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FEW SUGGESTIONS South Dev South De voa cattle are leaping Int bine the dual capacity of milk and bee cow giving from 60 to 65 pounds of mi buttf-r fat from 4. to 4.30. They also r 22 months to 24 months very often tur weight). The shapeliness of the breed (By L. M. BENNINGTON.) Never allow the milk to stand a mo ment longer than ls absolutely neces sary after the cream has been taken from it through the separator. Set ithe cream in cold water and stir until all the animal heat has been removed. Always cool milk in the summer and winter just the same and never on any ?count mix the morning and evening (milk. If you must use the old-fashioned crocks keep them covered every mo pent in which they contain milk. The New England farmer gets from 2 to 3 cents per quart more for the .best class of milk than western farm ers. This IK due almost entirely to ?the fact that the eastern men pursue ?better dalry methods than we of the fwest. ' The dairyman that cannot make an [average net profit of from $35 to $50 per cow every year ought to get out of (the business. The first-class dairy [man will do much better than that. Nobody will deny that dairying ls [hard work, but lt brings in the cash and brings it every month. Any man who owns five good cows land sells butter cannot afford to be rwithout a separator. A separator will secure more butter [Tat from a berd of 10 cows thau can (be obtained even by the very best fmethods of raising cream by gravita tion-enough more we Bhould say to jay for itself the first year. The separator not only saves more lof the butter fat but makes it easier to make good butter. : The separator leaves the sklmmilk In better shape tor feeding to calves (and pigs than the ordinary sklmmilk. Read, think, question your neigh bors the boys and the hired mau. Find out what other, people think about ?_ COMMON SENSE FOU Pure-Bred China Few things are more displeasing fthan to see a lot of heterogeneous pigs following an old scrub BOW around fthe farm. They are unsatisfactory to the feed Hot and unprofitable to the farmer. There is no good excuse for keeping tscmb sows. The brood sow should Ibe large, rooriy and stand well on ?her toes. The shoulders should be 'smooth and deep, back wide and tollghtly arched. There should be am ple room for heart and lungs provided ' A poor milkman will soon spoil a ?good milk cow. . ? . ' Good molasses is an excellent food itonic for stock. . . . j Give those fall pigs every possible [chance these days. . . . I It takes good soil and good farming Ito raise a mortgage. I i . . . j More money for the cattle win as [sure more cattle for the money. . . . No sheep breeder ever lost money, ry paying a fair price for a thorough i good breeding ram. . . . Sam Saxon says that a male has jfcout 1.000 poonda of wiH power. A larger mule bas more. . . . The best remedy for disease ls to take such good care of your fowls that tfcay wtS atf beeaose AU eased. FOR THE DAIRYMAN ron Cattle. 0 fame In England, because they com if. They arc heavy milkers, a good Ik in-24 hours, with a percentage of nature at an early date. Steers from n the scale at from 700 to 750 (dead 1 will be realized from the illustration I farm work and then test their knowl edge by your own experiments. That sort of farming ia way ahead of the guesswork. No man can call himself a good far mer until he has acquired the knack of buying and selling. Our experience ls that nine out of ten orchard failures are due entirely to the unskilled management or lazi ness of the owner. While fruit, par ticularly apples and peaches, require less labor and attention than any oth er farm crop, value considered, it ls nearly always the most neglected. People who expect a reward for kindness are often embittered by their failure to receive it But a real kind ness, one without a string to it, always help seems to be this: Those men brings its own reward. The trouble with American farm worth having are hustling on a place ot their own or are away at college getting grounded In twentieth century methods of agriculture. Those who are content to work under a boss for any length of tijae are generally not the best of help. The way to make haste with the farm work is to get completely ready for it before starting and then push it wittout Interruption. Begin in time to keep everlastingly at it until corn plated. Farmers who sell vegetables, milk and fruit direct to the city customers are often tempted to cut prices to get business from a competitor. Don't do lt Better improve the quality of your stuff or put lt up in more attrac tive packages. The best will always bring top prices and when price-cut ting begins it is hard to stop. Then, too, do not forget that the only person benefited is the buyer while both your competitor and you are the losers. ND IN THE HOG LOT i Poland Hogs. by a wide and deep chest well sprang ribs and straight, ?eep sides a deep roomy body from end to end. The sow should show quality, hut not at the expense of constitution and vigor. When a sow has shown herself to be a prolific breeder she should ba retained as long as her reproductiva powers are maintain ad. Large, well developed sows will bring more and better pigs than young undevefoped sows.