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you hold him | fail to understand. /
am here to find out what you have
done with him.
Done with him?" echoed Karl. "If
as Captain Larisch you refer to mad
man who the night before last"
II do, sire. Mailman is the word"
"He ~ II prisoner" Karl said, in a
new tone, stern enough now. '.He as
saulted and robbed one of my men.
He stole certain documents. That he
has not suffered for it already was be-
cause-well, because | believed that
the unfortunate distrust between your
country and mine, excellency. was
about TO end"
A threat that, undoubtedly. Let the
arrangement between Karnia and Ii
vonia be made, with Hedwig to seal
the bargain, and Milky was safe
enough. But let Livonia demand too
much, or not agree at all, and Milky
was lost. Thus did Milky Larisch play
his small part in the game of nations.
Suppose" said Karl unctuously.
that we discuss first another more i'm
portant matter l confess to IA certain
impotence" He bowed slightly.
The chancellor hesitated. Then he
glanced thoughtfully at the paper in
his hand.
Through long luncheon. the two
alone and even the servants dis
missed, through longer afternoon,
negotiations went on. Mettlich fought
hard on some points, only To meet de-
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as though, already, she heard the mob
at the doors.
TO return to the matter of He'd
wigs marriage" said the king. Il
Marriage! When our very lives are
threatened"
Il would be greatly honored." said
the king, IF / might be permitted to
finish what was saying
She had the grace to flush.
"Under the circumstances the
king resumed, "Hedwig's marriage
takes on great igniticanee-great po-
ltical significance"
For a half-hour then, he talked To
her. More than for years, he IN
bosomed himself. He had tried. His
ministers had tried. Taxes had been
lightened: the representation of the
people increased, until as he said, he
was only nominally ruler. But dis
content remained. Some who had gone
to America and returned with savings
enough to set themselves up in bust
ness. had brought back with them the
American idea.
Annunciata listened to the end. She
felt no pity for those who would bet
ter themselves by discomfort and its
product, revolt. She felt only resent
ment, that her peace was being threat
ened, her position assailed. And III
her resentment she included the king
himself. He should have done better
And something of this she did not
hesitate to say. 'Karnia is quiet
nough," she finished. final thrust.
"karnia is better off. A lowland
m ,st of 1t. and fertile" But spoi
OF color showed in his old cheeks. u
an glad you spoke of Karnia. What
eve plans we make, Karnia must be
cor sidered."
sWhy? Karnia does not consider
us
ie raised his hand. you are
w ong. Just now, Karnia is doing Us
fAe honor of asking an alliance witt
ts. A matrimonial alliance"
The archduchess was hardly sur
rcised. as one may believe. But she
GAS not minded to yield too easily
Che old resentment against her father
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CHAPTER Vli-Continued.

The archduchess was terrified. She
had known that there was disaffection
about. She knew that in the last few
years precautions at the palace had
been increased. Sentries were doubled.
Men in the uniforms of lackeys, but
doing no labor We're everywhere. But
with time and safety she had felt Sc
cure.
"Of course" the king resumed,
'things are not as bad as that paper
indicates. 1t is the voice of the few,
rather than the many. Still, it is a
voice"
Annunciata looked more than her age
now She glanced around the room
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feat. Karl stood firm. The great fort
reSSes on the border must hereafter
contain only nominal garriSons. For
the seaport strip he had almost dou-
bled his price. The railroad must be
completed within two years.
THE Princess Hcdwig." Karl said
suddenly. she has been told, OF
eourse?a
Not officially. She knows, how
ever"
How does she regard it,
The chancellor hesitated. Like
most young women, she would prefer
making her own choice. But that"
is lovable and amiable girl. When
the time comes, she Will be willing
enough.
Karl stared out through one of the
heavily curtaned windows. He was
not 81 sure And the time had gone
hy when he would have enjoyed the
tanning OF girl. Now he wanted
peac,-waS he not paying Il price for
itf-and children 10 inherit his we'll
managed kingdom. And perhaps-who
knows? IA little love. Before him rose
vision of Hedwig, her frank eyes, her
color that rose and fell. her soft, round
body.
You have no reason 10 believe that
she has-looked elsewheref"
None. sire" said the chancellor
stoutly.
BY late afternoon all was arranged,
papers signed and witnessed. and the
two signatures affixed, the one small
aud eramped--a soldiers hand; the
other bold and flowing-the scrawl of
king. And Hedwig, save for the cere-
mony, was the bride OF Karl of kar-
mia.
1t was then that the chancellor rose
and stretched his legs. And now,
sire" he said, "since we are friends
and no longer enemies, you will,
know. release that mad boy of mine"
when do you start backf'
within an hour"
Before that time" said Karl, you
shall have him. chancellor"
And with that Mettlich was forced
to be content. He trusted Karl no
more now than he ever had. But he
made his adleus with no hint Of trou-
BILE in his face.
Karl stood for moment In the open
air. IL was done. then, and well done.
Ii was hard to realize. He turned TO
the west. where for so long behind the
mountains had lurked an enemy. A
new era was opening; peace, disarma-
ment, quiet and prosperous land. He
had spent his years of war and women.
That was over.
When he returned to the study the
agent Kaiser was already there. But
Karl. big with plans for the future,
| would have been alone. and eyed the
agent with disfavor.
"Welif" he demanded
ave have been able to search the
chaneellor's rooms. sire" the agent
said, for the articles mentioned last
night-a card case. gloves, and silk
handkerchief, BELONGING 10 the pris-
oner upstairs. He is Captain Larisch,
aide-de-camp 10 the crown prince of
Livonia."
He had expected Karl to be I'm
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above the road. among trees. gave
myself up when the snow commenced.
Few pass this way. But heard your
car coming and made n desperate eff
fort"
Then" asked one of the agents,
these are not your clothes2"
They are his, sir"
The agent produced a flash light and
Inspected the garments. Before the
ehancellor's eyes. button by button.
strap on the sleeve, star on the cuff,
came into view the uniform Of a cap
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HEDWlG IS OFFERED AS A SACRIFICE TO SAVE THE TOT
TERNG KINGDOM OF LIVON.A.

