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Seal" of the United States The almost unbelievable scope of George Washington's activities begins to stand oat more sharply than ever as the approach of his 200th Birthday Anniversary in 1932 quickens popular interest in the long and intensely life he lived. We know that he designed the first flag for his army at the siege of Boston, and had a part in planning the Star-Spangled Banner. During the siege of Boston "he instituted the first attempt at a United States Navy. West Point owes its being to him. Indeed he seems to have thought of everything, in his zeal to see the United States firmly established in security and independence- Only one thing closely identified with our government appears to have escaped'his attention, perhaps because at the time he was already away from the Continental Congress, and engaged in fighting for Independ-' ence on the battlefield. In any event, as the division of Information and publication of the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission points out, the famous"great seal" of the United States was designed and Executed without life participation. As the division of information says, perhaps this accounts for the curiously t#isted and backward history of that indispensable adjunct of national sovereignty. It is an historic fact, perhaps lost to sight, that hardly was the signing of the Declaration of Independence out of the way, than the Continental Congress, on July 4, 1776, appointed a committee to design an arms and seal for the United Colonies. In spite of the fact that this committee consisted of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams •nd Thomas Jefferson, fill men of judgment and distinguished taste, the design they submitted vto Congress discarded and the inatter of a seal for the United States was dropped for fi>ur full years. In 1780 Congress appointed another committee to reconsider the discarded design, only to discard it again. Finally, in 1782, a third committee was appointed to settle the matter of a seal, and William Barton, A. M., of Philadelphia and Lancaster, an expert in heraldry, was employed to draw up a new design. Charles Thomson, secretary of Congress, suggested a few improvements, and from these Barton designed the "arms of the United States", adopted on July 20, 1782- Such is the story of the "great seal of the United States", so called because a "lesser" seal was also authorized but never executed. Then, on the adoption of the Constitution and the establishment of the United States of America, the great seal was placed in the custody of the Secretary of State, and ever since has been under his guardianship. On application, Americans on sight-seeing visits to the national capital, may see this symbol of the mighty authority of their government, among the exhibits in the Department of State. Three times in oiir history it has been necessary to replace the great seal, as the result of wear. The first replacement occurred in 1841, what Daniel Webster was Secretary of State. On thig occasion the engraver was' guilty of a curious blunder. In place of the thirteen arrows that belong in one of the eagle's talons, he engraved only sixl In 1884 when again it was necessary to engrave a new seal, this error was corrected and the seal became a slight enlargement and sharpening of the original design of the Continental Congress. In 1908 the seal was again renewed, in close adherence to the original Barton design, the authorities having decided that any change would break the historic continuity of tfcis /emblem of our sovereignty. rmm IAJ m »)Nl tVlDUt I •^7 2 m&Atttr unb t« dim >!VIDI/I i Ro HCN3 I wins .1 r, JULY 39, lift ^ ""•f!W0!Fmm piataaW Kansas t fcitttialae to electrle trsnnnlaslap 11MS BJ plane. If a 11M Heitihs a whole town • - Rabbit's .Odd Ear . \ A rabbit with one ear shorter-thaa ^the other was killed near New Orleans. One ear was normal and the other about two Inches long. It was thought that the rabbit had lost an ear and that It was growing back like the tall 0 a lizard. Ctmprchrasive Slaag Word The slang word "gadget" is applied to a thousand different things. It Is a kind 'of generic term applied to anything. It takes the place of the old term "thing-um-a-jig"--meaning something one does not know the name of, or has temporarily forgotten. ^ By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will taiwtr questions and five advice FREE OF COST on all problems pertaining to th« subject of building work on th« farm, for th« readers of thta paper. On account of his wide experience aa editor, author and manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on th# nubjeft. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford. No. 40" South Dearborn street, Chi car o, 111, and only lacloae two-cent stamp, for reply. Sunlight is nature's greatest aid to sanitation. This fact is recognized by all 4ho have made a study of designing houses for sows and their young pigs. Not only does the warmth of the sunlight admitted to the house Insure the small pigs against chills, but the sun also keeps the Interior of the house dry and sanitary. These facts were the basis for the design of the hog house shown in the illustration. The round, gothic-shaped root permit* «f numerous roof win- *r Does Your Automobile Insurance Policy Say What You Think It Does? If your Ctf should be horned or stolen, will your ' insurance company pay you the arapunt stated in the policy? The amount named in the policy is a valuation used to determine the cost of the insurance, the , rate for fire and theft insurance being acextain per hundred dollars of valuation. The policy says that in the event of a .total loss you will receive an amount not to exceed the actual loss sustained, the settlement to be agreed upon by you and the adjuster for the insurance company. This is the policy known as the "non valued" form. Then there is the "valued form" policy. Under the terms ofchis policy you are paid the face value of the u policy, the amount on which you have paid premium. The Into?