FINE TONIC
FOR WQStiEN ,
VERY GOOD REASON.
Startem Why didn't you get a bigger -
ger automobile ?
Shovem I wanted one I could push
up hill.
PIMPLES ON FACE 3 YEARS
"I was troubled -with acne for three
long years. My face was the only part
affected , but it caused great disfigure
ment , also suffering and loss of sleep.
At first there appeared red , hard
pimples which later contained white
matter. I suffered a great deal caused
by the itching. I was in a state of
perplexity when walking the streets
or anywhere before the public.
"I used pills and other remedies but
they failed completely. I thought of
giving up when nothing would help ,
but something told me to try the Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. I sent for
a Cutlcura Booklet which I read care
fully. Then I bought some Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and by follo\vag
the directions I was relieved in a few
days. I used Cuticura Soap for wash
ing my face , and applied the Cuticura
Ointment morning and evening. This
treatment brought marvelous results
so I continued with It for a few weeks
and was cured completely. I can
truthfully say that the Cuticura Rem
edies are not only all , but more than
they claim to be. " ( Signed ) G. Bau-
mel , 1015 AY. 20th Place , Chicago , 111. ,
May 28 , 1911. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere , a sam
ple of each , with 32-page book , will
be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura , " Dept. L , Boston.
What She Wanted.
Before the fire on Christmas Eve ,
two old maids were planning for the
holiday.
"Sister Mailie , " said the younger ,
"would a long stocking hold all you
want for a Christmas gift ? "
"No , Elvira , " said the older , "but a
pair of socks would. "
Chance for Him.
Gerald People can get used to any
thing.
Geraldine Then why not cheer up ?
Nothing jolts an egotist like the re
fusal of people to pay any attention to
him. j
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DATS '
Yonrdrugpst will refund money If PAZO OINT !
MENT fails to euro anr case of Itching , Blind ,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in G to 14 days. 60c.
If a man saves money It Is because
he is kept too busy at work to spend i
it. i
Mrs. WlnslOTv's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething , softens the Rums , reduces inflamma
tion , allays pain , cures v.'ind colic , 5c a bottle. I
The deserving poor do not always
deserve to be.
Garliold Ten , by purifying the blood , eradi
ates Kheumutism , Dyspepsia and many
chronic uilmeuts.
Our idea of a lazy woman is one
who never gets busy with her com
plexion.
"Pink Eye" Is Epidemic In the Spring : .
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Reliable Relief.
If a girl really wants a man's Jove
she returns it.
no matter what your disease. If you suffer
from Rheumatism.write. If } rou suffer from
Kidney Trouble , \vrite. No matter what
you suffer from , write to
MUNYON'S DOCTORS
S3d and JefJorson Sts. , Philadelphia. Pa
I ST A FEISY T0
Offer Is Good for the Kt--f * I h c ; D' .
GRAIN-SORGHUM CROPS
Important Because of Drought
Resisting Qualities.
Certain Varieties , Such as Kafir , Milo ,
Durra and Kowliang Better Yield-
ers in Seasons of Limited
Rainfall.
( By PROF. CARLETON R. BALL , Ag
ronomist , United States Department
of Agriculture. )
Grain sorghums are important dry
farm crops because of their well
known drought resistance. This en-
fables them to produce crops of grain
: jwhere other crops fail. What we call
Idrought resistance is probably a high
| lability to prevent the loss of water
! Jthrough the leaves and other tissues
jof the plant. It may also be connected -
; ed with strong development of the
{ root system. It is now known that
the plants which we call drought re-
j [ sistant are not able to extract any
'
! morc water from a dry'soil than those
[ which are not able to resist drought
"Very " extensively.
