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East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-06-22
WHEN PA Is SICK.

When Pa is sick
He's scared to death,
An Ma an US
Just hold our breath,
He crawls in bed,
An puffs aud srunts,
And does oil kinds
OF crazy stunts,
He wants Doc" Brown
And mighty quick,
For when PAS i'll
He's awful sick.
BE gasps and groans,
An SOFT o. sighs
he talks SO queer,
An rolls his eyes
Ma jumps an runs,
An all of us,
An all the house
Is 10 q fuss.
An peace and Joy
Is mighty skeerce--
When Pa is sick.
It's something fierce.
-Exohanes
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-06-22

Yasoo City shipped two carloads
of 1rish potatoes recently which
netted from $2 90 to $3.50 pc,
bushel.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-06-22

1he flag dealers idea of patriot
ism is getting ont hunting at more
than double the former price
TbeTimes will accept a few Liberty
Bonds in pa, ment of subscription
Job work and advertising
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-06-22
Mississippi Anniversary

The 10th Of December will be
tue one-hundreth anniversary OF
Mlssissippis admission into the
Union. 1t is suggested by Com
missioner Blakeslee that every com.
munity throughout the State cele-
brate the occasion by appropriate
exercises. On acCouutof the war,
the Exposition celebration has
been postponed uutil February,
1919, which was q proper thing to
dv on account of the terrible war
cloud Uyerhanging our nation. 1t
Is no time for festivities, but it
would be proper to f Lingly cs'e>
brate this great occasion, which
would clearly be along the line OF
patriotism. Ex.
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Once upon q time the grocer, as
We now know him, was termed 0
spicer, and q grocer" was a
tradesman who bought goods Of
any kind in large lots and sold
them in small quantities, that is,
he boagbt On grvs, rs the French
l =.
|put it, and in England he came tt
bs known as au '.engrosser"--
bsucs V Z 'gfoesr,n
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-06-22
Our Wheat Crop.

Oktlbbeha county has raised
more wheat this year than man,
people suppose.
Messrs j. M. Arnold, Frank
Hogan, John Phillips, l.. r
Howard. j. s, Foster and many
Others are now cutting wheat and
will have it thrashed at the College
and ground into -four at The
Nlaben mill. Mr.. Arnold has cut
six acres aud says he will make Is
bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Foster who Is an old wheat
farmer, having raised wheat in the
West before he moved to Missis.
sippi, has about 10 acres and saws
It Is as fne as any wheat he ever
saw i'll Illinois, aud expects to get
a yield of 20 bushes to the acre
The wheat crvp In this section is
exceptionally good this year.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-06-22

Mr.. Shelby Daniel, of Clark SADIE
is spending u few days very pleas
autly with his sister, Mise Lillian
Daniel.
Shelby Daniel aud Miss Lillian
Daniel spent Sunday in Ackerm an
The guest Of their aunt, Mrs. John
Daniel,
Mrs. Il. Y. MuCuleb and daugh.
ter, Bessie are spending a while in
Walthall with Mis-. Caieb's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Leila Carrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence MoDt-
gomery are guest of Mrs. Gussie
Shropshire for a few day before
leaving for there new home in
Clarendon, Ark.
Wick Thomas has accepted a
position with the |. & Railroad
company at Slarkville, He is q
competent young business man
and will fill the place well.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-06-22

Strsyed 4 month old Jersey
beifer fawn colorsd. Reward fol
information.
!, W, Eckford
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-06-22

DR.. f, l.. Kicks, a well.knowp
young physician of 5tarkville and
1916 graduate Of the University &
Memphis, received notification
that he had been accepted as a
member of the medical reserve
corps of the United States army.
and instructed to hold himself in
readiness subject to or Ter. DR..
Kicks promptly volunteered has
professional services soon after the
declaration of war
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-06-22

Mrs. w. H. Smith aud an eff
cient committee are canvassing the
Campus and report to date mem,
bers.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-06-22

AS we 60 TO press, Mildred Barr,
sec ty reports the membership at
900 and still growing, Is Your
Name on the listfii
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-15
The Week In the Work Room,

