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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
TO AMERICANlZE STYLES
PlanS VIII He discussed by Cloak
sui and skirt Manufacturers
tsSUrini ion.

tiii'.N'i, Nur"'nn-r I1.---Nnl"rl.ani-
zatirn OF spring styles and fabrics Tor
Women is The plan up i"r discussion
before 'ho Nations! 'inak. Sui, and
Skirt Manufacturers Association. which
opened it~ annual convention here To-
day. \ privat" style SHOW for the
benefit ~ meiuh"rs will be held to-
morrow.
ITO obtain til" conndcnc" OF the
American woman is the thing we are
striving Tor i'll this conference" do
c!arcd \. +. lIariiand. one Of the Chi
caEo members al tn" association ut
seems the lines for tn. coming season
viii DC icnG and straight with skirts
not as shor, "a hitherto, and coats
fitted easily aboui the waist stitching
viii be much used III heavy loose
threads. and III" shades will lie III.
most !iorc!liir ana delicate imaein-
able
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
Dr. David VI. llu.top.
Especial 10 Tie Times dispatch.
IEDEDl.n cITN IA Nnnnn.h,

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.
EEl'FOl:D CITY. VA. November ~
DR.. David Mitchell clayton, q uatiy.
ana hfe-iinlc resident al bedford diod
last night az his home about eight
miles from here. after an illness OF
about two weeks, at the age OF eighty
-FOUR years. At the beginning OF the
War between the States, DIR. Clayton
volunteered for service in the COM
pahy of Captain I. G. Jordan. and lost
an arm IN tho first year OF tile war.
lie was Il member OF tho Joseph T..
Johnston Camp of Confederate yctcr.
ans OF Bedford
The funeral services will take place
tomorrow morning from ST. Johns
Episcopal Church this place and m
teimeni viii nc in I.onSwood Gene
terry
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
Anna Case In Concert Nc>t week.

Under the local management Of uu-
bert Belts. Anna Case. the distinguish
cd Metropnlita, Opera soprano. will au-
pear III concert ut the city Auditorium
next wednesday night. with Rudolph
canZ. the noted pianist. OF one III Miss
Cases rccitals, the New York Even
ing sun said: anna case earned TIL.
1lrSt big ovation "f The season from II
great audience in Carnegie nan last
night. Walter bamrcSch and JoSrph
SiranSky We're among the st.,udcrs.
u the first note II Montcrcr,ii's Ia :
lhent from 'Ariana, the singer ostab-
iisncd her conquest OF public that
loves beauty in q wo,nan's voice. Her
angels Ever Fright and C'air. from
iiandclS 'Thc"dor.' WAS ono Of the
most perfect bits ar soprano singing
heard in recent years. quite.
the most surprising were Soderman's
Somber Prinsesain' Of tho two octave
jumps and gay Swedish folk dance
that had TO he sung again"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
Mrs, Mamie Sheu,,n

Special 10 The Times Dispatchj
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. Novembe,
l..--Airs. Nanni" Shcnton. wifi. Of Cap
tain l.. {. Shcnton, foraIcrly Of this
city. now 81 baltimore. died at her
h"in" u ,hc latter city last night. after
nrici illness. Of pneumonia. aged
Gtty- three. She l. survived 81 hery
husband and six children. one Of whom
is Mrs, Robert ". Harris. IL THIS city.
Sh" WAS y sister OF Mrs. MARY r.
Wright and Mrs. George \. Walker. ~
this city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
.no,her Musical SHOW at he ni,ou.

After two more performances to-day
the engagement Of "rhc Little Girl cod
Forgot" at the Iiiiou, Will come to n
close. Next week the management of
fers Gus Hill musical SHOW, called
Mutt and Jefrs Wedding The Mutt
and JEFF" shows arc always of a-stand-
ard Of their own, and no matter what
lilo title Of tile moment happens To he.
they draw tho same audiences.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
Il. L.. Davis.

