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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11
SPORT.

Frank Click of Pittsburg was elected
captain OF the Princeton football team
for 1915.
had arranged to buy the franchise Of
the San Francisco baseball club of the
Pacific Coast league.
Worlds champion Bennie Allen de-
feated James Mature of Denver. 200
to l76, in the opening block Of their
pocket billiard match at Kansas City.
H.. w. Lavender. who has closed his
second year on the dynamite team"
from Golden. has been elected to cap
tain the Mines squad for the 1915 sea-
son.
Trotting at the Panama Pacific ex-
position at San Francisco promises to
be one of the big sporting features. 1t
will start on Saturday. June s. and
continue for eleven days.
According to well-defined rumors.
Marty Krug will manage the Omaha
Western league team next season.
Pa Rourke. owner OF the club, refuses
to confirm or deny the rumor.
Duke p. Kahanamoku, worlds
champion short distance swimmer. and
George Cunha. also one OF the best
known American swimmers, left Hon
olulu for Australia to meet the cham
pions of the antipodes.
Rube Marquard. one of the New
York National League Clubs trio OF
leading pitchers, signed a contract to
pitch for the Brooklyn Federal League
Club. according to an announcement
| made by President Robert b. Ward Of
| the Brooklyn Club.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11
DoDGINe THE BEATEN PATH
Good Story as It 10 Related, Though It
Doesn't Often Happen In
Real Life.

Congressman Robert L. Dougherty
OF North Carolina smiled when the
conversation turned to reversing the
order of things. He said he was re.
minded Of the case Of Bowers.
Bowers met a benevolent party on a
railroad train one day. and as the &C.
quaintance ripened a bit he began to
spread before the other history OF
his life.
when I was clerk in grocery
store" remarked Bowers. among 9TH
er things. Il received only nine dol.
lars week. and, like many other
young men. fell in with bad compan.
ions and began to gamble. l."
81 see." interrupted the benevolen,
party. sadly. you were tempted and
took money which did not belong tc
you"
"Oh. no." cheerily responded Bow
ers. in less than a month won
enough money to buy the grocery"
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MIXTURE OF MANY TONGUES
Troops Of Allied Armies Find Some
Difficulty In Arriving at Perfect
Understanding.

The British Tommy Atkins is hard
put to ii these days to know which are
friends and which are foes. Time was
when he classed them all as dirty
but times have changed
and certain allied courtesy Is de-
manded. 1t is told of one brave cor
poral who met a new kind of foreigner
on French soil and demanded his
nationality.
Hungarian" came the answer.
hungarian. are yer? Well, I'm
blowed II / know whether ter 'ug yer
to me bosom or knock yer bally block
off," remarked the perpiexed defender
of the Union Jack.
Many are the stories of the embar-
RAISING confusion OF tongues among
the allies-French, Flemish. Russian.
Servian, Indian (three brands). and
several species of English. For It
is rare that q Londoner can under
stand the Scotch dialect in Its un-
alloyed purity. or the Cornish brogue.
Canadian slang, too. and the queer
mixture of Maori that intrudes itself
into Australian English. or OF Boer
Dutch that sickles DER the Africander's q
dialect make Of so-called English q
dozen different languages.
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FOREIGN.

