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Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; H o Favors Win us and no Fedj ~~ ' ^ . • : ' " • . ^ ' • 1 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 18 I Awe, DR. CORTH SLL OCULIST. A SOCIETY ITEM. An Object Lesson In the -Ethics of No­ menclature. It was at the Emerald ball, and the young- society reporter sharpened her wits and her pencils, that full and satis­ factory description of each costume knight be presented. Surrounding' her •fere those most desirous of seeing •leir names and gowns in print, and Hkthc crowd stood a shop girl, gowned MBjflimsy pink cheesecloth.of b.deserib- TOe cut . \\ hen her turn came for inspection, says' the New York Times, it was with a hopeless eye that the reporter sur­ veyed the toilet The artful question, however, Was asked as usual: "And your name and gown ?" "Miss • Matilda Jenkins; attired in pink crepon and diamonds," was the studied' and prompt:' reply. "Pink crepon," wrote the newspaper woman, delighted with the new and elegant name for cheesecloth, but her pencil refused to add "and diamonds" until her quick eyes had discovered oh the girl's collar a tiny rhinestone as big as a pinliead. Then "and dia­ monds" went down in the notebook as proudly as if announcing tiaras and stomachers of purest luster. The next day all the girls behind a notion counter exclaimed enviously over a well-worn newspaper clipping, which read: "Miss Matilda Jenkins, attired in pink crepon and diamonds," and when the society reporter glanced over the printed words she felt never a pang as to the accuracy of the in­ formation she had given to the public. THEIR TURN TO RUN. The Experience of Two Bear Hunters In the Mountains of Oregon. A "bear hunt which terminated in a mannerat once disappointing and sur­ prising, is described by the Portland Oregonian. It occurred in the moun­ tains of Oregon, whither two gentle­ men had betaken themselves for a vacation trip. Several days were spent in trout fish­ ing. Then one of- the men expressed a strong desire for a day's shooting for larger game. They set out the next morning bright and early, and after hours of fruitless tramping were about returning to camp, when sud­ denly. they saw straight before them a brown bear sitting on his haunches, under a blueberry bush, and gorging himself with the berries. Both hunters fvred, and the bear, with an ugly growl, disappeared. The men hastened after him, but were unable to overtake him. For half an hour of more they followed the trail. Then all at once they came to a clearing. In the clearing was a cabin, and on the porch of the cabin sat the brown bear with one of his forelegs in a sling! The hunters were greatly taken aback, as may well be supposed, but were still more surprised when they saw a man hasteningtoward them with a gun. They turned and ran, tihe man after them. They got away in safety, and learned afterward that the bear was a family pet, the owner of which w as naturally angry at finding it ill- treated." SOUND OF THE SUNBEAM. Delicate Mechanism Which Determines the Vocal Properties of Color. One of the most Wonderful discov­ eries in science that have been made within the last year or two is the fact that a beam of light produces sound. A beam of sunlight' is thrown through a lens on a glass vessel that contains lampblack, colored silk or worsted or other substances', says a writer in Pear** sbn's Weekly. A disk having slits or openings cut in it is made to revolve swiftly in this beam of light so as to cut it up, thus; making "alternate flashes of light and shadow. . : : Oh putting the ear to the j,]2-53 ves­ sel strange sounds, are heard , so long as the flashing, beam is falling on the cesselj Recently a more wonderful dis­ covery has been made. .A.beam of sun­ light is caused to pass through a prism so as to produce what is called t.he'solar spectrum, or lainbow. The disk, is turned and the colored light of the rain­ bow is made to break through it. Now place the ear to the vessel con­ taining the silk, wool or other material. As the colored lights of the spectrum fall upon it sounds'w-iH'be given by dif­ ferent parts of the spectrum and there will be silence in other parts. lor instance, cjf the vessel contains red worsted and the green light flashes upon it loud sounds will be given. Onlv feeble sounds will be heard if the red and blue parts of the rainbow fall upon the vessel and other colors make no sound at all. Green silk gives sounds best in red light. Lvery kind of material gives more or less sound in different colors and utters no sound in others. BIRD CATCHING. The Natives of India the Most Expert in the World. There is some&iing almost super­ natural about the de^terity of the na­ tives of India. A bird is seen perched on some overhanging bought Very veil, then. The native, with his cat­ like tread, creeps underneath and takes up his position, motionless, breathless, a living statue crouching down among the grass. In his hands are a bundle of reeds, one of which is tipped with bird lime. To this he adds another at the lower end, and another and an­ other. Slowly the rods grow, so slowly that the unsuspecting victim does not notice that every sec-.