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ii . jiii ar-K •*;- i- V71?- \ • , 1*4 ' i ' • b V- A • j " ' PRICES FOR 1931 ¥- THE MUENRY P 51:; it., Published every Thursday at McHenry, 111., by ,' Entered as second-class matter at the postoffici $£ lfei$fenry, 111., under the act of lftay 8, 1879. * fix Months •* ~ly e • A. H. MOfeHHt, Editor and Manager ^ lillian Sayler, Local Editor -- -- OPICS {m-i r • «y&. ysp'i ' 5&i : »Tt * Ifr.' • CULLING PULLETS * FOUND PROFITABLE iy- Lacking Vigor Should Be Sent to Market Ml'llS' -F; P. Jeffrey, Instructor In j?ouItry Hu»- bandry, New Jersey College of Agri- • .. culture--WKU Service. 't*;; In selecting, pullets for the laying ijl'ouse, the poultryman has only a •%||ew criteria, but they are useful and y^lfhould' Be observed explicitly. Culling all pullets which show lack of .?igor and selling them for meat instead of housing them as layers is "important to attaining good production. Selection on the basis Of body Weight among pullets which are uniformly healthy unfortunately has l>ut little value in respect to the •umber of eggs laid per year. In case the poultryman has an excess of healthy pullets, however, '•j£e might still profitably discard the Smallest birds for two reasons. In |he first place there is a well- Inarked relationship between Body height and egg weight. In other Vfirords, the small pullets will tend jJIO" produce the smallest eggs during ;$he year. In the second place, it £jpas been observed in flocks bred for tiigh egg production that there is a •light tendency for the large birds Jo show higher livability during the Ijjmllet year. ; It is a well-recognized fact that ||he poultryman doing his own breeding should at all times avoid small |f)ody size when choosing birds for >fhe breeding pens. The reason for 'Such selection is that body size is %iherited, and by eliminating small /j>irds from the breeding pen the f>ody size of the entire flock ttaill profit. V'V ' - Farmers Gut Expenses by Using Milo in Feed Many farmers are planning to use milo grain in their feeding rations fhis fall and winter because it is Considerably cheaper than corn and •bout equal to it for most classes 4t livestock except hogs. g Milo, one of the grain sorghums, Closely resembles corn in composition even though it is somewhat >-er in fat and slightly higher in rotein, says H. B. Osland, associate animal investigations for Colorado State College Experiment station at Fort Collins. When fed to hogs, milo is worth !f l per cent of the value of corn. Iftilo should be properly supple- |nented with tankage. Grinding is fisually advisable. Grinding increased its value 41 per cent hen fed to cattle in a Texas exriment. Steers fed kafir, which similar in feeding value to milo, [ained 2.18 pounds .per head daily a ratio that also contained prosupplement, hay aod cane^and rn silage. ^ Tests in several state* show milo to corn for fattening lambs, grinding milo does not pay when is fed to sheep. i If it is fed to dairy cattle, however, milo must be ground, Osland j-eports. A Kansas- experiment &hows that milo is approximately fcqual to corn as a feed for dairy tattle. Telephone 197 T7"~ . Egg Shell Hard When Laid - The shell of the hen's egg is under jhormal conditions hard at the time that the egg is laid. The shell is deposited by special mineral-secretglands in the upper part of the Reproductive system. The egg has - fcpveral hours to harden before it is :-l*id. There is a lapse of time of twenty-four to twenty-six hours between the time that the yolk is released and the time that the egg is laid. It is under abnormal conditions when there is some physiological upset in the reproductive organs that the soft-shelled egg is laid. i. GIVING BAT AWAY . - i Mr. and Mrs. Bibby were entertaining friends. "I think I shall get a car next year," said Mr. Bibby, during a lull in the conversation. "I haven't decided what make, but it's •no use getting a cheap one. I suppose I could get a little serviceable affair for five hundred or so," says the El Paso World News. While the company was gasping at the careless mention of such a