Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 60, Number 1, Jasper, Dubois County, 7 September 1917 — Page 7

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WESTERN Good Yields of Wheat, Splendid Production of Pork, Beef, Mutton and Wool. The latest reports give an assurance of good grain crops throughout most oC Western Canada, where the wheat, oais and barley arc now being harvested, about ten days earlier than last year. Manitoba, Saskatchewan und Alberta are all "doing their bit" In a noble way towards furnishing food for the allies. While the total yield of wheat will not bo as heavy as in 3915, there uro indications that It will be nn average crop in most of the districts. A letter received at the St. Paul olllce of the Canadian Government, from a farmer near Delia, Alberta, says harvest In that district Is one month earlier than last year. Ills wheat crop Is estimated at 35 bushels per acre, while some of his neighbors will have more. The average in the district will bo about 30 bushels per aero. Now, with the price of wheat In the neighborhood of $2 per bushel, it Is safe to eny that there will be very few farmers but will be able to bank from forty to fifty dollars per acre after paying all expenses of seeding, harvesting and threshing, as well as taxes. The price of land In this district Is from .$25 to $30 per acre. What may be said of this district will apply to almost any other In Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta. Many farmers have gone to Western Canada from the United States in the past three or four years, who having purchased lands, had the pleasure of completing the payments before they were due. They have made the money out of their crops during the past couple of years, and if they are as successful in the future as in the past they will have put themselves and their families beyond all possibility of lack of money for the rest of their lives. It is not only in wheat that the farmers of Western Canada are making money. Their hogs have brouglu them wealth, and hogs are easy to raise there barley Is plentiful and grass abundant, and the climate just tho kind that liogs glory in. Tho prlco is good and likely to remain so for a long time. A few days since a farmer from Dayslaud, Alberta, shipped a carload of hogs to the St. Paul market, and got a higher price than was ever before paid on that market. Two million three hundred and seventy-seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars was received at Winnipeg for Western hogs during tho first six months of this year. 181,575 hogs were sold at an average price of $15 per cwt, and had an average weight of 200 pounds each. The raising of hogs Is a profitable and continually growing Industry of Western Canada, and this class of stock is raised as economically here as anywhere on the North American continent. There is practically no hog disease, and im mense quantities of food can be pre 1 duced cheaply. It has been told for years that the grasses of Western Canada supply to both beef and milk producers the nutritive properties that go to the development of both branches. Tho stories that are now being published by dalr;men and beef cattle men verify all the predictions that have ever been made regarding the country's Importance in tho raising of both beef and dairy cattle. The sheep industry is developing rapidly. At a sale at Calgary 151,453 pounds of wool were disposed of at sixty cents a pound. At a sale at Edmonton G0.OOO pounds were sold at even better prices than those paid at Calgary. The total clip this season will probably approximate two million pounds. Many reports are to hand showing from six to eight pounds per fleece. 35 carloads wero sent to Wie Toronto market alone. Advertisement. i ! Not What She Thought Horace There Is something' I've been trying to tell you for a long time, but Marie Oh, Horace, not here before all these people. Walt. Come this evening. Horace It's merely that you have a streak of dirt down the middle of your nose, but I couldn't for the life of me get a word in till just now." YOU MAY TRY CUTICURA FREE That' the Rule Free Samples to Any. one Anywhere. We have so much confidence In the wonderful soothing and healing properties of Cuticura Ointment for all skin troubles supplemented by hot baths with Cuticura Soap that we are ready to send samples on request. They are ideal for the toilet. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. To the victors belong the privilege Of fighting over the spoils. Reduce cost of living by using Alica Pork and Beans. Adv. A good start has all the require ments of a bad finish. When Your Eves Need Care Try Murine Eye Remedy No Smarting Jast Hje CowforU M cent at DneeiKM or wall. Wrlla for Free Ere Book MÜ iLUNE JCYJC 8KMKDY CO.. CHICAGO

