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Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
DEEP FALL FLOWING IS BEST
Not Only Necessity for Sugar Beets.
but Might Be Worked to Advant-
age With All Other Crops.

All our best farmers have long since
come to a conclusion as to the neces.
sity Of deep fall plowing for sugar
beets and the rule might be worked
for all the other crops and we would
still be ahead of the game. When
beets are to go in on spud land on
which the potato digger has done its
plowing, but on other land depth of
six or eight inches should be the mini.
mum and subsoiling from four to six
inches below that will be found ad.
vantageous, and this country has never
yet bought enough subsoil plows nor
are they used as much as they were
20 years ago. Flowing around the
field should be avoided. Where land
is arranged for the furrow method Of
irrigation and the ordinary plow used
the direction should be only with the
slope. Flowing at right angles to the
slope will leave the dead and back
burrows in the field in such position
that even If smoothed over by cult.
walton they will prevent a uniform
flow Of water through the burrows
This plowing should be left in the
rough SO that the soil may be well
aerated and be able to catch and re-
tain snow or rain without drifting or
run off. On land which is checked the
direction of the plowing Is not so es.
sential except as II affects permanent
rt11l 10 t,k
irrigated must be thoroughly cult.
waited after watering SO as to retain
the moisture applied, for the spring
winds levy great tax on evaporation
and we are looking for a good. many
hard blows this winter. The CORFU
gator is good thing, but alas, SO few
of us have corrugators and the iron
foundries are not turning them out
when it would be so simple to do so.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
PlMPLES ON FACE 3 YEARS

II was troubled with acne for three
long years. My face was the only part
affected, but 1t caused great distigure-
ment, also suffering and loss Of sleep.
At first there appeared red, hard
pimples which later contained white
matter. I suffered great deal caused
by the itching. / was In state of
perplexity when walking the streets
or anywhere before the public.
II used pills and other remedies but
they failed completely. I thought of
giving up when nothing would help.
but something told ME to try the Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. / sent for
a Cuticura Booklet which I read care
fully. Then I bought some Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and by following
the directions was relieved In a few
days. I used Cuticura Soap for wash
ing my face, and applied the Cuticura
Ointment morning and evening. This
treatment brought marvellous results
so I continued with it for few weeks
and was cured completely. / can
truthfully say that the Cuticura Rem
edies are not only all, but more than
they claim to be-" (Signed) G. Bau.
mel, 1015 w. goth Place, Chicago, ILL.,.
May %, 1911. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug.
gists and dealers everywhere, sam
pie of each, with 32-page book, will
be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura," Dept. % X, Boston.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Propaqatinq Currants.

This is the best time of the year to
propagate currants from cuttings, and
the ground for the purpose should be
well manured and plowed nine or ten
inches deep. In the bottom Of these
trenches the cuttings should be stuck
about four inches apart. and at an
angle Of 45 degrees along the row,
leaving about an inch of the tops pro
truding above the ground. In filling
the trenches extra care must be taken
to firm the soil at the bottom of them
about the cuttings. These can be
Inserted in the soil much easier If
hey are cut as diagonally as possible,
giving them sharpened end. So that
40 water may be collected or freeze
about the cuttings, the rows should
be ridged little, and when the ground
begins to freeze it is advisable to
spread over coat of coarse manure
% prevent their being heaved out.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
EVER TAKE A MUSIC BATH7
They Are as Good for the Soul,
Holmes Says, as Water for
the Body.

One must be educated, no doubt, to
understand the more complex and diff.
ferent kinds of musical composition.
Go to the concerts where, you know
that the music is good, and that you
ought to like it whether you do or not
Take music bath once or twice a
week for few seasons, and you will
find that 1t is to the soul what the
water bath Is to the body. / wouldn't
trouble myself about the affectations
of people who go to this or that series
OF concerts chiefly because 1t is fash
ionable. Some of these people whom
we think so silly will perhaps find,
sooner or later, that they have DOR
mant faculty which is at last waking
up, and that they who came because
others came, and began by staring at
the audience, are listening with new
ly found delight. Everyone OF us has
q harp under the bodice or waistcoat,
and If 1t can only once get properly
strung and tuned 1t will respond to all
outside armonies.-Oliver Wendell
Holmes.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

