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TRAINING COLLIE DOGS Unfailing Source of Help and Sat isfaction to Farmer. [First Essential in Breaking Animal for j Any Purpose Is to Teach Him to Mind-Pup Learns Quickly What ls Wanted. ! ; Upon farms where stock is kept, a (well-broken collie dog is an unfailing jsource of help and satisfaction, while ;an unbroken, untrained dog is a con tinual nuisance. In handling stock 'with a dog, it is important that the dog :be well-trained, ?md that great care ;be exercised while the animals are igetting used to being managed by him. When those two conditions are ful filed it is surprising how easily and economically stock can be taken care of. The first essential In breaking a dog for any purpose ls to teach him to mind... Dogs are intelligent and af fectionate animals and are usually gratified to do the will of their master. If possible, an animal should be brok en to mind without fear of punish Friend of Any Farmer. iment In breaking dogs to handle ?stock lt Is a great advantage to have stock that ls used to being driven by .a dog, upon which to break, tho puppy. 'Stock that is not used to a dog is ?often easily frightened, or it may tight ithe dog. It is an excellent plan to have an .older and well-broken dog to assist in the training, as dogs are imitative. The puppy quickly learns what is -jwanted by association with the older ;dog. In training dogs avoid shouting. 'It is as easy to teach them to mind ?a single word or a whistle, and much ?more satisfactory, and remember that much more can be accomplished by kindness than harshness. TEST SEED WITHOUT CHARGE Department of Agriculture and State Laboratories Will Perform Work for Farmers. The seed laboratory of the United I States department of agriculture, and ?also the seed laboratories of many of ithe experiment stations of the state icolleges of agriculture, will make with !out charge tests of alfalfa seed and 'other seeds both for purity and ger mination. The test for purity deter jmlnes the percentage of pure seed ;and weed seeds, including dodder. Samples sent to the department should be addressed to the Seed Lab oratory. United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. The name and address of the seller, the ;year and place of growth, the price paid, and the name and address of the sender of the seed should ac company the sample in so far as this information can he given. SHED TO STORE THE MANURE Loss by Leaching When Exposed in Winter Amounts to Considerable Sum-Keep lt Covered. Chemical analysis made during five ! years at the Ohio experiment station ishow that barnyard manure loses about lone-half its potassium, one-third its nitrogen and one-fourth its phosphorus when exposed to the weather for three ?winter months. ? At prices prevailing before the Eu ropean war the fertility constituents lin a ton of manure would be worth ! about $2. The loss by leaching three : months would then amount to about SO ?cents. At the present cost of potash ;the loss would be nearly ??2 from this 'material alone. A shed to store thc .manure should pay for itself this win der. FEED VALUE OF SUGAR CORN ?Growers of Crop Give lt More Atten tion Than Ordinary Stover-Good Winter Stock Feed. Large growers of sugar corn think ; highly of the fodder derived from ?this crop and usually give lt more care ?and attention thau ordinary stover. Owing to the sugar It contains, lt ?is a good winter stock feed, since jsugar ls both fattening and heating. I Furthermore. If grown for the can Incry or the market trade, It Is apt j to carry a goodly measure of small > ears. Matured sweet corn possesses prac tically the same feeding value as field :corn. ?SHAPING UP A STRAW STACK ?Few Minutes Spent in Cleaning Up ; Will Be Well Paid For-Straw ls Valuable Property. i Every straw pile has quite a lot of 'straw strewn around the stack that 'will be covered up by snow and prac tically wasted If it is not taken care jof. This straw is worth money, and ;a few kours put in shaping up the ?stack and picking up the scattered [straw will be mighty well spenL Pittsburgh stogies have Rone up That's positively the Just straw 1 What's become of that old-fashioned custom-three square meals a day? If there is a shortage of cold weath er nobody will mind but the coal mun. The cost of high living has a good deal to do with the high cost of liv ing. So far, no vegetarian has offered a really acceptable substitute for tur key. Shoes may go up to ?20 a pair. In which event we may appear in rubber boots. First on the roll of honor In econo my bills of fare behold the meritorious lima bean. Miss Ruth Law takes pride in her well-earned reputation of being a flighty young thing. Ultra-fashionable clothes are to be cheaper, says n report. Then they can not be ul tra-fashionable. Platinum is up to SHH) i.n ounce and is going higher. The only consolation iu this is that