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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12
Provides for Levy of AL
most S2,NO,OW,OOO.
But FOUR NEGATIVE VOTES
Senators Borah. Gronna, la Toilette
and Norris Oppose Msasure-Con.
ferees of Both Houses Will Now En-
deavor to Adjust Differences.

Washington, Sept II. - The war
tax bill-the largest single taxation
measure in American history-was
passed by the senate. 1t provides for
a levy somewhat under 81, ,400, 900, 600
as compared with s1,S67 $4,000 pro
posed in the bill as it passed the
house May %.
The vote was 50 to 4, Senators Bo-
rah, Gronna, La Toilette and Norris
being recorded in opposition.
The great bill, nearly four months
in the making, will be returned to the
house and then goes to conference
with enactment within ten days or
two weeks probable.
Senators Simmons. Stone and Will
Jams. Democrats, and Penrose and
Lodge, Republicans, of the finance
committee, were appointed the sen
ate's Conferees.
Awaiting the senate in the final
struggle over war fiscal policies is the
$l1, 100000 credits hill. which
passed the house unanimously and on
which work will be begun by the SEN
ate finance committee
Hard Blow to War Profits.
OF the $2,4O0000, 600 new taxes pro-
vided in the tax bill for the duration
OF the war $S42. 200. 600 is to be taken
from incomes, corporate and individ-
ual. and $1,000, 100000 from war
profits
Most of the remainder is levied on
liquor, tobacco and public utilities.
The principal eleventh-hour actions
of the-senate were elimination of all
provisions for taxing publishers and
for increasing second class periodical
postage rates and all consumption
taxes on sugar, tea. coffee and cocoa,
the latter reducing the bin $50, 900, 600
The senate also struck out the
clause proposing repeal OF the draw
back" or re-export allowance given
sugar retners, and defeated proposals
to add Inheritance taxes
Passage of the bill was enlivened
by determined fight on the second
class postage provisions After the
McKellar substitute zone postage in
crease provision, applying to publica
tions sent beyond 300 miles, had been
rejected. to "a. Senator Hardwick' s
substitute zone plan applicable to ad
vertising portions only was beaten
As to 30
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12
Declares TOR County Option.

Duluth. Sept 12.-St. Louis county
swung into the dry column by a ma
jority OF more than 1000 votes in the
option election. As result, the coun-
luth gave the drys 701 majority, a
against 1873 at the last municipal
election when the option question was
voted upon locally.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12

st. Johns. N. F., Sept 12.-The Bel
eian steamer Fburoon, from an Amer
lean port for Rotterdam with pro-
visions for the Belgian relief commits
sion, stranded off the New Foundland
coast and reports indicated it will
prove a total wreck.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12

Her husbands "domineering disposi
tion which made life miserable" for
her is the basis Of Mrs Wilson's
charges of cruelty on which she has
asked for a divorce at Reno. New. Mr.
Wilson was first assistant secretary
Of state under President Taft. He
left the department soon after Presi
dent Wilson took office.
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American Flag Over verdun.

Paris, Sept. 12.-The American col
ors now fly over Verdun. The flag,
which was the gift of prominent
American Red Cross worker to the
city, was hoisted over the ruins of
the city hall after a ceremony attend
ed by the subprefect, Jean Grillon.
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bethlehem FIRM is CITED
Must Show Cause Why Stock Should
Not Be Issued.

Newark, ~ j., Sept. 12.-An order
requiring the Bethlehem Steel corpo-
ration to show cause why it should
not be restrained from issuing its
proposed $30,00O,000 of class b COM
mon stock and the same amount OF 5
per cent cumulative convertible pre-
ferred stock was signed by Vice Chan
cellor Lane.
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and died of wounds, lS4; men, 4,1S3
Officers wounded or missing, 5S1; men,
21,67S
Using Pressure on Holland.
Phoso bS American Press Association.

Amsterdam. Sept 12-The Tele-
graaf says Germany has stopped send
ing coal to Holland and expresses be
lief that Germany's attitude is intend
ed as pressure on Holland to grant
loan which has thus far been refused.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12
Noted British Admiral Dead.

London, Sept. 12.-Rear Admiral
Horatio Nelson Budding, retired, who
participated in the suppression of the
East African slave trade, Is dead at
his home at Ashley Mead, St Adams
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Army officer browns.

Phoenix, Ariz.. Sept. 12.-Captain
Charles Bowker an army surgeon of
Bisbee. Ariz., was drowned in Roose-
welt lake while trying to rescue q
woman member of bathing party.
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British Weekly Casualties.

