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The diamond drill., 1918-05-18
BY WILL PAYNE

thingr The government replied: "We
must get condensed milk for the little
children here" The commission got
the milk. At one spot In France farm
work was stopped by lack OF horses.
That meant more hunger. The Red
Cross got In a big tractor and set 1t
to plowing for the community.
There are million needs. Cold,
wet and the deadly physical strain OF
the trenches undermine mems consti-
tutions. A frightful scourge OF tuber-
culosls has developed in France. The
Red Cross has built sanatoria, pro-
vided over thousand beds and nurses.
Thirty Millions for France.
have here a big sheaf OF sheets
filled with figures. One item Is thirteen
million and odd dollars--the amount
which, up to that time, had gone to the
local chapters OF the Red Cross In the
United States for local relief. Twenty
five per cent OF the money subscribed
through the chapters eventually goes
that way.
over thirty millions have been ap
proprlated for work In France Here
Is a million and a quarter-in round
numbers--for military hospitals and
dlspensarles over a million and half
for canteen service, where French and
American soldiers. relieved from the
trenches, can get good food, a cot,
bath, and have their clothes disinfected
and so 20 on for their brief holiday
clean, rested, nourished. There are
over three millions for hospital supply
service: half n million for rest sta
tions for American troops.
Aid OF refugees-eleven thousand
families accounts for nearly three
million dollars care and prevention OF
tuberculosis takes over two millions /;
care OF helpless children over n mil
ion: relief work 10 six devastated dis,
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The Spending Of Your
Hundred Million Dollars
Busiest Budget in All the World Is Red
Cross War Fund-Every Dollar Spent
Alleviates Misery.

tricts, including care OF Ave thousand
families and sufficient reconstruction
to make houses habitable, required
over two millions
Misery on an Unparalleled Scale.
These are all large items; but the
Red Cross Is graphing with human
misery on an unparalleled scale-s
world OF It. The item for relief of the
blind amounts 20 four hundred thou
sand dollars. The dlspensary service
sends supplies TO more than thirty-four
hundred hospitals. The Red Cross re-
celyes and distributes more than two
hundred tons OF supplies daily at Paris.
For this distribution and It's other
work II requires a big transportation
service OF motors and trucks. This
transportation service has cost mil.
lion and a half, and its operating ex.
penses run TO million dollars.
Every dollar II spends means misery
alleviated It's work il building abroad
for the United States the best good Will
In this world. II is building the best
good will among ourselves. Whatever
else the war may produce, we shall be
proud OF our Red Cross.
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18
Compare Your Baby's
First -Four Years
With This

In 1913 little Marie was born In vil-
lage not far from Mezieres, ir the
Ardennes.
In 1914 Marle's father. called to the
colors, fell at the Marne. And Marie
and her mother stayed In the village.
which was now In the Germans hands
In 1915 poster was pasted up on
the door OF the village church. and
that night Marie's mother vanished.
along with score or more of other
women.
In 1916 Marie was still living In that
village-existing through the charity
OF the few elderly folk the Germans
permitted to stay.
In 1917 Marie, with all the children
under fourteen years and all the old
people left alive I'm the village, was
bundled into a crowded car and
shipped into Germany, round through
Switzerland and thence into France,
arriving at Evian. She was underfed.
OF course. emaciated, slckly, dirty. too
lightly dressed for the time of year.
And she came into Bvian with not
relative, not friend left I'm oil France
TO take care OF her.
Who took herr Your Red Crossi
Over there In EvIan your Red Cross
took charge of her. cared for her In
the Red Cross Chlldren's Hospital.
clothed her. fed her. built up her
strength. taught her TO play-and then
helped the French authorities find her
a HOME.
Multiply Marie by 500 and you win
have some idea OF just one days work
your Red Cross does at Evian. 1t Is
only one OF the Red Cross activities I'm
France. to be sure--but for just that
one alone can you help being proud OF
TT Can you help being glad you are
a member of II, supporting Its great
work OF humanity Can you help want
Ing It to 20 on helping the Maries and
the "grand-daddies" that come In al
Evian7
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Last summer the public subscribed
hundred million dollars TO the Red
Cross. At the latest statement over
eighty-fve millions Of II had been sp'
propriated.
Where has II gonei you ask. FoS
many months the world has been
spending over a hundred million dol
lars q day for the destruction of life,
limb and means OF subsistence. Cal
up what you have read about the wars
devastation. The American Red Cross
enormous job is to do whatever IL car
TO alleviate that-not after the war
not after governments have deliber'
ated and resolved; but right now, al
the minute, on the spot. lts Amazing
that II has done so much with so little
money.
Last autumn the Italian army fell
back precipitately. On your war mar
that meant rubbing out one line and
drawing another half an inch further
south. over there In Italy II meant
thousands OF poor families fleeing from
their homes. Major Murphy, Red
Cross Commissioner In Europe, rushed
10 the scene and wired: "IndescrIbably
pathetic conditions exist. involving
separation OF mothers and children
cold, hunger. disease, death" In No
vember and December the American
Red Cross appropriated three million
dollars for relief there-a large sum
yet small In comparison with the need
CONDENSED MIX for Children.
Soldiers are only part of the Red
Cross work-probably the smallei
part Every instant. somewhere In the
vast flood OF destruction, hand
reaches up I'm appeal. II Is pretty APP
10 be a childs hand or woman's
When the Red Cross commission
reached Petrograd II asked the gov
ernment, "what II the most urgsal
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18

