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FOR SICK CHILD
"California Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.
Every mother roallzes, after giving
her children "California Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant tasto
and it thoroughly 'cleanses tho tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out griping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! It coated, givo a
teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit
laxatlvo," and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. Whon its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic remem
ber, a good "inside cleaning" should
always bo tho first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep "California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for a 50
cent bottle of "California Syrup of
Figs," which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
All Records Shattered.
The coal and coke output of the
United States broko all records in
1016. The total coke production, ac
cording to estimates prepared by O. B.
Lesher of tho United States geological
survey, department of the interior, was
54,300,000 tons, an increase over 1015
of 12,700,000 tons, or .30 per cent, and
over 1913 of 8,000.000 tons.
Coal production records were smash-
erd by an output of 597,500,000 tons,
compared with 570,000,000 tons, tho
previous high record established in
1913. The quantity of bituminous coal
nnned was 509.000.000 tons, an In
crease compared with 1915 of 0G.500,-
000 tons, or 15 per cent, according to
estimates by O. B. Lesher of the Unit
ed Stntcs geological survey, depart
ment of the Interior. The quantity of
Pennsylvania anthracite was about 88,-
aifllOOO net tons, a decrease of 000,000
tons.
Might Get His.
"Guess Flubdub won't apply
country board next summer."
"Why not?"
for
"Ho was too prominent In the egg
boycott to take chances on getting Into
tile clutches of a farmer on tho lntter's
native heath." Louisville Courier-
Journu.
All Rich.
"I understand Mr. Gnnerby has a
great many wealthy patients."
"Yes, indeed. Why he thinks noth
ing of ordering ten or fifteen to Palm
Ucnch In the course of a slnglo dny.K
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There has been
No Increase
In the price of
GrapeNuts
Nor
Any Decrease
In the
Size of Package
Ffiiiii mm
Or Quality
Of the Food.
INSECTS INFEST GRAIN
ellow Meal Worm Found
in
Stored Flour, Bran, Etc.
Easier to Keep Pests Out Than Put
Them Out All Granaries Should
Be Thoroughly Cleaned How
to Prevent Infestation.
The yellow menl worm Is often
found In stored Hour, incal, bran, nnd
other similar miitcrlul. The ndult be-
longs to the family known ire the dark
ling beetles, because they avoid the
light. They do not Infest crops, and
are economically Important only ns
they occur In stored products Intended
for consumption by man or beast. The
grubs commonly get their growth by
fall or early winter, remain more or
less active during the winter .season,
Yellow Meal Worm Beetle.
and pupate In early spring to emerge
several weeks later In tho beetle stage.
The meal worm fet'ds on Hour, meal,
and even dust and refuse of mills and
granaries.
Insects of the srnnnry are much
more easily kept oat than put out. All
places where grain or any of Its prod'
ucts are stored should, above all
things be kept clean not merely ap
patently clcan,.bul actually so. Cracks
in the walls nnd floor, for example,
may seem to be clean when swept
over, but may really be filled with the
dust of grain and tlmllar debris nnd
thus become n breeding place for a
number of grannry insects.
Rooms and blnn should, In fact,
bo so constructed its to be free from
cracks, the walls, floor, and celling
smooth, and everything solid nnd snug,
No rubbish of any kind should be al
lowed to accumulate, either in the
building or on adjacent premises. Ev
erything should also be done to keep
Insects out of tho storehouse.
The more Important special meas
ures which, used alone or in comblnn-
tion niny prevent Infestation by gran
ary pests, may be described as fol
lows :
1. Small grain slwuld be threshed
ind stored as soon after ripening as
possible. Wheat should be harvested
and threshed directly from the shock
If practicable, but if stacked, should
not stand in the field longer than Is
absolutely necessary.
2. The place Intended for the re
eptlon of a crop should be thoroughly
cleaned out some time In advance, and
If there Is reason to suppose that It
has contained granary pests, it should
bo fumigated with sulphur. Complete
protection against weevils requires
that rooms for grain should be made
tight, with windows screened nnd
doors close-fitting, nnd also that they
Bhould be cool and dry. With proper
care and some additional expense, any
such structure can bo made gas-tight
and suitable for the fumigation of its
contents with carbon bisulfide, but the
need of thorough ventilation should
not be left out of account.
