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A five-horse evener. side hole. The main hole would then need to be in the center. This is U-1 ing an evener so as to drive six horses abreast. if you are plan zing on using two or three horses In te lead, a different arrangement will haVe to be made. GROWING SOY BEANS Fred E. Moyer, Buffton, Ohio, writes as follows: "Please give me information how to SOW soy beans. I would like to have them in rows far enought apart so I Can - cultivate them. Please state amount of seed per acre." SOY beans are used very extensively for haying purposes throughout Ohio. Together with cowpeas, soy beans Ill a very important place in crop ro tation, and make a good hay crop, be CaUse if an early crop should fail or partially fall. It is possible to grow a crop of soy beans during the summer B2 ths. One of the chief objections to soy beans as a hay crop is that the stems become very fibrous or woody unless. harvested early. Soy beans make a very good silage arop when mixed with corn. The best results can be obtained by using two parts of corn to one of soy beans. The Ohio experiment station has found that best results are obtained when these two crops are grown separ ately..and mixed at the time of filling the slo, putting in two loads of corn and then one load of soy beans For soiling purposes soy beans do very well, mainly because they come on later than oats, rye, and other crops used for this purpose. Also, because the- plant, it stands a at hot weather. Soy~beans, being similar to the other sguminous crops, improve the soil by gathering nitrogen from the air. If soy beans or clovers have not been grown on the dield previously, the soy beana-will not, or are aptunot to do so well the first year. The presence of soil bacteria is necessary to obtain the best results. This bacteria seems to be present in more desirable quan -s after the beans have been grown a'same field at least one year. There are a number or varieties that are grown very successfully in Ohio. but.the medium green is the best and most .widely grown. It requires from ninety to one hundred days for matur ing. It is a very good crop for pro ducing hay, but, on the other hand. must' be handled with care or it will *shatter its seed very badly. The Ito San is an extensively used variety. It is ten to ft-. days earlier than the medinm gaeen, but does not yield as much.-seed, nor Is it as satisfactory for hay as medium green. There are several other varities, such as me .dium yellow, medium early black, and medium brown, but the two mem ,,ioned above are the best. -The soy bean requires a seed bed *similar to that of corn. It will pro duce larger yields of forage on fertile sols,. but seems to produce more seed on soils that are only medium in fer tility. The application of stable ma 'nure Is very profitable for growing soy beans. In seeding soy beans, if for raising they should be drilled In rows twenty-four to thirty inches apart, which is wide enough to enable them to be cultivated. If grown for forage only, or for green manuring purposes, they are usually drilled eight inches apart by the use of the common grain drill. The Ohid experiment *tation has not found a wide variance iforage production between fields where the beans were drilled eight inches apart as compared with those drilled twenty - four Inches apart. When drilled eight inches apart, the stalks do not grow as large, and for this reason seem to make a little bet ter quality of hay than when drilled In wider rows. With the rows twenty-eight to thirty Inches apart, It requires about one-half bushel of seed to the acre: two foot rows require about three pecks, and if dried solid, from one and one-half to two bushels to the acre. The tillage implements used for cul tivating soy beans are similar to those used for corn. In some cases the weeder has given very good satisfac tion, but usually the one-horse harrow tooth cultivator is used. All cultiva tione should be shallow and level. -'When harvesting for hay, the soy beans should be cut just as soon as the pods begin to form, for two reasons first, to preserve the leaves, which is the most important part of forage purposes, and second, the stem Is not so woody at this stage of the plant's growth. If the plants are left until the beans are matured, the stems are very woody and of little value for hay. If the plant is to be used for silage purp< :es. it may be permitted to stand until it is more mature and yet make good feed. When cutting for seed, it is neces gary to .barvest before the seeds are ripe, so as to prevent losing a large portion of the seeds by shattering. The mowing machine and the hay rake are the best Implements for har vesting the soy Waans. There have been some special machines designed ~,or this purpose. but they have not -proven satisfacy -,. When threashing for seed, the ore 'tary threshing ma chine will handle the work satisfactor 11y, but should be run at a very moder ate speed with the concaves blank. A little more grain, pesty. of good hay, ~aa the taroagh use of ibe curi., comb and brush is about the only whip that most farm horses need. 