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BIG POTATO YIELD
Western Canada Man Raised 600
Bushels on Two Acres.
He Thinks He Did Pretty Well, but
There Were Even Larger Crops
in the NeighborhoodLive
Stock Men Prosper.
As a by-product the yield of potatoes
on the farm of Ben Pawson of Coal
dale, Alberta, was somewhat of n pay
ing proposition. Coaldalc Is In tho
Medicine Hat district of Alberta. Med
icine Hat Is a place, pictured in the
tnlnd of many Americans, where tho
weather man holds high carnival, and
when he wants to put a little life or
spirit into the people just moves tho
mercury down a few notches. The
rascal has thus given Medicine Hat a
rather unenviable place on the map.
But It Isn't half as bad as It Is pic
tured. Anyway, Ben Pawson likes It
Last year he grew six hundred bush
els of potatoes on two acres of land
that had no special preparation, and
only the usual precipitation, or rain,
bs the less cultured would call It.
When he couldn't work at his hay or
grain, because of the damp mornings,
he gave them some attention. And
then evenings between supper and
chores nnd bedtime he gave them some
work. Anyway his yield was six hun
dred bushels, and he sold the whole
lot for 285. Ben is satisfied. Still
there were larger yields than this In
the neighborhood.
If one might speak of hogs In the
same breath In which you speak of po
tatoes, there Is nothing In the ethics
pf literature that would create a de
barment. Taking advantage of this
license It will not be out of place to
state that largo potato yields are not
the only feature of Interest In this
new and Interesting country. Amongst
others hogs are having a good deal of
attention. Not long ago, hogs reached
the $23.00 mark on the Calgary market.
It doesn't cost much to raise a hog
nnd very little to bring him to a weight
of 200 pounds. Don't cost much 1 Cer
tainly not. But what about the man who
recently paid $350 for a Duroc Jersey
Boar? That was all right. That man
knew what he was doing. He was do
ing what a great many other farmers
in Western Canada are doing today.
He is acting on the old "saw," that
"It costs no more to raise a gooa crit
ter than a poor one." That Is the rea
son that Western Canada Is looming
large in the live stock world. The best
Is none too good. The same may be
said of horses, cattle, yes, and sheep,
too. The very best sires and dams
of the best breeds are purchased. And
while big prices are paid, It Is felt that
the demand for pure-bred stock at
home and abroad will bring returns
Which will warrant any reasonable
price that may be asked. Advertise
ment. Many a man looks heavenward only
when he Is anxious to get u line on the
weather.
Wise fnrmers never attempt to raise
their crops in the political field.
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead I took Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound
and Was, Cured.
Baltimore, Md. "Nearly four years
I Buffered from organic troubles, ner
vousness ana neaa
eches and every
month would have to
stay in bed most of
tho time. Treat
ments would relieve
me for a time but
mv doctor waa al
ways urging mo to
.have an operation.
My sister asked mo
Ho try Lydia E. Pink-
fa a m's Vegetable
y Liompouna oeiuto
ff consenting to an
Ifl operation. I took
five bottles of it and
'it has completely
t cured me and my
vj ork is a pleasure. I tell all my friends
who have any trouble of this kind what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me." NELLIE B.
Brittingiiam, 609 CalvertonRd., Balti
more, Md.
It is only natural for any woman to
dread the thought of an operation. So
many women have been restored to
health by thiB famous remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that it
will pay any woman who suffers from
auch ailments to consider trying it be
fore submitting to such a trying ordeaL
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Airplane Patrol
for Forest Fires
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Federal Forest Service Is Making
Experiments With Army
Machines.
FORESTER TELLS ABOUT TRIP
Gives Interesting Account of Experi
ences Together with Observations
as to Feasibility of This
Method of Fire Detection.
Washington, D. C Airplane fire pa
trol of the national forests by army
machines was begun as nn experiment
for tho forest service recently. Tho
first report from n forester has Just
come to headqunrters here after an
exciting observation flight from Mather
Field made over the southern patrol
route in California, covering portions
of the Eldorado and Stanislaus forest
preserves.
