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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-11
GRAIN.
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Feb IL Wheat Agged In
price today. influenced by lower quota.
tons from Liverpool The market was
also bearishly affected by assertions that
country offerings showed considerable In
crease Furthermore the possibility Of
enlarged Russian shipments from Arch
agel aud NladivostOk appeared TO be
Attracting somewhat serious attention IN
stead OF being generally brushed aside
AZ when first talked of The opening here,
which varied from y 10 W lower was
followed by decided further setback.
SloWness of domestic and foreign de-
mand weakened cUrn Depression In
wheat counted also against the bulls.
After opening a to W down, the mar
ket rallied to moderate extent but
then sank lower than before.
Notice that one of the principal roads
had cancelled hn embargo against ei-
port NJ ipments Of oats helped 60 make
The oats market relatively firm. Prices,
however. sympathlzed gradually with the
course af other grains
Provisions held fairly steady notwlth
standing low prices fOr hogs There seem
ed 10 be but little pressure 10 sell.
Word from the .ri thlt SN uu
bushels OF Nhegt hui r.'u taken Tor, "a
port brought about a,llIH vhi,n, iDw
ever, were not mHiutuIr"l pu account "i
reatwCd peace talk 'h lu.r Nis weak
at 3saJA net derllu'
subsequently, reports that country
roads werr breaking up led Co m upturn
ia corn The close. nevertheless. WINS
weak at Nc under lust night
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LEGAL NOTICE.
NOTICE.

tpuh Daily Times Feb Q TO rs Inc, 1851
stockholders Of the Okiabrnska on
company will be held at the offbe OF
said company i0lS West Main street. OK
lahomR City, Qklahomn, on Tuesday, the
2srd day OF FEBRUARY, 1915 at ia;s0p. m,
for the purpose Of electing a board of dlrec'
tors Tor said company for the year 1915
aud trnnsactlng such other business AZ
may properly come before. such meeting.
direction Of the President OF said com.
pnny pursuant to law, the stockholders
having failed 20 hold their annual meet
ing on January O. 1916. ~ provided in
the by laws Of said company,
J. n. POOL,
Secretary oklabraskh OIL Company.
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A. y. JONES, lawyer. damage suits, d..
sio-lG Herskowits Bldg. Phone Maple T2a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-11

Soon after the lnstalment Of the tole
graph In Fredericksburg, Va, @ little
darky, the son Of my fathers NANNY
saw piece Of newspaper that had blown
up on the telegraph wires and caught
there Running to my grandmother In a
great state Of excitement, he cried
Miss Liza, come quick Dem wires done
bust aud done let all the news OUT"
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,ru. New York Cotton Futures.
Wv lohk, Feb. n Cotton closed


VIEW ORLEANS, Fob IL Coft,n
i.. or 10 points In the first balS
.'IT "t business today In response TO
lo"'I Liverpool market than due Fa.
u'ns " the cotton region ana tbn va.
l.7" against the market because Of liz
pIopNDi- 'nect on new crop prepara
hr market was dun aud rather heavy
..."Hshout the morning session Al noon
'', "' .lNr amounted 10 10 pointa
I''u rumors that England was consld
Tug Iutthrr reatrtctions to commerce
cotton Intended Gor Germany can.ed s.lS
hs which put the market to q net loss
OF 10 points " 30
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COTTON.


NEW NORk. Feb. ll.-Cotton was
qulet early today After opening steady
At a decline " 2 to points In response
20 relatively easy cables prices showed
very little change during the first hour
The decline In Liverpool was attrlbut,
ed TO liquidation ot sttaddles the short
end Of which had been covered here late
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-11

KANSAS CITl, Feb IT" hog TcICIpti
1900, lover bulk 81 iOmG0, heavy
81 tjmG5O light SG4Od6j5 pigs E5S
nG iO
Cattle receipts 200, slow. steady
Prime fed steers SS9 $50. dressed beei
steers 50 T50s southern steers $500
COWS k42bUBI5 hrlfpr, SjJOm ~
stockers S5JllaI7.25
Sheep receipts 400 SLOW steady
slumbs S7iJgb25; yrariiug, WJOM NJ
Welhers S6d7 % ewes s. GOHGaO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-11

,NrW Orleans Spot Cotton.
NEW ORLEANs Feb II -Sno cottop
easy unchanged. sales on the spot 1000
L" arrive 1000 bales, Good ordinary
10 strict good ordinary 0 10 IS; low
mlddllng ! 10 strict low middllng Z IL
IN mlddling $ 3l6. strict mlddllng Z :
10 good middling 4 1916; strict good
ii6 500
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ACREAGE.
FARM TO TRADE
PERSONAL.

