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! YOU AND UNCLE SAM Series of Educational Articles ment Is Organized and Functions—Written Telling How Federal Govern- Cxpressly fnr School Children. No. 10—What We Give. Our President BY WILL P. pay our President, selected as the one man in our more than 115, 000,000 population by the free votes of the individual citizens to be Chief Fxecutive of the greatest civie trust in all creation, a salary of $75,000 for cach of the four vears of his term K this a very suld bear in mind that ¢ times what George ceived when he first nd then we had but 13 we now have 48, then 0 people where now we have 000,000, and then 100.000 square s of territory where now we have 3.500,000 square s a_home for ¥. The White | is furnished, maintained and | kept in repair by the United States Government. On this home the at- tention of all the world is focused. y per- | oenithe o H with | proper dignity | imonious or over- disposition of individual in- | nts the President is allowed various comforts and conveniences, paid for public funds: | the Capitol build- £ the “sights” for wes to consult | rs or in the sion of Congress | final rush closing hours of a s to sign Dbills passed in the e has a 1obiles American produce, He has a private detective force and | a private police force private art gallery and a ary. core of greenhouses to \)mn House decorated and to prm. s and blooms for din- nd recept has a pri railroad train s it. acht and a pri- whenever he e flag, which no one seal to be ature on all im- including ap- affixed with 1 portant state papers, pointments. Lixt of His Personal Aides. He has a personal pl ading daily news) m. Ts is pre- | pared for him every morning. He has a special box at the theater ‘whenever he g and has spe 1 stands erected for him whenever he is to review a parade. He gets the right of way whenever and wherever he goes. President’s wife, who is known lady of the land ler of the country. al secretary wuse, Which is the offi- f the President, the first public building erected in th Capital City; clected b A Personal Christmas Card ppreciated. It yon Will_he are to have the present time deem it & pleasure to show If you are not with _your —present plate, gladly cut you one that onform to your ideas at a most reasonuble cost The National Remembrance Shop (Mr, Foster's Shop) 14th Street , Oncloor from Pa. Ave. AR AN - BAD BREATH Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets Get at the Cause and Remove it. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets, the substitute for calomel, act gently on | . the bowels and positively do the work. People afflicted with bad breath find quick relief through Dr. Ed- wards’ Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar-coated tablets are taken for bad breath by all who know them. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets act gently but firmly on the bowels and liver, stimulating them te mnatural action, clearing the blood and gently purifying the entire system. They do that which dangerous calomel does without any of the bad after| effects. | All the benefits of nasty, sickening, | griping cathartics are derived from | Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets without | griping, pam or any dicagreeable effects. Dr. F. M. Edwards discovered the formula after seventeen vears of practice among patients afflicted with bowel and liver complaint, with the attendant bad breath. Olive Tablets are purely a vegetable compound mixed with olive oll; you will know them by their olive color. Take one or two every night for a week and note the effect. 15c and 30c. Quite often that haif sick, half well feeling is due to a reac- tion of the system to bacteria in the intestinal tract. Pluto Water will safely and effec- tively clean out the intestines. It acts in 30 minutes to two hours after taking and never gripes. Prescribed by physi- sold by druggists and atFrench Lick Springs, Indiana, When Natare Won’t Plato Will PLUTO KENNEDY partially burned by the British in- vaders in 1814. appropriations made by Con- care of the Aipkeep and nce of the White House, in- cluding furnishings, repairs, light, and, in fact, everything except at the President’s family eats. As is Commander-in-Chief of the Army and N the President can fill his larder the commissary at prices considerably under what the rest of us have to pay. Travels in Private Car. When the President is planning a railroad trip he is allowed to picks any private car he-may pre THE EVENING there never has been any need for the Government to purchase one outright. He is not restricted in the number of automobiles he may have at his disposal, and they are paid for on a sort of lease system out of the White House maintenance fund and fre- .| quently replaced,by new ones. The President has at hi§ command the beautifully equipped yacht, May- flower, manned by the pick of the Navy. This was formerly the prop- erty of a Philadelphia millionaire, who turned it over to the Government during the war with Spain, when it waslfitted out as a gunboat and saw valiant yservice. At_his disposal also is the Marine Band, acknowledged to be the best aggregation of wusicians in all the world. . This band gives concerts on Summer evenings in various parks about the Capita) and furnishes music for a reception, garden party or other soclal event at the White House. Perronal Flag Setdom Displayed. - The President's flag s seen only on extraordinary occasi not fly over the. White House or from the masthead of the Mayflower. It is reserved for those rare oceasions when the President appears in his of- fic position as Commander-i: f of the Army and N y-. ¢ T STAR, WASHINGTON. It daes | flag consists of the President's seal in bronze upon a blue background, with a large white star in each cor- ner. The design of this seal may be seen in the floor of the entrance cor- Tidor of the White House and was used by“at least one President in his favorite stickpin. (Copyright. 1024, by Will P. Kemnedy.) (The eleventh article in this series will be on “Snappy Facts About Our Presidents.” It will be printed in this paper next Sunday.) —_—— They were talking of marvels of wire- less telephony, and a conversation be- tween Rome and London was mentioned. “Ah, that's nothing,” replied Braggo, “I know a man who blew a bugle in Pittsburgh and went to Long Island and saw the sound.” Mortgage Loans Made At and Sold J LEO KOLB Main 5027 023 N.Y. 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