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H Arthur Our Kmpn. tn AbmHomi saMta
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I don't remember having tha aoet
thrallo appllod.
Wbra I ram to I was again Ijrtnl la
jt'Mt In Munsey ward. One of the
. puV had draped large American
the had Of tba trad, and
my band was smaller Hag,
nt fl food all over to
"Stars aod Stripes."
3k I wondered wbaa tha
trenches would sea tba
tba "land of tba fraa aod
'. -f tba braTo" baalda tham,
oolng ui bit la tills great war of civi
lisation. My wound wars very painful, and
severe! times at nlfht I would dream
tbat myriads of kbskl-clothed flgurea
would paaa my bad and each would
atop, band orar ma, and whisper, Tba
best of luck, mate."
Soaked with perspiration I would
awaka with a c.?, and tba night auras
. would coma ovsr and bold my band.
kenlng got to ba a habit with
that particular auras was
transferred to another ward,
In three waeka' time, owing to the
careful treatment recti red. I was abi
to alt up and get my beartnga. Our
ward contained seventy-nve pa electa,
00 per cent of which were surgical
at tba bead of each bad hung
jralure chart and dlagnoala
uvM Acroia this sheet would be
written "0. 8. W." or -B. W" the for
mer meaning gun shot wound snd tba
latter ahell wound. Tha "g.'W." pre
tied, especially among tha Royal
artillery and Royal engineers.
About forty different regiments wars
represented, and many arguments en
sued aa to tha respective fighting abil
ity f each regiment Tba rivalry waa
wonderful. A Jock arguing with an
' nan, then a strong Cockney ae
vould butt In In favor of a Loo
- oou regiment Before long a Welsh
man, followed by a member of a York
shire regiment, and, perhaps, a Cans
h dlao intrude themselves and tha argu
t waxea loud and furious, Tha
ts In the beda atari howling for
j to settle their dispute outalda
and tha ward la In aa uproar. The
head slater cornea along and with
Horns Cooked Meala Everything Clean
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Just drop Into any wUa awake dealer around
here, give him 10 cents for the pouch of Real
Gravely, complete In the special envelope ready tor
Address it according to the official directions he
will give you. Put on a 3 cent stamp and Uncle
Samrs Mails will see that he gets it.
RmI Gravely is tha tobacco to aead. Not ordlrvmry plug
loaded up with aweetenlnt, but eondsnud quality. It's worth
sending a long way, end when he receives it he's got something.
Give any man a chaff of Real Gravely Pluftand he will tell
you rant's tha kind to aend. . Send the beat I
Ordinary plug la false economy. It costs less per week to
chew Real Gravely, because a small chaw of It huts a long
while.
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Even "over there' a 3c stamp will put It into his hands.
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Eetabllstted 1891
wave of ths hand completely routs tns
doughty warriors and again silence
reigns supreme.
Wednesday snd Sunday of each week
were visiting daya and were looked
forward to by tha men, because they
meant parcels containing fruit sweets
or fags. When a patient had a regular
visitor, ha was generally kept well
supplied with these delicacies. Great
Jealousy la abowa among the men aa
to their visitors and many word wars
ensue after tha vlsltora leave.
When a man Is sent to a convales
cent home, bs generally rural over hi a
ateady visitor to tha man In tba next
bad.
Moat vlsltora have autograph albums
and bora Tommy to death by asking
blia to write tba particulars of his
wounding In aama. Several Tommies
try to duck this unpleaaant Job by tell
log tba vlsltora that they cannot writs,
but thta never phases tha owner of the
album ha or she, generally alia, offers
to write It for them and Tommy Is
stung Into telling his experiences.
Ths questions asked Tommy by vlsl
tora would make a clever Joke book
to a military man.
Soma kindly looking old lady will
stop st your bed snd In a sympathetic
Voice address you: "Ton poor boy,
wounded by those terrible Germane.
You muat ba Buffering frightful pain.
A bullet did yoa sayT Wall, tell me,
I have always wsnted to know, did It
hurt worse going In or coming out t"
Tommy generally replies that ha did
not atop to figure It out when ha was
hit
Ons very alce-looktng, overenthust
aatlc young thing, stopped at my bad
and naked, "What wounded yoa la the
facer
la a polite hut bored tone X aa
awered. "A rifle bullet."
With a look of disdain aba passed
to tha next bed, first ejaculating, "Obi
Only a bullet I thought It waa a
shell." Why aha should think a shell
wound waa mora of a distinction beats
me. I don't sea a whole lot of differ
ence myself.
Tba American Women's War hospi
tal was a heaven for wounded men.
