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,v . \"» Th« B«niweH P«opl»S«ah«m. B»mwtll. 8. C. Th«r»<»y, D«c—b«r 1M4 - The Flaw in a Perfect Case W fiBN William Harrison, of Oloo- cestershire, England, disappeared and no knowledge could be obtained of his whereabouts, everybody In that part of the country came to the con clusion that he had met with foul play. * He had gone away on a rent-collect ing tour, and It was known that he was sure to have a large sum of money in his possession. A month went by and still there was no trace of the missing man. The sole topic of discussion In those parts revolved around the query: What hap become of William Har- rison? It was during one of these discus sions that John Perry came to the front and Pmazed the authorities with a remarkable story. He said that bis brother, Richard Perry, had murdered Harrison for his money, and that the result of the crime was his enrichment to the ex tent of £130. John and Richard Perry Uvbd with their mother In a little house on the outsklr.s of the village. John* was not mentally strong; in deed, there were some who regarded him as half-witted. Richard .was physically and men tally strong, but his reputation for In tegrity was not good. He had been caught in some ques tionable transactions, and It was hint ed that he would not hesitate at mur der for the sake of money. The magistrate of the district sent for John Perry, and the fellow re peated his story. Hb was examined at length, but stuck to his original statement. The only addition he made to it was that he and his mother were present when Richard had assaulted and robbed Richard Harrison. He was unable to say what had be come of the body because he had run away while the robbery was In prog ress. The two men and the woman were placed on trial and were Inadequately defended. Insect Damage Is Fought in Winter v Stored Seed Grain Should Be Protected From All Bugs; Treat in Bins. .r— « By C. H. Brannon, Bstoaaloa Bntomoloetat. North Carolina Btato Colle«« —WNU Sarvlca. Carbon disulphide or carbon tetra chloride may be used effectively to kill Insecta In stored grain this winter. A barrel or other container which can be made air tight will be suitable, then fasten two thicknesses of heaV'y wrap ping paper on the barrel top. If the seed Is heavily Infested, a full cup of the disulphide or tetrachloride .may be used. * ‘ After two or three days, examine the seed. If any Insectrf are still alive, repeat the process. The aeed should be kept in air tight containers until ready to plant or Insects will reinfest It When ready to plant, spread out on the floor and the gas will evaporate In a short time. Storage bins may be used to treat seed In large quantitlea If the bins are fairly air tight Twenty pounds of the disulphide will be enough for each 1,000 cubic feet of space in the bln. After pouring It on the seed, cover with sacks to help hold In the gas. The treatment should be applied In the mid dle of the day when the temperature Is warmest Air slaked lime may also be used In treat grains for Insects. In treating quantities of seed, equal parts of lime and seed may be used. For small amounts, the ratio of lime should be larger than that of the seed. Drouth Com Not Likely ‘ to Hurt Farm Live Stock There Is little danger of poisoning live.stock by feeding drouth-damaged cornstalks If samples tested at (yUegfL-jaf agrtculturA. Unlvt Illinois, are typical of corn thronghout the country, says Dr Robert Graham, chief In animal pathology and hygiene. Innumerable Inquiries have been re ceived by the University of Illinois pathology laboratory relative to the possible poisonous properties of drouth corn, as well as Sudan grass, and ap parently many stockmen are afraid to feed either of these roughages. Of the many saihples of suspicious lor ToaagoW^i Interest 1a EloctfoA Too, ere you gonna vetef” "Of course 1 am. I always eeto,* That's good," said young Sidney. He hesitated a moment "De you suppose you'll probably ge vote the seme time mamma does?" "I don’t know. It’s very likely that we’ll go together, though we might have to go at different times." “Gee, I hope It’s that way, ’cauah ( want to go with you both, asp** dally If you don’t go together." “Why, what’s the Idea?" asked Ida father. “I didn’t know you were In terested In politics." “Oh, sure,” answered Sidney vague ly. “I’d go vote myself If I could and If Mary votes. I’m going to see If aha won’t let me go down with her." Sid ney hurried toward the kitchen te Interview Mary. Just then his moth er came In to throw some light on tha euMtrf.' “He went with me when I regis tered and found that the polling place was in a candy store kept hy a nice woman. She gave him a bar sC chocolate, so I expect he’a figuring oa cashing In on election day la a Mg way."