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eri * <*> - <i~ . WEDNESDAY. 9, 1895 K it VAN HLYKE, Editor. -- --- Kgr Butter on the Elgin Blgin Board sof Trade Monday was firm : bids opening *t 25c, all Bales, 32,100 lbs being at. 25c. A week ago the price w as 25c and 25%c; a year ago 24e and 2+ty*- fcf- |fiT The Illinois fieh commissioner Will '^S. • « the legislature this "winter to change thp fish laws, BO as to make the posses- «ion of all implements used in fishing H'.v" during the period in which fishing is pro- , /; hibited by state law primafacia evidence of guilt. Under the present law much ilfcrouble la experienced in securing a con­ viction unless the offender is caught in g^he act. The law is desired changed so ^lae to be the same as the present game :hm. ' _• . The recent bliKard prevail generally throughout the country aome sections there were heavy snow falls and below zero weather over such ijJ"extended area indicated that winter 'good after the termination dutiful autumn. The general far into the South, the >p of Florida, over half of which is yet to market, being badly dam­ aged. Ice formed as far south as Jack­ sonville, and other sections materially felt the influences of the "cold wave." IBP A murderer was recently acquitted in Kansas on the ground that he was hypnotized to commit the crime, and now the hypnotizer stands convicted in (he courts. This is carrying the science ' jbf the occult to a dangerous stretch, for ^hereafter by that precedent all that is .{) necessary for a man with murder in his . heart would be to use this unseeto 'infin- ence" upon some w eak minded fellow and " have the deed committed by proxy and •scape the penalty, for all juries IBM not like the Kansas juries. IW Preparations are making for a big time in Chicago on February 15, when Gen. Gorden will deliver hie lecture on the "Last Days of the Confederacy." The I. ^ object is to have a national banquet of the Blue, and the Gray at the Auditorium on theS evening preceding the lecture, whep it is expected to have Gov. McKin- lorace Porter, and ex-Gov. Richard ^lesby to speak for the northern and Senator John Y. Daniel, ide Hampton and Gen. John B. Her the southern soldiei s. A big expected and will, no doubt, be '^•W ^^fr'Col. E. T. Lee, the enterprising newspaper correspondent, whose home is |jj at Monticello, the connty seat of Piatt, V Mid whose field seems to be the world, ;i has sprung a new phase of the celebrated s; Wm. Newby pension case on the public. •| From Monticello he has sent ont the in^ formation that as secretary of theShiloh Battlefield Association he has received hundreds of letters and among the num­ ber was one from a member of the same company and regiment in which Newby served. The writer says positively that lie superintended the burial of Wm Newby, at Shiloh alter the battle, and marked the grave in good shape, and he •ays he could yet identify Newby's skele­ ton by his teeth. * f C o n n o n S t l r e r . gressman A. J. Hopkins addressed arge audience at Aurora, while at ome for the Holiday vacation, under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A, on the subject of "Bimetallism." He traced the history of the financial legislation of the country( from the time of Alexander Hamilton up to the repeal of the pur­ chasing clause of the Sherman law, and showed that the claim of Mr. bland and Senator Stewart that silver had been surreptitiously demonetized was unjust and unfounded. He attributed much of the present, financial trouble t J the ap- pi^hension excited in foreign lands by the appointment of Mr. Carlisle, a known follower of Bland, as secretary of the treasury, which caused the steady drain upon our gold reserve and theconsequent. issue of bonds to replenish it. Mr. Hop­ kins declared practical bimetalism to be a myth and that gold is the only pt|^f GOOD RESOLUTIONS. - - I, This being the time in the year that good resolutions are in order,a subscrib­ er notes th6 following rank nuisances that could be dispensed with without lowering ourselves in the estimation of& sensible public: The crau| that persists in winding his Waterburjl watch during church or other public services. , The"Hobo" that thinks it smart to chew tobacco in churches, halls and other public