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WEDNESDAY. JULY 17, 1895, ELGIN, ILL K'OT'" Vv.i: ' . . . K ' M - _ r-,v: At Woodstock, in., VAlV; SLYKE, Editor. Butter on the Elgin Boated of Trade Monday was steady. Offerings, 50.100 pounds. Sales 30,300 pounds at 17 cents. Last week's price 17 cents. Year ago, 1Q^@17 cents. 'AKansas paper sarcastically says: "In a current article on President Cleve­ land's family occurs a remarkable state­ ment One of the children is described as being "very pretty*' and as bearing a "strong resemblance" to its father. JgjT W. G. Cochran of Moultrie county has .been chosen as speaker of the house for ;the remainder of the session, to suc­ ceed the lateHpeaker Meyer. It was only after a hard struggle that Cochran re­ ceived the nomination, winning by less than half a dozens votes. >'• Locomotive 999 on the New ¥c>rk Central is holding the record for fast time. Her time is 426 miles in 425 min­ utes or one mile in thirty-two seconds. The same rdad is building two .similar] ones which they wili christen " 777 " and "883." .. J©" Senator ftriee says that the Demo- • era tic party in Ohio is doomed if it de- dams for free silver', and young Mr. Thurman solemnly avows that it is ruin­ ed unless it favors free coinage. Which is which? But then the old rotten hulk is doomed no matter which horn of the dilemma it takes. PfetT' By a railroad accident near Quebec Canada, fourteen persons were killed and thirty-four injured recently. Most of the passengers were pilgrims bound for the shrine of St. Anne De Beaupre. The sec­ ond section of a train- ran into the rear Pullman of the first., smashing it into kindling wood. t&°For refusing to answer a question in court as to the whereabouts of her child, a judge in Chicago sentenced Mrs. Lizzie D. Cotier to six months imprison­ ment in jail, unless she answers, for con­ tempt of court. The contempt the gen­ eral public feels for such judges would probably carry a sentence of a thousand years with it. tfe?"Pullman has voluntarily advanced the wages of his workmen ten per cent. George proves himself much more gener­ ous than he was given credit for during the great strike. However it is likely that his men will not herald this event to the world as they did the ten per cent raduction which was made necessary by dull times. It makes considerable differ­ ence which foot the shoe pinches. The Thirty-eighth General Assem­ bly of Illinois, which was Democratic, made appropriations for the two years ending July 1, amounting to $9,000,000 while the tax levy for the two years for general revenue purposes was only $3,000,000. This is why there will be an increase in the state tax. The Demo­ cratic party is responsible for the in­ crease, and not the Republicans, as the Democratic press would make it appear. 16^ Dr. Campbell thinks the churches wouldn't amount to much if it were not for the women. She says they keep the spiritual movement alive. This point is generally conceded, and as it is the church's duty to look after the spiritual and eternal welfare of the people, her de­ mand that women be given a share of the practical work in the church seems a just one. But suppose under Campbell's lead the women establish churches for women only; what will man's chances of salvation be? Don't do it, doctor,please don't!--New York Press. NOTES ON A SUMMER VACATION. lour arranged by T. A.Grady, of the C. B: Jr. Q. road and persbjoiUly con­ ducted by W. H, Spinner, ticket agent of the Burlington Route, Galesburg. (second LETTER.), 1 Left Denver Friday night, June 28, at 7:30, ar'rivfhg at Colorado Springs at 10:30 r. m. wjiere our car was side-track­ ed. This is a delightful little city of 12,000 inhabitants. It was laid out as a health resort. The streets are wide and lined with shade trees. The city is nearly 6,000 feet above.sea level and is a favorite resort for people with lung trouble. We took breakfast at the Antler's Hotel, one of |the leading hotels of the State. Our entire party were seated at one table, in a private dining room and enjoyed a very social meal, after which we view the principal part of the town, the party being guided by Mr, Jackson, the C. B, Q ticket agent alt Denver. At 9:30 we left Colorado Springs for Monitou, Col. where we arrived at 10 a. m. We were net with carriages and taken