THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA,
FARMERS CONFRONTED WITH SERIOUS
PROBLEM
Secretary of Agriculture Makes a Statement Regarding the Supply
of Potash, Phosphate and Nitrogen Importation of Potash
Is Cut Off as Result of European WarConservation
of Fertilizer Material Is Recommended.
Washington. Tho accrotary of ag
riculture makes tho following atato
mont rogardlng tho fortlllzor situa
tion: American faraoru aro confronted
by a serious situation In refcronco to
fortlllzor materials. As a result of
tho embargo placed by tho German
government on tho exportation of pot
ash, tho supply of this substanco has
boon ontlroly cut off. Undor normal
conditions sulphuric acid, which is re
quired for making super-phosphates,
in sold for $5 or ?G a ton. Tho in
creased demand for it slnco tho break
ing out of tho European war has
caused tho prlco to rlso to about $25
a ton. It is impossible therefore for
farmers to socuro Bupor-pliosphatea at
prices which thoy havo been accus
tomed to pay. Tho nltrogon supply is
not materially less than usual.
In 1913, whon conditions wcro nor
mal, about $125,280,000 worth of com
mercial fertilizers was used in Uio
United States. Of this amount, tho
farmoru paid $48,830,000 for nitrogen
ous substances, $50,000,000 for phos
phatos, and $20,450,000 for potash
Baits. Practically all tho potash Baits
woro lmportod from Germany and tho
entlro quantity of nltrato of soda camo
from Chile. Ammonium sulphato to
tho valuo of $3,720,000 was received
from abroad, mainly from England.
Tho remainder of tho fertilizer mate
rials was derived from domestic
sources.
The Potash Situation.
Thcro Is practically no potash In
this country at tho presont tinio for
fortlllzor use. Tho small quantities
which wero hold over from former
years aro now priced at from eight to
twolvo tlmos tholr normal valuo. Tho
Investigations of tho dopartmcnt and
J1
possibility of producing from Amerl
can sources an amplo supply of potash
salts for domestic consumption. These
sourcoB aro: Tho giant kelp of tho
Pacific coast from lower California
to Alaska; tho alunlto deposits, main
ly In tbo mountains of Utah; tho fold
spathic rocks of tho eastern part of
tho United States, and tho mud of
Searlos lako, in California.
Tho production of potash from feld
spar Is commercially fcaslblo if a
salable by-product can bo secured at
tho samo timo.
Tho development of Scarles lake
aa a sourco of potash presents a num
ber of unsolved technical problems.
Alunlto, a mineral which exists in
consldorablo quantities in Utah and
neighboring statos, contains about 11
per cunt of potash. It is decomposed
by roasting at a tomporaturo of about
700 dogroos, with tho evolution of
oxlds of sulphur, and a rcsiduo con
sisting of alumina and potassium sul
phato romalns. From this residue tho
potash salt can bo obtained readily
by leaching and evaporation. Tho
procoss Is Blmplo. Tho fumes llborat-
ed can bo usod to manufacture buI-
phurlc acid. Alumina resulting as a
by-product will bo suitable for tho
manufacture of metallic aluminum.
Giant Kolp Beds.
At. nmnln nllnnlv nf nnlm.li fnr Mm
ncods of farmors can bo obtained
from tho giant kolp beds. Those beds
havo been surveyed by tho bureau of
soils and a roport, accompanied by
maps showing in dotall their extent
and location, recently has been issued,
Harvesting is accomplished easily, aB
. . . . .
tho kolp grows in open wator and
barges iltted with mowing attach
monts can bo used.
For utilizing tho kelp several moth
ods aro feasible. It may bo dried and
ground. In tlila condition It contains
all tho Baits originally present, which
aro mainly potassium chlorld and bo-
dium chlorld. This matorlal haB Ideal
mochanlcal properties for uso In mixed
fortllizora. When tho puro potassium
chlorld is desired it is necessary to
aoparato mo jutco irom ino organic
material and then to romovo tho so-
dlum chlorld. Tho latter can bo done
readily bv rccrvstalllzatlon: but tho
separation of tho Juice from tho or-
uanlc material Is moro dllllcult. for
Mw, rm.n tl.nf tl... Imln In lll.rnna
and in attempta to effect Boparation
by nitration tbo filters become cloggod
and unworkable Tho problems yet
to bo worked out commercially uro
tho host methods of drying tho wot
kolp and of effecting tho ready nnd
efficient separation of tho plant juices
from tho organic material. Investi
gation of thoso questions Iiub proceed
ed far enough to indicate that tholr
solution Bhould not bo very dllllcult.
