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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09

New York: Middling, 31.7Oc; receipts,
III; stock, 153,347.
Minor ports Receipts, 1868; exports,
1862; stock, 1885.
Total today. Receipts. 2s,6s7; exports,
1862; stock, 1,447.664.
Total for week: Receipts, 1852; ex-
ports, 52,765.
Total for season: Receipts, 4,42o,S57;
exports, 2,660,692.
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Port Movement

New Orleans: Middling. 3063c; re-
ceipts, S397 exports 200 sales, 203s;
stock, 412,S63.
Galveston: Middling, gle; receipts,
1857; sales. 400; stock, 295.491.
Mobile: Middling, 30.50c; receipts.
709 stock 1880.
Savannah: MiddIing. so.75c; receipts.
1850; stock. 264.413.
Charleston Mdding, 3OAc; receipts,
SOL: stock, 1851.
4; stock, 42,042
Texas City: Receipts, 2sss, stock, 49,
Norforlk: Middling. soc; receipts.
s12: sales, 333; stock, S5.0S2.
Baltimore: Receipts, 500; stock, 27.-
ss2.
Boston: MiddIing, si.7oc; receipts.
100: stock. 20,366.
philadelphia. bidding. sl.s5c; stock,
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Birmingham Live Stock


Birmingham Live Stock
Union Stockyards.)
Fed Steers:
Good to Choice-S15991Sc
Medium to Good-71sQSi1c.
Common to Medium-61aG71ac.
Grass cattle according 10 weight, quail
ity and flesh:
Steers-71aQISiac
Fat Cows-797isc.
Medium Cows-61aq7c.
Cutters-6Q61sc
Canners-514G6c.
Heavy Bulls-7Q71ac.
Light Bulls-697c.
Oxen-5q71ac.
Fat Yearlings-7GSc.
Medium Yearlings-6Q7c.
Vealers-Sq9c.
Hogs:
Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 1855 and up--14
G15c.
Choice Corn Fed Hogs. 135 to 1878
G14c.
Choice Corn Fed Hogs, 80 to 1S5-12h
@131ac.
Light Pigs, 90 pounds down-12c.
Best Heavy Rough Hogs-13c.
Half Fat Rough Hoss-12c.
Soft and oil hogs from 1c to &c per
pound less above prices.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, February S.-Turpentine
firm, 44c: sales, 80; receipts, 14s; ship
ments, AZ; stock, 25eo9, Rosin firm; sales.
$50; receipts, 257; shipments. $50. stock,
9o,4s4 Quote: B, D. E. f, G, H. I. s6.25;
K, $50; NJ $7.10 n, $7.4o WIG, $3.50; WV.
s., 650T.70
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should mean that full time may again go
into effect among a big group OF mills
which consume well over 50 per cent OF
total quantity of cotton consumed each
year in the United States. Where millh
are able to get the fuel and the raw ma
terial in the south. and they are much
better situated in this respect than are
northern mills, we expect to see business
swell again to the proportions attained
before the fuel shortage became acute.
Expectations OF small mill takings and
of rains in Texas stimulated a good part
of selling of the day. Small mill TAX
ings weer inevitable under the conditions
prevailing and have been discounted.
The official forecast predicted dry
weather for Texas. Oar idea is that the
market is in shape to do better on any
favorable developments after the holt
days.-Shepard & Gluck.
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S.. r. Stewart & Co.

4o1-2 Woodward Bldg, Birminghn Ala.
Cotton, stocks. bonds. grain. provisions
and cotton seed oil. New Orleans cor
respondents Jno. f. Clark & Co. Direct
private wire, continuous quotations.
phone Main 567 w. i. PHELTS, Mgr.
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Metal Market

New York, February S.-MetaI ex-
change quotes lead dull; spot, SC. S7Q7. u,
Spelter. dull; East St Louis spot, 81 81
asked. At London, copper spot, clio; flu
lures, s110; electrolitic, a125; tin spot,
e3o5; futures, 9309 los: lead spot, e29
los; futures, a2S los; spelter spot, e54;
futures, 600
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w. E. Campbell


s,socbF grain, provisions and cotton
sesa 53sI Correspondent Shepard &
E5sfNk %ew Orleans; Il. w. Wagner &
ssn Dsew York and Chicago. Continu-
etse ootations; private wires to all
NxrnAnx es-
et5 and e17 woodward DIag.
Telephone Main 0141
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L.iyerpooI Cotton

