LOW ROUND TRIP FARES TO1
CALIFORNIA'S EXP IONS
AND THE PACIFIC COAST
Low round trip fares are now in
effect via the Scenic Highway of the
Northern Pacific Ry. to California's Ex*
positions via the North Pacific Coast.
These tickets permit liberal stop-overs
and enable the tourist to include both
Expositions as well as a stop-over at
Yellowstone National Park via Gardi- i
ner Gateway.
If you w ill advise when you will plan
your western trip. I will be pleased to
quote rates, send a copy of our hand
some Expositions folder as well as
Yellowstone National Park and travel
literature, and assist you in any way
possible in planning your 1915 vaca
tion trip. A. M. Cleland, General Pas
senger Agent, 517 Northern Pacific
Ry , St. Paul, Minnesota.—Adv.
Uses of “Dutch Courage."
‘ Dutch courage” is likely to be a
subject of considerable controversy
before the war is over, and in Eng
land some opposition has been stirred
up by the forwarding of rum for the
use of the troops in France, says the j
Springfield Republican. How far the
czar's prohibition ukase extends is
not yet quite clear; the Russian offi
cers are said to be abstaining from
wine as a good example to the troops,
but whether no alcoholic drinks at
all are allowed does not yet appear.
That Germany is not going so far is
shown by the report, if it is correct,
that among the daily supplies requis
tion from Antwerp are 2,000 bottles
of wine. And if the cellars of cham
pagne have been sps.red, things have
Indeed changed mightily since 1870.
In his Sudaii campaign Lord Kitch
ener allowed his men no spirits; if a
ration of rum is now to be served it
may be on account of the supposed
exigency of the climate. Even in
this respect the weight of scientific
opinion is againsf alcohol, and the
views of polar explorers, which should
carry some weigh*, are divided. But
English veterans of the Boer war
Seem to favor the ration of rum, per
haps as a creature comfort rather
than on scientific grounds.
Loves Labor Lost.
“I had tough luck the other night."
"What was the matter?”
"I promised my wife to be home at
ten o'clock.”
"And didn't get home until two
o'clock, I suppose.”
"No. 1 was home at 9:30."
"1 don't see any tough luck about
that.”
"My wife was fast asleep and 1
didn't get any ciPdit for making good.”
—Detroit Free Press.
Named After Granddad.
A New York, boy visiting at Port
Jefferson. Long Island, asked an old
fisherman why they call the outgoing j
tide the ebb.
"Why. don't you know that?” said
the fisherman. "It's named after my
grandfather. Cap'n Ebenezer Jones."
Never Change.
"Is it true that men never forget
their first loves?”
"It is if theii first loves happeu to
be themselves.”
Original.
‘‘I never repeat gossip.”
"Do you make it up as you go
along?"
Nearly ali the sandpaper in use Is
made with powdered glass.
Millions of particular women now use
and recommend I led Cross Ball Blue All
grocers. Adv.
Some people impress us as having
so much good in them that it's toe
bad they can t let a little of it out.
American factories are now entire
ly independent of Europe for the man
ufacture of incandescent mantles.
THE PROFESSOR'S STATEMENT.
Prof. Aug. F. \V. Schmitz, Thomas,
Okla., writes: "l was troubled with
Backache for about twenty-five years.
When told I had Bright's Disease in
its last stages, 1
tried Dodd’s Kid
ney Pills. After
using two boxes I
was somewhat re
lieved and I stop
ped the treatment.
In the spring of
the next year I
naa anotner at*
Prof. Schmitz. tack. I went for
Dodd’s Kidney Pills and they relieved
me again. I used three boxes. That
is now three years ago and my Back
ache has not returned in its severity,
and by using another two boxes a lit
tle later on, the pain left altogether
and I have had no trouble since. You
may use my statement. I recommend
Dodd’s Kidney Pills when and wher
ever I can.” Dodd’s Kidney Pills, 50c.
per box at your dealer or Dodd's Medi
cine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.—Adv.
Old School Genius.
Robert W. Chambers, the novelist,
was talking about a writer of the past.
"They call him a genius now,” said
Mr. Chambers, "yet he produced very
little. There’s pn anecdote that tells
the reason why.
"He was arrested one night and the
magistrate asked him what his busi i
ness was.
“ ‘The critics,' he answered, haught
ily, 'call me a genius, your honor.’
"'Indeed!' said the magistrate. 'And
how old are you?’
“ 'Forty-six.’
“ ‘Weil, then,' said the magistrate,
‘it’s time you were weaned. I pre
scribe seven days away from the hot :
tie.’ ”
Difference Between Miss and Mrs.
