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-- ' ' . Pledged but,to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall VOL. 23. M'HENRY. ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1898. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY - J . V A N 8 L Y K E , - ED1TOB AND PROPRIETOR. T . OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK Two Doors North Owen & Chapell's Store TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year fin advance).50 If Not Paid within Three Months........ 2 00 Subscriptions received for three or tix months in the same proportion. RATES OF : We announce liberal rate* *. >• advertising in the PLAif*DHAi.KH, and endeavor to state them eo plainly thac thoy will be readily un­ derstood. They are as follows: 1 Inch one year B OO 2 Incheo ono yaar. 10 00 S Inches one year ... 15 00 Column one year 3o 00 % Column one year G9 00 1 GoluTgjum®-<yC&r .100 00 One inch means the measurement of one Inch down the'column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they choose, without extra charge Regular advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion of local notices at ihe rate of 5 cents per line each weotr. All others vill be charged 10 cents per line the flrsc week, and 5 cents per line for eash subsequent week. Transient advertisements will bo charged at the rate of 10 cents per line, (nonpareil tvpe, itame as this is set in) the first issue, and Scents per lino for subsequent issue*. Thus, an inch advertisement will cost $1.00 for one week, $1.50 for two weeks, 13,00 for three weets, and so on. The PLAINDBALTSK will be liboral in giving editorial notices, but, a» a business rule, it will require a suitable feo irom everybody seeking theuseof Its columns lor pecuniary gain. A®* Airs'oreign Advertising payable quar­ terly, in advance. These terms will be strictly adhered to. BUSINESS CARDS. W. C. ANNERS, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER. . WEST McHENRY. ILL. BESLEY'S DRUG STOnB. n tj_ GILLMORE ATTORNEY. Probate work a specialty. Office in Kendall Block, Woodstock,!111. Dr. Walter C Besley, DENTIST WEST McHENRY, Office over Beslev's I Woodst tck Office Drug Store, | Kendall Dental Parlprs. Will bo at McHenry office Mondays and Tuesdays. At. Woodstock office Wednesdays, Thurs­ days, Fridays and Saturdays. ° c EXAMINATIONS FREE. MILO J.L, HQWE, •; PIANO & ORGAN ) M -- _ \ „ > McHenry. Tuner & Repairer. ) -- All Orders Promptly Attendedvto, DR. BAECHLER. DENTIST. A.C. SPURLING, Veterinary Surgeon, West McHenry, 111. Special attention given to the treat­ ment of Cows. Office at. residence on Waukegan street, one door east ot Hotel Park. FOR EVERYBODY. Plato Work, art a everything per­ taining to Dentistry. - Parties from a distance should dropa oard a day or two before coming. OfHee, McHenry. KNIGHT & BROWN. TTORNEY \T LAW, 1C0. Washington L Street, Chicago. Ill, C FRANK L. 3 ̂ ISPARD OUNSKLLOR AT LVW, suite 80-132 Clark Htrfiet, Onioago, 111. O. P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, Solicitor, and Oonmelor 00110"lions a spociaity. Woodstock, 111, FRANK R, lACKMAN, \ TTOitNEY and Counselor ai Law. J\. Prompt and careful alter, tion to all mat ters left in my hands. Mor.ey to loan. Otlice in Hoy block, Woodstock, 111. Telephone- office, 55, residence, 59, 35yl O. H. FEGER^, M. 1>. >UYSICI \N ANO SURGEON, McHenry, 111. Office at Residence. J03 L. ART, M.I). PHYSICIAN. SURGEON :AND OCULIST. Office in Nichols block, over Plaindeal r Office, McHenry. Telephone No. 4. I R. A. E. AUR1NGER, PHYSICIAN AND SURG BON. Office in the Stroner building, one door west of A. P. Baer's store, Wist. McHenry, 111. Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne. All yrofesstonal calls promptly attended to. JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker & Jeweler McHENRY, ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention Ivon to repairing fine watches. Give me call. JOHN P. SMITH. W. A. CR8STY, Justice of the; Peace. WEST MoHENRY, ILL. Special Attention paid to Collections. H. C. MEA^ Justice of the Peace and General In­ surance Agent. Including Accident and, Life Insurance. WEST MCHENBT, I I I . TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS AC. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica­ tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patent. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir­ culation of any scientific Journal. Terms, ».i a year: four months, $1. Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN 8 Co.36,Bro"lwa" New York Branch Office. 625 F St., Washington, D. C. A. WhXfci%?CH, Watchmaker and Jeweler No. 126 Stale Street, Chicago. gpeolal attention given to repairing Fine Watches ftn t Chronometers. A Full Aisortment of Goods in his line. PATENTS Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat­ ent business conducted for MODERATE Fees. OuH OFFICE IS OPPOSITE U.S. PATENT OFFICE and We can sccure patent in less time than those remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or photo., with desenp- riiyn. We advise, if patentable or not, free of charge; Our fee not due till patent is secured. A PAMPHLET " How to Obtain Patents," with cost of same 'in the U.S. and foreign countries sent free.. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO., OM. PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON, O. C. I OM. PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C. <> e. F. BOLEY, Purielor of McHenry Bnerj, McHENRY, ILL. Alwaysion Sand with the Best Beer SMOKERS! When in Want of a Gooi Cipr CALL AT BKQSi THE OLD RELIABLE Cigar and Tobacco Dealers. OUR SPECIALTIES : Our Monogram, 10c. Barblan's Best hand made 5c The best, cigara made. Sold by- all local dealers. FEBBY & 0WEH, Bankers. MoHENRY, - - (ILLINOIS. This Bank receives deposits, buy> and sells Foreign and Domestic Ez changes and does a Genera! Banking Business We endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our care in a manner ana upon te:ms entirely satisfactory to out customers and respectfully solicit the public patronage. MONEY TO LOAN; On Real Estate and < ther first class security. Special atf - ration given to co- lections, INSURANCE In Urst Class Companies at the Lowest Rates. Yours Rcspeclful'y, PERKY & OWEK. Notary Public IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY Call and see me. I have a very fine stock of Light and Heavy SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS Which will be sold cheaper than the same goods can be bought elsewhere and war­ ranted as represented. Do not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. REPAIRING Promptly Attended to i And In a Workmanlike Manner. Yours Respectfully, GUS CARLSON McHenry, 111., Feb. 1, 1898. NEW HOTEL AND Boarding House Water Street. McHertjy;\ ANTON ENGLEN, Proprietor. Having completed ray new building I am now prepared to take Boarders by tie Day or Week, Give them the best accommo­ dations, and at « KEASONABLE RATES. My Rooms are ail newly fur­ nished, well ventilated, and the building is practically Fire Proof. No pains will be spared to please all who may favor me with their patronage. ANTONY ENGELN. McHenry, 111., 1897. W A R ! ! We have just mide arrargemsn 8 by which we obtain cont.ol of a special euitym of Cram's Big War Atlas, The Best Book of its Kind It is just whatvou want, and all vou want to follow the movements of oar fleet" and our armies. It contains 16 pases of far. e co.oied maps, 21x14 inches, and 14x10# inches m size, covering H territory where a conflict could possibly occur, COMPLETE STATISTICS, Naval and militvry, and history of all ountries and possessions involved, all the fflcial documents, etc. It answers all War Questions, Settles all War Arguments, Strictly up to Date. Even if you have another Atlas you need this one to keep poatjd. While t.hi« special edition lants we will send copies po> tpaid to- srether with four issuesofour'flrofusely illus- trated comic paper "UP TO DATE" for 25 cents in stamps or silver. Address UP TO DATE, Monon Bide. Chicago AGENTS WANTED fn every county to supply the great popular demand for America's War for Hnmaniij. TOLD IN PICTURE, . AND STORY COMPILED AKD WRITTEN BT Senator John J. Ingalls. Of