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Total attendance 189, average daily £ attendance 178, which is divided among "the various departments as follows: Bigh School.............. 82 average 80 •• : Grammar.. ;. 11 10 Fourth Room;, ..84 ? ^ 82 /-..Third " *?•#,* 32 , Second " *... ........85 ^ • 88 .First ^ ...40 " 30 *:' The following pupils have been neither absent nor tardy and have made V satisfactory grades in scholarship: HIGH SCHOOL. in Cristy Charles Slimpin rl Waite j . Willie Claxton Thomas Bolgfer. • Dora Stoffel - Mabel Granger ~ Rose Huson Mamie Knox -- Elsie Howe ^ Jennie Walton Margaret Sutton W iuniiredGrimoldby F. E. ANGEVINE, Prin. T+ FIFTH ROOM. Ethel Owen Fanny Zimmerman. Belle Gallaher AGNES A. PERRY, Teacher. FOURTH ROOM. ** Ed. Sutton 'V ^Harold Cristy Grover Kimball Chas. Buss vFred Eldredge Jennie Smith f JPrances Buss lva Curtiss Anna Cleary Mamie Granger Chester Goodman Florence Howe Katie J us ten Grace Lee Dick Walafch Bessie Smith Bessie Zimmerman Lillie McGee Millie Lawrence Carlton Boss Martin Stoffel W illie Nickels MARY L. COBB, Teacher. THIRD ROOM. Zue Gallaher ' Nellie Newman / Maggie Ward * Irene McOmber f . Bosie Zimmerman Myrtle Wattles " Caroline Spurling Ellen Cleary ^•George Freund ••Alford Pouse; "George Meyer# ,VW illie Gallaher Clayton Boss Florence Granger \Anna Zimmerman Christina Weber ^ ^Lillian Wheeler JESSE M. BALDWIN, Teacher. SECOND ROOM. Leonard Phillips Baulie Auringer 1 Lucile Byrd Pearl Claxton \ Emma Conwpkjr, Maude Gran|$$ Alice Olson Ada Poile ^Thomas Knox ^Gilbert McOmber Gilbert Howard Myrtle Cobb Fannie Granger Ruth King Joe Wrede Julia Stoffel Johnny Long Gerald Newman Clarence Ostrander George Nickels iiddie Bossman Ray Page -•» FRANCES A. OSBORNE, Teacher. : FIRST ROOM. _ : Joeie Adams Elsa Block J- Mamie Cobb Buby ClaxWin Johnnie Feltz Hugh Gallaher ~- """MargueriteGrangerRaymond Howard NMattie Laures Arthur Myers Roy Page Leon Slimpin Maude YanSlyke Henry Weber Rosa Miller. Edwin Owen Johnnie Smith Frances Stofiel Annie Yeske Johnnie Conway KATE F. HOWE, Teacher. Council Proceeding % Council Room, McHenry, 111., Mar 5, 00 Regular meeting. Present: Freund, Heimer, J. J. Miller, Sehreiner. Ab- •ent: Eldredge, J. H. Miller The minutes of last regular meeting were read and approved The following bills were approved by jtbe finance committee: John Herbes, gravel $1 10 0ilbert Bros, mdse 4 18 Geo. Meyers, teaming 8 85 P JSchoewer, blacksmithing 8 25 Owen & Chapell, mdse 16 J3 ;lf M Niesen, police service 40 00 Ibhn Walsh, " " 40 00 On motion by Sehreiner seconded by Heimer bills were ordered paid. -. Motion by Heimer seconded by Schrei- i|er that P. J. Freund repair floor and tupports under city hall and^rat lock Oil door. Motion Carried. j. On motion by Freund seconded bj . Stiller the board adjourned unt41 next : f^gular meeting. . ^ - 1 GEO. ROTHERMEL, Pres. J. STOFFEL, Clerk. Congregation Met in a Cave. A natural cave in the cliffs of Ledaig, near Oban, in Argyllshire, Scotland, '; was fitted up as a place of worship by the local poet and postmaster, John - iCampbell, who acted as pastor for many -ijfears and was much respected. »He .cleared out the cave and had it furnished with trunks of trees for the worshipers " to sit on. The table, which is also a reading desk, is said to be the portion of it tree on which King Robert the Bruce rested. The highland worshipers who assembled in this unique church never :7 numbered more than thirty, when it • Was considered fall, and sometimes the was but three or four. Stood Treat at Prayer Meeting. A crowd of Copeland county, Kansas, ticians broke the rule last Sunday Might and went to church. When the Contribution box reached them the one the end threw a silver dollar in it, gnd, turning to the others, who were figging *n their pockets for some change, |ie said, "Never mind, boys; this is all ;s||ftid for." ANNUAL REPOR*F$* ^ ICutual Life I nsurance CtaHltpany's Business in 1890. N The Annual Reports of The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York are successive records of great achieve­ ments. Year after year a rapid growth is indicated; year after year its bene­ ficial progress is made manifest estab­ lishing this institution as being not only the largest but the' most progressive life insurance company in the world. The report for 1899 shows that dur­ ing the year the assets were increased $24,327,213, and the total sum now held by this institution for the security of its policy-holders is $301,844,587.52. The rapid growth of The Mutual life during the past ton years is shown by the following: YEAR. 1890 t«81 1892 1K93 1894 1886 1896 1897 1898 1899 ASSETS. $146,494,179.95 ir)8.ia4.244.r>7 173,193,263.04 184,93f:,690.80 202,289,433.65 219,704,053.20 234,744.14*.42 253.7<H<>,437.06 277,517.325.36 301,844,537.52 OATN. $10,855,640.75 11,630.064.62 15,069,018.47 11.742,427.76 16,353,732.85 17,414,629.55 lft,044).