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•'*-r- -1 •|i>" 'yfumt ' • f. „ • Ti• ji .•• : :̂ m{i l A <* « <; . •' '... !-V - / v:;,ir ±if\w,V\\ i „ 0 , : , • r, WcHENRV, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER aa, 1900. » BU8INE88 CARDS, F/ C. ROSS, D. D. s. Over a L' f If e B e n r y Illinois h »: S l to 8 T&BBOWN. LAW. 100 Washington in. C. F. BARNES. • A TTOftNEY, solicitor, and Counselor. (W- " Damage Salt*, etc. > at Woodstock, liL tactions a specialty. Damage Sulta^etc. DAVID Q.WKLLS, M. II, SUBGEON AND OCULIST. Office and restdwncelii J listen's Block, everthei'lalndealef- office, McHenry. , ,> C. H. KEOERB, M. I>. "PHYSICIAN AND 8URGEON, McHenry, *- III. Office at Residence. DB.A. E. AURINGER. PHYSICIAN AND BUBGEON, Office In the old FostOliCMHbnUdltiR, one door east of J. Miller's store, West Me Henry, III. Resi­ dence, bouse formerly occupied by Dr. Os­ borne. All professional calls promptly at­ tended to. 8TBAYSB & STRAYEB, I^fiTORNEYS AT LAW. Practice In all the "• courts of the state. Collections riven (Suite 210 Real Estate SB Dearborn St. CHICAGO, ILL. , . seasonal attention. Board building. D. T. SMILEY, A TTORNKY, Counselor, Solicitor and tary Public. Will give prompt and ' 1 business lu Hov's I Woo No. mediate'attention to alfbUBiiiees intrusted to his care. Office in Hov's Block, roodstocle, II FRED'K C. PAGE, M. D. "pHYBICIAN AND SUBGEON.--8peclal at-JL tflhtiAll fllilflliniKI mH OltMNWV rt# UM UQf Church block. 128; ltott- H. C. MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent, including Accident *. V i and Life Insurance. : W«S*MOHKNBT, - - JUL. FRIEND8 WHO CO«t£ AND FRIENDS . , WHO GO. i. W«ekty' BMdswt •€ Picked Up Here and Plata dealear Scribe. WHISPERS. ^ MflpSMid together, - „ iSte onetong, note summer, JTiltMwHA blossoms rich and rare; Thoughts olstorms and angry billows _ Never earofc to clodd ttefir droams, SW beyond the restiwss breakers Iftasnecl the Future's golden gleams. When the waves came drifting Inward, Bwurtftg i^lls tromnameleaasbores, ^Leavewhbid its v&lned stores: °B" Thetfb to? orf&ncled vessel waslaunched la childish gle%. DgWinedforsoraefsfiyklngdom,- *s Mill* away, beyond the sea. -"s t. Years fled by like golden visions, r- > - Then tltev strolled at eventide, Down the shore-a youth and maiden, '*'• Happy fttili wiieu side tar side; 1 v > ?! All their hopes were bright as morning; For the ratare seemed to dawn, With the same unclouded splendor, That it had In years agone. Still they watched the stately vessels, -" Coming in from distant seas, With their rolls of suow white canvass, Spread to catch the wafting brwsiif They were called a royal escort, Sent to bear them o er the blue, To an Isle which dreams had pain)*#, „ Bright with flowers and sunlight too. Sadly now life's shifting curt ain, Whence all gleams of hope are Down, Rolls m rlew a mortal; weeping, On the rocks of fate--alone. Clouds are dark and storms are rising, Hearts have felt the chastening rod, She, who made this world Of sunshine. Sleeps in peace beneath the sod. Where are now thy tints of glory, " Penciled on the Future's skies? "!;• Where doth bloom the promised flonfatt? Echo's solemn voice replies; Far too bright were all ti Dreame db; Matters 1ST ! visions, by youth in days of j hre, find them, thou wilt know them Thou shalt I . Here on earth; ah--"Nbvkrmorb. --H*0. HKDGB. Ill A, M. CHURCH, s Witodmakcr and Jewalar No. 186 State street, Chicago. Special attention given to repairing Fine Watches and Chronometers. fMr~ A full assortment of goods In his line. Office, Kendal Block* WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS & . W. C. BESLEY * SURGEON • , |)J DENTIST Extracting a Specialty, with the administra- tibn of Nitrous Oxld Gas or Vitalized Air. Crown and Bridg« Work a Specialty • . .I--m i j - .. m i i i . 1 1 . ^ »'1"- m MRS. a. F. BOLEY, Fnputar of McHenry Bmwoj, MoHSNRV. IUL.: ("J ' A.hraya on Hand Wttk ^ '» the Beet h:: SOCIETIKSi MASONIC. McHenry Lodge, No. 158, A. Fjtnd A. M.