e PIES. according to reports in Wash
y ington. are still at work finding out
for the nations which they represent
the secrets OF this country's defense
Not satisfied with their military at.
aches"-sometimes called the title OF
q spy not in disguise--these nations.
directly or indirectly. have been work.
ing all the time throughout the world
collecting information This informa.
tion Is OF every sort; economic. geo
graphical. commercial. but especially
military It is the first duty OF these
men to report all details they can
gather of the fortifcations In the coun.
try to which they are assigned. All
this information is eventually filed In
the vaults OF the general stan. and on
It, to a large degree, depends the
preparedness of the country for war
In New York itself there are doubt
less many spies besides the consuis.
Some years ago young lieutenant IN
a foreign army spent his vacation on
this side OF the Atlantic. admittedly
reporting to bis government the vari.
Gus activities Of the United States. es-
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
This Country Full of Foreign Spies

pecially In some OF their island pro-
tectorates. He returned to his home
country. and nothing more was heard
OF him for several years.
One day toward the end OF 1910 a
man who had met this officer on his
first visit was much surprised to meet
him again on ferryboat at New York
city. The officer was dressed In civ.
ilian clothes and either did not recog-
nize his former acquaintance or pre-
tended not to recognize him. When
addressed. however. he readily ac-
knowledged his identity. He said he
was In this country permanently ana
was working In factory on Staten
Island This factory was within half
an hours walk OF some OF the most
important Notifications on the Atlantic
seaboard
The fact was enough to make the
acquaintance suspicious. Here was a
man who had been an officer In a for
eign army, who had at one time ad-
mittedly represented his country on
an inspection tour. and who suddenly
turned up six years after In civilian
clothes and said that he was working
regularly in factory close to a great
fortress.
Some time later the acquaintance
called up the factory to see II the man
was still there. He was not. but had
left shortly after the interview on the
ferryboat
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
FARM NOTES.
Gull out the litters closely.

Gull out the lltters closely.
A case of eggs holds 80 dozen.
The right kind of hay loader Is
as good, or even better. than hired
man.
Sowing barley with winter wheat as
means of protecting it for winter
has proven unsuccessful.
A couple of waXed ends kept handy
will save many precious moment
when the harness breaks at the wrong
time.
If you want to drive the birds away
keep a lot Of cats around the place
but remember that the cats do not eat
many insects.
Do not wait until the bolts on the
buggy begin to rattle or. but keep
them tight all the time-it may save
q bad accident.
A hive Of bees will supply all the
honey the family needs and besides
pollenize the fruit. Nothing pays bet.
ter in q small way.
II you will allow stagnant water to
stand around the place sprinkle the
surface with kerosene once a week.
1t will kill the mosquitoes.
No use to put mortgage on the
place to buy an automobile. Two hun.
dred hens will furnish the money,
though you will have to wait year or
two.
II you must use the wagon harness
for field work take of the backbands
and substitute broad band Of plain
leather for comfort and lightness
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
ship at the battle of Santiago. TIL,
total c0ct of fhese ia S20 2h1 n76 Th,

ship at the battle OF Santiago. The
total cost OF these Is $20.35g.276. The
unarmored cruisers that were service
able In the Spanish war, but in mod
ern sea battle couldn't approach the
enemy within ten miles or more. are
the Olympia. Dewey's flagship at the
battle Of Manila bay: the Raleigh. Bal.
timore. Chicago. Cincinnati. Boston.
Marblehead, Atlanta. Philadelphia. San
Francisco. Montgomery. Minneapolis.
and Columbia. Total cost. $25.965. 1872.
Warship brokers in this country nat
urally will look to South America as
the most likely field for business. Ar
gentina and Brazil are setting the pace
for dreadnoughts. and the smaller re-
publics. which might wish to follow
their example, may find 1t cheaper
and more economical to buy battle
ships Of the type of the Kentucky and
the Kearsarge. Such of the smaller
republics as wish to increase the
strength of their navies. being unable
to order dreadnoughts, probably will
try to make bargain with Uncle Sam
or else employ the battleship broker.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
How to Test Garden Seeds.

