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•^., ',*. JFLA2MDBALW YOLO COLUMBIA PICTURES! ',%V-S Refusal to Pay Trifling Tax p-'v- Made Berlin Capital. If the . inhabitants of Tangermunde, Germanv, £>n the Elbe, lind not refused 450 years ago to pay a trifling beer tax, Tangermunde and not Berlin might ' well have become Germany's capit&l. In 1480 Elector Albrecht, of Brandenburg, known as Albrecht Achilles because'of his, great bodily strength and combativeness, Introduced a tax of 12 pfennings a tun on beer. Stendal. Gradelegen and Tangermunde, all three towns widely known for their excellent brew, refused to pay the tax, and the Inhabitants of Tangermunde went so far as to fire on the Elector's suite as It was approaching the city castle. Albrecht subdued the recalcitrants by force of arms.' " Eight years later, In the reign of lElector Johann, Albrechht's son, known ag' Johann Cicero and also as Cicero Germanicus because of his profound Latin scholarship, the Tangermundeirs again revolted against the beer tax. The Elector instead of subjugating the town by* force, Inflicted a much severer punishment by transferring his capital; with entire entourage, administration: and courts,' to Berlin-Coliny an unirriportant fishing villsge of some 2,000 ; inhabitants on the Spree. Thus Berlin became the capital of Brandenburg, ^then of Prussia, and finally of the Getfman; eihptre--qjf for. the sak? of Ifc pfennings a t,U,h on beer, of which,- moreover, 4 pfennings had gone to Tan-, germunde. Why Cannon Was Used to Help Build Power Line In constructing a California power line it was necessary to string the conductors across several canyons and heavily wooded areas. The usual method for placing power lines Is to lay them on the ground, then lift them into place on the towers or poles. This method, however, would have required clearing the trees from the right of way, so linemen used a cannon to do the work. The cannon was similar to those tised to shoot lines to stranded ships and the projectile |was a piece of steel- shaft fitting loosely in the cannon and equipped with an eye-bolt to which a line was attached. This projectile trailed as much as 1,500 feet of rope, and after some practice the workmen often shot the rope directly over the crossarms of the towers. It was then a simple matter to draw the conductor line into place.--Popular Mechanics Magazine. Why Gunt Rattle Window* On Various occasions when the United State? fleet was at target practice off the Pacific coast, it was noted that window panes rattled even when the sound of the big guns could not be heard. Tests showed that this hapjPened only where mountains made A' backstop for the force of the explosions. Where there were no mountains, there was no rattling of windows. Evidently the window rattling is-caused by the mountains-setting up a reverberation of the shocks. Why Cw*l Wai Believed Lucicjr Tfhe Romans used to hang beads of red coral on the cradles and around -the neck of Infants to "jJrefeerte and •fasten their teeth" arid save them from "the falling sickness." It was considered by soothsayers as a charm against lightning, whirlwind, shipwreck and fire. Paracelsus says it should be worn around the neck of children as'a preservative against "fits, sorcery, and poison." T Why Men Tip Their Hat This is another custom that traces back to ancient days. Warriors wore heavy headgear which they took off in the presence of their superiors or others to denote their trust and lack of fear In standing before them with unprotected heads. From this came the custom of tipping or removing the hat to distinguished persons, ladies and the flag as a mark of respect ^ Why They Are "Candidate." In ancient Rome during political Campaigns, it was customary for persons seeking office to appear In public places wearing white togas, and the white of the natural wool was brightened with chalk. - The Latin word for white Is candidus. An office seeker was called candidatus from which oar word candidate Is derived. * : Why Football Field I. "Grrdiron" A gridiron is a grated utensil on which food is broiled Over a fire. Hence, figuratively, any network, as of pipes, railway tracks, etc.,-is called a gridiron. The term is applied to a feothall field because it is traversed by white lines, which produce a grid- Iron effect. Why Orgies Are Debaucheries Orgies were secret rites or customs connected with the worship of some of the pagan deities. The festival of Dionyeius especially Included toaxiy customs of mystic symbolism and much license. From .this comes the lmplica tton of debauchery. Why Marines Are "Leathernecks" The term "Leathernecks" was given to the ,marines durlhg the Revolution %ry war. At this time the marines wore leather stiffenings In their shirt collars. The term was formerly used in the British navy. W Why We Say "Learn by Heart" Many centuries ago people believed tbat the emotions and functions of the br»ln centered in the heart. These, ot course, Included intellect and memory. The express!ob ."learn by heart" grew oat of this misconception. r -i*"* Luffa Is a Goard A luffa• 1s a gourd commonly called rag-gourd, dlshrag gourd, and vegetable aponge. The young fruit Is cooked like •Quash and eaten iriH soups or stews. Sometimes it lt> sliced and dried. In this country, luffas are grown mostly for curios and ornaments. The fibrous interior of the dried fruit, when bleached and prepared, is used as a for the bath and for scrubbing. \CHAPTER I , Qld'J. G, Carpenter growled into .the phone. "I've just checked the (time records, Seaver.. Your people are always walking in late. Now, get this. The next one that comes in late is to be fired. Understand? ^That's an order." J. O. looked at a sheaf of papers In front of him. i"These time records show only one employee without any marks against him. No. 48. How long has he been with us? Eight years and never late? That's the sort of people we twant around here." t "Yes. sir," said Seaver into the phone meekly. "Let's raise his salary. How much [do we pay No. 48? Twenty-four a week? Give him twenty-six--no, make it twenty-eigh*. At x>nce." k "Yea, sir. At once." Seaver replaced the receiver on the hook, then made a little memorandum on the book in front of him--"Raise Jones," He left .his small office and Strode down the aisle of desks, past the clerks to where Jones should have been. Only--Jones wasn't there. " "Where's Joj^es?" > One of the clerks look up, "He ten t in yet." Seaver waa aghast. "Why, it's: 'after nine!" "Yeah," said the clerk sarj»atie- .ally. • Seaver walked slowly back to his office, muttering as he went. "My goodness me--Jones' Of all people- Jones!" ' Ha went to his desk and picked "Go ahead, Jones," said the de£ partment head. "I'm waiting." j "Mr. Seaver, I--I bought a new* alarm clock last week. It carried iti Ave-year guarantee. ' This tnorninfl it went back on me." Jj "You went back on me, Jooss.! You've placed me in a very dlfllgiUt; position, This morning J. G. <n«! structed me to raise your Salary ."j Jones' face lit up. "HO did? Ob. thank you. Mr. Seaver." "Yes. But he also save me in* structions to fire the next employee' who came in late." "Oh . . .M "And you're both people, Jones. Now what am I going to do? % can't raise your salary and then fire you- That wouldn't make sens*." "No, Sir. it wouldn't." Seaver sighed. "My goodnees me! I dofi't know what to doi" , "Might I suggest a solution, sty? Wouldn't J. G.--I mean Mr. Carpenter-- be satisfied if you didn't raise my salary and also didn't, fire me?". "What! And ignore botfc his orders! Why, that's ridiculous, Jones. I've either got to fire yoyi--or raise, , you--or--or something." „ Yea, ! suppose so." : ^ "Oh, why do things like that have . to happen to me?" 8eaver became suddenly Impatient. "All right, Jones. I'll try to figure something out. You better get busy on that Mc In tyre account. . We're beblnd already." "Yes, sir." As Jones, left the ofllce. Tales Items of Interest From --4ha Files Plalndsalst 6f Tears Ago tip the memo pad. Slowly, but de-' Miss WUhelmlnft--better knew*) "But itwon't, Heloise, will it t What in the worldwoutd a gjrj like h&. want with a----" ~ \ (Po»e4 by Edward Q. Robiaspn) liberately,. bis pencil crossed out the summoned .onto tb$ "Raise", from "Raise Jones." He wrote another word instead. The word was "Fire." ^ At that very moment Arthur Ferguson Jones didn't give a particular hoot. He was very much asleep. Near Arthur's bed was a typewriter on a stand. In the typewriter was paper, and on the paper was written: i "Passional, by Arthur Ferguson Jones. Chapter 1. kHer hair was a web spun by a golden spider and her eyes were twin stars. Cymbaline had more than loveliness; she teas loveliness." . The alarm clock, which read "9:08." rang rather loudly. Arthur awoke and stopped the insistent clanging. He rubbed his eyes, smiled slowly, then let his gaze rest on a framed photograph on the wall. "Good-morning, Cymbaline." said Arthur. He rose from the bed and walked to the door. , "Good-morning. Abelard," said Arthur to the black and white cat curled up on the morning newspaper, "Hofv many times have J told you not to sleep on my paper?" He picked up the paper to peruse the blazing headline: rr>3?