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VRjtE WEDNESDAY. MAY 2d, 1877. f. VAN 8LYKK, Editor. MF*The long promised war has at Wn broken wit, and now the question m which will get cooked, Turkey or the Russian Bear. As yet nothing but ft •light skirmish has taken place, but we m*7% look out for warm work soon.-- Every indication now points to a long iiid bloody war, in which numerous flowers may get nixed up before its *o«>. ' ^ _ W A large part ef the business of •fttne ol the Western railroads this dull fiear has been the transportation of em­ igrants to Texas. The movement to this future empire of the Lone Star is Very great. Hundreds of families are joing down to occupy the rich lands fpd pastures of the State. This is bet- .tfcr than -going to Australia. May the ftork prosper. s>'V° IfirA writer in the Atlantic for May *% "1H enthusiastic over life in Washington. He suggests that a man of letters liav- Ing' a movable home could scarcely do ' Ml wiser thing than encamp in Washing­ ton dnriug the Congressional season, would rather," says the writer, "pas- Winter in Washington, if I had my Choice, than in London, and I believe j|hat as aa American student I should 4j|ftther a more abundant return." JM^*An Illinois man has invented a patent railway signal, to prevent one train from running into the one pro­ dding it. His apparatus consists in a fihachine man who stands alongside of Ihe track. This effigy is worked by Electricity, and when set in motion by #he passage of the train, flourishes a flag, rings a bell, displays a changeable light in his hat, and goes through ; |inough frantic" contortions to make an frou horse laugh. fSTMr. R. II. Foster, a gentleman Who died at Hartford, Conn., the other 4ay, made a very curious "will in 1868* f| gave $10,000 in trust to Joseph Haw- Sty, William A. Buckingham and Fran­ ce Gillette, the income to be used for ten years "for the dissemination of •ound political views and principles, ftie trustees to be sole judges of what to disseminate and how to do it." In 1872 Mr. Foster, becoming dissatisfied, revolted this request. J®-The grain market was very much excited during last week. On Wednes­ day there was a very large attendance it the Chamber of Commerce in Chica- o, including a large number of ladies ^Jlrho eagerly watched the rise and fall /^ud intently noted the fluctuations. jOn that day the advance on wheaifwas •^t one time 13} cents; corn <iosed at an ' jjidvance of 5J; oats were 2 cents better; . ; Jfye 5 and 6 cents, and barley 5 and 7 itents higher, and pork, lard, hogs and "'fettle showed a narked advance. These .advances show "good times a coming" /for farmers, who are already receiving '^benefits from the upward turn in prices. HON. M. L J08LYX, Jik Special correspondent of the Chi­ cago Evening Journal, from Springfield, In giving a personal sketch of the mem­ bers of the State Senate, thus speaks of the Senator from this District, Hon. 11. L. Joslyn: One of the first persons for whom visitors inquire is Seuator Joslyn, of m; McHenry county, the man who at the ^ ^ vt-giuiiing of the session, in the face of jbifi own party, fought the Governor ou ^ -the nominations. So far as mere elo- tuence and ready wit go, 1 would rather ear Mr. Joslyn talk than any man in the Senate. His satire is so keen, his Invective so stinging, his whole man­ ner so plausible, that though your con- victi«n» may be entire] y opposed to his though you may l»e backed with argu­ ments mountain high, when he has fin­ ished, you will be tempted to ask your- v self, "I wonder if I could have "been mistaken after all?" His enthusiasm Is m genuine and so magnetic that, for the time, it carries all before it. A characteristic story is told of him while In the army, which I believe has never been In print. It was at the battle of Pea Ridge. Captain Joslyn was order­ ed to march with designated compan­ ies, scale a certain point, and attack the rebel sharpshooters who were pickiii" ©ft our men as fast as they appeared*. #.They charged as ordered, but ou arriv- ; fling at the base of the