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«>Wf «f •t1." ^-M'"iitS,^'f i K\ Itl IH^ Itasaa af latere* Mm Fran ttaFikaofthePlainJatk* %4 f" *i Tepe Me£* . V. ; ,; ; FIFTY YEARS AGO \Gearge Owen is patting quit* extinsrve repair* on his house and y\-*3W, fapwt commissioner Ctegeman is loildfaiy a new five-foot Bidewalk ' frm C B. Curtis' residence to the lUiiMer corner. It ia a good improvement. Messrs. Perkins and Keeler will Start a newspaper at Capron soon, fcftving bought the Daily Herald at Flreeport. We predict a good future WW the bey*. The steamer "Lotaa" b now fully •implead and painted, and preesntu p,T«nr neat and handsome appearance. IHed--Mrs. Mercy B. Dehmey, Widow of late D. Delaney, at Emporia, Kans., July 1, at the residence of her f»phew, L. B. Kellogg. af ?£•- . M FORTY YEASS AGO "F- K. Granger's running horaes, Zamour and Kittie G, took first and Mcond moneys each day at Waukegan 4*1 the 3rd and 4th. '^Th® game of ball at the Driving ' Bark on the fourth was not of the Most interesting character, as neither *«hib played Bp to their usual standard. The result was 16 to 16 in favor of Woodstock. . This week doeesvohpne 16 at the Flaindaaler The pa^ty at the Riverside house the 3rd was a grand aucceaa financially, in numbers and otherwise *' " ,An excellent program is heing ar- "tanged for the Old Settlers' Annual •eeting which is to take place in this village on August 20. "^4 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO ^The village well at the pumping ration is heing leaned out this ...week. ^ 1 Dr. A. M. Wray of Richinond has purchased a boat of the Hunter- , Weckler Boat company, which he will launch at Twin lakes where ha has a JNtmmer home. r A small blaze was discovered at the <Hteatric light plant Tuesday evening, caused by a spade from the smoke stacks . The school board is again without principal. They received word last •*pek from Mr. Beatty that he had ^tcepted a position elsewhere and %K>uld not teach in McHenry. • - Wm. Bacon last week completed X'H»ftY FLA2XDULKE, THUS8BAtr A total of 488 bills were |tiri--rrii aft the recent session of the Illinois general assembly. Of this number 1Q1 were senate bills and 332 house measures. A total of 1260 house bills were introduced and 769 in the senate, » record in state legislative history. A state highway department Is trying- a "mud pack" by which mod la pumped under the concrete through previously bored holes In repairing state highways on Route 16 near Staunton. This is expected to eliminate dangerous dips which were left when the fill over the bottom land failed to sink evenly. The office of State Auditor OscalT Nelson, where warrants must be itsued for all money paid out by the state, nearly broke the record whop the number of warrants written during the fiscal year just ended amounted to 412,000. This represented more tlu»n 9100,000,000, paid out for all purposes. All the state departments balanced their books June 30 and started off another year. . Bjr pushing the biggest load buttling program that it ever has attempted Illinois" in eyerting its utmost efforts to relieve unemployment. When awarded contracts the construction companies are directed to give preference to local people fh employing common labor, and in sub» mitting proposals they are expected to compute costs on the basis of a fair and reasonable wage scale and to pay off on that basis. From data just completed in the highway divi sion it is shown that more than 80,- 000 men will be employed directly or indirectly at road work this year; Paving, grading and* bridge contracts totaling $1,351,810.08 were awarded by the department during the period between June 1 and June 22. Work on many of the projects has been started and considerable progress made. In anticipation of increased entries of cattle on account of the National Hereford show to be held during the state fair, the construction of two beef cattle barns will be necessary. They will be built of brick with floors of hardened clay. Bids have been received also for construction of the swine pavilion, in line with the agreement between fair officials and the National Swine Growers association, which will hold its annual exhibition in conjunction with the fair. ¥ke 70-year-old Latham home, Lincoln, is being torn down to make way for four modern homes. It wis built by the late Col. Robert Latham, one of the founders of the city of Lincoln. *»o wells, one for Ed Crook »t{ Abraham Lincoln, U. S. Grant and Orchard Beach- and the other for John Brown near Volo. - The third regular race of the