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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-29
ROUS|NC CHEERS
SPEED 333 OFF
TO CAMP Pike
Martial Music Marks Farewell
of County'S Quota,

Early this afternoon jjJ men left Ok.
lahoma City on a special Rock Island
train for Camp Pike, Ark, amid the
cheers Of thousands of spectators who
gathered TO watch the men marching
through the street and to witness the
ceremonies at the Rock Island station
before the train departed.
Capt. Hurst In Charge.
Rolls were called at 8 30 o'clock this
morning at each boards headquarters.
Leaders were then placed in charge of
the quotas from each board. County
board No. ! sent Leslie Theron Brci.
denthal, Prague, ORA, in charge Of its
twenty four men city board No. 3
placed w. II. Thompson in charge of its
ninety-two men city board No. 2 had
W. J. Peshek, formerly with the county
sheriffs office here, in charge of its
eighty-two men, and Capt. Homer
Hurst Of Camp Pike, formerly an Ok
lahoma City attorney, was in charge
Of the train.
Each man left wearing a badge bear
ing the words From Oklahoma City TO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-29
POSTMASTER ANNOUNCES
LABOR DAY SCHEDULE

The working schedule for Labor day
at the local postofiiec was announced
today ny Postmaster Claude Weave,
as follows The p~ostofice windows
will be open from 10 a. NJ. TO II a. m
The residence carriers will make ons
delivery and the business carriers twd
deliveries. There vii he no deliyerie,
30 any Of the rural routes. Special de-
lIN service viii he maintained as
usual from ! a. m 10 II p m. There
sill be no deliveries OF parcel post other
''an pcrrahahl matter and the SUNDAY
collection .cryicc viii he observed.
-W Ha-
Increase income and efficiency by the
g.c IF The OSlahomln- Times Wants.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-29

Eleventh street, will leave soon for Kan
sas City Mo. where she Will enter a
convent for the coming years school
work.
y p q
Kansas university will find some OF
the Oklahoma City girls enrolled this
winter. Mis-, Blanche Stanley, daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Stanley,
will leave in a few DAYS for Lawrence,
Kan, where she will enter X. L.
y n n
II VI Fairey, secretary Of the board
~ education, and Mrs. Falrey returned
Wednesday from a motor trip through
Colorado. They were accompanied on
the trip nv Miss Anna Noonan and I'D
Iount. Among the points of interest
touched were Colorado Springs, MANI
tOu and Denver.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-29
Hints I&
Your Home
MENU HINT.

MENU HINT.
Breakfast.
Baked Apples. Cream
Corn Flakes Mix.
Rye Gems. Butter.
Coffee.
Luncheon.
Rye Bread Plain Omelette
flashed Potatoes. Sponge Cake.
Tea.
Dinner.
Baked Potatoes. Cheese Souftlc
Dreamed Young Beets. Johnny Cake.
Lettuce and Onions. French Dressing
Carrot Pudding,
Coffee.
Save wheat-Use Potatoes.
Potato Fritters-Add to one cup OF
mashed potato, n egg and enough milk
to make the mixture the consistency OF
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-29

LONDON-The campaign to intro
duce goats into the households of the
city people to increase the milk sup
ply has brought ont the slogan, "A
Garden and a Goat" as the battle-cry
OF the StaY- aI-hnmes-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
SUNDAY WEDDING AT DOVER.

Special CORES >pondcncc Of Every Evening
Dover Nov Is Yesterday afternoon
Al ; . clock at the residence Of G. Herbert
Smith on Bradford street hi~ sl>tcr-In-laW
Mrs Mary G. Wcggcman was married
to Marrison + rian The ceremony
was performed hN Rcv 6 7 smith
pastor of Chcswold NJ i Church. IN
the presence Of the immediate family.
\ party OF about 20 After a wedding
breakfast. the couple Icft for thcir future
hemc near Chcswold On the Vaughan
farm
The bride was dressed in taffeta taupc
silk and were a black hat The house
decorations were palms and carnations.
Mr. Wcggcman j. Past Master Work
Inan of Diamond Lodge W . \ @ I
Y Of this town Having been 2 nurse
She has been much sought after aEd Just
sfter he wedding call vas mad" u the
smith home tcr Nir~ WccGcman-l rian
- ~ tc case of ~ukucs~ ~ or' a mrs"
was needed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
NEWS OF BRIDGEVILLE.

