P'yifcStt8 RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF V I a Everyone Should Drink Hot Water in the Morning Wash away til the stomach, liv er, and bowel poisons be fore breakfast. To feci your best dny In and day out, to foci clean Insldo; no som blls to coat oir tonguo and sicken your breath or cull your head; no constipa tion, bilious attacks, sick headache, colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom ach, you must batho on the Insldo lileo you batho outside This Is vasily nioro important, becnuso tho skin pores do not absorb Impurities into the blood, while tho bowel pores do, says a well-known physician. To keep theso poisons and toxins well flushed from tho stomach, Hvor, kidneys and bowels, drink boforo breakfast each day, a glass ol hot wa fer with a tcaspoonful of limestone phosphate In It. This will clcanso, purify and freshen tho entire alimen tary tract, boforo putting moro food into tho stomach. Get a quarter pound of Hmestouo phoBphuto from your druggist or at tho store. It in InoxporiBlvo and al most tasteless, except a sourish tingo which Is not unpleasant. Drink phosphatod hot water overy morning to rid your system of theso vllo poi sons and toxins; also to provent their formation. To feel like young folks feel; llko you felt before your blood, nerves and muscles becamo saturated will' an ac cumulation of body poisons, begin this treatment and above all, keep It upl As soap and hot water act on tho skin, cleansing, sweetening and purifying, so limestono phosphate and hot water beforo breakfast, act on tho stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. Adv. Belligerent. "Hard to get along with, Isn't ho?' "Oh, yes. Ho is as quarrelsome as pacifist." FRECKLES Now la the Time to Ont Hid of Tuesa UK? Hpnta. There's no longer tho slightest need of frillm: ushamnl nf our frickkn, ns the (inscription tithltio double strength li KunrunUeil to remoxe these hoint ly spots Simply Ktl tin nuriro of othlnc double strength from jour druRKlst, uml nnply a little of It n I Klit unit mornltK and you rhould soon pie Hint irn the orst freckles Iiivp licKun to illsipppnr, whllo the llyh'er .n8 lino vanished mtlrcly It Is rihlom Hint morn thin one ounce la needed to com pletely char the skin uml coin u beautiful clinr omplixlon He sure to nst for tin double, strength othlne, nil this Is sold under uunr.mtie of money back If It falls to irmovo freckles Adv. Retort Courteous. "You are getting quite bald, sir,' remarked the fresh bniber. "Yes," rejoined tho victim in tho chair, "but if my head ever gets as soft as yours I'll raise hair to sell." BABY'S ITCHING SKIN Quickly Soothed and Healed by Cutlcura. Trial Freo. Batho with hot water and Cutlcura Soap. If thcro Is any irritation anoint gently with Cutlcura Ointment on end of flngor. Refreshing slumber for rest less, fretful babies usually follows the uso of theso super-creamy emollients. They are a boon to tired mothers. Proo samplo each by mall with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dopt. L, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. Explaining Himself. "Don't you think that woman's skirt Is cr a triflo too high?" "That depends on tho point of vlow " "Oh, tho point of view Is eminently satisfactory, so far as 1 am concerned. 1 was Just speaking on general prin ciples." Exchange. II )1 No sick headache, sour stomach, biliousness or constipation by morning. Get a 10-cent box now. Turn tho rascals out tho headache, biliousness, indigestion, tho sick, sour stomach nnd foul gases turn them out to-night atd keep them out with Cascarcts. Millions of men and women tako a Cascaret now and then and never know tho misery caused by a lazy liver, clogged bowels or nn upset stom ach. Don't put In another day of distress. Let Cascarcts clcanso your stomach; romovo tho nour, fermenting food; tnko tho excess bllo from your llvor and carrv