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UV- "V PT.A fimVAV nb lfi.U»MliW n w *'• •,* *• W, 5 '• ;».y ^ *3i K 5* -' *»*»*•.. !/§*&& •* ^v < " *" '• -V\ v-v>\ .^ • • ' • i.i# Cqstly Coat Is T in Great Favor Heavy Outer Garment Is Distincv tive Article in Season*# Wardrobe. USE FUR, VELVET MID CLOTH Favtrtti Material* Are Lovely aa Well aa Expensive -- Cape Arrangenuypta Prominent In 8chh«e me of ' EI vening Wrapa. Vtocka are lovely this season bat after a careful study of the season's modes one feels Inclined to say that the coat la the distinctive article tn the season's wardrobe--coats are, so D27 Z? JVQBBgR "COW--» RING the past two years the methods of production and conservation employed by the farmers of this country have advanced 20 years of peace times. Prior to 1914, and even up to the declaration of war by the United States, there were farmers In every community who were not interested In county agents, farmers' Institutes, the agricultural colleges, or the United States department of agriculture. But when war was declared and TJncle Sam asked the farmers to grow more foodstuffs of every kind, those who had before assumed an attitude of indifference responded to the call. Throughout the nation these farmers, with a spirit of patriotism and an additional inducement of fair prices and an assurance of reasonable compensation for their expenditures, called upon the federal department and other agencies that could give them Information. The attitude as well as the spirit of the farmers changed from peace-time to war-time farming. Improved methods and practices adopted and now» being applied have come to stay. In future farming methods there should be little question as to the practice of the man who has treated his oats for sinut and has Increased his yield; the man who has applied fertilizer to his wheat and has Increased his crops five to ten bushels an acre; the man who has sought information on the feeding of cattle and has found that by adding protein to the - ration he can produce a pound of beef with nine pounds of corn where the old ration required IS pounds of grain; the man who was encouraged to build a silo through which he Is able to feed a carload of cattle with the crops from 16 acres of land when before it required 28 acres. Men who have learned these lessons, have seen the result, - and have profited by them, are not going back to old-time methods. Farmers are reaching out In a broader way for additional aid. Last fall farmers planted 49,000,000/»acres of wheat, and while the early prospective yield was t reduced to some extent by reason of adverse weather and Insect enemies, a crop of approximately a billion bushels Is the result This huge crop Is the direct result of the good methods of farming that were employed In the fall of 1918. There were more tons of fertilizer applied to this wheat than during any previous year. There was more early plowing. There was better cultivation. There was better selection of varieties and better treatment of the seed. There was more top-dressing of the crop with straw and manure than ever was known in any othef year. Part of the crop was due to favorable weather In some localities, some Just to plain luck, but the big results achieved In the wheat fields all over the country was due to the Improved methods employed by farmers. There Is large and sufficient evidence to show that agriculture has made a rapid, sore, and substantial advance. If that is trne, then agriculture will not readily revert At no time has the farmer been called upon to give greater attention to the business side of his operations. In this day of high-priced land, labor, seed, fertilizer, machinery, and other materials and equipment careful attention must be given to economical production. Industrial plants have •found It necessary to introduce the cost-accounting •system In order that the cost of each part manu- ' ifactured may be determined. In the same way, J farmers must conduct their business and know 1 more definitely the desirable and profitable lines of , production. Not every farmer has It within his power to Increase his acreage, bat he can very materially in- ^ crease his Income by Judiciously increasing the « slze of his business. There is one way of doing this that seems to be open to farmers In prac- . ticnlly all p&rts of the country. The simplest and *• surest way for the land-locked fanner to make more money is to produce more and better live ; stock. There Is but limited opportunity for ex- > panslon In the production of the intensively grown : crops, but there is great opportunity for expansion in the breeding and sale of all classes of live stock. In the case of 42 farms surveyed In Henry county, Indiana, by the department of agriculture, 11 made an average labor Income of $1,423 a year. These farms kept the most live stock, averaging 62 animal units--that Is, 62 full-grown cattle, or their equivalent In smaller animals. Sixteen farms made an average labor Income of $479. These farms 'kept -live stock averaging 19 animal units per farm. Fifteen farms made an average labor Income of but $1. Not one of these farms kept more than 15 animal units. Dividing these farms into three groups accordbig to the number of animals