London, Sept. 12-Casualties In the
British ranks reported during the
week show a total Of 26,626 officers
and men as follows: Officers killed
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LARGEST CITY IN TEXAS
VOTES DRY.

= Dallas. Tex, Sept 12.-Dallas
county. including Dallas. the
largest city i'm the state. voted
dry in the local option cleo
tion by nearly 1000 votes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-12

Paris, Sept. 12.-French raiding par
ties penetrated the German lines south
east of Nauvaillon and north of The
Casque in the Champagne, the French
war department announced. and took a
number of prisoners.
German aviators during the night
dropped bombs in the region OF Dun
and wounded five women.
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BERLIN ANNOUNCES
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE

Berlin, Sept. 12-Russian forces
have begun an offensive against the
Austro-German forces southeast OF
the Austrian crown land of Bukowina.
The German general staff reports that
the Russians obtained only local ad
vantages near Solka
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creased pan in IL hot oven - minutes.
Serve from the same dish with a
spoon.
cornmeal Fish Balls. - Pick over
and soak cupful of shredded
Goldfish to remove the salt. Add two
cupfuls of cold cornmeal mush. one
egg and "A Tablespoonful OF butter. Mix
well and drop by spoonfuls into hot
fat. Drain ON paper. These balls
taste as good as those prepared with
potato. and are easily made.
Cornmeal mush poured into square
breadpan and allowed 20 become cold
Will slice and fry in neat pieces. max
ing most acceptable breakfast dish.
Custard Corn Cake.-Beat two eggs.
add a quarter Of cupful of sugar and
mix thoroughly. Sift third of a cup
full OF wheat -four, n teaspoonful each
of soda, n cupful of sour milk and one
and two-thirds cupfuls of cornmeal.
Mix all the Ingredients. Melt two Ia
blespoonfuls of butter in the pan.
grease the sides well and pour in the
batter; over the top pour a cupful Of
cream. Bake twenty to thirty min
utes. When cooked there will be
layer Of custard on top of the cake.
Indian Puddins.-Scald a quart OF
milk and stir in very gradually two
thirds Of cupful of cornmeal, stirred
with little cord milk, cook until
smooth. Add another quart Of milk.
a cupful Of sugar. a Tablespoonful!
of salt. cupfNl of finely chopped suet,
a cupful of raisins. grating of nut
meg. two beaten eggs. Mix well and
pour into a baking dish. Dust the top
over the suet generously with flour,
which will make a beautiful brown
crust. Bake slowly three hours.
hoeeake.-These may be baked like
griddle cakes, mixing cornmeal, salt
and water to the consistency Of
pouring batter. Cook slowly on both
sides. These cakes were originally
baked before an open fire.
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~ IL anu
brown, add q pint of rich milk. two
eggs, O little salt. sugar and spices to
taste, bake an hour In a good rich
crust. Ginger and a few drops of
lemon extract make favoring well
liked by those who have tried IL.
Preserved Pumpkin.-Cut slices from
q good-colOred. ripe, sweet pumpkin,
then cut in chips about the size Of a
dollar. Weigh them and allow a pound
Of sugar to each pound of chips. Peel
the thin yellow rind from few lemons
and squeeze the juice into q bowl; al
low q half cupful Of lemon juice to
each pound Of pumpkin. Add sugar
and lemon juice to the pumpkin and
let stand all night. In the morning
cook for half an hour until the pump
kin becomes clear and crisp. II
should have the appearance Of candy.
When done take out the pumpkin, put
into Jars or glasses, pour the strip
over and cover as for Jelly. This sweet
meat may be served and eaten like
preserved ginger.
Steamed Pumpkin.-Cut pumpkin In
pieces and steam until tended, mash
and sesson with salt, pepper and but
ter, and serve rs a vegetable.
Baked eumpkin.-Cut pieces Of
washed seeded pumpkin in sections
and bake In a hot oven. Serve as
baked squash. mashed and seasoned
with butter, pepper and salt. or dot
he sections with 'utter and serve them
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New York.-CottOn = Middling up-
lands, S2s.s5. Cotton futures. Decem-
Der. 27.41: January. 1911: March.
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mixed herbs, one teasIoonful of salt.
Mix thoroughly and add sufficient hot
MIX 10 moisten; cover and let stand
Tor ten minutes, add one more cupful
OF hot water and turn into buttered
tin. Bake one hour In a moderate
oven
Nut Biscuits.-Take quart Of
hour. one quarter of cupful Of sugar.
half pound of finely chopped nuts.
one-quarter of n pound of butter. three
eggs, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der and half teaspOonful of salt.
Slit salt and baking powder with the
hour, add sugar and rub in the butter.
Beat the eggs, stir them into the mix
ture and add enough milk to make a
soft dough. Roll OUT in half-inch
sheet. cut into rounds and bake in Il
hot oven
Nut sread.-Sift together two cup
fuls of flour. two teaspoonfuls of bak-
ing powder. half teaspoonful of salt.
Beat one egg. add half cupful of
sugar. cupful of milk. stir in the
Hour mixture and three-fourths of a
cupful of walnut meats. Let stand in
the bread pan in which ii is TO be
baked twenty minutes before putting
into the oven. Bake In moderate
oven forty-five minutes.
Stuffed Green Peppers.-Cut the pep
pers in half and parbOil for ten min
utes. removing the seeds and pith,
drain and chill then fill with seasoned
Bread crumbs, nuts, little tomato or
rice. in fact any combination that is
well seasoned will make a palatabie
dish. Pour a little boiling water
around the peppers, cover with but
tered crumbs and bake until the
crumbs are brown.
Fruit salad.-Almost any combina-
ton Of fruit with a half-cupfui Of nuts,
makes q most acceptable salad, but
few know how good few blanched al
monds are In potato salad, making il
quite a dainty dish and out Of the or
binary.
Turkish RoIIs.-Pound a cupful OF
blanched almonds to a paste. put into
double boiler with one pint OF milk.
a pinch Of saffron, one tablespoonful
of sugar. n teaspoonful Of salt and a
tablespoonful Of butter. Heat to the
scalding point. remove and cool until
luke warm. then add half yeast cake
dissolved in little luke warm water.
Mix with flour to make a soft dough
and knead ten minutes. Put into
warm creased bowl and cover, let
stand until light. Make into long
rolls. place an inch apart in the pan
to rise. Brush with the white Of egg
and sprinkle with finely chopped al
mOnds. Bake In a hot oven.
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GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