To avoid poor stands. seeds should
be tested before planting. This Is a
very simple operation and requires
but few minutes. There are several
simple methods Of testing seeds.
probably most of which will answer
the purpose.
One of the simplest and quickest
ways is to test between blotting pa
per. First. count out 100 seeds of the
kind to be tested, taking them just
as they come and not picking out the
best looking ones. Scatter the seeds
between two pieces of blotting paper
from four to six inches square and
place in a common china plate and
turn another plate bottom side up
over the first. II pasteboard plates
can be had they are better. especially
If a large number of samples is to be
tested.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Summer Resorts Offered Uncle Sam

1t would probably cost Uncle Sam
500. 100000 instead of $11.000.000,
One of the leading summer resort
forest reservations" which the gov
ernment has been asked to buy Is the
Natural Bridge In Virginia. for which
something like quarter OF a million
Is wanted. Accompanying the oner
was a beautiful painting OF the bridge.
which was great for scenic beauty.
but did not seem to be much for tim.
Der. No charge was made for the pic
ture. 1t was explained The promoter
Of this property did not admit 1t, but
It Is well known that the Natural
Bridge died a natural death In recent
years.
A large number OF other resort and
hotel properties in the White Noun
tains and the much advertised Land
OF the Sky" or Sapphire Country.
of Carolina are being offered to the
government at ridiculous prices
whether ridiculously high or ridicu-
lously low will be for the forestry COM
mission to cay. Officials OF the forest
service have mapped out certain areas
within which 1t is thought desirable
to buy land for the protection OF for
ests and the conservation OF stream
flow. Some OF these areas include
summer resorts; but that does not
mean that the forest service wants
those resorts purchased.
Certain big White Mountain hotels
want the government to buy whole
mountains so that the trees thereon
will be preserved for the benefit OF
their guests. Lands are being pressed
upon the government for $50 to 500
an acre, but few II any OF these will
be bought. Most Of the purchases
which the forestry commission will
authorize will probably be cut-over
and waste lands which can be OBJ
tanned for a few dollars an acre.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
MuIchinu Celery,

1t is hoped that large number Of
our readers will try growing celery by
mulching this year. Commercial
growers who use this system almost
invariably apply fresh horse, manure
as the mulch, says the Baltimore
American. 1t is placed between the
rows Immediately after transplanting
and at the ratio of 40 or 80 tons per
acre. This means covering of three
or four inches of manure. which will
conserve moisture better than fine
soil mulch.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

convenient does not appeal to the Of
ficials In the departments any longer
Several years ago law was passed
making 1t an offense for IA Official to
create deficit or ~ use money ap-
propriated for one specific purpose for
another purpose for which the regular
appropriation had become exhausted.
Not only will there be saving OF
$250.00O for the present fiscal year,
but there will also go on indefinitely
saving Of quarter of million dol.
lars each year. for the treasury ON.
cials have let the draughtsmen 20 for
good
There are now in the United States.
erected and in use, 662 public build.
ings, costing from $4,000 to $4,000. 900
each. the last named figure being the
cost OF the New York custom house
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
WELL IN THE DESERT
New Plants Are Centrifugal
Pumps Run by Steam.
Regions Which Had Never Been
Forced by Drought to Seek Water
and Having Found II They
viii Now Use Irrigation.