places and expectorates on the floor. The fosalized specimen that always stands ready to say "I told you so," at the failure of somebody's laudable un­ dertaking The article that runs a big bill at our stores and borrows money to go away shopping. The boy or man that thinks it sman.f when he has acquired the enviable (?) a3 complishment of swearing by note, on any and all occasions to the eternal dis­ gust of all sensible persons. The one that will wear a hat as large as a show tent, or stand up before you at a public entertainment. The animal that wears a No. 13 stoga and parades out between acts "to Bee a man," to the annoyance of otherpatrons of the entertainment. The donkeys that lineup on our streets to guy strange ladies or gentlemen with ladies as they pass. , The Ghoulish Fiend, that, like a thief in the night, stabs his unsuspecting vic­ tim in the back, bysending annonymous letters to interested parties, derogatory to somebody's character or interests. The traveling fake that comes to town with a skin game, in the form of home talent Entertainment under the auspices of some society, with a 40 or 50 per cent rake off, The man or woman that don't take their home paper, and are always finding faul t with the editor because he does not find out everything that is going on all ever tfaeeounty. INDIANS AS HUNTERS. rbmj Uo Not Frljrhtrn th« Game OM Ot District*, m Wlilt* Men Do. It is a remark often made by old- timers who knew the western country when the red man was as common there as the tenderfoot is now, said a sports­ man from the Rockies, that Indians never scare away game from a region in which they hunt. But, they say, wherever the white man comes with his firearms game is bound to be killed off or driven away. These sayings are true, With the qualifying statement that by reasonable game laws game of all kinds can be preserved and even when nearly exterminated restored to almost its original plentifulness in dis­ tricts not too fully occupied by man and his domestic creatures. Note the Indian in hunting as he searches out and steals upon the deer or wild turkeys with his soft tread of moccasined feet. In the twang of his bow string and the flight of the whist­ ling arrow there is no explosive sound to alarm the creatures near the one that is struck. He, like themselves, is in sympathetic accord with the tints and tones of plain mountain and for­ est, and while endeavoring to match their craft against his they are satis­ fied with trying to avoid him without abandoning the region where he abides. It is when white hunters of the sportsmen variety invade its haunts, their presence heralded by the tread of their booted feet, their clothes alien in appearance to the hues and contours of SOME BIG COUNTIES. California HM OB* Bigger Thin Saw Km tern state* Pat Together. East of the Rocky mountains there are only twelve counties in the United States containing moire than 5,000 square miles. Not one of these is in New York state, the largest county of which, St. Lawrence, covers only 2,900 square miles. One of the twelve is Aroostook, the forest county of north­ ern Maine, between New Brunswick and the St. Lawrence. Another is Dade county, Fla., which includes the everglades of Florida along the At­ lantic coast, and has an area of 0,600 Bquare miles and a total population of less than 900. Cherry county, Neb., in the extreme northeast of the state, with the Snake river dividing it in half, has an area of 5,668 miles. Three northern counties of Minnesota lying south of Manitoba and west of Lake Superior, Beltrami, Itasca and St. Louis, have respectively 5,040, 5,430 and 5,860 square miles. The last coun­ ty includes the important city of Du« luth, but the first has a population of only 300 and the second only of 750. The population of Duluth is 35,000. Two counties of Idaho--Bingham, containing the lava fields, and Idaho, south of the Nez Perces' reservation-- contain more than 10,000 square miles each. Two counties in Texas, Pecos and El Paso, have more than 5,000 square miles. Pecos, .which is in the extreme west of the state, on the Rio LELAND HOTEL, CHICAGO. Michigan Ave, Boulevard and Jackson 8tl. Fronting Lake Michigan, WitKln two blocks of the Center of the Oity. WEutiro new management and