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.«r .•* 7 *;- ,v., J ' %-'>« ^--TFT;-Y. -A- J--,".#. »""\. -' -• ' , " " „ "\ R'"' " * ? - - " - •"• ' ,_ • . >^VSSR. »i, I'* -f.it- •;'. :rr-~*i ,•" * ' •.i," ':.-*,>-3* -*sii THE M'HENRY PLA1NDEALER *-~ ;*i .5T>Ci4",. :*• '3^r\ •* Canmc^ Wow to play Bridge jt AUCTION* ' CONTRACT Wynne Ferguson •PRACTICAL AUCTION BPJMI* ARTICLENO. 2 P.V^ *! { " *"l , If there is one thing about Auction •nd Contract that is certain and undisputed, it is the fact that no perfect '"system of bidding has bfien or is ever likely to be invented. Almost any system, if clearly understood by partners and intelligently played, will produce good results. The only difference between systems of bidding in both games lies "in the difference m the skill of the nl a vers advocating the different systems. The only thing that makes one system preferable to another is the tact that it is more easily understood and applied by the average player, lhe writer has known of' many match 1 i" "'\ r caiflh between experts advocating differert systems atid, as a rule, such : "V v: matches'ha\-e been, more or less even, - " And it is very lucky that there is n© *A". • ~' perfect system of bidding. If there ? - ' .V were, the gatiie would soon lose its J. ^*1*1 1 fascination "and charm. No one likes ta feel that the bther fellow knows as _ .*"t * imich as he does and, if the ;btdaing • . were' perfect, no one could put any - ; ' • thing over. . . ' , o . What really make^Auction andX-ontract so fascinating, howeveY, is its uncertainty. Every bid, practically, is irt the nature of a speculation or a - r gamble fpr there is no guarantee that the cards will not be so distributed • J, that your bid, no matter how SOUHM, cannot be made. For example, suppose * you bid one heart, holding five hearts' headed by the ace, king, queen &nd an • outside ace. No one will say that such a bid is unsound under any system, and yet you are doubled and lose your • contract by three tricks. There were •; seven hearts in one hand against you. A bad break but no one-can say you . made a bad bid. The following example hands apply equally well to Auction or Contract. ^•;vv . : The dealer bid one spade and second hand, holding the following: , Hearts -- Q, J, 9, 8, 6, 4, 3* . k ' _ _ Clubs---6. . • ° Diamonds -- K, Q, J, 0 ' ' . Spades -- ,A correctly bid two hearts. The dealer's partner, holding the remaining six , hearts, doubled and defeated the contract by three tricks. These are bad breaks, of course, but show what happens even to the soundest of bids. Here's the other angle: winning by bad bidding. The dealer holds a strong no-trump hand but only two little spades. Instead of bidding one no trump, he bid two spades and was doubled by second hand. He then bid two no trump and made three odd. Second hand and his partner had a. set-up spade suit, but failed to lead it;. ' because of the dealer's bluff bid, -A " fine example of winning by bad bidding. ; Still another example. The dealer bid one sio trump and. second hand,- holding t^e following.; - . Hearts--.to,•./ Dramonci Spades -- Q, 8, 4 ,• • ','S .•••^ bid two spades on the theory that the dealer's partner, if he, held a stopper in the spade suit, would undoubtedly bid two no trump. It happened just as second hand had planned. The dealers • partner bid two no trump, second hand doubled and defeated the contract by two tricks/ making seven diamond tricks right off the reel. These examples of winning by bad bidding are given as a warning. Never try stunts of this kind for there's nothing to such bidding. If you win once, you are encouraged to try again and you cannot help but lose out in the long rurt. Learn some system well and understand it thoroughly. Once you have mastered it, stick to it and you will get results. The system you choose is immaterial, but the application is everything. Let your partner know what he can expect of you and don't disappoint. Be dependable first, last ancf all the time. The following problem was submitted by a correspondent, with the^ i statement that he was unable to solve it and asking for assistance: • ^ ; Hearts -- Q, 6 Qubs--K, 10, 4, 2 Diamonds-r-none . Spades -- Q • . • i n R O w J i C I O -• - • Hearts -- K, 8, 7, 3, 2 ~Gub§ -- none , Diamonds -- none -iSpader-r-^A, 10, A B • Ik-ris - 9, 5 " Clubs --S, 7 ^ Diamonds --10, 4, 3 « Letter . u." Hearts-- none Clubs -- A, Q, 5 Diamonds -- none Spades -- 9, 5, 4, 2 • There are no trumps and Z is in the lead. How can Y 2 win five of the seven tricks against any defense? ' ~~ -*.• • • Solution in next Article. . Merely Humoroui "By the jrreut liorn spoon" Is a lu<Jl-. crous and hieaninL.'le.