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RULE FIXING Time
OF CREAM TESTING
Colorado Stations Find 1t Impos-
sibIe to Do Work Accurate
" During Rush Hours.

(By r. M'CANN, Colorado Experiment
Station.)
All those delivering cream to cream
stations and those operating shipping
stations will be interested IN the new
ruling whereby all cream station tests
are to be made the day following the
delivery of the cream.
1t has been found absolutely impos-
sible to do the acurate, careful work
required to make tests during the
rush hours OF business, and 1t is for
this reason. namely, to insure the
farmer of correct tests and give the
operators time to make them, that
this ruling has been passed BY this
method q check will be forthcoming
at the time Of each delivery with the
exception Of the first, and no delay or
waiting will be necessary on the part
of the farmer or dairyman.
Several adjoining states have had q
similar law in effect for years past,
and are well pleased with the results
obtained. 1t has proved beneit to
all concerned, and II being firmly
backed BY dairymsn and creameeY-
men alike.
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COUNTED PROFIT AND LOSS
Country storekeeper Well Advised In
Disseminating Business for That
Day, at Least.

The present generation is scarcely
aware that at one time our one-dollar
and two-dollar bills were marked with
Roman instead of Arabic numerals.
Therefore, when the youth left tempo
rarily in charge of the general store in
a small country town was approached
by stranger and asked for change for
an eleven-dollar bill, he looked curl
ously at the greenback, but courteous
ly acceded to the request. The owner
of the store sauntered in some time
later
"Well, Sam, any business?"
"Nothin' 'cept changin' 'leven-dol-
lar bill fer a drummer" the boy an
swered unconcernedly.
The storekeeper started for the cash
drawer, looked long and sorrowfully
at the old two-dollar bill, then said
sadly:
"Put up the shutters, Sam. We've
done enough business for one day!"-
Golfers Weekly.
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EGGS DAMAGED BY
IMPROPER STORAGE
Hens Should Be Provided With
Plenty of Clean Nests-Store
in Dark, Cool Place.

Dirty eggs can be avoided by clean
quarters and plenty Of nests. In mud
dy times keep the floor Of the poultry
house well bedded with clean litter.
One of the chief causes Of dirty eggs
is too few nests. A hen lays a clean
egg and leaves the nest, another hen
gets In the nest and stepping around in
1t before she sits down, fouls the
clean egg laid by the first hen. Wet
straw in the nests often stains the
eggs dirty yellow. Do not wash eggs,
This Injuries their keeping qualities.
Eggs kept in damp, moldy place
and eggs smeared over from broken
eggs develop rotten spots. The farm
er should keep eggs in a cool, dry,
dark place. A cool, dry cellar is
good place. Eggs are damaged quick
ly in damp cellar or in warm pan
try or kitchen.
Eggs should be gathered daily in
cool weather and twice a day or often
er in hot weather. They should be
placed as soon as gathered in a cool,
dry place, and should be protected
from heat by being covered while on
the road to town, the same as cream.
Most farmers need to change their
stock and secure hens that will lay
uniform quality of good-sized eggs
that, when properly taken care of, will
grade as "firsts.'
Moldy feeds and overfeeding are
likely to produce eggs with bad fla
vor. Eggs absorb bad odors from veg
etables, meat, kerosene and other bad
smelling surroundings. Eggs packed
in bran, oats or chaff that are nodded
or damp are likely to absorb odors OF
navors. Eggs should never be placed
against metal, as is done when they
are gathered in tin pail. The metal
10 likely to make a spot on the shell
where 1t touches the egg.
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MADE HIM CHANGE HIS SIGN
Bachelor Found That Persistent Sales
men Had Some Other Way Of
Getting Business.

An old bachelor, in order to prevent
men annoying him by knocking at his
door to dispose of their wares, affixed
thereto label to this effect: Hawk
ers, take notice! The inhabitants of
this house never buy anything at the
door" Shortly afterward he was
aroused by loud knocking at his par
lor window, and looking out he saw
two fellows with clothes-props, mats,
and pegs for sale. Throwing up the
sash, he bawled: Can you read?"
Eyes, master" answered one.
"Then don't you see a notice affixed
to my knocker that 1 never buy any
thing at the door?"
ITO be sure we do That's the rea-
son why we thought we would make
bold and try to do little business
at the window"
The bachelor was pacified, and made
purchase. Immediately afterwards,
however, he sent for a painter, and
had the addition made to his an
Nor at the window
either"
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DARYNOIIS

