RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF h What Raindrops Mean to Farmer Crop Reports Indicate Difference Few Showers Make in Human ity's Scheme of Things. BIG PART PLAYED BY NATURE Takes About 2,2C0 Tons of Water to the Acre to Grow a Food Crop Process of Evaporation Yields Chemicals Valuable as Fertilizer. Washington, D. C. "Ituln might ho looked upon us the oil which lubricates the world's economic machinery," says a bulletin Issued from the Washing ton, I). C, headquarters of the Na tional (leogruphlc Hoclety In connec tion wllh recent reports of world-wide drought damage to crops. "With the smallest estimated cotton crop since 18JW," coiitltitiu.s the bulle tin, "witlf spring wheat In poor con dition at homo as well us In many of the other wheat countries of the world, with oUier Important crops below their uvcrngo, and with drought cast as tho villain, or at least as an accomplice, lu each case, the difference that a few showers make In humanity's scheme of things Is strongly emphasized. Depends on Rainfall. "While everybody realizes In n gen eral wny that the world depends on rainfall and fertility for food, there uro rcry few, perhaps, who even ap proximately appreciate how compara tively little the farmer actually does In the great process of crop-growing. To plt-w millions of acres furrow by furrow, to spend millions of dollars on fertilizers, and to reap and gather and thresh, Is no mean task. And yet compared with the part that nature plays In the process, man's work seems a very slight labor. For In stance, It takes about 20 Inches of rainfall to grow a food crop under our general farming methods, which means nbout 2,2(50 tons of water to the acre. That seems u preposterous figure, but tho doubter can easily demonstrate Its correctness. Suppose tho Ameri can former had to huul the water his ground must have to give him a good crop, and that the distance and freight rate were tho same as tho nverage railroad haul and rate In the United States. On that basis It would cost hlm more than $4,000 an acre to wri ter his place. "But not only would his water bill be nearly half a million dollars on a 100-ucro farm, but his fertilizer hill, ulso, would amount to a neat little sum. It Is estimated that In the proc ess of normal evaporation, soil wa ter presents the rootlets of Its neigh borhood with about fourteen pounds of ummonla a year to the acre. Al so, it gives them soiie .17 pounds of potash. With sulphate of ummonla costing only 2 cents a pound (It cost bVi dunug the war) and a hundred Making Bust of - ft, F. '!!' County Am-' " . Farmer.. I: cm t Cost y, v,ti, i u brfh (Prepared bjr the Umtt-i iiuu Dpiii,-t'r,!ii tit Aurlciilluru ) Washington. There ure still many rural homes that do not have telephones and, ns at present economy In all lines Is Imperative, Interest Is reviving in the "burbed-wlre system," which was more or less common In parts of the West 20 years ago. In Carson county, South Dakota, tho county agricultural agent has assisted fanners to Install bucIi a system at an average cost of material, per farmer of less than $20. Carson County Is 87 miles long and very sparsely settled, although the agricultural lands uro JCenced. Staudard tolephono lines up- - pounds of the sulphate required to contribute 17 pounds of ammonia, It will be seen that the process of evap oration gives the rootlets $1.(55 worth of ammonia to the acre. Automatic Fertilization. "When the World war cut ofT Or man supplies of potash and It soared to $100 a ton, geologists scoured the United States for the priceless fertil izer wllh little success. Yet the proc ess of evaporation generously hands out more than half a hundredweight to the acre, In war and peace. This automatic fertilization Is worth an ilillll 1 ?2..r0 an acre to tho farmer at present juices, and would have cost hlm $10 an acre at war prices. "l-'rom this It will bo seen that the $12 to $25 an acre that It costs the average farmer to grow wheat Is a small llgure Indeed, compared to what he saves