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The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

sence of well-rotted manure will serve Scatter it about the base of the plants after the soil is stirred, and let the rain drive it to the roots
 Dig a strip t5 or IS inches wide across the bed or border and then rake 1t, beginning at the bottom of the trench and f1ning the soil from the subsoil to the top. Continue this throughout the length of the bed, and then you will have worked the soil perfectly.
 To insure a succession of blooming periods, do not SOW all your annuals at the same time, nor your blooming bulbs. Wait two or three weeks.
 Start cosmos as early as possible, and at the end of April plant in the open two to four feet apart, for they need plenty of room. They want light, rich soil, and can stand a great deal of pinching back to keep them stocky
 It is said that the quickest growing hardy vine is the Kudzu vine-pue- raria Thunbergiana-w which often grows 4O rect Tn season. II needs winter protection as it sometimes win terkills.
 Just as soon as the frost is gone. plant the Madeira vine. It is propa- gated by tubers. It grows rapidly, has thick, waXy leaves, and it's flowers drifts of creamy snow-cover the plant when in bloom. The finest ex- ample of what this plant can do was seen on a second-story porch, turning a prosaic second-story fiat porch into a Juliet bower of beauty
 Give the wild grape place about the home. It is so hardy and it's flow CTS so sweet.
 If you have a dry, bare spot that gets sun all day, seed it to portulaccas. They will beat weed seeds growing
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
Return to Flint and Steel.

On account of the steady increase in the price of matches. flint rocks and steel are being sold ill hrge quantities at Soochow, Tn the Shanghai consular district, according to Consul General Sammons A large number of shops are now selling these substitutes for matches, and many peddlers are also making a living disposing of these ar ticles in and about the district This business has been so successful that some of the Chinese retail dealers be lieve that in due course, flint and steel may ultimately supersede match es, particularly so long as most of the products of this kind are imported from abroad The imports of matches into China decreased from $4,700,0 GOO in 1913 to $3,300,0 900 in 1914, Japan furnishing approximately 75 per cent of this supply
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
HOME GROUNDS BEAUTIFUL
By BETTY FAKE.

Look out for dahlias. gladiolus and other rank-growing plants that are likely to be blown down by the wind and stake them.
 Pick the pansies and nasturtiums every day if you want to have plenty of bloom.
 When the lilacs have finished bloom ing all the seed clusters should be cut away
 It is fatal to some plants to fertilize them with rich manures when the ground is very dry.
 Never allow roses to remain on the bush until the petals fall.
 If the seed is allowed to develop on the lilac it generally has few flowers except every other year.
 The best way to kill weeds is to pull them up by hand Do not allow them to get ahead of you.
 Look out for the red bug and other enemies of the rose.
 An excellent spray for the rose bushes is made of one-half pound of laundry soap melted in hot water to which is added one eupful of kero- sene. When this comes to a boil, use about one part to fifteen parts of wa ter.
 Keep the moisture in your soil around your plants by applying road dust about the roots during the hot and droughty weather.
 Lawn clippings make an excellent mulch for bushes, shrubs and large plants.
 Tea roses like to have the soil about their roots cool and moist. Grass clippings are good for that purpose. Spread the grass over the bed to a depth of two or three inches. As soon as it Withers work it into the soil when as it decays it will act as a fartilizer ADnlv fresh clinninps
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
HOW TO HEAL ITCHING,
 BURNING SKIN DISEASES

A Baltimore doctor suggests this simple, but reliable and inexpensive, home treatment for people suffering with eczema, ringworm, rashes and similar itching. burning skin troubles.
 At any reliable druggists get jar of Resinol Ointment and a cake of Resinol Soap. These are not at all ex- pensive. With the Resinol Soap and warm water bathe the affected parts thoroughly. until they are free from crusts and the skin is softened. Dry very gently, spread on thin layer of the Resinol Ointment, and cover with a light bandage-if necessary to pro- tect the clothing. This should be done twice a day. Usually the distressing itching and burning stop with the first treatment, and the skin soon becomes ,clear and healthy again-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
EDGING PLANTS

