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The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
COTTON PROGRESS
IS FAIR TO GOOD
Growth Somewhat Retarded by Dry
Weather: the Plant is Healthy: Boil
weevil Held in Check by Hot Sun:
Little Insect Damage.

Cotton made fair progress during
the last week of June and the first two
weeks in July, according to the Com
mercial-Appeal correspondents. Hot
dry weather in many sections retarded
growth, but made the best of cultiva-
ton possible, checked boil weevil activ-
ity and promoted root growth. A few
reported top blooming.
The crop in Mississippi seems to
have improved in condition, while in
Texas the condition has been reduced
slightly in excess of the natural de-
terioration to have been expected af-
ter the plant had reached its best,
There is little change in the prospect
of other states.
Insects have done some damage.
This was true of boil weevil in South
ern Georgia, and Southern and Central
Alabama. Red spider is giving some
trouble in the Carolinas.
The greater part of the northern
and eastern portions Of the cotton re-
gion received more than an inch of
rain during the last week in June, but
there were only light rains over the
most of the belt since that time, ex-
cept locally.
Temperature generally was above
normal, but nights were too cool in
the eastern belt. Maximum tempera-
lures Of 100 to ITO were recorded in
Texas.
Complaint of labor shortage was
universal. However, the crop has
passed that stage which makes the
most demand on labor during the Pc
Rod of its growth. Excellent weather
for field work is given credit for the
high state of cultivation which every
where prevails. Fears are expressed
that there will not be enough labor to
gather the crop.
The work of laying by is getting
under way in all parts of the belt, OF
has been completed, but many farm
ers are continuing shallow cultivation
to preserve moisture and keep down
insects.
The plant appears healthy, even
where it is too small, and is fruiting
well.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS report
a somewhat lower condition, but the
crop almost uniformly, made excel.
lent progress, and farmers are enthu.
siastic over the prospects, Boil wee
vii has appeared in some fields, and a
Decatur county correspondent sends in
. a sample Of the work Of the pest. SONG
report damage from rust, and there is
renerafr Fd's rain. "a great deal
81 laying by has been done. cultiva4
ton has bpois better than usual, not.
withstanding complaints of labor
shortage.
AIississippi.-The Mississippi cot
ton crop better than held its own dur
ing the last week in June and to this
date in July, although complaints Of
damage have come from some quar-,
tiers and a natural deterioration is be,
coming noticeable. Insects have caus,
ed little or no damage. Boil weevi
has been plentiful, but held in check
by the very hot weather. A great
many farmers have laid by, but other:
expect to, continue work well into Aug.
ust. Some complaint of top blooms
Labor has been sufficient, but short.
age is expected about picking time
The stae, excepting the eastern por
ton, was practically without rain dur,
ing the period under review. Temper.
atures were normal or above except
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
FOR CONSTIPATION AND Bill
IOUSNESS

Geo. Jenner, 41S Labor ST., San An
tonic, Tex, writes: 'Foley CathartiC
Tablets have proven the best laxative
l have taken and / recommend them
to sufferers from constipation or bill
iousness. They should be in every
travelling mans grip" Relieve sick
headache, bloating or other conditions
caused by bad digestion. J. D. Curtis
Drug Co. july
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
PILES! PILES! PILES!

WILLIAMS PILE OINTMENT
For Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles.
For sale by all druggists, mail SOC and 81 90.
WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. Props.. Cleveland, Ohio.
GLASS DRUG COMPANY.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-19
Why We Fight
No. 6
Because German Lust of Conquest
Menaces in Many Ways Our
Very National Existence
BIZ CLARENCE .. SPEED

