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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26
THE MOST
DANGEROUS DISEASE,

NO organs Of the human body are so
Important TO health and long life as the
Kidneys. When they slow up and com
mence to lag In their duties, look out.
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or haVe pains in the back--,Dakc up
dt once. Your kidneys need help These
are signs to warn you that your kid
meSs ,tS are not performing their func-
tlohs property. They are only half
DONG their work and are allowing i'm
purities to accumulate and be convert
ca INTO uric acid and other poisons,
destroy you unless they are driven
from your system
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26

Get some GOLD MEDAL IIaarlem OIL
Capsules at once. They are an old, tried
preparation used all over tho world for
centuries. They contain only o1d-fash-
Toned, soothing oils combined with
strength giving and system cleansing
herbs, well known and used by physi-
clans in thor daily practice GOLD
MEDAL lIaarlem Oil Capsules are inn
Holland They are convenient to take.
and Will either give prompt relief or
your money Will be refunded. Ask for
,hen at any drug store, but be sure to
get tho original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Accept no substitutes.
In sealed pacltag gcs Three sizes
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26
STOP MAKING COTTON
BY CHILDREN'S SWEAT
Clarence Poe Suggests Reduction by Taking Little
Workers Out Of Fields and Putting Them in
Schools.~~Editor's Plan Given

would get if he worked in a factory
or mine.
1t has never done this heretofore
never, that is, for any considerable Pc
riod of years considered together. 1t
has been low wage crop; and the
more than merely to raise the price
of what cotton we have left from the
| 1918 crop, and the price Of what we
may raise in 1919.
The fight should bo to secure per-
mancntly higher prices for cotton.
That is to say, our determination
should be to put cotton on level
with other crops in the matter Of
wages paid labor for producing it.
We should simply "go on a strike"
against raising cotton on the cheap
labor, child labor starvation basis of
production heretofore obtaining.
Cotton has been a cheap labor crop.
'"The world has gone on thinking that
the farm laborer in the South should
work for rs cents day when all other
labor was getting $1.50, or 81 a day
when all other labor was getting ST."
So said one Of the South's leading bust
ness men to us few weeks ago, and
it states statistical truth in concise
form.
The labor used in making cotton in
the South has been getting only from
90 per cent to 66 2-3 per cent Of the
amount paid labor in producing any
OF the other great crops OF this coun-
try.
Lets compare tho United States de-
partmcnt of agriculture figures show
ing the average monthly wages in the
South Atlantic States as compared
with the average wages in the North
Atlantic States and then compare such
wages in the South Central States with
wages in the North Central States. In
other words, let's see what farm labor
has commanded here in the South and
what it has commanded in other States
just north Of ours. Here are the fig
ureS.
Average Wages of Male Farm Labor,
Per Month.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26

the problem Of how to better cotton
prices. The following discussion of
the matter is sent to The State by
sive Farmer:
There is no more important problem
before the South today than that of
getting fair prices for the South's cot
ton crop. The prosperity Of our mer-
chants, bankers and professional men,
as we'll as the prosperity Of our farm
ers, is dependent upon the right solu-
tion Of this problem.
OF two propositions there seems to
me no reason for doubt:
uD Conditions are such that holders
of spot cotton should not sell at pres
cnt prices.
(2) Conditions are such that the
1919 acreage should be sharply cut
If possible, as much as 33 l-3 per cent.
In other words, GD the present crop
being SO short, must surely bring
higher prices than now prevail; but
(2) planting the same acreage we
planted last year might easily produce
crop SO large as to make disastrously
low prices next fall.
This is the situation in a nutshell
More Staple Produced.
Last year the South produced only
sc pounds of lint cotton per acre In
1914 I'VE made 200 pounds per acre, or
exactly onc-third more per acre than
last year. This means that if last
years acre yield had been as good as
in 1914 our crop would have been
15,600000 bales instead Of 11,700,000.
Or which means that If we plant
yield is as good as in 1914 we will
have 15,G00,000 bales to market instead
OF the II 100000 OF the present crop.
We must insist on fair prices for our
100000 bale crop-and I am conf
dent VIC shall get thcm--.but we can't
afford to risk 100000 bale crop.
TO hold to the present crop and re-
duce the next crop IS manifestly there
for the one way to relieve the present
cotton situation; but | hope that the
present emergency will set us to think
ing about ways to permanently in
crease the price Of cotton. 1t is time
for the South to wake up to the fun
damcntal causes that have always
made cotton a low priced crop in the
past-thc fundamental evils that must
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26

Continued on Page Sevcn)
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26
Crhe State.)

