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Our Part in Feeding the Nation P al Information Service, United States Department of Agriculture.) let the wise sower look to his seed. 11*« ........ ■ \ % ^ ^ V <*£*« vâàùm j ' c". , '"T" *-■ w. w V. f 3? t ^< . • rvr> Ssv *: * » ' v «* ^7* » v 'ir „ . ■ ' v * •,*' _. ff •• f .J, * *^*z*~X «p\T w . w* ' / if'l y/ /Jd K : ..... a -^A M Which Do You Sow? Clean Seed (Lower Right); Adulterated Product (Lower Left). Make a Tester of Two Dinner Plates and a Moi6t Cloth. Bad *. Germination (Upper Left), Good Germination (Upper Right), PURCHASE ONLY LABELED SEEDS Farmers Urged Not to Take Any Chances With Product of Poor Quality. MAKE A GERMINATION TEST Home-Made Device Will Tell Value of Seeds—Clean Small Grains Be fore Sowing—Send Sample to Agricultural College. The seed trade has voluntarily agreed j to label all field seeds with the per- • centage of pure seed that will grow, j giving the purchaser exact information ' as to quality. The United States Depart -1 meat of Agriculture urges all farmers to buy their seeds only from dealers j who comply with this agreement and not to run the risk of buying high priced, uulabeled seed that will not ^ give a stand in the field. Make Germination Test. Get your seed early and make a ger mination test of it before sowing. Count out 100 seeds ; put them between folds of moist paper or cloth between two dinner plates and keep at room temperature for four days ; then count the sprouted seeds. If 95 seeds sprout the seed is good; if only a small part of them sprout the seed is either poor or the test was not properly made. If in doubt as to the value of the seed send a sample to your state agricul tural experiment station or to the Seed Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., with SCREENING SEED MAY PRE VENT NEW DISEASE. Screening out the shriveled grains from wheat seed before planting will remove one cause of spreading the new bacterlul disease of wheat which has been discovered In many states of the middle West. This has been learned by specialists of the United States Department of Ag riculture who, in co-operation with the experiment stations of Kansas and Wisconsin, are studying the problem at control ling this disease. Wheat ker uels that are plump do not con tain bacterial cavities, but shriv eled ones often do. ........................ Reached Hie Capacity. The first floor of the home was reached at the rear by climbing a flight Äon. .»en,.,« tl* »•■»«» "« from town with » S'*«! »„.O ». »«.. £ As they neared the top step thc "ther said, forgetting momentarily tfi«'< V wide, r "I can't papa, Im screen _ oungster replied : 11 used.*' • SEED DEALERS TO FURNISH I INFORMATION WITH I • PRODUCT. • • • • - • J According to a plan agreed J • upon by representatives of the • J seed trade and representatives J • of the United States Department • • of Agriculture in conferences » • leist year, seed dealers will pro- J • vide the following information » J with all lots of ten pounds or J • over of field-crop seeds which • J they sell : J • 1. Name of seedsman. • J 2. Kind of seed. J • 3. Proportion of pure live seed • J present, with mouth and year of J • germination test. • » 4. Country or locality of or- » • igin in the case of the following J • imported seeds: Beans, soy » • beans, Turkestan nifalfa, and * • red clover from southern Eu- • J rope and Chile. J » Since the seed trade confer- « J ences, practically all the larger J • seedsmen have individually • J agreed to conduct their busi- J • ness in accordance with these • J suggestions. J • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••• the request that it be tested for qual ity, Including percentage of purity and germination. Don't take any chances with the quality of the red clover seed you sow this spring. High Price of Seed. Never before has the price of red clover seed been so high as it is at the present time, and never has the quan tity of seed on hand been so small in proportion to the acreage to be seeded. In years when the demuud for any kind of seed exceeds the supply, all available seed is put on the market and much of the seed is of poorer qual ity than in normal years. Therefore, every farmer before sowing should know what proportion of the seed he buys cannot be expected to grow. If one lot contains 96 per cent of seed that will grow and another lot con tains 04 per cent of seed that will grow It will take three bushels of the 04 per cent seed to sow the same number of acres that two bushels of the 96 per cent will sow. This is important from the stand point of cost alone when red clover seed Is selling for $20 or more per bushel. It Is much more necessary, however, to know the