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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

nave used llipans Tabules with 40 much salts
faction that I can cheerfully recommend them.
Have been troubled for about three years with
what called bilious attacks coming on regularly
'hce n week. Was told b. different physicians
that it was caused by bad teeth. OF which I had
several. /. had the teeth extracted, but the at.
tacks continued. had seen advert isenents OF
Ripans Tabules in oil the papers but had no faith
In them, but about six weeks since friend in.
duced Inc to try them. Have taken but two OF the
small 5 cent boxes Of the Tabules and have had
no recurrence Of the attacks. Have never given q
testimonial for anything before. but the great
amount of good which believe has been dono me
by Ripans Tabules induces me to add mine to the
many testimonials you doubtless have in your
possession now. IT. DEWITT.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
Letter from Captain Lloyd.

BUFFRLo, n. Y.-William b. Depew,
brother of Senator-elect Chauncey Nj.
Depcw, died at his home in this city, OF
blood poisoning. Mr.. Depew was born
in Peekskill, n Y, in 1886. He had been
actively connected with the railroad in
terests of this city for thirty-nine years,
being at one time agent of the New York
| Central company He had recently rep
resented the Red, White and Midland
fast freight line.
EpIToRs AGIrAroR: see by the above
clipping from the New York Herald that
my dear friend William i. Depew has
gone over the river. | hope to see him
some time He introduced himself to me
at St. Louis, July %, 1896, as delegate
from New York to the Peoples party
convention He said to me that he was
the brother of Chauncey NJ. Depew, but
a great deal better man. | said hoped
lac was. He proved himself so. intro
duccd him to about thirty of my friends,
and to every one he would say 81 am
better man than nv brother" He was my
mascot at that aordinaryconvention
Right in the most acute time OF the con-
vention, he said to me: Brother Lloyd,
don't get ratified" l passed the word
around in the convention. At this very
point, down came the picture of that
grand statesman and patriot, Peter
Cooper, and up went Abraham Lincoln
in its place, with w. ]. Bryan at the
right of Lincoln,
I see by the papers that Mr. Choate,
our minister to England, ''limped on his
landing" If he had taken my advice, he
would have been all right in his leg. He
was the guest OF Mr.. King, at "Psemeon
Point" took them on the sound for a
sail, and, on returning home for dinner,
MIR. Choate would jump from my yacht
to Mr.. Kings float, against my advice,
He sprained his ankle, and had to 90 on
crutches for three months as a result.
Moral.-Don't monkey with Cooper
and Lincoln and yacht.
Yours to count on for millions for de-
fence, but not one cent for expansion,
GEO. w. LLOYD
New Rochelle, N. Y.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

On BROOKLYN bridge--the busy day was ended
stream of toilers swept unceasng by
From out the cast came night S unwritten story
While dying daylight sang departing glory
Along the roofs that met the western sky
As DER the span the folds OF darkness gathered,
Electric beacons marked its mighty swing;
And shortening from outer per to center,
The stranded cables, and, with gaze intenter
saw each cord become an anthemd string.
The pier became ornamcnted column
The footwav held the scntllating keys
And 10, the structure was q harp gigantic
While sweeping upward from the dim Atlantic
A Spirit came to wake its melodies.
AZ first. with touch adventurous and uncertain,
His flexible fingers swept the string along;
Then suddenly, with cords becoming hrmer,
And notes upswclling from mighty nurniur,
His voice i'll an impassioned song.
aye vibrant strings that span this silent river
And link the cities marching side by side
Long have We answered to the cvered throbbng
Ofhuman hearts-the laughter and the sobbing
Of those who daily cross this sluggish tide
Full long have garnercd from the winds of heaven
The pulsing record Of the passing years;
And ne 'er faltercd sigh accent brazen
But found an answer in some diapason,
Alert to laughter or attuned to tears
Now, Weakening at last these buried voices,
hear above all else the tramp OF Trade
The rival shout the beat of saw and hammer
OF tireess Press the never-ending clamor
That marks the progress OF that cavaicaue'
81 see its tossing plumes and banners waving
It's argosics that touch on ev'ry strand;
hear the golden harmones Titanic
And feel the measure of its laws tyranic
That hold the nations relentless hand
II mark the monarchs of those mighty forces
With wealth that dwarfs the Midas horads OF old;
see the grandeur of their gded castles
hear the voice of courter, and of vassas
Who bow before the majesty OF gold
Il hear tinkling revel, and the laughter
Where merry feet to melody are set
Where lineage and precedence are vital,
Where boundless wealth is bartered for title
And love is conquered by coronet
The spirit paused, then struck sterner measure,
Till evrv cord a shriller cadence sang;
And as with searching eye he swept the CITY,
In voice of mingled pride, an grief and pity,
Once more along the tide his numbers rang
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
A SONG OF THE BRIDGE.
ALBERT BIGLOW PAINE, IN NEW YORK HERALD.

