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With Winchester Paints to help you, paint¬ ing or reflnishing the floors and interior woodwork of your home is an easy task. No otber one thing that you can do to your home improves its appearance and service¬ ability like a coat of Paint. Let us show you the Paints we recommend for exterior work, also otbers for interior finisHes.
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Among the valuable relica In the Tntiean In Rome are two crowns, one given by Nspoleon to Pope Plus XII, caaUlnIng the largest emerald In tbe epoeld, and another given by Qneen Isabel of Spain to Pope Plus IX. The Jsttar ta said to be worth $2,000,000
Many Fish in Laho Erie
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GALL   STONES
New booklet explains scientific home treatment prescribed for over 30 years. Before risking operation —read about the success of thlK method for irritations of Liver, Oall Bladder and Oall Ducta as assoclate.1 with Gall Stones.
DR. E. E. PADDOCK, Desk AQ 82-S5 Kansas City, Mo.
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PURE BRED POULTRY MOST PROFTTABLE
B Is often ssid thst pore bred Soeks sre more profltable than mongrels sad there Is every reason to believe tliat tbey ere; bnt there Is one provision tbat muat be taken Into consideration: namely, pure bred ponltry muat be better cared for than are moogrela Those wbo do not Intend to care for pure breds propcriy abonid stick to mongrels, but given care and attention pore breds wUI repay doubly for U ss compsred witb the mongrels
There are reasons, saya D. H. Hall, extension poultry husbandman ad Clemson college.
Pnre bred , ponl tcy will produce a uniform product and will bring a higher price. The egga from pure breds are uniform In size, shape and color. When eggs from pnre breds do vary tlie variation Is cunsiderably less than from mongrels
Pure breds are faster growers and when grown produce a more uniform nock. There Is not a better advertise¬ ment for a farm tban a flock of pure bred chickena They will attract more attenUon than any otber form uf live atock.
Pnre breds will also lay more eggs If properly handled. Tbls has been proved beyond nil donbt by various experiment stations.
Pure bred poultry Is also more eco¬ nomical with feed consumption. They lay n^nre eggs, hence they pay mure for their feed and give a higher proAt
Pure bred stock and eggs con be sold for breeding purposes. This will be a good aource of income for the pure bred breeder. Mongrels and mongrel eggs can be sold only for mar¬ ket  prices.
Pure breds can be exhibited In poultry shows and thus compete for prlsea There Is nothing like a blue ribbon frem a poultry show. Hongrela cannot be placed tn a show for prizes.
Pure breds will create Interest In poultry. Wbo Is the enthusiast about poultry In ony communttyl Why, the farmer with the pure bred, of course. Why are yon not enthusiastic about your poultry? If you have mongrels that may be the reason. Oet pnre breds and be proud of them.
XENIA
Dubbing Used to Avoid
Injury to Hen's Comb
Dubbing to prevent freezing and suf¬ fering due to frozen roinbs has been practiced very successfully In the Pur¬ due nnlverslty poultry flocks. Frees¬ lng results In rouch sufTerlng of the btrds and consequently loss In fertility of eggs and hRtehlng results. Dubbing la not new but a remedy breeders of flghtlng birds ^ave always practiced to prevent Injuring of combs and to conserve vigor of the males.
The operation Is extremely simple and a sharp razor Is used flrst to cnt OiT the wattles and later to remove the comb starting at Ihe front end. The wattles are cut quite close and the comb reesonnhly close to the head. The blood will flow freely but If a body flutr feather la held over cut part of the comb coagulation will sooo take place and the bleeding cease. Seldom do the birds suffer from the operation and free bleeding should canss no worry. A treated bird ahould not be placed In an extremely cold room nntll the wound haa healed nor should tbey be placed together.
It la well not to practice the opera¬ tion nntil after (he birds have been ae¬ lected for the breeding pen In order to permit normal appearance of the hesd to be s guide In msklng selections.
Hen's Drinking Water
Preparationa advertised aa being ef¬ fective In ridding hens of lice simply by placing the preparation In the drinking water or In the feed are not generally to be recommended for tbls purpose. Sucb material In the drink¬ ing water will cause tbe hens to drink only a limited amonnt of water and, as a conaequence, egg production will be reduced, advlaea J. H. HcAdama, ex¬ tenalon poultrymeo, Kansaa State Ag¬ ricultural collegi.
