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JBtr cJUldren were asking iter about wedding etiquette, and sh plaining how you congratulate th^ l.rideproom and-extend good wishes to tbe bride; That came, she went on to say, from the old idea that It was the bridegroom who did the pursulhg. Though, she added with a'laugh, nowadays the pursuit was about 50-50. Her <small son listened attentively, nodding sagely. "Well," he commented, finally, "I be) they both put up a good fight!"-- Cleveland Plain Dealer. . -- • ; •Let's Do Basin*** was a fairly busy time In the \ ebtStHng department when a little boy entered and approaching the counter asked the assistant for "a soft man's "xt;" U» «. tomers laughed. Pointing to Ms own collar, which happened to be a soft one, the asgWUDt said; "You mean.one like this. „Fir»t Boxing GTotm It Is generally thought that the first glove congest was between John L. Sullivan aftd James J. Corbett In 189(2. It is said, however, that a French publication tells of an exhibition at Aixla- Chapelle, France, on October 8, 1818, as follows: "Yesterday a great exhibition was made by English boxers. The two chalnpions were built like Hercules and were naked to the waist They entered the place with their hands guarded with huge padded gloves. After a severe contest one of them, more adroit than his rival, struck him so violently a blow on the breast that he fell and victory was thus decided." Pockot Voto aooiiyT' "No," -A pocket veto refers to a mltted to tjie President Just before the adjournment of congress so that ten days later, when congress has adjourned, the bill. If It has net been signed, will be mill and void. In other word*, if congress has adjourned, the President may either sign a bill, after which It becomes a law, or veto it, after which It has no attest, or he may fceep It for ten days and take no fiction npon it, which has tbe same Herman Mafnian fff Wfeueonda was local caller Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. J- Schiienamann and Mr. .and Mrs. T. Cleaver]®Pf Chicago were Sunday guests in the home of Mrs. John Schuenamann. Mrs. J. E. Wheeler was a Crystal Lake visitor Friday. . ' Mr- and Mr9. Leo Conway, with their guests, Miss Jennie Hammerstrom and Carl Ross, were Chicago visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Burke returned home Friday after a-Jfe*r weeks' visit in Chicago. * Mazy Althoff, Mapgaret Larkin and Caroline Bauer of DeKialb spent tie weekend at their erecting." young thing to the man. "and now show me tbe depreciation, please. I bear It la heavy ln these cars* ; "As a matter of fact, madam," replied the opportunist, "we found It such a source of worry that we had it removed altogether • yrrr • * Vacation ""Are you enjoying your vacation?" "Not much," answered Senator Sor1- "I like my old office chair, and conditions just now bring up questions as to .whether I am to1' vacate for awhile or permanently." „i . . . . . . . . . The custom ef making prisoners "wear stripes Is a relic of the old psychology punishment ' Instead of the more enlightened psychology of re-, form. It is of no po**lbie benefit In aiding the man to redeem his personality whtch should be the chief object of prisons and tends strongly to destroy his self-respect. It can have but one excuse, namely, that If the p^ison- : er escapes it will be easier to catch -Wffir- .* An Editor Knows "What; Is your husband's tlon.?" "He makes waste paper . terribly- prosaic. Isn't It r t*.Oh. no--there can be a lot ;ry in waste papeiv baskets."; BOOM! BOOM! In England, all companies having the word "limited" at the end of their names are limited liability companies, which means that their shareholders are liable only for the prescribed amount of their stfares should the,company become bankrupt or be unable to pay Its debts.* The Cochinaal Industry The Cochineal industry dates back, to the Aztecs and attained an Immense development until about fifty Vears ago when it began to decline with the discovery of analine dyes. The Greeks and Romans obtained a red dye from , a species of kermes living on oak. "1 want something to kill "These moth balls are dOQB »• "They look all right. Give me a f«p and also a gun to shoot 'em with." Body Wrapped in Flag In Hallock's life of the famous general. Stonewall Jackson, the following statement appears: "It (the body) was enveloped In the new flag of the Confederacy, and the first use that was ever made of it was thus to enwrap the remains of " the departed chieftain." Pa Was a Turk - :;T%»c!Wr--Why were you ftgaln yesterday, Samuel?" JSnmuel--My grandmother died. ^ ~ 'IVather--\Vhat do yoo tell me? " "tWB Is the third grandmother you say you have lost this year, If I can count •' correctly., v,',-- parnuei--Yea, toityousee«jjfather TT,I Turk. . : T™' is a great tendency to 'dehunk' some of our old patriots," said the observant friend. * "Yes/' answered Senator Sorghum, "but the movement Is entirely too thorough: They started with George Washington and they're coming right down the list, till I don't know what jte my turn may be reached.