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ri : AMUL11,1#M J fl"P «l 'yi' > ^nijjiWl'TTiSihr^Kfiflir^Stf * " . o ' .- • "1 *•••s mi*s»' Ir"a ;wi.i f • Jr Vtoo toptny Brijgt'. AUCTION w CONTRACT REALITY ne Ferguson Author of "PRACTICAL AUCTION BRIDOB* CopjrHfht, 1MI, by Hoyle, Jr. AftTICLE ttb.lS w It isn't often that a problem can P,A4. . aroese Mich" interest as the following •L one. It has so many variations that it * is almost impossible to cover them all, '4--- but the main ones have been selected and analysed as titty all contain gtod points of play thai come up frequently enough to make the analysis well worth while. Try it-feut before reading the following solution: Problem . Hearts -- K, 6, S Clubs-8 Diamonds -- 8,4 Hearts --A, 10, 8,1 Clubs --7,4 • Diamonds -- none • Spade* -- Q j#'. r i' S A • - *:*?: t'. Hearts -- Q, 9, 7 Clubs -- 6 Diamonds -- none 1%\ y' - Spades- t ,1 : z W.M r v , l * k 5 ' > I H e a r t * >-- J , S " > V/• " Clubs-- 5, 2 ' ?vr^.?v=>rS'::'- ^ * * / * ' • > * " » . Diamonds--»I ^ * * , • *' " • { >' Spades, --J,1# " ~y\« , \f< ^ t " Hearts are {rumps aid Z U in the [ represents the solution and variat i'f lead. How can Y Z win four of the} when A leads the eight of diamond ;»%" ?* ~ * \ sevan tricks against the best; defense? *$* ** ?,* *n»e only correct play is for Z to lead i, ' • - the deuce of clubs, forcing A to win the ' v* trick with the eight of clubs. A can now %}-S\ ""-"J make any one of three leads. (1) He Ef|f * ... ifr. ?femay lead the eight of diamonds or (2) si the eight of spades or (3) the five of hearts. The eight of diamonds is A's best lead. Y should trump with the ten of hearts and B should overtrump with the Queen. B may now lead (a) the nine of hearts or (b) the five of spades or (c) the seven of hearts. If the nine of hearts, Z should cover with the jack, A with tke king and Y with the • ace. There are numerous variations but none present any difficulty for Y Z to make four tricks. If, however, B leads the five of spades, Y wins the trick with the queen of spades and leads the deuce of hearts, allowing B to win the trick with the seven of hearts. B should now lead the ten of spades. Z plays the jack and A is forced either to discard or ;f, I trump. If the former, Y also discards; " if the latter, Y overtrumps, leads his '• trumps and wins the balance of the ; tricks. At trick three, B's best lead is : the seven of hearts. Z dnd A should play low and Y wins thettrick with the eight of hearts. Y should now lead the queen of spades and all follow. He should now lead the ace of trumps and follow with the seven of clubs, which A is forced to trump with the king of hearts. Y now wins the last trick with the deuce of hearts. The foregoing t variations diamonds at trick two. Suppose A leads the eight of spades at trick two. Y wins this trick with the queen of spades and should now lead the deuce of hearts. B should play the seven, Z the jack and A should win with the king. B can now make only the queen of trumps. Suppose at trick two A leads the five of hearts. Y Z can now easily win all but one heart trick. Therefore, all three possible plays by A after Z leads a club give Y Z four tricks. On the lead of the eight of diamonds by A at trick two, if Y trumps with the * ten of trumps and B refuses to overtrump, Y should lead the queen of spades and then the deuce of trumps. If B plays the seven or nine of heartsj Z should play the jack and force A to win the trick with the king. In this way also Y Z win four of the seven tricks. These variations are all possible aTter Z makes the correct lead of the deuce of clubs and, if properly played by both sides, give Y Z four of the seven tricks. No other lead is correct. Most of the solvers thought the five of diamonds was the Correct lead allowing A to win the trick and on which Y should discard the queen of spades. This solution, however, is incorrect. At trick two, A should lead the eight of clubs and follow with the eight of spades. Z wins this trick with the jack of Spades. The situation is as follows: v. Hearts-- K, 6> 5 J--- Clubs -- none, ' • Diamonds -- 4 , - - Spades--none Hearts -- A, 10, 8,- 2 Clubs -- none Diamonds -- none _ Spades +- none Hearts -- J, 3 Clubs -- 5 Diamonds --, none Spades -- 9 Hearts -- Q, 9, 7 Clubs -- none Diamonds -- none Spades -- 7 It should be evident that A B must BOW win two heart tricks no matter how Y Z play. By doing so, Y Z only score three tricks so the lead of a diamond at trick one by Z is clearly incorrect. Another suggested solution that should be noted is that to the lead of the five of diamonds by Z at trick one, A play the eight and Y trump with the ten of hearts. The defense to this play is for B to overtrump with the queen and then lead the nine of hearts. An analysis of this defense will show also that Y Z can win only three tricks, thus proving that the diamond lead at trick one is incorrect whether Y discards the queen of spades or