. It has been proved that certain var-
lieties or strains of the different grain
[ sorghum crops , such as kafir , milo ,
[ durra and kowliang , are better yield-
fers than other varieties or strains , es
pecially in seasons of limited or poor
ly-distributed rainfall. These superior
[ strains are no more drought resistant
than are the inferior strains , but are ,
for one reason or another , drought-
evasive. This is very important to the
farmer. It is doubtful whether drought
resistance can be readily or rapidly
[ increased. It is possible , however ,
Jfor every grower of grain sorghums to
! take advantage of the characters or
habits of these crops which make
j [ them able to evade or avoid drought.
| 'Some of the characteristics of the
crop which enable it to escape
drought are earliuess of maturity and
'dwarfness of growth. Conditions outside -
; side the plant itself which may assist
; [ in drought evasion are thin planting
| , 'and , perhaps , early planting alo.
j In the recent succession of dry sea-
teens in parts of the plains region , it
1 rhas commonly been noted that dwarf
[ varieties , early varieties and varie-
| ' jties which are both dwarf and early
[ have been able to mature larger crops
' jof grain than taller and later varieties.
I There is a reason , without doubt. A
1 dwarf variety requires less water than
' ! a taller one. The larger the plant , the
Imore water it requires and the more
; lit is likely to lose by transpiration A
i 'small ' plant which can produce as
much grain as a large plant will thus
'have a real advantage in a dry sea-
i 'son. ' This is not true drought resist-
' lance but merely a lower water re-
I 'quirement ' which permits drought eva-
1 'sion.
] The year 1909 was marked by a
i isevere drought in July , August and
| [ September in the southern half of the
[ [ great plains. At the Amarillo experi-
i jment farm , in Texas , 17 plats of milo
{ ; gave an average yield of 6.8 bushels
j | and ten plats of dwarf milo an aver-
] iage yield of 11 bushels to the acre.
, ( The best plat of milo yielded at the
[ rate of only 16.5 bushels , though in a
How piece of ground , while the best
I idwarf milo yielded 23.2 bushels per
I [ acre. This advantage seems to be
j llargely due to the smaller size of the
j [ plants of the dwarf variety and the
[ consequent lower water requirement.
| The effect of earliness in permitting
drought evasion is very important.
( Consider two plants , one earlier than
i jthe other , but otherwise similar in all
.respects. The earlier plant , having
; a shorter growing period , not only
iises less water , but uses It earlier in
the season. This is of especial importance -
[ portance in those parts of the semi-
j 'arid country where much of the sea-
j 'sonal rainfall occurs in April , May ,
I and June. The earlier plant might be
jable to mature its crop of seed on the
! isummer rainfall. On the other hand ,
, the later plant might be crippled at a
| critical stage of its growth by the
' exhaustion of the soil moisture during
Jdry weather in August.
Miles are earlier than kafirs , but
are not known to be more truly
.drought resistant. At Amarillo , Tex. ,
under conditions of severe drought
from the middle of July until October ,
1909 , the miles yielded on the average
8.3 bushels and the kaflrs only 5.5
bushels to the acre. In each crop
Ihe figures are the average of between
' 20 and 30 plats and show that the dif
ference was really in the earliness
rand perhaps the dwarfness , also ) of
the miles as compared with the kafirs ,
the yields in normal years being about
equal.
: The season of 1910 was still drier ,
only ten inches of rain falling at Ama
rillo from January to October , inclu
sive. Better yields were obtained
than in 1909 , however , because the
average stands were much thinner.
Under these conditions 32 plats of
milo and dwarf milo yielded an aver
age of 17.9 bushels per acre , while 22
Tilats of ordinary blackhull and red
kafirs yielded only 3.7 bushels. The
difference in average yield is 14.2
bushels. Even if we admit that half
of this difference is due to the dwarf-
er growth of the miles compared with
the standard kafirs , we still have a
gain of 7.1 bushels due to earliness
alone.
Nourishment of Nuts.
Nuts are food , not mere confections ,
for man. Nut trees alone could fur
nish nourishment adequately to sup
port the life of the world.
Mohair in Demand.
Mohair from angora goats Is In de
mand and always brings a good price
for good quality.
PRINCIPLES OF DRY FARMING
Subsoiling or Deep Plowing Needed to
Allow Moisture to be Absorbed
and.Given Up Later.