Synopss-The o Livona
Bobby
Thorpe, little American night he
mad the
kingdom Karnia Hedwig
Loschek
King Karl
dismayed when told the
The s
chauffeur exchanges the sheet within the
delivering the
discovered
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CHAPTER VIII.
On the Mountain Road.

The low gray car which carried the
chancellor was on its way through the
mountains. 1t moved deliberately, for
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Old Adelbert. crippled veteran
and long an attendant at the
opera, loses his position, an
event which starts a train Of
circumstances which have
strange bearing upon the future
Of the kingdom Of livonia.
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CTo BE coNTINUED)
Philadelphia municipal court heard
3S,9o4 cases In last fiscal year.
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as though, already, she heard the mob
at the doors.
70 return to the matter of He'd
wigs marriage" said the king. Il
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
BRYAN OFT IS
KILLED WHEN
He HITS CURB

Bryan W OF, IS. sen 18th ave. $.
was crushed TO death when his auto
overturned. halfmilc south % ORR.
liza. late Thursday evening. Wit
ncsses claim that OFT was travelling
at high rate OF speed when he tried
TO make the curve. OTIS uncle, Fred
Kinder. escaped serious injury. Dep
uty Coroner Frank kYepfli Is con.
Quoting the Investigation
Mrs. Frank stewart. l1is Boyiston
ave. was Knocked down and bruised
M the intersection OF Pine II. and
Fifth ave. by an auto driven by Fred
Cyr. OF Bellevue, Wash
j. NJ. Romero. ilO4 Third ave. was
Knocked down on Madison st. be.
tween First and Second avcS.. by IA
motorcycle ridden by a. Almon. ship.
yard worker.
Mrs Walter Streckcr. wife OF a city
police clerk. who was seriously in
1urcd In COLLISION between two
autos at Seventh ave. and Pine u.
Thursday. IN In an improved condi'
Hon at the city hospital Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
WOmen's Cotton
Union Suits 85c
Il Special Purchase Makes
This LoqC Price Possible

snow white, fine elastic ribbed cotton
made knee length with short or no
sleeves. Also some of the three-piece
style in the lot-with ribbed or French
band tops-perfectly sized-also some
pink. Sizes "a to A.
Women's Vests with low necks and
no sleeves. elastic ribbed; sizes "a to
40, at 15c.
UPPER MAIN F1.ooR-THE ION MARCHE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
GIRLS DRESSES
AT $3.50

Bingham Dresses in
plaids and combined with
plain colors-some high
wasted with wide belts
at a reduced price-for
last day of the Clearance.
SECON
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
TEARS
WAY THRU MUD
AND OVER LOGS

WAsIlINGTOS. July IA sue
cesaful denomination ~ "a new
standardized fiyeton artillery trac.
tor recently designed and completed
hY the ordnance department has
been made
by French and English army officers.
Secretary Of War Baker and chief Of
STAFF March. The tests were held In
"A ravine outside the city. where the
mud was from - 10 10 inches deep.
During the tests. the.tractor. haul.
ing a HiKineh howltfer on gun car.
riage. climbed up and down tSde.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
SAYS BREWERS
MONEY HELPED
FOES IN j. s.

