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SO WEAK
SO NEBVOOS
How Miserable This Woman Wai
Until She Took Lydia E. Pink*
ham’s Vegetable Compound
Toomsboro, Ga. —“I suffered terribly |
With backache and headache all the time,
was 80 wea k an d ner "
vous * d 'dn’t know
lal|aSß^gk what to do, and could
trouble was deficient
I 1ife....: n table Compound had
P L IfsH done for others and
if If V?|| decided to give it a
results from its use
eo that I am now able to do my work.
] recommend your Vegetable Compound
to my friends who have troubles similar
to mine and you may use these facts
as a testimonial.”—Mrs. C.F. Phillips,
Toomsboro, Ga.
Weak, nervous women make unhappy
homes, their condition irritates both
husband and children. It has been
said that nine-tenths cf the nervous
prostration, nervous despondency, “the
blues, ” irritability and backache arise
from some displacement or derange
ment of a woman’s system. Mrs. Phil
lips’ letter clearly shows that no other
remedy is so successful in overcoming
this condition as Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound.
Lines to Be Remembered.
Education is a better safeguard of
liberty than a standing army. If we
retrench the wages of the school
master, we must raise those of the
drill sergeant.—Edward Everett.
FOR COLDS, CROUP AND PAINS.
Use Vacher-Balm ; it relieves at once.
AVOID IMITATIONS.
If we have no agent where you live,
write to E. W. Vacher, Inc., New
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A person of spirit hates to be any
body's idol. It involves too much pos
ing.
STOMACH TROUBLE?
Weakness ? Distress ?
Ashland, Ky.—“ Many years ago my
mother used Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical
Discovery for her stomach. She had tak
en treatment from physicians and had
never obtained good results. After com
mencing to take this remedy she noticed
an improvement and 1 can say it surely
helped her wonderfully. lam pleased to
write this to let others know how this
medicine helped our family. Any one will
benefit by the ‘Discovery - if they will try
it.’’—Mrs. M. A. Brown, 642 E. Carter
Ave
Obtain the Discovery in tablets or liq
uid at your nearest drug store, or send
10c for trial package to Dr. Pierce’s In
valids’ Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y. and write
for free medical advice.
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ROADS |
COMMUNITY BUILDING SAVES
| Farmers in Alabama County Get To
gether and Reconstruct Washed.
Out Bridge and Road.
j (Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Because of 100 yards of flooded,
! swampy area, farmers in Autanga
j coqnty, Ala., were obliged for several
[ years to make a detour of four miles to
j reach the market, ihe town, the corn
| mill, sirup mill, gin house, church, or
j school. There had been a road in use
for many years which led across a
creek at the heart of a marshy dis
trict by means of a bridge. This road
was long neglected through lack of
] community co-operation and in the
winter floods of 1019 the bridge was
washed away so that tlie road became
entirely impassable.
The county agent from the United
States Depaitmem of Agriculture and
the State Agricultural college felt that
some action should he taken, and
offered to conduct a road-building
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Building a New Road.
demonstration last spring if the
farmers in the district would con
tribute materials and inbor. The re
sponse was gratifying. Nineteen fnen
and five teams were furnished, and
in two and a half days the road and
bridge were completed. Everything
needed was on hand in the community
so that no time was lost going to the
mill for anything, the only expense
being $1.20 invested in nails. The
road was constructed with both gravel
and corduroy.
Tho demonstration was one of tlie
most successful ever carried out in the
country. Nothing could have met with
more general approval and satisfac
tion. One farmer who makes two trips
to market a week said he would save
over $lO on every trip over the new
road because of the • shorter haul.
About 500 people will be benefited by
the improvement.
SIGN-MAPS ASSIST TRAVELER
Example Set by State of Maryland
Might Well Be Followed by
Other Commonwealths.
