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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

rels, boxes or crates during the winter
but in either case they must not be
exposed to damp atmosphere, for
they will absorb moisture and be in
jured. Some farmers place the thor
oughly dried seed ears In the center
of a wheat bin and fill the bin with
loose, dry wheat.
In localities where weevils and grain
moths injure stored grain, the thor
oughly dry seed ears should be stored
In very thin mouse-proof receptacies
with one pound of moth balls or naph-
thalene inclosed for each bushel of
corn. This quantity tightly inelosed
with the corn will prevent damage
from these insects and will not injure
the seed. If at any time signs of Wee
wills or grain moths show on the corn
it should be inclosed with carbon BIZ
sulphide in practically alright rooms,
bins, boxes or barrels for 4S hours
The bisulphide should be placed in shall
low dishes or pans on top of the seed
One-half pint is sufficient for a box
or barrel holding ten bushels or less
One pound is sufficient for a room or
bin ten feet each way After fumiga-
ton the ears must be thoroughly aired
taking the care that no fire Is present
when the fumigating box is opened
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
SHARKS TO SERVE MANKIND
Veteran Fisherman Believes That,
Properly Handled, the Meat of
the Fish Is Edible.

Russell J. Coles of Danv!lle. Va,
who taught Colonel Roosevelt how to
harpeon devilfish. announced that he
has discovered n method of preventing
worldwide starvation by tests he has
carried out with regard to certain spe-
cies of the dark shark and ray family
Mr.. Coles has Just come back from
Merehead City. y. c.. where he caught
Il number of fish, and despite the pop
ular belief that the eating of them
would bring death in a terrible form,
he decided to take the risk and he
sampled several of them. He has sent
complete record of his findings to
Herbert Hoover in the hope that the
food administrator will incline an ear
and start the fashion of shark eating
Mr.. Coles believes that the sides of
the larger fish may be tanned and con
verified into marketable leather.
After trying several methods the
Danville man gives the following re-
cipe for cooking shark steak:
Salt heavily for 80 minutes, soak out
three waters. parboil a few minutes,
-hange water, parboil again. cook
heavily seasoned and serve hot. The
mount of seasoning must be used ac-
.ording to the odor of the meat.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Juice of Lemons!
How to Make Skin
White and Beautiful

At the cost of q small jar of erdi-
nary cold cream one can prepare full
quarter pint of the most wonderful
lemon skin softener and complexion
heautitier, by squeezing the juice of
swo fresh lemons into n bottle contain
ne three ounces of orchard white. Care
should be taken to strain the juice
Trough Il fine cloth so no lemon pulp
yets in, then this lotion will keep fresh
or months Every woman knows that
emon juice is used to bleach and re-
move such blemishes as sallowneSs,
treckles and tan and is the ideal skin
softener. smoothener and beautitler.
Just try it! Get three ounces of or
-hard white Mt any pharmacy and two
emons from the grocer and make mp a
quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant
emon lotion and massage it daily into
he face, neck, arms and hands. 1t
naturally should help to soften, fresh
IN. bleach and bring out the roses and
beauty of any skin. 1t is wonderful to
smoother rough, red hands. Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Reproof Not Effective.

The new maid would not rise early
enough Gentle reproof seemed vain
and finally the master and mistress
tried the inferential method of blame
and left the damsel asleep whilst
they prepared the breakfast for them
selves.
We'll shame her to it," said the
master.
Not a word was said until nine
o'clock the same evening, when the
girl tapped at the door of the sitting
room.
rs there anything else | can do.
mum?" she respectfully inquired.
There WAS nothing and she turned to
go to bed, but at the door remembered
something.
"If you're down before me In the
morning, num-" she observed, you'll
find the eggs in the icebox In the pam
try"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Here Is a Record

Talk about records! Here's one that
apparently has every recorded record
beaten to a fragile.
Think of it-oeean to ocean in half
1 day.
We might possibly have believed It If
our national defense board had an
aounced the invention of some new
md wonderful 00-mile-a-minute air.
olane-but on a bicyele-never.
But it's fact on August Ed
ward G. Arminger and two other young
men covered the distance in twelve
hours on bicycles-and what's more,
they did it partly on railroad ties and
loose gravel roads-and, of course, it's
the first time it's ever been done.
Well come on ! What's the answer ?
IF you must know, here 1t is. They
did it across the Panama canal zone.
Financial American.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Gave Daddy Away.

Boots and shoes repaired neatly
while you wait" So said notice in
the window. A small boy entered the
shop and placed a pair of patent leath-
ers on the counter.
please. father wants 'em repaired"
he ventureh timidly.
whats he want done to them?' in
quired the tradesman.
Wants 'em soled an heeled.' piped
the youngster. "also wants them
stretched"
stretched as well, eh?" said the
sole saver. "And where do they pinch
Aim?"
'They don't pinch i'm" replied the
ingenious boy. "He pinched them
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Wanted Him Warned.

