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This Price Will Hold For Some
Years.
A well advised commercial authority
gives It as his opinion, "ns a slow,
descent may be counted dn In th
prices for grain when tho war ends
It may take several years to restore
tho world's stock of foodstuffs to noi
mal thcro Is good ground for confi
dence In tho outlook for rupld devel
opment In agriculture."
If this bo correct, It follows that
tho profession of fanning will mutts
xially Incrcaso Its ranks In the next
few years.
Today, the price of wheat Is set by
the United States government at $2.20
per bURhcl, and. In Canada tho price
bas been set at $2.21. This, of course,
Is less freight and handling charges
which brings the average to the farm
ers nt about $2.00 per bushel. This
price will pay so long as land, mate
rial and Inbor can bo secured nt rea
sonable prices. It remains for tho
would-be producer to ascertain where
he can secure these at prices that will
make the production of grain profit
able. He will estimate what price ho
fcan afford to pay for land that will give
him a yield of wheat which when sold
at $2.00 per bushel, will return him n
fair profit. Local and social condi
tions will also enter Into the considera
tion. Finding what he wants he would
be wise to make his purchase now.
- Land prices In same portions of the
country are low, certainly as low as
they will ever be. City property and
town property will fluctuate, but farm
property will hold Its own. The price
of grain is ns low ns it will bo for
lomo years. Therefore It would be
well to look about, and And what can
be done.
There are doubtless many opportu
nities In the United States, especially
In tho Western Stntes, to purchase
good agricultural lands, that will pro
duce well, at reasonable prices. If tho
would-be buyer has the time to inves
tigate, and that is needed, for these
lands do not exist in any considerable
area, he would be well repaid. Not
only will his land certainly incrense In
value the unearned Increment would
be an asset while under cultivation he
can find nothing that will give better
results. He will at the same time bo
performing a patriotic uct, a needful
act, ono that would meet with tho food
controller's plea to Increase agricul
tural production and nsslst In reducing
tho deficit of 75 million bushels of
wheat reported by the controller.
In addition to tho vacant lands In
the United States which should be
brought under cultivation, Western
Cannda offers today tho greatest area
of Just the lund that Is required, and
at low prices prices 'thnt cannot Inst
long. Even now land prices nro In
creasing, ns their value is dally becom
ing more apparent, and their location
desirable.
As to the Intrinsic vnluo of land
in Western Canada, hundreds of con
crete cases could be cited, which go
to prove that at fifty nnd sixty dollnra
per acre figures that have recently
been pnld for Improved farms the
crops grown on them guvc u profit of
from twenty to thirty per cent nnd
even higher, on such nn Investment.
One instance, is thnt of a young Eng
lishman, unaccustomed to funning be
foro he took his sent on tho sulky
plow with which he does most of his
work, after allowing himself $1,000 for
Ills own wages last year, mado n profit
of $2,200 on a $20,000 Investment. Ills
total sales amounted to $5,700 nnd his
expense, which included tho $1,000
wages for himself, was $3,500. The
Interest was 11 per cent.
To tho man who does not care to
buy or who has not the means to pur
chase, but possesses wealth In his own
"S'Ttterdlhood, IiIb muscle, and determina
tion, there are tho thousands of free
homesteads of which he may have the
pick on paying nn entry feo of ten
dollars. These are high class lands
and adapted to all kinds of farming.
Bend to your nearest Canadian Gov
ernment Agent for literature, descrip
tive of the splendid opportunities that
aro still open In Western Cunnda. Adv.
The Reason.
"So the scandul-mongcrs did not sue
cecdln floating thnt rumor?"
"No; It wouldn't hold water."
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.
To half pint of water add 1 oz. Bay
Rum, a small box of Darbo Compound,
and Vi . of glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for mak
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. It will gradually darken
treated, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. It will not color the scalp, is not
ticlty or greasy, and docs not rub off. Adv.
Even thirsty men nro not anxious to
line up In front of n bnrof justice
Flies Cored In & to 14 Day
tt refund money tt PAZO QlNTltEST ftl'J
ilLrhlnir. mind, llliwdliuioi I'rutrntllu Pilsa.
rat application gives reUaf. MM.
oar l
Itcsolve not to be poor; whatever
your earn, spend less. Dr. Johnson.
Million! of particular women now use
and recommend Bed Cross Ball Blue. All
grocers. Adr.
Once In a whllo a man heeds his
wife's advice.
JVGGranlated Eyclidi,
Sore Eyes, Eyes Inflamed by
San,Duttnd Wind quickly
relieved by Murine. Try It in
your Eyes and In BabyYEye.
