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, siJ*-v <• wfsJ "fl11 v » !- - 1 vr; ; - -'1 '* * • /«.",•!' f f . f V f V.; '*V. ';' ;*'i;"~- * •?*«* *'* $"* v-'l< ft±%LJU;. \ \ i.; ' 3v;'i/ ; , _ ' * i _ . „ . - > j * > TIOVAI, ooitrtbr. ' th« oollegta rad academies mm Making arrangements for * "six Indb tens" of Normal work daring \ lh« (uumor fnon-lloos. Teidwn, Whose health and circumstances will fcrmii,A»aU attend oil* Of v l e h o o l s . ' : v w | The dlffetsnoe In ability to master principle manifested by different pu- |ita»is frequently & canto of trouble and anxiety. Jmt how to divide the lime aad Mitga the lemons ee that «||« Mdall eeholar" ahall not be neglec- •;i»d . nor the "bright one kept back, is f! problem that is not easily solved. When the phonetio mode of spelling |s adopted, we shall have more good tpellcrs than at present. r Taxes for education are like vapors ^hrhlch rise only to descend -again to ^eaatify and fertilise the earth* ,'| A Schoolship for the training of pi- . /fates could be filled immediately with #adete from the class of boys who are leading dime novels. Many a youth Standing by while his mother splits •vfltrood for cooking dinner, is within its soul burning to be a hero of the seas. N% O. Picayune. A gentleman made application for a ool In Maine, and presented him- ielf to the board tor examination as to %is qualification. Arithmetical ques- |lons were proposed; the teaoher tumbled and halted, but finally made nt to cypher oat the answers. But On eography he was profoundfy stu pid. aid the committeeman: "Can you lo- te Boston ?" Ilo answered: "I know 11 about it, probably just as well as ou do; have heard of the place several ime8. but can't, somehow or other, to locate lt.w With a view to helping him out, the committee-man laid: "It is the capital of some State, Is It not?" MYes, I believe it is.*' ••What State?** '"Well, I know, pro­ bably as well as you do, what State l^osttm is the oftplt*l of, but you tee I fjjlMvmVt&tkeJhw&kmguage to ex- tore** ur *«• ft"-** - ̂ •. , ;<U ' , / - , i W~ j1 i v~. --18 HSADQUABTEBS-i FOR GOOD BARGAINS We have just received a new and complete Stock of all kinds of New and Reasonable Goods such as • | > v T " \ v # • ' • » ; ' v Dress Goods, Boots & Shoes fi |:« , &ts, Caps, Clothing, Which we offer .at veiy popular prices ?:S;i •" IFOR f G ASHc" Don't wait for a second invitation, but come at once and see now we deal and learn our prices. Butter, Eggs, etc., taken in ex­ change for Goods, allowing highest market prices, ^t r ,t • ' • • ' ' • v • •/ >*& t ' V' "5 ;$*%*. ;,.?C FITZS1M0NS & EVANSON. West McHenry,ni. m McHenry, III., April 1st, 18f TtTW. NEW I i'5# s' feii iv4 . THE mm & NORTH-WESTEBH %,,* / !_ . f i i .S t> V'"t t r,> \4 11. •I'lb ' : - ' iK * ' i \ti "• Woodstock Hl» % My store is filled to over­ flowing with all the latest styles of Boots, Shoes and U'a- • ... • • RAILWAY --is rw$i*J4A * t>LDSST, t - S M': --HEMCB THK-- '. ' ,v "OST RELIABLE ̂̂ • • ^ilway Corporation of the on lire M " West and North-West, l&ml by its accelerated growth hu extended-£"-| its various lines and brancheo to anch j>s»pwr. 2j< lioni and by its extreme liberality bas ae- #' ,?sis?4r.ffsr£irssn:.,tat •»»»«»^ LEADING RAILWAY Of the West and North-West summer wear. Ca examine my custom made boots and shoes and see what buying and selling or cash does for my Bonslettft& Hogan The posssMive form of notins ending 