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Show but we shall have another opportunity during the summer and fall to can vegetables and fruits, and this opportunity oppor-tunity should not be overlooked. It goes without saying that we shall be compelled to send vastly increased quan-tities quan-tities of foodstuffs to Europe, and every ev-ery can that is filled by the housewives house-wives will count heavily. We believe there will be more war gardens this year than last, and we know that the need for them is far greater. 80, in spite of our present prosperity and bright prospects for the future, let us exercise duo caution and not be caught in the same predicament as the foolish virgins who neglected to lay in a supply of oil. Now is the time to shape our affairs to meet war conditions, condi-tions, instead of squandering our earnings earn-ings and taking no thought or heed of the morrow. We repeat our advice as to the purchase of Liberty bonds. This is the last week of the present campaign, cam-paign, and I'tah is already "over the top." But other less prosperous or more niggardly sections of the country arc not responding as they should, and it is up to us to make good our share of any possible-deficiency and to send the total up to five billion dollars, if that can be accomplished. CHEERING PROSPECT. There is a feeling of optimism, both hs to the outcome of the war and the welfare of the country, manifested in all quarters. Yet. we should not allow our enthusiasm to carry vis away and cause us to neglect our duty in preparing for every possible pos-sible future contingency. Every cent that can be spared should be put into Libertv bonds and thrift stamps, in order that the government may be able to crush the Hun. This is the first duty of a patriotic American. The bonds are an insurance against want, no matter what happens anywhere iu the world, and the careful man, who is looking out for the welfare of his family, will not neglect to invest his money in the best securities in the market. It would be well also to lay in the winter's supply of coal during the summer sum-mer months, so far as possible, for there is no telling what will happen to the fuel situation before next spring. Jt was not so bad last winter, but we alF know how hard it was to purchase coal during the extremely cold weather of a little more than a year ago. Buying Buy-ing next winter's fuel now would not be hoarding, for the fuel administration administra-tion advises us to make such purchases, ff. is against thivjaw to stock qp with |