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f&zr , . v > J * ? ^ , ? ^ s A < ' V T - 4 ̂ % 3£Qjj3j^SfcO^ >»^%V*W ^ V< '• •• v* %"-\- w ' ' "<•*** ^ *• ;Cv^ ^ -'f I -- II -'r • ' ' --r rfiii fiitf* »' . "'> i.ii'ii^v-"' - •~»-'- ' ---^--• • --'-^--- --..- ' . -•'• • •-• ^_;i. •!-•i*V.-...^>- :: • "- • '- "• ---i'ria • I'lr-^^'-'-^aVi.fiii^irrii :' ^'VS^""" • '-'.'^ll^S' ."" ll HOLIDAY BARGAINS!" ,2i -v ©Br clothing trade in Overcoats and Suite has been quite satisfactory this fall, but we still have a very complete line to select from in both. A Suit or Overcoat would certainly prove a very acceptable Holiday Gift Among other articles for an Xmas present we would suggest that yon look at our £;. ' .. » * . .. i • .. e* - Fur and Plush Lap Robes, Cardigan Jackets, : ' Wool Sweaters, Men's and Boys' Caps** Mufflers, . / Gloves or Mittens, Neckties, Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, Slippers for men and Women, Jewelry, Albums, Toilet Sets, Work Boxes, Sets of Dishes, Set of Tools in chest, as well as many other articles not mentioned here. FUR COATS THAT NEED NO ARGUMENT f HORSE BLANKETS IN ALL GRADES Pelt Boots, Socks, Rubbers and Overshoes Four quarts of Cranberries for ^5c during the Holidays. All kinds of Dried Fruits, Pure Buck Wheat Flour, A lot of fine Xmas Candies and Mixed Nuts. Yours-'for Holiday Trade, West McHenry, llinois. JOHN J. MILLER The Store in Holiday Attire You may need a few extra groceries for Xmas perhaps, we want to make it easy for your pocket book if possible and here are a few items for a few days: p*:' • p-/ 20 lbs. granulated sugar. (1.00 90 " prunes 1.00 20 " rice 1.00 20 " hand-picked navy beans 1.00 2* " 60c tea..... 1.00 fancy Blend coffee 1.00 8 " pks. coffee (3 kinds) 1.00 7 " high grade Peaberry offee 1.00 Fine citron, orange and lemon peal....... 18c. 8 cans corn 25c. Fine mixed nuts, candies, lemons, oranges, mince meat, apple butter, cranberries, etc etc. We offer a very fine display of Holiday Ooods You want to see them of course We sell top Skirts also. West Illinois linois. W. C. EVANSON. 1 w. 0% Holiday Goods! Our line of Holiday Goods is now ready for your in­ spection. DRESSING CASES, TOILET SETS AND TRAYS, PHOTO HOLDERS, PHOTQ BOXES, ALBUMS, COLLAR AND CUFF BOXES, JEWEL BOXES, SMOKING SETS SHAV­ ING SETS, PERFUMERY, FANCY SILK AND LINEN HAND- FINE GLACES, KERCHIEFS, BON BONS, NECKTIES NEW UP-TO-DATE COLORS AND STYLES, SILK LINED GLOVES AND MITTENS, GOLF GLOVES, KID GLOVES AND MITTENS, CHRISTMAS CANDIES AND NUTS, FANCY CHO­ COLATES, £ AND 1 POUND FANCY CANDY IN BOXES m 1 lb. extra fancy broken^, mixed r' candy 1 lb. extra fancy mixed nuts--15c 1 lb. fancy Boasted peanuts 10c Florida bright oranges per doz. 25c 85^Tib. animal cookies 15c 2 " glass jar strained honey.. 20c 1 quart cranberries 10c horse-Holiday line of fancy pickles, catsups, mustard, radish, salad dressing, etc. in bottles. ig Yours truly, ]* Goods Delivered Promptly. /VI I I C f~i ]* Longdista-ce-pboneNo.,*,. 1 • Wl-.: , # & > • - i * - J ' ^-vC" M v 4 •<- - 1 msaesemm £ ' "Vv" ' Wt'mS I %ish to thank yoii all for the liberal patronage which through yoii, I have enjoyed fcir the past year and. assure you I appreciate it fully. In the coming year I will endeavor to please you in every way possible. The stock will be larger in every de­ partment so as to make the selection the best and prices will be as low as the lowest. Wishing you a happy and prosperous New /•- t >4 \ 4 • r.- - "1 Year, lam s. s. Yours Sincerely, " CHAPELL. ~x W* ^ 1 • £^**1 -vj Ker Drllllant Inspiration. - That the proverbial absentuiinded professor Is sometimes ably abetted by his wife is illustrated by a story told of, Professor Bunsen. One evening about the usual hour for retiring he took It into Ills bead to run over to the club just as he and madam were re­ turning from an evening call. "But," said the lady, "I must have the front door locked before I retire." Tlits emergency staggered the pro­ fessor, and as lie looked bewildered at his wife the lady, seized with an in­ spiration, continued: "I'll go In and lock the door and throw yon the key from the window." This programme