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Middletown transcript., 1918-02-09

cessitates the employment Of some
other method Of selection. In the
breeding of high producing animals
through several generations it has
been observed that there are certain
characteristics of the conformation
which are correlated with large pro-
duction. These characteristics are
namely: ny Extreme angular form.
carrying no surplus flesh, but in good
physical condition. (2) Prominent de-
velopment Of the udder and veins. (3)
The symmetrical development Of the
barrel with large capacity. After one
becomes familiar with these external
characteristics 1t IS possible to select
cows producing 800 pounds Of fat per
year from those producing $50 pounds.
The difficulty comes in picking the AMI
NAL that will produce 500 pounds Of
fat per year compared to the one pro-
ducing 400 pounds.
The selection Of animals by this
method is rather uncertain. Until rec
ords are kept of more animals or some
other means devised for selection. the
selection by type should be used and
it is up to everyone interested in
dairy cattle to become familiar with 1t.
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FOR CONTROL OF BILLB0ARDs
Municipalities Of the Country Are Be-
coming Alive to the Necessity Of
Rigid Regulation.

In most Of Europe, and in the larg-
est South American cities, billboards
are severely kept within proper bounds,
and one is less struck by them than by
the posters which give real scope for
the artists. In this country, Chicago
Il perhaps in the vanguard with an ex-
cellent ordinance. upheld last year by
the Supreme court Of the United
States, making it illegal to erect bill
board in residential blocks without OBJ
tanning the consent in writing of ma
jority Of property owners on BOTH
sides Of the street, taking out a city
permit, and paying fees Of s. for each
Is lineal feet. In Washington, D. c..
and Los Angeles, the consent Of the
residents is similarly required. Otta-
wa, Canada, has q very rigid ordinance
for the control Of billboards. Slowly
the movement for proper regulation
will make progress, and in the end the
nuisance will be reckoned among the
curious transiencies Of American social
history.-New York Evening Post.
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Results Of City Gardens.

The Pittsburgh Vacant Lot Garden
association, which has distributed $500
in prizes among 81 backyard garden
ers, reports that it produced 100000
worth of vegetables this year and ex-
poets to do even better next season. In
addition to the vegetables raised under
the direction Of the association, consid-
Grafton must be given to the value Of
those raised independently. While
there is nothing at hand by which an
estimate Of the products Of the tnde-
pendent gardeners can be made, the
many fine gardens seen in practically
every part Of the city declare that the
sum would be large. Then the value
Of the flowers raised in the vacant lot
gardens as well as In others-a value
that cannot be measured by dollars and
cents-must be remembered. And best
Of all is the impetus given to thrift, re-
soprcefulness and cultivation Of beau
ty-Pittsbmgh Post.
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OLD PRESCRIPTION
FOR WEAK KIDNEYS

Have you ever stopped to reason why
it is that SO many products that are ex'
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain-the article did not fulfil
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value: almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need of it.
A prominent druggist says, "Take for
example Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, q
preparation I have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy that know of
has so large SALE"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DR..
Kilmers' Swamp-Root is due to the fact
that, so many people claim, it ful6ls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments, corrects ur-
mary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive q sample bottle of
Swamp-Root by Parcel Post. Address
Dr.. Kilmer / Co., Binghamton, n. Y, and
enclose ten cents; also mention this paper.
Large and medium size bottles for sale
ct Ill drug stores.-Adv.
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lEGUME HAYS ARE VALUABLE
Utilization Of Alfalfa or Glover Partly
Solves Dairyman's Prob
lem Of Feed.
(By q. e. WEAVER, University Farm.
st. Paul, Minn.)