Output Will Be Diverted.
Throo largo conconiB have begun
operations lor Uio manufacture of pot
ash from kelp. While potush Is in
dispensable in tho preparation of fer
tilizers, it Ib also used for many other
purposes, including tho manufacture
of matches, glass, liquid soap, and
.Uumwu.1D. x u ji.iv.uo uu.u uuuur
oxistlng conditions by tho manufac
turorB of such articles undoubtedly
will cause practically tho ontlro out-
put oi uiOBO concerns to uo clivortod
from tho fertilizer Industry. It seems
unlikely that normal conditions will
uc restorou in mo immouiuto luturo
and that potasli can bo secured from
lureign tourcea aa ncretoioro in timo
for Hi" ien crop plautlng season, It
E
also scorns Improbablo that prlvato on-
tcrpriso will provldo potash from do-
mcstlc sources for agricultural pur-
poses in time. It would require nine-
ty or.moro plants, costing approxi-
matoly $50,000 and having an operating
capital of about $25,000 each to produco
tho quantity needed for agriculture,
This would involvo the assumption
mat tno commercial phases of tho prou-
lem wcro satisfactorily solved. Even If
tho roqulsito funds wcro avullublo, It
18 a question whether operations
could begin in timo to provido nn ade-
quato supply for tho coming year. The
department 1b Investigating all as-
poets of tho question and Is planning
to send experts to California to study
tho situation and especially to con-
sldor possibilities of production on a
commercial scale.
The Phosphate Situation.
KcA nhnnnlintn In Mm imnlH nf nnnr.
ly all commercial mixed fertilizers.
It Is mado by tho action of sulphuric
acid upon phosphate rock. Our avail
nblo ROiirona nf nhnRnlintn rnr.k urn
THE
SHORTAG
greater than thoso of any other na- fi-'irbago of all cities having a popula
tion. Tho rnnin Himnlv for flnmPHtlo tlon of 30,000 and ovor woro converted
conHumntlnn mwl fnr nximrtntlon
enmrm from Tnnnnnni. Smith Cnrn-
llnii and Florida.
In 1914, 2,734,000 tons of phosphato
rock woro produced In this country.
Up to that year about one-half tho
quantity mined waB exported to Eu
rope Tho rock In its natural state
is not readily absorbed as a plant
food. It Is mado available for this
purposo by treatment with Bulphurlc
nnttl nlinllt nun inn nf in nnlrl lmlnf-
used to a ton of phosphato rock. When
m..,u .1 o...,......o.,i,o .
talning 14 to 18 per cent of water-
Bolublo phosphoric acid is mado. Tho
bulk of tho sulphuric acid which en
tors into the manufacture of acid phos-
phato is mado by fertilizer companies,
PmnHnnllv ovnrv r,rH1lm. ra f. 1,1 loll.
- ...w. ....... j j i ji j .vi.u.i v.uiuu..u.
mcnt (oxcoptlng tho cottonseed meal
factories) having an annual capacity
of 15,000 tons or more operates also
II HMlnhlirln nnlil nlnnl Tlin .Inmnml
for tho acid 1b so strong at present
that ovory effort is being mado to
utlllzo old and abandoned establish
ments and to erect new plants.
