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CHURCHES
METHODIST

METHODIST
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m,
Preaching services at IL 3. m. and
$50 o m.
Junior Epworth League 7:45 o. m.
PRAYER meeting Wednesday $50 p. m.
All are cordially invited.
BAPTIST.
Sunday school 10 a. me
Preaching IL a. m and 9 p. m.
B. Y. p. u. and Training Class at
8 n. m. SUNDAY.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at $50
p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN
Dates Of PrOtraeted Meetings for Macon Circuit.
Souls Chapel. August 18th.
Pope's Chapel. September lst.
Center Point, Septemher Sth
j. A. GoAD. Pastor.
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SHERIFF'S SALE
The State Of Mississippi. Noxubee Count
S. M. Graham
Mrs. II. S Bate

The State of Mississippi. Noxubee County
Alias writ of Execution
Mrs. II. S Bate
by virtue of the above writ directed TO me from
the office Of Moody Price, Justice of the Peace
LIST District Lauderdale County, State of Missis-
sippi. i will on Monday. August 18th, 1918, being
the Third Monday Of August or the first day Of
our next circuit court, at the court house Of said
county, within legal hours. sell by auction to the
highest bidder for cash, the following real proper
ty. which has been levied on be me "a tho property
Of said defendant. and will be sold for cash 10 sat
isfy said writ and all cost. towit. All interest that
the said Mrs. II, s. Belts may have in the follow
ing described property. to wit
Lots II. and east BALI Of lot 16. section 81. town.
ship 10. range 10. And 80 acres off south end
weet half Of northeast quarter section 80. town
ship 10, ran7e 10. Said property situated in Nox-
ubee county. State of Mississippi.
This. the. 25th day Of July. 1913.
J. T, MCCLURE, Sheriff. '
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PUPPY LOST.

Lost about three weeks ago. a small
fox terrier puppy. Color, white with
some black spots, brown or black eyes.
A return of the uog to my little boy, or
to me will be appreciated.
JNo. A. TYSON,
Macon, Miss.
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TRESPASS NOTICE.

All parties, which means everybody,
are warned, especially for hunting, not
to trespass on my home place or the Sar-
gent place adjoining.
Violators will most positively be
prosecuted. w. V. ROGERS.
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How About 1t?

Now, on the level, if you were
prof. German at heart which would
you want elected to the Senate,
James X. Vardaman or B. P. Har.
rison2
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IMPORTANT NOTICE!

To the Members of the Noxubee County
Executive Committee:
Again | urge that you remember anc
be present at the meeting of the Coun-
ty Executive committee, to be held ir
Macon on Tuesdny. the 9th day Of Au'
quot. 1915. This is election year and il
is important, very important, that
full meetingbe held ut that time.
Meeting to be held at the court house
at 10 o'clock.
CHAs. STRONG, Chm.
Fishing tackle, all kinds at Tam's
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For Sale !!

One 35 T.. z. K. / Boiler.
One 30 H.. p. Fire Box Boiler on
skids.
One 90 H.. P. Fire Box Boiler on
skids.
One l6 H. P. Fire Box Boiler and
Engine on wheels.
One rs H. Il, Side Crank Engine.
r. J.. RHYMES LpuBER Co.
Mah0n MiFs.
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CALIFORNIA; Good Roads.

The state of California has voted
S15,00O,0O0 to be spent in perfecting
the state highway system and not a
single county failed to give the EN-
powering measure a majority.
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Can Remove R%irthmarks.