The idea of dry-farming carries with
it usually also the idea of arid or at
least semi-arid climate conditions. Ana
it was in and for such conditions that
the idea of scientific dry-farming was
originated. But almost every region
in America has its "dry spell. " Every
summer it can be expected in the Will
amette valley in Oregon , once in
awhile early and sometimes of long
duration. And when either of these
conditions prevail we hear complaint
of short crops. Irrigation has been
talked of and experiments are being
madje. If may be questioned whether
irrigation-is practical for some parts
of the valley , but it certainly is prac
tical to conserve the moisture by scien
tific dry-farming methods.
The basic principles of this system
are simple. To give the ground a
chance to absorb the water we must
have deep plowing in time to receive
the precipitation. Many farms in this
naturally rich valley are plowed only
a few inches deep year after year ,
and a hard pan or cemented strata
seems to form , preventing the per
colation of the water to the lower
stratas , where it can be drawn up
and used by the roots of the plants
when warm weather comes on. ' The
remedy is subsoiling , or deep plowing
in the fall or also early in the spring ,
to allow the moisture to be absorbed
and given up again later. Then tLe
waste of moisture must be stopped by
pulverizing the surface soil and by
frequent stirring to break up the
capillary. In other wt > rds a dust
mulch is needed where crops are cultivated -
tivated , to hold the moisture for use
of the plant roots.
The conditions which Dr. Worst has
described as applying to North Da
kota seems to be much the same as
some of the eastern Oregon and other
semi-arid sections in the northwest ,
and the suggestions he has made to
utilize dry-farming methods apply with
equal force. But , as already suggested ,
if dry-farming is good in regions where
the rainfall is deficient , how much
more can it be useful where there is
an ample sufficiency of moisture to
conserve. The Rival Spirit , Portland
Ore.
MAINTENANCE OF SOIL MULCH
. .
- - - j
Important Operation After Land Has
Been Plowed to Prevent Moisture -
ture Evaporation.
After the Idnd has been so well
.plowed that the rains can enter easily -
ily , the next operation of importance
in dry farming is the making and
maintaining of a soil mulch over the
ground to prevent the evaporation of
water from the soil. For this purpose -
pose some form of harrow is most
commonly used. The oldest and best
known harrow is the ordinary smooth
ing harrow , which is composed of ironer
or steel teeth of various shapes set i
in a suitable frame. For dry-farm
purposes the implement must be so ,
made as to enable the farmer to set
the harrow teeth to slant backward
and forward. It frequently happens
that in the spring the grain is too
thick for the moisture in the soil , and
it then becomes necessary to tear out
some of the young plants. For this j
purpose the harrow teeth are set | i
straight , or forward , and the crop j i
can then be thinned effectively. At j
other times it may be observed in the ! j
spring that the rains and winds have
led to the formation of a crust over
the soil , which must be broken to let
the plants have full freedom of
growth and development. This is accomplished - i
complished by slanting the harrow
teeth backward , and the crust may
then be broken without serious in
jury to the plants.
Make the potato patch a business.
This should be a great spring for
gardens.
Corn that makes 70 bushels an acre
will yield about one and three-fourths
tons for stover.
One way to ease the work on the
farm and make it more attractive is
to systematize it.
After a cold night raise the sash
on the hotbed as soon as the sun be
gins to warm things up.
In selecting seed potatoes from the
bin it is best to take the smooth ,
even , medium-sized tubers.
The Early Ohio is still to be beaten
as a Kansas potato for early plant
ing. Carmen No. S makes a good late
crop.
To be certain about your seeds buy
them only from a reliable seedsman ,
who puts his name and reputation
behind his product.
The supply of vegetable matter is
most easily maintained in the soil by
the growing of green crops and by
the application of manure.
For general or common use , caus
tic or burnt lime or ground limestone
are employed almost exclusively for
the correction of soil abnormalities.
Just because the soil is lull of wa
ter do not think that cultivation is
unnecessary. Of the rainfall past we
know ; of that to come we are not
sure.
