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^ ^ f ^ ^ ^ < v Y " ' ' 3 : ? • , ; : \ s - " 1 ' ^ V v • v . : ' i f • . * * . V - y ^ ' v 4 j * * . n r ' - & ^ ; ! ; > - f 4 . ; : I e ; ? ' . " V « : S f x ' ! / . W j . , S & w l lie Mdleiry Plainer >, PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE MCHENRY PLAWDEALER COMPANY. T.K. GRANGER, W.A. CRISTY, J.B.PM»T, Pres. _ Sec. Treas. B. JT. Hacki.., Manager. <"• « Office in Jusrten Block, two doom north of ::;V" Owen Ac Ohapell's store. f " ' TsuBPHomw: '• boas Distance, No. 802; Oitlceos', Nowl TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION: . ar »•» Subscriptions received for three or Six ~ . taontlis in the same proportion. Thursday, April 36, 1900. NOTICE. The figures on the label after your name tell "the date to which your subscription is paid. v ' For Instance, if the label on your paper reads _ fsept. 1, '99, it means your subscription is paid to Sept. 1, '99. If you do not. understand that the figures on your paper represent the date to which you think you are paid, notify us, giving date and amount of your last payment, and we willjfcry and adjust the same. THERE is no policy like politeness, since a good manner often succeeds where the best tongue has failed. THE Agricultural department has come out strongly in favor of good roads. It needs now only the concurrence of the agricultural element The great Glenn ranch of 75,000 acres in the heart of Sacramento valley, Cali­ fornia, is to be divided into small farms and sold. Until the development of the great wheat fields of Dakota the Glenn ranch was the greatest wheat producing establishment in the world. "EVERY indication points to the heav­ iest wool clip in the northwest for many years." This is the opinion of a member of a Boston wool firm, M. A. Race, who has just been through Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. This is better news than to hear of the whole­ sale slaughter of sheep because farmers cannot afford to feed them, as was the case under a free wool policy. DURING 1899 Andrew Carnegie gave an aggregate of $3,503,500 to American public libraries, but he has broken that record this year, despite the fact that Jrat one-fourth of it has passed. In the '<•-i^rst three months of 1900 he has given iv^|in aggregate of $4,360,000 toward the Irailding and enlarging of public librar- Vles. In less than a year and a half he , . bas given almost $8,000,000 to the librar­ ies. A writer in the Home Magazine for April gives the results of an exhaustive research into the question of compara­ tive losses in battles in ancient and mod­ ern times. He asserts that in the times of Caesar about fifty per cent of the par­ ticipants in battle were killed. In the Napoleonic wars about twenty-five per cent gave up their lives, while in our civil war twenty-five per cent were killed In the British-Boer war less than ten per cent are killed. CONGRESSMAN Hopkins has intro­ duced a bill increasing Mr. Merriam's salary from $6,000 to $7,500. It also authorizes the chief clerk of a census office to act as superintendent and have general charge of all buildings occupied for the purpose of taking the census For this service he will get a saljuar lt>ce Tkn*4er atxad Llshtniaa. The reason why the mechanism for making the noises tha ̂give realism to « play are never seen by the audience Is because the illusion would be com­ pletely destroyed If its operations were exposed to view, explains Frank Fylea in The Ladies' Home Journal. The noise of the waiter down stairs with a tray of dishes, for in­ stance, Is simulated by dropping as of­ ten as necessary a basket filled with bits of broken china, and a cylinder of silk, turned with a crank, drawing the cloth over wooden flanges, gives a per­ fect rain and wind storm. A lightning accompaniment is made by touching an ordinary file to a bit of carbon, both on live wires, and thunder by rolling tenpin balls in a long, narrow, wooden trough. The rumble of the wheels of a car­ riage is Imitated with a vehicle like a miniature freight car run on a wooden track, and a striking of wood or metal on hard or soft surfaces serves to con­ vince an audience of the approach or departure of a horse. When there is war, a single shot or two Is usually the real thing, but a rifle volley effect Is obtained by rapidly beating a dried calfskin with rattans, while heavy strokes on the bass