popular prices Over fHX),000 has been expended l*> r • modeling ami r»*. turnmhing the wmse, m«kin« it one of the room com,.lets ana oom- tort able hotels in Chicago. S eam heat and electric lifeht In every room Fifty.Ave bath rooms. Elevator and every modern con­ venience. Rooms, with meals, ti 00 per day upwards. Ko'ms. without meals, from |1,00 por day upwards. Ail meals 75 cents each. Avery desirsble hotel for ladiea vUitlnfr tl\c "lty unattecded, and special care will be given them. DABB& ILLICAM. OHAS, W DABB, fourteen years proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, Chicago. OH AS. if. MILL1GAN, dve years p of Hyc!e Park House. Chicago. proprietor the creatures of the wilds, and their | Grande, has 6,700. El Paso, which ad purpose shown by the crack and crash j j°ins ^ on ^e Rio Grande, has 9,750. Apperception of Contraries, i • : Certain newspaper correspondents in 'ashiugtoD, anxious for the welfare of derelict Democratic statesmen, Hon am Left Wilson, of West Virginia, Hon. William Mudd Springer, of the bottom of the Sangamon river, have nominated and suggested that Cleveland nominate them for two contingent va­ cancies in the United States Court of •Claims. The argument in favor of the f appointments must be that persons who have helped to make a law so unsatisfac­ tory and bungling aa the Wilson act it possess peculiar qualifications for 'Unding and administering the law. ament is subtile and not without perception of contraries which is around the root of all humor. o 8ilyer and Gold. Something everybody wants, some­ thing all can get by securing a copy of Tick's Floral Guide for 1895, a work of art, printed in 17 different tinted ink#, with beautiful colored plates. Full list with description and prices, of everything one could wish for vegetable, fruit or flower garden. Many pages of' new novelties, encased in a chaste cover of Silver and gold. 1 Unasual and astonishing offers, such |is Sweet Peas for 40 cents a pound. $300 for a name for a new double Sweet Pea, etc, If at all interested in seeds or plants send 10 cent« at once for a copy of Vick'B Floral Guide, which amount may be deducted from first order, to Jas 's Sons, Rochester, N. Y., and learn the ih&ny bargains this firm is offering, W The long used, and perfectly use lees coroner system, is being much talked of of late, and it is probable that that question will be brought before the next session of the state legislature for its de­ cision as to whether it shall be abolished or not. The office of coroner is a useless one, and simply a drain upon the purse of the people. The average coroner's inquest is nothing but a silly farce, and about the only verdict a coroner's jury was ever Known to return, is that "the deceased met death at the hands of some Unknown person or persons, and by meauw of some terrible instrument death, etc.," according to the case in .band and the nature of the wounds; a conclusion at which any child might ar­ rive after viewing the body. It would be iar better to abolish the coroner system altogether, and place in its stead a board Of medical examiners whose decisions : Would be far more reliable, and more •ensible.--.Ex. New Tear. „ *> Let ys look forward t» the new year with (/ourageous hearts, doing bravely and honestly the work allotted us to do, and Whatever the future may hold for us of marvels of surprise, of good or ill, of happiness or sorrow, to so live, labor and achieve, that the world will not be the worse for our brief lives, but better and happier because we scorn to be useless members of society, idling away the years, but do every day's work in its own day, and thereby add something to the world's best and truest l:fe.