(Hfc5.22 18,042,289.24 33,7.i0.ss;.70 24,327.212.16 Record for Ten Years. $166.205,994.32 $301,844,537.52 The receipts for the year were $58,- 890,077.21. The Mutual Life after plac­ ing $851,711,998 to the credit of the re­ serve fund and other liabilities in ac­ cordance with the requirements of the New York Insurance Department has a contingent guarantee fund of $47,952,- 548, in addition to the dividends to be ap­ portioned this year. In 1899 the claims paid arising from the death of policy-holders amounted to -$15,629,979, and in addition to this the Company paid during the twelve months #10,789,057 on account of endowments, dividends, etc. The general business or The Mutual Life in 1899, when com­ pared with the results during the prev­ ious year, is highly satisfactory. The insurance in force December 81, 1898, amounted to $971,711,997. On Decem­ ber 81, 1899, the business in iorce ag­ gregated in amount $1,052,665,211. Since its organization, in 1848, The Mu­ tual Insurance Company of New York has paid to its policy-holders $514,117, 946. • : Weekly School Notes. All rejoice at the fine weather. John Thurlwpll is out of school owing to serious illness. The spring vacati6n will take place the first week in April. - ; -- Duke Holmes has returned to school after a week's illness. Eddie Freund and Lillian Pouse are pupils in the first primary. Mildred and Lucy Stevens have been enrolled in the high school. The Botany class is engaged in inter­ esting experiments with the onion. Mrs. L. H. Owen was a caller at the first primary on Thursday last. Mrs. J. VanSlyke and Mrs. Byrd were recent visitors in the primary rooms. Mrs. E. S. Wheeler visited the first and second primary rooms on Wednes­ day afternoon. There are twenty -six tuition pupils in the entire school, sixteen , of whom are in the high school. L • The second intermediate was the ban­ ner room for the past month, not hav­ ing a single case of tardiness. The eighth grade have commenced readiug the "Vision of Sir Launfae" in connection with their literature work. The "freshes" have selected their class colors and chose these as most suit­ able. Bright green splashed with yel- lcfw. Master Lyle Hazel, of the first prim­ ary, celebrated his eighth birthday on Wednesday by treating his classmates to candy and peanuts. A student has one hundred per cent of brains. If he puffs away ninety-eight per cent with cigarettes .we figure that he would have about two per cent left for study. The first intermediate room is much improved in appearance, having five new pictures. The donors were: John Thurlwell, Lulu Byrd. Maggie Ward, Willie Gallaher and Ernest Hetzel. Prof. Goodman recently increased our supply of reference books by giving Cas- sell's Biographical Dictionary. We thank Mr. Goodman heartily for the deep interest he show4 in our school. J. W. (reading Latin) "and I threw both arms around her That's as far as I got, Professor " Prof. "That was quite far enough, thank you." PRICE OF MILK IS FIXED. LARGE CONTRACTS FOR THE SUMMER LET AT ELGIN; The Illinois Branch of the New York Con­ densing- Company Make Contracts for Milk. The Illinois branch of the New York Condensed Milk Company, contracted for milk at Elgin Monday at the follow­ ing prices per 100 lbs.: April,$1,05; May, 90c.; June, 80c. ; July, 90c. ; August, $1.05; September, $1.20. The average for the six months is 98^c. per 100 lbs. The farmers' union h%d announced an intention of holding out for $1, but the price is so near that the union voted to accept. For the same six months of 1'899 the price was but 80c. per 100 lbs. The Oatman8 at Dundee are paying the same. On account of the death <Sf W. H. Hintze the Elgin Butter Company did not contract for milk Monday. The Illinois Creamery Company, is paying as follows: April,90c.; May,82c.; June, 78c.; July, 80c. ; Angus!,, $7c.; September $1. Average, 