Facts
About
_
Motherhood
The experience of Motherhood is a
trying one to most women and marks
distinctly an epoch in their lives. Not
.one woman in a hundred -
) dred is prepared or
understands how to
jproperly care for her
self. Of course near-
I ly every woman no w-
adayshas medical
/treatment at the
'time of child-birth ,
) but many approach
"ivLiA c RNKHAKi the experience with
an organism unfitted for the trial of
strength , and when the strain is over
her system has received a shock from
which it is hard to recover. Follow
ing right upon this comes the nervous
strain of caring for the child , and a
distinct change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
a happy and healthy mother of chil
dren , and indeed child-birth under right
conditions need be no hazard to health
or beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that , with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting
from an unprepared condition , women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
It isn't as though the experience
came upon them unawares. They have
ample time in which to prepare , but
they , for the most part , trust to chance
and pay the penalty.
In many homes once childless there
are now children because of the fact
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal ,
healthy , and strong.
Any -woman who -would like
special advice in regard to this
matter is cordially invited to
write to Mrs. Pinkham at L.ynn ,
Mass. Her letter will he lield in
strict confidence.
HURT HIM.
Customer That razor you're using
must be rather old.
Barber How can you tell , sir ?
Customer It has so many teeth.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA , a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children , and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
In Use For Over 3TYears.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Taking a Chance.
Employer So , then , Miss Willing ,
you're leaving us for good ?
Miss Willing No Sir ! For better
or for worse !
USE Atl/EN'S FOOT-EASE
the Antiseptic powder to bo shaken into the shoes
lor tired.-achini ; feet. It takes the sting ont of corns
und bnnlons and makes walking a delight. Sold
everywhere , 25c. Itfusc substitutes. For FREE
trial package , address A. S. Olmstcd. Le Hey , N.Y.
It is impossible a man who is false
lo his friends and neighbors should
be true to the public. Bishop Berke
ley.
ley.Dr.
Dr. Pierce's Pellets , small , sugar-coated ,
easy to take as candy , regulate and invig
orate stomach , liver and bowels and cur ?
constipation.
From many a woman's point of view
a bird on her hat is worth a bach
yard full of poultry.
Chew and smoke nntaxcd tobacco , cheap and
tmdoped. Meriwetlier & Edwards , Clarksville.Tenn.
All married men are heroes , but
they can't always prove it.
ARE YOU FREE
FROM
Headaches , Colds , Indigestion ,
Pains , Constipation , Sour Stomach ,
Dizziness ? If you are not , the most
effective , prompt and pleasant
method of getting rid of them is to
take , now and then , a desertspoon-
ful of the ever refreshing and truly
l > eneficiai laxative remedy Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It is
"well known throughout the world
as the best of family laxative reme
dies , because it acts so gently and
strengthens naturally without irri
tating the system in any way. .
To get its beneficial effects it is
always necessary to buy the genu
ine , manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. , bearing the name
of the Company , plainly printed on
tta front of every package.
WHEAT ON DRY FARi
Bluestem and Fife Varieties of
Hard Spring Unsafe.
Durum , Introduced From Southeastern
Russia Where Rainfall Is Light ,
Adapted to Climate of West-
tern Plains Area. t
In a large part of the dry farming
territory the bluestem and fife varie
ties of hard spring wheats are very
unsafe crops. Where bread wheats
can be grown , the Red Fife , selected
strains known as Johnson's Fife ,
Golden Fife , etc. , are good yielders
and the berry is usually plump and
hard. The millers , however , have
placed these varieties in a market
class designated as velvet chaff , and
the price Is a few cents lower per
bushel than the bluestem varieties
bring. These latter include both
bearded and bald types , writes Man-
ley Champlin In the Farmer and
Breeder. The variety known as pedi
greed bluestem has given good re
sults at the Highmore Substation as
reported in Bulletin 115 of the South
Dakota Experiment station. This sta
tion is situated near the eastern bor
der of the dry farming belt-
Very little winter wheat is grown
at present , but its early ripening and
good quality and yield of grain are
interesting manyof the progressive
farmers who have obtained some-very
good results. The Minnesota station
advises its use only sparingly. Five
acres is considered enough to start
with. If it proves to be well suited
to your conditions the acreage can be
increased. There is danger of winter
killing , and too much dependence
should not be placed on this crop.