The whole South today Is discussing
the problem Of how to better cotton
prices. The following discussion of
the matter is sent to The State by
Editor Clarence Poe Of The Progress
sive Farmer:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

Ilsmnshircs Won TN, nrst prize on car
load wether lambs At the 1910 Inter
nait-nrl This car of lanlbs won grand
championship over an axes aud NIL
breeds.
"A, the National Wool Growers nue.
ton sale a, Siit Lake Guy. the iinmp'
shlrr sold nj the highest nvcnTe urlca
II al Lreeds and the highest priced
sheep sold at the salt Lake CITY sale
Ia 1917 was Hampshire. The high
~, prlced mutton sheep ever sold In
Amsriui was ilaupshire ln isi5,
The highest priced ear ~ mutton
lambs ever sold In the world were
IImppshN H., IN lms having heen sold
nj the lai Lake cify show BY Austin
Bros. Tor the record price ~ &c per
pound live weight. exceeding an pre-
vious rer6rds In the world by S7.oo per
hundred weight
"Shcep raising Is becoming popular
and the government recommends that
a flock be kept on every farm In order
90 Increase the NEST aud wool supply
and to Improve the quality"
The Hampshire association has head.
quarters ~ 10 Woodland avenue. he.
trolt. and anybody interested In more
and better sheep can get nil Informn.
lion from Mr.. Tyler. the secretary. The
Hampshire association is doing a great
and patriotic work IN locnting fne AMI.
mails for breeding purposca.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26
NOTICE.
To THE TAXPAYERS OF LOGAN
naftN,ry nEgAInM yav ara

TO THE TAXPAYERS or LOGAN
COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. You are
heerby notified that on the First Mon !
day in June. to-wit June 2nd. 1919,
the County Equalization Board OF 10 =
gan County. Oklahoma. will meet AZ
the county seat OF said county and
continue In session for period OF te-,
days or SO long thereafter IS ssall be
necessary for The transaction of all
business properly coming before such
board In the matter OF eqIalizlng tax
es over the county. and any and all
persons aggrieved by ihe assessment
OF their property may appear before
said boar& for the purpose OF having
the assessment or their property ad-
justed
COUNTY BOARD or EQUAL
zATION. Logan County. Oklahoma
BY h r. CARTER,
Secretary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

CrxTY years OF achievement hy The
- Red Cross throughout tie worid lie
between this scene and today. when ~
France American soldiers broken IN
the greatest war are mephng In the
spofless modern hospitals pfg,ided b.
the American Red Cross. fcf this re-
production OF an ojt-tlnie engraving
shows the frst Red Cross hospisni es-
fabIished anywhere In the world II
pas opened in northern Italy in a
drurch building IA JDne. 1870. 70 care
for the wounded Of the battle Of sol.
fes1nn. whose sunerings furnished Hen
ri Dunanf with his conception Of the
Red Cross. M international agency Of
mercy 10 minister 10 the victims Of
ssr and other great public disasters
Throughout the history Of the Eed
Cross. ard particularly In the last coz
flsef. woman has played a most usefnl
rerf. and n II not strange sccordlnxi,
ftas tn Ifs very infancy sbe figured
prominently. Three days after fhe ter
rfble battle st soiferine. Henry Dn-'
nsns. utterly exhausted b. hts almost
slasis-hsn1sd s2srss 70 suecor the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

prayers. We must have men. we must
have money!
So through the appeals Of Dunont.
the Countess de Gasparin aud DAu.
'bigne funds for The first Red Cross sx.
|pedItIon were raised. The expedition
Consisted Of four men fully sqnipa'sd
ahd fired by the spirit Of neutrality
that knows no nationality on the bat.
tieneid the true Red Cross spirit. "ia.
ter Arms csritas" IN addition To- es-
tablIshing Red Cross ambulance M
the church here pictured. these snmaf.
lfan< spent ssyerai months travelling
through Italy. helping heal the Grip
Piled. Distributing comforts and speak
ing everywhere words of consolation
and cheer. Such zeal NJ thai time nat.
uraIly fell under strong suspicion, and
fisy were often looks,d npob ~ spies,
= circumstances adding one nDe grave
hardship 10 their lot
The names of these four pioneers
have bsen iosf Ia history. but <heir
deeds live on IN the works of mercy Of
the Red Cross Ia It's globe girdlIng &C
tiyitiss " fodas. -sxr q
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