to an acre, the same tendency is shown. The more heavily stocked the fanp the larger the labor income. A specific example of what can be accomplished by raising more and better stock, is that of a cornbelt farm, formerly managed as a straight-grain farm, that for the past five years has been operated as a hog farm. The system followed is rather unusuAl, tn that but one Utter is raised each year, the sows bred being gilts, which are fattened and sold after their pigs have been weaned. The pigs, put on full feed on self-feeders, are sold when from six to seven months old. Bnough hogs are bought to hog down the com crop. The profits realized are far In advance of those realised under the old system. For the pqst three years, respectively, the net returns from the hog enterprise alone have been $1,259, $1,859, and $3,733. It should be borne In mind In this connection, however, that, just as a large acreage may be a handicap rather than an advantage unless, used to advantage, so live stock may be a liability rather than an asset unless the quality of the animals is high. The more scrub cows a man has the worse off he is if he persists In trying to produce milk from them, and In some cases the quickest way to Increase net returns is to sell a bunch of canners. The high-class hog and the high-class cow, each in Its own field, has no equal In efficiency In turning raw products Into human food, but until we realize the wide ^Tttfference In efficiency between the scrub cow producing 2,000 pounds of milk and the animal yielding 7,000 pounds of milk, or between the razorback hog and the hog that converts corn into pork rapidly and economically, we are not In a position to make the most of this fact. , So the farmer who seeks to Increase his business by going into Uve stock enterprises will make a grave mistake unless he pays strict attention to the vital question of quality of stock. It Is not necessary to begin with expensive registered animals, for good grade stock will serve, bat It is essential that great care be exercised in •electing the Individual animals that are to setve as the foundation of the herd or flock. When such care is taken, however, there is no safer way for the farmer to increase the size of his business than by Intensive production of live stock. National Farmers' Union Senator Capper of Kansas recently put into the Congressional Record resolutions and recommendations adopted by the National Farmers' union at Its annual convention in Memphis, Tenn^ as follows: "First We Indorse the Kenyon-Andersen bill, which embodies Important recommendations of the federal trade commission designed to correct the abuses and extortions that exist In the meatpacking industry and urge its Immediate enact- •ment by congress. "Second. We Indorse the Capper-Hersmaa Ml t» give the farmers of the republic the privilege of organizing and conducting collective bargaining associations, based on co-operative principles, bat we ask that proper safeguards be Included in such legislation to prevent corporations from taking advantage of its provisions. "Third. We favor an amendment to the federal linn act that will enable a man without a farm btpt possessing an established reputation for honesty, frugality, and industry to secure loans fro* the federal land bank up to 75 per cent of the appraised value of the land. We also -ask that the maximum rate of annual payment, including amortization, shall not exceed 5 per cent "Fourth. We Insist that the secretary of agriculture should be a practical working farmer, and that the Indorsement of farm organizations should receive due consideration in the selection-of men for that office. "Fifth. That the highest rates of taxes levied during the war on incomes, corporations, and excess profits be continued until the full cost of the war has been paid, and that the government also levy a tax on the value of land and other natural resources held for speculative purposes. "Sixth. We urge the adoption of a far-seeing, patriotic policy for the reclamation of the waste lands of all sections of the country for the purpose of enlarging the area of agricultural productions. "Seventh. We demand the most vigorous enforcement of all federal laws to prevent the Immigration of undesirable aliens, and we also urge the prompt deportation of all aliens seeking to overthrow our government and destroy our free institutions. Eighth. We believe that the principle of cooperation should be applied to the solution of our marketing and industrial problems, to the advantage of the producing, consuming, and laboring classes. "Ninth. We are opposed to the maintenance of war-time armaments in time of peace and to any system of military organization that Includes universal military training." " Oyster Shells for Poultry Oyster shell is not needed by chicks, but pullets and hens do better for having oyBter shell as a regular part of their ration. This was proved by the New York agricultural experiment station some years ago, when a poultry writer condemned the use of oyster shell as unnecessary. The New York station proved that a pound of oyster shell contains enough lime to manufacture about seven dozen eggs. This should not be fed In the mash. Fowls know more about what they need to eat than we do. If they have the shell, ground bone, meat scraps and grit In hoppers before them, with a variety of ground grains In dry mash, they will balance their ration better than we can balance It for them. V0UR COLD IS EASED AFTER THE FIRST D0SE| "Paptfa Cold Compound" then brMfcsj ® 60ld In ft 4 - .