Kansasi The most brilliantly written, most pro. fusely and artistically illustrate.', and oiosi intensely popular book on the subject of the war with Spain. Kearly 200 Superb Illustrations From Photographs taken specially for thU great work. Agents are n-aKing J50 to f!00 a week selling vt. A veritable bonanza for live canvassers. Apply for description, terms and territory at once to N. Di THOMPSON PUB. CO. St- LOU'.B, MO., or New York City. C03N80LI DATED Field Fencing. Ir made in 16 dlfierent Ptyl^S arid Is guaranteed to turn all kinds of stock Nothing but Large Galvenized Wire of the Best Bessemer Steel used in its construction A FENCE THAT ALWAYS KEEPS ITS SHaPE. Crimp and Joint. The hinge joint at each intersection of the wires makes an adustable fence and prevents stsy wires from bending. mn i ride wire provides for expan- sion and contraction and prevents stay wire from moving out of place. MANUFACTURED BY CONSOLIDATED STEEL A WIRE CO C11ICAGO, ILLINOIS Those wishing a fence will do well to see this fence and get our prices before pureliasing. Call on or address E. H. THOMPSON, West IV^cHenry. Tie Great Protons; Stallion, GEORGE O. 9701. 2 : 2 1 i . . Standard under both the trotting and pacing rules. Sired by Lakeland Abdallah, 351, by Him- blstonlan, 10, Dam- Fanny B, a fsst pacing mnre i.y Autocrat, a son of Geo. M. Patchen, 2:23^. George O, 2:21X, is the sire of 11 in the list with Beveral more < apabie of entering at any lime ihey are called upon. A good many oi above are from mares of no known trotting blood. wlio can beat it ? I will continue to stand George O'at my place in McHenry, at $20 TO INSURE. Pavable in cash or due bill at time of ser­ vice or removal of mare. A live colt guaranteed. L. H. OWEN, ^ MCHENRY ILLINOIS, Here we are again with Bargains upon Bargains Mens fine Shirts, 50c Boys bib Ovoralls, ' 25c Mens Leather Suspenders, 25c Very fine assortmennt mens Kid Gloves, 75c to ^1.40 We have- also a number- of Dusters and Hammocks which we will sell at a veoy close margin. 10 bars Santa Glaus Soap, 25c 10 bars Calumet Soap, 25c 10 bars Lenox Soap, 25c Arbucklc Coffee, 11c per lb Gold Dust, 18c Tea, 15c to 50c per lb Barb Wire, $2.35 per hundred We also will give with $5 worth of cash trade 19 pounds of granulated Sugar for $1. Wc h.ive a very large stock of goods both in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware And we know if you will give us a call we will be able to please you in something. Wc aim to make everybody happy as they leave our door, because we know if we are able.to please them once they will come and see us again. Now we hope you will not fail to to take advantage of some of these great bargains.^ War News Every Day. Long Distance Telephone Station E. RICHARDSON, Voloi Lake Co.. Ill MILO L. HOWE. DEALER:IN PIANOS. ORGANS, Musical Merchandise. Of all Kind! »nd Sheet Music. West McHenry, - Illinois BJ'b Tate to Piano Siools Naturally. A growing girl who has no Piano misses a great or enjoyment, and day by day becomes at a great disadvantage, socially. We make a specialty of good, honestly-built Pianos, at low prices. Our stock is all-- embracing--we exhibit the finest Pianos ever shown in this village, but we take equal satisfaction in extremely low-priced instruments. A Visit of Inspection Will Surprise You Pianos Tuned and Rep ^ireJ. On short notice and satisfac­ tion guaranteed. M I L O L . H O W E . NEAB THE DEPOT. WEST McIIENRY, ILL. Keeps open for the accommodation of the Public a First-plassk Saloon and Res'.anrant, Where ho will at ail times keep the best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be tound in the market PABST'S Milwaukee Lsgsr Bee:, At Wholesale and Retail. Beer in large or small Kegs or Bottles al- v ays on hand, cheaper than any other, quality considered. Ordeie by mail promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FOB HOBSES. •ST Oalfand see us. Robt. Schiessle. West McHenry, May 2, 1898, J. W. BONSLETT, P l u m b i n g C o n t r a c t o r . All Ms of Sanitary Plaitoi PEOMPTLY.ATTEKDED TO " Has just received a very com­ plete stock of P l u m b i n g G t i o d