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WPBlf a^wjisfs^si mm S'Jfl 3™i* mm l'p" ifa", Tol Km rf htnwt TUm Fran ' mm Files of the Plalndeatof of Tears Afo SPRING QEOyS TWENTY YEARS AGO :'V t'./ .. ,v £mith Bros., the progreuive Cen- 4»Ville merchants, have just placed •a order for a large electric advertising sign for the front of their place of business. The February milk price to be paid by milk dealers to producers was announced yesterday as $2.35 per hundred pounds, which is a drop of 70 cents since last November. . The old barn in the rear of the H. C. Kamholz building on Main street has been razed and the lumber u3ed in the construction of a combination garage and store room. John Stoffel is also having the barn in the rear of his store torn down and remodeled into a garage building. Peter Thelen, one' of the few remaining Civil War veterans of this community lies seriously ill. at his home on Washington street. THIRTY YEARS AGO *v- P The marriage of ,Miss Rosa If. Justen to Mr. Fred Huff was solemnized by Rev. A. Royer at St. Mary's Catholic church in this village on Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Butter took another decline of two cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday, the market being declared firm at 25 cents. This is the fourth week of the moving pictures at the Central and are giving the best satisfaction. Borden's Milk company completed their work of harvesting their annual supply of ice here last Thursday. Joseph Brown left for Stacyville, Iowa, on Wednesday, where he was called by the serious illness of his mother. He returned on Saturday stating that his mbther had improved. Among those from here who enjoyed dancing at the wedding dance of 'Miss EsteUe May and John Schmitt at Nell's ballroom in Johnsburg Wednesday night were Messrs. and Mesdames Arthur Kattner, Ben May, Ray May, Jake Miller, A1 Schmeltzer •Charles Freund, Walter Brown and Fred May; also Arnold Kattner, Dan Miller, Arthur and Lawrence Nimsgern. Paul Weber and Leo Lay attended funeral services of William Harm at Peace Evangelical Lutheran church in Wilmot Saturday afternoon. George Sanders of Woodstock visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sanders, on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kattner spent a pleasant evening at cards and visiting in the A1 Schmeltzer home Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Freund of Chicago spent the weekend .with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Mike Freund, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Meyer and family were visitors in the John Sheets home on Sunday. Quite a few from here attended the meeting of the Pure Milk association at Woodstock Saturday afternoon. Dr. Preston Bradley was guest speaker. Among those employed out of town who spent the weekend with home folks were Misses Berniece Nimsgern of Chicago, Lorraine May of Zion,' Lucille Esh and Lucille Nimsgern of Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freund and children were supper guests in the home of his mother, Mrs. M. J. Freund, in McHenry on Sunday ping Up LILT LAKE A double birthday party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Seyfferth in honor of the birthdays of Mr. Seyfferth and granddaughter, Orra Belle Bettray. Cards and bunco were played with prizes won in cards by Wilbert Swanson, and in bunco by John W. Bonslett, well known to all I Mrs. Wilbert Swanson, Mrs. Claude our readers, has secured a lucrative McDermott and Mrs. Thomas Kla- Pt>STY YEARS AGO position with the Prudential Insur ance Co., of Waukegan. Lyle Howe has accepted a position in Burkett's pharmacy at Evanston and left McHenry last Monday. George Sommers has purchased the A. C. Friedly stock. He is having the building- repaired and will open with a complete line of hardware about February. On the Elgin board of trade Monday, the prtce committee made the hotter market firm at 22 cents. FIFTY YEARS AGO H. Hanly, one of the oldest settlers of this town, and a highly respected citizen, died at his home in this village- on Monday evening last, aged 74 years. Jos. Heimer, Wm. Franheim and John RiedeU, of Chicago, were out for a few days hunting and fishing last week. Miss D. E. Granger has resumed dressmaking at her home where her friends and customers will find her ready to do fashionable dressmaking, catting, fitting, etc. Mudgett's band will furnish the mnsSc for the Old Folks' Party, at the Klfetside House, on Friday evening. 