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* **« **• *- f v,>p i ^fr ';*FV .1* .'*•. .*' P.'S'^ .. "*' ' * .'.V... **?. .3 45BWB SALVAGED THE GOLDFISH Hie Woman's friend, #ho teaches, [had a bowl of goldfish lta her kindergarten. The children like to watch the bright darts ' of gold swirling Fthrough the water. But one night a * predatory cat made an end of the ; goldfish. The kindergartner had to 'Vbreak the sad news to the children that pussy had eaten the goldfish. " i A few days later some one presented a new pair of goldfish to the kinder- - -yartner. Next morning when the children arrived, there were the bright <iarts of gold swirling through the "water. One little girl stood transfixed with 'wondering delight. With admiration Ibeaming in her eyes for her teacher's . jukill and ability, small Betty exclaimed Joyfully, "Oh, you got them out of the J>ussy again."--New York Sun. Twice Told ItaM* Interest Taken PriBs, the Files of the Plaindealor ""f. .. of Years Ago Concrete Flow at Boulder Dam Starts ;,J j ' Well Advertiied t Fduf-year-iold Paul wa^ taken for a ride On his birthday. It Hr&8 George ."Washington's birthday, too, but Paul tfld not know that They passed Vi^througb a village g*yly decorated.wijLh .flags. t% "How -did they know .It... ;• birthday?" Paul asked. ' , :** " A little farther on they came to another village similarly decorated and Vyl^al exclaimed: • - ' S\: . "And they .knoj*- It\ hereof MW'I: SPECIALIST ^ 1 •*& "What did that tramp say* when you asked him to §iiade the garden for a meal ?" " "Said he was sorry but his. specialty was shoveling snow-" :-'V/ 4--;- •j .A Changed Man' vBS-liBbtte smoking room of & ;«liibjt<i[0..: business men just past' midtfle age" were criticizing the young men of tr>r day. §£id one: , "Lopk how reluctant young men are to marry and settle down." ' ,• - . "That's so," returned the other. " "They .seem to fear marriage. Why, before I was married I didn't kno'w what fear was."--Tft-Bits. FIFTY YEARS AGO TOie postoffice fight, which raged in this village for the past | seven months ,has finally reached I this point, the establishing of two I postofficea in this corporation, the i McHenry office being located in the i center part of the village, and the i new one, called West McHenry, being located near the depot. Th McHenry Brick company have just made a contract to furnish 300,- 000 bricks for the new Union school building' at Nunda. Many of the young men about town have had their he6ds sandpapered and the golden locks of a winter's growth look as though a severe frost had visited this section. - Another , new doctor, W. H. Perry, has located in this village, with his office at Besley^s Drug store. . He comes from Michigan. FORTY YEARS AGO Bradford Smith and wife went to Clifton this Wednesday morning to attend a family reunion. They wijl visit the World's Fair on their way home. • The McHenry Brass Band have been engaged to pl^y at Pingre^ Grove, on the Fourth of July. Prof. Huntington, of pur public school, was obliered to give up on Saturday last and Mips Wentworth and Mrs. Cobb are teachihjr this week tO'JHfill out his term. Casper Wirfs, of this village, who for the past nine years has been 'unable to move around except in a •wheel chair, into which %ey were o** bliged to lift him in and out, was out riding with his wife on Monday,1 sitting on a buggy seat as easily as anyone, and having the general appearance of being much better than for • years. > 0? i " Beginning Early "Yes," eald the self-made man, M1 was left without a mother and father at nine months and ever since I've had to battle along for myself." : "How did you manage to support yourself at nine months?" "I crawled to a baby show and won the first prize. That was the way I •tarted."---Stray Stories Magazine. • Coat* and Hat* It was Mary's duty in the beauty Shop to take the wraps from the customers. At the close of a certain day two customers came in and after ignoring Mary's plea for their wraps r teveral times, she shouted Impatiently: "Then please hang up your cat and toat"--^Indianapolis News. STICKS TO HIS PERCH Ted I»oke like Tom has been out |>n a lark. --Yes, and I should say ha was Tiavlng a bird of a time. Wanted to Be Right Mother--You naughty girl! You have eaten every cookie there was on that plate and I told you you might have only three Small Daughter--Yes, mother, but you didn't tell me which three, so I had to eat all to be sure to get the rightones." Real Sleuth* "What happened when the police searched your house?" "It was fine! The police found the front-door key which my wife had i hidden, a penny stamp I lost weeks | ago, and four collar studs."