'The fact that~paish peanuts wIll produce good crops on comparatively poor land when well fertuized and GROWING RAP,. t iteply to Nathan Ringger, GroVer Hill, Ohio. "How is rape as a cattle feed for milch cows, and what time is best to sow? How are soy beans for cattle, and what ta the time to sow . here? 1 Would like to know if alfalfa makes a good pasture if sowed for milch cows, as the clover is all frozen out here this spring." Rape is best adapted to cool cli mates, but still does exceptionally well in a very wide range of latitude. It has been grown successfully in parts I of Mississippi. and all the way north I into Canada. It does best and de- i velops the most rapidly on rich, moist, loamy soils, although it will do fairly well on light, sandy soi*s if they are in a good state of cultivation. Rape is a very heavy feeder, and requires a great deal of moisture. It also utilizes a considerable amout of nitrogen as well as mineral plant food elements. It requires practically the same plant feed as corn, in very nearly the same I porportions, and for this reason *corn does not do so well following rape as 4 some other crops, for instance, wheat. The soil should be prepared in much 1 the same way as for corn; in other 1 wors. it should be in a good state of cultivation before planting the rape. There are several ways of planting I this crop, depending upon conditions. t Some farmers prefer to drill it in rows and cultivate ti. This method is not generally followed, but gives very good satisfaction. The usual method is to sow broadcast some time along from t the first of May to the middle of July, either on land specially prepared, on land followine an early crop. or in tlh growing corn field. The usual amount of seed required per acre varies from four to five pounds. Under favorable conditions, rape is ready for pasture from fifty to seventy days after sowing. We have known of instances where it would afford good pasture six weeks after planting -but this is unusual. Rape has a very high feeding value, and is considered an excelent feed for fattening sheep and swine. It gre:itly increases the flow of milk from milch cows. Some farmers object to it be cause they claim it taints the milk. To overcome this objection. it is well to feed rape after milking. It is a very valuable feed for other stock. Sheep and hogs are usually better than other kinds of stock for pasturing on rape. The best way to feed cattle and horses is to use rape as a soiling crop.t In several states they have experi mented with mixing rape with oats or wheat, and have succeeded very well. In Iowa a pound of rape was sowed per acre about ten days after seeding the oats. The rape interfered fo some extent in harvesting the oats, but probably would not have caused any trouble if it had been sowed three weeks after the oats were planted. If I the land is very poor. it probably would be best to sow the rape with I the small grain. SpeakinZ of the use of soy beans., will say that this cron i' crown ver' succesfully in parts of Ohio, and ranks very close to clovers and alfalfa for ~ hay. The variety known as medium C green will mature seed in from ninety to one hundred days. and is considered about the best variety for most locali- I ties. The Ito San is a quicker mattur- E ig variety than the medium green, C but does not produce quite as mucht forage to the acre nor quite as many a peas under the same conditions f Among the other varieties are the medium yellow and the medium t early black, but these are not as gen- r erally grown as the onds mentioned above. If you expect to grow soy beans for il seed. the best success can be obtained d by drilling In rows from twenty-eight i: to thirty inches apart. This will re- y~ quire about a halt bushel of seed to a the acre; when drilled twenty-four i inches