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LEVEL OF RIVEE "REMAINS NORMAL * ** * *<•> \ ' *' A „ VJ * '/ Hie' level of Fox river has been very satisfactory to cottagers and resort owners along the stream this summer and the low water levels of last year are a thing of the' past, it is hoped. x The plentiful raniq of th" spring and summer have caused the river to rise to its normal level and even last week the Water in the rivesr raised two or three inches probably due to rains in Wisconsin and t^the* north Where many tributary creekafeed the river at its source. - Possible recognition of the Fox riveir in federal flood control plans in conjunction with similar plans for other rivers in Illinois, is seen iri a irece? it announcement at Washington thtit the house flood control committee has repoited favorably on a bill providing for a preliminary examination of the Fox river and its tributaries in Illinois and Wisconsin. Action to this effect h»s been urged by Rep. Chauncey W. Reed of the eleventh congressional district, at the instigation of the Fox Valley Federation and ptheir agencies Interested in a major improvement of the river. The hous« floo<J control committee has also obtained a rule which will permit immediate consideration of a bill which would authorize the expenditure of millions to perfect the drainage and flood control systems within and bordering upon Illinois. The omnibug flood control bill would authorize the expenditures so that public works money, St any other, might be used. Unless President Roosevelt approves such expenditures, at some future fpession, the total of $604,024,500 needed for all the works must be appropriated if improvements are to be made. Eighty per cent of tfiis total, it i's said, would be expended on labor, and the remainder, with the exception of five percent for overhead (expenses, would be spent on material and supplies-. The committees second bill provides entirely for an examination of the Fox river and its tributaries, from its source to its mouth at the Illinois river. The committee recognized the fact that the Fox river flows through several industrial centers and the survey would be made for flood control purposes. The Fox Valley Federation has long advocated a Fox valley flow relief bill, to bring about an improvement at fedesral cost, which, it is claimed, would eliminate the low water periods which occur during the late snjjnmer from McHenry south*. :ty{V.;...'"J; Uncommon Sense John Blake ©, Brll Syndicate.--WNU Service. RINC&OOD WOMAN • ^ : SEEKS DIVORCE • Anna Alexander of Ringwood lias filed suit foor divorce against her husband, Guy G. Alexandra-. The charge is cruelty. -The Alexanders were married August 29, 1931 and separated July 1, 1935. Mrs. Alexander states she is willing to waive alimony, court costs and solicitor's fees, requests, however, that she be given back, her maiden name of Anna Eaton. SCOUTS SEE BALL GAME V John jBoljrer and Dr. G. W. Hess accompanied about thirty Boy Scouts tQ Chicago Thursday, where they saw the ball game at Cubs Park. The truck from the Farmers' Mill was used for the trip. Cadillac Chooses Site for Detroit Detroit has just celebrated the two hundred and iliirty lounli anniversary of its founding by Sleur Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac with a handsome pageant. This group represents Cadillac and his lieutenants as the.v selected th.e sitefor •the fort and trading post that were to grow into the present big and busy oitj, Doll Envoys Arrive in Japan r The future, not the past, is going to be your concern from now on. Instead of worry- \ Future big about mistakes WUjr' Care fou have made, big or Httle, try to arranfe that those mistakeswill not be made again. . What Is done. Is done. i Profit by it If it has been beneficial. Forget It If It has been harmful. You are one of a great procession of human brings, all hoping to be useful or successful, all looking for- I ward to possible happiness. Try, after this, to do nothing that you will be' forcedundo by and by. If you have the hurry habit, and have suffered by it, proceed wUb ;a little more care next .time.,-, :f': If you have neglected, ^uca .tloni don't sit dbwn and whine about .ft. There Is still tiroetn fltyourself- for what you want to do, ^elf-cbnfid?nce. Is. a« excellent thing,. But don't 6e too confident. Test your ^wn capacity before you tify -it out. " ' know a great • man? young i»eri tfho. because their early training has been neglected, and because they cared more about passing enjoyment than what they might do with their futures