was carried out, and when he reached the club the professor related the Incident to a friend as evi­ dence of his wife's unusual sagacity. The friend greeted the story with a roar of laughter. "And why, my dear professor," he said, "did you not simply admit your wife, lock the door from the outside and come away?" "True," ejaculated the learned man of science; "we never thought of that." The climax of the incident was reach­ ed an hour later when, returning home, the professor discovered that the lady In her excitement had thrown out the wrong key. Health and Heauty. A poof complexion is usually the re­ sult of a torpid liver or irregular action" f the bowels. Unless nature's refuse is carried off it'tvill surely cause impure blood. Pimples, boils and other erup­ tions follow. This is nature's method of throwing off the poisons which the bowels failed to remove. DeWitt's Lit­ tle Early Risers are world famous for remedying this condition. They stimu­ late the liver and promote regular and healthy action of the bowels but never cause griping, cramps or distress. Safe pills. Julia A. Story, McHenry; G. W. Besley, West McHenry. The Water Carnlvora. The number of carnivorous creatures found in the water seems out of all proportion to the usual order of nature, but this is perhaps because the minute, almost invisible creatures of which the rivers and ponds are full and which are the main food of the smaller water car- nlvora, live mainly on decaying vege­ table substance, which is practically converted and condensed into micro­ scopical animals before these become In turn the food of others. It is as If all the trees and grass on land were first eaten by locusts or white ants and the locusts and white ants were then eaten by semlcarnlvo- rous cows and. sheep, which were in turn eaten by true carnivora. The wa­ ter weeds, both when living and decay­ ing, are eaten by the entomostraca, the entomostraca are eaten by the larvae of insects, the perfect Insects are eaten by the fish and the fish are eaten by men, otters and birds. Thus we eat the products of the wa­ ter plants at four removes In a fish, while we eat that of the grass or tur­ nips only In the secondary form--beef or mutton. Tk* Loat Bargain. It ts Monday morning. Down the street hurries a stylishly dressed woman. Why does she hasten so? Why that look of Intense excitement in her eyes? Is she going to the office of her lawyer, there to hear the will of her favorite uncle read? Or is she hastening to the bedside of the dying? No; none of these. She pulls a newspaper out of her pocket and reads again the an­ nouncement of the wonderful bargains to be hatii at the department store. She rushes frantically Into the store. Yes; she can see before her the rem­ nant of pongee silk which is selling at only 15 cents a yard. What a crowd of excited women are clustered about the prize! She forces her way Into the thickest of the crowd. She is tossed this way and that She cares not. Her hat Is pulled off and walked on by the half crazed mob. She cares not. She reaches the counter. Ten yards only of the silk is left. "I will take it," she says, just in ad­ vance of four other women, all reach| ing for the coveted prize. The clerk says, "It Is yours." The woman feels for her purse. She has left it at home. The other women exult. They buy the pongee. The wonderful bargain is gone. The bargain day is over. There will be no more bargain sales for one week.--Chicago Tribune. Breaking; It Gently* "Well, John, how are things going at home?" "Why, sir, the magpie's dead." "Poor Jack! What took him 'OftV*' "We think, sir, It was eating too much horse meat." "How's that? Where did he get the horse meat?" "I am sorry to tell you, sir, that both the carriage horses died." "The horses dead! What ailed them?" "It must have been overwork draw­ ing water to the fire." "Fire! What fire?" "WThy, sir, the hall was burned to the ground." "Great heavens! How did that hap­ pen ?" "It caught fire from the funeral torch­ es, sir." "Whose funeral?" "Your mother's, sir." "My poor mother dead! How long was she ill? What was the matter?" "Well, sir, she never held