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UO LONGER IMPORT SULPHUR
Cntirt Supply Needed by the United
States It Obtained Within Our
! Own Borders.
Peep under marsh Innd and quick
Minds, In which It Is impossible to sink
hafts, there have been for aires de
; posits of almost pure sulphur In
Xtouislana and Texas. For many
years these deposits defied efforts to
btuln them.
All the sulphur used In this coun
try formerly came from Sicily, where
the sulphur mines on the slopes of
Mt. Etna had been worked for more
than 2,000 years. It is only since
1S06 that sulphur has been obtained
to any appreciable quantities from our
wd sources of supply in Louisiana,
and today, thanks to chemical in
jrenuity and acumen, all the sulphur
ased in this country is of ttatire
riftn.
By far the greatest part of the
sulphur produced In the world is used
In the manufacture of sulphuric acid.
Sulphur Is a , constituent of black
powder, which is used largely In niln
Inf soft coaL It finds employment
la the rubber industry as a vulcanizing
agent. It is used in the bleaching of
ilk and wool. .
The straw for use in straw hats
, Is bleached with sulphur dioxide
fumes, made by burning sulphur.
Large quantities are used in the form
of solutions and powders to combat
Injurious growths on grapevines Its
use as a medicine, in the form of
ointments is welt known.
WHERE WEEDS ALWAYS WIN
WHAT HE WANTED TO KNOW
Delinquent Subscriber Evidently Had
Menial Use for Great Organ of
Public Opinion.
The editor of the Smalltown Bugle,
like some others of his brethren, ex
periences considerable difficulty in per
suading his subscribers to come for
ward, from time to time, with the an
aual subscription price. "If It is agree
able to you," he finally wrote to one
hardened delinquent, "I will accept
two bushels of corn in payment of the
amount you owe me.H "I regret to
say," responded Farmer Brown, in due
course, "that in feeding my stock I
have used all the corn I raised.". "Dear
Mr. Brown," began the next letter of
the series, "Inasmuch as you have
used all your corn, I presume you
have a large supply of corn cobs on
hand, and I would be glad to accept
a load thereof in payment of the
amount due from you, as I can use
them In place of kindling wood."
"Mr. Editor," replied the farmer by
the next mall, "your letter has been
received and contents noted. What I
want to know Is this what in Sara
Hill do you think I'd want with your
F-aper, If I had a supply of cobs to use
m kindling fires?" San Francisco
Argonaut.
Source of Eskimo Vigor.
Rev. Dr. John Marquis, explorer and
missionary among the Eskimos, attrib
utes their hardihood, vigor and great
endurance to the fact that they get
sufficient vitamlnes through eating al
most the whole carcass of their kill,
including brain, nerve and glandular
organs. Otherwise It Is hard to con
ceive, he says, according to the New
York Times, of their being able to
make such good use of an almost pure
ly meat diet, and one so freighted with
fat. Dr. Marquis says that, as the
white man's white bread, refined sugar
and canned goods gradually penetrate
Into the Far North the white man's
diseases are likely to accompany them.
Not very much is known about the
origin of the 50,000 or more Eskimos
who live in a region where the temper
ature reaches and remains for long
periods at from 40 to 70 degrees below
aero. .
Almost the only edible plant growth
In this frozen land is the reindeer
moss, the food of the great herds of
reindeer that Inhabit northern Siberia.
This moss and occasional patches of
coarse, wild grass are not considered
palatable and are seldom eaten by
man.
Farming In Tropical Panama Consists
of a Continuous Fight With the
Invading Jungle.
A Florida orunge-grower would turn
gray if he hud confronting til m the
problems which face any one who at
tempts to grow fruit In Fnnama.
The grass problem alone is enough
to stagger the heart of the bravest
planter. Think of your own vegetable
garden in midsummer, when the days
are teaming hot and the weeds are
growing about as fast as you can pull
them out; project these conditions In
definitely, for there is never any winter
to check them, and you will get the
endless vista of weeding which con
fronts the tropical planter. '
Grass Is certainly the curse of agri
culture In the rainy tropics, and he
who imagines tractor-work or the use
of any of the ordinary tools of our
northern agriculture In use on trop
ical farms should never lose sight of
the grass.
