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r ; SlV - Cbat llew Harness HAVE you placed your order for your new spring har­ ness? If not, let us figure with you. We < are turning out some -of the finest work ever seen in Mo Henry arf& want to do your wok. New harnesses are being being turned o u % here right along and our customers are pleased. Come i jf tyid let us give yo& our priqes. :: % m. H. Cbelen, McHENRY, ILLINOIS. QUARTER OF A CENTURY. [ten* OUpp«d from The Plalnitoator et Much 8, 1888. Bank of This Bank receives, deposits, buys and sells Foreign and Domestic Exchange, and does a CHERAL BANKING BUSINESS. 1 "We endeavor to do all business intrusted to our care in a manner and upon terms entirely satisfact­ ory to our customers and respect* fully solicit the public patronage. Honey to Loan on real estate and other first class security. Special attention given >tbcollections INSURANCE in First Class Companies, at the lowest rates. Yours Respectfully Perry & Owen, Notary Public. • Bankers. Stv ~ ' CENTERVILLE We handle everything *he line of fresh and MEAT and Sausages We also handle burgh Creamery Johng* Bntfear Chas. Q. Frett, McHenry, 111. We are now enjoying genuine March weather, and longing for the first of April to appear. C. B. Curtis is building a >oew house on the land near his residence, which will be occupied by the man who works hie farm. ^ There has been occasionally a flock of ducks and geese seen going north the past week, but it is a little too early to make a business of hunting. , George Owen received by express on Monday evening from Nebraska a live eagle. He is a fine looking bird, and George says he is game to the backbone. The steamer "Mary Girswold" made her first trip of the season on Tuesday. She is taking up lumber for the new boat house to be built by the Fox Lake clnb. ' We learn that the Fox Lake club, or the owners of the "Lotus," have leased the "Mary Griswold" for the season and consequently both boats will be under their control. Tripp Bros, from Belvidere have leas­ ed the wagon shop, connected with Carpenter's blacksmith shop, on the West side and will about April 1 open the same for business. The Fox Lake Hunting and Fishing club are now shipping lumber from this village to build a new boat house and dock in front of their premises at Fox Lake. We are informed that the cost will be about $1,500. "The River Queen" is the name of a new pleasure boat that js to be put oa the river here this seoson. She is screw steam, twenty-five feet long with six foot beam, and is said to be a model of beauty. Her owner, O. Malmgren, will reside here for the summer and will keep it for his own private use. Jacob Bonslett on Monday sold hii store building opposite Perry & Martin's to Peter Blake and John Heimer, and the latter will start business there about May 1, but just what we believe has not yet been decided. The price paid was $1,800. Bonslett in the meantime will sell out his stock of furniture at cost and discontinue the business. OR. HINMAN, OF DUNDEE, PRE­ SENTS INTERESTING PROJECT. ' A FINE LINE OF MEATS ALWAYS Here is the place where there can be found at all times a most excellent line of fresh and salt m^ats, sau­ sages, etc. IMs our a-im to keep on hand only the cleanest' and freshest line and therefore we believe we can please all. : : : Fresh Fish Eveiw Friday t We will also have a nice line of fresh fish on Friday of each week. Give us your order and we will fill it with promptness and satis­ f a c t i o n . : : : : : : : E. f. MATTHEWS, JR. j WATERWAYTO MICHIGAN Plan is Quite Feasible --Canal from Laks Michigan to Fox Rim to Forai Con­ necting Link. Elgin Advocate: A solution of the great waterway problem, which has been taken before congress, has been found by Dr. A. W. Hinman of Dundee. Last night he received an answer to a letter detailing his project from Con­ gressman William Lorimer. Dr. Hinman's idea is of great interest to residents of the Fox river valley. It is to dig a canal from Lake Michigan to Fox river, this to be either near Nip- persink or Cary. Both of these places are within 18 miles of the lake. From there down he would broaden the river, make it-deeper, and connect the Illinois river, (he Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico with the Great Lakes through this waterway. The plan is a possible one. The cost of such a project would undoubtedly be more than offset by the increase in value of the property along the river. The plan is in some respects similar to the one discussed at the meeting of the State Merchants' association which con­ vened at Peoria last week. The subject hillsides, interspersed with others, grass- grown to the water's edge, create one of the most pleasing