11«seetns to give trouble to many oople, and their isaue from their per lexltjr Is almost alwajra by the wrong -ay. Their difficulty arises from a nAision of plural forms In « with as whose singular ends with the e letter. We say man, man1* and w, men'#, but boy, boy'st and boyn «% the possessive plural of boy be- ng in sound exactly like the posses- * jlve singular and the nominative plu- 4«li This is for euphony's sake, of, in '~4pJplain Bngllsh, that It may sound well. , fl'he apostl^phe and «,* which are the . ^ligas that in writing express posses- |rion, reiffosent««, which is the old En- •/•Jkltah ending of the possessive case. |pf the plural of a noun ends in «, we |®rop this ee altogether, saying, for ex- ,, 4ftnple, nottethe boyes hats,,T but "the spoys' hats^* not Mthe treeses roots,1' but '.iffthii trees' roots." To be sure, by con- 1 imctlng the possessive singular boye& ^Into bo^'s, and the possessive plural (If that form were ever used) ig^Jhto boy»\ we get but one word in sound * 'tor both ideas; but this makes little or trouble and we prefer it to the bad und which It enables us to avoid, ut when a noun in tne singular ends In ». the possessive form, in its modern •ontractlon, Is always retained, 'except nnder one condition. Thus, for ex> ^ample, we say, and should write, the : v > f*mV« article,not the Timet* article; Boss's ale, not Bat ale; Mr. EWft \ ^SanetBm, not Mr. EOL# Sanctum.-- ^Strangely, although this Is recognized ?^ln speech by all, In writing it is set .Mmby man^ manifestly because o^ •confusion and a somewhat fussy desire to bf very correct, which is the cause •of many errors and absurdities in speech and in writing. No man asks another to take some Bats ale, but some Bcut't ale, and that is good Xnglish; but f| many people, when they come to write M for tiff iwnt or for a sign I to put window, will writ# Batt* ale. m we «|of us see daily. The ex- ception to rule of the retention of ^' the'»in the possessive form of nouns , '.y singular In «is when the noun itself 6nds in et. that is. In a syllabic e«, vocal «and audible. The only example that ~ ^ oeeurs to me as I write (and I am sure that such are of the utmost rarity), is Motm. The possessive form of this name should be written Mme*\ not Motets. The reason for this is the de- to avoid the unpleasant and con­ fusing effect of the double et, which makes the sign of the possessive the • as the proceeding syllable; for 't in sound is simple Mbtet^t.-- tration of his point, I will men- t the London Times and other London papers* which *re all •dited, Hm In matters of de- pri|it 'Hhe c4urt of St. "the Court of St. o custom in this country: ill appear on a moment's or •'St. James's" bare t. JTaiiies% Pj»?<*ce," as "St. for "St. Pr*l< Cathedral." «n«nt of threat Britain <lo with - St. James.-- *of fur|»i(fn powers are n wbose 3f I Ha¥ing formed a Co-partnership, and opened the store formerly occupied by P. D. Smith, near the Depot, McHenry, have tilled |thc^ same with a good supply of Flour. Feed, Corn Heal, Graham Flour, Po^oea, « s * S'» ' iSHw*. • *'J4 1 ' '-Ai.'fe'. V . I»f» Our Flour is of the CHOICEST BRANDS,. manufactured from the West MINNESOTA WHEAT, an<l we guarantee every sack to be A No. 1, and warranted as represented, which we propose to sell n ever before offered in this County. Feed, Meal| Ac.