out all tho constipated wasto matter and poison In the bowels. Then you will feel great. A Cascaret tonight stinightens you out by morning. They work whilo you sleep. A 10-cent box from any drug storo means n clear head, sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver and bowel action for months. Chil dren lovo Cnscarets becauso they never grlpo or sicken. Adv. Longsighted. "Has ho a scnso of fairness?" "Goodness, yes! Ho san toll them a block away." I never know a man who could chow tobacco gracefully. M UAKtu- LU I EHER6YREQUIRED SAYS HORSES AN EXTRAVAGANCE ON THE AVERAGE FARM WINDMILLS ECONOMIC POWER Items of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources Around the State House. Western Xenipiprr t'tilon News Srvlc It takes t.nsnnnrj horsepower hours of work (o market Nebraska's wheat crop, and 0.300.000 horsepower hours of work to muikct tho stnto's corn crop, et (his tremendous volume of power Is but one twenty-fifth of tho total amount of energy required an nually in agriculture in tho common wealth. This and other Interesting facts worn related by Pi of. h. W. Chase, denn of tho agricultural engineering depart ment of tho University of Nebraska, before tho monthly meeting of the Om aha &. Council Blufls Implement nnd Vehicle club at Omaha, According to the 1910 census, ?44, 2I9.7S0 wotth of Implements nnd strtie tines wero owned by farmers In tho commonwealth, he said. Windmills were characterized as the "most eco nomical form of farm power," and horses as an "extravagance" on tho nvorago farm. Wldo wagon tires nnd long hitches were recommended by tho professor, who explained that a nar row tire acts on a road llko a disc harrow, whllo a wide tiro actB as o roller. Heavy Auto License Business. In tho first two months this year Secretary of State Tool has issued within 3,000 as many automobile llccnscsns his oftico sent out In tho entlro year of 1915. Tho total for January and Februnry is 56,241, as romparcd with somothlng over 59,000 total for last year. Tho expense of tho nutomobllo registry department during February was 51,472. Notwithstanding that Nebraska re quires all corporations doing business within her borders to pay for tho priv ilege of existing as corporations, tho records In tho office of the secretary of state indlcnto that a special tax has no deterrent effect. A compari son of tho cash receipts from that sourco during tho month of Febru ary for tho past two years is as follows: February. 1915 $1,947.10 February. 191C .1.380.75 Tho total receipts of the office for February, 1915, wero $2,275 50. whllo In February, 1910, they Increased to $3,772.54. Loan Shark Law Upheld. Tho validity of tho law enacted bj tho legislature of 1915 legalizing tho business of so-called "loan sharks," is established in nn opinion of tho high bench In the test suit brought by Jules Althaus In Douglas county. Tho do clslon says that tho provision permit ting such dealers to charge a broker age fee of 10 per cent and nn examina tion fee of 50 cents, In addition to 10 per cent interest, Is not "locnl nor speclnl legislation" nnd that if does not deny tho equal protection of the laws. It Is further hold that tho pro vision empowering tho secretary of stato to reject applications for li censes under this Inw does not confer arbitrary power on that official. Un der tho terms of tho "loan shark" law, dealers aro required to tako out annual licenses from tho secretary of stato's office, The state board of cducatlonnl lands and funds has approved tho reap praisement of stato lands for leasing purposes mndo by county boardB in eleven counties. Tho now nppraipo ment will become effectlvo July 1. It covorsil 281,564 acres For tho work ol appraising tho stato paid county board1?, $2,026. The appraisements ap proved by tho stato board show an lncreaso of $268,970 in tho valuation of tho land, which means an Increase of $16,138 annually In rental which tho stato will receive. Tho rental per aero in Franklin county wns Increas ed from 29 cents an aero to 76 cents, nnd In Kearney county from 22 cents to 57 cents. Tho other counties in which appraisements wero npproved aro Cheycnno, Deuel, Arthur, Dundy, Grfnt, Hooker, Kimball, McPherson, ana Perkins. Tho Nebraska stato banking board announces that horeaftor an offort will bo mado to investigate moro thorough ly applications for stato bank char ters In nn effort to curb tho "growing tendency to promote nn oxcesslvo num ber of stato banks." Tho board an nounces that It will herafter require 50 pe- cent of tho stock of oach pro poser fitato bank to be subscribed nmon residents of tho community whoro tho proposed Institution is to b.i located, and It will oxnmlno closely tho needs of tho peoplo of tho com munlty for a new bank. The stato board of educational lands and fundi has bought county high school bonds ns an investment foi school funds belonging to tho stnto This Is tho first purchno by the stato of bonds of this kind. Hooker country Is a sparsely sottlod county In tho grazing region in tho northwest orn part of Nebraska. It took ad vantago of a state law of 1913 and voted $8,000 for a county hlh school Tho entlro county Is tnxed to pay thr cost of maintaining a county high school, Tho bonds bear 5 per cent Interest ..-,-..- NEBRASKA: STATE NEWSJ : : It takes 4,3b0 horsepower bonis ol work to niiiikul Nebraska's wheat crop, and (i,:i(0,000 hoisepowcr houi. of woik to innikot the state's coin crop, 'lhls Interesting fnct was re luted by Pror. h W. Chute, tleau ol tho agilcultural engineering dopnit ment of the I'tiUeislty of Nebraska, nt a meeting In Omaha lecently. Ac cording to the 1910 tensiie, $11,249, 7S0 worth of Implements and stiuc tares were owned by fanners In the commonwealth, he said Windmills weio eli'iracti'tirrd ns the "most eco nomical fu. m of fat in powei," and horses as nn "extravagance" on the average form. Wide wagon tires and long hitches wero recommended by tho professor. Kery township In Phelps oounl was ieprescntcd by two or more men nt a "better roads" meeting in Hold tcgo recently. The meeting was called by the County Iloatd of Stiporvlsois, toad oversee! s and township board members, composing the attendance. Ideas wero ocluHigrd and unlfonn methods of making and maintaining roads were adopted. Much enthusiasm wns shown by those prof out, and It i expected Hint the county's highway will benefit In no small incisure Horn the meeting. A big Interatato firemen's tourim ment will bo staged In Omaha thli summer. Teams from seven neighbor lug stntcs win compete In volunteer hose, hook nnd ladder and relaj races, water fights, exhibitions of mo tor apparatus and horse races ol various kinds. The states ieprescnt cd will be Nebraska. Iowa, South Da kota, Minnesota. Kiinsn", Missouri Colorado and Wyoming. The tourna ment will bo tho first of Its kind evei held In this pnrt of tho country. Plans for the furtherance of the Great Western Handicap shoot to be hold In Omaha June 13, 14 nnd 15 wero formulated at n meeting of the Omajin Gun cJlub Jnst vf-ek. Com mittees wore nppolnted to enrry out tho various accepted plans of the meeting. The Omnha Gun club nnd tho Interstate association hnve each added $500 to the prize list, which brings tho figure up to a decidedly robust total There probably ncer hns been a winter when wohes were noted In surh great numbers In Cass county as has been tho enso this year Far mers in dtlvlng along the toad during tho daj time will see as many as three sr four wolves within a few miles dis tance. In the last thirty days about twenty wolves have lecn killed by the organized hunting parties nn'J others have leen killed at other times. Members of the volunteer fire de partment of Holdrego have decided to buy a motor truck for fire fighting purposes. The