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GrnkwQmm
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MarlMEye Beey &fo7u'wr,E
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AtkMmri KW Co., Chlaaae i
HOW TO CONSTRUCT RESERVOIRS
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Reservoirs built In the beds of
streams or other depressions aro
used mainly for Irrigation purposes.
Tho dam may bo of earth, loose rock,
timber, concrete, or mnsonry, or com
binations of two or more of these.
However, since on tho largo majority of
sites earth Is tho most abundant and
cheapest material nvnllable, It bas
been used chiefly. Tho percentage of
failure of dams of this type has been
large. The main causes hove been
(1) faulty nnd inadequate wnstcways,
(2) porous earthen cmbnnkments not
properly compacted, and (3) Insecure
foundations.
Examination for Foundation.
When the location for tho dnin tins
been decided upon a careful examina
tion of the foundation should be made.
Test pits should bo sunk nt Intervals
ncross tho stream hod or depression,
nnd If rock or other Impervious ma-
I V- yt' , i ' Am rfmUf I
V-Shaped Flume
terlal is found near the surface, the
more porous top covering should bo re
moved and foundation laid on tho Im
pervious substratum. In any event, all
shrubbery, sod, nnd decayed vegetable
matter should bo cleared away be
fore the dam Is begun. In the bet
ter class of such dams a narrow trench
Is dug beneath the center of the em
bankment down to bedrock or other
good material and n wall of concrete,
known as a rim core wall, is built
therein. This wall projects above tho
surface and serves a purpose similar
to a tongue in grooved-nnd-tongued
lumber Joints. A clay puddle may be
substituted where a concrete core wall
around tho rim would prove too ex
pensive. In this case a much wider
trench should be dug, filled with the
best material available, and carefully
puddled and rammed.
Packing Materials.
In building n reservoir embankment
of enrth many farmers and not n few
engineers fall to understand the differ
ence between an embankment enpn
ble of withstanding a load such as Is
placed upon it by the pnssagc of n
locomotive nnd one compact and stable
enough to hold water. In highway and
railroad fills little, If nny, attention is
paid to packing materials, but In tho
case of enrth Alls to retain water,
packing Is necessary. Experience hns
shown thnt one of the best ways to
pack ordinary dirt which docs not con
tntn too much clay is to dump It into
water nnd let nature do tho packing.
When this method Is not feasible tho
earth should be placed on tho em
bankment In thin layers and each lay
er moistened and rolled or otherwise
compacted. In some cases tho earth
can be moistened before It Is removed
from lta natural site.
Cause of Failure.
As has been stated, a frequent cause
of failure of such dams is faulty waste
ways. Tho dams being built for the
, Rectangular Flume.
most part in the beds of streams and
in tho direct line of flood flow, nro sub
jected ut times to high water which
may carry floating driftwood or other
debris. The overflow dam is designed
to withstand such severe, tests, but
the dam considered here Is not of this
type. It is intended only to Impound
water to n certain safe height and to
by-pass all surplus waters through the
wasteway. This throws a heavy bur
den upon this structure In times of
flood, nnd It should be of such strength
and capacity as to perform its pnrt
without danger to tho dam. In mak
ing provision for a wasteway it should
be borno In mind that a flood may oc
cur when tho reservoir is full, so that
tho entire flow of tho stream must
pass through tho wasteway. Consider
ation also should bo given to obstruo
Sectlon of Dam.
tlons to tho flow of water caused by
driftwood and clogging by fish screens.
Such features of this typo of reser
voir as Inlet and outlet pipes, slope
protection and tho llko have been dis
cussed In Farmers' Bulletin No. 828.
Commonly Used Method.
In tho early days of mining In Cali
fornia, someone evolved the Idea of
washing down the gold-bearing sand
by menns of powerful streams of wa
ter directed against tho banks and hill
Rides. This practice has been Im
proved and extended and now ia a con-
monly used method of building enrthen
embankments and of loosening nnd
transferring earthy material for other
purposes. In making use of this
method nn ample supply of water Is
necessary. What Is called the "cutting
strenm" Is under high pressure from
GO to 100 pounds per square Inch. Tho
pressure may bo obtained by gravity
fall or by, pumping, nnd tho water Is
conveyed to tho material to be exca
vated In n pressuro pipe of sultnblo
diameter. Tho end of tho pressure plpo
terminates in a giant from which
n stronm Is directed ngnlnst tho
bank of dirt. A Inrgo stream of wa
ter, but under llttlo or no pressure,
then Is ndded to the former stream to
carry the material loosened by tho
giant into n flumo or pipe In which It
is transported to tho dam. Figs. 1
nnd 2 show two forms of woodoi
flume used for this purpose. The
grndo on which they are Inld should
be ns steep or practicable, and never
Used In Sluicing.
less thnn about flvo per cent Under
favorable conditions material can be
placed In a dam by tills process at a
lower cost per cubic yard than by the
uso of teams and scrapers or teams
nnd wagons. Such embankments are
also moro compact and water-tight
than those built by ordinary methods.