hill, found it a *'• ^ll*r^n(,k'ulHr ,0ck< a»d the ascent, as tttftas^ordered. absolutely impossible. For a moment their commander was baffled but. noting the dense woods on either side, he ordered his men to run from tree to tree and endeavor to surround Ihe enemy. In the meantime, the or­ der canue from headquarters lit retreat, but this young Captain knew uo such word as fail. At the risk of disobeying orders, he pushed on. The rebels be­ coming alarmed at this flank movement fled in confusion; and to the astonish­ ment of everybody the 6tars and stripes were unfurled from the spot that had but just now hurled death and dismay. Captain Joslyn was publicy complimen­ ted by General »Sigel„ a resolution re­ commending his promotion wasforwar- ed to Governor Yates, and he who w«ut into the war a Democrat came out a Republican and a hero. But notwith­ standing the coveted promotion did not come, Captain Joslyu believed that Adjuant General A, P". Fuller was to Maine fer it, and lie bided his time. Soon after. General Fuller was a can­ didate for Congress. Captain Joslyn rallied his friends around him. went in- ^ to the nominating convention and de­ feated the would-be nominee so badly d that he has remained iu private life te fj this day. WOODSTOCK. EURRDFE PLAINJUEALKTTJ--R. O. Schryrer means to return lo the city in improvements at least part of the money paid htm as Street Commission- er, so he builds along his street fronts a substantia! pitket fence. A man named Marcus, whe halls from Chicago, last Thursday opened a clothing sfoi» in the old market of Abbott Bachman. He has the largest stock ever brought to this town. As to its quality the purchaser must judge for htmself. STeill Donnelly has returned from the East with a new stock of goods se­ lected as only long experience and good taste will enable one to purchase. Goods well bought, are half seld, and Neill knows how to buy, has a fine stock and will sell to Democrats, Be* publicans and Independents alike, re» gardless ef the Turkey shoot In Europe. Our merchants have been somewhat reckless this Spring in their use of lead and oil, almost every star® bearing the placard "Pains.n The Fairbanks B. B. $, Of Chicago played a match game with the Clip­ pers on the Fair Ground last Thursday afternoon, upon which occasion the Clippers were clipped 22 to 2, getting goose eggs enough for a setting. The trouble seemed to be_|n hitting that Fairbanks ball, three Donnelly's going out twice in succession en three strikes, to the intense amusement of the crowd. The home club must organize and practice. Another thing, unless the de­ struction ef property on the ground is stopped or guarauteed against, no more playing will be permitted there. A word to the. wise is sufficient. The gate money was takeu by the Chicago club and amounted t# about thirteen dollars. Mack Church is enlarging bis barn by a leanto on the North for stable room, and our new Street Commissioner is busy mending his ways. Unlike his predecessor, he does more work than bossing. Dr. P. W. Murphy, whose health has been delicate for several months, is slowly improving, and while mention­ ing that fact it may be as well to in. form those ignorant of the other fact that he keeps the oidy free library in the city, comprising, as it dors, Appleton's Encyclopedia, four volumes of their annual cyclopedia, from 61 to 64 inclusive; Tlieir's Consulate, and Empire of Napoleon; Bancroft's U. S.. Gibbon's Rome, Prescott's Peru, Mexi­ co, Charles the V, Philip the Second; and Ferdenand and Isabella; with Matley's United Neatherlands, and Rise of the Dutch Republic, besides almost a full set of Irviugs works, and others too numerous to mention. In view of the fact that there is some talk of establishing a town library, these books become important as forming a fine nucleus for such collection. Let us have the library, but should that fail, "Perry"' wont be mad if you drop in and take a look at the books, or ask leave to take a seat in that big chair and have your mouth explored with the force pts. The event of the week has been the Concert at the Congregational Church, Friday evening. The house was bet­ ter filled than at any previous gather ing of the course, and under the leader­ ship of J. C. Choate, the curtain rose on time, the first bsingan Overture, of Horn, Violin and Piano, by the two Richards, Mrs. Hall and Miss Chollar.