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Confused.

General Leonard Wood said at Washington luncheon:
 "There are so many rewards for bravery and devotion on the other side that poor soldier naturally gets con- fused among them.
 "Theres the V. C. or Victoria Cross the M. NJ. or Metallic Militaire, the D. S. O. or Distinguished Service Or der, the C. G. or Croix de Cure, and so on almost indefinitely.
 "A doughboy had a grudge against his captain, who was a bit of marti- net. Well, in the Y. M. c. A. ane night waitress said to the dough- boy:
 "'Did you know they'd given your old captain the c. C.?
 "The doughboy laughed aloud.
 "'Serve him darn well right" he said. How many daysT"
 Staggering.
 Mrs. Grimm-"And so you are going to be my son-in-law." He-'By love !! I hadn't thought of that"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05
Barrel Gardens.

The New York State College of Az riculture at Cornell university recent ly furnished directions for a barrel garden for city dwellers whose yards are paved or untillable. Cucumbers, radishes, peas, and beans can be raised In this way.
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Toot.Ease, the Antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot bath. It relieves painful, swollen, sm marting feet and takes the sting out of corns and bunions. Used by the American, British and French
 troops. Aliens Foot-Ease fs a certain relief for tired, aching feet. Sold every rywhere.-Adv.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05

of some kind follows. ( N
 Poor digestion and assimila- Nj ton means failure to derive full nourishment from food and N that in turn often means in- A poverished blood, weakness, anemia, etc. Poor elimination
 means an accumulation of waste
 matter which poisons the body, lowers vitality, decreases the power of re- sistance to disease and leads to the development of many serious ills.
 Rheumatism,-due to some interfer- ence with the process of elimination, failure to get rid of certain body poisons,-cannot be expected to yield to any medicine that fails to correct the condition responsible for 1t. Could any reasonable person expect to rid himself of rheumatic pain as long as
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05
Totally Exhausted.

First Tramp-Are you very tired, Bill? pard, I'm so tired that I could sleep peacefully in bathtub.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05
They Love Each Other.

"We always pay cash for every thing" she said proudly. "We're not obliged to-" was her retort.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05
No Reason for Sayino.

June-"I hope Bob gets her; she is so economical" Belle-"Oh, but Bob doesn't care for that; he has no money"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05

Most particular women use Red Gross Ball Blue. American made. Sure to please At all good grocers. Adv.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05

new political broom sweeps clean. It is necessary to raise the dust.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05

Too many folks are interested in business that is none of their business
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05
Our Enolish SIanouaoe

"Is Spellbinder here yet?"
 "You bet he's here, and, say, that boys there, too Judge.
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Optimistic Thought.

Reviewers are forever telling au- thors they can't understand them. The author might often reply: "Is that my fault?"
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RelieveYour Rheumatism For 25c.
M Todm-Relief or No Pay

There are three vital processes of food, the extraction of nourishment from 1t and the elimination of the waste.
 Let anything interfere with these processes,-let them be interrupted or
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05

Always use Red Cross Ball Blue Delights the laundress. At all good grocers. Adv.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05
MAGIC! HAVE 1T
 ON THE DRESSER
CORNS STOP HURTING THEN
 LIFT OFF WITH FINGERS.

Just drop little Freezone on that touchy corn, instantly 1t stops aching then you lift that corn right off. No pain at all! Costs only a few cents.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05

n ting relief. Why, pay five or ten > N things? A 25c box of Natures D Remedy (NR Tablets), con-
 A taining enough to last twenty- \ G five days,-must help you, must \ " give you prompt relief and sat- H isfactory benefit or cost you And Natures Remedy Is not only for the relief of rheumatism. It im- proves digestion. tones the liver, reg- ulates kidney and bowel action, im- proves the blood and cleanses the whole system. You'll feel like new person when you've taken NR Tablets a week. You've tried the expensive and doctors, now make the real test. You'll get results this time. Natures Remedy (NR Tablets) is sold, guaranteed and recommended by your druggist
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05

Get a tiny bottle of Freezone for | few cents from any drug store. Keep it always handy to remove hard corns, soft corns, or corns between the toes. and the callouses, without soreness or irritation. You just try 1t!
 Freezone is the sensational discov-
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-05

rheumatic poison ia allowed to res main in the body.
 Think of this. It explains the sucs lets) in so many cases where other medicines have failed. Thousands are using NR Tablets every day and get-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-07-05
Beware Enemy Propaganda.