wounded. who we're dying by scores
from sheer hunger aud need of med-
icai attention. dispatched an urssnt
appeal IN tIseir behalf 10 the Countess
de Gasparin. "a French writer living
near Genesn. untiring ia her pal f.sr
humanity, the Countess plunged into
the work OF raising finds for the res
cue work.
In the midst Of the oufburst Of pity
In Geneva for the victims of The light
Ing In Italy the eloquent clergyman
Merle d'Aubigne made his splendid mp
peal.
~who win minister 10 these poor
soidIcTxy- this divine demanded. WHO
win bind up rbeir woundFf Who win
speak fbe name ~ 'he Saviour 10
fhems wni there be no cup of water
frem our countrff Onf land can he
neutral while their wounds are beinr
made. aud should she not be all the
more - vben n Is time TO heal fheinf
on those plains nre frenrh. Germans
and Italians who are suffering and dy-
Ing. Are there no iiIs 20 bear them . i
word of oonsolstions We mvs have
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26
O0lSMv|kI MGME N
UFA 4 TERROR ht|eM


rb hussla Ma, ~ ~ aiias Ia
ike sleeran arm, has cat he t-,lshe
"a ~ fnm a Ffeaa ssain esnisf
fAss had ooniracted fof isoa'o ~
pAs,,ts 81 Ffaia to b. transported "a
k.FEss ~Asu the rissrs msnsf "a,
shs, have lost rhe eip ~as eap,
rsfsars ~as hnFrha e~lnr - iaslr
iufod b, arnns ug~meui. rhe
helshssikl r'iinsd sealhwsni ossrlsna
aha not 3, ,hs fAiliaaa. and their 30
bslrr surprised III siberian armies
oonllnae their rapid rrosfsst an e s
rumorod thai ths, will ha,s samsrA
Ia tWo weeks
ths holshesisi reslme ~ ia ~. q
rslEn oi ietfor ., il noW rslma 4
ihai shs elllssns slain namh,l,l 500.
neladlng mans eumsn The, caff.td
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

sfA lAsm all dsatofs spd nyt fnsl
aesls sna 1riea 40 lsks uihsts Mo "a
q sAe psoess hsfs even thsse fof
msFN rrs siAAsns erh h.,'shsslar,.
30. rxafd a ~ a. Asioerarf a sem
lals-slrs' ~ = Isls u l'eolissas rhty
~ uol lces aren ans ionref A. .
nolltlcsl t~rsy. hai a. IN efssslis.
tlon ~ saeals ef men. nei - truif
representative eharstief On thes
rural asiftss n ta'shltlil ~s.th
noi soll . @alofils Ia nH ci.s.Ioa
fAe AelsAsA setsfHment i iookri
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26
SACK ACHE
Gl~sess ~ vvssh v's~ssvs ssso
oosasotao Vslsoso Oh

A hAfmlsss sad elective ptspsrs.
sson ~ fsissss the pains ~ khsnins-
tssui, Ss,sllsa. lsws Hack sai Lam.
haso u iIami,n's Wizard on N psn-
stg.sss auitkis. df,sss eat sefsasss,
sni hmhsfs NJ silh aching loiess and
muscles
Noa have no idea how useful b
w,Il be found " cases ~ sverY dsv
ssimsnt % mlshan when there ~
need II al immediate healing. anti.
septic apple alton, a. ~ eases ~
spfalns. bruises. est. bssas. h.tss
and sunss
Get Il from druggists fof 70 esats
II not satisfied return the bottle aud
set your money bach
ftef eonstipated of have sisk
hssdsehsl Just Wv Misafd Liver
Whips. plsasaa, little p'ak p'lls. "
senta Cusfsnteed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

80 or has bscotnr raflty.
The lamb chop and the lcg OF lamb
now occupy the place OF honor on
every table," says Comfort A. Tyler.
secretary of the Hampshire Sheep AZ
sociatiun.
LAMBS are not only marketed from
every farm east Of the Missouri which
raises sheep. hut they are shipped Ia
by trainicnds from The far west TO all
Of the great markets.
"Here We have an effect. What Is
the cause?
"Tbe American public has learned
through the introduction Of the Enc
llsh Down and Long Wool breeds of
mutton sheep that most dclectahl'
table Wand can be produced In the
lamb ranging from four to eight
months Of age.
twenty-five years ago fhe Hamp.
shire Down was practically unknown
Ia western sheep producing circles.
The merits OF this breed as producer
Of early maturing lambs IL equal 10
that OF the SUFFOLK In England hut was
known 10 limited extent only on a
few farms In the east and IN Canada.
But now Hampshires are the most
popular Of ALL They are the most
practical farmers sheen In existence.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26
OnIO GOES DRY BEFORE
TINE SET BY LAW