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STORING POTATO CROP

Production of Country Placed at 452,000,000 Bushels. Neceswtry to Begin Preparation of Crop for Storage Before It Is Matured Suggestion by Missouri Expert 'Farmers of tho country have done their shure in Increasing the production of one crop at least. The tfuited States department of agriculture, in the bureau of crop estimates report for July, estimated the potato production of the country at 152,000,000 bushels. The production last year was estimated in December at 2S5,i37,000 bushels. This is an increase of more than 58 per cent. Now that the potatoes have been produced It is necessary to preserve them for use until next year's crop Is harvested. W. H. Lawrence of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture offers the following suggestions for storing the potatoes. It is necessary to begin preparation of tho .crop for stornge before it Is matured. 1. Examine the fields while the plants are still green. If any diseased plants are found or If any plants show evidence that the tubers are diseased they should bo destroyed immediately. Tho diseased tubers are tho ones which cause trouble in storage. Thoy not only rot, but they transmit the disease to adjoining potatoes and cause thorn to rot also. 2. Delay harvest until tho tops die. This Indicates that the potatoes have matured as fully as they will. 3. Avoid bruising the tubers or breaking the skins. Potatoes injured thus decay rapidly in storage and usually cause adjacent potatoes to decay. J. After tho potatoes are dug they should be allowed to dry slightly, which will toughen the skins and eliminate excess surface moisture. fi. Sort out all bruised, diseased, or otherwise damaged potatoes before attempting to store the crop. G. Cold storage offers the safest means for holding potatoes. The temperature of the 'cold storage room should be 40 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit when the potatoes are placed in it. During the next four to six weeks the temperature should be reduced to about 35 degrees. 7. If cold storage is not available, pitting or banking is the next best method of preserving the potatoes. Select a high place in the field which will afford surface drainage of rainfall. If possible, locate the pit near a tree or other shelter where it will be shaded dining the hot hours of the day. Scoop out several Inches of soil, down to solid earth, from an area large enough to receive the potatoes. Add a layer of potatoes about one foot deep each day, preferably during early morning when the temperature of the tubers is low. Keep the pit covered from day to day with a tarpaulin or blanket to exclude dew or rain. The potatoes should not be piled more than four to six feet high. When the pit is finished it should l)e covered with a layer of straw deep enough to exclude light and heat. Weight the straw with boards to prevent the wind from blowing it away. An opening should be left at the top to provide ventilation and to permit the escape of excess moisture and heat from the pile of potatoes. It is also advisable to cover tho pit with a temporary shed that will turn rain. If the location is such that surface water will not drain away readily, dig a shallow ditch around the pit to provide an outlet so that the water which runs Into it can escape. S. The pit must be covered with earth before freezing weather. About 12 inches of soil will be necessary to protect the potatoes. This soil should be placed on top of the straw. Mr. Lawrence says that he lias found that well-matured potatoes harvested In August and carefully handled according to the foregoing suggestions will keep until midwinter or later with very little loss. FOR REPAIRING WIRE FENCE Contrivance Made of Two Pieces of Hardwood, Four Feet Long, Makes Hard Job Easy. When n wire is snapped in a panel of barbed wire or smooth wire fence it is a hard job to repair the break because it is very difficult to get the ends together and hold them there until they can be made fast. This device Repairing Wire Fence. will help. It Is a contrivance made of two pieces of hardwood 4 feet long, firmly bolted together at the point marked "A." At "BB" there are clamps to hold the wire. When the ends of the broken win have been caught and fastened fu ly in the clamps the two ends can be brought together. With the rächet at "C" they may be held together until they have been spliced. This will not only repair the break quickly, but it will prevent much tearing of clo- oing and ukinning of the hands.

