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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Tho First-Born.

I spotted him, by gracious, in the
twinklin' OF an eye,
Out of more n o thousand soldiers when
the Big Review went by;
Out of more durn men and horses and
artillery-why, say!
knowed him in minute when l
heard the first band play!
They was mighty like, them young
sters, as they all swung down the line,
Looliin' straight ahead and keepin' step
and marchin' mighty fine,
But / spotted him the minute he was
nigh enough to see,
And kind of pleasant shiver come
and run all over me.
IL you'd asst me how l done it don't
know as | could say,
But he looked little slicker than the
rest OF them some way;
He was buttoned up some neater and
his head was pretty high,
Just wee bit higher when he went
a-marchin' by;
And he stepped little spryer, so it
sort O. seemed to me,
And he never seemed to tire, but went
marchin' with free
And stiddy, smooth and swingin'
But YOU couldn't help but spot him
when they all come down the line.
They was just little difference-not
much, I'm free to say,
But they was little difference-a little
in the way
That he held his head and shoulders,
and you might not hardly see
What it was, but can tell you it was
plain as day to me.
He stood just little straighter than
most anybody there,
shoulders was more square,
And couldn't help but notice how
durn trim he was and tall,
And he ketched the tune and step
little better than them all.
You don't have to take my judgment,
might favor him, it's true,
Favor him among them others, as a
daddys apt to do,
But his mother, she was with me, and
she says to me, says she:
Jim looks trimmer, straighter, taller
than the others seem to be,
And he marches on some spryer and
his shoulders is more square,
And his blouse is buttoned sliclIer than
most anybody thereH'
Which she seen the same as | did, and
was said before she heard
What | thought when first seen him
and corroborateS my word!
James w. Foley.
AS YOu Like IT
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Smokeless Powder.

The advantages of smokeess pow
der, besides its virtue of high explo-
siveness, are twofold. 1t does not cre-
ate a smoke cloud that betrays the
location of the gun or gunners, and at
the same time the man behind the
gun is not confused for a second by
q pail Of smoke that obscures the
range of vision in the direction of the
enemy.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Power of the Buzzard.

The power Of the buzzard to sail
through the air for long periods with
little or no apparent movement of the
wings is due to its expanse Of the
wing surface. Birds with smaller wing
surface make up for this by rapidity
Of the motion of the wings.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Victims OF Epilepsy.

The names of Caesar, Mahomet, Ma
poleon and Byron spring to mind as
among the almost innumerable list Of
illustrious men who have suffered
from epilepsy. Shakespeare makes
Cassius tell his hearers that "Caesar
hath the falling sickness"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Brown Dyes for Leather.

A brown dye for feathers may be
made as follows: Boil half an ounce
of Spanish saffron and quarter Of an
ounce of annatta in water until the
dye is extracted, to which must De
added some alcohol to set the co or.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Has 235 Species of Ferns.

The island of Mauritius, less than
one-third the area of Delaware, has
235 native species of ferns; Java, Il
little larger than New York, has 46o,
while Brazil contains 3S7. All Eu-
rope furnishes but 67 species, the
Arctic zone, &c; North America, north
of Mexico, has about IT'S native spe-
cies.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08

My little daughter came In with
penny. l asked her where she found
it, and she said: II earned it. You
see, Carter called me bad girl and 1
was going to fight him, but he had
some pennies, so / told him if he
would give me penny wouldn't
fight him-and he did,"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Some Fish!

SIN my entire piscatorial expert
ence," said the truthful traveller, II
never came across a fish so accommo-
dating as the shovel fish Of South
America. 1t has n snout the shape of
a shovel and 1t will jump out on the
bank and dig bait for you to catch it
with"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Do Your Best.

If your ambition is just to do you
best, there is no reason why yor
should ever be disappointed. Remcm
Der, nothing is more certain to weak
en- the mind than the habit of mat
tention.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Said to Be Better Than Starch.

BY boiling seaweed with carbonate
of soda, and treating the filtered solu-
ton with sulphuric acid, substance
is produced that has more viscosity
than starch or even gum arabic, and
that can be profitably employed in
stiffening various textile fabrics.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Not as Progressive.

A scientific magazine says the motor
car has passed out of the experimental
stage. True, but what a pity it is that
as much cannot be said Of the drivers
of motorcars.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08

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--leNIuH .,'o5u sIueG M9J q leNIsm
Nools Gun W e5unId 10 lInseL-se1,-
LoNIud oieq AUST dup ppo ue IeuIsI
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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
He Sure Has,

"De man dat likes de sound of his
own voice." said Uncle Eben, Gin most
cases has mighty pore ear for mu-
sic."
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-08-08
Daily Optimistic Thought.