Plants for edging should be low growing. There are many effective plants that add beauty to the rest of the bed
 In pink, petunias. candytuft portu- lacca. phlox, pinks, verbena and sur prise are effective.
 Tn white, dwarf ageratum. dwarf white petunias. portulaca, zinnia lili- put and dwarf white verbenas.
 In red, cock s-comb. dwarf compact scarlet verbena, portulacca, phlox and petunia.
 Tn yellow, dwarf single marigolds, yellow violet, dwarf yellow chrysan- themum, double yellow portulacca. double miniature zinnias.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK!
 CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
Just 0nce Try "Dodsons Liver Tone" When Bilious, cons
 paed, Headachy-DOn't Lose Days Work.

Liven up your sluggish liver Feel fine and cheerful; make your work a pleasure; be vigorous and full of am bition. But take no nasty, danger ous calomel, because it makes you sick and you may lose a days work.
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilver, which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel crashes into sour bile like dynamite, breaking it up. That's when you feel that awful nausea and cramping.
 Listen to mel If you want to enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced just take spoonful of harmless Dodson's g Liver Tone. Your druggist or dealer sells you 50 cent bottle of Dodson's 8 Liver Tone under my personal money
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
TRY DARKENING YOUR GRAY
 HAIR WITHOUT DYES

Shampoo your hair and scalp each morning for about a week with O-Ban Hair Color Restorer. If your hair is gray, streaked with gray, prematurely gray or (aded, brittle, thin or falling all your hair will then be beautifully darkened and to such natural. even dark shade no one would suspect that you had applied Q-Ban. Q-Ban is no dye, perfectly harmless, but makes all your hair soft. fluffy, thick, with that iustrous dark simmer which makes your hair so fascinating. Big bottle sent prepaid or sold by druggists for soc. Address Q-Ban Laboratories, Mem phis, Tenn.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

side turned out. and afterward they are turned down so that only one edge is sewed to the skirt: the lower edge is free They serve to hold the skirt out from the figure, as fashion demands, as well as to ornament it.
 Te add the charm of daintiness to the toilette, or to make a plain blouse or dress more attractive, or merely to provide a careful and pretty finish, is the mission of neckwear
 Golored organdies in light tones and tints are used i'll con- junction with white in borders and frills.
 For little capes like that shown in the picture both white and eolored or
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
Smart Accessories.

Nothing will give the street cos tune such compelling smartness as new boots, new gloves and new veil. Even last years tailleur will pass mus ter if correctly equipped with modish accessories. Not not wait for warm fortable and safe; invest this month in the smartest pair of buttoned boots you can find. They will give incalcul- able style to your street costume. You will need fresh gloves also of glazed kid in bisque or white, and your veil
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

edged with a narrow ruffle of the silk. This edging is set on to the band with small piping and is cut on the bias of the silk.
 A plain underbodce of chiffon or crepe has long easy-fitting coat sleeves. The skeleton overbodice is narrowed at the back and front ex- cept about the waistline, where the back is joined to the front pieces. It blouses little and is fulled into the belt at the front. There is wide crushed girdle of the silk, and a
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
They Recommend the "Outside" Appli- cation of Vap-O-Rub Instead of
 Harmful Internal Dosing.

Intelligent mothers everywhere real ize that little children should be dosed sparingly, and yet some treatment for cold troubles Is necessary. Joplin, Mo, mothers have solved this problem by the use of Vap-O-Rub. This is the external" Southern treatment intro- duced here last winter Applied at night over the throat and chest, the heat of the body releases the ingredi- ents in the form of vapors, and thus the medication Is inhaled with each breath through the air passages to the lungs. Vap-O-Rub gives quicker relief than internal medicines, and can be used freely with perfect safety on the smallest child.
 Mrs. Mabel Hawkins, 1407 Pearl St. Joplin writes-eMy druggist sent me
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

sash with two short standing loops and two rounded ends is made of it also. It conceals the fastening of the girdle at the left side.
 net collar. edged with a narrow plaited frill of double net, is extended at the front to the waistline, forming an edging for the fronts of the over. bodice Very wide cuffs of the net are made to match the collar and ex- tend little way over the hand The skirt is a little shorter than ankle length. The bands are machine stitched to the skirt with their under
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
If Your Baby Has Croupy Cold
 Joplin Mothers Can Aduise You

