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Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14
Feed for Youno Pi,

Feed for Young Pigs.
Highly concentrated food should be
avoided when the pigs are young and
Illuminating feed should be fed that
will build for bone and muscle.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

The happiness of our lives depends
much less on the actual value of the
work done than on the spirit in which
We do it.-Prince Leopold.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14
Floor Plan.

to be made so as to slide in through
center OF wall except the doors lead
ing to alley, which will be hung on
hinges. The building should run east
and west with windows on south side;
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14
So Familiar.

YES" said Nagget. "a woman us.
ually treats her husband as the aver
age servant treats bric-a-brac."
Go ahead" said the wise Mrs. Nag.
get. Whats the answer?"
why, the more he's worth the more
she tries to break HIM"
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14
MAKE CONCRETE WATER TANK
One In Use at the Michigan AerIcul.
turai College Is Made Of Ordinary
Hollow Blocks.

To water the large herd Of stock
kept by the Michigan agricultural col
lege big concrete water tank was
built. This is made out of ordinary
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Your wife. as well as your sins. will
find you out.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Garfield Tea corrects constipation by
arousing the digestive organs to their in
tended activity. Composed of Herbs.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14
sheep Need Attention.

No use to buy pure-bred sheep IL
they are to be allowed to starve and
rustic around for themselves. A scrub
will do better under such conditions.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES
Aliens Foot Base, the Antlseptc powder for Tired,
aching, swollen, nervous feet. Gives rest and
comfort Makeswalking delight. Sold everywhere,
Sc. Don't accept any substitute, For ERll
sample, address Allen y. Olmsted. Le Roy. Y.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums. reduces intiamma-
.uon. allays pain. curea wind collie. 25c a bottle
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Eye salve In Aseptic Tubes.
Prevents Infection-Murine Eye Salve
In Tubes for all Eye Ills, No Morphine,
Ask Druggists for New Size Csc VAL
liable Eye Book in Each Package.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

But few novels are written for think.
ing people; most of them are written
for the entertainment of women.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

And lots of people who think they
have nothing but trouble don't know
what. trouble really is.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Smokers like Lewis Single Binder cigar
for its rich mellow quality.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Lots of city farmers make spe
cialty Of sowing wild oats.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put up
40 years ago. They regulate and invigor-
ate, stomach, livef and bowels. Sugar
coated tiny granules.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Tell the dealer you want Lewis Single
Binder straight Sc cigar.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Ram Should BE Well Covered.
Never buy a ram whose wool is
scanty on the belly and legs. He
should be we'll covered and the fleece
should be uniform.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Chew and smoke untaxed tobacco. cheap and
undoped. Merwether 3 EdMaris. Clark sYille TENN
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Getting on.
We'll, little boy. did you go to the
circus the other day?"
'Yes'm. Pa wanted to go. SO had
to go with him"
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Wrath and wine unveil the heart Of
friend to friend.-Plutarch.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14
Z 7-I-TT--1 IN = - ~ n
DoNT NEGLECT YOUR KIDNEYS.

Kidney troubles are too serious to
neglect. Slight ailments are. often
fore-runners Of dangerous kidney i'll
ness and should be treated without.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

It's difficult to discourage girl who
can't sing.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Occasionally a girl doesn't try to
firt because it's involuntary.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Many man has discovered that
popularity is not worth the price.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

If you don't believe honesty is the
best policy. try it.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

A Cheshire, England, fox gave the
duke Of Westminster and other follow
ers OF the mounds an exciting chase
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14
SHE GOT /
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but 1t Paid
Chicago, Ill.-"I suffered from a fe-
male Weakness and stomach trnnhla

and I went to tho
store to get q bottle
Of Lydia q. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound, but tho
clerk did not want
to let me have it
he said it was no
good and wanted mo
to try something
else, but knowing
all about it / in
sisted and finally
got it. and I am 30
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Garfield Tea regulates a lazy liver.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

Flattery is praise we hear Of others,
Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

