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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27

to make rapid and economical gains upon rich foods.
 For fattening at this early season use should be made of the grain pasture crops, soy beans and cowpeas, and of early sown sweet potatoes. These crops will fatten hogs quickly and require only a small amount of grain to give good results.
 On fairly rich soil, soy beans will pro- duce more feed than the other forages. Each acre will afford pasture for 10 150-pound shotes for six to seven weeks. In order to insure against the produc- tion of an inferior soft pork, one- third corn ration should be fed in con- nection with the soy bean pasture, es- pecially during the latter part of the fat tening period, and when such system is followed each acre of soy beans will pro- duce from 409 to 700 pounds of pork.
 Cowpeas succeed better on poor soils than do soy beans but their value as a pork producing crop is much less. Fully twice as much grain must be fed with cowpea pasture as was recommend ed in the case of soy beans in order to obtain equally rapid and heavy gains. When a one-third grain ration is fed in connection with cowpea forage one acre will carry eight 15O-pound shotes from four to five weeks, and the pork producing power will be corresponding ly reduced under that estimated for soy beans.
 The southern farmer is familiar with the culture of sweet potatoes. They may be used to very good advantage in the production of pork. The pigs do their own harvesting, and when a high pro- tein supplement such as soy bean meal or tankage is fed in addition in order to balance the ration, one acre will pro- duce from 400 to 800 pounds of pork in a four-weeks' grazing period, depending upon the yield of potatoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27

While there is no cure for plants once affected with tomato wilt, steps may be taken to avoid or prevent the disease. The most hopeful method is by select ing the seed from resistant plants
 This disease of the tomato, known as fusarium wilt, occurs in practically all of the eastern half of the country and is common in the sandy soils of the south east It has a particularly discouraging feature in that the plants may be large and beginning to set fruit before the dis ease shows, and they begin to wilt. Usu- ally the lower leaves show the disease first. They turn yellow and wther, and then the whole plant wits as if for lack of water, sometimes without the charac- teristic yellowing of the lower leaves.
 The disease is caused by a minute fungus which lives on decaying vegetable matter in the soil. It attacks the new roots first and goes upward through the water-carrying channels in the stem, fill- ing them up and cutting off the moisture supply As soon as the plant shows the effects of the disease it should be re- moved and burned to prevent the forma- tion of the spores by which the fungus is reproduced.
 Since the plants once affected are lost control measures must be aimed toward prevention. The seed bed must be in unaffected soil, since common method of spreading the disease is to set out plants from infected beds. Soil steriiza- ton by live steam will kill the fungus Rotation with other crops may save an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27

NEW YORK, N. Y.--Not long ago man came to me who was nearly half century old and asked me to give him preliminary examination for life insur- ance was astonished to find him with the blood pressure of a boy of 20 and as full of vigor, vim and vitality as young man; in fact young man he really was notwithstanding his age. nuxated iron had filled him with re- newed life. At 30 he was in bad health: at 46 he was careWorn and nearly all, in. Now at 50 after taking Nuxated Iron a miracle of vitality and his face beam ing with the buoyancy of youth. Al have said hundred times over. iron is the greatest of all strength builders. If people would only take Nuxated Iron when they feel weak or rundown, in stead of dosing themselves with habit beverages I am convinced that in this way they could ward off disease, pre- venting it becoming organic in thou sands of cases and thereby the lives Of every year from pneumonia, grippe. kidney, liver. heart trouble and other dangerous maladies. The real and true cause which started their disease was nothing more nor less than weaken ed condition brought on by lack of iron in the blood. Iron is absolutely neces- sary to enable your blood to change food into living tissue. Without 1t. no matter how much or what you eat, your food merely passes through you without strength out of it and as a consequence you become weak, pale and sickly look ing just like plant trying to grow in soil deficient in iron. If you are not to make the following test: See how long you can work or how far you can walk without becoming tired Next take two five-grain tablets of ordinary nux-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
THE WORLDS FOOD NEEDS

