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Show Tiir rYsnT oiroxirLE. payson. titati Suit Humor in Frenchman Prison sentences totaling 75 years have not made Alphonse Bruneau, of Bouen, France, lose his good humor. Bruneau, who is serving one of his many sentences, has filed suit against tiie municipality of Bouen for 100 francs a day damages for two years of ulleged false imprisonment. Bruneau dues not contend that his other sentences are illegal, hut lie does insist he was imprisoned for two years for a crime lie did not commit. He alleges lie was fuNely Imprisoned for tiie t t of 12 bicycles which he really did not steal. If Bruneau wins his suit in will iiave 73.000 fraucs to spend, inn no place to spend them because lie is still In prison. PRESENCE OF COW WELL JUSTIFIED Continuous Crop Production Reduces Plant Food. Tiie need for soil building Is so great on tiie average North Carolina farm that the presence of t lie dairy cow can lie justified even though tiie net profit from tier milk or cream he Houle Built for Beetle Death v, jiti-l- beetles are to lie encouraged to do all tiie damage they can in a house that is to lie built in Buckinghamshire. bomevviiere These beetles, whose kin devoured tiie old oak in Westminster hull, are to he tiie sole occupants, while scientists from several research institutions and government centers will look on and increase their knowledge of tiie pests that cause muh damage to Brim n's buildings. Montreal Herald. i small. "(n any farm where cron production Is unsupported hy live stm k growing, the conservation of soil is a difficult problem." says John for-Hill- y fiairv ext'se-inspecialist at North Carolina State college, "i 'out inuous crop production as prac-ted in iliis stale reduies the plant food content of tiie soil ami encourages en ion. A go. d example of this can he found In p'i's of the Iiedmont s.'iiion wlie. e there are thousands of nres of rolling land which are even now so badly washed as to he unfit for farming. TIip methods of dean i allure pinelhed are largely responsible for t ills condition. Instead of cultivating such land, much of it could he put to pasture, which would died; eiosion and at tiie same time furnish profitable grazing for cows. Mr. Arey sms tint it makes little dilTetence as to tiie ca Ii retain from a crop if tills is secured nt the expense of soil fertilitv. In the end the farmer Iomxs. Gradually Ids Soil le.-- s productive arid eventually , A. the n Judeth P PLatogBplit of Carter and Shields, Army Information Service. c times, and during one of tiie exciting debates in tiie senate a dispute with tiie senator from Mis'efiersoii s's ippl, brought tiie two men to the wage of a und which was averted only when Davis apologized. , I'nvis bad d sa greed vio leutly with Benjamin in the senate he recoi hi ed the worth of tin min, and Alien tl e lor, per was chosen as President of the Confederate States of Altl.oali !e selected Beniamin as at ViiierVn torney g. nernl ill Ills cub net. In Au gust, CYl, !i nj. Haiti was train fered t to tiie War department, vvlieie Ids of the war aroused such bitter hnstHty. evin Including changes of t v and ne!oit of Ins duty. ,!uit lie re i.tioil. But Davis, to whose to nc opt advice tubhoia r. fu.-.i- l ime In tin ill's asir.be a la. ;e share of tl.e re pons. bilily for tin downfall if tl Conft d r.. y, again Hew in the aee of p ddic op n.on, mid .niui aliate v ofie-ePen imam Ids third enhini t 0 a ei that of si ic'.uy of state. fed In 1801, Pen la a Pie'i'cnud liii'ti fed w til the lest of the Con ledei o gov e, nuieut. Making Ins way to the i of I'loiida In escaped in an ii; n boat to 'in Ikilianms, and in S p el. er. is .1 re o iie.l Live) pool. in reprement for g quietly f,"r ml In too), tin the study vi i r in 111 or Ii g! li law, and In ix,; lie was m'a. Hi d to tin liar in Ni, lifter ids health had failed, Pin1. on n ret.reit fiom aitive p'xictioo, ml on tine do of Unit year lie was of honor at a farewell h uuuet gi i given to turn in the Inner temple in I o' ''on bv the highest legil luminaries He then went to iaiis "d.iinl in to ina' e Ids home and there lie died on M iv 8, 8s ( eon-uc- c-s- t i t i '1 M1,f Benja- the slavery dispute of those in p.rt lv. 0f elected min as presidential elector at large, and four years later sent him to tiie United States senate, returning him there in 1817. He too1; a prominent He was a member of tin lighthouse board from 1810 to and was promoted to ct'iimmlni e in 1S78. In 1881 he was honored In pro motion to the rank of rear ud'mr.d on the retired list, tills revv ml com lng as a fitting rhmnx to tils extraor dinary cuieer In both lien Ins of In Louisiana 1818 In -! I .n America was a rei ai'.ihle one. even mine unusual ot another immigrant hoy, w,, r Bout in Dilngiin Janes K shields non. rmi.ity Tyrone, Ireland, In 1S!0. Mi el in' e lo tnis eoiintiy at tiie a '! of xtoon .ml v.eui to tiie fronl'er eo miry of Illinois, where tie studied .1 iw lug ii practice at Kaskaskiu 1! mo, s In '' 2 (.'tie rapidly to him lie w is elected s do toil home in I. 