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XfltuMUtyi JIUQtuoij t l®tiu y s * ' * - v v < ? v - r - ; ^ < ' 5 > % ; ^ y ; e s ? v ; - , ; , THE McHEHSY PLABfDBALHt 4 ,' % mS> ' i";*,*[' *;t '"" V™' „ "{' r V ••. - '••"• A ; '-v' >'• ,-., *r •V*> ^ ^ iggjj RINGWOOER '. V:>'C The Ladies' Aid Society will hold a dinner at the M«W.A.. Hall Wednesday Jan. 29. Mrs. Viola Low and Mrs. Ray Peters were visitors at Woodstock Monday afternoon. Mrs Robert McLean of W0®^8^"^ is visiting in the home of her brother, Charles Garr. , Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Oglesby of N Chicago, Mrs. Mohlenbrink of Union and Mr. and Mrs. James Ehle and daughter, Bueneita of Alden, 111. spent Sunday in the Fred Walker horne. Mr. «nd Mrs. Jay Cristy and two daughters were visitors at Elgin Monday. Mrs. Herman Ealzm&n and daughter spent the past week with Chicago friends. J. V. Buckland aiyi Earl Whiting attended a nurserymens convention in Chicago Thursday. Miss Helen Laurence ; of Crystal TaIcp sepnt Wednesday with , her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Laurence. Mrs. B. T. Butler entertained the Scotch Bridge Club at her home Wednesday afternoon. Prizes were awarded, to Mrs. Ray Peters and Mrs. Geo. Yodng. The Ladies' Aid Society was entertained in the home of Mi's. Collins Friday. A pot-luck dinner was served. Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard were callers at Woodstock Friday afternoon. The January meeting of the P.T.A was held in the school house Friday evening. A fine program was enjoyed. Mrs. Ethel Coe gave a book review of "North to the Orient" by Mrs. Ann Morrow Lindbergh. An exhibit of the School children's work was on display Mr. an^- Mrs. Elmer Olsen and family were visitors at Woodstock Friday. Mrs. Louis Hawley spent the latter part of the week in Chicago LIFE'S LITTLE JESTS SLOCUM'S LAKE EXECUTION CHAMBER USES TWO METHODS NOT TEMPTED **Did you ever think of golpg into motion pictures?" "Never," answered Senator Sorghum. . » "But you must i have had opportunities to do so." r "I have gotten along so far without; being accused of using Hiy position for gain. I'm neither handsome enough for a hero nor homely' enough to be funny. If I were to hold a job in the mpvles everybody would know offhand it was through some kind of an in 8i<fo;^Mll»?~Washlngt6!i Star.,. „ '•>; r j\ . ' V ' . W i n n i n g H a n d r * ' l r " ' ' n , - A handful of Sunday school picture cards hud been selected as harmless playthings to amuse a three-year-old during the church service. During a lull, the clear voice of the youngsterannounced, as she fingered the cards: "High, low, Jack and game." ;'v;rU Ouch! •. * Tha 'treasurer of a ladles' aid foclety went to the bank to deposit some money, remarking to the banker, "Here is some aid money." "The banker thought she said "egg" money, and responded enthusiastically, "Well, the old hens did pretty good!" Mercenary Suggestion The old-fashioned songs were more Mrs. F. A. Hitchens and Mrs. W. HJ-oentimental than those we now sing.' Harrison returned home Friday evening from Urbana where they were delegates to the Home Makers Conference. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Butler entertaind the '500' club at their home Saturday evening. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Ray Peters and George, Young and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens and George Shepard. • < : ^ Wayne Foss visited school at Winnetka Friday. Pearl Smith had the misfortune to fall on her way home from school and injured her hip. She will be in bed for some time. Walter Morris of Woodstock was a caller here Friday afternoon. Mr and Mrs. S. W. Brown spent Sunday evening with friends at He- /. biron. Loren McCannon is ill at his home with the chicken-pox. ' Mr. and Mrs. Donald Haldeman of Spring Grove are^The proud parents of a son bom Sunday. Mrs. Haldeman was formerly Miss Zura Whiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hinze, Marion Peet and Hazel Pinnow of Crystal Lake spent Sunday in the George Harrison home. Mrs. Frankie Stephenson is ill at the home of her brother, Charles Carr. Harold Jepaon of Rockford and "Olive Jepson of Elizabeth spent the weekend in the C. J. Jepson home. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Criukshank of Dundee spent Sunday in the William McCannon home. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens attended the funeral of Warren Thomas at Woodstock Monday afternoon. Miss Marion Hawley spent Friday and Saturday with her aunt, Mrs. D. C. Bacon at Crsytal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hitchens Were callers at Woodstock Sunday ^ afternoon. Mrs J. N. Butler of Bath, 111., Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Butler and daughter of Elgin and Mr. and Mrs. F. A Hitchens were Sunday dinner guests -of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Butler. Mrs, Anderson of Antioch spent 'Wednesday with Mrs. S. W. Smith. __Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stephenson, - spent Sunday at Wauconda. Mr. and Mrs. Smith and daughter, Helen, and friends and Opal Fi&her <*f Chicago spent Friday evening. in the W. 0. Fisher home. Mr. and Mrs Ray Peters spent Sunday with relatives at Hunter and Belvidere. Rev. Collins will preach at the M. E. church next Sunday morning. Iiv . the evening there will be Community services and Mr. Muzzy will be the speaker. Mrs. Ethel Goe, county Supt. of schools and the rural teachers of the township held a meeting at the shcooltiouse, Friday afternoon. Mrs. Blanch Hunt of Hebron spent Saturday in the S.„ W. Brown and Rev. Colftns home Dr. and Mrs. Hepburn spent from Fridray until Sunday with their daughter and family at'Kenosha. Mrs S. W. Brown spent from Tuesday until Friday in Chicago. Mrs. Louis Schroeder spent Friday in Chicago. Celebrate Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison of Ringwod were married fifty-six years Jan. 20, 1936. Mr. Harrison is 84 years old. He was born at Greenwood Oct. 3, 1851. Mrs. Harrison was born at Modena, Mo., March 26, 1862. They were married Jan 20, 1880, at Modena at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brush, and came to Illinois to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harrison, near Greenwod, and lived there until April 1882 when they moved to their farm, 2% miles southwest of Ringwood and lived there until March, 191^ when they moved to Ringwood, where they enjoy their friends and children. They have six children, Mrs. Charles Peet, R. R Harrison and W. B. Harrison of Ringwod, Mrs. H. J. Hinze of Crystal Lake and Miss Lora Harrison of Evanston and Edward G. Harrison of Elgin. ' "Yes," replied Miss Cayenne. "People who sing sentimental songs at present merely start an argument on how much income a man ought to have before he proposes." Watted Words ' "My old woman, she jaws an* jaws, an' then jaws." "Really 1 What does she jaw about?" "She don't say." -- Everybody's Weekly. LOOK OUT OLD KNOCKER Indians Liked Boon* The* famous Daniel Boone was once taken prisoner by the Indians, but they liked him so well that the chief adopted him as his son with the name of Btff Turtle. Best the Camera Could Do - "And did he have the dentist take an X-ray of his wife's Jaw?" "He tried to, but all they could get WW; a moving picture." ' Eiggest Noise. , "So Jim was the life of the party/ "Yes! He was the only one wh< could talk lender tlmn the radio." Birds Get Privacy A species of parrot in South Ica builds its nest in a great community of nests, but with each having a separate chamber. What Swank Means" Swank once meant vigorous, kale and hearty. Benzine Once UmIms Benzine, discovered by Faraday in 1825, ffas of no practical tifie for some 90 years until the first dye was made from coal tar, nam ' • . ' .. b- Misses Frances Davis and Frances Converse were callers at Woodstock last Motiday. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren were callers at McHenry Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews weft business callers at McHenry last Friday. Herman Christian of Chicago speflfr Sunday at the home of*Mi« and Mrs. Earl Converse. John Nestad returned to the Blomgren home Wednesday evening after spending two weeks with friends at Pontiac and Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dowell were callers Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs Earl Converse. Mr. and Mrs. Harry MatihewB were business callers at Lake Zurich Monday. ; V •••: V" Wm. Foss was a business' caller at Mundelein Monday. • "• Mr. and Mrs. Fred Noi-dmeyer and son, Russell, were business callers at McHenry Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Esping were callers at McHenry Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Berg and daughter spent last Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs Wm Foss. Charles Freund, who has been employed the past week at the Blomgren farm was taken ill with the mumps and returned to the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Scheid at Griswold Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell were callers at McHenry and Woodstock, Friday. Howard Davis and ,son, Edwin, were callers Saturday at the, home of Mr. and Mrs. Rtty Dowell. Wm. Johnston of Elgin was a caller at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs Arthur Powers of Wauconda called on Mrs. Clara Smith last Friday. Mrs. Smith is still ill at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. H L. Brooks and Mrs. Lulu Quartell of Plymouth, Mich., left here last Tuesday for San , Benito, Texas, where they will vacation until some time in April. North Carolina Will Use Gu and Electricity. Professor--Man belongs to the high est order of animals. What Is the next lower order that always comes after man? Stolid Pupil--Woman. Doable Grief Hubby--Oh, dear, I wish I could get hold of some of the fine biscuits like mother used to make for me. Wifey--And I wish I could get hold of some of the fine clothes, like father used to t>uy for me. Worm:--Sa.v there. Mr. Woodpecker use the bell when you call. You are punching our door full of holes. On Record The Warden--Have you any trade or profession? , 4 The Yegg--Don't me recprd show what I was sent here for? • Raleigh, N. C.--Newer than the gaselectric railway car is the gas-electric death chamber soon to, be completed in North Carolina's central prison here. The combination death house was designed by engineers of the state highway and public works commission. The new chamber is being installed within the present octagonal death chamber at the prison. There will be a panel about 3 feet high and 1» fet long, in front of double, shatter-proof plate glass, through which witnesses may watch the execution. The interior will be of bolted and Velded .steel plates, : The exterior will be covered with terra-cott^ tile, except, for the glas^ observation windows. ' ;'l! A special walkway will connect the chamber with "death row." Two heavy doors, like refrigerafjot1 doors in this walkway will form an air lock And one iioor cannot be opened unless the other is closed. ' . A prisoner vrtli tie strapped into .the» chair, as In electroeut!oris( and a Jtfr filled with hydrochloric acid' will be placed nnd^r the -chair, * * Directly above the Jar will be a rack containing five pellets of cyanide of potassium. After the doors are locked and sealed an electric button will spill the pellets Into the acid, j The first Inhalations of th* resulting cyanide-hydrochloric acid 'gas will cause unconsciousness and death will follow almost immediately. Then an exhaust fan will drive the gas out through a special flue through the prison roof. The doors cannot until the gas Is exhausted. Give From Fisb Glue Is obtained from fish, chiefly the «od, haddock an4 hake, and la a product of thf fish's skin. : . Origin of Limerick in Donbt . The origin of the five-line nonsense verse known as "limerick" la loat In obscurity. Has Most Severe Climafe The Antarctic has thte most severe climate of any part of the earth's surface. Slow in Bnilding I The famous