CANCkR,
SIXTEEN years treating Cancer with
not q failure. No knife. no pain Davis
Sanitnriun, shattuck on.
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PROVISIONS.

New York Coftrr.
\lN YORK, Feb II Coffee. RIO No
l. Futures easy
Chicago Produce.
tUlrAGO Feb II Butter, lower,
creamery 2Imalc.
Eggs lower. receipts 5a13 cases al
mnrI .nsrs included 9nhIl ordinary
H.uras 2tgm42s flrsts 23c
Tunrurs receipts N nrs unchanged.
Poultry. alive. lower, springs l5r,
tu|. ~
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LIVESTOCK.


- h"uia il'tS'o'A'
ST. LOUIS, Frb. 10 Hog receipts 81,
0GO, lower Pigs and lights $3.50 80
mixed and butchers NB6OU6I5 good
heavy S665d0.75
Cattle receipts $500; steady, native
beef steers 81 3Jmy 30. cows and hrfers
SJGlS25; Texas and Indian steers ~ ihn
70, cows and hcifprs Ap 1910. native
calves SBnll.
Sheep receipts 1000 steady native
muttons Sjd8l0; lambs #susN, year
lihgs SI1O.
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llVHRPOOL, Feb. 1i-Cotton spot
limited business. Good middlmg 5Sgd
mlddllng b.37d; low middling 6.Id sales
5000; speculation and export 1000 Re
I,elpts 1850 Futures barely steady NAV.
6Al5d, Jan. Feb D 21d
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,,-.'VN NOFE NoEI0n Nfed OIL.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE cotton seed
OIL market closed barely steady. SPOT
Ll2tN, I12d20, Mar T2lm2I; April
iHm50; May 180d32; June 7Ssai45
All WV ''''
Total sales 1890 barrels.
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For HEN1 Modern rooms nicely
Kept, clean, quiet, close in 1llis n Bdwy.
FOR r-unfurnishcd rooms, water,
bath. lights, phone furnished quiet,
close In 800, per month iHig n Bdwy,
FURNISHED noon Modern home
Breakfast and diunrr gentleman Call W.
2NlG
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KANSAS CITY, Tel. IL wheat hafu
81 65l, uNil o red 81 'GW lAi.
Corn. 80 O.. mixed t'a, = white ga
Oats . white 57il. o mixed jiEfrjj'4.
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Port worth Cattle

FORT WORTH, Feb. n Cattle re
celpts 1900; 10 cents lower beeyes $3.50
aGb
81 0O06S5.
sheep, receipts 100, 80 to O5c lower.
Lambs xT5Onb. o."
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LIVESTOCK FOR SALE.

@~N7---~N-~0~S-~~
A SMALL MILE. also good hors"
yeurs old, cheBp II sold al once Phone
Maple mo
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KANSAS CRY. fcb n Uuuer
rrpam.r, on.. frsn PC; seconds -,
packing n9u.
Eggs nr,ls 2lil, seconds lIr
pour,. hons l3a roosters 1917 tur.
KEYS lh. ,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-11

CLOSING HOrRS-want ads must he
IN before noon for Insertion the same
day Want ads received after T. and be.
10 Classify column, Ads viii he taken
between 4 u m and q p. m. At office or by
telephone.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-11

LOUIS. Feb. n Wheat No red
ff69i ? hard NGlml0
Corn. No % iHR whit" iNa
Oats .. 5sig. white @h
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HOGs-Early bids were OIL dime low
or basis In the hog division today with
prospective top Of 50 10, bulk selling at
So 80 to EG0J. The selling slide showed
'roug opposition to The reduction in
prices today nnd nothing had been sold
LII 1. Il lnie hnmr
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w A MT ADS
RATES AND INFORMATION

Thfee IIne ads averaGlnE 10 woTds--hfe
inserted d times for 2Oc.
situation Wanted ads are accepted Tor
three insertions without charge
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NOT1OES.