A thing of beauty is joy forever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

Full 3-yard Lace Curtains, regular S1.25 quality
 White and August price ...............,.,.... Nottingham Curtains that sell regularly for s1 Dainty Arabian Net Curtains regular $200 value
 August sale Cable Net Curtains in and white. $500 regularl pair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

London, August 26- 6-(Special.) )-There is no better informed man in England on the cement history of the world than King George. He Is a close student of the newspapers, not only reading care fully the principal London papers every day. but studying the leading foreign journals also.
 He regards this as an essential uart of his days work and definite part of plods through the chief organs of Lon don opinion, and then turns to the offi- cal organs of Paris, Berlin and some other capitals. These he reads in the original with ease and rapidity. Several American papers are on the list. The King does not read the Madrid papers so readily, and Spanish opinion is brought to his attention in the form of q summary when the need arises. He has been able to fortify his hold upon tho course of events in the Peninsula by conversation with King Alfonso. The count entourage used to be amazed ut the amount of solid work which the late King put in, even on occasions when ne was popularly supposed to be taking holiday. His successor is even more exacting in the strain which he puts upon himself in the discharge of his public duty.
 A pars of the royal impedimenta when travelling is collection of maps on which the royal student is enabled to follow the worlds needs more inteligently.
 The old idea of voyage round the world for the Prince of Wales, to occupy a couple of years-after the precedent Of the Bacchabte cruise-has been abau- doned. His royal highness, when he goes on the grand tour, will be several years older than his father was when he went round the world with the late Prince All bert Victor as midshipmate The Prince of Waless voyages will be made in bis capacity as heir to the throne; he may or may not be accompanied by his brother, Prince Albert. The present idea is that he should go to Canada on visit 70 bis great uncle in the spring of 1913. and pro ceed across the continent to Vancouver. He will probably visit some of the prin- cipal American cities then. This would occupy two or three months, and might be combined with visit to the West In dies. A visit to the Cape and Australia would probably follow at a later date. There is to be visit to India, but will probably be deferred, more especially as the forthcoming visit of the King-Em- peror will serve the purpose of consotidat-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

to others and their children may be bet ter adapted to our soil and climate than the parents from faraway Asia Z
 We are introducing alfalfas from S. beria which withstand the cold and drouth and also drouth-resisting trees which will produce stock food and fruit. Among the fruit trees is an olive which grows in the half desert parts of North Africa, where the rainfall for years at a stretch is often less than 10 inches. In the same connection Is the date which is being grown in the irrigated hot regions of southern California and Arizona. There is also a large-fruited, dry-land Chinese date, which we are grafting and which seems to promise a new dried fruit indus try
 The Marriage of the Rice
 Uncle Sam is giving new crops to the wet lands as well as to the dry. He is bringing rice from all parts of the wocd and marrying the different varieties. This is job. There are no less than HOO diff ferent kinds of that grain in Japan, India and China. and some of these are found to grow better than our famous South Carolina rice, which was long consul cred the best of the world. Not long ago we sent the late pr. s. A. Knapp 10 Japan, and he brought back rice from the island of Kiushu which has revolu- tioniZed this industry, and added milllons of dollars to the value of our crop. We have now rice for the uplands as well as for the swamps, and on the prairies of Arkansas we are raising twice as much to the acre as they are getting in South Carolina and Georgia. We now produce hundreds of millions of pounds of 9ice every year. and that at less cost than Asia can raise it with cheap coolie labor. The secret is in the use of machinery and the profits are large averaging SEQ and upward per acre.
 Since these introductions the rice lands of the United States have been greatly extended The crop is now very large in Louisiana, Arkansas and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