sum, the host's youngest son remarked: "And w|ll that funny little man witty the black whiskers call every week, like he did when you bought my bike, dad?" SWEET AND SOUR Of Khali fruits, strawberries are richest in sugar content. -- Jf Don't cultivate too many distastes. Finally one has nothing but bitterness. Sugar and sirup have been manufactured in limited quantities from watermelons*. NOTES FROM ABROAD > - Around the Farm • \ j M a t u r e d s u g a r c a n e , c o n t a i n s 1 8 ;V **r cent sugar. • • • .Wheat provides the principal food «f one-third of the total population of the world. A- • • • ., An expert claims that fanners put «, back only one-third of the phosphate • : they take out. • • • Turkeys can be made to lay eggs earlier than normally by us* of lights in their houses. • • • Plant breeding as a science is Jless than 40 years old, and scientific "vegetable' breeding is even younger. Boys' 4-H club work interested more farm and ranch boys in Texas in 1936 than since the World war. • • • This country consumed two and a half billion dozen eggs last year, or an average of about 250 eggs for every man, woman and child. • • • <* : To maintain heavy egg production, at least 25 pounds of grain and Jmash should be consumed daily by 100 hens. • , * • « Early-hatched pullets often go into a molt after a few weeks of laying, but this is largely preventable. The secret is to keep them gaining in NOTHING DOING Uplifter--Do they play games of chance at this resort? Native--Well, frankly, no--one is, never given a chance. Was Mother Shocked? Young Billy had had trouble with a barbed wire fence, so he had to remove his breeches for Mother to mend. The job done, Billy was nowhere to be seen. Finally, Mother, after searching the entire house, noticed the cellar door was open. "Say, young man," she called down, "are you running around down there without your breeches on?" There was silence. Then--"No, lady," roared a deep voice. "I'm just reading the gas meterl" * One O'ClOck A certain fearless and athletic man was going home late at night. He was warned not to go the usual way, as there had been several holdups. He went just the same, and presently was met by a man who asked him what time it was. Thinking that this was the prelude to a holdup, he hit him a heavy blow, and said, "It has just struck one." "Begorrah," was the reply, "I'm glad I didn't ask you ah hour ago." --Telephone Topics. Neglect . "Young man," said the stern mother, "I saw you in the park with my daughter." "Yes," was the reply. ... "I saw you kiss my daughter." "Yes." "Have you nothing to say?* "Yes. If you can't look after your daughter better, you'd better let --Tit-Bits Magazine. When the Dog Is Needed A short-sighted gentleman wait to choose a pair of spectacles. "These glasses," he said, "are not strong enough for me." "But, sir, they are No. 2.'* "What is next to No. 2?" "No. 1." "And after that? dog!' ;er No. 1{ sir, you frill want a FOBS! Mrs. Bunk--Winning that golf match will be quite a feather in your husband's cap. Mrs. Foozle--If it's a nice one I'll make him give it to me. Men shouldn't wear such fantastic millinery. Between Us Girls "Oh, my dear! So good to see you after five years! You're looking so much older I hardly recognized you!" "Really, my dear? I was just thinking that I surely wouldn't have recognized you except for your coat."--Washington Post. Well! Young Artist--You are thefirst of my many models I have ever cared, for. Model--How many have you had? Young Artist--Four. An apple, a banana, a bouquet, and you. Poor fcrma 1 Vernon--Mom, can I go to the zoo to see the monkeys? Mother--Why, Vernon,' shame on you! The idea of wanting to go see the monkeys when your Aunt Erma is here! ' ' , ' , England has nearly 3,000,000 tennis players. ° The village of Cheddar, England, is noted for its cheese. f _ - In France, there are 184.4 persons to every square-mile of area. British traffic officers arrested 121,757 auto speeders last year. Church and State in France have -been separated by law since 1905. Eamon de Valera, Irish Free State president, was born ia New York