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I've got a hundred testimonials, says Peterson, Just as sincere and honest as this one. Years ago, when I first started to put out PETERSON'S OINTMENT, I made up my mind to give a big box for a small price, and I'm still doing it, as every drug­ gist in the countrv knows. I guarantee PETERSON'S OINTMENT because I know that Its mighty healing power is marvelous. I say to every one who buys a box that it is rigidly guaran­ teed for Eczema, Pimples, Salt Rheum, Old Sores, Blind. Bleeding and Itching Piles, Ulcers, Skin Diseases. Chafing. Burns, Scalds and Sunburn, and if not sat­ isfactory any druggist win return your money. 30 cents. Mail orders flllad. charges prepaid ly Peterson Bros., Buffalo, N. T. Adv. -•;! Stoker's Act of Bravery. ' IS1 these days of undersea warfare, when the blow 1b often struck without warning, a new danger Is added to the already hazardous tasks of the ship's firemen. Speed is an essential in beating the U-boat, and this requires constant work. Recently the bottom blow valve of a boiler was carried away on a vessel of the United States navy. One of the crew was Aloysius Fawcett, a Herman, first class. With two others he made his way through ja steam-filled fireroom and fought a passage through a hot cloud In the engine room. Here he helped haul the fires at a critical moment. The nerve and quickness of the act saved the boiler and the ves­ sel from serious accident Fawcett en­ listed in the navy la 2011 at Cinctn- No Limit, The other morning while I was work­ ing I was Interrupted by my small son with his regular message: "Mamma. I love yon," I said: "I'm glad, for I love yon. How much do yon love me?" He hesitated a moment, then replied: "Oh, to the end of the counting 1"-- Exchange. Maybe the cheapest way to live Is to chew nothing but words. But we confess it*s tiresome. Shooting stars may yet discover that the earth is a good revolver. DoYou Know us The Fin® Flavor ^POST** T0ASTIES IS FOUND fN NO OTHER CORN FLAKES NEW SPRING HATSr kt»J- Mi#k' OFFSET GOWNS fofr. -- , * - 4:* «r *, Jsew""iortt.--The" reformers who ar­ gue against the buying of hats as well as gowns are arguing against human nature. A woman.4 "V feconomize on any other part of } >yrel, but the change of season • "*or whole na­ ture throbbing to gei1 uew head cover­ ings, declares a prominent fashion au­ thority. When the black of winter may be exchanged for the flowers of summer the tide of purchase sets In, and the current runs strong. Hats we must have. They may be part of new cos­ tumes, or they may be accessories to redeem, and enliven old costumes, hut we must have them. A good deal is said by the reformers these days which we wish could be left unsaid. It is difficult to approach this matter without suggesting that many of us are not sincere and that our patriotism, fine and strong as It may be, runs away with our tongues. One feels that it is well that there Is no earthly war-time Judge before whom we must all come, who puts our talk in one scale and actions in tin other. , Hat With Brim Replaces Turban. France and America have each seen the fitness of the brim that shades the eyes at a time when the sun pours straight down, instead of obliquely. The turban is, after all, the between- season hat. It is not entirely elimi­ nated from the scheme of things, but it has yielded first place to the larger hat. The high crown, however, has aot given way to'the low crown. There are the new sailors which, with their high crowns and three-inch' brims, threaten to overrun the continent like a swarm of locusts. These are both cheap ahd expensive, well draped and badly dmped; they are in midnight blue, black, beige and red; they are made of rough straw, and although they are excessively smart, they have a hart), unyielding line. On the hard face tlw?y are ugly; in Juxtaposition to a small* coquettish, frail face they, are alluring. Mind ypu, the hard, ftj$ brim is not the only one. I{..lt* were, thousands of women would give up the struggle to be good looking, for the woman who realizes that a hat makes or mars her face is the one who knows how to dress. All the good-looking gowns in the world cannot affect the eyes, the nose and the skin. It is the hat and the neckwear which lift you to the pedestal of prettiness or throw you down into the ditch of ugliness. There are immense, sweeping brims in fash­ ion which you may choose If your face needs Softening and Irregular lines. There is an ultra-smart hat which leads the way. It !s made of pleated strawberry georgette crepe faced with black straw, with a wide band of straw encircling the crown. Wherever it goes this hat is copied In vanooa col­ ors and worn In the afternoon. Those