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This Week \ h AfiTHiht Brisbane , v *,,?,* V /? . \ *V ? . , % K, ' France Look* Ahead , Snake tod Spider Sharp-Shooting, New ? The Restless' Philippine^ Berlin 'says Prance Is arranging to tend one hundred mlllloi# yen. Jap* anese money, ,to the new ^'republic" of Manchukuo, where pi Chinese puppet governs In the Interest of Japan, Japan would guarantee the* .loan. Germans believe that Prance considers It important to help Japan establish a strong position on the southern boundaries of Russian Siberia. The French, are wise in war matters and able to look ahead. Tragic happenings In St. Charles, 111. Scientists watched a ten-Inch gar ter snake held prtsoner in the web of a black spider. The spider wrapped its silken ropes, much stronger In pro portion to size than any steel cable made by man, around the snake's head. For 24 days, the snake, alive, strug gled vainly to escape. The spider, apparently not strong enough to kill the snake, dally wrapped more spider web around it. Kind "cruelty to animals" sympa thizers protested and the snako was freed. Science said the spider was entitled to prove what he could do. It was a small male spider of the Interesting kind that, according to Fabre, French naturalist, enjoys a dangerouB honey moon. The female usually kills and devours him when the honeymoon is over, and sometimes before It starts. A new kind of sharp-shooting Is de veloped, more Important to this coun try's safety than anything else, not excepting sentimental peace talk. Lieut E. W. O'Cpnnor, army air corps, establishes a world's record for consecutive lilts with bombs from a height of 5.000 feet. He aimed elgl'it bombs at a small circle on the ground. Seven reached the mark : the eighth fell Just outside the circle. One flykr, with one helper, In a bombing plane costing .less than $100, 000, shooting as well as that, could have destroyed seven battleships, costing $50,000,000 each, destroying also their crews. Spain, now building up an "armada of the air," shows her Intelligence. She will find that more useful than the old floating armada sent against England and Elizabeth. Our patriotic fellow Americans in the Philippines seem uncertain as to their desires. Recently they have been telling us they would separate from the United .States entirely, to be free and Independent... Then It occurred to some that If they did that they would not be able to send sugar and other products here without paying duty; also that they would Have no body to build roads and public schools for them. Now Gulllermo Capadocla, from the Island of Negros, says: "We want to run the Americans out of the Philip pines." Simultaneously, he, with five hundred associates waving red flags, carrying banners reading: "Long live the Soviet republic I" demands a cash dole, payable weekly. It Is a compli cated situation there. Campers near Elrama, Pa., digging into a hillside, uncovered skeletons of human beings that lived in America thousands of years before the noble rertman came, supposedly from Asia. These earlier Americans, according to scientists examining their skulls, had more Intelligence than the Indlnns that followed them. They were "doll cocephallc," which means "long head ed," and their skull bone was thin, which Indicates that they had been thinking for a long time. Rut their Jaws were heavy and primitive, show ing lack of bnlonre. Invaders from Asia, probably better fighters, wiped them out, I If your boy is "going out" for ath letic honors In his high school, prepar atory school or college, determined to "make" this team or that, you will be Interested In. an Insurance survey which shows that college men live long, but the athletes among them do not come up to the general average. He who uses up his heart in early youth with unnaturally violent exer ? else will not have a good heart to car ry him through the later years. "Mod eration in everything." Ton can't use up your heart, and have it. The British are wlnft. flandhl, whose sincerity enables him to rule the mlndi of millions In India, says to the Brit ish, **I shall starve myself to death If yon don't do so and so." Wise Britain replies, "You must decide about that bat yoti will not starVe to depth In onr prison." The British tell OaVidhl that he tuny leave prison and fast of starve at his leisure somewhere else. The wise man knows wheri to give way. The learned t?rofessor parwln, now eighty -two years old. son of the great Darwin, says our cfvlllxatlon is going to pieces fcooh, If we do not breiVd s better race of white folks. The fclnd produced is about ready to go tfbwfc ward, as other civilizations have done -before as. What Ve need, according to Darwin, Is More tfons and daugh ters with intelligent fathers and moth ers, in place of thft present p)un, 1 which leaves most breeding to the ?1o classes.** Syndicate, Ida ? X WHO Mrvle* , ? ? . i . 