have convinced themselves that they are failures, and that it will be futile to try to succeed. But if they have the wllV to succeed, they will succeed, even if they have wasted years that should have been devoted to effort. The important thing is to gain ground, to equip yourself more and more thoroughly for the game. Every time you make a serious mistake, resolve that that particular mistake shall not be committed again. Every time you feel ashamed about ,the time you have wasted, work doubletime till the waste has been made up. I could cite dozens of cases of men who, late In life have begun all over again, and got away with it • • • • •. • * • Mark Twain tried piloting till the railroad displaced the Mississippi river, then he turned to gold mining. He Was unsuccessful at gold mining, so he turned to writing. • *- And at writing he made a great success, a: d soon was earning more money in a year than he had made In many years spent "finding himself." If you try to analyze your own niental makeup, you will learn that there • Is some onj thing you can do, and will enjoy doing more than'anything else. ' Go ahead and do it. Don't worry about early mistakes. Think only of what you are going to do tomorrow and many hundreds of tomorrows. • • • "No man can succeed in producing great things who is not thoroughly sin- -r-- . . . cere In dealing with Xook to himself!" -- James Yourself Russell Lowell IT you try hard enough! Scene on the S. S. Asama Maru as "Mr. and Mrs. America," t\*et!fe-gised figures representing the typical American and his wife, were Welcomed to Japan by "Mr. Fuji Nippon" and "Miss Sakurako." the typical Japanese boy and girl. TlK American dolls were sent toJapan entrusted with tlje "jHfijjrn of aeaitag friendship between Japan and the United State*. Seeing Ireland From Top, of a Horse One single career yom can guidethat is your own. If you have children, you can Influence them--for a time. *- But soon they will get «|t 4$ leading strings. Don't fool yourself. Don't, considering somebody else's career, say: "I could do as well as-be does, or better, if I tried." Maybe you could. But you've get to find out. You have a troublesome person on your hands. That's you. Look yourself squarely in the £ace every morning. If you've done meanr things, admit it Don't make excuses. Being human, you will be prone to criticize other people, but you have no right to. You really know little about them. Restrain your Judgment of them until you are sure what their motives are. • • • • • • As for you, if you are "misunderstood-- and about half the people in" the world Imagine that they are--it Is y o u r o w n f a u l t . , * ' • • • "7 You can be frank and honest if you want to. That may not always be easy but it is a thing that can be acquired by practice. Set a high mark for yourself. Before you condemn others for actionswhich you think are mean and petty, make sure that you are not doing actions of very much the same1 kind. Keep envy out of your system. Keep your sympathy working. You doubtless expect it from others, Your happiness its you travel through life will depend upon your peace of mind. You may get hardened after a while, and begin to nurse the notion that if other people cheat and lie, you can get away with it, too. Maybe you can, but you'll be ashamed of yourself, and feel like a Portrayal of Emotions Trombone's Chief Role The trombone, like the trumpet, is of ancient origin. At the close of the Middle ages, trombone* were well' known In Germany, notes a writer In the Washington Post. The name trombone comes from "tromba" and means a large trumpet. It is called the slide trombone because the tubes slide in and out to adjust the precise pitch. It has neither flfcger holes nor vlilves. but the lengthening or shortening of the tube by sliding It up or back Is enough to produce all Jt^ie tones of the scale. Its tube is about 3 feet long, , and Its compass Is slightly In excess of two octaves. The symphony orchestras generally contain three tenor trombones and -one bass trombone, though when they rtre used in separate parts, the names given to them are somewhat misleading. The"-trombone parts are writteq as they sound, but the tenor trombone may have Its music In the alto, tenor, or bass clef. The trombone Is hard to play, as St demands much breath from the player. Composers therefore employ it for only a few not^Vat * WW,1 with frequent rests; . " • ; . Tl)e. use of the Slide mikes fairly rapid passages possible on the trombone. Especially if they lie largely, in £ne harmonic series; and can be bttiWfi without riiuch ch&nge of position^ "Rap- Id execution may be used hy "a solo player to da&ie,- an; audience t b»t Jn orchestral, work the"trombone is treated more slowly. JOHNSBURG Beirut in Palestine !