A good judge will decide according
to justice and right in preference to
strict law.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30
ANCHORAGE ROAD HELPS TRAVELLERS
 BY CUTTING TIME

ANCHORAGE.-From seven days 90 nine hours Is the reduction made m the time of travel between Anchor age and Talkeetna, a distance If 1lS miles, as a result of the opera tion of the coast division of the Government railroad project.
 Trains run on the railroad be- tween Anchorage and Montana. distance of 91 miles. Montana is on the Susitna river and Is miles farther up the river is Talkeetna Power boats are operated between Montana and Talkeetna.
 The traveller from Anchorage can go in a train to Montana in six hours and in a power boat from Montana to Talkeetna in three hours.
 Before the advent of the Govern ment railroad. seven days were re- garded as constituting fast time over the tortuous trail and by way of the river between Anchorage and Talkeetna.
 Talkeetna is the Headquarters this season for railroad construction workers
 Power boats are also operating from the end of steel, Montana, to Indian river, which flows into the Susitna river 5T miles north of Montana, or 39 miles north of Talkeetna. The boats also navigate up Indian river for considerable distance above its mouth. These boats take sup plies destined to the engineering party that is locating the route of the Government railroad through the Broad Pass country and to the United States geological survey party that is working in the Indian river coun- try. The supplies. after they are unloaded from the boats. are packed on horses to the camps of the locat- ing and surveying parties.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30
AIRMEN
 ON EQUAL TERMS
 NOW WITH HUN

LONDON-The activity of British airmen in connection with recent air raids on London indicates that they are learning rapidly the art Of fight ing the Gotha in the dark. Until a few months ago there was little air fighting at night. even in France. and raiding craft enjoyed a marked advantage because their object was solely to avoii attack while dropping their bombs.
 It is eveident tha, they are able no longer to avoid attack. For one thing, the British pilots have learned to see in the dark as result of numerous nigh. flights in search of enemy rlachines. Now they are able to spot Gtthas at distances which would have been considered impossible in the e..riy stages Of night raids.
 They have learned also new to take the pest positions for combat ting the enemy, and how to kecp those positions. The Gotha. being an extremely heavy machine, is adept at slipping away. By a sudden plunge in front of the attacking scout it can create a backwash" and leave the attacker struggling to right his machine.
 The British pilots now know how to cope with that trick and to keep within thirty or forty yards of the raider all the time.
 There are many perilous positions round the Gotha. whose two gunners can fire in almost any direction. Only highly skilled handling of the attacking machine enables the pilot to maintain place in which he can continue the fight until he hits the raider in a vital spot
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30
GERMANS TOLD LANDING
 OF AMERICANS IS JOKE

AMSTERDAM.-Every effo- being made in Germany 10 delude the people about the size and inn portanee of the American army. A joke" printed by the Munich Ju- gend. is part of the official propa- ganda. It is entitled Homeopathic Doses" and consists of the following bit of dialogue at a French port:
 General Pershing-.Well another fleet of American troop transports has just arrived
 ''LaBelle France-.Suberb, Shall l arrange for billets?'
 General Pershing-'Sure, Two rooms and three beds"
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30
sER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

has meant to the Allies is indicated by the following:
 From July l, 1917, to March 3l, 1918, We have exported to our allies. s0,00o.000 bushels of wheat and flour or 124 per cent of the amount available for export on July l, while year ago during the same period we exported to the Allies only 5l per cent of the amount available for export July 1.
 The exports of pork products for March 1918 were over 50 per cent larger than for any previous month in the past seven years and almost three times as great as the highest amount exported in any month in the four years before 1915.
 Exports of beef products for March 1918 were over 20 per cent larger than for any previous month in the past seven years and more than twice as great as the highest amount exported in any month in the four years before 1915.
 Exports of rye and rye flour from the beginning of the fiscal year July l, 1917 through March 1918. are 32 per cent larger than last year: of barley 55 per cent larger: of oats. and oatmeal 34 per cent larger.
 These figures are not just figures. telling the more-or-lessness of those vague things called exports. Trans lated into human terms they mean strentgh 10 win a war. life for little children. comfort for mothers. aid to patient toilers and desperate re- fugees; they mean the defeat of the conquest-mad, the victory of free men. and hope of the world.
 And yet one thing remains to adj in the record of what food admin stration in the United States has done for the American people. Or of our noted men has said tha.. Do nation can put forth its max.nlun. war effort until it has what he calls the sacrificial consciousness And the one way to attain that is to make voluntary daily sacrifice a part Of every life.
 Even if the Food Administration had done nothing else-even if il had not frightened the burden of mankind-it would have forever blessed the American people. For in asking daily thought and care regarding food, it called forth theil ! souls from the chambers of material prosperity where they were hidden out into the cleansing sunshine of unselfishness, and set them once again on the clean steep paths to. ward the high ideals Of our fore fathers.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30

