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Tombstone epitaph., 1916-02-27
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GET BEST PRICE FOR BUTTER
Important to Have Flavor Pleasing to Senses of Smell and Taste-Put
 in Neat Package.

In order to secure the best price for butter it must have a flavor which is so pleasant to the sense of smell ani so sweet to the taste that it will ere. ate a desire for more. The texture, grain and closeness should be waxy and firm, and not salvy. greasy or crumbly. It should be close in body, not spongy. and contain not too much, nor too little. moisture.
 The color should be uniform and ac. cording to the requirements of the market. Salting according to the de mand of the market for which the but. ter is intended is an important flea ture. Too much salt destroys the sweet taste. and too little salt makes the butter insipid and tasteiess.
 The package in which the butter is marketed demands careful considera tion. The appearance of the package when the butter goes to market is one of the things that helps to sell that butter. The package ought to be neat clean and attractive. The one pound brick print IS the style most used and is superior to the plan of putting the butter up in rolls or otherwise, for it can be handled at less cost and with less waste.
 The butter, of course. should be wrapped in parchment or butter pa per, which should be of good quality of proper size and dipped in cold wa ter before being used. If nays well tc have some special brand printed or the wrapper in fancy letters with the name of the maker or the name of the farm. The prints ought to weigh no, less than 16h ounces each, the extrs weight being for shrinkage before reaching the consumer. The time oi marketing depends on local conditions
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STOMACH MISERY
 GAS, INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sick, sour, gassy stomachs in
 five minutes.

Time 1t! In five minutes all stomach distress will go. No indigestion. heart burn. sourness or belching of gas. acid, or eructations of undigested food. no dizziness. bloating. or foul breath.
 Pape's Diapepsin is noted for it's speed fin regulating upset stomachs. It is the surest, quickest and most cer- tain indigestion remedy in the whole world. and besides it is harmless.
 Please for your sake, get a large fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any store and put your stomach right. Don't keep on being miserable life is too short-you are not here long. so make your stay agreeable. Eat what you like and digest 1t; en. joy it. without dread of rebellion in the stomach.
 Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your home anyway. Should one of the fam fly eat something which doesn't agree with them. or in case of an attack of indigestion. dyspepsia. gastritis or stomach Arrangement at daytime or during the night. it is handy to give the quickest relief known. Adv.
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VALUE OF BEET PULP RATION
Results Given of Five Weeks Test Made at Massachusetts Station
 Gain Made in Weight.

In a test for five weeks conducted by the Massachusetts station. six cowe were fed by the reversal method op . ration of hay, bran and cottonseed meal to which was added 4.3 pounds of either cornmeal or of beet pulp daily. The herd lost in live weight B pounds on the cornmeal ration and gained g pounds on the beet pulp ra tion.
 There was no substantial variation in the yield or average composition of the milk. It required for the cornmeal ration 1l2 pounds of dry matter to pro- duce 100 pounds of milk and 20.51 pounds to produce one pound O! milk fat, for the beet pulp ration 110.72 pounds and 20.54 pounds respeo lively. In similar experiment to the above, molasses, beet pulp and corn meal were compared.
 The amounts of digestibie nutrients in each ration were approximately the same. The herd gains were similar There was no wide variation in milk yields and only a slight advantage in the production of milk-fat with the corn meal ration.
 It required for the corn meal ra tion 104.4 pounds of milk, and 1872 pounds to produce one pound of fat for the molasses beet pulp ration 1Os.1 and 1e.s7 pounds, respectively.
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GOOD WlNDBREAK PAYS WELL
Reduces Loss of Moisture by EVapora- ton and Adds Greatly to Com
 fort of the Owner.