, There is really nothing so hopeless
looking to a northern fruit-grower as
a little orchard in a clearing in a
tropical Jungle. The great forest In
sists on taking back the little clear
ing to itself, and it Is one continual
fight with a machete to keep it from
doing so.
When I was shown what looked from
the deck of a launch like virgin forest,
with great trees covered with creep
ing lianas, and was told that It had
all grown up In eight years from
cleared land, and whea I recollected
how fungus and Insect pests haunt a
clearing, I could better comprehend the
feeling that, after all, for the Individ
ual of small means, there really Is no
other way to farm than to cut down
and burn, plant and get a crop or two ;
then, when the plants and weeds of
the returning forest drive you out,
move on. It la the way of the na
tive everywhere ; clear a spot, rush
in, rush out again, and let the land
grow up to tree. David Fatrehlld In
the National Geographic Magazine.
WORLD ALWAYS HAD "CANDY"
Mythical Mines.
There are frequent reports of parties
f men in California going out Into
the d!ert in search of lost mines,
such as the (Junslte, the Lost (.'ihin,
the Cement I.ode, the 1'egleg and many
uthers, which perhaps existed only in
the minds of the original finders. For
example, the Gunslte was so named
because a prospector found some
where between two mountains what I
he thought was a rock and when he
brought It to Los Angeles had It
fashioned into a gunslght and learned
that it was pure silver. Then he so
named what he thought was a mine.
He made several trips, but failed to
locate it.
He did not know that any more such
pieces of "rock" could be found there,
but so presumed, and this led to the
death of ten or twelve prospectors at
different periods. J. M. Scanland In
the Los Angeles Times.
Honey Probably Is Earliest Form of
Sweetening Known, and It Was
Made Use Of.
The Egyptians made candy as well
as pyramids, and made candy without
sugar. Sugar and chocolate were un
known to the Kgyptlans. They used
honey as their sweetener, and flour
and crude starch were the basis of
their confectionery.
In the Middle ages what we would
call candied fruits was the principal
confection. They were boiled In
honey. As a tuislness the druggist
wns the first candy maker. Sugar at
that time wns considered a drug, and
from coating drugs with sugar the
pharmacist learned to ront nuts raid
other things. In the Sixteenth century
sugared roses were considered the best
of confections. It was not until the
Seventeenth century thct sugar became
a big Industry, ."nil It was in the latter
part of the century that confectioners
were recognized as a distinct class.
In the first half of the Eighteenth cen
tury the first real candy factories ap
peared. It was about that time that
lemon and peppermint drops became
popular.
DR. ULOODGOOD ADVISES
ATTENTION TO SKIN MARKS
University of Orejron, Eugene,
One's life may dewul on the prompt
medical examination of a mole, skin
blemist or lump, painful or not, ac
cording to the warning given in nn
address here by Dr. Joseph Colt
Bloodgood, noted authority on cancer,
who is making a tour of the country
as part of a campaign of education
against the spread of that scourge
which claims eighty thousand Ameri
can lives each year.
Dr. Bloodgood, who is professor of
surgery at Johns Hopkins medical
school, declares in brief that cancer
can always be prevented if taken in
time but can rarely be cured. Pre
vention is his slogan.
Following, in bdief, are his words
of warning:
For the smoker: "Cancer of the
lip, tongue and mucous membrane, of
the tongue and cheeks, attacks adults
who use tobacco in any- form and who
have ragged, dirty teeth. The com
bination si the cause; and the com
bination is the cause; and the com
For persons with skin marks:
"Warts and moles and other abnor
malities of the skin can be divided
into three groups.
No. 1 Those which should be re
moved at once, because they are of
the kind which frequently develop into
concer.
No. 2 Those skin defects, like
ittle red birthmarks, and things like
freckles, in which cancer practically
never develops, and to which no at-1
tention after the first examination
need be given.
No.3 Those skin defects which
should be watched and removed if
they show any sign of growth, weep
ing or ulceration."
For women:
"Cancer of the uterus attacks the
mother of our children. It is largely
due to the neglect of the proper re
pair or healing of the injuries due to
child-bearing. There is much evi
dence that cancer of the uterus Is a
nnwentnhl dixouse. It U certainly
largely cufrable if recognised at once.