Turkey Red and Kharkov are the com
mercial varieties grown.
Where bread wheat is grown with
difficulty , Nature comes to the res
cue with the hard macaroni or durum
wheats. Until very recently there was
difficulty in marketing this class of
wheat and even today the price is 10
to 20 per cent lower than for hard
spring wheats of the bread varieties.
This fact is probably due to the Amer
ican love of white bread. The durum
wheat flour makes a palatable , nutri
tious bread , but the yellow color has
been inveighed against by fastidious
custom. Bulletin No. 3 of the bureau
of plant industry gives an interesting
history of the trials the durum wheat
grower has had to overcome , as well
as advice as to how to plant , etc.
These wheats were introduced from
southeastern Russia , where the rain
fall is light and the changes of tem
perature severe. They are , therefore ,
adapted to the climate of the western
plains ara.
In describing the characteristics of
macaroni or durum wheat Mr. M. A.
Carlton says in the above mentioned
bulletin : "The wheats of this group
grow rather tall and have stems that
are either pithy within or hollow. . . .
The leaves are usually broad and
smooth , but have a peculiar whitish
green color and possess an extremely
harsh cutiqle. The heads are com
paratively slender in most varieties ,
compactly formed , occasionally very
short , and are always bearded with
the longest beards known to wheat. "
The peculiar ability of the durum
wheats to resist drought and severe
changes of temperature as well as
their early ripening qualities and high
yielding capacity make them espe
cially fitted for the needs of the dry
farmer. Here is a money crop of
which he is practically sure. The
yields vary from 10 to 35 bushels per
acre. The Kubanka and Arnautka va
rieties have give.n the best results in
this section.
Emmer i widely grown as a. sub
stitute feed grain where oats are an
uncertain crop. It has not the feed
ing value of oats , but when ground
makes a fairly good feed for any farm
ntock. The chaff clings to the grain
when threshed , thus giving the crop
great bulk. There is not an establish
ed market and farmers rarely grow
more than enough for their own feed.
The yields vary from 20 to 90 bushels ,
30 being considered a fair yield. Em
mer is commonly called speltz.
Growing Currants.
Currants may be most relied on of
any small fruit for a crop , if kept free
from the currant'worm. Early appli
cation of hellebore powder will de
stroy this pest , and a good crop is al
most sure to follow , remaining on the
bunches "from two to three weeks ,
they give better opportunity to mar
ket than most berries and generally
bring Yi good price.
Weeds on Farms.
One reason why many farmers do
not get rid of weeds on their farms
is because they try to cultivate too
much land. To keep weeds down
crops must be cultivated all the time ,
and if there is more land than can be
covered as often as needs be the
weeds will get the better of one every
time.
Woods for Butter Working.
Maple and ash are the best woods
for a butter worker , and they should
be seasoned for at least a year if
they are not artificially kiln dried.
But it is cheaper and less trouble and
just as satisfactory to buy a table hut-
ter worker from a dairy supply house.
Food Is Foundation. !
Food and food production for the |
dairy lies at the foundation of suc
cessful dairying. Unless the founda
tion is well laid the business will be
a failure. ' .
VALUE OF SUMMER TILLING
Yield of Wheat Has Been Doubled by
This Method of Preparing Seed
Bed Best Varieties.
( By E. A. BURNETT. Director of Ne
braska Agricultural Experiment
Station. )
The Nebraska experiment station
has just issued bulletin No. 118 on
"Growing Crops in-Western Nebras
ka. " This bulletin gives the results
of crop production at the North Platte
substation during the past seven
years , together with the record of
past 36 years , and a discussion of
methods of farming for dry land.
Considerable space Is given to showing -
ing the results secured by summer tilling -
ing land. The yield of winter wheat
nas been doubled by this method of
preparing the seed bed. The average
yield of plots properly prepared and
seeded has been 46 bushels per acre
during the past five years. The yield
from these plats in 1910 , when the pre
cipitation for the year was only 10.7
inches , was 35 to 37 bushels per acre ,
Summer tilling sod and old land for
winter wheat is strongly advocated.
