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rfgt Mr \ - •BHiltwY PLAUfDRALK* Tktb. M'tiiuSK* PLAliNDEALER Pttblistosd erery Thursday at McHenry, I1L, by Ch&rUa F. R«aich. Iitered as Meond^lui matter at th* poitoflfe* at lC«Hanry. DL,. Wr tbe act of May 8, 187#. p On# Year - Six Montha ..S2.M _»1.00 A. H. lMSHBt, Bdttar aa4 Kaaagvr Lillian Sayler, Local Mtor '• -- r? ^Telephon* lt7 Horses, Mules Get - Sleeping Sicknegs Animals Are Affected During Warm Weather; Serum Recommended. *>T t*« • United States D#p^rimMt. . .. , or Agricu'tuvf.--KSt Service 'f During warm weather. Iiorse owners „®re- idtii^l to be ou the lookout for. encephalomjelltis,- an infectious disease affecting the brain and spinal cord of both horses and mules and •onetime* called "sleeping sickness" or "Wind staffers.' It has caiiwl serious Irises in recent years to farmers in Maryland.; Virginia, Delaware, Sew Jersey and several roidwestern srfti western states, and may spread to Be* .areas. Use of the commercially .prepared anti-encephalomjelltis serum is warranted where the disease appear*. HoweTer. the immunity which this prodotes is of short duration and treat- Bent most be repeated at intervals Tbe serum should be administered by a competent veterinarian. The first noticeable symptoms of encephalomyelitis are disturbance of the appetite lack of spirit, and weakness. These are quickly followed by sleepiness. grinding of the teeth, walking in a circle, or trying to push or plunge through any obstacle with which the animal comes in contact. Later tbe animal may go down and although unable to rise may thrash violently with the feet jnd head. After reaching this stage the animal usually dies. " The department recommends that affected animals l»e isolated and that .sfBbles and other equipment be th<»r-, ought; cleaned and disinfected with a formalin or lye solution. Evidence indicates that mosqult;t>e9Dr other blood- •ocking Insects carry the' tnfection. Where the disease exists horses, when rx*t In use, should be, housed in clean stables and protected from insects. * Investigations by the department and other agencies during recent outbreaks Lave been aimed at the development of an effective tissue vaccine. Some progress has been made and a vaccine developed will be tested further in areas Where the disease occurred in 1934. The vaccination con / gists of an injection of a "dead" virus. Apparently many animals, bnt not all. may be protected by this vaccine; No Damaged Trees Should Be Saved Drouth Victims Make Better Lumber or Fire Wood; .Stock injurious. By' t*. ° *fc S«wy«r, i College of < A*r+cultiirt. tTritverfrtty of Illinois--WNU Service: . Few of the many trees damaged by last summer's drouth can be saved. The best procedure In most cases is to cut the trees for Are wood or lumber. Where only a part of the top Is dead, careful management may tide over tlte tree until new top growth and foUaife: are sufficient to support, life aed growth. The ground under the tree should to spaded up to make a good soil nmleftj |nd this supplemented' by three or four inches of barnyard manure.. All of the dead VQod should .be cut oat of the top. Where dead tre€« are removed this summer, ptaas should be made for replacements next spring. The trees should be planted after the frost goes, out of the ground and before the growing season gets under way In 1936. Damage done by the drouth drove home the fact that live st©ck should be kept out of the wood lot. Live stock damage to trees is not apparent In wet years, but the accumulated damage of many seasons shows tip In dry years like 1934. In fact, tbe worst damage last year was Invariably In wood lots used as live stock pasture. Live stock keeps the secondary growth eaten and tramped down, letting winds get a better sweep close to the ground. This causes the ground "to dry out rapidly. In addition, the ground Is packed hard by the constant trampling, and organic matter and natural mulch are destroyed. The result Is that the rainfall runs off the ground rather than soaking in. Evaporation Is speeded up by a lack of mulch. o Increase Foreseen in Bacterial Wilt of Corn Little If any Increase In bacterial wilt of sweet corn (Stewart's Disease) for 1935 is foreseen by Dr. Neil Stevens pf the United States Department of Agriculture. This Is purely an experimental forecast, based upon studies of winter temperatures. Dr. Stevens believes that a mild winter, or several mild winters are likely to be followed by outbreaks of the disease in the northeastern states. His conclusions are based upon and supported by win ter temperatures and occurrence of the disease since 1900. f He found that when the average of ,temperature for December, January, and February was 30 degrees or below, the disease was not serious in the following growing Reason, but when the average was 34 degrees or more, heavy losses occurred. The past winter was slightly warmer in the ftuiuustiSterij states and slightly colder in the north central states, iban the previous wlntor, but temperature did not average above the danger mark, except where »*e«ietaDt varieties M" ~ - •m*•••e*• •t "' '• 1"11 --" '4"--i c- o- mu.•--m -e rcial* use Clover Is Cut for Seed When Heads Are~Matured Clover for seed- is cut when the greatest number of mature seed heads are available. If cutting is too tJariy, seed is immature. If cutting is delayed, the heads shatter badly. Clover cut for seed may be cured in the windrow or • in the cock, or It may be stacked and allowed to go through a •'sw^at." By the latter method the quality of clover "straw"' remaining after threshing Is not as good as when the clover Is-threshed from the windrow.- Producers of red clover seed generally believe that damp, rainy weather Is detrimental to the setting of seed. But experiments Indicate moisture does not limit the setting of seed. If pollen is transferred from plant to plant. Excessive 'moisture does, however, limit the activities of Insects. After heavy rains in hot weather, some of the pollen disintegrates and with lessened Insect activity many flowers are -not properly fertilized.------- r Good Pasture Paddocks ls'^ry "inipdrtant to" have pasture paddocks near barns Near* Bess of pastures in which work horses and mules are to be grazed at night Is a first consideration, advises ft writer In the Missouri Farmer. Two to small pastures.'from three to s'yr acres in, size should be fenced off near the barns with smooth or woven wire. There should be lanes running to them so t£at the animals may he turned out in any of the pastures without difficulty <»r delay. Fresh water should be provided in each of^these pasture paddocks, and they should be reserved exclusively for the work stock at night and <>u holidays. Where animals are to be idle longer, they should be thrown back into the larger pastures on some other part of the farm, as It is, the purpose to conserve the small pasture paddocks near the barn for use of work animals. Wood Ashes as Fertilizer Wood ashes vary In composition. There Is considerable difference due to kind of wood from which they come and they may vary, too, due to conditions under which they have been collected and kept. There are several constituents of wood ashes that are of Importance in agriculture. The most valuable are potash, phosphoric add and lime. Potash may vary from 2 or 3 per cent to as high as 13 or 14 per cent; phosphoric acid U not jasuuiuoi iu ewueuce out may go as high or higher than 2 per cent, while lime may vary from 30 to r>0 per cent. Good unleached soft wood ashes are likely to be of considerable value as for roots and vegetables^ - other than potatoes.--Montreal Herald Red Clover Roots he foots of red clover extend . to :i depth of 4 to 6 feet, but much the largest portion' is in the-upper foot of.soil.. 1'he proportion of root to top lias been variously estimated. The Minnesota and Delaware agricultural experiment stations found nearly half as many pounds of root as of top; the Wisconsin station one-quarter as much; the Central experimental farm at Ottawa more thaq two-thirds as much: while in one-year-old clover in Michigan the weight of roots nearly equaled "that of tops. The percentage of the total fertilizer Ingredients In the crop that is found In stubble and roots is larger in reil clover than In any other legume except alfalfa, though figures <>ti sifeffiet clover are pot available. HOW TO. FIND DAY OF WEEK OF ANY DATE, PAST, FUTURE.