Spa-. al Correspondence Or Fve-y fvcnns
Rridgcville. Nov lN Mis-, Lila i.ax-
ton of Princes Anne Nd ha~ hesa
spending 4 fcv day- uIth her parents
here
lir ana Mr. Taoma- TAYLOR and
son Harry of Preston Nd spent &
fee dal- her, with Mr. sherman l3a
Harlan orwell Who has been atteui-
ing ii school ~ pi4rmacy IN Phliadelphia.
having been -rnt there from thc naval
station II Cape May ha- been assigned
10 a hospital Ia Colorado
Mr. and Mr. Elkton Adams Of Va
mlng1ou have been spending teN
dav, ln town WITH their parents
Mrs HcrDeri Ryan and daughter
Pauline have been II 4. influence
Miss l@ona Harms i confined g nor
nome bl influenza Mi>- Catherine Nlliet
is acting a substitute fer her II thc
pu9tofi4ct
Ellis Mvcr ha- moved from t.l~ farm
near town 10 The properly recently -
,aIcd by Mrs I /. Gray VITO ia
moved Il Phnadelphla
Ariic Anderson of Barc!ay Nd mas
been here visiting hi brother ldgar
Anderson
, The price j cgg- ha- taGea anofhrr
advance and they are noW selling az
0. cents per dozen
AIi,- Miriam Gra< u Wilmington
ha- been spending few day, here with
Ter sister Mrs Erasmus .Ione~
Daniel ldan4. farmer LIVING near
,ovu. met with serious accident "hlc
-arc Ding fodder Iie caught h- rglt
arm i'll the machinery seriously crush
ing II He was taken to Cambridge Hos
Z pital ,ehcrt hi, arm wa~ amputated
4 Mr. and hir- Frederick Jones and
daughter AIi II j ing p. arc
! here with friends ami relative.
/ Robert, Young son of Mr. and Mrs
/ r Reese Layton While enrou1e 70 Phil
! adelphia Vas taken III With influenza
: and had to be taken - & hospital lie
+, is now recovering
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets are
aHarnless Substitute.

Or. Edwards Olive Tablets-the substi.
tute for calor1el - arc mild but sure
laxative, and their cffcct on the liver s
almost instantaneous. They are the rc1,-lt
of DR.. Edwards determination not to t-c1t
liver and bowel complaints with calc.-.cl-
HIS efforts TO barich it brought out the
little olive-colored tablets.
These pleasant little tablets Go the good
that calor1el does but have no bad after
effects. They don't injurc TIE teeth Ike
strong liquids or c1lorrlcl. They take i,cld
Of the trouble and quickly correct it. Why
cure the liver at the expense Of the teeth!
CaIomel sometimes plays havoc with the
gums. So do strong liquids 1t is best not
to take calomel. but to ler Iu. Edwards
Olive Tablets take its place.
Most headaches "dullness" and that
lazy feeling come from constipation and
a disordered liver. Take DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets when you feel Fioggy" and
heavy" Note how they clear ciouded
brain and how they ''perk up" the epirita
l0c and CSC a box. All druogis'S
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18

