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Show Second Contestant Wax Hunncr-Up to the Worst Both wore very proud of their vocal abilities: for months they had squabbled over the question as to which possessed the better voice. At last, to settle bets they had made with each other, they arranged to fiive a recital before an eminent professor and abide by his judgment. When they had concluded, the professor turned to the first, shaking shak-ing his head sorrowfully. "You're the worst sinn- T fiL. . r: wiiii; nialli-d, lo forces overseas since that. date. The government does not. guarantee delivery, but all el forts possible will be made to add comfort to I he boys' life. The New York post office reported that they handled .151), 000 packages daily just prior tr the deadline date. Free mailing privileges gi"ifc' to the armed forces has spirin. their mailings some 30 per safer, frxpansion of the armed for-spum-also adding rapidly to burdens. Railroads are being ily burdened with the t r;lnsicjance tion of soldiers and war mg 0 merit. The mails are givejjj jjas ontlary consideration, thus means are caused. Trains are no hoped ning on schedule and v. promised that conditions wil more serious. We can prevent disappoiiijpj" at Christmas time to our P forces and to civilians if v cooperate with the departnjf mailing earlier than ever and by addressing letters ar. -eels properly and legibly, the address and return a plainly on one side of the Pfen only. Many packages are ltlon, delayed because the mailei;n" light, flimsy paper. It is r mended that heavy papjJJ placed on the Outside of packages. Packages, thus pert, may not present such I appearance when being plac 'he mails, but their appes at the end of their journe; and be very much better and vvvhlch sure delivery. It is recomn efill it that good heavy twine be ' for tying instead of light tl Parcels sealed against inspi must take first-class rateY"fe the recipients of such parcelsjjjn have to pay first-class rate f1 the parcels are received. TimK. idly, but do not seal unlesson proper inscription is pasted o; package. J Can Bo Traced x Insured parcel post and f )t , tered letters can always be tjia.-' ' and can be forwarded and Fc in the mails the sender wil reimbursed. You may write on the outs' of packages, "Don't Open Christmas". No other instruct may be given. ' " The deluge of Christmas and packages to soldiers, i dition to the regular flow r millions of pieces of mail' should be mailed early to the department in the gw task it has ever yet faced history. he Shop early! Mail now! j |