NORTTT PLATTTC F.MT-'WF.FKT V TT?THTTVR
WEALTH
Canadian Farmers Turn Winter
Months to Good Account.
-Large crops nnd good prices for the
wheat, oats, barley nnd liar from Ca
nadian farms hnve made the winter
resorts In California nt times resemble
n meeting of a Canadian farmers' In'
Btltute, but the practice nmong sue
cessful farmers of spending their win-
ters holidaying scorns to be on the
wane. After nil, nothing can be more
tiresome than having nothing to do,
and the farmers of Western Canada
are now finding winter employment
right on their farms which rivals the
attractions of the sunny South.
Live stock Is the explanation, ac
cording to a six-foot Westerner who
dropped Into the Canadian Government
Information Bureau at 311 Jackson
street, St. Paul. He was on his way
back to Western Canada with a car
"load of selected breeding stock which
had carried off bluo ribbons nt several
state fairs In 1010. "Wo have found,"
ald he, "that there Is Just as much
pleasure and a great deal more profit
In developing a herd of prize stock as
In listening to tho murmur of the sad
sea waves. Where we used to grow
grain exclusively now we are ralslnj?
atock as well. Tho fact that steers
raised In Western Canada took thr
grand championship nt the Interne
ilonal Live Stock Show at Chicago two
year's In succession shown how well we
ore getting along. And Instead of de
pleting oilr bank rolls wo ndd a tidy
sum to them." .
"But don't you find the life monoto
nous?" "Not In the least. You see, we hnve
a. rural club which meets In our
chool house, where wo thrash out nil
kinds of problems. Ilere wo exchange
Ideas nnd nlso have occaslonnl talks
from government experts, nnd the man
who goes abroad for the winter only
realizes how much he has missed when
nt a summer picnic he hears an ad
dress by n neighbor that would do
credit to n, college graduate.
"It was nt one of these meetings
that we decided to Import u prize
winning stallion,' nnd today our dis
trict Is raising some of tho best draft
horses In Canada. The carload ot
breeding stock which I am now ship
ping to my farm Is Indirectly tho re
sult of our club meetings. Wc are
going to make, that little corner of
Saskatchewan one of tho big stock
centers' of America. ' Why shouldn't
we? Everything In In our favor ell
. mate, fertility, cheap land, free grass
ing lnrid adjoining lots of fnrms .
creameries, government supervision,
Toil know how energetic the northern
qlimnto mokes n man? Well, It's Just
like that with stock. They get to bo
great, husky fellows, hardy and big
framed and tlmt counts on market
day.
"Coijio up nnd sco mo somo time,"
were his parting words as ho left to
catch his train. "I'll show you Rome
of dhe finpst land nnd live stock out of
doors, nnd trcnt yon to n real farm
men! everything bnt tho coffee and
sugar grown rlt'ht on my farm. That
counts some In theso dnys of high
prices." Advertisement.
Both Overestimated.
"The roses of, pleasure," didactical
ly hegnn Professor Pate, "seldom last
long enough to adorn tho brow of him
who plucks them."
"Yes," replied J. Fuller Gloom, "nnd,
those who have attempted to rest on
their laurels tell mo they mnko u very
poor bed." Kansas City Star.
NOSE CLOGGED FROM
A COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream In Nostrils to Open Up
Air Passages.
Ah! What relief I Your clogged nos
trils open right up, tho air passages of
your head aro clear and you can
breatho freely. No moro hawking,
snuffling, mucous discharge, headache,
dryness no struggling for brcuth nt
night, your cold or catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up 1 Get a Bmall
bottlo of Ely's Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply n llttlo of this
fragrant, nntlseptlc cream In your nos
trils, let It penetrato through every air
passago of tho head ; sootho nnd heal
tho swollen, inflamed mucous mem
brane, give you instant relief. Ely's
Cream1 Balm is Just what every cold
and catarrh sufferer has been Booking.
It's Just splendid. Adv.
Catty Comment.
"Mabel says sho has mado up her
mind,"
"Then I hope she hns mado a bet
tor Job of It than sho has with her
face."