1T wasn't guns that defeated Rus
STA. 1t was propaganda. 1t was prop
uganda that defeated Italy. If we are
defeated it will not he guns that will
defeat us, but it will be propaganda.
If our poets are already being silenced
one by one, that Is a bad sign. America
needs her poets today as she has never
needed them during the one hundred
and forty years of her existence, to
combat the insidious preachments that
Germany is still spreading broadcast
amongst u.s."
This Is not my own statement, but
that of one of the most notable young
singers, Herman Hage,lorn. 1t is so
well expressed | do not know how to
better 1t, and | can only sign my name
and say amen. "-Yachel Lindsay of
the Vigilantes.
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without apparently getting any nearer.
she's there somewhere" declared
Tootles' foster mother. puzzled, but
still determined. Keep on until you
find her
! had taken up all but half dozen
of the boards when my foot slipped
from the cross floor beam on which l
was working and struck the lath
which was nailed on the other side.
The lath offered but slight resistance.
The plaster was even more fragile. and
| went through rather hastily. clutch
ing wildly at nothing in particular.
My last recollection was of Luciles
horror stricken face as she saw me
sinking from sight, like the villain in
Lorna Doone."
My next conscious remembrance was
of sitting fiat in the middle of bed.
the springs of which were gently
bouncing me up and down after the
fashion OF a net into which a trapeZe
| performer had dropped from the top
OF the tent. Above was hole in the
ceiling, around me were chunks OF
plaster and splinters of hath, and sit
| ting in chair by the window was jim,
his mouth open, emitting a series OF
short, sharp yelps
| Lucille, Vida, Bopp. Kent and the
captain made a ring Of faces around
the hole in the ceiling.
| .Stop barking, you darn fool - shout
| ed the captain after a moment devoted
to startled surprise by all concerned.
| AYE. aye, sir" replied Jim, salut-
ing.
'sThen it wasn't Tootles at ALL" Luz
cile was overwhelmed by grief that
was all the more poignant because il
had been held Off so long by hope.
You have to admit that Jim Is an
all around bright young fellow" de.
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clared the captain proudly. ut amt
who can cook and do as good an imi-
tation of dog as that"
But why" fixed the captain with
a malevolent eye-"why did he initiate
a dog at this particular moment? What
is the cause of this character study OF
canine under a floor? Why not a
dog out in the yard chasing his tail VI
Newfoundland pup having an argu-
ment with dilapidated shoe?"
"Why, this was little idea of my
own" stated Captain Perkins modest
ly. "When l see Miss Green was GO
ing to be all broke up Ii nothing an
swered when she whistled / told Jim
there to go downstairs and pretend to
be the pup, just SOS she'd feel better"
what want to know, Mr.. Blainey."
Jim asked, with a brightly inquiring
eye, lis how did you know just where
that bed wasp
II know where / saw that dog last"
exclaimed Kent as one inspired.
"Whe-eY' Lucille turned to him.
HE was outdoors hittin' the breeze
this afternoon.I
Outdoors? She isn't allowed out
What was she doing?"
"She was vamping up the beach, and
Mr.. Blainey was running after her."
Guilt seeks out che criminal and
fastens her brand upon him publicly.
Policemen are but jailers. Detectives
are only men who let nature do their
work for them.
There was nasty staccato Iaugh I
did not need to look to know that it
was Bopp.
"Air. Kent seems to have very
observant mind" he said.
Lucille looked at me reproachfully.
"Is this true?" she asked.
Yes" George Washington could
have done no more.
"You didn't catch herr"
mo"
Nothing more was to be said. | had
been tried, convicted and sentenced.
The telephone rang. Lucille went to
answer it. The rest of us followed
more at our leisure. When we Ind
arrived downstairs Lucille was talking
to some one over the wire, evidently
her mother.
I'm glad you're all right" she was
saying. land that you have had some
thing to eat. Don't feel badly about
breaking the fast. No one blames you
bit. That's all right. We would, too,
II we could"
A pause, during which she listened,
frown gathering on her face.
Don't you worry, mother. We're all
right-all except Tootles. She is lost
What's the matter? You saw some
one outside in the moonlight? A man
with whiskers? Nonsense No one
lives there at this time of year. Ev-
eryhody left In September. Just so
to bed and don't think about such
things"
(To BE CoNTINUED).
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heaved a sigh Of relief. | knew at
last that Lucille was safe anyway.
After pause Lucille asked. did you
hear anything?"
Not yet" Jim replied. why don't
you try singing through a comb?"
81 meant did you hear Tootles
bark 2"
mo, ma'am."
Then she's dead" Lucille nearly
broke down. She looked around for
a bosom on which to weep, but scorn-
ed both Bopp's and mine. Il loved
her so.'
There was whispered consultation
between Captain Perkins and Jim, and
Jim tiptoed downstairs mysterlously.
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CHAPTER xI.-Continued.


