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Triumphnl Return Metropolitan

Plumbing, Heating, Timing and
Spouting. S. s. Shedd & Bro. Co.. 432 eth
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when the chgge into his for OIL he
his yes his weasand he claws the grass
and bites chunks soil The woods deserted where
while irted with Susan Mrandy and tother maid; the
tall poplars wonder why sits unde-te cigges have
driven the boys from their shaded
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$LOO Bluemont and Return, Sunday.
June %, Southern railway. Trains leave
Washington S:55 am. Qimited) and 9:l5
am. QocaD.-Advt.
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Visit the Convention City.

Vtstt the COnvent1On City.
Baltimore Is beautifully decorated, and
the democratic hosts are arriving. Quick,
hourly service via Baltimore and Ohio
railroad-$1.25 round trip today and to.
morrow.-AdYt
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Electric Fixtures, Flash Lights, Masda
Lamps. S. s. Shedd & Bro. Co.. 432 9Th
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Chiggers
BY WALT MASON

of the chgges those blamed little dgge
bask in the woodland nook
nf <uuho ME-
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Call Me Early, Ruth,
I'm bound to get to the Eastern Church
by IL am. COMMONWEALTH
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Phone Your Want Ad to The Star
Main 2440.
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Cars for Great Falls leave 36th and M
streets every few minutes.
Chesapeake Beach-Trains daily from
District line. as per schedule in railroad
column.
leaves TIN street wharf at am.
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Phone Your Want Ad to The star
NR1ix.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Cofurnhda-The Columbia Players In
>T'he House Next Door" S.1S PIN.
Polls Theater-The Poll Players IN
three Twins" S:15 pm.
Relasco-The Butterfieid Players In
"The Way to Win a Woman" S:15 pm.
Cosmos-vaudevtlle and motion pic
lures, i pm. to IL pm
virginia-Motion pictures and illus
trated songs.
Chevy Chase Lake-Marfne Band con-
cert, followed by dancing.
Luna Park-Amusements OF all sorts
with dancing.
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4Burner Gas DANCE, S10.5e.
NJ. b. Flynn, COL Pa ave. Sc.
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Summer rates. Stag Hotel. Investigate.
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New Raleigh Hotel Roof Garden
opens next Wednesday evening Special
menu. Full orchestra. Admission by card
only.-Advt.
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Any Place You Suggest
after that, but the Eastern Church for me
tomorrow at II a~m--Adyt
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GOOD CROPS FOR DRY FARMS
Milo Maize, kafir Corn, Sorghum. Pea.
nuts and MiIIet Found to Be Elk.
yij ceilent In Southwest.

TcIn the southwest nothing answers
better than milo maize, kafir corn.
sorghum. peanuts and millet These
can be grown In any part OF the coun-
try where care has been taken to
conserve the moisture enough to give
the plants a good start. Milo maize
is favored than kafr corr for
the reason that 1t will mature in a
slightly shorter time. Kafr corn,
however. has the advantage that It
makes more fodder and fodder OF a
better quality. Texas farmers plant
kair corn and plan to feed 1t in the
bundle. II they expect to head 1t
and feed It as grain alone they use
milo.
Spanish peanuts are becoming very
popular in some parts OF Texas, and
as they are leguminous plants, they
fill a most important place in dry
farming. In fact. they occupy exact
ly the same position as red clover
and alfalfa do in the south. For a
long time 1t was thought that they
would not be adapted to dry farming,
but recent experiments both in Okla
homa and Texas demonstrate the
value Of the peanut.
To get the best results, the nuts
should be soaked for "a hours and
then planted in a moist soil a little
before cotton planting time. About
one bushel per acre Is usually plant
ed. and they are planted whole. This
will make the rows about 3h feet
apart, with the plants about Is to IS
inches apart In the row. II there is
sufficient moisture to start the plants,
they will stand a long period Of
drouth without. apparent damage.
Then when the rains do come they
will Immediately set a large crop Of
nuts. J
The hay Is harvested by moving
over the vines with the ordinary
mower. and when properly cured this
hay is classed along with second.rate
alfalfa. The yield often amounts to
two toni per acre. For harvesting the
nuts the most satisfactory method is
to turn the hogs in and let them root
the vines up themselves. 1t is no un.
common thing to secure from 900 to
1000 pounds OF pork per acre from
Spanish peanuts. OF course, If hogs
are not available, the vines will have
to be pulled and the nuts will remain
on them. AS there isn't any very
strong market for peanuts, the only
reason for growing them is to use in
connection with farm animals. When
concentrated feeds are scarce. there
Is no reason why Spanish peanuts
could not be grown with a great deal
Of satisfaction.
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ONE CASE OUT OF MANY
TO PROVE OUR CLAIMS.
lp1rlrs. Estella Gillispie

