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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
CHAPTER Il.-continued.

Back of Whipple's drug store was
the unofficial clubroom OF the gayer
youth Of Jonesville, who demanded
something less sordid than the two
grim saloons or the tavern barroom.
10 the drug store Broadway retreated.
he found it more than usually ami
mated. While he had been In the Sc
ciuslon of Judge Spotswood's study
one of the rare, dramatic episodes
which Jonesville ever knew had come
TO pass-being imported from the out
er world, Of course. A touring car
had taken at too high a speed a
thank ye ma'am" provided by the
town authorities for the purpose of re-
tardlng motorists who endeayored to
escape from deputy sheriffs. The re-
suit had been that the cars occupants
had left it without intention, gone up
ward, cleaving the night air to heights,
and, coming down, had found them
selves almost simultaneously in a mud
hole and a deputy's custody.
Having paid their fines for speeding
and rescued their somewhat battered
motor, they now were being bandaged
1t was characteristic of the general
state OF Jonesvilles mind that the Wis
itors had first been fined; repairs for
their bruised heads being looked at as
a secondary matter.
The unfortunates numbered two, and
they had told the fining and exutant
Judge of the peace that they were son
and father, giving their names as
Grover and Robert Wallace. Robert
Wallace was of not much more than
Jackson's age.
The drug store crowd was listening
with huge delight to their subdued ex.
pressions of wrath But with Broad
ways entrance the younger of the VIC
tins recognized a member of his own
lndeflnable fraternity. Within two min
utes the young men We're odd chap"
to each other, which is a congenial
sign.
IlOW . JOul dSh6u bIOdu-
way.
"Havent's looked it over very care
fully"
IF it's out of business, I'll get my
runabout and tow you ten miles down
the road. There's a good hotel there.
and repair man who knows his bust
ness could help you out the first thing
in the morning"
No such service proved to be neces-
sary. In fact the strangers car was
in such unexpectedly good condition
that it's owners insisted upon taking
Broadway with them to his gateway.
They reached 1t simultaneously with
Clara Spotswood and Josie Richards,
who were now engaged in that inef-
flcient but delightful see-sawing which
frequently occurs when a girl-friend
takes a girl-friend home. Clara had
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20

didn't know her And my father died
when was twelve"
"a magnificent man, Broadway"
Eyes, guess he was the best bet in
the village
Poor chap! He never was the
same after your mothers DEATH"
Then Uncle Abner took me. He
couldn't absolutely boss me, for certain
moneys had been left with which spe-
citic things were to be done for me. He
had to have me educated at the schools
and college which my father designat.
ed?"
"And he disapproved of them"
II know he did. A sheepskin from
Jonesville academy is his idea Of the
evidence of the higher education for a
Jones-along with side details on first
al to stick of chewing gum"
HE always wished to have you take
an interest in the gum business"
Il did, till another kid slipped me a
stick one day, when was absent-mind
ed, and began to chew it. Then and
there | made up my mind to devote
my life's endeavor to something which
would not stick in your teeth. Judge
Spotswood, Holsters DON'T
MY boy, wish you never had seen
New York;"
mo, you don't, judge, you wish you
were going with me when start"
Are you going to stay away?"
Uncle says that in these days each
man should have speciality if he
would be successful. I'm going to
specialize on staying out of Jonesville.
I'm hoping for success
Have you no friends here whom
you dislike to leave?"
you and the Judges, Judge, and
Clara. I'll miss Josie, too. And there
are some down at the factory. Bill
Higgins, like him. He used to enter
tain me when we went in swimming
and he got the cramps. Awfully funny
when he had the cramps, Bill was;
peevish but very funny. | shall miss
Bill. But Jonesville, as a whole, Judge
I'm not going to miss Jonesville, OK.
cept the way man may miss tooth
that has been pulled for cause"
The judge sighed. We'll, / had to
tell you"
The young man looked at him with
strange earnestness. Judge, would
you get mad If | should kiss you?"
And you are really going, right
away?"
It's going to be the quickest get
away Connecticut ever heard Of"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
MEAT CLOGS KIDNEYS
THEN YOUR BACK HURTS
Take a Glass Of Salts to Flush XII
neys If Bladder Bothers YOU
Drink Lots of Water.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says q
well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which excites the kidneys,
they become overworked from the
strain, get sluggish and fail to filtcf
the waste and poisons from the blood,
then we get sick. Nearly all rheu-
matism, headaches, liver trouble, ner
vousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache m
the kidneys or your back hurts or II
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full II
sediment, irregular of passage or a.
tended by sensation Of scalding, stop
eating meat and get about four ounces
of Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take
tablespoonful in a glass of water
before breakfast and in a few days
your kidneys will act fine. This ia.
nous salts Is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lthia, and has been used for
generations to flush and stimulate the
kidneys, also to neutralize the acids
in urine so 1t no longer causes irrita
ton, thus ending bladder weakness.
Tad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
in!ure; makes delightful efferves
cent lithia-water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure. thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
CHAPTER III.