-- A rule for finding the day of the week of any date In the past or future would Involve too much arithmetical computation, observes a writer in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A perpetual calendar may be found, for one place, In almanacs. However, here is a rule for finding the day of the week on which any particular date of the current year will fall: - Divide the whole number of days from the time when the computation is made by 7; if there is no remainder the day sought will bdthe same day of the wepk as the oay^when the computation is made. If there Is a remainder of one It Is the next day'of the week, and so on. For example: Suppose it Is Monday, July 1, and you desire tofind out what day of the week August lO will be, proceed as follows: In July after the first there are 80 days. Add 10 days in August, making 40 days. Divide 40 by 7, and the quotient Is 5 and 5 remainder. July 1 will come on Monday, so August 10 win be the fifth day of the week after Monday, which la Saturday. SLOCUATS LAKE FOR SALE FOR SALE--Singer Cabinet Rotary Sewing Machine, like new, $24. Other used machines from $3.00 and up. Bring your sewing machine troubles to us. Expert repair and reconditioning. Nye Jewelry Music and Radio Shop. 29-tf FOR SALE---Potatoes and apples. Apples, 50c, 75c and $1.00 per bu. Henry Williams. Phone Richmond 626. *80-2 How Hot House Variety of Lambs Are Produced Hot house laihbs are produced under the most favorable conditions and represent unusual effort, care and attention on the part of the producers. TO the first place, in order for the lambs to be born in December the ewes musf •breed In midsummer, which is an off season for breeding and a difficult time for the ewes to catch. The lambs are milk-fed and taken fro^m their mothers to be slaughtered. The favorable,con dltlons under which they are produced are reflected to the uniform finish and quality, only grades one and two being found. These lambs weigh only 40 pounds er a little more and the carcasses from 15 to 30 pounds. They are marketed with pelt on, the belly shaved, tbe throat cut and only the entrails removed; that is to say, they are "poultry dressed." / . v"'3'v How »• Rein fore* Sagging Joist A defective or sagging joist may be reinforced by spiking a two-Inch plank on one side of it or, If.greater strength Is desired, planks may be spiked on both sides of it. The lower edge of the reinforcing planks should be on the same level as the lower edge of the Joist. This reinforcing will give additional rigidity to the joist and assist in preventing uneven floors and squeaks from developing. •- How Roots Start-From Stalks Plants with thick stems making them difficult to bend over for the purpose of layering may be propagated by heap ing soil about their base. Rooting is more easily Induced if the stem is first wounded by scraping with a knife. .Roots develop from these wounds and after a season or so are developed suf fleiently to permit severing from the parent plant.--Pathfinder Magazine. APPLES FOR SALE--Jonathan, Red Delicious, Salome, Golden Delicious, 75c a,nd $1.00 per bushel. Kieffer Pears, 75c per bushel. Ringwood Nursery. Phone McHenry 665-J-l or Richmond 947. 30-tf FOR SALR--Bargains in reconditioned Radios. 10 Tube Console, $20 00. Midget Radios; $5.00 and up. New Philco, Crosley and R. C. A. > Nye Jewelry, Music and Radio Shop. West McHenry. 30-tf FOR SALE--Choice Sorrel Roan Mare, coming 3 years old; 1,200-lb. spotted 6 year old Gelding; Spotted mare, colt by side; Two Blue Ribbon Stock Guernsey Bulls, one * year And one and one half years old, respectively. One Jack, 7 years old; Ear Corn, in truck load lots; Timothy hay. W. A. Johnson and Son. Sugar Grove, 111. 30-2 FOR SALE--Three Hampshire brood sows; one Durock boar cpig. William Staines, McHenry. *30 FOR RENT FOR RENT---Room, centrally located. Inquire at Flaindealer office. 15-tf FOR RENT--Modern House of Dr. N. J. Nye. Inquire 26-tf FOR RENT--Hanley Farms. 'Houses. Call 93-M. Also 30-tf WANTED MISCELLANEOUS I WILL PAY $4.0v to $14.00 for old and disabled horses. They must be able to walk. Call or write FRANK M. JAYNE. Phone Woodstock 209. 