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lY. JAN. 7.1891. -TKE, 1800-1881. i rolls ob and the year* com® Mtd "m anaBMtfy as a dwaw. Another y«a1- haapaMMland on the tMt of tiino we on from 1890 to 1801. Last #mk heralded in a new year--a year foil of promise and aglow with many inter­ esting prediotfcMNl of coming events which future is expected to twmfc We# calk and the ex 'howdy}n was a pleasant way i new year. Forget the little by-gone trials and dislikes and start out on a good friendly footing with all your neighbors and the world in general. Now hi the time for good resolutions, whieh sbculd not be broken, a torn Oter of a new leaf, which ought not to be allowed to turn back. Turn over all the leaves, make all the good resolutions you wish to, but stick to them. There is an otd saying that "every day in our life * leaf in our history," and every year in Oar life is a volume in the great biogra- phy of humanity. It should be the am­ bition of mankind to make each volume , an ornament to the long-contmoed his­ tory of hnttMun life--a chapter in the book of mortality to which fa tare generations can look back with pride. Let each and «*ery one put their shoolders to the wheel, and by a determined effort, make ^ tbie an era worthy of a record upon the Indelible tablets of time and eternity. Every man has a part to perform, and •very imperfect part is a detriment to the united whole. Let the many readers of the PL.AIHDEAL.GB do their parts " towards making the voJnme of 1891 an hoaor to the age in which we live, and trusting you will experience a year of peace, pleasure and prosperity, we again wish you, one and all, A HAPPY NEW tKAH. of the lower [;-*SHpHMMre. The Demo- machine has made this arr&oge- and it will probably go into effect, as mf^itmake trouble by ,."tO vote for ^saker, as the Dem- Otttflft'ftttiN* barely enough to form a with none to spare, and it is not ble that they wilt all be present frfcett the matter of electing a Speaker shall be considered. Bat it is not worth While. No point is to be gained by recal­ citrancy st the opening of the session, and the Democrats will be allowed to elect their man. 5 ' But it rill be a strange sight if it (shall be peen. Mr. Crafts is an able man; he has had much legislative experience and ought to be competent for the Speaker­ ship, and he is a "shifty" men with re­ sources. But he is a corporation attor­ ney through and through. He represents the monopolies, not the people. In all his legislative career, he never has cast a vote for the people as against a corpora­ tion when corporate faterests were to be affected. Heia one ofthe solid phalanx that has always managed to defeat the public demand for relief from the corpo­ rations when presented in the Legisla­ ture. He has not had much business at Springfield except to watch legislation in which corporations might be affected, and to act for their protection. It will be a pretty sight, as remarked, to see the Democratic farmers walk up and raster the caucus decree that a cor­ poration lawyer shall be speaker, with all the power which that officer foas to control legislation.--Journal. M I®-Emma Abbott, the prima donna, died at Salt Lake City Utah, at 7:40 Monday morning, after an fitness of two days with pneumonia. Butter on the Elgin Board of Trade Monday, was rather weak under the fasavy offerings. Sales were 1,200 pounds at 26X cents, and 13,500 pounds a| 2< eenta. Oaptaia Wallace killed at least five In- giatMtMioTC he himself was slain at the fbattte of Woua4«& Knee. .