has been household panacea all over
the civilized world for more than half
a century for constipation. intestinal
troubles, torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. 1t Is most valuable
remedy for indigestion or nervous dys-
pepsia and liver trouble, bringing on
headache. coming Of up food. palpita-
ton Of heart and many other symp-
toms. A few doses of August Flower
will Immediately relieve you. 1t is a
gentle laxative. Ask your druggist.
Sold In all civilized countries.-Adv.
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An employee in the office Of nois.
munition plant was absent from work
one morning. After luncheon. how
ever. he presented himself. He looked
pretty bad. but ne claimed that he was
ready for work.
why. what are you doing down
here?" cried the boss. "YOur wife tel
ephoned that you probably wouldn't
be able to work for several days. She
said you were on the verge of merry
Gus prostitution, and that the least
noise was bad for you. Why didn't
you stay ut homer"
well" answered the wage slave,
raising his voice TO be heard above the
distracting din. 81 did get through
with the morning Mt home. But my
wife had bridge party this afternoon,
so thought I'd be better OF down
here"
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RELIABLE REMEDY
RESTORES KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have watched
With much interest the remarkable record
maintained by Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root
the great kidney, liver and bladder rem
edy.
It il a physicians prescription.
Swamp Root 10 . Strengthening medi-
cine. DR.. Kilmer used it for years in his
private practice. It helps the kidneys,
liver and bladder do the work nature in
tended they should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test of years.
Il b cold BY all druggists on its merit and
II viii help You. No other remedy can
successfully take its place.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
Treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
kilmer Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
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Method in Their Plan.

The lieutenant colonel tells the story
of the goat barrage." says a CORE
spOndent i'm France. A few of the old
timers who have fought at his side in
China and the Philippines and Mexico
call him Goat" No one else does.
They were having machine gun
practice up IL draw" said he, land a
sentry was stationed at the bend to
keep people from wandering up that
draw and getting their heads shot off
before the boys could stop squirting.
But he did not challenge me.
"'What are you here for?' l asked.
keep people from going up the
canyon and getting hurt said the boy.
You didn't stop me- / said.
They said to let you come replied
the sentry"
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Price q S0gnR.
New York-Sugar-Cen 9 90.
Nolasoes. SOC. Fine graduated, SIS.
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THE LAST EXAMINATION
OF WARS DRAFT