Maryland has set an example that
might profitably be followed by all
states, says the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Instead of the curt and usually un
satisfying road sign that leaves the
traveler frequently more puzzled than
before, Maryland lias begun to erect
sign-maps that tell the traveler where
he is; that indicate the general direc
tion to other points and the distances
between such points. Thus, instead
of being told a road leads to some
place the tourist may never have
heard of, the sign-map will show him
that it is either on or off the way to
the place lie is anxious to reach.
Such sign-maps should not be neces
sarily expensive to put up, nor elabor
ate. In fact, the simpler the better.
But how many times has a lost motor
ist sighed for some such simple de
vice that would show him where he
was and how he could get to the
place he was trying do reach? The
ordinary road signs, even when legi
ble, are seldom of much value except
to local people, who do not need them.
MINNESOTA SPENDS BIG SUM
More Than $26,000,000 Paid Out for
Construction and Improvement
of Highways.
Minnesota is spending more than
S26,<KX>,OOO on roads this season, ac
cording to announcement by the state
highway department. This big fund is
made up entirely of automobile and
local tax revenues and federal aid, ex
cept for $5,000,000 of county bond
money. Charles M. Babcock, state
highway commissioner, estimates that
about $13,500,000 will he expended this
year for maintenance and permanent
improvements on the 7.000-mile system
of state trunk highways.
Roads in South.
A stretch of hard-surfaced road In
the southern states, 25 miles in length,
was difficult to be found six years
ago, whereas at present there are any
number of hard-surfaced roads from
25 to 100 miles in length.
Aid for American Motorists.
To enlighten them upon the usually
confusing foreign traffic regulations,
Americans motoring through France
are supplied with a “code of the road" j
booklet by the minister of public
works.
THE MONTGOMERY MONTTOF* VUPKON. GEORGIA.
PICRIC ACID MADE FOR WAR IS
USEFUL FOR BLASTING STUMPS
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To Blast a Stump Successfully Requires Experience and Judgment.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Distribution by the United States
Department of Agriculture of 12,500,-
000 pounds of picric acid salvaged
from the war stores and designed to
be used for farm explosives will
arouse interest in the desirability and
practicability of blasting stumps to
clear off old wood lots for crop pur
poses. ,
The picric acid for distribution lias
been allotted to the states according
to areas of cut-over lands. It is
planned to establish an agency in each
state to co-operate with tlie depart
ment, and the agricultural college in
each state.lias been asked to act in
that capacity.
Not Commercially Available.
Picric acid is rather higher in ex
plosive power than ordinary commer
cial dynamite as used in agriculture,
but for manufacturing reasons is not
likely to he on the market after the
government’s supply is disposed of.
For stump and rock blasting work it
is usod in practically the same way,
being exploded by a detonating cap,
either witli a fuse or sin electric det
onator.
In blasting stumps, the proper loca
tion and size of the charge depend
upon the kind, size and age of tlie
stump; the kind of soil and the
amount of moisture in it; and the
method of firing the charge which is
to tie used.
For tap-rooted stumps a good meth
od is to dig away enough earth at the
side to permit boring an inclined hole
well down past the center nt the
depth where it is desired to cut (lie
root off. The hole should he at least
eight inches deeper than the length of
the cartridge to allow for tnrnping.
Tills charge may be fired by fuse or
electricity, or two or more charges
may be placed in holes around the
outside of the root and fired with an
electric blasting machine. Sometimes
even one large charge, planted deep
on the outside of the root, will do the
work.
Where stumps have lateral roots,
some experience and judgment will lie
necessary in placing tho explosive, es
pecially if only one charge is used.
Generally the center of resistance will
he the center of tlie stump, although
sometimes roots on one side are much
stronger than on the other.
The depth requires careful consid
eration. For small stumps Ihe charge
should be at least two feet deep, while
larger stumps with wide-spreading
roots should lie loaded deeper. Sandy
soil requires a deeper charge than clay
or loam.
Size of Charge.
