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M rr* ^ *- "t* - "* V V ** M?:; TttS lli.a - i j^-'P^ -W * \ r V' *,7^rv^^Qj ' • TJ^SF , ^ WHW< NOVELS OP - FUTUTUTY I • ®y • !g?; LEONARD A. BARRETT We have been re-reading some of the novels published about twenty-five years ago, which at the time were ranked as "first sellers"; "Trail of the Lonesome Pine," by John Fox Jr., "The Choir Invisibile," by James Lane All e n , a n d o t h e r s . We were much impressed with the wholesome style of these books and their clear delineation of characters dominated by that knightly spirit of feudal times, chivalry; The influence , of such books upon the young people of those days was most beneficial and la no small sense helped to develop character. Of* course these books are •till being read, and upon inquiry at a public library ina town of about ten thousand population we discovered that they are daily withdrawn. The publishers of "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" placed a reprint edition on the market in 1931. When we contrast the modern novel, especially the novel of the post-war period, with those of twenty-five years ago, we are seriously impressed with the absence of this element of chivalry. The so-called modern novel makes Its appeal to sex and the morbid depressions, with delineations of character largely In the field of psychoanalysis. This Is not true of all literature which has come from our press or that of Europe, but is quite characteristic of what we call the American novel. Books of this nature have been Bold in large quantities, which Indicates a demand of a certain type. On the other hand, books on philosophy and biography have had an equally large sale, which clearly indicates that popular demand was not wholly on the side of the novel. In one of our leading magazines there recently appeared a cartoon which pictured a movie-producer looking out of his window at a crowd waiting to gain admittance to a theater where the film "Little Women" was on the screen. He could not understand why such a picture appealed to so large a crowd and remarked, "It is not in accord with human nature." One needed only to glance at the walls of his office, filled with salacious pictures, to understand how grossly he was misled in judging the demands of the poptflar mind. Movie producers have sensed this very fact and are now filming novels of recognized literary merit. Perhaps we shall soon have t new era for the novel as we seem to be prom^ed for the. movies. < , e. WMt«n> N«w»p*p«r Unloa. GABBY GERTIE ; "A home-wrecker razes everything but the family." Schoolboy Row© jf Lynwood Howe, .better known as "Schoolboy," it the 22-year-old: pitcher who has been doing such remarkable hurling for the Detroit club. As may be judged from this photograph, he up his strength. with spinach. Bayonet Is Fatal to Knife Swallower BukharesL--If it wasn't/for an over-sceptical gendarme, Michael Gherlas, local fakir and gwordswallower extraordinary, would still be bringing down tl& house by gobbling three good-sized daggers, one after another. But when he was faced by the hard-boiled officer who presented the magician his bayonet and demanded that he swallow it "just to show there was no fake," Michael was in a quandary. If he refused, the crowd would jeef him out of the hall and job, and if he accepted he was taking a long chance with a weapon he had never "swallowed" .before. Michael took the chance. Be got it down all right, but in bringing it up something , went wrong. A stream of blood welled out, and a few moments later he collapsed on the floor. Michael died in, the hospital the same night of Internal Injuries. MISSING FOR 20 FINDS KIN Lost in Mexican Revolt, Joins Mother Hollywood.--A story stranger^than fiction, of a boy who was lured from the home of his aristocratic parents in Mexico City in the bloody days of the Madera revolution, and who "came back from the dead" to be reunited with his widowed mother and a sister here, has come to light. The boy Is now a man--James Brophy, thirty-four, soldier and adventurer. The mother who has been an invalid for years, Is Mrs. Esmeralda B. de Brophy who lives with her daughters and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Leahy. An Incredible twist of fortune. brought about the reunion. Recently Mrs. De Brophy "Went to the Home Owners* Loan corporation to refinance her home. There she met Rudolph W. Blanchard, and told him her story. "Have