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J|eJJeirj j^lauieafer. Published Story Wednesday by .VAN 8LYKB EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. OAee in Old P. O. Block, •--Offosits Btrmttnt Hocst-- TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One Y«tr, (in Advance,) ....#150 tf not Paid irittiin Three Months 2 00 lubsarlptionerecelvetfor three or tlx month the name jH-opjrtion. BUSINESS CARDS* C. S.|GRKEN. YBTERIJIART SURGE OK, Bicttmond Illinois. • ' JESSE A. BAl.D»VfX, ATTORNEY at Law and Solicitor In. Chan, cerv. Will practice in State and in Fed. era! Courts. Office, 3d Floor. New Custom {louse, Chicago. \ BUSINESS CARDS. CHAS. II. DOSNKLLY. ATTORNEY" \T L A W «nd Notary Public. W»»1 Uoclc, Illinois. Office over Stone'* Drag ̂ tors. C. H. TRUAX. CVR nKNTF,R and Rnilder, Nands, I'!.-- Will'nn» u.p bnlldinzs by theJobor day. and (cnsrantee satisfaction. If. T. RROWN.M.I). PHVSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office over the Post Oflflce, oonosite Perry A Martin's Store tin S tin, McHenry, 111. O. H. FKGEIt*, M. D- • |>HTSICIVN VXD ^JRiED*. Johtsbarg I Ills.--Ottce hours 3 to 19 X. M, O. J. nOW V!tD, M D. PHYSICIAN ASD SURGEON. Office at I mv residence, opposite 11. . E. Church, Mchenry. 111. 15- V., ANDERSON. M. D. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office at Besley's Drn" Store, Opposite Parker House, McHehry, Illinois. PRATT HOUSE. TA. PRATT, Proprietor. First class ac-cvn-no'latlons. Good Barn in connection Waueonda, III. r. J. B A RBI AN. -- CIG-XR Manufacturer McHenry, 111. Or-derg solicited. Shop, North East Cor­ ner Public Square. KICQARD COMPTON. JUSTICE of the Peacein t Conveyancer.-- Will attend or-vnntlv to the collection of lebts. Volo, Lake County, 111. E. E. RICH ARDS. HAS a complete Abstractor Titles to land in M Honrv County, Ill'nois. Office with «*iuity ( lerk, Woodstock, III. ROIiT. WRIGHT, Manufacturer of Custom Made Boots and Shon* None but the best of materal asel anil all work warranted. Shop North­ west corn r Public Square, Mcllenry III. E.M. OWEN. GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Agent in Leading Farm Machinery.-- Prices low and Terms favorable. Mcllenry N.S.COLBY. MCHENRY, McHenry Co.. III. B e«der of Spanish Merino Sheep, Berki hire and Poland Chin* -wine. A cli »ice lot f young Buck stock for sale. Please call and ex.amiue before buying elsewhere. GEO. SCHREJVER. SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Psrker House, McHenry, 111 «^Firat class Billiard and Pool Table*. JOUST HUNDRICKS. BLIVTK'S MILLS, ILL. Is now prepared to sell and repair any kind of a Sewing Machine as cheap as the cheapest. Will also lusure yotir life and property at reasonable rates. Please give me a cal'. PUrtilt LEICKEM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of ill kinds. Also Repairs Violins in the best aussibte manner, on sh:»rt notice and at rea- Jeniible rates. Also Violins lor Sale. Shop 'rstdoor North of Riverside Block, McHenrj 11. jo*EFH N. FREUNft SALOOS AND UE^T A IT'tANT ponslelt's o!d stand, opposite B'.shot's Mill. Mc- Honrv. Hi. Tie c loioest Wines, Liquors anil 3i£ar8 to be found in tlie county. Fresh OvsSers in their e*»«on served up in any shape desired or for sale by the On. GOOD ST VTLING FOR HORSES. N SIDNEY DISBROW, OTARY PUBLICmd Conveyancer, den. III. AI MCHENRY BAKERY, -AND- RESTAURAMT. OPPOSITE the Bridge, McHcnry, III.