by having nature as his wa ter wagon and fertilizer source." Russ Princes Ask U. S. Brides Refugee Noblemen in Turkey Are Perfectly Willing to Marry for Money. HCFE TO GET BACK ESTATES Many Refugee Russian Women Have Married Turks In Order to Get Temporary Homes Still Retain Their Politeness and Courtesy. Constantinople. The arranging of marriages between Uusslau princes and well-to-do American women Is the latest scheme advanced here by an Ingenious Russian to get a livelihood for workless, penniless refugees living on American and other charity. It Is argued that the American wom an would, In addition to the title, make a good business bargain, since the exiled Russian noblemen all have large estates which they hope to re cover when private property Is re stored and llolshevlk Russia Is no more. Many Russians have open minds on the marriage question. Many of the refugee Russian women have marrrled Turks since their arrival here. In or der to get temporary homes. The Russian men have followed suit. Many of the older ones have married Greek women. And Age Has Its Weddings. "Youth has Its follies, age Its stupid ities," said a Russian general, no long- President Harding her New York istlng. 3 AJ?F USE to bf . expert" sri'ui i .-t of fi. ..Hon. f f" '' tl Inf' , tlon re .Mill the iliu. , yet there toting coin agent far ing the cost ng porcelain 0 k"" or In.sul " .1. which cost nbtif per mile. ; t.hL. ,,,H Work ''at iorlly when the barbed wire : to them - -,h a short piece of v. Ire. In order .iiier to reduce the cost uomo i ..era tried pieces of rubber cut Loin automobile Inner tubes as Insulators. Pieces of the tubing 1ft Inches square were wound around the barbed wire and fastened to the post with staples. The county agent re ports that this Insulation Is giving satisfaction, although, of course, the rubber will deteriorate In time. Tho farmers were able to obtain second-hand phones at from $f to $'.'() each and 00 cents bought a lightning ar rester, bo that the total cost per furm er was comparatively nominal. Each farmer has his own special Left Husband 150 Times in 14 Years' Wedded Life Helen Caldwell of Detroit. Mich., left her husbnud, John, lfiO times during their marrlol life from 1007 to 10121, John told Judge Harry J. Dliigeuian. Hu asserted his wife was fond of dancing; that, on coming homo from work at midnight, hu would Z 111 id her little boy sitting on tho X front steps waiting for hlm and X that his wife would come In In- X ter, saying sho had been to u X dunce, lie was given a decree. Cattle Rustlers Busy. Houston, Tex. The old cattle rus tling days are coming back to south ern Texas. Wholesale cattle thefts here nnd In surrounding counties have been re ported. Deputy sheriffs armed with search warrants visited a farm nine miles from here. They found the hides and heads of three calves. The brand had been cut off. Ulllcers say there Is a ring of cattle thieves operating In the state. - er young, when Inviting a friend to his wedding. The dllllculty of locating theso American wives across the seas Is not "tie to stump the Imaginative Russian mind, which readily adapts Itself to the lighter branches of commerce, and has succeeded here with cafes, beauty parlors, manicure and tea shops, con cert halls and public grounds. The first and only bathing pavilion near here has been established at Florin beach, on the .Marmora sea. by a group of Georgian princesses, through the loan of Amerlcnn Red Cross tents. Men Are Out of Luck. The condition of Russian men refu gees here Is bad, as there are few In dustries or factories to provide work. Recently the French government cut off Its food rations to severul thou sand men, though still feeding a cer tain number of children, women and old men. It Is hard for them to get passports to go to other countries. Serbia has accepted some 20,000, but her leniency to refugees Is finding Its limit. Prince Golltzy, who formerly held Immense estates near Kiev, and may recover them, among hundreds of oth ers, Is attempting to earn a living by utilizing his knowledge of precious stones of which he once had u largo collection. Such men often lose .their clothing nnd baggage to rapacious landlords who serve them In default of the pay ment of room rent, but the Russian aristocrats never lose their politeness and courtesy In adversity. They still kiss the hands of the women, after tho manner of their country. Often cheerful and cour ageous In the face of poverty, they hhare their last money with friends. HANGMAN OBJECTS TO SLURS Declares He Is a Perfect Gentleman and That His Calling Is Honor. ablo and Useful. Piiidapest. Tho hangman of Hun gary has risen to Indignant defense of his calling and denounced those who cast slurs upon It. He was prompted by sneering references mado In tho Hungarian national assembly. Friends of former Kmperor Charles and the antl-IIapsburgs are always quarreling there, and In some cases have shouted at one another, "The hangman Is your friend." Michael Hall, tho ofllclal hangman, has resented such slurs. "My vocation," he writes to the president of the national assembly, "Is ns honorable and useful as that of Judges, lawyers, ministers or kings. Why should the old superstition hold in modern times that tho hangman's profession is disgraceful, abominable and loathsome? My friends are all perfect gentlemen and any member of parliament can consider It only tlat tery when ho Is called my friend." ring, so (hero Is no expense for n central. It Is posslblo with a system like this to connect various parts of tho farm or distant barns with the house, or the tenant house with the farm home, at a very low cost. While such a system leaves much to be de sired In the way of service, it meets an emergency and can be mil(jt. t0 answer, pending the coming 0f times when conditions will warrant a mora expensive and more satisfactory svs torn. ' Dogs Rout Tobacco Pests Marietta, Pa. Martin S. Stall n tobacco grower, who resides on u f,'irm several miles east of this place has two dogs, ono a spaniel and the other a fox terrier, which ho has trained to hunt worms from his tobacco. .'rom the time they enter the patch until they leave they uro busy with their noses, hiillllng nnd smelling tobacco bugs from the leaves. They take the worms from the leaves without dam aging the plants, nnd as a result the tobacco on the Stoll farm Is among thu tlnest In the country, being almost free from worm holes. CORNHUSKER ITEMS ZTowfl of AH Kintb Gathered From Various Points Throughout Nebraska. The D. A. It. of Niirlli Plntli. urn. ir ':-..:!::: -- the only remaining evidence of Fort Mcpherson, which was located twenty tulles east of that city, enclosing it with an Iron fence. This marker lies near the roadway, no pne pays atten tion to It and were It removed, the lint ostigo or the old fort would dlsnp pear. . ,. , , . . .' lSi r :: Ti .:: ,' r; :: county, Fort McPherson nlnviwl mi lm portant part, for the cavalry stationed there guarded the wayfarers on the old California trail nnd protected the rarienes or tho early day cattlemen. v., ... ,.... ." . .V. hi .iii:i'iii i ii i iinr rii iTiutiiuir i n ""-"'"iviiniumiiMiiii surveyors, turned oir tho water untmlv from the windmill when they stopped to get n drink. Armistice day will be observed as n .11.1 c. ......... .. ' .,. nollday at Sc-olCHhluir. t., Chnml or of Commerce ceasing business and ur- ng the program over to the American Legion. Plans include a parade In the morning, followed by n solemn service .' ' "."": '" l,,u ""enioon netween the local high school and Kidney, and u banquet In the evening, followed by n program. Nebraska Is ill nronnrod fnr n ron. oral rail strike at the present time, of- fMHID nr I in I lew.,!.. ..1 1 - ... ---.. . nv- KliiLillll Lllil Illlll'l 111 I'lllll been laid In, dealers and consumers hnvlng depended on freight reductions In the near future. The same applies io loon nun provisions. Live stock can ... ----- ....,... ..., o Z. ,.r.VSR!: A L r10'.' rt.'i to Immense stocks of corn and alfalfa stilt on the farms. An