Organization is being perfected at Juneau for the operation of a CO., operative trading store The direct ors are Messrs- Valentine. Polly. Le- fevre, Kennedy and Barnett.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30

The taxpayers and citizens of Eska creek have prepared a petition praying for the establishment of a school in the district and have for warded it to Distrcit Clerk Lang at Valdez
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30
OUR FOOD ADMINISTRATION

The idea of the Food Administra- ton from the start has been that no one class shall bear dispropor- tionate burden. For the food ad- ministrator to conceive such 8 course in such a crisis was possible. But to realize that conception. to meet the entirely disproportionate food need on the other side of the world. without preparation or time to pre- pare, and to do it without upset ting the whole machinery of com merce and buSineSS-that might we'll seem impossible. Yet 1t has been done. That it has been accomplished is largely due to the voluntary CO., operation of the American people.
 One could imagine an inhabitant of France or Belgium or England expressing the belief that the United States Food Administration had been organized for his protection against the world-shortage and speculation: and one could imagine an American citizen declaring the same thing. Yet. with 8 world-Shortage, the dis turbanees of war, it has actually come about that We have fed Europe and yet the consumers of this coun- try have fared better in food than they would have done if We had not undertaken to feed Europe. an nulling speculation in or5fr to do 1t. IL has this meeting of one situation" without creating another that has been the marvel of the whole program. .... ..
 Here. breifly stated. are few results Of food administration in the past year. as they affected us:
 At the time Hoover was appoint ed. that is on May 15. 1917. the price Of flour per barrel at Mime apolis was s16.75, while or May >. 1918, 1T was S9-S0. a decrease of Il per cent. On the former date the difference between whas the farmer got for his wheat and the wholesale price of flour was eauiva- lent to S5.6S a barrel. while on the latter date this difference amounted to only 64 cents.
 Producers, prices fer March 1918 when weighed with the relative value Of the product for the nutri- tion of the nation show marked increase over August, 1917; but for all this. consumers prices on the same basis, have decreased. though not to so great an extent.
 As for sugar. the wholesale price of the refined article at the end of April 1918. was 7.3 cents a pound. while a year go it was S.33 cents a pound. decrease of 12 per cent. At the same time the margin be- tween the price of raw and refined sugar had been reduced from PIP to Is cents per pound And this m spite of the fact that sugar. as well as wheat, offered unprecedent- ed opportunities for speculation. During the Civil War, sugar went up to 30 cents pound, with no real sugar shortage in the world. Re liners have declared that had net the Food Administration controlled the price and distribution of sugar. 1t would have gone as high as 35 cents a pound (for we faced an ab- solute shortage. which was not the case during the Civil War; A rise of one cent on pound of sugar costs the American public $50, ,000,- GOO in the course of a year, so what 8 two or three hundred per cent rise would have cost had better be left to the imagination.
 So much for us. What food ad- ministration in the United States
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30

Nothing is as usual. why eat as usual. 4 good citizen is known by the food he eats.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30
JAM FOR SOLDIERS

LONDON.-An order has been issued that the whole gooseberry crop in England and Wales shall be used for army jam.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30

Better feed the Allied soldiers now than the kaiser's later cn.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

OGllO0ll IIO nOIklII IOkI iLNtU FOR SALE-Three COWS, cabin and barn and two lots. Also milk route. Inquire Harry Wait or W. A. Coghill. POUNDING keys, near Waechter market. Owner can have same by identifying and paying for this ad. POSITIONS WANTED-There are three women cooks in Fairbanks looking for positions as camp cooks; also one man cook. All highly recommended. Address Nenana News office. WANTED TO BUY-About 40 tons of native hay. Will take delivery where cut. Apply to knute Roland, Nenana.
 FOR SALE-Beaver Board, in plain and oak finish. Doors and win dows, sash stock and mouldingS Inquire Simson's.
 PIANOS-For sale or rent. Inquire Simson's.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-30

PIANOS-For sale or rent. Inquire
 Simson's
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-24

mn best uuy iu Tho ,Ity. o.rurw. uat
finish basement. garage and d.I,cwHH .
2 lots, - block of Dlass,n, good torn
A.N.mIL mo
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-24
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
OR TRADE.

