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I Was Cured by i:dia E. Pink.
Lara's Vegetable Compound
"Wanrfka Okl.i. T had V;omalf trou
bles for seven years, was alf run down.
thiriff. The doctors
treated me for dif
ferent things but
did ino no good. I
got so bad that I
could not sleep day
or night. "While in
this condition I rend
of Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable
Compound, end
began its use and
1
wrote to Mrs. Finkham for advice. In
& short time I had pained my average
weight and am now strensr and well."
Mrs. Sallte Steven's, ii. P. D., !Nr0.
8, Box 3L, Waurika, Okla.
Another Grateful Woman.
Huntington, Mass. "I was in a ner
vous, rundown condition and for threo
years could fiud no help.
"I owe my present good health to
tydia E. Pinfcham's Vegetable Com
pound and Blood Purilier which 1 be
lieve saved my life.
"My doctor knows what helped me
and does not say one word against it."
Mrs, Mart. Janette Pates, Bex
134, Huntington, Mass.
Because your case is a difficult one,
doctors having done you no good, do
not continue to suffer without giving
JLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound a trial. It surely has cured,
many cases of female ills, such as in
flammation, ulceration, displacement;?,
fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feelin& and. nervous prostration,
DAISY FLY KILLER trart k kills ft 1 1 (lie
cRi,cieau, oi uaru'-'U-lal.cooveuieuttcueup.
L nsts All Saion
Made of meial.caunol
split or tip oyer, will
ant soil or injure any
thing. Guaranierd ef
fee ;ve. Of all dealers
or n c prepaid for2 Ja.
Harold sosrns
1 jo UvkaibAvc.
Bruoklya, NcirYork
W'antetl Xion to Le rn the Barber Trade. We
haxe positions wailing. In liiuluio.i to pood salary,
comjulssiimanci tips auio'jnt tj more than mosr men
earn. Kew w-!ts onniph.-tes. Tools plven: Wairps
vrfcilelfjimiOR. Write tor fpn catalogue. MOI.KK
BAKKKKI -OT.LF K, 53 V K.ST M ITCIJLEUL,
hi KK ET, A T L, A N 1 'A . 0 1 ) O HO 1 A .
MAKES
THESE MONEY BURNERS.
Mis3 Bondocn Stocks (at Monte Car
lo) What luck yesterday?
Hiss Billyur.s I won twenty thou
sand or lost twenty thousand, I forget
which.
Jchnson and the Smart Children.
Full of indignation against such par
ents as delight to produce their young
ones early into the talking world, Sam
uel Johnson gave a sood deal of pain,
by refusing to hear the verses the chil
dren could recite, or the songs they
could sin;;. One friend told him that
his two sons should repeat Gray's
Elegy to him alternately, that he
might judge who had the happiest ca
dence. "No. pray, sir," said he, "let the
dears holh speak at once."
DAME NATURE HINTS
When the Food Is Not Suited.
When Nature gives her signal that
something Is wrong it i3 generally
-with the food ; the old Dame is always
faithful and one should act at once.
To put off the change is to risk that
which may he irreparable. An Ari-
zona man Bays :
"For years I could not safely eat
any treakfast. I tried all kinds of
breakfast foods, but they were all
Eoft,f starchy messes, which gave me
distressing headaches. I drank strong
coffee, too, which appeared to benefit
mo at the tJmo, but added to the head
aches afterwards. Toast and coffee
were no better, for I found the toast
very constipating.
"A friend persuaded me to quit cof
fee and the starchy breakfast foods,
and use Foetum and. Grape-Nuts in
stead. I shall never regret taking his
advice.
"The change they have worked in
me Is wonderful. I now have.no more
of tho distressing sensations in my
stomach after eating, and I never have
any headaches. I have gained 12
poinds In weight and feel better in
very way. Grape-Nuts make a de
licious as well as a nutritious dish,
- and I find that Pcstum is easily di
gested and never produces dyspepsia
symptoms."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Get the little took, "The Read to
WeHTlHc." in pkgs. "There's a
Ite&sotu
Ew rend ! above letter? A nevr
ruv apfMra from time to time-. They
mrm mmvlmt; true, and lull of liuiuno
i.arrest.
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YOUNG CORN GROWER
Louisiana Lad Given Title
"Champion of World."
Stephen Henry Raised 139.3 Bushelo
of Corn on 95 Per cent, of an
Acre at Ccst of Only 13.5
Cents Per Bushel.
