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Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-06

WANTED-A GOOD EXPERIENCED
cook wishes a position in private
family Swiss family preferred. El
Centre. Route /, Box 125. Phone Holt
64-F-22.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-06
FOR RENT-ROUSES

FOR -$27.5O-THREE ROOM
bungalow, never occupied. Close
in. Apply S29 Commercial St Apt. A..
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-06

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED BY AN EXPERIENCED
dairyman, good dairy ranch, $3.50
basis. Reference. Box SO, Press office.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-06
FOR EXCHANGE--REAL ESTATE

TO TRADE-COUNTRY PROPERTY
for Ford or Dodge car. 1853 Park
ST.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-06

FOR EXCHANGE-46 ACRES BEST
land in the Valley for small acre
age on coast or Kansas wheat land.
EDGAR BROTHERS REALTY co.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-06

TO TRADE-1O ACRES CLEAR ONE
mile south of Ell Centre, for resi-
dence. Edgar Bros. Realty Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-06

WANTED - THREE BURNER OIL
cook stove in good condition. 1896
Commercial Ave.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-06

FOR SALE - IS TWO STORY. 10
frame colonies of bees in good con-
dition, including romada. Price $500
per colony. Box 75, Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-06

FOh SALE - HOMESTEAD RELIN-
quishment near Boulevard. Good
soil fine water, plenty of trees. This
wodld make a fine summer home.
Five to is acre lots patented Imperial
valley land, $4,000 per acre.
VIII lease 24O acres, $1,000 per year,
100 acres alfalfa. Dairy stock, farm
Implements, ETC., for sale. Seventy
Ave acres of cotton goes with this and
will pay purchase price of $4,000.
Call 134 N. Fifth st.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-06

FOR SALE-LEASE ON 40 ACRE AL
falfa ranch, barley disced in; Ii
cows, team mules, heifers, some equip
ment; close in. Reasonable. Box 123
Route El Centro Calf.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15
Notice to Contractors
Oklahoma City. Okla.

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office Of the state engineer.
until o'clock y. IN. December n.
1920, for the construction OF ap-
proximately 1868 miles OF hard sur
faced road in arter county, federal
aid project No. 80. Alternate bids will
be received for gravel, rock asphalt,
cement concrete, asphalt concrete.
surfacing on concrete base, or other
approved high type pavement.
Plans may be examined and forms
Of proposals contracts and specifi-,
cations secured at Office Of the state
engineer. They may also be examined
at the county clerks office in Ard
more. II bidders desire to purchase
plans, they will be furnished at the
cost of printing, Sl1.6O
Bids must he on proposal form OF
the state highway department accom-
ranied by a certified check or sure
ty company's proposal bond in the
amount Of 10 per cent of the bid
Right is reserved to reject any and
all bids Detailed instructions 10 bid
ders will be found on page to
inclusive specifications, form 20-A.
HENRY WOOD,
Commissioner OF Highways.
ROBERT c. TERRELL,
State Engineer. S-l1
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15

FOR SALE-Pure Jersey milk. WIN
deliver. Phone a37lJ. 14-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15
Notice Of Stockholders Meeting

Ardmore, Okla, Dec. 10. 1920.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Guaranty state Bank
of Ardmore, Oklahoma, will be held
at the office Of said bank in Ardmore.
Oklahoma, on Tuesday the 18th. day
of January, 1921, between the hours
of 10 a. m and 4 p. m, for the pur>
pose of electing directors TO serve the
ensuing year.
'l4-24 C. S. PYLE. Cashier.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15
r. G.. McKlDDY
NOTICE TO FORECL0SE FOOD
LIEN
l261a West Main Street

Sun Williams take notice that NJ.
f. Galloway has filed in the justice
Of peace court within and for Ard
more township, Garter county, Okla
homa, y. w. Butcher, j. T.. his claim
and account and petition TO foreclose
lien against one animal as follows,
to-wit: One brown mare mule, about
14ia hands high, and approximately
~ years of age, situate at J23 G St,
N. f., Ardmore, Oklahoma, wherein
he claims TO have II lien on said ami
nal by reason OF his having furnished
for its support and upkeep corn.
forage, feed and hay. Unless, there
fore, you appear in said court on De-
cember 3Oth, 1920, at which time trial
on said petition will be held, ana
produce sufficient evidence contrary
to allegations of said petition judg-
ment will be allowed and said animal
ordered sold to satisfy said claim
herein filed. according to the law
governing such cases.
ID. w. BUTCHER,
Justice of the Peace.
published In the Daily Ardmoreite
December IA. 10 and lj.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15

DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOP
PING AT NIGHT. WILL BE OPEN
TILL 9 O'CLOCK. ARDMORE BOOK
& NEWS CO., 4 WEST MAIN.
PHONE 1918. IA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15
Livestock

FOR SALE--lI head Of good work
horses. Phone Nils or call 1888
Douglas St. or see Ben Ford. s-6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15
Real Estate
Ardnnore Homes

A good six-room modern home, large
lot; garage and servants house; shade
tress; east 'front.' very desirably To-
Gated; close in on one OF the best
streets southwest; ongh. to bring sl0,-
900, but for quick sale will sell for
$500. Suitable terms on part.
Five-room modern cottage; good
shape; nice lot; two blocks from busi-
ness center offered for quick sale a..
$3.50; one half cash.
Good four-room modern bungalow,
close in on paved street at $4,000.
Four-room modern bungalow, ten
blocks out, $2,500 on easy terms.
Six-room modern bungalow. new;
on corner; good location s4,7j0; $500
cash and easy terms.
New 5-room bungalow finished in
oak. extra we'll built; mantle and
fireplace; latest appointments in built
in features; garage and driveway,
homes in Ardmore; deslraby located
on McLish. Price and terms given on
application.
Besides this list l have o,her beau
tlful homes If you are in the mar
ket for a home it will pay you TO
look over my selection. Shall be
pleased TO show you.
800 acre stock farm, well improved
can sell on easy terms; also have a
100 acre farm near Malill, well inn
proved, good black land, will trade
for Ardmore property.
If you want 10 buy, sell or trade
see us.
r. G.. McKlDDY
Phone %
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15
For Rent-Houses

FOR RENT--Small house, close in.
partly furnished, gas and water.
Yates, the Earth Man. 124ia West
Main street. Phone 5i5. 14.2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15
Cla ssiifii@ i@ d
w ants

Two cents per word each insertion.
minimum charge OF 50 cents made
for ads run one day only. Copy
must be in Ardmoreite office By ID
o'clock week days. II received after
that hour ads will be run 100 late
TO classify"
All want ads are cash. ADVERTISE
ments raken over the telephone are
accepted only at customers risk and
the Ardmcreite will not De responsible
for errors unless advertising copy is
handed In at our office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23

Edgar Smith was at one time a
resident of Ardmorc ana was in the
hardware business here. He married
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23
RAILWAY TIME. TABLE
SANTA FE RAILWAY
North Bound
South Bound
ROCK ISLAND RAILWAY

Train No. G52 Departs 700 a. m.
Train No. 6Si Departs----12:l0 p. m.
mixed Train
Train No. 693 Arrves----l2:4O p. IN.
(MiXed Train
Train No. 65l Arrives sis p. m.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23

SWEET PEAS AND NASTJRrI, VI
IN BULK. T.. 4. FOSTER. 9od
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23
1A|R1Y-F|VE AWARDED
CARN EG|E MEDALS FOR
ACTS Of HERO| NJ

