The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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Doctors Said
HealthGone
Suffered uith Throat Trouble
Mr B. W.
D. liarnNi
es - Sheriff
of WiUTetl
County.
Ten ne*!«ce,
la u letter
from Me-
lt Inn villa,
T e n nemc,
writt •:
"I had
throat
trouble
and had
three doc-
tors treating
m i>. All
tall< <1 to do
tn e any
pood, and
p r on minced
in y health
gone. I con-
eluded to
try Peruna, and after using four bot«
tle« can any 1 wai entirely cured."
Unable to Work.
Mr. Guslav Hlmmelrelch, Hochhelm,
Trxas, writes:
"for a number of years I suffered
whenever I took cold, with severe at-
tacks of asthma, which usually yielded
to the common home remedies.
"Last year, however, I suffered for
eight months without interruption go
that I could not do any work at all.
The various medicines that were pre-
scribed brought me no relief.
"After taking six bottles of Peruna,
two of Lacupla and two of Manaltn, I
•m free of my trouble so that I can do
all my farm work again. I can heart-
ily recommend this medicine to nny
ono w!io suffers with this annoying
complaint and believe that they will
Obtain good results."
WHERE IT WAS LACKING
Uncle Sam s Cflampioi
i Juvenile Corn Growers
BY WALDON l AWf FT I
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HK I'nlted Slates govern
ment Is now at work
uihmi one of the most ain
bilious and, by the by.
one of the most interest
ing projects ii has ever
undertaken. It is noth-
ing short of a scheme for
moving the ' corn belt."
or perhaps it would be
more accurate to rail It
a crusade for extending
belt," Tor there is no de-
Mr. B. W. D. Barnes.
the
sire to Interfere with the growing of
our greatest agricultural staple in
that broai! section of the country
where corn has long been the prlncl
pal standby of the fanner. The new
plan of the department of agricul-
ture—for of course that is the branch
of our government machinery that has
charge of this new activity is simply
in effect to make two blades of grass
grow where only one grew before.
Although all the world has been
Rasping In astonishment these many
years past at the bumper crops of
corn this countr • turns out each year,
the experts of the government some
time since came to the conclusion
that great as was the national corn
yield it was not as big as It ought to
be. Furthermore, they thought they
foresaw a time when, with our rapidly
growing population, the corn crop
would not he any too big for our own
American appetite and, of course, if
that came to pass, we would lose more
or 1< as of our foreign trade, for a vast
quantity of Yankee corn products now
find ihelr way to dinner tables over-
seas.
On the theory of a stitch in time
the agricultural sharps proceeded to
net buny over this impending prob
lem. First they set about Increasing
the yield of corn per acre and latterly
they have entered upon the even more
significant nilssion of extending the
corn growing area. An our readers
are aware moBt of the corn crop has
been grown heretofore In the middle
She—You puckered up your Hps so
then that 1 thought you wore going to
kiss me.
He No; I got some grit In my
mouth.
She- Well, for goodness' sake swal-
low It! You need it In your system!
A Dry Wash,
Representative Livingston of ( eor
gla, who, disgusted at the bath-tub
debate In the house recently, proposed
that a little money might be made by
renting the bath tubs out, said recent-
ly, apropos of this subject:
"We are now a good deal like Hill
Sprlggins on a zero morning.
"Bill's valet entered his bedroom
one January morning and said with a
shiver:
" 'Will you take your bath hot or
cold, sir?"
"'Thank you,' said Bill; I'll take It
for granted "'
IT'S FOOD
That Restores and Makes Health
Possible.
There are atoiunch specialists as
well a- eye and ear and other special-
ists
One of these told a young lady, of
New Brunswick, N. J., to quit medi
ein -a and cat Grape-Nuts. She says:
For about ]2 months 1 oufferod se-
rerely with gastritis. I was unable
to re aln much of anything on my
stomach, and consequently was com-
pelled to give up my occupation.
"I took quantities of medicine, and
had an idea I was dieting, but 1 con
tinued to suffer, and soon lost 15
pounls In weight. 1 was depressed
In spirits and lost Interest in every-
thlng generally My mind was so af-
fected that it was impossible to he-
come Interested lu even the lightest
reading matter
"After suffering for months ! de-
cided to go to a stomach specialist.
He put me on Grape-Nuts and iny
health began to Improve Immediately.