FOR SALE or TRADE-By owner. Tor
residence property. brick. apartment
house. close In. rents well. Phone Wa
nut 1893
FOR SALE or TRADE lS-ruum iotcl
IN nm oklahoma city Of 1900. parity
furnished: want land or grocery stock.
j. It, b., 7O7 Colcord Bldg
FOR SALE OR TRADE 500 acre. brew
strr county Texas, for automobile l2l
w 22rd Phone Maple 29G3
50 ACRES extra choice Washita bottor
nnd near ChickuHha. all level and Ia
cultivation; y mile from river, no over .
flow; cl,uf; viii sell cheap Tor cash or
trade for desirable Oklahoma city resl
dcncc property, Address $ T. KellS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-24
FARM AND ACRE TRACTS
Oklahoma.


50 ACRES . miles from town. fine view.
Groom house, orchard, springs. 20
acres nice, level, smooth land. 10 acres
timber, a. ideal home; $4,000. small
tracts and lnrge farms. bumper crops
this year; llst free. Arlo Michael.
ficmington, Mo,
$500 CASH buys wrll improved poultry
farm, five acres. barn, g]rnnery, chick
en- houses, deep we'll, plastsred house.
located ON new pavement, Maple 31O3
w &C Fl Fl Reno 'o''S ear 'q In" and alt at
w rood bottom lund. 100
orros In cultivation, balance In timber
Good N.room house Fine well and wind.
mill, excellent cave. small shed barn
This property is owned BIS a widow and
she has lost all Of her help. Must be-
sold WIN 20 FOR the sacrifice price ut
$1,000 Might accept small cottage In
the city as part payment. Good terms
ON bultncc.
SEQ l|larrcll, Farm Dent, Res NJ "S1i.
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Oklahoma Trust Company's
Fall Bargains

lORECiOSuHE-M Must sacrifice D. room
modern home iu fine condition ON Sand
%. I block wcst OF rlassru NHho 10
an offer today or Monday CnIl Mr. MOT
gan
OWNER GONE TO wNR-wn snor'-
flee broom bungalow. hardwood floors,
French doors. soIh front. in Central
pHtk Tor $500. $500 cash. balance Ike
rent Can Mr.. Clark.
SPECIAL BARGAIN Brand new 30
room hungHlou With hardwood floors. a'
modern features on W lin IT. y hloc
NJ car linS. 5000; $500 cash, So 90 per
month Call Nj Morgan
OWN THiS-tlue J-roOm modern okla
homR bungalow, fine fruit md garage oi
". 9Th for 81. 500; $500 cash. balance les
than rent Call Mr.. Clark
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION-Nice a..
room home. fine well ~ vuter. nice fruit,
on five lots. ! bio X Of car line, $3.50
$3.50 cash, balance t25 per month CAL
Mprc1n
WHY PAY RENT when you can buy
5-room home ON 1ith r.. just west o.
ClHsaeu with large barn. storm cave fui
N,S0o' $3.50 cash. good terms can Mr..
CLARK
SEE THIs-Nlcc 5-roon home Nh W.
18Th. I block OF car line for il,sJ0; small
payment down, balance like rent Call
Mr.. Morgan.
Oklahoma Trust Company,
fn6-N-tO Insurance RIdg Maple 70
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
OUT OF CITY


GOOD tailor shop. mo- competition will
sell nt o. bargain reason Tor selling Ia
900 account t' H".'H.r htfliH T.
Mullins. Rpy gNi. NIrrlns. Texas
LOOMING UNI ~. luN SALE pi once
In ulI town Nu lt' QUAY. Okla
LIBERTY TIurNTTN For sale. MARROW.
OKLA address o. W Adelott. NARROW.
uuNluN.t Tor sale, large urnrtire nnd
well equipped office. Address Doctor.
noy 1853, N|Ihu1uerpuc n NJ
l1N SALE OR TRApE-N small trle
phone exchange epruiug about $4,000
per unnlm. operating expenses very
Nrh', good people to deal with. price
e. nN'. ur win trade Tor farm. land or
home ln normal school town: this o1-
change ls located near confer or the
state md is a good proposition FOR tho
RIGHT party Address J.. c., care okla
hnwpu
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EG%S

