'COMFORTS, SMILES AND CAKE
LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE
Thus Every Red Cross Canteen Betoire: a Bit cl Horns
i for Or.r Soldiers in France.
RED CROSS FIGHTS
DEADLY EPIDEMIC
. What could possibly le more glad
dening tlmn the slptit of real Ameri
can iluiijiliiiHts. luniks of hisi Imis pie,
rcnl luniks? .Volliii'K unless it mlglit
lie Hie s'lit of mi IiuM'sMii-kosmIiu'ss
Amt'iliMii uirl. And tlu I'liiiiWiuitlim
of tin? tlnvo, ami m;ite a couple of
mugs of (,-ood hot coflVe thrown In for
food measure ti'iluit.v tmt n roitlly
tired, Imiilwrnked Ytiuk run really up-I'l-rrlato
this f""J for Hie gods and
i-nnifort for the heart of man.
'It nln't tlie eolTee uor the de nor
Hie douKhnuls, not ecu the pretty
glils," said one young wtdler; "it Is
the sitilit ot a woman who looks like
your motlier -with her little cup a
trille askew sometimes, and may he a
loek of hair straightened out of curl,
Just like mother used to have hers
come when she was hurrying too hard
that's the thin;.' that ma!,es a fellow
Ctad he happened to he with this par
ticular hunch. And when that woman
snys, 'Hero, son, have niMluT piece i.f
pif I" ll jnes rLhl llu-mc'li yoir li-arl
anil luaki'k Jeu U't-l thai It ,viu ever
do t hack t" ''.e old V. S. A. a. aiu
you'll niti fiii'ei iiiuihi-r's liinlni;i and
you'll ivi;a'inlu-r m say lh' kind lhiiu
every single day of ymir life."
The Ited Cross serves the hols of all
the uutlui, ot course, Lut it Is par
ticularly partial to the Uia!.i clad
youths with a hit of slit!!,' and the call
for the matches and the cigarettes.
They are the oL'W v;!:o aprieciate tlis
Atuericau crackers asd jm.
There are the cateess close to the
trenches, of course, and tie hots where
the men may go and bathe and have
their clothes freshened up, and the
railroad station canteen sen Ice, and
the hlc canteens with the wrltltiir
rooms and showers and llhrai'los, and
lounges where a fellow can rest a
while, h'lt the luoa who have he.'ii
there ltlst that they hoe the lllilu
rolling canteen that Jttt natunil'y
spring up where jou least expect the:a,
most of all.
Many well kno.cn names are on the
lists of canteen workers, for Ameri
can women were quick to selw the i
portunity for service. The poon t
soldier on his leave may he served l y
an American woman fchs hospitality
was formerly dealt out by her nuiol
,111(1 butlers--and whose truest lists in
cluded only the most fashionable
names in the liocial resistor. Now It
Is she who hands over the pie with
her own hands and then traihers up
the dishes-yes, and oftentimes w as'ies
them when' help is scarce, for they
have to he waslud and made ruuly
f.ir the lii'U b t il si.ldlers -anil "lie
eanil"! ilianp"lt the Imijs v. I re
never lit' lir'd to iv-pciol to iln c.'iH
:..f dioy.
A ).i I' .i ' "f ihc -'!' ' o service
i the "siMr"," whi'iv llie s.ililier lire
supplied Willi their lueils. where
things they have lost In the heat of
battle arc iv;.l.ic. ii. tu.-l'.i a -le haiiil-
' cd i.Ut, I'.::."!' U.idi'i, luttcl... limiii
1 nshi-s, all s' i'iMif thii:'s, inn foruct
tir.,' '2 post ciris to s.::J U-uto auU
tC.j fc'-er v-sutcd p;uk.'.fs of cu-
' e'.tc? .
' Tiiityf !t a!l 5u 4". '-c 'Vfc
fa: cere than 1U the s:cracir c te
'men it puts something worth while
i into, their hearts.
TOBACCO FOR THE DOYS
i ij
y -, a4 ' A
e
If S ' -
Ri--:m the r.i!a! war'A c.'tulucti.l
'
t; hundred ot Ores Cl';uini
throughout ihe country In cl'icklna
the recent epidemic of Spanish Influ-1
etua, the organl.iiitlon through lti
i,n.,.tr,i,,irioiK at U'netilnetnn is nrennr ,
w ,im i i ,
Ins to tUht a repetition of the e.vprrl
once that was to disastrous tills fall,1
cducatliirf the public thoroughly re-
t;ardlin; the symptoms and the proper
care at the benlnnliiK of an attavk. In t
addition to this, the American lit il (
Cross Is Kifhtlnir tuberculosis. The n-
cent iippropilatlon to tlie Natlwml Tit-,
berculosls Association will be used fnl
educational as well as relict work
throughout the country.
So much has been said nhmit the
nfternialh of the epidemic that espe
cial attention Is helnj; trlvcn In the
work alone this line. The weakness
which follows Inlluem'.n leaves the pa
tient In a condition which makes him
a ttood Held for the perms of tubereu
lusls, A thorough physical examina
tion, proper food and clothlut!. the use
of mild preventives, will check the
prntin s of the disease at once.