pictures found m the east or west. this combination of the pastoral with its wonderful fertility gives one the pleasing senastion of being in the midst of plenty of the material things of life With alsQ as? much of the beautiful as f&tnre could possibly furnish. For fifty miles the highway is never beyond river- view. I hardly think that in this state ^certainly, one can ride that distance and see so much that is pleasing. All this could be wonderfully enriched by making the river navigable. While the material benefits to this region would many times cover the cost of this pro­ ject, the great gain would accrue to Chicago. When the drainage waterway has been completely developed, the con­ gestion of traffic from the Stream of transportation from the Great Lakes to the Gulf will be a most serious problem for Chicago. If ail this passes thru one channel one can forsee great diffi­ culties. If some of the through shipments, more especially of the smaller crafrt could find a passage around the city and come into the waterway below, it would seem of itself enough exouse for the ex­ ecution of this project. The contemplated waterway of 200 miles from Lake Erie into the Ohio will HOARSE COUGHS fp* Do Not Crowd the Seasons. The first warm days of spring bring with them a desire to get out and enjoy the exhilirating air and sunshine. Chil* dren who have been housed up all win­ ter are brought out and you wonder where they all came from. The heavy winter clothing is thrown aside and many shed their flannels. Then a cold wave comes along and people say that grip is epidemic. Colds at this season are even more dangerous than in mid winter, as there is much more danger of pneumonia. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, however, and you will have nothing to fear. It always cures, and we have never known a cold to result in pneumonia when it is used. It is pleasant and safe to take. Children li|ce it. For sale by all druggists. Loses a Valuable Team of HntWt, While crossing Fox river near the M. H. Cole farm near Spring Grove last Thursday F. W. Hatch's team of horses broke thru the ice and were drowned before assistance could reach them. The river at this point is almost twelve feet deep. The team was a valuable one. How to Remain Young. To continue young in health and strength, do as Mrs. N. F. Rowan, Mc- Donough, Ga,, did. She says: "Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured me of chronic liver and stomach trouble, com­ plicated with such an unhealthy condi­ tion of the blood that my skin turned red as flannel. I am now practically 20 years younger than before I took Elec­ tric Bitters. I can now do all my work with ease and assist in my husdand's store." Guaranteed at N. H. Petesch's, Frank Masquelet's, McHenry, G. W. Besley's, West MaHenry, drag stores. Price 50c. On the Bridge at Aldnlght. The plot and story of "On the Bridge at Midnight," which is to appear for one night only, Sunday, March 10, is a triumph of ingenuity and play construc­ tion, and among the cleverest and most interesting on the stage. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is Agreeable and Effective. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has no superior for coughs, colds and croup, and the fact that it is pleasant to take and contains nothing in any Way inju­ rious has made it a favorite with moth­ ers. Mr. W. S. Pelham, a merchant of Kirksville, Iowa, says: "For more than twenty years Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been my leading remedy for all throat troubles. It is especially success ftifrin cases of croup. Children like it and my customers who have used it will not take any other." For sale by all druggists. . Taxes! Taxes!f Beginning Monday, Feb. 18, I wffl be at the following places for the purpose of collecting the taxes for McHenry township: Mondays, at the store of J. C. Debrecht, Johnsburgh; Tuesdays, Bradley & Foss, Ring wood; Thursdays, Jos. W. Freund, West McHenry; Satur­ days, Gilbert Bros., McHenry. Mar 14 JOHN NIESEN, Collector.: Faster and faster the pace is set, By people of action, vim and get, ' . So if at the finish you would be, , ' Take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Does This Me&n You? From time to time we have asked delinquent subscribers to call and square themselves. We have received many remittances, for which we are thankful, and would be more thankful if 7 ( others would follow the good example by paying up. It appears to many that "ye editor" is very hard up, judging from the constant demand for money. In this case, the opinion is correct and we will admit that we are. Running a newspaper costs money, and a great deal of it, at that. We get our due bills every month and they