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rm Health Was Shattered South Boston Woman Tells How She Suffered Before _ Doan’s Cured Her. J V ; **I was in awful shape from kidney disease," says Mrs. W. F. Ste'rritt*, 767 Dorchester Aye., South Boston, Mass. “My heajth was shattered and 1 would often' fall' ia a heap. Had someone stabbed me in (he back with a knife, the pains could not have keen wopgtfT ft < " “I lost thirty Bsrflnds, was terribly/'xieYvous and could/not dp- my jS house^fk. Fainting M i*'/' epe]is came on^ and,-tiny \\& icet and limbs swelled fpifrCs' s6 badly I coulrin-'t wear sacs eyes, (Special 'Information -Service, United Stlitea l>ei>a.rtiiri«nt of .Agriculture.* HIGHWAYS TO HELP US WIN MORE WOOL FOR UNCLE SAM No More bnportant factor in Winning War Than Good Roads—Interest Shown in Southwest. TTYTi rmTT It would be a ditlii iilt hiatter bo es timate. the advantages of stale juid; f/H** terstiite highways. Public highways are .now being/ lori-iied" and built in t most-stales_ > o£ J ’he -"SoulInvest and the Interest t hese 1i:i\ e contributed to good rofids is of ini-|nehs(«, bonldit to, loe.iuL, coinmuiiitiv s, i Huntit*s, and States, The , highways, it is understood, will comicn states, count it s in states and form a Visiting Marines Made Victims of Soldiers' Joke W AXITTTiTm\ —Thor.« 'was a baseball game at tl\e JTorldu avenue-military reservation betwi-i-n tljre Camp-Meigs hoys and the marines, from Qniui- tlco; If wa s a gala day."'.Ml the- marines earnc.lo ttmn to see the-game, and each marine had a girl on his arm. .- , • . . - 1' Just within life gate-fo the ramp, ' w ' ' j ammm and fo orp' siile. of jtljt-guardhouse; was . / r [ an At ii or it am I la g, s tifltOHik' ■ j 11 _tj i * ■ swejr ^ngRfTr T' m ™Jr JFW It was net a large (lag, mdtherjwuS It ^ ■ TA a, singJI one. just u inetlimh-s*rzed A pier- "mmL - Each marine passed 'through tin* ^ gate with Iris glN on his arpi, njl right, *"'- 1 ' ^ ^' 7¥ l\ anil cm h marine filled to see the flag. (Ijlv '“ |TT When it was taken info con -iderution range of (vision and file girl was well _ 6 «_ within flie.r.inge of visiou. yjo' one need wonder. As the marine -would get ‘JO feet ahead, the .sergeant <4 the guard would call him. ‘‘Iley, you, marine. Come back lo re, irfave your lady.” - The womb-ring marine would turn and return. ' “Have you ever been tuught to salute the tlagV” the sergeant Would ask. To this .question tho marine won hi ; reply in the,, decided affirmative. • “Well, theft, why don't yon do itV’‘ the.sergeant would say, pointing to the ■/sxiy 1 came ^ my skin looked shiny Mr*. Sturttt and the impression of a linger left a dent that remained- for some time. 1 “My kidneys werfe^in, .awful shape ah<Y it seemed that I hod, t<y pass the secretions .every h&uf. The passages were scant and terribly distressing. I was feverish at night tand perspired profusely. "1 was discouraged until told ^boot Doan's Kidney Pills. They brought improvement from the first aftd about a dozen boxes cured me. My cure has lasted.” Get Dou'i at Aar Store, 60c t Bos DOAN’S *y/av FOSTER-M1LBURN CO.. BUFFALO. N. Y. These Ewes Have Be-Di Care';d\for to ProdlFeeFGuod Fleece ntf breeders, because of. the emb of the te'njs Imvi-ng-.