quality of seed In order that the rate of seeding may he proportional to the quality, so that enough live seed will be sowed to In sure a stand in the field. First know how much of the seed may grow and then sow accordingly. True Gospel of Work. Work Is the glory and delight of life, and the only acceptable excuse for being in this world, and the ob ject of all practical investigations of the principle of fatigue and recovery is to find out, not what Is the least possible amount of work that a hu man being can get along on, but what Is the greatest amount that he can do without decreasing his working capac ity. Such is the gospel of work, which those who are not of the elect may regard as hurd doctrine— Excaanga. NOT HER CONCERT ft What Cared Cornelia's Sister for George's Remarks? But It May Have Been Just Possible She Was a Trifle Disappointed at Something the Youth Had Said. "Oh, how do you do?" said the dlffi- j dent young man ns he entered the j screened porch. 'T— er —I thought you were Miss Cornelia." "She's gone out," explained Cor- ] nelia's considerably older sister. "But that doesn't matter. Sit down, Mr. Chudleigh. Isn't it a lovely evening?" "Yes," agreed the diffident young man. "Er —you're looking well !" "Do you really think so?" murmured Cornelia's sister, archly. "I'm so glad you like this blue dress—people ul wavs have said blue becomes me!" "Yes, it does!" said the diffident young man hurriedly. "It looks tine." "I value a compliment from you," said Cornelia's elder sister. "I appre ciate tl*e opinion of a man of your experience far more than Cornelia does. Girls of eighteen are so eatter brained and— weil, conceited. You must have observed that with all Jour ex perience !" "Yes, of course," said the diffident young man, beginning to throw out his chest and frown seriously. "I knew you would agree with me," murmured Cornelia's sister softly. "Isn't it a great comfort, Mr. Chudleigh, to find some one who is entirely sym pathetic and comprehending?" "Yes." said the diffident young man suddenly. "I do, come to think of it ! With some people it is so hard to get along—that is, I find it so hard to say what I mean to them. That is terribly embarrassing when I'm dying to speak my mind !" "I hope you don't feel that way with me," said Cornelia's elder sister softly. "No, I don't !" declared the young man. "I wonder—would you mind if I told you something?" "Why, Mr. Chudleigh !" exclaimed Cornelia's sister, raising her eyes and then dropping them again hurriedly. "How absurd! Why should I mind?" "I—I'd rather you guessed," he said huskily. "Guess?" she repeated. "IIow can I guess when I haven't the ghost of an idea—" "But you must have!" insisted the young man, fervently. "Oh, Mr. Chudleigh !" said Cornelia's sister faintly. "You're blind if you didn't," said the young man rapidly. "Haven't you seen me here night after night, unable to tear myself away, a regular slave to-" "Why, George!" said Cornelia's sis ter tremulously. "You are so over whelming! I hadn't a notion ! You "It's got to the point," insisted the young man with the violence of the timid person who is thoroughly aroused, "where I've got to know defi nitely—whether I'm to stay or to go— I can't wait another Instant—" "It's stay, George, dear," said Cor nelia's elder sister, slipping her hand in his. "You think she wants me to stay? You are sure?" cried the diffident young man. "She? Who?" cried Cornelia's sister. "Why, Cornelia, of course," ex plained the diffident young man. "What did you suppose I was talking about all this time?" "Mr. Chudleigh," said Cornelia's eld er sister after an awful pause, "there isn't any way of knowing what a per son like yourself is talking about. And if you think T have the slightest inter est In your remarks you are very much mistaken!" — Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Barges to Foil U-Boats. If actual trials prove the scheme to he practicable, it is understood that in order to check the depredations of the enemy's U-boats, immense oceangoing barges towed by powerful armed tugs, may be used instead of steamships for transporting freight through the sub marine zones. Long, low-sitting, in closed craft of steel construction will be tested. Crews being unnecessary, the barges are to be decked a few Inches above the water line so that from a distance they will be practi cally Invisible to a periscope. As is perhaps generally known, a tub, be cause of its small size and compara tively shallow draft, offers a torpe do a poor target. In a gun duel, should a U-boat risk a fight, the tug would have nearly an even break with the enemy.