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The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
Safe for Detectives.

"Do you know" began the barber
as he laid the lather thickly over his
clients mouth, that we're the only
fellows know of that could commit
a crime and not be detected through
the Bertillon system or whatever 1t is
that pinches people by comparing
thumb-prints?
The victim moved uneasily In his
chair, but circumstances over which
he had no control sealed his lips.
He grunted interrogatively and po-
lltely.
"Yes, sir! The reason is simple.
We amt got no thumbprints. We get
'em all worn off rubbing our thumbs
over you fellers' chins, Fact! Ill
show you when let you out of the
chair. My thumbs are pretty near as
ironed-out-looking as your face will
be when | get through with you."-
New York Press.
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05

the product which is to be marketed,
whether milk, butter or cheese Third,
he should keep production records Of
all cows In the herd, as well as the
produce and service records Of all
bulls or cows kept or used, so that
he may know what animals are com.
ing up to satisfactory standard In
the points for which selection is made
Fourth, II no other information con-
cerning cows taken into the herd Is
available, dairy type Is the safest
known basis for the first selection.
Fifth, he should use healthy animals
for the foundation ofathe herd; or, II
this is impracticable, he should Sc.
cure healthy ones from the unhealthy
ones as soon as possible, and take only
healthy ones into the herd. Sixth. he
should select bulls with reference to
their own achievement in getting good
producers, or with reference to that
Of their female ancestors for several
generations, as well as for type, vigor
and fecundity."
Every farmer who owns several
good cows should possess hand sep.
arator. An illustration Of small one
Is shown herewith
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
IT ALL DEPENDS on THE MAN
Diversified Farming ls Greater and
More Urgent Proposition Than
Ever Before In History.

The entertaining stories that are
published from day to day about per-
sons who have accomplished aston
ishing things by moving to some 9TH
er part of the country do not al
ways serve good purpose.
1t depends mainly on the man HIM
self whether he is going to prosper
anywhere or not. The many alluring
things that are published to attract
farmers are designed first Of all to sell
the land They are not issued from
philanthropic motives, and the indi-
vidual will always find that success
depends on his own efforts and intel
ligence, no matter what his environ
ments may be.
1t is interesting to learn OF old
friends who have made good" In a
new locality and It is pleasant to think
Of the good times we might have In
some other climate or on some other
kind Of farm, but we must not forget
that the lure of the big farm, the fruit
ranch, the mild winters and other far
away things have been fatal to scores
where 1t has drawn one to affluence.
When a man Is east he is apt to
think that the west offers him golden
opportunities. When he is west he
sees the advantages of the eastern
markets and transportation. II he
has been drawn south he may dis
cover that the warm climate takes the
tuck out Of him, while In the farm
north 1t may turn out to be too cold
for u comfortable living. The truth
is that all sections Of this republic are
good and all have special advantages.
In the last year the price of produce
has taken a great jump and the little
farm idea has on this account been
especially boosted This straightway
shows what advantages the eastern
farmer has in being surrounded by the
great markets and the numerous rail-
way lines. The thousands Of city men
who feel the need OF country home
can see many advantages in the east,
At the same time the newer sections
offer possibilities to young and am
bilious farmers that the old localities
do not seem to contain. This article
Is not to make invidous comparisons
but simply to point out that reasonable
energy and fair intelligence count for
more than the mere matter Of loca
| ton.
A new era has been reached In
farming There is new prosperity
which will enhance the wealth Of the
rural property owners and add to the
dignity of the profession. II is more
than ever question OF brains, how
ever Diversified farming is greater
and more urgent proposition today
than ever before. BY this system alone
can the agriculturist strike the market
right and put his affairs on a business
basis. We are to see the business sid,
OF farming from this on and those
who have the talent to swing them
selves into line with new conditions
will be heard from no matter where
they live.
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
How He Souuht Fame.

