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The evening world., 1911-10-12
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No. said Mr.. Jar. The window
stayed open all night"
who told you? Could you hear 1t
where you live?" asked Mr.. Slavtnsky.
Mr., Jarr shook his head in the mega
We.
Now. about that book-'My Lady
Dainty It's called"-Mr. Jarr went on.
My wife has n OF them. too. To hear
her read It you'd think 1t was an ac-
count of what's worn by an ~extravagant
young woman h has just married the
United States Treasury. and whose nus
band can deny her nothing. Does your
wife believe thai II you didn't spend
60 cents a week In Gus's that she'd
have $500 a week 20 spend on clothes?'
' For sure 1t is, such a thing she
thinks said Mr.. Slavinsky.
Just then. as the two men were stand
Ing by the curb. a rubber-tired auto
ambulance from the New York Hospital
shot by them like a streak. giving no
warning OF Its presence till just abreast.
and then It changed its gong so sud
denly and so loudly that passers-by be-
held the curious spectacle OF Mr.. Jarr
and Mr., Slavinsky clasp!ng each other
The evening world., 1911-10-12
FROM THE WORLD OF WOMAN.

BIOLOGISTS allege that woman represents the constant, ms
the variable factor in the scheme Of evolution. The theo
is in the phrase "the eternal feminine" Yet the news
The evening world., 1911-10-12
Mr.. Jarr Finds Some One
As Grouchy as Himself
x.ss.s.g,y.gg,s.gssys M.s.s.a.sss.s,.sas:

IN the embrace OF erven fright and
jumping up and away from the passing
ambulance almost into the doorway OF
Gus's place.
"Loafer what you are!'' screamed Mr..
Slavinsky. the first to recover from his
fright.
He was not addressing this remark
to Mr.. Jarr. Mr.. Jarr could tell this
because Mr.. Slavinsky had turned to
glance after the ambulance and shake
his fist wildly In Its direction. Q
Mr.. Slavtnsky breathed hard and picked
up his hat.
Anyhow. I hate them inheritance
vot Is automobiles. Out OF my pocket
l am with money by them" he cried.
land my oldest boy. Shidney. iss an
actor vot sings to the moving picture.
and his name changed"
Calls himself Sidney Slavin. the
Co%rkonian Caruso.' doesn't heH" asked
Mr.. Jarr.
Yes" replied the glazier. but that
amt nothing nowhere at all to what l
call him"
But what's the auto-ambulances got
to do with his going on the stage and
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makes his coffee.
WA T82 The moment a man gets used TO one WUe or one
- automobile he begins to monder II he might not hare
done better II he had chosen a different kind.
A confirmed bachelor is a who lopes himself 81 much that he
doesn't need a pomdn TO help him.
II isn't kissing a girl that constitutes the impotence rs assuming
that she udnts you 10 Kiss her.
he finds her attractive, or delicious, pr sptcy-tut because he thinks she
ctl agree wh him.
A tear in the eyes Of a Sweetheart ul ca1sc 70 ''v '... "r'afoR
than a III Of Mysteries o the part OF a uUe.
Turning the lt cheek in a quarrel may De hct, aa, gtao0ys-but
don't turn all the wy round, so that a a can sHck pins in your back,
There is a natural conclusion TO every love arGh, aud to be able to
wrte "FntS" at the end Of yor romance uh a steady hand is the qutn-
teSscnce Of saror tatre.
Many a girl tOnctes she has a broken heart wher it is nothing but a
sprained IDEAL
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CUTl EIbNFI I'II' " =" TN ! !"
Try 10 Make Myself
Beautiful.