£NN,C)N ESCAPES FROM PRISON. Public Enemy No. 1 fehoot8 Way Out, Wounding Two Guards." Arthur smiled. Mr. Mannion's . boyishness didn't Interest him and, then again, Heloise, the canary waa calling , ' "Good-morning, Heloise." Arthur yawned and stretched. "Oh, 1 had a grand dream I d like to tell you about it." He winked. "But you're much too young, j wish that dream'd come true some day. But it won t, Heloise. will it? What in the world iwouUl a girl like her want with "topped for the photograph on the wail of Miaa Wilhelmina Clark, the young u,,»i «•.-•. remely pretty stenographer with the J. G. Carpen- Corporation, didn't seem very re- •ponsive or sympathetic. And, then the Iiewnboys were very loud In their reclamations of Mannion's escape from jail, it was very extra. Arthur would have stopped to listen, put fortunately, or unfortunately, as you win. his eyes accidentally found pie alarm clock. Arthur gaped. "Good--heavens-- pe re ruined!" ^ In the least possible time Arthur was at the office and walking reach n t0 hl* de8k' He dldn t l"Jone»!" It was Seaver. /Arthur walked slowly into Sea- ^s office. "Bill"--was "carpet." There was a menacing expression on Seaver's face. "Miss Clark--. well?", "Not so very ..." said Bill,' "You're late, Miss Clark." "Late? For what? Something happen?" Seaver scowled. "I want to knot* Why you see fit to step In at 9: Iff this morning." "Well, if you must know," Bill, "It.'a because I saw fit to steo out at 9:30 last night." "Well, It might Interest you to know J. O. gave me orders to fire the first person who came In late? and -" "That's me, I guess." "It most certainly Is!" "In that case," said Miss Clark. I quit. Do I go now?" "We don't fire people In the middie of the week. You can stay until Saturday." "That's mighty big of you." Miss Clark made her way back to her desk. "Good-morning. Miss Clark," said ^«ur,' a» 8h« passed his desk. Hello, Jonesy." Jones stared after her retreating figure. There was no doubting the; worshipful admiration in his eyes. Bill,sat at her desk quite com* fortably. lounging back In the seat, ohe picked up the newspaper to scan the large photo of "Killer" Mannion on the first page, and tha offer of twenty-five thousand dol« lars reward for his capture--dead or alive. Bill tuflie<f her left FIFTY YEARS AGO Dilly and Washburn is the name of a firm who have opened a feather bed renovating establishment in Hovre'g block, in this village. ' j-*" Mrs. Win1. Langham, of Ringwood will please accept our thanks for one of the handsomest bouquets of the season^ left at our office on Saturday last. j. M. Stimpson amjt wife of Chicago are rusticating at Fox Lake, stopping at Harry DunniU's.. Mr Stimpson is Secretary of . the National Printing company. Miss Anna Thornton lias bought the Flusky hOinestead, on the Crystal Lake road, It is a good investment, being a very fine farm and one of the finest locations in the county. FORTY YEARS AGO > Lake Zurich was visited by a. disastrous fire on Thursday last We have not learned the amount of the loss A brother of • Adolf Fisher, editor of the Familien Freund, died at Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday last, after a long and painful illness. Wm. Thompson, of For Hill, Lake County, has commeiiced clerking for Geo. W. Besley, in this village. A drivie thru the country reveals the fact that many trees in the woods are dying, and a closer investigation shows that they are mostly red; oaks, the roots of wh^ch do not strike very deep into the earth. The drouths of the last four years have been too much for these trees, as well as the hailstorms at the beginning of the season. While stacking hay, oil the John Gibles farm1 south of thig village. on Friday last, the' poles on which were hung the pulleys that carried the hayfork fell, striking Jame<5 Knox across the arm and back and injuring him so badly that he died Tuesday morning. . We had the pleasure of witnessinga trial of the McCormick Corn Harvester, which took place on"|the farm of Chas Page, southeast of this village, on Wednesday of last week. Community night was held at the Vol school Friday evening, with an attendance of eighty being present. The evening was spent in playing five huh^rjd and euchre and airp^tne bunco. Prizes were won by E. Lloyd Fisher, Frank Hironimus, Eleanor Nicholls, Mrs. Roy Passfield, Eleanor Dillion and Rose Mary Wiser. Ice cream and cake wwe served at the close of the evening. The next community meeting will be Sept. 20. Carl Thorsel spent Thursday? at the Brookfield zoo. Mr. and Mrs. Frank fit. George were McHenry callers Tuesday. . Mrs. Henry Passfield and Mrs. George Passfield visited Mrs. ^Lloyd Eddy in Grayslake Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dusil , and daughter Miss Schroeder Of "BerWyn and Miss Goler of Chicago spent Friday here with Mr. and Mrs. Frank St. George. - Mrs. George Scheid, Jr., of Wauconda spent a few days at the Doweil Brother's home/ r Mr. and Mrs. jpseph Passfield land sons, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Passfield and family spent Thursday evening at the home of Mr. any Mrs. Charles Dalvin in Wauconda. * Mr. and Mrs. A. Wegener and family spent Thursday at the Borokfield zoo. ; , _ . • • .. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Donley of Wauconda and Miss A. Donley of Wavikegan were Thursday dinner guests *t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank St. George. Mrs. Clinton Ravin and family of Slocum's Lake called at the home of her parents, Mr. an^ Mrs. Richard Dowell Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. • L. Pratt and daughter, Betty, of Highland ,.Park called on Mr. and Mrs. Roy Passfield Jriday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthui; Kaiser spent Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gould in Libertyville. Miss Eileen Magnus-sen is enjoying her vacation here with her parents, Mr. an^ Mrs. Russell Magnussen. v Miss Eleanor Dillion feperit this week in Waukegan ylth relatives and friends. Mrs. Frank Hirommus visited her sister, Mrs. John Englea Friday who underwent a serious operation, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Serena and family of Oak Park, and Miss Susie Ford of California visited at the home of Mr: and Mrs. William Dillion recently. George Walton of Libertyville spent Sunday at the home of John Walton. Mr. and Mrs. Joe MolidOr of Round Lake called on/ his mother, Mrs. Catherine Molidor, Sunday. Mrs. G. Franke of Joliet spent Saturday at the home of Mrs. Anna Lusk. Mrs. J. W. Wagner returned to her home here Thursday after spending the past fvjfeek in Chicago at t|he home of Mrs. F. Moberg. James Wegener of McHenry spent tl|fe weekend With his, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Wegener. Mr. and Mrs. E. Rossduegtcher spent 'Friday ^t the home of Mri and Mrs. H. J. Martini in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rosing and family of Libertyville spent Sunday at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Rosing. Billie Martini had his tonsils remov* Cd Monday at^tyi West Side hospital. Jacob Henkel of British Columbia, Canada, was a Wednesday evening dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henkel. SLOCUM'S LAKE Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse were business callers at McHenry last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and sons, Robert and Lyle were callers at McHenry last Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Esping were callers at Crystal Lake, Saturday. Chesney Brooks was a caller Saturday at the home of Mrs. Ella Parks at Park Ridge. Arthur Wackerow spent Sunday at Thursday, 22,1933 the home of his brothers in Chicago Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams and son, James Howard, of Crystal Lake spent Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Clara Smith Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse spent Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Davis. ^ Mr and Mrs. Johi. Blomgren spent,<k last Thursday at the home of Mr. and1 ,iL Mrs. Raymond Lusk at Maple Park. • Chesftey Brooks and Miss Neva? Toynton and Mr. and Mrs. George! Harris and two children of Wauconda enjoyed a picnic Sunday at Petri-1 fying Spring, Wis. " ' Mr. and Mrs. John JJlomgren were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. 1 and Mrs. F. Swanson at Highland Park. • , Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nordmeyer were Sunday gutsts at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sehrer at Fox Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richardson cf ; Grayslake, Earl Richardson, Mrs.' _ -' < - Byron Richardson of St. Paul, Minn., r' were dinner guests recently at the J'-5. Monte of Mr. and Mrs.'Ray .Dowell. • Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and - / V " daughter Dolores, and Mr. and Mrs/r^^rV;',*'^ Wm. Davis were callers at Woodstock Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Esping' and Mir.'