Mrs. Stealey reports good turn.
out in supplies from her department
the following is a list OF completed
garments and other supplies since
Monday: Sixty-two hospital bed shirts.
8 convalescent robes, 16 knitted wash
clothes, 46 sheets. Z operating robes
and is suits of pajamas. Some of this
work has been turned in by auxiliaries.
The as sheets were all auxiliary work,
and part of the other articles named
also. The chapter is going to have to
hurry ii the headquarters work room is
to set the pace for the auxiliaries, still
we feel that this is very encouraging
Tor weeks output and promises we'll
for the future.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-15
kept Her awake
The Terrible Pains ia Back and
Sides. Cardui Gave Relief.

Marksvillc, La.-Mrs. Alice Johnson,
Of this place, writes: "For enc year {
suffered will. an awful misery III my back
aud sides. Ny left side was hurting me
all the time. Inc misery was something
awful.
Icould notdo anything, moi even sleep
at night. 1t kept mic awake most OF the
night 4. Il took different medicines, but
nothing did ME any good or relieved nc
unit! took Cardui -.
Twas not able TO do any OF my work
tor one year and got worse all the time,
was confined TO my bed off and on. got
SO bad with my bacl, that when stopped
down was not able 10 straighten up
again .. | decided | would try cardui
-. BY time had taken the entire bottle
! was feeling pretty good and could
straighten up and my pains were nearly
all gone.
1 shall always praise cardpi. con-
Liuued taking it until was strong ard
we'll" lfyou suffer from pains due TO
female complaints, Cardui may be just
what you need. Thousands OF women
who once suffered in this way now praise
Cardui for their present good health.
Give 1t trial. NC-l33
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Skiles. 511 East

Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Skiles, 511 East
Park avenue, brought in to headquar.
tiers, very handsome sweater, knitted
by their grandmother. The grand.
mother, Mrs. Sarah A. Skies, is aged
So years, and every chapter member
will realize what patriot is this wo.
man when they learn that she Joined
the American Red Cross in 1863. For
fifty.four years Mrs. Skiles has been
uoine her bit for humanity in distress.
1t makes those of us who are just tax.
ing up the cudgeIs, fee. trifle small
before such an example.
The sweater she turned in is well
done in every particular and her grand.
daughters took out enough wool for
her to knit another one. Mrs. Skiles
is here on visit, her home being in
Pittsburgh. 1898 Bedford Ave. The
chapter hopes she will come up to head.
quarters, and meet some Of those who
i:ave trifle moro recently joined the
Red Cross.
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Work for SHUTTING.

Great work is Red Cross work
there is something for every one to do,
big. little, old and young, sick or we'll.
Here is something splendidly adapted
to the understanding very neces-
sary. and very simple, it is Just this:
the taking Of nice sharp pair of scis-
sors, and shipping into tiny bibs the
scraps OF outing, muslin. ETC.. left from
the garments cut in the work room.
These are Of course nice, clean. new
scraps such as no one need hesitate
to handle, and they will be delivered
to any one in the city who will tele-
phone their address and their willing.
ness to do this simple labor. The tiny
pieces into which the scraps are cut
are used for pillows to support frac.
ture injuries.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-15
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
w, j. Eddy Pastor

This Sunday will offer to you an at.
tractive program for the worship OF
the day. Come with us and gather
the results of conscientious worship
10:45. Worship by song, prayer
hearing the preaching of the word
subject, Caesar or Christ" Junior
sermon Regulators.
200. Sunday school Virginia ave
200. Junior +. Y. P. L., Edward
Mumford. leader.
6:S0-Intermediate B. Y. p. U,
Pauline Boggess. leader
$50. Senior B. Y. P. u, o, y. Mad.
dox, leader.
$50. Evening worship. subject. az
Startling Fact: All Have Committed
the Two Greatest Sins"
The choir will furnish attractive
music.
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comfort KIT Committee Report.

