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7* • »• ,t • .. ^ • Paffe Four 2* Ts \ i Pi^r%,>!r^wf ;\ TBS MoHXNEY PLAINDMLEK Thursday, October, 8,1936 THE M'HENRY PLAINDEALER1 Published every Thursday at McHenry, 111., by Charles F. Renich Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at McHenry, El., under the act of May 8, 1879. S?Pix® *MYoeanfuth"s"f/ •• '•" f " """ -••••-- " »IT• «0"0 ! the evening, s. BURIED WEDNESDAY ...$2.00 Harry Eugene Wickwire passed away at the Mother Cabrium hospital in Chicago Sunday night, Oct. 4, death resulting from a sudden heart attack, which he suffered earlier in A. H. MO&HER* Editor and Manager lian Sayler, Local Editor -- " -- -- -- Telephone 197 The Dalmatian Dog - The Dalmatian undoubtedly orljrtnatfcd In Dalmatia. a province of Austria. At least this is where Its name came from. Originally it was used for hunting purposes, as the popular pointer is today, but ft possessed an inferior nose as compared with other hunting breeds, and its -fondness for horses soon changed its status tolfhat of a coach dog. ' In size it ^resembles the hunting pointer. Its ground color is white and the spot? either dark brown or black; the niore uniform and <?venly distribflted. the better. The animal should ' weigh obaut to 50 poiin^s and.stand ftiehes"|t the shoulder..,, ' Longest Name "On" Map ';**Ii 1 iin la i niwilgwyiiglyliogerycbwyrp;, 'i»4|^w3iiftfldysil1ogogog«>ch."_. ; .To ..a„ .Xtelsfinia'n this: is one of ' the most pc^ticnl .'names on the map. To the .* stranger wbo actually goes there and sees the.place it ts„also a locality of charm and beauty. Llan is "church," Fair is "of Mary," Pwll Gwyngyll .is -the pool-of white hazels," Goger is "father near," while Chwyrn Drobwll 'is "the swift whirlpool,? #nd Tjsilin gogo goch is '"of Tysilio of the red cave."'. - Oddest Window The World's oddest wirul-mv matc 'l: \ found in use, in southern India ai.J many parts of China, is the shell "f. the "windowpane oyster." Tli-'st* ter shells, although nut tr;i:i>|i:i! > '. are translucent enough to pass i;«W,!y as ninth light as an ordinary pntii' "f glass.--E. Freeman, Sau Maivo.'t'itH '., in Collier's Weekly. Animals Endure Seasickness ••.Many animals suffer t'rmij sVasicI;- • ness as much as if not more than hw- : mans. Horses sometimes die of it, but one' animal that is amenable to treatment is the elephant. He can usually ^ make thaJxia in good health if he is • ItPfit slightly intoxicated.--Collier's Weekly?^^ w5',' • rfST ^ * Use Head in Dance , Id the "I'ojt l>ance' performed by gruHps native girls-of Bechuanaland. South Africa, the head is as important as the feet. The dancers execute the intricate steps in fast rhythm with large, round earthenware pots balanced on their topknots.--Collier') Processed Wood Aid to Mining Mining operators by using processed ;-#!»d have in the last eight years collectively saved themselves fully $3,000,- 000. The protective substances employed have been chiefly creosote, zinc chloride, and various other preservative oils add salts.--Gas Logic. -c.' East River at Sew York .< v+^htast river at New York Is a short fctrait some 1(3 Wiles ftl length and from GOO *0 4,000 feet in width, exclusive of bays and estuaries, and extends from the Battery, New York city* to Thigggs Neck, at the head of Lony Island sound, ' -- -- ' . , ** 300 Miles of Pen&uiAs Seals, whales, an occasional albatross nixl millions of .penguin are the yloaturnl wild life, of the Straits of •* iiagmlan. which are 3UO miles long, uM»a»ureil by the ship channel which -v^aust* be tolluwed. Use Trench Silo to Salvage Corn Farmers Turn to a Simpler Method of Saving the Damaged Crop. By E. \V. Lehihann, Department A(fricultjlr»l ° Engineering. I'niversity of Illinois, \VNU Service. , " .With the cost of a temporary trench silo limited to the cost of the, labor, farmers generally will be turning to this method of salvaging corn and providing extra livestock feed next winter. L-." • Trench silos can be built easily and quickly, with materials a n d equipment found on the farm. They are fire and wifid proof,, and l6ss freezing results than with an up-^ right sfl«. As the silage does not have to fee blown so high, less power is required to operate the silage* cutter. A tractor, horse or truck may be used to pack the silage* Trench silos are usually dug six to eight feet deep and the silage fed from one end. Less spoilage" results when