-A. J. L. A little mustard seed la a fins thine for moulting fowls. . . . Speaking of farm clubs, th? milk stool is the least profitable. ooo A lazy man has no business In the poultry business. Neither has a lazy hen. . . . There is good muscle and bone in skimmed milk. Give the calves a chance to get it out e . 9 No drafts In the poultry house at night should be allowed. Ventilation 1 must come some other way. . . . Remember that scrubbing the milk cans, inside or out with harsh, gritty i substances, wears off the tin and soon spoils them. . . . It ts not always tba high-priced birds that are ths beet for the farm flock, but healthy, vigorous hirds oro cheapest at any price. . e . Dirty, moist potatoes do wot keep as well as clean, dry oats. Non? should be left lying aa 60s of tba ground over night HUMOR IS FOUND IN ADVERTISING Desire to Draw Trade Crops Out in Unexpected Places and at Odd Times. Undoubtedly a real genius bs respon sible for the pronunciamento that it takes a rich man to draw a check, a pretty girl to draw attention, a horse to draw a cart, a mustard plaster to j draw the skin, a toper to draw a cork, j a free lunch to day a crowd, and an ! advertisement to draw trade. It ls along this latter line, for the purpose of drawing trade, that a news paper exclusively for beggars is pub lished in Paris. Its columns are filled with notices of funerals, baptisms, weddings and other social and public events calculated to guarantee gen erous responses to pathetic appeal? from the beggars who, thus apprised, flock to the sceiip of the functions, night or day. A choice sample of humor in adver tising is furnished by the notice of dissolution of a disastrous business venture between two gentlemen ol color lu the south. The following bon mot for Insertion in the local paper j was penned by the survivor of the wreck. "De copartnership heretofore re sisting twixt Mose Skinner en me am dis day resolved. Dem what owes de firm will mettle wid me, en dem what de firm owes will settle wid Mose." About the last place in which one would look for advertising is the churchyard, but it has been demon strated that even there ali is fish that comes to the net of the far-reaching advertiser. It is recorded of a cer tain shopkeeper possessing a grim sense of humor that he had his grave dug and a tombstone erected at itt head some years before his death. Ot the marble he caused to be Inscribed: "Here Iles John Emerson, the Best Hatter in Ohio." A Canadian firm went this one bet ter. The senior partner having pass ed to his reward, his business associ ates erected a monument to his mern ory. The tombstone bore these words: "Here lies Abram Stokes, founder o' the firm of Stokes, Stokes & Co., whe for many years have manufactured pickles and bottled fruits. Best _oi all and without a rival." For her late husband a grief strick eu widow across the ocean put up a stone with this touching inscription upon it: "Here lies-, dear depart cd husband of -, who now carrier on his business of general outfitter and always gives good value; termt cash." Bill Nye, the lamented provoker ol smiles, once had a cow to sell, or pro fessed to have, and he advertised the animal In this manner: "Owing to my Ul health, I will sell at my residence in the township 19, range 18, acording to the government survey, one plush raspberry cow, giv ing milk frequently. To a man who does not fear death In any form she would be a great boon. She is very much attached to her present home with a stay chain, but she will be sold to anyone who will treat her right. She is one-fourth Shorthorn and three fourths hyena. I will also throw in a double-barreled shotgun, which goes with her. In May she usually goes away for a week or two and returns with a tall red calf with wobbly legs. Her name is Rose. I would rather sell to a non-resident" In the want columns of au English newspaper not long since appeared, the following notice: "Widower, living re tired, without encumbrance, would like to correspond with lady about forty, with small means, with one leg pre ferred, with a view to an early mar? Hage." It ls to be regretted that tho advert? ser did not explain why he pre ferred a one-legged helpmate. Another Englishman In his home pa per boldly declared hie want ot a wife, "who must be quite dumb and deaf, at least fifty years ot age, and who hates musio, children, pet dogs and strong drink." City Will Advertise. Pasadena, Cal., will be well adver tised, both in the north and south, in the fall and winter months. At a re cent meeting of the board of trade directors it was decided to send sets j of tho latest Pasadena steropticon ! views to tho California development board, for exhibition at the board's lectures in the Ferry building, San Francisco. Similar sets will also be sent the Radnor World's Fair tour at Ban Antonio, Texas, the lectures be ing under the supervision of A L. Eshman. the president, and for the purpose of attracting large numbers of people to visit the Pacific coast during the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Frannclcco In 1911. j Difference Between Advertisers, The tyro waits until conditions are "right" for advertising before he be gins. The man who has made his lueeeas, and ls still making lt, used advertising as a force te make condi tions right. Therein Iles a big differ ence hi men which wiri