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FLAXHDSALBR , Norember25,193T JHE MWRY PLAINDEAIJER ^--»•-- 11 n --.» Published every Thursday at McHenry, 111., by Chart** P. Renicfc. John A. Millar and Family ppg*'- Entered as second-clan mattar at the postoffice at McHenry, HL, wkN1 Jfce net of May 8, 1879. One Year ... Six Months $2.00 $1.60 A. EL MOSHER, Editor and Manager Lillian Sayleerr,, Local Serffew Editor -- • -- -- _ Telephone 197 :. U - Funeral SerricA Held for Famous Charter Oak The tree known as the Charter ' * "Oak, famous in American history as the traditional hiding place of the Connecticut royal charter, was blown down during a storm on August 21, 1856. Afterward its age was computed to be nearly a thou- . -Sand years old. states a writer •• in " the Cleveland Plain Dtealer. i ;:i: When Sir Edmund Andros became governor general of New England . in 1687 he went to Hartford to claim ..Jhe charter granted in 1662 under x^which the colonists had enjoyed a ^terge measure Of self-government yjiaid' - which . 'the' crown maintained iVJSad been forfeited. At a council meeting Andros demanded the sur- -P.Z, " 'iff* ' f ; - {fender of the priced document. The "j1 ' "Colonial officials protested and the • governor made a lengthy speech Which lasted until after dark. Sud- <i|enly all the candles were extinguished- and when they were relighted the charter had mysterious-: Jy disappeared from its place on the table. According to tradition, it had been spirited away by Capt. Joseph Wadsworth and hidden in the hollow . trunk of the large oak. V The hiding of the charter, how- •ver, did the colonists little immediate good. If Andros had no charier to seize, neither had the colo- . nists a charter to appeal to, since fte governor general dissolved" the - existing government and suppressed their liberties. Two years ... Inter, however, after King James II " had been deposed and Andros dis- . charged from his office, the charter was brought from its hiding place and recognized by William and Mary as the supreme law of Connecticut. It was never proven that the charter was hidden in the oak, and th^ honor was not attributed to that particular tree until 1789, more than a, Century after the visit of Andros to llartford. However, after its destruction by the storm, the historic tree was so reverenced by the peo- ?le of Hartford that a funeral oraion was delivered in its honor and the spot where it stood marked by a granite monument. 4 UP IN THE CLOUDS: The average air trip in the United States last year was 420 miles. The vibration of aircraft is held the chief cause of discomfort and sickness. ' The stratosphere was believed to contain some trace of moisture, until conditions up there were scientifically investigated. THINGS WE HEAR ?**ft£herican oij' castor oil. to a Dane means Harp Was in Use'Yeai|g;^.:/ ;':;-i; Before Christian Era The harp was played thousands of years before the Christian era; it •specially was favored by the Egyptians. King David is mentioned in the Bible as being a harpist. In Verdi's opera, "Aida," the harp is ^featured in the orchestral score. The "uharp is triangular in shape, has a A baseball derailed a street car in Pratt City, Ala. 'yF"'. • • In a recent cow census of greater New York 2,700 "were found. Dogs of London are wearing pluaei^ ht suits, a type of overall. ' There are 6,000 sizes and shapes of tin cans in use in the world. If permitted to do so, Ceylon elephants take three baths voluntarily each day. ~ A stairway to the second-story window of a' Birmingham, Ala., house was built exclusively for cats. Eagles use bits of green twigs to decorate the rim of their nest. When the color fades, fresh twigs are laid on. ;...v The town ^rf Kelson,>Wis:,;;:Iiiis moved a mile in forty-eight years. It followed the merchants and packed up and moved. >To save two beautiful trees, holes have been made in the roof of the opera house at Glenbourne, England, t6 make room for them. FOR SALE--Dr. Salisbury's Poultry Remedies. Bring us your poultry problems. Farmers Mill, Phone 29. 