II hear the hum of wheels forever going,
And of the ranks the never ending tread.
catch the tongues OF many races
The straining look upon their eager faces
And here and there the bitter cry for bread.
II hear the voice of discountcnt arising
Where idleness and poverty abide;
Where helpless age, displaced and unrewarded,
And prating youth, bloodeager and unguraded,
Sow seeds of venom on a sewage tide.
THAT secthing tide, which flows in fetd bywavs
Wherein the dregs of trampled nations DRAIN
Where evry vice has made some contribution
Where vagrant love is dwaried by restitution,
And crime is sanctioned as a means OF gain.
'And then hear sound of careless revcl
From those who hold the bonded world in fee;
And in the glimmer of princelv palace
And cwelled hand that lifts prsmd chace
catch CLEAN of centuries to be.
"A needless few may strut in splendid pageant
While lean-faced armies battle for crust
Till in rudoy tide of retributon,
lawess horde may rise in revolution
And stamp the tinsel sceptre in the dust
across this silent tide beneath flowing
A bubbling haunt of red may yet be flung;
In showers of sparks and windows ruby ltten,
The history of greed may vet nc written-
BY tongues of flame its madding songs be sung.
Again the spirit paused and, lightly pressing
His fingers hushcd the waiting of the strings,
Ana then once more the sun Oh udTklcSS
A tender chord with softer touch awaking-
He sang clearer song of fairer things
Il hear noble pslam of hope ascending,
An anthem of the city's heart of hearts,
Wherein a countless throng of blessed mortas,
In quiet ways and under peaceful portals
Find grace in loye and gladness i'll their arts
Sweet love that blossomed in the wales of Eden,
Fair hope that faileth not in any cline.
BY who lay upon cross OF anguish,
Nor hope, nor love nor peace shall ever languish
And be forgot in Gods eternal rhyme.
The msts that lie about the hills of morning
Ere noon shall fade and vanish from the sod
And underneath, in golden light superna
Spring dcathlcss howrs that tell in bloom eternal
The glory and the majesty of God.
The spirit ccascd-across the mighty gamut
He lightly trailed his fingers and was gone
The clang and roar of life became ascendent
While DER the roofs | saw star Respondent
Awaiting in the west to greet the dawn.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

have been urea: su.rsrer from constipation
rover fl o years. Not !4g gave me any relief.
Ny feet and legs anu e;.ou,n were bloated 90
could not wear shoes or my feet and only loose
Dress Jaw Ripans Tabucs advertised in our
daily paper, bought SOME and took them a. direct.
ed. Have taken them aJ0ni three weeks and thore
Il such change. am not constpated any more
and ows tt al to R!pGr, Iihules. lam thirty.
seven years Old. have 10 occupation, onlv my
household duties a. ii nu s..g my sick husband
He has had tie Gropsy -ni am trying Ripans
Tabules for him. II, Is som batter hut IL will
take some TIM" hr las hcrl .! L so long. You
may use my IL ter and name as you like.
Mrs. MARY doRMAN CLARKE
have been suffering from headaches ever
since | WINS little Lirl. could ueYer rida I'm &
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
A Good Farm Paper

is the Topeka Advocate and News Tor re-
form readers 1t is up-to'date all over
and provides reading for every member
OF the family. 1t presents the news in n
pithy, condensed form. Leave your sub
scription or renewal with us. Ask for q
sample copy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
THE LADY SPEAKS.
Take up the white mans burden

Take up the white mans burden
And put your own away;
It's only right that woman
Should run affairs today;
We want to sit i'll congress,
We're bound to be supreme
In everything that's going,
And that's no idle dream.
Take up the white mans burden
And drive him from the scene;
He's growing pale and puny'
And parts his hair between
Come on, o sturdy sisters,
Let's show slow-going man
How we would run the nation
On the bargain-counter plan
Chicago News
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
SANTA FEE TIME CARD.

Nos. POI and 202 carry free reclining
chair cars. No. POI makes close connec-
ton at Chanute carrying free reclining
chairs for Pittsburg, and at Cherryvale
for Coffeyville.
No. 202 makes connection at Ottawa
with the fast mail Tor Emporia, Newton,
Hutchinson and all points west, and at
the union depot, Kansas City, for all
points north, east and west.
No. 203 runs through to Panhandle,
Texas, and makes connections at Win
field for Newkirk, Guthrie, Oklahoma
City and all points in Oklahoma and
Texas.
No. 2O4 makes connection at Kansas
City union depot for all points.
q 9 CnrE,rAN an+
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
Kansas Musical Jubilee, Hutch
inSOn, Kansas.

