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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
Homemade Seed Germinator - A,
Closed; 3, open-This Type Is Suit
allie for Small Seed-The Box Is
Best for Seed Corn.

injured tips than machine Smelling
and should be used with all seed corn
If three or more kernels out of ten
from any one ear fail to grow 1t will
be wise to test every ear in the entire
SUPPLY of seed. II the 100 tested ears
show no poor ones, further testing of
the supply is unnecessary.
Prevention Is Best.
It must not be thought that good re-
suits from the termination tests are a
sure index of high productivity. Ears
slightly damaged by poor preservation,
as in damp storage places, may germi-
nate well, but will produce less than
lf they had got better care. Prevenz
ton Is better than cure; and In the
case Of poor storage, according to seed
corn specialists, cure is impossible.
Corn that was selected wisely IN the
field where It grew, that matured nor
mally and has been preserved properly
IN mouse and insect proof storages
Will grow and produce satisfactorily.
Because there is such scarcity Of
seed corn In some sections of the corn
belt, the United States department Of
agriculture urges that farmers in this
pnd other sections be careful not to
feed corn that would be more valu-
able If used for seed. To the detri-
ment Of the 1918 crop some corn suit
able for seed Is being used to some ex-
tent by farmers who have enough seed
for themselves. This is especially re-
grettable because the corn Is frequent
ly adapted to conditions and is not a
great distance from where It will be
sadly needed for spring planting.
Get Seed Best Adapted.
r Ordinarily seed corn should not be
obtained from distance. The incest
looking seed may be entirely unadapt-
ed and cause the loss Of crop. AS
there is but little "hold over" the
frost-stricken and drought-strlcken
areas must get their seed from other
points. 1t should be obtained from q
locality having similar climate, and
obtained now.
Jf you have a large amount, or but a
few bushels OF 9O-day corn which
terminates well. let your county agent,
your state experiment station and the
United States department of agricul-
ture know about 1t. Prompt co-opera-
ton should prove profitable to all and
prevent many failures next year.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
) STATES SPEED OPP
GRAFTON OF FEDERAL
AID ROAD ACT.

Probably the most significant
result thus far of the operation
of the federal aid road act has
been the enactment by num-
Der of state legislatures of effec-
tive road laws. Legislative ac-
ton in some states was neces-
sary to meet the requirements
Of the federal act, but many of
the states have gone further
and have recast their highway
policies. All the states have as
scented to the provisions of the
act-42 by their legislatures
and six by their governors.
Thirty-three had highway de-
partment within the meaning Of
the act upon the date of it's APP
prevail; the remaining 10 have
since enacted legislation Great
ing highway departments which
comply with the terms of the
law. The highway departments
i'm Is states have been greatly
strengthened, specific appropria-
tionsrto meet the federal funds
have been made by ten, and
comprehensive maintenance leg
islation has been enacted in
nine states. Forty-two states
now have satisfactory mainten-
ance laws. Nearly all the states
have submitted definite schemes
or programs of work for the en-
tire five-year period covered by
the act, or for the greater por-
ton of 1t. The FORMULATION of
carefully prepared plans for the
full period in advance of con-
struction tends to prevent waste
full and haphazard undertake
ings.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
Where He Mas Struck

where did the automobile strike
youf" asked the judge of the colored
complainant.
Fright long tween Fifty-six and
Fifty-seven street, judge
Il mean what part of your body was
struck by the carr"
"Oh, de car didn' strike m body.
Judge"
but thought the car struck you?"
"Dat's what It did, Judge"
"But how could It strike you IL IL
didn't strike your body?"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
TRANSPORT OF FARM PRODUCTS

Farm products will not be denied
transportation facilities, according to
a statement of the director general of
railroads, issued after a conference
with representatives Of the United
States department Of agriculture. No
list % "non-essential" agricultural
products has been issued, nor is such
an order contemplated. The director
general believes that under the plan
now being formulated 1t win be posi-
BILE to provide adequate Transports
ton for farm products this year. Farm
ers should place orders for cars when
needed with local freight agents ~
has always been the practice
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
Really You Couldn't Blame Him.