Master Stephen G. Henry of Mel
rose, La., has been awarded the title
of "Champion corn grower of the
world." Stephen is sixteen years of
age and joined the boys' corn club of
his parish when it was organized
three years ago. lie began making a
good record during the first year of
his membership in the corn clubs. He
has been a winner of premiums from
the start, and in 3911 he won sweep
stakes at the Louisiana state fair. He
won a gold watch offered by Gov. San
ders, a prize of $100 offered by the
State Bankers' association and in a
contest with 46,000 boys at the Nation
al Corn Show held at Columbus, Ohio,
Jan. 31st to Feb. 11th, 1911, ho won
first prize and was awarded a run
about automobile. He raised 139. S
bushels of corn on 95 per cent of an
acre at a cost of only 13.5 cents per
bushel.
With eleven other youthful corn
growers from eleven other states, he
visited the national capital last De
cember. The boys were received by
Prof. O. B. Martin, special agent in
charge of the boys' demonstration
work and introduced by Dr. S. A.
Knapp to Hon. James Wilson, secre
tary of agriculture. The boys were re
ceived by President Taft and congratu
lated on their splendid and unparal
leled efforts. They also met many sen
ators and congressmen from different
Stephen
states and appeared before the com
mittee on agriculture of tho house.
Master Stephen made a most excellent
talk to the committee on the subject
of corn growing.
Master Stephen says that his record
is the result of study and hard work.
He read all the bulletins and circulars
on corn growing issued by Dr. S. A.
Knapp, who has charge of the boys'
corn club in the south.
PREPARING GOOD SEED BED
Soil Should Be Plowed and Harrowed
Until It Is Like Ash Heap for
Several Inches Deep.
(By G. IT. AI,FORD.)
Let us thoroughly prepare the soil
before planting. Plow and harrow un
til it is like an ash heap for several
inches deep.
Plant the best seed that money can
buy.
Do not plant the seed too deep.
When planted too deep there is hardly
strength enough in the little plant to
reach the air and It often dies before
it ran draw support from the soil.
The crust on the soil shuts out the
sir so essential to germination and
growth and should be broken just be
fore the seed come up and every week
finrlng growing season and always
pj'fer a rain.
While the plants are small thor
oughly work the spaces between the
rows to a depth of at least four inches.
Thi?- leaves a fine seed bed for the
tender plant roots to occupy later
when they are racing around to find
food and water. .All later cultivations
rho-ild b? shallow. Shallow cultiva
tion keeps a dust mulch, checks the
rising soli rioJsture and plant food
jus, nt the depth where there are the
rr.os'. plant rootlet to utilize them
for plant food.
Shallow cultivation should be con
tinued as late as practicable.
fit
imKsii i slips
VALUE OF PEANUTS AS FOOD
Never Been Appreciated In South
Where It Will Grow on Larger
Portion of Uplands.
(Py DR. S. A. KNAPP.)
The vahie of peanuts as a hay and
food crop has never been appreciated.
The peanut will grow on the larger
portion of tho uplands of the south.
As a crop for varied uses nothing ex
cels it. It can be made profitable
One-Horse Peanut Planting Machine.
when nuts are grown for market, and
it has been found to produce more and
cheaper pork than any other crop.
When used as hay for horses or cattle
the vines and nuts are pulled up and
cured together. In this condition they
are relished by all kinds of stock, and
as they are highly nutritious they can
Machine Peanut Digger.
be utilized in place of more expensive
grains to a large extent.
Peanuts should not be planted until
warm spring weather. Plant on a well
prepared soil, inrews 3 feet apart and
12 inches apart in the drill for the
Spanish variety and a great distance
G. Henry.
for larger varieties. The Spanish pea
nut is preferred for feeding purposes.
The peanut, like the other plants
mentioned, is a soil improver, and ev
ery farmer should look wi.h more fa
vor on its place among the farm crops.
Spray, spray, and spray again.
Leave the herd in pasture only a
short time at first.
Three or four inches is deep enough
to plow the orchard.
Go over every rod of fence before
turning the cows out.
More mules die of accident and old
age than from disease.
The busy fanning mill is owned by
the profit-making farmer.
A mule seldom gets sick more than
once and he generally dies then.
It will save time and cash to keep
tho herd from forming bad habits.
Oats, like rye, require phosphoric
acid and potash and very little ni
trogen. Do not be in too much of a hurry to
force a horse's coat to shed in the
spring.
Don't let up on the feed because it
i3 nearly time to put the cows out in
pasture.
George Washington was the first
breeder of high-priced mules in this
country.
Pure bred draft horses are coming
slowly in this country, but they are
surely coming.
If the feed in the bin or the hay in
the mow i3 getting low, don't cut down
tho cow's ration.
It is said that short legged fowls
fatten a great deal more quickly than
I IcEg legged one3.
PLEASING A PATIENT
SOME GOOD DIVERSIONS FOR THE
SICK ROOM.
Must Never Be Forgotten That lm
msdiate Surroundings Exert a Great
Infiuence Flowers Always an
Interest and Delight.
The immediate surroundings exert a
jreat influence upon the general state
of the mind and health of the patient.