must be paid. We do not get the welcome reply from our creditors, "Oh, that's all right--pay when you get ready." No, never. If our hills are not paid on time our creditors are soon on our heels, demanding an immediate settlement. One cam readily imagine that it keeps us digging to keep our bills paid. There are still quite a number who are two years and over in arrears and to those we will say that unless a satisfactory set­ tlement is reached between them and us within the next ten days we will be forced to go to law, and this we will POSITIVELY DO. Another thing of which we wish to make men­ tion is the fact that locals of every nature from which financial benefit is derived will be charge#' for at the rate of five cents per line. So please do not ask us to give our goods away. , is one of vital importance to residents of the Fox river valley. Following is a copy of the, letter sent to both Governor Deneen and Congress­ man Lorimer; Dear Sir: The proceedings of the wat­ erway convention, just over, came to my notice. I trust the fruition of your desires may be accomplished at an early day. It is a great plan and the future will surely have cause to highly com­ mend those who, in their initiatory en­ deavors, were instrumental in bringing such permanent and benefioient results, not alone to the people of this great state, but likewise to the whole middle west. Those who look to the good of future generations cannot fail ultimate­ ly to receive their plaudits. Yet, while this plan is of itself a great one and should be consummated as early as possible, there is an auxiliary which, as far as 1 have observed, has not been considered. Here is Chicago, whose destiny is to be the greatest commercial distributing center of this country and possibly of the world. Its borders are sure to reach out farther and farther, north, south and west. But with our rapidly improving methods of transit its western border must of necessity furnish its greatest opportunity for ex­ pansion. Suburban towns will continu­ ally increase between Chicago and Fox river until the river itself will be the great western boundary line. Now, it is of this that I wish to speak. Fox river has its source far above the north line of our state and flows a hun­ dred miles southward through a region of unexampled fertility before it pours its waters into the Illinois. This river, if included in this great waterway pro­ ject as an auxiliary to it, would be of inestimable advantage. When we con­ sider that this stream at one point in this state not far from the north state line, iB within eighteen or twenty miles of the Lake Michigan shore, it seems that it might properly be included in this already great plan. Were this stream made navigable, the lining of its banks for fifty miles with.manufactories. and residences would be assured. Nowhere, within reasonable proxim­ ity to Chicago, are their such desirable locations for suburban homes. While this river is not wildly roman­ tic as to its scenery, yet its peaceful beauties are almost beyond the powers relieve Chicago of much of this jeopar dy from congestion by giving an outlet to the Lake Erie region. Yet this is nothing compared to the enormous stream of transportation coming in from the north and great northwest. To create the great waterway and neglect this auxiliary method <pf relieving th« main channel of the certain jeopardy of congestive obstruction would seem to invite the enterprise to only partial ful­ fillment of its purpose. In the discussion of this subject we should fail to do it justice were we to leave out the consideration of iRater power. The potentiality of this river is enormous. For one hundred miles its course is almost a straight line from north to south. Particularly in the fifty miles abreast of Chicago the current is rapid enough to furnish power plants of great capacity the whole distance Now with our modern methods of converting this power into electrical energy and thus transmitting it to this region between the city and the river, it would of itself be such a contribution to the prosperity of Chicago as would be almost beyond computation. Chica­ go has no other opportunity of obtain­ ing power at such a minimum of capi­ tal invested. Only get sufficient water into the channel of the Fox river and the mater­ ial benefits which will accrue to the city of Chicago and, in fact, this whole adjacent region, are manifold^ I should not have given you so much of a description except to impress you that here is a strip of country, really the greatest I know of so contiguous to Chi­ cago that it will in time become sub­ stantially a part of it, and which should not, in justice to Chicago, be left out of the equation. My project is of greatest