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W«' »nnounfn liberal rate* f'»r advertising in (he Pf.\r\-r<n\f,wn, an-1 end«av«»r to state them BO plainly that theV will l>« rem lily nn. Serstoorl. Thoy areas follows: 1 Inch one year 9 Inches one vear * Tn«he« one year - V Coin inn one year - H f'otnmn one year-' " 1 Column •ne year • K on I# (K> 15 Jin oo co m> 100 00 One inch means the measurement of one Inch down the column, slnsle column width. Yeirlr advertiser*, at the aborfi 'rates, hare the pviVile^e'of rhansiwr a* often as] they thonse, without extra charse.' Regular advertiser* (meaning thoso having •t induiif car ls') will l»e entitled to insertion »f local notices at the rate <>f 5 cents ?»er line rach week. All others will be.clmrared 10 c«nts per 'ine the fl*st \v*ek, and 5 cents per line for each subsequent week. Tnnsient a'l vertise nent.s will be charged lit the rate ot Ife cents pe line, (nonpareil type, name as this is set in) Hie tlrst issue, and I cents pev line for subsequent issu»«. Th"$, in inch advertisement will cost flliOO for one w«el;, $1.50 for two weeks, $2.00 for three W crtks, and so on. The Pr,UNi»RAi.Kit will be liberal in srivln? editorial notices, but, a* a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary (ain. BUSINESS CARDS. 11 T. BROWN. M. I>. PT1TS10I\N AND SURUKON. Office over the Post Ofllce, opposite Perry &|Martin's Itois tip stairs, McIIciirv, III. J. II. SOOTHIKI-, M. D. PHYSICIAN ANI> STTUuKON. Cfflce oppo-site Post OCHce, Uinisrwood, III. BUSINESS CARDS. MART (i. BARBIA.N. HAIR WORK Kit. Ail kinds of Hair Work done in Hrst class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms st residence, north­ east corner of Public Square, McHenry, 111. JE^SE A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Law business in Every part of the State receivei? prompt attention. 1 too in 24, !>9 Washington St., Chi- eago, III. DR. C. K. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry. at Parker House, t1»e 10th 11th 25tli and ifith of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Snndav I make my visits on the following Monday, and the flrst day of such visit occurs on Friday, I will Stay but one day. JOHN KLKIWiEN. HOUSE Painter. Gr.iiner, Ciilcimirier and Paper H liiser. Itesi l^nee one Block West of Riverside Ho'u-<e. Work attended to jiroinply and on reasonable terms. '•I E. M. OWEN GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Agent in Leading,.Farm Mac.hinerv.-- Prices low and terms favorable. McHenry, IP. Horsemen, Attention ! AII lovers ot line Horses av4 respectfully invited to call at my farm, half a mile wei-t o't McHenry, on the Woodstock road, and see my line Morpn and Draft Horses. I have a Percheron Norman Draft Oolt that is hard to beat, (/.ill and see him. ^ 3 business done on Sunday. ' N. 8*: COLBY. McHenry, May 1st, 1S83. M. Engeln, SposUibsiis' Esadijuattsis. --ALSO-- GENERAL P^EnCHANT, And Dealer In All Kinds of G R O C E R I E S , Fnrni H.irdWiire, Pocket Cutlery, Sporting (Tood-s, Fishing Tackle Gun Mitcrial, Musical Instru­ ments, Tohaceo, Cigars, ett\, etc. Near River Bridge, Mc­ Henry, III. C. II. FEGERS, M, D- 1|>HY*ICIAN AND SfTRiiEOM. Mcnenry, I ills, offl.ee at Residence, on the Corner, Opposito BUke's Furniture Store. O.J. HOWARD, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND StTROEON, 1 my resilience, opposite M. Mclleary. 111. OIHMS at E. Church, PRATT HOUSE. J A. PRATT, Proprietor First class ac-co'.ttinod at ions. Good Barn in connection V uconda. 111. • ' ~ "BARBl AN »!