With vaulting ambition by which
he hoped to place himself at single
bound in class with George Wash
ington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin
Franklin, William Mckinley and 9th
er celebrities, citizen of Memphis
Tenn, has written Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock, with lead pencil
asking what the department would
charge him to make some postcards
and stamps with his own phyiognomy
engraved thereon. He wants to know
what they would cost hundred and
what would be the smallest amount
he could have run Off"
The postmater general, In his most
gracious manner, informed the Ten
nesseean what the smallest amount
would be, although this reply was moi
made public.
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05

It's a good bitter who can take bite
himself.
Most Of the trouble In the world is
home made.
The boy who sows wild oats never
cuts the lawn.
The harder the times the softer the
suckers seem to Set.
To grow old gracefully just watch
an old weeping willow.
The higher education will soon in
clude aerial navigation,
Life is full Of trials, with more con
victions than acquittals.
In riding a hobby it is sometimes
necessary to use curb bit.
The man is impervious to misery
who can joke with his dentist.
Sowing at the right time is Iona
step toward a profitable harvest.
Airing our grievances doesn't al
ways make their odor any sweeter.
Suppose the prodigal son had, come
home to find that his family had turn
ed vegetarians!
We are often surprised to find that
trouble rights itself in short time
II we only stop thinking about It.
Intelligent, painstaking effort, based
upon the teachings Of science, Is the
price of many farmers success.
A mans work lives after him. The
man who ends his career on farm
that he has improved In productivity
and appearance leaves suitable mon
ument.
The man who Is constantly ques
tioning the results of others has small
confidence in himself as farmer anc
derives no inspiration from the
achievements of others. Do not be 6
doubling Thomas.
Some farm boys seem to think tha
education will enable man to live
without work, and yet, II they viii
only look around they will see many
college graduate steering an auto
for men who have no education.
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05

s,aIks are destroyed the fewer "ee'iis
will survive to damage the crop next
year .,.or+.
Some very valuable experiments
were made by the secretary Oh lne
Louisiana State Crop Pest commits
sion two years ago show clearly 'He
value of the early fall destruction OF
boil weevils.
He found that where the plants
were destroyed before October TO-
only three per cent of the weeVlls SUI,
yiyed the winter to infest the next
years crop. Where the cotton plants
were destroyed between October 10
and October 27, about fifteen per cent
of the weevils survived the winter
Where the cotton plants were de-
stroyed between November l and NO
vember 25, about twenty-five per cent
of the weevils survived Where the
cotton plants were destroyed between
November rs and December 7, 2S per
cent. of the weevils lived through the
winter, but where the destruction OF
the cotton plants was put off until the
middle of December or later, over 40
per cent. of the boil weevils survived
the winter and were ready to attacB
the next years crop.
These figures are so convincing thai
1t is incomprehensible that any farm
er should continue to try to grow cot
ton without picking out his crop early
and completely destroying the cottor
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
IocKO KNEW HIS BUSINESS
No Chance for Man With Basket OF
Provisions to Get II Away
From Guardian.

How is this for bunco game"
said the man who markets. "On my
way home with basket of provisions
] met a man who buttonholed me
with an interesting political story
While we talked | set the basket
down on the doorstep Of a plumbers
shop that is built level with the side
walk. In our excitement walked on
half a dozen steps. When | turned
back a big brindle bulldog that had
been summing himself on the cellar
steps was standing guard over my
basket. | tried to pick it up; he
wouldn't let me. couldn't even get
near enough to the door to ring the
bell. For about ten minutes the dog
and spared for possession of that
basket. Then the door was opened
suddenly from within, red-headed
woman took up my basket with one
hand, patted the dog with the other
hand, said, Good old boy, amt Inns?
and shut the door.
with the disappearance of the bas-
ket the dog ceased to regard me as
an enemy and allowed me to ring the
bell. The red-headed woman answered.
THAT was my basket you took in,'
! said.
Impossible said she.
Fortunately there was street full
of amused witnesses to swear that 1t
was not impossible, but even then she
wouldn't give up the basket until she
had looked through the accompanying
bills.
"'The boy who does my marketing
often sets the basket down and leaves
5ocko to watch 1t till | get ready to
come to the door, she said.
Maybe that was the explanation OF
Jocko's vigilance, maybe it wasn't;
anyhow, shall not set another basket
down when Jocko is on the job"
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
CONTROL BOIL WEEviL
Insect Is at Mercy OF Planter in
the Fall.
Better Results In Work Of Destruction
Obtained at That Time Than
Remedial Measures Applied al
Other Seasons of Year.
(By r. w. HARNED.)

