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tti# it her,. fna and _ _ on |IH, Hoflens, black* r\' :j> i ii '•-' t* ii <a yetnr bwt hameaa. yoor old har- 9MB.andyoor <wrl*t«T0ii. and th*>y WU1 not osnly look better but wear tOOC»r. SOWevwrywhere in.cans--all dM(Ma>M! pmto to live gallons. Hid* fcy aTAHDAKO OIL C*. * ' V* . ' '-""V-f , t* %*. ;': py .jlitf is hoi our desire to' "car#y 5 - over a stock of horse blan- ; f !*• n, *» * •; V •>«.», , , kets and to prevent this we } • k I have put the prices down to;i- 4be lqwesj, 'ble jqii -5o cents to $3.00- ^ S+ T* ̂ } * I ' ;•> \ ' ' ; r »'> 'We have a .good assortment •-/. i ' * 'at all prices from 50 cents to ICo *"• I, **•»-"> ,ij$8.00. Horse owners shouW "V \ take advantage of this op- <. portunity atono^ V* •••••• W ,W\>- wM. MERZ, - McHenry. 1 % H. H. Jensen '"j A s ,<> Cut Flower^- n ̂ in all Varieties. , • • v yj FLORIST , ' , ; ;'*v "S ^•1 y'̂ -k ^ 'V Funeral Designs on shortnotioe and at ^leaaonaW® prices^j ,* £ • • " - • % ' r$"&.*?, 41 < ^ Potted Plants of all kinds constantly ^ "'/On hand. We would be greatly pleased V Jffco have the public give us a call m g McHENRY, ILLINOIS. ."w'K . xkl Touches" |heSpo|) For Cuts, Burns "Wit * ? Bruises, Sores, Pimples,, 4"". Chapped Hands and Lips,^ J' ~v Kfc EtCi • fo1^* sample Lar^r S DOBBIN nFQ. CO^ a >^f| Station S, Chicago, 111. • wait lor the CasuaiM ̂ y.jfuw';*, Be Prepared! : \ A; 'V *•% I?, * * ^ i'- ^ .1 lliPilA, ^ •T. H. Rowlands is in the city. - Will Mead was in McHenry Saturday. Mrs A. C. Shepard s faruu is for rent. Celia MeCollum is on the sick list this week. , , Fred Truax Js to ©lerk in a drug store in the city. Bessie Philip has with drawn from high school. - A number of eases of scarlet fever near Nunda. John Dobins is having a tnssel with rheumatism. L. A. Werden's mother visited at his home last week. A Citizens' Telephone will be put in the Union School soon. Peter England and daughter, Blanch, were in Chicago Saturday. L. D. Lowell and A. S. Cari were Richmond callers one day last week. Mr. Hull's mother and sister spent a a couple of days with him last week. There was no school Friday on account of the institute at Woodstock. Will Dunning was in Nunda last week. He sold a car load of cows Saturday. Mr. T. iSol&n, of Gary, passed through town on his way to Basset, Wis., to visit his parents. Mrs. Mary Huffman was surprised by a few of her friends last Saturday, it was her birthday. Rev. W. H. Smith spoke last Sunday evening at the M. E# church on the life of Abraham Lincoln. 1 * « P. A. England's ice honse has been filled the past week for the use of Rowley and Hartman. Mr. and MVs. Robert Andrews had a , family reunion at their home February 4, to celebrate their birthdays, they both being within the week. Miss Ida Z. Smith entertained a few of her young friends at her home Fri­ day evening. Games were played and then popcorn and eandy were enjoyed by all. Those present were: Bessie Lund, Ruby MeCollum, Ruby Simpson, Dela Lund, Ethel Salisbury, May Rose, Agnes Throop, Lillie Pingry, Lizzie Whiting, Scott Goodwin, Floyd Covalt, Tracy Salisbury, John Osj»un, JU4ph Dickenson. - - in , , , hi' !.->! T . • fe-' -• " Liberal Off»r. The large and increasing circulation of The Iowa Homestead in this county is a matter for congratulation to the publishers and to good farming, for, of all the papers of its class in the country, it is easily the best and most helpful. Its Special Farmers' Institute editions, issued with the regular edition the first week in each month, have been for years the admiration of all practical farmers. • Written wholly by farmers, they are full of actual experience and smell of the soil. We have been fortunate enough this season to secure terms for The Homestead and its Spe­ cial Farmers' Institute Editions, to­ gether with The Poultry Farmer and The Farmers' Mutual Insurance Journal, four of the most valuable farm publi­ cations in the country, that enable us to offer the four in' connection with our own paper for $2.00 for the entire five, one year. This is emphatically a good thing, and no farmer in this country should fail to take advantage of the offer. For a large line of thoroughly practical farm reading nothing has ever been offered before that equals it. A county paper, a farm paper, a poultry paper, a farm insurance paper and the Special Farmers' Institute, all for |2.00. Come in and order them. " 4#, tf ij * Where do you ship your | Dressed Beef, I Calves, Hogs % V Sheep, rl[ also . . ^Poultry, Hides, Tallow, dime, ;; Butter, Etc, Etc I Do you, get Satisfactory and Prompt i; RettrtTis for your shipments? If not, II why not ship to