Cutlcura for 8ore Hands.
Sonic hands on retiring In tho hot suds
of Cutcurn Soap, dry and rub In Cu
tjcura Ointment. Removo surplus
Ointment with tlssuo paper. This is
5nly ono of tho things Cutlcurn will do
If Soap, Ointment nnd Talcum aro used
for all toilet purposes. Adv.
Thoso who nuy what they don't need
aro likely soon to need what they can't
tjuy.
i Hov' This?
We offer 1100.00 for any case of catarrh
that ennnpt bo curod by HAUL'S
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Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 76a Testimonials free.
F, J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
,
Ood makes tho puro air, but unless
wo breatho 'It freely It protlteth us
nothing.
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Americanism Is to Be Taught by Motion Pictures
WASHINGTON. Plans to combat unrest nnd to nld In solving problems now
before the government through tho aid of the motion picture Industry
were discussed at a meeting of about one hundred men and women prominent
n tho motion picture Industry. A
said :
"It Is within tho power of you men In whoso bands the motion picture
Industry of tho country Is centered to Ycol If miaulliliiv Mm tri4)flf llAnl ltlitrtl
you carried on during the war a service, I frankly believe, that was not out-
uuhu u) uiijr oiiiur Hingio agency.
"There has been a chnllence liiirlod
to prove to the world that the democracy which we have established here on
vu.iin.uui m Hujui'iuiii who useir to
wjilch are a part of our national life.
"The task Is not an ensv one. And
of motion pictures In their elevating appeal to the liner sense of our peonies.
ntul ...... ..I. fill . . .... 1
'-" mimoii Americans daily, mere can be Instlllqd into those
hundred millions the lessons of fortitudo
that nil must learn."
Tho committee comes ns a result of
the house and sennto urging tho motion
pnlgn.
An Authoritative Biography of Grover Cleveland
ANNOUNCEMENT Is made that an authorized blogruphy of Grover Cleve
land Is In course of preparation. For some reason no adequate life of
tho twenty-second president of the United States, who was also the twenty
fourth president, nnd In ench term
was the central figure In Important
political events, has yet been written.
Several volumes of reminiscences of
his public career have appeared, but
none that Is nt all comprehensive.
Information now Is that Mrs.
Thomas J. Preston, formerly Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, hns Intrusted to
Prof. Itobcrt M. McElroy of Princeton
the task of preparing the life nnd
letters qf the late president. Profes
sor McElroy Is bead of the department
of history and politics nt Princeton university, has written several historical
works nnu hns lectured extensively In
In 1010 ho was chosen by the Chinese
addresses on tho history und nature
chief centers of China. He lectured also
'Ilils biography should mnko ono of tho notable books of the year. Presi
dent Cleveland was a good deal of a storm, center during both of his admin
istrations and was crjtlclzed as sharply, perhaps, by factions of bis own
party as by Republicans; but his firmness on more than ono occasion wits of
great benefit to the country.
Probnbly tho act which created tho greatest sensation was his stnnd In
cnlllng out a -military force at tho tlmo of the Chicago railroad strike, thus
asserting tho right of thp president to Interfero In stnte affulrs In the Interest
of law and order.
Mr. Cleveland died In 1008- lie was probnbly not a popular president,
though bo constantly gained In public estimation while lri office, but his fame
has steadily grown since his death nnd In history bo will undoubtedly rank
among the most notnble and useful of executives and as ji man of courage,
honesty, determination and strength of character.
Census Figures Promised
ANNOUNCEMENT of the population of practically all cities of the country
by May or Juno atid tho total population of the entire country In Sep
tember or October Is tho expectation
cc-ruus
000,000
800,000
2ooo,ooo
) 7" PRETTI
-!& GOOD
cJovkN-LTELL
In WVKLu
A ,0
7n00.00
Chicago's September 18.
Tho centor of population, Illootnlngton, Ind., was announced July 17, and
tho country's total population was mado public December 10.
"Tho enumeration Is In procress throughout tho entlrb country," said Mr.
Rogers. "Advices from tho supervisors Indicate that during the first week of
tho work at least 70,000 enumerators were started.