- Mrs. John Brown of Wauconda at tended the . Farm Bureau dance at ji • Diamond Lake last Wednesday night ,-r %//• H a r r y M a t t h e w s i p c h a i r m a n 6 f t h e i dancSe --committee: Two more dances ' T-" » wili be held. ; Raal ^iMkcks Trttfl'" - Although the Apache trail is a modern mountain highway in Arizona, traces of the original trail, traveled only by Indians, are to be seen where it travels through Salt River canyon on the road to Phoenix. Maindealer Want Ads Dring results Many Accidents Are caused by? faulty brakes on cars wljicli have been run too far without having fhem looked over. Your car might be the next one to crash if your brakes are not working properly. The cost of an adjustment or a little repair would ]be slight compared to a wreck. Drive in today. . ' SMITH'S GARAGE Phone 320 McHenry • Elm St. and Riverside Drivs TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO Chicken thieves got away with a large number of F. Steinsdoerfer's flock of the feathery tribe during last Sunday night. Other farmers and residents in McHenry have reported chicken losses during the past few weeks. The farm home occupied by Chas. Knaack and family near Terra Cott4 caught fire on Tuesday afternoon of this week and before the blaze was extinguished the kitchen and roof of the main building was demolished. Mr. and Mrs. James Revor left Monday for - Minnesota, where the former owns a large farm. They expect to be gone about a month. Nick Bohr an$l family are spending the week in one of their cottages at McCollum's lake. Harry Whiting and wife drove out from Chicago in their auto and are spending a week with W. D. Wentworth and family at Oak Glen camp at McCollum'9 lake. ied to the girl at , ."Now this is my Idea of a boy1 rrlena. A maiden's prayer, for my money he-man plus. If I only knew where he was "She stopped, a puzzled expression comher face. "Ethel--come !?ere~ She turned to the man at her right. "Sam, get a load this! Of ,ri Sln?,1 ai\d Ethel made their way pho?o • esk. Bill pointed to the "Who is this?" . i : "KiUer Mannion," said Sam. 1 know, but who else?" Sam was puzzled. "What d'you mean, who else.?" "Well, look said Bill turn. 'nFirVa<£e ^rtl?ur Ferguson'Jones. EtheK8s ' thpv ia,W d™pped- Tl»en 0 They stared at Jones in , rrank amazement. Other clerks £>„'»« ««1. group i« ,4 Si photo. More jaws dropped. Ar- 'poked up, embarrassed. He lliikkee 1oonne^ KnKil^leiry 6MtJ1aen n,oiookne. d . t°o much TO BE CONTINUED Beeswax It is a common mistake to suppose that honeybees collect wax. Beeswax, says a writer In the Indianapolis News, is a product of digestion and Is secreted by the worker bees in the form of tiny scales which appear between the segments on the under side of the abdomen. The notion that bees collect wax no doubt arose from the fact that many people confuse wax with the pollen that bees collect and carry to the hive In small masses attache^ to the hairs of the hind legs. This pollen )s mixed with honey and converted Into beebread for the young bees. A Categorical imperative This term was Introduced by the philosopher, Emmanuel Kant, in his studies of ethics. It means, In a statement of moral law, a final and unconditional and absolute assertion. "I. O. U." Not Not* An "L 0. U." Is not regarded as a note since It contains no promise to pay. It is an account stated and payment may be demanded at once, if no term Is specified. Say you read it Id THE PLAIN DEALER.. TWENTY YEARS AGO Prof. A. E. Nye informs us that the McHenry public school will open the fall and winter term on Monday, Sept. 6. Butter sold on the Elgin board of trade at 24 cents per pound last Saturday. The sidewalk on Elm street is being extended from Justin's furniture store to the end of the street. The laying of brick on the new village hall addition was started last Monday morning, and the Work is progressing very rapidly. TEN YEARS AGO Glen W. Wells of Log Angeles, Cal., arrived here the last of the Week for a visBt with his father, Dr. D. G Wells. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Carey of Chicago were guests in the home of Mrs Mary Carey over the weekend. The life of an 82-year-old man waa probably saved Sunday evening at the McHenry depot by tHe bravery and quick thinking of John G1 Jerak. The community high school and the grade school will open Monday, Sept, 7. Supt. C. H. Duker, who has so successfully held the position of school superintendent for the last three years, will hav<e the same office this year. Pearl Shall for PtviM Streets' paved with pearl fften ind houses decorated with the shell which glistens In many colors In the sunlight are seen at Shark's bay, Broome and other pearling centers on the northwest coast of Australia. Say you read it tn THE PLAIN DEALERDo Your Canning With a modern electric range. 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