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W " - * ̂ V * ;•***•* •** ~<**m** .** '„J,, £ _ Wf _,-• «•<•**•*•<:» ;.-j *r**trtr<»;p< v yr- 'S-j tv? «*•»•» ***• - 4s- V ^ > » * *» *&** I ' 5 *!» * *» ' J , Witt* 4f^ *4**5. %K& ' I t &W J* ifeA * f *_a ! * * « ^ jiiL-- ksUCATIONAL COLUMN. >' ;;,- A Practical Suggestion. •t of the wholesome cfiects of a ||uiciuu8 use of newspapers fa Hie • •rliool room were forcibly Illustrated %st months in the essays and Noration* : a| several school aniver&nries. it will |}ie sufficient to cite but one of the*e Instances: , • ' For a year or more it has bq£n the "practioetn the highest grades of the West Side school* at Champaign, Hi., '-•» devote a portion of time each morn* l?S to perusal and discussion of the |K^ of the day, "As a consequence," Jpfcys the County Superintendent,"I ob- V Jv,, served at the late High School (Jolli­ ty i.? • mencement that the speakers and ea- |, ̂ i^yists drew nearly all of their ' lllus- K * ' irmtions from recent events instead of Jl; •; repeating the trite, hackneyed allu- jt; $ i „ * to ancient times, which .Aj». so •;:.:Y v wonotonously common on such ocoa- V%.Cia '* ions, They showed a good decree of ifH% ' 3femillarity with the latest discoveries ^tV,;*!» science aud invention, and with ^ f ^tose Important movements in society ,4n which themselves must soon take These remarks of the County vr -" " Superintendent were cordially indosed y-'- i *>l>y one of the most intelligent business - "Yiien of the town, who added: "1 could Sj'V ' ^ ; «uly contrast this familiarity with cur- -:Zfent history with the almost utter ig- pf • ^oranoe which is so common in young l£?4 ^nen fresh from high schools and u(>l- j leges, and rejoice that at last teachers .kre beginning to appreciate the }m> £/**'!r " /pieiise value of the newspapers atj a v text book in the work of preparing ' %oung people tor active life.- f v V « » x _ _ » An Krtt Wfmr too Common. H 4 A great evil In our American sy ^4" <>f higher education is that, owing to f» ! the numerous institutions professing to |> * " ;feach advanced science, their poverty t' . *'/lmd dependence upon a large pafron • K ^ - Hge for the prolongation of a feeble ^ ' <|>xisteace, a rivalry for members has f '•< Opened their doors till they stand ivide the horizon. Looking upon a \va- ' "fory waste, we see a few scholars i trug- Ogling, like the shipwrecked com pa lions P iff iEneas, 'rari nautes in gurgita vas- «to.w What wonder if most of those go ffdown in the flood! Until there * that <f <J|tidependence which shall enaqle all , .^fcilglispr schools to say to every jmwor v^Chf "person, "Go thy-way; what have r^we 16 do with thee?" higher education Jpn this oonntry will scarcely get be- • 3rond the comparative degree J A few '.r School?, perhaps, hsve already reached j tthis conditIon;and it is to stuh that *^tlie spirit of true scliolarship is hope- JjfiiHy looking.--J. B. Koberts, principal 40f Indianapolis High School. • ey ••'fe-V' • LEES st- V/' .1=*" *-4 w* RIVERSIDE BLOCK, McHENRY, ILL. We have one of the most complete stock, of Goods: to this market, consisting in part of * •* Dry U, Cloii, Hat Paints Medicines, Cro^se 4̂ Glassware, Wooden pd17illow-w|F| < i * Groceries, etc., etc.. • We would ask an inspection of our WALL PAPER, which is now complete, elegant and desirable. Patronage solicited and satisfac­ tion guaranteed, % 4M • ^ '4e f*£ 4* si- " . C:' sfiyypftM, v- m'-n COLBY BROS. |̂NEWJFIRM|;w- Tilton & Steelhammer, GENERAL :'¥-» $ >-j T«m« the All-Ban Method, "Occasionally we receive a ljupll from he country whose independence of ht and self-reliance, anfl greater '^earnestness and fidelity, stagger us In <ourr vainglorious estimates 6f graded ^bec'ls and huge systems. The idea of ^tekping himself seems to1 be absent ifroan the city-bred child.] For this y. * I *stat>e -of'tMngs