The state Of Ohio wen. dry two
days before II was required to do 50
by Law. Although constitutional pro-
hibition does not 10 into effect until
tomorrow. all places that fprnerly sold
intoxicating liquors. closed their doors
Saturday night
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

lsss WiAsFd kansss fsrmer and
palss nEhtlnF sAamplea - lAe ~oris
80 Il ss'Asdals1 ie defsaA tAe sham
pionship julf 10 hsffls 49, Jstk
lsmpsef = fa1lns h a1iicat - ssi
himaslf lnio enadlian. ~ casna tn1
paHllng partnsgs sho az si'ilrr -
iaks his tsrftlle shalfsgs fsss 400
eeisAi - paanas siihna' ~ GA
rtora. and b tar ,eo hessy Coz q hes
ina hoas STA "a eppoWsm ef sns I
~hsfs aser als Po~su gFf'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

nree ~ a. - =. lsnssssls saa -.
eat Fesuiathn<sls~ - ~ spIr flsleIs
nueleas hal lhs fs.lsfs,lcs q aa.r
Ne slreilan = sv~e,sd uuill sftef ~.
fsll ~ Nuseoe
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

The f'sAs wonder for Aldnc, and
bladder luonhlrf. laNsl. dlabrtes.
AsAA aud lame hack rheumatism and
'rf'Kalarllles 81 The kldneys and hlad
d'r IN both men ans women Rrea
iates bladder tnoahl's in children n
nol sold q, dragsinis wiil be- sent b,
msil on rceCi.t 81 tiaa. Que anal,
bottle = two months treatment and
fua care send Coz sworn trstlmo.
nialA. w. = W HAL. ssss Olive IA
~ ioss< Mo. Sali ~ Jrrsis,s.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26
To Drive Out Malaria
ANd Build W The System

Take the Old standard GROVES
TASTELEsS chill TONIC, You know
what you are taking. as the formula
is printed on every label. showing X ~
QUINlNE and IRON in tastsiess form.
The Qutnine drives out ssie malaria.
the iron builds up tue system. Price
soc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

Suggestions sor . camping Trip.
Buy a bottle of chsmberlsin's Cole
and Disrrhoea Remedy before leaving
home As q rule II cannot be obtained
when on a hunting. flsslng or pros
pecting trip. Hessber can u Se OBJ
;slncd while on hoard the cara or
ssesmsbips and 81 sscA times and
place. II Is most likely 10 BE- needed.
The safe vay Is 20 have n With you
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

flae laeo AMI strong ropes can be
made ffem aoa.s -sssi's " ueiilei
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

I'leaflnr o. ~ fsk tNa II sk'
learae - rssh,ns tf.si, AZ f1ts
fsanssflrg head, a ,sf.ea4 ~ slf
nnaA ,he Nes~atl.san rsrst tk.r a.
ga, ~ Nalian sars nat -, a.
eitheff
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26
sAsGMgNr soR RENT.


The Crane Lodge OF the 40 q ".
offers far rent the basement III I'M
A q. L. W Temple. corner Of Har
rison and First street. tLis city THIS
Is one OF the finest Easements In the
state being so by 100 see,. ceiled
painted. with gas. electric lights,
wster. toilet etc Abundance OF day
lish,. lease will be made and appli-
cants can see property by calling On
Geo. Ross. Grand Recorder In A o.
L. w Temple this city. 3
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

In - forty eight states os ths
Union there are 1855 counties.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

FOR SALE Public stenographic
work, circular letters. copying. ad :
dressing, and etc. All work guaran-
feed Guthrie Business College.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26
PERSONAL


FDk sAi.E.--A good modern house,
corner OF Springer and Third. for
saasa; sise cash asd balance Ike rent
NJ l.. West.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

FOR SALE OR TRADE Good work
horse; win sell or trade for cattle.
w. S Anderson. one mile east or
convention hall on Oklahoma Ave.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

FOR sALE. Coed all pnrpose Soik
mare. Laying Hens Crop of Corn
cotton and garden See Jacob Am
berg =. Mineral Wells Park J ~
Going away and will sell cheap
FOR sALE.-choice rooming seuse
property n bargain Small resi-
d<nce within easy walking distance
priced 70 sell Good income for farm
Patterson Real Estsfe Exchznge-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

fNsslopai Crop Improvement sersicel
k(AA uTToN has gone cut OF
W fashion aud the aged weih-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-26

FOR Nearly new 1918 Max
well car. will trade for property;
also shetland pony. buggy and har-
ness. c. r. Serafchfiesd-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Forest Fire Is
Big War Evil

