JHH ̂ Uiieth Published Bwrjr Wednesday t>jr •S,"VJkJS SLYKE Editor and Publisher. , •-^#1 in Old P. O. Block, --OPPOSITE BIVEBSIDB HOISB.-- TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ne «ear, (In Advance,)... If not Paid within Three Months ...... ttubsoripUons received for three «»r Stx months in the same proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. r W. H. PERKINS, •' Ohotogra pUr. Gallery over Perry * Mar- JT tin's »8tore, McHenry, 111.. . Pictures taken in the latest style of the Art and satis, faction guaranteed. K- V. ANDERSON. JJ. D. PHY8ICIAN and Surgeon. Office a* 611 bert's t>rug Store, opposite the Parker House, McHenry, Illinois. E. BENNETT, X. D., ©URGEON and Accoucher. ' Diseases of tl5oO Women a Specialty. Office and Kesidence on Clay Street Woodstock. Ill BUSINESS CARDS. f H. T. flKOWN, M. i>. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office in Brick Block over F. G. Maves Clothing Store Street, McHenry III. Water Street, McHenry E. A. BEERS M. D. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office at residence ^ two doors west of Post Office, MoHenry O. J. HOWARD, M D. PHYBlCtAw and Surgeon. Office at the store of Howard A Son, McHenry, III. W. H. BUCK, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC Phvtteian and Surgeon. Office East Side Public Square, Wood itock. 111. Office hours 11 to 12 A. M., and % to 4 P. M. F.'J. BARBIAN. CIGAR Munnfictur'", McHenry ders soiicitedk Shop North East corner Public Square. 111. Or E. PERKINS. WAGON Maker. McHenry, Jobbing promptly atte: Square. .. 111. General Jobbing promptly attended to. Shop Veil of the Pnbiic " RICHARD BISHOP, ^TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW McHenry, 111. GEO. A. BUCKLIN NOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In-suram-e Agent. Office at Bucklin A Steven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry, 111. E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract oi Titles to land in McHenrv County, Ill'nois. Office with Ooiuity Clerk, Woodstock, 111. llOBT. WRIGHT. Manufacturer of Custom Made Boots and Shoes. None but the best of material asedand all work warranted. Shop Northwest corner Public Square, McHenry, IlL E. M. OWEN. Dealer and Manufacturers Leading Farm Machinery Prices low and Terms favorable. MCHENRY ILLINOIS. GENERAL Agent in es lo GEO. SCIIREINER. SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Parker House, McHenry III. 49*First-ClfB8 Billiard and Pool Tables. J. BONSLETT, SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite Owen's Mill, McHenry, 111. Fresh Oysters served u p in any shape desired, or tor stile by the Can. 4VGOOD STABLING FOR HORSES..®* W. W. ELLSWORTH. Breederof the Celebrated Poland China Hog Also Light And Dark Brahma Fowls shipped to all points by express, dress, Woodstock, 111., 1*. Pigs O. Ad. PETER LEICKEM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry all kinds. Also Repairs Violin* in the best possible manner, on short notice and at rea sonable rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop Arse door North of Riverside Block, McHenry III. P. KLEIFGEN * SON. CARRIAGE, Wagon and House Painting done on Short Notice. All work war ranted. McHenry III., South of the Public 3quare. Poland China Swine GOOD Pigs for sale that was sired bv Boars that took First Premium and Sweep. stakes at State and County Fairs, from $10 to $15 a niece. We are shipping to some of the tost WPbelers in the country. For particulars apply to* C. STHRETA 3«>N.. Hebron, 111. TTfT A XFT'T? r% To make a permanent ilii JL 1j U engagement with a clergyman having leisnre, or a Bible- Reader, to introduce in McHenry County, the CELE- BRAT ED NEW Centennial Edition of the HOLY BIBLE. For description, notice edi torial in last week's issue of this paper. Ad dress at once F. L. HORTON A CO., Publish ers and Bookbinders, 00 E. Market St.. Indian apolis, Ind. A. A. RICE D E N T I S T DR. C. E. WILLIAMS. J^ENTI8T, Algonquin, III. All Work In a war- careful ranted. Teeth extracted And skillful manner. DR. C. W. COX, DENTIST. Office Over Smith, Aid rich * Haythorn's Store. Richmond. 