Almost as speedily as he had told
the Judge he would. Broadway pre-.
pared to leave Jonesville. There was a
stormy session when the old lawye,
TOLD Abner Jones that he had made the
revelation to the boy. but the old mans
threats against him were quickly 81.
fenced when the Judge reminded him
that what ne had proposed to him was
traudIand that an action for conspiracy
might be brought against him.
The car wheels sang to Broadway
as ne 1ourneyed west and southwark
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
Kite Carried Boy Aloft.

A kite lifted boy aloft at Rouchin.
near Lille, recently. Experiments
were being made with the kite when
the anchor rope broke, and the boy.
who was standing near, seized the
end of the cord as the kite rose in the
air, in an attempt to hold it down. As
the kite lifted him off his feet he
seemed powerless to release his hold
and was carried aloft, while his moth
er, who was present, shrieked and i'm
plored the inventor to save her SON.
The kite rose quickly to a height of
about fifty feet. with the boy dangling
at the end Of the cord and screaming
for help. Then suddenly 1t dipped,
and when it was at height OF about
twenty feet the boy let 80. He
crashed heavily to the ground and
was picked up suffering from severe
internal injuries.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
BATTLE BETWEEN
LIFE AND DEATH
Ridgely Lady Tells Of Her Fierce
Struggle and How She
Finally Won.

Ridgely. Tenn.-"If 1t had not been
for Cardui. the womans tonic" says
Mrs. Jennie Estes, of this town, Il
honestly believe would have been in
my grave today. Therefore, ! want
to say something good for Cardui. but
| cant begin to say enough.
l was sick abed with womanly trou.
bles, from February until October and
was In very bad condition. was
treated three or four times a week.
but it did me no good
battled between life and death.
and my husband thought surely
would die.
One day. l thought | would give
Cardui, the womans tonic, a trial |
had no confidence in it, at all. but
bought bottle. In few days, was
up and doing my homework Now,
have gained Is pounds and feel as
well as l ever felt in my life.
advise all sick and suffering
women to try Cardui. 1t cured ME
when all other medicines failed"
If you are weak. tired. WORKOUT, or
suffer from any of the pains peculiar
to weak women, such as headache,
backache, pains in arm, side or limbs,
or any other symptoms of womanly
trouble, you are urged to try Cardui,
the womans tonic. We think it will
help you.
N. B.-Wrae 10: Ladies Advisory Dept. Chatta-
Special Instructions. and 64-page book. Home Treat.
ment for Women" sent in plain wrapper. on
request. Adv.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
Bearded French Statesmen.

Twenty years ago clean shaver
Frenchman was pretty sure to be set
down by his compatriots as either
priest or an actor. Nowadays smooth
faces are favored by the younger gen.
Grafton of Frenchmen, partly as a re-
suit of the growing cult of athletics.
1t appears, however, from portrait
published in LIE Journal that not sin.
gle member of the cabinet Is clean
shaven, and four out Of the twelve
wear full beard and mustache.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
Plan for Mother,

The bedtime hour was at hand but
after usual preparations for the night
Violet hesitated over her prayers.
After moments silence she said:
Mummy dear, are our prayers ap-
swered?"
Why, yes, dear" replied Mamma
But what a question, dear"
81 asked because, if they are, why
do you smack me? Why don't you
pray for me to be a good girl? IT
would be so much more comfy"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
He Admired Her Judoment.

She--Oh, Fred, dear, you are so no.
BILE, so generous, so handsome, so chiv-
alrous, so much the superior Of every
man | meet l can't help loving you.
Now, what can you see in plain little
me to admire?
He-Oh, | don't know, dear, but you
certainly have very good Judgment
Tit-Bits.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20

/ -.
sir" and thank you, sir" whenever
there was room for these impressive
words, was ready to be measured for
as many suits of livery as had been
ordered for the chauffeur and assured
his new employer that it would give
him pleasure both to find and furnish
an apartment for him.
When will you have it ready for
me-"
Tomorrow morning, sir"
Then you know what apartment
you are going to take?"
mot yet, sir. Breakfast at, say,
ten, sir?"
Rankin, you will do. Make it elev.
en-. Engage a cook and second.man."
Il have already telephoned for them.
sir"
81 have raised your wages, Rankin.
for long and faithful service. Let me
see-you've been with me forty min
utes. See to it that you do as we'll
in future"
Il shall, sir; and I hope you'll do
the same, sir"
Find Mr.. Robert Wallace in the tel
ephone book He's in the advertising
| business"
A moment later Rankin turned back
from the little table at the side OF the
large parlor which supplied headquar-
tiers for the eX-Jonesvillian for the
time being. Il have him on the wire,
sir"
I'll talk to him"
Broadway took the telephone re-
ceiver from his buffers hand and cried
into the mouthpiece: Hello. Is that
you. Robert Wallace? Well.
this is Jackson Jones. Yes;
the same you met in Jonesville when
they pinched you, that reckless night
when you were driving at four miles
an hour. No; I've come down
to stay. I'm asking you to dine with
me tomorrow evening. Can you
come? Good. I'll telephone
again, or have my butler telephone.
and let you know just where. ;,
All right. Fine! Goodby."
Robert Wallace was his guide, his
mentor and his friend for some four
weeks. After that he was his friend
and mentor, but resigned as guide, for
Broadway took the reins. He had a
passion and genius for investigating
metropolitan affairs of lightsome ma
ture. The business marts of Gotham
were offensive to him. He thought it
silly for mankind to waste its time
in work and said so. The teeming fas.
cination of the far sides of the town,
so dear to sOciologists who love hui
man nature best after 1t has sweated
or suffered off it's varnish, found no
devotee in him; he could not under
! stand why entire families should live
in huddled rooms on Essex street when
there were large apartments vacant in
the great hotel fiat house next door
to the vast mansion inhabited by Mrs.
Jack Gerard on Seventy-second street.
Mrs. Jack Gerard was an old lady of
incredible wealth, who tried to hold
Times hand in pause. That she had
failed had been no fault of hers or of
the beauty parlors or cosmetic makers.
"They would be 80 much more CON-
Portable if they would 90 where they
would have more ROOM" Jackson con.
tinued in further comment Oh the very
poor, and would not listen to the ear.
nest soul which tried to offer explana-
tons.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
RIGHT IN LINE OF TRUTH /
Mr.. TimidIty Not Guilty Of Deception,
and Need Have No Fear Of
Libel Suit.

Mr.. Timidity once had the misfor.
tune to figure as q defendant in
libel action, and since then he has
been remarkably cautious with his
pen. Some little time ago he was
obliged to dismiss his servant, and
subsequently the lady who thought
of engaging the domestic wrote to
Mr.. 7. for the girls character.
Now, Mr.. T. might have said a good
many things, but-he remembered
that libel suit A week or so later
a lady called upon him in anything
but an amiable temper.
I've called for an explanation, Mr.
Timidity," she began. Il engaged a
girl solely on your recommendation
only to find she's worthless. You said
that, like other girls, she had her
faults"
she has, madam"
I'm aware Of It. But this Is also
an extract from your letter: In one
or two departments she excels.' What
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
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do you mean by that, may ask"
We'll, madam, she eats we'll"
Good gracious should think she
does!"
Very we'll, madam. She also sleeps
well-and those are the departments
referred to-"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20
SYNOPSIS.

