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The seed POTATOE
and HOW PRODUCED

also enables him to detect any mix
lures that may occur in the variety
At digging time the product oi
each unit is separately harvested, and
further selection made from the
marked units of all those which most
nearly approach the size, shape and
smoothness desired. The selected
tubers should be numbered with botf
field and unit numbers, and separate
ly placed in small sacks. From each
of the units retained, 10 of the best
tubers should be selected for the next
seasons planting, 1t is desirable &c
maintain the study of each selection
on the tuber-unit basis the following
season because it permits a more ac
curate comparison of the behavior OF
each.
The hill-selection method consists
in marking the most promising plants
during the growing season. At har
vesting time save only those which
give greater promisne. Keep the
progeny of each hill separate, and
take the same data as outlined for
the tuber unit Plant ON the tuber.
basis the following season. For sake
of uniformity, a definite number OF
tubers--5 or more-should be plant.
ed from each hill selection. From
this point on the methods given in
the tuber-unit work should be follow,
ed.
The only requirements for the sue,
cessful practice of the two methods
Of seed selections are reasonable
degree of painstaking effort on the
part of the grower, some 12-inch gar
den labels, a small pair of balances, a
sufficient number of suitable small
sacks and a safe place in which to
store the selected tubers until re-
quired b ythe next seasons planting
In addition to this, the grower should
have breeding plat in which each
seasons selections can be developed
up to the point of field-planting stock.
The selection of breeding plat need
not necessarily be divorced from the
general field plat. In most cases it
can be. more conveniently handled If
it is part of the regular field. All
to plant the selected tubers. These
should be preferably ON one side of
the field so that they can be more
readily observed. The planting fur
rows may be open, and a fertilizer
distributed with the potato planter by
removing the disks and setting the
plow trifie deeper If plow is
used in covering, care should be ex-
ercised to avoid displacing the seed
pieces.
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testimonial. - - Mrs. LAWRENCE MAR
TIN, IL King ST., Westbrook, Maine.
Mansion, Wis. =" At the Change of
Life suffered with pains in my back
and loins until could not stand. also
had night-sweats SO that the sheets
would be wet. tried other medicine
but got no relief. After taking one bot
tie of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound began to improve and l
continued its use for six months. The
pains left me, the night-sweats and hot
flashes grew less, and in one year was
different woman. l know ! have to
thank you for my continued good health
ever since. " = Mrs. M. j. BRowNELL,
Mansion, Wis.
The success of Lydia f. Pinkbam's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled in such cases.
III you want special advice write TO
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Go. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter viii
be opened, read and answered by a
woman, and held in strict confidence.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
ELECTRIC LIGHTING

SIAlIlNG ELECTRIC LIGHTING
PLANT
Notice is hereby given that the Board of
commissioners OF Knox County, Ohio will
receive sealed proposals up to ! o'clock D.
m, ON Monday, the Goth day of April, 1914
for furnishing the labor and materials me-
cessary in the installation OF an electric
lighting plant to be installed in the Knox
county Inhrmary Buildings, Bangs sta
ton, Knox county. Ohio. E a.
Plans and specifications will be on file
on and after Tuesday, March II. 1914 at
the auditors office in Mt. Vernon. Ohio.
ana at the. Office of the architects, r. c.
q w. $. Anderson, Mt Vernon, Ohio,
and may be seen on every working day
thereafter up 20 the day and date above
set for receiving bids.
Bids VIII be publicly opened and read at
the office of the board of county commits
sioners at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, at / O'clock
p. M, on Monday, April 20 1914
Bids must be made out in accordance
with the state law, and on blank forms
which viii be furnished by the architects
and each bid must have a certified check,
or bond, attached in an amount equal to
10 per cent OF the bid, and be sealed and
endorsed Proposal for Electric Lighting
Plant" and addressed to Walter NJ Riley,
county auditor, clerk OF board OF county
commissioners
The board of commissioners reserve the
right TO reject any or all bids In accord
ance with the general code OF Ohio,
BY order of the board OF county COM
missioners of Knox county, Ohio
WALTER M. RILEY,
County Auditor.
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SEVERAL CITIES
DISAPPOINTED
Selections BY Bank Organization
Board Under Fire.
.FAVORITISM CHARGED BY SOME