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. War at a Beautifier. A doctor told me the other day that the war Is doing one good thing at least In teaching the nations how much better off they are with less food than they used to eat. He meant that they were more healthy, but there is anoth er side to it. Much of the adipose tis sue which has caused us middle-aged women to look older than we want to Is the result of overeating. Eat what your need, exercise all you can, keep your mind awake and keep young.— Mother's Magazine. Poor Kind of Joke. A woman of uncertain age required the rervices of a page boy and inserted in the local paper an advertisement headed: "Youth wanted." One of her friends, with little humor and less taste, sent her a bottle of a celebrated wrinkle remover, a pot of fairy bloom, c set of false teeth and a flaxen wig! RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR. To half pint of water add 1 oz. Bay Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound, and V* oz. of glycerine. Any druggnt can put thia up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. Full directions for mak ing and use come in each box of Barbo Compound. It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and make it »oft and glosay. It will not color the scalp, is not sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. Adr. Why She'6 Barred. "I haven't seen a milkmaid in must cal comedy for a long time." "Evidently you haven't followed the trend of girl shows." "No?" "A milkmaid Is supposed to wear some clothes, even on the stage."— Birmingham Age-IIerald. Skin Troubles Thnt Itch Burn and disfigure quickly soothed and healed by hot baths with Cuti cura Soup and gentle anointings of Cu ticura Ointment. For free samples, address, "Cutlcura, Dept. X, Boston." Sold by druggists and by mail. Soup 25, Ointment 25 and 50.—Adv. 4' False teeth are one thing, but a false tongue behind them is another. Sloth wears out the sûmes the mind. body and con Proof that Some Women do Avoid Operations Mrs. Etta Dorion, of Ogdensburg, Wis., says: "I suffered from female troubles which caused piercing p like a knife through my back and eide. 1 finally lest all strength so I had to go to bed. The doctor advised an operation ams my but I "would not listen to it. I thought of what I had read about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and tried it. The first bottle brought great relief and six bottles have entirely cured me. All women who have female trouble of any kind should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." How Mrs. Boyd Avoided an Operation. Canton, Ohio.—'T suffered from a female trouble which caused me much suffering, and two doctors decided that I would have to go through an operation before I could ' cct well. Ê "My mother, who had been helped by Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, advised me to try it be fore submitting to an operation. It relieved me from my troubles so I can do my house work without any difiiculty. I advise any woman who is afflicted with ■ female troubles to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Yege table Compound a trial and it will do as much for them."—Mrs. Makie 13oyd, 1421 5th St., îî. E., Canton, Ohio. I ' J 1' ■v cP ! Even/ Sick Woman LYDIA E. PINKHAM S VEGETABLE. COMPOUND . Before Submitting To An Operation IYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN. MAS Si Life Still Has Its Joys. If you are troubled with the belief that war has taken all the Joy out of j life, you should have been on hand j you when the playful wind took the fat man't hat and he made a zig-zag race for it along the street car tracks, and noticed what a lot of people stopped to laugh their eyes full of tears at the spectacle.—Seattle Post-Intelligencer. FRECKLES New Is the Time to Get Rid of These Ugly Spots There's no longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freckles, ns the pre scription othine—double strength—is Guar anteed to remove these homely spots. Simply get an ounce of othine—double strength—from your druggist, and apply ft little of it night and morning and you should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter om s have vanished entirely. It is seldom that more than one ounce is needed to completely clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear complexion. Be sure to ask for the double strength oth ine. as this is sold under guarantee of money back if it fails to remove freckles.