in 1882. , - The Clyde of Scotl&nd claims to now be the world's busiest shipbuilding river. Tourists' guides in Palestine must, be licensed by the government, after examinations. .Soviet Russia leads the world in the output of karakul fur. Southwest Africa is second and Rumania third. Chamois may be found only in three parts of Europe. The high Tatra, the Transylvania Carpathians and in the Alps. A LITfLE DIFFERENT Brightly colored butterflies prefer gaily colored flowers. Millions of pencils made in Europe are of cedar shipped from Florida. During tKe gold rush in Alaska, beefsteak sold for $48 a pound at Circle City. A floating excavator in the Umfolosi river, Zululand, frequently "digs up" crocodiles. Camping where lions freely roam is one of the exotic entertainments for tourists to South Africa. Placing a thirty-six-foot Union Jack at the top of an 820-foot radio mast, Rugby had the highest flag in all England. W. C. Smith, blind, operates a general merchandising store at Calhoun, Ala. He waits on the trade and keeps his own books. There is a crooked house in Alfred, Me., built by a blacksmith. The structure was put up in 1802 and was made to conform to a bend in the road. SAYINGS OF WISE MEN Health and intellect are the two blessings of life.--Menander. A wise man* is not inquisitive about things impertinent.--Broome. Love one human being purely and warmly, a»t« jrou will Jove all.-- Richter. Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both.--Addison. It is to live twice, when you can enjoy the recollection of your former life.--Martial. He who advises you to be reserved to your friends wishes to betray you without witnesses.-- Manuel Conde Lucanor. A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.--Pope. SCIENCE BRIEFS Fancy That "Many children are very clever." "Yes, I met a six-year-old who spoke perfect French." "How wonderful--whlre?" "In Paris."--The Rafl. By Far Harold--There is nothing that can surpass the warmth of a woman's love. _ - William--Oft, yes thex0 it--jthr heat of Her temper. . Adding soda to water in which green vegetables are cooked lessens their vitamin value. . Dental science is being taUght at Columbia university as a cultural course to students of the science of anthropology. Babies cry most frequently between the ages of six and one-half months and ten months, so one psychologist observes. England has been trying paving blocks of iron, rubber or other materials that have raised studs to prevent cars from skidding. Glass boots have proved helpful ih saving frozen feet from gangrene; the boot promotes circulation by a rhythmic alternation of air pressure. An American expedition to Sumatra has collected specimens of birds called Maleos, which are only half as big as a hen but lay eggs twice as big in diameter as hen eggs. "Between Devil and Deep Btae Sea" The expression "between the devil and the deep blue sea," originated In 1637 and described the plight of a Scottish regiment trapped between the ocean and Swedish artillery fire. Btaf eatfcatai So high is the temperature on the Km that it has been said that if the sun were covered with a shell of ice sixty-four feet thick, its heat would melt the ice in just one minute. WHY= Dandelions, Canaries and Egg . Yolks Are Yellow. Fresh from the sea, a lobster is usually blue-green. Why? This raises the whole question Of colors in nature. Why are canaries, dandelions, the yolks of eggs, buttercups all yellow? Why are sea anemones purple and blue? Prof. I. M. Heilbron supplied at least partial answers before the Royal Institution recently, says a writer in the New York Herald-Tribune. ' It turns out that like colors are all traceable to "a sharply divided group of compounds not only ^widely distributed in flowers and plants but also throughout the animal kingdom." Professor Heilbron projected oh "the screen long chains of 100 or so of molecules to explain how the various colors are built up. Yet it must not be inferred that like colors in living organisms are always traceable to like compounds. Egg yolk, for example, owes its yellow only partly to the chemical that, makes