Iiyerpool February 8.-Cotton, bput
AM. nrices lower. Good middling, 236ld;
,,,iddi;np % cad. low middling, 2256d;
good ordinary. 21.57d Sales 1000, inclnd-
Ing 400 American; receipts, $1,000 includ-
ing 1880 American. Futures closed
steady. New contracts: February, 23o9d !;
March. % esd: April, 22.64d; May, 22sld;
June. 22.06d; July 21.Sld. Old contracts,
fixed prices February, 2l.94d; February
March. 2i.S5d: March April, 2l.76d; April
Nay 21 esd. June-July, 2l.52d.
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New Orleans Futures


New Orleans, February S.-Spot cotton
steady, and unchanged. Sales on the
spot 1898; to arrive. 435. Low mlddiing,
20 3Sc middling. 3063c; good middung,
81. $50. Receipts. 1897; stock 412,s63.
New York, February S.-Spot cotton
quiet; middling. 31.70c.
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PRIORITY ORDER
SENDS GRAIN DOWN
Warmer Weather Has Bear
ish Effect on the Grain
Pit Crowd

Chicago, February S.-With new pri-
GRITTY order in force giving grain the
right-of-way over practically all other
freight except fuel, the corn market to-
day showed downward drift. The close
was &c net lower with March $.27ss and
May 1884. Oats declined &c to &c net
In provisions the outcome varied from
figures to 10c off.
Notwithstanding a general disposition
to await actual results of the priority
mandate, a noticeable easier feeling be-
came evident in the corn trade. The Or
der was taken to mean that all box car
equipment suitable for handling grain
would be restricted to such business and
would be utilized to the utmost limit in
the territory west of Chicago. At the
game time the embargoes preventing the
movement of corn east of here are to re-
main in force. Warmer weather couAAN3
also a bearish factor, especially al n@s
severe low temperatures were expes tAa
for a. least several days.
Oats were under much selling pres@tsKe
largely as q result of renewed talk OF
possible establishment of maximum
price level. The resignation Of the Aus
trian cabinet led also to considerable
unloading.
Provisions weakened because OF larger
receipts of hogs than had been looked
for
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Cation Seed Oil

New York, February SIN the absence
of business the cotton oil market today
was devoid of interest. No tenders were
mi out. With the exception of spot oil,
which was &c points net lower, final bids
were unchanged. Prime crude, lL50c.
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Pig Iron

covering movement before the holidays
on the basis of excessive discounts, more
hopeful views as to traffic and discon-
tinuance OF heatless Mondays in the
south
The general market situation at pres
ent is as follows
The unfavorable facts and news OF the
past four weeks, making for decline
In consumption and trade, caused de-
clines In the contract markets. but fu-
lures are now at such large discount
under spot prices that selling is less res
olute. The markets are waiting Tor spot
prices to come down. Savannah yester-
day reduced quotations 80 points, the
first change there in weeks. While the
contract markets are thus waiting for
adjustment by spots they have become
more and more professional. with techni-
cal conditions the principal basis for ac-
ton.
The map showed fair northwestern
quarter; cloudy rest OF belt and much
warmer generally. Indications are for
unsettled. rainy weather in the belt.
followed by clearing, colder in western
half toward Sunday. A large disturb
ance is over Kansas, passing eastward.
followed by cold wave and bad weather
conditions are again in view for the mid
del and north Atlantic territory.
The market after advancing to 8.S2c
for May, flattened out and sagged back
to opening prices.-John F. Clark & Co.
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter
New York. February S.--There was
better market today, based on the be-
lief that when the price fixing bill was
reported to the House 1t would not re-
fer to cotton. This brought about a
better demand from local traders. They
feel that a renewed demand from spin
ners may be expected as soon as the
weather moderates throughout the
country. They also expect that the
price of cotton will not be fixed; that
the factors which depressed coffee and
enabled the rooster of coffee to acquire
supply on declining market will not
thereafter apply to cotton. The weather
throughout Texas was cloudy. but no.
rain was reported or Indicated On the
whole the market was a very quiet one.
the only new question being what
would be the effect upon the banks of
the request of the government to buy
with a certain proportion of their as
sets the new certificates of indebted
ness. HUBBARD BROTHERS & CO.
Over w. E. Campbells Wire
New Orleans, February SIT was an
other session Of narrow price changes in
cotton today, trading being restricted
to a considerable extent by the three hol-
idays to follow the end of this week, &C
cording to announcements which have
been posted on both the New Orlean MS
and the New York exchanges.
Perhaps the chief feature of the session
was the announcement that the pro-
gramme OF heatless Mondays had been
abandoned by the fuel administrators 80
far as the south was concerned. This
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

