Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • Page 4

READ. Freeport Daily Journal. FBSEPOttT, APRIL 1896. Towels. 25 Cents ever inlhis city.

See them 6 i DRY GOODS, ETC. ANS. Arrived! Choral Union to-night. The Militia meets to-night, Mrs. S.

8. Taggartand daughter have gone west. The electric lights will remain on the court house dome. "Monte Cristo" at the Opora house next'Saturday night. The first strawberries of tho season are at Marquart's store.

Simon Seifert lias moved back to Freeport from Adaline. The rain has seriously interfered with the work of the farmers. Don't forget the Choral Union concert at the Opera house to-night. Johnny Ward is a new hand at the Adamson place. lie hails from Warren.

The prayer meetings wore held by some of the church societies last evening. Michael Hays has returned to Chicago, disgusted with the way county business Is transacted. Will Moltor Is back from Iowa, where ho has boon the past month on business for C. H. Little Co.

Several Lenaitos arrived in the city this afternoon. They will attend the Choral Union concert to-night. Tom McCoy, of Chicago, is in the city. He is employed on tho "Bolt Line" of railroads in Chicago, and is doing well. S.

F. Asplnwall, of Grand Rapids, arrived here, to attend the funeral of his brother, the late Henry Aspinwall. Abo Manny, of Rockford, was on our streets yesterday. Abo is an old-time Stephenson county man, aud is well known all over this country. II.

Cole has arrived from Milwaukee with five trotters. They are at Taylor's park. At tho present time there is a family at the park. John Taylor and daughter, of Racine went to Wichita, Kansas, to-day, to visit the Sweutzells, formerly of this city. Several Freeportors went out to Florence township Thursday morning to attend the funeral of the late Henry Asplnwall.

Conductor Jerry Gordan, of the Illinois Central, has moved his family Dubuque. He resided at Amboy a good many years. All members of Company are re quested to bo in attendance at the Ar mory to-night, for tho election of a Second Lieutenant. Mr. J.

S. Gates, of the Brewster made arrangements to employ Mr. A S. Tinker, who will close the Cliftoi house the latter part of the month. Dr.

Hillebrand is about again, thougl he is by no means well. The shaking up he received in the wreck on the St Paul road a few.weeks was such as to do him ho good. I am feeling very feeble," said Mi- Thomas Hetty, who has been a resident of this county over thirty years and now stopping at the Pennsylvanh house. He was ninety years of age the lOtk of April last, and walks with difll culty. There Is some talk of a Fourth July celebration on a mammoth scale If there are to be any orators, the gen tlemen who will have charge of the ai rangements will please spare us a repe tition of last year's affliction In thi respect.

Mr. and Mrs. George Coon have gon to Lena, whore they have assumet charge of the Lena hotel, Orin Wilsej retiring. Mr Coon and wife have luu experience in this lino, aud both understood their business, the) will undoubtedly do well. Rheumatism had complete control me and I was quite broken down.

began with a teaspoonfh! of Athlo- phoros three times dally and immedi ately commenced to feel bettor. I used one bottle and it cured me. Mrs. Ma gill, U17 West Park Sandusky City Ohio. It is stated a secret movement is being made to oust Dick Sheridan from thi police force.

Ho is one of the oldes and most faithful men in tke service and is never too lazy to do his duty He is a credit to the department, aud i he is removed the city will be deprlvet of a first-class officer. The Rockton people are very mucl elated. A real, geuuini been captured. What a sen sation there would bo in Froeport i such a thing occurred. The last cap ture of the kind made in Freeport wa when Walt Sanderson got onto tin burglar at tho C.

J. Fry residence. Will Hughes is again with us. Hi has been down to his old homo a Goshen, and expects to stay hen a couple of days, when ho will go ove to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where there is i drug store for sale. Ilia friends an always glad to have him come back and only regret that he cannot remaii here permanently.

Mr. Daniel Larson, of the linn Harney Larson, has arrived fron Seneca, 111., and will remain bore, look after the details of tho arrange nienta in the new store in McNamara'i Kagle block that they propose to opoi next week. Dry goods will be thi chief stock, and Mr. Harney is purchasing at Uio markets. Isaac Autil, of the St.