7T? l Tf Many Good Points for Trench Silos ? . N. Invaluable Farm Accessory Easy to Construct, and Lasting;? Br .JOHN A. ARVT, Dairy Extension 'Spa clallat, North Carolina 8tata Col ? VlTNU Service. While do definite experimental work has been done In testing the trench silo In North Carolina, Indications are that this type of silo may be useful because of the economy In construc tion and the need for more sllos along with increasing dairy development in the state. , N The trench silo is being used by itn Increasing number of Georgia, Missis sippl and South Carolina farmers. I* has (ong been used in the western states and has proven very satisfac tory. I believe the type has a wide adaptation In this state, especially among owners of small herds. Every farmer keeping a few dairy cattle needs a silo of some kind, for the rea son that about 30 per cent of the feed Is lost when harvested and fed dry. Using a silo eliminates this loss. Four advantages of the trench silo may be listed. First, It costs little to construct. The roof and the labor for digging are the main Items of ex pense. The average cost of construct ing 15 such sllos In South Carolina during 1930 was 95 cents a ton capac ity.' On this basis It would cost $28.50 to construct a 30-ton silo which would hold enough silage for eight to ten cows. The second advantage Is that the trench silo Is easily constructed. The labor and tools generally found on the farm may be used. Third, It Is easy to fill. The vertical filling equipment Is not needed. Finally. th? trench silo cannot blow down, regardless of size. Special Treatment of Fence Posts Advisable Cutting fence posts In the \voods and placing them In .the ground a few days later, without barking or curing them, constitutes a great waste both of posts and labor. Posts should be cut several months before they are set, and It Is especially Important that the bark be removed. The life of a fence post Is, of course, Influenced by a number of other fac tors besides those mentioned, such as the amount of heartwood and snp wood It contains, the rate at which it has grown, the kind of soli In which it Is set. The most durable woods are osage orange, white oak, mulberry, red cedar and black locust. When these woods are barked and properly cured, they. will last from 20 to 30 years un der ordinary conditions. Quicker growing and softer woods, after being cured, should be treated with creosote. When this is thoroughly done, they will last as long as harder woods. A fence post from which the bark has not been removed holds the mois ture which Is absorbs In rainy sea sons, thus making conditions favor able for bacterial and fungus growth. Moisture held between the bark and the wood furnishes an Ideal place for the growth of wood-destroying fungi and Insects that shorten the life of the post. ? Wallace's Farmer. Bean Beetles Common Ohio has been experiencing severe attacks In gardens this year from the Mexican bean beetle, .which Is a cop per-colored Insect about one-fourth Inch long and with 16 spots. This southern visitor which has become common In Ohio only In recent years may be controlled by spraying with calcium arsenate at the rate of one pound of the arsenate and two pounds of hydrated lime In 50 gallons of wa ter, says the Ohio Farmer. The same poisons may be dusted before bean pods form on the plants. Barium fluoslllcate sold under vari ous trade names is recommended by Reveral experiment stations. The in sects feed on the tissues of the under side of the bean leaf, and hence It Is essential that the leaves be sprayed or dusted thoroughly to get the poison material on the lower side of the leaf. Fall Planting * Several readers ask whether rasp berries and other brambles may be Ret In fall. This Is practical, and often more convenient than In spring. After the leaves have dropped In fall, a plant Is In condition to set. The earth may be made very firm around the roots when setting, which is good advice with regard to the handling of most herbaceous plants and trees. One .dis advantage In fall setting Is that In very windy places they may bo racked around In winter before getting a root hold. Firming the earth around the roots helps avoid this. Cutting back as much as the top* will stand also gives less surface for the wind to Work on. A forkful of manure scat-, tered around on the surface Is use ful, both as mulch and for fertility.? Rural New Yorker. Lespedeza Coming North Korean ltapedeaa Is pushing Its way notth Into Indiana. Thk common kind Is reseedlng Itself as far north as In dianapolis, and the korean as far north as the Michigan line. This legume, hhs tts chief value as a pasture crop on acid soils that are (insulted to Clovers and hlfnlfa. It Is' neither a substitute for, nor competitor with, clovers, al falfa,, or soybeans as far as hay pro duction or fert!^*y improvement are concerned, according to Hoard's Dalrf? man. '?'v.'-.: ? T":~ Penalty of Succe?? "Success ; knows .no eight-hour law." : ? ? ? ? ' William C^Puraqt, the automobile magnate, was speaking on success at a Klwanjs picnic In. Boston. "Yes," be went on, ''"success,* Ukp failure, has Its penalties. ,The Sin-, 'nlcksons, for lnfctajice, ran a small' boarding house, Wavd villa, a#Oceai\ . City lasfyear, and th61r success was" very great. One ahernoon .when Mr! Slnnlckson came home from the fish market .Mrs. Slnnlckson said to blm: ?"I've rented .the qoalbln to okl Jake Hodge; Joe. The rest of the season you?lt have to Sleep In the chlckenhouse. I'm sure you won't mind, the chickens.' " A1 borrowed cat catcheB no mice. J muMLU'W'*;- . w . v ? 