up her head after your father's death." "My father too! Tell me the cause. Speak, man!" "He took «fr>-hl8 bed as soon as he heard the ba# news, sir." "Bad news! What do you mean?" "That the vessel that held his whole fortune had been lost at sea." Why She Wai Married. It is queer how Ironclad is the hold of convention and conventional con- j mles, one wearing the blue and one The Common Chord. James Buckham. one of our minor poets, put into beautiful verse an inci­ dent which occurred during the civil war. He calls It "The Cornraon Chord." The Incident was this: Two great ar- I Ok Independent ] It is conceded on all sides that the cele- J brated and popular Beers brewed and a bottled on improved and hygienic princi- i pies and known as f Prima and Burg Brauj are unequalled as the finest table Beers. # Frhna Tonic, produced by The Indepen- r dent Brewing Association, possesses a \ fine flavor and taste and is especially rich J * . in nourishing constituents and invigorat- i ing qualities. The Best Beer * and nothing but the best is made by this p. Brewery. Try it and be convinced. J Purity, strength and rich flavor are its J qualifications, Delivered in barrels, hal- i ves, quarters, eights and cases. giderations. They have a tighter grip and a wider influence than law, rea­ son, sentiment or ethics Itself. A wom­ an whose marriage may be termed mediumly successful admitted can­ didly not long ago that at the very last moment never, never would she have married her husband had It not been for the thought of all the conventional considerations involved. "On the way to our wedding," said the woman, "we had the most awful kind of a row that made me vow In­ wardly never, never to marry him. Then at the thought of the ceremony to come off at a friend's house, the breakfast that, thanks to her, was pre­ pared and the invited guests, and how tbey would all talk at any change of plan, I grit my teeth and went through It But It was the thought of the con­ ventions alone that kept me up. No other possible pressure could have in­ duced me to marry him after such a row as we had on our way to the wed­ ding."--New York Sun. COUGHS AND COLDS IN CHILDREN Recommendation of a well Known Chlca. go Physician. sons wit Represeu 'or Bulgarians... Stone's reJ The Independent Brewing Association JOS. HEinER, Mar*«fe«i McHenry Branch. Saved His Life. "I wish to say that I feel I owe my life to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure," writes. H. C Chrestensen, of Hayfield, Minn. 'For three years I was troubled with dyspepsia so that I could hold nothing on my stomach. Many times I would be unable to retain a morsel of of fond. Finally I was confined to my bed. Doctors said I could not live. I read one of your advertisements on Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and thought it fit, my case and commenced its use. I began to improve from the first bottle. Now I am enred and recommend it to all.', Digests your food. Cures all stomach troubles. Julia A. Story, McHenry; G W. Besley, West McHenry. Saving* Bank. The McHenry County State Bank re­ cently organized at Woodstock, has opened a Savings Department in which will be received deposits in sums of $1.00 and upwards, interest paid on same compounded semi-annually. This 'institution should receive the hearty support and approval of the general public as it affords an opportunity for even the smallest wage earner to save, and receive returns on amount invested. If you desire to investigate the invest­ ment call on or drop a postal card to the bank. Tfce directors of the bank are, J.D. Dodovan, Woodstock; A. J. Olson, Chicago; M. H. Fitzsimmons, Ridgefield; George L. Murphy, Wood­ stock; J. T. Bower, Richmond; C. P. Barnes, Woodstock; and W. C. Eichel- berger, Woodstock 25-4t A. J. S-ell wanted to attend a party, but was afraid to do so on account of pains in his stomach, which he feared would grow worse. He -says, "I was telling my troubles to a lady friend, who said: 'Chamberlain's Colic, Chol­ era and Diarrhoea Remedy will put you in condition for the party.' I bought a bottle and take pleasure in stating vthat two doses cured me and enabled me to have a good time at the party." Mr. Snell is amjident of Summer Hill, N. Y. This remedy is for sale by Julia A. 