trumps with the tea of hearts. Another solution was for Z to lead the nine of spades at trick one, forcing Y to win the trick. A lead by Y at trick two of either a trump or a club will do him no good and, with this opening, Y Z can make only three tricks if A B make the proper defense. The conclusion is obvious, therefore, that the only correct opening lead by Z that will enable him and his partner to win four tricks is the deuce of clut>s. This problem has been analyzed at such great length because every variation given is tricky and interesting. The writer would suggest that each of the variations be played out and tested from every angle. It's impossible to find a better problem than this one as a test of sound, careful play. P'A:: *"V; T % • '&-> ' • Washington -Bj- National Editorial Association reached in order to save-money and keep taxes down to a fair rate. The shadow of two billion dollar bonus hovers over the legislative body. All plans for balancing the budget will be thrown into discard in event the bonus bill is passed- It is freely predicted that the nation's financial plan will crumble under this additional drain and bring about fiat money or "•green-backs" of decades past. Tax- -jr' * Bf FANNIE HDRSf g (C by McCIure Newspaper Srndtctt*.) (WNU Service) DAT happened to Norman Perry In Paris, during the latter 'teens of the Twentieth century, was Just as much part of the world upheaval as machine gnna, trench misery, air raid and barbed wire. Upon this boy from the placid world of a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, there burst, with the variegated Are of a skyrocket, the spectacle of plunder and death, Paris and beauty, license and pain, rice, cowardice and a panorama of bravery that through the rocket's red glares made mankind se«m sublime. Perry, at twenty, from the even tenor of his father's tool factory In the pretty suburb outside of Cincinnati, found himself something of a Worldwar hero, two bravery citations to hi* credit; a tftlien of the world, floundering around the battlefields of France aitd Flanders for two years; and finally, a disabled soldier on extended leave while wounds of an all but mortal nature, slowly but sorely closed their ugly mouths. . Then what happened was Juot normal part of the abnormal condition. He met, through a vagary of circumstances, the usual little French Colette, whose hair was like a wet mop of curls, whose drolleries were as exciting as they were alluring, whose constancy was pathetic and whose adoration healed him more swiftly than medication. He forgot, in the phantasmagoria of the moment, "the girl back home," ensconced himself with Colette In the traditional thatched attic on the left bank of the Seine, and for months the Idyllic, Irresponsible life of<% man and his maid, flowed in uninterrupted bliss. Colette! He tried slmetlmes to capture the words to describe her. A dragon-fly skittling over bright "wa-> ters. Popcorn dancing In Its pan. A chrysanthemum 1» a gale. All to no effect. She would not be caught In the prison of words. She was thistledown, dancing ahead of the wind. She eluded on every side. She was delectable nonsense, and then strangely, -paradoxically, she was the frugal little French girl, conserving your Interests, your funds, your health, your well-being. Life in that attic, with geraniums on the window sills, cookery reeking from the little Improvised stove, laughter blowing about the corners, happiness squatting every turn, was a dream caught In an Interlude between two realities: the reality of war; the reality of the suburb of Cincinnati. Life and Paris and flower stands and holidays on the Seine and walks in Fontainebleau and nibbles In patis series and kisses on the back of Colette's darting adorable neck were Just one bouquet of Irresponsible hours crammed with Irresponsible Joys. You awoke with a sense of holiday, you breakfasted with Colette on your knees with a sense of holiday, you galloped through the all too short days with that same sense of holiday and blessedly, wornout with fatigue of pleasant hours, you slept that you might awaken to another holiday. And so the days became the weeks and the months and finally the year, and then, as is the case with all perfect holidays, there came one day the awakening to the still cold dawn of reality. It came In the form of two trumpet calls. Armistice! And a cable from the girl back home. Helen, worn with the waiting; eager, homesick, rejoiced, was arriving with her mother for a Taris wedding and a honeymoon trip to America. Well, it fell Into the midst of that small paradise as bombs like that were falling ihto one after another of the transient paradises that honeycombed Paris and had been erected :0' ' Mfcr* Washington, April 20 - Back of a facetious remark by Secretary of the Treasury Mills about "paternity" is the true picture of the political crossplay this week at the Nation's Capital. No one, it appears, is willing to