1 trial jar of Vick's Vap-O-Rub. and my baby girl, eleven months old, had severe cold and was threatened with pneumonia. I applied Vap-O-Rub on her throat and chest well. and covered with a warm flannel cloth, and it worked like magic. 1 have four small children and now if they get croupy in the evening I rub them with Vick's Vap-O-Rub Salve-and that is all that is necessary"
 Mrs. J. W. Drew, S22 Ohio Ave, Jop- lin. says-"I have used Vap-O-Rub ire quently on the whole family with splendid results. think it much bet ter than internal medicines"
 Mrs. s. M Black. 206 Moffett Ave, Joplin, writes-"Last spring I had very deep cold with a bad cough and sore throat. The first night I used Vap-O-Rub the soreness left my throat, and the third day after had begun it's use my cough, cold and sore throat all were gone. think it better than any thing l have ever used for colds" Three sizes-25c, soc and s1.00.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
More Idle Curiosity.

I've been told that Professor Diggs knows more about the American In dian that any other man in this part of the country"
 Yes He's quite famous ethnolo- gist."
 Maybe he can clear up certain matter tor me-"
 What is it?"
 I'd like to know whether in his opinion those Apache scouts who went after Villa wearing wrist watches can stand as many hardships as their rug ged forbears"
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS

AS soon as seedlings can be convent ently handled, transplant in pots or boxes; give them plenty of room on all sides.
 Transplanting carefully by hand is the way professional gardeners do their transplanting, but a forked stick can be used if carefully handled
 Shade from the bright sun for few days and water carefully. If the weather is advanced, give the newly transplanted plants plenty of air. In this way they are hardened off until they will be able to stand full exposure in the open ground. Care must be ex- ercised with all plants removed from conseryatories, hotbeds or from plants raised in boxes or pots in the house
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
HELPS IN FLOWER GROWING

Don't drain the soil before the moisture of winter and spring has drained from it, so that it will pulver- ize perfectly. If the soil drops from the spade in moist, soggy Jumps, be sure it is not ready to work
 As the frost leaves the soil dig in the manure-mulch placed last fall about the shrubs, roses and hardy per ennials If there be no winter mulch about such plants, be sure to apply some kind of fertilizer to them.
 good coat of bone meal in the ab-
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
If you Suffer from Backache, Lum- bago, Kidneys or Rheumatism,
 Take Hot Water and "ANURIC"

American men and women must guard constantly against kidney trouble, be. cause we eat too much and all our food is rich. Our blood is filed with uric acid which the kidneys strive to filter out, they weaken from overwork, be. come sluggish, the eliminative tissues clog and the result is kidney trouble, bladder weakness and a general decline in health.
 When your kidneys feel like Jumps of lead. when your back hurts or the urine is cloudy, full of sediment. or you are obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night, when you suffer with sick headache or dizzy nervous spells, acid stomach, or you have rheumatism when the weather is bad, get from your druggist-"ANURIC" Because of uric acid in overabundanee in the system. backache, pains here and there, rheuma-
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
GLASS OF WATER Upset Her.