s , B a t h T u b s , C l o s e t s , L a v a t o r i e s a n d Fixtures. Steam and Hot Water Heating. Complete stock of all sizes Galvanized and Black Pipe and Fittings on hand. Office and Show Room in Jacob Bon- elett's Agricultural Implement Building, McHENRY, ILL. AMERICAN BRAVERY. The attack of Dewey at Manila was il­ lustrious. Up to Friday morning June 3rd., it has stood out as the most bril- ' j • liaht achievement of recent years in naval warfare. Last Friday morning another event cf the war occurred calling for just as much, or more, bravery on the part of the eight volunteers who offered themselves for service, and their names will go down in.history as heroes. The Spanish fleet lies in the bottle shaped Santiago harbor, with the en­ tire American fleet on guard at its mouth. To enter would be sure destruc­ tion for any fleet. Admiral Sampson de­ cided that the wisest course was to blockade the entrance to the harbor, so that the main portion of our fleet might devote its attention to other matters. Volunteers were called for and thousands responded. Eight were accepted. Fri­ day morning they manned the collier Merrimac and steamed into the narrow entrance. There they anchored, swung the vess'el across the narrow channel, completely blockading it, scuttled her and blew her up and took to a small boat. Unable to escape, they were cap­ tured, and will be exchanged. Their deed was heroic. They had to pass over two lines of submarine mines, exposed TO destruction at every step. They were subjected to a scathing fire from the forts on both sideB, and if cap­ tured alive they ran the risk of death at the hands of the enemy. It was pure bravery. They have earned a rich re­ ward and will receive it. No battle has been fought. To indulge in glowing rhetoric over the lesser en­ gagements at this time would be non­ sense. Events move slowly; we can abide the issue. DEADLY RAPID-FIKE GUNS "Rapid-fire" or "quick-firing" guns are frequently referred to at this time, but few laymen really appreciate the meaning of the term, as contrasted with the "slowrfire" breech-loader. The dis­ tinction is not one of a size, for the ra­ pid-fire system has extended from the AR.O RKNNRW^FIL' TM»R\IORTF»1AO A F IN-'V uuv |/*V^VUIW W X-IUUUj O.lllUlJ 6-inch guns, throwing 36, 70, and 100- pound shot or shell. The essential difference is in the mete- od of loading. Instead of opening the breech and inserting the projectile and the powder separately, the latter, in bunting bag, ammunition for rapid-fire guns is now prepared as for small arms, the ball, powder and firing primer are united; the powder in a metallic case attached to the shot, and the primer in the center of the base of the case. There are a number of types of rapid-fire guns, differing in the way this fixed amrauni gun and fired. The six- pounder (2 24-inch caliber) rapid-fire guns of the tiotchkiss, Driggs-Schroeder, Maxim, Nordenfoldt and Sponson type, can discharge 100 shots in tour minutes 29 seconds, four minutes 35% seconds, four minutes 41 seconds aud four min­ utes 56% seconds, respectively, or twenty-five shots per minute, with ac­ curacy of aim. Without attempt at ac- curcy of aim the rate can be increased to thirty to thirty-five shots per minute W ith 5-inch rapid-fire guns, or 70-pound ers, thirty-six shots have been fired in five minutes. RIDICULOUS CRITICISMS. In their efforts to cast odium on the manner in which the administration is carrying on the war, its critics Btrair themselves into most absurd positions. Having nothing as a basis for fault find­ ing, they are now lashing President A'c- Kinley because some correspondent at Washington has said the president will entertain with favor the proposition for peace which Spain is expected to make within a few days. Of course, the' presi dent has said nothingon the subject, nor will he until Spain sues for a cessation of hostilities, but this does not prevent broadside after broadside of Mugwump and Democratic, abuse being hurled at him and at his fellow officials. That the president must hear and act upon any prayer that our adversary will make, is