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The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
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 a 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 a thin layer of the Resinol Ointment, and cover with . light bandage-if necessary to pro- tect the clothing. This should be done twice day. Usually the distressing itching and burning stop with the first treatment, and the skin soon becomes clear and healthy again.-Adv.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
Forming Habits.

We believe in the greatest freedom for the youth; we believe in happy environment that will create noble characters; we believe the spirit of the boy should be held sacred and di- rected toward the achievement of higher things in life than social gos- sip and amusement, and we believe that the encouragement of pool play ing as an adjunct of the public schools, it makes no difference how many boards of education. committees pub lie meetings, may favor it, is a mis- take. The idea that we must resort to games to hold the boys to their school work carries with it the i'm pression that our school methods are wrong. and there can be no other jus tification of pool playing in school rooms than that impression. Educa- tion should be given worldwide room. 1t should be as free as the air on the prairies. It should never be contracted to a habit-forming amusement in re- sponse to the exactions of this ma terialistic age.-Columbus (O) Jour- nal.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
Insurance Risks.

Many pathetic revelations are hid den in the records of a life insurance company that have simulated discus slons of old-age pensions. The actu- aries delve into figures and compara- tive statistics, and yet how little they actually know except of past events. The medical examiners study every phase of human activity and liability and the risks involved. Yet a record of the average medical examiner would seem sorry show If all the paradoxical facts were presented of how many times they miss their guess" Several young men know of were refused by insurance companies as poor risks twenty-five or thirty years ago, and yet are living today, ap- parently hale and hearty. I know of others who were taken as perfect risks, only to pass away in month, a year, or so. Which shows that, after all. there's a divinity that shapes our ends" and doctors are still unable to compute accurately the immutable laws which govern life and death Lets Talk It Over," National Maga- zine.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
APPLY INSECTICIDE
 MATERIALS AT ONCE
List of Efficient and Dangerous Combinations Prepared by
 New York Station.

Now that one has to fight the cod ling moth, the San Jose scale, canker worms, plant lice and other insects, besides the apple scab and other fun gous diseases, it is advisable to apply two or three materials at the same time. Certain materials can be mixed together with safety, while others in combination either lose their efficiency due to chemical changes, or they may prove injurious to the tree. It is im- portant. therefore, to know what ones can be mixed safely. The following list has been prepared at the New York experiment station
 Better results are obtained by mix ing paris green or arsenate of lead with bordeaux mixture than by apply ing them separately.
 Properties are not changed by mix ing lead with tobacco or bordeaux, lime sulphur with tobacco, soap with tobacco or emulsions.
 Efficient and noninjurious are lead with lime sulphur, soap with tobacco.
 Inefficient, but noninjurious are lime sulphur with soap, acids or emulsions.
 Safe and efficient triple combina- tions are lime sulphur, lead and to- bacco; bordeaux, lead and tobacco
 Dangerous combinations are paris green with lime sulphur, soaps or emulsions; arsenate of lead with soaps, emulsions, or alkalies; emul- sions with lime sulphur, zinc arsenite, or arsenite of lime with lime sulphur, soaps or emulsions; arsenate of lead or paris green, with soda or potash suiphides, soaps or emulsions.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
SIx-YEAR CABBAGE
 TEST OF INTEREST
Practically No Difference Shown in Yield Between the Small
 and Large Plants.

When seed is sown either in drills or broadcast, some of the seedlings will make more rapid growth than others. Because of the belief that larger plants possess some inherent characteristics which enable them to outdistance their neighbors, thus be- coming superior, many cabbage grow CTS discard a number of plants which are under size.
 An experiment, which has been con- ducted for six years at the Pennsyl- vania State college school of agricul- ture and experiment station to deter mine the variation in yield and pro- ductiyeness between large and small cabbage plants, showed that there was practically no difference in this re- spect, regardless of whether the grad ing was done at the time of the first transplanting or when the field plant ing was made.
 There was approximately an inch of difference in the height of the plants at the time of making the field planting, which soon disappeared.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
Discovery of Soap.

Soap appears to have been discov- cred by the Celts, for the name is de- rived from the Celtic word "sebon." It seems strange that such early wan. derers should have been familiar with soap. but if they had the name they must certainly have had the article it stood for Moreover, it is quite con. ceivable that nOmads using wood fires could accidentally discover soap. All woods have certain amount of min. eral salts, chiefly those of potash, in their fibers. After burning these are left in the form of carbonate. which 8 heavy shower of rain would dissolve into a liquid I've wanting only the grease from an overturned caldron broth to form soap A dash of natura curiosity on the part of the woman who cleared up the mess would revca the cleansing properties of the neu substance.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
WORLD OWES DEBT TO THESE
His Contemporary, Telford, Worthy of All Gratitude.