A good cow can be raised cheaper
than she can be purchased.
If the mother is worth keeping the
calf should be worth raising.
Use the Babcock test and know tho
good cows from the poor ones.
Keep the cream as near 60 de-
grees as possible while waiting for
the churn.
If . patron will not dairy in a bust
ness way, is it surprising he finds no
money in It?
Every heifer should have q chance
to prove her worth in the dairy before
hsing slaughtered.
Every purebrsd COW does not make
money. Keep records and see II
every one of your COWS pays for IT.
keep.
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GINGER AND SODA
GOOD FOR POULTRY
Easily Prepared Mixture Will
Keep Digestive Organs Toned
and in Condition.

Where milk is fed regularly to the
chickens. teaspoonful of ginger and
soda added to each gallon every third
or fourth day will prevent cholera or
other bowel troubles. Stir the mix
ture until thoroughly dissolved, before
feeding. This is very easily prepared
and will keep their digestive organs
toned and sweetened.
When fattening fowls, skim milk
should be used to mix the mash. They
like It better, and In this way are in
duced to eat just - much more as the
milk, while serving as moisture to vet
the mash, u also Z hearty food.
The food for young ducks should be
mixed with milk, and curds made from
sour milk are Indispensable for young
trhogs.
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DAIRY
FACTS
cow TESTING HELPS FARMER
Members Of Associations Enabled to
Hire Tester to Keep Records
Expense Is Not Great.

| (By PROF. OSCAR ERR, Ohio State Uni
versity)
Year after year many farmers milk
cows that do not pay for the feed
that they eat. Cow testing associa-
tions assist the farmer In finding out
those cows that cost him money to
keep and those that are making
money for him. Some cows start their
lactation period with a heavy milk
flow, but soon drop to an ordinary
flow. Other COWS give a more regu-
lar flow throughout the year. At the
end of the year the latter cows will
have probably produced the most milk,
but the farmer very often will con-
slider the COWS that started we'll the
COW testing associations is to enable
the members to hire a tester to keep
records which, in practice, it is almost
impossible for farmers to keep for
themselves. Another feature of the
testers work is to work out for the
farmers the most economical rations
for their herds. The expense to the
members of the association will be
$1.5O per year for each cow in their
herds
To many farmers it may seem un-
necessary to hire a man to do work
which they are perfectly capable Of
doing. Many farmers are unquestion-
ably able to do this work, but it is un-
likely that, during the pressure Of
farm work, they will do it. Expert
ence has made the tester rapid and
accurate. He has at his finger ends
the strength of the acid he uses, the
to charge for roughage and
feeds, and the analysis
Of the common feeds. 1t will take |
the average farmer some time to be- |
come familiar enough with the things
to do the work as well as the tester.
Not only do the testers records
show which cows make or lose money !
FOR their owners, but they show to
what extent each cow is profitable
and what kind of feed at the prevail
ng price produces the most economic
'eturns.
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half-grown. Immediately upon becom
ing fly, the insect eats its way out
through the shells of the infested
seeds, and then through the green
pods. Large portions of the seeds are
followed out in this manner, when
they are still green and growing.
The infested seeds which still con-
tain the living larvae of the insect
may be recognized by their abnormal
shape and usually by the dull brown
color. Some of the infested seeds,
however, retain their natural color,
but they always lack the glossy ap-
pearance of normal seeds.
The extent to which alfalfa seed is
damaged by the fly is not generally
apparent, owing to the minuteness of
the insect and because its destructive
work is accomplished within the
growing seeds. Pasture the field when
possible to save the next crop.
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WITH BARNS
FULL OF STOCK
Didn't Look Much Like Hard
Times in Western Canada.

