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v. (*V>< f +* -" J^y ,• * . ^\. - /" ,- " iSgH^WS asff'^ wrfT , ' * i *w*8 «***' «T> ft-*' -_ < -0 t '"• \^tii . .J> 1 Thursday, November 29,1934 THE McHENKY PLAINDEALEK ,'- :,^^t Our Thanksgiving Day My Puritan grandmother swept My Puritan grandmother btesed •hd spun a trail And prayed to God on Thank* And looked to God on Thanksgiving Dayi giving Day, Her soul content with a work welt And hoxc can I dare to shirk or/ail, don* I who have such m debt to pay f And her heart too earnest for Teach me. Lord, as t kneel in •m tffef**«resgay. prayer. But I like to think that her Irk* To Ujt her torch in my hands, to • some load, " o f \ ' I T r a v a i l a n d l a b o r a n d u r g e a n d * '**•) s Ji "Jifi, ' <,N«-Y' > " Wakjoy--because i'm wii he«» > * , T " r k n g a r o a d . . . ' $ * • '1 -* . A road that should bemy tvay.- dare" To Irtep unsullied and straight and fair Th« rood that she mad* my L~ II ITCH ELI THOJIWTdN AgricmltnrUl ••• •• ' ' * : *t ^ 9i\ib^ ©cag"!^ HE Mortons had moved their big round dining room table Into the living room by the fireplace Just for the day. "The Are will be so cheerful for our Thanksgiving dinner and then we can sit around and listen to the radio," suggested Corlnne, the younger daughter. Mrs. Morton was trying bravely to hide the grief in her heart at the absence, for the first time from their holiday table, of her son, Tom. There was an-enforced air of cheer* fulness as they all set to work to lay the forks and knives and make the centerpiece of pumpkin and chrysanthemums. " Tom had disappeared more or less mysteriously from the home town and Arranging the Centerpiece of Pump, kin and Chrysanthemums. •W'-. the fbmlly circle more than six months before and no one, not even his mother nor his sweetheart, Beth Arden, bad heard a line from him. The fact that he was a temperamental lad and had been possessed with the belief that he was a round peg In « square hole had led all those who loved him to believe (hat he had morely disappeared of his own volition but had not met with accident or foul play. When the big table was fairly groaning under its weight of food and the turkey lay brown and tempting on the platter In front of Mr. Morton's place there was not a member of the party who did not want to Quote the trite old lines, "There Is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, but has one vacant chair." But no one said a word about the absent Tom. "It is so nice to be ..Included in your family party today," said Beth as she took her seat. "We couldn't think of anything else With your own family so far away," Bald Mrs. Morton, kindly. A' general discussion of drumsticks and turkey anatomy followed as each of the children tried to be polite and yet make it known to father which part he preferred. "Tom always liked the part that goes over the fence last," piped up Johnny, "It's Tom !" said every one/ • - "Listen I" said Mr. McrtoQ raising it silencing haiid. . "• 7 _ . The voice .of' 'clearly into the rooty. ' „ i "In the absence of our announcer for this hour, who1 wanted to Join his family for Thanksgiving turkey, I will make the announcements for W.F.K." "But.what's he doing?, (low doe? he tappeu to be there?" asked the incorrigible Johnny. * , "No one knows more than you do, Johnny," said his mother. "Walt and See." ^ "Anyone wishing to request special numbers from any of our artists may •call Shopkins 888S," Tom's voice said after a number of singer^ had done their bit. Mr. Morton rose'quickly and went to the telephone In the rear hall. The family seated around the dwindling dinner wasjyeathless with interest and excitement , . v /' By the smile she saw on Mr. Morton's face and the trace of tears in his fine eyes, the mother knew that there was no bad news of her son. Mr. Morton sat down before he told his story. Tom, it-seems, had become dissatisfied with Ms slow progress in the home town and was ashamed to keep on moving from one failure to another and, in spite of what he knew was not the right way to do it, he had left to try some work he had always felt would be in Ahls llne-7-managlng a sort of spectacular advertising department for a large store. He had found a berth in a city nearby and had been very successful in conducting a radio studio for his firm. He had waited to let his family hear of him in just this way because he felt CAP ND WHERE'S THE MOUSE! A little boy one evenlug, after he had beeif put In bed, began to cry and the maid was sent upstairs