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_,^,v A Man Named ,Branigfcn 1& HORACE THATCHE* A br McOlur# New,pap#r syndicate WNU Servlc* f)N HER twenty-sixth birthday ®«ny Talbot decided that ao far M present plana tndicated aba waa destined to be ao old maid. "But," she concluded, "it isn't as though never been asked. Tom did and lie would aolt almost any girl who wanted to get married, but for me he waa too dull." Through her six years working In an Insurance office Sally had managed to tare five hundred dollara in a secret bank account Now that she waa twenty-six she had decided to- take a vacation and see California as well as the Grand Canyon and the Rocky mountalnB. She had approached her ntead, Dorothy Evans, about the trip •Ofgesting that they take the trip together. After deep discussion the two young women decided that they could accomplish a good deal of alght- •eelng In the West during their three weeka' vacation. So Sally paid a visit to the central ticket agency to get some learned advice on the propoaed vacation. She came back and waa moat enthusiastic. "Dot, there's the nlceat wan up there. He certainly took good care of me. He aald his name was "Branigan.' Well," ahe ended with a laugh, "you know I always did enjoy the Irish." Dorothy and Sally joined forces and went to see Mr. Branigan to ask for further Information about their propoaed trip. Aa Dorothy was just as favorably Impressed with the gentleman as Sally, whenever they were together of an evening they thought up more que8tloha to confront Mr. Branigan with. Theae get-togethers were by appointment as Sally lived in Stonewall, a little auburb town, and she commuted to work in the city. One day aa she waa at the station waiting to catch a train to convey her to work, she waa exceedingly surprised to aee a familiar ^ face behind a newspaper. There waa Mr. Branigan reading. Aa he didn't apparently notice her, Sally waa curious to know all about Mr. Branigan and whether or not he waa a married man. At lunch that day she told Dorothy all about the Incident as they ate their toast sandwiches and drank their malted milks through straws. "And, Dorothy," said Sally, "I've virtually told that man my entire family history and how much money I have In the bank. Before I know it. It may be the talk of the town." After confessing her story to Dorothy, Sally decided to risk taking an extra hour for lunch and she set otT to aee Mr. Branigan at his office. She concluded that she would not mention Stonewall until he did. But after Mr. Branigan smiled ao graciously at her, Sally let her tongue slip. "Mr. Branigan," aha aald, "do yon live In Stonewall?" The young man said that he did and returned to the discussion of her proposed trip with Dorothy. Bat somehow Sally was more Interested In Mr. Branigan than In her trip at that particular moment "I had no idee that yon lived In Stonewall but • Mend of mine said she knew a man ef that name theirs and our descriptions coincided." "Oh, yes," said Mr. Branigan, Tas aa^cMbea ef 8tonewalL In faet|, waa bora thsra and have lived there ever since." "And ye«*ve never seen HM stent Ike town, have you 7" Tve known you by sight for assay years," Mr. Branigan answered qoletly. •*Oh," and Sally couldn't hide a Mush. Presently Branlgpn offered her a dip ef paper to sign and as she acrswlsd her nasM on It, tho ticket agent said, "Fbsd an Idea the 3 stood for Sylvia, to It's Sally. Tou see, I stood behind yon one dsy ss yon were buying your commutstion ticket. Let's see--you were wearing a blue hat end s Mae cost with gray for on the collar. Am I right r Sally was forced to smile. "Ton have a remarkable memory, Mr. Branigan." Then she looked at her watch and decided that It was past time she had started back to the office. With a hasty good-by she dashed out of the office. A week before she and Dorothy were to atart on their vacation, Mr. Branigan dropped tn one evening at her home. They were looking over pictures of Yellowstone park when the telephone rang. It was Dorothy and ahe said her mother had been taken ill and would have to go to the mountains. yffhere was nothing for Dorothy to do but to cancel her western trip and spend her vacation with her mother. "Well, there go all my plans for a grand time in the wild and woolly West," said Sally aa she Joined Mr. Branigan on the lounge. "And after Tve bothered* you so much getting the entire trip plnnned to perfection." Mr. Branigan closed the book of pictures. He asked her when she first hsd come to him for Information. "It was three weeks ago," said Sally. PHEASANT CHICKS FROM INCUBATORS Good Results Reported by Experiment Station. ; Two years of experiments on 11,000 eggs and 1,000 chicks of ringnecked pheasants gave results which have been published In a bulletin t>y the Pennsylvania state college agricultural experiment station. Prof. E. W. Callenbach, of the poultry husbandry department, conducted the project in co-operation with" the Pennsylvania board of game commlsaionera. The investigation included artificial methods of propagation for rearing the pheasants. It was found that ringnecked