drum will convey the idea of cannonading. If this mechanism were seen in op­ eration by an audience, it wdtild make the whole performance seem rldicnloiis. Lonarevity of Wl*ale». Some light was thrown upon the sub­ ject of the vitality of whales by finding one of these animals in Bering sea In 1890 with a "toggle" harpoon head in its body bearing the mark of the Amer­ ican whaler Mentezuma. That vessel was engaged in whaling in Bering sea about ten years, but not later than 1854. She was afterward sold to the government and was sunk In Charles­ ton harbor during the civil war to serve as an obstruction. Hence it is estimat­ ed the whale must have carried the harpoon not less than 36 years. In connection with this fact William H. Dall gives an account in The Na­ tional Geographic Magazine of a dis­ cussion with Captain E. P. Herendeen of the United States National museum of cases of whales that have been sup­ posed to have made their way from Greenland waters to Bering strait and to have been Identified by the harpoons they carried. While It is very likely that the whale really makes the pas­ sage an uncertainty must always be allowed, for ships were often chang­ ing ownership, and their tools were sold and put on board of other vessels, and harpoon irons were sometimes giv­ en or traded to Eskimos. It therefore becomes possible that the animal was struck with a secondhand iron.--Popu­ lar Science. Elephant and Train. A big and ugly elephant which had long been an object of pursuit to the sportsmen of the Straits Settlements one day wandered on to the railway line and tried conclusions with the en­ gine of a goods train, charging it re­ peatedly and keeping up the contest for nearly an hour. The engine was re­ versed In the hope that the beast would allow the train to proceed, but as soon as there was any attempt to renew the journey the elephant returned to the encounter and resumed its obstructive tactics. The driver was afraid to charge the brute, lest the train should be thrown off the rails, and the contest might have gone on much longer had not the elephant backed into the en­ gine and, setting its fore feet firmly between the rails, endeavored to shove the train backward with its hind quar­ ters. The driver took advantage of the op­ portunity and put on steam, gradually forcing the beast off the line. In this maneuver one of the wheels of the en­ gine went over the hind le'gs of the animal, which was put out of Its mis­ ery by the guard of a following passen­ ger train.--Science. r * fa Pur . fife- m $300 each year in addition to w' now receives. Another provision of the bill authorizes the director of the .census to appoint, as the necessity may arise, one superintendent of printing at $3,500 annually, and such numbers of skilled mechanics and other persons in the cen­ sus printing office as may be necessary to carry into effect the printing and bind­ ing provided for in the act authorizing the taking of the twelfth census, at the same compensation as is paid for similar work in the government printing office. GREENWOOD. AIvaHoag has been sick the past week. * Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lumley were at Conro last Thursday. N. J. Cruikshank, of Conro, was call­ ing on friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wilson spent Sunday with Richmond friends. A very enjoyable party was held at the home of Miss Letty Murphy Mon­ day evening. Messrs. Charles Thompson and Phil. Harrison were Ringwood visitors Thurs­ day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mentzer are mov- ^ ing into the house formerly, occupied by E. G. Westerman. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smeltz, of Dundee, spent the latter part of the week with relatives here. Misses Mabel and Marguerite 1 Granger/ of McHenry, accompanied by | their brother, Ed, srpent Sunday at O. j Garrison's. 6} Humors of tlie Law, In a recent bankruptcy case, In speaking of justices of the peace, they are said to be "officers by no means in­ fallible, frequently innocent of law and actually sometimes known to construe the abbreviation affix designating their office, 4J. P.' to mean 'judgment for plaintiff.'" / A federal court, in explaining that the functions of a charge d'affaires were not shown by the literal transla­ tion of the terms, illustrated by say­ ing, "To appoint a person chief builder could not be understood to Invest him with the ecclesiastical functions of the pontlfex maxim us."