.ft,sv Nferchants. Hanover Square. NJ.
! Numbers New York Cotton Ex-
!. rs, New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
~ York Produce Exchange. Associated
Fae1s solicited for the purchase and
.esr-o*.cr Aar- r~t*o- Seed Oil for
s1.t4rt n az sssk Sls ax $3.50 attention and
! IS xr5 Gx3f3 III xe7x gnments OF
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Coffee Market

New York, February S.-The market for
coffee futures showed continued nerv-
BUSINESS today, but orders were better di-
vided after the big break of the last
two days and fluctuations were irregu-
lar. The opening was 3 to 10 points
higher on covering, but bulges met con-
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Dry Goods Market

New York. February s.-Cotton goods
and warns here today were quieter but
still very firm with a higher trend.
Wool markets were quiet. Silks were
in moderate demand.
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Fruits and Produce

Cocoanuts--Sc each
Bananas-$1 .7SlJ2.25.
Bananas, Jumbo-s2 .5o@3.
Fresh Peanuts-f31ac lb.
Orauges-California. 81.
Limes-Imported 9odsl.
Colorado Celery lq1.25 doz.. s5.50a6.OO
crate
6.ranberries-s3 80 per crate.
Snap Beans$5 hamper.
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Cash Grain

Chicago. February S.-Corn. Nos. 2,
and yellow, nominal. Oats. No. white,
s60S7c: standard, s7qS7%c. Rye, No. 2, yezvs
barley. $1.65Q1.S5. Timothy, $5qs25:
clover. s21p3o. Pork nominal; lard. $685.:
ribs S23 52Q24.02.
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Chicago Futures


New York, February SHUTTER firm;
receipts, 1891 tubs; creamery, higher than
extras, 52M521ac; extra. 80 score, SIG:
firsts 490l5lc. Eggs steady; receipts.
e4l5 cases; fresh gathered extras, 6416ec;
extra firsts, 531sc; firsts. 59053c. Cheese
steady; receipts, 235 boxes; state, whole
milk flats. held specials, 26@261sc; state.
whole milk flats. average run, 25iz126c
Poultry: Alive firm: no prices settled.
Dressed firm and unchanged.
Chicago, February SHUTTER easier:
creamery, 44a49isc Eggs unsettled; re-
ceipts, 1065 cases; firsts, 49Ni50c: ordl-
nary firsts. 4s@4S1zc; at mark. cases in
cluded. 4sG49c; refrigerator firsts. 44s4c.
Potatoes: Receipts, IA cars; unchanged.
st. Louis. February S.--Poultry higher;
hens, 26c; springs. 26c; ducks, 29c. But
ter unchanged. Eggs SIC.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09

New Orleans, February S.-Roush and
clean rice continued steady today, with
quotations unchanged. Receipts Rough,
1929 sacks; millers, 1886. Sales: Clean
Japan. 400 pockets; blue rose. 6262 pock-
cts.
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Hides and TalIow

Hides ana lhllOW
Green Salt Hides-12@l3c.
Half Cured-11@12c.
Green Hides-10q11c.
Dry Flint Hides-30@32c.
Dry Salt Hides-27Ql29c.
Damaged-Half price.
Sheep Skins-25cGSl. rs.
Horse Hides-$1Q4.
Ginseng-s7@S.
Colt Skins-25950c.
Sherlings-25@75c.
Goat Skins-40Q50c.
Hog Slsins-10Q25c.
Beeswax-S OQ32c.
Tallow-12GDl4c.s
Washed Wool-70QS0c.
Clear Unwashed Wool-50455c.
BURY Wool-35q4oc.
Cotton
Good middlng ................. 81
Strict middling ................ 30s4
Middling ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 5op2
Strict low middling .......... 30
Pig Iron
(Under Government Basis)
Coke iron No. 1 ............. $500
Charcoal iron .................. $fo.W
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Weekly Liverpool Figures

Liverpool, February 8.--Weekly cotton
statistics: Total forwarded to mills. TO-
600; American, 5000; stock. 4s2, 900; Amer
lean. 10000: imports, l7i.000: American,
100000: exports, none.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09

Florida Oranges-$S box.
Lemons-$7.
Garlic-l21ac Id.
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Nice Streak of Weather Makes Things
Brighten Up in Wholesale District
BY JOHN G. MOSES

