ik a: nl, ng Ww od da, 2, St. 2d ur ve ly 1 experir ontriy able to direct from airplanes. f Basil. b wears a spray of to be inviting her 1 kiss, and it is cone not too high reputa- other lands it is be- | plant of purity and is it the touch of her who irtue, Fifty-Fifty, ”] give the duke any real mone iid the prospective pa-in- | law. 'r2 must be a dowry.” “Well, I kin put some purty fair property in | his name.” “Do you object if we | search title?’ “Oh, no. I ’xpect to do | the same by the duke’s.,’—Louisville Courier-Journal. There Is a Story From Vera Cruz That Tells of the Marksmanship of Uncie Sam’s Marines. The marines know how to handle a | rifle ; 50 per cent of the force are qual- ified, listed shots. There is a story from Vera Cruz that tells of good shooting and a sure eye, Henry: Reu- terdahl writes in the Youth's Com- panion, . Our bluejackets were marching up the street from the plaza between rows | of low two-story houses. A well | dressed Mexican, with a newspaper | over his knee, was sitting on the bal- | cony of his house, apparently intent on watching our sailors advance ; but hid- | den under the paper he held a big re- | volver, and our men went by he | fired. The bullets were striking, but our officers could hardly suspect a well-dressed Mexican, reading a paper | and looking peacefully on from his | ous¢, of being the sniper. ig his paper, the Mexican ce to reload. When he came 'n the balcony the glint of | \ the attention of Lieu- 1 Neville on horseback in { pia (00 or more yards away. | Through his ert +-power field glass the | colonel saw plainig the flash of the | shots under newspaper. . him," sald, turning as the Get he to his orderly. The man raised his rifle, pressed the trigger—and the Mexican fell out of | his chair, “Got him, sin,” said the marine. What Did He Mean? Until three o'clock this afternoon Warden Hanley of the Tombs prison | was a perfe contented warden, says ¥< toia rk a New correspondent. He had during the morning a man w a frock coat and a silk hat had called to see him, and as the man was to return at three o'clock, Mr. Hanley cut short his tour of the prison and returned to his office. He found that the caller had called. fumed and finally left this “Thirty years ago my father, who was of me- dium height and undoubtedly punctual, was employed as a heat denunciator in a metal mill in Pittsburgh. For years, | or at least for a considerable time, he told no one. However, it was common | rumor. Now, after all these years, | does It seem that a man would delib- | erately take any such action? What | would be his motive? I you as | a humanitarian to discuss this with no one. Merely use it for your own wfor- | mation and proceed likewise. TI leave | for Pittsburgh at four o'clock, but trust twice ey note: ask you ly.—A Friend.” At a late hour Warden Hanley, having read the note thre 1 92 times, was reading it for the ninety-third time. through Has a Fine Edge. Wi Is she very keen in money matters? Wagg—Well, her husband 's it's wonderf the way she cuts into his income.—Town Topics. The Danger Zone for Many Is Coffee Drinking Some people find it wise to quit coffee when their nerves begin to “act up.” The easy way now= adays is to switch to Instant | Postum |: Nothing in pleas- greater comfort fol- lows as the nerves rebuild. Postum is economical to both health and purse. ( “There’s a Reason” | chances with filthy lice. hog oilers in their hog lot the year in Miss | by 6 stuff are nailed between the run- {is a fact, GIVE YOUNG PIGS ATTENTION | | BREEDING FOR HEAVY LAYERS Provision Shouid Be Made for Proper young tion. LIVE STOCK DISPOSING OF DEAD ANIMALS Common Practice of Feeding Carcasses to Swine Is Dangerous and Should Be Stopped. T. DINWOODIE kota State College.) The common practice of feeding cars casses to hogs is dangerous and should be discontinued. Although hogs fortu- nately are not susceptible to the many diseases that kill other classes of do- mestic animals, yet feeding to swine the carcasses of animals dead from in- fectious and contagious diseases does not remove the danger to other ani- mals, In many cases such a practice is only a means of spreading disease, The meat of an animal whose death was due to disease is not fit food for any other animal. Such meat is full of DR, J South Da- | the poisonous material produced and liberated by the action of disease germs. Undoubtedly in many cases hogs suffer from digestive troubles from this very cause. This condition may be only temporary and pass un- i noticed by the average hog owner. Burning is the only sure method of destroying a carcass. Burying does not destroy it only removes. Feeding to hogs does neither, | ———————————————————————— 'RIDDING SWINE OF VERMIN Farsighted Farmers Keep Oilers in Hog Lot the Year Round—Sure Death to All Lice. When you see your hogs rubbing against fence rails, posts, trees, cor- ners of buildings; when they don’t ain; when their coat of hair gets rough and skin