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only two fist-big potatoes to hill.
The average yield of the United
States, however. is slightly less than
one such potato to hill.
Now for the figuring. There are
about 14,0O0 hills to the acre. At least
there should be. with normal planting.
When there are not approximately this
number it means that the seed was
poor, or the man on the planter went
to sleep. or the soil was in poor condi-
ton, nr t!lat there really wasn't plant
food enough to grow good crop.
Not every hill can be like the illus
tration. That would represent a 400
bushei crop. Many soils cant furnish
plant food enough unless helped out
by fertilizer. Yet it costs just as much
to plow and plant for an average 100
bushel crop as for one that goes 400.
1t costs just as much for seed and ii
costs just as much for land rent. The
big difference is on the income side.
The bank account for 400-bushel
crop is what makes it so attractive.
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SPRAY.
EST HANCOCK,
Dec. 2.

ID. VI. Neral nd iost valuable cow
recently.
Edgar Butt-rtield and wife have re-
turned iron Boston.
Mrs. Fred Linscott left last week for
few wee In Boston.
W. X. SPRINGER of Dexter Was a recent
business VISITOR III Town.
Edw8ri Graves has returned from
Brighton, ha-s.. where he has spent
several weeks with r, lstives.
A. h. Tracy and family spent Thanks
gi ing wi Mrs. Tracy's parents, MIR.
and Mrs. owing, OF Dedham.
Her n.n Sinclair has returned from
New haven, Conn, where he has been
en1lny q curing the summer.
Mrs. Lottie Homer OF South Hancock
is s,.ns mouse for her father, z. w.
Wooster, az Washington Junction.
Mrs. Gertrude Linscott OF Bar Haroor
has bong ut the Fred Linscott farm, and
mas moved her family here for the
winter.
Lester Linscott OF Eagle Lake, has
moved his family here for the winter.
He has employment on the Washington
County railroad.
Dec. 2. NJ. Nj. M.
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NORTH SULLIVAN.
Dec. 2.

Mrs. Percy Hooper and daughter Irene
have gone to Hsllowell to visit relatives.
Earl Havey, wife and little son arrived
home from Boston Saturday.
zemro Hall and grandchild, CARLYLE
Havey, are i'll OF influenza.
Private William Hooper was home from
Camp Devens few days last week.
Robert Petrie left Saturday for Dexter,
where he has employment.
Mise Lena Hooper OF MiIbrdge is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Edith Abel.
Lawrence Ashe. who has been seriously
III OF pneumonia, is recovering.
Henry Lawrie is home from Machias for
few days.
George Robertson, Ralph Bunker and
Philander Young are home from Portla /.
George and Will Robertson, who are
employed at Goodwin's Siding, were home
Thanksgiving.
kennard Haskell and Bertram Cum
mings were home from the U. OF NJ. for
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Merle Bunker has gone to Dyer
Brook, where her husband has employ
ment.
l.. U. White and family are home from
South Gouldsboro, where they have spent
the summer.
Mrs. ]. B. Havey has arrived home from
Portsmouth, where she has spent month
with her son James.
Clyde Robertson and wife spent Thurs
day in Franklin with Mrs. Robertson's
mother.
Mrs. Herbert Grindle and grandchild,
Kathleen Harvey, have returned to Bar
Hsrbor, after visiting her mother, Mrs.
Annie Hodgkins.
Erpeet HJsk,ll. who teaches ut Long
PJno, spent Thanksgiving n re Nth nis
parents. lie was scco;urA famed ~ Miss
Annie Paul OF Re''ast.
John Robertson, William Murray, AL
vim Wentworth, Percy Hooper and Zemro
Hall, who are employed on the Nj. c. X. R.,
spent Thanksgiving here with their
families.
q II
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MANSET.

Charles Ward and wife were in town
few DAYS last week, visiting friends.
Charles Rich has returned from Blue
hill, where he has been hunting.
John Whitmore has returned to his
home in Honolulu.
A. Z. Foss and son Clifton returned re-
Gently from bunting "Trip, each bringing
a fine deer.
Clarence Moves returned home Saturday
from "Camp Fairview," where ne has
been the past week.
Miss June Dolliver and Miss Doris
Pettigrove spent Thanksgiving day with
Bessie Noyes.
Friends Of John A Moves will be pleased
to learn that he has arrived safely cover
seas.'
Word has been received from 'overseas'
that Everett Torrey has been severely
wounded. Much sympathy is felt for the
family. All hope for his speedy recovery.
Capt. Charles Stanley and wife hvae
gone to Tennessee, to spend the winter
with their son and daughter. They were
accompanied by their granddaug hter,
Dorothy Gilley, who has employment
there.
Dec. 2. LILAC.
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90 'NTY \EW>

