs. each and Lester Hall producd cabbages so large that he said his cattle would not begin to cat one in the afternoon, for fear they would not get through the same day, and the cracked heads that would not be taken at the factory, his stock declined to touch at all, nor are they to be blamed when sound heads bring but two mills pounds. Turning the corner towards e east was to be seen a pyramid of honey exhibited by Mr. Anderson of Chemung. It was beautiful and without tasting we are willing to be- lievd that it was sweet. Six jars of butter and-as many box<?s of cheese completed the show on that side of the hall, while the sewing ma­ chine platform instead of being coverd with Singers, Wheeler & Wilsons, ec- cetera. carried two very elegant har­ nesses from the shop of E. II,/Bird of this city, one Home and one Victor machine, neither or which^was shown. The show of apples was better than the Fair of last year, but there was scarcely any other fruit except a few unripe grapes, that fruit being unable to get ready for the Fair on account of the scarcity of sunshine. One bottle of wine and a thin show of preserves, jellies and canned fniits with like faucity in the matter of Ijread and cakes brings us to the ladies especial domain. The department of fine and fancy needle work contained no vacant space and had the men done as well as the women there would' have been no empty shelves in the building. In quantity and quality, the exhibit has never been surpassed, but among so malYj* entries, (near 100) it is impossible to mention all nor could any one but a refined and cult ivated woman give your readers any idea of the beautiful speci­ mens of wax work, wool work, worsted, work, fine sewing, quilts, and embroid­ ery that filled the east side <*f the south wing. The articles to be appreciated must be seen with educated eyes. The "stand %fpeted- in the centre of the north wing and oecupiod by the rich :iud varied display of the Crystal Lake Pickling & Preserving works, attracted sheep which would not he possible without Hunt and Ellsworth, and E. Suck, who had on exhibition a fine selection from his flock of Cotswolds andLeicesters of the former of which he doubtless leads the entire West having sold of this stock to be taken beyond^ the Mississippi, Mr. N. S. Wheeler of*- Cook county was also on hand with selections from his flock of Leicestertif a long wool mutton sheep to which he devotes his exclusive attention, impor­ ting the best blood that can be pro­ cured. Our farmers would do well to pay more attention to the Leicester Sheep. • The exhibitors of cattle were R. Wray, G. Abbott, J. W. Smith, A. W. Smith and a Mr. Lawrenec^from an ad­ joining county. Although in conse­ quence of the absence of Mr. Dole's Alderneys, there was less variety and fewer numbers, still McHenry retains her reputation as second to none unless it may be Cook and Long John. The Durham appears to be the favorite, and when our farmers consider sheep in the same light that they do cattle, their Merino's will give way to Cotswell and Leicesters. The ponltry was veiy much the same as last year except with about the same quantity there was a greater variety. The heaviest exhibitor was C. A. Cook of Seneca who got away with thirty two dollars of premiums. There was a larger variety of geese and one more of turkeys, the slate variety, and Ells­ worth had on hand his trios of light Brahmas that took first and second pre­ miums at the Wisconsin State Fair. There appears to have been a hitch in the tag and ticlfM business that made some trouble 6^'ng the first two days, exhibitors being unable to have their articles properly marked,because the printing was not done on time. The weather Tuesday and Wednes­ day was raw and uncomfortable, and the people did not come in so fast as to require more than four at each window of the office to sell tickets, nor were the gate keepers so much hurried that they found no time to listen to the bal­ king of the Sea Lion or the cries of the various auctioneers. I lie third day was as fine as one could wish and the attendance respect­ able, but not large. On the last day of the Fair the wind blew from the southwest, and the dust flew like clouds. The attendance about the same as the day previous. The awards were made in the forenoon, the cavalcade took place ; the premiums on horses were announced from the stand and at 2 P. M. the grand trot was called Purse 75 and $50. A speech by R. Bishop und a nin. ning race were sandwiched between the heats of the trot, and the 23d Fair of the McHenry county Agricultural society was over. 0 , The eating house kept by the Bap­ tists and Presbyterians kept all sup­ plied with food and drink, but owing to the dissatisfaction in regard to the price of admission J,o the ground, as EN OCX AisD 3QTY PLOWS, DUNDEE and BICH»IOIVD Ha V/ui sli S w PRICES I of q. F IN THE NORTH GO. LIST, THE good . • • •• « Best Prints,.... -.v.V. Best Sheeting, ..