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Sig Auto Exports.

Figures from the department of com. merce at Washington, covering ex. ports during the month of October, reveal the fact that the business in war munitions. which has been so much discussed, is actually much less in proportion than has been generally supposed. The total of exports from this country for the month amounted to s324 4,63S.57s, while the total of all war materials shipped from this coun- try during the same period was only $40,661 ,560. There has been a heavy foreign business with those nations which remained at peace-particular- ly in automobiles and motor trucks. Also machinery. beds, dried beans and a thousand and one other items are waiting in our freight yards for steam ships to carry them to South America. Australia. South Africa. New Zealand and other parts of the world which are at peace.
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NUMBERS ON AUTOS.
Writer Seems to Have Made Dis covery" That May Interest
 Some People.
SOMETHING TO WORRY OVER!
interesting, However, to Note How Many Number Plates Read intel- ligently Whether They Are
 Right Side Up or Inverted.

Tn a series of 100000 automobile numbers" said a man who always is finding something to worry about, how many are the same when in verted? And how many others are perfect numbers when upside down?
 These questions have to do with only the style of figures used in the numbers on the New York state li- cense plates. On those plainly marked plates are three numerical characters that are precisely the same when in verted-O s. The upside down is a perfect 9.
 As an example covered by the first question, sos is the same when in- verted. As an example under the sec ond question 161 becomes l91 when changed top for bottom, but still is 8 perfect number in the formation of its characters.
 Take, under the first question, the series up to 100, The characters that are the same when inverted are 1, $ and 0. There is TO license plate num- bered O. So the numbers in this series that are the same either way up are l, s, II and SS. Under the second question there are in this series also (which when inverted is g., IS. IS. 19. 61. 66, eS. 69, ST, z ,. S9, s1. 96, 9S and 99. In the series from 100 to 200 the numbers are 10i. III and 1S1, and those that are perfect num- bers when upset are 10l, III, 166. lsS, l69, 1S1, lS6, 1ss, 1S9, 19l, 196, l9S and l99 (which upside down is 6GD.
 Jumping to the 10000 series the numbers in that series that are the same when inverted are 1O00l, 101O1 and 10s0i. and the perfect numbers when upset are-you count them When the tally gets into the 660O0. ss00O and 5000 series it requires a pretty close count not to miss any numbers that are the same when in yerted or are perfect numbers as 10 the formation of their figures when the plate is turned upside down New York Times.
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is too cold for hogs to sleep on n The piahas can be readily taken oit of the way when the floor Is to bs cleaned. The plank floor is held up from the concrete by another plank along the ends.
 The walls of the building are made double so that there win be no diff eulty in keeping the house warm There should be plenty of hogs in the hoghouse in cold weather so that they can keep warm, as the heating is ta- ken care of by their body heat. The pens are feet by 6 feet, which is large enough to take care of a SOW and her litter. This size pen is also large enough so that four or five shoats can be kept in them for fatten- ing during the winter. These shoats should be nearly the same size or they may pile up and smother the smaller ones. If more than four pr i've are placed in a pen. the same thing may happen. even if the shoats are almost of the same size.
 The feeding and litter alley runs through the center of the house lengthwise between the two rows of pens. Very often a litter carrier IS installed. though it is not as necessary as in dairy barn. Along each row of pens is gutter. and the concrete floors of the pens are sloped slightly so that they can be easily washed out It is not absolutely necessary to have the floors on slant. as the pers are swept out very often. anyway.
 The partitions between the pens is almost always made of tight boards so that each pen will be easier to keep warm. If hes wire is used it is necessary to have the house full in order to keep it warm.