14-tf ODD SQUIBS flange of more than six octaves and ,|s played by plucking the strings With the fingers; the ancient Egyp- : tian harp had no front pillar to supt, J»rt the strings. The harp was also popular in ancient Greece and Rome. It was fee national instru- • ment of Ireland, Scotland and Wales . • - in ancient times, relates a writer in the Indianapolis News. The ancient . * 1 lyre is another form. O'Brien Boru, „an Irish king, was famous for his * • ^ability as a performer. Harp-play- ' Sng contests were a feature of the • IFeis, the ancient parliament of Ireland, held up to 560 A. D. The Irish folk-song, "The , Harp That Once Thro' Tara's Halls," celebrates the fame and mourns the decadence of the Irish instrument. The Welsh harp is called a telyn, and harp-playing contests also were ' / Va feature of the Eisteddfod, the 1' Welsh parliament. The Scotch instru- Jment is called a clarsach. King Alfred of England not only played the harp, but, in wartime, visited the camp of his Danish enemies in the guise of an itinerant harpist. The chief musical deficiency of the harp was that it had but one scale. Sebastian Erard improved the older instrument which enabled it to function as perfectly as any other orchestral instrument. He added a seven-pedal mechanism to shorten the strings so that harps could be played in eight keys. The ancient harp was tuned in the key of E-fiat; the modern is in C-fiat. Flat keys ware used because they used the greatest length of the strings, increasing the intensity of the vibrations. The ethereal sounds which be produced on the harp are-called harmonics.' " Some flies can kill grasshoppers. A well dressed jockey spends $1,000 a year for his riding equipment. At Azizia, in the northern African desert, the thermometer has registered 136.4 degrees in the shade. Deaf-and-dumb persons have been known to talk in sign language while asleep, according to Collier's Week- Riding in automoSlfes instead of walking is reducing the. size of men's and women's feet* according to shoe manufacturers. ' * Japan's "suicide island," with its sulphurous pit \<4 libera, in spite of police,- still ir the jnecca of despondent lovers. There were. 619 suicides there last year. A large number of Central American postofflces, whidi sell ungummed stamps because of the heat, provide huge pots of gum for stamp users. Sphinx Moths The Sphinx moths have the most powerful wings of all the Lepidoptera. As a rule they fly at twilight, poised over a flower while extract ing the nectar, holding themselves in this position by a rapid motion of their wings. This attitude gives them a strong resemblance to humming birds, therefore they are sometimes called humming bird moths; but they are more often called hawk moths on account of their swift flight. The caterpillars of these moths feed upon the leaves of various plants and trees and are large and remarkable in appear ance. The body is cylindrical and naked*, and usually has a horn be „fe4pj^near the end of the body. sS~i The above picture of this happy family of-four years ago was taken at the Johnsburg home of that community's leading citizens. Death suddenly entered the home Wednesday, of last week, calling the husband and father. V FOR SALE ALFALFA, TIMOTHY AND STRAW FOR SALE--Weights and grade guaranteed. Write us for delivered prices. Chicago Hay Co., 4201 So. Emerald Ave., Chicago. 21-13 FOR SALE--Singer Sewing Machine in good condition. Inquire at The, Plaindealer office. 23-tf FOR SALE--Jonathan Apples. Inquire at Pine Tree Dairy Farm, No. 1. 2<Wf FOR SALE--Murphy's Cut Cost Pig and Hog Balancer, $2.75 per 100 lbs. Phone 29, Farmer's Mill. 26-tf FOR SALE--Two-wheel trailer, almost new, with a box top; can be used with or withdbt the top; ball connection. Tires nearly new, would make good trailer for having milk. $15. Address Mrs. Varina Marshall, 1118 Winnebago St., Rockford, 111. 27 SAFETY TESTED USED CARS 1935--Chevrolet Two Door Sedan 1934--Olds Four Door Sedan t . 