CALL 7,67 for that Job carpenter work
jack Ferguson,
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New OrIrsn, Co,ton ru,n,.

lNiN ORLEANS, Feb n.-Cotton
closed steady al net decline OF q 20 X
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TO TRADE REAL ESTATE.

nun A WANT Ap in The Times
Pinps I tlmc. 10 reuts
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-11

NEW YORK. Feb ll-i,aN sugar elsy
--monssos centrifusal liji refined
steady
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Contract rates quoted on request
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MARKET REPORTS

Yesterday aud some of the local selling
was attributed TO the good weather.
Nni,h leads TO predictions OF big final
ginning returns from the south Increased
farm work
Wi' was some southern selling mere
,''' I'D lhr morning supposed 10 be
l' 'N' way of hedging but Wall street
was " uu'yt buyer on the ,llps nud Inc
murk'i ruled generally steady wlrh priv,
m"o.Ii,hs som" or . points mder last
h'gnt t c-osing figures
h' market turned casler during tb.
afternoon under rather more artiy,, eto,,'
Hn''"h Tor over the holiday nnd renr1ca
Inm'r- mat Gr"ur Britain might Wei de-
,,al' cotton tn be contraband These
,uh"Is Nrr" not generally credited hui
,nr H'uN' months sodl some . 10 points
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-11

FOR EXCHANGE Two lots within
pne block .of the court house. pair lots
~ University addition, all clear, want
FOOD resident property, will assume small
knenmbrance--A. c. Alexander, westfall
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st Louis Produce.
ST LOUIS Feb. A.. Poultry butter;
unchanged
Eggs @RW2ic
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New York Money

NEW YORK. Fgb n Mercantile pa.
per 3hd4
sterling exchange. weak ~ day bills
flS275
liRr silver 4Sb
Mexican dollars H1I
Government bonds. steady: railrond
bonds strong
Time loans firmpr. ~ DAYS 2Bd2ai
20 days 2Aml. six months 3Am2ib
can money hlEh q. low itt ruling
rate last loan losing bid -, offer.
I'd ut O.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-11
STOCKS AND BONDS.

- wall street
NEW YORK, Feb. ll.-U Steel
was the feature OF interest at the opening
OF todays strong stock market, It's very
favorable tonnage statement Of the pre
,%l9us % uay contributing 10 further rise
Initial trading In steel amounted 10 lEDo
shares at I2M 10 42A. from which IL
soon advanced 10 t3A. Union Pacific
Heading and Atchison also rose a point
or more with substantial advances lu
ether speculative favOrttes.
The movement embraced number u
specihlties, The rise was attended by con.
siderable short covering London's range
for Americans indicated more readiness
The high level Of prices was reached
In the last hour with fractional reces.
Slons In the final dealings. The close
was strong
Trading was less active IN the att,t.
noon but prices continued &c rise the
advance taking In many invest nent Issues
steel continued 10 dominate the market
selling up 10 Az On h-ge ina'vd1al
transactions
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CHICAGO. Feb N Wheat No
red 81 OOdl G2b, . bard Sl0ldlGl1
Barley NlU@
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N,,u, New York spot Cotton.
NLN YORK. Feb II seor rotto,
i,lu',l m'ddliug upIunds SOS. sales 100
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-04-23
r. X X X X x X X X X x X X X X X +
X PLEASANT VALLEY x
\ X X X 4 X X X x 4 x 4 X r 4 X

The Pleasant Valley Farmers club
met at the home of M. w. Knoy,
Wednesday, April 7. Mrs. Knox
served an excellent dinner at noon,
after which a social hour was spent.
The regular business session was hell
at two O'clock One of the questions
discussed was: what shall We grow
for the county fair?" There were
Sd people present.
Miss Elsie Klinger Of Fowlds spent
the week end at Boston Lake, April
1G to IS.
Edward Page, Union Sunday school
missionary, spent Friday in Pleasant
Valley.
Miss Loretta Mcclellan spent the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-04-23

