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o Agricultural ^ ^ Department Selecting and Saving Your Seed Corn. Noiv is the time t ? oUct .m i s v-' > < ur sett! com, be'ore it is gahend and hot s * I. Go into your li Ids and choose 'he be>? ear from s'aiks having two ears. Gather onlv uniform, well-filled ears, where die tips are well covered with grains and ihe grains have uniform lypo and the rows ol grains are close au?i run parallel. I' is u<?t the size so much as this unilorm, vigor ous, fruitful type that you wish to preserve. Seel selection is not the "whole thing," as many seem to stress, but it i-r a very important factor in securing large yields. So, all farmers wno wouia neuer ttieir condition shou'd avail themselves ol every help. It is very important that we do this kind of work; it indicates that thoroughness so essential to a high degree of sue cess We believe farmers outrht to get new seed from time to time, from those who make seed selection and breeding a specialty, but at the same time all farmers should take pains in the selection and care of seed on thvir own iarnu. We need to , raise our standard higher, in every feature of our farm man agement. Have a place for keeping seeds aud save all the best seed you can, of every sta- ( pie viri ty used upon your ] farms ?Southern Cultivator. Spurs lor Poultrymen i \ b t? i ? i - - - - * v/ut- guuuier 10ien turney nena | is enough. Do not keep loo many. ' A good flock of layers well < managed should bring in money every day, ami save the waste product about the farm. Guineas ought to appeal to the j lazy, siucethey need no protection and will thrive if they roost in trees all the year round. It is well, if one is s inclined; to raise both chickens and ducks, buljit is a serious mistake to feed and water them together. < At a single point in California. * at Petaluma, the prodnc'ion ol ! eges and poultry is said to have ' been worth $3,000,000 in a siiii.le year 1 Geese natuia ly pair oil, ' I u! it is practical to have two 1 gee^e for each gander, even ' if the gander mav show a preference for his real mate. < There are four things to con-id- ' er when working for winter eggs ' ?the birds, the feed, the house, ( and the weather. If the first 1 t.hrpp nro w.l?n' ilwn nmilii o. the la^t will not bo'h^r mu-li. In the South one ore it trouble ' is to keep i: r t s s d 'An Ki_ht it ' le-p, s 11 '1 It ive Kfes" to graze it * moi'.-. A11(>r thny arc a fewdav* ol-t. (r?'- R" a li i'OD.O a tie ir ra s- ' irm them e'ves a- i.nvthin?r on !, O 11 t he fat in. i S ufl'd dve liens will not lay , mnsli i o it-r th.n sf ufTo'l rleali n< s. < !iv la ers p) my toeat,'* but nit. o 'Item ex. rcise on'iuili to ket p in odcondi i io Hnv ar a mi blevarie vin li i i':o? . and ih":i gih.r in the euira. 1 *iit no f r.h m the t ii 'in tits of those ho c a m t ? kn w ho * to t< 11 tlw rex <fan g b .ookiim at it 'P ) ?:e r t"fit Wlieii any theory h t i s-id t lie a gut le for 'h<i' purp s , has ! rr in en ' h< ron.;iil v t sto I. M ha -| ' f,ti e ! t i make '.o "1 ? Pr --res i e 1"' ire ei. A Jeweler's fcxperlence (' It. Kluxer, l ie Jewel. r, 10??'? Vir- ' ginia Ave., Indianap 'lis, In'l., writ's: I was so wetk from kidney trouble tli.it I oonlil hardly walk a hundred hot. Four botli'H ot'Foley's Kidney K<mel\ cleared i my ooT.p'exion, cured my tx.-ka di and ' s the irregnla'itir s disanpeared, and I can 1 a now attend to business every day, and j | recommend Foley's Kulney itemcdy to all 1 i f uft'erorH, as i cured me after the- doctomj v and other remedies had failed s 1 1 HE LAN Some of the Many and Varied Uses to Which Salt is Put. (From tho Family Doctor) Salt oa 11 almost be regarded as a p-nacea, so many and vatied are i's We are told that it com es the pal i e and lurrei tongue, ;n d * g,r*de of sail and water is Often efficacious. A pinch ot salt ? u .'he tooRne, followed ten minutes afterward by a diink ot cold water, often cures a sink headache. It hardens