discharged from Camp I'm, have been
visiting Mrs James parents Mr. and
Mrs Napoleon T. Hearn Of North Laurel
Alr and Mrs -. q Moore, who had
been visiting thclr daughter Mrs Jack
Harris Of Reading, IA have returned
home
Past Grand Chancellor George II.
Otwcll. Past Chancclors Ernest Splcer.
l. Ray Otwcll. ] Leon Holloway. I. d
Oldfcid and Edgar l.. Hudson Of Delta
Lodge. No - lN Of T. have returned
from Wilmington. where they represented
the local lodge al the golden Jubilee.
The first four were also initiated into the
mysteries 81 the Dramatic Order. knights
ut lNhoTrasau
Miss Martha Benson. Who has been
spending several weeks 81 the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage at ~m,rua. vlsltIn
Nirs George G. Williams, has returned
home
NJ, Chester l. O'NcaI and MIS- Lmnl
Royto 81 North InIr, have returned
after VISITING iri,uts IN Philadelphia
Nlr and Mr. John \lblctt ere receiving
c1p.-ltIiatl tl,n- up,n th. htrth oi 4
son. wcigiaug l. pounds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
NEWS OF SEAFORD.
spe-Al CorrcSpondence q E.-y Even.

spr1Ai Correspondence o. -, rs ENcu,ns
Seaford Nov Is Nj and Mrs.
George Landlord and children II Farm
inrtou and MIR ana Mr. James Woottn
= Wilmington arc 1>tflrg MIR ana
~. ,&ai Guthrie
Mis- Ilclcma lsaars lc'1 YESTERDAY
f4r 7i~.t at Washington ID
Air and Mrs Wilbur a~scl and
daughter NIargarcf 81 Philadelphia
are visiting Nlr> asset sisters, Mrs
\ath~rlci onava, i and Airs lranA
{. DAVIS IN.
Private Charles Il. Dawson of The
I. ;. Military Telegraph Office Fort
.Iav. ~ ! = is spending i ttlrlough here.
with his parcnt~ Mr. aud Mrs. frank
T. Dawson
Private, Rate Crtith o+ Camp DiN
spent the Weekend here With hs mother.
Mr> " " Griffith ind Narl \ Brown
III Camp Meade visited with ms par-
ent,. Nj. and Mr, Harry { Brown
Harlan Hainc> student II Wesley
CoIlcgiatc Institute Dover Wa III =
over SUNDAY u I.- parents pr and
Mrs William Iaines
Tho fla is reported tn be raging
around tdamsyille a village near here
It is sand hat nearly every family with
in radlu, ui hvc miles oi rhe p.ace.
has one or moro IL! with tho disease
SharntoVn. II indies from here. i al~o
said 10 bc III the crip O the epidemic
At a meeting 81 Town Council ri
day night the Treasurer William II
Parsons was Instructed - u4x of ) .u6
of tho town Indebtedness
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
DFLAW ARE CITY.

~pe-ial Correspondence. es Evrr> r,cntns
Driauarr city w l> l-irutcn-
an. lc,I. Beck of laeh~au,iIlc Florida
spent the Weekend here Nth his parents.
NJ and Mrs stewart Brch
Mr. William Patterson Who Wa~
operated on HI the Delaware Hospital
ha, recovered >uihclcnti, to he brought
to her home her
Miss CardcIe Williams y Crescent
City Florida ,pen' 'he NC 'k-ond here
with Miss Catherine ~ehundcr
Miss William, Is i student Al Women :
COLLEGE Newark
Edward Adan~on Of Massachusetts
vino has been employed for some iimc
tn tDc Nfarhn-RochwcII Loading 90.
ii Port Penn ha, Completed il~ wort
II that place. and Will leave today for
Hampton Va wher Ike will he employed
III the government
Under the Delaware state Council
II D,fensa the second clinic for weigh
lna and measuring the colured emil
drcu was held ln ih, colored school
house SATURDAY afternoon With Mrs
John ~chundcr Il charge ~ tie worn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
DING At SHARPToN y.

Special Correspondence Of E>crH Evening
Laurel \o> is lE. Eastern Shore
~hippmidirI Corporation y >harp'oVn.
Md near here hayc la'd tie keel~ tpr >tN
emergency tugs fer IL, government The
Lcel- 81 which arr III itct .ne and q
fc. ncam Tbc canpan, also ha~ und, r
instruction four othrr boats he largest
of winch i 210 tccr ec-
lhcr, 4r, also " EaV1 f3g~ 'ndtr
construction
last week the ean.ran, launched a
tl.e If 10 fcrt ke, far tile Todd ~mn-
la.II.iin. Co 81 Ncv RI Cff> vheh
w. r'.r,>tcncd th' l:fW l1aurhcrtA
lv E,i~> Daughcr; daughter of James
Il. eel r.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
GOOD PROFITS FROM FARMING.

