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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
Vast Total Of Exports Past Fiscal YearReconstrucon Gives
Uncertain Aspects to Future Trade Acknowledgement
Marine Advances Nations Commercial interests
Production Costs Increase in Europe.

Observation-Disclosures. cotton, wheat
and wheat flour made up 40 per cent
Of the total export trade in agricui-
tursl products during the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1919. The total value
of agricultural exports was $685.
033 924. This amount of agricultural
exports exceeded by more than $780,
100000 the total imports of all prod
ucts TO the United States. These fig
ures represent large increase over
figures for pre-war years. the to.al ex-
ports of all products for the United
States In 1914 being So. 329, 6S4.9 25.
Increase Due to War.
''This increase in foreign commerce
was caused by the war and was made
possible by four major war measures"
says the bureau OF markets of the
United States department. of agricul-
ture. These four war measures were ::
The taking of international commerce
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

IN diameter together. running Il casing
in them near the edge and threading
narrow ribbon through it. Place a
cake of compact powder the size of a
silver half dollar and a little powder
puff in the bag also to make il complete.
Little ribbon or silk roses. flowers
and fruit are used on so many of the
learn how TO make them among the
first things. They are used in finish
ing touches in all sorts of boxes and
toilet belongings-glove. handkerchief
and powder boxes. talcum powder and
toilet water bottles. pin cushions,
comb case and all the requisites of
the toilet table. These are covered
with silk bound with gold braid or
lace often having little frills of lin
gerie lace and the little flowers finally
added
Candle shades and candle shields,
small screens for telephones and other
things. innumerable pin cushions and
pin trays. bon-bon boxes and picture
frames, all are covered with silk and
decked out with laces and braids.
Then there are the needle and scissor
cases and all the company of work
bags that prove a joy forever TO their
owners. together with jewel and pow
der bags crocheted of mercerized cot
ton or of silk floss and lined with silk.
The Coat hanger finishes the list of per-
sonal belongings. bat it does not
cover all the uses for pieces of silk,
which include many Furnishings for
the home.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

oniSfS have yentured TO outline q
definite program for tie reconstruc-
ton period.
An important and as vet indeter-
minable factor in foreign trade during
the coming months is the result of tie
produce more and consume less
campaign being waged in Europe. If
the campaign meets with general re-
Spouse it Will result in continued use
of substitutes. less rapid return TO nor
NAL consumption, and a decreaseds de-
mand for American products.
Prior TO the war the United States
enjoyed q foreign market rather than
a foreign trade. Buyers came TO the
American markets. established credits
with American banks. bought and paid
for our products. contracted for ship
ping In units of the currency and
weights of their own country. and in
vessels flying the flag of their own ma
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
SHELLS STILL PERIL FRENCH
Old Ammunition Blown Up by Fires
in Area Devastated by
Germans.

Laon. France.-Residents of the dew
astated districts of France are still
fleeing from bursts of shell and shrap-
mel. The new menace is caused by
small fires. which frequently set off
the shells that have been piled up.
In the desolate fields thousands of
unexploded shells have been picked
up by German prisoners, ana. though
there are details hauling them away
and exploding them in remote valleys
every day. there are still long ranks
of them everywhere.
Sparks from locomotives and from
small fires, where battlefield rubbish
is being burned, occasionally set fire
to patches of dry weeds. and the ac-
cidental bursts are numerous.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