st. Anne, Ill.-"I was passing
through the change of life and /
was a perfect wreck from female
troubles. I had a displacement
and bearing down pains, weak
fainting spells, dizziness, then
numb and cold feelings Some
times my feet and limbs were
swollen. I was irregular and had
so much backache and headache,
was nervous, irritable and was
respondent. Sometimes my ap-
petite was good but more often it
was not. My kidneys troubled
me at times and I could walk
only a short distance.
II saw your advertisement ina
paper and took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
I was helped from the first. At
the end of two months the swell
ling had gone down, I was re-
lieved of pain, and could walk
with ease. I continued with the
medicine and now | do almost all
my Homework. I know your
medicine has saved me from the
grave and l am willing foryou to
publish anything I write to you,
for the good of others."-Mrs.
EsTELLA GILLESPIE, RID. No. 4,
Box "a, st. Anne, Illinois.
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PIMPLES ON FACE 3 YEARS

II was troubled with acne for three
long years. My face was the only part
affected, but it caused great disfigure-
ment, also suffering and loss of sleep.
At first there appeared red. hard
pimples which later contained white
matter. 1 suffered a great deal caused
by the itching. I was in a state OF
perplexity. when walking the streets
or anywhere before the public.
81 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. I sent for
q Cuticura Booklet which I read care
fully. Then / bought some Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and by following
the directions I was relieved in q few
days. fused Cnticura Soap for wash
ing my face, and applied the Cuticura
Ointment morning and evening. This
treatment brought marvellous results
80 1 continued with it for a few weeks
and was cured completely. I can
ltruthfuIly say that the Cuticura Rem
ediss are not only all. but more than
they claim to be-" (Signed) G. Bau-
mel, 1915 W. goth Place, Chicago, ILL.,,
May 20, 1911. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere, q SAM
pie Of each, with s2-page book, will
be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura,"" - Dept. L. Boston.
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Read the following
Scrofulitic Consumption

City of Danville, State of virginia-To-wit.
!, Edmund B. Meade, Notary Public in
and for the City of Danville, State of Vir-
ginia, do hereby certify that Abram Word,
Of Dsnyille, Va, to me well known, did ap-
pear before me, and being duly sworn, de-
poseth and says as follows:
"For ten years prior to August, 1909, I
was under the care of a regular physician.
Last spring this doctor told me he could do
me no good, and / tried another for four
months without receiving any benefit from
him.
In August, 1909, / began taking Milan,
and am % able to do my work without
difficulty, my appetite is good, and l can
eat and digest any food.
My trouble was said 10 be Scrofulitic
Consumption, and / was wasted away to a
shadow. was so weak that I could hard
" walk when / commenced on MILAN.
Irega1d MILAN as a truly valuable rene
dy in all cases of blood trouble, whether
eruptive, or proceeding from a lack of full,
free circulation.
/ have recommended MILAN to about
twenty of my friends, and so far as l have
seen or heard from them, they all speak in
the highest terms of it, and are recommend
ing it to their friends.
r. 1t was particularly beneficial to me in aid
ing digestion and building up an appetite"
(Signed) ABRAM WORD.
In witness to the above. I have h~ereunto set
& a hapS and 4. b. The isi seal Of E IS f5s;fs' 3 shi sE Rsi6 Gay
(SEAL) Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. IA. 1914. !
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FAULTY DRAFT HORSES FEET
Caro- Must Be Exercised In Buying
Animals, az Much Of Usefulness
Depends on Pedal Qualities.

