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Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Wirt us and no Fear Sha|1 Awe." VOL, 21. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1896. NO. 41. ••A'.muj5.as»atiay«» PUBLISHED EVEKY WEDNESDAY BY - J . V A N S L Y K E , - ED1T0R AND PROPRIETOR. " O F F i C E i N T H E N I C H O L S S L O C K . Two Doors,Sforth of Perry & Oweu's Stor^« T E H M S O F S U B S C R I P T I O N O n e y o a r ( i n a d v a n c e ) . . . . . . " . , . • • • • it JKOfc Paid within Tbreo Months..,-... . 2 Subscriptions received .for three or six montns in the sumo proportion. , j • RATES OF ADVERTISING: J. ' j. -iKnral ritfes for advertising 5 M i Inch one year - . 10 Go: a Inches one year - - „ •« 15 Oo 8 Inches one year - - . . 30 00 V Column one year - • __ . 60 Oo M Column one year- - " . . 100 0o Column one year - jn^^rthrc^umnrsingfeSUltr Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege or ohang^® * choose, without extra charge. Regular advertisersSon standing cards) will be ent per line of local notices at the ratoo ^ charged 10 each week. All others w cents per cents per line the first week, and o cem, P line for eaoh subsequent week- Transient advertisements will b0® barged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil "pe! same as this is set in) the flrst lssue and 5 cents per lino for subsequent issueB. Thus, an inch advertisement will 00®, ,&^rthree week, 81.50 for two weeks, $2.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAIKDEALEB will be liberal in giving editorial notloes, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee torn seeking the use of its columns, for pecuniary gain. Trade where you can get the most good goods for the money. We are making every ehdeavor to please our customers and give them what thoy want.- • v"/- a n d N o t i o n s •'?' In Dry Goods and Notions v;e have some good bargains that won't last long. Cenio soon or you will be too late, .'. •" ; ' ' Never such an opportunity to get what you want; at very little more than they cost. Still making a loader of Rubber goods, Crockery and Glassware! Lamps and Lamp Fixtures, auythiug you may want at State street prices. BUSINESS CAltDS. FRANK L. SHEPARD, COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Suite 514--30.La Salle St., Chicago. O. H. FEGERS, M, D- >HYSIOIAN AND SURGEON, MeHenry Ilia. Office at Residence. P JOS, L. ABT, M. D. HY8IC1AN, SURGEON AND OCDLIST, Offife In Nichols JLilock, over Pl^ Office. MeHenry Telephone No 4. DR. A. E. AURINGER, T>H YSIOIAN AND SURGEON. Office in the JJr Stroner building, one door went of A. P. Baer'e store, West MeHenry, 111. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at­ tended to. O. B. HOWE, M. D, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Offl'ie and Residence, Hotel Woodstock. Office hours 1 to 2 r. M. daily, (jails promptly at­ tended to. Deserving poor treated tree of charge at office, including medicine Monday and Friday. F. C. COLBY, D, D. S. DENTIST. Woodstock, 111. Special aton-tion paid to regulating children's teeth, P a r t i e s coming from a d i s tance ; wi l l do w e l l to give timely notice by mail, Office, Kendal block corner Main street and PublicSq are C. P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, solicitor, andi Counselor, . Collections la specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. KNIGHT &; BROWN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. U. S . Express co.'s Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. JOHIS P- SMITH, Watchmaker & Jeweler McHENRYi ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watohes. Give mo a CaU" JOHN P- SMITH. H. Cr MEAD, Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent. Including, Accident and Life Insurance. OFFICE WITH B. GILBERT, NEAR 'DEPOT, WEST MCUENKT, I I I . W. P. ST. GLAIR, Justicdfif the Peaceland[ Notary Public Meal Estate and Insurance. U NDA,I I I< A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker aix<l Jeweler No. 12G Stale Street, Chicago. Special attention given to. repairing Fine Watehes an 1 Chronometers. <j. . «ST A Full Assortment of Goods In his line. JOEL H. JOHNSON, WOODSTOCK, ILL. Special Agent for tho Northwestern Mutual Liie Insurance Co. 11 yl Of Milwaukee,'.Wis. Grocries are necessaries oi life, and why not buy where you can get the freshost and best in the market. We have a full line and fresh goods arriving daily. Remember "Baer's Choice" Syiup is the best Syrup in market. UR. STILL THE