Announcement Of Reserve Districts
and Cities the Signal For the In.
auguration Of a Struggle On the
Part Of Disappointed Communities
to overturn the Committees De-
cision and Bring About Changes.
Washington, April 4.-There are In
dications here that the announcement
of the reserve districts and cities by
the reserve bank organization com.
mittee has given the signal for a de.
termined struggle on the part of sew
eral disappointed cities to cverturn
the committees decision and bring
about redsstricting Of the country,
or at least a change in the reserve
cities named.
Under the law, the decision OF the
organization committee is not subject
TO review except by the federal re-
serve board. This board probably will
not be named by President Wilson for
several weeks, but in the meantime
1t is believed that those disappointed
with the committees announcement
will bend every effort toward paving
the way for changes.
II was pointed out that both Secre-
tary OF the Treasury McAdoo and
Comptroller of the Currency Williams
of the organization committee are ex-
Off1cio members of the reserve board
and hardly could be counted upon to
reverse themselves. The president
has given no intimation as to who the
other FIVE members will be.
The organization committees plan
was criticised in congress, and there
were reports of keen disappointment
from several cities which were in the
race for reserve banks and which
failed to secure them. Three members
of the senate banking and currency
| committee, two Republicans and a
| Democrat, found fault with the plan
Senator Weeks OF Massachusetts, who
| opposed the law vigorously for many
months but who finally voted for it.
| pointed out that one bank was located
III heOTSld, Iue nOHle SJdIS OI MI Mc
Adoo; one in Virginia, the home state
| OF Mr.. Williams, and two in Missouri
the home state of Secretary Houston
! the third member of the committee
He questioned the propriety of these
selections and made other criticisms
OF the committees action.
Senator Burton disapproved the in
clusion Of Pittsburg in the district Of
which Cleveland is the reserve center
and declared that it would be impos
sible to make trade turn westward
from pittsburg to that city.
Senator Hitchcock pointed to the
| fact that Omaha had been included
in the Kansas City district instead o.
the Chicago district, and said trade
! did not flow that way.
Defenders of the committee sait
that there is no justification for th'
charge that IL was influenced by any
consideration other than the trend o.
trade and the banking advantages o.
| cities chosen.
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John W. Hill. ct al. defendants.
Probate Court of Knox
County Ohio
Mary NJ. Town, Frances A. Town and
Mary r. Town. who reside at Tacoma
A; Hill Artie B.. G., Dicus and Vol Van
Dicus whose residences are unknown.
win take notice that James A. Schaeffer.
administrator de bonis non, with the will
annexed of Joseph Hill, deceased, on the
9TH day of March, 1914 filed his petition
IN the Probate court of Knox county.
ONO allf2ing that the last will and testa>
ment OF said Joseph Hill, deceased, pro-
yides. among other things, that upon the
death Of Mary A. Hill. widow of said JOS
said Joseph Hin. deceased, is to be sold
and the proceeds divided between his le-
gal heirs and that the said Mary A. Hill
1914 -
That the said Joseph Hill died seized in
fee simple of the following described real
of county of Knox and state of Ohio:
bounded as follows viz:
Commencing in the center of the road
leading from Fredericktown to Chester
vile at the northeast corner of lands now
normerlyl owned by James Duncan and
running thenee in 2 southernly direction
about sixteen rods to lands owned by the
SAID JamesDuncan; thence in an easterly
direction along the north line of said Dun
can lands to the northwest corner OF
lands now formerly owned by J. S. Tai
mage; thence in a northerly direction
parallel with said Talmage west line TO
the center of the F'redericktOwu and Ches-
