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To do this you must put before the people goods in season, tell the plain truth about them in as few words as possible, arid secure a space large enough to make a good displ^,',, £<asjt*'#ttd by all Odds the most important, place your ad with a news­ paper that has a goodly list of b o n a f i d e s u b s c r i b e r s ; . . . ̂ v . . . The Plaindealer offers you the opportunity to do thi||,:* |̂|;l|.. • t4'r< XfP. ' isiiii y-.'W" mA ' ?/• v<, * ̂ ̂'U, r< <"-• , *> * '• * 4t~ f^ • •: S, I >>»"•. j j " * * • < - . : < : •'.;•'•• >•'. •>? •f •".Zr;77V : r~ <5,*.j ' * ;, »' ' ,'v" • ' t "";<!'-J, ""1"!.n'!-' 'C.T'7 ̂• " -K, /Aft; fC ^' .V^f ̂' "C"- ̂4 *• *« ;• "f \, •, "<.r tf Iffrfa'.. f:§ . V ' o , v "V SW Min#" Wi 3#^ Mff V ' ' ¥•* i - *'v *' ¥ * V. "*i V J ^ , J J •!> , . 4,^ •>»" • M5aBS»i '• ;- •• 'V * #> - ' " ' '• ,.••,.%: , . 'V. i» r • *?' v • - - , - ' »t#y^ ? . ^ I<; ̂ ̂ if • "• '&> 'f •' r u - ~ - . " - < • ' . ,»« '•!>•-' t'-l t % £-» : ^ f •I. '»?\r ; i^V- v" r"i1 . . " : u ;y~ i s;- J' !/ , Vb.k.s.'?'. • ' ' > Lfe/i f*A FoHnn<>-TelllnR bjr tM Ofouda a Hummer r««tlmr. .«•'•.:'•:•• art of foretelling the future, which seems to standf for the fad of the hour, is "Fortune telling by tea grounds clair- voyantly." Of all the methods of an elder day art which are in survival fort­ une telling by tea grounds may be said to be the oldest known and the one be­ lieved to be the truest. Our grand­ mothers had many superstitions which are now a part of to-day's creed. In the first place we must drink a little of the'tea, which should be hot, and then turn out the rest, being care­ ful not to turn out the grounds at the same time, and also being < careful not to look at them, as this is considered to bring ill luck. Having turned the tea all off, turn the cup completely over in order that not a drop of water remains, for this would mean tears. Then having turned the cup slowly around toward you three times, at the same time-wish­ ing the wish of your heart, set the cup down a moment, resting it against the edge of the saucer or any convenient plate- It is very necessary that the cup should rest in this manner a moment, as putting it flat down upon the table would be a tempting of ill fortune, ac­ cording to tea grounds tenets. Another means of courting ill luck is to interfere with any one else's fortune by presenting your cup while the other is being read. Another lucky omen is to look over the fortune teller's shoulder when she is consulting your cup or to look in your cup at all. A person versed in the laws of teacup witchcraft will never point out anything in the cup with her finger, but will rather use a convenient spoon, fork, match, pencil, etc., for to point with the finger brings ill luck, says the San Francisco Chronicle. According to all authorities, three small dots in a perpendicular row al­ ways stand for the wish, and the nearer they are to the top of the cup, the quicker the wish will be obtained. Three small dote that form a triangle mean un­ looked-for good luck in the fulfillment of the wish. A triangle is always a fortunate sign. So also is an* anchor, a horseshoe, a cross, and a flag. A flag means that something of unusual ad­ vantage to the person is about to occur or some unexpected good news. Where the grounds are well bunched together and it is clear all about them it promise? that everything will go well with the seeker after the future. If, on the con trary, the grounds are scatte*ed about confusedly, there will be inuch confu­ sion over some event or something dis­ astrous will happen to the fortune- seeker. The grounds surrounded by fine, dustlike particles signify trouble, and;drops of water in the eup stand for tears. The same fine, dust-like grounds bunched together at the bottom or side of the cup is a sum of money. A small ring in the midst of the regular grounds means an invitation. A large, very round ring, perfectly closed, mears an offer of marriage to a single woman, some fortunate undertaking to a married woman, and a business offer to a man. Should the ring inclose a number ot small specks it means an offer 'of mar­ riage from a wealthy man or a business transaction in which money is con­ cerned. A very large opening stands for a body of water, and a broken ring signifies a disappointment. The straight, sticklike grounds are supposedly people, light or dark according to their color and short or tall according to their length. A very small stick means a child. To have the stick or person in a horizontal