OTIS.
Sanford Grindle and wife left Monday
for Clifton, where they have employment.
The Sunshine club and q few Of the
children and parents had socla BILE
Thursday night, which was much enjoy ed.
Miss Gray OF Monroe came to finish
teaching the term OF school which was be-
gun by the union superintendent, who
taught five weeks.
E. l.. Grover sustained fractured fore
arm by falling from the steps OF store in
Bangor on his last trip for load OF goods.
Mr.. Growers many frienos hope to see
him soon in his store, as he is much
missed.
the Salis bury brothers, John and
Charles of HartIapd, have been visiting
their mother and brothers for week.
They came for their annual hunting visit,
and had their usual good luck, getting
their ''quota" with big horns the first
day out.
There was a light fall of snow Sunday.
but not enough to spoil the O,is prophet IS
omen of ian open winter" Thanksgiving
day WAS like spring, with warm sunshine
and blue sky. At nIghtfall one could hear
the brooks winding on their way to Union
river, just like the murmuriDg sounds of
the water in the summer time. Every
body had a good dinner Thanksgiving
day, and there was rejoicing in many
homes, where the afternoon was passed in
singing old and new patriotic songs. 1t
was hoped that the town building would
be opened in the afternoon for d COM
munity sing, vi hen all the voices could be
heard toget her, as Otis can Toast Of some
excellent singers.
Dec, 2. DAVIS,
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THE RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION
ASKS FOR EARLY DISTRICT
TON OF FERTILIZERS.

Washington, d. C. - The United
States administration has asked tha'
farmers, agents and dealers all oven
the country cooperate in getting
spring fertilizer moved at the earliest
possible moment Winters congestion
may this year, as last year, reduce
movement Of fertilizer. Fertilizer
shipped now insures at least a pari
getting TO consumers in tine for use
and at the same time helps In freeing
the railways for wha, may be more
nnOrtant service later In the season
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SOUND.
NJ. r..
Dec. 2.

Miss Evelyn Reed is employed at Reuben
Browns.
Sidney Reed has gone TO Portsmouth,
n. H., to work in the navy yard.
Melvin Trscey has gone to Portsmouth,
n. H., to work in the navy yard.
Irving Babbidge has moved his family
into the old George Sargent house.
X. W. Brown and wife are receiving
congratulations on the birth OF son,
born Nov. "a.
Reuben Brown has moved his family
into the DIR. Hsgerthy house near the Bar
Harbor corner.
Erie Higgins, who has empovment in
the Portsmouth navy yaro, spent Thanks
giving with mis- parents. Clarence Higgins
ana WIte.
Dec. ,. ii.
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THE KIND OF POTATOES you
LIKE TO GROW

Did you ever do any figuring on the
ease of getting big crop of potatoes?
If not, let's do it. But before we be-
gin just make guess as to how much
you must get in each hill to make a
really worthwhile yield.
A potato of the size of your fist
weighs about half n pound. If you av-
erage only two of these to hill, or
four tubers just half as large, you
have a pound to a hill. Yet nobody
who claims to be potato grower will
ever admit that he is satisfied with
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SEAW ALL.

Mrs. William Newman, who has been i'll
of bronchitis. is mucu improved.
c. f. Metcaif and wife have gone to
NedfieId Mass, for the winter.
A squad of Unce Sans sailors is sta
toned at he new radi station here.
Mrs Edith Doliver has gone to Bridge
port, Conn, 10 join her husband for II
winter.
John Mooney was in town last week
He expects TO sail for F snce soon, to en-
gage in Y. NJ. c. A. WORK.
Der. p r. +. ID.
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SEAL HARBOR.

Harry Wood left Friday for Bath, where
he will be employed.
Miss Marjorie Maskeil left last week for
Boston for he winter.
Harry Grant was home from Camp
Devens on furlough last week.
Mrs. Minnie Marks of Biuehill is with
Mrs Wilbur Carter for few weeks.
Grafton Pinkham, who has been criti-
cally i'll of pneumonia following an attack
OF grip, is better.
Mrs. Walter Sprague OF Bar Harbor and
Mrs. Schuyler Rumill OF West fremont
are visiting l.. s. Clement and wife.
Nov. 26 2
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COUNTY NEWS
sourHw EST HARBoR.

.,dav. Nov. %. Rev. Nr. Freese made
!. preliminary organization of Boy
ssOut's patrol.
Miss Eta Lupt, who has good posi-
camden, is at home for a weeks
III, with her mother and sister.
raward Bradley visited his father. the
-, collector OF customs, a few days
week. at the home OF Mrs. Will
hanna.
nm, Will Hanna, who has been for
..,s mont BIS captain of barge, has been
..rsferred to the stes msbip Deval as first
.,swaiu. from Norfolk, Va, to northern
ports.
AIR. Wass has crew preparing the
-.o,nd for q large garage he will have
s,ir on he lot purchased recently nea
no carpenter shop of Robbie Norwood, on
the Point road
cousign n.ent OF yarn for socks has
n ssn recel ,ed by Mrs. Lucy Stewart,
,bsrman of knitting committee, and she
.ould be glad to have Red Cross mem
bsrs call at headquarters for the yarn.
Nov. %. o SPRAY.
Mrs. William Stanley OF Gran berry Isles
scent week recently With her sister,
Mrs. Alice Giiley, where her son Philip,
freshman at the high school, is board
ing.
Many Thanksgiving dinner parties were
riyen here, with q measure OF hospitality
and gratitude never known before.
lowell Bickf ford came on a short furlough
rom Camp Devens, and may safely expect
mat his next army leave will be a muster
ont. Dan Lawton and others came from
.blpyards for the holiday visit.
thanksgiving services were held Thurs
dsy afternoon at the Park theatre. which
rad been loaned free OF charge by the
swner. Donald Mayo, to the able COM
nttee in charge. Five-minute speeches
BY eight or ten citizens. Prin. Kelley chair
man, were greatly enjoyed by a large
audience. The songs by high school girls
won we'll merited applause and the
NATIONAL anthems were sung in hearty
accord.
4 letter has just heep received from
Lieut. Philip r. NJ. Gilley by nis per, nts.
written since he arm, stiue. telling of his
safety at that time though he had some
narrow escapes. On one occasion, when
be mad just left the car Of the major,
shell came hurting over and burst in the
back seat where the lieutenant was &C.
10 ride on errands OF mercy to
succor the wounded. His field glasses
and big revolver left on thu seat were
smashed.
Wednesday of last week the community
was deeply grieved aud shocked to learn
hat Mr.. and Mrs. Nahum Norwood mad
received the sad news OF the death of their
son Eugene, killed in action. Later it
was found that his wife at Swans Island
had a telegram that he was severely
sounded" All this brave young mans
friends hope he will recover. While some
II the Southwest Hsrbor boys we're known
o be at the front, most OF them have been
,eard from since those last fighting days
u early November.
Dec, e. SPRAY
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EAST SURRY.

Ralph Lord has gone TO Laconia, n. II.
where be has employment.
Miss Grace Lord has gone to New
Haven, Conn, for the winter.
Miss Madeleine Ksvanagh of d xter is
spending few days at +, f. S~elt's.
Mrs. W. }. Winchester and childr. n
have returned home after a few weeks
with her parents at Bluehill.
Capt. s. J. Treworgy, after few Gays
with his family here, has returned TO
Boston to take command of steamsh p
Lake Duval.
Dec. 2. DALI.
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EGYPT.
NJ. NJ. NJ.

Mrs. Harris Pettlnsil. who has been
In Bar Hsrbor a few weeks, 10 at home.
Allen Grant and wife OF Bar Harbor, are
visiting their sister, Mrs. Nelson
Pomeroy.
VI. T.. Scammon spent few days re-
Gently ut home with his parents ana
children.
Charles Perry and wife OF Sorrento
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs, Eliza bet h
strstton
Julia NJ. Sawyer and Fred Budway OF
Bangor, spent Thanksgiving at the home
OF Miss Sswyer's parents, Howard
hodgkins and wife.
Miss Celia Clarke OF this place and
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ann te,Mfnts.

Did you that person with GOOD stomach rarely tak'
sckf It true it's fact that by careful eating al
bowels naturally every day. badly disordered stomach
may be gotten condition The old original F At
wood Medicine is stomach and bowel SPECIFIC You shoa y
following directions carefully That grinding IN
digestion with belehng pressure acdy bad breath,
stupor headache backaehe and constipation will soon diminish
Appetite energy cheeulness win return Begin the treat
today Ask your dealer the true 81 F. made by the
L. =. Medicine Co., Portland, Me-
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administrators
SATISFYING RELIEF
FROM LUMBACO
Sloan's Liniment has the
punch that relieves
rheumatic twin9es

This warmth-giving, congestion
scattering Observation-Disclosures REM
edy penetrotes without rubbing right to
the aching spot and brings quick reief,
curely, cleanly. A wonderful help for
external pains, spfains, strains, stiff
ness, headache, lumbago, bruises.
Get your bottle today-costs little,
means much. Ask your druggist for it
" rene. Keep it handy for the whole
family. The big bottle Is economy.
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Carroll B. Clarke were married Thursday
evening, Nov. % at the Methodist parson.
sge' Their many friends extend best
wishes.
Norris Savage and Holcie Coombs have
returned to Bath, after spending few
days with their families here. William
F. Jordan acco hpanied them on his way
to Portland.
Dee e.
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POTATO FEELINGS.

Discard the seed potatoes which
show small, black dirt specks that
won't wash off" These are usually
about the size of II pin head, and IN
stead of being dirt are caused by Il GER
tain diseaSe-the rhizoctonia disease
of potatoes. This causes heavy pro
duction of potatoes TOO small to mar
ket.
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WEST BROWNSVILLE.

WEST BRoOKSvILLE.
DR.. Parker J. Flagg is critically i'll OF
influenza.
George O. Tapley went to Portland
Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving.
Clifford r. Cummings OF Stockton
Springs is spending few days at his
home.
Allen L. Stewart was at home for
Thanksgiving, yeturning yesterday to
Boston, where he is employed.
Rev. Mr.. Pimperly of New Hampshire
occupied the pulpit of the Congregational
church last Sunday morning and even
ing.
Mrs. William T. Blodgett, who has
been seriously i'll OF pneumonia. is better.
Her hus bsnu, who was called home from
Camp Devens, returned yesterday.
Capt. Robert E. Tspley, who has been
inspector of hulls at Norfolk, Va, for
several years, has taker command of the
stes mship Bollsen, sailing from Philadel-
phia for Savannah, Ga, thence to New
Orleans.
Mrs. Harry NJ. Tap'ey died Thanks
giving afternoon at 3 O'Clock after an
illness OF several years. The funeral was
beld Friday, Rev. John Carson officiating.
Interment was at Mt. Rest. Mrs. rapley,
whose maiden nsine was Gertrude Baker,
was born in Hampden, but had resided
here most of the time since her marriage.
She is survived by her husband and two
children Emery WATSON. aged fifteen,
and Clara Marie, aged eight years.
Dec. 2. Johnson.
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with her mother. Her husband is work.
ing in the woods.
Shirley Stewart has gone to Bar Harb Dor,
where be has employment on the steamer
Pemaquid.
Eight men and boys left last week to
work in the woods for the Cberryfield
Lumber Co.
Nov. %. s.
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COREA.

Henry Bryant has gone to Georgia,
where he is employed for he winter.
Mrs. NJ. }. Lufkin is at home from Ad-
olson, " here she has been visiting her son
Henry.
Mrs. George Anderson and children have
gone to Gouldsborn to spend the winter
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When potatoes fail to bottom ou'
well, even when growth has been good
1t is an indication of IA poorly BALANCED
plant-food ration-usuaily of scarcity
of potash in the fertilizer.
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Available ammonia Cor nitrogen) In
potato fertilizers is needed so that
growth may start almost Immediately
after planting. AT best the potato Is
a poor forager. The bulk of It's plant
food must be in available form.
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Good stomach

omach rarely takes cold o. oct q
careful eating and keeping /.
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DAVIS,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-02-05
BRITISH DEMAND
AIRmEN RELEASE

London, Feb. 5.-The British
foreign office, through Holland,
has protested against the ten
year imprisonment sentence i'm
posed upon two British aviators
for dropping propaganda litera-
ture over the German empire.
The foreign office asserts that
after careful examination it has
failed to see any breach of inter
national law on the part Of the
aviators.
Officials state that Germany has
done similar work on an exten-
sive scale and unless these two
aviators are released reprisals will
be taken.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-02-05
LADlESTAKINC SURGICAL.
DRESSING COURSE;
NlsS BYRD BLANKENSHIP REPRESENTIG THE ATLANTA
HEADQUARTERS OF CROSS Is HERE CIV
ING TWELVE LESSONS
RED CROSS SAVES 90 PER CENT WOUNDED

The ladies Of the Red Cross are
busy women this week, for. in
addition to their usual allotment
CT knitting, they are taking the
twelve lessons in the making Of
surgical dressings, under the tu-
telage Of Miss Byrd Blankenship,
OF Atlanta, who comes here for the
special purpose Of instructing the
local ladies in the proper manner
OF making gauze and muslin band
ages, and when proficient the same
will be accepted hereafter without
inspection.
These lessons will be given
every afternoon at two o'clock.
but IS there are twelve lessons,
and but five days to take them
in it is certain there will be some
busy days iahead Of the ladies'
who have agreed to take this
course.
It is Of special interest to know
and it may have the effect Of
stilling for all time the deroga-
tory remarks about the work ac-
compliShed by the ladies Of the
Red Cross that one hears 50 often,
that due to the work Of the women
the home women Of every townand
city Of America, our mothers and
sisters, ninety per cent Of the
wounded soldiers 90 back to the
firing line, due to the adequate
and proper surgical dressings
that are II abundance at the
first aid stations along the front:
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USE 7 PROLIFIC
COTTON SEED

West Raleigh, n. c., Feb. 8
The grade cotton grown in The
eastern part Of the state shows
that about ninety per cent Of the
cotton grown from small-holl
varities. In most cases these va
rieties are mixed, furnisheing un-
productive plants which yield a
poor quality Of lint.
Recent tests made in ten cas-
tern counties show that the infer
ior, small-boll varieties should be
replaced with the early big-boI]
cottons. In addition to furnish.
ing a better yield, the early big.
boil varieties are more easily
picked and furnish a better quail
ity Of lint Among the varieties
which have given good results up
on we'll drained lands Of the cas-
tern part Of the State are. Cleve
land Big Boil, Mexican Big Boil
Lone Star, Trice and Cook.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-02-05
WADS<:y(I0!RTH CHARGES
CABINLT' HAS FAILED
GREATER BREAKDOWN THR EATENs UNLESS
REcT1NG AGENCY IS CREATED TO GUIDE STEPS
OF AMERICAN
END OF WAR IS NOT EVEN IN SIGHT
tBy United Press.)

Washington, Feb. % Lack Of
vision has stalled the American
war; Senator Wadsworth charg-
ed in the senate today.
He further claimed that a great
er breakdown than the one from
which we are now suffering threa-
tens unless some directing agency
is created. The senator then
dramatically hurled his views at
his fellow senator's, as follows:
But [ entertain the feeling
the end Of this year is not in sight
that we shall travel long hard
road before we reach the goal.
"I feel certain the strain will
grow more and more severe as
months 60 by.
II am sure we are only on the
threshold Of this tremendous un-
dertaking.
II am not satisfied that we have
the kind Of organization that can
stand the strain.
"Blindness found this country
pathetic in it's unpreparedness al
the opening Of the war. Since
then this great American giant
this war machine, has been stun
bling and cropping and exertine
its tremendous strength withou
always knowing where he was go
ing or what he was doing.'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-02-05
WAR SAVINGS
INSTITUTE MTG.

Raleigh, Feb. 5. Governor
Beckett has, at the request Of Col.
F. II. Fries, state director Of the
naionai war savings committee,
called a War Savings Institute to
be held in Raleigh on Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week.
Trained experts will conduct
the institute and on Feb. II speak
ers Of international reputation
will address the public.
Special delegates including the
following have been appointed:
Every county superintendent OF
public instruction; Every superin-
tendent Of town and city schools
every farm demonstration agent
every home demonstration agent
one physician from each county
Ito be named by the board OF
health; every county chairman 81
a political party in the state.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-02-05
IRON Heel,
CRUSHED REVOLT

London, Feb. 5.-German mill
tarism is supreme in the central
empires. It's iron heel today had
crushed out pratically the last
vestiage Of resistance by the
starving and enslaved common
people who are cowed by the
threst Of the firing squad and fear
full fate Of their women and child
rem through the reduction Of their
already meagre rations.
Protesting the workers practi-
cally all returned to the factories,
only case Of resistance being re
ported, that being at Jena where
the Tageblatt said a third Of the
men employed there had walked
ont on Saturday
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-02-05
SAVE GOOD
COTTON SEED

West Raleigh, n. c., Feb. D,
Cotton growers should be sure of
a supply Of good cotton seed now
The high price Of seed for mill
purposes has taken a large por-
tion Of the available supply and
on account of t!e late spring and
early frost last season large
portion Of the remaining seed have
been injured by frost. These
conditions along with the increase
demand for North Carolina cot
ton seed IN State further south.
are likely to cause a shortage of
good seed at planting time. It
is therefore important that grow
ers be sure Of the quality and
quantity Of their cotton seed now.