^' 4 ••i. :••••• *he Older brother of Harold was telling him about the blacksmith shop where their father used to have work And was that the same place where had his horses half soled?" Harold. Better First Than Never "1 get three pounds a week and my wife gets three pounds a week, too." "Gee, doesn't that make six pounds?" "No. 1 get it first and she get* It afterward."--A newera Magasiaa., Pedigreed Pvp ^ a Lizards Swallowed Pebbles t lizards known as saurs, that swam inland American seas millions of years ago, seem to have had the habit of swallowing pebbles as a chicken does to. aid food digestion.- The Hon Leads "Dp hoss still has de beat of de aaid Uncle Eben. "Nobody thinks of lettin' him stand In de street all night. A hoss has got to have s kind of a home." Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Moeller and Mr. and Mrs. William Karls and daughter, Kathrine Marie, of Chicago, were Sunday visitors in the home of their mother, Mrs. Fred Karls- Miss Jfennle Hammslrstrom of Genoa City and Carl Ross of Chicago were weekend guests in the home of Mrs.- Laura Kent. . .. Mr. and Mrs. William .fit* »re Chicago visitors Friday Mr. and Mrs. Jos. W. Freund left Saturday morning for a few days' visit in the home of their daughter and husband, Mr, and Mrs. Herman Nye, at Terra Haute, Ind. Miss Apnea McCabe of Elgin is enjoying » two weeks' vacation at her home here from her duties at the State hospital. - . Gabby Hartnett, * popular baseball star of Chicago, was hunting in this vicinity Thursday. Miss Ellen Frisby of Elgin spent the weekend here. Mrs. George Kunstman spent Sunday and Monday "at Aurora. Miaxine Bacon spent the weekend at Elgin. Miss Florence Zimmer of " Beloit, Kans., is teaching the Lincoln school this year. She makes her home with Mr. and Mrs Fred Schoewer. Miss Arleen Warner of Elgin was a Sunday caller here. Mrs. Etta Cooney of Cleveland, O., Visited in the home of her sister, Mrs. I f f . F. Burke this week. Mrs. Mollie Givens and family, with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lawrence if Chicago and Harold Phalin visited in Elgin Sunday. Mrs. Jack Daley and Mrs. Tom Kane, with their guests, Mrs. Elizabeth Schatz and Mrs. May Beckford, of Chicago, attended a card party at Long Lake, Tuesday. Jack Daley was a Chicago M o n d a y . - , « > . • • Mr. and Mrs. Leo Rohles and Misst , 1 " Esther Murray of Elgin visited in the homes of Mrs. Rohles' brothers, Tom: and George Kane, Sunday. Raymond Howard, Jr., Harvey, Meyer and Stanley Schaffer saw th* ; hockey game at the Chicago Stadium visitor The Feather Party at the Community Club, Monday night, was a great success. Many were the happy winners of turkeys, geese and ducks. Leo Lay was more successful than the majority of those present as he was the lucky one who won the door prize- The prize was a black and white nanny goat which almost anyone, except Leo, would have been proud to Berenice Nimsgern returned to Chicago to resume her duties there after, a week's vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Math Nimsgem. Dorothy Klein motored from Chicago, where she is studying beauty culture, to spend the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Klein. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Schmeltzer drove to Round Lake Sunday to spend the day with the latter's mottier. Mrs. Anton Meyer is slowly erating from several very ba in her leg, received at the Schmitt barn dance. Evelyn Sanders motored from Mc- Henry where she is attending school, to spend Saturday: and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Prank Sanders. Mrs. Cleveland of Round Lake visited at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A! Schmeltzer, Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs- Clyde Remington are the proud parents of a baby girl. Mrs. Remington is at Hartland and doing very nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Math Schmitt were callers "tn town Friday night." Mirs. Ben May has been suffering from torn ligaments .on the collar bone, but she is feeling better "St the present time. Father Daleiden motored to Freeport Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Math Nimsgern and family drove to Chicago on Sunday to visit at the home of the latter's sister. Mr. and Mrs. Clapp celebrated their forty-fourth wedding anniversary on Saturday jiight. Five hundred furnished the entertainment of the evening. All qf the guests reported having had a wonderful time. Adelheid and Valeria Spindler visited their sister, Unna Spindler, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huff of Waukegan were callers in town on Sunday. Lawrence Foulke spent Friday at the home of her parents, Mr- and Mrs. J. E. Foulke. Mrs. Howard Westlake and daughter visited friends in town on Sunday. They were dinner guests at the home Mrs. George Shepard entertained the Bunco club at Ijer home Thursday afternoon. Prizes were awarded to Kirs. Thomas Doherty and Mrs. Nick Young. The Home Circle was entertained in the home of Mk-s. George Harrison Wednesday. A one o'clock luncheon was served. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Yom _ gin visitors Wednesday. Mrs. Genevieve Dodge and . Jack, of Woodstock spent with Mrs. George Shepard. Alec Anderson spent Wednesday in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hiene of Chicago were dinner guests in the George Shepard home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Larson and daughter, Patsey, of Chicago, spent the weekend in the George Young Mrs. E. E, Carr visited her daughter at Kenilworth, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Roland MteGannon and family were Woodstock visitors Saturday afternoon. Mrs J. R. Smith of McHeray and son, Leo, of Chicago Heights were visitors in the George Young home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard and family spent Friday evening with the latter's parents at McHenry. Miss* Harriet Carr of Kenilworth spent Thursday evening with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Carr. Charles Coates of Genoa City spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Fred Wiedrich and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr Thursday evening at McHenry. Ethel, Lora and Leslie Wiedrich were visitors at McHenry, Wednesday morning. ^ MSss Eva Williams spent Wednesday afternoon in the Frank Wiedrich home. Mr. ana Mrs. George Young and son spent Thursday evening in the Edward Smith home at Crystal Lake. Fred Wiedrich and daughter, Mae, were visitors at Richmond Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hiene and son, Eugene, of Chicago spent Sunday in the George Shepard home. Mrs. Fred Wiedrich and son, Frank, < of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Foulke and supper guests at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Geo. Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. son, Bobby, visited at„i Mr. and Mirs. ,Chas. Fi day afternoon.- and Mrs. Lester 6arr and visitors at Woodstock Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peet of Woodstock spent Sunday afternoon is the S. H. Beatty home. / Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchenfe spent, the weekend in Chicago. * ^ Roy and Mae Wiedrich spent Thursday morning in McHenry. There will be a community meeting in the M. E. church Sunday evening, Dec. 2nd. Rev. Burrows of Woodstock will be the speaker. There will be a fine program. Mrs. S. W. Brown was ft visitor at Hebron Friday. -- Miss Jessie Schroeder of Chicago spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schroeder.. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Brown were visitors at Aurora Thursday evening. Mr. and Mirs. Frank Block and family of Kenosha spent the weekend with Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Hepburn. Mr- and Mrs. Clayton Bruce, have moved from the Stevens house to the flat over the Bokcmeier store. Mrs. S. W. Brown was a visitor at Woodstock Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weber ahd family of McHenry spent Sunday in the Nick Young home. ~ Mrs. Viola Low entertained the M. E. church choir and their fabiiliea at a party at her home Tuesday evening. Mr- and Mrs. Will. Beck of Dundee spent Sunday with 'Mir.; .and Mrs. Charles Peet and family. Miss Lora Harrison "returned to Evanston Wednesday after a few days visit at her home here. Miss Alice Peet of Crystal Lake spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peet. Mrs. Baldwin passed away -at .the home of her son, Sibre Baldwin in Chicago early Sunday morning after a short illness. She was 83 yeats old and is the mother of Mrs. E. E. Whiting. She has many friends here who extend sympathy to the bereaved ones. Mrs. E. R. Gilbert (nee Carrie E. Colby) passed away at her home in Chicago at 2 a. m. Tuesday morning of to t z in the throat. She leaves mourn her loss her son, Frank V. Gilbert, two grandchildren and two sisters, Mjrs. Charlotte Gilbert of Chicago ahd Mrs. Cora s. Flanders of Ringwood. . Mr. and Mrs. D. Mahaffey of Grayslake were guests of Mirs. Cora Flanders Thursday. • " ' :; Moscow Race 4,000 Years OU The presence of human races in the •lplnity of Moscow 4,000 years ago, is Indicated by archeological discoveries. WORLD S BIGGEST STOCK SHOW DECEMBER 1 TO 8 _ Through eight spectacular days and nights American agriculture will be revealed in its most appealing form at the International Live Stock Exposition, to be held in Chicago, December 1 to 8. It will be the 35th anniversary of this largest live stock show in the world, and it will be held ia a moth new building that has specially constructed for it since the Stock Yard fire destroyed the Exposition's old quarters last May. The new amphitheatre, which is on the same site as the old, is the finest structure of its kind in the world and has been built at. a cost of $1,250,000. Officials of the Exposition state that approximately 12500 of the continent's choicest farm animals will be assembled by the opening day in readiness for the continent wide competitions and contests in which they will be featured throughout the first week of December. On Saturday, He0eml)er 1, farm boys and girls from eleven states will lead their prize baby-beeves before the noted foreign cattle judgpe, Walter Biggar, who is now enroute from his home in Scotland to award the prizes in the cattle classes. Teams of agricultural college students from many states will also compete in a national stock judging contest on the opening day; and as a preliminary event, on November 30, state champion teams of high school boys and girls will compete in a similar contest. # Saturday evening, Dec. 1, will bring the first