When buying draft horses. the
farmer should look the feet over care
fully, for much Of the horses useful
ness depends upon the feet.
The hoofs should be ample in size,
sound, smooth and symmetrical IN
shape. The hoof is a continuation OF
the skin of the parts above. The
color of the skin decides the color
of the hoof. Dark colored hoofs are
preferred. Color counts for little,
however, II the hoofs are OF poor
shape and texture. The horn should
be smooth, waxy looking and free
from cracks or ridges and the comets
(hoof heads) should be open. promi
nent and slightly cupped %(concave),
not flat. or bullying (convex); the
frog large. elastic. healthy and with
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PROBLEM OF SOIL MOISTURE
Farm Should Be Terraeed, Piowed
Deep, We'll Cultivated, Crops Ro-
tated and FertiIized.

The key to the problem OF soil con.
servation lies in the due control or
t , water, that. falls on each acre. The
water is an asset Of the greatest pos
sible value and should be looked upon
az such: saved, II held where 1t would
do good-lost. II permitted to run
away-doubly lost II 1t carries away
soil OF value and does destructive
work below. The remedy lies with
each individual farmer. Terraces
should be constructed on all undulat-
ing farms. and crops cultivated on .
level according to these terraces.
All but too late parts of Georgia.
Alabama and Sbuth Carolina awoke
to the fact that they had too long
allowed the rains to fall and the floods
to come, u~nrestrained, and wash away
their source of wealth. leaving them
red. unproductive. quilted hillsides. In
place Of their once productive farms.
They awoke to the fact that they must
conserve what they had left. The
subject OF ~terracing was agitated. "a
few pioneers terraced their farms.
and proved to the majority that the
idea was practical. The farmers see
ing the benefits Of this were not slow
to adopt the method and the result
is that they have reclaimed their
once depleted fields and are now
producing from mi to one and a half
bales OF cotton where only one.
fourth bale per acre was a good yield
before ~terracing was adopted.
For %uncounted ages the soil Of
China has been titled, and instead OF
being exhausted. Is even more fertile
than 1t was In the beginning OF their
cultivation. The reason of this 1s that
each farmrds terraced to a levelEcul-
tivated on a level-no fast down-pour
Of rain washes away their soil, but It
Is retained by their terraces and Is
drawn of gradually, or finds It's way
to the streams through the subsoil.
We must awake to the fact that our
lands are our means OF livelihood
that the farmers produce food and
clothing for the ever-increasing urban
millions, as we'll as themselves. :.
Conservation Of soils and moisture
are items that affect all, and the
farmer, who Is the man on the ground
and who has charge, must build for
the future, as we'll as the present.
The farm should be %terraced. pillow.
ed deep, we'll cultivated, crops rotated
and fertilizer used. where needed.
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NEfSU1nES

Cows need much water.
Never allow the dairy sire to run
with the herd.
A separator saves W or three
landings Of the milk.
Constant vigilance is the price OF
success in the growing Of garden
crops.
Overcrowding and overheating have
caused the death Of hosts Of young
chicks.
Cleanliness and ventilation are
highly important factors In raising
brooder chicks.
Don't keep tapping your horse with
the whip unless you want to drive a
regular old plug.
Salt is Of especial Importance to
the dairy cow during the winter when
she Is fed on dry feed.
DO not force a dairy cow to seek
shelter behind a barb wire fence on
a stormy or frosty day.
AS foaling time approaches give the
mare a rest, but let her have exercise
in the open air every day.
The newly-hatched chicks must not
be removed from the incubator until
they are thoroughly dry.
You can generally tell a sheep farm
by its neat appearance. The sheep
keep the corners pretty well cleaned
up.
Running the incubator Is like most
other things, We get results largely In
proportion to the work We do our
selves.
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FUTURE OF SOUTH BRIGHTEST
Probably Richest Section of United
States, Says New York Finan-
cier In Recent Issue.