To suppls the estimated needs of the United States, the allies.. and in part the neutral nations of Europe the farn- CTS of the United States must plant for next year about 23S, COG 900 acres of land to staple food crops. This Is P per cent more than the 195,00O,0O0 acres which rep resent the 10-year average plantings, and 45 per cent more than the large acre age-227, COG, ,000-for 1917. compared with 1917 these acreages represent increases of 9 per cent for winter wheat, 15 per cent for all wheat, 51 per cent for rye, and per cent for oats, and decrea ses of per cent for barley and of 8 per cent for corn. Compared With the preceding 1G-year average the proposed acreages represent 43 per cent for winter wheat, 5 per cent spring wheat, g per cent all wheat, 124 per cent rye, ' per cent barley, 27 per cent oats and per cent corn.
 These estimates of required acreages have been made by the United States de- partment of agriculture, with due allow ance for weather, farm labor supply, in-- jury to crops by insects and disease, and the production of cereals by other na- tions, and for other usual and extra ordinary conditions as far as they may be foreseen.
 The war has intensified a general short age of food products which has been growing for several years, but which this country had not felt until the war made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
EATEN YOUR EARLY PIGS

Pigs which were farrowed early and are about 6 months old at this time may profitably be finished now and rushed off to market The early fall market has been the highest market for . num- Der of years, because the number of well-finished hogs arriving at this season is limited.
 PES may be fattened quickly and cheaply on nutritious pasture when sup piemented by full grain ration. After deducting the pork which would have been produced by the same amount of grain fed in dry lot, every acre of these pastures produces from 300 to 500 pounds or pork. The full fattening power of the grain is realized as well as profit on the pasture consumed.
 In the corn belt and eastern states all falfa, clover and rape give best results PES should be continued on these feeds until fat, usually for a period of six weeks at least. Alfalfa and clover may be pastured as long as forage is required and they will produce the largest gains due to pasture. An acre of alfalfa fur mshes pasture for IA to 16 150-pound hogs during this short fattening season, while clover will carry from three to four hogs less per acre. Rape is an excellent for age, and although it does not produce as much pork per acre as the two le- gumes previously mentioned, it returns very good profits for the trouble and expense of planting the crop. It affords pasture for a period of four to six weeks for 10 to 12 150-pound hogs per acre.
 If the pigs are hand fed it will pay to go slow the first week and gradually get them on full feed. After they are ac- icustomed to the method of feeding they may be pushed along as rapidly as pos sibie without much danger from loss of appetite. Even on leguminous pasture some protein supplement, such as tank age, should be fed with the grain in the proportion of one part of tankage to 10 or 15 parts of grain. A daily ration equal to per cent or AS per cent of the live weight is the maximum amount of grain that pig will consume.
 The self-feeding method is very ef- ficient system of feeding during this pe- riod, and produces results equal to, or better than, those obtained by hand feeding. Grain is consumed more rapidly and economically, causing the pig to at- tain marketable weight in a shorter time and with a smaller amount of grain.
 By the use of several of the summer forage crops of the south pigs can be grown cheaply and come to the fatten- ing period growthy, healthy shotes, ready
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
NO KNOWN CURE FOR WILT

infected field, because the tomato wilt organism does not affect other plants and will die out if tomatoes are kept off the ground In garden the location of the tomato plants should be changed each year, and if the entire garden is infected tomatoes will have to be left out or planted elsewhere for a time.
 New land may be infected by the trans fer of the fungus particles of soil clinging to implements, to the feet of workers or work animals, to old tomato stalks, or in drainage water from an infected field higher up. There is pos sibility that infection may be carried on the seed so it should be saved from healthy plants only, Seed may be dis infected by soaking it for 15 minutes in formaldehyde solution, one teaspoonful to teacup of water The seed should then be washed in clear water and then dried.
 The most satisfactory method of con- trol will be through the planting of strains 'or varieties resistant to the dis ease. Progress is being made by the department of agriculture at Washington in the breeding of such varieties, and it is expected that seed of these will be ready for distribution within two years. Growers may make resistant seed selections from their own fields if the seed is saved from healthy plants grow ing in a badly diseased field. Future trials on infected land will determine whether an immune strain has been found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27