3 f ItXTY YEARS AGO ^i&mith and Snyder bought of M. •Justen one day last week twenty-two hogs, that averaged five hundred pounds each. Louis Lawrence and Miss Eva Miller were married by Rev. Father Feg- •«rs, on Wednesday last, and Joseph X«wrence and Miss Katie Benalkin, by Hev. Father O'NeiL R. Bishop has moved the building formerly used as a coal house at his shops near the river, to a location near his new wagon factory, and will fit it up as a dry house. C. T. Eldredge is receiving stacks of poultry this week. He is dressing and shipping about one thousand • 9Mnds a day. 'ERSAT# bough. Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. McDermott, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Swanson, Mr. and Mrs. W. Einspar, Mr. and Mrs. V. Schiavone, Mrs. Lottie Bransford and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Klabough, Donald and Vincent Schiavone and Bobby and Geraldine Einspar, all of Lily Lake. The serving of a lovely lunch concluded a most enjoyable evening. Mr. and Mrs. Sarle and sons of Chicago spent the weekend at their home at Lily Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wirfs and daughter, Roberta Mae, and son, Wayne Edward, were dinner guests at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wirfs, McHenry, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Daly of Grayslake celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary and birthday of Mrs. Daly. Their son, Mr. and Mrs. George Daly, of Chicago, their granddaughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace, of Grayslake, and friends, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dosch of LOy Lake and Virgina Wallace of Grayslake were among those present. The Daly's qre formerly of Lily Lake. The serving of a Ioveljr chicken dinner concluded a most enjoyable afternoon and evening. The first of a series of Saturday hffcht parties was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude McDermott. Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Etten, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Einspar, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Klabough, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Swanson, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Seyfferth, Mrs. Lottie Bransford, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Schiavone, Chra Belle Bettray, all of Lily Lake. Chicago guests were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sarle and sons, Vincent and Erwin. A quiz contest, cards and bunco were played. Prizes were awarded to Mr. and Mrs. W. Swanson, Mrs. Seyfferth, Joseph Sarle and Orra Belle Bettray. Refreshments were served. © Sclenc« Service.--WNU Servlc«. China's Great Wall Marked North Line of Spreading Empire ' By EMILY C. DAVIS New York. --- Why ancient China built her Great Wallthat twisting dragon of a wall, 1,500 miles across the northis a problem for geographers. They see moye in China's stony guardian than a military defense. As a war-time barrier the wall was ineffective, though thousands of Chinese were worked to death to build it. One jester summed up the result: The Chinese never got over it; but the Tartars did. Some Chinese have accounted for their Greai Wall as a powerful stone dragon built to keep evil spirits out. But geographers, probing into ancient China's political and sociaH problems, are beginning to look upon the Great Wall as a geograph ic affair. In a report to the Geographical Review, Owen Lattimore, geographer, points out that the Chinese were great wall builders long before the day of the Great Wall. In feudal days, when China was still made of separate states, Fifth to Third centuries B. C., these states built frails against one another as well as against the northern barbarians. Vague Northern Boundary. So, when Emperor Huang Ti formed the states into an empire, the idea of rigid boundaries was familiar, and all China was driven to concentrate on marking the empire's northern line. This was done, it appears, to keep undesirables out and to keep desirables in. The wall marked plainly the northern limit beyond which the empire did not wish to spread. This separating sheep from goats was highly desirable for civilized China. Tribes in Manchuria, Mongolia and Central Asia were uncouth, and their life in forest, desert, or plain was far different from, China's intensive farming economy. But the Great Wall, Mr. Lattimore explains, was never more than a vague boundary. There was pressure and pull in a wide border region. Barbarians would become partly Chinese, and frontier Chinese would drift into anti-Chinese traits* The balance of power in many of China's struggles has rested wittt betwixts - and - betweens, in zones spreading out from the Great Wall. HE fWashington ~i^S±Si.,.r:tfl -i' .W, ' --By- National Editorial Association McCOLLUM LAKE Beauty Tricks Common Among Ancient Women New York.