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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
STRENGTHENS
KIDNEYS@
(PURIFIES BLOOD

You can't expect weak kidneys Ia
filter the acids and poisons out OF YOUR
system unless they are given a little helm
Don't allow. them to become diseased
when a little attention now will pre-
vent 1t. Don't try to cheat nature.
AS soon as you commence to have
backaches, feel nervous and tired. GET
BUSY. These are usually warnings
that your kidneys are not working
properly.
Do not delay a minute. Go after the
cause OF your ailments or you may find
yourself in the grip of an incurable dis
case. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM oil can
sules will give almost immediate relief
from kidney troubles. GOLD Med
AL HARLEM Oil Capsules will do
the work. They are the pure original
Harlem OH Capsules imported direct
from the laboratories in HARLEM, Hol-
land. Ask your druggist for GOLD
MEDAL and accept no substitutes.
Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on
every box. Three sizes, sealed packages.
Money refunded if they do not quickly
help you.-Adv.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
GET READY
FOR FLU"
Keep Your Liver Active, Your
System Purified and Free From
Colds by Taking Calotabs,
the Nausealess Calomel
Tablets, that are De-
ightful, Safe and
Sure.

Physicians and Druggists are advis-
ing their friends to keep their systems
purified and their organs in perfect
working order as protection against
the return Of influenza. They know
that clogged up system and lazy
liver favor colds, influenza and serious
complications.
To cut short cold overnight and to
prevent serious complications take one
Calotab at bedtime with swallow Of
water-that's all. No salts, no nausea
no gripping, no sickening after effects
Next morning your cold has vanished:
your liver is active, your system is puri.
fed and refreshed and you are feeling
fine with a hearty appetite for break
fast. Eat what you please-no danger
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirty-fve cents
Every druggist is authorized to refund
your money if you are not perfectly
delighted with Calotabs.-(Adv.)
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

ping boards. If kerosene oil is used.
it should be applied at least twice
month. Have a good supply Of sand
or dry dirt on hand to use on the drop
ping boards after cleaning them.
How to Handle the Hens.
The production Of eggs in winter is
materially influenced by the methods
Of feeding, housing and handling the
poultry. To get the greatest egg pro-
duction in the early fall and winter, it
is essential to populate the house with
well-matured pullets which were
Matched in March or April. All the
grain should be fed in a deep litter on
the floor so that the hens must exer-
else to get their food. The mash may
be fed either wet or dry, and should
be so regulated that the fowls will re-
ceive about. equal parts of mash and
scratch grains. 1t Is necessary to give
the fowls plenty to eat, but the birds
should always be eager for each feed.
In cold weather feed about one-third
of the scratch grains in the morning
and two-thirds at night, in which way
the hens are forced to exercise more
than If they are given all the grain
they desire at the morning meal.
Scratch grain, mash or ground grains,
meat meal, green feed, grit and oyster
shells should be supplied to the flock.
Good Scratch Mixtures.
Good scratch mixtures may be made
Of equal parts by weight of cracked
corn, wheat and oats, or of two parts
| of cracked corn and one part each of
wheat and oats. If wheat is expensive
| it may be left out of this latter mix
ture and the proportions of beef scrap
| increased one-fourth in the mash. In
addition, mash made of three parts
| of cornmeal and one part each of
wheat bran, wheat middlings, and beef
scrap should be fed. Green feed. such
as cabbage, mangelwurzel beets, cut
| alfalfa or sprouted oats, should be fed
| during the winter to replace the green
| feed which the fowls have been secur-
| ing in the fields, and beef scrap, skim
milk, cut green bone, or some similar
feed, is necessary to replace the in
sects which the fowls are accustomed
| to get on the range.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