Pistafcte Yacht club was pulled off last •Saturday, Fats winning the cantest with Creole second. ;. &£: ^ TWENTY YEARS AGO ^ jThomas Halpin, who for many '•JBars was a resident of our village, passed away at the home of his daughter at Elgin on Friday morning following an illness of three months. The lotus beds are again in bloom and from now on these famous beds flowers will be visited by hundreds it resorters and pight-seers. A number of new members were taken into Riveiview Camp, R. N. A., on Tuesday evening. The camp ia In a moat prosperous condition. F. O. Gens, the genial proprietor of the Riverside hotel, has been handing eat the cigars of late on. the strength of a bright baby girl, which arrived en Sunday. The sisters of St. Mary's school are making their annual visit to the consent at Milwaukee. During their absence their quarters will undergo much needed improvement. A little excitement was caused near the Riverside pier last Sunday afternoon when a little chap fell from a row boat into about two feet of water. He was soon rescued by Us mother. A $200 pearl was taken from clam fished out of Fox river village one day last week. TEN YEARS AGO » by a passenger train, which demolished a Ford truck he was driving, and still alive to tell the tale, was the experience of George P. Freund, the accident occurring near Ingleside the first of the week. The streets in the business sections of our town have been undergoing a Cleaning during the past few days, thus adding greatly to their appearance. Mrs. Mollie Givens, who recently sold her home on Elm street has purchased the Henry Miller house on the same street. Several automobile^ have gone into the ditch recently at a point where one turns off the river bridge onto the road near the Charles Kfetesel home. Fistakee lake claimed its first drowning victim of the season last Sunday afternoon, when Frank Hesik, 27-year-old hardware merchant of Chicago, lost his life. - The world famous lotos beds, are already in bloom, the earliest .they have been known to blossom te Iwenthe late Governor Richard Oglesby were frequent guests in this home. Buell Brake, member of the Democratic state central committee, has announced his candidacy at the Democratic primary next year for nomination for secretary 0# state, Ids campaign taking him into every county of the state. Outdoor Ja. &ont P TTII •••.FT luRXR IwMjhK 0*0-*«»0" *•"91*** *• v.•.rf\fc.*,• . . '""..j. Fife! Fleer Wan. . "ir W. A. HADFOIljy ^ ••**'£ lit. William A. Radford will anrwer questions and gtv* Mvlc* FREE OF COST on all rabjects pertaining; to practical home building, for the reader* of thU pap«r. On account of bio wid« experience aa editor, author and manufacturer, ha ia, without doubt, tbe kifktit authority on all these subjects, Add ram all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 407 South Dearborn street, Chicago, 111., and only Inclose two-cant stamp for reply. So many houses are betag built these days without front porches that many will welcome a design offering a front porch with all the summer evening comforts that it suggests, aa an outdoor living room during the hotwent her period. Additional warmweather comfort is suggested by the striped awnings which, protecting the windows from the direct rays of the sun, may be drawn up out of the way when cooler weather makes the warmth' of the sun more welcome This is a substantial frame house, designed after the style of the Dutch Colonial and finished with the wide aiding which has, of late years, won such well merited fa tor. It varies, in plan, from the Dutch Colonial in iacond Floor Flan. |Ut the characteristic .centra) han Is not found on the first floor. • The entrance is at one side of the front elevation and directly Into one end of the large living room which occupies nearly half of the lower floor space. At the opposite end of thin living room is the stairway leading directly from the room to the upper floor instead of from the hall as seen In most houses. The almost square plan of this house indicates maximum floor space and minimum building coat, a point which it Is well to remember when planning a home where finances are limited and space Is at a premium. In this case it makes possible, within the overall dimensions of 28 by 24 feet, a large living room, ample dining room and %itchen, on the first floor and three roomy bedrooms with goodsixed closet* and a comfortable bathroom, on the second floor. In spite of Its simplicity, this house -possesses afmpst pleasing appearance dsc l&rge'v td its wcelluii iiuea, iU cheerful