Years of experience and careful
study have brought to light many
facts in regard to the life and habits
Of the boil weevil. BY taking advan-
tage of some of these, much can be
done to lessen the damage Of this
pest
Read carefully all available bulle-
tins or publications concerning this
insect and verify the statements in
these publications for yourself. Make
observations as to which fields are
most seriously damaged by the boil
weevil, and try to determine the cause
for any difference upon fields in the
same neighborhood.
Test different varities Of cotton un-
der the same conditions so as to OBJ
tain the variety that does best on your
farm under boil weevil conditions.
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
WEEVILS MISTAKEN

Carefully observe the effects of early
and late planting. There are hun
dreds Of facts concerning the bell
weevil that each farmer should find
out for himself in order to more intel
ligently meet the situation and to
continue to raise cotton on profit.
able basis.
The leading authorities upon the
boil weevil all agree that one Of the
most important steps in the control Of
this insect Is the destroying OF the
stalks early in the fall.
AS soon as the weevils become so
numerous that practically no more
cotton will be produced, destroy the
stalks so as to kill many Of the insects
and to cut off the food supply Of the
others. Hasten the picking of the cot
ton, and as soon as It Is picked out
destroy the stalks. The earlier the
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
Making the Flock TraCtable.

Sheep, II treated kindly, are easier
handled and more easily trained than
either horses, cattle or hogs. With
just n little effort, one can teach them
to drive or to follow from lot to pas
ture, and the reverse.
Every farmer should have small
nock, for the purpose Of utilizing the
waste about his place.
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05

plants-stalks. leaves, bolls and roots
long before the first autumn frost
Destruction Of the cotton plants be-
fore October 15 allowed but three per
cent. OF the weevils to live until the
next crop was subject to their attack,
Against this small number of over
wintered weevils, as has been repeat
edly proved by experience, the planter
can make a good crop by the use of
proper early-maturing varieties, and
by the adoption Of the intensive cul'
tural methods. BY leaving the cotton
plants standing until after the middle
of December the farmer invites GER
tain destruction Of the next years
crop for when he starts the spring
with 43 per cent. as many weevils as
he had the previous fall he cannot
hope to make crop by any known
means under the sun.
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
Grew Suddenly Worse.

You're not looking very well" said
the head of the firm addressing the
Office boy. II think you had better take
a day of"
II can't afford II. My mother needs
all can earn every week"
"Oh, never mind that. You will get
your full pay, just the same, ] would
MT think of docking you for being away
on account Of illness"
Gee, but feel bad. I'm almost
sure won't be able TO come TO work
tomorrow either
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
Horses in Pasture.

Turn the horse out on pasture
where there Is no clover. Cornstalks
or laxative food will relieve the com.
plant. In chronic cases give dry
grain, consisting Of clean, vellsaved
oats, with very little hay, and even
this at night only, turnips, carrots
etc. The water should be given In
small quantities and little lime oc'
caslonally added. Keep the bowels al
ways laxative by use of bran, oil meal.
carrots, etc,
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
Importance Of Records.

Every farmer should keep some sort
of books, The books may be very
simple in form, but they should be
easily understood The farmer might
also keep accounts with each crop
and the different kinds Of stock, The
keeping of books will soon open the
eyes OF many farmers,
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
GOOD POINTS FOR DAlRYMAN
Many Little Things He Must Keep In
Mind II He Would Succeed and
Improve His Herd.

Prof. George r. Samson Of the Ore
gon Agricultural college says:
These points should be kept con-
stantly in mind by the dairyman, If
be hopes to succeed in business and
improve his herd. First, he must Sc
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
The Urgent Need.

She (fattering with eyes and voice.
Arthur, dear, find that we still
need few things to make our little
household more serviceable
what one thing, perhaps?"
She--Well, for instance, we need
new hat for me.-Harper's Bazaar
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
Study Political Questions.

Every farmer ought to carefully
study the political questions which al
feet the prosperity of the country
However, it is not necessary for him
to neglect his farm In order to do mis-
full share In securing good govern.
mens.
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05
Make Agreements Binding.

Personal agreements without some
sort of written contract to back them
up are dangerous TO say the least.
Put all agreements In black and white.
Never trust to memory.
The Harrison times., 1911-08-05

lect his animals for hut few points
and hold TO these rigidly year after
year, increasing the rigor Of selection
as fast as possible without too greatly
depicting the numbers OF his herd.
Second, he must select for vigor. fe-
cundity and profitable production OF
The evening world., 1911-09-13
MICH GAN l. A
AT WOODRO WILSON
USES A STORM.

