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Un the Darlk By ÉIFîLE N BEMIS 'At fîve-thirty P. M, as, usual, 3tqàrge Madison left the First Na- lonlal batik of Crosstow-n. FIe start- ýd up the buisy treet with thatit leiberate tread of bis, thien swunig aek tothe cornr.Tt imight looki uispiciolis ta change bis vways 10- 'ight. IlThe sanile, sir" askedoi Tiai, Jind ince tle battie of thie Marnie n World War i. "'Yes," said George, wnigas is nicke' banged the tin cup. "A bit cool for April," off ered imi, hanlding up the Crosstown veniing News-. "Get telknlo%,, wea- her, don't mwe - beinig ouit in it yery day like mie an' youi. Say- us' how nyy. ears you beeni coi- ' froin tthe First Nat;inal to get y 'papers?" George started, paled. Couildn't t onl to the oid fool that after idighitlhe wouldn1't 'ne around, otldn't explain that afier toight e'dI be a free man, al man ulOf eans, no longer a slave. 'Oly hing you Cbuld caîl a bank teller, iasn,'t it? lIts - it's abouit 15yer, rie froiniGeorýge's dry lips. "INo IDoubt the bank folks are retty fond of you, by this tim e," onmmiented 'Tim.11,-Tibey'1re nigbty ice to mle, too-froml the pei ent- ow. "Yes, of cure, coppedilout core, winingaway. Mrs; uraysgioomy boaýrdjing Onse irritate' d bîimumre thian ever mîgtBii after warmi food and .vly ta,,ble nesto with tlle ther hoarders, bis confidence rose. e was able to let h1ilIscîf iotao e IvrtNational th1at Ceening early as callY as he'd donle boni- 1reds of former eveingS. Oly vthis mel( he wonild n ot be wrkn ertime for Ibis su1pLriots. Just for Finially, lie was stufin,î1g 1ig rolîs f ulrrency inito a. travelinig bag. le hloped blis luck wouild hold, thiat lenry, tlle ngtwatcbmlian, would oze 10 thle back ruoom, as uisual. Fis luck did hold. t beld sa ýelIit was ncannyi. 1Eve( bis agedj rtmbl anl peýrfec-tly tili closei diayb)reaý, l1en lhe abanidoned and bIopped a fas1t freighit for e es His chiief objective nlow ,as to) reachI a certain i-an highly ind mplasýtic sutrgery, a man hlo'd do anyvtbing for a price. George Madisni0iW became âPies Farnumii. His hair w as cacheçI .h1te I sris pper lhp was ilootb shavenl, lbis Once gond- okgnose was upesatyaqii- ie, Evn is voice wasý highier tchcd.ie flot onily lnoe if- rentýf he felt difeen. e was 1Jo Aiaska, 'he went into fur ad nlg, becamle surisnypr- rous. ie remainied a bachelor id avoýided imakýing close friends. hree1, years of this and b, grew stless. Mie welt to Chiago, then Nýew Yor-k and took in thbc besî ows. and niigbit clubs. H-e ran [to Edl Ratch et, formeir clerk: in e oid First Natinal of Crocss- Hn Fe talked with im at length id»antrecognized. S o be decided t o relturn t o rosonand take a look aroulnd. fter ail it was bis hlome._, Ele ,vas put up at the ,Cross- ýwi [totel 'wit1rlon questions ask- . in th'e hotel lobby, on1 tht reets R13dIi0 the shops, hie\was eatced likce aystranger. ,lne day as lie passed the 1bank, qï.aw old blindTii sitin o ;s culstomlary corner. Tihi11was 1ling a newsý\"Paper to Fastranige.. an. 1Gu 1s1L'lrdp a fvespot lTimi's cup for luck," decidcd Corge. t gave im iia vwarmn feel- ýg iniside to be- going twadold im againi. But as he paused before hlm, W. Ieaped up anid grabhed corge's bcauitifully tailore2d sieeve. ,e cried, "ereMadison! Lt's ecorge Madison" "Let 1me,-go i I'm jamlesÏF ar - mi! L' 4ai e (ldiebterrified Geor- Stryuîig 10 puill w- Wh ia t a break."si-àUd te stranlge là? the HP-oIy Land, a New Flag Rises Against MIenacing M7ort ars-These Lebanese soiers of the Arab Arm y of Liberation rePart of a heavy weapons group uising French 7,5 nm trenich mortars. Such motas hveben used costty ite ps few w ,eeIks in the battie for jerusalem ;as British mnoved out, more Arab forces poisedý( for ivso.TxvoHaanhsder stýand guard beside the colors of Israel that \vere ase ve alifa after the seaport city ascaýptured by the Jews ,ýDepairtureC of British High Commissioner symnbolized end of iBritaini's mvie in the Holy Land and the formai birth of the State ofIsal Some Notes'Fromi The Farmn Front 0-f Special Itrs To Rural îRèaders Aniother farm crop thaj's comn- ing tothle aid of a.fflicted man- kind i the gojod ofd pancake in- Tlhat's because buckwheat con- tains a chemical substance called ruitin- which-during the few monilhs it has been used-has proved high- ly beneficial in certain types