--Ex. of firearms, that game begins to mi­ grate to other feeding grounds. Add to this the increasing and indiscrimi­ nate slaughter for slaughter's s|ake that characterizes the white man's/hunting and it is easy to see why the depopula­ tion of the forest and plain, when un­ restricted by law, is speedy and sure. Ever since the general adoption by In­ dians of firearms for their hunting it has not been found that large game has diminished materially in regions in which the white man is an infrequent visitor, although Sir Samuel Baker, the explorer, asserts of African game and p^datory creatures that "animals can, endure traps, pitfalls, fire, and every savage method of hunting; but fire­ arms will speedily clear them out from extensive districts." USES OF THE CACTUS. Serve* as a Reservoir in a Thirsty Land, Also Used for Medicine. In the arid plains of Brazil and Mex­ ico, where all nature seems parched up for six months in the year, the cacti serve as reservoirs of moisture, we are told, and not only the natives, by wounding the fleshy stems with their long forest knives, supply themselves with a cool and refreshing juice, but even the cattle contrive to break through the skin with their hoofs and then to suck the liquid they contain, instinct teaching them to avoid wound­ ing themselves with the spines. Where the prickly pear cactus growa to an immense size the branches are fed to cattle and sheep after the thorns are burned off. The fruit is large and pear-shaped, blood red in color when ripe and very sweet. The fruit is used in the fall to color preserves or jellies. The fruit of all kinds is edible and some very palatable. The leaves of the jwrickly pear are used for poultices for wounds or bruises, and the root is rich Mymedieinal qualities. The Mexican Ii(dians are said to be very fond of the lea^feeaif'-iMfferent varities of opuntia; they fry th&m in batter like cakes. A litscious beverage is afforded the thirs­ ty ttfa vele/ by some of the larger speci­ mens! 'The .tops are cut off in such s manner as to leave a basin-like cavity, which is soon filled with the juice oi the plant. It is said that beautiful furniture, tables costing as much aa four hundred dollars, are made from the large-growing varieties, and vari­ ous ornaments, napkin rings, papei knives, match safes, inksiands, etc., are made from the beautiful wood of the candle cactus. It seems strange, says the Ladies' Home Journal, that human habitations can be made from thsese queer succulent plants, yet we are told that huts are built with the^ lumber of cereus giganteous. Fences, impenetrable to man or beast, are made ofc opuntia tuna and of various rapid- growing cereuses, and hedges from s variety known as the strawberry. One county of Colorado, Arapaho, has an area of 5,220 square miles, but it is still more notable from the fact that it has a population of 150,000, including the city of Denver. Routt county, in the same state, has an area of 6,000 square miles. On the Pacific slope counties, like trees and fruits, are of gigantic size. Six counties of Oregon, three counties of Washington, seven counties rof Nevada and' seven coun­ ties of California have more than 5,000 square miles. The largest of all in the United States is the county of San Ber­ nardino, to the east of Los Angeles. Its area is nearly 21,000 square miles, nearly half the size of New York st&te, and 5,000 miles larger than New Jer­ sey, Delaware, Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. A SWEDISH LEG W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOEN'OV^: ̂ And other specialties for Gentlemen, Ladlea, Boys and Hisses are the Best in the World. See descriptive advertise­ ment which appears In this paper. Take no Mwtltatfc Insist on having W. li, DOUGLAS' SHOES, with name and prioa " stamped on bottom. Sold by Simon btoffel, West McHenry. awns;TRADEMARKS COPYRIGHTS. OBTAIN A PATENT t iwer and an honest opinion. CAN I OBTAIN A PATENT t POT a prompt answer and an honest opinion, write to M tJNN & CO., who have bad nearly fifty years' experience In the patent business. Communica­ tions strictly confidential. A Handbook of In­ formation concerning Patents and how to ob­ tain them, flent free. Also a catalogue of mechan­ ical and scientific hooks sent free. Patents taken through Mnnn ft Co. receive special notice in the Scientific American, and thns are brought widely before the public with­ out cost to the Inventor. This splendid Issued weekly, largest circuit world. 93 a year. Sample c Building Edition, monthly. flGO a year. Single copies, M!i cents. Every number contains beau­ tiful plates, in colors, and photographs of new houses, with plans, enabling builders to show the latest designs and secure contracts. Address MUNN & CO., NEW YORK, 301 BROADWAT. R ELGIN, the midst of Invoicing^ department ia dote* lt« almost to faJaai ito ^oek tu UM lowest possibl 3 notch, previous to invoicing. It you never have attended a genuine i Don't, positively don't, miss thte sate, .Sip KA TWO ILLUSTRATIONS. 