<9-Mr. Frederick Bemingtdn, r artiafc fpr the Harpers, was captured by Indiftiw on the White river and allowed to depart. The In- , kowever, confiscated his sketching Niece Wttta* him go. Ttwy weren't going to have their pictures taken ifthey ooold help it. 10" Facts have recently been brought to light concerning the Bethany H9me, at 1029 West Monroe street, Chicago, that are not at all creditable to the estab­ lishment. The Home claims tobe a non- sectarian institution for the care of neg­ lected children. A short time ago Mrs. Nellie Rogers, who had a child at the Home, visited the institution and while there offended in some manner the matron, Mre.Seely, and the latter had her arrested on the charge of disorderly conduct. The trial caused a thorough investigation of the place to be made, and it was found that instead of caring for the children left in her charge, Mrs. Seel.v sent them out to beg on the streets. Mrs. Roger's little girl, when placed on the witness stand, said that she, as well as the other children, was sent out to beg, and that the best part of the food thus obtained was eaten by Mrs. Seely and the remain­ der given to them. The little girl bore the marks of a beating inflicted upon her by the matron, who used an. iron poker for the purpose. Daring the trial many other instances of inhuman cruelty to innocent and helpless children were told by her victims, and corrobarated by reli­ able persons. Mrs. Seely denied all the charges made against her, bat on Wednesday of teat week Justice White bound her over to the Criminal Court in bonds of $1,000. app; -.are, , tempestv-tofipe'1 n»o- tiipliif) Stati* of Cali- forrila, Oapt. Ackleyi < ,, •j-;.:'-.-.,' While in Fripeoe we vwlted the United Mint, which Tike rnftii.V Other ||in that city is the largest in the There were twenty millions of ailvtfr dollars in safes. Our guide had lost the combination, so he could not and did not often up for us. The mint, is one of five in this country, located at Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City awl Denver. Of course we saw the employees manufac­ ture dimes, quarters, halves, dollars and various gold coins, but did net have time nor opportunity to practice our­ selves. One of th« carpets f» the mint was burned a short lime ago, and f 3.200 in gold dust was the result. This carpet had been used four years, And when new, cost Uncle Ham $200. The sootfrpm the chimneys yielded $1900. A full account of the entire process of making raojuey from the ore would occupy 1oo -much space. An adequate description of the won­ ders, beauties and. fun of a visit to- China town beggars English language, and not being able to speak Chinese, we forbear. The weather here is warm and damp. We have had bqt two peeps at King Sol's tearful face in the past ten days. The old residents have become web footed. Yesterday we saw a turnip which was marked 40 pounds. Old man Hunting­ ton, who has lived here thirty-eight years, says, "Sow yonr vegetables,, very thick, so that they will cro#d each other into useful and practicable size. Otherwise, they will become giants, too large to cook." Beets often grow to a diameter of seven or eight inches across the top. One farmer, i^ho has 640 acres of bottom (and, has sold this year seven thousand dollars' worth of hay. Such land is held at $200 per acre. But timber claims can yet be located from four to ten miles from the railroad; and sach timber- heavy, tall and straight. There is one piece being prepared for the Chicago Fair measuring 200 feet in length and four feet square. This, of Course, is fir. There are trees in this State, which it is said, will reach the height of 350 feet, and are 20 feet in diameter. Well as it is very near mail time t will dose., _ R. D* SfiOTTt •• A.Su^soHO The U$F H; And heartily thanks one and all of his manv customers for past patronage, and mostrespectfully announce himself as an aspiring candidate for a more than libera* patronage o/ your future lavors within our line of business. , We will continue to advertise, and as in "the past make only *ruthful, and at all times reliable assertions 6s to our goods, prices, t \- - v 5 , . ' '• , ^ i i iiii muni in i 11111% ; ,. Is in order now. The old year closeiliias beenfttirlysu '•W$ $•* % n Vi' ' "-•m --•p* ' -»w, r >\. * t j'c ~ 'v " 1 Is too large for this time of year, and to reduce the same, and at the same t»me convert them into cash we will allow each and every cash buyer until January ^, 18H1. the extraordinary cut of ' 4* & & i m ' » TVJ:- •15 PER CENT DISCOUNT: plain figures, including, the following: Cletka of All ̂ ndi, ClotMnj, Oynceata, Bobw, Blukita, Sbtwb A' '• j Underwear, Fur And Plush Caps, Yarns, Arctics, ^ome and be convineecl tWt we So just as we <SiMm,^ ani' purbhafcii full standard goods at actual coat for the next twenty days. , .