«s path of unknown origin found in the Biglow pa-, per?, b.v James Russell TiOwell. FARM BUREAU SERVICES ,\Ve have "auto, life, employers' liabil- . ity, fire, lightning1 and windstorm ! (where it does not conflict with local See the Special Agent in your terri tory or call our office, Woodstock 442, and secure your share of these benefits. SPECIAL AGENTS K. E. Cristy, Ringwood; Lloyd Benwell, West McHenry; Charles JSchroeder, Crystal Lake; Aimer • Aavang, Woodstock; R. T. Burroughs, Harvard; Stanley Church, Huntley; F. Carroll Curtis, Harvard; Art Garlieb, Huntley; Earl Hughes, Woodstock; •Geo. A. Hunt, Woodstock; Eldred Johnson, Spring Grove; Geo. Kosatka, Fox River Grove; Chas. Nichols, He- -Ibron; Walter Schuett, Woodstock; " Earl Swenson, Spring Grove; J. R. Wells, Harvard; Ford Hanford, McHenry; Ben Winn, Richmond. McHenry County Farm Bureau WOODSTOCK. Christian Church Hi*tory Magdeburg centuries was the name given to the first great work of Protestant divines on the history of the Christian church. It was begun at Magdeburg by Matthias Flaclus in 1552 and. published at Basel in 1560- 74. They were called centuries because each volume contains „the history of a century and there were 13 volumes, carrying the history of the church -Byw National Editorial Association Washington, October 28--TheHallowe'en' spirit of spooks and goblins frightening children has permeated official life.,The fear of meddlesome and bungling legislative action is everywhere apparent. The sparks that fly about in Congressional interference and high-handed blustering tactics have in the past justified sthe gloomy apprehension. There is a 'marked desire to have various unemployment relief projects well under way and beyond harm from prying legislators. It is, indeed, a sad commentary on the effectiveness of the national legislative body. Already signs point to return of the Congressional mania for investigations^ Unfortunately, the motivating force behind these probes is usually an'open bid for . personal publicity by the legislators, rat^sr than the rendition of a real public service. - " V It will require a high-grade of political ctfuriige for a handful of Congressional thrift advocates to enforce their economy program. There is an old maxim about government employees that "some die, but few reign" If the Federal expenditures are reduced by salary cuts applicable to more than 600,000 men and women on government payrolls the proponents of the savings schemes must be prepared to face the discordant music of those affected by the economy . plan. The legislators Will be in a dilemma unless they are prepared to forte the issue. The folks back home who have been out of work, or sustained wage cuts will not take kindly to the idea of government employees living in the security of iwice-a-month pay days and no downward revision in their earnings. Something extraordinarily convincing in alibis will be in order if Federal workers, whose salaries come from the taxpayers, are left outside the pale of wage adjustments. The average Congressman has always been stampeded into voting salary advances by organized government workers, jjprticularly postal employees, How they stand up under pressure for tax- cuts from the majority as represented by the taxpayers and demands for wage raises from the organized minorities will present an interesting political spectacle this winter. The political barometers indicate j that the visit of Premier Laval of France will provide the Senate with ammunition during the winter. There is a small but powerful clique of Senators who pride themselves on their knowledge of international affairs. They are nevet bashful about airing their views in public. Fortunately, the House of Representatives lacks treaty ratification powers and devotes its time to domestic affairs. The ranks of the irr$concilables, as a handful of Senators were known in the fight" against participation in the League of Nations during the Wilson regime, are relatively unchanged. Hi tary--Pathfinder Magazine. Lovem&king on a Painter's Ladder Really a Muikmelon The nse of the term '(cantaloupe* has become synonymous with' the term "muskmelon," commercially. Technically, however, the cantaloupe \t only one variety of mcskmeloii. J*maicn'» Mementoes Jamaica is nilcd with interest for the tourist. Kingston, the capital and principal city. Is the usual port of call for ships. Here, in ope church, are the burial place of Morgan, one of the most famous of the buccaneers that roamed the Spanish main, and the coat of arms of Admiral Nelson, who once made his headquarters at Kingston. Day Phone McHenry 256 Night Phone McHenry 137-W Peterson's Garage ; TIRES--OIL--GAS Expert Repair Service One Block East of.Fox River Bridge, Route - NOTICE BEGINNING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, MILK WILL BE DELIVERED LATE I|f THE DAY. ORDER EXTRA , MILK SUNDAY IF IT IS NEEDED FOR MONDAY'S BREAKFAST. rani Johnson, an anti-Hoover Californian will be an active figure.. Senator Moses and Senator Borah while ostensibly loyal Republicans are quite likely to scuttle the President's program