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y » ' I ' : * • A- £&*i ..' >•:.'•'• •. V • . _ •- • • ' . ' . ?!5|CWOOD, IL*' Crossing the Line. A boy who went with big father on a voyage to South America was anxious to see the equatorial line, and said to an old sailor: *'Jack, will you show me the line when we cross it? " "Oh! yes my boy." After a few days the boy asked whether they had crossed the line. The old tar said, "Yes, my lad." "Why didn't you tell .me, and show it tome?" The sailor Replied: "Oh!, my lad, we always cross the line in the dark." Moderate drinker, you always cross the line, between moderate and immoder­ ate in the dark. Mental and moral night settle down on you as you cross the line between moderatedrinkiDg and inebriety, blinding you to the awtul facts of ruin and death only a little further on in .the road you are traveling. ; - 73/40r li A DOLLAR HERE EQUALS ELSEW&RE ? 3/4 Of U A DOLLAR HERE EQUALS 81.00 ELSEWHERE Uuiverai Provider Originator of JLow Prices • I The Style, Pit and Wear meB could not be improved for Double the Price. W. L. Douglas $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes are the productions of skilled workmen, from the best ma­ terial possible to put into shoes sold at these prices. We make also $2.50 and $2.25 shoes for men, and \ $2.50, $2.00 and $1.75 for boys, and the W. L. Douglas $3.50 Police shoe, very suitable for • letter-carriers, policemen and others having much walking to do. We are constantly adding nexv styles to our already large variety, and there is no rea- ggsppk Bon why you cannot be suited, so insist on g5|=s===gll^ having- W. L. Douglas Shoes from your dealer. i|||§|i|lilik We use only tlie best Calf, Russia Calf (all colors), French Patent Calf, French Enamel, Vici Kid, etc., . \ . graded to correspond with prices Wfr///,. of the shoes. a If dealer cannot supply you, write Get special quotations on JFJtSfMBTIIuEiM W1WM*B Will Merchants, Bankers, Lawyers, Physicians WW- and all wS economical • men wear W, L. Doubles Shoes because they are the best. For sale by FENCING We will offer our entire stock of We guarantee quality and prices with anything in the market. SIMON STOFFELi West McHenry If you have ever seen a child in the agony of croup, you can appreciate the gratitude of the mothers who know that One Minute Cough Cure relieves their little onegj as quickly as it ie administer­ ed. Many homes in the city are never without it. J. A. Story. 1 v Chicora, Pa., Hrruio: R. Yensel re­ ports Onfe Minute Cough Cure the great­ est success of medical science. He told us that it cured his whole family of ter­ rible coughs and colds, after all other so called cures had failed entirely. Mr. Ven- sel said it assisted his children through a very bad siege of measles. One Minute Cough Cure makes expectoration very easy and rapid. J. A. Story. ° MRS. M. P. O'BRIEN, Ivesdale, 111., writes : " 1 have used Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a family med­ icine with the best of results. For de­ rangements of the stomach and a gen­ eral laxative I like it better than any­ thing I have used. It is so pleasant to taste my children are always anxious to take it." At J. A. Story's. HAVE YOU A COLD? If so, then, instead of taking so much quinine and other strong medicines, take a pleasant and mild stomach and bowel remedy, which will cleanse the system, and you will be surprised how quickly the cold will leave you. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin will do this better than any other. Trial size 10c (10 doses 10c), larger sizes 50c and §1, at J. A. Story's. THE GOLDEN WEST Invites your attention. Fabulous for­ tunes h£Ve been made oy judicious in­ vestments in gold mining stocks. Send a stamp for full particulars about Cripple Creek gold camp (near Pike's Peak) and full particulars about our company. Ad­ dress, Pike's Peak Mining and Real Es­ tate Company, (Incorporated,) GLASSWARE, LAMPS, ETC STORE HI tfTS Than the MARKED PRICES, which are usual ly one-fourth less than the pre­ vailing prices. will compare favorably with any machine on the market. All our 100 pc. Dinner Sets, worth $12.50 m a r k e d § 1 0 . 9 8 , g o f o r . . . . All our 12 pc Chamber Sets, worth $6 50, m a r k e d $ 5 . 4 9 , g o f o r . . . . All our Lamps, worth $3.50, marked $2.49, g o f o r . . . . All Wool Carpet All our Berry Sets, worth 35c, marked 26c, g o f o r . . . . 