111. SIDNEY DISBROW, NOTARY PUBLIC and Conveyancer, den, 111. Al. N.S.COLBY*. MCHENRY, McHenry Co., 111. Breeder of Spanish Merino Shtfep, Berkshire and Poland China Swine. A choice lot of young Buck stock for sale. Please call and examine before buying elsewhere. ELECTROPATHY. Dr. Samuel Sherman, And Wife will bo at their residence IX miles West of the Depot, on the Woodstock road, three days in each week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, for the purpose of treating all curable diseases. Consultation and Examinations Free. Office hours from 9 A. M., to 11*. M. REFERENCES:--John Doran, Richard Bish op, Martin Welsh, Arthur Whiting, Leonard Bonsiet, James Sut.ton, John M. Smith. F, K. Granger, Geo. Gage, Hen. Gilbert, Horace Dwelly, B.F.Peck, Win. Hutson, Geo. Gilbert. J. A. SHERWOOD AUCTIO^E ER AND APPRAISER, Algonquin, III. SALES of Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds promptly attended 'to. Farm sales a specialty. Terms reasonable. Post Dffice adaress Algonquin III. W. N. SAN FORD, Merchant Tailor. In the store of 0. H. Dickinson, East nde of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A good Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings Al ways on hand. Suits made <8 order ana a fit warranted- Give me a call. W. H. S ANFORD. Woodstock III.,Sept. 27th, 1876. M. ENCELN- GUN- SM I TH. Scale Repairing, Grinding and Pol ishing Razors and Shears and Table Cutlery a speciali ty. Repairing of nil kinds done in Steel or Brass.-- All work warrant, ed. Also dealer in v«aw*w»' - Guns. Revolver*, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Gun and Fishing Material, Pipes, Cigars, Tobacco, Violin Strings, ftc. Shop and store near the Post Office, Mc Henry, III. H. It,. W 1U1ITMAN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers, furnished as reasonable rates. Teaming of sail kinds aone on short notice. Has tho permanently located his office at Riverside House, McHenry iff. Where he would he pleased to wait on all those needing his service*. Full sets of ArtiUcial Teeth Inserted for $8 The price of which has been fifteen and t wenty. None but the best of material used and satisfaction guaranteed. Partial plates at reasonably low figures. Gold and Silver tillings and No Fancy Prices. Special attention paid to the treatment of diseased and spongy gums, ulcerated and irregular teeth. Would be glad to aee persons that have teeth that are not satisfactory. Call and have your teeth examined. Teeth extracted in a c^arcful and skillful manner. Ten years practice in Chicago where he has met with some very difficult cases. Gold fllllngs inserted by an entirely new method, by using gold wire anchor which pass partially through the tooth making it Impossible for the filling ever to loosen.-- Samples of work seen at the Post Office, Mc Henry. 1000 BOYS & GIRLS .SXX.5 for the best Bov's and Gin's paper published in the West. Beautiful presents to subscrib ers and agents. Every bov and girl can earn lots of monev canvassing during leisure hours. Don't fail to send for it at once. To. introduce it we will send to any address on trial three months, for 10 Cents in cash or •postage stamps. Simple of paper and p a r t i c u l a r * F R E E - . A d d r e s s | > D I T C Household Gem, Cleveland, O* r II t C, ALL tho Daily and Weekly Papers, Magazines, e^ '-eati be found at the PL^NDSALX) /AwsRoom. O. W. OWEN, WATCH MAKER & JEWELER, MCHENRY ILL., Dealer in all kinds of American and Swiss Watches, Clocks from the best factories in the country; Silver, platedw#re. Silver Spoons, ALSO AGENT FOR THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Estey Organ ! Which we believe to be the best Organ In the market. We think we know that bv expert ence, and we believe it, for It is backed no bv the . J Best Musicians in the World. I also sell other Organs at less prices than the Estey, but can't reccoramend them to be as good. July 88. O. W. OWEN. Scott & Co., HATS CAPS & STRAW GOODS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 192 MADISON STREET COB. FIFTH AVE. And 123 Lake St.f Cor. Clark CHICAGO. A Larger Stock of MEDIUM and FINE GOODS and LOWER PRICES than any other house in the trade. PIMPLES. I will mail (Free) the receipt fora simple Vegetable Balm that will remove Tan. Freckles, Phnpies and blotches, leaving the skin soft, clear and beautiful: also instruc. tions for producing a luxuriant growth of hair on a bald head or smooth face. Address, inclosing 8 ct. stamp, Ben Vandelf ft Co- 80 Jkan St, Hew York. THK RIGHT TO THfc BUST MEM. The people, says the Valley Farmer, have an "inalienable right" to the best men for their public officers. If BO, they have the right also of private judgment of the fitness of men for office--the right of their own opinion concerning candidates for office--the right of choice between candidates, the right of the expression and sup port