claim the credit for the pending tax bill and economy measures. For once in legislative history the real or fancied authors of these bills are reluctant to lend their names to the propositions. The answer may be found in the fact that these major activities of the Congress are loaded with political dynamite. They realize the wisdom of the Biblical saying "by their deeds yd shall know them" and run from efforts to tag measures with their or individual label. . The Senate and House are keenly alive to the current of voter's thoughts and act from circumstance rather than conviction. The people are predisposed ta criticise Congressional tactics. Politicians are always blamed for bad times regardless of their actual MBponsibility. Consequently there is no pride of authorship in the hodgepodge tax raising measures now before the Senate or the pruning of paying groups are gravely concerned that the House will be stampeded by' out of the toll and moil of war. Col the agitators among veteran organ izations. The Presidential veto is cei tain but in a campaign year Congress is notoriously docile to influences which smack of vote-getting power. The bonus problem has out-stripped all others. The uncertainty over the bonus and taxes is undoubtedly retarding business recovery. The calendars of the Senate and House are crowded with bills reported from various committees. It is believed that the majority of these proposals will be smothered in the closing days when the filibusters have their innings. The House will clean up the appropriation bills for the departments within a few days. The bonus, Muscle Shoals and other major legislation will then have their attention. » . The legislators are impatient as the national conventions draw close. They want to scout around their own districts sounding out sentiment first hand instead of accepting relayed reports from their henchmen. A number of Senators and Representatives have been away on short trips and return puzzled and concerned over their own fortunes. The temper of the people is governmental expenditures by theW'^c^ to measure in times of de- JHouse. The imposition of high taxes Pression. The lack of cohesion among Will probably spell the end bf many the Democrats prior to the Chicago Congressional careers. The resentment' meeting is not taken" too seriously by "vote is intangible but effective at all veteran Republicans. They are contimes. The entire House membership, sc'ous of the fact that pre-convention jnust submit to the voters' decision j scraps if not too deep may be ironed this fall and one-third of the Senators', out "f°r the good of the party". Both terms will also expire. Hence, the Parties are handicapped in drafting wpprehensiveness in political circles' Plans by a scarcity of funds. The coa- 1|§§id the diligent hunt for scape-goats. I tributors are sealing their purses unj If the question of Federal employee'tj} ^ey know how Congress will treat •alary cuts could be isolated and cor.-! 'em* jrfdered solely as an economy measure! ' -- Hie opposition would be wide-spread! -- fffcWl of Authority - * in private industry. Therefore, the The design on the reverse of our labor organizations are fighting paring dime--the bundle of rods and ax of the government payroll as a means of the Roman lictorg--symbolizes power maintaining high wage scales else- OT®r life and limb. The fasces, which where. This situation presents a pro- !• the Latin name for the bundle of idem which Congress cannot overlook r°ds and the ax sticking out. were lor wholesale wage slashing in their originally the emblem of the king's Tiome districts could then be attributed absolute authority over life and limb, their ee uomy measures. It seems aQd as such, gassed over to tb« fosaored tliai some compromise will be "agistrates of the republic. 1/ A l ette, who knew everything, and in a way had been prepared for the blow before It fell, took It when It catne in the same dauntless spirit that characterised the countless of her kind. ' Norman, feeling smirched, guilty toward both Colette and Helen, wretched, apprehensive, and filled with a sense^of the kind of obligation and responsibility that has Its moorings in sections like the suburbs outside the Clncinnatis of America, bowed his head and his heart and succumbed to the predicament of caring for two women and having to choose one. It was characteristic of Helen, when she ai rived, that she should have tolerance and sympathy and understanding for the veiled confessions that came in driblets from the lips of her fiance. Of course Norman had been IndlRcreet. The wonder of It is that he had survived to tell the tale at all. A man could not be held accountable for his reactions under the hell of conditions of war. No more about It. As If it had not happened. Forgive. Forget. And so, as the saying goes, they were married and lived happily. There was a bungalow adjoining the parental home In the beautiful suburb outside of