(By q. z. WEAVER, University Farm.
st. Paul, Minn.)
One hundred and seventy-five pounds
of good alfalfa or clover hay is worth
as much as 100 pounds Of the ordinary
grain feeds. With the present prices
for feeds ranging from $25 a ton for
bran to $85 per ton for corn. the aver
age cost for 100 pounds Of grain Is
about $2.75. The cost Of its food
equivalent in the form Of ITS pounds
Of legume hay is $2.15. This much hay
will produce 200 pounds of milk and
effect a saving In feed cost Of 60 cents,
which is at the rate Of 80 cents for
each hundred pounds.
The utilization of such hay partly
solves the dairyman's problem in these
days Of high feed cost and milk In
vestigations.
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A FIGHT FOR LIFE

Il has been fight or die for many Of ~
In the past and the lucky people are
those who have suffered. but who are now
well because they needed natures warn
Ing signal in time to correct their trou-
BILE with that wonderful new discovery
Of DR.. Pierce's called "An-u-ric." You
should. promptly heed these warnings.
some Of which are dizzy spells. backache.
irregularity of the urine or the painful
twinges Of rheumatism. sciatica Or lum-
dangerous forms Of kidney disease, such
as stone in the bladder.
To overcome these distressing condi-
tons take plenty Of exercise in the open
air, avoid a heavy meat diet. drink freely
Of water and at each meal take Dr..
Pierce's Anuric Tablets double strength).
You will, in a sort time. find that you
are one of the firm indorsers Of Anuric,
as are thousands Of neighbors.
Step into the drug store and ask for
a 60c package Of Anuric, or send DR.. v.
M. Pierce. Buffalo. N. T.. 10c for trial
pkg. Anuric. many times more potent
than lithia. eliminates uric acid az hot
water melts sugar. -,
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Germans Eat Sea Weeds.


Germany is. despite its contrary
claims, getting desperate for food. A
recent issue Of the International Re-
view Of Science and Practice Of Agrf-
culture announces that the Prussians
are eating seaweed as one Of the food
substitutes. They boil the ill-smelling
water growth and disguise 1t in cakes,
hoping to derive the unquestioned nour-
jshment which It possesses without be-
ing too conscious Of it. Rhubarb leaves
are also used now. Wheat and oats
straw is ground, sugar beet seeds are
made into meal. Nuts from the forest
are collected and made into flour.
Grape seeds are saved and ground
also. Countless weeds from the fields
are cut, dried and boiled in soup.
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|fK)flf TOWN.
|.flfLpS !
DRAW UP PLANS CAREFULLY
Prospective Home Builder Can Not
Afford to Take Chances When
Estimates Are Made,

To the inexperienced home-builder
the legal side Of the building problem
is rather complicated. The owner does
not always understand the legal
phraseology of the documents he is
asked to sign, which gives rise to the
idea that the architects estimates can
not be depended upon.
Estimates Of any sort are dangerous
and misleading to both parties con-
cerned unless both clearly understand
and define the quality, amount and
conditions Of the work to be under
taken. All proposals, contracts. bonds
and other legal papers ordinarily used
in a building contract are quite SIM
pie, and the owner can familiarize
himself with their uses with but very
little study.
There are three kinds Of estimates
generally used-preliminary, actual
and subsequent. The first named is
usually made by the architect before
the specifications are sufficiently COM
plete to form a contract. The second
Is the estimate made by the contractor
from plans and specifications guar
anteeing his willingness to complete
the work within the price named,
while the subsequent estimate is made
by the contractor and checked by the
architect for additions to and deduc-
tons from the terms of the contract
as set forth In the contract documents.
Carefully drawn specifications are
the best insurance prospective build
or can have If It is necessary that the
price named is the amount he can af-
ford to pay for the work. These plans
should include the exact material to
be used. Where incomplete plans are
used, the details are left to the discre-
ton Of the contractor, who may or
may not do his best to keep the price
below the amount specified.
So, although it may seem less ex-
pensive at the start to have the archi-
tect draw up incomplete plans, it
should be borne In mind that the ulti-
mate result might be bill of extras
that would triple the amount saved,
besides putting a premium on the con-
tractors substitution Of poorer mate
cial. A thorough understanding of the
legal documents and a clear knowl-
edge Of the specifications will 60 a
long way. toward making your home
building q pleasure and success.
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DAIRY
SELECT DAIRY COW BY TYPE
Milk Production and Reproduction
Are Essential Functions-Rec-
ords Are Lacking.