to the Cliff House,one of the best hotels here, with a capacity of 350 guests. After leaving our baggage In our rooms we all took a carriage ride to the "Garden of the Gods,' the granduer of which words fail ,to give the ,faintest idea. The gateway of this garden , rises from alevel plain to a heighth of 330 feet and is of a bright, red color. Within the garden the rocks assume strange forms, which resemble figures of beasts,, birds and freaks- in architecture. Then we returned to the hotel, and, after din­ ing prepared to make the ascent of Pike'n Peak, on the famous Cog Wheel Rail­ road. This road is constructed different­ ly from others, in having a set of cog- rails midmay between the outside rails, and a set of pinions on the engine, which work in the cog rails and prevents slip­ ping, for the grade is very steep. This railroad is just eight and three fourths miles lo ng and about three hours are consumed in making the round trip. The cost of a round trip is $500. Several very interesting scenes are passed as the train curves round and round the mountains which have to be passed to reach the top. At, places along the route the grade is one foot to every four or twenty five feet to a hundred, which you will notice ip very steep After getting up to where they call the timber line every one begins to put on wraps as it gets quite cold, although the 29th of June. All at once we find ourselves among the clouds, but still our engine goes puf­ fing along until it is all clear abova us, and we have the clouds below. At the top of the Peak we find consid­ erable snow, and they tell us that a foot of snow fell here on the 27th inst. We find located here the highest telegraph station in the world (14,147 feet above sea level) and we send a message home from above the clouds. One feels very strangely while up here,and nearlyLevery one is obliged to remain very quiet on account of the lightness of the.air. As there are so many clouds below us our view is not near as good as it would he on a fine day. Our descent is made in less time than the ascent as all the power used is the air brakes. While at Manitou, Col., we also visited Cheyenne Canyon and the Seven Falls which are contained therein. This trip is very fine. Commencing from an open prairie one goes deeper and deeper into the canyon until one stands between two walls of solid rock fully one thousand feet high, and right in front of us, dash­ ing down the rocks, what is called the Seven Falls, as it makes seven distinct leaps before reaching the bottom of the canyon* This makes a grand sight. We leave Manitou Monday morning and proceed on our journey through the Rockies, and during the day pass throu'whatis known us the Royal Gorge A CHANGE IN SENTENCING. By virtue of a law which went* into ef­ fect, July first iu this state, the power of sentencing prisoners by the judge and jury in this county as Well as in every Other county in the Btate is abridged, The states attorney has received, or will receive, notic^ that hereafter all sen­ tences to the penitentiary should be in accordance with this act. The act pro­ vides: - That every person over twenty-one years of age, who shall be canvicted of a felony or other crime punishable by im­ prisonment in the penitenriary, except­ ing treason and murder, shall be sen­ tenced to the penitentiary, but the court imposing such sentence shall not fix the limit or duration of the sentence, and the term of imprisonment of any person to be convicted and sentenced, shall not ex­ ceed the maximum term nor be less than the minimum term provided bylaw for the crime for which the person was con­ victed and sentenced, making allowance for good time as now provided by law. The commissioners of a penitentiary are constituted the prison tM&rd- The judge and states attorney inuft furnish the board all information possible re­ garding the prisoner and his crime. The prisoner may be released on parole if suitable arrangements can be made for honest employment and a home lor him. When a prisoner has ser ved not less thr u six months of his parole acceptably he may be discharged. The act does not impair the power of the governor to grant a pardon or commutation. Upon release the prisoner is to be given suit­ able clothing, $10 in money and trans­ portation. If he misbehaves on parole he is to be