Tiilreui..sN, i.r is'ii iini'll"ii, as ll
Is liiipM nil; called. Is l'Hi pivvema
Mi- r.ud eliialde, irild'd the tl'al
liM'lil i.f III- ilN. .I-e I - Im ;iiii I.i I,t ll
i ON. i'l' IlllM. Ill I'll. Al. ilo on- oi l., s a
i iparulitel) .mall pari. Tlie fie
k,mail advciii.Hil "cuiisailipll'.ii
cures" should be liMiked Ukii us (Hil
M'U. The inly liicilkaie wlilch jlu.ul.l
i.e taken U a toiilc wldil; will
siiiutihile li:e appetite and build u)i
tl:u systtai i,v::era:!y. Th tr.a!u aire
lUt, lu liropil" f' od, uC:cIcut rut.
t:ii'.: a!r clA su-.'.I.t !!v!e?, If
vs.;!ci, acci"iil' tu tls f.'s p.o-tc.-'.'xi
by a good ptysicljs. TXt re
sews the patient's vitality and toon
kills the disease entirely.
For several years the National Tu
berculosis Association has been fir.anc
In:: It., wt.l b.. tho :.i!e of 1'cd t'mvs
v;,il'i at lit i i inn ii"ii'. 'Ih" s'Tali
si'ld f"i' a penny c.nh and hy maltii!.:
a iiiiiici.",l clloit cii'i:iali uietiiy was
usually raised to curry the work
throutrh the year. This year there will
be no seals sold because the American
Ited Cross has made nu appropriation
for the auti-tuberculosls work, and
those who formerly spent their time
selllutr seals will Join In the work for
'he Ited Cross 'Christmas lloll Call
Uuriut; the week 'of December 10 to 23.
80NQ Or LITTLI THINOI.
By Je.ipni Judson,
This Is tho 8oif ot little Uilnsn,
A clean, vhlte bed hi I quiff
place,
A eijuiette anil the saving grace
Of smiles tbHt llluinlti the
nurse's fiui
'1 he are the Joys the Red Crow
brings.
This Is the souk of little Ihlnjs,
An old man brought to till home
uualn,
Ami children who day, forget
ting pal u,
A hut that shelters from mud
and rain
This la the rest the Ited Cross
brings.
LWT FORGET
That A. M. Ant v riles Insu
rance: Fire, Automobile and
Surety Bonds.
I
Swope ii Swope, Lawyers,
I. 0. 0. F, BMg.
Indtjicndt-nc
WALTER G. BROWN
lii pre triHnf Ihe
TENNSYLVANIA"
Fire Insurance Co.
of Philt Mpbia
Nvtarv Public
Uliiul; iJiOilc, Mortifiiiui, Lie,
DR. F. U. DOWERSOX
HIYSICIAN V SVR(7F(K
I'HONL NOS.
OIIKX iiOl
IIUl'SE I1CJ
U. bt T ii CO."uiU'i,.v iiuk Jy
': lit Uv M.iMf.ii lillvr.-H
Si ii'l j iuuu-t"il.--i I n ,biil li i , H
.1 v.:t- l"nti-, i.r- fUlt 6KAHCH
unit tn(mrt -ti (Mtii itinlillity, urt Ht
tut or ii fw. Vhio fur our fruv buuk
of JfJi iwmIuU InVBntion, '
! P. SWIFT & GO.
f. i07 bsventn b!.. wa;hini'ton, u. Gfl
LC. PRICE, M. U.
Office and residence
Kurre Apattmer.!
Mtuiic 1903
MomiHititli (JruiiKf 476
Meets Ihe Kecund .Saturday In l.ucli
Moi.lli ut lU:i A. M.
TuLik l'ivx;ni.i ut 2:10 . m. tow'.i!i!i
visiluiu aic wilunuc.
y. I'ov.Ltb, Mjittr.
?J::3 Macc!5 Ei'Ttsn, Etc.
Mike laughed
zf the Judge
The test of peace Is to summon for
the healing of nations devotion fijuul
to that given 'he tusks of war.
AN AMERICAN RED CROSS TRUCK BRINGING CASES OF TOBACCO
FOR OUR SOLDIERS AT THE FRONT.
Peece Brings Us New Mouths to Feed
i SfS It. . r- ,
31
Save
that w e may shai'e
Save food
for chewing Gravely.
The Judge came right
back at Mike with a friend
ly chew just a couple of
little squares off his plug of
Real Gravely.
Mike found that the chew
stayed with him for a long
while, and tits more ho
chewed the better it tasted,
"Thete's the real tobac
co satisfaction," says tlm
Judge: "and it costs noth
ing extra to chew this class
of plug." .
' 1 1
It fan further tlml'i t,!.y yo
can fit tht imil taiti if this clan
tf ttbtut without titra n:t.
PEYTON BRAND
Real Gravely Chewing Plug
escn piece paccea m a poucn
i L -
Y$ '
Tlie War is at an End
Why do without things for the house any longer?
Household comforts and
Household Necessities
Furniture,
Mm
'it a ii i ..Js5fiA
kv'
k - - ; . i it i . ii
Linoleum
See our line of 18
Aluminum ware
The ware that wears forever
Heaters,
ianges
C- -M n. VI
ff' life.
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ThtOriqinal IBM
PUBr cbiiu
ALUMIHUH&S?
Quality First
1892 Waro
onmouth hardware; CO.