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Twice Told Tales Items of Interest Taken the Files of the PlaindeaU* of Years Afo TH» If HEHBT PLAIHPKAL1R, THX7X8DAY, OCT. IS, 19SS HOW HE HATES A SAFE MADU:rmpm, - I X-\ ('*, >y V**!/* FIFTY YEARS AGO v , Hjoton Wheeler has sold his house in this village to Joseph Fitzsim mons, the price paid being $1,300. • ' ' Mrs. Samuel Stocker has moved into ^ the new house lately finished by John Story, having sold her residence to iC y Peter Leicken. *S* Mrs. J. P. Going has been repairing '"-OVher residence in a substantial manner ' • . Vji ? .'and also changing over the barn on ,/- i ( .her premises into a neat little cottage, .V:*: *•} *'V VVhich when completed, will be occttk*' " ;' < by A. Going. »r&«x V'*,' • , : FORTY YEARS AGO." : V i;v I*: V McHenry Post Office haa be#B papered and painted, and pre- , v '.•* senta a neat and tas>ty appearance. ' «\ ' ' " s ; E. S. Johonnott, of Solon, has sold , ' the trptter Garnishee, by Prairie King, with a record of 2:22%,to Mrs. Hayos, . of Chicago, for $1,600. John Spencer, of the Wauconda Mills, has his Sorgum mill in full blast, and is turning out as fine sorghum as was ever seen in this section- If you have any sugar cane take it to r Spencer at Wauconda. The Republican Rally, Nunda, on Thursday evening last was one of the largest and most enthusiastic of the v campaign, in this section. Full fourhundred torches were in line, including -- Clubs from Algonquin, Cary, Wood- V- * 'stock, Seneca, Crystal Lake, Barreville, Wauconda and McHenry. . *: ">-• mi//, s// fOOWMTlOU TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A<®S-: The butter market on the Elgin board of trade Monday was 30 cents firm--another half-cent advance. The recovering of the concrete walks about town has been the source of a great deal of dissatisfaction among many of our housewives. Just a few ruined carpets, that's all. The early frosts have put a check to some of the corn and other produce* in this vicinity. While the frost was not generally1 destructive yet there are localities in and near McHenry where Jack did his work to a nicety. By order of Village President Peter J. Freund the basket ball teams of I the McHenry school have been forbidden the use of the city hall for , their games. This means no basket ball in McHenry this fall and winter * unless someone donates a hall for that purpose.. Haphazard Experiments Endanger Principles of Government, Says Hoover Ideals on Which Nation Was Founded, Maintained Against i Heavy Odds Through Depression, Threatened !?£ - Proposed Political Panaceas. • TWENTY YEARS AGO The fad of roller skating on the sidewalks is again being revived by our younger people. A hayrack loatkof our young people v drove to Wauconda last Saturday e Venning and took in a(dance. They re- / turtied home in the wee small liours "of Sunday morning. v An over turned kerosene stove In the flat over Barbian Bros, cigar factory caused a small blaze and fire scare on Tuesday morning of this week. When the volunteer fire department arrived on the scene the danger Was past, as the burning , 6tove had been thrown out of the window^ Wonder if that sidewalk on the ~ West Side will be extended all the ~ way to Third street, or will the public again be obliged to take the road during the rainy season next spring when the walk on the north side of Main street near the Dr- Wheeler home will, in all probability, be tinder water? TEN YEARS AGO The rains and cool weather, which arrived the latter part of last week, caused most of our citizens to start their furnaces and as a consequence the coal dealers have been kept quite busy making deliveries. At St. Mary's Catholic church in this village at seven o'clock on Wednesday of this week occurred the marriage of Miss Theresa Freund and Mr. Peter A. Neiss, the ceremony having been performed by Rev. Chas. Nix, pastor of the church. Rev. Joseph Brasky of Wilmot, made an eagle on the ninth hole at the McHenry Country Club links last Thursday. In other words, he made the hole in two, which Is two below par, a feat which is seldom accomplished even by the professional players. • -sv V But Who Wants To? sensitive is nitrogen iodine, ene of the world's most "touchy" explosives, that It will go off when tickled With a feather. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES , "Are Sin, Disease, and Death '®ifcl?" was the subject of the Les- Son-Sermon In all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, October 9. The Golden Text was, "Why art thou oast down. O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? HOIHJ thou In God: for I shall yet praise him, who Is the health of my countenance, and my God" (Psalms 42: U). Among the citations which comprised the Lesson Sermon was the following from the Bible: "And God said, Let us make man in pur image, after our likeness: And God saw ' every thing that he had made, and, behold, It was very good" (Genesis 1:26,31). . The Lesson-Sermon also Included the following passages from the Christian Science textbook, "Science arwi Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy; "Man is incapable of sin, sickness, and death. The real man cannot depart from holiness, nor can God, by whom man is evolved, engender the capacity or freedom to sin" (p. 475). Haphazard experimentation, in the opinion of President Hoover, will not solve the problems confronting America today. Pursuit of will-o'-the-wisp fancies, enticing as they may seem at first glance, will in thfe end only lead us deeper into the bog of depression. As against sugar-coated palliatives, the President believes, the solution must be through the development of our national life under the ideals that gave the nation birth, through\ methods that preserve, not destroy the principles on which this government was founded. Thanks to the emergency measures initiated by President Hoover during the past three years, the American government in its Ideals Is the same today as when he took office. The preservation of these principles against pressures resulting from the worldwide emergency from which we are beginning to emerge has been perhaps the most difficult of his problems. '|'V* n t fhnir Kn ya uCCu p^ACnr»yfjiirt only .to the fact that he has never lost sight of them as his first obligation. Beware Demagogues and Slbgans. "The tendency of democracy in the presence of national danger," he said, recently, "is to strike blindly, to listen to demagogues and slogans, all of which would destroy, not save. We have refused to be stampeded into such courses. "It does not follow, because our difficulties are stupendous, because there are some souls timorous enough tn doXibt the YELliditJ anu effectiveness of our ideals and our system, that we must turn to a state controlled or state directed social or economic system in order toy cure our troubles. "Our emergency measures of the past three years form a definite strategy dominated by American principles and ideals. We have resolutely rejected the temptation, under pressure of Immediate events, to resort to those panaceas and short cuts which, even if temporarily successful, would ultimately undermine and weaken what has been slowly built and molded by experience and effort." This does not mean, however, that the President has feared to adopt unprecedented measures to meet unprecedented situations. In the first stage of the depression he called the leaders of business and of labor and agriculture together and induced them to organize of their own Initiative against panic; to uphold wages until the cost of living was adjusted, to spread existing employment through < shortened hours and to advance construction work,0 both public and private. Fights With Deeds, Not Words. It was he who took the leadership in strengthening the capital of the Federal land banks, so that farmers indebted to them should not lose their homes; in creating the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to uphold the credit structure of the nation; in creating agencies to prevent the bankruptcy and failure of farm co-operative organizations. The story of his labors during this period of stress has not even been faintly imaging by the public. Fighting with deeds, not words, he raised a shield of government credit that prevented the wholesale failure of banks, of Insurance companies, of building and loan associations and of railroads, the collapse of which would inevitably have made nil previous disaster seem com monplace. ~ The lowliest man was not "a forgotten man" in this struggle. For the welfare of the entire nation was de pendent on the outcome. As the Pres Went himself later said: "This was not done to save a few Stockholders. It was done to save twenty-five millions of American fam llies, every one of whose Very saving? and employment might have been wiped out and whose whole future would have been blighted 6ad these institutions gone down. « « • For the first time in the history of depressions, dividends, profits and cost of living have been reduced before wages have suffered." Program Is in Action. As further aids to world stability, the President has pressed proposals to reduce the cost of world armaments by a billion dollars a year; has insisted upon a reduction of governmental expenses--for, as he says, "no country can squander itself to prosperity on the ruins of its taxpayers"-- and has joined in the development of a world economic conference to bulwark the whole international fabric of finance, monetary values and the expansion of world commerce on which the return of prosperity must depend. These programs, unparalleled in the history of depressions in any county, are in action. Their results already are beginning to be apparent in the restoration of confluence and security. To set them aside at this time or to turn their direction over to inexperienced or unsympathetic hands would halt and might even defeat for an indefinite period our progress toward better times. In such a situation, mere change does not mean progress or relief. Who Is