ap~art, three-quarters of a lF -bushel oi seed; and, when drilled with 11 the ordinary grain drill, seven or eight p Inches apart. it will require about two f< bushels of seed to the acre. When v drilled as close as seven or eight e Inches the hay produced is of a bett-er quality, not being so coarse as when b the rows are wider. From the stand- ti point of the production of forage, zi there is not a great deal of difference c In the, yield per acre, whether the ~ rows are drilled eight inches apart or c twenty-four. . There may be some trouble in cur- Tj in soy bean hay, but If the weather c onditions are favorable, there need u be no loss while curing. Soy beans as a crop do very well in ordinary soils, but will respond much better if the seed bed is thoroughly prepared. This plant is a shallow feeder, and thus will a do better in fielde that have been Ii thoroughly cultivated than it will -h under ordinary conditions. Speaking of alfalfa for pastuare, will say that alfalfa sowed this spring should not be pastured before at least ti ayear from this summer, and pre ferably a year from next fall, so you n cannot hope for any pasture from d falfala this coming season. For pas- E ture under the condition you give, the L growing of rape or some of the cereals SI combined with rape, is probably about tl as good a thing as you can figure e on at this time. si Deep cultivation of corn is not In Se any way an insurance that the yield wll be good; In fact, after the first w eutivation deep tillage is injurious to bi corn. The feeding roots as a usual is thing lie very close to the surface and tI deep cultivation injures and teals W thse roots to such an extent as to T derease the yield of corn. After the s< first time over, shallow cultivation will fi ive the best results. ti COWPEA HAYc Reply to an Inquiry from a Kentucky a C'orrespondent. Through our branch office at Newt Albany, Indiana, we have been re- I quested to furnish you information re garding cowpeas for hay. In comply in with this request will say that we are always Pleased to furnish such 0 afformation whenever it is desired. We will cover the subject in a ren eal way, but if there is any specific vi phase of it about which you desire further information will be pleased to take it up on hearing from you. Authorities agree that cowpea~ 1ay t is avery vauable forage crop, ranging i closeto clover and alfalfa, and is (-on- fa sdred better than timothy. Some stockraisers use their cowpea hay F1 for feeding cattle and sheep but prefer ti< timthy and other grasses for feeding b4 horse, claiming that they are better t tor horses than a leguminous crop. le In ome cases this may be true. but cr cowpea hay. clo' er hay, etc., are fed Sc ittegenerally to work horses and The time for seeding ranges from St unie or J11 :;;epe ing upon ioca lon: in the t1ioude- 6f Kentucky be wet the firm of May ;and the middlD t June is ustally configered the bes1 ime for planting 6o*a. However ven when planted later than this the] ive very satisfactorf' rgturns. Th ne thing to watch out fo.r ,is to plan1 ate enough to avoid danger from cold vather in the spring. A few cold lays after the cowpeas are up mnay d< erious damage by stunting the plants rhe ground should be in first-class :ondition, and should be tho-ougbly varm before the seed is planted. The method of planting depends omewhat on the purpose for whick he peas are to be used. If grown foi ay. the peas may be drilled by the ise of a corn drill at the rate o our or five pecks to the acre. Some, owever, prefer to put in as high as wo bushels. This latter quantity ill give a little fiaer texture of hay, iut will not yield as many peas as 11 own in smaller quantities. A corn drill is often used by plug ing up a number of the delivery pouts, and in this way drilling the ows about 32 inches apart. The corm >anter is used in som. cases, and the >eas are cultivated the same as Irilled corn, or the rows may be louble, thereby making the distance >etween them just one-half as wide as >etween the rows of corn, Cowpeas are often sown broadcat nd give very good results when sows n this way. It requires more seed han if the drill is used. This method s never used when the crop is grows or seed. Cowpeas are also often own with corn the last time of culti ation. This is perhaps because of he effect the cowpeas have on the uilding up of the soil. The principal difficulty In growing owpea hay is that which comes from uring the same. In some cases the rixture of cowpeas with some other rop Is easier to grow than cowpeas lone. It was found at the Alabama xperimental station that Whippoor ill cowpeas oombned with German illet grow a good forage crop. There s some difference in the time of ma uring of these two crops, but is not :reat enough to seriously affect the esults. This exeprimental station ecommends the growing of German illet with the cowpeas as a means f aiding the curing'of same. In harvesting cowpeas for bay, care bould be exercised to handle the crop o that the leaves will not be lost. 