-nd it is creeping nearer and nearer. Length after length is joined, until the bird sees for the first time a tall reed quivering slightly in the breeze. There is noth­ ing terrifying in this. The next in­ stant the reed flutters against the gay plumage of the victim and the wait­ ing Indian springs to his feet with a cry of exultation. As a rule, however, the bird is soon released agam. The native carries his treasure into the town, and finds out one by whose re­ ligion the lives of birds are sacred. Ha then demands the little creature's ran­ som with a threat that unless immedi­ ately paid the bird shall be' killed. The bargain concluded, he lets the fright­ ened creature go, pockets the money and sets to work to capture it again. A CHINESE SERVANT. Ah Sins in a Kitchen of Southern Cali­ fornia. Ah Sing agt-eed to come to us for the trifling sum of $35 a month and all his afternoons to himself, says a writer in Lippincott's. "Me go see Joss afternoons," and go to see Joss he did, or rather to some opium-joint to smoke his pipe, with the greatest regularity every after­ noon. But on the whole, he was a good servant; he cooked well--all the "China boys" do that--he waited horri­ bly; they all do that likewise. One day as I was giving him some orders, Ah Sing looked at me. "Mrs. S , you husband dead, or him run away ?" "My husband is dead." "Oh! In California most times him run away." For which delightful comment on the divorce system of southern California I found it in my heart to forgive Alt Sing many iniquities. If you can put up with the entire in­ dependence of the Chinese, with their absolute unteachableness in every de­ partment except the kitchen, you are better olf than with the Spanish. A Chinaman is only too delighted to get a new receipt, and will practice with the utmost patience till he acquires perfection; but suggest to him to sweep down the stairs, and see what a response you meet with! ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S PEACH. A Hostess' Mistake and the Guest's Good Nature. A young lady sends to the Chicago Tribune a little anecdote of Abraham Lincoln. She says that a good many years ago, when her father was a small boy, her grandfather brought Abraham Lincoln home one -night to supper. He was then a poor young man practicing law in Woodford county, 111. It was a cold, stormy night, and grandma hurried around getting sup­ per. To have something nice, she opened a jar of preserved peaches. Lin­ coln spent a long time over his peach, and finally left, it on the plate. Grandma noticed this, and as soon as he and grandpa had gone into another i oum she went to look at" the dish. Then she saw that instead of a peach, she had given the visitor the little mus­ lin sack which contained the peach kernels and the spice. She hastened into the ot her room and began an apol­ ogy, but Mr. Lincoln said: "That was all righf, Mrs. Perry. My mother used the same thing, and it was so good that I wanted to get all the juice out of it" & Xo Encourage Matrimony. >„ . Belgium proposes to facilitateJPCMH> riage by reducing the legal age foi» both sexes to 21 years, instead of 25 for the man and 21 for the woman, as the law is now, and by making1 the consent of the fattier alone necessary^ instead of that of both parents. McHEXUY, ILL. Always on Band with the Best. Beer, PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY PEBRY & OWEH, Bankers. WIcHEftKY, - • ^ILLINOIS ... This Bank receives deposits, buyt and sells Foreign a and Domestic Ex- changbt and does a ' Genera! Banking Business We endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our care in a Manner and upon tenns entirely satisfactory to our customers and respectfully solicit the public patronage. ' MONEY TO LOAN; On Ilea I Estate and other first c ast security. Special attention given C co« lections K In First Glass Companies at th> Lowest B^ces. Four6 Respectfully, PERRY * OWE* ffiTARV PUBLIC. Home Office, No. 67 Washington Street, Chicago. Will make a return visit to McHenry Every Thirty Days. Examination fee §1, except when glasses are ordered. Next Visit. Saturday, Mar. 28, OFFICE AT RIVERSIDE HQTEL' Dr. Corthell is the only Oculist who ever visited here having no glasses, to sell, telling the truth an to whether glass­ es or medical treatment only are needed, free of charge. Never bijy ready-made • J . V A N S L ^ K E EDITOR AND PROPRIETOB. A.C.SPURLING OFFICE I .N THE NICHOLS BLOCK. Two Doors N„orthof Perry & Owen's Stori, Veterinary . Surgeon, McHenry. Makes a specialty CASTRATION. A®" Office at Hanly's Livary ...Stable. West McHenry, 111, . . - . - . ' •> TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in advance)....,..;....v 50 If Not Paid within Three Months--.... 