Pittsburgh, Jan. 23.-Thirty-iivc acts
OF heroism were recognized by the
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission at
its sixteenth annual meeting hcfe
Wednesday. Two silver medals ana
33 bronze medals were awarded. Thlr-
teen persons lost their lives while
trying to save others and pensions
aggregating $3.50 a year were grant.
ed TO the dependents of seven of them
while to the dependents of three otn
crs $4,1OO were awarded to he spent
as the commission may sanction In
seven cases sll2O0 was given for
educational purposes, and in 10 cases
$500 was awarded for other worthy
causes.
Two of those who lost their lives
were little girls. Lottie 9. Steen who
was killed while trying to drag
nine-year-old boy from railroad
track in front OF an approaching
train, at Dale Mimi. and Marjorie
\. Brown, age Il, who VISA drowned
while trying to save a girl companion
in the Goose river at Belfast Me.
owen Carter, Of 33} East seven
teeuth avenue, Denver, Colo, a NOV.
ing picture camera operator. was
drowned in the Arkansas river At
Canon City, colo. July !, 1914, Mrs.
Grace T.. Forman, to act her part IN
~ moving picture play, had ridden a
horse into the river where the cur
rent was swift. The horse fell, ana
threw Mrs. Forman into the w2-
ter. Carter was drowned while trying
= to save her.
Lloyd a. Osborne, 4 dentist Of Sioux
city. Iowa, last his life at Fremont,
la. while attempting to save an.
other man, and the Rev. Walton T.
Hruner. of Ekron. Ky, was drown
ed while trying to save Osborne.
Others who lost their lives Will,
helping their fellows include the 10,
lowing:
Edward J. Butler, Freedona, n. v,
Edwin L. Murray, 35O5 Powhatcr
street, Baltimore, Md; Albert \. Sld
line, go parkside Place, Cincinnati
Oscar y. Deming, Stuart, Neb. WI.
liam II. r. Seamon Pcher, Oklahoma
George T.. Batteiger, Porter Ind; Al
bert G. Peterson, Dutton Mont; Mil
ton Carter, A Hazel street, New ila
ven, Conn.
In the list OF those who risi;c,
their lives in an attempt to save hu
man life were no less than eish
children sixteen years of age or IN
der. The complete list follows.
Louise +. Smiley, 9O3 Elk street
Franklin, Pa; Clarence j. Richards
52S Sixth street, North, St Peter'
burg, Florida; John W. Mathesor
Marian Bridge, Cape Breton, ~ 5.
Michael Moran, Sydney, n. s.; Ray
mond &. Matson, Lancaster, y. II
Clarence A. Htchborn, Fruita, Col
X. Austin Mcdonald. Fortune Bridge
Prince Edward Island; Leo \. Go
man, 1925 Albany street, Utica, n. Y
Fred NJ. Clay, Chester, y. s.; Thoma
John Boyer, Ragsdale, Ind; jaime
NMcCormick, Box 2S. II. d. 7, Wac,
Tex; Frederick G. Brown, Doyestol
J. ~ s.; H. Harcourt Heal Truro,
$; Marcel G. Swift, 214 West Ma
street, Butler, Ind; Arnold f. Vos
L. n. >, st. Anne, H.; Merrill v
Roscoe. 12S Houston street, Batavi
H.; Clarence II. Smith, 7O6 Balzbur
sree, Bay City, Mich; Reuel j. Ja'
OLSON, Blk 5l5, Hoorhead, Mimi;
Halfway Taylor, 4 York Court Ba
tmore, Md; Carlton T.. Brown. 10;
Louden avenue, Cincinnati; Charles "
Burrows. 1924 Ida street Cincinnati
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23
To Heal \ Cough

Take HAYES HEALING HONEY. 35c
per bottlc--adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23
WOMAN NOT WORRIED
OVER FOOD SHORTAGE

II have lived on toast and water
Tor over months and have been
past year. ! began suffering from
stomach trouble and boating years
ago. \ friend recommended Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy and since taking
doses feel | am entirely restored;
even cabbage docs not hurt mo- II Is
a simple, harmless preparation that
removes the catarrhal mucus from
the intestinal tract and allays the
inflammation which causes practically
all stomach. liver and intestinal all
ments, including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money refunded.
Frame Drug Co, and druggists
everywhere.-adv
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23
WAREHOI Sc CROWDS CENTURY
OLD CHURCH orr MAP

New York, Jan. 23.-Old st. Johns
chapel in Nar,ck Street. a Landmarks
in downtown New York for more
than a century. will soon give way
TO the march Of business and be re-
placed by u $1,000 900 warehouse The
building and site We're purchased yes
terday from the Trinity church cor.
poT,ltion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23

Ardmorelte WANT ADS bring what
you want
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23
Political Announcements
CounlN Superintendent

The Ardmoreite is authorized to an
nounce Thomas Overstreet as can
didate for the office of county super
intendent of public instruction SUD
ject TO the action Of the democratic
primary election August 3, 1920
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23

The Ardmorcite is authorized to an
nounce Jeff O'Brien as n candidate
for the office OF county commissioner
fro.i the First commissioners district
subject to the action of the democrat
is primary election August 3, 1920.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23

G. Elmer Macarthur, 124 state street,
Grand Rapids, Mich,
Bronze medals We're awarded in cv.
cry instance except G. Elmer Near.
thur and Albert G. Peterson, who re-.
ceYcd silver medals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23

Miss ncs lie Banks. - mcmhor Of "n
old ANA well known Ardrnor, family.
Losing his cyesight In later years
Mr. Smith. possessed OF m uncon
puorabic determination to succeed,
in spite of his misfortune. went to
Madiu and engaged in the theatre
business. in which line he acquired
d competency.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23
Enr ConntY Judge

The Ardmoreite - authorized to an
nounce Franklin W. Bourland as u
candidate for. the office of county
nudge of Garter county subject 10
the action OF the democratic primary
election August 3rd. 1920.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23
EKISCO RAII.WAY

