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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04

Women should not be trained to go
on farms before there Is an actual
and imperative need for their services.
The department of agriculture hopes
that 1t will not be necessary to employ
women in heavier lines of farm work
than they have been accustomed to
doing. If, to save the food harvest,
women are needed in the heavier
operations and the development and
training of unskilled woman workers
appears advisable, the following points
should be taken into consideration:
No woman should be accepted who
is not at least eighteen years Of age.
The wisest policy would be first to
register those women who are willing
to undertake this kind of work, having
them indicate their previous training
and experience, kind Of farm work
they desire to take up. and length Of
time they can devote to it.
Two Weeks Training.
Before going on the farm, the
women should If possible undertake
course of training extended over two
weeks or more under skilled instruc-
tor. This course might be given at an
agricultural or woman's college, agri-
cultural schools, or on farm donated
by some patriotic individual as prac-
tice farm. In some instances the
course might be under the auspices
of the extension division Of the agri-
cultural college. Care should be taken
that no institutions are built up to
perform functions that might be per-
formed by institutions already in
existence.
This two weeks Of training would
give opportunity to eliminate those
not physically able to endure farm
labor, and also those whose mental
makeup is such as to make them
unavailable. 1t would also give them
sufficient skill so that they would be
acceptable to the farmers. Such ex-
perience In obtaining woman laborers
as has been had indicates that the
farmer usually is not willing to take
woman .arm workers into his home,
and therefore the women Will have TO
be organized In units and provide for
their own living quarters. This fact
restricts the types of farm enterprises
In which the women will be able to
engage to such as are very intensive
In character, and highly localized.
The types of farm enterprises of this
kind would be such crops as apples,
peaches, grapes, onions, cabbage. pota-
toes, Strawberries, etc. The training
should be such that when the women
vent to the farmers they would have
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
PimpIy Rashy Skins

Quickly soothed and healed by Cuti-
cura often when all else fails. The
Soap to cleanse and purify, the Oint-
ment to soothe and heal. For free
samples address, "Cuticura, Dept. x.
Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment.25 and 5O.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
Carter's Iron Pills
Saving Infants Lives.

The city of Buffalo is making a
winning fight against blindness caused
by ophthalmia neonatorium. 1t Is
using preventive measures like those
employed in Chicago in accordance
with the Illinois state law or the sub
1ect.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04

eW1u pAne-e n q
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. I
did 80 and got re-
lief right away. I
can certainly re-
commend this valu-
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for It has
d0nA auch 000d
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
An lmpossibiIjty.

Here's a woman wants to be d.
vorced because her husband is too per
feet"
well, do you suppose any woman
could be happy with n husband who
never gave her chance to find
fault?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
How's This :?

We offer 10000 for any case OF catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE 10 TAX
On internally and acts through the Blood
on tho Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty year,
Price TIC. Testimonials free.
F. ]. Cheney d Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
FRECKLES

There's no longer the slightest need Of
feeling ashamed of your freckles, as the pre-
pcription othine-double strength-is guar.
anteed to remove these homely spots
Simply get ounce of othine-doubls
strength-from your druggist, and apply
little of 1t night and morning and you should
soon see that even the worst freckles have
begun to disappear. while the lighter ones
have vanished entirely. 1t is seldom that
more than one ounce IL needed to completely
clear the skin and gain beautiful clear
complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength 9th.
tne as this IL sold under guarantee of money
back II 1t fails to remove freckles-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
More Children In Court.

The annual report of the children's
court of New York city shows that
l4,519 children came before the court
last year. an increase Of 1904 over the
previous year.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes whittier than snow.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
Different.

"Jack seems very melancholy late
ly. Has he loved and lost?"
mo. I understand he loved and
Won"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
ProverbiaI Wisdom.

"Who breaks, pays"
"That shows you don't know any
thing about being BROKE"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
The srawIs, Criticism.

Mrs. Brawl-Oh, you-worm
Mr.. Brawl-Oh, you early bird -
London Answers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
Better All.

June-So that is his better half?
Jane-Yes, and 40 per cent of the
rest.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04

No wonder some women look faded
they spend too much time casting
whitening glances at the men.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04

Strange how fellow with plenty
of spare time never seems to do any.
thing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04

To the traveller the best guide IL .
checkbOok.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
IN A'sEEBBSE EBS YEARS
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oskaloosa, Iowa" For years I was
simply In misery from weakness and
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
All the Amount.