The French parliament has been
called to meet in extraordinary ses-
sion in Paris on Dec. %.
Aviator Mare Pourpre. hero of the
Khartum flight. was killed while re-
connoitering in the Somme district in
Paris.
Sir John Henry Crichton. fourth
earl of Erne, and grand master of the
Orangemen in Ireland, died in London.
He was born in Dublin in 1899.
Snipers in the trenches of the Mexi-
can combatants across the line from
Naco, Ariz.. fired into American terri
tory. killing a Mexican civilian and
wounding United States soldier.
Grand Duke Michael OF Russia has
presented to the French army 1.00O.-
900 pairs of shoes which had been or
dered from Webster, Mass, factories
at an average price of 50 per pair.
Premier Sir redmond Robin an
nounced in a long statement that the
Manitoba government has decided to
take drastic action in curtailing the
liquor traffic during the war period.
1ac hhCiISou dlhDdobduolp y" AiSCA
Hines Page. presented, on behalf OF
the American Boy Scouts. gold badges
to twenty-five English boy scouts, who
assisted the American relief commit
tee during the rush following the
declaration of war.
The return of Field Marshal Baron
Won de Goltz to Constantinople. accord
ing to the Lokal Anzeiger, is due to a
promise made to the sultan by Won
der Goltz when he left the Turkish
service eighteen years ago to return
II Turkey ever needed his services.
The death is announced of Chamele.
roy, aged 1O7. He was a dresser for
the great tragedian Talma. He was
fond of telling that he remembered
seeing Napoleon. He attributed his
longevity to his sobriety and above all
to good humor and gayety, which wai
the basis of his character.
Herbert Clark Hoover. chairman Of
the American commission of relief In
Belgium, returned to London after 9
weeks trip Of inspection in Belgium
Hoover reported that the distribution
of foodstuffs sent in care of the
American commission is we'll undel
way. but stated that the condition oi
famine, which threatened the popula
ton. is still desperate and that on &C
count of the attitude Of the bellig
erents the Belgians must still appea
| to the people Of the United States fol
| relief.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11
To Get Rid Of pImpIes.

Smear the affected surface with
Cuticura Ointment. Let It remain
FIVE minutes. then wash OF with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water and continue
bathing few minutes. These fra
grant, super-creamy emollients quickly
clear the skin OF pimples. blackheads.
redness and roushness. the scalp Of
dandruff and itching and the hands
of chaps and irritations. For free
sample each with 32-p. Skin Book ad-
dress post card: Cuticura. Dept. Z.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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net PROFIT OF $7,266
HUNDRED ACRES RETURN OVER
$4,000 TO FARMER.
Sheriff Buster Of Boulder Had an Ex.
ceptional Yield Of 6eets on Farm
Near Hygiene.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Boulder, Colo.t-A net profit of 81
266 from 109 acres is the record made
this season by Louis Bier, a farmer
residing near Berthoud. Bier's sugar
beet crop yielded nineteen and two
thirds tons an acre. The beets sold
at the sugar factory for $5.95 u ton,
the gross amount which Bier received
for the beets being $13.932. Cost OF
production brought this figure to a net
profit of $7.266. '....
Sheriff Sanford D. Buster OF Boul-
der county also had an exceptional
yield of sugar beets on a farm which
he owns near Hygiene. Seventeen
acres yielded an average of fifteen
tons each. or total Of 1928 tons. The
percentage of sugar in the beets was
high and they sold at the sugar factory
for $500 a ton. The gross returns
were 32,1OO, or about 1923 an acre.
Buster estimates that the cost of pro-
duction was $45 an acre. This gives
him a net profit of $ss per acre.
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GENE RAJ.

Women are not going to wear tight
skirts anymore Such is fashions de-
cree for next spring and summer.
James P. Galloway. q prominent
young business man and club man.
was shot and instantly killed at At
lanta. Ca. by w. b. Carhart, president
OF shoe manufacturing company.
1.-THE longer l live the more I look
upon this earth as heaven and the less
desire l have to change It for any
other" This was the birthday maxim
uttered by Andrew Carnegie. seventy
nine years old.
An Involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed in New York against
Abraham l.. Kass. private banker
with three offices In Brooklyn. His
liabilities are placed at 100000 and
his assets at s750.000.
Cardinal Gibbons OF Baltimore re-
ceived cablegram from Sir Gilbert
Parker, the distinguished novelist at
Maastricht, Holland, appealing to the
cardinal to assist the American COM
mission for Belgian relief in their
staggering task"
Temple Bowdoih, partner in the
firm of ]. p Morgan & Co., and one
of the two board members of the firm,
died in New York.
The shift of Northampton from H.
csnse to no-license was the only
change on the liquor license question
recorded in the elections, which took
place in eight Massachusetts cities.
J During the last fiscal year. there
were added to the shipping of the
world 7l3 new vessels, with gross
tonnage of 2,O20.ls5. according to the
annual report of Loyds' register OF
shipping.
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WASHINGTON.