'tine In 1s.G, made ; ilf e e to n is' u nml appointed a bulge ii St to Mipiiine court tiem li m mi wo 181'.. aib later lie was appoint If in ii nimins . ' . j i ie i s ) ea-e- et cate because It Is the home of ficial bnoterln and Improves the ical condition of tiie land. courtesy he entered Yale. After three years he left that institution without getting a degree and went to New Orleans, where he studied law in u notarys office. He was admitted to t lie lair in 1832 ai d spent the next few years pi act Icing that profession with a short Interim of school teaching. Politics was next to engage Ids attention and lie allied himself to tiie lug party. In lsil he was a mom tier of tiie convention which met to revise the constitution of I.oaisiana, and it is noteworthy' that this foreign horn Bison of Louisiana was respon s.lde for placing in the new code a provision that tiie governor of that state must he a citizen boru In tiie United States. in 1870. Admiral Gene nl Cartel, truly a Unique American, d.ed in the Cap.' il of tiie country lie had Mrvcd so well during Ids lifetime of seventy one years In the year 18)1 a slop attimpted to ascend the Mississippi imx to New Orlenns. but finding that port him k aded by a Hellish lleet It sa led away to the West Italics. Among ns pas eengers, who landed on the island of St. Croix, was nn English Jew. n.iund Henjaniin, and Ids wife On Au.. im 11 a son was born to Mrs. i.i-.i'ii n and given tiie name of Judah Al though Judth I. Hetij'iniiii .n deon niei nied the right of be ng lean soil, he was destin'd to an Important figure in Aunin n li s tory, Uenjamins boyhood vv..s spent m lien Wilmington, N. C until 1821 After Taking Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound I.ickdalo, Eight blocks." Im parked farther than that." Louisville Courier-Journal. was mar-rie- d, for eleven years. I married a farmer and now in addition to my house-v- v ork and the care of my children I help him with the outside work on our farm. After my last Hold was boin, I began to suffer as many women do. TinJly our family doctor told me to try Lydia II. Pmhhams Vegetable Compound I did and now I am a now woman and 1 know that good Mits. health is better than riihcs. Clyde t Sueuiu-n- , B. 1, Lickdale, Pa. Dont let constipation 'poison your systmi. corrects August c jp'l.palion even stubborn cases almost like nnic! stom- s ach. stirs l"er. aids de section. GtJARAh TEED All Druggists. OBSTIPATION They Yell. Kin I ride with you to my home? How far away is your home? I Before Pa. my mother and sister and I did all the farming work farm on a 0 Doesnt Always Work wire discussing diet, and the talk I'ocame fiiieHous I've eaten beef all my life, and now Im strong as an ox," said he. That's funny," replied she. I've eaten fdi all my life anil I cant swim a stroke." d and the rank of brigadier general In the United States army. Another was a man who, although not a native of America, held a position In the highest legislative body of one American government and then held successively three Important offices In the executive department of another American government. Even more remarkable Is the record of the third not a na tive of America, lie held several Important state offices In two states, was elected United States senator from three different states, commanded American troops In two wars and was governor of an American territory. Tennessee gave to the nation its Samuel Iovv only admiral general. lintan Carter was his name ami he wus born in Elizabethtown, Carter comity, August G, IS HI. He became a midshipman in the navy in IS it). Six years later he was promoted to the grade of passed midshipman and assigned to the U. S. S. Ohio. From 1851 to 13.13 he was asdstant Instructor of Infantry tactics at the naval academy and was made a lieutenant In 1815. The next year lie served In one of Uncle Sams forgotti n wars, the expedition to China. On July 11, 1801, Carter was temporarily (runs ferred to the War department for the special duty of organizing troops in his native land, eastern Tennessee. Carter soon proved to be as ulite'a military as lie had been a naval oil'uer He was appointed first colonel of the Second Tennessee volunteers, then act lug brigadier general of volimieets, and on May 1, is;;!, he received bifid! commission as commander of a brigade. As a cavalry leader Carter ihstin guished himself particularly. On Au gust 28, 1803, he defeated that match less Confederate horseman, (ten. John II. Morgan, und the next day repeated his success against General Smith He was present at the siege of Knox vllle ill December of that year and la