TSp"ciaI 10 The TIMES Disputch.l
i'EtfESl!GEG, VA. November t.
y. u. Davis. a rcsiden, 81 this city.
hi"d suddenly yesterday III the IN,
Font Hospital. lie was about forty
seven Years old. and il survived by
ms "iie ana several children The
body was i,r"upht Ia this city. and
,iiiS morning was sent to blackstone
Tor Inteitnent IN the family cemetery
III Not toHar Comfy,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
Mr>. FLORENCE Il. Wills.

Special TO The Times Dispatch
f.EnElickSl:U VA. November
l.--Mrs. Florence II. Mills. wife or
George II. Mills, .! this city. died Il
Tow days ago at tn" home Of ner par
cntS. Mr. and Mrs. John *. Anderson,
il Winchester after long ;lIncss. aged
twcn:r-two years. She is survived by
Aer parents, husband and ono daush-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
~ RrIn:> or

Y
'Sp'i'. services conducted -. Arcti,o.
49, preachers t1-molrov. vii h., g...i
t'"a S"eo!td NV. :. r. Scutcr. l,t.,,-
.as. ''Et"" ~il"-t---l;ev. ~ J: .rnornr-
Hoa' morning Ky. II. W. Davis. ,y.,,-
.ie ''FoN- Ar",u" l-, =. o. Eel.
-"".''ioa l:"f ". y. E-aueha.ur. H..
- .E"niaG Calvary E.v. ! -
-.'aShi"n. morning; Nev. T. l, AS;.w.
'r"Nins Barton Ilcipl-s !, ;.
!i!.-uSa nap morning: R.v. l. r =.
Heath. evening. 'r;bc,li.cl.--E.,. =.
= kjdd. "N"nn;; Iroalus Memorial
-. !. ~ Rowland, morning: n.v. ~.
W bG.fi.N, evening Nortn.!.i.- No..
..A. "N"n.h= Eas; Iinl-I:"v. w. T..
N"phN, m"rnin-; Esy. J. = Wal!ac.
evening Iumauuc! -E"v W. !. N-ur..
evening, o"i: ':rorc-RcN- g. 4. 80.
&!"sinm morning: Rev. l.. H. E,.I,.
evening. Randolph Strce,-Eev. !. /!
Nuruh morning: E"v. l. t. stevens.
evening. l'nirmouat .,v.au.-:.v .,
T.. Greene. morning; R.v. .. l.. Mar.
TN evening Pin. Str-et-Eo,. 4. u.
Reeves morning: Rev. ". T. 4. llayuey.
"E"n!H%, l.e.ah Street ~,
Hatcher. - -. evening
Presbyterian congregations tyII I,..,s
Methodist preachers 49, Follows: lsirst
-h.r v. \. smart. morniu.-: Rev. i.
!. Wells. evening S.col,l-:.y y <
evening. Third-Rcv. !. &. Reed. morn
'n%' E.r. ). w. sin. evening. ,ir.c.
covenant Rev. l.. H. Rawlings. morn
.N": Rev J. w. Shackfor.. cvc.iu...
Porter >treei--Ecv. L. y. li.rtn.ss,
morning; Rev. Asa Dviscoil evening.
Nestninsler-Rcv. ]. r Ios,nan.
morning; Rev y. T. Merritt, evening.
cN'rhrooi;-i:ev. J. l.. Peters, morning:
Rev ". ). Wright. evening. ,iiatar
Park Srai!uory-E.y. w \ smart.
evening.
Christian church services ii, which
Methodist ministers will 3r-.ch vii!
h. - follows: seventh SJlcc,-E.v
T. y Potts. l.. H.. evening. Hanover
AVENUE Key. L. NJ. White. evening.
ih!r'---R"v. l.. =. ,i:,yl.. morning: E.v.
j. NJ. Oakley, evening. fai,lnount Ave-
nue--fsev. l.. =. Moore, evening. 60
wardin Avenue--I:cv. 4. H. Rood.
morning.
Rev l.. q. Z Eri,, Will preach at
The First English Evangelical I.uth-ra!
church tomorrow morning. and lcv.
=. T. Hall Tomorrow evening"
Eev. W. j. Young, l.. D., viii preach
At Ashland tomorrow morning. Rev.
}. \. Thomas Will preach at Wesley
Methodist Church, in petersburg. Rev
u. IL. Ncwberrr Will preach Tomorrow
~ Epworth Church. and Rev L. H.
Lulinkin at Client Church, Nnrfoii,
l;er. w. l. Jones will preach at Ecl-
lainy'S Church. Gloucester County
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
ur>. War. Ann Elliott.