People who don't know about food should never be allowed to feed per sons with weak stomachs.
 Sometime ago a young woman who lives in Me. had an attack of scarlet fever, and when convalescing was per mitted to eat anything she wanted. lndiscriminate feeding soon put her back in bed with severe stomach and kidney trouble.
 There I stayed" she says, three months, with my stomach in such con dition that 1 could take only few tea spoonfuls of milk or beef juice at time. Finally Grape-Nuts was brought to my attention and l asked my doc tor if 1 might eat it. He said, yes, . and I commenced at once.
 ''The food did me good from the start and was soon out of bed and re- covered from the stomach trouble. have gained ten pounds and am able to do all household duties, some days sitting down only long enough to eat my meals. I can eat anything that one ought to eat, but l still continue to eat Grape-Nuts at breakfast ana supper and like it better every day.
 Considering that could stand only a short time, and that glass of water seemed so heavy am fully satished that Grape-Nuts has been everything 1p me and that my return to health Is due to it.
 ''I have told several friends having nervous or stomach trouble what Grape-Nuts did for me and in every case they speak highly of the food,
 There's a Reason" Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich.
 Ever read the above letterf A new one aDnears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human elteFest.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
PLANT IN LONG ROWS

By planting everything in long rows across the entire length of the gar den, planting all the things that re- quire whole season to mature on one side. all the second crop vegetables will be in compact plat on the oth. CT side of the garden plat.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

gandies are used. These capes prove to be gems as accessories. Demure and quiet looking as they are. they sue eeed in focusing attention on them selves and are to be worn for outdoor dress as well as in the house. They are larger than the capes and cape collars similar in style but not in. tended for street wear Plain borders and hemstitching or plaited frills and hemstitching finish them.
 Ruffs are made of mal,nes for wear with tailored or silk suits and often
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

tism, gout, gravel. neuralgia and sciatica result. It was Dr. Pierce who discovered throw out and eradicate this uric acid from the system. Dr. Pierce believes "Anuric" to be 37 times more potent than hthta, and consequently you need no longer fear muscular or artieular rheuma- tism or gout. or many other diseases which are dependent on an accumulation of uric acid within the body Send Dr. Pierce, lnvalids' Hotel. Buffalo, N. Y, lOc for trial package or LOO for full treatment "Anuric."
 Dr. Pierce's reputation is back of this medicine and you know that his Pleas ant Pellets" for the liver and his "Fa- vorite Prescription. for the ills of wom- en have had splendid reputation for the past 50 years Adv
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
To Restore Woolens and F,,-.

Make large bags of unbleached mus lin with drawstrings at top and bot tom. Soak the bags in turpentine and hang in the air until the odor disap- pears. Place the clothes on hangers. adjust the bags over them and draw the strings tight.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
RED CROSS SERVICE

Red Cross Ball Blue gives to every housewife unequaled service. A large cent package gives more real, gen uine merit than any other blue Red Cross Ball Blue makes clothes winter than snow. You will be delighted. At all good grocers-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
BRUGMANSIA

Brugmansia is tender greenhouse shrub, and if started out of doors in the spring must be potted before frost. The flowers are beautiful-first a pale cream, turning to a pure white. They are trumpet shaped and the shrub is sometimes called Angels trumpet"
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
To Drive Out Malaria
 And Build ILn The System

Take the Old Standard GROVE 5 TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking. as the formula is printed on every label, showing 1t IS Quinne and Iron in a tasteless form The Qninine drives out malaria. the Iron builds up the system. 50 cents.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
F 5
Now Is tho Time to Get Kid of These
 apIy

There's no longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freekles the prescription athiHs-double strength-ls guaranteed to remove these homeiy spots.
 Simply get an ounce Of othIne--doubis strrnEth-from your druggist. and apply q little of 1t night and morning and you should soon See that even the worst freckles haXa begun to disappear. while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It is seldom that more than one ounce IS needed 10 com pletely clear the skin and gain beautiful i clear complexion
 Be sure to ask sor the double strength otbtue as this is sold under guarantee of Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

back guarantee that each spoonful will clean your sluggish liver better than a dose of nasty calomel and that 1t won't make you sick.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine. You'll know 1t next morn ing. because you will wake up feel- ing fine, your liver will be working, your headache and dizziness gone, your stomach will be sweet and your bowels regular
 Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely vegetable. therefore harmless and cannot saliyate. Give it to your chil- dren. Millions of people are using Dodsons Liver Tone instead of dan gerous calomel now. Your druggist will tell you that the sale of ealomel is almost stopped entirely here.-Adv.
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The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

of the same color as the suit or a com bination of two colors. Here again
 narrow sideplaitings give the malines the requisite body. The plaitings are sewed to a band of marrow ribbon just long enough to reach about the neck. A small ribbon bow and little nose gay of flowers conceal the fastening of the ruff, or the flowers are some times mounted at the side, the ruff
 fastening with ribbon ties at the front.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
WHEN THERE'S A DROUGHT