--Modern ddmsels in > quest of beauty haven't tried every#; thing--far from it. Even if they; have painted their fingernails, plucked their eyebrows, copiec^ Hollywood make-ups, look at these, beauty notions from the past, re# ported in "Natural History bjr Vir4 ginia Eifert: Roman ladies used to paint bludi veins on their lily-white foreheads, to look fragile. j Greek women introduced artificial eyebrows, out of a box. Japanese women of fashion some* times gilded the lower lip. Cleopatra brightened the palms of her hands with henna. ;< As. for men, they may like to know Persian kings wore costly p<yfumea in battle. And Roman conquerorg painted themselves bright red whet) they rode home in triumph.' Washington, January 22 -- Hardly had the echoes of the inaugural-pomp faded when it was replaced by the terrifying din in Congressional halls over the lease-loan plan. There is no doubt (that Congressional approval will eventually be given, but at the expense of time and tempers. The President's inaugural address was dramatically staged yet it left many vital questions of policy unanswered. Hence an effort on the part of the lawmakers to "smoke-out" Administration spokesmen as to how far they intend to go in international affairs. Genuine concern is manifested on Capitol Hill as tensions between the legislative an^ administrative branches of government increase with the introduction of sensational testimony from highly placed officials. The reluctance of Congress to surrender certain Constitutional functions is easily understandable. The solons openly question whether the vast authority sought in the pending measure is indispensable to national walfare. The current public hearings are designed to make the Administration justify its request for such a flexible instrument. While there is a great diversity of feeling as to what can be accomplished under the loanlease plan, it becomes increasingly clear that the proponents must accept modifications to insure Congressional endorsement. The criticism is by no means confined to strictly partisan sources. Nor is it largely a matter of Congress protecting jyerogatives, bestowed by the founding fathers, in these crucial days. They say that the measure should be subjected to the fullest de- Bate to expose its ramifications to the public. Irr, many quarters it is regarded- as 'it contrivance to expand Presidential authority to a point where Congress cannot serve as a check rein in formulating foreign policies. Briefly, the terms of the proposal are considered too indefinite for Congress to accept the responsibility. The parade of Cabinet officers and former Ambassadors to the witness stand is expected to sustain a,demarrd for amendments. The views of, oor envoys have also created a stir in diplomatic circles. After participating in the inauguration ceremonies, twenty-three Governors are buckling down to state Thi with Pedw*} the conversations It thf governments will play ill the national defense effort. It frill he remqpgbtred that these officials play an important part in the selective service administration. In addition, their influence with their respective legislatures will be worth while in advancing closer Federal-State tie-ups, particularly in regard to relief programs and taxation matters. The governors were royally entertained over the weekend, and accorded due honors bj$ their political friends and followers^ In return the distinguished visitor^ lost no time establishing important ^ contacts here for the furtherance off their own schemes of administration. It is a feather in a Governor's cap when he can touch Unclte Sam for this and that project in his commonwealth; Though Henry Wallace is now Vice-" President and not in a position to do' much more than preside over Senate sessions, his swan song as Secre-i tary of Agriculture is attracting attention. Despite the fact he resigned September 5, Wallace had a chance to express his views on current affairs because the annua! report of the Agriculture Department for the fiscal year ended July 1 was wjade public last week, Wallace indulged himself to an* exposition of his economic philosophy. It is clear from the text that the opinions in his report were written recently. Hence the politicos and diplomats scan the annual report with greater interest for Wallace is also scheduled to act as the White House emissary in building op Latin American good will. The Vice-President's comments on present and post-war economics is indeed a scholarly essay. Wallace, for instance,-asks the question as to the war's aftermath and answers thus, ic nationalism, which ency above interoawill selfttbnal s1 A poet-war wetett, Mr.. Wallase holds, "It latfSSJ^ould sary, as a prior step, for the Govern ment of our country to eartefcd directly to foreign governments for the stabilization of, their currency and credit systems. Our Government might also have to precede private lenders in extending credit for relief and indus- Utial reconstruction." If the Vice- Prseidaut follows precedent he will haw Httle fcay in hi* new role. But ha en donmeh .privately to propagate his ideas on international affairs. 