they are placed at one or both ends. A hi!'side location is best for removing the dirt and later the silage. As there is usually some spoilage* in the top layer, it is recommended that the ears of corn be removed from the stalks which make up the top six inches' of the. silage. Corn may be put in the silo without being £ut. Howevgl". to exclude air pocket? till stalks are lajd close together and packed well. This method is not as satisfactory as wh§n the corn is cut because the slalks are difficult to remove and the danger of spoilage from air pockets is greater. After the" trench is filleji up to two of three fget above "tKe grouiid le^Sl, it is necessary that it b£ covered well. While there are sevgral nigthods gf covering, tljg one most often used is four t<5 six inches dirt with the dirt extending about two feet past the edges of the silo. - -- : • " Some Cpws UnDrontable: C^ngJ\mnd Necessary j^§e culling of the dairy herd may be necessary in many sectigns because of the shortage of feed, believes H. A. Herman of the Missouri College of Ajrig^titfe. ^ Those cows that fftS^well be eliminated first include poor producers and breeders, disease infected cows, and those with defective udders. In consideriftg the heifers, it is wise to jjeep 0ose sired by bulls whose daughters ha"ve shown the most promise as producers, and thosg oi th§ Ipest producing cow^ in the herd. Sometirr.i,, yearling heiffeTS carj W retained if they are fed Oftly an (adequate growing ration. The choice breeding stock Jus. usually culled as sparingly aS the feed available will permit. Experience has shown that communities in which such stock has becortle depleted in times of emergency require several years to replace the loss. A few good cows well fed will return more net income than a larger number of inferior ones on inadequate. rations. ' services were held Wednesday morning, in Chicago, with burial in the Goodman lot in Woodland cemetery, McHenry, beside his father, who died in 1920. Mr. Wickwire was born in 1892 and would have been 44 years old on Oct. 14. He was born in Kenosha, Wis., and grew to manhood in. Logansport, Ind., later moving to Chicago with his parents. Here he studied to be an expert mechanic and was employed with the White Motor company for many years. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Maude V. Barber and. a sister, Margaret, of Chic&go, and his grandmother and uncle, ,Mrs. Goodman apd Chester, of McHenry. FOR SALE FOR &ALE--Registered Holstein Bull, 14 months old from a 4 f/c dam. J. J. Nolan, 2 miles south of Alden, Phone Hebron 966. * *20 » , * JUST GOOD mttENDflg• * NOTICE TO VOTERS "Many requests are being received by local voters in regard to registratian< "• The judges of election in each precinct Or district will meet on the 13th day of October to compile the register of electors jn their district or precinct' and will again meet onrthe 27th day of Octtiber'lo revise the register and make any additions that come to their attention. First voters arid new voters should make a special effort. to register in their respective precincts or districts on said days. In the event that it is not convenient for said voters to register ori those days, they should get in touch with their supervisor, judge of election or the county clerk's office, stating that they desire to be registerd. 9 v The first day for absent voters to ftle application of the cpunty clerk is October 5th and the last day for absent voters t<? file application for ballot is October 29th and October 31s) is the last day for absent voters to jfpply for ballot in person. . „ ii-. FOR SALE--All my garage tools and equipment; also Lincoln, tow truck. A. E. Noonan. 10-tf FARMFOR SALE--Only $120 per acre for the choice 58 15/100 acre farm, 1% miles south of Spring Grove, 111. Good 6-room house, furnace, cistern, good brooder house, dairy barn, tool house, hen house, milk house, windmill, well, solid cement silo; every foot a level prairie land; good neighbors^ Stoffel and Reihansperger. 17-4 FOR RENT .FOR RENT--Five Room Flat, Stove Heat". Inquire of Mrs. A. M. Frett. - *20 The newlyweds on their honeymoon -had the drawing room. The groom gave the colored porter a dollar not to tell anybody on the train they were bride and groom, says the Windsor Star. When the happy couple went to the diner for breakfast next morning all the passengers snickered, and pointed, and eyed the couple knowingly. The groom called the porter and demanded: "Did you tell anybody oh the train we were married?" "No, sir," said the dusky porter, "I told 'em you all was just good friends." MAYBE PAPA WILL (jABBY QERTIE t - - 4 ' wsi FOR RENT--Two modern 5-Room steam heated . apartments. Double garage. Perry House, Richmond road, near St. Mary's Church. Call Mrs. John R. Knox, Phohe 17. 