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CLEAN GRAIN BINS ANNUALLY

Most of the Injury Den by Instcia Can Be Prevented Spray With Kerosene Emulsion. By cleaning bins carefully each year, before a new crop is placed in them,; most of the injury due to stored-grain: insects can be prevented. A million' dollars more might be saved annually in Ohio if these pests were destroyed. After the grain bins are swept out; they should be sprayed thoroughly with 10 per cent kerosene emulsion. This destroys the eggs and insects that otherwise would infest the new crop. The bins will be ready for the new grain within a week after treatment. About 28'1,000,000 bushels o corn, oats and wheat were produced In Ohio in I91G, according to the year book of the United States department of agriculture. A conservative estimate made by entomologists of the Ohio agricultural experiment station la one-half of 1 per cent injured. This makes tho annual damage amount to approximately a million dollars for this state alone from insect depredations in stored grain. Several beetles, weevils and moths infest cereals and other stored products. Many of these Insects are also accompanied by mites. USEFUL-FEED PEN FOR PIGS Large Hogs and Chickens Are Prevented From Getting Food Intended for Young Animals. I will send you a diagram of a handy pig pen to keep chickens and largo hogs from eating with pigs, says a writer in Southern Agriculturist. Feed Pen for Pigs. First, plant four posts, then box up pen with plunk and cover over with plank or strips. Cut a hole out of one side of pen about G by 8 inches, then hang a swing door to top of hole with leather for hinges, so pigs can push the door either in or out. talnlng a furnace for heating the Ji dwelling, a room may be partitioned off either in one corner v v V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V or at one end of the cellar. A where the temperature may bo controlled by means of outside ij windows. Barrels, crates, boxes or bins, $ may be used as containers for the various vegetables, but movable containers are preferable to built-in bins, as it is possible 5 to remove them for cleaning. It $ Is advisable to construct shelves $ or a slat floor to keep the crates, A boxes, baskets, and other con- W talners off the ground. This is $ highly desirable to Insure a free circulation of air and to prevent $ tho containers from harboring mice, rats and vermin. Shelves i for canned goods along one side A of the room need not be moro than G Inches wide. J Send for Farmers' Bulletins 847 and 879, United States DeV nartment of A crri culture. Wash- . - ' kT RENEW THIN PASTURE SPOTS Little Seed Scattered Over Weak Places Every Spring and Then Harrowed Will Aid Greatly. There are weak spots in almost all pasture fields which do well when reseeded. A little seed scattered every spring over these thin spots and harrowed in with the harrow teeth set at a slant of about 40 degrees, will help these spots greatly. A top dressing of fine stable manure has a stimulating effect on such retarded grasses. It is unreasonable to think that pasture land will produce profitable pasturage from year to year without anything to rejuvenate it. Pasture land needs renewing as well as other farm land. APPLY MANURE TO PASTURES If Not Convenient to Haul It Out to Fields for Crop, Broadcast It Where Needed. There is always a place for the stable and lot manure on the farm. The pastures need it as well as the crops, and if it is not convenient to haul it out to the fields for a crop, broadcast it over the pasture. The pastures, to be at their best, need fertilizers as well as crops. Farmers who have but a small pasture can well afford to use liberal applications of manure on them, and so make the pastures produce more grazing. In this way less grain will be needed to make the cows give a steady How of mUlu

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K SAVE LATE VEGETABLES J A cool, well-ventilated cellar , j under the dwelling offers good J conditions for the storage of jj late vegetables. In cellars that 4 y are too warm on account of con- M

