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membership is becoming better known
every year as a mediura thru which
good seed car be secured. This is to
the benefit Of she public as well as to
the growers. We want to put as many
buyers in touch with the growers of
improved or pediyreea seed as we can
and this is only limited by the number
who have thier fields inspected and
send their seed, to the lure Seed La
boratory for testing.
Now is the time to get your APP
plication in fo- membership and for a
pure seed ex1ah who will inspect
your fields for weeds. plant diseases,
and admixtures to sec of the grow.
ing condition Of the crop will result
in good seed. If the inspector finds
the field in good condition he will
notify you to send in a sample to the
laboratory for termination ar: purity
test and if it then fblfills the labora-
tory requirements, the seed will be
listed for sale and. if a member of
the Improved Seed Growers Associa-
ton, you ma y%conlnete in the annual
contest. The field crop inspector will
also show you how to purify your
field SO as to get started in the grow
ing Of pure seed. The routes of the
field inspector are now being made
out. All who desire field inspection
or plans to enter the seed contest or
want seed of any kind certified and
listed should send in their full address
now.
Address State Commissioners, Ar
ricultural College. N. d.
H. L. Bolley, Sec.
North Dakota Itnproved Seed Growerr
Association.
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peck as in former years. There will
he no display Of the samples, as this
entails too much work for the help
available under present conditions. in
all other details the Association will
adhere to its regular rules and meth
DDS Of scoring and awarding Of priz-
es.
This contest is held for the purpose
Of getting good grain located and for
helping those who have. it TO get into
touch with those who wish to buy it
for use on the land. The. Association
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Mrs. Maud Watson, Of Urbana,
Iowa, arrived in the city the last of
the week and will spend the summer
with her sister, Mrs. o. W. Ohnstad.;
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Just drop in and let US show you
samples Of counter sales books and
the prices for the same. Why send
away for them when you can get them
cheaper at home.
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Geo. Juergens has returned from
Jordan and other parts Of Minnesota,
where he spent several days visiting
relatives and fishing.
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Dakota, Improved Seed Grow
ers-Take NOtice.

efS-Iake NOtlce.
The North Dakota Improved Seed
Growers Association is %perfectlng it's
plans now for the Seed Contest to be
held next winter. This Contest has
attracted considerable attention in the
past and hundreds Of samples have
been tested and listed for sale as seed
thru this contest.
The plans this year call for a slight
change in that only q fair sized mail
ing sample is to be sent in. nj u
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U. s. Marines.

men are rejected for military service |
is partially explained by the weekly
report Of recruiting officer Sergeant
G. c. Wright, complied after the re-
cent drive for recruiting in the United
States Marine c. rps.
Out of 1872 applications for enlist
ment during the week only "a were ac-
cepted. Others were rejected for the
following causes: under age 1;3 un-
derweight 80; defective vision 26; de-
fectivehearing 4; flat feet 16. Sixty
one others were rejected as "~undesira-
BILE" through failure to meet the x
acting mental, moral and physical Re-
requirements.
The standard of the "Soldiers of
the Sea" is very high, though; certain
notifications may be put into effect
later, should it be necessary to. follow
the precedent Of the countries that
have been training their men power
for three years. Sergeant Wright
says that at present IL per cent, is
about the average of acceptances
throughout the country.
Detroit, June edwin DENLY, age
"A, probably the most distinguished
American to enlist in the ranks at the
first call to arms, was promoted to the
rank of Corporal in the United States
Marine Corps today. Mr.. DENLY was
a member of congress from 1904 to
1911, former President of the local
Board Of Commerce, and a prominent
attorney of this city.
Corporal DENLY, who is undergoing
military training at Port Royal, S. c.,
headed the list in a competitive ex-
animation open to all members of his
company. His enlistment as a pri-
vate in the Marine Corps saused con-
siderable CONNIE mt when he expressed
the belief that he could serve his
country best as an enlisted man.
Washington, July II, 1917 Not the
leastpart of fighting mans equip
ment to be used by the United States
Marines on the firing line is the en-
Urgency ration. 1t will enable the sea-
soldier to stick to his guns and keep
up his physical strength when cut off
from the base of supplies by the
enemy barrage OF other causes.
Every Marine or expeditionary duty
is supplied with a half-pound tin case
containing a two days supply of fool
consisting Of chocolate and a condens-
ed meat and vegetable compound that
may be made into soup, or eaten raw
if there is M opportunity to prepare it
Go to Burtscher, the tailor, for that
new suit. He has a large stock on
hand, including a wide variety Of pat
terms. This stock was all bought be-
fore the raise in prices and while the
dye used was Of the old stock, which
insures you a fast color. The pre-
war prices still hold good on this
stock and make a matter Of $12 to SIS
saving on each suit. These suits are
made to measure right in our shop
and are guaranteed to fit perfectly.
2O-tf
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/ Otnnr Circles United States