position is sure to mean ill­ ness, and should the large end of the stick, which is supposed to be the head, lie lower than the other end, it signifies death. The tea grounds often form in semblance of a person, generally stand­ ing for the person whose fortune is being read, especially if found on the right side of the cup. Should the grounds bank up in two distinct places the per­ son is about to make a chang e to another place, or small as the banking many in­ dicate. themselves into a pyramid is extremely lucky; so also if they form into flowers. A wreath of flowers signifies a valuable present, either money or jewels. A half moon or a star fortells a lucky invest­ ment or unexpected money. Perhaps the very luckiest formation of the grounds ie in the form of a tree. This fortells all manner of success, and is es­ pecially fortunate if well ballanced in shape, and if a person, one's own self presumably, is protected by it, ( ? ,s •; AN OBITUARY. . ^ dewi Year, n$oti whose bier I leah!^"" •' > ,• Dead Year, whose sheeted features SMs Half-formless In the falling snow! You brought such joys, such Such mingled pain and ecstasy, I Cannot lightly let you go; But pause awhile to shed a tear That you should lie so low old Years How blithe you were when first we Suftt . i A flying chorus 'round you sung, ; ^ The snowdrops peeped to see you pftto, And where your hasty foot you set / » | Deep violets and field daisies hung"- \ Their trembling blossoms on the And hope, with swiftly-moving wing,1 You brought to make eternal spring. ^ ^ ; A grass-green kirtle next you wore, " " "V And gathered wild flowers in the wood* ' y *! Sweet odors all around you stole " , Forth from the chalice that you bore. • , •'/ a Knee-deep in the tangled brakes you stood: „ The red sun cast an aureole About your golden head, oid Ypar, ^ , And that glad vision brought me clieeKVf Then with a sheaf of ripened grain r v| iiald close against your heaving breast, And crowned with purple grapes, you cazne. I marked the brown and stubby plain, I m a r k e d t h e f o r e s t s w a v i n g c r e s t , ^ J ; With tufts and branches all afiam<l.h i With every feature grown more I loved you daily more, old Year. At last the solemn winter laid ti ' Its diamond crown upon your brow\J; kf The icicles hung on the eves; And deep within the beeclien glade < The bare trees in the grass did bow Their heads all shorn of crisp brown leaves. You taught me how old age might ba .v Made grand by simple majesty,' •* Now garbed and silent for the tomlfc You lie before me still and white. With burning tears I say: "Good Bye," And take from out the darkened room ; " The happy hopes that once were bdgh$, - In guise of tender memory. What most was precious cannot die, • Old-Year, although so low you lie! --Curtis Mav, in Youth's OomjMuilon. X •; * ̂ You can drink coffee of the same superior, smooth, rich fii if you demand Faust Blend at your club or restaurant, or buy for your home. It costs more because it is worth more--in 3-pouad air-tight cans, whole, ground or pulverized, $1.30 per can. 0 TEAS a- r;-. kW. "i V ' •> > I*!?;.*"- . # _ _ ROASTCD i '1 &' v.. < • ^ •„! iE". . * 'V •it*', 'J " -i j * & k i* | S r' ̂ jj, * '• & 3" *i <&£ * L* i The C. F. Blanke Tea aitd Coffee Go, hm secured the following Agencies who will handle their celebrated teas and coffees: GILBERT BROS., McHetiry * * Popular Science Monthly. In-order to adapt it more closely to the wants of the general public, and to make it more than ever before the medium of readable and trustworthy information on scientific subjects, the publishers of Appleton's Popular Science Monthly in­ augurate with this number several marked changes in the magazine which will commend themselves to aH classes of readers. In the first place, the price is lowered to twenty-five cents, which puts the publication within the reach of every one who cares to keep up with the rapid march of discovery and the more im portant applications of new facts in the arts and industries. In the next place, the topics discussed are to be given a broader range, thus en­ larging the soope of the magazine as a vehicle of useful and entertaining knowledge, and extending its appeal to a wider circle of readers. In a word, the philosophy of science which has heretofore been a prominent feature of the magazine is to give place to the facts and principles that apply directly to the concerns of everyday life. A third featured the new departure will be the employment of distinguished specialists as writers on their respective subjects, who are able to present their ideas in a form suited to the general reader, and whose names give what they have to say the stamp of accuracy and authority. 