ii
"You knew where Mrs. Green was In
the middle Of the afternoon" ragged
BOpp, turning on me, land you didn't
tell me, but let me tramp my feet Off
looking for her? Here l am, dying of
WEAKNESS and lack of sleep, when a
word might have saved me-"
Kent strolled In.
"Say, Mr.. Bopp," he said curiously,
twill you tell me one thing?'
why, certainly
How did you ever come to find that
shelf on the cliff where you were sleep
ing all the afternoon? l passed you
dozen times, and I'd never have seen
you at all if l hadn't heard you snore."
Vida came in carrying a pair of
shoes, a coat, a pair of trousers and a
hat.
Hes gone" she said briefly. "As
soon as he saw me coming he dived
into the lake and swan off rapidly.
He looked back from time to time"
HE was afraid you would swim
after him." l explained. Are you in
i
Gated her burden.
"No: these are his. He left them on
the bank, and | thought l might as
we'll bring them in. l suppose he will
be killed"
"Who?" asked Lucille and Bopp.
"Mr Clair" Vida answered. He
is trying to reach the mainland by
swimming"
"Oh, the brave feiloww Lucille ex-
claimed. "He is risking his life to get
supplies to us. To think that / didn' t
like him very well at frst!'
l explained gently that If Mr.. Clair
ever reached the shore, which was very
doubtful, he would probably never
think of us again.
81 wish / knew where Tootles U.s.
worried Lucille.
'She must be in the house." Vida
said.
"I've looked everywhere" Lucille de
clared despondently.
"But she is such a little doggie,
Vida insisted. "Is there an unfinished
part of the house in the attic wher
| sue LulSul StL III uiidtl LuC lOOl "
between the inner and outer walls?"
"Why, yes, there's an attic" admit
ted Lucille, encouraged.
We all mounted the stairs.
It'll whistle" Lucille said, land the
We'll be just as quiet as possible. /
she's here she'll answer me-"
Answer you? Can she whistle, too
asked Jim, the frying pan engineer.
"No, of coures not. When l whistle
Ii she's alive she'll whine and bark.
"Shut up, Jim. Let her whistle,
commanded Captain Perkins. II new
err knew but one girl who could whis
tie good, and after a dentist pulled on,
Of her front teeth she couldn't an.
more"
ash !' Vida said laying hand on tn,
seadogs arm.
After pause Jim asked, "Why dom
she whistler
'She's tryin' to-" explained the cap
tain, who correctly interpreted the fla
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cial gymnastics which Lucille was per-
forming.
Maybe she amt got enough steam
in her biler." Jim was earnestly en-
deavoring to be helpful.
mo; from the way she looks l think
she's bust nomething," said his SUI
perior officer
At last a faint kissing sound came
from Luciles puckered lips. No right
minded dog would ever have recogniz-
ed it as summons to heed. but l
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16
SHE USED TO
Be CIR AY
Society Ladies Everywhere Use
ia Creole" Hair
Dressing.

The well.known society leaders hair
was prematurely gray, perhaps just
like yours, but Mrs. j heard of LA
Creole" Hair Dressing-how thousands
Of people everywhere had used it with
perfect satisfaction. II is not n dye,
but a preparation designed especially
for the purpose Of gradually restoring
color to gray or faded hair. and which
ia easily applied by simply combing
or brushing through the hair. L
Creole" Hair Dressing positively eradi'
Gates dandrutf, keeps the scalp In q
healthy condition and promotes tho
growth Of new hair; brings bnck q mt
ural, soft, even, dark shade to gray
or faded hair. and makes it lustrous,
full Of life and beautiful. LA Creole"
Hair Dressing IL sold and guaranteed
by all good drug stores everywhere, OF
sent direct for S1.20 by Van Vleet'
Mansfield Drug Co., Memphis, Tenn
(Advt)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16