The trip was taken by Assistant Dis
trict Forester How for the collection of
data ns to the feasibility of this novel
method of fire detection; what should
be done to fight the flames, If pos
sible from the plane; how alnnns mny
promptly bo given ; what style of plane
or balloon is best adapted, nnd what
additional nppnratus may bo necessary
to make successful this attempt nt
more effectually safeguarding remote
nnd Inaccessible stretches of practi
cally unexplored country from tho
scourge which annually destroys thou
sands upon thousands of ncres of tim
ber rapidly becoming well nigh price
less. Tells Stirring Tale.
Forester How not only covers all
these interesting points, but tells a
stirring tale of adventure In doing so.
After describing his preparations for
tho trip, he continues:
"My pilot was Sergeant McKee, who
Is one of the army flying Instructors.
The plane we used wns a Cur'tlss JM-1
with an OX-5 motor. There arc no con
trols In front, so nil I hnd to do was
to sit strapped to my seat. Wo start
ed about nine o'clock. I had heard so
much of persons becoming nauseated
that I was expecting to feel funny, but
I never hnd that kind of n symptom.
My Impression was thnt wo were stand
ing still, when In fact we were going
70 miles nn hour. We flew up tho
American valley to Plncervllle; thence
Ij Chinese, ten miles southeast of So
nora. "On the trip wo saw five fires, all of
which were outside of the forest boun
Snries. The largest was near Placer
rllle and had been burning a week.
"Tho country Is so rugged thnt n
landing could not have been made to
light a fire without a crash. The pilot
agreed to this nnd steered to the west
of the penk instead of to the east, and
de FOREST, THE
Dr. Lee De Forest (at left), the "wireless wizard," whose Invention of tho
nudlon made possible tho transmission of speech by wire and wireless over long
distances ns used today. The photograph was nindo ut Dr. De Forest's labor
atory at nigh Bridge, New York city.
Marine Rookies Shocked
by Customs of Cubans.
CJunntnniimo, Cuba. Some
newly arrived marines nt this
place are getting their first in
sight Into Cuban customs.
It Is not uncommon to seo
nnked children In tho towns
about hero playing In the
streets.
Another novel sight Is the
municipal graveyard. Cuban
hnvo to pay taxes oh tho graves
of their relatives, and when the
tnxpnyer becomes delinquent tho
body or lones are exhumed and
thrown in a common heap in ono
corner of the burying ground.
Tho marines aro rapidly ac
quiring tho notion that Cubans
are fresh air fiends.
Switzerland Is considering Hie
adoption of tho 21-hour clock, ubollsu
lag the a. m. nnd p. in.
by doing this, wo missed seeing some
of tho country tho patrol Is expected
to cover. A forest patrol by aircraft
is more hazardous than tho flying that
Is usually done.
"My pilot made mo understand thnt
our trip scared him more than any
other trip he had ever mnde, simply
because he could not make his plane
nttnln tho clevntlon necessnry for rela
tive safety, no said ho would take no
niore pnssengers in the future. To
dc so would mean thnt ho could cover
only portions of tho forest which could
bo seen from the lookout points.
Getaway Extremely Difficult
"In lnndlng nt Chinese for luncheon
we broke our tall skid, but were able
to replace It. Oiir getaway was ex
tremely difficult, and I did a heap of
thinking. Returning, wo mnde n di
rect flight to Muther Field at on ele
vation of 0,000 feet. When nbout half
way the pilot said ho was going to
make a straight dip. ne had made
n series In the moriilng of 50 to 70 feet
on nn angle. This time ho shot clown
tor 500 feet.
"This wns quite thrilling, but noth-
CONTROL 16,000
MILES OF PHONES
United States Army Perfects Fine
Telephone System in Oc
cupied Territory.
HANDLE 15,000 CALLS DAILY
Enables Commanding General to Keep
Hand on Pulse of Army Opera
tors Speaki English, French
and German.
Coblenz. At the time the Ameri
cans began withdrawing from Ger
many the United States army had per
fected one of the finest telephone sys
tems In Europe. From the headquar
ters of the third army in Coblenz fifty
long-distance lines had been set up
and It Is possible for tho command
ing general to sit In his office and
talk with American officers in London,
Berlin, Vienna, Rotterdam, Brussels,
Antwerp, Paris and various other
European points.
The army of occupation has a tele
phono system closely resembling the
best commercial system In tho United
States. On the top floor of the hend
quarters building In Coblenz a nlne
posltlon switchboard was Installed
soon after tho Americans reached the
WIRELESS WIZARD
HEROIC WAR PIGEONS
Flock That Did Wonderful Deeds
Returns Home.