500 altogether, are being price; tor injtatfee a suit IF yon want the PLAINDEALEB AND the weekly later Ocean both one year for $1.75, you must hand in your order this week. The time for such redaction nearly up. Low Bate Excursion* to the On December 4 and 18, 1894, the Northwestern Line will sell Home-Seek ere' Excursion tickets from stations Illinois and Iowa to points in Nebraska, Wyoming and the Black Hills district of South Dakota at vfry low rates for the round trip; tickets good for return pas­ sage at any time within twenty days of date of sale. For tickets and detailed information apply to agents Chicago & Northwtstern R'y. 21w3 A Wily Prophet. In 'the days when Brig-ham Young was directing the theoretic government of Utah Mormon missionaries in Eng­ land converted a one-legged man neat Dulwich. J This man, now strong in faith, conceived the idea that the prophet in Salt Lake City might effect a miraculous restoration of the leg which he had lost in an accident. Sc a month later he presented himself, weary and travel-stained but full oi cheerful hope, before the head of the Mormon church and told his desires. Strange as it may seem, the prophet said he would willingly get him a new leg, but begged him first to consider the matter fully. This life, he,, told jiim, is but a vale of tears and as noth­ ing Compared to eternity. He was making the choice of going through "|ife with one leg and having two after jthe resurrection, or having two legs through life and three after. The man iountl the prospect of being a human tripod through all eternity so uncon •genial that ne accepted with resigna­ tion his present lot and excused the I prophet from performing the miracle. The Queer Penalty Imposed by Satan m the Piper Family. I will repeat one of the hiany legends told me by a charming Swedish lady about the family of Count Piper, the well-known minister of her country to the court of St. James, says a writer in the National Review. Once upon a time the head of this house was bored to death in his splendid castle, and he yawned his thousandth yawn and said: "I would I had even the devil to play cards with me," and at the word Satan himself appeared in the guise of a gen­ tleman,1&in which Shelley also knew him. Oddly enough the devil lost his money, and having none in his pockets, for reasons best known to himself, he offered the count, in full quittance of all claims, an apparently golden chain, remarking inciaently that whenever that chain was lost or injured the cas­ tle of the Pipers would infallibly be burned. This unusual announcement aroused •the winner's suspicions, and, happen­ ing to look under the card-table, he be­ held the cloven hoof. Instantly he sprang to the wall to reach down his sword, for swords in those days, the date of which I cannot exactly give, were always ready to the hand. But the devil was gone ai^d the chain alone remained. On examination it proved to be long and thin, with innumerable little links, such a chain as old gentle­ men used to wear around their necks for watch chains not long ago. An assay discovered the metal to be some­ thing other than gold, but could by no means determine what it actually was. An accidental injury to one of" the links, however, caused by the hammer of the goldsmith, cost the count a wing of his castle, and a second injury and a temporary loss of the chain having re­ sulted in a Becond and in a third fire, it at once became apparent that the devil would keep his word. Each suc­ cessive head of the Piper family has worn that chain around his neck from the day of his accession to the day of his death. Buckwheat Flour STEUBEN CO. New York, Dnolrrohont UIMflllQOl F1 mir Ml • All our boys' suits, sizes 4 to 14, about offered at 25 per cent less than marked marked $5 goes for $3.75. All our ladies' cloaks, fii& soteeBght colored, -ome fur trimmed, some pltin. aod because they don't happen to have the extreme large French sleeve we are offering them At iftf ' V ?'