awning*, and the well-selected and placed shrubbery which surrounde it. Thr proposed state purchase of land for an artillery range at Camp Grant under the $600,000 appropriation made by the legislature two years ago haa been abandoned, this appropriation lapsing July 1 and the money reverting to the treasury. Governor L. L. Emmerson explained that his approval of the purchase was withheld because of a desire to curb state expenditures, and because they would not conform with "good business policy." He stated that 1600,000 would buy 4,200 acres of land and a later expenditure would be necessary to provide a sufficient area. Very little in the way of training the guard artil lery will be lost, he said, since the 'ederal government has an artiller] range at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, which is available for thft. put, of ttf Illinois national guard. The county collector cafttftt add ftao percent commission for collection of delinquent special assessments levied under the local improvement act of 1897, according to an opinion given by Attorney General Oscar E. Carlstrom st the request of the county state's attorney- Printing of hunting licenses had to be delayed to see what final action •would be taken by * the legislature, which in its final hours killed amendments to the former law. Hunting of squirrels had to be postponed awaiting receipt of licenses which were to be rushed following printing to the county, city and village clerks, but as the open season lasts until December the nimrods have considerable tim^ yet ahead for that sport. - 5 ty JWJ •fW , ~ tm u»d« EINH* . v de bright slde^ef tlfe," gald Uncle Eben. "If you don't see no bright side, make it yob business to pick out sumpin* an* .shine Washington Star. First American Noval? ft ia said that the first American Waa published in 1788 and writtan by Sarah W. Morton under the tide at "Power of Sympathy.** ^ , Three bills intended to help cm I? crime were among those signed by Governor Louis L. Emmerson, one by Representative Elmer J. Schnackenberg, of Chicago, making it unlawful to carry a weapon in a car with the intent to commit crime, also possession of a defaced gun constitutes prima facie evidence that the possessor < Ranged the markings. The other two oy Senator Arthur A. Huebsch, of Brookfield, have to do with the matter of bail for criminals. Licenses will have to be secured from the department of registration and education by persons, firms or corporations who engage in the business of giving criminal or quasi-criminal caaes. " Defective Chimneys Cause of Many Fires The new chimney for your house may be of brick, concrete blocks, hollow tile, stone, but whatever Its material. It should have a fire clay lining to secure a straight flue of uniform dimensions. This smooth inner surface eliminates the possibility of a chimney fire. In case the lining Is omitted, be sure there Is an extra thickness of brick on the inside. Many chimneys In old houses have no fire lining, and their walls are built only one brick In thickness, the inside of the flue plastered with mortar. This kind of chimney remains tight for a time, but after a while the heat makes the mortar dry, It falls out of place, and an uneven flue results. This single brick joint between the hot flue and any surrounding woodwork is the cause of many fires. Insvraa** companies claim tint defective chimneys and sparks en the •roof are responsible for nearly 20 per cent of all fires in homes. This shows that good chimney construction Is as Important as a good fire resistant or fireproof roof in the modern home. One method of testing a chimney to discover its strength or Its weakness is to use the "smoke" test Build a smudge fire at the bottom of tbe flue, and then when the smoke begins to flow freely, close it tightly. If the smoke escapes into other flues or through the chimney walls. It indicates that there are openings which must be closed before the chimney is used. Remember that with chimneys, as well as many other things in life, appearances are deceitful. On examination many a chimney is found to be an acute fire menace. It is much cheaper to reballd a chimney, or build it correctly in the first pUu^th^jMo build a new house! New York Architects Pfan Houses of Glass Building p!ans filed with the New York city government indicate that nearly a dozen skyscrapers, constructed with glass walls, are to be erected during the coming year. As the proposed structures include "one skyscraper hotel and two big apartment houses, it appears that several thousand people