the method bf oral in- •which prevailed among us so is largely responsible.] It was a |cy#temofjamming, for wfiose results ,,'i^4he pupil, Was held re- •. ;-#ii>onsiWe. The uonsequehce of this * *-'WJpian hM %een a dependence on the steadier by the pupil, v^hich Is the ^;^|greatest drawback to the highest suo- ^^^Icessof our «ity schools^J^MaqrtorM/ J fMieiletl HlnU, We cannot mssociate habitually with fee Me minds without injury to our­ selves. We cannot become familiar with the works of feeble minds with­ out Injury. The mass of Action with which the press groans is for the most ; pact of the product of feeble minds, and should be avoided altogether. "JPnoAdmt Alden. •' An amendment to the school lew of Nevada provides that salaries to teach- erfc sliall be determined by the char- «ter of services required, and that in jno district shall there be dlscrimin- ^a£ion in the matMyr of saifay as ̂ gainst ^female teachers. There is a good hint to teachers in 4. cue Missouri urchin who, when his j^||tef#ier begak: "If yon buy a cow for ejaculated: '"Why, yoil can't b«y so kind of a cow for $10. Father 1 •!#ol<! one for^ other day, and she W ) wm a regular old scrub at thai." McHENRY, ILI^ The subscribers having ontorc<l into a eo partnership, can be found at the old stand of Wm. Tilton, near the Riverside Housa, pro- pared to do all kind8 of Black smithing in tke most workmanlike manner and at REASONABLE PmCES. Horse Shoeing a Specialty.? In this branch of the business we defy oom» pet ion both in quality of work and price. «9"FOR CASH we offer the followlhg Low Prices: • ^v^'i New shoes ;«> ,:.i.... ,30c. Toeing gnd Setting. 15c, Setting Shoes ...' ....... Wo. And warrant satisfaction. We also set tire for $1 60 per wagon. And all other work in proportion. Gall and Me lis and yon will find that it is not neoeasary to go from home for your work. TILTON A STKELHAH^BR, McHenry, III., Hay 20th, 18T9. U vA The World's Balm. DR. L. }>. Weyburft's Alterative Syrup.-- A remedy used thirty.five years ia a my u jticc, and never failing to radi-iti private prac eally ear© KIIliItJMATISM.. V iDronw. Erysipsla*, Scrofula, flecondart. W .Vel', Difibetes, and all diseases in Mood is implicated, is now offerey to the public. 6fal1 retail Druggists, and the Weybum Medicine Rochester, N. Y. Sold |only)bjr $llox3^C I. simki SALVE T.J. CLIFTON, Practical Horse- Shoer, -AND- REDUCED PRICE. Twcnty-flvc cents will now buy a fifty cent bottle of lMso,s fiuro for Con- sumption. Thus the host OOlTGlf med­ icine is the OllEAi'EST. Sold every, where, JOHNSBURCH Shop Opposite the Parker House, McHdpry^ • • A • Illinois oodstock til. bteis flllell td t>Vef with all the latest styles of Boots, Shoes and Slippers, for spring . and summer wear. Calt? and examine my custom Made boots and shoes and see what buying and selling fo* cash tomers. •TITFl --IS THEwr OLDEST, BISST CONSTRUCTED,. MOST PIMHiRKSSlV®. BEST EQUIPPED, --HBNCE THE-- RELIABLE for .my cus- f'JfU & M- 1&70 1879 PERRY & MARTIN m host :.«voilway Corporation of the entire • . West and North-West, And by its accelerated growth has extended its various lines and branches to such propor- lion«and by its extreme liberality has ac- «|uired that Populnritf/ that makes it realty what it claims to lie, the !;t ! LEADING RAILWAY . Of the West and North Embracing under one management 2,158 Miles of Road And forming the following Trunk Lines: Chicago, Comicii Bluffs & Cailfornia Line, Chicago. ?ionx City an<l Yuukton Line, Chi. capro, Clinton, Duomnie & LaCrostie Line Chicago, Friscport & Dubuque Line, Chicago, LaCvosse, Winona Jb Minnesota Line, Chica­ go, St. Paul It M;une;ij)oii:i Line, Chicago, Milwaukee & Lake Superior Line, Chicago, Green llay & L;ike Superior Line. TU« ad- vaiitages of those Lines are: 1. If the passcnget is going to or from any point iu the entire West or North-West, .he can buy ht« ticket via some ono of this Com­ pany's lines and be sure of reaching his dea. tination by it or its Connections. 