who feel that the brim must hide the forehead and nearly eclipse the eyes may still cling to the mush­ room shape, which is permitted in the best society; and those who feel a thrill of happiness at the mere men­ tion of English garden hats may go In tor: this particular type of pictur- esqueness with the realization thalt they are striking the absolutely new note in this summer's fashion. It was Jeanne Lanvin whb brought out the huge organdie hat with Its rose on the brim, and since then the Amer­ ican designers have tumbled over them­ selves In their effort to introduce chif­ fon and organdie hats made in pastel colors, combining old blue and deep pink. The rose and the long streamers which trim this type of hat suggest rhe garden party, so let us hope that the average woman will realize that the hat cannot be worn on the street. The lace ruffle at the brim of the large hat is another fashion which has been revived from an older aad more HINTS FOR THE BUSY WOMEN Suggestions That Should Be of Value to the Woman Who Is Seeking Fashion Ideas. Faille ribbons are in favor. Pirls women are wearing satin coats. Tae new negligees are very filmy. Narrow ribbons are used to trim gowns. F«"uit dusters appear on the new millinery. « - Straw knitting bags ar* made to match Even fur coats have waistcoats of fancy silk. Gray is becoming the moat fashion­ able color. Irish crochet actually appears on crepe waists. Gray worsted plaids appear ft} sepa- rate skirts. Chain stitch is a novelty on silken undergarments. There are many broad black velvet hats worn. Ruches nowadays are made of col­ ored organdie. * '•f * Lapln, a New Color. Lapin is one of the new spring col­ or*. Tou will see it quite frequently In the new wraps. It is just the color of a brown rabbit--that soft tan shade which Is so pretty In fabrics. One lapin-colored coat of duvetyn was very handsome with a border of hand embroidery in self color. Charming new English sports hats are of fine leghorns with the new high crowns and brims of medium size. They are In lovely colorings, quite often have nnderbrims of a contrasting color and are adorned simply and artistically with gleaming satin bands and bows. Ever so many smart new street dresses are of blue serge, combined with spotted or figured foulards. One with a serge skirt had a plaited fou­ lard jacket and a little white satin vest and collar and was most attrac­ tive. Another frock had a panel of the foulard and an overtunic of blue In these days when womiefi are placing their wardrobes upon a war basis, materials, like all other things. demure epoch, "Tiiere'was"onceTa time when we wore black straw hats cov­ ered with lace, made of black tulle embroidered with peacock eyes, with a ruffle of the lace at the edge of the brim. Why doesn't some milliner re­ vive that .especial fashion? Is tfee col­ ored peacock lace Impossible to get. Milliners Try to Outdo Dressmakers. Not being quite certain of the pur­ chasing power of the public in regard to gowns and suits, the milliners saw their opportunity to throw a tidal wave of new and varied hats into the cur­ rent of clothes. When one goes out to look fqr hew spring hats one is caught in this cu*> Chinese Hat of Bright-Red 8traw. It Is the Most Oddly Shaped Turban of the Spring. It Rises in a High Point at Center, Where It Is Fin­ ished With Tali Spraya of Aigrettes. rent and rushed along in a bewildering fashion. A day's shopping does not always permit one to get an entirely good view of the various fashions, and It rarely allows one to choose with dis­ cretion and judgment. However, here are some of the hats as they rush by. They are suited to each face, each purse and each social environment, be it said to their credit. There are linen hats in vivid colors, which have been substituted for the widely heralded gingham hats. Red linen with black satin ribbon, and green linen with black satin binding rise up against the others. There are wrapped turbans taken from the Orient and worn with capes. They are considered the exact type of head covering to go with a flowing body covering. They are made of satin; of the new satin straw, which is as supple as cloth; of obi crepe; of shantung, and sometimes of Chinese brocade. They are as complicated in their twistings as the headgear of the Cobbler of Cairo or that of a negro of the old South. (Copyright, 1918, by the McClure Newspa­ per Syndicate.) Bisque is undoubtedly a good color for blouses. Military red is about tip only bright color used. Jet will continue to bo a favorite trimming this spring. Simplicity is the standard of the well dressed woman. The 8hort-Sleeved Frock. The short-sleeved frock for daytime wear is here again, not only for thin fabrics, but also