IN STERLENO
LIVES A GIRL
Who Suffered As Many Girla
Do Tells How She
Found Relief,
Sterling, Conn. "I nm n girl of 22
years and 1 used to faint away every
montn and was very
Weak. I was also
bothered a lot with
f emalo weakness. T
read your littlo book
; Wisdom for Wo
men.' and I rmw horn
others had been
helped by Lydia E,
Pinkham's Vncmtn.
ble Compound, and
aeciued to try it, and
if lint. Mniln n 1
like a new girl and I am now relieved
of all these troubles. I hope all young
girls will got relief os I have. I never
felt better in my life. "-Miss Beiitha A.
Peloquin, Box 11G, Sterling, Conn.
Massena, N. Y. "I have taken Ly
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetablo Compound
and I highly recommend it. If anyone
'wants to writo to mo I will gladly tell
her about my caso. I waB certainly in
a bad condition as my blood was all turn
ing to water. I had pimples on my face
and a bad color, and for five years I had
been troubled with suppression. Tho
doctors called it 'Anemia and Exhaus
tion,' and said I was all run down, but
Xydia E. Pinkham's Vegetablo Com
pound brought mo out all right "-Miss
Lavisa Myres, Box 74, Massena, N.Y.
Young Girla, Heed Tills Advice.
Girls who are troubled with painful or
irregular periods, backache, headache,
dragging-down sensations, fainting
spell3 or indigestion.should immediately
.seek rpstnrntion f-nhnnlfli )mtnt!ni.rt. ,
dia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound.
DIDN'T APPRECIATE THE JOKE
3lrl Made Victim of Hoax by Mis
chievous Frlsnds Went Home
In a Fury.
One day several of my girl friends
called to seo me. Wo started to make
some candy when I discovered that
wo didn't havo any chocolate In the
2iouso and said that I couldn't possibly
make it without "a speck of choco
late." Mary, one of tho girls, said: "Why,
what kind of chocolate is that
wouldn't you use any other kind?"
Ono of the girla gavo mo a punch
and I said: "Oh, no, I couldn't uso any
other kind. It's Just a new kind. You
telephone tho grocery and order some,
Wary, and we'll start the candy. New
to sure and order 'Aspecka.' " s
So we filed to tho kitchen and loft
Mary to telephone. Wo sat In the
ldtchen holding our sides with sup
pressed laughter whllo sho called up
one store after another trying to get
"Aspecka chocolate." Sho Anally gavo
up In despair and then wo told her.
Needless to say, sho went homo in a
fury, as mad as a wot hen. Sho bare
ly spoke to us for weeks after that.
Chicago Tribune.
Heavy Cost of Bad Weather.
It has been figured that a day's con.
tlnued frost or snow in England ro
ults in tho idleness of 1,000,000 work,
men.
Now Jersey's 1913 mineral produc
tion was valued at $40,715,061.
LIGHT BOOZE.
Do You Drink It?
A minister's wife had quite a tus
sle with coffeo and h'er experience is
interesting. She says:
"During tho two years' of my train
ing as a nurse, while on night duty,
J became addicted to coffeo drinking.
Between midnight and four in tho
morning, when tho patients wero
asleep, thero was littlo to do 'except
make the rounds, and it was quito
natural that I should want a hot cup
of coffeo about that time. I could
keep awako better.
"After threo of four years of cof
feo drinking, I became a nervous wreok
and thought that I simply could not
live without my coffee. All this timo
I was subject to frequent bilious at
tacks, sometimes so severe as to
keep mo in bed for several days.
"After being married, Husband
begged mo to leavo off coffeo for ho
feared that It had already hurt mo
almost beyond repair, so I resolved to
mako an effort to release myself from
tko hurtful liablt.
"I began taking Postum, and for a
lew days felt tho languid, tired feel
ing from the lack of tho coffeo drug,
out I liked tho tasto of Postum, and
that answered for tho breakfast bev
erage all right.
"Finally I began to feel clearer
headed and had steadier nerves. Aft
er a year's uso of Postum I now feel
Hko a new woman havo not had any
bilious attacks since I left off coffee."
Namo given by Postum Co., Battlo
Creek, Mich. Read "Tho Road to
Wellvillo in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum must bo well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant P03tum Is a solublo pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In a cup of hot water, and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious bever
age Instantly. 30c and 50c tins.
Tho cost per cup of both kinds is
about tho satno.
"Thero's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
lf tXB? Wi
wfAs
SPRAYING TREES DURING DORMANT PERIOD
- . . i
A Profitable Orchard.
(Hy R. A. araiNTY. Colorado Agrlcul
tural CoIIpbo.)
it tho orchard is Infested or likely
to bo infested with San Joso scale,
oyster-shell, bark louse, applo scab,
woolly aphis, shuthole fungus, peach
leaf curl or brown rot, spraying tho
trees during tho dormant period will
bo effective In preventing trouble.