Endless ingenuity and small pieces
" bits and scraps of silk or ribbons
appear to be the most valuable assets
those who love 10 do fancy work
ind almost every woman delights in
making pretty things. The uses that
he ingenious find for the odds and
ends of silk and velvet that accumu-
ate in the scrap bag. make a scrap
bag a regular treasure. There is a
Ong list of fascinating trinkets and
belongings that spring from this I'M
)retentiouS source, most of them per-
sonal things dear to dainty women.
Gold lace, gold net, lingerie lace.
made silk flowers and fruits are the
slegancies that join forces with silken
stuffs TO fashion all these trinkets and
perfumed powders scent many of
hem.
Starting out with the simplest and
smallest, there are little sachet bags
.wo or three inches square, made of
bright colored ribbon and filled with
cotton scented with sachet powder. A
half dozen of these little bags. each
having a tiny gilt safety pin in its
edge, are tied together in package
with a narrow ribbon. They may be
pinned in the dress or placed in glove,
handkerchief or veil boxes or with
stationery, pervading everything. with
delicate odor. Or the bags may be
Tut heart shaped, pinned in row to
The edge of a narrow ribbon and
placed in a little box to be used as
desired.
Very small powder puff bags are
made by sewing two plaques six inches
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
FOREIGN Markets FOR FARM
PRODUCTS PRESENT PROBLEM
Olier in Western Mill
Stripped by Shafting

VIVA. Nev.-Wifh every stitch
OF clothing str.ppe,i from his
body- q. W. Pearl, an oiler. en-
pioyed ia the mill OF the Olym-
PIC Mines company. was picked
up from the floor of the mill by
ieiiow employees and found TO
nave suffered no serious Injury.
despite the fact that he was
"hiried around a rapidly NOV
ing shaftIng several times.
Feari was oiling the Inc shaft
ing In the mill when lis cloth
ing was entangled in set
screw on the shafting. The
clothing held fast for few sec
ohds and he was pulled onto
the shafting and whirled around.
now many times he went
around he could not tell, but
when his clothes finally gave
way he was shot TO the floor of
the mill and had nothing on but
his shoes.
lie has few bruises to show
for his experience.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
surely proved to b

stronger IN every way since taking it,
and the annoying symptoms have disap-
peared. - Mrs. Nj. GOLDEN, 925 Ma
poleon St, Fremont, Ohio.
Such annoying symptoms as heat
flashes, nervousness, backache, head
ache, irritability and the blues, may
be speedily overcome and the system
restored to normal conditions by this
famous root and herb remedy Lydia Z
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Elf any complications present theu-
selves write the Pinkham Medicine Co.
Lynn, Mass, for suggestions how to
overcome them. The result of forty
years experience is at your service and
your letter held IN strict confidence.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

merchant marine of the United King
that of the United States 1,S75, 900
gross tons. On August 1. 1919. the
American merchant marine totaled
S,160,409 gross tons. the total number
of vessels being 1851, which includ-
ed 1,011 new steamers. 50 ex-German
ships, and six ex-Austrian ships.
Production Costs Increased in Europe.
The cost of production in European
countries will be increased over the
prewar period because of the change
in labor conditions. In the matter of
machinery and efficient methods of
production. America may be counted
upon TO keep we'll apace. The cost OF
production and labor. and the in
creased shipping and banking facil-
tiles, as compared With pre-war COM
petition conditions. greatly favor the
American trader. The uncertain fac
tor in the Immediate future of our for
eign trade is the unsolved problem of
foreign credit.
AT the rates of exchange prevailing
October 6, 1919. bushel of wheat
which costs S2.311a f. o. b. at our At
lantic ports. in terms of our money
abroad. would be worth abroad the
equivalent of S2.14 in British money,
1888 in French money, S4.4S in Ital-
ian money, and S13.47 in German
money If the depreciation of Euro
pean moneys continues, or the rate of
exchange becomes more abnormal, it
will ,,robahlv restrict irnportS not only
of bread cereals. but also of other
commodities, to the bare necessities,
and will constitute a powerful slim
illus in foreign countries to increase
production.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
Don't Continue Constipated