-- Warm meals a'; ill hour*. Farmers Lunch »erv<*<l on short noticc. Ovsters by the Can or Dish. R- PATTERSON. F. J. CROSS, DENTIST. McHenry, III. Full Plates made of -the best material and fully warranted, $8LOO. Filling on 3-half usual rates. Special attention paid to regulating bad shaped teeth. Teeth extracted without P&ln and free <>f charge whore Arti.ioFaT Teeth are lit: sorted bv him. All Work fully warranted. Pure Nitrous Cxlde Qas alwavs on sndf»rtliii piiiiU's-i fx t r u -uon of teeth. Ml. 2NSSLN. CJ-XT N-SMITH! Scale Repairing* Urindingand Pol­ ishing Razors and Shears and Talfle Cutlery a speciali­ ty. Repairing of all kinds ilrxie in St?el or Brass.t" All wot* warrant- Also dealer In Guns, Revolver*, Table and I'ocket Cutlery,Inn and Fishing diterinl. Pipes, Cigars," Tobacco Violin strings, Ac. Shop i«i i itore near the Post Office, Mc- Henry, III. J. A. SHERWOOD AUCTION JK; ISM AND APPRAISER, Algoq uln, III. SALES of Stock, farming Tools and Goods of all kinds promptly attended to. Farm tales a specialty. Terms reasonable. Post !>acead<lress Algonquin (II. W. H. SANFORD, Tailor. In the store of C. H. Dickinson, East aide ®f Public Square, ITOODSTOCK, ILL. A good Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al- wayson hand. Suits made to order ana a lit warranted- Give ine a call. W. H.SANFORP. < Woodstock III.,Sept. 47th, 1*76. Scott & Co., "Batters to the Great Northwest." Nos. 135 mi 137; Haflison St.- NEAR CLARK ST. flave a larger stoek and ̂ greater variety «f etrles for you to choose from, than enn be foiind in ar.y other establishment in Chicago or the We-U. It will nav yon to call and see them. Price* the lowest in the land forQgood yoods. BRANCH STORES s. E, Co. Clak & Lake sts & S. E. Co. Halsted and Harrison sts., CHICAGO. M A R C U S ' CERMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS -dealer IN- PURE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock III. The beat Tonic in the world. .Putgup^Ut "it and Quart Bottles. MA3CJ3 Patantaf* Jb*t and < * r. HIRAM WIER, Boot tod Shot Maker, Waueonda, ill, I would inform the public th i t I sm row prepared to make Riots in t ^hocs tn order, of th.'f host material, warrsnt a ilt, and at LOWEit PRICES thin any other shop in the eonnty, Call and be Convinced. H. WIER, Waueonda, Nov. 30th, 1890, Administrator's Notice. FESTATE of Thomas Dio l r ick d^cessed .-- \ j Tl ie u i i ' l e rs in i ied hsvfng been nppoin tcd V' lmiuiHtrHlr ix «i f the Ksta te of Tl io inng Diedr ick , lu le of r l ie Ooi in tv of Mcl lenrv , and «<ia te «>! ' I l l ino i* . dcrense i l , hereby e ivc* not ice t l " ic she wi l l appear before the County Cour t of Mcl lenry (^ounfv, a t the ("our I House , in Woodstock , J i t the January Term on the th i rd Monday in Jn ius ivy next , a t wh 'ch t ime a l l persons havlng c 'n in i^ .ngi innt sa id Ktaa ie , are not i : ' ed ami reques ted to n t - lend-for the pur i io . ' i c <i f h iv inar ' l ie same ad . jus te . Al l persons indebted lo sa id Ksta te a re ie( ] i ie> ' ted lo make immedia te payment to t i l ' nmlers i i rned . Dated th is With dav of November A, H. IS 1 *© Mauy Dikiiuick . Adminis t ra t r ix . Administrator's Notice. FJ*STATE of Mi'-hael smton, deceased. The lj undersigned having lieen appoiutt il ad- mlnist »atoi of the Estate of Michael Sutton, late of tlie County of Mi-Henry ami Slate of lllinoi«, deceased, hereby given notice that he will appear before the County Court of Mcllenry County, at the Court Honse, in Woodstock, at the Kebruary Term, on the third Monday in February ' next, at which ii:r e all persons having cli/iins against said Estate, are notiiien und requested to attend, for the purpove of having tlie same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Kstate are re­ quested to make immediate payment to .the under«igned. Dated 20th day of December, A. D.. 1S80. JOHN POWERS, Administrator. Village Property For Sale. For sale, in this village, the following pro­ perty. six acres of land, more or less, on the town plot, tn the village, of McHenry. la finely located and will be sold cheap, Also one House and Lot. Is In * pleasant localitv, has a