*-- FUegende Blaetter.. 1 The Tiglit trad Superintendent--Lay oft six men. \ Foreman--We need all we have, sir. I Superintendent--I know that, but if ! you lay off six it wlil scare the rest so 1 they'll work twice as fast.--K«^Baa CItr Star. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, The village board meets this Thursday evening- to pass upon the electric road franchise. Nearly all of the passenger and excursion boats are again active on the silvery waters of the river and lakes. Chas J. Heimer is the proud possessor of a beautiful new Buick roadster purchased through the Woodstock agency. Charles will hereafter spend his leisure time driving the car. After months of idleness the ever popular Riverside House is again open for the season under the -manage ment of Bernard Mueser. - TWENTY YEARS AGO Better was declared firm at 28 cents on the Elgin board of trade cn Monday. On account of the electrical storm the free dance that was advertised to take place at the Wm. Bonslett building on Waukegan street on Monday night did not materialize until Tuesday night, when a goodly number jf people enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. Bonslett. been trimmed during the past two weeks. Many new cross walks have also been put in. ^he old town is certainly receiving the best cleaning it has had in years. TEN YEARS AGO Bernard Popp, who during the past few months has conducted a shoe repair shop at Johnsburg, has rented the store room in what is commonly known as the Spaulding building on the West Side and will open a first class shoe repair shop therein. Rorno Bobb is again employed as a pilot by the Hunter Boat line, this being the second summer for him in this capacity. The sjewer gang has moved over to the West Side, where they started the trench digging on the west end of Waukegan street. Walter K. Conway, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Conway of this city, was among this year's graduates from the Notre Dame University. Mr. Conway is studying for the priesthood and this fall, Mil enter the University at Washington, D. C., where he hopes to (Complete his training. vDUposition of Circu* Horses Dorses in general and circus horses In particular are pretty much like hu mans. Some are hard workers and some take every opportunity they see to shirk. Some are good tempered and high-spirited, others are mean, and, like two-legged workers of the type, hold their Jobs only bccause of some special proficiency. | Discrepancy - ' "Why do you wear that glass in yonr eye?** "That eye is very weak." "But you don't wear a glass hat!"-- TidBlts. 5 • Science Not* ] "Mother, I know what snow is." | "Well, dear, what is Itr1 "Popped hailstone*"--Boston Transcript. :' .. A* to Economy Solomon, of old, commented that "There is that scattereth and yet tn- •creaseth; and there Is that wlthholdkmth more than Is meet and tendeth to poverty." First American L*fioa first American Legion was posed «f Tories and American dewithin the British lines in the K'/* f.-- " V fif I/, fe' Pduring of concrete into the foundations of Boulder dam began without ceremony. Although two years had been spent in completing work on what will be the world's largest dam and $38,000.000-had been expended so that the actual building, of the huge concrete wall could begin, thV cheering of workmen was the only celebration to mark the momentous moment The photograph shows workers pouring the first concrete INTERNATIONALIST 99 If there ever were a real internationalist, Ilya Zorn is it She speaks seven languages; she never lived more than six months consecutively in any one country ; she's a licensed avlatrlx in the United States, a dramatic stage star In South America, a hunter of wild animals in Africa, a cultured social favorite in London and a successful fiction writer In Portugal. She Is shown as she arrived on the liner Santa Rosa at Los Angeles, Calif. Demand for Book* There is a growing demand for educational and scientific books, while the The trees abotit tKe village have ,<lemand tor Action has grown propor tlonately less. In 1904 the total number of fiction works borrowed in libraries throughout the country was 16 per cent of the entire number of all types of books; by 1926 the