Paul shops has returned from Daws'eounty, Neb. where he has been a couple of weeks His son Charles, George Grove, am George Laible are each located 01 claims of 160 acres, and Mr. Antil has made a claim of 1(30 acres himself. He expressed himself as delighted with the country, and would like to live ou there. Some of the bicycle boys are talking of joining the American League.

I they do the League uniforms, whicl are quite expensive, will have to be worn. Some of the young men we ii favor of going into the Philadelphii organization, while others do not favoi the scheme. It is thought the boy will rent a room here, However, foi meeting purposes. Dangerous counterfeits of the silvei dollar are iu circulation, and every body is warned to be on the lookout Their weight is the same as the gen ine coin, and their ring is seemingly perfect. Their milling is also equal to that of the genuine.

The bogus coins however, are thicker than the genuine and lack lustre. The hair and the eye of the head of Liberty are not well imi tated. The dates on the bogus dollars so far discovered are 1878,1884, and 1885. George Bewail left for Bloomlngton, to-day, Mrs. Miller, of Chicago, is visiting olatlves here.

Fred Held in In Chicago, buying a tock for the Golden shoe store. The Winnesklek tribe of'Bed Men vlll kindle a council fire to-night. Uriah Kyle has put down a substan- ial walk In front of his residence. The committee on locating the new slcctric lights Is nt work on the plat. A horse owned by a mm named Fye lied At the 8.

F. Taylor stable on Wed- nesdey afternoen. A monument is to be erected to the memory of the Black Hawk soldier lead at Timms'Grove. Remember that Bach's celebrated Milwaukee orchestra will play at the Opera house to-night. Oapt.

Philip Arno and Philip Knecht were at Pecatonica to-day, in the Interest of the Chicago excursion. Chas. S. Stetson says the county will have a-suit on its hands If a proper settlement is not made with him. Considerable rain fell this morning.

At noon it commenced to clear up, and it is hoped there will be no more rain for awhile. There is every reason to believe that the Opera house will be crowded with people to-night. There are yet some seats that are not reserved. At 1 or 2 o'clock this morning a man preaching in the middle of North Galena Avenue. He had no audience except those in the neighborhood who peeped out the windows.

The W.C. T. U.will hold a meeting as usual in the parlors of the Y. M. C.

to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Herbert will conduct a bible reading and will be pleased to see all who enjoy bible study. THE COUNTY BOARD. THK COMMtTTKK QUANTKD FUHTJHCIt TIME IN THE HAYS STETSON UILL ItUPOKR THE BOA III).

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. The Board of Supervisors will pay John Wareham $20 for sprinkling the streets about the court house. THE LIGHTS TO UEMA1N. Supervisor Ascher offered a resolution to the effect that the electric lights remain on the court house dome for live years, provided the company furnish a sutllcient bond to the county becoming responsible for all damage done. The committee on Public Build- Ings will have the matter in charge.

CORPORATION TAXES. Jere Pattison appeared before the Board, and stated that Mrs. Pattison would like a rebate of $24 on taxes on forty acres of corporVpwn property in the sou part of'mo wantejpthe mnttoi referred "immediately. The gentlemai: was informed that it would be necessary for Mr. Pattison to put his griev ances In writing before action could be taken.

The Board then adjourned. THURSDAY MOKNINU the committee that had the Hays mat tor in charge reported that they would like to have moro time in which to investigate the business. The Boan adopted the report. NOT ALLOWED. The committee having the Pattison matter in charge reported that in the! opinion, the gentleman entitled to a rebate of taxes.

The Board sus tallied the committee. THE 8TKT8ON MATTER. Mr. Charles Stetson, the plumbei appeared before the Board, and made a speech on the action of the committee in cutting down his bill. He claim that he was authorized to do the work that the committee accepted the job and his bill was a just one.

The matter was discussed at consid erable length one way and the other. The matter was finally referred tc the committee with power to act. The Hoard then adjourned, to mee again in July. TO POKM7 BATALLIOH. THK C1IIUAUO, 1IUULINGTON A QUINCE ROUTE TO GATHER SEVERAL COM TOGETHER, ON Till WAY TO ST, LOU1H.