17-tf MISCELLANEOUS I>ANCB--At Sam's Place, Burton's Bridge every Saturday night. Good food, drinks and music. *20 TO STAMP COLLECTORS--A beautiful cachet commemorative of McHenry's Centennial has been prepared. A limited number of covers is on sale. They carry both McHenry and West McHenry postmarks. Inquire at McHenry Plaindealer. 11-tf READY TO SERVE YOU WITH-- Coal^ and Coke. Call 649-R-l. H. Sompel and Son. 4-tf SEWING MACHINES REPAIRED-- Before you buy a new sewing machine, let me see your old on?. I guarantee it will work just as good as a new one, n0 matter how old or what mode). POPP, &b0£ Store, West McHenry, Phone 16JJ. 43-tf. GARBAGE COLLECTING--Let us dispose of your garbage each week, or oftener if desired. Reasonable rates. Rfcjpjlar year round route,! formerly George Meyers'. Ben J. Smith. Phone 157 or 631-M*1. 2-tf «& WHY= "Papai wohders how you will support m£." ' v.-:: :'.•• • ,•• '• ; "Your dad's in Wall street. He can give me a tip on the market, then loan me the money to make spine good investment." Without Flavor Pretty Customer (in local drug store)--I want a plain soda without flavor. Clerk--What flavor do you want it without? Pretty Custorner--What flavors have you? Clerk -- We\ h?ve chocolate, vanilla, pineapple and caramel. Pretty Customer--Well, I want it without strawberry. • " Clerk--I'm sorry we are all out of strawberry. Wouldn't you just as soon have it without chocolate? FOR CASH AND QUICK REMOVAL of crippled, and Dead Horses and Cattle. Call AXEL BOLVIG'S PLACE Woodstock Phone 1645-W-2, and reverse charges* 5-tf »»»»» » * V » * »'!• 1' > <• 11 • > I- »>»» Among the Sicdc » f * •>• •> * * •> '!• 'I' • • Don't Rail at Us! TOe boy plodding steadily along the railroad track, his eyes on the roadbed, attracted the attention of a bystander. "Looking for something, Bud?" he asked. This boy didn't look up. "Yeah,'1 he said. "The president Of the .line^ , "Ha, ha," ha-ha'd the bystander. "You won't find him there." "Mebbe not," came back the young plodder, "but I'm on his track.'V "You can't set out to do a thing unless you rise to the occasion." Worms Turn Over Soil The enrthworui turns the soli over I bv 'S.wrtllowing-^ it and then discharging It fitrain at the surface In the form of w^rni casts. Huge quantities of soil .nie thus turned over annually. Can't See "Good Time" ' Jud Tinikins says he can't see why people think they must,be havin* a >ly because they're stayind havin* difficulty In Mbre Than We Sow We reap what we sow; hut Nature has h've ovek and above that justice, and gives us STiailmv, and blossom, and fruit,,that sprfhgs ffrrm^o planting of ours. - . "Speaker of the House" The s?p«'akrr of the house.of repfesent: irivejj is elected every congress, but the same speaker may be re-elected as often as the members desire. HEADS THE LAWYERS Dairy Hints ; . The difficulty of producing quality milk and cream increases during hot weather, but a little extra precaution will help greatly. Keep utensils clean. Use a brush and washing powder. If scalded with boiling water, utensils do not need to be wiped." After rinsing, put the utensils in a sunny place away from dust. Then rinse them with clean, cold water before dumping milk into them/ Always wipe the cow's udder with a clean dam-> cloth before starting to milk. Always milk with clean, dry hands. Use a fresh strainer pad for each milking. Do not pour freshly drawn milk that is still warm into milk that has been cooled. Feed hay. after milking to avoid contamination by dust.--Wallace's Farmer. . Worth of Experience AVe df< - in those happy who from the experience of life have learned to bear its ills, without .being overeotbtf Uy them. '; ' ^ . Gabriels Hounds !