-J# a » x Combat Vermin on Animals It doesn't take much argument to convince the owner of lousy stock that relief measures should be Inaugurated to combat the lice and relieve the animals. Lice show on animals usually in the late winter and early spring months. The harm they do is then very apparent. Stock owners usually busy themselves when the life and thrift of the Infested animal Is seriously involved. But it takes greater argument to get the average stock owner to combat lice on animals that do not look lousy. Lousy spring animals were also lousy fall animals. The only difference is In the number of lice. Why not kill the few lice now that apparently do no harm, Instead of the many that have done harm? Fertilizer on Grass Lands To keep up the organic matter of the soil and thereby Improve the fertility it Is Important to maintain good sod. In other words, it is a mistake to keep mowing a field until the yields of hay are no longer profitable and then plow up the sod for some other crop. If a field Is to be mown more than once a year It should be fertilized each yeaij after the first with either manure or commercial^ fertiliser. Nothing is better for a top-dressing than manure, which may be applied when weather permits at any time during the winter. If manure is not available equal parts of nitrate of soda apd field phosphate should be applied at the rate of 200 to 300 pounds of tha mixture to an acre. Talk of Navy Chaperons ^Possibility of Something New Developing In the Life Led by the Joyous "Gob." •Hi* rumor is spreading that the navy itsto*equip Its ships with chapefons. The hitherto inalienable privilege of . gob has been to do all the harmless iovemaklng he can find time tsr during stay in port, says the Kansas City Star. Riverside drive is festooned with clean-looking kids hand-holding with nice-looking girls. The gobs and the girls go to shows together and take bus rides together and kiss each other with youthful candor. No chaperon can control them on the streets. But the girla are permitted to Visit the gobs on board ship, and it is felt that-navy neatness is somewhat impairs by the spectacle of young couples spooning behind every gun. So the navy may have chaperons. Whether they are to accompany the ships on their cruises, or to respond to danger signals only when the fleet Is in an American port, has not yet been settled. Nor Is it likely that the navy recruiters will tell would-be gobs too much about the chaperons. Napoleon'a Eagle Failed as 8ymboL When Prince Louis Napoleon made hi« theatrical attempt to usurp the throne of France from Lonls Philippe, he carried with him from England a real live eagle, which It wasi intended to liberate on landing. In the hope that it would circle around the prince's bead as a symbol of victory. It was bought at Gravesend for a pound from a boy who had kept It chained up as a pet. When the expedition landed at Boulogne the bird was set free, but Instead of soaring around as a symbol of the Napoleonic dynasty. It flew straight away and sought the slaughterhouse «f Boulogne.' Coat of Navy Blue Duvetyn Trimmed With Opossum. handsome, so varied, so altogether to be desired, and also In. these most d©r sirable forms so expensive, says a leading fashion writer. One can buy a cheap coat but unless pocketbook limitations positively enforce rigid economy, one Is not likely to buy a cheap coat Temptation to extravagance lurks on every hand. It Is easy to be wise when folly does not wear alluring guise; but If a woman gets into a coat shop this season with more money In her pocket than she intends to spend, the chances are that she will invest It alL Cloths, velvets, furs, all of the materials for the high class coats, are both lovely and costly. In addition, the modish coat Is one of such ample fullness that It calls for much of that same costly material. There IS no dodging high prices with that combination of expensive material and plenty of It Variety In Cost of Fur Coats. The smart fur coat varies in price with the kind and quality of the far, but even Hudson seal and caracul mount up if freely used and trimmed with other fur. These are two standard furs for the coat of more moderate price, and, while the seal, which as a matter of fact is dyed muskrat la the softer and more becoming, caracul stands wear and weather more sturdily. The matter of becomlngness Is settled by the big collar of long-haired fur or contrasting shorthaired fur that 1s likely to be used upon either the seal or the caracul. Noted recently were remarkably smart-looking coats of caracul dyed In a bisque or tanlsh shade--and In about three-quarter length or even shorter. The collars were draped in loose folds or made, as one especially noted, in hoodlike shape at the hack. These models were unquestionably intended for rather dressy wear. But to return to the subject of coats of exquisite cloths and velvets, so closely allied are these materials