jackson Jones, nicknamed "Broadway''
because of his continual Qualification OF
new York's great thoroughfare, is anx-
1ous to get away from his home town of
1onesViile. Abner Jones, his uncle, Is
very angry because Broadway refuses to
ssttle down and take place in the gum
factory in which he succeeded TO his
fathers interest.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-20

In union there must be strength. but
without union there would be no d.
vorcas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-21

broa, dsash Of it can only b eeclipsed
| by its cousin, the Roman stripe.
There are plaid waistcOaus which
tighten a dark serge or broadcIoth suit
in an attractive way; in fact, waist
coats are a welcome addition to the
majority of the tilted Jackets, which
are the ultra style. The vests have
been worn a great deal during the win
I ter with suits Of broadclOth, duvetyne
or serge. BrOcaded ones were worn
with many Of the dressier suits. At
The Dansant the other day 1 saw a
young woman wearing a white crepe de
chine waist with separate skirt. Over
this waist she wore a waistcoat Of
bright Spanish yellow cut on the lines
of mans waistcOat-eYen to the
strap in the back.
Fringe is extremely stylish, especially
that made from threaded beads. 1t is
seen around the edge of the tunic. like
the fringe on a lampshade. On the bot
tom of panels and the stylish apron
fronts it may be from six to 10 inches
in depth.
Beads are a trimming which are very
popular. Beaded motifs of flowers may
be bought to trim the yoke or bertha of
a waist, even the ruffles on a skirt.
Beaded nets are used for tunics on
evening dresses. The raw edges are left
unhemmed, or they may b finished with
a picOt edge. This is done at almost
any shop where accordion pIeating is
made
One very attractive net for a dress
o rits trimming was beaded with crys-
tails and no wand then leaf composed
Of fine ieC beads
In one of the leading stores I saw
a black dress which was made of a
combination of faille de laine and char
meuse. The faille waist has setin
sleeves and vest Of charmeuse. The up
per part of the Skin is of charmeuse
per part Of the skirt is of charmeuse,
and the lower portion Of faille de laine.
The Turnback cuffs on the elbow
length sleeves are trimmed with
beade dmOtif in four colOrs, yellow, Law
ender, black and white. The only other
color on this gown is long string Of
beads Of the same cOlOrs that are in the
motif. 1t is strung ladder fashion;
each end is finished with a black silk
tassel tied loosely.
Box pIeated frils and RULES are much
newer than the simple, gathered ones.
They fms ha waist at the neck and
around the bottom of a tuuiC A double
box pleated ruffle on the lower edge of
a chiffon skirt holds the skirt in place.
reathS and garlands of tiny flower
lets made from chiffon, tulle or ribbon,
are very pretty and stylish trimming
70 reVening dresses. They adOrn the
outside OF the dress and are often
placed on the foundation of silk be-
meath a chiffon or net overdress.
This is simple and inexpensive
trimming to make at home. as the ma
terials are leftover pieces of chiffon
cut into bias strips folded in the center,
gathered tightly and fastened firmly
with a needle and thread. A narrow
piece Of baby ribbon with a picOt edge
may be gathered to form the calvx.
These may be fastened to a long piece
of green wire or twisted ribbon
Tt was once a Japanese custom for
each man to have the crest Of his family
embroidered upon the back
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-21

