Judge — December 7, 1918 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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IGE ised December 7, 1918 TENT an AND DECK | Continued from Opposite Page a ee ae The Top Sergeant Sencr. Lros Manson, Juth Co. S. N.Y, Pt. MamittonN. ¥ : WHEN the sorrowing buck private has « grudge | against the world And the edge upon his temper is all bent When he feels that this man’s army would do very well | if hurled fo the place where ka Then he thinks about the guardhouse with a feeling almost kind And he wonders if the mess is good in there Yet, before he plans the details of the murder in his mind He must tell the Top his side of the affair er—and repent Oh, it's “Sergeant, th Ind “Sergeant, 1s the milk of human Just sce the Top and spout it. Sergeant, If « fellow needs a buck or two to keep a heavy date He can interview the Top and get the dough; If a fellow’s out of luck and waxes plumb disconsolate | He can slip the Top an earful of his woe; He's the guy the men depend on when there's any kind of need, Ex He's a mother and a wet nurse to his boys, | fea dali Osada nights, those are the Top: | ac Who smiles while shaving?—the Vet—the Lord knows how!—he keeps his studied rhe es man with a GEM ~ however stiff es & SNE his beard. Smiles over his GEM : it's “Hose you got—" and “Do you mind —" 5 Service Outfit in its neat, com- ; Sergeaat Sill sea bnly ghee pact little khaki case Smiles on } On every vagrom breeze the hike at its featherweight . Smiles in the camp as he shows j He is nothing but a non-com when : ; : there, it to his comrades—Smiles because And he must salute the same as anyone; | aa : h hi . : All the officers forezather when there's any praise to a Brig ten 1S he knows that in that little case are seven of those wonderful GEM And they hunt their prayer places in the sun But, just let the K.O. signify that something has gone C h r1s t mas Blades shih guarantee a quick, wrong, : comfortable shave any time, any- And they need a man to whom to pass the buck, | Lal with a GEM where—use: a GEM) and. smile, He's alone on the receiving end, they pass it right | = Service Outfit MILITARY a second loot is share - for over a quarter of a century —millions of Gems now in use. | GEM ] $] 00 Outfit treot'Mere sas -- e Complete Add $0¢ to above prices, for Canada They're there with speed and pep along | i : Over the Top, and with the best 0” luck i pieces Vs Oh, it's “ Why the h—I”" and “ What the h—l" | 4 =| h h Ge C let Sergeant, watch your step , A omplete i 1's, “Where's that dam’ First Sergeant now?” \% Smile as you shave—the Gem way Compact i | He can take it all and never bat his wise and wily eve Though 'twould knock another fellow for a goal He just crawls into his dugout with a weary little sigh And behind him he pulls in the bally hole; | of praise upon a gent no Fate can lick | (Though he’s never asked for-any praise as yet) | Now the Hun has ceased from hunning (sure, our boys | did turn the trick) | | | | So, bestow a Don’t forget the Top has helped to square our debt. Gem Cutlery Company, Inc., New York Oh, it’s “Sergeant, this—" and “Sergeant, that Canadian Deouch, $01 St. Catherine St. W., Mantreal Throughout the brawny clan It's “Se nt, we're in Berlin town—" And “Sergeant, you're a Man!” | t comicbooks.com