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HOW COCA COLA REFREsHEs.

The remarkable success which has
attended the sale OF Coca-Cola has been
explained in many different ways. Some
have attributed it to good adYertis-
ing" others to efficient management, %
others, to its delicious favor" and still
others to the fact that it was the first in
the field of "tFade-marked" soft drinks.
IN this connection, the opinion Of z
manufacturing chemist who has analyz-
ed Coca-Cola and studied its history for
many years, will prove interesting. He
attributes the popularity Of the drink
In large part to its quality Of refresh
ing both mind and body without pro-
ducing any subsequent depression.
He points out the fact that the chemical
composition of Coca-Cola is practically
identical with that Of coffee and tea
with sugar added the only material
difference being the absence of tannic
acid from Coca-Cola. He points to the
laboratory experiments of DIR. Holling-
worth Of Columbia University and of
DR.. H. G.. Wood, Jr Of Philadelphia
which prove conclusively that the CAT
feine-containing beverages (coffee, tea,
Coca-Cola, etc. relieve mental and mus
culaT fatigue by rendering the nerves
and muscles more responsive to the
will, thus diminishing the resistance
produced by fatigue. These expert
ments also demonstrate the fact that
the caffeine group OF beverages differ
from the stimulants in that the use of
the latter is followed by a period of de-
preston which calls for more stimula-
ton, thus resulting in the formation OF
habit. ADV.
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snider Went A.Fishfna.

This is not a nature fake story or
a f1sherman's yarn; it is an authenti-
Gated account of actual facts, report
ed by a minister in South Africa to
London Nature. He relates how he
caught a large spider whose out
stretched legs covered a space about
three inches in diameter. He took
this spider home and placed it near
his aquarium, in which he had num-
Der of small fish. What was his sur
Lrise shortly to find that Mr.. Spider
was sitting up on his hind legs on the
edge of the aquarium, complacently
holding a little fish four times his own
weight in his paws and munching
away at it with great gustO. The
spider continued to eat till nothing
was left Of the fish but the backbone.
The minister then made it a point
to watch the spider and his patience
was rewarded by seeing him later in
the very act of fishing. The insect
spread his legs out over the water in
a sprawIing position and waited for
his prey.
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dfgnfhed, it isn't business; lists

dignifed, it isn't business; it's-it's-"
It's caught Miss Della Angel, just
as it has the whole Of u.s." chirped
winsome Nettie Darling, typewriter,
who overheard Griffths. Sidney is
everybody's friend and tries to be, and
you're old Glooms,' and that's why
Miss Angel joined the golf club just
to meet Ssauine smiling young man
once in q idle
ooh, she cid, eh?'' snarled the jeal-
Gus rival. We'll, I'll bet old Angel
doesn't know it Why, he'd fire the
upstart in a second, if he ever even
suspected that Ware was making eyes
at his only child and heiress."
1t was dangerous pleasure sensible,
thoughtful Sidney Ware realized, the
court he could not help paying to the
sweetest girl he ever met. Still he
could not resist the attraction. It
seemed as if their souls mingled when
he was with Della Angel. He was
earnest, wholesome-hearted, happy
spirited, she transformations, lovely and
genuine. They were like two ingenu-
ous children playing in a beautiful
garden, for everything in the world
spoiled natures.
Sidney never knew how much Della
was to him until she went away to
visit some friends at quite a distance.
He kept on smiling, but there was a
vague longing in his heart that took
some of the rare glitter from perfect
contentment. In business way
everything was going more than well
with this fortunate young man. Mr..
Angel had come to him one morning,
as he sat in his office, with a bulky
envelope in his hand.
See here, Ware he said. I've just
received new audit of the books for
The year and some system suggestions
and costs averages from our auditor. /
want to go over them quietly and
! eisurely at home. Come up to the
house to dinner at six-no formality
mind you. It's pretty lonesome there
| and I'll value your counsel and enjoy
! your company, and you can stay all
| night
Sidney was immensely pleased at
/ the invitation While on his way al
| $50 that evening a man rushed past
| him as he stood waiting for a long
! freight train TO pass. He carried &
/ satchel and was constantly glancins
! apprehensively behind him. Suddenly
as if fear-inspired, the stranger rar
| at the moving train and swung up the
| iron ladder of freight car.
In getting a safe hold the satche
slipped from his grasp. The man made
a movement as if to descend after it
Then a glance around seemed to imDe
him to the other alternative. A DO
liceman fitted into view, disappeared
and Sidney, after waiting for a min
ute or two, picked up the satchel.
If there had been fagman in sigh
Sidney would have left the satchel fl
his possession with an explanation
AS It was, he was due at the Angel
home, so he concluded to take the
satcheI along with him and leave it a
. the depot on a chance that the ownel
might apply for 1t there in the morn
ing
re n1oo4S 4Fa aa4ol,Al ..nr.I,s- iveI,
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FOUND A WAY
To Be Clear Of Coffee Troubles.