- R^ular Communications the second am bvtbuw&us to w.o.o.F. ; : St. Patrick's Court, No. 187, W. O. O. F., meet the First Saturday and Third .Wednesday evenings of each month, at Forester Hall. Mas. Mary cobb, Chief " Lobbxta Waubb, Secretary. ^T M. W. A. Regular Meetings every Second and Fourth Wednesday evenings of Hall, in Stoffel's Block. B.O. Mud, Clerk. of each month, at their o. O. oounr.CoamtL o. o.tf Meet First and Third Sundays of each month in Forester Hall. „ Matt Enouh, Chief Ranger. John Neiss, Secretary. John H. Miller, Financial Bec'y. Trustees: John Helmer, Anton Kngeln. •Ben Laner.r ^ '" ~ ^ O. <).f. ; ,s,- St. Patrick Court No. 746. C. O. F. Meetings held the Second and Fourth Monday evenings of each month in Forester nan. J. M> fjialen, C. R. G.E.Walsh,R.8. ... CHURCI4B% UNIVERSALIST. 'Vi Rev. J,Stranb, D. _ . Pastor T.J.Walsh...: . . /M , H. C. Mead -Clerk James B. Periy.........J.*...Treasurer The Willing Workers (the ladies' organlza tion.) ̂ ̂ ] q*™-- Presidss1 Wio. tfOuu JL. • ••;;;• ' t j . MM. L. H.. Owen..... ,,-Vice President lgn.C.C. Chapell Secretary Asustant... W. A. Cristy §W~ The Pastor's Chicago Telegraph Address taGrand Crossing. Preaching Services at 10:30 a. M. and at 7:30 r. V. A cordial invitation to alL • ---- n'Wf " -I METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Rev. W. L. Whipple.... .v.............. ̂ Pastor Preaching Sunday A. - *. Sunday- School, 12 u. " A. E. Auringer Superintendent • Meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. _' Aid Society meet each alternate week. Mia. A- E. Auringer, President, Miss invitation is extended to all. ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC (GERMAN.) Services will be held on Sunday as follows nigh Mass at 10 o'clock a. m. Vespers at 3 o'clock p. m. Rev. Fathek Kirsch, Pastor. _ ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC. Regular Sunday services at 9:30 o'dtOStt a. in. and 12 o'clock every third Sunday. Rev. Father O'nriu Psstor. ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC (GERMAN.) St. John's Catholic Church, Johnsburg have services on Sunday as follows: Huh Mass at 10 o'clock a. m. and Vespew at 3 o'clock p. m. R*v. Fathxb Mxhrwo. Pastor Elgin Butter Market. • On the Elgin board- of trade Monday 1,600 ponnds of butter were offered and 20cents was bid. There were no sales. The quotation committee declared the market firm at 36 cents. The weekly sales wf re 684,200. Miss Anna Kane was a Chicago victor Tuesday. James Fitzsimmoos was a recent Bar- reville visitor. Do hear those experiences at the social tomorrow night. Mrs. Sherbnrne visited the Nunda schools last week. Geo. H. Hanly was a Chicago visitor Sanday and Monday. Miss Edith Wright was a visitor in CtuCagO lo5b oaturuay. Baernstein's orchestra at Stoffel's hall on Thanksgiving night. Mrs. Will Whiting waa a Chicago visi­ tor the first of the week. Harden'a harp orchestra at Riverside hall, Thanksgiving night. Don't forget the prize waits Stoffel's hall, next llHirsday night. O. N. Owen was a business visitor in the city the first of the week. Mre. C. A.Guerin enjoyed a visit with relatives in Chicago this week. If you attend Evanson's blanket sale yon can save on some 50 per cent. You can find lots of nice Christmas presents at the Bazaar December 13. Mrs. M. A. Searles spent a portion of the week in Chicago buying millinery. Mr. and Mrs. James Murray, of Volo, called on McHenry friends last Saturday. Old man Welsh will be prompter at the Woodman dance next Thursday night. One of the most desirable houses in McHenry is for mat. Mrs. Jay Van Slyke. Attorney Smiley id building a resi­ dence, which, when completed, will cost 16,000. Miss Emma Whipple, of Rockford, is the guest of her brother, Rev. W. L. Whipple. S. A. Mills, representing the Chicago Chronicle, was in McHenry the first of this week. Go to the Universalist church tomor­ row night and we will tell yon how we earned a dollar. Evanson's store has arranged a special sale of blankets for the coming Satur­ day and Monday. Mrs. A. E. Auringer attended quarter­ ly meeting at the Ringwood M! E. church last Saturday. Messrs L, H. Owen and C. C. Chapell went to Chicago last Saturday and took in the foot ball game. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best liver pills ever made. Easy to take and never gripe. Julia A. Story. Jennie and Mary Sannon, of Clinton, Wis., are visiting their sister, Mrs. W. W. Church, a few days this week. When you want prompt acting little Eills that never gripe use DeWitt's little Early Risers. Julia A. Story. Mr. and Mre. Henry Wightman came out from Chicago Saturday and visited with their many friends until Wednes­ day. Fred. L. Renich, publisher of Das Volks- blatt. Woodstock, was in our village Wednesday Mid made us a friendly call. Fred is a hustler and is getting his share of business. We prav thee, heed him not who asked thee to take something, said to be the same as Rocky Mountain Tea made by the Madison Medicine Co. 85c. Ask your druggist Walter O. James, representing Pepsin Syrup Co., of Monticello, I1L. was in McHenry last Tuesday. Mr. James says his company is having very large sales in this territory. If your children are fretful, peevish, and cross, mother the same, ditto the boss, it would seem proper to give 'em all Rocky Mountain Tea. 86 cents. Ask your druggist. Carl Ericksen was taken very sudden­ ly »nd seriously ill on Monday evening. Dr. Fegers was called in consultation, and at this writing he ie reported better --Wauconda Leader. O, beauty! what a powerful weapon thou art. The bravest men fall at thy feet. No wonder women take Rocky- Mountain Tea to prolong that joyous spell. Ask your druggist. Children's rubbers, first quality, 29c., children's Buckle Arctic shoes, 69c., men's arctics, first quality, 6 and 7, fl.25 per pair, fine quality Misses Arc­ tics, 85c. at Evanson s. Miao Mayme Besley waa the guest of Br. and Mrs. W. C. Besley at their home in Woodstock test week. had the pleasure of hearing the African Boy's choir and pronounces the singing very fine. , Mre. Chas. Ren wick and son, and Mrs..Renwick's mother. Mrs. Soawiaw, went to Oicago Saturday to vi|tt a&tt» friends. Mrs. Ren wide will visit Genoa and Elgin also, and Mrs. Seaman will visit her son at McHenry.--Marengo Republican. Mrs. L. J. Waite. two children, left this city tibia lor Chicago to make a brief visit her brother-in-law, A. G. Waite, after which she will go to Kanaka lor a visit Mid thence to Colorado Springs, Colo., Where slie will make her future home.'-- Harvard Herald. W. H. Ford, at one time proprietor of the -tiveraide House of this village but How of Chicago was in McHenry last Week fthakiug hands with his soany friends. Mir. Ford is no# landlord of the Continental hotel, Wabash Ave., and Madison St., Chicago, aisd says if amy of the McHenry people come to see him he will give them the beat the house affords. X MARY J. OSBORNE. #!* •* Dr. Vn. Osborne, Dtedat CMkMKo, November 4,1900. Mary J. Osborne, wife of Dr. 'William Osborne died at her home at 6418 Laflin St., Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 4, 1900. Services were held Tuesday Nov. 6th, funeral Nov. 7th from her home to the place of interment, McHenry cemetery llev. Frank C. Bruner, pastor of the 2nd M. E. church, officiating. , The deceased was born iu England, May 17th 1851, came to this country in I86S and was married to Dr. William Osborne in 1868. From this union nine children were born, two having died in infancy, seven still remain, namely: Sadie,^Margaret, Frances, Lizzie, Wil­ liam, Edgar and Bessie. No mother ever had a greater love for her children, 'twas almost divine, and her lovliness of character, from childhood won all hearts. Motherhood was a dominant element in her nature, reigning and juling in the hearts of those of her household with tenderest affection. Her gentle, motherly deal­ ings are as imperishable as the fragrance of the Rose of Sharon. We may have been in a room which was filled with the perfume of some sweet flowers, and as some one has said, "No one sees the smiles of God." Yet the sweet breath of the flowers is there, so with this good woman. We may not see the face of this sweet flower in the household garden, but the fragrance of her life will remain sweet and dear in the memories of those loved ones she left behind. The close of her life was made the yery Gate of Heaven. Her radiant countenance and words which were heart born melting all who heard them. A little while before she went away she said to her pastor "I was up inside the gates last night and rhey called me back." She fell asleep in Jesus at five o'clock Sunday evening. "Prescious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His saints." We all shall miss her, but we know where to find her and we ail shall' meet again. "When the day breaks and the shad­ ows flee away." Adieu mother, wife and sister until the angels let fall the widen bar and we greet thee inside the White Gates of Heaven. "Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord for they shall rest from their labors and their works