truck will carry 1,000 foot of water hose and a chemical en gine. One-hnlf tho amount required to buy this Is now in the company's treasury. Tho other half will either come from the city or will be raised by a scries of entertnlnments. Streeter Day wilt bo ono of tho an nual ovents In Aurora if the plans of tho Aurora Commercial club arc car ried out. Plans are now being matle by tho Commercial club and city conn ell for nn annual celebration In honor jf the man whoso wealth went to the city in tho establishment of the splen did Streeter park, which has just be como tho property of Aurora. William W. Crlderman, confessed slayer of Mrs. Heolan and Mrs. I.ny port on the Heclan ranch, nenr Valen tine, wns found guilty by a Jury In Valentino and tho penalty fixed at death in tho electric chair. Crlder man, nftclr killing tho two women with a shotgun, set fire to the house In an effort to cover up the crime. He will bo tho first man to dlo In the chnlr In Nobrnskn. A clean toothbrush league has ben organized by tho boys of the V M. C. A. of Fremont. Tho purpose of the club Is to urge tho boys to foim the the habit of keeping their teeth clenn. Tho village of Merna has accepted an offer of $6,500 from Dr. J. G. Brc-i-Izer for the establishment of n pub'Ic library. There aro no strings of any ennsequenco nttached to the offer At n meeting of tho Beatrice Quen City Park association it was decided not to drop out of tho Nobraska Spend circuit, and It was voted to accept t'ic dates of Juno 26, 27 and 28. -Whilo out walking with Mayor Slmpklns nt Orleans, W. P. Pier'-" president of tho Stato bank of that place, was killed Instantly by a run awny team. The horses dashed urn" them suddenly and Mr. Pierce failed to get In the clear fast enough, an'J was killed. A petition signed by 125 Seward peoplo has been presented to the council nsklng that tho discontinu ance of Sunday movies be submittal to a vote of tho peoplo at tho April "lection. Tho itlnornry of W. J. Bryan In his primary campaign In this stato Is In Ing arranged and tho first speech wll bo March 22, according to announce irent of Mayor C. W. Bryan of Lin coin, Mr. Bryan's entlro t1mo until the primary election April 18, will bo giv en over to Nebraska. Lincoln people will have nn oppor tunity to see all time records broken In the construction of the new Ter minal building. Tho entire ten Btory building Is to bo completed by Au gust J, moro than a month before the stato fair opens. f IS CHILD m T 1 Look, Mother! If tongue ir coated, give "California Syrup of Figs." Children lovo this" "fruit laxntlvo,' and nothing elso cleanses the tender stomach, liver and bowels no nicely. A child simply will not stop playing to empty tho bowels, and tho result Is they hoc oino tightly clogged with wnbte, llvor gets Blugglsh, ntotmich sours, then your Itttlo ono becomes cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat, sleep or act naturally, breath la bad, 8Btctn full of cold, hns soro throat, stomach acho or diarrhoea. Listen, Mother! Seo If tongue Is coated, then glvo n tcaspoonful of "California Syrup of llgs," nnd In a few hours all tho constipated wasto, sour bllo and undigested food passes out of tho sys tem, and you have n well child again. Millions of mothers glvo "California Syrtip of Figs" because it Is perfectly harmless; children lovo It, and It nev-' cr falls to act on tho Btomnch, llvor and bowels. Ask at tho sloro for a 50 cent bottlo of "California Syrup of Figs," which has full directions for bahlcn, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on tho bottlo. Adv. Tho leading dally newspapers In London number 25. German shippers hnvo never fa ported 27,562,361 pounds of black and tho long sen voyages to tho toll charges. USn ALI.HN'S I'OOT.rABR The nntlBcptlu powder to tin stmknn Into Miooh uml tisi-il In foot-lmth. It rellrve pnlnful, swollen. BninrlliiK. nclitng, tlrril