-r.yve will continue to do a special order business as befoci^ anct will visit the city weekly. In connection with . r lamiinois now haa tiie greatest rail way mileage of any State in the Union - 14,017 miles. The gross earnings of all the roads in the State during the past > year W«R» $262,091,753.14. There were whose yearly compen- ^ *eaoe #as #107,705,205.49. Five hun- ^Mdairfl rfxty-eight persons were killed o&ty twmty-eeveB of this number mere Jjassengers. •r ;; A bloody Indian War is now immi­ nent. "Unless all signs fail, the present week will witness one of the bloodiest V;|;:^lp9^^MU*tory of all the ware the Halted States Government ever waged Indians. A letter sent by to the hostile camp invit- £agtbe*ti£Mfficas duals to lay duvrtt anns, was burned and the answer sent back that the warriors wore ready to fight aad to die, as Chief Big Foot and lifc band had done. The Indian army ̂ twin about 4,000 fighting men. " 4 Trenches have been dog about their camp and other preparations made for A final struggle. News may be expected «t aay hour of a most desperate conflict fa which, of course, the fooli^ Sioux Will be annihilated." , *' 1ST In writing about a year agt> Of his school days, the late General F. E. Spin- li|*l ,,%»ers said: "Teaching, in those eaa-ly > ' days, was principally by induction, and |lt was induced by rod and ferule from be­ hind. 'Span not the rod,' was the edict Ct the home and in the school. 'Spare rod aad apod the child,' came from tiie pulpit, the school room and the nursery. Perhaps this is the reason why , 1 notupofl, aad that I am now at the ^ ;af{e of 88 years ao well preserved. The :V-:J'lroA was never spared on me at home, or 'ft? f in school--and now, with grown-up great- r 'grandchildren,.I can truthfully say I have - never, in all my long life, struck a child a % single blow. I was licked enough to last % . through the whole four generations of pL , ietf and my posterity. I have found it ; iahi, through life, to practice the reverse jtt v of what was taaght me to do." IBP A valuable exchange, th# Jfbme aad School, published at Toronto, Canada, Baid in one of its issues that, .||P$iirthe moral and religious instruc- ' of the family is secured, we know of BMre interesting and instructive ft reeard o! the progress of modem its marvelous achievements. Awti we know no medium which presents «jch a record in so full and readable a an that wrfl known weekly, the American, established over It will promote industry, thrift and intelligence wherever It is of special value to every ^engineer, but is aad mercantile Ofite Ulaatrated Mb "" •• say «opy of can do KKI^h>, ^ ashington, Dec. 23, *90. The Big Injuns, J. Gould, Parnell and Sitting Bull, have been the subject of meditation and prayer of late. In the case of the last named gentleman, the effectual, fervent prayer of the righteous has been answered. We are still praying for the other two. We fear we shall have to engage the services of the Strangler and Joe Acton to wrestle in prayer before the Lord in his goodness and mercy Will take Gonld and Parnell to Himself. Hundreds of working men have been lured to this coast by the inducements of good wages and plenty of work, and now, since the formation of the biggest railway monopoly the world has ever known, headed by the Goulds, work has stopped o» all unfinished roads, Consequently these men are thrown loose upon the community, without money or employ­ ment. Beggars, tramps and burglars are the inevitable result. Instead of building railways, these bloated tyrants prevent such improvements. They gob­ ble such enormous profits by their op­ pressive rules and high rates, that the}' can well afford to buy off every new en­ terprise. The people of this mighty free America, are abject willing slaves to the most cunning