CBy ". J. MORRILL,. Colorado Agricul-
 tural College. Fort Collins. ColoD
 Windbreaks are usually more or less ornamental on a farm, and add to the contentment of the owner. But breaks actually pay dividends. At least, studies made a few years ago in Nebraska and Kansas indicate that windNeaks are profitable. The state forester will soon study their infiu- ence in this state.
 It must be admitted that windbreaks occupy space that could be profitably devoted to agricultural crops. and that the roots of the trees and their shade render a strip of ground on either side of the windbreak relative. ly unproductive. Yet in spite of these drawbacks, efficient windbreaks un doubtedly do more good than evil.
 The windbreak reduces the velocity of the wind, and, therefore, the loss Of soil water from evaporation from the soil surface and from the field crops. This is equivalent to addition al rainfall. just as "a dollar saved is a dollar made" It seems from inves tieations made by the United States forest service that the greater yields of field crops and apples behind the protection of a good windbreak are enough to warrant every farmer in the prairie states in plantirs wi-i breaks.
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FARMERS OF GREAT PLAINS
Men Required Who Are Willing to en- dure Some hardships-They Must
 Become Drought-Resistant

tBy GEORGE A. MMURDO. Colorado Agricultural College. Fort Collins, Colo.D
 Every system of agriculture must develop farmers who will study it's problems and meet its requirements. The Great Plains require farmers who are willing to endure some hardships. suffer an occasional crop failure. and lay by in years of plenty for the years of scarcity. They must give farming a closer study than other farmers are required to do. The farmers them selves must become drought-resistant.
 We have the experience of genera tions from which to profit. The set ting of colony of Russians in the Great Plains and the planting of the seed that they brought with them gave us Americans our first insight into the possibilities of dry-land agri- culture. They showed us our oppor- tunity. Uncle Sam also took a hand and has been gathering information to help us. He now has sufficient ma terial and data collected to begin to put the practice of dry farming on a scientific basis.
 We farmers of the plains are anxious to secure for ourselves some of the comforts that people in other walks of life enjoy. If we avail our selves of the information that the gov ernment and state are gathering for us, it will not be long until the hard ships of the dry lander will give way to the pleasures of the scientific farm CT. This is no idle dream, for there are hundreds who are now living Sx- amples of what can be done. We are glad that we are located on the plains. and We are going to work together for increased production. and added pleas ures till the rest of the world will envy us our lot
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DEPTH TO CULTIVATE CORN
Task Has Much to Do With Yie.d- Results of Experiments Made at
 North Dakota Station.

The depth at which corn is cuiti. vated has good deal to do with the yield. A plant sends it's roots as near the surface as 1t can find most soil. When the cultivation is shallow, the roots can come quite near the sur. face without being disturbed. When the cultivation is deep a number of the roots are cut and the plant re- tarded.
 At the North Dakota experiment station trials have been made in culti- vating corn shallow and deep. The yields were 1-10 bushels more on the shallow-cultivated. The shallow cultivation also saves work in culti- vating or makes it possible to get over more field in a day. and the weeds can be kept down as easily by the shallow cultivation as by the deep cultivation. if done at the proper time.
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.IheIove Umbrella
By C. E. COBB

Copyright. 1916. by W. c. Chapman.)
 Well. nephew. here's your famous invention" announced old Peter Granby.
 Turned down." questioned his ia. vorite relative, Ned Dawson.
 Hard and quick. had influence enough on account of business deal ings to secure all due attention and preference from Baskill & Co, cane and umbrella manufacturers"
 And what did they say?"
 lmpractieable. They claim that customers will not pay an advanced price. Anyway. they stick to the cheap. simple. old-fashioned umbrella. D
 Ned Dawson looked disappointed. but shrugged his shoulders resignedly,
 Well. Uncle Peter" he observed wearily, 'I'll try something better next time"
 There must be no next tirne," thun. dered the old man in sudden decision. and boisterous, too. That's why l sent for you-to give you back your discredited invention and inform yor that you've got to quit these vain side issues, now and for all time. If you don't. TlI-Ill yes. I'll disown you.
 Ned smiled. He never iuched, for he loved the dear old man and knew that he loved him in return.
 You see, Ned" pursued Uncle Pc ter more tolerantly, I've gone to a lot of trouble to get your started in on an educational progressive business career and you cant do things by
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WHEN YEARS BEGIN TO FLY
With Advancing Years, Time Has a Diseoneertina Manner Of Slipping
 Away With Rapidity.

