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Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11
T|LLMAN MAbREY
over, R,ITHERE"
WRITES HOME

A series of letters from Tiilman G.
Mabrey, "over there" treating war in
the lighter vein, has been received by
his mother, Mrs. T. w. Mabrey, e.
Centro, R. F. D., and other relatives.
The combined letters follow:
This letter leaves me fine, oni!
I'm rather cold and damp, but lin
used 10 thai by now Say, but guess
WON'T be a tickled little boy 10 gel
back home and crawl into real bed
that mother made. You'll about have
10 hitch The ''fliv" on me 10 gel me-
out. And say, but few fried chick
ems and cream gravy and hot biscuits
and home made butler and about
three gallons of good cows milk
wouldn't be half bad, with about six
Gus ard pies.
"You ask if am as fat as ! was
when left the staes. No, Doc was
right, | am rather thin now, only
weigh LAP pounds, less than | did
when | enlisted by five pounds, but
al thai | feel fine. But don't YOU
worry about me, I'll come through
this war with my colors flying, be-
cause Fritzie' hasn't got my address
yet and his projeciiles are not faat
enough for Your Youngest son. because
he has a great inclination 10 play
prairie -dog-that is when Fritzie be
comes hos ile-lo beat il for my dug
out, which is bon one.
"I've strung about Two miles OF
telephone wire today and Pm jusI
about all in. | sure would like 10 be
back in he Valley TO take thai cater
pillar job at So per. But I'll b.
back before long. Boy, but Pm su"t
going to be some truck driver whei
get back. Think You could lake i
three tonner out of narrow roat
throush a woods thai is full of holes
and SO dark YOU can't see what roat
there is and you cant have bit @.
light and YOU have a truck that steer!
from nd pulls from all four wheels
A fellow sure has got TO be on nj
Toes all The ime.
\ "Old Fritz is strying his 'popguns
out tonight. He is sure making
beautiful noise, but he isn't near hi
ting old Till But he isn't bill pa
ocular where ne shoot She is a yer,
bad boy that 'Fritzie' boy. | thin
I'll run over and tell him to quie
down so that can go 10 bed and &c
some rest.
"The war is great. never was i
a better war, but / really do believ
| Thai il will be over before long. The
little Tillman is comins back home I
| live and eat-heavy on The eals--s
be prepared.
'Frilzie hasn't paid US any of hi
/ compliments for Two or ihrce hour
| lnow. Hope his little ceptimeter can
/ non is broken. Cause they don
| sound like a Victrola "a tall Whe
| they are whislling we call ther
| Peace Proposals We give him seg
|! eral per his one"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11
CATTLE BOARD
NAMED BY STATE
FOR IMPERIAL CO.

The Cattle Protection Board has
The following cattle in
spectors TO inspect all cattle shipped
at the loading corrals in Impemia
county:
Jeff Waters, head inspector, Braw-
ley.
E. S. Boucher, Calexico.
A. r. Underwood, Holtville.
c. c. Craig, Ell Centro.
G. S. Robinson, Calipatria.
The inspection will commence on
November Is, 1918.
Cattle will not be accepted for
shipment at any shipping point un-
less a certificate of inspection is filed
with The agent of ihe railroad com
,pany al time of shipment.
All cattle to be slaughtered mus
be inspected for marks and brands
before the same can be slaushle"rd.
This is in compliance with the law
recently passed for Inc purpose of
protecting cattle owners from loss Of
cattle by theft, and all caltlemen who
intend 10 ship cattle and all slaueh-
terers should notify he nearest in
speclor al least "a hours before ship
mem or before lie are slaugn-
tered
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11
GREATEST DAY IN HISTORY.