i:ums, makes teeth white and sweeteni the breath. Cut (1 >\vers mav be kept fresh bv adding salt to the wa'er. Weak ankles should be rubbed with a solution ot sail, wa ler and alcohol. Bad colds, hay lever and kindred affections may be much re lieved by using tine dry salt like snuff. Dyspepsia, heartburn and in digestion are relieved by a cup of hot water in which a small spoonful of salt has been melted. Salt and water will sometimes revive an unconscious person when hurt it brandy or other remedies are not at hand. Hemorrhage tr<fm tooth pulling is stopped by tilling the mouth with sail and water. Many public speakers and singers use a wash of salt and water belore and alter using tlie voice, as it strengthens the organs of the throat Salt rubbed into the scalp or occasionally added to the water in washing prevents the hair tailing out. Feathers uncurled by damp weather are quickly dried by shaking over a fire in which salt Hi s D 'cn tnrown. Silt should always bo eaten with nuts, and a dessert fruit -alt should be specially made. Foley's Honey and Tar cores coughs ijuickly, strengthens the lungs and expels colds. Get the genuine in a yello.w package. s Keep Money in the Bank. The home of George Dyer, an industrious and thrifiy negro ol Allien^, (la., was burned a lew day- a-o. Dyer carried no insurance. Lie had $150, which ic had saved op, and this was urn* d with the building. This occurrence should loach ^o letsni s. Every hou-e should 3e m ured against lire, and a man should l-cp his money in ? ^an1'. It it n??c safe to keep m nicy troutid ihe h use on facouut of ;he temptation it. affords to burg... ......i ?i a<n nun iiiuo tuu lunr is ill W'H r lander of it beiim burned just adii netro's savings were burned n I Ami ? tiro in*-ur?nc? policy ill cos' onlv a lew cents a year n each hundred dollars' worih f p op'tty insured. ? Anderson Mail. Do not lot anyone ti ll you that something lsoisjust ns ooofl as 1 > ?VVi11*s Kiilnoy tnl 151.id.h r I ills 1). cause there isn't anyhing just as oood for weak haeje hack- i iche, rhcnniatie pains, inflammation of he bhi hh-r. or iii\ Knlnoy and Jflatliler iisonh r. a week's trial will convince on i! I hy I. 1'. .Maekey .v Co. w s To Extract a Splinter. *A"h"n ti oplitc r has been iv it <1 t*p in'o t'o hantl. i' < an x1 ra'-ii viihout p in *>y earn NtvtU lit' a w t le-nmu h? (I iff '0 ?Mft 'i wa i1)', p n e li itijuifi p " ' ?>v r t'l'- mou ' \ >t the tsotr' ami pr -;?< Mtthlb. ['ho s i 10 i v\ ill di i w I'm* II ' ii lown, a i I in a mimu'o or tw ? ho ateaai wi'! extri" t'e i Ini "r an i tiio n llamra iiimi wi I! li app ar. -Nov-nnbr Wi-maa'a lora'1 <! inpai ion. ?> - Saved Mis (toy's Life ' My three y?ar old boy Wiis bu lly c >nti|oit? l. had a hi^li fever an I win in all vr tu 1 condition I ?a\e him two dosea < ! '( ley's Orino Laxative an I the next mornti|^ the fevrr w\? gone and he wan entirely , n il. Foley'x Onno Lnxitive saved hia j ile." A Wolkush, CaHimer, Win s CASTER NEWS, OGTOE An Essential to It (From i ne Philadelphia l.ed^ei O;>?' m rnum a few weeks ago as a So'ith Jersey cntr t ry p' vhi cian wa- ''riying through a vi! l h-.? -aw ? man, lightly on dor 1 j ? influence oi iquor amusing a crowd o .-pectaion wit1' the unties <d i>i- tric^ d 'g The doctor pulled up and watid; ed ihe fun a while and then said ' \ly dear man. how d<> y< \ roua:-' t-) train vour doir til way? 1 cau\ teach mine a siu gle tn if." The mail ?ddre-9sd iookec up, and with that simple rustc look ri'pl.e i : 1 We . yeu see, it's this way you have to know more'u th? ifog or tou can'i le <rn bin nothing Farmers Wanted. W ANTED ?3 000 practica fuimers who would like lo owr homos of their own. The gov eminent has nearly 200,000 acre" of tand 'yi'tg under the various irrigation projects tliroughoui the Wert tor which water will bt available next season. The farm unit on these projects varies in mogt cases from 40 to Ml acres of irrigable land, depending upon location. In many sections a tract, of