Tho potential sources of sulphuric
acld tho Unlto,u States aro ample
to produco moro than doublo tho pres
ont annual output. Fow of tho lead,
zinc, or copper smelting companies
using sulphldu ores have sulphuric
acid plants iu connection with their
smelters, Tho fumes discharged Into
tho ntmosphoro by theso smelters aro
sulllclont to produco many thousands
of tons of sulphuric acid dally. Under
normal conditions, tho limited market
for tho acid and tho long haul neces
sary to reach tho market havo made
It commercially Impracticable to con-
vort Ul fumcs ,nto sulphuric acid
Involves Big outlay
Tho erection of acid plants of sut
llclont capacity to convert tho smelter
gnsoB would Involvo an outlay of at
least sovoral million dollars. Under
normal conditions It would tako four
months to complcto tho plants, lu
tllO prOBOIlt Situation, at lCBSt SlX
months would bo roqulred. Tho tin
roau of soils estimates that sulphuric
acid could bo mado by somo of tho
wostorn smelting plants at approxi
nmtoly ono-half tho normal cost of pro-
duclng tho acid in tho East whoro
ivnion are usee, ino saving in cosi oi
I tnnnnffirnipn f,i Mm Wnu( inittmfnx
manufacture in tho West, howover,
would bo partly offset by tho long
haul necessary to bring tho acid to
tho eastern market.
In view of tho dlfllcultlcs In tho way
of tho production and utilization of
suipnuric acid for fortlllzor purposes,
tho bureau of soils has endcavorod
to dovolop a commercial method, In
volvlng tho ubo of tho eloctrlo fur-
"noo, for manufacturing phosphoric
acid, which can be used as a substl-
'u"ii muiuuu uuuuiu
super-phosphate, which will contain 40
to 50 por cent of wator-solublo phos
l'horlo acid, or tho still moro concon
h" u of nmmonlum phosphnto,
could bo socurod. But tho ubo of tho
OlOCiriO lUrilllCO lOr UIO PUrpOSO IB
commercially feasible only where
men, uui, mm u.eui muu.
Iiuwur uru rummy iivaiiuuiu. inu uu
partment is Investigating this matter
to ascertain whether thero aro local
Itles whero theso conditions exist and
whoro, thercforo, doublo Biiper-phos
phate may bo made.
The Nitrogen Situation.
I lie nitrogen situation is of loss
ItobhIhr concarn. Cottonseed meal
forms tho bulk of tho nltrogonous sub
stances eutorliii; into commercial fer
tilizers. Tho amount available for
fortlllzor uso is dopondont upon tho
annual production of cotton and tho
demand for tho meal for feeding stuffs.
Tho supply of dried blood ami tank
age, also sources of nltrogonous ma-
torIal ,H dependent upon the number
()f uninalH slaughtered. Only u fow
largo packing concerns consorvo thoao
,,r0ducts, which aro now usod to a
consldorablo extent as cattle food as
Well as for fortlllzor nurnosos. In.
vostlgationB of tho bureau of soils
imVo shown that thero is a largo
amount of wasto from tho llBhorlos
ana fish canneries, especially on tho
pnclilo coast nnd in Alaska. This ma-
torial could and should bo mado Into
ilsli scrap, which would havo a value
of about $1,200,000 for fertilizer pur
poses. Owing to the demand for nitric acid
for munition purposes, tho price of ni
trate of soda ndvanccd approximate
ly $1.10 per hundred pounds during
tho year prior to November, 1915. Only
a very small porccntago of tho nltratos
Imported from tho Chilean beds goeB
Into fertilizers, being mainly Incor
pomtcd In special brands for groon
houso nnd trucking purposes. This
Item alone, thercforo, will not cause
much ombarrassmcnt to American
farmers.
By. Product of Coal.
ono of tho most Important sources
0f nitrogen for commercial fertilizer
purposes Is ammonium sulphate TIiIb
j8 produced as a by-product In tho do
structlvo distillation of coal for tho
nrntmratlon of coke. Tho nltrogon
contained in the coal is evolved as am-
nionla nnd Is caught and neutralized
with sulphuric acid. Formerly all coko
was mado In tho beohlvo oven, which
,a not provide for tho conllnement of
the combtiBtlblo gases produced. These
wnrn lnimnd na nvnlved and tho am-
i ' - " - -
nionla carried by them was llkewlso
08t. Tho domestic production of am-
nionium sulphato from tho coko oven Is
only ono-llfth of what It could bo wero
tho beehive oven entirely displaced by
niore modern types. During tho past
fow years there has been a slow tran-
sltlon from tho uso of the beehlvo
oven. It Is not Imperative, therefore.
10 resort to OXtremO meaBUres lu iu-
crease tho production of ammonia.
