, - -. BUY THE and You'll Not Be Sorry + \~The Maxwell Will Do W hat Other Cars Won't * No purchaser of the improved 1921 model--the big- gest car value on the market to-day--is other than elated’ over its performance, which is the admiration of any driver who can appreciate efficiency in a motor. The fact is, the Maxwell will stand up to any reasonable test, and the one principal factor that has had most to do with making this year's car such a favorite, is the smooth-running, powerful Continental motor, that’s splendid performance makes the driver feel. as though there were six cylinders under the hood. e Two Maxwell cars from Listowel made the trip last month to Quebec city and beyond, covering upwards of | 800 miles, and neither motor gave a particle of trouble, despite the fact that both cars were heavily laden and one carried the equivalent of eleven passengers, each more than 140 pounds in weight. The car itself weighs 2100/and the load of the one, which included five passengers, tent, camp beds, suit cases, eats, etc., brought the total weight up to 3650 pounds. And with this load to pull, the engine showed up admirably, falling down at no point and taking most of the big hills on “high.” Though carrying the equivalent of eleven average size passengers and coming through some real bad roads on the return trip down the Canadian side, the one car, travelling 1834 miles, averaged 22.36 miles to the gallon. The record of the other, carrying four passengers, tent, equipment and luggage, over good roads to Montreal, miles to the gallon. The amount of oil used was positively trifling. ° If you want a car that will give satisfaction, one that is efficient and good enough for anybody, no matter what his means, buy a Max- well, which at the reduced price--$1295--is the best car value on the market today. A Pleasure to Demonstrate ~M. F. Zurbrigg and F. Bender Maxwell Dealers for Listowel and Vicinity was 32° \ or ‘ Witness Says’ Wie tlie . Son $100 To Shoot F ' (Continued from page 2) it, probably tin July. He was in the barn. I saw him conting from the barn to the house, when suddenly he dis- appeared. I waited and he came on in a few minutes. I paid him the mon- ey. He was sitting on the door-step. Whatever I gave him she fought a- bout it and stated that she wanted whiskey, that her nerves were bad. She ‘gave him a tongue thrashing. I sat and looked at him and thought if there was ever a jhenpecked man in the province it was him. I was.there when he died and told Dr. Kidd that he didn’t take it himself.’ mpson: ‘“‘When was it that Mrs. Strickert told you that her hus- band should be poisoned?” Witness: ‘‘About the last of Aug- ust.’ * “And you didn’t tell? I suppose you realize you ‘have made a verx grave accusation?” “Right is right.” “Are you in the habit of making strange statements under oath re- garding people,’’ asked Mr. Thomp-| son. “I last saw you gn court when your brother was suing a man named Wettlaufer for the theft of a blower. The case was dismissed and Wettlau- fer brought suit against your brother for false prosecution. You were your brother’s star witness.” “Yes, and you were the star law- yer.” A “You swore that you saw Wettlauf- er take the blower and yet the jury gave Wettlaufer the judgment." Later, to. Mr. Thompson, witness admitted that she was not present when Mr. Strickert died, but was there shortly aftér. ““You. might as Well say, I was theré-when he died,” said the witness. Foreman of Jury: “You didn't tell Bill Strickert about what his wife had said?” “No, I never put between man and wife.” Mrs. William Schwindté. Mrs. William Schwindt, sister of the deceased man, who was next call- ed, also gave some very startling evi- dence. “I was expecting this would happen my brother long ago,” stated | the witness. “The time they parted! in Listowel, her oldest son said that} his mother had offered him $100 tu} shoot his father. Ed. is the son’s! name, and is a son of her first hus-| band, Mrs. Strickert having been} twice married. He said he wouldnt} do it. Mrs. Seiler told me last sum-| ' mer to be careful, that something was} going to happen at the Strickert | home. I sold her I knew it but that! I didn’t want to have anything to do with it. The son calls himself Ed- ward Strickert. I think he is in the West now. This statement was made before the trouble of four years ago. Complaints have come to me from all sides. My brother heard that the son had said he had been offered $100 to shoot him. I told him he was to leave her at Monkton, but he said on accoung&of the children he was broken hearted. They waved at hit every time he passed the house in Monkton. 