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•/•riiWk lit.;-*?* , .'.r ::v .. • •:'5Wv • <?V',:f t. >•'••*? ICV- # i . t ;4> e **1" U- »« Would respectfully mvit«p; an examination of their stock of ^*D deals* j*~? &- ' :" • ' •• yewiE.-»u»-.., ! « ; •>: S' •' f m• %h#8tisatl©!l*: l»s iton, • Uttta tillage 4t» t^e |w*j tiM for poumv time of • sloop walking her mother, the wcli- * farmer, tins t\oue Iftg poaslblu tocounteract, but •<fw»t has proved. without *ue- Twohoars before, ml•lnlght, * VfMlngR Mi»s<\ Mint. Lord was IflWtopgd from a sonnd sleep by nn ;4M1 noise and was at once attune ^irt>edand troubled to find that Iwr iter was not beside her, A nfo* Siterward site heard the y«»utg In the next room, and upon Ioo£- •he found her fast asleep with nit clothing, witnlerhyj about in an alml«s« fashion, which so alarmed Ithe motbwr that she was ssmreely nble . .#0 gasp the daughter's name. Upon |Mt,"'Jhe girl started wildly out of toom, owt. of the house, and acrocs INI* toward tha railroad track, Which the night express was r«p- \f approach inging. The mother in agony of suspense rushed fcfter, but her cry the flleop walker gave no pj*ply, Unconscious of her danger. *he l«i front of the locomotive escaping ^death almost by a hair. Then she Jwent on into the darkness and out of f light. As soon as possible the church >eli of Clinton was rung and a general ia!artn sounded, and till the men in the ,little community turned out to eeareft ,for the girl. She was. found at last q* long way from home, nestled under ox cart in a farm yard, and ai>par- |ently sleeping is peacefully aa if she 'Was In her own warm bed. Her escape rrom the passing train and the deep foanebec, which flows near hsr home, 11.under the circumstances, be re- id j^Jittle short of providential. WELE.Y, * v * > ' When Tom was requested by his teacher to write a cotrpositfHii, he ^thought earnestly for an hour, and se- fleeted "The Flea" as his subject. His ^^composition was as follows: "The flea ain't an animal nor a fish Hot he is what they call An insect. Some spe 1! hlin 'flee' but my diction­ ary says *flea.* In ancient days the flea wasn't much trouble but he was : wicked. The Scriptures say: 'The Iswidcei An when 110 man pursueth.' ' Now, every man aud woman too pur- ^Ja«oes him when he gets on 'em. The is mentioned in another place. In telling about Mary's Lamb the writer '"says: 'His flea was white as snow.' I never saw a white flea for they were all black. The flea is harder to catch ;, than any flsli. One time I felt one on si my nose and reached up. Then 1 felt |I ,. nim on my toe and reached down. v. " Then I Idt liim on my nose aud u|». Then I telt him on my i toe and reached down. Then I felt him on my nose and reached up, and, 1 forget the rest, only I didn't ca^cb Mm." , , •'^••••^kssssss^--sgs ' ' V.'" SB; >• >» , , S*>n»reri^md Blessed . -.1- m y * v When a board «t eminent physicians •nd chemists announced the discovery by combining some well knmvti valuable remedies the most wonderful ; <f J medicine w;is produced, which would 4yV -;«•*« such a wide range of diseases that 1ssost all otlier remedies could be dis- pe«ed with, many were skeptical; but ffW~> proof of its merits by actual trial has | dispelled all doubt, aud to-day, the ? " diseoverers of that great medicine, f*°P Bitters, are honored and: WefeseU iifrv.l if •!! •• benefactors. . -«H', • * ( » s QolBiii« and Arsenic ^ j * Form the basis of many of the ague • V, remedies in the market, and are the <last resort of physicians and people :• ' who know no better medicine to em- ; : ploy for this distrepvinjr eoniplaiut. The effects