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:.s- CO- , Saturday November. 11, 1916 V v: - - . -i - - (11) 1311 THE Qzl More for Your THE LAY OF THE HEN THAT LAYS : .1 "then watched he tw;p men candle ; the ' eggs. rThe : process -Is 'rapid -and ;any)r f armer can - traiir his: boy or his girl to do the work. . He can then demand of the prodtice dealer,r the jpersbnjYt6Twh6m lie sell va price which " will be froni ; four to . eight cents above, what the market quotes. . Take a piece of thin, pliable'i but dense cardboard. ;X piece of asbestos board is best r f qr;: it - will not ; burn "Form it into a' cone; " much'as. the ' hardware dealer shapes; the paper in ' which he delivers hails .to a customer I Git the" point of the tone i off so that it" 'J will fit around the top of the coal oil J lamp chimney. The large end of the cone fits 6ver the body of the lamp. This shuts out all light except -that " which passes through two two-inch ".I holes, one on each -side of the cone. Two persons can candle at'the same time "with such, a device. - An egg is held at one of the holes and the light; tells whether "the egg is. good or not. After a" little while the: operator can . work very rapidly and will be' able' to detect the . least- bad pot in any , egg.. By removing the bad eggs the owner of the chickens , gets the big money -he should have. r ' ; : . , HARRY B. POTTER. Knoxville, Term.. r "J ';;:v- Treatment for Sorehead C OREHEAD, or chicken' pox, is so ..Wy closely allied to canker or roup it. isoimcuit to aisunguisn. l wouia sug gest : Give all the fowls for" drinking CANDLING : EGGS INCREASES ''&LS2 AN EGG a day3heU ;ki4 Jays; with which the - housewife blithely pay for took and clothes and children's shoes, and Grange and Farmers Union dues. The old hen pays the roosterV board, she buys the gas to" run the Ford; she even buys the old man's; cud, and still he . meets her with a . thud, if in the feedhox she should itray or roost upon his new-mown hay. She buys the soap to-tlean the' kids, the sugar and , the family-; lids; she's up the first ;one in the morn, she's but and hustling in the corn before the old man chucks his snores to call the .boys to do the chores. v. She's always happy at her work, no one can say that she's a shirk. Sne don't belong to any club, believes in '. paying for her grub. She ''does her work , and doesn't care how. others comb or curl their hair. She. lives to serve and serves to live, gets all she can, is free to give of what the good Lord gives to her A message from the hen to -you is that there are but very few so thoughtless for their own reward, : and . few who sing and work 'so hard, to make this old world a fit place to live in for the human raceW. E. Vap lon, Colorado Agricultural College.' THEIR MARKET VALUE Carelessness Responsible, for: Most Low Prices How to Make a Cand ling Device . -,r - "IT WOULD be easy f of the farmer and his wife to increase theirf in come if they would take more pains with the eggs they send to ,the mar drink. This, is also good for colds. ; External treatment: -Bathe the eyes, head and'throat with a solution creolin, milky, or l part hydrogen di oxide in 2 parts water. The hydrogen perox:de can be. used, l part, to 3 to 5 of water, r You can use a spray forap- .plying in mouth and throat . A-very simple remedy, strongly -re- 1 i - jfi. . ji. ket r said C C. Thompson,-owner and.-.'"; "CJ -W-T' ft manager of a produce company: "The :fnSe th-e b,.r s hed wl.the mout rrorw J kept open with one finger, in a vessel is better, fcowever;tha ituied to U.- S i ? more even in size. But there is a Jot f twl.?e-T1!fn ?ently we 5Ur of improvement to be made even yet." . Plus 0lL Do -two 0F thr a At the time of my visit, Mr. Thomp- -day' r - ' Jm fr "; PropagatingiRbse Plants MANY roses, especially the'yarie-:ties- most commonly grown, can son and his brother ' were .busy candling the ' eggs they" had received from the surrounding country.. . "Do none of the farmers sell vou their eggs with a guarantee?" I asked, -be readily, propagated from hardwood the eggs have been gathered 'recently "the plant after the leaves begin to fall and theyknow they are fresh, but we and the. wood has hardened. Do not have to doubt them, for we find many wait until, freezing weather, for then 'rots' when, we come to handle 'the jthe rwood may- nave been somewhat eggs injhe house here, i They .think injured by the freezing; Select strong, the eggs are good, but they do not - well-ripened wood that has grown know, as we soon discover'.' None of during the summer. Make the fc'uttings thenvwill go to the trouble to candle ,six or seven' inches long with tfie up their eggs at home" . . -' y- per end of the cutting cut just above a , "Do you mean, to ''say was my next bud. Bury these cuttings in. moist sand HllfCf!n 1 ' t 1 ' ..lit. irA mil in n -ll ivonuu, iiia.1 inosc WHO, senu ' In - wiiu iuc tuya uuwu, auu fui "' .,vw perfectly good eggs get no more than 'cellar.1 The cuttings maybe tied in others because-they do not know ex-- small .bunches and buried outdoors, actly how good their. eggs-are ?" When buried' outdoors the cuttings u "That is it exactly was i his" reply. should