gnoti Wetland Cistern, Barn, and other conveniences. Also one Block containing two Stores, fid a fine lot adjoining. for further particulars Inquire at this of fleo . HE. Wt'illTMAN, Proprietor. First , class r gs, with or without drivers, fiunished at reasonnble rates. Teaming ot all kinds done on short notice. T. J. CLIFTON Practical Horse • Shoer. -and ERAL-- BLUKSMITH. Shop O «site the •rHouse, McHenry, Jl# - Illinois*. Having an expe­ rience of many years in this busf- •>e«s I flatter my. • 'if ttiat, in tlie sue ol Horae-Shoe >g I can please all > ho uiiiy give me ' call. I respect­ fully ask all who have lame hor-es ur borseb with bad feet, no mat ter what the cause, to give me .a call,find i am confident I can he'p theiu if not entirely cure iliem. REPAIRING- Troningand all kinds of General Black- smithing done promptly and in a workman­ like manner. My Motto will be Prices I.ow and work done piomptly and in good shape, (iive me4 C"J' » , J* J" CLIFTO*. McHenry, Nov. 8«d, 1880. C. Henry, Nunda, - - - Illinois Agricultural Wachlhery, Of Alt Kinds. Agent for the towns of Algonquin, Nunda and McHenry for the celebrated Mac or wick Machines, All kinds of macnmwrr sold br cheap as anv other dealer in the County. Give me a call Nunda, June 15ih, 1880, C. HENRY- A. WENDELL, CARPOTEKAND JOIHEfi McHenry, III. Will t:ikr rontracts f«»r putting up RiiU<liii£* iin.l jrtM'.ranre«* inv work will t'otnpiirc wit It any man in tlio State. I I'Hii ami will <ln work from 15 to "Jc per rent ••lifnin'r tItati otlipr carpenter*, as I have two of my hoys who work with me. which makes it possible for ine to • lo so. All Jobs in the Carpenter line promptly at tended to. C. ive me a call. A. WCNDELL. Mcllenrv. Dec. 29th. 1881). CLOTHING GENTLEMEN Tou are invited to call at Maiman's CLOTHING JOS. WIEDEMANN, Agent Franz Falk's MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER, McHenry, III. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al ays on hand cheaper than any other, quali- v considered. This Iteer has a world wide reputntion, and goodjudirct* acknowledge it cannot oe sur- lins<>ed in the world. Orders by mall promptly attended to. JOS.: WIEDEMANN. McHenry. 111. Ma* 5th, 1880. This Msgaaine will begin the year 1881 with a new "and ele. gant Cover and other improvements. It will continue tn for- na»8 all imitntor*.- The January number will prove thie.-- •1.50s year, in ad­ vance. 5>'ew Subscrib ers get an extra num­ ber by subscribing For Children THE NURSERY Fifteentli Yefir. AT WAUCONDA, and be fitted for cold weather. I have the largest KALI, and WINTEB stock ever shown in tYaucoiida. O VEfU OA TS. «2.65 O VEHL'OA TS. $3.75 U VERCiwA TS. 84.75 OVL. CATS. 97.00 O VLRCO i TS. A 7 ALL Ph.ICES Ready-made'Clothing more numerous than ever and at prices suited for every purse.-- Forany thing made to order, whether a single garment or a full suit. Maiman's Is the place to buv. Also a full line of GI<NTV FURNISII1VO GOODS, Hats -md Caps, Ac, Ladies Cloaks, both Ready-made and Made to order. CONDUCTED Bfjplt. S. F. BKXXKTT. Having purchased a Full stockiOf Milltnery Goods invites the l idiesof Waueonda and vi­ cinity torcalland see her Btock of MILLINERY. Hats and Bonnets trirn r . ted in the latest s tv les and » t reasonable pr ices . MISS GtESKLKR is ready to sec lad ies who des i re her serv 'ces as Dress Maker . The bes t of work guaranteed, Uoqni with Mt's, Maiwan, ITanconda, Allan 'P. Wykf^ slou agent at Col During the pi jrreaa'we shall tr) of this Depart! the law-makera mntlerc affect! hJ dlens. Befowi tlw w From tlie Secret^ mbmitted to the mMllionnl appro| for pensions al tlie current yearj At a raeetln?o| Lenpie, of Clik committee was tiimU for the eT Hall. Arrange mi banquet lor die cl day. On th* list of tUf port lo the exnl Rtchmoud, and n hl are the names of CI appointed I|h«s, Ohio. pen-~ it ses«}on of Co#> •Ikeep the readers Informed on all Impose and do in Interests of sol- 2i) a letter, lotth » Interior wa» He.calling for an iilon of t!8.SCO.OOO. »lf required for i, Veteran Union lield Dm*- SI. a )lnted to solicit of a Memorial : were made for a ig of teat Tum­ or ile red to re­ nin^ surgeon at uve not reported, irles Parkhurat. O.. (lie ease is diflerent--a very able limb being furnished. During the year the number con­ stantly on sick report, in our little ar­ my was 086 while th# total number of deaths was 205. The Surgeon General complains that the clerical force at his disposal was not, until March, 1880. sufficient to meet the offlci&l demands made for information as to the cause of the death of decayed soldiers. But here we can see one cause of delay In the settlement of a certain class of pension claims. -The number of these demands from the Commissioner of Pensions during the fiscal year ending June SO, 1880, was thirty-six thousand, eight hundred and ninety-live, and of these, 6,964 remained unanswered at the end of the year. He asks that the present clerical force be retained for the pres­ ent year, and it is to be hoped that Congress will accede to the request. The report calls attention to the fact that the accommodations for the Army Museum and Library are alto­ gether Inadequate, and asks of Con­ gress an appropriation of $250,000 to • build a new lire-proof building for> 95th 111.; Osmoml *(*'C:»i>mn. A., 14th III Cavalry; E*ln;u4i W. Fillmore, E.. 95th 111.;and Lnth^Parker, EW 35th Wis. TIhm* men aflgMld report Imme­ diately. All soldiers ruptnAd in the service awuHttltled to a wuss once in live years, furnished by^tW Government, gratis. Forany Mettled, the Editor of this Department,!* '11 on applica­ tion, procure thilP tru«ses free of expense to cjniinaiiif personal, appli­ cation is necessary 49 >order that the prope#*h)easurcmeu|j^be taken to se- oure'a properly flttiiw instrument. m i Before the recess Ur Con jress. sever­ al measures afft ciii»|l s(i]ilii r-i came be­ fore thai body. Oije aftalr involved the question as to wlietlier or not a civilian could be pensioned. One Win. j O Parker, who hatjL received perma­ nent Injuries while engineer on a rail­ road employed by t^ft Government lu transporting mRltary stores. The claimant proved tha^t he was disable<1 «vhile serving the -Upverument In a civil capacity, and tlw House Commit­ tee reported formally 4»tv t4i« claim. It. was argued hy ̂ ^^^ of peiMions^h^thl not #»* granted lo anj'one who had iu»f, received ilic in­ jury for which pension was claimed while serving either in a military or naval capacity. The House, however, sustained the action ol"the committee. Should the pension ultimately be granted, it will establish a precedent lor allowing other similar claims thousand* of wliiuU will, ue doubt, be presented. ' It appears that General Wagner Commander-in-Chief of the O, A. R.. Is a convert to Commissioner Benlley's scheme of altering the pension laws, as embodied in what was kumvu as the "Sixty Surgeon Bill" now somewhat modified and to come Up before the Senate. We have not seen the text of the Mil and do not yet know what modifications have been made in it. but f the provls'O'is are substantially the same as those of the old one. we con­ sider it one of the wildest and most impracticable schemes of legislation ever devised. If the measure Is push­ ed we shall discuss tlie merits of the case, and try to keep "the hoys" posted as to the rights and the "wrongs in the matter. Ii will he well to remember in anticipation of future action on the measure, that tlie proposition of tlie Commissioner is to establish a court in each Congressional District which shall sit threu ^times a year at each county seat. All evidence in peusinu claims is to be taken before this com mission or court. Cone of whom is to be a surgeon) and all surgical exami­ nations are made by it. Kevolve in your own luiuds iiow.buch a plan would work. ' Board ot Supervisors. SPECIAL MKETINO. FRIDAY, JAN. 7. 1881 The Hon. Board of Supervisors of Mcllenry County met at their room in the Court House, on Friday, Jan. 7,1881 as per call of the clerk. Called to order by the chairman* Wm. A. McConnell. At. roll call the following member* wvere present: H. Underwood, Z. E. Goodrich. I. R. Curtlss, B. A. Wade, S Cutter, Win. G. Co'ikRn^}. W. Goodrich, L. Barber. W. JJk Sawyer, K. M. Lamb, G. H. Gar­ rison. A. Wilcox, Win. A. McConnell. T.. Hatch. J. W. Cristy, B. F. Peck an J G.S. Frary. The chairman stated that, this meet iug wa<* called at the request of the Committee appointed by this Board. Dec. 39, 1880, to examine the new bridge at McHenry, and the Board would now listen to tlis report of said committee. Sup. Barber. Chairman of said com­ mittee, submitted tl»« following report which was read to the Board, and o°i motion accepted, to-wlt: Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the their reception. The number of vnl«- ̂ Spard of Supervisor*. un.es now in the Library is 51,500. And \ Your Committee, selected to lnves- the number of specimens in the muse­ um 16.073. Ortainly a safe repository ought to be furnished for this vast ac­ cumulation of books and specimens. FRK8H Allt IN TttK BEIiKOOM. How much air can be safely admitted into a sleeping or living-room is a common question. Rather, it should be , considered, how rApidly air can be ad­ mitted. without Injury or risk, and at how, low a temperature. We cannot; have too much fresh air, so long as we are warm eurfujfh. and are not exposed to draught*. What ts a draught?- It Is a swlf* current of air. at a tempera­ ture lower than the body, which robs either the whole body, or an exposed part, of it* heat, so rapidly as to dis­ turb the equilibrium of our circulation end give us cold. Young and healthy persons can habituate themselves to sleeping in even a strong draught, as from an open wlndo v. If they cover themselves. In cold 'weather, with an abundance of bedclothes. But those who have been long accustomed to be­ ing sheltered from tlie outer air by uleeping in warmed and nearly or qiriteshiiMtp rooms,*re too imwftl- ble to cold to bear a direct draught ot cold air. Persons over 70 years of age more- ever, with lower vitality than in their youth, will not bear a low temperature. even In the air they breathe. Like lioVhouse plants, they may be killed by a winter's night chill and must be protected by warmth at all times. As a rule wo inay,say that, except'for the most robust, the air which enters at night into a sleeping-chambcr should. In cold weiither.be admitted gradually only by cracks or moderate openings: or should have its force broken by some interposed obstacle, as a curtain, etc., to avert its blowing immediately upon a sleeper infills bed. The ancient fashion, however, of having bed cur­ tains, which exclude air are obsolete. No wonder that people dream horrid dreams, and <wake in the morning wearied rather than refreshed, when they sleep in rpoms sealed up tightly on every side; breathing over and over again their own breaths, which grow more poisonous with every hour of the night.--American Health Prim­ er. Tlie annual report of the Surgeon General contains somo statistic* that will be of interest to soldiers, and we therefore present a few of them for the perusal of our old comrades: Those who kept posted on the laws as they were puhlislied in this De­ partment, will remember that provis­ ion was generously made by the Gov­ ernment to furnish trusses, artificial limbs and appliances for surgical in­ juries free of cost to the soldier, or If he preferred commutations for the value of the same. During the past year, there were furnished, iu kind, 829 trusses.24 artificial legs. 4 artificial arms, and one appliance for disabled leg. By commutation there were fur­ nished 84 legs, 144 arms, 3 hand*, 6 feet, 168 appliance* for legs, aud 295 appli­ ances lor disabled arms. It will be observed that only four out of 299 who were entitled to artificial arms, took them in kind. The propor tiou who took arms in kind used to be greater but it Is now better known that an artificial arm Is a useless ap- nenttage. We ' ,ave known -a stood liany/Toldlers who got them, but they tfefit invariibly thrown vide after trial as less usefnl than the uucuctini- bered stump. We would not advise any of our soldier friends to get one, but. if entitled, commute for tlie money iuste-*d. With Upwever, CAPACITY FOR 8LBKP. Public men, subject to severe ment strain by exhausting duties, learn to sleep anywhere and at any time. Na­ poleon once slept for an hour in the middle of a battle, with the roar of artillery about htm. Brougham slept for twenty-four hours at tlie close of an exciting week in the court room. A story told of William Pitt, when Prime Minister of Euglaud, exhibits this facility: A mutiny had broken out on a ship of war, and the mutineers had impris­ oned Admiral Colpoice, and threat­ ened him with death unless their grievances were redressed. It was feared that the example would be- cenie contagious. and the mutiny be­ come general. Several members of the CahineS. led by Lord Windham, went iu dismay to Pitt's house for counsel. He was asleep but they foreed their way to his4cliainber and roused iiiin. Tlie jfreat statesman sat up in bed. heard their exciting story and wrote calmly: ' ) '•If Admiral Colpoice Is not given up fire upon the ship from the batteries until she is destroyed." He then lay down upon his pillow aud was snoring before his surprised colleagues had left the 1 room. lhey could not understand how sleep was possible iu such an emergency. tigate the Mcllenrv Bridge matt¥r would respectfully present the facts for your carefjl consideration, so tai­ ns we were able to learn and judge of them. We went to Mc'ienry on the Sd. just as directed by you. where we met the tewnship officers, who cheerfully gave us all the assistance In their power, in the performance of our duties- We found an iron bridge consisting of three spans, or 287 feet licross Fox River, so nearly completed that the Supt. (Mr..lames) Informed us that, it would be ready to turn over to the ^townshipauthorities by the 8th inst. For plans,specifications, cost, etc., we refer you to a copy of the town clcrk's records, which we present as a part of our report. In our opinion, and so far as we might be competent judges, sahfl' bridge was well constructed, and/in every respect appeared to be/what was claimed for it by the Supt., name­ ly a first class Iron bridge. We would state however, that ob­ jections were made by some to the east abutment, but we think it will re. quire time alone to. prove whether those objections were well founded or not. We learned from the Superin- tendant, aud also from the Road Com­ missioners that said bridge is erected about three feet higher than the old bridge for the purpose of allowing boats to pass under it, consequently at an additional cost. W6 were unable to obtain a copy of tlie bid and speci­ fications for the wooden bridge re­ ferred to in the town records above irentioned. but learned from the Hon F. K. Granger that It was to be a good, substantial. No. 1 wooden bridge, iu eveiy resp« ct, of the mudsill pattern aud at a cost of about 92200. The town to furiilkli the abutments, and tlie con­ tractors to furnish and complete all of the wooden structure. We also exain tlned the town records, iu reference to the petition for, and tlie holding of special town meeting for the purpose of borrowing money to build said bridge and found them all regular and correct. We have endeavored to present the facts to you as we have received them, for your in*elligeiit consideration, and owing to the importance of the ques tion. we have agreed to submit our re­ port without recommendation. Dated JiVoodstock, Jan. 7, 1381. Lust eh Rarbkr, Lewis Hatch, ti. 11. Uarkisok, Committee. of the to I When a man thinks that no­ body cares f«»l him, and tliit he is alone in a cold selfish world, lie would do well to ask himself this question: What have I done to make anybody care lor aud love me, and to warin the world with faith |and genemsity? It is generally the case that those who complain the most have done the least. FAISK DOCTRINE. - A newspaper, wishing to .'pttf It* foreman.says: What h* dnet not know about printing it not wort'i knowing." A more ridiculoui Asser­ tion could hardly be made, The trade of a printer is so Intricate, so far- reaching in its manifold ramifHhtfon*, that very few men ever became master •>f It. w)iile those who have the test knowledge of it are not so much sur­ prised at what they do know as tlet y are at what they do not know. Of con**» there are many ready to assert that they "know ail about the printing busi­ ness;" hut it is an ea«y matter to pick them up and set them down again by propounding a few questions about some of the everyday affairs of a print­ ing office. Many men are excellent compositors or pressmen; bat how many are both? Of the numerous tasteful compositors, liow many wonid be allowed to read proof for a single day? or of the good pressmen, how many could set up a common job? . The truth 1s. that every priuter who has his wits about him, and is at all ob* serrant, Is learning something new every day--if not from others, at least from his owu.e»perfence, and It *l«o*ild be cotthtfed a poor day to him when he has TalletT to acquire and retain some new fact that will be of practical use to him in his business. Every typo*, graphical journal published contains in each issue some statement or othef thai* is new to its readers; aud a half-doze if ^ intelligent printers cannot well c<rme together and converse for an hwi^ regarding I heir business without tlia knowledge of all of them being in*: creased by the experience of their feK> lows. The more frequently these.thing* are done, the more rapid will be tli* advancement of the craft. When we find the man wh6* .r^Ij|j!- does know ail tobont printing that i|p worth knowing, we want to hli« hi tn, at a laige salary, toJteach in our sdMgoU Sup. Barber also read a copy record of tlie town clerk of McHenry in regaid to the action of said town, in making a contract tor building tlie bridge and read several bids and spec­ ifications for the same which was pre­ sented with the report. The petition of tlie commissioners of the town of Mcllenrv, which was presented to this Board September 14. 1880. was then read. Supervisor Wilcox moved the peti­ tion be granted. Supervisor Goodrich state:! that the law in relation to the matter before the board had hereto­ fore been explained in the interest of the town of Mcllenry. and moved that Judge Murphy be heard in tlie inter­ ests of the other side. Amended that any person interested ke heard. Amendment accepted. M°tl°n a* amended, earrled\ Judge Murphy then read and stated his version of the law. He was followe:! by Judge Joslyn, A. B. Coon, Sup's Barber. Wilcox, Garri­ son. Peck and Cristy. The ayes.aud nayes being called on. the motion reunited as follows: Ayes--Wilcox, Hatch, Cristy. Peck and