do follow them." CABD OF THANKS. Dr. Win. Osborne Mid family wish to express their heartfelt thankfulness to the people of McHenry for kindness shown them in tbeir hour of bereave­ ment. Especially are they grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Walsh and Rev. Whipple. ?JU' . Weekly School MoCm. { T Duke Holmes has returned to his school duties in the fourth room after a brief absence. The operetta for the benefit of the second and third rooms will be' held Dec. 7. Don't forget this date. About ten dollars were realized by the school from the entertainment given by the Ideal Entertainers last Friday even­ ing. Thanksgiving exercises will be held in the first room the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. The exercises will begin at two o'clock. Admission five cents. Some of the pupils of the first room are having quite a siege of sickness as Lillian Pouse is absent on account of the mumps, Mamie Ibech, with the chicken pox, and Clara Wortz with the whooping cough. The pupils of the entire school who bring their dinners ate their dinners in the basement Wednesday for the first time. This enables us to keep the desks free from butter and pie anu the floor free from bread crumbs Wm Instantly Killed. Jacob Schenck, an aged resident of Woodstock, was struck and instantly killed by a fast Northwestern freight train at Woodstock Saturday night Nov. 10, while on his way home. He was about 80 years of age. It was about 12 o'clock on Saturday night, when on his way home that Mr. Schenck attempted to cross the North- wtjsteiQ tracks. He passed a box car, which was close to the crossing and which concealed the rapidly moving west bound train. He stepped onto the main track, directly in front of it His body was crushed and horribly mangled, and was not discovered until several hours later. Mr. Schenck was rather deaf, and probably could not hear any warning of the noise of the fast approaching train. He was one of the earliest settlers of that vicinity and leaves besides a widow, three children, M. H. Schenck, Miss Josephine Schenck and Mre. Henry Schneider. t - Comutandry Elects Officers. On Thursday evening, Nov. 8, Calvary Commandry No. 35, K. T., elected and installed the following officers for the fiiMiwg year: Eminent Commander--F. W. BuelL Generalissimo--A. R. Murphy. Captain General--W. A. Cristy. Senior Warden--H. J. Dygeifc , v Junior Warden--J. S. AndreWt. Prelate--W. C. Wellington. ;-'j Treasurer--E. G Jewett Recorder--Emil Arnold. Standard Bearer--G. B. Richards, Sword Bearer--Edwin Smtinel-O. L. Ward. -i{ #,fc I i? v* Wf SAW WmiE ABROAD. Plaindealer: Deifeir Sir,--In our description last week of what wesaw in England, we neglected to mention the wonderful grapevine at Hampdrtn Cfcnart This vine is 182 -years old, tne stem is about 8* feet round and it* branches cover an area of 2300 square feej. Aboutthree and one-half feet from the ground tiie stem is divided into three huge limbs the largest being VHl feet, long. The vine is trained along the glass roof of the buSMHng covering it, and with the fine clusters of grapes hanging below the leave*, makes a picture well worth seeing. We were told that over six thousand people had visited this vine in a day. The journey through England from Baft to Sdinourgh, Scotland, is made in about Jouneein houre, through a baauti ful oeuntry, Which varied in appearance as w« neared the boundry line, from roll ing and well cultivated fields to the rug ged hills and bluffs of Scotland. Stone fences take the place of the green of England and all nature tends to one feel the sturdy character of the Scottish race. Af tor riding all day in English railway coaches one decides emphatically that when it comes to railroad accommoda­ tions America leads Great Britain about one hundred years. Arriving at Edinburgh we were driven to our hotel and the next morning dis­ covered ourselves to be on the finest street we had ever seen. Imagine a street with large business houses on one side and the opposite side being devoted to a park, in the center of which stands a magnificent monument to the memory of Sir Walter Scott Such surround­ ings give Princess street a worldwide reputation. A coach ride to the Forth bridge brought us in view of such a wonderful structure that one feels like describing it in detail. The length, including ap­ proach to viaducts is 