normal quantities Of sugar-beet seed
will be produced in European coun-
tries. American growers therefore,
must depend to considerable extent
upon homegrown sugar-beet seed.
There seems to be no good reason why
this country should not produce its
full requirement of sugar-beet seed an
nually. The domestic production of
sugar-beet seed, now totaling millions
of pounds, has demonstrated that
sugar-beet seed of the highest quality
may be produced in this country.
The present indications are that
there is sufficient sugar-beet seed.
either imported or domestic, now In the
hands OF nearly all of the beet sugar
companies In the United States to take
care of the entire acreage to be plant
ed to sugar beets in 1920, but that
there is very little foreign sugar-beet
seed now available for importation,
and that the foreign production In the
immediate future will be limited. Since
sugar-beet seed stored under normal
conditions will retain its vitality for
several years, 1t would be advisable
for sugar companies to secure any
sugar-beet seed of good quality now
available and not more than two years
old.
The domestic beet-seed production
is increasing rapidly. In 1913 about
5000 acres of sugar-beet seed were
grown, while In 1910 upwards OF 10000
acres were planted to beet roots for
seed In the United States. Unfortu-
nately, drought interfered with a nor
NAL production Of sugar-beet seed In
some localities this past season, but
the resulting reduction in yield was
local and temporary and should not
prevent or retard the efforts that are
being made to produce In this country
an adequate supply Of sugar-beet seed
to meet the American requirement for
1921 and the years following.
In order to produce a crop Of seed
next year for the 1927 planting. it win
be necessary to select The beet roots
this fall, pit them so they will not
freeze during the winter. and plant
them as early as soil and weather con-
ditions will permit next spring. Per-
sons desiring full details In regard to
growing sugar-beet seed should id
dress the office of Sugar Plant Investi-
cations, Bureau of Plant Industry, De-
partment of Agriculture, Washington,
d. G.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
SORGHUM SiLACE
FOR DAIRY COWS
Crop Promises to Become Cham
pion Yielder of SuccuIence
for Winter Supply
STOCK RELISH CANNED FEED
Experiments Have Demonstrated That
II Is One of the Most Admirable
Crops for EnsiIage Purposes In
Dry Sections.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Sorghum silage. according to United
States department of agriculture spe-
cialists, promises to become cham
pion yielder of winter succulence, not
only for dairy cows but for other live
stock which relish canned crops. I'm
fortunately, when sorghum was first
used for silage purposes, many grow
ers cut the sorghum too early, so that
when the material was removed from
the silo for feeding 1t was sour and
acid, and live stock rejected It, AS
result, sorghum gained an evil reputa-
onstrated that 1t is one of the most
admirable crops for ensilage purposes
that can be grown In the Great Plains
region.
In five years. experiments at Hays,
Kan, the average acre yield of sweet
sorghums was 1924 tons, as compared
With SOC tons of kafir and 3.8 tons of
Germ. In eastern Kansas, where the
resnfall Is 80 inches or more, on fer
t.!e soils sweet sorghums have yielded
z3.2 tons an acre, as compared with
t1.SS tons of kaflr and 11.S1 tons of
corn silage. Detailed feeding expert
ments have shown that sweet sor-
ghum silage Is proportionately equal
to corn and kafir silage for either beef
production or the maintenance of stock
animals, although for dairy cows this
variety Of ensilage is less productive
because of it's low content of protein.
Acidity Is Low.
Sorghum silage should be cut when
1t is mature, It's ripeness being denoted
by the presence of hard seed. The
test for ripeness is when the seed will
crack when crunched between the
teeth. When cut at this time II pro-
duces inequality silage which keeps
well and is more keenly rella5ed by
cattle than corn silage. EXPERIMENTS
show that the average acidity or corn
silage is 2.03 per cent, that Of sweet
sorghum silage is 1.46 per cent, and
that Of kafir silage is LAB per cent.
The United States department of ag-
riculture does not advocate the grow
ing of sorghum for silage in special
lied corn-producing localities, such AS
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
WATER AVAILABLE FOR HENS
Fowls Drink Freely, Especially When
Laying Heavily-Dish Should
Be Kept Clean.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
A plentiful supply Of clean, fresh
water must always be available to the
hens. The fowls drink freely, espe-
cially when laying heavily, and should
not be stinted Of such a necessary and
cheap material as water. The water
pan or dish should be kept clean. If
it is not washed out frequently a
green slime will gather on its inner
surface. This should not be allowed
to happen. 1t is well to keep the
water pan outside the house and in
the shade in the summer but in the
winter, when the water may freeze
1t is best that the pan be left in the
house, and it should be raised about
a foot above the floor so that the hens
won't kick it full of litter when
scratching for their food.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
SHORTAGE OF SUGAR
BEET SEED IN 1921
Growers Urged to Provide for
Sufficient Supply.
Statement Based on Reliable Reports
From Representative Dealers
Americans Must Depend Upon
HOMEGROWN Supply.

