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MOONSHINE LETTER
Oh! my nobull hero, it fills my
heart with pain to think ot men like
you, the flour of our nation, goin
over to France, as mear ‘‘dough boys,”
and us folks back home.havin to eat
corn bread. The good book sez that
“bread is the staff of life,” and sense
that is so, General Perishing outa
have a big staff, with 'so many “dough
boys” to pick frum. I see big signs
over whar what reads, “Food Will Win
the War. Don’t Waist It,” and ever
time I read one of em’ I thinks to my
self; then the gnvment better put
some of these here gluttons, what
aint in the army, in a detenshim pris
on, on the charge of being a lean en
emies, befour we lose the War. I be
lieve in Whoeverizing on food, and ev
ery time I feed the pig,. I think of
you, darling, and it is sad to throw
food away to pigs that might go to
feed you and help win tho war.
Your letters air so full of chlvulrv
and high ide.ils, that they have in
spired me to jine the “Camp Fire Gal’s
Knittin Club,” so as to'do my bit. We
knit shoppin bags mostly, and now
and then a sweather tor some nore
coldier. Most of the gals spend their
time at tne club meetings, doln nothin
but knittin their eyebrows and talk
ing gossip, but your sweetie aint one
o’ them kind. lam their to do HEAL
service, and as soon as I finish knit
tin five rugs, three shoppin bags, anu
eleven comforts, I am goin to knit mj
brave soldier boy a pair of wool socks.
I’ll have em ready by next .July and
you can have them for a present next
August. I
I am so glad to here that my Red has
bin premoted to a Action 101. Pri
vate. I knowed hit was in you to rize
from the rank. They can’t keep you
down, no more than that whale
couldn’t keep Jonah down—not sayin,
however, that Jonah wuz rank. I
didn’t think you wuz ontil you told
me that you wuz a Buck Private in
the Rare Ranks. Keep on rizin until
you gits to be a Corpereal, lak that old
bam Skinner, what is tryln tb turn in
vain, my effections frum you to him.
I didn’t care nothin about that ?40,-
000 that you will inherit soon, it’s you
1 want. We can build a bungelow with
the money and raise things to eat—
and everything. I live only for the
future, what will bring you back to
THE CADUCEUS
NOW OPEN
ADMITS THAT PERSHING SHOULD
HAVE GOOD STAFF.
My Darling Sweet Red:
I am settin hear like a hen, tryin to
hatch up something cheerfull to say
to you, but I bin so put out cents you
- writ me that you air gwine “over
their” to Sibeeria, that hits_Jes killin
^me flat out. "^^our little girl don’t
weigh but 187 pounds now,, and I am
scart to death that my red flannel
petticoat what I have been wearing for
the last five winters,’ is gonna be to
large lor me this winter. It it is. I’ll
make you a nite shirt out of it tb ware
in Sibeeria.
r£d cross building being used.
The building erected by the Ameri
can Red Cross, in the center of the
oval formed by the reconstruction
wards, has finally'been opened after
months of careful work , and study.
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Mrs. W. H. Baldwin, wife of Major
W. H. Baldwin, formerly of the Base
Hospital at Camp Gorden, Ga., is in
charge of the house and is putting
forth her best efforts toward making
it an ideal place of recreation for the
patients at the hospital. Mrs. Baldwin,
whose home is in'Memphis ,Tenn., was
in charge of the first Red Cross build
ing Jo be opened in the Southeastern
department at Camp Gorden and ar
rived here to take charge of affairs
on Friday of last week.
The structure will be officially ded
icated and turned over to the govern
ment as soon as the furniture and
equipment arrive, which owing to the
congested freight conditions is of rath
er uncertain date.’ The place is to be
elaborately furnished and the equip
ment is tq^ be of the most modern
nature, moulding electric range, heat
ing plant and several other attrac
tive features
Twelve bed-rooms are provided for
the use of parents of patients who
may be in a serious condition and ar
rangements are being made so that
they may secure light meals there.
The hospital library is to be mov
ed to the new house as soon as can be
arranged which will probably be the
first part of the coming week. Miss
Wait will continue to be in charge of
the books.
Turning Them In.
Miss Fox Wait, the hospital librar
ian' requests that the men who have
books, the property of the library, turn
them in to her as soon as possible, es
pecially those which have been out
standing for some time. This will
greatly facilitate the moving to the
new Red Cross building and all men
are requested to look after this
FIELD SHOES,
Rookie—“I want to exchange these
shoes.”
Q. M.—“What’s the matter? Don’t
they fit?
Rookie—“Sure, but they’re made
wrong side out.”—Exchange.
I’ve got a date with a kid whoes
to young to be drafted in the army,
to go to a Moovie, and see Thedy
Bear play a vampyre part with Fatty
Arbuckle in “Uncle Tom's Cabin.”
I’ve got to go an dress up now before
he gits hear, and I jes got time to put
on some of your favurite kind of tal-
come powder, you know the kind what
smells lak orchards. After I git back
from the show I’ll bet I dream about
you, cause Mama says I am bavin
night mares most every night.
With a bushel of luv and a millun
kisses from your own,
lONE.
P. S. When you are 21 years olde';
You Are Welcome
at the
Polk-Gray Drug
Company •
“On the Square”
Cigars
Cigarettes
Candy-
Soda Water
Prescription Specialists
STATESVILLE, N, C,
ESTABLISHED 1885
Torrence-Morris Co.
Jewelers Opticians
117 Main Street
GASTONIA, N. C.
To Soldieps Only
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We Pay R. R. Fare on $ 10
Purchase and over.