The essential functions Of the dairy
COW are milk production and repro
duction. According to L. w. Wing. Jr-
Of the Missouri College of Agriculture
the most accurate methods of deter
mining these are:
~ Milk production by means OF
the milk scales and the Babcock test;
(2) Reproduction by breeding records
There is only a small proportion OF
the cows used for dairy purposes on
which such records are kept. This ne.
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A Convert.

Are you at work on any spring po-
etry?"
Didn't know you like spring po-
etry?"
Il have taken a great fancy to 1t
lately. It's the only thing ! know OF
that refers with confidence to the pos
sibility of such thing as warm wealth
-
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''Cold Ii the Head''

sons Who are subject to frequent "colde
n thu head'' Will fnd that the use Of
HALLS cATGARRH c MED!ci tSn a, %aa
md render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks Of Acute Catarrh may
HAiL'S CATAKRH MEDICINE is tag:
On internally and acts through tnS o,oo"
An Dru9xists 76c. Testimonials free;
$1,000 Tor any case Of catafrn tn1t
HAIIS9 CATARRH MEDICINE wan uos
= Cheney 4 Co., Toledo. Ohio.
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PRIVILEGE Restricted.

Bobby was playing he was driving
a laundry wagon. He would come to
the door and his mamma would give
him the package Of laundry and soon
he would deliver it again to her. The
mother, as she received the bundle,
said in a burst of affection, "Could
you give me a kiss, Bobbie?" Bobbie
drew himself up with pride and dis
dain, mo; laundryman don't kiss my
mamma"
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B0scHEE's GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, s0othe the in
flammation of q sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes.
insuring good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
in the morning. Made and sold in
America for f1fty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature in
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil
lied countries.-Adv.
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The Relative Cost.

A physician was called in one Of the
suburban towns to a boy who was suf-
fering from tonsilitis. The boys moth
er was relating the affair to a neigh
Dor of more mature years, commencing
the doctor for his treatment. The re-
Spouse of the elderly woman was:
"Well, in old times when boy had a
sore throat we used to take strip of
salt pork and sprinkle it plentifully
with pepper and bind it around the
boys throat, but at the present price
Of salt pork it may be cheaper to have
q DOCTOR"
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work Is pleasure. tell al my TRENDS
who have any trouble Of this kind what
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
Dound has done for me. "-NEILIE B.
BRlrTMcHAx, 600 Calverton Rd.. Balti-
more, Md.
It is only natural for any woman to
dread the thought Of an operation. So
manv women have been restored to
healch by this famous remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that it
will pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying it be-
fore submitting to such q trying ordeal
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Anur1c until saw It was help
ing me. After using one box I was
completely cured, that's saying a great
deal for 1t, as l am over 60 years Of
ago."-MARION J. LESTER,
You will escape many ills and clear
up the coated tongue, the sallow com.
plexion, the dull headache, the lazy
liver, If you will take a laxative made
up Of the May apple, leaves of aloes.
root of jalap, and sold by druggists a.
DR.. Pierce's pleasant Pellets."-Adv.
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No Wonder He Shouted.

"Archimedes," read the young pupil
aloud, "leaped from his bath, shouting
Eureka! Eureka!"
Zone moment, James," interpOsed
the teacher. "What is the meaning Of
'Eureka'?"
"'Eureka' means I have found it."
Every we'll. What had Achimedes
f0undY
James pondered a moment, then ven
tured hopefully: 1.-The s0ap."-C0un-
try Gentleman.
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Whale Meat Cheaper Than Beef.

Whale Meat Cheaper Than Beef.
Whale meat has been selling in the
California market at 221z cents q
pound. This seems to be too high q
price for popularity. observes a Cali
fornia exchange, although it is cheaper
than beef, when the absence of waste
is considered. The hotels and restau-
rants in San Francisco now have whale
meat daily on their menus.
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Would Not Repeat Il.

Would Not Repeat Il.
$50 you stuck out your tongue az
your teacher, did you?" said the father.
Eyes. I did, father"
"What did she say?"
II can't tell you, father"
'Why nOt?"
Because she told me never to r.
peat it."
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v0u9ne00 ana 0eo0c
aches and every
month would haveto
stay in bed most Of
the time. Treat
ments would relieve
me for q time but
my doctor was al
ways urging me to
have an operation.
MY sister asked mo
totryL Lydia E. Pink
b q ms Vegetable
Compound b efore
consenting to an
operation. I took
five bottles of it and
It has completely
cured me and my
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Roehamhite.

