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Mohave County miner., 1918-05-11

different to me when I gets back to Blighty. Bli-me, I awlways ated dawgs, but not now I don't"
 'LOOkT' said Private Leach. "'Ere comes one of the little beggars."
 A wiry, short haired dog with a deal of bull in his makeup came limping along on three legs, the fourth held stifly in front of him by an ingenious arrangement of sling and bandage.
 Clicked a bit O Fritz's lead is bloomin' little self, e did, eh, wot? Ere, Bill. Nice old blOkey."
 The dog went and laid his head. friendly fashion, on Private Leach's knee and looked up into the soldiers face, whining sympathetically.
 az knows low it feels," observed Private Leach. Then, q say, there, old timer, look at that earl"
 "Scar," said his companion. Been flghtin', like as not"
 "Bli-mep cried Leach. IFS the syme chap. Ere, now, where you goin' with me blinkin' 'at?"
 The dog, holding Private Leach's cap at a provoking distance, viewed the two cOnvalescents with a mIschieyous eye.
 IFS cute un- Wish e was goIn' back to Blighty wifi me, not 'alf. Eh, wot?"
 Sure" agreed the other. T al ways 'ated 'em, but not now I don't Red Cross dawgs is bloomin' humans Strafe me if they ain'tP
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-11

Don't forget the War Savings Stamps-Uncle Sam needs the money.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-11
JUST MEMORIZE THIS

It ain't the guns nor armament, nor funds that they can pay, But close cooperation that makes them win the day; It ain't the individual, nor the army as a whole, But the everlastin' teamwork of every bioomin' soul.
 -Rudyard Kipling.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-11

Better save a little now than give it all to Kaiser Biii. Buy a stamp.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-11
RED GROSS FIELD MAN HERE

Mir. Hush of San Francisco, field representative for the American Red Cross, was visitor to Kingman this week. He met with the local chapter Monday last, at which time the many subjects to be handled shortly were gone over and arrangements made.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-11
ARIZONA POLITICIAN KILLED
 WHEN TRAIN STRIKES AUTO

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 6.-John s. Williams, district attorney for Cochise county and widely known lawyer and Republican politician, with his wife and their two daughters, was almost instantly killed when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by Southern Pacific flyer at Casa Grand yesterday.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-11
CAN YOU PRONOUNCE IT?

Cantonment is a new word as well as a new thing to us Americans, so it is not surprising that few of us can pronounce it. In the army they call it "cantoonment," pronouncing the double as in boon. The stress is placed upon the second syllable. Many civilians are incorrectly pronouncing the word as though it were formed by adding a syllable to Canton, O.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-11

Better a half loaf than no loaf at all-buy a War Stamp and help the government to make secure the half loaf.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-11

Victory does not depend solely upon our fighting men; it depends on all Americans. Work, save, and lend to the Government.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-11

Make 12 ounces of bread serve where 16 served before.
Evening star., 1918-07-14

cei1ar shelyea"
So Mary and are agreed, despite
earlier df6erence Of opinion. 1 am
making . TRr garden and she is can
ming and preserving, but ne both de-
rive satisfaction rom the facf that
s~e have fonnd 1t profitable thing
to do
reckon no one win IND any FAULT
with Us Tor fhfa- There 2re n lot OF
things pe0pae cpr1ld do to help win the
war The doing Of which would be
1,r06fable. The only dtfiicuity ID to
set people to wake up and started
10 doing them.
what Is needed is some one to get
AFTER them with a sharp stick It
Was MAryG 9harp stick, you may re-
can. which prodAed me into being a
war gardener.
THE WAR GARDENER
{To be eoufiRued.1
Evening star., 1918-07-14

part of the Accomplishnezt that Ap-
peaks to me. snt mat q 1ttle AEtis-
faction ont so6 the 3Act mat ] am
growing .vegefAbaAg = sennk deal
cheaper thaa eorld Any GAem. I
notice a2eo that the aa1ne 3Act ID =
aource Of Gx~xiHcafinn to Marry
When I Araf Tannchad my Afar EaEs
den wenAnDe, I was disposed 10 meas
i1re my prnaDectiye ,sl.a0ass n . gar
pay. i plaAneA To knep Aneounf af ali
my exDendttures and 10 keep track
0f An 4 pnndrcad. intent an eaeing
what could show In The NAY ~ a
profit At the Iend of the AeaaDn- Thfs
boehk eepinG in connection with q var
garden made Mary 50 indignant inst
i discontinued my AncountfnE. At
leAst didn't my anything mare
about 1t.
Mary's contention Has 6hAt war
gardening suooess wasn't - Ae Deas-
Evening star., 1918-07-14