a strictly Reliable li House, where you notr only secure the 8 best prices but get HONEST and I ritOMPT returns? Write for tags and market quotations. j CHAS. A. DANZ, Commission Mer hant. ; No. % Fulton MirKcl, ORifft, III WOMEN This Bank receives deposits, buys and sells Foreign and Do­ mestic Exchange, and (loos a '•< ;•* CtNERAL BANKING BUSHfSJk We endeavor to do all*busi­ ness entrusted to our care in a manner and upon terms entire­ ly satisfactory to our custom­ ers and respectfully solicit the public patronage. Honey to Loan on real estate and other first class se­ curity. Spec- *** attention given to collections, mid promptly at­ tended to INSURANCE int Slrst Class Companies, at the Low­ est rates. Yours Respectfully, - PERRY*QWm M0U17 PwWlc. ; . Could not fix 'em AIL Bald heads, hard work, love, warts on the nose, bicycle face, ftrar crazes swell head, delirium tremens, unhappy marriages, insanity and punctured tires have not been cured by Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to our knowledge, but for a sure and plea*ant remedy for indiges­ tion, constipation, sick headache and all stomach troubles, Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is the surest, safest and most pleasant remedy. It is sold in 10c (trial size) 50c and $1 bottles by Julia A. Story Oar Army and Navy. Not until the close of the Spanish American war, which proved such a brilliant success for our Army and Na vy, did foreign powers appreciate the strength and stability of our engines of war. Not only did foreign coimtries watch the movements of our troops and ships with amusement, but our own people, right here at home, were sur­ prised to find that the United States possessed an army and navy of such strength and proportions. '* In one of the latest books to appear, entitled "The United States Army and Navy, 1776-1889," a grapic description of the operations of both branches of the service, from their inception to the close of the late war, is to be found. It is a beautiful art edition, and no book so complete, both from a literary and ar­ tistic point of view, has ever been pub­ lished. The text is by eminent authorities in both branches, and was compiled after a carefnl research of all government re­ cords. The illustrations and there are 43 of them, full-page size, are the finest specimens of art ever placed in a book. The volume is published by the Wer­ ner Company, or Akron, Ohio, who are making a special offer to introduce it to the reading public. In another part of this issue will be found a more detailed description of the book and how it can be secured. tf, TO CUBK A COLD IN ONE DAI. Take LAXATIVE Bromo Quinine "Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Dfttrcre is on each box. . ORIGIN CF THE 'SHEATH' SKIRT. The trains now seen upon the street are strictly a Parisian fashion, says Mme. Oakes-Smith, of Bloom & €0., New York. The American women adopted them with delight, appreciative of their grace. But French women know how to hold up their dresses. They never let them touch the ground. They gather them up so that they fall prettily about the ankles, and they never soil the hem of their gowns. They have a knack and a chic way of holding them up that wo­ men of other nations have never been able to imitate. If an American wo­ men attempts to hold np her skirts she usually does it awkwardly, and it sags on one side and drags in the dirt. Per­ haps that is why they now make no at­ tempt to lift them up. They seem to have resolved to use them as street sweepers, and walk along with utter in­ difference to the fact that their gowns are trailing in unsightly things. There seems no hint of a change "in this fashion. The • popularity of the princess gown indicates that trains will continue fashionable, since a princess gown without a train would he an ab­ surdity. Perhaps sensible women will finally rebel, and will realize that while gowns with trains are beautiful for the home, they are not suitable for walking cos­ tumes. # Amerioan women are not wont to con­ sider utility in their costumes. It is style they think about. And because long skirts are becoming to all figures, they adopt them whenever there is the the slightest excuse. But after a time commonLsense adjusts fashions to vari­ ous needs. It will be just this way in regard to trailing skirts. They will be modified, and finally go back to their correct usage as house gowns. ; THJ3 OPEN FIREPLACE, ** F V There is oomfort in-the discovery that architects and builders are allowing peo­ ple to sit by open fires once more; that the grandfatherly andirons are coming out from their long retirement and twinkling again