Sinking wells into water-bearing
strata to secure domestic and irriga
tion supplies is how being resorted
to as never before. New and broad
er conceptions of the relations of sub
terranean water to irrigation have
recently prevailed. Individual irriga
tion undertakings have been recently
established very largely upon wells
and pumps or upon flowing wells,
wherever they can be had. During the
last three years there have been per-
haps ten times as many pumping out
fits set up for irrigation as had been
employed during the whole earlier ir'
rigation Of this state.
Large irrigation companies have
sunk groups Of wells and pumped
from them into their distributing
bitches and fumes. Individual irri.
gators have sunk wells and bought
pumping plants when the ditch water
failed and have now learned the su.
periority Of home supply, to be drawn
up just when 1t can be used to best
advantage. and often to be had for
much less than the rates Of the ditch
companies. Large regions which had
never secured irrigation systems have
been forced by drought to seek water
and having found 1t below ground In
ample quantities they will not fail in
the future to use irrigation as sup
plement to the rainfall.
Many of these plants are centrifu-
gal pumps run by steam. These are
the larger plants, fifteen to forty
horsepower and in some instances
more, and the size of the pumps ranges
from four to twelve inches. Most of
the smaller pumps are run by gaso-
line, although several use crude oil
and many of them are also centrifu-
gal Some of these are deep-well
pumps and they are very satisfac
tory in raising water from greater
depth than 100 feet. From 100 to 800
feet they work admirably. The cost
of pumping differs materially with
the different kinds of power, sizes of
pumps and depth of wells. Figuring
from what may be safe average of
the actual cost Of fuel, No. pump
centrifugal, using gasoline as power,
at 20 feet depth, will cost about three
dollars day. This should result. in
600 gallons minute, $4,000 gallons an
hour, or 100000 gallons day Of ten
hours.
Such a stream of water Is calcu
lated to irrigate about five acres day
to depth of little more than 2k
inches. A better and safer estimate
would probably be four acres day
to a depth of about two inches. But,
generally speaking, 1t is safer to say
that at a cost Of three dollars an acre
land can be irrigated two or three
times at six dollars an acre annually
and 1t is certainly worth the money
in dry seasons like the present. The
average cost of plant is about $1,000
In many cases the cost will be only a
fraction of that given. But even the
higher figures are below the cost war
ranted by the saving Of crop. as the
experience of individuals has shown
Over large areas of the country wind
mills are used as motors for irriga
tion pumps and careful accounts of
their efficiency are available. They
unquestionably serve an excellent pur
pose under favorable conditions up to
the limits Of their capacity.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Pullets for Laying.

In all of the experiments at an east
ern station the pens Of pullets with
out the male birds began to lay from
one to two months earlier than in any
of the corresponding pens in which
the male birds were kept.
No attempts were made to force
laying and broody fowls were allowed
to sit at will, there being plenty OF
nest boxes in each pen
About the same number became
broody in the pens having the males
as In those without
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
suIphate Of Iron for Vine Diseases

Suipnate OF iron TOT vine diseases.
According to French Investigations,
the use is recommended of sulphate
Of iron as winter treatment for the
prevention of black rot, iodium, mil.
dew. anthracnose. pourridie, ETC., Of
the grape. The method of application
recommended is to bathe or sprinkle
the vines with ten per cent. solu.
ton of sulphate Of iron and place the
powdered sulphate about the vines
at the rate OF 400 to 800 pounds per
acre, the quantity depending on the
porosity of the soil.
The use Of sulphate of iron solution,
as mentioned above, has been made
in this country for some years past for
the prevention of anthracnose. The
best method of making the application
is with brush, after the pruning has
been done.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
For Cramps.

A piece Of old-fashioned candlewick
worn around the leg in the garter
place, next to the skin, will prevent,
or, cure, cramp in the calf Of the leg
or in the foot. have proved this by
personal experience; believe this
would prove effectual in preventing
swimmers cramp; those liable to
cramp while in the water would be
wise to try It. Cottonbatting, wrap
ped round the body from the arm-pits
downward, saved the life of man
suffering agony from painters cramp:
It gave almost instant relief-Nation-
al Magazine.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Lucanian Eggs.

Five hard cooked eggs, one cup
cooked macaroni, one-half cup grated
cheese. one and three-quarteAs cups
white sauce, salt. paprika, onion juice,
three-fourths cup buttered crumbs.
Cut the eggs in eighths lengthwise,
add macaroni, white sauce and season.
ings. Arrange in buttered baking dish,
cover with buttered crumbs, and bake
until the crumbs are brown.-From
Wisconsin Farmers Institute Cook
Book
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Meat for Fowls.