OLD STANDARD Every household will sin^ our praise alter they have tried Old t boats every 5t£EpyE^e ' other Flour, as it trees further, makes whiter bread, and is healthtul, Cost nothing to try a sack. PERRY & OWEK. Banners. McHENRY, - - SILLINOIS. This Bank receives deposits, buyt and sells Foreign and Domestic Ez* change, and does a General Banking Business W% endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our care in a manner and upon te:msentirely satisfactory to our custonie^s; and respectfully so licit ifit public patronage. ' . M O N E Y T O - iXtmy On Real Estate and other first c aes security. Special attention givent) oo* lections,- - v. > In lirst Class Companies at th< Lowest Rates. Yourslteipectfulli. PERRY * OIVEB" WOT ART PUBLIC. C. F- BGLEY, Prourielor of IcHenry Brewery, McHEXKY, ILL. Always on Hand with the Best Beer, A.C.SPURLING Veterinary Surgeon, MeHenry. Makes a speclalt y CASTRATION, «5F" Office at Hanly's Livery Stable. West MeHenry, 111. A VTIVT1 Q ' monki Xjl V JL1N V7 0» and stirpluii funui rpcoived and loaned on carefully lected real estate securities and the in teres t co l l ec todT ( \ \ IV"C and remitted without-L/Vy a. x. charge. Loans m*de ori time and t«rou , to »uit borrower. J. W. RANtjrKA.i) il DuPase street, Klnn. Illinoi*. 1)11- PAiV-KA-KO, The great self-rising pancake Flour, distressed tecling after you have ate it. Goods delivered to any part of the city. VVest MeHenry, Illinois. Helps digestion, and no JULIA A. STORY, DEALER IN DRUGS and MEDICINES. A FULL LINE OF CHEMICALS, DYE STUFFS, Paints, Oils and Colors CONSTANTLY ON HAND. FOLL LIRE OF PATEMTi MEDICINES, TOILET ARTICLES, Stationery and Druggists' Sundries. Physicians' Prescriptions |g arefttlly compounded by a Registered Pharmacist, Your Patronage Is respectfully solicited. A. STORY One\Door West of Riverside Iirnise., MoEenry, 111. S P R I N G C L O T I I N G ! Wester man & Son, HOUSE, SIGN AND CARRIAGE PAINTERS, I MCI IENET, - - - - - ILLINOIS. We are prepared to do all work in our yne on short notice and guarantee satisfaction. PAPER HANGING A SPECIALTY. Prices reasonable and work promptly done. WE8TERMAN & SON. MeHenry, January 30, 1894. Why you should buy your Clothing of us: We carry tne best assortment. Buy of the largest and best manufacturers. Our prices are always the lowest. In dressing up for spring investigate our prices, look over our mammoth stock of new Clothing just put on our counters. Men's Good Cotton Suits, $3.75. Men's Good Wool Suits, $5 to $20. JOHN J. BUtJH, BOARDING MOUSE Near the Iron Bridge, MeHenry, Board by the Day or Week at Reasonable rates, A NIOE LINE OF|ROW BOATS A.T MI LANDING, Pare Wines, Liquors and Choice Cigars always on handi /WFreshLager Beer cotantly on dran^ht Our Shoe stock willintereftt You. * prices right. Style quality and To get the latest shapes of spring Hats look over our line. Men's Overalls and Shirts; largest essortment, lowest prices. Just received, another car of Jersey Lily Flour. Quatity the highest, prices the lowest. '• FRESH GROCERIES, Apples, Orange and Lemons. Clover, Timotby and all kinds of Field and Garden Seeds. JOHN J. MILLER, West MeHenry. The Coal you bought last lall ? You can get more'of me at Bottom Prlcee. All the La?t Car ol Feed ? Get my prices before bu^hig more.' W. A. CR1STY, WESJ McIlENE Y, ILL WANTED SALESMEN IS: *" GOOD MEN in each County to take or dera for a choice lino of Nursery Stock and Seed Potatoes, Stock and. Seed guaranteed, We can give you steady employment with good pay. It cost you nothlnsr to gire it a trial. State when writing which you prefer to sell. Address. THE HAWKES NURSERY CO., 11 mS MILWAUKEE, AVIS. We Want A Few Men To represent us in cities and towns, soiici ing orders for our high grade ami complete line of Ornamental Shrubs, Trees, Ilanly Roses, etc. etc. Also, men to work country trade on sale of our famous NORTHERN GROWN SEED POTATOES, and full line of Nursery Stock. Apply at 06ce. stating age. That you should buj your Bicycle of us? W e sell- the test me­ dium grades; . Wo sell the finest high grades. f " . ' Wo have 30 Bicycles now in stock, compris- soven makes. Easj7 to pick a winner. Prices defy competition. x. J. BlW I CLEB. WOODSTOCK, ILL. HARNESS! GUS CARLSON, At his .Ilarnees Shop, near the Red Bridge, has nofc in stock the finest as­ sortment of LIGHT SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS Farm Harness, etc-. Ever shown in this county, which he is offering at Hard Times Prices, and guar­ antees them