The first great improvement in high way construction within modern times was effected by John Loudon Macadam. or McAdam, who was born in Ayr, Scotland, in 1756. This great Scotch engineer was the inventor of the road making system known as "macadamiz- ing" which is still in general use, al- though vastly improved Macadam died in 1886, at the age of eighty. When he was born the turnpike roads of England and Scotland were in an incredibly bad state. Macadam and his contemporary, Telford, were the first to check the prevailing chaos and to bring scientific methods and regu- lar system to bear upon the building, repair and maintenance of highways. Macadam was engaged chiefly in the repair of existing roads rather than the construction of new ones, and the improvements which he inaugurated were of great and lasting benefit, not only to his native land, but to the world at large. Telford insisted upon a foundation of broken stone in road building, while Macadam insisted that this was unnecessary and that the sub soil would carry any weight if ade- quately drained and kept dry by an impervious covering.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
KNEW COIN BY ITS SOUND
observant Proprietor of Store Had a Faculty Which Saved Him a Good
 Deal of Time.

There are all sorts of labor-saving devices, patented and unpatented but now and again new one bobs up un- expectedly. Here is a sample:
 The man who was shy on collars dropped in at haberdasher's to buy a couple. He made his selection, and the proprietor walked with them to the rear of the shop, where the roll of wrapping paper was kept
 The customer, meantime. extracted half dollar from his nearest pocket and Tipped it somewhat noisily on the glass top of showcase.
 You said two collars, didn't you?'' queried the haberdasher.
 Yes; two,' replied the customer.
 A few seconds later the proprietor returned, not only with the collars, but with the exact change, a 25-cent piece.
 How did you guess that?" asked the wondering customer. You didn't see me put down this half"
 Mo- said the shopkeeper; but I heard it hit the counter, and I knew it was a half e,s soon as it struck. Be ing able to make change by sound saves me good many steps in the course of day"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
REVEAL TREND OF CURRENTS
Travel Of Bottles Dropped Into tho Ocean Convey information to tho
 Navy Departments.

The Photographic bureau of tho in endeavors to ascertain, by means of bottle messages, information as to the movements of the oceans. These bottles contain papers that have been dropped overheard from vessels in many places, to drift at the mercy of the winds and waves. Many of them have been found and picked up either in the open sea or on shores where they have been stranded.
 Knowing from their records where the bottles had been thrown over- board, the bureau has been able to trace, in a general way, the path they must have followed in order to reach the places where they were found. In one report alone there were pub lished the adventures of over one hun dred bottles.
 Being partially filled with air and then securely corked, the bottles float on the surface of the water and go wherever the wind and the current of the sea carry them. Each bottle con- tains a record of the place and the date of it's starting. Some of those found have floated for many months, and sometimes years, and have trav- eled thousands of miles.
 It has been found that bottles dropped overheard between the shores of the United States and England or France usually travel toward the northeast, following the course of that great river in the Atlantic ocean, the gulf stream. Bottles started off the coasts of Spain and Africa travel, as a rule, westward until they arrive among the West India islands. Along the European side of the ocean the bottle takes a southerly course and along the American side a northerly course.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
That Made Them Pay.

A small tradesman once put up the following sign in his shop: Please don't ask for credit, as a refusal often offends." Finding that this had little effect and that his credit book was at taining great proportions, he resolved on trying another plan. and immediate ly fixed up another notice in place of the former one: The names and ad- dresses of all those who buy goods at this shop, and don't pay for them, can be seen in the credit book on payment of fee of ten cents." The result was miraculous. Not only did the curious pay their ten cents by the dozen, but those owing accounts speedily settled them until the credit book was a thing of the past
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
STRAW VALUABLE AS
 A SOIL FERTILIZER
Farmers Are Urged to Make More Extensive Use of It as
 Bedding and Feed.

A large amount of straw is shipped from a county in Missouri to a near by paper and strawboard factory. This straw brings the farmer about 50 cents per ton.
 A county agent recently found a pile of about 1000 tons at Sikeston ready for shipment. He computes that as a fertilizer this straw is worth S2 50 per ton, in addition to its value as a means of adding organic matter to the soil.
 He is making campaign of the county in an attempt to show the in- advisability Of the farmers selling their straw and urging it's more exten- sive use as bedding in stables and feed lots.
 Straw used as top dressing on fall wheat has been found to practically insure good stand of clover on lands where clover is otherwise grown with great difficulty.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
Vengeance First.

