Judge — March 9, 1918 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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is one of the three Most Popular Periodicals among the soldiers” This is the report of the li- brarian of Camp Sherman, Ohio, who conducted a test to decide which periodicals the soldiers were most anxious to get. Judge was one of the three most popular in a list including all the leading magazines. “The happy medium,” Judge, furnishes welcome relaxation for war-strung nerves. It is wel- comed everywhere in the army and navy. Stick a Ic stamp on the cover of this issue, next to Postmaster Burleson’s notice, and drop in the mail; the Government will send it to soldiers or sailors at the front. Do this every week, and you'll make life that much cheerier for a lot of men “over there.” Or send us a dollar and a soldier’s or sailor’s name and address—either at camp or at the front—and we'll send him the next 13 issues. 225 Filth Ave. New York City beginning with the cur- feat Issue to the addreas below. I enclose Name. Street City COPIES TO BE SENT TO:— Her Sweet Innocence By S. E. Kiser HY is it,” she remarked, “that W people can’t be honest? How much more delightful the world would be if everybody in it could trust everybody else. Think what a difference it would make if there were no liars in the world and if nobody ever tried to cheat or steal.” “Tt certainly would be an improve- ment,” her husband replied, “if we could have an end of the liars and cheaters.” “T despise a liar more than anything else in the world. Oh, if you would always speak the truth to me, how happy I could be.” “My dear, I can’t understand why you are accusing me of- “T’'m not accusing you, Robert, but can you sit there and say that you always tell me the absolute truth?” “In a general way I try to tell you the truth, Madge. Of course there are times when the truth might make you unhappy, so if I tell you a little white fib now and expired rn & Ano. mw, nuenen “co: sCrous Sts Carvotte estern Distributing Once 15 1436 South Michigan Ave. Chieaso SEXOLOGY by William H. Walling, A. M., M.D, imparts in a clear wholesome way, in one volume: Rewvteiee . yous Man Stead Have All ta one volume, Mlostrated. tle of Contes PURITANPUR. CO. 992 Perry Building. PHILA. PA, then it is merely to spare you ae “Yes, that’s it! I don’t want to be spared, if you have to blacken your soul to spare me. If you will lie about little things you will lie about big things, so how am I to know when you will deceive me about something that “Say, Madge, I’m not enjoying this discussion one little bit. If you think it is pleasant for me to sit here and be lectured I will tell you—and I’m not lying cither— that I’m sorry I told the boys I wouldn’t be at the club this evening.” “Forgive me, Bobbie, dear. I didn’t mean to accuse you of anything—only I don’t want you to lie to me even about the little things. I think I must be different from other people—I hate lying and cheating so. en when it doesn’t amount to an hing a lie is something that I can’t forgive. Now let’s change the subject. I’m sorry I mentioned it. Say, dear, I’ve got some good news for you. I got twenty pounds of sugar today.” We Are Under War Conditions F your copy of Jupce reaches you late, remember that the postal facilities are overtaxed and the mails are often days late. Please do not be too quick to make complaint. We are printing and mailing the paper on time. We cannot speed up the mails. When your paper reaches you, read it care- fully and then put a stamp on it and hand it to your postman, who will startit tothe boys “OverThere,” who are always eager for good reading. “Twenty pounds? How did you do that? I thought you could only buy two pounds at a time.” “Trwas awfully funny. You see, I went to five different groceries and bought two pounds at each place, and then sent the maid out to the same places and she got ten pounds more “Oh. Of course you understand, don’t you, that you were cheating when you did that?” “Robert, what do you mean? You know I wouldn’t do anything so low.” “You cheated the government and you cheated other people who are obeying the government’s orders about buying sugar. You practiced deceit, which is just the same as lying, and ” “T refuse to sit here and be insulted! The idea! That’s a perfectly silly rule about buying sugar, anyhow!” At Last Pullman passenger—Well, Rastus, | hear that Uncle Sam is now in charge of your sleeping-car. Porter—Yes, sah; Ah knew sooner or later we was going to get this here berth- control. Mistake Somewhere “Well, did you see the great diva?” “Yes, and I was disappointed.” “How so?” “Aw, she sung. She didn’t dive.” FREE Trial PIEDMONT RED CEDAR cess Your ehetee of $0 styles of te famens fevontee Sourhare Red Cuter Coenta. TS daze tree trial. We py the treghi. | s Piedmont pre” fects tare. woatens and lames Direet trom Soets tor ae: veer a dam. ile Ay are Distiortively bonetifel. Woe Gertalty osetel and economical. 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