" y Harvey Telephone PIX I
22nd Street Bargain
Groom. modern. garage. 2 lots. south
front. convenient 20 car and school For
price and terms see W n Aver. Walnut
.ila 2os Colcord Rldg.
rOR SALE
Five. room modern bungalow. garage.
llN n Francis: walking distance. I
block from car line: viii be sold AZ sac
flice; owner leaving city
BUY nom owner, broom nlodc'n house.
HOS North Shhrtel. O.. 500, terms. DO
not annoy tenant Manic 9gNi.I
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-24
OIL LAND, LEASES AND STOCK.

FOR INSTRUMENTATION oil, gas
sale. near large field In Kentucky
choicest holdings; will give party drilling
Interest for testing oil found nj depth OF
from $40 to 400 feet; wells making
from 10 to / 900 barrels por day Paul
Wrig' /, Office No 4i6, Bowling Grsen,
Ky,
900 SHARES Northwestern Petroleum
to trade for Assurance or Glenrusu
Address VIM Ward. 1872 W list
FOR SALE-Oll stock brokerage busi
ness making $500 per month clear Rent
S. 90. together with use OF telephone FIN
lures include roller top desk, rug, protcr-
togrnph. filing card case. etc Am leuN-
ing town, You list the stocks md m0kD
10 percent on eIcE sale. Price $500 laul
w ord Mnolc 3273
ROCK MAP COMPANY oil field mpps N
Texas n specially, maps " oklahoma
Kansas, Louisiana, old McNloo and all
counties Of Texas, postnnids reliable scrv-
Ice absolutely guaranteed Houston.
Texas
on leases me stocks bought and sold.
I'm the Burkhurnctt oil nfl Butk O.
G%Nchnngc. R%urkhurnctt. TcNnr
If YOU want offset leases, drllllng con.
trQcts, icuses tor promotion wildcat or
production See American on Exchange
Inc Majestic Bldg Maple ~
1000 NOTE, secured by J2a ncrcs land.
TO trade for automobile or Assurance
oil stock. William ward 1922 " lst
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Farm For Sale

MY mDANpY 5-ucrc tract, set to
wv 0YW fruit and h%crrioa. l-room
w 49, house. barn and chicken
house excellent soil All for tho sum
or 81, $50.
See H,rrell Farm Dept Rcs Maple 1876
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Michigan
Kansas

FOR SALE - A number of fine farms
ranging lu price from 5000 10 10000
l1r 4 100 miles south N kansas CITY In
l,nr''s } r. Rafferty,, HOPPER. Kan.
FOR sNLr-iGO acres. Joins town. all
tllDhl", y cultivation, balance pasture
nj meadow well improved Bradley.
Urffrln Kan
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EXTRA SPECIAL
Get on Farm

GeJ on fafm
1904 miles south Amber. on Ozark
trail, 20 acres high state of cultivation.
balance good pasture; shade and water;
farm land lays fine, 3-room house. 22r52
frame barn. COW sheds. small orchard.
one-thlrd acre blnckbcrries, peach. plum
and pear trees; 70 head grade Jersey
cows, ~ head Holstein COWS, team
horses; harness; an farm implements
necessary; 20 acres zane and fetetlta all
ready 20 cut, 1000 bushels feed already
.n shock An for $4,000: 1880 loan
Won't rood merchandise Tor equity
T. H. Gilliland Land Co.
5t Lee Biz
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Arknnsas

FOR SALE - NsIH acre Red River
plantation SNO ncrys cultivation: 2h
houses; s. 0Oo residence. s. 400 residence.
lnrgo barns, spring water: nike road. no
overflow; easy terms NJ. {. wade.
T~Uvorlona Nrk
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-24

WY 20 ~ 30 ACHES Joining CITY linn
wv MVN. hes and already cut into q
and ln-uCre tracts fine soil
and excellent improvements. consisting
of one 6.room modern house. two good
chicken houses good milk house good
we'll and windmill. good horse barn with
IFrfy itNn.U above and room for ~
N.Id NJ cattle ON one side. good ipply-
mont sh,1, garage. etc The house is
~urTuuul,l hy plenty NJ shade and shrub.
berry Nice family orchard. An ideal
home iu every way
.r Urrrrn. Form Dent Res Mtrlc es5-