pheasant eggs can be hatched satisfactorily In modern artificial incubators. The best results were obtained when the eggs were incubated for eighteen days at relatively high humidity in an agitated- air or forced-draft Incubator and then were hatched in a separate, sectional, still-air Incubator. , , Ringnecked pheasant chicks, were brooded satisfactorily in colony, houses with attached wire-floored-,sun porches. After the chicks reached six weeks of age they needed more room. Battery brooding proved unsatisfactory because of excessive mortality -and poor feather development Better early growth of ringnecked pheasant chicks was obtained on rations of higher protein content "than those used for chicks of the domestic fowl. The best growth and feathering and the greatest feed consumption per 100 chicks were obtained through the use of a ration analysing approximately 28 per cent protein. Claw Guards on Toms to Save Injury to the Hens With a few cents worth of rubber tubing for each torn, turkey growers can solve one of their most serious problems, that of having hens severely lacerated and sometimes even killed during the breeding season by the sharp claws of the male birds. Doctor W. A. Billings, veterinary specialist at the Minnesota University farm, suggests putting a short length of rubber tubing over each toenail of breeding toms. Tubing one-fourth Inch In diameter with one-sixteenth Inch hole, is the variety recommended. A half-inch piece of tubing is slipped on over the toenail and left protruding a little beyond the sharp end. It Is suggested that the claw be smeared with rufjber tire cement or glue before the rubber is put on. The guards do not Interfere with the gait of the toms and do not seem to annoy them tn any way. The use of these guards not only will protect the hens, but will make It unnecessary to uss saddles or canvas coverings for them. three weeks and Tve wsnted ito know you Intimately for the past cojupls of years.* Whst ssy we get married and then we can take the trip for a honeymoon?" Somehow Sally wasn't as shocked at Mr. Branlgan's statement as most people might have been. Instead she laughed. "It's sort of sudden," she ssld, "but I must say your Invitation socads most attractive.' j Land Owniag • Joy Count Leo Tolatoy has said the possibility of living on the land, of gain* lag one's sustenance from It by mean! of one'a own labor, haa alwaya been and always will be one of the chief conditions of a happy sad ladepend* ant life. FmuI* Hawks Larger Tku Mtltt Female hawks are larger sad DOT#' powerful than the males of the sa*e apedes, regardless of the particular variety which they represent Chlorine for Poultry A new method of combating bronchitis, colds, roup and other respiratory diseases in poultry has been developed by the Now York State Veterinary college and the State Institute jpf ^tapUed Agriculture st ramlngdale, JLoag Islsndi Tf T. The method calls % •£'«*• •«* ** hyocMorlte powder containing 16 per cent chlorine, which la dusted late the air evwr the birds with a dust gun after the birds are en the roosts at night. This permits the birds to inhale the chlorine liberated from the powder, destroying the bacteria, drying op the secretions and helping to prevent tfc* spread -etlnfectlon. Turnips for Poultry Turnips may be fed to poultry either raw or In cooked mashes. When freeh end sweet, they sppear to be as good raw as are mangels but they do not keep so well and, ss soon ss they begin to decay, are likely to give a disagreeable flavor to the egga of fowls estlng them. The feeding of turnips not perfectly sound Is probably responsible for the general belief that any turnip will taint egga. Turnlpa contain a large amount of vitamlna but they are hard and woody and for that reason are not quite aa good as some other root crops. The Australorp Fowl The Australorp fowl la. In reality, a Black Orpington. The breed was developed in Australia from the original Orpington which originated In England. The egg laying Australorp Is a tighter feathered bird than the Orpington, not quite so bulky in appearance but of precisely the same weight They are not a new breed in reality, although they have not been to the fore very long. They are the egg-laying type of Black Orpington with a modified body. Poultry Industry's Growth . From the time of the first settle- "Well. I've known you Intimately for* ^ ments In the United Statea to 1825 - - - i . ' there was no great demand for domes tic fowls because of the plentlfulness of wild fowl. From then on the poultry Industry expanded along commercial lines, largely aa a result of cheap grain In the Inland districts and Improved transportation from those districts to the more important consuming sections of the Bast, and the leading and more popular European breeds. were Imported. STERILIZATION OF DAIRY UTENSILS Thorough Cleaning to De- . stroy Bacteria Important (By C. K. JOHNS) Of the various sources of contamination to which milk is subject, the dairy utensils have been definitely established as one of the most serious, capable of contributing a high percentage of the