system of legislation. The money kings are simply the crafty power behind the throne. And now Iceland Stanford, the honorable, the noble, the generous, proposes to capture the Farm­ ers' Alliance by slipping a bill through Congress to loan the honest farmer other people's money at .two per cent, with carrots, celery, turnips, alfalfa and corn­ stalks for security. Why don't he, the old robber, loan a part of his eighty millions to his pet farmers ? Not he. He is a farmer himself on a tremendous scale. His far efts embrace over one hun­ dred thousand acres, and he has hundreds of free born, all white slaves, in blissful ignorance, or helpless consciousness of their claims. Thinic you this very right honorable ex-president of the S/P. R. W., ex-governor, SeuatOT Iceland Stanford, would loan hie millions at two/per cent interest to the poor ttppresse^ farmers and mechanics on cornstalk 9# sawdust security? No, sir. He, the king of big farmers, would borrow the people's money' at two per cent, and loan it out on quad­ ruple security, at eight, ten or twelve j*er cent. Why don't faro bankers, train robbers, safe blowers, counterfeiters and sneak thieves form a big trust and subsi­ dise Congress, and constrain them by green and yellow arguments to legislate in their favor. Simply because Gould Stanford & Co. have more cheek, and know better how to hoodwink the people than those other gentlemen. We took a little pleasure trip on the Pacific from Frisco to Portland, the prin­ cipal pleasure of which was a big dose of sea-sickness, shared equally by all. The wind was high and the sea ronghi, and when we crossed the bar at Astoria, where the Columbia empties into the Pacific, the wind being in our favor, the mountain wavee high above us did not overtake and overwhelm us. When we rcuaded Cape Disappointment the sight Qi the waves breaking over the bar was • K|he Prairie Farmer. The old reliable agricultural journal, the Prairie Farmer, of Chicago, comes out with its initial number for 1891 in a handsome new dress, and is indeed an elegant paper, filled with the soundest and most practical information for all interested in agriculture in -its many de­ partments. The present editorial organ­ ization of the Prairie Farmer is most complete and thorough, and the journal enters its 51st year better equipped than ever. Writers who are well-known au­ thorities are its regular contributors, and their articles are accompanied by illustrations and engravings, to .assist the reader to the fullest understanding of the subject treated. The Prairie Farmer' is a model home paper, alike useful to the farmer, the vil­ lager, and the city man, furnishing de­ lightful reading for all who love and ap­ probate agriculture. The ladies aud chil­ dren are not forgotten, for its depart­ ments of Household, Garden and Lawn, Young Folks, Poetry, Puzzles and Mis­ cellany are unsurpassed. The publishers will send a sample copy to every applicant, and it is .worth while to drop them a postal for a specimen, or send them the subscription price, one SPf we shall still do a careful ' I; >; -• . : W ' J J '<1 : IlfSUBANOE BUSINESS r-5* : As before, in only good, reliable comp&pi«f l.w TO0B9 if,v.* I3 •• ! ' ' 4\; ,->• IMii m. M k4}\- * •F- via, Simon - • West McHer ry, Illinois. _£ vi dollar, lor a year, to the Prairie Farmer, 168 Adams street, Chicago, 111. b. P. BARNES, Attorney. Hotice of Final Settlement, STATE OF ILLINOIS, MCHKKHY COUNT T. In the Probate Court of McHenry County. To the February i~Tm, A.. I) 1S0L jEaiflite of J, W. Harlow, deceased. To alt persona in­ terested in saiii estate. AKE KOTIOB, that on Monday, the see- . end day of Feforuarv, A: D 1391, at the hour of one o'clock v. u. of said day, or as soon thereafter as the taut can be considered will appear before the .Probate Court, of McHenry Oouniy, Illinois and ask for the approval of my final report as administrator, with will annexed of the estate of J. W, Barlow, deoeaaed, and asked that I may be discharged as sueh Administrator; which re­ tort will he on file in