The wholesalers seem to pick up in
business since the break of nice weather.
Shipments of small sizes continue TO
come in of vegetables, but not enough
to go round
Fish are rather scarce, especially snap
per. Feedstuff continues steady and UNI
changed in price.
The food board made another cut in
fresh eggs yesterday, and added peaches
to the evaporated list.
Quotations were as follows:
Poultry
Hens-2702Sc.
Fryers-30Q32c.
Guineas-45c.
Roosters-1Tc.
Turkeys-Live, 3oQ3sc
Ducks-20Q22c.
Fish
Perch-10c.
Salt Water Trout--l5c.-
Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, II
Q1Sc.
Gray Snapper--Headless and drawn,
l1Ec.
Mullet-9It1c.
Spanish Mackerel-209
Oysters Eastern extra select, $2.35 gal
Oysters-Plants, $3.50 gal.
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rates: Short bills, 41-S2 per cent Three
months bills, 41-16 per cent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02

when the ravenous baby tore away d
huge piece he choked and his body
drew up in spasm. Mother aid
proved useless and when Mrs. Apokia
rushed to the Third and Delaney
street police station and rushed back
with DR.. Randolph Fairies, the police
surgeon, little Thomas Apokia waf
forever out of the clutch of poverty
and want. He was dead.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02

yesterday, two-year-old Thomas
Apokia was starving to death in a
dismal small room at 4 Fairbanks
street, an alley in the rear of 245
South American Place. Two brothers,
one little older, had heard the wall
ing of the baby all day, but their
own tiny bellies were so pinched
with hunger that they could do no
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02

more than reassure him that mother
will soon be home"
Mother" widow. was at work
hard drudging toll that would not
even support one. When she return
ed home at night her first thought
was for the little one. Dry bread,
the only food in the house is hardly
the thing for a two-year-old, and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02

ist Mrs. Charles A. Gingrich. inter-
mediate department superintendent;
Mrs. j. ]. Nungesser, superintend-
ent of primary department; Miss
Lydia Kutz, superintendent of home
department.; Martin Miller, librar-
ian.
L. e. Musser, reelected superin-
tendent, has the unique distinction
of having been elected to head the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02

Poplins, serges, cheviots and
whipcords; assorted colors and
sizes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02
f. E. Musser Heads Sunday
School For Seth Year

The annuaI congregational meet
ing of the Harris Street United
Evangelical Church was held Nom
day night in the church. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Trustees of the church. III. o. Sc
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02

Sunday school for thirty-six success
sive years.
The Mems Bible class of the Sun
day school will meet Friday evening
at o'clock to elect officers and to
Ali members are requested to be
present.
| ITse McNe ellis Pain Exterminatnr-Ad
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02

All of our finest shoes
included in this lot. Only
149 pairs in all. Coco tan
calf. English boots, wing
tip, African brown and
gray kid. Black surpass
kid. Leather Louis and
military heels. High cut
models all sizes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02


Sale Price -.
All of our finest and best silk
and serge dresses in this lot;
mostly one and two of a kind,
assorted colors; sizes up to so.
But not all sizes of each style
and color.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02
Starving Baby Chokes
to Death on Crust

Philadelphia, Jan. 2. While
thousands set about glittering BAN
quet boards and shouted happy
wishes for a prosperous New Year
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02
Group No. 4
Wonen's Waists

Made of China and crepe de
chine silks. in white and as
sorted coiors. Plain and lace
trimmed. Sizes SO to A. Only
165 waists on sale.
Clean Sweep Sale Price
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-19
WORDS AND DEEDS


may use language till ! make De-
m0sthenes look like q fake. ! may rear
up some nine feet high, and tell how ]
would bleed and die. II ! we're not 50
old and gray and crippled up and full
Of hay. ! may d~enounce the foreign
foe and tell how gladly ! would 90 to
WELD q shotgun In the scrap and shoe
the kaiser on the map; but Il ] think
more Of my wad than OF my country
and my God, the things I say won't cut
much grass; my words r merely
sounding brass. Our Uncle Sam II
needing men; he's needing rhino BY
the ton he can't conduct q high-class
scrap without q lot Of dough on tar.
TO raise the dust he asks Ill lads to
lend him all their surplus scads. to buy
his bonds-security the safest ever
man viii zee. And II ! do not gambol
up, ~ gay and frisky as q pup, and
buy the bonds till ] 60 broke, my loyal
spiels are merely smoke. Oh, boys,
most any %4a-horn skate can work his
jawbonss and crate; most any hlck
can chew the rag and say nice things
about the nag; but when we come
right down to tncks. the patriot who's
smooth - wax 10 he who comes, an
ardent soul, for Liberty bonds to blow
his roll.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-19
WHERE FARMING
IS PROFITABLE
The Future Of Great Possibilities.