The soil that is drained can be
worked earlier , not only because the
farmer can get on the soil earlier ,
but because it is warmer than that
which is
FOR ELECTRIC CHAFER
ARLY BREAKFAST OR HASTY
LUNCHEON MADE EASY.
Authority on the Subject Writes of
Some Good Things That May Be
Prepared In a Few Minutes
When Required.
Art and utility combined have pro
duced a perfect electric chafing dish
that satisfies people who Insist that
a utensil always in evidence , as a
chafing dish is" , should be fair to look
upon and give a practical adptation of
means to the desire ends , writes Hen
rietta D. Grauel , Domestic Science lec
turer.
For the early breakfast , a hasty
luncheon , a late tid-bit for my lady's
experimental cooking or for "his" rab
bit it is a comfort and a satisfac
tion.
Miss Grauel's Angels on Horseback
These I make just as one makes
"pigs .in blankets" except when shad
roe is in season I use it and I do not
steam it first.
Wrap about a teaspoon of roe ,
seasoned with pepper and celery-salt ,
but no salt , in two short narrow strips
of bacon , lay the bacon on the palm
! of the left hand one strip across the
| other , so the four ends can be fastened -
ed together so as to form a shell or
case for the roe inside.
Have the chafer very hot and all
the "angels" ready at once , put them
i in and turn when they are crisp on
|
j i the bottom. Serve on crisp browned
1 buttered crackers.
|
I i Another splendid way to cook roe
with bacon so that it will be moist
and well flavored and yet rich , is to
place a layer of bacon in the chafer
and lay a whole roe split open on
the bacon. As the bacon fries it seasons -
sons the roe delightfully and at the
last the cover may be placed on the
chafer so that the savory combination
will be well cooked through.
f New Potatoes , Saute Cut new pota-
toes in very thin slices , heat butter
in the blazer until it begins to brown ,
add the potatoes and cook until fried
a fine rich brown.
i Potatoes , Lyonnalse Chop eight
1 cold boiled potatoes , one onion and a
little parsley fine , mix and fry brown
in chicken fat or dripping as directed
! i above.
j | Potatoes , Milanaise Prepare as
'
j above but add a cup of highly sea-
I soned cold chopped meat to the po-
! tatoes and fry all together.
,
! ; Roulades of Veal ( individual )
' Mince cold chicken and ham or veal
and ham or other meats fine , season
with sharp condiments like curry and
1 paprika , pepper and a few drops of
pepper sauce. Have very hard , dry
,
bread rolled fine and sifted and sea
soned. Form the meat into small
rolls , not larger than very small
sausages , using an egg and a little
'
cream to moisten the meat and some
1of the crumbs to make the rolls hold
their shape. Roll each "loaf" in the
fine crumbs , have plenty of frying
material in the chafer and brown
them nicely.
Surprise Pudding.
One-fourth cupful of butter , one-
half cupful of sugar , one egg , one-half
cupful of water , a little grated or- "
ange zest , one and one-half cupfuls
of flour , one heaping teaspoonful of
baking powder. Cream butter and
sugar and mix carefully with the or-
ang zest , the well-beaten egg , then
alternately with the floor and water.
Beat rapidly and bake at once In a
well-greased bread pan. It is best to
sift the flour with the baking powder
at least twice , and the oven should
be quick hot. Serve with orange
!
sauce as' follows :
To one cupful of hot water add two
tablespoonfuls of sugar and one of
corn starch ; cook until slightly
thickened , then add the juice and
grated rind of one orange. Use hot
Economical Jelly.
Take equal parts of ripe Hawberrles
( berry of the Hawthorn ) , and fresh api i
pie parings and boil them thoroughly ,
together or separate , then drain
through jelly bag. Measure the juice
before boiling and allow one part sugar
or two parts juice. Boil about twenty
minutes , or until it is ready to "jell. "
I obtain better results by making jelly
(
In small amounts.
This is an excellent jelly and inasmuch - '
much as the Hawberries are obtained '
free of charge in most localities , and
apple parings are not very expensive ,
this makes an economical and inexpensive !
pensive jelly.