to sooth^ him. After a short lull, the crying broke out with renewed vigor,, and his father wept to investigate. "Whgt's all the noise about?" he demanded. . "Well, Mary skid if 1 kept on crying a mouse with'big green eyes would come and sit on the end of my bed, buttt hasn't come yet.",; EXPLAINED "Going away on your vacation!" "No." "Then why the pleased expression?" "Just learned the wife's relations are not coming here for theirs." - Imagination'* Influence •HPlonje -of the great women of-history' were partly creatures offioetlc fancy," said the professor. xTerhaps," said Miss Cayenne, "popular imagination subjected them to its evolutionary influence and, like Topsy In Tncle Tom's Cabin,' they Just trowed,'^ Bees Sting People Who Worlt Arqiiad Them "Bees never eor,.e to kno& their o\v itor," says james I. Hambletou, AplcttltftrN- in the. bureau of entomology, dis;ielli; •; the bcliof that tree keepers d«> not get stung, because their bees know them. "Every person who works with bees will be'stung'.occasionally. The layman, wl'iq is stunfj'.ipJjii otteju,. is probably nervous and afraid of bees. Apiarists are well aware that their bees never get to know them. One who understands bees can work as safely In another apiary as in his own." ' Bee specialists also p6lnt out that I he worker bees, which do the siingfng, dQ3 so only In defense jtt their hive, arid even there only a few assume the responsibility of -guards, leaving the others free t,o go about their work.; If all bees ruehed at once to the defense of the. hive and were successful in stinging their victim, there would be no workers left, because in stinging a bee not only loses its sting but also .loses its life. Away from the hive, bees, are intent upon their work and can Scarcely be Induced to sting, unless "they are* caught artd crushed. 7 Scientists have acquired amar.ingin •formation about bees, but the traits apij,, characteristics these little work-, ers have; changedMlttie#;.. the beginning of history, " "* • ' Good for Both The conductor helped the fat lady aboard the street c$r and remarked. "You ought to take yeast lady, It would help you to rise." "Take some yourself, young man, and you'd be better, bred," was tl^e reply. \ .'•• Machinery "Wf >0^ struggling in' a machine *ipe" "Crimson Gdlch Isn't complaining about that," answered Cactus Joel "We wouldn't care how much machinery they brought along, if they'd leave out the machine guns." Must B* Well Ahead by Now "She broke him oft smoking so that -he could save money." «"And did he sav& money?" , "Yes. He got so Interested tn saving money that he broke off their engagement so that he could save still more." ... Speculative Inspiration --"fro you ever pay lobbyists?* "Not In actual cash," answered Mr. Dastln Star. "Most of the lobbyists" I know are willing- to work free in hope of a.reliable tip on the market." SHE KNOWS 'Listen 1" Said Mr. Morton, Raising • * Silencing Hand. that It would make It a real Thanksgiving for every one--most of all for him. "And he's on his way here now--be here >in an hour and a half," finished r the father. "And the turkey's tall Is gone," lamented Johnny. "Never mind. My son "shall have a wonderful dlnn'er and--oh, Beth, you will help us to try to hold him, now, won't you ?" Beth nodded a little guiltily. Perhaps she had been partly to blame for hi? disappearance but she would make up for it now. Absence had taught, he* that she loved Tom. C. McClur* Newspaper Syndicate.. WNU 9»fvlc«. • the youngest Morton, regardless of the danger of bringing tears to his mother's. eyes. " "He did, dear," said his mother with .trembling voice. But she smiled. • "How about a little music while we eat, son," said the father after he had helped himself to what was left of the bird. David, the family radio enthusiast, -- was,only too eager to tune In some- j Oling and drag forth from, the air some "^-™Hf~1hls favorite music. "Nothing like a little good music to1 Jazz up a family party," he said, turning the dials with masterly hand. He got a station that advertised a good dinner program and resumed his seat One piece or popular mustc followed another with announcements in between and it was not long before the j Morton family had shaken off its haunting loneliness for the absent Tom, and was enjoying the program and the din- - ner. X Suddenly came a voice from the loudspeaker-- a voice that startled every , jaaeniber of the family--and Beth. It wta, undoubtedly, Tom Morton's voice. Our Holiday* ' Thanksgiving day comes as nearly