In a recent issue Of the FiEancier-
New York. the following sentences &C.
cur: Keep your eye upon the south.
Today 1t Is probably the richest sec
ton of the United States. Ten years
from now 1t will retain that distinc-
ton against all dispute. Where 1t
will be twenty years from now the
imagination can only guess. but We
consider that the citation Of marvel
Gus growth marks only the beginning
Of the south's future, the answer to
It's ultimate destiny appears to be
definitely forecast"
1t is known already that the south
ern soil is quite capable OF yielding
double what 1t has ever before pro-
duced; it Is known already that what
was once considered a purely agricul-
tural section, and not a great one at
that, 1t has been demonstrated that
It Is also a great manufacturing Sec
ton. p
1t is fully believed that when the
Panama canal has been completed, as
it will be in a comparatively short
time, the commercial interests of the
section will at once be doubled and
quadrupled, and there are those living
who will see It increased tenfold, says
the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
The south Is now the land Of oppor-
tunity. Men in other sections are see
ing it and 1t Is not half SO difficult to
induce investments here as 1t was a
score or even ten years ago.. The CEN
sus taken in the year 1910 was a SUBJ
stantial and telling advertisement for
the south and will! stand as such for
q decade.
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BEANS IMPROVE SOIL
Not Many Plants Surpass It as
~. a Fertilizer. !
its Quick, Rank Growth Makes 1t Elk
yceIIent as Cover Crop and for Or
namentaI Purposes-Sound e..
Seed Must Be Used.

Few crops give more satisfactory re-
suits for as many purposes than the
velvet bean. Its frst 8 was for the
purpose of covering trellises. screens
Of u~nsightly places. It's quick. rank
growth makes 1t excellent as a cover
crop and for ornamental purposes.
This feature makes 1t Objectionable IN
citrus groves because Of the danger
that the trees will be completely
shaded, or that the vines will inter
fere with gathering the fruit. In open
fields, however. 1t Is not only an excel
lent cover crop, but Is very efficient In
the eradication of Troublesome weeds.
Its use for human food Is limited.
Like other legumes it is Of great
Importance as a soil improver, The
nodules which collect nitrogen from
the air vary In size from a mere speck
to the size Of the pecan. The greater
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part Of the nitrogen. however. Is found
in the vines, leaves, and seeds. An
entire crop plowed under as a ferti'
lizer has been found to add to each
acre ammonia equivalent to that ap-
plied in. 1900 pounds Of cottonseed
meal containing rs per cent. OF am
monia. A ton OF beans in the pod
contains 54.S pounds of nitrogen. 31:s
pounds of potash, and 1873 pounds OF
phosphoric acid. having a ferttlizing
value OF $40. or s11. The bulls con,
tain a much higher percentage OF
phosphoric acid and potash. The time
of planting velvet beans depends upon
the latitude, season, and the purpose
for which the crop is grown.
Sound seed, must be used to secure
the largest yield. II the beans are
planted In the pod. they may be
soaked wei night to soften the pods
and hasten termination. This method
of planting wastes seed. prevents
planting by machinery. produces an
uneven stand by reason Of poor germ
nation, and renders seed selection by
means OF the tanning mill impossible.
Velvet beans may be improved In yield
by seed selection. AS the beans can
not be cultivated after the vines have
reached any considerable length. prep
aration Of the seed bed should be deep
and thorough.
The time Of harvesting will depend
entirely upon the purpose for which
the crop has been grown. II used for
hay. the crop should be cut just when
the young buds are we'll formed. al
lowed to wilt about 48 hours. and
cured In the shock for several days.
To avoid loss through the dropping OF
leaves, the vines must no become too
dry before being placed In the shock.
The velvet bean Is a highly nitro
genous feed and should not be fed
alone, as such feeding has been re-
ported as causing abortion among
cattle and hogs and blind staggers In
horses. The hay when fed exclusively
TO horses Is likely to cause kidney
trouble, but this danger may be over.
come by mixture with an equal
amount of crab-grass hay. 1t Is also
stated that the fat Of hogs fed too
exclusively on velvet beans Is dark
IN color and offensive In taste and
Imell.
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fed without knowledge Or judgment.
said the late S. A. Knapp. Two meth
DDS Of hog raising are common In the
southern states. both equally obtec-
tionable: e
/. When managed by the first meth
cd the hogs are allowed free range
In the woods and swamps, fenced or
%unfenced, subsist on grass. roots,
acorns and grubs. breed indfscrtmi-
nately and the survivors are slaught-
cred at two or three years Of age,
Weighing net from SO to 125 pounds.
Such animals furnish inferior hams
and shoulders, provide scarcely any
lard, and do not make a compromising
return for the use OF the land. The
owners are liable to heavy losses
from diseases, storms and other
causes. and the product does not meet
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tsEYERE SICKNESS LEAVES
THE KIDNEYS WEAK