Four-C Cylinder Models
FOUR Roadster
FOUR Touring Car . .
FOUR Landau Roadster .
FOUR Every-Weather Car
AAb,iessI s.h Desois
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HOUSE CLEANING IN
BARN is ESSENTIAL
yust as important for Farmer to
Have Periodical Bout With
Dirt as for Housewife.

(By GEORGE II. GLOVER, Colorado
Agricultural College, Fort Collins,
Colo)
Every housekeeper, who deserves
the name, has general houseclean-
Ing at least twice year. The car
pets come up and the curtains down,
and everything from the roof to the
floor In the furnace room is either
busted, scrubbed, vanished or paint
ed. With the farmers wife, spring
and fall hossecleaning is looked upon
as a duty that is almost sacred and
is kept inviolate.
But who ever heard of a farmer
having even an annual barn clean
ing? True the manure is hauled out,
usually in the sprlngtime. in order to
make 1t possible to get the horses In
and out the door, but that is all.
If farmers would make it a regular
job to clean the premises once OF
twice every year, infectious diseases
among farm animals could be con-
trolled, and the mortality Of to 10
per cent from calf scours, hog cholera,
blackleg. contagious abortion and
other diseases might be reduced to the
minimum.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-07-12
WHISTLER WAS MOST ACTIVE
Observer Marveled at Great Energy
Displayed by the Famous Artist
in His Studio.

The studio was surprisingly differ
rnt from the room he previously used
In Lindsay row, and entirely unlike
the studios usually occupied by other
artists, says Hay In Memories OF
Whistler / remember long, not
very lofty room, very light, with win
dows along one Side; his canvas beside
his model at one end. and mt the
other, near the table which he used
as palette, an old Georgian looking
glass, so arranged that he could see
his canvas and model reflected in il.
Those who use such a mirror tas he
did constantly will know that IL is
the most merciless of critics.
marveled then at his extraordinary
activity, as he darted backward and
forward to look at both painting and
model from his point Of view at the eX-
IRENE end of the long studio. He always
used brushes of large size with very
long handles, three feet ln+length and
held them from the end with his arms
stretched TO their full extent. Each
touch was laid on with great hrmness,
and his physical strength enabled him
TO do without the assistance Of a mahl-
stick, whilst the distance at which he
stood from the canvas allowed him to
have the whole of - large picture in
sight and SO Judge the correct drawing
of each touch.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-07-12
EASY CURE FOR SOREHEAD
Disease Is Highly Infectious and
Spreads RapidIy--IndividuaI
Treatment Required.