1936--Terraplane Two Door Trunk Se- • dan. 1936--Buick Four Door Trunk Sedan 1936--LaSalle Four Door Trunk Sedan 1986--Plymouth Two Door Trunk Sedan 1933--Olds Four Door Trunk Sedan 1934--Chevrolet Four Door Sedan 1932--Buick Four Door Trunk Sedan A Car For Every Parse and Purpose Liberal General Motors Installment ' Plan x R. L OVERTON MOTOR SALES McHenry, Illinois 27 FOE RENT FOR RENT--Small and large farms J. B. Kelter, Fourth and Main streets McHenry; Call 93-M. 26-tf INTERESTING FACTS Dry ice makes an effective rat killer. . The North pole is shifting at the rate of seven inches a year. Boy Scouts at their Washington Jamboree ate 200 tons of food daily. Modern airplane power plants weigh about ^ two pounds .for each horsepower produced. Only one in every 146 persons convicted for homicide Is executed, according to estimates. One person in every five suffers from "nerves,'"-according to a census recently taken at a big hospital. Last year "in' Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire $92,000,000 was wagered on horse races. , « > * A new low fatality rate was set by coal mines in 1936--1,568 deaths per million tons oi cxpd mined, as compared with 2,926 in the preceding year., , , , FOR RENT---The R. V. Powers house on Court street; modern. Tel. 71-R. 26-tf FOR RENT -- Light house keeping rooms. Mrs. B. Joos, North Park St. •27 Says: • ^ V ~ When making a nut cake, add the whites of eggs and nut meats last. • * * Paint screens and porch furniture before putting away for the winter. They will then be well dried and ready for use when spring comes. • • • Celery looks much more attractive on the table when fringed. To fringe, cut celery into two-inch lengths. Fringe each stalk within a quarter of an inch from the center. Put into ice water to which a slice of lemon has been added and let stand until ends are curled. * • • Finger marks on painted doors should be removed with a soft, flannel wrung ou#in water in which a few drops of ammonia have been mixed and then rubbed with soap. Having removed the stains, the paint should be washed with clear water and thoroughly dried. * * • Winter injury to garden plants comes from two main sources. Alternate freezing and thawing has a tendency to either tear or expose the roots. Mulch does not prevent freezing, but it does prevent the rapid changes which cause these things and will prevent freezing to too great a depth. © Associated Newspapers.--WNU Service. POTPOURRI - ^ A City of Rocks A portion of the somewhat recently discovered volcanic field in ^Gooding county Idaho, has been given the name "City of Rocks" because of tremendously high projections from the earth. They are like great tall buildings. Volcanic eruption probably "pushed the rock strata skyward, because elsewhere in the county are sixty-three extinct craters, and extensive lava beds. • Western Nei Union. JUSTICE WM. BATTERN FOUND DEAD IN HIS WOODSTOCK OFFICE PERISCOPE HELPS REFINED, RELIABLE--Masried man experienced farmer, wants position as farm manager. Employed until Jan 1. Excellent reference. Arthur Lichter, Pecatonica, 111., Route 1. 26-8 GARBAGE COLLECTING--Let us dispose of your garbage each week, or oftener if desired. Reasonable rates. Regular year round route, formerly George Meyers'. Ben J. Smith. Phone 157 or 681-M-l. 2-tf NGW GADGETS MONEY TO LOAN--We can loan money at 4%% for 10 years on a first mortgage to practical farmers; no commission; free examination of farm, borrower to furnish good title with ah stracts. No trustee notes. You deal with a very reliable insurance company that loans out of its own funds. Tel. 300, McHenry. Stoffel & Reihansperger. 24-6 Inventions on which patents were granted recently included the.xfollowing : \ A streamlined head foe golf clubs. - -A machine for slicing mushrooms. A refrigerator tray wl)ich freezes ice in spheres insteiai d"M ccuu bes. • Odd Harbor Coincidence An amazing coincidence-occurred in Sin Francisco harl>or. In 1914 two tankers, with the same dimen sions, equipment and owners, were built in the same shipyard. In 1922 one collided with a steamer and ^ank. In March, 1937, relates a writer in Collier's Weekly, the other vessel collided with the same kind of steamer, in the same manner and place and under the same circum its sister A sandwich bag with a special compartment in the bottom for salt and pepper. A necktie constructed in telescoping sections so that it caQ be ed to any length. A salt shaker with a rotable brush inside the cap for clearing the per» forations of caked salt. A golf club with a drill in the top of the shaft for boring a hole in which to insert a wooden tee when, is hard.--Time Magazine. LOVE BIRDS' NEST William S. Battern, 56 years of age, well known Woodstock citizen and for many years justice of the peace at the county seat, died suddenly Tuesday morning while seated in his office in the Odd Fellows building. Heart failure was given as the cause, he having: suffered from the ailment for some time. Death apparently came peacefully as he was seated at his desk smoking his pipe. The pipe was found on the floor alongside his chair. Mr. Battern was a school teacher in his early manhood, carried mail on a rural route for seven years and served as city auditor at Woodstock for three years. He then entered the insurance business and also acted as justice of the peace. Deceased also was cierk of the Modern Woodmen lodge. Eskimos Net Birds The puffin, a little bird with a big bill and awkward flight, is netted from the air by Eskimos, as one would net fish from the sea. SLocuars LAKE John Blomgren was a caller at McHenry last Friday. , Mr. and Jack Geary were callers at McHenry last Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Esping called on Mrs. John L. Figley at St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, last Thursday evening:. Mr. Darrell was a caller there on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews were business callers at McHenry last Friday afternoon. Mrs. Earl Converse and daughter, Frances, spent last Tuesday afternoon and evening at the home of Mrs. Philena Davis. Mrs. H. J. Schaffer and Mrs. Cefia Knox of McHenry spent last Wednesday afternoon at the home of their father, Henry Geary. Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Forest Park were dinner and afternoon guests last Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews. J- Willard Darrell was a caller at the nome of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Minto at Antioch last .Saturday. Mrs. L^e Larabee of Bristol, Wis., and Mrs. A. L. Barr of Romulus, Mich., s|>ent last week at the home of Mrs. Anna Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Eaping motored to Wheaton last Friday evening: where Mr. Espin? appeared on the "Forum Follies" at the Gary Memorial church gym. G. J. Burnett was a business caller at McHenry Monday afternoon. Herman Hensel spent Monday on business in Chicago. Harold Brooks was a caller at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Larabee at Bristol, Wis., Monday, having accompanied his sister home after her being down here one week at the home of Mrs. Auna Brooks. Willard Darrell was a caller at the home of Mrs. Delia Miller at Johnsburg Saturday. Her husband, John A. Miller, was killed by an explosion of dynamite, Wednesday, November 17. G. J. Burnett and Herman Hemsel spent a few days last week at Appleton, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. McGill spent Monday in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and sons, Robert and Lyle, spent Sunday •*. afternoon at the home oi Mr. and Mrs, A. D. Smith at Libertyville. ; Ifas. Anna Brooks went to Chicag* ' Sunday, where she will spend the wihi*} .. ter at the home of her daughter, Mifc" and Mrs. A. Ran. - Sunday visitors at the home of MsT and Mrs. G. J. Burnett were Mr. an#: Mrs. Lyle Litwiler of Round Lake, M% Raymond Cyr and friend from Eight Henry Heidner and two son-in-lawfe from Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Farrell