--Case and Com­ ment. Effective Prayer.' A very nice and gentle curate went PRO PA TE NEWS to aiYorkshire parish where the parish loners bred horses and sometimes rac­ ed them. He was asked to invite the prayers of the congregation for Luck Gray. He did so. They prayed Jthree Sundays for Luck Gray. On the fourth the clerk told the curate he need not do It any more. 'Why?" asked the curate. "Is she deadr "No," said the clerk; "she's won the steeplechase." The curate became quite a power In the parish. A Philadelphia Slander. Bilger--You remember TompklnsT Yes? I saw him down at Philadelphia the other day. I was in the car, he on the depot platform. I stuck my arm out of the window to shake hands with him, and do you know before I could get hold of his hand- Jigger--The train started, eh? "No, my arm went to sleep!"--Types. In the northwest provinces of India goats frequently eat without any ill effect the leaves and green stems of the akaua or madar, the milky juice of which Is an acrid poison for human beings and is frequently used as such In infanticide PROBATE NEWS. Estate of Wesley Ladd. Leave given to correct error in report. Estate of Isaiah A. Austin. Proof of death. Petition for letters of admn. Bond $5600, filed. Appraisers appointed. Estate of John Thomas. Final report filed. Estate of Margaret Tymeson. Objec­ tions of final report filed. Estate of Mary D. Ellis. Petition for private sale of personal property filed. Estate of Timothy Collins. Proof of death. Petition for probate of will and letters testamentary filed. Estate of S. L. Newman. Widow's relinquishment and selection filed. Re­ port of public sale of personal property. Estate of Fred Feilhaber. Sale bill approved; . Estate of Harry. Bourne. Re­ port approved. * " ; Estate of Alma J, Wells. Inventory approved. - - Estate «f Weeley .Ladd. Report approved^; "V > Estate of Henry E. Sylvester. Leave given administrators to errect monu­ ment • - Estate of James Thompson. Proof of death made. Julia A. & James C. Thompson appointed administrators. Bond $100.00 filed and approved. Appraisers appointed. Estate of Nancy Cannon. Inventory filed and approved. Estate of Augustus Morgan. Final report filed. Estate of Austin IL. Irwin, minor. Application for order approving loan of $600.00. Estate of Minor Heir of Morgan Hart- man. Inventory filed and approved. Estate of Abram Goodman. Final report filed. Estate of John Mansfield. Leave given to erect monument and pay taxes. Estate of Mary May Mansfield, minor. Leave given to lease land. Estate of Barnes Duggasn. Appraise­ ment bill and petition to sell real estate to pay debts, filed. Estate of Eleazor L. Pomeroy. Com- mision allowed on sale of real estate. Leave given to pay taxes. Estate of P. Vrooman. minor. Petition for appointment of guardian filed. Estate of Mary D. Ellis. Appraise­ ment bill filed. Petition and order for adoption of Frank E. Martins by O. J. and Minnie Smiley. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Michael J. Walsh West McHenry Joanna E. Doherty.. McHenry Charles A. Story Chicago Sarah A. Brown.......Pilot Mound, la. Albert Klabunde. '... .Richmond vlartha Schultz. Hebron Claud B. Cillis.: .Harvard Delia Barnea Big Foot REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. John C Cralne to Cook Lake & Mc­ Henry Counties Ry Co., a strip 100 ft wide over and across the nwK of nej< sec 26, Richmond $ 66000 Hannah Smith to same, a strip 100 ft wide across sw corner Of nej< of sex sec 12, Hebron 200 00 Charles C Bralnard et al per guardian to Fletcher E Worthington, lot 7, blk 3, G Brainard's addn to Harvard 90000 Susie M Brainard et al to same, same.. 800 00 Alice Brainard et al per guardian to Charles 11 Brown, lots 7 & 8, blk 15, G Brainard's addn to Harvard 800 00 Emma M Brainard et al to Charles R Brown, same j.-. 800 00 Fletcher E Worthington & w to same, lot 7, blk 3, Brainard's addn to Har­ vard 170000 Hugh McGee to Margaret L Flanagan, se}* of seii, wH sex sec 1, Hartland, , sH of lot 2 of sw*, wV4 sH lot 1 swM sec 6, wV4 of nV4 lot 1 & nH of lot 2 nw H sec 7, Green wood 100 &C Roy Reynolds et al to Frank Holmes et al wVi sw}< sec 8, wtf nwl-4 sec 17, Richmond 100 Patrick Carry & w to John J Murphy. ' eVi nel-4, swl-4 nel-4 sec 15 and 20 acres in swl-4 of nwl-4 sec 10, Grafton 8000 00 Benj Lombard, jr & w to Lyman Pierce fiart nel-4 sec 4, Hebron, and part se -4 sec 4, Hebron 2500 00 Maria J Sears et al to William Jerhke, lot 58, assrs plat, sec 1 & 12, Riley 600 00 John Wandrack to George Rutledge, lot 4, blk 1, Algonquin 1 00 George Rutledge & w to Christ Franke, same 800 00 Charles Ptngry & w to Charles 8 Mc- Nett, nbi lot 2 nwl-4 sec 31, Nunda 862 00 Orpha Stoker to John Delthloff, lot 2, blk 10, Brainard's addn, Harvard... . 