j. Borden Hartman of New York
died in Washington after lingering
Illness. .......-
Edouard Suarez Mujica presented
his credentials as the first ambassador
from Chile to the United States to
President Wilson. -..-
An appeal to university, college and
school pupils for assistance in allevi-
ating suffering and distress in Europe
was issued by the American Red Cross
Society.
A casualty list of American mines
and quarries, issued by the bureau of
mines. showed 1851 men killed last
year and estimated the injured at not
less than 100000.
Romulo S. Naon. for three years
minister to the United States from
Argentina, presented his credentials
to President Wilson as the first am
bassador from his country.
Appropriations aggregating s104.-
124,512 to carry the army through the
coming year are proposed in estimates
which the War Department completed
for submission to Congress.
President Wilson will be asked by
Chairman Fitzgerald of the House ap-
preparation committee within the next
few days not to urge any legislation
at the coming session OF Congress
which might cause controversy.
Exports of American zinc during the
last three months broke all previous
records. totaling 65.504.574 pounds and
valued at s4.443.3S1, the bulk of which
went to Europe. These figures, which
were announced by the Department of
Commerce, compare with 1,346.S77
pounds, valued at ssO,756 in the like
period of 1913,
The greatest wheat area in the
worlds history will be planted for the
1915 harvest as a result OF the Euro
pean war, In the opinion OF Charles NJ.
Daugherty, statistical expert of the
Department of Agriculture.
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CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
. FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. o IN G .. ACHIEVE
MENTs. sUFFERiNas. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

What is believed to be the first hu-
man case of foot and mouth disease
in the present epidemic among cattle
was reported from Joliet, Ill.
Crazed by drink. Frank Dieter, re-
spected citizen of Merna, Neb., shot
his wife four times through the abb
domen then turned the gun on him
self
One person was killed and several
injured. and dozens driven from their
homes by a terrific wind and rain
storm at Houston, Tex. Six inches Of
rain fell.
Stucco gowns or clothes with a
touch of sandpaper or putty tint are
the latest style. according to the week
iy bulletin of the Fashion Art League
of America.
Mrs. Ernestine Dreyfus of Kansas
City was elected executive secretary
OF the National Council of Jewish
Women at the concluding session at
New Orleans. La, of the organiza-
tion's convention.
Mrs. Jesus Carranza. wife of Gen.
Jesus Carranza, brother OF Gen. Ven
ustiano Carranza, purchased a resi-
dence at Laredo, Tex. and, with her
married daughter. will make her home
in this country.
The quarantine placed on the stock
yards at Wichita. Kan. three weeks
ago. when the foot and mouth disease
was believed to have been found, was
lifted by an order from the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
David Vollrath. for a dozen years
treasurer without bond of the st.
Marks Evangelical Lutheran church.
was sought in Chicago on warrant
charging him with forgery. Funds of
the church approximating $25.Oo0 are
said TO be missing
Plans are on foot to urge that some
q OF the federal troops now stationed on
the Mexican border be brought to Fort
Logan, Colo.,. when their presence is
no longer needed in the South. The
Colorado delegation in Congress is un-
derstood already to have taken the
matter up with the War Department
at Washington.
One House in the Legislature, in
stead of its bicameral formation. may
distinguish California's lawmaking
body after the coming season, when
a constitutional amendment affecting
the proposed consolidation. and strong
ly backed. will be introduced. Its
practical effect would be to abolish
the lower House.
Hang them one at time" was the
word sent by the board of control to
X. B. Sims, warden of the Arizona
penitentiary. The board refused to
grant permit for a special scaffold
for the hanging, on Dec. 19. of several
mu0ierers. and rejected an offer from
J. +. Kulian of Cheyenne. Wyo.. to
construct scaffold on which all the
men would spring their own traps at
the same moment.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11
Bar Association Names Candidates.