8,296 ft., extreme height above high water mar-* 870 ft., and above the bed of the river 452 ft. In its construction there are eight mil­ lion rivets, twenty-one thousand tons of cement, seven hundred thousand cubic feet of granite, eleven thousand seven hundred cubic yards of other masonry and over fifty-five thousand tons of steel. The metal surface requiring paint amounts to one hundred and fifty acres. The total cost waa £8,500,000. Upward of 4,000 men were employed during its construction. Edinburgh castle commands a fine view of tike city and is occupied by the soldiers. Here we saw St Margaret's chapel, 800 years old, which is smallest as well as the oldest chapel in Scotland. The home of John Sjiox, his church and burial place are of historic interest. A stone two feet square, laid flat in the street is said to mark the resting place of thisgreat reformer. . At Roalvn castie we 8% a yew tree 800 years old from which the bows were maae, used as weapons when this castle was inhabited, holes in the walls about four inches in diameter indi­ cating this kind of warfare. With a visit to Holy wood Palace, the home of the unhappy "Mary Queen of Scots, " we left Emnburgh for a trip through "The Trossachs." At Stirling we visited another old castle, which, like the one at Edinburgh is occupied by soldiers. From here the view is grand, as far as the eye can reach. Lofty mountains rise in the dis­ tance and the valley watered by the river Forth makes a picture worthy the artist's brush. Amoup the relics in this castle was the pulpit used by John Knox in 1594. The trip through "The Trossachs" by boat.and coach is delight­ ful if the day is fine and one feels well repaid for the journey if favored with a glimpse of ' 'Ben Leomoud." At Glasgow we were fortunate in hav­ ing a friend who took us to all places of interest. The city has a polulation of 750,000. City railway, water and gas works are under municipal control. Magnificent buildings are being erected for the great International Exposition to be held therein 1901. The municipal buildings of Glasgow are the finest in interior decoration of any we ever saw, material from nearly all parts of the world being used in their construction. They are open to the public certain hours daily and are well worth one's time going through. The streets of Glasgow are wide and spacious, resemb­ ling Chicago more than any other city we visited. Over £14,000 sterling has been spent in dredging the river Clyde, which has deepened and widened it to such an extent that the largest ships of the world may nnload their cargo at the docks of Glasgow. A trip to Dundee gave us the chance to ride over the Forth and Tay bridges, the latter being'S} miles long. After a pleasant day with friends we returned to Glasgow for a few days rest, prepar­ ing for a rush trip through Ireland. On July 81st we left Stransaur for Belfast, which is the shortest route across the Irish sea. Wherever we had been the dialect was so different from our own that it was difficult to under­ stand all that was aai#to us by those of whom we sought information. But here in Belfast we were right at home. Every policeman looked familiar and talked like he might be standing on the corner of State and Madison streets, and we made up our minds at once that the best English we had heard was spoken in Belfast, Ireland. Going on to Dublin we staved over night and the next day took a ride through Phoenix Park on a jaunting car, this mode of conveyance being novel and enjoyable according to the size of the tip»given the driver. Over a thous­ and deer are kept iu this park. From Dublin we went to the Lakes of Killarney, which, for scenery surpassed all other places. Ireland is rightfully called "The Emerald Isle." Every­ thing is green. The roofs, stone fences and even the trunks of trees are moss covered, from the ever constant moist­ ure of this climate. A 54 mile coach .ride from Killarney to Ban try took us tfirough scenery made up of mountains, lakes, rivers and such varied vegetation as we had never seen. Hedges of purple and red fuchsias lined* the road. Trees were covered with moss from which grew the graceful fern. Shamrock and* Scotch heather covered the hill* and from start to finish the trip was of equal interest. Arriv­ ing at Cork we were ready for supper and bed. Of course one must visit Blarney castle and kiss the