Yellow spots on comb and wattles
is skin disease. commonly called
"sorehead." II is highly infectious and
spreads rapidly. However, it Is easily
cured, but requires individual treat
ment. BY immersing the head twice
daily in the following solution an eff
fective cure may be brought about In
a weeks time; Forty per cent alco-
hol, is per cent glycerln, 3 per cent
boracic acid and per cent water. An
other satisfactory method Of treating
this disease Is by the use Of tlncture
of iodine. This is applied by touching
the spots with a little of the solution
twice daily. I.ysol applied in a sim
liar manner. also works well.
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prepared by the United States Depart
meht of Agrlculture)
All types of terraces are constructed
originally in the same way. The work
of construction should begin invariably
with the highest terrace in the field
and each terrace should be completed
before work is started on the one next
below. The late fall and early winter
IS the best time TO lay out and build
terraces. If one has not time to ter
race his whole field well it Is better to
construct well the first few terraces
near the upper side of the field than
TO terrace the whole field poorly, for a
break in terrace near the upper side
of the field is followed by breaks in
all below.
The terrace embankment can be
built up wholly with an ordinary turn
ing pillow. A large 16-inch pillow with
an extra large wing attached to the
moldboard for elevating the dirt, is an
effective implement for throwing up II
high terrace bank. For broad terraces
burrows are thrown toward the center
line from each side for a strip Is to 20
feet in width. Then, commencing at
the center again, the strip is plowed in
the same manner as before. This pro
cedure is repeated until the terrace
has reached the desired height. Many
farmers allow the loose earth to be
settled by rain between plowings
so that the dirt will turn better. How
ever, it Is safer 10 build the terrace to
the desired height ut the start for, if
a heavy rain, sufficient to overtop the
terrace, comes between plowings,
much of the original work is undone
and considerable damage occurs from
erosion. A disk pillow can be used sue
cessfully to throw up loose dirt. and
the ordinary road grader Is employed
often and Is adapted especially to
such work.
The most commonly used and cheap
est implement for throwing up ter
race is a wooden, V-shaped drag.
After the first three or four burrows
have been plowed on each side of the
center line of the terrace, the drag is
used to push the loose earth toward
the center and thus build the terrace
higher. The blowing is resumed and
the drag used again, and this is done
repeatedly until the terrace has at
tanned the desired width. If the ter
race Is not built sufficiently high the
first time, the work Is started again
at the center and the blowing and
dragging are repeated. The longer
side Of the drag is hinged so that for
the first few burrows the hinged por-
tion is allowed to swing loose. As the
terrace increases in width, and IT is
desired to move the loose earth Il
greater distance. the removable brace
Is set in position and the hinged por-
ton is brought into use. The short
side of the drag is made to follow the
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pisprovinu a Theory.

The man who had "A theory was ex-
pounding II.
Everybody is more or less Of a
poet he said There's not n person
on earth. and there never has been a
person who hadn't spark OF divine
afiiatus It's only II matter of degree
of inspiration of power to express. that
makes the difference"
81 disagree with YOU" put in an
auditor positively There WAS one
man who couldn't have been II poet
"Who was that. may | ask"
Adam"
How do you make out that Adam
couldn't have been poet?'
"Why, that's simple. Poets are born
and not made '-- Cleveland Plain
Dealer
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Muddled.

The day was drawing to close
Judge, jurors, witnesses, and lawyers
an were growing weary. Counse.
for the prosecution was cross-exhm-
lining the defendant.
Exactly how fec is 1t between the
two towns?" he asked at length.
For some time the man stood think
Ing, then:
About four miles as the cry flows,
came the answer.
"You mean as the flow criesl" re.
torted the man of law.
The judge leaned forward.
mo-" he remarked. suavely; 'he
means as the fly crows"
And they all looked at one another,
feeling that something was wrong
somewhere.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-07-12