«»«, CIGAR Manafacturers, McIIenrv, III. Or-d«r& solicited. Sit.»p, It Old McIIenrv, Keiter Block, two Uoors west of PkAlH- I |»Afc«WOll«ePp*fc-----'- • ' l iUl U M JLftUlUXJ WASHINGTON, D. C. Tlie popular pa lace hotel of the National Capi ta l . Convenient ly loca ted and access ib le to a l l the s t reet car l i l ies of the ci ty . Open a l l ' O. G. STAPLES, P ROl'BIEVOR. I,ate of thp Thousand Island H«use. MARCUS' CERMAN BITTERS. Manufactured bV F. MARCtJS, -DEALER IN- PURE WINES, LIQUOflS AND CIGARS. Woodstock III. The best Tonic in the world. Put up In Piiit*n<i yuart Bottlee. F. MARCUS, Patentee. Chas. Stolgman, BAKER | CONFECTIONER, Gilles ' Block, Near Iron lJiiJge, McHenry, III. • Fresh Bread, Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Etc. Always on hand. Hot Tea aaft Cnffae at all Honrs. IlavinK had an experience of many years in M>e Bakery business I am confident lean please sty customers. Call and see ine. Cha». Stolzmua. MeHsnry, April 15i,h, 1(W4. Still Out of the Ark of Safety. * Many ef yes are. DANGKB TO IJFE Ac PROPERTY Besel you on every hand. The mutter of the slycoon,|sickloon, sa loon, cyclone, tornado, windstorm, or whatever name may be given | t , is heard in some section of the conntry nearly every day. The Fire Fie d *»y. Iirea'k out at any moment--the economy of a lifetime l»e consumed. Doalh must come to all. By a small payment each year you can secure to yourself a fortune, should you live, or, in the event of death before the time ex- Fires, your famiiy is provided for. f 15w,0#f»,(iH0 s represented by this agency. Our ra'esare as low as experience has found to Ite safe. Vou will save money by injuring with ine. Genetal Insurance. Life, Fire, Lightning and Tornado a specialty. Thanking all my frieni's tor their liberal patronage, and hop. ing, by square dealing, to merit a continuance of the same, I beg to subscribe myself, * . - . Respectfully vours, C. IL MOJiEY. MA&wry, HL.J*ue 11, }S*J. EOBEET C. BEMETT, -BREEDER OF Lirlt 3^C>WI^«, HICHMOND, ILL. (FIRST VT MoHKNKV Cut NTY FAIR.) Mr fowls are of tlie celebrated DUKE OF VOItlC eir*U»« rmnask«lrie4iwuheir >iwim sWI and laving qualities. 1 o;ui slunv a trio of las t se ism's clucks -weighing :!1 p Hinds . K'rgs, u;.r seltin;_r if L'lirieei;. #l.."i 'i , delivered to piirchiiher iu Utcltokoiid, Shippmi, securely packed, (2.U0. KOI}Ell T Ci RES XJCTT. W M . H C O W L I N [St'CCKSSOH TO M. M- CI.OTIMKU] D. S. WAS CLAIM SOLICITOR AND ATTORNEY. ALSO NOTARY PUBLIC. Prosecutes pension ^*br any oilier claims a;ainsl the goveivmnent, relaiing to the late, #;• former wais. (^implicated cases and ru- jectel claims made a spe/ialty. If Ktamps are enclosed for ie;d\-, all gcoriiurunicatioiis Will be promptly answered. Office at Residence, MADISON ST., WOODSTOCK, ILL- References by permission as regards char­ acter, business ability, reliability, Ac... Ac : ti-in. John A. Logan, U. S. Senator, Chicago, Illinois. (Jen. J.O. Smith, State Treasurer of Illinois. Hon. It Ell wood, M. C. 5llJ III. Dist., Syc­ amore, III. lion. John C. Sherwin. ex-M. C. 5th III. Dist., Aurora, 111 Hon. A. M. Jones, U. S. Marshal, Chicago, 111 Col. ,1ns. A '«exion, Pre# Union Veteran Club. Chicasro, III. * .le>s;> Baldwin, Ass't U.S. Attorney, Chi­ cago, ill. Messrs. Selz, Sclnvab A Co., '-Wholesa1c~I?Qdt and SIk.o Dealers. Chic igo,.IIl. Also hundreds of county and home refercn- cet?. • O. W. OWEN, -DEALER IN- Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Sil ver and Plated Ware etc. I keep in *tock the celebrated Springfield Watoji, winch is pronouurc'I l>y all to be the best watch now on the market. Will not be Undersold On any goods in my line. McHenry, Feb. 20, 18*1. o. IT. OWEN. CONTINENTAL HOOF OINTMENT, CURES Cracked Hopfs, Sprains, SCRATCHES AND SORES IN HO 1SES, CATTLE & SHEEP. A sk your Storekeeper for it or writ6 di* set to the Manufacturers. V AMEBIC AH LUBBICATINGfOIL CO., CLEVELAND - ; - • >'• OHIO. fQM S4£E IN McHENRY BY •v* • H.COLBY, , ASA W. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW and Solicitor i* Chancery.-^Woodstock, III. S. F. BENNETT, M. 1>. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. ALSO united States Examining Surgeon, ttlcliinoud, Illinois. A. 9. CHILD*, M. P., HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUB. tJEON, West McIIenrv, III. Calls promptly attended to, day or night. J>R. C. R. WELLS. PHYSICIAN AND sUltUEON. Wauconda, 1 Lake Co., III. All calls promptly attend­ ed, day or night. Ofliee on Main .St., east of Backer's harness f hop. A. M. CHURCH, Watchntaker ami Jcweter NO. FIl-'TH AVE., Chicago, til. Special attention given to repairing Fine watch, es and Chronometers, .tt*"AFiill Assortment of fioods in his line Culver House, RICHMOND. ILL C . N . CULVER, - - P ROPRIETOR. HAVIJO recently purchased the aljore House, I have put ii in thorough repair, with new furniture throughout, and would •respectfully invite the patronage of Hie trav. elinjt liublic ami others. The tables will al­ ways lie provided with the best thitean be procured, and intlile and attentive waiters will be in read ine.