19-tf WE PAY $2.00 FOR DEAD HORSES AND COWIS weighing 1,000 lbs, for more. Phone Dundee 10--Reverse Charges. MID-WEST REMOVAL CO. Among the Sick Leslie Foss and Mrs. Wm. Berg were callers at Woodstock Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren were callers at Waukegan Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse and dughter, Frances, and Mrs. Etta Converse, were callers at Waukegan last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews were business callers at Crystal Lake last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse and daughter, Frances, and Mrs. Etta Converse were callers at Elgin on Tuesday. Harry Matthews and sons, Robert and Lyle, and Mrs. Elmer Esping were callers at McHenry Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John B)pmgren were business callers at McHenry last Friday. r Leslie Foss spent Saturday evening at the home of his brother, A. W. Foss, at Libertyville. H. C. Gilkerson of Marengo was a caller Saturday evening at the home of Willard Darrell. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Brooks of Libertyville visited at the home of Mr and Mrs. W. E. Brooks Sunday. Mrs. Philena Davis and daughter, Frances, were Wednesday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse. ; , •'! • Willard Darrell was a Sunday and over-night guest at the home of his daughter, Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews at Forest Park. Mi*, and Mrs. Harry Matthews and Mr. and Mrs, R. C. Hallock of Wauconda attended a chicken dinner and meeting at St. Gilberts hall at Grays- Lake last Thursday evening. This was held in completion of a twoday membership drive. Attorney Donald Kirkpatrick of the I. A. A. delivered an address. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell were callers at Waukegan last Tuesday. Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Harris and daughter, Darlene, of McHenry, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brooks were callers at Libertyville Tuesday. Mrs. Jane Eatinger of Waucpnda spent last Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. H. L Brooks spent Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Larabee at Bristol, Wis. Ray Dowell, accompanied by Mrs. Jane Eatinger and daughter, Roberta, of Wauconda, motored to Oak Park Tuesday where the latter visited at the Shriners' hospital. LILY LAKE Genevieve Daw attended the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Chicago last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dosch were Chi- How Crickets Produce Chirp The crickets' chirp is produced by a sort of file-like arrangement, near the middle of each of the upper wings and near the margin of the wing Is a thickened scraper. When tbe upper wings are brought In contact above the body, and the scraper of one Is rubbed across the file of the other, tbe wings are set In sibratlon, producing the chirp. We are happy to report that many of our old friends, who are ill, are J cago visitors Tuesdaydoing as well as possible under existing conditions, although stilly confined for the holidays. Mrs. T. J. Walsh, who received serious injuries when struck by an How Robin Got Rod Broast The story Is that the robin was just an ordinary bird until the Crucifixion. Then a robin perched on the Cross and tried to ease the sufferings of the Sav lor by raising the crown of thorns on his head. In doing so the bird received some drops of blood on Its breast.--Answers Magazine. How to Mak« Twins' Birthday Cake If the children are old enough to have Individual taste in the matter, two kinds of icing may be used. For example, half the cake might bay* white icing, the other hal' pink, or half orflnge and half chocolate. Tho names should lie outlined In contrast Ing color or In'small candles. automobile on Oct. 13, is still con- day evening. Little Donnie Weisbaum visited in the home of his uncle, Tuesday, in Wisconsin. Mrs. Edward Weisbaum was a Chicago visitor Thursday and also Sunfined to bed, but sits up for a short time once or twice a.day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapman of Woodstock are with her. Fred Feltz, who was severely injured when he fell about