as the opposition party. The irreconcilables are not regarded as trustworthy personal friends of Mr. Hoover. It is admitted that the Hoover plan of international adjustment is in more danger from strong-minded Republi can Senators, than from the Democrats, who must not appear as obstructionists on the eve of a Presidential campaign. The belief that President Hoover seldom seeks advice could be upset by close observation. A careful watch would s'how Eugene Meyer, director of the Federal Reserve Board dashing from his office in the Treasurery building to the private office of the Chief Executive. Meyer's counsel is sought on financial matters. Henry M. Robinson, Los Angeles banker, with experience in reparations some years ago, is also a frequent visitor. He is groomed as a successor to Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury. Dr. Julius Klein, assistant secretary of Commerce, long identified with Mr. Hoover while he was a cabinet officer, is consulted on business angles. Frequently Klein's speeches reflect the Hoover opinion. The great sorrow of Klein's career was Hoover's unwillingness to name him Secretary of Commerce- The Klein cPmg is an instance where minor government officials are closer to the President than" their chiefs. ; * '• ' English TrMiurt Trove -- •bout a year ago a Jar of roM bobles was unearthed at Broadhurst manor, Horsted Keynes,-"England. These are gold coins of the Fifteenth century and of great value from an antiquarian point of view. Even In London ancient hoards are found. A man digging a trench for a water main at Croydon found two earthenware pots, stuffed with poins, which proved to have been minted between A. D. 337 and A. D. 350. Though green with age, they were In excellent preservatioo., By JANE OSBORN •••••• <© by McQlure Newspaper Syndicate.) ' <WNU Service.> IN CASES of,serious illness Doctor Lannlng did npt attend members of his own family, bat when Martha had hysterics that night In midsummer TV hen Lanning accldently encountered her In the act of eloping with Peter Letson he'did'not consider , her condition serldus enough to require the services of an outside physician. Having hysterics, under the clrcumstrfrfces, was entirely normal. But even normal symptoms needed treatment, so after I'eter had been dismissed with a curt good night from Doctor Lanping and a look of mute and tearful entreaty from Martha, Doctor Lnnnlng escortVl his sobbing daughter to her room, gave her a drink of cold water and told her to go to l>ed and to stay In her room for two or three d»ys. ; 'The: interception of -Martha'* elonement had been quite accidental to far as Doctor Lanning was concerned. He had betai rdusefa at-midnight .by the ringing"of his telephone.! A country patient wanted him to .'cttme' at once and rather drowsily, but with all speed, the -doctor had put on Ills .clothes and had gone downstairs and out to the garage to get his car when he heard whispers in the driveway ahead of him. Before he even realized that the two young people standing there were his daughter, Martha, and Peter Letson, he heard a shrill shriek "of alarm. He knew the voice was Martha's and Martha was standing there in hat and light coat with a little traveling bag. The really surprising thing about it all. as Doctor Lanning thought., after he had got his daughter tp promise that she would not make another attempt to elope during his absence, and had finally started off In his car, was that there was no sane reason why Martha and Peter should have planned an elopement.. Doctor Lanning didn't realize then that the elopement had come as the result of Martha's desire to have what she considered^a-romaniic marriage. And now for the llrst time Doctor Lanning felt a decided disapproval of Peter, and when the next morning Peter telephoned to ask permissjon to speak with him and Martha the doctor curtVy refused. He alto warned the young man that any letters or messages he might send to his daughter would not be delivered. She was at present confined to her room In a state of nervous excitement. From a distance Peter watched the Lanning house, and when he saw the doctor's car stkrt out on his morning round of calls he cautiously drew near. Painters were at work on the house-- looking at them Peter had a bright idea. And when Doctor Lanning returned an hour or so later he might have observed that whereas three men had been working on ladders and scaffolds when he left there were now four. About^ten o'clock the ne$xt 'morning Doctor Lanning backed his car out of the garage and down the driveway that ran close to the house and then to the road. Martha's room was on that side Just above the driveway-- Doctor Lanning had gone to the o l d I tons of Interest Taken Proai the Files at the Plaindeftfer ^ of Years Ago ilia / TEN YEARS AGO Outside of a bruise on his right eye there is no other visible means to tell the unusal accident which befell Edward Pfannfestill %of this village Monday night when a Ford -car he was driving suddenly left the road bed and plunged over a high wall into Nippersink creek at Solon Mills. Mrs. Anna Adams, to whom %goes the distinction of having been One cf thfe community's first settlers, passed away at the Home of her Son, William Adams,;. at Pis.tajcee Bay last Thursday- . Rev. Chas., Nix is this *w£/fc<mng into the beautiful hew paii^ house at St., Mary's church. The laying of the Green" street water mains is now under way and with good luck the entire job should be completed and the trenches covered by Saturday night.' The McHenry Creamery Company is now a thing of the past, dissolution having been certified to the secretary of state at Springfield on Wednesday of this week. The company was organized* in 1897 with a capital of $40,000. Lend us your ear for a few seconds because we want to remind you that there is a good time in store for you atthe Bridge Ball Ijtoom , ;i, (*«™erly the PoUy Prtoi) J. ,;- | Mxrmstice Day, Nov„ Uth McHenry Post, American Legion, is sponsoring » Whitft alid Blue • and the boys want you, your family and friends tf : • be there. They are ready to entertain in a teal, hon-*. - est-to-goodness style. Frankie Gans' Skylarks will •V Prov^e music for the danpe tha,t; will force your i feet to mto«. v ' -:V- - MEET YOU AT "THE BRIDGE tt McHENRY, ILLINOIS garage from a. Hack door of the house and had not noticed a painter's long ladder braced against the side of the house with base planted in the-gravel driveway. Doctor Winning, reversed lfts car. He backed and then above the sound of his engine he heard a shout, a rattling of wood and a .splash of something limp and liquid on the top of his car. This was the pail of paint that had been held by the painter on the ladder which the car hit as the doctor backed from the garage. The ladder lay flat on the ground. He looked anxiously to see if he had extinguished some poor painter when he knocked the ladder down. He looked up and there he saw a tall young man in white overalls clinging desperately to the window sill--and then he saw two fair arms stretch out the open window and, after a few seconds when It seemed as If the young man might lose his hold on the window sill entirely, his tall lank figure was drawn into the house. Doctor Lanning hurried upstairs and into his daughter's room. He opened the door and to his amazement saw Martha standing there with the painter's arms about her--and the painter was Peter Letson. Doctor Lanning began to laugh.» 80 did Pete*, and finally Martha. "I had to see Martha--to see what she wanted me to do about the elopement," stammered Peter, * "and since you wouldn't let me even write, I got the' painter to"give me a Job. I bribed him for the privilege of working on this side of the house. I have spent most of my time for two days painting the frames of Martha's windows. The palfit Is so thick there I dare say It will have to be scraped off--" "And then I came along and knocked the ladder out from under yon," laughed the doctor. "It was very Inconsiderate of you to let the paint drop on the top of my car--that will have to be scraped off, too." He paused and looked whimsically at Martha and Peter.1 "You'rfe not going to try another elopement, are you? No objections to a regular wedding-- any time you and Martha want If* TWENTY YEARS AGO Siftton Bros, of Solon are the possessors of a cow that probably ranks with the very best to be found in the state. A record was kept of her for seven days recently, durirjg which time she produced 484% pounds of milk. During the same period 22.37 pounds of butter were made from her cream. Putter was declared firm at 31 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday- The first snow flurries of the season visited McHenry |and the northern part of the state on Thursday of last Prof, and Mrs. A. E. Nye ore en-j tertainig a bright little girl at their hdme since Wednesday mornings The professor appears to be .in exceptionally good spirits these days. - ' TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO • , Woodstock is to have a lodge of the Benevolent Order of Elks. The first of November (will see many changes at the local plant of the Borden Milk company- J. J. Reser, who has been superintendent of the plant ever since its erection, has been transferred to West Chicago. Harvey E. Price will fill tKe place vacated by Mr. Reser. Butter was quoted at 26 cents firm on the Elgin board of trade Monday. The amount of condensed milk shipped from the United States to Japan in 1905 footed up to nearly a million dollars. At nine o'clock Wednesday morning before the altar of St. John's church at Johnsburg, Rev. Fr. Mehring pro- This advertisement is donated to the America^ I:::™ s Legion with the compliments of v JOHN KARI.S Cream and Lun£h Parlor UM pf Window Glass Glass was once common in the "houses of the well-to-do; then It seems to have been forgotten. The Romans had It and the Romanized Britons must have had It after them. Window glass has been discovered iijthe ruins of a Roman villa in Kentf having lain buried and unknown for perhaps 1,500 years In a windowless land.