Rirthmarks and other superficial
gToYth9 that lefed chemicals have
hpeA fpmoyed With fadiHa BIZ Raglist
sfWlIs T. -. =.
80. II So
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Two young ladies or a married couple
to board. Apply for terms to
MISS MARIAN PATTY.
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COLT UPi

On our plantation west of Macon, one
sorrel mare colt with slit in right ear
MONTGOMERY Bros.
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Ny place fiyr ID a half miles east of
Macon is post aga nst all tresspass
ng. Violator- be pros, cuted.
S. A. CHAPMAN.
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FOR RENT

The residence of Mrs. J. IL, Ford on
Jefferson street. Apply to
Gus MCLEOD.
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Lux washes wooden; laces, etc, and
does not shrink. Rit washes and dyes
all at same time, 10c, at Tam's Durg
Store.
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JOHN OLIVER, V. S.
Columbus. Miss.

will be at Shannon's Stables on
Wednesday, G 9TH.
Anyone wishing his services
for stock or wishing to ship stock
out of state, will make inspcc.
ton on above date.
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Mutoc FIR Solo Fifty head Of good so and
WuiCS iVi SoiS mules, with harness, for
sale, Lutte MINOR, Brooksville, Miss.
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.iIs 4 ubIIc

- .us rubIic
On account of the high cost Of ma
terial ard high cost Of living. | am
forced to discontinue doing shop work
on credit. On ard after July 1st
every n must pay cash for any work
| may do. J. X. SHARKS
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FOR SALE

so registered Duroc pigs eight weeks
old. aQgs SIS, bears $12, SO, each heat
breeding. N. SCALES.
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The best eye glasses ~made-eyes
tested free at Tam's Drug Store.
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WANTED TO BUY
One 80 horse power engine
One 80 horse power boiler
IMPERIAL COTTON OIL Co.
FOR SALE.

One registered Hampshire SOW, with
six pigs month old. Pigs by Duroc boar.
PRICE STE. N. SCALES.
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Cover Crops.

My experience with cover crops
began about ten years ago. We
(the man | worked for and my
self went 18 miles to a man who
was very successful with crimson
clover and other forage crops,
and got a two-horse wagon load
from a field where crimson clover
grew. We covered it with canvas
to prevent the sun killing the
bacteria, and late that afternoon
we spread the soil over about an
acre of ground ready to be seed
ed. We sowed clover seed and
ran the drag harrow over it. Two
years later the whole farm had
been sowed in clover and vetch.
One field containing 20 acres
had a fine stand, and in May was
knee-kigh and in full bloom. l
got orderslto take the disk har-
row and cut it up. Right there |
baked, as many other men do. 1t
looked like an outrageous crime
to destroy clover as it was. but |
carried.out orders. Them plowed
it under with a two-horse pillow
and planted corn. :.
TWAS hot and dry later in the
summer, and many people around
here fell short on the corn crop,
but where we turned under the
clover the corn kept growing and
held its good color. I was con-
vinced right then of the value of
cover crops. The twenty acres
made an average of from so to 60
bushels per acre. j. P, in Pro-
gressive Farmer. :.
If estimates of our acreages in
cotton and food and feed crops in
the South are correct, and there
is no doubt but the acreage in
cotton is larger than ever before,
and the complaints of a shortage
of labor are justified, there is no
doubt but we are making better
use of the labor we have than
ever before.
While some are short of labor,
as a whole we are only relatively
short of labor, we have less than
we used to have but there is am
pie left yet if properly used to
produce more than we have
thought possible. Necessity is
the mother of invention. 1t is as
tonishing what one can do when
he has to.
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Reasonable price gift for soldiers at
Tam's Drug Store.
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Picture Show Program
FOR NEXT WEEK
Pictures Start Every Night at S:45 p. m
MONDAY NIGHT
The PATHE Play
DADDY'S BABY
Featuring Little Marie Osborne.
The most noted child player
THE ALLIES OFFICIAL WAR
REVIEW
TUESDAY NIGHT
The TRIANGLE Picture
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Featuring Donglas Fairbanks
The Keystone Comedy
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The METRO Picture
ONE OF MANY
Featuring Francis Nelson
THURSDAY NIGHT
The FOX Feature
JACK PRODIGAI
Featuring George Walsh
A FOX-FILM Comedy
TOM AND JERRY MIX
FRIDAY NIGHT
The FOX STANDARD Pictune
TRUE BLUE
Featuring William Ftrnum
and Mutt and JEFF Cartoon
THE FREIGHT INVESTIGATION
SATURDAY NIGHT
The METRO Wonderfully
d SUSPICION
Featuring Francis X. Bushman
and Beverly Bayne
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Films developed and printed at Tam's
Drug Store.
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COLTS TAKEN UP.