ter commanded a division under (. n John Schofield in tiie North Caroltu campaign of 1801. On Mardi l.'i. iv;i Carter was brevet ted major gene,.'' and was mustered out of the iihiiv I" January, 1800. He immediately returned to ti. navy, having hy this time been pro noted to the rani; of commander il gened ns command int at the naval academy from IM'tt to 1ST., having been promoted to the rank of i.ipi.nu the United States scivhe. The Universal Lament Going my way?" WOMAN BENEFITED Reciprocation James did not wish to go to Sunday si liool one Sunday morning, and his mother said : Why, James! It is Children's day and yon i.nist not miss going. Oil! y.aid James, "and will you give me a present?" No. Why do you ask? Well, on Mutlieis day we always give you presents and I just thought you might give us presents on Children's day," said Janies. he will he forced to move to a more fertile farm to secure an income sufficient to maintain his family. The dairy cow converts large quantities of feeds into milk. Some of these feeds have high plant food value and since only about 20 per cent of this plant food value is lost in Hie feeding process, there Is a gradual accumulation of plant food In tiie form of manure on every dairy farm. The good crop yields secured on such farms are ample proof of t his statement. Manure also lias a greater value than its chemical analysis would indi- Consider now the careers of three Americans and see whether or not the characterization of unique" la aptly applied to them. One of them was the oidy man who ever held the rank of rear admiral In the United States navy FISM bnq GenJames E. Shields ed commissioner of the general land office, but gave up civil life at the outbreak of tiie Mexican war to ac ccpt a commission ns brigadier gen end of tiie Illinois volunteers in 1SH1 During that conflict Sidelds served under Ceneral Taylor on the Itio Brando, under General Wood ill Chihli lima and during General Scott's campaign. He was shot through the lung at tiie Battle of Cerro Gordo and brevetted major general. After his re eovery lip served in tiie Valley of Mex-ions commander of a brigade of mu lines. New York and South Carolina volunteers, only to lie wounded severe ly again at the storming of Clmpul-tepee- . Mustered out of tiie service on 1818, he was immediately ap 2(, July pointed territorial governor of Oregon, hut resigned tills office when he was elected seuator from Illinois as a Deni oernt. lie served in Hie senate from December 3, 18 10, to March 3, 1S11, (itiil then moved to Minnesota. When the state government was or g,iiiizd there lie was again sent to tiie I nited States senate where lie te until. ed fiom May 12. 1818, to March ii, is';). He next moved to California, Mol at the outbreak of tiie Civil war was acting as superintendent of a mine hi Mexico. Hastening to Wash ingti ti. the Mexican war veteran was i nn. Missioned a brigadier general of voluntiMS In August, 1801, and after the deatli of Gen. Fred W. Lander, Shields was placed nt t lie bend of his brigade. In ixfg lie was head of a division of Gen. N. P. Banks' army, then opei it ng in tiie Shenandoah valley of Virginia ami opened the cam paign hy mill ling n stinging defeal at Wine' cs Vr upon "StniiewaU" Jack son, who was jn-- t then beginning to make Ii s bid for fame as the remark Shields able leader of foot cavalry. was wounded in this battle, receiving a b,ohen arm from n fragment of shell On March 28. 180,8, weakened hy the wounds which lie lied suffered In two wars, Sidelds resigned from tiie army. Gn'ng to California lie found that the land! gi anted to him for his military scrviies had been lost hy his trusted agMit and lie bought it farm near Car roilton. Mo., upon which to spend his declining years. Although he had de-- i ided to Ttire from public life, he was In 1308 he soon buck Into politics. was Democratic candidate for congress and although Ids friends declared that lie had been eieiied, lie was not seated. Six years later they elected him to tiie legislature, and upon the expimtioti of ids tern), tiie gen ernl. aged, weakened and Impoverished, sought tile humble positiou of doorkeeper of the United States senate In vvliiili lie had represented two states But tills was denied him and lie rei. That state promptturned to ly honored Idm bv electing him to tiie senate and lie returned again as a member of tiie body which had denied him employment. He held tills position until is death, which took place on June 1. lsT!. at Ottunnva, Iowa, whore lie bail gene to deliver a lecture mi tiie Mexiian war for tiie Mis-nur- benefit v ( of a chan s Westuru h. New0;ttir Colon ) When bene- AtcoMOL-- phys- tm ra- are upset ex- g feed. Size and Development of Heifer for Breeding Not only the breed, hut also tiie size ami development of tiie dairy heifer mast tip taken into consideration in