The greatest day in the worlds history, with
the sole exception of that day whose morning
sun kissed the cupid lips of the infant Jesus "
ing in the nanger of the Nazareth cattle-barn
And to the great people at large this day will
be placed almost Oh the level with Christ's day
For this day represents the bringing to a sue
ccssful conclusion Of the Eighth Crusade-;ts
truly war for God and Christ as the crusades
lasting and eternal.
For today marks the birth of a new era--a
time when dctators, empcrors and autocrats
shall be no more-a day in which the people
shall rue-a day in which peace shall be ever
lasting and eternal. fl flfl
And while Wo nosily celebrate the event OF
the signing of peace terms and the giving in cf
Germany, just 10 le. eff some of our American
effervescerte, let Is not forget those boys
your boy and my boy-vho gave their all that
the world might be made a decent place Ia
live in.
While Americas gold stars are not as nu-
merous those of her Allies, this country's
share in bringing about peace with victory and
the downfall of the Kaiser has been the decid
ing factor At tins when our Allies were
flghlng back to back against the wall with the
Hun tiger at their throats long gangling Uncle
Sam stepped in and, with the help of his sturdy
flghters from city and farm, from west east
north and south, delivered the knockout blow
In three months, with the help of Americas
leglons, the war was changed from a German
Vlctofy-or at least draW-and that period of
time saw Its Transformation to a comDlete and
overwhelming Allied victory
II IS all over, but our part as q nation is not
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11
CANDY HELPED TO
LICK THE HUN

Here and there, even in war lines
1--we find man who is mol inclined C
play HE game fairly. But he is the
reception and not the rule. For he
most part we are all doins our share
whether it be on The firing line OF
at home.
In short. we are taking The bitter
with The sweet. For instance one of
| The problems of the Sovernment-the
sugar problem-affects everyone. IL
has compelled the individual 10 get
along with two pounds of sugar a
month; il has been The means of linn
itinS The soft drink manufacturers
and confectioners to so per cent of
he amount used before the war.
The government officials show no
inclination 10 deprive the individual,
or the candy manufacturer, of a
greater percentage of his sweets lhan
is absolutely necessary. There are
several reasons for this attitude, but,
so far as The candy manufacturer is
concerned, only Two need be men
lioned:
/. Candy, as one of The many
forms of sweets, has a high food
value.
2. By reducing The out put of canIy
90 per cent The end desired is oo
tained, an and enormous indus try
representing an investment of hum
dreds of millions of dollars, is held
intact
Il is not The intention of The food
admins ia or-as all who will give
the subject of little thought will
yealize-to unnecessarily cripple any
Industry. and certainly il is not he
intention 10 destroy The confectionery
business.
Everyone, in fact, demands his
sweets some more, some less-soma
n he way of sugar. some in he way
IF fruits, some in he form of swae!
chocolate or other kind of confection
cry.
Nowadays there is hardly any end
% The variety of candy which con-
aims high percentage of food value,
Ehe eher il be combination of sugar |
and nuts, sugar and fruit. sugar and
or any other combination
We need thr sweet with The bi ter.
All of us do moi want il in he form
IF. sugar in dur coffee, eilher. or as
honey on our stack of buckwheaI S.
MANY of US prefer il in he lempting
md hig food value way Thai The con-
fectioner serves il to US.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

complete. We still must giveto the comfort of our
boys over there; we must still save food for the
Allies that the world may call Americas name
blessed, and we must still back up the President,
our Leader, in securing a just permanent
peace
And, above all, we must thank God above
for our victory.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

Arthur Brisbane is reported to have
bought another daily newspaper The
latest acquisition is located in Milwaukee,
Well, Milwaukee always was quite brew
er's town.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

If you want 100 acres good soft
soil, 4 mics out, for cantaloupes, bar
ley, wheat 0s corn. see Edgar Bros.
Realty Company auick.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11
Photo Offer

For November only, one 7x11 Sc
pia or sreyIone, with each order Of
our best work. Evan Davis Studio,
opposite Courthouse. ADV.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

Speaking Of Hindenburg's whistle. He
appears so frightened these days that he
can't pucker.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

What has become of the old-fashioned
politician who can remember when Keren
sky was premier of Russia?
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

Too bad some men can't wear "flu
mask perpetually. 1t is such a help to
their appearance.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

acres this fall IT you want tenant
for y0n land immediately. see Ei,-
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

Now that clearances at the port of Los
Angeles can again be printed, the worlds
marine news will seem quite complete.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

Lille rushed into the extended British
arms like any dear girl might be expecteu
to do.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

The labor pains were impressive but
the $4,000, 100000 child finally has beer
born.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

Many a bond was bought to hasten the
raising Of the white flag.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

Two billion a day is pretty swift pace
for broken down kaiser to go against.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

That Fairbanks stunt impressed
McAdoo about nothing.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

