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f *\- -_ ^ •y / • ; • * * 7 > T ^ > T ? ? " ' * 7 T? *V i*TVMT ^ ' THE M'HBNRY PLAINRlJ>fEfAiILJn®., TTHHUURRSSDDAAYY, AAPPRRTITL. 5R ,1K9W28* ' * " ~ . "\ ~^* '\ -F^ 'tV cT.^/.fP^fv} ' Ofl Lamp* Star- a good light in an oil lump t)» rlwCB should be changed ©very th" Qtbs at least The old wicks, |t Into even lengths and stored In makti excellent lire lighters. AO the Diwwwt Prudence should not be -ccofpaid^f with wisdom, which often imp t6 squander. Prudence Is tfie retnilt of fear; wisdom of courage.--Plain Talk Magazine. mram.L BHriaiJ A eiGfeNC WAVC Be Fair to Your Hair TWr are cheaper penuaesl ware* tlaaa on r*. That'* wkat'i the matter with then. It pay* to pay A« price for the but nwdiod* nd the W of skilled pernanal atlratian. A»k as to tell you all akoat the gssififc Eugene Permitwrt Wave. ROSEBUD BEAUTY SHOP Clara Freurid, Mgr. Phones, Shop 104-J House 74-R A Sate Investment Invest your money in a safe institution-- ' under state supervision--and let it earn you " good interest. You pay in a little each month •and share in the earnings of the association. Then when you get ready to build a home, apply to your own organ i yation for the money. Call or write M. J. Rent, Secretary, McHenry, ID., for details. Phone 8. McHenry Building and Loan Association UNDER STATE SUPERVISION M. J. Kent, Sec. Phone 8 c • Bookcase Material C-6060 Mom, any house or apart* •lent with any ipac# to Upare, from a niche to m Whole wall, can have book- •!>•/>«> of architect urmt quality with Curtis book- OM*9 material. Sketch and measure the space you with tiled and we will tell fott Aow little Curti• iooJtotN material tor it will coat. Corner Cupboard C-6511 beautifiunl wdheieteif ntu ncea,n thbiae mpaomnitread woti tsht aifnuerdn ittuor eh mAr-t 3afn \yt pinecrihoeds aItl ornegq ueiarec*h wonalbl, •Pmtido e,m o n6fy4J\OuOin oCtnu. ea higk. With no trouble and at very little expense You can pot these beautiful new designs of Curtis Cabinetwork into your present house or apartment or the home foa plan to build . . HERE are two designs of Curtis Cabinetwork that cost much less than ordinary furniture of the same quality in designs, materials and work- And you can paint, QJh'flS lacquer, stain or wax WOODWORK them to match your other furniture or woodwork. Curtis Cabinetwork includes something for every room in the house. Mat we give you further information? Call, TEOliDi*A Y. UpOENRY LUMBER fft 1T1V11QL">LITT AND SERVICE FIRST \J\JA West McHony Unless an ordinance adopted by a City council is published In full, it cannot be enforced, Attorney General Oscar E. Carlstrom declared In response to a query from Dr. Isaac Rawlings, director of the state department of health. Acting on authority granted by the legislature, DoctoY Rawlings drew up an ordinance for the regulation of plumbing, which he proposed for actlpn by city councils. It consisted of forty-five pages of printed matter. The health director asked if part could be printed and the rest filed and proceed to enforce, the ordinance. Attorney General Carlstrom has derided that funds collected under the recently Invalidated sasollne tar law tan l»e appropriated for use on IlHnots roads. The fund In the state treasury Which amounts to $6,137,541.42 Is there subject to such appropriation by the general assembly. Those who paid the gas tax without protest have no means of recm-ering It, according to the opinion of the attorney general announced a few days ago. Those who paid under protest have a remedy In chancery, and can secure an injunction to prevent the transfer. The niinols Soldiers' and Sailors' home at Qulncy, to which the veterans of all the country's wars and their widows are eligible for admis sion, had redWved up until July 1. 1927, 32,692 men and since 1908, when women were first admitted to the home, 1,066 women. The Illinois Soldiers' Orphans' home at Normal' has sheltered more than 7,000 boys and girls since It was first established In 1869. The educational system includes kindergarten, eight grades of elementary work and high school. Vocational training may be substituted for the high school course If a pupil so desires. Sports and athletics of all kinds, Boy Scout and a Girl Re serve organization, moving pictures, holiday entertainments, outings and picnics are provided for the children Bm following contracts for pavement, bridges and grading have been awarded by the state division of highways: Route 147, section 122A, Pulaski county, grading; to I. J. MeCaughey, Chicago, $115,099.95. Route 160, section 182, Madison county, pavement; Madison Construction company, Edwardsvllle, $107.- 910.05. Route 160,. section 133, Madison county, pavement; Madison Construction company, Edwardsvllle, $155. 