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the box sides and bottom with the
cretonne first, then the legs. Stretch
the cloth tight, and tack 1t.
A work-basket like that shown in
Fig. 5 has many advantages. When
Its frame is spread, 1t holds the bag
open so its contents can be reached
easily; when the frame is folded, the
bag is closed. also, and In this com
pact form all may be carried from
room to room, or hung In n closet.
The framework for the work-basket
is made of two frames Gigs. 6 and y.
One frame is enough smaller than the
other to slip inside Of it Gig. 81.
The diagrams show the dimensions for
the strips required. A carpenter will
supply them ready cut for a few
cents. Tack crosspIeces B and G to
sticks A. with the upper erosspleces u
inch below top of strips A, and the low
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SHEEP REQUIRE PURE WATER
Regular Daily Supply Is Important In
Winter as Well as Summer for
Best Results.

Some farmers seem to think that
sheep do not need water and will do
Just as well without 1t. Although not
heavy drinkers, sheep certainly need
a regular daily supply of water in
winter as wen as In summer. II they
cannot get clean water they will find
dirty water, or In winter. will eat
snow.
Experienced sheep men see to 1t
that water for sheep is always and
easily accessible. The best Of feed
Ing with hay and grain is useless with
out water. The body suffers without
water, the appetite is lessened and a
poor. run down animal is the result
Besides water, the sheep need salt
All these things are necessary to keep
sheep in good condition
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SYSTEMS OF FEEDING FOWLS


There are two systems in use for
the feeding of fowls, in one of which
all the feed is given dry and In the
other of which one or more Of the
daily feeds consists of a moistened
mash. For convenience they may be
termed the "dry-feed" and the mash"
systems, although In the dry-feed sys-
TEN dry mash is often fed. Dry
feeding is used by many where It is
not convenient to make and feed
molstened mash. The greatest advan-
tages to be derived from the dry sys-
TEN are the saving of labor and the
lessened danger of bowel trouble re-
sulting from sloppy or soured mashes.
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A little girl was playing 'trainsv
when she knocked into an old woman.
The child took not the slightest no
tice but carried on with her game.
A little later she again passed the
old woman, having finished her game.
"when you knock into anyone" said
the injured dame. don't you know you
ought to say: I'm sorryYr
"Whatlr returned the little girl. .Do
you think an express train stops to
say that:.
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box for an opening for the clothes
line to run through.
The reel Gig 81 has q tin-can
drum (C) with wooden end fianges (E)
cut out Of 12sinch board. The way
to saw out the circular ends is first
to cut OF four corners Of the board a
trife outside OF the circle. then the
eight corners thus formed, then the
16 corners thus formed, and SO on un-
I'll the piece Is almost circular, when
chisel or plano can be used to trim
up close to the line. Bore a
hole though each end piece large
enough to accommodate a broom
handle axle. and cut hole Of equal
size through the tin can drum c and
through its cover D. Tack the can
to the center of one end piece, and
the cover to the center OF the other,
then fit the cover over the can aud the
reel will be completed. The broom
handle axle Of. Fig. 81 must be sew
eral inches longer than the box is
thick. Bore hole through the ex-
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Sun tanned. back. saliow conplexinned girls
can enjoy the social advantages which fail
to the girl with beautiful complexion.
Receipt bleaches skin clean tint. improves
the health. does away with complexion pow
der. Used by social leaders. Reliabie: 1asta
lifetime Prepaid. 800.
Twin Experimental Laboratories. Dayton. o.
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PROPER TIME TO CUT WHEAT


Wheat may be cut with safety when
the straw has lost nearly all Its green
color and the grains are not entirely
hardened. If cut sooner than this
shriveled kernels will result. II left
standing until fully ripe a bleached
appearance, due to the action of the
elements, often results. and loss from
shattering may ensue. Wheat that is
fully ripe is also more difficult to
handle. Where the area of wheat is
large, cutting should begin as early
as 1t can be done safely.-Farmers
Bulletin SS5. United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
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THREE coNvENlENcEs FOR A
GIRLS ROOM.

The plant stand shown In Fig. l is
Intended to hold a potted plant. Place
large saucer In the bottom of the
box to catch the drippings from the
pot; then 1t will not be necessary to
make the box watertlght. Use a small
box of the proportions shown in Fig. q
Tie legs are made Of two strips
each. with their edges nailed together
"a, Fig. 81. Cut these strips about
20 inches long. and Y inch thick
one IL inches wide, the other 2
inches wide. When the edge of the
wide strip has been Tapped over and
nailed to the edge Of the narrow strip,
both faces Of the leg Will be Of equal
width. Fit braces b Gig. - between
the legs, and fasten them with nails I;
and cut strip similar to G Gig. p
TO fit between the legs at the top of
the box, to give the edges greater
thickness Gig. ~.
Select cretonne with a small pat
tern. of color that will harmonlze
with furnishings of your room. Cover
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MARKET ASSOCIATION
PAYSlLARGE PROFITS
Plnto'Bean Growers Of New Mex.
leo Making Money.
Form Organization, Eliminating Local
Buyers Who Were Rapidly
Destroying Industry Through
Careless Packing.