aa any to being a national holiday. TJie 1'resident's proclamation calls upon the entire nation for observance of it And It Is a legal holiday in every state but Utah, where it is nevertheless observed. Holidays are appointed by the state legislatures and not by congress. There are, strictly speaking, no national holi days, although all states observe New Year's day, Fourth of July and Christmas. Innocent Byatander "You have been called a malefactor of great wealth." >i "It's all a mistake," answered Mr. Dustln Stax. "I'm not a malefactor. I'm a victim of circumstances. I hW a streak of luck that brought profit, but I don't know how It happened any -4WW0 titan you / PILGRIMS' FAST DAY PUEVIOLS to the start of the Pilgrims from Leyden, Holland, on their trip to America, a solemn day of fasting was decreed, the day before leaving, the 21st day of July, 1620. After the landing in Plymouth, the Colonists experienced great hardships; and as a means of evidencing their reliance on Almighty God a solemn day of fasting was proclaimed for Wednesday, the 10th da"y of July, 1623. On this day no food was partaken of from sunrise tof sunset, but the entire Jay was spent in (religious observince and prayer.--Washington Star. Where the Wife Take. Half ,. 1» Scotland an innocent wife who divorces her husband is legally in th« same position as a widow In Scotland, as she is entitled to claim one-half of her husband's personal estate, If she it childless, or in the*1'case of there b«- tnv fv ttie is then entitled to one-half of his real the 10 children of leroy, 111., weigh Sipped Through Gold Straw When Queen Shubard drank her tea 5,000 years ago she didn't have the straws so popular today. She' had a golden drinking tube, which Is now on display at the University of Pennsylvania museum, and which many persons believe was the ancestor of our ice cream soda straw. Wkaa Imbibing Ha Sp«un When you want a straw with, your drink la Spanish countries yon simply •sk for a hojabiUa. r "She says he wlsh<>« she coQld jee herself as others see her."- "That's Just an excuse for spending A lot of time with a compact" that ^ Maybe He Wat Home Mother--Jimmy, did you get loaf of bread I sent you for? Jimmy--No, mother, tJie store was closed.' . i.v'Y--- «••••' Mother--What ? Closed at this hour of the day? -. Jimmy--Sure. There was a sign on the door that said "Home Baking." . Poor Excuae^ Boss What made you oversleep this morning? Willie, the Ofllce Boy--There are eight of us in the family and the alarm was set for seven. On Her Tog*" "I had to kiss him, I felt so sorry for him.' "W*u that after you'd accepted him, Playing SalJi\. Hotel Clerk--Inside or outside room, sir? Gueet--Inside, I guess, it "looks like .rata. c Dominica Dominica is a British Island atafl between the two French Antilles. Nearly every kind of tropical tree and flower may be found there, growing in a luxuriance not found In many other places,. Joseph Anguili, 12, of Los Angeles, committed suicide by hanging himself after being reprimanded several times in school for teasing girls and having , ^ * ciaaaffli Why New York Immigrant Station Is EUis Island Kills island, in New York harbor about a mile southwest of the Battery, was known to the Algonquin Indians as Kioshk or Gull Island. in the Seventeenth centtrry court minutes of New Amsterdam it Is referred to as Oyster island, and it was generally so known until the lrtttgr part of the .-Kfc&tetnth century, when It became the property of Samuel I'll is, a butcher living in Manhattan,,. An advertisement .shows that Kills owned the island as early as February 2J,, 178.V. A statute enacted "in ISO" in reference to tlie fortifications in New York bay referred, to Kllis Island by its present name. The-fallowing .year "the federal government bought the. island from the state of New York and for many years kept on It a powder magazine. It was not until 1891 that it was first converted into an immigrant station. Castle Garden,' the original immigrant station, burned down and the present «buiMings were erected In 1897. An immigration commissioner has his offices 011 Ellis island, find aliens detained In connection with the Immigration laws are kept there until they are deported or permitted to land. Why Officer I* Called Parser ^Originally the purser was the dlspurser, the man who held the ship's purse and paid out from It. Bourse, the modern continental term for exchange or money market, is really the same word as purse, and so the parser might have been called t'ae disburser, just as the maa of business of many old colleges is technically the bursar. On shins the term In time became fur " ther specialized, and whereas on modern men of war the duties are performed by a commissioned paymaster, the purser is the officer on great passenger liners whose function is largely tp look after the travelers and generally perform the offices of the manager of a large hotel.