you a son, James Brophy?" BlanchaTd asked suddenly. Turning pale, the aged mother said: "No. I had a son of that name but he has been dead for 20 years." Further questioning convinced Blanchard a young man he had known as a worker In a Latin-AmeMcan organization was in&ed Mrs. De Brophy's son. Blanchard and some friends took James Brophy to the mother's home. There, amid tears and exclamations, the remnants of a family that bad suffered the terrors of the revolution, were united. At first Brophy did not 'know his mother and sister. He had changed greatly, too, since he bad left his home that day in 1914. But soon his Identity was established. Shock, such as might be caused by a ghost materializing, prostrated Mrs. De Brophy. But she said happiness would restore her. During the Madera revolution, boys were lured Into the armies by men who received so much a head--just like cattle--for each recruit they brought in. Although only fourteen at the time, James Brophy was taken by one of these men. fitted with a uniform and placed in the ranks. After a long search failed to reveal -any tract of him, the family gave him up for dead. California Boy Gulps Pound of Lead Pellets Los Angeles.--Leaden pellets of shot rattled on the floor of the Emergency hospital at Pasadena when physielanS Investigated the strange Illness of nine-year-old Robert Taylor, Jr., of Pasadena, who was brought in from a nearby theater suffering from pains in his stomach. An X-ray photograph revealed the source of supply. It showed the boy still had a handful of pellets in his stomach, having swallowed nearly^ a pound of them, he said, a few hours before. At the theater, attendants found 41 Shot on the floor and at the Emergency hospital he coughed up a handful more. Find Women Detectives > Are Failure in London London.--After six months' trial, women detectives have been found un suecesful in the ^metropolitan police force. The women; however, are' taking it stoically, the Policewoman's Review commenting: "The average womnn Is by nature entirely opposed to detective work, Moreover, many women who wish to qualify as detectives are too certain of their own personal capacity and are often unwilling to admit the absolute necessity' of training M sn aid to their instinct."" He's Just a Spare Tire, Mr. Garner Confesses |^ere New York.--John M. Garner^ admits that the Job of being Vice President of .the United States Is unimportant. Writing in the America^ Magazine, Garner calls the Vice Presidency "ft fifth wheel Job^-the spare tire on our national automobile." to the Job," he writes, "and .little enough of that 'It is a virtually obscure nost. I don't get much mail I ne.ver see any Job hunters." M-iss Evelyn FriedlancP versity of .Illinois was a recent guest ilLthe D. Segel home. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Winkel returned last week from their honeymoon trip. •The Misses Isabel Rosen, Marian Block and Ida Alter from the University of Illinois were guests of Lillian and Sylvia Segel last week Wednesday. Albert B&rbian, Robert Green, Bill Bjckler and Lester Page are on a week's fishing trip in Wisconsin, near CsMe. LOVE LETTERS WRITTEN I ABOUT A CENTURY AGO (continued from last week) , V Letter Eight V. McHenry, 111., Aug. 2, 1840, Far distant Friend: I expect that you have received my letter that I sent by Mr. Walker before now, and have made up your mind before now whether you can consent to my wish or not. If you do I shall think that you place all confidence in me that you can--if you leave your home and come here, thinking to spend your days here. I hope if you do that you will never be sorry that you started to come wtjere I am and that you may be pleased with this country- If you do come out ih^re I shall try to visit that country sooner than I should again if I had com on there for you, for I shall think that I am indebted to you for one visit to that country. Caroline, if you come out here it cannot be thai it is property that can induce you to come for I have none, but I believe that I can make a better living here than I can in that country, and I think that I can dobetter to have a home of my own than to try to get along as I have since I have been in this country, Caroline, if you do think of coming to this country and the folks know it they will bother you I expect, but j tell them that^you are either goini*' home or from home and ask them if they won't come and. see you and then they Can talk to you