Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1916 — Page 3

■I ■ I ir : Bl r : 1 i H = : s i H -1 K. • Ist -Miles per gallon of gasoline. 2nd—Miles per quart of lubricating oil. 3rd—Lowest year-in-and-year-out repair bills. I We are waiting to take you for a test ride in the car that has broken I all low “Firdt-Cost” records, and is breaking all low “After-Cost” records. | "One Man Mohaiflop Electric Starter p jj || fyin Vision Windshield ] JfMagneto Ignition ( 1 r.O.S DETROIT X «w I "EveryPqadis a Maxwell || 1 MOTOR SALES CORP., Ft. WAYNE, IND. p j Hl EFt ■I —IH iSißMfflfii LL. rl THE FORD TRACTOR W $350. F. 0. B. FACTORY SIIVIF’LE STRONG DURABI E Delivers 8 Horse Power at draw bar and 16 inch belt The Right Tractor at the Right Price CALL AND SEE US. WM MICHAELS & SON West of Monroe, Monroe, Ind. ■_ — Solid Aluminum Griddle—Full Size ! r 111lj Regular Retail Price, $2.25 $2.25 Aluminum Griddle Offered For Only 85 Cents And Labels From 50 Cents Worth of Karo GET 50 cents worth of Karo from your I. grocer and send labels from the cans to I us with 85 cents and we will send you S this $2.25 Aluminum Griddle by prepaid parcel post —a clear saving of $1.40. | Thousands of housewives all over this country have I already taken advantage of this offer—for you may be J sure that the women of this country know a real bargain I when they see one. • J At great expense we are seeking to place a Karo Alumi- 1 num Griddle in the homes of all Karo users, so that Karo —the famous spread for griddle cakes and waffles—may be S served on the most deliciously baked cakes that can be made. ® i So if this money-saving opportunity appeals to you and !S | if you want your family to use Karo, the most popular ■ syrup for griddle cakes—then get 50 cents worth of Karo H from your grocer and send us the labels and 85 cents. You’ll get the Aluminum Griddle by prepaid parcel post. & t Remember—this Solid Aluminum Griddle needs no greasing It ■ doesn’t smoke up the kitchen. It can’t rust; it is clean; and cakes M ’ baked on this griddle are more digestible than when fried in the old way. If you haven’t sent for your griddle already, get 50 cents worth of ® Karo from your grocer today, and send us the labels || dSE^’" 85 cents (P. O. money order or stamps) as quickly as possible so as to bo sure of getting yours. We will also send you free a copy of the famous Corn B Products Cook Book. put your order in as early as B ? - possible—for the griddles are @3 ' ■JI going faSt " Bk- J CORN PRODUCTS REFINING CO. I ~ P.O. Box 161 N«wYork Dept. PX

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T T T T T -4• • - - (Fly A. J. Hutchins. County Agriculturist, Adams County) TEST, DON’T GUESS. A great deal of care should be given to the selection of seed corn for this year's crop. A good many acres will be planted this spring and now is the time to prepare for a bigger and better yield.. The first essential is to secure a good variety of corn or to use that variety which has proven, on your farm, to yield the greatest amount of good marketable corn per acre. If you neglected to select your, seed corn last fall, or if your crop was de stroyed by the rain, don’t wait until the week of planting to buy seed corn but secure it now, and buy it ‘‘on the ear.” The corn show proved one thing that there is a lot of good corn in Adams county, but that a large percentage of it was immature and no doubt weak in germination. It is important, then, that every ear of corn desired for planting should be gone over carefully and discarded if from outward appearances it shows lack of vitality or quality. Then every ear should be tested by taking five of six kernels from each and placing it in a tester as a final estimate of its worth before planting. If one or more kernels fail to grow or if they are weak in germination, discard it because it pays to grow corn in every hill, but does not pay to spend the time planting corn that fails to ‘‘come up.” The main arguments used against testing are the following: First. That “any one can tell by examination of the ear whether it will grow or not.” Don't be too sure about it. Better test and find out if your argument will hold good. I will grant you that you can tell that the ear will not grow if it is mouldy or soft, but the “eye and jack-knife” method has had its day and is past its usefulness. Second. The next argument is that it takes too much time and does not pay! How much is your time worth per hour on the farm in the winter? Listen to this. In Wells county last spring a record was taken of the “stand” of corn on fields planted with tested corn and on fields planted with untested corn. An average of the fields showed that on tested fields the stand was about 80 per cent and on untested 70 per cent of a difference in favor of testing of 10 per cent. What does this show? Suppose that the yield was about 50 bushels on the untested fields, then on the tested fields it would be 10 per cent greater or 55 bushels. An increase of 5 bushels due to testing. Os course, sold for 50c per bushel the increase per acre would be wort li $2.50. Or on 10 acres, $25. How long "'ill it take to test enough corn to plant 10 acres of corn land? It certainly will not take you ten hours to do this and where will you be better able on the farm to tuna your time into money quicker than in testing your seed corn for germination? In lowa a field test was made