--London MaiL • - Can Not Alter Aabesto^ Asbestos, which comes from "ser pentine" rock, and which is said to be1 the oldest material on earth, remains unchanged, regardless --of volcanic activity or earthpresstfre. _ Knowledge MM! Happiness Better the pursuit of knowledge than the pursuit of happiness--parv tlcularly the knowledge of what th# race Is here for. That's something tangible. That is not saying happiness Is not attainable--if you don't purm- tt.. - - •, ./fSsinod for Oloandor* 'Galveston, Texas, located On * the Island of Galveston, is known as ths Oleander city because of the twentyeight varieties of that flower which may be found there. nounced the words that united William J. Meyer and Miss Margaret King in the h*y bonds of wedlock. Ere the merry chimes of the new year bells will peal forth the opening of another year, Postmaster Waite will be found in handsome new quarters, which are now under way. Since the postoffice has been raised Uncle Sam has found that the present quaHers were far too small for the rapidly growing business and postmaster Waite has been notified to seek' larger quarters, Uncle Sam allowing hirt $250 per year rental of same. FORTY YEARS AGO We are enjoying some very fine fall weather in this section, only a little too dry. ^ Nicholas Barbian of McHenry and Emma Freund of Johnsburg, are to be married at the Johnsburg^ Church today, Wednesday. These are the days when the corn husker is in his glory- And it may be remarked that the crop of the present year is one he can enjoy handling. Several of "our McHenry merchants are busily making arrangements for the goods and novelties for the coming holiday season. The assortments this season will cbe larger and finer than for many years past. Rev. Father Hogan, the Harvard Catholic priest, was brought before Justice Card to ailswer to the charge of running a wheel of fortune &t a church fair. The defendant was found guilty and bound over to the grand jury in bonds of $1,000. The town is much excited and a bitter legal contest will result. . Mat Heimer is moving to Elgin tins week from Johnsburg. The skeletons of three persons, probably Indians, were unearthed at Elgin, the other day, by workmen excavating for the foundation of a new budding. -•" FIFTY YBAH& -AG© O- W. Owen, our old reliable Watch Maker and jeweler, is making preparations to thoroughly refit his store, 4ind when completed he proposes to have it neat and tasty as any store 0% the kind in this section. , Samuel Stocker, aji old and highly respected citizen, died at his residence in this village on Sunday night, last, aged 79 years. , A Special Town Meeting has been called for November 3d, to vote upon the question of raising money to rebuild the Johnsburg Bridge. The not-, ice can be found in another column.^ We have tested some of the cider Riverside Grocery and Market FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS PUMPKIN or SAUER KRAUT--Van Camp's" " large can 10«^ CATSUP, extra standard grade, large bottle 2 f°r 25t* PEAS, CORN or TOMATOES--good quality, can 10^ PEACHES--No. 1 tall can - 10^ APPLES, Delicious or Grime's Golden 4 ^s- 250 GRAPEFRUIT, medium size *or 250 SWEET CIDER, per gallon •.-••39^ < Meat Specials LAMB or VEAL STEW, lb. PORK LOIN ROAST, lb BACON, Kerber's, whole or half, lb. ROASTING CHICKEN, 3 to 5 lbs. Ib.l USE THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS FOR QUICK RESULTS Now MIXMASTER squeezes oranges, makes better salad dressings ^ yet a new Owe! Owe! A«« honest man trying in vain to borrow money is often surprised to read In the bankruptcy news how much other fellows succeed in owing. --ffftmirn star-Oa*ette. vinegar now manufactured by glligw Wheeler, and have no hesitancy m pronouncing it A No. 1. „ r. Seneca on Wliio* W wisdom were conferred with tUp proviso, that I must kqfip it to myself and not communicate it to other*, j qrrmiri have none' of It--Seneca. • - Sunbeam Mixmaster won its way |ntt®t%alts of thousands of women when it first began beating eggs,, whipping cream, mashing potatoes, stirring up cakes (and oh,, what cakes!) and doing dozens of other mixing tasks quickly, efficiently, ~ electrically. , ^ Now- a new Mixmaster does all these things and more! | ^Extracts all the juice from oranges MlXmaSterand lemons--speedily, completely. awnpkt€ WIth 2 greea And its new salad oil dripper makes nuxirvg bow!s to better* and more tastily blended m salad dressings. All for less money, formerly $24.50, (PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS E. J. LARKIN, Diet. Mgr. 101 Williams St, Crystal Lake--" 9 i &4*rtb:r.