McGill children of Wauconda were Sunda afternoon and supper guests at tl home of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. McGill. H. L. Grantham of Wauconda spent a few days last week at the home Mr, and Mrs. G. J. Burnett f S Mr. and Mrs. Leo R. Zimmer an# * daughter, Joan, of Palatine were calV. ers at the home of the former's grandfather, Henry Geary. , ; Arthur Wackerow was a caller afc', n Barrington last Thursday evening. Mrs. Harry Matthews and son, Lyla^" called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hw'* * B. Schaefer at McHlenry Monday even-*- ' ing. .1 Mr. and Mrs, Lyle Litwiler, RoundT - Lake, spent last Wednesday evening atv-.a v the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. J, Bui'- ^ "1"i nett. Mrs. Litwiler remained, over ifeV' *4 ' few days with her mother while M^'; Burnett was away. Mrs. Celia Dowel! and daughters^. r Ethel and Marion, were callers at M©» Henry Saturday afternoon. ^ ° Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rehberg of Diamond Lake spent Sunday afternoon at the home of the letter's mother, Mrs. Celia Dowel 1. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Berg are the proud parents of a daughter, bora Wednesday, November 17 Mrs. Berg was formerly Miss Pearl Foss of this community. Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews of Forest Park spent from Tuesday evening until Thursday night with relatives at Oak Glen Farm. Having come to at* tend the Installation of Officers of. O. E. Si, Mayflower chapter, Tuesday ', evening, when her father, Mr. Darrell, was installed as Associate Patron, a*.,. sister, Myrtle Esping as Associate Matron and Mabel D. Matthews as Secretary. i First Among Nate The coconut is the most valuable and most used nut in the world. ..•4. SPECIALS THURS., FRI. AND SAT, November 25 - 2627 QUALITY GROCERY--FRESH AND SMOKED MEAT SMALL PIG PORK LOIN ROAST LEAN FRESH PORK BUTTS CHOICE BEEF CHUCK ROAST, FRESH GROUND MEAT KERBER'S PURE LARD, (Bulk) RIN$ BOLOGNA ; FANCY TOKAY GRAPES 4 CRANBERRIES ^ :i- NEW CABBAGE LARGE HEAD LETTUCE CARROTS _ MONARCH COFFEE lb. BULK BROWN SUGAR JERSEY SWEET POTATOES --___ perlb. 20<? per lb. 19f (Any Out) lb. 19^ 2 lbs. 31C 2 tt*8* 27<£ perlb. 18i 2 17<£ 2n». 34* 3 lbs. 10* 2 for 17 e 2 bunches 13* 28*; 3 lbs. 80* 3 Ib». 20* 7 lbs. 25* GIBBS' GROCERY AND MARKET -- Phone 166 Free Delivery Talk - Don't Walk This Store Will Clow Thursday, Nov. 25, at 11:30 a. m. •<- This 80-foot periscope, on the third tee of the Aberdovey golf course in North Wales, enables golferg to see the green so they can see when all is clear to drive. The green, which is 168 yards from the tee, is obscured by sand hills. Wife Teaches A king of the long ago instead ol promoting the progress o{ real impaovement and wealth, namely agriculture, was so much wrapped up in sordid avarice as to employ a great portion of the labor of his subjects in working mines for precious minerals. His queen, wishing to teach her husband a lesson, one day ordered the table set with a splendid repast of gold and silver, wrought in the form of fruit. The king in vain sought to satisfy his aPI5Ctite with the beautiful articles on theXable, owned that gold and silver were, after all, only ornamental, took the hint and immediately set to work promotihg the be&i ter use of agriculture.. Two love birds have taken a winter lease on half of a coconut husk which they found nestling in the crotch of a coconut frnnH ainng Mi- Houses, Shops on Lohdon Bridge ami's bay front. | Houses and shops were built on the original London Tuesday, Nov. 30th A aew Car with an entirely new design and with an entirely new economy idea . . ; V." . x ONDISPLAY AT OUR SHOWROOMS See howthe Ford V-8 has been completely redesigned. It's the smartest looking oar in the low-priced field. It has new comfort and safety. ...Operation is quieter. ...Braking is smoother and faster. ...There's a choice «f two V-8 engine sises. You'll want to drive it Let us arrange it. Phone 1 West McHenry, d. ' • rt~'" K.