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- ttmW BaftM for Oolnj T» 1, Ft* the thought son some «u« thin£» ' If fou cin't do that, fix them on two things. Fix '«m. You can easily u li­ fts thanu after y®u ence get t« sleep. S» Do net ge to sleep with your bead down against the foot board, jour feet daugllnf; en the floo.\ It disturbs the electric fluid. &* A writer recommends t* tpspead * ktsi dram ever yeur bed, within your reach, and pound it with your fist. It wHi induce sound sleep. 4. Belling the eyeballs is good, ex­ cept for blind people. RolUag oat of bod may be substituted in such case*. ft. The danger of falling asleep lies principally in the distance you fall.-- Those who are subject to such should; have a rope ladder, convenient ft* climb back ea. 6. Dining late is a poor way of anody ning. In order to fall asleep with dis­ patch dou't eat auything the day pre­ vious. - UrSome amusement was caused not long ago, in an English court, by a fe?: male witness, who, on the oath %«Ing administered, repeatedly kissed the clerk instead of the book. It was some time before she was made to, under­ stand the proper--or, at least, tiie legal thing to do. . "I1 ' '.'.HI'" --j\ IfiTThe Brooksville, Ky., Record •ays: "A meeting was held in this town immediately on receipt of the news of the great railroad strike, for the purpose of getting up a strike among our workingmeii, but as there was only one workingman in town, (he mooting proved a failure A f fj' " J IOTA Pennsylvania Dutchman, who carried his second wife home soon after the funeral of the first, was visited with a two hour's serenade in token of dis­ approval. He expostulated thus: "I say, poys, yon ought to be ashamed of yoorselfs to be making alldis noise ven dor 1Mb a funeral here so soon." $& MARTlNr* atlltinds of m » li n " •mmm enyouMe looking fa*-?? Do not fail to call at the Agricul­ tural Warehouse oi r,.. t v? Crockery Glass* Ware ll^HJJT'GANS, CARPETS, TRUNKS,:' And in short,'a First Class Stock of General Merchandize. -O- ttStA lot of street boys in St. Louis the other day marched tii rough the streets of St. Louis, to the music of a tin pan, and bearing a banner upon which was inscribed: 44'We don't want bread. We want cake and pies, or blood!" Notice To Farmers Something Ne%t j . ELLIOTT'S MPROVBD HABROW. This invention lias reference to improye- Mst ia Harrows, so that a number toothed •ecttoas nay beoonnected, and the teeth may tie set at aay angle of inclination to the grafted. This Banow consists »f a number of toothwl lanW SBStfaim (bat ar« connected bjr plTCMA side ptecaa and clamp bolts. It roeyiMraWB by hlteUM the horses so eith­ er nt fkt 4mwa front one end, makes a nwNmftr com When drawn from * otkerefedi the lerefed nakefa perpendicular tooth as mi Mquires. This invention rolls tin grama requires, like a tog tad shuts tip like a jack knife, am is afeMy stowed under cover, and takes a lHtle roeML. Tlili* Harrow has ISO sections am each one works independent of the other. Largest sis* Harrow is 12 feet eut and has 70 SMtlu The tea foot Harrow has 60 teeth. The Sight foot Harrow has 50 teeth. The teeth are half inch iron or steel, as desired. The leeikwtlt not bend or break. This I lap- end US nd We are constantly receiving new Goods of all kinds, and buying them for Cash Down 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 enormous profits on our goods. We intend to deceive the public, nor to ask u It? And while we are grateful to a generous public for their patronage in time past, we hope to merit the same In the fnturfc. f©~GIVE US A CALL we will show you our Goods aud use you well w^ether yon buy of us or not.