A. Meyer, who left one of the best
Counties in Minnesota, probably be-
cause he got good price for his ex-
cellent farm, and left for the Canadian
West, writes to his local paper, the
Bagley Independent. His story is well
worth repeating. He says:
ITO say ! was greatly surprised
when reached Saskatchewan and Al
berta would be expressing it mildly.
In country where so much suffering
was reported, found everyone in
good circumstances, and especially
all our friends who have left Clearwa-
ter and Polk counties. They all have
good homes and those who were re-
ported to have sold their stock through
lack of feed, I found with their barns
full Of stock, and it did not look very
much like hard times. They have
from 160 acres to two sections of the
finest land that can be found.
Those that left here two or three
years ago have from 100 to 400 acres
In crops this year.
Prospects for bumper crop are
splendid. 1t is a little cold now, but
nothing is frosted, either in gardens
or fields. Land can be bought quite
reasonably here from those who vol
unteered their services in the Euro
pean war. Here are certainly the
best opportunities for securing a good
home with farm and independence
for life in short time. Before 1
started I heard that prices were so
high. Flour was reported at SIP per
hundred it is s4.25 here. In the west
all the groceries can be purchased
for nearly the same as in MINI. The
only article that I found higher
was kerosene at 35 cts per gallon.
When I saw the land wondered why
people do not live where they pro- !
duce enough from the soil to make a |
comfortable living. We visited T. T. |
Safer. John Dahls, W. ]. and R. D. |
Hollis, Martin Halmen, Ole Halvorson, |
VIM. Walker and Geo. Colby, all
from Bagley. We found well and pros
porous farmers who wished to be re-
membered to. all their Bagley friends"
(Sgd.) A. Advertisement
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The alfalfa seed destroyer, known
as the chalcis-fly, does its destructive
work In clover or alfalfa seeds, from
the Gulf coast to the northern limits
Of the United States. By harvesting
severely infested crops, by cleaning
fence lines and ditch banks, and by
winter cultivation the grower of alfal-
ia seed may help to control this in
sect
The chalcis-f1y under the miscro-
scope is a formidable looking insect,
but when seen in the field it is fre-
quently confused with the gnat. These
pests may be seen in great numbers
flying over alfalfa seed shocks and
swarming over the sickle bar when
the alfalfa is being cut. The eggs are
SO small as to be invisible to the naked
eye. They are deposited through the
soft, green seed pods directly into the
soft seeds when the pods are about
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TO CONSERVE PLANT
FOOD IN THE SOIL
Sooner or Later TiIIer Must Quit
Robbing Soil and Feed 1t
as He Feeds FIocks.

| (By H L. RUSSELL, Wisconsin Expert
ment Station.)
Tho processes Of soil formation are
continually in the making. Weather
ing Is slowly but constantly releasing
new plant food, while at the same time
the processes of depletion, erosion
teaching and waste are lessening the
value of this asset.
To conserve this bank account and
to transmit it unimpaired to future
generations is duty which the hui
man race owes to posterity, but as
with nearly all of our natural re-
sources, man has wasted more than he
has used. In earlier years, when
knowledge did not exist, or was i'm
perfectly appreciated, wanton prac-
tees led to rapid depletion or exhaus-
tion. Every virgin area that has been
opened up for settlement by man has
had its pioneer generation of soil min
ers, but II future human life is to re-
ceive adequate support from the soil,
sooner or later the soil-tiller must quit
robbing the land and feed his soil as
he feeds his focks.
The last decade or two has brought
the American farmer to a more COM
plete realization than he has ever be-
fore known, OF the duty that lies be-
fore him. The lessons that China and
Japan learned = thousand years ago
or more made their way slowly to-
ward the occidental world. Even the
teachings of old England and the
plains Of Continental Europe fell heed
less on American ears. To our fathers
tho so-called ine1haustible fertility OF
the magnificent Mississippi Valley
could never be used up, but the de-
clining crop yields Of . section, wheth-
er 1t Is wheat. corn or cotton, spell
lessening profit and impairment OF
capital.
Science has now shown In no unmis-
taxable terms that a. the chain is no
stronger than its weakest link, so the
soil Is no richer than its content OF its
most indispensable element, whether
it be depleted OF its potash or phos-
phorus by age-long teaching or more
rapidly by careless crop production,
matters little. The effect Is the same.
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Cows Tail Holder.

fiiess mosquitoes, gnats, etc. 1t is we'll
known that COWS switch their tails con-
tinually, either to brush off insects, or
from nervous habit, and this tends
to brush foreign matter, such as dirt,
dust, and the like into the pail during
milking, particularly when the tail is
filed with the filth Of the yard or
pasture. The invention prevents such
milk contamination.
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only Vegetables for Him

Only Vegetables for Him
$50 you're an applicant for the po-
sition of gardener"
Yes, sir"
Had experience with vegetables7"
"Oh, yes, sir; ten years."
II have horse and COW you will
have to take care Of"
"Oh, couldn't do that, sir. You
SEQ, I'm q strict vegetarian"
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The Proper Term.