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BOARDS ARE MORE EFFICIENT

This Is Explanation Given by British Officer of Acceptance for Service of Men Once Rejected. In a recent investigation by a committee from the house of commons, Gen. Sir Alfred Keogh, director general of the British army medical service, declared that while the department had been laboring under difficulties imposed by the lack of experienced army examiners, he was aware of no irregularities in the examination of men under the military service (review of exceptions) act. "When tho war broke out men were taken for medical examination to local practitioners, who could not possibly know the requirements of the service," ho said, "and tho consequence was that a large number of men was recruited whom the authorities would not have thought of considering in peace times." With such a corps of examiners, Sir Alfred declared, It was imposslblo to attain a common standard, and this explained tho far'' that frequently men rejected by one mrd were accepted by another. "'Many men wero passed who ought not to have been passed," he admitted, "but, on tho other hand, a great number of men wero rejected who ought to have been passed under tho category system. It was very difficult to get tho medical practitioners to understand that a man who could do anything in civil life could do that thing in tho army." The fact that the proportion of men passed by later boards, after having boon rejected by examiners at the beginning of the war, steadily has Increased during the war, Sir Alfred attributed to the Increased efficiency of tho boards, but vehemently denied that there had been any lowering of tho standard for acceptance. RUSSIA CLOSE TO ENGLAND Foundation for intimate Relationship Laid by Royal Marriage in the Eleventh Century. Does Ellhu Root know Russian? By no means. But the knowledge of English is so widespread among the educated classes of Russia that we begin to understand the reports about the enthusiastic reception of our ambassador's eloquent address by his audiences in Petrograd and Moscow, says an exchange. There Is not a notable play or novel produced In London which is not acted or read in Russia. The Russian intellegcnzla knows not only French and German, but also English history and literature thoroughly. Glytha, the daughter of King Harold who was slain at Hastings (1066), through her marriage with the Russian Prince of TchernigofC laid the first foundation to the close relationship between Great Britain and the empire of the czars. The real English "discoverer" of Russia is, of course, Richard Chancellor, who, through his voyage to Moscow In 1553, established solid commercial connections between tho two countries. And why should we not be reminded, on this occasion, of the interesting fact that Peter the Great's mother was brought up In a Scottish household? What One Knot Faster Would Mean. "For every soldier that we land in France," says the Scientific American, "25 tons of shipping must plow back and forth at a steady ten knots to supply his needs alone. For 25,000 men this means 100 ships a number that we would be hard pressed to find. And this means curtailment of the vital supplies to our allies. "Now, could the average speed of this fleet be raised to 11 knots and could the time in port be reduced 10 per cent, we could release for other service some 60,000 tons of shipping. In other words, we could create immediately that amount of extra tonnage and add it to our merchant marine, not in 1918 but today. And today may be the day, the real Day,' the day the balance will spring." Argentine's Wheat Crop. Reports from the Argentine state that weather conditions are ideal for the growth of wheat. The official preliminary estimate is for a crop of 240,000,000 bushels. The large crop of 1015-16 was 173,000,000 bushels, and the average for the five preceding years was 149,000,000 bushels. Domestic requirements are about 70,000,000 bushels. The large crop now growing will be available some time after January 1 if transportation is furnished. The Argentine oats crops Is estimated at 83,000,000 bushels, or 12,000,000 bushels more than the crop of 1915, of which 57,000,000 bushels were exported. Airing Their French. "We are all airing our French, now we are France's ally," said Robert W. Chambers, the New York novelist. "A man and his wife were seeing a friend off for France the other day. " 'Bon voyage !' said the lady. T3on voyage V "'Yes, said her husband, 4bon voyage, old fellow, and let me add, a pleasant journey to you !' " Taking a Mean Advantage. "Why do you nag your illustrious husband all the time?" they asked Xantlppe. "He's so highbrow he makes me Sick," she snorted in disgust. "He is a very highly educated man," they told her. "That's what gets me sore. Just when I think I've said the last word, he goes ahead and invents a new one !" ,

Fatal Defect"How does that new question department work?" "It won't answer."

Alice Pork and Beant. Richer, better flavor and higher in food value than common tinned beans, Adv. Some clubs cause scolding wives and some scolding wives cause clubs. Beautiful, clear white clothes delights the laundress who uses Red Cross Ball Blue. All grocer. Adv. He who knoi a woman has solved a great mystery.

