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„?5®r * ',v / 1 . r- : « - !^r vy : •V':'*" ^ rr*j k i »*:• ^ y. IT AMUSEMENTS OF THE FIRST PRESIDENT THK M'HENBY PLAINDEALBR, THTTB8DAY,VOVKHBKB 19, 1981 itorewooD HOW M 'S£x J That both the President and Mrs. f when at Mt. Vernon this was one of "Washington suffered from home-sick-' his favorite pastimes. " ] .... S*ness while in executive residence in He loved hunting and fishing and j • • New York and Philadelphia, is re- diWgging for sturgeon, too, and often i * 'j "^corded in history. Mrs. Washington went duck hunting. Although these! £. ;• '/"' wrote to Mrs. Panny Washington pursuits were for the most part im-1 whom she had left in charge at Mt. possible while Washington was in of-1 Vernon: "I never go to any public fice, he did oce&saiimaliy manage to s'place. Indeed I thinjt I am moro like slip away. In 1790 a. paper records,! "a state prisoner than anything else; "yesterday afternoon the President | fthere is certain bounds set for me,'of the United States returned fromj fwhich I must not depart from, and as Sandy Hook and the fishing banks,' wl cannot do as I like, I am obstinate where he had been for the benefit j * and stay at home a great deal." i of the sea air, and to amuse himself | I? The President, in writing to a friend in the delightful recreation of fishing. We are told he has had excellent sport j having caught a great number of ( black sea bass and black fish--the j weather proved remarkably fine,! which altogether with the salubrity! of the air and wholesome exercise, | rendered this little voyage extremely | in Virginia regarding the dignity of ^^ jhis position, said, "God knows it hal f, *^no charms for me. I had rather be at ' jMt- Vernon with a friend or two about ,me> than to be attended at the seat of ' ' government by officers of state and ?Ji-, 'representatives of every' ; power in . JSurope." {agreeable, and cannot fail we hope! \h'-\ Yet, as we are informed by the of being serviceable to jl speedy and! . - ' United States George Washington complete restoration of health." j .U 1"*^^Bicentennial Commission, there waaj Both the President and Mrs. Wash-: ^• i^ jno lack of gayety in either city with ington were exceedingly fond of the! %}f. •• a continual round of balls, dinner-! theatre in spite of the vigorous op-: theatres, concerts and other position accorded this art in every! J^'.^iversions, and if the Chief Executive state in the Union- During hi? I •..-'and his wife could not join in the Jftost Presidency^ Washington used the Jexciting pasttimes of the capital, .tibey (theatre for entertaining, his ledger J "fJould at least follow their inclina-; showing purchases of tickets bought! ^tions in many respects. j *nd sent to various ladies and gentle- j In Colonial times there was a pass-j men ^?ith the invitation. to\ oociipy ai 'V _ <-^on for gambling in certain quarters,1 seat in his box. and bets were placed on all games. | They went to puppet shows, to see j Loo or as W ashington sometimes (Jawing bears and to Mrs. Bowen's j : spelled it "^eu" was the most popular, wax.works at No. 74 Water Street, j l > was no uncommon thing for a New York, and also attended the cir-i ' tnan or woman to win or lose two or cug w^ere a famed equestrian of the! {three hundred dollars at a sitting. J times perfumed in the ring with his ^ere is no record, however, of Wash- j company of billed riders and acrof Kington's winning more than three > bats.. * • isPounds, or of losing more than nine - -.ijpounds, fourteen shillings and nine,, . , , . , l^ence. In fact, Washing always'* fo,nd v«f dancing, and was an ac L, flayed for small stakes. He seemed comPllshed dancer of the ^nod' Although Washington was extreme- Jlto be interested in the game and the' - ^diversion it afforded rather than in "'"the winnings. j - Washflngton^ fondhes|B for cards: ,^iand billiards shows in his dairy an ac-' 4count where before he became Presi- Jf^dent he often recorded that he had «v»been "home all day at cards", andf luteinized purchases of "one doz. packs playing cards." j Washington's natural fpndness for the concensus of opinion is that neither he nor Mrs, Washington danced while he was in office. Some historians maintain that he danced at a ball which was given in his honor soon after his first inauguration, and before Mrs. Washington had arrived from' Mt. Vernon. On this occasion, he is said to have danced the cotillion with Mrs. Peter Livingston and Mrs. Maxwell, and to have led the minuet with , . Mrs. Maxwell's sister, Miss 'Van - ^orses and racing and sometimes Zandt 01L of the famous beauties of *.