Many man has fallen down because a
test of his water showed Enthusiastically
that he had kidney disease
The kidneys are the scavengers and
they work day and night in separating
the poisons from the blood. Their signals
Of distress are easily recognized and In
clude such symptoms as backache de-
pressions. drowsiness. irritability. head
aches. dizziness, rheumatic twinges.
dropsy, govt.
THE very best way to restore the
kidneys to their normal state Of health
and cure such symptoms" says DR..
Pierce Of Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo, N Y,
lis to drink plenty OF water and obtain
from your favorite pharmacy small
amount of An-u-ric. double strength.
which is dispensed by almost every drug
sist." You will find Anuric more potent
than lithia. dissolves uric acid almost as
water does sugar. Large package 60 cents.
Send DR.. Pierce loc for trial pkg and
ask for advice II there Il need
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Different Kind Of Pitch.

A woman who thought she was n
singer was walking through n building
where some wOrkmen had left some
pitch In such a position that she swept
her dress against it and, Of course. soil
ed the dress. "Oh. what shall I do to
get II OFT" she said to her woman
friend. "Why don't you sing to it?"
said her friend. "why. what good
would that do?" said the singer. You
always get of the pitch when you
sing"
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of the germs, if the liver is inactive and
the blood impure
What is needed most is an increase in
the germ fighting strength. To do this
successfully you need to put on healthy
flesh, rouse the liver to vigorous action,
so it will throw off these germs. and pu.
rify the blood so that there will be No
weak spot" or soil for germgrowth.
We claim for DR.. Pierce's Golden Med.
ical Discovery that it does all this in .
way peculiar to itself
It cures troubles caused by torpid lives
or impure blood. All druggists. Tablets Goa.
THE Common Sense Medical Adviser"
latest edition. in French cloth binding.
will be sent free on receipt of FIVE dimes
or stamps to pay the cost of printing.
wrapping and mailing. Address DR.. Pierce
Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo. n. Y.
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Suffered Several
Years. PERUNA
| MADE ME WELL n.Mr

Mrs. Elizabeth Reuther. 1902 18th
St., N. W., Washington. d. c., writes:
Il endorse Peruna as q splendid
medicine for catarrh and stomach
trouble. from which I suffered sew
eral years. took Il for several
months, found my heath vas re-
stored and have felt spIendioIy ever
since. I now take it when I con-
tract a cold. and 1t soon rids the sys-
tenn Of any catarrhal tendencies"
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cool and add the fruit and Juices.
Freeze to a mush, then add a pint Of
heavy cream whipped and folded light
ly into the frozen mixture; finish
freezing and let stand an hour before
serving.
4 most delicious sauce TO serve on
ice cream is Butter Scotch Sauce.
Boil together ctpfui Of sugar and
two tablespOOnfuls Of strip. and a half
cupful of water until IL is very hard
when tried In water. Remove from
the heat. add n half-tabIespoonful of
butter. fourth, of cupful of hot
water and a half-teaspoonful of lem
on extract. Color with caramel and
serve hot on ice cream.
Cocoa Apple cake.-Mix TO-
gether tablespoonful Of cocoa. a tea
spoonful of cinnamon. a haif-tcaspOon-
full Of cloves, two cupfuls OF flour and
a cupful Of raisins. In another dish
put a cupful of sugar, n haif-cupfuI Of
sour cream. a cupful Of hot apple
sauce and one and fourth teaspoon
fuls Of soda which has been stirred
into the apple sauce. Beat in the -four
mixture and bake In tube pan for A.
minutes In moderate oven. Frost
with sour cream icing.
Sour Cream ieing.-Take two-thirds
Of a cupful of sour cream. two c,ipfuls
Of granlIated sugar and boil gently IN
til it threads. Cool until tepid, add q
teaspoonful Of orange extract and beat
until creamy, when II can be spread
quick over the cake. This makes o
cream coIored frosting.
Pumpkin and Almond croquettes.-
To pint Of sifted pumpkin add two
tablespoonfuls Of melted butter, Q
beaten egg. half a teaspoOnful Of salt
and half cupful of blanched almonds.
Form into crOquettes, roll In egg,
crumbs and fry In deep fat.
Nuts sprinkled over cookies, added
to cakes or ices always add food value
and attractiveness to an otherwise
plain food.
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Equal Opportunity for Education
To Meet Needs Due Each Child

To assure every child equal free opportunities for
the kind of education which meets his needs and tai
ents is the only basis for genuine equality of oppor
tunity-the only condition upon which democracy will
function.
The old cultural ideals of education, dealing with
the abstract only denied to the great majority of chill
dren an education adapted to their minds and natures
and hence failed to fit them for the duties and posi-
bilites OF the work of life. There have ideals
OF education that teaches out of life and work that
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Outdoor Barberjno.