2. The greater part of its lines are. laid with Steel Kails, the road bed is perfect. Ko road has a belter or smoother track. 8. It is the short lino between all import­ ant points. . 4. Its trains 'are all equipped with the Westinghouse Air Brake, Miller's Platform and Couplers and the latest improvements for comfort, safety ami convenience. 5. It is the only road in th« West running the celebrated Pullman Hotel Cars between Chicago and Council 11 luffs. -. It is the only Road running the Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars either way between Chicago and St. Paul, Chicago and Green Bay, Chicago and Freeport, Chicago and LaCrosse, Chicago and Winona, Chicago and Dubuqati, Chicaaro and McGregor. Chicago and Milwaukee 7. It is the only road passing along the shores of Lake Michigan between Chicago and Milwaukee. 8. The only Uoad running Four Bxprese Triins a day via its lines between Ohicagc and points in Minnesota. 9. No road offers equal facilities in nnmbei nf through trains, equipped with PlUlmau Palace Sleeping Cars. 10. It runs Two Express Trains Daily each %vay on all its lines and four trains each w*v between Chicago and Milwaukee. 11. It makes connections with all line* crossing at intermediate points. The popularity of these lines is steadily in. creasing ami passengers should consnlt theii interest by purchasing tickets via this line. For information, Folders, Maps, &c., mil obtainable at Home Ticket Office, address any agent of tiie Company or MABVIN HUGHITT W. K. STX KNETT, GeneralSupt. Gen'l PaasorigerAgei* f You if ill eayp mQpoy by examining1 our Stock of Goods • V' ' purchasing elsewhere. ' > Prints ̂Bleached <fc Brown Cottou,s, Cottonades, Tick­ ings, Denims, of many year; & this tter myself that In Ihc line of , to give me a call, and 11 help them If not entirely I Having a: business 1 HOrso-Shoeing I can please all who may give me a call. I respectfully ask all who have lame horses or horses with bad feet, no mat­ ter what the cause, to am confident I can " cure them, REPAIRING. Ironing and all kinds of General Blacksmith- ing done promptly and in a workmanlike manner. The Wagon Department of this shop will be run by a competent workman, and all work tti this line will receive attention. Having come here to stay my customers can rest assured of always li tiding me at home and ready to attend to their wants. Motto will bo Prices Low and work done promptly anil in good shape. Give me a Call. T. J. CLIFTON. McHenry, June 10th, 1879. ' H^NRY MILLER,' --DEALER IN-- Americas anil Poreip larMe. Monuments, Headstones, A Purely Vegetable Remedy Til© Safest, and lleut ©tsi' di«cov«ji!«d ffesr KIDNEY COMPLAINTS, PILES, GRAVEL, xa qCONSTIPATION, {A LUMBAGO, I -RHEUMATISM, DIABETES. if ^ * CELEBRATED injuEs sFtesh Wounds, froze* Limb*. Salt Rheum Chilblains, Soie Breast, Soro Lips.Erysipelas, kttiMCWorin*, CnlhiKe*, Scald Head, Chapped IV v J Hands, Burns, Cancers, Felons, ',7'"/* Scalds, . , ,f'>rcs • y VIcere ; £:;M- ^ . - *Jtings, :~f S nngle^ Venters, .'Wrnn, *•'„ «hjs, iWhitiofra,. • Tan, -Scnrvj% Ivniwinji jsarif, nenH' u'jSu, nO«iUiii Klea liltes, Spider Stings, And an *utaneous diseases end eruptions g| generally^ ^ For «»al« 1*H fill drn^sisti?, f?rocers, and ai all '• (Bountrv tlirotighout the United States, 'Mil ftrltish P ' « . - «-- • -- »» ... | .Kvrul"*. -I bts, ';.,4-"^'3lt«tei*fe 1 btiei, ' :*SDorns, 'S ce WjafB^i W . - S i ' < ' > X~' ft WMPBfW. DISCBWEIO ApBrelyvfl(etaUe oompoand, notdocfexed with poteonoasliqaom, being dry-«ffea^e cathartic and effoetlve tonic sure fiffisctuiflf eme mmeofthe HMMleoinfn@n ttadjmtafnl diseases that baffle med­ ical Bfelll. Those «bo have be cn cored when all ethefejne anss faded, jaetiy