126 00 GRANDMA • ' ; J V -• 1 \ CONSUMPTION and I am afraid I have in­ herited it. I do not feel well; I have a cough; my lungs are sore; am losing flesh. JWhat shall I do? Your doctor says take care of yourself and take plain cod-liver oil, but you can't take it. Only the strong, healthy person can take it, and they can't take it long. It is so rich it upsets the stomach. But you can take SCOTT'S EMULSION It is very palatable and easily digested. If you will take plenty of fresh air, and exercise, and SCOTT'S EMULSION steadily, there is very little doubt about your recovery. There are hypophosphites in it; they give strength and tone up the nervous system while the coci-Uver oil feeds and nourishes. %oc. and $i.oo, all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists; New York. Lewis Lucke et al to Joseph Ahrens, piece In Mrs Mullin's addn, Huntley 1050 00 Theodore C Schroeder & w to Clara J l'axson, part wV4 lot 6 & wH lot 7 in Cotting & Purdy's addn, Richmond.. 1360 00 Major Noble & w to Mary J Herbert, part lots 6 & 7 Reeder's addn to Rich­ mond 1150 00 Henry Keeler & w to W A McConnel, nel-4 of nwl-4 sec 11, Hebron 85 00 Martha A Brown et al to Antionette M Wenban et al, lot 7ft of syt nel-4 sel-4 sec 5, Dorr 100 ftc Columbus Wallace & w to Nathaniel H° Robinson, pc in ne cor of sel-4 sec °1, Nunda 200 00 Fulton Harvey & w to Charles R Brown, lots 6 & 7, blk 0, E G Ayer's addn, Harvard . 2400 00 Robert Kee to Alice Brundage, lot 5, blk 10, Plumliegh's addn, Algonquin 180600 W(X)dstock Cemetery Ascn to 8 H Schryver, n^ eH lot 2, blk 1, Wood­ stock Cemetery Associations, 2nd addn Oakland cemetery 1000 Herbert D. Crumb & w et al to Samuel D. Joyner, It & blk 60 Harvard exten'n 110000 Charles F. Tripp & w to Owen J. Mc- Iveown, east 50 acres of nH of nwJ4 section 30 liiley 2500 00 Hannah Smith to Roswell Miller. neJi of su'4 Sec. 17 exeptg pc conveyed to railway Co., Richmond.. 1500 00 Same to Cook, Lake and McHenry Cos Ry company a strip of 200 feet across nej< of se)i sec 17, Richmond 600 00 Mrs. Emma La Moitt & H to Mrs. Mary Schreiner, part It 1 blk 12, West Mc­ Henry... 100 00 Elizabeth M. Watters & Q to Wm. H. Hodge & w It 3, Solon 300 00 Allen Sisson per Admr. to Charles • Henry Behnke, w% of nwH Sec. 14, and e!4 of neX Sec. 15, Marengo 6780 00 Cbirl Timm & w to Frederick Tiinm, p't nw!4 Sec. 5 Algonquin 100000 Amelia E. Sutherland et al to Mary L. Talbott It 1 blk 12 Spencer's 2nd addi­ tion to Marengo 1 OO&c Edward D. Shurtleff & w to James Cleary et al, It 6 blk 7, Marengo im­ provement syndicate addn Marengo 76 00 Abner H. Bailey &w to Matilda Reedy sub-lot 4 lot 2tl assrs plat section 36, Marengo..? 90000 N. Beardsley to Frank -McDonald, Its 1 & 2 blk 3 Ellswoi-th's add Nunda 1200 00 Hans Hanson to Carrie Hanson, lot 15 Joslyn's addn to Woodstock 15000 Daniel Hereley & w to Charjes Weide- mann nV4 of se}^ Sec. 16, Chemung 2700 00 Harriet Mink to Ida Felt et al mv^ of neM n part It 1 of swH, east 10 acres of seM of nwj^, part s}4 It 1 of nwii and part swft of ne>4 section 19, Nunda 800 00 Mrs. Harriet Evans, Hinsdale, 111., writes, "I never fail to relieve my chil­ dren from croup at once by using One Minute Cough Cure. I would not feel safe without it." Quickly cures coughs, colds, grippe and afPHhroat and lung diseases. Julia A. Story. Seed Potatoes. For Sale at Market Prices. Saleer's Six Weeks Early. Moore's Rural New Yorker No. 2. J. D. STARRETT, one mile south of Terra Cotta factory. A Card. I, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a 50 cent bottle of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your cough or cold. We also guarantee a 25 cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money refunded, tf Julia A.' Story. Advertise in The Plaindealer. Cyclone Grocery We have just purchased the grocery business of B. Gil­ bert, have added a nice, clean stock and expect to do some hustling on the "cyclone" plan* The store has been made inviting by a thorough renovation. We will constantly keep on hand a complete stock of the best fancy and staple groceries, and will guarantee to please you in quality, price and quick delivery. We handle everything in the line of iFRESH VEGETABLES * <-• . f Onions Lettuce Onions Sweet Potatoes Rhubarb Cabbage Radishes Also a full line of fresh fruits in their season, and fine dried fruits in all seasons. We now have oranges, bananas, lem­ ons and eating and cooking apples. Give us a trial order. I R . G . T W E E D ! * West McHenry Long distance telephone 303 Illinois ; New Ginghams, -Cklicoei;;':>j^^^ - India Linens, Draperies,- Silks, et^. ^ All hand- i .f$me..patterns.,. * <,****?