Take a room with the walls of a plain
color; the pictures are a source of un
ceasing pleasure. Have about eight
prints; the next week, under the pre
tense of cleaning, replace the pictures
with others.
The patient will discover after a
time an entirely different lot hung in
their place. Each week the same
thing can be done. The patient Is sure
to . take an interest in them, and be
glad to talk of them with friends.
A second interest and delight are
the flowers. Of course, only living
plants would be allowed to stay in the
room all the time, but a broad shelf
can be attached near the bed, and the
patient will love to watch each new
leaf and bud unfold day by day. An
ever blooming cyclamen and a red
geranium are good plants. A glass
bowl, with two or three goldfish, are a
good idea, as they will Interest a pa
tient wonderfully, watching the grace
ful movements and exhibitions of in
telligence. I heard of a patient who was too
ill to read, but a friend brought In
some seed catalogues. It was wonder
ful what a let of pleasure tho patient
got out of them. It required so little
mental effort to just look at the pic
tures and read the names, with here
and there a description.
It is like greeting old friends.
And the announcement of a new
variety of some favorite kind of flow
ers was quite exciting. As the patient's
mind began to regain some of its ac
tivity he planned what he would have
this year in his garden.
Then he drew diagrams, and laid it
out carefully here the formal garden,
here old-fashioned and wild flowers,
and beyond the vegetables. Of course,
it took endless rearrangements, and
he was brought all the illustrated gar
den catalogues procurable.
It was great fun and amusement.
A friend coming in would greet him
with: "I've discovered a new variety
of such a flower we simply must have."
and discussed the garden quite seri
ously. As spring approached a small
box was brought, in which he put two
or three seeds of several kinds of
flowers. After the third day some
HOUSE GOWN OF CASHMERE
Remarkably Pretty Little Dress With
New Idea3 That Make Effective
Touches.
This little dress is to be made in
cashmere of a soft, deep blue, and, of
course, in all-in-one princess form,
though the waist is sufficiently defined
lr" an encircling band of brighter blue
sail", whose shading phall he matched
b" the, little tie, and the scarf which,
when tied round the hair, gives such a
pretty finish to the whole toilet, as
well as the coiffure. Make this, by the
way, from piece satin of the softest,
cut on the cross, and just hemmed all
round, and let it be sufficiently long to
be drawn round your head, and tied
in a jaunty little bow rather towards
one side at the back. It should meas
ure, say, seven inches at its widest
part, in the center, and taper at the
ends to two or three, and I am quite
sure that you will be so well pleased
with its effect that you will speedily
provide yourself with other scarves to
repeat and emphasize, some special
touch of color in all your different
eowns. London Madame.
thing pushed through the earth, and
nearly every morning there was an
other seed coming up.
It was exciting to guess which would
come up next, or which would get its
second leaf first. When bigger a few
of the seedlings were planted in pots
and kept on the window shelf, When
they came 'into bloom he was proud
of them. Fond as you may be of
plants that. are given you those ysu
have watched grow seem much more
your own.
BLOUSE FOR SPRING WEAR
Collarless Garment That Will Be
Appreciated as the Warm Sea
con Comes On.
The new aspects of our old friend,
the blouse, are so distinctly attractive
that there will be special interest and
pleasure in making choice of those
which are to complete your spring
costumes. The design shown here is
one of the best, its Magyar modeling
making it most comfortable, while the
absence of any collar-band gives still
further proof of up-to-dateness, and a
welcome freedom for the neck, too,
which will be specially appreciated as
the season advances and the weather
grows warmer. Fancy net is the
fabric which is thus advantageously
used, the pointed revers being of
handsome lace, while the chemisette
which appears between is of finely
tucked net with pipings and buttons
of satin to introduce some dainty
touch of color.
For Knitters.
Just a word to women few though
they be who knit socks and stock
ings. Do the heel with a reel of or
dinary .machine twist, using It and
the wool together. The stockings will
wear twice as long as if they were
of the wool alone.
STENCILING THE RAG RUG
Properly Done, It Will Make a Really
Charming and Unique Bit of
Furnishing.
Have you thought that rag rugs can
be made things of beauty by stencil
ing them? Take a rug woven all over
of white, rags, for instance; stenciled
in some conventional designs in a
queer blue or green, it becomes a fit
covering for your bedroom floor, a
really charming and unique bit of fur
nishing. Another pretty variety is the rag
rug made of all sorts of bright colors,
woven without respect to design, and
then finished with a stenciled border of
some solid harmonizing color.
Colors should ho bought in the raw
tint, and then diluted to the shade de
sired with white lead or common
white paint. The latter is better, as
the linseed oil contained in it sets
the color and makes the rug wash
able. For the Needlewoman.