•> ' *5 percent less than the maker's price. For instance, a cloak marked $10 co»ts you $2.50. these two item?. ' Make a note Special to Farmer!. Guaranteed Pure Geods or no sale, at UNCLE BEN GILBERT'S To stimulate trade in our Harness and Horse Goods department we will make this proposition to you: Everything goes at 25 per oent less than our already low prices. Two. jr. »WAITr, GREAT DEPARTMENT STORE ELGIIV ILL, * *, •• *'• BABBIAN BROS, have just put in a new line of the finest pipes evor brought to this market. Smokers will do well to call and see them. The Senatorsbip. In discussing the possibilities incident a choice of a United States Senator, Belvidere Republican aptly says: ! There is one thing certsin, Billy Mason will make such a good showing ib the ftgfat that he will no doubt succeed Gen. Palmer in 1896, ehould he iall short in (he race this year. The fight this year has been good- featured and free from personalities. No bad stories Slave been told Bis a reason why either man should not win. "Editor Mediil was handled a little roughly, but deterred all he got. His assumption that there were no brains in the State outside of the Chicago Tribune office was about the worst break a public mad ever . made in this State or any other. MUD! MUD! Every scholar going to school needs c pair of good school shoes and the besi rubbers. We have the best and tb< cheapest. PERRY & OWEN. IT is said that it was customary feuudred years ago, when a gentleman bowed to a lady, to scrape his foot upon >und. Perhaps that is where the an c^uaintance" caune MIGRATING TARANTULAS. FUR! FUR! I will pay the highest market price, ii cash, for Raw Fur of all kinds. Call 01. or address me at West McHenry, III. WM. C. HOWARD West flcHenry, Nov. 27,1894. 21 Dr. Price's Cream Baking; Powdc / Most Perfect Maili. Sabatltate for \V lndow Ulais. A peculiar substitute for window glass, known as "tectorium," is stated have been for some time employed in Austria, Italy, Gerthany, Switzer land and Russia, as a covering for hot­ houses, marquees, verandas,' windows of factories, roofs of stores, etc. It is a special, insoluble, bichromated gelatin, transluceht as opal glass and incor­ porated in wire gauze. It possesses, we are told, the translucency of opal glass, is tough and flexible, bends with­ out breaking, does not dissolve in water and is not injured by frost. II is a bad conductor of heat, and becomes stronger, it is stated, the longer it It exposed to the air. Hew the Monstrous Spiders MoT* ta Bodlea Over the Country. ' An oltf military friend of mine told me not long since that in the summer of 1859 he and a companion were trav­ eling before day one morning, to es­ cape the terrible heat of the later hours along the bank of the Gila river, on the Arizona side, writes Rev. J. D. Gillilan, in" the Christian Advocate. Jogging along and chatting as they went, or listening to a distant tu-whit- hu of some drowsy sand owl, their horses suddenly snorted and stopped short, and endeavored to turn about. They brought their guns into position and peered into the dissolving dark­ ness, expecting to see some ' 'varmint" or skulking Indian, but nothing ap­ peared in view. They urged their horses, but not a step did or would they budge, except in the wrong way, when their eyes lighted upon a long, black, flat, serpentine-looking zone or ribbon stretching as far as the eye could reach in either direction and dl» rectly across their path. One of them, dismounted, and upon reconnoiterinjf found it to be nothing more nor les$ than a mighty multitude of silent, soft-" footed, marching tarantulas, migrating somewhere, they could not tell where. Their animals could not leap over them, and would not go through,"so there was but one alternative,^, if they did not care to stay there, and that was to return about two miles to where they had just broken camp. Coming again later in the day they found the host had passed by, but had left in their wake thousands that had been killed by a little enemy that fol­ lows them--a small bird that stabs the monster spider to death wherever found. The HOLIDAYS ABE ALMOST HEBE, AND SUITS, THE JiWELER, I i prepared to meet you half waj in anything you may need in his it>e. It he ht.s it not in ttock ht will order it. and at 25 per cent less than you can get it of other DEALERS * Call in and see us, as wt know we can