treated as an escaped prisoner. The effect of the act is to give well meaning prisoners a show, the length of sentence depending on his behavior, dis­ position and record. It will have the effect of changing the too common prac­ tice in Chicago ot giving a $20 thief five years and a $100,000 thief one year. I®" Report says that Ohio is hot for McKinley for President. Well, we should like to know why Ohio should not be not only hot, but red hot for McKinley, and not only Ohio, but every state in the Lnion. The times show that we have been sorely in need of' McKinleyism all over the country and we do not want to forget that it is the feeling that McKin­ leyism in some form is at the bottom of all our industrial revival. The people know that men of McKinley's belief will control the next Congress and this stim­ ulates confidence.-- Sterling Standard. ttJ?* At the recent county convention of Democrats at Wichita, Kan., a very sus­ picious thing occurred. Under the tem­ perance laws of that State all the bars were closed and nothing could be obtain ed to cool a parched tongue, A strong fight was being made against the indorse­ ment of the Populist ticket. At the critical moment ex-Governor Lewelling sent in forty gallons of buttermilk and immediately afterward the Populist tick­ et was indorsed and a free-coinage plank adopted. WaB this bribery? Hae De­ mocracy fallen so low in Kansas as to sell its birthright for forty gallons of buttermilk ?--Indianapolis Sentinel. t@"The cry of honest money as it goes floating abound the country is a good deal of a humbug. Gold and silver have been honest money ever since mankind began to trade with each other. Green­ backs have been honest money and ever vyill be as long as the government stands. Every evidence of debt is presumed to be honest and represents a full face value. Men might as well talk of honest farms, houses or honest factories as to talk of honest money. The chief use of money is a medium of exchange of commodities, and when that is successfully accomplish­ ed the use of money has been answered. The man who talks gold only as honest money is a one-idea fellow, a sort of mono-maniac. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 27, 28^29 and 30. PREMIUM LIST REVISED. NEW FEATURES ADDED, ® " .. . " \ • ' - Special Attractions ARE BEING ARRANGED. Write the Secretary for Premium List or any information relating to the Fair. J, IPresicloait. 'GK S, telOHAKDS, Secretary. 0 JOHN KV.ANSON'S FOR SALE!! The elegant Excursion Steamer, " BARBAROSSA/' Is offered for sale. Length 55 feet, beam 9 feet; Stern wheel 16 inches draft; speed 10 miles per hour, and has a capacity to carry 60 people. Is newly finished and has two engines. Good for river or Lake service. Can be delivered on board cars. Will be sold cheap and on reasonable terms if applied for at once. Inquire of Notice our Annual Clearing Sale which commenced Monday Morning, July 8th. A KNOWN FACT. That we dispose of more Shoes than all the Elgin dealers combined because we ° retail more shoes at what the average dealer pays for them at wholesale. We offer some stioes at 49c, some at 79c, some at 98c. We don't want you to believe that you are getting a $5 shoe ,or any such money, but these are our com­ parisons. • . ' , Ladies' Tan Shoes, light and dark colors. These goods are acknowledged by all to be the most stylish and best wearing in the city for the money. Lot 1. Ave worth $4--^ou'r price was $2.98--July sale price $2.23. Lot 2. Are worth fS.oO--our price was $2.49--July sale price $1.98, © Ladies' Tan Juliets, made bv C. M. Henderson. They are worth $2.50--our price was $1.97--J uly sale price $1.23 ' " - - All of our Ladies'Shoes, none reserved, that are marked $2.49, consisting of hand turned and Goodyear welt, in all the latest styles, all the new lasts, all sizes and widths. These goods are worth,$3-^oa^price was $2.49--July sale price $1.98. Ladies'hand turned shoes, the $3.43»^ade, about 200 pairs, these goods, are worth $4, our price was $3.49, July pnee is $2.23. . In the above lot we include all our ladies' hand turned cloth top shoes that have been selling at $2.98 and $3.49; All (none reserved) of our Ladies' Lace Shoqa, worth $3.50, our price was $2.98, July sale price $1.79. In this lot we include all of our ladies' patent leatLer Ox­ fords on