that In some instances one can scarce* ly tell whether It Is the cloth or the fur that Is the foundation material for the wrapt Especially is this true with regard to the coats of the more expensive type. * Smart Modela Pictured. One coat, handsomely trimmed with ftir, was of velours in a beautiful dark brown tone with quantities of beaver trimming. The body of the coat was built upon straight lines but given the modish width at the hips by shaped pockets of the beaver, which extended from the waistline to the coat hem. There was a large collar and cuffs of the beaver. A youthful, small round Ijiat and round muff of the beaver accompany the coat Another coat of navy blue velours, rich in texture and with a wonderful bloom In its soft surface is trimmed with opossum, which gives the effect of chincilla and is also tremendously effective In contrast with the soft dark blue velvety tones of the cloth. The coat under discussion Is made on the simplest of lines and has a large collar and large patch pockets and cuffs of the opossum. There Is a narrow girdle of the material. Velvet Wraps Are Lovely. Velvet coats and capes of this s son are really lovely, and upon them the designers have lavished their skill and Inspiration as well as the handsomest of materials. There Is a great variety of line displayed In^hese coats and because of the suppleness of the material it may be manufactured tn a variety of ways. Such wraps Invaria' bly show a large fur collar and many ways of Introducing fur trimming. Often the collar is so large that It covers the shoulders like an enormous fur cape. Again, there may be a velvet collar with wide fur band trimming. Another new find effective model of velvet had a large far hood falling down over the back of the mantle. The lower part pf the wrap was banded by the fur. All Colore In VoguS. All the dark velvets are used for afternoon coats. Black, of course, has first place because of Its adaptability; but very dark browns, the dark greens, grays, prune, dark blue, the castor tones, amber and sulphur yellows and various shades of reds appear in the display of afternoon coats, All of these, without exception, are fur trimmed--some In dark, longhaired fur like skunk or Itt cheaper relatives. But any and every effective type of peltry from sable vo beaver 1s pressed into service. Cape Arrangements Are Popular Among the velvet coats much originality In sleeves, as well as in collars. Is possible. The dropped shoulder is emphasized by lines of fur and the aleeve wrinkles softly from elbow to wrist The collar may be of velvet and banded by fur. Cape arrangements are seen apon some of the chic velvet coats, as well as upon cloth models, and enter Into the scheme of beautiful evening coats. But the evening cost Is another story. Afternoon cape coats having wide sleeves or Just a wide encircling band of fur sewn Into the sides of the garment are one of the smartest things this season. A charmingly picturesque cape coat is of this type and made of blue velveteen. The deep yoke Is trimmed with several bands of fur. The lower part of the wrap Is attached to the shaped yoke with fullness. The arm slips through wide fur-trimmed bands at the sides. An extremely smart coat and skirt costume Is made of brown velours trimmed with dyed squirrel of a darker tone. The bodice of the Coat Is rather snugly fitted. Fullness is Introduced at the hlpa and trimming consists of bands of the squirrel. The long shawl collar of fur fastens at the waistline with a large button. Fur Is „ introduced on frocks and salts In all manner of ways. It edges openings. Is Inset In panels, and borders semi-fitted long-walsted bodlcee at the lower part and various other decorative uses are made of It Droopy Styles in Paria. Everything is going down in Paris-- the temperature, the coal supply, the corsage. Down, down, down. Not even a feather dares to stand erect From hat-brim and coiffure plumes drip like rain, says Harper's Bazaar. Veils--exquisite veils of lace or embroidered tulle--fall limply from smart hats. Collars of fur piled high about the ears slope downward over the shoulders. Ribbons fall from the waistline under skirts of tulle. Rufflelike bits of crepe de chine or tulle ripple downward from the hips to below the skirt edge. But prices are still brazenly up. Sashes to Be Worn by Girls Decoration to Be Promlrtbnt Feature i of New 8pring Wear Devei oped by Designers. ; Style designers sre now busily engaged In developing the spring lines In children's clothes, and It Is said that the outstanding feature is the use of sashes. They appear on dresses for girls of all ages and are wider than those usually seen, the flaring bows giving a quaint charm to these rrocks for members of the younger generation. Rather rich henvy colors -re also so»n In spring frocks for children. Purple will play an Important i,art; dark yellow, a sort of marigold shade seen so much last summer, it also In evidence again, and the deep, rather dull French blue is featured, sometimes combined with the yellow, sometimes as the one color. In s frock. A smart little smoclf dress developed In French bine chamora ta smocked and stitched In black, with sleeves and wafst loosely banded with black ribbon. For the very