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VOLUME XXVI. .wdmrnmrnmrnm^mmm •*Kt 6 - < •W* }£mW §vV McHENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1901. ^NUMBER 3$ DIRECTORY CARDS. DA VIDG. WELL8. M. D. BIOIAN, STJBGBON AND OCULIST. • .... „JRce and res Wei tinner the Plaindealer . VA, U UXOJt . Jnsten's Block, Iter cHenryi O.H. FEGEK8, M. IX " CIAN. AND StTRGEON, McHenry, Office at Residence. DR. A. E. AUKINGKB. PHYSICIAN AND 8UBGEON, Office in the *• Old Post Office bnilding, o«n> door east of J. Miller's store, WwHttienry. 111. Resi­ dence, house formerly occupied by Dr. OH- jfrorae. All professional cans promptly at­ tended to. FRED'K C. PAGE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND 3UBQKQN.--Special at­tention diseases and surgery of eye, ear, nose and throat. Office botuw: h to # a. m., 1 to 4 and 6 to S p. m. Office. Church block, Woodstock, 111. Telephone--Office, IS; Resi­ dence, 123. KNIGHT &BBOWN. A TTORNEYS AT LAW. 100 Washington .wl- street, Chicago, III. ^ C. P. BARNES. A TTORNEY, solicitor, and Counselor. Ool- . lections a specialty. Damage Suits.etc. ^ . Office at Woodstock, 111. D. T. SMILEY, tTTORNEY, Counselor, Solicitor and No­tary Puttie. Will give prompt and im- ' Mediate attention to all business intrusted to MS care. Office in Hoy's Block, Woodstc stock, II \ H. C. MEAD, "I.^Muilioe "of the Peace and Qenenl IB- ^Isttrance Agent, including Accident and Life Insurance. • * £- • - " WEST MCHSNBY, - - tub. t - fr&wrfi y nj1 ---: 4 A. M. CHURCH, ** 7 Watchmaker and Jeweler t 5 No. 126 State street, Chicago. , v_j5pecial attention given to repairing Fine * Watches and Chronometers. . far* A full assortment of goods in his line. <jyV, DR. W. C. BESLEY j v-y; ftsndal Block 'Surgeon , t Dentist • wooDSlxrocfLL. SOCIBTIBS. m MASONIC. MCHENRY LODGE, No. 158, A. F.and A. M»-~ Regular Communications the second and fourth Mondays in each month. ROLLIN WAITS. W. p. ; JOHN BVANSON. Secy. *w~ W. C. O. F. ft. Patrick's Court, No. 187, W. O. O. F., meet the First Saturday and Third Wednesday •yenings of each month, at Forester Hall, -F MRS. R. J. BUTTON, Chief Ranger. ^JPOBSMA WALSH, Secretary. M. W. A. Regular Meetings every Second and Fourth Wednesday evenings of each month, at their Ball, over Evanson's store. . f? W. P. S-nevmre, Consul. SP. C. MKAD, Clerk. ' --: --t C. O. F. ileet First and Third Sundays of thin Fore each orester Hall. ANTON ENGBLN, Chief Ranger. froHN NllU, Recording Secretary. Louis OBRTBL, Financial Secretary. JOHN J. BARBIAN, Treasurer. _ Xrustees: Jqhu litinier, Anton Engein BtnLauer, HERE AND THERE. : «. O. St. Patrick Court No. 746, C. 0. F. Meetings beld the Second and Fourth Monday evenings , each month in Forester Hall. J. U. Phalen, C. li. alter Bolger, R. B. ' . CHURCHES. s ,* UNI V ERS ALIST. Rev. J. Straub, D._ 3D.. T.J.Walsh. --. H. C. Mead Ti Pastor President ..Clerk I., \j. i. .i.. - - lamesB. Perty..,.............n.....Treasurer The Willing Workers (the ladies' organiza- i»n.) rs. John I. Story rs. L. H. Owen. i. 0. C. Chapell..... W. A. Cristy.. President .Vice President Secretary •rs. W . A . <jristy Treasurer Snpt. of Sunday-School,,*. „« F. L. McOmber ttoiiatant. ...... ..W. A. CriSty W~ The Pastor's Chicago Telegraph Address » Grand Crossing. Preaching Services at 10:90 A. H. and at 7:80 fen, Aeoralal invitation to all. ,• f METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Btev. W. L. Whipple :Tastbr reaching Sunday 10:30 A. H. Sunday- Behool, 12 m. 1^-. A. E. Auringer Superintendent Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. M. Lames' Aid Society meet each alternate ITeek. Mrs. A. E. Auringer, President, Miss " ra Wilson, Secretary. A Cordial invitation is extended to all. ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC (GERMAN.) srvices will be held on Sunday as follows Mass at 10 o'clock a. mis \ espers at I lock p. m. RKV. FATHER KIRSCH, Pastor. sv s ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC. , ' " ^Regular Sunday services at 0:30 o'clock a. v ^mwi ijjo'clock every third Sunday. •J REV. FATHER O'NKIL. Pastor. ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC (GERMA|(.) John's Catholic Church, Johnsburg ,veservices an Sunday as follows: High iss at 1© o'clock a. m. and Vespers at 3 lock p. m. REV. FATHER MEHRING. Pastor Chicago & North-Western. iScago.; 8,10 a m. P... X15 p 0 a m . . . p m. lis »:v„Leave ItcHenrf; 'ipsa m.,i. 7 . 