as represented. Tliese Harness are all made of the best of material, by lirst class workmen, and if in want of anything in this line you will save money by giving him a call. Aful l l ineof Dusters and Whips always on hand. Promptly Attended to, 1)0 not fail to call at once and got the benefit-of our bargains. GUS CARLSON. MeHenry, 111., April 14, 189G. NEAR THE DEPOT, WEST MoHENRY, ILL. Keeps open for the accommodation of tne Public a Flrst-Olass Saloon and Restaurant, Sphere he will at all times keep the best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found In the market. PABST'8 Lager Beer At Wholesale and Retai l . Beer In I,arge or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. QOOITSTABL1NG FOR HORSVS. •yOall and'see ns. Robert 8ohi«ssle. THOS. BURKE, Meat Market. Near the Iron Bridge, MeHenry, 111. L. L. M&Y & CO., Nurserymen, Florists and Seedtmen, ST. PAUL, MINN. Floral Company McHENRY, ILL. C, T. ESHILSON. MANAGER. All kinds of Cut Flowers, and Funeral De­ signs to be had at all times at Reasonable Bates. Oarnationjs in bud and other potted plants for sale. Orders taken now for bedding plants de­ sired in the spring. Will have all kinds of plants for fancy bedding. < " ; Orders by mail promptly attended to. Address, ROSEDALE -FLORAL COMPANY, MCHENRY, 111. Ha ving again taken possession of my Market, in this village, I am now pre­ pared to furnish m}' old customers and the public generally, with Fresh and Salt Meats. Smoked Meat, Sausage etc Of the best quality and at Living PricesJ I shall keep constantly on hand Meats of all kinds, and leaving nothing undone to meet the wants oi my customers. Vegetables of all kinds in their season; FRESH OYSTESS, By the quart or can. teaT'Cash paid for Hides, Tallow, Veal, Poultry, etc. A share of the public patronage is re- epectfvlly solicited. .THOMAS BURKE. MeHenry^ 111., Oct. 1. 1895. _ West Side Livery, FEED AND LE STABLES. E» J. HANLY, Prop'r. ;WEST McHENRY, ILL. First class rigs, with or without drivers, furr.ishedtot reasonable rates- Parties taken to and from the Lakes in Easy Rigs, and, prompt connection made with-all trains. Our. Rigs will be kept in first class shape, an'd we shall spare no pains to please our cus tomers at all times, Give us a call, " E J. HANLY, West MeHenry, 111,; Aug. 15, 1894. New styles in stiff and soft Hats and Golf Caps at„S. StoHel's. - ' OFFICE-SEEKING HORDE. It Klakes the Fositlon of President One of Many Trials; At the beginning of every adminis­ tration Washington fills up with per­ sons who desire some office either in the states, in the departments or in the foreign service, writes ex-Presi- dent Harrison in Ladies' Home Jour­ nal, discussing "Thfe Presidential Of­ fice." Many of these persons have a limited purse, and as the days pass 011 this is exhausted and impatience, and ill-temper confe in. Many of,these per­ sons are deserving and well-fitted to fill1 the offices they. desire. But it is impossible to find places for all the deserving, and the 'position of the pres­ ident is full of trial. The suspense and uncertainty, that the office seeker suf­ fers is illustrated, by the case of a man' from my own state who thought he had good reason to expect, an appointment from President Garfield. After he had been, weeks at Washington, . and had brought to bear all the influence he could command. I ihet him one day on the street and asked him how he was getting along. His answer was: "Very well, very well, but there is nothing focal yets" It was wonderfully expres­ sive, and has remained in my memory as a of the state of uncertainty which accompanies office-seeking. "Nothing focal yet," but a hope that is hard to kill. There are few offices at Washington the salaries of which enable the incum­ bent to save any money, and the aver­ age experience of those holding places in the departments, I am sure, is, if they would express it, that private business offers better returns and gives better chance for advancement. AN ALL-NIGHT SCARE. A Young Englishman's Experience with a Stuffed Bear. Young Englishmen visiting the Unit­ ed States have as many absurd and amusing experiences as Americans have when in foreign countries. The Washington Star tells of an English traveler who had been assured that west of the Missouri river the entire country was infested with bears, some of which were so bold that they came into the towns. He stopped in a Kansas village, and in the evening started out for a walk. The stores were closed, but the moon -Was -sh inmg^-briglrfciy. He--rambled DOG OF THE IRON MASK. Although Only an Aristocratic Statue It Deceived the Street MongreL A relative who lives in one of the one­ time fashionable mansions now be­ come students' boarding houses, in the south end, tells me a pretty good story of a dog, says a reporter for the Boston Post. In the yard, where a fountain. 