the narrow toe, ooze trimmings, that we offered for $2,49 and $2.98. Ladies'white canvas Oxfords, the very latest: you know what you have been pa3fng, July sale priee is 89c Ladies' red slippers and Oxfords, worth $1.98 and $2.49, our price was $1.49 and $1.98, July sale price 79c. L. A. TV. Bicycle Shoes, worth $1.98 to $2 98, marked price was $1.75 and $1 98, July sale psice $1.35; marked price waB $2.49 anp $2,79, Julp sale $1.98. Ladies' Bicycle Leggins, black and tan, all sizes, the $1.50 grade, July sale price, 90c. Fifty pairs Infants' Shoes, July sale price 10c Tennis Shoes, sizes 9 to 1, July sale price 39c. Bear in mind our marked aetail price is usually about what the average dealer pays for them at wholesale. THEO. F. SWAN, GREAT DEPARTMENT STORE ANNOUNCEMENT. Having purchased the AgriculturnL business of the estate of the late B, Bishop 1 hereby announce to the buying public that in the future 1 shall try to c tTrv a full aD(l complete line of (roods per­ taining to he Implement trade. My aim shall be to sell as good goods as can be bought, and at right prices, thereby causing no friction between buyer and seller as good goods always recommend themselves, The harvest is now fast approaching, and you will find on our floor the HaF" Poor old Daniel Webster, could he but have lived to see the great Northwest to-day, what a revelation it would be to him. There are a great many menjK>f en»j Wbat the East to-day who look upon the West as Webster did in 1844, In that year, in in a speech delivered in the Senate in re­ gard an- appropriation to extend mail service from the Missouri to the Pacific coast Webster said: "What do we want of this vast worthless area, this region of savage beasts, of deserts, of shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we put these great deserts, or these end­ less mountain ranges, impenetrable and govered to their basis with snow ? What can we ever hope to do with the Pacific coast, a coast of three thousand miles, rockbonnd and cheerless and uninviting, with not a harbor on it ? What use have we for such a country ? Mr. President I will never vote a cent, from the public treasury to plaice the Pacific coast one VI .nearer B°ston i;han it is to-day. Mining Review., which is found in the Grand Canyon of the Arkaneas river. As we enter the canyon we are charmed with the grand­ eur of the sight and as we proceed the rocks appear to grow higher and the distance between them more contracted The bed for the railroad was made by blasting the stone wall, and in that way they barely made room for a Single nar­ row guage track close on the riv banks. At last the space become so con­ tracted and the walls so steep that there was barely room for the river, and th« banks were so high and hung so far over the rivtr that it was impossible to make a road bed and a bridge was made by placing irod^braces against either side of the canyoa\in the shape of an in­ verted V, and the "bridge is hung from these braces. We pafiB along through this grand scenery until Salida is reach­ ed, about 5 p. m., where we remain over night. The next morning, Tuesday, July 2, we leave Salida on the narrow guage line, our party being given the u*e of a chair car, as our car had been sent onto Grand Junction, where we are to meet it to-night. Our journey has been so planned that as we progress each day's sights seem to surpass those of the previous day. We noticed here at Salida a fair sized freight train leave the station with three engines, two being in front and one at the rear, and were told there was a very steep ascent to be made and as our train was made up vre saw two engines were attached, one having four pair of drive wheels and one three pair. At once, on leaving Salida, we commenced on the up grade, and from an altitude of 7000 feet we continued to climb the side of the mountain, round and round, first on this side and then on that, making horse­ shoe curves and. as our brakeman said, "hairpin curves," until we find ourselves on the top of w hat is called Marshal Pass, with an altitude of 11,000 feet. The distance we traveled to get over this mountain is forty-seven miles, while in a direct line the distance is twenty-two, and, so that you may get an idea of the line of road. I will cite ypu to one place on the liue where we noticed a water tank