as you have no time to talk now. You must not be too particular what you fetch with you, just providing it is durable for that is what to look at most. We have not heard from S. W. since he left. Shall I have to write to you again ? I answer no. Give my love to all, wishing^ them prosperity. ' . WESLEY L, Letttr Nine -- McHenry, June 6, 1841. Long neglected friend: It is with much pleasure that I once more seat myself with the intention of writing to one that I believe to be a true friend, 'although I have neglected writing to you for so long that I expect that you have come to the conclusion that I have forgotten you entirely. But this is not yet so for as long as I believe you to be a true f®iend as I know, you will never be forgotten by me although I neglect to answer your kind letters as long as I do. When your lotlg wished for letter came to the office I was away from home and did not get it until the last of March. It had been in the office for a long time, since the mridcle of January, and I was in hopes that when I got it there would be another one from you soon as I wished you to write to me often. I wrote to you awhile ago and it had been gone from the office for so long that I thought you had received it when the man that I gave it to fetched it back to me again and then I thought that I would not write to you again until I received another letter from you but I have had to give it up for I believe that you do not mean to write again before you hear from me first. Caroline, who is to blame for our being so neglectful about writing to one another? I can not tell, but I believe that if I had the love for you that I ought to have for a true friend that I should write oftener to you, for your letters have always assured me that you are a true friend to me, although we have not seen each other for a long time. I have not dreanfted of you but a few times since Mr. Walker .came back from there last fall but it is not because I have thought less of you for I have thought more about you since Mr. W. came back hereof6r he got so disappointed when he came back here that I have almost thought I would not come back there to think of persuading you to come to this country, although he says that he knows as well as he want9 to know that if I was to go back there for you that you would come here with me--but that is more than I know, but I would like to know for I think, that if I ever do Come, that it shall be within a year ftr two to try my luck, at any rate to visit my friends there. I want to see if they feel the same toward me as they did when I left there last. I have heard that you have had a very cold winter in N. H. with de?p snows, but our winter has been very pleasant and with but little snow and our crops look well. * Caroline, perhaps y0u~ would be glad to know where I am now and whose house I am in. I am in one that I call my own and I have a family living in."it now. I fexpect to get pious for the man is a preacher. I expect that they will stay here this summer but they say that it is not right for me to havea house and not a wife to put in'it. It is a hard case, but if you were to see it you would think it "a and what you have that you would be glad to fetch with yoif- can't expect you to do as well as those that have had parents to help them for I /know from experience as weir as you do. But if I knew what things you have I might tell better what things it would be best to bring from there or what things would be necessary to start with. I expect you think it strange of me wishing1, you to write so soon and be so particular about your affairs but I hope you will exexcuse me when I tell you the reason. I intend-to let my land for two years so that I could come to that country but I have not let it yet for there is more land to be occupied than could be let this spripg, so that I did not let mine and have no crop9 on it this season and I am going to put it into winter wtieat this fall so that I can leave here until next summer, j. B> Wirtz> marshal service".,. IIO^OO City Council Proceedings Council Room, Sept. 4, 1934. The City Council met in regular monthly meeting, with Mayor Doherty presiding. Aldermen present: Barbian, Justen, Kreutzer, Overton, Schaefer, Wattles. Absent, none. Motion by Kreutzer, seconded by Justen, that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as read. Motion carried. - Motion by Overton,1 'seconded by Wattles, that the Treasurer's report be approved