2 00 Subscriptions received .for three or six months. in ..the s&m'e proportion. M i a y l Y O RESTORES VITALITY Having visited Elgin and Enke Geneva monthly for the past two years there is no question as to integrity, while his medical references make his ability un­ questionable, % •Made a.' 1 st Day. ff ell- M an i5thpW.^P/)' of Me. THE GREAT 3Oth llay. produces the above results in 30 days. It a t' powerfully and (illicitly. Cures when all others fail Young men will regain their lost manhood, and ol< ,men will recover their youthful vigor by nsirr KliVI VO. It quickly and surely restores Nuj-voi^ aess, Lost Vitality. Inipotency. Nightly Emission Lost Power, Failing Memory, Wasting Diseasrs an. all effects of self-abuse or excess and indiscivtic:. which unfits one for study, business or marriage, i not only cures by starting at the seat of disease, b. is a great nerve tonic and blood builder, brin." ing back the pink plow to pale eheeks a-id n storing the fire of youth. It wards off Jnsanit and Consumption. Insist on haying RliVIVo, : other. It can be carried in vest pocket. -By ma SX.00 per package, or six for S>5.00, with a po tive written (guarantee to cure or rein; the money. Circular free. Address ROYAL MEDICINE CO., 53 River St., CHICAGO. II FOR SALE BY G. W. BESLEY, WEST MCHENRY, III. Now is The Time TO BUY ROBES AND BLANKETS CHEAP. Groceries at Cost GUS CARLSON, At his Harness Shop, near the Red Bridge, has now in Btcck the finest as­ sortment of Robes, Blankets and Whips Which for the next 30 days he will sell at MURPHY & PHILLIPS, Howe Block, Water Street,3 DEALERS IN Choico Fasuly Brcc&ries, WILL, FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS Oiler their; entire stack otclean, fresh Groceries AQTUAL COST FOR CASH. Call and see ns, we can save you money. PaTHot Oyster Stews served on short notice. The finest brand of Oysters by the can or quart. RfiL'RPHY& PHILLIPS. McHenry, Jan. 21, 1896. From former prices. We have the finest stock of these goods to be found in this section and guaranteed as represented. If you want to save money call and see me. Also a fine stock of SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS Which will be sold cheaper than the same goods can be bought elsewhere and war­ ranted as represented. REPAIRING Promptly Attended to. Do not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. CUS CARLPOM. McHenry, 111., Feb. 11, 189G. BUSINESS CARDS FRANK L. SHEPARD, IOUNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 514--3(l.La ' Salle St. , Chicago. O. H. FEGERS, M, D- YSIOIAN AND SURGEON, MoHonry Lis. Office at Residence. PHTSIOlAljf, SURGEON AND OCOLIST, Office Nichols Block, over Plaiudealer Office. McHenry Telephone No I. West Side Livery, FEED AND 8ALE STABLES E. J. HANLY, Prop'i?. WEST McHENRY, ILL. First class rigs, with or without drivers, lurn'shed at reasonable rates- Parties taken to ami from the Lakes in Easy Uigs, and prompt connection made with all trains. Our Kiga will he kept in first elass shape, and we £ ha 11 s paro no pains to p lease our cue tomers at all t imes, Give us a call , E.J. HANLY, Wcet McHenry, 111,, Aug. 15, 1894. The Coa^ you bought last fall ? DR. A. E AURINGER, "DHTSIOIAN AXDSURGEON. Office in the Xstroner building, one door west of A. P. feer ' i store, West McHeiny, 111. Residence, house foamerry occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at­ tended to, » J^/Jerchant Tailor, Barbian Bros. Block, McHenry. ISF" In addition to my Custom Tailoring business 1 have just put in a new and stylish stock of You can get more of me at Bottom Priees. O 1$ HOWE, M. D, PffFSietAN AN D SURGEON. Office and Resioence, Hotel Woodstock. Office hours 1 to 2 P. M. daily, (jails promptly at­ tended to. Deserving poor treated tree ot charge at office, Including medicine Monday and Friday. F. O. OOLBY, D, D. S. DENTIST. Woodstock, 111. Special aten-tlon paid to regulating children's teeth, Parties coming from a distance, will do well to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal block corner Main street and PublioSq are Consisting of shirts, collars, cuffs, neck­ ties, suspenders, etc., etc., which I can and will sell at the lowest figures. Just received, a full lide of Puffs, Society Knots Joinville Scarfs a.ud Fu|| Dress Bows, Of the latest styles and novelties in the market. Also a fine line of Colored Dress Shirts. Call and see them. Good goods and Low Prices is our motto. I©-I_ am now making a discount of 10 to 25 per cent on all winter Suitings. Come in and we are sure we can save you money. O. P. BARNES All the Laet Car of Feed ? TTORNEY, Solicitor, andi Counselor, . ' lollectlonaia specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. A LAND WITHOUT ANIMALS. Strangers In Japan Are Forcibly Struck with Tills Lack. Japan is a land without the domes­ tic animals. It is this lack which strikes the stranger so forcibly in look­ ing upon Japanese landscapes. There are no cows--the Japanese neither drink milk nor eat meat. There are but few horses, and these are import­ ed mainly for the use of the foreign­ ers. The fruit cars in the city streets are pulled and pushed by coolies, and the pleasure carriages are drawn by men. There are but few dogs, and these are neither used for watch dogs, beasts of burden nor in hunting, except by foreigners. There are no sheep in Japan, and wool is not used in clothing, silk and cotton being the staples. Thei^ are no pigs-- pork is an unknown article of diet, and lard is not used in cooking. There are no goats or mules or donkeys. Wild animals there are, however, and, in par­ ticular, bears of enormous size. One of these, seen stuffed in a museum, is described as "big as an ox." Beside an­ other stuffed museum bear is pre­ served in alcohol the mangled body of a child the bear had eaten just before being killed. War, of course, is acquainting the Japanese with the use of animals. The army has cavalry horses and others to drag the field guns. The empress, also, in obvious imitation of European roy­ alties, is an expert horsewoman, and saddle horses are kept for her use. KNIGHT A; BROWN, TTORNKYS AT LAW. U. S. Express Oo.'s . Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. OH 10 AGO, ILL. Get my prices before buying more. Scientific American Agency for^^ Watchmaker «Sc Jeweler McHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Olocks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watohee. Give me a eall. „ JOHN P. SMITH. WESI McHENRY, ILL CAVEATS, M- M CAVEATS, .19) TRADE MARKS* DESIGN PATENTS, . ESS- V- COPYRIGHTS, etc. '£ For information and free Handbook write to MUN'N & CO.. 861 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 't' Oldest bureau for securing patents in Americao - Every patent taken out by us Is brought before t l ie public by a notice given free of charge In the McHenry, 111., Dec. 4, ISO. Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent including Accident and Life Insurance. OFFICE WITH B. GILBERT, NEAR DEI*OT, WEST MCHENRY , I I I . HEADQUARTERS FOR^ ftwEET PEAS x-argest circulation of any scientific paper In tho world. Splendidly Illustrated. No intelligent man should be without it. Weekly, $3,00 a year; $1.50 six menths. Address, MUNN & OO,, JPUBUSHEUS, 361 Broadway Mew York City, Near the Iron Bridge, MeHenry, 111. W, P. ST. CLAIR, Justice,of the Pcace\ahd[Notary Public Heal Estate and Insurance. UNDA,!II< Mixed Varieties (Quarter pound , . 15c, THE ONLY DOUBLE SWEET PEA, BRIDE OF NIAGARA. (True to Name.) Price--jacket 25c. Half packet 15C« THE WONDERFUL CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSE, Only 15 Cents. VICE'S FLORAL GUIDE, 1896, The Pioneer Seed Catalogue. Tried and True Novelties.--Fuchsias, Roses, Blackberry, The Pearl Gooseberry, Potatoes, Earliest Tomato Known, etc. Lithographs of Double Sweet Pea, Roses, Fuchsias, Blackberries Ras-pberries, New Leader Tomato, Vegetables. Filled with good things, old and new. Full list of Flowers, Vegetables, Smajl Fruits, etc., with descrip­ tion and prices. Mailed on receipt of 10 cts., which maybe deducted from first order--really Free,--or free with an order for any of the above. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Having again taken possession of my Market, in this village, 1 am now pre­ pared to furnish my old customers and the public generally, with Fresh and Salt Meats. Smoked Meat, Sausage etc Of the best quality and at LiviDg Prices^ I shall keep constantly on hand Meats of all kinds, and leaving nothing undone to meet the wants of my customers. Vegetables of all kinds in their season. FRESH OYSTESS, By the quart or can. R^"Cash paid for Hides, Tallow, Veal, Poultry, etc. A share of the public patronage is re- spectfvlly solicited. THOMAS BURKE. McHenry, 111., Oct. 1. 3895. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and JTeweler No 126 State Street, Chicago. Special attention given to repairing Fine \fatches an < Chronometers. A Full Assortment of Goods in hia line. H&VE AGENTS j as*, a Sir* w aaa [)ut seu direct to the consumer at wholesale prices. Ship anywhere for \ i^/rESI examination before sale \lAiisSI Everything warranted. 10® styles of Carrliigre*, PMSW® A OOst.ylesof Harnem, 41 styles Riding Saddles. I Write for catalogue ELKHART „ Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co, ?. U PaATT. Secy Elkhart, Ind. Taught by the Same master. A professor was waiting for a train at a railway station, and, having noth­ ing better to take up."his mind, began chaffing a half-witted fellow who did odd jobs about the place. "I say, Jamy," said the professor, in a tone intended to reach the cars of the by­ standers, "were you ever at college?"' "A" o, sir," answered J amy, "but Tve been at school." "Indeed," said the witty professor. "And who had the honor to be your schoolmaster?" "]\laister Black." "Why," said the wit, "he was my schoolmaster, too!" "Do tell me!" exclaimed Janiy. "Man, who'd 'a' thought old Black could have turned out two like us?" JOEL H. JOHNSON, WOOnSTOCK, ILL. Special Agent for the Morthwestern Mutual Liie Insurance Co . Myl Of Milwaukee, Wis. IN THE FAR WEST. How Freighters Kept the Whisky's Weight and Quality Unimpaired. A man at one of the hotels the other night told an interesting story of how the freighters of the far west used to supply themselves with whisky, says the Louisville Courier-Journal. He said that some 3-ears ago when all freight was hauled in wagons, he hap­ pened to make a trip of several hun­ dred miles with a train of wagons car­ rying merchandise to remote stations. Nearly every wagon contained one or more barrels of whisky. "The first night out I noticed," said hes "great activity around the whisky barrel^. The wagons each had a hatchet and a gimlet. They would knock up a hoop, bore a hole, draw all the whisky they wanted, then put about as much fine gravel in the barrel as they had drawn out whisky, drive a plug in the hole and put the-hoop back in place. "I - learned afterward that the bar­ rels were weighed and the whisky tested before it was turned over to the freighters, and that when it arrived at its destination it was again weighed and tested. The gravel supplied the weight and bulk and the quantity re­ mained the same, and this is why it was used instead of water to supplj th© place of what had been taken out." Westerman & Son JAMES VICK'S SONS and m a k e money. Agents can make A liaiubome salary taking subscriptions ancf'selling single copies of our musical monthly EN/'RY rv|0{\lTH the handsomest, musical magazine in the world. KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC is N0TJS^£SS4B3K-^ACL1 number has $2 00 wcMh of TL C4IIK ,S;T popular copy­ right music, besides 1 ICING richly illus­ trated with elegant half tone engravings of famous" persons and paintings, the latest Parisian fashions, and other use-' ful household literature. « WE PAY AGENTS the LARGEST COMMIS­ SIONS ever paid. Sample copy, with terms to agents, will be mailed 'post­ paid on receipt of 10 cents, stamps or silver. rfowley, HaVila^d § Co., Publishers EV'EY MONTH,. 4 East 20th Street, New York. REFERENCE: * ANY MUSIC HOUSE IH THE U. S. OR CANADA. HOUSE, SIGN AND CARRIAGE PAINTERS, MCHENKY ILLINOIS. We are prepared to do all work-in our line on short notice and guarantee satisfaction FAPKR HANGING A 8PECIALTK Prices reasonable and work promptly done. WESTERMAN & SON. McHenry, J innary 30, 1S91. NOTICE All you men and txys that want to Highest Taxed Country. Houmania is the highest taxed coun­ try in the world. Every bottie of for­ eign wine has to payaa shilling duty. A case of whisky went from the army and navy stores the other day. The transport tax stamps ajid other duties amounted to more than the price of the whisky. There is a tax even on female servants." • • •• Ancient English Bridge. The triangular bridge at Crowland, in Lincolnshire, which was probably intended as an emglem of the Trinity, is the most ancient Gothic structure remaining entire in the kingdom. It was erected in the year of our Lord 860. JOHN J. BUCH, Don't Miss this Chance On any kind of ^oods sold in my store, at Chicago's lowest prices, E. LAWLUS. Opposite Riverside Hotel , McHenry. We have an elegant line of Dried Fruita such as Peaches, Prunes, Raisins, Apri­ cots, Figs, Evaporated Apples, etc. < OWEN & CHAPELL. Near the Iron Bridge, McHenry, Board by the Day or Week at ' Reasonable rates, A Nro'I LINE OF|ROW.,BOAT8 AT MV LANDING, Pure wyjjes, Liquors and Choice Cigars on hand. «8rJrre^lHw ootantly oq draught