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j| This is the of the year that your harness should be over A poor oil, however, is , worse than Bureka Harness Oil has i been used* for years and is conceded to be the best on, the P market today. Sold in gallon cans at 75 cents. Try it. hauled atid oiled. none, so be sure to get the best. West McHenry, III. !A* ivd** pMntS |ancy Groceries and Delicacies! j p p : d K v Q • D E K K E R n * * ? f- FRUITS v ,^- >- V ^ **&f ' <4 j , , Our motto: "The best quality of everything at reasonable price," as best T^/r -jfcoods are always cheapest in the end. Specialties: Java& Mocha coffee mixed, fine k-j Z&i >teas, boiled ham, canned and smoked fish, Limburger, brick, lunch cheese etc. Im- *' ..ported; Edam & Swiss cheese. Gray peas, pickled beans and genuine Holland her- •> fluff. For sicl? and delicate people our imported cocoa and toast is very hiphly re- i .commended everywhere. We also sell tickets to and from Europe at lowest rates, c. • bad exchange farms for Chicago property. Produce bought and exchanged. <" < „ ' • Jmmmm n ̂ ~4, I also carr^j m stock the very ^fjest Harnes Dressih^l^ric^ a^e fclWaj*? « 9^ssm* ^^S^vTSsES'iS^K'i Ur,r :v •V. Best »* ' t*v t»« ir^' - s$4; Cement £ ** v. V' '1^'" &- -r. If^Jtelivered ftt McHenry at W~%: !$Si I Factory and residence, No. 509 Hill Avenue Office, room t, McBrtde block, Douglas Ave ELGIN, ILLINOIS CHARLES 4 FRETT I am la the MarM| Beef^ Ve*l, flogs! Origin of ii)i« Ciearlcg Roue. In 1775 the bankers of London rented ft house In Lombard street and fitted If -with tables and desks for tire use of their clerks arf a place where bills, cotes, drafts and other commercial pa- per might be exchanged without the trouble of personal visits of employees to all the metropolitan banks. Trans­ fer tickets were used, and by means of this simple plan transactions involving many millions were settled without a "penny changing hands. The Bank of England and every other important bank in London are members of the Clearing House association. The first clearing house in the United States was established by the associated banks of New York in 1853. . Her References. Mrs. Hiram--And have yon any ref­ erences? Applicant--No. mom; Oi tored 'em Hp! * Mrs. Hiram (in surprise)--Tore them up? How foolish! \ Applicant--Yez wudn't think so; mum, if yez had seen 'em.--From "Recollections of Mrs. Minnie E. Leo." ^Ijbtdesale and retail dealer lit f rivh As Indian Belief. There Is a belief prevalent In India that if a man be sleeping, no matter where, and a Shesh Nag come and sit beside him, with a hood spread over the sleeper's face, the latter is sure to be a son of fortune. Popular tradition assigns the same reason to.the rise of Haida All of Mysore from a common •oldler. A Wee Drop. Sandy--And will ye tak' a drap o' Whisky afore ye gang hame. Tammas? Tan-irons--Ah, weel, Just a wee drup- *ie. Sandy--Then say when, laddie. t . Tammas--Nay, mon; the glass will •ay when.--'London King. NEIGHBORING NE WS AS CHRONICLED BY OUR ABLE CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS OSTKNI*. | Saml. E. Clark was at McHenry Tues-1 day. fed. Martin went to Woodstock Toes- day. Mrs. Gta& Thomas at McHenry Monday. _ -'>• Robt. Richardson was at Woodstock Monday. Jay Johnson is working for R. H. Richardson. * W. A. Saylar sawed wood for N. S. Colby Monday. Mrs. Robt. Richardson and Myrtle Harnish were at McHenry Friday. Mrs. P. Martin and daughter, Cora, were visiting at Greenwood Monday. Mrs. Richardson, of Woodstock, vis­ ited over Sunday at Robert Richardson's. Mrs. Martin and son, Eddie, visited at Dundee and Elgin Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wood beck and daughter, Susie, Visited at Jacob Schryver's Sun­ day. The sheds at the school house will re­ ceive a much-needed repairing this week. Miss Myrtle Harnish has gone to Chi­ cago to live. She will attend school there this winter. Belle Harnish aoootnpanied her father to McHenry Sunday and spent the day at E. S. French's. z'/Saml. L. Lincoln, of Harvard, assisted Henry in moving his buggy shed and corn crib last week. Whiting Bros, are now husking for Henry Hobart, having finished at Mc­ Donald's. Bassett and Francisco are now husking at Bassett's having finished for Kaiser. That Throbbing Headache Would quickly leave you, if yon used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches. They make pure blood and build up your health. Only 25 cents. Money back if not cured.' Sold by Julia A. Story Druggist. Tout, J. Raymond was In Minnesota on •A Thoronshbre*. She--Is It true that when you pro­ posed to me you didn't know whether I wn« worth a penny? - He--Absolutely. But I always was willing to take chances.--Detroit Free Press.. inked Meats, Siusaje McHenry Illinois Steam Fittings and Wind mills l|tccl and mood Canks ' and FaHn machinery A full Hue in every department rVf i-1 We are prepared ^ to do itlell Oiorh of an Kinds ^ , Give us a call ^onway & Rainey * ~ Ringwood, III. This Bank receives deposits, buys and sells foreign and Do­ mestic Exchange, and does a GENERAL BANKIIK BUSINESS. We endeavor to do all busi­ ness entrusted to our care in a manner and upon terms entire­ ly satisfactory to onr custom- ws and respectfully solicit the public patronage. Honey to Loan on real estate and other first class se­ curity. Spee- ial attention %given to collections. - INSURANCE ':ljn First Class Companies, at the Lpw- f'Ntet rates. Yours Respectfully PERRY & OWEN, liotary Public. Banker#. Jumped on » Ten Penny MnIL The little daughter of Mr. J. N. Pow ell jumped on an inverted rake made of ten penny nails, and thrust one nail en tirely through her foot and a second one half way through. Chamberlain's Pain Balih was promptly applied and five minutes later the pain had disap­ peared and no more suffering was ex­ perienced. In three days the ohild wa& wearing her shoe as-usual and with ab­ solutely no discomfort. Mr. Powell is a well known merchant, of Forkland, Va. Pain Balm is an antiseptic and heals such injuries without maturation and in on«-third the time required by the nsual treatment For sale by Julia A. Story and G. W. Besley. the I'd leave my happy home and cross - deep blue sea, Rather than be without Charley and my RocKy Mountain Tea. G. W Besley. Subjects for Thought The Telephone is the ideal rapid transit. The cost of transportation by this method is less than by atiy other. It makes you .. a neighbor to all prominent business houses and families everywhere. Rates, 6%c. per day mt RetMeace Rates, 5c. periayarfapb Chicago Telephone Company. $15 TO $18 A WEEK salary for an inU'llini'iit man or woman in each town. Permanent position, 30cents pit bour for spare time. Manufacturer, Box 1108, Chicago. -Geo. Meyers- Be Fo o l e d i Take the genuine, oriftaai ROCKY MOUNTAIN TEA Made only by Msdiua Medt* cine Co., Madison, Wis. It keeps you well. Oar tr*4s mark cut on each pedtege. Price, 35 cents. N»ver toU in bulk. Accept n<i liMl' tot*. Aik your druggist. -t i "GENERAL :|TEAMING f of all kinds. Excavati ng and McHenry, Illinois BARBBVULG. J. Q. Anderson was in Chicago Mon­ day. Thos. Kane, of Ringwood, was a call er here Sunday. James Dufield, of Woodstock was recent caller here. Frank Kimball, of McHenry, shred ded corn for J. J. Hunter last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Carlson, of Ridge field, called at S. Hanson's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Matthews spent Sunday with relatives at Barton's Bridge. Miss May Ames, of TerraCotta, spent Friday afternoon with Miss Clara Thompson. J. Fleming expects (o ha^e his barn painted this week. Wm. Reed, of Chi­ cago, will do the work. Mrs. Rnth Turner returned home Wednesday after a two weeks' visit with friends at Burlington, Wis. Contractor Swanson this week finished John Fleming's barn which iB without donbt one of the finest barns in Mc­ Henry connty. The highway commissioners of this town have had some, new guide boards put up through this section, which will be a great advantage to the traveling public. . - . , 1 ORAYSLAKR. (Prom the Waukegan Gazette) Mr. Rehbein's little girl is under card of Dr. Rickey with a broken arm. Mrs. W. B. Higley is entertaining a niece, Mrs. Pettis, of Kansas City. Geo. McMillan has been visiting friends and relatives here this week. CharleB-Thayer and family, of Wan- kegan, were guests of XJeo. E. Thayer Sunday. Florence Jacobeon visited her father and brother, Barney, the fore part of the week. Ernest Sayles and his sister, Etta, of Fox Lake were business callers last Wednesday. * E. B. Neville and his mother, Mrs. Neville, of Wauconda, are enjoying an extended visit in Kansas. Avis Harvey is detained from school. It is said she has diptheria. We hope she may soon be out again. Mrs. Ed. Seesholtz entertained the Cemetery Society quite royally Oct. 80. Good attendance and fine time. The church Aid Society meeting at Mr. Buckinan's last Wednesday was largely attended and all report a fine time. Levi Cowdry and wife, of Greenwood, m., visited the family of their niece, Mrs. Frank Proc tor, a day or two re­ cently. Hallowe'en pranks here led to an assault and consequent arrest, fine and costs. The Hallowe'en program is O. K. until it involves the damage or de­ struction of property. This last part of the program should be omitted, Peter Backus, who for some time past has lived at Taylor Lake, will Bend his family to Chicago for the winter and he will board and work around here. Mrr ̂Backus has to vacate present quarters, and no houses for rent and hence above conclusion. "Dell" Smith is at home after an ex­ tended visit with the family of his uncle, Sidney Smith, of Kansas. He accompanied his father, Wm. Smith, his uncle, C. O. Smith, and brother, Harmon, whose return prior to his re­ turn, was announced in a former edi- business last week. * Miss Edythe Bauer, of Fort Hill. Was a Volo caller Friday. Lee Strang, of Grayslake, called on friends in Volo Sunday.' Mrs. Laura Huson has returned to Winona, 111., to spend the winter With her sister. - Misses Rose Huson and Helen Ray­ mond will hoard in McHenry the rest of the winter. Miss Mary Raught is at Grayslake 'earnins the dressmaker's trade of Miss Whitehead. . Frank and Annie Schulz, of Lake Zurich, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vogt Dr. Rossdeutscher has moved his family into the old hotel, vacated by Bennie Wegener. Mrs. D. Murray and daughter, Myrtle, of Wauconda, were visiting relatives in our village Saturday. Mrs. James Kirwan returned home . from Elgin Friday, where she. has been visiting her sister for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Huson and Mrs. Charity Raught attended the Quarterly Conference at Wauconda Saturday. Miss Katie Rosing returned home from Fremont Sunday where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mike Her- tel for the past month. Mr. and Mrs. George Scheid and fam­ ily, Mr. and Mrs., Mat. Glosson, of Griswold Lake, and Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, of McHenry, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jauies Murray. Mrs. James Gainer, of Wauconda. spent Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Wirtz. Her niece, Miss Fanny Sexton, returned home with her to spend the latter part of the week. Spreads Like Wildfire. When things are "the best" they oecoine "the best selling." Abraham Hare, a leading druggist, of Belleville, O., writes: "Electric Bitters are the best selling bitters I have handled in 20 years." You know why? Most dis­ eases begin in disorders of stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels, blood and nerves. Electric Bitters tones up the stomach, regulates liver, kidneys and bowels, purifies the blood, strengthens the nerves, hence cures multitudes of mala­ dies. It builds up the entire system. Puts new life and vigor into any weak, sickly, run-down man or woman. Price 50 cents. Sold by Julia A. Story drug­ gist. SPKINU OROVK. ( Chase Cole is on the sick list. Cha8. Andrews parted for a trip west Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. James were An- tioch visitors over Sunday. Mrs. Jas. Neish and children -were Richmond visitors Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Waspi were Mc­ Henry visitors Wednesday. Mrs. Ida Wallace is .not as well at present. Dr. Foster is how in attend­ ance. The mason work on the mill has been completed and it will soon be in running order. A school entertainment will be given Friday evening, November 28. Pro­ ceeds to be used tp buy books for the library.; Wm. /Carey is steadily gaining and and with his family will soon move to the house purchased of Mrs. Sweet. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Nulk have moved into one of Lewis Hatch's tenant houses and Mr. and Mrs. Schaeffer into the rooms back of their store. Mr. and Mrs. Butterfield and family will occupy the rooms over Antone Schaeffer's furniture store and have al­ ready moved their effects here. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Pierce attended the funeral of Earl Gates at Hebron Wednesday. , Mr. Gates died Saturday morning in Chicago and his remains were brought to Hebron on this line. There will be a benefit supper this (Thursday) evening for Rev. Anderson, at the town hall. Last Sunday Rev. Anderson announced that he should re­ sign this charge and go to Minnesota. Rev. Anderson has made many friends and won the respect ot all <turing the past year. • .fOIINSIllIUJH. Math Weber.) of .^IcHenry, caller here ^hoayi^^ C. M. Adams was a business caller in in Chicago Mouday. Michael Huff and family visited rela tives here Thursday. John Brown, of Volo, visited relatives and friends here Sundav, Henry Hetterman entertained some of his relatives over Sunday. Little Susie Freund was seriously in •jured in a runaway last Mouday. - Jtev. H. Mehring is entertaining some of his relatives from St. Louis at pres­ ent. k Nicholas Schmitt and wife, of Rose Creek, are yisiting relatives here at present. Fmqk Smitt and family entertained some of their friends and relatives over Sunday, y*' ' Hejjry Meyers, who is working at Geneva, visited relatives and friends here Sunday. Charles Huff and wife,of New Meuns- ter, attended the Freund-Bugener wed­ ding last week. Adam Schillo and Adam Koch, of Chicago, visited friends here- several clays last week. , Mr. and Mrs. John Schmitt, of Chip­ pewa Falls, are visiting relatives .and friends here at present. John P. Lay and Herbert Klapperich went out hunting one day last week, bagging thirty-two iabbits. Mamie, Lena and Carrie Bugener, of South Evanston, visited relatives here several days last week, returning Mon- day. Peter Weber finished drilling a well for Mrs. Sencen on Thursday. He went down 168 feet, furnishing them with plenty of water. Peter is a good work­ man and guarantees all bis work. Charles Michels and Philip Schaefer gave a musical entertainment to a large audience last Sunday evening. Charles is an expert mouth organ player and Phil assisted him nicely with the bass. Astounding Discovery. From Coopersville, Mich., comes Word of a wonderful discovery of a pleasant tasting liquid thaf' when used' before retiring by anyorfe troubled with a had cough always ensures a good night's rest. "It will soon cure the cough too, " writes Mrs. S. Himelbnr«- er, "for three generations of our family have used Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and never found its equal for Coughs and Colds." It's an unrivaled life-saver when used for des­ perate lung diseases. Guaranteed bot­ tles 50c and $1,00 at Julia A. Story's. Trial bottles free. with To the Public. Allow me to say a few words in praise of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I can recommend it with the utmost con­ fidence. It has done good work for me and will do the same for others. I had -a very severe cough and cold and feared I would get pneumonia, but after tak­ ing the second dose of this medicine I felt better, three bottles of it cured my cold and the pains in my chest disap­ peared entirely. I am most respectful­ ly yours for health, Ralph S. Meyers, --Thirty-seventh St., Wheeling. W. Va. For sale by Jnlia A. Story and G. W. Besley. tfotlce. All those having empty packages belonging to the Schlitz Brewing Co., are requested to return them to Anton Engeln at oncer, 18-8t Ksctirslon Kate* to International Live Stock Kxi>oNitnn at Chicago, 111., Via the North-Western Line. Excur­ sion tickets will be sold at reduced rates December 2, 8 and 4, limited to return until December 8, inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago & North-Western R'y. WOODSTOCK. F. B. Choate spent Sunday friends in Chicago. . f Chas. A. Stone was the guest of friends in Chicago over Sunday. John A. Sweeney, of Harvard, was here on business on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. So)es spent Sun­ day with friends in Chicago. D. F. Coakley, of Hartland, returned on Saturday from a business trip to Chi­ cago. George Backman spent the first of the week with his sons and daughters in Chicago. Judge E. H. Waite spent Sunday with relatives and friends at his old home near Sharon, Wis. Mrs. John McGee and son spent the first of the week with relatives and friends in Chicago. Mrs. J. Toles and son. Earl, of Green­ wood, spent Sunday with'relatives and friends in Chicago. Garry Austin and-Jay T. Pratt visited Frank Hendricks at the St. Augustina hospital in Chicago last Sunday. Mrs. H. D. Parker went to Chicago last week Thursday for an extended visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn W. Richards, Claud Richards and Miss Erma Jewett spent Sunday with friends at Harvard. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Thompson, of Lake Geueva, Wis., were guests of Charles Diets and family in Seneca over Sunday. < Miss Viola Bois left on Friday for her home at Topeka, Kane., after a pleasant "visit with the family of L. F. Heaton west of this city. A. J. Austin yisited the horse show in Chicago the latter part of last week anil was greatly interested in the exhibit and says it is a very fine show. Fifteen members of the Woodstock Women's Relief Corpse went to Rich­ mond on Monday morning to attend the district convention of that society. Mrs. Wallace Hill, of Harvard, a daughter of Mrs. Inez Allen of this city, died on Sunday morning at Peublo. Colo., where she had gone for the im provement of her health. Nels P. Jensen returned last week from Omaha, Neb., where he had been spending the summer. He is a member of the old Company G. and the boys arc all pleased to see him back. He will i spend the winter Sere. ' Modern. Surgery Hurpund, "While suffering from a bad case of piles I consulted a physician who ad­ vised me to try a box of DeWitt'.s Witch Hazel Salve," says G. F. Carter. Atlanta, Ga. "I procured a box and was entirely cured. DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve is a splendid cure for piles, giving relief instantly, and I heartly recommend it to all sufferera" Surgery is unnecessary to cure piles. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure any case. Cuts, burns, bruises and all other wounds are also quickly cured by it. Beware of counterfeits. Jnlia A. Story f l^uralngr the Ornm* -Vhen that . plainsman J. B. Hlckok, better known as "Wild Bill," came east [m he called a "redhot trail to learu something," he stopped one Saturday night at a hotel in Port­ land, Me. When he went to his room to seek rest, he found that the adjoining room was occupied by a company of fashion­ able and rich young sports of Portland who, it did not take him long to dis­ cover, were playing an interesting game of poker for high stakes. In vain dfd he try to sleep. He could not do so, and after ah hour arose, dressed himself and knocked on the door. Instantly all was silent; but he in­ quired politely that as they would not let him sleep would they let him come In and watch the game? They did so and were impressed with the appearance of the man and asked if he would join them. "1 will if you will post me; bat, yon know, I'm a tenderfoot east," he re­ plied. They were willing to "post" him, and, playing awkwardly, making blun­ ders and asking questions, but seem­ ingly greatly interested, he continued to play until daylight, when he put his winnings, some $1,500, in his pocket. "I thank you, gentlemen," he said, "and I'm rather glad you would not let me sleep. I'll l>e here until tomorrow, so keep me awake some more." But the players did not appear again. --Detroit Free Press. We have made you a standing offer on $17.50 . suits during the past month and many have taken advantage of the snap. We have a few suitings left at this price, but you must come at - 6nce if you desire make a selection. " - Overcoats iff - ,-^i wm Don't wait until the rush to order your over-"1X" • A. 1 « 'V- i ->VJ$ coat, come now and se- nfH. * || lect a pattern while the " * |^, lot is unbroken. It pays ^ ^ to have your Borrowing Habita ot Poeta. On Tennyson's. habit of falling to recognize clearly his own borrowings from the classical poets, Mr. Lang ob­ serves that the poets have always bad a kind of regal Indifference to their own lighter productions. Mr, Lang says: "Scott did not care; no, not when he found that he had unwittingly taken a line from a poem by the valet of a ^friend. In the preface to a little col­ lection of verses from the novels he frankly declares that he cannot pretend to be certain which are of his own com­ position and which are not. 'To take an example from the level at the foot of Parnassus, I once read,-« in an American paper, some lines at­ tributed to Mr. Austin Dobson. 'Not bad for Dobson,' I said freely to. a friend. But it was proved on me that the rhymes were my own I A bard who forgets his own verses may be par­ doned for remembering those of other people and mistaking a half llne^of somebody else's for his own. I ^dajcO'f" *af that Tennyson did this occasion-, ally, but he could hardly say that 'the sun sets' without being accused of vn* conscious borrowing." clothing . 1 tailor made every-time. ** JOHN, D. LODTZ HEATS I Greek and Romu Stovea. Warm as Greece and Rome and Egypt are, stoves were made there in the dim and misty vistas of the past. It was not Just the pattern used at present, but was a metal basin In which charcoal was burned. It sat In the mUldle of the room, and as the re­ sulting smoke was of the slightest no opening in the roof or elsewhere was necessary. The same Implement, still called by Its old Greek name of bra­ zier, is now employed in many portions of continental Europe, where it is util­ ized for heating as well as cooking. But the progressive Romans Im­ proved on that and made a liypocaust It was the germ of the present fur­ nace. It was made under the bouse in a little cellar prepared for It, and the heat was conducted to the rooms and baths through crevices left in the floor and lower portions of the wall. Later tlues were provided, conducting heat, to any portion of the house. In some of the old ^Roinan villas in England the remt&us of these old time furnaces are 4tiil fou-'. Fresh % Salt and Smoked. Vegetables Fruit in Season Havins purchased the West Side Market of F. Wat ties, it is my intention . - to give all customers tint ' best service possible. I pay spot cash for hides, poultry and stock of all kinds, • thus paying thelow» , est prices, and .-<• ^ will sell on the same ^ "sS'v' basis. A. p. MATTHEWS, Weet McHenry. . • ? . . v J ' '*?-"• "'-V, & • 4 Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. This preparation contains all of the digesianls and digests all kinds of food. It gives instant relief and never fails to cure. It allows you to eat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By its use aiaay thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything else failed. It Is unequalled for all stomach troubled It can't help but do you good Sfeepuredonly t>y E. v. iJKWiTr&t'o.. t-'hicajro Tb&fl.bottlecontainsSii timestheuOc. sixty Julia A. Story and O. W. Besley ^ t; JOS. H. HUEHANN, Johnsburght Illinois.* Sells Appleton Corn Huskers > Corn Shelters and Tread Rower# (ieneril Blicksmitliiog Prices iiwayS Reasonable Duplex Grinding Mills, Bock Island Plows ' " : ̂ ̂ Wagons, Carriage?, Buggies, Wind Milfc Well Supplies. Harness Oil, Paint Oil and flachine Oils a Speciatyt on't Ms!®! m ;\t Furniture tintil you have inspected my stock. Do not think that you can do better in Chicago. Compare city prices with prices I will quota . and, if quality is considered, yon will give me your order. You can find here everything that is needed I 1 |j to beautify the home. The latest J designs in Tables, Couches, Chairs| 11 Stands, Iron and Wood Beds, Com- r- plete Parlor and Chamber Suits, : lecture Frames, Side Boards, Etc. See my line of Carpets and Bugs. JACOB J LISTEN i.v '.'7? A*, y • ^ _ \-n '.vi&V^'rssL':