"Wo find that In some districts it will be necessary to postpono tho
enumeration becuuso of weather conditions. , There has been no opposition to
furnishing tho information requested by the enumerators.
Tho director Is now organizing a forco of clerks, who will bo equipped
to examine tho schedules ns rapidly as thoy aro received from tho supervisors.
Theso clerks will make a preliminary count of the population. This pre
liminary count will bo mado public as rapidly ns tho totals for tho cities and
the minor civil divisions are obtained.
Panels From the Allies for New Dominion Capitol
EACH of the allies In tho great war Is to be askedj to contrlbuto a panel
to tho sennto chamber In tha new Dominion parliament building, accord
ing to present plans. The senate chnmbor will contain works of nrt Includ
ing a series of panels.
Tho Dominion parliament, which
has boon called for February 20,
should bo Inspired to noble legislation
by Its now environment. For It will
sit In tho new pnrllament building at
Ottawa, Out., one of tho most beau
tiful public structures on the Ameri
can continent. The "Commons" will
sit In their new whlto-stono-nnd-mnr-blo
hull, whuru carved figures and
pointed Windows, arches, and vaulted
celling should lift .the contemplative
mind to high conceptions of public duty, The senate chamber Is not com
pleted nnd the senators will sit In the railroad board eommltteo room.
If tho explorers who first made their way up tho St. Lawrence and tho
Ottawa had behold such a structure they would have fallen down In worship.
It Is n glorious temple of stone, built whllo Canada was straining her energy
In war, whllo the fate of her democracy was In the balance. The builders
seem to have put Into It their faith In God. much of tholr prayer. Though
it, has beun building but three yurs ami Is still unfinished. It seems old, as
though It had looked upon centuries.
Canada appropriated $6,OO0.0H) for this building In 1010 and the work
was begun In July of that year. The rlso In the cost of labor and materials
bus brought the cost to nt least $7,000,000 and It may run much higher.
Vx-iJfX 1x7 llli
- Hill
campaign under the direction of Sec
retary of tho Interior Franklin IC.
Lane will bo conducted through the
publicity made possible by motion pic
ture bouses.
The action comes ns a result of
a request of the Joint committees of
tho house nnd senate urging tho mo
tion picture men to take up such a
campaign.
In his nddress Seerotnrv f.nn
nt tim nnnnio nf m.i i,..n
settle nntl solve the many problems
vit. I imiiiu-o ti.i-nnr.ii m. ...,h...
n renm-st nf tt
nl Ctur moil tn tiilfn im ciinh i ;..,.
this country on his special subjects.
government to deliver a series of
of representative Institutions In the
In Japun and the Philippines.
by Next Summer and Fall
of tho director of the census. Sam IS.
Rogers.
Uni.iil.Miin ' . f . I r- 0 .
tho cities probably will be completed
by March or earlier. Washington Is
wxPectC(l t bo the first, ns it was In
illu wiuiL'L'iiui I'uitsus hi juuu. in unit
year it was taken April 10, and an
nounced Juno 24. Ithodo Islnnd's
population In 1010 was announced first
of the states on July 21. New York
city's population was announced Sep
tember 2, Boston's September 14 and
m HI'
PROFITS FR
WEE
Question of Proper Handling of
Crop Deserves More
Attention.
RESENTS ROUGH TREATMENT
Otje of the Big Drawbacks to Indus
- Is Inability of Farmer to Keep
Tubers In Storage Field
Diseases Are Serious.
(I spared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture,)
Sweet potatoes deserve as careful
handling as apples. In fact, they will
njt stand the rough handling that up
p.s are often subjected to In grading
u.id packing.
This statement may surprise many
seet potato growers who aro not In
the habit of talcing pains to avoid
bruising this product. The question
of proper handling of sweet potatoes
Is one of several points touched on In
a publication Just Issued by the bureau
of plant Industry of the United States
department of agriculture. Farmers'
Bulletin No. 1050, entitled "Sweet Po
tato Diseases."
One of tho chief barriers to the
extrusion of sweet potato growing In
tills country Is th? Inability of fann
ers to keep sweet potatoes in storage
so that they can be placed on the
market In winter when prices are good.