terVille road. thence i'm an westerly di-
rection along the center of said road to
the place Of beginning. containing two
acres and twenty rods, excepting one acre
off of the west side thereof heretofore
sold and conveyed by Harriet C. Rowley
TO John Get2, by deed dated Aug. 90 1881
and recorded in Vol. 70 at pages 474 and
475 Knox county. Ohio deed records, and
being the same premises conveyed to the
said Joseph Hill, deceased. by deed of
Harriet c. Rowley. dated March 18TH 1888
and recorded in book 80 at page 1872 of the
deed records of Knox county. Ohio, to
which deed reference Is here had for
greater certainty of description.
That it is necessary to sell said real es-
tate for the purpose of paying the costs of
administration and of carrying ont the
provisions OF said last will and testament
of the said Joseph HILL deceased.
The prayer OF the petition Is that said
property he sold 10 carry out the proyi-
sions OF the last will and testament OF
Joseph Hill. deceased, as aforesaid.
Mary M Town. Frances A. Town and
Mary ~ Town. Lambert ID. Hill. Loren
A. Hin. Artie B. G. Dicus and Vol Van
Dicus are hereby notified that they have
been made parties defendant to said petit
ton and that they are required to an
swer the same on or before the 4th day
JAMES A. scHAEFFER.
Administrator de bonis non, with the will
annexed Of Joseph Hill, deceased.
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Washington, d. c., April This
is the season OF the year when the
farmer should pay particular attention
TO seed potatoes, cautions the depart.
ment OF agriculture, and the use of
high grade seed would increase the re-
turns from the potato crop of the
country by many millions of dollars.
A conservative estimate of the in
crease that might be expected from
the use of high grade seed is certainly
not less than 10 per cent. Such an
increase based on the average pro
duction OF the past years would
amount to over 100000 bushels,
having an approximate value of S21,-
100000 OF the many causes which
operate 10 produce low average po-
tato yield in this country, pure seed
is an important one. The American
potato grower nays too little atten-
tion TO his seed potatoes.
The European growers, especially
those of Great Britain and Germany,
pay very strict attention to the qaul-
ity and quantity of seed they use.
This has led to the differentiation of
the potato industry into seed and crop
specialists, The seed specialist makes
q business Of producing high-quality
seed, while the crop specialist pro-
duces high grade table potato. No
suck differentiation, at least to the
same. extent, occurs in this country.
While it is true that in certain sec.
tions there is we'll developed seed po-
tato growing industry, but compare
lively few growers in. these sections
are paying sufficient attention to the
elemination of diseased and unpro-
ductive strains, or to keeping the
variety grown free from mixture with
other varieties.
By far the simplest and most prom
ising means of developing high grade
seed potatoes is that of the tuber-
unit and hill-selection methods. The
former consists in selecting from the
seed bin before planting time con-
sideable number of the most per-
fectly shaped tubers OF from i TO 8
ounces in weight. When planted
these tubers are Quartered, as drop
ped, into as nearly equal parts as
possible. This is done by splitting
the bud-eye cluster IN each direction
from seed to stem end OF the tdber.
The 4 pieces Of each tuber are drop
ped oonsecutively in the row at dis
tance of from 10 to ~ inches apart in
the furrow. AL tubers showing dis
coloration of the flesh or other evil
dence of disease should be rejected
BY allowing an additional space
between each set of fours, the four
plants from each tuber are definitely
isolated from adjoining ones, and the
grower can readily observe any var.
iation in wgor and uniformity be-
tween the units planted. This method
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-04-07