Codfish , Cuban Style. i
Shred one cupful freshened fish , j
Fry an onion sliced thin in a tablespoonful - !
spoonful of butter or vegetable oil. !
Add to fish with water to cover also [
a half can of tomatoes and a half green !
pepper chopped. Cover the pan and '
simmer gently for an hour. If there j
Is much juice in the tomatoes less !
water will be required. Turn the mix-1
ture on squares of buttered toast and '
like all salt cod dishes , serve very-hot ,
Emma Paddock Telford. '
To Utilize Any Cold Meat.
Have meat , small piece onion and
cold boiled potatoes cut very fine.
Place layer meat in buttered pan , then
layer potatoes , then layer onion , then
tread crumbs , then meat , and so on
until all are used ; then beat one egg ,
add a little milk and pour over all.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Serve with
gravy made with pint of water and
thickened with flour , add small piece
butter and a little salt and pepper.
From Forty-Five to Fifty Are Much Benefited
by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The " change of life " is a most
critical period in a woman's ex
istence , and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near is not
without reason.
When her system is in a de
ranged condition , she may be
predisposed to apoplexy , or con
gestion of some organ. At this
time , also , cancers and tumors
are more liable to form and begin
their destructive work.
Such warning symptoms as
sense of suffocation , hot flashes ,
headaches , backaches , dread of
i
impending evil , timidity , sounds
;
j in the ears , palpitation of the
heart , sparks before the eyes ,
j irregularities , constipation , variable
|
j able appetite , weakness and
| inquietude , and dizziness , are
J promptly heeded by intelligent
| women who are approaching the
' period in life when woman's
| great change may be expected.
j
i These symptoms are calls from
j
nature for help. The nerves are
crying out for assistance and the
j cry should be heeded in time.
j
i Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
j
Compound is prepared to meet
i the needs of women's system at
j this trying period of her life. It
|
invigorates and strengthens the
female organism and builds up
the weakened nervous system.
I It has carried many women safely
' through this crisis.
]
[ He Was the One.
j A small boy with a rather lost and
lonesome appearance walked into the
j 1 county clerk's office at the court-
'
house. He gazed about him for a
time and finally approached Deputy
Henry Smiley.
j "Please , sir , " the lad said timidly ,
"have you seen anything of a lady
! , around here ? "
"Why , yes , sonny , " answered Smiley -
i ley , "I've seen several. "
"Well , have you seen any without a
; little boy ? " the lad asked anxiously.
"Yes , " replied Smiley.
"Well , " said the little chap , as a
relieved look crossed his face , "I'm
the little boy. Where's the lady ? "
Denver Times.
Supreme Faith.
"I gave my wife a check for $1,000
yesterday. "
"What was the cause of your liber
ality ? "
"I knew she'd never have the nerve
to try to cash It"
Very Far.
"That's a pretty far-fetched story. "
"Yes , I got It by long distance tele-
phone. "
It's practically impossible for a man
to form an impartial opinion of him
self.
Garfleld Tea , for the ills resulting from Im
pure blood , is a remedy of tried efficacy.
Drink before retiring.
All things are for the best and
every one Imagines he's the beat.
Di'ITlr5. stella Gillispie fl
ONE CASE OUT OF MAXY
TO PROVE OUR CLAIMS.
St. Anne , III. "I was passing
through the change of life and I
was a perfect wreck from female
troubles. I had a displacement
and bearing down pains , weak
fainting spells , dizziness , then
numb and cold feelings. Some
times my feet and limbs were
swollen. I was irregular and had
so much backache and headache ,
was nervous , irritable and was
despondent. Sometimes rny ap
petite was good but more often it
was not. My kidneys troubled
me at times and I could walk
only a short distance.
"I saw your advertisement in a
paper and took Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound , and
I was helped from the first. At
the end of two months the swel
ling had gone down , I was re
lieved of pain , and could walk
with ease. I continued with the
medicine and now I do almost all
niy housework. I know your
medicine has saved me from the
grave and I am willing for you to
publish anything I write to you ,
for the good of others. " Mrs.