1 was once known to play, but where now dust gathers, is an iron statue of a dog. The iron dog watehes and guards the old fountain, but he in his turn has an admirer and itdorer. The other day, hunting for. another dog to,go out and' platy tag with him, came a young street mongrel. He was unaccustomed tothe- waye ol aristocracy, and in his simple ignorance supposed that anything that: looked like a dog was a dog. ; , Up to the statue he bounded barking and wagging his *' tail.; In , stately inx-';:. mobility the iron dog gazed oh out into vacancy. This did not deceive tha other. He had seen plenty Of dogs as­ sume just that haughty and abstracted? manner when they did not care to fight. Wishing to show his iron friend tha^he' appreciated his attitude, but assuring him of no evil intention, the dog from the street kept on barking and wagging his tail. He even ran around his friend' a number of times to show that there was no ill-will--as is the manner of dogs. But the dog of the iron mask didj not budge. My relative says that he is sure that even if the street dog had: brought around a cat to chase the iron dog would have.iremain<;d unmoved. A' red Irish setter came out finally and' called the street dog away. The latter* went with distinct traces of reluctance, in his, manner. He liked the style of that iron dog and had rather play in his* yard with him. ARRIVING AT CONCLUSIONS. . Unique Methods of Reasoning Which Some People Adopt. * Charles Daniels, a member of con­ gress from Buffalo, served 28 years on the New York supreme court bench; before he was elected to congress. Re­ cently, in talking over old law cases with a number of lawyers, says tho Troy. Times, he told a story which was a dazzling illustration of the unique methods pursued by some people to arrive at conclusions. The case In question wtis that of a man named Greenfield, living in Oswego county, who had been convicted in the lower about the place for a couple of hours, and started down the business street for the hotel. Suddenly he saw before •Mm on the sidewalk a big bear, sitting on its haunches, with open mouth and paws extended. In a moment he was on top of a porch, ** "ciytsgb^r ho.l]), but no one heard him, and the bear sjit and watched him. All night long lie ^aved there, trembling for fe.'ur bruin would climb the post, but comforting himself with the idea that it was too small to be used by a bear. At daybreak some men came along and one of them wheeled the bear back to the doorway with the remark: "I wonder who put that sign in the middle of tfie walk." The tourist descended from the porch without detection, and had he not sub­ sequently enjoyed the story so much that he told it himself, it would never have been know n. HARDY COFFEE PLANTS. They Live nnd Are Fruitful Sometimes for a Century. Coffee plants, says the New York Ob­ server, are usually raised from seeds sown in beds upon the mountains, where the thermometer varies from 55 degrees Fahrenheit in winter to 80 de­ grees in the height of summer. When they are two years old the small shoots are set out in r<fkTs six feet apart each way. In three years they begin to yield. They are increasingly fruitful for 15 to 20 years and live for a century. The trees bloom in February in Guadoloupe, the. fruit ripens from August to Decem­ ber, but bloom and green fruit and the ripened berry may be sometimes seen at once during the latter part of the year. The berry is red, of the size and color of a cherry; the coffee is made from the kernel or seed, which is divided into two hemispheres. This seed goes through a variety of processes before it becomes the coffee of commerce and is prepared for use in the delicious beverage which is known all over the world. Most of the coffee of the French islands goes naturally to France, but it is not so cheap as the S6uth American product, and its culti­ vation is encouraged by governmental bounties. The coffee and sugar inter­ ests do not conflict, for the former occu­ pies the highlands and the latter the lowlands. Strange Requirements. The Neue Wiener Tagblatt, of Ger­ many, prints the strange will of a wealthy and eccentric old man who late­ ly died. "I