Another sourco of nitrogen Is found
in garbage. Tho Investigations of tho
bureau of soils illdicato that If tho
into garbage tankage, tlio prouuci
Would 1)0 Worth for fertilizer purposes
at least $3,500,000. In vlow of tho
present situation, Immedlato steps
should bo taken by all municipalities
to conserve tho garbage and to mako
It available for uso In tho fertilizer
trade.
The bureau of soils is studying also
tho problem of tho llxatlon of atmos
pheric nitrogen with a vlow to develop
a method for tho production of am-
nion,l,m PhoBphato and other forms of
concentrated fertilizers. No ammonl-
um Phosphato is being mado in this
country at the present time If cheap
wator power, phosphato rock, coal, and
"?too can be .found " accessible
"caiiucs. uio poss.uuuy i u.a. s
l" " tuuiiuui UU1 duu u .a
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rcate8t dllHcuIty hero is to discover
c lca", tcr Pwcr ,at I"?1"1,8 w iero
l'""ol"uiu " u-i"u"
aro readily available. Tho department
Is making ovory effort to locate avail
able sources of developed water power
which can bo used In tho manufacture
of ammonium phosphato and other fer
tilizers.
It must not bo understood that tho
suggestions which havo been made, or
tho efforts which aro now being put
forth, will result in immedlato relief
for farmers. Thero is a numbor of
technical problems which havo to bo
solved If theuo fertilizers nro to bo
produced on a commercial scale, and,
oven If tho funds for tho necessary
plants wore provided, either from prl
vato or public sourcoB, considerable
timo necessarily would bo required for
tho erection of tho plants and for their
full operation.
Save Fertilizer Elements.
In tho unusual conditions existing
In tho fortlllzor trade, it is Important
that all fertilizing materials on the
fnrm, especially thoso containing pot
ash, thould bo conserved. Tho fer
tilizer Ingredients already oxistlng In
tho soil should bo utilized 'and devel
oped to tho fullest extent. A great
deal can bo accomplished in this di
rection by deep plowing, constant cul
tivation, and thorough tillage. Thero
should bo a proper system of rotation
E nn whoro 0I10 crop has been
n fof fiovera, ft (Ufrorcnt
, ,d ,)Q , t fl m GrcQn
I
manures and cover crops should bo
used as much as possible In their
proper rotation,
Of tho organic substances, manure,
both solid and liquid, Is tho most Im
portant and Bltould bo utilized where
ovor possiblo. All material of an or
ganic nature, such ns leaves and bed
ding of' various Borts, should bo com
posted and tho compost applied to tho
soil. Special attention should be glvon
'urrvatlon w oolshot
Bopendlng on tho character of tho
wood, thoy contain potash in qunntl
ties varying ordinarily from throo to
ten por cent. All tree trimmings,
brush cuttings, etc., should bo burned
and tho ashes derived thorcfrom utll
Ized.
Tho application of llmo to many
soils Ib of undoubted benollt. Though
tho availability of tho fertilizing elo
monts In the soli may not bo groatly
Increased by Its uso, tho rosultlng
Improvement In phyHlcal and bacterial
conditions may Increase considerably
tho productiveness of tho soil.
Farmer Burled Alive.
Warsaw, Ind. Martin Groonbaum, a
farmer, narrowly escaped doath undor
a strawstack. Cattlo had burrowed In
tho stack bo that it threatened .to
topplo over. Groonbaum attempted to
prop up tho stack and was caught un
dor It when It collapsed. Ho was dug
out two hourB Inter by relatives, who
missed him and who had found him
undor tho straw nftor a long hunt. 11
was almost suffocated whon rescuod
Found an Old Cowbell.
Conyors, Ga. H. C. Ponn haB in his
possession a cowboll found by him in
Ben Carr bottoniB In tho year 185G
Tho boll Is of brass, and unlike most
small bolls now, is- mado of one solid
nioco of metal.
Any man may be In good Hplrlts nnd
Kood temper when tio Is well dressed.
If I was very ragged nnd very Jolly
then, 1 clionld liegln to feel I hnd
gulned a point. Dickons.
HELPFUL HINTS.
If tho rnngo Is too low ralso It on
a zinc-covered platform. A low stove
Is a back-breaking
addition to an ai
re a d y burdened
ono.