m drive q tank, handle the guns, and
ION over the enemy trenches, takes
LONG nerves, good rich blood, a good
..onsch. liver and kidneys. When the
.,pe comes, the man with red blood in
nis veins rs up and ut IT," He has iron
.o,ves for hardships-an interest in his
.,o,k grips him. That's the way you
tool when you have taken a blood and
rerve tonic, made up Of Blood root,
Golden Seal root, Stone root, Cherry
bsrk. and rolled into a sugar-coated
tablet and sold in slxty.cent walls by al.
most NIL druggists for past fifty years
os Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov.
orv This tonic, in liquid or tablet form,
Is inst what you need this spring 20
Give YOU vim, vigor and vitality. At the
foc end Of a hard winter, no wonder
Won feel rundown" blue. out Of sorts.
TRY this Medical Discovery" Of DR..
pierce's. Don't wait! To-day Is the
doy to begin! A little pep" and you
laugh and live.
The best means to oil the machinery
Of the body, put tone into the liver,
kidneys and clrculatory system. is to
first practice q good housekeeping.
! know Of nothing better as a laxative
Than a vegetable pill made up Of May.
apple. leaves of aloe and jalap. This
is commonly sold by all druggists Us
Or. pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and
should be taken ut least once a week 10
clear the twenty-five feet Of intestlnes.
You will thus clean the system-expel
the poisons and keep ueH. Nom Is
the time to clean house. Give yourself
q spring house cleaning.-Adv.
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oen't Worry About Plmpiea

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
OF the Ointment in five minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. For
free samples address. "Cu,icura. Dept.
x, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap Is, Ointment % and W.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16

OF Ito men, women and children
recently subjected TO physical exam
nations IN birmingham. Mass, 81 per
cent We're found 10 be suffering from
some form Of disease.
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Well Matched,

Edi,h-They are an ideal couple.
Edward-lndeed.
Edi;h-Ycs. He has ambition and
she has wealth.
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os e a didn't hive o work and wouldn't, with his shirtsleeved arms folded o
the Official attitude Of one who has downed his foe. and IN his midnight eyes
a something that would have been a smirk except that i was honest pride
vou would hive known right there that Goliath was as dead al the stoned cat
in the aney-thats the time you should have come across young David!
Therew WINS a reason, Of course. A photographer OF the pavement wa
taking a postcard snap for the folks back IN Italy, where tn crossed et ana
Folded arms with smile attached will mean success and where. through ne
sIchervo f affection, the youngsters desire to show on Will be Interpreted into
loyalty and memory ana love. 49, -.
~ ~ D s-Au TINT was until q month ago. Now the signs IRE gone eno tnt
,oo.r 4. hacked and the dust has made brown ridges Q n the shutters.
You cannot be contcnted to sit at q bench ana peg ~ y q 81"
.sonto Luc,u" when you have a country to fight fr.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16

larger audiences IOf some Oh Her inoeS
choice displays.
Those who missed the northern
lights" have been kicking themselves
because they didn't have the gumption
to look out the back window and see
something worth looking ut.
But how were you 10 know any
thing about the aurora borealis being
ca the way? Nature needed q press
agent, that was all.
And now an earthquake!
Missing the Aurora hOrealiS WaSba0
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One on Hubby.

"What is meant by a melting pot
ma" "A Jack pot, my son, in when
men burn their money"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16
lust One Of Those Who Heard the Country's Call

n YOU shut your eyes and keep on for three squares you will rome to . shop
w. oon,t mic ~ hecnuse outside the window there is a sign o whHhs some
amateur has gone into art puroxysms owe shoes that no fet 0 n earthf oulo
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16

and above the door Is lettered a grahu
opera name that only genius con'd
spell.
Casually glimpsed, the shop STANDS
for a very small pebble with which
some yenturesone David is fighting q
biz, strange.tonrued Goliath whom nc
calls the New World--but you CAM
always depend on climpses.
II you had seen David, the othe'
day, say, standing in his open dool
nth ono foof rasilnv OYpr the Qthe|
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16

What does 1t profit a man to have
brains II he does not use them?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16
OHIO NAN IS A
MODERN WIZARD
CoRNs STOP HURTING THEN
LIFT OFF WITH FINGERS.