*• : r^ftBrlel's bounds are wiid'ftees^. cor.ling to legem . they are vinhaptlze l .. so.uls, doomed tj> wander until judgment day. , Mrs. C. J. Bender is recoverine j slowly from a stroke, which she suffered about four weeks ago. She is under the care of Miss Frances Hughes, a trained nurse. Lester Pago has been absent from his desk at the Buss-Page garage this week because of illness. Mrs. Page has been "pitch hitting" for her husband there. City Clerk Peter Neiss is in Hlnes ho#>pHal, where he is receiving treatment. He .went to the hospital about fhree weeks ago for treatment for an ulcerated leg and is now receiving treatment for his arm. He will remain about three weeks longer it is expected. j Relatives here received word Mon-| day of the critical illness of Mrs. Will | Heaney, who suffered a stroke at her 1 hoiwe at Jacksonville, Fla., Her sis-1 ters, Mayme Aylward of Elgin and' Margaret Aylward of Chicago, left'! immediately for Jacksonville. Mrs.' Heaney was formerly Miss Lola Aylward of McHenry. Heart in His Mouth "Sure," said Paddy, pointing towards his heart, "it was here wherd I was struck by the enemy's btttlooked dubiously, at him. "But, man," he said, "if you had been shot through th£ heart ye'd have been killed." Paddy, shook his head. "There ye're wrong, Mike," he replied. "At the toime I was shot me heart was in me mouth." . - •xO-MBSSKSJ"' Snake Goes to Sleep With Eyes Wide Open. Do you think you could go to sleep with your eyes open? Yoti fmay be surprised to Know that a snake can do this, :ays a writer in" the Montreal Herald. . Most of us have noticed that a snake can stare for a long time without blinking. Why is this? Well, the reason is very simple. The snake has no eyelids to close! So it must always have wide opep eyes when it goes to sleep. You might think ^his is a very hard thing for any living creature to do, but the reason why we ourselves find it almost impossible to sleep with open eyes is because our brain is very active. Whenever an image nasses before the eyes our mind is aware of it. This disturbs us somewhat, so we cannot relax enough to go to sleep: Now, when a shake gets tired it goes into what we call a coma. Anything that happens in the usual , way is hot noticed sufficiently to distract it. Of course, any sudden noise or movement that is out of the ordinary will probably make it move sleepily out oi reach. But usually when a snake is tired, it does not notice anything very much, although its eyes are open. V ." Why Left Hand Freezes Quicker Than the Right You may not have noticed but it is probably a fact that your left hand gets cold quicker than your right one. It is also a fact that in regions where the temperature becomes dangerously low frozen fingers are most frequently on the left hand. According to Dr. E. E. Free, an explanation has been offered for this by Dr. Richard Wiesner, of the University of Vienna. Doctor Wiesner has measured the size of arteries in the right and left arm's of a great numbr of bodies and in nearly all cases those in the right arm were larger than the corresponding ones in the left arm. This was not true, however, in the case of young babies, and for that reason Doctor Wiesner thinks the difference in the arteries is in some way connected with the, development of right-handedness.-- Pathfinder Magazine. NEARBY NEWS FROM COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES AVhy Being Gloomy Is Useless Why be gloomy because one is no longer young? Many of the world's greatest achievements are the work of old men, asserts a writer in Pearson's Weekly. Betwegn the ages of seventy and eighty-three CTomiiagdofcfi Vandertylt ajded about 100 millions to his fortune. Kant, at seventy-four, \yro)e his "Anthrepo\- ogy-r^ "MfetSphysics of Ethics" and •-{strife of the Faculties." V§r«l, at sevenfy-fotir, produced his masterpiece, Othello; at eighty, Falstaff; and at eighty-five the famous "Ave Mareijgo electricians on last Thursday replaced a heavy pole in front of the Ernest Crawford home. The pole • was broken off about two o'clock that morning when struck by an automobile. Neighbors heard the crash of the car and pole and saw the car back • away, turn around and drive away on • , ! Forest street without1 learning to v whom it belonged. c v ^ Harold Dale, 42, a summer resort '. owner at Long Lake, was held by the if DesPlaines police in connection with V ' an automobile accident Sunday of last . • week at River toad and Keeney, Deis- V' Plaines, which proved fatal to William ^ J. Adams, 84, of Tampa, Fla. Adams died Monday at the Northwestern hos- ; ; ^ pital at DesPlaines. Police alleged that Dale had driven through a stop sign and had been drinking. " . The condition of Julius Hoeftman, • T 50,of Prairie View, Who was injured ,. recently