O O MJ N Q in i i j "i W\ |l v V I- ® Wfea J/’WaWKm M MIJto&W*La. "I? The Auction Scene. AT BOSSE OPERA HOUSE Saturday, January 29th. HARMOUNT’S WORLD'S LARGEST $20,000 PRODUCTION UNCLE TOM’S CABIN 40 PEOPLE 40 All New Special Scenery Beautiful Electrical Display Challenge Colored Quartette Harmount Superb Orchestra A Pack Os Siberian Blood-Hounds Watch for the Street Parade After School. Prices: — Night, 25c, 35c, 50c. Reserved Seat Sale at Holthouse Drug Store.

■ to determine how great would be the difference of yield per acre where the field was planted with corn, every ker- • nel of which would grow and another • field planted with corn where five out i of every six would grow. The differr ence amounted to 13 per cent in fa- • vor of total germinating power. At 50c per bushel this would increase i the value of the crop in an ordinary I sized county In the state over $200,r 000. Can you afford to plant seed C from ears that are only partly good? Mpthod of Testing. ' I want to explain an easy method used to test seed corn. It Is cheap, reliable and convenient. It is called the Rag-doll Test. First. Secure good, heavy, white, , bleached muslin. ! 2. Tear cloth into strips about 48 . inches long and 12 inches wide. , 3. Mark off each strip with black . or blue marking crayon, first length- , wise in the middle and then crosswise k into twenty squares of about two and t one-half inches. This leaves about 12 . inches at each end of the strip for r convenience in rolling up the doll s when filled. ; 4. Have the ears to be tested laid i out in rows or on a rack and keep the • ears in place. Number every fifth, r or tenth each and do not disturb unt til test is over. Use tags or pegs to r number ears. > 5. Now moisten cloth strip and > place it on the table in front of ears to be tested. Take six kernels from t each ear. from butt, middle and tip and encircling the ear. Then place r the kernels in the spaces numbered 1 to correspond to the number of the t ears, and place kernels in order with r all tips pointing in the same direction t and crossways of the cloth. 1 6. After the squares are filled take t moist sawdust or blotting paper and s roll in one end of the strip for a cen- . tral core to provide free circulation of t air and better moisture conditions. t 7. Roll the doll fairly compact, i Tie in the middle and ends to hold ’ kernels in place. Soak the dolls and t kernels in luke-warm water over i night and drain a short time in the i morning. i 8. Pack the dolls in a pail and covs er with paper or cloth. Put the tips 3 of the kernels down so that the i sprouts will grow straighter ana be 1 easier to read. t 9. Put the pail in some warm 3 place. Moisten daily by springling a - little warm water in the pail. 1 10. Read in about six days when > the sprouts are about 1% to 2 inches i long. 3 Read Carefully. 1 Read the test carefully. Every ear . whose kernels fail to grow strong or i in which one or more kernels are ! dead should be discarded for therein i lies the value of the test: To be able t to discard the poor ear by the use of u the test and also to be able to say i to your neighbor that you planted • corn, every kernel of which you know > I will grow. “Test, don’t guess.”