Gothic Cathedral of Burgos, Spain, was more than 300 years Ib the budding. The Basset Hound The Basset hound originated In F>ance some time during the Eighteenth century. It Is 14 inches , high and weighs from 40 to 50 pounds. It comes in both the rough and smooth coats but the former is practically unknown in this countrv. Sepia From Cuttlefish The dark brown pigment knows w aepla la ,obtained from the ink aaes St the cuttlefish. Great Adhietewent • The greatest achievementa la aft times have been accomplished by M and women who have been mlsunde*> stood and criticized. But tbey have been great enough to rise above afi these things and to do their werk to spite of them. AT YO U R U B L I C ' S E R V f C E S t 0 R E VSiiS reatest First-Hand Information "You seem to know a lot about her husband." "More than she does. He's only been hers for six months and he waa mine three years." It Was a Wow • v^lpltor--What make is your neph: ew's new car? Old Lady (rather vague about such things}^--I think I heard him say it was a "wow." AUCTION Charles Leonard, Auctioneer.? I have decided to quit farming, arid wi^l sell my personal property at public auction on the farm known as the Martin Freund farm, 1M> miles west of McHenry on Route 20 -- FRIDAY., JANUARY 31 peginning at 1 p m., sharp, the following described property, to-wit: 28--HEAD OF LIVESTOCK--28 20--Head of Cattle--20 16 Holstein Cows, new milkers, and springers; Yearling Heifer, 2 Heifers, 8 months old; Pure Bre.d Bull, 6 months old. 3 HEAD OF HORSES--Brown Mare, 10 years old, weight 1700 lbs.; Brown Mare. 8 years old, weight 1300 lbs ; Black Mare, 6 years old, weight 1350 lbs. 5 PIGS.--Poland Chinas, weight about 110 lbs. HAY. GRAIN and MACHINERY .20 ft. Silage, 10 Ton of Timothy Hay, 10 Ton of Soy Bean Hay, Large Quantity of Shredded Fodder, 200 bu. of Barley, 20 Ton qf Good Hard Corn in Crib, Quantity of Seed Com, Oliver Tractor Plow, 14-in,, Gang Plow, 12- in, 8 ft. Disk, 3 Section Drag, Corn Planter, End Gate Seeder, Cultipacker, McCormick Corn Binder, Hay Mower, Hay Rake, Hay Loader, Single Row Cultivator, 2 Row Cultivator, Wagons and Racks, 3 sets of Harnesses, 80 ft, Hay Rope, Used one Season; Monito^ Furnace, Brooder House Milk Separator, Milk Cans 2 Milk House Tanks, Milking Machine Water Heater. Also, All Other Tools Used in Operation of j a Farm. TERMS OF SALE--All Sums of $25.00 or under--Cash. Over that amount--A credit of 6 months on good bankable notes bearing 7 per cent interest ' MARTIN WEGENER at the amazing low price of Frist Chronometers Are Shown in London Museum London.--Four of the . • famous chronometers made by John Harrison, which were the first instruments Invented to solve the mariner's problem of "finding the longitude" are on view at the Science museumrat Kensington, They have been lent by the, British admiralty. Harrison, according to the museujn. WHS the first to make fin instrument capable of keeping sufficiently accurate time at sea, and it was with these same chronometers that he won $100,000 offered by the British gov,-, eminent In 1714 for a method of determining a vessel's longitude to within an accuracy of 30 miles, at the end of a voyage to the West Indies. . In 1701 Harrison was -successful. His fourth chronometer had aided in the navigation of a boat to Jamalen. and at the end ttie vnyn?c it was found to he in error by only live sec-^ oiids. which "corresponds- to an error in longitude of one mHe. He won the $100,000. the find! Installment of the award being paid him In 177.'{. . . . * The first tliree of Harrison's chfori ometers, which were valu-ible cniiliHiiitions to the Science of navigation. Were large clocks, each weighing SO pounds. The one which won the prize, however, was smaller, resembling a large watch of about five inches diameter. Farmer Rent# Turkeys to Eat Grasshoppers Gypsum. Kan.