1 These and some minor changes of form are introduced in the present number. To mention but a few of the articles, Sir Robert Ball, President of the Royal Astronomical Society, writes of the Ad­ vance of Astronomy in the Nineteenth Century; Prof. Charles E. Munroe treats of the Application of Explosives, which in a variety of form are now doing their deadly work in war; A Paradoxical An­ archist is described v,nd studied by Cesare Lombroso, the eminent Italiaii crimin­ ologist; What makes the Trolley Car Go is explained and illustrated by Mr. William E. Baxter, C. E.; and there is IX W. CARL. Rockefeller. C. G. WESTERMAN. Greenwood, GOLD1NG BROS.. Wauconda €. W. COREL, Lake Zurich JOHN P. LAY. Johnsburg HAWLEY BROS., Harvard JOHN ROSING, Vol#' R.PANTALL, ; THOMPSON, Wilmont, Wt8. J. II. COHN. G. H. HOOKER. WoiKlstook R. PANT ALL, " ' -ZV' V A' : . 'V1# /- . r.. , " % * + s h ^ ^ V r * • ;n ^ ( » , 4 '*'> v* - < > Vv -> ̂ i yrl s\ j j '.lv "* -2' ̂ > h { y, Yoti ana your neignoor knows that we al- - j ways have on hand a complete fresh stock of ,v j staple groceries. We have reason to believe • that our line of fancy groceries and delicacies. , is superior to any stock in McHenry. But a • ' trial will convince you. ^ '•« •' -> V" , FniltilnSeaMnV We have the machinery to do it. have your too smallf or too large Rings made to fit or your old Jewelry cleaned and polished to look just as good as new Precious Stones. W« will «et any kind, size or color in Jfthy piece of Jewelry yon have Old Gold or Silver talen m exchange. ; ̂m Old Gold or Silver taken m exchange. 'Jewelry and Watch Repairing. ,-S A long trailing line of very fine grounds , ̂ ̂ foretells a journey, and if connected »3«> »timely ̂ article on tiieDestructive Effects of Vagrant Electricity, by Hubert L. Wynkoop, electrician to the Department of Municipal Lighting in Brooklyn. President Jordan, of Stan­ ford University, Miss Mary M. Patrick, President of the Woman's College in Constantinople, and, Herbert Spencer, also have articles in the number with a large opening of the grounds a journey by water. A boat also foretells traveling by water. A fish is said to bring good luck in business and it is also supposed to be a suitor in marriage. A small speck near the top of the cup means a letter, larger ones standing for a package or trunk if with a person. Look out for the person with a small bunch of grounds at his back. He is coming to you with a lot of gossip or will talk about you. A bird flying up­ ward in the cup signifies a pleasant let­ ter, but flying toward the bottom it fe the bearer of unpleasant news. A horse is hasty and important news. A horse is always a friend; so also is a dog. In fact, most every animal signifies good luck. A rooster crowing is great suc­ cess of some kind. A turtle signifies long life or exceptionally good health. An eagle is a friend in need. A danger­ ous enemy is a snake, especially if it ap­ pears at the top of the cup. If it is in the bottom of the cup, supposedly under foot, it can do no harm, but warns onie to be on his guard. If it is particular­ ly thick in appearance it is a woman. A bridge is an important undertaking or a departure of some kind which will be successful if the foundations at either, end seem strong, otherwise it will be disastrous. For the grounds to form The frontispiece of "Tte New Lfpfjin- cott" for January is a reproduction of one of the most masterly works, in Art Photography* by F. Holland Day, of Boston. Dr. Theodore F. Wolfe, who has done so much to render known the places made sacred by association with Ameri­ can authors, appears in the January "New Lippincott" with a charming paper called "A Bookish Corner of New Jersey." In this he writes of Dr. Charles C. Abbott. The Gilders, "Clementine," the poetess, Thomas Dunn JE^g^ ̂Jtnd many other celebrities. '« * • * -- • • • ' . CASTOR IA For Infants and Children, lbs Kind You Have Always Bought Bears t^xe Signature of We invite a careful inspection of this department. All kinds of Jew­ elry made to order. Estimates on work cfieerfully given when requested Gold 'and silver plating, engraving of all kinds artistically executed. Op­ tical and Camera goods. The Cyclone is the best Camera for the money. Plates, printing pamper, developer, toning solution, card mounts and every­ thing usually needed in this line. 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