special Corr, ~pon1cncc OF Ever, E,cnins
Laurel Noy Is Prot hanetary Inner
T. RjgEln and hl~ br.thcr Fhnma~ II
RigcIn. prominent Truckers ot his VICINITY.
Sax thcv have grown on the farm near
town. $4,000 baskets u sweet potatoes
10 3NO basket of tomatoes, i SO carriers
af cautaIollp,> POO vatpunciofsS, l.5so
hatnp,r. ii rucuuhcr~ ani 5000 worth
II hay. bo>'dc~ other produce i maller
quantities
lhcv realized fnc ploc~ Tor al thcir
crny~ except sweet rnf te,~ Winch they
have stored for ~lIrmcn, during thc Win-
ter They contracted ter and delivered
thor tomatoes ~ .5u rent~ pcr : basket
although. II tmc~ tile, were selling fol
considerably moic
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18

and my troubles caused by that weak
ness are q thing Of the past Alwomen
who suffer as did should try Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs JAS RoHRBERC, go Knapp St,
\. -, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Women who suffer from any form of
weakness, as indicated by displacements,
backache, headaches. nervousness or
the blues, should accept Mrs. Rohr-
berg's suggestion and give Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound b
thorough trial.
For over forty years it has been
correcting such ailments. If you have
mysterious complications write for
advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co, Lynn, Mass.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
NEWS OF LAUREL.

special Co-resp spondencf of Every ENrn.ne
Laurel NOV. i Mrs Catherine PHI
chard 81 Pocomoke 6ry Md ana Lc3-
tenant G T. Powell # ann Gordon.
Georgia. have becn visiting Air and Mrs.
Aihcr, ! Nhirc 81 TINS town
Mrs Alice Iane~ u Brown AijiIs.
\ J.. and John l.at~en Who mas been
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
Police Find Purse

The roi 9 laye a woman purse that
vs found in en sreLwcy - .rhth and
JAf1al sfr6efs >:fl.rL.y night he IDrsr
contained thrift sfc.nps and name card~
The onrer ,ar ottaln the same or prov
ing Trrf city
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
NEWS Of THE DAY
DOWN DELAWARE
Shipbuilning is Being Vigorously
Conducted in the Shipyards
Down the Peninsula.
ILLEGAL MUSKRAT TRAPS
lover Fed ! atriotic Meeting
Yesterday Afternoon, 70 Cele-
brate Close of the War.
sp,cia, Correspondence Of Every Z senins

NrNF1al Q tOrTtNpnndCuCV q EFtIF 2 |U1fl'N
Dover. NOV. IS VI a patriotic meet
ing held here yesterday afternoon IN the
Dover Opera House. celc rating the
pracc viotcr> and in the interests OF The
.nlitd War Work campaign. large and
enthusiastic audience assembled To hear
addresses hv Chief Justice James Pcnnc-
will. United states Senator .l,>Iah O.
Nolcott and James II Hughes May, r
Arlcv Il Nlagcr presided Rev \ Victor
Iightnournc had charge Of the singing
and several war songs were sung in which
all heartily joined Mrs lightoournc
delighted the audiences with two solos.
Chief Justice Pcnncuill made IN clio
o,icni address. which cnthuScd the audi
oncc Mir Hughes al 0 made a thrilling
address
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18

q WeakDeS IS Wh1Cn
caused b a c k q c h e
ard headaches A
friend called m V
attention to one Of
your new per
adv ertis ements and
i'm m edi2tely my
husband b o ug h I
three bottles Of
Is dia E. nkharn 8
V e get a b le Com {
pound for NJ e.
After taking two
hotties I falt fire
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18

the old bridge across the Sassafras River
Mt Frcdcrickt0wn by the State Road
Commission Of Maryland The contract
for The iron from the structure was aw war'l-
cd to Ilrncs 4 Stlrlith Brothers. also Of
This clIv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
Wilmingtonians Get Contracts.