--Victor Van Meter of this town has one of the most unusual money making schemes ever tried In this vicinity. He owns 700 turkey gobblers which he rents out at $2.50 per day to farmers whose farms are Infested with grasshoppers and locusts. The gobblers gobble the insects and Van Meter moves on to another farm. He pro- BoundieM Credulity "Does your wife believe everything you tell her?" "Does she? Why, she believes lots of things I'd never dream of telling: her." 5^^ West McHenry State Bank, Clerlf India's Inhabitants Are Strong for Agriculture Over FO per cent of India's, :!f>U,000.- 000 Inhabitants are engaged in agriculture. The Industry, however. Is In some ways centuries behind modern practice despite efforts made by various governmental agricultural depart ments. Iioeehtly demonstrations were put on in tractor plowing, according to the. agricultural department of the Canadian National railways. - (Mowing" is- generally carried on in India by. means of' bi:lloilisi Hind it Is estimated one tractor will displace from eight to ten pairs-"of these an imiils.' There is a great Io?s In India from weeds, vast tracts of land being uncultivated and undeveloped, due U> the Impossibility of plowing by the'uSe of ordinary bullock methods, which turns a furrow ,not more than 0 or 7 Inches deep. It Is felt that with fewer bullocks employed room will be left ,for improvement in cattle stock. Canadian agricultural machinery which was used In the tests proved very sue cessful.--New York Times. vides portable roosts in the fields for the young turkeys. Van Meter pitches a tent near by. personally supervisesthe work and sees to it that no harm comes to his turkeys. Sometimes It requires three or four days to rid one farm completely of the insects hut the Tarmers say it Is well worth the price. When the gobblers are ° tiKiTougiuy latteneu Van TSIeter will sell them ahd raise another flock.. . Clay Says "Idle Money" , to Boost Autumn Trade New York. --Idle money, atxioun'tiiist to tens of billions of dollars and Mil lions of dollars' worth of farm prod ucts coming into the market will be dynamic stimulants- to autumn pros^ perlty, I'aiil <'lay. economist, said 16 the current Hrookmlre Kconoinist. "The physical volume of crop pro duction." his article said, "the restored equilibrium of agricultural and n«nag rieultural prices and the tendency of the crop financing plus the other au tuinn trade activity to Induce business to utilize our vast total of potential bank credits--all these give promise of increasing pros|»erity upon a sound economic basis." . „ Homemade Railway Useful Exact copy of the real thing, a home made locomotive built at Norway. Maine, hauls passengers on an "elevated railway" laid-on 4-by-6 timbers atop cedar posts. It weighs 150 pounds carries six pounds of coal and can pull nearly a ton of cargo. Its-boiler holds two gallons of water and the tender stores another two and one-half gallions. There are four driving wheels and a thimble-sized steam gauge which registers 120 pounds of steam pressure.-- Popular Mechanics Magazine. CONSTIPATED 30 YEARS, AIDED BY OLD REMEDY "For thirty years I had constipation Souring food from stomach choked me. Since taking Adlerika I am a new person. Coilstiation is a thing of the past."--Alice Burns. (Thomas P. Bolger, Druggist,--in Ringwood'by S. W. Br0#n, Drnggiat. ^ "Hell" epd "Damn" on List of Good Words Fairhaven, N, J.--"Hell" and damn" aren't swear words. Police Recorder Harry B. Kurtls has ruled. Neighbors testified that Mrs. Bertha Mount made frequent use of the words. The recorder said that the words appeared frequently in newspapers and magazines, that they were used casually on the stage and screen and commonly by the public. There fore, he held, they were not illegal and dismissed the charges. $1 DOWN - $1 MONTI* ON SERVICE BILL • Without doubt, one of the mdst outstanding lamp values we've ever offered. A high quality floor study lamp, scientifically designed to give better light; for only $6.45. What a bargain! /The shade is pure silk, pleated over parchment in choice of eggshell or gold. The base is and firm, finished ift ivory am ~ oT bronze. *Buib is included. 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