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HAT 18 A BILLION ANYWAY? By Jastes H. Golline, m 5 billion dollars," dictated the or Tillie. rie! you want that in figures?" she pron But Tillie hit the cipher key too It looked large, even for a war igure! And it was both wrong and right you will see a little later, What is a billion anyway? Suppose you got a dollar a second for breath ing-how long would it take to acumulate a billion dollars? If you ould put the money out to interest fast as you got it, it would require S1 years, 285 days. But if you put your first half billion out at the end of fifteen and a half years at four per | ent compound interest it would earn | early another half billion bythe time | your had completed the 31 y or money . at four per cent free ompounded semi-annually doubles in eventeen years and aix months. | In \ Poonayivanis there was a luke Stamp that meant over $2,o x a year, the people of this coundid something along that line which gives a good illustration of $ 1,000,000,000. The Treasury Dedp C J ow, rather curionsly, it would be [labtec for the people in Great Britian to duplicate the performance, even assuming they had a population as large as our own. For there is not wgeith in the United Kin~dom to make a billion dollar by English standards. ‘The term billions never crept into John Bull‘s war figures. We use the French billion which is 1,000,000,000, whereas the British use im standard of their own and . thir ‘biltion is 1,000,000,000,000. Bo that is why Tillie was . both right. * y 31, days to make a British billion seconds of time; that if one built two s of British sovereigns (which are ap-

P fs Pa i is we now lunch, three sessions. COUNTY PRESIDENT. . As ERB for the Cit 24 Cape May, N. J. 4 s . 3. to serve for (A Fears commencing

n the city pier. large and well lighted is very well dupted for Scout work and the class» e Cares s a his time, for the Troop Officials ask the business men of the town to help them. We all like to live in communitio® promote the welfare of those about jus. * Youth is the greetest maset of the Nation today and their physical, mental and moral training are its great visitors every Friday might at eight o Treasurer‘s . Report The treasurer of the Troop Commit-

und and to thank those who have enerously helped the movement, 10. 1.00 Samuct F. Eldredge, Treas. «---seg.-._--_ KNOWS MORE THAN ALL AMERICA In his: response at the testimonial of his political eareer, last Seturday night, Senator Baid said, among . other things: "There‘s | only one man I ever knew who thought he knew more than all America, and he‘s not in America now." This signifcant allusion to the unparalleled egexpressive of a wide and growing wentiment. throughout the country especially among those who have closely followed the course of events during the past two years. "He‘ll probably try to tell us what to do when he returns," continued Senator Baird, "but 1 do not think he will succeed." Let us hope not at all events, The country has had quite enough of Presldent Wilson‘: dictation. . It is now time for Con ress to have an inning. W. 3. Press bnoouuns..a a comet Tenenbanm‘s Spring Sale of Shoes Eo H ane Arraiiiaad shoes must be sold to make room for jour summer stack. $4.50 a pair. adv

Although worth much more the pe er is still $2.00 a your, Subscribe at once and you will get est serial, The Hilltop Troop. The following special offer is made oo asiretind sues from the time of subscription, 2. The Companion Home Calendar for 1919. All above for only two dollars, or you may include 8. McCall‘s | Magazine-12 fashion numbers. All for only $250. The Cuoco I AZ parato addresses if desired. THE YOUTH‘S COMPANION, Commonwealth Ave., & St. Paul St, Boston, Mass. New Subscriptions Received at this Office. «ntamPOLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS We bave received a deluge of political communications in praise of many candidates for the City Com‘miasion. — While we belive every word in all of them, we are inclined to con sider these communications as political advertising and should be-paid at the regular rates and marked according to the laws prescribed for that purpose. —

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VERLAND Medal 90 has esteblished a new world‘s non-stop high-gear ree» ard! The old record was smashed to smithereons out in Okishome by a stock car a plain, every day duplicate af every Model 90 in Wildwood. Nan sevea days and seveh nights in high gear. Covered 4870.1 miles without stopping Dida‘t change a spark plag or make a carburetor adjustment. Equivalent to the distance from Wildwood to Les Angeles and back to Oklahoma City! It nished tn perfect condition mechanically -without the slightest complaint . over having undergone the severest test to which a motor ever has been put for such a length of time, * The car was sealed in high gear and the shift lever removed. And If weather and reade had joined purposely to defeat if, a worse combination could not have heen presented. But Model 90 ploughed through the mud and rain and hung mp a new high mark. ‘The mest notable achievement in recent annals of motordom. Mind you this test wasn‘t conducted over city boulevards and asphalt . atreets-that‘s me test. Exceptional performance is Model 90‘s chief claim to the right of superior» ity. And in this we are backed by the confidence of more than 150,000 owners the binindinhtitprionibenihcintionn, Suvabdfermdiodsenties aineniieiemntiersohil conermadiensett fection than any other nelf.otarting motor car produced. Aside from performance, it io the handeomect motor car in the entire field costing $1209 or under, is as eaay riding as any car in any clasa, is backed here in Wildwood by the unlimited facilities for handling all kinds of service and, at $985.00 f. o. b. Telede, you can save a couple bundred dollars more for the Fifth Liberty Loan. bnmmpbtdindininnitintairane Arcrchiaakaieeredindictaient "Thrift Cat" is not a slogan. It‘s a apecification, ‘PIERPONT & BROWN (o I p di ; 7. NK NJ :: ole: F 4

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