The president, we are told by Sci
ence, New York, has authorized a loan
Of 81, 1000 to the forest service for
fire fighting expenses, to meet emer-
gency conditions in the national for
ests Of the northwest and the Pacific
coast.
The loan was made from the special
defense fund Of $5O,OOO,O 900 placed at
the disposal of the president by con-
gress. 1t is recognized that the pro-
lection Of the national forests is an
important and. essential war activity.
Forestry officials regard the present
fire season in the northwest as in some
ways the most serious with which the
government has ever had to cope. Ear
ly drought, high winds, electrical
storms, labor shortage and depletion Of
the regular protective force as a result
of the war have combined to make the
fire conditions unprecedentedly bad.
Necessity for resort to the presidential
fund vas due to the fact that the ap-
preparation bill for the department Of
agriculture for the current year had
not yet been passed.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Why Oil Floats on Water.

1t seems very curious at first sight
that one liquid should be able to float
on the surface of another; but If we
think carefully about 1t we see ut once
that whether a thing floats On the sur
face of water or not depends upon
two things, writes the Child's Book
Of Wonders. First, whether 1t is solu.
ble-that is, will dissolve-in water or
not. For instance, If we put a piece Of
salt in water it disappears, because
the salt is soluble in water. If. how.
ever, we put q piece of light wood on
water it floats there because it Is not
soluble, ard therefore remains intact,
and also because the weight of the
piece of wood Is less than an equal
piece Of water. 1t is much the same
with Oil. Oil and fat are quite insol.
uble in water. and as the oil is con.
siderably lighter than the bulk Of wa
ter 1t floats on the surface.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17

to ugly severity but generally one %
the most substantial buildings. Then
comes the post office, with it's bi lin
quail notices; for, since the Boer war
and the settlement of the Union, the
Dutch and English languages are now
given an equal position ever in dis
tricts which are essentially English.
Finally, there is the town hall. Every
dorp aspires to a town hall, even
though it be built Of wood and iron.
1t may have to serve as a market hall,
or even for a picture show at times.
The visitors general impression is
that life is quiet and ~peaceable, no one
seems to hurry, every n appears =
have time to tarry and talk. Business
often takes a second place in q store
until the small social amenities hal g
been exchanged. 1t is usual to apply
the term sleepy" to all dorps; the
gentle accusation may be true after
the hurry of Durham or johannesburg,
and certainly would be just if thinking
in terms Of New York. Life is happy.
the air is warm, the simple neceSsa-
ries are easily obtained, and, provided
that n Is not possessed by the fiery
ambition Of the hustling type, peace
and calm may easily compensate for
the lack Of some Of the veneer of mod
ern civilization which, after all, is so
thin.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Nav EIectrify Rails.

The Swedish railway committee was
instructed by the king Of Sweden at
the close of 1915 to investigate the
practicability of electrifying the rail-
ways of the kingdom. The potential
water power of Sweden is immense, Of
which 100000 turbine horse power is
now being developed.
The great reduction in the supply of
coal and the increase in the cost has
a~ccentuated the Importance of develop
ing Sweden's water power. This de-
velopment has naturally been ham,
pered during the war by the absence
of metals necessary for the manufac-
ture Of turbines, dynamos, and other
machinery and wires for power pur-
poses.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17

lie returned IN a Ieh. ..Ia Wall
a large parcel addressed to me.
eagerly took the parcel and looked
for the post mark. 1t was from Lon
don. Another pang Of disappointment
passed through me. / knew no one
In London.
Then il all flashed over me in an I'm.
slant. About two weeks before I had
noticed q collection being taken up In
the section and at the time thought IL
very strange that / was not asked to
donate. The boys had all Clipped In
to make sure that / would not be for
gotten on Christmas. They eagerly
crowded around me as / opened the
parcel. 1t contained nearly everything
under the sun, including some Ameri.
can cigarettes.
A man named Smith in our section
had been detailed as runner to our
captain and was not present at the
distribution of the mail. Three par
cells and five letters were placed on his
pack so he would receive them on his
return to the dugout.
In about ten minutes a man came
from the trench loaded down with
small Oblong boxes. Each Tommy, In
Guiding myself, received one. They
were presents from the queen Of Eng
land, and each box contained a small
plum pudding, cigarettes, a couple OF
cigars, matches and chocolates. Every
soldier In the British army received
one Of these boxes on Christmas day.
At last Sailor Bill announced that
Christmas dinner vas ready and we
lost no time in getting to our respec-
tive packs, sitting around in a circle.
Smith was the only absentee, and his
parcels and letters, still unopened,
were on his pack. He was now a half
hour overdue.
Sailor Bill, noting our eagerness to
begin, held up his hand and said:
"Now boys, we're all shipmates to-
gether. Don't you think 1t would be