For San jJoso scale, oyster-shell,
bark louse, peach-leaf curl, and woolly
aphis, on tho uper parts of the trees,
tho spraying may be done at any time
during tho winter, while an applica
tion a short time before the buds open
in tho spring will aid in controlling
the other diseases mentioned. These
I. Adult Parasite of Oyster-Shell Scale
2. Larva of Parasite In Scale With
Scale-lnscct One Side and Eggs on
Other 3. Pupa of Parasite. All
Much Enlarged.
diseases are carried over the winter
by small spores and tho spray pro-
ACTIVE ENEMY OF
INJURIOUS INSECTS
Grosbeaks Deserve Protection of
Every Practical Farmer for
Their Good Work.
Present Investigations prove that
the services of grosbeaks in destroy
ing insect pests are invaluable. Each
kind pays special attention to certain
pests which If unchecked would causo
enormous losses. Few of our birds
ire to be credited with more good and
with fewer evil deeds than tho gros
beaks, and none more clearly deservo
protection by tho practical farmer.
A real friend of tho fanner Is tho
rose-breasted grosbeak. This bird vig
orously attacks cucumber beetles and
many of tho scale Insects. It proved
an active enemy of the Rocky moun
tain locust during that Insect's ruin
ous invasions, and among the othor
pests it consumes are tho spring and
fall cankerworms, orchard and forest
'.ent cntcrplllars, tussock, gipsy and
brown-tall moths, plum curculio, army
worm and chinch bug. In fact, not
ano of our birds has a better record.
The rosebreast attacks tho worst ene
mies of agriculture, making them Its
favorite prey, and time after time It
has rendered valuable aid In check
ing their destructive Infestations.
These grosbeaks are pormanent resi
dents, spending tho summor and win
ter In tho same locality. It has been
ilnlmed that they pull sprouting grain,
but no evidence of damage to eithor
grain or other crops Is afforded by tho
examination of more than 500 stom
achs. On tho other hand, tho evidence
Is ample that they do much good. Tho
redblrd is known to feed on tho Rocky
mountain locust, periodical cicada and
Colorado potato beetle.
During parts of tho season It Is
.bought by somo farmers that this
bird 1 destructive to early fruit and
attacks also green peas and beans.
However, since by proper precautions
such losses may bo minimized or alto
gether prevented, they should not bo
given too much weight in estimating
tlio value of tho bird.
Credit to Community.
Tho man who shows cattlo, whether
t bo In tho state or tho county fair,
Is doing himself a credit, ho is build
ing up a hotter farm and ho Is doing
his county good by encouraging an
Interest in tho stock that ho shows
THE 8EMI.WEEKLV TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
vents tho germination and growth of
these spores.
Tho best all-round spray material
for tho Insects and diseases mentioned
Is tho lime-sulphur wash, which acts
both as an Insecticide and a fungicide
I-Imo-sulphur wash is mado as fol
lows: , Slake 15 pounds of fresh llmo In
five gallons of hot water, using an
Iron kettle of twenty to twenty-flvo
gallons' capacity. When slaking Is In
fullj process, gradually sift n 15
pounds of llowors of sulphur, stirring
tho mixture vigorously at the samo
timo. When all tho sulphur has been
put In and thoroughly mixed, add six
or olght more gallons of hot water
and boil about forty-five minutes.
Strain tho mixture Into tho spray bar
rel and add water to mako fifty gal
lons. In making tho lime-sulphur wash
it is best to havo two kettles, ono for
heating tho water and ono for boiling
tho mixture Tho mixture when pre
pared should bo of a dark reddish
brown color.
If It is not convenient for ono to
mako his own spray mixture, thero
are tho concentrated liquid and pow
der forms which may bo procured
from dealers and which require only
the addition of water to bo ready for
use. These are slightly more expen
slvo than tho home-mndo and Just as
effective.
In connection with winter spray
ing, nny parts of tho trees which aro
badly infected should bo pruned out,
and all "mummied" fruits destroyed,
as these form places of refuge for
both Insects and fungi.
EXERCISE AND FEED
FOR YOUNG COLTS
Animals Cannot Be Kept in Good
Condition When Given Noth
ing but Dry Feed.
Wo should allow our young colts
more exoiclso and feed them smaller
quantities of hay during tho timo they
are kept on winter rations of dry
feed. Dy feeding smaller minnMMoo nt
hay and allowing them to exorcise
freely they will develop moro unl
formly nnd como through the winter
in much better form and llesh con
dition. Young colts that aro put In tho stall
and given all the hay they will eat
soon become pot-bollled, their hair
grows longer and harsher and somo
of It stands tho wrong way.