FOLLOW THE CROWD JANUARY CLEARING SALE BERNSTEIN’S Two Doors Sooth of Interurban Station Decatur, Ind. Studebaker Block Clearing Sale and save money, a sale unlike any sale we ever held. All winter goods must he disposed of, regardless of cost. Come in and get your winter supply and save money. Spring goods are arriving daily and we need the room. A sale on all Dry Goods, Shoes, Rubber Goods, Men’s and Ladies’ Furnishings, Caps, Sweater Coats, Underwear, Blankets, Comforts, Hosiery, etc., etc.

SWEATER COATS. Men's Good Heavy Sweater Coats, with large shawl collar, January Clearing Sale 45c Boys’ Heavy Sweater Coats 39c Men's Wool Sweater Coats, Grey, Red or Blue, with two pockets, January Clearing Sale 98c Men's or Ladies’ Wool Sweater Coats, Red or Grey, Special for this sale $1.98 PETTICOATS. $1.50 Ladies' Mercerized Petticoats, made. with the elastic belt, special 93c Ladies’ Knit or Outing Petticoats, January Clearing Sale 42c CORSETS! CORSETS!! C. B. Corsets, Special for This Sale. $1.50 Lace Front Corset, only ....98c SI.OO Corset, only 89c $ .50 Corset, only 42c COTTON BATTS. Cotton Batts, roll 7c 12%c Cotton Batts, roll 10c 4 lb. Cotton Batt 49c TABLE OIL CLOTH, 13c YARD. All Fancy Table Oil Cloth, 18c value, January Clearing Sale, yd... 13c UNDERWEAR. Men’s Heavy Fleeced Shirts and Drawers, 50c value, all sizes, January Clearing Sale 35c Ladies’ Bleached or Unbleached Vests and Pants, heavily fleeced, all sizes, 4,5, 6, January Clearing Sale, each 19c Ladies’ Union Suits, Bleached or Unbleached, heavily fleeced, 65c value, January Clearing 5a1e...42c Men’s Heavy Flat Fleeced Union Suits, SI.OO value, special for this sale, suit 79c CURTAIN GOODS. A new Spring Line of Curtain Goods with lace and insertion. Come in and see the goods, yd. ...10c to 35c

Secure our large circulars for more prices. Sale lasts until SATURDAY, JANUARY 29TH.

LIVE STOCK and General Auctioneering I thank you for your past favors, I am still on the job. Telephone at my expense. J. N. Burkhead Monroe, Ind. PIANOi TUNING AND REPAIRING. D. A. Gllllom (Professional) rebuilder and repairer ot pianos and sewing machines, ancr piano tuner. Dealer in both branches. Write or phone 8, Line P, city. Office at home. Residence, south end city limits, at G. R. & I. railroad crossing. At home on Saturdays. 293-m-w-s-ts

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ATTRACTIVE PRICES. Good Heavy Flannelette Ladles’ Gowns, regular 75c value, January Clearing Sale 45c Ladies’ Dressing Sacques 39c Ladies’ Silk Head Scarfs, all latest shades, 75c value, only 45c BED SPREADS. $1.50 White Bed Spreads, full size, without fringe, January Clearing Sale 98c Full size, Cut Corners, White Bed Spread, with or without fringe, •$2.00 value, January Clearing Salo $1.49 SPECIAL! SPECIAL!! Good 7c Unbleached Muslin, Salo Price, yard 5c Special! Ladies Kimona Sleeve Aprons, special for this sale ...,39c Calico, all colors 5c Toweling, Bleached or Unbleached 5c Dark or Light Outing Flannel, 7c value 5c A Good Piece White Table Linen, yard 25c Apron Gingham, yard 5c LOOK! SPEcTaL! LOOK! Men's Good Wearing One Buckle Arctic 95c Men’s Good Quality Rubber Boots, duck vamp, rolled sole in red or black $2.75 and $2.95 BLANKETS! BLANKETS!! Grey or Tan Blankets, fancy border, January Clearing Sale ....39c ; 10-4 Full Size Blankets, in tan or gray, fancy border, 90c value, January Clearing Sale 69c : Special! A good heavy 64x76 Bed Blankets, in grey or tan, made for a large double bed, regular $1.50 value, special for this sale, pair 98c