Especial % The Times-p !sra,cA.J
rH>iLoTTEsvII.i. Ky. Nov.,n.
ler l,.-Mi,. Mary Ann Elliott, ap.a
:. sNt}--i,iI.r Years, died last cvcn:'l.-
ut \"rtorsv.l!". Green, County. near
tae ,'r.iuar.. line. I'LL. body v:.s
t..c. 10 ,iordousvil'c, wEei" i,urir
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
Got Your Cook
Book?

me tin'es-DIsltch Information liurc.u
thousands or copies a., lis book Of
households of i
one 81 the most popular offerings made
II 'nl> with the preparation table
foods
serve Just hr''u>" they cooked up-o-
Ntrw-anti held
mat most canned foods only basis
cook prepares delicious dishes
me h""k which The TimcSDspalc, offers
months or
r'h laboratory The cooking lur.cl, new
development IN cookery and the
first OF its Kind nticrta AIKEN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
The Weather
aL'mr aInIIc,l D.. q. :. Mrnther Murnn.

i'0rccnst: SIrIiuin
-Enir Saturday and
SnHsins: NOT inucl,
change In f~Nii,rrx-
tur~.
North I ur0iina-
iatr Saturday mud
~ubuHs: not n,ut.l,
change in trIipcr:t-
turc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
To-Day and Tonight
in Richmond

state fnnrtl or Education. thi,m-
Der OF Commerce binding. 10
o'clock.
Acndrm.-IIOne's Travel Festival:
matinee. 2'tO, night, S,lO.
BljOn-"rh~ Little s:irt God For
cnt": mntinee, :,:t0: night. S,3G.
L!ric-P0p,uiar vaudeville; mati-
NEE, .: night. 5,:;O and u.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
Contains 153 Recipes

The book contains recipes-for preparing appc rrs
vegetables. salad, uc as fur
the pasc> sauces and dressings thai
tinctiyc caraCcr.
ihr ne" l""klct has Just brrn published. opens new
poss'ohtits Tor the Kitchen You depend, all
,""tc reliability. Every woman VIII" meals OF
her family should II copy. "
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
Free to Readers of The Times Disnatch

The booklet Recipes ii FREQ. -, nh
readers OF The Times Dispatch already
tHi'u your the your
name and address plainly, ,-crnt >nmp for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-03

then, having regained selT-cOntrOI,
he went forward into the garden.
Miss Deanp he called.
why, is that you, Mr. DawsOn?"
called Laura's voice out of the dark
ness. 81 was hoping you would call
tonight. Do come and sit down be-
side me, won't you, and tell me about
the west"
Charles Dawson sat down on the
seat. He could just see Laura's white
dress.
He cleared his throat. "The fact
is, came to speak quite seriously to
you, Miss Dean" he said. ct is a
subject I have thought over for a
long time. Now there is the one ques-
ton in my mind and must ask il"
What is it?" asked Laura softly.
81 am in love" said Charles, taking
her hand in his. And I haven't the
courage to ask her"
'Fain theart never won fair lady,"
said Laura, letting her hand rest in
his. who is she? But let me see if
I can guess. I should say-weIl,
Esther Rogers"
You've hit it first time answered
Charles.
LaTa's hand leaped out of his.
"Wh-what?" she stammered.
ct is Esther Rogers and I have
loved her all my life," said Charles.
do you think I am worthy Of her?
Do you think there is any chance for
me?"
ooh, yes" said Laura, Historically.
81 suppose so. You are of an age,
YOU see" she added venemoUsIy.
Then I shall ask her." said
Charles, rising. 'Of course, a man
with my income has to be careful
whom he asks. So many women
have mercenary incHnations in this
age. There are lots of the young
girls about here who would jump at
me-but I'm not taking any"
How dare you, Mr.. Dawson" be-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-03