Especial From n staff Correspondent Of The
Evening WORLDLY
SPRING LAKE Sept 3-soneth!ns
of a storri was started to-day WREN
papers rer,hed Spring Lake containing
what ~puruorted to be a statement from
Gov. Osborn of Michigan, in which he
said he refused to come to the Cover
nors' conference because 1t was intend
ed as a means to boom o Woodrow
Wilson for the Presidency,
This brought a reply from former
Gov. ] Franklin Fort, who found him
self In the attitude of spokesman for
New Jersey.
Il am quite sure" he said, that Gov,
Osborn never said any such thing. |
have been In correspondence with Gov
Osborn and he has intended to come,
never suggesting that or any other rea-
son as a h%indrance. Gov. Woodrow
Wilson did not get the conference to
meet In Spring Lake. I was Governor
of New Jersey when the conference at
Louisville agreed to come here. and the
Governor came on my invitation. As a
Republican ] %repudiate n such In
situation as the telegram would seem to
make. Gov. Osborn's letter to me o.
Aug. 10 shows he probably never even
thought Of such a thing"
Gov. Osborn was on the programme
for a speech on prison labor. to be de-
Iivered saturday morning,
The evening world., 1911-09-13
More Serious Charge Made
Against Mrs. Louise Watson
After Arrest for Shoplifting.
SHE IS HELD For TRIAL.
Lawyer Devereaux Declares
She Took Gems After
Nursing His Mother

Mrs. Louise watson. a twenty -four
yclr-old nurse OF rather attractive APP
pearance, who pleaded absent-ninded-
ness to-day when arralgned on a charge
OF stealing n shirt wnis, from a Brook
Ign department store. was later identi.
fed by walter u. Deyereaux OF No. e.
Wall street as the who nursed
his mother through a recent fatal Ill
ness at his home In MamarOneck. l.. l.,
and whose departure was also marked
by TIE disappearance OF Jewclry valued
at $500. Some OF the jcwelry wls found
by detectives Ia Mrs. Wn,son's ooins
At No. III Congress street. Brooklyn.
Mrs. Watson was seen In Frederick
Loess. & CO.'S store yesterday after
ncor a, the shirt waist bargain counter
by the store detective. Miss Natalie
Arictt. The detective says she saw her
wrap a waist w. press Il against her
breast and walk out conccallng the ar
,lclc WITH her handbag. Miss Arlctt fol-
lon ed her to the street and summoned
two detectives. who placed the woman
under arrest.
Mrs. Watson told Magistrate Harris
in the Adams street Police Court that
she was very apsent-mindcd and that
she had rolled the waist up 50 that
she might be sure OF purchasing II,
there being n great rush OF bargain
hunters. She had thoughtlessly walked
out into the street with II. she said.
Miss Amy Wrenn. n woman lawyer. APP
pcared for her and wore that she had
u splendid reputation for honesty. y
Your sympathy bccloudS your law.
said the Magistrate. I've got to hold
this woman under 500 bail. The police
have found ou' some interesting things
about her"
The search OF the woman's apartments
had revealed the presepc" of "a pearl
breastpln valued ut $3.50 and of a pearl
necklace worth upward % $500 Thee.
were also pawn tickets for other articles
of Jewelry. All of the jewelry was idrn
titled by Mr.. Dcvcreaux. who later went
over tn Tinany's to see n he could ideu-
tify a ring called for by a receipt ound
among Mrs. Watson's effects. One u
the rings which disappeared from his
home when Mrs. Watson lief, was valued
AZ $1,000, he said, and this might be the
one.
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his hrs: eTor o. making Il kite. He
hse tne SCISSOR ~ E.S hand as he
turned to sa! ~'eood-bv" 20 his Mother.
Al, Mrs. Nemani Closed the door II
slammed and tn. nols, awakened Mary
Nancy she was sooi. down on TIE
Goor. helping make the Kite. VIVA, was
more natural Ghan that her ceris should
get in the say.
Then said Douglas: Well make n
real boy out Of yen nov and &c: u ,a.!
20, tho kite, too. Just sit s;.,l a min
ute"
When Mrs hermann opened tn, door
tive hours later Mary Macs was sitting
an the bed She held n buncl of some-
thing up for the mother to see.
I've real boy now, lie rcal boy"
she screamed IT, delight.
All Mrs Neumunn did was TO sit
down and have a good cry. What else
could she do? The curls were on and
no )ne as yet mas found a way OF re-
attaching cut hair.
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GIRL PRISONER
80 HOURS WOODS:
APT0RH HUNTED
Beaten and. Threatened With
Death by Armed Man, if She
Attempted to Escape.

