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Fertilizer Facts and Figures.
It pays to use enough fertilizer to
obtain maximum crop yields, be
cause labor and other fixed charges
are about the same whether you make
200 or 500 pounds of cotton per
2. Land, like horses, cows, hogs
and people, must have a balanced
ration for best results.
3. Different soils require different
fertilizing elements. Ask your Ex
periment Station soil experts.
4. Sandy soils are likely to be poor
in potassium content.
T>. Potash need not be applied to
corn in any part of the state, but
must be applied to cotton and tobac
co in the Coastal Plains, and may be
to a limited extent in the Piedmont.
G. "Tailor made" fertilizers will
cost you more than "home made."
Mix your own fertilizer in slack
times and on rainy days, if you can
get the proper ingredients.
7. The high cost of potash is no ex
cuse for paying a high price for ready
mixed goods to put on soils that do
not need potash.
8. Unleached wood ashes are of
great value as a source of potash.
9. Sulphate of ammonia at $105
per ton costs 25 cents per pound; ni
trate of soda at $84 costs 27 cents;
both are considerably cheaper as a
source of nitrogen than cotton seed
10. South Carolina Experiment
Station results indicate that raw
rock phosphate is worth about 1-3 as
much per pound as acid phosphate.
11. It is an agricultural crime to
burn humus-making fertility-carrying
crop residues. Turn them under.
12. Good horce manure has about
9 1-2 pounds of nitrogen, 5 pounds of
phosphoric ac : and 9 1-2 pounds of
potash per ton.-Clemson College.
U. S. Treasury Wants to Pay.
The Treasury Department is get
ting the publicity movement upon the
part of banks, newspapers and State
Treasurers, urging holders of Coupon
Liberty Bonds to clip the coupons on
them and collect the interest as it
fails due every six months. Special
publicity circulars are being prepar
ed and will soon appear in post-offices
and other public places. .The failure
-of many bond holders to clip the cou
pons and present them at the bank
for payment is creating a large sum
in the hands of the Treasurer of the
United States which should be in cir
culation instead of money lying idle,
.-as no provision is made by Congress
for any other use of the money ap
propriated to pay interest on Liberty
The Treasury announcement will
state that many Coupon bond holders
have the idea that by failing to clip
the Coupons or withholding them for
payment that they are contributing
money to the Government toward
helping to pay for the war. but that
is a wrong impression. The Treasurer
of the United States must always
hold in readiness a sum sufficient to
pay every penny of interest when it
falls due on Liberty Bonds or any
other Government indebtedness upon
which interest is due. A main feature i
of the coming Treasury circular will j
be to urge the public to buy War Sa- j
vings Stamps with the interest money
obtained from Coupon Liberty Bonds.
Unveil Statue of Gen. Gorgas.
An event of much importance, but
which has received little public men
tion, was the unveiling of a life-sized
bronze bust of William G Gorgas, for
mer Surgeon General of the Army,
which recently took place in the Li
brary of the Army Medical Museum
in Washington. It was a tribute to
the wonderfully successful work ac
complished by General Gorgas in
clearing Panama. Cuba and other :
tropical countries of contagious tl's- ;
eases-an achievement that made
him renowned throughout the world, j
The unveiling was witnessed by many
distinguished citizens, whose praise
can be summed up in thc words of
Secretary of War Baker, when he
said, "Because the results of his work
can never fully be known, no one can
assess the greatness of this soldier
surgeon citizen to whom we pay trib
War Garden Book.
The instructive and well illustra
ted book on War Gardening and
Household Storage of Vegetables,
"Victory Edition for 1919," publish
d by the National War Garden Com- I
mittee, affiliated with the American
Forestry Association, is in popular
demand from many sections of the
ountry. Is is an exceptional publica
on and will be of great interest and
enefit to all who are planning gar
ens for the coming season. The book
as been approved by the War De
artment and by the U. S. Food Ad
inistration, and nrty be obtained
ree, upon request, together with a
wo-cent stamp to cover cost of mail
g, by addressing the National War
arden Committee, Maryland Build
g, Washington, D. C.
Some of your burts you have ourcd.
And the sharpest you still have sur
But what torments of grief you en
From the evils which never arrived.
Before cleaning a ronni with paint
ed walls, if possible choose a damp or
rainy day. Then place
a large pan of water on
the stove to boil, close
the room and let the
steam fill the room, then
proceed to clean the
walls: tl--* .steam will
have soft? ed and loos
ened the dust on the walls
so that if. cleans much easier than
without this treatment.
Mirrors aro quickly cleaned by using
a cloth dampened in alcohol. The pol
ish is easily.put on, but care should
be taken not to nih a varnished frame
with an alcohol cloth.
Whcu cleaning hardwood floors a
mon or cloth dipped In oil is much
helter to use than one dampened with
water. All spots may he washed If
necessary and the oil rubbed out of it;
this brings back the polish.
0*1 pieces of outing flannel make
fine cleaning cloths; it is soft and eas
ily wrung dry.