of their own preferences. If they have the right to the best, men, they have the right to the use of ail honor able means to promote the election of such men. They have the right to stand fast and "solid" for the men of their choice, and against the men tvhom they deem less qualified and who will not so well serve the public Interest. And this right they possess without the privilege of questioning or impugning their motives from any quarter whatsoever. Nor does It be hove any respectable citizen to impute dishonorable motives to those who en deavor to defeat the purposes of such aspirants, fuglers and wire-pullers as set up men after their own hearts and attempt to foist them'before the peo ple, for election to offices for which their chief qualification is unbounded conceit and unsatiable cupidity. Now to abridge the exercise of this pri mary and inalienable right, and to practically deprive the people of It. and to compel them to vote without the slightest regard to the fitness of men for office--simply as the actual tools of others without the slightest exercise of their own convictions, there is a powerful tendency in the customary order of doing things in caucuses and conventions. Greedy as pirants, unprincipled demagogues, sycophantic fnglers, servile and expert wire-workers are ever forming combi nations for their own purposes, wholly regardless of the true welfare of the people, and without the least shadow of respect to the fitness of candidates for office. They are ever fluttering around among the people, like "devil's darning needles'* in a summer's day, lighting hire and thpro, without the least regard to auythlug but a momen tary attraction for a particular object. It behoves the. people, therefore, who would preserve the rights and liber ties of freeman, and who would have for thvir public officers, men fit to be nominated and fit to be elccted, to take good heed to the matter of po litical nominations and elections. AN UMfOKTUMATK DILKMMA, A few months since, in one of the northern departments of France,a gen tie man was elected a depntv, mainly through the Influence of a friend who was the uncle of the opposing candl date. A few Weeks after the election the aforesaid uncle hung himself, and as he had been a free thinker and an opponent of the clergy, Christain bur ial was refused upon the ground that he had taken his own life. The deputy anxious to render some acknowledg ment for political services, hurried to the doctor, and by persuasion and promises induced the easy M. D. to|as- sert that the uncle had committed suicide while laboring under a fit of insanity, and In his opinion, the doc tor added, the uncle had not been himself for months. The priest ac cepted the assurances of the doctor that the man was not responsible for his own acts and gave him interment The day after the burial the will M'ais opened, when it appeared that the deputy was made the heir to all his property, but before he had time to recover from his surprise, the nephew who had been defeated and disinheri ted put in a protest that the will was of recent date and as it had been shown that his uncle had been won compos for months, the document was with out efleet. The deputy appears to be fn a tight place, and the lawyers are now at work on both sides to see how little they can leave of the estate to the contestants. A PICXUKK. An old fogy exchange takes the students of our colleges to task for paying so much attention to boating and other sports. We have in our mind a picture, and we venture to as sert it is of that editor: A dingy room strewn with books and papers. I-n one corner, crouched down over a table, a man, (or what might have been a man had lie indulged in '•sports") doubled out of recognition, with his head drawn, mud-turtle fashion, between.his shoul ders, his back lifted so high as to touch his hat rim, his eyes punched back into his bead until they resemble ttvvocv.urnti!i ~!"s!n ; a/ b!.nachcd v nrtny blanket, and his cheek hones st anding out -like coat hooks, tin's the creature who doesn't want the y oung man to Indulge in God's air and manful exer cise. Poor thing! The insane asy- lumns are full of wore complete men than he. He woufd make a good sign for a vender of patent dyspepsia cure, (he should be labelled "Before Using' and yet he flatters himself, a healthy mind may be found in many a used-up body. If we admit it (just to make him tolerate himself) how will he an swer the question: tOf what use Is It to humanity ?