frpt and Instnntly takm the mini? out tf corns nml bunions. Tho greatest comfort discovery of tho ncc. Sold everywhere, !S Trlnl packnee KHKi:. Address Allen H. Olmsted, Lo ltoy, N. Y. Adv. Defined. "Say, pa, what's n bungalow?" "'.Veil, n bungalow Is a parody on n Iioubo " Fashions Set by Soldiers. Alexander tho Great Is said to bo re sponsible for men shaving their faces, tho llaltlmoro Sun observes. When his phalanx swept Into Asia tho beards of his soldiers wero found to bo a sourco of dnngor to themselves. In hand to hand encounters with tho enemy the, latter were found to pos scss too great an ndvnntngo In being nblo to grasp the beatd. As u matter of military necessity Alexander or dered all his fighting men to shavo. Today in tho trenches of, Europo sol diers are permitting tholr benrds to grow as a protection ngalnBt cold again a necessity of war and doubt less tho wearing of benrds will bo very generally revived In conBO quenco. The War Spirit. A British diplomat was praising tho cheerful nnd dovoted spirit whorowlth tho women of Britain aro doing their share of war work. "Thcro Is a story that illustrates this flno spirit," said ho. "A man asked his next-door neigh bor in an English town: "'Anybody III In your houso? I heard a lot of frantic running up and down stairs last night. It scorned to go on pretty much all evening.' "Hero, by tho way, I'd better ex plain that an English bus has a double dock llko tho New York bus of Broad way and of Fifth nvenuo. "Tho other man Bald In answer to his friend: " 'Oh, no, wo'vo got nobody sick. It was just my wife you heard. You seo, sho'n taken a job as bus conductor and last night she thought she'd have u bit of practice running up tho Btops.' " Washington Star. "Eating for Health" consists in selecting food that will surely rebuild the tissue cells of brain, nerve and muscle. In this daily rebuilding certain elements richly stored in the field grains are all-important Grape-Nuts made of whole wheat and malted barley, supplies in splendid proportion all the rich nutriment of the grains, including their vital mineral salts, phosphate of potash, etc., lacking in the usual dietary of many, but necessary for building and storing up reserve energy. Grape-Nuts comes in sealed packages fresh, crisp and ready to eat. It has a de licious nut-like flavour, is easly and quickly digested and, with cream or good milk, is an ideal ration for health. "There's raruLuuummj i umiaiii -i-uu w. jin.iiu.i . a aumi j nnimiimmiHwii nw imimi KMy Mix. vsmsfm&SMmt HB in Onei$5?5F Aftl Minute wilhlSRF MM inld WiiOf- IW The AUtisttine wny Is tlmf't n tlir fx trfiue You buy Hie HWVRentKr to Apply IW AUbsstlnelnthccolurs ml uimntltlrs you re quire It Is nilnfil icilA id J ula'it In n rill sccuM- Inc to thr directions on the puckitce. There Is no boiling water re- Sannitory J ianillwfiSsS TS'&vtYRpniTtifiT! i r'& km. af3 m. ("fftrf-J..JS - - . ( i jp -:. iwMl Permanent I Wha. Alabaitlne Is AlnlmntliiF Is n clcun, dry snulUr, line tmturrd jiow der croiuut to Inipnlrtalilf fine-nets thecnlorsandtlnta added - and then It la iut pan k?Vf " ' fl up 111 packages. Sptclat SUncIl drtlKiiacoit trlls you how Important to Alabaitlne Purchasers We, Mil a red crn and a rnonlte for your red rlr1omeiti kirn fit Alaljantlliit Jimt " It miM I emy for yotl li I Irntltr AialMMIno nhen viiti au tor and tar for It. HV ,,nr iimlrrtlnll Inr ffl.XI. ,l.il..U Crtsi Will vnti lixik rnr ftin red crimn and red clrvlr nn the Alaliattlnernu Mi) ' jUiitMUtlneitsiMlntiKMC itrMUiilifi.A'iriin iirrit'il- in miiI puinl iluirt mriuner. Calm Slowbetter. Slowbctter Is a calm man, not eas ily upset. On ouo occasion as tils motor car had como to a sudtlon stop ho crawled underneath It to bco what wnB tho matter. Somehow or other somo potrol Ig nited A fierce burst of tlnmo and smoke camo forth, enveloping Slow better In tho midst of tho oxclto