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STEEL STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

pr,SS-,f,rrow. choice, 1920 100 lbs.
ss25: red Kidney. 1870. so9o.io: white Kid
ney, sis.5oIts.
pi,TTTp3creamory. higher than extras.
lb b3M154c: extras, ~ score, 52lsn31c
fir,ts 20 10 Of score. 3i952c.; firsts, IS 10
60 score, $500, seeondsi 80 70 s,.ai9ss sd9p
hlrhsr ;hau extras, lHrJ6Mc: extras. 0bp
asikc.: firsts. 4gQa5iSc.. seconds. FoG4.c., !,
a. ~. seconds s2T4cc. lower grades. 2sa
soc Danish casks fresh, 5i155c.; state
dairy tubs. finest, 5iqa2c: good 10 prime,
sagrsS; sag+ga mas GGnSn frs,s a9gasc seconds. as
624c. loror grades, 22F2sc.. packing csock,
current make, No. !. esa23Mc.: 10. :. 2ac.'
lower grades, lSq2lc.
CHFFsF-e,ate. whole Mills, held. early
made. flats. specials. To-, 2sdzec. fall made,
2sdashc. average ruin. 2oq2Ic:: fresh spe-
cisia cBc; average run. 2Jd25i-c lower
grades. 1sa24Nc.. twins. held. specials. 2ib
held flats. coa2sc held twins, 2ea27c.;
angle ps.s:cs. held, .Thc.; doublc Daigles,
hold. 2T1sIjsc.. Young Americas. hsld, 2tW
gac fresh, 4sc. skins held specials, lf5gp
ipitc primo to choice. iST lGc. fair 20 good,
t0sioc.; lower grades, oIPc
EGGs-Fresh gathered extras, doz., $50
sa,,c; extra flrsts, 36i4T3Tihc. flrsts, 34M0
gGc. seconds, a39d34c.; dirtics, NO !, .oT
32tsc: checks, fair 70 choice. dry. 2ed 3oc. !;
state, Penrsyivanin and nearby Western,
hennery whites, extras, 4014Ic.. extra firsts,
i3dsJc.; flrsts. 4oa42e.; gathered whites
asTfsoc Pacific coast. white. extras, 40
ssc extra firsts. 451@Oc.; firsts. tic.
puilets, 35ef30c. other Western and South
ern, gathered whites, 33a42c.. State, Penn
syivania and nearby Western, hennery
browns, ex,ras. 40T42c; gathered brown
and nnixed colors, graded c-tres. 3S13sisc.
firsts to extra firsts. 3sG3Tisc.
POTATOES = Bermuda. bbi. s6di0; old.
1870 lbs., s2dn.I5 i60 ibs., 81 5od2 20: $50
ib~ si.1nT2 Long Island haw, s25013.5o,
sweets. Jersey. hapke', 81 .2HI2.2s; South
cgn. BASKETS. sl.25gi.sa, yams, bbl., ESf'i.
pOrITRy. DHEssED.--f'REsH KILLED
nla,s. 2sd34c FOwT.S--poxes, 2sV3ec.
nnta 2sT3Tc old cocks, c612sc. CAPoNS
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500 LINE TO BUy EQUIPMENT.

WASHINGTON March 5.-The Mime
apolis, ct Paul and sault Ste. Marie
Railway Company asked authority of
tho Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day to obligate itself to the amount OF
s2,500. 900 for the purchase OF equipment
10 cost s3.4o2.41i, Dillon, Read CO.
OF New York would furnish the equip
ment and the Central Union Trust Conn
panv Of New York waH named as trustee.
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FINDS ARTIFICIAL RUBBER.
Italian Chemist Invents Cheap
Efficient Substitute.

MADRID, March 5.--The invention OF
an artificial rubber Is reported In tele-
gram from Barcelona to-day. The In
veutor is Washington Rossi. an italian
chemist In the Barcelona laboratories
Details OF the invention are being
kept secret until II is subjected to an
early test in public, but IL possesses hlf
the qualities of natural rubber at one
twentieth OF the cost. the report de-
clarna
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mas s1.ooo.ooo PAID IN.

