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5 »$• *• , f . ' * '•*• P' SPflP: THK M'HUnt? PLAIHDKALER, THURSDAY, DSC. SO, 1928 il JK ' - \ • - ,:•*. ^ ' L '* <r*& sS•:^ > RlNGWOOD ^flferfilayton Harrison by Mrs. Lenard Franzen and Mrs. Charles P«et, very pleasantly entertained the Home Circle at a Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Clayton Harrison Wednesday. A one o'clock dinner was served to 45 people. Following the dinner the regular business meeting was held after which a fine program in charge of Mrs. Rillah Fobs, and Miss Agnes Biglow was enjoyed. A Christmas grab-bag furnished much merriment for all. The Bunco club held their Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Viola Low Thursday afternoon. Presents were exchanged and bunco played. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Nick Yottng, first, Mrs. William Dodge, sec. ond, Mrs. Leon Dodge, third, Mrs, Emma Merchant, fourth, Mrs. Ed. Thompson, fifth, and Mrs. Sam Beatty the consolation. Mrs. William Blake received the prize for making the most buncos. At the close of play refreshments were served. Mrs. Charles Shepard of Richmond ijpent Wednesday with Mrs. George Mrs. G. A. Stevens, Mrs. Leoft Dodgre and Mrs. W. A. Dodge and daughter, Eleanor, motored to Chicago Saturday and spent the day shopping. Miss Irma McCannon of Woodstock spent the past week in the home of her brother, Will, and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foss of McHenry were Ringwood callers Saturday evening. • . „ 1 v The Home Bureau held a party at the C. J. Jepson home Friday evening. bAout twenty-one were present. Games were played and lunch was served and a splendid time was enjoyed by all. Wayne Foss of Greenwood spent the week-end with his mother. Mrs. Clay Rager and daughter, Mae, and son, Cecil, and Mrs. Frank Fay motored to Wheaton Friday and were accompanied home by Carlton Fay, who is ill with the flu. The Wheaton college was closed Friday on account of the flu. Quite a number in and around Ringwood ate sick with the flu. Mrs. J. F. McLaughlin And Mra. Viola Law motored to Woodstock on Wednesday afternoon. George Herbert is visiting in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sfm SPARROWS INSTEAD OF WRENS >OCK (6.M U. J. WtWll.) HLE »»uag Russells had «»hw to Oakviite in the procession of eager workers the recent establishment of a factory had brought there. They were very young Indeed and fresh from the city. Indeed. It was the first time in her iife that Peach Russell had ever set foot in a small country town. Sbe found a keen difference from what she had been used to. "But I like it, Billy; I really do," she told her husband. "It's so quiet snd orderly. I'm sure we can save lots of money here. And do you know what I'm thibklnftf "No; what?" returned BUly. He was continually being astonished by the wisdom of Peach's little blond pate. Sh£ ifas only a confectionery salesgirl when he married her, as detec- Ufble..aud ubsiibfriauUiki etiSSiiayy as* pink French cream, but she was making a wonderful wife. Billy was a very good sort of yoking fellow himself, steady and grave and honest, but he would have told you frankly that >.ie "wasn't a marker to Peach.** And so ' he thought now. I "I've been thinking1 that I wish we * had a re«l home," said Peach. "You know, Billy, a little house where d could learn to cook and do things like that It's nice here at Mrs. Killen's, but It costs so much. I'm sure we <H>uld live cheaper In our own home. And if we're ever going to have s home we want to establish It while we're young." "You're right, Peaehie," agreed Billy. "We'll look up a house." • One March Saturday when they had half a day's leisure they went forth to look for a house. They had gathsuch trials which, however, always turned out to be joyful occasions. And Peach's new cook book! What a mystery it was at first I But she had the sense not to attempt the impossible at first. And the first time she placed a simple little meal of baked macaroni and cheese before Billy he did not know that she had practiced upon it for days unbeknown to him! One morning Peach was awakened by a great twittering about ber open bedroom window. She opened her eyes. It was scarcely light but