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IK Mdleiry PliioMei PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE McHENRY PLAINDEALCS (OMPANT. F. K. GBANGBR, W. A. CRISTY, J. B. PEHHT, PRM. Sec. Om S. J. HAEKI., Manager. Office in Justen Block, two doora north of Owen & Ohapell's store. . TELEPHOHB8: bong Distance, No. - Citizens', No. 1 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year fl.50 Subscriptions received for three or si* tenths in the same proportion. Thursday, August a, 1900. NOTICE. The figures on the label after your name toll the date to which your'subscription is paid. For instance, if the label on your paper reads Sept. 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, not ify us, giving date and amount, of your last payment, and we will try and adluSt the same. *, AN enthusiastic Nebraskan estimates the value of the recent rains as worth six million dollars to the corn planters of that state. Is it not much wiser and safer to elect a president who has no disposition to overturn the financial system of the government than to run the risk of elect­ ing one for whom it is claimed that he will not do so only because he will not have the power. GENERAL Joseph Wheeler is like the war horse in the book of Job, he smell- eth the battle afar and is pining to be in the midst of the strife. The veteran of three wars has already offered his ser­ vices to go to China and it is not certain but his wish should be gratified. Gen. Wheeler is no holiday soldier or carpet knight; but, like Bayard, is without fear and without reproach. His pres­ ence would be an inspiration to our sol­ diers. To be sure he is getting along in years, but is in good health and can faithful service. do IT is claimed that Mr. Alchuler, of Aurora will have many republican votes next November. But why? Our neigh­ bor is a good, clean, clever gentleman, a good lawyer, and, when in the legislat­ ure, generally on the right side of all questions of doubtful utility or honesty. But quite as much can be said of Judge Yates. His public life has been a suc­ cess. He has reached his present posi­ tion by hard work. He is not ashamed of his record. He stands high as a man and neighbor in the intelligent commun­ ity where he lives, which, after all is said, is the test of a man's worth. He has fully met the expectations of his supporters in every position he has been called to fill. As he was born a republi­ can and never has nor could be any­ thing else he should command the full republican vote of the state. No good reason can be assigned for any republi can turning from Richard Yates to vote for Samuel Alchuler. HOW EARL LI GOT RICH. Li Hung Chang, the "old fox with the gray goatee," as Vizevona, the Ital­ ian freebooter, once called him, is a£ man whose wealth is reported to be on a level with that of the Rockfellers, Jtothshilds and Vanderbilts, though students of Chinese history will tell you that he could buy up any two of them In 1840 this representative of a "dead" nation was a puny orphan boy, work­ ing on a rice boat in the marshes of Hewi Ling, where he was born. His life was bounded on all sides by the rice fields. In 1844 Li Hung Chang, by some freak of fortune that no body has been able to discover the truth about, reached Canton, and a year later, thanks to the way in which a ragged, friendless beggar lad can seek and obtain an education while the state feeds and clothes him in that "effete" and "barbarous" land, he was admitted to the famous study cellsr In 1849, after five years of hard "work, he had outstripped all competi tors and became secretary to the Vice roy of Kow-loon province. In the fol lowing year this Vieeory led 50,000 men against a rebel uprising. He was killed in action, and Li Hung Chang took his place pursued the enemy and won a great victory. In 1851 he was called to Pekin and became secretary of war, and in the ten years following he studied and mastered tile whole intricate system of his coun try's-government. The year 1865 saw him still a poor young man, but when he was appointed governor of KaingSu, he began to accumulate money. In Kaing Su are the great salt mines of China, and the governor of the dig strict has the privilege of "farming" the ^monopoly. Then, too, he began to round up the mandarins in his province. They tried to tell this young quiet-man­ nered governor that they were only earning a bare living out of their fee*, but he astonished them by exhibiting complete knowledge of their methods, and toon 50 per cent of their emolu­ ment went into his capacious pockets. , In 1863 