becomes diseased; when they get restless and nervous— it’s ninety-nine times out of one hun- dred that they are infested with mis- erable, blood-sucking, torturing, tor- menting lice. In such a case don't waste any time. Get some medicated or crude oil and if you have a dozen or more hogs, get a hog oiler and let your hogs rid | themselves of these pests without de- | lay. These hog oilers allow the hogs | | to rub the oil on the itchy, lousy parts. This is sure death to the lice, but cannot harm your hogs. Farsighted hog raisers take no | They keep round. The saving in feed alone soon | pays for the oil and oiler. PORTABLE RACKS ARE HANDY Mighty Useful Feeding Device Is Easy to Put Together—Floor Prevents Yvaste ur Feed. This is my way of making a portable feed rack: 'The runners are 2 by 12 stuff 10 feet long, rounded at each end, i M. Walden of Missouri iri Valley Farmer. The rack is 12 feet wide and three pieces of 2 ners to make a solid foundation. The Portable Feed Rack. uprights are 2 by 4's and may be as | long as desired. The rack boards are 1 | by 6-inch stuff and if the rack is very | high should be braced in the middle Above the runners and on each end ig | a 1 by 12-inch board, making the man- ger 2 feet from the ground. This with the floor in the bottom keeps the stock from wasting the hay or straw. EXCESS OF SALT INJURIOUS When Too Much It Becomes Poisonous—Keep Supply in Handy Place. The fact that too large an excess of | salt when fed to live stock may be | poisonous may seem incredible, but it It is quite a common thing to see chickens die from an overdose of salt. Do not allow your cows and horses to become salt hungry, as they may eat an overdose when they finally get it. When they have not had ac- cess to it for some time it is safer to salt them sparingly at first. Keep some salt where they may get it at will and they wiil not then over- | eat when salted. Exercise—Should Receive Feed | When Five Weeks Old. | | Provision should be made so that the | pigs can take exercise after | hey are six or seven days old, accord- | ng to Mr. Peters, animal husbandman | it the North Dakota Experiment sta- He states that the young igs should begin to receive feed when bout five weeks old. A thin mixture of shorts and skim milk is good. also S Acquire _Kive Stock. . : b The way to acquire a good bunch ure 1s missed y of live stock is to grow them. Raise | the change, and your best youngsters; don’t buy the other fellow's worst. Trough for Little Pigs. Do not let the little pigs hang over | trough—or they will grow | rooked in the backs. Discourage Visits. Do not encourage visits to your barn | from the neighbor whose stock is al- ways ailing. | Gain | gain, | corn | l1and is taken up by the fences. | fence itself takes little room, but it is { that | a strip over 12 feet wide. | feet of such a fence takes up an acre ATTRACTIVE ADDITION (Prepared by the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture.) Summer squashes are to many an at- tractive addition to the home garden. They may be planted yet in practically any part of the country, and their cul- ture is easy. Two or three hills will furnish enough for an average-sized family. They are not fastidious as to soils, though they, like most garden plants, prefer a warm, sandy loam. The most Important requirements for their growth are abundance of manure and good cultivation. The hills may be spaced five or six feet apart. The plants will occupy the ground all sum- mer if the fruits are harvested at the most usable stage. Squashes are tender plants, and can- not endure the slightest frost, so seed should not be planted until the soil is well warmed. Ten or a dozen seeds are planted usually in each hill. These should finally be thinned to one or two plants. The soil must be stirred by shallow cultivation until the plants cover the soil. There are in use in this country sev- eral types of these squashes. They must all be used while very immature; TO SUMMER GARDEN. if the thumb nail does not very readily puncture the skin of the fruit, the best stage for eating has passed. Scallop or Pattypan squashes occur yellow colors. Summer Crookneck is also much plant- variety. vines forms. in white ed and | squashes usually vegetable and Sa have called good short bush and offered by a few seedsmen. hills. Winter tw Wir ten to hills. stored in a dry place where the tem- perature does not go below 45 degrees An upstairs room is much better for this purpose than a The fruits must be thoroughly or 50 degr cellar. squa elve iter ees F. shes feet di such as Hubbard, Green and Yellow, Delicious and Bos- ton Marrow require the cultural treat- ment given above, but should be given i between be tance should squashes ripened, but not frosted. can Yellow These are English forms of summer squashes are called marrows, tained from many American seedsmen. There is also an Italian summer squash under the name of Cocozelle, and be ob- which is These last have long