Ettingor, the well known C. I. official, of Hochelle, and Mr. Warren of the C. B.

were in the city on Wednesday. They came here to inter view Mr. W. W. Moore and other gen tleinon connected with the Conclave Committee, and state to them the in duoeinents offered by the C.

B. Company. It is proposed to form a batalUon of UIB Aurora, Sterling, Dixon Hockford and Frooport Commanderies and nil join in and employ a mamuiotl band of music, and bear other expenses The expense of transportation wouli bo about the same as the C. N. offered.

The committee took the matter mule: consideration, and the missionaries de parted for their homes in the evening The committee will go to St. Louis next week to gather all possible information Personal Paragraphs. The Mt. Morris correspondent of the Oregon Reporter say.s: Kev. O.

Mattison, of Freeport, visited Mt Morris last Monday. He is a zealous commltteeman in helping arrange the details for the great reunion soon to occur of the students of "Old Sand stone." Mrs. II. B. Cummings is at Warren ou a visit to her sister, Mrs.

J. P. Kerlin Mr. Charles II. Little was a Monticello, Iowa, where he has business interests.

School Notes. In consequence of the rain storm today, the schools had but one session at one o'clock, Miss Thomas, of the Skinner school Chicago, in company with Mrs. O. Bidwell, visited the Training school and Miss Flanagan's grammar schoo department at the Third ward. -On Friday evening, May 7th, the pupils of the primary, intermediate and grammar departments will give i literary entertainment at the Illgl School for the benefit of the piano fund.

An admission of 25 cents wil be charged. The next High School dime lecture will be delivered by Hey, O. F. Matti- so i at the High School Tuesday evening, May llth. His subject will be Tobacco." A good programme 01 music will be provided.

Emmert Burrell, Druggists, re fund the price pafyl if Blood Elixir doea not relieve any skin or blood disorder. A niew, but thoroughly tested discovery. A TEEBIBLE FALL. iITTLE DOLLY, DAUGHTER OK KEV. D.

BUIinELL, OV DUnUQUB, HAS A NAUROTT E8CAPB FROM DEATH. Little Dolly Burrell, the flve-year-old daughter of Kev. D. J. Burrell, of Du- mque, met with a terrible accident at lerhome nt five o'clock Wednesday nfteraoon while picking (lowers with a number of companions on the hillside on Upper Mississippi street.

They wore in the vicinity of a quarry, and ventured inside the fence surrounding quarry when a man appeared and a gruff voice ordered them from the place. The Times, in referring to it, says: The children were frightened at the threatening manner in which the fellow spoke and started pell mell down the hill. Dolly Burrell was about one- third of the way down when she rushed Into an uncovered mineral hole, partially hid from view. She fell to the bottom, her cries adding to the terror of the children who witnessed the terrible fate of their companion. Mr.

Sig. Platt happened by in his buggy and he heard the children crying. Mr. Platt hastily tied his horse and summoned two men from the quarry to the scene. The unfortunate little girl could be plainly seen and piteously appealed to the men to take her out.

Two young men, students of St. Joseph's College, were out for a walk and observing the excitement on the hillside ran up to see the cause of the trouble. On learning the difficulty one of them threw his coat off promptly and the men fastened a rope under his arms and lowered him to the bottom of the shaft. In a very few minutes Dolly was landed on terra llrma, her face bleeding and herself badly frightened. Mr.

Platt took her to a house near by, where her wounds were dressed, after which Mr. Platt took her into his buggy and to the family residence on Seventeenth street. The parents, it can be easily imagined, were greatly agitated when they saw their child brought to them in this condition. The family physician found three severe scalp wounds, one on the right temple about an inch and a half in length. She also received several bruises.

Her injuries are quite serious, but it is thought she will speedily recover. The accident may be called a fortunate one. The shaft has been partially filled with surface dirt, and but for this fact the little girl would undoubtedly have beou killed. A Dubuque gentleman, who arrived iu the city to-day, said that the accident occasioned a great deal of excitement at that place, and it was a matter of congratulation when it was learned that tho injuries wore not fatal. THE OHOEAL UNION.

THE GREAT CONCERT TO HE GIVEN A'J THE Ol'ERA HOUSE TO-NIGHT. The Wilcoxon opera house will be crowded with people this evening, where will be rendered the "Communion Service" of Gounod's Mass under the director of Prof. L. Torrens, of Rockford, who has been instructing the Choral Union for several weeks. There will be several distinguished soloists from, abroad and a grand chorus.

Following is the programme: VJkKS FIB8T. MfCflSB ROLKlfHKLT.K GOUIlOd Chorus, and the following soloists Miss AUOIB ST. JOHN. Soprano. JVtKfl.

(iKO. J. MAYER, Contralto. Mil. FKKDKBICK JKNKVNB, Tenor.

Ma, M. CRANK. Basso. Jin. FUAMKD.

BMBRSON, Basso. MB. OTTO PAWJT, Baritone. Mu. JAMKH WILLIAMS, BAOH'd ORCHESTRA.

MRS. CUAXDLKR STABS, Pianist. MlSB LlLLIK DKl'tJY PiRlllst FART SECOND. Orchestra. In yuesta Tomlm Beutuovei MRS.

MAYER. Why do tho Nations? Messiah Mit. EMKMHON. When llin Heart Young Kuck MISB ST. JOH Mu.

UHANK. Bu thou Faithful unto MR. JUNKTNH. I'uu Mariner Minn ST. JOHN, Mn.

JKNKVNS, MR. CRANK Solu iiiul Clioru.s— JiM-Hsaleni 1'aikui MR. CRANK. A RKIUURSAL was given at the Opera house on las evening, under the direction of Prof Torrens, who was accompanied to the city by Mias St. John and others ttockford.

This afternoon there waa a good au dience present at the Opera house, grand public rehearsal being given Don't miss it to-night. Monte Oristo. Mr. Frank Lindon will play tho lead ing part in Monte Cristo at the Open house Saturday night next. The Ha cine Journal referring to' the play says The story of Monte Cristo is one 01 intense interest.

When it was drama tized years ago and played by Fecher, it created a good deal of talk, and the great actor received ovations every where. When he died the play died, no one could be found to take the part with any satisfaction. Mr. James O'Neill revised it and made it a success He played it at the Blake about two years ago. Mr.

Frank Lindon last evening played the Same part, and so well that, put him with the same surroundings, it would be hard to saj which was the best, Mr. O'Neill, we think, the best iu the third act, but Mr Lindon in tho tirat act, as the young man who is to be soon married waa the ideal of the part, and the contrast after sixteen years was perfect good and the sets as The perfeot. ted be expected on a limi- TME FIELDINGS. John Chrysler, agent for the Fielding Comedy Ideal company, is here making arrangements for the appearance of his company ut Germauia liul next week. John and Maggie Fielding are with the organization, aud there li- no doubt but a good show will be thf result.

The prices will be ten aaid twenty cents. "Close the door gently, And bridle the brea' I've one of my headachi a- I'm sick unto death." "Take 'Purgative They're pleasant and sine; I've some in my pocket I'll warrant to cure." Dr. Pieree'a "Pleasant Puwtive Pilli' are both preventive and o-iratlve. 4 ixed. tfackford is to be well supplied with trotting parks.

The Gtumtte says: "Dan Carney's half-mile track at his farm just outside the citv limits is nearly completed. Charles Bryant has tickets for the membership to the usw association, which is called Hockford Driving Club. Instead of their not being any driving park association this year, we have two," OHAELErS PABEWELL. A tAROB AtmiKNCE ASSEMBLE WITHIN TUB BAKUACKB LAST NIGHT, TO HEAR THE LAD FAREWELL. There was a largo audience at the wracks last night, it being the occasion of the farewell of the young cadet, Charley Clark, who leaves home and position to work for the Master.

The new lady officers conducted the meeting with ability and good judgment. Dr. Winslow was present and spoke a few words of encouragement; several ladies and gentlemen on the platform and in the audience proper testified to the goodness of the Lord, one lady saying the Army was needed at Warren, Lena, Lanark, Mt. Carroll and elsewhere, and it was growing stronger and stronger every day. One convert said a brother told him he was going to leave the Army because the ladies did not shake hands with him as often as they did the others.

"God pity the brother "was the cry that went up. Charley Clark, near tho close of the meeting, referred to the fact that ho was going out into the world, away from home, parents and friends. He regretted to leave here, but felt that the Master was urging him to go forward and battle. It was a very pretty little talk, creditable to the young man, and all who know him will wish for him that success that his efforts merit. AT THE DEPOT.

Charley took his departure for Chicago on the morning train, and will there join Harry Harry. Uoth will go to Joliet. At the depot several of the soldiers assembled, and the young man was the recipient of the kindest wishes from all wlio were A boquet of handsome flowers was given to him by admirers. The parting between the young man and his relatives was very affecting. Charley goes away with the best wishes of all who know him.

He carries with him a recommendation from his late employer, William Walton, that volumes in his praise, lie lias chosen a new field in which to labor; he is honest aud sincere, and the JOTBNAL trusts the young man will meet with a kind reception everywhere. WOMEN'S WOEK. THE OFFICERS OF THE JOHN A. DAYI8 UELIEF COKl'S NO. 44 INSTALLED ON WEDNESDAY At the hall of John A.

Davis Post, No. 98, G. A. 11., Wednesday afternoon, nearly thirty ladies assembled, it being the occasion of the institution of the new Belief Corps to work as an auxilliary to the John A. Davis Post.

Mrs. Minnie Kyle, the Department Instituting and Installing Officer, arrived from llockford on the afternoon train, and immediately proceeded to the hall. After preliminaries gone through with the following officers were installed: President, Mrs. Carrie Taylor; Senior Vice President, Mrs. Mary Gale; Junior Vice President Mrs.

Maria Runner; Treasurer, Mrs Mary Baker; Secretary, Mrs. Amelia Stewart; Chaplain, Mrs. Mamie Carr; Conductor, Miss Mattie Brownlee Guard, Mrs. Hannah Leggett. THE TITLE of the organization will be John A Davis Relief Corps No.

44. THE SECRET WORK. Iii a general way Mrs. Kyle instructed the ladies present in the secret work She detailed at length the principal objects of the corps; what has been accomplished; what there is to do; how to go to work, etc. The ladies were well pleased with the talk of the lady, and will go to work with a hearty will doing svhat they think is just aud right to aid the worthy in distress.

MRS. KYLE was the guest of Sheriff Stewart and wife over night, and took the fast mail for Lena Thursday movning, to spend few clays with relatives and friends She is a daughter of Mrs. Abo Manny, of Hockford, and at one time lived at Lena, where she lias many friends whc are always pleased to meet her. She was the ilrst secretary of Ihe first Relief Corps, which was organized at Rockford three years ago. a year 01 more she has been connected in an official way with tho Department o) Illinois.

The Rockford Corps contains over 1(50 members, and is doing a gooi work, fu the State the membership over 2,000, and the increase is verj rapid. Mrs. Kyle is known all over the State as one of the best and most earnest workers iu tho cause, and she wil always receive a hearty welcome from the Freeport ladies. TWENTY-FIYE YEARS, JIR. AND MRS.

A. MLADIC (JU1ETLY OBSERVE THE SILVER ANNINERSARY OF THEIR MAUKIAGE. lu Chicago, twenty-live years ago Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. A.

Blade took the marriage vows. All these years they have shared each other's joys aud sorrows, several years having been passed in our midst. Last evening, tlio occasio'n of the anniversary, was quietly observed at the family residence on upper Stephenson street, there being present the members of the family, aud Mr. and Mrs. A.

Biersach, old aud respected citizens of Milwaukee, and for many years intimate friends of Mr. and Mrs. Blade. Cablegrams of congratulations were received from the parents of Mr. Max Blade, of Woerrutadt, from Mr.

Arthur Blade, of Paris, while dispatches were sent from various parts of the west. Mr. and Mrs. Blade are in the enjoyment of excellent health; they are happy in the possession of a portion of the good things of this world, and they have a family that a credit to any household. It is earnestly hoped that all may be spared to spend many years of happjness, and that the next to receive congratulations will be the "worthy sou of a aoblo sire." Social Notes.

At Armory hall, last night, the Go- Houie-Early club gave the closing hop of the season. Twenty-one numbers were danced too delightful music furnished by the Janesville orchestra; and at 11 o'clock supper was served at the Pacific restaurant. There were thirty couple present. Hacine, Dubuque, Hockford, Chicago and other places were represented, and the occasion was one of the pleaaautest of the season. Tho managers have furnished considerable amusement for the young people during tho season, and the gentlemen are entitled to credit for their kindness.

PASSED AWAY. MRS. JACOB ST1HOEN AND MUS. TWO OLD SETTLERS, EXPIRE. At the residence of Mr.

W. J. Snyder, on Upper Stepheqson Street, at 10 o'clock Wednesday night, Mrs. Jacob Stibgen passed away, aged 80 years. The old lady had not been feeling very well for some time, and she passed away, satisfied that she "would meet a blessed reception in the world to come.

BIOGRAPHICAL. Mrs. Stibgen was a native of Lancaster county, and came west with her husband iti 1851. For several years Mr. Stibgen was engaged in the lumber business with Mr.

P. O. and was known as an" energetic, honorable business man. The family owned present T. K.

Best residence a good many years, and afterwards sold it to Conductor Fisk. Mr. Stibgen passed away at the residence of Mrs. Chas. II.

Chapman, on Galena street, iu 1879. Mrs. Stibgen was a lady who was well known among the early settlers of this county, and all who knew her will always remember her very kindly as a lady possessing many sterling qualities. Her great desire in life was to see hoi- children happy and prosperous, and she passed her declining years in quietness and peace, surrounded with every comfort that relatives could bestow. Mrs.

Stibgen was a consistent and faithful member of the Evangelical faith, and for many years attended the Salem Church of this city. She was a sister of Mr. Jacob Mayer, for many years the proprietor of the Pennsylvania house, and her children are Mrs. John Gochenaur, who resides in the country; Mrs. Chas.

II. Chapman, Mr. A. K. Stibgen, of the Bartlett Hardware Company, Mrs.

W. J. Snyder, and Mrs. IE. K.

Brubaker, of Dakota. The funeral occurs Friday afternoon. Rev. D. B.

Byers, of Naperville, will officiate. The time will be 2 o'clock. MKS. JAUED SHEETZ, a resident of this county since 1839, expired at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. John Hart, on Clay street, Thursday morning.

Mrs. was a native of Pennsylvania, aud when she came to this county there were but very few settlers hero. Mr. Sheetx was educated for the pulpit aud at an early age entered the ministry of the Lutheran Church, laboring successfully and with great acceptance in that office in his native State. Being a man of integrity lie wielded quite an influence here in an early day, aiwl though he never sought office he was called upon to fill various positions of honor and trust.

lie died when he was 73 years of age, one Sabbath morning in 1877 during the service in the First Methodist Church in this city. He had just been seated in the church, and had taken up a hymn book to join in the worship already commenced. lie was observed to swoon in his seat, his head dropped to his bosom, his book fell from his hand, he sank down and was found quite insensible, lie was taken home, and before the family physician, Dr. Buckley, reached the house, life was extinct. This was a great blow to Mrs.

Sheetz, who was warmly attached to her bus- band. Another great loss that she was called upon to mourn was that of her son, Col. Josiah A. Sheetz, who expired a few years ago, after a brief illness. He was a brave soldier in the way of the rebellion, and his demise made her feel very sad.

Since then Mrs. Sheetz has spent most of her time at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Hart, who was very kind to her, and did everything that was possible to make her happy. She was a good woman in every respect, and she leaves to her relatives a memory of a life spent iii doing what she believed to be right and just. She was a few mouths over 80 years Mr C.

A. Sheetz, of Freeport, was son of the husband of the deceased M. A. aud Dr. L.

A. Sheetz, of Iowa are sons, and Mrs. John Hart and Mrs D. L. Brubaker, of this city, are daughters.

It is probable the funeral will take place on Saturday. The Fanners' Paradise. A man on his own farm, well cultivated and kept, well stocked, with good modern dwellings and barns and outbuildings, master of both time and acres, tied to no hours by the calls of bells or whistles, free to come and go according to the necessities of none but himself, mostly in his own lields, performing his healthful labors within sight oi his own chimneys, is surely as rich, in the genuine sense of that word, as any man can be. He has nothing to fear, nobody to envy. Of one thing he is sure all his days, and that is a sufficient living; aud that is what other men are never sure of without a single pang of doubt or apprehension.

There is his home, there is all tho animal and inanimate machinery of his establishment, and for tile-rest he looks in profound trust to the bounty of heaven. Instead of this unworthy and demoralizing anxiety to get rich, if tho average farmer, ouco boing solidly established, would resolve to enlarge or exalt his life us it is, to make moro out of that, to enjoy as much as possible of what there is to be enjoyed, to adorn and beautify his only paradise on and without, ho would Jiml all his daily tusks easier, oven to the extent of being delightful; ho would feel rich, where with moro money, lie fools all tho time poor; and ho would rid himself of a false ty- nuil in the form of increasing parsimony that holds liis noso to the grindstone till ho is Hung into his grave. If farmers only know it they would be tho richest men on earth. Excursion to Chicago. On Sunday, May 23, at 7 o'clock, a special excursion train will leave Freeport for Chicago, stopping at points as tar as and including Bolvidere, to take passengers, Tickets, good to return on any regular train for three days.

1 hose who wish to come back Sunday night can do so. It will be the last cheap excursion of the season. Re- momber the date, May 23d. apr29dtd COMING! COMING! Harney Larsen are coming to Freeport with a full and complete line of staple and fancy Dry Goods, Look for them; tons of goods now on the road from New York, Philadelphia and Chicago, will be opened next week. HAENEY LARSEN, 100 Stephenson-st.

DRY GOODS, -MAYNARD'S- CARPETS! Recent Arrivals in Carpets make our stock the most Attractive we have ever offered. Special Bargain! A full line of the celebrated Roxbury Tapestry Brussels 75 cts. a $1.10. Don't buy until you have examined our line; we promise to make it profitable for you. FANCY GOODS, ETC.

MRS. J. BENSOK Special Sale! OF KID FABRIC GLOVES ON Saturday KIDS FOR 6Bc FABRICS FOR MRS. J. BENSON 1 BOONS, STATIONERY, ETC.

AT THE Book Store! will find the old reliable ButtaloCar- Hages, thiit, Iwvo boon sold lien- for the last six teen years; they have le hargest Body Bent BpniiKofaiiy Canine In tlie Vh Store Opposite Court House, Freeport, Illinois. CONTRACTING. WM. ASCHER, Contractor and Builder. Wans and estimates lor all kinds of Stone Mason Work furnished on applica- toave orders at Hoebel Moogk's, or apply wnitt WM.

ASCHER, KHKKl'ORT. IL HOOKS, STATIONERY, ETC. I have just been down (o WRIOHT KLEOK- NEK'S Book Store, and ducli lovely Baby Car- ringes 1 never saw in my life before! They have just got in lots of new ones from the factories, where they are made.ar 1 tell you every one is going to buy a this summer ought right down to Store. And 1 boui second handed school booki the boys, that looked just lifaijjew i I shouldn't have known thediffe if they had not told me. When Legume' home and told Mary Jane about it she wrote these verses, which nhe and the boys sing to the tune of "Old CTrimes." Old Time goes on, and we're convinced We never shall see more, A bettor place to buy our books, Than WRIGHT KLECKNER'S Store.

They have the finest of gold pens, And pictures not a few, And teachers' cards, aud artists' goods, And all that's fresh and new. So we shall do as we have doue, For the many years before. Buy all our HOOKS and PICTURE FBAMFS At WRIGHT KLECKNEK'S Store..