ing and uniting with other varieties This Is especially so of corn, oats, barley and rice.
 Our corn crop last year was worth over S1 LOO 000,000 It's value was more than dozen times that of our 1gold and silver output and the amounfffaised was so great that 1t would have filled solid four-horse wagon train reaching from here to the moon if the skies could be bridged and the corn taken thither Never theless, the corn breeders tell me that by marrying the different varieties and planting good seed this crop could be doubled without the addition of one acre to the area or adding more fertilizer. All that is needed Is good seed and culti- vation and the land will produce from two to four times what it does now This matter is understood by our well informed farmers. who belong to the many corn-breeding associations scattered oyer the union The varieties of corn are now as well known as those of cattle and horses The best are being crossed and recrossed, and variety may be discoy- cred which will be worth a great deal of money. As it is the best seed brings a high price in the market.
 Plants for Our Dry Lands
 I am told at the agricultural depart- ment that they are making a special ef fort to discover new cereals for the dry farms of the west. Many choice varieties have been introduced, and some of these are yielding from p to 30 per cent more than those of the past A great deal of work Is being done in mlets and sor- ghums, and Uncle Sans agents in Man. churia have sent several of these from that country. They are also using the Siberian sorghumS and kowliangs from China. These millets have been married
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

Ing. They have produced one Offspring which has been already scattered oyer 100000 acresg and another which issbe- Ing planted upon 5O0,0OO Some of the new wheats are showing gains of from two to five bushels per acre, and some have averaged as high as 47 bushels The old wheats beside them have been giv- ing only 15 or 20. If the wheat crop of the United States could be increased only three bushels per acre it would add at least s10O,o0o0O0 per year to our receipts from that source.
 The grains used in producing these hy- brds have pedigrees dating far back into history. They have been collected from all parts of the world. Among the wheats now used are some sent by Mr Aronson from Palestine. He has dscoV- cred there a wild wheat whose ancestors are supposed to have grown in the Gar der of Eden, and there is another wheat which has been found in the tomb of an Egyptian mummy more than 5000 years old.
 Among the new varieties which we are now planting is that brought in from the dry lands bordering the Sahara in south ern Algeria. This is the durum or maca- roni wheat which M. A. Carleton, one of our agricultural explorers, sent to be l tested upon the sem-arid lands of our middle west It was tried in Kansas, Nebraska and Texas. and the first crop was 75,000 bushels. That was eight or nine years ago. The second, crop was over a million and we are now raising I50,O00,o00 bushels. about one-half of which is exported to Europe and some to the very country whence the wheat came That wheat all comes from land which would not grow wheat before.
 l New Grains for the Farmer l Similar experiments are being made by olirAexperts of the agricultural depart ment in almost every grain known to man. New grains and new varieties of the old grains are being gathered from all over the world and brought here for test
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

he first is a new alfalfa from Pretoria, south Africa; the second scarce barley from UepaL in India.s and third Jap anese larch sent from Copenhagen in l emma rk. And then we have a new mag rolia from Calcutta, which will be mar lied to a yellow magnolia just received from Buitenzorg, Java new kind Of hanana which comes here through the Kew Gardens of England, and 21 bulbs of the yellow lily. which are sent from Ya Chow-fu in China, on the borders of Tibet. Other importations of this week are white rubber from near Buena Ventura, Colombia, which 1t is thought ma, be grown on the Everglades of Flor ida. a new tobacco from Santa Clara, Cuba, which may withstand the Granville tobacco insect, and a passion fruit from Tahiti. in the Society Islands of the south eIn Pacific ocean.
 This passion fruit Is as large as a peach, and it Is thought that 1t may be crossed with the maypop of South Carolina. It makes delicious ices, and the profits of ri ising it may reach as high as $500 per acre. The fruit is now grown in the greenhouses of England, and it commands good price in the markets.
 ln addition to these the bureau received yes terday a hardy white ginger from the province of Shantung in China, which will be planted in Texas; four species of persimmons from Java and some plants related to the papaya from the Royal Bo- tanical gardens at Rome. Explorer Parker of Mukden has just sent in eight new kinds of soy beans from Manchuria. and some ol these. it is thought, may pro- Guce an oil which can be mixed with ln- seed oil to be used as a paint dryer There are also several new wheats from the highlands of Mexico, and number of mangoes to be added to the several hundred varieties which have already been tested ss
 New Crops for Uncle Sam
 This work of one week gives you some idea of what Uncle Sam is doing to find
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
LADY MANWARING'S NEWS
 AND GOSSIP FROM LONDON