will shortly be living in real "glass houses." Another of the glass buildings Is a steel framed, glass-walled warehouse. J5 stories high and with 40 acres of floor space. Glass skyscrapers 70 atories high are being planned by vari ous architectural firms. The frame work of these structures according to the American MHgn^ltie. will be of steel or some light strtWK alloy. Window sash, spandrels and trim will be of a rustless metal like aluminum or chrome-nickel steel. Glass bricks made with heat-lnsulat ing air cells and light-diffusing BUT faces, in translucent pastel shades of color, or faced and transparent, will form the walls. In the sunshine they will glitter like a frost picture in a silver frame After nightfall, when the interior is lighted, they will become glowing toweiy of many-hoed beauty. "We are just beginning to study the effect of light and color on disposition, moods and general human efficiency," declares Albert E. Marshall, who has developed a hollow brick of glass that will withstand the heaviest loads and resist 1,000 degrees of heat without damage. "Structural glass walls will open a new field for the practical application of color science of living." Poor Flooring Will Show Cracks in Short Time Flooring of Imperfect manufacture Is likely to warp or develop cracks; It does not give the dependable service you expect from your floor and the very best workman cannot make its appearance all that la desired by the builder. Home builders should be sure that the lumber they buy will require a minimum of carpenter work of planing, sawing and sorting. One of the most popular door boards is oak, which may be laid In an irregular manner with boards of alternate widths to give an antique effect It displays nature's beauty in grain and construction, blending over the entire lustrous floor expanse. Oak lends dignity to any room; it harmonizes with woodwork and with furniture of whatever period. It is the proper background for rugs. It is permanent Time only improves its mellowness. It is easily kept In perfect condition; is cleanly and saves housework. The cost Is negligible compared with temporary floor coverings. - . Practical Builder Knows r ; What Materials Are Best The up-to-date builder knows from experience what construction materials wear the longest, look the best and satisfy the home owner most Accordingly, he makes helpful and valuable suggestions. For the roof--a type of roofing which has proved good. For the trim--a kind he knows will please. And for walls, wall paper because it adds life, color, beauty and is recommended as correct style by the ceantry's leading decorators, . > AMOTHS? BYtftDlO Ko*cl Experiment in Tent Prove* Successful. , Houston, Texas.--In the presence of {•,000 spectators, a pilotless monoplane was flown successfully by radio control from another plane circling overhead at the Municipal airport here This was said to be among the first public demonstrations ever made of s principle of operating motor vehicles by radio discovered seven years ago by Robert E. Autrey, formerly of Los Angeles, who holds three governmental patents on the invention. Autrey said he had many times before demonstrated the operation of a driverless automobile by radio control, but his tests heretofore with planes had been made in private. Also Radios Automobile. The experiment included drfvtog a car by radio control, with the master key located in succession in a truck on the field and then in a flying airplane. The engine of the automobile was started by radio control, the horns blown, and the vehicle propolled forward as carefully as if the wheels had been manipulated by human hands. The car was empty during the exhibition, except for a collection of batteries in the rear seat and a mace of electric wires. The plane which waa flown by radio control, a five-place 8tinson Detrolter, had double controls. Whitey Owen, a transport pilot, w«nt aloft with the ship to satisfy a government standard requiring a licensed pilot when doing any experimental flying over an incorporated city. Shortly after taking off he plugged in a switch which put the plane in control of Autrey, who was flying In another ship with the master key in his hand. Autrey kept the radio ship under his control for nearly fifteen minutes, banking it dipping it, and turning it at will. Once when the two planes became separated by more than a half a mile, he lost contact for a few minutes, but quickly regained control. Up 1,000 to 3,000 Feet. The ships maintained an altitude ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 feet When the two planes landed Owen said that one time he had thrown the switch, disconnecting the radio current and took control of the plane himself whed AUtrey by accident "overcontrolled" it Autrey explained that an aviator was guided largely by a sense of touch in operating a plane, and that Autrey, flying the ship by radio control, had only his eyes to guide him in determining whether he was banking toa sharply. Autrey said the principle of radi<f control which he has perfected holds unlimited possibilities in time of war: He declared that one man cculd easily control radio ^ doeea plane* i»'; flight Dost Storm at Sea New Experience for Sailor# Honolulu.