canarieg yellow; some egg yellow is chemically like the yellow of our Indian corn. So with the yellow of buttercups and dandelions. They, too, are of composite origin. Hardest of all to explain are the jpurples and blues of anemones. "They 6re very complex," said Professor Heilbron. As for the uncooked lobster, that owes its bluish green color to tetraketo- beta-carotehe, which means that one of its ingredients is related to one found in the lowly carrot. Why Trade Winds Were Aid to Sailing Ships Trade winds, which extend about 35 degrees north and south of the equator, are caused by the difference in temperatures between the poles of the earth and the equator. Hot air from the equator rises and cold air from the poles rushes in. Instead of blowing straight north and south, however, they are deflected by the rotation of the earth. Thus the trade winds from the north blow in a southwesterly direction, those from the south in a northwesterly. In the days of sailing ships trade winds were of great importance.The great clipper ships would sail hun-- dreds of miles out of their courses to find them. Sometimes, when becalmed in a region near the trades, the crew would put over the side in small boats to tow the vessel into the wind. Why "Squfnters" Are Dangerous Of the four types of eyes, the "squinter" or the "wall-eyed" are the most dangerous behind, the steering wheel of a motor car, according to a Mayo expert. The squinters, he explained, are those who have difficulty in locating objects in space. One or both eyes have a tendency to turn out. The first function of the eyes of a baby is to find where an object is in space. Its second step in vision, he pointed out, is to see that object clearly. These first steps take place in the first year or eighteen months. Then comes the development of fusion, thdt is, perfection of the range-finding properties of the two eyes. Why Chimneys Do Not Draw The height of a chimney has a decided effect on its efficiency. Some authorities recommend 30 to 35 feet as a minimum height. Many onestory houses have efficient chimneys less than this height, however, drafts in low chimneys tend to be erratic in their action. Strong prevalent winds, the height of the chimney above the roof, the presence of over-hanging trees, and other factors cause disturbances in the action of the drafts. Why Plants Bend Toward Son Plants bend toward the sun, says the Smithsonian Institution, because the sides of plants getting the most light grow the least. Plants lean toward their shorter sides, just as a person would lean to the left if his left leg were shorter than his right. The Institution thus concludes that darkness, as well as light, is essential to plant growth. But sunlight does its part. It makes plants green, pleasant to see. Why We Say Shows "White Feather" We say of a coward that he shows "the white feather." Why a feather, and why white? In the days of cockfighting the pure-bred game cock had only red and black feathers, but a cross-bred bird had a white feather in his tail. As the slightest trace of impure breeding affected the cock's gameness, those with a white feather were never trained for the pit. Why It Is "Bowery" The original name of the "Bowery" in New York, the Bouwerie, was derived from the estates of the governor, Peter Stuyvesant, whose farm and orchards, embracing the region lying about the upper part, were called the Great Bouwerie. Why Dungeon Is So Called A donjon was the principal tower or keep of a castle or fortress. The cellars were used as prison^, so the word dungeon came to mean a dark or underground prison. Why Helium Was So' Named ' Helium gas was discovered in the atmosphere of the sun before it was known to exist on earth. The name was taken from the Greek helios. meaning sun. Conrult the, WANT ADS HISTORIC SITES OF SALEM TO BE SAVED Commemorate Great Epoch in Maritime History. Washington.