A rubber mat
placed boforo tho
sink Is a great help
to tired feet, as it
lessens fatigue
When standing on concrete iloors
havo, If a rubber mat Is not to bo
procured, a small rack of Btrlps of
board on which to stand. Thero is
sufliclcnt spring in tho device to easo
tho feet.
Doors and window casings, mold
ings and baseboards should be smooth
so as not to afford a place for dust
in cracks and ledges.
Whenever posalblo tho wood or coal
should bo filled from tho outsldo into
a box near tho stovo with a cover to
keep out tho dust.
Dustless mop cloths, and dusters aro
easily prepared at homo. Old woolen
or Ilannclctto underwear for mops
and cheesecloth dusters aro prepared
as follows: Put a quarter of a cup
ful of kerosene Into a cleaning pall,
add two quarts of qulto warm water,
put In tho cloths and mako suro that
they aro well saturated. Wring out,
dry and tho clotliB aro ready for use.
Keep in metal receptacles or In an
airy placo as they aro inllammablc.
Tho best sanitary covering for tho
floor Is Hnoloum. Varnished once or
twico a year, it )asts for years. It
should be well fitted with watertight
joints. Tho method used by somo is
to lay the cloth and uso it until It is
well flattened and stretched boforo
tacking securely.
painted floor If kept well painted,
may bo easily cleaned. Uso tho samo
color of paint from year to year, then
tho worn spots may b' recoated with
out being too noticeable.
A zinc-covered table of tho right
height for tho person to uso Is
an lndUpensablo kitchen adjunct. A
hinged shelf placed conveniently is
another help in serving and dishwash
ing.
A wire tray to fit into a deep pan
may bo used for tho drained dishes.
Scald with very hot water and let dry,
saving tho process of wiping.
TASTY CHEAP MEATS.
Thoso who would servo meats that
iko long, slow cooking mlist plan
their meals some timo be
forehand.
All meats should bo
Immediately removed
from their paper wrap
pings, as much of tho
juico soaks into tho pa
por. Tho paper Itself
o 1 1 o n Imparts an un
pleasant flavor to meat. Kcop meat
near Ice or In a cold placo and wipe
It with a damp cloth before putting It
on to cook.
Red meats aro easier of digestion. If
properly cooked, than tho white moat
of pork and veal.
Fnr more meats aro spoiled by too
Intenso heat than by too llttlo.
Tho liquor In which frcBh meat has
been boiled makes good foundation
for soups and broths.
Salt moats should bo put into cold
water to cook, changing tho water If
tho meat Is very salt. This liquor Is
good to mako bean or pea soup. Never
throw away a bit of meat liquor, for
thoro is any number of ways of using
It In gravies, sauces and for flavor in
vcgctnblo dishes.
Twenty mlnutos to tho pound Is con
sidered good timo to cook meat well
dono, usually not counting tho timo
until after tlto first twenty minutes,
as it takes that time for meat to be
come heated.
In cooking meats ono of two things
must bo decided by tho housekeeper,
timo or money, which to you is the
most vnluablo. Chopa and steaks are
quickly prepared, but aro expensive.
Wo must romomber that tho most
costly meat Is not tho most nourish
ing, as much of tho best flnvor and
nutriment Ib found In the cuts taken
from tho part of tho animal whoro tho
muscles nro most nctlvo. This meat
Is the lowest In prlco.
In steaming meat there Is less loss;
In stowing It, about a fourth of Iti
weight Is lost lu cooking. Whon steam
ing 30 minutes to tho pound should bo
nllowcd lu tho cooking.
A Bmnll amount of meat will flavor
a dish of vegetables, cooking togothor
In tho oven.
BITS OF INFORMATION
Cupo Cod was onco an island.
An Austrian countess has contrib
uted 6,000 cork legs to wounded sol
dlors. Jean do Ucszko, tho famous
tenor, has glvon 50,000 cigarettes to
tho wounded allies.
Wlno tastors, omployod In tholr
professional duties, nover Bwnllow tho
wluo thoy tasto, Thoy moroly hold a
sip of tho boverago In tho mouth for
a fow moments and breatho through
tho nostrils.