Don't let your bowels bulldoze your
system. Make them function regularly
keep the body cleansed Of waste
matter with DR.. Kings New Life Pills
Biliousness, sick headache, sour
stomach, Indigestion, dizziness, furred
tongue, bad breath-think of the en-
barrassments and diScomforts trace
able to constipation. How easily
they're rectified by the occasional use
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Move
the bowels smoothly but surely. Try
them tonight. All druggists-25c. as
usual
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

ton. The entire transactions were on
basis of New York or American sea-
board. and required only a very linn
tied knowledge of the factors of for
eign trade on the part of the Ameri-
can vendor. In only limited way
can ii be said that American trade
has heretofore penetrated foreign
markets.
Perhaps the greatest single factor
In our future foreign trade in agricul-
tural products is the American mer-
chant marine. On June 80, 1914, the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

being offered. The frames of thes
hats are made in the latest. STYLES. Blu
the models are all small. Each 1
trimmed only with a band of ribbon
The hats in question are said to b
very practical and to be more desif
able than rain caps. In addition b
their practical value, they are attrae
tive in appearance.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
Find Frozen Bodies
of GunnerS in Alps

Geneya.-The frozen bodies
Of several Austrian artillery
men. perfectly preserved, have
been discovered by St. Bernard
dogs in an Alpine trench near
the summit of StelviO pass,
about 10000 feet above sea
level. It is believed that whole
battery was buried in the deep
snow. Searching parties al
ready have uncovered seven
bodies.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
straps Applied on Skirts.

Applied straps of the suit material
are feature on the skirts of some of
the recent suits. These straps do not,
however. extend all the way around
the skirt. as was the fashion a few
years ago, but are arranged on each
side, giving sort of panel effect back
and front.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
MeIha,s Great Realm.

Queen Victoria of England once
kissed Mime. Malha. the famous opera
singer. on both cheeks and told her:
"My dear, you are the queen of your
realm. as | am Of mine; only yours Is
the greater'-Boston Post.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
BAD BREATH
Often Caused by
Acid-StonlaCh

How can anyone with sour gassy
stomach. who is constantly belchings has
heartburn and suffers from Indigestion have
anyt hing but a bad breathe All of these
stomach disorders mean just one thing-
Acid stomach.
EATONIC. the wonderful new stomach
remedy in pleasant tasting tablet form that
You like bit % candy. brings quick
relief from these stomach miseries. EATON
&c sweetens the breath because 1t makes the
stomach sweet. cool and comfortable Try Il
for that nasty taste. congested throat and
"heady feeling after too much smoking.
II neglected. Acid-Stomach may cause you
= lot of serious trouble II leads To ner-
vouSness. headaches, Insomnia. melancholia.
rheumatism. sciatica. heart trouble. ulcer
and cancer OF the stomach. It makes it's
millions of victims weak and miserable.
listless. lacking in energy. all tired out Il
often brings about chronic invalidsm. pre-
mature old age, shortening Of ones days.
You need the help that EATONIC can give
you IL you not feeling strong ana
well you should. You Will be surprised
to see how much better you viii feel Just
soon you begin taking this wonderful
stomach remedy Get big so cent box
from your druggist today. He viii return
your money IL you not satisfied
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

been carried into $500 Of the towns and
villages in these areas Supplies val
ued at 100000 francs ($3OOO. OOO)
were distributed to 10000 refugees
during August.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

so y NNA+A - - = - : an
had all the symp-
toms incidenttothaS
change-heat flash
es, nervousness, and
was in q general run
down condition. 50
it was hard for me
to do my work.
Lydia E Pinkham >
V e ge table Com
pound was recon-
mended TO me as the
best remedy for my
troubles which II
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
Little Girls STYLES

Poke-shaped hats continue in higl
favor for little girls. They are espe
cially becoming to the childish face
and moreover, they present an inter
esting surface for trimming of flower
and ribbons.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
AJONIC
D CFoR YOUR AcID-SToMAcD
BAD COLD GOT YOU?
FEELING GRIPPY?'
DIR. Kings New Discovery
soon starts you en- the road
to recovery
.NCE tried, always use6. mat.

NNCE tried, always used. That't
q trite expression, but one never
more applicable than 1t is to
DR.. Kings New Discovery.
You viii like the prompt, business
like way it looSenS the hlegm-congeSt-
ed chest, soothss the tortured throat,
relieves an Old or new cold, grippe,
cough, Group.
The Riddles can take it in perfect
safety, too. No bad after-effects.
Standard half a century Coo and
$1.20 a bottle. AT your druggist.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

Due principally to the vogue for
raircoats OF oilskin, women's storm
hats OF the same material are now
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

DR.. Peery's Dead Shot n powerful bw
safe. One dose II enough to expel Worms o.
Tapsworm- No castor oil necessary. Adv.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

The man with a swelled head usual
ly wears a small hat
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
RippIed Coat.