--Allotment of $110,- 000 of public works funds for the restoration of the Derby Wharf National Historic site, Salem, Mass., has been announced by Harold L. Ickes, secretary of the interior and administrator of public works. This is the first national historic site to be designated by Secretary Ickes under authority vested in him under the act of congress known as the historic sites legislation. The area embraced within the site -includes Derby wharf, Central wharf, the old Salem courthouse, the Richard Derby house, and other associated properties of important historical significance. No federal moneys were expended in purchase of the property, the en- -afeling legislation specifically declaring against such expenditures. The allotment will be used for restoration purposes, -providing employment fox skilled and unskilled labor recruited through the national re-employment service. , Co-operation by the commonwealth of Massachusetts, the city .of Salem, the United States Treasury, the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, and private individuals cleared the way for the government to assist the project through the national park service and the PWA. Fifty thousand dollars was voted by the Massachusetts legislature; the Treasury "department consented to the transfer of the old custom house to the Department of the Interior; the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities donated the Richard Derby house; and local citizens subscribed approximately $7,500 toward the expenses involved in acquiring title to associated properties. Once Mistress of Seas. Derby Wharf National Historic site will be an example of the-scope and intention of the enabling legislation. It will commemorate the most flourishing epoch in New England's maritime history, when Salem was mistress of the seas, her swift ships the pioneers in opening up trade with the Far East; her name synonymous with that of the United States. Long before Boston, New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia-- which ports successively earned their way into the roster of great ports of the Eighteenth century-- were heard of in'the Orient, Salem had become a recognized word. When the colonies revolted from British rule, Salem turned her fastsailing fleets to the service of the colonies. They played so conspicuous a role in the naval warfare of the period that they are credited with the capture of more prizes than all the rest of the American ports combined. Again, in the War of 1812, Salem provided 40 out of a total of 250 armed vessels contributed by the country as a whole. A large proportion of these craft set sail from Derby wharf and anchored there between their forays. The wharf took its name from Richard Derby, a merchant prince of the period, whose imposing house, richly paneled and furnished with the treasures of the Indies, overlooks the harbor. In the stately old custom house at the head of the wharf, Nathaniel Hawthorne spent long hours, while serving as surveyor of customs, and dreamed away many more, in weaving the plots of his immortal stories of colonial New England. Tradition claims that it was here, while poring over the dusty tomes, that the theme of "The Scarlet Letter" was conceived. Then Its Star Waned. Salem's star as a maritime power, which had begun to wane with the pronouncement of the Jefferson embargo, went into final eclipse with the industrial changes that accompanied the perfecting of the steam engine and the building of the railroads. No longer were the high seas the chief roadways of commerce. No longer were the waters of her harbor adequate for the ships of larger draft that came into being With railroad competition. These memories linger on, however, in her quaint ^tree-shaded streets, with their stately private homes. When the restoration of Derby wharf is completed, the old landmark will fittingly embody these traditions and vitalize the Salem of the past. Family Colds Are Laid to Dish-Washing Laxity Fargo, N. D.