The records show that summer tilling
also increased the yields of spring
grains , but not to so great an extent
as the winter wheat. Whether sum
mer tilling for spring grains Is profit'
able is still an open question , though
it would prove the most profitable
practice during years like 1910.
The tests show that the press drill
increases the yield of grain so much
beyond the yields secured by sowing
broadcast that the farmer cannot af
ford to sow grain broadcast , as the
difference in the yield on a rather
small field will pay for the drill.
The variety tests indicate that the
following are superior to or as good
as any other varieties tried : Turkey
Red winter wheat , Durum spring
wheat , Kherson oats , common six-
rowed barley , and Substation Calico
corn.
corn.Among
Among the forage crops , cane ( sorghum
ghum ) ranks first as an annual and
alfalfa first as a perennial , on bench
land. Alfalfa on the table land did
not produce forage or seed In 1910.
The climatic records show that the
average annual precipitation for the
past 36 years is 18.63 inches , and for
1910 , 10.7 inches ; 1910 was the driest
year during the 36 years , yet fair
crops were produced by proper meth
ods of tillage.
This bulletin may be had free of
cost by residents of Nebraska upon
application to the Nebraska agricul
tural experiment station , Lincoln.
HOW WATER RISES IN SOIL
Dust Mulch and Cultivation or Loosening -
ening of Earth After Rain Serves
to Prevent Evaporation.
Water rises in the soil just as tht
oil In a iamp rises through the wick.
The wick is full of little tubes called
capillaries , and so is the soil , and the
water rises through these.
If a little kerosene or gasoline is
put into a bottle and the bottle filled
with soil , the oil will rise , and if
lighted , will burn on the surface.
When the water rises to the surface
of the soil it evaporates.
Evaporation from the" soil is going
on all the time when it is not raining.
The soil soon dries out if something
is not done to prevent it. Covering
the soil with a light mulch prevents
evaporation. Cultivating or loosening
the surface of the soil soon after a
rain serves the same purpose. Culti
vating breaks the small tubes , so that
they are unable to bring the water to
the surface.
A soil that contains much humus
( that is , vegetable matter ) catches
and holds more water than one that
contains but little humus. Such soil
also holds moisture longer in dry
weather. Plenty of barnyard manure
applied to the soil helps to retain
moisture , although valuable as feed
ers of plants. '
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Be careful never to overfeed a call
Any calf should be fed whole milli
for at least two weeks after birth.
Two factors must be considered in
judging sheep , the growth of woo ! and
development of mutton.
. More harm is done by overfeeding
calves' with milk , especially skim
milk , than by underfeeding.
By careful selection and judicious
mating the Shropshire has been
brought to the leading position it now
occupies.
Pigs fed for bacon should be fed to
the weight preferred by the packer ,
which can always be" learned on ap
plication.
The silo enables the farmer to keep
more live stock , which promotes the
rotation of crops and the preservation
of soil fertility.
The windows of a horse stable
ahould be so arranged that the horses
are not required to stand for hours
with the full glare of the sunlight in
their eyes.
No definite rule can be given as to
when a calf should be weaned , hut
as a general proposition it is a good
plan to feed skim milk till it is six
months old.
Possibly there is no other farm animal -
mal that can offer as poor an excuse c
for his existence as the scrub hog. ]
He is an unprofitable animal any way
you take him. \
The overhead rack is a poor place \
from which to feed ? the horse. Be
sides being an unnatural way for the
animal to feed , it causes a great deal
of dust , which is a bad thing.
There is no greater mistake than
under feeding , whether a sow is In
farrow or with her youngsters by hr
side ; in either case they feel it and
are much more likely to lose rnwi-.ej ]
MAKES FOR ECONOMY
LATEST IMPROVEMENT ON THE
FIRELESS STOVE.
Electric Device Insures Both Con *
venlence and Cleanliness Use of
Alarm Clock Is Also a Most
Useful Innovation.