ing the loyalty of the Oriental empire of George V, for some years to come
 The following little story of the Queen and Princess Mary was told me oy one who could vouch for it's truth, and l re- peat it but to show of what a pretty Vit of her own our Queen is possessed Princess Mary, when a young child, ran one day into the sanctum of a certain well-known private secretary at court. q am sorry," said the much harasssd in- dividual, that I have no time to spare for you this morning, my little lady" The princess. in high dudgeon. ran 10 her mother. SSir So-and-so called me a lit- tie lady," she complained, and you know, mother, that l am a princess" The Queen replied laughingly, Run back, Mary, to Sir So-and-so and tell him that you are a princess. who has not yet learned to be little lady.'
 MT. and Mrs. Bradley Martin who have not done much entertaining this year, al @ staying with their son-in-law and laugh- ter, Lord and Lady Craven, at Coombe abbey Coventry, where there Is always a lot going on at this time of year. Later they go to Balmacan, Glen Urquhart, for the autumn for grouse shooting and deer Y covert shooting. MT. and Mrs. Bradley Martin will have d succession of guests, including the formers brother, Mr. F. Townsend Martin, and MT. William Gil- lett. who delight the inhabitants of the glen every autumn with an eXcel1ently arranged entertainment, which they spare no expense Lord and Lady Craven will be at Balmaccaan during the shooting season.
 Balmacaan, part of the Dowager Lady Seafield's immense property, Is unqnes- tionably one of the most attractive places in the whole of Scotland. The deer forest comprises nearly 5000 acres, giving a big bag of grouse, and over 100 head of deer stags and minds; while the lower ground extends to about i, ,0O0 acres Splendid bags of cartridges are obtained. and al
 the covert shoots the total head of pheas-
 ants would not disgrace a well-preserved estate in the best shooting country.
 The Rev. Marquis of Normandy enjoys the distinction of being the only clerical marquis. For many years he was the vicar of St. Marks Worsley. and later a canon of Windsor. but he resigned the canonry a few years ago, though he still continues to preach. Lord Normandy vas also at one time proprietor and head of la successful preparatory school for tho sons of nobemen and gentlemen, in con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27


 Washington, D. c. INCLE SAM is running great matrimonial bureau He makes &< marriages by the hundreds month. and adds to his children by the tens of thousands a year. He not only marries those within his own boundaries, but he has his agents traveling at gov ernment expense far and wide over the world searching out new brides and grooms to mate with them
 These marriages, however. are not of men and women, but of plants. It Is strange to think of plants marry ing. htt the vegetable world is male and fem ile. 1t is made up of such matches, and from them are coming forth new and valuable plant children each day. Every one mas heard of Luther Burbank, who married the plum to the apricot and made. the plumcot. who made the white blackberry out of the brunette and cross, and who took the ox-eyed daisy and by uniting it with other varieties created the paeat Shasta flower, which is many times iarg CT. The agricultural departmens has a half dozen men who have done as much original work as Luther Burbank, and there are scores of others scattered over the country, at our state and national ex- pertinent stations. who are yearly pro ducing grains and fruits which will add enormously to our national wealth.
 Our New Baby Wheats
 Take the matter of wheat. The agri- cultural matchmakers of Minnesota nave done wonders in their marriages of those servants of man. They have crossed the various wheats and they have now 2o0O hybrid babies which they are test
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Defense for. Petition