Tbe aure method for killing lice at tbls Ume of ytar la to dost the hens thoroughly with sodium fluoride, ustng tbe pinch method. Or blue ointment may be used, mixed half and half wltb vaseline end applying a circle of tbe ointmeat around the vent, says Mc¬ Adams
Use Well-Shaped Eggs
tn selecting eggs to place In an In¬ cnbator only average-sised well-shaped eggs should be used, as extremely large or small eggs, or eggs that do not con¬ form to normal ahape, will hatcb a low percentage of chicks of Irregular else. Do not delay tbe starting of the Incu¬ bator for the flrst hatching beyond April 1, as the posaiblltties for proflt are much greater with early-hatched chicks than with later onee. The early pnllets are the ones tbst wUI be tsll sad winter Isyeiy.
For Setting a Hen
For s sitting hen choose one of medlnm weight such sa are found In the American or ESngltah breeda Make the nesf at leaat aix tnchea deep and ¦Ixteen laches square. For a nesting msterial chooee something like oat straw, wheat atraw, or hay. Make the neat so tbat tbe egga will roll apart readily when the hen steps upon them. bnt not so flat but Uiat they wtll roil together of their own accord wben the bea lesves the nest Choose s cool plOM^ sst from U t» IB
News resches us tbat onr former Xenia boy, Oeorge V. Rlley, la In St. Lonis, receiving treatment for one of his eyes, which bas been In a very bad condition tor aome time, and mnch doubt Is entertained for asvlog tbe eye.
Xenia's new electric shop, wblch esrries s atoek of electric supplies, automobile parts, and whleh is fur¬ nished wltb a new fllllng station, has now opened In tbe 3. M. Mayfleld building on tbe south side of tbe rail¬ road, and ia in charge of the effi¬ cient manager, J. R. Bumgarner, Jr
The reclUl at the Baptist churoh on Priday night of last week, under the management of Mrs. Viola Fryer. waa a decided success and enjoyed by all who attended. The cburch was full and coUectlon was most satis¬ factory.
The new ffre truck of the Xenia fire department is now Installed in the engine house and has been on the streets several times. It is mount¬ ed on a Ford chassis, and is a dandy. The job was put out by the Obber- chaln Boyer Co. of Loganaport, Ind., no better house in America. The truck ts mounted with two 35-gallon chemical tanks which can keep a constant stream of chemical going on a fire for hours. As a tank can be re¬ charged in 60 seconds, ooe ean bu charged while the other is discharg¬ ing. U ia also equipped with the lat¬ est devices for entering a burning, and flre fighting equipment, includ¬ ing extension ladders and all the thlnga needed about a fire truck. The truck is of high speed and can easily leave the engine house and be throw¬ ing water in most any section ot the town tn two or tbree minutes. This new equipment fills a long felt want with the Flre department at Xenia. It has been needed for many years, but it seemed to>be the reault of the present Flre Chief H. O. deabler and his flre ladtdes to put through tb-:! propositions that inspired confiden e In the people to make the purchase.
Mrs. Lena Jones of Xenia took din¬ ner Sunday with relatives near Ken- r.tr switch.
Mra. Homer D. Book of south of town was the guest of relatives in Flora last Sunday.
S. W. Aldrige, the ever falthtui resident engineer of the hard road, who has been with us about two years, has been transferred to Et- tingham. III. He wltl be In and out a (ew more times and then gone. Such is the way of the wortd. Friends must part and strangers meet. Mr. Aldrige has made lots of friends among us, has proved himself to ue a gentleman of sterling; character and has many warm (riends who witt hate to see htm leave.
Mrs. Maggie Humphrey, wife of Hubert IIu";hrey. who was (ormerly Mlss Maggie Slagley, of northwest o( Xenia, dted on Sunday night of thM week and wns buired In the I. O. O. F. cemeterv Tne?day. She had been in week and buried In the I. O. O. F. her death, while not unexpected, was ', a shock to her many friends and rela¬ tives In Songer township, where 8h4 lived, as welt as many frienda In Xenia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Montgomery and son George motored to Belleville and return last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Colclasure wero Sunday visitors at Clay City.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson of Odin were Xenia visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Xon Zimers.
Aftsr a week's visit with friends In Ashkum and Champaign, Mrs. Mau I Smith has retumed and Is at h