T.. II Robinson. a Wilmington con.
tractor, now engaged IN the removal oi
the old long bridge Mt the foot of idgb
street, for the city of Baltimore, has been
awarded the contract for the r npval >
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18

W II Iicaeo vlll fali on The Advent
Gall for Prayer, Bnd q largc attendance
II desired. ~ ~ meeting win ~, an inter
cstInR one
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
Lieutenant Di.ion a visitor.

Lieutenant Clarence VI Dillon. ;.
4 recently assigned q military service ~
Philadelphia was q visitor here last Week
Lieutenant Dillon is vol known Nj
InlnpInnIlI
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
ST. Johns Auxiliary Meeting.

The Woman Auxiliary ~ 81 John i
Church win meet III the parsh honao
tomorrow afternoon ~ : . clock Alrs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
TO PEOPLE WHO CHAFE

Over one hundred thousand people in this
country have proved that nothing relieves
the soreness OF chatting as quickly and
permanently as Sykes Comfort Powder =
25c at Vinol and other drug stores Trial
Box Free.
The Comfort Powder Co Boston Masa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-18
HUSBAND
SAVES WIFE
From Suffering by Getting
Her Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Pittsburgh, Pa For many months
was not able TO DO my work owing to
Evening star., 1918-07-21

have q slightly different plan for
some Of the work. Here are some
organization gardens. thirteen Of
them. 20 far. What mean by this u
that regiments requesting certain
space for gardening purposes are
course. upon conditions prevailing.
These at Camp Dodge vary from six
to thirty acres each Eighty-seven
acres are thus utilized there.
Tn addition. we have 47s acres
Otherwise employsd.in corn and
these particular fields is for sale to
the remount division. Incidentally.
this land 10 being farmed by local
farmers. who furnish everything and
give US one-third the crop for the use
of the land. Here at this camp. too.
are fully 100 acres. of truck land,
which will be planted according to
our regimental requirements.
"At Camp Wheeler. Macon, Ga, we
have 200 acres at our disposal. No
less than half this acreage will be put
In sweet potatoes the rest devoted to
small garden truck. Over in Mis-
sissippi. at Hattiesburg, organization
gardens will be the rule, small tracts
worked by various battaiions. Camp
Shelby has perhaps fifty acres we can
use In this way. Camp jackson. Co
lumbia, S. c., has about $50 acres in
potatoes and corn.
"But everywhere in the south, taken
as whole. the largest crop will be
sweet potatoes. Fall snap beans, .
fall crop Of tomatoes, cabbage, let
tuce. carrots. radishes, onions-thees
wal be planted frequently. up until
December I. Cabbage 20 planted
comes up the next April"
The saving in transportation Is said
to be worth-wh feature Of this work
Of gardening for soldiers right at their
own door. many freight cars thus
being released for war work elsewhere,
while the numerous trucks that would
be required to carry fresh vegetables to
camp can now be shifted to other usageA
and the continued purchase of new ones
be somewhat curtailed. A definite,
thrifty use for Land otherwise idle d
another reason for soldiers war gar
dens. as stated by the reclamation. d.
vision. which has Col ]. s. Fair in
charge Of the work =.
1t is expected that convalescents, both
those now in camp and those who win
soon be coming home, too III or injured
to stay overseas and fight, win IND
comfort and relaxation In the broad
fields and the pure air OF government
gardens. At Camp DIX these lads who
come back may be turned into the
orchards which adorn this one tenn
porary town. for soldiers In training.
until this spring been sonewhAt negiect-
ed. were turned over to Capt. Champlin.
an enthusaAstic believer In Mr. Hoovers
efforts toward conservation. He has
something of the e1fhetic about him.
too. and trees In bloom or bearing frtstt
nAke strong appeal TO . sense both
artistic and common.
Evening star., 1918-07-21