* PERRY & MARTIN. f McHenry, 111., July 37th, 1675. At the Old Stand of Owen .ft 7 - "ft • . "«*> Brother. Furniture, Furniture iia ' '-'-I . Ittlt HARROW. Aad j^ring to hard times we sell them at low ntsf JFafawrs will please call at our Shop tad sauMftins oar Harrow before purchasing. HOIIQUC8T&WEBER. Agents for McHenry Oounty. Di-, Jan. 30tb, 1877. JOHN B. BLAKE, JKBMTMBIITTHED I860, IttLMORE & C&, AUorueys a) rs-'^ua, Hssw^ 4k <*•*-' 089 P Street* WaMi.imgfcem, D. C. ?*?sats. toi-iem* procure* m all conntrt«g. Kq Fs«8 IS AMTA^tw. No charge uuie«6 the patent It •gracsaa. .«© £?<•* for jjsaSifc£ 5sr~ttmlaa.ry fcsamfr »at4®s»s, BS& AdSUtiiiMial for obuusigg and -seedactitiji«. ntlMNuriug. Special atteutwa givea Jo IniNfmoM iJamm before ttw Patent OBet • jHf'"'* Atetor* ^Htuigress, Infringement Suits •a fliMrwi Stat##, a.iu! :iU iiiigatiuu .wuertaia- tag to tu«-4wAiao«or CauwK jskmu STAur MB niMI.ll or MXTV fAUM. Waited States Courts and Beyartasats. OlsusiM. gtrofecHte<l in Hie Court of the I BtW SUHW, (^ourtof d'liin*, (lourtofCommii* wmvr® nt Ama OSititUK, Son)hern (Maiiu Kiid all cl:u«Kes of war claims befor* l^itarunmiu. Amars of Pay and Bounty. OrrMIMtH, KOI.1HKKM, and of »he lata war, or ttaWr nr« in inmiy c:tses eutitled to asoii«yf«oM<afaov»>niiiieiii,or which ilieyUava •o IIMOWIMIK«>. Wrlt* full biKiory of service AAD Stat** MBOHiit of |Mtv aud boMuiy rwtivoi.' Ka. . 'SMku. • Ail orrwwiti. wii.i.iiutK. mid HAiiiOHK wounded mpuuwl,^ w <ii« Ja«« war. however s^Mllf.^s*1 !« 4*«*iMiQii, .many now receiv- »•»> Instate. Saud •--"M1 *»* lufarinttilow will MM fltate Amtx»X luI fifle*. OsMtMitMl Î MHI 4:«K>S, |y.uid <jlalr£ s Stkunc rrr^n^Udii hu«1 itoine*)^ < iaxw SSS^fcilS"*1 JTilliS't " mi immtf Umd MmmMA. Tb* ln*t liMMwi at .ub« ^UwiHWfcicwir Oeumrt l^isdCWw i<Uwiii'«-iifer:>Otineiei.<»ril(Z,. tjr l«ail Warrant»< uuun«Mt«« 'i'b««e w«i«is- inrti «iiA»rflct of )80f> :iixl sitior W« u&y rasti (or(Imim Send l»y n»gi.s>i<«d >t>i4«r. When »M>ix«HllHIU Ml* ioitttl'tecl W« (i«« iSUlitttWM to perfect litem. FJM U defiaruawt^Mr^tiislfeos la conducted ta a M>i«ruie lw(elr U<« ckarg* of exntf- rtrtwd lawyers nad «Mk Hy reaMw «t crrat or feaiHd niaav allot**?* are •uy|ten<i<<d (ram urac<ioe toefore tbe feusMm and otlier ife., ymx. w iio«e aiioriif.v* ii;i vc imum tiiu« muk;tended, wra.ll be SraiuiUMoly wukfudi awionoaMon aud proper |«aaw*s>i on a|*|ilicaiioa vo ii:>. At %«> fLarpe i3<! ««'!• tinlioM sueMMMbtl, s%amjv fur r*Mura «--tw«ild tie I.ibt*tal ttrrauirfiiiMti* niiulu witb juM<asii«jrs ia Mi wla*w# of b««Miei>fc. Address GULMORE Ac CO., • O. Bos 44. U'cutUiugifL. It. A W am in NOTOs, U. <SnrmaUmr 34, IWS. I iak«- pleiuiitr* k. ««xf.rt*+wz my entire <'oafl- 'li Ibe rmimmsihilUg and jLtMiiy ot I he f*aw. Hit leu i. Miid Cullreuoti Maai* ol Uu.aOKl aCo,«fUiU cliy. U. B. WHITE, i'tolhirr »|fthit StiHinmJ Uttr<nmlitt.u tktuA J A the new Store of Blake & Bros., bas now in Store fine of the Lar- fest and Best Selected Stock of urniture to be found in McHen- rv County, which he is selling to the public at a very small advance of| Coet. 1 n Stock can be found J^f artsr Shifts, Chamber Walt S?yacket«, Picture Frames, and in found in a first-class Furniture