'his part of the plant is very nutri ous, and the usual method, and one hat has given fair satisfacticn, is to ut the peas with a mower early in he morning when the season is favor ble, then stir up by the use of a hay edder as soon as the tops have be ome well wilted. If no tedder is vailable, the hay should be raked in o windrows, and allowed to remain in his condition until the exposed parts rc thoroughly cured. but-not until the eaves will break off. It should then e shocked in small cocks, and al Dwed to stand In this condition for wo or three days If the weather will ermit. The use of canvas covers for hay ocks during the wet weather has been ound to be very satisfactory, but it salso rather expensive. Cowpea hay hould not be stored unless it is thor ughly cured, because if stored before, tis apt to become mouldy and spoil. Cowpeas should be cut for hay when he leaves begin to turn yellow. The ore mature the plant, the easier and uicker will the hay be cured, and, on e other hand, if the plants are green longer time will be necessary to' cure :r hay. Under favorable conditions it has e n found that the length of time e~ired to mature peas after sowing aries to some extent, but generally be Varren New Hybrid will mature 67 days; Warren Extra Early in 62 ys; Whippoorwill in 80 days; Taylor 90 days; Cla-y in 97 days. This will ary somewhat in different localities nd on different kind of soil, but will >rm a basis on which to compute the mgth of season required for produc ig cowpea hay. The New Era, Whip oorwill and Wonderful have been und to be the best adapted to har est with the mower, because of the rectness of the plants. In some sections cowpea hay is cured y using a pole set mn an upright posi on across which a number of hori ntal bars are nailed. The green wpea hay is piled 'up around this ole. and covered by using cither a anvas cover, or some other similar ateial, often not covered. at all. his is a rather expensive way of aring cowpea hay, but the results sually are very satisfactory. VELVIT BliAN. C. B. Waller, Athol, Ky., writes 'us follows: "Can you give me some bforation on the velvet bean-that .will it mature in this locality, how ~ould it be planted, and what fertil er will give best results?" The velvet bean is a trailing legume, e vines growing from ten to fifty 'et long. Its great value as a green anuring and forage plant has l-een [scovered within the last two years. xpeiments at the Alabama, Florida, ousana and Mississippi experiment ations show that for the lower half of Le Gulf States, the velvet bean is lual in value to the cowpea and for >me purpose is much better. North latitude 32 degrees, the seed will ldom mature. The experience thus far .obtained ith this crop would Indicate that the est method of growing velvet beans to plant them in every third row of e corn field. Skip every third row hen planting the corn early in March. e corn must be planted early enough that the beans may be planted suf en~tly early to mature seed and at e same time not interfere with the ltivation of the corn. Plant two or three beans In hills lout thrce feet apart on the skipped *ws about April 15. The wines will t interfere with the cultivition of e corn until it is time to give it the st worldng. The rows on which the velvet beans e planted should be fertilized with out 100 pounds per acre of a mixture 1,500 pounds of acid phosphate and 0 pounds of kainit. It is seldom advisable to save the nes for hay. It is a grazIng crop. e beans are often harvested and fed stock, but it generally pays better allow all kinds of stock to graze off e beans and vines. Turn the stock after the first heavy frost in the The result obtained ~at the Alabama, crida. Louisiana and Mississippi sta. >ns show the great value of velvet ens as a green manure. Even where seed will not mature, no better uminous crop can be grown to in ease the humus and nitrogen in the For detailed Information see