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THE FEATHERHEADS What Can Felix Say?
FINNEY OF THE FORCE The Defeated Candidate
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TO KEEP WINTER
APPLES ENTICING
Expert Suggests Five Rules
for Storing Fruit.
Five rules for keeping that “early
fall complexion” on appies throughout
the winter are suggested by a Wis¬
consin horticulturist in a statement
received by the agricultural publica¬
tions office at the Ohio State univer¬
sity.
To keep winter apples plump and
Juicy Horticulturist C. L. Kuehner
recommends:
First, properly ripened fruit that is
to be kept during the winter should
be hand picked. Apples should not
be overmature when picked as they
keep better if they are firm but still
mature.
Second, handle the fruit with care,
as bruises and punctures cause de¬
cay. Only sound apples, free frftm
disease, should be selected.
Third, apples should not be stored
in bins. Bushel baskets and the com¬
mon apple box are more satisfactory
for storage than the larger contain¬
ers.
Fourth, as soon as the fruit has
been picked and placed in baskets, it
should be set where it will be shad¬
ed and yet protected from the rain
The north side of a building is often
used. Apples may remain out-doors
until time of hard frosts, at which
time they should be removed to the
cellar for winter storage..
Fifth,* the cellar should be cool,
kept as near 32 degrees Fahrenheit
as possible. It should also be airy
and ventilated at night. A false slat¬
ted floor should be laid so that air
may circulate underneath the apples.
If the cellar has a concrete floor, it
should be sprinkled frequently so
that the apples do not shrivel.
Time of Picking Apples
for Storage Important
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Picking apples at the right time to
catch the qualities most desired in the
markets and to avoid injuries in stor¬
age is important to growers. The
picking maturity varies with the dif¬
ferent varieties and with the condi¬
tion of storage which they will un¬
dergo. Department Bulletin, 1448-D,
which may he obtained by application
to the Department of Agriculture,
Washington, IX C., includes the tests
to be applied to the principal vari¬
eties. Color, firmness, and the te¬
nacity with which the fruit adheres
to the tree, are the principal points
to be observed. In several varieties,
otherwise similar, a few days differ¬
ence in picking may produce wide dif¬
ferences in keeping qualities and des¬
sert values. The use of pressure test
apparatus for determining the firmness
of the fruit Is advised. This appar¬
atus measures the pressure required
to force a plunger of stated size Into
the pared fruit for a given distance.
At this distance an electric contact
is made and a flashlight indicates the
point at which the reading should he
made. The Arkansas Black apple us¬
ually tests 23 pounds when in picking
condition, while the McIntosh Is ready
for storage when it registers not less
than 14 or 13 pounds.
To Prepare Trees and
Shrubs for Cold Winter
Toting trees, shrubs, and small
fruits should not be hoed or cultivated
any more this fall but allowed to
harden and to get ready for winter.
Weeds may grow up around them to
help stop the rapid growth of the
young shoots. If the late fall is ex¬
tremely dry. the ground should be
soaked and the trees and shrubs put
Into the winter "with wet feet.” Win¬
ter killing i# probably more often due
to drying out of the roots than to ex¬
treme cold weather. A mulch of straw
or leaves will help conserve moisture
around the roots. Care should be
taken that mice do not work in the
mulch and eat the bark off the trees
or shrubs.
Pennsylvania Carrying
on Important Tests
The Pennsylvania experiment sta¬
tion has under investigation the prob¬
lem of orchard culture and fertiliza¬
tion in a number of orchards with a
variety of soils, varieties and other
conditions. This work has been in
progress for six years and shows most
striking results from the use of fer¬
tilizers. The conclusions of this station
are based on “13 experiments involv¬
ing 10' soil types, 12 different loca¬
tions, 2,653 trees and about 34.610
bushels of fruit in the last 5 years.”
Winter Tree Injury
Winter injury to trunks of trees
occurs on the south and southwest
sides. It is sometimes called sun
scald. but does not occur in the sum¬
mer, It is associated with the absorp¬
tion of heat from the sun by the dark
-rolored bark. It can be prevented by
whitewashing the trunk and main
branches of the tree. Leaning a board
against the trunk will have the ^ame
effect. The sole object of the treat¬
ment is to prevent the absorption of
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Good New*
An editorial writer says anybody
can play good goif for a little while.
That’s encouraging to the 101,000
golfers in the United States who have
been trying for 20 years or more to
shoot under 100.—Springfield Sun.
Ever Young
Howard Chandler Christy, about to
sail for Rumania to do a portrait for
Queen Marie, marveled at the billions
spent on powder and rouge, beauty
and massage creams, lip sticks and
what not. Then he lauglied and saidf
“If Shakespeare were alive today,
he’d give us a Seven Ages of Woman.