3. If it were possible to dry grain
from the field artificially at a tem
perature of 125 degrees F. for four
or five hours, all Insects would be
killed and tho grain could then be
stored in a thoroughly clean nnd tight
place, and safely left until needed for
shipment or use. Corn which hnt
been shelled dry nnd sacked Is much
safer than that left on the enr,
whether with or without the husks,
Grain stored for seed should bo dried
artificially, since It not only keeps
better nnd germinates more generally.
but It is also less liable to bo eaten
by such Insects ns devour the kernel
4. Farmers, seedsmen, and millers
should, in buying grain, mnke sure
that It is free from insects.
FACTS FOR USERS OF LIME
Best Applied Just Ahead of Tilled
Crop, Such as Corn Needed on
Wet and Clay Soils.
These are facts for lime users : Lime 1
is best applied Just ahead of a tilled !
crop such as corn.
Clay soli needs larger applications j
of lime than does sandy soli. (
Wet soil needs larger applications I
of lime thnn does well-drained soil.
Soils rich In organic matter need
more lime than do sandy soils.
PATCHY STANDS OF ALFAL7A
Thin Crops Result From Poor Seed,
Winter Freezing or From 8ome
Fungous Dlsvase.
Very thin or patchy stands of alfalfa
sometimes result from poor seed, win
ter freezing or pulling, or from fun
gous diseases. Attempts to thicken
aud Improve such stands by any meth
od of rcseedlnp hnve usually proved
unsuccessful.
It Is best In such enjes to plow and
prepare the seedbed mow, after which
the alfalfa should be sown aga's
SUCCESS IN FEEDING SHEEP
More Use of Bralna Required In Han
dling Animals Than In Any Other
Line of Agriculture.
Mr. C. G. Starr, who buys nnd feeds
several thousand lambs each year, in
a tnlk to tho Missouri sheep feeders
recently, said:
To be a successful feeder requires
more uso of brains than any other Hue
of ngrlculture.
"Tho successful feeder must be on
tho watch for things to happen In the
pons.
"Care In being punctual with break
fast for lambs will do wonders.
."The greatest troublo we hnve In
feeding is to Induce our partners and
customers to feed plenty. No ono
ever made sheep fat by stunting them.
"Lambs really do best in dry lots
when the feeding begins too late to
use green blades of corn and grass.
They have n disposition to wander
nnd will not stay with the feed unless
more or less closely confined.
"Enough troughs should be provided
for grain feeding so that all can feet
nil the grain they desire.
"The water should always be fresh
and clean ; have plenty of It in troughs
so that sheep can easily drink.
"Plenty of corn Is nlways needed.
Cottonseed menl is very useful, espe
cially when silage Is used. A pound
of sllago per head per day Is about
enough."
STRETCHER FOR WOVEN WIRE
Problem That Average Fence Builder
Has Trouble In Solving Pat
ent of Indiana Man.
Stretching woven wire so that It will
remain tight for yenrs Is a problem,
nnd one that the average fence bvjlder
has trouble In solving. Hero is. the
patent of nn Evnnsvllle, Ind., invontor,
Parallel side flanges of 2 by 4 are chan
neled on their Inner faces to receive
the end of the fence to be stretched,
A horizontal screw passes through the
rectangular nut between the two
pnrnllel uprights. A crank handle nl
lows the operator to rotate the screw,
and the block on the end of It presses
Wire Stretcher.
against a post and forces the stretch
er away from the post, tightening tho
fence in the act. Thus, tho entire
height of the woven wire receives a
steady and even pull, so that it tight
ens uniformly. Farming Business.
REPAIRS WILL SAVE MONEY
On Average Farm There Is No Well
Equipped Shop for Making
Necessary Alterations.
(By W. W. CARLSON, Kansas Aurlcul
tural Collctro.)
On the average American farm thero
is no satisfactory place to make tho
necessary repairs and Improvements
to the machinery and buildings which
are so vital to the success and comfort
of tho people.