In the heavier fab­ rics, such as satin, foulard and even serge. One striking serge frock of this sort Is made with « bodice shew­ ing elbow sleeves, with a little under- hlouse of tan organdie with sleeves that reach three or four Inches below the elbow. The organdie, tOo» shows at the neck. • Cutting by Pattern. Don't pin patterns if you am te a hurry; you are sure to pin crookedly. Use weights of books, heavy desk ai> tides or small bags filled with sand for the purpose. They hold as well as pins and are a much simpler proposi­ tion. must be considered from the stand­ point of economy. There are wise and unwise economies, and today, when textiles are being produced under the most difficult conditions, and when It is impossible to mal'e fine fabrics at small expense, it la almost invariably wiser to Invest In thoroughly trust­ worthy stuffs. A suit which will not survive a shower and a dress which losses Its shape and freshness after a few wearlngs are poor Investments, To obtain materials, therefore, which are worth being made up (and the matter of making up also is more cost­ ly than In the past) a woman must reconcile herself to a greater expendi­ ture. Let her curtail the number of her gowns, if necessary, but not the quality. ̂ Combinations. Fabric combinations for frocks are featured almost to the exclusion of one-material models, yearly any two fabrics may be combined in the same model, whether it is wool and cotton, silk and wool or silk and cotton, or two fabrics of the same weave in dif­ ferent colors are used, WEEDS SOMETIMES USEFUL IN ADDING ORGANIC MATTER AND PREVENT EROSION i f-U r •"•ts wt *t Land Turned Out to "Rest" and Grown Up to Sassafras Bushes and Weada. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) ' ^ : Weeds are not always useless. Sometimes they are the principal means by which organic matter Is restored to the soil, and, generally speaking, a soil Is productive in proportion to the quantity of organic matter it contains. In many parts of this country it Is customary to farm land until the crops are too poor to be profitable and then "turn It out to rest." This merely means that weeds are permitted to grow on It for several years; after that the soil will be more productive. Weeds are also useful at times In preventing soil erosion, especially during the winter months. Weeds are further useful In collecting and holding the nitrates and other soluble salts during periods when crops are not being grown, thus preventing these valuable nutrients from being washed out of the soil/ Ordinarily, however, all these beueflts may be realized through proper rotations, in which case it Is a serious mistake to let weeds grow. HELP PRODUCE FOOD TO FEED SOLDIERS Town Man Qualified for Farm Work Should Offer Servictt; % Many Communities Throughout United States Must Depend on Volun­ teers for Heavy Seasonal Needs--It la War Job. (Prepared by the United States Depart­ ment of Agriculture^) If you are a town man qualified for farm work in your county during the rush periods of planting, cultivation and harvest, and if you hesitate to offer for such service because it will be inconvenient and difficult and be­ cause you will eurn less money for that short period of farm work than you would have earned in town dur­ ing the same time--if this is the case you have failed to grasp either the seriousness of the present peril to civilization or the Importance of the personal responsibility resting upon fou, and every individual. If you are a farmer in need of ex­ tra help, without which your food pro­ duction will be diminished, and if you are reluctant to use emergency town volunteers you also have not seen the peril have not heard the call that has inspired other men to give their lives. The higher wage Inducements of city Industries and plants producing war materials have drawn many workers from the farms during the last year or two. As a consequence most com­ munities all over the United States must depend upon local emergency supplies of farm labor for their heavy seasonal needs. Plans have already been put into effect in a great many sections whereby sufficient town vol­ unteers have been secured to supply the need of the adjacent farm terri­ tory during the busy periods. Of course this is hard work. Of course, in most cases. It means some financial sacrifice upon the part of the town man, and some annoyance to the farmer who would prefer permanent, skilled help. But you are called to that service! It Is just a situation that must be met. Suppose soldiers hesitated to do things that are hard and difficult and annoying! Suppose men wouldn't go into the army unless they profited financially! If Ameri­ can men had taken that attitude Ger­ many