"A lumD In the breast of any wo
man over 25 years of age should re
ceive Immediate examination.
"For every adult:
"When you know you are sick in
your insides, go to your family phys
ician and demand a thorough exami
nation with the X-ray and other lab
oratory methods.
"A surface sore that is 'ripe' Is, if
it Bhould happen to be cancer, 'ripe
for death and not for cure.'
Crop Standardiiation Important
"Standardiiation of crops as to
variety and quality is vital to the
welfare of Oregon," declares G. R.
Hyslop, farm crop specialist of the
Oregon Experiment station. "Sixty
three different varieties of wheat arc
grown when 14 and possibly 11 would
take care of all needs and give a
better yield and quality. The dis
carding of many of the inferior var
ieties and standardization of those
found best suited to Oregon condi
tions will bring an increased yield at
practically no Increase in cost."
Twenty-five thousand acres of
grain were inspected and passed as
meeting certification requirements
last year, reports Professor Hyslop.
Get Rid of Lice on Hogs
Lice on hogs can be easily des
troyed by the use of smudge oil or
the discarded oil drawn from the
crank case of the automobile or
tractor. It can be applied with a
brush in the case of a few hogs or
it can be used in connection with rub
bing posts. This treatment destroys
the lice but does not effect the egg.
It is therefore necessary to give a
second treatment at the end of 12 to
14 days when the eggs are hatched.
Experiments have shown that lice
reduce the effectiveness of the feed
as much as one third. O. A. C. Ex
periment Station.
H !f2M TUmu smT I
II In l IV I l I
WHICH is the big mileage
tire of today? All over the
country men are talking right
now of the rcmarkoble wearing
quality of Fisk Tires. The rea
sons arc obvious. Look over
any Fisk tire and judge for your
self. You arc bound to find
extra size, strength and resili
ency and with these, good looks
and a tread that gives real
protection.
Thteri's a Ftsk Tirm of oxtra value f nry tlx,
for cur, truck or speed tvogon
The Enterprise is still $1.50 per Yea
The Peoples Cash Stores in Salem and Eugene Only
Dan
Convincing Argument.
A counsel for the defense once got
the better of Judge Bramwell. He
requested leave to address the Jury
In Welsh, of which Brum well was
Ignorant. It was a simple case, and
permission was given. Counsel said
only a few words, and the Judge left
the decision to the Jury with little
comment from Mm. He was, however,
startled at the prompt verdict of ac
quittal. "What was It," he Inquired after
ward, "that the learned counsel said
to the Jury?"
"Oh," was the reply, "he Just said,
'This case, gentlemen, lies In a nut
shell. You see yourselves exactly how
it stands. The Judge Is an English
man, the prosecuting counsel Is an
Englishman, the complainant Is an
Englishman. But you are Welsh. I
am Welsh, and the prisoner Is Welsh.
Need I say more? I leave It to you.' "
London Tit-Bits.
Detecting Remade Milk.
Because of the Increased use of re
made milk, manufactured from pow
dered or condensed mlli and sweet
cream butter, It has become necessary
for chemists to devise some test that
will indicate Its presence In milk prod
ucts. If the curd from remade nillk
Is dissolved In sodium hydroxide, it
shows a characteristic yellow color,
after standing, while natural products,
or products containing only a small
percentage of remade milk, do not
show this color. As little as 10 per
cent of remade milk can be detected
by this test when carefully made.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Timely Advice.
Brown hnd attended un auction sale
of furniture und antique and had
bought a grandfather clock.
After the sale he looked round for
someone to carry his purchases back
to his house, but, alasj he could find
nobody.
So at laHt, in despair, lie decided
to. be his own beast of burden. After
some difficulty he managed to strap
bis cloak onto his back, and trudged
off toward home.
A burly navvy happened to come
round the corner rather abruptly, and
a collision resulted.
"I'm sorry," gasped Brown.
"fin am T" tir A hi natrvv plulntr
.jv aui . at. ' ... s.d.w i
from the gutter. "If you can't blow j
yer orn why don t you ouy a wrist
watch?" London Tit-Bits.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Make your dollar haul the biggest load it has ever pulled
When the People' Cash Store advertises Dollar Day there's something tonical about it, that inspires
everyone to look forward to this event with buying enthusiasm.