P. II. Hu n,r nos up three young
mules one and a haif to two years OLD
on his place five ri'es southeast of Ma
con- Wi be estrayed if not called for
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TRr. ASS NOTICE

The best Vi mr,' t powders and lotions
at Tam's n'no sore,
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A Durohout CART, HARNESS. RIDING
n kullduUut, BRIDE and SADDLE all for
pony. for sale. Inquire of S. A.. CHAPMAN,
51b miles east OF Macon, on Fairfield road.
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FOR RENT Ne

FOR RENT = New modern
S room cottage, scTeened
thFoHshoRf pomplefe haFh f%,
pres, Appiy e .,aaov
- st.- -!
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Fishing tackle, all kinds at Tam
Drug Store,
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Co., C<s,uod From the Harry Hprlan
JUW Jtldyeu place 8 miles east of Macon,
one Berkshire SOW, five years old. no marks.
Suitable reward for return or TO. information
lecdlng to her recovery.
C. X. STEWART, Mcleod, Miss.
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Every make of talcum powder at
Tam's Drug Store.
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Registered Bulls E ts2sd S jer.ey B BTS Ff 5ns
a handsome Herd bull. five years old. very dark.
Price $3.50. One II months old; dark color. SIS.
s. SCALES, Crawford, Miss.
co,uc-FOR SALE. Three mead of COWS in
CUWS god condition. Can be seen at the Dent
place ten miles east Of Macen.
A, NJ. DINSMORE,
Mol cod. Miss.
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Goodrich Tires and Tubes the bes'
made. See US before you buy.
Tam's Drug Store.
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root apart and Peggy drew her foot ont
She wasn't hurt a bit
Balky Sam the mule. had cuicL,ly
follower his chums Rulv Goat and
Johnny Bull from the woods. Now he
Was brayine Indignantly al Billy Goat
"Why didn't YOU wait for me-" he
sculdcd I'd have kicked him clear
across the river"
''WeU think did a pretty good
lob" bIealed Billy Goat grinning at the
bear
I'd say ytu did" snarled 1h,, bear
"I'lI not he able to sit down comfortably
for a week
come hacl; and give me q. cbarra -,
van and you'lI u0t siI down FOR a
nunth" brave Ral;y sam II dare
Won to come hack =
when 1 get held of that tail of yours
apain I'll teaCh Won NOT tn scare Princess
Peggy" grOwled Johnny Bull
II wasn't soaring her" answered the
hear indignantIy, 81 was iust asI,imr
'.,rbe,, rof, mo rnaIjv , d,rcinc hoa, -,
.,iod Peggv
..rro he S,ire I'm , darcjr, be,r ,rd
q, oood nnn if : do sov ~ n,,SeIf nidm',
d S'o" 'mu -. - r,dod "a i ~ hoa '''"''
80" .y,, 80 "lL do 49, io,ei,. ,dr,i,,,d
p Wv ''''' Wv
win nv dancing when / ent this Yer,
rude welcome. tell YOU think it is a
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row Of shrubhery Just below the ter
race, which led to a path over the>hills
where h" might he lost under cover of
the night. But even at night he could
not go into Sara ieVO without clothing
For a while the idea of appealing to
Nurse Roth occurred to him, but he at
last rejected it. aware that she had al
ready done much that could not be re-
paid. and unwilling to subject her to the
alternative of refusal or acquiesCence--
one Of which might ne hazardous to his
own chances, the other surely fruitful of
unpiea SantncsS to herself He had no
right to ask this of her. Ee wished to
incur no new obligations. for when the
time came he intended TO go, and he
could not repay her kindness with de-
ceit. And so he waited, Stimulating
weakness. exercising in secret, and
gaining in strength for the hopeless
task before him.
Tie had made no plans. What plans
could he make when he had no means
Of making inquiries? Goritz was gone
with MariShka.-hy this time perhaps
far beyond the German border. the girl
priSOner-Or-? For a moment he
paused aS IN" new thought came to him.
What would he the status Of the Coun-
tess Strahui since the OutbreaE Of war?
The conditions which existed before the
pact Of konUpSht were no more. Ger
manNS ambitions Siultifed-NuSlrla
forgiviug both nations involved in =
great undertaking tn" prosecution of
which must make them careless of all
less vital issues. Had Goritz been re-
called from this secret mission to an
other more important? And if so.
where was Marishka? Could she have
been released There was a chance of
it. but it seemed q slender one. GoritZ
mething-SOme\deep hidden instinct.
some suspicion harbored perhaps in the
long days.and nights of his unconscious
ness. some pang of fear born of pain
and unrest. advised him that behind the
secret duty which had first brought
COritZ to Vienna, he was now playing a
game of his own. The brief glimpse he
had had of the man. short but fearfullN
significant, had made an unpleasant i'm
preston. He had seen the look in the
eyes of the German as he had asked
MarishlIa to go with him from the house
OF the garden. a look courteous and con-
siderate. that had in it, too. something
more than mere admiration. If the
man were in love with her And what
man of any vision. learning to know
Marishka. could help caring for her.
J Not love. surely! Not love from mar
/ who sheltered himself from danger by
using her as a shield. He had heer
( sa fe then. Renwick could not have fired
then. And GOritZ was clever enough tC
/ know il. But the dastaTdliuess Of such
a trick There was a long score to pay
T between Renwicli and GOritZ. a score
the items of which had hegun with the
attempts upOn the EnElishmHU'S ifc in
Vienna and EononjShI. the inDrisOn-
rlent of MariShia. and the shooting in
Sara ieVO which had nothing to do witt
politics.
rONTINuED TOMORRuWo
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THE Dali Y NOVELETTE,
, Planning Opposites
By STELLA l.. COLE