Cincinnati. A lovely setting, with a rock garden and a tudor living room and a gun-metal, streamline, family sedan in the two-car garage. Helen, beautiful, dutiful and right, was proper complement to such a bom*. A hoaaakftpar, a mother, • coosttarabla Mdal entity la 0M hmmoa& r and a wif» who furthered the steady advancement of tha man of bar choice. You could not live lit the quiet orderly and always lovely environment created by Helen, and not relax agaluSt Its sedative lure. If Norman had stopped to question himself, which, in the ordinary course of events, the busy American business man does not, be would have found within himself contentment, pride and no small amount of happiness. Helen, who wore her hair In dark loose portieres over her ears and caught low in a knot at the nape of her neck, was in her very beauty of repose, the essence of what a man seeks in his marriage. In a way, a! though he did not pause to reallza U. Norman, with his slick, short, tan hair, his square jaw, which In America Is the badge for efficiency, hie brisk tailor-made manner and up-andcoming commercialism, was Just as neatly hewn to his environment The Noriaan Perrys, when their children were six and eight and ten, were the sort of young people who are "coming on." Norman, already a rich tnnn on his own effort, was about to inherit his father's buslnesa, as well as certain important real estate holdings which would accrue to him through Helen, , whose parents had dleii. It was about then that the Perrys decided to use their bungalow as garage and servant's quarters, and erect on the site of the old parental mansion, a new and even more pretentious home. It was one of those success stories of a normal, up-and-coming little family working its #ay up and up in its prosperous community. Clean, rather cautious, conservative living; good strong ideals; well educated children, social advancement, travel, comfort and praiseworthy old age. Mrs. Norman Perry, as the vice president of the largest wonaan's club In Cincinnati, patronized^every Important musical enterprise In town, sponsored cultural events, community sings and was a member of the board of one of the..city's largest charity hospitals. Norman, as president of two corporations, officer in a bank, president of a noonday club and pillar of a church and several philanthropic organizations, marched onward toward millions. Like every other radical conservative, however, he has his "blind spots" as Helen laughingly puts It. It was his wish, and she abided by It, although she counts it as one of her most wifely sacrifices, that she cut her lovely flowing hair and wear It In a mop of curls on her head. It subtracts In dignity but does, It must be admitted, lend a cytain air of Insouciance to her placidity. With her hair shorn and worn "mopped," something gay and almost a little nanghty seems to crop out in Helen. Norman adores It. Another of his "blind spots" was his insistence for a den, In the attic part of the new house, after an architect had already planned him a luxurious one on the second floor. Perry's choice, however, was for one of those slanting-roofed, garret corners, where he has geraniums growing along the window sills and all sorts of fantastic charcoal drawings on the wall. For all the world, laughs Helen, like one of those Paris garrets you read about, where Trilby lived and loved. In this garret, sometimes It seems to Helen, strangely aloof from her, Norman spends hours. and hours. Colette has married, too. The rather pompous owner of a patisserie in whose shop she flits about all day, helping him to succeed. He Is a rough-haired, half btond, rather charming French fellow, adores Ids wife and makes no secret of It In her way, Colette returns his homage. She has done much toward toning him into a more Impressive type of business man. Especially, In the ywrs since marriage, has his appearance changed. She has worked over his head until, Instead of the tow-headed, roughhaired fellow she married, he has been metamorphosed Into a sort of American-business-man looking person, with slick flat tannlsh hair that give him a look of efficiency, .... Mr. and Mrs. George Young and family were callers at McHenry Wednesday evening. Mrs. George Bacon and Mrs. Lester Nelson and daughter Jane of Antioch spent Thursday in tha W. A. Dodge home- Mrl and Mrs. Nick Young were McHenry callers Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Bruce and daughter spent Wednesday in Woodstock. * . Mr. and Mrs. Burton Ball and children of Hunter, 111. William Fill of Beloit and Mr. and Mrs- Lyle Hopper of Chicago attended a 500 party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peters, Thursday evening. Mrs. Ball and children remained for the rest of the week. Mrs. Edward Thompson entertained the neighborhood sewing circle at her home Thursday afternoon. Luncheon was served. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Shepard were callers in Woodstock, Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. H, M. Stephenson attended an Eastern Star card party at McHenry, Thursday evening. Mrs. Lewis Hawley entertained the Social Wheel at her home Thursday afternoon. Bridge was played with prizes awarded to; Mrs. Bouril, Mrs. Thomas Kane and Mrs. Frank Hughes. At the close, luncheon was served. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peters entertained the '50<y club at their home, Thursday evening. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Burton Ball and E- E. Whiting and Mrs. Viola Lou and Burton Ball. At the close, luncheon was served. Mrs. Wynne Kelly spent Thursday at McHenry and Woodstock. Mrs. EM. Peet and daughters Dorothy and Lucille were visitors at Woodstock, Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs- Alec Anderson and family were Woodstock callers Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Ed Peet and Ralph Clay spent the week-end at Rockford. Mrs. Ray Shafer returned to her home at Cincinnati, Ohio, Saturday, after spending the past ten days here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dodge- Mrs. M. G., McNamara of Hampshire, Mrs. John Dreymiller and Mrs. F. Claxton of McHenry were callers in the George .Shepard home Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carr were Woodstock visitors on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Frankie Stephenson returned home with them, after spending Thursday and Friday with her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Slichenmyer and son Marion Ellis, of Bloomington were callers in the E. P. Flanders home Saturday. Mr. Slichenmyer was a former teacher here and he is now teaching chemistry in the Bloomington high school. Mr. and Mrs. James Rainey were callers at McHenry Friday evening- Mr. and Mrs. Anton Krumpen, Mrs. Grace Ainger and daughter, Ethel, and Mrs. Frank Stewart of Genoa City called on Miss Luella Krumpen Saturday. Mrs. Emil Johnson and Mrs. Johnson of Lake Forest were callers in the August Pearson home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Simpson spent the week-end in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Schroeder spent Thursday in Chicago. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Harold Whiting, who remained until Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frey and family of Deerfield spent Sunday in the S. H. Beatty home. The first meeting of the Junior and Senior 4-H club girls was held' a! the %Wne of Miss Alice Saturday afternoon, April 16. Officers were elected as follows: Helen Harrison, president; Katherin© Justen, vicepresident; Dora Anderson, Junior secretary; Vivian Whiting, Senior secretary; Ellen Smith, Senior cheer leadev.' cheer leader; Gladys Shepard, Junior news reporter; Marion Peet, Senior news reporter. Helen Harrison and Vivian Whiting will go as delegates of the Rlngwood 4-H club to Urbana in June. New members were Shirley Hawley, Rita Mae Merchant and Pearl Smith. The Farm and Home Bureau held a card and bunco party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harrison Saturday evening. Prizes in five hundred were awarded to Miss Greaves and Henry Wensel and Helen Harrison and Arthur Whiting. In bunco •A Amy Harrison and Walter Thomas and Marion Peet and Claua Larson. Luncheon was served- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawley of Chicago spent the week-end in the E. C. Hawley home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wiedrfch ani son, Roy, attended the show at Richmond Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Young and family spent Sunday morning at McHenry. The teachers and pupils of the Ringwodd school celebrated Arbor day and the Washington Bi-Centennial on Friday by planting shrubbery and a tree in the school yard. This is a •splendid improvement and much credit is due Mr. McCannon for the interest he has taken in beautifying the school yard. Mr. and Mrs. Roland McCannon and son, David, spent Sunday with relatives at Greenwood. Clark Huson of Elgin spent Friday in the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. J. Jepson and family. Richard Kelley and Mary Celine Adams took their eighth grade examinations at McHenry Saturday. Mrs. Jennie Bacoii spent Sunday afternoon and evening at Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. J*. A. Hitchens Spent Sunday hv -the D. C. Bacon home at Crystal Lake- Fred Wiedrich waa a Chicago visitor Monday. Miss Eva Williams of Chicago spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry WillTams. Mj". and Mrs. Harold Wiedrich and family spent Saturday evening at McHenry. Charles Coates of Genoa City, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wiedrich and family and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr and family spent Sunday in the Fred Wiedrich home. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Shepard and family spent Sunday with McHenry relatives. Mlrs. F. & Hitchens apent Friday in Chicago- Harold Jepson of Rockford spent Sunday afternoon with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jepson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buchert and Sunday with Mra. Jennie Bacon- _ Roy Wiedrteh **s a visitor at Crys« *"* V tal Lake Friday evening. *' ^ V' Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens at« tended a party at Crystal Lake Sat* upday evening. •" ^ Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pearson and Aufgust Pearson visited Mrs. A. Pear* JC*>' son in Chicago Sunday. , * Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Be®, of Solon . t IS, , Mills spent Sunday in the B. T. But* ler home. V 1 Mr. and Mrs. Byron Hitchena Chicago were dinner guests in the F» A. Hitchens home Wednesday. Fred Wiedrich waa a caller in Rkh« mond Saturday afternoon. Isabella Fieond of McHenry apeaf . . Sunday with Mm. Nick Adams- 'I - ?< Mrs. Pat Moriarity and Mrs. Hairjif^S^ Kiat erf Chicago, Mrs. Paul Meyera.-r Mrs. Cense'Worts of McHenryf T.' • spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Ed, " Thompson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd FOM of Mc<(' \ Henry, Mx. ani Mirs. Alee Anderson^: / * and family, Wayne Foaa end Mrs* ^ Frankie Stephenson were dinned • guests of Mrs. Rillah Fosa Sunday 'V?7 evening. Mrs. Nick Adams spent Wednesday '• < at Racine.^ v My. and Mrs. Joseph Wegener antf?* 'V d a u g h t e r , M a r i o n , o f M a H e r . r y a p e . i l ' . „ Sunday evening-in the A. L. Lsmreac^ home. Mr. and-Mrs. M. L. Welter family spent Sunday afternoon atj/" * $ Spring Grove. ' Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Dates and fam-. ^ ily spent Sunday afternoon at Lake „ Geneva. " Mrs. A. L. Laurence and son, William, and Aimee Laurence were callers in Woodstock Friday afternoon. Mrs. Ed Thompson and daughters, Betty and Grace Mary, Mrs. Nick Adams and Genevieve Adams spent Friday at Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ritter and children of Kenosha were callers in the Frank Fay home Sunday. Helen Laurence went to Liberty- .. / • ville Sunday, where she has secured employment. . Evelyn Romie and Will Lewis of V Paddock's Lake spent Sunday evening^ in the Frank Dix home. Mrs. D. C. Bacon of Crystal Lake .: was a caller here Monday. " Mr. and MJrs. Ray Pefters spent Monday at Belvidere and Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Neal and fam- „ ily of Waukegan spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neal ana famiiy. The Ladies' Aid society will hold a dinner at the M. W. A. hall Wednesday, April 27. The Ladies' Aid society will hold an v all-day meeting at the home of Mrs. G. E. Shepard Friday, April 29. A . pot-luck dinner will be served. Everyone ia welcome. . Last of Revolutionists ." "~ : The last survivor of the battle of Bunker Hill died' Christmas day, 1860. PAUL E. GERASCH AND HEATING ^ Estimates Made Without Obligation ~ Phone McHenry 110-J Pearl Street ^ V M'HENRY, ILLINOIS Hindu PUZZIM Scientist* "I am completely mystified," declared a famous scientist, after witnessing a remarkable demonstration of poison swallowing by a Madrasl, Swaml, carried out at Calcutta university under strictest scientific supervision. The man drank every available known kind of deadly poison, showing a preference for cyanide of potassium, varied with broken glass and nails, without Ill-effect. The poison was retained In the stomach, and the man was afterwards X-rayed and the position of the articles located. The performance was regarded as a definite challenge to modern science. Too Funny for Words It was a rainy day, and little Cora Ann, spying her uncle loafing about the house, decided to ask him some questions. So she Inquired: "Uncle Ed. why does corn popT "Well, you see," replied the uncle, "the starch polygons are of such a nature as to facilitate expansion and render the grains explosive In character; there is a fracture of a particle along its two radii, the endosperm swelling very considerably, the peripheral portions cohering with the hull, but the fractured quarters turning back to meet below the embryo-- why, my dear, where are you going?" "Oh, I can't wait--I must go and tell -Utile.slstgr^ .. Mora Important, Too We are told that the circle can be squared, but the head of the family thinks It a small problem compared to that of making endk meet--Boston Transcript. , Ornamental Tibltwtrs Iftttvfes and forks that look like gold, but are much more durable, have been produced by a British manufacturer, using an iney «f alnmlnum and eopoer. %• • .••V,- Rebuilding ts Not Easy Loss of faith in God, man or an institution Is a calamity. To clear away the wreckage and rebuild requires a strong heart and a clear mind:--Toledo Blade. Java Far ia 1L«<4 Peru first showed the wofld the v&tue of cinchona trees which yield quinine, but now 97 per cent of the world's quinine supply comes from Java. ' ^ Only $2.45 down "Little by Little AT YOUR