MAYOR LOUIS P. FUHRMANN OF BUFFALO
ceiving the least number of votes shall
hold Office for two years and the other
three for four years. The salary Of
the mayor is to be $4,000 year, and
the salary of each Of the councilmen
will be $1,000 per year.
Three members of the council, &C.
cording to the legislative act, consti-
tute a quorum, and the affirmative vote
of three members shall be necessary
to adopt any motion, resolution or or
dinance or to pass any measure unless
a greater number is required by the
provisions of the act.
Meetings of the council shall be pub
lie. Stated meetings shall be held at
such times as the council shall pre-
scribe by ordinance. Upon every vote
of the council the ayes and noes shall
be called and recorded. The mayor
shall preside at the meetings. He
shall have no power of veto. In his
absence the council may choose tenn
porary chairman. Every resolution or
ordinance passed by the council must
be signed by the mayor or by two coun-
cilmen and must be properly recorded
before it shall be Of force. The coun-
Gil is vested with power to enact or
dinances. All ordinances are to be
published in the official paper daily
for one week. The council shall ap-
point and may at pleasure remove
city clerk and fix the salary to be paid
him. The city clerk may be also the
secretary Of the council.
The executive and administrative
powers Of the city are vested in the
council, excepting the city court, the
children's court and the civil service,
railroad terminal and grade crossing
commissions. The councils powers
may at the councils discretion be ex-
ercised through the five following city
departments: Department Of public
safety, department Of finance and &C.
counts, department Of public affairs,
department Of public works and de-
partment Of parks and buildings.
The mayor shall be the superintend-
ent Of the department Of public safety,
which shall include the subordinate
departments Of police, fire and health.
It shall be the duty of the mayor to
acquaint himself with the conduct of
each Of the other city departments and
from time to time report thereon to the
council
The council shall, at its first regular
meeting after election of its members,
designate a councilman to head each
department. Such designations may
continue through the terms of Office of
such councilmen, but shall be changed
whenever it appears to the council that
the public service will be benefited
thereby.
The council shall, at its first meet
ing or as soon as practicable there
after on the nomination Of the mayor.
appoint the following officers: A cor
poration counsel, superintendent Of ed
ucation, assessor or assessors, street
commissioner. water commissioner,
building commissioner. health commits
sioner. chief Of fire department. chief
of police. superintendent of markets,
superintendent Of poor, members of
the board Of education, city engineer,
city treasurer and city auditor, and
shall also appoint such other officers
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week end as the guest of Mae Fuller

week end as the guest of Mae Fuller
at Boston Lake.
Mrs. H. Saunders spent Saturday
at the home Of Mrs. L. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Cook and family
enjoyed dinner at the Lake Side farm
Sunday.
NJ. w. Knox and J. H. Pingel Wis
tied at the Shore Acres farm Sunday
The Pleasant Valley Literary So
ciety met at the home Of Mrs. G. B
Fuller, April 16.
We are glad to hear that Tom
Randalls foot is getting along nice
ly Randall cut his foot quite badly
last Tuesday with a broad-ax.
The Farmers club will meet at the
home Of Mrs. Watson, May S. A
large attendance is expected.
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BUFFALO'S new
CITY CHARTER
Commission Form Of Govern
mont Fully Explained.
The MAYOR HOLDS OVER.

"the Council Of tho City Of Buffalo,"
No Provision In the New Charter For
tho Initiative and the Recall.
BY HAROLD J. BALLIETT, Former
City Clerk Of Buffalo,.
Buffalo on Jan. 1, 1916, is to be gov
erned by a commission Of five men.
Four commissioners are to be elected
at the regular election next November.
Mayor Louis P. Fuhrmann, the present
chief executive Of the city, holds over
for two years and becomes mayor and
head of the new commission. This
makes the five members provided for
under the law.
The act passed by the legislature
calls the commission the council of
the city of Buffalo" It says the coun-
Gil shall consist Of the mayor and four
councilmen. whose terms of Office shall
be four years save that Of the four
councilmen first elected. The one re-
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Read Pioneer Want Ads.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-23
EVIDENT TRUTH

A quack doctor was holding forth
about his medicines" to a rural au-
dience.
eyes, gentlemen" he said, 81 have
sold these pills for over twenty-five
years and never heard word of conn.,
plant. Now what does that prove?"a
From a voice in the crowd came:
THAT dead men tell no tales i
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-23
MARVELLOUS

For the making of billiard balls
500 elephants are needed every veal"
said the famous big-game hunter in
his lecture on India.
"How strange" whispered Mrs.
Winsome to the lady who sat next,
''that people can teach such great
beasts to do such delicate work.
Stray Stories.
Fair play., 1915-01-02