-. been 'clipped off at shearing. Size of Flock. Persons wholly inexperienced with sheep will do welt to litpit tin* size yf the flock at the start. A beginner can acquire experience quite rapidly with S or HI elves. It is very doubtful, hou- evt-r, \vnVtlTPr-rmrrme should».n-inkn. a start wit.li Fheep unless the arrange ment of the farm and the plan of its operation.allow tin* keeping-of as many as 30 ewes, and jtn most eases <80 or more will lie luuplled better and more economically Ilian a very small flock. The economical disadvantage of a very- sirnOT tbiok'lh-s in tjic. t^irt that Good Grade Ewes and Pure-Bred Ram the. hours bTTahbr ate. practically the Are Best for Beginners—Consider sann* for a jlozett «*r *_‘<l ewes as for t]i«- Clasj of Pasture land Feeds larl r *-r dock. I be tearing t*» a!h|»\V d»’- Available -slrabb* -eliange of pasttuys <*r to give The marine, seeing the Hag .for. Tire first time, would Tdtisli and start to explain ill right,” says tin* sergeant, “let’s set* you do It right, now.” HTTlTtm 1 ((mild rfl.rrrh hr ill sahtbv wloh* his.-.girl uuuLd-griii from lip Meigs soldiers gntuned anomd wnifd shiile-. Autumn Is Wost Favorable Time for Making Start, Says Agricultural Department. Of Course Her Middle Name Was Generosity, But Good Road in Southwest mutual Ijgrk of communication that will redopffT to great commercial and so- yTtfl heiietits. The Southwest should Ye a country of roads. Its vast resources of crops. FLEECE NEEDED BY SOLDIER DROPSY TUMTWfNT. <»▼**• qntek r»lloe. VI1W1 w■ (vi,,n (i-mo,r,/wfllliuf and «hort hreath. N*T«r h^*rd of ltn eqivil for drop«>. Try It. Trial tr- atqirnt a.-nt FREE. Ly mall. Writ* to DR. THOMAS E. CREEN Bank Bids-. Baa /». CHATS WORTH. BA. live stoCla timher YOU MIGHT Civf rj AiVAY other necessities for winning the war should In* placed at tin* disposition of the L* opb*. With tin* interest flint Is now being manifested it would seem that road building will proceed as fust as materials ami then can be Imd. It Is hopek that every community .In the Southwest will take an interest In road improvement and lend assistance. There is no more important factor in winning, the war tluin good roads.— Farnl and ILnneh. W. N. U.. CHARLOTTE; NO. 36-1918. War Horse Still, a Factor. ■ Pfte‘ t l|e vast umpbvr.s of motor lev used mi- tlie F.uropean battle s. the lpir.se i< v-1iH Important as hi war.—Tlo* ar^nies'in tlie i:i vvviilivady u>e<J mm* horses, si;- i>ew army will require 1,r>0Q.- Xheep hu>i>rthdry on farms can do much to relieve tlie threatened -inade quacy of tlie wool prudm lion in tlie United States. The farmer who will start and cqre for -a new; iloek, this fitll will have a pat riot ic^rart in meet ing the country's need for more wool too iimn Wound vev ure easily handled, to know that th'i surgeotW to lieip. them and they-sub- lilt to lim ing, their hqrts"dressed with wonderful fortitude. . to equip, our soldiers and sailors Late summer or earjy tarr is the most favorable time to make a start* in sheep mtsiitg. -Kwu_*s can be pro t cured more readily at this time, ami when purchased can be k-opt on mead- , ows, grain stubble fields, or late-sov^i :t ; forage < riqm, to get tlieai in good , ♦ dition for breeding. KxjH-riene»: w;;It * the ewes through fall and wiliTTr will .♦. also reuder a beginner more capable * of attending to -thmn at lamhing time. ♦ It Is seldom possible to buy,.any eon- « siderahle number of_l>n*d ewes at rea- • sonable prices. ' • V; Selection of Stock. *" The Inexperienced sheep raiser should begin, with grade ewes of the best ohms available and a pure-bred’ ram-. The raising of pure-bp*d rams f,- can best be undeijtaken by persons ex- : hi perietieed in sheep raising. The Selee- ' ill tion of the, type and breed of sleep; n shotild fit*- made by considering the ial Hass of pysture. and feeds available ~fr and flu* general system of farming to winters are longer ytrel more severe, be followed, along with the pi euliahi-,' bnHdings and sheds.jir.i* neo»*ssar.v to ties of th,e hreyds and tie* conditions -furnish iirotnetion from storms, though and kite! of'feeding and inaria^ement re> sp«*cial ptTtvisions are needed f <\r for which each has been espeeia-lly.de- warmth. Dryness, good v»*ntilati«>n, and