came the great rebellion, and General Gordon began his triumphal match against the insurgents. Li Hung Chang, the war genius of the empire, became his right-hand nian, and after four years of marvelous success on the field his emperor loaded him down with more honors and emoluments. In 1865 he was appointed governor general of the Liang King provinces, with four viceroys and 1,800 mandarins under his orders, and in absolute control of the salt tax, the rice tax, the sampan tax and the house tax--all infinitesimal charges on the individual--but when one directs the mulcting of 190,000 peo­ ple it is the fractions that count. In 1868 his wealth was estimated by foreigners, who knew him intimately, to be $45,000,000. Still he remained in im­ perial favor, and in 1872 came l>is cul­ minating triumph, when he was made Viceroy of Pe Chi Li, the imperial prov­ ince, with a palace in the royal city, and practically the collection of all the na­ tional funds under his control. Here he evolved a peculiar method of semi-moral squeezing. His emissaries visited every province regularly and took good care to guard the mass of the people from extortion at the hands of the mandarins. An officer found guilty of demanding or accepting more than the set amount of taxation was promptly dismissed from his office in disgrace. Li Hung Chang saw that with such an immense population there was no necessity to crush the individual with heavy taxes. He insisted on one- half of every tax being turned into his hands, and one-half of these receipts he handed over in turn to the imperial treasury, keeping the balance for him­ self. There was no false pretense about it. The emperor, happy in the fact that never before had he found a man who could drag such enormous sums out of the hands of the mandarins, was more than satisfied with the share that came to him, and he knew very well that his minister was dividing equally with him. As viceroy of Pe Chi Li, Li Hung Chang started to build a navy. He let contracts for ships, armanent, and dock­ yards, and, beginning to mingle with Europeans in this way, soon came to see vista of new possibilities for the ac­ quiring of wealth. He was chief pro­ moter, and is today principal owner of the China Merchant Steam Navigation company, the only native steamship line in existence, with a monopoly of all internal and most of the coast traffic. The fluctuations in the value of silver gave him a chance for the accumulation of more millions by skillful manipula­ tion of deposits in the great Hong Kong and Shanghai bank, of which he is now one of the largest shareholders. In 1877 the members of«the diplomatic corps at Pekin presented a memorandum to the emperor, begging for the establishment of an exact system of coinage. The viceroy told them blandly that he would see about it. He has been seeing about it ever since. His wealth is now estimated at from a quarter to half a billion dollars, which is probably an exaggeration. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING NON-RESI­ DENTS FROM DOING PLUMBING OR GAS FIT­ TING IN THE VILLAGE OF M'HENRY WITH­ OUT FIRST OBTAINING A LICENSE. ORDINANCE NO. 22. Be it ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of McHenry, 111. ARTICLE 1.--That any licensed plumbers desiring to do plumbing or gas pipe, steam pipe or pipe fitting in the village of McHenry, except licensed residents; must first obtain a license therefor, by paying into the village treasury the sum of Ten (810) Dollars, and presenting his receipt therefor, together with his license certificate, to the Village Clerk, who will issue said license. ARTICLE 2.--Any person attempting to do plumbing or pipe fitting In the Village of Mc­ Henry without first obtaining a license, shall upon conviction, pay a fineof Ten ($10)dollars. ARTICLE 8.--That this ordinance shall take effect ten days after its passage. Approved July 2nd A. D. 1900. SIMON STOFFEL, President. Passed July 2nd A. D. 1900. Published July 19 A. I). 1900. 3-3T JOHN STOFFEL^ Clerk. JJACKMAN AND BENNETT. ATTORNEYS. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Michael Cleary, deceased. The undersigned having been appointed Executors of the last Will and Testament of Michael Cleary, deceased, late of the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, hereby give not ice that they will appear before the County Court, of McHenry County, at the Court House in Woodstock, at the September Term, on the first Monday in September next, at which time all persons having claims against said estate are notified and requested to at­ tend for the purpose of having the same ad­ justed. All persons Indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. . Dated this 16th day of July, A. I). 