A new and terrible explosive to
which has been given the name TO
chambite, is being used by the French
army. The explosive Is powder
which upon ignition changes into a
molten metal and a very large volume
of gas in an infinitely small space Of
time,
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Consult the Experienced.

inexperienced gardeners will do
we'll to consult with successful gar
denerR IN the neighborhood. Learn
what varieties of plants do best with
them. Some varieties of vegetables do
better in certain localities than others,
ed If possible before purchasing seeds.
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Watch Your Skin Improve.

Watch Your Skin Improve.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
of Ointment In five minutes with Gu
ucura Soap and hot water. For free
sample address "Cuticura. Dept. K,
Boston," At druggists and by mail.
SOAP Is, Ointment Is and 5O-Adv.
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Iron Deposits on Town Land.

Two metallurgical experts who were
engaged by the town council Of Pre-
toria, in the Transvaal, to investigate
the quality Of iron deposits on the
town lands have reported that they are
abundant and Of good quality, accord
ing to press statements forwarded from
johannesburg by Consul John P.
Bray.
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Maps In Many Colors.

Maps IN Many Colors.
The United States geological survey,
department of the interior, printed last
year over 100000 copies of geologic,
topographic and other maps and folios,
many of them in several col0rs. Some
of the geologic maps required as many
as 25 printings. The total number of
impressions required was Il, OOO,OOO
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STRONG FENCING FOR STOCK
Where This Improvement Has Been
Overlooked There Is Sure to Be
Trouble in Herds.

Remember that it takes good
strong fence to hold the cows and
calves apart during the long winter
months, and where this improvement
Is lacking there is sure to be trouble
for you.
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Restaurant Persinaue

Restaurant Perstfla0e.
Bill-Gee! See these sinews in this
chickens legs!
Gill-Tough, aren't they?
HE was a game rooster, I'll bet"
Then these are the sinews Of war"
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HElFERS OF GOOD BREEDING
No Stock More Profitable ~ They Con.
sumo Less Compared With
Growth They Make.

No stock pays better to grow at
this time than young heifers Of good
breeding. They consume less feed COM
pared with valuable growth than al
most any other animal and there sure
will be q good market awaiting them
when they begin to be cows. They
should be kept thrifty and doing their
best, though-and very little grain
will do this.
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Some Mixup.

At q munitions canteen workman
had called for a cup of coffee. Half a
minute after receiving it he was back
at the counter.
'There's something funny about this
coffee, MISS" he said; 1T tastes just
like cocoa"
The waitress slipped it and apollo
gized.
'I'm so sorry" she said; 1--WE given
you tea"
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Bio Phone Service.

More than 10000 cities and towns In
the United States use 9,151.211 tele-
phones. It Is estimated that an average
Of 5000, OOO, 900 messages are sent over
these lines annually.-People's Home
Journal:
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WHY NOT UTILIZE YOUR
SPARE TIME

And Sen Our FWsili1oss 4 Yow Locality
A largo, pleasant and profitable business can
b worked up with small effort on your part.
We will assist you II you wish in the sale OF
our brands not only by undertaking an adver.
our representatives 70 help you.
Write rs immediately II interested, before
your territory Il taken.
The HUBBARD FERTILIZER COMPANY
eo2-3.l-s.s Keyss Bsillias Baltinsss. Hayis1
BRANCH: sEARsPoRT. NE.
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Indefinite

Indefinite.
do you believe in the power OF
mind over matterw
"What matter?"
"Oh, never mind what matter!
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Sufficient Nutriment.

The average COW producing 10
hounds Of milk day will get sufficient
nutriment from the alfalfa hay and
silage.
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s Looks Better, Anyway.
When out in public it is better to
hold your head up, whether there is
anything in 1t or not.
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TWO Combinations ARE POOR
Good Cow in Hands Of UntntelliQent
Dairyman Is Most Undesirable
Dairy Proposition.