A cheap floor wnx may be made by
melting a pound of beeswax and mix
ing it with three pints of turpentine.
Melt the wax cut in small pieces over
Melted paraffin wax mixed with tur
pentine makes a fine mixture for dust
cloths; dip the cloth into the mixture,
wring out, and It is ready to use for
A little paraffin used on the kitchen
range keeps it looking much better than
any other treatment. This is n good
dressing to give stoves left during a
season (unused), as it prevents rust.
Clean paint brushes by soaking them
In vinegar (hot), then wash in soap
suds and they may be put away soft
Muriatic acid will dissolve tho lime
in the teakettle, and the deposit of
iron in the sink and the toilet; use it
on a swab in the porcelain-lined ves
sels, and he sure not to leave it too
long or it will dissolve the enamel it
self. If used In the teakettle, great
care should be used to boil it out with
fresh water before using agaiu, as the
acid is poisonous.
Before working in the garden fill the
nails with soap, then there will he less
manicuring to be done after the work
New York Druggists Desire No
Responsibility for Sale of
The druggists of New York have
given their state legislature to under
stand that they do not care to have
anything to do with the traffic in i;
quor in any way, shape or manner.
"We do not desire." said the legisla
tive chairman of the New York Phar
maceutical Association, '"to have
come true the 'prediction in that pop
ular little verse:
"Hush little bar-room, don't you cry.
You'll be a drug store when the
They ask that the pending bill re
lating to the sale of liquor for medi
cinal purposes be so amended as to ?
require timi physicians supply alcohol
stimulants directly instead of by pre
Potash From Germans.
Washington, March 28.-Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, to-day was
advised through the state department!
by Bernard Baruch chairman of the
war industries board, who is abroad .
that in return for food to Germany
the Un.ted States is to receive potash
in par; payment.
There was nothing1 in Mr. Baruch's I
message to indicate the quantity to
be sent nor when the first shipment
would arrive. !
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While Barbara waited for her order
die glanced shyly nt the young man
!n khaki sitting opposite her at the
:able, and her blue eyes beamed ap
proval. She had never seen a more
?lndly or Intelligent face, she told her
self, and she knew he would be brave,
too, when the occasion .should arise,
she began to wish she knew him.
The waitress had been bustling
ibout the table, and Barbara, looking
iown suddenly, noted to her surprise
Siat a plate containing two orders of
rails had been set directly between her
place nnd that of the young man.
When the full significance of this
struck her. she became horrified. It
ins evident that the waitress thought
:hat they had come in together. Oh,
:f she could only catch her eye! Bul
:he busy little waitress seemed to
lr ok nt everyone but her. Why hadn't
she gone to tho place where she usu
ally went at night and not ventured
into this restaurant? The young man
ms absorbed lu a paper and appar
ently had not noticed the waitress'
When hours had passed, according
:o Barbara's feelings, the two orders
ieere brought in and placed before the i
7onng man. Ile looked up with a :
sturt; but it was only a fraction of a !
m:nute that surprise mastered him. '
Then he started in to serve Barbara
as If lt were nn every-day occurrence.
"Tt's best to pretend we came to
gether," ho said ir a low voice, after
the waitress had hurried away to
Barbara acquiesced shyly. After a
few moments her diffidence wore i
away and she suddenly found herself
chatting with the young soldier in the j
most unconventional way. She felt
a twinge of regret when the dinner
was over and they had to go their
separate ways. He had taken no 'ad
vantage of their strange meeting, and |
they parted as they had met, strangers.
In the days that followed Barbara j
thought much about the young man
tn khaki. His kindly dark eyes seemed
to follow her svherever she went, and j
she often caught herself scrutinizing |
a crowd with a hope that she might ?
see him again. She had not entered
the restaurant where they had met
since that night. Although 6he had
passed it many times she did not have
the courage to enter.
One evening, about a month Inter,
Barbnra decided to go to see Grace
Lincoln, a girl acquaintance, who lived
out of town. In -the course of the eve
?Ing she related her strange experi
ence, and when she had finished Grace :
laughed immoderately, a great deal
more than the occasion would seem
Before Barbara took her leave her
friend said, with a twinkle in her eye,
"I want you to come out next Tues
day night. My cousin from Wilton is
coming to visit us for two or three
lays, and I. would like to have you
meet him. I'm sure you'll like him. \
You'll come, won't you?"
Barbara promised that she would
come. Ordinarily she would have gone
nonie delighted, but now she did not
feel pleased at the prospect of meet
ing Grace's cousin. What did she care
ubout seeing him?
When Tuesday evening rame she
took a train for her friend's house,-and
lt was a little before eight when she
arrived there. Grace came to the door
!n answer to ber ring, meeting her
with a burst of delight. "He's come,
Barbara ; and I know you'll like him.'' ?