"Mr. Uplate,' said the lady. ut is
now after ten o'clock. really cannot
keep the breakfast waiting for you 50
long every morning"
Madam" replied the lazy lodger.
with dignity, ''if you think l am going
to endanger my health by rising be-
fore the day is far enough advanced
for me to tell whether l shall have to
put on my winter flannels or my gauze
underwear, you are entirely mistaken"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
ARRANGING FOR MONEY CROP
Define Acreage to Be Planted In Food
and Feed crops-keep Animals
for Meat Supply.

BEFORE any definite arrangements
are made for the money crop plan and
define the acreage to be planted In
food and feed crops. This should In
clude q large garden for fresh and
canned vegetables; such truck crops
as watermelons, cantaloupcs, sor-
ehum or ribbon cane for sirup. pump.
kins. cushaws. sweet and Irish pota-
toes. Set an orchard and see that you
have plenty Of berries. Then keep aui-
mails for fresh and cured meats.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l OF. Bay
Rum, a small box Of Barbo Compound,
and u OF. of glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. It will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair. and make it soft
and glossy. 1t will not color the scalp, Is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub of. Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

By LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of tie disease
Catarrh Is a local disease, greatly infiu.
enced by constitutional conditions. HALL S
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
II is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is composed of some OF the best tonics
known, combined with some OF the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
OF the Ingredients in HALLS CATARItIi
MEDICINE Is what produces such Won
derful results In catarrhal conditions
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
i. J. Cheney & Co. Props. Toledo, Q.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
Golden Deed!

In certain school, the lower grade
pupils are asked to bring in all the
golden deed" stories possible. Later
these are copied into book and pic
lures which the children have brought
are used for illustrations.
One little fellow in the primary
grade brought the following, scrubbed
In his own hand:
"a girl didn't have no father and
mother and a man married her TO keep
her up."-Indianapolis News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
MAINTAIN ROADS
ALREADY BUILT
Military and Economic Needs
Must Govern 1918 Con-
Struction.
BUILDING PUT ON WAR BASIS
How the Federal Aid Road Is Admin
istered-Improved State Laws One
Result-AnnuaI Expenditure
Of $500 900, 900 Involved.

That Is the policy which David f..
Houston, secretary of agriculture. be-
lieves should be followed in highway
construction during the war. 1t means
that road building in the United States
will be put on war basis; that the
highway which is vitality important
from military standpoint and for the
movement Of commodities will receive
priority of consideration in projecting
programs Of construction.
In carrying out the policy thus an
nounced there has been sent out by the
office of public roads Of the depart
ment of agriculture, schedule forms on
which the states are requested to set
forth their proposed federal aid work
for the 1918 working season. These
schedules call for description of
each road, the character, quantity and
rail haul Of the materials tn be used,
the probable cost, the amount Of fed
eral funds desired, the specific purpose
of the Improvement, its bearing upon
the war situation, and what effect
delay of the work until 1910 or later
would have. With the information
thus assembled and classified, an eff
cient road-construction program is as
sured. While it Is impossible to make
any definite statement regarding the.
transportation of road materials, the
expectations are that the transporta-
ton situation will be improved and
that tie shipment of such materials
for essential projects can be made.
Expenditure Of $500, 100000.
Road construction and maintenance
I'm the United States involve an annual
expenditure of some $300000,000, and
there is scarcely section of the coun-
try that is not seriously affected by
marked disturbance in road work.
In the administration OF the federal
aid road act of July IL, 1916, which
provides for cooperation between the
federal government and the states In
the construction of rural post roads
and of roads and trails within and
partly within the national forests,
very satisfactory progress has been
made by the department Of agricul-
ture, according to a recent report OF
Secretary Houston. The Office of pub
lie roads and rural engineering, which
is intrusted with the burden OF admin
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
SECRETARY HOUSTON
STATES WAR ROAD
BUILDING POLICY.