Cadet plaits are the means EMPLOY
ed to acquire the popular ripple efrec
in coat suit
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

Artistic is often q synonym for
useless and expensive.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
HERE'S NEW INDUSTRIAL MIX

of her electric supply. Martial law in
the district has been ordered by the
authority of President Ebert and Min
lister Noske
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
A Tramo's Philosophy.

a ramps PHILOSOPHY.
Farmer-Want to hire out for
month?
HObo-GOsh. no want TO live to-
day as if / expected to die tomorrow
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
THAT CHANGE IN
WOMAN'S LIFE
Mrs. Golden Tells How L
May be Passed in Safety
and Comfort.

Fremont, OF was passing through
che critical period OF life, being forty
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26
Why So Slow?

why 90 SfoW9
IF we walk back again, Hughie, j
think there's another bottle some
where in the house."
Man, Sandie, Can we no run r'-
Blighty, London.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-26

Fob QUICK SALE-EIGHTY ACRES
new truck land. high state cultivation. hal
mile Foikston Georgia On Dixie Highway
Continuous crops year round Sell part o.
all Price hit J. C. Allen. Owner. DO,
No IS. Folkston. Georgia
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-07-04
VERGING ON DISLOYALTY.

The brotherhoods of locomotive
6iremen and engineers in session at
Denver, have asked that railroad
men who were in service be paid
regular railroad wages-the same
wages they would have received had
they remained on their jobs in this
country.
In other words the railroad men,
who have been petted and humored
by having their wages increased As
per cent, during government control
now ask that those of their number
who were drafted flew of them vol
nnteers) be favored by peing paid
civilian wages for railroad work In
France. while other soldiers. who
took all the chances fought in the
real battles and saved the world
from Hun control would get $50
per month, Just why the man who
worked on a railroad far from the
danger zone should be paid civilian
wages while the soldier gets
only $50 per month. these railroad
grafters did not say
Then to show their respect to)
and loyalty 60 to this government
which had favored them beyond all
other laborers, the convention
passed resolution demanding that
Thomas ]. Mooney, one of the most
dastardly murderers Of modern
times, a pronounced ana self-con-
fessed bolshevist and anarchist; and
Eugene Y. Debs. convicted of dis
loyalty and sedition, be released
from prison A pretty combination
TO hand the American people this
demand that railroad men who did
not fight be paid several times a.
much as the men who rought to
save the country and the world
from slavery. and that two Of the
worst enemies of the United States
and Of freedom and law and order,
be released from prisons where
they Mere sent for dastardlN crimes
against this country Moscow star
Mirror
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-07-04
LITE FISH WORMS

One time there was a fish worm
and he bored hole through a
great earthen dam. A little drop of
water found the hole and wiggled
through Other drops round it too
and followed. After a while that
wonderful dam crumbled and fell
and wild flood swept over a bead
tiful valley-it left death and ruin
and desolation in it's path.
] don't remember the name Of
that little fish-worm but l think 1t
was called Don't Care"
Anyhow, there are lot of tiny,
twisty, wormies, boring, boring. all
the time and every little worm is
named Don't Care"
A lynch pin not fastened In the
driver of a mogul eneine-the train
in the ditch and people killed.
Don't Care" did it.
Mammals big glass bowl in
Eusie's hands, little Don't Care"
worm wigglin around smash!
"Dish are broked!'
Daddy throws cigarette in pile OF
trash
Terrible fire down town, or tenn
pest of flame over the mountain
side burning trees splendid trees
it took God and Nature hundreds of
years to build-"Don't Care" worms
are Workingi
Ships sunk, battles lost, folks IN
happy, all on account of Don
Care" worms
Same everywhere
Dime, quarter, dollar, spent for
this, for that, for nothing -squan-
dered--"Don't Care!" After while:
Poverty, cold, hunger! Worst little
worms in whole big world" spend
thrift" fish worms.
Be lots better to buy War Stamps
little do Cares and always have
good strong dam between great
flood, Need" and beautiful valley
of Plenty. Try 'em. Watch little
fish worms.-Earl Wayland Bowman
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-07-04
ENOUGH TROUBLE AT HOME