Ala. p. Sta. Buls. 104 and 120: f'la. Exp. a. 60: 1'. S. Dept. Farmers' Ed. 102 .d the M2 w .xn. Sta. En1 4 MONEY M HAY STACK. o6fdi FoddeF asplendid Substitute for kay-Othdr-o Forage 'Crops Valu ibfez -Hgy Prices Promise to Remain Good. By J. E. Waggoner, of I. H. C. Ser vice Bureau.] . Pew farmers realize the importance Of studying the reports sent out by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in making their plans for the future. It seems that the old habits cling to us, and we year after year sow or plant corn, oats, wheat, barley, etc., without any special concern regarding what the future price may be as based upon the supply carried over from the year before. This method of farming certainly does not show a practical application of business principles to agriculture. There are reasons, per haps, for this indifference in planning our farm operations. Farm lands have been increasing in value very rapidly, also farm products, and it has not been necessary for the farmer to figure-so closely as the business man In order to make a profit on his prod ucts, nevertheless the man who does meets with tlie greatest success. Very few and perhaps no other line of busi ness could be engaged in successfully without a careful study of the condi tions of that business. Just recently, the writer knew of a 'case where a coal dealer had planned to go into business for himself the first of March, but after he had resigned his position he began studying conditions and found that a coal strike was inevitable. A strike of this kind, to a man just start ing in business, would be extremely disastrous and probably result in fail ure-a fate which this man avoided by studying conditions. Every farmer should study carefully the reports, facts and figures sent out by the U. S. Department of Agri culture. We find in going over the records that the farm value of $14.64 per ton for hay in 1911 was higher than has ever occurred before in the history of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. At no other time, ex cepting ki 1871. did the price any where near approach the price for 1911. At that time it was $14.30 per ton on the farm. Farm Value Production per ton in tons 1908 ......$ 8.98 70,798.000 1909 ...... 10.62 64,938,000 1910 ...... 12.26 60,978,000 1911 ...... 14.64 47,444,000 A careful study of this table will shQw that the yield for 1908 exceeded by several million tons the yield of any other year for which we have a recod. Te prce a E thstmFa alouuulylw I 99tespl *'l f cosdrbyan0h rc advaced Th sae i tre i 190, whil in 911ther wasa dcreae'o nealy 3,00,00 tns vertheyea 1910 andthe riceincrase mate rialy. Tis sows hat he. ric varis t a mrke extnd n acord incewiththesuppy ad deand rcorbnd. Th prie fat thstime ae upalssehuha unusually low.nr90 h spl feedl o consierabl anud thendice hilt1 there wunsa dcasit of 11andhouh the riceicurea mate rictsy. Thist sow s hat thendric vies to a marda extend hundared-o ancer bawi rpte the supl otdeand.os >fther cssver hayd in 1908 wases, doutedla isrmal Mapngfare price patd as lohigu duringpe 1on09o Taad he cudietion bane hy pro uol of hhay $40. thecting fwithers coinest the act that w ote nave jus ased hrugt an unusuially imos andbevere wulyinewhch the fauctua eeds nlos commernt, woldinate Tht thayero is diffrnua scrcit soe hay throuhout farm grcutura dottos, orcs exml.Iate prig is notaodu farms hnsally reporte th toaloss ofrthiiricltoe tad, in mnyin cae aorafe the alf als.ear's arersil he pai.du ao hihe factp to n for hayand n the citie ovlestocked. th the fat that duch to tmednate ofctameo hant iscurandticll impos sible too wi aly inlthne them f rua teiong.f prouctio the one eedynfort sees itamons ataty hae begin iht now toig aho next winter. The phan cosudifrntude somen ofmte roptfr farage poTs: paoehs. fnornml. IfThe prost impotatos fav or, whe eer'as marketpro usual a. greaeil of oae per-acre pltedan the taunt overnsuaockab. Wit thn ayohs crops.a immest taers anot ccustomd stil lave feng. meou the conlybu red for this siutato iesthat thel fameruntgin ight feed stosfanor nex cutinr rthee las asoul inue saigowgre ate which ispoa theualleglecte sorgu and orn.aryefarm. Thousants these is cornstalks arerleft wtnipo dey gear hihwld pl forarr wit th lae percentg of uustl nbitefarmer o acutomarht hnd lin som aofths cropbsde butilaze ft geact extest al smal arodut oh cn.fUder andinw honditonsnd crn then isof the dingau of acra ace of coenstalks re hsi left stand eviner fer wich