Denver.-Governor Ammons will be
requested by the Bar Association Of
Denver to appoint as successor to
James II. Teller, Judge Of the District
Court, who will resign to become su-
preme justice. one of the following
lawyers: +. w. Sanborn, William N.
Vaile. Greeley W. Whitford. Frank E.
Gregg. John c. Murray or w. w.
Grant, Jr. They are the nominees OF
the Bar Association. chosen at an elm
ination primary. at which 395 Denver
lawyers voted.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11
Grand junction Granted Water Land

Grand Junction. Advices from
Washington state that the President.
upon recommendation of Secretary
Lane, temporarily withdrew from set
tlement entry and other disposition
section "a, township ~, south range
81 west, sixth P. NJ. Colorado. This
action Is taken In aid Of II. r. bill No.
1916. proposing to grant this land to
the city of Grand Junction. for pro-
lection of its water supply. and the
Presidents order provides that II the
pending bill Is not enacted before ad-
journment Of the last session of the
present Congress the land will. March
s, 1915. become subject to disposal un-
der the public land laws.
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To Clean MIX Utensils.

On dairy farms where many milk
utensils are In use. the dishwasher
will find that they may be cleaned
easily by first securing each dish with
ashes. Rubbing over them once In
this way is sufficient: then rinse twice.
They should be washed In cold or pref
erably tepid water. to keep them
sweet and clean. The treatment will
prevent rust spots from forming and
keep the utensils bright without in1ur-
ing the tin.-Mother's Magazine.
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yindiea.or Declare. Dividend.

Cripple Creek.-The directors Of the
vIndicator Consolidated Gold Mining
Company have declared payable on
Dec. 10, to all stockholders of record
on Dec. 8. an extra Christmas dividend
OF cents per share. amounting to
$4,000. The company has already
paid its regular quarterly dividend Of
$4,000. with this payment, the COM
pany will have paid in the present
year, $27O,0OO in dividends.
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Robber. Take s,os From Aged Man.

Denver. Frederick ]. Stanton,
eighty.seven years old. one of Colora-
dos best known pioneers. invited two
strangers into his home. 721 Lincoln
street, to give them what information
he could concerning a family named
Miller. The minute his back was
turned the men pounced on Stanton.
pinned his arms behind his back and
demanded his money. They took $1O9
from his pockets and fled.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11
Fatal Disease,

A young painter who had just i'm,
ished a picture insisted upon a friend
calling to see It. There. now" en-
thused the artist, you see my picture.
What's the matter with that?"
81 don't know" replied the bored
friend. but / should say 1t was a case
OF art failure"
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Seven Indicted Strikes EIude Sheriff.

Boulder.-Sheriff Buster, with dep
uties. went to Erie to arrest seven
strikers indicted on charges of mur-
der growing out of the Hecla riots in
April. When the sheriff reached the
town the strikers had disappeared.
The men left Erie the day the indict-
ments were returned. Recently the
sheriff was notified that they were
at home again. The trial of William
Knowles and eleven other strikers in.
dicted following the riots of last
spring has been continued until Dec.
u.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11
Game Warden Hayes is Dead.

Denver.-Frank Hayes. chief game
warden at Glenwood Springs, died at
StS Josepb's hospital following
months illness. He was 81 years old.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11
eioht Escape Death in Fire.