TRENTON, March b.--Thomas A. Edi-
son. mo. of West Orange, filed to-day
with the Secretary of State a certificate
showing that a payment of 81, 100000 In
caeh had been made on Its capital stock.
Tho issue OF tho new stock was author
lied In n certificate filed on February
2. The total amount Of Its capital fully
paid in Is S2.000,000.
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.Ex dividend.
CHEMICAL STOCKS.

Near by, 5oa6oc. Western, 4sG56c.; aiips,
42uasc TURKEyS-YounE, 5Jn6Oc. old.
5sTt5sc. DUCKS-western, 2s14oc. GEESE
Western, 25G35c. GUINEAs-Pair, lsc: q
S,tifcI<F sNS-Broilors, 38q Soc fryers, sid
:,,c ronsters, 34244c. FowLs-2s13sc. !;
old cocks. c5@2sc. CAPoNs--Soa5sc. J,S:, TuRs
fSEYs-YounF 5J16ac. old. 55g3Sc. DUCKS
Long Island. 4ic.: western. 3O14Oc.
GEEsE--western, 25@35c.
POULTRY, LIyF.-FOWL.S, Frelght, JIG:
express a0T3pc. CHICKENS-Freight, 500
3sc; express, 30d42c.; stays, freight, 28c. !:
broiiers, freight 45Gp55c.; express. J0160c. !;
Freight. asc. express, Joc. DUcKS-Freight.
4sc.s express. 45dJsc.; Muscovy. 25c.
C;EEsE-Freigllt. 20c.; cxpress, 2O12ic
sWAN--FreiEht or express, tIc. PlGEONs-
Pair freight or express, TJc. GUJNEAS-
pair, Toasoc. RABBTs-Express. ID. 25g
roc
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INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
sEABOARD CLEARl1NCEs.
TInIfH.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 5.-Fiour unchanged
TO 10c. higher: in carload lots, family pat
cnts quoted at sa.35fa.G0 . barrel, In ps
pound cotton sacks shipments, b3,o13 bar
rcis. Bran. 500.
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CHILp SEEKS CANADA TRADE.

SANTIAGO Chile, March 5--Alberto
Yoacham Varas, formerly Chilean Min
ister in Mexico, has been appointed chief
81 Government mission TO Canada for
the purpose OF studying the possibilities
Of greater commercial exchange between
that country and chile.
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CABLES.

rate 40 lower. al 6s060. Exchange. IA
higher, at iohd Receipts. 1000 baes. and and
stock. 4O6, 900 bags. Santos futures, % 10
S25 reis lower. Receipts, $4,000 bags. ana
stock, 8.fg7.000 bags. Receipts az ports
Al 900 bags. against 10000 last year ana
$4,000 two years apo. Sac Pnuo hnd
1900, against 1900 and IS, 900, and I'm
diahy $4,000, against 5000 and ii 900 baes
respectively. Fine weather In four districts
OF Sac Paulo and rnin In one
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1--WE srocK AND MEAT PRICES.
u. :. LOAN ron WESTERN MD.

wAsHrNoToN March 5.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission granted au-
thority to-day to the Western Maryland
Railway Company to issue s3,ooo,ooo
equipment gold notes and pledge for
them s1,5ooooO with the Secretary Of
tho Treasury as part security for loan
from the United states under the trans
portAtion act.
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TExON OIL & LAND CO.

March 4th 1921
Ths Board Of Directors Of the Texoa OH 4
Land Co. hayc declared the regular dusrtcrT
SO cash dividend payable April 18th, tp2i
10 stockholders of record at the close OF bust
ness March 31st, tO2i
FRANK r. PICKRELL. N.Pres
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MEXICO AWAITS RECOGNITION.

MEXICO CRY. March 5.-Mexico will
appoint no ambassador to the United
states until recognition is rendered by
the American Government. A statement
20 this effect vas made recently by the
Irnraf0r Dffice
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SOUTHERN SPOTS.