NEW YORK. July i2-bne mil
lion dollars worth Of German war
bonds were purchased b. the Busch
family OF 81 Louis while Count Won
Bernstorff fioated huge issues Of IN"
worthless paper. the proceeds OF
which were TO be used for anti.
American propaganda. according TO
Alfred Becker. deputy state attorney
general
The money realized BY Bernstorff
bought the New York Evening Mail
and other papers which were weak
financially. according to Becker. He
estimates that 300 900 900 worth Of
bonds were purchased In America.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12

Girls White Dresses re-
duced to 1895 for Clear
ance. Included are nets
and organdies-in girlish
styles-some suitable for
party wear.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
ChamOisette Gloves
75c a Pr. Seconds
900 Pairs al Abom
Factory Cost

Washable Chamoisette Gloves
at an unusually low price. be
cause they are seconds-but the
imperfections can hardly be de-
tected. We have them in gray.
khaki, champagne and black, in
sizes 6 to g, but not all sizes in
every color.
New Double Silk GIoves-just
in-both gray and black-priced,
a pair. S1.35.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
ANOTHER MAN DIES i'm AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
ANY MONEY IS GOOD
MONEY IN UKRANlA

cOPENliAGEN. July i2-Any
thing that looks like money In good
currency In IN" Ukraine. say diH.
patches German marks. Russian
roublcn ~ tho cars day, kerenslty't
coinage and rkrnininn money are
used interchangeable
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12

Children's Mary Jane Slippers
of white canvas with strap across
instep and white rubber soles.
Sizes 81a to 1917 only.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12

gree grade. over logs and thru mud
where the gun carriage sank up 10
the hubs. one tractor, camouflaged.
exhibited is turning power b. re
volying At high speed In the brush.
six thousand 81 these tractors have
irrn ordered
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Anti-Profiteers
Charge Trust to
Gouge Renters

a hotel and lodging house trust ~
In existence IN Seattle.
This was the declaration Of nurner-
Gus speakers Investigating high
rents In this city. made before a
meeting 81 the Ambient profiteer-
Ing league a. Moves cafeteria
Thursday evening.
That apartment and hotel owners
were working In concert 10 take adj
vantage Of the shortage OF living
quarters. was the opinion freely exa
pressed
The leagues data on rent profiteers
Ing II being greatly augmented and
will be presented shortly for the con-
siderntlon Of the government
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Phoenix Silk Hose
S1.OO and S1.55

We now have almost every
wanted color in Phoenix" Silk
Stockngs-for an immense ship
ment has just come in-specially
good quality. in black. silver
gray. cocoa, African brown, suede,
smoke and others.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12

Walter q. Ronald, Washington ex.
plcSivcs Inspector. has been called 60
Chicago 10 attend conference %
United States explosives directors on
July Is.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Seattle Brass 60. began sui, Thurs.

dag 10 secure injunction compelling
city 10 allow Seweil slough 90 follow
It's natural course 10 Du~anish riv-
81. Damages for 10000 also were
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Boys and Girls Hose
35c, 4Oc, 45c, SOC

Light. medium and extra weights in
black or white stockinEs--also in new
brown shades
Childrcn's knitted Waists, white ribbed
cotton with straps and buttons. CSC.
Boys "Porosknit" Union Suits, ecru
color. with short sleeves and knee length:
sizes G TO le-at 75c
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-09-12
WHAT IS BEING
DONE IN FINANCE

New regulations 10 stabilize the
price Of silver in the United States
and TO control exports Of this prec-
ious metal are announced by Director
Of the Mint Baker The mos, impor.
tant Of these announcements disclo-
ses that the Treasury has virtually
fixed the maximum prices Of silver
at $1.0iik per fine ounce and that
export licenses for silver be granted
by the Federal Reserve Board only
for essential civil or military pur-
poses and on condition that the max
mum price was not exceeded by the
purchaser
This. in effect. establishes world
price for silver. most Of which nov;
is being supplied by the Unitekl
States
Within the last three months the
Government has melted down about
100. OOO, 900 silver dollars and export
ed most OF this 10 lndla, Jhina and
Japan for coinage purposes. Since
the law under which this was done
specifies that the Government shall
pay 81 per ounce for silver to replace
these melted dollars, the government
found II necessary TO sell its own
stocks at y cents above the pur
chase price Recently some pur-
chasers have been bidding as much
as 81 02 for silver to be exported
neeessitating action TO stabilize tn,
price.
One condition for the sale Of silver
by the Government now is that the
purchaser shall not pay more than
the standard price Of sl.OlA in mar
kets outside the United States.
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LOCAL ITEMS FROM THE
BROWNFIELD HERALD