.HDEAR me-" lamented Virginia
- Paget. at seems as il everything
7 plan lately comes out just the otner
way from what I want it to. } don't be-
lieve that I have planned a thing in the
last month but what just the opposite
thing has happened
"So?" queried her brother Jim. looking
up from his book.
Yes so !'' she replied "Now. for in
stance wanted to go to The concert last
Thursday night but on account OF Sc
we're headache I had to stay ,at home
Sunday night wanted to call on the
Browns, and Kate Briggs came in and
stayed until it was too late TO go. Ana
then tonight I particularly wanted IT. 10
be fair and It rained Even the weather
ConsDires against me And II always
happens that If ! put on Comlortahl'
dress and prepare to spend quiet rNt.
ming at home. some one SpeciaI CallS
but If | dress up and sit around just
longing for pleasant company. am
doomed to spend the entire evening
alone"
struck the table and his feet hit the tlo"r
with a thud. 81 say. Sis" he shouted.
do you mean to say that everything you
plan comes out the opposite way
Yes. that's just what mean Sne re-
We'll. you silly goose" he said. the
solution is easy. just plan things "ppC-
site from the way you wdnt them 10 nap
Vrgina's face was stII gloomy.
We'll, according TO my numerous expert
enCes that rule would be successful she
said ~,
Say. I'll tell you what said Jim.
Try il for a week and see what nap
pens. If the experiment Is success,
an we'll and good If it iin H Io;, t. yo4 do "a9 Il
"Humph = said Virginia. That's sheer
Just like girl" laughed Jim. Com
plain about a thing, and them c"uem d
remedy is offered. squeal out OF Apply
aOh. IN. show YOU. Jim; tha, ! am no
squealer." she replied. VIII 'tE you,
remedy for week, week IL md i if |H'ES !, doesn't ni
shall at least have chahce 10 '"us" "'
1t was on the morning of the seventh
/ day. well, Virginia. how IS your ,tN-
pertinent working OUT question'u I'm i'm
Not at all" she rephHd. nyIt 6 nt
been planning OpposileS all the WetN, anu u
simply nothing has happened ,,n.III on are t,a a
dandy at solving problems WEI" H'"'
! reputation is ruined ,,-,.,
you haven't done it in the rlShl Splniu,
he said. You must pan mi" 0pi,U, " "a
to happen, you know, Sow t"f instance
Tonight? We'll. tonight ! guess W'I'
put On an old dress, get buried in an IN
WNshih "Which means that you want some one
YOU care for 60 can on N""'
Ana YOU would be willing +" have
some one YOU care for call on YOU. 'h"h
when YOU have an old dress on
Certainly not. stupid shall have
another dress where | can get INT" 1t
quickly
Cheated every nigm, ! suppose. How
can Won cNDect the eNDeriment to work
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THE STORY THUS FAR