and more into her she'll 1t was plain
that Charles cared for her no longer.
AS for Charles himself, his mind was
in a whirl and he hardly knew what
he wanted. He was drawn like a
magnet by Laura's bright eyes and
obvious interest in him.
Then, one evening, when he had
entered the garden to call on Laura
he was surprised to hear her in the
little summer house. It was pitch
dark and before he could make him
self known the words he heard held
him spelIbOund. Laura was talking
to Esther.
"Of course I don't love Charles
Dawson" she was saying indignant
ly. Cant have a little amusement
with the only eligible man left in
town."
do you consider it amusement to
ruin mans happiness and break his
hearth" asked Esther.
ooh, mems hearts are not so easily
broken, " Laura answered. He thinks
he is irresistible, that middle-aged
man of over 40, and l am going to
teach him a little lesson which he
sOrely needs.
81 have been leading him on and
tonight I expect he will call and lit
tie encouragement will soon bring
him to the proposing point. And then
l shall rise and say: Thank you, sir,
for the honor you propose to do me,
but am not taking any,"
Laura exclaimed Miss Rogers !
in horror. Then, with rising indigna-
ton, Il think it is dreadful of you to
propose to break a good mans heart |
in that way and don't want to know /
any more about it."
Il believe you are after him your |
self, Esther" called Laura hooking
ly. But Esther walked past Charles !
in the darkness, so near that she al
most brushed him and he heard her |
cOnVulSiye sObbing as she went nv
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-26

Cracks in the wall ventilate the prof
Its out Of the stable.
The boosting and the boasting PEG
pie have little in common.
The first step in efficient govern
ment is the efficient citizen.
The man who laughs at Providence
is not joke, he is a tragedy.
Prof1tless farming is the direct re-
suit OF prophecies farming.
What is known as the best slang
is usually the worst English.
The pot-boiled politicians may rea.
ennably expect to be picked.
One kind of a hypocrite is a man
who pretends to be busy when he
isn't.
Saving money is an art, but it can
be acquired by anyone who wants to
learn.
Nobody who is anybody ought to
wish anybody any i'll, even If it be
only a nobody.
Dishonesty is bad policy. because
the dishonest man finds humanity
sum q Suspicious lou.
Some men pass away and leave their
riches, and some riches Just pass
away and leave the men.
The man who talks about what he
hasn't done as if he had will talk
about what he can't do as If he could.
When a person goes beyond the
limit in talking you can't help having
some suspicious about that person,
too.
The man who can eat. sleep and
laugh when one OF his farm animals is
sick unto death. is too cold-hearted to
trust far.
Though money is not the greatest
thing in the world. yet the greatest
number of people in the world are
after money.
Every puny. wailing baby is a visi-
Bile sign of wrong eating. drinking,
thinking, reading or acting on the
part Of parents.
Hardly one criminal or desperate
ever had a pet in his childhood days
to make him more kind and tender.
Investigate every case and you find
1t so.
Think you've got plenty OF friends.
Ell? Well. bust up, get in Jail. get
sued for SANDER or try to borrow $40,
and then you'll find out how many
friends you have.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
STOP BOIL WEEVlL ADVANCE
Pest Covered More New Territory In
1915 Than in Any Year Since Il
Entered Texas in 1892,