'dtwy «a4&. l&£aslejr. I use and prescribe Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for almost all obstinate, constricted coughs, with direct results. I prescribe it to children of all ages. Am glad to recommend it to all in need and seeking relief from colds and coughs and bronchial afflictions. It is nun-narcotic and safe in the hands of the most unprofessional. A universal panacea for all mankind.--Mrs. Mary R. Melendy, M- D.3 Ph. D., Chicago, 111. This remedy is for sale by Julia A Story and G. W. Besley. fel. */«, , f&r' mb""Si- • wX". Tb^ "(ideation Ife Aalted. Sir Peter Edlin of the British bench was noted for his courtesy to prison­ ers. On one occasion an Incorrigible culprit was sentenced by him to twelve months after the mendicity officer had given the usual evidence of bad char­ acter. "Can't I speak?" said the prisoner. "Am I to be sentenced without 'avlng 'ad a chance?" '•Certainly you may speak," said the learned judge. "Say what you please You shall have every opportunity. I withdraw the sentence I" have Just passed until I bear what you have to urge. Take your time. Pray take your time." "I want to ask a question, my lord." "By all means. Put any question you wish." • "Look at him, my lord," said the old rogue, pointing his finger at the men­ dicity officer. "Isn't he an ugly beg­ gar?" Sir Peter laughed till the tears came, but he didn't reduce the sentence. the gray, were drawn up In prepara­ tion for battle. As the evening fell the tmnds began to play. ".Dixie" by the southerners was followed by "Yankee Doodle" by the northerners, and "Ma­ ryland, My Maryland," drew out "Hall Columbia." "Beautiful Girl of the South" was answered by "Just Before the Battle, Mother." Bach side mock­ ed and jeered the other's musjc and cheered their own yntll the stars came out and silence fell. Then, sweet aqd low, a band far,up the line began to play *Home,: Sweet Home." Another and another joined until all the bands on both sides were playing In unison, and, stronger and more beautiful still, the men on both sides were singing the words. The common chord had been struck, and the thousands of combatants were at one with the Bentiment, "There's no place like home." Mcuuiag the Hcnt of the Body. By means of an Ingenious Instrument Invented by Dr. Lombard of New York It is ascertained that a woman's body Is warmer than that of a man by about three-fourths of a degree and some­ times as high as one degree., while in no Instance has the warmth of a man's body been found to be greater than that of a female. It is also definitely ascertained that children are decidedly warmer than adults, the difference be­ ing about 1 degree F., the younger the child the greater the diversity. A dif­ ference In the heat of the sides of the body Is discovered to be an Invariable law. The left side of the head and ex­ tending downward to the base of the neck Is much hotter than the right side. An Advanced Course. "Oh, Mr. Johns," exclaimed Miss Gush, "I heard you talking to pa about plants, and I do so want to talk to you, for, you know, I am very Interested In botany. I like all kinds of plants and flowers, as, of course, you do, too, Mr. Johns; but what varieties of plants are you particularly interested In?" "The plants which 1 am most Inter­ ested In," replied Mr. Johns, "are ma­ chinery plants." Miss Gush looked mystified for a mo­ ment, but soon b^ghtened up, remark­ ing: "I haven't grot so far as that yet."