The Comfort Kit committee finished
up their comfort kits yesterday togeth.
or with a number OF Christmas pack.
ages. The kits were splendid and
averaged in cost $500 each-there
were IS OF them. The packages made
up by the committees numbered IS
also. and cost S125 each.
Donations OF money were received
from Miss Lucy Watson. Miss Flo Cav.
endar, Mrs. Morgan Chambers. Mrs.
Carrie Carpenter. Mrs. G. NJ. Alexan.
der. Mrs. L. L. Goodrum and Mrs. Am.
brose.
DR.. and Mrs. Clyde Neil gave enough
matted milk tablets to supply each
kit with package and Mr.. s. E. Car.
Ter furnished one kit entire.
The banks which are placed at yari.
Gus points about town yielded 1914
this month.
This committee has charge OF the
soldiers Christmas packages for Red
Cross shipment but the report on this
will not be complete before this even.
ing. People have been most generous
In their support of the comfort kit
work, and the ladies are very grateful
to the public.
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CENTRAL CHRISTIAN.
Clarence o. Mitchell, o. o., Minister

Clarence D. Mitchell, o. D., Minister
The combined service Of Sunday
school and morning worship at 10
o'clock. A special Offering will be
taken at the Sunday school session for
the starving children in Armenia. The
school last Sunday voted to forego a
Christmas treat and give the money to
the Armenian Relief Fund. Morning
communion followed by sermon. Ser
mon theme, Recruiting for the Lords
Army" In the evening at 1880 the pas
tor will speak on the theme, "Are We
Entering on New Christian Era?'
The special music will be duet by the
Hartley sisters and violin selection
The public is most cordially invited to
the services OF the day.
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q RED CROSS
BULLETIN |
YOUR couNTRYs sERvlcE-suR.
GIcAL DRESSINGS!
A Word About the Juvenile Work.

A Word About the Juvenile Work.
Most Of our people know that the
Junior Red Cross and the Fairmont
Chapter OF the American Red Cross
are two separate and distinct organi.
zations-at no points do their business
affairs or governing methods contact.
Because of this it must be made plain
that the Saturday afternoon juvenile
work at headquarters is only for those
children who have paid their dollar
membership . fee and are bona fide
members Of Fairmont Chapter. The
twenty-five cent fee is a Junior Red
Cross fee and does not make the one
who pays 1t eligible to the Juvenile de-
tartment OF the local chapter. Head
quarters is glad to receive the boys
and girls into the chapter membership
and as such, to welcome and instruct
those who come on Saturday after
Moons. but the afternoon is set apart
only for the Juvenile members of Fair
mont Chapter. and only these can be
admitted hereafter,
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Watson Red Crosse.

Mrs. Alta Mortified and Mrs.
Dowie Toothman visited the Fairmont
Chapter Friday to learn more Of the
work and return the finished garments
g shirts. 3 pajamas suits. 2 GONZALES.
cent robes, 2 scarfs and one sweater
that the members have done since be,
ing organized two weeks ago. The wo,
men are much interested in the work
and expect to do much more in the fu
ture as soon as their work room is
better fitted up.
Mrs. Lulu Tanner who has been an
invalid for six years, was one OF the
first to join the Red Cross at Watson
turned in scarf.
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reday Ends Your opnortunity.

Have you bought, and wrapped, and
placed your soldiers present for Red
Cross shipment at Hartiey's or at head.
quarters? If you have. we sincerely
thank you, and if you have not, the Red
Cross is sorry you found yourself un,
able to comply. The boxes will be sent
out today and they will be about the
most attractive looking boxes ever
shipped from the chapter. The pack,
ages are very inviting in appearance
and we know the largest box in the
world could not contain the love and
kind wishes which have accompanied
these gifts. The response has been
very generous and has greatly pleased
those In charge.
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M. p. TEMPLE.
!. c. eroomheId, o. o., Pastor.

will have the pleasure of occupy
ing my pulpit tomorrow at both ser
vices. My morning theme will be "The
War, and the New Appreciation OF
Jesus. 1t Has Made Possible" At night
shall treat Of 1.-THE Religious Life OF
the Soldier as Have Seen It." Sun
Gay school at $3.50 a. rgs and Chris
tian Endeavor at $3.50 pm. Morning
worship at 10:45, and evening wor
ship at 1880. There will be reception
of members at both services. l shall
return, in response to urgent tele'
grams. to Camp Sheridan on Tuesday
morning, God willing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-15
Five Thousand Yards Of eauzc.