3 2 a m . . . S33 a m ... 18 pm.*., M a m .<;«• a m..,., ViaDes Plained,.,.. £«.Tia Des Plainer..; " " .... ' •tlNDAY TKAINS. ..Via Des Plaines...",. *.rr...Via Elgin :"^pfe|uw lUT TRAHmt v^ ,V1araBrtn..^l k ..Via Des Plainw.... ...-.Via Des Plainet.... Via Elgin... V GUNDAY TRAINS, , ....Via Des Plaina#.... Via Elgin..,...,. Via Elgin.i-i.;',. Arrive HcHenry. ... .9.59 a m .5.00 p ni , ..6.M p m ...11.14 a m ,...&.00 p m L?* Arrive . • Chicago. v i .10.10 a Hi ... .9.30 a m . .9.50 a m ,...5.50 p m ... .0.90 a m .£>10.30 a m ... .8.40 p m A Hiwelluieow Aggregation ofInfi»rma tlon Interesting AIL Why to Mrs. 'Curie Nation like George W^hington; (JeoTge cut the cherry tree with his little hatchet and Carrie cut cherry bars and broke cherry bottles with herg. The following jokelftt is perpetrated at the New York play hottest Levy'i brother died in Chicago the other day : "What will I do with the body? I can embalm it for $50 or freeze it for $80. Please answer," And Levy telegraphed back: ' 'Freeze it from der knees up for $20; he had his feet frozen last winter." Douglass, the shoe man, who spends more than $100,000 a year for advertis­ ing, makes this affirmation: "Any mau who has an article of merit or any man who h&s a business in a good location who will advertise and keep on adver­ tising is bound to more than get his money back and to become successful and wealthy." A bill has been introduced in the state legislature which if passed will make the life of the cigarette smoker one of torture. The bill provides that no per­ son or corporation shall sell or bring into the state for the purpose of selling or giving away any cigarettes, cigarette paper or other substitute. A fine not lees than |50 and not more than $300 shall be the penalty for such offense. Aurora proposes raise $86,000,000 to induce an iron foundry employing 600 men to move there from Ft. Wayne. And it is not the men alone they are after, but the women and girls. There is dirth of these in the corset city be­ cause so many of them are employed in the manufacture of that much desired article of apparel, and no more can be induced to come in unless there are men to match them. Therefore a concern employing men exclusively is in particu­ lar demand. Watch out for a clever swindler named Fred Bingham, who was recently run out of Joliet for working his graft. Bingham's scheme is to go into a town and go to the ministers. He will offer to give each 75 or 100 copies of a hymn book, free of cost, if he were permitted to paste in the front a few pages of ad­ vertising. The ministers sign the order and Bingham departs. (Then his agent, a woman, would appear on the scene and solicit the advertising. Several of the Joliet merchants paid $1 and $1.50 each for the space, principally to get rid of the solicitor. When she has col­ lected all the money possible she leaves town and that is the last heard of either of them. A boy in the Wichita schools has been suspended for reading the following es­ say on pants: "Pants are made for men, and not men for pants. Pants are like molasses--they are thinner in hot weather and thicker in cold. The man in the moon changes his pants during the eclipse. Don't you go to the pantry for pants. You might be mistaketi. Men are often mistaken in pants. Such mistakes make breeches of promise. There has been much discussion M to whether pants is singular or plural. It seems to me when men wear pants they are plural, and when they don't wear pants it is singular. Men go on a tear in pants, and it is all right; but when the pants go on a tear it is all wrong." A writer comparing the local news­ paper with the city papers, and defend­ ing from the facetious and ill-natured attacks of the latter says: Well you may poke fun at the country weekly as you will, but I fail to see why the fact that "a resident of Unionville has late­ ly bought the place of another resident of Unionville, and intends to move into it," may not be as well worth chroni­ cling in the local paper of Unionville as the fact that a dog of a famous actress died on the steamer is worth two-column pictures and a half-column description in city dailies. Blamed'f I can see much difference in merit between a poodle dog editorial in a city daily and a big cabbage just laid on the desk of ye edi­ tor of a