SNOW FLAKE, Manitoba, Sept. 10
Mounted police ard a posse Of 300
armed men. aided IN :he,r search by
bloodhounds. to-day closed In upon the
k%,dnapper os Miss Eleanor gladys
Bryce at a point between mere and the
international boundary lines. The large
posse had been on the t.ail twenty-four
hours when the %Xidnapper was sighted
zen miles south o; snow Flake a; day
break. but the fugitive. said to be Henry
b. Wilson of Hanna, y. OAK. escaped
into the dense woods.
Search for Miss Bryce, who Is a niece
OF Premier Robin, was begun y%ester.
day morning when she failed 10 appear
at the Riverdale school. which she has
been teaching There was evidence at
the school building Of an attack upon
the youns woman. evidently committed
the previous night, but she could not
b, found.
The police decided that she had been
murdered aud her body dragged from
the schoolhouse to some hiding place,
Working gu this theory. ~bloodhounds
were secured The DOES picked up the
trail five miles from Nverdale. leading
the police in a. s%outherly direction to-
ward "A hea Willy wooded district.
Last night Miss Bryce unexpectedly
returned to the Patterson home. near
Riverdale. where sine mad resided The
young woman was hys,erical and bore
evidence Of having suffered inhuman
treatment. Her face was badly battered
frcin blows give- her with n whiskey
bottle ny her asslilant.
Miss Bryce stated that the ruihan had
guarded her thirty hours VIII a lolded
rifle and that she mad only been able Ia
escape when he told her to go Slner-
ing intensely from the shock. II was
some time before Miss Bryce was able IL
give a clear account Of all that hap
pened.
She was seated in the school room.
she said. when a man said to be Henry
wilson suddenly appeared In the door
way and pointed a rifle at her' Inc
little teacher told him to shoot, A
truggle followed and Wilson hit the
cir, over the head with a bottle and
then carried her into the woods
After "A time he compelled her to walk.
ard they travelled deeper into the
woods Here Wilson lii a fire ana the
terrified girl spent tn elong night WAX
wilson watching her every move anc
threatening &c shoot at tie hrsi odtcry
from her The man drank heavily dur
ing the night.
All night Ions she moved about 10
keep warm and watching for a chance
&c escape, but the menacing rifle pre-
| vented Daylight came and Wilson
wanted to take her across the river,
But she refused to accompany him. He
finally consented 10 allow her 10 return
home
Don't go and tell Them was his
| parting warning. In sorry this hap
pened."
Then telling her he Intended cutting
Ali the telephone wires In the dlstric,
| TO prevent his capture he left her and
| she made her way back to the River
dale settlement.
The evening world., 1911-09-13

~ere grouped around the machine
ward. nervous and excited over 10 sing
Ahis way a. the very outset of his trip,
.1e skcd for volunteers to guard his ma
nina from souvenir hunters. Every
body on the ground toluntcered, and
; the aviator had to watch his machine
E'nimself.
The evening world., 1911-09-13
AERQNAUT BERRY
FINDS LOST SON
ALSO AN A|RMAN
Parted Many Years, He Dis
covers Kin a Prisoner, Held
as One of Lynchlng Mob.

WEsTCHEsTEit. Pa. Sept. ia
romance was developed here to-day
when Capt. L. c. Berry. the Philadel-
phla %aeronsut. who Is In prison here
nm the charge OF being a leader OF the
mob which lynched Zach Walker a,
Coatesvillc. was proven to be the son
Of Capt. Alfred Berry. the man who
won the International balloon Night
from 81. Louis two years ago. although
neither knew the other was alive.
Two weeks ago., just after Berry was
arrested, his father, now n prosperous
st. Louis man and an enthusiastic bal
loonist, read In a newspaper there OF
the arrest OF the Philadelphia man OF
the same name and began an investi-
~fat!on.
He wrote to the Berry in prison her"
and an e~NchanT.' OF letters followed,
prison will have all the benefits OF the
wealth OF his father in his defense.
The St Louis man is expected here
to-day In accordance with a telegram
received from ST Louis, and viii meet
his son. whom he has not seen since
the latter was ten years Of age. While
a small boy In New York, the son 81
Q man prominent there at the time IN
business circles, young Berry became
separated from his mother. from whom
the father had secured a divorce.
lie made his own way IN the world,
nrst as a newsboy and later In other
ways, until a few years ago. by a
strange turn in fate. he became inter
astei in aeTpnauties and sDpn SegIre 4
The evening world., 1911-09-13
ON rIlE SQUARE.

Grom ,n- Toledo B,ac,.I
Her-Why didn't. you coi.e to our
church fair?
Hini-I always buy at the lowest
market.
Her-But don't YOU ever carry re-
ligion into your business?
Him-No. I give change.