little girls, dresses of the bishop type--little slips that hang straight from the neck without a yoke--are to be very much approved next season. Most mothers of small children use leisure hours in preparing the coming summer's wardrobe. Selecting materials and deciding on styles is a question that may very well *ie taken up now in preparation for busy months not so far ahead. Silk and Wool Embroidery* Silk and wool embroidery Is widely featured In the new street models of serge, gaberdine and tricotlne. Soutache braid also is called upon to aeslat in the elaboration of this embroidery, which usually Is carried oat in a bold design that works up mlch* ly and attractively. lMtiP conies instantly. A flowi every two hours until three dosea taken usually breaks up a sever* ootdl a if] ends all the grippe misery. The very first dose opens juiill clogged-np nostrils and the air paae-j sges In the head, stops nose runnlncJ relieves the headache, dullness, fever* ishness, sneezing, soreness and Stiffness. Don't stay stuffed-op 1 Quit Mowing and snaffling! Clear yonr congested head! Nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold* Compound," which costs only a few cents at any drug store. It acts wifl>- out assistance, tastes nice, contains a» quinine--Insist upon Pape's i-^Ajto Sympathetic. ' ,41 "Those two people ought alwafftS go together." "Why sor ' . .. "Because one has a stitch In Ills sldst and the other 'hems' In his speech." ASPIRIN INTRODUCED BY "BAYER" IN 1900 Look foe name "Bayer" on the tahlrty then you need never Get the grin habit. K yon want the true, worid-famooe Aspirin, as prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years, you must ask tor "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin." The "Bayer Cross" is stamped on each tablet and appears on each package for your protection against imitations. In each package of "Bayer Tablets 9f Aspirin" are safe and proper directions for Colds, Headache, Neuralgia, Toothache, Earache. Rheumatism, Lumbago, Neuritis, and for Pain In general. ' Handy tin boxes containing 12 tablets cost but a few cents. Druggists also sell larger "Bayer" packages. Aspirin Is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacldester of Balky* llcaeld.--Adv. Three Comradee. 8entry--Halt! Who goes there? Weary Voice--One friend and two mules.--London Answers. 'vr If Bilious, Constipated or Headachy, take • ^^Cascarets*"^ Feel grand I Clean up inside I Ycmi system is filled with liver and bowel poison which keeps your skin sallow, your stomach upset, your head foggy and aching. Your meals are turning into poison and you can not feel right Don't stay bilious or constipated. Feel splendidly always by taking Cascaret* occasionally. They act without griping or Inconvenience. They never sicken you like Calomel, Salts, Oil of nasty, harsh Pills. They cost so little too--Cascarets work while yon aleept 'm Had Been There Before. "What's the next film?" o "A comedy, I Infer. Everybody look* resigned."--Life. TRUTH--OUR BASIC PRINCIPLE In times past it was the common belief that all advertising must ix taken with a grain of salt A greai change has come today. All honest manufacturers try to prevent adverti» " ing untruths and half-truths. Thej acclaim the platform of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, whict declares that the basic principle ol advertising is truth. That always hat been our principle. Trlner's Americar Elixir of Bitter Wine never pretendec to be a panacea. This remedy ha* been recommended only for such case* which may be relieved by the medicinal values of Its Ingredients. That means: for indigestion, poor appetite, constipation, headaches, flatulence, nervousness and other troubles caused by stomach disorders. All other Triner'» remedies--Trlner's Liniment. Trii*""* Cough Sedative, Trlner's Angelica Bitter Tonic, etc.--have adhered to the same principle of truth. Ask yoat dealer; he will confirm this statement --Joseph Triner Company, 1333-4S S» Ashland Ave., Chicago, 111.--Adv. The Difference. •The bliss of life comes with the rapture of the honeymoon." "But the real thing comes with the alimony of the harvest moon." A Feeling of Secarity Ton naturally feel sauaie whan yea know that the medicine you are about te take is absolutely pure and coatiins as harmful or habit producing drags. Such a medicine is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy. The same standard of purity, strength and excellence is maintained in bottle of Swamp-Root. It is scientifically ooapottW vegetable her ha. It is not a stimalaat and ia taken hi tea spoonful doses. It ia pot recommended for everything. It ie nature's great helper in relieving and overcoming kidney, liver and bladder troubles. A sworn statement el parity Is with every bottle el Dr. Kilmer* fees* Root If yon need a medicine, you have the best On sale at til drug tn bottles ol two eiase, medium and However, if you wish first to try this freat preparation send ten cente to 1^. Kilmer A Co, Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing he HBO MM mention this paper.--Adv. Music is the food of love--which IS nore than can be said of the onion. • - . . T • Many n man who toott h&i ew* imaginea he is the whals haa*» % -if '#!?,