vines, and should be given as much as eight or ten feet between CROOKNECK AAA AA of 6.31 Bushels Per Thinning Secured at Ohio Sta- tion on Tested Seed. s { Thinning corn has resulted in a as a four-year at the Ohlo experiment station, of 6.31 bush- average | els per acre in the case of seed tested | for cermination before planting, and of R47 bushels in the case of untested | seed. The average time required for |, thinning an acre of corn was 5.7 hours, In one case three kernels were plant- | ed per hill, and on the plot in com- | was dropped and the plants were | thinned to three per hill when 6 to 8 With tested seed an av- | 59.28 bushels per acre | was obtained with corn planted three | kernels per hill, and 65.59 bushels per acre was harvested from thinned corn. With untested a yield of 55.38 bushels per secured from regular planting and 63.85 bushels per With one parison a generous quantity of seed | | | | inches high. erage yield of seed acre was acre where the corn was thinned. at only 50 a bushel, would make 65 cents an hour by thin- cents ning on this basis. Is Fed to Live Stock | VACANT LAND ALONG FENCES Not Many Farmers Ever Think of Amount of Waste Strips on Either Side of Barriers. Few farmers stop to think how much The impossible to grow anything for sev- eral feet on both sides of the fence. The department of agriculture reports the ordinary rail fence occupies About 3.600 of land. Hedges take up a little more than the rail fence, the width varying 1écording to the width of the hed row. Two Hundred-Egg Hen Is Possibility When «Attention to Essential Points Is Given. The 200-egg hen is a possibility when selection and breeding are given the necessary attention. The few who ‘ took up this line of breeding, with such startling results, soon created spirit of emulation among other fanc- iers. Now there are great many flocks of pure-bred fowls that have been line-bred for egg production for years. ESTIMATED COST OF DUCKS Ranges From Eight to Twelve Cents Per Pound, Depending on Current Prices of Grain. — » by poultrymen m ing a specialty of growing ducks the feed cost per pound of produci It is estimated ak- ng Where to a inches aj grow after being transplanted it out branches or shoots from of the leaves, When th pinch these out and train the fruit wi ut stake, the on flower irt As soon as the young plant begins IS POPULAR VARIETY OF SQUASH. A AAA ASI Out All Shoots. stem, the plants ar rows three feet in The clusters tomatoes ice as many quality. are abe | apart on the main stem, The tomatoes per pl: to | pear pinch them out, which 3 very the main stalk to shoot up ly. Put up a stake five feet | the plant to it. As the } mere suckers will form, lows a great many ‘more were, therefore the yield greatly increased. SEEDBED AND CUI Most important Reason for ing Crops Is to Concerve Sup- the most important reason fo vating crops. The two other pal things accomplished by tion are the killing of weeds d r moisture and f food from crops, and the aer: of the Too much stress cannot be the preparaticn of a good seedbe d of fine tilth—mn careful hz: See plowing, te ant Conti ~ ply of Moisture. of the scil—is the gardening. It is germination an plants. The soil clods 1 It GIVE HENS | t | fewer eggs. duck meat ranges from 8 cents to 12 | Have nest cents, depending upon the current places for | them clean. prices of grain and other feeds, anti 1 p accor le and free from r~ require more boxes pul in often renders a flock unprof FOR INCREASED CORN YIELDS [TOMATOES ON SINGLE STEM | — Acre by | Set Plants Eighteen Inches Apart in Rows Three Feet Wide—Pinch ained method of training does not set 18 wide. to + TIVATION ultivat- inconspicu the shy pullets, and keep | * The conservation of soil moisture is —— ECONOMICAL FEED FOR HENS Simple Ratlon, Consisting of Corn and Protein Supplement Favored by Ohlo Station. That a simple ration consisting of corn and a protein supplement Is more economical under usual market condi- ent feeds for laying hens is shown by feeding tests at the Ohlo experiment station. Corn and meat scrap have given practically as good returns as a ration ollmeal and meat scrap. The hens fed the simple ration had access to self- feeding hoppers containing a dry mash made of eight parts of ground corn and flve parts of meat scrap analyzing 50 per cent protein. They received twice as much corn, fed in equal por- tions in the litter twice dally, as they grit and oyster shells. The hens fed the variety ration laid more eggs, but not enough more to pay for the extra cost of their feed. Tank- age and skim milk, as well as meat scrap, are recommended to be fed with corn for laying hens. YARD FOR LITTLE CHICKENS Wire Covered Device, Attached to Brooding Coop, WWIII Be Found Quite Convenient. For the person who hatches and broods little chickens in the good old- thesheat, this little covered wire yard to be attached to a brooding coop ment. It will keep the little fellows from wandering far away