During the winter months when
there usually is considerable idle time,
the needed repnlrs can bo made and
many dollars saved. Besides, there
is probably nothing that will be of
greater Interest to the Ingenious boy
and boys, are all more or less Ingenious
than to be provided with a nent,
well-equipped shop where he will be
free to a certain extent to develop his
constructive talents.
The development may be rather
crude at first, but with good tools und
suitable surroundings It will not be
long until he will be .constructing
many useful articles aud making vnl
uable repairs. Moreover, he will be
developing the industrial side of his
nature, a point that must not be over
looked."
MAKING GRAIN SACK HOLDER
Old Milk Can, With Bottom Knocked
Out and Tipped Upside Down Is
Handy Farm Device.
Knock the bottom from an old milk
can nnd tip It upside down. Take n
piece of pine bonrd 1 by 2 by 3 and drive
a two-Inch nnll through the middle.
Lay this on the flnring rim of the can
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N
Grain Sack Holder.
with nail pointing up and insert two
three-fourths Inch Bcrews from under
side. This holds the sack, says a writ
er in Tho Farmer Nail tho can to n
2 by 4 and hang or nail up anywhero
right height for n sack and you can
till your sacks brimful alone.
FARM
TREAT TURKEX FOR CHOLERA
Isolate Affected Birds In House Re-
mote From Other Poultry Build
Ings Give Creolln.
Tho word Is used to cover n num
ber of Intestinal disorders, but chol-
crn Is n contagious germ disease and
Is practically Incurable. Plnco all
birds which show any symptoms ol
tho disease In n house rcmoto from
other poultry buildings and ono which
can bo ensily and thoroughly disin
fected. Givo tho birds n few drops ol
creolln or sulpho-nnpthol In thclt
drinking water, Just enough to turn It
faintly milky. Givo tho birds a ono-
thousandth of a grain tnblet of cor
rosive sublimate every threo hours.
.Feed spnrlngly on soft easily digested
food. All badly affected birds should
bo killed by a blow on tho head with
out drawing blood nnd then burned.
Bake up nnd burn nil litter used In
tho houso and runs occupied by In
fected birds. Spray the runs nnd all
parts of tho building with n creolln or
sulpho-nnpthol solution, ono table
spoonful to two gallons of wnter. Tho
runs should nlso bo plowed frequently.
PICK FEATHERS FROM GEESE
Best Time Is When Operation Does
Not Draw Blood Dry Feathers
Before Marketing.
Tho best tlmo to pick geeso Is when
picking tho feathers will not draw tho
blood ; this Is usually Just before molt
ing time.
Some mnke a practice of picking tho
geese twice n year, but this is not a
Just Geese.
good practice, as it depletes tho vitality
of the geese, and unfits them for good
service ns breeders.
After the feathers havo been picked,
they should bo spread out to dry, after
which they aro ready for tho market.
FEEDING MILK TO CHICKENS
According to Nebraska Experiment
Station Practice Will Double
Production of Eggs.
Tho use of milk in feeding chickens
will double egg production, according
to tho poultry section of tho Nebraska
experiment station at Lincoln. "The
hen never lays an egg until all tho In
grcdlcnts necessary for tho complcto
development of n chick uro present,"
the station announced.
'Since tho egg contnlns protein ns
well as carbohydrates, any amount of
carbohydrates fed In the form of grain
will not offset tho necessity of protein,
Milk given to tho birds, either as a
drink, or In tho form of wet mash, will
double egg yields. Commercial moat
scrap is of equal -value, and may be
substituted when milk cannot be ob
talnod."
OYSTER SHELL IS VALUABLE
It Is Not Fed to Poultry for Purpose of
Supplying Grit, but as Material
for Egg Shell.
Oyster shell in fed to chickens for
tho production of cgj; shells nnd not
for grit ns somo persons think, ac
cording to R. M. Sherwood, acting head
of tho department of poultry bus
bnndry In tho Knnsns State Agricul
tural college.
Approximately 00 per cent of tho
oyster shell fed laying hens Is con
verted Into egg shell, which has n
zhcmlcnl composition almost Identical
with that of the original shell. Clam
shells nnd lime, nlthough of practically
tho samo composition, are not as ap
petizing to tho chickens and no arc not
as valuable as tho oyster shells.