country weekly. Queer names: Hiel Pike lives in Am- boy, as also does Messrs. Gooch, Dar­ win Zeeke and Eugene Tubbs. Mrs. Schnitke is a resident of Garden Prairie and she is on the sick list. AnthonyHop perstead makes Beaverton his home. James Quick resides in Rollo and was so quick that he became the first customer of a new baroer shop. Mr. Boozle lives in Earlville and was lucky enough to get home from Chicago safely the other day, Turk, Kidney and Ater also dec­ orate the roster of Earlville's citizen­ ship. Curiously enough Wm. Cruk of Lockport was bound over to the grand jury of Will county for stealing five dollars. Such names a&Starhak, Skarin, Dusky and Welk are found in Lemont-- but it is nothing strange for that town. But what's in a name \'>7 Deal's Celebrated A»Usepiet S.*'"-'1 Md Prevent!vet «f all diseases. One of the greatest tnedical discoveries for women. We |§ave thousands of testimonials to prove 'Its gteat merit An article that should fee In every household. Cannot fail to bring the uesired result. Send at once Jor a box with full instructions. Sent free- any part of the U, S. for $1. If once tried yon will always use it The #nly genuine antiseptic on, the market Vddress, MME. DKAL, 880 Jackson MMK. Chicago, ML 51-ly Ladies' Aid Dinner. , The chicken pie dinner given by the Ladies' Aid society in Stoffel's dining hall last Thursday was a grand success. The sleighing was fine and the excellent dinner was enjoyed by many people from neighboring towns, This dinner was a repetition of the story regarding the feeding of tine multitudes After the many in attendance had feasted to their heart's content enough remained to serve a tea on the following evening at the residence of Mrs. John- Ciaxton. The treasury of the M. £. chuvch was enriched by $46.30. OF k PERSONAL NATURE. PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW AND PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW. A Weekly Budget of Personal Matters Picked Up Her# and There by The Platndealear Scribe. Klgln Batter Market. Ho butter was offered on the Blgin >rd of trade Monday. The quotation committee made the market price 21 c e n t s . . . . . Carl Mead is enjoying a vacation at home. Harry Fuller, of Wauoonda, has been on the sick list Peter Engeln visited friends at Fort Hill Wednesday. The genial Chaa. Meyers, of Chicago, was here Monday. Miss Cora Wilson is convalescing from her recent illness. C. H. Ostrander; df Fox Lake, spent Monday in McHettry. George Swadish, of Woodstock, spent Monday in our village. Dr. D. G. Wells was in Nunda on pro* fessional business Tuesday. . George W . Besley transacted business in Chicago the first of the week. Hon. Wm. Lorimer spent the latter part of last week at Pistakee Bay. Miss Mabel Allen, of Chicago, visited with triends in McHenry recently. Geo. Spanlding, of Indiana, was call­ ing on McHenry friends last Friday. Mrs. C. C. Chapell was the guest of Elgin friends several days this week. Emil Lasch was out from Chicago to spend Sunday at his cottage on the river. Mesdames E.O. Rowe and D.L. ftowe, of Hebron, called on friends here Mon­ day. Miss M. Bay Krause visited with friends in Chicago Saturday and Sun­ day. Miss Edith Curtis, of Rockford, Ills., is spending the winter with her parents here. C. W. Peters was out from Chicago to participate in the shoot at Stillings' last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Ralston will visit relatives in Chicago the latter part of this week. Miss Carrie Simes enjoyed a visit with friends in Elgin the latter part of last week. J. Yan Slyfce, of The Algonquin Citi­ zen, was calling on McHenry friends last Sunday. Mr. and Mr. G. S. Magnnsfca are out from Chicago enjoying a risifjprith Mo- Henry friends. Miss Stella Nordquistcame home from Evanston yesterday and will enjoy a few days' vacation. Dr. Walter C. Besley, erf Woodstock, was the guest of Mrs. D. F. Hanly the first of the week. Charles Lamphere and family and Isaac Wentworth visited Wauconda rel­ atives last Sunday. Mrs. C. H. Fegers and Miss Lillian McGee visited with friends in Chicago a few days last week. Miss Rosa Huemann, who has been in Wilmette for several months past, came home Saturday evening. Two sleigh-loads of Ringwood people attended services at the Universalist church Sunday evening. Messrs. C. E. Chapell, Elgin, and Geo. E. Chapell, Chicago, were