Those familiar with the economies
of the fireless cooker will appreciate
the combination of this device -with
the convenience and cleanliness of
the electric stove.
The outside of the stove is made
of finished hardwood. The containing
compartment is lined with non-
rustable metal between which and
the woodwork is a fireproof non-heat-
conducting packing , through which
wires pass to the electric stove lo
cated in the bottom of the receptacle.
If the length of time required to
bring a certain meat or vegetable tea
a boil is known , the dish containing
it is placed in the receptacle , and the
Combined Fireless Cooker and Stove.
cover closed. Then the alarm of the
clock is set to go off in 20 minutes ,
a half-hour , or in such time as the
case may require. Closing the switch
starts the cooking. When the time is
up the clock sounds the alarm and at
the same time opens the. switch , and
the cooking then continues as in a
fireless cooker. This stove enables
"the lady of the house" to start the
evening meal , go shopping while it is
cooking and return to find it ready
to serve piping hot. A drop shelf is
provided on the side , while a com
partment beneath the cooker permits
the storage of cooking utensils.
Popular Mechanics.
Little German Cakes.
Beat one dozen fresh eggs and three
pounds of pulverized sugar for 55 min
utes , then add as much soda as will
lay on the end of a knife and beat five
minutes longer. Be sure and don't
stop beating. Add flour enough to
knead. Set it aside In a cool place ,
just so it doesn't freeze , until eve
ning. Then roll a little thicker than
pie crust. The Germans have little
fancy molds for these , but any small
cookie cutter or baking powder can
lid can be used to cut them with.
After they are all cut spread out on a
table and cover with a thick cloth and
let "lay over night. In the morning
sprinkle baking pans with caraway
seeds and place cakes in pans on
seeds and bake in slow oven for threej.
quarters of , an hour. These are favor
ite little cakes among the Germans
and are excellent.
Strawberry Pie.
Make nice rich pie crust , put the
bottom of the pan turned upside down
on table ; put three or four fork holes
in the crust to keep from raising up
from the pan. Bake by itself. When
baked light brown take the crust ,
turn on a plate , then the crust is
ready to fill. Have ready one quart
fresh picked strawberries , sweetened
to taste , fill the crust with the straw
berries , cover the top of the berries
with the whites of two well-beaten
eggs , sweeten with sugar. Put in the
oven just long enough to light brown
the whites of the eggs.
Rice Roy ale.
Pick over and wash a cupful of rice.
Drop into a large kettle of boiling
water , add a half teaspoonful of salt
and tablespoonful of sugar and keep
at a galloping boil until the grains
feel tender when rubbed between the
fingers. Drain thoroughly , pack light
ly in a slightly buttered mold and
let stand ten minutes in the open
oven. Turn out carefully on a deep
platter. Baste over this the syrup
from canned fruit ( heated ) , arrange
the fruit itself around the base and
serve either hot or cold.
Baked Batter Currant Pudding.
This pudding , if correctly made , is
both tasty and digestible. Take a
quarter of a pound of flour , four
ounces of cleaned currants , three eggs ,
and one cupful of milk , and make into
a light batter , then add a teaspoonful
of baking powder and a pinch of salt.
Pour into a well-buttered pudding
dish , sprinkle in the currants , and
bake in a moderate oven for about one
hour. When baked , turn out the pud
ding and cut up. Serve with sugar
or with golden syrup.
Meat Cakes.
Take cold meat , mince fine with fat
bacon , season with , pepper and salt ,
mix well , fry and serve with gravy.
Fine with hot biscuits for breakfast.
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ft is worth more. But provesits
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DIDN'T CARE TO BE DONE.
Howell He does everything in his
power
Powell Then I'm glad that I'm noj.
in his power.
CURE THAT CATARRH
Our climate with its sudden changes
/s conducive to catarrh which is
a chronic inflammation of the mucous
membrane surface of head nose or
throat.
One month's local treatment with
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic will con
vince the most skeptical that Paxtine
is not a paliative but a specific for all
catarrhal conditions.