from mother until they are large enough to know enough to come in out of the rain | when one of those frequent showers | blows up; and this wandering, while still young and foolish, | early hatched chicks, and is incident- ally cause for a whole heap of tire- | some running abeut by the good house- wife who looks after most of the | chickens on our farms. ames, or woven wire walls. | side and end frames are hinged to the | top frame so that they can be folded Collapsible Chicken Yard. | under or into {t when not in use, or when being shipped to the buyer; thus they can be folded into a small space | for shipment or for storing from one brooding season to the next. When plac in front of a brooder coop, this ( ivance gives the chicks a little grassy range, and yet keeps them with- in sound of the coa call of the old hen. Also, the ccop can be opened So the hen to have the same as to » chicl ty and a little exer- | cd thing for her as chicks. Incidentally, S, rh gn t he pen keeps rats and other | murdering varmints away | EGGS FOR HATCHING Good Plan to Use Strong Basket Lined With Excelsior—Aim to Prevent Any Jarring. to strong basket. k eggs for hatch- The b th excelsior or- A good Ing is in shot way hen ea Isior, 1 XC lly nested are in; | covered over with in and a cloth cover eld by tacks pushed into the rim the sket, or sewed down by pass- string through the cloth and t beneath the t 1 crush it. s for Young -Poults. » turk Coop poults ( and | to get th thier veda bad » of good weather the ground. Head Fleocks. start Cockerels to hh ye: many far poultry bu in the , and ia time 1] reputation Is Lased cn deeds tions than a mixture of several differ- | of corn, wheat, oats, bran, middlings, | consumed of the mash, and also had | fashioned way, with Biddy to furnish | should prove a mighty handy arrange- | is cause for | | the death of a goodly percentage of | This pen consists of four rectangular | The two | personal note made the other da} guest of the British Empire Pr organization, at the Savoy hotel, su the London Chronicle. “I remember,” said Sir Edward, “when a little son of mine came to me and said ‘Father, I want to join the {able remarks and tN [enjoy 1 am confident that SWe | a valuable medicine for the troubie which it is intended. Very truly yours, navy class at school, I said, ‘What OTTO H. G. LIPPERT, rubbish! You are going to be a law- Pharmacist, yer! He told me plainly that IT was | 1601 Freeman, Cor. Liberty Sts. wrong, and I explained to him how Sept. 19, 1916. Cincinnati, Ohio. much better it would be to make mon ey in the Temple than lose it at sea. He said, ‘You don't seem to recognize the importance of the navy; it is the great connecting link between the | mother country and the | “I replied, ‘Well, if you | | that high plane, I must alter my views.’ | He is now commanding a submarine, | | Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample size bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable information, telling about the kidneys | and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent nd one-dollar size bottles for sale at all ‘rug stores.—Adv. colonies.’ put it on and only yesterday, in my capacity of first lord of the admiralty, I had to read an account of an attempt of one | of our destroyers to sink his subma- Sublime Orders. Corki was, as colonels go, old stick to have about a Recent- Colonel not a bad regiment, says London Ideas. rine.” ad ly he had three men of his company in Dr. Peery's “Dead Shot” is powerful and (0 help him remove the grand piano, : | prompt but safe. One dose only is enough and, as this gift of Aunt Eliza's was § to expel Worms or Tapeworm. No castor of hefty build, he signed a blank order ] Adv. oll necessary. that the men might obtain beer from Too Much for Him. the canteen ; leaving the amount theres 4 “Conscription has, maybe, saved the of for the warriors to fill in them country,” growled the strapping young selves. | soldier, “but what I object to is the | Here was a dispute. | company it drives a man into. I am a| “Put down six pints,” suggested | practical plumber by trade, an honest | Private Dumps. | workman, yet I'm compelled to suffer “More like a barrel!” growled one the society o' sich professionals as a | of the others. But at last the sergeant came along with the right idea. He filled the pa= per up thusly: “Plense fill these men with beer.” lawyer, a minister, and an auctioneer.” | “No' a bad selection, Jock,” marked his friend. “Oh, maybe no' in a way; but when the minister and the lawyer start | argument on Egyptian law in the mid- re- an Whenever You Need a General Tonic | dle 0’ the night across half a dozen s | beds, with the blessed auctioneer as Take Grove's . ir RE : The Old Standard Grove's Tasteies! umpire, what chance has even a prac- bob Th 4 ) Te .. chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Geg tical plumber o' stoppin’ the gas leak?” | or) monje because it contains the we | TT known tonic properties of QUININE a | Fitting Fate. IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives od | “The fellow you shot accidentally is | Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds a birdman.” up the Whole System. 