No, Hortense, autonomy is Mt an ab'
dominal disease.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-12
PROMINENT NEW YORKER IS
DECLARED A PRO-GERMAN

New York July 12.-oMrris Cukido,
an American citizen who was one Of
the directors OF the transatlantic
company, seized by the alien property
custodian yesterday, was removed as a
director OF that institution because Of
his alleged pro-German and pro-Aus-
trian sympathies- This was disclosed
today by Francis p. Garvin. investi-
gator Of the custodian.
Cukiro one week ago was appointed
president Of the municipal civil SER
vice commission by mayor Hylaud.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-12
STOREY WILL RETAIN
SANTA FE'S PERSONNEL

Albuquerque, n. NJ. July 12-That
the official personnel OF the santa
Re railroad would remain largely the
same under him as it was under pres-
ident =. =. Ripley, was the announce
ment made here today by ". B.
Storey, federal manager Of the santa
Fe.
Hale Holden regional director Of
the federal railroad Recommendations
was with Mr. Storey. They were on
the way TO Los Angeles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-12
SPEAKERS TO INFORM ALTA
VISTA COUNCIL OF WAR WORK

The speakers announced for the
meeting Of the Alta Vista communitv
council Of defence tonight, Winchester
Cooley, county chairman: c. y Bas-
sett, district food administrator. and
r. n Colvin viii inform the residents
Of that section OF the city Of coopera-
tive government work in proEress
here The choir formed by Harry
Swain few meetings ago viii sing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-12

Home raised. home dressed spring
chickens. just the thing for your sun
day dinner Phone 5358-A.-AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-12

Lerner's Cleanup Shoe sale now on.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-11-26
Too Late.

It was Christmas eve. Staring al
the dying embers Of the fire was a
beautiful woman. Her face was wor'
ried, and she clasped and unclasped
her hands. in nervous excitement.
christmas eve," she murmured,
"and no money to buy baby a Christ
mas gift!'
Mechanically her eyes wandered
around the room until, with a guilty
start, they rested on something stand
ing on the mantelpiece. 1t was baby'S
money-box. eff I only darcd!" she
thought; "but what would John sayT
For q few moments she stood debat
ing the awful question in her mind
and then reached for the box. John
need never know" she said. Will
trembling hands she broke open the
box and cmpticd on the table q col
lection Of buttons, nails, and so on
JJin had been there first!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-11-26
DAY OF DAYS FOR KIDDIES
Christmas outranks All Other Holl.
days for the Happiness and Mer.
rymaking Of tho Youngsters.

Above all other holidays, Christmas
is children's day. II possible, they
should be made happy on that day.
But they should not be permitted to be
selfishly so.
In times past there has been tend
ency on the part Of many Of Us to give
too many gifts, and too expensive ones,
to our children. We have been waste
full. We should not love our children
less-indeed We would show greater
lovely being careful what we give
them. Too many toys incline children
TO be both wasteful and destructive.
! When the youngsters are left to In
vent some Of their playthings, their
imaginatlons are developed, and they
become more capable Of doing things
for themselves and taking care OF
themselves.
This Christmas would be good time
: TO begin teaching children unselhsh-
ness and the joy of giving. Many q
Door mother is struggling to provide
food and shelter for her children ana
has nothing to give them from SANTA
Claus. The children Of such mothers
are going to have wide, wistful, tear
stained eyes. They are going to crave
the Joys of a Christmas day that may
not be theirs.
While our fathers, brothers and sons
are at the front, risking health and
life for us, for our country, for good
in the world, let us not forget those
children who lack a fathers care and
protection. The good fellows are DO
Ing much. But they need our help
both in giving and In seeking out the
needy. They need our aid In distribute
ing as well as providing.
Let us not forget the spirit Tor
which Christmas stands. It Is to give
freely, to do service to mankind. Let
us give love. Let US give sympathetic
understanding. Let US give ourselves.
He lives most who lives for others.
And he who shall have made child
happy on Christmas morning will have
done a service In his name.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-11-26
BEsT0WING GIFTS IN SECRET
Practice Of Putting Out Shoes and
etoeklngs Resulted From Plan
OF st. Nicholas.

