MERCHANT TELLS OF A REMARKABLE CASE Writing from Maxey's, Ga., A. J, Gillen, proprietor of a large depart ment store at that place, says: “I have a customer here who was in bed for three years and did not go to « meal at any time. She had five phy- slelans and they gave her out. One bottle of Tanlac got her up, on the second bottle she commenced keeping house and on the third she did all the cooking and housework for a family of eight" This sounds really incredible, but it comes unsolicited from a highly cred ftable source and Is copied verbatim from the letter. Tanlac Is sold by leading druggists everywhere. — Advertisement Slip of Memory. Parent-——My daughter tells are & church member, What do you belong to? Sultor—Why—the—er--Name of them over Cartoons Magazine, me you church Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It Applicants for Insurance Often Rejected. who are constantly in direct touch with the public, there is one preparation that bas been very successful these conditions. The mild and healing influence of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is soon realized. is remarkable record of success. prominent Life Irsurance Companies, in «0 many applicants for insurance are re jected is because kidney trouble is so large majority of those whose applica tions are declined do not even that they have the disease. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root is on sale at all drug stores in bottles of two mazes medium and large. BOWSER WINS AGAIN And Again He Lowers Mrs. Bowser’s Colors. By M. QUAD. (@ 1921, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) “Mrs. Bowser,” began Mr. Bowser the other evening, “this afternoon I have known, for the first time in my life, what gigantic enjoyment and stu- pendous pleasure meant.” “That is,” she replied, after a long look at him, “you have beeu looking gver the dictionary and remembering all the hard words you could.” “My dear. I am talking just as I always talk, and don’t you get up any riot about it, I have, this afternoon, been taking a ride oni a motorboat.” “So you have got around to that, have you?" “1 have, madam. who owns a motorboat invited me to go with him on a trip, and he permit “And it didn't dive to the bottom, or the sun?” Jowser with a smile. went along just and nothing whatever took me less than two the hang of the thing, and my friend sald he never saw a boat better managed, Tomorrow 1 am to go fishing in her with a couple of friends and 1 have unalloyed pleasure and unexampled rec “1 don't see why you go Bowser. You caught your life, and you always get almost frowned.” “1 have caught fish!” roared Mr, never even fell into the water, and I will bring queried Mrs, “it As easy as a chair, It shall reation.” Mr fishing, 1 neve a fish barrels and barrels Bowser, “and 1 I shall Lomorrow, back Besides the fishing, of run will pass out! be the amusement All in all I such a day as has not come to me for eyes bulge will ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper. Advertisement. Advocating the Style. Sammy was lamenting, “I only my wife had her own hair,” he cried, ASPIRIN Name “Bayer” on Genuine wish PAYE R BR “Very well, Mr. Bowser. 1 will down to the store the first thing in morning and order my mourning. | the un- RO the Mr. Bowser, instead of getting an- It but the ordered breakfast half an hour earlier than usual, Next consequently, was dropped, to have morning Mr. Bowser sgt once. They took their in seats i i i i i package of genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. Then you will be following the directionc and dosage worked out by physielans during 21 years, chances with substitutes. take them without fear for Headache, Neuralgia, Earache, Toothache, for Pain. tablets cost few cents. Lumbago | : i i trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Advertisement. Discontent. There are two kinds of discontent fa the world: the discontent works and the discontent wrings its hands, The first gets what it wants and the second loses what it has, There's no cure for the first but success; and there is no cure at all for the second. Gordon Graham CATARRHAL DEAFNESS tn Erently relieved by constitutional treat. ment. ALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is a constitutional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness 1s caused by an inflarned con- dition of the mucous lining of the Eusta- chian Tube. When this tube is inflamed jou have a rumbling sound or Imperfect earing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness 1g the result. Unless the In- flamnmation can be reduced, your hearin max be destroyed forever. HALL CATARRH MEDICINE acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the ays. tem, thus reducing the Inflammation and assisting Nature In restoring normal con- ditions, Circulars free. All Druggists, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohlo —Ad- rortisement. Light Labors. “What are you doing now? asked the first publicity man. “I'm. working for a screen star who 18 being sued for allenation of affec. tion by the wife of a multimillionaire,” sald the second publicity man, “Easl est job I ever had” “Yes?” “All I have to do is to drop into court occasionally and see that the sewspaper men are there.” -Birming- Bam Age-Herald. important to Mothers REI, He imine d adt Amous for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of In Use for Over 30 Years, Children Ory for Fletcher's Castoris If you would convince a man that be does wrong, do right. Ever notice how hard It Is te get Busy and psy an old debi? did It the remained sulking. your not go. at “What in thunder alls old the friends. gentieomen,” chorused "tall, who was “Nothing replied not NW “lI Have Caught Barrels and Barrels of Fish™ the least. “She's only walling to get a good start” By and by the boat got one went right away at twenty hour and just missed a eraft coming up the river by a foot or two. “Say, old man, if you are going to run the boat this way we want to get right out!” exclaimed the friends. “Calm yourselves, gentlemen--calm yourselves. 1 just wanted to scare that vessel a little. You see, I have the boat under perfect control, and there is not any more danger than there would be in walking up Fifth avenue. You ean get your fish lines ready.” The boat went along for a quarter of’a mile as steady as an old horse, and she whirled half around and made for the other shore. The friends yelled at Mr, Bowser and got ready to leap overboard, but after huif a min. ute Mr. Bowser regained hig control and sald: “Easy, geotiemen, my uand slipped a little, but it will net pecur again. If there was any danger I would not have invited you, I will now throw over my shark line hook and we may capture a monster,” The hook and line were thrown over. board and dragged behind the boat, which was on its good behavior, Of a sudden there was a Jerk and a stop page, and Mr. Bowser quietly said: “Gentlemen, we have gol a shark at least fifteen feet long, and our day's pleasure has begun. You two men haul in the monster, and I will see to the boat.” a Wl i hauled, but they could Khe The men | make no progress. The boat was try- Ing to go ahead, but she vould not move, After repented efforts one of the men sald: “Sag, old man, do you know what your Shirk is? It's a wreck or a log, and. the hoole has got a fast hold of it, You will have to cut the rope.” The rope was cut and the boat pro- ceeded on its way. Nothing occurred in the next half hour, except getting on shore twice and on sand bunks three times, There was a schooner loaded with bricks coming up the riv- er, and Mr. Bowser ran his boat vers close to her to ask the price of bricks. The captain threw one of the missiles at him and called hin the biggest fool on the river. Then a catboat, which was sailing peacefully along, and fearing neither man nor beast, got 2 bump from the motorboat, and the owner of the cat sald he would meet Mr. Bowser some day and punch the head off him. Mr. Bowser made no reply. His unalloyed was too great to be interfered with by a scrap. He was sworn at and abused by his guests, but he was untroubled what Mr, fishing The boat finally reached believed Was good “One of the Men Fell Overboard” grounds, and chor thrown “Gentlemen, served Mr. fishing It didn’t please them. was stopped and the an overboard if Bowser, “we will do some here” They ser had canght his first fish they also It simply was good fishing. they were to be caught at fell and the Mr. Bowser's boat middie of the the the men rescued, one of ne af big one, but “unalold’ Was was went on. anchored in the i channel, and during three whistled for the mo of the Way, and down, They to get out but she Mr. for them to turn out lowser said it and they had to. Many an epithet was hurled at the mo torboat she did not seem to care She did not seem to but CAre followed A such =a or two of water but all the to elevate thelr feet, and his hours. Then They had 78 The if i the epithets Tug. along, kicked wen barrel up cnme boat, as Mr. i for ap friends they counted fish of good Mr. Bowser start the boat for give him their share He agreed to this and, by he got the boat started flowser three other men told he would would : of the fish but it Providence that grace of run wns by the she did not The the the run blackberries, boat y tied up at Bowser was on for a Bowser. Most a