bacteria found in milk. Consequently the sterilization of cans, pails or other containers cannot be neglected if milk containing few bacteria is to be produced. -Thorough cleaning is essential, but in itself ts insufficient. Steps must be taken to destroy as many as possible of the bacteria still remaining if the keeping quality of milk is to be Improved., For sterilizing, steam under pres Sure, the most satisfactory agent. Is seldom available. In its absence, a sufficient quantity of boiling water gives good results. Palls, strainers, etc., after washing are scalded by pouring a pint of boiling water over the entire Inner surface; cans are best treated by pouring in a quart of boiling water, replacing the lid, and rolling the can along the floor to en sure thorough scalding of the Inner surface. As the temperature of the water drops over 50 degrees Fahren heit during this operation. a fresh quantity must be provided for each utensil. / Because of the saving In time /and fuel, chlorine solutions are being used in some districts to replace the sflald ing treatment, and where iised intelli gently have equal or superior steriliz ing efficiency. Cans and pails are carefully rinsed with chlorine solution Us in the scalding treatment, or Im mersed for one minute In a tank containing the solution. Either Is satisfactory, provided the utensils are well washed and the chlorine solution is up to strength. Feeding Cows Grain in . Summer Is Profitable " There are some splendid lessons to be learned from cow testing assocla tions because of the records they keep. One herd of eight cows that was fed an average of three pounds of grain per day during June and July last year produced 3,550 pounds more milk and 186 pounds more fat than the same cows produced during the corresponding two months the year before, when no grain was fed to supplement the pasture. Valuing the grain mixture at $30 a ton, the extra feed cost $22.50. If we assume that the 186 pounds of butterfat had a value of 40 cents a pound, the In crease In the gross income was $74. 40. The net profit from grain feeding during those two months, therefore, amounted to $52, or $3.25 per cow per month. As a rule the better the cows the larger will be the returns grain feeding on pasture^ Dairy Cow Production Shows Large Increase Great changes have taken placs 1q the past few yean In the dairy industry. For one thing, the average production of our cows hss Increased greatly. The census figures In 1920 show that there were 23.7SO.OOO dairy cows in this country snd they produced s total of 88,500,000,000 pounds of milk. In IMS, the total somber ef cow* In this country had dropped to 22,- 106,000, but they produced a total of 120,750,000,000 pounds of milk. That's 7 per cent fewer cows, snd they gave 84.7 per cent more milk, quite a remarkable change In a few years time. This change Is a tribute to the value of educatl »nal endeavor promoting better br edlng, better feeding, and better cat > of dairy cow*, but especially better feeding. -- Increase in Number of Cows Tested in Country Cow testing associations In' the United States showed a remarkable growth during 1928. There was a 15 per cent increase in associations, with a total of 405,804 cows under test. California leads In the total number of cows under test and also In the percentage of cows which are being tested. There are four states that beat California In the number of herds under test, as most of her herds were large, Wisconsin stands second in total number of cows ufader test and first In number of herds Minnesota ranks third In number of cows and Iowa fourth. Iowa now has 2.7 per cent of her dairy cattle under test Valuable Cow Feed • Beet tops are s valuable feed to# cows although as they contain only about ten pounds of dry matter per 100 they should form but a part of the roughage ration. In feeding value they are worth about half as much as the same welfcht of good corn silage. Beet tops are readily preserved In a silo of any kind. In Germany where enormous quantities are used for feed the trench silo is In general use. If put in. as cut tliey carry too •ater. ashingtori L e t t e d J - . --By- National Editorial Association Washington, May 23 -- Congress i3 somewhat suspicious of the President's motive in suggesting ah early adjournment The members are willing to pack their bags fbr the homeward trip after an arduous session. Yet they are unwilling to leave town and thus still their voices in debate. Privately, the legislators admit they are baffled about developments in the relationship between the White House and the legislative' arm of the Federal government Whatever objections they may express as to the President's policies will avail them nothing because scattered protests back the power of collective action. The solons may deal Erectly and more or less intimately with M¥. Roosevelt while in session but telegrams and long distance telephones do not have the direct effect of a face to face, conversation or a snappy resolution asking for full information. The President has not hesitated to demand authority and funds from Congress. His