Denver.-Eight patients of the Fern
Hill sanitarium. West Twenty.fifth
avenue and Sheridan boulevard. mar
rowly escaped serious injury or death
in fire which almost totally de-
stroyed the institution.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11
Governor Extends Prohibition zon

Governor Extends Prohibition Zone.
Denver.-Governor Ammons issued
a proclamation extending the prohibi-
ton period in the northern strike zone
for thirty days beginning Dec. 5. The
original proclamation was for six
months. beginning June 5. The new
executive order slightly extends the
prohibition zone. which includes parts
Of Boulder. jefferson. Weld and
Adams counties.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11
Aged venireman Excused.

Pueblo.-Judge Rizer. in the District
Court. excused C. r. Engle from
serving as u juror during the present
term. The excuse was granted be-
cause OF Engle's advanced age.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11

Plant Of the Pessin1ist.
Half the world doesn't know how
the other half lives
But 1t has its suspicious"
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3ry Murine Hye Remedy for Red. -wesi. Water
jSst Hys comfors wri,s fo1 Boos OF ihe III,
81 mai! Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chica 70
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11

Makes the laundress hsppy-that'. Rec
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful. eleal
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pr. ca.eIey Ha, Operation.

Colorado Springs.-Dr. w. N. Case
ley. chief medical examiner for the
western department of the Yeomen.
underwent an operation for appended
tbs at local hospital.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11

A cynic may be one who has d,scov.
cred the bitterness In stolen sweets.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-12-11
IS<<RSez
/ cvy LOSSES svRfly PRfvMIEn
Fooled the Spider,

Donald, who was a great fisherman.
started to dress his own fly hooks. He
was met by a crony one day. who said:
II hear you've begun to dress yer ain
hooks. no, Donar. Is that true"
Its a. that" answered Donald.
An can you put them up on ony-
thing naterel like?" inquired the crony.
81 dinna ken for that" replied Don
aid. but there wis a spider ran AVA
wi twa o. them yesterday"
Take II or Leave II.
Traveller Tin Southern hoteD-Can
! get anything to eat here?
Sambo--Yes. sab. ~
Traveler-Such as what2
Sambo-Such as 1t Is. sab
Its Kind.
THAT old rooster over there 10 or.
dering drink"
Then bet it's q cocktail" :.
Evening journal., 1914-08-18
FRONTIER DAY At CHEYENNE.

By The United Press.
CHEYENNE, WyO.. Aug 1s.-Chey-
enne is the Mecca Of the whole west
ern Cow country" today. for with the
day came the opening Of the eigh-
teenth Frontier Days celebration. the
annual event which has made Chey-
enne famous. Hundred cowboys
and Cow girls" Indian 'cuketed
and otherwise; trick riders. N-doe-
gers ropers and other aoe in
wild west sports are here 20 p,t i-irm
for the benefit Of 25.O00 tourists. saa
in hope of winning some Of the s25.-
600 in prizes. that have been offered
Not since the memorable day four
years ago, when Col. Roosevelt eraced
the celebration with his presence i'm
mediately after his return from Africa
has there been such a large attend
ance. The celebration opened with a
parade of all participants circling the
track at historic old Frontier Park,
each cowboy emitting a piercing
'E-ee-yahhi the universal war
whoop of the western plainsman
Eighteen events are on today's pro-
gram, principal interest centering in
the steer "bull-dogging' and the pre-
llminaries in the worlds champion
ship bucking and pitching con-
tests for men and women. The
closing event on the program was a
stagecoach holdup, which was pulled
OF in true western style by cowboys
to the great delight of the eastern
visitors.
Evening journal., 1914-08-18
P0SLAM Heals
IRRITATED,
ITCHING SKIN

Poslam quickly masters stubborn
Eczema. Clears coinplexions over
night. Drives away Rashes, Pim-
pies and all eruptional troubles.
There is nothing in Poslam that can
possibly harm. II Is just the right
sntiseptic treatment for burns, cuts.
scalds, abrasions. Relieves Sun
burn. Takes soreness out of Mos
quito Bites, Ivy-Poisoning. Rapid and
dependable in action. After every
application you can feel that it is do
ing good.
Your druggist sells PosIam. For
free sample write to Emergency La
boratories. 80 West 25th Street, New
York
Poslam Soap used daily for toilet
and bath, renders the skin soft. clear
and healthy. Soothes If tender. 25
cents and is cents.
Evening journal., 1914-08-18

