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:"f ~T': •»1 iHJS ^»"i" " «®!' v W' T-» THE IfeHSNBT PLAINDE1LEE, McHETTRT, &%#•«• * -*rr'&. NO TROUBLE WHENBABY CAME Mr*. Crassan Gives Credit to Lydi* E.Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ako TelU Wl»t Medidne Does 'Vf-H "A#v* St Joseph, Missouri--heard so Much about Lydia E- Pinkham'a V«Glabto Compound that 1 decided to ar it as I nad bad rack a bard time tb my first child. I took nine bottles of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegeta- Will do, to any woman who will let n>e know her address."--Mrs* ROSA. DAKAN, 2227 S. 11th 81, St. Joseph, *<PIi8sotiri» s ' BtckToHndHnUi New Orleans, Louisiana.--"I took Iffdk E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Com- BMtnd while I was carrying my child : flnd 1 must prsisp It highly because I never goffered ona day daring thai Une and ooald do all my housework and had a very easy confinement. I am still taking the Vegetable Ccmpoond becansel have a weakness doe to working around the hooM too soon #ter my baby was born. But thanks Again to the Vegetable Compound £ §m getting back to normal health > Once more. I advise any woman to ce it" - Mrs. A. MEYN, JR., 2019 St, New Orleans, Louisiana. Not A Bit of Trouble Wilmington, Delaware. --"I was •ervoos and weak and not at all regular. I worked In a factory at the tfme and could not work very much. I was sick over a year, then a told me about Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound and I started ta Little Nema Big if I? _ „-»y Attacks as soon as I began taking it. • _ * " B mylrst baby was born and I never bad a bit et trouble. I recommend it --Mrs. JAMB CKOSSAN, 612 Pine Wilmington, Delaware. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound baa helped many other women Just as it has helped Mrs. Dakan, Mrs. Meyn and Mrs. Crossan. Consider (be statements of these women. They give yon the benefit of their actual experience with the Vegetable Compound. A cation-wide canvass of women purchasers of the Vegetable Compound reports that98 out of every 100 nave been benefited by its use. This is a remarkable record and proves th« dependability of the tnadlcine for the relief of the troubles women often have. For weak and run-down condition so common after child-birth it is well adapted. It strengthens and tones up the system ana restores normal health. The Vegetable Compound contains no harmful drugs or narcotics and can be taken in safety by the nursing mother. For sale by druggists everywhere. y Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do It with thy whole might.--Eo- Claslastes 0:10. A word to the wise Is sufficient, but the policeman often has to use a club -an the otherwise. v MOTHERFletcher's Castoria is pleasant, harmless • Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teeth** ing Drops and Soothing Syrups, prepared for Infant* and Children all ages. To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend Ik Disordered Stomach Take a good dose of Carter's Little liver Pills --then take 2 or 3 for a few nights after. You will relish your meals without fear of trouble to follow. Millions of all ages take them for Biliousness, Dizziness, Sick Headache, Upeet Stomach and for Sallow, Pimply, Blotchy Skin. They end the mitay V Constipation. %££££?* s--nrai;3--•PwjS.diPriQ -DUTCH MASTERS CIGAR Fully 50%of the enormous sales of DUTCH MASTERS cigars lomes through recommendation of satisfied custo* » _ - 4 ; j- m •t > Special 10c • , %'f; ; j. Also 2 for 25c 15c 3 for 50c W LDOUGLAS * f.00and *S.°° SHOES and* WOMEN * Jiany at &00and *6.00-Boysat *4jo©>'J.00 W. L. Douglas Shoes are sold in 117 of our stores in the principal cities and by over 5,000 shoe dealers. WHEREVER you live, demand W. L. Douglas shoes. They are high-class and up^ to-date, made in all the popular styles that appeal to men and women who want stylish and serviceable shoes at reasonable prices SELDOM have you had the opportuh wonderful shoe in W. L. Douglas J7.00 nity to buy such values as you will find and $8.00 shoes in our retail stores mndSupport* for Womm Black Kid _ Blucher Oxford. Corset effect gives Comfort mndSuPixirtt Arch. 97 JSO and in good shoe stores everywhere. Only by examining them can you appreciate their superior qualities. ECONOMY and dependable alue, wear shoes that have W. L. Douglas name and the retail price stamped on the soles. Winton lB3uu y th" em at Our stores or of far M*n ^ your dealer. Refuse substitutes. com/art and scrvicc. S7-00 V. L DaagUs U., r. rvctuac suusuuiiss. ntsd Catclc:. pottagtfrm. >., If'Sfak M--. PfHCI AT TW FACTOH Different Plants, r Japing Most Damage ia r:'?