-•. *- ^cock-fighting during his life, was en- New YorlA ^ ^-|tire!y in keeping with the traditional- J .... V ^tHbastes of the Virginia gentleman. Ht " w r » : , jiot only subscribed liberally to most] >' Better Hustle V _t)f the racing purses, but ran his own Pefhaps the world may owe you a '^horses, attending in person, and bet-j living, but you wHl die of starvation Tfing moderately on all the results. He ^ 3"ou s't down and wait for it to ;; f:; fond of riding to hound% andj settle -r-Terre Haute Trlfeone. •• *1 •;•**•**' • 1 " 1 - ' • • I . . . i " 1. • » AUCTION! ^THOMAS RAFTER, Auctioneer fy virtue of an order of the • U. S. istrict Court, the undersigned trustee !for John F. Brda, bankrupt, will sell at the store on Green Street in the ftity of McHenry, Illinois, at public auction, the following described property to-wit: on Saturday, NOT. 28 •Commencing at 12:30 o'clock, sharp AUTOMOBILE CHEVROLET TRUClt i ? * STORE FIXTURES STOCK OF HARDWARE STOCK OF TINWARE STOCK OF PAINTS ,etc. * Many other articles too numerooa to mention "3TERMS OF SALE-- CASH.--Other- 'fHse arrangements for credit must be #iade with cleric of sale. No property "^o be removed from premises until ; for with clerk. > - • v ,, R. D. WOODS ^Trustee for John F. Brda, bankrupt. -American National Bank of Wood ^; ctock, clerk f THOMAS M. RAFTER, Aactameer "jSy virtue of ah order of the U. S. Dis ?4fict Court, the undersigned trustee ilbr Walter J. Donavin, bankrupt, will •ell at the store on Green Street in '„:$Ke city of McHenry, Illinois, at pubauction, the * following described ..: ?|jroperty to-wit: ob ' • > * Saturday, Nov.18 Commencing at 2:30 o'clock, sharp 5*i|utomobtte, Ford truck, tjrpewriter, Idieck protector, complete set plumb- ;|*g tools including two sets of dies, Jlumbing fixtures, stock of pipes and fittings, two stoves, one flat and one * fc»ll top desk, filing cabinets, other 1|ore fixture and many other articles. iBERM OF SALE-- CASH.--Other- •Wisa arrangements for credit must be made with clerk of sale. N# property fe be removed from pmntees until settled for with cleric. Jg- ; r ---- CIT* COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Council Room, Nov. 9, 1931.v The city aldermen, with Mayor Knox presiding, met at an adjourned meeting of Monday, Nov. 2. Aldermen present, Barbian, Doherty, Kreutzer, Overton, Schaefer, Wattles. Motion by Doherty, seconded by Kreutzer, that the following bills be paid as read and OK'd by the finance committee. Motion carried, Fred J. Nickels,, labor on streets -..f 8.00 Walter A. Krause, labor on streets 40.00 1 Wm. H. Krause, labor on streets eooo Robert Patzke, labor on ^ streets 40,00 Edward Rossman, labor on streets ......... ......... 86.00 Herman Kreutzer, labor fn ^ , streets 6?.50 Motion by Kreutzer, seconded by Overton, to adjourn until Friday, Nov 13, at 7:30 p. m. Motion carried. JOHN R. KNOX, Mayor. PETER A. NEISS, City Clerk. Council Room, NovC 13, 1981. the city aldermen, with Mayor Knox.Npresiding, met at an adjourned meeting of Monday, Nov. 9, to act on unfinished business Aldermen present, Barbian, Doherty, Kreutzer, Overton, Schaefer, Wattles. Motion by Doherty, seconded by Kreutzer, to employ the Wells Engineering Co. to make a preliminary report and estimate of a proposed addition to the present sewiage disposal plant to show what can be done to conform to the demands of the State Sanitary Water Board, so thfit the sewage from McHenry be further purified to prevent pollution of the Fox River. The charge for this work to be nothing, except that in the event that the City of McHenry should elect to proceed with the improvement with some other engineer, then in that case said charge will be $150 for said report and recommendation. Motion carried- -- Motion by Doherty, seconded by CHARACTER IS SHOWN BY COLOR-MATCHING TEST.