Barbara smiled unconcernedly. As
they entered the living mom a tall
figure in khaki who had been sitting
before thc open fire rose and came for
ward. The girl could hardly believe
her own eyes. She was ashamed of
herself, for she was blushing furiously
as (?race introduced her to her cousin;
but Richard Young soon put her at her
ease and it was not long before she
was chatting with him ns she had nt
the restaurant. n? did not once allude
to their former meeting, and for this
she was very grateful. Just before
KIIO left Grace drew her aside a mo
"Richard has been trying to find you
ever since that night," she said. "He
told me all about it-he nnd I have
always been like brother and sister. I
never had an idea that you were tho
girl until last week when you were
out I said you would like him," she
added, with n roguish glance, "and by
the way things look I guess-"
"He's tery pleasant," broke In Bar-,
bani, her face burning with blushes. '?
Grace said nothing more but smiled
Barbu ra was pleased when Richard
Young offered to see her to the train,
and as they walked along together she
felt ns if she had always known him.
Tm going to call on you tomorrow
evening," he announced boldly as the
train rumbled into the station. "Pro- j
vlded, of course, that you want mo to j
"Yes-I want you to come," Barbara I
shyly answered him.
The next evening Richard told her j
that he had been called, and that he j
expected to go away the following j
"When I come back I want someone ?
I know to be waiting for me. Do you j
think she will, Barbara?"
And Barbara answered softly, "I j
know she will, Richard."
The United States senate meets on
an average of less than 200 days in
a year and it costs about $9,000
for each meeting day.
For Nineteen and Nineteen
We desire to notify our farmer friends that we are
ready to supply their fertilizer needs. We have ready
for delivery reliable brands of fertilizers that have been
tested for years by farmers of this county, and have
ov?r and over again proven their merit.
Besides the mixed goods, we carry a large stock of
meal and acid phosphate for mixing any formula you
desire at home.
Come in to see us and get our prices before you make
your fertilizer contracts for 1919.
. Adams & Co.
More women patients, three to one,
are sent to hospitals than men, In
times of peace. This comes, in large
degree, from the fact that worn-n live
indoors, and breathe dust-laden sec
The calces that patriotic women in
dulge in are few and on those when
_ frosted-which is sel
dom-honey, sirup (ma
rjie or corn), is used In
stead of sugar. In many
cakes barley flour may
be substituted for the
wheat entirely, making a
most tasty cake; iu oth
ers the wh . flour is
saved by using part bark r.
Sour Cream Spice Cake -Take a
half cupful of sugar, a cupful of sour
cream, two tablespoonfuls of corn
sirup, three-fourths of a cupful of
white flour, a cupful of barley flour,
a teaspoonful of salt, a teaspoonful
of baking powder and a teaspoonful of
soda, a half teaspoonful ol" cloves, und
Hie same of grated nutmeg, and a tea
spoonful of cinnamon. Mis as usual
and hake in gem pans.
Spice Cake With Sour Milk.
Cream together a cupful of sugar with
a third of a cupful of shortening; add
a cupful of sour milk, one egg well
beaten, a cupful each of barley mid
wheat flour sifted with a teaspoonful
of baking powder, a half teaspoonful
of soda, a teaspoonful of cinnamon, a
third of a teaspoonful of cloves and
the same of suit; a teaspoonful of
grilled nutmeg, and lastly a cupful of
raisins. Beat well and make in a loaf.
Chocolate Cup Cakes.-Creal? to
gether a half cupful of sweet fat, a
cupful of sugar; add a half cupful of
hot water to squares of chocolate,
beat two eggs, sift together one cup
ful of barley flour, a half cupful of
wheal fir ir, a half teaspoonful of bak
ing powder, a teaspoonful of soda and
blend ingredients as usual, using a
half cupful of sour milk und raisins
und flavoring to taste. Mix, beat well
find bake iu gem pans.
Barley Chocolate Drop CakOP.
Combine the following ingredients:
One-fourth cupful of shortening, one
egg, one cupful of barley flour, a hulf
teaspoonful of soda, a square of melt
ed chocolate, a half cupful of nuts, a
cupful of sugar, a half cupful of aweet
milk, a half cupful of wheat flour, a
teaspoonful of baking powder and a
cupful of sugar. This recipe Blakes
i "After four in our family had died
I of consumption 1 waa taken with jg
I a frightful cough and lung trouble,
g but my life was saved and I gained
07 pounds through using
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The More You Use Your Car
The More You Need Good Tires
Your car's usefulness is increasing every day.
It is becoming more and more of a real necessity
to you-both in your business and home life.
For that very reason you need good tires, now,
more than ever.
The out-and-out dependability that created so
tremendous a demand for United States Tires in
times of war is just as desirable today.
It reduces tire troubles to the vanishing point
multiplying the usefulness of your car and putting
the cost of operation on a real thrift basis.
United States 'Nobby', 'Chain', 'Usco',and 'Plain'
are the most popular fabric tires built. They have
all the strength and stamina our years of experience
have taught us to put into tires.
There is also the United States 'Royal Cord',
the finest T built for passenger car use.
Our nearest Sales and Service Depot dealer has
exactly the treads you need for your car and the
roads you travel.
He will gladly help you pick them out.
United States Tires
'arc Good Tires