Statement of the ownership. manage,
ment, circulation, etc, required by the
act OF August "a, 1912 of the Democratic
Ranner published semi-weekly at Mt
Vernon, for April. 1914
Name of editor, managing editor, BUSH
ness manager. publisher, owner. Frank
Harper, post office address, Mt Vernon
Ohio known bendholders mortgagees
and other security holders, holding j per
cent or more of total amount of bonds
mortgages, or other securities: None
FRANK HARPER
Sworn TO and subscribed before me
this 2Sth day of March, 1914
II. b, Armstrong, Notary Public Knox
Co, Ohio. (My commission expires May
J. isi4l
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-04-07
WOMEN IN BUSINESS.
Statistics Show That Many Females
Are In Various Professions.

Statistics Show That Many Females
Are In Various Professions
Washington. The extent to which
women are leaving the home to enter
the business world is shown by the
following figures for the United States.
There are;
239oT7 stenographers.
327.G35 teachers and professors,
4Sl .i59 IN various trades.
T70055 engaged In agricultural pur-
suits.
1900 physicians and surgeons.
1896 clergy.
LIDS journalists,
1887 architects. desig gn ers and
craftsmen.
I,0l0 lawyers.
400 497 women In various other pro
fessions.
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KNOX co. TEACHERS
EXAMINATIONS
1s12-1s1s

Meetings for the examination of teach
ers VIII be held at the Central School
Building. Mt. Vernon, Ohio. the first Sat
urday of every month, Order Of sub
jects:
Elementary may be taken in toto, or in
two parts. If taken in two parts, the first
part: q. m. Arithmetic, Agriculture and
y. $. History. including Civics; p. M
Grammar, Literature and Orthography
Second part. a. M, Reading, Theory and
Practice; y. m, Physiology, Geography
and Penmanship.
Pupils examination-The third Saturday
of April and the third Saturday in May
Examination win commence at $50
O'Clock a. m.
Address all communications to the Cle-i
of Board of Examiners.
Organization of the board:
o. Z. PORE. Presient,
Danville, Ohio.
w. f. ALLGIRE. Vice President
Centerburg, Ohio
r. j. JONES, Clerk,
Utica. Ohio
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EXECUTORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the un.
dersigned has been appointed and
qualiIied executor of the estate of
MARTIN v. HORN
late of Knox County, Ohio, deceased,
by the probate court of said county.
March 26. 1914.
Levi ]. Horn,
Gambler, Ohio.
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APPLICATION FOR PAROLE

Notice is hereby given that Leander
Wilcox, prisoner now confined in
the Ohio Penitentiary, has been roc
commended TO the Ohio Board of Ad.
ministration by the Warden and Chap
lain as worthy of consideration for
parole. Said application will be for
hearing on and after April 18th, 1914.
w. j. DOLAN, Chief Clerk.
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Mani. Mind Zen Years old,

ST. Paul, MINI. According TO alien
lists who examined George Preston
twenty four years old charged with
robbery, his mental age is from eight
to ten years He has the knowledge OF
O child Of that age.
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DRESS
MOnOtOny Is BanlShGd By
These Suggestions

AT recent fashionable gathering
evening gowns were worn which were
designed to represent almost every i'm
pOrtant decade from the days of Marie
Antoinette. The dancers, gliding and
d!ping to the sway of the music, made
an unusually effective picture. There
Is no longer the repetition of a fashion
In different colors.
A most attractive gown wns worn by
young French woman who is visiting
American friends this spring. The
white brocaded silk skirt had deep
silt in the front. rounded out at the
bottom. When the wearer danced, a
very beautiful lace and net petticoat
VAS revealed She wore short crepe
petticoat under the lace one.
The skirt of the gown was rather
short all around, and even somewhat
shorter in the front. This tendency
toward unevenness is the last word in
fashions just now. A four-inch band
Of pearls was placed directly ON the
tulle draped around the corsage. The
tulle fell upon the skirt in pannier eff
feet, and was caught over the hips by
another one of these pearl bands. rails
ed slightly in the front, Over each hip
rho net was allowed to puff somewhat
II fell from under the band in bouffant
fashion. A distinctly oriental note
was struck by loose front panel OF
J earls, terminating with rich eight.
inch pearl fringe.
During the past season couturiers
have been facing one great difficulty
The lucongrulty between long dance
steps and S6.inch circumference skirts
resulted in many frayed hens. 1t was
nothing unusual for delicate ball
gown, which had cost weeks of plan.
ming and work, to be sent back after
one nights wear wreck,
The skirt was likely to be torn in
front, AT the sides or in the back -
sometimes in several places. Modistes
planned to evade this difficulty How
could skirt be made wide enough 20
permit the new dance steps and dips
and narrow enough to conform with
fashions decrees2 Silk inserts were
t1ied. They proved q little patchy in
appearance, and then they were con
stanty becoming ripped or torn.
But the latest evening gowns have
cut the Gordian knot, according to a
New York Tribune writer. The cou-
turiers solved the problem simply by
treating the skirt as II II were mere.
W draping. Two side slits going up
to the hips permit any movement, and
display artistic undersklrts. The pet.
ticoat plays a most important part In
the garniture of the gown. The sllts
In the side are only one of the means
employed TO give the necessary free
dom to the limbs, Sits climbing two
thirds OF the way up in the back and
front, or skirts loopad up by n back
puff, so that nothing hampers the feet
but flowing net petticoat, are to be
seen at every evening affair
In the way of novelties, some very
effective maline shawls were seen in
brilliant pinks, blues and green's. One
in pretty shade of rose had each
Point gathered bit together and fin.
ished of by pink jet tassel.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-04-07