The size of the charge cannot he
specified briefly, tint one authority
recommends roughly one-half pound
of 2 0 per cent dynamite for each
square foot of stump. With picric
acid, co-operative investigations by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture and other institutions indicate
that success can he attained with one
fourth of a pound for each square foot
of white-pine stumps, with larger
charges for hardwood stumps. The
inexperienced blaster should begin ex
periments with small stumps and ad
just the charge.
Holes in soil may usually be made
by driving a crowbar with a
ten-pound maul. Tn wood, of course,
an auger is required. Sometimes it Is
wise to set off a small charge In the
bottom of the hole to form a chamber
and after the hole has cooled tamp it
full of slit cartridges. If the soil Is
dry. the paper covering of tlie car
tridges may be slit with a sharp knife
and the cartridges tamped into a solid
mass with a wooden stick. Cartridges
may be divided by slitting the paper
around and breaking. Never attempt
to slit a frozen cartridge.
To prime the charge, cut off the
proper lenfcth of fuse, allowing at least
2 feet per minute required to get to
safety after firing.
Open the cap box and allow one cap
to slide into the hand. Never pick or
pry out a cap with a stick or wire, as
they are very sensitive. Slip the end
of the fuse snugly into the open end
of the cap. Crimp the cap on with a
crimper. If the charge is to be fired
in water, apply a little grease around
the top of the cap.
With the crimper handle, or a stick
the size of a lead pencil, make a hole
in the side of the cartridge. Inclining
It so the part to be occupied'by the
cap will be parallel with the side of
the cartridge. If the cartridge is to be j
fired under water, apply some water
proofing substance. Tie the fuse in
place with a string around the fuse
and the cartridge. Then carefully
place the cartridge in the blast hole,
making sure the cap stays in position.
Priming for electric discharge is much
simpler. Directions go with the ap
paratus.
Wooden Stick for Tamping.
Having placed the primed charge, it
is necessary to tamp it. Any straight
round stick, about 11,4I 1 ,4 inches in di
ameter and 5 feet lung, will do for
tamping. Never use iron. Moist clay,
moist loam, and moist sand, following
one another in the order named, make
the best tatnping material. The mate
rial should he packed lightly for four
or six inches, and then rammed as
hard as the surrounding soil.
Before tiring see that everybody is
out of the way. In filing a safety fuse
it is tiest to split It, exposing tho pow
der for an inch, apply a match until
the powder spits, and then run to safe
ty. If the charge fails, let it alone
until nexi day. For large jobs It will
often be found advisable to buy an
electric blasting outfit, which will fire
several charges at once.
The bureau of public roads of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture will give information about the
distribution of picric acid and.the use
of this and other explosives. The dis
tribution, however, will be made only
through state agencies.
USE GREEN MANURIAL CROPS
Gradually Taking Place of Stable
Manures to Keep Up Supply of
Organic Matter.
Prof. R. 1,. Watts, writing in the
Market Growers' Journal, sums up the
fertilily problem of the market grow
er in the following:
“While we have pinned our faitli to
the use of stable manure in producing
good crops, green mamiriaJ crops are
gradually taking the place of stable
manures. It is forunate that we are
able to maintain in this manner the
supply of soli organic matter. Let us
remember some essentials in the suc
cessful use of green manures. They
might he given as follows:
"1. Soil adaptation. We should tie
careful to select the right crop for the
soil under cultivation, which also fits
properly into the system of cropping.
“2. Use a bountiful supply of seed.
“3. Use sufficient commercial fer
tilizer to insure a heavy growth.
“4. Sow in ample time, especially In
the fall of the year, so that tire crop
will get a good start before winter.
“5. Take advantage of every oppor
tunity to grow a manorial crop.”
FEEDING MINERALS TO HOGS
When Given in Balanced Rations They
Have Little Effect on Economical
Gains.
Minerals fed in balanced rations to
hogs had little if any effect on rapidity
or economy of gains, report Ohio and
Illinois stations. They find that min
erals strengthen the bones of the ani
mals. When pigs are not receiving
a balanced ration, but are being fed
without pasture, milk or tankage, min
erals are a valuable aid. They may
pay when fed to breeding animals.