One of the most puzzling phenome na in all life Is the peculiar difference in the conception of the flight of time existing between the child and the aged person. A year seems an age to a child, but to a grown person only a few days. If both young and old were to estimate the length of time con. stunned by an hour they would inva. riably coincide in their decision; like wise in describing minute or a sec. ond, but when the year is thought of a tremendous difference is noted.
 William James. the great psycholo- gist, explained this strange freak of our mentality when he analysed 1t thus: The same space of time seems shorter as we grow older-that is, the months and the years do so; whether the hours do so IS extremely doubtful, and the minutes and seconds. to all appearances, remain about the same.
 'In youth we may have an absolute iy new experience. subjective or objec- tive, every hour of the day. Apprehen- sion is vivid, retentiveness strong, and our Tecollections of that time, like those spent in rapid and interesting travel. are of something intricate, null titudinous and long drawn out
 But as each passing year converts some of these experiences into auto matic routine, which we hardly note at all the days and the weeks smooth themselves out in recollection to con tentless units and the years grow hol- low and collapse"
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Milk Bottle Holder.

may be broken by being blown off a
 window ledge by the wind. By means of this holder. recently patented by a Palouse (Wash.) man. the milk bot tie is securely held in place. A metal lie plate is securely hinged onto the upper end of the holder to cover the cap and hold it securely in place. This. besides keeping the dog or cats from clawing the cap out to get to the milk, prevents dirt from settling on the cap to cause annoyance and keeping it from falling into the bottle and it's contents
 ~hen opened. A continuous piece of wire Is used in making the main DOT tion of the holder. This wire fs % welded together smoothly that there are no rough edges to catch and tear the hand or clothing. The wire makes a loop beneath the bottom of the bot tie so that 1t may set as a sort of cushion to prevent breaking in case of being set down hard. The double band about the center Of the bottle prevents it being struck against the cement curb or stone when set down by the carrier
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found too expensive for use in improv- ing the farm roads. One or more of the following will. however, usually be found available and within the means of the farmer for surfacing his roads and paths: Gravel. mixtures of sand and clay, cinders. brickbats from old buildings, brick-yard waste and quarry waste. The material selected should, however, be hard enough to withstand crushing under heavy loads and possess sufficient binding power to compact well and maintain a firm, hard surface under all ordinary wealth CT conditions
 Drainage and a good foundation are the first considerations in improving a road with hard surface. The best possible foundation is a good earth road with . low crown. Earth sboul. ders may be graded upon each side to prevent the surfacing material from spreading, as in the construction of an ordinary mscadsu road. The materi. al used for surfaci.g should be placed Tn a uniform layer or layers on this foundation and should be given a sui cient crown to shed the rain waters to the sides. If road roller can be se- cured the material may be quickly con. solidated, otherwise considerable time will be required for it to be consoli- dated by the traffic. During this proc ess the road should receive frequent attention with a split-log drag or other means for smoothing the surface and filling the ruts. On steep grades where there would be a tendency for the side ditches to wash, this can usu- ally be overcome by providing out lets and getting the water away from the road before it accumulates in large volume. On roads where wagons will not be required to pass each other, a width Of from nine to twelve feet be- tween ditches will usually bs suffi- cient. The surfaced portion need rare- 1y exceed seven or eight feet. There is no particular virtue in building a farm road wider than is necessary to answer the special trafiic require ments. The need or desirability of moving occasionally extra wide or heavy implements. such as certain har- vesting machinery, over the roads should. however. not be lost sight of. A little foresight in the alignment of ditches. in providing ample width of gates, or of giving extra strength to culverts, may save 2. great deal of both annoyance and delay during some very busy period.
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WHEN KIDNEYS ACT BAD
 TAKE GLASS OF SALTS
Eat Less Meat If Kidneys Hurt or You Have Baekaehe or Bladder Misery
 Meat Forms Uric Acid.