say * "It is the greatest WcssfSfec. the I atioaici not now be al» but for xt* 'Thy slciaos in regulia pmctto* My; "ht works IBce • cbmn and eflEBottvdy." ' FOB SAJLK BY ALL BBUG6IST8. •WORT cast Moth rwel] THE WEEKLY MATIOi! A. Literary and fidfuetiionsl JournaL-- Eigtit large page* of valuable matter oi«ty week. No space taken up with advertise­ ments. I'he columns of Problems ami Quer­ ies are espocially valuable. Subscription t1 per year, postitge jKiid by the 'ab lisher. "Samples free, " Address, £. X HA/.KLTINK, Warren, I'a. Amerifan & Scotch Granite, Constantly oi|. Hbi^eI Shop >tip mile^ North of Henry, 111. • Johasbargb, An«. Wtk» 1877 Grace's Celebrated Sali ; A SURE RELIEF "KDIt T11K SUFPlRE®, l'REI'AREl) It Y 88TH W. FOWLE & SONS 86HAKEISON AVENUK BOSTON, XABlL ORAV*« 8PB0IFIC MEDICIMK TRADE MARK. Tks omUCagilili TRADE MARK. Bemedy; .a A LunfatU&gaarttR fg«M W«afc> is of i Latest Patterns. Silks, Cashmeres, Cambric, Alpacas and White Goods of all kinds. In Ready- Made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, will not be un- Fox River Valley Mips. P,BI^«()i,,fr#pri9tqr|li> McHenry <* * * Illinois! ? aeffikSSTANTI, Y Olf HAKD, dersold, 5^ of Goods <Fino Veuoti»p, Ingrain |^°G1ove8 and Hosiery' a Spocia^jTt and Oil Cloth Qarpetingf*. ^ ""j". Groceries. '{r/'-j,":' PERRY' & MARTIN . McHoury, May Wt, 1879. McHENRY, Mnb, Impotenejr, ud an diMuu tjuit Mtnutut' «r Boir» -- -- Before TaMa*. d>u«; m u« of After hkli;. Xmmj, VKn*^») Lmtfto, l?»ia la tbeBMk. XHaaaMoT TMo»i rwuiwn 0M Aft, ud many otter DImum IbM Kslttl--ateyorOowunpM--, ncdaPreiMtBNOraTt. <cr*»n partkmlan ia our |»mphlet, which *e dsrtr* to •Md ft* »}' m&i! «i er«rj one. C7ThegpeeiO<»lI«di«taeU wM fcf «U «if8ggiijt» at H per package, or six paekagat far Mi m by usii oe seettyt ar «*• MMH(f fcy '""""'m OBAT MKDICISE 00^ Maeaasie's Bum, Diuwi, Mm, DEAL Pocket Gut!eryy r" Sotssorsy Shear8f Table and Spades, Shovels, forks, Corn Knives, Axes, , Grindstones, Window Olass. ftp* Bold in McHcnry, where by all Druggists. •wry* GRANITE-IRON • , / - ; V " . s ' r»Y f *• ' i AND TINWARE. ?K JL STCRy. CUSTOM GlilNDIl^G Done uromptly, and satlaflictlnn gwtnBlw* ; ^ llaviiiK just imt in a new Fce«i 8tone, <v»p»b, %. of grinding sixty bushel* of .Feed per boar, nm prepared to do ytmr grinding om *itort M tice. *J"Thc Tlighost Market Price paid for iro«4 Milling Wheat. R. BISHOP- | McHenry III., Doc. Utfc* 1878. NEW SPRING GOODS LAUER & BECKEB, Near the Depot McHenry - - - - - Illinois, Having jnst received tlicir Spring and Sum- mer Stock of Ueaity-Made Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Gents Furnishing Goods, which they offer to the buying public at Prices to suit the times. '-t <;i:' Their Stock of €lothsj Is the ilnest and largest^ver bought to town,and comprises all the latest Tatters and style* to he founil in tho market, from which th'ey are prepared to make a SlJitiLE GAK- MENT Oii A FULL 8UIT and ; SJ " Guarantee Satisfaction^ •#"Oall ami examine our sUk-Ic before ' pur. chasing elsewhere. We will not be undersold LAUER & BECKEE. ;v . •. McHenrr. IU., Marph 2Stlu ltSPt. --:--: -- , 1 For information relative to KANSAS,""'tase the lj"twtworlh (Knuxnx) Ajftmtl, a large eight imge v.-tsekiy paper, containing each week a sketch, maps and illustrations of some one of the counties in Kansas. « The. lio-tter lands in this State are sellling at from $2.00 to $>.00 per acrc, with a credit or tYoni six to eleven years, "The great- bulk of the Government land, which is as rich as the richest in tho State, is still open *n «ett!nrs.- Full information in regard to soil, climate preejnptioiis, uiarketa, fharchen, 9 .schools, etc., will be found each week 4b Hk« A\>peaL 1 rice, f2.00 per annum; , or (1.00 for six moj||hs. >:implo ooii t%. Address copies schf 6a recipt«f 1ft - ; fhrhAppeah U-i LiAVENWOKIH, KAXAMk •.v • * W - ^3 kv