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Show Friday, February 5, 1932 MAGNA TIMES, MAGNA, UTAH Scenes and Persons in the Current News mm ViKOTi OTOfO FORGOTTEN HEROES BY Elmo Scott Wttson 4 t H Forty Bushels of Wheat M ao And less tt also haa Its heroes wbs do brave deeds far from the sound of bogle or drum. Come up to tbs tiptop of N. H, Indian H1U In Holdernes and them In a grassy sunny nook look upon a simple granite monument which bears this Inscription: 1171 Reuben Whitten 1847 Son Of a Revolutionary soldier, pioneer of this town. Cold season of 1819 raised 40 bushels of wheat which kept his family and his neighbors from starvation. Lift was bsrd for tbs early settlers In the foothills of the White Mountains away hack In 1810 when Renben Whitten moved his family from the little village of Plymouth end began a pioneer's Ufa on a little farm near Lake Asquam. In the summer time they raised a UtUe grain and a lew vegetables but for tba float part they depended upon fish and gams tor food. So when the summer of 1819 came and It 'rained week- - after week they did not worry, even when their grain and vegetables rotted in the ground. Tba woods still wars toll of gams and the lake waa atill full of fish that could be taken through tha Ice. Reuben Whitten was psora fortunate than the rest. Hit corn end vegetables had been a failure, but ha bad raised 40 bushels of Wtiacp OftsoG hath Its victories, it DEACK renowned than war. . iJi fa- 1 Mis Lenora McAnlnch, of the Congressional Districts Modification league banding to Senator David L Walsh and Robert Bulkier petition signed by 6,000,000 persons for modification of the Volstead act 2 Janies R. Beverley of Texas, tbs new governor of Porto Rico. 8 View In Shanghai, where tbs Japanese seized the native Quarter to end the boycott carried on by the Chinese.'- anti-Japane- , t Japanese --Troops in Manchuria WclLProtectecl wheat Thera waa no 'autumn that year. Winter came In on an icy blast In October and for twd weeks It snowed and rained and hailed. The I- -- j She Rules Ohios Toughest Town AV-iv-l V I 'i V Three Hundred to Ono W ' a DOWN In Oklahomaatanda of native - atone which commemorates one . of the most remarkable stories of desperate valor In all frontier history. It marks the spot where Pat Bennegsy bravely faced odds of 80Q to 1 and true to the frontier code, sold his life dearly." .... e Fort S1U Pat was an freighter, and In tho spring of 1879 waa on bis way from Caldwell, Kan, to the fort with a wagon train.' He was accompanied by three other men. When Jumped by a crowd of some 800 Cheyenne warriors, hla companions became confused and tried to escape north along tbs trail. Immediately they were surrounded and cut down. In tha meantime Hennessy had sought shelter among some rocks a little natural fortress, from whlcb hla rifle - menaced the savages as they approached. Confident In their overwhelming number the Cheyennes swept forward to within 20 yards of Pats stronghold. Resting hla rifle on tbs rock in front of him end not taking the trouble to aim, he cocked t with one band and pulled the lever and trigger with the other. A continuous hall of bullets poured Into the mass of savage. They broke and retreated. But they came hack again this time In front and at both aides. Falling In this they tried another frontal attack and surged up to within ten feet of tha whit man, who fired hla revolver point-blan- k into their faces nntll ha had emptied It. Picking up hla rfl again, ha continual to fins And then tha gun jammed I The rifle had become so hot and dirty from constant firing that a cartridge stack fast and hla deeper ate efforts to extricate It were useless. - In another moment the Indiana would have been retreating. But when tha firing stopped, they believed hla ammunition waa exhausted and pressed forward. Hennessy met them with clubbed rifle, but the surging mass overpowered him. Infuriated by the toll he bed extracted, for 30 Cheyennes Uy dead on the ground, they scalped him, tied him to the wheel of one of hla wagons, emptied sacks, of oats around him, and set them on firs. For a few minutes there .was a writhing flgursjrarounded by and then the spirit of Pat Hennessy passed on to that Valhalla reserved for warriors who know how to dla but not bow to surrender.. - old-tim- "N BISHOP OF ARCTIC x . XQEXOI iti. Here Is Miss Ann LakawIts, thirty-year-ol-d stenographer, the new mayor of Llnndale. Ohio, which bears the reputaUon of being the toughest village Jn the state. She defeated Mayor "Battling Tom" OMalla by a margin of three votes. Miss Lakawits expects to convert the village d into a quiet place with lawns and pretty homes. tree-shade- Moving a Landmark in Washington - ; ( I Bishop A. Turquetll, who has spent SO years In Canada's northern 'atitudes, Is shown here as be arrived in Montreal from Chesterfield lleta, Hudson Bay, to ee Installed j dear apostolic of Hudson Bay recogoItion of his services among Eskimos and Indlangof Arctic da. His parish extends from Fifty-sixt- h parallel to the North l embracing an area of over ' 000 square miles. i ihhwu Men working around the section of the riant sequoia tree which has been a Washington landmark for tbs past 88 Prf" t0 ,u moral to storage on the Arlington experiments farm of the Department of Agriculture. This section was a tree and exhibited at