All the Amount.
"Well. Hardupp. did you raise any
thing on your promise to payT
Sure; I raised SMILE"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04

Home thoroughly q pretty woman
does love to walk down the street with
a homely one,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04
BOwser's
Advice
He Gives 1t to q Raw
{ Recruit in . Fatheriy Way

esssSessseeees .
Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa.
per Syndicate.)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04

A forced apology is worse than none
at all.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-04-04

important to Mothero
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that 1t
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
IMPROVING THE
1918 WHEAT CROP
Top Dress With Manure and Fer.
iilizer and Increase the
Yield.

Tho bureau Of crop estimates Of the
United States department ~ agrlcuL
rura rppofis ~ lfcate 81 four PET
cent IN the acreage of fall.sowR wheat.
AZ compared wiih ti45t sown ia the fnll
~ 1916 This wrNlh be highly en-.
couugjns were II noi Tor the fact
that MITCH ~ this Il 10 na6r condition.
Il 10 fact ton per cent under the aver.
aec condition Of the inst zen fears. Ca
isss ths coming spr'ng tSA aaNskahiy
fav0rile fof The dsveidsaapuf ~ WIN
tcF wheHt The Iats crop wtli BE- even
smaller than That % tpf7.
We have bot dlp more ehnnce for
increasing our 1918 bread grain crop.
and thts II ~ fop-drcssipg either with
fertilizer nr with manure. In the lat
ter caee the work may be done NJ once.
the manure being spread ihlnly and
evenly. preferably with the manGre
apreHder. Manure 80 used protects
The whcni from winter Injury. aud at
the snme time stimulates growth IN
the cold weather Of curly spring. Every
day gained ut this season IL just 80
much crop insurance
when fertilizer II used II must be
applied iuat as growth starts 10 the
early spring II IA then that available
plant food IA most needed, and when
II Is most efficient In causing tho
plant 10 -fllier out" and increase the
number Of seed-bearing stems. Fertl.
llzer used ut this time may change
crop failure 20 crop success. and Ii
certain to give resulta when the wheat
~as sotsH late. Of sheD Il ~as s6wH
with an insufficient saeply Of plan,
food.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
FOOD PRODUCTION ENDANGERED
~ FREIGHT EMBARooEs.

During the last weeks OF December,
1917. absolute embargoes were placed
on rsll shipments ~ phosphate rock
from Florida. This fact was widely
reported 10 the daily press, yet few
people realized is true significance, II
the embargo continues II win force the
closing Of many fertilizer factories all
over The United States and win render
Impossible maximum production OF
food crops 40 badly needed In these
times os war. An embargo Of this Kind,
necessary though IT be- vitality affects
The handspring Of our national welfare.
The first big effect Of such an EN-
barge is 10 cause the closing OF all de-
partments Of mnny fertilizer plants.
However. the big effect ~ this EN-.
barge on rock phosphate movement IL
on the farm itself, where fer.
tllizer IL needed for the work Of food
production. Labor Is short. greater
production cnn only be secured through
higher acre yields produced by using
what tabor we have on land so ferti-
lixed as to make Il productive. In this
light. then, continued embargo on
rock phosphate, however necessary It
may be from the transportation view
point, III great natI0naI calamity. II
affects both our agricultural produc-
tlon and the ability Of our country
to win the war speedily and certainly.
What can you DO 20 help7 Many
thlngsi
Order spring supplies now--fertiiz-
ers ind farm machinery; feeds and
seeds; lime, and other needed mn.
| terlals.
Unload as soon as the car arrives,
taking from the cuf whenever possible.
DO your part new. ind trust that the
other man VIII also ~ his This IS the
spirit Of true eo.o4erHtian, and Is the
only solution OF d,tieuIlies cnused by
freight congestieu
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
REDUCING SOFT CORN LOSSES.

The 1917 corn crop is very poor In
quality Much Of II In soft, soft
that 1t falls to keep In storage A re-
cent crop report from the United States
Department Of Agriculture indicates
IN average condition Of 76.2 for the
1877 corn crop over against an "A per
cent average for the las, ten years;
this vnluing mature corn at 100.
Early frosis and cold, late growing
Seasons are responsible for much Of
the soft corn loss In the corn belt. We
cannot control the weather but by
proper cultural mctho,is, we can hasten
maturity Of the corn by from one to
two weeks, thus rlpenlng the crop be.
fore the arrival Of disastrous frosts
Cutting short the growing season of
the crop seven to fourteen days will
In the majority Of eases. make nine
ears on, Of ten marketable Instead of
two ears out OF three as during the
past season
Proper Varieties Essential.
one great cause for the large amount
of soft corn produced Is the planting
~ varieties which sre moi adapted 10
climatic conditions under which they
are grown. In our telvor FOR bigger
crops, we have often gone South to-
large yielding varieties which require
longer growing scassns ihau prevail
IN most sections OF lilo corn belt. Most
Of these varieties ure large cared and
weigh heavily hecHrse they contain
larger percentage u moisture than Our
northern grown varieties. md thus
mislead the farmer but not the grain
deaier. for much OF the grading is done
on basis Of moisture content
Balanced PIantfood ENSURES Crops.
Perhaps the biggest reason for the
large amount of soft corn produced 10
1917 and In other years, Is the lack
Of sufficient available plantfood In the
soil TO give the crop quick start to
enable II to take advantage OF every
growing day and 10 properly All the
ears and hasten maturity. All other
conditions being equal. the use OF SUN
cient amounts OF wellbalanced, avail.
able plantfood viii shorten the grow
Ing season Of a corn crop from ten to
fourteen days, This ten 10 fourteen
days often means difference between
a crop of marketable ears and a crop
which Is hardly worth harvesting.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
Almond SUNNY.

About one.fourth Of the worlua sup
g,iy of almonds are grown In SPAIN
Christian Science Monitor.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
Assist GOVERNMENT BY
ORDERING ALL YOUR
FARM SUPPLIES NOW

The great need of the railroads just
now Is cara. and more cars that Il
may care Cor normal trafyic and assure
the extra burden Of troop and mum.
ton movements But II cannot get
more cars over night, or tomorrow.
or the next dhy. Thus II must try
to make It's care carry more-make
ons ear do the work which two cars
iid before the war. This is where you
can help.
When dealer gets an order for
farm supplies. machinery, feed or coal.
he holds II until he gets more to 20
with tiff he has time. II you get your
orders In early this year, you win make
the dealer happy. facilitate transporta.
ton, aid the government, and help
yourself BY lnsurIng delivery before
the tune when goods are needed.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
liunan asrsnusk.

The strength OF males increases
RAPIDLY from twelve to nineteen years,
ana at 4 rate similar to that Of the
weight, and more slowly and regular
" up to thirty years, after which u
declines at an increasing rate to the
are OF sixty years. The strength Of
females increases at more uniform
rate from nine to nineteen years,
more slowly to thirty, after which II
fails OF III manner similar to thai
| of males.. AL eleven years females art
weaker than males By ~ pounds, a
Elswenty years q age py 20 pounaa' !.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
HARrllED. BtllvARt 8 VIRGINIA Rr. CO.
PatuXent River Line.
Schedule In effect April 4th, 1915.

Schedule in effect April 4th, 1918.
Leave Baltimore, Pier 4, Light
Street, Tuesday p. M, weather and
tide permitting, stopping at following
points:
Fair Haven, Plum Point, Dare's,
Governors Run, Milestone, Solcmon's
Island, Speneeris, st. Cuthbert's, st.
Leonapd's, Sellers, Sotterley, Cash
neris, Parkcr's, FORESTS, Dukes,
Trent Hall, Holland Point, Bcnedict,
Lower Marlboro.
Retnrning, steamer will leave Lower
Manlbnro, Wednesday,, DO q. ms
weas1s nssd tsap fsjssattttss, sersssssa
"a points as follows:
Mawruder's Ferry, Holland CIifIs
Deep Landing, Trueman's Point,
Lietch's, Holland Point, l1.45 p m,
Benedict, IL noon, Trent Hall, Dukes,
Forests, Parker's, Cashner's, Sot-
! terley, $50 D. M, Sellers, st. Leon
ard ), ST. Cuthbert's, Spencer's. Solo
mons Island, $50 p. m, Milestone, .
D. M, Cove Point, Governors Run, 8
o. M, Dare's, $40, Plum Point, p.
m, Fair Haven, 10 p m, arrive Bal
tmore next morning.
Leave Baltimore, Pier Light Street,
weather and tide permitting, Thurs
Fair Haven, Plum Point, Dare's,
Governors Run, Cove Point, Mill
stone, Solomon's Island, Spencer's,
Sotterley, Cashner'st Parker's, For-
rests, Dukes, Trent Hall, st. Cuth-
bert's, Holland Point.
Returning steamerwill leave Holland
Point, weather and tide permitting,
Friday, 4:30 a. M, stopping at all the
above landings.
benedict, Trent Hall, Dukes, For
rests, Parkeris, Cashiers, Sotterley,
ST. I.eouard's, Sellers, St. Cuthbert's,
spencer's, Soiomonis Island, S.30a. m.
Milestone, 10 a. M, Governors Run,
li:45 a. m, Dare's, Plum Point, l2:45
p. M, Fair Haven, Up. M, Baltimore,
| 7 .. m.
Leave Baltimore, Pier 4, Light St.,
weather and tide permitting, Saturday
D. m, for thedollowing points:
Fair Haven, Plum Point, Dare's,
| Governors Run, Cove Point, Mill
stone, Solomon's Island, Spancer's
st Cuthbert's, st. Leonard's, Soller's y,
sotterley, Cashmere, Parker's, For
rests, Dukes, Trent Hall, Holland
Point, Benedict, Lieteh's, Irs mans
Point, Deep Landing, HOLLAND Giiffs,
/ Magrudef y Ferry Lower Mh4ioOr-
ough, White Landing, Ferry La ding,
Nottingham, Lyons Creek.
Returning, steamer will leave Lyons
Creek, 100 a. M, weather ano tide
permitting. Monday. stopping > the
above points Nottingham, 8 a. M.
Lower Marlboro. $50 a. M, Benedict.
| IL noon, Sotterley, $50 p. m. Solo.
none Island, $50 p. M, Milistoi :, 800
D. M, Governor Run. 800 p. m.
sDare's, $40 .. M, Plum Point, 500
/ D. M, Fair Haven, 1000 p. M, arriv~.
| ing IN Baltimore next morning
*Dare's wharf temporarily abandon
ed, account repairs. -zansss-.
This timetable shows the times at
which steamers may be expected to ar
rive at and depart from the several
wharves, but their arrival or departure
at the times stated Is not Rnara teed,
nor does the Company hold itself re-
sponSibie for any delay or a,ls tonse-
ouences arising thcrefrom.
T. MURDOCH, g. M.
r. IA. SOULSBY,
Asst. G.. 4. s. p. A.
A. "a. SETH,
Supt. Str. Lines.
| d. w. DOWNEY.
Agent. Baltimore.
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EnIshn,o Of the i,ia.a.

The spoken word, the written poem
il ssld to be an epitone Of the man;
Isov much, more the done work
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
"A VALUABLE TEAM

Fertize strong vigorous
nest profitable perfect
Mar work. when they
properly handled
Of the
The the the
carry
ding
wodolarnbushei wheat fertilizers viii produce
Z applied IN sufficient suitable
When you take The line- The you
your county you
> irtGtahie sl
would be profitable beyond SI further
remember
prpniatle 5 son lime
Of the anninss that potatoes
your you
the ylrd Rrcelt furthermore
y be
Fertilizers.
hlEest ly0aiuble
everything conditions prrge
for production
priced worth help
fertilizer tcum"
Tits Toldres Wh~h
tiizer
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07

Everybody has some friend whom
they wish to make happy. II may
be Mother or Father, Sister or Bro
ther. 1t may be a Wife or it may
be a Sweetheart--and often Them
selves.
Our stock of Jewelry and Brie-a-
Brac is complete Each piece has
been carefully selected and we feel
satisfied that visit from you viii
bear us out that we have as fine
selection as can be found anywhere,
Any article that yod may select
will be laid aside and delivered when
wanted
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
MAKING MANURE
M RE VALUABLE
Manure REINFORCED With Fer
tiIizer Gives Largest
Yields.

With the prospect % decided
shortage Of plant feod supplies. stable
manure takes 0n increased importance
IN crop production Z, has not yet
reached the point where Il ia worth
from sS to $40 pef ioa. as some ssouid
have US believe, but IL n certainty
worth enough 10 justify better rare
ans AtfeBtlon than Il has bern get
ting
80 nsueh iias been written ahea, tha
saving ~ mnBnFe. but 20 much ret
rrnalns 10 be done b. the fsrast that
Sc are led 10 believe the RECOMMENDED.
items have besm tres complicated 10
fnitow. ag eiae that ihe gain hes not
been worth the price There are, iaw.
ever, three thlnRs which may sesily be
done b. any farmer. 20 Increase the
crop producing value ~ stahle manure
on his farm from ~ To 100 per cent.
and these without any material In
crease either tn lHASr er rnpliHl
The Canaiian fieid repsrts hnd ton
os fresh manure little m0re valuable
than ton ~ rnitrd manure tmaae
from two toua OF fresh mnHurel
Therefore. We RED tvire rs much yalae
from manure when We haul II direct
60 the field. instead ~ thrusing u into
barnyard to rot
The Pennsylvania agricultural eE.
pertinent station found that ulSnurc
spread At the rnie ~ six tons per ncrg
returns sa.29 per tpH In crop Increase
white when spread ~ The rate q ten
tons per scre II returns nply S2,2A per
ton.
Re.Eufoses with Fertilizer.
Manure Is weah 10 the element
phosphorus, ard b,neiats immensely
from the addition If phnsphOrIc acid.
By adding shout oae.hslf sack n
acid phosphate to each ton Of manure,
the Ohio experiment station increased
the crop producing value Of ton
OF manure at least 10 per cent
The plant food IN ordinary manure
IL only about three hfths as effective as
the plant rood Of commercial fertilizer,
FOR this reason manure should always
be supplemented with available ferfA-
ls4r % That crops mny be given quick
start 10 the early spring.
Hy handling manure as {, should be
handled experimenting with available
fartlllEsr and reinforcing u with acid
phosphnte~-we wlll be able TO make
our present supply Of fertilizer aud
manure more effective Ia the produc-
tiop Of food crops.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
FRENCH WARFARE
DEMANDS BURLAP
To Save BurIap, Fertilizers and
Other Commodities Must Be
Shipped in Large-Sized
Bags.

Jute for burIap comes from India
that is IT used to. Just now this all
important FIBER either stays In India,
or on its way to our shores gets no
further than the European battlefront
Because Of the resulting shortage fer
tIllzers have TO be shipped In large
Issasss, sen ia liz ton. instead 81 u, l6.
and even 20 to the tor, as was form
eriy the common practice. TO men
unaccustomed to handling these heav-
Ter packages this means Inconvenience
and even actual hardship.
Using the larger bags economies
burlap--in fact saves IS million yards
for more urgent needs. What farmer
would not be glad to share this in.
convenience II he but realized that
one Of the big reasons Tor the burlap
shortage is that our soldier boys are
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07

using II in the trenches1 Every sol
der on going TO the firing line takes
with him one or more burinp bags.
During the day. az the embRnkments
are worn down by continuous shell
Gre. these bags are filled with earth
or sand and then at nightfall are
thrown up 10 repair the parapet.
Here II Is not a question Of convent
ence--it r. a question OF necessity.
The boys In the trenches must have
FIRST call on the burlap supplies.
The larger bags even have certain
advantages. When emptied they may
be used to carry crops from the held
to the bin or crib; 200-pound bag
holds two bushels Of potatoes. Very
few men ever carry two sacks Of po-
iatoes In single trip, even though
each sack contains but one bushel.
ou the other hnnd most men can cas-
fly carry two bushels when they are
u slle anme bag. and henee Do faiT
pert ~ their work more Fnpisiiy. So
Il happens that the large bag becomes
q very real iabsr saver and this ri q
time when all farmers must cut cor
ners 10 make mos, productive labor
supply oil too short.
There are other advantages for the
larger bag II r. much more useful
M wrapping material than are the
smaller sizes. II can be cut mp fos
packing purposes. and used In other
ways. Once farmer becomes accua
toned 10 this size he never returns "a
the smaller sizes Whole states In the
south have for years used nothing bul
the 200'pound size.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
an Mood hx Pound |, / 4 ].

ClrcassIan walnut Is sold By the
pound or the ton and not by the foot.
AS early as 1l8 b. @. II was introduced
into Italy from Persia. Russia II the
chief source OF Circassian walnut. The
logs are so heavy that they viii not
float, and are sold from the forest
with their bark on. Only the heart Of
the wood Is used. and II IL the crooked
Irregular LOGS that possess the best
figured wood. Even very old trees
rarely have d clear length OF more than
far 4nn4
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-02-07
$3.50
REWARD
Wanted for Murder.

On September i, 1917, ERNEST
JOHNSON, colored, killed Captain
Elmer G. Messick near Jones'
Wharf, st. Mary's County, Md.
johnson is described as being
about 20 years old; height about s.
f., i inches. brown skin. He was
last seen in Baltimore City Septem-
Der q. He is said to claim Norfolk,
Va, as his home.
$3.50. 90 will be paid for his arrest
and conviction.
BY order of the County Commits
sisners for st. Maryas County -
JOS. I. COUGH, Clerk.
9-lb-tf.