* Light, Sandy SoildF^ (htptNt bjr the United State* Department of Agriculture.) If all the substance of the earth and of the things that flourish on it, with the exception of the threadlike organisms known as nemas, could by a stroke of magic be made invisible, it would still be possible to distinguish the soil-covered parts of the earth, the streams, lakes and oceans, the insects, animals, birds, fishes, plants, and humans. So widespread and abundant are these nemas, largely parasitic or predaceoos, that In this imagined world of transparencies, most living things, the blanket of soil on mountains, hills, and plains, and the bodies of water would be Indicated bj clouds of these living threads which vary In length from a small fraction of an Inch to several feet, and In diameter from that of the finest of hairs to the thickness of a lead pencil. With this fanciful picture Dr. N. A. Cobb, plant pathologist and nematologist of the United States Department of Agriculture, one of the leading authorities of the world on nematodes, calls attention to the abundance of these' organisms which are of untold economic importance to agriculture and to medicine. Certain species of them are responsible for crop diseases which cut our /ood-producing capacity to an extent, which, If it could be measured, would be startling and discouraging. One species, the gall nema, attacks about five hundred different kinds of plants, making galls or knots on the roots which frequently prevent the plant from producing a profitable crop. Very few plants are free from Root'Knot on Tomato Plant, Produced by the Qall Nema. Dutch Mxtin Clpr i* made bt CemoHdbted Clear Gorporadoa, Naw Ye*% such attack, not even weeds which are often thought to b» blei&sed with Immunity from enemies; but the grasses including the small grains and corn, are less subject to devastation than most of the others. By using these resistant crops In a rotation, it Is possible to keep down the number of the pests'in the soil as the nematodes will die out in large numbers If a crop, undesirable from their standpoint, is grown on the ground for a year or two. It is necessary, however, to keep down the weeds, because the nemas live In the roots of a large number of them. Even a weed that is not badly Infested will carry over the infection from year to year, and It does not take long for a few of the pests to repopulate the soil when a sufceptlble crop is growing in It. Allowing two months to each generation, which 'a ample, a pair of gall nemas will have five to ten million descendants In shf months, should all survive. These root-knot producers do the most damage in a light, sandy soil, as It Is easier for them to make their way through It from root to root and they are moved about more readily by the flow of soil water. In real heavy clay soils the pest Is sometime* of little Importance, though It may exist there. Sometimes It becomes worse when a soil la lightened op by adding manure or by opening It with green cropc turned under and by thorough cultivation. Attacka Variety of Crops. Among the m&ny crops stacked by the root-knot nematode, the most important are alfalfa, clover, cotton, cow peas (with the exception of a few rarleties), field peas, flax, fig, grape, peach, soy beans (with the exception of the Laredo variety), pumpkins, sugar beets, sugar cane, sweet potatoes, tobacco, vetch, a large number of truck crops, ornamental plants and trees. Some of the plants attacked are legumes which normally have no* dules produced by beneficial bacteria; but usually It is not difficult to distinguish between these growths and those thickenings on the roots made by the gall nematode. The former are more or less globular and easily re» moved, while the latter are usually club-shaped or Irregular masses, really enlargments of the roots and rootletR themselves. When the soil freezes large numbers of the nematodes are killed off and, as a consequence, the pest is not so bad In the northern states as in the southern. However, enongh of the organisms get down below the frost line so that they never are annihilated. In greenhouses they become bad pests in any part of the country, but by treating the soil with hot water or steam it is possible to destroy them along with fungi and many undesirable bacteria. It is now recommended that new greenhouses be constructed in the first place with t!le or pip£f in the beds with a view to steaming. Although fiemas exist In enormoui numbers and kinds In the soil and at*, of great Importance In crop production, there are Important species which infest different animals. Insects and man. The hookworm Is a nema, and there is one infesting fox which is ] blood red In color and attains a length of severul feet. Investigations are being made by the department to learn If these parasites can be used to combat certain Insects of economic Importance. It has been found that a certain nema has a predilection for grasshoppers, and Doctor Cobb is of