1 also asked him why he took her back jand he said that prob- ably she had learned a lesson and would be better from now on.I could tell my brother he was in her way and that she wanted to get rid of him My brother had a dog's life.” Mrs. Strickert. Mrs. Strickert, at the suggestion of her lawyer, took the stand to clear up several matters. Coroner: “About the poison at the house in Monkton, where did you get the strychnine?” Witness: ‘I sent Pearlie to Milver- ton for it. The mice were bad at the house in Monkton. I had most of my things there at the time and set the, poison to protect them. The day we went to the house we took our dinner with us. I lit the fire when we got there. We looked through the things. We had brought some bread and but- ter and we put some of the strych- nine on the bread for the mice. There was some fat pork in the house and we put some of the strychnine on it. After fixing the poison we left the house. I don't know how long. we were in the house. There were trees all around the house, making it damp.” . Crown: “You've talked this story over with Pearl?” “No.” No. “Have you talked about it with Pearl? Where did you and Pearl get the same expression ‘burned the bot- tle’'?"" ° ““My father always did it at home." “How much did you take out of the bottle before you took it down to the Monkton house? “None.” “Have you talked to the children about what you had for supper the night your husband died?” we had meat and potatoes bread and butter, tea and fruit. The bread was put on the table and passed around. I don’t remember who cut the bread or who made the tea. He doesn't take sugar and there was no sugar on the table.” “I suppose the statements of Mrs. Seiler are untrue?” They are untrue.” Schwindt telling the ‘Not al not very much. About the $100 thatjis not so.” \ “Can you give me any idéa as to where Mr..Strickert got the poison?” “No,” Foreman. of a: “Did you know of him,(Mr! StricRtrt) going away?” “Yeshe, went away several times and néver told me But I never both- erdd my head. about it.” Crown: “Yous@hought he'd leave you all his property?”’ “T thought he would leave me more than he did."’ “Did you tell Mr. Kirby that he had left you everything?” “Mr. Strickert told Pearl that he was going to do ail right with moth- | er. She will get all and on her death it will go to the children.” I guess that is what I told Mr. Kirby.” Coroner: ‘‘Where were you when he was eating?” FREE OF TERRIBLE KIDNEY TROUBLE. ~ aw! After Three Years of “FRUIT-A-TIVES” B ease = MADAME HORMIDAS FOISY 624 Champlain St., Montreal. “For three years, I was ill and exhausted and I suffered constantly from Kidney Trouble and Liver Disease. My health was miserable and nothing in the way of medicine did meany good. Then I started to use ‘Fruit-a-tives’ and the effect was remarkable. . I began to improve immediately and this wonderful fruit medicine entirely restored me to health, All the old pains, headaches, indigestion and con- stipation were relieved and once more I was well. To all who suffer from Indigestion, Constipation, Rheumatic Pains or great Fatigue, I advise the use of ‘Pruit-a-tives’.”” Madame HORMIDAS FOISY. 50c.a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa, Ont. “T was at the table. I passed him over the potatoes but he didn't taka any. After supper I asked him to get a pail of water. He also looked at Johnny's foot. I told him he should take Johnny to the doctor. This night at supper he didn’t eat much. This was rather unusual.” Crown: “‘Were you surprised to note how little the man ate?” “T didn’t pay much attention.” George Curry. Crown Attorney McPherson told George Curry, who was the next and last witness called, that he had been called at the request of some of the jurymen to give him an opportunity of removing this stain from the name of the dead man. (Curry again em- phatically denied that the child boru to Pearl Strickert was his, stating that he never interferred with her. Witness further denied sleeping with Pearl under the covers. “I Jaid ou top of the bed,” said the witness. “Ll had been visiting her once a - week, only once in a while. I stayed there when her folks and my folks were away because I had nobody at the house to keep me company.” “You are going to let the blame go on the father?” “I would be a fool to let it go ov me, if I didn’t do it.” “Did Mr. Strickert ever offer you any money to marry Pearl?” “No.” “Did anyone offer you anything to say that you were the father of the child?” “No.” “Did William Strickert ever offer you anything to take tthe blame?” He told Pearl he would, give. M@ sms $2,000 to take the blame. That's what Pearl told me, I said that 1 wouldn't.” : This concluded the evidence at 6.45 p.m. The hall was cleared, the jury- men set to work and in three-quart- ers of an hour had brought in the a- | bove rendered verdict. ," Out of The Question— Kincardine Review—-Some people think the curfew would be a good thing to keep the children off the streets at night. Not in this age uf short skirts, for it would be hard to distinguish between the child and thw» grandmother. ‘ inform you that we Al consider your * MINARD'S LIN- IMENT a. very superior article, and we use it as a sure = relief for sore throzt and chest. I would not be without i: if the price was one ttle.”