known to his critics. To disre­ gard an appeal for mercy from a fallen humiliated enemy would be dishonorable, and if Spain sues for pe ice there will be nothing for the administration to do but to open up peace negotiations and inform the Spaniard what'he must pay as the result of his foolish stubborness. This the fault finders are compelled to admit, but before Spain has even made a prop­ osition, they assume that President Mc- Kinley will favor an indemnity that will be inadequate. Having fabricated the straw man, they proceed to tear it to pieces with all the ferocity of a bull-pup chewing an old hat. Thus do they dem onstrate their patriotism, No man of ordinary intelligence is fooled by this sort of thing. Every one who has the ability and the disposition to think understand ^tiat it is im­ possible for the president to decide upon what terms peace is to be declared. In the first place, Spain has not yet been humbled and, until she is, there can be no estimate made of the indemnity that should be asked. The freedom of Cuba and redress for the Maine outrage have been demanded by Congress and these demands must be met. Spain's future obligations will be determined by events which cannot be foreseen by the govern­ ment.--Springfield Journal. All Right In Real War. Onfe of the commendable things about the war is the conduct of the battleship Texas. In times of peace it was a habit of the Texas to crawl up on a sand bar, roll over on its side or do something else unbecoming the dignity of a well-behav- ed man-of-war. In all the excitement thus far she has behaved like a plow horse chaperoning a colt in its first farm work. It was this very same Texas and her antics which inspired in some of the nations abroad a contempt for our navy. She even made some Americans skepti­ cal for a while, but the truth has come at last. The Texas was Bimply trying to show that she was a battleship. She had no use for peace. She was out of her element until Billy Mason began making those red-hot speeches in congress. Then she pricked up her ears and said to her­ self "Now my chance is coming. I'll show these Yankees and them fellows over on the other side how I can perform when I'm mixed up in a real war. No jubilee^e^gbrations and red fire for me. I'm a battleship and don'tyou forget it." List of Patents, Granted to Illinois Inventors this week. Reported b.v C. A. Snow & Co. Patent Attorneys Washington, D. p. A. Brown, Aurora, Street-sweeper. F. Childers, Wolf Creek, Fence. J. W. Har- mel, Pekin, Boiler-furnace. W. F. Job- bins, Aurora, Apparatus for making caustic-soda. J. F. Koch, New Athenp, Grain-separator. L. Muther, Oak Park, Folding-guide for sewing machines. W. W. New, Wool-spinning machine. A Nishless, Freeport. Tie for bales, bundles, etc., F. W. Olin, Alton, Weighing appa­ ratus. E. R. Stiles, Decatur, Railway-tie, For copy of any of the above patents, send 10 cents in postage stamps with date of this paper to C. A. Snow & Co., Patent Attorneys, Washington, D, C Real Estate Transfers For the weeks ending June I3th. John Oramer and w ta John Fischer n » % lot5 blk 1 Harvard $ 350 00 Margaret Whalen to F W Patriot lots 3 and 4 blk 18Union. 200 00 F W Patrick and w to Jennie Patrick lots 5 and 6 blk 3 Spencer's 1st add and undiv X lot 5 blk 10 Marengo..' 1 CO Wm Beading per admr to W D Mone&r > ae>£ seJt s«o 2SJ Richmond 2,640 00 Jolin Morton and w to Marparot Wil- cox iwM ne& and nwX sec 30- Algonquin 2,960 CO Henry Hertz and W to Wm Lorimer lots In sw frl sec 17McBenry....3,000 00 Barbara Hubka to Henry Diorcks lots 3 and 4 blk 10 Plumloigh's add A1 gonquin 2,160 00 S 8 bhet>hard et al per Mas to Mary Parks 85- 100a in west McHenry.. 650 00 John MCL oinell ot al to W A Stephens 116a in nwX sec 18 Richmond...;... 1 00 Martin Stafford and w toClaialiing lot 7 bjk J2 Ayer'* add Harvary..4.; ... 350 00 Ellen Oreagh and h to O F Myers pt blk 7 Huntley 550 00 Michael MoDonald peradinr to Joseph Schneider n|^ e# soX sec 7 and 20a in w'% leH sec 7 Seneca 466 67 Jas Carlisle and w to 8 K Clark l&a in neii sec 26 Greenwood 950 00 O F Morgan Jr and w to Jos Rowbothacn e)i se# eec 10 Alden. 