Following the Association, Rev L.
L. F. Parker, Of Tahoka, will begin
a series of revival meetings, and we
have been assured that he is strong
man, and will interest you. His
brother, J. NJ. Parker. will lead the
song services.
T. ]. Price and sons shipped 30
of their finest watermelons TO the
Harvey House at Brentwood, and
consigned rs to F. J. Hereford at
Post City They have standing con-
tract with the Harvey Houses at Clo-
Wis. Slaton, and Brentwood, and al
so Mr.. Hartford, of Post City. The
latter gentleman made a trip up here
to see this huge watermelon patch.
Rain has been falling in Terry
county for the past as hours and
government guage at Brownfield
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but am anxious to help win the war
in a more realistic manner and got
back where the Stars and Stripes can
wave and where you are not looked
at like you were an Esquimo baby
every time you went out on The
streets. and where you can hear q
good old honest-to-God Amcrican
dollar ring. Their money here Is
pounds. shillings and pence. =
pound, which looks like a piece Of
paper around a cake Of Ivory soap, Is
equal to S4s0 and a shilling. which
looks like a quarter, is equal t.
s244 and a pence. which is the SIZE
of half dollar and the cplor Of 3
copper, is equal to "a cents. Thing
are priced in shillings in the shop
windows, as ALL. which means
about 43 American quarters and %
cents | get my pay in pounds.
use 25 cents per gallon syrup TO
swecten my oatmeal (called porridge
here) every morning. Have TO eat
things | wouldn't touch before, bit
am glad to do il and d. glad to
get il. II ever get back 10 the
States ! will rush to the nearest ent-
ing place and order a meal hat IS
cooked American way if il is put ii
by a Hop-We-Ha. We are billeted
in private homes here in Leeds and
have all modern ccnveniences II you
can cali England modern. lust i'm
agin Liverpool, a city of mil ious
about seventh in the world. with only
one steam heated hotel Leeds. a
city of quarter million, has none
hospitals and all are heated by fire.
places my, this whole island Is
lined with anthracite which lies onls
a few feet under the ground so i
the English Channel That and WOO
are their largest exports II might b,
of interest TO know Bradford, Eng
tdHhf NH'ht W. ho W Nihl'o otthnt'h'
ally is the wholesale wool center OF
the world These English all veal
fine wool clothes They have to.
guess stay cold all the time and
wear as heavy and better wooler
clothes than ever did in the winter
at home. The oficers' club wher,
stayed In New York loaded me ui
In sweaters. headgear and socks. etc
] am hoping TO see Truman befors
winter sets in aud give him part fol
have a trunk full Of Il. but tbs
good women In New York would
make ~ bring them. Clothes are
ehsar here, bat eats are as high ~
they sver were In the klondyks dur
ng the gold rush eggs only 8 penes
equal 10 10 ecnia IN American money
Yet ! punusded ,hls old landlad,
81 mind ~ give nae one each mefalal
fef breakfast pay li'la pcs vssi
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shrowed LOS inches friday morn
ing. though some portions of the
county reported over an inch yester-
day.
Terry county received nearly two
and one-half inches in August.
]. O. Jones, Vice President of the
new State Bank, Of Lubbock, was
here Saturday looking after business
matters.
Roy Cardwell left yesterday morn
ing for Camp Mabry, near Austin,
to enter the machinery department
Of the war service.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-09-12

into the service Of his country
Rev c. A. Duncan. pastor Of the
Methodist church here returned We'd
nesday morning from srplng Lake.
where he held real old time Metho-
dist revival meeting lie organized
Methodist church there Brother
Duncan will begin a protractsd meet
ing at Muleshoe next Sunday night.
The News ia glad to learn that he IA
neet,rg with success W his york.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-09-12
SOME ITEMS OF INTER.
EST FROM LITTLEFIEID
Liltls6eld News;

Liitlefeld News;
Henry Crosby, i'angs foreman for
the l.. y. D,r ia busy man. The
war has called away most Of his %.
perieneed men and II takes hard work
to train men and horses for ranch
work.
Neal A, Douglass, IT,, left last Sun
day morning for Fort Worth who're
he will visit hn brother. Jim T., Of
The Y. N G., fran there he vii
10 10 Fayetteville, Arkansas and 70
main fsF FsFlsiFa,lsa and lsdspllou
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-09-12
INTERESTING LETTER FROM
AMARILLO DOCTOR IN ENG