No man or woman who eats meat regularly can make a mistake by flush. ing the kidneys occasionally, says a well-known authority. Meat forms uric acid which clogs the kidney pores so they sluggishly filter or strain only part of the waste and poisons from the blood. then you get sick. Nearly all rheumatism. headaches, liver trou- ble, nervousness, constipation, dizzi- ness. sleeplessness, bladder disorders come from sluggish kidneys.
 The moment you feel a dull ache in the kidneys or your back hurts. or if the urine is cloudy. offensive. full of sediment. irregular of passage or at tended by a sensation of scalding, get about four ounces of lad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take a tablespoonful in a glass of water be. fore breakfast for few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This ia. mous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice. combined with lithia and has beel used for genera, t!cc.is t.c:is to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to activity. also to neu tralize the acids in urine 50 it no longer causes irritation, thus ending bladder disorders.
 lad Salts is inexpensive and cannot injure: makes a delightful efferSss. cent Whitewater drink which all reg. ular meat eaters should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and the blood pure. thereby avoiding SC. rious kidney complications.-Adv.
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encouraged by Ned's talk. He did some thinking. mustered up his cour- age. and finally went to the telephone. would she be at home that evening" Would she honor him by allowing a friendly call? A silvery tone at the other end of the wire responded af- trmatiyely to both inquiries. Dismally. however. Uncle Peter looked out of the window of his su- perb bachelor quarters, as eight o'clock arrived. It had begun 10 driz- gle outside. Now Uncle Peter vas a pink of perfection as to neatness and dress. He abhorred a creasc or wrinkle in his immaculate attire. and damp clothes-horrors,
 An. Ned's umbrella!" suddenly 1u- bilated the old fellow. Its water proof" he said, its big and broad. Yes, I'll go.''
 Glad was he that he did. He met a warm welcome. Never had Miss Warner seemed so charming. so en- couraging. The bright lamplight, the SuctIN kIdlt tut luAGllouS utcN easy chair he fitted. the exquisite cup of tea her own fair hands brewed- ah, this was worth living for, true, homelike happiness.
 Twice Uncle Peter "Ha-humed," The speech of speeches upon his lips. he faitered. Those radiant eyes abashed him. He fancied he detected a whim- sical smile on those charming lips. and, too. a pleased glow in the mag netic eyes. but he only blushed. embar- rassed. and with a sigh arose at length to say good night.
 Tt is still raining, fear" spoke Miss Warner, as they stood !a ;he hall.
 T have brought an umbrella ex- plaiped Uncle Peter. And. oh, by the way" and. glad of an excuse to re- main by the side of his lady love as long as possible. he took it from the rack to begin to explain that ii was Ned's own invention, and how it op- erated.
 "Oh. dear, see what I have done." she cried in dismay, as, after it was opened, and she, standing dangerously near to Uncle Peter, chanced to touch the button.
 For at once the ribbed folds of the umbrella embraced them. squeezed them in a close prison. and there, in a truly ludicrous position, they stood.
 II can't reach the button" began Uncle Peter.
 How awkward," murmured Miss Warner. but she did not make any great effort at release. and then Uncle Peter grasped the grand opportunity of his life.
 Miss Warner" he uttered rapidly, "one moment, please I can break the umbrella and free ourselves. but, here. in the dark, that is, with your eyes not upon me, l meaa-dear eyes-my dearest-I mean to say-I love you!" There, 1t was out Her head was near his shoulder. Creak! he expand ed his arms and thrust the battered umbrella aside, 8 wreck. He directed a swift glance to her face. Its eI. pression was telltale.
 'Is 1t possible that a b!undering old idiot like myself might hope he has not offended your" he blurted out. Don't you dare to abuse my dearest i friend. sir" she rallied. and extended both hands. and Uncle Peter nearly hurrahed amid his great joy!
 The finest invention ever made Ned, my boy!" he declared to his nephew the next day. T want to buy your patent. Why. it's 2 regular lov: umbrella, and there, Ned and hs pressed slip of paper into the hand of his nephew. is a check for ter thousand dollars. See Bella, get mar ried, and be happy-just like mel"
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GOOD ROADS AROUND A FARM
oriveways Are Frequently Of Sufficient importance to Warrant Some Sur
 face Improvement.