They were allowed every privilege pos
sible conducive with tha rulea and mili
tary discipline. Tha only fault waa
that tha men's passes were restricted.
To get a paas required aa act of par
liament Tommy tried many trlcka to
work. Scouring
icrps recruus.
who wear
this
emblem
are
U.S.
MARINES
UNDER THIS EMBLEM
Condon, M51
MajYille.3
and dreaaed lumber and mouldings
Newly Improved
Right Priced 1
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get out, but tba commaodaot. so old
Uuer war offlcer, was wlaa to tliem all,
and It took a oew snd clever ruse to
Disks him affls hie signature to tha
coveted slip of paper.
As soon as It would get dark many a
putlent climbed over the wall aud went
Moo lila own." regardless of ntany alius
aituiiig Imuln tliu face, "Out of LouiiUs
for phtlcnts." Generally the nursre
were looking (tie other way when ua
of thfHe iiliflit raids started. I hop
tltta Information will get none of them
Into trouble, but I cannot resist tha
temptation to let tha commandant
know that occasionally we put It over
oo him.
One afternoon I received a note,
through our underground channel, from
my female visitor; asking me to attend
a party at her house that olgbt I
answered that aha could expect maand
to meet me st certain place on the
road well known-by alt patlenta, and
some visitors, ss "over the wall." I
told her I would ba on hand at seven
thirty. About seven-fifteea I sneaked my
ovcrcout and cap out of tba ward and
hid It In the bushes. Then I told the
nurse, a particular friend of mine, that
I waa going for a walk In tha rose gar
den. Hhe winked and I knew that ev
erything waa all right on her and.
doing out of tha ward, I allpped Into
tha boshea and made for tba wall. It
waa dark aa pitch and I was groping
through the underbrush, when sudden
ly I etepiied Into space and felt mysolf
rushing downward, a horrible bump,
and blnckneaa. When I came to my
wounded shoulder wss hurting horri
bly. I was lying against a circular
wall of bricks, dripping with moisture,
and far away I could bear tha trickling
of water. I bad In tba darkneaa fallen
Into an old disused welt But why
wasn't I wet? According to all rulea
I aliould have been drowned. Perhaps
I was and didn't know It
As the shock of my sudden stop
gradually wore off It cams to ma that
I waa lying on a ledge and that tha
U-ast movement on my part would pre
cipitate me to the bottom of tba well.
I struck a match. In ita faint glare
I aaw that I waa lying In a circular
hole about twelve feet deep the well
had been Oiled In I The dripping I bad
beard came from a water pipe over on
my right.
With my wounded shoulder It was
Impossible to shinny up the pipe. I
could not yell for help, because tha
rescuer would wadt to know bow tba
accident happened, and I would be
haled before the commandant on
charges. I just bad to grin and hear
it, with the forlorn hope that one of
the returning night raiders would paaa
and I could give him our usual signal
of Mlaa-a-s-a,M which would bring htm
to tha rescue.
Every half-hour I could hear the
clock In the village strike, each atroke
bringing forth a muffled volley of
curses on the man who had dug tha
well
After two hours X heard two men
talking In low voices. I recognised
Corporal Cook, an ardent "night raid
er." Re heard my "slaa-s-s-s" and
came to the edge of tha hole. I ex
plained my predicament and amid a lot
of Impertinent remarka, which at the
time I did not resent, I was soon fished
out
Taking off our boots, we sneaked Into
the ward. I was sitting on my bed In
tha dark, Juat starting to undress,
when the man next to me, "Ginger"
rhllllps, whispered, " 'Op It, Tank, 'are
cornea the matron."
. I Immediately got under the covers
and feigned sleep. Tha matron stood
talking In low tones to tha night nurse
and I fell asleep.
When I awoke In tha morning the
night sister, an American, was bending
over me. An awful sight met my eyes.
The coverlet on the bed and the abeeta
were a masa of mud and green allme.
She was a good sport all right, and
hustled to get clean clothee and sheets
ao that no one would get wise, but "on
her own" she gave me a good tongue
lashing but did not .report . me. One of
TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS
Notice ia hereby given that the
County Superintendent of Gilliam
county, Oregon, will hold the regular
examination of applicanta for State
ifertiflcates at Condon aa fotlowa: .
Commencing Wednesday, June , 26,
1918, at 9:00 a. m., and continuing until
Saturday, June 29, 1918, at 4:00 o'clock
p. m.
Wednesday Forenoon
U. S. HUtory, Writing (Penmanship)
Music, Drawing.