we don't eat it. American readers of the war news cannot get over tho idea that Ancre is a queer way to spell anchor. Women may be able to dress rapid ly, but they never do. especially when their husbands are waiting for them. That women are to run the street cars in Paris Is ho excuse whatever for making remarks about the fare sex. Paris is to have women baggage agents, but it is doubtful if they will be uble to make the impression mee have. One reason why so many automo biles run all the time ls that the own er's family can't substitute gasoline for soup. Possibly tho multiplication of talking machines Is - ue to the demand of hu man conversationalists for peacemak ers. An army expert says military train ing will heln defectives. And we thought all the army wanted was the able-bodied. The way prices keep going up makes one wish that when Sir Isaac Newton invented gravitation he had made if a little stronger. Every foreign ruler hnving firmly an nounced that the war must go on, there's nothing for the people to do but make good. A university professor predicts a large number of meteors. Even the stars of this belligerent age have taken to shooting. The dnnce craze was said to be on the wane, but large numbers of gray haired old gentlemen are still uttend iug dancing schools. The starch trust is to be dissolved. The time may yt come when a man can hutton his laundered shirt without breaking his finger-nails: Why not get up n diet squad of your own and improve your health by eating moderately, wisely and eco nomically V Or do you? There is many a wife who regrets she didn't accept some other offer of marriage, and some other woman somewhere regrets it, too. The chief of the customs service ol' the tHeasury department has confirmed n widespread suspicion. Me says thal the customs service is inefficient The precocious kid who knows more than mother has easy sailing nowa days, but in the old-time that sort of thing was permanently cured after oue good walloping. If the university at Athens really had to close because the students in dulged tn a riot, it's the faculty's fault for not throwing a football into the melee and calling it recreation. A Minneapolis paper tells of a plan for shortening the Mississippi river by 200 miles. A lot of time and money might be saved by cutting it off ubout nine miles above St. Louis. The public has about made up its mind to accept "aviutrice" as the femi nine of "aviator," but calling a woman street car conductor a "conductress" still sticks in the craws of the purists. It Is announced that women's skirts next season will be lower in length and higher in price, but it is not ex plained why anyone considered it nec essary to announce the price ten dency. Rubber eyes have been put to prac tical use in Europe among wounded soldiers. In the American fashion zoue it's popularity would be limited to giv ing a much-needed rest to overworked necks. Some western meo have rented 32(1 acrc.i to be planted to benns mid the proceeds used in defraying their ex pense to Bee the next world series of ball gariies. Why nut each buy a hen : nd save the profits from the sale of <Jggs? . / r gttggftg Q Over-work, worry and tile constant strain of s business life are often a cause of much trouble. jj Dr. Miles5 Nervine is highly recommended for all Nervous disor jders. it is particularly invaluable to business [women. Regulate your, bowels by using DR. MILES' LIVER PILLS - IF FIRST BOTTLE, OR BOX, FAILS TO BENEFIT YOU, YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED.. I ? ????. - %e K?TCAM So Ions as our common humanity ia BO frail lt will bo necessary for men to keep forgiving, canceling debts, swallowing offended pride.-Frank Crane. ?A ?iM? SOUTHERN RICE DISHES. Ric? Is one of our most easily di gested foods, Is reasonably cheap, and should be more often served. Rice Stuffing for Fowls. - Brown one chopped onion in a ta blespoonful bf butter, and mix with it four cup fuls of bolled rice and a cupful of bread crumbs that have been mois tened In milk. Season with sage, parsley or any herbs desired ; add half ai pound of sausage meat br finely chopped pork ; salt and pepper to taste. Rice Griddle Cakes.-Boll half a cup ful of rice; when cold mix one quart of sweet milk, the yolks of four eggs and flour to make a stiff hatter; beat the whites to a froth, stir in a tea spoonful of soda and two of cream of tartar, add salt and fold in the stlfuy beaten whites of the eggs. Bake on a hot griddle; spread while hot with marmalade; sprinkle with sugar aud serve at once. Rice Croquettes.-Scald a pint of milk in a double boiler; add a half a cupful of well-washed rice. Cook until thick ; add the yolks of two eggs, half a teaspoonful of salt, and two tablespoonfuls of smrar. Remove from j the heat, heat smooth; add half a tea spoonful of vanilla or the grated rind] of hali a lemon. A bay leaf cooked | with the rice adds a line seasoning, which may he removed when the de sired flavor ls reached. Spread on a Hat dish and allow to chill. Sugar may he omitted if not liked. Rice With Eggs.