2,600 00 Marilla McLeod to F K Granger lots 7 and 8 blk 20 MoHenry... 1,100 CO McHenry Co to B J Cruikshank lot 16 assrs plat Greenwood Henrietta Groesbeck and h to J JE Wightman pt frl sec 17 McHenry... 500 00 Katrina Powdermaker to Henry Brohm lot 25 Johnsburg 2^a 1,100 (0 R Diesel and w to Stafford & Zola ; ; lot 6 blk 1 Woodstock 278 00 B Higgins and w to John Biggins l tj ft lots 1 and 2 oik 4 WOodBtock 350 00 Marriage Licenses. Herman Melaen Cary Alvena Smith ..cary John Francisco ..Hebron Mittie Seaman... Wisconsin Benjlmin Beckifiglon... Spring Clara Spitzer .Marengo Edward Hi.:key Plalnfleld Birdie Bigging.. DuPage John McCauley IJartland Margaret Ryan.... Hartland Frank O'Flaherty E gin Mary Frlsby Menenry Probate Business, Estata John McCarty. Final report. Estate Maurice Powers. Inventory and wlaow's relinquishment and selection ap- proved. Estate Edmund Burke. Inventory, ap- praisemeot bill and widow's relinquishment and 6elootion approved. Estate Mary Oliver. Proof of death. Pe­ tition for letter#, F. B. Bennett admr. Bond J100 ' j&state H W Mead. Burton Wright ap­ pointed appraiser under inheritance law. Estate Minerva Sherman. Exhibition of receipts. Estate Leonard Lockwood, „Wldow's re­ nunciation of provision of will. Estate Patrick Driscell, Proof of death. Petition for probate of will Estate Jiimes Williams. Inventory, ap praiseinent bill and widow's selection fllecl. AS GOOD AS REGULARS. Many foreign generals, says an ex­ change, in expressing opinions of the volunteer soldiers of the United States, underestimate their sterling worth as soldiers. -No war of modern times de­ monstrated more effectually their valor and discipline than during the rebellion. The volunteers proved to be the equal of regulars and sometimes were better sol­ diers, and in the war of the revolution and 1812. Yankee farmer boys, shop keepers and, workers in the factories whipped the British and Hessian soldiers. The volunteers now in the sonth will r prove more than a match for the Spanish regulars when they meet on the field ot battle. The American soldiers are in­ telligent, and in the ranks of the present volunteers are men capable of command­ ing armies, who are now carrying the mueket. The first fight on equal ground will prove to the world that the Yankee volunteer is as brave and valued a sol­ dier as ever carried a gun or munched a hardtack. Killed a Rabid Dear. The Marengo Republican oMaat week has the following: "Sunday afternoon a finely bred Irish setter came into the yard at John^ J. Whiteside's home and4 its peculiar actions attracted Mr. White­ side's attention. The animal seemed utterly exhausted and appeared very much afraid. He was shut up in a wagon house and in the morning a noise was heard issuing from .the quarters which the dog was in. Upon investiga­ tion it was found that the dog had torn the upholstering off a fine sleigh and had elso bitten and torn the scantling and window sills, in his endeavor to escape* He wa« frothing at the mouth and snap­ ping at everything in sight. A rifle waa secured and his dogship dispatched. Upon a collar which he wore was the owner's name, G. W. Besley, West Mo- Henry. Mr. Besley was telephoned and. he said the dog had been heard from in Lake county Sunday morning. He had made the trip, about thirty miles, Sun­ day. It ie not known whether he had bitten any animals along the road, but it would be well to keep an eye ont for any strange dogs which are around." This is conclusive evidence that the re­ sults of the mad dog scare of last fall are still lingering in our midBt, and that the necessity for muzzled or dead dogs is as now as then. The chief Burgess, of Milesburg, Pa., says DeWitt's JLittle Early Risers are the best pills he ever used in his family during 'forty years of house keeping. They cui e constipation, sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small in size but great in result. By J. A,.Story. Hosiery of S. Stoffel'e. the beet mafees only at A Flood of Gold. The gold production of 1898 promises to be greatly in cxcess of any previous output in our own records or those of the world. The statement of Assistant United States Treasurer Muhleman iB of interest in this connection: The outlook is that we are to have a great amount of gold this year. As yet. the Klondike gold has not come in owing to the ice, but it is estimated at $20,- 000,000 or more when it does come. There will also be a large increase from present indications from Colorado and other mining states. 