Wednesday Afternoon v
Physiology, Reading, Manual Tram
ing. Composition,' Domestic -Science,
Methoda in Reading, Course of Study
for Drawing, Methods in Arithmetic,
Thursday Forenoon
Arithmetic, History of . Education,
Psychology, Methods in Geography,
Mechanical , Drawing, Domestic Art,
Course of Study for Domestic Art.
Thursday Afternoon
Grammar, Geography, Stenography,
American Literature, PhyBics, Type
writing, Methoda in Language, Thesis
for Primary Certificate.
Friday Forenoon
Theory and Practice, Orthography
(Spelling), Physical Geography, Eng
liah Literature, Chemistry,, Physical
Culture.
Friday Afternoon
School Law, Geology, Algebra, Civil
Government.
Saturday Forenoon
Geometry, Botany.
Saturday Afternoon
General History, Bookkeeping.
Very truly yours,
J. C. Sturgiix
Superintendent
(ha CahidTaoa 'In tEa ward described
bar as being "a. Jake of a good fel
low."
Next visiting day I' bad aa awful
time explaining to my visitor why I
had not met her at tha appointed time
and place.
And for a week every time I passed
a patient be would calL -Wall. well.
here's ths Yank. Hops you are feel
lag wall, old top." - v "
Tha surgeon la our wsrd wss so
American, a Harvard unit man, named
vroat. We nicknamed him "Jack
Frost" Us wss loved by all. If a
Tommy wss to ba cut up ha had no ob
jection to undergoing the operation If
Jack Frost" wss to wield tha kolfe.
Their confidence In him was pathetic
Ha waa tha best sport I hava aver met
One Saturday morning the command
ant and aome "high up" officers were
inspecting tba wsrd, when ona of tba
patients who had been wounded In the
bead by a bit of shrapnel, fell on tba
floor In a lit They brought him round,
snd then looked for tha ward orderly
to carry ths patient back to his bed
st the other end of tha ward. Tba or
derly was nowhere to be found Ilka
our policemen, they sever are when
needed. The officers were st a loss
how to get Palmer Into hla bed. Doc
tor Frost was fidgeting around In a
nervous manner, when suddenly with
muffled "d a" and a few other
qualifying adjectives, be stooped down
and took the msn In his arms like a
baby ba waa no feather, either and
ataggered down tha ward with him, put
him In bed and undressed blm. A low
murmur of approval came from tba pa
tients. Doctor Frost got very red, and
ss soon ss he bad finished undressing
Pslmer, hurriedly left tha wsrd.
The wound In my face had almost
besled snd I was a horrible-looking
sight tha left cheek twisted Into a
knot the eye pulled down, and my
mouth pointing in a north by north
west direction. 1 wss very downheart
ed and could Imagine myself durlni
tha rest of my Ufa being ahunned by
all on account of the repulsive scar
Doctor Frost arranged for me to go
to the Cumuriifce .Military hospital at
Vltlerahot for o special opetuuuu to
try and make the scar presentable.
I arrived at the hospital and got an
awful shock. The food was poor snd
the discipline abnormally strict. No
pstlent was allowed to alt on bis bed.
snd smoking was permitted only at
certain dealgnated hours. The face
specialist did nothing for me except
to look at tba wound. I made appli
cation for a transfer back to Paignton,
offering to pay my transportation.
This offer wss accepted, and after two
weeks' sbsenca, once again I arrived
la Munsey ward, all hope gone. -
The next day after my return Doc
tor Frost atopped at my bed and said:
"Well, Empey, If yoa want me to try
and sea whst I can do with that scar
ril do It but yoa are taking an awful
chance."
I answered: -Well, doctor, Steve
Brodle took a chance; ho halls from
New York and ao do L"
Two days after the undertaker
squad carried me to the operating
room or "pictures," as we called them
because of tha funny films we see un
der ether, and the operation was per
formed. It wss a wonderful piece of
Tha Author Just Before Leaving for
' Homo..
surgery and a' marvelous success.
From now on that doctor can hava my
shirt
More than once some poor soldier
has been brought into the ward in a
dying condition, resulting from loss of
blood and exhaustion caused by his
long Journey from the trenches. After
an examination the doctor announces
that the only thing tbat will save him
Is a transfusion of blood. Where Is
be blood to come from! He does noj
WEDNESDAY
Is Ironing Day in Condon
On that day we will run
the electric plant from 8
A. M. to 12 M. for the con -venience
'of the ladies of
Condon. .. ' ...
CONDON ELECTRIC CO.
,i.wM i?S3:'
hsva to wait long for "ah answer sev
ers! Tommies Immediately volunteer
their blood for their mate. Three orl
four are accepted: a blood test Is
made, and next day tha transfusion
takes place aod there la another pale
face In tha ward.