ESTELI.A GILLTSPIE , E.F.D. No. 4 ,
Box 34 , St. Anne , Illinois.
in Saskatchewan ( Western Canada )
8OO Bushels from 2O acres
of wheat was the thresher's
return from a Lloyd-
minster farm in the
season of 1910. Many
fields in that as well a a
other districts yield
ed from 25 to 35 bu
shels of wheat to the
acre. Other grains in
proportion.
LARGE PROFITS
ore thus derived
1 from the FREE
HOMESTEAD LANDS
of Western Canada.
This excellent showing causes
prices to adrance. Lund values
should double In two Tears' time.
Grain R-roTrlnp.mLted farm-
Ing1 , cattle ralslut ; ami dairy
ing arc all protitable. JTreo
Homos tends of 1OO acres are
to bo had In the very best
districts : 16O acre pre-emp
tions at 83.OO per ncro with
in certain areas. Schools and
churches In every settle
ment , climate unexcelled ,
soil the richest ; free < l. water
and building inuterial
plentiful. 63
For particnlars as to location ,
low settlers' railway rates and
descriptive HlnEtratwl pamphlet.
"Last Best West , " and other In
formation. Tf rite to Snp't of Immi
gration. Ottawa , Canada , or to
Canadian Government Agent.
ETHotes. 315 JaiswSL , SL Past. HZw.
J. 1C Badad > ! aa. Drmr W.Witatmra , S. 0.
Pleaea-vTritetotoeagentneareetyoa
of this paper
desiring to
buy anything
advertised in its columns should
insist upon having what they ask for ,
refusing all substitutes or imitations.
W. N. U. , SIOUX CITY , NO. 16-1912.
A BMIOD MEDICTNE WITHOUT ALCGMOI , .
Recently it has been definitly proven by experiments on animals that alcohol
lowers the germicidal power of the body and that alcohol paralyzes the white cor
puscles of the blood and renders them unable to take up and destroy disease germs. .
Disease germs cause the death of over one-half of the human race.
A blood medicine , made entirely without alcohol , which is a pure glyceric ex
tract of roots , such as Bloodroot , Queen's root , Golden Seal root , Mandrake and
Stone root , has been extensively sold by druggists for the past forty years as Dr.
Pierca's Golden Medical Discovery. The refreshing influence of this extract is like
Nature'8 influence the blood is bathed hi the tonic which gives life to the blood
the vital fires of the body burn brighter and their increased activity consumes the
tissne rubbish which has accumulated during the winter.
Dr. R. V. Pierce , the founder of the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute , and a physician of large experience and
practice , was the first to make up an ALTEEATTVB EXTRACT of.
roots , without a particle of alcohol or narcotic.
"It iswith the greatest of pleasure , that I write to let you know of
tie great benefit I received from the use of your medicines and self-
treatmentatbome"vm'te3ME3.WM.HETESof LadrEmlth.B.C. "I suf
fered for three years frorn a rcnnnyf sore. Consulted four doctors but
they failed to mend or give relief. Finally I was told I was in consump
tion and would have to consult a specialist concerning ray ear. that the
dead bone must be cut out before the wound would heaL A kind friend
advised mo to write to Dr. Pierce , which J did , n \ after seven months *
troubles. I shrill always recommend your medicines.
M23.HEZZS. Dr. Pierce'a Pleasant Pellets regulate liver and bowels.
Pomade
A choice dressing and preservative for the hair. Highly
refined , delicately perfumed.
Checks dandruff and keeps scalp hi healthy condition.
Pomade Yaseline is put up In attractive bottles and In
collapsible tubes. Insist on Pomade VA8ELDTE.
If your dealer does not carry itRrrlte ns.
Werrin also b jjlad to send yon free Illustrated booklet. S3 pp. . describ
ing other choice "Vaseline" preparations for toilet and family use.
Address Dept. E.
! Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
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