said eo«r£ ten days wfore said second day of February. A. D. 1681. _ Dated this 2d day of January, A. D. 1881. , WALTEB b. FITCH, Administrator* With will annexed of the estate of J, W Mario w, deceased. , ' . •, 1. . ̂ -M For 1891 we are going to mightier efforts than ever before to w win your trade. Our attention to site' ' • SSSsKs? Pricel. ' It ' . we wish you a happy and pi perous New Yeai® Sieoliition Notiee. WBST MCHekbt. Ill,, Jan. 1,1880, TBS Arm of Bon»lett & Stoffei has this day been dissolved by mutaal consent. Mr. Will Bonslett, of the late firm, will collect all outstanding accounts due the late firm,will pay all liabllU Me"* ' ' Witt BOWBLETf. ! , - 81 MOM BTOf FJSfc. ; The undersigned will eontinne the bneiness at the old stand, and takes this opportunity to return thanks for the kind patron »ge ex­ tended to ns heretofore, and to ask for a con­ tinuance of the same. - ftixoit BTOma* 28 JW Obtain Patents v* 'v ' ;>•* 5' ' -' '> 4 r^J 1 « \ " W f p M If-? B'iViMI'i i tyr: j J - 'W # & ft'"" a«-1* I uf 4 assifas« t'-rJ.'S ^ ^ , : Weal XcBenry, 111,, Deo Have r-A i'titit-1 I"SMm - ' - 0 , West McHenry. McHENRT, wi. DRUGS & MFfPICIWSi PAINTS, OI1JS, WINES AND LIQUOES, FOR MEDICAL USE. ? A180 Bottled Ale and Porter for Medical use. always^^handdS *** Smokin^ aQd ^hewing Physician's Preseriptions: Carefully Compounded. A RELIABLE FAMILY NEWSPAPER." That is tho Character Almojst tXnlverseOly Qiven to > crreat is tta popularity that for years It haa had thu I»AJKOEST CIHCUlAv r ot any Cmcaao weakly newspaper. . . . Wblle it gives lalrtn AND MONi Save^J.bli cn Your Ticlirt to J. C. & CO.'S t t'rt',r>rri'lf (•ouduetert Ch'U forsiia ("xcuiu.onx in bri.ail k l'uHn>;:n, Tourist S1e«itiii« < itrs via. Ii -nvor & Mi-, Gi- .iKh' II. It., (ilie pcnnlc. )tn« »; the w<irid) leave ('btc&sto via Ol'loatro & All.vi !1 II. 12DJ r.o-vi SiitniT.uy >it evi ry we^u, each exiiurston in chiirjfe m itu eilichnitaiKl ppntle-miinly i-xr.i1:1:1 nr. Ful!m»n Touri'sti iff cars thro'wii from Boston andChic&KG to8:in Fran-c'tc-o 1,mi 1./13 Aniteles. F"r rateh, rescrvaHop o. h«r.h», f.ic,., eallnn or act drew. K C. J UDSON 4 CXI. 1&> Clark Si rcet, Chleauo. WANTED! ji'ents: terrl irno to bo < tiuri end WHATP tUsb into for gen­ eral or Etutc L'adents. No can» •asgiiiF; intfc to taki.. ui of agents: territory rights re­ served; imstrfoss t«i» luruo to be aianancod from Instruction and irannportatlon *'1IKR to rljrht par- -- ties. Aod'^oe Truss. «A8KEM. UTKUA BY CUm, TA Frank- Uu gu, Chicago, Ul. It is a I^epublieai) fleu/spaper, But discusses all publi e axiestions candi. __ __ __ meat to political oppon enta, it is bitterly OPPOSED TO XH OUffiSaaantagonistic to bothpublic and private intjweatJi. THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT cl tHe Jpeper Is ®xcallent, and has amoOtT its contrlbuMora some of the MOSxPOP ULAR^XflSOHB c| the day, The FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CORRESPONDENCE. SERIAL AMP SHORT STORIES are tile equal of those ot any similar publication in t&e country. TM Youth's Department, • cariosity Slop, * Woman's KiogSoi, * an * Tte SflM • ARE /,V THEMSELVES EQUAL TO A MAGAZINE. In addition to all this the NEW8 OF THE WORLD 's «mryweek. In all deparSnents it is carefully edited by competent Stored tor that purposs. • IBS PRICE OF THE WEEKLY DIT&R OCEU IS }UW PER YBB. 8EMI-WEFKLT INTER OCEAN is published eachi Monday -saorninn, and Is erc^Uent publication tor tnoso -wiio can not shears ruiariy ana aie not satisfied with a weekly. THE SEM1-WEEKLT IffER OCEAX IS $2.00 PEfi 1E1& Special Arrasgement withtha Publlsnerae NER'S MAGAZINffi' IdaoaKine aad -The Weekly later Ocean are writers OB® Ye&Ptor Two Dollar* and Ninety CwttB. LESS TEAS THE PKICB Of Tl« MA6A2tK8 AWJHB. lSStoK8^jai^to aotiTe agenta- SAMPLE OOPXS8 Ad4r*** TaxnrrxB ocxam. cwMfo. Ut,18Mb a Large Stock of Men's Cotton -4* ~'L- <'< '4^'J li'-'T-f ..lessy' And are making* extra inducemonts on largest stock of the best five cent F R X I f T If wsmxv-- * « •..<* JBver offered to the Public **&•»?* Dome and fUnirwood