11 am told that the clearing house people are trying fto ex­ tend their facilities for handling and safe keeping the increased gold which is ex­ pected to pour in from San Francisco. If they get a lot of the precious metal out there from the Klondike in addition to the extra large supply from Australia, they will be overloaded and the surplus would come east. The increase in Australian gold and that of the rand of South Africa, which shows an augment of §20,000,000 this year over the product of la6t, will ualso greatly swell the aggregate. Whatever policy the government may finally adopt in raising its war expenses this great surplus of gold, wbich is also accom­ panied by an increasing value of silver, will prove a most favorable factor in the immediate financial situation. See the Necktiee at Owen & Chapell's. RIDGEFIELD. Mrs. Landon was in Nunda Tuesday. Chas. Iveeler was in Chicago Monday. Will Fisk, of Nunda, was here Friday. Mrs. Ezra Smith was in Nunda oh Thursday. Mrs. J. A. Wood was in Woodstock.on Thursday. John Whiston and wife visited with re­ latives at Rockford last week. Mr. J. H. Parks has a new meat wagon and expects to have it on the road .soon. Miss Myrtle Kiltz, of Cary, was the guest of Miss Tilly Whiston Sunday. Mr. Hansen, of Chicago, spent Sunday at his home here. Mrs. J.. B. Lynch and son Ray were in Harvard Thursday. Mrs. Cora Harback and children, and Will Robinson and wife, of Nunda, visited at Jim Robinson's Sunday. Carl Magoon and wife and Mrs. Albert Jacobs, of Elgin, called at Mrs. N. Jacobs Sunday. F. R. Jackman and wife, of Wood­ stock, visited with W. H. Munroe and wife Sunday. A. F. Davis and daughter Miss Lnra are back from Austin where they spent the winter, Miss Smith, of Wauconda, visited with Mrs. Parks the middle of the week. Wednesday afternoon and evening she gave a few of our young people a lesson in making and crystalizingpaperflowers. Of Interest to Homeseekurs. To those desirous of owning a farm home, and seeking by industry and thrift to attain an independent, condition in life, no better chance is offered than the fertile farming lands, at low prices and reasonable terms, situated along the line of the Chicago & Northwestern railway, in western Minnesota and South Dakota. This locality is forging.to the front and yearly gaining immense wealth from its fine crops, dairy interests and stock rais­ ing. For further information regarding homeseekerfe' rates, etc., please apply to W. B. Kniskern, G^-P. and T.A., 22 Fifth ave., Chicago. 50 »3 This Means You If you are not making money' or are not doing as well as you would like make a change, and the best thing yott can do is to buy good land cheap, in a good country and get the increase in value. Don't pay out all you earn for interest and rent. Write C. S. Graves, Janeevtfle, Wis., (see advertisement in this paper) who sells land at $10 per acre on eaey termB. It will pay you. Sill RINGWOOD. Remember the school picnic next Fri­ day at Pistaqua Bay. Frank Francisco has been engaged as assistant in the factory here. Mrs. Ivemerling was called to Hamp­ shire the last of the week by the death of her mother. E. F. Harrison has moved to Ostend, where he has been engaged as foreman in the factory there. Grandma Brown celebrated her 76th birthday on Thursday last, June 9th, quite a number of her old friends giving her a surprise. Among those present from out of town was Mrs. Wm. Smith, of McHenry. The Epworth League will hold an ice cream festival at the home oi Mrs Mary Dodge, Thursday evening June 16th. Ice cream and cake lOcts. Proceeds to be used for purchasing an Epworth League window for the church. A good programme has been prepared consisting of songs and recitations. ' I