Shaving in the street was the way
Beckcnham. Ireland. barber got over
a difficulty recently. The customer
was a wounded soldier. and the mans
invalid chair was too wide to enter
the barber shop. Accordingly the bar
her went to his customer. and shaved
him in the street.
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housekeepers Can Save
$500, OOO,O 900 on Food

In these days when the high cost OF liv-
Ing pinches nearly every home. no waste
should be overlooked. One Of the most
fragrant and the most easily prevented. Is
the destruction OF food by rats. One rat
will often do a hundred dollars damage of
food and property In a single night. and a
careful estimate gives over 500 900 600 as
the value of foodstufYs destroyed annually
by these pests. Exterminate them with
Stearns' Paste and save this enormous
loss Of food. A small box of Stearns'
Paste costs only S cents and IL usual
ly enough to completely rid the house Of
rats and mice: also effective against cock
reaches and waterbugs. Adv.
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! Its My
Standby
for a
Cold.

The Honeymoon.
He-HOney. you have done me Q
grievous wrong.
She-Why. Georgef
He never ought to have married
you at all.
She-Oh. George!
He-Because, if you should die, you
have made it impossible for me TO live
without a wife.
She-Why, George.
Ile-And you have made It impos-
sible, honeybunch, for any other wife
to suit me.
She-Oh. George Judge.
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as they come from the oven. piping
hot.
Pumpkin Puffs.-Take a cupful OF
sifted pumpkin. two tablespoonfuls Of
melted butter. u quarter of IL cupful OF
milk. salt and two well-beaten egg
yolks. mix and then fold in the beaten
whites. turn into n buttered mold. SET
in II pan Of hot water and cook until
firm. Turn from the mold and serve
with n cream sauce
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cUTIcURA STOPS ITCHING
Instantly in Most Cases-Write for q
Free Sample.

Cuticura Is wonderfully effective.
The Soap to cleanse and purify. the
Ointment to soothe and heal all forms
Of itching. burning skin and scalp af-
fections. Besides these super-creamy
emollients II used daily prevent little
skin troubles becoming serious.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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His Choice.

Isn't 1t terrible the way prices
keep going up?"
1T is. My husband said II It kept
up he'd either have to work harder
and make more money or eat less"
what do you think he'll decide TO
dot"
knowing him as we'll as l do, my
guess is that he'll decide 1t to be easier
to eat less"
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toiioNiNs recipes
Will be foun d
worth considering:
Nut loaf.-rake
tw o cupfuls Of
stale bread crumbs,
one and Il half cup
fuls of ii n y
chopped nut meats.
ono fna.AAa( ,,t -
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Spoon Corn Bread
Mix two cupfuls Of wa
ter and II cupful Of
white curnineal and
cook five minutes. Add
two beaten eggs, Il cup
full of milk. a table
spoonful of butter and
two teaspoonfuls of
salt. Beat thoroughly
and hike In Il we'll
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A OolefuI Lover.

II see" he said. that coal has gone
up again"
HAS it," she replied.
"And they're raising rents" he con-
tinucd.
Well" She exclaimed, flaring up, If
you wish TO have our engagement bro
ken off. say SO. always hate to have
people beat about the bush in case
of this kind"
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-11-18

Arc you awfully tired Of play, little
girl.
Weary. discouraged and sick?
I'll tell you the loveliest game in the
world
Do something for somebody. quick.
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Dry FLINT lPelSs
MIsCELsANEOus MaRkETS.


New York.-Lead-Ss. 25Ms.15.
Bar Silyer-s6i,c
COpper-Casting. S23.I71.
Iondon.-Bar Si!ver-i3%, q per or
St -Spe!ter-S7.3j
Boulder.-Tungsten conce ntrates. g.
per cent, 10000 Ease per unit Crud,
ores. 90 per cent. S2000M $500: % pei
cent. $4,000 ESQ, 10 per cent. 81. ~
a. 1920 per unit.
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other year. There Is no
pie which takes the
place Of n well-made
pumpkin pie. Long.
slow cooking. good rich
milk. a few eggs and
sifted pumpkin are the
essentials. Take a cup
full Of stewed pumpkin
that has been cooked
u L.