Whenever bona Is needed for soma
special operation, there are always
men willing to give somo-ra leg if
necessary to save soma mangled juste
from being crippled for Ufa. Mora
than ona man will go through Ufa with
another man's blood running through
his veins, or a piece of. hla rib or hla
sbinbone In his own anatomy. 'Soma-'
timea ba never even knows the asms of
his benefactor.
Tha spirit of sacrifice Is wonderful.
For all the suffering caused this wsr
is a blessing to England It has made
new men of her sons; has welded all
classes Into ona glorious whole. - .
And I can't help saying that the doc
tors, sisters, and nurses In tha English
hospitals, sra angels on earth. I lore
them aU and can never repay tba care
and kindness shown to me. For the
rest of my Ufa the Red Cross wUl ba
to ma tha symbol of Faith, Hope and
Charity.
After four months la tha hospital, I
went before aa examining board and
was dlschsrged from tha service of his
Britannic majesty as "Dbyslcallr unfit
for further war service."
After my discharge I engaged pass
age on tha American liner Mew York,
and after a stormy trip across the At
lantic one momentous day, la the haze
of early dawn, I saw tha statue of Ub
erty looming over the port rail,-and I
wondered If aver again I would go
-over tba top with the best of luck
and give them hell."
And even then, though It may seem
strange, I was really aorry not to ba
back In tha trenches with my mates.
Wsr Is not a pink tea. but la a worth
while causa Uka ours, mud, rats, coo
ties, sheila, wounds, or death Itself, ars
fir outweighed by tha deep sense of
satisfaction felt by tha man who does
hla bit v
There la ona thing which my ex
pcrlence taught me that might help tha
boy wbo may hare to go. It Is this
anticipation is far worse than reeJtza
tlon. In civil Ufa a man stands In awe
of the man above him, wonders bow ha
could over fill his Job. When the time
comes he rises to tha occasion. Is up
snd at It and la surprised to find how
much mora easily than ha anticipated
he f41s his responslblUUea. It la really
so -out there."
Ea has nerve for the .hardships; the
Interest of the wcr grips him ; be finds
relief in tha fun and comradeship of
the trenches snd wins that best sort of
bspplneas that comes with duty well
dona.
THE EISA . .
Georgian Doctor Human Benefactor.
Perhaps the greatest triumph of
American medk-al science waa the dis
covery' of anaesthesia, . which . ms.de
modern surgery possible. A number of
physicians claimed the priority in this
great development, but In latter years
the credit haa usually been given to
Dr. Crawford W. Long,-' a Georgia
country doctor, who received his medi
cal education at tha University of
Pennsylvania.
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The Revue de Cblmle Induatrielle
notes that a brilliant black paint
which dries well and is far superior
to mineral varnish may be made by
mixing equal parts of, coal tar with
benzine or coal oil.""- Spread thinly .with
a hard brush. It penetrates the wood,
which It preserves from decay, snd it
sdheres well to metals, st the same
time preventing them from rusting.
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We
will
buy
any
kind
of
hogs,
for .
a
short
time
only
ArUngioa Lumber Cm.
L08T:
Black sow jtreiRhinp; about 80
pounds. Anyone knowing her.
whereabouts notify L. M. Rise,
hart, Condon. 13tf i
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that tha un
dersigned will tsks up, sdvertiae and-
sell in tha manner provided by Chapter (
71 of tha General Laws of Oregon for'
19(9, sny and all livestock found run '
ning at large or being herded on any .
lands in our .Salmon, Fork range. .
Kate Russell . v
Ed Lusskix v -i
REWARD $25 ". "j
to party finding; pair rather
light bay mares, one weighing
about 1300, the other 1250;
branded with lazy K on right
stifle; foretops have been
' roar bed but grown out five or.
six inches; should have cotta)
with them. Phone or wire me
collect at Payette, Idaho. V
J H: Hanlgatv ' i
Sheriff PavetU County.
rOR SALE: 1 -
1917 model. Deerinar harvested
in firstrCJass. runrtftig order.
Call or aildre&s J? Zi- WVim-r
Clem, Oregon. 8tf
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5 . Brown mare weight about 130$
1 poundff ; branded JB (connectv -;-d):-W
lef tfsboukfer Suitable
reward for her recovery.
; A. -B.tSmith. Hot. Oregon,
? Condon. vM $ M 4
8TRAYEP: 7 I
One grey mare, branded Ntt j
(connected) on right shoulder,.
Has roached .mane. Suitably
; leading to her recovery. Noiif
Ned Howland, Olesr. Oregon
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