A second grade teacher had diffi
culty in getting the children to distin
guish between Miss and Mrs. They
would insist on saying one when they
meant the other. Finally, to make
the distinction more clear, she said:
"John, what is the difference between
Miss and Mrs.?”
Whereupon John, one of the slowest
children in the mom, startled her with
the answer, "Mister.”
During the Sermon.
He—I didn't see you at church this
morning.
She-—No. 1 was late and went in
while you were asleep.
The Pt>int of View.
She—I am unable to. analyze ray
feelings.
He—I never try; I prefer ecstasy to
retrospection.
—
What some met: regard as a joke [
would be considered an insult by
others.
Money! Money!!
But it isn’t everything—
There’s far more satisfaction in bounding health
and the ability to be comfortable.
When health has slipped away through wrong
habit” of diet, the only way to get it back is to
change food.
Grape-Nuts
is scientifically prepared food, and contains all the
rich nutriment of wheat and barley—including their
invaluable mineral content — necessary fcr sound
nourishment of one’s mental and physical forces.
With a clear head to steer a strong body you can
do things and win. Both can be built by proper food,
and turned to money and comfort.
Grape-Nuts food is delicious, richly nourishing,
and easily digestible-undisputedly the most scientific
food in the world.
"There’s a Reason”
— think it over!
{ FARM-RAISED SHEEP MADE PROFITABLE
Lambs Being Fed on Kafir Corn. Pec os Valley.
i lie consumption of mutton per cap- j
ita in the United States is increasing
every year, though the amount used is
much less in proportion to other meat
than in Europe. There are good rea
sons for expecting a continuation of
good prices for mutton and lamb, and
the demand for wool also may be ex
pected to increase more rapidly than
the production. These facts are
brought out in a recent letter from a
| scientist of the department of agricul
ture to a southern farmer who in
quired regarding the possibilities of
the sheep business.
The department’s specialist called
attention to the fact that while farm
raised sheep have often not been prof
itable. this has usually been because
of la» k of proper attention and man
agement. Variations in price of wool
and mutton have siood in the way of
such general interest in sheep as
would cause them to be regarded as
| highly as they should be in the luture.
Ranges all over the world are now
carrying about as many sheep as they
can support under a strict range sys
tem. and an increase in the production
of sheep products must come mainly
from farms, llpre, then, is the farm
er's opportunity to take advantage of
the increased consumption of these
products.
While mutton can be produced at
low cost and there is a growing de- ;
mand for it, difficulty in selling may
j be experienced in sections where the
amount of live stock produced has not
been sufficient to make it worth while
for regular buyers to operate. Slaugh
tering plants that can handle carloads
are within reach of all sections and if j
a sufficient number of neighbors com
bine to have ,100 Iambs of similar
breeding, size and condition to ship
jointly the returns are assured. It
will also be possible to secure visits
and bids from buyers when such a
number is promised. The lamb clubs
of Tennessee have proved very suc
cessful in this work. The same organ
ization can be used in disposing of the
wool.
In the countries where economy in
farm management has been studied a
long time the sheep is considered to
be necessary in utilizing vegetation on
such waste lands as are not wet or
marshy. But the sheep can hold its
place on high-priced land as a meat
producer alone. Fompared with
larger animals it has some important
advantages. First, the lambs mature
very rapidly, being marketable at foui
months of age or later, according tc
breeding and feeding. This is an
economy, because a larger proportior
of the total feed goes into increase
of weight than in slower growing ani
tnals. Second, (he t.iieep consumes a
greater variety of plants than do othei
animals. Many of such plants are
detrimental to pastures and would
Otherwise require hard labor to hold
them in check. Third, grain waste in
harvesting can be entirely recovered i
by sheep. These facts prompt some
farmers to claim that the summer food
of sheep costs nothing, because what
they consume would otherwise bring
no returns.
TANKAGE FOR HOGS
IS QUITE VALUABLE
Results Given of Tests Conducted
by Expert at Minnesota
Agricultural College.
Experiments recently conducted at
the .Minnesota College of Agriculture
tend to show that, as a hog feed, tank
age is valuable, R. C. Ashby, assist
ant husbandman, in charge of swine,
states that in a series of tests the
lots fed tankage returned a profit on
the grain fed, while the others did not
Five lots of hogs, of as near the
same size and age as possible, were
selected. Three were fed a mixture
of shelled corn, shorts and tankage.
One was fed shelled corn, shorts and
oil meal, and the other a mixture of
shelled corn and shorts.
Figuring corn at HO cents a bushel,
shorts at $26 a ton, tankage at $55,
and oil meal at $36. the tankage-fed
lots returned frfm five to nine cents
profit on a bushel of grain fed.
An interesting side light of the ex
periment was a trial of the self-feeder.