Feed the Fighters ! Win the War ! ! Harvest the Crops Save the Yields On the battle fields of France and Flanders, the United States boys and the Canadian boys are fighting side by side to win for the World the freedom that Prussianism would destroy. While doing this they must be fed and every ounce of muscle that can be requisit ioned must go into use to save this year's crop. A short harvest period requires the combined forces of the two countries in team work, audi äs the soldier boys in France and Flanders are demonstrating. The Combined Fighters In France and Flanders and the Combined Harvesters in America WILL Iring tht Allied Victory Neartr. A reciprocal arranRemcnt for the use of farm workers h been perfected between the Department of the Interior of Can da and the Department of Labor and Agriculture of the United State, under which it is proposed to permit the harvesters that are now engaged in the wheat fields of Oklahoma. Kansas, Iowa. North Dakota. South Dakota. Nebraska. Minnesota and Wisconsin to mov over into Canada, with the privilege of later returning to the united States, when the crops in the United State have been conserved, and help to save the enormoua crops in Canada which by that time will be ready for harvesting. HELP YOUR CANADIAN NEIGHBOURS WHEN YOUR OWN CROP IS HARVESTED ! ! 1 Canada Wants 40 OOO Harvest Hands to Take Caro of Its 13,000,000 ACRE WHEAT FIELD. One cent a mile railway fare from the Internationa boundary line to destination and the tarn rate returning to the International Boundary. High Wages, Good Board, Comfortable Lodgings. An Identification Card issued at the boundary by a Canadian Immigration Officer will amaraiv tee no trouble in returning to the United States. AS SOON AS YOUR OWN HARVEST IS SAVED, move northward and asaist your Canadian neighbour in harvesting his; in this way do your bit in helping "Win the War". For particulars as to routes, identification cards and place where employment may be had, apply to Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or to J. M. MacLachlan, 215 Traction-Terminal Building, Indianapolis, ladiaia Canadian Government Agent.

The Test. "How shall I know whether or not T lovo a girl well enough to nmrry her?" "Well, my boy, imagine her on n hot, sticky day, bending over a washtub, scrubbing your underclothes as your mother used to do. Picture her, as you enter, stopping her work and wipli'g the perspiration from her face with the corner of her apron. If you ffcel that you would still care to kiss her; that she'd still look as good to you as she does In her party togs, go right ahead and marry her. She's the girl." YES! UFT A CORN OFF WITHOUT PAIN! I Cincinnati man tells how to dry up a corn or callus so it lifts off with fingers. You corn-pestered men nnd women need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes that nearly killed you before, says this Cincinnati authority, because a few drops of freezone applied directly on a tender, aching corn or callus, stops soreness at once and soon the corn or hardened callus loosens so it can be lifted off, root and all, without pain. A small bottle of freezone costs very little at any drug store, but will positively take off every hard or soft corn or callus. This should be tried, as it Is inexpensive and is said not to Irritate the surrounding skin. If your druggist hasn't any freezone tell him to get a small bottle for you from his wholesale drug house. adv. His Plea. A negro who was well-known to the judge had been haled into court on a charge of having struck a relative with a brick. After the usual prelim- j inaries, says Everybody's Magazine, the court inquired : "Why did you hit this man?" rTedge, he called me a black rascal.' Well, you are one, aren't you?" iTessah, maybe I Is one. But, jedge, s'poso some one should call you a black rascal, wouldn't you hit 'em?" "But I'm not one, am I?" "Naw, sah, naw, sah, you ain't onej but s'pose some one'd call you de kind of rascal you is, what'd you do?" Black-Cat Luck. A certain resident In a country suburb, says the Guardian, makes a xiolnt of keeping open the doors and windows of his house. As he sat in one of his breezy rooms the other evening, j waiting for dinner, his wife came in from the kitchen. "We've just had a visit from a blackcat," she said. "Ah," he replied, "that's good. Blackcats are lucky, you know." "Yes," answered his wife, who dislikes cats, "this one was certainly lucky. It has run off with the cod steak I was just going to cook for yon." Considering. "Do you believe a wife is justified In taking money from her husband's pocket?" "Certainly, If he is careless enough to leave any there." On 'Wheatless Days Eat POSTTOASTIES (Made of Corn) says gtar TP"