--The way the housewife washes dishes may have something to do with the number of common colds in the family each year, in the opinion of Dr. C. I: Nelson, professor of bacteriology at the North Dakota Agricultural college. Forks, spoons and the rims of cups and glasses have been found to transmit bacteria that may be responsible for common colds or other diseases. To guard against this danger, Dr. Nelson advised, dishes should be washed in good live suds, as hot as the hands can stand comfortably. As real bacteria killers, the alkaline soaps are the most effective as they are the strongest. Soaps made of coconut oil and palm oil also are good and are least affected by hard \yater. Difference in lime "Some men's watches," said "Talleyrand, "go a few minutes faster than those of other men; and on those few minutes frequently hang the glory or the ruin of an empire or state." Shoes ef Colonial Days Shoes in Colonial days were sewed by hand. The shoe peg was invented in 1815. The first pegs were whittled by hand. When properly driven, the pegs firmly fastened the soles of the shoes tc the uppers* ---- , for sals • ';"!A FOR SALE--Dr. Salisbury's Poultry Remedies. Bring us your poultry problems. Farmers Mill, Phone 29. ^ 14-tf ALFALFA, TIMOTHY AND STRAW FOR S1ALE--Weights and grade guaranteed. Write us for delivered prices. Chicago Hay Co.t 4201 So. Emerald Ave., Chicago. , 21-18 FOR SALE--Murphy's put Cost Pig and Hog Balancer, $2.75 per 100 lbs. Phone 29, Farmer's Mill. 26-tf FOR SALE OR RENT--House, located on the southeast corner of Green and Broad streets. Can be purchased with small down payment. Call Mc- Henry 263. 33 Women's, Misses' Goloshes $1.09 Wash Dresses ^ §1x99 Saxon Sheets... 22x44 Cannon Towels Boys' Melton Jackets 42-inch Saxon Tnbing, yd. 2l| Boys' Union Suits 494 Percales, New Patterns, yd. 16^ 30-inch Outing Flannel, yd. 13d Men's Cotton Union Suits 87dif Part Wool Blankets S9.M ... 82(t ^ FOR SALE--Two Holstein Bulls, serviceable age. E. J. Miller, Phone 615- M-l. Rt. 2, McHenry, 111. *33 FOR SALE--Alfalfa hayon . Bell's Farm*. Ring'woad, 111; \ 33 FOE RENT FOR RENT -- Three-room furnished apartment on Riverside Driven Tel. 78-R. ' "•• • 33 LOST LOST--Lady's Elgin wrist watch, New Year's Eve. Reward. Call Cadillac Cafe. *38 MISCELLANEOUS ROOM and BOARD--Corner Elm and Green Streets. Modern; hot water heat; inner spring mattresses. $10 per week. Homestead Tea Room, McHenry. 31-3 GARBAGE COLLECTING--Let us dispose of your garbage each week, or oftener if desired. Reasonable rates. Regular year round route, formerly George Meyers'. Ben J. Smith. Phone 157 or 631-M-l. 2-tf LIVESTOCK HAULING --Cattle in- Flannelette Gowns Men's Part Wool Union Suits Boys' Handkerchiefs, 3 in box ... Wool Yarn, 3 skeins . Outsize Silk Hose, pr. Boys' Corduroy Pants 190 \ v." 25a - 79# . r:$ Clr. 'V; PERMANENT SPECIALS From 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. Short Tine Only: Between 6 p.m. and frpi Price® Are" As They Were. » 2 Persons for $4.00 up to $18 Singly For $2.50 Up To $12. Other Permanent^ $3.00 Up To $12» All Permanents Are Complete With Haircut, Shampoo And Set. Marcel, Shampoo, Rinse .... 3 for $1.00' Marcel Only 50c. Shampoo, Finger Wave, Necktrim, CoU or Rinse, Arch A 4 for $1.00' STOMP ANATO 'S Phone 641 226 Main St. 229 Benton St MI PLACE RESTAURANT, a Phone 192 JUSTEN & FREUND, Props. 0reen St! -Special for Saturday and Sunday- ROAST CHICKEN WITH DRESSING--*~50e Firestones, Goodyears, Mohawks, and Gillettes Trade in your old worn tires -- We can give yon a food trade-in allowance. FREE TUBE WITH EVERY TIRE Special Low Prices on Snow and Mud Tireo-- ALCOHOL <--your own at 04^ per gal. 60^ in 5-gallon lota Yes, we hare PRESTONE $2-95 per gal NATIONAL BATTERIES low as i- n-riiM.il :M.v •:•- *3.w -• Trade hi your aid batterf- aad pot in a new eue that will start your car on cold awnings. WINTER OILS Guaranteed not to congeal 66^ per g&l- and np Let us drain your transmission and differential and prepare your car for cold weather. Walter J. Freund Phone 294 West McHenry, UL ' " ' ! Friday and Saturday - SPECIALS - SAUERKRAUT Silver Cup, large can 10* SWEET CORN Country Gentleman, fancy, 2 cans 19* PEARS Bartlett, Traymore brand, can 19* CANDY Any variety) 111, ORANGES Good size, do?en..... 15* 20* LARD Kerber's, 2 'hs. -'.I- V* V • n 25* LAMB SHOULDER OR STEW -- Pound , 7 : 16* PORK LOIN ROAST --- Pound - 20 c Barbian Bros. Phone 180 We Deliver Riverside Drive 9 .</:>