-a at all times to attend to the wants of guests. Vo p:iins will be spared } to make this a First Class House. Larjre and commodious b;iriis on the premises. Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sample Rooms on tlrst floor. At THE OLD STAND, JACOB BON3LETT, SALOON AND RESTAURANT, at the Old stand, op|Kisite Bishop's mill, McHenry, III. The choicest Wines, l.iquors and Cijrars to be found in the county. Warm or cold meals on short notice on application. GOOD STABLING FOK HOUSES.* E. C. SMITH, BOOT and SHOEMAKER, 111 Kelter'i Black, .; ' ' . V Three Door* W_e»ioffRivfer*lde Hotise, McHenry, Hinois Bargains in Boots an«I JWloos, for Cash. Oitd and Peculiar sizes always on hand tor those who have disproportioned feer. Slaughtering prices for ("ash. Ladies and (ionu FIT^E BOOTS & SHOES ^Specialty, liepti.iin>r promptly attended to antl sail slue lion guaranteed, X^. G. 8MITH. McIIenry, III. , March 1, 1884. 1. ENGELN, SALOON an» RESTAURANT, l i t ick's Old Staml, McHEftRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, McHenry Lager Beer, FhiL Best's Milwaukee Beet liy the Bottle or Case. We l>uy none 1 m11 the best and sell at Reasonable Prices, Call and see mo and I will use |Mpu well, ' ! •,; AXTONT ENGEfcX f am TRUCK!!* RE. WKiHTMAN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming ot all kinds done 011 short notice. TES CHICAGO M:ivinjr recently fitted up our k-imp{near the 'bridge, wo are now jireparcd to luniisli our uslouiers with Fresh and Salt Heats, OF ALL KIND", Sausage, Smoked Meats, &c., -AT THE-- , Lowcsf Living Prieos, We buy none but the best ot Meats, and flatter ourselves that ".vc «-:i 11 o!Ter onrcus- toiuers meals iu belter shape than any oilier simp in I his section. Thankful for pa>t favors we solicit a con­ tinuance ol the same, and we will guarantee to satisiiv you botlj in quality and price, A- M. FRETT. McHonry, III., Ifarch 17th, isgt. Eggs! Eggs! Full Blood Eggs for Hatching. The undersigned will furnish Kegs from I'ure 11 red Fowls at the following Prices: Black Leghorns, 81.SO for 13 Ejjgs Brown " .. . . . . . . 1.50 for 13 Kgjfs White " . . . . . 1.^0 for 13 Eggs Wynnilnt<««.. . . . . ' 3.00 for 13 Black . lavas.. . . . . . . . . 2.00 for 13 Ejrgs Li^ht Bralimas.. . . . .J2.00 for 13 Kirgs (iohlen SpsmjjM Polish 2.00 for 13 Eirg* Black Tartar Gaines.. 2.50 for 13 E^g* Plymouth Hocks.. . . . . 1.50 for 13 Egg| L'ekin Ducks.. . . . . . . . . .1.00 for 9 Eggs The alioye are Prices for Eggs Delivered at my place. c. W. PRATT. " WAtTCONDA, ILL' Wauconda. 111., Earch fth, 1884, DON'T YOU FOUGET IT! ASA W. SMITH, ... --OF- Woodwtoolc, - - lUinoi*. you Backed by Millions of money offej INDEMNITY against damage by Fire, Lightning* Wind Storms, CYCLONES AND \TORNADOES. Drop me a postal card and I will Tisityou; call.on ine and I will write you a policy, and wiien either or any of these dostructive ele­ ments devastate* your property, happy will you be if yon hold "one of my policies, for I will surely visit you, ind minister unto you. l4wilt not forsake you. ASA tr . s.wmr, •flen'l.huuranoe Ag't. Strictly ttncclOred Japan Tea only 50 (o CO ueucs at Bonslett btofiel & Co •v A!piipiiv 111., DEALEK^XN Satdwaie, Storli, Tinware, Lumber, &hin£le&i, Lnth, Fence Posts Coal etc In short, we keep everything in the above .nientioned lines', which we are offe ingtn the buy­ ing public us cheap as any other house in this seetion. Csill and ns. JOBBING & REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. HELM i^PETER, ; Algonquin, Feb. 18»i$S4, HEADQUARTERS An1 alt kinds ot Vehicles, at J. W. CRIMOLSY'S ' Ringwowl, 111. I will not be undersold, material and Workmanship considered. General Blacksmithing, And Kepairinof ot" aH kindi>, in