It was the keynote of a new life.
"1 found that I had been eating too
much starchy food which I did not di-
gest, and that the cereals which I had
tried had been too heavy I soon
prov *l that It Is not the quantity of
food that one eats, but the quality
"In a few weeks ) wan able to go
back to my old buidnes.* of doing cler-
ical work 1 have continued to eat
Grape-Nut* for both the morning and
evening meal. I wake In the morning
with n clear mind and feel rented I
regained my lost weight In a short
time I ani well and happy again and
owe it to Grape-Nuts." Name given
by Poetum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Head "The Road to Wellvllle," In
pkgs "There's a Nesson "
ICrrr r^ d 111* utiini- Irllert A new
Mir npprara from tlmr t<> llna*. TbfJ
mrr grnala#, true, and lull of btiuuua
laUrwt
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tot JJwfJ'Gfovc/a
SMAUtir wo yovZ
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Practical Joker Meant to Astonish
His Wife, and Doubtless
He Did.
When the llrst shipment of frou>n
eggs arrived from Australia their ex-
treme hardness astonished the brok
ers
One man. calling at a broker's office,
was amazed to see him taking aim at
the wall with an egg.
"What the dickens aro you at',"' he
said
But the broker let drive, the only
result. I" tug a slight dent In the wall.
t'< thin.' being explained, the mun
took a couple of the eggs, put them
• I ei to startle his
wife. Arriving home, ho waited till
nulij \ a.-st tiihled lor dinner.
In n banged an < gg at the new
dudo.
the smile quickly faded from
l!j. . The efK had thawed.—Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
OATS—259 Bu. Per Acre.
That i^ tiie « 'irn lt> \ lelil uf Theodore
1l.it tne*. I.ewm ('ii \\ aah li'id from
Nil • r" Hejuvctcitei| \\ Int'' Bonanza oats
nnd won ii h:nid" tne KO nern furtn Other
lu- •. ,i 1 'i- tin' 111 bait . 11U biM . Ui3 bun.,
ote hmi l\ fnI'uieri aoa tiered throughout
tin* I S.
Valuer'* IVi'inrce Barley, Flax, Corn,
Ont , Wheat I'o! 'ee . <ir.i fcc« Bnil ("lev-
era tire fatiiou* the world over for their
nuritv nini • retiien Ions yielding qualitie*.
\Ye ire 1-1 l\- the largest growers of furtn
fr 'Is in the worl !
i in i ■ ,! ■ ; 1 itiK with wed truth*
free ' r tl.- --Miiir. or send lie in ntsmps
ni l re ■ > e 11• i • . :••• t f irm wed ri"T-
eltiit* -ii i i' t ha, including nbeve mar-
velum oil t V, let-other with bii; eatnlog.
Tohn \ Si''/' • <t-e I Co., lS'J .South 8th St.,
l_i ('rtiMio, \\ i .
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A ONOKnUL (o/MQPOni H
or
to their
work of
In Uncle
west— In states such as Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
and Nebraska. But the government experts
scouting around soon came to the conclusion
that as good or better corn than America had
ever known could be raised in prolific quantity
In the south If only the people south of Mason
and Dixon's line could be aroused to the pos-
sibilities lyliiK dormant at their doors.
Waking up these southern farmc-rs
neglected opportunities Is the present
one of the most efficient organizations
Sam's agricultural corps. It was nothing short
of an Inspiration that the experts hit upon the
plan of proving that their corn "fairy tales"
could come true through the medium of the
farmer boys of the south The lads were enlisted
In this country wide "demonstration work" and
46,000 of them have lately been giving their fa
(hers object lessons right at home What Is more,
many of the fathers have taken the lessons to
heart and after seeing with their own eyes what
phenomi nal yields can be made if corn be cul-
tivated as the "book chaps" at the agricultural
department prescribe they have become converts
to the new Ideas and have announced that hence-
forth they will cultivate corn the way their sons
have been doing these past few* months It w'lll
mean only a fraction more time and work anil It
tnoans production doubled or trebled or quad
rupled.