value when the state, this particular locality, and Chicago are equally con­ sidered. I do not doubt that if you will examine into this matter personally it will impress yon as strongly as it has me. \ Yours respectfully, ' »Dr. AIIBERT W. HINMAN. il ------- ClumBArmn'a Colic, Cholera and Diar­ rhoea Remedy. This remedy has been in use for over thirty years and has proved itself to be the most successful remedy yet discov­ ered for bowel complaints. It never teUs. Sold by all druggists. ' If not what COLDS (IKM.Y WIRED BT Foley's Honey and Tar There is no case on record of a cold resulting in Pneumonia, or other serious lung trouble, after Foley's Honey and Tar had been taken. It will cure the most obstinate racking cough, and heals and strengthens the lungs. Foley's Honey and Tar has cured many cases of incipient Consumption and even in the last stages will always give comfort and relief. Foley's Honey and Tar gives quick relief to Asthma sufferers, as it relieves the difficult breath­ ing at once. Remember the name--Foley's Honey and Tar -- and refuse substitutes that cost you the Same as the genuine. Do not take chances with soma uakaowa preparation. . Contains no opiates*_ 'j Curtd of Terrible Cough on Usgt. N. Jackson of Danville, 111., writes: 'My daughter had a severe attack of La Grippe and a terrible cough on her lungs. We tried a great many remedies without relief. She tried Foley's Honey and Tar .which cured her. She has never been troubled with a cough since." Consumption Curtd. Foley & Co., Chicago. Dana, Ind* Gentlemen:--Foley's Honey and Tar Cured me of Consumption after I had Suffered two years and was almost des­ perate. Three physicians failed to give me any relief and the last one said he could do me no good. I tried almost every medicine I neard tell of without benefit, until Foley's Honey and Tar was recommended to me. Its effect right from the start was magical. I Improved steadily from the first dose and am now sound and well, and think Foley's Honey and Tar is a God-send sjo people with Throat and Lung Ttott* ®le. Yours very truly, MRS. MARY AMBROSE. Three sizes--25&, 50c, £1.00. The 60 cent size contains two and one-half times ak much as the ismall size and the $1*00 bottle al­ most six times as much. SOLD AND RECOMiEMDIB SV G W. BESLEY, WEST McHENRY vo&a Jim Kirwan was a recent Chicago visitor. P. L. Stadfeld is on jury duty at Wau- kegan this week. Miss Bessie Dunnill of Chicago was at home Sunday. Misses Katie and Frances Rosing of Round Lake spent Sunday at home. Mrs. James Kirwan and Miss Mary Raught are numbered with the sick. Miss Kate Frost visited relatives at Grayslake last Friday and Saturday. Messrs George Cleveland and James Bauer of Fort Hill were recent Volo callers. * Miss Catherine Dowell and Raymond Luskof West Fremont were in town Sunday. Messrs Harry and Jack Stadfeld and Jason Walton were in Chicago one day last week. Misses Maude and Elsie Walton and Hellen Raymond were Grayslake callers last Saturday afternoon. Miss Maude Walton has resigned her position at George Rosiug's at Lake and is at home this week. / Are you square with mt is tfca reason? .Lj1ZL& "...SI i. ^ Saved Her Son's Lif#.* The happiest mother in the little town of Ava, Mo., is Mrs. S. Ruppee. She writes: "One year ago my son was down with snch serious lung trouble that our physician was tinable to help him; when, by our druggist's advice, I began giving him Dr. King's New Dis­ covery, and I soon noticed improve­ ment. I kept this treatment up for a few weeks when he was perfectly well. He has worked steadily since at carpen­ ter work. Dr. King's New Discovery saved his life." Guaranteed best cough and cold cure by N. H. Petesch, Frank Masquelet, McHenry, G. W. Besley, West McHenry, Druggists. 50c and $1.00.. Trial bottle free. Plaee Your Order Now. The government postal authorities have caused to be posted in every post- office in the country a circular letter to the public, urging everyone to use en­ velopes with a return card printed thereon. Every business man, farmer or person of any occupation should have "his name and address printed on his envelopes, thus insuring their return to the sender if anv mistake is made in the address. Call at The Plaindealer office and leave orders for this stationery and t will be put up in first-class manner. Mary--Dark circles under the eyes in­ dicate a sluggish circulation, torpid liver and kidneys. Exercise and Hollis­ ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will make you well and beautiful. 85 cents* Tea or Tablets, Ask your Druggist. DR. LOGAN Honest Treatment You Pay Fer Results Only. l never disappoint my patients; I fulfill every promise and never hoi • • lie hopes. Dp. Logan of Chicago visits McHenry. 