Husband and myself both had the
coffee habit, and finally his stomach
and kidneys got in such a bad condi-
ton that he was compelled to give up
a good position that he had held for
years. He was too sick to work. His
skin was yellow, and there didn't
seem to be an organ in his body that
was not affected
81 told him I felt sure his sickness
was due to coffee and after some dis
cussion he decided to give it up.
1T was a struggle, because OF the
powerful habit. One day we heard
about Postum and concluded to try it
and then it was easy to leave on
coffee.
His fearful headaches grew less
frequent, his complexion began to
clear, kidneys grew better until at last
he was a new man altogether. as re-
suit of leaving on coffee and taking up
Postum. Then I began to drink it too
Although I was never as bad OF as
my husband, 1 was always very ner-
vous and never at any time very
strong, only weighing 50 lbs. before 1
began to use Postum. Now 1 weigh
115 lbs. and can do as much work as
anyone my size, think.
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for booklet, The
Road to WellyiIle."
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Postum Unjust be boiled-)
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
ing, but is prepared instantly by stir
ring a level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes it right
for most persons.
A big cup requires mere and some
people who like strong things put in a
heaping spoonful and temper 1t with a
large supply OF cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that way In the future
There's q Reason" for Postum
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EvERYBODY'S FRIEND
The Smile That Never Comes Off
Is Always a Great
Asset.
BY MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD
RIDGE

BY MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD
RIDGE
Sidney Ware started out in the bust
ness world with one sole asset. It was
smile. 1t was true that he possessed
pair of especially bright, merry eyes
to abet the effects of a laughing re-
mark or a cheerful greeting, and the
general expression of his face was
frank and friendly. Even in his dull
and depressed moments, however, Sid
ney maintained that inevitable never
say-die-somewhere-t shining
cast of countenance, against the deuce
may-care-eVerythin going wrong
scowl of the slipshod pessimistic clerk
who disgruntled everybody he came
in contact with.
Sidney smiled his way through the
shipping room of the big merchandise
house of Angel & Co., and left its fore
man disconsolate when there came
an Office promotion. Inside of a week
he had even the icy, stately chief ste
nographer in a tolerant mood, and the
typewriters were all in love with him.
Two years later some one had to fill
the place of an old veteran who sold
visiting country trade Within two
months Mr.. Angel came to Sidney,
who had secured that position.
See here, Ware he observed,
facts are facts, and you have doubled
the transient trade. How do you do
it?''
Sidney smiled in a modest, depre-
eating way, and tried to sidetrack the
burden Of compliment by telling
clean humorous story that set the
usually majestic millionaire shaking
with laughter.
You are too good a man for second
grade position" decided MIR. Angel.
Report for a managerial place tomor-
row, Ware"
TT makes me sickI' observed
Claude Griffths, head salesman, a
twelvemonth later-'that eternal grin
of young Ware. Why, I say-it's IN
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GIuttonous Birds.