in their cheer of flame; that even in cramped quarters of city flats where that honest, useful, bnt ar­ rant piece of ugliness, the cook stove, has been forced to the task of heating, as well as of baking and broiling, the toy parlor has a little black hole in the wall where a couple of lumps of black coal may often be seen in combustion. For a fire is an eye to the room. An apartment without it in January is like a landscape without water in July. It gives life, promise, cheer and is ah ex­ pression of hospitality. The fireplaces of our ancestors, those grand old caverns where one could roast an ox, and where people could sit by half-dozens looking up at the sparks as they wandered among the stars of a winter sky, are no more. It is as well, for our woods have been wasted too far to allow such con­ flagrations now-a-nights; but we get as comforting results from fires of a quar­ ter of their size. For sanitary reasons the open fire is the best of alL It gives a clear, dry heat; it ventilates a room; it does not exhale gas; it necessitates no moisture to rot floors, crumble plaster and nour­ ish mould and mildew; it requires no plumbing it never explodes and leaves you freezing, with gallons of water turn­ ing into ice on your carpet; it cannot be tapped by the families on the first and second floors, leaving you, a fifth-floor tenant, on the bitterest day of the year, with no way to thaw the morning's milk except by taking it into bed with you; and, best of ail, it banishes the megrims. Welcome to our homes again, you living comfort, solace of weariness, .creator ol visions, incitement to mirth! Lovers and friendships are welded to long en­ durance in your glow; eyes shine bright er for the merry dancing of youi flames; home is home again with an open fire. ________ HOW TO KEEP CLOTHES NEAT. It is being tumbled about on chain, 0* being heaped up one above the other on hooks on doors and in cupboards, which, ruins clothes most, and not the actual wear to which they are subjected. It is an excellent plan to hang up skirts and bodices, but not on hooks or pegs in the usual style. Instead one should take a hint from the shopkeeper, and note how all their ready-made garments are stored. If you cannot get the pro­ per 'coat-hangers' used in shops you can make a good substitute out of barrel hoops. Half a hoop with a loop of string in the middle makes a good coat- hanger,' but it should be remembered that hanging only answers for heavy materials; light fabric, thus treated, be­ ing apt to become draggled looking. These should be carefully folded with plenty of paper in the creases and trim­ mings, and laid away in a box or draw­ er. Skirts should always be freed from dust or mud before being put away. VARIOUS. Women with small dress allowances always find that their boot bill is a somewhat heavy item in their expendi­ ture. They can reduce it by using booi- trees. These not only keep the boots in shape and make them wear longer, but they stretchy out the leather and pre­ vent them cracking, The same boots should not be worn every day; it is far faet^ poogiozogr to bave »l least two pairs in use, and on taking off, one pair to put them on the trees to dry and re­ sume their proper shape* It is foolish for people who do not move in fashionable society to attempt to vie with them in the matter of dress. It is well to avoid extremes of fashion when you are limited in your expendi­ ture. The simpler and more quietly a dre<w is made, under such circumstances, the better style it is. You should be careful to get thoroughly good material, and have it made up simply. That is infinitely better taste than a tawdry and cheap imitation of an elaborately made gown. Gloves should never be rolled up to­ gether in a little bundle, but should be neatly smoothed out and laid away in a case or box. -* Veils should be folded hi long, narrow rolls each time they haVe been used. This will kdep them in goad condition for a long time. There is no better medicine for the babies than Chamberlain's Cough Rem­ edy. Its pleasant taste and prompt and effectual cures make it a favorite with mothers and small children. It quickly cures their coughs and colds, prevent­ ing pneumonia or other serious conse­ quences. It also cures croup and has been used in tens of thousands of cases without a single failure so far as we have been able to learn. It not only cures croup, but when given as soon as the croupy cough appears, will prevent the attack. In cases of whooping cough it liquefies the tough mileus, making it easier to expectorate, and lessens the severity and frequency of the paroxysms of coughing, thus depriving that disease of all dangerous consequences. For sale by Julia A. Story; - Jhe Kind You Hare Always Bought, and which has us© fbr over BO years, has born© the signature of The American Soldier ta tfee OTeM^r :a.