^ it POODS Villi um&f •r/t*4* M/tm ;t~ - . t i f i /y t i . V>- . •* ' fit" ̂ M* Bed-Rock. Prices. wife high Prices, but let the poor man live as well EF"Give ua »call tnJ we mil ̂ ltyandpricA, * <•> n ' v ^lour and Feed delivered to any' patt" Hlta^e "f^ree o BONSLETT & HOG. McHenry, 111.. April 5th, 1879. h. charge HOGAN. w: ^.4. *»» * w sire anuftiotured by P. MARCUS ALKB I*- PUK WINES, UQUQfiS AMD CIGARS -«> Woodstock, III, The bA«t Tonic in the world* Plot andQutl Boltl«i. «,. Pttt Qp It F-JRAROU*. Patent*^ Grace's CeleM Salte. A8UEB BBtilBf TOR TK* RITP^BEBR, JOHNSBURCH m • - -i.-'t-tY K-. . . s ' j - . i i . 1879 S"j|ni y$m mim jp^y by examining our iW : e :• povchMing elsewhett)# • Mr - ' of Croods befoife fe:/'!5-;,'? •; Prints, Bleached Sc Brown Cottons, Cottonades, Tick­ ings, Denims, Shirtings and vTT"-/-" 4*- it".--'f v-,<« cil »0€m Embracing nnder one managetnent l 'j« 2,158 Miles of Road And forming the following Trunk Lines:j;i Chicago, Conncil Bluffs A Cftiifornia Line, y Chicago, ?ionx City nnri Yankton Line. Ghi. cago, Clinton, Dubuque & LnCrosse Line -w Chicago, Freeport & Dubuque Line, Chicago,r 1 LaCrosso, Winona & Minnesota Line, Chic*. 0. St. Faul & Minneapolis Line, Chicago, •' • filivaukee A Lake Superior Line, Chicago,. .. «• Green Bay & Lake Superior Line. The art-'""! . vantages of those Lines are: ' |;, "v 1. If the passengei is going to or from anyK - point in the entire West or North-Wcst, hoS ' can buy his ticket via some one of this Com-s pany's lines and be sure of reaching his deauK "A tination by it or its Connections. > ? 2. The greater part of its lines are laid: /' with Steel Rails, the road bed is perfect. WoK'S road has a better pr smoother track. /te : 3. It is the short lino between all import- A ant points. . t / .; 4. Its trains are all equipped with thef Westinghouse Air Brake, Miller's Platforinp " and Couplers and the latest improvement^ for comfort, safety and convenience. 5. It is t,he only road in the West runnlhg§A" the celebrated Pnllmun Hotel Cars between^ Chicago and Council Bluffs. 6. It is the only Road running the Pullmftn Palace Sleeping Cars either way between Chicago and St. Paul, Chicago and Green Bay, l^2JWL: Chicago and Freeport, * f Chicago and LaCrosse^' y'(jW««gi) and Winona, $$*&"•'• Chicago and Dubuque, r ' 'J' Cbicasro and McOreg«fl^'v:..,^ Chicago and Milwaukee; ,, 7. It is.tty only road jtassing along thefV . hoaesAf Lake Michigan between Ohicsgtfl- andTMilwaukee. , 8. The only Road running Fonr Kxpres^ ' Tmins a day via it splines between Chieag$^ and points in Minnesota. 9. No road offers equal facilities in nnmhef i of through trains, equipped with Pullman' Palace Sleeping Cars. ' r ® 10. It runs Two Express Trains Dailv each way on all its lines and four trains each way " between Chicago and Milwaukee. # \ v 1L It makes connections with all line| crossing at intermediate points. The popularity of these lines is steadily lni<- • •' creasing and passengers should consult theii :.••• interest by purchasing tickets via this line. •' For information, Folders, Maps, Ac., nofe>5 obtainable at Mouie Ticket Office, address anj#i agent of the Company or vfe^' MABVIN HUGH ITT W. H. 8TIJTHETT, (i«uewl^«|»t. Gen'i Passe3tg«rAgen< For River Valley Mills. '; R. BISHOP, Proprietor.!* ' * * *, . ^jVc i ^ McHenry Îllinois! Marltle furls. HENRY MILLER, . , --PEALER IN-- bM*M Foi# 'feitt,' Monuments, Headstoiĵ American & Scotch Granite, Constantly on Hand ̂ Shop Two miles North of Mc­ Henry, 111. Johnsburfh, Aag. MUt. IfVt Silks, Cashmeres, Cambric, Alpacas and White Goods of all kinds. In Ready- Made Clothin Shoes, we wil dersold, considere Boots and not be un- of 13-oods ?