Store. iMtfr, Kitchen Furniture, short^vieryfchin# usual 1) OUR UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENTS Was never more complete than at present The Finest line of Coffin*, Caskets, Gold and Silver Trimmings, to be found in the market. JOHN McHenry, 111., March 6th, 1877. Oppositf Perry & Martin'#, McHENRY, Whefe you will find everything in the line of Farm Machinery, such as Bradley Manufacturing Companies Double and Single Speed Mowers and Reapers, C. II. & L. J. McCormick's Keapers" Mowers and Binders, and the? Wm. Anson Wood Machines.-- We have also the* New Monitor, Burlington, and Carpentervjlle Sulky Cultivators, the Buffalo Pitts Thresher, The "Boss" "Ott afflitfleliable "Warehouse, E. M. OWEN Still Lives, and can be found on hand at his Warehouse, op­ posite the Old Owens Mill, McHenry; with a full line of LEADINC ' We have all the leading kinds. The celebrated Bertrand & Sames Haines, Buckeye and Gorham,all fir£t class and at very low prices. Also the Leading And the Rockfoid Sulky Rakes PUMPS, Of all kinds a specialty. We also sell the Celebrated Badger Wind-Mill, Farm and Democrat Wagons, Open and Top Carriages, &c., &c. , " Flour 'M Constantly Qn hand at our Mill, and Custom Grinding promptly attended to. -M t-, a R. BISHOP & SON. McIIepry, 111., May 30th, 1877. Um. & BECKER, Near the Depot, McHENRY ̂- ILLINOIS The subsorlbofd are IIOAV prepared with a Stock of FINE CLOTHS of all kinds, to make t<> «rder Croats, Pants, Vests or entire Suits, on' short notice and on the most tflfi ^*<Qoodt}*'itg" Gnaran*. teed and all « „ k War ranted. WE #80 Kc£ p a Fm ll Line of Beady »'Made Clothing, GEMTS BUY ONLY I I I U T P PUHUI It is iht Only Sowing Waobbia which hat a M-Tbttiisf Mlt , ••IWIWm vHJi VWW IT HASSIlf SETTINC NEEDLE. MKtmmitis TltUJ). inn SUPS sTiwm , 13 tM LIGHTEST KUMHIS. The Simplest, the Host Dnnble, and la Every Kespect The Best Family Semng Machine! Tht "jpr AXBMGMM" ia eaaUr laanwd, doea not set omi @f urder, &b« will do JUiaa mawtbsr maohlaa TtlMwriTiil cirealar fnraiaiied om A0B1VTS WAITED. X «. IdBIKI, lauaK. Mud Uimtmrn. «M Wi o. W- JL&ent, McHeury, III. FnriMlni Good!! Hn|pf €apsf Sfcliich will be sold as low as at any establishment in th«Coiiuty. Clothes Cleaned in the but of manner and * fllkAWt MAtlna ' on short notice. LAUER A BECKEB. McH«»ry. Feb. 26th< W77 HENRY CO LI Y, --DEALEK 1H- PAINTS. OILS, Painters Brushes, Dye Stuffs &c., £c« Physicians Prescriptions <Cav«<tally Com(KimHled, A LARGS STOCK OF Choice Family Groceries, juat S«c«ive«1, wtik-b will be sold at the Loaraet Living Price*. H. COLBY. McHcury, April 24th," 1877. Of the pay, among which are the Walter A Wood, BucKeye Peer­ less, Warrior, Triumph, and other Mowers. Also the celebra­ ted Marsh Harvester, the Old, |ieliable Hollensworth Hay Tiake, the Tiger Self-Dumper, the Ar­ cher, Furst & Bradley, Dixon. &c. The celebrated Nichols & Shepard Vibrator Threshing Ma chines; alsothe Sweepstakes. The CeleM Kenosha Pnmps. Plows, Plows > •. '*'* • ' : '• '•! ' All Leading Plows kept^onstant- ly pn hand and at Lowest Prices. l^yTerms Reasonable. jbh:,. E. M. OWEN. McHenry, May 22d, 1877*^, NEW WACON S H O P McHEMBY; ILLINOiS. E. PERKlI^S Would respectfully inform his friends and the public generally that he is now prepared, at his Shop, West of the Public Square, to do all kinds of Carpenter Work or work in wood of any kind, such as the wood-work of Bug- Kies, Wagons, making Boats, &<•„ and in shdrt anything ever made in alirst-class Carpenter Shop. Front a longe.xperiencein the business and using none but the best of Lunlber 1 can tn all cases '• > GENERAL JOBBING Promptly*attended|tr. Give Me a Call! E. PEKKINS. MrTT^nrv, 111. ,Wov. 2»th, 1S7B. KINDS. ̂ • , u -- ^\tuW/ THE CHICAGO ft KORTH-WESTER* RilLtTAt Embraces under one management Ihe Great vonrn wtSV' Li?es ot the NORIH-WEST, and, with it« numerous |franciie» ana connections, forms the ^lmrtest »1i, r ^nte between Chicago and all points in Illinois, ^Visconsin, Northern MicbU ,3owa' Nebraska, California ana the Western territories. Its . . Omaha and California Lfrtft Is .the shortest and best route between Chioa-' go and all points in Northern Illinois. Iowa* Nebraska, X>akota. Wyoming, Cook-ado, Utah! Nevada, California, Oregon, China, Japan and AQStrHiiA, its Chicago, St. Paul A Minneapolis Line. Is the short line-between Chicago and nil points in Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota aud for Madison, St. Paul, Minneapolis. lutli, and all points in the Great Northwest. LaCrosse, Winona ft St. Peter Line Is the be«t route between Chicago and La. Crosse, Winona, Rochester, Owatonna, Man. kato, St. Peter, New ITlni and all points in Southern and Central Minnesota. Its Green Bay & Marquette Line Is the only line between Chicago ftnd Janes, ville, Watertown, Foil du lac, Oehkosh, Ap- Set on. Green - Bay, Escanaba, Negatinee, nrquett-e, Ifoughton, Hancock and the Lftko Superior Country. Its . ^ Freeport & Dubuque Line Is the only route betwfceti Chicago and Elgin, Rockford, Freeport and all points via Free port. Its. Chicago & Milwaukee Line Is the old Lake shore Route, and is the only one passing between Chicago aud fivanston. Lake Forest, Highlnnd Park, Waukegan. Racine, Kenosha an<l Milwaukee. PilUliP Palace Drawing l«Nt. ;H • Cars are run on all through trains on this road. This is the ONLY LINE running th2se cars between Chicago and St. Paul and Minn*, apojis, Chicago and Milwaukee. Chicago anil w inona, or Chioago and Green Bav. Close connections are marie at Chicago with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Mich, igati Central. Baltimore and Ohio, Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne, & Chicago. Kankakee Line and Pan Handle Routes, fov-all points EAST and SOUTH-EAST, and with the Chicago and Al­ ton and Illinois Central for all pointi SOUTH. Close connections are also made with the Union Pacific K. It., at Omaha for all far West points. Close connections made at Junction points with trainsof all cross points. Tickets over this route are sold bv all Cou­ pon ticket agents in the United States and Canada. Remember you ask for your tickets via the Chicago A Northwestern -Hallway and take none others. New York Office, No. 4J5 Broadway; Boston Oflice, No, 5 State Street; Omaha "Off<• 24fi Farnham Street; San Francisco Off'®, "SI Montgomery Street; Chicago Ticket • no s. 62 Clark Street, under Sherman Hoi., el. ,*5 Canal, corner Madison Street; Kinzie Si oet Depot, corner W. Kinzie and Canal Streets; Wells Street Depot, corner Wells and Kinzie Streets. For rates or information not attainable from your home ticketagentij, apply to MARVIN HTTGHITT W. H. 8TX SHETT, Generalbupt. Qen'l Passei.gerAgent V.f f f TO THE WOllKIKC CLASS.