is the Same in many hotels in the
country
That opened my eyes. and since that
time never have tipped hat check
er, regardless Of many sneers and
jeers from both checkers and friends
Thinking that possibly times had
changed since last tipped checker.
recently inquired in !st. Louis as to
whether the checkers got the tips
they they took in. ] was told that
they received $45 . month In salaries.
and that a foreign-horn gentleman
got all the tips And that was in a
hotel that has made its reputation on
making things homehke for gnests.
MY informant further told me that
almost every restaurant and hotel in
the country farms ont its checking
privflege In the same way.
II yon don't believe that, consider
for a moment n any one would employ
Evening star., 1918-07-14
AMERICAN FIGHTING UNITS
ADOPT FRENCH ORPHANS

he orphans, iemeaess waits from the
insAAed Districts 81 children of
Fren<h 1eddiers 80 6erionsiy crippled
IL war that they were aEnable 70 work
.cohh select q child from any of
theke classes by -contributiag SI8O for
ITS support. Fifty dollars had to be
paid upon adoption and the remainder
within four months time AN the
money contributed would go to the
child and the expenses of administra-
tion would be borne by the American
Red Cross. which would also de-
termfae the disposal of the child and
see to it's welfare and education. 1t
would be sent to practical agrieul-
tural or trade school or supported in
some French family photograph
and history of each child would be
sent to its adopting unit, which
would be advised of the child's
Whereabouts and informed once a
month of its progress.
This proposal Of the Stars and
Stripes is meeting with great sue
cess. The soldiers of America were
quick to respond. and in two weeks
time they had adopted as proteges
thtrfy-eight French children. whose
fathers had been Killed or permanent
ly disabled in war.
From every corner of France and
from nearly every organization came
reaseuring responses, applications for
boys and girls. for a Pierre and q
Rene, a Marguerite and an. Yrette, for
tots driven from home by the invasion
OF the hoche. 1t is the desire of the
neble-hearted boys In khaki that the
children be sent to school. and some
suggest that the children be taken to
the United States when the war 10 at
an end and given an American educA-
Hon.
All branches Of the service are con-
tributing-iDfantfym ayiafors mn
chine gamers and artillery men. All
are willing TO do their share toward
hettertnE the life Of the little ones
who have anfzenAd by the war The
plan has Brought a touching response
,Areaa Amerieaa saiiorS. 8 .sssfs tf.as
Evening star., 1918-07-14

person. to hand out three or four
hundred hats q day. at 10 cents a hat.
ana let him keep the money?
Next to the useless hat check er pest
consider the clerk who assails you
with plathudes every time you go
shopping the most useless.
/ have fairly good eyesight and
try. after a fashion. 10 determine
what looks good on me and what does
not I mag not always hit it. And
the thing that worries me least is
what other parsons are wearing.
When / go into n store. then. and ask
for something. say neckweak. ] don't
want to be told thar these green ties
are all The rage in Atlantic City" Nor
do I care to hear 'sYor certainly would
look sweu IN q seven -gored skirt cont
effect, such as the real Robby fellows
are wearing in New York"
What want, and what ! believe
every one else wants. is to be shown
the goods, have their true values
pointed out to me and let me decide
for myseH II I an soing to look well
in them. particularly don't want to
Evening star., 1918-07-14

ured at all by a profit and loss stand
ard. / remember her exctatmtng mat
the boys who were giving their all
over in France had no Thought of
making It pay. and that It WAS dis
graceful for an American to talk OF
getting profit out OF doing y little
garden work to help them.
Therefore 4 quit keeping books ana
quit talking about profit. / have kept
no account Of the vegetables ] have
produced, as had intended doing.
hut / know approximately what my
expenditures have been and know
in a general way what We have taken
from the garden and what we still
haze to take. And know that II ]
went into market to buy these prod
aicts they would cost me four to ten
times what 1t hA9 cost ms to groN
them-. In addition. Ii have gained
Evening star., 1918-07-14

isn't any way now she could punish me
at the table-nnless it would be BY mot
to eat.
i don't know Just how much stun
Mary and her sister are getting into
cans. but they are at it most every
day. Mary belongs or did belong. to
a couple of afternoon clubs, te be
present at the meetings Of which she
regarded as her Imperative duty. She
hasn't been to either OF them now Cor
n nonth, nor have heard her men
tion them. Instead. she goes once q
week to q canning club, where she
gets instructions not only in the
canning Of vegetables, but in the
putting up Of fruit and the makiag
OF jel1ies and preserves and such
things.
IN sthe pest MARY never s.dili, nneA;
Evening star., 1918-07-14