Birds, in proportion to their weight,
probably eat more than any other liV-
ing thing. 1t is a mystery to natural
lists how the ring-dove flies after its
accustomed meal. One dove was
found with 500 peas in its crop; an
other, in captivity, was known to eat
$50 beechnuts at a time; and a third
devoured so acorns. The robin often
eats 21a times its weight in twenty
four hours, while barnyard hen with
chicks has been observed to resume
eating ATS times in the course of
day The diet of a certain species of
hawk is composed of about 1000 mice
in the course of a month, besides 9TH
er food. In the mouth of young
heron were found three trout, each
weighing three-quarters of a pound.
Another was found with seven small
trout in its mouth, a mouse, and a
thrush, evidently on its way to its
nest. The growing bird seems to
have an appetite equal to that of the
adult.-Harper' Weekly.
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Source of STRENGTH.

We do not hatter ourselves that the
intellect of our time. judged by the
power of individuals, is exceptionally
great No doubt, men of commanding
genius are still with us, but they are
not more numerous or more original
than in former times What then is
the popularity that has produced such
great results? In my opinion what has
been accomplished is due in great part
to the spread of higher education,
which has evolved an army of compe-
tent Investigators possessing enthusi-
asm for research which now, for the
first time is led into useful paths by
the few great minds, whose powers
thus receive wider range and become
more productive. 1t is in this that our
great strength Hes--Prof Arthur
Schuster in Science.
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Remembered Thrifty teachings.

A woman who was left to the task
OF bringing up two small children be-
gan early to train them to consider
necessities above all else. They
could always look back to a home
trimming with comfort, although the
furnishings were simple enough. They
had warm clothing in winter and thin
clothing in summer, and as they asso-
ciated with the children of wealth
they must have been thoroughly pre-
seutable. Habits are strong, but
sometimes they can be broken The
son was the first to go out into the
big world and he easily learned new
ways of spending. The daughter pre-
served her sensible, thrifty ways to
the last and she is drilling them into
children Of her own by teaching the
value of a bank book in addition to
what she learned in her own child
hood.
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CROP CONDITIONS TN
WESTERN CANADA
ARE THE MOST PROMISING FOR
MANY YEARS. ..

The deepest interest is attached 70
the condition of the grain crops in
Western Canada, especially among
the thousands in the United States
who are financially interested in lands
in that country. This interest is fully
as great among those who have
friends there following farming and
the growing of grain
The reports from Canadian govern
ment officials convey the information
that the area under crop this year in
the provinces Of Manitoba, Saskatche-
wan and Alberta viii probably be no
greater than that Of last year. Last
fall the weather was such that there
was not as much fall blowing as had
been hoped for. The getting ready OF
land this spring made a considerable
portion Of the grain late in seeding.
Notwithstanding this, wheat, oats,
barley and fax were got in in good
shape, although from a week to ten
days later than last year On the
27th of June the reports regarding
crop conditions generally in Western
Canada were: Abundant sunshine
with timely and copious rain through
out Western Canada gives every as
surance Of generous harvest Climatic
conditions in recent weeks have been
absolutely ideal. Western coTrespOn-
dents agree in predicting every fndi-
cation Of a bumper crop under favor
able conditions. Wheat should be
headed out in Manitoba between July
10th and 18th, and in Saskatchewan
and Alberta from 18th to 18th The
Oat crop is looking well, although late
and rather short in straw
This is followed by a report July
5th: Crop conditions continue in
same satisfactory condition as last
week. PIenteous rains have fallen all
over. prairie provinces, followed by
general warm and. splendid growing
weather Experts agree sufficient
moisture for many weeks, while crop
is ten to fifteen days late, prospects
are extremely favorable and condi-
tional upon reasonable weather for
next four weeks Splendid western
crop is assured"
There is, therefore, the best reason
to anticipate most magnificent crops
throughout Western Canada in 1873
Advertisement
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the first of August, they are counted
as dead. The loss of these trees is
largely due to the fact that they are
attempting to grow under unfavorable
conditions, and the roots are not able
to supply the tops with the necessary
moisture. The best remedy for this
condition is good cultivation
There are very few soils in the state
that do not possess sufficient feTtfl-
ity for successful tree growth Trees
utilize but a small per cent of the
mineral elements. Wood is composed
very largely of carbon. This, the
plant secures directly from the air
through its leaves. Its principal de-
mand upon the soil is for moisture.
Pouring water on the surface of the
ground, however, during dry seasons.
does not fully provide for the require
ments of best growth.
The ground must be kept mellow by
cultivation, spading or hoeing. This
must be done while conditions are
favorable, and not after the ground
has become dried and baked, either
through surface evaporation, OF be
cause of the growth of weeds Now
is the appointed time Do not de-
lay cultivation until the corn is laid
by, or until the alfalfa is cut and
stacked 1t will then be too late to
save your trees
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-08-09