@--NTIL l reached my eighteenth
wear I regarded my lack or
beauty helplessly. / knew just
how unattractive / was-in-
A deed. a day never passed
without some little heart-breaking re-
minder OF II. But. strange TO say' l
didn't make the slightest attempt 20
remedy II.
was gradually adopting that miser-
able attitude of resignation-aosence OF
beauty to me was a visitation tina
Providence had seen ft to bestow upon
me. 80 why not treat It as one would
a deform!ty7
Then one day a friend OF mine. . girl
a year older han !. came to see me-
and, looking at her skin. I observed
that II had more of a downy whiteness
than usual.
She colored slightly under my scru-
tiny and said:
u suppose you're looking at the pow
der. It's some OF my mothers. Older
women use It TO make themselves more
attractive. why shouldn't we2 1t takes
that horrible shine OF the nose, any
way"
As I listened a great weight seemed
to lift from my hear and l actually
giggled in Joyous anticipation OF wha
I was going to do to improve" myself.
could hardly wait TIL she went
home. Then the front door barely
closed behind her when ] rushed up 10
my mothers room and began to rum
mage among her toilet things,
found the box at last. The label
road: 'Poudrs de riz a la violette de
Parme, blanche" seized the chamois
and, dipping It into tho sweet smelling
stun. applied II literally to my face.
I think ! expected to zee q complete
me tamorphosis when I looked in the
mirror. but ] was cruelty disappointed!
The powder stuck TO my face in huge
blotches In some places n rubbed or
completely in others. The freckles
showed by contrast and the
tip end OF my nose remained as rebel
lously pink and shiny as ever before.
Then remembered that my mother
had said once hat people with dry
skins should use a cream before they
put on powder. I rushe to the bath
room and procured the cold cream Jar.
In my eagerness | got the stuff In my
hair and eyes, but I hardly noticed II,
so impatient was | for the desired re-
suit.
Once again applied the powder. Look
ing back. after these several years have
passed, | smile at the thought OF how
my novice hand must have plastered on
the stun.
1t assumed a thick, sticky consistency
that transformed my face Int a pallid
mask with two small pale blue Eyes
shining threuSA-se!s evidences Of All
UAnonl
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Letters From the peoDle

when I ask him for money he throws
s. or $40 on the table for me to keep
house with,
HEART-BROKEN WIFE.
what Is the widtht
To the Editor Of The Evening World,
Here. readers, IL a simple example
which needs only a little brain work and
common sense: "A ladder placed five
feet 10 the right from the centre Of
street strikes a wall seventy-hve feet
above the ground on one side and
strikes nifty feet above ground on the
other side. What Is the width of
strsetf' 7. y. C. JR.
The evening world., 1911-10-12
Things Not E. =.
Generally Known
By John L. Hobble,

By John l.. Hobble,
HERE are no spots on the sun. It's
! all in your eye.
M ARRIAGE Is different from lottery
iVi in that the one who gets the
money usually draws a blank.
you aim too high you will miss
! everything. but II you aim too low
the bullet might bounce and hit the
mark.
IT HERE arc two kinds OF friends,
! those whom you work and those
who work you.
y oETs are horn. That's right. blAms
! methss tes svssythaaS.
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About 900 Tons n Day.
n To the Editor Of The Evening World;
81 WIN you kindly let me know how
{ many tons OF coal does the steamship
!, ! .us!tania use in a days full run? b.
10 A Wifc's Plant.
: To the Editor Of The Evening World;
Please advise me, readers, ~ it's
sight for a husband always to keen
NV money and never bring It home?
o, Ivan a woman with Ave children and
o. never go out. He always tells me I
a an not nj TO carry his money. He
crave 8 salary Of 500 . month. and
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Ss2GAGD R@NSl0D6-

Co,yusaL, l0lI. ~ lht trss iuuuulg 10. tIAt New iork World
EFT me make q man laugh, and ! c1ic not trho
\ makes his coffee.
The moment a man gets used 10 one Cifc or one
The evening world., 1911-10-12
The Poets Girl.

~ wouldn't n girl be a wosds, A
And wouldn't she awaken So
prise
h would rend even poets a%sun"sr
II she really had stars for eyes
They gush Of the maidens SO sweetS
And paint her In language so mesry
wouldn't they back down discr ely
II she really a lips like a cherry.
A neck like a swan. and cheeks like VA
roses.
And teeth exactly like pearls,
Would be-well-a curious meta merr,,-
Ter svsa tAs iovaiiAsa StslA
s00W0r 4oplaA
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Gen. Joseph Hayes at Appomaftox.