 Drafts must be prevented in hog. houses, as they are. very dangerous to hogs of all kinds. It is also es- sential that ventilation be provided. One of the side windows can be left slightly open at the ;op and the foul
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The British labor congress passed resolutions against conscription
 The British military service bill is meeting with favor in the House of Lords.
 The British steamer Trema,on. 2,- GG5 tens. has been sunk. The crew was landed.
 The United States note to England is strong protest against interfer- ence with mails.
 The British government has or dered formal investigation of the sinking of the Persia.
 Rebels in the province of Yunnan, China. have defeated body of gov ernment troop and are moving north ward.
 Gen. Viktor won Podbielski, former postmaster general and a close friend of Emperor William. is dead in Berlin at the age of T years, Gov. L. E. Hanna of North Dakota. who went to Copenhagen with the Ford peace party. departed for Eng lana and later plans to go to the south Of France.
 It is reported in vatican circles at Rome that the condition of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, who has growing worse.
 Restoration of the Manchu dynasty which ruled China before the estao- lishment of the republic, has been pro claimed by the leaders of an uprising in eastern Mongolia. German newspapers which have just reached London lay great em- phasis on the importance of the mis- sion of Col Edward M. House, Presi- dent Wilson's personal representative to Europe.
 Parliament was prorogued until Feb. 15 In the propagation kmc George said: We shall not lay down our arms until We have Yindicated the cause which carries with it the future of civilization ! Gen. Valeriano Weyler. now v years old. has been appointed president Of central general staff of the Spanish army. which has just been created Dy a royal decree. according to a dis patch from Madrid
 Germany has submitted to the Unit. ed States through Ambassador von Bernstorff. another written proposal designated 10 bring about a settlement of the controversy over the sinking Of the steamship Lusitania, with loss of more than loo American lives.
 The British government has spent S6n.oo0.onO in America since the be ginning Of the war in the purchase Cf horses for military purposes This | fact is revealed in report issued Dy a special committee appOirJed to con- slider steps to be taken in Englan | and Wales with the object or securing an adequate supply Of horses suitable for cavalry and artillery work at the front
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develop plenty of vitality on fairly small amount of feed so that they can have strong, healthy htters of pigs.
 Outside pens are not shown in the design but they may be provided in any way that will be suitable fJr the owner. Very often they are made as rather long pens extending out from the individual pens in the house The floor of these pens is often made of concrete So that it can easily be kept clean. The concrete for these pens does not have to be Of very good ma terial and is often made of lean mix ture with the aggregate of bank-run gravel It is so easily repaired that it is more economical to make the floor in this way than to make it of high-grade concrete. The pens pro vide yard where the pigs can get ex- ercise during the warmer days in win
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ter. It is very essential to provide for giving the hogs all the exercise possi- ble, as no animals are at their best when they are getting no exercise.
 Sunshine is provided in all parts of the house by the windows on the roof. This side of the roof IS faced toward the south, and the sunshine is admit ted to both the front and the back of the pens by the two rows of windows The windows along the side also help in bringing plenty of sunshine into the house.
 All the windows are made in the same way. They have a galvanized iron frame and the sash is also made of the same material. This makes a strong, substantial window that can withstand the Iavages of the elements. This is especially necessary in the windows placed on the roof. A wood en window in this place would be likely to retain the water after a rain SO fiat 1t would swell and warp out of place.
 The foundation and the floor of the building is made of concrete so that 1t can be readily cleaned. In each of the pens is placed . movable floor that ts made of blanks. A concrete floor
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WASHINGTON