Blarney i^me, which femt, by the way, was per­ formed by our bettor half, which entitles him certain privileges the bal­ ance of his days. Arriving at Queens- town our two months journey through Great Britain and part of France came to a finish. As we sat on the deck of the Tender which was to take us out to meet the ocean steamer we counted 420 sacks.of mail for America which shows that Ire­ land has many friends on this side of the Atlantic. While it has been our aim to give the readers of The Plaindealer some idea of the things we saw on our trip, it may not be out of place to speak of the con­ dition of the poeple as compared with the United States. Throughout Great Britain Americans receive the kindest hospitality. The friendly relations between the two na­ tions is realised by the humblest visitor. The wage earners seem so contented and happy that we wondered at the un­ rest ana aiscontent of those who came to America where the pay is more than Rouble and the cost of living very little hSglfer. Letter carriers receive from ltt to 84 shillings per week which means from about four to eight dollars. Policemen are paid about the same aud the pay of shop help and artisans of all kinds is so small that strikes are out of the question. In municipal government the eities surpass those of the United States. Good roads prevail everywhere with no grade crossings over railroads. Sunday is observed far more quietly than with us, all hinds of business being closed on the Sabbath day. Our interest in the temperance course led us to inves­ tigate somewhat the liquor habit of the different countries. We were told that 89 per cent of the drunkards of Great Britian were women. We do not doubt this statement from the evidence of our own eyes in passing the public houses of the different cities. Nearly as many women as men stand around the bar drinking with husbands, brothers and friends, while in many cases we saw children drinking from a glass held by a mother's hand. At Stirling and Glas­ gow, Scotland, we saw more drunken women in one day than we had ever seen in our life time. Little children under ten, holding smaller ones in their arms as late as eleven o'clock at night were seen waiting outside the saloons for both father and mother. This is most shocking and led us to be thankful that the liquor habit had not reached such » condition in this country. From the oldest temperanc e paper of Scotland we quote the following: "We have no less than 156,102 public houses in the United Kingdom, in the proportion of one to 801 of the inhabitants in England and Wales; one to 566 in Scotland; and one to 271 in Ireland. The rates of jnor- from alcoholic excess had increas­ ed 18 per cent among males and no less than^04 per cent amongst females dur­ ing the fast 20 years." In France the mdition prevails. Everybody drink from a bottle. Perhaps this may be more apparent to us from the custom of eating and drinking on the streets as in Paris. In running up the people as to looks and clothing we declared that in Paris we saw the best dressed ladies, in London the best dres­ sed men, in Ireland the best looking women, in Scotland we left the best friends. Mrs. S. P. Colby. Church Notes. Mrs. Byrd will lead the Y, '{J. U. devotional meeting at the Chiversalist church next Sunday evening. Subject: "Thanksgiving." Praise and thanks service. The ladies of the Willing Workers society will give a supper and entertain­ ment at the church parlors on Thursday evening Dec. 18. Fancy goods, aprons, etc. will be on sale during the evening. Next Sabbath will be observed at the Universalist church as Thanksgiving day, as has been the custom. The prac­ tice of holding the church service, re­ ferred to in the call on the proceeding Sabbath, prevails widely where so many members reside far from the church. Special thanksgiving to Almighty God for the many blessings of the year is well befitting and by Christian people, especially, gratefully observed. The services at Ringwood in the afternoon, changed to 2 o'clock, will be of the same character--Thanksgiving. Howard--Matt he ws. Lon H. Howard, a former McHenry boy, was married last week at Geneva, 111., to Miss Florence Matthews. The groom is a son of Rolland A. Howard, for many years the leading meat mar­ ket proprietor in this village, now head butcher at the Illinois Northern Hospi­ tal for the