"General Mulr" Comes With Breast
Shattered as Result of Many
Exploits.
Now York. With breast shattered,
but still alive, General Mulr, ono of
tho greatest war heroes, returned re
cently. As tho steamer pulled Into
New York harbor, General Mulr sat
on the deck wrapped In n blnnket
that bore several wound nnd service
stripes. Thero wns no perceptible
tlgn that ho realized whero ho was.
Ho mudo no comment.
Reporters tried In vain to Interview
him. Sergt. Fretl J. Hermann, his
I commander, did all the talking. You
j seo General Mulr Is n carrier pigeon.
Ho was ono of tho seven birds u(
1 the intelligence service of the A. I,
Ing to the tall spin he put the inn
chine through in descending tc Mather
rield. I hud no warning find felt as
if wo were olng down n series of
corkscrew curves at a terrific rate. Tho
earth looked like an ocenn during n
heavy sea. Wo dropped 1,500 feet In
this manner nnd then gracefully vol
planed to the field within n hundred
feet of the hnngar. Our total flight
time was about four hours nnd tho dis
tance covered 250 miles.
"Fires have already been detected
from nlrplnnes thnt have not been
picked up by tho lookout mnn. Thero
Is no question In my mind that It Is
the most feasible method of prompt
fire detection. I believe, however, that
the cxpenso of establishing such a pa.
trol would be prohibitive for tho for
est service.
"I mn convinced more than ever thnt
the dirigible wKli helium gas will be
tho typo of ship wo shall uso In tho fu
ture. I predict thnt within five yenrs
our present system of lookout patrol
will practically be a thing of the past
nnd also thnt the suppression of forest
fires will commence Immediately after
discovery. In other words, the flro
fighting forces will accompany the ob
server in n dirigible. When n fire is
discovered one or two men will climb
down nnd put It out. There will then
be different methods of flro suppres
sion than we now uso. It will bo pos
sible to carry large tanks of wnter nnd
motors to pump it on a, fire. Choinl
cnlfs perhaps, mny also bo used."
Rhine. Scattered throughout Coblenz
are twenty private branch exchanges
of the various units of headquarter.
Connected to this system are more
tlmn four hundred "subscribers" In
addition to tho fifty long-distance
lines.
16,000 Miles of Wire.
Within the Qermnn occupied nreo
thero has been established by tho sig
nal corps under tho direction of Col.
Parker Illtt, chief signal officer, a net
work of wires connecting tho various
units of the thin! nrmy. Direct lines
connect with all tho corps and divi
sions, approximately 10,000 mllos of
wire being In service.
This extensive plnnt has not, how
ever, been built by the third nrmy, but
consists almost altogether of tho Gor
man lines taken over by tho Hlgnnl
corps and so nrranged ns to moot tho
needs of the army. Sufficient circuits
were left, however, for the civilian
population to enrry on their business.
More than 15,000 calls are register
ed dally on the Coblenz swltchbonrd.
With the establishment of nn ex
change in Coblenz it wnK necessary
to employ operators who could speak
English, French nnd Germhn. Tho fif
teen operators on duty In Coblenz are
nil members of the women's telephone
corps nnd hnvo been In the servlco
more thnn n year. The chief opera
tor, Miss Ilelen Cook, wns a former
employee of the American Telephone
nnd Telegraph compnny of New York.
Previous to joining tho Amerlcnn ex
peditionary force, Miss Cook spent six
yenrs as Instructor for tho Bell sys
tem in offices In Chicago, Minneapolis,
Omnhu, Cleveland, Detroit nnd Mem
phis. "Doodlebug" Code Name.
The word "Doodlebug" Is tho codo
nnmo of tho third nrmy swltchbonrd
In Coblenz, the corps nnd divisions al
so retaining tho codo nnmes that were
assigned them during the war. On tho
back of n twenty-pugo telephone di
rectory Issued by tho third army tho
artist's conception of n "doodlebug"
has been reproduced in tho shupo of n
bug made up of a combination of
sabres, rifles nnd nn aortal bomb.
All the apparatus, Including switch
boards, telephone instruments, nnd, In
fact, everything excepting tho wires,
Is of American manufneturo nnd Is
to bo taken out when the Americans
in force sny good-by to tho Rhino and
btart for Franco und home.