when his < car was struck by ? • ! a fast Milwaukee railroad passenger train, was reported unchanged at tHs : r county hospital in Waukegan last r Thursday. He is suffering from " a severe concussion and has not fully regained consciousness. The rear end of Hofetman's car was struck by a northbound train as he was crossing the tracks west of (Lake Forest and was carried up the tracks for some distance. Victor Montrastelli of Highwood, and Jack Seyl of Lake Forest who were driving by, rushed him to the Alice Home hospital, where he was attended by a physician, after which he wps moved to the Lake County General hospital at Waukegan. No new developments have been reported by police investigating the ransacking Saturday night of last week of two Antioch homes by jewel thieves who stole jewels valued at $420 and ornaments having value only as keepsakes. The burglars forced an entrance into the Hans Von Holwede home at 744 Main st., and into the home of Robert King, 72 Main st. In both glomes the burglars executed the thefts in the same manner. After ' gaining entrance the burglars block- > ed the front doors of the homes with Y davenports and chairs and locked the rfear doors to prevent a surprise re- , turn* of the families. They then ran- / sacked bureau dressers, tables and chests in the two homes, but took only jewels. Frederick W. Dobe, prominent resident living east of Grayslake, has released news of his plans for the erection in Libertyville's business district a Maria," "Stabat Mater"' and "Te of a S75-000 business building, to in- Deum." Cato, at eighty, began the I dude a modern,-fireproof, ground floor study of Greek. Titian, at ninety- j theatre of a capacity of 550 seats xeeight, painted his historic picture of garded as being sufficient to meet the the Eattle of Lepanto. OH, AH-- Tom--I'd like to hav%_a. street named for me. •>' Y '• Bess--You have--easy, 1... , RED CROSS OFFICIALS MEET AT WOODSTOCK At a recent meeting of Red Cross officials' in Woodstock, J. O. Gay, chtiirman of the McHenry County Chapter of the American Red Cross, said that the people of McHenry County had responded most generously to the call for Spring Flood and Tornado Funds. Mrs. Leslie Gray, special "field'representative of the Midwestern Area, expressed the appreciation of Labor Saving Panhandler (to passerby)--Say, will you let me have $100 to buy a dinner for myself? Passerby--I beg your pardon. I don't understand you. Panhandler--I said, lend me $100 to buy myself a dinner; Passerby--I really don't think I understand you. v Panhandler -- Oh, yes, I'm just putting all my begs into one ask it. Why It Is "Gunny Sack" Gunny in gunny sack is an Anglicized form of the Hindoo and Sanskrit goni, meaning sack or bag. Because begs for gross commodities were made on a large scale in Bengal from a strong, coarse, heavy sacking, the material itself came to be called gunny and the bags gunny sacks. The original gunny fabric was woven from the fibers of jute and hemp. Although gunny is used in India as clothing by some of the poorer classes, its chief use is in making sacks and wrappers for cotton- bales and other commodities. In everyday parlance any sack of coarse material is likely to be referred to as a gunny sack. -Pride and Alarm Men Still Have Faces Tattooed There are stiH men who wear a crucifix tattooed on their face, such as the Chukchi, ot' northeastern Siberia. . • Carnauba Was Carnauba wax, which is used in fine .polishes for Wooil and leather, comes from a palm tree In Brazil. t- • , ••r^ ---- . . ' Determination Determination means stick right when >\ou are right, and get a new hold when you are wrong. . Wheat Absorbs Seleinum Selenium, the chemical element Used in some light-sensitive cells, is absorbed from soil containing it by wheat grown on seleniferous fields. Not only is selenium absorbed by wheat and concentrated in the grain itself, but it is an active poison, according to W. O. Robinson, of the bureau of chemistry and soils. Tne danger from this source can be avoided by careful examination ol imported wheat since there are few areas in the United States where selenium occurs in the soil in quantities offering a hazard and these are already carefully mappea. There is, however, an added danger in the import of wheat from unknown areas which may contain selenium.-- Scientific American.