the Worlds Fair In ChicagocutInfrom 18KL end toTpraJe 80-fo- W7 r MW C'P'W expansion and buUd- - IS Ittl. wstra Nmww Dual saoi bt m mauu or rvoav boat bm. a. a. sat. of. XHiv don't you try tMa amazing soap see how its boob last till dishes are sparkling clean how they float dirt out of clothes 'and hold it out so clothes are cleaner and -- ( whiter without rubbing? Softens water. Never balls up. Procter & Camhle V Cv Jy 'VJN HT rXTJ Tims ts Dnck Flrirttivily That woman, Mrs. White, baa a Hasnt that fellow written ' fins figure." book?" A fine figure! Why, the only Yea, and If you arent careful hell thing she can buy ready made Is an give you a copy." Louisville Courier-Journa- l umbrella." Passing Show. t Los Angeles Boy Needed Help Rheumatic Leroy Young, 1110 Georgia. fit, LoiAn-gele- a, Is a regular f e 11 s w,, active In Relieved Ibis sports, and at the In hla classes at top Way school To look at him now, youd think stabbing pains be never had a days If shoot across yoor sickness but his mother says : When hack and cripple Leroy waa Just a little fellow, we you, rah oo good found his stomach and bowels were old 8t. Jacobs Oil Relief comas before weak. He kept suffering from conyou can count 601m, stipation. Nothing he ate agreed Relief without burnwith him. He was fretful, feverish or bllatering. ing and puny. famous oil This "When we started giving him Calisimply draws out fornia Fig Syrup his condition iminflammation and pain. It is soothing, proved quickly. His constipation and biliousness stopped and he has had healing For the aches and pains of no mors trouble of that kind. I have Rheumatism," Nyurftla, Lumbago, since used California Fig Syrup with Neuralgia 01 Backache theres noth, him for colds and upset spells. He ing so quick or sure to bring relief. like It because It tastes so good and Oat a smell bottle of 8t Jacobs Oil I like It because It helps him so from yoor druggist wonderfully 1" Jail Being Himealf California Fig Syrup has been the Mary I wlah Bertram would stop trusted standby of mothers for over SO years. Leading physicians recomacting the fool Polly Thats the trouble he Isnt mend It It is purely vegetable and works with Nature to regulate, tone acting I and strengthen the . stomach and bowels of children so they get full nourishment from their food and waste Is eliminated In n normal way. Four million bottles used a year f shows how mothers depend on It, Al. tooth krimtioabv VI Vientliolatumia not. Rub biddy f ways look for the word California oa chat to improve Mood - 1 on the caiton to be sure of getting circulation and prevent ft the genuine, Quick Perfection Not Reached It la said that publisher .have never been able to bring out a hook., entirely free from error. The book nearest perfection Is the Bible which, due to its many reprinting, has offered many opportunities to correct mistakes. Commercial Chamois Chamois la a soft, pliant leather prepared originally from the skin anof ths chamois, s small goat-llk- s telope of tho Alpine region of Europe but now also made from lbs akin of the sheep, goat, calf and other animal. Good Man Advantage A bad mnn la wretched amidst every earthly advantage; a good man troubled on every side, yet not distressed; perplexed but not In despair; persecuted but not de! stroyed. Plato. Their End In Sight? Ths elephant, crocodile and rhinoceros era among the animals that appear to be on the1 down grade of evolution and that will soibe day disappear like tbs great dinosaur. , on tubet JQe. SSK5 0 half-doze- '7 The travelers tree (ravenola Mad agascaren8is), a native of Madagascar, is rare In the United States, but ome specimens In southern Florida are blooming this Vinter. Mrs Chauncey Brown of St Petersburg Is seen above pointing out the queer blossoms on the tree on her estate. crus whole country aide was deep In snow. . Most of tbs cattle perished, as did much of tba wUd game And then the specter of atarvaUon began to stalk through the settlement Then came the word from Renben Whitten that so long as his llttla store of wheat lasted,' all the others In tha settlement should share In It ' It waa little more than enough to carry his own family aafely through the winter and whatever ley beyond, but he would portion It out a little each week, to " ' other families. The winter Increased la severity. Ia other parts-o- f New Hampshire and Vermont whole families were wiped out; others were so weakened that the? fell prey to disease; fathers and mothers went without food to keep tbs spark of Ufa In their Children. But In the Indian Hill settlement Reuben Whittens wheat with what tittle fish A woman can get used to a man and game conld.be secured kept the has faults, but never to one who who n families alive till spring. . has no money. This Is a chungahan or armored railway car, of whlcb the Japanese army In Manchuria has quite a number. It Is a formidable fortress on wheels with heavy guns. RARE TREE IN BLOOM IJU Tit After windows have been washed with dear water, rewash with a chamois dipped In a gallon of lukewarm water to which baa been added two 'teaspoonfuls' of kerosene. Yonr task la finished; no need to rub dry Just watch the result!. Earths Distance From Mar The distance of tba planet Man from tbs earth varies from 85JOOO,-00- 0 to 247,000,000 miles. It therefore requires from 188 to 1,328 seconds for light