ated iron three times per day after meals for two weeks. Then test your strength again and see for yourself how much you have gained I have seen dozens of nervous, rundown people who were ailing all the while. double their strength and endurance and entirely get rid of all symptoms of dyspepsia. liver and other troubles in from ten to four in the proper form. And this after they had in some cases been factoring for months without obtaining any benefit But don't take the old forms of reduced iron, iron acetate or tincture of iron sim- ply to save a few cents You must take iron in a form that can be easily absorb ed and assimilated like nuxated iron if you want 1t to do you any good, other wise 1t may prove worse than useless Many an athlete or prizeffghter has the secret of great strength and en- durance and filled his blood with iron before he went into the affray while many another has gone down to in- glorious defeat simply for the lack of iron.-E. Sauer. M. D.
 NOTE-Nuxated Iron, recommended above by Dr. F. Sauer. Is not patent medicine secret remedy but which is well known to druggists and whose iron constituents widely prescribed by eminent products 1t is easily assmilated does njure the teeth make them black, upset the stomach; on the contrary it is most potent remedy in nearly all forms of indigestion we'll for nervous, r,In- confidence in nuxaed iron. that they offer to forfeit $100.00 to any charitable institution if they cannot take any man or woman under SO who lacks iron and increase their strength 100 per cent over in four weeks time. provided. they have serious organic trouble They also offer to refund money if Ii does at least double strength and endurance in ten days time. It is dispensed in this city by all good druggists
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
Pretty Quilt
By MRS. c. H. HUNT

Most persons like patchwork quilts, but pieces of print or flannelette sown to- gether get tiresome. A much better ef- feet, with less labor may be obtained in this way: Take half-worn sheet and buy five colored pocket handker- chiefs. Stitch one handkerchief in the center of the sheet. Cut two more through crosswise from corner to corner and sew on to the four sides of the square, making star. Cut the remain ing two handkerchiefs into triangles and ornament the corners of the quilt with them. Another handkerchief may be cut in squares and sewn on each side. Finish the edges of the pieces of handkerchief with bone stitch worked in red and blue knitting cotton. The whole will wash perfectly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
PERsIMMoN CRUMPETs

Take pint of the sponge of persim- mon bread which has been set overnight add 1 egg and enough milk to make a thin batter. Set to rise for one hour, then bake on hot griddle like griddle cakes. Serve hot with butter or syrup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
PERCIMMoN CAKE

PERCIMMON CAKE One cup of persimmon pulp, F cup of sugar, tablespoon of butter, 1 egg, 1 cup of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, F teaspoon soda. Bake 40 minutes in g moderate oven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27

Bountiful rice crops are expected in the consular district of Swatow, China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
Persimmons Are Ripe
PERsIMMoN BREAD

One cup of persimmon pulp, 1 cup of water, F teaspoon soda yeast, shorten ing, flour to make stiff dough. Set to rise, mold and bake like other bread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
PERsIMMoN GRIDDLEcAKEs

One cup of persimmon pulp. 1 egg. 1 cup of flour teaspoon baking powder, 1a teaspoon soda. Milk 10 make thin batter Bake and serve as above
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
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buidersoe the strength endurance of delicate, nervous folks
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27


 problem the department has not adyocat- ed any startling changes, but has re- stated the principles which it thinks are sound for the present and the future.
 These principles are: That each com- munity, as far as practicable, should pro- duce it's own food and feed; each com- munity should increase the production of nonperishable products, such as wheat, rye, beans. and rice; sugar beet and sugar cane production snuuld be increased in suitable localities; and the commer- cial production of perisnables should not be increased except where there are ample facilities for transportation and market The recommendations for 1918 are made with these points in view, with the idea that sound crop practices are to be continued, and that other cereals, not ablys rye should supplement wheat.
 Fertilizer stocks are low, and there are prospects of high prices and actual short age of seed unless seed stocks are care fully hush banded. This country is produc- ing more potash and most of the fer tilizer companies will sell it. Acid phos- phate is short and the price is high, and nitrates have doubled in prices be- cause of the demand for explosives.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27

The Southern California Retail Gro- ceIs' association has joined the California Orange Growers exchange to make orange juice a competitor with grape juice as national beverage.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-15