—New York Sun. VS Easy for Some People Beet way to summon poise 1 think about absolutely nothing. Mercolized Wax Keeps HMiMj Otherwise t Gossip will stick to the truth If II Is exdttng enough. Katherine Sheldon of Oqeonta, N* Y., is shown with her lambs, that won top bohors at the International Live Stock show In Chicago. This is the third tim-- her lambs have won the first prize. Twenty Grand Prepares for Comeback ■>:» : iv; m ?X'"V m w vfp ii! mm ■ifei: mm ' j -\- ; V ' mmrn ^ wM IS m Twenty lirund, one of America's greatest thorougbbreils,\is being ptyitured for (Keemeback after several years of retirement He will try for the $1 handicap at the new Santa Anita track near Los Angeles on Februafy 28. Payne Whitney la his owner. They were given the Impression that ' drouth corn that have been tested In the laboratory, not a single spedmen bar proved to be poisonous. Doctor Graham said. Although It la known that sorghum plants can develop fata! amounts of hydrocyanic add under ar rested growth, the danger In .the case of corn seems to be rather doubtful The poisonous properties of Sudan grass have also been recognised dur ing certain stages of growth, bat hers again bona fide evidence of Injury when fed to live stock was. not ob tained In one Instance. An experimen tal borse was fed the grass for a pe riod of three weeks without showing any 111 effects. Illness which may be mistaken for food poisoning Is sometimes caused by 1 too sudden diange in rations. Doctor Graham points out. Before a crowd of more than 2,000 people, this impressive 40-foot astron omer’s statue was unveiled and dedi cated on the grounds of the Grlffltb park planetarium at Los Angeles, Of umldeff concrete Imnatcrtah the ntatxre resembling an angulcr shaft. Is six pointed and bears the figures of six of the world’s most famous astron omers—Hipparchus, G&tileo, Kgpler Newton, Copernicus and HerscheL BAY'STATE GOVERNOR If they pleaded guilty to robbery their lives would be spared. But at the next term of court. Sir Robert Tyde placed them ol* trial for murder. They were at a terrible disadvantage because by confessing to robbery they had admitted that they were potential murderers. Id addition to this there was a mass of circumstantial evidence against John. There was only one flaw In what might be regarded as an otherwise perfect case, and that was the failure of the authorities to find the body. F:r Charles Turner, who presided at the first trial, had refused to accept tlje indictment for murder because of this very flaw, and It was that which had caused a change in' the indictment to robbery. But the second Judge was not so jealous of the old English law. He took the ground that Harrison's nonappearance after six months was proof positive that he had been killed. So the family was convicted and executed. Soon after the execution one of the residents of Gloucestershire received an anonymous letter hinting that Wil liam Harrisou was still alive. Then came another story that he was In Turkey. All of these rumors were treated as mere gossip until three years later when the door of the local Inn was opened and William Harrison entered the room. He said that after he had collected the rents, as usual, he was beset by a gang of thieves, and the cash taken from him. But the toughs did not stop at mere robbery. They took him to a wayside Inn and Invited him to take a drink upon the success of their enterprise. He took It and In a little while be came unconscious. ^7 / n/ ~5() ) in / s f armet) him \ne>L 1} tln ir nn ut t\iih FIGARO Wl Wk, ■! They-had given hhn drugged liquor. After this a gang had carried him. aboard a vessel. When' he recovered consciousness he found