Unsuitable to Retain Water.
Dams built of loose rock without
any cementing material usually havo
sufficient weight to withstand water
pressuro but tho ease -with which wa
ter can pcrcolato through such struc-
Method of Facing. "
tures renders them unsuitable to re
tain water. This defect is ovcrcorao
In various ways of which two will bo
described here briefly. Tho usual way
of making looso rock dams water-tight
Is to place earth In front in tho man
ner indicated in Fig. 3. The bumo care
should be taken In placing this earth
as has been recommended for earthen
dams proper and tho cut-off wall of
concreto placed along tho upper too
of the rock slope usually Is a neces
sary part of such combination struc
tures. Another way of making loose
rock dams watertight is to lino the
front face with timber in some sach
way as that shown In Fig. 4.
MANU:, TO INCREASE CROPS
At Pennsylvania It Was Found That
Application of Six Tons Was
Better Than Ten.
Stablo manure hns long been con
sidered a very valuable fertilizer. It
Is usually thought by farmers that tho
larger the application of mnnure the
'greater tho crop Increase. Experimen
tal data shows that such Is not tho
case. At Pennsylvania It was found
that an uppllcatlon of six tons per
acre gave a return of $3.20 per ton as
compnred with $2.20 per ton when ten
tons per ncro were used. This is a dol
lar a ton In favor of tho lighter appli
cation. At tho same rato tho farmer
who has a hundred tons of mnnuro to
spread enn snve nearly enough to pay
for his manure sprendcr. Hand spread
ing could hardly put manure on nt tho
rate of six tons. This is not nn Iso
lated case. Other work hoB shown nn
actually smaller yield with n largo
amount thnn with n smaller amount of
manure.
FEEDING GRAINS TO LAMBS
Ground Corn, Crushed Oats, Wheat
Bran a id Linseed Oil Meal Is
Best for Youngsters.
(Ohio College of Agriculture Bulletin.)
A good grain ration for lambs Just
beginning to ent Is ground corn, ono
pnrt; crushed oats, one pnrt; linseed
oil meal, ono part; and wheat bran,
two parts. Wheat bran is very essen
tial in this ration, nnd tho shepherd
should always see thnt it is present.
A grain vHcj consisting of two
pounds' of wheat bran, ono pound of
oats (crushed oats being preferred),
ono pound of finely ground cornmeal,
and one-half pound of oil meal has
proved to bo an excellent grain ration
for young lambs. It has also been
found that a grain mixture of oil meal
and corn meal has given better re
sults than a mixture of cottonseed
tuvJ and corn meal.
tsI&II Tig. 4
TURNS POPULARITY
TO PERSONAL GAIN
Atlanta Girl Dangles Slipper Gift
Before Eyes of Lovers and
They Succumb.
Atlanta, On. A clover young indy of
this city, who had many ndmlrcrs,
proved herself to be n master of High
finance by the manner In which Bhc
turned her popularity to personal gnln.
For each of her mnlo friends she
bought slippers, nil of the sumo pat
tern, which she hnd on nged colored
Hcninstross make up. Meanwhile she
"Oh, They're for a Man Friend oi
Mine."
tept n pair for herself In tho parlor,
where she could hnvc them on hand
whenever one of her lovers called.
Of course, ench young mnn nsked
for whom she was making such pretty
slippers. She would reply, with a be
witching smile nnd half n wink, "Oh,
they're for u mnn friend of mine."
Then each infntuotcd youth went
nwny to invest in n gift Tho girl be
stowed upon each of them a pair of
slippers. Tho presents from her ad
miring friends averaged $45 a man.
The pair tho girl worked herself sho
presented to a young dry goods clerk
In Atlanta, to whom Bho was secretly
married. Sho disposed of her other
presents nnd hnd enough money to
stnrt u modest housekeeping establish
ment. CONVICT FINDS NEW WORLD
Man Leaves the Penitentiary Old and
Feeble After 17 Years' Im
prisonment. Walla "Walla, Wash. Edwnrd Suth
erland stepped from tho penitentiary
the other day into a land of strnngo
things nnd made his way Into Wnlla
Wallu, that he almost failed to recog
nize. lie was tho oldest prisoner In tho
Institution and 17 years of his life
were spent there. Ills release papers
arrived from Olympla that morning
and as soon as ho could be fitted out
In clothing he was let go. Sutherland
was sent up for 20 years In 1000 for
attacks on women and girls.
