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Can you call again?" "Yes, I'll do that," the young lady agreed, gathering up her belongings and rising from her chair. "Do try to find me something with very small designs -- something suitable for putting in the bottom o( a bird cage." The Simsbury mineat Bast by. Coon., was the Hit copper worked la fee United Btates. It Mt first charter in Uranium is die element aa knowledge, of atomic a of two ptai*rta$ftpes, U4M, 0.7 per cent, and M.S per cent Only the la bomb material Both iaotopaa are naturally radioaotive and can be uHd to f^idy the age of the unhrene. perform . valuable serving as Mi bait. Ifeey Ib'st-claas SQB condition- It iia been estimated that eaiUiwuHl bring more than 15,000 f««i* ef toil to the aurfsce In an acre of land in a single •arty Ptre llany early Are englnea •were dealiuyed by fire becauas tte Aort rang* of the hose stream made It Mceasary to take the apparatus too doae to the flames. Vteable Btrtkptee* 11m Cranberry has a humble htrthpteoe In damp marshes or bogs. Theae bogs are covered with thick, green carpets by the matted cranberry yines. At harvest time In the faB.the brilliant berries can be aeen like rubies spotting this flat surface. Grown successfully in only a few places, the cranberry needs an acid'aoU and plenty of water to protect It from frost and insects. Cyrus ft. McCormfek built Us first reaper in 1831. that deatioys not only and young of these crea* t also the moat venoomia adult la not immune to the snake'a poison, according to Encyclopaedia Brltannica. By ita agQIty and qulckneas of eye, however, the mongoose avoids the fangs of the snake while fixing ita own teeth In the beck of the reptile's neck. Simple 8aiattoa Two countrymen at a Wr approached a stall where little balls bobbed on top of water jets. One tried his skill with the rifle, but could not pot the bobbing balls. "Let's have a shot,", said his friend and, taking the rifle, fired. Every ball dropped! As they walked away, the unsuccessful one said: "That was good. How did you manage it. Will?" "Easy," replied Will. "I £hot the man who eras working the pump.*? 'Subscribe for The Plaindealer Floor Tito ~ Genuine Asphalt and Rubber f/ Sink and Wall Coverings ____ 7"~ BAY nuof Phone Woodstock CM-IT 512 Clay St. Woodstock f POXNSETTIAS CYCLAMEN BEGONIAS MISTLETOE cnqrrsK PIECES •M- TO ORDER, BOOR PIECES ON ORDER EVERGREEN BLANKETS AMD WREATHS FOR LOVELINESS Choose flowers! What is prettier for Christmas than a corsage or bouquett Let us make up one for you and she'll thank you a thousand fold for brightening her ensemble or her home. Fresh and perfect, bur blossoms radiate Yuletide cheer. Gome in tod«jY " :x. enry Floral Co* greenhouses one mile south IteHenry, on State Route 31, :|,s jfhOM MoHenry 404 Fresh Mews There was once a acoop-hungry editor who was never content with the efforts of his staff. One morning a scribe dashed In and said: "Three lives were lost In a street accident . . ." "How long ago?** asked the editor. . . . "One hour!** "Too late!" snapped his nibs. A second reporter came in. "Big flre --20 dead. Took place ft half hour ago." "Too late!" rumbled Ye Ed. The first reporter came in a second time. "A murder!" he yelled. "Where?" "Heret" "W^en?' "Now!" BANG . . . I X w«« «M> . Toe coast guard has ininailed eeveral thousand buoys that wear i reflecting collars in New iPwgiami and Mississippi waters. When the | beam of a searchlight falls on a \ buoy Ha collar shines at night: The I principle ia the same as that ap- j Idled in roadside reflectora. The buoy collars, however, are made < of sheet metal in which many small | crystals are embedded to do the reflecting. The buoys are visible at! all angles, because the crystals' shine no matter from which direc- , tioo the beam of light comes. ! ' .NOTICE. . . The McHENRY GARAGE '•>'¥ • IS NOW y-i'; OPEN FOR BUSINESS fjri , IN, NEW BUILDING 004 Front St,, Ri. 31, McHenr^ Tel. McHenry 108-R Nick P. -Ifillar, Prop. HULA DANOE H«sVaMn CMOmWK The young man finally redeemed his best suit of clothes, brought them home from the pawnshop in a suitcase. While he'waa busy In his room, his mother, la the parlor, started to unpack the suitcaae. She found the pawn ticket on the and called; "John, what la this tag on your coat?" John loot vary little time in calling back, "Oh, I was at a dance last night, mother, and checked my coat." A moment later mother came ecroos the JveuMrs, tagged in the seme way. With a puzzled tone she asked, "John, what kind of a dance was that?** Material Is Scarce Building ceatraeters have their troubles nowadays, not the least of which is the pear qaallty of lam be r frequently offered them. A despairing ly dispatched the mill that a carload of "Knot holes seod the knots. Reggie was qnt «a good golfet; usually he aeetned to regard his clubs as implements for digging up turf. Oqe day, however, he surprised everybody ^ driving straight and true, and hitting the baB every time. "How ia it?" he was aaked. "Well," was the. answer, "do you see that pointing <te the bell? That's ] a portrait of my mother^in law!" Cameramen Aging A glamorous RdUywood star had her picture taken end fumed at the result. "I can't understand it," she said. "The last time I posed for you, the photographs were heavenly." * "Ah. yes," the cameraman alghed Open Evenings From December 15 Until Christmas* • ^ For your shopping convenience Mc- -• ^ Henry stores that feature GIFT^ FOR CHRISTMAS will be opetl , evenings. Those stores which nor* mally are closed on Thursday afterfc*- noons, will be open Dec. 18th, Thursi«f,.. ^ day afternoon, also. Why be pushed around by the bigger city crowds? Try McHedry stores first ,, McHenry Business Mens* Association In ' ; Say Fe* • *%&• $•? 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