EGGLESS DISHES.
With eggs soaring higher and hlghor
theso days wo must of necessity cur-
tall tholr uso, and yot
tho family must havo
tho sweet things nnd bo
supplied with a varloty.
A most delicious pud
ding, which needs long,
slow baking, is this:
Rice Pudding. Tako
a fourth of a cupful of
rice, a half cupful of sugar and two
quarts of rich milk with a half cupful
of raisins or a fow sliced sweet ap
ples, put Into a baking dish and sot
into tho oven. Stir often for tho first
hour or two, then let It brown. Bako
for throo hours. This is delicious
without sauco, but a hard sauco fla
vored with nutmeg makes It a dessert
liked especially by tho children and Ib
a most wholesome ono for them.
Molasses Cookies. Take a cupful of
shortening, a cupful of molasses and a
cupful of brown sugar. Heat In n
saucepan until well mixed, then add
ginger or other spices to tasto, a half
teaspoonful of soda, dissolved In a
llttlo hot wnter and flour enough to
roll out. If tho mixture Is cooled well
before rolling it will handle better.
Apple Sauce Cake. Tako a cupful
of brown sugar, a half cupful of short
ening, a cupful of unsweetened applo
sauce, mado from cooking apples, a
cupful of raisins, chopped, two tea-
spoonfuls of cocoa, a teaspoonful of
cinnamon, a half teaspoonful each of
cloves and nutmeg, two cupfuls of
flour, Blftcd with a half teaspoonful
of soda, and ono teaspoonful of bak
ing powdor. Bako forty minutes in a
shallow pan. This makeB a good des
sert served with a lemon sauco or any
desired flavor.
Winter Shortcake Proparo a rich
baking-powder biscuit dough; mako
two cakes, rolling thin, spread one
with butter and placo the other on top,
then when baked they are easily spilt
without making them heavy. Uso
canned peaches, sliced oranges, or ba
nanas or any fruit desired. Servo with
cream and sugar.
This samo biscuit dough rolled thin,
sprinkled witli brown sugar and nuts,
rolled, then cut like cinnamon rollB
and baked are delicious llttlo cakes
for tea.
VARIATIONS IN DRESSINGS.
The simple French dressing made
with thrco tablespoonfuls of oil to
ono of sharp vino
gar, a dash of cay
enne and powdered
sugar and a tea
spoonful of salt
may bo added to
as to flavor by a
few flnoly chopped
stuffed olives.
For cucumbor salad a hard cooked
egg, minced lino, added to tho French
salad dressing is especially good.
Chopped chives and dressing served
on cottage cheese is another good com
bination Chill sauco, tabasco, Worcester
shire, catchup of various kinds aro all
good In French dressing.
Pineapple Dressing, Mix all of tho
following ingredients in a doublo boiler
and cook until thick: two egg yolks,
two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one-half
of flour, and one-half cupful of pine
apple Juice. Whon serving with a
fruit salad thin with cream or con
densed milk.
Boiled salad dressing Is very good
on cottage cheese.
Chill Dressing. Mako an ordinary
French dressing as above, add a fow
drops of onion Juico, got this by scrap
ing with a spoon tho cut sldo of an
onion. When ready to sorvo, add
flnely chopped green pepperB and
enough chili sauco to color tho dress
ing a rich red. Shred cabbage vory
fine and mix with tho dressing.
Thousand Isle Dressing. Thore
seems to bo as many varieties of this
dressing as thoro aro Islands. To a
mayonnaiso dressing add whipped
cream, chopped parsley, stuffed olives,
hard cooked eggs and chives. Pour
over head lettuce.
Somo mashed roquefort chceso with
seasonings added to French dresstlig
on head lettuce.
For mayonnaiso tho chief success
In its making is that dishes and in
gredients nro well chilled with Ice,
otherwise tho dressing soparates.
Mustard is liked with meats and
vegetables, but Is not used In fruit
salad dressings. Many other combina
tions will occur to tho cook who is
thinking about attractivo dishes
Thero has boon organized in Yuca
tan an association of sisal hemp pro
ducers along tho lines of tho Cali
fornia Fruit Growers' association, Its
purpoao being to enable each hemp
producer to obtain a fair prlco for
his product at all times, regardleas of
speculation.