The pinto bean growers Of this
state have earned $4,000 In additional
profits from their 1919 crop through
their cooperative marketing assocln-
tion Initiated by specialists of the
bureau Of markets. United States de-
partInent Of agriculture" was the
recent statement made by New Mex
leo pinto bean grower.
Before the association was formed
the beans were purchased by local
buyers who practically controlled the
market and therefore paid almost any
price they chose. These buyers were
rapidly destroying the possibilities
that offered In the marketing Of pinto
beans through tho lack Of care in
grading and packing. Choice re-
cleaned pinto beans was q technical
trade name that came to mean moth
ing, for the beans often contained
splits and dirt. as a result OF which
the trade could not depend upon the
quality Of the product.
Now the farmers do their own
marketing through the association,
Sixteen warehouses, properly equipped
with grading and packing machinery.
have been erected. The beans are
carefully graded and then packed In
new, overweight 10Opound bags.
which are neatly sewed and branded.
The association demands clean cars
from the railroad, and IN loading the
sewed ends Of the sacks face one way.
The association believes In the bureau
Of markets proved theory that when
a buyer throws open the door Of car
he Is instantly impressed II the CON
tents present a clean. orderly appear
ance. The New Mexico association
has 1900 members and marketed $50
carloads of beans last year. II is con-
stantly calling on the bureau Of
markets for assistance. which is cheer
fully given.
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Pills and used Lydia L. Pinkham's
Sanative Wash and now am well, can
eat heartily and work. give you my
thanks for your great medicines. You
may publish my letter and ! will tell
everyone what your medicines did for
me. Mrs. PEARL HILL, AIS Jacksboro
St, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Hundreds Of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
plished are constantly being received,
proving the reliability of this grand old
remedy.
II you are i'll DO not drag along and
continue TO suffer day in and day out but
at once take Lydia E, Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, q woman's
remedy for woman's ills.
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act center of both the top and bottom
boards of the box (B, Fig. y for the
axle to turn in. The crank for turn
ing the reel is made up Of the short
stick G, one end OF which has a hole
bored through 1t for the axle to fit
in. and the other end a spool knob
II, pivoted by means of nail or screw.
The drum ends must be fastened
to the shaft by nails or screws SO the
reel will turn with the shaft.
Fig. 6 shows how the reel case is
rooted over by leans of the boards
J, with edges Tapped and nailed; also.
how the roof is fastened by means of
hooks and eyes. SO it may be removed
to get at the clothesline. The roof
should project over the front and
should set flush with the back, as
shown in Fig. l. Screw a pair of
screweyes into each half of the roof,
and another pair into the lower cor
ner OF the case. through which to drive
screws or nails for fastening the case
to wall or post.
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To suffer in silence, to refrain from
answering the bitterest Of caiumnIes
places US on a vantage point vastly
superior to those who would inture us
and discounts what they may say.
Gossip only becomes serious when we
countenance by denial. Silent con-
tempt speaks louder than the most
vocIferous contradictions. Nothing is
harder to bear in silence than viIifica-
ton, yet that 1t is the part Of wisdom
to do so is illustrated daily. There
may come a time in our lives when
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days and live their lives on that prin-
clple; missing the fine things of the
,oul for the petty indulgence; passing
b, the big opportunities along the way
for trIvIalities In prospeet.-Humphrey
]. Desmond.
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Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public. there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence Of Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root il
soon realized. It stands the highest, for
its remarkable record Of success.
An examining physician for one of tbs
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview On the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re.
jected is because kidney trouble is 50
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tons arc declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease 1t lie on sale
at all drug stores in bottles Of two sizes,
medium and large.
However. If you wish first TO test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.--Adv.
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''Why don't you go into politicsT'
asked the summer bcarder.
"rm already in,' replied Farmer
Corntossel. I'm takin' a deep inter.
est in several kinds of election"
'But you never join the conversation
in that line"
"I'm glad you noticed that. What
I'm tryin' TO train for at present is
recognition as a sphinx"
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saying nothing will seem to be an ac-
acknowledgement Of guilt and then wiz
be given an opportunity to reply to
calumnlators. But the ordinary little
backbitings of every day life are best
met in steadfast silence. In replying
to them we are apt to lose our temper
and our dignity. which is both foolish
and futile.-Exchange
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

Happiness is from within, the thank
fnl heart and the habit of taking
pleasure In the little things of today.
Cast the balance of every day to the
credit side of happiness. Otherwise
your life is insolvent. Often you see
people flashing along the road IN a
seven-passenger, slx-cylinder automo-
bile, oblivious of the million-dolIar
scenery along the way, their minds
dwelling on the 10-cent lunch await
ing them in the wayside Inn miles be-
scnd. How many people spend their
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ThiItyRunningSOTes

Remember, stand back of every box,
Every druggist guarantees to refund the
purchase price CTS cents II Petereon's
Ointment doesn't do oil | claim.
I guarantee Il for eczema old sores.
running sores, salt rheum, ulcers sore
1lppies. broken breasts, itching skin, skin
diseases, blind, bleeding and itching piles
ls well as for chaflng. burns, scalds, cuts.
bruises and sunburn
4 had 80 running sores on my leg for
i years, was in three different hospitals.
Amputation was advised. Skin grating
was tried. l was cured by using Peter
IONS Ointment. Mrs T. E. Root, 2S7
Michigan street, Buffalo. N. Y. Mail or
1ers filled by Peterson Ointment Co, Buff
{aio N
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GEESE CAUSE LITTLE WORRY


While young geese will usually man
age 10 live and grow slowly If COM
PEELED TO hunt for their own living,
and subsist mainly on grasses, etc,
they viii do much better and be more
profitable If they are given plenty Of
good food.
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''All very well for you to preach
economy" said his wife. but notice
whenever l cut down expenses that
you smoke better cigars and spend
more money for your own pleasure
than ut any other time"
"Well, confound 1t. what do you sup
pose want you to economic for, any
T'--Boston Transcript
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sIanted as much as you want. Draw
the slant upon the sides of the box,
as Indicated by dotted lines in Fig. II,
and cut the box along these lines
Gig. 12). Fasten four cotton-thread
spools to the box bottom, for feet.
Pack the inside Of the box with damp
ened excelsior, cover this with muslin
and tack to the box sides. and then
over this fasten cretonne. Tack another
strip of cretonne around the box sides.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

After fashionable wedding In
Philadelphia two girls were heard dis
cussIng the features Of the event.
Said one:
How did you think the bride
Iooked?"
The other girl smiled and answered:
ooh. remarkably well-groomed."
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Farm Land at
$16 to $50 an Acre

2. 4. HARRISON
Nsh. Third ST., Harrisburg. p.

"Rastus, how 1t is you have given
up going to church,? asked Pastor
Brown.
"Well. sah," replied Rastus. Its
dis way. l likes to take an active
part, an used to pass de collection
basket. but dey's give de job to
Brothah Green, who jest returned
from ovah tha-ah."
TN recognition of his heroic serv-
Ice, suppose7'
"No. sab, l reckon he got dat job
In reco'nltion o. his having lost one o.
his hands" -Argonaut.
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PLAN FOR PURCHASING FARM


Often 1t is distinct advantage
when purchasing a farm to buy the
equipment, live stock and materials al
ready on the place. In this way an In
come is yielded almost from the out
set, which usually makes possible the
operation of the farm without a loss.
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er crosspieces 8 inches above bottom.
Locate the exact center Of the
length of strips A, and at these points
pivot the two frames on screws driv-
en- from the outer strips into the in
ner ones. as shown in Fig. 8.
Fig. shows the piece of cretonne
required for the basket. Cut this 80
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southern Confectionery.

Gee Whit Dey got cherries an
strawberries an all kinds of fruit
covered with candy. What kind shall
get, nastusT'
give me chocolate-coated water
melon."-New York Central Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

Mr.. Benover-No. wasn't wounded
in any engagements in France. but l
was sorely wounded in my late en-
gagement with Miss Leech.
Miss Romantlque-In the heart.
presumed
Mr.. Benover-No. In the bank roll.
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ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

"Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin" is genu-
Inc Aspirin proved safe by millions
and prescribed by physicians for over
twenty years. Accept only an unbroken
'Bayer package" which contains proper
directions to relieve Headache. Tooth
ache, Earache, Neuralgia, rheumatism.
Colds and Pain. Handy tin boxes of IL
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer packages" Aspirin
Is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
oacetieacidestef Of Salicylicacid.--Adv
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A real machinery shed is needed on
every farm, and implements should be
placed there Just as soon as one is
Zone using them.
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not eat ana my uetQ
bothered m e all
caused by female
trouble. l was
three years W tn
these troubles and
doctors did me no
good. Your med
icine helped my sis
ter SO she advised
me to take Il. Itook
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v eg e table Com
pound and the Liver
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shave with cutlcura Soar

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity. skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap. no germs. no waste, no
Irritation even when shaved twice
daily. One soap for all uses shaving.
bathing and shampooing.-Adv.
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BREEDING MALE
OF IMPORTANCE
cockereIs Can Be Bought More
AdyantageOusy Now Than
Later In Season.
SEEK HIGH EGG PRODUCTION
FLOCK Average Of $50 to 100 Eggs
Year is ExceIlent--Trapnest Rec
ord Of Mother Should A.
ways Be Insisted on.

Progressive pouItrymen are already
cooking forward to the mating Of their
locks next spring. Cocl5erels which
1ave been matched this spring are
aow available for sale on many farms
Tor breeders. They. may be bought
more cheaply now than they can be
ate this fall. A breeding male that
~ill command from 50 to $40 in No
sember may be purchased now for
about SO.
Head Of Breeding Flock.
In purchasing cockerels one should
insist that an exact pedigree be given
IN delivery Of the bird, says o. W.
Harvey of the University Of Missouri
sollege Of agriculture. 1t is believed
hat the male bird is more important
than the female IN transmitting the
character Of high egg production. Not
al male birds transmit the character.
Ordinarily. n hen which lays 80 eggs
Or more during the winter season Of
November. December. January and
February, will lay approximately 200
Eggs year. OF course, some environ
mental factor. such as a late spring,
which we have been having this year,
may affect the summer laying cycle,
and thus reduce the production Of the
hen TO a figure below 200, even though
the winter cycle has been 30 eggs or
more. The fact remains, neverthe-
less that with our present knowledge
If breeding poultry for egg production
>ockerels from hens that have exhlb-
tea this 30-egg production during the
winter laying cycle are the ones to
buy to head the breeding flock.
Secure Trapnest Record.
1t Is but small proportion Of the
flock that lays 200 eggs or more dur
ing the year. The day Of the 20O-egg
flock has not yet been attained. Poul-
trymen must not be Inisled by adver-
tlsements that have been appearing in
the poultry papers by large fanciers
offering birds for sale which have ex-
eeptionai fancy points and at the same
time are claimed to be from q 20O-egg
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

Hewitt-You should be up and do
ing.
Tramp-How can man be up and
doing when he is done upi
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into the ground. and bracing 1t upon
all sides with diagonal pieces.
Because Of the angle at which the
box is tilted, 1t must be Of equal
width and length. Soap boxes are gem
orally longer than they are wide, but
1t is a simple matter TO cut down the
length. The first thing to do is to
knock out an end and a side. Then
measure on the width upon the box
bottom lengthwise. and saw on the
projection beyond this point, both Of
the bottom board and the remaining
side board. Cut down the cover board
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Good farming means that machin-
cry md equipment of various kinds
should be put in good shape before the
hnt,.Asf ,s,,sh
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When the Clothes Give Out.

WHCT tUc OTUtIc5 Give Out.
you seem to be In quandary, Obe-
diah."
Il am With few alterations this
0arrel could be made to fit me. but I
don't know whether to take 1t to
carpenter or to Il tailor" Judge.
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CONVENIENT STABLE RAKE

The improvement claimed here Is
chat the rake has two working edges
the toothed edge is used to rake loose
litter, and the smooth edge to take up
the finer particles which pass through
the teeth. 1t is made of a single piece
Of metal.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

The silk industry of China employs,
it IS estimated, from 100000 to g.
100000 workers.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

single application Of Roman Eye Bal
sam on going to bed will prove it's merit
Use II for inflamUations OF the Eyes.-Adv
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

Prickly pear is green and succulent
and admirably adapted to produce
good condition" In cattle when used
with dry feeds.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

Cost of production plus reasonable
profit for their products is what farm
ers are demanding and must get to
enable them to continue production.
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I'm sure it was woman who first
found out about kissing"
"Yes-and womanlike, couldn't keep
her discovery to herself l"-New York
Central Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills are sim
ply good old-fashioned medicine for regu-
iating the stomach. the liver and bowels.
Get q box and try thsm.--Adv.
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silage should be fed in such quanti-
ties as fattening cattle viii consume
within an houE or an hour and a
hale
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inches square, turn over TWO opposite
edges to depth Of 2 inches, make
casing in each for ribbon. and
above the casing make small head
ing. The ends Of the ribbons should
be tied to upper crosspieces b and G.
Turn down the other two edges of
the cretonne in the same way. and
can stitch the heading by machine, but
the casing on these edges must be
sewed by hand. over crosspieces b and
@. Gather the castings into pIeats.
The little footstool in Fig. 10 is
made Of SOAP box. The top mny be
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"Pa, what is experience2"
Experience, my boy, is the profit
on our Mistakes"
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ma. what is an aviaryT'
at is a place where they keep air
ships. my son."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-08-13

If ones faults showed on the sur
face most people would look as II they
had the measles.