--Wf .are now prepared to furidsh all classes v itli cf>r<'f lit eniolovment al home, the whid«*of the time, OT for their i-pave nu«nients, llus!u<>»«> new, light and )>rot:|nV'e. 1 IVrsons of either sex easily earn frmn 60 cents lo JR fey eyeninfr, and a propcrtiorai sum by devoting their whole time to the bvistn>'*«. Boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who see this notice may tend their address, nnd test the business * e make this unimralleled offer: To Midi as arjc not well sati^lled we wl|1 send one dollar to pay for the trouble of writing. Full particulars, samples worth several dollars to commence work on, and a copy of Home and Fireside, one of the largest and best Illustrated Publications, all sent free by mail. Reader, if you want permanent, profitable work, address. GBOKOS S TIN SON A Co., Portland, Maine. Can't be made by every agent every month in the business' we furnish, but those willing to work can e«sily earn a dozen dollars a day right in their own local!- ties. Have no room, to explain here. Busi­ ness pleasant and honorable. Women and liovs and girls do as well as men. We will furnish you u **>mplete outiit free. The busi­ ness pays better than anything else. We will bear expense of starting you. Particu­ lars free. Write and see. Farmers and me­ chanics. their s«i«8 and daughters, and all classes in need of paying werk at home, should write to us and learn all about the work at once. Now is the time. Don't delay. Ad­ dress TKI K & Oo., Augusta. Maine. . S f O T O f a O A D A Y Made by Agents in cities and country towns. Only necessary to show samples to make sales and money, for any one out of employment and disposed to work. Used daily by al'l bueine«*s men. Send stamp for cirenlar, with prices to agents. Address "Special Agency," KcodaH ttuilftijBgk Chicago, $999 JOHNSON'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, 210 a 212 N. Third Street. jilt Building South of tite Post Office, ST. LOlUi. Open Pay anil Night all the year. * " All of the branches of a Business Education taught. Independent Department for the English Branches. Higher Mathematics, German and Elocntion . Phonography taught personally or per mail. For a full course of Double Entry Book- keeping in all itt forms with Com­ mercial Correspondence .$20,04 for a full Commercial Course, em brae. Ingall tlie Branches of a Practical Bn&iness Education, Life Scholar­ ship. *50.00 Reference made to thousands of students Who have completed under our instructions. * For Circulars giving full information con. ,'Cerning timeto complete board, course of in. struction, etc., Address r # J. W. JOHNSON, Pres% CUT THIS ADVERTISEMENT OPi*' ' jr. S fOHYt 1 -DEALER IN-- Shelf and Heavy ar&war% stoves TINWARE\ MECHANICS' TOOLS; FARMING IMPLEMENTS,\ CLOTHES WRINGER^ &cM &e., Ac.. &c., WHICH WILL BE SOLD: L O W E R THAN USUAL PRICES! Now is the time to purchase, and save mont ev. I believe that I can l'urnish good goodsat as low prices, as anyone in the county. Also keoj> on hand a full Stock d1 Bl II DING I\APKR. such as Plaiii Board, Wstter Brotu. iron Coated and Tarred Felt., Also Moth Proof Carpet Lining. KAWL AND SEE ! Itepairing Promptly attended to. ' J. 8TCRY. Onposite Owens MiU. PIMPLES. I WILL Mail (Free) the recipe for prcptr-ing a stnpie Vegetable Balm tliat will ra move Tin, Freckles, Pifnples and Blotches leaving :lue skin soft, clear and beautiful, also instructions for producing a luxuriant growth of hairon a bald head or smooth faoe Address Ben Vandelf A Co., Box 8121, No. Wooster St., New York. WO