as read, showing a balance of $5,172.49. Motion carried. Motion by rJJarbiajp, seconded by Schaefer, that the Collector's report be accepted as read. Motion carried. Motion by Justen, seconded by Kreutzer,--that the Clerk's report be accepted as read. Motion carried. ' Motion by Schaefer, seconded by Wattles, that the following bills be paid as read and approved by the finance committee. Motion carried. Stilling Tire Shop,, gas, oil f 2.73 Plaindealer, pub. ord., etc. >. n 8.95 111: Bell Tel- Co., service 2.2.i Thos. P. Bolger, fumigatorS:..: 2.SO unless I have a chance to let it yet. iEdw. Misthke, police .... If I do I would be glad to if I can W. C. Feltz, caretaker find work to suit me in New York |ftf Niesen, supt. There is a ijack Nichols, labor, ww. Linus Newman, sp. pol. Peter Wirfs, sp. pol. hard place to try and live in. If you were here though, I would not be trying to write to you now for I believe that I could enjoy myself better in talking with you than I • do in writing to you. I feel as though I should be happy here if you were or Boston at my tii.deroan going from this place to New York soon and he will write to me as soon as he gets there and let me know how work is there and if Wages are good. I shall leave here soon after. I shan't visit there tljis fall until I think of coming back here to. this country--if I leave here at all this summer. It is very healthy here and our country bids fair for large crops this year. I heard from Plainfield a few days past and the folks were tfll wiell then except that? Lydd Manting was dead and that Charles Handmand and his wife parted last winter on account " of his getting drunk and abusing her, and she went to Mr. Goodues ti> stay and she put an end to her days by hanging herself. Excuse this mess of imperfection both in spelling and (jn writing and believe me to be a very true friend. W. Answer this the next mail if your can. ' '•* Letter Ten Long neglected friend, C. C.: If I may be permitted to call you so, I received your letter in fourteen days from the time it was mailed in answer to mine that you received a fefr days before. You wrote a? though you did not feel that you could answer me when you received that letter but I am sure that I did not intend to ask you anything that you would not be able to answer me, although they Were rather leading questions. But I concluded that you w-ould consider them from a friend as friendly motives toward you, as I had no other in view but for OUT future happiness Your letter informed me that you were with your cousin Evans folks and that your health was very good as was that of the rest of the folks when you left Hlehron. I was very glad that you felt disposed to write as soon as you did for I was very anxious to hear from you, as I expected you would answer me as to how! you felt towards me, with due regard to your own feelings towards me, knowing what I had written to you and considering the length of time that we have coresponded together. 1 thought it proper to know my intentions about settling in the west so that you could let me know w(hat you would constat to. Undoubtedly you did lrnow before you wrote to me. Your kind letter informed me that you did not feel willing to leave all of your dear friends and come to the west to spend your days among strangers. I cannot say that I blame you at all for not consenting to leave them for perhaps you would make yourself unhappy by doing so, and unless you would be contented if you weTe to come out here I should be very sorry. But probably you never will for I expect, you can do better and I wish that you may as I consider that you are not under obligations to me at al!, nor do I think it a good plan to try to flatter anyone and then they will have no one to blame thereafter.. Yqn wished me to let you know whether T thought Mary B. would ever com£ out here or not. I do. no£ believe she will, but probably you know she will not and that it is her folks fault if she doe? rot. Excuse me please for not writing before I left Illinois for I was at inland to know which way i'o go and I could not leave my home, us I hope it will be, as soon a.< I intended to, and I thought I would not write as you would think that I was so much attached to Illinois that I could not leave there at all. I did intend when I wrote you last to have gone east before now. but I am unsteady minded yet, and I found that- I could find better employment here than I could in New York and also get rid of thfe cold. I have been here five weeks and' the weather is warm *and pleasant and I intend to stay hers until spring. Although J am among strangers, I enjoy myself well. I Wish you could receive this in time fo write to me before the first ,95.00 100.00 ' .60.00 \Vl.60 1-4.00 41.00 10.00 . .