- HNAB IN e YORK, a bg, sndery man. Win ,he hsd'hs oT tF '
n fighting Jaw OF his Maine ancestors. Is he civil war zero of T.
III Harvard class Of 1863 in which he graduated lie vas born at, Sou
Massachusetts, Infantry. later commanded that regiment nd served in the ~"
At the battle of shcparasovn a tew days after the battle Of AnHetsm, ~
vas shot down a ball pioushinr a farrow in his scalp and tw bueSshot Lodge
on May 49, 1851 lie va promoted to BrisnHe~ General snd wa, a hd Off :
thronsh the hottest Of the Wilderness campaign There he vas taken prison
in front OF Petersburg He vas Immediately nrove,ei Majordencral
happened Yesterday. that event OF ,. last hours of the great conflict" snd g,
Il had been released from prison OF Feb e. in. and rde a., one to CIV
r pads. he mi s ,m rser'oars the headduartcr. o Con. Grant and oe'
mandcr-n-chiet VIXEN ali were asleep except sen,1es and all was slent-y-,
outside the tssm " and NJ " Recognized o. rs"sa' o ~n n Grant al wax / approached " nan ''''"s
0s "Go n nm = .sDT rte . md asked s snm to nS direct n. &c tn. Fra Corps. in -hNss e
inside his ten nd there no took a mar and put hist finger N a spOt saying
II rode away IN the graz Sm moFn, ,. mile. asre. country. win my ervan, i,
a new orlsade Tho net around Lee at Petersburg a daily tightening durn.
O., on G, Ap5A 2 e broke away wS.w"Sd The Firth Corps nw commanded y,
ons.n ap eon. p no nn ms 10 . rro,p enns staten m. on Aprn g. and riht wa {"
tn mdd OF the night and justb before daw of the morning of April . w r-
A. ""'""s We h"''~t very rear A-,cma.o- cou.: !ou7. TIE men wer
'earfuly tired. yet sceTed buOyed up with the tense feeling that Tx IN vas
My command w. A. advance Of hi army. We had rot, snisaed oDr " eor"
When a eavalryHan from Clusters brigade came rushing back. shouting to ne
Hurry up, Hurry up, Double quckr
Indeed, Custer was Oans hard pressed. 7 formed my brigade N forward
n shoT m uh I sam n. , y, of a patch o, woods. and looked dow over a little vale,
inc me e" tm me rsto OF or ar IN vas In the ear. Ny brigade seemed to be-
Back cam ecustersc cavalry. The enemy was driving him. and pn.. u, .o,,
rearward went his cavalrymen got m m y horse Ind ordered m brigade aank.
thrown back to be ready for the coming attack HI enemy opened IRE ron
battle s m I'd ZEE a nshlng. his death struggle to get ~. {: ,e neS. a.
aid. s ssdn o.m 81 to me and cried:
Il ave the order: FIX Sayonets" The rafting SCUM Of the sayone, king
Is It'll in my ears Charcer I ordered.
Dow the slope We went. across h stream. n steadily on upward toward
NE crest every instant expecting tn storm of lead from i. desperate enemy
And suddenly Owe the tor of the I'LL just in from OF, US cam three. neu
1T .oppe "a stock too sns .u' "s NJ ox "a white ."n "a
S %.aT .ss M n ~'a or command was given 1t "a a II til, sight OF hat las
NJ limb tremhied felt a physical weakness. as II / wa. asou. to collapse
arss-arsa Of row" 'y ys%s 'e Z, 'S So. s''% %na an a ., tie n' ., ! .. oo s'. ."r 81. I va.
soldier. "a onsm "'N ' '~'e''e' N the '0PA' of o ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
TODAY rs PRAIRIE
GROVE ANNIVERSARY
Forty-nine Years Ago, December Z
1862, Famous Battle Was Fought
In Arkansas.