meut ho walked to ouo sldo with his usunl slow uud regular step. Ills face wnb black, his oyobrowo and eyelashes were singed, nnd what wan left of his hair ami beard was a sight to bohold Someone brought a mirror, nnd ho hnd n look nt himself. As usunl, how ever, ho took matters philosophically "Well." ho snld, slowly and deliber ately, "I was needing a shavo and my hair cut, anyway." Grim Prophecy on an Egg. "Tho end of tlmo 101C." Theso words appear plainly on an egg laid by a llttlo whlto leghorn belonging to Jnmes 1-Tnncls of McKccs Rocks. Tho letters of tho prophecy aro In dead white, contrasting with tho mild er grayish luster of tho rest of tho shell, Thoy aro embossed, standing out noticeably. Thoy could bo read by tho fingers of the educated sight loss. As to how thoy camo on tho egg shell, tho problem Is too much for many who hnvo tackled It, and thoso who bcllovo that oven a hen Is not too humblo nn Instrument for gront revel ations to dnto hnvo tho best of tho ar gument. Pittsburgh Dispatch to tho Philadelphia Record. No Common Cur. Wlfo (angrily) You'ro a pcrfoct bruto. Hub (calmly) Thanks, my dear, for putting mo in tho thoroughbred class, anyway. Snores. "I Bleep llko a log." "With tho saw going through It?" Boston Evening Transcript. a Reason 99 Sold by Grocers everywhere. Kil Let di tell ton of (lie wonderful ccon ontv. tlninli'cltv and effccttunttt of tlie ALbiiline yttj of intnior ilccoittion. eiulrrJi no Blue to be added no iinnrcnry time. You run seitire tin drs and lints Unit nrr iii! IJvl with the AliiliaKtlne way hyccin hlndm tlnu to produce new flindr. You need not me certnln llxul rclcrs unleti foil unul to; nnd you can inve nn ni tint Ic color scheme on your wklltcnKreiifoumun. im iM1TO;yUfllMiH .(: v oif-.y 7A JtdudAi Wull Tint Mnile r nd Ute il for 35 Years Aliilmatlne h been utcd by hundreds ol thoutundsof pilnters ntul decorntnrs by housekeepers and house ownrrs for thirty-five years with umunlifiiJ success. Othr Ordlnrlly ftencllsdr border on irutn one i ii vti cacii. uur iree uooa yoiicnn irrt the stencils you M wish praciuauy neeoi cunrge. uur cinor acheme cards siieuett colors that hur- ronma. Write A,1,1rH THE AIAIUSTINF. COMPANY frrV 3&J (innd, Hit Kotd A ill IG KtriJi, Miclu oiiy 1001 Noodod JoApplv REPRIEVE FOR THE BIRDS War In Europe Has Meant That Feath ered Creatures Have a Chance to Increase and Multiply. Whllo men nro destroying each oth er In Europo, they nro giving tho wild creatures a respite. This Is not phil anthropy, but business wnr business. Anyone who can point a gun must aim It at the enemy. But the olTcct on tho birds Is all that tho most anient Audu bon society could tleslro Franco has prohibited all hunting uud tho salu of native gamo. Ordi narily, moro than 1.000 tons of such gamo, nearly all birds, aro sold In French markets, not to mention tho quantity consumed by tho hunters. Two million pounds of birds represent a pretty heavy slaughter, and tho absenco of this destruction will holp to ro-peoplo tho woods uud Holds with feathered folk. Belgium, In normal times, oxports moro than 50,000 sky larks for food. Since most of these aro trappod, it may bo that tho do Btructlon Is not grently lessened In somo parts of tho country, but in or near tho war zone birds aro Immuno, Love's Accomplishment. Knlcker Lovo Is blind. Bockcr And sulllclontly deaf to read tho lips. Tho dlfforonco between stealing nnfl embezzling depends altogether on the size of tho pllo that tho thief gcti away with. When a man sneers at a woman's business ability ho makes a nolsr llko sour grnpes. It has been estimated by a YaU scientist that a partlclo of radium will remain active about 1,050 years. Tho average speed of tho phono graph record under tho needle Is 1.83 miles an hour. - " aW H . J ;1 IssssH hfcffiSft ' -J"v''-' "" -jb mWKffrmw JKiHutfiiiiW,, TZS&gffltm wmewiliwiimmfmmmml IIbebsssssssssssssssss!