--Montreal Herald. Why Russia Sold Alaska Russia had not been able to develop Alaska's resources because her Alaskan possessions were too difficult to defend and admmister. She was .therefore very willing to dispose of them to the ^Tnited States for the sum of $7,200,000. The value of the territory was very Imperfectly under- Stood by Americans at,thetime (MarclT 30, 1807) and the new possession was ..referred to as "Seward's Folly," since the treaty by which the sale was ratified was drawn up by Secretary of' ; State William 11. Seward. Why Stainless Steel Is Rustless The reason stainless steel does not rust Is that a thin, "self-healing" film of oxygen constantly coats the metal. If the blade Is scratched, the "w.ouhd" is closed Instantly. The film Is so "fine that It can only be measured by X-ray. To the lay mind^uch a degree of fine ness seems incredible, but scientists maintain that a single sheet of paper Is 83,300 times as thick as this oxygen layer. -- „ Why G*m Tree Is So Called The word gum comes from old Kgyp^ flan through Greek, Latin and French.. It means any of a number of amorphous tasteless substances issued In most cases by plants and hardening on exposure to their air. A gum tree Is so called because It yields gum. Why Some Peppers Are Hot . "The bureau of plant Industry say!" that that which makes peppers hot Is a glucoside contained ,in the fruits close to where the seed is attached^ The pungent principle derived from this glucoside Is an essential oil. Why People Wear Wooden Shoes It has long been the custom for peasants .of various European countries to wear wooden shoes. This is largely because they can be cheaply and easily produced and are adapted to outdoor field work. - Why Congressmen Arrange "Pairs" Very often when a member of congress has., to be absent on account of illness or because of a committee meeting, he arranges for a pair so that . his stand on a certain measure may be recorded. •••.'. Castle of Romance ' The castle at Adana, to the northeast of Tarsus, In southern Turkey, dates back to 782, and was built by Haroun AJ Raschld, of "Arabian Nights" fame. The magnificent stone' bridge In this town was built In the time of Justinian. Weight Rales Mee^whe Wlsf Mosquitoes have a wlag arse st slit five yards to? «Mfc pooM it iu yi:u can ti:li, wholesome CUEAL) OFFERED B\ B^KER.-- There are points in bread-buying that a label can not very well show, asserts a writer In the Detroit News. Tlte buyer must be the1 judge'of these herself. By wgy of a guide, however, the bureau of home economics offers the follow ing suggestions concerning the ordinary everyday baker's loaf: The shape should be symmetrical, with a roupding top, not flattened or extending over the sides. Tht crust should be crisp and tender, rich brown in color, about one-eighth inch thick. yhite bread when sliced should show a creamy white, satiny luster, with no streaks. Graham or whole-wheat bread should be dark enough to show that dark fliyur was used. But color Is not a sure guide. Color may be due to molasses, used for sweetening, The texture of the bread should be even, with no large holes, no thick streaks or extreme closeness of the grain. It should be elastic soft, spongy, hot crumbly, and not doughy. The walls of the cell or "pores" should be thin Arid elongated upward. x • ; • There should be a certain nutty flavor, as in th# grain, both, in the crust and the crumb of a good loal' o f b r e a d . ! • - : v : " V - V " ; . , - v * T Washington f Letter ' •••'• --By-- National Editorial Association , Impa. t ie.n.t . and e a g e r t o b u c k l e : T h e r e i s a n i n s i d e g r o u p of J K neW f 3°b* many newiy ministration officials seeking an Inelected members of. Congress are genious . whereby . th?y may; flocking to the Capitol. Some hope ! tap corporat5on surplus fJds. $ to gam an advantage by meet.nK j th^ is ja tax bill a determined" legislative leaders ami Admmistra- ef^ wi„ be madt? to reaeh thta t.on officials. A few find themselves ! money on tbe that maBy in embarrassing situations as a conse- heav surplus^s are pi]ed up to avoid quence of their ambitions. Scores of taxation. The proponents of this plafi lame ducks ar« still holdm^ th^.r 1 are v&gue &hout ^ formul^( bat placing brakes on the spendthrifts. Few optimists expect the national budget to be balanced next year. ; Whenever this subject has been men- 1 tioned to the President her has in- \ariably sighed and replied, "Here ftt a pencil and paper you do it." So fafr'i only a handful have taken the sujggstion seriously, and among them the National Economy League, which wi* - formed some months agoj to proteidi1 our credit resources. ducks" are holding their offices until January when the term some believe that it is possible expires. Defeated incumbents and! ochieve their goal by means of Ad- , their successors occft»ionally meet | niinistrative "rules and regulations;/ j The White House is reported to fro^B on the proposal at this time when, business groups have indicated a willingness to cooperate, with the New'; • I Deal. '" It is,an "easy; bet* thai ttye How Mice Can Reveal if , Race Horses Are "Doped** A mouse can tell if a race .horlse has been "doped." If the rodent's tail curls over Its back, forming a letter "S" after it has been injected, with saliva from a suspected horse, that Is "an indication there was "dope" In the horse's salivaj This test has been developed by Dr. James C. Munch, professor of pharmacology, Temple university, Philadelphia. The principle upon which It Is based Is expected to be. of far more use in medical science: and to physiologists, but it is at present attracting th^ attention of horse racing commissions in several states. Doctor Munch recently presented his findings on the subject l>efore the American Pharmaceutical .association. He has been studying for several years the excretion of drugs in the saliva, particularly morphine and heroin, and has found that one three-millionth of an ounce of either of these drugs would produce the tail response In a white mouse. Iodides, whether Injected or taken through the mouth, are excreted In 4he-sai^va, and other drugs can be similarly detected. By adding a little human saliva to a drop of ferric chloride, an Indication Is secured as to whether the person furbishing the saliva Is^ H--snTOker^frt' nonsmoker. If a smoker, the ferric_ chloride turns red. \ with the usual winner-loser tension The losers cannot easily overlook the bitter comments of campaign days wh&n the "people's choice" spoke freely in bidding: for votes. Established legislators, hailing from the same state and political party, son>|- [ ^ ^ times permit new^mers to use their f authori4ati(m. Tbe Act creating tKis; ' offices: prior to ^ formal indt>c- ! New De^t experiment W. >) tion into pxfieial life. ' ^ , pires in Jun^. The Roosevelt adviseti Both veteran and freshmen .lawmak^ant on]y ^ few ^visions in the law ers. aro scouting around town to ob- , before placing it on the statues as#; , tain advance informatioti: as to tbe ; permaiient plan, The N.It.A. was £»'-• legislative1 rel'ommendations'. of the ; emergency agenCy; The •battle'of Administration and se^inp preferred rviRion will evolve around Section f ' positions in Congressional set-ups, j ^hich provides for collective biri^ High officials are friendly and" cour- '• gaining, and"the section relating & teous to Congressional visitors yet prjce-fixing in codes. disappointingly evasive. Capitol Hill j €hester C. Davis. AdministratbrJ#' must guess like other interested^ Affricultural ;Act.. has made ft parties as to wha the Admmistration clear this wefk that his ^tfit intends has in store for them It is note- to a,k Con?ress for rabre p0wer-to, worthy that leading Administration ]ic^se fo<Hl industries Effort^ to spokesmen have deserted Washington , obtain thjs authcrity at the Iast sesto make a series of speeches. Donald gion WAS THIVARTED; BLJT .THE A.A.-A, Richberp, Number One^voice, is mak- siPt • in demanding Congr*- : ing crear statements,of policy which a a, of their ideas. This are known to have the approval of the Federal aeencV wants to tighten the President. This attitude of enlighten- ent law t0" pive the AlA.A. power ment is greatly encouraging to...skep- similar to that granted the Internal ucal business groups, wha^are gravely concerned as to governmental plans. It now shapes up to a situation wherein business and industry are cooperating with the President rather than attempt to influence a Congress ready to go hay-wire at will. Current opinion is that the incoming Congress will be liberal spenders. In other words, thej^ will be inclined to appropriate freely for various Federal projects without due regard to protection of the Federal credit and little or no consideration as to* where the money will be found to pay the piper. If Mr. Roosevelt can definitely establish his leadership and make the legislators realize that a majority of them were elected because of his policies, then there Is a chance of Revenue Bureau, which permits the < inspection of books by Fede-ral agen^&i r In an endeavor to justify the rentention of the Triple A, Administrator Davis claihis that the estimated total, farm income for 1934 will be six billion dollars or about 19 per cent more than last year's income.. It is claimed |hat the farm"income this year will be the largest in four years in spite ofthe disastrous drought of laslf sum* mer. The propaganda bureau of the A.A.A. is carrying on, an intensive campaign to show the farmer the.": need of extending the life of the Airri. cultural Adjustment Administration; t Mrs. Jane Elvash of Glasgow l^i been arrested for swindling a "core of men after promising to marry (hent : Mow Ljir|t Bnrt Grow The spei j^s of bear which attains the largest size is the Kodiak bear of the Alaskan peninsula and Kodiak Island. This Is not only the largest of all llvipg bears, but also the largest carplvorous animal In the world. The largest specimen ever killed nd meas ured by a naturalist was a female which had a shoulder height o£ 51 Inches. A very large flat skin measured at Kodiak was 9^ feet long by 10s,£ wide across the forelegs. How King's Englitk Originated It Is the king's English just as It Is the king's army, the king's navy and the king's country. Everything In the tight little Isle is subject to him, In theory at least. The expression Is proverbial. It is sometimes credited to Shakespeare because of his use of it in the first act of "The Merry Wives of Windsor," but It antedajtes him. He<# Fraternities Are Named ' The usual procedure Is to choose a name in English, which signifies th£ alms, ideal8, or character of the fraternity. This name is translated Into 4!reek. The Initial Greek letters of the words that form the name are the appellation by which the fraternity Is known. The name is known only to the members of the organization. How Muck Medicine Cost* A wmmittee on the cost of medical care says that the annual bill for tned Iclne In the United States Is approximately 1715,000,000. More than 70 per cent of the total expenditure for drugs and medicine Is for self-medication, that Is, for patent medicine and home remedies. How to Clean Hair Brushes To clean a hair brush and keep the bristles stiff put a dash of household ammonia In warm water and dip*the brush in several times, with the back up. Do not rinse at all. Wipe the back with a soft 'cloth and lay tbe brash on its back to dry. How Many Hours a Baby Sleeps The average new-born baby sleeps about '20 hours a day . for the first few weeks and as [t grows older it sleeps less and less, until at the age of one year It sleeps about 16 hours out of the 24. ! V How Furs Are Glazed Sprinkle the fur as you would sprinkle clothes, then take a wari» Iron (never a hot one). Incase the iron In newspaper and rub It lightly over the fur. Afterward comejs the usual shaking, • How Painting Began r^~ a According to the theory of the Ito man • uatup')list Plin.v the Elder, the art of painting was started by draw ,lng lines around men's shadows. IS YOUR RADIATOR READY FOR WINTER? . Tlit> kind of weather We have l)oen having for some time cannot last. If your ear is nnt prepared for wititev, some morning you will find troublev' Now is the' time to put in a good alt'oliol--we have it. ^lso ii is essential to see that your oil is tjie use Valyoline .Winter-Oil you are safe, • : SMITH'S GARAGE Phone 320 McHenry - Elm St. and Riverside Drive •.V aw Origin of Silk Industry The slllcworm is mentioned In Japanese mythology, but Its-historical rec- 1 ord began In 199 A. D., when a Chinese, | named Koma-O, went to Japan taking ! silkworm eggs with him. Ninety years later, several Chinese experts In sericulture went to Japan, and_ from that Km the industry flourished. - Mrs. F. D. More of Glencoe, 111., bit a burglar who wa^ trying to gag bar WHIPPING CREAM for THANKSGIVING You will need whipping- cream_ for that Thanksgiving dinner. • by using the Cream Top Enough Whipping Cream for one A' > pie or eight desserts and use th®.- remainder for cooking purposes. 'Buy Cream Top Milk and save -«r- * ' ^ • money. • , • 6 RIVERSIDE DAIRY Phone 11( "1 : r . i I - T 'n •4