that he wit on his way fo Tur key. He had lived there for two years. A When he was Asked why he had not communicated with his friends, he. said that he feared that they would not believe his story,.and aa he was unable to make good the money that had been stolen from him he bad de layed his return as long as possible. Since that day—over two centuries ago—no man has been tried for mur der In England without first proving the murder. ^ WNU Sarvlca. W.: ■ wm m :•« -m m wiy *>11! m James H. Curley, three times mayor of Boston and a Roosevelt booster long before the Chicago convention, was slectad governor of Masiachasetta. Saxby’s Gals Saxby’s Gale Is the name given to a violent storm, which occurred on Oc tober 4, 1869, on the coast of New Brunswick, Maine and Nova Scotia. It was accompanied by a tide of ex- traordInary height * The storm, which apparently came up from the West In dies and caused heavy rains In eastern . United States, was called Saxby’s Gale because a Lieutenant Saxby of tho British navy had announced a year previously that a great storm and high tide would occur on October ft. Tho prediction had been based on tho sup posed Influence ef the moon, J>nt It was entirely Indefinite as to the place where the storm would occur. Huge Wheat Crop in Canada The 1934 wheat crop of Canada Is officially estimated at 277,304,000 bushels. This Is an Increase of shout 7,000.000 bushels over the unrevlsed estimate for 1933, but Is considerably lower than the average for recent years. Previous to 1933 the smallest Canadian wheat crop in the last ten years was 304,f)20,000 bushels In 1929; the highest was over .166.000,000 In 1928. The. low 1934 production Is dua mainly to unfavorable climatic condi tions In large areal of the western provinces where most of Canada's wheat Is grown. The average wheat yield an acre for all Canada In 1934 Is placed at 11.6 bnshels, compared with a long-time average of 17.1. The esti mated production of other principal grains In Canada shows an Increase over the previous year. Oats are up about 37,000,000 bushels, barley up | about 5.440,000 bushels, ryl up shout 2.200.000 bushels, and flaxseed up about 460,000 bushels. Save Soy Beans and Straw CV A-. a ^ ^ 1 Afih — S — A DPHIiB W ITK“iy TfT 8 V d J good cash crop this year and next and ( , for this reason an effort should be 9 made to thresh as many of the. beans as possible. Although the acreage grown this year was about 50 per cent larger than was grown last year, the chances are that on. account of the drouth, more was cut for hay than was the Intention at the time the seed was planted. In this connection, do not overlook the fact that soy bean straw Is s comparatively nutritions forage- worth enough to make It profitable to save as much as possible. That there will be an exceedingly strong demand for soy bean seed next spripg cannot be doubted, first for the reason that It 1A a most excellent crop to grow oa land contracted to the government, and, second, that It Is one of the very best crops to grow In chinch bug In fested areas.—Wallaces’ Farmer: lUprdii «f dw nriag i aft—tolWw with m i Bof treat year urchn. If Im < l«*e Figare, ttnd II.T* far )2ar,< far I— Aa. af irtr FAIE Itafcltl a* m • Mt 4a > Mi arf I l V4m hr a i TtaRpraCa. ♦iSES. axe paid. Caah 'ySStes; ry Tour money oaea If ■ y aailrfled alter aavra V aB.Mma jaiau«a mtm-A J**, But It Palls Getting acquainted with paopia li vary Interesting In aarly Ufa. STOPPED-DP .NOSTRILS] Damage by Meadow Mice The common meadow mouse Is a harmless looking little chap, but he la bad medicine for the farmer. A meadow monse eats about 30 grama, or a Uttla over ah ounce of green food every dsy.- That runs up to 23 pounds In a year. ' A hundred mice will stow away over a ton of green grass or clover In a twelvemonth. A hundred mice to aa acre Is not aa unusual number la meadows favorabio to their habits while In “moose years" tha has been estimated at MENTH0LATUM C.vis COfWFOIVT D.»//v NIP THAT COLD ciunsi nmxtuuy Doctor* advltst "Tha n>om«o» s cold mH to. SAKSfi&.srfS of UoHlold Toa will ro ller# cooaHpotioa, help brook tho cold’s hole, lecideetelly ctooo* eet tho system, Increases year resistance—At drag Mm-*#—25c HOe. GARFIELD TEa PARKEm-— HAIR ff^iM