demand had declined to 11 per cent, while 1888 showed a proportion of 9 per cent. Summer Time Is r "Reducing Time Lecturing before women's groups in the Chicago area, Miss Eleanor Rhoads, nutritionist of the Milk Foundation, Incorporated, is reminding women that "summertime is reducing time" because in the summer the appetite is naturally less and the foods that are desired are the cooling,- "reducing" ones such as fresh milk, fruits and vegetables which are conveniently low in calories or heat-producing elements. A point Miss Rhoads is stressing Is the necessity • for maintaining a balanced diet when reducing Just as at any other time. She lists these foods as the indispensables in the daily reducing di&t: One quart of milk for calcium, vitamin A and protein; six servings of vegetables and fruits for vitamins and minerals; one serving of lean meat for protein; one serving of eggs for protein, vitamin A and iron; and not less than one-half ounce of butter, for vitamin A. -Another suggestjgn made by Miss Rhoads ,1s that now with the longer days It is easier for busy women to find time to do their exercises, which need not be exhausting ones, as latest" information indicates that they can well be built around stretching movements. * F«w "Starred" Bills The star ob the currency merely Indicates that the bill has been substl* tuted for one that has been found defective after being numbered and sealed. Since all paper currency is subject to several examinations before the numbering and sealing is done, the percentage of starred bills is very small. Such a bill would not be worth more than any other dollar bllL Orange Blossom Honey California produces more orange blossom honey than any other area In the world. The main area is in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino, on a beeline east to west of 45 miles, and from north to south of 35 miles. Can See Better at Night ' An albino can see better than others at night New York Gunmen Lose Their Weapons Us New York city police dumping 3,886 deadly weapons, ranging from shotguns to slingshots, from the deck of the city boat Macom. The weapons, representing one year's collection of seized arms, were dumped Into the sea off Scotland Lightship. The accumulation consisted of 3,150 pistols. 476 rifies and 200 other deadly weapons. JOHNSBURO My. and Mrs. Earl Hoffein and Howard of Geneva, Wis., were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George King Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Diethorn and daughter, Florence, of Waukegan visited with friends and relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Zornstroff of Spring Grove and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gdrski and son, Kenneth of Woodstock, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schuemann of Wheatland, Wis., and Mr. and Mrs. Mat Nim^gern and daughters, Lucille and Bernice, of Spring Grove were Sunday visitors in. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Althoff. Mr. and Mrs. Jean Condon and some friends motored out froni Chicago Saturday evening to spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Karls. Mrs. Louis Bishop, daughter, Jeanette, and Miss Emma Freund of McHenry spent Sunday afternoon with John H. Freund. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Karls, daughter, Virginia, motored to, Woodstock Saturday evening. , Mr. and Mrs. Bell May and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bugnea% son, Martin, motored to Chicago Wednesday and attended the Flair. v Miss Marie Hiller of Crystal Lake visited with her parents^ Mr. and Mrs. John Hiller Sunday. William J. Meyei® and George Freund motored to Chicago this week for a few days to attend the Forester convention. The young ladiesf Sodality held a conference meeting Monday evening. There were forty-four present. Mr. and Mrs. John Bugner and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bugner and son, Martin, of Ohio, were visitors in the-home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe King Monday. Ralph Schumacher of Woodstock is sending a few days with his grand parents. Frank Young of Spring Grove was a caller here Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Joe King and family, Mr. and Mrs. Steve May and family, Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Freund and family a.nd l\|ath J- Smith visited with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller at Richmond, Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Welke of Chicago spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freund. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schaefer and daughter of Chicago were visitors here Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and family of Grayslake visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ben J. Schaefer Monday. Mrs. John. Pitzen and Mrs. Nick Pitzen motored to Woodstock Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Skillmann and family of McHenry spent Saturday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller. * "Life" Sentences Records of the length of time served by prisoners who were released from our ^ederaj and state penitentiaries during^recent year show that 389, or 00 per cent of the 649 "lifers" among them, had been confined less than ten jTW|r&-H0oUler'8 Magaaiiifc^:, Poe Started It If a published report is to be believed 487,335 crime stories have been published since Edgar Allan Poe launched the fashion back In the last century. ' ;-.V of Sarcasm ' ,N. ± "One way of wastln' kindness," said Uncle Bben, "is to teach a dog tricks an' have folks say it's a pity you can't be as smart as him." Origin of Dogwood Unknown Philologists are puzzled about the origin of the name "dogwood.1* It ha# no authentic connection with the canine family of animals. Perhaps It comes from the old Saxon word, "dag," signifying "dagger" or "skewer." The Cornaceae may have been popularly named "dagwoods," the reference, obviously, being to the toughness of the fiber, suitable to dagger use. But one theory is as competent as another, and no one really for certain. »Port Said Custom Jh*ft Said, Egypt, treats the eller to an unusual way of disembarking from liners. Passengers step fr the ship onto a pontoon bridge l walk to the/ harbor wall. The HaU of Fame The Hall of Fame was the.; conception of Dr. Henry Mitchell MacCracken, then chancellor of the New York university, the council of which, on March 5, 1900, accepted a gift of $100,- 000, afterward Increased to $250,000, from Mrs. F. J. Shephard (Helen Gould), for the erection and comple tion on University Heights, New York city, of a building to be called "The Ball of Fame for Great Americano." YOUR EYES Can now be scientifically examined arid maid* to see Comfortably at a very low cost. ; By operating my own laboratory I can supply bifocals complete in frame for as low as $9.00. Reading Glasses and Glasses for Children as low as $5.00. Tuesdays Evening*--7 'M to 9:00 Thursday Afternoons--1:3® to 5*00 Dr. Paul A. Schwabe » OPTOMETRIST PHONE 80-W, McHENRY PHONE 874, WOODSTOCK For appointments , or" leave message with Dr. Froehlich f • Ki> *' ayfri-i-illMiii M KWTi money /.., ti* STYLE LEADER uwrtA more Rhubarb Because of its use in-the diet, rhubarb is usually considered a fruit, though from a scientific standpoint it is not a fruit, that is, the edible tissue surround! njg or adjacent to the weds of a plant Remember--the more advanced in styU your i is, the longer it holds its own in appearance -- and die more it is worth at re-sale. . . . And there is no doubt that the STYLE LEADERS of 1933 are the . new Oldsmobiles. Just a look at them, and you know that other cars will be years catching up.... And, of course, style is not the only thing about these new Oldsmobiles you'll enjoy for a long time--for their engineering and performance are just as far ahead of the conventional as is their appearance. In fact, your whole car will be strictly modern for a long time to come if you buy an Oldsmobile. . . . Prices are the lowest in ten years--$745 for the new Six-- and $34 5 for the new Straight Eight--f. o. b. Lansing. ... Come in today and drive the Style Leader. OLDSMOBILE llil SIX, $745 AND UP THE HOHT, $«45 AND UP * O. B. G. M, A. C Ttrms OVERTON & COWEN West McHenry, Illinois Scenes and Persons in the Current News , / i--Prof. William E. Dodd of the University of Chicago, appointed ambassador to Germany by President Roosevelt. 18--Wreckage of the Sikorsky plane operating oat of the lake ramp at Chicago's A Century of Progress, In the cnufli in which nine lives were lost S--Mrs. ftuth Bryan Owen, American minister to Denmark, placing a wreath and th*'-. Stars and Stripes at the tomb of a Danish war hero of 1895. AIN'T IT THE TRUTH! BY A&NOT WE OriVi f\ MllUoH OoUftRS IEFT' WHAT'S 1HE US6 <* 1VE PAlb'flM. MY BU\S 6CTT TEH TiolURS - UFE \S SORE 6oo\> Y6 HE ; • , ' ;v/.