-- Londdn Tit-Bits. Alabama's Capitals. When , Alabama was n territory Its capital was at St. Stephens. In Wash­ ington county. The convention that framed the constitution under which it was admitted Into the Union was held In Huntsvllle, where the first legis­ lature met in October, 1810, and the first governor was Inaugurated. Calia- ba became the seat of government In 1820. I11 1825 the capital was removed to Tuscaloosa, and In 1846 It was agalty removed, this time to Montgomery. Tbe Example of Pagranlnl. A story Is told of how Paganlnl once came into the concert room, took the violin and touched the strings. First one string broke, and a smile went round the room; then another string broke, and there wa-s more audible ex­ pression of mockery. When a third string broke, many people laughed out­ right at his discomfiture. But Paga­ nlnl stood forth with his violin as though nothing had happened and played on the one string, and the peo­ ple ceased to smile, but listened spell­ bound. Some of those who had derid­ ed him began to weep, and some even prayed. Many a man had fallen helpleBS by the wayside when some great catas­ trophe turned the current of his life aside. The brave man pushes forward with one remaining talent and plucks victory from defeat. A Desperate Chance. A Russian exile relates how he once saved himself by a desperate artifice. A police official searched his house for compromising papers. There was In his possession a document the discov­ ery of which meant serious danger to himself and his friends. WTherever he might hide it, it seemed, certain that It would be found. He ' coolly handed the document to the official, Who scarcely glanced at It and . handed It back. j After the most careful search the of­ ficial, his nose blackened with soot and I his hair decorated with feathers, for 1 he had even examined the stovepipes | and the bedding, departed empty hand­ ed. A Woman's Awful Peril. "There is only one chance to save your life and that is through an opera­ tion" were the startling words heard by Mrs. I. B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge, Wis., from her doctor atter he had vainly tried to enre her of a frightful case of stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. Gall stones had formed and she con­ stantly grew worse. Then she began to use Electric Bitters which wholly cured her. It's a wonderful StomacftT Liver and Kidney remedy. Cures Dys­ pepsia, Loss of Appetite. - Try it. Only 50 cts. Guaranteed. For sale by Julia A. Story, Kxcnratoii*Knt«H Cor the tiollriMjraw Via the North-Western Line. Excur­ sion tickets will be sold at low rales to points on the North-Western System within 200 miles of selling station, De­ cember 24, 2.r>, 31 and January 1, good returning until January 2, inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago & North- - "• • ; ,>•#* >.4, - v How the Sections Say It. The woman from New England buys a "table spread," while her sister from the south buys a "tablecloth." The wo­ man from Nova Scotia -orders the serv­ ant to "lay the table," while with most of us natives of the United States the command is to "set the table." In the counter the hostess says to her guests, "Sit by," when It Is time to eat; In town it Is "Please sit down." In tbe city among swells there Is no further Invitation than the announcement of tbe servant that "dinner Is served."-- Mobile (Ala.) Register. Creole*. Originally a creole was a child born In this country of French-or Spanish parents, tbe word coming from the Spanish creare, to create. At present the word Is restricted In use to those of Spanish and French descent, who are born in the states that were French and Spanish colonies, especially Lou­ isiana. Odor of Metals. Gold and platinum have little or no odor, but the smell of newly cut tin and of otlfer metals is very pronounc­ ed. It Is suggested that uranium fur­ nishes a clew to the odors of pietal3; as this Is a very strong smelling sub­ stance, and It Is always giving off the so called Becquerel rays, consisting of streams of minute corpuscles. More people spend their time In won­ dering. why they are not loved than in "trying to make themselves lovable.-- Chicago^ News. Fights are sometimes thrown, hot battles are pitched.