wouldactupaly falllo secali the weaher oharpens t Teg in the fedint isnracticllyngn all - te- otbattgt of Ine farm that iriakes farming profitable. The writer was recently in one of the large factories, and was impressed with the strict principles of economy which were followed. One operation in the manu facture of a binder is The testing of the binder head. This requires the use of twine with which most farmers are familiar. The operator is this test carefully saved every inch of twine, which was transferred to another de partment and utilized for tying ship ping sacks and for other purposes. If it is necessary for big manufacturing companies to be so economical in order to make a profit, it is more important that the farmer should adopt like principles which will enable him to reap greater benefits and more profit from his land. Speculation is what might be termed dealing In futures. or a business trans action of a hazardous, uncertain or unusual nature with the hope of real Izing unusual profits therefrom. The farmer who plans now to supply forage in the form of corn fodder, millet, etc., and prepares to place on the market a good supply of marketable hay Is not Indulging in speculation In the least, for government figures combined with unusual weather conditions show that there is and will continue to be for some time to come, a scarcity of hay throughout the entire country. Taking into consideration these con ditions, it does not seem that the farmer can make any mistake by plan ning to utilize his corn in the form of fodder for rough forage, and to sell his marketable hay. A VALUABLE FARM IMPLEMENT The Disk Harrow Leads Other Imple ments in Usefulness. George '%. Logan. Indianapolis, Ind. If properly understood and used, no better implement can be used on the farm than a good disk harrow. This Information has been gained by actual experience In the field and from ex perience (,f the best farmers. For sowing oats broadcast there is no better way than to disk the ground, then sow the oats and disk the ground again. "The better the seed bed, the better the crop," is an old adage and that is why it pays any farmer to disk his ground before sowing the oats. All good farmers know that if they properly prepare their corn ground before planting, they not only raise a better crop, but less cultivation is re quired after the crop is planted. Disk the ground before plowing, Is a good plan to follow with any condition of soil. Suppose the ground is corn stub ble; the disk successfully cuts the s;alks, leaving them on the ground as a fertilizer as well as serving the purpose of keeping the ground loose. When plowed, this loose dirt is turn ad under, and when disked again, a good seed bed as deep as the furrow is procured.4 Suppose the ground is a heavy blue grass or timothy sod: if disked well efore plowing. it will plo0w better, the sod will lie flat and not stand up on1 edge causing dry spots on which the orn willl not grow or be a bother In after-cultitation. A meadow of blue grass, timothy. or alfalfa that has ecome "sod-bound" can be placed In roper condition better- by the use of he dIsk harrow than by the use of any ther Implement. Ver-y often the ground Is dry enough o allow the top to be worked one or two inches, but Is too wet to be plow d: by disking this ground can be put n proper condition for plowing much ooner- and the seed bed will also be mproved. A seed bed wvhich has een prepared, but which has since een packed down' by heavy rains, -an be put in better condition, with ess expense and time, with the disk arrow than with any other Imple ment. The question of size Is important. Whether It should be a four, five, six, seven, or an eight-foot harrow depends etirely upon the condition of the soil nd the amount of horse power at the1 farmer's command. Whether the disk lades should be sixteen, eighteen, or wenty Inches in diameter is another matter, Of these three, the 16-inch Is he proper size, for It will disk the ground five and one-half or six Inches, which is as deep as practical, and it ill cut the ground better and easier nd has less draught than the larger izes. A disk Is not a wheel running ver the ground and carrying a load ike a wagon: It is a plow, or a spade, utting and turning the soil. To better Illustrate, draw three cir es. one aixteen inches, one eighteen, nd one twenty inches In diameter; hen draw a straight line across each > them,-say four inches from the dge: which ene of these three circles will