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•;p -- • ICXFRAVAOANCB AT HTIXK , tfhere is no denylny that A good deal •f the flnitttcial trouble thrtt culnlliiates In bankruptcy comes from extravagant living. Sometimes It is the man him* self that paves the way for the sheriff, but qfiite often it Is his family. A case In poin. as t« the latter occurred not Very long ax*. A New Yorker hap­ pened to meet a down town acquain­ tance from a neighboring city and dropped into conversation with him.-- After a few ca&nal remarks the New Yorker asked about his friend's family expressing hope that they were well. "Oh, I suppose they are," said Mr. J. rather indifferently. --- "How is that ?r> asked the New York­ er. "1 hope nothing has happened.* Well yes, something has happened,** replied Mr. J. "The fact of the matter is I haven't seen my family in six months. You know I was doing a pret­ ty good business in B , and the folks at home got to living way up.-* Nothing would satisfy them but the best. As lung as I could afford it,^T let them have money right and left, bfrt presently times got hard, business foil off and I found that I was going be­ hind. I didn't want to alarm my fami ly, but I hinted that a little economy was desirable. But they paid no at­ tention. The demands for money went on just the same. Then I told them they must economize, that I was absolutely unable to support them in such extravagance. It was 110 use, though; if I didn't give them cash they got credit and the bills came to me. 1 f>t»ed it as long as I could, and then said: "Here, if you Won't live on what 1 can give you, out of my business, take the business itself," so I just made over the whole place to them and left. They ran it a few months, and then the sheriff stepped in and I haven't seen any of iny family since. I tried liaM to provide for them, but they wouldn't let me, and that is the result, lean hardly take care of myself now, and it is all on account of the extrava­ gance at home." JSTlt is a striking commentary on the labor situation in this country, thai a master carpenter in New York has just sent 200 carpenters and joiners to a firm in Manchester, England, Where they will be employed on the cotton Exchange which is now going on In the city. Their passage out will be paid for them in considerations of hav­ ing pledged themselves to remain one year. They have been guaranteed work for one, two or three years, just as they may prefer. The wages will not be much higher than here, but ithe lower cost of living in England will en­ able them to make larger savings. The same person who sends out this dele* gation of the carpenters,ayear ago sent over ISO stone masons, who fulfilled the stipulations of I heir contract faith* fully, and gave foil satisfaction to their employers. I^Stand by your friends, let come what may, is a good motto. If you don't stand by them you needn't expect t lie in to stand by you. So whether they be friends of high or low degree, in af­ fluence or poverty, stick to them and don't stop to inquire whether it will pay or whether it will be popular.-!-- Whenever you prove traitor and desert those who have stood up for you and helped your battles, you will find your­ self without any one to congratulate you upon your achievements, or com­ fort you in an evil hour when misfor­ tunes come thick and fast. PERRY <fc MARTIN; "W V " <-*, W J.."