New Orleans, August s6-F'reight traf- fife officials of the New Orleans lines and of the freight and transportation depart ment of the board of trade are busy pre- pairing a defense to the petition to the Mutual Rice association of Houston, Texas, filed against the New Orleans ad- justment of rice rates to various points in the United States. The Texas dealers and millers are seeking a through rate on the same basis as is enjoyed by local dealers. instead of combination of 'lo- calls" which is their best rate on less than car lots. The Texas millers allege that the New Orleans adjustments give local dealers an advantageous differen- tial 10 points east of the Mississippi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
WORLDS BIGGEST GUN
 TO DEFEND THE CANAL

Sandy Hook, N. J., August 26.-The big 19-inch gun on the coast defense here may be taken away by the war department to become a part of the defense of a part of the Panama canal. according to ad- vices received by army officers. The gun has been shown by official tests to be the most powerful piece of ordnance in the world. At it's extreme range 1t will send a 2400 pound projectile through the thick est armor known to naval construction and then explode charge equal to 40 pounds of the highest explosiye
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

Texas and it said that 1t can be grown on any soil adapted to wheat or cot ton, provided the climatic conditions are right.
 Some Other New Crops
 We are also breeding new eottons, marrying the best of India and Egyps to our favorue daughters Of the up. Hands and sea islands We arc hre"'l- ing corn for the oil contained in the grain. and also to Increase tne st1p | the crop and cut down the size of the cob. We are making oranges which 1 will withstan nd ylie- frost extending the orange belt 100 miles farther north We are marrying the Iettuces, and join l ing the varieties of flax so that the plants are taller and the fibers are bet ter We are parryng the tobaceoes from all parts of the world and grow l ing certain kinds for wrappers and others for filters and binders.
 In this work we are aided by agricul- tural explorers who have been sent all
 over the world and who are now scra tching the snln of old mother earth for new plants and seeds. There is a bureau devoted to this introduction in
 the west wing of the agricultural de- partment. and it is one of the busiest places in Uncle Sam's factory It has already introduced something like 3O,- GOO new vegetable creations and more are arriving each day The moment one comes in it is sent to the special station or plant breeder best fitted to test and develop it, and within lew days it Is under the earth and In Just
 the conditions fitted to give good re- suits. Records are kept of every re- ceipt and there are now several nun
 dred thousand cards which tell the story of each distribution.
 The Seeds and Plants of One Week
 During my stay in the department Prol.
 David Fairchild, who is at the head or the bureau, showed me something of the work as it is now going on. With him I went over the cards that have been re- 1eived the past week. Here are the items:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Accepts New Job

Trinidad Col, August 26-Murdo Mo- Kenzie, for years president of the Na- tional Live Stock association, and widely known among cattle breeders, announced yesterday that he has accepted the man. agement of large packing company of Sac Paulo, Brazil, and will leave to as- sume his new duties in a month. Mir. Mckenzie has been the head of land and cattle company operating in Colo rado. Texas. South Dakota and Canada for the last 20 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

The Duke of Roxburgh. who has inst kept his birthright, is a Scotch duke but sits in the house of lords as the Earl Innes. He was an officer in the blues, and served in South Africa, and there can be no doubt that had he not been duke he would have won the V. C., for far less heroism. However, the duke shortly after wards received the Order of the Thistle. an exclusive badge that Is highly valued by the Scotch peerage. The duke rides well, shoots. fishes. and is never happier than when In his own broad acres in Scotland. He stands high in favor at court, and accompanied the King and Queen (when Prince and Princess of Wales) on their memorable tour in the colonies His wife. the duchess, an Amer ican, Is said to have brought him several millions. and at the time of his marriage it was estimated that the total amount of the fortunes of those present at the wed- ding ran to the amazing figure of 50,0oo,- GOO sterling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

nection with which a somewhat amusing story Is told The wife of certain mil lionaire, at the time recently admitted into society, wrote to Lord Normandy proposing to put her son under his care. and asking if the marquis was particular about the social position of his pupils ana their parents. Lord Normandy Is stated to have replied: Madam, for so long as your son conducts himself we'll, and pays due attention to his work, I shall make no inquiries as to the anteeedenIs of his parents"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

ing the loyalty of the Oriental empire of George V. for some years to come.