-- Color sense, the ability to match parlous tints of coTors, has been found to have a definite relation to character, since it indicates mental balance. Dr. William S. Wadsworth, coroner's physician of Philadelphia, has evolved a color test to gauge a man's mental makeup and, show whether or not he is Capable of certain acts. From the results of sucli tests, he claims, it is possible to determine whether an individual 16 mentally well-ordered, whether he is whimsical and, aside frflm showing possible criminal tendencies, demonstrate also if he Is fit to be put In a position of trust up#n which the lives and safety of others may depend. The equipment consists of a blackboard on which are pasted ten colored slips of paper with a small box back of each slip. The person taking the test is handed a package of 100 slips tinted paper and asked to place in the receptacle the tints most nearly matching the sample in front of each. After the Jest the papers are pasted a large chart, each near the 1 sample with which (he person associated it. Provided the Individual is not color-Mind, he would be classed as whimsical, unstable and unreliable if he placed orange tints near greens and blues near yellows. The combinations may reveal a hysterical streak in aftother individual, and from the method he uses in sorting the colors, his mode of life can be determined to some extent. Some artists and painters taking the tests have shown a -queer color sense,, and one etcher who works in blacks and whites was found to be color-blind.--Popular Mechanics Magazine. ^ How System of Finger Printing Proves Worth The finger-print system and the Bertillon system are not the same. The Bertillon system was developed by Louis Bertillon in Paris In' 1880 It comprised the classified measure "•ment of the body, such as the head, left' foot, fingers, height, width of arms outstretched. The finger-print system was first us^d by Sir William Herschell in India in 1897 and superseded the Bertillon system in Britain in 11)01. It is now the chief method of identification in Anglo-Saxon countries and in several other nations as well. In fiction it has frequently been deemed possible to make a rubber glove with finger prints on it, imitat-' ing real prints, but to do it practically would be exceedingly difficulty So far as is, known, no two people, no matter what other physical resemblance, have been found to have exactly the same finger prints. Fingerprint patterns never change from brith to old pge, though their regularity may be altered by a Bear. Hew RolletT Oats Are Made In making rolled oats the oats are first cleaned and graded as to .sise; eliminating small and extra large xmts. They are then put- into-a targe - - , -- j vat and heated by steam pipes, very Barbian, Resolved*, that the treasurer bot and dry. The oats are thai hereby directed to charge back to, passed through oat clippers, which How "Static" WorlU Static is audio-frequency-group oscillation discharge between clouds, or clouds and earth. It travels in all directions from disturbance. Static probably impresses its yarying frequencies upon the electric waves carrying broadcast signals while they are proceeding from transmitting to receiving -station, something like the mix-up of waves that would occur, if one were to throw a large rock Into a lake upon the surface of which there were previously moderate waves. The latter would be broken up and changed in shape, but their frequency would probably continue the same ^ui before. Static waves will penetrate any substance that radio waves can penetrate. Mesdames L, ,E. Hawley, F. A. Hitchens, Lillian Steve ris and iThomaa Kane attended the Social Wheel at McHenry Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens spent Wednesday evening at Crystal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. H- M. Stephenson and Mrs. Viola Low attended the Armistice supper at Richmond Wednesday night. Mr. a«d Mrs. S. H. Beatty, Mrs. Viola Low and Mrs. Ray Peters spent Thursday in the Charles Frey home at Deerfield. On the way home they called on Wm. Hendrickson, who is a patient at St.^ Theresa hospital at Waukegan. » Mr- and Mrs. Harold Kelley and daughter, Betty Lou, Mrs. William Kelly and Zane Grey spent Friday afternoon ih the George Woods home at Lake Geneva, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilbert an<J son of Brockville, Canada, are visiting in the home of the latterV parents, Mr. an<J Mrs. W. A. Dodge. Mr and Mrs. B. T. Butler entertain, ed the "500" club at their home on Thursday evening. Prizes were awarded to|Mrs. George Young and Clyde Bell, first; and Mrs, F. A. Hitchens ami George Shepard the consolations. At the close luncheon "was served. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Carr of Wan. con da spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr and family. Dorothy Carr and Dewey Beek of Chicago spent the week-end in the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carr. Fred Wiedrich and son, Harold, were Richmond visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Slocum of Waukegan spent Thursday with Mrs. Frankie Stephenson. Mrs. John Dreymiller of McHenry was a caller in the home of her sister, Mrs. George Shepard, Sunday. Leslie and Elmer Olsen wove visitors in the Fred Wiedrich home on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr were Woodstock visitors Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jepson and family spent Sunday in the home of the latter's father, Clark Huson, at Elgin. Mrs. Fitz Simmons of Hampshire and Mrs. Wendell Ralston of Sheldon. Iowa, spent Friday with Mrs. Roland McCannon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson and family of Richmond and Mrs- John Wolfe and children of Woodstock spent Sunday with Mrs. Jennie Bacon. Mr. and Mr?. Lester Edinger and family of Woodstock and Mrs. Joe McCannon and son Loren were supper guest in the Roland McCannon home, Sunday. Mrs. Jennie Bacon returned to her home Sunday from a three weeks visit with relatives in Chicago and Elgin. Her daughter Mrs- Malissa Gould and Louis Abendroth brought her home. Mrs. George Shepard and chiton spent Sunday with her parents at McHenry. Mrs. C. J. Jepson and daughter Virginia and Mr. and Mrs. Roland McCannon and son spent Saturday at Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilbert and son spent Saturday afternoon and evening in the George Bacon home at Antioch. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stephenson and Mrs. J. C. Pearson attended an O. E. S.~ meeting at Hebron, Friday Evening. Mrs, JJthel C. Coe of Woodstock and a state inspector of schools visited our school, Monday. Mr- and Mrs. Edgar Thomas eixt •children visited relative^ at Woodstock, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs- Ed Peet and family attended the flower show at Woodstock, Sunday and also called in the Arther Peet home in Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Gust. Pearson and Mr. and Mrs. J. C; Pearson spent Sunday in Lake Forest. ^ Elbert Thorrtas of McHenry and Edgar Thomas were callers in the Qrant Randall (home Yiear Hebron, Sunday. George Shepard is assisting in the Bowtnarf plant at Citato# Junction. Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Simpson of Chicago spent Sunday in the Will Beth home. Mr. and Mrs. H- E. Kelley and daughter Betty Lou, Mrs. Wm. Kelley, Mrs. Wynne Kelley an<l sons Richard and Zane were callers at Slocums Lake, Sunday. / Lewis Schroeder and son, Kirk, attended the funeral of Charles Harmsen at McHenry, Sunday. Mr. And Mrs. George Young spent Saturday evening in the Peter Weingart home at McHenry." . Mrs. Lewis Schroeder and daughter Jessie and Roilo Chamberlain attendded the show at McHenry, Sunday afternoon. •J&hn Thompson a«d Fred Krohn of Chicago spent Friday her® with relatives. . -. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller Boufcelle and children of Lake Geneva, Lucille Speaker of Richmond, and Mr. and Mrs. John R. Smith and son Edward of McHenry spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs- George Young and family. Mr and Mrs. S. W. Smith and daughters Bernice and Mercedes spent Saturday evening with relatives at Harvard. Mr. and Mrs. Rueben Kieck and Frank Waterman of Harrington, Mr. and Mrs. D„ C. Bacon of Crystal Lake and Mr- and Mrs. E. C. Hawley were Sunday guest in the L. E. Hawley home. Mrs. Viola Low and father, Sam Beatty, were Woodstock callers Monday morning. Mr- and Mrs. Charles Frey and family of Deerfield spent Sunday in the S. H. Beatty home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peters spent Monday with relatives at Belvidere arid Hunter. * Mr. and Mr^. S. W. Smith and daughters, Bernice and Mercedes, vjsited friends at Hebron Sunday. Mrs. Frankie Stephenson spent Saturday in Woodstock. Glenn Trion of Chicago was a weekend guest in the . George Harrison home. Miss Lora Harrison of Evanston it visiting with her patents, Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison. Mrs. Jay Oisty received the sad news Friday of the death of her brother at Superior, Wis. He leaves* a wife and four children. Mr.t and Mrs. W. A. Dodge and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilbert and son were visitors at Woodstock Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hopper of Chicago spent Sunday night and Monday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith. Mrs- Hopper will remain here until Thursday. Necessary Knowledge To endure is the first thing a child ought to learn, and that which be will have most need to' kn«rtr.--Souasean. Ways of Wages' of Mai Borne wives insist on being' paid wages and others are content just to take their husband's wages.