*' *y>l 1* Headquarters for all Kinds of "; v,:? J'-Vfe {•<>•- VTT'/ ! *• *• % Dry Goods Clothing, iri v ! O 7 < «•% j -I OIT ^4 Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps roceries of all FARMERS! Ui h I P^are looking fq# 1 '• • * Do not fall to call at the Agricul­ tural VVarehouse ot f>.,. Crockery Glass- X FRUIT CANS, CARPETS, TRUNKS, -1' And in 8hort,'a First Class Stock of 6eneral Merchandize. ] We are constantly receiving new Goods of all kinds, and buying them for CashDown are thereby enabled to offer special bargains in all classes of goods. We know that talk is cheap, but the party or parties who can undersell us don't live in this neck of the woods. Our LARGE AND CONSTANTLY IN­ CREASING TRADE testifies better than anything we can say that OUR CLAIMS ARE NOT UNFOUNDED. We always guarantee our goods to be what they are represented to be and are always ready to make good our word. We are here to get a livelihood and hence cannot afford to be undersold or to deceive the public, nor to ask enormous profits on our goods. We intend to " Live and Let Live !" And while we are grateful to H generous public for their patronage in time past, we hope to merit the same in the future. fgy-GIVE US A CALL tand we will show you our Goods aud use you well whether you buy of us or not," McHenry, HI., July 27th, 1875. PERRY & MARTIN. At the Old Stand of Owen &> Brother* Furniture, Furniture ! The Best is the Cheapest. #OHN B. BLAKE, FiMlablished 1805, IftLMOiUi) MO., Attorneys atLaw, (tarfwww to Chlpm nn, flu«mer 4t fltv 629 F Street, Washington, D, G. Afflwitw and Foreign Patents. Fulfills procured hi all countries. No FKM m AttVANCK. No charge Hill*** tbe patent I* grained. No fw* f..r in.-ikuig preliminary exarai> tuitions. No fuklitional for obtaining and conducting st r«liwiii'iiiK. Special attention civen to lti)«*rti>rfu<-e (iiiw; before the Patent Office Kxsj'iifwniji liefore Dungies*. Infringement Salts ni «Jtllereni Mstw, i%ti(1 all litigation niitvrtain- M>(t U> invention* tir Patent*. SltND STAMP POK I 'AMI'TN.KI OK SIXTY I 'AUU. United States Coarts and Departments. < Inim* pruKecuted In Hie Supreme Court of the I niied NinieK, Courtof Claims, Court of Commis­ sioner* of Alalt:una Chimin, Southern Claim* !i« 1,11 <-la»ne8 of war claim* before u»e Exh'iiuvn llepiii uneu l*. Arrears of Pay and Boanty. - 9rr"'K."N I4*1;ami hau^>us of the late war, or tlieir lieirn, are In m:«ny cmucs entitled to moiiey ti<>ui lUf(toveriiiiifin, <»f wlia-li they have no knowledge. W rile (nil ui-iory of wvlce, «nd •late atnomii. of p:«y nn<| liontity received l-'n-sri'sways1 Penaiont. Alt orrMt«n»if koi.dikiik, nn<i hak^ra wonmSed nipiure,!. or ...imed in the lat« war, however •Hjrhtly. can olnnin a pension, mnny now receiv­ ing ]ieiiPloii« tuc *'iiIilled to an h,rrr,iif. «en(? »l» in p it ml i'lformniloii will be fni iiislied free United State* General Land Office. OoiH^HhI I-a .id 4!a-e«, Private I .and Claims «liliili|! Pl'i'-eiiipiion aiid'lioiueKiead ('axea iiroae* CHIiil liefote t lie General l.aud Office mid ljeu&rt. Mflilof liie Ilileriot. Old Boanty Lend Warrants. fTlio last liepoi't of the </'otniuisKiotier of tlie Ofuetnl.l.nnii 4 (Bice xliowa S.89T/<OOacre*or Huuu- l.aint Wai raniv outxtsinduig Tliese were i«- HH'il miller nci of lpr./i mid jiiior at-is. We pay ca»li for them. Send l».v repU>iwl .ei ter. Where .iM'i'iuiiiiu'liit. :ue ini|ierlect we five Inclruction* tO |iei'(ecl tlieni. - |2aii) department of our l>iielne«» t« conducted tn »epflr:ite tinre:ni. mider the cbarge of expe-need liiwyei* and clerics. J?v i'i'!i»oii of erroi or fraud many attorney* gfe m«|ieiid»'d from )M-actice before tbe Petition •till other office* eticii year. Claimants, whose attorncye hare t»-en Uiiik Miwpended. will be ;raiuiioti»ly (iii iii"heit wtUi full informittiou and i«'r jkiim'w <<n applicution to «3. Jlr vv<- charge »o fee imliwr viicceanful, >tain|V <01- reiiini po^cire xbotild tie fent us, •••Ijlinnil itriaitiri'msMW umd« wiUt aLtornejrs ia M cl.