grazing land ha been included in the I arm un:l wherever practicable, briuginj. the total up to 100 acres. The only charge for thes* farms, besides the regular lam office fee for filing, is the actual cost of getting water to them and payment may be made ii .. .. I 11 . ?:.i dou mmum iiistnuiimiKH, \VI 1 IIOUI interest. These iirigation projects arc scattered over tlie entire aiic region, from Canada to the Mex ican line. Iu eomequence, evorj variety of crop grown in the tempera'e zone can be rained under them. If you would l.kt a fruit or dairy larm, a garden for market truck, a tract lor di versified larm, hoi: or poultry raising, just write to the S'atis iician ol tbe U. S. Reclamation Service, Washington, I). (\, lot part culars. DeWilt's Lit'lc Kiirly Risers, the fatuous littie liver pills 'l'hoy are small, sure, safe pills. Sold by ! F. Muekev a Co. w-i Notice Debtors and Creditors All persons Indebted to the estate o \V. T. Sll Mil ANK, deeeased, will niaki payment to me at once. Claims attains said estate should bo presented to me duly attested, within the time oresei itiee by law. MATTIK K. S11 KHAN K, <>< 1. 1", 1H0M?3-0-8. Administratrix. DR. J E. WELSH DENTIST Ofliee in Emmons Building op. jc sito Kir-t Natim al Bank. r . n -. s. I.ANCASTICK, S ('. L..-, 1 u\: MEN WHO CARE TO DRESS WELL The f:i-t thii" a man demands :> i is that tin y lit well, ami that th t -1 well. ho wants a stylish appearance and durability. S nil' shoe, have one of tinqualities . h i some anotln i -- the llarry Shoe ha- t ?ein all. The ltiriv .s a I :. >n in hie, t'Ci t t : :11in;, a 1 >'<>! ,t\ .i .11 ill.ir . it rh!i> .ill,! V??1 I > i|? in .a. ! let l.i ?!.' iv tlirnt \/J it AH l ..i iii'ns i -1 ft A&MM-iW Iwfir I 1ER 3l, I9Q8 ) .44 i . , . S : - . 4" ; > . i ' ' I YOU ARE CORDIALLY { ' '*" INVITED TO VISIT 1v. y : ? OUR UP-TO-DATE i|j : stoke .< .v.- . MOW. You can find the best :wg bargains in Clothing, ' |!j| Shoes. Hats and Gents ! ftlf! Furnishings we have ; ever had. We also ; I call your attention that we have some ;? handsome Dress Goods. Silks. Etc., left going at and below SI# ; K IT II COST | ; ft OUR MOTTO: If not satisfied money refunded. B ! WILLIAMSHUQHES CO.' 1 SITkr i ' Never before whh sue.h bargains put bef >ro the people of Baiy . KnJa Lancas'er a* are now bein^ otVered by the JlVoplisSupph CoJ To in a U? urn I r new i >!;.?, we are j: un^r to inn off our gflil k j Vjuj en!.re line > t .'!0 p.eh Clin Si I (- ?. a!i cdmiih ?' the rem irk- MM AjlgJAhlv !? \v priee ?>j per * a; AM ?< itli '>0- and 75c.MM \mj Just the ti>i; l for evening drpf.s. s nl waists. Bh| j^LR J list arr.ved, tin se new lnr?>s in hands aid er^ts for yjypP trimming ?l! kit d < of < : o i .u;i 11 . K r : and >tp5 very pr t?> for .V and 10c per > ard. Don't ftnit > sen these.m[|? \ '/j Wo now have on hand a lull line of those new silks foryjfjjB fjM a film t .". aists in st ipes and per-dans. No two alike. Lead MM | & [/, the style b.\ wearing one ol these. Hm \ /i We hImj have a nice line of taffetas for w aists, dresses,r||K] fji ^j etc.. and the satins f< j cunt linings and trimnntigs. 0R3 i! rriiTJ i > .i?'t forget we ar.- ( ll'erinp our entire line of 54 inchjfoW vj| /jf broadcloths, suitable for sirts unci cloaks, worth 1.00 andM V vHitd ?) ir <1 r.-h-i hIh ocb .. complete. 'Tis u pleasure for us B I to siinvv you and . :km! 'or you to look at our oretry new m V 3 lire ;s fabric* in all tl:o new stripes mixtures and plain I^j| IMjwg it ur Notion 1> p idnsent *( have those new covered RM .ijfcl but ons wit; m t >1 . |ge, so much wanted rnr trimming.g|fl vfl/. All c dors an ! ? i/'-ri. A bo a complete lined b ends, braids jUlm ^jjp and folds for trimming. Kvi-rythug n< w in lr Irs. pins and ICome and Seel 1 | FOR YOURSELVES. Hi v| i 1000 yard* of yard wide Sea Ialaud at 5<; per yard. Hn9 ?' A We pt'll have Rome of that (iinghaniR auitable for achoolfij * 2 dresses and waists. Regular 10c value for 5.; per yard. 'A\,A 1 Peoples Supply Co. 1 *