insane at Elgin. The Elgin News says: "About forty guests assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Howard Monday evening in response to an invitation to meet Mr. and Mrs. Lon H. Howard Throughout the entire evening Smith's orchestra of seven pieces discoursed po­ pular airs. It was a social success and the evening passed only too swiftly. "Miss Delo Knox and Mr. and Mrs. Rolland H. Howard, parents of Lon Howard, assisted the hostess in receiv­ ing the guests. Lunch was served in the dining room of the Howard home." Mr. and Mrs. Howard have many warm friends in McHenry who join The Plaindealer in wishing them a life of happiness and prosperity. HERE AND THERE. A Xlseellsuneous Aggregation of Xaiipjr*i»- A \ . I n t e r e s t i n g t o .w M- Time to Pay lip. The Plaindealer deems it necessary at this time to call the attention of those readers who are delinquent in their sub­ scription accounts to the fact that money is needed to conduct -a successful news­ paper. Some owe for one year and others for a longer period, and this may be taken for a polite invitation to call at the captain's office and settle. We have plenty of ink, pens and receipts and are willing to spend a reasonable amount of time each day placing our signature to the aforesaid receipts. We have been lenient with many, and now expect a return for the courtesy shown. Experience Social. An experience social will be given :n the parlors of the Universalist chureh to­ morrow (Friday) evening. Many inter­ esting secrets will be revealed at this entertainment and it will be well worth patronizing. In addition to these mys­ terious secrets you will receive plenty of good things to eat All are cordially invited. However much light there may be in a mind, there are always some corners h i c h r e m a i n a a f a a d o p ! ~ v . - ' plant of the Appleton MljiWhc- turing Co., Geneva, Iu., was destroyed by fire recently. The loss is estimated at |800,000, partly covered by insurance. Don't borrow or beg your neighbor's patper. He has subscribed for it be­ cause he desires to read it and does not care to pay for your benefit. If the pa­ per is worth to rowing its worth sub­ scribing for whereby you will have it all to yourself without annoying any­ one. Kerosene is a very good fire kindler if properly handled. Fill an empty fruit can with ashes and pour in enough kero­ sene to wet it thoroughly. Keep an old iron spoon in the can and each time the fire is kindled take a spoonful of ashes, put in the stove, ignite it, put in the kindling and fche fire is made. Some three weeks ago Miss Luju Thay­ er, of this city, won the gold medal in the Epworth League contest at Wads- worth. Last week she won the grand gold medal in the contest at Gurnee. As a speaker Miss Thayer has few equals in the county, and her many Antioch friends congratulate her upon her merit­ ed success.-Antioch News. Oregon has hit upon a novel scheme to keen her citizens sober. Every man who drinks is obliged to take out a license costing $5 a year, and unless he is armed with the document he cannot b$ served with liquor at any saloon or hotel. Every six months the names of the persons who take out a license are to be published in the papers so that the public may know those who are authorized to drink. Let a cigarette smoker "smoke" this and then quit : A cigarette fiend atMary- ville, Kans. ,has broken out all over with little yellow spots, and the ends of, his lingers aud toes are sore He is afraid he has caught the leprosy from the de- testible cigarette. There were recently two cases of the dread disease in Chicago supposed to have been contracted from cigarettes. It is thought that the paper, which mostly comes from China, lias been handled by a leper. It is awful to think about. The man who leaves a corn planter, harvester, mowers rake or other impie- ments out in the rain, sun, wind and frost is a philantropist. It induces in­ dustrial activity, gives employment to labor and profit to the manufacturer and dealer of implements. No call af­ ford to be this kind of a philanthropist̂ yet every community has a number of just such men. How they would howl if their wives were half as careless of the household goods as they are with their fanning tools. This is an age of hustle, bustle and sweat. A man hustles from early dawn until the katydids sing in the twilight, for three meals a day and a place in which to lie awake at night and worry about it If he doesn't overwork he is called lazy, and if he does overwork he goes crazy. He toils and saves throng!