-rut two table spoonfuls of salt, a tablespoonful of onion, and a half cupful of rice into a saucepan; st ir and cook until tin; rice is yellow, then add a cupful of stock Of any kind, and when the rice ls ten der stir in two or three eggs; when the eggs are cooked serve at once. Sea son willi salt anti paprika. This is a dish that is especially appetizing, makes a few eggs se; ve for four or i five, and is also econon leal. Any cold rice may be stirred into any muffin or gem hatter, or rice Im proves griddle cakes. With thin cream or top milk It is an ideal supper for children, plain boiled, i>ensoued with salt Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills. Engines, boilers, Supplies and Repairs, Porta ble, Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth. Files. Belts and Pipes, WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS. GINS and PRESS REPAIRS Try LOMBARD AUGUSTA. GA. i?R. f-JPTln? t SEE os? ii $> Th? Pins That Po Cure, to? fora?ta N?RVOUS ATTACKS. "I suffered with nervous at tacks and headaches. Then my livor got out of order and it seemed as though my whole system was upset. I com menced using Dr. Miles' Nerv ine and also took Dr. Miles' Liver l'ills and now I feel per fectly well in every way. My bowels also are in good shape now." MRS. AUGUSTA HEISER, 1149 Portland Ave., Rochester, N. Y, Southern Railway Company. Effective Dec. 10th 1016. Between Edgefield and..Aiken. Trains 109, 129, 107, jl08, 130 and 100-Ko change. Train 131 leave Edenfield 11:45 a. m., same as at present, time at Pine Ridtre Camp 1:05 p. m., ar rive Trenton 1:10 p. m., same as at present. Train Np. Ill leave Trenton ll: 15 a. m., Baynham 11:30 a. m., Eu. reka 11:40 a. m., Milledgeville ll: 50 a. m., Lakeview 11:55 a. m., Croft 12:20'p. m.. Pine Ridge Camp 12:35 p. m., arrive Aiken 12:45 p. m. Train No. 132 leave Aiken 1:25 p. m., same as at present. Arrive Trenton 2:15 p. ra.-No other chan ces. Train No. 110 leave Aiken 1:35 p. m., Pine Ridge Camp 1:39 p. m., Croft 1:50 p. m., Lakeview 1:57 p. m., Milledgeville 2:10 p. m., Eure ka 2:18 p. m., Baynham 2:26 p. m., Trenton 2:40 p. m., Park Hill 2:50 p. m. Arrive Edgefield 3:00 p. m. Schedule figures are shown as in formation and are not guaranteed. Fred R. McMillin, District Passenger Agent, 228 Eighth Street, Augusta, Ga. should be "nipped in the bud", for if allowed to run unchecked, serious results may follow. Numerous cases of consumption, pneu monia, and other fatal dis eases, can bc traced back to a cold. At the first sign of a cold, protect yourself by thoroughly cleansing your system with a few doses of THEQFORD'S the old reliable, vegetable liver powder. Mr. Chas. A. Ragland, o< Madison Heights, Va., says: "I have been using Thed ford's Black-Draught for stomach troubles, indiges tion, and colds, and find it to be the very best medicine 1 ever used. It makes an old man feel like a young one." Insist on Thedford's, the original and genuine. E-67 TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are warned not to hunt, fish or trespass in any man ner whatsoever on my Hnds. The law will be enforced against all persons-no exceptions made. Mrs. M. J. Norris. DR J. 8. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER P0ST0FT ICE Kc.-idcnce 'Phone 17-1?. Oitice 3. Augusta's Leading Jewelry Store We always carry a large assortment of Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Cut-Glass, Silverware, Gold and Silver Novelties. Our prices are reasonable. We also call attention to our repair ing department, having added machines I that facilitate the work in this depart ment. Let us put j our watch in first class condition. Call Upon Us ai Our New Store 980 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia J. C 'LEE, President F. E. Gibson, Sec. and Treas. FARMERS, MERCHANTS, BUILDERS, If you are going to build, remodel or repair, we invite your inquiries. COMPLETE HOUSE BILLS A SPECIALTY. We manufacture and deal in doors, sash, blinds stairs, interior trim, store fronts and fixtures, pews, pulpits, etc., rough and dressed lumber, lath, pine and cypress shingles, flooring, ceiling and siding. Distributing agents for Flintkote roofing Estimates cheerfully and carefully mane. Woodard Lumber Co. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, omer Roberts and Dugas Streets. Our Motto: SS Garrett & Calhoun . COTTON FACTORS 15 8th Street Georgia FARM LOANS! Long-Term Loans to Farmers a Specialty. Your farm land accepted as security WITHOUT ENDORSER o other COLLATERAL. Unlimited funds immediately available in der nominations of Three Hundred and up. Established 1892. JAMES FRANK & SON, Augasta, Ga. BARRETT & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS i Augusta Georgia