• Important Mission Point Beirut in Palestine is the port of Baall»ek and Damascus. The city is attractively located on a hill that faces the sea and is backed by the snowclad Rannin. It is an Important center of the American mission, which has built many schools and colleges. The ruins at' Baalbek, which takes its name from Baal, the sun god, are credited by many as being the finest in the world. , The Arabs claim that Baalbek la older than Damascus, the latter (generally believed to be the oldest in the world. Tradition has It that Adam lived there and that the killing of Abel took place somewhere between Baalbek and the Mediterranean. The Arabs proudly direct visitors to where Noah was buried and lead them to the location of the Tower of Babel. Solomon built a temple here and in The valley a castle which he presented to the lovely queen of Sheba. " ! Such, then. Is the land of Palestine, a land that is microscopic in size but microcosmlc In influence. Every step in It brings a new experiencer-and every experience has its relation to history, to rrtiglon am' to a life In the making. No other area has produced so many events which have greatlv shaped toe history of mankind. V 5 Mr. and Mrsv Bill O'Hara and son. Bill, Mr. Tony Schmitt and son, Francis, motored to Effingham, jl.f Sunday. Elmer Hetterman of Skokie Valley spent Saturday and Sunday with his father, Henry Hettermann and family. Miss Gertrude Sadler of Elgin is spending a week with Mr. and .Mrs. 'Af$th Schaefer. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilkie of Chicago syjent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Freund. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kreutzer1, Mrs. Steve King and son, Eugene, attended the circus at Chicago Thursday. . . Mr. and Mrs. George King1 spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gorsjkie at Woodstock.. . Mr. and Msr. James CbmstOck' of Chicago spent tHe VW^k«nd Vith Mrs. Jacob Wiengart. Bill Smith was a Burlington caller Wednesday afternoon.: ' , Mr. and Mrs. Jim Chamberlin and family of Chicago sperti. the weekend with John Pitsen. > Mrsi. M.»rtha"-JRreund' and- Gladys and- Virginia, mottwetl to Woodstock Monday afternoon: Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gojrski and son, Kenriethk of Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. Geoi-ge Zarns/torff pf Spring GTove spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. 4oe P. Miller. ' . , Mr. arid Mrs. Joe King and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller at Richmond Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Oleymickah and daughter of Chicago spent Sunday in the home ©f Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schaefer and family. - v Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gurxardo and family of Chicago spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Oeffling. Mi-s. Kirk of Wielander, Wi«., fs spending a" month with her lister, Mrs John Bote. 4 Mr. and Mr.«, L. Gerlach erttertained friends and relatives fom Milwaukee Sunday. . Mrs. Steve King spent Thurdsay in Chicago with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Freuml. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Senft and daughter, Mrs. Ed SejiTt and son, Edward, visited With Mr and Mrs. William- j. Meyers ami family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Math N. Schmitt, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bildner spent Sunday with relatives and friends at Aurora. Mr. and Mrs? Joe P. Miller, were Woodstock callers Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shifano of Chicago spent ThursTaay with Mr. and Mrs. William J. Meyers,. Joe King, John A. Miller, Peter Meersmann, Ben Freund and Louis ScWmitt attended the ftght rft Chicago Wednesday evening. In&tns Were Chiteler* America had adept < ltis»>)ers many centuries before that word toiok on Its slangy meaning. The.v were prehistoric Indians who occupied the f site of the Petrified Forest National Monument in Arizona and used shnr^ stone Implements Instead of their wits, On the cllffsides of the mesa, says the Los Angeles, Times, they Incised their Impressions of the world about, and the primitive drawings and symbols constitute a remarkable example of the art of a remote period. These petroglyphs of a forgotten race, a challenge to the modern imagination, have been seen by comparatively few vis-- Itors to 'the forest, which long sinee has turned into stone. The area Is so rough that only expert hikers nnd fearless climbers dared does Inspection- Twice T o 1 d Tales Items of Interest Taken From the Files of the Plalndealst of Tears Ago TEN YEARS AGO Pierre Wosnuk will move into Kent's flat on Waukegan street . Saturday. ' ' * ' " Judjre McCarthy of Chicago 'is spending a few weeks in the Kent cottage on the Fox: " • . Thirteen McHenry men will be thrown out of worjk tat thfe end of thi?