The Missouri Pacific Railway Co. will,
on May 18th to 10Th, sell round-trip
tickets to Hutchinson with return limit
of May Goth, at rate of S4.S5. Free re-
clining chair cars through without
change. R.G. WING, Agt.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

Madison, Wis, March 1,-Prof. L. VI,
Wood and Prof. ID. {. Jackson of the
university airs daily receiving kilograms
and letters from dozens of different cities
in the northinquiring about their method
of thawing out frozen water pipes by
electricity or thanking them for the dis
cnNcrV.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
STATE ENCAMPMENT q. A. R.
Sons of Veterans, Woman's Re.
lief Corgs, Ladies Of the q.
A. R. and Ladies' Aid
Societies, Hutch
iSOn, Kansas.

The Missouri Pacific Railway Co, will,
on April oath to 9th, sell round-trip
tickets to Hutchinson, limited to May, 1,
at rate of $4.25. Free reclining chair
cars through without change,
X. G. WING, Agt
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
Excursion to Fort Worth, Texas

On March 18th and 10Th, the Missouri
Pacific Railway Co. will sell round-trip
tickets to Fl Worth limited to March
18th. atratc of $3.50.
r. G. WKe, Agt.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10
Letter List.
ct)vcr,y.

II. T. Ashford, Frank Allen, Frank
Austin, Amos Bartlett, Michael Foley,
!. w. Head jr, Mrs. Ella Louis, a. W..
feathers (2), S. B. Smith, &. ". Smith,
Williams. agent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

car " 90 Into . crowded
place without getting o
headache and sick at my
stomach. I heard about
Ripans Tabules from an
aunt OF mine who was
taking then for satarrh
OF the stomach. She had
found such relief from
their use she advised no
70 take them TO. and {
have bsea doing 20 since
last October, and will
say they have eelnplcto
~ cured my headaches
I an tvensy.nine years
old. You ore welcome
TO uso this testimonial.
Mn. j Baoox,nsR1
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

I want to inform you.
In words of highest
praise. Of the benefit
I have derived from
Ripans Tabulos. I am q
professional nurse and
In this profession . clear
head 10 always needed.
Ripans Tabules does Il.
After one OF my cases I
foundmyself completely
run down. Acting on the
advice of Mr.. Geo. Bow
or, Phi. g., $50 Newark
Ave-, Jersey City, ! took
Ripans Tabules with
grand results.
Miss Bessie WIIDMAn.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

My ssven.yssr-eid boy
suffered with pains In
his hoad. esas upasloa
and eemplains1 81 his
stomach. Ne seuid hot
eat like children Of bis
40 Dc saA what he
did sas did net asvee
With Atn H vss shin
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

u drugs @ No.
dsenof -
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ny ..s4 BE III e sas s s q. E '
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

Reading some Of the ssstlnsniah IN fsvss oc
Ripans Tabules, tried them nApsns Yabulss noe
only relieved but aotuaIly cured ny ysungsser
the headaches havo disappeared. bowels arc in
good condition and he never complains o6 his
stomach. He Is now q rsd chubby faced bog. INA
wonderful change attribute - NpaAs fabulss.
the cradle to old age) takAp according 70 dirso.
tions Nv p1sua
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

Mother was troubled
with eartburn and
slceplessness. caused by
Indigestion. for . good
many wears. One day
she saw q testimonial
in the paper indorsins
Ripans Tabules. She
determined to give them
q trial, was greatly
relieved by their use
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

Tabules regularly. She keeps few cartons Ripans
Tabules in the house and says she win not be with.
out them. Tho heartburn and sleeplessness have
disappeared with the Indigestion which was
formerly so great a burden for her Our whole
family take the Tabules regularly. especially after
a hearty meal. My mother is nifty years OF age
and is enjoying the best of health and spirits also
eats hearty meals, an tmposslbility before she
took Ripans TabuleA ANTON q. M.AuKE.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-10

c. S. COLEMAN, agt
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-07
GiU,,en IliOrs.