Charleston, s. Care of pet dog
will cost the estate of the late Mrs.
Frank Leslie. widow of the publisher.
$50 900, If the suit instituted by Miss
Anna S. Simons of this city is sue
cessful.
Mrs. Leslie left the bulk Of her
81, 10000 estate 10 suffrage, hut she
also bequcathed $4,000 to Miss Sim
ons for services 20 her pet poodle.
This the Charleston girl spurns and
insists that the trouble she has 10
undergo for the sake Of the dog is
worth at least $4,000 on one oc-
casion. Miss Slmons says she was
abused by Mrs. Leslie because she
refused to take the dog out for ex-
erclse on Broadway while dressed only
In n kimono. She claims she wna
forced to take the pet out while clad
simply IN kimono and a raincoat.
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less than ten seconds we had fired our
first she'll at her.
Passengers hurried for their life
preservers, but no one was unduly ex-
cited Some say the first shell we
fired hit her, but that was something
no one could tell. At any rate our
guns continued TO fire for seven or
eight minutes, letting 90 thirteen
shells I'm all, and after that, there be-
ing no further sign or sight Of the u
boat we continued on our way.
"The captain of our ship, at the first
warming. started to hit Zigzag
course, and all the other measures
now used on liners TO circumvent the
undersea boats We're brought into
play while the danger threatened.
Some of these measures are very
novel and Ingenious and have helped
other ships as well as ours In wardlng
off attacks. 1t was the opinion on
board that to escape as we did, with
the periscope so near us was miracu-
louS.
THE man who sighted the peri
scope was the lookout on the port
gun He had been scanning the
waters some time with his glasses
and was about to lay them down for
minutes rest However whim
struck him to first count some ships
which lay together at anchor close TO
the shore. He called Ia his mates as
he did so, beginning 'One--two'-
then his glasses accidentally slipped in
his grip and fell on the precise spot
where the periscope was Just poking
up it's nose. He was so surprised
and taken aback that II was some sec
onds before he could burt out Peri
sCOper No one else saw II, and
1t is certain that If he did not spot II
at the moment he did 1t would have
gained the necessary time TO swing
into position to launch its torpedo.
Ruses to Lure Victims.
"The remainder of our trip passed
without exciting incident, although
we received the usual scares that are
passing up and down the ocean these
days.
lone of the ruses Of submarines to
lure ships to destruction is to fit a
false exterior TO the submarine and
equip her with sail to present the
appearance of small fishing boat.
Another is to put collapsibe lifeboat
in the water filed with dummy fig
ures to look like the survivors of n
torpedoed ship and hide the periscope
behind her Another is To capture a
small vessel. put an officer aboard and
maneuver her to conceal from an APP
preaching ship the alfSubmerged
submarine which lies alongside.
There are others which it would not
be proper to disclose. A favorite
strategy of the submarine, which
however, can only be worked at GER
tain hours Of the day, is to lay well
of In the path of the sen and when
a ship IS seen and her course and
speed noted, to Subnerge and come M
suddenly at convenient angle and
torpedo her
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Quite So.

learned counsel on the defend
nnt's side lost his temper, as well as
his case, and remarked rudely to the
opposing lawyer: why do you so
often use the word also and like
wiseY They both mean exactly the
same, rs far as | can see"
"By no MEANS said the other I'll
show you the difference by example.
our learned fried, the judge. is a
clever lawyer; you are lawyer, also,
but not likewise"
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open furrow this holds the drag in the
proper position. The piece TO which
the hitch is made should be set at ii
vertical angle with the shorter side,
and also at Il horizontal angle. The
former tends 10 keep the short side
parallel with the bottom of the furrow
and the latter keeps the point pressing
slightly against the edge of the furrow
and prevents tendency of the drag
to jump out.
Graded terraces commonly are built
with pillow and drag scraper. A
strip is plowed, as heretofore
described. and loose earth on the up
per half of the strip is scraped up and
deposited on the lower half BY this
method channel is constructed for
the flow of the water, and the earth
used to build up the embankment.
Maintenance and Cultivation.
A newly built terrace is susceptible
to failure until it becomes thorough
ly settled. For this reason ii Is not
advisable to cultivate the terrace the
first year. II should be sown to some
sort of cover crop. Breaks In ter
races in the first wear tend TO discour-
age novice in the use of terraces. but
unless the embankment is built to an
abnOrmally large size breaks occur
often in newly made terraces. After
the terrace has been established per
manently. the soil should be thrown
toward the center at each blowing of
the field, at least once a year. This
will increase the breadth and main
tain the height of the terrace and the
field eventually will assume an APP
pearance of n succession of prominent
waves. all of which may be cultivated
easily.
In cultivatlng a terrace as much of
the soil as possible should be thrown
toward its center. The best results
are obtained where the rows are run
parallel with the terraces. At first,
usually one row is planted on the top,
hut as the terrace grows broader sew
eral rows are planted. These rows in
variably produce greater yield than
do those on the land between the ter
races. Where large machinery is used,
and ii is difficult 10 follow the terrace
line, the rows may be run at an angle
across the terraces. where the land Is
not very steep. 70 do this. the ter
races must be broad and must be
thrown up at least once year TO
maintain their height.
Where the rows between two adj
iacent terraces are to be laid out par
allel with the terraces. the same mum
Der of rows should be run parallel
with each terrace Owing to the vari-
alton in distance between terraces il
then will be necessary to fill in with
short rows, generally known as point
rows These flows are run in pairs
so as TO facilitate the work of cult
Walton.
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He Would PAY,