be placed deep enough so that We are paying today 24 cents, when' freezing will not affect them. ; ' we could pay 27 or 28 cents 'if we 'did ; -During "the winter the cuttings -will not have to take the risk las to the; Callous, and are ready for planting out quality of the eggs. ,See tha"t basket as soon' as the 'soil warms up in the of rots over there?". he said, Rointing. spring.:.: Good rich garden soil should to a basket containing ' about -six be available in which to plant the cut dozen eggs. ',h'ose;areJ a complete tings. Better, plants are usually se loss to us. They came from the eggs ;cured if the calloused cuttings are set S0Jd to us asbeing-perfectly fresh, in a row in the garden and cultivated ' 'Yesterday our eggs Ywere Veiling ; oriei;SeasOi!'beforetsetting in their.per n the New York market 1or 31 cents manent location. ' In placing the ;cut "wnenthey should have sold foT 34 - tings in the soil be sure to leave one cents. Quality counts on that market, or two bud's above the surface of the f"dur eggs are, not measuring-upto 'ground. "V tne highest standards. Next year we . -Good rose plants may be purchased are going to pay a higher pVice to the " Jrom "any reliable nursery Jhat sells tarmer who gives jis good "eggs than, ornamental plants, but unless you e pay the rhan'twho sells us - eggs know which, particular varieties you that go bad quickly: . We shall do this I wish this method is often disappoint by testing the eggs'aVthe wagon on Jng.; By making a few cuttings, how tne farm. When we find.the. man who ' ever, from a rose plant with which SuPplies number one quality to ns.we lyou are familiar new plants may, be shall pay himthe highest market price," secured which are, duplicates, of the and the 'eggs will go into-, cases that' bid, 'Try a few thisTall for your next brmrto' us'the bestprice, ear'garen.; f; 1 WA'tV;- Uhderi earMohsiy You ' work lard for your " money--; ,jl make it work for .you.:: S or $125 in- ! ;' vetted , in thU"; thoroughbred Hanes v 5 Underwear does the work of twice a Jane9 i is mighty comfortable-- ; cozy .warm" perfect fitting and bull strong. It's the biggest underwear ; pie splice ' is the most amazing $1.25 UccaSuit CLASTIC A7Vr IT -T - UNDEiaWEiaH Hanea Union Suiifs have a Comfortabla Closed Crotch that stays closed ; Elastic . r Shoulders with Improved Lap Seams which' "give" with every motion j snug-fitting Col-, - larette which always keeps the wind out of , the neck ; Improved Cuffs at : wist and ankle which hug close 'and do not . stretch out of shape; and every button is a good ; Pearl Button sewed on for keeps. ? - ' Hanes Separa te Garments have Double Gussets to double the wear; a Comfortable, Staunch Waistband ; Improved Cufls which hug the wrists and won't flare out; a snug Elastic Collarette which never gaps ;-Elastic Shoulders with Improved Lap Seams which "give" with every motion. Pre-8hrinking keeps all Hanes Under wear elastic and true to size and shape. : Seams are unbreakable where' the wear is V greatest. We guarantee Hanes Under , wear absolutely -every thread, stitch and button.'..-;;"' :'' T""-; ' v- - The price of . wool is sky-high- even shoddy has soared. But in - .Hanes you get the same good, clean -C cotton' And the same high value, at the same, low price as always. If you -'don't know a Hanes dealer, write us.-. - P.IL IIAKES KNITTING C0KPAK7 , WiiMtoo-SfJem, N.C . - if AW- MX mm mm " p7 i .sr. v i T , ,yr, . ...... J . ; - iJi.'.IHf( tVtni TCOR dropping a tihoril across a canon, - orexoppinc a coargins cnzziyrojior, rteisfon ' ani; j5ntratMm combined wtli raick, positive action are tke qualities tKat hare maAe tKee rifles famous." : Remington UMC ' H'lfr Pnetr Autoloading RfJt?im Aoti. (tmply rai trier for ecM hot), wlid breech t Mmmerletf potive latety derieeas Ute-down umyieaaa cmx wituoul xoou, Ritnmgton UMC High Powtr $1idt Action RtfitattrAe n)yt , game arm of it typi Six koti ootid breech. himmfrlcM. nugaxias -ciiniriiig eompaetacMi btUnce and absolnte ufety. ' - . Big game imoter pUee more respoiiaihiUr tmn tnar arms toaa : aay other fportanea ia the world The p-ertige of diete two Reming ton UMC High Power Rifle with this group of critical iportamen is ignifiemnt and each open aeafoa shows steady increatc ia the number of men who ahoot these rnoitm rifle. .. ' -i i : Clean ani oil your gun with REM OIL ', tU comima- '.. -, . Sim. PovcUr SoJvtnt, Luhrieant ani Rutt Prtvmtat'm ' :- . , Tho Remington Arms Union Motallle Cartridge Company Largtst Manufacturer af Firoarmt ani Ammunition in tho World i - Woolworth BuMag, New York ' Tere'olAiwayd PlenV of and. for every other purpose abouVtHe house,1 the barns, the garden Asv -y - P, and in the fields-day and night wintw and summer, it you .fgl 7 kTTl InstaU aKIFE RAM on YpurFarni' Wy) If '11 1 h I It operate by the tow of y stream lTtar t, J J i Law U 3 m mm saltan a arianta. Used with either paenaaatic of -fw miJ.ir , " rjnqre xaUoasaaABot. vsea mn cmer pnnaw v rerbead taut over ujm in ate.' samMcnaa w anteed. write today tot catalosr and tree estimate. ; iUM. KIm. s5 iriatty iig mew, ion y-u. J T' nt i is I. r 5 l i ' 14
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