Tyler Parker, aged Bovonty-aovon,
who laid down his typo stick nt Mont
gomery, Mo recently, nftor serving
C2 years at tho "caso." is supposed to
hold tho Amorlcan record for length
of 8orvleo In typography pursuits.
i
us, mmi
SICK "CASHEIS"
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Got a 10-cent box.
Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi
ness, coated tongue, foul tasto and foul
breath always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food In tho
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged In tho In
testines, Instead Of being cast out
of tho system Is re-absorbed Into th8
blood. When this poison reaches thc
dollcato brain tissuo It causes con
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening hcadacho.
Cascarots immediately cleanBO tho
stomach, remove tho sour, undigested
food and foul gases, tako tho excess
bllo from tho liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in tho bowels.
A Cascarot to-night will eureljr
straighten you out by morning. Thoy
work whllo you sloop a 10-cont bor
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach Bwoot and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
Better think thrco tlmeB boforo ex
tracting a dollar from your pockot to
Invest In a got rich-quick proposition.
PREPAREDNESS!
ro Fortify Tho System Against drip-
when Grip Is prevalent LAXATIVE DROMO
QUININE should be taken, as this combination
f Quinine with other Ingredients, destroys
terms, acts as a Tonic and Laxative and thus
keeps the system in condition to withstand
Colds, Grip and Influema. There is only oner
"DROMO QUININE." E. W. GROVE'S sir
tature on box. jc
One Exception.
Mrs. Plalndlal I don't caro if I'm.
not pretty. Beauty's only skin deep.
Her Husband Not with potatoes.
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Halrl Get a 25 Cent Bottl
of Danderlne Right Now Also
Stops Itching Scalp.
Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is muto evidence of a neglected
ecalp; of dandruff that awful scurf.
There Is nothing bo destructive to
the hair as dandruff. It robs tho hair
of Its luster, its strength and Its very
life; eventually producing a feverish
ness and itching of tho scalp, which
If not remedied causes tho hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderlne
tonight now any tlme will surely
save your hair.
Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton'ft
Danderlne from any Btoro, and after
tho first application your hair will
take on that life, luster and luxuriance
which is so beautiful. It will become
wavy and fluffy and havo tho appear
ance of abundance; an incomparable
gloss and softness, but what will
pleaso you most will bo after Just a.
tew weeks' uso, when you will actual
ly see a lot of fine, downy hair new
hair growing all over tho scalp. Adv.
Should Wear a Skull Cap.
"How did Teller got his cold?"
"All tho drafts in tho bank go
through his cago."
A GLASS OF SALTS WILL
END KIDNEY-BACKACHE
Says Drugs Excite Kidneys and Rec
ommends Only Salts, Particularly
If Bladder Bothers You.
When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get Beared and
proceed to load your stomach with a
lot of druga that oxclto the kidneys
and irritato tho entlro urinary tract.
Keop your kldnoya clean llko you keep
your bowels clean, by fluahlng them
with a mild, harmless salts which re
moves tho body's urinous waBto and
stimulates them to tholr normal activ
ity. Tho function of tho kidneys Is to
filter tho blood. In 24 hours they
Btrain from it 500 grains of acid and
waste, so wo can readily understand
tho vital importance of keeping the
kidneys active.
Drink lots of water you can't drink
too much; also get from any pharma
cist about four ounces of Jad Snlts;
tako n tablcspoonful In a glass ot
wator boforo breakfast each morning
for r. fow days and your 'ildnoya will
act fine. This famouB salt's is made
from tho acid of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with llthla, and has
been used for generations to clean and
stlmulato clogged kidneys; also to1"
neutralize tho acids in urlno so' it no
longer is a source of Irritation, thus
ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
Juro; makes a delightful offorvoscont
llthla-water drink which ovoryone
should take now and then to keep
their kldnoya clean and actlvo. Try
this, also keop up tho wator drinking,
and no doubt you will wondor what
became of your kidney trouble and
backacho. Adv.
Versatile.
"Tho weather la pretty changeable
In this part of tho country," remarked
tho Callfornlan.
"Yea," roplied tho Now Yorker. "Wo
strlvo to pleaso everybody."