1900. JAMES CLEARY, ) V PATRICK CLEARY T *'xecutOM. PROBA TE NEWS O A S T O R Z A . Bean the /y Kind You Have Always Signature of Merely a TheorUt. The man who knows it all, 'tis true, Can brag to beat the band; But when there's anything to do He never lifts a hand. v O A S T O n i A , B4n the Kind You Have Always Bought For results, advertise in this paper. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. George Andrews to William Carey et al lots 1 & 4. in se^ of se}* sec 24 and driveway, Richmond * 1400,00 E C Jewett & w to Frank M Bunker, lots S Si 6, blk 6, Spring City addn & lot 2, blk 4 & lot 5, bik 6, Hobart's addn Woodstock 100 Thomas Fen wick & w to John Bochean, pt lots 18, 19 & 20, blk 1, Huntley 100 00 Emma C. Merry ft h to John O Rey­ nolds, lots 2 & 4, blk#, H W Mead's4th addn Hebron 80000 Mary Lordan Sr to Thomas Lorden, ' part lot 2 of lieX sec 5, Hart-land16000 W A Goodwin & w et al to L A Werden, , lot 6, blk 7, Gates orig plat Nunda 1 00 Maria Burns to George E Dunham, lots 8, 9,10 & 11, blk 5, Lawrence 600 00 Dana R Wyant & w to George B Martin lot 6, blk 3, Harvard 2900 00 PROBATE NEWS Estate of Henry W. Mead. Final report and proof of heirship filed. Estate of Ellen Dunn. Conservator's final report filed. Estate of Isaiah A. Austin. Inventory filed. Estate of John Holian. Final report filed. » MARRIAGE LICENSES. James A. Phelps. .Union Emma Pearl Willow. .Union R. J. McGurik Chicago Ena Forman ... .Chicago Charles Ninow. Chicago Bertha *Sfehmitt .Marengo SPRING GROVE. Mrs. Ben Williams is improving. Mr. Hewitt is attending to buBiness here now. < Mr. and Mrs. Harris were visiting at Hebron Saturday. Mrs. Waterman visited friends at Ring wood recently. Ruthie Jackson visited with friends in Chicago last week. Lotus beds at Grass Lake present a fine appearance now. Mrs. Walter Sykes is entertaining friends from the city. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Westlake visited at Jas. Westlake's Sunday. Andrew Stevens had the misfortune to break two ribs last week. Gus Bownan has been quite sick. Appendicitis being the cause. Several of the busines men are enjoy­ ing the haying season this year. A Sunday School convention will be held Aug. 12, at the M. E. church. Mrs. Kinne visited her daughter; Mrs, Theodore Mann, at Hebron Sunday. Miss Laura Shotliff has purchased the Turner place. Consideration $1,000. Mrs. Carrie Bell and two children spent Monday and Tuesday at J. W. Bell's. Mrs. Kate Shotliff and Miss Laura Shotliff transacted business at McHenry^ Tuesday. Miss Mary Mcllwain returned to Mrs. Lewis Hatch's Sunday after three weeks vacation. Theo. Man, of Hebron, lately from here is very sick in a Chicago hospital with rheumatism. The M. E. Sunday school will have a picnic at Pistaqua Bay Thursday of next week, Aug. 8. QMrs. Hattie Jardine and daughters Misses Eva and May, of Belvidere, are visiting at W. C. Moss' Mrs. Mary Wiederman and three younger children start Thursday of this week for a visit to her parents. A camp of R. R. workers will be located on the depot grounds from now on and 'work will be rapidly pushed there. John Baker is enjoying the company of his brother Henry, his sister-in-law Mrs. Carrie Baker and - Miss Jessie Morey at present. 8. S. Convention. The Annual Township S. S. Conven­ tion will be held in the Ostend school house, Sunday, Aug., 5, opening at 2 p. m. It is desired that all Sunday school workers be present and prepared for the discussion of the various papers to be presented. The following is the program: Devotional exercises. Conference, "The Parents in the Sun­ day School," led by A. H. Lund, of Nunda. Written examinations, Mrs. Nettie Harrison, of Woodstock. Primary Work, Gertrude Shipton, Woodstock. The S. S. Library, I^rs. Clara Allen, -Woodstock. • " The work of yoang men for young men, will be presented by a number of young men from Woodstock. The evening session will be conducted by Rev. W. L. Whipple. Subject: "Christ in the Home." Everyone turn out and make this the best convention this township has ever held. ANNA L. AUKINGKK, Pres., D. E. BAYLOR, Sec. Richmond HMM. The Richmond Driving P»i*k Associa tion will hold races at. the Driving Park Richmond, on Saturday, Aug. 4. There will be two races--a free for all and a trot or pace. Among „the horses' that are on the grounds and will start are Q. R. Z., &:19i; Donna "C., 2*19$; and Nina V., 2:22. A 2:40 special trot or pace promises to be a hot contest as a number of evenly matched trotters and pacers will start in this race. Horses will be called at 1:30 p.m. and started at 2.00 o'clock sharp. "Hello, 411" The Citizens' Telephone Company has just placed a telephone, no. 41, in the Park Hotel and subscribers can now reach this very excellent hotel over this line. Summer coMs are noted for hanging on. They weaken your throat and lungs, and lead ta serious trouble. . * Don^t trifle with them. Take Scott's Emulsion at once. It soothes, heals, and cures. 