Galveston steady. unchanged at tec.: sales
31s bales. New Orleans quiet. unchanged
st f1c.: sales 261 bales. Mobile nominal,
unchanged at 10.50c.; sales nil. Savannah
steady. % lower at lie; sales 2o bales.
Wilmington quiet, unchanged at 11c.; sales
NIL Norfolk quiet. unchanged at 11.2bc. :
sales 216 bales. Augusta steady. unchanged
at 1O.50c. sales 200 bales. Memphis steady.
unchanged at 12c.; sales 400 bales. 81.
Louis quiet unchanged at 12c.: sales NIL.
Houston steady. unchanged at 1o.75c.: sales
1.2s6 bales. Little Rock quiet, unchanged
al 11.aoc.: sales 125 bales. Dallas steady.
Is lower at 1886. sales nil. Montgomery
firm, unchanged at 10.25c.; sales 1s bales.
Fort Worth steady. 10 lower at io.50c.; sales
191 baies
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No new export sales were announced
In yesterdays cash grain markets. but
there were reports that the British COM
mission was seeking wheat for four or
five cents under the wheat market The
report resulted from tho receipt Of
private cable which intimated that the
British commission would like to buy
wheat at 50 shillings Sales of -four to
foreign countries on Friday and yester-
day were estimated at $1,000 barrels. all
first clears. Other business is pending
according to traders Buyers in the do
mestic -four market continue to wait.
The Southern hemisphere is feeling the
slackening In the wheat demand despite
the fact the prices are under those OF
this country.
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Az advertisement ~ ffc Lost oHc
ropitd coiDuVs of rHE NEw YORK
HERALD oIces "a frei possibility of
recorc'.iag yoa iosf pfoperiy
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NEW YORK STATE BONDS.

Form. Rate and Maturity. Bid. Ass.About.
Coupon AVS, jan. 1864. .101 1o3 432
Regis. 4ias. Jan. 1854. 100 lO3 400
Coupon 4hs, Sept. 1868. .lol l0S 80
Regis 49,, Sept, 1868. 100 los 400
Coupon 4Iss. March, 1o65... e6 sS f99
Regis. AIS. March. 1885,. 90 vs. 20
Coupon 41ss, jan. 19G3..... 9S eS $50
Regis. as, jan, 1868. ..... 30 20 452
Coupon alss, jan, le45.... ss sS.@ SD
Regis. 4ias, jan, 1915. -. s6 sS1& 459
Coupon As, 1eGo-f. J. j.. 92 s34t 435
Regis. As, 1867, J. J..... el e5!. 4.59
Coup. As, 195S-6I, NJ. s.. 92 va 4.So
Regis. is, 195S-6z, NJ. & s.. 81 sJl. 4.JJ
Coupon As, jan. 1896. ..... e2
Regis As, jan, 1916. II
Coupon Is, jan, 1912 ...... 92
Regis As JAN, 1942....... 9l
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"CAN GERMANY PAy?r-the important
reries of articles for which tho whole country
ir waiting starts publication Tomorrow.
Niondgy in The New York Herald --dds
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. March 5.-The cotton
market closed steady to-day at net declines
Of > TO 10 points. Closing: March. 10 81;
May, 11.21; July. II so; October, 1912; De-
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COFFEE.

The range OF prices IN yesterday's
'offec futures market follows:
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NEW YORK PRICES.

wHEAT-No. . hard. sf.93N; No. / Mani
toba. 81. 1.n9iL; No. 2 mixed durum, s1.8fA,
c. 1. Z. track. N. y, TO arrive.
CORN-No. 2 yellow, s9Ssc.: No. white.
saNc.; No. . mixed, Ss5sc., c. T. e., N. r.,
ten lays shipment
OATS-No. ! white. 5sisc.; No. 2 white,
5Tikc. No. 2 white, 56isG57c.: No. white.
54ik@55c.: fancy clipped white. 6ic.; ordinary
clipped white. Soc: all elevator.
RYE-No. Western. s1.72%, Z. b., and
81 f.6sai. C. 1. T., n. Y.
BARLEy-Feeding. soas6c.; nse.ns, eo9
e7c.. c. 4. T., ". v.
RUCKwHEAT-sound mill,nh t2.e5a2.7o
100 lbs.
HAY-No. 1. s1.A5at.55; No. :, 1.55ai.45;
No. 3, s1.2011.30; shipping, s1af.f5.
STRAW-No. rye, siSdiq a ton.
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sheet Trade Improved.