would already have crushed the defenders of civilization, and you would now be concerned about the safety of your wife and children--not your convenience and your money! The last two would certainly be taken from you with a Hun victory--and the Hun will win if soldiers ever hesitate, as some civilians have hesitated to do the difficult, the unpleasant, the finan­ cially unprofitable thing! It is your war job to work on farms tn your county, when and where your services are needed to produce and harvest food crops, war-winning crops. It is the farmer's war Job to use such help to the utmost advantage. Our soldiers are gloriously doing their war job over there. The most you can do is infinitely small, by comparison with what they do. Do farms In your county need help? Then think of the LOCAL LIME SUPPLY USEFUL Nacesaary Food Furnished for Plants and Is Great Aid in Speeding Up Many Crops. (Prepared by the United States Depart- ' ment of Agriculture.) While lime is not usually listed among the commercial fertilisers, It furnishes a necessary food for plants and when properly used is a great aid In speeding up the production of many crops. Its greatest value Is for correcting acidity of the soil under which condition many plants will not thrive. It also improves the soil's physical condition and influences' fa­ vorably the decomposition of organic matter. In some cases it may make available to some extent soluble forms of potash and other minerals. It Is particularly valuable If there Is a good supply of organic matter in the soil. Spring is a good time to apply lime, particularly the hydrated form and specialists of the department of agri culture are urging that local limestone deposits be utilized in every possible way. This is already being done In many places but no doubt the practice could be widely extended. However, it Involves, in the case of grinding, the purchase ,and delivery of grinding ma­ chinery, which may be difficult to ac­ complish, and in the case of local burning It means the purchase and de­ livery of fuel unless there is local fuel available. Wherever fuel, either wood or coal. Is available, however, togeth er with a local supply of limestone, every effort should be put forth to make use of this limestone Inrthe pres­ ent emergency. Sa&HB!!!! ANIMAL-PROOF SHEEP FENCE Department of Agriculture Gives Plan' for Barrier to Keep Out Doga and Coyotes. (Prepared by the United States Depart­ ment of Agriculture.)- A fence constructed in such a way as to bar dogs and coyotes from territory in which sheep are pasturing has been designed and put to use by the forest service of the United States department of agriculture. Specifications for the dog-proof fence followi Posts 7% feet In length, set 2% feet In the ground and 16 feet apart; a barbed wire stretched flat to the surf­ ace of the ground; 3 Inches higher a 16-inch woven-wire fence having a 4- lnch triangular mesh; 5 inches higher a barbed wire; 6 inches higher a sec­ ond barbed wire; 7 Inches above this a third barbed wire. Total height, 67 inches. , It is essential that the bottom barbed 'Aui we stretched flat on the surface of the ground at all points. This is ac­ complished by grading the ground be­ fore the fence is built and by filling In the small holes afterwards. BANKS HELP BUY TRACTORS Notes Given for Farm Machines Wilt . 0a Treated Same as. Other Agricultural Paper. (Prepared by the United States Depart­ ment of Agriculture.) Federal reserve banks are to re­ discount notes secured by farm trac­ tors. Instructions have been Issued by the federal reserve board to all federal reserve banks authorizing them to rediscount tractor paper pre* sen ted by any member bank, provld- boys from your town, going over the has maturity not exceeding six top under shell fire today work to help feed them! ind go to INDIVIDUALS IN HOME FLOCK Every Fowl Should Show Vigor and Strength--Early Hatched Pulleta Are Best Layers. (Prepared by the United States Depart­ ment of Agriculture.) Every Individual In the home poul­ try flock should show vigor and strength. Size (not fat), erectness, activity, bright eye, and red comb are favorable points Indicating good con­ stitution. Drooping tall or wing, weak­ ened legs, head and neck not erect de­ note weakness. Pullets bred from good layers are preferable. A good layer will be a hearty feeder and usu­ ally a vigorous worker. Pullets hnrched early will prove better winter •ayen. months and the tractors are pur­ chased for agricultural purposes. This action of the federal reserve board means that notes given for farm tractors will be treated in the same manner as other agricultural paper, thus making It easier for fa|totem to obtain tractors where needed. CONTROL PEACH