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FAIR PLAY. STE, GENEVIEVE, MISSOURI. SPRING IS PROPER TIME TO PUT HEN FLOCK ON PROFITABLE CASIS WRIGLEYS CASTORIA !ItW rinntenta lSfluid Pxaoh (EBEEBSJ For Infants and Children. "After Every Meal" Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria rnnm.-.l PP. It OENT. AVoAaintiiolVMiafatjcioGifAs Always Bears the far HI 111 I m neither Opiam,Mw?Mne "j Mineral. NotNahcotiC jesuUinithcrcfromjnln rac-SlnulcSiiiwlSl.01 Exact Copy of Wrapper. Signature of 1 ln YiT- Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA TMl CtNTAUR COMPART, NCW TOdK CITY. Pure, Rich Blood Will Keep f Y Your Body Vigorous and Healthy:!- When impurities creep into yoar blood the first symptoms are usu ally a loss of appetite, followed by a gradual lessening of energy, the system becomes weaker day by day, until you feel yourself on the verge of a breakdown. Nearly everybody needs a few bottles of S. S. S., the great vege table blood remedy, to cleanse out all impurities about twice a year. It is an excellent idea to take this precaution to keep the system in a vigorous condition so as to moro easily resist disease to which every one is subject. S. S. S. is without an equal as a general tonic and sys tem builder. It improves the appe tite and gives new strength and vi tality to both old and young. Full information and valuable lit erature can be had by writing to Swift Specific Co.. 15G Swift Lab oratory. Atlanta, Ga. WHY ONE'S TEETH "CHATTER" Certain Set of Muscles, Affected by the Cold, Get to Work, Irrespective of Will. The little muscles which 'close tlie Jnw mv nettMl upon liy the cold In such n way that they pull the Jnw up and thru let It full by Its own weight. This, repented many times, causes the teeth to eltck together and produce what we know as "chattering." We think of It In connection with our teeth because It Is the teeth which iiiuku the sound, lint the cause lies In the muscles which we use In chewing or In opening our mouth when wo speak. The chattering occurs In splto of the will or brain. We have little control oerlt, and can stop It only by clench ing the teeth. It Is really a mild va riety of spasm caused by the cold, which acts on the Jaw muscles In much the same way that some poisons pro duct) muscular spasms which cannot lie controlled. Mild Movie. "Wuz It a good sbnw, Huddle," "Naw, only four killed !" New York World. HOW ONION AFFECTS EYES "Gass" Given Off Causes Smarting and the Organ Hastens to Take Relief Measures. The "gas" given off by a freshly peeled onion makes Itself apparent In two ways by a strong aroma which Is at once apparent to the sense of smell, and by a smarting of the eye halls, which, being very sensitive, are hurt by this substance to which they are not ace ustonied. The nerves of the eye Immediately signal the brain tu turn on the tears liquid which Is secreted liy the hotly ns u natural eye-wash. This, (lowing over the eyeball, forms n curtnln which prevents the onion "gas" from coining in direct contact with the nerves uud thus Injuring tliem. Tears are present In the eye at nil times. When we wink, a tiny drop of the tenr-llquld Is smeared across the ball of Ihe eye and washes off par ticles of dust which may have accum ulated. Hut when this liquid Is pro duced so rapidly that It cannot he carried off by the trough at the lower part of the eye, the tears overilow and run down the face. Habits are hard to break, so It Is ' best to form good ones. ' In "getting even" the chief requisite! Is to wait; and then It Isn't worth while. Children May Share the health drink Instant Postum This pure cereal beverage is made of prime wheat, bran and molasses. Satisfying.pleasing.and nothing in it to do harm. Instant Postum has a rich-coffee-like flavor. It is economical and convenient Postum comes in two forms - Postum Cereal (in packages) is made by boiling a full twenty minutes. Instant Postum (in tins) made in stantly in the cup by the addition of hot water. "There's a Reason9 Sold by grocers everywhere Made by Postum Cereal Co.,Inc,Battle Creek.Mich. A- u..,. ,w, .. r5u -. (1) Standard-bred Plymouth Rock rooster of good type; poor type with knock-knees; (3) hen possess ng good appearance; (4) poor type and weak constitution. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of AKrleulture.) Late In the winter or early In the spring the poultry owner should select and mate his best hens to use for re producing his llock. To do this he must choose the season's breeding stock with core. Progress will be made mot quickly by selecting and using the best Indi viduals ln the llock as breeders rather than by breeding the llock as a whole. Standard-bred roosters of the right type should he used with the selected birds; the chickens then will be of u much higher quality than the birds of last year's llock. Selecting Healthy Roosters. The selection of a mule should be In tlnenced largely by the character of the females used. Any general weakness In the hens should he offset, so far as possible, by strength In that particular ln the male. Only by continuous selection for health and vigor Is It possible to build up a flock that will produce fertile eggx, strong chicks cnpable of making quick growth, and pullets with suili clent stamina to stand the strain of heavy egg production. The appearance of a bird Is not al ways a sure Indication of Its vigor, hut appearance nnd action taken together are a fairly reliable guide, say poultry upeelnllsts of the United Stntes De partment of Agriculture. The comb, race and wattles should be of a good bright color, the eyes bright and fairly prominent, and the bend brond and short, having a fairly short well curved back nnd showing no tendency to be long, "snaky," or "crowiieaded." The bird should he alert and have n strong, vigorous carriage; the legs set well apart and strongly supporting the body, with no Indication of weakness or knock-knees. The bono In the shank should be strong and not too tine for the breed, with the toes strong, straight and not too long. Clean, smooth plumage Is desirable, as a lack of condition often accompanies soiled, roughened plumage. Choose a bird in good flesh, as a very thin bird Is usually In poor health. Sick fowls, or thoe apparently recovered from sickness, ought never to be used for breeding. In selecting stock for mating, the purpose of the breeding must be kept