111., (at'Riverside'House) Every TUESDAY From 10:30 a. m. 4:00 p. p. Consultation free. Wwrttreatment. of complicated born, nervous, blood sine plicated, stub a skin diseases lias been my exclusive specialty for many years. Thousands of cured pa­ tients will gladly testify to my success skill and honesty. I cure safely and permanently True liupture (Hernia) in 5 days, False Rupture (enlarged wormy veins) in 4 days. Blood Poison. Nervous Debility in 110 to DO days: Kid­ ney, Bladder and Rectal affections. Eczema, Psoriasis, Scrofula and Skin maladies, Rheumatism, Catarrh and all allied resistive diseases peculiar to humanity. fa?" I actually cure ANY CASE of blind, bleeding or protruding Piles in from one to two painless and bloodless treatments, no cutting, clamps, liga­ tures and no detent ion FROM WORK. 1 mean just what I say. IfKVOUS DtMlllY! My cure for weak men removes all tin' ill effects of former folly and dissipat­ ion, stops every loss and drain of vigor makes the nerves strong and steady, enriches the blood, invigorates the wasted pelvic organs, and most, impor­ tant of all, restores the wasted power of manhood. Avoid temporary stim­ ulants. Seek a lastinir cure. I guar antee a permanent restoration In from UO to 90 days. I also cure to stay cured Hydrocele. Rupture, Piles, Kidney, Bladder and Prostatic affections. Eczema. Psoriasis and all Chronic Diseases. Men, do not fail to consult DR. LO­ GAN at his regular visit to McHenry. Literally thousands are secretly suffer­ ing and needing just such help as I can give you. You consult me la ut­ most confidence and privacy. I can cureyou. Dr. Logan AT McHENRY, ILL., Every MAY Dr. Lfflibert's next tfite it McHenry, IWmiv NEXT TUESDAY M every Tiesiiy ttrafta «tk IHvtrsifc Hns (RAIN OK SHIRK) ,i| DR. G. A. LAMBERT One or the most successful specialists in the West is making regaiar visits to your city. Over thirty years' •*- perlence in active general practice aaS special medicine and surgery. Anoted oculist and surgeon, well and favora­ bly known in Illinois. Indiana, Mich­ igan and Wisconsin. Has perfected thousands of cures and refers to over i Moo alone in La Salle, Bureaa and Livingston counties, Illinois. SPECIALTIES Painless Eye Surgery--Cross-eyes cur­ ed in a few minutes, without knife or chloroform. I handle successful­ ly all the ">(*0 diseases of tbe eye. Ear Diseases--Discharging ears, noises and all the :if>0 other diseases quickly relieved. Catarrh cured In every case--No dif­ ference how long standing. Polypus and other nasal obstructions reliev­ ed. Enlarged tonsils reduced. Spectacle Lens ground to measure. Fit guaranteed, *tlso quality and frames. Cross-Eyes injure business chances blight social prospects, mar happiness and place one at a disadvantage over# day in the year. My treatment wilt in two minutes, and in a painless and bloodlessmamier.transformfrom gloom to sunshine. All diseases and deformities,of the Eye, Ear. Nose aud Throat radically cured to stay cured. I attend person­ ally to all cases. See them every week and hurry the cures and quiclcljrrescne the deaf and blind front their most de­ plorable condition. My 0PB»£kN»ttl« alt painless and almost olooalms; M years of active practice and great ax- perieuce has fitted me as an ejmext in these diseases. No one can am»rd to fall in consulting me at once. I ntaHK lutel.v cure Catarrh and all allied dte- eases. I guarantee to cure every case of any disease I will undertake. Remember date at bead of this notice. Cut it out and send to your friends ADDRESS DR. C. A. LAMBERT, 6446 Harvard Avenue, ENULEWOOD STA., CHICAGO, ILL.' s stop and pocket some of it instead of trying to avoid it? No man can afford to turn his back on the COAL QUES­ TION, it's the burning question of the day. We sound a timely warning that a rise in coal is near and any orders that are left with us will be filled promptly* ORDER NOW. We carry a full line of Lumber, Lath* / Shingles, Brick, Lime, Cement, Etc. f| (Uilbur Cumber Co. & You Can't Judge a Drug Store by = Its Size = * A,*" % Good goods come in small packages, you know, and a small, compact, carefully stocked pharmacy may provide far better seryice than a larger one. Some of the most famous drug stores in the world are small. It all depends on the quality, the completeness q| the assortment of essential things and the man- gement. _ Our store does not occupy, as may square feet as some, but you will go far to find one that can serve you better in everything that pertains to drugs and medicines or in any of the scientific phrases of the business. * N. H. PETESCH f McHENRY. ILLINOIS. i 1 " *s ' v i ^ i ^ ^ ^ \ "• " * J / \ w ^ « -A?! ' i. r.'x* >&.. r ̂ .. )*. .At ... f . v'jk.i. . > ' I*A "L..*.. .*!