86 l-6<§r > ALL ENJOY THEMSELV6P. The Tenth Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. I>. F. Hani v. i Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Hanly were de lightfully surprised at their pleasant home last Saturday evening, the occa­ sion being the tenth anniversary of their marriage. Relatives and immediate friends to the number of forty were present. Music and games served to ,^KHe away the time until a seasonable hour when dainty refreshj)M^&. wec^ ^served by the guests. """Mr. and Mrs. Manty were the recipients of many use­ ful and beautiful presents. After a happy evening the company dispersed wishing for Mr. and Mrs. Hanly many returns of the day. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. JameEt ^S^ler, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sayler, Mjv lS. D. Sayler and Misses Maybelle and Laura, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Smith, Mr. Sayler Smith and Miss Clara, Mrs. George Thomas and Misses Callie and Ella, Mr. Ray Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wattles, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wattles, Miss Myrtle and Howard, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sherman and son, Mr. and Mrs. A. Brown and Earl, Mrs. E. J. Hanly, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Besley, Dr. W. G. Besley and Miss Mayme, Mrs. C. H. Albrecht and Miss Ella Parker. /Th Y, P. C. V. Kntertainment. The entertainment given under the Auspices of the Y. P. C. U. at the city 'hall, on Tuesday evening, was a grand' success. The hall was well filled with a highly appreciative audienc$| unani­ mous in pronouncing the entertainment the finest McHt^. p.g^s been favored with in some time. Where each i/^ so ^thoroughly master of his art it is hard to particularize bu| we wish to make special mention oij Miss H. Fay Fox, the young and talented reader of Chicago, who so generously donated htjr services for the occasion! Miss FOJAS a grad iate of the Columbia School of Oratory, which is acknow­ ledged to be the finest in this country. He;* appearance before an audience is ! both easy and graceful and her natural ability has been most carefully develop­ ed. Miss Georgi Eldredge, Of Richmond, captivated the audience with her sweet singing each word being particularly clear and distinct, a feature which is sadly lacking in so many of the singers of to-day. So well did she please her listeners that she was obliged to respond to repeated encores. The ' 'Lullaby" song was exceptionally fine and Mc­ Henry people hope to have her with them again ere long. Miss Nellie Skinkle, of Richmond, was the violin soloist of the evening and demonstrated the fact that she is a thorough artist. Her music is such that all can enjoy and appreciate. She was accompanied on the piano by Miss Rosa Justen, of McHenry, of whom we are all so justly proud and who is ever ready to give her services* to all public causes. The instrumental solo by Miss Fannie Beatrice Hankey, of Chicago, was given in an artistic manner. The male quartette, with their accom­ panist, Mrs. T. J. Walsh, rendered two selections which were well received. Social at Mr. Claxton's. On Friday evening of this week there will be a social held at the residence of Mr. J. Claxton. Everybody is invited. Those on the east side of town who may desire to go will please be at the post office at 7:80 o'clock, where busses will be to Carry them. Those on the west side will please be at the parsonage. Advertise in the Plaindealer. Poor Lo Opens an Account. An Indian not long ago came to Rapid City, S. D., from his reservation, accom­ panied by his squaw, his daughter and two hand satchels. He proceeded to one of the banks, and, after some hesi­ tation, produced $2,000 from the grips and proceeded to open an account. He is entered as the only Indian bank de­ positor in South Dakota and as one of the largest holders of ready cash among bis race. LAUNDRY WORK IN MIDOCEAN. Moiled Clothing is to be Cleaned While Vessels Are at Sea. r. An Innovation in the shape of an "ocean laundry " has come into existence. The experiment first is to be tried on the steamship New England, which about the first of February starts from this oort on a nine weeks' tlip in foreign waters. The usual practice with an ocean liner is to allow its own laundry to assume large proportions somewhere down in the hold, while the