Sutherland was taken to tho peni
tentiary to save him from mob violence
after being attacked. Ho was con
victed on two charges, ono brought by
ja young girl nnd the other by an older
woman, nnd was given 14 years for
each offense. lie was past middlo ago
nt that time and left prison aged and
feeble, a mcro shadow of his former
telf.
M'4l'H't4'HtHM4
l FINDS BROTHER AFTER I
20 YEARS' ABSENCE
Patcrson, N. J. Mourned for
nearly twenty years as ono of
tho victims of tho battleship , ,
Maine, John Nelson, thirty-seven J J
years old, surprised his brother,
William Nelson, n Patcrson (N.
& J,) business man,, when ho
walked into tho lutter's store, in
Sixteenth avenuo, and epoko to
him.
John Nelson enlisted In tho Y
United States navy at tho ago
of soventeen, soon after tho
Spanish-American war broko
out. Ills family never heard
from him after he left ,homo
Kid It wob taken for granted that
lie had perished, under nn as
sumed came, when tho Maine
went down. Whllo ho wob
mourned as lost ho spent 20
years, in thrilling experiences in
till parts of tho globe.
lie served two enlistments in
the navy, later going on a whalo
hunt in the South Sens. He be
camo a licensed sea cqptnln and
traveled to all ports. Since 1005
lin nen most tit his tlmo in
'5 trips around tho world. For eev- '2
crui iiiimwia past no was in jvu
ropo and spent somo time in
France. There ho saw tho wel
come to General Pershing and
tho American expeditionary
forces.
OneBoxrWKidieyPIiI
Relieves Mrs. Frey's Rheumatism
Mrs. Ira Frejr. of 1 Mars. Ia., suffered
fnr ! lAtiv mnnlhl with tha avonlaa Of
I rheumatlim. Then aha heard 61 Dodd's
Kidney rills ana bought a box. uera is
what she writes!
'Tor alz months I had rheumatism. I
had welling- of the limbs, stillness In the
Joints and cramps In the muscles. I suf
fered creatlr from backache. Mr limbs
felt heavy, and I had a ilrasglrm sensation
across my loins. 1 had a great deal of pain
In the top of my head, waa often dlny and
had riRBhea of light and floating specks be
fore my eyes. I had heart fluttering! and
could not alrep will. My appetite was fit
ful and I fell heavy and slrrpy after meals.
1 suffered from shortness of breath. After
taking one box of Dodd'a Kidney rills I
was much Improved."
Mighty few people realize In time that
Kidney Trouble Is making Us advances upon
their health. They put off trtntmenl they
say, "Oh, I'll be all right In a day or two."
And the malndy tlghttna Its grip. Uesultt
Drlght's Disease, hospital treatment, doc
tor's bills often death.
FRKE TltlAI, noX-Wrlto
Good for One Week Only
Not More Than Ono llox to Family
Dodd's Medicine Co.. Unffalo. N. V.
Bend me a big Free trial box of
Dodd'a Kidney rills.
Nam .
Street .
City
Ailment
Slats.
Worldly Advice.
"I wouldn't stoop to do n wrong
net."
"That's right. Iteneh for something
high." Lnulsvlllo Courlcr-Journnl.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cared
by local appllcatlona as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There ia
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that la by a constitutional remedy.
HALL8 CATARRH MEDICINE acta
through thi Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. Catarrhal Deafness Is
caused by an Inflamed condition of the
mucous lining1 of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube Is Inflamed you have a
rumbling; sound or Imperfect hearing, and
when It la entirely closed, Deafness la tho
result. Unless tho Inflammation can be re
duced and this tube restored to lta nor
mal condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which la an Inflamed
condition of the Mucous Surfacea.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALL'S CATARRH
MEDICINE.
All DmgRlsta 75c. Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Unnerved.
Hess Was the groom self-possessed?
June Not n bit; he showed up nnd
went through the ceremony.
Important to Mothers
Exnmlno carefully every bottlo of
CASTOMA, that famous old remedy
for Infants and children, and see thnt It
Bears the
Signature of
In Uso for Over 'M Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Some Orator.
"I understand he soared to dizzy
heights In his speech."
"Dizzy Is right ho swayed tho audi
ence." Comfort Baby's Skin
When red, rough nnd itching with hot
baths of Gutlctira Soap nnd touches of
Gutlcurn Ointment. This means sleep
for baby nnd rest for mother. For
free samples address, "Cutlcurn, Dcpt.