Senator Hitchcock proposed an amendment to Philippine bill granting independence in from two to four years.
 Secretary Lane designated 1865, ,91,. acres Of land in South Dakota, some already patented, as open to settle ment
 American exports increased 70 per cent in 1915, and reached a total of s3,555 100000. breaking all previous records.
 Secretary Garrison urged the House. interstate commerce committee to re- wise the general dam act in the inter. est of water power development.
 Petitions bearing 1,00o,0G0 names. protesting against war munitions shipments were presented in the Sen ate. and resulted in vigorous debate
 The General Federation of wom-n's Clubs has indorsed the Keating -Ow en child labor bill before Congress. Nine state federations already have In- dorscd the bill.
 The house in which President Will son wooed and won his bride is for sale Mrs. Edith Boiling Wilson. through a real estate company. has of tered the dwelling to the highest bidder.
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Racino vs. Touring Car.

There are great many things about a racing car that are not de- sirable for a touring car. The engine must have an extra amount of oil on account of the high speed and the in tense heat produced by running the engine for long time ct high speed. The smoke is produced by the burning of the oil that works up past the pis- ton rings or ring. many racing motors using only one ring. as high compress sion is not desirable on a racing car. On account of the high speed most of the carbon is blown ou. of tbs cylin- der or burned out as fast as 1t is formed. Of course. there is always a
 possibility of fouled spark plug. but plenty of oil is an absolute necessity.
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CUT DOWN ACCIDENTS
RULES WHICH WILL TEND TO RE
 pucE THE NUMBER.
Results Will Be Quickly Seen if They Are Observed Both by Motorists
 and Children.
TO MOTORISTS.

1. Safety should be the first consid. eration.
 2. Remember that the other fellow may do the thing you least expect him to.
 3. Every cross street and every high. way intersection is danger spot.
 4. Every trolley car or other public conveyance that is stopped, coming to a stop or just starting. is source of danger.
 5. Slow down and stop when in doubt.
 G. See to it that the brakes of your car are always in perfect working or. der.
 ' Be careful about forcing your way through a crowd.
 8. Your horn is a danger signal; It's unnecessary use is unlawful.
 g. Be particularly careful of children near schoolhouses.
 10. Consider the feelings of others and bear in mind the rights of others: remember that favorable public opin. ion is desirable to you as a driver.
 Ii. Life and limb are precious. Be keen to protect both.
 12. Speed is unnecessary: safety fig imperative
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Limousines With Glass Roofs

Limousines with all glass roofs are among the novelties soon to appear in the larger cities. according to those familiar with advanced practice n motor car design. Such vehicles have already gained marked popularity in Germany, where the material 'cellon" instead of glass is used for the roofs. This remarkable substance greatly re. sembles glass in its general proper. ties. but withstands rough handling r1uch better.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound and told my husband about it. I said I know nothing will help me but I will try this.' I found myself improv- ing from the very first bottle, and in two weeks time l was able to sit down and eat a hearty breakfast with my hus- band, which had not done for two years. I am now in the best of health and did not have the operation" Mrs. JOHN A. KoENG, 5O2 Flushing Avenue, Astoris, N. Y.
 Every one dreads the surgeons knifs and the operating table Sometimes nothing else will do; but many time. doctors say they are necessary when they are not Letter after letter comes to the Pinkham Laboratory, telling how operations were advised and were not performed; or, II performed, did no good, but Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable Com poundwas used and good health followed
 If you want advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfidentiaN. Lvnn- Noes
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COSTS NOTHING TO HEAT CAR

Here is heater which the manufac- turers claim will heat car during the coldest weather while travelling within city speed laws, and has no cost Of maintenance. This is due to the fact that the heater utilizes the waste ex- haust. The passage of the gas through the heater is free and unobstructed, providing an additional outlet for the gas which ordinarily causes back pres sure in the exhaust line on account of mufiier existence. The degree of heat
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A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
 EIoN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooiNGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK TIRE PROGRESS
 OF THE AGE.
ABOUT THE WAR

Montenegrin generals surrender forces to Austrians.
 British submarine sinks Austrian Orpedo boat in upper Adriatic. Monastir and Gievgeli have been lgain raided by allied airmen.
 Berlin reports that Arabs and Turks have killed 15.000 British and wodnd- ed 2u 0OO to date in southern Arabia,
 Convention representing more than 2G00. 900 British workingmen declaes to support the military compulsion bill.
 Reports Of heavy losses by the Brit. ish in Mesopotamia and of their d', feat at the hands of the Turks have been confirmed
 A new agreement. that probably will be satisfactory to the United States. has been offered by Germany in the Lusitania case Germany is continuing her efforts O conclude a separate peace wi'n Serbia, according 10 the Athens cor 'espondent of the London Daily Mail
 British forces attempting 10 relieve he town of kUt-el-Amara were re- pulsed by the Turks in a siN-hour bat Ie They lost 3,0GO killed and wounded
 Despite the Austrian claim that the iontcnegrins have surrendered. it is <nown that the remnant of the Monse- Iegrin army is rctreating and haraSs- ng the Austrians by bush warfare.
 England has announced that the policy Of blocking all shipments to Germany will be continued by the combined French and British navics. sir Edward Grey said neutrals would suffer, but that they must bow to the needs of war
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The lines were the greatest defenses Of the kind conceived until that time. one, 2s miles long. stretching from Al. handa on the Tagus to the cea, a sec ond running almost parallel with the frst but ten miles in the rear, and a third, much shorter, extending from Passo d'Arco to the coast The whole system fortified over five hundred square miles of territory and present. ed barrier against which Massena's forces battered in vain. In March. lsl1. his sadly depleted armies had to retreat and Wellington issued from his defenses to begin a new campaign that drove the enemy from the Span. ish peninsula.-London Chronicle.
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AZ to Speed Alone.