«.i.. ̂ isv 10 F r e n c h C o r s e t s , . . . . J f i O E\" Blk Aljmcca,....... v "A'l Table Datnask, -^50 Unbleached "?35 Cftr L>« tin??, 35 to.,.......,»•;-J.>40 CofHP SpoolGottoU,..; lib Linen Thvoad;;.>. ' ' • '75 Goorl Style Hatg,.... .£w..y5 Good Style Caps,......".'/.iSO Kid Gloves, '-^65 Spool Silk, 100 Yards,.»... 10 Best Young Hyson Twi;... t<H) Best Gunpowder Ted...... 1,00 Best JananfTea,... 80 12 pounds Rice,............ LP" 5 Pounds G. Coffee,....... - 1.C0 25 Bars Soap,......1.00 12 LcjuUPcncila,:.-,. ....... 12 1 Pound Castile Soap...... 1<"> Floor Oil Cloth,/. 60 25 PoundsMa<'kgrel, ....>. LOO 8 Pounds Pared Penchds,.. L0O 8 Pounds T.aver Itaisins,,. WO 8Pounds Prunes,.. .i. 1.C0 12 do Panto Currants,.v. 1.C0 7.Cans Peaches, .. L00 1 pound fine cut Tobacco,. 65 20 pounds Cod Fish,...r;.LOO 20 pounds White Fish,. :.. LC0 Best Salttr«tfl*^w,i.'iv*^i S. G. Star«At'.'V:,.is.V^'i>>.*'r"' £•*'>' S t o v e P o l i s h , 0 5 r A x l e G r e a s e , . . M l Kip Boots,,'/...•wsEMj-.i';.. do Chicago wont war.. 4.00 Veal Kip do .. 4.50 Boys Boot3one to 3.0(1 ; I a'dies Shoes fromone to.. 3.00 ('hiidrens do Big Iiu.rKai|ii.:. TJuflalo Robes all Prices. T.adies Furs all prices. , Water Proof, .11^ ? • '"V; Flannel CottonFlannei^..i(r..:.iii4.. Ml A large Stock of Men and Boys Clothing of my own manufacture, which T will retail at lea# than wholesale prices. A guaranteed saving on every article offered in this market. An ex- animation of goods and prices will result in a benefit to you. Try it. WANTED.--Butter and Eggs. Respectfully'Yours, C. F. 1I VLL. . Dundee and Richmond. THERE 18 NO USE IN GOING OUT QF TOWN TO PURCHASE ANYTHING IN THE LINE OF Of liocki'ord, Untare wan-anled to scour in any soil, li mitthey^can be returned. I am also AgPtit Tor -- Nobis Kfeitirracturing Co.'s •ftteBratoi Sciiscl ̂ O. McHenry, III. ' Z STOVES, TIN WARE, FARMING TOOLS, Ac., When a better article Can be Bought for LESS MONEY at th& Hardware Store --OF-- John- M. Smith, 'AT THE POST OFFICE. . • TTTc have STO VES that make frozen men laugh, and sell them Cheaper thna you Can Steal Them. Wc also manufacture Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware. Into any Shape or Vessel desired. We make a point to do JOBBING OF ALL KINDS, Promptly, land Warrant it done well. We make Timvarn a Specialty, because we think on this we are Master of the Situation. Come and St'*f'>r Y<mr«cff. JOHN M. SMITH. McHenry, 111.,Ttug. 24, 1875. .August 3d, 1875. ^ W. Mi. WK o I ar-Mi t BMWOMD, bailor In the store of C. II. Dickinson, East side of Public S'iiiinv, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A c^od Stock o! Fine ( Moths for Suitings al­ ways 0:1 ha :*)-!. Suits made to order and a lit Warranted- Give me a call. w. :r. SANFOKD. Woodstock lll.,Sept. 27vh, 1875. JOS. WSSQgE»&NH, SALOON and RESTAUR ANT I Board at Wiedemann's I DON'T But wish 1 Did. Near the Depot, EVIcHeriry, III. .1. • KON S I.ET, < AT.OON and Uostuur.int. Xenrlv o S. ^ Owen's iiill, ?•* •(li'iiry, 111. Fresh Oysters served up in any bhai»e desired, or lor sale by the Can. For Sale. & The Wheeler farm, situated Wrods south of the village plat of Si«-Henry, containing 300 acre.s of.prairie, and >-0 acres of timber, with a good brick hou^e, cistern, two ptimps, and usual npeiviap's. AJso J.'0-aeres'of tim­ ber joining the village «.( Mcllem-y on the east, together with the pet-Mnnil property. Inquire at the premise.-, 01? address 1 J. Wm;i;i,KK, McHenry. >11 i arniture, etc,, together -e:<si'on can be had forwith by We are now dpening one the largest and best selectctl stocks of the Celebrated Boston Ready - Made Clothing ! MEN, EVER BROUGHT TO TmS MAEKET, CONSISTING OF AND YOUTHS WEAR, Which for Durability of fnake and style of cut is far superior^ to" any other make. Also Just|Kecelved another Inroice of the well known Rochester >nd Buffalo Custom made Boots g Shoes P. S. House!; with acl iinl i>o.- purchasers. For Sale. The undersigned oirers for Sale his property, situated opposite ihe Riverside House, in Mc.Henrv, <>n tin* uiost reiisona])le: terins. There is'a good and > 11 u^tant ia 1 building, suit­ able for a store or. other business, the upper wirt of which istitted up for a residence. Con­ nected with this is tour acres of choice land, a ifood bum and • r..ie fruit. Persons contem­ plating pure basing will 11 nd it to their inter­ est to call ami look this property over. BO F\ A. HlBBARD. . McHenry III; AugvV>th 1875, X^OE* Sale. APtioream. . - •• di-rd in the village ol McHenry, is ollered for s'llc verv cheap.' For yarlieulavs inouire of <>' ('• liionias. rcsi.iing tour miles west of said village, <>r <>f .lae.-ib story dealer iu Hard­ ware'opposite oweii'ij Mill. G. €. THOMAS. August 30 lisTj. WE HAVE YET SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS IN Siii&r Dress Goods, Sliawls, * SKIRTS, PAKASOLS, etc., to Close; / : ^ We shall offer in due season a Large Line of ̂•• Fall and Winter Dry Goods PRESS C.OODS. SHAWLS, SKIBTS, &c., and skaU m»k° Prices as LOW AS THE LOWEST. Smith Bros. Co. Mellejury, Aug. 31st, 1875.