from ths planet to reach the earth, depending upon the relative positions. Ask the Children Considering the amount of expert information available, on the subject of child guidance, the children must be guided about far enough to tell their parents whether the experts are" right Indianapolis News. , "improves the lines and contours of the face. Possibly there are many young men who can recall s girt who owes them something for beauty treatments. Toledo Blade, Old Hyma Tanee Many of tha old hymn tunes were named for tbelr composers, others for the writers of ths words. Some art named for places with which there Is a connection. Iran la Meat amount of Iron limited number pound of lean gram of Iron. Maai Repatatiea The sundew plant, growing where nitrogen la deficient, obtains Us needed supply by ensnaring and dl gestlng Insects. Hoaeye Special Vala Honey quickly restores waning energy; for this reason It Is equally good for athletes, children, or Invalids. Pqdaatry Denounced Pedantry- - crams our heads with learned lumber, and takes out our brains to make! room for It 2 Colerldb. Popular People of ths United States con- sume 45,000,000 pounds of pecans a ?w. I ii n j Convicted by Hen Three hens were stolen from the fowlrun of Westphalian farmer, but the suspected thief claimed that they belonged to him. The hens were liberated in ths owners farmThey promptly walked In yard. ingle file to (heir, own roost, and. ths thief was sentenced to six months In jafi. Eadaraaca f Metal Tha term crystallisation la often - to ths failure erroneously-appli- ed of metals when subjected to cyclle Ths fall-ur- a repeated stresses. of metals under such conditions should be referred to as ths fatigue . or endurance of metals, or Vale of Geld Brick The dimension of the average building brick are 8 by 4 by 2 A Inches 72 cubic inches. A brick of olid gold ths size of tha average building brick would be worth about $15, 00a Pathfinder Magazine. Weleat Stains Obstinate Tannic acid, which Is the add In walnut sheila, cannot bo removed. It-Inecessary to allow tha stain to wear off. Wearing rubber glove while shelling walnuts will protect tha hands from ths stain. . J mm inisiinmim. The Ideal Vacation Land SMiuhlM All Winter ln g Splendid roada -- towering mountain range Highest type hotels dry invigorating air clear starlit nights CaMferalas Isrsmsst Desert Playysaad awsswseaesissr TlPalm OprinfijS CALIFORNIA Aad Oa aid Oal Do you ever read In bed?" Not now. I often lie awake and listen to a lecture, though." Pathfinder Magazine. . We Caavs Treetare? The Gutenberg Bible sold In London recently is - believed to have come from ths Imperial library of the Hermitage, at Leningrad, having been purchased in 1858 by the librarian of Czar Alexander I at a sale In Munich for about $900. -- Yellow Diamond Rar diamond Is A fancy canary-yelloe or mors valuable than s white diamond. This Is because of the rareness of the stonei. Of tha diamonds that are found In commere U the cial quantities .the most valuable. blue-whit- Want Him Roady Mad Many a wife Is perfectly willing to stick up her nose and wear expensive finery to advertise what a success her husband la, who wouldn't turn her little finger over to help make him One Advantage Ancient books," said HI Ho, the age of Chinatown, have this ad- vantage they tell untruths soma-times- , but never In a way to make them popularly Interesting." Washington Star. Breiae Metarity The brain reaches Its full size and weight at about the same time the rest of the body matures; that Is, between the ages of twenty-tw- o years. " and twenty-fiv- e Americas Oldest Daily The first dally newspaper published In the United 8tate was the Pennsylvania Packet' and General Advertiser, published at Philadelphia, September. 1784. Power Vetted la Heat Ths house of representatives, unRarest of Motel der the Constitution, has the sole One pound of indium, on of ths power to Impeach a President of rarest of metals. Is valued at $7,000. tha United Statea.. Tbs foetal la white, lustrous, very soft and ductile, and can be melted Plant Feed oa Iaiect Uncle Ah says many a mans reputation has been made good or bad on what be thought other folks thought about him.' Pec aa y I I atI Prove Vain of Tree a deforested canyon In California carried from twenty to forty times as much sediment as ths corresponding freshet in an adjoining forest canyon. Meat contains an exceeded by only a of other foods. On beef contains .0102 IJ J Bat They Caa't Collect Enquirer. Yawning," says a medical man. Portage! Coloaie Portugal has some 930,204 square miles of colonial possessions and ranks after England and France. Its possessions are greater than those of Italy and ths Netherlands. A flood In I 1 blue-whit- ' The beginnings of the whale fishery are obscure, hut It appears that In tha Ninth century the Norwegians sent . out vessels In pursuit of whales, perhaps even to Greenland. Whale Long Hnntnd ' . w O, a ra Europe Oldest Raco The Basques of Spain are said to he the oldest race surviving In Eu ) ropw . with a match. Mineral for Diet The most important mineral substances required in food art tba salts of Iron, Iodine, phosphorus, calcium (lime), manganese, potash and soda. Women ia Colonial Day. Under common law, which the first Colonists brought with fhem from England, women were regarded as perpetual minora. |