Gas Woodchucks.
Wlnstcd, Conn. Gassing wood
chucks Is tho latest method of exter
minating them In Massachusetts. The
Idea was tried out on tho farm of El
bert L. Fargo, near Marlboro, and
proved n success.
A hoso was attached to tho exhaust
of an automobile englno and extended
down tho hole. By use of n liberal
mixture of gas tho rodents were killed.
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F. thnt tho transport brought homo.
General Mulr's exploits nro mnny.
On ono occasion, having been as
signed to deliver n messngo of great
Importance to a post 18 miles nway,
ho How through shrapnel nnd gns, and
past n squadron of Germans that had
been sent out to Intercept carrier
plgconn and delivered tho message in
Just 33 minutes.
With Ills brenst torn open, with his
wings singed by lire, and eyes blind
ed with blood, ho kept on till he had
reached his objective.
King Cole, unother pigeon, In tho
nearest rival of General Mulr for
fame. lie wns n messenger In tho
Inst Argonnc drlvo and flying through
a cloud of gas fell Into an abandoned
trench. There ho lay In tho mud for
two days, and gathering strength,
arose, and curno home with tho me
sage.
A pntent has been grunted for mi
electrically Illuminated kojhulc
EVERYTHING FAILED
Then Mrs. Bozarth Used Doan's
for Kidney Trouble. Says
Worth Weight in Gold.
"Doan's Kidney Pills aro worth
their weight in gold for they cured me
after nil other medicine had failed,"
says Mrs. 11. Bozarth, 87 Water St.,
Mt. Holly, N. J. "For over three years
I was in misery.
"Hie pain in my bacK
grew worse until I had
to go to bed. I did
nothing but toss about.
Tho stinging pains shot
through my body and
my head ached and
throbbed. Mr eyes felt
as though tucy would
bulge out of my head.
The blinding dizzy spells
made me think I was
colntr to Iosa mv mind.
Mrs, Bturti
Everything would turn dark.
"The kidney secretions burned, were
the color of coffee and passed every
few minutes in very small amounts. I
felt all a-flutter with nervousness. I
scarcely ate anything and I lost twenty
four pounds. I felt short of breath and
my heart would palpitate. Sometimes I
would slmke all over and become numb.
"Doan's Kidney Pills soon gave me
relief. I couldn't believe this little 00c
box had helped mo after tho doctors'
expensive treatments had brought no
results. Three boxes of Doan's cured
me." Bioorn to before me,
R. J. B. SLACK, Notary Public,
Get Dean's at Any Store, 60c Box
DOAN'S WAV
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Sorrow is lessened by sympathy.
"BAYER CROSS" "ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety "Bayer Cross." Always buy nn
unbroken Bayer package which con
tains proper directions to safely re
lieve Headache, Toothache, Earache,
Neuralgia, Colds nnd pain. Handy tin
boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few
conts at drug stores larger packages
also. Aspirin is tho trade mark of
Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetlc
acldester of Sollcyllcacld. Adv.
At Last.
During tho flu epidemic In San Fran
cisco, when all public meeting plnces
were closed nnd tho entire population
was compelled to wear masks to pre
vent tho spread of tho disease, n
drunken man was overheard mutter
ing: "Well, I'm an old man, but I have
lived my time and am ready to quit.
I hnvo lived to seo four great things
come to pass tho end of tho war, the
churches closed, snloons.lcft open, nnd
the women muzzled." Judge.
China Exporting Flour.
Before tho war China Imported largo
quantities of wheat Hour, but In this,
as In ninny other respects, China has
been thrown upon Its own resources
through tho wnr, and Is now develop
ing nn export trado In this commodity.
In 1017 China exported COO.dOO barrols
of flour, half of which went to Russia.
True Difference.
"You never Join in whon they Blng
"Tho Stnr-Spangled Banner," remark
ed the reproachful friend!
'.'Ever hear mo try to sing?"
"No."
"Then you don't understand my po
sition. I hnvo too much respect for
our nntionnl hymn to try to sing It."
Thero Is a certain hrnnd of charity
that will glvo u man n crust of brend
and then steal his cont.