Heavy gray linen is much used foi
the background for embroideries
which are to be employed as house
decorations. Bedrooms and living
rooms for country houses are fur
nished in gray in many Instances, and
the linen is used for bed hangings,
cushion covers, table cloths and win
dow hangings. Ambitious needlewom
en are embroidering these articles in
quite elaborate designs in several col
ors. For one bedroom a set of hang
ings for the bed and windows is be
ing made of the gray linen embroid
eied with designs of wood fairies and
fuchsias in tones of violet, green, pale
yellow and fuchsia red.
Wool Flowers.
The very latest Paris modification
of the artificial corsage bouquet is the
single flower, an orchid, a chrysanthe
mum, or what not, worked in delicate
shades of fine wool, wonderfully
wrought both as to form and color,
and nested within the scarf around the
wearers throat.
This does not sound very attractive,
I know, but really these wool flowers
are lovely, and anyone who knows
how to make paper flowers should
know how to make these als-o. They
are much more durable than the silk
and rice-paper creations, and can be
easily cleaned.
A Backhanded One.
He The great trouble with" Gab
blelgh is he talks too much. v
She That's strange. When he's
been with me he's scarcely said a
word.
He Oh, he's too much of a gentle
man to interrupt.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Ttnnra thn
Signature of 0utA7TCi
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
What We Are Coming To.
Jack I thought your landlord
didn't allow children.
Heifry 'Sh! We call it Fido. Har
per's Bazar.
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES
ono slie saialler after ualng Allen's Fout-Kaao, the
antiseptic powder to be shaken Into the shoes. It
makes tight or new shoes foel easy; gives Instant
relief to corns and bunions. This Is an easy tost:
Sprinkle Allen's Foot-Ease In one shoe and not In
the othor and notice the dl fferenco. Sold everywhere,
25o. Don't accept any tuhsUtutt. For FRKB trial
packago, address Allen B. OlinsUid, LcKoy, N. T.
It is not necessarily true that the
worst Is yet to come.
To enjoy good health, take Garfield Tea;
it cures constipation and regulates the
liver and kidneys.
A woman's mind enables her to
reach a conclusion without starting.
"I find Caocarets so good that I would
not be without them. I wa9 troubled a
great deal with torpid liver and headache.
Now since taking Cascarets Candy Cathar
tic I feel very, much better. I shall cer
tainly recommend them to my friends as
the best medicine I have ever seen."
Anna Bazinet,
Osborn Mill No. 2, Fall River, Mass.
Pleasant, Palatable. Potent. Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or Grip.
10c, 25c, 50c. Never sold In bulk. The genu
ine tablet stamped C C C. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 923
ITCH CURED
IN 30 MINUTES, By One Application of
Dr. David's Sanative Wash
We guarantee DR. DAVID'S SANATIVE
WASH to cure any case of Itch In 80 min
utes, if used according to directions, or we
will refund your money.
If your Dog has Scratches or Mange Dr.
David's Sanative Wuh will cure him at once.
Price, 50 Cents a Bottle
It cannot be mailed. Delivered at your
nearest express office free, upon receipt of
75 cents.
OWENS & MINOR DRUG CO.
Richmond Virginia
A LIQUID KtMtUT !0r CHILUKtHI'S ILLS M
RECOMMENDED FOB
ConstlpaUon, IMarrhoea, Convulsions,
Oolic, Sour Stomacl), ele. U iestro;r
Worms, allays Kovnrishupss and OolcU.
HalUs digestion. It makes Teething easy,
nroniotes Cheerfulness hdcI produces
Natural Sleep. For sale by all druggist ft
anl dealers 2&c a bottle. Hanuacturcd by
BABY EASE CO.. ATLANTA, GEORGIA
J
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Is GUARANTEED
to stop and perma
nently cure that ter
rible itching. It is
I.J f
VijW iWt purpose and your money
W mf ff be promptly refunded
mJWJ WITHOUT QUESTION
if Hunt s Cure fails to cure
mMJl W Worm or any other Skin
Disease. 50c at your druggist's, or by mail
direct if he hasn't it. Manufactured only by
A. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO., Sherman, Texa3
Charlotte Directory
KODAKS
FILMS AND ALL.
Mall orders arlven
prompt attention, Compleio stock oi
photo supplies. Send for catalogue.
W. I. VAN NFSS & CO.
83 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, N. C.
TYPEWRITERS
200 miscellaneous new, rebuilt, shop
worn and second-hand typewriters
of all makes from $10.00 up.
Easy terms if desired.
J. E. Cray Ion & Co., Charlotte, N. C.
is the only
Artistic Standard
Sold direct from factory
to the home.
A Stieff Piano in a
musical education has
the same effect as fine
literature in a literary
education. Write today.
5 Weat Trade Street
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Manager
Charlotte, N. C
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