Of course the government gave Instructions
to these lads as to how to till the coil in the most
advantageous manner, but the enthusiasm which
resulted In corn harvests that have made the
whole world wit up and take notice was Inspired
by competitive contests for the winners in which
rill sorts of prizes wen offered township prizes
village prizes, county prizes, state prizes, and
t'oodness knows what, all In the way of trophies
culminating In each state In a "grand prize" In
the form of a sightseeing 'rip to Washington, all
expenses paid, for one bo. Of course, the gov
ernment did not offer these prizes. I nele Sam
has no money available for sin h purposes, but
the department of agriculture engineered
whole scheme and got the public spirited
of more than a dozen states so Interested that
they put up the prizes mentioned. Individuals
such as bankers and merchants and organiza
tions such as boards of trade, county sujwrln
tendentc of education, chambers of commerce,
etc contributed to the list of prizes which In the
grand total footed up to mi re than $10,000
This whole movement, alike to other similar
educational crusades, has been under the dlrec
tlon or the division of farmers' co-operative dem
onstratlon work of the department of agriculture
I,n:l the held ofTcrs of this Institution havn
brought about sysHn.a!lc effort on the psrt
h "outhful corn growers by organizing
the
citizens
of
whst
sre known as i urn
clubs. There are
great numbers of
township clubs all
, over the land—the
township being the
standard unit of organization and there are
county clubs In about different counties.
Circulars of Instruction, prepared by l)r S. A
Knapp, the government expert, w ho is the Sol-
omon of this movement, are prepared and
sent several times during the year to each In
dividual boy who is enrolled In this work
Seed selection and the preparation of the
soil a-e taken up tlrst In these courses of In-
struction by mall (supplemented by the advice
of the Held workers of the department who
are continually traveling about to supervise
and give practical instruction.! All the boys
who won the biggest prizes paid very rareful
attention to the Instructions on this s on- and
plowed their acres from eight to sixteen inches
deep and thoroughly pulverized their seed beds
Even more careful advice is given I he boys on
the very vital subject of fertilization and one re.-i
son why so many of these lads have at the first
go off gotten better corn crops than their fathers
have ever been able to produce with all their ex
pcriencc back of them Is that the youngsters
have none of the contempt of the old fogle< for
new fangled Ideas and have been not only willing
but eager to master a general knowledge of nitro
gen, potash, phosphorus, etc., as agricultural aids
and the effect of leaves, wood mold, barnyard
manure, etr
The whole plan of computing and comparing
yields In this country wide corn-growing compeil
lion is done in the most systematic and business
like manner. With swarms of keenly Int created
boys watching each other's crops like hawks
there Is not much opportunity for deception of
any kind, but in addition to this insurance of pub
lloity of methods and yields the department of
agriculture has it ov n officers in the field all
the while and tiny rigidly Investigate any su*
plcloua reports Just as the field workers of the
United States census have been probing into the
enumeration In any town or city that seemed to
show an undue lricn. se In population since the
lust census He It said to the credit of the boy
corn growers that almost none of them have
fallen under suspicion on any score
In making up the records of the young corn
growers aid awarding the prizes that are offered
the government officials lake into consideration
other things than (he mere crop yield, regardless
of oost of cultivation and every other factor
Indcid, In making awards there are considered
In addition to yield, the cost per bushel, the best
ten ears of corn rained and the written history
of the crop prepared by the boy who raised It
Not all the boy who won the big prizes and were
personally congratulated by President Taft In the
Willi' House at Washington mad" the largest
yields In their states The economical side wan
ay ways taken Into consideration In giving out
the prizes and In apportioning the diplomas of
merit which Secretary Wlison personally pre
sented to the boys who called on him a' Wash
Ington
The boys who have won rank as Uncle Ham s
champion corn growers In every Instance "made
good" by exhibiting Ihelr prize products at their
respective county fairs where their neighbors
could see with their own eyes what they accom-
plished by tint new method of tilling the soil. In
many counties the distribution of the county
prizes for corn growing was made a red letter
event this past autumn and as many as 1,000
1,600 persons have assembled at a county
living at rh,s
"Last night v*i
night we are
supper \1v
Hade. This
three meals
herself, her
new Joy In
time of year, and explains why:
> went to a roast beef dinner. To-
going to a Methodist progri salve
husband hates those progressive
star' with soup at the
Real Courage.
He was 'ho small son of a minister
and his mother was teaching him the
meaning of courage.
"Supposing," she srild, "there wero
twelve buys in one bedroom, nnd
eleven got Into bed at once, while the
other knelt down to say his prayers,
that boy would show true courage."