she could see a little bird sitting on the window-sill looking In at her. This was/ one o; Mrs. Duke's wrens! The friendly llttl< creature! She meant to cultivate him. Next night when she went upstairs to bed she found the same little bird --or so she thought--sitting on the cord thst held the electric light bulb before her little dressing table. Frightened, the bird £$w down from the cord and went the bed. It took both her And QUQr JJP1d an hour's work to, get him Aei&ssfully out efr the Wtttilow. Billy began to complain that the chirping of the birds kept him awake iftbfttngs when he should be sleeping. TStey iroasei hlsi sc sasa. sit. It --a? dawn. -J-i»y make punt *u infernal racket, Peacfate. lit ratjter hear the -old elevated." •^They're hot p» musical as I thought ffiKis were." admitted Peach. When one day she found a fanny, messy nest built on the window-ledge of her bedroom she felt surprised. It pained her that Billy should tear the nest ruthlessly away. But the birds came right back. Billy tore that nest away seven tiqaes before he convinced the birds ^hey yrere not wanted. But the birds, did build In the hit ter-sweet vine ai the end of the porch and within th<( "porch Itself. Th<\\ were Increasingly ' noisy and nasty. And In no time'at all the nests were full of y6ung birds! dnc day Mrs. Ross came to sit <>n the porch with Peach. Mrs. Ross W:i Keeping Cat Rc The life of cut roses tan be prolonged, often to an extraordinary extent, If every night they are taken from their bowl or vase, a tiny bit snipped off the stalk, and then rough ly scratched with the finger nail or one side of the scissors at Intervals up the length, and then plunged right Into a very deep pail of cold water. Even if *ur uowrrs lu«uiS£iVCS sometimes get undpr the water ,lt does not Valuable L*cqu«r. - Cinnabar lacquer, a maroon-colored composition used extensively In the Orient for the painting and preserving of valuable boxes, screens and other wooden articles, was discovered In Chins during the Ming dynasty, 1364 to 1644. Cinnabar is the ore of mercury apd is used In the powdered form. Lacquer |p fide by boiling large quantities of lac Insects. 4 In iMdleval times a king mi# had been consecrated In Ms coronation whs said to possess the power to 1»€£! £UC$ #P5£PSC». tt fiad other skin sffirtinne ny tnhrnft^ the wiffeeer. ifeiat r«a 9^.' (Everything you say win be remem feered hy some one else after yon have forgotten It. -- Atrhtson Olohe. Big Opening Dance STOFFEL'S HALL West McHenry, III. mm. Decei i EfctertalnS*t«*rt%yi " Lux and His Yellow Jackets Singing, Entertainment, Radio Artists 4", $1.00 per Couple •m :CM ered a few facts to guide them, but elderly and agreeable and she had tak Shepard and attended the Christmas jyktoy at the home of Mrs. Clayton i&rrison. In the evening Mr. and Charles ^hepard and Mr. and, MriJ.' fcjgar Thomas and Mrs. Viola George Shepard and family at- , ow apent Saturday in Woodstock. ,ded the show at Woodstock. j Mr and Mrt. will JohnSbtt of Dests. W. A. Dodge and ^ daughter, pio(n«> enfeht. Tiutiuiay in the anor. were Woodstock visitors Fri. if evening, >«•- Kf evening. i - • *• Mrs. Nick Freond whs * Woodstock visiter Wednesday. f Nick Young attended a sale near Volo Thursday. Mrs. Louis Schroeder WM a McHenvisitor Tuesday. Mrs. Edgar Thomas and Mrs. Viola pom were Woodstock visitors Wednes- Mr. and Mrs* Kick Young motored to Woodstock Wednesday. . and Mrs. H. E. Kelley and 'daughter, Betty Lou, of Crystal Lake spent Sunday in the William Kelley tome. |ffiss Nellie McDonald was a Rockfpgd visitor Wednesday and Thursday. . * |«r. and Mirs. G. E. Shepard were McHenry visitors Friday evening. Mrs. Howard of Woodstock is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Leon Dtdge. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peet and family a«d Marion Feet spent Saturday afternoon in Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Chaoncy Jepson and family spent Saturday morning in Wbodstock, Mrs. Ed Thompson and son, John, daughters, Betty and Grace Mary, ami Mrs. William McCannon were Eljjin visitors Tuesday. Sam Beatty home. , Mr, and Mrs. George Young were Woodstock visitors Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. James Bell of stick* mond were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Young Wednesday night. Mrs. Edgar Thomas and Mrs. Viola Low were McHenry visitors Monday. Mir. and Mrs, Rajr Peters spent Sunday with relatives at Hunter and Belvidere. Mr. and Mrs. George Young were guests of Mr. and Mxs. Joe Smith at McHenry Sunday. The professor has asked time ana again for the students to pvt more personal touch in their themes. One paper he received ended thus: "Well, professor, how's the wife and kiddies and, by the way, before I forget it, could you lend me $5?"-- Sovereign yisitor. "They say brunettes hare sweeter dispositions than blondes." "Well, my wife's been both and I Can't ftT\y'difference."---Good Hard- It take! five years for ifty tree te produce nuts, with one exception-- the family tree.--Case Eagle. I--, rF ull Cream MilK Milk is a, spleadid food for growing children^ especially if it is-as rich in cream content as milk we supply. To get this better milk for voui children just phone 660-R-l and we ^ will deliver it to your home each day. We hao41e nothing but Bowman's Pasteurised ikd Degreed Products Community Dairy Phone 660-R-l Ben J. Smith, Trap they were as Ignorant as ever were a a pair of young birds attempting to build their first nest. Mot that Saturday did they find What they wanted, and perhaps they never Would have found it at all if it bad not been for Mr. Kling, the kindly real estate man. As It wss, the instant they saw the house they knew they must bave It. It was gray and small and compact like a bumble bee's nest, only neither Billy nor Peach had ever seen a bumble bee's nest, so they could not draw that comparison. Within it had just the kind of rooms that a palr*of young married people would delight In--a darling tiny kitchen and dining room, a sizable living room, a wee den to, snuggle down in cold winter, evenings., Upstairs t|»e«e were two closets, all freshly papered and white painted. There was land enough about the little house for flowers and vegetables and a lawn. can Just see yon with your cout off pushing a lawpmower while I sit here on the porch darning your socks!" whispered Pesch. "Oh, Billy, let's bave it 1" "It will take lots of saving and economy, Peschle," said Billy. "But It will be fun to save and economise! 1*11 be the best Httle saver and economiser you pr€r~sawr\(Hlly. Honest, } Wi^|t <^ikl Blll^say to tfcfet e* thst SMI anouia uave the ovwnti ai» DDk# smiled Wryly, I forgot to say that Mrs. Dttke was the woman who owned the bouse and lived la It. She Was very old, in Peach's eyes, snd she hsd never been anything that was worth looking st. She sniffed and cackled and sighed-- she was just that kind of woman. She made Peach feel that she was majtlng a sacrifice when she gave upJtmt dear little hoase. •Tve lived here twenty-six years." she sniffed, "and Mr. Duke has beei^ gune from me sixteen. That's a loot: ijm> »o Im> a widow, my dear. I wouldn't sell oat only my Mster wants me to come and live with her I hope you'll be good to my dear little house. I slways wssh the paint spring and fall with gasoline and water. Be careful about always taking hold of the doorknobs. And if you hsve rubber heels put on your shoes your floors will stay nice longer. And you must always lower the winder In the kitchen when you bile meat And then"--a heavy sniff--"there's my birdies, m> dear little wrens. They come every spring and nesi under the veranda. How they'll miss me! I hope you'll be good to them, my dear. My poor little wrens! If you'll Just throw them a few crumbs now snd then. It's a bard wcrnd (tor little birdies. I hope you'll fefl rty wrens." Peach nearly wept as she beard this. She promised everything, especially to feed the wrens. 