u<JQH RENwICK. under secretary Of
U%1 British embassy in Vienna, and the
E8I)ETEsS MARISHkA S1RtHNI, whom
I ~ Io<es overhear on June L.. 1914, the
su6x the story opens. q conversation in the
&D1s gardens at I<onopisht between the
<r11u Archduke. in which sthe destiny OF
X0Fope" is sealed.
'1S Tho pact Is destined to make the Arch
UliEo and his morganatic wife, Sophie
C1otek important figures. Marishka is a
&k0se friend OF Sophie. but sne decides her
Hf6x duty Is TO her country and the Aus
1rian monarch. Franz Josef. While she is
reDorting TO him. Renwick is informing hts
chIff This means an estran2ement be
(9cen Hugh and Marishk6.
UERR WINDT, chief of the Austrian
1<rftt Service Is instructed to thwart any
NIxn1 to save the Archduke, who has been
0rt9fed murdered in SarajeNo. He cap
fl1res Renwick and Marisnka, who were
nfriting TO warn Sophie
N CAPTAIN GORITL, of the German Secret
Heryice, captures Marishka from Wtndt
Lease her. They arrive in SarajeNo just
too late to prevent the assassination OF the
xrchduke and Sophie. Renwick. released
by Windt Is trailed to SarajeNo by ouh-
tave Linke. in the Austrian secret SerNlCr'
Renwirk ioc ltes Marishkas 5 hiding place.
Goritz urges Marishka to send for Ken
wick planning to kill him. Marishka'
showever. seeks to brihe ner jatler. the
Beg Of Rataj Renwck reaches Marishka
b~fore either plan can develop. On the
approach of Goritz he hides In suit OF
arrncr and when Goritz tries to torCe
Narishka to leave with him, tine man !"
arnor points a revolver at him.
Renwick is shot by Goritz ana wakes
- fnd himself in a hospital
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McNiChol wrote back. Lizzie, I'll get
Hun for you or bust my blamed neck
trying"
And McNichol meant every word he
said. too. and from that time on planned
ways and means
one night. when the mist hung low in
no Mans Land. the lieutenant in charge
Of McNichol's sector observed that it was
a fine night for a raid
A few minutes later fifty men. includ-
ing McNichol, sailed forth into No Mans
Land.
ON their hands and knees the Amer
leans crept toward the German trenches
suddenly star shells scared upward from
the Hun breastworks, and the Americans
flattened out on their bellies, praying
they would not be seen They escaped
detection. and when the blackness settled
down again they resumed their slow adj
vance.
When the members Of the little band
came to the German wire entanglements
they pulled out their wire cutters and
began the dangerous and tedious work of
opening up path through the maze of
steel. Luck seemed to be with them. for
J they cut through the last wire without
being detected.
The Huns were taken completely by
surprise when a few minutes later the
Americans with wild yels lesped into
their tirSt-lue trench. The invaders
hurled grenades and fired their auto
MATES.
McNiChOl had just one thing on his
mind. and that was to make good his
promise to the little girl back in Ohio.
/ After he had tossed his grenades and
! empted the chambers Of his revolver. he
| leaped upon the back of the German
| nearest to him.
f'nNTJNI'En 'rnMnpRnW
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CHAPTER "
BrOun Bear Dances

