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~-fi% - W ??*§. 1THJENBY 5v ^'$T Clothing in all the fashionable colors and at prices ranging from $10.00 and $22.00 per suit. You will save 25 per cent by buying 9 ready made suit and get workmanship which is equal to any made to order suit. Shoes, Hats, Shirts, Underwear and Gents' Furnishings. Jos. W. Freund We^t McHenry* 111. Good Shoes For the whole family Our line of Men's Heavy Work Shoes is now com­ plete. New easy shapes in brown and black leathers at $2.50, $2.75, $3,00 to $4=50 Fine Dress Shoes in new popular shapes $2.50 to $4.25 Ladies', Misses' and Children's Shoes in lace and button with cloth or leather tops. Combination blacks 4 and colors. DRESS GOODS and Suitings in a big range of col­ ors and qualities. All wool and dainty wash fabrics. MEN'S HATS AND CAPS, latest models for the correct dresser. Shirts, Collars, Ties, E^jc. SUITS AND OVER COATS made to your measure. ALWAYS A FULL LINE OF FRESH GROCERIES M, J. WALSH, Phone 63-R Goods Delivered Gas Range Week April 26th to May 1st All Gas Companies throughout the Country unite with us in celebrating Gas Range Week. The leader this year is the White Enamel fin­ ished range--it is cleaned as you would clean a dish. Visit our office during Gas Range Week-- inspect the last word in Gas Ranges--sanitary-- practical--desirable. D. M. WORKMAN. DUUkt M«t£_ Spring Is Here THIS is the time of year when the housewife is busying herself cleaning house and dis­carding the old rugs and carpets and pieces of furniture which have not only outlived their usefulness but become an eyesore to the home. We wish to call to the attention of the women folks that our line of carpets and rugs is larger and better than ever, and, what's more, our prices are most attractive. These are not dam­ aged, but new goods right from the factory and it will pay you to call and inspect what we have to offer. Our furniture line is also quite complete and easy to select from. Come in and let us talk shop to you. :: ~ » Jacob Ju^ten McHenry, Illinois SCHOOL NOTES m-- imiMMiifQ to OUM cwemiiM. institution "Jove, how you do ffrasp things, Uncle Archie." Julia Freund was a high school vis­ itor last Wednesday. The famous art productions are being1 studied in the grades. Coming1, in the class play: Tony, Antonius, Antininous. We have some members of the F. R. S. in our class Seniors. Junior, explaining algebra to a soph­ omore: "61 divided by 1 is 60." When I awoke this morning she was gone. Who? The piano.--4th room. There was an Hawaiin (?) visitor in the eighth grade Wednesday morning. Margaret tiaur was absent a week from school on account of sickness. 3rd grade. Marguerite Bonslett has returned after a week's absence on account of weak eyes. Alfred is progressing rapidly in chemistry, especially along the "break- erage line." If you please, Mr. Nye, oh, do hear us! We would like to procrastinate that test in algebra. After last week's vaulting some of the boys could say: "I've had a weak back for a week back." The eighth grade found the capacity of the standpipe to be about 5,439 bar­ rels. Are we right? Lenore Freund taught the third room Wednesday afternoon, owing to the absence of Miss Granger. The fifth grade pupils are enjoying the reading of "Selections in the Riv­ erside Literature Series." Current events were discussed this week by Mayme Barbian, Winifred Bradley, Sarah Dodge and Arthur Hunter. We are making great preparations for an exhibit, which will be given soon. It is to be both an art and school exhibit. Mr. Nye. "Sound doesn't travel thru a vacuum." Bright senior: "Well, it's a wonder I ever hear anything." One of the sophomore boys was bus­ ily engaged chasing "Florabelle" one day last week. It must be that he is practicing for field meet. The librarians are spending their leisure time in taking an inventory of the library and recataloguing the books. A list of new volumes has been added. There was quite a discussion at the senior meeting last Friday evening as to the legality of the president's vote. We fear that we will have to bring in a book of laws to decide questions in the future. Arb*r Dav Oh, Arbor day is here again, With hoe and spade and rake; We all go out to plant some trees, And gardens also make. An oak tree we will plant right here, A peach tree over there, And, here, some plum and cherry trees; Think of the fruit they'll bear! Right here, we'll have our garden, Red radishes and beans, And if the lettuce only grows, It will be lit for queens. And when at last our work is done, And all our planting's over, We'll go and have a frolic in That bed of nice, red clover. ttAmVBAtVtt, ------ "" iiwy loss of son wmm. tflnSTBUCSYg' IX/E. ma* /En mwnr •TttOISTURE MAM HTVtR , YIELDS -Mabel E. Krumpen. NEW BOOKS ADDED TO SCHOOL LIBRARY Jungle Book, Docas, Indian Boy; Peasant and Prince, Young Folks' His­ tory of Rome, Flamsted Quaries, A Knight of the Cumberland, Freckles, Girl of the Limberlost, set Plutarchs' Lives, Blennerhassett, Anderson's Fairy Tales, Edith's Burglar,, Don Quixote, Hunch Back of Notre Dame, Field Botony, Ab, the Cave Man; Geog* raphy for Young Folks, Golden Fluff and Other Stories, Elsie Dinsmore, Little Men, Little Women, Cinderilla, Tom Thumb, Water Babies, Tell Me a Story, Hoosier School Boy, Tree Dwellers, for second grade;^Polly Ol­ iver's Problem, Widow O'Callaghan's Boys, Laddie, Little Prudy, Dottie Dimple at School, Little Colonel, Bow Wow and Mew Mew, Birds' Christmas Carol, Bunny Bright Eyes, Five Little Peppers, Nixie Bunny, Overall Boys, Dreadnaught Boys, Hans Bunker, Rob­ inson Crusoe, Fanciful Tales, Kipling Reader, Story Hour Readers, third grade; Selections from Riverside Series, for fifth grade; Lady of Lake, for eighth grade. KcHENRY PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORT The following is a report of all grades of the school for the month be­ ginning March 8 and ending April 2: Enrollment--Boys, 105; girls, 134; total, 239. No. of days of attendance--Total, 4654. No. of days absence--Boys, 40; girls, 46; total, 95. Cases of tardiness--Boys, 11; girls, 10; total, 21. Average daily attendance for grade, 233. No. of pupils ranking above 90 in in­ dustry, 146. Number neither absent nor tardy, 177. No. of cases of corporal punishment for school, 0.*" No. of cases of truancy for school, 1. A. EDGAR NYE, Supt. SPEND A DAY PISHING For those who wish to pass a day fish­ ing ai Pistakee Bay I am prepared to provide them with fishing tackle, bait, bunts and a place tc stable their horses or leave their automobile. If you wish to catch a mess of fish come up any time. Jos. J. MEKTES, 40-tf. Pistakee Bay. If you see it advertised come to us first. Petech. Imported pure Olive oil at C. Unti's. Lack of rain this spring may mean a shortage of moisture, which is sure to cause lower yields of crops unless every farmer practiqps methods that will hold the moisture until the crop is ready for it. An enormous amount Of moisture is required each year to develop the cropp we raise and in ad­ dition to that lost by leaching (perco­ lation of the water downward beyond reach of the plant roots) the actual supply in the soil during the growing season may be so small that the proper development of the plants is impossi­ ble. PunctlMM ol Noiatur* Water is a direct food of all plants and becomes a part of their tissue either directly as water Or is.broken up and its elements used to make new compound. It is also a carrier of min­ eral plant food and the gaseous ele­ ments of the air to their proper places in the plant so that they may be inade use of in promoting .Its growth. Water is also made use of by the plant to con­ trol its temperature. Amount *t Wet«r Required t* Craw • Crtp From 70% to more than 90% of the green weight of our crops is due to water. The amount that passes in thru the rootis, up thru the stalks and out thru the loaves is many times greater than that used directly as food. Crops, such as oats, barley, wheat, corn, rye and clovCr, require from 200 to 500 pounds of water for each pound of dry matter produced. The following table gives the amount of water required from the soil for each pound of dry matter produced in the stalk and grain. Corn.. 275 lbs. Oats... 500 lbs. Rye ..400 lbs. Wheat. _ 400 lbs. Barley.. 400 lbs. Clover 450 lbsi The above figures sho'w that enor­ mous amount of water is required to produce the different crops. Also the amount required at certain periods of the plant growth varies considerably, especially as the plant nears the ripen­ ing period. A single corn plant, when it is coming into tassel and the ear forming, uses water at the rate of twelve quarts per day. The total amount of water required to produce an average yield of any of the> staple crops may vary from 500 to 2000 tons per acre. Methods •( Holding Molsturo The moisture received in rainfall may be lost in two ways. It may per* colate thru the soil and out beyond the reach of the plant's roots; it may evap­ orate. The loss by percolation is very great, being most rapid in soils with large spaces, which may be the result of coarse particles or clods. From 20% to 50% of the season's rainfall may be lost by percolation. Percolation is best stopped by keeping a good supply of organic matter in the soil. The second form of soil moisture loss is by surface evaporation. A large amount of moisture is evaporated di­ rectly from the leaves of the plant, which is a necessary function in the process of growth. If the plants which evaporate the soil water are those of*the desired crops then the loss is necessary, but it frequently happens that weeds are per­ mitted to grow and they cause an ex­ cessive loss of moisture, and by pre­ venting their growth the moisture is saved. Soil evaporation occurs almost en­ tirely at the surface of the soil. It may also occur where the soil is badly cracked. Disking the soil will prevent tbtf formation of such cracks and will also produce a mulch of the natural soil, commonly known as a "dust mulch." It is simply an air dry layer of the natural soil covering the moist soil below and prevents the moisture from coming to the surface. A dust mulch can easily be produced on most any soil by disking or harrowing, which separates the soil particles^) that the moisture cannot pass up from one particle to the other and reach the surface, where it is evaporated by the wind and heat. A dust mulch need not be very deep, about two inches giving good results. Keep the surface loose at all times. This should not be neglected and espe­ cially now, when we are threatened with dry weather. The farmer who holds the moisture will get the biggest crops. Disk all your ground before plowing. It will plow easier and raise bigger crops. Make it hold all the moisture you can. DELOS L. JAMES, County Agriculturist and Agent U. S. Dept. Agri. Gtor|* Beck with Obituary George Beckwith passed to the high­ er life on April 10,1915, being66 years, 4 months and 17 days of age. He was born near Ringwood on Nov. 23, 1848. On January 9, 1873, he was united in marriage to Ernestine Irish. Six chil­ dren were born to them, one dying in infancy and three passing away later on, these being Nora, Chauncey and Alta. The two living children are Edna and Delia. George Beckwith was the youngest son of Chauncey and Sophonia Beck­ with, natives of New Port, New Hamp­ shire. His brother, Ira, passed away in 1869, leaving a wife and three daugh­ ters, Stella, Elona and Belle, all of whom are living. "Dear one, a golden morning for thee has dawned; Loving ones have called you home, they called you, oh, so gently. They sweetly iea the way To the golden shining portals, of life's eternal day." #*# m •wn- -4# In Your I S in constant danger of being spent foolishly or senti-foolishly. The money you own in this banfc is safer. You will think twice before writing a cheque for it. From every viewpoint the habit of banking money is a wise habit. It encourages thrift, Simulates industry, teaches business, practice, and is a protection against the time of adversity. If you prefer a bank that combines safety and simplicity, we can rfecomm^nd this institution. You may talk to us about it any day during banking hours. ... ^ ... Apply here for membership in the McHenry Poultry and t^rain association. Membership fee, $1.90. WfSf MATE Illinois. We^t McHenry, CENTRAL. OPERA HOUSE THE MOVIES WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY The latent and be^t PICTURES.. (r THE ' Wl 1**1 _ Every Thursday Night Jeeefc Hank Dead Jacob Hauk, at one time a resident of this village, and who leaves many friends here, passed away at the home WEDNESDAY Admission :: 10c DRUGGIST MAKES A STATEMENT We always advise people who have stomach or bowel trouble to see a doctor. But to those who do not wish to do this we will say : try the mix­ ture of simple buckthorn bark, gly­ cerine, etc., known as Adler-i-ka. Thisrj simple new remedy is so powerful" that JUST ONE DOSE relieves sour stomach, gas on the stomach und con­ stipation INSTANTLY. People who try Adler-i-ka are surprised at its QUICK action. E. V. H'ALUSTER, DRUGGIST REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT Prtptrtf wanted te liat A. H. POUSE WEST NcHENRY Pheae 7S-R Telephone No. 108-R SIMON STOFFEL Insurance agent for all classes of property in the best companies. WEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS Office Hour* 9:4t to 12:M a. m. 14* to 4:39 p. m. 7.-M to Ml p. n>. Telephone* Office 17 Residence 51-W A. I. FROEHLICH Physician and Surgeon Schnorr Bldg. WEST McHENRY of Mr. and iltrs. H. P. Lindsay at Heb­ ron on Monday evening of this week. His body was brought here on the 8:19 train on Wednesday morning and was laid to rest in tne family lot in Wood­ land cemetery. McHenry friends ex tend sympathy to the bereaved ones. Nickeling and enameling of all kinds. Auto parts a specialty. Storage bat­ teries oharged and repaired. Bronze bearings and castings promptly fur­ nished. The Oliver Typewriter Com­ pany, Woodstock, 111. 40-41 WHITEWASHING--Dairy barns, 8c per stanchion. Inquire of Smith & Baer, McHenry, 111. 'Phone 623-R-l. 42-3t This week's sale of vanie 10c to $1.00 worth of Palm Olive Soap FREE THIS WEEK With every purchase of the famou* well known Galvanic easy washing White Laundry Soap amounting to 45c or more. When you buy Galvanic Soap you get one of the best Laundry Soaps made and in addition you get from 2 to 10 cakes of Palm Olive, a Tiigh grade Toilet Soap Free. With 100 bars at 14.05) $l.St .vou will get'10 cakes > of Palm <Hive or > With 20 bars at Hoc j 29c you will get 2 cakes [• worth of P^lm Olive or .) Free With :,u bars at $2.10 i 50c you will get ;> cakes [• Worthy of Palm Olive or ) Free With 10 bars at 4oc i 10c you will get 1 cake >• worth of Palm Olive or ) Free F. A. Bohlander Prompt Delivery 'Phone 58-J CTBtf -SUMMER UNDERWEAR^ The problem of summer comfort is largely one of the right texture and the right weight of underwear. Union Suits and two-piece suits at $1.50, $1.00, 85c, 50c and 25c per garment. Underwear for ladies and children, a good variety to choose from, at 10c, 15c, 25c, 35c and 50c. (Cut This OWt) This coupon and 9tc will buy <1.04 worth of any Underwear at Smith Bros. Good till April 39, 1^15, """* ?&r SMITH BROS. "'Sir* PHILIP JAEGER , QENliKAL 99/1Q1ISSION MERCHANT SPECIAL ATTENTION QIVEN TO THE SALS Bmi. riimon, Hogt, V«ri. Poultry, Hide*, Etc;., Butter and Effs This Is the oldest house on the street Tags and prios lists famished on application. COLD STORAQB FREE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Stall i A J. PlItM M, Wkolmb MarM. /