3n|ttl|'i Artificial Leg [ There Is a seagull hobbling about at SaultSte., Marie, Mlcb., with the onljr artificial leg Jn the gull family, as far as It 'Is. known. Dr. D. B. Allen, Sault veterinarian, performe<l the operation . after the gull had .been' brought to him with a broken 'leg,. Alphonse Scozzafave, a shoe maker, fashioned a leather socket and Doctor Allen fitted a chicken bone as an artificial leg. By These Preaente ? "Some one says love is a fcift and marriage is a token." . "That bo% Then I suppose divorce is a souvenir."? 'Boston Transcript. It is sometimes easier to borrow money than it is to pay it back. ? City Hall Comedy Stranger ? Where kin I get ft mar- 1 riage license? Attendant ? I hate to tell ye. ? Louisville Courier-Journal. "Calibration" By. the calibration of an instru ment is meant the checking or cor recting of the scale readings of the Instrument. ? Mental and Sentimental Barbara ? Isn't Muriel suffering from mental trouble? Loretta ? No, from sentimental trouble. ? The Pathfinder. It is a great deal of trouble to be openly unorthodox. Explaining the Sign i Near Cleveland, Ohio, a man no ticed a store with a neatly painted sign on the front window reading: "We dress all our own poultry." JJe low this sign In the window were displayed summer dresses, hosiery and other women's apparel. The mystery was solved when It was discovered that a meat store had Just moved out and dress shop hud Just moved In. ? Delving Into Unknown "What Is a psychic bid?" "Ordering hash In a strange boarding house." If xme could hear what people say behind his back, he would know how to behave. to PROPERTY OWNERS TODAY a tetter came to my desk that deeply impressed me. It was written by a woman ? the mother in a, typical American family. Her little home had been saved from foreclosure by a coat of new paint, for which a part of their meager sayings had been paid. Those few gallons of . fresh paint had so revived the appearance and enhanced the value of the property that the mortgagee ' had consented to renew the loan . . . and the little home was saved. I could not help thinking of the thousands of homes and buildings that are shabby and unattractive today due to several years of neglected painting; of the millions of home owners who, because of reduced incomes and enforced economy, have been obliged to sacrifice painting for taxes, in terest, assessments, to say nothing of food, clothing, heat and other essentials of com fort and health. You have seen these paint-starved houses and buildings, as have I. They are every where about you. Perhaps your home is included. : Do you understand what they signify? Do you realize what will happen to wood or metal that is literally naked of paint if these houses and buildings face the attack of another season of rain, snow, ice, and frost? Never in the history of our country has the situation been paralleled. Property owners face an added burden of expense amounting to millions of dollars for repairs and replacements next spring. And the crisis, in my opinion, will be reached this coming winteSwhen paint of four, five, and even six years exposure to the weather will be unable to resist the elements ?when bacjly weathered wood and m^tal will be easy prey for rot, rust and decay. Today the big question facing thousands of property owners is plain. It is "paint or pay . " Either you tnust invest a little this fall in new paint or you must take the risk of paying many times the cost of paint to repair the damage done by rot, rust and decay this winter. Even at the sacrifice of other things, have your house or buildings completely repainted now. No investment you can make will pay better dividends. And nothing you can buy will make you and your family feel so uplifted and cheerful. If you cannot arrange to do a complete repaint ing job now, at least give the badly weathered places a coat or two of protecting paint . Look especially, to the window sills, thresh . olds, outdoor porches and steps; the joints of porch railings and palings; the bases of pillars; the edges of eaves; the roof; the gutters and down spouts. These are the vital spots where water lodges ? where ice and frost settle ? where rot and rust attack first. A few dollars' worth of good paint, applied now, will protect these vital spots ? will tide you over this crucial winter. And it will probably save you a much greater expense for repairs fctnd replacements next spring and summer. ? Unier existing conditions, you may be tenlpted to buy a cheap paint because of its low price. I hope you will not make this costly mistake. Even on sound lumber, inferior paint is a poor bargain. But on weathered wood, which is very porous, such paint is worse than useless. It gives you a false feeling of security and leaves you without protection. Prices of well-known, established brands of paint are now the lowest in fifteen years. Enough good, dependable paint can be purchased for afew dollars to protect all the badly weathered surfaces on your building. Again I repeat, do a complete job this fall if you can. But at least do the vital exposed places before it is "too late" Prttidtnt TUB SH BR WIN -WILLIAMS CO. ' This message to the property owners of America is spon sored by the following paint manufacturers and their dealers: ACME WHITE LEAD AND COLOR WORKS DETROIT WHITE LEAD WORKS W. W. LAWRtNCE & CO. LINCOLN PAINT & COLOR CO. THE LOWE BROTHERS CO. JOHN LUCAS & CO., INC. THE MARTIN ^SENOVR CO. PENINSULAR PAINT ? VARNISH CO. THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. /