STRAYED OR STOLEN - White
pony. Reward offered Notify this
Office
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FOR SALE HoteI am y-saloon; lum-
beriack town; 100 kpON business
G. L. Young, LakeNgoJ%T Mfi-4-
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18

VIII sell my Cadillac lSf Liberty
Bonds, real estate. or wCl take good
Ford for part payment. Oohn Halla-
day.
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1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18

I ioont 90 sap 10 UOa that
no other organization since
the porld began hos eVer
done such great constructive
rork tcifh the etficicn, y, dis
patch and understanding.
often uHdcr adverse circpm-
stances, thof has been done
bB fho American Red Cross
IN France.
-0creral PcrshirO.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
CAN'T DO The WORK.

It's too much to try to work every
day against constant. dull backsche.
or sudden darting pain in the small of
the back. Be rid of it. Try Dosn's
Kidney Pills. Your neighbors recon-
mend them.
Parker jenkins, stationary engineer,
Water Works Road. Lancaster says:
my work calls for lot of STOPPING
and bending and this caused my kidneys
to get out of fix. had dull pains
across my back and loins. My kidneys
acted too frequently and again were
sluggish, and the secretions contained a
brick -dust-like sediment. ! used Doan's
Kidney Pills, that bought at X. E.
McRobers' Pharmacy. The backache
left me and my kidneys became
normal"
Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy yet
Doan's Kidney Pllls-the same that
| Mr.. jenkins had. Foster Milbufn Co.
Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
COY

Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Carter were
visitors at Buckeye last week.
Miss Peachie Mae Sanders was the
weekend guest of friends in Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dule Lemsy are re-
joicing over son, who arrived the 2Sth.
Miss lnez Ray spent several days
with her sister. Mrs. James !. Sanders
last week.
Miss Bessie Ray Sanders Of Cotton
burg was the charming guest of Miss
Peschie Mae Sanders, the past week.
Mr. John Sanders, Jr, Of Cottonburg.
Cecil and Ida Mae Sanders of Lancas-
ter, were visitors Of MIR. Thompson
Sanders last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Mcmillan en-
tertained number of friends lat din
ner" Wednesday in honor Of Mr.. Roys-
ton Ray and bride. nee Miss Jennie
Lawrence.
Misses Inez Ray. Bessie Ray and
Peachie Mae Sanders, Messrs Clyde
Sanders and John Edd Layton were en-
tertained Fat dinner" the 25th by Miss
Gertrude McQuerry.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03

the year. This young couple is well
known here, Mrs Montgomery having
been the efficient primary teacher in
the Consolidated School here for the
past three years.
All the ladies' doing knitting for the
Red Cross are earnestly requested to
make the socks no shorter than IA
inches from top to heel and IL inches
from heel to toe and the wristlets Ia
inches in length. Care to these details
will be greatly appreciated by Miss Gill
as she has had to go to considerable
trouble in having the articles that did
not come up to the requirements, knit
ted out.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
He Removed the
Danger Signal