LEAF CURL Much Depends on Getting Spray Ap­ plied Before Scales Start in Early Spring. ( The control of peach leaf curl hinges upon getting on the spray be­ fore the bud scales start in the least, otherwise the spores enter the leaf tissues. In western New York peach growers practice fall spraying to con­ trol the curl, because they cannot p't Into the oreh«^ earl4f, enoug|i le xhe spring* ' ' Tempting veal 4 . - _ . -- i s m o r e t e m p t i n g f' WJ for a summer luncheon than Libby's savory e&l Loaf! Prettily garnished makes a dainty yet sub* . itial dish -- and one all feady to put on the table! ou will want it always on ̂ your shelves--for quick lunch* eons--for unexpected guests. Ufafay»M«Nain * Ubfay, iis v ':3 t* \ * -">.r • • n f t f f ' 11! Sapolio doing its work. Scouring for LLSMarine Corps recruits, : Join Now! APPLY AT ANY POST OFFICE fir SERVICE UNDER THIS EMBLEM V 1 ; Scenes of Prosperity Are Common in Western Canada The thousands of U. S. fanners who have Canada's generous offer to settle on homesteads or bqy farm land in her provinces have been well repaid fay bountiful crops of wheat and other gradna. Where you can buy geed fans laai at $15 •» $St per acre--get $2 a badwl for wheat aai raise 20 la 45 bashcla la the acre you are bound to make money --that*a what you can do in Western In the provincea of Manitoba, Saskatchewan tr Alberta you can get a HOMESTOAD OF 160 ACRES and other land at very low prices. During many yeara Canadian wheat fielda have averaged 20 busheia to the acre--many yields aa high as 45 busheia to the acre. Wonderful crops also of Oats, Barley, aad Flax. Mbiei Panning is aa profitable aa Industry aa grain raiaing. Good school*, dimdm; i cHmtfewceHcnt. W: ptrticulan as to reduced railway rata* to Sopt. of Im of Immigration. Ottawa. Can., or to C. 1. BMOMTM. Imb 412. 112 Canadian Government Agents Fourflushera. Wife--Where do folks get all the money to buy new cars, John? All the homes were mortgaged long ago. Important to Mothera Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, that famous old remedy for Infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of In Use for Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher s Castoria Nearly all women are victims of the houseWaanlng microbe. i • • * In Harmony. "That yachting party are telling tha most transparent fakes." "Why, even the yachts are lying SHAKE INTO YOUR SIDES : AUen'a FoowKmm, tfc« snttaeptte powdwrtahe shaken Into the ahoes aad sprinkled tn tiM to-- troopa. ' Allen'a FooWKaaa is a certain raUaff for tfrcd, aching Xeet. Sold «*erjrw*an<--<4iai. When a man discovers that be haa had enough he also discovers that ha has overestimated his capacity. W. N. U„ CHICAGO, NO. 23-1MA. 'V « You Can New Eat» Your Favorite Food Without Any Fear I Kramer Saya: "Eatonic" Rids Weak Stomacha af '* Acids, Gai, Heartburn, Food Repeating and Stomach Miseries * • Wfeat miserable feelings are caused "EATONIC neutrallaee tha adtf% > by an upset stomach I That dull, that form the painful gases, "sweet heavy, "bloated" sensation that follows ens" the stomach, and gives the gaatxla t ' a full meal, robs good living of half juice a chance to do ita work, aa tfc .f, its pleasures, la there any way out should. * » "To promote appetite aad aid dlgee < tion, take EATONIC tablets--one or ' -<i&- two after each meal. They are per* 1 fectly harmless. Eat them Just Uke candy. - "For distress after eating; aeww ' V ̂ -gtssy," add stomach, vertigo, naxana and belching, and that wretched puffed-up, 'Humpy" feeling, after ores 3 eating; there is nothing to compare vrV with EATONIC Tablets." All druggists sell EATONIC -- 80a ' ̂ eat their fill of their favorite foods for a large box. Watch out for lmSta* without fear of the after-effects. tions. The genuine bears the name Mr. Kramer says: "My EATONIC EATONIC on each tablet--guaranteed .̂ tablets are the solution of the age-old to do all that Is claimed; or if your J? for you sufferers with stomach weak- Bess? Tes; H. L. Kramer, the man who originated Cascarets, has found a sure, quick, relief for Indigestion, dyspepsia, "sour stomach," heart-burn, formation of painful gases, "bloating," etc., etc. He calls his stomach relief EA­ TONIC, and It certainly Is making a wonderful record. Countless thous­ ands of people who formerly ap­ proached their meals with dread, now problem of Indigestion and all form/ af stomach misery. druggists dont carry KATONIC--eaa4 to Eatonic Remedy Co., Chicago, IB* Carter's little I THCimfbe^ftk Constipated andHsppjr^Ww^ SmallPm I •Mil* flanall Doe* |l"ja Liver Fills A Remedy That > v,-:. Makes Life Worth Living A"SSd£&•£££ pARTER'S IRON PILLS many colorless face* but V^wfllgiMtly help naostpale-lMadpeavfte