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The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
WESTERN CANADA LEADS
AS WHEAT PRODUCER
342,000,00O Bushels Wheat in
1915; In 1916 Many Farm
erS Paid for Their Land
Out of Their Crop.

That Western Canada is indeed
Mistress of Wheat to the extent that
Its 1915 crop exceeded, acre for acre,
the production of any country on this
continent is striking fact proved by
the following figures: ~
In 1915 the Dominion of Canada pro-
duced 376,OOO,OOO bushels of wheat,
which represented an average yield of
20 bushels to the acre. The United
States produced 1,011, 800, 900 bushels,
yield of IL bushels per acre. The only
serious competitors in wheat prOduc-
ton in South America were Argentine,
with 1921 900 bushels, or less than
II bushels per acre, and Chile with
100000 bushels or 13 bushels per
acre. .t
The three Western Canadian prairie
provinces Of Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta produced between them
342,OOO,0OO bushels out of the total Ca
madam 376,OOOOOO bushels. 1t will be
seen, therefore, that, outside of the
United States, Western Canada pro-
duced considerably more than the COM
bined production of North and South
America. Canada is of course new
settled country, and the fact that the
crop Of the United States was practi-
cally three times as much is no dis
couragement The United States has
at present more than twelve times the
population of Canada in approximately
the same area. -.
To illustrate further the greater pro-
ductiveness of Western Canadian land,
we submit the following figures, show
ing the 1915 yields per acre in the
three provinces of Western Canada
and in the states which in that year
produced the greatest quantity of
wheat. The figures are taken from the
U. S. department of agriculture's an
nual report and from the figures of the
Dominion census bureau: 4
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A well known actress gives the follow
ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint OF
water add l OF. Bay Rum, small box of
Barbo Compound, and a or. of glycerine.
mix it at home at very little cost. Full
directions for making and use come in
each box of Barbo Compound. It will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray
hair, and make it soft and glossy. It will
not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub off. Adv.
Men are born, but husbands are
made.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

is that people do not drink as much
water in cold weather as in summer
which helps to flush the kidneys. Again.
they,eat more meat in cold weather, and
some people are SO susceptible that they
soon develop rheumatism after eating
meat.
At all such times persons should drink
copiously of hot water, say, pint
morning and night, and take Anuric
three or four times a day. This An
uric comes in tablet form and can be-
had at almost any drug store. 1t dis
solves the uric acid in the system
and carries it outward. l would advise
everyone to take Anuric occasionally,
and continue for three or four weeks,
and in that way avoid rheumatism, gout
and many of the painful disorders due
to uric acid. ADV.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
HIGH COST OF LIVING

This is a serious matter with house
keepers as food prices are constantly
going UP. To overcome this, cut out
the high priced meat dishes and serve
your family more Skinner's Macaroni
and Spaghetti, the cheapest, most de-
licious and most nutritious of all foods.
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha,
Nebr., for beautiful cook book, telling
how to prepare it in a hundred different
ways. It's free to every Woman.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

tanned at, on the average, from $50 to
tanned at, on the average, from $50 to
$50 per acre, with irrigated lands some
what higher. 1t is no exaggeration
whatever to say that number of
Western Canadian farmers have, paid
for their land entirely from the pro-
ceeds of last years crop, and this in:
cludes men who last year began for the
first time.-AdvertiSem
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
STOMACH MISERY
GAS, INDIGESTION
1'Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sick,
sour, gassy stomachs in
= five minutes.

" Time it! In five minutes all stomach
distress will 60. No indigestion, heart
burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid,
or quotations of undigested food, no
dizziness, bloating, or foul breath.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for it's
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
It is the surest, quickest and most GER
tain Indigestion remedy in the whole
world, and besides it is harmless.
Please for your sake, get a large
fifty-cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don't keep on being miserable
s--life.is TOO ~shoBt-yeu are not here
long, so make your stay agreeable.
Eat what ,,you4Mke and digest it; en-
JOY 1t, without dread of rebellion in
the, stomach. =
Pape's Diapensin belongs in your
home anyway Should one of the fam
lily eat something which doesn't agree
with them, or in case of an attack Of
Indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis or
stomach arrangement at daytime or
during the night, it is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv. -
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
HAVE SOFT, WHITE HANDS
Clear Skin and Good Hair by Using
Cuticura-Tria! Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Besides
these fragrant, super-creamy emol-
lients prevent little skin troubles be-
coming serious by keeping the pores
free from obstruction. Nothing better
at any price for all toilet purposes.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
AS a rule a smart baby OutgrOwS it.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
The Reason.