IN Improvement In the tin plate de-
n'snd is noted. although Il l5 far from
normal. considering requirements al this
time or year. Small releases against
old contracts continue 10 be received and
IL few new inquiries develop almost
every day. Those releases call for
March delivery and originate with can
makers a specification received this
week calling for approximately 10000
boxes. The American Sheet and Tin
Plate Company maintains operations at
the ratio Of 20 per cent OF capacity and
Il is receiving fairly large releases and
some rcinstatemcnts. Tho price on pro-
duction plate most generally named IL
81 n base box Of 100 pounds Pittsburgh
Concessions have been made on stock
plate. various reasons for the disposi-
lions OF which arc made. Although
most OF that material originally was
intended for export. some domestic tin
plate il included for prices from IS up
while the leading interest claims an
operative rate of 70 per cent. that or
Independents viii not 60 to moro than
80 per cent
A slight dalN Improvement in tho
sheet trade is noted. II consists mainly
os releases sgs Inst oid contracts New
orders arc fer and FAR between, and
operations among independent mills
prObaDlN VIII not exceed 10 per cent.
The leading lntcres. IS receiving speci-
fcations agelnst old contracts every day,
several OF them originating with auto
mobile companies IN Michigan and else
where. II reports the receipt of teie-
grams ordering sheets forward, indicat-
ing anxiety 70 receive sheet supplies
Its large back log ~ orders permits the
leading interest 70 continue an operation
OF e5 to 20 per cent IN its sheet mills.
on that schedule Il is nble TO roll from
time 70 time sheets for stock which Il is
enseavoring 20 accumulate 70 apply on
rush orders. Some carload and less than
carload orders are being placed for cor
ruRated sheets. Although X ~ reported
that price Of 3.90 cents applied on n
recent sale OF black sheets. the lowest
srice suggested here IL cents which
probably would be quoted on tonnage
inquiry. That 4 cents figure represents
q reduction OF 81 ton less than the
s.S5 cents base price maintained by the
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company.
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DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04

Mrs Janssens experience Of interest to chdless wives
children
would
hams Vegetable Compound and it
H. H JANSEN Milston, Wis
Marnette
Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound She says:
condition very irregular
My husband
Pnkham Vegetable
recommend medicine
H. HELD Jefferson
There such homes that ch
blessed children
Compound has restored the mother and healthy condition
larides dspacements weakness and nervousness
Of are not the not caused BY serious
q many apparently serious ailments readily yield to Lyd Pnkhs
Vegetable Compound
with perfect safety and often prevents serious troubles
70 relief and looking forward chd old ask
Vegetable brought
and into homes dakened by despair
Lydia E. Pinkham's Private upon sAflments
Peculiar to Women will be Write
Lydia Pnkham Medicine
This book contains valuable information.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Fruit. and Vegetables.
DENVER LIVE STOCK.

Packers buyers were still complain
ing at the shortage of killing stock. and
from the outlook is highly probable
that good supplies could be disposed Of
at good figures.
Nothing included in the offering was
of exceptional quality. Good feeders
types were being quoted as high as Sc.
Poorer qualities ranged as low as 81 rs.
Traders were quoting good beef steers
at $3.50 to ss. Fancy kinds would have
brought quarter more.
Hogs.
Supplies were much lighter than had
been expected. and with demand hold
ing good and strong, the prices paid
for the stock were quarter more than
those at the close of last week
The offering of swine included moth
ing extra fancy, nor were the hogs re-
ceived of the type most desired by To-
cal buyers. Mixed lights comprised the
big end of the offering.
Bulk of sales were made between
$3.50 and ST.T5. The latter figure stood
as top and was paid by packers for the
most desirable stock offered. Choice
lights could have been sold easily fol
$3.50.
The sheep market opened with val
ues continuing on the upward trend.
supplies of stock on the market were
lust about one-half of the number re-
ceived here week ago. but a bigger
percentage was offered for sale than at
that time. All classes Of sheep were
called quarter higher.
business was brisk from the start.
with country buyers figuring in most
Of the deals; SS25 stood as the top
price of the day. Some good, fat lambs,
weighing seventy-one to seventy two
pounds. sold at that figure Other fat
stock sold at s7.75 to sS. and choice
stock was being quoted as high as
$3.50.
In the feeder division one of the prin-
cipal sales was that of several carloads
of stock for $3.50.
This string of stock possessed con-
siderable flesh and weighed on the av-
Sage of seventy-four pounds Ewes
were meeting with fair inquiry. but in
terest in that department was not
strongly manifested until all lambs
had been cleaned out. One sale Of fat
ewes was made at s3.S5
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Glands to Aid Woman Thief.