RIGHT MALES FOR BREEDING
8ave Those of Large, Vigorous Type,
Showing Well-Developed Breast
and Strong Bone.
Cull out the buJo roosters. Males
of large, vigorous type, showing well
duveloped breast, strong bone, largo
comb and wattles and bright cyeu
Bhould bo held for breeding purposes,
Crow heads, long bunks and weak legs
Indicate a lack of constitutional vigor
nnd aro usually found in poor pro
ducers.
Hold tho late-molting hen. Sell tho
early-molting hen, the persistent or all
nummer sitter, nnd tho ovcrfnt hen.
Sell the Immature pullets, or runts,
anil,:ivt' only tin- best Never bieod
uSSBaM
Fallen In His Estimation.
Mrs. FlaMmsh Didn't you sny your
husband sod to llko tho Ico nnd snow?
Mrs. Uensonhurst Oh, yes.
"Well, I s,nw him today, nnd he
seemed to be down on It."
One lighted gas Jet consumes as
much oxygon ns five ndult persons.
TO MVE LONG!
A recipe given by a famous physician
for long lifo was: "Keep tho kidnoys in
good order I Try to eliminate tnru tno
skin nnd intestines tho poisons that
othcrwiBo clog tho kidneys. Avoid eat
ing meat ns much as posslblo ; avoid too
much salt, niconoi, tea. Try a mine nnu
vegctnblo diet. Drink plenty of water,
and exercise so you sweat tho skin
helps to eliminate tho toxlo poisons
and urio acid."
For those past mlddlo lifo, for thoso
easily recognised symptoms of inflam
mation, as backache, scalding "water,"
or if uric acid in tho blood has caused
rheumatism, "rusty" joints, stiffness,
get Anuria nt the drug storo. This is a
wonderful eliminator ot urio acid nnd
was discovered by Dr.Picrcoof Invalids'
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. If your druggist
docs not keen it send 10 cento to Dr.
Pierce for trial package and you will
Una that it is many times moro potent
than lithia and ttint it dissolves urio
acid as hot wnter docs sugar.
For restaurant uso cups and saucers
that can be stacked for Bafc carrying
Have been designed.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully ovory bottle of
OASTOItIA that famous old remedy
for Infants and children, nnd see that It
Bears tho
Signature
In Uso for Ovor SO Tears,
Children Cry for Flotchcr'B Castoria
Getting Her Own Back.
"So the lawyers got about nil of tho
estate. Did Edith get anything?"
"Oh, yes j she got one of tho law
yers."
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.
A well known actress .gives tho follow
ing reclpo for gray hair: To half pint of
water add 1 02. Day num. a small box or
Barbo Compound, and VI or. of glycerine.
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix it at nomo at vory utiio cost,
directions for making and uso como In
each box of Dnrbo Compound. It will
gradually darken stroakid, faded gray
lmlr, nnd make It soft and glossy. It will
not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub off. Adv.
Didn't Need It.
Tho farm hands wero taking turns
nt tho pump for their morning wnsh,
All scrubbed off except tho new man.
"Joe," said tho boss, "aren't you go
ing to wnsh up this morning?"
"Shucks I" wns tho reply. "It don't
make me dirty to sleep." Pathfinder.
The Quinine That Does Not
Cause Nervousness or
Ringing in Head
Because of its Tonic and Laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO
QUININE can bo taken by anyone without causing nervousness
or ringing in the head. It removes tho cause of Colds, Grip and
Headache. Used whenever Quinine is needed.
hut remember there is OnSy Onm
"Bromo Quinine"
That is the Original
Laxative Bromo
This Signature
Canadian Farmers
Profit From Wheat
Yon, can get a Homestead of 1GO acres FREE
and other lands at remarkably low prices. During many
years Canadian wheat fields havo avtraRed 20 bushels to
the aero many yielda
wonaertui crops also 01 uais, naney ana riax.
Mixed f armlnff as nrofltabla an Industry as Brain rals.