of initernai bleeding. Rutîn doc 's this by stren-gehecning flhc walls 'of tjýe tiny blood vessels known as ca- pillaries. To mneet the national needs for rtin in 1ýthe United States alone, miedical manttufacturers estimate that aI esta extra ai 50tthonsand iacres of bukhauill be needed an- nay.The ntreplant, aro-und b1lossomî- timec, is us-ed for thie exý- tracýtioni of ~ its ruitýin, 50thiat no grain ifronithis exýtra iudbe iavailable fo)r flour or -foýr iv s1tock feedling. Notb4Ling is of greaýter ïimp1or-tance to the wvelfare of both mjan and bes hnproper protectionl of drining water supplies. Precau- tiens whch ilguard aantpoi- luted water are simp)le, anid ither boilinjg'or chilorination will insure thatwae is saf e for drinking. If boliling is usedl, the water shiould be ý)ckept at boiinig temlpera- ture for at ea1ýist teininutes. For chlocrýinatîi,tw teaspoons- fui of -fresh clôride ofrime shouid becie to a smýooth; paste with a little cold Fae~ o this add 00le tquart Of wa1ter and mix well. y ou nww h1a vc yo -u rstrlin sltofotir drops of vwhich -- addied to oine gallon of iater and let stand for 15miue-as the water fit for r-iinig. A fresh sterilizinig rolution lshould be inî2de A n Australian farmier makes cheap but highly effiective bird scarers out of empty fruit cans or jam tins, One end of the tin is removed and then, six or seven cuts are made dowvn the sîdes of the tin to witbin an inch or so of the othier end, These strîps are then benit at a slgtangle. Dead ceni- tre in the uiiojýend end a dent, (n1ot a hole) is made, 5o that the ini wiliýL sit sngly o'n a piece of wire sbuck i0 thiegoud l'e lie ghtest breeze catchecs the, ou-undstrips of tin anid ftoms the glseing conjtraýption speedly The fmu bandleader, Paul Wh'iteman-,2isk built on a rather large sae but be'll neyer admit that's fat. When people kid ini abou ýt bis weigbb, Paul tells thesi abouot the millionaire who really wsstout. Calling on hlmi one day a visi- tor founld the millionair . in comortblyon a, çouch clad- ail 500 poui.nds of bini-ml a bath- robe 7"lith enormlous 'checks. fJo lte iddefe ach ojf theseý checks a mnmberws sewedc. "Wha's te idaCofthose aumi--be-s " inquired theý visitor. "Are you, practisïing for wheni T'he Law finia!lly catchecs up it yau 'seids 3,o11 teSing Sing" "Watch mne," repie(d the man1 of we.altl and pounrdage, Press- ing a nearby buttn hesummrnon- êe -hls< bliut. " gki8 cratchi Nuimber Twenty Thre' h E comi- 'mane ih an enougb to frigbten aIll bbc birds from blis fruit -Prd vegetables, tbe farmer daims. A purebred Canadi-an Hoîstein cow bas just establisbed a ne(w ,wor](I's record. Owned by j. j. E. McCagule of Alliston, Ont., in 305 days s1ie gave 28,243 pounds of milk contiini-g 980 pounds of but- terfat.L ThIis 0 day fat production lis alsoaln Nortb Americ an record for tbe Holstein breed i0 tbe nma- ture class anid makes ber replace -as Canaýdian bhampioni over ail brees anAyrsbiire cow witb a mark of 9)09 poundsl fat from 21,241 pounds of iiilk. The displaced worl chapionmilkprodcerfor .305 dy saUie ttsHol- stein xxi* t a rcor-d of27,6113 pounids ofîuk der Io cl:ip its lorns , isfr fo i( sftstlb iii bbic wrd- par- tcaryas itbere's a mucb clasier- tbing You us11ue ail iie caustic po0tas t he nCm Élre caîf. According10ina Provinicial cx perientl satin alitle of bbce caui-bic, in] eitber asteor stický fo,1applied to tbbc biorn lbuttns wben bc caî is a few day old Ido bbc brick. To prevetntu- ncessar spredîngand burnjing of thie siapyvaseIlie o--r grase arounmd bbcc outside of ilie area breabed. T-býýis metod not olywôrks on amîl fars bt i bcg ued vwitb uceso lrecaleran- Protection of cropýjsfro fos dnaein ear-ly sprinig or az bbc endi( of bbce growing seasoni is still aproblem ebhat cballenges agi- cultural scientiste; and altbougb varions mnetbods bave heem suc- cessful 10o soie extent miosb of tbem require too'mruch trouble and labor, or, are boo c osbly. The sioke screen metbod oI probecting seedlings and brees frai frost bas worked teell on an occasions, but is inconvenient be- cause of tbc constant attenitioni ne-c- essary to keep smudge fires -going. Jn soine'places agriculturiîssbave workeld on bbc developient of in- fra-rcd and fuel-burning radiant beatgenerators; and wbile tbese bave been- fairly successfui, bbc area eacb, unit cati cover is s0 limited