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those stifened joints, that backache, rheuS
matism, lumbago, ~sciatica, gall stones,l
gravel. "brick dust" etc. They are an
effective remedy for all diseases of the
bladder, kidney, liver, stomach and allied
organs.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules
cleanse the kidneys and purify the blood.
They frequently ward of attacks of tho
dangerous and fatal diseases Of the kid
neys. They have a beneficial effect, and
often completely cure the diseases Of the
bodily organs, allied with the bladder and
kidneys.
If you are troubled with soreness across
the loins or with simple" aches and pains
in the back take warning, IL may be the
preliminary indications of some dreadful
malady which can be warded off or cured
IL taken in time.
Go to your druggist today and get q box
Of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules.
Money refunded if they do not help you.
Three sizes. GOLD MEDAL are the pure,
original imported Harlem Oil Capsules.
Accept No Substitutes.-Adv.
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SELECTING SEED
CORN IN AUTUMN
Tremendous Loss to Farmers
and Country Due to Planting
of Inferior Seed
FIRST CLASS REQUIREMENTS
Ears Taken From Highest Yielding
Rows Produce Better Than Those
Taken From Poorer Yielding
Rows-Test Each Ear.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of A~griculture.)
There is each spring a scarcity OF
good seed corn. This condition is all
the more regrettable. because 1t need
not exist; and 1t is much more serious
than commonly supposed, because
many do not realize fully the tremen-
dous loss to themselves and the coun-
try due to thu planting of inferior seed.
A full stand of plants may be obtained
from inferior seed, but the yield will
not be the best possible. The loss is
due to delay or negligence. 1t can be
prevented by the selection of seed corn
In the autumn.
To be first class, seed must be:
/. OF a variety well adapted to the
seasonal and soil conditions where 1t
Is to be planted.
2. Grown on productive plants OF a
productive variety, showing all the de-
sirable characteristics.
g. Well matufed, and preserved from
ripening time till planting time In such
a n as to retain its full vigor.
Three important Requirements.
The importance Of the three require
ments just enumerated has been DEM
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One woman,s Work.

Great was the excitement in a GER
tain small town. The local ladies de-
cided to hold an exhibition of woman's
work with a view to providing a treat
for wounded soldiers. While the COM
mittee was busily engaged in arranging
the exhibits to the best advantage In
the city hall there came a timid knock
at the door.
When the door was opened q
strengthening object entered. 1t was
a man; his face a mass of scratches,
his hair stood out around his head like
fluffy grass, his collar was dangling
loosely behind, and his clothes were
little better than rags.
please. I've come" he said simply.
"But-but." stammered the lady Sec
rotary, 'this is not a museum it's a
display Of specimens of woman's
work."
That's all right" he replied defect.
eddy; SIN a specimen of woman's
work."-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
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The German Way.

/ remember one day having passed
through a small farming village very
badly burned and shattered, not by
shells, but by explosions from inside
the houses. / was just about to ask
my. officer why this village had been
SO punished. when, as we came outside,
my attention was attracted to a con-
spicuous little f%iat-topped hill, with its
level summit quite clear of the low
woods that covered the hills sides. The
top had been cleared and smoothed
So that it could be planted in grain,
and it stood out a vivid and beautiful
green, i'm contrast with the dark tree
covered slopes. ! spoke of the hill
and its conspicuous top to my officer.
"Yes," he replied angrily, "the last
French spy to be landed from an air.
plane was put down right here on that
fiat top. We could not catch him.
We think he hid In this village"
My unuttered question about the
village was already answered.-vernon
Kellogg In Atlantic.
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VERY LIKE MOST MOTHERS
Mrs. Ripple at First Could See Very
Little In Girl Her Son Had
Chosen for Wife.