-- You will not expect me to express an opinion upon the performance anyway, but having taken account of stock in modesty I find a small quantity en hand, so will not attempt to express approval or disapproval, confident that to do either would subject myself to ridicule as applauding or hissing in the wrong place. The audience manifest­ ed pleasure, and it is presumed until something is beard to the contrary, that it was all that could be reasonably expected. Mr. Murphy, the tatjier of J. J., and E. A. Murphy died last Friday, so the store and bank were closed Saturday and the Misses Quinlans, his grand­ daughters, could not take part in the Concert. The Blue Glass epidemic has about had its run and now comes the Ribbon movement, which is sweeping over our neighboring states on the East. This appears to consist of two branches, one wearing a blue, the other a red ribbon, as a sign of belonging to the cold water army. Merchants must lay in an unusually large stock of blue and red ribbons this Spring for the tornado will strike Woodstock at last. It is expected in some quarter* that the Democrat will make its appearance again next Saturday.but if it should not, few will be disappoiuted. , 8QUEEHA. Th« Machln« For Kvcrybody* R.S. Hall, of Nunda, Is Agent fer the celebrated "Lady's Friend" Washing Machine, and presents the following as a few of the many testimonials he tuu received In commendation of it; NU*OA. Aug. 28,18<«. We, tilt undersigned* agree in saying that the washing machine called the "Lady's Friend, is most decidedly ahead uf any and all m&i&itias ever tried by us before. It does the work with ease and dispatch* and does it perfectly clean, without the washboard ^thes. , , S jLL-CIA GlLBBBT, p..r:wM " I5EO. GILBERT. 1876. CRYSTAL LAKE, Aug. MX* HALU Dear Sir:--It, is A pleas­ ure to state tny appreciation of your washing machine called the "Lady's Friend.* My wife says "she would not take double its cost if she could not get another." Its simplicity of con­ struction, case of management, com­ paratively little wear ou the clothes, are important qualities to notice. It is my best wish that many a lady may find it to-be * true friend on washing days. REV. B. P. HEWITT. -'NTTWDA. Sept. 6,1876. MR. HALL. Dear Sir:--The "Lady's Friend" Washing Machine that I bought of you is a perfect success, for I have saved nearly enough already to pay for it. I must say that I waa hap­ pily disappointed in your machine, for 1 find that it does away entirely with the washboard and does not wear the clothes. I can do my washing two- thirds quicker and I am not very much tired when done, and I do say all those that buy the "Lady's Friend" Washing Machine will find a friend indeed.-- Your true friend and well wisher. MRS. A. WILLIAMS. ALGONQUIN, Oct. 10,1876. MR. HALL, Dear Sir:--L am delighted with the "Lady's Friend" washing ma­ chine I bought of you, for it does, away entirely with the washboard,a|itFr does not wear or chafe the clothes!-- And further, I had not done any wash­ ing on a washboard for over four years, and now I can do my own washing with perfect ease. MRS. J. DUNN. OB receipt of $1$ the Machine will be sent to any point on the line of tke Railroad, free of charge. Address P. S. Hall, N unda, 111. Notice is Herety Given! That on and After April 18th, Maybe Seen, At the^, Store of J. w. mm, in Rlngwood, the Largest ami most carefully selected stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Caps, Clothing, " BOOTS and.SHOES, GROCERIES, DRUGS, HARDWAKfe, Crockery anil Glassware, k ever found in Ringwood, which can lie bought for Cash or Butter and Eggs at cash value, at as low prices ait the a ime quality of goods can be bought at retail in Northern Illinois. Among the choicest collection of this stock are the most