''The cynical poet says a mans wife
is a little dearer than his horse. Now
that isn't true" :
"Of course, it isn't true. She is
great deal dearer. A man doesn't
have to buy his horse a new outfit ev-
cry half year." *a.....>..-
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
Friendly Succession,

She (romantically) are times
when my whole life seems to be filled
with unsatisfed desires.
He (practically)-I used to have the
same trouble until 1 got the habit of
using the newspaper want columns.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
Exact Copy Of Wrapper.
History FAILS to Repeat.

-sWell, dad" remarked the modern
prodigal, as he was about to shove his
pedal eXtremities under the old mans
mahogany, ''is the obese calf ready
for the slaughter?"
"Gosh, yes!" exclaimed the old
granger. II calkerlate it air; but
plague take it al, i feel kind'r sorry
fer yew, so 1 reckon I'll let yew live
annuther week."
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

In 1916 the crop was not as heavy,
but the yields in many districts were
very large SO large, indeed, was the
acreage under cultivation in 1915 that
the resulting crop proved too large to be
all threshed the same fall. 1t over
loaded railroads, and made marketing
slow. A less amount of fall plOwing
was done than would have been done
in less heavy year. because the aver
age farmer was too busy with his
threshing. All these conditions nee
essarily reacted upon the acreage
seeded in the spring of 1916. Add to
this that labor last year. owing to the
great number of Canadians who have
enlisted, was scarce and high-priced
and one factor in the decreased yield
smaller acreage under crop wds evi-
dent. = -.
Another factor is that this year
Western Canada has experienced, in
common with the entire North Ameri-
can continent, conditions that have
been less favorable to the production
of big crops. The conditions have re-
suited in smaller yield per acre and
reduced grade of grain in certain local
tiles. :: ~ "
The average yield of wheat in the
three western provinces is estimated
by the government at about 16 bushels
per acre. oats 43 bushels, and bagley
q bushels. =
The financial value of their crops to
Western Canadian farmers has been
greater this year than ever before.
Owing to the high prices of grain that
are prevailing, returns have been re-
ceived that are extremely profitable:
With wheat standing at the present
time at over $1.90 per bushel at the
Great Lakes, wheat crop at present
figures would pay the farmer, even
supposing he had only the average of
16 bushels per acre, over $4,000 per
acre. A large number are receiving
$1,000 per acre-SOme have received
$500, and a few even more than that
This price, of course is not all profit !;
it represents the gross return, and the
cost of operation must~.be- deducted
But IL uOoS not, even dI lle highest ny
ures, cost more than 65 cents to raise
q bushel of wheat in Western Canada,
so that the profit can be figured accord
ingly. 1t must be emphasized that the
acre which produces a $4,000 crop costs
in the first case, probably less than
that. In the United States the same
class of land would cost in many dis
tricts from $10O to $500 per acre, and
even then a return of $4,000 would be
considered extremely satisfactory. In
Western Canada the best class of ag-
= ricultural land, capable of producing
crops that in size compare with any
country in the world except, perhaps,
some European countries, can be OBJ
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

profitable, unless they are given thor
ough cultivation and fertilizers. The
fertilizers should always be applied in
the fall and worked into the soil with
the first cultivation in the spring.
Gooseberries require the same treat
same fruit habits.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
The Race

The Race.
II shouldn't be surprised said Mr..
Chuggins, eff my being arrested for
speeding was spite work"
"How could that be?"
"The man got jealous because my
flivver was beating his motorcycle"
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
No Dancer.

Ella-I have, mind OF, my. own.
Stella Don't worry <about anybody
laying claim to it.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes
weak women strong, sick women well, NO
alcohol. Sold in tablets or iquid.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes All good grocers. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

Women of the Argentine Republic
are beginning to enter the business
field.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

Philadelphia cleanup week cost the
taxpayers $4,000 for disposing Of co.
900 cubic yards of refuse.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

Farming and pig-rearing were the
staple industries of Serbia
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
Paper-Makinu an Art.

TdPGT-NIdNI1Iy dII FIC'
Paper was made from rags in Ara
bia more than ten centuries ago and
the art was brought to Europe in the
thirteenth century.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

More than one-third of the total
population Of Dublin consists of fam
lilies living in a single room.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
Feminine Charity,

FCIEIIfIIFfC OITdIIIys
Hazel-Young DeAuber was married
to that rich Gotrox girl last week.
Aimee-Why, I thought he was
welded to his art
Hazel-Well, he is, now. She's most
ly art.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
Mean Shot.

Jones keeps pigs as a hobby. He is
Of very small stature, and one evening
he was taking pig he had sold to
it's new owner, resting one arm on it's
neck to guide it along.
AS luck would have it, Brown, who
is his mortal enemy met him, and
seized his chance.
'Halloa, Jones! he said. "Have
you started cOurting againT
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-05

Miss Ida MAY makes semi-annual
trips to New York city to make
purchases and is successfully
filling the position.
That Owens person, the Liv-
ingston pencil pusher, came up
missing with his report last
week. Guess he is getting his
second breath to Jump on US with
all -four feet again. "He orter
be a bit keerful, I've ben heerin
things about him recently"
Have they begun putting on
metal over Boone Way in Rock
castle? and at what points
What progress is being made:
Have surveys been begun ur
river from Livingston, are ques
tons put to US daily over here.
Tell it in the Signal.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-05
LEVELGR EEN

Jack Frost has been a frequent
visitor with US this Week.-Mrs.
Daisy Thomas has returned from
a sir months stay in Tennessee
and Middlesboro Ky.-Mr. and
Mrs. Q. R. Gentry spent last
week with Mrs. J. N. Brown.-
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Bray and
children of Wabd, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs }. L. Thomp-
sOn.-Mfs. w. E. Anderson was
in Somerset one day last week
having dental work done.-Ho-
bert Brown has returned to Be-
rea after short visit with home
folks. Hs was accompanied by
his sister, Miss Zelma who will
enter school there.-Mr. w. F.
Dsbord was in Lincoln county
last week taking the two little
daughters of the late John Cat
ron to the home of their uncle
Rosco Colyer, where they will
make their home. - The pie sup
per given at the school house
Tuesday night, proved quite a
success. There were twenty
FIVE pies which brought $40. Is it
was given to buy more books
for the library. - Miss Anna
Brown has returned to school at
Mt. Vernon. -Mrs. o. J. Mullins
and children spent Sunday with
her parents at Ocala. Sheriff
Cam Mullins was thru here last
Saturday Miss Ola DebOrd was
home from Dudley last SATURDAY.
Mrs. M. E. Burton and little
daus liter, have returned from II
weeks stay with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. r. S. FISHERMAN at e.
rod.-Ar. and MIS-. Jack Brown,
Of Indiana, have been wishing
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. }. j.
Brown. &C. E Mullins was thru
here last week calling on the
merchants. - Little Miss Rissie
O'Neil has returned to Langdon
Dormitory.-The little son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Thomas died
Sunday of diptheria and was
buried at Poplar GrOve.--Mr. ].
L Hasty has purchased a thresh
ing machine We suppose he
will be ready TO thresh the fall
crop of buck wheat for the PEG
pie. Mrs. Arch Poynter, of FL
rod. spent last Thursday with
her sister. Mrs. A. T. Lawrence.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-05
Boys Agricultural
Club Examinations

County Agent Spence will con-
duct clue examinations on the fol-
lowing dates at the following
places
Clover Bottom, Cave Spring
school house, OFT t, 8 Il III
Disputanta, Mr.. Ovens store.
Oct. 10, 1000 am
Johnetta. Johnetta school house,
Oct II, 1000 a M.
Orlando, Cove Branch school
house, Oct. IL, 1000 m.
Berea, County Agents Office,
Oct. 18th, 200 pm.
Big Hill, Marrow Gap school,
Oct 16. 2:3o pm.
Brodhead, Citizen Bank, Oct 10,
200 p m.
Conway. CONWAY school house,
Oct. 90, 1000 am.
All Club boys are asked to be
present for the examination. Ten
simple questions taken from the
lessons on soils studied this year
will be given. The boy making
best grade in each county will be
given an incidental fee for winter
term of college, Berea College.
amounting to $500.
All ooys are asked to bilng
their record books with all rec
ords filled in, and haud over to
County Agent to be graded by
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-05
MRS SMITH RECOMMENDS
CHAMBERLBIN'S TABLETS.

Il have had more or less st0m-
ach trouble for eight or ten
J ears" writes Mrs. G H.
Smith, Brewerton, n y. when
suffering from attacks of indi-
gestiOn and heaviness after eat
ing, one or two of CHI m berlain's
Tablets have always relieved me.
l have also found them a pleas
ant laxative. These tablets
tone up the stomach and enable
it to porform its functions nat
urally. If you are troubled with
Indigestion give them a trial,
get we'll and stay we'll.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-05
Catarrhal Cough

Mr.. W. s. Brown, r. F. d. No. 4,
Box so, Rogersville, Tennessee,
writes:
81 feel it my duty to recommend
Peruna to all sufferers of catarrh or
cough. In the year 1909. i took a
severe case Of the la grippe. / then
took a bad cough. / had taken all
kinds of cough remedies but got no
relief. then decided to try Peruna.
/ used five bottles. After taking five
bottles my cough stopped and my
catarrh was cured. My average
weight was lis and now l weigh
14Sh. Any one suffering with ca
tarrh in any form I win advise them to
take Peruna."
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-05
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH
REMEDY THE MOST
RELIABLE.

After many years experience
in the use of it and other cough
medicines, there are many who
prefer ChamDerlain's to any other
Mrs. \. c. KRISTEN, Greenville,
Ill writes, "Chamberlain's COuhg
Remedy has been used in my
mothers home and mine for
years, and We always found il
quick cure for colds and brOn-
chial troubles. We find it to be
the most reliable cough medI-
cine W. have used "
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-05

committee for this purpose
These record books will be on ex-
hi bit at Agricultural Fair at Berea,
November l, . SO. a premium
will DE given for best kept record
book.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-05
Wayside Notes
By -. NJ"

of Level Green writes that he is
located at JudsOn, Indiana. The
county has more mileage of
gravel roads than any other in
the state. Has been appointed
1st Lieutenant in medical re-
serve corps, U. S. army.
Miss Ellen Butner, whom
many will remember as an eff
cient Rockcastle teacher is pro
prietress of a successful hotel,
Gray Gables, on the coast of
Florida, located at Sea Breeze
She requests that Rockcastle
and other friends to visit her
while touring the Sunny South
Jim (Zicity) Reynolds, a citi
zen of Mt Vernon many years
ago, is hostler at round house
for L. & n. at Paris, a position
he has held a number of years.
]. Harvey Van Hook, writes:
81 see Jack Conn has responded
to your CALI. Jack and l were
school mates at old BOune'S
Fork school house (Brodhead) in
the 70's under the tutelage of
R. H. Swiuney and S. II. Mar
tin. | am located at Burnside,
Ky, in general mercantile bust
ness and getting along very
well for a boy of my age. 81.
Robert (Toosh) Jones who rail-
rOaded on lines between Canada,
Gulf of Mexico and California,
fastened himself down TO an en-
gineer's position in New York
state and is doing well owning
wife, children and three houses
L. G. f'alin, one of Rockcastle's
best boys is now third trick
man on train dispatcher's force
in Union Station, on l.. d n
Louisville. Ge;er complimented
the writer some three years ago
by naming enc of his boys
"Maret." That kid is sons
high stopper too.
Winchester lone sire ct car is
No. ID. The writer walks. Ask
Will Owens.
Successful corn harvesters
are being operated in this coun
w. One machine does the work
of several men. Cuts the corn
and ties it into bundles. Gathers
up blown down almost, as well
as standing corn.
E. J. AndersOn's section at
Flanagan is only a few miles
south of Winchester. Will Gray.
formerly of Livingston, is To-
Gated in tower at Patio. South
Winchester) the junction of Win
chester and Irvine railroad.
Cleveland Hayes. another Rock
castle boy is agent at North
Winchester, half mile from court
house. Russell Proctor is with
him as operator. W.R. Nounce,
of Livingston is railroad signal
lineman.
Nine violent deaths have oc
Cured in this county size June
1st by automobile accidents,
falls, drowning and manslaughter
one being suicide by drowning.
John Jones, long while tele-
graph operator on c. V. division
is located IN South Corbin yards,
sending messages by word of
mouth on railroad telephones.
cul,ivating a big garden, on his
own grounds. looking after his
chickens and pigs and has old
high cost backt Into corner.
Will Gray, operator at Liv-
ingston for a long time. has a
similar position In the tower at
Patio at the junction of Irvine
branch ia South Winchester.
He says he and family are
pleased with Winchester.
Ed Jones. who is located on
Canadian railroad will probably
change at an early date to
Kentucky road and be nearer
home.
II. N. Roberts, once clerk for
J. H. Otter at. Mt. Vernon, later
in mercantile business at Bar
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-05
For SALE:-One pair bay horse
mules j yrs old in spring.
Lucy MCCALL,
Maretburg, Ky.

455 LE5E. -
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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-10-05
GROUP.

If your children are subject
to Group get bottle Of Cham e
berlain's Cough Remedy. and
when the attack comes on be
careful to follow the plain print
ed directors. You will be sur
prisyd at the quick relief which
it affords.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20

Ole Miss, mebbe de Reason dat de Kaiser has ordered Pisenin' put in Wells is be- kaze he's heard dat Truth is at deBottom uv CT Well an he don't want hit ter Git Out. Naw'm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20

at Lake Placid. N. Y., who has been ill, is improved and is growing stronger.
 MT. and Mrs. George Leslie and fam fly are expecting to come from Anniston to spend the holidays with MT. and Mrs J. H. NIcCune.
 Miss Maxie Snow has gone to Annis- ton to spend the holidays with her father.
 Mrs. Belle R. Harrison and Miss Katie Harrison of Tuscaloosa will spend the Christmas holidays with friends in Bir- mingham.
 Mrs. J. F. Morris is visiting her mother, Mrs. w. c. Cleveland, and her sister, Mrs. S. w. Welch, in Talladega-
 Miss Leila Harris will go to Tusca- loosa on Friday to visit her parents, MT. and Mrs. ". c. Harris.
 Mrs. L. K. Mcvoy, who has been visit ing relatives in Birmingham, will leave soon for her home in Selma. She will be accompanied by her niece, Miss Louise Nevins, who will be her guest during the holidays.
 Miss Maud Burks and Miss Mary BurlSs will spend the holidays with Mrs L. K. Wiggins in Decatur.
 MT. Murry Nicholson is visiting his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Nicholson, in Sel- ma.
 MT. and Mrs. w. c. Hibbler arrived Friday evening from Atchison, Kan, to spend the holidays with MT. and Mrs. J. H. McCune.
 Mrs. Mary Stobert and Mrs. M. J. May leave today for Palatka and Gulfport. MT. and Mrs w. N. Cowden of Deca- tur will spend the holidays in Birming- ham.
 Dr. Charlton s. Harris has been ordered to the base hospital, Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Tex, to assume active duty as lieutenant in the Medical Reserve corps Richard and Eugene Johnston, sons of MT and Mrs. Richard F. Johnston, whc are attending college at Auburn, returned home Wednesday to spend the Christmas holidays with their parents Miss Myrtle Miles of Montgomery will arrive Saturday to spend the holidays with her sister, Mrs. Richard F. John | ston and MT. Johnston. l Mir Leslie Carpenter of New York, who l formerly resided in Bessemer, spen' 1 Wednesday in Birmingham. l Mrs Fred Larkin arrived from Wu 1 mington Wednesday to spend the holi- 1 days with Mrs. Catherine Erswell. MT l Larkn will join her Saturday.  1 Mrs Walter c. Phillips has returned l from visit to New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-20
Among the Many Activities Which Women Are Engaged
 In During the War Times Nothing is of More Import ance Than the First Aid' Work in Red Cross Fields

can act as physician until someone IS available and alleviate untold suffering and pain. Not only can we do this, but
 We can drive ambulances, and do every
 imaginable thing necessary"
 Tn other words Mrs. Katzenstein
 said: First aid endeavors to train com- potent workers to be skillful in any
 emergency, not only because of the as-
 sistance they may be able to render to others, but also because it may be the
 means of saving themselves, for when
 unable to obtain medical aid they can
 substitute very admirably"
 "It has already been exhaustively told in the newspapers" Mrs. Katzen-
 stein said, "of Dr. Rountree's splendid work and of the fact that he is the originator of first aid work in this country, but it is not amiss to further dwell upon pr. kountrees efficiency and his generosity in giving his time ab- solutely free of charge to the work Of instructing classes in this work. No one has been more active than this capable and kind-hearted physician, and the work has been open to all, regardless of class or creed, absolutely free of charge, and which 300 women have availed them selves of. Too much credit cannot be given to Dr. Rountree and his splendid work"
 "The women of Birmingham have done their bit in many ways in the worldwide 1 struggle for democracy" said Mrs. Katz- enstein, ''by knitting and sewing and 1 other things, but there is no better way 1 than by preparing themselves to help control the awful waste of human life which this frightful world war struggle ! is causing, and it would be an excellent plant if first aid work was taught | iii all the schools and colleges of this
 entire country