(By W. z. KINDS. Alabama Experiment
| Station.)
Killing frost occurring generally
throughout North Alabama about No
vember Is. put a stop to further ad.
vance of the boil weevil in tat sec,
ton for 1915. This is about three
weeks later than the average date for
killing frost in the Tennessee valley
and gave the weevils opportunity to
spread somewhat farther than they
could have done in an average season.
The advance Of the weevil for 1915
has covered more new territory than
In any season since 1t entered Texas
IN 1892. In the fall of 1914 the weevil
line passed through Houston county,
Alabama, within a few miles of the
Chattahoochee valley. The infesta-
ton OF Houston county, however, &C.
Cured so late in the season of 1914
that the weevils failed to maintain
themselves beyond the eastern part Of
Geneva county, where they were found
scatteringly in the early summer Of
1915.
Early in September. 1915, traces of
boil weevil work were discovered in
the vicinity of Townsville, Ca, which
was beyond the distance that the
weevil would normally have reached
by the end of the season. Immediate
Investigations in Georgia and Ala
bama revealed the fact that a remark
able movement of the weevil had oc-
CURED, apparently between the goth
and 23d of August. This movement
had carried the weevils for more than
100 miles in an eastwardly and north
eastwardly direction beyond the 1914
line in Alabama. Throughout this
newly infested territory. the infesta-
ton evidently began at practically the
same date, as weevil stages, eggs and
grubs, found 100 miles away, were as
old as those found only a short dis
lance beyond the 1914 line.
An examination of the weather bu-
reau records in Alabama revealed
the probable explanation for this I'M
usual movement. 1t is found in a
heavy wind from the west and south
west which occurred on August 20,
following the severe storm at Calves
ton. Tex.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
CITY FOLKS IN THE COUNTRY
Many Do Not Know First Principles
OF Farming-Farmer in City
Must Commence Gradually.

Continued hard times have caused
an influx of city people to the country.
Some prosper and are happy. Others
find that the turkeys do not grow on
trees and alrea6, roasted" Those
who have been accustomed to earning
five dollars or more day see the cash
supply come slowly and become dis
couraged. They do not know the first
principles of farming, and many mis-
takes are made.
There are always plenty to advise
some great improvement which will
require a goodly outlay of labor
these same advisers ever standing
ready to do this work at their own
price. The principle may be correct
but the labor bill is liable to be ex-
cessive.
No farmer would expect to go to
the city and launch into a new bust
ness without losing money at the
start His sane way is to commence
gradually, study conditions and meth
DDS thoroughly. and then advance
with caution.
Many city man has gone back to
the crowded life discouraged. Just be-
cause he did not know how to COM
mence. Had he rented a small plot
of ground and spent his spare mo-
ments in making garden there would
have been renewed strength in the
exercise and he would have been bet
ter prepared in a single season to
undertake the larger proposition.
His business principles would en-
able him to grasp the subject with
comparative ease: but he should no
longer follow the time-honored senti-
ment that the man who does not know
how to do anything else can farm.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
They Find External" Treatment Better
Than Internal Medicines for
Children's Colds.

We give below letters from a mum.
Der Of Kansas City, Mo-, ladies who
were selected by their druggists to try
out Vap-O-Rub-the outside" treat.
ment for cold troubles, introduced in
Kansas City last winter. Vap-O-Rub is
the invention of a North Carolina
druggist. It comes in salve form, and
has two-fold action-first, the body
heat releases the ingredients in the
form Of vapors, that are inhaled with
each breath-second, Vap-O-Rub 10
absorbed through and stimulates the
skin, aiding the vapors inhaled to
relieve the congestion.
Mrs. James Hollens, 1928 Tracy
Ave., has used Vick's herself for colds
in the chest and asthma, and has also
used 1t on her children, and finds It
excellent"
Mrs. Almira Turner, 1914 e. oath
St., relieved her husband of bronchitis
with two nights applications. She
also used on her four months old baby
for cold and on the other children, and
says-T find Vap-O-Rub does every
thing you say"
Mrs. T. l. Marshall, 139 N. Lawn
dale Ave-, has two children. one six
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
FOUND THE SOURCE OF GUM
Discovery Probably Pleased Small
Elsie Considerably More Than It
Did Her Neither.

Six-year-old Elsie leased her mother
unremittingly for a chew of gum be.
fore they went into the theater, but
explaining that it was impolite to
chew in public her mothsr refused to
give it to her.
Little Elsie did not forget the gum,
however, for when the show was over
she said:
Mamma, where does gum come
FROM"
From a tree, Elsie" replied her
mother.
What kind of tree, mams1a?"
why, a spruce tree, my dear"
We'll, the seat sat in must have
been made of a spruce tree, cause I
dug a nice big chew of gum off the
bottom of it."-Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
Kansas City Women Opposed
To Giving Children Medicine