numerous messages to Capitol Hill during the last few days indicate clearly that he is not backward. He is grabbing all grants of powier possible before the fall elections when the political complexion of the S|enate and House may change and the Roosevelt contrc* weaken. Mr. Roosevelt has called for action on the silver question, largely a sectional issue, with national aspects when the currency is involved. The Western Congressional delegations have forced consideration at the present term. The Wagner Labor Disputes bill has been restored to a place in the sun, a fact which may prolong the session. The union labor leaders are playing this legislative measure as their trump card against employers who refused to deal with organized labor. Those partisans addicted to reading political futures in every tjba-cup are busily engaged in forecasting the effect of the Republican primaries in Pennsylvania on the nation. The triumph of Senator Reed over Governor Pinchot for the Senatorial nomination has undoubtedly been magnified beyond its actual importance. It was generally regarded as a factional fight wherein Pinchot, a life-long Liberal was friendly to the Roosevelt New Deal and. Reed a conservative critic. A Democrat has been named to oppose Reed which practically binds the President to the support of the party standard bearer-and relieves, him of embarrassment Which would have followed a Pinchot victory. The proponents of the 30 hour week have resorted "to evervparliamentary trick to obtain a votiein the House. The*House leaders [have kept this highly controversial measure bottled up. The American Federation of Labor regards the bill as ,a major objective. There are many Representatives carrying union card's and" devoting their efforts to dynamite the blockade. General Johnson is report ed to have informed the President that this passage of a bill requiring a five day week and a six hour day would wreck the National Recovery Administration. Employers have served notice that all agreements and codes will be regarded as so many scraps of paper if this drastic legislative proposal sees the light of day at this session. ^ " Under pressure of demands for adjournment many measures, known th have Administration support, will be sidetracked. The departmental officials are frantically seeking approval of a number of projects which they propose to make effective during tha long absence of th© legislative body. The patronage crowd is watching every important bill with the idea of obtaining Federal jobs for the deserving party workers. The measures now under way for financial relief for industry through government loans will be pushed in order to provide employment in many localities where private credit is totally lacking. The two busy outfits in this town are the Republican and Democratic Congressional campaign committees. They have a real responsibility in mustering votes and above all--the finances with which to wage an aggressive election. Predictions as to the relative standing of the incumbents in their states are not entirely trust-worthy. The odds frequently change when the legislator returns to his bailwick for the purpose of mending political fences. - • Caaaels The Bactrian camel Is much mors stoutly built and shorter of leg than the Arabian camel. Because of this the Bactrian Is abls to cops with the rough character of much of Central Asia, Its native home, as well as with desert territory, but the Arabian camel can travel with safety only on ths desert It is very likely to break Its legs on uneven ground. Franklia's Schooling The only schooling Benjamin Franklin had was between the ages fit eight and ten. Twice Told Tales Schneider, has given up his position at the Schneider grocery store and' his place is being filled by Nick Ju#» ten. '*)' Acting upon-orders from th% offt cials of the company, all the Bordsn ^"inloyes here are to be vaccinated. We expect to hea» o|'some sore argur sogn.* Items of Interest "faken From the Files of the J'laindealer . of Years Ag? ' FIFTY YEARS AGO . The soil in this section seentfe to be full *of watches. J. P. Smith, the jeweler, had one left at his store the other day that had been plowed up by a farmer, after lying in the ground three or four years. , „ B. Gilbert has erected • hro very handsome and convenient stores, with rooms in the second story for residences. ' ; Quite an improvement has been' made in and around the yards of the Methodist church and parsonage by the setting out*of evergreen and other trees. John McOmber, more familiarly known as Esquire McOmber, is lying very ill at the residence of his son, Henry McOmber. FORTY YEARS AGO If a doctor makes a mistake he buries it; if a merchant makes a mistake he never tells it; if a lawyer makes a mistake he crawls out of it; but if an editor makes a n\istake, he puts it on a large sheet of paper for the world to look at, and in every community there are cranks Who think they are models of wisdom because they occasionally discover them. Our public school will close for the summer vacation about the middle of June. Under the direction of