New York.-Hope that injection of
extract of sheep thyroid glands would
correct criminal tendency in Mrs
Fannie Liebowitz was expressed by
DIR. Ernest Vaughn, medical assistant
to the district attorney in Brooklyn.
The woman has served several prison
arrested, charged with stealing a hand
bag. A medical examination showed
her to be suffering from thyroidltis,
which weakened her mental faculties.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Asks Advance on Suffrage Cases.

Washingion-Th Supreme Court
has been asked TO advance the hear
constitutionality of the woman's suf-
frage amendment The motion was
made by c. S. Fairchild, plaintiff, in
one of the cases, who also contended
the court should direct the secretary
of state to rescind the proclamation
promulgating the amendment pending
its decision in the case attacking the
statute
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
An Opportunity.

Il never saw the equal of those
Jagsbys next door," said Mr.. Bib
bles. "They are always wanting to
borrow something. honestly be-
lieve we've lent them everything in
the house except the piano and our
twin beds"
I'm sorry you are so wrought up"
said Mrs. Bibbles. "Mr. Jagsby has
just sent over to know If"
Don't say it! Don't say it,"
''If you have a few empty bottles
you could spare, pint or quart size"
"Out of the way, woman! I'll take
them over myself. f."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Watson to Furnish Evidenc..

Washington.-Inves by a spe-
cial committee into charges by Sen
ator Watson Democrat, of Georgia
that American soldiers in France were
hanged without court martial or other
trial was ordered by the Senate by
unanimous vote. The committee will
be appointed by the president of the
Senate and Senator Watson will be III
vited before it to produce proof. Wat
sons charges precipitated a heated de
bate.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
S. P. ANNOUNCES
SLASH IN RATES
CUT TO AVERAGE 20 PER CENT
ON HUNDREDS OF REGULAR
COMMODITIES.
SHIPPERS GET RELIEF
EASTERN RAILROADS EXPECT TO
FOLLOW LEAD SET BY
WESTERN ROAD.
twsstern Newspaper Union News Service

western newspaper Union News Service.)
San Francisco. Calif-Reduction Of
freight rates on hundreds of articles,
east and westbound, and amounting in
some cases to as much as 30 per cent
OF existing rates have been announced
by the SoutherA Pacific Company. The
reductions, it was declared, average
about 20 per cent and will be effec-
tive, in the case of changes made to
meet competition of water-borne traf-
fic via the Panama canal, as soon as
approved by the Interstate commerce
and to points east of the Mississippi
river and Chicago as soon as Eastern
roads concur in them, and in the case
of rates to and from points west of
Chicago and the Mississippi river rs
soon as the tariffs can be published.
Among articles on which the reduc-
tions westbound will be effective are
dry goods, iron and steel, tin plate,
glucose products, machinery. refriger-
ators, pitch. turpentine, glass, vehicles,
furniture, coal, canned goods, limo
leum and soap. Rates on eastbound
products which are reduced include
those on borax. vegetables, hops, lum-
Der. sirup, picked fish. paper. flour
and nuts.
Chicago.-One proposed change
would allow for actual weight, but not
to exceed 800 pounds of hay, straw or
excelsior used in packing or buffing
carload shipments of eggs.
The following rates on iron and steel
rails westbound for export in $4,000
pound minimum carload lots, were or
dered published
From Chicago and west, $13.44 per
gross ton, with the same rate pre-
vailing from Birmingham district"
and from AUnnequa, Colo; from rate
basis points" S15.4 per gross ton.
Rates on iron and steel articlts, car
load lots, westbound for export, We're
amended as follows:
From Chicago and west and from
Birmingham district, 60 cents per 100
pounds; from Pittsburg, 60 cents per
100 pounds and from Minnequa, Colo,
46 cents per 100 pounds.
Shipment east of fresh vegetables
in mixed carload lots with melons at
the rate and minimum weight named
In previous schedules would be per-
mitted.
The Transcontinental Freight bureau
referred to in "A dispatch from Chicago
regarding the new schedules is Il rail-
doad bureau and all of their findings
must be reviewed by the Interstate
Commerce commission and passed up
on by them before they become off
cial
| Fred ii. Poplar. chief clerk of Fran
els b. Choate, general freight agent for
the Union Pacific and allied lines in
Denver, said that no official notice of
any change in any rates affecting
Denver territory had been received.
I'VE have not even heard any rum
ors of any changes in the existing
schedules" he said. However, many
people have been expecting reductions
and from what ! know the wire re
ports are authentic"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
DARLING BABY
BRIGHTENS HOME
Children's Laughter Pleasing Sound