Jesse w. Webb and other keokuk
veterans of the civil war received in
vitations to be present at the ami
versary festivities being held in Wash
ington, this state, today, to common
crate the battle of Prairie Grove, Ark,
fought forty-nine years ago and one
OF the most memorable victories of the
great conflict for the north
Living in Keokuk are several old
soldiers and members of thei Grand
Army posts who took part in the
Prairie Grove encounter between the
"Yanks" and "Rebs." No one from
here is attending the reunion and
good time which is being held in
Washington, but the event is well re-
membered nevertheless by those who
took part in the engagement or were
living at the time.
General Heron, hero of the battle,
who is living in New York. is prob
ably spending the day at Washington
The reception and arrangement com
mittee is headed by Captain ]. T. Gray
End j. w. Morton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
CLARK BUTTONS
HAVE APPEARED
"For President 1s12-champ Clark
Is Inscription On Ornaments
Just Out.

WASHINGTON, Dec. For Pres
ident. 1912--Champ Clark" This is
the legend of white celluloid camp
align button which appeared in the
capitol building bearing the likeness
of Speaker Champ Clark and facsim-
lie Of his signature.
Nobody who had one of the buttons
was ready to volunteer Information as
to the source Of supply. Following as
1t does on the heels Of the action
Of Joseph J. Sinnott, doorkeeper of
the house, in addressing Clark as
7 Mr.. President when he announced
Secretary 14atta with President
Tafts message, the appearance of the
Clark buttons is regarded as signi-
sficant.
1t is also regarded as significant
that the buttons should put in their
appearance Immediately after the
formal opening Of Champ Clark head
quarters in st. Louis and Louisiana,
Mo. Not many of the buttons were on
display but enough to herald their ar
rival decorated the lapels of few OF
the faithful"
VI course, nobody accused Mr.
Clark of ordering the buttons distrib-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
The MARKETS
Daily Grain Letter.

CHICAGO, Doc. Every market
in the United States seem to be in.
volved in an end of year bear wave
Public refuses to buy wheat and Sc
curities. No corn, Chicago, shipped
under the 60 cent level yesterday
Hogs are near 6 cent level and bulls
have to await end of this awful pro
vision run For moment hedges Of
long May oats on bulges seem reason
able May wheat will fight to hold the
95 cent level which seems assured.
At present / see nothing to bring
bulges of a permanent character
Wheat should be sold on any early
advance AS we are at new low lev
els would allow for sharp recoveries
from breaks. May corn promises to
sell down to 61k ultimately To be
of morning press is not hopeful on
wheat. OF corn reosipts Wednesday
65 per cent graded number a and no
grade versus recent averages of So
per cent. In wheat We must remem-
Der that a bear market attracts bear
attention.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07

ton; she has the chance of her life
TO do something and be something.
and forever forget her old-time song,
What's the Use" 1t is felt that the
coming year 1912 will be fruitful for
the beautiful little city lust below
the dam
The Mississippi River Power Co. is
distributing material for its phone
line, and transmission line. all along
the route east of here, while gangs
OF men are busy cutting timber. Men
and teams are paid 40c per hour. A
day of ten hours.
The recent addition of three cable
lines OF So pairs of wires each, has
greatly increased the facilities of the
Mississippi Telephone Co. s lines. This
Is company that is we'll equipped,
and is giving excellent service, both
In town and country, and has a good
corps of efficient and courteous young
ladies in it's central office.
Louis Meyers and daughter, of
Omaha are here visiting relatives.
Mr. Meyers was resident Of War
saw some years ago.
The oak pews for the German Meth.
odist church have arrived and will
soon be put in place; nearly all OF
the stained glass windows are in,
some of them memorial windows and
others donated by several Sunday
school classes. One Sunday scnon'
class gave the leather-seated pulpi,
chairs and another class the leather
seated choir chairs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
Needs Of Puppydom.