The three feeds, shelled corn, shorts
and tankage, were supplied in a dry
form and separately. The hogs se
lected the following ration: Shelled
corn, 86.5 per cent; shorts, 5.5. and
tankage. 7.9. The self-fed hogs made
greater daily gains than the fastest
growing hand-fed pen. 1.44 pounds t.o
1.38, but they consumed a little more
feed for each hundred pounds of gain,
497.5 to 467.
COMPACT SEED BED
FOR SMALL GRAINS
Soil Will Not Become Too Solid
or Firm If Harrowed as Fast
as It Is Plowed.
For small, spring grain crops a com
pact seed bed is essential, especially
if grass seed is sown with the grain.
Soil will not be made too compact if
kept harrowed as fast as it is plowed
Every time it is harrowed you will
be doubly repaid in the yield of the
grain.
In preparing com ground, much of
the work of cultivation will be avoid
ed if the- soil is brought to the best
possible condition physically before
planting.
improving Land.
If you are living on a poor farm,
that is, if the land is poor, the chances
are it is your own fault. There is some
land, but not very much, that can’t be
improved. By keeping the right kind
of stock and by building up the soil
through rotating the crops, you are
pretty sure to improve conditions on
the home acres.
Asparagus Crowns.
In planting out asparagus crowns or
•ots, it will pay to use only the
' * better Quality shoots.
TEETH PROJECTIONS
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Many Animals Fail to Make Good
Gains Owing to Bad Condi
tion of Grinders.
I The horse most commonly grown
i upon the farm and the T>ne which is
so often neglected, when it comes to
preparing him for market, is the draft
horse.
Pounds of flesh are an important
factor in determining his market value.
This being the case, it is very neces
sary to have him make heavy gains.
One of the first points to be considered
in fattening a horse is to attend to his
teeth. Many horses fail to make good
gains, due to the fact that their teeth
are not in proper condition.
The preparation of the teeth is
known as the floating of the teeth.
It is best to get a veterinarian to do
this, as he has the proper instruments,
and where there are many to do, it
can be done more rapidly. Floating
the teeth is a point which a great
many people overlook, and is in many
instances the cause of a horse being
out of condition.
When a horse has a number of sharp
projections on his teeth, the gums be
come sore and raw, so that he does not
masticate his food properly; conse
quently indigestion often results and
the horse runs down in his condition.
In examining a lot of horses recent
ly, it was found that a large number
of them had sharp projections on the
under edge of the grinders. Their
mouths were in such a condition that
a person would wonder how they could
eat at all.
But after their teeth had been float
ed dow-n, quite a marked change was
noticed.
How to Use Old Hay.
The old hay around the stack yards
will make good filling for checking
the washes about the meadow and
pasture lands, but if left where it is it
will kill out the meadow growth. The
fencing surrounding these yards also
ought to be cleaned up, else- it will
prove a great nuisance when harvest
time conies.
Sow Before Farrowing.
Just before farrowing the sow needs
but little corn. A succulent feed is
better. The sow needs lots of exer
cise, so it is not wise to confine her
in a close pen with her brood.
Grunts of Satisfaction.
It takes little grains of corn and
little pails of slop tc make the pig’s
sides swell out with fatness. He also
likes the clover and alfalfa field. With
melodious grunts of satisfaction he
will walk through the clover patch,
filling himself with the juicy clover.
Buying Seed.
Many farmers every year buy a
large part of their seed. It is a com
mon mistake for many to wait until
the last minute before they make their
purchases.
•ROAD*
BUILDING
POOR ROADS ARE EXPENSIVE
More Foes Over Freight Rates Than
Cost of Hauling Crops From
Farm to Railroad.
A good deal of fuss is raised over
freight rates, and everybody who has
anything to do with the transportation
of crops or merchandise is up in arms
the moment railroads give the least
intimation that freight rates are to be
advanced. But at the same time, there
is a strong tendency to give no atten
tion to the cost of hauling farm crops
from their point of origin on the farm
to the railroad station; a matter of
greater concern than all the railroad
rates in the world, says Fruit Grower
and Farmer.
Uncle Sam has found that It costs
in the neighborhood of 25 cents a mile
to haul a ton over the average coun
try road. But this cost may run up
to ten times this figure over bad roads,
and be reduced as many times over
good roads with modern vehicles.
This cost is something that is rarely
ever figured in by the producer when
summing up his marketing expense,
even though It will frequently make a
figure that is not much less than the
cost of getting his produce to the dis
tant market by rail.
Good roads are expensive to build
and are more or less of an expense to
maintain, but if it were possible to
compare the lowered cost of trans
porting the farm produce over the
road before and after improvement it
would be found that the cost was paid
back with interest within a very few’
years after improvement. Low grades
are of first consideration, for it costs
more money to haul over a hilly road
than over a level one. where the sur
face is the same. But on almost any
road, it is easily possible to have at
least a smooth surface on which to
drive.