50 cents. “And I winged him.” — { — It used to he roses were born to Success never con tv man who | blush unseen—but these days even | Is afraid to risk {hey have a press agent rd Save the Babies NFANT MORTALITY is something frightful. We can hardly realize that I of all the children born in civilized countries, twenty-two per cent., or nesrly one-quarter, die before they reach one year; thirty-seven | per cent., or more than one-third, before they are five, and one-half before | they are fifteen! | We do not hesitate to say that a timely use of Castoria would save many of these precious lives. Neither do we hesitate to say that many of these infantile deaths are occasioned by the use of narcotic preparations. Drops, tinctures and soothing syrups sold for children’s complaints contain more or less opium or morphine. They are, in considerable quantities, deadly poisons. In any quantity, they stupefy, retard circulation and lead to congestions, sickness, death. There can be no danger in the use of (Fass toria if it bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher as it contains no opiates or narcotics of any kind. Genuine Castoria always bears the signature of Raise High Priced Wheat Fertile Canadian Soil lands of 160 acres each or secure some 2A of the low priced lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. This vear wheat is higher but Canadian land just as cheap, so the opportunity is more at- tractive than ever. Canada wants you to help feed the world by tilling some of her fertile soil—land similar to that which during many years has averaged 20 to 45 bushels of wheat to the acre. Think of the money you can make with wheat around $2 a bushel and land eo easy to get. Wonderful yields also of Oats, Barley and Flax. Mixed farming in Western Canada is as profitable an industry as grain growing. The Government this year is asking farmers to put in- creased acreage into grain. There is a great demand for farm labor to replace the many young men who have volunteered for service. The climate is healthful and agreeable, railway facilities excellent, good schools and churches convenient. Writs for literature as to reduced - railway rates to Supt. of Immigration, Ottawa, Can.,orto § on Canada extends to you a hearty inviia- tion to settle on her FREE Homestead J. P. JEFFRAY, Cer. Walnut & Bread Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. ‘anadian Government Agent RII Sy Capt. Ian Hay, and lecturer, was ness the promi ha attacked America S 2 i ‘ To danger. y 4 - fn y Me ; ’ a your country,” he said, “ab IY 28 ES od ? POWDER: i ~ FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE He frowned and added: : Dissolved in water for douches steps “In the old country at will pelvic catarrh, ulceration and inflerme. too—at the elbows.” mation.” Recommended by Lydia =. Pinkham Med. Co, for ten. yezrs. A healing wonder for nasal catarrl, sore throat and sore eyes. Economical. Has extraordivary cleansing and gemicidal power. Sample Free. 50c. all Cruggists, or postpaid by mail. The Paxton Toilet Company, Boston, Rass. Kili Ali Flies! ™ Placed anywhere, Dalsy Fiy Kiilor attracts and Sills al} files, Nest, clean, ornamental, convenient, snd cheap. Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These Ugly Spots. There's no longer the s! feeling ashamed prescription oth guaranteed to Simply get EY SPREAD DISEASE strength—from, your asiatinemere, ede little of it night /tip over; will not moil bz should soon see g ure anything. J umrans tecd effective. Ask for Daisy Fly Killer 5 Sold by dealers, or § sent by express, prepaid, $1.00, 150 DE KALB AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y. have begur Bape: : HAROLD SOMERS, pletely clear tt clear complexion Be sure to ask for the othine, as this is sc an ¥ money ph If 1t fails tor LABORERS pig White and Colored Good Wages for handy men to also use all Steady Work — el Stock Selling Bonus “John, dear, I want el Lan twenty-five st S at Good Wages. “Stock 1 person to “In the Mlle. M e M .,» Sparrow's Point, Md, 2 s ed T IG FA Iie € Always is Di J Wr Winkelman Watson E.Coleman, Washs PATENTS =iilicnsag nt Bide TING-O-LING P7;=sii pment “ Send one name JIC yes EyeRemedy. No Smarting, just Eye Comfort. At tamp and recely enue, Cedar Rapids. Tova Druggists or by mail $0c per Bottle. Murine Eye Salve in Tubes 25c. For Bock of the Eye FSFE ask Murine Eye Remedy Ce., Chicage Urasulaied Eyelids, ialpac Eyes inflamed by expo- sure to Sun, Dust and Wind ; relieved by Murine kage. 21 House Slippers, oak s and heel, tc pair, tory, 1353 Wells, Chicago Save Two Profits 2 aid. Bebber Slipper} > to sell newly invented Antis Canvassers C 0 Big money; qui Anuseptic Comb Co., 216 Vine St., Cin W. N. U.,, BALTIMOR