riuire the~ most weight to put it n the ground no to the line? Which ne will ha'.e uM - largest body of dirt o move at one re.olution? WVhich one ill sti- .he ground best on account of peed? Then consider that on the disk arrow there are eight, ten, twelve, ourteen or sixteen of these circles. Lok at it fr-om another standpoint. oes not the front wheel of a wagon. when loaded equally. (eut depper in the round than the hind wheel, and does t not break or cut a rai- in two that he hind wheel will almost jump over vithout marking? The 20-inch disk harrow is some imes nnsatisfactory and the farmer who has made the mistake of inv-esting n a harrow not adapted to his s'iil gets n entirely wrung pfii of is uIsP- Z ~ulness. The owner of a good disk arrow finds it the best implement hat can be used on the farm. r EVEN ERS. eply to W. Bestwick, Mervin, Sask. '"Will you send me. a description of ow to make a :1-horse and also a 5 tse evener?" The illust:ation shows the 3-horse ~ ~vener In combination with the 5- E orse. The dimiensions, however, from a he center hole to the outside holes re given. also the length of the single rees. You will note that the ev-ener s seventy-five inches long, and the ain hole is thirty inches from e end and forty-five inches from the a ther. To miake a 0-horse etener the ortion "A" will have to be ninety , chcs long from outside hole to out Horse Collars Should Fit. It Is well worth while to have a per ect fitting collar for each work horse. Ii ~ollars should not be changed from ne horse to another unless the collar fitted to the second hor-s. A good it ethod of fitting collars is to wet a 1em until they become soft and plia- I e, then put the collar on the horse lansas Farmer. A sharp sickle and plenty of first- si lass lubricating oil are good insur- L ne against breakdown and trouble rth the mowing machine. Better ise both. driledI rs-more mnan suulent to pay r the additional expense in drilling DINKELSPIEL'S Pf:VED Ven you save up for : ralny' day don't veaken ven it gets f ggy. Der tincture of oraig'e blossoms sometimes eures der fntoxication of love. Many a young Blue Blood could chase an ancestor back to a butcher shop. Keep your face to der vorld, my son, unddervise der vorld vill make faces behind your back. Opportunity alvays vishes to see you. but chenerally calls after you haf moved to annuder house. A good fellow is a man dot spends money on us so fast dot ve never get a chance to refuse to spend it on him. It takes ability to know vare to plant a Christmas present so dot it viI bring forth someding more eggspen sive. Vould you call it goot eggercise ven a girl runs all her vay to der drug store to get something to make her cheeks red? Somebody asked me der meaning of a. Polygamist, vich is simply a man dot gets so used to getting married dot he forgets .t is a crime. Der knowledge dot ve know so leedle chenerally comes to us ven It vas too late to learn.-George V. Ho bart in Chicago Journal. SNAPSHOTS AT HUMOR Most people can find time to find !aulL A sharp appetite can get along with L dull knife. It doesn't take an actor to make up 'or lost time. Long-headed people are seldom short-sighted. The trouble with the dead beat Is .hat he never dies. Many a mighty small man looks lown on his neighbors. Some of us are poor because we iave too many friends. No man can be truly happy without L well developed abilityto forget. Many a man puts up a bluff without >aying sufficient attention to the foun laions. Never tell a man just what you hink of him unlesa you are bigger han he is.\ Some girls would like to be mar-* led wIth a brass band. Others still >refer a gold wedding ring. ' SAID OF WOMEN. ----t A woman seldom puts off tkll tomor- a *ow what she can wear today.-"Celt." If a second censor had to be ap- tI >ointed it should have been a woman. -Israel Zangwill. a: P There are three sorts of women: :oquettes. cocottes and co-eats.-Mme. C hose (a well-known dressmaker). ~~ t A woman always expects you to re nember her birthday, but she also ex yects you to forget her age.-A. L. Eumphreys. The Artist-My picture is skied so hat no one will see It. The Artist's ife-Cheer up, dear. Perhaps some vator may. No matter how little we love our ieighbors, we can see no good reason rhy they shouhin't have a kindly feeI ng for us.