-u-t-e^ of litlhineteb. Address GILMORE & CO., (t. Itox 44. Wtmhinytou. It. O. ,AV AKIll NOti»V, |l. C.,' fcicr.tnl/tr 84, 187S. 1 take' plcii»itr« M. exi',reM«in(r inv entire 4Mii*e iii ilie rtirftiiitrfbilUn aud diie.Htii of tbif f«». I':t It-lii ;i lid Collection Holme Of iill'MOMS |i IXt, ui tliik * r (IKO. U. B. WHITE, ilctrapvtUau Vat**) m"- ^ the new Store of Blake & Bros., has now in Store one of the Lar­ gest and Best Selected Stock of Furniture to be found in McHen- ry County, which he is selling to the public at a very small advance of Coet. In Stock can be found Pai*l§r Sifts, CliuiVibar^ Set»y Kitchen Furniture Wall Brackets, Picture Frames, and in short ^everything found in a first-lass Furniture Store. mallj OUR UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT Was nevermore complete than at present The Finest line of Coffins, Caskets, Gold and Silver Trimmings, to be found in the market. JOHN B. McHenry, 111.. March 6th, 1877. BLAKE. BUY ONLY MMim It is the Only Sewing Machine which has a MMag MUi iTittsimmiKCRmi lEvumusm mui. NEVER SKIPS 8TITCH88. IS TBI LIGHTEST KUNMNS. The Best The Simplest, the Host Durable, and in Every Kespect Sewing Machine! Opposite Perry & Martin's, McHENRY, Where you will find everj^thing in the line of Farm Machinery, such as Bradley Manufacturing Companies Double and Single Speed Mowers and Reapers, C. H. & L. J. McCortnick's Reapers Mowers and Binders, and the Wm. Anson Wood Machines.-- We have also the New Monitor, Burlington, and Carpenterville Sulky Cultivators, the Bu|&,lo Pitts Thresher, - The "Boss" gin i •iiii The Old and Reliable Warehouse. •'e&sf :hfii IjJ' . % And the Rockford Sulky Rakes . PUMPS, Of all kinds a specialty. We also sell the Celebrated Badger Wind-Mill, Farm ancl Democrat Wagons, Open aud Top Carriages, &c., &c. Flour & Feed Constantly on hand at our Mill, and Custom Grinding promptly attended to. R. BISHOP & SON. McHenry, IU.f May 80th, 1877. LAUER & BECKER, -iwj!,4»:±ss Near the Depot, McHENRY^ ILLINOIS The 8ubscrihern are now prepared with a Stoc.K of FINE CLOTHS of al l kinds , to make TI order Coats, Pants , Vests or entire .SNIT8, on' sltort notice and on the moat Reasonable Tens. 'GFIRGOODTFITS* Gnarnn- teetl and all SVork War­ ranted . We also Keep a Full Line of Beady - Made Clothing, GENTS Hats, Caps, &c W l i i i LI w i l l be sold a s low as at any establishment in the County . Clothes Cleaned in the bee>t of manner and on short notice . LAUER & BECKER. McHenry, Feb. 26th, 1877. HENRY COLL Y, --DEALER IN-- "NEW AMERICAN" 1« easily learned, does not get oat of order, and -will do V3SS£T* 1&bor than any other machine. Illustrated Olrtnijur fUralshed on AGENTS WANTED. J* S. HcKUSEI, 01c* Jitenoa, SH WahH^ Areiw, CUcafe, --*- o. _AV. OWEN A^ent, McHenry, 111. iPAINTS. OILS, Painters Brushes, Dye Stuffs &c., &c. I Physicians Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. A LARGS STOCK OF Choice Family Groceries, Just Reeeived, which Lowest Living Prices . will be sold at the H. COLBY- E. M. OWEN * Still Lives, arid "cart W found on hand at his Warehouse, op­ posite the Old Owens Mill, McHepry, »lull liue pf l e a d s m c " OF ALL KINDS. CORN CULTIVATORS. We have all the leading kinds. The celebrated Bertrand & Sanies Haines, Buckeye and Gorhani,all first class and at very low prices. Also the Leading cr^NrW.j Of the Day, amoti/ar which are the Walter A Wood, BucKeye Peer­ less, Warrior, Triumph, and other Mowers. Also the celebra­ ted Marsh Harvester, the Old, Reliable Hollensworth Hay Rake, the Ti^rer Self-Dumper, the Ar­ cher, Furst & Bradley, Dixon. &c. The celebrated Kichols & Shepard Vibrator Threshing Ma chines; also the Sweepstakes. Tie Celeiiratei Kenosha Pumps. Plows, Plows All Leading- Plows kepteonstant- ly on hand and at Lowest Prices. §3gf°Ten}ss Reasonable. ^1S E. M. OWEN. McHenry, May 22d, 1877. NEW WAClOllI S H O P ! McHENRY, ILLIKOiS. E. PERKINS Won id. Pespectfnlly in form M«M«pdiand the YUMIO irenerally TLI'at lie is now prepivred, AT'Ins Shop, West of the L'UBLIC Square, to do all kiiuls of Carpenter Work or work in wood ol ' anv kind , such as the wood-work of L$U>?