both Wood and Iron. Yirst class workmen employed and Satisfaction Guaranteed. J. W. CRIMOLBY. Itinjfwood,, March l l ta, 1S84. Soldiers' Department, COSDtJCTEl) BT DR. S. F. ItENKKTT. Heroism in Time of War, . Ort^ of the most popular men in,the regiment was ail orthodox Cliristian. He was genial, generous, a good speak­ er, a p«et in his nature, ami a good singer. He was full of patriotism, and had an intense love /or dramatic eltyet. He was one of the color-guard, and had a hundred fine speeches to make about the «ld llag, and about daring dcedn. He was loud of quoting poetry having application to battle wenes, and-- 'had that contempt for danger that is al­ ways so hard to understand. He would sing "Rally 'Round tlie Flag, Boys,*1 in a way to rou£e the greatest enthusiasm and always remarked afterward that lie believed actual l ife should come up to the plane of the song. He always came to the company to sleep, going to the color-line in the morning. On the morning of the Stone River battle lie left the company in the best spirits. All t l io men knew there would lie a battle, and some than said to Black as lie moved ofl: "Look out for your red head ro-dav; some reb will pick vou ofl," He turned to say: "No. sir; the bullet was never made that 's to kill me.M The color-bearer was wounded early in ti ia battle. Black seized the colors, and swelled at once into a prouder man. Overpowered the regiment wavered. Black sprang forward with the Hag and appealed to the men to stand. His voice rang out above the din of battle, and the men rallying about hi in, watch­ ed his actions with great interest. In retiring. Black kept the center of t l ie regiment well to the front, and waved tlie Hag constantly in the very faces of tl ie pursuing enemy. He seemed allaiue with tlie battle spirit , t ic had lost his hat and his aulii irn l iair , that clustered pretti ly about his fine head on ordin­ ary occasltms, was bristl ing with fury. Mis face was (lushed, and his eyes full of l ire. He was the central figure to that regiment in the battle picture. He was in his element for tl ie l irst t ime in his l ife, l ie was living ou tlie plane ot battlefield pcetrv. The orderly letrcat became disorder­ ly. Black's words seemed like curses. A shot struck him, and he went down, some minutes after tl^e regimen' broke. The Major, on f«»of, stooped over him. WnufWitya t r tft aiugrtm^irt^i WEST MeSEHSY. Invite the attention of the buying- public tooin entirely itew stock of DRY GOODS, HOTMHS, CLOTHING, %• GR OCERIES, Boots, Shoes Hats Caps, CHINA, Granite Rockingham Glassware* and Trunks, Hand Bag' s ^nd Valises, C. H. Far^o's celebrated Boots and Shoes, etc. All grade.* Chick's Favorite Flour in stock. Every sack wai ranted. The highest price paid for produce. All goods sold at one price and marked in plain figures. Thank­ ing our patrons® for past tavors and hoping for a continuance of the same, we shall strive to please all who uiay give us a call, both in quality and price of goods. ' BONSLETT, A STOFFEL. West McHenry, 111., March 21, 18Sl We have tlie finest assortment of T.ices and.Embroidcries ever shown in this market. . Call aiul sea tl ietu at Heury Uulby'i , and a«ked the wounded man if h« could get oft with help. Black was Jiving to the end on th« heroic plane. Quietly and firmly he said: "No, Major; this means death, i wish you would tell our hoys where 1 fell , and ask tl ieni to tell my mother how I fell . She will l ike to know that I was a Christian to th« last and I want her to know that 1 am re­ signed to my fate." Jn the midst of the after struggle his old comrades stopped to hear that message. They could not have made such utterances If ^ • thumsclveii , t int they could understand how Black could make them; and the message thrilled them as they had thought no «uch message ever could. After the battle the men of that com­ pany volunteered to a man to search for Black's body. They'found it strip­ ped of shoes and blouse, but with tlie old look on his face. Black was the type o( tl ie Christian soldier. Through all the years of war he had never lit­ tered a profane