Prepared Especially for the Hermitage
Club OF Nashville.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
d(I'|Fgp|r
STOCK
ID u
PREVENT BREEDING OF FLIES
Essential That Carcasses Of Dead
Animals Be Burned or Buried
Method of Control.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agrieulture)
The black blowfiy, the bluebOttle
breeders. They attack wounds on liv-
ing animals mainly as a result of the
presence of the flies in abnOrmaliy
large numbers. To prevent the breed
ing of the black blowfly it is essential
that carcasses be burned or buried,
even during the winter months. Thus
the proper disposal of carcasses be-
comes of much Importance all the
year. Where these flies become q
nuisance by communicating food PROD
Ects or by entering houses, which Is
usual in towns or cities, attention
must be given to the proper disposal
Of garbage, as they will breed in the
meat scraps in garbage cans or on
dumps as well as in carcasses.
To destroy maggots In sores the
same method as for the screw
worm is to be followed. 1t lis not
always possible to prevent maggot in
festation following detorning, but If
periods of cool weather in winter are
chosen for this operation usually no
trouble follows. To prevent maggOts
from gaining entrance TO wounds the
application of pine tar is advised. Fol.
lowing deiIorning, SWINE ADVISE cover
ing the wounds with pieces Of
cloth dipped in pine tar. Many of
these VIII remain in place several
days.
The tails of lambs are sometimes
infested by magrots following dock
ing. THIS can be largely prevented
by removing the tails with moderately
heated pincers. The docking of lambs
also tends to avoid 'sailing of the
wool during succeeding months, and
this helps to prevent infestatiOn of
the rump by m.gg0ts. Other impOr-
tant steps in preventing wOOl-maggOt
injury are the following: ID Breed
hornless sheep and thus avoid injury
from horns and consequent infestatiOn
around them; f2) lamb as early in
the aBring as posslble-considering
other conditions; go shear either be-
fore lsmbing or as soon after as pos
siDle, and thus avoid the infestatiOns
which almost invariably follow in
beavy-wool sheep when warm. humid
weather comes on.
In Australia very extensive work
has been done booking toward the de-
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
GOOD ROADS IN NEW ZEALAND
Concrete Declared Mott Satisfactory
Ia Land Of Heavy Rains-cheaper
, In EoI9g Run.

The New Zealand authorities, both
local and national, are carefully study
ing the subject Of good roads, realiz-
ing that this is the best way to open
UP the hinterland Of the dominion. The
roads Of the country, in the main, are
not In very good condition. There are
some good stone roads, about the larg-
er centers, but few of them extend out
more than IS or 80 miles. Their up
keep has been found very expensive,
especially in the northern part of the
country, since the rainfall is heavy
and washouts are numerous because
the stone used is soft and grinds UP
rapidly. the Scientific American states.
OF late much has been said in re-
gard to the construction Of concrete
highways, and 1t is thought that this
will be far cheaper in the long run
than the stone roads as they are now
constructed, for the reason that the
upkeep will be so very greatly reduced.
1t is estimated that a mile of 12-foot
concrete road four inches thick could
be built in New Zealand for $4,000
more than q mile of ordinary stone
road, on which there would be saving
In upkeep fer the first five years of a,
least 81 zoe, while at the end of ten
years there would be a saving of ST.,
600 OF $4,000.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08

"EATONIC neutralizes the acids,
that form the painful gases, sweet
ems" the stomach and gives the gastric
juice chance to do it's work as it
should.
ITO promote appetite and aid diges-
ton, take EATONIC tablets-one or
two after each meal. They are per-
fectly harmless. Eat them just like
candy.
"For distress after eating; sour,
"gassy," acid stomach, vertigo, nausea
and belching, and that wretched,
puffed-up, "lumpy" feeling, after over
eating; there is nothing to compare
with EATONIC Tablets"
All druggists sell EATONIC - SOC
for a large box. Watch out for imita-
lions. The genuine bears the name
EATONIC on each tablet-guarantesd
to do all that is claimed; or If your
druggists don't carry EATONIC-send
to Eatonic Remedy Co., Chicago, III
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
Hunger Tower.

Food Controller Hoover said at
meatless dinner in Washington:
"The German food situation forced
on the great German offensive. The
hungry German populace was sick OF
the war and starvation. The kaiser
had to attack or knuckle under.
II heard story the other day from
Germany.
"A cadaverous tourist was visiting
an ancient schloss or castle. After
wandering among the meats and dom
joins and portcullises awhile, he said
to the cadaverous keeper:
""My guidebook informs me that
there's an ancient hunger tower here
tower where they used to starve
their prisoners to DEATH
eyes, sir; that's right, sir said the
keeper. This way for the hunger
tower, and you'll be just in time for
luncheon. You see, sir, it's been made
into restaurant now"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
You Can Now Eat
Your FaV0rite Food
Without Any Fear
Kramer Says: "Eatonic'' Rids Weak Stomachs of
Acids, Gas, Heartburn Food Repeating
and Stomach Mscries

What miserable feelings are caused
by an upset stomach! That dull,
heavy, "bloated" sensation that follows
full meal, robs good living Of half
its pleasures. Is there any way out
for you sufferers with stomach weak
ness?
Yes: III. L. Kramer, the man who
originated Cascarets, has found sure,
quick, relief for indigestion, dyspepsia,
"sour stomach" heartburn. formation
Of painful gases, FLOATING" ETC., etc.
He calls his stomach relief EA-
TONIC, and 1t certainly is making
wonderful record. Countless thous-
ands Of people who formerly ap-
preached their meals with dread, now
eat their fill of their favorite foods
without fear Of the after-effects.
Mr.. Kramer says: my EATONIC
tablets are the ISOLATION of the age-old
problem Of indigestion and all forms
Of stomach misery.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS
Organization Arranged by Secretary Of
Agriculture Described In Re
cent Publication

prepared by the United States Depart
fment of Agriculture.)
The organization that has been mr.
ranged by the secretary Of agriculture
TO administer the provisions of the
federal-aid road act of 1916 is de-
scrfbed In recent publication of the
department.
Ten district offices, each directed by
district engineer, reporting TO the
director of the office of public roads,
have been established. The district
offices are located in Portland. Ore !;
San Francisco, Cal; Denver, Colo {;
Minneapolis, Mimi; Omaha, Neb. !;
Fort Worth. Tex. Chicago, III. Mont
foTnery. Ala; Troy. N. Y, and Wash
ingtOn, d. c.
The procedure adopted calls for the
submission of an application, known
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
stokers Act of Bravery.

In these days of vndersea warfare,
when the blow is often struck without
warning, a new danger is added to the
already hazardous tasks of the ships
firemen. Speed is an essential in
beating the U-boat, and this requires
constant work. Recently the bottom
blow valve of a boiler was carried away
on a vessel of the United States navy.
One of the crew was Aloysius Fawcett,
a fireman, first class. With two others
he made his way through steam-filled
fireroom and fought passage through
a hot cloud in the engine room. Here
he helped haul the fires at critical
moment. The nerve and quickness of
the act saved the boiler and the YES
sci from serious accident. Fawcett en-
listed in the navy in 1911, at Gin
cinnati.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
Black 6iowfly or Common Wool-Mas-
got Fly Of United States as Seen
From Above. Enlarged

struction of maggots in wool. but near
ly all the remedies devised have seri-
Gus objections. so that dependence
must be placed almost entirely upon
preventive measures. If sheep be-
come infested, however, the wool
should be clipped from about the por-
tons containing the maggots. 1t is
necessary to begin tire clipping out
side the infested area, 80 as to avoid
driving the maggots back into the I'M
soiled wool and t..us extending the
trouble. When the maggots have been
concentrated in a certain spot by clip.
ping around them, the application of
stick dip in concentrated form or the
use of chloroform, especially if the
infested area is covered immediately
with piece of Oilcloth. will destroy
the maggots, and the entire mass then
can be clipped Off Mixtures of turp-
entine and tar have been tried in
Australia for the destruction of wool
maggots and the prevention of subse-
Quent infestatiOn, with a fair degree
of success. 1t is important that some
thiiS WS uPltiicu W utouuTlZc tnt III
tested parts and hasten healing.
Some sheepmen use air-slatced lime
busted sightly~ever the parts to dry
up the discharge and reduce the odor.
This undoubtedly is accomplished to
some extent, but there is some danger
Of forming crusts and having maggots
infest the s@re places or wounds be-
meath these.
On large sheep ranges, when the
lambing is done during seasons which
are favorable for infestations, 1t IL
best to have the flocks divided into
rather small units and carefully
watched, so that any fiy-blown sheep
may receive immediate attention.
To protect lambs and other sheep
during the summer months from be-
ing blown by bluebottie flies an effort
should be made to prevent darrhea.
and when sheep get dirty they should
be promptly trimmed up. Apply to
the rump, and to the parts fouled by
diarrhea, grease containing few
drops Of crude carbolic acid or tar
oil. The grease will hold the tarry
odor In suspense and act as fly is-
prrlent.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08

as project statement, by the state
highway department to the district en-
gineer, who examines the road it Is
proposed to improve, and transmits
the project statement with his recon-
mendations to the headquarters office
in Washington. If the secretary of
agriculture approves the project
statement, the plans, specifications and
estimates are then submitted by the
state highway department to the dis
trict engineer, who transmits them
with his recommendation to the Wash
ington office, and when they are found
to be suitable for approval. a formal
certificate to that effect is issued by
the secretary of agriculture to the sec
rotary of the treasury aud the state
highway department, and formal
project agreement is entered into be-
tween the secretary of agriculture and
the state highway department AS the
work progresses or upon it's compile
ton, payment on special voucher ap-
proved by the comptroller of the treas
ury Is made Of the federal funds ap-
portioned to the state.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
At LEAST HAD ONE REQUISITE
Would-Be Bridegroom Wouldn't Have
to Trouble Camp Authorities to
Provide the Girl.

Place-HOstess house, Camp Dodge.
Phone Ringing: This is the Hostess
house, Mrs. Dunshee speaking.
Voice from Des Moines-I am a
corporal from -. Can you locate
chaplain for me2
Mrs. Dyes, I am sure l can, what
shall | tell him?
Voice-Well, l want to get married /;
could l out there?
Mrs. Dyes, / can arrange every
thing for you, but you must have a
license, and of course the girl
Voice (wearily over the phone)-
Well, the girl Is all l have so far.
Thank you; good-by.-Y. NJ. G. A. War
Work Bulletin.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
COMPLETE PAVING IS SOUGHT
Only Nineteen Miles Of Lincoln High
way Remain Unpaved In the
State Of Ohio.

There will be improved In the state
Of Ohio during 1918 many miles Of
the Lincoln highway. The plans for
Improvement are so far advanced that
Of the 234 miles in the state only
10 miles Of the route will remain
unpaved after the contracts for the
present year are fulfilled. Practically
adj Of the road completed is of brick.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08

To help persons with impaired eye
sight to thread needles an inventor
has patented a magpifyfng glass to be
fastened TO scissors.
Lutherans are more numerous In
three-fourths of the counties of Wis
consin than are members OF all other
Protestant bodies cOmbined.
The timber possibilities OF British
North Borneo are to lie investigated
by an expert from the United States
whom the government has employed.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot.Ease, the antiseptic powder to be
shaken into the shoes aud sprinkled in the foot
bath. 1t relieves painful, swollen, SIN arting feet
and takes the sting out Of corns and bunioDs.
Used by the American, British and French
troops. Aliens Foot-Ease IL a certain relief
for tired, aching feet. Sold every where.-Adv.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
Swift & Company, us. A

1t generally takes q woman to mend
mans ways
From the free list to the blacklist is
but jump.
All women nre convinced that all
men are terrible. except possibly one.
About the time man ought to quit
wearing red ties he begins to wear
them.
Some people are like shadows-they
are with you only when everything is
fair.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08

The path that leads to happiness
often crosses a bridgeless stream of
tears.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08

Maybe the cheapest way to live Is
to chew nothing but words. But we
confess it's tiresOme.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08

Possibly the iron cross in the fu-
ture may prove as glorious a badge
as a tick on sheep.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08

Get a tiny bottle of Freezone for
few cents from any drug store. Keep
1t always handy to remove hard corns,
soft corns, or corns between the toes.
and the callouses, without soreness or
irritation. You just try It'll
Freezone is the sensational discov'
ery of a Cincinnati genius.-Adv.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
MAGIC! HAVE IT
ON THE DRESSER
coRNs STOP HURTING THEN
LIFT OFF WITH FINGERS.

Just drop a little Freezone on that
touchy corn, instantly it stops aching
then you lift that corn right on. No
pain at all! Costs only few centA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
AMERICAN PLANS
 WIN FAVOR AMONG
 ALLIED ARTILLERY

Central France, Sept. 25.-(Corres- pondence of The Associated Press)- American ingenuity is fast making it. self felt in the construction of field guns in the vast workhouse of the ord nance branch of the American army here.
 One of the American designs which has won strong favor with the French experts is the split trailer" which extends back of the gun from the wheels down to the ground. From the earliest days of gunnery this trail CT has been a single piece. But the Americans have split it in two from the ground up, so that two great legs spread out backward from a cannon.
 The results have been astonishing, permitting an ordinary field piece to be elevated to 80 degrees, or almost straight up.
 The American design has now been adopted as the standard French mod el, and it is going into all the new guns made at French arsenals.' Off, cial photographs made by the ord nance branch are now going forward for public exhibition in America showing this split trailer firing at an l elevation of 73.4O degrees.
 Here could be seen also every form of the death-d dealing machine-gun which became such a formidable wea- 1 pon in the present war.
 This is an age of mechanical war | fare," said the officer as he pointed out the different types, French, Eng 1 fish, American, as well as German 1 and Austrian. There were no ma. 1 chine-guns used in the civil war, only few in the Spanish-American ant Boer wars; more in the Russo-Japan csc and Balkan wars; and now they have developed to a foremost place as an effective and deadly means O warfare"
 Most of the nations are making two forms of these machine-guns, tn, heavy type weighing about 30 pound mounted on tripod and drawn b, a mule, and the lighter automatic ri
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
INTERNATIONAL
 EGG CONTEST

In the forty-sixth week of the laying contest at .Storrs the total production for all pens amounted to 9161 eggs, which was 21O less than for the pre- ceding week and 46 less than for the corresponding week last year. A pen of Oregons from the Agricultural Col honors with production of 51 eggs. The next four places in order were won by four pens of Leghorns. A pen belonging, to Clifford I. Stoddard, Woodbridge, Conn.,, was second with 49 eggs. A. P. Robinson's pen from CaIverton, N. Y., won third place with IS eggs while Hollywood Farm s birds from Hollywood, Washington, tied for fourth place with a pen be- longing to E. A. Ballard, Chesenut Hill, Pa.
 In spite of the fact that the high pens for the week were largely Leg horns the. average weekly production for all the Leghorns was lower than any other breed, being 25.6 eggs. The Barred Rocks averaged 34.8, the Wy andottes $40, Rhode Island Reds 27.3 and miscellaneous varieties 29.8 Twenty-six individuals made the per feet score for the week, of which ter were Plymouth Rocks, five Wyan- dottes nine Rhode Island Reds, ant but two. White Leghorns. From present indications the average pro. duction for the year will fall some what below the figure reached in the two previous contests. At the pres ent time the total production is abou 2800 eggs less than the correspond | ing date last year. This means tha unless the birds show an improvement
 during the next few weeks they vii l average to lay about three eggs pc bird less than did the hens last year
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

German Drang mach OEten. Thus far the small nations have not been able to offer an effective resistance, either economically or by force of arms.
 But the subject nations of Austria Hungary and of Prussia, the Czecho- slovaks, the Jugoslavs, and the Poles, demand their independence. These three nations have for a long time been making efforts to achieve free dom and unity. They are the biggest nations of the Central Zone. All three were free and independent in the past; all three possess a remark able history; all three have done much toward the development of Eu- ropean civilization. The general level of education of the Jugoslavs and the Poles is rising rapidly in spite of uR- favorable conditions. while the Czechs yield in no respect to the Germans
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

as regards general education. And lastly, all three nations would be eco-. nomically self-suff1cient
 ''The e-establishmO1t of these three nations as independent politi- cal entities, would mean the erection of permanent barriers between the Germans and the Magyars and the Turks. The Pan-German route to the East would be twice cut. Serbia Rumania and Italy will be enlarged, the Jugoslavs, the Rumanians and the Italians, now numbered among the oppressed nations of Austria Hungary being restored to their racial kin.- This means that the boundaries of Germany and particularly of Austria Hungary will be contracted. Hereaf- ter, the Germans, the Austro-German and the Magyars must rely upon their own peoples