Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-05-01

kind and size; rings with intimate words inside; rings with clasped hands huge seal and signet rings; old fashioned linked bracelets; brooches; goggles; grandfather's glasses; and silver plates from collins (removed at the time of the funeral and set up over the parlOr manteD pins of all kinds; gold pencils; old earrings of jet and silver and gold, and all kinds of pre- cious stones; queer old pins, whole boxes of them; a necklace of rupees from India; treasures from China and Japan.
 Jotting these down at haphazard from the open box in front of me, looked up and noticed jeweler who comes in every day to look over the watches here. There were three soap boxes full of them--from curious tiny gold affairs to large solid old time pieces of steel-a regular "pocketful" of watch. "Some of them," he said to me, must have been made just after the food" He pried into their works and grew absorbed. He is not the only purchaser. Dashing young movie actresses come here to rummage among the old bracelets and earrings to supplement their costumes for scenes of American days gone by.
 To go on with my inventory: Here was set of large gold studs with a dog embossed on each, and next took out garnet ring and then a delicate fan of lace, point applique. From the wall near by hung q silver guitar. Underneath was a set of silver egg stands from an old lady in the West, who wrote that she had bought them In China.
 Some of these rarer articles are sold to New York merchants. But With the great mass of trinkets there is no time for that, for things come in by the hundreds q day. Over in corner was another box of coffin plates, one dating back to 1864, when we had another war on our hands with somewhat similar aim in vew. From a box nearby I took out scores of slender delicate gold chains and lock- cts of gold and enamel. On the table was small box full of tiny gold filings, taken from teeth all over the land. In corner stood whole bar rel of clocks. I looked into a box of gold spectacles, many of them with gold chains. And here was silver thimble, worn thin, which came from an elderly lady out in North Dakota. She had put this tiny note inside:
 "I have used this thimble all my life, and I never thought anything would induce me to part with it."
 Two Tiny Gold Wedding Rings.
 Around the room were pitchers and trays of brass and pewter and copper plate. There were heaps of silver knives, forks and spoons and table of chinaware. There were three more boxes of thimbles. And carefully wrapped in paper were two tiny gold wedding rings sent in by midget couple on vaudeville circuit some where out West. An old gentleman sent in a heavy watch chain.
 q am so old now," he wrote, "that I guess that I can take chance on not losing my watch in the years that are left"
 with box of jewelry:
 q am sending you today, under separate cover, my treasures and trinkets. For many years 1 was an actress, and this collection represents the gifts of my professional friends, who, I know, would be delighted if they could only know the final use these were put to. May they help to build an airship that will shine bright CT than all the footlights combined that I have ever faced. Wishing you glorious success. We will win!"
 And here is another letter:
 "Please accept these little trifles, which have been the source of much pleasure to me in past years. Most of them have little romances attached to their being given; several of their givers have been called home, and as I look at the little trifing things I am able to send you I feel proud indeed to think I may do even this bit to help the wings of the United States"
 From long stopping over the boxes I kept looking up from time to time as the aviation boys came in to apply for equipment. Now there came three husky lads who were hoping to sail that week, and they seemed crazy to oot off Ono had como from Illinois one from Arizona. and the other one from Vermont. I let my mind travel to their home towns and to the towns and villages and teeming cities all over the land. where the vision of the