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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 acre. 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 meal. 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 Bonds. 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 ute to-day." 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. .lu FM Some of your burts you have ourcd. And the sharpest you still have sur vived. But what torments of grief you en dured From the evils which never arrived. CLEANING HINTS. 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 hot wnter. 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 several months. 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 and clean. 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 is over. New York Druggists Desire No Responsibility for Sale of Liquor. 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 country's dry." 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 scription. 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. ! Hastings* ?*w . Seed Catalog Free It's ready now. One hundred band jo! ly illustrated pages with brilliai-t cover ii' natural colors. It's both SieaaUful :.:.d helpful and ail that J si ry t J pnl it is a postal card . st. You-will find our 2 MU cata* . .'..u v ; well worth while book. Hastings Seeds arc sold direct T:-v mail. You wiil never fi:rl them r -clo in il.o Flores. Wc have some ive hundred thousand customers wk .'ay from i:s by mail. Wo please a: satlsfv th' and wc can please ox atisfy you in lr'19. ria?iii?g Hastings' Seeds in yoi" irden or in your licMr; insures "soc:. :c!c" ; ; far results can bc doter ofcicd ly tho seed planted. For P.'< cars Hastings Seeds have l.?een iii? laudan! of seed excellence and par ty in the Spath. G;:iy varieite: dapi.c 1 ? J the South aro listed. Qv.;. / cf Co best ard prices often ter; 'han those you pay at koine. Writ >r freo copy of this splendid <..... . ?ruo nc .-. ii. G. HASTINGS CO.. Only One "BROMO QUININE" To Rrct the Renuine. call for full name, LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature oi E. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in Occ Day, Stop9 ~ou?b and headache, and works off cold. 25c. IrT^*- i--i m i fl : AID OF WAITRESS : ; - : ;! By IRA E. ROGERS. jj o II i I? >oe?o?o??cocoaoeoo9cc68oeo Copyright, 19JS. by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) 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' mistake. 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 other patrons. 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 to warrant. 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 ment. "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 knowingly. 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 come." "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 week. "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. C rr For Nineteen and Nineteen i 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. J W . Adams & Co. ? THE KITCHEN ?ai CABINET 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 ond-hand atmosphere. WAR-TIME CAKES. 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 three dozen. 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 ISC OVER YI V. R. 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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