0S9.95. Route 116, section, 103, Taxewell- Woodford counties, pavement; L. B. Dyer Construction company, Hoopeston, $98,354.29. Route 116, section 102, Tazewell county, pavement; L. B. Dyer Cpnstruction company, Hoopeston. $98,- 854.29. Route 56, section 561B, DuPage county, bridge; Ferguson Construction company, Rockford, $28,743.79. Route 158. section 133A, St Clair county, grading; Kiefner and. Gail a, Perrytttle, $17,574.28. Sound From Borealief Whether or not the Aurora Boraalia can be heard Is stfll a debated qfilfctlon, but the idea persists that the aurora la accompanied by characteristic sounds variously described as rustling or cracking. Some authorities admit the existence of the sounds, b«t claim that they do not come directly from the aurora. The following bridge and pavement contracts have been awarded by the state division of highways: Route 105, section 103B, Adrtms county, bridge; to Herrick Construction company, Carlinvllle. $17,338.27. Route 64, section 126B, Kane coun ty, bridge; to Iowa Bridge company, Des Moines, $11,436.74. ' Route 116, section 107, Woodford county, pavement: to D. Lonergan, Jacksonville, $86,268.75. Route 117, section 113, Woodford eounty, pavement; to W. D. Lonergan, Jacksonville, $86,304.18. Route 11, section 45, Clark county, pavement; to J. W. Etchlnson, Casey, $57,432.77. Route 68, section 123, Stark county, pavement; to Central Engineering company, Iowa, $191,000,401 Pioneers of central Illinois will be the guests of honor at Elmwood on May 27 when the' Lorado Taft statue, "The Pioneers," Is formally unveiled. The famous Illinois sculptor and his family plan to be present at the dedication. Hamlin Garland, New York novelist, la to give the dedicatory address. The statue depicts a young pioneer, musket in hand and dog at his side, standing beside his wife with baby in arms. Bids for the construction of hare roads were received by the state department Of highways on April 4 for Macoupin, Saline and McLean coun ties. In addition to the roads, the department also received bids for the construction of necessary stretches along the routes, and also for ap praches to the new bridge at Pekln Establishment of the four high Scl iool classes In a non-high school district relieves residents of the district from paying the non-high school, tax. Attorney General Oscar E. Carl Strom has ruled. The attorney general was asked by J. C. Howard, Olney, whether such a district is liable to a non-high school tax, after adding the four required grades to make up an accredited course. The library at the Illinois State reformatory now numbers approximate Iy nine thousand volumes, over seven thousand of which are given out each month. The library at the Illinois State penitentiary consists of about twenty-three thousand books and the Reading averages about fotfr thousand volumes a month. - Efforts to bring electricity to more people ta Illinois--especially the farmers-- and Its use as a rinducer of labor and an increaser of wages were the Chief subjects considered and discussed at the annual convention of the state electric association held in Springfield recently. Money appropriated by county boards of supervisors for the county highway fund may be used In payment for a right-of-way for hard rotids regardless of the method by which the right-of-way was procured. Attorney General Oscar E. Carlstrom has ruled. Bis opinion, given at the request of the state's attorney of Madison county, said that the fund could be used for purchasing right-of-way whether the road was a state aid or other road, and whether or not it was acquired by a compromise of a condemnation proceedings. C BirdCourtahlp Male birds in the mating often perform love dances and engage In other peculiar antics, as, for instance, the mad acrobatics of the chat, which are for the special amusement of the females; their effort being, as Darwin observed, to display their charms to their prospective wives. Winning out over 811 otftW hetfls tested In the thirty-ttfree dairy herd Improvement associations, seven purebred Holstelns owned by Charles Mc- Leah; Greenville, last month captured the high herd honors of the state with a production of 1,528* pounds of milk and 53.3 pounds of fats for each cow. Announcement of the top herd was made by C. S. Rhode, dally extension specialist of the college of agriculture. University of Illinois. State Highway No. 18, the short line from Shawneetoxvn and intermediate points to St. Louis, will be thrown open to all-weather traffic early In May, the state highway department has announced. Route 13 Is known as the Iktgan highway and runs through the counties of Gallatin, Saline, Williamson, Jackson, Perry, Randolph and St Clair. A seed corn report somewhat better than the disheartening ones of the past few springs In Illinois is reported by J. C. Hackleman, crops extension specialist of"the college of agriculture, University of Illinois, after germination tests on 468 samples of corn from various sections of the state. Only In the southern and west central portions of the state was seed corn found to be so far below normal that farmers must use caution in getting supplies for spring planting, Hackleman reported. Seed from central and northern Illinois, including the heaviest corn producing areas, was found to be generally good. Sixty-seven agricultural fairs will be held In Illinois this year, a much shorter season than usual, according to dates announced by J. S. Stanard, director of the state department of agriculture. "Of the seventy-eight district and county fairs which par ticipate in state funds, sixty-six have scheduled their dates and with th# exception of the winter fair held at Sycamore, all are in July, August and September. la closing a series of seven dairy meetings in as many central Ulinofi communities, W. S. O'Halr, president of the Illinois State Dairymen's association, reported that Illinois is re* cording greater progress In the dairy industry at this time than it ever has had within his knowledge of twenty years' service. Victory in Work Work Is victory. Wherever work la weft dons victory Is obtained.