Growing pups need three things
food, room and sunlight. When first
weaned, they should be fed milk.
gruels and soups five times day and
the number of meals gradually les
sened and the amount of solid food
gradually increased till at year old
they are fed the same as their older
kennel companions. The more room
puppies have, the better they are. This
is probably the reason that puppies
farmed out always do much better
than those kennel raised. They may
get all sorts of food, and they certain
ly do not get the attention given the
ones In the kennels, but farm raised
youngster is always healthier. bigger
and stronger Sunlight acts on
puppies as it does on grow
ing plants. Winter pups are pro-
verbally more troublesome than
those born in the spring, Most
fanciers, therefore, see to 1t that their
brood bitches whelp only in the spring.
One litter year is enough to ask OF
any terrier. William Haynes. in Out
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
WoMEN's HAIR
Your Money Back If You're Not Salts
fled.

We nay for all the medicine used
during the trial, if our remedy fails
to completely relieve you of constr
nation. We take all the risk. You are
not obligated to us in any way what
ever, if you accept our offer. That's a
mighty broad statement, but we neal
every word of it. Could anything be
more fair to you?
A most scientific, common-sense
treatment is Rexall Orderlies, which
are eaten like candy Their active
principle is a recent scientific discov-
cry that is odorless, colorless, and
tasteless; very pronounced, yet gen.
tie and pleasant in action and par
ticularly agreeable in every way.
They do not cause diarrhoea, nau-
sea, flatulence, gripping, or any incon-
venience whatever. Rexall Orderlies
are particularly good for children,
aged and delicate persons.
If you suffer from chronic or habitu-
al constipation, or the associate or
dependent chronic ailments, we urge
YOU to try Rexall Orderlies at our
risk. Remember, you get them in
Keokuk only at our store. II tab
let's 10 ce2ts; SO tablets % cents; so
tablets 80 cents. Sold only at our
store-The Rexall Store, McGrath
Bros. Drug Co., corner 9TH and Main
SITS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
CITY NEWS.

Third and last lecture. Congrega-
tional church Friday night.
Eft. Madison reports that more
than $4,000 Of the $4,000 being rails
ed for boosting and publicity purposes,
has been raised. The other county
seat is hustling, the business men
there having taken hold of things with
determination to put FIT. Madison on
the map as live town and keep it
there. One Keokuk citizen, in speak
ing of the recent visit of FIT. Madi-
sonians here to see the dam, said Il
never saw more representative and
prosperous lot of men in the city,
The annual election of officers OF
the Knights of Columbus will be held
next Tuesday evening. The entertain
ment committee has arranged lunch
con to follow the business meeting.
Rev. P. H Landers. formerly assist
ant pastor Of st. Peters, will be a
guest. Father Landers is now at
Mechanicsville, Iowa.
Tomorrow will be observed as a
holy day in the Catholic churches OF
the city. At ST. Francis de Sales
church, two morning masses, the first
at six o'clock and the second at SIS,
will be held
Warren w. Tracey, mechanical
engineer with the Mexican Light and
Power company, Mecaxa Puebla, Mex
| leo, is here studying the construction
of the biggest hydro-electric installa-
ton in the world. He is with the
same development in Mexico Of which
Hugh L. Cooper was chief engineer.
The future of the project is connected
with the rather precarious political
situation in Mexico.
Three big fire demonstrations
are to be given tomorrow by Liberty
Manufacturing association. j. A. COT
few special representative for the pur.
pose Of introducing Liberty Fire Elk
tinguishers. One demonstration to
be given at Fourth street market
grounds at 1900, noon; one at Tor
renee school at 2:45 p. m, the other
in front of Garfield school at p. m.
Mrs X. Simmonds, chiropodist,
sos North Third street. Tel. 312 black.
General passenger Agent William
j. Leahy of the Rock Island system,
with headquarters in Chicago who Wis.
tied Keokuk today, was greatly i'm
pressed with Keokuk's future due to
the water power enterprise. He says
the proposition must receive a perso-
nal inspection before it can be ap-
preciated and then it is difficult for
a layman to appreciate its magnitude
and its possibilities He sees a great
future for this city and was amazed
at the amount of actual construction
that had been accomplished by the
water power people.
Lecture. Switzerland, scenic and
historic, tomorrow night at the Con
preeation church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
TOOTHPICK IS
CAUSE OF DEATH
Actor Has Been Sent Home to Die
Because Of Slight Jab In the
law.