The following letter from Lieut.
DR.. r. L. Vineyard Of Amarillo (who
is in the army medical service) to
his sister We reprint same because
it gives a good description of Eng
land;
Leeds, Med School, Leeds, England.
July %, 1918.
Time goes on--four months and
two days since left, and in some
ways il seems yesterday and in others
it has been a long, long year. One
thing that makes il seem so short is
this English weather. | am writing
by good fire now and have contin-
ued to wear my winter clothes. The
sun shines a few minutes and then it
rains a few hours. We all are FED
up" on English weather and are anx-
ous TO move on to France. Our stay
and visit in England has been both
profitable and pleasant. We have
been treated as guests since we fin
shed our three weeks hard training
at Blackpool which is on the north
ern coast. have seen all the Brit
ish Isles from the southern border Of
Scotland TO the southern coast Of
England and from (deleted) where ]
/ landed. May 6, 20 the English chan
mel The country is very beautiful
and antique. The accent Of the peo-
/ pe-their dress and their customes
and habits as well as the different
ways Of locomotion soon impress you
that you are not in good old U S.
! As entered the little dinky train
in (deletedl to go to London-(a
distance Of about 240 miles, J
thought we would be all Might've
left (deletedl at p. m. and got 90
London at lO:40, on May 6. Their
system has got ours skinned and you
can put an ordinary passenger train.
engine and all, on four big Santa Fe
box cars-but they run like creased
lightning conductor or brake
men-they take your ticket at the
end Of your journey Each coach is
divided into about four compartments
and about seven or eight can ride IN
each one. They ride facing each
other with a partition separating
each room. All compartments arc
No. / and (Which means first and
third class There may be some
sleepers between Edinburg and Lon
don, but | haven't seen them. All
coaches or compartments are for
smoking and If you want to light 2
cigarette, the lady sitting next to you
may TO the same The English PEG
pie all smoke and drink and take il
as a matter Of fact business. The
only place haven't found full of to-
bacco smoke since | left New York
is the church and | haven't found il
but about four times In the thea
ter the men all smoke-some keep
their hats on-and during the inter-
mission if you 90 to the bar you see
as many women drinking vine,
champagne and beer as you do men.
This seems TO have been their Gus
tom for years and they take It ike
they do their p m. tea.
. | have witnessed some sights since
| have been here in England. IS p
whole, the American doctors | have
been with, have been banqueted, din
nered and toured the whole country
by train and car We certainly hav,
! lacked for nothing along that score -
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-09-12

Zone pound and ten shillingsl equa
20 S4SO plus 10 quarters. They say
one and ten-oall half pennys hope
shillings called Bobs pounds
called guilds Ask the price Of that
shoe. they say zone quid"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-09-12
rhs Ssssag wlahnaasA ~ Hest ss
Ssmssss llGo6sg ~ lb~wseh

GA psssIs 8. y. - .ssss :. .. pssv =
~ CRoV II 3 fLSIfi. - ~ q luna. h pssIass
snd s6lkh<< The ~ - r11kas ~ ~ shs's 80.
,sa fpa ess r.'a ksIas 4ssse heslas. is..ss
ss'ss tnsss a.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-09-12
War aud Women

We hear much these days Of wha, the
women are doing on the baitle-hne.
How few American women are strong
enough 10 20 10 the front and endure
the hardshirs Of the men
Help is}offersd,s and is freely gwen
to every nerrbus, delicate woman, by
Doctor rieFce's Fasorite Prescription.
Remembef ingredients on label. No
alcohol. IN tablet orsFquid form. All
druggistsy Tablets.Ssli for 20 cents.
In fentsc COMPLIANT" irreguiariiy.
or weaknessS 4 in every exhausted
condition Of be female system, the
vPrescriptia seldom fails 70 benefit
or cure. hins, inienpas inflammation
and ulcyAiion, weak back and kindred
ailmes are erred by ~, ask your
neigljbbr. Its a marvel hs remed for
nerI bus and general dBihq insa hnia,
oraleeplessness. A
Write DR.. PierceS fresideIA yalids'
fotel, Buffalo, NY. for ~ esntiai
Fadvice and you ~ receive thSmedicai
attention Of kcialist, who'll without
fee-no chargdwhaiever. send 10 cts.
for trial padkage rFavoritcf Prescrip-
ton Tablets"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-09-12

w. r. Strickel and family Of Lub-
book were in the city a few days last
week. Haskell Free Press.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-09-12

See us for oil stGes, cedar chests
and auto top yepair pork. We guar.
antee satisfaaio%A every way
Moore Brotheis Ill