word, never touched intoxicating liquors, had never been eugaged in a single quarrel. His last act In battle and ilia death uiade^iie picture perfect. The Capture of the Peteratiurgh Line*. It will be remembered that,the battle of Five Forks Glided lir a complete vii> tory for the Union Army, with a loss of 1,000 men. and thiit immediately thereafter General Grant ordered the Union guns iu front of Petersburg to open on tlio confederate lines, from rightrto left . Gen. Sheridan had or­ dered Gen. Griffin to impel two divi­ sions in the direction of Petersburg to re-open communication with the rest of tl ie army, while Gen. Barllett was directed to push up to Hatcher 's Run, and Generals Wright. Park and Ord, in front of Petersburg were ordered to follow tip the bombardment by assault . Gen. Grant ordered Gen. Miles to his support, lest Gen. ;Lee might withdraw his force from t|»a' •i l i treiicliments dur­ ing the night. The cannonading was kept up until near daylight on tlie morning of April 2, l£ft5, and the assault began soon thereafter. Gen. Park Carried tl ie outer l ine of the Con­ federate woiks in ii is front, but was checked at an inner line. Gen. Wright assaulted the works in their front at about, the same time, and easily drove everything before lii iu to the Boydton plank road, when he turned to the left , along the rear of the Confederate in- trenchments, and captured many guns and several thousand men. While all this was being done Gen. Ord had broken the Confederate l ine on Hatch? er '5 Run. and the combined forces swung to tlie right and pushed up the Boydton road toward Petersburg, Gen. Humphreys, on the left , now advanced and stormed and capt,ured a redoubt iu his front. The Confederates then re­ tired. Gen. Miles had now joined Gen- Sheridan, by whom he was ordered to advance and attack the rear wing of the Confederals Army west of Hatch­ er '* Run. Hile ^succeeded In the point natned„ and pursued, them Well up to Petersburg. When about to attack them, Gon. Humphreys assume«J. command of Miles ' division, and Gen. Sheridan moved to strike tlie Confed­ erates in the rear of Sutherland's. G^n. Miles had then captured two guns and six hundred men and routed the enemy. The foe was assaulted at three points, find tl ie long-cov«ted triumph was at last achieved. While this was being done, the Confederate lines on Five south of Petersburg were assaulted by Gen, Ord's forces, and two 'strong'Re­ doubts--Fort* Alexander and Gregg"- were carried. wh«reby the defences of Petersburg were greatly weakened and the Union lines were much shortened. Two hundred and fll ty Mls»issip|i iaiM« had manned Fort Gregg at that t ime, and when It was captured only tli irt j* men were left; tl ie Union loss was about.five hundred men. Lee's army was now confined to the inner lines around Petersburg. Gen. Lee felt that the concentration of his troops ga*v« li i in strength, and ordered a charge on the Union army to regain some of the works which had been captured on his left . Afier a desperate struggle he was repulsed, and that was realty tin* last blow that was struck by tlie Con­ federacy in behalf of the secession. Iu this last move, tl ie Confederate Gen, Hill was shot dead while reconuoiter- itig. Gen. Lee was now convinced thai he could not hold either Petersburg or Richmond, and resolved to retreat at night. Immediately after his repulse he telegraphed to .feti Davis at Rich­ mond, saying: linen are broken in three plttecs; 'Richmond, must be evacu­ ated (hits evening." Douglas' Lincoln Story. Senator Douglas, who served in the Black lia.vk war with. President Lin­ coln, used to tell a "good(j story a\>out "Old Abe's" military exploits. He en­ listed in a cavalry company, which started ofl in fine spirits to engage in the deadlv fray. " Arriving at K . point on the prairie about two hundred miles from Indian lines,the party bivouacked for the night, picketed their horses,and slept on their arms. The method of picketing their horses was that in com­ mon use--fastening a huge rope, some eighty feet in length, to a stake firmly planted, and then using smaller l