IT ia my experience Tia. the only
floor that will last in The pigpen aud
which is practical, is Que made OF
brick. Concrete aud cement, and a..
50 wood, excepting pitch pine, will
wear through i'll spots in an incredi-
bly, shor5 time. The pigs hoof is
very sharp, and exposed places, as
nea" Goorways and about the trough,
soon give way to constant treading.
for building purposes are best, be-
cause harl and very much cheaper to
buy and sometimes no expense only
the hauling.
The foundation for the brick floor
can be Of coarse gravel, with an inch
OF sharp sand on top, upon which the
brick can be placed. Let the portion
of the floor where the pigs bed will
be remain some three inches higher
than the remainder of the floor, and
let the slant be toward the door, for
convenience in washing. When the
grade is just right, place tho brick
tiatwisc on the sand, and when the
whole surface is covered it can be
made perfectly smooth and even with
piece OF plank and tamper. Pour
Oh groutin:, sweeping it with COM
mon broom in all directions until
every crack is we'll filled, then leave q
few days until dry. when it eau be
used. Pitch pine, SO far as I have
seen it used, is good material for pens
and horse stalls, because this class OF
animals will then not ordinarily bite il
through, although there may be in
veterate wood eaters that will attack
any material. IA. A. Southwick, III
| New England Homestead.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-07
Ennnd 20 Re Narrird

Cal.an; Nan ,as.dr,: At laf, I ha,.
her an 90 mys.f Now I can tel f.t
how much love her ana al. hcr o. ~
mine. liox skall I 90 D.. I H. once
Gentle Mas: 1t 81 surely coming 3
am 20 nervous and Heightened knuH
he e. going To he terrible hramaisr .
do hore Eha'n't have to h',p him p.
OF his knees Goodness. wing doc-u 9
he ray Forne:ainE- ! mast b-esk ih.t
horrible silence" tAloud. regiIpss's.
Have YOU ever been abroad" Cal.
liant Man ,sniiinslyD: No. Ina fay
Ing IL for n wedding trip" 'Grut't
Maid tdemurelyD; why. how rgnnA'
So am l. Gallant Man gnnocrn'isb
Then why shouldn't Ne take il to-
se,her?" Gentle Maid unnoceutl'D
Possibly your wife aud my husban
might object 20 going in such n cro~d
Gallant Man brilliantly: The crowd
eould be objectionsbly large u y"uI
husband and my wife were hushaH,
and wife Turiher conversation do
jointed and iad!stinctD
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-07
Returning Good For Evil,

II came upon couple Of boys
fighting on the street the other day"
said the portly man, as he laughed at
the recollection. "They were both
smeared over with oggs and were
lighting like couple of young Wild
cats.
"As usual thing 1 do not believe
in interfering with 9uarreis among
children, believing that it is better to
let them fight it out and settle taeir
differences in their own way.
''But they were fighting so fercely
and were using such bad language
that I thought it best to separate
them.
Getting hold of their collars, I
pulled them apart and demanded an
explanation.
He threw rotten egg at mer'
shouted the younger of tho two as he
struggled to get at the other boy
again.
"This was undoubtedly fact, as
the boys clothing was q strong tes.i-
monial to the poin. in evidence.
Tut, tut,' said I, you should
have returned good for evil
81 did, he so5bed, the reaction
having set in. The one that threw
at him was good onev "-Detroit
FREQ Press.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-07
A Derrick For Hay.

The hay derrick for field stacking,
which is illustrated below, is reported
by correspondent of the National
Stockman rs having worked satisfac-
torily. The frame can be boltel to-
gether if the maker wishes to take it
down and put under shelter for use in
after years or spiked together if he
wishes to let it stand in the field. A
pulley is used at each end of the long
arm across the top. The pulleys can
be best attached to the arm by clevises
of suitable size. A third pulley is at
tached to one Of the lower corners of
the franc rs most convenient when
the derrick is in position for stacking
Tue base of the frame illustrated is
ten feet square. ten feet high and ten
feet square at the top. Three sides
are cross bracei. The fourth size is
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-07