Frank W. Sherman. Laconia, N. y.
writes: 81 suffered with kidney trouble,
had tired feeling in my back. did not
have any ambition and felt all tired out.
i used Foley Kidney Pills and In a few
days began TO feel better, and now I
have entirely recovered and have had
no return OF my painful symptoms.'
One cannot help becoming nervous
and feeling tired and worn out when
the kidneys fail TO filter and throw out
of the system the poisonous waste mat
ter that causes kidney troubles and
bladder ailments.
signals that the kidneys are clogged
up and inactive. IL IL often followed
by rheumatism. annoying bladder or
urinary disorders, puffy dwellings un-
der the eyes. swollen ankles ana palm
full joints.
Foley Kidney Pills get right OF tho
source Of trouble. They invigorate the
kidneys 10 healthy action and when tho
kidneys properly perform their func-
tions the poisonous waste matter ~
eliminated from the system.
STORMES DRUG STORE.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
Fatigue and Toxin.

The Idea that fatigue Is due TO a
specific toxin, rs suggested by WEIGH
art early In the century, has been a
popular one, but the late investigation
of Lee and Aronovitch at Columbia
university shows II TO have no good
foundation. There IL nothing, there
fore, to encourage the hope that an
antitoxin may be found. In the ex-
periments made with animal muscles,
u test muscle suspended In the juice
Of fatlgued muscle lost much In con
tractile power, but the juice Of non
fatigued muscle produced substantial
~ the same effect
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
GUMS CHAPEL.

Mrs. Rufas Fain has been quite III.
Nelson Davis had the misfortune to
lose two horses recently.
Mr.. Lewis Murphy has moved to his
new dwelling.
Mr.. Frank Land sold some hogs to
V. A. Lear at l5c.
Mr.. Jepths Onstott was in Danville a
part of the past week.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Moberly has been i'll.
Mrs Josephine Daley was guest
Of Mrs. Ed Daley. Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence McCulley
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe RAY.
Miss Bert DALEY plans to enroll at
Berea College at the opening of the
winter term.
Mrs. Prints Walker and children are
guests of Mesdames B. Raw and J. NJ.
Anon this week.
Mrs, Dock Simpson and Miss Lenns
Hollon were guests OF Mrs. Wesley
! Simpson, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Davis and
children were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hunter Davis Sunday.
Masters Robert Davis and Bert Simp.
son were entertained by Master James
f, Simpson Wedne sday.
News was received here Sunday OF
the death of MIR. Hiram Ward of Mad
ison county of pneumonia.
Mrs. Louise Hill is very i'll at her
home near Edenton. Mrs. Elizabeth
Burton was called to her bedside.
On Saturday evening number OF
young folks were entertained at the
home of MIR. and Mrs Hunter Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Davis and two
children John and Monts Raw were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Chandler
and Mr.. Carl Grow.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
PAINT LICK
Delayed

Mrs J. b. Woods was host at an ele-
giant dinner. Sunday.
Mr.. T. J. Underwood is visiting rels-
tives in Williamsburg.
Mr.. HAYS Ledford was visitor in
Frankfort the past week.
Mr.. Willard Ledford and family were
visitors in Lexington Friday.
Mrs. II. l.. Wallace has been the
guest of relatives in Lexington.
Mr.. Harry Francis has returned from
a several weeks stay in Georgia.
Miss Elizabeth Beazley of Madison
Institute is at home for the holidays.
Mrs Fannie Walker of Lancaster, is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs X. j. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Cornn and little
daughter are visiting his mother in
Corbin.
Mr.. r. +. Anderson of Youngstown.
Ohio, is visiting his mother, Mrs. W..
Z. Anderson.
Misses Emma and Ora Estridge who
are in school at Richmond, werei at
home for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs II. G. McWhorter and
Miss Lula McWhorter were seoppinp
in Lexington the past week.
Miss Sadie Ralston of Georgetown
and Mr.. j. II. Ralston Of Camp Taylor
are spending the holidays with th'
homefolks.
MISS Elizabeth Eldridge, of the Rich
mond High School Faculty and JOIN
Eldridge. of Central University, sspen
the holidays at home.
Miss Diana Woods and brother
Ernest. spent Christmas with thei
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John +
White in Nicholasville.
Mrs Elizabeth Patrick leaves the frs
OF the year to make her home with M
and Mrs Curry Rice in Paintsville
Mrs Patrick in her quiet unobtrusiv'
manner has made many friends her
who give her up with much regret.
We are glad to welcome into GU
community. DIR. and Mrs Bradley Mont
gomery who will move to the Rucke
property from Bryantsville the first Of
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
Great Manarove swamp-