"Oh," said the young hopeful, "I
know something that would be more
courageous than that* Supposing
the;, were twelve ministers In one
bedroom, and • 11■ got Into bed with
out saying hi privers'"
to sie prizes awarded to lads who are pointing
the way t<- increased averages of corn produc.
tion in the south, and Incidentally to a partial
solution of the Increased cost of living. And no
old-time farmer can sneer that the showings
made in t his t w ent let h cent u i'1 corn growing are
spurts of no practical significance On the con-
trary the government officials have applied mod-
ern bookkeeping methods to 'he business side of
the proposition and the reported costs of produc-
tion i .111 be accepted as fair actual costs.
The yields made during the past sr",son by
these young corn growers have been truly aston-
ishing and some of them are almost past the
belief of farmers who have been getting an aver-
aye of, pay. :(2 to 10 bushels of corn per a< r«
in choice corn country In the middle west. In
one Missis.ippl county is boys averaged '->2
bushels per acre In one South Carolina county
^ti boys produced 1,700 bushels of corn on 20
scref In another county In that same state 112
boys averaged (i2 bushels per acre. One lad
made J 1,000 from a single acre of corn. Jerry
Moore of Winona, R. C„ the champion corn
grower of the world, got the amazing yield of
22H bushels to the acre, Steve Henry of l ulsl-
ana carried off the highest honors for economical
farming, producing on his acre nearly 140 bushels
at a cost of only 1.1 cents per bushel. Joe Stone
of Georgia, youngest and smallest of the national
prize winners. Is only eleven years of age, but
he produced tt>2 bushels to the acre at a cost of
2ft cents pei bnnlx! Next season the scop*
of the corn-growing competition Is to be greatly
extended and the government may also strive
to get the country girls of the United States
Into a si:nliar competition, only, of course, it will
not 1" corn growing but vegetable gardening with
canning and preserving as a "tddr line "
Those Church Suppers!
t'hui h nab., dinners, teas and the like aro
not only nvanit lor promoting' social enjoyment
and incidentally of replenishing the treasuries
'if the organizations which provide them These
functions serve a real and valuable economic
purpose, nt Is indicated by the lady whom Kdna
K W'ooley quotes In the Toledo
lady, weary of the work of providing
a day for her family, consistIng of
husband ar.J her daughter, linds a
Important to Mothers
Examine carejully over) bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
lufants and children, and see that It
In Uso For Ov r .'*<► Years.
The Kind You lUve Always Bought
The Test of Intellect.
"I wonder why Mrs. Fllmgilt regards
her husband as >itupid. He liaB been
very successful in business."
"Perhaps." replied Mr. Meekton,
"he's like so many of the rest of u#
who can't possibly learn to keep the
score of a bridge gami ."
V> harmful drugs in Gurfield Tea, Ns-
life's lnvitive it i« r trip ><i?d wh-illy of
clean, sweet henlth-Kiving Herbs!
A good home Is the best exposition
of heaven
STOP THAT==
STOMACH TROUBLE
before it becomes
serious- do it ri^ht
now. Hostetter's
Stomach Hitters is
the quickest and
surest medicine for
you to take. Thou-
sands have proven
it. Start today. It
is for Heartburn,
Poor Appetite, Indi-
gestion, Colds and
Malaria.
INSIST ON GETTING
H0STETTERS
BITTERS
go to some house for the
up at some other house
He says when he sits down to a
to finish the Job on the spot, In-
on
old
to
suppers, because we
church, you know, then
meat course and finish
for the dessert
meal he likes
stead of getting up every little while, putting
his hat and coa >tiid galloping out Into the <•
and cruel world to resume his eats at some other
stand. Hut I think it's fun It's a blessed change.
Tomorrow night we go to a Presbyterian church
supper. That's only 25 cents, too, and I don't
see how they do it for the money. The m xt one
after that Is an Kplscopnl turkey supper, and the
next 's also n turkey supper at the Unitarian
church. Then come the Disciple nnd Congrega-
tion church suppers, and by that tlmn you'll seo
my cheeks sticking out with rich living. What
would we poor home cooks do If It wasn't for the
church suppers? They give us a rest from the
eternal routine of planning and cooking the dally
meals. Nobody that hasn't tried that three-mese
a-day business knows what a grind It gets to bo
I don't believe there's a man on earth would
stand for It
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