ten feet while working at the sewage plant, is able to sit up a short time each day although unable to walk as his foot is still tn a cast Miss Mayme Buss, city collector, who sustained a broken leg in October, was not able to get home for Christmas fcnd spent the holidays in Woodstock hospital. George Colby, who has been ill with heart trouble for several months, is confined to his bed at his farm home near this city Mr. and Mrs. John Tysler and son, George, and Mrs. Clara Winter, mother of Mrs. Lysler, of Chicago, visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dosch Sunday. Mrs. Edward Weisbaum attended the Round About Club Tuesday evening given by Mrs. W. Wortz. Myrna Bacon visited the home of her parents in Grayslake Friday and also went to Waukegan. Mrs. Edward Weisbaum entertained the members of the Lily Lake Ladies' League Tuesday afternoon. Cards and bunco were layed. Prizes were given. The serving of a lovely lunch concluded a most enjoyable afternoon. Nfhe next meeting of the L.L.L.L. will be held January 7, 1936 Tom Jecks of Michigan, wlho is i home of Mrs. Alfred Seyfferth. visiting his brother, Charles Jecks, has been seriously ill with pneumonia improving. How Maggots Heal The ••Important surgical discovery that • sterile maggots promote healing of stubboMjj^vvounds is. carried a step forward by finding that allantoln, a substance given off by the maggots, Is partly responsible for "the maggots' healing power. Fighting Flies Fly time is here, so one of the Jobs which should be finished Is the hauling of manure from the barnyard. Flies lay their eggs In manure heaps and in accumulations of filth containing moistpre. If there is not time to take the "ipanure to the field at frequent Internals. it helps to cover the manure heap with -air slacked lime or to soak It with aome coal tar disinfectant solution. Also <l«rken the stable by means of ....gunny sacks 'hung over the windows , |lnd over the. .upper part of the door- •jjray.--^;VViillnr.t>s' Farmer.' • Apples Exported The United States produces from 100,000,000 to 250,000,000 bushels of apples and, under normal conditions exports from 17 per cent to 20 per cent of the strictly commercial crop. From 1927 to 1932 Inclusive, based on quantity or volume exported, apples ranked third among all unmanufactured agrl cultural products, and based on value they ranked sixteenth on the list of all exported commodities for 1931 - and 1932. Thus it Is seen that apples are of major importance as an export com modify. . How to Polish Floors Varnished hardwood floors In itOO'i condition may be cleaned and polished thus: Hub with a flannel wet In tur pentine--then rub well with a woole> cloth w.et in boiled linseed oil. Eleanore Wegener was a Wisconsin visitor Sunday. Joe Ferinski spent Sunday tit his Ifome at Lily Lake. jpi^STOFFICES BUS? : 1 Mrs- Joseph Daly, Who is ill, is The local post-offices are "busy places during the holiday season with allowed to sit up a*, little every packages and greeting cards stacked. ^ay* high and coming in fast. It is ex- " - pected the receipts will average at' Christmas day guests of Mr. and least twelve per cent greater than Mrs. H. B. Schaefer were Mr. *and last year. * Mrs. George Broughton and son, The offices were closed aU day Lyle, Mr. and Mrs. Earle Broughton Christmas day and after a flurry of and family, of Wauconda; Mr. and New Year's cards will again get down Mrs. Arthur Froehlich and family to the normal routine of work. , of Lake Zurich. Their son, Earl, of Wauconda was also home for the day. Christmas guests in the home of Mr. and Mrsr. Henry Lange of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schiessle were Mr, Connorsville, Ind., Arline Bacon cf and Mrs. John Sullivan, Sr., Mr. and Waukegan and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mrs. John Sullivan, Jr., and son, Damm and sop of Kenosha, spent Richard, Mr. and Mrs. George Sulli- Christmas in the home of their parvan, and Mat Butler, Woodstock, ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bacon. Michael Quinn of Lake Geneva and [ Oscar Nielsen of Los Angeles, Mrs. T. Schiessle and daughter, Ber- Calif , spent the past few days with tha. " friends