A woman was explaining in the JEFF
ferson market court about some of the
more violent features of the life she
leads with her husband. Last night,
said the complainant, "he comes home
and slams me three times in the right
eye. | tells him he's Il loafer, and
he gets me twice in the left eye. Look
at 'em. But, judge, | love him an,
Just want to have him warned And
the court seized the opportunity. In
case like this" said the magistrate,
love appears TO be principally in the
eyes of the complainant. New YORK
Times.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
GALONEL WHEN BILIOUS? MO-! STOP!
ACTS LIKE DYNAMITE ON LIVER
Guarantee "Dodsons Liver Tone" viii Give You the Best Liver
and Bowel Cleansing You Ever Had-DoesRt Make You Sck

Stop using calomel! 1t makes you
sick. Don't lose a days work. If you
feel lazy. sluggish. bilious or eonsti-
pated. listen to mel
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel when it comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into it, breaking
it up. This is when you feel that aw-
full nausea and cramping. If you feel
ALI knocked out" If your liver is tor
pid and bowels eonstipated or you
have headache. dizziness. coated
tongue. If breath is bad or stomach
sour just try spoonful of harmless
Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store or dealer and get a 50-cent
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone Take a
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

spoonful and if it doesn't straighten
you right up and make you feel tine
and vigorous I want you to go back to
the store and get your money. bod
sons Liver Tone is destroying the
sale OF calomel because 1t is real liver
medicine; entirely vegetable. therefore
it cannot sallvate or make you sick.
l guarantee that one spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
l guarantee that a bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months Give 1t to
your children. Ii is harmless; doesn't
gripe and they like its pleasant taste.
ADV
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
PURCHASE CLOVER SEED NOW
Ordering Early Will Allow for Delays
in Shipments, Miscarriage of
Freight, Etc.
(Clemson College Bulletinl

There is a saying that in midsum-
mer clover prices go up when UNI
brellas do; meaning that too much
rain is unfavorable to the seed crop
1t browns the seed. However, true
it is, conditions In clover districts at
present don't indicate that now would
be bad time to buy seed; and, seed
may advance in price at any time
Another reason for buying seed now Is
that ordering early will allow for de-
lays in shipment, miscarriages of
freight, etc, and will also give time
for a termination test of the seed to
be made before planting.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
PASTURE CUTS COST OF FEED
From 20 to 40 Per Cent Less Grain Is
Required to Produce Given
Amount of Pork.

The University of Missouri college
of agriculture has shown 20 to 40 per
cent less grain is required to produce
a given amount of pork when good
pasture crops are supplied throughout
the season. To effect this saving,
however, it is necessary to limit the
amount of grain which is fed to hogs
on pasture so that at the end of the
grazing season the hogs will not be
fat.
They should be well-grown, have
large frames and be thin so that they
will proftably hog down the corn nee
essary to finish them for market.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Too HastY.

Mr.. Crowley, can you lend me
-" mo. sir, l can't. And if !
could | wouldn't. I have been lending
YOU money for year, and you make
no effort to return it p But | want
ed TO know if you wouldn't lend me
"And | tell you beforehand ]
won,tw well, then, don't. | wanted
TO borrow your fountain pen to make
out check for what | owe you, but
If you're in no hurry. I'm not"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
No Amateur Stuff

1.-THE Browns have invited us to din
ner."
Good. I'd rather eat there than
anywhere else"
"Why?"
"All the vegetables they serve were
raised by professionals"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
MULES OF SOUTH.

No one knows when the gen
tie, dreamy-eyed mule broke
into history, says a writer in
Globe-Democrat. But he edged
or kicked his way in somehow
or other, has held his place for
some years, and one of the latest
chapters in which he figured
was the torpedoing of the Ar
menian.
He is distinctly an American
product. There are mules
abroad, but they are not real
mules. The climate of the South
ern states and the southern por-
tion of the Central states is re-
quired to bring the mule to his
full development.
The southern planter depends
almost altogether on Missouri
for his mules. Roughly speak
ing. mules are divided into
classes, the cotton and the sugar
mule. The latter is the better
grade, the huge. well-built ami
mails which are used on The SUI
gar plantations of the far South,
while the cotton mule is smaller
and better adapted for use in the
cotton fields.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Store in Dry Place.

The same day seed corn is gathered
the husked ears should be put in a
dry place where there is free circula-
ton of air and placed in such a man
her that the ears do not touch each
other. This is the only safe procedure.
Good seed is repeatedly ruined be-
cause 1t is thought to be already dry
enough when gathered and that the
precaution mentioned above is unnec-
esSary. Many farmers believe that
their autumnS are SO dry that such
care is superfuous Seed corn in every
locality gathered at ripening time will
be benefited by drying as suggested
If left in the husk long after ripening
it may spr0ut or mildew during warm
wet weather or become infested with
weevils. The vitality of seed is often
reduced by leaving it in a sack or in a
pile for even day after gathering.
During warm weather, with some mois-
ture in the cobs and kernels, the ears
heat or mildew in a remarkably short
time. The best possible treatment i'm
mediately after gathering is to string
the ediS. oiuiialilS tlie ptal piate "
hang strings of ears is in an open shed
or loft. Wire racks more con-
venient, and in the end cheaper than
binder Irvine. Such racks may be
made from electrically welded lawn
fencing. The cutting of the fencing
into seed-corn racks is done without
any waste.
Only during unusually damp wealth
err at seed gathering time will fire be
necessary. If heat Is employed In a
poorly ventilated room 1t will do the
seed ears more injury than good If
used, the fire should be slow. long con
tinued, and situated below the seed
ears, with good ventilation above
them
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
COVETED BY ALL

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head of hair. If yours is streaked with
gray, or is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store it to its former beauty and lus-
ter by using La Creole" Hair Dress
ing. Price S100.-Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
A Slow One.

Mary-He'd make you model hu>
band.
Elsie-Yes. last years model
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Every Woman Wants
Alrea dyZDone.

THAT chorus will soon catch up the
national airs"
Prom what the director has been
saying to them, | should judge they
had already caught Hail Columbia
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

Chicks may be fed bran either dry or
mixed in mash, after they are two
weeks old. The bran should not form
a very large part of the ration.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Sign to Be Proud Of.

No one should be ashamed TO put
out "frst-class fruit for sale" sign. 1t
will help establish business and many
are always in want of perfect fruit.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Manure Accessible to Crops.

As a rule the finer the manure and
the more evenly distributed the more
accessible 1t is TO the crops grown.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Clean Grain Keeps Best

If your grain contains a large per-
centage of foreign material, clean it;
it keeps better.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
WHY HAVE cHlIIs AND FEVER?

plantation" Chill Tonic is guaran-
teed and Will do the work in a week
Your money eheerfully refunded by
dealers If it fails after giving 1t a
proper trial Price 50c.-Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

RED CROSS BALL BLUE
Makes clothes whittier than snow. De-
lights the housewife. Large package
cents at all good grocers.-Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

In after years man begins to APP
preciate the woman who handed him
the icy mitt
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

Liberty is always represented as a
female. but it is difficult for some mar
ried men to understand why.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Cover With Dry Wheat.

on the racks for two months the seed
ears should be as dry as bone and
contain less than 10 per cent of mois-
ture. They can remain where they
dried or be stored in mouse-proof bar
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

Atlanta Is to have new 100000
office building.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

True happiness is the consciousness
that we are doing what we ought TO do.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

Our ideal of true hero is the man
who brings friend home to dinner ON
waShday.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

Some men achieve matrimony, some
have it thrust upon them and others
are lucky enough to escape 1t.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Meaning of Good Garden,

A good garden means better living
at less expense.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

Autumn is the time to prepare for
profitable corn crop the following
season. At corn-ripening time drop
all other business and select an abun-
dance of seed corn. The process is
too important to be conducted Incl
dentally while husking. When select
Ing seed corn give the process your
entire attention. Get the very best
that is to be had and preserve it we'll,
you more profit than any other work
you can do on your farm.
In IS years investigations conducted
upon Scioto river bottom soil near
Piketon, o., with WOODBURY. White
Dent, United States Selection II, the
63 bushels of dry shelIed corn from
1901 to 1907 to an average of 70 bush
els from 1907 to 1913. The principal
influence producing this increase in
yield was the selection and the care
of seed corn.
Proper Selection.
The only proper way to select seed
corn is from the stalks standing where
they grew. as soon as ripe and before
the first hard freeze. As soon as the
crop ripens go through the field with
seed-pic;ling bags and husk the ears
from the stalks that have produced
the most corn without having any
special advantages such as space, mois-
ture or fertility. Avoid the large ears
on stalks standing singly with an I'M
Preference should be given the plants
that have produced most heavily in
competition with full stand of less
productive plants. In all localities
the inherent tendency of the plant to
produce heavily of sound, dry, shelled
corn Is of most Importance. Late-ma-
turing plants with ears which are
heavy because of an excessive amount
of sap should be ignored Sappiness
greatly increases the weight and is
likely TO destroy the quality. In the
Central and Southern states, all other
things being equal, short, thick stalks
are preferable. Short stalks are not
so easily blown down and permit
thicker planting. Thick stalks are
not so easily broken down, and in
general are more productive than slen-
der ones. The tendency for corn to
produce suckers is hereditary. Other
things being equal, seed should be
taken from stalks that have no suck
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
Destroy the Weeds.

Destroy the weeds before they de
stroy the profits.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
ufhTERSMlTHS
w (HILL1ONlC
Sold Malaria Cf,iIls Fever. Also
EineG and
Supreme Sacrifice Suggested.

Supreme Sacrifice Suggested.
As another means of conserving
natural resources; talk less and think
more.-Boston Advertiser
Weak, Falnty Heart, and Mysteries
can be rectihed by taxing "Renovine''
heart and nerve tonic. Price soc aud 81. Nv.
The world makes way for the deter
mined man.-O. s. Martin.
st. Louis claims 9o5,650 population:
directory estimate
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

Washington is to have new 500
room hotel, to cost S3.000000.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14
R. schiIimann Co., Proprietors, ST. Paul, MINI.

Every soldier needs the little ally, diary
de luxe. Khaki canvass binding Very
plefe. Gift Ideal. Dealers and agents wanted
Wesf'n Snlna Co WHEAT RldR 1T Worth
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-14

The Murray School supply Co., nirminsh.., Aha
Desks heaters shades, erayon ernsers blackboards,
everything. Special discounts on mail business.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-10
MANY INCREASES IN
RURAL ASSESSMENTS

When the property assessments for
New Castle County, are finally passed
by the Levy Court. It will be found
that property values in Brandywine
hundred have been boosted about as
generally as anywhere in the county.
Numbers Of assessments have been
raised from S14O0 and $500 to $4,000,
and the big manufacturing interests
centering north OF the city and just
south of the State Line, will add ma
terially to the assessment figures.
The jump in assessed valuation OF
the Tunnel Chemical Company's
holdings Just north Of Clayton, Is per-
hans proportionately the largest OF
any in that district. Assessed for
$500 last year, this years assess
mept Is $4,000. The assessment Is
based upon the value OF the land. in
regards TO its location for commercial
and manufacturing purposes, build
ings, etc.
Another big increase Is that made
in the assessed valuation OF the prop
ertv OF the General Chemical Com
nanv. The assessment on the prop
ertv last year was S123,0 900. This year
n was placed at S3S0,000. by volun-
tarv act on the part of the company.
Worth Brothers, another concern
having large interests in that section
sent an attorney 10 confer with the
assessor for Brandywine hundred,
Yesterday afternoon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-10
SECOND BATTALION
AWAITS MUSTER OUT

SnecIal 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY, Del, Feb. 10
Orders were ceived at Fort DUPONT
yesterday afternoon, to be prepared
70 muster out the second battalion
OF Delaware militiamen. From this,
IL is likely that actual work on mus
tering out the troops will get under
way next Monday morning.
A number of the militiamen were
granted short leaves of absence yes
terday, and last night TO visit rela-
tives and friends. A number OF the
members OF Company II, Of New
Castle, visited their home town, It
being such a short distance from
here 10 New Castle.
Members OF Company z. Of
Newark, had several auto parties TO
their home town, where they were
welcome guests. The members OF
Company B, Of Milford and Company
6. Of Dover, are not so fortunate, as
hey are not so near their homes
However, there were many visitors
from all over the State TO see the mi
itiamen.
A lighthouse tender, used as an
emergency vessel for mine laying, tied
Up at the fort wharf last night. Yes
lerday afternoon, considerable mining
equipment, which is all in shape for
Immediate use, was loaded on the yes
tel and then removed.
The boat stopping at Fort DUPONT
has brought up all kinds OF rumors
that the bay is to be thoroughly mined
and that a net Is to be placed In the
liver to stop submarines II necessary.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-10
BILL
NOW IN THE Senate

anv person who has completed a
course Of military or naval instruction
approved by the Secretary Of War or
the Secretary OF the Navy. these cred
It's to be applied to the training per-
Rod only.
Certificates are 10 be issued 70 those
exempted and to those completing the
training course. Employment OF per-
sons up to the age OF 26 without these
certificates IS prohibited.
At the time OF registering for train
ing, applicants are permitted to state
which branch OF the naval or mill
tary service they wish 10 be trained
in. In emergencies the President can
assign such proportion OF recruits as
he sees ft to either the naval or
military branch.
The reserves are to be called out
by the President only in case Of de-
fenslve war or Imminent danger OF
q defensive war"
The reserves are not 10 be used in
case OF strikes or other industrial dis
putes.
Regular army and navy officers are
70 act as instructors in training
camps.
The present pension laws as relat-
inging to members Of the regular
army and navy IN time OF war shall
apply to the reserves.
Employers are prohibited from dis
charging or reducing the wages OF EN-