give all my property," he says, "to my six nephews and six nieces, but under the sole condition that every one of my nephews marries a woman named Antonie, and that every one of my nieces marries a^ man named An­ ton." The 12 are further required to give the Christian name Antonie or Anton to each first-born child, accord­ ing as it turns out to be boy or girl. The marriage of each nephew and niece is also to be celebrated on one of the St. Anthony's days, either January 17, May 10 or June 13. Each is further, required to be married before the end of July, 1890. Any nephew or niece remaining unmarried to an Antonie or an Anton after that date forfeits half of his or her share of the prop­ erty. Naming the Baby. A mother recently said to her five- year-old daughter: "What shall we name the baby, sister 7" "Call her Early, mamma; • that'jj a pretty name." "Early! That's not a girl's name." "Oh, yes, it is. Don't you remember you read to me about the little girl who was to be May queen, and who wanted her mother to call her Early ?" , ' court of the murder of his wife. Tha case was carried to the court of ap­ peals, which reversed the finding of the lower court. A special hearing was ordered by the governor. This was held at Syracuse, and Judge Daniels was called upon to preside. In examin­ ing the jurors, one man said that he was prejudiced in the matter. When asked if he had gleaned his prejudice from the papers or by talking with in­ terested parties or by hearsay, he re­ plied to every question that he didn't know a thing about the case, but that he was nevertheless prejudiced. He was excused, but Judge Daniels was not satisfied, and he sent the sheriff and had the juror brought to him. He nsked him where he had gained his. p r e j u d i c e . T h e f e l l o w r e p l i e d : " I don't know anything about the case, but the lawyers made such idiots oft themselves in examining the jurors that I knew the man must bo guilty.? HORSELESS SLEIGH INVENTED. Will Run on Snoir and Ice and Even In the Water. Motors for horseless sleighs are among the latest novelties at the patent office. T^.ey are light, powerful affairs, and can be rim by an amateur as easily as those attached to horseless carriages. The sleighs are designed, says the New York World, to run either on the snow; or ice. A pair of spurred wheels is arranged between the runners, and with a little lever the driver can adjust them so that they wall work on the soft snow just assmoothly as upon ice. Ona inventor has also provided against tha danger of breaking through the ice. His sleigh is formed something like a* boat, and is perfectly water tight. If the ice should break the sleigh would float, and the ice spurs would act as paddle wheels in bringing you to shora again. One patent is for a Sleigh that may be rowed across the ice. On the end of each oar is a heavy weight with a sharp Steel point to cut into the ice- Another rowboat for the ice is rigged with slid­ ing seat and legs with sharp spurs* which catch into the ice and shove tha boat forward each time the rower pulls. Considerable speed is obtained by this arrangement, although the rowing is not as easy as upon the water. SPOILED THE PERFORMANCE, j Misadventure That Befell an Actor 1b a Realistic Play. Last winter a number of literary peo- . pie indulged from time to time in ama­ teur theatricals. During February! they produced a comedy. One of the! actors, says London Tkl-Bits, played the part of a burglar and had to climb? up the outside of the house in which! the entertainment was given gnd en-* ter through the window, which was at* the rear of the improvised stage. Hat hurried around f?om the dressing- rcoms and valiantly commenced to» struggle up the wall, when a policemam grasped him by the neck, thinkfhg hilar a veritable burglar. Ha started to ex­ plain, but the minion of the law would} have none of it. The audience was won­ dering in the meantime" why the playj did not proceed,and the young actorsj and actresses on the stage were eagerly' waiting for the burglar to enter and give them the cue, when they heard shrieks,. yells, oaths and threats- from the garden. Rushing out, they found, the amateur burglar thrashing wildlyj about the grass, while a brawny police-* man sat on his shoulder's hammeringj his neck into the mud. , - i I,ong Wagon Bridge In Texas. The longest wagon • bridge in the world is situated at Galveston, Tex. It Is mcfre than three miles' long, and spans the Galveston.boy from aoftb tfli g o u t b . . ' •