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investigation of the range of the Spe-
cies the adaptability of varieties to
different regions, methods of propa-
CATION, soil improvement, orchard man
agement, and methods of harvesting,
curing packing and handling the prod
uct. 1t appears that considerable
proportion of the varieties now being
planted are so far below the general
average of the best sorts in production
and other important characteristics as
to Justify their elimination. 1t is be-
coming more and more evident. say
the specialists of the department. that
greater attention should he given to
the matter of stocks for use in prOpa-
eating pecans in the nursery.
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PLACE. FOR HENS IN WINTER
Fowls Must Not Be Allowed Outside
Range IL MAXIMUM Eco Pro-
duction is Expected.

For maximum egg production during
the winter months the hens must not
be allowed outside range but must be
confined to quarters. says r. S. Towns
ley, of the University of Missouri col
lege OF agriculture. The poultry keep
ers who get the best egg production
during the winter months shut their
hens in their houses as soon as the
weather gets bad in the fall and keep
them in until spring comes. IF the
birds are allowed to run at large dur
ing the winter months they will spend
most of the time standing around be-
hind buildings and other windbreaks
trying to keep warm when they had
much better be in the poultry house
scratching for feed. Turning the
birds out even on pleasant days dur
ing the winter months will cause
slumps in the egg production. This is
probably due to the fact that when the
birds get outside the ground is cold
and wet and this produces enough
shock to affect the production of the
birds. If the hens are to be kept in
side for several months the poultry
house must not be overcrOwded. Each
hen should have at least two and a
half or three square feet of floor space
Some attention is necessary with birds
that are confined, to insure plenty Of
exercise. One method of providing
exercise is by feeding all grain in a
straw litter covering the entire floor
to a depth of not less than twelve
inches. Another good means of keep
ing the birds busy is to hang cabbage
turnips. beets or other green stuff just
above the birds heads in the house so
that they are kept busy jumping to
get this material.
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Sport I0gs are
of London Kind

At this time Of the year we begin
to buy our sport clothes, not only for
wear in the South, but also for the
country this summer. This is a part
of our wardrobe which can be attend
ed to early in the season, as styles in
sport clothes are fairly we'll crystal
lized now, writes a prominent fashion
correspondent.
Our American importers have turn
ed to London for their models this
spring, because the English designers
and manufacturers are offering an un-
usually smart collection. Not since
pre-war days have we seen such strik-
ing English sport clothes, although be-
fore the war England was looked to
for the best in this line. During the
war years such new things as we had
in sport togs came from the Paris
market, and consequently there was
considerable change in this type Of
we'll as during it, our designers got
their inspiration from the more fussy
type of so-called French sport clothes.
Now the London dressmakers have
regained their prestige in this line.
Jacket Suits for Sport Wear.
Most noteworthy in these new
clothes are the bright-colored woOlens
woven in bold patterns. These are es-
pecially attractive in the striped ma
terials, which form short, separate
G l0fn
consisting Of short skirt, either plain
or plated, and straight, full jacket,
which is unbelted and rather of the
wrappy type, cut with kimOnO sleeves.
These jacket suits, which are very
young looking, are ideal for sport
wear, because they are comfortable
and do not hamper the movements of
the wearer, but permit her to take
part in games with ease and at the
same time to be very smartly dressed.
Replacing the quieter plaids, such
hues as orange, brick color and bright
lavender striped clothes will make gay
splashes OF color on our tennis courts
and golf courses this spring. Stock
inette in plain tones, as well as rough
camel's-hair CLOTH will feature in the
coming suits. A new idea in the
stockinette suits is the addition Of cor
durOy collars and cuffs.
Fabric Hats for Many Uses.
With the turning of our thoughts to-
ward spring and summer clothes there
comes the question Of hats for this
season; what will they be like? AL
ready we have very good idea of what
will be offered, but what will be ac-
cepted is another matter. The indi-
cations are that the fabric hat will
not only be popular for street wear,
but will be equally in demand for
sports.
A new material used for hats is cire
voile, which is nothing more than a
highly-glazed voile. For the spring it
will be combined with straw. Later,
it will be used for a more summery
type of hat. AS it comes in dark as
well as light cOlors it will serve for
both town and country wear.
Goat hair, as trimming for straw
hats, is fashion of French origin.
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NOSE CLOGGED FROM
A COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream. in Nostrils to Open Up
Air Passages.

All! What relief! Your clogged nos
trilS open right up, the air passages Of
your head are clear and you can
breathe freely. No more hawking,
snuff1ing, mucous discharge, headache,
dryness-nO struggling for breath at
night, your cold or catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply little of this
fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nos
trils, let it penetrate through every air
passage Of the head; soothe and heal
the swollen, inflamed mucous men,
brane, give you instant relief. Ely's
Cream Balm is just what every cold
and catarrh sufferer has been seeking.
It's just splendid
The Benson signal., 1920-02-21
YOUNGSTERS!
Need "Cascarets when Sick,
Bilious, Constipated.

When your child is bilious, consti-
pated, sick or full Of cold; when the
little tongue is coated, breath bad and
stomach sour, get box of Cascarets
and straighten the little one right up.
Children gladly take this harmless
candy cathartic and it cleanses the lit
tie liver and bowels without gripping.
Cascarets contain no calomel or dan
gerous drugs and can be depended upon
to move the sour bile, gases and indi-
gestible waste right out of the bowels.
Best family cathartic because it never
cramps, sickenS or causes incon-
venience.-Adv.
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stand up and have three healthy chill
dren. You can use this letter if you
wish, for your remedy is certainly won
derful for sick, run down women. -
Mrs. A. KwARcINsKI, 1927 w. Oakdalo
Ave-, Chicago, III.
For forty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been making
women strong and well, relieving back
ache, nervousness, liberation, and in
flammation, weakness, displacements,
irregularities and periodic pains. Ithas
also proved invaluable in preparing for
childbirth and the Change of Life.
Women who suffer are invited to
write for free and helpful advice to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (con-
fidentiaD, Lynn, Mass. 1t is free and
always helpful.
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with two knife-plaited tunics set on
few inches below the Waistline.
the fact that they are not distinctly
mid-season clothes, but designed for
summer.
The exodus to Southern resorts al
dresses brought out, but this year
they have new significance, for they
are not only in the lighter cOlOrs but
in dark shades for street wear. This,
no doubt, is due to the fact that Paris
has featured crepe de chine frocks
very largely during the late winter
and spring. Particularly pretty are
those of brown. We do not, as rule,
think of brown as a spring color, but
this season will see great deal of it,
not only in these lighter silk fabrics,
but in brocades from which are fash
ioned more formal frOcks. One is
amazed at the beauty of these new
brown tones; they are real achieve
ment in dyes.
Brown crepe de chine is used to de-
velop an interesting frock. 1t has
ever so many new and interesting fea-
lures apart from the cOloring of it's
fabric, which is light in tone-almost
on a beige shade. 1t is girdled with
a deep, rich brown velvet ribbon, the
ends being allowed to stand straight
out.
The dress is of chemise type, drawn
in tightly at the waist by the dark
brown belt. A few inches below the
waistline are set two knife-plaited
tunics, one on either side. Another
youthful idea is carried out in the use
of white organdie and net guimpe,
like the guimpe of little girls frOck.
It shows above the neckline of the silk
dress. which is gathered, and it's little
undersleeves peek from beneath very
short sleeves of silk. Attached to
the guimpe is a harem collar of or
candle and net. This collar may be
considered by some as an extreme fea-
ture and for that reason it is made
so that it may be easily detached.
Dots That Blend With White.
Dotted crepe de chine also plays a
prominent part in our new clothes.
While a frock made entirely Of this
material would be mOnOtonOus, it is
most effective when combined with
plain fabrics. 1t is frequently used in
combination with plain white vOile.
This summers organdies are in
beautiful shades browns as well as
bright coral being among them. En-
broidering organdie with worsted is
new idea in trimming. Loosely
twisted yarn is selected and the stitch
worked in such a way as to give the
appearance of the wool being split.
Skirts of organdie frOcks are entirely
covered with this wool embroidery.
A bright coral organdie dress has
the waist made in the form of tiny
shawl. to which,, at either side OF the
front, buttons a white lingerie vest
extending below the waistline in apron
effect. This is an elaborate vest, be-
ing completely covered with hand en-
broidery and drawnwOrk. 1t Is the
only trimming on the frOck other than
tiny sash of the material. This, in
stead of being made double, as such
sashes usually are, is Of a single piece
of the Organdie, bound on either side
with bias piece of the fabric. A
strip of material treated in the same
way is used for little bows and tied
about the sleeves, which are so short
that they are little more than shoulder
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1t has, upon first consideration, the
appearance of a freaky fashion, but
it is actually very pretty. On one
Paris model, which is a straight leg
horn shape, the fur, which has it's
edges tipped with black, is laid about
the brim to obtain an unusually pleas
ing effect Haircloth hats are not new
we had many of them last spring.
This year. however. haircloth is COM
bined with satin to make it softer and
infinitely more becoming.
1t seems impossible for milliners to
give up the use of duvetyn, the French
modistes appearing to have a particu-
lar liking for it. Some of the very
newest models that have recently
come over are of this fabric.
The clothes prepared for those 60
ing South are noteworthy for the prac-
tical element that has been combined
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gish liver, sick-headaches, constipation or
biiousness there is no medicine that can
equal the Pleasant Pellets found them
q great help to me in bringing up my
family in as much as they have many
times warded off sick spells my children
would otherwise have had."-MRS.
MARY E. BRADLEY. 932 Homer Ave.
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FTOTiIdOtC.
potatoes. condition which cannot be
SO readily obtained if they are piled
in bin. The crate has an added adj
vantage in that by it's use as many
potatoes can be taken out for the
market at any one time during the
ing the remainder Sweet potatoes
will not stand frequent handling, and
for that reason it is unwise to disturb
q pile or bin unless they are all mar
keted at the same time.
Dig Late for Storage.
Potatoes intended for storage should
be dug as late in the fall as is consist
ent with weather conditions. This is
usually just preceding frost or after the
first light frost Frozen potatoes will
not keep, and it is likely that heavy
frost will fnjure them to some ex-
tent. 1t is advisable after heavy
frost to cut the vines at once and dig.
To wait too long may mean that in Or
der to avoid freezes the potatoes must
be dug during bad weather. After
the potatoes are dug they should be
left exposed long enough to dry off
the surface moisture. On a bright
day this would require but an hour or
two. On a very hot day, however, it
would be desirable to hurry the pota-
Goes to the shade after their surfaces
have been dried in the sun.
Full details on storing sweet pOta-
toes are contained in Farmers Bull
letin No. 07O of the United States de-
Aartment Of agriculture.
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INCREASE ACREAGE OF CORN
One of Our Most Valuable Crops and
Hard to Beat for Feed-Give
Good Cultivation.

Corn is one of our most valuable
crops. 1t is hoped that liberal acreage
will be planted in 1920. AS feed crop
It is hard to beat. 1t yields well on
good land when the season is fair and
when cultivation is ample.
The Benson signal., 1920-02-21

with the daintinesS that is character
istic of summer apparel. There are
no extreme effects; all the dresses are
of designs suitable to the well7dressed
woman's summer wardrobe. Sport
clothes show some change of design
and considerable change in color, for
they are much brighter than those of
past seasons. One is impressed with
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IMPROVE FERTILITY OF SOIL
Farm Can Be Made to Yield More and
Products Will Be- of Better
Marketing Quality.

Ways and means should he devised
TO improve the fertility of the soil so
the farm will yield more and producfs
Of better marketing quality. II can h"
done and it will pay in the long run.
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family medicine
for many years. /
raised quite q
large family and
from the time my
children were
small / always
gave them the
Pleasant Pellets
They were easy to
take and pleasant
in every way,
never causing dis
treSS. For Slllps
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not know what to do.
My mother advised
me to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
use the S a n a tive
Wash so / took her
advice a and used
these remedies and
cured myself. ! feel
fine and do all my
housework which /
could not do before,
oQ 7 c0l1ld hardly
The Benson signal., 1920-02-21

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
A study of pecan varieties is being
made by the United States department
of agriculture in the states bordering
the area recognized as definitely with
in the pecangrowing territory. Plant
ers in Oklahoma. Tennessee. Ken
tucky, Indiana, Ohio. Illinois. Missouri
and Kansas are becoming interested in
the possibility of growing pecans, and
are seeking information with regard to
varieties possessing the necessary quail
tiles when grown under their condi
tons. The work of the department
during the past year has included an
The Benson signal., 1920-02-21
Does Double Duty.

The weight of the cars descending
a South African mine is used to pro-
duce power by pulling cable wound
around a drum that drives gen.
orator.
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MY HEAD!

w b en- tn Q
ahead feels thick
lor aches, when
zone feels all OUT
lof-s
'haps a coated
tongue-it is the
signal that poi
sons are accum-
ulating in the
sy S tenn, and
should be clean
ed out at once.
Sleepiness 8
after meals, bill
iousness, dizzi.
ness, acidity of
the stomach,
h e a r t b u rn =,
offensive breath
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Missed.

Annie-So Jack is engaged, is he?
And is Mabel the brideto-be?
Fanny-No; she is the tried-to-be.
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DO ALL MY
HOUSEWORK
Before I took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
l could hardly stand, says
Mrs. Kwarcinski.

Chicago, Ill.--"I suffered with dis
placement and irregularities and / did
The Benson signal., 1920-02-21
DYED HER BLOUSE,
SKIRT AND A COAT
" Diamond Dyes" Turned Faded,
Shabby, Old Apparel Into New.

Don't worry about perfect results.
Use Diamond Dyes" guaranteed to
give a new, rich, fadeless color to any
fabric, whether it be wool, silk, linen,
cotton or mixed goOds,-dresses,
blouses, stockings, skirts, children's
coats, feathers-everything
Direction Book in package tells how
to diamond dye over any color. To
match any material, have dealer show
you Diamond Dye" Color Card.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1920-02-21

Live Holsters were the first merchan-
disc carried by the new air service be-
tween Paris and Brussels.
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and allied ailments results from auto
intoxication or self-poisoning.
Take castor oil, or procure at the drug
store, a pleasant vegetable laxative,
posed of May-apple, aloes and ialap.
Kansas City, Kans. :-"Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets have been my favorite
The Benson signal., 1920-02-21
Sleeveless Nightgowns.

Sleeveless nightgowns are made Of
pink geOrgette.
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Economy.

Economy.
"Are you giving away your old
shoes?" mo; am having them soled
and reSOled."
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INFORMATION SOUGHT
ON PECAN VARIETIES
Planters Becoming Interested in
Possibilities of Crop.
Department of Agriculture Investiqat-
ing AdaptabiIity of Varieties to Diff
ferent Regions and Manage
ment of Trees.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-10
HENRY COWMAN BURIED;
RIDE ON TROLLEY CAR
BIG EVENT OF LIFE

Funeral services over the body Of
the late Henry Cowman. the aged re-
cluse, who died at the County Home
on Saturday were held from ST. Anne's
Protestant Episcopal Church at II
o'clock this morning. after which the
body was buried in St Anne's ceme-
terry The services, which were con-
Quoted by Rev Edward ID. Johnson,
rector Of the church, were attended
by a number of relatives, together
with Annapolis friends.
The pall-bearers were Summerfeld
Sullivan, Nicholas II. Green. Eugene
w Iglehart, Howard Thomas, j.
Louis Thomas and John NJ Taylor
Lived Like RecluSe
Cowman lived the life OF a recluse
for many years at his home on School
street He generally denied himself
TO visitors. though there were some
whom he regarded as close friends and
with whom he would converse at
times. Little was he seen about the
streets of the city, however, except
during the very early hours of the
morning, when he would go TO market
or visit the stores.
One thing in the life of Cowman
that always made a deep impression
upon him and which caused him great
delight, was an incident of eight or
ten years ago, when City Clerk John
r. Sullivan, then Superintendent OF
state Buildings here, induced him to
take a trip over to the National Cap
ital. "Old Henry" had not ridden on
a steam train, much more the modern
trolley, for half a century. and he
enjoyed to his hearts content every
minute that he spent in Washington
with Mr.. Sullivan and he was ever
ready TO talk of il among his close
friends.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-10
ONLY 8 RECRUITS FOR
LOCAL GUARD UNIT

Although the drive TO secure recruits
for the new Maryland National Guard
appears to be progressing in salts
factory manner in cities of the State
such as Chestertown. Crisfield and
Salisbury, Annapolis is still tagging
far in the rear. Only three recruits
have thus far been secured for the
reorganization of old Company M. OF
the First Regiment of Infantry it is
stated by Capt1in Daniel j. Murphy
who has been commissioned to com
mand that unit and has charge of the
recruiting.
In addition, Governor Richie APP
pointed a committee of business men
nd citizens to aid in the campaign,
but their efforts appear to have borne
but little fruit Annapolis has always
been in the front rank of the State
Guardsmen and it is difficult to under
stand why the young men are not com
ing forward to meet the present
emergency.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-10
RELIEF FROM PRESENT
GARBAGE ORDINANCE
CLEARLY INDICATED

Still another complication about the
operation of the City Garbage Ordi-
nance has arisen. this time in ref
erence to the disposition To be made
of faded and dead flowers and shrub
berry. 1t seems that the kind OF re-
fuse is, too. not included within the
definition of garbage" and therefore
falls into the class along with waste
paper. etc. which is left on the citi-
zens' hands without any provision for
its disposal
No doubt any longer exists as TO
the revision of the garbage measure
at next Monday nights meeting OF the
City Council and the taking of such
action as will grant relief from the
present situation. In fact. the indica-
tions are that all the members of the
Council are lining up. or have lined
up, in that direction and that the fav-
orite Indoor sport" from now on. and
especially on meeting night, will be
kicking the dog around.-the dog
in the case being the ill-starred ordi-
nance
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-10
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
MEET IN WESTERNPORT
Annapolis Well Represented AT
Annual Convention Of State
Volunteer Association
BIG PARADE ON TO-DAY

With a large delegation represent
ing each the Water Witch Hook and
Ladder Company, the Independent
Fire Company and the Rescue Hose
Company of the Annapolis Volunteer
Fire Department in attendance. the
twenty-eighth annual convection of the
Maryland State Firemen's Association,
opened at Westernport. Allegany
County, last night and will continue
through tomorrow. when the several
contests will be held.
The Annapolis fire laddies took
along all of their apparatus and will
compete for the prizes. which will
include appearance in the parade,
number of representatives in attend
ance and speed in getting under way
az fire.
Firemen from all over the State are
in the Allegany town. A special train,
late in the afternoon. bore uniformed
contingents from Annapolis, Balti
more, Cambridge, Salisbury, POGO
moke, HagerstOwn, Frederick and
other points.
Cumberland, Frostburg, Homecoming
and Midland, not far from the conven-
ton city, are largely represented.
There will be big parade this even
ing at o'clock. The Potomac Fire
Company, Westernport. and the Tri-
towns Fire Company, Piedmont, are
the hosts, with Fire Marshall II. c.
Shaw in charge.
The convention is meeting in Home
coming Week and the double occasion
has caused the towns of Piedmont,
Westernport and Luke TO be deco
rated as never before.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-06-10
DEVELOPING LOTS
AT EASTPORT SITES

Marry beautiful sites for rural
homes are being sold at this time at
Eastport by John c. Hoffman. Greek
View" and Raymond Moss, Burn
side"
Mr.. Hoffman has purchased a large
plot situated on picturesque Back
Creek, and has divided it into build
ing lots, developing each with cement
walks and other advantages. Several
of these lots have been sold, and
building homes has already begun.
Mr. Moss, who purchased the old
Burns homestead, Bay Ridge avenue,
Eastport, has divided the property
into building lots, both of the side
and front, and many Of these have
been sold and others are being nego-
tiated for. Mr. Lush. who is occupy
ing the Burns home at this time is
prospective purchaser of the resi-
dence and ground attached to the
property. Eastport continues to grow,
and offers many advantages TO the
hOme-seeker.