The way Pitcher Doc White moved
down his former pals Of the White Sox
at Venice, Cal, the other day must
have made Jim Callahan wish that Doc
was still on the sox payroll.
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pains In my back
and side and was so
weak / could hardly
do my housework.
| have taken Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
it has done me a lot
Of good. / will re-
commend your med
icine to my friends
and give you permis-
sion to publish my
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-04-07

Margaret Anglin has revived Lady
Windemere's Fan" in New York, with
Arthur Byron. Sarah Cowell LIE Moyne
and a number of other well known
players in the cast.
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STREAM Il RIMER

REAL ESTATE AND LOANS
Farms and ciry property bought, sole
AID exchanged. Iroperties rented and
rents collected Fire insurance q spe
cialty. Representing "A old reliable
stock companies. Accident insurance
live stock insurance. Plate glass In.
sureHce. automobile insurance, In faet
we can insure any property you may
have. Surety bonds of all kinds. Cab
and see US, Room 1 Sipe bldg, SontA
Main st. Cit phone No. AT Black;
Luther \. Srream Wm. r. RImsF
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WOMEN FROM
As to S. TESTIFY
To theMerit of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Com
pound during Change
of Life.

Westbrook, Me. - al was passing
through the Change of Life and had
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-04-07
LEGAL NOTICE

James A. Schaeffer. administrator de bon
IS non with the will annexed of JOS
eph Hill, deceased. plaintiff,
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John w. Hill. ct al. defendants.
Probate Court of Kno,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12
Notice Of School Election

To the qualified voters of Sis
seton Independent School dis
trict, in the county of Roberts,
South Dakota.
Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the 10Th day of June,
1914, being the third Tuesday of
June, the annual election of said
district will be held at the school
house of Sisseton Independent
School district at Sisseton, Rob-
erts county, s. D., for the pur-
pose of electing:
One mem Der of the board of
education for a term of three
years;
One treasurer for term of
three years.
The polls for said election will
open at 9 o'clock a. m, and close
at 4 o'clock p. m. of same day.
Dated this 29th day of May
1914.
A. A. PETERSON,
Clerk of Board of Education,
Sisseton Independent School Dis
trict, Sisseton, S. d.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-06-12
Big Chautauqua;
Summer School
Two Big Attractions Will Draw Large
Crowds to Our City-Fine Pro-
grams Being Prepared.

The time for the big Chautau-
qua event is rapidly drawing
near. The opening day is one
week from next Tuesday, June23.
The Standard this week contains
considerable advertising matter
pertaining to this event, also a
few columns of reading matter.
The attractions this year are said
to be of a very high order, in
every way worthy of the most
liberal support.
Local committees will do their
part in making the affair a sue
cess from every point of view.
The county will be covered, as
it was last year, with a big bunch
of busy boosters in automobiles
who will leave no stone unturned
in their efforts to convince the
people that Sisseton will give
them more than their moneys
worth in the way of entertain
ment.
Great things are being worked
up in the way of attractions for
the parade. and the Standard is
instructed to say that it surely
will be a "hum dinger".
1t is hoped that the rainy
season will be over for time, at
leasta few days prior to June %,
and that fair weather will prevail
during the entire week of Chau.
tauqua and that nothing else will
in any way interfere with the
good time promised to all.