Wo cannot feed colts on iirv tnn,i
and keep them looking well, that Is.
as well as thoy did when i uniting
with their dams and having plenty of
green grass and milk, but by feed
ing them choice liny and a liberal
amount of clean grain foods wo can
obtain a moro uniform development
and bring them through tho winter
in much better condition. Pot-bellied
colts tell tho story of imropor feed
ing, slow growth and development,
wltilo tho colt that keops its baby
fat and form well during tho first
year tells tho story of skillful feeding
and fine growth.
Another Important point to keep
In mind whllo feeding young colts is
to keep tho mangers neat and clean
and not compel them to pick over
old hay and spoiled grain foods.
8heep for Show.
Chooso show shoop from a well bred
Select only sheep of proper typo nnd
conformation.
Do sure that all necessary feed and
oqulpmont are provided.
. Keop sheop gaining gradually and
never crowd them at any time
Mako all preparations for feeding in
nmplo timo and conimnnnr. ....
early. "K
Good Use for Trap-Nest.
It will pay tho average poultryman
to trap-nest Ids flock in fall and win,
tor months, and breed fiom tho pul,
lets which lay earliest In life, ns well
as from tho pullots and hens which
lay in tho winter.
ROAD
luIUSNG
ROADS AS CROP PRODUCERS
Government Studleo Show How Anrl
cultural Outlook of Country De
pends Upon Its Highways.
Thnt an improved road will lucrcaso
vnstly tho productlv'onosB of tho urea
through which it runs has now boon
satisfactorily deinonslinteil by studies
conduct! d by tho United States depart
ment of ngriculturo In Virginia. Con
dltlons In Spotsylvanln county wero in
vestigated with particular care, and
tho results havo proved surprising. In
1009 tho county voted $100,000 to lm
proo 40 miles of ronds. Two years
nftor tho completion of this work tho
railroad took away lu 12 months from
I-rcderlcksburg, tho county sent, 71,
000 tons of agricultural and forest
products haulod ovor tho highways to
that town, Roforo tho Improvement
of tho roads this total was only 49,000
tons annually; in othor words tho
quantity of tho county's produco had
risen moro than 45 per cont. Still
moro interesting, howovcr, is tho In
crenso shown in tho quantity of the
dairy products. In 1909 theso amount
ed to 111,815 pounds, in 1911 to 273,
028 pounds, an increase of practically
140 per cent in two years. In tho
samo timo shlpmonts of wheat had in
creased 59 per cont, tobacco 31 per
cent and lumber and othor forest prod
ucts 48 por cent.
In addition to this Increase In quan
tity tho cost of hauling each ton of
produco wns matorlally roduccd. In
other words tho farmers not only pro
duco moro but produco moro cheaply,
for the cost of transportation to mar
ket is, of course, an Important factor
In tho cost of production. From this
point of view It Is estimated that tho
$100,000 spent In Improving tho roads
In Spotsylvania county saved tho farm
ers of that county $41,000 a year.
In tho past two years tho trafllc
studies of tho federal experts" show
that approximately an avorago of C5,
000 tons of outgoing produots were
hauled ovor the improved roads In tho
county, an avorago dlstanco of olght
miles, or a total of 520,0000 "ton
miles." Ueforo tho roads wero lm
provod it was estimated that tho aver-
ago cost of hauling was 20 cents a
"ton-mile;" after the Improvement this
fell to 12 cents a "ton-mile," or a sav
ing of eight cents. A saving of olght
cents per mllo on 520,000 "ton-miles'
Is $41,000 a year. Tho county'B In
vestment of $100,000, In other words,
returns a dividend of 40 por cent an
nually. Uecauso this saving, In cases of this
character, does not tako tho form of
cash put directly Into tho farmors'
pockots, thero is a widespread ten
dency to bollevo thnt It is fictitious
profit, whllo as a matter of fact It is
just as well a sourco of profit as the
Increase In tho prlco of wheat.
In Dlnwlddlo county, Virginia, for
example, where peanuts is ono of the
ataplo crops, tho avorago load for two
mules on a main road was about ono
thousand pounds before tho road was
improved. After Its Improvement tho
average load was found to bo 2,000
pounds, and tho timo consutnod in
hauling tho larger load to tnarkot was
much reduced. In othor words, ono
man with a wagon and two mules
could do moro than twico as much
work with tho improved road than
with an unimproved road. TIiIb is
tho explanation of tho extraordinary
rlso In tho total output of agricul
tural products lu a county with a good
road system.
Bad Roado Excepted.
Thero Is an excuso for everything
except bad ronds.
Roads and the Schools.
Improved roads mako It possible to
consolidate or contrnllzo Bchools, and
to establish graded schools In tho ru
ral districts. Such schools, centrally
located, will accommodato all of tho
children within a radius of from four
to flvo mlleB.