--Jackson Citizen-Patriot. • • Park's Many Traljfc . Olncier National park, sOtftetlniPs called the 'Trail park," has nearly 1,000 miles of horse, foot and fire tr^Ua. ; • . - • : !-- ^ And No Ticker Tapcf- If this idea of ^indowless office buildings spreads, what Is the world going to do when a parade goes by? --Boston Evening Transcript » , OM Profession Pawnbroktng is a very ancient profession. It originated among the Chinese and Greeks and was later adopted by the house of Lombard, whose •arms, three golden bal|^, mow form; the familiar sign. Ed Vogel --, GENERAL <AUCTI0NE15B FARM SALES A SPECIALTY P. O. Solon Mills, ni. i Reference Past Sales SATISFACTION GUARANTEED • '• ^ --vSi •«' -L' ' • f ,i - L? t • i' ^ - GARDEN AND LAWN MANURE FOR SALE , Ijfow' is the time to take care of your lawn and^ Jbush^s- ^el" ** _,: • , > t fore frost .will ruin vlH load delivered to your address ; <> . Call Richmond 686 ; "• FRED- BACHMAN r. tTi-j Dodge *»<• Plymouth Cars ; Dodge Tracks Shell Gas and Oils Greasing and Repairing on All Hakes of Cars Heated garage for winter storage--by day or month Rates that are reasonably & ^ TELEPHONE 3^7 Junction U. S. 12 agd III. 20-61 McHenry !:k$t r<. Day Phone McHenry 256 Night Phone McHenry 137-W Peterson's Garage T TIRES--OIL--GAS ^ • '• ' •• -'• ' Expert Repair Service 6ne Block East of Fox River Bridge, Route 20 'M How Tree's History Is Told ^ Virtually the entire life history of a tree can be extracted from it by the scientific forester with an increment borer, a tool which removes a plug, or cross section, from the trunk. The boring, when removed and closely examined, shows all the vicissltudtNMbat a tree has encountered. Its age ami its yearly history. The growth can be measured and progress charted in terms of annual rings in the wood. The borings even show something.of soil and climatic conditions, as well as of fires and the fight between trees of different species for existence.-- Popular Mechanics Magazine. s R. D. WOODS Trustee for Walter J- Donayln, bankrupt Bank of Woodrtock, clerk assessment six the sum of $2.19 and to assessment seventeen the sum of $$108.71, the total sum bein $110-90 deducted by the county treasurer from special assessments collected during 1931. Motion carried. Motion by Barbian, seconded by Kreutzer, to instruct the city attorney to demand the sum of $110.90 from the county treasurer which he deducted from the special assessments collected for the city of McHenry to repay the tax buyer who purchased $108.71 of special assessment No. 17 and $2.19,of special assessment No- 6, the sum of $110.90 not having been deducted from the proper assessments. "'Motion carried. Motion by Overton, seconded by Doherty, to pay public benefits on Special Assessment No, 9..., $ 200 Special Assessment No. 16..--...... 475 Special Assessment No. 11., 1200 Special Assessment No. 18.......... 425 Special Assessment No. 21 200 Motion carried. Motion by Schaefer, seconded by Wattles, to instruct the clerk to renew the Firemen's insurance policies. Motion carried. Motion by Schaefer, seconded by Kreutzer, to adjourn. Motion carried. JOHN R. KNOX, Mayor; PETER A, NEISS, City ClerkT • V^.v- - ':w:. clip both ends, leaving only-the central part. Since the oats are dry, the clippers remove the hulls as well as the ends of the grain. The rest Is then fanned and screened, leaving cleaned - oat groats. These are steamed until softened and then passed through hot rollers. A Complete Hot Air Furnace Specially built to burn oil, at a greatly reduced price. Can give a real bargain to someone need-, ing a heating unit of this kind. Get ready for cold weather now. Use oil for fuel. . it."»: How to Clean Bronze Bronze articles may be cleaned by the use of a paste made of {Kjwdered chicory and water, which is spread over the bronze and rubbed well over the surface by means of a stiff brush and then allowed to dry. After drying rinse off the powder with running water and dry in the sun. Wiping off with an oiled rag will Improve tfee looks of modern bronzes. - F«oi Wodk ^ " The South American President may not stay in office long, but he gets a lot of dandy exercise when he's lear- Ingi--Macon Telegraph.- >- - Gymnastif Stunt ^ Modern geography may teach children how to read a road map, but tan any one be taught hoftvto fold *ne up without getting out of the car?--Louisville Courier-Journal. Call Woodstock 493'J and a repr& sentative will call. V r *;*'A **«" 109 Todd Avenue WOODSTOCK l pM. 1: •:£SLv,