A young convict came singing around the corner of the big, sunny yard, and Judge Briles had just made himself comfortable in an easy chair on the big house porch.
 Good morning." said he to the man. Good mo'nin'!"
 What are you here for?"
 "Beatins up policeman"
 That is a serious offense. Now, aren't you glad you have thought bet ter of it and intend to turn about?"
 "Yes, suh"
 And when you get out you will re- form?"
 Vas, suh. I'll beat up dat per. leeceman what sent me up fo' beatin him up-after dat, Tse gwine t be diffunt niggah, Iedge. Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
MAY YET DYE SILK IN LEAF
Experiments Have Almost Convinced Scientists That Such Thing Ia
 Within Range of Possibility.

Silk is the secretion of two glands of the silkworm lying alongside the di- gestive canal. These glands, which consist of numerous coiled tubes, ter minate in a spinning-wart From a common oritice in the spinning-wart the secretion, of the consistency of honey, issues forth, promptly harden ing into thread on exposure to the air. Usually the silk is colorless on leaving the body of the silkworm, but sometimes it is straw yellow or green lsh. Why? The answer has been 6 matter of long dispute. Some claim that the larva itself produces the color; others ascribe 1t to impurities acquired upon secretion; still others are of the opinion that the green color of the leaves of the mulberry tree is the cause. Two French scientists, Lev rat and Conte, determined to settle the dispute. They fed silkworms on null berry leaves which had been saturated with nonpoisOnous aniline red and ami line blue. With what result? Not only were the silkworms turned red or blue but their secreted silk assumed the respective colors. Who knows but some day we may be dyeing silk in the leaf instead of in the vat?
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
TRY DARKENING YOUR GRAY
 HAIR WITHOUT DYES

Shampoo your hair and scalp each morning for about week with Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer. If your hair Is gray. streaked with gray, prematurely gray or faded, 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 lustrous dark simmer which makes your hair so fascinating. Big bottle sent prepaid or sold by druggists for BOG. Address Q-Ban Laboratories, Mem phis, Tenn.-Adv.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
COUPLE OF REASONS
 FOR GROWING SEED
From SIPS to S2.5O Per Pound Saved-Chance to Cultivate
 Own Variety.

There are a couple nf reasons for raising your own onioD seed. Onion seed costs from SIPS to s2.50 per pound. It could be saved with very little trouble. One has a chance to cultivate q variety of his own and es- tablish a reputation as a seed producer, which, in years to come. may bring more ready money than the onions he raised.
 At screening time in the fall, pick out the most solid, globe shaped, deep ly colored onions of whatever varieties you want for your next crop. Large or medium-sized ones are best. Esti- mate the seed required to SOW your crop. It takes 4ia to 5 pounds to the acre and one bushel of onions will pro- duce three pounds of seed on an aver age. Always SOW Q few more for safety.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
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 l could take only few tea spoonfuls of milk or beef juice at a time. Finally Grape-Nuts was brought to my attention and asked my doc. tor if l might eat It. He said, yes, and l 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. l can eat anything that one ought to eat, but I still continue to eat Grape-Nuts at breakfast and supper and like it better every day.
 Considering that could stand only short time, and that a glass of water seemed so heavy l am fully satisfied that Grape-Nuts has been everything to me and that my return to healtt is due to it.
 T have told several friends having nervous or stomach trouble wha GrapeNuts did for me and in every case they speak highly of the food.
 There's a Reason" Name giver by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich
 Ever read the nboVe ietterf new one appears from time 10 time. They .rc genpine, true, and full of human kAteresf.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19

neighbor told my mother about Lydia E. Pinkham g Vegetable Compound and l took it, and now I feel like a new person. don't suffer any more and I am regular every month. Mrs. HAZEL HAMILTON, 822 South 18th St.
 When a remedy has lived for forty years, steadily growing in popularity and influence, and thousands upon thousands of women declare they owe their health to it, is it not reasona- ble to believe that it is an article of great merit?
 1fyou want special advice write to Lydia F.. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfidentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by 3 woman and held in strict confidence,
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
Valuable Bird of Trinidad.

The natives of Trinidad make use of the young guacharo in an unusual man. her. The young are very fat. and are frequently found to weigh more than the full-grown birds. Their fat is used by the natives to produce an oil which is substitute for butter. Also it is frequently the custom of the na- tives to draw a wick through the body of young guacharo and use it as a lamp or candle. Thus the guacharo is sometimes called the oil bird.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
Fine Type for Dairy Herd Head.

rough usage, extremes of temperature, or aught else, will have it's effect upon the quality.
 On the other hand, plenty of the right kind of feed increases the quan- tity of milk until the animal reaches the maximum production. We have feeding that so improves the quality of milk as to make given quantity of milk produce more butterfat at one time than another. Of course, the greater the quantity of milk, the more cream there will be.
 It is simply common sense to know which cows are profitable. Testing is the only way to find out.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19

There are yet many who wholly mis- understand the question as to what effect feed fed to COWS has on the quality of milk produced. By quality we mean the amount of butterfat, says writer in an exchange Some feeds affect the flavor of milk and possibly to a slight extent it's col or. Feeds rich in protein, it is long known, have tendency to increase the percentage of fat in some animals but not in others.
 The milk-producing function of the COW is to large extent under the con- trol of the nervous system Anything that disturbs the quiet or normal con- dition of the animal, whether it be
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
WANTED o o.K 1RAsn 4;Ns9R 9R Write, giving full description and price, to E. B. TRAHtRN, CLARkSViLLE, TENN.
The Plot.