*$ a L a d i e s ' W r a p p e r s The largest line of wrappers ever in town, made from Louisiana Prints, Percales, Dimities and Calicoes. Prices from 75c to $1.75. %camliie ;^em-|-i^^::^re:.beautie8 A G e n t s F u r n i s h i n g s In Gent's Furnishing Goods we lead. Spring styles in Hats, Caps, Collars, Ties, Hosiery* Shoes, etc.; Don't miss oiar^large^Hi^.';:ip>f Soft Front Spirits, at 50c. They are the latest 00& W a l l P a p e r t o b u r n Latest patterns at a cheap price. A few tewi- . n a n t s a t o n e - t h i r d v a l u e . . . I . v . . . . P A I N T S a n d O I L S Varnishes, Brushes and everything in the paint line. Monarch Mixed Paint, manufactured from absolutely pure linseed oil, lead and zinc. Wears l o n g e r a n d g o e s f a r t h e r . . . . . . v „ . . . . . . . . ; F L 0 U R Another car of the celebrated Gold Medal Flour just in. All sacks guaranteed alike and to give entire satisfaction. There are more people us­ ing Gold Medal Flour than any other Flour on earth. This proves its superiority. Fall in line arid use the best made. Agents for Sweet, Orr & Co. 's Overalls and Jackets O W E N & C H A P E L L , M c H e n r y Spring Clothing.... f To the trade of McHenry and Lake Counties Our unusual large line of Men's, Boy's and Chil- j dren's Spring and Summer Ready Hade Clothing. 5 that looks and wears like tailor-made, is now in, and S while there is a slight advance in all material, we can gp m-m- m m m 1 m s m m m m m m m % m jj candidly say that our order was placed early, and our 1 m m m m m m m m m I ; m m m m m m m 1 # m m m m * * * % H i stock* bought for spot cash, which enables us to sell you clothing at practically the old price. You are in­ vited to call for booklet giving common sense pointers on why you should look at and consider clothing we offer to sell you. For those wishing something bet­ ter than ready-made clothing we have a very com­ plete line of samples from one of the largest tailoring establishments of Chicago, and can take your meas­ ure at any time for Top Coat, "Coat, Vest or Pants, fit and price guaranteed. Our Spring line of Selz Shoes is here and very cdmplete, in Men's, Women's ttnd Children's. We show the right styled Sprint? Hats in the proper shapes and colors. Special attention h?*given to Overalls, Jackets, Shirts and Plow Shoes for farm wear. All kinds of carefully selected Garden and field seeds. PURE GROCERIES: Jersey Lily Flour is equalled by few and excelled by none. Yours for Spring Trade, • JOHN J. MILLER, - West McHenry, 111. t % * t i * * * : * * i i ili * * * yi ilt * * ili * tf % Economical Cash Buyers are invited to look over the large and complete stock at E v a n s o n ' s C a s h S t o r e I Neckwear for all ages.. ..Newest --crushersr and stiff feits. .Capsr~for ttre~~ girls and just what you need and want.... Lace curtains and window shades.. Extra fine chenille curtains, $3.50 per pair.. When you need a par­ asol or umbrella be sure and look ov­ er our new line which we guarantee better and more complete than that of any other store outside of the large cities and at lowef prices.... Fresh crackers and cakes are delivered here now every week and you may depend' on finest goods obtainable.. .Needn't tell you about our teas and coffees, but suppose you try them.. We have a lot of odds and ends in canned goods such as peas, beans, Plums and Blue­ berries, and make a uniform price of 5c per can to close them out quickly. remember*are of the LION BRAND. Latest and most Fashionable Shirts just in 50 cents to $1.00 Walter (. Imm West McHenry best fitting kind TRADE MARK Silk waists and pat­ terns of a fairly good variety just in. Will you look them over ? We sell Hart, (Schaff- ner & Marx clothing from samples. 30'° W.a°^l EWS FITZ HUGH