the opinion that It is this enemy, In some cases, which causes the "hopper" scourge to rise and subside in great waves. This nema, which attains a length of 20 Inches or more and Is about the thickness of a coarse thread, makes the host insect sterile, and In that way reduces the Increase enormously. When the "hoppers" become plentiful the parasites Increase and cut down 1 their numbers; then through lack of grasshoppers the nemas decrease, and the cycle repeats. Investigators are now trying to find out If It will be practicable to Introduce tills particular nema in regions where the "hoppert" are not infested, and In that way help protect the crops. Have Economic Possibilities. There are many other possibilities for utilizing these natural enemies In the interest of the farmer. There is a nema parasite Infesting the cucumber beetle and a study Is being made of the problem of Introducing them In localities where this beetle is abundant and not already badly infested. Practically all the Injurious insects, and the beneficial ones as well, are thought to have their nemas, and It IR possible that some day these parasites will be used for our benefit Just as Insect parasites of Insects are now being used in efforts to control such economic pests as thfc Japanese beetle, the European corn borer and various caterpillars. In the soil and In water there are nemas which prey on other species of their own kind and it Is thought possible that some day we may be able to Increase the numbers of those predatory nemas which prey on the economically destructive ones. This field of nematology is one which It Is thought may be cultivated With a great deal of promise for the farmer. It is certain that much more work must be done in the control of those that are reducing the yield of crops, particularly that widespread one ;; Woman Returns Dim* i » Lost IS Years Ago I I Pittsburgh, Pa.--Thinking that would not get to heaven be- ! I cause site kept a dime she found J | 15 years ago, although she knew , e who lost it, a Pittsburgh woman x returned It to Lee Edwards of Bloomsburg, Pa. Edwards refused to reveal the woman's name. "I want a dean page when I come up before the Great Judge," the woman wrote In a letter accompanying the dime. SHIPWRECKED TARS DREW DEATH LOT Sailor Planned to Leap Into Sea When Help Arrived• New York.--After spending 12 hours in an open boat at sea, 70 miles off Sable Island, near the coast of Halifax In the Atlantic ocean, 17 sailors broke match lengths Into pieces and drew stakes to see which one of them was to Jump into the sea to "lighten ship" and save the ^hers. Just as the unlucky sailor, the one who drew the shortest piece, waa about to fling himself Into the Icy waters, a ship hove in sight and saved the entire crew. The sailors were members of the crew of the ship Obernal, a freighter from Norway. About seventy miles from Sable island the ship was cnught In an Ice floe and crushed to pieces. The men took to the lifeboats and the open sea. Flashing electric hand torches at Intervals, the men managed to summon help from the Swedish liner Kungsholm. The sailor in the crow's nest had noticed the weak flashe8 of the hand torches. Man Chains Self to'Benek to Support Holdup Story New York.--Paul Ruell, twenty-three years old, living at 506 Eafet Fifth street, Brooklyn, was found chained to a bench in Sunset Bark in that borough. A by-posser helped him carry the bench to a shelter house, where Ruell waited for the arrival of policemen, who freed his arm, which had been shackled to the back of the bench with-a chain and padlock. The young man said a man and woman had chained him up and robbe& him of $500. He ituck to the story for three hours as steadfastly as he had stuck to the bench. At the end of that period he acknowledged that ha merely was trying to make good on a statement he had made to the fathef of the only girl in the world that h^i had $600 In cash. He had chained himaelt he aaid. fir? ?*:£ lomato Catsup *- -*4?" * " if GROCERSREID, MtTRPOCH & CO Monarch Coffee.Catsup, Sweet Pickles, Condiments Fruits, Vegetables, and all products o! our iutchens are •old only by Regular Retail Grocers who own and operate their own stores. We newer seQ to chain stores. < inc LOO nw TOR* ?ITTSBUBGH BOSTON con SIT-? r* !" K' : & fe; •. •" »* * : * E'D.MUR DOC •V aaoDDD which produces root-knot on so many valuable plant!* ' ,7^ - ; » « Dog Awakens Family in Time to Escape Flames Honston, Tex.--Frank, a pedigreed dog, lias been a faithful attendant in the household of Louis Rullk for many months. Now Rullk and his family are staying with a neighbor and Frank is receiving enough flattery to turn the. head of even a sensible dog. Rulik's $20,000 home at 822 Heights boulevard was destroyed by fire early in the morning. The family was B sleep when the fire broke out but Rullk was awakened when the dog came whining to his chamber on the second floor. He thought Frank wanted to get out of the house, he aaid later, and paid no attention. Frank then went to the bedroom of Miss Teresa Rullk, a sister to Louis; He tugged at her hand until he awakt ened her. The family fled In night clothes and few effects were wwit CAUSES OF CLOVER.FAILURE ARE DUE TO MANY REASONS Ailments of Crop Discussed in Bulletin Just Issued. (XfrMwwvgmmr--l b*r tobf *j UUnriltceudlt Bart,a t)M Department That the decline In red-clover culture Is no myth becomes abundantly evident when one reads the agricultural literature of the past 40 yean. Letters from fanners to the agricultural press and articles by farmers and by the experiment station workers In the press all express concern regarding this condition and offer various reasons and remedies. The United States Department of Agriculture has been allve.to the necessity of solving the problem of clover failure, and has set forth Its observations as to the causes as well as suggestions for more favorable results. In Farmers' Bulletin 1365, Clover Failure, Just Issued. Causes of clover failure, says the department, are to be sought In Improper soil conditions. In diseases, In the use of nonadaptable seed or In Improper methods of seeding, and in the use of harmful nurse crops. Improper soil conditions result from constant cultivation and the consequent loss of lime, phosphates, potash and organic matter, making the soli unsulted to the growth of clovter. Such conditions can be remedied by applying the elements lacking in a field and by working In manure and other forms of organic matter. / In some cases clover failure Is doe to diseases, and then a disease-resistant variety must be used If available, or some other legume substituted for nd clover. Alalke clover, hairy vetchor f""«» summer legumes, such as soy beans, should be used when for any reason land that needs lime cannot be economically limed. When red Clover falls on land well supplied with lime, sweet clover can often be substituted to advantage. A copy of the bulletin may be secured as long as the supply lasts, from the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. G. r--i [AHMiACRfc Seed time is here. • * • Reforestation today Ja preparation for tomorrow. * s • « » The first essential for success with red clover is: Good northern grown seed. It la wry hard to keep^frosn speaking disrespectfully of the* ancestry of scrubs. • • • High-priced seed is not always good seed, but low-priced seed can never be good seed. Farm folk who beautify their homes naturally want then to luive attractive names. • • •. ' Don't overlook the flowers. Grow a few for the home table and see if the vegetables don't taste better. • • • The farmer who grows legumes draws fertility from above, as well as from below, the surface of his solL Leap* Fall» to Suicide K Niagara Falls, fiJ. Y--An unidentified man about twenty-flve years old, jtimped from the Luna Island bridge into the river Just before the falls and was borne over the American falls. Nothing waa found to establish his identity. Official Killer Endt Life Berlin.--Despondent because of the death of his wife, Johanna Spaeth, official executioner of Prussia, committed suicide. Sixty persons have applied to the government for the Job. The executioner operates the guillotine. Aid* Employee* to Get HomeQ Lynn. Mass.--Any worker in tha Lynn plant of an electric company whe Is building his own home may borrow money from the company. Also thi^ company's experts will assist any entT ployee desiring to build. Thi* Man Praitm* Bump* Ponca City, Okla.--A Jolting ride in a motorcar cured the paralysed right hand of a man at Ponca City. The man could use lils hahd after bill head was bumped when the car hit • rough spot on the road. Actor Fall*.on Audience| Vera Cruz, Me*.--While performing In a theater at- Vera Cruz, Terutaro Koma, a Japanese tight-rope walker, fell 40 feet Into the audience. He ao£ fered a fractured skull. Killed Warning Friend New York.--Calling to his friend to be cureful, Salvatore Puccie stepped" in front of a train and was killed. Tha friend escaped. Married in Jazz Style New York.--Dancing down a ballroom floor here while two bands played a ragtime wedding march, Robert Harry Wagner and Miss Katherlna Josephine Bott, both of Jersey Cityt N. J, fox trotted to the altar and wera married. . DAYS' F 12 Mo^s to Pay ff O ^Practically every farmer at one time or other has wanted to try a SHARPLES Cream Separator. Mr. Sharpies has formulated a $0 Days' Free Trial Plan that will enablcyou to try the SHARPLES Allsteel Separator without any cost to you whatsoever -- he even pays the transportation charges to your express office. 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