determining the age at which to breed. Large heavy breeds, though somewhat slower In Hint tiring, should be bred to to freshen nt the age of twenty-sevethirty months, and the matured breeds which are more quickly matured, may he bred to freshen nt an age of to twenty seven mouths. But If a heifer seems to lie undersized or it will lie better to umlordovoloiied. delay breeding for a few months In order that a more satisfactory size may he reached by tiie animal before freshening. twen-t.vfo- Digestible Protein in Grain Ration for Cows The greater the amount of alfalfa or clover hay a cow is fed. tiie less protein she needs in her grain mixture. Tims, a cow getting no silage hut all alfalfa, clover or soy bean hay she will eat. needs only from 12 to 13 per cent of digestible protein in her grain ration. This may he secured in the following mixtures: 200 pounds corn and 100 pounds each of oats, wheat bran and linseed treal : or in 100 pounds eaih of corn, oats and wheat bran and 110 pounds of gluten feed. Calves on Grass nlsti ke of turning young calves, those under six months old on pasture, expecting them to get most, if not all. of their feed from glass alone. The most sue-- i dairy men. those who Iiave well grown heifers for herd replacements. continue their calves on grain, skim milk, and liny until they r.re well on to nine months old before they depend entirely on pisture to sin p'y ail tl e fe d This plan saves Baby ills and ailments seem twice as serious at night. A sudden cry may mean colic. Or a sudden attack of diarrhea a condition it is always important to check quickly. How would you meet this emergency tonight? Have you a bottle of Castoria ready? There is nothing that can take the place of this harmless but effective remedy for children; nothing that acts quite the same, or has quite the same comforting effect on them. For the protection of your wee one for your own peace of mind keep this old, reliable prepara- - A helpful kenwlrtor Cowiip'onil and tion always on hand. But dont keep it just for emergencies; let it be an everyday aid. Its gentle influence will ease and soothe the infant who cannot sleep. Its mild regulation will help an older child whose tongue is coated because of sluggish bowels. All druggists have Castoria; the genuine bears Chas. H. Fletchers signature on the wrapper. Need for Long Trip Small Appetite Wilfin Don't you think that travWife Im going to give you a Just a el broadens one's mind? piece of my mind." Hector Ioof Yes. You should take a trip small helping, please, darling. around Hie world. Passing Show. At the Fountain The Situation Do you m'nd telling me Got any tiling nt the soda counter to pep you up? paid fm that car? Yes. I haven't. Ginger soda and snappy cheese." 90 tv hut you OF TYPHOID in Rural Districts Is Carried by Flies Says The Georgia Medical Association a child comes WHEN home with down in typhoid fever, from which over 8,000 people die every year, it is very possible that the cause of this disease is the apparently harmless common house fly. He buzzes in when the screen door is open, lights for a moment on your dining room table, and may leave on your food a dangerous disease germ for he carries 6 million germs on hi3 hairy, furry body. What are you going to do about this danger? Be comfortable and safe. Keep your home insect-freSpray Flit, which is guaranteed (or money back) to be quick-deat- h to flies, mosquitoes, moths, roaches, bedbugs and other household insects. Yet its cleansmelling vapor is harmless to humans. Flit kills quicker if you use the special inexpensive Flit Sprayer. Insist on Flit and dont accept a substitute. Get yours this very day I e. The Worlds Largest Selling Insect Killer a CLEANSING protection against ANTI SEPTIC Acknowledged as Skin Troubles cct-sf- the needed pastuie. the Stcwerte hot periment conducted at the Purdue university agricultural experiment station. A ration containing a moderate amount of silage was compared with a ration containing no silage but double tiie ordinary amount of hay. The following interesting facts were 1. Milk production de observed: creased markedly when tiie rntion without silage was fed. 2. Milk production was practically maintained when silage wns included in the ration. 3. Milk and fat were produced more economically when silage mnde 4. Body tip part of the ration. weights of the cows were more uniformly maintained on the ration silage. The cows, therefore, actually demanded silage ns a part of the ration, principally because it was a palatable, appetizing, available and succulent Some farmers makp the Ptucrrt' Thcrttr hwholm W OtftfftiHttsS Morphf Mittcr Op Narcotic Mineral Value of Corn Silage in Ration Is Proven Tiie value of corn silage In the tion has been demonstrated in nn a Price 2 V IVijrjtrt: Potter Drug A Chemical Corporation, Malden, Mast, SOOTHING r |