Instead of taking mandatory
for some petty European power. the
United States viii be doing very
we'll if, under the Monroe Doctrine.
she can re-establish order. IN
troubled Mexico For six or seven
years past that conutry has been
tiouble-torn and nussed up life
and property unsafe and no SEM
blance Of order anywhere Business
of all kinds has gone 10 ruin and
the people have become thoroughly
demoralized. 1t Is our pounden
duty 10 clear this situation up and
there's no doubt in the world that
aenel or later We shall be Obliged
e DO 50. There will come time
lien the powers Of Europe will in
ist either that we do ii ourselves or
aai We allow them to do it. an al
Tentative that NE cannot consider.
tiIe bis problem ahead Of this eaunz
sy is he Mexican problem, and our
attention belores here rather than
a interfering n the Mtaas Of
europe foH N4yne News.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-07-04
SMART LITTLE BUGS

Way out there in the big wet
ocean some tiny insects are floatin
around. No good Just float1n'
around. Pretty soon one gets tired
floatin', floatin and sits down on a
rock to rest, clear down deep in the
salty, slushy, water. Nice place.
Little insect likes it
More come along. Sit down too
Others keep coming -all sit down
on the rock and by and by not any
room on rock-covered all over with
tired little insects wanting to rest
Still keep coming Newcomers got
to sit somewhere SO sit on top of
those that are there. Finally, keep
coming and coming till they stick
right up out of the old, old ocean
Then they're an island. A beauti-
full, red ring-around-the posey, is
land out in the middle of the sea
Nice solid island. Pretty soon
winds come along or the waves
come along and wash some COCO
nuts up on the edge of the bug
built island. Coco-nuts lodge. Then
sprout. Grow. First thing any
body knows there are a lot of the
lovliest, long, slim, coco-nut trees
swinging and swaying In the breeze
and they've got juicy, milky, cocoa
nuts ripe up in the tops or them
everybody likes cocoanuts. Cocoa
nuts are good!
Little coral insect island makes
nice good place for cocoanut trees
to grow SO all in a bunch little red
bugs are some use.
Same way about nickels and
dimes and half dollars and things
like that
Little nickels scattered-no good
Little dimes. here and there-no
good. Little halt dollars-just one
or two, some good-not much, only
little.
Lots of little nickels, lots of little
dimes, coolies of half dollars-lot of
good. Make nice solid foundation
nice perfectly respectable little is
land to stand on some day when
waves of "hard-luck" are running
high; when winds of "awrul-need"
are blowing strong
Little War Stamps good rock
bully rock, on which to stick EN-
Keep building them up, piling
them up, higher and higher and
higher than that-after while sure
as shootin' they'll keep your head
above the water; save you from
drowning in the ocean of Poverty.
Don't keep floatin'-srart build
ing; start building right away. Be
smart as wise little bugs way out
yonder in the big wet ocean-Earl
Wayland Bowman.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-07-04

sind words for the administration"
before he departed from the mission
on which he had been sent. 1t is
mighty helpful if $4,000 represent
atives of the Department OF Agri-
culture. coming from the colleges
and theoretical institutions, going
broadcast among the farmers in all
the States, and particularly in the
Midle West, after teaching few
lessons on making cottage cheese
and the preparation OF apple butter,
should say, Don't you think Presi-
dent Wilson is right on the league
Of nations?" or Don't you think
our splendid President should be
backed up by your votes?"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-07-04
CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE Hereford Grade Bull
63-64ths pure bred. weight 1900
J. NJ Perkins, Fraser. Idaho.