Christmas stockings have come
down to us from the good st. Nicholas,
who was a saint of the fourth century
Of the Christian era and was born De-
cember 6, S42, In Lycia, Asia Minor.
He was regarded as especially the pa
tron saint Of children, young girls and
sailors. The Christmas stocking Gus
tom arose as follows:
1t seems that st. Nicholas, who was
the archbishop of Myra, lived in the
same town with an impoverished no
bleman who, because he had no por-
tions to give his daughters and, In
deed, no means with which to support
them, was about to sell them into a
life of sin. st. Nicholas, who was ac-
customed to dispense his large for
tune in gifts of charity, resolved to res
cue the young women. AS he ap-
preached their house, wondering how
he should proceed, the moon shone out
and displayed an open window. In
stantly st. Nicholas threw purse OF
gold in at this window which, falling
at the feet Of the father Of the girls,
enabled him to portion his Oldest
daughter. The second time st. Mich
olas visited the house he also was able
to throw a purse Of gold through an
open window, thus providing for the
portion of the second daughter. On
the third visit the father, watching for
his benefactor, cast himself at the feet
of the saint and cried:
ooh, st. Nicholas, servant Of God
why seek to hide thyself?"
The saint made the father promise
not to reveal his benefactions. From
this habit of bestowing gifts in secret
and under the cloak Of night arose the
practice of putting out shoes or stock
ings for the younger members OF the
family so that the good saint would bt
able to ill them without being spiet
on.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-11-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Christmas Spirit

Christmas peace is Gods; and
he must give it himself, with his
own hand, or we shall never get
it. Go then to God himself.
Thou art his child, as Christmas
day declares; be not afraid to
60 unto thy father. Pray to
him; tell him what thou want
est say, "Father, I am not mod
crate, reasonable, forbearing. I
fear I cannot keep Christmas
Alright, for I have not a peaceful
Christmas spirit in me; and 1
know that I shall never get 1t
by thinking, and reading and un-
derstanding; for it passes all
that, and lies far beyond it, does
peace, In the very essence Of
thine undivided, unmoved, abso-
lutte, eternal Godhead, which no
change nor decay Of this created
world, nor. sin or folly Of men or
devils, can ever alter, but
which abideth forever what 1t
is, In perfect rest, and perfect
power and perfect love.-Klngs-
ley.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-11-26
MAKE IT A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Cause Others to Be Happy and Feel
the Joy Of Saerlflee-AIi In tho
Front Ranks.
Christmas |

ChriStmasl
Every year it comes and every year
we love 1t and wonder why we haven't
made the spirit of it last all through
the year, writes Margaret Mott Cor
don. Perhaps we do not have the
time? But to what do we give our
time? And why is 1t that at Christmas
we all "take time" to do the many lit
tie thoughtful things that we have
been postponing for months and
months?
One Of the things we seem to forget
Is that the more we give to others the
more we have ourselves, and the more
we have the capacity for giving. It Is
a wonderful thought and one that we
should carry around with US all the
time. For we always feel so tingl1ng
and Joyous when We have made sac
rifice or see that we have really made
someone else unusually happy.
This year for most Of US is very dif-
ferent than any we have yet lived, be-
cause, even though We are not all &C.
tually on the firing line, we are there
in our hearts and the thought cannot
but give US strange exultant feeling
to be in the front ranks, marching
with the music!
After all, that is just what the spirit
Of Christmas is. During the Yuletide
we are all In the front ranks and tri-
umphantly moving forward, Tor we are
thinking, not Of ourselves, but OF
others. And that very sense which
loves and therefore serves, which un-
derstands and therefore sacrifices, Is
the true spsrlt Of Christmas. It Is the
real thrill Of life. It is the greatest
and most far-reaching emotion In the
world, and just to know that we are
capable Of that feeling, even though 1t
should come only once a year, would
show that there is the right spirit with
in us, and with q little cultivation we
might make it last all through the
year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-11-26
lts.sSstst tstststsa 4 4 az isa ~
First Christmas Observance

The first Christmas celebrated
inside a house on the American
continent was on December 20,
1913. Our Puritan ancestors
finished their first house at
Plymouth, Mass, having spent
more than a month in wandering
about in search Of a place of
settlement. The company was
divided into 10 families, and to
each person was assigned a lot
for house and garden. 1t was
not a very cheerful Christmas
for the Puritans. All Of them
could not be accommodated in
side the house, so that some Of
them were left out in the cold,
but the religious features Of the
day were not forgotten, and 1t
may be said that the Babe Of
Bethlehem was prayed to and
sung to in q most fervent man
ner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-11-26
STARE SEAMS.