■M—i mii i K w —n. f Every- Woman Wants) FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE Dissolved in water for douches stops pelvic catarrh, ulceration and infl animation. Recommended by Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co„ for ten years, sore throat and sore eyes. Economical. Has extraordinary cleansing and germicidal power. Sample Free. 50c. all druggists, or postpaid by HERE is a retaeoy that will cure most ail skin anft scalp troubles. Eczema, Barbers Itch, Itch, Cull and Sores. Why waste time and money when B. B. Ointment is an ointment of real merit? Ask , your druggist. If not handled send 50 cents to the J B. B. Ointment Co., 217 Monroe street, 'pecatur, Indiana. DITCHING MACinNE FOR SALE— Address Box 51, Ossian, Ind., R. F. D., No. 2—R. W. Haifley. 12t6

NOTIONS! NOTIONS!! Pearl Buttons, card HjC Pins, package Darning Cotton t 1c Safety Pins, card IJ/,c Hair Pins, package 1c 10c Brass Extension Curtain Rods.sc GENTS’ FURNISHINGS. Men's Work Shirts, 50c value, all sizes, to 17 35c Men’s Jersey Work Shirts, all sizes. 75c value 45c Men’s Corduroy and Dress Pants. $2.00 value, only $1.49 MEN’S SHOES. $2.50 Men’s Vici Kid or Gun Metal Shoe, tip or plain toe, January Clearing Sale $1.98 $3.00 Men’s Gun Metal, Button Shoes, all sizes, also blucher $2.45 $4.00 Men’s Goodyear Welt Dress Shoe, in tan or black, button or blucher. January Clearing Sale $2.98 Special! Men’s Heavy Work Shoe, January Clearing Sale $1.98 LADIES’ SHOES. $2.50 Ladies' Vici or Gun Metal Button or Blucher, January Clearing Sale $1.98 $2.00 Ladies’ Vici Kid Shoe, patent tip. a dandy, January Clearing Sale $1.49 $3.00 Ladies’ Fine Dress Shoe, in patent or gun metal, also cloth top. military heel, January Clearing Sale $2.45 Ladies' Warm Lined Shoe, plain toe, or tip, $1.75 and $2.00 values. .$1.49 Ladies’ Felt Juliets, with fur or ribbon trimmed. $1.25 value, January Clearing Sale 89c WAISTS! WAISTS!! Ladies’ Embroidery Front Silk Waists, that sell for $2.00, special, while they last, only 98c

zzz~~ paiß f A DROPS W**" —OF—i BOURBON POULTRY CURE " a in the drinking: water Makes Hens Lay Amazingly 4 Cures RuU P. ('olds, Chohra. Limberneck — Prevents Sickness. One 50c bottle makes 12 4 gallons of medicine. At dra"- —. sT>sts or by mail postpaid. Vaiuable poultry book free. Ltticgtan. Ky. Sold by Holthouse Drug Co., ' PILLS! PiLES! PILES! W ILLIAMS’ INDIAN PILE OINTMENT | Will cure Blind, Bleedmfr and Itching FDcr. I It absorbs the tumors, allays itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives instant relief. For sale by all druggists, mail 50c and fl.Ou. WUJLUMS MfG. CO.. Props.. Cleveland, Ohio ENTERPRISE DRUG STORE. DECATUR, IND.