^^ Frederick H. Stinchfield of Minneapolis, Minn., who was unanimous ly elected president of the Amerienn Bar association at its convention at Boston, Mass. Mr. Stinchneki was born in Danforth, Maine, May 8, 1881. He had a notable athletic career at Bates and later graduate4 from Harvard law school. , , Entertaining Thoughs Jieceive your thoughts like guests, to be entertained according to tbelr' i^* ports nee. ' . '. Indians Point to Ark Site Noah was the discoverer of North America, if the legends of Quebec's Indians are to be believed. Tribes in the country surrounding the Saguenay river believed the remains of the Ark, or "big canoe", rest on the top of Cape Trinity, 2,000 feet above the level of the river, and, to them, the last bit of land left dry during the big flood. Capes Trinity and Eternity are the high points along the Saguenay river. The largest Madonna in the world graces the side of Cape Trinity. Generally called "Our Lady of the Saguenay," it stands out majestically among the fir trees. It is carved of wood and covered with lead, and is illuminated at night. : "You can't deny that you have National Headquarters for this help.) ^fri^nd"^^3 Disaster struck 105 times- last year ( think of denying the in th^ty-nine states and Red Cross as-1 fact „ id Senat0r Sorghum. "In sistance was required fer fires, floods, fact' j point to my smau mistakes tornadoes, epidemics, hurricanes, ty- ] with' pride an(j vjew with alarm phoons, shipwrecks, earthquakes, and ' only the worse mistakes the other hailstorms. There was ,a bombing, ex-1 fellowr W(mld have made in vny plosion, forest fire, ice lock, land slide, place." refugee relief, and windstorm at least Why It Is "Bock" Beer • Bock beer is the first brew of thenew year. Beer is brewed in enormous vats, the ferment working through the year. Each winter the vats are cleaned and a new brew started. The first is green and a little stronger than the later product. It is ready for use in March. The sign of the zodiac for March is Capricornus, symbolized by the goat. Some one, a long time ago, adopted this symbol Jto advertise the advent of the new brew. . needs of such a business in Libertyville - for many years. This follows" several years during which the people ' of Libertyville have been promised, from time to time, a building which would include a gropnd floor theatre. This building will be located on the southeast corner of Milwaukee Avenue ' and Newberry Avenue,, at the north end of Libertyville's business district. The Floating Lounge Manufacturing Co., has moved into the Skinner building, 212 W. Liberty street, Barair. gton, last week and will go into production as soon as help is available. According to latest plans of the officials, no labor-will be brought from Chicago. It is the plan to engage employes from the nearby vicinity and to train others through apprentice- I ship: The company is engaged only in the manufacture of chairs 011'a patented idea th^t-was dfeveloped by Albert Ernest an& Isador Waldman, pio-_ prietors. The principle of the chair is a spring suspension from the arms with no bottom to the chair. . Phosphate in French Morocco gy" French Morocco mines phosphate I'sf* rock on a large settle. Clean Cows / Nearly every authority recognizes that the state of cleanliness of the cow's udder, flanks, and belly at the tim& of milking' influences the quality of milk. The condition of the barnyard has a dirfect influence on the state of cleanliness of the cow. Muddy, dirty yards result in dirty cows which then require a considerable amount of hard work if they are put in proper condition for milking. Graded drained barnyards- have j^adv^^e. cnce requiring attention.' The funds for this disaster relief work came in part from your last year's membership, so let us join the Roll Call, which invites our membership between Armistice Day and Thanksgiving and help the Red Cross be prepared in 1937. ... RETURN FROM MOTOR TRIP Mr. and Mrs. William Spencer and daughter, Mrs. Thomas Phalin, have returned from a few days' trip to Ephraim, Wis., about 250 miles north on the peninsula at Green Bay. Here they enjoyed the beautiful scenery in the Peninsular State park with its lofty pines and visited the quaint little village which was Originally founded by Swedish fishermen, o The entire trip was a most enjoyable one along the route of beautiful scenery,, through Milwaukee and Manitowac, following the lake shore most of the way. • « ., Debater "Do you enjoy listening to a radio