I'm going to celebrate my wouldn't
wedding tomorrow" said the sandy
drummer
you mean your wooden wedding.
don't you?" queried the grocer.
mo, / mean just what I said," an
swered the 8. d. "It will be I've years
ago tomorrow since I asked a girl to
she wouldn't"
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Advice to Economic,

Mamie-Most of the chewing gum
chewed in this country is of Mexican
origin, and they say unless things
soon quiet down in Mexico the price
of gum is likely to go up"
Julie-Chew slower, Mamie.
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Foundation for Separator.

A good, solid foundation is very es-
sential to the smooth running of a
separator, to be sure, but the separa-
tor must not be bolted down solid to
the foundation. Just simply screw 1t
down tight and level, care being taken
not to have it down too tight.
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"I shall never speak to her again
as long as live"
"But you've said that often before"
sT know, but what else Is there to
say when a person becomes as angry
as she makes me?"-Detroit Free
Press.
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ATTACHMENT ON cows TAIL
Prevents Introduction of Dirt, Dust
and the Like Into Pail During
Milking Operation.

The Scientific American in describ-
ing cows tail holder, invented by e.
Quick of Trinidad, Colo, says:
The main object of the invention is
to so secure the tail of cow that the
animal may not switch it's tail in an
effort to rid itself of insects, such as
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PIeaeIno Father.

~Jinks' father wanted him to go
ITO uplift work when he left col
laeo.~
well, did her
~6ure. he did. He took the check
IL old man gave him to begin with
oaA bought IN aeroplane."
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Feeding the Dairy Cow.

When feeding the dairy COW remem-
ber that she cannot do two things
with the same feed-that is, she can
not make beef and milk at the same
time.
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Applied caIIsthenIcs.

I'm q retired acrobat" explained
the tramp 1T the door.
"Then," replied the stern-faced fem
lnfst, you can go to the woodpile and
DO the split for your dinner"
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Changed His Mind.

Wife during the spat)-During our
courtship you said you would gladly
die for me-
Husband-Well?
Wffe-Well, why don't you?
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Domestic Warfare.

Little Lemuel-Why are there SO
many divorces, paw?
Paw-Possibly, my son, because the
sea of matrimony is infested with
floating mines.
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Any man who can hold fussy baby
for an hour without saying naughty
words is in the same class with Job.
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The Purpose Of Thrift.

The Purpose Of Thrift.
Save up your pennies, my boy"
What for, dad"
~And when you get 25 Of them either
your mother or will borrow them for
carfare"
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Hubby VIII EconomIze.

TIUOOJ VIII EVVFIOffH&Ss
"But your fiance has such a small
salary; how are you going to liver"
"Oh, we're going to econom1ze. We're
going to do without such a lot of
things that Jack needs"
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Beauty and the Beast.

Beauty and the Beast
"A deucedly pretty grill"
Stunning"
And hideous bulldog"
True. She ought to have a man
along to lessen the contrast between
herself and the dog"
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Not Definite.