The. surgical dressings department
has now on hands five thousand yards
of hospital gauze to be fashioned into
dressings. We implore the member
ship to come to headquarters and be.
gin work on this at once. Let us en-.
teayor to ship one box of dressings
from headquarters every week. Do not
make excuses, do not wait to be invited
personally, this business is not social
affair-it is grim duty. Consider it so,
and let nothing detain you from your
country's service.
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FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.
Fairmont Ave-, and Fourth Street.
Claude e. Goodwin, Pastor.

Fairmont Ave-, and Fourth Street.
Claude E. Goodwin, Pastc-.
Services tomorrow as follows:
Sunday school at nine thirty This
Is the church in sehool-the church in
study. You will enjoy the hour spent
in this service. Several bible class.
es Glasses for all ages. Good music
4 large orchestra. Inspiring singing.
Come early for he opening service.
Public worship and sermon at ten
forty five. Theme OF sermon "The
Christians Marching Orders" The
membership of the church are ash cd
to attend this service.
Epworth League Govct!,nal meeting
at six thirty. Topic "The Plague of
Discomfort" Leader. Miss Ruth viii.
son. This is a service for young PEG.
pie and old people with young hearts.
Public worship and sermon at seven
thirty. Subject of sermon "a Choice
Young Man and What Became of
Him" Visitors will find a hearty
welcome.
PALATlNE BAPTIST CHURCH
The Home Like Church.
]. W. Brown, PaGtor.
Sunday school at $3.50. Pro-. ". a.
Hustead, superintendent. DO you
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-15
The Work Room ou.llne.

Mrs. Stealey has her department now
completely organized. She has named
two assistants, Mrs. Paul Hamilton
and Mrs. Arthur Martin, who are to
assist in the issuing OF supplies and
the management of the stock room;
besides these two aids, the following
women are to supervise the sewing in
the work room as follows: Mondays,
Mrs. z. F. Robertson, Mrs. Waitman
Conway; Tuesdays, Mrs. Edward
Slack, Mrs. w. I. Lydic; Wednesdays,
Mrs. A. e. Marshall, Mrs. Z. C. Frame !;
Thursdays, Mrs. Harry Williamson,
Mrs. NJ. L. Ashcraft; Fridays, Mrs. Ira
Smith, Mrs. John Cook; Saturdays.
Mrs. w. T. Hartman and Miss Blanche
Corbin. These women will serve a
whole day each on alternate weeks,
thus the first named women have been
serving this week: next week those
named secondly will be in charge. 1t
will be their duty to instruct and in.
spect the work and be responsible to
the department chairman for their
days turnout. All we need now is
Tor the members to say, well, the ma.
chimes are there. the garments are
cut out. some one is waiting to show
me. and help me, the room is warm
and cozy-how can ever forgive my.
self il. with all this offered. let some
boy suffer because OF my indiffer.
ence?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-15

Since Monday morning the wool de.
partment has received the following
number Of knitted articles: Eight hel.
NETS, % scarfs, IL pairs wristlets, 1
Fair mitts,- "a sweaters. and so pairs
socks. The. work In this department
IL doing fine and the articles returned
show more and more excellent work.
Some OF the things are really marvel.
Gus examples Of knitting. Miss Hazel
Frey turned In q grey sweater for tho
navy that was greatly admired by all
who saw It, and there was also another
grey sweater knitted by some one
whose name could not be secured that
WAS IN exceptional example.
Little Miss Angeline Scagnelll, age
70 years, brought in a very neatly knit.
ted scarf which she had done herself.
The work was most excellent for a
child.
The circle from st. AIMS guild
turned In a number OF knitted articles.
smong them two sweaters made by
Mrs. James McKanna. This circle is
very faithful to Red Cross work and
Keeps steadily at It all the time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-15
Sunday In
The Churches
N. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
r. j. Yoals, Pastor.