AZ ,h., sls-~ sc formal dlnnrr- "a
Jaf.4n thu gu~~ts zrc gsrr.rat~i -i'as
.uy t-asslon 90 the ns-at ihry ElAy "a
20 cat. However great 60 ssnaii it-
amount they raay f-l g. cat. @ l. carr-
fully wrarl-cd ~ f"T them ani ih-y
arr expected g. take ~ home wiih
them. The uEpac- cn.,ora Ne g.
lowed nj osfsciai ainDrr- unil a .h1Tt
,lm. aso. when " was di-c~niinnse'.
l,ut the withdrawal 90 government -
ntnt,i. has not materially affected tas
prac,icr. The I,l-n ha. i---n follow '-i
for many year. and ~ 10 iif'iculi ~
mace lfs origin.
Peculiar n. th- custom l.. a .. 20
wl,hou, is attractive feature H.
husband Who stage "9i late NJ niE q
can paw. tie WAY - ~ifrlF iar'i's
With ,is- neat aud tempting lsarrri 10
,l.-r ar. zrIn. The lnp~cui' .. 90 friar
a. ,ra:tir eialsarrs-ss~i ran hsai OF
enough - tide i,i~fn over ~"asfsi hut
cry aays The indule-ni fathrr co.
mother can pass al. ~rrrts aud rnrrs
them home 90 their ~Lii.lnrn. Hair
dozen sa'isfarfor, combinations GOA
a. worked On the isihns lb'sF haaA 'f
al Kinds of elaborate rouf'~'s "a = a.u
nrr ihai on- does not rar- f"r. isu' iH~
mental struggle 81 saying 40 g. ~
half -, hard ~lirn you know ."u - IA
get "A e,lan~- 60 carry ill" feed ~ ari
either gig. u 90 Your "liiidr'n. ia
/, Co y.ur dogs aud cais. - dl.itl,1r'.
"a ainon= your friends. Tie Isi'sn-
praciloc - all ;hat could o." .a'rgfs-i
Each Kind az food T. kept in . ..l'a
rate rarrci. AMI hi ihr "l0"r 80 g."
dinner the share 81 each guest D. ina .i'
M In \ heat AMI artistic bundle Nap
francisco Chronicle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-07
not, rs it makes it more convenient to

not, as it makes it more convenient to
take the pole down. The pole is
twenty-five feet long. It should be
seven inches in diameter at base and
five inches at top. Across the run
ners at center use piece of timber
two inches by twelve inches, ten feet
long, with two-inch hcle-or larger
IN center for tenon, cut at end of pole
to rest III, the shoulder around the
tenoa resting on the timber. The
long arm is fifteen feet long, and the
correspondent thinks it should be two
feet longer. Short end is five and a
half feet long, long end, eleven and q
Ealf feet.
About three feet from the base of
tie pole will be noticed projecting
rod. This is one-inch iron about four
feet long, fitting in an anger hole in
the pole. This is used as lever to
turn the arm around over the stock
when loaded. The high end of the
long arm q shown in the illustration
IL about twenty-ei feet from the
ground. The frame must set close to
the butt OF stack or rick, the bulge of
tho stack coming out against the
frame.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-07
FACTS ABOUT LIGHTNING HOLES
How the Diameter of n Lightning FlasI,
Is Measured.


'Did you ever sec the diameter of
q lightning fash measured?" asked a
geologist, according to Pearson's
Weekly. "Well, here is tho case
which once incloscd fash of light
ming, fitting it exactly, SO that you
can sec just how big it was. This is
called a 'fulgurite,' or lightning
hole, and the material it is made of is
glass. 1 will tell you how it was
manufactured, though it only took
fraction Of a second to turn it ont.
"When bolt Of lightning strikes
bed Of sand it plunges downward into
the sand for q distance less or great
err, transforming simultaneously into
glass the silica i'll the material through
which it passes. Thus, by its great
heat, it forms a glass tube of precisely
its own size. Now and then such
tube, known as 'fulgurite,' is found
and dug up. Fulgurites have been
followed into tho sand by excavation
for nearly thirty feet. They vary in
interior diameter from the size of q
quill to three inches or more, accord
ing to the bore Of the flash.
''But fulgurites are not alone pro-
duced in sand; they are found also in
solid rock, though very naturally of
slight depth, and frequently existing
as mere thin, glossy coating on the
surface. Such fulgurites occur in
astonishing abundance on the summit
OF Little Ararat in Armenia. The
rock is soft and so porous that blocks
foot long can DO obtained and per-
forated i'll all directions by little tubes
filled with bottle. green glass formed
from the fused rock. There is small
specimen in the National Museum
which has the appearance of having
been bored by the torpedo and the
holes made by the worm subsequently
filed with glass.
"Some wonderful fulgurites were
found by Humboldt on the high Ne
vada dc Toluca, Mexico. Masses OF
the rock were covered with thin
layer of green glass. It peculiar
simmer in the sun led Humboldt to
ascend tho precipitous peak at the
risk of his life."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-07

While the soda and chlorine Of salt
lave no manural properties, there is
often a decided effect from using salt
as topdrcssing for land that has or
ganic matter. Only very small
nmounts are usel per acre, and thus
usel the salt hastens decomposition,
and this sets free whatever carbonic
acid gas or ammonia The organic mat
ter contains. Salt is usually thought
Of as q prcservative. 1t is so when il
amounts large enough to pickle what
Il is applied to. When carbonic acid
gas is liberated, that acts as n solvent
on the inert potash and phosphate
that the SOL contains, thus often serv-
ing in place OF those minerals at much
less cost taan ii they wero bought
end applied.