-Insurance Exchange of the Chicago Motor Club issues a VALUED FORM POLICY, which covers you anywhere in the United States or Canada. Other services of the club are: Free mechanical first aid ^ and towing service, home district service, accident prevention work, travel service, and bail bond service. Write or call for further information. Sixty-two branches: 33 downstate; 29 in Cook County. •fmfM Hear the Chicago Motor Club dramas--ROADS OF ROMANCE--every Wednesday evening over WENR (NBC) 9:30 P.M. Daylight Saving Time; »8:30 P.M. Central Standard Time. Beginning July 29 this broadcast will be one half hour earlier. CHICAGO \ uwiims E CHICAGO MOTOR CLUB 109 Deaa SL, Woodstock Gnttbmtm Whhom aay obli|». don oa my pan, please let me have further information on the •may money saving services Af Charles M. Hayes, Pre* NcHeiry Co. BrinA Harlejr E. Rardia, Mgr. 169 Dean St^Weodstocfc , pfcww Woodstock 58 „ Attorney tot the Club Joslyn & Joslyn, Woodstock Mechanical Service Station Phalin's Garage > : ,w . Feail Street («*vt Croes Soetlen ef ttethie Reef. dows, eo placed that thpy will admit sunlight, no matter how high or low the sun. As the house is placed so that Its length Is north and south, the first rajs of the morning sun strike the lower windows, on one side. '""Th'! and the last rays of the afternoon son likewise are let into the building. • This house is 24 feet wide and 40 feet long. It is of ff&me construction, the rafters for the gothlc roof being of built-up pieces of lumber, to get the semicircular shape, as shown in the cross-section of the building shown with the floor plan accompanythis article e floor plans show eight Individual pens on (me side of the house and six on the other, all facing a center feed alley. At one corner is the feedmixing room and bins for feed. Over the feed alley is farrier track which Iteads from the (wl room to all of the pens. This is a labor-saving convenience and enables one man to care for the sows and the pigs easily and with a saving of much time. Removable pen partitions are specified In the plans, so that the house may be used as a shelter after the pigs and their mothers have gone to pasture. It will be seen from the photograph that is reproduced that the house was located so that several lots were available for the pigs during the summer. Q Half floors of plank slightly raised from the true concrete floor supply a place for the deep litter that makes the beds for the small pigs when the weather Is cold, and the concrete or metal troughs that are installed in each pen are easily cleaned. A shallow gutter that runs the length of the building at the front of each row of pens permits the attendant to hose out the pens and keep the house clean and sanitary. This is an unusual type of farrowing house, but It has many features that will be recommended to the farmer who raises a considerable number of pigs, especially so when the sows are bred to farrow ia late winter or early spring. Building New House Is a Lifetime Task Once in the lifetime of most women comes the moment when she decides to build or buy a house^ That's the exact average, as worked oat by architectural experts. But because the planning of s home Is aD experience that Involves much deep feeling, most women fait to give adequate consideration to the material problem Involved. It takes the average family ten years to pay for their home, and a very real tragedy ensues when this burden of payment is borne on behalf of a house that proves unsatisfactory or has neither hoanty, permanence, convenience aer a fair resale value.• The first step, sagely suggested by Joseph Pennington, of Collier's Weekly, is the purchase of a scrap book. In this the prospective home owner is advised to paste pictures of houses she likes, clipped from newspapers and magazines. This will not only help to clarify and visualise her own ideas, but it will give her architect a bird'seye view of her tastes. The next step is to select the location, and In making this selection, to remember that the character of the site will strongly influence the type of house thst can be built on It ^ Just as every hat Is not becoming to every woman, so not every house is becoming to every piece of land. No reputable architect will suggest possible types of houses without first seeing the site The size of the lot, the contour of the land, the character of the neighboring houses, and of the surrounding country all influence the type of house that can be built Rust-Proof Copper Nafla^ Obviate Water Seepage A common cause of early leakage of a wood shingle roof is rapid corrosion of the nails with which the shingles are fastened. If you use wooden shingles it is much more economical* to use copper or brass roofing nails as a protection against this source of rapid deterioration. But there is no better roef covering than copper, and while yon might have said It costs too much, you have seen that it Is cheaper because you pay for it only once It lasts as long as the very foundations of your howl It needs no upkeep, repairs, painting; It Is fireproof, 100 per cent. Connected with the ground by the downspout it famishes a most dependable protection against lightning. A copper roof is economical In construction because It Is much the lightest weight roofing material. In addition a copper roof with the beautiful old green protective coating the weather, or the roofing contractor (for It Is ^possible to color copper In 24 hours) quickly gives it, enhance the appearance of any structure. There are, of course, other good roaSng materials. Bat time has proved copper the best and while others may perform satisfactorily, you know that copper positively wilt " J Color of Floor May