my husband" remarked Mrs Har-
ker, SIS peculiar man. have to
handle him with gloves"
Boxing or rubber?" queried her
friend Mrs. Barker.
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Many a good reputation has been
stabbed by pointed tongue
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Agnes Spencer of st. Joe,
Mo-, visited here during fair week.
Fred Delahoyde transacted bust
ness in Atlantic last Saturday.
Two city residence properties for
sale.--See j. c. Swezey. 1878.
Mrs. L. s. Bridenstine went to
Menlo the first of the week for a visit
with relatives.
John Davis returned Saturday
from several days visit in Menlo
with his daughters.
d. w. Timmons of Casey who visit
ed Hugh Hardie several days last
Monday for his home.
Tom Swezey went to Boone Tues
day to take in the races at the Boone
fair now in progress.
N. Larson and Axel Feldt went to
Glidden Saturday where they have
secured employment.
Miss Margaret Foley went to Des
Moines Tuesday where she will re-
sumo her studies at Drake University.
Mrs. Nels Munksgaard and two
! children went to Carson Tuesday for
a visit with her sister Mrs. e. e.
Pigg.
Miss Anna Schriber who has been
visiting here all summer went back
to her position in Chicago Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. Kate Lacey, formerly Mrs.
Sheets came from Atlantic last week
to visit her sisters, returning again
on Saturday.
Mrs. w. r. Green and daughter
Margaret came from Council Bluffs
Saturday for an over Sunday visit
with old friends.
Miss Alice Shipley of Guthrie Cen
ter who was guest of her friend,
Miss Laura Krauel last week, depart
ed Saturday for her home.
Have for sale modern house and
four lots and also one very desirable
building lot. Enquire at this Of
flee. 37-tf
Mrs. G. F. Eakman who has been
visiting at the parental Joe Alice
home in Bradleyville left Saturday
for her home in Sioux City.
Miss Johanna Fredericksen who
visited her brother Peter Frederick
sen and family last week, returned
Saturday to her home in Davenport.
Mrs. j. Johnston. sons Bert ana
Cameron and Willie Schrader spent
Sunday at Coon Rapids visiting the
editor of the Coon Rapids Citizen ana
his family
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Layland went
to Kansas City Saturday where Mrs.
Layland expected to make q months
stay, but Mr.. Laylanu was compelled
to return yesterday.
Mrs. Walter Hansen and two child
rem left Tuesday to join her husband
at Eldora, Iowa. They expect soon
to move to Hutchison, MINI, where
Walter will work in large bakery.
T. H. Blake who came last week
to visit friends left Saturday for his
home at Milford. He was accom-
panied by Henry Carter who went
to visit his sister, Mrs. Robert Twist
and family.
Albert Fancher and wife, Miss Eva
Schrader, Miss Nellie Turner and
little Ariel Schrader left the fore
part of the week for Craig, Colo,
where they will visit Walter Schrad-
er and wife who are in the west for
his wife's health.
Clarence Sorensen, Clarence Mel
son, James Hansen, Arthur Axelsen
Maggie Hansen and Esther Knutsen
who reside west of Extra formed a
party going to Hutchison, Mimi,
Monday evening. They enter as stud.
ents in the Advent College.
Miss Brown trained nurse who
was employed on the Thos. Ruther.
ford, Sr., case, departed Saturday
for her home at Atlantic, Mr. Ruth,
erford's condition being much i'm
proved and professional services
| from the nurse were not needed.
Mrs. Geo. Townsend left Saturday
for Marshalltown to visit her daugh.
ter Mrs. Parks, several weeks. Hell
daughter Mrs. Myrtle Tinker, and
the twins who visited here, accom-,
panied her but after days rest ex.
pected to continue their journey tc
their home at Topeka, Kans.
Mrs. Eva Pring of Denver, Colo.
who has been in the vicinity visiting
here and at her former home near
Hamlin, went to Anita Tuesday to
spend a couple of weeks. She had
with her her fourteen months old
baby that scored 99.1 at the baby
show at Denver last winter.
Mr., and Mrs. Merle Rippey have
gone back to their home at Carson
after spending ten days with his par
ents and old time friends. Merle
enjoys his yearly visits back to the
old home town. as it affords him the
rest he needs away from the siren
uous duties at his mercantile estab-
lishment.
Mrs. Fredericksen and daughter of
Boone visited here Sunday on their
return from Extra where they had
been called by the illness of her faith
err. Perry Parrot. They brought
Mary PARROT back with them who
had been at Boone for a week. While
in Audubon they visited the formers
brother. Horace PARROT and family.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23

A. C. Harmon and Frank McFad-
den drove to Woodbine Tuesday
where Mr.. McFadden had business
proposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Spirup of near
Hamlin returned today from their
visit to San Francisco where they
visited her brother and took in the
sights at the exposition. Tomorrow
their son. Peter Spirup and his cousin
Pete Petersen leave for a months
visit on the coast.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23

Farm for sale and trade. See j.
B. j, Lohner. Extra, Iowa. 32-tf.
j. NJ Staley OF Salem. Ore. and
his sister. Mrs. VIM. Skinner and her
husband of Perry were guests at the
home of their brother, T. w. Staley
last week Mr. Staley had been in
South Dakota looking after business
matters but being so near could not
resist the temptation of making Aud
ubon a visit enroute home where he
is engaged in the hotel business
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23

Money to loan on LIST anc 2nd
to all lands and lots In Audubon
County furnished promptly.
Arnold, Ross IL Rasmussen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
MONEY TO LOAN AT Low RATES

With optional payments. Complete
set Of Abstract Books to all land In
Audubon County, kept up-to-date,
insurance written. CHA6. BAGLEY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
Placing Your Money
In a Bank

Keeps it in circulation while you
are not using ii. When you deposit
your money in this Bank 1t can be
used for your indirect If not direct
profit-the upbuilding of our town
and vicinity, the community in which
YOU are particularly interested.
Our constantly increasing list of
depositors furnishes competent evil
dence that the relations existing be-
tween this bank and its customers
are mutually satisfactory.
We shall be pleased to add YOUR
name to this growing list