So far as It Is practicable TO
do so, this department will urge
the maintenance Of the high
ways already constructed; the
construction and completion OF
those highways which are vital
ly important because of their
bearing upon the war situation
or for the movement Of COM
moditics; the postponernent OF
all highway construction rela-
lively less essential or not based
upon Important military or eco
nomic needs. The department.
is preparing to suggest to the
state highway departments the
proposition of a schedule OF
work for the federal aid pro-
jects for 1918 in line with this
policy.--Secretary Houston. In
Communicates to American AS
ISOLATION Of State Highway On
Gals.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09

coal and selling a portion Of It to re-
iieve serious Situation In the coal
market and benefit the country at
large.
Many farms have wood lots from
which wood may be cut without injury
to saw timber which may be growing.
Scrub timber, properly called "weed''
trees, can be cut and instead Of taking
away any value from the property act
ually better the condition of the timber
which may later be cut for lumber.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
IMPORTANCE OF GREEN FEED
Highly Concentrated Ration VIII Ruin
Flock Unless Given Sprouted
Cats or Some Roots.

No matter how much exercise the
chickens have, highly concentrated
ration such as table scraps and mill
stuffs will ruin flock unless they are
given green food. sprouted oats, Glow
sr or alfalfa hay, mangels, cabbage
md small potatoes are good green's.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
USE CEMENT AND CLAY TILE
One Is Just About as Commonly Used
as Other and Are Considered
Of Equal Value.

Cement and clay tile are now con-
sdered Of equal value. One is just
about as commonly used as the other.
A tile of any kind well made and well
laid is supposed to last indefinitely.
While tile is laid so that no water
studs In the tile, there is no danger Of
breaking from freezing. You should
have tile expert lay the tile.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
WHOLE OATS ARE DANGEROUS
Good Feed for Poultry, but HuIIs May
Cause impacted Crops and
Result Fatally.

Oats is good poultry food. There
some risk, however, In feeding whole
,ats. The hulls may cause iinpacted
rops and death. The best way to
,ced oats Is to crush them. sift the
iull, out, and feed In the mash.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
Why Bald 60 Youna7

Dandruff and dry scalp usually the
cause and Cuticura the remedy. Rub
the Ointment into scalp, Follow with
hot shampoo of Cutlcura Soap. For
free sample address, "Cuticura. Dept
x, Boston. At druggists and BY mail
Soap rs, Ointment 20 and 50.-Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
Some Slam.

Patience-Have you seen Peggy
lately7 -
Patrice-NO; why?
She's getting TO look just like her
grandmother"
Mercy She doesn't really look az
old as that, does she?"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
Literary Decadence.

Auntie-Did you enjoy the book
sent you on your birthday?
The Kid haven't read much OF
1t yet.
Auntie--Why not?
The Kld--'Cause ma said I'd hav.
to wash my hands when / read il.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
To Eli the Crime,

IF all they charge against the pack.
ing business is true. what do you think
should be done?"
II think the offenders should have
a punishment which Is meet"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
USE WOOD INSTEAD OF COAL
Opportunity Now Presents Itself for
Farmer to Make Use Of Wood Lot
for Needed Fuel.

Farmers with timber on their land
have big opportunity this year. An
opportunity to save money by cutting
their own wood as q substitute for
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
A Prohibited Feast.

Frank-You look nice enough to eat.
Maude-Well, don't forget that this
Is q meatless day.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09

There is one advantage In being your
own boss-you can work overtime ana
on holidays II you want to.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09

A man who probably speaks from ex-
perlence says: when n wife reigns.
look out for domestic storms"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-09
Too Rare.

HE is a man of rare qualities
Yes; they are so rare they're nesii'
gible."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

government will not stop
complete reorganization Of
keting and distributing sr,
need be, to put the nationo,
fective basis for its task
1.-THE government did a n
when it created the Fede,al
SYSTEM" said Vrooman. 90
the greatest piece of fipac,
pardness the world ever 50,
ion of the Federal Trade @,
was a preparedness mes,
without it the work of tho
ment's price fixing boar
have been long delayed A.
have been done by guess n
by scientific investigation,
alton of the Shipping Boar
naturalization of raifoads
portant steps in that line,
MUST BE
EFFICIENT.
"Many of themost arden
advocates of preparedness
a vague, half-baked notion
real national preparedness
of They demanded more
more cannon, more battles
in these demands they We
as events have proved.
things that have actually
ping US during the past
not been q lack of these, h
in land and water tran
Clearly an army can be
faster than an efficient Ia
dustrial organization.
"Bach of the army andr
equate and self-sacrificr
army must be modified,
men, farmers, factory vq
housewives. A railroad
ton system run primary
the traffic will bear, rath
public service, is an il
from the standpoint of N
ficiency as would be ana
vice run on a speculative
is true also of the mercH
the fuel, steel, food and
tial resources.
ga nation whose prOdu
supplies is limited by the
profiteers or the skulkin2
business slackers is a nat
not yet learned the first
war preparedness. Tryn
ize the food distributing
ing agencies of the natiq
plicated and difficult taz
eminent is exhausting eE
to eliminate profiteering
housing, packing, milIn
wholesaling, retailing al
alton.
ct is now trying tors
ing agencies.
eff this does not work
:. nothing left for it to do
ganize the whole system
''No enemies of the
out OF within the Count
to be allowed to stand
path of national progra
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
The Market

The Market
"I1l give you five ceL
egg" said Uncle Rasbury.
mo, subj replied Mr.. Era
ley.
"I'll give you ten cents"
"No, subj"
"Put another wifi it an I'll
two bits"
''No, sub. An I amt got
time to stan here an talk. If
CINE up dat fast, rs gineter put
one in cold storage"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
Woke Up Trembling.

81 had g terrible nighttime
night" said Mr.. Dubwaite.
'Tell me about it,"
II dreamed my wife wanted
go with her and hear a long
poet read from his own works.
"Well, well!"
sand something seemed to pi
my tongue so I couldn't say no
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
Unmistakable Emphasis

UnmistakabIe Empnds'''
did Mrs. Jims place stress =
particular part of her argune
her husband?''
"That she did,"
where did she put ity =,
"On his head with tne
STICK" 49, <
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
Time Tables.

Time Tables.
els this train on timer" asf
local passenger.
81 don't know just what 10 50
swered the conductor. "WeH I
the station at four o'clock.
'Why, that's when she's duel
minute"
Yes. But she's exactly -
behindhand."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10


them to the Secretary of Agriculture
and making reports. In one letter
to the Swift &Co. Mr.. Durand makes
the suggestion, "You might tell other
men with whom I conferred that I de-
cided not to maze any charges for
my services in this matter"
Washington, D. c., May, g., Cold
but indisputable figures in the Treas
ury department show that the farm
ers have outstripped the business
men in subscribing for Liberty
Bonds. The Treasurydepartment has
just given out the story of six veal
thy men whose application for q
charter for a national bank was turn
ed down, because on investigation it
was found that the entire six had
purchased only 5000 of the first two
issues of Liberty Bonds and had con-
tributed only $149 to the Red Cross.
Several of these men claimed to be
worth over $250,000 yet they heard
the call of their country but family
when it came to putting up cash for
it defense The identity of the men
is not disclosed. It is said vaguely
that they dwell in a western city. In
some places farmers who forgot to
do their patriotic duty toward the
loans are hauled before local COM
mittee and their names are published
wide.
BORAH DEFENDS FARMERS.
Speaking on this subject Senator
Borah said on the floor of the SEN
ate: 81 observe through the press
that there was number of people
appealing before one of the import
ant committees of the Senate testify
ing with regard to disloyalty in diff
ferent parts of the United States.
One readisg the report would con-
clude that the agricultural sections
of the country were saturated with
disloyalty.
at seems while these gentlemen
were advertising the disloyalty of
the farmers and the farmers organ
izations throughout the country, the
farr'rs at home were engaged in
putting in their crops and subscrib
ing for Liberty Bonds"
Then he read from a morning pa
per statement that the agricultural
states were leading the country in
the Liberty Bond Campaign, that
Montana and North Dakota had
subscribed more than fifty per cent
beyond their quota. That South
Dakoat, rural Minnesota and North
ern Wisconsin were gloriously to the
front with their subscriptions.
North Dakota" he said, with a
touch of sarcasm, "was particularly
subject to attack by some of these
witnesses. You would suppose that
he farmers-and it is almost entire
an agricultural state-were practi
cally all out Of sympathy with this
republic in its hour of peril. I re
gard it IS a libel respecting these
people.
MUST CURB
POFFITEERS.
Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary
Of agriculture, says that the govern
ment is determined to wipe out the
profiteers and that it stands prepar
de to take any measures hat are
found necessary to the accomplish
ment Of that end.
Vrooman declares that the govern
ment is now trying to mobilize the
food distributing and marketing
agencies of the country on basis OF
patriotic efficiency, and that if simple
and conservative measures fail to
ta.ze the profiteering out of these
agencies, then other measures will
be applied until the job is done. The
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
Our Washington Letter
BY Our Special Correspondent

threewas any obstacle in the way of
his testifyillf before the committee
or if there was a possibility of hav-
ing him subpoenaed by the govern
ment rather than by the packers.
GIVEN JOB
FROM PACKERS.
The next move was to see Mr..
Durand and ask him if he could work
two or three weeks and bring the
Garfield report down to date and
submit it to the committee. Mr..
Durand was afraid that his motives
would be rnisconstrued by the farm
ers on account of his connection with
the Minnesota University,but after
a discussion he was convinced thai i
was his duty to do this work, so he
entered in on it.
Once interested, Mr.. Durand sug-
gested that he go to Washington
where his acquaintance was large
and interview his friends on the
Burea of Markets, in the Federal
Trade Commission and in the Depart
ment of Agriculture to see if he could
not bring them to his way of thinking
On March % Mr.. Durand made &
written report to the packers on his
trip to Washington in which he said
that the Federal Trade Commission
would probably not be anxious te
take up beef investigation just
then.
There are several pages of these
minutes which show that Mr.. DuranC
from that time on was at the bidding
of the packers, debating letters fol-
them to the Secretary of Agriculture
and making reports. In one Letter
to the Swift &Co. Mr.. Durand make!
the suggestion, "You might tell othe1
men with whom I conferred that de
cided not to maze any charges TO.
my services in this matter"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

Eat well, feel well, do well
all depends what you buy where you buy your eats
and what you pay eats buy good eats you eat
we'll If you eat WE'LL you feel well II you feel we'll you DO
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

Net so with Miller. By rid
ding tires of human variables"
SO in 100 wear practically uni
form under like conditions.
Today less than one per cent
ever call for adjustment. Tens
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-24
FORMER BlSBEE MAN
 VISITING IN JEROME
Special to the Reviewl

JEROME. Ariz.. Feb. 2S. - w R Humrhries. who probably knows more about the scenic beauties of Arizona than any other living man. was in Jerome this week.
 Humphries knows the scenic beau ties of Arizona because he has pho tographed them all. He travelled from end to end of the state. :hen q terri tory, to secure the splendid cOllec- tion of Arizona photographs exhibited at the St Louis exposition.
 Even before that, however. he had become familiar with Arizona's seen cry. He once helped Tom Schultz get out a special edition of a paper in Prescott and took numerous pho tographs throughout Yavapai county.
 After that Humphries had a brief but unprcftable career on the old Risbee Miner. He went to London and worked on Lord Northcliffe's paper two years. The Belfast Evening Her aid claimed him for a while. but he drifted back to America and is now with the American Photo Slide com pany of Los Angeles.
 Humphries' first visit to Jerome