That fellow Jones-Smythe is get ting too darned popular around this club. l wish we could put spoke in his wheel somehow"
 I'll tell you what we'll do. Let's elect him chairman of the house con- mittee."
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
No Changes There.

Bacon-Astronomers in IS observa- tories in almost as many nations are compiling a map of the heavens that is expected to catalogue from 30,000,- 600 to 40,000,000 stars
 Egbert-Evidently don't believe the wur is going to change the map of the heavens
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
No Objection,

This war is making everything more expensive" complained father "I sec by the paper that even castor oil is going up"
 That's nothing in my young life" said little Johnny, The only time 1t worries me is when it's going down."
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
Diliqent.

T hope you are making good use of your time at school" said Bobbie's uncle.
 You bet I am, replied the boy. T won most fifty marbles off of Jimmie Smith at recess today"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
q DON'T SUFFER
 ANY MORE"
"Feel Like a New Person."
 says Mrs. Hamilton.
New Castle, Ind" From the time Twas eleven years old until 1 was seven-

teen l suffered each month so 1 had to be in bed. I had head ache, backache and such pains 1 would cramp double every month. 1 did not know what it was to be easy a minute.
 My health was all
 run down and the doctors did not do me any good. A
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
Good Strain of Seed

Be sure to get a good strain Of seed, especially Of cabbage, tomato, and onion seed. The rule also applies to florist plants. such as pansios, verbe- mas, and petunias.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
Too Busy.

John, don't believe you paid any attention whatever to the sermon to- day"
 How could I, my dear? l was try ing to figure out how l am going to pay for the Easter hats and gowns you and the girls are wearing"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
Not Good for Orcharh.

Close pasturir g all of the season is not good for an orchard. The tramp ing of animals about the trees, espe- cially in wet time, is harmful to the orchard.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19

About l5,OOO tons of paper and paper board are manufactured every day in the United States.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
ON FIRST SYMPTOMS

uso "Renovine" and be cured Do not wait until the heart organ is beyond repair. "Renovine' is the heart and n rye tonic. Price 50c and $1.00.-Adv.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all female troubles will vanish in thin air after using "Femenina. Price soc and ST oo-Adv
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19

Too many men turn down a paying job for reform work that doesn't pay them anything.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19

A woman always looks before sht leaps-it there is mirror handy.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19

To keep clean and healthy take Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19

For sores apply Hanford's Balsam lightly. Adv.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19
And Served Him Riqht.

What would you call a pie-trust magnate?"
 'Pd call him a pie-rate king"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-19

More than 300 kinds of fish have voices.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-07
sBrnidji Amazed
By Siuddle Action

The incredible action Of simple
'lavoptik eye wash is startling. q
scho0lsboyshsdesa eye.s tradn so badly
he could not read. A weeks use OF
laYQptik -slrpriaed his eteaeher 80
much that abe used It for her old
mother. ONE WASH showed .bene-
At. Assnaali bottle lavoptfk is guar
anteedstobeneat NvHRY CASE weak,
stnined or ain11nzmed eyes. The IN
CRBD4BE5D result is astonishing.
Pure asun1tnum- eye cup FRNN with
each bottle. Barker's Drug Store.
Adv.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-07
and maintenance Of the roads of the

country.
That statement in itself is OF alb
sorbing interest to every citizen OF
these United States.
But question of still more vital
interest to us locally and personally
lis, Glow much do we get 3"
The people of our community, aofa
course, can decide what we ourselves
are to expend in good roads, but
when it comes to the expenditure by
the federal and state governments we
are much of the opinion that the
early bird will get the biggest worm.
In other and palmer words, the
federal government allots a certain
amount of money to each state for
improving it's roads. Then comes
the question of where and how that
money is to be spent.
We do not know just what spolicy
will be pursued in this state, but
we do know that it will he clearly to
our interest to get out in force and
hustle for good slice of this amount
for road Improvements in our own
territory.
Everybody hereabouts wants good
roads and is quite willing totproft
personally from their construction.
But how many, think you, are will
1 ~ .AS. =
energy to securing the allotment to
which they are entitled?
| How much do we get? Or, bet
ter still, do we get anything?