When considering tree planting in
Western Kansas, the first point 10 be
determined by every planter IS the
selection Of trees suitable for the eli
matte conditions Of the region in which
he is located. The red cedar and q
number Of pines are among the hard
lest of American trees. As they de-
mand only about one-tenth the amount
Of moisture to sustain life and growth
that is required by the broad leaved
species, they are desirable trees for
a dry region Furthermore. they are
absolutely hardy in respect to with
standing cold Likewise they endure
the extreme heat of the summer sea-
sons without injury
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What She Wanted-

One day in the spring the orphans
from the asylum were taken in motor
cars out to the park. A society wom-
an, accompanied by her stylish little
daughter, was driving through the
park in q big limousine car. They
stopped and watched the procession
Of little orphans, and the mother ex-
planned that the little boys and girls
had no homes and no fathers or moth
ers.
After she had finished she discov-
cred that her little daughter was al
most crying, and her eyes were filled
with tears.
why, what's the matter, dearest ?''
she asked.
"Oh, mother, was the sobbing re-
ply, Il want to be an orphan. Can
I?"-Harper's Monthly.
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Some Pointers on Cream.

The COW should housed in a a clean,
well ventilated stable, should be cur
ried daily and her udder carefully
wiped off with a damp cloth. previous
TO each milking
All milk should be removed from
the barn Immediately after milking,
strained and separated while warm
Wacm cream should oe cooled before
mixing with the old cream, and al
cream should be thoroughly stirred
several times each day.
Clean thoroughly all vessels and
parts Of the separator coming in con
tact with the milk Wash in luke
warm water, to which some washing
powder has been added and then
scald-
All cream must be delivered at least
three times a week in hot weather,
and at least twice a week in cold
weather.
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Experiments with fertilizers for po-
tatoes have given a large amount of
data from which the conclusion is cas-
lily drawn that each potato field is a
problem in itself Barnyard manure
has been a detriment when applied
Immediately before planting, but one
year previous TO planting as high as
twenty tons per acre have given good
results. On the college farm on good
soil in 1911 manured land produced
IS bushels and the unmanured land
80 bushels In 1912 the land MANFRED
in 1911 produced 20 bushels-unma-
nured $50 bushels. At Lawrence in
1911 a manured field produced "a
bushels and no manure 81 bushels,
while this MANFRED field in 1912 pro-
duced 225 bushels. no manure, Us
bushels. At Alma, in 1912, manure-20
loads per acre-produced 15S bushels
and no manure 17S bushels The ex-
PLANTATION seems to lie in the fact that
nitrogen, the first element liberated
from the barnyard manure stimulates
a heavy growth of top at the expense
of the tuber. In every case, manure
applied one year previously has given
an increased yield. With the COM
merciaI fertilizers, the results have
been much more valuable. In one
field in 1911 the average of the check
blocks was % bushels. Two hundred
pounds of potassium sulfate at a cost
Of $50 produced So bushels; zoo
pounds potassium sulfate costing $50
plus 400 pounds acid phosphate cost.
ing $3.50 produced II bushels per
acre. The 500 pounds Of special COM
plete packing house fertilizer 'of the
ANALYSIS OF = per cent nitrogen, s per
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must gather food and noUrishment to
support its top. To Offset this loss
Of roots, it is a common practice to
cut back the tops of the broad-Ieaved
species in about the same proportion
as the roots. Cutting back has a two
fold benefit; it reduces the demand
upon the roots, and also retards the
tree from coming into leaf, giving the
root system an opportunity to develop
before the leaves require a large
amount Of moisture. Evergreen trees,
on the other hand, should not be cut
back except in few instances. In 9th
er words, they are planted with their
full amount of foliage, and the drain
upon the roots is as great as before
the tree was transplanted. Under
these circumstances, it is clearly seen
that the most favorable conditions
possible should be provided for the
newly planted tree.
The conditions most favorable for
tree growth is a loose, weIl-aerated,
moist soil. To secure these conditions,
cultivation is very necessary from the
time the trees are set out, until they
reach such size that they shade the
ground, thus protecting themselves.
The kind of cultivation required is
the same as that required by any 9TH
er growing crop. The surface of the
ground should be kept loose and mel
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WHAT FERTILIZERS FOR The POTATO FIELDS?
by Albert Dickens, K S. A CT