Evasive? ^Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic nominee for speaking tG an alienee in San Francisco, charged that the Republicans have no program, no plan for aiding the farmer, the laborer and the "forgotten man" generally. He went farther and said that the Republicans, including President Hoover, of course, are dodging the issues. The Governor is refreshing, at least These are the §ame charges the Republicans have leveled at ltoosevelt and the Democrats. The Republicans are asking where is his plan for farm relief. They say that he has written out "specifications" of the farmers' ills, but has gone no further. Indeed, a careful examination of Governor Roosevelt's farm speech, delivered at Topeka, shows the Republicans to be entirely correct In this criticism. The Democratic nominee for President continues to assert that the Re publican Part^ has been without lead ership; th'ftt President Hoover has been a failure. That is conventional stock in trade. It is what might be j expected. The fact of the matter remains, however, as former President Coolldge has reminded the country, that Mr Hoover has provided the only real leadership the country has had In this period of economic crisis. The country is benefiting from that leadership and has benefited from It for months. It may be necessary to remind Americans that they still have a big stake in this country; that de spite unemployment and depressed business the country Is still far bet ter off than the other nations of the world and so are Americaii citizens as compared with the citizens of oth er countries. These are facts that Americans should consider carefully --Washington Star. . <©• '"I. W»»teri> Ntwapaper Union.) Liberty does not consist In doing What you Ilka, but in liking to do what ycu can, what you may and what you ought.--Henry Van Dyke. EVERYDAY GOOD THINGS For those who are fond of chocolate the following recipe will be a delight Chocolate Cookies.-- Sift five and one-half cupfuls of cake flour with one teaspoonful of soda, sift once more. Beat three eggs slightly, add one cupful of brown Sugar and one cupful of granulated sugar, on® and one-half cupfuls of shortening, melted, eight squares of chocolate, melted. Mix and chill, after making in a rolt Cut in thin slices after standing in the ice chest all night Omit the chocolate and add four cupfuls of coconut chopped. Bake in a hot oven. This makes six dozen cookies. Carrot Pudding.--Thio ls a dessert weli liked in Portugal. Serve with an; desired sauce or with cream. Take one-half cupful each of butter and brown sugar, one egg lightly beaten, one cupful of grated raw carrot two teaspoonfuls of grated lemon peeL Sift one and one-fourth cupffils of flour with one-half teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful each of cinnamon and baking powder, one-half teaspoonful of ginger. Mix as usual and bake In a buttered pudding pan for one hour.. Serve hot Special Bread Pudding*--Combine two cupfuls of scalded milk, two tablespooqfuls of butter, one cupful of bread cut into one-fourth inch dice, one-third of a cupful of sugar, two eggs, one-fourth of a teaspoonful each of salt and vanilla, one-half teaspoonful of almond extract Combine all the ingredients with the milk and egft add the bread and a cupful of coconut Bake in a moderate oven for an hour. Breakfast Energy Cocktail.--Beat well the yolk of an egg, add a pincfr of salt and fill the glass with orange Juice. Serve well chilled with a bit of sugar if desired. Lisbon Eggs.--Fry one sliced onion In two tablespoonfuls of bacon fat, add a pint of good soup stock, on# tablespoonful of vinegar and one teaspoonful of sugar. Poach in the soup an egg for each person to be served* Arrange toast, well buttered, in soup plates, cover each with a poached egg and fill the plate with soup. Serve hot ^ "lb!** wti/ti Pilgrim Bridal Chests Bridal chests made for Pilgrim maid-' ens were frequently carved with hearts; and flowers and the initials or full name of the prospective owner. The village joiners apparently had quite' a bit. of sentiment in their make-up, which they allowed full rein when it came to bridal chests. V . SLOCTOM Mr. and Mrs. Jack Geary spent kit Wednesday eyeningwith relatives at McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren attended the movies at Crytsal Lake last Wednesday evening. J. D. Williams of Crystal Lake was a caller Saturday morning at the home of Mrs. Clara Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse were callers at Woodstock last Saturday evening. Harry Matthews and son Lyle and Elmer Esping were callers at McHenry last Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and daughters Dorothy and Delores spent last Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dowell at Mc-, Henry. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Shaffer of McHenry spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. Henry Geary. Harry Matthews attended a directors meeting of the Lake Co. farm bureau at Gray slake last Wednesday evening. ; Mrs. Emily Smith aind son Russel and daughter Ruth Frances of Edison Park were callers last Friday afternoon at the bone of lbs. Clara Smith. . J®r-Jl*"- R*y Dorwilami Dorothy and Delores spent l««t Wafeeaday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Robert Kirk at Aurora. Mrs. Earl Converse spent last Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis,near Wauconcfa. Mrs. J. N. Zimmer and Jack Geary spent last Thursday afternoon at the home of relatives at McHenry. Miss Iva Tumbull and Frances Meyer of Wauconda were callera last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks. MT. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Forest Park spent Monday evening with relatives at Oak Glen Farm. Merile Davis and Mr. Pichen of Cary were Sunday callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs, W. E. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Peck and Mr, and Mrs. Robert Kirk and two children of Aurora were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews ind sons Robert and Lyle were Sunday afternoon guests at the home of Mrand Mrs. Alien HayforcL Mr. Henry Geary, and !£»• Jack Geary and children, |fr. and Mrs. J. N. Zimmer, Mr. and Mt*. Willard Darrell and Harry Matthews attended the funeral of Mayor John R. Knox at McHenry last Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mtrih^yaad of Chicago were guests last Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Foss. f Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks spent last Wednesday at Waukegan. Misa Lillian Tidmarsh ted Miss Lora Harrison of Wauconda wero callers last Friday at tjie homes of Mr. and Mrs. H. L Brooks and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Miller and daughter Carol of Chicago, Mrs. Geo. Lohse and daughter Dorothy of Des Plaines, Mrs. Joe Sehrer of Fox Lake, Miss Grace Wallace of Libertyville, and Bernard Bauer spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs Fred Nordmeyer. Harry Matthews and son Robert, Willard Darrell and Elmer Esping attended the fair at Antioch last. Saturday afternoon. - •4 *4- "No Hunting" ed at this offica • Jv! Origin of Great Order ThA Knights of Columbus was founded in 1882 by Rev. Michael J. Mc- Glvney and nine parishioners of the St. Mary's Catholic church in New»a Haven, Conn. It was organized as a fraternal benefit association for Catholic men. • \ j V ' F i s h e r m a n ' s Lack : • diamond ring was found In tha mouth of a cod caught recently by a Scarborough (Eng.) fisherman. d million were sold at *7.95 Exide Quality f« nevef^ lowered, regardless of price reduction. • this Model 44 which w«|^ IfdW offer at $6.75, wasan outstanding value when > it sold at $7.95. , 1 Prices on aft fiMd* models are reduced, and this at a time when the new tax on batteries justifies increasing prices^ - • V ' : v . * . • . ; * • ; : ~ •' •'" ,'*• . / • ' ' ' • ' ' /' WHEN ITS AN -15 PLATES "X: ,r.\. T3-PLATE BATTERY AT '• m And Your Ofcf Battry For those to whom low first cost is now the only consideration, we have the new Idex... a battery built by The Electric Storage Battery Co. Bisk's Battery and Ignition Service Phone 156 Pearl Street McHenry ust You'll agree that letting one of these Thor washers do your washing is wonderfully easy and- economical. lift ;.w:: Garner Sidesteps Bonus and Liquor Speaker "Jack" Garner, Democratic candidate for Vice President, doesn't intend to commit himself on the Issue of the bonus. He made this plain at a press conference in New York, where he was asked to state his position for or against that question. Replying that he had made no state ment on the bonus, be said: "And 1 don't intend to make any!" The questioning then turned to what, as Speaker, he expected in the way of prohibition legislation at the short session of Congress, over which IM* will preside in the House. | "We'll come to that when wa meat: it," he replied. Uncle Eben fortune teller told me % was ginter git rich," said Uncle Eben. "Of course, I don't exactly believe all she says. But I respect her for ter ideas."--Washington Star. Why Bring That Up? Several hundred years ago leading clergymen became Involvfed in a heated dispute over the probable weight of a feather in an angel's wing. V . • . . -. , & *»;•»" Proposed World Language Volapuk was a proposed universal language and was invented about 187ft by Johann Martin Schley er of Con stance, Germany. The name means "world speech." Volapuk was received with great favor Immediately after thd schema waa published, but later cllned. . Summing It Up The finest life lies oft in doing fine* ]jr a multitude of unromantic thinga. aonce MAY we show you in your home how quickly, how efficiently die Thor speeds through a full week's washing ? There's no obligation. We just want you to see how perfectly the Thor electric "agitator" coaxes dirt out of clothes--without preliminary soaking or rubbing. And how conveniently the power wringer gets clothes ready for the line. Your hands need hardly touch the hot sudsy water. 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