clearly ln mind. To produce table fowls, wlect a breed that has a standard type, or a body shape suit able for carrying an abundance of meat. This type lias a broad, deep body, good length of back and keel, and especially a broad breast well cov ered with meat. To breed for eggs, choose birds, as far as possible, that are good pro ducers or are .he offspring of such birds and that conform to the standard requirements of the breed. The best layers In the hens should have been bunded or marked In some way In the full, at which time their production is fairly well Indicated by their appear ance. The earliest maturing pullets should he banded when they start to lny In the fall nnd early winter, as these early maturing birds usually make the best producers and mny be used for breeding this year If desired. When to Mate the Birds. Mating should be made at least two weeks before beginning to save the eggs for hatching. It is often desirable to mate even further ahead, so that u few eggs can he Incubated for live or six days to see whether they are fer tile. If they are not fertile, there is still time to change the male bird. The breed of birds influences the size of the mutlngs. If the fowls are con lined to n yard, It Is usually desirable to run from 12 to lf females of a small breed with one male, while the females of the heavier breeds, only eight to ten are mnted usually with one male. When the fowls have free range nnd the male Is strong and vigorous, It Is often possible to obtain fertile eggs with n much greater number of fe males to each male. POINTS CONSIDERED IN STANDARD-BREDS Size, Shape and Color Are Out standing Factors. Desirable Uniformity of Excellence Can Be Maintained in Every Practical Quality by Careful Selection of Breeders. Standard-lired poultry, as the phrase Is commonly used In America, Is poultry bred to the standards es tablished by the American l'oultry association. The principal points con sidered nre size, shape and color, say poultry specialists In the United States Department of Agriculture. Size nnd shape are breed character istics and largely determine practical values of poultry. Many standard breeds are divided into varieties dif fering In color, but Identlcnl In every other respect. Color Is not a pri mary utility point, hut as a secondary point often comes in for special con sideration. Kor example, a white va riety and a black variety of the same breed are actually Identical In table quality, but because some black birds do not tlress for the market as clean and nice looking ns white ones, it often happens that they aro not ns salable. When a flock of fowls is kept for egg production only, uniformity In color Is much less Important than ap proximate uniformity ln size nnd type, yet the more attractive appearnnco of a flock of birds of the same color Jus tifies selection for color as far as It can be followed without sacrificing any material point. When n poultry keeper grows his own stock year after year, he should by nil means use stock of a well-es-tnbllslied popular stnndarr breed. By doing so and by selecting as breeders only as many of the best specimens of the llock as are needed to produce the chickens reared each year there Is maintained a highly desirable uni formity of excellence in every prac tical quality and a pleasing uniform ity In color. HOT WATER AIDS TREE SEEDS Sprouting Can Be Hastened by Soak ing in Water Heated Nearly to Boiling Point. Seed coats of certain hardwood trees which are almost impermeable to wa ter often cause delay In sprouting. Kail sowing or the cold moist storage of the seed over winter gives n long period for absorbing moisture, say specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. The seed then usually sprouts promptly the following spring or summer. Sprouting sometimes Is hastened by soaking the seed for sev eral days in cold water. If stored dry and Intended for sowing In the spring, the bony-coated seed of black locust, honey locust and Kentucky coffee tree should be placed In wnter heated near ly to the boiling point Just before planting. After the seed has swollen It should be removed nnd sown at once. The operation should be repeat ed when the seed does not swell at the first Immersion. MAKING PLANS FOR GARDENS Well to Remember That Qulck-Grow. Ing Salad Plants Will Not Thrive In Poor Soils. When laying off the garden It Is well to remember that lettuce, radishes, tur nips, onions, beets, cnbbage and nil of the quick-growing salad plants will not grow satisfactorily unless planted In rich soil. Quick growth Is necessary to avoid their being tough and unpala table, lint tomatoes,", beans, sweet corn and pole and limn beans will grow wall on any fairly fertile new soil. v this low-cost aid to III appetite and digestion It j It keeps teeth white II Ml breath sweet III v and throat III vxV Makes your II v smokes , U -, ,;l ,VA VA 11 II! I P.I ill in if I illlUllSi II 3 III MI4'aWJ r-r-.r 1" IK II The Flavor Lasts Easily Fixed. She "The man I marry must have a fortune equal to my own." He "Well, make half of yours over to me." January Grist. "How are things coming, old man 7" "If you refer to bills, they are com ing thick and fast." One's friends, of coursv, are of hie Half the battle is In m.iklng up your own creation, nnd most of his enemies, mind to fight. also. i TJ KWA Ml yAW-Wtl i ASK your local dealer to rec ommend a practical dec orator. If you are unable to secure one you can do the work yourself, tinting and stenciling your walls to give beautiful results. Alabastme Instead ofKahomint or Wall Paper Alabastinc is a dry powder: mixes with cold water; directions on each package. Used on plaster, wall board and all wall surfaces. White and artistic, durable tints. Cross and circle printed in red on each package. SPECIAL STENCIL OFFER We will supply cut stencils to any user of Alabastine one stencil for each room requiring not less than fio packages, if you will send the large words ALABASTINE cut from the face of the packages over the cross and circle, accompanied by 15c in stamps or silver for each stencil desired, covering postage and packing. Write for free booklet, "Nature's Beautiful Tints." THE ALABASTINE COMPANY 1648 Crtindiillo Avenus Grand Rapidi, Michigan HOIISKS COl'GHING? CSB Spchn's Distemper Compound to brenk It up anil Bet them back In condition. 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