out-of-the-ordlnnry community sale has been staged nt Columbus. As n menns of stimulating Interest i,. ..' , . ' '"" uLr "' cltj, scattering envelopes containing1 tickets for th Anim-i...... i ...... ..... i.iuui. juupii Aiiuorson, now over the tlckets for the American Legion Armi stlco day nlhletlc carnlvnl. One day was called "Ford" day and prizes were awarded tho owner of the tllvver com ing the longest distance, bringing the oldest couple, and other unique Ideas. The overseas unit of Telegraph llat tnllon -108, made up largely of Ne braska men will hold Its second nn nual reunion In Omaha, November -1-5. II. J. Mooney, Omaha Is local man ager. This will bring about ICO dele gates to tho city. a grand Jury will h0 called nt Lin coln to Investigate alleged Irregular ities In the administration of coopera tions in this city nnd sales of stock by which, It Is estimated, the people have lost from l.r),000,000 to $20,000,000. The campaign looking to raising money to Hnance the International Aero congress to be held In Omaha, November :5-r Is progressing rapid! v. Work on the Hying Held In the north part of the city Is about completed. A five-gallon Juir of com wiii,ii.-v imc been found on William Jennings-' Rrynn's farm east of Lincoln T-',.ri ! Stnnsbury, Rrynn's tenant, has report ed the find and delivered the whisky to Sheriff Ira Miller. Pnrlotle nnd civic societies of Fre mont will Join with the local branch of the Central Labor union In n big demonstration on Armistice day. A big parade Is planned. John T. Mcintosh, former postmaster of Sidney, has been nppolnted deputy Internal revenue collector for tho dis trict of western Nebraska, with head quarters at Sidney. New low Prices on old rnm l.nvn eer. made In all parts of north Ni-! brnskn. (.-m-nr.il ...-.,., .. , ' of old shelled corn nt 22 to 211 cents per bushels. About November 1 two companies of tho Sixth Infantry will he ndded to the army strength at Fort Crook, the gov ernment post Jus south of Omaliu. Tho Chamber of Commerce at Rent rice has voted $2.10 to support a poultry show to held nt thnt place soon. The Nebraska cement plant at Su perior resumed operations after a two months' shutdown. Flro of unknown origin completely destroyed the I lord company's elevator located at Chapman. About 10.000 bushels of grain were consumed. No COI'll is helm? '.nriioil ni-mnnl Kn. perlor nnd grain men testify that little is being marketed at 17 cents to 25 cents. Karmers hnve taken greater than usual Interest In hog feeding and ' are holding the crop for this purpose. I The Rurllngton railroad has an- nounced mat early next spring work lm nlitiilef fiti4nlti Iwwttn tlw ..... ' Is nlnmst certain to begin on the con structlon of the proposed line from Thedford to O'Neill, connecting up the Sioux City and Hillings lines. " An address by A. ,T. Weaver of Falls City, president of the recent constitu tional convention ami u concert by Murle Rnppold, prima donna of the Aiotrnpoiiinn (.rand opera company - "i" ! . . i . i . .. , i nticncil Ilenver f'llv'u turn- nnill t m-liiin --- -..,, , sum io oe ine nnesi nuiKiing or its Kino, In southwestern Nebraska. Local bust ness men and farmers hold 'all the stock In the structure which has n seat ing capacity of 1,000. A sales pavilion was erected In connection with It. Ruslness men several weeks ago In vited Woodrow Wilson to make an ad dress at the opening, but he was nn ablo to accept .erd of thorough.,,., fcattle r Vpe. InHmhuS ow 'L s' at d of seven days In July, 1I.H). caused ,,u. Kl,ar ,., V"; J " " ," , wlh! "tnno' V ,,8i 'I'" f"r,,y"i? '"T' ! Kvan" " "nulem The . i rtKis-ssas. iot, xs 7XX:;!on answer of Assistant Attorney (ieneral i ,J,LH "ost ""?7 8V, :Mn,i.,.ii . a S Reed to the suit brought by tl..l,"Sn Frank Harmon of Leavenworth, Kun administrator for the estate of I.oyal Harmon, r, was awarded Judge ment of $:$,(0f) In federal court at Lin coln against Nemaha county. The suit was for $2.