- Kies, Wagons, MAKING Bouts, &v., and in short anything ever made in a tirnt-CLASS Carpenter Shop. From a long experience in the business «UI«L USIU ̂none but the best of Lumber I can in «U feases ^CJuarantee Satisfaction 11 GENERAL JOBBING Promptly>ttended|tr. Give Me a Call E. PERKINS. McHenry, 111. .Nov. 29th,1878. tk THB CHICAQO A HOB^B.'WEB^ESK MJtfvirAl Embraces tinder one management the C»rcat LINFCS of the WEST and NORLIL-Wli^T, and, *iith its nmneroul Branches and connections, forms the shortest W>d quiokest routcbetWeen Chicago and aU points in Illinois, WISCONSIN, Northern MiehW 8*". Minnesota, Iowa, Kebraeka, California and the Western Territories . ITS Omaha ahd California Lie Is the shortest and best route between Chloaf sro and all points in Northern Illinois , Iowa? Nebraska , Dakota , Wyoming , Coolrado , Utah! Nevada, Culil'ornia, Oregoh, China, Japan and Auetraliai Its * Chicago, St- Paul * Minneapolis Line* >; Is the short line between Chicago and »U poihts in Northern Wiseonein and Minnesota* aud for Madison, ST, Paul, Minneapolis, D*u Inth , and all points in the Great Sorthweat* Its M M M M M TO T1TE WORKINFJ CT ASS.--We are row prepared to fuviii.«h a l l CLASHES U 5 t h PNR.U'ENT eniplovinent at HOME, the WHOLE of TNO time , or for their .-pave ninmerts , . ITW, l i e h t a n d pro f 'tnb 'e. PERSON? of EITLU-r S- X ensilv earr from 50 CENTS 'O VCR cvr nincr . and a proportional SUM HY devotirtr their whole time to the bnsinep®. "OVS AND P'RLS earn nearly AN much :im men. That all wno see this notice may «cnd T-'TDR ADIIRESS ;*NN T I ' ^ T th< * bus ines s we make r h i > " u n p a r a l l e l e d offer : To M i c h N S a r e n o t w e l l s a l : - ! i e d w e will send one dollar 10 pav for the frou 've T wri t in i r . Ful l par t i cu l ar s , samples worth several dollars to commence work on, and a (•ON^ of Home and Fireside , one of the larsrest and best Illustrated Publn-attons, all sent free I)v mail . Header , it you want peimanent . proiltable work, address, Geohge Stinsok & Co . , Portland , Maine . McHenry, April 24th. 1877. Can't be made by every agent every *NIJIR±R month in the business we furnish , bnt those willing to work enn easily earn R dozen dollars a day right 111 their own locali- ties Have no room to explain here . Busi­ ness pleasant and honorable . Women and l i o v s a n d g i r l s d o a s w e l l a s m e n . W e w i l l furnish von a complete outfit free . The busi- ness nays better than anything else . We wil l bear expense of starting you . Particu­ lars free Write and see. Farmers and me chanics , their SONS and daughters , and all elasses in need of pnyinir work at home, should write to u« and learn all about the WORK nt once Now IS the time . D»n 't delay . A"- FLRESH TRI K* CO . , Augnsl>*. Maine . $ 1 0 T O $ 3 5 A D A Y Made BY Agents in c i t i e s and country towns. Only necessary to show samples to make sales and nionev , for any one out of employment , and disposed to work. Used daily by all business m e n . S e n d s t a m p for c i r c u l a r , w i t h pr lccB t o agents. Address "Special Agency," Kendall Building, Chicago, LaCroast, Winona ft it. Peter Lin* J . S T O R Y , "BRALtm lie-- wo E AD te. Is the l»ect route betw een Chicago and.. La« Crosse, Winona,."Rochester, Owatonna, Man* klltn. yp«; TTI*J| o• IT Southern and Central Minnesota.' itB^""*" Green Bay & Marquette Line Is the only line between Chicago and Janes* ville, Watertown, Fon du lac, Oshkosh, Ap. pie ton. Green Kay, Escanaba, Negantiee, Marquette, Houghton, Hancock and the Lak• Superior Country. Its Freeport & Dubuque Line tfi the only route between Chicago and Elgin. Bock ford, Freeport and all poiuts via Fr«0 port. Its ' Chicago & Milwaukee Line Is tlie old l.nkf Shor *. TCoute, and is thei only one passing be weea Chicago atad Evanston. Lake Forest. L.