«»»•* , ^ .in nil « "* ' i WiV- CUSTOM GRINDING Done nromptly, and satisfaction gaaranteof Having lust »nt in a new Feed Stone, capab.y of grinding sixty but hels of Feed per hoar, f ain prepared to do your grinding on short na» tice. WTtie Tlighest Market Price paid for goal Milling Wheat. R. BISHOP- . • . '• McHonry 111., Deri 11th, 1878. ;e FRED. SCHNORR, MANUFACTUBER OF {^"Gloyes and Hosiery a Specialty# Slid Oil Cloth Carpeting., Venetian. Ingrain % Full Lin e of PERRY & MARTIlt McHenry, May lat, 1879. ~p~ ntiMSRD Br SITH W. FOWLS A 8ON8 M HARBISON AV KXU» BOSTON, MASS. fschar and all ectly '2J QIIAQE'S OCLEBRATCO SAI.VC CUBES Flesh Woands, Fresam Limbs, Salt Rheum, Chilblains, Soie Bneaat, fore Llns. Enrslpelaa, Blngworms, Callnsee, Scald liead, tlhapped Hande, Bams, Cancer*, Felons, Scalds, Bores, Ulcer* Wounds*-, j- Sting#, Blitngles, Piles, Alicoftij Freckfes, Bunions^- ^ Apralna, Jiolls, Bites, Cnts. Wliitlows, Whrts, Blisters, Tan, An?l all cutaneous diseases and eHtpttons generally. For, sale by all druggists, grocers, and at all country stores throughout the United Ktate| and British Provinces. Price by mall 80 ct* HavlM mOTed%B7 Shop to Howe's Block, opposite Frett it Sobs Harket^ I a in now pre. pared to make to odder Betrts and Shoes, On short notice and warrant satisfaction.-- After an experience of many years in the business I am confldnnt that I cfcs» please the most fastidous. 't Prmas LJIJS TIE Lovest R^PAlklNC. Of)H^kla4ep««:3pily sMepded to. Cfv» Me a Call. inber the place, Howe's Bloc • i - . m v^a Wm.^fewrif i McHenry,ydf6,llthl!ig79. ' DEALERfw rs, Table and Poclket lorks, Corn Knives, AxfiSf (irindsloiieg, Wiiadow Glam. tRANITE-IRON AND TINWARE. m ns.-'-s£i J. 8TCRY. Now Score, near the Depot, McHENBl^; ILLINOIS. ' Having W«^T«d to my W prepared to accommodate m cuatooiers kl anything in(the line ot Cu8toto-Made Boots and Shoes On short notice and warrant satisfaction. Being a workman of many years expe* rience I am conildent I can please all who give me a call, and as I use none but the est of s^ock can guarantee »s represented. GiTO»nic a call and I will'trr and pleases es^Romember the placo, liew Block, on* door West of Story's Hardware Store. FRED. SCHNORR. MeSEenry, 111., Oct. 30th, 1878. For information relative to KANSAS, take the Leavenworth (Jfimio*) Appeal, a large eight page weekly paper, containing each week a sketch, maps ana illustrations of some one of the counties in Kansas. The better lands in this State are selling at from $2.00 to ffi.00 per acre, with a credit of from six to eleven years, The greet bulk of the Government land, which is ae rich as the richest in the State, is still open to settlers.-- Full information in regard to soil, climate, preemptions, homesteads, markets, churches, schools, etc., will be found each week in Tht Appeal. -58? a; or |f.M for six sent on recipt of 10 Price, #«.•» per months. Sample co cents. .Address The Appeal, - „ LEAvKjrwowifc, KAMA*. THE WEEKLY NATION! A Literary and Educational Journal.--i Kipht large pajres of Talnabie matter every J week. No spare taker up with advertise.! ments. The columns of Problems and tjucr-1 tea art* especially valuable. Subscription price tl pei*year, postage paid by'the Pub­ lisher. samnles free. Address, X. I. IlAZELTtSE, Warren, Pa. ?4-