trio arcs. The temperature Of the arcs
IS over 500 degrees FahrenheiJ-suI-
ficienIy high to melt any substance
known in nature
The air escaping from the furnaces
through outlets provided for the pur-
pose, is chilled in coolers consisting Of
great numbers of aluminium tubes over
which cold water runs. Subsequent
processes separate the nitric acid out
Of 1t, or utilize the latter to form
various compounds, such as nitrate OF
soda, nitrate of lime or nitrate of am
monla. These nitrates are finally eyap-
GRATED and ground to powder, which IS
dumped into casks, ready for market
Supplies California Orchards.
The nitrogen factories in Norway are
now sending many thousands of tons
Of nitrate of lime annually to California
and Hawaii, to fertilize the fruit or
chards and sugar plantations. The de-
mand for the product is steadily grow
ing, and Norwegian nitrate is compel
ing successfully in the market with
"saltpeter" from Chile.
All animal and vegetable life de-
ponds on nitrogen. 1t is the most es-
sentlal element Of the stuff in our
foods which goes to make flesh and
blood. The body of an average man
contains nearly four pounds of nitro
sen. With the tissues Of plants it
passes into the bodies of animals
whence II returns to the soil.
Nitrogen supply is one of the pres
sing economic problems of the goth
century. Consumption of its compounds
Chiefly saltpeter from Chile) has al
ready reached enormous figures, and
is growing at a steadily increasing
rate. The people of the United States
are now paying over So. 600 per
annum for imported nitrogen, more
than half of il coming from Chile,
where the deposits are already so near
to exhaustion that it is not expected
they viii last more than so years
longer
As population increases, the neces-
sity for liberal use of nitrogen as a
fertilizer will become more and more
imperative throughout all parts Of
this country. 1T is estimated that about
One-third of an acre Of wheat per an
mum is required to furnish bread for
each person, and the area suitable for
the proper production Of cereals being
limited, it is question how the hun
dreds of millions of future Americans
are TO be fed. But with plenty of nj
trogen supplied the danger line of pos
sible bread starvation will not be ap-
preached until far into the 21st cen
fury.
In addition to the demands Of agrl-
culture, modern chemical industry for
vast amounts of nitrogen and com
pounds of nitrogen. One-fifth of the
Chile product in Europe goes into ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-21

plosives, coal tar cOlOrs, and other man
ufactures Of chemistry
The Chile saltpeIer (n1trate OF Soda
is found along a narrow strip OF desert
between the Pacific coast and foothills
of the Andes. 1t extends for q distance
of some hundreds of miles through
region where there is no ralnraL ana
no vegetation. The theory now gener-
aIIv accepted is that the area in ques-
ton was originally below sea level As
it was gradually elevated through q
process of geologic change, enormous
quantities of SeaWeeds collected and
eventually a vast mass Of such marine
vegetation, deCaying, left behind a de-
post Of soda salts containing about IL
percent Of nitrogen
Today the deposit forms a stratum
not on top, but Just beneath the sur
face. from few inches TO 16 feet in
thickness 1t has brought wealth TO
Chile the rest of the world having
paid more than S425,00O,0GO during the
last SO years for nitrate Of soda de-
rived from this source
GuanO Rich In Nitrogen.
GuanO, so valuable for the phOsphOr-
ic acid it contains, has also from u to
IA percent Of nitrogen. The chief
sources of supply are various islands
and precipitOuS coasts OF America,
Africa and Oceania. Unfortunately, the
deposits, representing the accumulation
of ages, have been drawn upon to such
an extent that what remains Of them
cannot last much lOnger-thOugh the
Peruvian government has taken mea-
sures to protect bird life on its islands,
and so to insure q continuance Of the
supply.
Rig Deposit Or Campeche.
From Peru over 100000 tons of
guanO have been exported in the last
20 years. A great deposit was discov-
cred only recently on an island Oppo-
site Campeche CAIeZicO), estimated Mt
100000 tons, and an American COM
pany has the concession to work it.
But it is manifest that all natural
sources of nitrogen compounds are
rapidly approaching exhaustion. 1t is
absolutely necessary that the indis-
pensable material shall be obtained i'm
some other way. and the only imagin-
able means Of getting it is to separate
it from atmospheric air. This indus
try was first developed in Norway be-
cause Of the exceptional opportunities
there for obtaining water power for
the production of cheap electricity.
That country has a great many high
waterfalls, readily utilizable for the
purpose, as wen as large mountain
lakes available as natural reservoirs.
Fortunately, in the United States there
is plenty of water power to be had. and
before long necessity viii compel us
to employ it on an extensive scale for
the protection of nitrogen, thus render
ing us Independent of foreign sources
of supply.