course, you understand" continued the
that German labor Is only
a part, small part, SO far. Of the re-
quired expenditures OF effort. Con-
scientious objectors. men unit for
military service. and volunteer work.
ers from the infantry who are already
in camp, will work along side the
friends Of ths kaiser"
A statement issued by the reclaJna-
tion division Of the War Department,
in charge Of these cAutonment farms,
lays stress on the good that this out
door work will do the young men
physically untitled for the life of a
soldier. These will. preferably. be
assigned to agricultural service with
the full expectation that they will so
improve rs to become fitted for trans
fer to fighting units.
Quoting one statement, 'Tt will be
explained to all enlisted man station
or Army post, that 1t IL an act Of
patriotism to devote some part Of
their spare time to agricultural opsR-
ations, and volunteers viii be detAiled
for such work during hours that will
not conAict with their regular MILF
The food SO raised u 10 BE- for the
raticning Of troops and providing feed
for the camp animals. Teams other.
wise idle will now be used to practi.
cal advantage in plowinG, The far4
famed Army mule will earn his keep
In q gentlor way than Of old, when
Jules Jules Verne ns,nent Il the brsin.
Horses, NO longer the picturesque
figures o1 battle as painted on canvas
Evening star., 1918-07-21

before the reign of the s0-miie guns
and the fighting in clouds and sea,
will act as mild-eyed dobbfns making
burrows in loan long unused. Re-
mount officers are to be detailed to
supervise the use and care OF all AMI
mails utilized In the agricultural end Of
cantonment life.
The QuartermAster corp, instead of
buying from the nearest farmers the
desired fresh vegetables, potatoes and
other products Of summer toll. which
may be laid up for winter, will pur-
within the gates. The price paid IL
market price in that locality. And
then, II things come out as hoped, not
only will those $50 acres Of potatoes
At Camp Dix, N. j.. those 30 acres OF
corn, and the same amount Of beans,
onions, beets and peas planted there
be held for the soldiers, but also the
products Of Agricultural service will
be sold outside. All other camp gar
dens will sell produce not required by
Of cantonment life,
Thsse are what ID termed root
csIlars- being made at Camp Die. and
Il In sxpected that the potato yield
thero viii be NO less than 100000
pounds. ana Rsrhaps half again e
much more. With aS.0oe men to be
supplied with three meals . day for
figures might soon dx up ststtstics
for the food administrIt1pn, - fsr as
tubefs are concerned.
A vsritabls tower Of Babel 10 to b
seen In these war gardens at Wrights-
Evening star., 1918-07-21

and faithful friend Of the late queen.
whom he described In "Hiland cos
tune"
Another letter showing good deal
of spirit Is from q Californian at San
Francisco. who sends $15.5S, with the
gree Of the kaisers egotism. and pro-
duce funds sufficient Tor wreath Of
thistles to bridge the Atlantic. over
which the good. misguided Germans
would no doubt walk. barefootsd. IN
sufficient numbers to depopulate the
city. to see the bier Of the kaiser
deposited at the bottom Of the brtny
deep .toe to b. sarsssed H. BY shs octopus
At another. time this Californian
sends q much larger Offering to the
war fund, saying. I would like to
ask that this check be accepted In
payment Of my income tax rsturnA
but Il Inconsistent with your rules
may suggest that the surplus be
applied toward creating a fund for
the purpose Of supplying . floral
design for the kAisers funeral. made
principally Of poison ivy and bull this
ties with the inscription. TO Hell with
the kaiser by the shortest route
Camp a eGae Meade and later discharged for
physical defects sends $1ss.27. the
amount of his pay and carfare while
at camp, from September 20 to Feb
ruary 10: having done no military
duty'h he wishes this to go as q dona-
ton to the war chest. He later sent
$500, as he has not taxable income.
One Of the most charming letters y
from a Frenchman. born in France.
and who spoke only French until he
was twenty years old: he served In
the war between the states as prt-
vate in Company K. Massachusetts,
Volunteers. 18th Regiment, writes
that he lost a leg at. Antietam and
wishes to send Is per cent of pension
allowed every three months. He
closes his letter with. "Dieu protege
In Republique."
Sums amounting to 800 are sent
by many people who prefer giving an