The following from the motor col umns of the Edinburgh Scotsman is in line with the recent decision Of an American county judge regarding the speed section of the state highway law:
 Speed alone has never been the chief source of danger on highways; it is speed in the wrong place that oftenest brings trouble"
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Norweaians in Civil War.

Of the immigrants in America at the time of the Civil war none were more loyal than the Norwegians. Wiscon- sin furnished the Fifteenth. or Nor wesiar. regiment, which fought under a peculiar flag. On one side was the Stars and Stripes and on the other the emblem of Norway. Through special permission. the regiment carried this color through the war--Kansas City Star.
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air will be drawn on by the ventilator on the roof.
 AS the most likely place to develop drafts is along the sills. they are made very carefully. They are imbeddef in fresh cement mortar and the mortar is troweied against them on both the inside and the outside. The concrete foundation walls are carried up Is inches above grade so that no drafts will be caused along the ground.
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Mellinaton's Saloniki-

The allies decision to hold Saloniki has prompted memories of the famous lines of Torres Vedras," which Vel. lington, when compelled to retreat be- fore the overwhelming forces of Mas. sena. threw up in the autumn of 1s10 to protect Lisbon and secure a hold on Portuguese soiI for future operations.
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Tire Carrier cIever!y Desioned.

Arrangements to carry two spare tires on holder at back of body with out use of straps marks a striking equipment feature of a popular ma chine. The tires mounted on demount able rims are locked on wheel felloe bands in the sane manner that the rims are attached to wheels.
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Cold-Weather Hint.

Moisture is liable to condense on the inside of the gasoline tank in cold weather This gives trouble later ty freezing fin the gasoline pipe or car buretor. To avoid this trouble, thor oughly drain the gasoline system at shs beginning of cold weather.
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TO CHILDREN.

l. Keep on the sidewalk.
 2. Cross the street or sidewalks.
 3. Look up and down the street be, fore you cross.
 f. Don't play in the street.
 ,. Don't catch on" teams or wagons or cars, or run in the street behind them.
 $. Don't jump out into the street from behind teams or automobiles.
 '. Before stepping off any street con veyance. look up and down the street. S. Remember that the street is a place of danger; the sidewalk is the place for children "on foot
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More Efficiency .t HIober soeeds

It is a fact that the motor is more efficient at the higher speeds. This is readily accounted for because the carburetor has everything in it's favor when the suction is greater.
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SPORTING NEWS