q ago, when the Billows were
trying to keep Dora from marrying
Nathaniel Ripple. Mrs. Ripple was try
Ing to keep Nathaniel from marrying
Dora. The Bfllows didn't think much
of the Ripple family, Claude Callan
writes In Kansas City Star. In fact,
they told Dora that II she took Ma
thaniei she would be marrying be-
meath herself.
Mrs. Ripple didn't know that the
Billows considered themselves better
than the Ripples, so she was no angry
at he family. And she liked Dora.
II think Dora is a good, sweet
GIRL" she said to her son, 'but any
body can look at her and tell she isn't
able to do a days work.
you can do as you please, but If /
were you l never would marry a deli
cate girl like Dora. / know how much
work a woman has to do in a home and
| know that Dora Billow can't do it.
Ii you were able to hire help it would
be all right. Your poor old mother
never has had any help, but / would be
glad for my sons wives to keep help
If my sons could afford It.
snow, as / said, / haven't a word to
say against Dora, but II / were you
and wanted to marry I would find a
girl strong enough to make a good
wife. 1t is nice to be pretty. Your
papa will tell you that l was pretty
when ! married him, but beauty counts
for very little IL q woman is too weak
to do her work.
"Just look at your Cousin Henry's
wife. She Is sick half the time, and
that poor boy has to spend every dol
lar he makes. If Nora had been a big,
strong woman, who could have helped
him, he would be well fixed today"
After listening to this talk Nathaniel
married Dora and in about a month
his mother visited them. When she
returned home she said to Mr.. Ripple:
81 think Nathaniel married mighty
well. That little girl had all the
clothes on the line when I got there,
and they were as pretty and white as
you ever saw. / said from the very
beginning that Dora would make Ma.
thaniel a good wife,"
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son. Dropping all other business at
corn-ripening time and selecting, dry
Ing and storing at least enough seed TO
meet the requirements of two years
planting will insure a seed supply for
the second succeeding year In the event
Of crop failure the first year. Select
ing seed corn requires the corr grow
er,s entire attention. II ne will get
the very best that is to be had and pre-
serve 1t well, his increased yields will
return him more profit than any other
work he a do on his farm.
In Is years Investigations conducted
upon Scioto river bottom soil near
Piketon, O., with WOODBURY. White
Dent, United States selection II, the
yield was raised from an average of 63
bushels of dry shelled corn for the
period from 1901 TO 1907 to an average
OF rs bushels for the period from 1907
to 1913. The principal influence pro-
ducing this increase in yield was the
selection and care Of seed corn.
Ears to Select.
As 500 as the crop ripens, the first
step is to go through the field with
seed-picking bags, and husk the ears
from the stalks that have produced the
most corn without having had any
special advantages as to space, mois-
ture or fertility. The large ears on
stalks standing singly with an unusual
amount Of space around them should
be avoided. Preference should be
given the plants that have produced
most heavily in competition with a
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 impor-
lance.
The same day seed corn is gathered
the husked ears should be put In a dry
place with a free circulation Of air and
placed In such position that the ears
do not touch each other. This Is the
only safe procedure. Good seed is re-
peatedly ruined because of the belief
that Ii Is already dry enough when
gathered and that the %precaution men,
toned above is unnecessary.
In localities where weevils and grain
moths injure stored grain. the thor
oughly dry ears should be stored in
very tight mouse-proof receptacles,
with one pound Of moth balls or naph-
thalene inclosed for each bushel of
corn. This quantity tightly inclosed
with the corn will prevent damage
from these insects and will not injure
the seed.
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onstrated experimentally. The results
of the tests, given briefly, are as fol-
lows:
J.. For a series of Eve years, II varie-
ties were tested in ten Northern states,
equivalent lots Of seed being used in
each state. Varieties that produced
most In some states were among the
poorest In others.
2. Seed ears taken from the highest
yielding rows Of ear-to-row breeding
plats have repeatedly produced better
than seed ears taken from poorer
yielding rows. Seed ears from the best
producing stalks found In a general
field produced more than seed ears
taken without considering the produc-
fiveness of the parent stalks. AS the
result Of selection work OF this kind,
average acre yields on some farms
have been increased ID per cent In a
decade.
3. Four bushels of ears were divided
into two equal parts, one part being
well taken care Of and the other placed
In a barn as corn Is ordinarily cribbeG.
The well-preserved seed gave a yield
on poor soil II per cent higher than
the poorly-preserved and u per cent
higher on fertile soil, Notwithstanding
the fact that both lots of seed germi-
mated equally well.
Prevention IL Best.
Seed corn that natures normally
and has been preserved properly will
grow satisfactorily. 1t is very poor
management to neglect proper pres
ervation and then spend time In the
spring separating by termination tests
those ears that have been badly dam
aged from those that have been slight
~ damaged. Prevention is better than
cure. and In this case a cure is i'm
possible.
4 II II Is found necessary to plant seed
the vitality of which is at all doubt
full. each ear should be tested separate
~ and only those planted which germi-
nate perfectly.
II the only seed available for plant
Ing is inferior In quality and vitality,
It should be planted thick I'm order to
cou~nterbalance imperfect termination
and to approximate perfect stands.
Poor stands are q frequent source of
poor yields. In nearly every locality
good farmers usually agree regarding
the stand that approximates the opti-
mum Tor normal soil and seasonal con-
ditions. Stands markedly inferior to
the optimcm give an increase In sire
OF ears. but q decrease In total yield.
Loss may be sustained from too thick
. stand. which causes q decrease IN
size Of ears and In total Yields.
Prepare In Fall,
Autunan ~ the time to prepare for q
ure0tsbie csrn crop the following sea-
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WEAK KIDNEYS MEAN
A WEAK BODY