beg my “Greatest success on earth. hundred fish. Get ready to pardon and take it all back” When a wagon drove up two hours later loaded with fish, Mrs. Bowser took it all back. She had to! He had escaped with his life and caught a barrel of fish, and she went creeping { about like a child that has been pun- ished. Trees in the Parlor, In Maine the latest thing is to have trees in the parlor. Frank Anderson of Patten finds three young birches a great decoration for his bungalow on the shores of Shinn Pond. To be exact he has the pleasure of gazing mainly upon their silver trunks, for the greater part of the fronds stand high above the roof, finding the way to sun and rain through convenient holes. To allow them to sway with the passing breeze, as all birches like to do, he has made the holes very large, but to protect the heads of his guests and his family he has cleverly tacked a waterproof cloth to the roof and to the trunk and plastered the edges together with cement so that the Joints are watertight. Now tLe ean sit in his armchair tilted back to nature under his own roof tree. a A SS NO No Job for an Amateur. “Can't you make love like some of the screen heroes?” “What do you mean?” “Kiss me without disturbing my rouge, embrace me without disarrang ing my hair and draw my head to your shoulder without leaving powder all over your coat," —Film' Fun, Country Imports Much Sugar, The United States produces about 2,500,000,000 pounds of sugar annually, and consume~ pearly four times this awount, DRAINAGE MAKES WET LANDS GOOD Too Much Moisture in Soil Re- tards Cultivation and Reduces Yield of Crops. PLANTING ALSO IS DELAYED Drains May Be Either Open Ditches or Tile or a Combination of Both First Make Careful Survey and Examination, the United Siutes Depart. ment of Agricuiture.) The effect of too much moisture is readily apparent in farming a wet area, although persons not acquainted with drainage do not always recognize the presence of water la solls that are not Epe- United The ready (Prepared by too much saturated, Department part plowing S0Yy States the low of is not for and unless the spot to be abandoned, the farmer elthel finish the task another day o1 the whole until time hence, ns such to ten days The wet ground is cold, in it sprouts more slowly The between the two parts undrained the be aenkon advances until and cannot cultivated after retards The heavy ralus, crop difference days coldness in the spring in the drained and undrained soll, The effect of later planting and where the growing On a field the erop not drained and not uniformly well mature unevenly, f uneven in quality the crop will be rated for market at a low Farin VRiue, drains may be either open » or n : tile, combination ing the Tile. the tw. The “blind ditches” of stones yr poles covered with earth have been because ahandoned they usually practically are rifanent, becoming earth in a Open are usually fo construct, especially when large ca and water on flow into them for the number of advan not p eed with few years ditches less costly surface will readily, but tile has =a grou nd more tages Open ditches interfere with cuitiva- is used, but tile are buried deep enough to be out of the way of farming opera- tions. The whole field may be cult! a system of open ditches necessarily takes up much tillable ground. there should be a careful survey and examination to determine the source of the water to be removed and Its amount. the most economical arrange- ment of ‘he drains, the grades obtain. able, the proper sizes of drains and the amounts of tile and of labor. Sometimes only a few drains are peeded In the lowest part of the field; sometimes a uniform system Is re quired with parallel lines underlying the whole area. In the latter instance experienced judgment is needed to de- cide what will be the proper depth and spacing for each kind of soll Free Flow From Outlet. Of prime importance is the outlet, which not only must be the lowest point of the drainage system, but so located and arranged that it will dis charge water at the time when drain. age is needed and not be useless bee cause of high water in the outlet ditch or creek. The construction work should be carefully done, under the supervision of someone at least quali fled to see that the tile are laid prop. erly. It is advisable to have a com: petent surveyor or engineer to ald in at least the leveling. Noxious Plants Growing in Fence Cor. ners Make Good Eating for HEAVY FEED RESULTS IN BIG MILK YIELDS Test Made With Purebreds on Government Farm. nn, Rations Made Decidedly More Liberal Than Those Called for by Any of Feeding Standards, Especially Grain Mixture, (Prepared by Lhe United Biates Depart. ment