ines of considerable length, one end at­ tached to the aid ma's neck and tlie other to Ljjf main ^rope.M Puring the from which our selections I the Indians and immediately discharg­ ed his old liisec. The camp was aroused in an instant and each sprang to his saddle. "Old Abe" shot out In tl ie darkness on his charger like lightning, until the ropes "hove taut, ' ' when over lie went, horse and himself, headlong. Thinking himself caught in an Indian r am bush, lie gathered up, mounted, ami putting spurs to his horse look opposite shute, but soon brought up as before, horse and rider tumbling headlong. "Old Abe" got up, thinking lie "va« surrounded, and shouted: "Gentlemen Indians, '! surrender without a word. 1 have not a word to oiler. All I want is a quarter.--lien. Parley Poore.- , plenty ot Fruit. Unless something iinstial and nnex- pecttd in the way of storms happens within a week tlie fruit crop of United States this year will be greater than ever was known. In spite of the regular annual scare about the peach crop, there are plenty of peacli«s already ••set" in Delaware and Southern New Jeisey, The cherries were not ruined by tlie late rain, although some dealers aro trying to.make the public believe they were.- Pears are as promising as usual, and almost every apple tree in tl ie land is a marvel ot bloom. Straw­ berries are already cheap enough to eat , and the quantity is equal tolthe demand; tl ie oilier berries are unliVi'm- ed in bud or blossom; as for cur/ants and grapeS. nothing ever seeins*^to dis­ courage tlieiri . Plenty of fruit means cheap fruit; cheapness implies larg* consumption, which In turn wards ofl diseases peculiar to the summer season. A good fruit year, such.is 1SS4 promises to be. is a blessing to everybody,ex- oepte physicians uiidertaUers. USf-Well, well . Curious to be sure. Tlie Detroit Journal says: "God will puuisli you," ' shouted Guiteau, shaking iiis long bony hand towatjd his prose­ cutors and the jury. SIncje then Cork- hill l ias lost his olttce us a district attor­ ney and has but l i t t le practice, one of Corkhilfs associates took to drinking h%avi!y and is now asot; two of the jury have failed iu business, two have died and one is l iopeles-ly Insane; three of the medical experts who testified on the matter of insanity have diad and one is hopelessly insane, while W..J. Tilden, who discovered poison sent in a boquet by Mrs. Scovill . l ias losyliis reasou and is now in au asylum jfcgrSoine stranger tired of Ii fe enter­ ed an Elgin saloon :he utiier day, and procuring a glass of beer emptied into it a bottle of laudanum While the bar keepers head was turned, l ie nerv ' ously dropped tiie bottle. wlienv the other.-suspecting something wrong, in­ stantly siez»d both glass and bottle-- and having read tlie label dumped the glass into tlie slop pail and threw tha would- be suicide out of tl ie house into the street. Henry I}, ri'thlwUi. S'lpei'iulendent of Sc.hmdn, McIIenry Couitly; .Your committee ro wlimn lift* been entrusted the inspection of fhe work of the late competitive examination in the Public Schools, and oiaking a sele<y tion therefrom for exhibition at ti le State Fair,have completed their labors and beg leave to submit the following report: ; - v -V'.- ^ We congrntiilaTe yon most heartily upon ,the; spirit of Pn• t(:i~ia~in and , unanimity with which the schools have y responded to your call !»nd manifested a willing desiro to vlaee their wprk Upon recofd. >.- • We very unletl Vej^et that a large dumber-of tcaciiers. through oversight : * or carelessness, have neglected io fol- 8 low tbp circular Instruction*, thus de- j priving. themselves and their schools ojp^ the privilege and benefit to lnr derived from entering into competition with the others. In makings selection for State Fair -exhibit , our action has been somewhat circumscribed by the requirements of the State committee, which iu sotnu cases necessitated a decision at variance with our judgment: for instanco: Only two sets Of papers in any one branch ^ may be sent, from one Count}' , and each v set mwit be the work of three pupils of one