100 yards Unbleached .Sheeting in the sale. 4f each customer limii.ed to 25 yds, in order to ma&e it LOWEST PK1CE EVER KNOWN FOR LIKE QUALITY fWoF5! A DOLLAR HERE EQUALS SLOO ELSEWHERE '34 0FC A DOLLAR HERE EQUALS SI.OO ELSEWHERE 500 pairs ladies' Oxford and atrap Sandals, jiut in, black and chocolate, at under prices. Special values in many lines this week. Gall in. Remnant Sale Daily TU ICO, l-\ SWAiV. GREAT DEPARTMENT STORE, E1.GIN, At J, E. CRISTY'S, Ringwood, 111 CONFIRMATION SUITS Crown Cottage Colors We have just placed on our counters an entire new and large line of fine black Confirmation Suits sizes from 12 to 18 years, price $4.50 and upwards. A look at our stock wilt convince you where to buy the goods. DRUGS and MEDICINES, A FULL LINE OF CHEMICALS, DYE STUFFS, IT AVE you ever tested a can of CROWN COTTAGE ~j\~~ COLORS? If not, do so row, and you will find that it is unquestionably, the BESf mixed paint on ^ the market. It will positively cover more surface and last longer, thus giving better satisfaction than any­ thing you have ever tried before. It is an absolutely PURE PAINT, without any Adult­ eration whatsoever, and in any case where it is fourd to be different than represented, the goods are forfeited. Remember, you need not pay for CROW N COTTAGE COLORS it the guarantee we give is not found good in every respect. We have bargains to offer that are of real value to the wearer. In women's Oxfords we bought heavy and in that way secured unusual bargains. Call for our boys' shoe and we will save you money. Sec our Felt and Straw Hats, for men and boys. A new line of Summer Underwear. Hammocks, 50c to $3.50. Have you seen our fancy Shirts for men. Large stock Lap Robes. Remember, we have the largest stock of Overalls and working Shirts, Jackets, etc. We are not undersold in Groceries, our Jersey Lily Flour still has no superior. ISir3 Our Seed Corn proved the right kind at the right time. Hungarian and German Millet. Yours for business. Paints, Oils and COLORS CONSTANTLY OK HAND. • j....... FULL LINK OF PATENT MEDICINES, TOILET ARTICLES, Stationery and Druggists' Sundries. uysiiuaiis rrBSuripiiuns} Carefully^compouaded by a Your P&tronage 1B respectfully solicited. • mm -- •JULIA A. STORY One Door West of Riverside House, McHenry, 111. F L. MCOMBER WEST MCHENRY, III., 1897 I West S'de Hardware Store i There's a CUSHION DEVICE IS HE?E. JACOB JUSTEN Sbe * CUSHION FRAME BICYCLE _ \^/l iwy ! prevents jolts? jar and strains. ^ ^gafeU-U^ -• •• " why ride a Rigid Frame, r ' Every Wheel Warranted. & EASE AND COMFORT. J* -- - Lines of Wheel Unchanged. Durability Increased. Send for catalogue of our Rigid and Cushion Frame Bicycle. RICHMOND BICYCLE CO., Richmond, Ind EASTERN BRANCH, 97 Chambers St., New York. West McHenry I am prepared to deliver Ice to families for the season. Illinois. • • • E DEALER IN • • • • ' DRUGS, MEDICINES,- PAINS, OILS MCKENRY ILL. --• ' * Has just received a new stock of goods in his line, to which he invites the attention of the public. DELIVERY MADE Tuesdays & Saturdays, First delivery, Saturday, May 15th. Your orders solicited. TOILET ARTICLES THE McHENRY ^ > BfABBIiH 111 (L §MMfI Wjjjk WO It KS 9 ^ Waft® J. H. MILLER, Prop. Remember, I will meet all prices of my competitors on any * and all goods in my line. WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF Caskets, Coffins, Burial Robes, Etc., Etc, c, We guarantee first class work in every respect. Call and. see me before purchasing, ;.... Also, Bottled Ale and Porter lor Medical Use, fSBr- The best brands of Cigars and Smoking and Chewing To baeco always on hand._ . Physiciairs%Preserlptioiis Carefully compounded Give me call. WE&l McHENRYi ILL YOU FORTUNE Your happiness Js your strongtli. and Throat clear and healthy «5TS.1J2.i2,alwaJB nt rest and ease. ME1VTHOL iMIALEK Is the «.mankind in all head troubles. D8, SOItE THKOAT, «'A- awfai Odor of Catarrh dls- OlidI'rf 111 tn Hay Fever and UY ONLY CUSHMAIV'S. K^tglt M DruggkU «end for it. Br k ™ind for Book on Menthol, free. BO CO., *ISCKKSK8,1BU.,V. SX All kinds of Cemetery Work at Low Prices JACOB A FULL LINE OF FINISHED VT ORE: CONSTANTLY ON HAND Foreign and American Granite a Specialty, McHenry, 111., Jan., 1897, West McHenry, J7n„ 1897 McHENRY, ILL