50c. and $ I. A!1 druggists. v' NORTH NUNDA. Mrs. Ellen Walsh is visiting friends at Elgin., John Kelly, of Chicago, is visiting friends here. * R. J. Walsh, was a recent caller in this vicinity. Mr. J. Cohn and family, of Chicago, arre rusticating at Emerald Park. Misses Eleanor Farrell and Lucy Sut­ ton visited Elgin friends last week. Mr. Wm. Garrison, of Elgin, is visit­ ing at the home of Mrs. Ellen Frisby. Mr. J. Armstrong spent Sunday with his family at their Emerald Park cofc- tage. ' - ' - Mr. John Kelter and Martie Cooney are •visiting at the "home of John B. Frisby. . • Misses Eleanor and Margaret Kelly, of Chicago, are the guests of the Misses Sutton. Several of the young people from this vicinity enjoyed a picnic at the Bay on Sunday. M. Sutton, Frank'Kelly and Jerry Farrell visited friends at Elgin on Fri­ day last. Miss Mary Sutton was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ed Larkin, of Elgin, l.ust. week. Misses Lola Aylward and Eleanor Farrell are visiting friends at Terra Cotta this week. John Heaney and family, of Chicago, are the guests of Jas. Heaney and wife at their summer home. Mrs. Ed. Sutton and her daughters, Celia and Katherine visited friends at Barreville on Tuesday. Ed Farrell, who has been spending his vacation with relatives here, left for Dubuque Tuesday morning. Miss Nellie Frisby and Miss Frieda Abt who have been spending their va­ cation here, returned to the city Satur­ day last. Masters Elmer Walsh, of Chicago, and John Costello, of Elgin, are spend­ ing their vacation at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Walsh. ' VOLO. Mrs. John Rosing still continues quite poorly. Henry* Cossman was in Waukegan Sunday. John Brents, of McHenry, was a Volo caller Sunday. Mr. layette Small, of Ringwood, was a Yolo caller Friday. Several from here attended Wallace Bros, circus at Waukegan Friday. S. J. Russell and children were in Waukegan Friday to attend the circus. Mrs. Chas. Raught and daughter, Miss Nellie, of Waukegan, are visiting at Raught Bros. Mr. and Mrs. C. Sabel are entertain- their son, John, and daughter, Lena, and husband, of Chicago. Misses Rose Huson, Anna Miller, and Mary Raymond went to Waukegan Thursday and returned Sunday. There will be an ice cream social at the home of John Walton, Thursday evening Aug. 9. Proceeds to be used to make new side walks in Volo. All are invited. " Misses Libbie and Amy Foster, of Chicago, and Master Leland Worden, of St. Joseph, Missouri, are visiting at the home of their aunt, Mrs. A. J. Ray­ mond, this week. Millions will be spent in politics this year. We can't keep the campaign go­ ing without money any more than keep the body vigorous without food. Dys­ peptics used to starve themselves. Now Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and allows you to eat all the good food you want. It radically cures stom­ ach troubles. Julia A- Story. "Compounds." The word "compound," which is used frequently in the war dispatches from China, means an inclosure. In that country and Japan it^is customary to build high brick Walls around factories, business-houses, banks and residences for protection, and these are the ' 'com­ pounds" mentioned. TO THE DEAF.--A rich lady, cured of her deafness and noises in the head by Dr. Nicholson's artificial ear drums, gave $10,000 to his institute, so that deaf people, unable to procure the ear drums, may have them free. Address No. 18,823. The Nicholson Institute, 780, Eighth Avenue, New York. tf. A New .Story-Writer from the West. Joseph Blethen, the author of "Grand­ mother Winslow's Previous Plates," in Hie August Ladies' Home Journal, is one of the newest writers of fiction. He is quite a young man, and occupies the position of Managing Editor of the Seattle (Washington) Times. You Owe it to All your friends to tell them of the curative power of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. I bet half of 'em have stomach trouble. Send for 10c, 50c or $1 bottle, to Julia A, Story. < Crv the ltlasbburn=Crosby Co. 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