--Rain and wind storms at sea are common in the lives of mariners, but dust storms are anoth* er thing, at least in the Pacific. Se It was with some astonishment re» cently, that Captain O. B. Walt of th#^ liner Maul, from San Francisco to Honolulu, drove his vessel through ai, cloud of minute earth particles aft thick as fog and as difficult to see through. The incident occurred while the ship was some 300 miles out of the Golden Gate. The storm lasted^ for several hours, the dust accumulate ing on the decks and superstructure; «s fast as the crew could wash it away. Believing the cloud may have orginated in the Aleutians as a result of volcanic activity Captain Walt sent an inquiry to the hydrographies office and was informed that the source was on the northwestern Paclflc coast where severe dust storms had been reported. i BUTTON FOR HOT AND COLO Weather Made to Order Is Pro* dieted by Expert. St Louis.--Made to order weather 1& which the average householder will be able to press a button on winter days and produce a climate of tropic warmth, or press another button aud obtain bracing mountain air, was predicted by Willis H. Carrier, president of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers, In a talk to the Electrical Board of Trade of St Louis recently. Air conditioning, largely perfected to Industrial use*, and now applied to theaters, department stores, and other places where people congregate, offers the possibility of any kind of controlled atmospheric condition to the home, Carrier said. Research work at Harvard^ co-ordinated wjth experiments of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers at the bureau of mines, Indicates that more persons receive the maximum comfort in a 66 degree winter atmosphere and in a tl degree summer atmosphere, the speaker told the group. "The average human being at rest has a heat output of about 400 body temperature units per hour, the approximate equivalent of a 120 watt electric light" be said. "This remains remarkably constant throughout normal ranges of temperature, moisture variation, and changes of clothing. "Research has shown that a temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit with still and saturated air is equally as comfortable as a temperature of 78 degrees in air almost free from water vapor," Carrier said. In speaking of the things yet to be determined about ventilation tbe speaker said: "Many of us suspect there Is a quality of air neither determined by Its oxygen content nor by any other chemical characteristic which vitally affects the well being of man." iiuione rOHHOIUOI The Bible, the histories of Herodot «a, Thucydldes and the poems et Homer are the foundations of early ancient history. It is estisMted that Asm iat gbest 100 varieties of safmsa, Ml O* ttop«r> tant commercial varieties am lows: Chlnock or king largest and beat; bluebeck er igt salmon; silver er coho (medium ltd); dog salmon (light flesh); hmapbaek or pink salmon. They are caught near the mouths of the rivers on the Pacific coast, during the spring running, when their flesh Is plump, firm and of good color. All Pacific salmon die soon after ascending the rivers to spawn. Upset Pneiiwt when * a 30-foot gap appeare^t fn the * dty walls of Chester, England, recently, the wall was closed to pedestrians for the first time in hundreds of yeaHk? StwtMM Revised There's so much good In the worst of tm and so much bad In tbe best ed us that it's hard to tell which of aa ought to reform the rest of us.--Do trolt News. Destruction by Hail The average annual damage den*l§^ hall Is three or four times that dene by tornadoes. The hail losses on tab leading agricultural crops r-'inint ts-. 947400,000 In an average year. Harai ia S«lf-Diitrut "Self-distrust," said Hi Ho, the sag* of Chinatown, "Is a dangerous since it seems to base on intimate Information a warning to others to wttfchold confidence."