-Ms. I would not give twopence for her rho, calling herself a Christian, does ot commemorate Christ's birthday avery day and keep sober over it. 3ernard Shaw. FROM THE PENCIL'S POINT Every man knows better than he loes. If Ignorance Is bliss, why so many iploma factories? Poverty would seem easier If It _ rasn't so long drawn out. Many a man Is credited with things hat are not to his credit. Some men commune with the spirits .nd use a bartender as the medium. And every mother's son of us ex ects to strike It rich some day. Any fool can please a woman, but ttakes a wise man to keep her leased. A man doesn't appreciate common ense In a woman unless he is mar led to her. He is truly a devoted husband who oesn't wince when his wife calls im pet names In public. There may be nothing new under e sun, but almost any modern drug 1st can give you "something just as ood." THOUGHTS OF LOVE The modest man is the last to tri mph over a woman.-Robert Hichens. Every man is unusual to the girl 'ho Is fond of him.--Horace W. C. ewte. Love is like the measles; it has Lore power when It attacks one late life.-Constance Howell. Love is a thing to a large extent in s beginnings voluntary and control ble, and at last quite involuntary. .G. WVells. Love seeks mutuality, and grows by L sense and hope of response, or we ould love beautiful in animate ings more than we do.-H. G. We~s. Men like to be comfortable, and the a has yet to be born who can be >mfortable on a pedestal. The ordi try pedestal is too narrow, and the " ";CASTORIA QEFor fmants amd U1dren. The Kind You Have Always Bought ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. A*egetbleleparmafris sAimatnga Bears the PromotesDigestonfurfuf ness andliestrontainneidrf Opium.Morphine nor Meral NOTNARcOTIC. Impn * Use Ation, sour Stlil.Dare or O e WormsConvulsios.Fih nessandLOSSOFSLEEP FacSin&am o Thirty Years CASTORIA EXct Copy of Wrapper. Tug 06am somuV. muw Vom or. CORTRIGHT METAL SHINGLES LAMDRIGHT - _ " SHINGLES 2. No dia--ooherndwhenees and fire-pra f4 neither be cla the wood hiL As to cot no moesthan a Roos pt o 26yen ao se a god aewtoday, and have msneeinddrepeim. IIEATil, BRUCE, MORROW (0l., Pickenss S. C~. )octors Use This for Eczema Dr Evns ECms sssone~r of Health Presciton for eeiaand nso utel~ een skin diseases and the blood." The itch the instant you apply it. he germs must be washed out, and so ntobe we would ikto havyo ~1es have long ago been fund wrth- ce to our store fr we have had the re reerbiaashofwtrren , D...Pescit a nld ho t*"* iall othe kin disses Thi con .D ild o youta ' ~t and Is known as D.D.D, Prescription glad to let you have a Si bottle on our Dr. -Holmes, the welt known skin spe- unles yu iditt it oe the ork. ait writes: 'I am eo nncd that h For. ta maer aog tra abottel fro er eem pasqiinte D maarD e the merits of the remedy. ,, enpecrbn h ..D eeyDo into our store anyway and we ~ea rselves youch Zor the D-D.D- WlUinl you all about this great remedy. Pickens Drug Company Southern Railway bedules Effectiive Feb. 9, '12 from Easley, S. C. N. B.--The following schedule figures are published only as informa'ion an i 'not guaranteed. ARRIVE FROM THlE SOUTH No.44 ATLANT.L-------------.._2.20 am Stops to discharge passenigers from Atlanta, or to receive passengers north of Charlotte. No. 36 NEW ORLEANS and ATLANTA-.5.4'am Stops only on Sundays* No 42 SENECA (Daily except Sunday)._---8.35 am c.12 ATLANTA___....--..__..____...-1.15pm <40 A TLA MTA ..-.----__...-----.25 pm BIRMINGHAM and ATLANTA- ..55 pm ' . d barge passengers from Atlanta and to receive as n f orth of Charlotte. ,ARRiVE FROM THE NORTH 29 NE W YORK and WASBINGTON._-_-._-708 am Stops to take on passengers for Atlanta and beyod 319 CHA RLOTTE....._- .......-- ..._-_-_-_-_-11.55 am 11 CHARLOTTE..--.-_--_....._-_--_-- __- -.---4.00 pm 41 CHA RLOTTE-...--_-_._....-_-.._-__-_-__-_.9.5pm For further infor mation apply to Ticket Agent or correspond with W. R. TABlER, P. &2T. A. J. L. MEEK. A.G. P. A. Greenvilie. S. C- Atlanta Ga. PICKENS BANK ,PICKENS, S. C C APIT AL-- ~ fhJ AND SURPLUS IJt~V INTEREST PAID) ON DEPOSITS J. McD Bruce, President. L. M. Mauldin, Cashier. (Prickdy Ash, Po Roo a Potassium) i P' Prompt Powerful Permanent *csaevulyedt P. P. P. sigi ue Makes rich, red, ue blo-en ses teetr sytm-dastebrain -stregthels digesIeUPadnerves. - F. V. LIPPMAN, SAVANNAH, CA. BURRISS METAL SHINGLES AND GALVANIZED BARN ROOFING I a thi teiin. for w b ave r ore ho e e re hert t h hargo tsthan av oth er shingle onthe marke, a d te e rti ta t p~ ha n a k oueroto rst a Ioag r ,otra edo and exp ain whcther ha JOHN L. THORNLEY, Salesman al ufactured by J. T. BURRISS & SON, Anderson, S.