MindOro, one Of the large. ...i-p
Of the Philippine group, is w"r.W
by itself and contains 30Si sq'..
miles. IL is distant from Manila q O..
tie more than 100 miles. Along a.
shores OF this island are more than 20.
900 acres OF mangrove swamps, VIII,
large trees in practically virgin growth
conservatively estimated to yield 90
geo tons OF bark readily convertible
iaio approximately 1900 tons Of
u;ch. Just why this growth shout
ave remained untouched for so Ion;
: not explained.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Agee. Mr.. ard
Mrs. Ottie Sebastian. Mrs. Willie Cal
leo spent Christmas with Mr.. 5. S,
Sebastian and family.
Messrs Dee and Robert Fothergill
with their families have moved to the
house recently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs
Nath Bogie at Teatersville.
Mr.. Rufus Fain is moving to the
house recently vacated bv Mr.. ID.
Fothergill. MIR. Hiram Land will move
from Marksbury to Mr.. Forest Stapp's
place here.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03

The Surucucu, known as the bush
master, is the largest poisonous reptile
In the world, and Is fortunately rare
and found only in the depths Of the
Jungle and swumps, where man rarely
penetrates. II nttains length OF
body is rose. or rather yellowish pink,
with brown patterns and tints Of
purple. Its bite is almost always fatal,
Its fangs are an inch long and AS much
as ten ounces Of venom have been ex.
tracted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-03

conditions, space in the forecastle
shall be increased from ~ cubic feet
per man to 100 cubic feet, with furth.
er provision for health, cleanliness
and comfort; the crimping system Is
abolished; advance wages and sllot-
ments, by which seamen suffered
great wrongs, are prohibited; you are
free men and can have one-half of
the wages earned and not paid In
ports Of call thus enabling you to pro-
tect your liberty" tse
A reasonable scale Of food is pro-
vided, not, however, as claimed. ma.
terially better than the scale of Brit
ish, French and Norwegian vessels;
the wages and number of men carried
are somewhat greater than in other
maritime nations, but other nations
must come to the American scale Of
wages as they are now doing, al.
though in some instances under pro.
test.
, When they find their sailors leaving
them in American ports in order to
obtain American wages they will pay
these wages and we will soon equalize
the cost of operating American and
foreign vessels through raising wages
instead Of by the old method, under
the former policy, of lowering wages
to the point Of causing men to aban-
don the sea.
A new day has dawned for Ameri-
can shipping and greater opportuni.
ties than ever before have come to
American boys on the sea and those
old salts" who cling to the life will
rejoice to see 1t brighten and all must
realize that the officers and men in
the American Merchant Marine are
rendering unsurpassed service to
their country.
Human life and property are In the
hands Of these men. The pr'sperity
and even the safety OF this ! airy
rests with them. They must know
what to do in case of storm and dan.
ger There is no mercy in the angry
elements. There must be discipline
without cruelty, control without ty
ranny, GOODNESS without indifference
courage without recklessness.
recall that when the Titanic
was sunk, the wireless operator who
survived testified that he remained al
his station until the sea washed hin
away as the ship went down by the
bow. asked him at the hearing why
de did not get into life boat or juml
to some raft before then. He replied
that the captain had told him to take
his position by his apparatus and en-
deavor to send out distress calls al
; long as he could and receiving ne
further orders he remained there un
til the ship went down. That is thu
kind of stuff the seafaring man, tt
succeed, must be made Of.
We require officers, flremen, cooks
stewards and other men and at leas
$4,000 able seamen and 10000 ordi
nary seamen, to man new vessels
We already have many Of these. W.
have the material for all and we ar
bound to have sea-power to an exten
never before enjoyed, and as a basil
for that, we must have trained AM
, capable seamen from our own popu
lation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-03
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN COURT OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, POLK
COUNTY, STATE OF FL0RIDA.-In re Els
tate Of Marie j. R. Palmer. Deceased.
To All Creditors. Leuatees Distributes and
All Persons HavIns Claims sor Demands
Against Said Estate:
You,>- and each Of you, are hereby notified
and required to present any claims and de-
mands which you, or either OF you, may
have against the estate Of Marie J. X. Palmer
deceased, late Of Polk county, Florida. to the
undersigned executors Of said estate. within
two years from date hereof.
Dated October 2s, A. d. 1918
C. NJ. CLAYTON,
GEO. 2. GOOGLE.
1922 Executors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-03
TO THE PUBLICl