10 partially shut down the canvas
sides of the tabernacle. TO avoid a
strong draught
Mrs. Harry Fisher Mrs William
Crouch and Ralph Crouch opened
their cottage yesterday for the re-
mainder of camp.
The choir is asking whether Pro-
fessor Thomas is using a key as a
banton in order TO keep them in tho
right key, or merely to keep himself
from mislaying that useful article.
Visiting camp last night we're Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Hukll and Mr.
and Mrs Alvin Morris.
Speaking Of the idea Of admission
Price 70 do away with collections, the
Rev T. f. Beauchamp thought ten
cents would be necessary. as a Ave
cent collection would not pay ex-
penses Mrs. John Nipple and Mrs.
Howard Ely entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
l. W. Weldin. Of Chester Heights, to-
day
Miss Catharine Nabh ana MISS Han
nah 3. Parry, both Of Wilmington,
and W. W. Talley. Of Mantchanin,
are guests Of Miss Mary Parry.
Mrs. J. W Hance has Mrs. Mary
Schrack, OF Wilmington, as her guest
for the week.
An automobile excursion 10 Valley
Forge was much enjoyed yesterday
by Mr. and Mrs. Levi Bender. Mrs
Matte Mckee. and Mrs. Ella Rhoads
They were enthusiastic over the
, beauty OF the scenery. II is con.
sidered one OF the finest motor tripl
In the country.
Mr.. and Mrs II. NJ Hinkson an'
daughter. Ruth. j. Ingram and Mis-
Taylor, all Of Wilmington. and Mrs
G. Homewood. Of Baltimore. visite
| Mrs NJ. A Ingram last night.
Evening journal., 1914-08-18
"The Rabbits Foot"
Atanable Beauty
Women at No Expense BY GWEN SEARS
Copyright 1918, By H. Y. Taft
How To Put A Hat On

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hold The
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to o
straight
The chi should held well while the hat is
This will enable
ordinarily walking
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Evening journal., 1914-08-18
Just Apply This Paste
and the Hairs Vanish
Helps TO Beauty

A safe, reliable home-treatment for
the quick removal of superfluous
hairs from your face OF neck is as fol-
lows: Mix a stiff paste with some
water and powdered delatone, apply
TO Objectionable hairs and after 2 or
3 minutes rub Off wash the skin and
the hairs are gone This simply treat
ment is unfailing and no pain or in
convenience attends its use, but to
avoid disappointment be certain you
get genuine delatOne.
Evening journal., 1914-08-18
TO PICNIC AT AUGUSTINE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MlDDLEIOWN, Del, Aug. ls.-The
officers and teachers OF Forest Presbv-
terian Sunday school are planning to
have their annual picnic at Augustine
Beach on Thursday The young people
will meet at the church early in the
morning and wagons viii take them to
the beach.
Workmen have removed the large tree
in front Of II. r. Wilson's cigar store.
on Main street.
The Baker corn cannery opened today
for the season.
Wright Coppage, on the Nowland
farm, has threshed 5sll bushels of
wheat from 1872 acres.
Mrs. Abram Fogel and daughter.
Laura, arc at Atlantic City for a stay
of several weeks
Mrs. S. p. Wilcutts is entertaining
Miss Ella Hancock. of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Fouracre have with
them Misses Sarah Cullen and Edna
Sparks, Of Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1914-08-18

II you have something 10 sell. con-
centrate your energy in a Want Ad
and there will be no waste Of time or
energy.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1914-08-18

A clearing house of how. where and
what to do is the page Of classified
Want Ads.-Adv