-,000 for the death of Loyal Harmon, son of Rurch Harmon of Au burn, who was drowned near that placo May 21, 11)20. Rurch Harmon, his wife and son, were driving to Auburn fol -: ill ,', ZZ nr lowing a cloudburst ami their machine age dlteh which was out of Its banks. Lurch Harmon, the father, now has n suit for !?2r,,0()0 K 4t , county district court. He seeks to col led damages for the shock nnd Injuries to himself. ' "iiu-nMiiiM oi iii io u permiuient ' ! ' ' -".!-' will. une-iourtu or tho tola nprmntu.nr tho last census, Is engaged In learning or imparting the same. A canvass of the schools completed here shows that n total of l.im Kcnrnoyltos attend -school, being an Increase of -KS-'l pupils .""", "emg ai . . IlllirV llllllli. mill In lit- U, i.t.i. iii..... ,.r .i - ! r nil ir ill I II ....,.-..1 ui hu; sinie nepartnient of llnnnce. The biggest Item for tho quarter Is salaries and wages, which i t s d 1 78 f or hi, Z?,"' ,S, iV Sm! I! in 2S m, d S I traveling excuses iimotiii I t i u 0502:1 clihLH "m,),lllt ,,) ?. TheThnver emmtv fnir amount to ?.S.il,.",S-t.fi2. The noxt.lurir. imie daughter of Mr. oi.il Mi-. 'iwi,... Wilson of Hebron on whom a piece of ilamlng stick fell dining the fireworks exhibition at the fvlr, has become ser ious and that there will possibly be me necessity or skin grafting on thu . . . Ikl'itimt eV .,. ..l.fl.l , them for any expense or .i....,,... i no nuto tourist camp ground nt North Platte, maintained by the cham- . -. '"-' ..,-. ui v-iiiiiiui-rve. iins neen isoseii T" t0'n, "- " IclMdgnt oer of commerce, has boon (.i,w..,i parked at the grounds durliiL' tin. vi.i son, which opened April 15, wns -I.DS.". The cost of maintaining the camp dur ing the season wns about 1,000. Tho new state reformatory at Lincoln woum no tun to capacity and the pen- Itentlary could not take care of the r "ll- '" "ll- would be full to capacity and the pen balance, If all those now held In county Jails under penitentiary sentence were uiKcn to Lincoln, nccording to Wnrden Fenton of the state penitentiary. Many Hamilton county farmers nro "hogging down" their corn this fall building their fences tight nnd turning in the livestock. More can be realized In this manner, they say, than by husk ing It for sale on a 17-cont market. Lincoln county lins been n niecca for chicken hunters from nil parts of tho state, but they have so overrun farms and ranches and hnve been so careless with matches and in their shooting that the farmers and ranchmen have declared war against them. A special election has been cnlled for October 20 by tho Sidney district school hoard to vote on the proposition oi issuing refunding bonds to tho amount of $00,000 to take up the out standing registered warrants of the district. The new St. Pnul High school build Ing was dedicated before a crowd of over 700 residents of Howard county. The program consisted of open house all day while school was In session, with music and speeches In the even ing. Reward of $2,000 for the dead body of any bandit who holds up a bank or commits burglary on a bank, will be otTorod by the Cass County Rankers' association, says H. A. Outhman, of Munlock, retiring piesident. Orvllle Donk, ten, son of fieorgft Poult, Fremont, Is missing from his home. He failed to report nt the school nnd no trace has been found of Zto CvoSS' locate the joungMer. hlm. Searching parties have failed to An nlrplnne carrying nn auto chasls and propelled by two slx-cyllnder motors is being contracted by F. L. Long, an automobile mechanic nt Ran dolph. Ho says thu idea Is all his own. That they may lie bettor prepared for walking their bents, an order has gone out to Omaha policeman to havo their feet manicured once n week. Platte county has voted $100,000 bonds for the completion of the new court house now under construction. Stato veterinarians nro Investigating tho disease which has caused the loss of several score of cattle In Cheyenne county. R. S. Scott, county agent, says the disease can not be cimikimI Iiv mm. stalks as u number of the dead anlmal3 did not bine access to them A serious epidemic of hog cholera throughout the state, an outbreak of antluax near Omnhn, and a peeular disease that has killed thirty cattle near Sidney, ure receiving the ntten t.... ti... . i. ...... . ... tlon of Stuto Veterlnnrlan F. R. Wood- ring; .The veterinarian reports cholera In every county In the state with losses of 00 per cent In some counties. Omaha- bank clearings for the first nine months of 1021 were $1,17.I,0U), :J70. Only 17 cities In the United Stntes hud bigger clearings. ..wiiu i nun- .iiiii- Miner iiMTJ. ill' mv.vrwl lw ii...i.w,. c.. .. 