Professor Strayer and his able corps of teachers this year has been a most successful one. The sudden ^change in the weather is liable to cause sickness. It was too extreme--a difference of nearly sixty degrees in the temperature of Thursday and Friday. . • TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Butter dropped to 24 cents on the Elgin board of trade Monday. Work of filling in, grading and leveling goep merrily on at the Northwestern tracks. At the present time there is a track shortage, which accounts ,for the delay of progress on the new depot. Anton Schneider, son of Fred TWENTY YEARS AGO Wood stock ite^ are finding their way K> McHenry almost nightly. Oh, yon flowing bowl! In otheV wotd&rWobdi * stock is. dry, ^ I f / - " Joe Wachtler, a former Oliver eis» ploye at Woodstock, has given up hia position at the coiitity seat and accepted a position at the "Riverside House in this village. , - ^ Loren Edinger has moved his family here from Woodstock. Mr. Edin has charge of the O'Connor buffet hi Peter B. Freund building in Centerville. A number of our male residents are now employed with the Chicago Telephone company, who are making axtensive improvements on their linn between here and Chicago. •* ' v, : 4 •V TEN YEARS AGO 'ffc Fraier, local contract# «wlbuilder, has taken over the millworii plant located on the Frank Hughe*, property on the east side of the river, and which for a time was operated under the head of Frazer, Newburg & Reynolds. Miss Agnes Young is a new opera* tor at the local exchange of the Illinois Bell Telephone company. We'understand that citizens in various sections of the town are anxious for new sidewalks. Miss Kathryn Kinny is enjoying a week's vacation from her duties At the Central market and grocery. TO SUPERVISE GARDEN Lenus Newman has been appointed foreman to supervise the community relief garden, a four-acre lot at the western limits of McHenry. Spring Grove will have a one acre garden. Efypliui' Sacrcd M«m#el fiecaust of Its fondness for Cf6e6» dlle eggs the Ichneuman, carnival* ous mammal of northern Africa, waa held sacred by the ancient Egyptian^, for they believed it had been sent the gods to help them keep down the much dreaded reptiles. Slightly larger ttian the ordinary cat the Ichneumaai has also, since ancient times, beea used In Egypt to keep houses free ef rats and other rodent pests. Working Up Enthusiasm It seems easier to work up enthusiasm that men may die for their coua» try than to work for It. V<f*taUs Ivory Vegetable Ivory la derived from the j$ut ef a palmlike shrub, whoae fruit reachee the also of an apple. This fruit has a very white, exceedingly hard kernel which can be worked ilka ferory aad which resembles It cloaely. Watchss Oaee Raa by Weights In the far past timepieces driven by heights were known as watches. Only those tine tellers which were equipped with a "cloehsP or beD ware called Clocks. as low All electricity used over 17 kilowatt-hours per room in any month costs it costs st little to ust modem electrical appliances em the new 2 cent rattH Kitchen Mixer . . 1/5# aft hour Washing Machiae . 2/5# an hoar Vacuum Cleaner • • 1/3# an hoar Percolator . . . . 4/5# an hoar Electric Dishwasher . 2/5# an hoar Electric Iron ... 1# an hoar Toaster .. . . . . 1-1/5# an hoar Waffle Iron .... 1-1/3# an hoar Indirect Lamp . . . 1/2# an hoar • Electric Fan 20# a year for average uw Sewing Machine . 4? a year for average use Refrigerator . . $12 a year Electric Clock . . . 40# a year easier and faster, to clean the nigs better, to prepare tastier foods, and to do countless other things in the home. At the new 2-cent rate for electricity (the cost per kilowatt-hour after you have used 17 kilowatthours per room in any month) they will operate hour after hour for a few cents. In fact they cost so little to operate you hardly are aware of the cost. At this rate, an electric refrigerator will operate for a full year for about 112. Visit your Public Service Store. --**// eleetridty m*4 im tk* mtmil im mm$t ^ Let US show you these and Other appliances. Learn how little they cost to buy and to operate. A small 17 ktl»watt-b*urt ptr r--m, nrti a ptr kil*W*tt-k*ur # Note these useful electrical appliances. Think how much time and labor they can save you in the home «-^in aiding you to wash and iron 'payment down puts them in your home and you pay the remainder ••littlerby-little" on your monthly Electric Service bill. On June i, 1934, the .following reduced rates will be in effect for residential customers of Public " Service Company of Northern Illinois (THESE RATES ARB NET) 6^*^ per kilowatt-hour for first 7 kilowatt-hours used per room in any month. This portion of the rate will be six-tenths of a ccot higher in Kenilworth ud Melrote Park due to ordioaace pronsioss. 5. per kilowatt-hour for next 5 kilpwattp hours used per room in the month. 3 per kilowan-hour fbr next S kilowatt- (p hours used per room in the month. 2 per kilowatt-hour for all electricity used in the month in excess of 17 kilowatt-hours per room. A , • A PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS m . ^ _