Paxtine is a perfectly harmless an
tiseptic and germicide in powder form
which contains all of the antiseptic
qualities of liquid antiseptics , but
with other valuable cleansing , germicidal -
cidal , and healing ingredients added.
Just a little in. a 'glass of water as
needed used as a spray and gargle ,
will not only remove the accumulated
secretions , but heals the inflammation ,
destroys the germs of disease , and dis
pels the disagreeable odor caused by
chronic catarrh.
For sale at all druggists , 25c and
50c abox , or postpaid upon receipt of
price. The Paxton Toilet Company ,
Boston , Mass. Send for a free sample.
Recognize Value of hresh Air.
New York city now has in operation
,
tion twelve open air schools and
classes , and definite provision has
been made for fourteen similar classes
to be opened by next fall , according
to an announcement made by the Na
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis. Chicago
.
has six open air classes in its schools ,
and Boston has five.
Let us never be discouraged by any
difflculty which may attend what we
know to be our duty. Bowdler.
Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething- , softens the gnms , reduces inflamma
tion , allays pain , cures wind colic. 25c a bottle.
Little wits are often great talkers.
-De la Roche.
44 Bu. to the Acre
Is a heary yield , but that's what John Kennedy at
Edmonton , AlDerta , Western Canada , got from 40
acres of Spring Wheat In 1910. Kuportc
from other districts In that pror-
ince showed other excel-
lentresulls such as 4-
1000 busholA of wheat
from 120 acres , or 331-8
bu.pcracro. 25 , SO and 10
bnshelyieldsweronuin-
erons. As high as 1SJ
bushels of oats to the
aero were thn-hhed from
Alberta. He-Wain 11)10. )
The Silver Gup
at the recent Spokane
Fair was awarded to the
Alberta Govcrninentfor
its exhibit of grains , grasses and
Vegetables. Ileportsof excellent
yields for 1910 cocao also from
Saskatchewan and Manitoba In
Western Canada.
Free homesteads of ICO
acres , and adjoining pre
emptions of 1OO ucres ( at
83 puracro ) are to bo hud
lu the choicest districts
Schools convenient , cli
mate excellent , soil the
very best , rallxvays tiloso at
band , bulldlnjc lumber
cheap , fuel easy togut nd
reasonable In price , water
easily procured , mixed
farm In e a auecest.
Write as to best place for set
tlement , settlers' low railway
rates , descriptive Illustrated
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application ) and other informa
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Heart
Many people suffer from weak hearts. They may experi
ence shortness of breath on exertion , pain over the heart ,
or dizzy feelings , oppressed breathing after meals or their
eyes become blurred , their heart is sot sufficiently strong
to pump blood to the extremities , and they have cold hands
and feet , or poor appetite because of weakened blood supply
to the stomach. A heart tonic and alterative should be taken ,
which has no bad after-effect. Such is Dr. Pierce's Golden.
Medical Discovery , which contains no dangerous narcotics
nor alcohol.
The Ingredients , as attested under oath , are Stone root ( CoIIIasonla Canadea-
sis ) , Bloodroot ( .Saoralaaria Caoadensls ) , Golden Seal root ( Hydrxstis Canaden *
sis ) , Queen's root ( Stilllagia Sylratica ) , Black Cherrybark ( Prunus Virginians ) ,
Mandrake root ( Podopbyllum Peltatunf ) , with triple refined glycerine , prepared
in a scientific laboratory in a way that no druggist could imitate.
This tonic contains no alcohol to shrink up the red blood corpuscles ; but , ott
the other hand , it increases their number and they become round and healthy.
It helps the human system in the constant manufacture of rich , red blood. It
helps the stomach to assimilate or take up the proper elements from the food ,
thereby helping digestion and caring dyspepsia , heart-burn and many uncom
fortable symptoms , stops excessive tissue vroste in convalescence from fevers ;
for the run-down , aneemic , thin-blooded people , the "Discovery" la refreshing
and vitalizing. Stick to this safe and sane remedy , and refuse all " Just as good "
medicines offered by the druggist who is looking for a larger profit. Nothing
Jmt Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will doyou half as much good. .
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