speech?" "No," answered Senator Sorghum. "When I hear talk I want to answer immediately instead of having to wait and shove my comment in along with the rest of the fan mail." Why "Arms" Is Hotel Natno The inn sign was taken or imitated from that displayed on the houses of noblemen anci prelates. Inns frequently had as their sign the coat of arms or some person of importance in the vicinity. It is in this conneelion that the word "arms" came to" be used in the names of inns. The reference is to the coat of arms. MR. AND MRS. CHAS. 9 LEMMER3 MARRIED FIFTY YEARS AGO Fifty years Charles A. ago on October 6, Course of Lightning " The main flash of lightning does not travel from a cloud to the earth, but in the opposite direction. The main flash is always preceded by a "leader", which acts as a sort of pathfinder or trail blazer. The "pathfinder" travels from the cloud to the earth, while the main flash starts upward from the earth at the point struck by the '.'leader". ^It follows exactly the same path back to the cloud. The length of the lightning bolt has been found to vary, from 14 miles. Too Extravagant ; She--Oh, John, you are so extrav- He--The dinner check was only $10, dear. She--But you , gave the. waitress 3Q cents! I saw you! •" He's Grown Up Now Lady--Then you were not always a black sheep? Hobo--No, njum. I started my career as a Wall Street lamb. -- Philadelphia Bulletin. SPRING GROVE MAN 5 DIES AT HOSPITAL Edward Kattner, 42 years old of Spring Grove, died at Hines hospital, October 6. He had served in the army eleven months overseas. Funeral services and burial were held t"?ay at Spring Grove. ^ • ^ Cbny\iltc the, First Motor Race in Mil The first American automobile race, won by Duryea was organized by thg Times-Herald,. C%cg^," in 189S< 'V. WANT ADS Why It Is "Leap Year" The yeai of open season on husbands owes itself to the fact that the astronomers of Julius Jaesar, in'46 B. C., set the solar year at 365 days, six hours. These extra hours, totaling a day every fourth year, be: come February 29. This orphan day leaps into what ordinarily would be the first day of March and that-is how the year comes by its name. Why Briar Pipes Are So Called The heath tree, the root pf which is made into pipes, is bruyere, in French, hence the Anglicized version briar. Why Girls Are "Miss" ^ The habit arose of calling unmarried girls by hall the word Mistress --Mis. ~ later. Alice M. Marlott of Lake Geneva were united in marriage. Mr. Lemmers, who is now in Woodstock, assisting in preparing material for the eightieth anniversary edition of the Woodstock Sentinel, and his wife, who is at their home in Denver, Colo., are well known in the county and McHenry. . Mr. Lemmers has been in newspapei work for many years and was first employed as city editor on the Mc-- JUnry County Democrat. In 1891 Mr. Lemmers took up a similar position with the Woodstock Sentinel and in 1902 he became editor and one of the owners of the Woodstock Republican.- In 1921 he went to Denver wheve ht?; has since made his home. METHODIST CONFERENCE HELD AT AUSTIN The second "a" was added The Rock River annual conference of the Methodist Church opened at the. Austin Methodist Church in Chicago Tuesday night. „ Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf, of the Chicago area, has announced that many precedents will be broken this year in the conference. The proposal has been made that both the ministerial and jay conferences, which, since 1932, have been meeting simultaneously, will organize % ! into five major commissions. This, Bishop Waldorf said, will merge num-.. erpus boards which he said often function in a listless manner* The com- FORTY HOURS DEVOTION ,. Foi*ty hours devotion to the Blessed j ^Jj. Sacrament will open at St. Patrick's church at the 7:30 mass Friday morning and close with the 10 o'clock mass . . Sunday. Evening devotions will be .t 7:30 Friday and Saturday. Confessions will be heard between 7 and 8 o'clock Thursday and following the devotions on Friday and Saturday. The winter schedule of services at St. Patrick's church were resumed last Sunday. Masses are how at 8 and 10 service, evangelism, citizenship, conference institutions and local church problems. • , , Special emphasis, the bishop stated, will be given during conference reun- . ions to the newly organized "Million- Unit Fellowship," a movement to redirect and invigorate the spiritual lift: of tike ckucb, V