New Road Machine.
In a new road-making machlno tho
asphalt is heated an It is being mixed
by flames from tho flro box of tho
boiler, blown Into tho mixing drum by
n powerful blast.
mwi.m.w... "wimr "tit 1
A Pike In Eastern Iowa.
Short Curls
EVERY ono will welcomo tho re
turn, nfter a brief nbsonco, of tho
fashion for short curls, worn nt tho
sido of tho faco, for evening coiffures,
and at the back of tho head whenovor
thoso who Hko them enro to add tholr
charm to the hair dress. They aro
tho easiest and most "fetching" of lit
tlo finishing touches, when thoy can
bo worn at all. It 1b said by thoso
who ought to know thnt somo women
cannot wear curls. Just why this is
so is apparently among tho unknow
able thlngB. Dut every woman can
experiment for herself and bo influ
enced by tho result.
Tho littlo curl may bo mndo at tho
time tho hnlr is droBscd, and of tho
natural hair. If ono has naturally
curly hair, it is easy to manngo. Dut
fow people aro bo blessed, and tho lit
tlo curl is generally a very satisfac
tory bit of artillco. At tho hair deal
ers short curls aro mado In clusters
Dominant Note
FASHION decrees that tho choice of
millinery shall havo an almost un
limited scopo during tho coining full
and winter seasoiiB. When wo con
sider fabrics ono may oloct to wear
velvet or felt or plush or satin, and
also combinations of theso materials
As to bIzo, hata proceed from tho
small, brlmless, close-fitting turban to
tho wide-brimmed picture typo,
through all graduations in width of
brim. Shapes aro as varied as tho
fancies of those who doBlgn thorn.
Thero are, therefore, hats big and
little, brlmB wide or narrow, and
crowns tall or short.
For street wear tho small hat is
sensible and smart. Tho Bnugly-flt-ting,
well-shaped turban rcachCB Its
highest development when mado for
wintry weather. With a variety of
trimmings, as great as that In shapes,
and with particularly brilliant novol
ties at hand, tho turban Is u flourish
ing thing of beauty decked out In
decorations that aro simple but ef
fective. Something of tho diversity In bIzo
and trimmings and Btyles Is moro
plainly set forth in tho Illustration
given horo than enn bo convoyod by
mero words. Theso aro all velvet
hats, now In shnpo and excollent In
design. Each ono Is a stylo of mnny
of its particular kind and eaeli Is well
worth consideration.
A sailor shnpo Is pictured so thnt
Its prominent aud now features aro
emphasized to tho eye. Although
ail jtAilHHKHHBi l jpyJp ;
Back in Favor
of three, or moro, fastened to a steel
or strong wiro pin. Of nil tho pieces
mado to bo pinned on thoy aro tho
easiest to keep in ordor nnd tho eas
iest to adjust.
An examplo of what -short curls
will do In accomplishing a drossy
colfturo is ahow n In tho illustration
given horo. This hair drosB Is no
ticeably pretty, but imagino It with
out tho curls and It will not bo no
tlccablo In any way.
Somo people cherish a prejudice
against wearing fnlso hair of any kind.
Hut women havo helped out scanty
locks for as many ages as history re
cords, by supplementing thorn with
extra plocos, to very good effect. Thero
seems to bo no objection to a false
tooth from any quarter. Anything
which really improves tho appearanco
will always bo ubou" and with tho boBt
reason In tho world.
in New Millinery
among thnt groat numbor classed as
sailors, or as "tho canotier," tho brim
!s irregular. It widens nt tho loft
sldo and shows a small upward curvo
at tho fiont. Tho brim edgo is bound
with silver braid and n pretty and
dlstinctivo touch Is given by tho little
bow of this braid, which 1b mounted
at tho back, as If it terminated tho
binding.
Roses In silk nnd motnlllc effects
set In follago and fernB nro mounted
against tho brim In a manner that
convinces ono that tho ranker of this
hat was an artist.
A wide-brimmed volvot hat with a
section of tho front brim cut squarely
away, making a abort, straight lino in
stead of a curvo, la trimmed at this
point with two short ostrich plumes
and a short loop and ends of velvet
ribbon. Tho ribbon 1b fastened 4to
placo with two Jot bands. Tho big
black hat has a warm placo In tho
rogard of womon, and desorves it.
A small and striking hat very,
frankly draws its inspiration from
grlm-vlsnged war. Mounted above tho
blithe- countonnnco of a young girl
ono may forgot tho associations that
ore suggostod by Its likeness to tho
soldier's holmot. Tho most extreme,
development shows tho chin Btrap,
Minus this tho bhapo is practical and
In bettor tasto than with it. The hat
la trimmed with bands of silver beads
and an ornamont of spangles re
sembling small wings.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.