--Aurora Ncwsl TI1K TK A MP. Mr. Ed. Buckridge, of Belolt, Is evi dently the most successful pedestrian this side of Chicago, and it is believed that none in that ei ty. sav$ O'Leary, can walk with him. Last week he sent out a challenge that he would walk 115 miles against two men who would only have to walk 57} miles each. But there beiug no acceptance he started on his jouruey which he was sanguine of accomplishing in 27 hours. The re sult of the walk is given in the follow ing extract which we take from the Belolt Daity Record: In our Saturday's issue we left our pedestrian on the traok with about 66 miles completed; from 2 until 5 he put iu some fast walking, and then again took^a rest; at 6 he again iVent on the track atid from that time on done some of the'best walking that was ever dbne iu this city. Iu one hour and seven miuutes he made 7 miles, and during the evening he had those who were following him on the run most of the time. He finished his last mile in 12 minutes nud completed his 115 miles iu 2G hours and 54 minutes. 6 minutes ahead of time. His limbs were con siderably chaffed, but otherwise he was in good condition, and is now willing to have any one accept the challenge he lias offered. A NOBMC I>KK/tH The following Eg taken from the Roscoe Hems In last week's Rock too Herald; Loren Crosby saved the railroad com pany a great loss, and probably many lives, one night last week. He was »p te Belolt and mimed the train home, but started about nine o'clock at wlglit to walk to Roscoe by way of the rail road. When he reached the bridge across the Dry Run, near Mr. h. B Dodge's, he found It to bet on fire. He was afraid to leave the bridge to ga tor help, for fear some train might come along and run into the firv. He did the best he could to put out the flre by bringing water In his hat, but made little progress in that direction; so he gathered chips and sticks and made a fire on the traok. to be used as a signal for the next train that would pass. When the midnight train from the East put in an appearance, he seized a brand and started* to meet it. The train stopped in time to prevent an accident, but had it gone Into the creek, there would have been a fear ful loss of life, as titers were on board, three car loads of soldiers, besides the regular passenger train. Crosby says he don*t care for anothersuch job, as It was a harder strain on his nerves than week's work. The company have notified him to meet their claim agent at the depot. 16?* A strange fatality prevails among the fish of Rock and Pecatonica rivers. Hundreds of dead> ones are floating on the surface of the water, and at Rockford they have been for some days pouring through the city.1-- They vary in sl*e Yrom a small red- horse to a mammoth sturgeon, one of the latter being found to weigh one hundred and fifty pounds, and measure nearly eight feet id length. No game fish are among the dead ones. The health officers • qf Rockford feared a pestilence, and have b°en engaged in cleaning the river. So far over twen ty boat-loads have been disposed of, and reports from Pecatonica state that millions of dead and rotten fish are in the sloughs and flats uear the Peca tonica river. Farmers are utilizing them for fertilizing purposes. One of the canses given for the strange epi demic Is that "the fish have fed on the decayed and putrid vegetation which the high water and hoc weather l^ave made rotjten and poisonous.*' If that is the cause why may not the Fox be similarly pestered some time? It seems as if some other theory must be provided. ^ Candid thoughts are always valuable so is Uncle 8am's Gondii ion Po wder for all anUuiJs. Sold by all Druggists. THK BANKKUPT LAW, As the National Bankrupt law ex pires within about a month, aud debt- Mors and creditors v» !l| after that have to depeud upon State courts for Ihe aJju^m.cnt of their difficulties, thi Legal News calls attention to Hie Ill inois I nv which lfgulates the manner of making voluntary assignments, and does away with the power of the debt or to prefer one creditor over another. The County Court has power to con trol the conduct of the assignee in mak ing sales Of the debtor's property, and to remove him. Tills law will, to some extent, take the place of the Bankrupt law in this State, and will undoubtedly transfer a large amount of business to the local tribunals.