CFrom Weekly News Letter. United States
 Department of Agricultural
 Roads and drives immediately around the farm yards and barns which are used very frequently are usually of sufficient importance to warrant some surface improvement. Very light or extremely sandy soils cut up badly in dry weather. while cer. tain heavy and absorbent soils become very sticky and soft during the rainy season. Where any considerable amount of hauling is necessary, roads over soils of this character may re Quire to be surfaced.
 Many of the materials ordinarily em' ployed in road construction will be
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Hog Vaccination Harmless

Carefully conducted investigations show that. contrary to the belief in some quarters, vaccination for hog cholera does not in any way injurious ly affect the breeding qualities of sows. In saot, some which have been successfully vaccinated seem to be surer breeders and more prolific than those which have not been vaccfnated. Vaccination of the pregnant SOW, how. .ver. may cause abortion.
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halves and score a success. You go back to your work and leave inven- tions to dreamers. You don't have to invent. make it no secret that intend to care for your future hand somely. If I marry" and the old man here flushed up like an awkward schoolgirl, T shall at once settle on your competence. If die without marrying, why. of course. you will be sole heir to all I possess"
 "See here. uncle" said New spicily, T don't care . farthing for your money. You've been . regular father 10 me already and I want to simply continue to have your good will. I'll cut out my dreaming and make my self business man you will be proud of. Only. uncle, as 6 compliment to me. please accept my frst-and last invention as a gift"
 And Ned presented the returned um- brelia to his relative with a mock he- roic air.
 Tt does what I say 1t does" he went on-"opens at the touch of a button. closes through a similar proc esa It holds tight and neat It's big and roomy, 1t really keeps the rain on"
 Thank you, Ned" bowed Uncle Pc ter gravely.
 About marrying proceeded Ned, don't think me too familiar or pre- sumptrous, but ] wish you would"
 "Huh!" uttered the old man eagerly.
 Yes, ! do," assented Ned vehe- mently. "Oh, I know your choice Miss Edith Warner. Well, where will you find . better match? She is thirty. and handsome. intelligent. industrious. and I really think she likes you
 "Dont-don't raise any false hopes. boy" pleaded Uncle Peter falteringly.
 I'm not Have you ever indicated your feelings for herr"
 Ned" answered his uncle desper- atsly, whenever I have got ready to say something, she fixes those wonder full eyes aftentively on r-" and get an nustered. If coC' blindfold her, or catch her in Il l-k for i've minutes I could speak out my mind and get it all over with
 'Oh. pshaw. you dear. modest old fellow" railed Ned afectionately- brace up-In wager you won't be re- fused"
 Med, do you really think %? Why. f Miss Warner should accept me. I'd be the happiest man in the world!"
 saThen ureuare for that rare good fortune," predicted Ned. Forty. good looking, rich, the most genial and con- siderate of men-why. you could marry a princess. if you wanted to-"
 And Ned went his way to see pretty Bella Martin, his own special name. and have her condole with him over his fatlure to become . great fn- veutoe. A te Uncje Peter. he was quite
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DIFFICULT TO CURE KICKER"
Many Remedies Advanced. but Even Best is Sometimes ineffectuaI-
 One Common Appliance.

The cure Of kicker" is a difficult task There are many remedies ad- vised. but even the best is sometimes intellectual. It may arise from vice, or from excessive nervous disposition.
 One of the comaon appliances used is to swing bale of straw behind the horse. so that he may kick until he is tired. without doing injury to himself. The bale will swing to and fro. and irritate to the point of persuasion that there are more profitable vices than kicking.
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Important to Mothers
Times Change.

What? You need new clothes again? When I was a boy I wasn't ashamed to wear garments that were patched"
 Yes, dad. but you know you didn't associate with such refined people as I do.'
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Safely.

Johann, a .."'d!er in a Bayarian Landwehr regiment, seemed to have something on his mind. Finally he spoke up. If I only knew what sort of humor the captain was in." he said, q would ask him for furlough."
 We'll remarked Fritz, there's one thing abeut 1t: ff you go to him now. at least he viii not eat you. This Is one of the days when nobody ain't al lowed to have meat"
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e...e.s-sa. Textile invented.

The Rome Corriere del Polessina an nounces an invention by the curate of Ariano consisting of an imperforable textile fabric. Numerous rife and re- volver shots have been fired at the material from distance of a few yards without penetrating it. The projectiles are said to have fallen without leaving a trace on the fabric. The cure will offer his invention 10 the government.