9:SO A. NJ. Sunday school Some
things are being planned for our
school; and we believe that better
days are in store. Come and helm
US realize our plans.
The third sermon of the series of
sermons for the month OF December
VIII be preached at 10:45 a. m. The
subject Of this sermon will be "The
Gift of Life" "
$50 P. NJ. Senior Epworth League
The league is growing in interest with
each service. You will miss some.
thing If you are not there.
1880 P. NJ. preaching. The subject
OF the evening sermon will be "a Stir.
ring Vision"
Let us go unto the house of the
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realize the yze OF religious educa.
ton! G yes. you say. Then
don't Gget to be on hand next Sun
day forming at $3.50.
Morning service at 10:45. Sermon,
How to Become Great
B. Y. p. q. at $50. Leader Emma
Johnston. Lame ani near an inter
esting letter to TIE u. Y. P. U. from
one Of the boys ct Camp Lee.
Evening service at 7:39. Sermon:
Troflt AMI Loss.
we welcome you TO all the ser.
vices Of the church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-15
Nature Put to Work.

In constructing n series Of small
bridges over the streams which inter
sect many Of the roads of Sumatra, q
rather unusual course was followed.
The builders used timber stringcrs,
and made abutments OF piles of burlap
bags filed with cement md sand.
Shortly after the bags had been put
in place, heavy, soaking rains convert
cd the whole into a mass of solid con-
crete.
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GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH.

Corner Third st. and CASTOR Ave.
$3.50, Sunday school; 10:45. morning
service. Rev. ]. S. Robinson ii charge:
$50. Christian Endeavor 1880. even
ing service; 1880 Wednesday evening.
prayer meeting. Thursday evening the
Ladies Aid Society will hold their an
rual Christmas bazaar in the store
Of knight & Haas. A large number
of useful and valuable articles will be
on sale.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-15
Detroit Under Three Flags.

During the last 200 years The
French, British and American flags
have foGtcd officially over the city of
Detroit, for the city was founded by
the French, captured by the British,
which later evacuated and American
troops marched in, bearing the Amcrl.
san nag.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-15
Always Have PERUNA E
Mrs. L. A. Patterson, 1899 Kentuc
St, Memphis. Tennessee, writes:

st. Memphis. Tennessee. writes:
'T have been friend Of Psruna
for many years. l have used It of
and on for catarrhal eomplalnta and
found 1t a very excellent remedy.
I have small family OF children.
Times are hard with US, but ] can
scarcely afford to do without Peru.
ma, especially during the season Of
tho year when coughs and eolds
arc prevalent, We always recon-.
mend Peruna to our neighbors, for
the benefit It has been to u.s."
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FLEMING CHAPEL,

Sunday school at $3.50 a. m; preach
ing service at 7:15 p. m. Cordial invi
tation to both services.
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gowns. a.; 4x4 gauze compresses. 100
Coz; wristlets, Q pairs: sweaters. 8
dcz.; socks. 2-pair; helmets. ! dozen.
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Members, See What Marietta Is oalnal

"S''Se' ~ oeS NSHdI MARIETTA IS OSIn9I
Boxes Packed and Shipped. Novem.
Der 14-Box No. 1, bed shirts, 21%
doz.: Box No. 2, pajamas, 6% doz.; Box
No. 3, pajamas, 81 doz.; total pieces,
5S5.
November 15-Box No. 1, Sweaters
IL doz.; wristlets, doz.; Box No. 2
sweaters, doz.; mufrlers, IL doz.:
socks, 9 1.3 doz.; helmets, 1 Sc doz. ;
Box No. 8. convalescent gowns, 51k
doz.; Box No. 4, AKA gauze congresses
$50 dob; total pieces, 6,45O.
November 21-Box No. l, bed shirts
2S1s doz.; Box No. 2. sweaters, 9 doz.:
Box No. 8. socks, 21s doz: wristlets
~ doz.; helmets 1 doz.; total pieces
49S.
November 2s-Box No. j, pajamas
71s doz.; convalescent gowns, 5ls
doz.; sweaters. 8 doz. Total pieces
s54. Total pieces shipped during the
month. 1887.
There remained on hand ready fol
shipment the following: Bed shirts
So; pajamas, 81 pairs: convalescent
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This Will Interest You.
Two little girls. the daughters %