A good COW in the hands Of a poor
dairyman is a poorer proposition than
a Door COW in the hands Of good
dairyman. Both IRE very poor COM
,binations, however; good dairyman
will not keep a poor COW more than
one season.
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To Dyspeptics: Others have found
steady course of Garfield Tea pleasant
means of regaining health. Why not you!
Adv.
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Just a Few Slips.

A little boy carrying some eggs home
from the shop dropped them.
did you break any?" asked his
mother when he told her Of it.
mo-" said the little fellow, 'but the
shells came off some of 'em!"
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unthouoht OF.

"Was Van G0tr0x's death unexpect-
ed7"
"Oh, quite! Dolly had refused him
only the day before"
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Better one enemy that you are sure
Of than a dozen doubtful friends.
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WHAT NEICHBORS SAY

i want to say II
reference to Anu
rio that I think h
is wonderful. Ny
back was SO bad!
when I stopped
q few minutes I
could scarcely
straighten up. ]
don't think Il
was more than
two days after i
b e gan taking
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important to Mother0
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
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The occasional use Of Roman Eye Ba!eam
It night will prevent and relieve tired
eyes, Watery eyes. and eye strain. Adv.
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For Constipation, Biliousness, Liver and
Kidney troubles. take Garfield Tea. Adv.

Wisdom is a good investment regard
less of the price you have to pay for 1t.
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They used to tell us fruit cake was
fatal-but look at the millions who
survived.
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Naturalness First.

Do not use brick or any manufac.
tured stuff or rubbish with which tc
build a rock garden. It must be nat.
ural.
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Old Question,

This year we refrain from asking the
annual question: "Can you step inside
your coal bin yet?"
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Don't waste time trimming brush
to paint the mistakes of yesterday.
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Qualities Cow rs Desirable.
It is the yearly test that qualities
cow as q desirable animal or not.
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There is something within men that
responds to the truth.

II you do not want your feelings
hurt cultivate due consideration for
the feelings of others.
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Piles Cured In s to II Dsye
Orueeists refund money II PAZO OINTM1NT ans
70 cure Itching, Blind Bleeding or Protrudng E1leo'
Cirst application gives relief. eOc.
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DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead I took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md.-"Nearly four years
suffered from organic troubles, ner.
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inefficient.

Woman-"Cannot you find something
to dot" Tramp-"Lady, I'm as incon1-
petent as q crowned head, honest"
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Er.o,,ent Cream Deliveries,

Frequent Cream Deliveries.
Make as frequent deliveries OF your
cream as possible. Suit the size Of
the can to the size Of your herd. Ship
nj least twice O week in winter.
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Personal Touch.

Personal Touch.
MaiSie-Wasn't Ethel amused when
she saw your mrstache?
Reggie-M'yes 1t rather tickles her
sometimes London Opinion.
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Usual Sequence.
Are you lending money!"
Eyes, and borrowing trouble."-Bal-
timOre American.
Chronic Constipation is as dangerous -
disagreeable. Garfield Tea cures It. Adv.
sanger and reason cannot live to.
gether."
A real friend is one who knows al
about us. and likes us just the same
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W. N. u. BALTIMORE, NO. s-1s1s,
l[i3|N7js PAIN

0ILBERT BROS. = Co. Baltimouos I'd,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-30
N0RTHLAND MAY LEAD NATION IN
 STAMP PURCHASE
Now Ranks Second Per Caipta in the Purchase
 of Thrift and War
 Savings Stamps.

Alaska is making a record in the purchase of War Savings Stamps, and may lead all the political divisions of the Nation when the returns are all in," said Gov. Thomas Riggs. Jr When l was in Seattle" continued Mir. Riggs. Daniel Kelleher, who has charge at that place of the War Savings Stamp purchasing campaign told me that Alaska ranks second in the per capita purchases. being exceeded only by the record of Ne braska. He said, further, that the returns from Nebraska are a great deal nearer complete than those from Alaska, and when the reports from remote Alaskan communities come in that Territory might take first place"
 Gov. Riggs is proud of the record that Alaska is making in support of the war, both as to the money being subscribed for Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps and in the mum Der of men she is furnishing for the war