Is n -. r. VI
cent phosphoric acid and 10 per cent
potash at a cost % S7.55 produced
6S bushels.
In 1912, thinking that some of the
fertilizer might still be available due
to the very considerable deficiency in
moisture during 1911, the same blocks
were planted in the same way, adding
the same amount of fertilizer as was
added in 1911. In 1912 the rainfall
was below normal, but the ground was
in very fair condition in the spring,
and given every chance in the way OF
cultivation and protection from in
sects, and the average of the check
blocks was 1872 bushels. The highest
yielding block of any fertilizer was
but an increase of less than two bush
els over the check blocks Fields in
other locations have given valuable
results, but the one fact that seems
to stand forth in taking the entire
number of tests as a whole is that
phosphorus is likely TO be lacking in
Kansas potato fields. With the eTi-
dence now in, the best recommenda-
ton for potato growers is a rotation
which shall include the manuring OF
the soil one year before the potatoes
are to occupy the field.
The fight against insects has been
a hard one In 1911 the bugs were
so numerous when the potatoes came
through the ground that hundreds
could be counted in the fields during
the blind plowing The voracious
beetles attacked the potatoes as soon
as they appeared. and they were in
such numbers that many times after
spraying many dead beetles would be
found about the badly devoured stem.
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Farm demonstration work is not
made burdensome, although, It is IN
derstOod that II is necessary to give
work of this nature some extra care
and attention if results Of value are 10
be obtained. Care is taken not 10
overload one eooperator with too
many experiments One MAJ in a 10
caIity may attack one problem, his
neighbor another, while a third party
may conduct an experiment along
another line.
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MOT Practical

In Oregon a law intended to pre-
vent the marriage of the unfit has en-
countered a practical difficulty. 1t
prescribed an examination Of the
blood as a precaution against tuber-
cuIosis and other diseases, but the
fee fixed in the law was less than
physicians would accept, and they say
that for the work required SIS or $20
would not be too much If fitness for
marriage cannot be determined cheap
er than that, the Caucasian must be,
as Bret Harte put it, played out" It
is unwise to make marriage laws bur
densome.- Springfield Republican.
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Too Far bal the Future.

OF q favorite child comrade Mr..
Clemens related that they once con-
versed together gravely considering
the little girls plans for rearing her
future children, Of whom there were
to be two-a boy and q girl the
girl, naturally enough, was to be
named after her mother. Asked what
would be the boys name, the child
answered, "a reproachfuT look in her
brown eyes:
why, Mr.. Clemens. how can
know what 1 shall call him until I
know his fathers name2"
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Rnva AlIowed Latitude.

The degree of care a boy of fourteen
is required to use to avoid an accident
is passed on by the New York court of
appeals in Jacobs VS.. H. ]. KoehIer
company, in which the court says he
is required to use only the degree of
care and caution common TO boys of
that age and not such a degree OF dill
gence in avoiding danger as is ex-
acted of an adult under the same cir
cumstances.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CARE AND
CULTIVATION OF NEWLY SET TREES
Loose Weaeraed Moist Soil the Most Favorable for Tree
Standardization is Necessary from the
Time They Are Set Out Until They
Shade the Ground.
IBy C A Scott, State Forester, K S. A CT

low, so as to prevent the subson from
becoming dried out by surface evap-
Grafton, or through the growth OF
weeds that rob the trees of the soil
moisture
Thousands of newly planted trees
that burst into leaf and show every
indication of growing after they have
been transpIanted, finally begin TO
show signs Of failure later in the
season, and by the middle OF July OF