Ing The excellent
food required for beef
churches, markets
an exira demand for (arm labor to replaoethu many roup
man who taaro volunteered for the war. The (lorurntutir
Miiitarr tames is
or farm 1
liintori
Is urging farmers to
for literature and rartlcnlara as to rmtuceU rallnar rates to
Suiu of Immigration,
has three members you should know if you desire to
enjoy life
1. Tho popular liquid form of Pcrunn the reliable
tonleoftho American household, vrlth a lonfl history of success in
treatlntf all catarrhal difficulties.
2. Tho tablet form, which is mado after the same
formulary and Is more convenient for many.
3. Manolln. tho Ideal laxative, by tho regular use of
which constipation rosy bo overcome nut
natural action restored, Mnlln has no
habit forming drug, but Is an aid to nature.
Your drult has all three. So many
thousands have received benefit from tho
uso of one or both these remedies that they
are n recoftnlzrd port of the equipment of
every careful household.
TIIE PERUNA COMPANY WraVw, Oils
An Unsettled Question.
Llttlo Lemuel Say, paw, does "lion."
In front of a man's nnmo mean that
ho Is honest?
Paw Sometimes it does, son, nnd
then again sometimes It doesn't.
Coal miners In Georgln have ro
celved 10 per cent Ipcronso In pay.
NOTHINQ STANDS AS 111011, as a remedy
for every womanly allmont,
as Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. It's tho only
raodlclno for women certain
In Its effects.
"Favorite Proscription" la
an Invigorating, restorative
tonic, a soothing and
strengthening nervine, and
a complcto euro for all tho
functional derangements,
painful dlsordors, ana
chronic weaknesses peculiar
to tho sex.
For young girls Jus
entering womanhood ; for
women at tho critical time;
nursing mothors; and every woman who
is run-down," tired or overworked -It
Is a special, safe, and certain holp.
Dr. Plorco's Pleasant Pellets rcgulata
nnd Invlgorato stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to tuko
as candy.
How to prcsorvo hnnlth and beauty la
told In Doctor Plorco's Common Sense
Medical Advisor. It Is free. Send Dr.
Plorco, Buffalo, N. Y., four dimes, of
stamps, to cover wrapping nnd mailing.
In Dress.
"You .sny your wife Is economical?
Gcot Look nt tho clothes sho wears 1"
"Yes, but look at tho clothes she.
doesn't wear."
GAVE HIS CANE AWAY!
Mr. S. P. Benton, Kerrvlllo, Texas,
writes: "For several years prior to
1000 I suffered from kidney nnd rheu
mntlc troubles. Was bent over nnd
forced to uso si
enno. For these
disorders I am
glad to say I used
Dodd's Kidney
Pills, which proved
to bo tho proper
remedy. I am 04
yenrs old, feel
fl n 0 nnd once
again stand as
straight as an arrow. Dodd'a Kld
noy Pills deservo great credit." B
suro nnd get "DODD'8," tho name
with tho threo D's for diseased, disor
dered, deranged kidneys; Just as Mr,
Benton did. No similarly named article;
will do. Adv.
Not Long Enough to Reach Here.
Bill I seo by this paper that China
has the longest Nntlonul hymn.
Jill Ever hear It?
"Oh, no. I'vo never been over there."
"Well, It can't bo so awful long If
I It hasn't reached hero yet."
limine
on Every Box
Vmad ih World Ovatp to
Oura m Oeef o r
In Onm Dmy. mOOm
ft
The war's devastation of
European crops has caused
an unusual demand forgrain
from the American Conti
nent The people of the world must
be fed and wheat near $2 a bushel
offers great profits to the farmer.
Canada's invitation is therefore
especially attractive. She wants
settlers to make money and happy,
prosperous homes for themselves by
helping her rsite immense wheat crops.
as high as 45 bushel to the acre.
I. "-I
Blv A.ft
grasses full of nutrition aro the .only
or dairy purposes. Good schools.
convenient, climate excellent. .
notonupui
(arm labor
itwir-il for
j nut intra
noi compulsory mcanoaa, cut morula
put ultra aeroa Into grain. Write
Ottawa, 0oua4a, or
W. V. BENNETT
Room 4, Moo Dld(j., Omaha. Neb,
Canadian lovernmcnt A cut
from Jlsrnveil Mori;.