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You Hesitate to Give
Coffee to Children
Then why give it to grown
folks? You can pleasantly
solve the question of a
table drink by giving all
die family
Postum Cereal
Boiled full 1 5 minutes, after
boiling begins, it tastes
much like superior coffee.
Its an economy.
At Grocers.
Two sizes, usually sold at 15c and 25c
MILLIONS
Suffer from
Acid-Stomach
Millions of people suffer rear after year
from ailments affecting- practical! everr
part of the body, never dreaming; that their
ill health can be traced directly to acid
stomach. Here la the reason I poor dlcestlot.
means poor nourishment of tha different
organs and tlaaues of the body. Tha blood la
Impoverished becomes weak, thin, slucglah.
Ailments of many kind sprint from such
conditions. Dltlousnes, rheumatism, lum
bago, sciatica, general weakness, loss of
power and energy, headache, insomnia,
nervousness, mental depression .ven mora
serious ailments auch as catarrh and oanoer
of the etomnch, intentlnal ulcers, cirrhosis)
of the liver, heart trouble all of these ea
often be traced directly to acid-stomach.
Keep a sharp lookout for the first syrap-
toms of acld-atomach Indigestion, heart
burn, belching, food repeating, that awful
painful bloat after eating, and sour, rasar
atomach. EATONIC. the wonderful modern
remedy for acid-stomach, la guaranteed t.
bring quick relief from these stomach mt
erlec. Thousands say they never dreamed
that anything could bring auch speedy relief
and make them feel so much better la
every way. Try EATONIC and you, too,
wilt be Just as enthustaatlo In its praise.
Make your lite worth living no aches of
patne no blues or melancholy no mora of
that tired, lletleas feeling. De well an
strong. Oet back your physical and mental
punch: your vim, vigor and vitality. Tots
will afwnys be weak and ailing a long aa
you have acid-stomach. Bo get rid of It bow.
Take HATONIG Tablets they taata good--you
eat them Ilka a bit of candy. Tour
drugglat has HATONIC 50 cents for a bit
box. det a box from him today and If yo
are not satisfied he will refund your money.
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ATONIC
C roR YOUR ACID-STOMACP
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ATTRACTS AND KILLS
ALL FLIES. Neal,
eltn,oraamntaj.eoa
vrulent, ebeep. LaitSj
all Mon. Made of
roeUl, cin't aplll er
tip over : will not loll
or Injure anrtMng.
GutranUed elfecuTa.
SoM.br ileel-ra. as
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prepaid. ItJB. i
BAHOLU tJOWUtS, U0 Do Kalb Ave., DrooMja, N. Tj
W. N. U SIOUX CITY, NO. 29-1919.
Moral suasion Is all right In Its way,
but there aro times when It should be
backed up by a shotgun.
FARMERS ARE WORKINQ HARDER
And using their feet more than ever beforo.
For all these workers the frequent uso of
Allen's FootEase, tho antiseptic, healing
powder to be shaken into the shoes ana
sprinkled in tho foot-bath, increases theia
efficiency and insures needed physical com
fort. It takes tho Friction from the Shoe,
freshens the feet, nnd prevents tired, ach
ing nnd blistered feet. Women everywhere
are constant users of Allen's Foot-Ease.
Don't get foot sore, get Allen's Foot-KaasV
Bold by dealers everywhere. Adv.
Matter of Covering.
Tho wnr was over and woman's
dress had gono mad to mako up for
lost time. It wns vory brief and
bright.
Tho young sub. on lenvo was stag
,gored.
"How do you llko my gown7" said
his sister when dressed for a victory;
bnll.
"It's or qulto simple l" stammered
tho young man.
"Simple!" sho Inughed. "Do yoa
know whnt It cost? Do you know
twenty golden sovereigns wouldn't
cover It?"
"Perhaps not," said the disapprov
ing youth, "But thirty might, well
spread out I"
Ouchl
Renewal Hollo", old man I How's)
yourself an' fnmlly an' ever'thlng?
Bnnkcr How do.
Renewal I'd llko tho favor of nn'
extension of sixty or ninety days on
my note.
Banker Sign hero.
Renown! But you only mnde It
thirty days 1
Banker You snld sixty, and your
old note's thirty qast duo.
A Definition.
"What Is Intuition, pn?"
"Guessing tho right time."
more American.
-Baltl
Sunshlno mny bo healthful, but tha
lazy man seems to flourish best in the
shade.
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