While the stars CT Christmas shine.
Lighting the skies,
Let only loving looks
BcGn from your eyes.
While The 5cls OF Christmas ring,
Joyous and clear,
SpaaN only happy words.
AL miGth and cheer.
Give oa!y loving gifts,
---.-. =, .--s
Giau,,.. - pG1:. md sdd,
For loves dear sake,
Chicago Daily News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-11-26
CHRISTMAS c BOXES
FOR THE SOLDIERS

If you haven't received your label
from overseas, call on ]. S. Cochran,
sign the affidavit and he will furnish
you with the proper label. Remem-
,er, no boxes can be mailed after
Tovember the 30th.
This is a copy Of the application:
Request for Label and Carton for
Overseas Soldiers.
The undersigned hereby makes ap-
plication to forward to
Name
American Expeditionary Forces, a
Christmas package.
The undersigned hereby declares
that he or she is nearest living rela-
tive in the United States of the pro-
posed recipient; that he or she has
not received a label from abroad !;
that should such label be received it
would not be used and that to the
best of his or her knowledge and be-
lief only one Christmas Parcel will
>e sent the proposed recipient.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-11-26
Masters Sale.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Court of Common Pleas.
Mary Hall, ]. F. Hall and Mary Nor
rison,' Plaintiffs,
against
Eliza Fleming and Fleming Hall, De-
PENDANTS.
By authority of decree of sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Alb
beville County, in said State, made
in the above stated case, I will offer
for sale at public outcry, at Able.
vile C. H., S. c., on salesday in De-
cember, AID. 1918, within the legal
hours Of sale the following described
land, to wit: All that tract or parcel
of land situate, lying and being in
Abbeville County, in the State afore-
said, containing thirty (30) acres,
more or less, and bounded by land of
R. w. M. Hall, J. F. Hall and P. A.
Crowther and others.
Terms of sale, Cash; purchaser to
pay for stamps and papers.
THOS. P. THOMAS,
Nov. IA, 1918. Master A.C., s. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-11-26
TIE CHRISTMAS GARLAND.

Cora 4. fiasson Doison.
Make onc Hrnalh more;
Yes, ore 'crchti more.
TO h,ns: outside, above thy door,
That all who pass this way may see
The Christ-tide spirit is with thee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-05
SIXTEEN INNINGS
AND THEN We LOST!
Hog Island Walks OFF With Game
and Better End of Pitch
ing Duel.

You can take IT from any one of Us
who were there: That game yesterday
with Hog Island was n hard one to lose.
Sixteen long innings we sat, and we saw
goose-egg after goose-egg go up. and then,
NJ the last. Maths. of the porcIne ag-
gregation, came along, tore off two bases
and icc-wagoncd home on wild throw
TO catch him at third Turf amt no
name for It.
But at that. it was some game, and
any fan who was doubtful about getting
his moneys worth-plus tSse war tax
goes into hard-boiled egg class automau-
callv II he even thinks of such thing
Nezzir, the big crowd that trekked over
to the South Side to see 1t got reai
marked-doNn bigIeaguer pitchers duei'
which largely otfse twhat 1t got at home
from THE miSSus' for getting home AFTER
: o'clock and wanting supper when oy
rights the dishes should have been
washed and put away, and all hanos on
the way to the MOVIES.
All of which goes to- show that IN tiie
good old American games of baseball
matrmony and poker, you never can
tell whats goin' to break.
Corner stabbed for the Hog Islanders
and Steele for the GallagheriteS, gong IN
IN the fifth inning, after APPRECIATE had
been taken out because the stiff wind
PLAYED havoc with his right-hand de
livery. Both the local twirlers are new
corners and looked to have the stuff that
makes fans sit up and take notice; Not
only was the pitching Al, but the fielding
was brilliant throughout and the fans
were on their toes all the time.
The only error made by the locals came
IN the sixteenth inning and was respon-
sible for the losing of the game Maths
of the winners. came TO the bat after two
we're down and walloped long drive to
riaht center, reaching second on the
play. The ball was relayed 10 tarln'
who. in attempting to catch the runner at
third, threw wildly and Maths scored with
the big tally Score: