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STAIE LICENSED 9.000 STALLIONS BULLETIN I88UED REGISTRATION BOARD OF STATE. PROTECT ANIMAL INDUSTRY Ths Forty-Sixth Assembly of Illinois Followed the Example of Some of the 8ister States and Enacted a Stallion Registration Law. Springfield.--The stallion registra­ tion board of the state board of agri­ culture has Just received from the press their first bulletin and it is now being: distributed throughout the state. The bulletin contains the list of 9,370 horses for which licenses hare been issued. The list is com­ plete. The bulletin, wjiich is a wealth of information, also gives in concrete form an idea of the present status of the stallion registration law of Illi­ nois, explains its provisions and en­ lists the interest and co-operation of the horse breeders of the state in its wls« enforcement. In the introduction the bulletin says: "On January 1, 1910, there were, ac­ cording to the statistician of the United States department of agricul­ ture, 1,653,000 horses in Illinois, the largest number in any state in the Union. Although their average value of $124 per head was exceeded in a few states, their total valuation on the farm was $205,220,000--nearly one-tenth of the value of nil • >»<» horees in the country With so large an amount of money invested in this class of live stock, self-interest alone demands that every protection be given this industry, and its value not only decreased, but positively in­ creased by Judicious selection of breeding stock--animals which shall not only show an unimpeachable lineage, but have individual character and soundness as well. "With this in view, the Forty-sixth general assembly of Illinois followed the example of some of the sister states, and enacted a stallion regis­ tration law, which became operative January 1, 1810. "It can be readily seen that if some of the states have such a law, and others none, animals which cannot receive a license in protected states will be shipped to the states having no such law, and in a very short time the quality of the horses in license states will show an appreciable im­ provement, while those having no stal­ lion law will become dumping grounds for unsound animals Merely as a matter of self-interest, therefore, the stallion registration law should re­ ceive the hearty endorsement of everr stallion owner in the state. "Notwithstanding the fact that the use of automobiles is rapidly growing, there is a constantly increasing de­ mand for flrst-class horses, especially* for those of the draft type, and as the cost of raising a pure-bred or high grade horse is no more than that of a 'bcrub,' even the farmer who has but one or two mares should see that his colts are of such character that they will command high prices." New Labor Party May Enter -Field. Edwin R. Wright of the Chicago Typographical, union was re-elected president of the Illinois State Federa­ tion of Labor, to serve a fifth term. His victory over his opponents was complete in that his position on the employers' liability issue combined with compensation received the unani­ mous indorsement of the convention. Opposition to Mr. Wright's re-elec­ tion dwindled during the closing ses­ sion. His only opponent for the office was Thomas Shea of the barbers' union of Bloomington, who received 46 votes to 170 for Wright. A large number of resolutions were Jammed through the convention at the closing session. One was on "politloal action," introduced by President Wal­ ker of the Illinois miners, and was adopted with only one dissenting vote. It provides for the taking of a referendum vote on the question of forming an Independent labor party in Illinois, the result of the vote to be acted on at the next convention, which will be held in Springfield. Several of the delegates vainly ob­ jected to a clause which declared the "liopubllcan and Democratic parties always are controlled by employing Intel ests and always opposed to th§ best interests of the workers." Royal Neighbors Meet. Springfield was the mecca for Royal Neighbors of America from every por­ tion of Illinois for a state rally day which opened at the state arsenal with a school of instruction under the direction of state officials of the or­ der. Drills by the Decatur degree team and initiation ceremonies for a large class of candidates were the features of the meeting. Illinois Bankers to Meet. The bankers of Illinois will meet this month at Cairo and a large at­ tendance is expected, Including a number of Chicago bankers. This is the twentieth annual convention of the Illinois Banker*' association, which was organized at a meeting held in the southern part of the state. Elaborate provision has been made for entertainment of visitors, includ­ ing a steamboat trip on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, an old-fashioned barbecue, automobile rides, social re- t eptlons and a luncheon for women. Will Remodel Room for 8tore. A permit was granted to State Sen- tor Logan Hay by the city building apartment for the remodeling of the : iterior of the building at Sixth and Washington streets, to be used by liulett's drug store. Fuilding Commissioner Offlighter granted permission to R. L McQuire to rebuild the structure at 819-821 East Washington street, damaged by fire and explosion, bnt exacted safety conditions that virtually call for the erection of a n«w structure. State Museum Lecture Series. The scientific lecture course inaugu­ rated three years ago by the state museum and given for two' successive seasons will be resumed this year. The lectures will be given on con secutive Friday evenings at Springfield in the Arsenal, and all people interest­ ed are cordially invited to be present. The first one will be given on the evening of November 11. The course promises to be one of noteworthy in­ terest and value. .©tie of the moat successful and wide­ ly known geologists in this country, or for that matter in the world, will give an illustrated lecture on "How the Earth Is Known to Be Millions of Years Old." The lecturer is William M. Davis Sturgis-Hooper, professor of geology in Harvard university. Dr. Hooper has been a member of the Uni­ ted States geological survey siscc 2SCO. Astronomy will be represented by Prof. Edward E. Bernard, astronomer at the Yerkes observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin. His subject is "Pho­ tographic Revelations in Astronomy." As is well known here, Yerkes observ­ atory has become famous because of the remarkable series of astronomical photographs which have been taken there within the iast fgw years. These photographs are of suoh size and dis­ tinctness as to give a b«tter idea of the heavens thaa it has heretofore been possible to obtain with the eye alone, however powerful the telescope used. The lecturer will show splendid pho­ tographs of the moon, sun, planets, comet, meteors, the milky way, sta* clusters and nebulae. "Yellowstone National Park" will be described and pictured by Charles Tru ax of the firm of Truaj; Greene & Co. of Chicago. Mr. Truax has on* of the most beautiful series of 6lide* illustrating our most picturesque park that It is possible to bring together He is a traveler of note, an inter«ct. ing speaker and a ihoet attractive gen­ tleman. His lecture abounds in pleas­ ant reminiscences. ^ A. R. Crook will describe "An Ascent of Mont Blanc," recounting his expe­ riences of four years ago and showing photographs of this culminating peak of the Alps. STATE NEWS IN BRIEF Gather to Discuss Caring for Wards State officials and others actively identified with charitable work will represent Springfield at the annual state conference of charitaies and cor­ rection which opened at Galesburg. Eh*. G. L. Green, alienist for the statu board of administration; A. L. Bowen, executive secretary of the state board of charities commission, and Joseph Mason, secretary of the Btate civil service commission, attended. Doctor Green participated in the program. President L. Y. Sherman of the state board of control; B. R. Bor- roughs, Thomas O'Connor and Col. Frank Whipp and other members of the board attended the sessions. Mrs. Stuart Brown and Col. Henry Davis were also in attendance at the meet­ ing. Dr. Woods Hutchinson of New York city, author of note, anil Charles H. Ball, chief sanitary inspector for the city of Chicago, were among the many figures of national prominence in charitable work whose presence will make the convention of national rather than local interest. Tuberculosis and means of check­ ing its propagation was one of the most important topics discussed. Public and private charity also oc­ cupied the attention of the delegates, while effective methods of dealing with delinquent boys and girls was ably presented by officials of state in­ stitutions The feebleminded, deaf, epileptic and destitute were discussed with a view to Improving their condi­ tion. Mayor Sanderson at Galesburg de­ livered the address of welcome, to which William C. Graves, president cf the convention, responded. Superintendent Osenton of the poor farm was the delegate from Sanga' mon county. Want Uniform Liability Act. Industrial insurance is being given very serious attention by the state of Illinois. Industrial commissioners have been appointed In six of the leading manufacturing states, includ­ ing Illinois, to devise some Just, hu­ mane and practical system of dealing with iiersonal injuries. The present system not only falls to protect the employe, but it is also a most expensive one to the employer. When there is an accident, the quen- tlon of whether there Is any liability on the employer's part is one that must be fought out in the courts with Its accompanying costs; when there Is a liability the amount of recovery that (an be had is destructively un­ certain. The employer in every accident takes a great financial risk; conse­ quently he must burden himself with expense in the way of counsel fees, court costs, Insurance and otherwise; and even then he Isn't secure. An cccident to the employe means a law suit, which often cannot be fairly set­ tled, and which he must fight, al­ though it hurts his conscience and produces bad feelings and Is a mert gamble as to results. Railroads Object to Tax Assessment. The state board of equalization ad­ journed. The railroad committee of the board, however, remained in ses­ sion and representatives of several railroads were in attendance object­ ing to the assessment of taxes, which have been levied. F. J. Griffiths of Baltimore was present to ask that tho taxes againBt the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern railroad be lowered. He claimed that the terminal at Chicago, which was being used by other rail­ roads. was not a Bource of revenue to the company and essessed too high. VVrtt Issued for Assembly Records. State's Attorney Edmund Burke caused to be issued a subpoena duoet tecum to be served on James A. Rose, secretary of state, asking that all the records or the proceedings of Uv? For­ ty-sixth general assembly be turned over to the Sangamon county circuit court for use in the trial of Senator S. C. Pemberton and Representative Joseph Clark, accused of conspiracy t* commit bribery. Mr. Hose will be one of the wtV jmmos fo rthe prosecution in this caa* Champaign. -- Dr. George Kemp, former professor of physiology of tha University of Illinois, has an­ swered Trustee W. L. Abbott's offer to keep him silent. Abbott admitted he had offered Kemp a year's half pay if he would quit kicking up a rumpus. The trustee made no attempt to deny this, but declared that Kemp's friends on the board suggested the plan to end the mixup. "Had the $1,260 ofTered by Abbott been accept­ ed," says "the state wor.!r! have been out thnt much cash wfti uGuuiliK <>> return." McLeansboro.--Car No. 2 of, the Committee of Seven arrived here with Dr. George Tupper of Mount Vernon and Hon. Walter S. Rog­ ers of La Grange. The commit­ tee is campaigning Illinois in an automobile making speeches for good government. A mass meeting waa held here. Doctor Tupper ex­ plained the operation of the initiative and referendum and urged voters to support that measure at the Novem­ ber election. Chicago.--Mrs. A. Starkey, aged irtxty-ftve, of Stockton, her daugh­ ter, Mrs. Mattie Pyrell. 218 Corth Hamlin avenue, and granddaughter, Mrs. Dr. A. G. Reardon. 2201 We*t Madison street, were run down and seriously hurt by an electric automo­ bile at Jackson boulevard and Leavitt street. Sterling.--The . Gibson and Mc- Coahny farfcn of 593 acres nesr Oregon, in Ogle county, was sold to William Murray for $95,000. It was purchased fifteen years ago for $28,000. Litchfield.--A party of suffragists visited this city in automobiles end made speeches on the street corners Mrs. Kate Hughes of Table Grove was the principal speaker. Mrs. HughCB was formerly a rosldent of this city and is well known through out the state as an orator. She ro ceived a large hearing In this city, the audience consisting mostly of men. A committee from the Litch­ field Woman's club, of which Mrs. David Davis was chairman, chap­ eroned the suffragists. LUritaelu --Deputy Sherift e tiarles Johnon of this city arrested Tom Klnopolis, a Greek, in Hlllsboro. Ki- nopolis is charged with kidnapping He is alleged to be a party connected with the kidnapping of Lena Cruse, who recently married James Kaskutu, who resides in 8t. Louis. The Cruse girl 's ohly sixteen years of age. CarlJnville.--Conductor M. D. Leon­ ard, who was on the car with Motor- man John Lierman In the Dickerson wreck and who has been in jail in this city since the disaster, gave bond in the sum pf $2,000 and was released from custody. He Immediately left for Staunton, and from there will go to Beardstown, where he has rela­ tives. Winchester.--Walter Estes shot and killed himself at, the home of George Brown in this city. Just why he took his own life could not be learned. Estea had gone to the Brown home- to spend the evening. In the ccurst of the conversation, Estes aske' Brown if he had a gun. The latter replied that he did and showed his gun to Estes, who wanted to pur chaso It. Brown replied that the gun was not his and that he could net sell tt. Havana.--Inquests over the remain? of Charles M. Anno and wife, princi pals in the double tragedy enacted here, when Anno shot and killed hfi wife and then ended his life by shoot ing himself, were held. A number of witnesses were examined and theii stories of the shooting varied but lit tie The first inquest was to ascei tain the cause of the woman's dea:h and the following verdict was re­ turned: "We.ythe Jury, find that Mrs. Anno came to her death from gui1 shot wounds Inflicted by Charles M Anno." * Taylorvllle.--Unable to secure men to leplace the clerks who walked out last Saturday following a disagree ment between the Grocers' association and the Clerks' unl«n, three members of the Grocers' association signed the agreement offered by the salesmer. The striking salesmen were re-em­ ployed. The action of the three gro­ cers, W. D. Mills, Clifford Hunter and James F:rd, is regarded as an Ind; cation that the differences between the two organizations will be spctdiiy adjusted. A£na.--The monument erected l.cr. in memory of Miss Anna Pelky, whose negro assailant and slayer wa.s lynched at Cairo, was unveiled in the presence of 3,500 persons. Father Jo­ seph Downey of St. Patrick's church of Cairo failed to attend. Death of v. member oi his church kept him awr.y. Rev. Father Joseph Fischer of Anna blessed the monument after Miss Ella Dolan of Cairo had unveiled it. He also closea the services with an ad dress and prayers for the dea 1 girl. McLeansboro.--The county . eierk^s office Issued marriage licenses to the following couples: Thomas A. Hlgginson, aged twenty-flve years, and Mary A. Miller, aged twenty-one. of Beaver Creek townBhlp; Arvel Tio baugh, twenty-three, and Miss Allie Trout, seventeen, Twigg township. As Miss Trout was under age. her father, Daniel Trout, gave his consent to her marriage. Elgin.--The board of stewards of the First Methodist church de­ cided to raise the salary of the pas- tor, Rev. M. B. Williams, to $2,50u a year. Golconda.--The body of an uni­ dentified white man was found In the river about two miles above this place. It had been in the water some time, as it was badly decomposed. There was no means of identification. The body was that of an old man. An inquest was held and the body will be buried by the county. Mount Vernon.--•Charles O. Peck; of Union county, who has been mourned as dead since the Civil war, h*s been found by his family, whom he %lso thought dead. Peck was lo­ cated through the pernios depart* CHINESE "TRICKS OF TRADE' Some Unique Gardening Methods Whleh Have Breuaht Large Finan­ cial Return*--Worth Copying. (By M. P. KITTE NHOUSBS.) • Chinese market-gardener of bur town who has grown rich at his busi­ ness has seme very unique methods, but which sph worth copying, for his gardens, both artistically and finan­ cially, are a great success. He saves hi« squash and pumpkin seeds for the next year's planting by the simple process of keeping ifte squash or pumpkin that especially strikes his fancy in a cool, dry place tmtil the next planting season. *phen lift plants them with pieces of the f «!*.. "Mm, ^WU Preserve Onions In Winter. pulp adhering, and they appear above ground with mushroom-like prompt­ ness. His muskmelon seed, he tie* op in a bag of coarse burlap, and covers this loosely with rich soil, allowing the seeds to sprout before planting them. He alao preserves his cucumber seeds in the cucumber, which he coats carefully with parafflne as soon as pulled from the vine. When he irrigates his potatoes (and he raises two crops on the same land each year) he waters long and deep­ ly; and his potatoes never grow near enough to the surface to get sun­ burned. as do those of the inexperi­ enced gardeners who lightly sprinkle the surface of their potato patch as scantily and as often as they sprin­ kle their lettuce beds. There is no question as to the su­ periority in site and quality of the deep-grown potato over those grown close to the surface. His beet-seed are soaked in water for at least forty-eight hours before planting. He sets them to soak in warm water and during the daytime keeps the vessel containing them as much in the sunshine as possible. I have never .yet seen him throw away a young plant of any description. He merely transplants them, and I do not believe it an exaggeration to say that nine-tenths of the plant* sur­ vive and flourish, for he 1r surely a past master in the art--for it is an art--of transplanting. For example, when hl^ lettuce plants grow to about the height of two inches, he thins out the bed and clipping off about an Inch of the root tip of each plant he pulls up, he re­ plants In long rows, and the trans­ planted lettuce makes a more rapid and larger growth than the plants which he has left undisturbed. The replanted, or rather trans­ planted lettuce with ItB clipped roots, grows to such enormous heads that at a short distance they remind one of thrifty cabbage rows. He never uproots the head lettuce he markets. Instead he leaves the stalks In the ground and assiduously waters and cultivates them where­ upon they produce another head in about half the time required for the first head to reach a marketable size. His beet plants are transplanted with clipped roots in precisely the same manner as tne lettuce. His onions, which are invariably started from the seed (he refuses to use sets), are transplanted after hav­ ing their roots clipped and grow to be larger in circumference than the or­ dinary saucer. He also beheads his cabbage, leav­ ing the stalk to grow, fie cuts slight nicks or gashes in the growing stalk, which watered and tended produces a second growth that are in appear­ ance fair imitations of brussels sproutB and quite as good to eat His faith In the forcing powers of warm water is sublime. I have known him to heat water for his radishes in the chill days of spring, testing its temperature as carefully as if pre­ paring a baby's bath. He is equally expert in rooting rose cuttings. This he does during the en­ tire year, but he considers August the most auspicious month, though I doubt if he could give a reason for thinking so. He plants his cuttings by thrusting his spade Once deep in the soil. He then slips the cutting in the opening, draws out the spade, presses the earth down firmly and the cutting is planted. Depth to Cultivate Corn. In experiments to ascertain the depth to cultivate com ground, the Wisconsin experiment station has found that coitaitlu nv esltlfiu dlu lo found. that cultivation three Inches deep left the ground more moist be­ low the cultivated layer than culti­ vation one and a half inches deep, and these results have in the been confirmed by similar experi­ ments at the Utah ptatlon. HOT STUFF. EXCELLENT FRAME FOR HAY Implement I* About Absolute Nse-- slty on Farm--How One Can Be Put Together. (By J. WESLEY GRIFFIN.) A frame for carrying hay from the fields to the barn Is an Indispensable implement on any well furnished farm. One can be constructed by fol­ lowing the plan g»*eu beiow: The side pieces are made of 1x8- tnch elm or other strong plank IS S BH matter matter yooi Go fosjp friend brejudtced J feed reined! I!1L L Model Hay Frame. feet long. The end pieces are ixS Inches € feet long. The front brace (No. 4) is made of hard wood 3 feefc long, and takes the place of the bol­ ster on the wagon. The main rails of the frame (No. 6) are made of "x6-iach pine 26 feet. long. No. ® is the rear bolster of the wagon. The cross-pieces (No.«2) are fastened to the main raiiB with stirrups of one- half inch Iron with a strip bolted on the under side. At No. 7 there is a knee 1 foot tall, mortised into the frame, raising the bed away from the front wheel. The boom ladder (No. 8) Is made of 2x4-lnch stuff 6 feet long, and attached to the frame by a roller. HOLDS NECKYOKE ON TONGUE Little Devloe Shown in Illustration, Whan W!!! !*rCVCr.t Serious Accidents. The little device illustrated here­ with, when applied to the end of a ve­ hicle tongue, prevents the neckyoke from slipping off and may thus avert a disastrous runaway, writes Thos. L. Parker In Popular Mechanics. It is made by bending a piece of %-lnch rod, about 4 Inches long, at right an­ gles and drilling a hole through it in the bend. This is attached to the under side of the tongue by am iron strap, fastened around the wood so that the rear angle hangs down and the forward angle lies parallel with The Maid--Did the mustard plaster do you any good, Bridget? The Cook--Yes; but, by gorry; ut do bolte the tongue. Reslno! Quickly Cures Ills and Acci­ dents the Skin !s Subject To, Also Heais Wound*. I find occasion almost dally to recommend ResinoS to some of my friends, and hear of most gratifying re­ sults. We use the ointment altogeth­ er in my family, and are never without a Jar of it, for it promptly cures the ills and accidents the skin is subject to. D. M. Castle, Philadelphia, Pa. , Easy for Her. An extremely corpulent old lady was entertaining her grandchild at lunch­ eon when she found occasion to repri­ mand the little girl for dropping some food on the tablecloth. "Vwu uuii'i grandma anything on the table," she said. "Of course not." replied the child; "God gave you something in front to stop it" /Wlcnsy be sgaiwrt. all ilea, fro «t once to gist and get a bottle of the T!SM REMKPY. If It fafts ^ faction.I v!U refscd joar gioagfr--Hssjry Bememher this remedy contains w Ml» ££ COdtin.-* g?2OTpf}:, other bfirifoi !t 1® ; tne guarantee of the Pore iiwm For sale by an druggist*, Ittofc r-o l?f Mom Tvmaaow A. M. too hie. Take a CASCARET «S bed set up m the cooning fee&ag fo® . (Sandy. No need b from oemr-eating «sk5 ̂ ing* Tliey tsmkf work whits ynm Ir 'j:y •kep MP natne Mp MiBions take them and keep weJL i CASCARBTS toe « bo* for a we«fc*s * treatment, ail drucgisu. Biggest seller in the world. Million boxec a month. 20 or FK*R1t iCiSO In DeSoto County, Florida, on the C« loona h*tci rtlyer. You can raise more than etioc^h the fll year to pay for Uw land. &goud house, tiies'ed J dropping I sehoolsrchurches. st«>res» lias railroad, and rivaf transportation. Florida shows the largest earnings por aero of any stato In the Union The finest know* climate, where you can live out-of-doors t he native year and raise thren crops. Price ar.« t»rei» easy. Nearly all flond& land will beadraimfls rle© early In Ooccmber. Own a home wher»t* $100 Re warn, $iuu. Tlw icsdcn of thh paper will tw pluwd to haia Stat there to at least one «!!seaae that •rtenee has beeu able to cure In all Its stages, and that U Catarrh Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive ) cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh | belnt a constitutional dl<ira*c. requires a eonststu- j tlonal treatment, llall's Catarrh Cure f* taken In- 1 i tauuiijr. acting directly upon the blood and mucous j •urfaces oi the system, thereby destroying U» 1 foundation of the disease, and jrlvln* the patient i rtrencth by building up the constitution and aastot- nature Hi doing Its work. The proprietors hav« 10 much faith In Its curative powers that they offer joe Hi»ndret Dollar® for tiny case that It STUBS for partleuli A. A. PATTKBSOX tt CO. 580 Marqaatte Bldg. Chicago, 1 happiness to live, and soon bo Independent. •' ulars. Neokyoke Look. the tongue. When the ring of the neckyoke is passing over the end of the tongue the lock is tilted forward and then drops back in position as shown, after the ring is in place. PROPER TIME FOR DRAGGING! mre. Bend tor list of testimonials Address F. J. rHFViry A •aid by all Druggists, tie. W Haiti Family Pill* tat eooattpalta. fall* m When it comes to facing an enemy some men show their retiring disposi­ tions. Kn. TOnslow** Rootnioi synmt fbreblldren teething, kRms the (ams, raaooMttfe MUMMlMinnlllt SetbOMk Some politicians are too modest to face the nude truth. Many who aaed to smoke 10* oigsrs tow buy Lewis' Single Binder straight So. A stitch today may save a patch to­ morrow. The per excell if «0 KNOWN THE WORLD OVER * ' :*X^" IfiTlfi to exhlMt, onstrai« ansl*^ ceive orders liiflfirildom Taffeta Ntt!eoaA» KTery garment guaranteed for one year or wflt Im? lepiatwi with a new one free. CnstomSMl • Irendy waiting. Splendid opportunity for rtfM party.' Send for free sampio offer. GEORGE A. PARKER COM PAHY _ Dest P. 720 ChMiwt Street PhltatofcM* Dp f VAN FDC famous Banjoist, now p YAH Lr3 heur WaluT to atejvdy < out. Piano solo, 10c. 1M, rat., AOutt* I B aflBeted with MMiyM.ua TfaMiptftii's Ey« Wafer Wat#®* K. * :r,, D.C. BookB£r«e, HWk Kttt xwdfc W. N. U„ CHICAGO, NO. 44-1#t0k MIEiTSS Great Trouble With Many Country People Is That They Do Not Use Drag In Season. Some of the folks in our township claim they have not had much success with the road drag and say it is not what It is cracked up to be. Prom what I have seen the whole trouble lies In not dragging at the right time. It dragged too soon after a hard rain the road will be In ridges of mud and if dragged when dry they will be a mass of dust. Drag just as soon after a rain as the dirt shows sufficient moisture to pack well and you will have good roads. If roads are dragged late In the fall, Just before a hard freeze, they will keep smooth a long time. It is best to do this some after­ noon when there are signs of a hard freese that night. I know ^the King road drag is the best thing that has ever been tried for soft country roads. aiiSb ... on ** *•» Improved Oats. A single visit to the eastern Penn­ sylvania farmers who have harvested their crop of Improved oats should convert the indifferent cultivator, as the Increased yield, straw, etc., are convincing. Let us appreciate the fact that oats have been Improved, and that the old plan is no longer the best, nor advisable in this new era of farming. Intensive Culture. By Intensive cultivation we have known crops grown even upon high- priced land to pay for the land li\ a single season, says Baltimore Ameri­ can. A system that can effect such a result is worth studying. Care of Tools. The cultivating season Is over and all tools should be cleaned up and housed. One winter's exposure to the weather will do tools more harm than several years' use. Gather and burn the rubbish. One forward look is worth 40 back­ ward glances. Of great importance to a good wheat crop is good seed, properly sown. How some folks do enjoy rolling up their sleeves, and then--bossing the job that somebody else does. Bring in the corn horse after you are through with it Even a wooden horse will show the effects if stabled out in the fields a few months. If potatoes are Inclined to rot, don't be in a hurry to dig yours. Leave them in the ground as long as you can before digging. There will be far less was to. Corn smut spreads rapidly it the amut balls are thrown on the manure pile and the manure spread pp corn fields. Never throw smut hall* on the manure pile. The difference in careiess^es and careless wsys of handling machinery means a differences in the Hfe of tno&t farm machines amounting to from 51 tm 100 per cent. Honored by Women When a woman tpctki of her silent secret suffering she trusts you. Millions have be> stowed this mark of ooofi- dence on Dr. R. V. Pierce, oi Buffalo, N. Y. Every­ where there are women who bear witness to the wonder­ working, curing-power of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription --which saves the suffering sex fnm pain, and successfully grapples with woman's weak­ nesses and ttmbborm ills. IT MAKES WEAK WOflEN STRONQ IT HAKES SICK WOMEN WELL. No woman's appeal was ever misdirected or faer aoe> fidence misplaced when she wrote for advice, to the World's Dispensary Medical Association, Dr. R. V. Pierce, President, Buffalo, N. Y. On Mnrt Ptmmmmt Rtlhta iadmcm mltd amturml bourn! mnivmamt mmm m / T1--| That C Room on the side of the house wherf- winter blasts strike hardest always; has a lower temperature than eli# , rest of the house. There are timet when it is necessary to raise tbf temperature quickly or to keep fhf temperature up for a long periocv That can't be done by the regular method of healing without great trouble and overheating the rest of the house. The only reliable method of heating such a rooqp aluiK by other means is to use § 2RFECTIO] S ra i% i£, «L iE i^ai ft- ,f| v muAdtm Ami rnshzm* which can be kept at full or low heat for s short or long time. Four quarts of oil will give • glowing heat for nine hoursg without smoke or smell. An indicator always shows die amount of oil la the foat* Filler-cap does not screw m; but Is put In like a cork ia a botd% and is attached by a chain and cannot gel loss. An aiittiKiiatie-]toeMn0 fiaine spreader prevents tha wick frotn being turned high enough to smoke, and is easy to remove and drop back so that it can be cleaned in an Instant. The burner body or gallery cannot become wedged, and c*n fee uQscrewa4 In sn instant for rewfeking. Finished in japan or nickel, strong, durable, velk» Bade, built for service, snd yet light and ornamental. His • cool handle. Dtaltrt Bmuywhtrt, if not e# tcr-.u far 4tser1ptbm cinfer - to ths tuetnst egtncy 0/ tin Standard Oil Company W . L . 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