While meat Is an excellent food for
egg production, on account of its nitro
genous quality, there are a number OF
other feeds which also are high In nj
trogen. among which may be found
linseed meal, malt sprout and gluten
feeds. 1t is best to salt the morning
mash, but not more than one ounce for
100 head of stock should be used. Dis.
solve the salt in hot water with which
the mash is moistened. In this way II
will be more evenly distributed.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Terrible Suffering
Eczema All Over eaby's Body.

when my baby was four months old
his face broke out with eczema and st
sixteen months of age his face, hands and
arms were in a dreadful state. The
eczema spread all over his body. We had
to put mask or cloth over his face and
tie up his hands. Finally we gave him
Hoods Sarsaparilla and in few months
healthy boy" Mrs. Inez Lewis, Barring.
Maine.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures blood diseases
and builds up the system.
Get it today in usual liquid form O.
chocolated tablets called oareataba.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
When the World Was Made,

When Lottie returned from her first
visit to Sunday school she was asked
what she had learned.
God made the world in six days,
and was arrested on the seventh day."
was her version Of the lesson impart-
ed.-Lippincott's.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Beautiful Walnut Tree

The secretary of agriculture de-
clares that the beautiful forest tree
that bears the English walnut would
do we'll in this country. 1t spreads
like an oak and has fine feathery
foliage that hlls the air with fra
GRANGE.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Chlroaraph.

''Ethelinda writes a very peculiar
hand" said Maude.
"Yes," replied Mayme, "it's just a
lot Of straight lines and angles. When
you read it, you have to guess at the
spelling, the same as she does"
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Worth of a Cow.

A Guernsey COW owned by the Iowa
Agricultural college last year pro
duced milk worth $152.S0 above the
cost of her feed. What is such COW
worth?
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
systsmatlxs Farm Work

Pick up the odds and ends on the
farm, farm the waste places and sys.
tematize your work. These three
things are important steps in the road
to success
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Usefulness Of Wood % e c kers.

The woodpeckers are sometimes
called tree doctors, because they are
constantly on the Lookout for insects
on the bark OF the trees or worms
that are at home under the bark.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

Whenever you have pain think Of
Hamlins Wizard Oil. For Headache,
Toothache, Earache, Stomach ache, and
many other painful ailments there is moth.
ing better.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
The Plain Facts.

did you see the prisoner strike this
man in the melee?"
mo, I seen him swat him on the
nose"
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

Some men never succeed in putting
their best foot forward because they
are unable to decide which one 1t Is
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

Giving other people the best Of 1t
is good investment. And besides
1t may not cost you anything
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

There are now three thousand peo.
pie in the new Swastika gold mining
camp, thirty-one miles north of the
Cobalt silver area.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

If you wish beautiful, clear, white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Where It Belonged.

Where are you going?"
ITO fetch some water, sorr."
What, in those disreputable trou-
sers?"
mo, sorr, in this ere pail. Lon
don Opinion.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

A man can't kick If his monument
Is put-up job.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

A woman thinks man is sensible
II he tells her that she Is handsome.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE
Send &c stamp FOR FIVE samples of my very choic-
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-12
MASS MEETING
second Billy sunday Macs Meeting
VIII BE Held az First Pres
byterisn Church.

The c great mass meeting for
the arousinE 81 interest In the Billy
sunday evangelistic campaign. which
~ 10 open In this city IN February.
will be he'd In the First Presbyterian
church on nett Sunday afternoon a.
3 O'Clock. The Rev. ID. a. Johnson
OF 4 Presbyterian church Of Toledo.
o. will be- h principal speaker and
vii tell OF the work done by
the evangelist In that Ohio city. which
for 30 many years was known for It's
corruption.
Rev. johnson u president OF the
Toledo E~vanEelistic association. un-
der the auspices Of which the cam.
paign was conducted. and which has
been continued a. a permanent or
~gantzation since the close % the work
last spring Ia his address Sunday
he will tell OF "Bniy Sunday. Has
Methods and What lie VIII DO for
Wheeling
As surprising interest was shown
in the first OF these Sunday after.
noon meetings held a week ago.
" h expected that the capacity Of the
big church Ia which the second n 10
BE- held will be taxed The meeting
will be under the direction Of the Rev.
Mr.. =. X Arbuthnot as president OF
the Wheeling EyanRellstic association
and the Rev. W. 4. Cook. H. u. as
pastor Of the church In which the
meeting will be held. will make the
opening prayer.