The King drag is the implement that
will make the surface smooth and
keep it smooth. And the wonder of
it is that more farms do not have a
drag as an essential part of their
equipment. Road dragging time is
just coming with the breaking up of
the biiow, and its usual accompani
ment of mud. Heavy traffic over such
roads makes ruts and bad roads of the
worst sort, unless the ruts are filled
by dragging. Pre'pare now to keep
your road dragged this year, and
lower the cost of hauling your prod
uce to market.
Remember, also, that wide-tired
wagons pull more easily than narrow
tired ones 90 per cent of the times
Example of Mountain Road Building
in Colorado.
when they are used. The wide tire
does not cut so deep and makes a bet
ter track on roads which are traveled
while the ground is soft. The wide
tire packs the surface into a firm road
bed, t.nd thus enables it to drain well
in time of rain.
In cornfields, plowed fields, field
lanes, and on pasture and alfalfa land,
the draft on the wide tire is consider
ably less, no matter what the condi
tion of the soil. The wide tire does
not cut up the meadow' or field as
does the narrow tire. This is also
important, as a smooth surface in the
meadow is much easier to mow over.
TTse no tire less than four inches on
your fields or on soft roads; make a
King road drag and use .t. Thus low
er your own freight rates by lowering
your hauling costs.
Keep Weeds Away.
Weeds must be kept several feet
from the. wheeltrack else they will
draw the moisture from the roadbed
and thus loosen it, this is especially
true in regions of moderate rainfall.
Your Roads.
How about that road in front of
your farm? Did you get out with a
split log and smooth it down at the
right time? Did you fill up the low
places? Take a little self-pride in
the road that runs iu front of your
farm and see that it is in good shape,
for yourself and your ne'ghbor.
Road-Building Habit.
The road-building habit, is confined
to no one locality. It has a foothold
in 48 states. All classes take to it.
Grass for 8pring Pigs.
Spring pigs should, of course, always
have access to grass with any ration,
even though the ration oe high in
protein.
Be Gentle With Horses.
There is more profit hi coaxing a
horse than kicking him. Try gentle
ness and see how It grows on you.
Sunshine In the Stable.
Sunshine Is amply provided by na
ture, and it’s a shame to shut it out
pf the stable.
YOUTH FOUND A WAY OUT
Proof That There Are More Ways
Than One of Effecting Separation
From Obnoxious Job.
A boy who went to work in the Ho
tel Sherman running an elevator tired
of the job and wanted to quit. He
was told that it was customary to
give notice and that he would have
to stay until his month was up; that
if he left sooner he might forfeit his
pay.
The next morning he stopped the
car on signal at an upper floor and
Eugene Beifeld, son of the proprie
tor, got aboard.
“Good morning. Gene," said the con
ductor. “Fine day, isn't it?"
Gene said nothing until he reaqheri
the manager's desk, when he ex
claimed:
“Fire that fresh kid in the first ele
vator. Pay him off right away as 1
don't want him around here another
minute."—Chicago Herald.
Tanned Shad.
The housewife examined the shad
on the counter.
"I don't believe it is strictly fresh, ’
she said. "It hasn't that pink tint
around the gills."
"Oh, yes, mum. it's all right." re
turned the fish man: "but you see,
mum, when a fish has been to sea for
some time it's bound to get sort o’
tanned up.” /
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTOKIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria
Paradox of Poverty.
"It's so hard to be poor."
"And so easy."—Boston Evening
Transcript.
YOl'R OWN DRUGGIST W1LI. TELL YOU
Try Murine Bye Remedy for lied, Weak. Watery
Eyes and Granulated Eyelids; No Smarting—
lust Kye comfort. Write for Book of the Eye
by mail Free. Murine Kye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
Coffins are being made of paper in
France, cheapness and lightness being
their advantage.
Drink Denison’s Coffee.
Always pure and delicious.
The flesh of the camel tastes like
beef, but has the appearance of veal.
■
Rheumatism Is Torture
! Many pains that pass as rheumatism
are due to the failure of the kidneys to
drive ofY uric acid thoroughly. When
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too. dizziness and urinary disturbances,
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causes backache, rheumatism and lum
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A Nebraska Case
I J. F. Brewer, 3334
j Boyd St., Omaha,
| Neb., says: “For
! three or four years
I had kidney com
plaint. X suffered
from a constant
ache through my
back and my kid
neys acted too fre
quently. Symptoms
of inflamma tion
were noticeable.
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Kidney Pills 1
brought me relief )
and two boxes re- jk
moved the ail- h
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joyed pood health a
ever since.’*
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I The Wretchedness
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uizzi- — -
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