Altoona, Pa. -"I am writ
ing to tell you what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. We
had six children die almost at
birth. From one hour to nine
teen days 10 all they have
lived. Before my next one
was born 1 took . dozen bot
ties Of your Veg etable Com
pound. and / can say that It il
the greatest medicine on
earth, for this baby ID now
four months old, and .
healthier baby you would not
want. / am sending you .
picture Of her. Everybody
says That il . very healthy
looking baby You have my
consent to show these few
lines to anybody. - Mrs.
c. w. BENZ, 131 3rd Avenue,
Altoona. Pa.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Lady Of Distinction

Is recognized by the delicate fascinat-
ing influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means clear,
sweet, healthy in.-Advertisement.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Lemon Juice Now Powdered.

One of the newest fruit products
is powdered lemon juice. 1t is pure
juice reduced TO a perfectly soluble
powder The process is said to be an
adaptation of the well-known spray
method of reducing milk to powdered
form.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
A PuxzIIno Case.

North-"How is Dobbs getting along
with his wife?" West-T can't decide
whether he needs sympathy or ad-
vice"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Every Individual.

Every individual has place to fill
in the world. and is important in
some respect, whether he chooses to
be so or not.-Hawthorne.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04

When the contracting parties unite
In their efforts to make marriage a
success it is seldom failure.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04

Katydid foretells frost and "You
did" and 81 didn't" foretell domestic
one.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Metnl Market.
HAY AND GRAIN PRICES.

Corn, No. yellow. per cwt .s .ss
Corn, No mixed, per cwt. 80
Wheat, No. l, per bushel. ...... m
Oats. per ext. .............. 110
Barley. per cwt. t............ IS
The Washington herald., 1921-06-03
CxXv-wITHoUT AN ALIBI.

| CANN-WITHOUT AN ALIBI.
Peggy Lewis remained until Nan
cy's luncheon was brought
She looked at the tray with its
food temptingly arrayed on fragile
china which bore the golden crest
of the hospital. and shifted delight
edly.
"Broiled squad, as ! live! Nancy.
that's a mammoth bird: can't you
spare Peggy just one little bite?''
| Not a morsel," declared Nancy,
laughingly. You can get food al
any hour. but / have to lie here un-
til it's brought to me, and I'm fair
ly ravenous after that operation.
| Selfish beast!" shifted Peggy.
You don't look as though you were
in need of food. I've never seen
yop looking more radiant. By
rights, you ought to. be wan and
pale"
With a mischievous twinkle in
her eve, Nancy lifted the corner Of
her pillow and Indicated her vanity
box.
The secret of this rosy bloom lies
herein"
Peggy reached for II.
May / borrow yours?"
Without waiting for a reply. she
opened the little gold case.
| A card fell into her lap, and. ly-
ing face upward. revealed the
scrawl:
For my little sweetheart. F. B.
H."
| Aha, So the good doctor re-
members his pretty patients? I'll
wager that came in a box of flow
ers. What have you done with
them? Too discreet to keep them
about, chr"
! Nancy hated herself for flushing,
but her color heightened still more
as she realized that there was no
explanation she could give for the
presence of that card in her vanity
case.
The doctor certainly lives up to
his reputation as a philanderer,
doesn't he?" Peggy went on. THAT
Miss Blair we met in the millinery
shop is crazy about him. Anyone
with half an eye could see that she
would have liked to kill you for
walking OFF with him that day"
You see entirely too much, Peg
gy." said Nancy, GROSSLY.
Cant see too much in this world
dear" corrected Peggy, cheerfully
And IL you don't forget what you
see. you have a lot of influence with
some people"
Nancy looked at her speculative.
ly.
Peggy, I wonder where you get
that positively common streak
Nice people-especially nice women
don't do a lot of the things you
do and think quite all right"
But I've had so many husbands.
protested Peggy. They broader
ones viewpoint. It's awfully diff.
cult to be prudish after you've gone
through a couple Of divorces. Real
iy. Nancy, think you've improved