IJse the hoe more, the hose less. A dust mulch Is better aid in dry weather than the artificial shower.
 If you must use watering can. do
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
If Is.Gnnd for Man

To heal cuts, sores, burns. lameness and other external ailments quickly use Hanford's Balsam. It Is a valu able household remedy and should all ways be kept in every home. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
TfSE ALIENS FOOT

CoIH IoOI-EASE The antseptic powder to be shaken into shoes and used in foot-bath. It relieves painful, swollen, smarting aching. tired feet and instantly takes the sting our of corns and bunions. The greatest comfort discovery of the age. Sold everywhere 25e Trial package FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

will be, preferably taupe colored, of very fine, transparent hexagon or lat tice mesh, with dainty hand.run leaf pattern or infnitesimal dot scattered over the surface.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
i, BABIES AND GROWING CHILDREN

1 need tonic to tone up the system and regulate the liver Mothers are con stantly using with wonderful success our Plantation Chill and Fever Ton fc. Pleasant to take-contains no Cal omel. Price 50c-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

New automobile tire chains are , equipped with spring clips that grip lthe spokes of wheels firmly.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

DisagreeabIe and Dangerous Trouble Is Diarrhoea, but speedy and certain cure is found in Mississippi Diarrhoea Cordial. Price 25c and 50c.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

It With a will Give enough water that the moisture will penetrate to the roots instead of eoaxing them to the surface, there to be the more suscep- tible to protracted drought.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

One way to earn living is by hon est labor, but some men never think Of trying it.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
Danger of Being Henpecked.

After all, mans a poor worm That's so; and if he doesn't look out some bird will get him
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
Whteh2

Nurse-The new patient in our ward is light headed
 Delirious or blond?
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

If your horse is kicked. or cut by barbed wire, apply Hanford's Balsam. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
The Reason,

"Scrubby sort of chap, isn't he?" Yes; made his money in soap Exchange.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

Grand Duke Nicholas of the Rus- sian army is strict diseiplinarian
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

It's not advisable for leap-year girls to make haste slowly if he has other strings to his bow.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

To keep clean and healthy take Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, They regulate liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

For bad burns Hanford's Balsam ;s used to give quick relief Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

Outside the army there are 234 ,4S2 citizens of military age and of military training in the United States.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

United States Senator Burton of Ohio is bachelor.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

The victim of bent pin knows when 1t is time to get up.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

Never write a popular novel. The public may expect ysu to do it again.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all female troubles will vanish in thin air after using "FemeDina.' Price SOC and sIoo-Adv
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ON FIRST SYMPTOMS

use "Renovine" and be cured. Do not wait until the heart organ is beyond repair. "Renoyine" is the heart and nerve tonic. Price soc and s1.00.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

Congressman Rowe of Wisconsin is a rabid baseball fan.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

FITS, EPILEPSY, FALLING SICKNESS stopped Quickly. Ffty years Of uninterrupted lasting results LARGE TRIAL BOTTLE tREE. DIX. KLINE COMPANY, Red Bank, N. J.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11
HiahIy Polished Man.

MT. Sinuick is very polished. isn't he?.
 Very! Everything he says reflects on someone
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

High frequency electric apparatus for massaging and shampooing has been invented
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

The German standard of light meas urement is but nineteuths that of the international candle power.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

Governor Willis of Chic used to teach law school
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

Silent neighbors make desirable neighborhood.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-11

It is sometimes easier to borrow money than to pay it back.