freedom from drafts are the first requisites of buildings for sheep. Con venience in feeding and shepherding must also he—held in mind In locating HIGHWAY BUILDING FOR WAR CLOTHE A SOLDIER Roads Back of English Army Built and Cared for Under Direction of General Maybury. —- A BRIGHT, CLEAR COMPLEXION new ts always admired, and it is the lauda ble ambition of every woman .to do all she cun to make herself attractive. Many of our .southern women have found that Tetterine is invaluable for clearing up bTdliTies. Itchy "'patches, etc., and making the skin soft and velvety. The worst cases of eczema and other torturing skin diseases yield to Tett» rim*. Sotd by druggists or sent by mgii for bOe. .by Shuptrine Co., Savannah. < 1 a- r Adv. The roads back of the Ihiglisl. army are being-built' an I cared for under the direction of Gen. .11. I*. Maybury, who was one of tie* Unglivh county en gineers and was afterward one of the engineers on the road board in Fug- land. Hack of one of the Itritlsh armies a lieutenant colonel, die* of General Maybury's subordinates, lias ' had <0. charge of the roads for two years, and has had from l.ooo to U.uoo meifywork- lug « ;i them constantly, Twenty-live or 30 per cent oi these have been. Ger man prisoners. . In order, to keep the roads merely passable .they have had to use up to 2,(MX) tons of material a day. Broken stone costs XT.bo a ton. It isn't a ques tion of cost, lrow ever; i^ is a question of keeping the tratlie going. VU-hat old foulard? What on earth did she want with it?-’ 'T like your uervt*^—why, 'woman, that goods cost me $7 when I bought it.” “>Forty-eleven years ago —” ._ .'“The huttotis alone were worth—and the last lining I put in was as good as new, except at the elbows, an’d—way, lhn scorching inside for a soda. Come on and have one." Xiie piloted the way from a remnant counter to where tin* soda clerk wus cutting coupons, and. being so seriously troubled with generosity—to say noth ing of the extended invitation—you would have supposed that knitting bug would have paid for both tickets, but nay The treat was Dutch. Dare Death and Injury Under Trolley Car Wheels A SOCIAL atmosphere wqs given to passengers, whu-Avere obviously < serious person aboard w'as the motori and I.Hiked ahead with ail cver-iwab h- ful bye. Each time the car stopped to let a passenger get on or ofi' people scut- tied across the track with the uppiweiit inscrutability that and hen ernvs a mad./ No one seemed the least afraid of being run over. Such reCdovs Hit latimi wltji danger stir-' pr v,-i a 1 least '<ua* st'rang«*'f:1>>okirig- mar. .vlio v ;t F ..r> a front tfeaL and could , . - .3 Bee what \ia< going on.- - , ‘ ‘ Stiy, iiiotornum, I’m new to'.this burg. Wha’rk the matter with th 6Uleide club? First thing you kmc itant or two under your wheoD.’ “Th**y. don't meafi anylhing l»y sharii lookout all.the tun* . . I -.'ek* soe. we an* forever ri_pplng ti]rrrn so usul hr seeing a ctir poke, along pla-ee Is mended jieojih* -ri<k’ tTelr, lives like this., We have qniy been mended up a couple of days—hi, there!" The nioforinati slopped Ids just-started ear with a mighty wreftch that j< rke'd 'It to a.-vtamtstiil. v, (Mhei.yvj.se ii short-skirted young person in high-heeled slii>pers and tlbppy panaiptr wimid have had h* r name in the papers- next day "in.the obituary column , - welgli'*? about bOO pounds. .lu^t bet i n't - Mr. Stiidoler resigned-to fate,up Id-- duti»*-s at-Jeffersonvilb*. on« of tip* young Itoys. of the school peti tioned'to he transferred to another t • school i ouqi^iy -ii nd ii oi (I he oldqined assurance ihat no punishment waiuld hefalhhim ( i anybody else if lie should \ *i - * - tell the tn (h, l nally consented to give his le*, so-u f« r w ishing , to make the change. \ N ; ' "I’m just afraid I’ll get ‘in bad’ with that crowd of hoys,” said the little fel low.’ “all on account.of a new; game they [day.''.At night they tdl 4 stuff pil lows un<Jer their* •nighties’ and play a game they rail ‘being superintend ent.’-"- Indianapolis News. DAY OF TOLL ROADS PASSING Hunn It is highly advantageous for all, or a majority, of tin* farms in a neighbor hood^ to keep the same breed of sheep, or at least to continue the use of rams of the same breed. ^tt«*r a decision has been made its to a suitable breed, ; tlie aim should tie to obtain ewes that are individually good find that have as j many et-ossi-s as possible-.of tlie breed selected... With such f u foundation and the continuous use "of‘good ]»tire-hreil - rants-ef tiie'stnnt* breed tin* tlor-k will make continuous improvement-. In look’ug for ewes of desin-d types and breeding it will often ie* found itupo-;- stble to get 'them near ai Iioine at a reasonable price. Ewes(from (he West -• ern ranges <an be ohtainVd directly frniti :i stockyard market. For tin* ■ ..most part the range ewes are, of Merino breeding. Firs't-ejass ewe lambs, and less often older stock bred off flic range and. dred by rajns-of" the down or long : wboT breeds, are.sotm.*- ^ times otitaiualdo. These, or even, the I 1 ■ -? ! Merino ewes, furnish a foundation for.; tin* tioek ’that can he quiekly graded i up hyrising rinn.s -of, tho-^reed pre ferred. The lambs from Mi.uaJUUJjvves »• - i and mutton rams grow (veil And sell j well if well eared for, but tin* yield 1 .is less than when ewes with some mfitToil Idoed are used. The sheep’ fnyn the range are Less”oftep infest- I ed with internal parasites than are film) sheep, and'in the hu ge shipments ifier-H is opportunity for closer seiec* Old York-Philadelphia Road Taken Over by State of Pennsylvania—!*. Joy for Drivers. The day of the toll is rapidly pass ing. a recent proof of-which has ap peared in tin* taking over of the old York-renus-ylvauiu road by the state of l’tuiusyrvauia. Through this state action a number of toll gates lmye automatically -disappeared, greatly to the Joy oi ail. drivers using this sec tion of the highway. As early us- HJD3, The coIoiiiaJLj.il ha hi[Lint s living along this route, sippealed to tlie governor for' a good road to Philadelphia, and’se cured theDvuihling of a log and jipink highway, wiiieii was regarded by tlinn iis a woiiderl'ul specimen of inqu'oyed tnaii. This section of road is now^iy part of tin* Liuroln lyghway: »■ jn-nple her^‘? Do they all belong to the w you are going to pt* .sToju^d by an inhale , .. . V r a — -Must Salute Women. laftttung riegrns m the regular farm - ... , . /»■ . , » . „ , - . , , * , , - liritish naval ofheers liave to salute ' Sl " ,,4v ;- f twl - rt.j-kfc. tl „.a. w in .1,,- royal nar.1 «n;ln irmtelw. rtc mn provl.t.-rl »t „ n .,, w - trwIl - lh y- OT>m .-« :.ri- l.ighor M-ns,-mn! n il snve labor «nd ft lHi . „,,„ neB prau-al fwil. , ".jaust n-tnr.ii"ffirwiliit<‘ nitli n The women,'seem Id he given considerable Fa!! Feeding for Sheep. liberty In regard to saluting .one an- sFubhie nnd- stalk fields may well other. ■Forth*'the principal ’means of suste- nam'e'for the breeding thick In the fall if they’are used before the rains in jure thejr feeding yalue. FVnce stfii»s in plowed fields may also give good grazing for a few days, -Clover and grass pastures fiiay well he left until tlie stuhhle and stalk fields have been used-, • For regions where tlie winters are open, a heavy stand of weH-mred Iditegrass will he+p- very much In carrying the—thick through the winter in good condition. Green rye pastures Anyway, Oldish Man Had a Way With the Babies UNITED STATES ROAD RULES Motorist Must Take Outside-in Pass- — ing’Teatn on Mountain Road With Steep Grade. A WOMAN with a baby over her.