Some idea of the great wealth that
the Western Canada farmer had In
view q few years ago is now being real
lied. The amount received from the
sale Of wheat, oats, barley. fax and
rye IN 1917 was $270.OOO,OOO, while the
sales Of live stock at Winnipeg alone
netted $40.OOO,OOO additional. OF this
sum hogs alone gave over eleven mil
lion dollars. The increases at Calgary
and Edmonton were over On million
dollars.
This money. so easily earned. is be-
ing spent In improvements In farm
property. purchasing additional land,
buying tractors. automobiles, and Inn
proving home conditions, providing
electric light, steam heat, new furni-
ture, pianos. buying Victory bonds
paying up old debts, etc.
/. Over Ave hundred tractors were sold
In Southern Alberta In 1917. One
implement agent reports that the in
crease in his business in 1917, over
that of 1915, was equal to the total
business in 1915. 1t Is the same story
VA VSCA NIC COultNkys Anu A. -
this evidence alone which proves the
advancement and growth Of the three
prairie provinces. but the large In
crease In the number Of settlers: the
Improvement In the extent Of the cul-
tiyatcd areas and agricultural produc-
ton the increase in value Of which
owe 1916 was ST, .OOO.
This wonderful progress that has
been made in agriculture in Western
Canada is but the beginning which
marks the future of the greatest agri-
cultural country on the continent.
showing a future of great possibilities.
There are millions of acres yet IN
titled, and of land IS good as any Of
that which Is now giving its owners n
return Of from twenty to thirty dollars
an acre, figures that in many cases
represent the cost of the land, with all
cultivation costs included. It Is true
that the cost of production has in
creased during the past few years, but
the price of the product has also in
creased to a figure which leaves q
large balance to the credit Of the pro-
Queer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-19
BUY LIBERTY BONDS
Uncle Sans Bank Is the Safest
in Entire World.
You Could Not Place Your Money -
Better Advantage, At Same Time
helping the Qrsatest Cause
81 Humanity.
10y eooTH ~TARkIMoToN.y


When we intrust our savings to q
bank. we like to know that It's a sound
bank. WI feel safe then to leave nj
money In charge Of that bank and its
officers. They will use It In various
ways which seem good to them, but we
will get 1t all back, II the bank 10
sound. Yet no bank In the United
States of America can be as sound AZ
the United States itself. Therefore,
when the United States government
turns banker, the safest place for our
money to be put Is in the hands Of
this government. Anybody a sec
that, without bothering to look twice.
Uncle Sam himaelf will take care Of
our money, and we'll get 1t back. We
know that. His word is so good that
we a get the money back whenever
we need 1t, because his bonds will sell,
any time, for just about what w pay
for them. A few years hence, Of
course, they will sell for more than We
pay for them.
During the time that we leave our
money with Uacle Sam-what we call
the Liberty Loan-he pays us interest.
Well, I've had a higher per cent than
he pays--not for a loan, because ]
had to pay taxes that reduced the per
cent to 3A-but on investments. Once
l made an investment that paid 10
per cent, but it only paid 1t once, and
then the fellow who talked me into
it left town without telling anybody
good-by. I've found, since then, TINT
I can't get much better than Uncle
Sans rate in the long run When !
think / can, usually the factory has to
have new boilers, after my first divi-
dend comes in, or the Gre isn't quite
the quality we had reason to expect"
and / begin the long sQuirm to get
out with something reasonably near
what / put In. No; nowadays I think
the government rate is about al I'm
going to get from any investment
which / place with regard to the In.
vestment's margin Of safety. There.
fore l get all l q Of Uncle Sans
Liberty bonds because they are to-
day, Of all the possible investments
IN the whole world. absolutely the
safest. Nobody except Uncle Sam will
or can give us his rate and the same
absolute certainty that We'll get our
interest paid promptly and the princi-
pal when 1t Is due.
That's the selfish side OF It: we can't
do better with the money for u self.
ish selves. The other side of It Is that
Uncle Sam uses the money for u own
boys In France and our boys on the
seas-our boys whose hard and ter
rible daily work is done SO gayly; and
death always with housekeeping
from the air above them, ready to
strike up at them from the ground, or
from the water beneath them. They
bear this for u.s., that our ideal Of free.
dom may not be lost forever and that
we shall not become the Prussian's
servant. A good interest rate and
safety for the money, and safety for
our ideals, and for u liberty-that's
what we get when we invest In the
Liberty loan!