HchoOl. This of c»urse gives a de­ cided preference to the schools which have the greatest number of scholarly pupili . Now there are several cases in •'*"S which the work of one au>l even two pupils of the school sire higher than.,in those from which we have inade seiec* tion, but In such ca*t>s we bar* not been at liberty to use our own judgment. As we confidently expect that all t l ie work will be bound and submitted to thtft patrons of the schools for their speetion and criticism we ofler no re­ port on rlie merits of tl t ts wprk, but have simply arranged the \W>rk by school? and studies in the ordet of their merit . I t was found to be impossible to assign a proper place to such work as has been sent in by tendiers, who have failed to mark or grade their work as it should be. It will also be four.:! that the marking of some of tha papers Is open to adverse crit icism. In all cases Where selectiolis have been made for State Fair exhibit du­ plicate cities have been secured to be bound with the work for exhibition iu the county. ^ * Tlie following is a list of the schools have beeu >l»'l l in;r. First I»iv. --M -TI.>nry, Ms W'luin. •' 2,1 I»iv.-- VI j Try: ial l.ake. jJil-MUCji t 'oniis-- M.-iluury, Itii h.iioniL ^ ; LeUers--Alsoa iiini, Mciiuury. Arulhiiciic, 1st liiv. -- Mi-lU'IIRV, Hebron. • i :l l»iv -i,n'omv.»i>,| t Alu\U«r4» ner'4S>:lio(>l,AI^,iiKniiii Comuiou liiin^, lot Hiv -M<-floury, Ui(dimnn>l " . " '^'1 l>iv.-Mi-111;11i*y., Un-lnnoii I. G fog. a ii J llist., 1st l)i v.-.U<ll en I'Y, A l^uuq uiu " " 41 Oiv. --Mellcury, A'. ' ia^uiU Lungrua^e, 1st Div.--Ilelnon, Kirhniai)<l , " 2il l)iv.--ilclleiiry, AiKuiiqllln, ~ F eninaiislii |>-- Algun^uiu, Mrilciuy. „. While your conimiitee . ire of t i le opinion that tl ie members of the M. C. T. A., together with the Count}' Super­ intendent, are deserving of the highest praise for the interest and zeal tnanir tested by them in urging this work upon tlie schools, yet they cannot but deplore tin* fact that owing to tlio scanty provision for the supervision of the se!iools of the-c«i11nty,such laudable eflails to infuse life into our educa­ tional system should be so spasmodic; and through you they urge upon the proper authorilies the imperative need of providing more cftective school supervision. Your committee rftuonimend that the names of al) teachers who have taiieil part in this work be published In the county papers,together wilh the names of those who have given you a satisfac? tory excu-e for not doing so. Al»o that ti iose teaclici ' .s who have not completed the work of grading, posting, and otherwise arranging their papers, be given ample opportunity to do so in order that their work may receive due credit . AU of which is respectful^ submitted. Signed on behalf ef Committee, • » U. if . iiK.NMK, Chairman. In presenting tu the public this re­ port of the committee appointed by me, I feel constrained to call especial attention to some topics touched there­ in, My predecessors, as well as myself felt the imperative need of the Super­ intendent devoting all his l ime and energies to tlio dU.-harge of the duties of his oltice. Our schools need a head. Supervision is demanded. With one hundred and thirty-nine schools to oversee; two hundred teachers to ex» amine and more clerical work to bo performed than any conscientious uiait interested iu matters educational could hope to perform in the maximum of time allowed him per year. To then be obliged to carry oii spine oilier business for a livelihood, oven "spas­ modic eflorts" to improve the rank of the school^ must needs be iufrequcuu Owing to circumstances beyond llio . control of some teachers the Superin­ tendent thinks i t no; best to publish the list of names suggested by the cuiu mlitee. Those teachers who have uot completed the work «>f grading, sorting :ind properly arranging ilo-ir jmpers, will be given the^uppoi {unity to do so til l July 12, at which time *$ must be in. . . ;• tlK.NUV K. BALOWIK. I' .nii.tt ^ui>cnuu»Kl»i«r, Hebron, 111, May gfiili. isvi A fnlt l iue of ladies and gents low shoes trotu §1.15 up at BouslvitJl Stof* M SM si :'vl 1