prepared by the United States DEPART
ment of Agriculture.)
Shortage of sugar-beet seed In the
United States for the 1921 paintings
viii be serious unless the beet sugar
companies and seed growers in this
country arrange Immediately for the
production of a large part of their
sugar-beet seed requirements for that
year. This statement is based upon
unofficial but reliable reports from
representatives of beet sugar compan-
les and seed dealers who have recent
ly visited the sugar-beet seed-produc-
ing countries of Europe.
The sugar-beet seed situation for
1921 is serious because of the limited
production OF sugar-beet seed In Eur
ope as compared with former years,
because of the increased activity in
beet-sugar production in European
countries, and because of the increased
acreage planted to beets in this coun-
try in recent years. 1t is probable
that several years will elapse before
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
B Of GORGEOUS RAIMENT
Elizabeth, in Full Regalia, Must
I've Had Some Resemblance to
a Rainbow.

\ wardrobe Of Queen Elizabeth,
filg to an inventory just handed
rivaled that of any of the pres
n movie stars. A list of her
Pc at one time included 90 robes,
FrtleS, 269 gowns, 1876 foreports.
fttcoats, 96 cloaks, So doublets,
EieglardS and IS lap mantles.
FerS fashioned her gowns from
LcheSt materials, including gold
crimson satin, cloth of gold,
Of silver, white velvet, drake
+ satin, doye-colOred velvet, lady
satin and nantes of white plush
with swans down, 1t is record
fne mad all Of these and many
description of one of her charae-
\ dresses is: A forepart of
a'ln, embroidered very fair with
r Oh the sun, moon and other
|anl planets of Venice; gold, sill
r. SIX Of sundry colors, with an
FleFed border Of beasts beneath.
Elr'ea a fan with white feathers
Ia golden handle set with pre-
|S"nes Her slippers were made
III Of silver embroidered with
Eyaf'S She wore a parasol of
T. 'eIyet damask, striped with
.'u go'l and silver lace, with a
+ Of mother of pearl.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
BIFF!
Stop jolting Liver and Bowels
with violent drugs, but
take "Cascarets."

"Dynamiting" bile out of your sys.
TEN with calomel and other sickening
purgatives Is all wrong Salts, Oil, and
Cathartic Waters act by flooding the
bowels with the digestive juices which
are vital to the stomach. Cascarets
are different. They act az tonic to
the bowel muscles, which is the only
sensible way to relieve a bilious at
tack, sour, acid stomach, or consti-
pated bowels. There is no gripping OF
inconvenience. You naturally return
to regularity and cheerfulness. Gas
carets cost very little and they work
while you sleep.-Adv.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
POUITPYNOTFS
lNWSNS u aaaso

Gather the eggs twice daily.
Market the eggs at least twice a
week.
Keep the eggs in a cool, dry room or
cellar.
Purchase well-matured pullets rath-
err than hens.
Sale of surplus cockerels as broil-
ers or fryers is popular among poul-
try keepers.
Be sure to visit the poultry depart
ment of your local fair, AMI the poultry
department Of your state fair If pos
sible.
Fitting hens for market so they will
classify as a high-class product is not
at all difficult, if one is willing to take
pains.
When the supply of bugs and worms
in the fields shortens, the farm flock
must have meat feed in some other
form, like beef scraps, cut fresh bone.
etc.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
COMPOST PILES NEED WATER
Should Be Added often Enough to Pre-
vent e-Fanging-Fork Over at
Least Twice.

The compost piles of manure need
attention. Water should be added
often enough to prevent fire-fanging,
and they should be turned or forked
over at least twice before applying to
secure fine texture. The composing
of stable manures is practiced mainly
by market gardeners who follow In
tensive methods.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
VALUE OF HARDWOOD ASHES
In General the Smaller and Younger
.he Wood Burned the Better
Faogots Most Valuable.

Ashes from hardwood (deciduous
trees) are richer in both phosphorus
and potash than those from pines and
other soft woods (conifers). The ashes
Of twigs (faggots for example) are
worth more for agricultural purposes
than the middle of an old tree. In
general the smaller and younger the
wood burned the better the ashes. The
ashes of coal do not contain enough
potash to make them valuable in this
connection.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

Illinois and Iowa. However, the utili-
cation of sorghum as silage is recon-
mended in the Great Plains section,
and also in the Southeastern states,
where this cane crop will produce
greater yields and better ensilage than
will corn.
Velvet Beans In Combination.
In case a dairy farmer wishes to
raise an ensilage of practically bal
anced mposition-assuming that his
location Is in territory where both
these crops may be profitably produced
"a mixture of velvet beans and sor-
ghum is very satisfactory. This COM
bination is high yielding and produces
a succulent canned feed which is very
productive of both milk and meat. An
objection to velvet bean growing in
combination with sorghum is that the
crop has to be cut by hand, as it usu-
ually is densely matted and twined to-
gether so as to render impossible the
use of a corn binder.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
HoGGING OFF CORN IS BEST
Practice Once Termed by Farmers as
Wasteful Is Now Approved by Ex-
pertinent Stations

The opinion once held by major
tty of farmers, that the practice Of
"hogging down corn" was a wastefGl
method of harvesting a crop, has been
reversed in the light Of experience.
The plan has been followed at expert
ment stations and on many farms for
a long time. and has proved to be high
~ successful and economical.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
SWAMP-R0OT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There Is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as q medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys. liver and
bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp Root makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most cases. 1t Is gentle,
healing vegetable compound. :,
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes. medi-
UNI and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
GoosEBERRIES RELISH HEAT
They Are Grown Farther South Than
currants and Endure Summer
Weather Better.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Gooseberries are grown slightly far
Their south than currants and seem to
endure the summer heat somewhat
better. More spraying, however, is nee
essary to keep the foliage of currants
and gooseberries in healthy condi-
ton in the southern part of their
range than in the northern part.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
chinese Method Of eeckonlng.

The Chinese do not beckon as we
do, with the palm of the hand turned
up. the finger curled and the index
finger successfully bending and
STRENGTHENING. They beckon with the
fingers curled downwards, sweeping
the whole hand vigorously back and
forth.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
FARM PRODUCTS FOR MARKET
Grading Assists Possibilities Of Sale
and Its vaIue-cuIls May Be
Kept at Home.

Grading farm produce for market
increases the possibilities for its sale
and increases its value. The culls
may be kept on the farm and not only
save the cost of hauling but they may
be put to some useful purpose.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
ANCIENT CITY KNOWN TO FEW
Musan, In Korea, Visited Only by Oc-
casionaI StraggIers From West
ern Civilization.

Few white men have been fortunate
enough to wander inland, in Korea, as
far as the ancient city of Musan. This
city, with its grim old walls bearing
five centuries Of history, lies on the
very edge of Korea. To enter 1t is ike
stepping backward to another world
into a story of the Arabian Nights.
During the Russo-Japanese war sew
eral Russians took refuge there, ana
since then half a dozen foreigners
have discovered it. but, except fol
these stragglers, Musan lies unknown
TO the Western world. The great cen
trail palace, or reception hall of the
city, remains intact, and close by, IT
partial ruins, is the temple guesthouse
The smaller public buildings, the gates.
the watch towers and even the walls
themselves have their own particular
story to tell of Musan's interesting
past, but few people know 1t.
People who have hunted tigers I'D
the vicinity of Musan say the animals
are more beautiful than their relatives
of India or the Malay peninsula. lhese
beauties range among the bitterly cola
mountains of China, Korea and Man
churia, and far into Siberia.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
GOOD PLAN OF CURING SEED
Indians Laid Corn on Wiilow-Branch
Platform to Get Free Circulation
Of Air.

The old Indian plan Of curing seed
corn has a lesson for the farmer Of to-
day. The Indians laid 1t on an open
willow-branch platform where the air
could circulate freely until it was dry.
Then it was safely stored for winter.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Telecraphing Pictures.

A French inventors process Tor teie,
orsnhing pictures uses a system Oh
saIiows and reIiefs, the passage OF a
stylus over which determines Ins IN
tansity of the current. transmitted.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
ALFALFA MORE PRODUCTIVE.

Alfalfa is richer and more produc-
tive than clover, and VIII mo" 'iiree
crops a year for three years, against
the cloyer's one or two crops for one
vaQr
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Wronu .loh

/ | s gIE farmer hoy who had spent
IT,, r,s> On the ranch suddenly dis
t.. leaving this note:
|saa SI-Tye gone, and I won't
/ 'r.A, You got me up at three
f." " W. and l was still chasing
We, Inio the stable at ten. You
r ~ q iaTm hand you want a
IT, ''''liAan Richmond Times
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
x,.s,.ss Makes for Service.

T. was once commented upon by Jo-
seph F. Smith that, wherever men are
sipdest to their animals, there 90
shasa animals give the best service TO
NON AS example. the writer cited
Holland and Denmark, where the Ut
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
LARGE Value Of Bermuda Grass

Bermuda grass has large value as
hay crop, or as soil binder, or as
pasture crop, or as soil builder In
washed-out places, such as gullies.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
u,lPRoFITABLE HENS.

uba mock CT the average farmer
usually contains number Oh mems
go cot large amount of feed, but
40 NOT rroduce many eggs.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Produces Hay.

Field experiments in Ireland have
shown that liquid manure produces
better hay crops than any other fer
tilizer.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Most AItruIst;c Cow.

Even the most aitruistic COW can
not do her neighbor's bit. Each must
stand or fall by herself-and some
should fall by the butchers ak.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Filth Diseases.

Roup. chickenpox, white comb, scaly
legs and other diseases are all agra
waited by filth and might be called filth
diseases.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

NEST affection and care are bestowed
upon the cows, which there give free
ly of their milk, and the dairying in
dustry flourishes.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

|rgls application Of Roman Eye Bal
J going 10 bed will prove It's merit for
hations OF the Eyes, external and in
Adv.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Its Sort.

Here are the boys In the pantry
squabbling over the remnant of pie
"Ah! a regular piece conference"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Past Power.

81 can give you few wrinkles
about keeping young" ''That Is just
what wrinkles won't do"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

He who drops penny into the con.
The best way TO wear out a crouch
is to keep your face up and your back
down-and buck the game hard
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

Co.'S water is hard to get from an
open well-too much chance of impuri-
ties getting in.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

Don't you find that the successful
man is usually the man who reads a
great deal?
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

Watch and see If this isn't true this
season. The deeper the furrow tie
taller the corn.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11
Exact Copy of wrappes.
Explained.

Explained.
ut is said that man never marries
his ideal. NO; the trouble is that
he is not his Ideals ideal"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

A Good One, Too.
"What is the main thing Belle mas
on hand this fall?"
81 think it is an engagement ring"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-11

hatter how much patience a man
! never uses any Of 1t at the table
he wants the salt.