beautiful patterns ia Dress Goods and Prints, we have ever been able to show you, jet a very little money in hand will buy them. But the greatest curioaity, If possible, we havu for all who admire the beautiful ia oar liue ... wliich Is pronounced by all who have ex­ amined it to be the most elegant designs, beautiful Shades, finish and qualitv, that have ever found their way to any market, and yet they can be had for Cash or its equivalent, at less prices even, than the old style s of paper were ever sold for I have also just received a new stock of very line FUR and WOOL HATS, of latest styles. Also a great variety of straw and Palm goods. If you have but very little money you can get one of these Hats. Also a choice Hue of Lad in a and Childrens' GAITERS and iu Serge, Goat and Calf, Gents and Boys SHIPPERS, Button and Lace. Hairs Safes, all sizes, for sale by O. Bishop. B^'Hard times have bronght thing# down to lower figures than we have' known them for many years. Wjien the pressure is removed and all goes Sail­ ing flue again, It will be an easier mat­ ter to make money than before. All classes have been forced to learn econo­ my, atid the lesson may, after all, have been a good one. it will take some time, however, for us to feel that there is a change for the better, because our hope of realizing the benefit will not be answered until our products find the markets. But what a relief it. will be to business men, when they will not haie to rush about trying to get a little money where none is tone luuj^, BOOTS AND SHOES, line and conrse, all of the best styles and quality to be found in the market, at prices, for CASH, that will astonish even a Granger. In short 1 have designed to make my stock fully equal to the best general stock of goods that could be found in the County of McHenry either in style or quality. And I now propose to sell any or all of these goods at such prices FOB CASH ihat none shall be able to say I can buy cheaper at some other House. AH goods sold by me will be warranted as repre­ sented. Am very grateful tor the very liberal pat­ ronage so generously bestowed upon me in the past eight years by the people of Me Henry Ringwood and adjoininsr T Bucklin & Stereos, McHenry are now prepared with a full and complete stock and are constantly receiving additions and iuvite the inspection of close buyers, as they are hound to meet any and all competition. They have opened a good line of fast colored prints at the extremely low price of 5 1-2 cts per yard. French woven cor­ sets at 50 cts only. They are also receiving from New York, the finest lino of Dress Goods ever opened in this burg, among which will be found, silks, cashmeres, Brilliantines, Alpacas of all prices, Pacific Fancies, Ac. Ac. Also Silk Fringes, Lace trimmings, Yak Laces in variety, with the largest aud best assortment of Hamburg edgings ever brought to McHenry, ranging in price from 5 cts per yard, up to $1,00. Also a fine line of Linen and Turkey Red Tablings, Towels, Napkins, and Crashes, Lace curtains and oil shades, ladies' gloves and parasols. Plain brdcha and black cashimere tjhawis. Ladies'silk ties of the latest styles. Boots and shoes, a full line, from a neat little button shoe for a baby to a fine French kid, side lace, or button for a lady, and from a three dollar stoga boot, to the finest French calf, all of the best make, and warranted to fit and to wear Ju clothing they have a full line to which they invite an inspection before you make your purchases. Also gent's furnishing goods of the latest styles. Trunks and travelling bags, and with all they keep choice Grocer­ ies and fine teas, at low prices. All of which they propose to ex­ change for cash or produce at the lowest living prices. BUCKLIN & STEVENS. JAMES ROB BINS, --DKALSa IK-- Agricultural Implements SOLON MILLS, ILL. MANUFACTURERS AOENT for the oham-pion Ue&per and Mower, the tiorhant Corn Cultivators and Diamond Flow, war­ ranted to scour-in any soil, the Forest City Seed Plow and Steel Beam stubble Plows Corn Planter. Horse Kakes, Jtc. Will, take Cash or