of the spectacular Horse Shows to the brilliantly decorated amphitheatre, which will seat 12,000 people. The Horse Shows will continue every evening throughout the week of the Exposition. Beginning on Monday, Dec. 3, and continuing until the closing day, magnificent parades of the kings and queens of the farm animal world will pass in proud review before the judges who will select the winners among the thirty different breeds of live stock that will be represented at the exposition this year. The management announces that on the closing days of the exposition there will be auction sales of thousands of the prize-winning meat animals. Steamship lines and the railroads, hotels and quality meat markets each year pay premium prices •for these prime quality offerings for which there is keen demand durinf the holiday season. Plaindealer Want Ads bring results Eyes Are Eat--- The eyes of many animals are eaten. Sheepeeyes are served for Users In Asia Minor; while in tbe West Indies, fish eyes are, especially tempting. •weekend at he# Early Miniature Miniature paintings made in in 870 A.. D. hare come to light, lng this art In India more than a tury earlier than it was prevl Gift. The seven gifts of the spirit are understanding, fortitude, knowledge, and godly fear. Names on Postage Stamps N'o name of a living person appeared on a United States postage stamp until the 1927 Lindbergh air mail stamp was issued. • Joseph College--I paid hundred dollars for that dog--part collie and part bull. Elizabeth Coed--Which part is bull? Joseph College--That part about the 'hundred dollars. Little Grains of Sand In one cubic foot of sand, it is estimated there are from two to eight thousand square feet of sand grain surface. • "• * Ne Consolation :: **De man dat ain' got no money," •aid Uncle Eben, "don't find no consolation in de fact dat burglars and hlgh- , way robbers ain' so apt to notice him." -/ Negroes hut Not Slaves As early as 1824 a colony of negroes managed by Free Joe enjoyed complete freedom only twelve miles from the Memphis slave market. I Say you DEALER.. read it in TH$ PLAINMaking Life Masks of Indians William H. Egberts, chief preparator In anthropology for the National ®m In Washington, is now engaged in developing life masks of Blackfeet Sioux Indians, for an exhibition of the department of physical anthropology, is seen here putting the Qalshing touches to the mask of a chief of the skfeet, as he Is surrounded by unfinished products of his craftsmanship. Sunday evening Mrs. Edward O'Connell of Chicago; visited here Saturday. Evelyn Freund of St. hospital, spent the Mr. and Mrs. Jack Purvey of Chi* tago spent the weekend with hom# folks. • Joanne Rulien, school nurse, spent the last of the week at La- Salle. Miss Arleen Bacon Visited relative# in Waukegan over the weekend. Miss Lucy McCabe and Mr- and Mrs. James Stack and son of Chicago visited their mother, Mrs. P. M. McCabe, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lauftnce Mitchell and little son, Louis, of Waukegan, visited in the William Bacon home Friday. Miss Nellie Bylsma was a Waukegan visitor Sunday. M^ss Lois Bacon is eral weeks at Naperville. Mrs. J. E. Wheeler visited relatives at Wauconda Monday. Miss Nellie Bylsma were at Elgin Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Jones of Chicago spent Sunday in the C. W. Goodell home. Mr. and Mrs. George Kamhols and children of Chicago spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kamholtz. Mr. and Mrs. John Brown and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller at Ringwood. Mrs. J. F. Claxton and son~Wittr were Batavia visitors Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nimsgern returned home Tuesday from a week's vacation in Iowa and Minnesota. They also attended a family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs- Joseph Mayer in Stacyville, Iowa, in honor of their forty-second wedding anniversary. They also enjoyed a trip through Hormel's meat packing plant at Austin, Nfinr*. Donald Adams of fclgtn spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Adams. Mrs. Stephen Schmitt, Mirs. Arthur Smith, Mrs. Catherine Young and daughter, Rosina, and Mrs. Frances Freund motored to Waukegan Wednesday. Mr- and Mrs. Arthur Patzke of Elgin were Thursday visitors in the home of his parents, Mx. and Mrs. Robert Patzke. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Evans and little daughter, Mary Ellen, of Woodstock were Sunday guests of Miss Minnie Knox. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kelly of Libertyville spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weber. Master Charles Schmitt and Fred Kamholz, Jr., of Chicago spent Monday with the former's grandparents, Mr- and Mrs. Fred Kamholz. Mrs. Barbara Probst has returned to Chicago after a several weeks' visit in the Joe Diedrich home. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Medaris of Indiana called on their aunt, Mrs. Alma Thomas, Tuesday. Mrs. Medaris, who was formerly Miss Florence Sayler, has just enjoyed a visit from her sister, Pearl, of New York city, who •Iso visited her mother in Elfin. v !• ecious at your "Bye Saving" table lai)Kr for study or living room. 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