—Adv. Precedent is a convenient peg to hang incompetency on. Nothing rattles a timid belle like an engagement ring. 22 Million Famili in the United Stf June jCivi! I -1 F EACH FAMILY saved one cup of wheat flour it would amt S 500 000 nounds or more than 28,000 barrels. If this saving was three'times a week it would amount to 858,000,000 pounds, or barrels in a year You can do your share in effecting this saving and really help to the war by omitting white bread from one meal today and baking place muffins or corn bread made according to this recipe: Corn Meal Muffins \ cup com meal 2 tablespoon, sugar cup. flour b teaspooa salt * , 4 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 2 tablespoons shorten Sift dry ingredients together into bowl; add milk and melted shortening and beat well. Bake in greased muffin tins in hot oven about 20 minutes. Same batter may be baked as com bread in greased shallow pan. Our new Red, White and Blue booklet, "Best War Time Recipes," containing recipes for making delicious and wholesome wheat saving foods mailed free— ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., DEPT. W, 135 William St, N FOOD WILL WIN THE iola Just Once! Try Dodson's Liver Tone! Take No Calomel! Li sten To Me! If bilious, constipated, headachy or sick, I Guarantee relief without taking dangerous calomel which sickens and salivates. Stop using calomel ! It makes you sick. Don't lose a day's work. If you fee! lazy, sluggish, bilious or consti pated. listen to me! Calomel Is mercury or quicksilver, which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when It comes Into contact with sour bile, crashes Into it, break ing it up. This is when you feel that awful nausea and cramping. If you are "all knocked out," if your liver Is torpid and bowels constipated or you have headache, dizziness, coated ton gue, if breath is bad or stomach sour, just try a spoonful of harmless Dod son's Liver Tone. Here's my guarantee—Go to any drug store and get a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone for a few cents. Take a spoonful tonight, and if it doesn't Always Before Him. "He is a great stickler for proce dure, Isn t he?' "I should say so! V by, e\cn the furniture covers in his house are bound with red tape." all Catarrh Cannot Be Cured by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly influ enced bv constitutional conditions. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh It is taken internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. HALL'S CATARRH M Kl 1 1 b I N K is composed of some of the best tonics known, combined with some of the best blood purifiers. The perfect combination of the ingredients in HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is what produces such won derful results In catarrhal conditions. Druggists 75c. Testimonials free F J Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, O. Positive Proof. "Ferdv. do you really lovi ."Didn't it take 35 cents t< last letter I wrote?" ■ml that A HINT TO WISE WOMEN. Don't suffer torture when all female troubles will vanish in thin air after using 'Femenina." Price 50 c and Çi.oo— Adv. The man who Mows his own horn is merely n self-entertainer. straighten you right up and make yon feel fine and vigorous by morning. I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying the sale of calomel be cause it is real liver medicine ; entirely vegetable, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick. I guarantee that one spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and consti pated waste which is clogging your system and making you feel miserable. I guarantee that a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will ke> p the entire family feeling fine for months. Give it to your children. It is harmless; doesn't gripe and they like its pleasant tust«. —Adv. A Stickler. Banker Henry P. Davison said at an artists' banquet: "Gentlemen, I once went in for paint ing myself, I enameled a bathtub. "My friends sought t<> discourage me in my artistic aims. They said:'It'S no use going in for painting unless you stick to your work.' "Gentlemen. I did so." BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP will quiet your cough, soothe the In flammation of a sore throat and lungs, stop irritation in the bronchial tubes,, insuring a good night's rest, free from coughing and with easy expectoration in the morning. Made and sold in America for fifty-two years. A won derful prescription, assisting Nature in building up your general health and throwing off the disease. Especial' 11 useful in lung trouble, asthma, croi bronchitis, etc. For sale in all cii * 1 Ized countries.—Adv. ^ 1 . Not Certain. Jtld . "My dear, do you love mo jn " a y 1,1 "How can I tell? j'-otis. ist seen you that w: nary and Monday ^—■Varisli ot St. John the The best of the rood one AO tlie ax peri unarm o { toe Gov*» meat foot ax parts and tbr athle* krais an mt Talc University , iffl* thai canal cat «n ara the strong* road hcahhlcct. 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