I suppose it would run like this:
“ ‘The babe,
The child,
The girl,
The young woman,
The young woman,
The young woman,
The young woman.’ ”
The An*wer
Lee Shubert, discussing the suppres¬
sion by the authorities of u French
play, “Maya,” that he had put on in
one of his theaters, said to a Jackson¬
ville reporter:
“The trouble? That question is eas¬
ily answered. The trouble is that the
censorship is too narrow or the play
t <oo broad.
“Your question reminds me of the
waiter. A guest said to him:
“ ‘Waiter, go to the manager and
e I him I want to know why the cof¬
fee is so weak today.'
“ ‘I can answer that question, sir,’
said the waiter, ‘without bothering
the manager. There’s either too much
water or not enough coffee in the bev¬
erage.”
MOTHER!
Baby's Best Laxative is
“California Fig Syrup”
When baby is constipated, lias wind
colic* feverish breath, coated-tongue
or diarrhea, a half-teaspoonful of gen
uine “California Fig Syrup” promptly
moves the poisons, gases, bile, sour
ing food and waste right out. Never
cramps or overacts. Babies love its
delicious taste.
Ask your druggist for genuine “Cal. 1
fornia Fig Syrup” which has full direc¬
tions for infants in arms, and children
of all ages, plainly printed on bottle
Mother! You must say “California” oi
you may get an imitation fig syrup.
Free Text Book*
Nineteen states furnish free text¬
books to school children. They are as
follows: Arizona, California, Dela¬
ware, District, of Columbia (elemen¬
tary schools only). Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska,
Vermont (elementary schools only),
Wyoming, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, Utah (elementary), Texas,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is¬
land and South Dakota.
Gulf Stream Temperature
The temperature of the Gulf stream
is several degrees higher than that of
neighboring oceans. Water has a re¬
markably high heat capacity. It Is
four times that of air, five times that
of earth. The water of the Gulf stream
carries its accumulated heat, derive^
from the tropical sun, for a long time
and to great distances, giving it out
gradually to the air.
Do You Remember?
An old-timer is one who can remem¬
ber when newspaper photographers
had to blush and stutter a timid re¬
quest for the ladles to raise their skirt
a little higher ttf make an interesting
picture.—Pathfinder Magazine.
The Awakening
“Her ideal is shattered.”
“Oh? How is that?”
“She married it 1”
Easier way to
Kill Flies and
Mosquitoes!
Easier—because the new Flit sprayer
makes a clean-smelling vapor which
floats freely and does not fall in drops.
Easier—because Flit kills flies and
mosquitoes faster, though harmless to
humans. Prove it yourself. Guaran¬
teed or money back.
“The yellow
Can ifiththe
blade band” © 1928 Sfocq Inc.
OLD DOCTOR'S IDEA
IS BIG HELP TO
ELDERLY PEOPLE
In 1885, Dr. Caldwell made a dis¬
covery for which elderly people tha
world over praise him today! %
Years of practice convinced him
that many people were endangering
their health by a careless choice of
laxatives. So he began a search
for a harmless prescription which
would be thoroughly effective, yet
would neither gripe nor form any
habit. At last he found it.
Over and over he wrote it, when
he found people bilious, headachy,
out of sorts, weak or feverish;
with coated tongue, bad breath, no
appetite or energy. It relieved the
most obstinate cases, and yet was
gentle with women, children and
elderly people.
Today, this same famous, effec¬
tive prescription, known as Dr.
Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, is the
world’s most popular laxative. It
may be obtained from any drugstore
AS FIRST AID
Use Hanford’s
Balsam of Myrrh
All de»l«r« are authorized to refund rour money
for the first bottle ft not *uited
How Else, Plea*e?
“You say your boy friend stam
mers?”
“Yeah, but you only notice it when
he speaks.”—Judge.
IT’S folly to suffer long from neu
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profession has recommended it. It
does not affect the heart. Take it
for colds, rheumatism, sciatica,
lumbago. Gargle it for a sore throat
or tonsilitis. Proven directions for
its many uses, in every package.
All drug stores have genuine identified Bayer
Aspirin which is readily
by the name on the box and the
Bayer cross on every tablet.
Aspirin
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For over 50 Malaria
years it has been
the household Chills
remedy for all
forms of ' and
It is a Reliable, Fever
General Invig¬ Dengue
orating Tonic.
PHYSICAL CULTURE TO DEVELOP THE
chest; Massage for wrinkles. Send Si.00.
A. E. HULSTEAD. AURORA, NEBRASKA.