Miss Candage 10 graduate nurse OF Lynn
hospital, from which institution she was
graduated over year ago. The past year
she has been employed in private nursing,
and has been very successful. Mr.. Stanley
Is second engineer on the steamship Ell
Cid OF the Southern Pacific Co., plying
between New York and Galveston. He is
also ensign in the naval reserve. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley will live in New York,
After the ceremony, light refreshments
were served. The bride and groom have
the best wishes Of many friends.
Aug. Is. UNE FEMME.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-15
PENOBSCOT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Smith of Bangor
were in town Sunday.
Mis-. Preston Sellers OF Waterville is
spending her vacation here.
Miss Theresa Tapley Of Springfield,
Mass, is guest at A. E. Varnum's.
Miss Elsie kench OF Brooksville was the
guest Of Mrs. H. 4. Perkins last week.
Mrs. Sarah Wardweli and Mrs. Hortense
Grindle have returned from a visit in Bel
fast.
Wardwell Varuum, who is employed
in Bluehill, is enjoying a few days at
home.
Miss Pauline Guth OF Bangor is spend
ing her vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. James
L. Perkins.
Mrs. Fred Perkins and little Miss
Geneva Littlefield Of Searsport visited
here last week.
Halls orchestra OF Bangor will furnish
music for dance at the town hall Satur-
day evening, Aug. is.
The ladies aid soe'e ETY. OF the Methodist
church held sale at the town hall Tues
day evening. Proceeds, S40.
Mrs. Angelina Patten and daughter,
Mrs. w. K. Knowles, and Master Kenneth
Shaw of Somerville, Mass, are at Mrs.
Judith Waite's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Snowman and
son Robert, of Springfield, Mass, are
spending few weeks with his mother,
Mrs. Phebe Snowman.
Aug. 10. WooDLOCKE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-15
SEDGWICK.
Aug. Is.

Edward Gray has moved his family
into the Guptill house.
Miss Clara Schumsnacher returned to
her home in Portland Thursday.
Rev. G. W. F. Hill and wife OF Paris
are with Mrs. Hills sister at their old
home.
DIR. Davies preached an interesting
sermon in the Baptist church Sunday on
the great war.
Miss Harriette II. Cole left Monday for
Pittsneld to attend the Y. P. $. Z. E.
summer school.
There was a dance at Riverside hall
Saturday night. Music by Higgins'
orchestra OF Ellsworth.
Miss Harriet Boyd, who has fpent
some weeks here with Mrs. Harriet Cole,
has returned to her home in New bury
port, Mass.
Miss susie Cole, who has been away
six months as traveller for the California
Perfume Co., is at home for her summer
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving |. Candage motored
to MiIbridge sunday to visit Capt. and
Mrs. Stillman Wallace. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus Chatto OF Bluehili Falls went with
them.
Aug. Is. ELoc'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-15
Malies and supsrstition.

In the middle ages malice and super
stition found expression In the forma-
ton of wax images of hated persons,
into the bodies of which long pins were
stuck. 1t was confidently believed that
In that way deadly injury would be
done to the person represented. This
belief and practice continued down to
the seventeenth century. The super
stition indeed still holds its place in
the highlands OF Scotland, where"
says a well informed writer, within
the last few years clay model of an
enemy was found in stream, having
been placed there in the belief that as
the clay washed away so wcl.d lie
health ossthe hs.ed one define"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-15

Kaign, father Of Mrs. McInnis, COZ
tributed kindly suggestions which addsd
much to the success OF the party.
To mention by name all OF those who
have contributed Of their time, money
and thought to this work IL impossible.
Single contributions ranging in amount
from q to 80 have been donated, tabies
and material have been given By mer-
chants, sewing machines have been loaned
by busy housewives, the use OF automo-
biles and boats furnished for Transporter
tion, and in many other ways the people
OF the town and the summer residents
have helped to make this auxiliary Of the
Red Cross success.
The need for the work is 90 great that
self-interest IL forgotten. Our boys are
being called to the training camps, soms
are already on the field OF battle or are on
the way there. Those at home should
not hesitate to do our "bit" toward giving
them every advantage possible. Come to
the Red Cross rooms and ind out what
there is for you to do.
RED CROSS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-15
WEST SULLIVAN.

OBlIIAR1s
Sorrow entered the hearts and homes Of
the community when it became known
that Grace, beloved wife of Capt. Jesse x.
Mitchell, ~as NO more. Her death oc-
CURED at DR.. Abbott's hospital in Port
land, whittier she had been taken for
treatment. Possessed OF such remarkable
fortitude and courage. those nearest and
dearest little realized that disease was
doing its deadly work.
Her gifts were many-s nature that had
nothing but the best in it, sweetness OF
disposition, kindness of heart, with
always . smile and kindly greeting Tor
all who came into her pretty home she
loved 80 we'll. She was especially fond OF
children, and in her passing they lose .
true friend.
She was musician Of rare ability, both
vocal and instrumental, and was never
asked in vain to assist in either until her
failing health necessitated her almost en-
tire retirement, as many can testify, who
have listened to her sweet voice. The
community cannot hope to fiji her place.
To her husband in his loneliness, heart
felt sympathy goes out; also to the
mother, sister and other relatives, and
host of friends.
l cannot say and will not say
That she is dead, she is just away.
With a CHEEKY smile and wave Of the hand,
She has wandered into anAunknown land,
And left us dreaming how very fair
It needs must be since she fingers there.
trrt: 4
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-15
NORTH SULLIVAN.

Robert Abel has gone to Rumford to
work.
Dallas Butler, who recently enlisted in
the navy, left for Portland Sunday night.
Several OF the men who are working in
North Ellsworth spent the weekend at
home.
Guy Davis, OF the U. 8. coast patrol,
spent the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Davis.
Periey and Newell Gordon OF Masss-
chusetts are visiting their mother, Mrs.
Ida Gordon.
Miss Hattie Merchant has gone to
Mort beast Har Dor, where she has employ
ment at the Kimball house.
Mrs. +. K. Bunker OF West Gouldsboro,
who has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
ANGELA Moon, returned home Saturday,
accompanied by her mother and sister,
Mrs. Nettie Robertson.
twenty ladies met in K. OF P. hall Aug.
/, and commenced Red Cross work. Mrs.
Rose Saunderson OF Massachusetts,, who
Is spending the summer in Sullivan, was
present and instructed in the work. A
great deal OF interest was shown, and
although 1t will be very hard to get money
to carry on the work, yet all will do their
best. Should anyone reading this feel
that he would like to assist in the work
here, his help would be greatly appre-
ciated.
Au., III.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-15
FRANKLIN.

Miss Mamie Tracey spent last week At
her former home in Sullivan.
Edward Bunker and family, OF Brewer,
are Waiting his father, Arthur Bunker.
A union service was held 1t the Metho-
dist church Sunday evening. Lloyd Blais.
dell was soloist.
Charles F. Parsons and wife Of Pressure
Isle we're guests of Mrs. L. W. and Mrs
NJ. F. Biaisdeli last week.
Mrs. c. y. Underhiil is home from
Lewiston. where she has been for treat.
ment. Her friends hope for her returning
health.
The w. G. r. u, recently organized
viii meet at the Methodist vestry each
week. 1t has combined Red Cross work
with Its opening duties.
Howard Macomber and wife of Man.
chester, Mich, with Mrs. Harry Ma.
comoer and daughter Bernice, OF Ellis.
worth, were here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Smith we're seriously
injured when returning from q drive
Wednesday afternoon. At the Tracy
grain store an automobile startled theil
horse. and q shsckle- bolt fell from the
thiils at the same time. causing the horst
to run. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were throw 4
out. Mr.. Smith, g. A. r. veteran, he
lost leg In the war, is confined to his bee
with a broken collar bone and severa
fractured ribs. Mrs. Smith received
many bad bruises and general shaking
up but no bones were broken. Both wer,
entangied 10 the harness, and it is mar.
vel that they escaped as they did. Mr.
and Mrs. Smith are bearing their injuries
bravely. They have the sympathy of tn,
entire community.
Aug. Is. B.