1t happened at Christmas party.
A pretty young lady had asked one of
the male guests to pass dish of al
monds and raisins.
with pleasure he replied, but do
you know that what you have asked
for is called in the vernacular Kiss
miss, and that the penalty of a kiss
attaches to the request?"
rs that so?" answered the lady,
calmly. 81 must consult my husband"
And she called across the room to him,
and repeated the observation.
"Quite So" he replied. According
to custom 1t is just debt and must
be paid. But is the gentleman aware
Of the arrangement made when we
were married-that | must settle all
my wife's liabiltiesW
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A. l.. Knisley of the United States
food laboratory here says that much
smaller percentage Of bad eggs are
found in these shipments from China
than In the local commodity.
Two companies--one English and
one American shell. pack and freeze
The eggs In China.
The eggs cost at least one.third less
than locals, IL Is said, because OF the
smaller cost of production not on the
part Of the hens bur Of laborers who
gather pack and distribute them.
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RIGHT CULTIVATION
WILL HELP ALFALFA
Benefit to Crops Comes in Va
riety of Ways, but Greatest
Is Destruction of Weeds.

Practical alfalfa growers have long
known that alfalfa in the corn belt
greatly appreciates cultivation. Many
pioneer grower has delighted to tell
the story of how he disked his alfalfa
until the neighbors thought he had
completely ruined It, and then hoy the
field greened up In a few f"si aud
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-07-12
FROZEN EGGS FROM CHINA
Millions OF Them Reach United
States by Way Of Pacific
Coast

Seattle. Wash. Frozen eggs, ship
ped from China without shells. are
helping combat the high cost Of living
on the Pacific coast and throughout
the middle West.
III the ports Of Seattle and San
Francisco 34500000 eggs rive nnnu.
ally III tin cans containing rs 10 10
pounds each.
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produced wonderful crop in spite Of
drought. Both the spike-tooth and the
Spring-tOoth harrow also have been
used with splendid results. The bene-
fit TO the alfalfa comes In variety
of ways, but in the majority of the
cases the greatest benefit is the de
struction of weeds, and especially of
blue grass. Alfalfa. with its long tap
root, can withstand almost any kind
of narrowing or disking. hut the or
binary grass or weed may easily be
damaged by this kind of treatment.
The Iowa experiment station at
Ames recently received reports from
nearly thousand alfalfa growers. con
corning the effect of cultivation on
yield. The 234 men who reported disk
ing secured an average yield of 80
tons; the A who reported narrowing
secured an average yield Of 3.S tons.
while the 500 who gave no cultivation
TO their alfalfa. reported an average
yield of 3.4 tons.
few years ago certain people OBJ
jectedsto the cultivation of alfalfa on
the ground that the crowns would be
split thereby, and become dangerously
diseased, thus eventually weakening
the stand Investigations made n year
or so ago by the agronomy department
Of the Iowa experiment station ind-
cate that there is absolutely nothing
to this fear, that the cultivated alfalfa
is just as healthy in every way as that
which has not been cultivated.
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Princess Mary Serves Soup.

London. Princess Mary has been In
the garh Of munitions worker and
has rubbed shoulders with girls In the
factory and served them soup. Her
experience was got somewhere IN Mid
disseY u
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Bears XIII PICS and Poultry.

Nelson, Il. C.-Black bears are raid
ing the farming districts In this vicln.
ity. one big bear entered a pigsty,
killed porker and ate part of the
carcass Pigs and poultry have been
missed by many farmers.