explain many Moceases and nany failures. Miss Myrtle Cothrum, of Russel ville, Ala., says: "For nearly a year, I suf fered with terrible back ache, pains in my limbs, and my head ached nearly all the time. Our family doctor treated me, but only gave me temporary relief. I was certainly in bad health. My school teacher advised me to TAKE The Woman's Tonic I took two bottles, in all, and was cured. I shall always praise Cardui to sick and suffering wo men." If you suffer from pains peculiar to weak women, such as head ache, backache, or other symptoms of womanly trouble, or if you merely need a tonic for that tired, nervous, worn-out feel ing, try Cardui. B-65 Thef?utfi's Companion No Present like it for any one in any home at any price. Give it to v hom you will, j on will find all the family look ing for iL It is more than 52 numbers filled with delight ful reading-it is an influence for all that is best in home and American life. 52 times ajrear - not iZ I Cftri?tmag Coupon ? I Cut this ont and send it with $2.00 jj jj for The Companion for 1914, and g I we will send FREE all the issues | for the remaining weeks of 1913 jj and The Companion Practical Home Calendar for 1914. L THE YOUTH'S COMPAMON J 144 Borkele? Str?dt ^^^^^^ Bolton, Man. ^^jp^ Subscriptions Received at this Office * SM Our Fta?r Comb in? tim Offer Ebrvfcsra Ginning Notice, We notify our patrons that or Ginnery will close down from Di :ember SS to 88; and commencin December 30th we will gin onl. i vo days in the we*k, Tuesday am F iday. Beaver Dam Mill. NOTICE TO FARMERS: The Charlotte Semi-Weekly Ob server is the only newspaper in the South that allows farmers to adver tise free of charge, and The Semi Weekly Observer prints all the news that's fit to print. Do you want anything? Have you anything to sell. Send your advertisement and it will be published three times free of charge and you will get the paper two weeks FREE. Address, The Charlotte Semi-Weekly Observer, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Cores OU Sores, Otter Remedies Won't Cora; fbe wort) t CM es, no matter of ho? lon z steading, are cered by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Act?aep?c Heilte* On. It relfeTM Pad? nd HCds ?t UK MM time. 53c. 50c, (XJXj te vents Worry and Fear T THE LAST MOMENT it was necessary to postpone the visit to relatives in a distant city. Any thing short of a full explanation would cause worry and fear. What could be done? The Long Distance Bell Telephone solved the problem. A personal talk cleared up the sit uation, dispelled worry and completed plans for a visit at a later date. In every day, personal affairs the Long Dis tance Bell Telephone can save you worry, incon venience and loss of time. Why not try it? By the way, have yon a Bell Telephone? SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE ig?# AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Don't Read If not interested. Bat you are obliged to he interested where mon ey is to be saved in the purchase of necessities of life both for your self and livestock We are now in our warehouse, comer of Fenwick I and Cumming streets, two blocks from the Union Passenger Station where we have the most modern warehouse in Augusta with floor space of 24,800 squa.e feet ard it is literally packed with Groceries and feeds from ce lar to roof. Our stock must be seen to be appre ciated. Our expenses are at least $450.00 a month less since discon tinuing our store at 863 Broad street, and as goods are unloaded from cars to warehevse, we are in a position to name very close prices If you really want the worth of your money see or write us ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Augusta, Ga. Farm Land-Bargainjs^ 50,000acres of improved and unimproved landsat pri?es that will sell lera. Tbene lands are situated in "Wire-Grass Georgia" the best farra ii section in the state. No terracing and no Irrigation. 202k aeren, ?5 und?*r cultivation, 85 acres fenced, mostly wire, 55 eared, not broke. Near three churches, good school; OD one public ad and nearing another. Good 4-rooin frame house, two fire pl&cis, .od barn and good well. 10 miles to 1 w ? good markets. Rents for 1U0 cash per year. Will sell for $15 per acre cash. 175 acr-H, one and one half miles from Lumber City, Ga.; 90 acres eared, stumped an<l under cultivation; extra gocd 4-room house, two e places; good bini; jrood well also npring on place. 130 pecan trees ree yean* o?d and all under g?od wire fence. For quisk sale will take io per acre. Th?-e lands have food oliy snb-aoil and we have a number of others hicli we can not describe in this space. If these do not suityou let us .ar fmm yon and we will give you further information. If not as rep ented will pay your railroad tare. A. J. Wismer & Co. Lumber City, Georgia. FIRE INSURANCE E. J. NORRIS, Agent Edgefield, South Carolina Representing the HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, of New York, and the old HARTFORD, of Hartford, Connecticut. The HOME has a greater Capital and Surplus combined than any other company. The HARTFORD is the leading com pany of the World, doing a greater Fire business than any other Co. See Insurance Reports PRUDENTIAL LIFE "HAS THE STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR." E. J. Norris, FiRE AND UFE INSURANCE.