years old and one eight months old.
The baby last winter had an obstinate
cough for quite q while. Mrs. Mar
shall used VapO-Rub and writes
The cough soon yielded to this treat
ment after several different cough
medicines had been tried with no ef-
feet" Mrs. Marshall also writes
"Vap-O-Rub appeals to us because the
delicate little stomachs are not be-
Ing loaded down with medicines con-
tanning opium and other harmful in
gradients"
Mrs. ]. s. Hollis. 1922 Forest Ave-,
used Vap-O-Rub for "a terrific cold
could not breathe through my nose at
all-impossible to 60 to sleep. Used
Vick's Vap-O-Rub and in five minutes
was asleep and breathing easily"
Mrs. W. A. Winkler, 6228 e. 18th St.,
says-"My baby had a cold, almost
pneumonia 1 used Vap-O-Rub on him
as directed. and in one days time he
was better"
Mrs. Anna Taylor, 6040 Walrond
Ave-, has four children, and says-I
have never used anything as good for
coughs and colds as Vap-O-Rub."
Mrs. Harry Webb, 2123 E. 37th St.
says-"Our little girl is very suscep-
tible to colds, and in fact this Is the
only winter and spring that she has es-
capped pneumonia. and we believe 1t Is
Vap-O-Rub that has kept her from a
spell this year." Three sizes-25c,
Soc and $1.00.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
ULRKS THAT HAD A STING
Mailman Evidently Yielded His
F,bIs In Cafe With Some Feel
ing Of Reluctance.

hen Charles 8. Towns, who led
fght for the recent legislation
|ust the traffic in habit-forming
IA IN New York state, was in China
Iral years ago studying opium
hing among the Chinese, he ran
samuel. Merwin, the American
Dr.
key dropped into a Shanghai cafe
d bite and found all the tables
n Two young Englishmen who
finished their luncheon but were
ING over their cigars were ap-
kthed by the waiter.
| Ieg your pardon" said the French
h, but would you mind vacating
hble? These gentlemen are two
hguished Americans and / would
70 accommodate them. One is
Charles B. Towns, the other is
Dsmuel Merwin, the author"
~ got up reluctantly and one
h over to Mr.. Merwin. You are
: welcome to the table. We were
aHing, to be sure. | should like
nks myself known. l am King
BE- my friend here is Willie
sspeare and we were waiting for
fitDd Rudyard Kipling."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
AVOID THE ONE-CROP SYSTEM
Application Of Principle Of Diversified
ton Reduces Element Of Specu-
Iation to Minimum.

A merchant setting out in business
knows in advance the size and cost
OF his stock Of goods. The problem
before him is to sell the goods at a
profit. to make a quick turn over"
and then to make another and an
other. A manufacturer can calculate
with certainty the cost of his raw
materials. the cost of producing the
finished article and the volume of
production. His problem, also. is to
sell the product at a profit.
A farmer setting out to produce
cotton does not know what his crop
will be and. therefore. cannot tell in
advance what the cost of producing
II will be. The variableness of the
season, of dryness and moisture, are
elements of uncertainty in his pro-
duction which cannot be eliminated
speculative element when he buys
materials and produces and later he
has the same problem in selling that
confronts the merchant and the man.
ufacturer.
The farmer may. however, produce
a number Of crops, so that possible
losses in one may be neutralized by
the profits in another. Seasons I'M
favorable to one crop may be favor
able to other crops. Therefore, by
applying the principle of diversified
ton the farmer reduces the element
of speculation to a minimum. The
farmer placing his dependence in one
or two crops is necessarily at the
mercy of chance to a dangerous de-
gree.-Columbia IS. CO. State.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
Using Ferns AZ Preservative.

1t was discovered some years ago
that the leaves of the fern plant.
which grows almost everywhere, are
excellent preservatives for packing
food. fruit and even meat. In the Isle
of Man fresh behring's are packed in
ferns and arrive on the market in as
fresh condition as when they were
shipped. A number of experiments
have demonstrated that potatoes
packed in ferns keep many months
longer than those packed in straw. In
fact, potatoes packed in fern leaves
are as fresh in the springtime as when
they were first dug In the winter.