--Chicago Journal. An awkward, but somewhat amusing case to everybody but the parties immediately interested, is re ported from Farmington, Fulton coun ty, ill. There was an election for Po lice Magistrate there on the 15th Inst. The eminent respectables took no in terest in the same, so thc,.bummers, for a joke, elected^ne^^Thomas Fountain, who is just out of jail. Now, these In fluential citizen who didn't vote, ask the Governor if he will withhold the commission of a bummer's choice If a majority of the citizens of town will address him a remonstrance. The Gov ernor does not see how he can In tor- fere, and will probably intimate to the citizens of Farmington that they will have to put up with the jail bird mag istrate. Moral--go to the polls and do your duty. B»nk TroaU*. 'You don't rememberold R--ask ed Governor Vance, of North Carolina. Nolie left this country before you came here. He was a stone mason by trade, and operated all over the coun try. " About the time Dewey's Bank tailed, I met him at a little gathering In Mecklenburg. After shaking hands he took me one side, saying he desired to ask me a question. 'Now, Governor said he, 'this is a matter of a little* delicacy, and you are at liberty to an- swet it or not. I wish to know If McAden's Bank isgoiug to have any trouble ?"• Assuming an air of deep meditation the Governor replied, *Yes; I have no hesitation In telling you that I know it is going to have trouble.' "Hang my Ittck P* replied the Stone mason, "J knew something was wrong. I never put a cent in a bank in my life but what I was swindled!" *'Hold," said the Governor, without relaxing one Itne in his masked fea tures. "What I allude tc is this; they have my note in that bank for $2,500, and they'll have a darned sight of trouble getting the money.11 The Majority Kales In Kansas. Judge Parks of Aurora IU., who re cently spent some time In the south eastern part of that State tells of be ing present at a trial before a justice of the peace which was disposed of In rather a summary way. After the plaintifl had submitted his evidence the defendant's lawyer arose and, after stating that the plaintiff had not made out a «ase that entitled Mm to recov- «ry>ald: "Therefore, your, honor I move to 3!smiss this case.1' Whereup on °ome uneasy or mischelvcus by standers in the fui&hcr corner of <the room, responded: "I second that mo tion ;' upon which the justice, in a somewhat doubting manner proceeded and put the motion of dismissal to a vote of the assembled erowd, which wa& carried by quite an unanimous vote. Says the justice: "The ayes have it, and this suit is dismissed." tGTAn exchange says that some folks complain of low Wages this year. onlyftl\>er day. Well, friends, one dollar per day is better than lying Idle waiting for larger wages. If you don't make much clear money 'tis far better than to lounge about doing nothing, and be looked upon as a lazy, shiftless fellow. Take hold of the first job that comes along, and keep your eyes open for something better. The country is full of men who would be glad to get work at almost any price, and if you continue so particular you may see the day when work at any price will be a great boon for you. Big wages is a rare article in this country for common labor. WASjVUfdTOM CORRlSPOKAig(ci| ̂ WAsnnroTow, v. July Wth .. Themis absolutely nothing trans.- piing fn Washington worth writing abofft. Everything Interesting to our cfty gossfpel* of every class is occur ring somewhere without the province* of the District of Columbia. *• Wash ington Socletyfr is all at the seashore or in the mountains. Congress has gone abroad, or is working en farms, recreating in the eonntry or canvaas- f»g certain districts fir re-e)rctioiw-- CongrtrsMonai committees are luxuria ting and investigating at various sum mer resorts, Washington correspond- . ents, (vf whertn there are a Ibonsatkl more or less) have followed these pub licities and are cotweqaeiitfy scattered far and wide throughout the country. Many of them have also gone to the Paris Exposition* The Potter com mittee are at a New Jersey watering place but with small prospects of keep ing very cool. Ben Butler has had a new grievance against the ndmlnfstra-* tlon and will doubtless aim his weight* lest brickbats in that direction enr long. The President t last week re moved Gen. Butler's brother-in-law from the New Orleans Postmastet, which office he has held for the 7 years. The ground for removal that Mr. Parker does not reside In Louisiana and has never Intended mak ing that State his home only so long aa he held his office. Senator Conklfng's antipathy to wards the Presidential cltqne ts also increased of late by the New Yolk Custom House removals. (Jen. Merrltt, the favored incumbent, was here last week and held long Interviews with Mr. Hayes and Secretary Shermans- He says he shall conduct the affairs of the Custom House strictly on business ptinclp4cs; shall niake no removals ex cept for cause; Intends making no re duction Iu the present force employed and that the 'only two qualities ho shall inquire into in reference to his employes are honesty and competency. All this, if carried out. will be Civil Service Reform Indeed. Political interest has vanished from our midst except that In connection with the Congrtjsaior<»! campaign.