Train No. JO6 Departs------ $40 a. m.
Train No. j1i Dcparts------l2:30 p. m.
MIXED Train
Train No. SIC Departs------ 400 p. m.
Train No. $40 Arrives---- $40 n. m.
mixed Trainl
Train No. 575 Arrives----10:35 n. m.
Train No. 5O5 Arrives 1880 p. m.
OKLA NEW MEN. & PACIFIC
Train No Departs n. IN.
Train No. Departs--------2.S0 p. m.
Train No . Arrives 100 q. m.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23
EDGAR SMITH. FORMERLY
or iHDMORE. DIED At ms
HOME At MiDiiI. TO-DAY
Especial 10 The .Ardmoreite)

Madill, Jan. 23.-Edgar Smith, well
known Mglill business man died at
$50 Thursday morning after "a lnser.
ing illness with Brghts disease. De-
ceased was about a. years old. lie Is
survived by widow and one daush.
ter, Miss Laurinc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23
For County Commissioners

The ArdmOreite is authorized 10
James Il. Taliafcrro as
candidate fur commissioner from the
First district subject to the action
OF the democratic primary election
August g. 1899.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23
For County Attorney

The Ardmoreite is authorized To
announce James II. Mathers as a
candidate for the office of county at
torney subject to the action Of the
democratic primary election August
3rd 1920
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-23

stop at Collcy's saturday after
noon. Get your cakes, pies ana chcH-
en- for sunday dinner, Baptist Ladies
The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-19
ALAMEDA GOES WEST;
 EVANS LEAVES SEATTLE

The steamship Alameda arrived from Seattle shortly after midnight and sailed for the westward at 4 o'clock. This will be her last trip to Anchorage for the season. Passen- gers for Cordova were: F. J. Ellis. Edwin H. De Lapp. M. H. Clark, L., T. Erwin, Mrs. s. R. Hedges. James Hagan, Robert Burns. Frances Burns, Joseph Zaer. J. Murphy, s. H. Lorain, Henry Hansen. Mrs. A. Nelson, Kel- mer Nelson, Anna Brothers.
 The steamer Admiral Evans. leav- ing Seattle on Thursday, will> be the last vessel of the Pacific Steamship Company to make a call at Anchor age this season. After that time, the
 Admiral Line schedule will be al- tered. it's steamers will operate to the westward on a schedule includ- ing Seward but leaving off Anchor age until next April. Anchorage passengers, mail. express and freight will be handled from Seward on the Alaska railway.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-19
LADIES' ICLO0
 ORGANIZED HAS
 MANY MEMBERS

At meeting of the Pioneer Lodge, Igloo No. 19 held last night, there was organized the Ladies Auxiliary, Igloo No. 5 when twenty-three ladies took the obligation administered by Deputy Grand President, Dan Greenig.
 This was followed by the installa- tion of the following officers of the new organization: Mrs. Mabel Greenigi president; Mrs. Nellie Schrenger second vice president; Mrs. Hilda J. Sheridan, secretary; Mrs Annie M. Currier, treasurer; Mrs. Addie F. Harwood, historian; :; Mrs Lola Date. chaplain; Mrs. Annie McDaniels, sergeant-at-arms. Mrs. Elinor M Adams, Mrs. Minnie Dooley and Mrs. Margaret Scheffler as trustees.
 The officers of the Pioneer lodge officiating in the ceremony were President and Guide Alvah Flames; Deputy Grand President Dan Greenig; Sescetary Lewis Laska; Chaplain Dr. w. w. Chase and Sergeant-at-Arms McDaniels.
 The spread that followed and the sight of Fred Schrenger presiding over a steaming coffee pot warmed the hearts of even the toughest Pioneers The hOstesses for the eve ming were Mrs. Alvah Flames, Mrs. Lola Date and Mrs Ed. Currier
The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-19

Attorneys T. J. Donohoe and F. H. Foster were passengers for Val dez on today's boat. Mrs. Donohoe accompanied her husband to the westward.
 The Woman's Guild of the Episco- pal church will meet tomorrow after noon at 2:3O o'clock with Mrs. Fred Long.
 Chas. Cochran, w. J. Cavanaugh, j.. C. Smith. E. S. Malone and Carl Krugar, left on the boat this morning for Valdez, where they will serve as petit jurors.
 day from the westward and will take on a cargo of copper ore for the Tacoma shelter.
 United States Marshal l.. T. Err win and Deputy Marshal James Ha gan. of the Fourth division, arrived here this morning from the states and will leave for Fairbanks on the next train.
 Geo. Dooley, Lewis Laska, William Webb, Jos. White, M. B. Medland, J. Paulson. C. F. Swanson. H. Ditman, Earl Hirst, Sanford Adams, w. D. Rickard and J. Campion were among the Cordova passengers for Valdez on the Alameda this morning.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-19
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
 AROUND TOWN

The Ellis vaudeville company left this morning, for Seward.
 Chas. E. Heron and wife are passengers aboard the Alameda from Seattle for Anchorage.
 Mrs. s. R. Hedges returned on to- dayq's boat to Cordova on visit to her daughter, Mrs. D. T. Phillips.
 w. R. Hintze. agent for the Alaska Steamship company at Kotzebue, spent yesterday in Cordova.
 w. H. Caswell and wife left on the Alameda on a short visit with Valdez friends.
 The Cordova left at midnight for Seattle. having spent the day here while en route from Nome.
 Dan A. Jones, engineer for the Alaska Road commission, left on to- days train for Chitina and will later go over the trail to Fairbanks.
 Everybody is welcome at the Eagles get-together dance next We'd nesday night.
 The funeral of George Kikuchi, a Japanese cook, aged 5 years, who died of heart disease. took place yes terday afternoon.
 Get-together Eagle dance tomorrow night and all who want to spend several hours pleasantly are invited to attend
 Last evening Edward B. Olsen and Irene B. Foreman were married by Commissioner Monks and left today for the westward on the Alameda
 B. B. Yielding, general manager of the Kennecott Copper corporation, was a passehger for Latouche on the steamship Alameda today.
 Deputy Marshal w. l.. Fursman, of town and Joseph Feaster of Chitina. left today for Valdez to at tend the district court.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-19
PASSENGER AEROPLANE
 MISSING IN FLORIDA

. MAMA. Fla. Oct. 19 (by Associated Press). Search is being made for a passenger aeroplane which left Sun day from Nashau for Bahama with ten passengers and has not been heard from. Storms were reported off the coast yesterday.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-19
MASONIC NOTICE.

Stated communication of Mt. Me Kinley lodge. No. 1S3, F. X A. M., will be held October 21 at s D. m.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-19
K. of p. MEETING.

Important meeting of the K. of P will be held tonight at & o'clock.
 GEO HARMON. (. C.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-03
Society 's.s E., 1,,a.. WOn1en's Home Puqe
Jack Squirrel Shows
 The Value Of Thrift

and your children and their children will have to scramble for a living and take what they can find My at-great-ever-so-gre grandfather planted this very tree l am sitting in and a lot of others that I and my family might be sure of having plenty
 to eat My grandfather and my father planted trees, and each fall I do the same thing That sort or
 thing is thrift, Peter Rabbit"
 Again Peter Rabbit scratched a long ear with a long hindfoot and the puzzled look returned to his face. '1
 thought said he, that thrift is just
 saving things
 That is one kind of thrift. That
 is, it is if the things saved are to be
 used later" replied Happy Jack. rBut the best kind of thrift is saving thing and then putting it where it will increase. That is an invest ment J saved that nut last fall and planted it. Already it has begun to grow, and some day there will be thousands of sweet hickory-nuts from
 just that one That is, there will ii you don't step on it.
 "I won't" interrupted Peter. has ti1y, and backed away a little farth-
 CT.
 eThat nut was an investment" !" added Happy Jack.
 'tIa-vest-ment," repeated Peter rolling his tongue around the big word as if he enjoyed it. Invest ment I never have known the
 meaning of that word until now" 1 Probably you never heard it be- l fore" said Happy Jack drily.
 q have, too, heard it before," re- ] torted Peter. ''I heard it this very
 morning. Farmer Browns boy was i over by the dear Old Briar-patch and 1 I heard him tell another boy thai | Thrift Stamps, whatever they are, are ] the best investment in the world l for boys and girls and that he hoped 1 that every boy and girl in the whole
 country would buy at least one dur l ing Thrift Week He said they ought 1 to for their own good and the good 1 of their country. I don't know any | thing about Thrift Stamps but if they
 are an investment it must be that 1 they grow. Anyway, Farmer Browns | boy was terribly in earnest 1 Happy Jack Squirrel chuckled hap 1 oily. ''Of course they must grow, l said he "'For myself prefer nick l ory-nuts, but probably that's because
 I am a Squirrel. So there is to be z 1 Thrift Week! That is the best new | I've heard for a long time. If they 1 keep on some day these humans wil 1 be as wise as a Squirrel. Thrf
 Week. That's great! I hope ever! | boy and girl will buy a Thrift Stamp
 I can't stop to gossip any longer S. 1 long, Peter And for goodness sak do watch your step!''