Be Darker Than Wall Tone There Is as much opportunity to display decorative taste in the coloring at a floor as there Is in the treatment of walls, woodwork, furniture and drapes, and these opportunities can be taken advantage of with the many colored floor finishes now available. . The theory of interior decorative treatment suggests that the floor be darker in tone than the walls, the idea being that the lower portion of the room should Jiaye an appearance of greater solidity than the upper part While the idea of light colors for floors is contrary to theory, probably you have been Impressed pleasantly with the beauty of colorful rugs. Gradually we are getting away from the usual dark floor. Perhaps you have a room that has not pleased you. Often a floor is at fault, or, if not at fault, often a change in the color of the room will make the room more attractive. The idea Is worthy of note. hi floor finishing, color is but one consideration. The surface must be properly prepared for refinishlng, the proper finish must be used, and then the floor must be given Intelligent care; ; Oak Floors "an old home needs Ising and an oak floor laid over the old worn flooring will do as much as any other single improvement to tone up the interior. Selling or rental value will be Increased out of all proportion to the small cost of Installation. Unci* EUs "It doan alius pay to pot en too and* style," said Uncle Bben; "de dog dat has a blue ribbon 'roun* his neck la de one dat's mos' likely to git stole In de hope of er rawahd.H--Wi iUtiiMiViy The great advocate of Fan-Amertin the United States during the Nineteenth Century was JaaMO Q. Blaine. SMiy be deprived of electric Bcfct* u was the case In Bncklin dorlng h recent snowstorm, and the time required to make repairs must be cut to a minimum, In the case of Bucklln, after a whole night had been lost by automobile emergency crews which couldn't buck the drifts, an airplane crew flew along 90 miles of line and back again, spotting the break, stopping to repair it and reporting on the condition of the whole line In two hours and fifty minutes, despite snow and wind. "Airplane Unmasfn' be used hereafter. Peculiar Old Belief , In the Seventeenth century It was believed that If a plant was bruised and burnt, a salt could be extracted from the ashes which, when put Into a flask -and mixed with a secret sub- Stance, by means of gentle heat, It could be gradually reformed, with stem, loaves and flowers. Lengthy Tap* Line Stretching from Newfoundland* to the Azores, a tapeline 1,264 miles long was reeled out recently from a cable steamer to obtain an accurate measure of the distance traveled between the two lands. The tapeline was a fine •teel piano wire. of Work We believe that is just the way our customers like to have it. These must go together to satisfy our patrons. Ask any of them how they like this laundry. We can satisfy you, too. and our driver will call The Modern Laundry Dry Gleaning, Pressing and Dyeing •OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO M>0M000« USE THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS FOE QUICK RESULTS Stadcat Cr««p "Seminar" is a group of students engaged under an instructor in original research in a particular line and In exposition of the results by theses and lectures. • . •); Use mi Some of the prehistoric Indians of the United States made use of copper, but only to pound It Into shape as if H had been stop* for they had M knowledge of making broaaa. :r$* TIRE ADVERTISING "WINS! we adhwrtlMHf the fact that Firestone wan furnishing 119 complete lines of Firestone Gum-Dipped Tire* that not. only met the price but beat the quality and construction of every grade of special brand tires sold by mail order houses and others, the mail order houses made vigorous protests to Better Business Bureaus and made demands upon newspapers not to accept Firestone or our advertising. We cannot blame them for they did not waat car owners to know that they could get, at no more cost, a better tire made by a leading manufacturer, hearing his name and guarantee plus our guarantee and our service. When car owners awakened to this fact, they came to us, compared the sections we had cut from Firestone Tires and special brand mail order tires, and were astounded - at the Extra Values wstnw giving. As a result* our business and thai of other .Firestone Dealers throughout the country, increased so fast that It has been necessary for Firestone to run their factories twentyfour hours a day and Firestone sold more tires in April, May and June than in any like period in the history of the company. In our advertising we do not make costtparisons involving laboratory tests which you cannot verify except in a laboratory-- neither do we make comparisons of construction or price based on misleading classifications such as first line tire, second line tire or third line tire*--^e do not make comparisons to conftfse and mislead vou aa to actual values and service---we only maka statements and comparisons that you csa verify for yourself in our store before yst purchase the tire. Come in today and get the greater saf< ntra quality and extrg values found TwHb • O O M t A I I m e n *£ - nd- •IMM MMM TMt OM* MM •al frSn.lU Oraa* Stall OiW Tin MM (Mk rw- OlMMi Tw Oa* Htm firPf. 4.40-11 ----. 4JMI 4.75-19 SJS-11 6.M-19H.D. 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Firestone puts hie name on every tire he makes. ^v;V"'A\WV , te;ih^v iM. vaJ 6 I t S T R I \ D DoabU Oumrmutmm --Every tire manufactured by Firestone bears the name Firestone and carries Fireatone*a unlimited guarantee and ours. Yon are doubly I C O If » A ft 1 | n F t i c n 1 - F^MANMI 0--H»r tw *M* MM KM* ^tSpMW Bnai Ml Sr*r Th* MM KM* flMkN 0wrt«r Vn» CM* MM hrM t aoxsia tM0 03.75 •MO 4.40-11 M0 M0 ** 4.50-21 441 4^0 MO \ USS PAGE MOTOR Altar We Ml" • • "• • VbM. v •: SALES ±4 m sstiaSiL • .