* the days of his youth so that when he grows old he can wear a silk hat mad sit on the knee of luxury, but when his hair turns to snow and his whiskers grow thin a,nd gray in life's late he finds he has been victimised a^d pre­ viously bunkoed by his own calculations, and that rheumatism and poor timttons have shattered all his dreams and punc­ tured his long hopes. Thankagiving Ball. If you wish to have a good time; if you want to hear the best of music; if you wish to dance on a perfect floor at* tend the dance at Stoffel's hall, West McHenry, Thursday evening, November 29, 1900. Music by Baernstein's orchefr tra of Chicago. Is it necessary to say more. A prize waltz promises to be an interesting feature of the ball and should interest all lovers of the. mazy wait*. Au elegant prize will be given to the best lady and gentleman waltzer. Im­ partial judges will make the decision. Floor committee: Will Thurlwell, West McHenry; C. D. Schoonmaker, McHenry; Ed. Martin, Ostead; Bern Bell, Ringwood; Ralph Fisk, Richmond; Will Johonnott, Solon; Will Lichty, Spring Grove; Tom Graham, Wind- mere; Ed. Hook, Grays Lak@, Vincent Martin, Volo; J. H. Forbes, Wauconda; Chas. Gibbs, Barrcville; Harry McCol- lum, Nunda; Floyd Terwilliger, Ridge- field; Earl Toles, Greenwood; Jay Pratt, Woodstock. Every one cordially invited. A good time guaranteed. Dance tickets, fl.OO; supper, 85c per plate. Horses and bag­ gage cared for free of charge. VbanktglvlnK Duce. The first dance of the series, given by the Forester team of Valley Camp No. 97, M. W. A., some time ago was a suc­ cess and everybody reported a good time The Foresters proved themselves to be good entertainers. The second dance will be given in the Riverside hall, Mc­ Henry, on Thursday evening, November 2i», 1900. Floor committee: John Bar- bian McHenry; Matt Weber, West Mc­ Henry; Saylor Smith, Ringwood; Ben Rane, Nunda; Jay Graham, Long Lake; WillMonear, Solon; Hal Colby, Spring Grove; Jay Cook, Wauconda; Ray Al- drich, Richmond; Peter Stadtfield, Volo. Music by Harden's five piece harp or­ chestra of Cliiiton, Wis. Mr. Welch, familiarly known as Old Man Welch, will act as prompter. A good time is promised. . Dance tickets, $1,00; supper 75c per couple. ̂ Horses and baggage cared for free of charge. Ideal Entertainer*. The Ideal Entertainers amused a large audience in Stoffel's hall last Thursday evening. The program consisted of comedy specialties, vocal and instrumen­ tal music, ventriloquism, magic, illus­ trated songs, moving pictures, etc. That those present were pleased with the en­ tertainment was proven by the fact that nearly every one remained to see the final picture. Pharmacy Law Told* On Oct. 19th, the Illinois Supreme court declared iu the case of Theo. Noel that the section of the pharmacy law prohibiting general dealers from selling patent medicines without a permit is void on account of being class legisla­ tion, thus reversing a former decision. A Pleasant Tea. The tea given by Mrs. W.F. Gallaher, for the benefit of the M. E. church, was well patronized. TW * tables fairly groaned under their weight of luaraous edibles and all present did ample iustice to them. The neat sum of was realised. IN FOR I Some o^j in1 horned was out 'j on a m coon, The i pounds. • W. city the plVi ready- from' 8. Cottaipj a - with*! wasi Mcl frlP otheri vearei de miaute" thei letteil.^ without? aid. Anothi ious ] wijii fera'i tun the. their daairej pas n* north"--. Fox Lake and*; . cows,. ft, calves by their Bide, ? "fir*"*""""' mare I® shot**, foofc?" corn. 20. " corn, wagon, cutter, 1 mowers,! rows,'If*'" 2 Diaa double! harnesa, feed * forte. Good ftaftj Terms under, cartk ̂ ., a credit ofW; proved upf per annul cash on i be remoi GEORGE A grand.j Catholic Novemliil will be # Fair wfltv] main All thai affairs* fish1 agi* for saUliij and datjp day, and ftut entettM evening^ to make £ will ooii| every! the chut You art mt everybody, extra. . Mrs. K.H. Owe a: Mrs.. very last ' filled llPi the' Affectation is one of the most agreeable of feminine attribute, dis- An< anda< The. i Storyw Waltetvi Mrsniti Mrs. Mr! O. :Jl DeV quicklp and noiy to cute." and taud skin iooontacfeitB. XM < ' '-- 'r '--i • S