that bbc cost appears to be mnucb boo bigb for general use. Cbem. are' working on two other angles of- approacb to tbc probleni. One is bo find a chemîcal wbicb will increase bbc frost-r.esîst- ance of plants, - an investigation pronîpted by tbc discovery tbab pa- batoes treated with certain fungi- cides were 001 killed as readtîy by faîl frost as those untreated. Second approacb is bbrough tbc use of plant hormones. Jo Enýgîand, for instance, the sane chemricals which stop apples frait dropping off bbc trees bave been used ta delay bbhe bîossoming af peaýches un- til tlie daniger of frost bas pass;ed. Developîoelt of planlt Vare t ies wbicb vill grow ta atriywibb- Ïin the frost-f.ee period is anothier fan o ýf eefnCC bcblg tried by sanieCanaia'iplantbedrs In inanly sols -across Canada if1 is amotimpossibleta'3grow snch tb,ïigs ils tmaoscmo abbageF, ealflw r d obaýcco 1uniless wirc- wo5rtns aretdstroyed. And aI'- though benzine bexachLoridc was responsible for bainting scbcropws as burnips and potatoes lat sa- scon, itsus unr properpra- tions - foýr thec conitrol of ýwire- worms, cabbagc mauggots and oeicr sou linfesting ýpcsts canniot be, con- demned. Jo using BHC thereomna ti'ons of the Fcdcral Departmienb of Agriculture should be strîct1y adhered 10 'at aIl limeis. For grain, corn, tomatoes an1d tobacco BH11C dust (.5% gamma) sbld ( be broadcast at tbe irate of 125 10 150 pounds per acre a vlýeek to ten days before seeding, and bbcthesoi] should then be ligbtly barrowcd. For control cfi maggot-. of ca'b- bage, caulliflower, brocc,LOec.,- the same stiýength'BHC dlust is uedat thc rate of 40 pounds per acre.Ilt sbould be applied 10 the plantis and soul around them 3 to -4 days-,af- ter transplanting. Correct Teacher: "1'f J take a 1potato and( dlivide it mb two parts, then mb- fo,-ur parts, anid eacbi of the fouir parts; ;into two parts, whvlat wol1 bv? Litîle Eiy Ptt aal Lazy Ants Ameirican sçcîet-n tis ts, lreturIng fromi a sulrveyý in Cenit aI America -weeants are 1mor)e InumerLIous andu mor 1bgbly developed thani tbe (Y are ini colder latitudeýs- report that ins the average colony onily 40 per cent of bbc insects are real g;o- getters. Twencity per cent ývorký oc- casoionaly,an the remlainider, we regret to sayv 'are 1no good at al;o they spenld tbeir time "'Illing about thec nest". Tbat is a bligber propor- tion of loafers tban inianiy humnan society. Lt's ail very disillusioning. "But tel-rhoppers" "-Bubterbopperis" was the niame coîied on bbc hespot by a brigbt s;coolboy lebexindse curions grassbIoppe)rs on display at bbc Royal OtroMuen.Obvi- ously tbey fascinai-ted bum. And no wonder-for these- 'boppers from tropical South Amerîca, rec-ently acquiredl by bbc Muiseurn, haid the gii iookýing bodies of thecir Ik*in, buit we tralpsforîed 'Iio t bings of bat by Ibeir gorgeoutsbutr fi-, w'ings. The early Souitb African mï-en- apes, or, ape-mecn, were smaltl in stature, nly about four ietbaqIL. Thei brins ereabou[t the size of those 0of cimpanzees or goril- las; wil lbe iad the heav'y jaws of apes, tSer teth wcre almost humian. There w-. ýere na ovcýr-sizcd caietee(th, so cbaracteristic of the ape. Tei han&s were small and deicte and tbey Waood ike mena. Lt is thoughlt thiat they stand mc dsrta modem mankin than edo teoragotan,the gorila or the These lods have led to the be- hiEf that at somve peiodin the eartb' history thee werecreatuires witb peIlçebrin oined cqwitb limbs and bodies that wcrc virtu- ally 1hum1an -iin other words 'by somnetbing ilke the "isiglinik" peo'ple ursed to talk abou-t 5G or 60 years ago. Hlow ohd are thse fosil remains. W Mhile geoldogical dates rmusb alwayvî,s be accepted witb a certain amoiunt of cuin these speciciesns ay be antigfroin ibaîf a miillion ta five imillion years old. Thel ani masvspfciaIly the horses, fouind amrong the remnainis ind(icate that. thesze South Aficai n men-apes lived onOnlcplabs - an envirodment wbich w-ýoLd not have been isuitable, to thefoet-deitgatrpd aipes. Anid ithere is3 some evidence tbat theLy lived at least partly by the chase-that is to say, cushcd skulls of ancient hanboons wcre re- covered, indicating that they might ha0ve been khilled by clubs or rocks. Every second of the year, $23 wortb ocf pupand paper r ;olîs tom Caadian Umis, One of a series of avrieet ntîuelh ioseCandasi eservice I t/eof uIf('