Of than to take her place with the man
! loved? knew you'd never know the
difference-at least was fool enough
for the moment to believe / could
stand being loved by you in her name!
1t was only today, when I'd had time
TO think, that l realized how impos-
sible that was!"
A sudden slap OF the mainsail boom
athwartships and a simultaneous cry
from over the stern reused Alan from
mis- CONSERVATION to fresh appreciation
OF the emergency. With scant consid-
Grafton he hustled the woman to the
companionway and below, slammed its
doors and closed her in with the slid
ing hatch-all in a breath-then
sprang to the taffrail, Just In time to
lend helping hand sorely wanted by
Mr.. Barcus in his efforts to climb
aboard, after he had pulled the dory
up under the stern by it's painter.
He came over the rail In a towering
temper.
81 hope you'll pardon the apparent
impertinence," he suggested acidly,
US bOSu as dDle 10 dTtlCulate COner-
ently-"but may inquire II that
bloody-minded vixen is your blushing
bride-to-be?"
Alan shook helpless head. The
thing defed reasonable explanation.
He made a feeble stagger at 1t with
out much satisfaction either to him
self or to the outraged Barcus.
"No-it's all a damnable mistake! |!
She's her sister--I mean. the right
girls sister-and her precise double
fooled me--not quite right in the head.
I'm afraid"
You may well be afraid. you poor
nat!" Mr.. Barcus snapped. "D'you
know what she didl Threw me over.
| boardl Facti Came ON deck q yhils
Fair play., 1915-01-02
Flames Licked Out All Over the
Schooner.

ing TO the surface good ten yards
from the Seaventure. For the next
several seconds they were swimming
frantically, and not until three hun
dred feet or more separated them
from the schooner did either dare
pause for breath or a backward glance.
Then the impact Of the launch
against the Seayenture's side rang out
across the waters, and with husky
roar the launch blew up, spewing sky
wards widespread fan OF flame. Over
the Seaventure, as this famed and
died, pale fire seemed to hover like a
tremendous pail of phosphorescence, q
weird and CHASTITY glare that suddenly
descended to the decks. There fol-
lowed cracking noise. sound az
of the labored breathing Of giant,
and bright flames, orange, crimson.
violet and gold, licked out all over tho
schooner, from stem to stern, from
deck to topmasts.
II seemed several minutes that abe
burned In this wise-it was probably
not SO long-before her decks blew
up and the flames swept roaring to
the sky.
BY the time Alan and Barcus, swim
ming steadily. had gained a shoai
which permitted them footing in
waistdeep waters. the Ssaventurs had
burned to the waters edge.
cTo sE CoNTINrtEna
Fair play., 1915-01-02
CHAPTER XIII.
No Quarter.

NO 2udrtcr.
Yes, yes," said Mr.. Barcus indul-
gently, breaking long silence. Very
interesting. Very interesting. indeed.
I've seldom listened to a more enter
taining life-history. my poor young
friend. But tell you candidly, as
man to man, / don't believe one wVd
of 1t. It's all d-n foolishness!"
His voice took on plaintive ac-
cent. Particularly this!" he expos
tulated, and waved an indignant hand,
comprising their plight
The rest Of your adventures are
reasonable enough" he said, they
won my credulity-and I'm native Of
Missouri. But this last chapter is i'm
possible. And that's fiat. 1t couldn't
happen-and has. And there, in a
manner OF speaking, we are!"
The wind had gone down with the
sun, leaving the Seaventure becalmed
her motor long since inert for want
of fuel-ln shoal water mile or SO
of the desolate and barren coast that
Barcus, out of his abounding knowl.
edge OF those waters. named Nauset
Beach.
Still another mile further OF shore
the so-called Gloucester fisherman
rode. without motion. waters As still
Fair play., 1915-01-02
nSouYenirs.n

There was crowd of French viii
layers round the driving seat of the
motor truck, writes reporter to the
Daily Mail "Will yer get out of this.
yer little imps!" came in familiar
cockney tones from under the shadow
of the hood. 81 tell yer, yer can't
have it-not for souvenir, nor moth
ink.
All thank 'evings, there's someone
in this country that can speak Eng
lish, any'ow," went on the voice as I
interrupted it, and then the face of a
London omnibus driver peered out
from under the tilt to welcome me.
What is the matter?" I said,
"Matter!" was the plaintive answer.
"Why, girls taken the A. S. @. badge
off me shoulder strap, and now that
little French boy there wants to unroll
me putties. Souvenir'-that's what
they keep on saying"