here. •;'•'•• ,;'•• ,v. '.' KTuberculosis on Decline Two thirds of • all 'counties in the United States now are virtually free of bovine tuberculosis, according to the 'Agricultural-department. Since tuberculin testing began In 1917, Infection among cattle has been reduced to a minimum in 2,035 counties, or 60.3 l»er cent of all countries, the department said. Eighteen states have been designated officially as modified accredited areas, signifying that tuberculosis among cattle has been reduced tg than one half uf one per .cent Apple Blotch Appje blotch, the well-named starfungus of our orchards, is separate, and distinct from black scab on the fruit. The narpe "star-fungus" Is a good one, says a writer In the Rural New-Yorker, as it characterises by shape the spot on apples and marks it as different from scabs pot. Moreover, blotch Is a disease of twigs and side branches as well as of leaves and fnilt. It has been estimated that blotch causes on the average a loss of About 5 per cent of the apple crop. How Pennsylvania Got Nickname The thirteen original colonies formed a sort of arch on the map, with Pennsylvania in the middle, as tbe keystone of the arch, from which the nam "Keystone State" originated. How to Test Linen . Rub a sample of linen hard fcetwec the hands. If a fuzzy nap appears <> the surface the material has cotton ii U 08 well as linen threads. i How Liberty Boll Was Cracked Tbe I,llM»r*y bell was cra< We 1 i ) the occasion of its belnjj tolleil in Im; or of tbe passing of ..Chief^ 4U-: . Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Bassett called on relatives at Woodij^fcck Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Kuhn are spending the week in Chicago* Drink Water With Meals Good For Stomach Water with meals helps stomach juices, aids digestioh. If bloated with gas add a spoonful of Adlerika. One dose cleans out poisons and washes BOTH upper and lower bowels. Thos. P. Bolger, Druggist,--in Ringwood by S. W, Brown, Druggist. New Year's Eve Bridge Ball Room McHenry, IU. RESERVE YOUR TABLES EARLY $100 Per Person -- Includes Turkey Dinner, Dancing, Streamers, Hats and Horns, Noisemakers, Etc. Also Chicago l*lpor Show. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Fitzgerald r '• will also appear in the floor show. BIG TTME1 BE THERE! Hwnday, December 26 1936 New Year's Eve Party 1 : Jtill Benson and His 7-Piece Orchestra Admission 28c per person - Good Beer 5o - Drinks FRANK NELL'S PAVILION Johnsburg Bridge 3 Miles North of McHenry Why Not Spend New Year's Eve at- At LILY LAKE Billet Lnnch Served All Evening--Dinner of Roast ' ; Goose and all the Trimmings Wine--Liquors--Favors and Beer--No Cover Charge i Moderate Prices The Place^ to Eat and Drink Special on Saturdays and Sundays 35c Green Street ilhicken Plate Lunch Mexican Chili -- 10c FISH DINNERS ALL BAY FRIDAY My Place Tavern JUSTEN ft FREUND, Proprietors McHenry, DL SEASON'S GREETINGS PINK HARRISON'S it Pistakee Biy Annooncing New Yetr's Eve Party--Plenty of fan CHICKEN OB BAKED HAM PLATE LUNCH Music By Barbara Horick's Orchestra 50c JNetv Year's Evfe Partf NELL'S WHITE HOUSE , One Mile East of McHenry SPECIAL COMBINATION OFFER -- $2.00 per person entitles you to Duck or Chicken Supper.-- all the Beer, Gin /Bucks, or High Balls you wish to drink. Phone 164 for reservations. If you do not wish to avail yourself of the combination offer there will be no cover charge and regular prices as usual. FAVORS, NOISE MAKERS AND GOOD ORCHESTRA Don't Forget Our Big New Year's Eve Party on the last night of 1935 % At The PIT Quarter Mile East of McHenry on Route 20 Cover Change. Excellent Dinner. Reserve tables early HOT-SHOT TRIO PEPPY DANCE MUSIC AND ENTERTAINERS New Year's Eve Celebration at-- SCHAEFER'S TAVERN East of the Old River Bri^p , TURKEY DINNER Souvenirs and Noise Makers--Good Dance Music and Entertainment. Big Dance-Volo tavern NEW YEAR'S EVE MUSIC BY BEN THONNESEN'S ORCHESTRA Refreshments of all kinds. New Year's Eve Celebration at-- SAM'S PLACE Burton's Bridge on Route 176 BIG FREE DANCE--CONFETTI, NOISEMAKERS, Fun Makers For All TURKEY and GOOSE DINNERS--No Cover or Minimum Charge -- Mixed Drinks -- Best Liquors -- 5c Beer ••j-rr*'.