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Today there are about *100 co-operative cheese factories «oducing products valued at $16,- 9,000 annually. > , Creaming Batter Butter goes on bread with the atest of ease if it is first stirred " soft, hut not melted. ' Mr. and Mrs. John Hay and farafl) of Ringwood spent Sunday m the v rank Hay home. Mrs. Eddie Horn and son of Berwyn spent the weekend with relatives here. Miss Mickey Untiz of Mundelein soent Sunday at the Jos. A. Schaefer home. Joe Justen, Donald Hay and Bili Hay visited Dorothy Bowler in Chi cago Sunday night. Lawrence Jackson of Chicago was r vislto? at the Jos. Crick home Sunday. Mrs. G. Richardson attended the funeral of Mrs. John Winkrantz Chicago Thursday. Miss Eleanor Schaefer of Wonder Lake spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. A. Schaefer. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hay spent Tuesday in Waukegan, where Mrs. Hay is receiving medical treatments. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brocken spent Monday at Woodstock. John Winkrantz has returned home Sunday after spending the week in Chicago. Mrs. Jos. A. Schaefer, Mrs. George Schubart and Mrs. Charlie Brocken Were visitors at the Bruce home at Wonder Lake Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Sold and daughters of Chicago spent Sunday at their home here. Dale Ray of Wonder Lake was a visitor at the J. A. Schaefer home Saturday evening. Charlie Brocken, Sr., of McCollum Lake had a narrow escape Sunday morning when on his way to work his ear was hit by a Woodstock car. Mrs. Peteach entertained her bowling club Wednesday afternoon. Cards were played and a delicious Berkeley, Calif.--Users of taf sprays as an insecticide are cau* tioned to. wear cellulose film mask# to protect themselves froifi th* caustic effects the sprays have oil their skins. Suggesting tucking a piece of eellulose film under one's hatband an<f pulling it down to expose fresHi areas as the exposed portion be* comes clouded, Dr. Leslie M. Smith* writing in a bulletin of the Univer* sity of California experiment sta tion, reports this method as one of the most effective in combating, injury from the tar spray. . Blonds are more sensitive to poih soning from the tar spray than ar* dark people, and one is more susceptible to injury during the day than during the night, Dr. SnrfUh finds. Prices sharply reduced on a wide selection of I. E. S. and other choice lamps (only a limited number of many models and styles). mmm V ^ % N > - t Candling Infertile Eggs Washington.--Candling eggs aftof from 14 to 20 hours of incubation can detect the infertile ones that can never hatch, thereby saving about ten per cent in hatchery space, declare M. W. Olsen and Dr C. W. Knox of the United States Department of Agriculture. All that is needed is an ordinary egg cait^ dler and a 75 watt lamp. Eggs that do not show a darkish spot as big as a dime are infertile and may just as well be thrown out at ooca. Spenfauteooa Oomhasttee The annual loss of hay, AmerW ca's second most important crop, due to spontaneous combustion has been estimated as high as $20,000,« 000. lunch was served. S. Smith who has been sick in bed for the past three weeks, was taken to a hospital in Chicago Wednesday. Mrs. Fred Breyer and son, Ted, of Chicane a&wt Smday auk ihsir 1m here. -* " . " % I > • • .. «. " • • i ?*§•-* - ,-t AK f V f i f - v , w:..- % OU SAVE not once, but twice in this gn^salel Because these lamps were purchased before mat*- hn&u A few vacuum cleaners, toasters; waffle irons, sandwich grills, irons and other small appliances... Reduced For Clearance/ fitcturers' prices were advanced, we can offer you a saving there. And with prices drastically reduced for deaianpg^ you save again. Thus every one of these outstanding bee^ gains represents a double-edged saving. Included are boudoir, end table, floor, pin-it-iipt novelty and bridge models in metal, glass* china and woo<l finishes. But may wt warn you . » . although . A. there Jr a wide variety to choose from, many models and styles ace strictly limited in numbfl; And since such values will be sold :'••'. quickly, yOu'd better come in cady for bag ; selections--and avoid disappointment. v r1-.'