Consequently most of the crop grown
Is consumed locnlly or sold at digging
time when prices arc low. A few
sweet potatoes go to northern mar
kets in winter, nnd even In the South
they cannot bo obtained with any de
gree of ccrjnlnty at that season.
Specialists of the department of agri
culture believe that If storage methods
nnd principles were better understood,
far more sweet potatoes would be
uvallable for winter use.
Must Fight Diseases.
However, tho success of the Indus
try does not depend on careful han
dling alone. There nre several seri
ous Held diseases, as this bulletin
points out, the best known of which
are black rot, stem rot and foot rot.
The storage of sweet potatoes affect
td with black rot must necessarily re
sult In heavy loss, since the disease
spreads rapidly throughout the bins.
Stem rot, on tho other hnnd, does not
produce nny marked decay In storage,
but It may open the way for storage
rot organisms to enter the potato.
After sweet potatoes are dry and
the surfneo moisture has dried off
lliey should be carefully laid In con
tainers holding about a bushel and
hauled to a storage house. If the po
tatoes are to be stored In bins they
should be poured carefully from the
containers Into the bins. There nre
some advantages In storing In crntes
athcr than In bins. Crates permit
A Field of Sweet Potatoes, the Rais
ing of Which Can Be- Made Highly
Profitable,
;ho free circulation of air among the
potntoes, a condition which cannot be
so readily obtained If they are piled
In a bin. The crate has an added ad
vantage in that by Its use ns many
potntoes can be taken out for the
market at any one time during the
svlntor as aro desired without dlsturb
'ng the reinalndor. ' Sweet potatoes
will not stand frequent handling, and
for that reason It Is uifwlso to disturb
n pllo or liln unless they are nil mar
keted nt the same time.
Dig Late for Storage.
Potntoes Intended for storage should
bo dug as late In the fall as Is consist
ent with weather conditions. This Is
usually Just preceding frost or after the
first light frost. Frozen potntoes will
not keep, and It Is likely that a heavy
frost will Injure thorn to some ex
tent. It Is advisable aftor a heavy
frost to cut tho vines nt once nnd dig.
To wait too long may mean that In or
der to avoid freezes the potntoes must
bo dug during bad weather. After
tho potatoes are dug they should he
loft exposed long enough to dry off
tho surface moisture. On a bright
day this would require but an hour or
two. On a very hot day, however, It
would bo desirable to hurry tho potn
toes to the shade aftor tholr surfaces
hnve been dried In the sun.
Full details on storing sweet potn
toes nro contained In Farmers' Bul
letin No. 070 of the United States de
partment of ugrlculture.
INFORMATON SOUGHT
ON PECAN VARIETIES
Planters Becoming Interested in
Possibilities of Crop.
Department qf Agriculture Investigat
ing Adaptability of Varieties to Dlf
ferent Regions and Manage,
ment of Trees.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
A study of pecan varieties Is being
made by the United States department
of agriculture In the states bordering
tho area recognized as definitely with
in the pecan-growing territory. Plant
ers in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Ken
tucky, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois. Missouri
and Kansas are becoming Interested In
the possibility of growing pecans, nnd
are seeking Information with regard to
varieties possessing the necessary qual
ities when grown under their condi
tions. The work of tho department
during the past year has Included an
Pecan Trees at CUirksvllle, Mo.
Investigation of tho range of the spe
cies, the adaptability of varieties to
different regions, methods of propa
gation, soli Improvement, orchard man
agement, nnd methods of harvesting,
curing, packing and handling the prod-
uct. It appears that a considerable
proportion of the varieties now being
planted are so far below the general
average of the best sorts In production
nnd other Importnnt chanfcterlstlcs as
to Justify their elimination. It Is be
comjng more nnd more evident, say
the "specialists of the department, thnt
greater attention should be given to
the matter of stocks for use In propa
gating pecans In the nursery.
PLACE FOR HENS IN WINTER
Fowls Must Not Be Allowed Outside
Range If Maximum Egg Pro
duction Is Expected.