soiled linen of its passengers becomes an individual care and trouble vlntil the end of the voyage. Soon, however, all this will be different- The passenger will give his laundry to the steward and from the laundryman below in a few hours linen will be returned to him, fresh and clean. The new plant will handle on an aver­ age of 7,000 pieces of linen a day, with a capacity of doing the entire washing of about 800 people. It will be as com­ plete in every way as a laiuidry on shore. The plant has a daily consumption of fifty barrels of so&p and twenty barrels of starch, aside from other neoessary supplies used in a laundry. One item alone is the use of 4,000 gallons of water per day, whieh is condensed on the ship by special apparatus. The machinery of .the plant consists of a large steam mangle and washing and ironing machines. Napkins and towels can be "fed" to the mangle ma­ chine at the rate of 4,000 pieces an hour. TJhere are two large washing machines \f hich by skillful manipulation can turn 4ut linen well washed and wrung out to the amount of 10,000 pieces a day. fWashing is the first consideration in the process of laundry work, and the suc­ cessful results from these machines are assured. Other appliances include those for starching properly and to suit in­ dividual tastes. One of the most diffi­ cult operations of the laundryman is ironing. In the machines which have been provided, however this part of the work may be done with entire satis­ faction. One, machine is capable of ironing from 8,000 to 10,000 collars and cuffs a day, to say nothing of other articles. The system to be used to pre­ vent loss of goods or misunderstanding as to ownership is an admirable one. E. M. Fielding of Boston, who first con­ ceived the idea of this ocean laundry, and who is to act as superintendent on the first trip, while realizing the prac­ ticability of all ocean liners" adopting this method of handling their washyig, said it would not, in all probability, be generally adopted at once, but that for [long voyages it readily commends it* self. r /Tha Cafftotiria Social. The social given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Owen, in behalf jot the Universalist church, last Friday evening, was very much of a success. The following^ musical program was rendered in a highly satisfactory man­ ner. Instrumental solo, Miss Florence Granger; vocal solo, Miss Florence Howe: vocal duett, Misses Maudie and ? Fannie Granger; vocal solo, Master \ Edwin Owen. J Sets of questions entitled * ""TKe"Wedding of the Flower," the answers' to which were the names of flowers and ferns, were given each guest. Mrs. Will Whitirtg suc­ ceeded in answering correctly the largest number of questions and captured the souvenir, a beautiful little volume of poems. Quite a sensation was created when supper was announced. Upon the opening of the dining room doors a real, live caffeiiria, draped in the na­ tional colors, sprang into view. There were high-capped and white-aproned waiters and waitresses all ready to serve the guests. The order of "fall into line" was given, which all proceeded to do with alacrity, and with plate and nap­ kin in hand selected from the luscious "goodies" so temptingly displayed. This novel mode of serving afforded plenty of amusement and gave both the dainty and the ravenous a chance to satisfy each individual tastg.' The sum of $10.65 was realized fcut had the even­ ing been pleasant there would have doubtl£^b$£n twice the sum taken in. For Sale. The undersigned now offers for tele on time, or exchange for other available property, lots 8 and 10, block 8. near the depot in West McHenry, 111., being the old grocery stand of B. Gilbert. With or. without a new stock of staple and fSncy groceries and provisions, with all neoessary fixtures for running the business. All in good working order. For particulars enquire on the premesis of Ben Gilbert March 5. 