MACARONI

W. N. U., Indianapolis, No. 36-1917. Quite So. "We may live to see the airplane In common, everyday use like the automobile." "Sure! liut our chances of living to, see that will be better If we leave tho experimenting to other people." A Wonderful Discovery. Because Soja Beans are so much richer than Navy Beans folks have been trying for years to prepare them properly for the table. But it was never done until tho Dyer Packing Company discovered how. Alice Pork and Beans are part Navy and part Soja. The combination Is delicious and digestible and makes a splendid satisfying food at less cost. All grocers. -Adv. To l)o found in bad company is often equivalent to being lost. Getting Old Too Fast? Late in life the body shows signs of wear and often the kidneys weaken first. The back is lame, bent and achy, and the kidney action distressing. This wakes people feel older than they are. Don't wait for dropsy, gravel, hardening of the arteries or Bright's diseaKC. Use a mild kidney stimulant. Try Doan's Kidney Pills. Thousands of elderly folks recommend them. An Indiana Case Mrs. C. A. Mayhew, 1442 N. Third St., Logransport, Ind., says: "I wna bothered by disordered kidneys and my back was weak and achy. When I straightened after stooping', sharp twinges darted through me and ofton I got so dizzy, I could hardly stand. I didn't rest well at night and felt worn out. Doan's Kidney Pills rid mo of all those troubles." hrryFkfmf Get Do&n't mt Any Store, 60c a Box DOAN'S JLV FOSTER-MILBURN CO- BUFFALO. N. Y. A GUARANTEED REMEDY FOR HAY FEVER-ASTHMA Tour OI1T mix BB bkttodid by yonr drvsM Without any question if this remedy does not beaefit every caso of Asthma, Ilronchlal Asthma and th Asthmatics symptoms accompanying liay Fever. No matter how violent the attacks or obstinate the cae ADR. R. SCHiFFMAHN'S STHMADOR AND ASTHMADOR CIGARETTES positively Rlvee INSTANT RSLIHF Jn every ca and has permanently enred thotw&nds who had beea considered Incurable, afterbarinK tried erory other means of relief in Tain, Asthmatics shoald avail themselves of this trnarantce offer through thetrown druggist. Bay a fiO-cent package and preheat this announcement to yonr druggist. Yon will be the sole judge as to whether you are benefitted and ta druggist will give job back your money If yoti ara cot. We do not know of any fairer proposition which we could make. l& R. Schiffmann Co., Proprietors, St. Paul, Mkw. U.S. SOLDIERS INSURED BY US Most insurance companincs discriminate against our Sammiea We do not. Send postal vithjiame and date of birth. Rate only one dollar quarterly. AMERICAN TOILERS, 306 Cky Tmsi BM(., imiiuap ECZEMA! Money bck without question If HUNT'S CUBE fails in the treatment of ITCH, ECZEMA, RING WO R3, TETTER orother itching skin diseases. Price 50c at dm prists, or direct from t I.Rkfcjfii IMkkn Ci. .ftwua Ttz. . AARKER'S HAIR BALSAM A toilet prpax&iioa of merit. Htlpa to eradicate ditndrcZ. ForRteric CUr and Bauty to Crmy or Faded Hmie. COc iuc JLW at DrcctfaU. PATENTS Watson Tl. Co lern as, Patent Lawyer, WasulngioB, D. C. Adrlce and books f rt Rate reasonable. IUgfcwst reference. Betnic. Wantd-niCii stMfc Sa. GUtge proposition; coal, salt. cfeOKiicxls. Secarltr twenty fold, lor partlcalars wrila ri'LUaa A C.. Ciirit. w. Y