1 .......... orth Plnttc valley water users op- ,. ...,.. ,,,v i'iiji-.i .in ii jiiii: i ran voir nnd dam with auxiliary power plant, to be constructed at Guernsey, Wyo., at a cost of more than $2,000,000, The vote was 1)15 for and 77 against; only 1,:)0 were eligible to vote. Tl' work Is expected to develop Irrigation of the northwest Nebraska countr with a water supply Independent o the Pathfinder dam and also u powoi to farm and factories. MRS HAYDOiK SAVED FRIM AN OPERAJOM Followed Advice oi Her Druggist's Wife and "ook Lydia E. Pinkharis Vegetable Compouil Chicago, III.-"! was in bcHth a female trouble nnd inflainmatil and BTnnr.jmiiHtniiiinad 'ui oo out nono of them tl mo any cood. Tlv all said i would hio to havo an opertion. AdruRRist'svifo told mo to take I dia E. Pinkham's Vqe tablo ComiMjundind 1 took 22 4otosr never missing abac andatthcendonat timo I was perfffly , well. I liavo noor had occasion to take it again as I Ive been so well. I havo a six room nt and do nil my work. My two sisbs are taking tho Compound upon my rt ommendation end you may publish ry letter. It i3 tho gospel truth and I wl wiite to any one who wants a pcrsonl letter. "-Mrs. E. II. Haydock. . G St. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago lllinoi. Because Lydia E. Pinkham's Vcg table ComDound saved Mrs. Haydoc from an ojwration wo cannot claim tha all operations may bo avoided by it, but many women have escaped opel ations by the timely use of this old f asb ioned root nnd herb medicine. me ntg us. Pitorr. CAR BO LATE D PETROUUMJEUY , Aclccni.coiinter irritant for scratches.cuts, etc. Healind and antiseptic REFUSE SUBSTHUIES CHESEBROUGHMFGCQ (CONSOUDATED) State Street Newferk Kids Spurn Gifts of Pennies Once upon u time children would1 be glad to get a penny or two a day from their parents. Today, as any nio'her will tell you. nothing less than a nickel measures up to their standards of dally needs. It Is usually C cents. "Aw wodiiya want?" exclaimed lit tle Johnny the other day when his mother forgot herself nnd offered hlm 2 cents. "How da ya spect a feller to get anything for n eoupla cents? The cheapest Ice-cream cone in Cheap Joe's Is a nickel, an' I can't go to thu movies for lessen .11 cents. An', any way, ain't dad makln' more money than he uster?" New York Sun. TAKE ASPIRIN ONLY AS TOLD BY "BAYER"' "Bayer" Introduced Aspirin to the. Physicians Over 21 Years Ago. To get quick relief follow cnrefully the safe and proper directions In each unbroken package of "Mayer Tablets of Aspirin." This package Is plainly stamped with the safety "P.nyer Cross." The "P.a.xer Cross" means the gen uine, world-famous Aspirin .prescribed by physicians for over twenty-one-years. Aihcrtkciucnt. Since When? Mrs. Iienharn He has been dis appointed in love. Menhnni How long bus he been married? Cobalt, one of the rarest minerals,. Is chlelly used In coloring glass unit porcelain. Sure Relief indigIstojvI ' 3 CENTS Jt 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief E LL-AINS FOR INDIGESTION EASY TO KILL RATS and M!!CE BU,lng,h.C,num STEARNS ELECTRIC PASTE Ready for Uso Battel Than Traps IllreclluDs In 15 language in every Lm, JUti, Mice, Oookroaclms, Aiu nnd Wuterbuei 1;nlruj fyl and properly and art) carrion oi Jlieiii. Mftirnt' 'trle 1'atf fmi' Uire pjiu to run from tlio SnlUInu tor water and uJLtiolu SJoandll.co. "Monof back If It faila." U. N. Uorerumaut bnja It. skvw All mr 9m: ' iMlUMHlMUMtMMMMM h ci!Lu-T.eP II 1 vase m m mm B J vi!f K 1 1