(PcuUU is HdriHU q IONU time At
the BirdS' H6rrCSi pdrtU ,chCH big
brOrH near appears on the scene dHd
comes for hCr "ih OHtStrCjChCd
DdirS. HCr loot is cdWUhi in II root
ana she cannot escape. bW RHlH Bel
0i"in armed 0UlD rith his rioii",
leaps 10 me reSCUeJ
THE bear stopped short AS Billy Bel
i GUM jumped in front OI him. Per-
laps lie thought Billy Belgums violin
q new kind of a gun. Opening his
mouth and showing his fangs. he gave II
surprised sort of grunt and growI TO
Peggy. held helpless with her foot trap
ped in the forked root. he looked alarm
ingIy fierce. And Billy Belgium. damt-
l,sSly confronting him seemed very
small He could finish Billy with one big
bite
Then Billy Belgium did the quecrcst
thing-he began to play his VIC lin. Peggy
the bear. He opened his mouth still
wider and then wrinkled up his nose in
Il funny kind of q grin.
Billy Belgium played the livelest tune
he knew, a rOliCkng Irish Jig, one of
tn, kind that usually SET Peggy's feet
to dancing Aad it had the same effect
on The bear He hogan to rock from
side to side on his hind feet. His body
sWayed in time to NC music and his feet
did an awkward shuttle.
In a minute Billy Belgium changed to
waltz, and now the bear seemed
thoroughly at home, for he danced
a ound and around just like old-fash-
toned folks that Peggy had seen at
parties
He seems to be regular dancing
bear" thought Peggy to herself. Il Won
der where he learned to waltz
The birds had darted for the woods as
soon as the bear appeared, hut now they
came back to watch the show.
And some one else was watching. too.
Three pairs Of eyes looked out from the
underbush and when the bear in his
waltzing turns happened to pause for a
moment on the brink of the river bank,
two figures hurled themselves toward
hInh, one was Billy Goat. The other
was Johnny Bull.
Billy Goat. his head down and his
whole body as tense as steel spring,
reached the bear first, Bang He landed
Oh the bear full tilt. over the bank shot
the surprised bear. not knowing what
had struck him. And after him shot
Johnny Bull who was going so fast that
he caught the bear in mdair, grabbing
him firmly by the tail.
Down went the bear and dog into the
river-kersplash. The water was deep
and both went under. In a moment the
bear rose to the surface and began to
swim for dear life. And behind him he
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Back From he Front

A BOUT IS per cent of modern war is
"A plain. hard work
That dawned upon me with force be-
fore | had been very long in France You
see the Huns were a long time preparing
for this thing, and that is why they had
the bulge on us at the start. They had
such a wonderful machinery perfected
that they could do a whole lot more
than we could. and with less work.
The Allies had to put in some mighty
hard digs to even up with that forty
years of preparation of the Hun. But
they are bridging the gap fast, and with
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] was sent to the hospital and 1t felt
good to get there. The chow was good
and the care was excellent ] spent the
Christmas of 1917 in the hospital, and 7
will never forget that day as long as
live. There were lot of wounded boys
there and We had jolly time swapping
yarns.
I met q chap there by the name Of Nc
Nichol. from Cleveland, O. He told me
that when he first went into the trenches
his ambition was to capture a real live.
ferocious boche. so he could write of his
exploit to certain winsome, blue-eyed
lass in Ohio who had placed McNichol
high up in the list Of heroes.
The young woman had written some-
thing like this to the soldier. "Oh, please
capture a boche, so that can tell all the
girls about it,"