--Omaha World- Herald. An Kvange!!st*s .Stary. "I suffered for .years with a bron­ chial or lung trouble and tried various remedies but did not obtain permanent relief until I commenced using One Minute Cough Cure," writes Rev. Jas. Kirkman, evangelist of Belle River, 111. "I have no hesitation in recommending it to all sufferers from maladies of this kind." One Minute Cough Cure affords immediate relief ior coughs, colds and all kinds of throat and lung troubles. For croup it is unequalled. Absolutely safe. Very pleasant to take, never fails and is really a favorite with the chil­ dren. They like it. Julia A. Story, McHenry; G, W. Besley, W. McHenry. Prescribed",by Her Physician. Neosha Falls, Kana., Nov. 13, Pepsiji Syrup Co., Montictillo, III. $Pt Dear Sirs:--For almost fifteen years'JE'; suffered from indigestion and lastly winter thought I wo#ld di^, when iny|& physici m. Dr. A. J. t Liearance of thfei§'v place, advised my trying Dr. Caldwell's^,-' Syrup Pepsin, which I did, and two bot- * ties cured me. It not only relieved me, but it cured me so that I hatfe not been troubled . ince. . • If any one should offer lire |580 for the good Syrup Pepsin has done me,- I would not thjnk of taking it No one can take your medicine without being convinced of its* more than wouds^ul cures. I recommend it to all ngy friends as a laxative and stomach remedy. s Yours with gratitude, Mrs.J. Morgan. Sold by Julia A. Story and G. W. fief- ley. Barnam's "All well--all happy--lots I of fun". . That is the regular jjj rcport.from the monkey cage £ cf Barn urn's Circus ever sinc%- ̂ J ike keepers" began dosing tha j rr.onfccyg with Scott's Emul- V * 1 f irm. Consumption was carry- ing off t«u:o thirds Of them a ery year and the circus had tot bir^new ones. One.chy a keeper accident- i i y 1 r 0 kc a hot tie iof Scotts Cnu:k-:r:i rear the monkey cage d tlx mohkeys-eagerly' Iq-i-ed 'it up from the floor. This:5ti^;£'.s.ted the idea tlistit n-.Yl L do tl.m'Yocdl Sincc - then the mnr.keyj; h AT received regular dose*and - the kucperif' -cport very few dcr.tl.o froln eopri'mpt'on. Cf. toursc its' cheaper to buy Scott's Emivl- sion tbrn rcw monkey ;--nnd that Suits the circus n.c:* ' Ccnsi.mptkn in monkeys a;;d in man is thcfrtr.e-cl.V.asr. i f Wvi have it cr a;e threaten-* ed with it cm you ^ take the hint? k "M pSJy® . . . . . . . . In is picture reprus^tM the Tradu Mark of Scott's Knv.tUsion and i; 01V tUtk. -j wrapper of every bottle. Scud f,«r free-sample*. . « f • SCOTT & 1IOWN&"- ' * * ^ TOQ Pearl St., New Vork. 5°c and $ 1. all druggists, r • r' : ' • •'&$ JOS. H^HUEHANN, Johnsburgh, Illinois-. Sells Appleton Corn Huskers Corn Shelters and Tread Powers General Blttksmithlng Prices ilwiys RetiaMfele Duplex Grinding Mills, Rock Island Plows, , Wagons, Carriages, Buggies? Wind Mills Well Supplies. Harness Oil, Paint Oil and Hachine Oils a Speciaty"£* & kiil HEAD NfliSES' •if.' *( rAttS - V ' If Yon Arf Going: to California Apply to agents Chicago & North-West ern R'y, about the through Tourist Sleeping Car service to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Round trip tourist imp /.y • - . •.. -"'.-i 1 r 'A ; t : 'RE YOU DEAF?«•-««» ALL CASES OF DEAFNESS ORCHARD HEARING are now curable • bf our new invention. Only those born deaf are iucurabl#. -r ' HEAD NOISES CEASE IMMEDIATELY, i F. A* WERNIAN, OF BALTIMORE, SAt8: ^ 1 BALTIMORE, Md., March 30, 19M. Gmilemen : -- Being entirely cured of deafness, thanks to your treatment^ I will now give y<M ' full history of my case, to be used at your discretion. . \ . . About live years ago tiiy right ear began to sing, and this kept on gettingjworse, until I m t i v hearing in this ear entirely. I underwent a treatment for catarrh, for three months, without any success, consulted a ntnn> Lcr of physicians, among"Others, the most eminent ear specialist of this city, who tola me that only an operation could help ine, and even that only temporarily, that the head noises would then cease, but the hearing in ihe affected eav would be lost forever. I then saw vour advertisen-ent aecideniatly in a New York paper, and ordered your trtM- tnent. After I had irsed it only a few days according to your direction^, the noisesccaseo. ai»1 to-day, after five weeks, my hearing in the diseased ear has beoh entirely restored. I tnaiiK yoa heartily and beg to remain Very truly yours. _ . _ ... $ P. A. WERMAN, 730 S. Broadway, Baltimore, Ma Our treatment does not interfere with your usual occupation*, •Stefcr4 YOU CAN CURE YOURSELF AT HOME •"SSST*' INTERNATIONAL AURAi 596.LA SALLE AV^CHIC^II^ ; j :1s