of either of these druyrs «re r- destructiue to the system, producing '1* t headache, intestfuul disorders, vertigo if dizziness, ringing in the ears, and de- *- , pression of the consfitution.il health. Ayer's Ague Cure is a vegetable dis- ^ ^ covery. containing neither quinine, ar- :• Kenic, nor any deleterious ingredient. Rn^ 18 an '"fallible and rapid cure 4or ** «very form of fevor aud ague. Its ; .;"r eflects are permanent and certain, and ; - 1 "o injury can result from its use. Be- V'. Bides being a positive cure for fever ;?t and ague in all its forms, it is also a :!.» Miperior remedy for liver oompiftints. *, It is an excellent tonic and preventive, *reH cure, of all complaints pe- ; , culiar to malarious, inarshv, and mia< "t ™*tic districts. By direct action on c* the liver aud biliary apparatus, it <V stimumtes the system to a vigorous | healthy condition. For sale by all *»Sr\. dealers. Robinson Wagon. Manufacturers of SPRING WAGONS. Buggies & Phaetons. for daaiguH and {vices to BOBHffSOJi" WAOON tO.. CINCINNATI, O. «--• •• •!!. 1 ; T--.• *7'y THE HORSE L WAGOI, A MEW ontheHoriot f? --- IQt history, structure, <Mdttcatment. Alw givint; a few <,f the most Important and Effective Remedies fcr tUe cure of the diseases of the horse. 137** Valunble to ev«ry . owner and lover of tha hone. rablidwd by the BOSliTSCS WAQCH CC, Ciaci*. 0*f ud MDt« postage amy address I Of YHKSI5 »--CLNT i.TAMl'S, RICHMOND, ILU T, J. DACT. ^ JOHN DONOVAN; It is ao open secret, well knowu to the farmers of Mc- Henry county, that during the last 12 years ours has been the only Agricultural Warehouse in the county where everything" in our line needed on the farm", from a pouuil of the best Barbecl Wire to a Threshing Machine could be obtained at all times without notice. It was thought by those who knew us least, that the destruction of our Ware­ house by tire a year ago, would cripple us. Instead of doing so, it has given us new life suid vigor so that we are now l»etter pre­ pared than ever before to under­ sell our (would tie) competitors. Our Spring stock is by far the largest and best ill the county, und we are selling so close that it is a rare thing to see any one looking at our goods and going awa} without buying. Our present exhibit «onsists of Plows, Harrows, Spring-tooth Parrows, Pulverizers, Rollers, Stalk Cutters, 16 in. Sulky Plows Seeders Diill*, live and six ShovoljCorn Cultivators, the best Zegal Baibed iie, Lumber Wagons, 3 spring Milk Wagons, Platform spring Wagons, and about 300 Carriages An exanii- uotioii of our stock will fully sustain our claims ' T. J, DACY & ca i Woodstock, ill TR^.S£L'S Magnetic Ointment. W A R R A N T E D To Cure Piles and Chafing Sores* Also.SoreEyes, Sura ' i l truat, KiiS 'acltr. Bruises, Uurns Cut*, Corns, 8kia Disorders scrofulous and all Sores, its etfect in nil ktilnry, LlvfP, Bowel m i tung nistutsFS,- Kheumiilisni, liaek- ache. Lameness, Sprains, anil Swellings r>»- g.irdeil by the hfwt physicinns an simply wonder­ ful. ForsMlfhrdrusr^istB. PriceJlS nn<1 4<>oents. D. Bansom, Boa & Co., Sole Props., Buffulo, N. I. lyx'. '! , heavy plate paper, contaia- llans and details fur tlie above house* pagv>, givingspecifications, itcr.iUe^ to every _ a* a guide in •i rawing <cot> t ract*. Scut ty mail, ^iutpatd, an receiptof HOP BITTEES. (A JtedicijMe, not a Drink.) CO-taom BOPS, BTXi:r, Ji.VNDliAKE, ])Ai\D£LION ASBTSKTVnysr AND BUSTMnmrAt,QtrAlj. J1 KM UFILL OXIUtt UiXTEils. THEY ATI ntseaiseBof tbc.St.omach. Eowpis. Ttlood, Liv<'i ' . KUlnrys. :hh] Urinary Or vousuusb. especially toiiiitlc Coiui.i SiOOO IN COLD. Vftt ^ tot a caw th#w!Tl nof-.cnrr or liclp, or for any tiniv litipiii-t; ©riiijunuu* 'uuutiwi U -- Afik y«nr firup-pfst for H«»p TMrion* nrid try tliciii before you shrc[). Take no vtlier* D t.r M an absolute and frrrftltfihl* rure fop i>ruuke*.ue«s t uiic o( opium, u>bakccoaud narcotics. Se>*i> ros C1MC0LAX. All stave tola by d^inricte. H u Mfr. f llorWlcr, S . i A T»T«xito.Oni DRESS COOD8. YANKEE NOTIONS, lc. Which are eing oHV rod at very low prices. Our stock is replete in all the variety of Goods for the season, and we feel satisfied we can offer Goods at : If . r • • COLBY & CO., AT THEIR TWO STORES, U miateh- ,• Kunda, ihati cair be tVjuml clsewher^i-- Onr stock of Hats, Cap&' READY-MADE CLOTHING, Boots, Shoes, Groceries &:e„ Is full and complete, and we are confident we can please you both in quality and price. Call and be convinced that these are facts. PERRY & MARTIN. Mcilcnry. Match 22d, lhSISl. Are now Opening the Largest Lin« of ' iarilware, Stoves, Tinware <&c„ ever ahown in McHenry County, which we offer to the buy­ ing public ; , ? - r -1 4> : . .^-Vr- AT fiOTTOM PRICES. Our stock is G<«Sipiete and comprises everything usually keptln a First Glass Hardware Store. Our store is crammed full of Bargains and we offer the best and most goods for the least money of any one in the business. WE INTEND ¥0 KNOCK THE BOTTOM OUT OF HIGH PRICES IN BARB WIRE. The Best Barb Wire in the Market at 9 ets. per Pound, Jjif~Call and see us and learn that we mean business. Store in McHenry, Opposite Bishop's Mill. At Nunda in Palmer's Store. Proclamation No. 17. Is at the old and reliable store U ijjfc I . -W! Bi £ BLAKE _-4 ,H: . r ,A i „ Our stock was never more complete than at the present time itod for variety cannot be equaled in the county. We keep none but the very best, and our motto is and always has been QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS- We can give you anything in the Furniture line as cheap as an$S \ other hous? iu the State, and wiU.gi^i|a^ee and just ^ represented. • . ; » '*-4 M * ~f* - ,v My stockpt Coffins and Caskets Is full jiqd complete and will be sold ait a slight margin above cost. W hen in want oi anything in my line give me a call and I will be sure to please you. JOHN B. BLAKE. McHenry, March 22d.. 1881. THIS NEW AND CORRECT V -BY THE-- and Reliable Dealer? in Mr Provos beyond any reasonable question that the Is by uil odds the best road for you to take when traveling in cither direction between Clicap anfl all the Principal Points is tie Vest M & Mvest Carefully examine this Map. The principal Cities of the West and Northwest are StatiosA on tliio roail. Its through trains tiutlM close connections with the trains of all railroads a4f Junction psints, New Hardware Store. I. N. MEAD 1 NEAR THE I)ErOT, E. M: OWEN & SON, --DEAl.KIt IN-- HARDWARE, STOVES, Tin. Copper and Sheet Iron fare, Table anrl Poo.kct Cutlery, Sc.t*sors n.n«l Shears, Horse Itu.ijis, Horse Allocs, llorse^lKK Nails, ami h ileo i»t every ile*cri |>lion, Alst ev erytl'.injr llialia general ly iu a Hard ware Store. Being a Practical Workman 1 shall spare «n pains in t rvi.iiR to give satis i 'netion to ail who favor me with their patror aye. All kinds of Jobbing In my lino will receive prompt iitlention. IMeasejrivo uio a call before piiri 'hasin){ el>e-.rbere when in need of anything in mj 18 A THOROUGH REMEDY In every case of Malarial Fever or Kevet «nd AK'i". while for disorders of the Stomach Torri dily of the I.iver, Indigestion and dU. turbancesof the animal f.trces, which debili tate, itlias no equivalent, and e*n have no Kiib^titu te. It should not l>e confounded • wiih triturated compounds of cheap merits and essential oils, olten sold imdcr ffie nam» of Kittem " v . . • FORSALK I"--tS-tU aicr*ii» acd M«'Henrr.Oe.t..10(h, l*7V. I N- MEAD- JOHN8BURCH )'• ir>" j 1 •' 11 f** ii >~i w > it WottWf" the people of McHenry and Lake Counties to understand that tucy are still in the business, with the largest and best stock of Agricultural Machinery Of all kinds, to be found in the market. They have in Stock PLOWS'"of all kinds, Seeders, Corn Planters. Cultivator^ Drills Draws, Pulverizers, Corn SheJers Feed Mills, Threshing Machines, Foil and Wood Pumps, Wind IrilU, Open and Top Buggies, and in short everything usually kept in a first class Agricultural Warehouse, All of which will bo sold As Cheap as the Cheapest. £§7"None but; the be&t of machinery kept.. Call and be convinced that we mean blisiness, E. M. OWEN & SON. 'McHenry, Aj>ril 13th, 1881. Martilejorts. IIENHY?SMILLER, r --i>*'ALKlt~lN -- American aM Foreip MarMe. Monuments, Headstones, ETC., ETC., ETC. American & Scotch Granite^ Constantly on Hand. Shop Two miW North of'Mc Henry, 111. Johns burgh, Aug. 30 tb GEORGE W. BESLEY, Dmliist aid Aptlecari. McHenry HI. 5^7)7^ cAV^*ri«« Aim ^ iQ. j? a JirainerS FLC^RENC Cha3i32et\ Qulnnesec _ Worcttter Spaldi Clayton r KDro>n > Vailr Ordwav Cioud r. I S q'OlNj3 I N cw^f * ^ V . J? ST . ^e:A?O ^ A 4 kSNOR. Prided?.? i""" oux Falls cA Wwlmaii 4 Yankton SIOUX C Cretytoj9 TireiU City wesT\Syc4l1 p " ^ c.vj uxioy t>4„ -0,.'> r, T ' /,c/^riri 0^0,L Xeanwy * c.,. ,ew. V><^c CHICAGO NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY THE CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY Over all ofil.s principal lints, runs ouch wny <l;uly from Uvo to four or more i 'ast Trains. It is the only ro»<l west of Cl»i< ,ajs(»'tlnilvu.<c , .s (lie : PUIXMAN HOTEL DINING CARS, It fs the only road M»»t runs Pullman Slfte)>inp Cars North or Northwoit of CUI«»go#y 'ijt. ;|bw n«>arly(3,000 Miles Of Road- In 'farp.jit®f(»llow.iiig Trunk Lines: •:*> Council Blnflte, Denver A Cftlil'ornia Lire. -- f Wmonn, Minnei«ota St Central Pat ok A 1.IWM S.ioux City, Nor Netirnska Jt Yankton I.ii»e»- , Oliicajjfo, St, rr.nl ft Minneapolts Line Northern Illinois, Kreeport & l>ul*iu}tie 1.ine. |(ll waukeo, Greou Bay ft Lakes^nperiot LIW« Tickets over this road are sold by all Ooupn1*. Ticket Agents in the United S'wtc* ft CAIXITO Hemeinber to ask for Tickets via this roiui, the 'sure tliuy read ov£r it, and take none other MARVIN HUGHITT, (ien'l Manager, Chicago W. H. 81E3NITT, «en Pass Agt Cbicaf* JACOB STORY, McHKNRYf ILK DEALER IN > II rdware, Ms, Stoves, taps, Scissors, Shears* Table and Pocket Cutlery, Spades, 81iovelsy Forks, Corn Knives, Axes, Grindstones. Window Glass, GRANITE-IRON AND TINWARE. J. STCRY. COLBY BROTHERS! -DEALEKS IN-- --DEALER IN-- Drugs, Medicines, Faints, Oils, and Toilet Articles. I have added to mv already Large Stock, a t" ARTICLES, LAtfPS. CHOICE CANDIES. ine Line oJ TOILET To which he invites the attention of thebuying public. ̂ Physielaiis Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. 0t^e pie'* <30*. • c. W. BESLEY. McHenry ,^11., |Tov. 10th, 1880. "&%-4 ' • , General Merchandise, RIVERSIDE BLOCK, McHENY. ILL. We have one of the most complete .stock# q£ to this1 market, cousistiug in pavtot V ' ^ ^ , . i-'1 ' •* Dry Groods and Clothings HATH ATVI) OAPK BOOTS AMI SHOES, Paints Oils Drugs and Medicines ^ Crockery, Glassware, Wooden and Willowware,"" Gronerief Etc, Etc, ^WWe have on© filiest Stocks of Teas to be found in th« county, to which we invite the especial attention of the public, sa^> isfied that we can snitj^hem both in quality and price. -- ttc ii-.'. #..* lM.'*'"