8-t QUTTA PERCH A RUNNING SHORT Its Demand for Sheathing Ocean Cables In Excess of the Supply. An obstacle to the construction of a Pacific cable from San Francisco to Manila at present is found in the very limited supply of gutta percha. No good submarine cable can be made, it is said, without this particular gum as a means of insulation. "The reasons for its general use," says the Philadelphia Manufacturer, "are several, chief among them being its ductile nature, which makes it possible to apply it to cables without seams, and the fact that salt water has no appreciable deteriora­ ting effect upon it. This latter quality is illustrated by the fact that gutta per­ cha used in steel-bound cables in actual service shows no sign of either physical or chemical change after twenty years' submersion. Rubber, which is used for insulating small cables which may be easily taken up and repaired, lacks the impermeability which is an absolute es­ sential in a cable designed to cover long distances and to work without interrup­ tion or repair for a quarter of a century at a time." A nautical mile of cable requires from 850 to 400 pounds of gutta percha, so that some 1,200 tons would be required for the San Francisco-Man­ ila cable. The supply of gutta percha obtained from the East Indies is said to.be de­ creasing, owing to the slight care taken by the natives of the limited number of trees that furnish it. At the same time there is an increased demand. The use of it in making yearly 2,000,000 golf balls is said to add to its price, which is now over $2 a pound. Competition among manufacturers of submarine cables is, however, at present the chief cause of the exceptional price. The project of laying a cable between Canada and Australia is now about ripe for exe­ cution and the world's supply of the gum has been bought up for two or three years by the manufacturers of submarine cables who expect to bid for the contract. In view of the scarcity and high price of gutta percha our Paci­ fic cable cannot be laid, it is said, for $10^000,000, as expected, but will cost some $8,000,000 or $4,000,000 more than that. Fruit Trees on French Highways. i It is announced that the French go^ ernment, looking out for a new source of revenue, has determined to plant fruit trees all along the public high roads of Franoe, How Would you Like to be the Milk Man t The woes of all milk men are many, especially the one that tries to make a livelihood in a small town, where every third or fourth house keeps a spotted she goat or a cow and sells milk to his several neighbors while the old cows giye milk, and during the two weeks in a year that she don't (for they milk her right up to the time she is ready to give milk again) they patronize the poor milk man and expect him to keep alive and support his little family on such usage as that. Then there are a lot that take ef farmers who bring it in every morning and rob the poor milk man of a chance to make a living. These farmers have a market for their milk at the factories or ship to Chicago and do not need to retail. So why not give this matter a little serious thought and come to this conclusion. It gives tone to a village to see a neat milk man, with a nept milk wagon behind a neatly kept horse and harness, on our streets every day, and the only way we can have one is to help him with our pat­ ronage. Several have tried to run a milk business here and have had to stop for reasons already given. Now we have a clean little man, Mr. Geo. Cahoon, who has stuck to it for over a year, faithfully, and has done in every case just as he said he would, but has not picked up enough to make it pay as it should. All who have taken of him will testify that he has supplied them with good pure milk. And he is honest, neat and reliable. He has through his untiring efforts managed to fix up a very neat milk wagon and is now in fine shape to ' serve all. It costs no more to buy of him than others who do not need the patronage^ and the milk is good. So lets turn out and help to sup­ port a worthy man who needs your help. Winston Churchill's New Book. Winston Churchill, of St. Louis, au­ thor of "Richard Carvel" will spend part of the spring in Princeton collect­ ing material for a new novel. The plot of his new work will be laid in the civil war times, and, through the courtesy of the university, he will have access to the material relative to the period in the Pierson civil war collection in the university library. Chane Sprague Burled In Ohio. * The body of Kate Chase Sprague, daughter of Salmon P. Chase, which arrived in Cincinnati! from Washington, D.C., last Saturday evening, was buried Sunday beside the grave of her father, the late (thief Justice, at Spring Grove ^Cemetery. ^ Since August last the re- lrkinsrtlalre rested in ft vault In Wash­ ington, v'4;. Jt.iA f-• 4 •V? ' . .jsf^sSp -i ^ • " * ' • * POWERS WARNED OFF. BRITISH FLAG NOW FLYING OVEFT SLOEMFONTEIN. „ I liOrd Salisbury's Reply to President Kinley Gives Notice to Russia and Framing That Intervention Means War. A dispatch from Washington yester* day says: "Great Britain, in her answer received by the State Department today to the overtures for peace submitted by the United States government in behalf of Presidents Kruger and Steyn, servef notice on all the nations of the world that she will not tolerate any interfere ence by any of them with the prosecution of the war in South Africa. This ulti­ matum is distinctly set forth in Lord Salisbury's response, the declination at the Boer suggestion that the United States be permitted to mediate being applicable by Lord Salisbury to "an^ nation." It is regarded here as a warning to Russia and France that if they attempt to bring the war to an end before the British government • is ready to make terms of peace the two continental pow­ ers must be prepared to fight Greafe Britain. That is the plain English d Lord Salisbury's brief reply. ; In the dispatches which have passeil between Pretoria, Washington, and London with reference to the peace over* tures of the Boer Presidents, the word "intervention" has been used in describ­ ing the character of the action which the Boers desire the United States to take. Intervention, in the language of diplomacy, is equivalent to a use of force. The term was contained in the message of Presidents Kruger and Steyn, communicated to the State Department by Adelbert S. Hay, the American con­ sul at Pretoria, but it was evident from the character of the request made by the Boer authorities that they used it as a synonym of "mediation." It is this last interpretation which has been ad* opted by the United States government* and evidently by Lord Salisbury in an­ swering the appeal from Pretoria. When Secretary Hay went to tiui State Department this morning he found on his desk a copy of the message containing Lord Salisbusy's answer. It came from Henry Whjte, the charge d'affaires of the United States in London who had presented 'to Lord Salisbury the Boer communication. Mr. White*# dispatch was very brief, and showed that Lord Salisbury had wasted no words in describing Great Britain's a|* ~ titude. Gen. Roberts cables the war offic^ London, as follows: Bloemfontein, March 18,8 p*. the help of God and the bravery of her majesty's soldiers the troops under my command have taken possession of Bloemfontein. The British flag Jiiee over the Presidency, which was vacate^ last evening by Mr. Steyn, late presi­ dent of the Orange Free State. "Mr. Fraser, a member of the late executive government, the mayor, the secretary of the late government, the landdrost, and other officials met me two miles from the town and presented the keys of the public offices. The enemy have withdrawn from the neigh­ borhood. All seems quiet. The inhabit tants gave the troops a cordial welcome. ** Sold His Large Team. v ; v "A representative of the Wolf OMM- pany of Chicago, was here on Tuesday and purchased the handsome, large matched bay draft team of O. S. Malf ron, which has been the envy of all the horse breeders in this section. Thfcr was a team of Craig Miller colts, six years old, weighed 8,200 pounds and the price paid was $850. This is an except* ionally high price but the Craig Miller stock always brings a big price. Fann­ ers would do well to emulate Mr. Mafr ron's example and raise good stock while they are about it. Good horses are just as easy to raise as the inferior' grade; it costs no more to keep theu^ ; and when it comes to moving heavy loads they can do it every time, while when you want to sell a horse the*! blooded stock commands high prices.* / --McHenry County Democrat ^ Craig Miller is now owned by Joeepll Justen, of Ring wood. Church Notes. >; Hie Willing 'Workers meet tt# ; (Thursday) afternoon with Mrs. iWalteT C. Evanson.. Services in the McHenry M. E. eliurclfc next Sunday are as follows: Preaching by the pastor, 10:80 a. m. Sunday school, 11:45 a. m» Following are the services in the Ring* wood M. E. church next Sunday: Sun­ day school, 1:00 p. m. Preaching by the pastor, 2:00. Epworth League, 7:00 p. n* . A social will be given at the residency of Mr. J. Claxton, Friday evening of this week, to which all are cordially in­ vited. Refreshments will be served ai^| 3 m 4 ' f.) * ":'>•