Drop Of magic! Doesn't hurt n
bit. Apply a little Free2one on that
touchy corn, instantly that corn stops
hurting, then you lift it off with the
fingers. No pain at all! Try It'll
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16
Washington Youngsters Ab|aze With Patriotism

r,AsItINGToN has It's patriotic boys md girls. Because n war requires N
w activities of grown mn and women W e are pt Ito forget III ateut or
hovs and girls, and how their young hearts bubble wei with a real although
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16

WheNevss You Need . General
IAts ths on Standard 6EOvh'b TAbTELne NE enin
TpfVI1Ra, y scD!a!n: ses vsll en0vn soGiS nrSp srsess
ol6eFsl etrerSthenlns T4nic. You can fol t1e Soes
00oet % ~ Mood aftes the 6rst few doses. TX.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16

COnSI0CTV HT HrTe H"e cTs"HT
than mine hut it wWs not the popular opinion. The night accepted your
crondfu+her-my eleventh proposal to your Aunt Eizas third wore a white
cameia like that in my har-ont the lett de 'peo" III eu' an ~A'us" y"
IN extremely handsome young pnir-
81 tn, van vere n pcnch, Grammuh,a and If It wasn't for the looks OF the
chino r "A shake vcu right here in the street for not handing down your goou
,nnrs tn III hest groudchud you've got to your name-come along now, dear;
there's a whole lot more to SEE
1sny m.mory n ioluer? Except when she's a scourge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16

A hog ought not 10 he blamed for
heing q hog. hut a man ought.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16
XIII the Flies Now and Prevent

disease. ADalsY FLY KILLER will do II.
Kills thousands. Lasts al season. Alldealer,
or siI By express, prepaid FOX 81. II. sOMERS,
$50 De Ks.b Ave, Brooklyn, n. Y. Adv.
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Illustrating Anew the Magic Power Of Memory

ME had lodged Father Time in the sam fashion that a hereand'ner
3 clover ton escapes the farmer mans scythe. And she ~ standing belor
n millinery window with the Jolly youngsh woman who mad her IN eh"ls
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16

II USED 70 wear Il CuIhe1EH 'Ihe eH"s
In my hair to every ball l went To-
on the left side. below the ear. All
thought it most becoming. Your Aunt
Eliza wore flowers to match the colors
of her bali dress, but / never appeared
in anything but tlounced white tar
latan, with a camelia in my hair-on
the left side, below the ear. Your
grandfather thought it most becoming.
All said we were an extremely hand
some young pair-your Aunt Eliza
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-16

Good advice Is q thing of value, bur
We want men who kno" how 10 WorR
and who will do the work, too.
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500 Reward, 500

Unless people swallow tlattery it Is
| mt to make them sick.
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undeveloped. patriotism. |
Their patriotism may appear SUI lDChI Si RED hIl
perfcial sometimes, and perhaps II is ~ n0ThER SAY
only a reflex of what they have heard 4 81 IsHED nRnss"
their elders say, but 1t is real tremend- L@\ N-@
0uly real, nevertheless. r-ENfI la
know a little boy, o small you . MU
feel that You could pick him mp n 0
nut him in your pocket with easel But MA w
as small as he is, his little brain Is CON ~ w. ~
nentrated On the war. he is always ny -Nh or
thinking about IT,
He doesn't think of it in terms Of ,
men and guns, OR ships and aircraft. nc doesn't talk Oh mS anu " a '"uN
eM5 ue ,a,lresi in no sreculajon. Here is a sample of what he thinks and
says: ..n,..,,a a,
His mother was talking to another member OF the 1am'S eonee'"Ns ii"
article of food which she was cooking.
sand do you know she said. lit was REF hot-
"Nother," chimed in the little boy.
eyes, dear?' said his mother.
"You mustn't say red hot mother h rephed. 1ou mw' say 'O
Cross" .,.,. n,
Even when he oes to bed he carries the war with him., evidently. ~
III with him. toe the phrases he has heard during thu lay. strangely WI"
his baby wits, he turns them into telling phrases, more potent mar ne realizes
~ "yS, rn,tp 90 IN he'd now" his mother said to him n night. at is time
for you to go to sleep"
Flo looked solemnry at his mother with seepless yes.
81 won't 20 to sleep till it's owe over there h sad.