After recovering from a severe spell
OF sickness sometime ago, I was all
run down and suffering from poor
blood. I@would have pains In my back
and hips and my kidneys bothered me
all the time. I started taking Swamp
Root upon the recommendation of q
friend and found 1t was just what l
needed. My blood became all right
and after taking a few bottles. I was
surprised at the effect 1t had on my
kidneys. They were entirely cured
and l have much to be thankful for
that your great remedy did for me.
Yours very truly,
W. o. BLACKMON, (
Phenix City, Ala.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the 14th day OF July, 1909.
WI. BIRs, Justice Of tho Peace.
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bama, Louisiana and Mississippi have
been released and in many other
counties In each state work is going
on.
Oklahoma has released 7 counties.
Arkansas 10, Texas 7 whole counties.
and parts OF 5 others, and California
has almost entirely stamped the tick
out of the Is original infected coun-
ties Of that state.
Summary: There have been freec
of ticks and released from quarantine
1877 counties and parts of 20 counties
out of s27 originally infected; 80 are
in varying degrees Of disinfection.
Over ope-seventh Of the counties have
been cleaned, and over one-ffth OF all
the originally infected counties have
been worked In. About one-tenth OF
the counties now infected are being
worked in and are partially clean.
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Mznepv
~ Hga&4
From Forty.Five to Fifty Are Much Benefited
by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

The achange of life :" IS a most
critical period in q woman's ex-
istence, and the anxiety felt BY
women as it draws near Is not
without reason. 4
When her system is In a de-
ranged condition, she may be
predisposed to apoplexy, or con-
gestion of some organ. At this
time, also, cancers and tumors
are more liable to form and begin
their destructive work.
Such warning symptoms as
sense of suffocation, hot flashes,
headaches, backaches, dread Of
impending evil, timidity, sounds
in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipation, vari-
able appetite, weakness and
%inquietude, and dizziness, are
promptly needed by Intelligent
women who are approaching the
period in life when woman's
great change may be expected.
These symptoms are calls from
nature for help. The nerves are
crying out for assistance and the
cry should be needed in time.
Lydia F. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is prepared to meet
the needs of women's system at
this trying period of her life. 1t
invigorates and strengthens the
female organism and builds up
the weakened nervous system.
1t has carried many women safely
through this crisis
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the requirements OF the general par
ket.
2. The second plan is to keep the
hogs in small lots and feed corn
mainly. This has been proven un-
profitable with corn. at the average
price In the south. Hogs thus fed
show a reyerish condition. are restless
and are generally found roofing In the
fresh earth. ...,
The cost OF raising hogs when fed
on corn alone is generally estimated
at S cents per pound, live weight,
when corr Is worth so cents a bushel
add 7 cents a pound when corn is
worth TO cents q bushel. that Is q
bushel of corn will usually make ten
pounds OF gain live weight when
carefully fed to thrifty hogs. This
agrees with results at, experiment sta
tions. But corn is not usually fed
with care. and when raised on corn
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BY COOPER CURTicE. D. V. g.. NJ. d.
The damage and losses caused by
he cattle tick are enormous. being
estimated at from ~$40,00O.O00 to
500. 000, 900 8 year, but systematic
cooperation work by the government
ind the affected states for the eradi-
cation Of these parasites Is rapidly
essening this amount. The following
are the results Of this cooperative
work during the past five years.
In Virginia "a counties have been
released from quarantine.
In North Carolina AZ counties have
been cleaned, and In South Carolina 4
have been released and 8 are nearly
clean.
In Tennessee 26 counties have been
released. Kentucky has been com,
pleted.
Several counties in Georgia. Ala