My wife has voluntarily left me ant
will not be responsible for any debt
that she may incur.
S136 L. W. YARNALL.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-03
Nation Cannot Have A
Creditable Merchant
Marine Without Trained
Crews of Americans

(By u. s. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher
Of Florida, Chairman Of the Commit.
tee on Commerce)
The Jasper news., 1918-12-19

List your farms and town proper
ty for sale or trade with Fl G.
Griffin, Jasper, Mo. I2tf
A bewil'ieriug display of Christ.
mas gifts in jewels gold, silver, cut
glass aud ivory at H P. Halls. tie
leading j.weler, north side square,
Carthage.
Money to loan on farms. First
National Bank
JOE WELLS will sharpen our
saw. Leave orders at residence or
News Office.
II. P. Hall, the leading jewelcr
in Carthage has wonderful dis.
play of jewelry and watches for
gift buyers.
CREAM-Bring it to Wheat for
satisfactory test and the best
price.
BUY the nest wnen you can get
it for less - the Mandle Phono-
graph H. P. Hall, the leading
jeweler north side square Carthage.
Christmas geese. young and fat,
live or dressed.-Mrs. w. E. Moul-
ton.
WANTED--Yel!ow popcorn
], d. Harbur.
No hunting or trapping on the
farm owned and occupied by my
brothers, my sister and myself.
We say.it kindly but firmly.-No
trespassing. - Miss Althea Arm
strong. Iotf.
The Jasper news., 1918-12-19
LOCAL. NEWS.
Rural School report
cards at the News Office.

Money to loan on farms.-First
National Bank.
For the highest market price on
poultry and eggs phone No. 9.
Consult H. P. Hall, the leading
jeweler in Carthage, when you 60
Christmas shopping.
JOE WELLS will sharpen your
saw. Leave orders at residence or
News Office.
Don't fail to call on DR.. Mccoy,
Optometrist, before getting your
glasses fitted. Over Ramsay's
Store, Carthage, Mo. 20 years
practice.
Bring your old tires to the Auto
Tire Shop, opposite Teeter's fur.
niture store, for repairs and half
soles. We pay 3 cents pound
for junk tires.-F. B. Dunning,
manager. soft
Anything you want in the jewell
ry line at H. P. Halls, the leading
jeweler. north side square, Garth
age.
Take your poultry and eggs to
Hammond, the east end house, for
the highest prices.
We appreciate your produce
trade and pay the highest market
price for butter. cream, poultry and
eggs.-Crow Mercantile Co.
The Jasper news., 1918-12-19

NORTHBOUND
No. 208 Passenger, daily 1888 a. m.
No. 294 Freight, except Sun. 2:35 p. m
No. 2l0 Passenger, daily 1882 p. m.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. POI Passenger, daily SIT q. m.
No. 1913 Freight, except Sun. HOO q. m.
No. POI Passenger, daily 1:I0 p. m.
The Jasper news., 1918-12-19
For Rent.

Store building At Carytown, Mo.
Fine place to sell groceries, auto
mobile gas, oils, buy poultry, etc.,
and to establish a lumber yard.
Reasonable rent.-Address, McCar-
thy, aI3a W. 18th ST., Oklahoma
City. Io
The Jasper news., 1918-12-19
No Hunting.

Hunting on my farm, with or
without dogs, is forbidden and
parties found disregarding this
notice will be prosecuted.-George
Waltz and Son. II.8tx
The Jasper news., 1918-12-19
This Means You.

No hunting with dogs or guns
allowed on my farm or any land
I have leased.-John S. Gresham.
IA StX
The Jasper news., 1918-12-19
This Means You.

No hunting with dogs or guns
allowed on my farm or any land I
have leased.-George Earl. off
The Jasper news., 1918-12-19
No Hunting Allowed.

No trapping or hunting. with or
without dogs. allowed on
the farm occupied by the under
signed. and no exceptions made
j. w. Brown. I6-4tx
The Jasper news., 1918-12-19
Milk For Sale

Milk for sale. Phone No. as
10 cents quart at house or IL!
cents delivered.-V. A. Cavenee
I7-4t
The Jasper news., 1918-12-19
Magazines for Christmas.

Send her or him one years SUBJ
scription to favorite magazine.
Gift card sent.-Mrs. Jay Good.
magazine specialist.