- Senator Albert J. Beveridge in his famous speech in the United States Sen­ ate, told one side of his experiences in the Philippines. The other and more personal side--what he saw and heard of the American soldier in the field. He will tell exclusively in an early number of the Saturday Evening Post, of Philadelphia. Yankee Olrl Pipe Collector. The most remarkable collection erf to­ bacco pipes in her state is owned by a young woman at Lewiston, Me., who began to collect them when die was a little girl and has pursued the hobby ever since. She has added to the unique interest of her collection by sending some of them around to the great met* of the world to smoke. Thus she has one that has been smoked by, Bismarck and one by the prince of Wales. ^ - f-Yea cam Bodge men) Did you ever try to dodge th< rain-drops ? Did not succec very well, did you? It's juf as useless to try to escape fror the germs of consumption. Yc can't do It. They are about 1 on every hand and we are 00c stantly taking them Into ot lungs. Then why don't we all hav this disease? Simply becauc these germs cannot gain a foot hold in a strong thr A an lungs. It's when these ar weak that the germs master. The body must be well supplied with fat. The danger come? when the blood is poor and th< body is thin. If your cough doe> not yield, and your throat anc lungs feel raw and sore, you should not delay another day. Take !Scott's Emulsion' of Cod-Liver Oil with Hvpophos- phites at once. It will heal the inflamed membranes and greatly strengthen them as well. The digestion becomes stronger, the appetite better and the weight increases. The whole body be­ comes well fortified and the germs of consumption cannot gain a foothold. It's this nourishing, sustain­ ing and strengthening power of SCOTT'S EMULSION that has made it of such value in all wasting and exhausting diseases. i ' I 50c. and f i.oo, all druggists. lv*"^-;%OOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. and has been made under his peap* sonal supervision since its infency* Allow no one to deceive you in this* t ^ All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are bat [Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health at Infants and Children--Experience against Experiment ̂ What is CASTORIA *- C&Storla is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, , ! k goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups, It Is Pleasant. It | contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Nareotkl s» imbalance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind 1 Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the ; ' > Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* \ The Children's Panacea--The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS ^ yj Bears the Signature ot The Kind Tou Hare Always Bought In Use For Over SO Years. TM* OCMTftUN OOMMNV. W MURRAY «TRKCT, an VOM err*. » If; '•1 «i:»s 1 ' v?: 5 i vV<sv-. ^glfcre have placed orders for an immense line of Spring Goods which will soon arrive and be placed on our counters for your in­ spection. These goods were selected with care that we might please you in quality, quantity and price. Keep your eye on our ads and •j ftnd profit thsrsby. •4l % • /r & .a • >-ri Muslin , and Sheetings " V " - r'l *" ffSThen inneed of anything |f J||?; in this line, bear in mind that \ • : j our stock is complete. New r «$§ £(X><ls are constantly arriving . 'w and the chances are that you :-•#can find what you want at . / a-ttaaonableprice. t •» Cotton .arid Wool Goods • Newest things in Black Goods Gall and inspect the goods mentioned above. They are here for your inspection and will speak for themselves. •'-T Jv, ' e ̂ <*£ Ladies* • Petticoats . AfM *• •*? ) , rtll" » . <** >.i The most complete stock of Ladies'PetticoatB ever placed before our many customers. If you will call we will prove this statement. -7* ' ** V; * -* H "W y . ' - - . - -- 4 n Plaids for | Dress Skirts •£& i " • 4 fine line of Plaids. Ladies . 4i ; should call and see them be- •' T , fore going elsewhere. They Sleepy Cyf Flour, 't;i ---SlildN STOFFEL-- ' .McHenry, •- f̂ 1 ̂ * \ ^ V../U- * • . READ THIS that qthers will notice that well ̂ displayeld ̂ advertisement of your's -ft Aug. Buchholz, pTest McHenry, m \ Don't beflistaken If you want a stylish fitting Suit or pair of pants go to ] Buchholz,ff s v r That is the Place is no humbug fit and workmanship ia^e best.! | Made up right or no ŝ T ® mmn I*. -•