We speak knowingly and within bounds of reason when we emphasize this DOLLAR DAY SALE a$
the top notch in value giving.
Our July Clearance Sale has ended. Only remains, that were perhaps overlooked are left but we have
been out on the market since, ready cash has helped us do wonders. Now we're going to do wonden for
you.
The brand new merchandise now on hand for this sale will be so lowly priced that it will present
treasure trove of bargains such as only possible by great effort on our part.
Start checking off your needs from this list NOW.
j Be Mere Early Saturday Wiornisii
Just Matter of Zeros.
Two B'rench workmen were talking j
at a public bur. Of course, since they
were not talking about horse racing,
they were talking about politics.
"The various national debts go up
Into trillions of francs," declared one,
with the air of a man who is saying
something astounding.
The other didn't blink.
"Trillions, I say," thundered the
first. "Do you know what a trillion
is?"
"Yes," drawled his friend, "the
same .as a billion, only a lot more
zeios."
Men ! Here's Your Own
List of Bargain Plums
Pluck them off the tree of
value-giving, while the
plucking is good. Many sell
singly at one dollar, others
sell in combination. While
scanning the list, remember
their rightful prices are
much more than those now
quoted.
3 Boys' 59c Shirts for $1.00
Boys' $1.75 wool Pants 1.00
3 Boys' 75c Unions at.... 1.00
2 pr. 75c leather gloves 1.00
5 prs. 35c Men's Sox ... 1.00
2 pr. 70c Silk Sox for ....1.00
2 Men's 59c Dress Ties. 1.00
Men's$1.50 Silk Ties 1.00
2 Men's 98c Ath. unions 1.00
Men's $1.98 Rib. unions 1.00
Men's $1.75 dress shirts 1.00
$1.85 Wool Dress Caps .1.00
6 20c Arrow Collars .1.00
3 pr. 59c Suspenders 1.00!
7 pr. Men's Sox 1.001
Housewives in a Rousing Dollar Sale
THIS SALE AND ITS SAVINGS WON'T DO
YOU A CENT'S WORTH OF GOOD UNLESS
YOU COME AND SHARE ITS SAVINGS. THE
HOUSEWARES OFFERED ARE OF THE
SORT THAT PAY TO OWN.
8 yds. 86-in. Heavy Ticking $i,o
12ii yds. Pretty Cretonnes , i'qo
8 yards Outing Flannel qq
5 Pillow Cases ... qq
5 yds. Hair Ribbon " qq
6 yards Marquisettes ' jqo
3 yards Checked Crepes J qq
o yas. uingnam
Dollar Sale of
GROCERIES
3 Ladies'
1.00
o t ir 4.
o iviiuies vests i aa
3 Arrowhead Hose i'ftn
Ladies' $1.50 Silk Hose i nn
t ,i: r;u tt 'W
; 50c Unions 1.00
1.00
Ladies' Rib. Unions
3 Ladies' Bloomers 1nn
i iu. VOiion Bats
Boys' Wash Suits
312 yards Oilcloth .
7 pr. Child's Hose
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
$1.00
1 nn
i.ww
1.00
1.00
1.00
Aluminum Special nn
2 Child Play Suits "Z 1 00
Cup and Saucer Sets 100
Open Saturday Even
ings till 9 p. m.
Shop vherc tfce
cam's Ssuy
THE
plIFffHHO Kfftl
11 cans Milk, tall ...
8 cans Corn
8 cans Peas
20 cans Milk, small
8 cans Salmon, tall
21 cans Sardines I-00
10 cans Libby's Pork &
Beans . I-00
S cans Standard
Tomatoes - 1,0J
13 lbs. best Hard Riccl.j
13 lbs. White Beans.- W
14 lbs. Macaroni -.l-JJ
2 sacks Rolled Oats .... 1
3 lb. Diamond W
Coffee X
11 lbs. Cocoa in bulk .J
5 lbs. err. Chocolate J-J"
7 lbs. Pure Lard in bulk 1.0
Salem's Annual Ba
Day, Friday, August 41
Each year the People's Cart
Store will plan for thi M
day. This year we proW
to supercede all Pviolj!
events that cf BARGA,1N
DAY Aufj. 4th and reta
ber the People's Cash StorM
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