G<>t>d Xotes in exchange for any and all of uiy Goods. Post Office, Solon Mills, III. BOOTS & SHOES. > New Goods, New Prises;-^ ing wood and adjoining be my endeavor to merit a continuance of the Downs, and it . i contlnt Very Respectfully, J.w. CRISTY. lUili CURTIS & WAITE, House, Sip, ai Ornamental Are Now Receiving Their SPRING and SUMMER Stock, Consisting of French Kid, Buttou and Side Lnce. ^American Kid, Button and Side Lace. Straight Goat and Oil Goat Button, Front and Hide Lace. Kid and Goat, Foxed Pol. Also a fine stock of Misses' and Childrens' Shoe*; Men's Boys'and Youths' line Shoes; Kip and Calf Boots; and everything usually found in a llrst-class Sboe Store. We now have one of .the Largest Assort­ ments to be found in the whole North-west. Good GOODS and LOW PRICKS. Remember we will not be Undersold. DWIGHT & FORREST. Woodstock, I1L, April 16, 1877. PAINTERS, MCHENRY • ILLINOIS. Calsmninfng and Paper Hnnjrtng done on short notice and in workmanlike manner.-- Also Graining of all Kinds in the best manner Satisfaction guaranteed in every instance. Orders left at the Drug Store of H. Colby, will be promptly attended to. Curtis A Waite. McHenry, I1L, April 16th. 1877. FARMERS ATTENTION --THE WELL KNOWN-- Mammoth Spanish Jack, " PRINCE" Can be found on the premises of the sub­ scriber, McHenry, I1L, during the season of Tho«« desiring stock of this kind would do well to call and satisfy themselves. Terms Reasonable. Those from a distance wishing mares pastured can be accommodated at the owner's risk. A. H. HANLEY. McHenry, 111., April 17, 1877. w4 iH' . ' # Jlfo «i «? f . *¥ •vjK: 1 - j «f c ^ DEALERS IN ft*. V? Js- svWF 'f * % Ilew Warehouse Opposite the -7' V# ILLINOIS. » . \ • ' V • ' ' \ •„ * J WfaS :.l k ' - i £ ' Reapers ̂ Mowersf Hay Rakes, Horse Forks, , . I * . - . r ^ r i v e - W e l l a n d F o r c e P u m p s , ^ \ t f Nin^le and Double Road Scrapers, Rollers, Drains, Plows, Gas-Pipe, Rubber Hose and Belting, Dog Powers snd Churns, Cider and Fanning Mills> Scales, Feed Cutters, Sleighs, Bobs, Horse and Hand Planters, And in short everything in the Tool or Machinery Line need by th* farmer, which we CAN and WILL Sell as Low as any other House in the County, quality of article considered. jJ^IPYVe Warrant every article leaving our Warehouse to be just as repre­ sented. v - -/ Do Not Fa|l to Give us a Call Before Purchasing*. Having- Purchased the Fox River Valley Mills, Refitted and put them in complete working order, we are now prepared to do CUSTOM GRINDING on short uotk»e aud gu&ran* tee satisfaction. FLOUR AND FEED Kept constantly on hand. We have put in a Patent Purifier and! can now offer to the public as good Flour as can lie found in the Market. Give us a call. *-ft. BISHOP & SON. McHenry, III., April 24th, 4*77. The Pure Bred Clydesdale Stallion, Will Stand at the Parker Hou.se Stables, iji ibe Village of Mc­ Henry, every Monday until the loth of July. For further particulars call at the Stable. , ; A.. 'Ĉ OX^X R̂JY. • ;. --DKALKU IN-- Shelf and Heavy H a r d w a r e , STOVES TINWARE; MECJIA NICS* TOOLS; FA RMING IMPLEMENTS, CLOTHES WJilNOER^ Acif WHICH WILL BE SOLD | L O W E R THAN USUAL PRICES! Now 1* the time to pnrchiwe,«nd mve mon oy. I believe that I can furnish ffoou goods at as low prices, as anyone in the county. AI*o4<fep on hand a full Stock o{ •BUKKDING PAPKR, such as Plain Board, Water Prooi. Iron Coated and Tarred Felt. Also Moth Proof Carpet Lining. KAWL AND SEE ! Xlepairing: Promptly attended to. * J. STORY. Onpoflite Owens Mi'l. HATS for Men and Boys a large variety at bottom prices at Lansing A Evaueon's, The cheapest and best Pictures in the county at the Fine Art Gallery ef L. S. Gorton, McHenry. HENRY COLB Y, -DKALKU IN-- PAINTS. OIUS, Painters Brushes, Dye Stuff* Physicians Prescriptions O&rafnlly Compounded. A LAROfi *TOCK OT Choice Family Groceries, Jnit RcnlTWj. which will be sold at th* Lowest Living Prices. M. COLBY* McHenry, April S4th. 1877. BEASLEX'S - • CELEBRATED For Sata at the Saloon of * • nWm OILLtES» McHenry, III, Hall's Safes, all sizes, for sale by O Bishop.