Frary--5. Nayes--Underwood, Goodrich, Curtis*. Wade, Cutter. Conk- lin, Goodrich, Burlier. Sawyer, Lamb. Garrison--11. Motion lost. On motion the iwnal per diem and mileage w:is allowed llie committee also the clerk and members of this Board. On motion of Sup, Curtlss, the Board adjourned sine die. A. McCON VELL Otttlnwa. Attest, P, Whitxkt. Clerk. " MN UONKV FOR WIVK8. •< ;. : . Says a writer In tlie San Franci«e«"^: Call: 1 think every wife ought to Invar an allowance of Iwr own, of which slujt" 4 should be absolute mistress. t'Ainericatfc- husbands are less inclined to make thit \ arrangement with their wives thai»h«s4| bauds of any other nationality. In En* glaud not only do wives have their pii money, but each daughter also has h*£ separate allowance, upon which sbf. dresses herself. This allowance is hCTf to do exactly as she pleases with, au4 she must not exceed It. It is an excels v .<* leut arrangement In every way, be>» cans* it not only saves a woman's self- . respect, not to be placed iu the Mtlf » tude of a beggar, but it also teache! her habits of economy, and {accustomi:^ her to the disbursement of money. English wive*, high and low household accounts in a way tha§ would surprise mauy American wom*» « Every penny spent iu the house goe<f . down in the "housekeepers. book.* • with which every mistress of a house* - ^ ^ hold Is provided. Every bill Is filetf ;-:;4 away carefully when receipted, lu lacl a perfect system of order .prevail!^. - which enables every man to know ex* . . aetly what It costs him to keep up lilf. V home. In that country every expendl*:: dure is made to bear its proper relation to the Income (received. House rent must be only such a percentage, tab)* outlay so much, servants wages S9 much, children's schooling so uiuch^ i aluis-giving so much, aud if at the em|\. of oue year it is fouud that the inoooMl has been exceeded these • people I# mediately proceed to reduce items k0 , every department. The general styty x of their living remains the same, butj| ^ I ' --i *-\SySSf.uV. it is necessarily not quite so g«i»ru*j^£ " %" Tea Nile* • Minute On • Tta Pu. t. v Arthur Vitz pat rick, who retnrueA from Colorado a short time ago, girefl^ the following account of an t»ccoiirr|ic«i in tint mining districts, of which was an eye witness: teA miner some companion^ were crossing tlit/t Continental Divide when it was covoi^ ed with snow. Three miles beiowl them, down a decline of 45 degrees? deeply covered wlth'froinHi snow, la| v the spot they desired to reach, wMI* to go round by rail was fifteen miles.-4 The miner took a tin pan used f«*| washing gold, spread his blanket ofe^jr It, got himself in a squatting positio* ou Ills twdinehes, tucked the blanke around, held Ids rifle and tfther tra over his head and got one of his oo patiions to give him a push. He 'In­ formed me he went down at M»e spee# of sixty,miles a minute, and shot out Into the valley at the loot of Ui« mountain. When he stopped he foum| the soldering of the pan melted fron§f. friction, his blanket on Are. auti it ids impression that had lie gone mui*l^ " ^ further Ue would-have beenl mswhmI 11 ^ together with aH his traps,-- Telegraph SPECIAL BARGAINS. We ofler a large lot of remnants in press Goods, from (! to Idi cents per yard. SIEVKN8 & SCHNOUK. gy F.vi'ii Bob Ingersol tlie uiifortw^' ate man who believes nothing, seen»# : to regard Immortality an probable, jjr ^ reporter askt d Idm the othei dajr^ ^ ^ "what is your idei of innoortality ami Bob replied: "I *as asked tha# question the other day. and air was abtMit t his: there w»m» a tluse wbe#|a , ̂ lw*s M«>r. iHtwl am. Tlw * eliail 1 live again? I reply tm^t ft 1^ - fullv as probable that i shall live agai*»fa| , wli^n I do live, as thai I hav« . lived, when I did uot» 1 fc. start, to say the luasi ol IW* . ^