do you good. J. P. SMITH. McIIeurv, Oct. 30 1894. We Hav^ Mon 6 ,er j to Loan at u«ni, On Farm or Oity .property in anyjeetloa of country where property his a nxed maiket value, Money ready lor immediate lcanis where security and title is (rood, Mo cominis sicn. We solicit applications. Blanks fur­ nished upon request, ALLEN AGO., 40&42 Broadway. New Toik ; -THE 'BIG FOUR' WISHES YOU A DO NOT WAIT. If you ajre troubled with constipati or piles, which are usually a result of disorder, go at once to your drugi and get a 10 cent bottle of Dr. CaldwJll's 8yrup Pepsin. And for indigestion noth ing can equal it. Large sizes 50 o nts and $1. At J. A. Story's. 1J ml THE "Jim T," one of the bent Ave' eat <%«r8 in town, at Bessy's. ; THE GREAT NAPOLEON Was extremely careful about his persona) habits, and no man ever possessed a keener or quicker intellect. If you have been neglectful and are suffering with constipation, indigestion, or other forms of stomach or bowel trouble, once take steps to correct the evil. Dr. Cald­ well's Syrup Pepsin can give you mors relief in this respect than any other rem­ edy. Ten doses 10 cents (large sizes 50 cents and f 1). At J. A. Story's. 18ml No merchant in the county can match aur fine line of ladies' and gente,' boys' ond misses' fine shoes. JOVN J. MlIAKB; Snag proof rubber boots cure taking better than ever. People are learning of their double wearing qualities and will have no others. They cost but a trifle more than the common ones. Found only at Perry & Owen's. OCEAN TICKETS, To or from any part of Europe at lowest possible rates, over the White Star and North German Lloyd Steamship Com­ panies. Money sent at trifling cost to any part of the world. SIMON STOFFBI,. Buy your clothing at the "new sched­ ule" prioJb at Perry & Owen's. $20 suits now $15. $18 euiteiM>wfl4* AU very low in price. * Merry Christmas AND A Happy New Year! An in accordance w th in OLD TIRTE CUSTOM AMsOUKOSS Very Low Rat& FOE THE HOLIDAYS Between all Station#* Tickets wtit ' on * tie December 24. 25 and 31, '94, AND January 1,1895. Good RetnrniM ontil Jas, 2, '95. M. K. TNGAL.L8, President.. E . O , M c C O R M l O K , P . B - . Passenger Traffic M gr. Gen, Pas. T k I Aft CWOIBWATI Ot Beginning, Thursday, Jan. 10th, And to continue tor two weeks, we efler ^ 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT On the following lines to close out quick. Gloves and mittens, plush and fur caps, horse blankets, bed blankets, shawls, woolen underwear, overcoats; ladies', misses'and child's cloaks and jackets, men's suits, felt boots, meu's lined duck coats. We also have aboi|t 200 pairs ladies' and penis' shoes, that will be included Ib this sale. The shoes are of the very best makes, such as the Buffa'd and Rockford makes in gents', Beloit and JanesviHe makes in ladies* We are overstocked in cotton flannels on grades varying from 10 to 15c. We will give you the benefit this week, Saturday,If you call for i t . v. 5 yatds for 25c to every customer on Jan. JOHN EVANSON & CO. The FARMERS STORE Thursday, Jan. lOtb, we will place on sale our entire stock of Ugcjerwear and Hosiery at greatly reduced prices. 'lien's all wool camel's hair shirts, former prioe, Men's all wool camel's hair drawers, •« < .Men's heavy wool shirts <& drawers, 41 * Ladies'camel's hair underwear, " 75 > . Ladies* ribbed fleece lined, »« ^ * Ladies' all wool ribbed vests, " 88 Wlatsr Totiruta Katst on tb» Horth"We«t- •rn Line- . The North-WeHteru Line is npw selling excursion tickets, at greatly reduced rates, to the health and pleasure resorts ot California, Florida, Texas, Mexico, New Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. For tickets aud full informa­ tion apply to Ageats Chicago & North Western Railway. - • T now 77©* HOSIERY. Woman's, misses' and children's hriiierv at prices that will move them right ^Mong. We are arming to close out our wool j»oods it prices will do it. We have a few blanketa that we will sell at cost, ' In Shawls see what we have before buying; can save you money. t££T*Remember that we are headquarters for Groceries, and when, in need of any call and give us a trial. r vj Old Sleepy Eve Flonr is as good as eve**- '• ^ < Our Keg Syrup can't be teat. ! ~ Weet MeHenrj, Wixioftja, ..iil&li.T "s<i i,