Minerals used in these tests were
ground limestone, air-sluked lime, rock
phosphate, bonenieal in various forms,
slaked coal and salt. Every practical
hog>man knows the worth of charcoal,
wood ashes and salt for hogs, especial
ly In winter when hogs can’t get into
Hie soil.
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i Farmers’ Bulletin 542 from *
f the Ohio experiment station f
i gives the following advice for i
j the installation of lightning t
i rods: •
l Conductors should be installed |
I In as straight runs as possible. •
J Where bends are necessary, use {
f curves of at least one foot ra- j*
| dius. i
• Rods are best secured to the r
• •
| building by the single piece •
t screw fasteners. J
i Aerials should he spaced •
I along the rods. |
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P 111 Use SAPOLIO
!|| For Every Room in the House
■POLIO clean 3 pots, pans,
itlery; in the bathroom
s porcelain, marble, tiling
tin and bathtub; in the
O cleans painted wood
st' and concrete or stone
W^ARDfOß_soYEAfts^^
ur^ERSMiTHs
n Chill Tonic
Not Only For Chills, Fever and Malaria
BUT A FINE GENERAL TONIC
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Road to Fame.
The road to fume Is not un easy one
and the efforts of novelists and writers
to climb the ladder are full of reverses
and disappointments, as following in
stances show:
\V. S. Gilbert of' Gilbert and Sullivan,
sold Ids first play for $l5O, yet lie was
able later to count his Income from
his plays and cTanic operas in hun
dreds of thousands.
For years Sir Arthur Pinero treas
ured a set of shirtstuds, Ills honor
arium for ids first play, "Two Hun
dred a Year.” 11 is next, entitled, "Two
Can Play at That Game,” made him
richer by $25, while Ids third only
added $250 to bis banking account,
hater, "Sweet Lavender” put $20,000
Into Ids pocket.
Jack London sold his story, "The
Rlack Cut,” for S4O.
He Alone Was Conventional.
Western Paper—The groom in Ids
conventional black suit was looking
ijuite handsome, and the bride, attired
in her pure white lingerie, was indeed
a lovely and attractive picture. Bos
ton Transcript.
The cfflock Signals
Are Working—
tin some respects, human experience
is like railroading.
Every moment of the business and
social day the block signals are giving
right of way to keenness and alertness
—while the slow and the heavy must
wait on the sidetrack for their chance
to move forward.
The ability to “go through" and to
“get there” depends much on the poise of
body, brain and nerves that comes with
correct diet and proper nourishment.
That’s why so many choose Grapc
, j Nuts for breakfast and lunch. Served
with cream or milk it is completely
1 nourishing, partly pre-digested, and it
supplies the vital mineral salts so
necessary to full nutrition.
Grape-Nuts has a rich, delightful
flavor, is ready to serve on the instant
|j —and is distinctly the food for mental
1 and physical alertness and speed. At
1 • all grocers.
Jr "There’s a Reason”
1 for Grape-Nuts
Is It True?
An airplane capable of landing
without the need of a large aviation
field, aide to rise without a long run
beforehand, able to travel more Mian
IKK) miles an hour, and, if necessary,
to meander along at but a few miles
an hour, is announced as the Invention
of an Italian engineer, I’.paiuirianda
Berrucci of Home. The inventor claims
that la* already tried out the inuehlne
on a small scale and regarded tds first
experiments as indicative of the suc
cess of tile invention. The new ma
chine is primarily intended for aerial
war chasing and Is to lie armed with
a machine gun. It is a monoplane.
Worth Considering.
Mr. Knosil In the Orient the na
tives still pack their wine around in
goatskins.
Mr. Wet more Now that’s a good
idea. They’re unbreakable. And I
know what it means to drop a quart
bottle of bourbon.
There was no grief among the
swine because pearls were not cast
before them.