• •«v>*1.15 5.75 M.50 6.00 .40 S7.69 62.69 28.20 21.00 14.50 1&40 Paul Meyers, sp. pol. L. J. Stoffel, drayage J. E. Doherty, parts, labor Valvoline Oil Co., oil M. Egneln & Son, parts, lazier waterworks H. L. Cowlin, tel. calls Director of Finance, water ... sales tax Mayme Buss, com., etc. .......... P. A. Neiss, com., stamps, etc. Wm. Simes, cut. thistles, G. B. Kane, paint, signs ........ Buss-Page Motor Sales, work on fire truck Peter Pirsch & Sons Co.. parts .... for fire truck 25 72 Atlas Printing Co., legal biles. 1.28 Pub. Serv. Co., power pumping.... water ." 69.86 Pub. Serv. Co"., lights, parking space 3.36 Pub_._ Serv. Co-, street lights.. 147.41 Pub. Serv. Co., street lights.. 106.08 Pub. Serv. Co., city hall lights 2.20 Pub. Serv. Co., power at sewer .... « lift .......j 13.58 Motion by Kreutzer, seconded by Barbian, to cut the pool table and bowling alley license fee from $5.00 to $3.00 per table and $3.00 per alley. Motion carried. Ben J. Dietz demanded the_return of the distributor's license fee he had paid last year and a motion was made by Kreutzer, seconded by Schaefer. to refund to Ben J. Dietz and C. Unti the $25 distributor's license fee paid. Motion carried. • Motion by Schaefer, seconded by Overton, to refund to Ben J. Dietz $24.36 paid for sewer tile and gravel and concrete sidewalk. Motion was carried. Motion by Kreutzer, seconded by Wattles, permission be granted to J. C. Holly to erect and operate a gas and oil station otr the Holly property, providing he complies with all the requirements governing gas and oil stations. Motion carried. Motion by Schaefer, seconded by Barbian, that the application and bond of Fred Justen to operate a Class A tavern be approved as read. Motion carried. Motion by Justen, seconded by Kreutzer, to -adjourn to the call of the Mayor. Motion carried. PETER J. DOHERTY, Miayor. PETER A. NEISS, City Clerk. Page Seraf CENTRAL GARAGE tfRED J. SMITH, Prop: 1 JOHNSBURG, ILL.' * Best Equipped Garage in Northern Illinois TOWING AND REPAIRING Agency Pot Johnson Sea Horses Full Line of Parts for Johnson Motors #hones--20a4.> , Night--640-1*2 ':7&7 li'i • 'I > PERSONAL Distinctively Smart Mrs. Arthur Whitney of Libertyville visited in the home of her brother, Louis McDonald, Monday, coming to see her father, who is recovering from injuries received in a fall. 200 Sheets arid 100 Envelopes Choice of Linen, Ripple or Vellum " , • Printed with Name and Address on Sheets and 00 of Envelopeg-----^^ Limit, Four Lines, Gothic or Old English Blue, Black or Brown Ink--Neatly Boxed. "Ideal For Gift Giving" " ' Order Today From THE MCHENRY \C There is little more than routine Ibcre and I did not owe anything for the land that I now occupy! I fee! determined to make this my home someday if I still live in this country and I still like as well an I do now. If I had the money to spend I would there within--two-- you if I knew you would come, for I believe that I could do better here on my farm, than I can in any other way. If we are both contented--or if you were I know I should be--for I htfVe thought mpre about trying to have a home of my own this spring than I e-^er did. I atfsh you to write to** me as soon as you receive this and let me know whether you will come with me to this country if I will. come for you for I want to of April for you can tell how Iong it takes this letter to reach you. If not you may mail your letters to McHenry as you have done and then I can get them when I return there in the spring, if I do not conclude to go from here to New York. If I do I shall come to^Hebron once more- If I go east it will be another summer as I have let my place for another year.. --T wish you to not he hard with m* for what I have Written for I think t I never shall be wi 11 ing to sell my property for what it would bring, and go east to live. You shall»have my best wishes if I never hear from you again or see yoji, as I have af way9 considered you a friend. Qood night. •••/• W. LADD. f . (To be continued next week) Miss Frances Hughes, I#one and Evelyn Freund of iSt. Theresa's hospital, Wankegan,. ; know as sooo as I can hear from you j their homes here. . ;