‘shoulder sat down in a car seat offered to her by a somewhat man, The baby started in to fret. The mother- blushed the red thaj me;ms emhtTrras.sment—y<nj know how you would feel, your own self, with a lot of pyssengers ' '■•' |f. (| ) j - w Dhin’g yoTr nnd your child were in —•' Halifax—make it Jericho*, it sounds 1 ~ farther—and you entil'd see she was Offij jp* _.y T / / \ worried hulf to death. Itiit the baby Vi, r lacked the finer emotions. He merely F J considered his lungs, .of course, it » jUI - might have been a she-belng, Tiut it —-4OT '-pQ\ \-\ - V i • '* didn’t matter. It could liuwf either \ The Main Reason. Socialist .Orator -We are here to night ■ because it is a free country.* Voice in the Rear -And a free show. The ■government's rules for motor ists covering, tlie roads in tin* national parks require that, in passing a team (in a mountain road with a steep.gfaiie to-one side, thefiuoturist always takes the-outside of the road, .whether it lie to the left or light. This i,s the rule of safety an-/ courtesy on all little traveled mountain, rouds.—Milestones. way I ~ * Young Ewes Preferred. Yearling or ’two-year-old" ewes are preferalfle to older .stuck. Ewes with “hroken mouths”—that Is -..those that h.'tv,** lost some of their teeth' as a re sult of :tge—can be-purchased cheaper thiui younger,ones, btif art* not good 'property foi Inexperienced sheep rais- ^|^ 'ThewoniahwasKettingii+orewor- “ ■ '\^ * fled every instant, and the baity. — - ‘ 1 - ” imwlier, u;hen"the oldish man who hiql given up bis seat, caught th.e small UdnB’s interest .\rlth.ljis silver-knobbed cane,* The baity quieted down. The man daqdled his cane cud tin* baby chuckled. The woman beamed relief.. The ‘passengefs smiled approbatioti and the cane ina# ldhked the-pride of one wiio conquers. ^,nd wheijLthe baby had chuckled Itself into a doze ui;dHhe man was getting out, the woman veritured to thauk him for his kihdnesa and say that,he jnust be a father’hlmself, to have suctr a liappy understanding of children. j -— ■ — . , “No, niudam. Nit such good (ortuue. I a»a Just an old bachelor, but, I must say. I have u wav with the y.qmg ladles.” It wax supposed to be a little'Joke and the passengers accepted It nt full value ri !ear»eclajly the mother and n-mither.woman who smiled inscrutably at each other aa If—as If they, understood about blue ribbons. Roads During W»r Time. Despite^ the war there .shouhl be m> letup in the -construction aihi mainte nance of our highways, lor totlhy they ure timrenecessary thgti ever befoNh Taste twice as good now cause I know they Milk Is Nature’s Food. r- "dft is very difficult to compare foods an tho basis of mineral matter they contain, hut 11 physiologists agree that ntllk LA .very -valuable from this j*jtnndpoln,f; "~ K' Is.’ food prepared by nature £ specially fo^; the growftl and (level**pntent^nf J the young. A. quart of milk a day Is a good allowance for a growing child.- • • Loss of Labor and Money bod roads will ;tu • i<«™ i«i>ua >>m /in-ail'a waste in cptfpS; loss ofjtirae.in hauling produce,dind in general u loss of labor uml money. ' - ' Jkz - In --buying ewes, particularly, those from the range, it Is daslfable. when 'pilssjhle. t(> exnndne the udders to see that they are free from lunyrs that would prevent the ewes from being milk jrs. It is necessary to guard also Against buying ewes that are useless 1he Wheat Little Trouble Wjith^Sorgbums, lie _ sorghums are jLMtuparatlvely * •frof^r diseases and Insect enemies.'’ I PARKER’S HAIR BALSAM • A toU*t preparation of merit Helps t<i eradicate dandruff. For Restoring Color and Beauty toGray or Faded Hair. 60,*. and %1.00at I>riiccu>ta