| wedk, when ihe Borden . milk plant in this- city will make several changes in the me&hod of its labor, so that the employment of the customary entin? crew of nineteen men %vill no longer be necessary., ' Ail agreement has been reached between Otto F. Sohm and the McHenry county right-of-way committee, whieh will mean the co.tn^leiidft; Of Route 20 through McHenry. ing daily. The crop promises to b* good in this section. ' A party of our young people numbering about fifteen, witnessed the Illumination at Pistaqua Bay, Satur« day night. After the illuminati<*i t&ey were invited to the BloomRrffli cottage, where refreshment^. wet» served. All report a jolly gooW' timiSt j The Riverside Housp, in this village j.whjch we do not exaggerate when We j say is one of the best country hotels ;in ttAe state, has been enjoying a biff ^ trade the entire summer and is now i well filled with siteady boarders aiid( has a large transient trade. Mins' host Story is a born landlord, always striving to please hi^ ^guests, ami what is better, lie succeeds in evei^f - particular! *•' ?i<T< T ^TWENTY YEARS AGO" The long looked for postoffic# appointment Has come at last and henceforth, it will be Postmaster T. J. Walsh, if you please. Don't forget that the Chicago Cub^ will be in McHenry Sept. 9. The people of McHerlty were forced to bite a whole lot of dust last Sunday. The local factory is now receiWfrg T>ickles. Although the weather, has been anything but favorable for a big I crop, the focal factory hopes to take ! in their usual amount before the sea' Json corner to a close. Butter on the Elgin board of trade sold at 24% cents per pound last Saturday. FIFTY YEARS AGO V TUere is now a daily mail betwigfep this place arid Johnsburgh which is Wgreat convenience to the citi^en^ that place. _ ' ^ A- Buckland, of Ringwood, dietli Q^ite suddenly on Friday evenifkg- last. •He" has had poor health for a long" time but was not considered dangel^- o.u$, being up and lafoptd until :.i&* last The excursion to the Lotus bed* <m Sunda^-'liist'-Was. ^^rtitipat^J goodly number and -highly enjoy#; by aH, It ,was the unanimous verdict" t hut the beds of these rare flowe^p.' never , looked sp fine as this: year. : Lace Curtains, Tidies, LamberkinS; Bedspreads and Shams, cheap, *t Mr*. Schumacher's, near the depot. Little Donnie Wiesbaum spent the weekend at the home of his grandparents, Mr., and Mrsv M. Wiesbaum at Honey Lake. 'J* Turtle* Utter Souadi •"When startled sotne turtles, such M wood turtles, give a loud snakelike hiss. The males of the large Galapagos tortoises, according to' Darwin, bellow a roar in the breeding season. The common painted turtles utter »: piping note, particularly in the spring. TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO P. J. Freund and his force of carpenters aire now at Greenwood where the former has taken a contract for the election of pjeveral buildings, ami ng them an immemi' ba n. William J. Schumacher of Chicago who last year purchased the Perry A Owen property next to the Bank cf McHen:*y building, was in McHenry several days last week completing arrangements for the moving of the cot- | tauc to the t.gar of the lot and the erection of his new business block. Fire destroyed the auto garage of Senator A. J: Olson at Woodstock on Tuesday morning^of this week. Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Spurling left Wednesday morning for an extended ;vis»it with irelatives in Maine, Mr-s James N. Sayler of Silver Lake, Wis., passed a few days this and last week as the guesit of her mother, Mrs. E. S Wheeler. .Paialey Skawla famous Paisley shaws were tnanufactured at Paisley, in Scotland, faselnatttwrf^hread was first made .here In 1752 and It was the scene of the first manufactured handkerchiefs In 1743. The town is a short distance from Glasgow. FORTY YEARS AGO . We learn there is a prospect of a hew General Store being opened in this village in the near future. Wo are not at liberty to tell more at this time.. W. A. Oristy has -jusrt commenced receiving cucumbers at his factory, and the receipts-are something over a hundred bushels a day and increasfiovernoMlorneri Invites You Attend tfce - ILLINOIS STATE FAIR SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 17 to 24 The Nation's .Greatest Agricultural Fair Inexpensive. Instructive*and Entertaining for tbs Whole Family GRAND CIRCUIT RACING. AUG. 19 TO 23, INC. ALL VETERANS* DAY, SUNDAY, AUG. 18^ GOVERNOR'S DAY, THURSDAY, AUG. 22 A.A.A. AUTO AACES, SATURDAY, AUG. 24 Bird* Can Rmrit Wing Actios The flight of hutnmiug birds Is especially interesting. They are the only land birds that can reverse their wing action, and move backwards as well as forwards. Their wings move so rap- Idly that one can see only a blur where the wings are, . These wings make over 200 vibrations^or beats, tier second-- which is five or six times as fast as an airplane propeller usually travels. Because of thisi these birds can appear to stand still In, mid-air, or can support themselves while they dtp.tlietjT'f^ beaks into a flower blossom for nectar. NEWS APERITIF8 ALL--Two of Earl Carroll's "Most Beautiful Girls'* headed a reception committee when the largest bottle of Dubonnet ever to be bottled arrived at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel from France. sneak.^ • - '* -V* I know that ed and venerated people in the world who gain wealth, make friend*, and are known as leading citizens. But among these mre many who are aware, down inside of themselves, that they haven't played m straight who% if they had a all over again. - But second starts, while they are possible, are about a hundred times as difficult as first starts, so It is very much better to chart the right course in the beginning and stick to It N through the voyage. Here Is Miss Glna O'Brien of South Bend, In<L, with the trusty nag on eh she is spending her summer seeing Ireland. The young lady was born the Emerald Isle and was brought to America by her years old. , '• Gourd Used for Rattle Gulro Is a native west Indt for a type of gourd or calabash which is so characteristic In l'uerto Hi can and Cuban music. It is a slender, serpentine west Indiuri gourd that ta{>ers to a carved neck, the surface being incised with circular lines. In I'uerto IUco It is pierced with fifteen small holes of various sizes and accoi dingly has a somewhat broader fuucUitw that of a mere rattle. : ; y- Th« Paltc* of VeraailW ,^e Palace of Versailles is .mostly fh^ work of Louis XlV. It consists <$f a central block surrounding the three sides of a large court and of two immense wings, each enclosing two or more courts. The total length of th** building with Its .lependencies is nearly one half mile. It bouses a picture. r gallery upon which alone Louis XIV spent $T»,000.000. T.Upho.. • Toy Even after the telephone was perfected and found practical, it was considered by shrewd business heads as but an electric toy. It is said thsit the Inventor offered all his telephone patents and rights for $100,01)0, an of fer which was refused ' Soil M... of A fertile soil Is almost a mu Ifvhig organisms. The number of teria in one cubic Inch ma grange a number equal to the human population of Ohio to a number equal to that of&the population of the United States. i.. i A ADMISSION ONLY 25c YOUNG CHAMP -- Frankie Strafaci, high school student of Brooklyn, N. Y„ about to be presented with the James Standish Cup, by R. Arthur Woods, upon wirtnlng the finals in the Public Links Golf Championship of O. 8. NEW FALL OUTFIT -- Tweeds, both mixtures and plaids, will be the big thing for fall wear. Here is one worn by Grace Bradley, RKO - picture star. It is a three jjlece" cape ensemble tn ablack and white salt and - Leading Cities in India The leading cities in India are Near «Delbl (the capital), Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Lahore, Rangoon, Benares and Allahabad. The chief seaports Sit Bombay, Calcutta and Karachi. MAYOR MEETS RURAL CHAMP-- Mrs. Mary E. Mahnkey, awarded title of champidn rural newspaper correspondent In the annual contest conducted by Th* Country Home, a farm paper, meets Mayor La Guardia cf New York, who presents her with her wish, a "ship in •=o BOSSES POLICE AND FIREMEN -- Mrs. Mary W. Kobus, Commissioner of Public Safety of Camden, N. J., is In complete cha •f the city's police and fire departments. pepper mixture, which looks like grey HOLED T .. L- -- Thi' M id to-a r. H vi U SON ! Tu-nef w..- cvvrpiete*. *--"i New York C»ty with Weehaw.aen, N. 4, was "holed thru" recently when the 40^ ton shield which worfcers from the Je.-sey Sidt have steadily pushed forward for 1* months bumped into the New York * -