CINCINNATI, o. Dec. 7.-"Ar'
Zimmerman, vaudeville actor, who ap-
peared in theatre here last week,
has been sent to his home in Chicago
to die. IS u4zFa
Early in the week Zimmerman per-
forated his gum with toothpick and
when severe pain developed he called
upon dentist, who extracted three
teeth.
Gangrene developed and physician
was called in, who said Zimmerman
could live only three days, and adyis-
ed that he be sent home at once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
We Appreciate Your Kind
Indulgence

To those Of our patrons who have
not received their work as promptly as
they should for the past two months,
we thank you, and wish to say that in
the future we ale going to be more
prompt, for within the next 30 days
some Of the latest and most up-to-date
machinery for facilitating work will ar
rive, and your short delays will be avoid
ed.
We have worked our force and
equipment to the limit to avoid these.
vexatious delays, and find that we must
increase our force and improve our plant
in order to handle our fast growing bus
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
SHARP TIRED
OF TWO WIVES
Former keokuk Man viii File Suit to
Get Rid Of Samantha, the Second

PITTSBuRG, Kan, Dec. T.. Peter
Sharp, who has two wives, has decid-
ed to cast loose from one of them and
suit is to be brought Immediately in
the Pittsburg division Of the district
court asking that he be given di-
vorce decree against his second wife,
Samantha, or Louisa, as she is known.
Trouble has been brewing for some
time in the Sharp home, it is said,
and that coupled with public criti-
cism, leads Mr.. Sharp to take the &C
tion
The divorce petition probably will
be filed today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
MOTION TO DISMISS
CASE IS ovERRULED
Trial of Allen VS.. Dupont Power Com
pany Resumed In District Court
This Afternoon.

A motion to dismiss the case of AL.
len VS.. DUPONT Powder company, after
the plaintiff had submitted its evil
dence, was overruled at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon by judge w. S. Hamilton
Introduction of evidence for the de
PENDANT company was then begun
The first witness was Thomas f
Brady. superintendent of the com
pany's plant at Mooar, where the al
legged accident resulting in the loss
of an eye by the plaintiff occurred.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07
LATE AFTERNOON
n PRESS BULLETINS
IBy the United Press.]

WASHINGTON, Dec. According
to crop report issued by the agricul-
tural department today 32,649,000
acres were planted for the winter
wheat crop Of 1911 as compared with
29.2O1 900 acres for 1909 and $685.
300 for 1910. 1t is estimated that the
area in winter wheat in the fall Of
1911 for the 1912 crop is approximate
ly 1.3 per cent less than that sown in
the fall of 1910.
The condition of the crop on Dec.
was S6.6 per cent of normal, as COM
pared with s25 and 95.S on Dec. /,
1910 and 1909 respectively.
NEW YORK, Dec DIR. Koelker
connected with the clinic at Roose-
welt hospital was found dead this af-
ternoon in room in which he was
experimenting with cyanide of potas-
SUM. Physicians believe the doctors
death resulted from inhaling cyanide
fumes.
LEIPZIG, Dec. Max Schulz, an
English ship broker and four asso-
ciates arrested at Hamburg March is,
on the charge of being English spies
were secretly placed on trial here to.
day. 1t was feared that If their trial
were made public an anti British
demonstration would ensue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-07

mess. As matter of fact, we have
added more equipment to our plant in
the last SIX months than any shop with
IN radius of 100 miles, but even that
does not meet the demands made on us
Tor printing and binding supplies
And this machinery that we will
soon install will 60 long ways toward
giving you the satisfactory service that
we have taxed Of heretofore.
In the meantime, we can handle
your work expediently, and any order
left with us will receive our prompt at
tention.