*- Headquarters fgc the different partial have been chosen, clerks engaged and campaign literature is being sent ont to all quarters. The Democrats are taking It easy, feeling so sureof a Dem ocrat House next Congress as to see no necessity for much action in the ma|* ter. On the other hand the Republic cans are uncommonly active. They have secured commodious headquar ters, centrally located, and there their clerks sit, early and late. Although that party cannot hope at all for tli« control of the next House, yet th<sy dip hope, by means of hard work and 4| vigorous campaign to keep down tho* Democratic majority to where ft wltt be of little value except for the secuvw ing of the organization of the next House and the prize of the Speak*r- shlp. Meantime the National party It not-despairing. Regular meetings ai«f frrld ln the city, and just now Dennis Kerney's trip Emt H giving the labor ers niovomont fresh Impetus. Thki Kerney. by the way,4s a singular matt to be leader of any powerful movement such as this bids fair to be. He is no doubt a man of great nerve and mag netic attraotlou but lie Is utterly un learned and rough. His mother is a well preserved old Irish woman living comfortably in Brighton (where Den* nls is now visiting her.) having come over from Ireland a few years since.-- Of his four brothers, Michael is a tailor Patrick a blacksmith. Jerry a sailor and Daniel a drayman. „ The President Intends vlsfting' Cape May the coming month. Long Branch was Gen. Grant's favorite watering place, but the present incumbent or the White House intends making his own footprints rather than following in those of his predoccssors even in so mall a particular as the selection of a summer's rest lng place. M. M. W. tSf A man recently died near Darm stadt, Germany, who had arrived at the age of 148 years. He had two sons livihg who are old men, and his grand children number 16 and his great grandchildren 43. He was a soldier 120 years ago, was a laboring man, and had always grappled with poverty.-- It is the greatest case of longevity on record, Parties living in this city were formerly acquainted with this aged patriarch.--Rocitford Daily Neum aQrCiirio8ity sometimes costs a good deal to gratify it, as a postmaster in Waverly, Morgan county. 111., has found outf He suspected that a certain young lady, who received mail at his office, was no better than she should be and to ascertain the fact ho detained and opened some letters addressed to Jier. Presently a special agent got af ter him, he was caught with some of the letters in his possession, was hauled down to Springfield and paid a flue of $100 and costs, and the worst of it is that he didn't And out whether his suspicions were, or were not correct.-- Of course To restore and keep soft and pliable your harness, apply Unde Sam's Har ness Oil. Sold by all harness makers. Hi BSld 'EM.--His chin whiskers hadn't been trimmed for years, and his pants had a care-worn look about the knees, but he was a wide-awake old chap, and when he heard two or three other passengers on the car talking about the late frost, and asserting thac they had riever seen anything like such weather for the middle of May, he be gan : "Gentlemen, on the 16th day of May, 1827, snow f«ll to the depth of fourteen inches in this locality." They looked at him very much as If they doubted it, when he rose up, pulled a paper from his pocket aad read: "State of Michigan, Counter Wayne, ss>--Personally appeared be fore me Peter Clark, who, being; duly sworn, deposes and says that the> ICtli day of May. 1827, snow felt fn this locality to the depth o>f for«rte«N» incites so help him God. J aim Xoiary Public. He folded and replaced the docu ment, and look lag around him with pity and conteupt depicted on his' face, he remarked: "I'd either let the weather alono or I'd swear to it J* They lot tt alotM.--Detroit i -Press.