^unnd Park, Wankecan, Racine, Kenosha an I Milwaukee. Pullman Palace Drawing Room Cars are rim on all through trnins on this road. / This is the ONLY l.INE running thsse eari between Chicago and St. Paul and Minne. apolis, Chicacroand Milwaukee. Chicago and Winonn, or ChioKgo an<t (ireen Bav. Closeconneclions are made at Chicago with the l.ake shore and Michigan Southern, Mich. igai< Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Pittsbnrr, Ft. Wayne, & Chicago. Kankakee Line and Pan Handle Routes, for all points EAST and SOUTH-FAST, and with theChicago and Al- ton and Illinois Central for all points SOUTH. Close connections are also made with the Union Pacific It. H., at Omaha for all far West points. Close connections made at junction points with train s of all cross points. Tickets over this route are sold bv all Oon. pon ticket agents in the United States and Canada. Remember you ask for vonr tickets via the Chicago & Northwestern Railway and take none others. New York Office. No. 415 Broadway: Boston Office, No, 6 State Street; Omaha Office, 24ft Farnham Street; San Francisco?Office, 121 Montgomery Street; Chicago Ticket Offices. 62 Clark Street, under Sherman House; 75 Canal, corner Madison Street; Kinzie Street Depot, corner W. Kinzie and Canal Streets; Wells Street Deyiot, corner Wells and Kinxie Streets. For rates or information not attainable frosa your home ticketagents, apply to MABVIN HUGHITT W. H. STIIHETT, <jeiiernh>upt. Gen'l Passe: get Agent inUKQAM'fi COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, 210 & 212 It*. Third Stre^: 1st Building South of the Post Cffioe, ST. LOUIS. Open Day and Night ail the year. . All of the branches of a Business Education iii ugh I. Independent .Department for the English Branches. Higher Mathematics, German and Elocution Phonograph}* taught personally or per maiL Fora fnll course of Double Entry Book, keeping in all its forms with Com­ mercial Correspondence . . . . ' TP&M For a full Commercial Course, embrac­ ing all the Branches of a Practical Business Education , Life Scholar-. < shi«> , . .•50.06 Reference made to thousands of students who have cotnplcted under our instructions . For Circulars giving full information con. cerning time to complete board, course of in­ struction, etc., Address J. W. JOHNSON, Pres't. CUT THIS ADVERTISEMENT OUT. Slielf eitd; H a r d w a r e , STOVES TINWARE; mix'hanics* tools, FARMING IMPLEMENTS,\ CLOTHES WRINGEB&k &c., &e., &c., &c., WHICH WILL BE SOLDJ L O W E R THAU USUAL PRICES! Now is the time to purchase, and save MONL ey. I believe that I cau furnish good goodsnt as low prices , as anyone in the county . .Also keep on hand a full Stock ol nrni rsc I'.MFR. nieb as Plain J o.ini. Vntei 1 ro<-i. iron Coated and Tnrri'd Teh.. A1m> 5!oth Proof Carpet lining. KAV L LttD SEE ! K epairiii^t Prompth attended to. J* STC RY. Onposite Owens Ml1!. PSNPLES. IW 11.1 Mail (Free) the recipe for print ft ing a sinple vegetable Balm that willre move TI n. Freckles, Pimples and Blotcbe leaving :lie skin soft, clear and beantifu also instructions for producing a luxurian grow th of hair on a bald head or smooth fkee Address Ber Vnrdelf & Co., Box 5121. Ho. Wooster St . . N'W York .