Vic Hanson of California won a de cision in ten rounds over Dick Gilbert Of Denver at Kansas City.
 The tennis team of Leland Stanford University will play the University O. Colorado team in Boulder, Colo, in May.
 Herman E. Duryea, for many years a prominent figure in American rac ing and yachting circles, died at Sar anac Lake. N '.
 James s. Milne of Barre. Vt, a sec- ond year student at Boston Univer- sity, died of injuries received in basket ball game.
 The Denver team No. took first place in the five-men team competi ton at the State Bowling tournament at Pueblo. Colo, by rolling 2,72O.
 c. Perry Beadelston. famous pony polo player. was lowering near death at San Diego. Cal, as the result of d bad fall in a practice game in Corp- nado
 A furious stand on game leg in the last round won Joe Rivers of Los Angeles, Cal, the popular verdict over Ritchie Mitchell of Milwaukee in their ten-round no-decision bout al Cincinnati.
 GENERAL
 The United States Steel corporation declared a quarterly dividend of l-4 per cent on its common stock.
 At Yuma. Ariz.. Thursday, 900 Tn. dians and scores Of families were homeless as a result of the flood.
 Brig. Gen. Isaac Swarthwood Catlip, U. s. A., retired, eighty-one years old, died after stroke of apopiexy, at his home in Brooklyn.
 General Felix Diaz issued state. ment in New York denying that he had plauned or is planning another revolution in Mexico.
 Travel by land and sea and com munication of all sorts were out of joint Monday in the western one-third of the United States, because of rain, snow and wind.
 Four armed robbers entered the Washington Park National Bank in Chicago, threatened the lives of the cashier. clerks and twenty depositors and escaped with between sI2,yOg and $l5,000.
 Another unsuccessful effort was made by the prosecution at Provi- denee. R. l., in the trial of Mrs. Eliz- abeth Mohr and two negroes for the murder of her husband. Dr. C. Frank lin Mobr. to have the alleged comics sions of the accused negroes admitted as evidence against her.
 The policy of no suspension of min ing in any field after present agree ments have expired, so long as there is hope of negotiating new contracts, was given strong support in the con yention of the United Mine Workers of America at Indianapolis.
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SoiAAeos | was Sr
 ing worse everyday. l had chills, my head would ache, l was always tired. I could not walk straight because of the pain in myback and I had pains in my stonl- ach. l went to 8 doctor and he said 1 must go under an operation, but l did not go. l read in the paper abou t
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Camp for Motorists in Denver.

Denver has set aside several acres in one of its parks within the city limits to be used by camping auto tourists. It was tried for the first time this year, and worked so we'll that the plan will be continued. Three hundred autono- bile tourist parties camped in the park last summer.
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WESTERN

The Arizona strike Of 1000 Clifton MorenCi Metcalf copper miners is ended
 Mrs. Caroline ' Johnson, a real laughter Of the revolution. is dead at ler home at Hastings, Neb., aged 9c years.
 The third annual convention of the Pike's eakOcean-to-Ocean Highway Association will be held at St Joseph, Mo on Feb. 2
 Three daughters Of F.. R. Vallandig ham. editor of the Deming Headlight, were killed in an auto accident near DeniHg. \. NJ
 The net operating revenue or the Atchisor. Topeka & santa Fe railway system increased f3,2S6,l2S in the six months ending Dec 3l, 1915, over Ihe same period in 1914
 An advance of cents in the price of crude oil was announced al Tulsa, Okla, by the Prairie Oil and Gas Con- pany. The price is now SEQ It is the highest since 1904.
 Five hundred families at and near Watson. Desha county. Arkansas. were driven from their homes by floods. ac- cording to a message received by Gov. George w Hays at Little Rock.
 A bill which would submit a cor stitutional amendment providing for statewide prohibition was defeated in the upper house Of the Kentucky Gen eral Assembly. where it originated.
 The federal land office of Alliance. Neb, will receive entries for l4.000 acres of land for which water is new available from the North Platte irri- gation project on March 24
 Colorado, Utah, Montana and West ern Texas produced 2,525,0O0 barrels Of cement during 1915, and shipped 2,475 900 barrels, according to esti- mates made by the United States Geo logical Survey.
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farmerp Buy Cars.

Reports to state officials of Iowa mo tor car dealers show that the farmers of Iowa have spent $sG.e00.000 thi' year for new cara
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WHY SUFFER SKIN TROUBLES When a Postcard Will Bring Free
 Samples Of cuticura?

Which give quick relief for all itch ing, burning. disfguring skin troubles. Bathe with the Cuticura Soap and hot water. Dry and apply Cuticura Oint- ment to the affected part They stop itching instantly and point to speedy healment often when all else fails.
 Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept L, Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Smile on wash day. That's when you use Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes winter than snow. All grocers- Adv.
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Since the Chinese monarchy is rees- tablished. the emperor receives an annual allowance of S12,000.
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All bachelors in Germany are now being taxed according to their in comes.
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WOMAN AVOIDS
 OPERATION
Medicine Which Made Sur. zeon's Work Unnecessary.

Astoria, N. Y. -" two years I was feeling ill and took all kinda of