For maximum egg production during
the winter months the hens must not
be allowed outside range but must be
confined to quarters, says T. S. Towns
ley, of the University of Missouri col
lege of agriculture. The poultry keep
ers who got the best egg production
during the winter months shut their
hens In their houses ns soon as the
weather gets bad In the fnll and keep
them In until spring comes. If the
birds nre allowed to run nt lnrge dur
ing the winter months they will' spend
most of the time standing around be
hind buildings nnd other windbreaks
i trying to keep wnrm when they had
much better be In the poultry house
I scratching for feed. Turning the
' birds out oven on plensant dnys dur-
Ing the winter months will cause
! slumps In the egc production. This Is
probnbly due tn the fact thnt when the
birds get outside the ground Is cold
arid wet nnd this produces enough
shock to affect the production of tho
birds. If the hens are to be kept in
side for several months tho poultry
house must not bo overcrowded. Ench
hen should hnve nt least two and n
half or three square feet of floor space.
Some attention Is necessary with birds
that are confined, to Insure plenty of
exercise. One method of providing
exercise Is by feeding all grain In n
straw litter covering tho entire floor
to n depth of not less than twelve
Inches. Another good menns of keep
ing the birds busy Is to hang cabbage,
turnips, beets or other green stuff Just
above the birds' heads In the house so
that they nre Jt-ept busy Jumping to
get this material.
INCREASE ACREAGE OF CORN
One of Our Most Valuable Crops and
Hard to Beat for Feed Give
Good Cultivation.
Corn Is one of our most valuable
crops. It Is hoped that liberal acreage
will be plnnted In 1020. As n feed crop
It Ik hard to beat. It yields well on
good land when the senson Is fair and
when cultivation Is ample.
IMPROVE FERTILITY OF SOIL
Farm Can Be Made to Yield More and
Products Will Be of Better
Marketing Quality.
Wnys and means should be devised
to Improve the fertility of tho soil so
the farm will yield more and product
of better marketing quality. It can be
done and It will pay In tbo long run.
E
ases
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stay stuffed-upl Quit blowing and'
snuffling . A. dose of "Pape's Cold
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til thrco doses nro taken usually
breaks up n severe cold and ends all'
grlppo misery.
Relief awaits youl Open your
clogged-up nostrils und the nlr pass
ages of your head; stop noso running v
rnllcvo the headache, dullness, fever
I Phn ess, fcncezlng, soreness and stiff
ness. "Pope's Cold Compound" is the
quickest, surest relief known and costs
only a few cents at drug stores. It
nets without assistance. Tastes nice.
Contains no quinine. Insist on
Pape's 1 Adv.
No Room to-Turn.
"I suppose you turned over n new
leaf the first of the year?" "Gracious,
no I We live lu u flat."
For a disordered liver, takei Garfield.
Tea", the Herb laxative. All druggistB. Adv.
Too much "uplift" Is keeping many
people down.
MY HEAD!
. When thV
-i'Tlhead feels thick
'17 vV-1or aches, when
jone feel3 all ouU
rwf-sovts por
haps a coated
tongue it is the
signal that poi
sons aro accum
ulating in tho-
system, and
should be clean
cd out at onco.
Sleepiness
after meals, bil
iousness, dizzi
ness, acidity of
the stomach,
heartburn,
offensive breath
and allied ailments results from auto
intoxication or self-poisoning.
Take castor oil, or procure at the drujr
store, a pleasant vegetable laxative,
called Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pcljets, com
posed of May-apple, aloes and jalap.
Kansas City, Kans.: "Dr. Pierce'
Pleasant Pellets have been my favorite
family meoicino
for many years. I
raised quite a
large family and
from tho timo my
children were
small I always
gave them. th&
'Pleasant Pellets
They were easy to
take and pleasant
in every way,
never causing dis
tress. For slue-
gish liver, sick-headaches, constipation or
biliousness thcro is no medicine that can
equal tho 'Pleasant Pellets.' I found them
a great help to mo in bringing up my
family in as much as they have many
times warded off sick spells my children,
would otherwise have had." MRS
MARY E. BRADLEY. 932 Homer Avoa
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