which seemed to be about one-half mile from up, and were told that we were obliged to go five miles to reach it, and we went on out of sight of the tank, first this side and then that until we pass it, and looking up at the place mentioned at first, it appears to be just a little above us. It has been said that on a certain road in the east they have what is called a horseshoe curve, where the engineer can hand a plug of tobacco to the conductor on the rear coach plat­ form, but the men on this line of road say the ^engineers are not allowed to chew for fear of the spit getting into the passenger's faces as the train comes abound a curve. We next took on an observation car, from which we viewed the wonderful sights of Black Canyon, which is sixteen miles long, and a great portion of the way the railroad lies up­ on a shelf hewn from rock, which over­ hangs the track and rises in places to a heighth of 2,000 feet. Our next stop is at Grand Junction, where we again take our special car and proceed to. GlenwoodtSprings, Col., where we arrive at 10 p. m and transfer to Hotel Colorado, a most magnificent hotel in a very charming spot. _ _ J. E. Cristv. (To be Continued.) M. ENGLEN, McHenry, III. D R . A . H 3 I . L , w // Nunda, 111. Lues, Eye-Glasses SPECTACLES. anfl the No Charge for Testing Eyes. PERFECT FIrGUARANTEED. Will be at O. T. Daniel's Drug Store, Algon cjuin, every Wednesday, and at the office of Dr. Auringer, West McBcnry, every Satur­ day, commencing Feb. 23, 1895. Also at 4be office of Dr, D*\vson. Wauconda, on Mondays and at the office of Dr. Eice. Richmond, every /riday. Office with Dr, Werden, Nunda, IU. The New Champion Harvester and Binder. The Champion Mowo.r, The Crown and Milwaukee Mower. 1894 Binders, complete, with Truck, Carrier and Canvas, lor §100. Call in and get prices on the world renowned Plymouth 650 feet Manilla Twine, and Plymouth pure Sisal Twine, ; The Rock Island and Thomas Hay Loaders. The Hollingsworth Self and hand duirp Rakes are the best, t3F°Fine Buggies, Harness and Road Wagons a specialty, Don't fail to see them ., Thanking you tor pa*t favors and hoping for a liberal share of your patronage in the future, I am Very Respectfully Yours. T. J. WALSH. NOTICE. All you want to men and boys that Safe from $2 to $5 on Pauls OK SUITS. - Don't Miss this Chance On any kind of goods sold in my store, at Chicago's lowest prices, E. LAWLUS. Opposite Riverside Hotel, McHenry. A.C.SPUELING Veterinary Surgeon, McHenry. Makes a specialty of _ ; CASTRATION. Oftlce &t Hanly's kivery Stable. West McHenry, 111, The largest assortment in Odd Pants. The finest and newest Straw andelt H Fat*. The old reliable Solz Schwab & Co.'s Shoes and Slippers. The best boiled Shirt for young and old. The very largest assortment of Neckties and Collars, The finest Alpaca Coats, at the very lowest living prices. We have, among other things, a fine fresh sttck of Have just put in another car of the two winners', Jersey Lily and Hard-to-beat Ejlour, --• Call and see ne and be convinced of the above facts, JOHN J. MILLER, West McHenry. ELGIIS, ILI Furniture FURNITURE. Furniture A large assortment of Chamber Suits, Dining Chairs, COMBINATION BOOKCASES, Ladies' Desks, Sewing Platforms, Floor Rockers, Carpets, Window Shades, COMFORTERS, PILLOWS, ETC. New goods receive^every day. 1 do not allow any of my goods to get shop worn or out of date. Prices as Low as the Lowest. A PULL LINE OF UNDERTAKING OH HA&I. «TACOB JfarsTBic. McHenry, III., July, 1895. THE HOME BAKERY ! McHENRY, ILL.. C. R. HUBER, Proprietor, , -Having secured the se.vices of A FIRST CLASS BAKER wo are now prepared to furnish our-customers and the public generally ' with , 15 " Bakery Supplies, of all kinds, > FRESH EVERY DAY. Six Loaves of Fresh Baked Bread for 25c. We also keep constantly on hand fresh Coffee Cakes, Lemon Layers, Cho6olate MedCakerS! eS™' P Cak68' C°flee R°118' ButterHy Ro11b< ̂ 'ropns, fresh n , ® Cent Pies fresh baked. In short we keep all kinds of Bakery bupplies, guarantee them fresh, and will ;; Sell Them Lower than other houses can afford to importahem. Patronize home industry/and know just what you are getting for your money. LSL| !vTg0Se°a '8°PPly0f Cb° ice we offer attM Our Ice Cream Parlors open day and evening. a' "1" C. R. HUBER. MclIEN^Y, ILL, June 10,181)5. w--ra-ixv.