8he did not know what wrens were. Almost the only i»ird names she knew were the swan ii nd the ostrich, snd sbe bad seen i hein In the city parks. Sbe made up her mind there and then that she would protect snd care for Mrs. 0uE5*» little birdies, even as Mrs. Duke heraelf would hsve done. Within a week Mrs. Duke was gone and the Russells were In the llttlf ^r,.y house. They had nothing, being so newly married, to make a home out of aside from love and energy .and high enthusiasm. But there was a really well-stocked furniture store fnd a second-hand shop, both open to thfctr patronage. Perhaps Peach bought most at the second-hand shop. She found such bargains there and they cost so little. And Billy discovered that he was something of a geaius with hammer and gluepot. Such a good time as they bad with their home-making! Such adventures. en more than a neighborly interest in Peach. "Why don't you rottt out those dreadful sparrows?" she asked. "They will simply drive you out of the house If you don't" "Sparrows!" gasped Peach. She listened, amased, while Mrs. Ross give her a learned dissertation on the subject "Sparrows!" 'She repeated. "1 thought they were wrens !" i "Come over to my hotise and Til show | you a wren," replied Mrs. Ross laugh j Ing. Bat it was not onttl, fascinated and j charmed. Peach listened to the spon- ! taneous outburst of the tiny golden throated prima donna In Mrs. Ross' birdhou8e that she realised how she had been deceived. When she told Mrs, Ross about Mrs. Duke's Injunction to "feed my wrens" the woman laughed merrily. ) "Myra Duke,** She said, _"plsyed a good Joke on you. Probably she Is laughing In her sleeve over It at this minute. Oh yes, she knew the difference. And I'll tell you how 1 know. She didn't like me and she knew I loved my wrens. So she cultivated these pesky sparrows thinking they would drive sway the other birds. <«et rid of t^e sparrows and the wrens will cotne, mark my words." The young Russells acted on ber sdvice. They got rid of the sgnprows. Than die real wrens came. •ihe Gifts v " that - Plea# Cigars Odd Mineral That U Mined Only in Utah Gllsonlte Is one of the oddest minerals in the world. According to the bureau of mines. It Is mined only in Utah and Is a brilliant black, asphaltlc substance used In the manufacture of varnish, paint electrical insnlatlon, inks, telephone mouthpieces, electric switch handles snd knobs and buttons of vsrious kinds. - ' This Queer mineral was discovered in Ashley valley several years after the first white man settled In the val-' ley in ioTo. Ai ui»l it was tr.ougti* to be a variety of coal. When It horned, however. It gave off large qtantlties of dense black smoke with i peculiar odor and Instead of reducing to ashes melted and became a tar like substsnce. "Various theories hsve been sdvanced as to the formation of tbe veins of gllsonlte In Utah," says the buresu of mines. "The most plausible theory appears to be that the formation of this great <ajrncllnal basin resulted In gigantic cracks in the brittle and nonelastic sandstone measures of the Uintah formation with enough heat to distill the oily matter Id these carbonaceous measures from the underlying Green river shales." . Gardens at^Night ffr"delights of the'garden hsve t*en heretofore limited to the hours of dsylight, when t the beautiful colors and arrangements of the plants could be observed, but this delijrtjt Is now to be enjoyed at night as wen/hsr the use of flood* lighting. The lights sre hidden and are located to make spots of light snd shade throughout the landscape work with fascinating effect. The modern art of Illumination engineering has gone among the rose bushes and thickets with its flaming lirusb and daubed and tin%] with a delicacy of lime and color that is winning for this tourain the reputation of being "the painted garden.** .--f. 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It may be a dificult matter for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven but it's certainly dead easy for him to get on the board of trustees of the church.--Portage la Prairie Graphic. V " J y< k Motor Cop: "Sayj I've chased you over a mile to tell you that you're doing sixty." Speeder: "Great Scotf! Bad news travels fast, doesn't it?"--Wall Street • ' ~ Sentry (nil© had been the victim of many practical jokes): "Who goes there? j Voice in Darknes|»: "Jfajor Moses." Sentry: "Glad t|o meef, yotf, Moses. Advance and give the ten co ments."--The Open Road. amand- Nagging Wife: "John, is , everything shut up for the night Growling Husband: "That depends on you, everything else is."--The Furbecomc everyone's favorite, no mat ^ ^»S^«fromfWtola2^del*,«-l^c~^c^sUts. Vfctortas hwa t. 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