--^fcshiagtqn i* EfldoMT . ' Tou may be an artist, a lawyer, er a coal-heaver; if you are efficient whether as artist or coal-heaver, a il ten to one you will also he happy-"* Sir F. Goodenough. Oysters Always Papular Since ancient times oysters have teen highly esteemed aa a food; th«p were cultivated by the Bomans Ml early as 100 A. D. mm* Good to Remember We are not sent Into this w to do anything into which we not put our hearts.--Ruskln. **• '4:- -Mvm Fisherman Digs Wormgg Birds Steal Them Ali Shamokin, Pa.--The early bird catches the worm, especially when the worm has already been dug from the ground and Is waiting for the early bird in an unguarded tiq can. Dr. Leon Holle||bach spent the evening In the garden digging worma In preparation for his annual trip to the streams in quest of trout. The results of the evening's digging were placed in a tin can and left in the garden. , Hollenbach arose with the sun, and after dressing, harried to the garden to get the worms. He was Just in time to see a robin, probably a believer In the old adage, flying away with the last of the worms dangling from Its beak. WORK? Once ia a while we hear somecee «ay,"Igetalong without a telephone; I! seldom need to make a call." Such a view of the usefulness of the telephone fails to take into account the Value of incoming nllf Almost any telephone user can i*. Stall instances when a message deceived has been of the utmost Tit importance has meant w a dozen or a hundred outgoing •~*lTf ^ The privilege of making fWf |gc. ^ only half of your telephone service ^ ^ The other half is your accessibility ^ v'i to calls from anyone else, anywhere^ .* •: < f sny time. This feature alone has •aide far greater than the moderate J" i amount a telephone would cost yout • ,t" V ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY * Many Usas for Cacta* ,, Cactus plants are now used to produce various drugs, soap, cleaners, water softeners and a boiler compound, which Is the latest commercial product of the desert plant and haa proved a boon la cleaning and parifying heatfag systems. ^ e-S ~ 4;;.' . ^V5 V* - , >"T First Uaitad States Strike The first strike in the United Statee took place In New York city in 1741, when a nutaber of journeyman bakers combined and refused to bake until tkstr wages were raised.- Saviag the "Baeo«F The origin of the expression; to ssve one's bacon" Is probably the care taken in early days to save from tbe dogs the bacon which was laid up for winter. mwi. . • ; Variation in Boas' Lives Honey bees born in tbe early BOBmer, when the nectar-gathering season Is in full swing, live only six weeks, while those born after the rush season have an average' of seven months. CwK^mmi Troablo* Troubles, wrote Dickens, are *Kreedlngly gregarious in their nature, tnd t flying flocks are apt to perch capriciously. Hesitation Sends Man to Jail for Two Months Hartford, Conn. -- Arthur Banks said he hesitated and was lost Banks told Judge John D. Bonee he stole $100 from the trunk of Mrs. Van Shaack but while deliberating whether to return part of It was discovered. He was given two months in jail, , Oldest Swada ia 106th Yea^ Oestersund, Sweden.--Sweden's oldest inhabitant, Lars Olofsson, a farmer of Gaakxsjoe, near here, recently celebrated his one hundred and fifth anniversary. In Gaakxsjoe parish there are two men one hundred and one years old, two centenariais and Ave who are ninety-nine ^-Shrewd Naw Eaglaaders Throughout the Colonial period and during the first decades of national Independence the economic life of New England was centered in the shipbuilding trade and in commerce. After the adoption of the embargo and Other restrictive trade measures, the shrewd men turned their capital from ahipping to manufacture. They realised that in this section was an almost unexploited source of wealth In an abundant water sui f ' v - ife.J . . <f vr.i '.•^1 ] MMIHMIIMMMMMMMIIIMMj Make Wash Day the «an«e as any otbfr day This isdo is lot tertto yotir fchmdry ;: work. Whether yon want wet wash, rough dry or finished < > work, we are prepared to do it thoroughly, get it out when yon want it and guarantee yon will be satisfied* I r%t ~ + i- • C-Z- ma-k - b ' ',%T . ' - Phone McHenry 189 * > >>• '"W * ^s pnd our driver will caU The McHenry Laii||dc TKe Modern Laundry ^ Pry Cleaning, Pressing and Dyeing " •vSv*'<J; 1..-,M *i • Central Garage " JOHNSBUR6 zS#1-'** • . ^nUM> J. SMITH, yypgleff Chevrolet Sales. General Automotive Give us a call when in trouble EXPERT WBLD0VQ AUD CYUNW RBBOKXNe Day Phone 200-J Night Phone 640-1*2