When you're fifty, your body begins to
creak a little at the hinges. Motion is
more slow and deliberate. mot so young
as | used to be" is q frequent and unwel-
come thought. Certain bodily functions
upon which good health and good spirits
so much depend, are impaired. The weak
spot is generally the bladder. Unpleasant
symptoms show themselves. Painful and
annoying complications in other organs
arise. This is particularly true with ell
derby people. If you emily know how, this
trouble can be obviated.
For over 200 years GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil has bees relieving the in
convenience and pein due to advancing
years. 1t is a standard, old-time home
remedy, and needs ne introduction. 1t is
now put up in odorless, t~asteless capsules.
These are easier and more pleasant to take
than the oil in bottles.
Each capsule contains about one dose Of
FIVE drops. Take them just like you would
any pill, with a small swallow of water.
They soak into the system and throw off
the poisons which are making you old be-
fore your time. They viii quickly relieve
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-26
SUITABLE TIME FOR
HARVESTING PEANUTS
Save Maximum Amount of Food
by Gathering When Mature.
Vines Should Be Stacked Before
Leaves Become Dry and Have
Fallen Of-Use Care to Pre-
rent Crop From holding.

prepared by the United States DEPART
ment Of Agriculture.)
Harvesting peanuts before they are
mature, as Is often the case among
inexperienced growers, Is responsible
for considerable loss in the yield of
marketable peanuts. A few of the
peanuts r very likely to mature and
sprout during rainy weather before
the crop is ready to be dug. The vines
assume a yellowish appearance when
the crop is mature. which is usually,
but not always, a good indication as
to the proper time for harvesting.
This, together with the turning brown
and falling Oh OF the lower leaves,
and the plump appearance of the pods
should be the guide In determining the
maturity Of the crop.
After the crop has been dug the
vines should be stacked before the
leaves become dry and have fallen off,
and special care should be given to
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-26
Mistaken Identity.

Prof. William Howard Taft was In
New York recently, and in the course
of his short stay took an automobile
ride along Riverside drive. At Nine
tieth street a young woman. Eve years
old, saw the big touring car coming
swiftly down the drive. After one long
look at the big person In the zeal seat
she jerked the nurses apron and
screamed with delight.
"Alice! Alicei" ASKED the nurse, ex-
citedly, "what is it,"
FATTY Arbuckle's growed a mus
tache just like papa'sr-Argonaut.
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Old Ennlish HoIidaxs.

In the list of old English holidays
Candlemas was February ?. the date
or which we now look for the ground
hog tn forecast the weather. and Old
Candlemas, February IA, which is now
observed at st. Valentines day.
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What is Castorla

@ASTORIA ID . harmless substitute for Castor On, Paregorc,
Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant It contains neither
Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It's age is its guar
antee. For nsrs than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief
of Constipation, IIatulency, Wind Collie and Diarrh0a; aIaying Feverish-
nes arising h~sfrsm. and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels,
aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Chldrenis Panasea-The Mothers Friend.
The Kind Yea Have Always Bought and which has been in use for over
3oyears, has borne the signature ofChas. b. Fletcher. andha been made under
All Counterfeis, limitations and "JustssGsod, are but Experiments that
trhe with and ekaaagsr the health Of Infants and -
Chldren-ExPeHssss against Experiment NHNAl ca
Genuine Casssria always bears the tgnatureo f IL0<ZX -ZZCE<X
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prevent the peanuts from molding
The stacks should be small and placed
around poles provided with two cross.
pieces nailed to the pole ten to twelve
inches from the ground to support the
vines. After curing In stacks for 0
few weeks peanuts can be hauled tc
the barn and stored without danger OF
loss.
Some growers who find It difficult tc
obtain poles rake the peanuts into
windrows with q hay rake and Their
stack them like hay. This method
requires . longer time for proper cur
ing. and Il successful only when small
stacks are made and the peanuts are
quite dry before being stacked. IF the
peanuts bec0ne wet they are serious
~ damaged for commercial purposes
as the pods WIN become discolored.
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Not content with smashing records
and Huns, the American soldiers are
even going SO far as to upset the laws
OF natural dynamics-puttin' the push
In Yank.
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The Talkstive Golfer.

Parke--I see you have been playing
golf with Perkins wife. Is she a good
playerg
Iane-Fair. She goes round In about
a hundred strokes and a couple OF
thousand words.-London Tit-Bits.<
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Don't Get Hung Up
With an Acid Stomach
It's just Acidity
That Makes Millions
Sick and Suffer

It's true. There are millions Of
people all over the land who are weak,
nervous, all tired and dragged out,
who are trying to build up their jaded
nerves and weakened bodies with drugs
and stimulants; and many of them
also EAT and EAf-but fail TO get anywhere
near the full amount OF strength and nourish-
ment out o their food. Whyf Simply because
Get rid o. shs sxcsss acid. Your stomach Is
al right-Nst give IL \ nance to work easily
and naturally. Then sec how good you viii feel
your pep comes back and your blood warns upi
Anew method-tru:y . wonderful discov.
crv callod AGl. - -
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Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There Is
only one way TO cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that Is by a constitutional remedy
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. Catarrhal Deafness is
caused by an nfiamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infiamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when II is entirely closed. Deafness iS the
result. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
dueed and this tube restored to Its nor
NAL condition. hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which Is an infiamed
condition of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case OF Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
cured by HALLS cATARRH
All Druggists 75c. Circulars free.
=. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
A. A. Adee, eighty, has served 80
years as an assistant secretary Of
rtotn 80 <k0 Vvrtko1 CtotnC
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A. III. Wasgatt, seventy-two. has re-
tired after A years as keeper Of Pros
pect Harbor (sIe.) lighthouse.
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lliers have been patented by an Illi-
nois inventor to split insulation and re-
move ii from wires neatly.
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Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
0irisi Make beauty lotion at
home for a few cents. Try lti

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces OF
orchard white. shake well, and you
have a quarter pint OF the best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
Ion whitener, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter VIII
supply three ounces of orchard white
for a few cents. Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into the face, neck,
arms and hands and see how freckles,
sunburn and tan disappear and how
clear. soft and white the skin becomes.
Yesl It Is harmless.-Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-09-26

A brush, comb, mirror and electric
light are combined In a new toilet set
that can be carried In a pocket.
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Austraiia's manufacture OF motorcar
bodies has received enormous Impetus
from the war.
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One Sure Thing.

"Who Is back of this shown"
II don't know who rs back Of 1t. but
I know the sheriff Is in front"
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One Exception

One Exception.
Il believe in handling all things
without gloves"
"IIow abont live wires"
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prepared by the United States Derart-
ment of Agriculture.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-14
SEATTLE WORKERS
HEAVY DRINKERS
But They Specialize In Milk, the Con.
sumption of Which Has Increased
Greatly In the Last Year.

Drinking hasn't been abandoned by
the Seattle shipyard workers. Meth
er does the habit interfere with their
work on Uncle Sans victory fleet.
Every noon the thousands of work
men make rush to the places where
liquid refreshments are dispensed.
And how they do drink milk!
A bottle of milk as bracer doesn't
sound like old times in industry, but
that is what the Seattle men get
nowadays, and it's Just what they
want. John Barleycorn hasn't a
look-in anywhere.
A number of girls sell the mep milk
and iee-eream cones every noon.
Workmen who few years ago
would have laughed at the idea of
such refreshments are now leaders
in the rash, and it is said that the
consumption of milk has increased
so per cent in the last year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-14
DADS LETTERS

My dad, amt just the letter writin'
kind
He'd rather let the women see to
that;
He's got mess O. troubles on his
mind,
And likes to keep 'em underneath
his hat.
And p'raps because he isn't very
strong
On talkin,' why he's kind O. weak
on ink,
But he can work like sin the whole
year long,
And, crickey, how that dad o mine
can think!
When set out from bonneville last
July,
He didn't bawl the way my sister
did;
He just shook hands and says, "well,
boy, goodbye"
(He's got his feelin's, but he keeps
'em hid.)
And so when mother writes about the
things
That I spend half my time a-think-
in Of,
There's one short line that every let
ter brings
Father will write, and meanwhile
sends his love-"
Father will write" Well, some day
p'raps he will
There's lots O. funny prophecies
come true;
But if he just keeps promisin' to
still,
I'll understand and dad'll know
do.
Stars and Stripes, Paris, France.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-14
Delegate to Recent Convention Of La.
Dor Body Cites Great Improve
ment in Working Conditions

G. W. Millner, a negro, who repre-
scented about 1000 other workers Of
his own race at the recent A. F. of
L. convention, believes that the con-
dition Of negro labor has profted
greatly of late, principally through
the aid Of the American Federation Of
Lbor. There were three other negro
delegates to the convention and their
presence showed conclusively that
the color line is no longer drawn in
labor's ranks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-14
Success OF Natal Hay Was Impressed
On Editor OF Florida Grower After
A Visit To Big Farm OF Florida
Natal Hay Association

gan to grow 1t there than there ever
have been against natal hay in Flor
ida, and that they were all Just as
reasonable, but we all know that al
falfa has won out.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-14

This is the most modern farm I
have yet seen in Florida and it would
make the heart of western prairie
farmer swell with joy. The company
has erected splendid big barns, each
3Ox50 on every 160 acres; the build.
ings stand on the exact center where
four forties join together. This plan
will be carried out all over the more
than 5000 acres they plan to finally
bring into cultivation. In the center
of the present clearing, through
which runs the line of the Tampa
Northern Railway from Tampa to
Brooksville, is their town of Natal.
Here we find the general office, the
home Of the manager the quarter.
master department, the homes of the
white employees. while near at hand
are the cabins of the negro help. II
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-14

/ understand that Congressman
Drane is the presiden of the company
and that the affairs are being con.
Quoted with business ability. I met
the resident manager who has charge
of the farming operations, Fred w.
Pope, of Lakeland, and believe him TO
be an able and experienced man. He
tells me that he had q large farm of
his own near Lakeland and that he
was successful there until persuaded
to take over the management of this
property. Mr. Haldeman, who is
salesmanager, was a successful al
falfa grower in Kansas at one time
and he appears to be convinced that
the prosperity of the alfalfa growers
of the west is to be repeated by the
natal hay growers of Florida. He
says that there were more knocks at
alfalfa in Kansas when they first be-