of Agriculture.) During the last two yeurs a number of the purebred Holsteins at the gov- ernment fara at Beltsville, Md., have been run on official test. In order to those called for standards, During the milking period they received dally about 12 pounds of up without getting sick; they mixture ¥. fed plso They were heavily before their culves Herd on the Govern Experiment Farm. One of Holstein ment for horn ; days or Freee more calving they us: 4 i pounds of grain mixture F, alfalfa has silage, a ration containing of mately four tim 1% much protein and two and one-half times as much riment as t} utine ration fed to the dry cows of the The to 20.08 pounds that to as the herd i nrt of general herd. from 15.000 milk In the year COWES On 1est gave of is, three four times as most of cows in the general 2 due to the fact that the test cows were better hred, but a part also is quantity of feed they pecialists of the United tment of Agriculiure charge of the How much of the increased to each of these factors is a question of due to the larger consumed, say Dregs tes in States testy attribute milk yield interest great practical Falled Because of Lack of Finan. cial System Lack has been the cau systems ures in many s8y special markets co-operative associations, ists of the bureau of nent of Agriculture, who States Departa feel that mow Is an opportune time for & emphasizing the need of good business practice farmers AMOUR The bureau of markets has much on systems of and business ctice for co-operative pra gang either tiv or dire extension workers it Is pre through i ¥ » neta! "ne assistance in installing systems for co-oper ware fruit eR CO and Co-Oper TRIO COImMDANes cotton ative houses, counters Creameries associations, egg cir manufacturing and cheese marketing ative grain Short courses of study In market a associations, elevators used in a number of colleges through out the country, and are at field points where markeling sociations are numerous, furnished upon and advice and also as of bulle- this par and by means pose Of Particular Value in Garden When Vegetables Do Not Make Proper Growth, American farmers, generally, a: not familiar with the great value of liquid manure, and the way to apply it. It is exceptionally helpful in the garden and especially when any par ticular vegetable Is not showing the proper growth, When any plants seem weak and standing still, an applies. n few weeks will work changes that will seem almost miracolous, Liquid manure 18 a reviver of dying plants, for it supplies nutrition in an easily assimilated form. It may be oasfly provided, and should be provided for every garden. METHOD OF APPLYING LIME Some Barmera Obtain Good Results by Using Manure Spreader With Beater Reversed, Lime may be applied either in the fall or spring. The proper method of application is Important from an eco nomical standpoint. | Scattering with a shovel is wasteful and the distribu. tion cannot be uniform. The method used by some farmers with very good results Is to reverse the beater of the manure spreader by crossing the drive chains. Then the apron may he covered with canvas to prevent the joss of the fine stone. With this method it Is easy to get a unliorm distribution. 3 { i i RE. ol i A RO SSA BASES Find the Cause! It isn’t right to drag along feel- ing miserable—half sick. Find out what is making you feel so badly and try to correct it. Perhaps your kidneys are causing that throbbing backache or those sharp, stabbing ains. You may have morning sameness, too, headaches, dizzy spells and i lar kidney action. se Doan's Kidney Pills. They have helped thousands of ailing folks. Ask your neighbor! A Virginia Case Mrs, John H. Mc- Nulty, 2 8. Lex- ington Ave. Cove Ington, Va. says “My back ached end was sore and stiff. 1 felt drowsy and languid and bad frequent dizzy spells, 1 wus an noyed by the irreg- ular action of my kidneys Doan's - Kidney Pills were recommended so h iy I started their use and after taking a few boxes 1 was cured.” GR Duta’ 2 Ay Boa, O0c ar DOAN’S 50S FOSTER -MILBURN CO., BUFFALO, N. Y. Teen ar 66S STHMA REMEDY: Clear Your Complexion with This Old Reliable Shave With Cuticura Soap The New Way Without Mug - Time Exposure. A judge's little daughter, who hae attended her father's court for the first time, was very much interested is the day's proceedings After her re “Papa made a speech and sewers other men made speeches to twelve men who sat ail together, and ther these twelve men were put in a dark room to be developed” Pearson's Weekly. Intellectual women are better as Rich, Red Blood I vida vice, withou Madical EH S.S.S. For Rich, Red Blood ER
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