know what folks are wearing some
place else. The cowboys IN 1czAs
stiu are wearing hair pants. Z under
stand. but I certainly don't intend to
n Coat that hts me like an umbrella
cover Just because the fellows are
wearing them in New York"
imagine women must have similar
troubles in having style forced upon
them Particularly DO think this wien
That kind Of leather conservation will
not help in the war The dealers ten me
that they sell high shoes Just became
women demand them. That nAy be
SO. but my own opinion is that some
clerk sold the first real high-topped
shoes because customer heard from
him that they would be very -nobby"
during a certain year.
also could spare enough BARRIERS
who tIY to sell me hair tonic, sham
poos and such, which is certainly not
q useful occupation, to make mp a
brigade Why would 1t not be a good
idea. since we want to give the Ger
mans more than they want of us, to
send over large number OF these
fnsistent BARRIERS and start them,
armed with tonics, lotions and the
like. after the Huns. A few of the
enemy might resist at first. but soon
they would fail. You have no ioea
Every day I see men Of twice tAsiP
weight overcome by them.
The stage has been held to be neees<
sary I believe. and in measure aeres
with this view, hut i can spare several
COMPANIES OF actors and actresses Who
now arc enEReed in useless pasfiming
TINS applies locally to those who make
Evening star., 1918-07-14

FRANCE June 20. fs18.
AH71 OE. Nf4O have 1eAnne5iea
Oo AAW 1nans thousands q miles
H3y across the sea to France.
" v know that II Is our duty
mot on,v 10 ss,,,x, for the bo,ot.; a nd the
". uAi1s ~ ~. ''..e - -
mtle ones OF me eenerataons 10 come,
~, -. no sa.eaz,e Aen,;ras as the
10y W. =.
loving comfert and care on parenes' are
given a start in life. Some OF us have
.hs,dren ~ ,,ar,a otbers have little
,--1,. -.1... s..,.
oroehers ana sisters. We desne m
Evening star., 1918-07-14

F TIE papers quote Gen. Crowder
correctly, and think they do,
about LOOT, 900 men were forced.
on July I, into occupations where
'fney will be unable to wear Q collar
mo more than one day and keep 1t
clean.
Under the work or deht" plan. In
other words. 100000 pairs of feet
are being forced to support their
owners many more hours Der day
IMAM they ever did before, and there
are more idle rocking chairs on the
oio piazza than there have been In
many moons past
II Is noble in the general To take
this step. II there is anything like
TO do 1t is see other people work
In This perhaps. am not alone. The
enanees are that others will applaud
" me general for his great display of
W. "a se.ting loose all this energy.
Wao knoWs but that is the energy
Which Garabed promised months ago
70 uhnarness? They tested MS ma
sSnlne on Saturday and on the fol-
aoWing Monday morning 1000, 900 men
Went 10 work. didn't they7
~
But that is not the argument am
trying to start The point am try
ing to make is this: Gen. crowder
has done well hut there is much
more for him to do.
know a lot Of persons who are
engaged in useless occupations that 1
want put into some real service sucb
as carrying railroad ties or grinding
up pig iron in sausage mills.
If nothing else can be found for
some OF them. I would respectfuIIy
suggest that they be given a horse,
weight IN each hand to carry around
rms at least would be effectiye in
Keeping their hands on me.
space prohibits my naming more
tnan mar a dozen or so Of these per-
sons. SO shall simply single them out
py classes. No limit will be placed
iDy me. however. on the number that
may be picked from each class and
set to work. should sueeest that
the number be as large as possible.
First OF all. ! want the hat check
ers OF this country put into some use.
ful occupation.
Let no one cry ont that women are
doing this work. 1t makes me inst as
mao Tor woman to try to get NV
change Tor no service as IL she were
a man.
There may be some question as to
Wnether checking ones hat Il a sery-
ICE. mol WIN me. II you have a
sasue suspicion that it is a seryice.
stop the first ten men Won see on the
street and inquire II thew feel re-
Evening star., 1918-07-14
THE ADVENTURES OF WAR GARDENER IN WASHINGTON

FE1HE kind of war ls.xaening I
have been doing during the
past wsek is the kind of war
gardening fellow enjoys do
ing. haven't had hoe or any other
tool in my hand In facs, / ha1eu.t
done q thing but gather vegetables
and watch fhinss Erou.
Saturday afternoon . week ago,
when stra&ghtened ND 70 got the
kinks ont of my back and wipe from
my brow tho sweat uf honest toll. ]
had the satisfaatlon Of knowing that
my EAfden 0as ND to the minute.
There wasn't thing that needed to
be done, or wonld need to be done
for . weak or tan days NJ planting
program WAS eomplata. eEcepf for tus-
nips. which are to go IN whsre the
early sweet corn Games on: e1ery-
thing was cultivated that rAQukred
cultivation and thers want n weed
in sight
I ioafed around an hour or more
sitter had naished. hoping that some
of my gardening refghbors might
drop In to give my garden the once
: over" hut. not a one OF them put In
an appearance. Either they were
working In their own gardens or had
rome .fishing. Neighboes are . dis
agreeable lot. sometimes II the weeds
had had the better Df me and II
everything in the patash had needed
hoefng, four or five OF my neiehbors
would have been sure to have come
around to have induleed in ailent but
none the less irritating criticism
r X
The lack of an appla,iding gallery
was made I'D in part. however, when
Mary came late In the afternoon to
get a mess OF snap beans and beets
for dinner.
MY" she exclaimed. "how well
things are looking. You certainly
have developed into a gardener"
And. let It be known. praise from
Mary is praise indeed. / don't mean
that ordinarily she is lacking in APP
probation, even Of her husband; but
she has been systematically and
studiously chary Of co mmendation OF
my efforts as war gardener. She
had made up her mind at the begin
ming, I think, that 1 was going to be
achievements. and SHE didn't intend
to do anything to encourage me to q
let down until the seai,on's work was
done.
The seasons. work isn't done yet
Of course, but It is far enough ad-
vanced 30 there Is no longer any
doubt about my garden being q sue
cess. It is going to produce all the
vegetables my own family and the
Family of Mary's sister will eat this
summer and enough to can to keer
both families through the winter. ]
think that is pretty filir for q spare
time accomplishments
iBut that is by mo means, the oniy
Evening star., 1918-07-14

1Peciaa 6sf1sspsnAenee Il The Htar.
TRANCE June "a.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-26
A LUMBERTON INTERVIEW
Mrs. Barnes Tells Her Experience.

The following brief account of an
Interview with a Lumberton woman
three years ago, and it's sequel, will
be read with keen interest by every
citizen.
Mrs. T. F. Barnes, 500 First street.
gave the following statement April
2, 1915: "About a year ago my kid
neys caused me lot of trouble. Nv
back panied so badly I could hardly
go. There was constant, dull pain
across the small Of my back and /
couldn't get in any position that
would relieve this misery. MY kid
neys didn't act properly, either, and
l felt miserable all over. l got a box
of Doan's Kidney Pills at McDonalds
drug store and had only taken a few
doses when my kirneys were in good
condition again"
On May 25, 1918 Mrs. Barnes said
II have had no trouble with my kid
neys since Doan's Kidney Pills cured
me some time ago. recommend this
medicine at every opportunity and
advise others suffering from kidney
complaint to give this remedy a
trial.
60c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburr
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-26
COMMUNITY FAIRS.
4 Will Be Held in County Next Week.

Mention already has been made of
community fairs that will be held in
Robson next month. The dates are as
follows: Howellsville, at Regan
school, October 1st, J. B. Regan, pres
ident, T. w. Maxwell, secretary-treas-
urer; Centenary at Centenary school,
October 3rd, R. H. Miller. president,
J. O. Macarthur, secretary-treasurer
Oakdale at Oakdale school, October
4th, A. w. Harrington, president, G.
E. Morgan, secretary-treasu Lau-
rel Institute at Union chapel, October
End, Calvin Lowry, president, w. D.
Oxendine, secretary-treasurer.
The premium list also has been pub
lished in The Robescnian for the three
first-named fairs. The list FIR the
last named is practically the same.
1t was decided to hold the fair at I'm
ion chaper after the premium list for
the others had been published. De-
partmental directors for the others
have been published. For the Laurel
Institute fair they are as follows:
Field crops-N. A. Lowry, chair
man; A. Chavis, Alfred Hunt, assist
ants.
Garden and orchard products~-W
B. Lowry, chairman; H. 7. Lowry, j.
E. Woodell, assistants.
Home economics Miss Viola Low
ry, chairman; Miss Mary Ellen Moore,
Mrs. Ira Jane Wilkins, Mrs. Attelia
Morgan. assistants. .
Live stock-J. E. Dial, chairman;
R. H. Lowry, Samuel Jacobs, assist
ants.
Ertertainnlent-Prof. D. r. Lowry,
chairman; S. A. Hammond, Mrs.
Rutha Cxendine, assistants.
Miss Lulu M. Cassidey, home dem
onstration agent, and M. O. 0.
Dukes, county farm demonstration
agent, are looking after these fairs,
ard with the splendid local co-opera-
1icn Jhey will no doubt receive in
each community each fair doubtless
will be success and will contribute
largely 20 the success Of the county
fair to be held in Lumberton October
Is to 18.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-26
Juice Of Lemons!
How to Make Skin
White and Beautiful

At the cost of small jar OF ordi-
nary cold cream one can prepare a
full quarter pint of the most Wonder
full lemon skin softener and complex
ion beautifier, by squeezing the juice
of two fresh lemons into a bottle
containing three ounces Of orchard
white. Care should be taken to strain
the juice through q fine cloth SO no
lemon pulp gets i'll, then this lotion
will keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice is used
to bleach and remove such blenlisnes
as sallowness, freckles and tan and is
the ideal skin softencr, smoothener
and beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up a quarter pint of this sweetly fra
grant lemon lotion and massage it
daily into the face, neck, arms and
hands. 1t naturally should help to
soften, freshen, bleach and br .ng out
the roses and beauty Of any SKIN. It
is wonderful to smoo:hea rough, red
hands. a. e.-
The Robesonian., 1918-09-26
nny Take Calolnel2 Z
DIR. Thacher's Liver & Blood Syrup
will do all that calomel WILD and
without the latter effects"

Years ago, Wien peop'2 We're bilious,
when the liver got lazy aud failed to dc
lts work or tie stomach was out OF
condition, calomel was the STANDBY.
BY and by the us rs of calomel found
that the "after effects" of taking the
drug were as bad and more often verse
than the ailment for which it was
taken.
DR.: Thacher, in seeking medicine
to take the place of calomel-one that
would do all the good THAI calomel
would do, and yet leave none of its evil
cnectS perfected DR.. Tilacher,S iyer &
Blood Syrup. This was in 1852, and
each year since has added to the conf.
Asnce OF those who have Used it.
- Miss Susie Brc7-a--, or C.::ottanooga
Ienp., tried calorlsl. She was suffer
dng with very serious cold and grippe
and had no appetite whatever. After
the 1-.lomel failed she tried DR.. Thach-
er's Liver q Blood Syrup. She felt
better after taking three doses and she
soon got entirely well. 81 think Or.
Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup is .
wonderful medicine" she said, ''and {
am very thankful tried it,"
For nearly three quarters Of q century
this sterling preparation has been an
sold standby" in thousands OF homes
in treating rheumatism, dyspepsia, ir.-
digestion and other stomach and liver
complaints. Itisa a powerful tonic and
blood purifier and can be used with
the utmost confidence.
Write Thacher Medicine Co., Chat
tanooga, Tenn. for copy of s'Thacher's
Family Doctor" book giving cause,
symptoms and treatment of AZ com.
mon diseases.
DR.. Thacher's Liver and Blood SyruI
for sale by dealers in medicines every
where
For Sale By Pope Drug Co..
: Lumberton, N. C.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-26
Woman S Missionary Union Meets
October End.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
The woman's missionary union of
the Robson Baptist association will
hold its annual meeting with the
church at East Lumberton, on We'd
nesday. the second day of October
Every church in the association,
whether it has a society or not, is re-
quested to send at least two repre-
sentatives to the meeting.
Delegates arriving on the morning
trains will be met and taken to the
place. Of meeting.
Following is the prcgram:
Morning Session 1880.
Devotional eXercises-Ashpole.
Address Of welcome Mrs. Daley
East Lumberton.
espo.se-Lumber Bridge.
Roll call of societies-W. NJ. S.,
y. W. A., G. A., R. A. and Sunbeams.
Recognition of visitors.
Report of Officers.
Saperi:1tendent-Mrs. R. D. Cald-
we'll.
Y. W. A. aid G. A. supt.-Mrs. c.
L. Greaves.
Junior Supt.-Mrs. I. T. Hedgepeth.
Secretary-Mrs. H. T. Pope.
Sunbeam Division Leaders tFrom
the several divisions.l
Report from Travelling Library
(From Societies who have used H.,
Appointment Of committees: ia)
Associetional missionary, (b) oIitu-
ary, (c) time and place, I'd, church
building memorial, te) resolution.
Election Of officers.
Address-Miss Bertha Carol
Raleigh, n. C.
Noon recess.
Afternoon Sesson.
Devotional service-Mrs. c. L.
Graves.
Sunbeam and r A Demonstration
Mrs. |. F. Hedgepeth, Junior Supt.
presiding.
Chorus-T. W. A. and G.. A.
! Report Of committees.
Open dscussion-'M Society in
the coming year, what shall it be
anC; 10"
! Closing moments.
Adilura.1ci:t.