X, Boston." At druggists nnd by mall.
Soap 25, Ointment 2." and CO. Adv.
"Do you believe In signs?" "Not In
electric light signs," replied the fuel
administrator.
Dr. Tierce's Pellets nro best for liver,
bowels and stomnch. One llttlo Pellet
for a laxative, threo for a cathartic Ad.
It wns too much apple sauce that got
old Adam Into trouble.
Tears of joy and sadness come from
the same tank.
afcauus'ra-SeMUDoae-SauIl Price
dLvpffl&fa
Carter's Little liver Pills
For Constipation
Genuine
beara
signature
&u&Z&
Pallid, Pali, Putty-Faced People Need Garter's Iron Pills
lAeShower
of
comlna to farmers from the
Western Canada. Where you
I 15 te 930 per acre and raise from 29 re 43 feaskeu
f 92 wheat, tat the acre it's easy to make money. Canada
offers in her provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
160 Acre Homesteads
and other land at very low
farmers from the U. S. or their
advantage of this great opportunity. Wonderful yields
also of Oats, Barley and Flax. Nixed FanaJag Is
fully as profitable an industry as grain raising. Good
schools; markets convenient:
Write tor literature and particulars as to reduced
railway rates to bupt. tmrrugrauon, Ottawa,
Canada, or to
W. V. BENNETT
Room 4, Bee Bldg.t Omaha. Neb.
Canadian Government Agent
Save Your
Cash and
Your Health
CASCARAgj)UININB
UtAV
Tfca standard cold cure for 30
mb nun lorra
ir,'' fm
ay; Money back If It falls? Oct the
nmv njK wim rcca too
Hill's nli-tur. - U
aod Mr.
-uiii icm, gives
snore, saves money.
14TabUuror5e.
At Any Drug Store
If we could see ourselves us others,
scu us wo would all be pessimists.
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER
Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by a disordered stomach
nnd Inactive liver, such ns sick head
ache, constipation, Bour stomach,
nervous Indigestion, fermentation of
food, palpitation of the henrt caused by
gases In the stomach. August Flower
Is a gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both In stomach nnd intestines, clcam
and sweetens the stomach and alimen
tary canal, stimulates tho liver to se
crete the. bile and Impurities from the
blood. Sold lu all civilized countries.
00 nnd 00 cent bottles. Adv.
Somo men nro worthless nnd 'some
men are not worth so much as that.
Always sure to please, Red Crosa Ball
Dlue. All grocers sell it. Adr.
Wlso Is tho woman who wenrs a
muzzlo on Imr gossip department.
Watch Your Calves
At the erst IndloaUon of scours or
coolers slTatbein
. Ir. David Roberta .
Calf Chelera Remedy JtfSS
For scours In cattle, bortt and hots,
Ucd snd recunimended by than-
kbuuioi uurjmrnnna iwn owners.
Retd the Prscil'il Home Vetfrkisrlsa
Sm4 ror free btlt m krUa la rws
If no denier In Yniirtiiitn. writA
Or. In
4 iitsrti' Vil. Co.. 100 Grisi annul. Wiukttkt, Wis,
In One Pound of
oo Iten qb
Corn Crackers
you get 1 862 calories of food value
in tasty, appetizing and nourishing
form.
Just compare this value with
that of any other ready-to-eat food
sold at 16c to 16c per lb. You'll
find that you get full money's Wtrth
in ITEN CORN CRACKERS.
Try this splendid new food
now. Your grocer has ITEN CORN
CRACKERS or can get them for
you quickly.
G-O-O-D EATING
from first to Inst bite.
Nebraska Directory
THEPAXTON
HOTEL
Omaha. Nebraska
EUROPEAN PLAN
Dooms from 11.00 tip single, 73 centa up double.
CAFC FKXC&S REASONABLE
PLEATING
BUTTONS
Done promptly.
Free price list
W. N. U., LINCOLN, NO. 3-1918.
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Your liver Is the Best
Beauty Doctor
A dull, yellow, lifeless skin, or pimplea and
eruptions, are twin brothers to constipation.
Bile, nature's own laxative, ia getting into youi
blood instead of passing out of your system
as it should. This ia the treatment, in suc
cessful use for 50 years one pill daily
(more only when necessary).
Put You
nicht
Over Night
V i
Gold
m, .at
rich wheat fields of
can hay good fart Iaad
Free to Settlers
nrices. Thousands of
sons are vearlv taklntr
climate excellent.
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