--Emerson. Climbing Kangaroo V$era is oQly one specie? of kan- •gjfoo thAt cilfiibs. It is very anftil and Is seldom seen in Australia. Ih fact, the existence of the animal was not known to naturalists until s few years ago. AJthough It runs about on the ground, It Is mora at hoots ts the trees. Early Telegraphy On January 6, 1838, Alfred Yall'S successful telegraph Instrument was completed and tested. For this test three miles of wire were stretched around the room. It ii the Vail ra» celving Instrument and not the Morse that we now have. Many Color Bttmd About 2 per cent of the populatiop suffers from color blindness. Usually even color-blind people can distinguish orange-red and bine-green. •/ Cap ot Tanialae A Tantalus cup Is a scientific consisting of a cup with a puppet its bowl. Water may be poured the bowl as high as the puppet' and then it will recede, being let ai§t at the bottom through a siphon In tie poppet's body. When Sea Galls Root The biological survey says that ta the majority of cases sea gulls rooflt on the water at night. In the winter If the water Is froaen they go out ou the Ice quite a distance from tSb itat. • Awcttnt SchoolbooM The hornbook Is an elementary book In use in England down to the time 4ff George II. It consisted of a •ingta leaf on wMch were written the alpRabet In large and small letters, the Roman numerals and the Lortfta Prayer. * • MILD fee /VERY MILD. AMD YET THEY SATISFY WE STATE it as our hon- «st belief that the tobacco* Used in Chesterfield cigarettes are of finer quality *nd hence of better taste than in any other cigarette at the price. Liccsrr A Mnu TOBACCO GS. A recent road hearing conducted in the state arsenal at Springfield has brought forth the announcement that several roads in the vicinity of the capital city are slated for construction as a part of the 1928 road buildiqg campaign in the state. The roads, on which action Is expected soon are: Route 104 from Auburn to Taylor-- ville; Route 124 from Springfield to- - Route 24, north of Cantrall; Route 123 from Ashland to Tallula; and Route 126 from Springfield to Litchfield. Express service by airplane will soon be a reality between St. Louis and Chicago If plans of the American Express company materialize. Within the next thirty days this airplane service is expected to be started and will augment the trans-continental express service. In addition to the St. Louis-Chicago route, a line betweeo- St. Louis and Kansas City will b« started. Fast automobiles and express trains were not fast enough for one aspirant to political office so he has taken to the airplane. A. T. Spivey, editor of the East St I^ouls Journal and candi* date for congressman-at-Iarge, Has transportation to commute between St Loafs and his Chicago headquarters. Seven thousand fish from the stats hatcheries at Havana have been transfc ferred to the lake In Walton park la the south end of "the city of Lltch^ field. The transfer of the fish was supervised by State Representative M. E. Brady, who was instrumental in having the fish sent to Litchfield. With the fly season just around tba corner the time for doing the most effective work toward keeping this pestiferous Insect out of the dining room and kitchen is right now, ac> cording to Dr. Isau. D. Rawllngs, state health department. Screens and swatters are great things after flies arrive but a thorough cleaning of horse stables and the weekly cleaning from now on until frost next autumn, the burying of all manure, the cleaning up of all rubbish and filth will destroy the breeding places of files. One lick now Is worth a dozen later. Truthful Printer An English booksi ller, when eximlnlng his stock, made certain classifications for a trade list which he had printed. One of these was, "Novelists who ought to sell better." It appeared In print "Novelists who ought to sell butter."--Christian Register. I Star-Geuung Fiah * A ewloos flsh which has ayss on the top of Its head Is known asf$he Star Oaaer. Henequent'a U*e» Henequent Is one of the hard hemp fibers furnishing material for makingbinder twine and other raw material used for all kinds of cordage. It is, obtained principally from Yucatan. Or Woman's Imitation c' the bird* brought thft airplane. Maybe study of man's lower; jaw will eventually bring parp«taa% motion.--Toledo Blade. * CHESTERFIELD C I G A R E T T E S In Selecting a Candidate for Circuit Clerk There are Three Things to ba Taken Into Consideration: ' Who is The Candidate? What are His Qualifications? Where Does He Stand? .1--William R. Cairns was born February 4th, 1883, on a farm east of Hebron, McHenry County, Illinois. He graduated from Hebron High School, taught school east of Algonquin in the Spring Lake district. He attended the University of Illinois for three years and studied law in the office of Attorney L. D. Lowell at Crystal Lake. He was admitted to the practice of law by the Supreme Court of Illinois. Has worked for several vears for the County Surveyor of McHenry County. He was City Auditor for the City of Woodstock for six years. Served two years in the World War, one year in France. 2--His being admitted to the practice of law makes him familiar with the work of the Circuit Court and his work in the County Surveyor's office gives him intimate knowledge of records; and plats, which two subjects make up the greater part of the duties of the Circuit Clerk. Bis duties as City Auditor gave him a good knowledge of bookkeeping and the handling of money. > 3--He is in no way affiliated with either of the political factions of McHenry County and is running independent of either. And if nominated will be under no obligations to any persons or factions and will conduct the office of Circuit Clerk impartially. . Nominate a man that is qualified. William R. Cairns REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR ' Circuit Clerk PRIMARIE8, APRIL 10,1828