the guests of S. S. Chapell W ednesday. Miss Bernice Perry returned from an extended visit with friends in Kokomo, Ind., last Friday evening. Mrs. L. D. Lincoln and daughter, Miss Pearl, have returned from a two weeks' visit with Nunda relatives. Reed's popular orchestra will furnish the music for the dancing party giyen by the W. R. C.. of Richmond, Feb. 22. Mrs. C. B. Curtis, of Elgin, has been the guest of Mrs. Ella Lamphere and other McHenry friends for the past week. Children never cry very loud for it, but they do like Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Ask G. W. Besley and Julia A. Story. Michael Mattsen, painter and decora­ tor, Chicago, has completed the work of decorating Patrick Cleary's elegant new residence, . • Michael Frisby, who has been visiting friends in and around McHenry for the past month, will leave for his home at Tea, S. D., on Friday. Mr. aud Mrs. D. F. Hanly, were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Besley, of Woodstock, last Sunday. Mrs. Hanley remained for a week's visit Persons who can not take ordinary pills find it a pleasure to take DeWitt's Little Early Risers. They are the beet little pills ever made. Julia A. Story. The Antioch News will not be pub­ lished next week. Bro. Burke has given his foreman a holiday and in conse- quence the News will miss one week.v' Like bad dollars, all counterfeits of DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve are worth­ less. The original quickly cures piles, Bores and all skin diseases. Julia A. Story. Misses Nellie Clemens returned from her school duties at Evanston today. She was accompanied by a young lady friend who will remain for a visit of several weeks. For the weakness and prostration fol­ lowing grippe there is nothing so prompt and effective as One Minute Cough cure. This preparation is highly endorsed as an unfailing remedy for all throat and lung troubles and its early use prevents con­ sumption. It was made to cure quickly. Julia A. Story. St. Valentine'B day. Don't forget Stoffsl's danoe Monday evening, Feb. 18. J.J.Flusky, of Chicago, visited friends in our village last J. D. Lodtz, tailor and draper^ has a new ad. in this issue. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Howard, of Fox Lake, are in town today. Remember the dance at Riverside hall this (Thursday) evening. Wm. Reed, of Keystone, was a caller at Elmer Stewart's Tuesday. O. W.Owen sold an elegant piano last week to a party living in Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. John Adams are the par­ ents of a daughter born this morning. Fred. Fisher, of Chicago, will occupy Mrs. Reading's farm the coming year. Joseph Frett, of Chicago, was the guest of his brother, Charles, over Sun­ day. J. Wheeler, who has beat confined to the house with grip, is able to be around again. • Golding & Gainer will be at Stoffel's hall from 12 o'clock on Monday, Feb. 18, ready to serve the public. Mr. and Mrs. William Hicks, of Pala­ tine, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Evanson the first of the week. Joseph Draper, who has been ill for several months, was in town for the first time last Saturday greeting his many friends. The Lady Forresters gave a very pleas­ ant progressive enchre party In the city hall on Tuesday* evening bles were filled with pla> ers. Messrs. J. Blanck, L. Dixon, P. Powers, A. Powers, C. Thom, W. Basely and ladies, all of Wauconda, were entertained at the Park hotel Tuesday evening. Mrs. J. S. Brazier and son, John, re­ turned Saturday evening from Kansas City, Mo., where she had been called by the serious illness of her mother.--Har­ vard Herald. The editor has received a letter from the Hon. Henry L. Hertz in Which he says that his son, Martin, is now at home in Chicago and is slowly convalescing from his recent illness, Mr. and Mrs. T. 3. Walsh entertained very pleasantly at dinner on Monday. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. James B. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. John Eaisiou auu Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cristy. McHenry was well represented at the chicken pie dinner given by the Willing Workers at Ringwood, Wednesday. Twenty-seven people from our village enjoyed the excellent dinner. LOST--Pocket book, containing about $40.00, in the Village of McHenry or on the Ringwood road. The finder will re­ ceive a liberal reward by returning same to Simeon Covell or Plaindealer office. Misses Agnes Perry, Kate Howe, Dora Besley, Edith Wright and Mrs. Mary Cobb, the efficient corps of grade teach­ ers in the public school, were in attend­ ance at the teachers* institute in Wood­ stock last Friday. George F. Blethen, of the Citizens' Telephone Co., Nunda* fell from a tele­ phone pole at Hebron recently and was seriously injured. Dr. Wells has been in attendance and reports him resting as comfortably as could be expected* Frank Knowles Dead. Frank Knowles was born at Fox Lake, I1L, Oct 9, 1874 and died at the family home Jan 17, 1901. The deceased was injured on the C. M. & St. Paul R. R. on the 29th of last October by being thrown from a hand car near Long Lake. It is not known exactly how the accident occurred. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian G. Knowles, of Fox Lake, and has passed his entire life in that vicinity. CARD OF THANKS. Mr. and Mrs. Christian G. Knowles extend their heartfelt thanks to the friends who aided them in tt|eir recent bereavement. A JOHNSBURCH WEDDING MR. FRED MEYERS AND MISS LENA MAY JOINED IN WEDLOCK. Marriage Solemnised at St John's Church --Three Hundred Guests--Many Elegant Presents. A wedding of unusual interest to the residents of this vicinity was solemnized in St John's German Catholic church, Johnsbnrgh, Wednesday, the Rev. Father Mehring officiating. The princi­ pals in this happy event were, Mr. Fred Meyers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Meyeis and Miss Lena May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matt May. The bridal party entered the church promptly at nine o'clock to the, strains of the Mendelssohn wedding march and proceeded to the altar where the im­ pressive nuptial high mats was cele­ brated. They were attended by Messrs. Joseph Freund and John May and Misses Mary Meyers and Mary May. The bride wore a beautiful gown of white silk elaborately trimmed with lace Mid chiffon. The groom was dressed in the conventional black. The marriage was followed by a wed­ ding breakfast at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Meyers at which three hundred people were present. Mr, and Mrs. Meyers were the recip­ ients of many useful and beautiful pres­ ents among the number being a farm Sixteeif twi 0Tom groom's father located a few miles from Ringwood and which will be their future home. The Plaindealer joins there many friends in extending heartiest congratu­ lations.- ^ IN UNUSUAL OPFER. r '̂1 Sehilta Brewing Company Often MM* Na­ tion |fiOO a Month. Bxplonion at Hanly Bros. Mill, A large amount of damage was done to Hanly Bros, mill by the explosion of the engine yesterday. D. F. Hanly had not been out of the engine room'more than two minutes when the explosion occurred. The loss of business owing to the accident will amount to a consider- sum, however it is expected that thev will again be in running order Jm less than a week. u-- Martin-Biiteltl Mr. Vincenf Davlin, oi Wauconda.and Miss Edna Hutchinson, of Barrington, were united in marriage this morning. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father O'Neill at his residence. Miss Evie Davlin and Mr. Jas. Leonard attended the participants in this happy event. The marriage was followed by a wedding breakfast at the Riverside house. Chareli Notes, Services will be held in the German Lutheran church next Sunday. The' Willing Workers'meet with Mrs. E. M. Owen this (Thursday) afternoon. The Y. P. C. U. Devotional meeting next Sunday evening will be led by Miss RosinaReynolds. Topic: "Citizenship Sunday. Truly Great Men." Notice. All parties indebted to A, C Friedley are kindly requested to settle same at once. All accounts not settled within the next 30 days will be placed in the hands of ^collector for oollection. Pay up and save costs. THE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. Professor Stratton D. Brooks, Writes «m Higher Education. Another element of uncertainty has entered into thl» saloon-smashing crusade at Mrs. Nation, and she may soon be coming post haste to Milwaukee, The inspiration has probably reached her by this time, and if she lias recovered from the surprise caused by it, her answer ought to be on the way. The Schlitz Brewing company has made her a bona fide offer to enter its employ, and its offer can only be out­ done by Mrs. Nation accepting it Whether she will do so remains to be seen. The company is eagerly awaiting a reply. The Schlitz Brewing oompany sent a telegram today to Mrs. Nation, offering her a salary of $500 a month to become an employe of the brewing concern on condition that she will advocate the moderate use of the pure Schlitz pro duet, which has given a name to Mil­ waukee among the denizens of the world. The following is the telegram as it was sent out: Mrs. Carrie Nation, Topeka, Kan.-- Dear Madame: Appreciating your en­ ergy and your sincerity in the cause of temperance, we offer you a salary of $50(1 a month for your service as a lect­ urer of true temperance advocating the moderate use of absolutely pure Scnlits, the beer that made Milwaukee famous. Yours truly, THE JOSEPH SCHLITZ BREWING OOM­ PANY.--Milwaukee Journal. ^ • Hew Dlvoree Law Proposed, Representative Donoughue of Sftfitly- ler county will introduce a bill in the Illinois legislature amending the law relative to divorces. It requires the publication of affidavit of non-residence twice each month for six months before default can be taken. It prohibits re­ marriage for a period of three years after the granting of the degree. It pro­ vides that the decree may be set aside upon proof of fraud within the said three years. In oases where there is personal service on the defendant there shall be no default for a period of 90 days, and after the decree neither party shall remarry for one year. „ • ' ;>'*•« a. rjr. L 'J ..\ v.".111 . Ydd?.',±*. A. C. FRIiapBY, An acL placed in The Plaindealer means increased businees. Kntertain at Card!#; Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McOmber enter­ tained a large company of friends very pleasantly Saturday evening. Cinque was the game selected with which to while away the hours and seven tables were filled with interested players. Mrs. C. D. Schoonmaker won the lady's prize, a silver bon bon spoon and C. C. Chapell carried off the gentleman's prize, a silver tooth pick holder. An elaborate course supper was served at small tables wad a most delightful even­ ing enjoyed by all present - ^ ^ -..I " i 2^ -'.Cy pie Dinner. ' ' The Willing Workers So<5fety Win give an elaborate pie dinner in the church dining room on Thursday, Feb. 21. Chicken pie and other kinds of pie together with the usual good things will be served from 12 to 2:80 o'clock. The price of dinner will be 25c for grown people and 15c for school children. There win be in connection, a sale of aprons. Let all turn out and help the ladies in their good work «• weB as enjoy their excellent dinner. Heard Froui Again. Messrs. C. A. Knight Chicago, E. S. Eno and C. R. Hopson, Elgin and W. Shearman, Belvidere, representing the Gail Borden company, were in McHenry again yesterday on business relating to the proposed location of a factory here. The important considerations were dis­ cussed at length but no definite conclu­ sion was reached. The people of Mc­ Henry are inclined to feel very hopeful regarding this matter and trust that a satisfactory agreement may be reaobed GENERAL COUNTY NEWS. - (Continued from last issue). in fife we would have little use for ought beyoad the directly practical, but life is more than this. I would not be bound down to such a life, nor would I wish my fellow man to be, and he who will do nothing else, and that of neces­ sity means most of us, must at least know something else, least his life be­ come a mere physical existence, not bet­ ter than that of the cattle he has bought and sold. If life is more than mere physical existence. It it is more than buying and selling and toiling and plan­ ning. If mind and heart and soul have ought to do with life, then do not all these indirectly practical things have a most intense and direct application to the real life of every man? In all the vast social pyramid whose base lies on the foul and reeking allies of our city streams, and whose summit is crowned, not by the wealthy, because of their wealth, but by that product of American civilization, honest, industri­ ous, American citizens, even every step which seperatesthe lowest from the low, and the low from rhe next higher and on every stone you will find the label "brains." If intellect and thought are all that raise a man above a fellow man, then he who will do the most and live the best can not be content with an eighth grade education. If a high school education Is necessary what is the most feasible and economical way to obtain it? In compiling some sta­ tistics for use in persuading the legisla­ ture of a second normal school in Michi­ gan I was forcibly impressed with the influence of proximity upon attendance. Nearness is the necessity and essential element The schools must be taken to the people, not the people to the schools. This can be most readily accomplished by the establishment of township high schools. But the question is, how much will it cost? In this district the township high schools are elaborate affairs. In Strea- tor, Ottawa, LaSalle, Pontiac and Prince­ ton there are large buildings, thoroughly equipped, well heated, lighted and ven­ tilated. A large corps of competent in­ structors are in charge and the work in many lines rivals that In the smaller colleges. With such examples before us we may have thought that a township high school demanded a city with some thousands of population and an expend! ture of money far beyond the resources of a rural township. But such is not necessarily the case. There are township high schools which have but two teach­ ers, and one can readily conceive of a school provided over by one real live teacher in one room wherein wore sembled a score of farmers' girls and boys. Such a school is Surely not be­ yond the reach of the poorest townships. Its expense would not be much In exoess of that of any one single district and yet the taxes would ba spread over many districts. While the township high schools have been established mainly in dities it is not here that their main usefulness lies. While the township high school is usually better than the city school which it sup­ plants, yet the best field for the town­ ship schools is in the smaller towns and villages and those townships where there are no towns or villages, wnere limited taxing ability limits the efficiency of the school. Here the establishment of a township high school would render pos­ sible better equipment, bettor buildings, and what is more important, better teachers, while the additional expense would be spread over such a wide area as to pass almost unnoticed. But how shall it be done? The legal conditions are few and single. "Upon petition of not less than fifty voters of any school township, filed with the township treasurer at least fif­ teen days proceeding the regular election of trustees, it shall be the duty of said treasurer to notify the voters of said township that an election for' or'against' a township high school will be held at the said next regular election of trustees by posting notices of such election in at least ten of the most public places throughout such township for at least ten days before the election. If a ma­ jority of the votes at such election shall be found to be in favor of establishing a township high school it shall be the duty of the trustees of the township to call a special election on any Saturday within sixty days from the time of the election establishing the township high school, for the purpose of electing a township board of education to consist of five members,notice of which election shall be given for the same time and in the same manner a8 provided for in the election of township trustees."' "It shall be the duty of the township board of education to establish at some central point most convenient to a ma­ jority of the pupils of the township a high school for the education of the more advanced pupils." By a recent decision of the courts it is necessary to have a vote of the people in order to select a site and levy taxes for its purchase and for building purposes. In addition to the legal conditions there are other necessary local condi­ tions. There must be a general senti­ ment in favor of education throughout the township, an appreciation of the fundamental necessity in the develop- IN FORMATION GATHERED , VARIOUS SOURCES. FROM W, - -tim# (Continued on eighth pag*) Some of the Happenings in oar Conty In Condensed Form for Basy People-- f Exchange Gleanings. The little son of Frank Barnes, living * < southwest, of Woodstock, fell on the while skating one day last week, and j broke his right leg. Wm. C. Coates hais sold his farm In j the Hardscrabble district to E. D. B<*1 j and will have an auction Monday, W&K .'•$ 18.--Richmond Gazette. At Lowe's auction sale of a car load ' of horses, on Wednesday, they brougii* %,] an average of $121 per head. Thay V were a fine lot.--Algonquin Citizen. •Mrs. Nellie Binhie died at her home ' '• ] in Chicago on February 8d. Her funer- '% al was held in the Congregational churdh • i of Algonquin on Tuesday, Feb. 5th 1901. o A. J. Whipple, of Dunham, was setl- ously injured white engaged in sawing 4 wood last week. The saw broke m -' 'J- many pieces one of which penetrated : his right arm inflicting a severe wound. -J A committee composed of Mrs. A. 3. Wright Mrs. J. R. Kellogg, J. A. And^ ^ rews and F. W. Buell went to Chicago ' on Tuesday and purchased a new piano for the Masonic Fraternity of this city. ^ --McHenry County Democrat v ; While Potter & Lembkey were rn||> ning their power saw at John Toda'a Tuesday Henry Knopp, son of Albert Knopp, of Alden, got his rirftt hand • caught in the saw and it was badiy la- cerated, one finger being taken entixily off. The unfortunate young man Is working for his uncle, Robt. Knopp, on v the Brainard farm, and while the injury . is quite serious, it is expected Ali ke will come out all right It is Iiiti w»i1y ' fortunate that the hand was sot tapMn entirely office.--Harvard Independent County Superintendent W. K. has not as yet received McHenry allotment of state school money, aaft a letter from the state that the money will tribution before the middle of Mareh. Heretofore the money has been turned over to the counties January 1st of each year, but this year tbare is st­ able delay. If the money Is by Mr. Wire before the middle* March there will be no distribution of school money to the various school districts Uk McHenry county this year, wMkfesaaans abont$7,000, as this is share of the state scluiol foiî ,-̂ S|pt:... vard Herald. Our Largest Tax Payors. „ The following are the names, together with the amounts paid, of taxpayers !* the town of McHenry, who pay $100.0® or over: Freeman Whiting, Hanly Bros......;.. 88J.W A . L . H o w e . 1 9 8 . 7 8 John Carey.. 156.98 Bernard Tonyon...,. 145.96 Michael Justen 148.07 John Ralston ...*.... ».. >.. . . 139.00 Robert Schieesle............1*5-7® Wesley Ladd, Est..... ..... . 138,85 Charles W. Harrison. . 128*85 R. Bishop, Est.... .•».«»•... »».«*:< > 117.68 E. M. Owen, fist......... 118.00 Anton Meyers. 110.SO Page Colby ..........1^. 107:7$ StephenM. Schmitt.108.19 Simon Stoffel.... 19&7?, J E Cristy. MOJfn Sixth Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. M. Knox, of Terra Cotta, celebrated the sixth anniversary of their marriage Wednesday, Feb. 8.^ A dinner consisting of all the in season was served at noon to all did ample justice. A number of handsome presents were left as scu~ ^ venirs of this pleasant occasion. The guests were: Rev. P. M. O'Neill, Re*. || Stackable, Mr. and Mrs. John Knox, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh, Mr. and lbs. ,; J. Doherty, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bol- /J ger, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Conway, Mrs. Mary Powers, Misses Bridget Doherty,, \ Ellen Doherty, Maggie deary, Mazy KBOX, Alice Knox, Mr. John Knox, Mo-, Henry, Mrs. Stasia Knox and ljbter ^ Burke, Elgin. * Weekly Sehool Kotea. ̂ Mr. and Mrs. Ciaxton were visitors in the third room last week. The second division in book-keeping have started the actual work. School was dismissed last Friday' on account of the Teachers' Institute. Gilbert Howard and Johnnie Smith are absent on account of sickness. Bennie Zimmerman, Lizzie Gorman* Martha Stoft'el, Lizzie Schessel and Lynn Cristy have returned aftsr a siege of sickness. Mayme Carey, Mamie Kftox, Howe, Mildred Stevens, Emery and Elmer Francisco,attended theteatilt* ers' institute at Woodstock last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Doherty Surprised. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Doherty wen& treated to a very pleasant surprise eg Thursday evening of last week. Ai company of friends carrying with baskets laden with many goodies assembled at their home proceeded to make merry. euchre afforded eiinertainmnnfl evening. Miss Mary Gibbs the lady 's prize and Janes Tfcttqp i the successful geutleman, |»raetlee Shoot* The first practise shoot of lbs stock Gun CUbwfll be held at 1 . . ,:ir ' wi * ,, ; ' '..V 3 J •-.rV* •vv.- 1901 ;-*vT Jb'fo.: