The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1909-1911, December 15, 1910, Image 3
V. HARITQ HP TUP I ITTI P MHI P
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Much Damage Attributed to Them Is
Usually Done by Mice Following
In Paths?Its Home.
(By F. II. SCHEFKIUR.)
Moles aro built particularly for
their business?fore limbs and shoulders
remarkably strong, full of muscle
and have a spade-like hand supplied
with claws making a capital digging
machine.
In observing a mole, when put on
tho ground after being caught, It will
Immediately plunge its long snout in
tho earth and give two or three fearful
strikes of forepaws, enough to
uury moat 01 ills DOUy?tile liintl lem
give a comical kick In the air and the
mole gets out of sight with 11 startling
quickness, and find him it you can.
The mole hills which we see a.o
not homes, but composed of material
which is worked over in forming
temporary passages looking after
prey.
A mole's only true home, fortress
or kingdom Is located at a distance
from the hunting grounds with which
communication is kept up.
A mole will consume the weight of
l?c l?vl<r i.. .. ?: ? ~ l
Snails hihI slugs it seizes from behind
before they know a mole is after
them. Another wonderful thing is
how soon a mole will succumb without
food, as a 12-hours' fast will result, in
death for the little animal and all of
its family.
Considered from the standpoint of
food habits alone, it has never been
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Hand,' Nose and Foot of Corrtmon
Mole.
shown that Hip inolo efforts <1< trimentally
the Interests of the farmer I
and gardener. Indeed, it can bo prov- I
en that quite the reverse is true. |
\v lion. However, the mole is charged
with disfiguring lawns and parks, destroying
(lower beds, tearing up the
roots ol' grasses and making himself
a general nuisance in small garden
plots, ho will have to plead guilty.
The diet of moles consist almost
exclusively of the various insects,
grubs and worms to be ft end in the
soil. The amount of vegetable sub
stance found in stomach examinations '
is usually no more than might have
been taken in Incidental to the Ingesf
i/iii nf fr*'wl
?.W.. W. v/tuvt IUU U.
In the course of two years' invest!- |
gations concerning the ways of the i
mole, about 200 specimens were used, j
From this number 100 were selected
fo as to include some from each
month in the year, In an examination !
of the contents of their stomachs.
Following is a summary of table of j
contents resulting from this examina- J
t Inn
(Ity PROI\ 10. H. JON ICS.)
No farmer should dodge (ho wot j
spots in liis fields. A few dollars
spent In drainage will make these !
spots yield valuable crops, and will
make the cultivation of the whole
field more convenient.
uon i wait for nature to drain the
wet lands without assistance. Na- 1
turo alone did not remove the stumps j
and stones from the wooded, stony
lands.
Don't let the damaging water get
on to land, If It can he prevented. An
ounce of preventive Is worth a pound
of cure In drainage.
Don't think it takes a wizard to lay
tile properly. Have a survey made
sufficient In detail to show that there
Is sufficient fall. An Intelligent uso of
this fall will then insure
Don't install n i>arl of a drainage
nystem to which t)i?? remainder of the
nystem cannot later ho joined with
advantage.
Don't 1< t the waste banks of ditches
grow uj> to weeds. Get them sodded
nnd make them both vnlnnhio or?.i
traotlvo.
Don't let outlet ditches remain Idle
when' thoy s^iotilil bo working. Ilavo
surface ditch's and tilo to keep them
busy.
Don't spend a dollar for small
ditches or tilo on a marsh until an
outlet 1h assured.
White grubs, fil stomachs; earth-!
worms, 40; booties, 07; beetle larvae, j
44; other larvae, 2."?; centipedes, !
ants, 10; wasps, 7; flies, 2; plant
fibers and rootlets, 43; seed pods or
husks, K: crickets, 10; insect fragments,
31; puparia, 21; eocoons, 10; j
spiders, 23; grasshoppers, 2; bugs, 3; i
skin or grain of roots, 0; hair worm, 1 j
It will be seen that a large Item in 1
the stomach contents of molds Is made I
?iii ui wnue grui>:i those scourges of ;
grass and other valuable plant roots, 1
the table showing that nearly two-I
thirds of the moles had eaten white
grubs. One had performed th<? i'stonlshing
feat of eating 17f?, anoiher
73, and another f?5. For his good
work In destroying grubs alone, there- j
fore, the mole deserves nnieh credit.
VALUE OF PROPER DRAINAGE
Farmer Should Not Dodg? Wet Spots
in Fieldc?Few Dollars Will Make
Valuable Yields of Corn.
I
MACHINE FOR WELL BORING
One Shown In Illustration Has Numerous
Advantages ? Provides
Platform on Boring Rod.
Mr. P. A. Pouchet of Merced, Cal,
has Invented a well-boring machine
that has many advantages, says \
Sflontilln A A??w*?%*r ?? !? 1
clpal objects which the invention has
In view are to provide a platform sus
ponded upon a boring rod to assist
in sinking the same; to provide means
for regulating the amount of weight
applied to the boring rod; to provido
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Well Boring Machine.
a rotary head for the boring roil, suitably
mounted in the structure of tho
platform, to be operated from tho
platform; and to provide a guiding ;
structure for controlling the path of
the bead of the boring rod.
PROPPING UP HOT-BED SASH
Much Time and Temper May Be
Gaved by Providing Number of
Notched Holders Illustrated.
The usual method of propping up j
the sash of a hot bed with a board,
..tin, iiw. ? ?
...... iik iiviiiwk' <11 11 ii1111ii^ ii(j another
longer or shorter hoard when it
Is desired t<> raise or lower the sash, !
may he avoided hy providing a number
of the notched holders shown in '
ttee illustration, says Farm I'rcss.
These ar<* cut the length to equal
the greatest height you will ever .
raise the sash and on one edge a <
I number of notches are cut. cacli three
inches apart and at least two inches
deep.
With these you can easily raise or
lower the sash in an instant, without
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Prop for Hot-Bed Sash.
wasting time hunting for other
hoards; also with the assurance that
tin! sash will not fall hy the inso' 1
curity of the usual prop.
Baling Straw.
In the northern states, and in other
parts of the country as well, a Ki'eat t
deal (if straw is being baled. Considerable
of it will be used for footling
purposes. If baled when bright
it can bo kopt in good condition and
I lie ehaff also will be paved. The
chaff lias the best feeding value ol
(he straw.
r-i Rotes
Drainage pays and pays well.
Corn robs the soil of its richness. '
There is prodt in raisin;; high grade
6c od.
Kali plowing for spring planting'
needs no packing
Hoots will not thrive in a soil that
is dellcient in humus.
All decaying cablngo should he
dug up and destroyed.
Fortunately there Is very little soft
corn In tho country this year.
An acre of 12-inch ice usually will
provide a harvest of 1,000 tons.
Fed with corn, alfalfa produces
larger gains than any oilier food.
Thh ll??? 'it/I ?'???" '
around the tender vines and bushes. :
The gasoline horse Is certainly the ,
jack of all trades on the progressive 1
farm.
The temptation to sell alfalfa Is almost
Irresistible because of the high
prices received for it.
Tho best investments that any
farmer can make with his surplus
money is putting it into farm Improvements.
Alfalfa in i?s younger growth is a
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delicate plant and, as a general rule,
it Is best to favor It in every way until
I) is well established.
The principal waste Is in the corn
Holds where the leaves and stalk arc
not saved. The silo provides the
economical means of saving these.
To get the greatest benefits from
.1 given amount of manure it ought
to be scattered thin, and tho best
way to do it Is by using a manuro
spreader.
Tho largest beet snuar fnctnrv in
the I'nlted States Is nt Hpreckles,
Cal., which has a capacity of sIIcIhk
3,000 tons of beots per day, equal to
100 carloads of thirty tons each.
GAVE UP BUSINESS.
So Weak He Could Not Work.
Philip Huber, 351 Cummunlpaw St.,
Jersey City, N. J., says: "Three years
(ago I was compelled to sell iny business.
Kidney trouble had made me so
slok_ that for eight
g-w months I was too
vL-u ?K /m weak to work and alh
7 >? N most too miserable to
$ live. 1 began using
^ Doan's Kidney Pills
nt tliat critical perlod
and the results
were beyond my expectations.
I liavo
bought back my business and occa
Blonally work 18 hours ?i day without
111 effect. Doan's Kidney Pills have
tnade this possible and I cannot recommend
them too highly."
Remember tho name?Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Benny on Benevolence.
Benevolence is a great thing. When
you have benevolence you cannot rest
lintil you do something to make other
people feel grateful to you. The other
day my uiniuina went up into the attic
to find a lot of old clothes to give
to poor peoplo who could not afford to
buy any clothos for themselves. While
felio was hunting around she found a
gold-headed cane worth $25 that
grandpa had put up there IS years
ago, and forgot all about. Thus we
see, dear friends, benevolence brings
Its own reward,?Henny.
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Lady Uses Tettcrine l-or Ecaema.
ICilgar Springs, Mo.. July l.">, toos.
The ICcKi'Hih on my faee usually flpppnr:<
in the spring and your salve always helps
it. I use no other preparation but T> ttetine
anil Unit it superior to any on tin;
market. Respect ftiMv,
KNIe M. ,lu?lvine
Tetterine cures Kezenia. Tetter. Itching
Piles, Iting Worm and every form of
Sealp and_Skin Disease. Tetterlne 60c;
leuprinu Soap At rlru?i;lsts or t?>
mall direct from The Shuptrtne Co.. Savannah,
rju
fl'ltli ovcry mall oi<1?m* for IVttorlne \v>>
srivp a box of Shuptrlnc's 10o I,lver I'ills
free.
Some Consolation.
Mrs. Gramercy?My husband la
anxious to Ret rid of inc.
Mrs. Park?Don't cry, dear. In that
case ho won't hagglo over the all
niuny.?aiuari aec.
THEIR FATE.
Mrs. Crow?William, have you ever
stopped to think what will bccomc of
nci ?'hrtn \?**? axa nl/lO
\io II IIVII ?? ^ ill V U1U .
Mr. Crow?Oh! I supposo wee'll
wind tip as quail on toast at some table
d'hote* restaurant.
YOUR STOMACH FEELS FINE.
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Sourness, Gas
and All Stomach Misery Ended
in Five Minutes.
This harmless preparation will
promptlv digest anything you eat ami
overcome .1 sick, tour, gasay or out-olorder
stomach within live minutes.
If your meals don't tit comfortably,
or what you eat lies like u lump of
load in your stomach, or if you havj
heartburn,that is a sign of Indigestion.
('.ft, from any drug rtoro bore In
town a f?o c< hi case of Pape's Diapeps
in and take a dose just as soon as
you can. There i!i bo no sour risings,
no belching of undigested food
jni.ved with acid, no stomach gas or
imwi mum, niimess or neavy iceimg
5a tln> stomach. Nausea, Debilitating
Headaches, Dizziness or Intestinal
griping. This will all go. and, besides,
there will be no sour food left over
t:i the stomach to noison your breath
with nauseous odors.
Tape's Diapepsin is a certain regulator
for out-of-order stomachs, and besides
it takes hold of your food and
digests jt. just the samo as if jour
stomach wasn't there.
These large 50-ccnt cases contain
more than sufficient to thoroughly
cu/e any case of Dyspepsia, Indigos
tion or any other stomach disorder.
Remember, if your stomach feels
o.it of order and uncomfortable now,
* ou can get relief in live, minutes by
taking a little Diapcpsin.
The Big Show.
The personally conducted tourists
wort; viewing the Kgyptinn pyramids.
"(loodness gracious!" ejaculated
Mrs. Newrocks, "it must have cost a
pile of money to build them."
"Surest thing you know," said Mr.
Newrocks; "hut don't imagine for a
moment tha* nv one tourist agency
stood for fit the expense?it was
probably a j. < kpot affulr!"
Anyway 10vo never had occasion to
marry Adam by asking two or threo
times a day if she was the only woman
ho ever loved.
RU1
B|B1 1
EIKhEpMBP
Beoauso of thoi
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I RED CROSS SEAL IN HISTORY I
First Used During the American Civil
War?Now an Aid in Fighting
Tuberculosis.
Red Cross Christmas seals date
back In their origin to "charity
stamps." first used for the soldiers'
relief funds in Boston in 18G2, during
the Civil wnr A f t <? r tlio wnr tliia I
! method of raising money was dlscon!
tinned In thi.s country for a generaj
(ion, although it found vogue in TorI
tugal, Switzerland, Australia, France,
I Spain, Denmark, Norway, Russia,
j Sweden and other European conntries.
There arc now several hun|
dred different types of charity stamps
I used in all parts of the world.
Stamps or seals were tirst used to
; got money for the anti tuberculosis
I V. III IWIVV1IJ Ullll DWKUeil 111 I
] 1004. After being used in those connj
trios for three years, as a direct rej
suit of the interest of Jacob Hlis in >
| this movement, tho Delaware Anti- i
I Tuberculosis association, headed by j
1 Miss Kinilv I'. Hissell, and tho Red
I Cross society of Delaware combined
I in issuing a tuberculosis stamp. So
! successful was tliis campaign that
j nearly ?.'i.000 was realized, and the
next year, in 1008. the American Red
Cross "was Induced to issue a national
Kod Cross tubereulo is slnmp. From
this snle, $ 1wa? realized, that
amount hclng almost doubled in 1009.
I This year, for (lie first lime, the sale
i Is organized on a comprehensive
| basis, lahin^ In ail parts of the
1'nited States. A million for tuber'
culo:-ls work is confidently expected.
Putting in the Time.
\ ir/Ui t l.nn > ii '? " "? ?
.. limn V?.\n i'.i?ai;HH; ;i Reiloral
man and telling him what ho
wanted him to do "You will have to
clean tho windows and tlio hoots and
tho knives and go messages. chop
wood, cut short grass, mind the horse
and pony, look after tlie garden and
keep tho house supplied with vcrc
tames and (lo any odd job that is required
and if suitable you will get
ten shillings a week."
"Is (here any clay In tho garden?"
asked the man.
"What makes you ask that?" asked
the gentleman.
"I was thinking I could make bricks
! in my spare time," said the man.
Ancient City Modernized.
Tarsus, the ancient city in Asia Minor,
where the apostle Paul was born,
is now illuminated by electricity. The
power is taken from the Oydnus river.
: There are now in Tarsus 4f>0 electric
1 street lights and about <"?00 incandes
i <-111 liglllK nil' I'l l VIIU! use.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every lottio of
('ASTORIA, ii i iil? and sure remedy fur
: infants and children, and see that it
Signature
In TTso For Over i{(> Years.
The Kind You Have Always lion&ht.
As Time P.isses.
"Before you were married you used
to send your wife flowers."
' "Yes," replied Mr. Meokton. "Now
it takes a diamond necklace to make
hor as enthusiastic as she used to he
over a livi-dollar hun 'li of roses."
TO I>KI\ i: <U T M A I.Mil \
\M) 111 III) i I' TIM' SVSTIM
Takf* t ln> < >1 t Maiulanl i.hoVK'S TA^TKLK^S
i HILL loMf. V?ai kiinw wlai ycm an* taking.
TIi.* formula 1 J plain.\ j? n!i-<l ?'11 i?v??ry hotiv, :
Mxivlfitc ? ts dimply C^uiii r and I r<?: i ill a tash-los*
t??rm I'lh Villi:""- ?I ftvt*s ??nl 11i?? malaria
ai.'l tin* Iron hulltls lip ilu? stMciii. buhl uy all
, ilralrr* for oU >rars. P'lro .AJ c? v\s.
A Meritorious Act.
Mr. Cynic?Toll me oho thing you
ovor t'ia for your fellow men?
Mr. Optim This morning 1 kicked
' ft bunuLVa pool off a Kidewalk -^Judgo. i
I v routs nfid (. II II?
Hicks' c*i' iiim: I* tin- lif.i mndly r?
Ji# vt llif ii'Miii.' Alnl fi,vi*rlf.liin'f-M iMiirs liio
Co'il nr I rt'-ilori'H norniii) <'(iiiiMii?iiH. I: *
li>|iil<) < lfc 'ts liiuncdlully. lOt'., "5c,, uinl oia;
At ilHIK s?l>ivu.
Severe Punishment.
IU llo And did you make her <:it
her ov. n words?
Hculnh?Kn I 'cm? I niado her
Rftcherlzc 'cm.
Thousand* of countrv people kno\c that
ill time of muMcii iiii.^li-ii> or accident
11 nilins Wi/ard Oil is tin* I '<t sulisti
nit!- for ilio family !< i'!or. Tin' i-, wliy
it is to often foun<l upon tin- shelf.
Ft is no use sighing to be a sun if
you an* not burning the littlo lamp
you have.
Constipation c niws many serious di?oases.
it is thoroughly cured by l>r.
Pierre'- Plea*ant Pellet*. One i laxative,
tlll'ee for cathartic.
There ran ho no bonding in worship
without stooping in service.
I
TAKE A DOSE OF
piSO'gJ
M&. THf BEST MEDICINE
Mor COUGHS fj COUPS '
PUTNAM
Coin# HAAdft hrlflhtur ftnrt faatftr r-Alrtra IKat/ ?nw a
am oarmenf without ripping ?p?ri. Wnto lor tree boot
Shrinking from suffering may bo
fleeing from strength.
Mrs. Wlnelow'a Soothing Hyrtip for Children
teething, softens tho gums, rcduces lnflamiim
tlon, nllnys pain, euren wind colic, 25o a bottle.
It's easy making money and hard
mastering It.
so ugly, grizzly, gray hairs. Use " LA
MLINY
Eminent Doctors fit
FOR FULLEST MEDICAL I
If you nro in doubt as to {lie cmi
of medical advice, address a loiter to
isls, and they will send you an cxamin
and return to them. 'J'hey will the:
what to do, absolutely free of charge
any obligation to them, and they will
their advice. Jf they prescribe Mun
take the treatment, it goes with a
refunded.
Address Munyon's Doctors, Mun;
Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
J Wouseho!
71 THE ALLBN
THE HANDY, I
is specially soJc
home. Saves to<
not break. Does
Dealur-. Evenrwhera
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THE MALARI
If the mosquito were as big
the air like a gigantic death-br
of a mosquito sows the gcrtr
multiply with wonderful rapic
fever with other forms of malai
and sap the strength.
It is the modern malaria i
antidote for malaria poiaor.u
quenches the fi ver fires. It
consequenccs of the disease,
helpful healing work of OX!H
rpvifnli*7^c fl>r* ^
.v , k->j oivi 11 v ? ni u.iu
etomac.h, bowels, liver and k
body on a fighting footing; of s
1 he tonic qualities ol O?
medicine for all weak, run doi
the beat body-building tonic i
SQc at You:
P A TTO N" - WO U R11 AM I) !< L" (
People W
Indoors Willi
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quickly gives heat, an'! with one fi'Iirp >f
without smoke or smell. HasnuiomaU
prevents the wick from bcin^ turned hi.uii t
and drop back so the wick can be quickly c
It lus a damper top and a cool har..!lc
of oil in the font. The iilkr-cap does not
like a cork in a bottle, and is attached to tii
The burner body or r.aMery cannot bee
. .. tv.iifiiiivinMl, IIIIU ttMlNCljUV nii\ , I! C
instant for rew icking. 1 he Perfection i r:
durable, well-made, built for scrvicc, a::d
Dta.fts Bvtr^whtrt. /' rrf it yu*
w_^.Tn/jtt'sl cy
Standard Gil
FADELE!
Iher die. One 10c oackaofl color* all fiben. Tlieydyoin
ilet?How to Dye. Hleach and Mi* Colofs. M O MHO C
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EXAMINATION BY NAIL
so of your disease, or foci Hie n^od
Munyon's stair of eminent, special lation
blank, M'liich you will fill out
n diagnose your ease and tell you
x <.'u mi nui puii juuisni unucr
not feel hurt if you do not follow
yen's llemodics and you dceido lo
;uaranteo of satisfaction or money
ron's Laboratories, 53d & Jcflorsoti
d Lubricant
AROUND ORE.
EVER-READY TIN OILER
>cted for any need ?n the
ols from rusting. Can cannot
gum or become rancid.
Standard oil company
(Incorporated)
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A MONSTER
as it is bacl, it would darken
eathing dragon. Each sting
is of malaria. These germs
lily. 1 hen come chills and
ria thah linrl#?rtniM#? flw liIlk. i'
?a bottle proves. 1
nedicine and the one sure
it kills the chills. It:
stamps out the cause ancl
1 hat's only the beginning of
>INE. It builds up the body,
the blood, tones up the
ichuy:;. OXIDINIZ, puti the
uperb health.
I
\IDINh maLe it I1 c best
rvn, thin, palo persons. It is
noncy can buy.
r Dealer's
CO., Mfj. .. I);,Tcsr:
IftO W G?iC
r t.'a MLPJ tTifc rm
stresses, watch-makers, artr
a U gh t s m c n, a p. d m any o t h c r s,
t properly handle their tools
old, stiff hands. Many a lost
>r two on cold v inter morn:sults
from the c!j:aycd heat
:iace or stove.
> i Vrr vf*t sn O if *
* v? . v wtAWll V..' J* A Ullltl ill
minutes wives the tempera:at
assures the worker \v.,rm
and pliable muscles. The
J?WOS4E:jl?:S?S ^
colutcly smokeless and odorless
the font Uirr.s steadily for r.ine hottra,
c-lockinff liamc spreader which
nough to ^iuokc, and is easy to remove
ilearicd.
. Indie ; : always rhow~ the amount
need to in scrcwtd down ; it is put in
c font by a chain, and cannot get lost,
otnc wedred, becavisc of a new device
ii always :> easily unscrewed in tin
i'lit!ic?i i i japan or nickel, is strong,
yet li[;l!t anJ ornamental.
S~S DYES'
cold water brtter lhan any other drs. You can dra
f) ft U G CO., Oitfncy, lltlnolx.
AXLE GREASE
Keeps the spindle bright nnd
fr<r from grit. Try a l>ox.
^ Sold hy dealers everywhere.
| STANDARD OIL CO.
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