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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09

"A hurly-burly age as your fathers
know" he was beginning, when all
at once a shrill scream brought me to
my feet. 1t seemed to chill my blood
but Francis put a OBTAINING hand on
my arm.
The old steward was chuckling at
my fright.
"a cockatoo," said Francis, 81 saw a
sailor with one on the wharves-a fine
rose-colored, crested fellow, but how
he screechedi'
cay, ay," nodded the old man, my
lady's peti-and l had well nigh for
got-she beg8 you will excuse her to-
night, as she is in frail health, and she
viii give welcme tomorrow.
Have you a full garrison?" L
asked presently.
Full enough" he answered. even
the dungeons have inmates" and he
.chuckled again.
"Prisoners!" I exclaimed, but it's
peace at this timer"
Horses" said Francis. 81 dare say
you are using the underground part
for stables. BuC you must have good
many steeds to need SO many stalls
The old man shook his head. "The
first guess was near the mark. but It's
not as he thinks. Prisoners in good
sooth," and he laughed good-naturedly.
William begged his young master
to permit him to sleep in his room.
Across his door," he said to me in a
lowered tone. "The earl is not here,
and l like to be near what I have in
my charge. Faugh it's a musky, queer
smell we have here!" he exclaimed
as we crossed the inner court.
Most houses had doors not over
sweet, and we had been all day in the
fresh air Of the open, and our nos
trils were a bit more sensitive than
those shut within thick walls week at
ter week, so I paid little heed to Will
liam's words.
Francis and William needed no rock
ing to make them sleep but was
wakeful,-so restless, indeed, that at
last I got out Of bed and seated myself
in the deep window watching the
scene without. Everything was plai-Iy
visible in the mOOnshine.
Nothing was astir. Yet a strange
1T Use fell upon my ears, a noise with
out any disguise, but such as I had
never heard before.
Twas a sort Of rumble or roar, as if
from the bowels O. the earth, yet with
something sinister, so that my hair
did stand up, and my blood run cold. !
There was no reason to expect evil. |
| was in the house of friends. AS l lis |
tened the sound was repeated, this |
time preceded by a deep growl, that
recalled old tales of the desert, and |
then l saw whence the menace came. !
You must bear in mind that the |
court beneath was a square Of light, |
with band Of shadow from the wall
on one side. [ saw a dark object !
stirring in this shaved; then dragging
a mans body, a tawny beast crept |
forward in the moonlight. AS it shook |
It's prey, it looked like a great cat.
| had been perfectly quiet, but now
almost cried out as Francis suddenly
aid his hand on mine. He had been
awakened by the sound, and he now
saw what l did-and more!
For he had turned away from the
savage beast, and was gazing straight
Town beneath our window Merci-
ul heaven, little tongues of fire were
Gaping from the woodwork! ]
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09

later, thousands Of tongues and pens
united in praising MIN, and nearly all
used the epithets genial and "kindly."
One Of the most heartfelt tributes was
poem In London Punch, with these
stanzas:
The Las; Leafr Can II be trus
We have turned IL. and you.
Friend of snf
That the years at last hare powerF
That HES foliage and its flowers
Fade and FAM
Was there one who ever took
From It's shelf. By chance. book
Penned by you.
But was fast POUR friend fos life.
With refuge from its strife
SAFE and truei
Even gentle Elias self
Might be proud to share that shelf.
Leaf TO leaf,
With a soul Of kindred sort
Who could bind strong sense snd sport
In one shesf
Winter tells another story OF him
about how he wrote his autograph upoz
a portrait for Winters son, and gave IL
10 the boy with the words: 'Ten-twen-
ty-perhnps even thirty years from
now-somebody may be Interested to
hear you say that you received this pic
ture from the hands of the original;
sometimes writer's are remembered even
as long as that"
But we cannot afford 20 forget him.
The coming Of his centenary brings as
surahce that be will be remembered
It'll time and teacups both shall be no
more"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
CE5c22H2a1 > X62L7LL19 (

~wN 81 recent volume of "reminiscences
81 William Winter tells story of Oliver
81 Wendell Holmes which reveals the
gentle autOcrut rs If it were a fash
light portrait. 1t was during Winters
Boston days that they met on the Charles
River bridge. They were strangers,
though Winter knew Holmes by sight aud
watched him with admlring interest
Holmes was walking along very slowly in
pensive mood, his face as grave as
could be, when suddenly. with no appar-
ent reason, he burst into laughter and
his countenance became radiant with
mirth."
II Is thuS In the poems and essays upon
which DR.. Holmes fame is founded. They
breathe the quality which Matthew Ar
mold called the high seriousness Of alb
So'ute sincerity yet unaccountably AMI
unexpectedly Ike the crack Of whip.
there comes bright smile and a breeze
OF merriment. He;ne does the same thing
but his seriousness is bitter aud his laugh
cynical Holmes is always healthy and
happy.
Now that a hundred years have pasSe,
since his oirth-he was born August %,
1909, in gambrel-roofed house at Cam
bridge, torn down long ago to make more
room for the uniyersity-now that his
centenary is upon US, people are asking
whether Holmes fame will endure or
wane. The question seems almost ridicu-
Ious. He wrote the most popular Of our
patriotic poems. -OId Ironsides:" the
MIST beautiful of cur philosophical poems.
The Chambered Nautilus" and the most
perennial Of our humorous poems. The
Deacou's Masterpiece" commonly known
as The Wonderful Oue-Hoss Shay"
These alone would make his memory
secure
Few people who read the merry meters
Of the "One-HoSS Shay suspect that
there IS anything more to it than appears
on the surface. Yet. if credible critics
are to be believed, DIT. Holmes has delved
deeply into theological controversy with
this comic poem. His antipathy to Cal
whist doctrine is apparent throughout his
works. although his father had been an
orthodox Congregational clergyman. and
the "One-HosS Shay" was q symbolic
presentation OF how the impregnable logic
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
There Were Lions in The nav

Ella F. Mosby in Springfield Repub
lican.-Francis awoke with Laughter
on his lips, and we are both singing
cavalier songs before the sun was up
though We could hardly have beer
kicked out of bed another day! The
war was not over, but there was z
truce: and we, being young, were
sent home to recruit in bodily
strength and Gods grace after our six
months experience Of war.
1--WE need both,' 1 cried to my
cousin Francis, no was arranging
his Iove-lock before round mirror
In the tents corner.
He laughed in answer, but William
Cunliffe, his fathers trusted body.
servant, the leader Of our little band
Of troopers, groaned a fervent assent
and a grizzled soldier muttered. "ris
a bad sign, this laughing before sun,
rise"
Lions in the way!" Knocked Fran.
els, merr.ly. Lions in the streets" as
the man in Proverbs saith" and he
laughed again.
Il would like Il as well if our jour
ney were done" said CunIife, land
there's no harm in that, Master Fran
cisl"
IF We don't cease prating, it will
never again" I cried, Ieaping into my
saddle-most Of the men were already
mounted-and Francis quickly fol-
LEVIED. A fair day it was, and merry
Of heart were we both, singing
snatches Of rOUndeIays' and making
such a clatter, bustly and stir a gay
young life that all who were awake
enVied US as we rode. Our master
less men that infested the highroads,
draw one side, and let US 90 by, I'M
hindered No doubt they thought
their erran3s would fare better-if,in-
deed, they had any-for not meddling
with ours.
Meadows and fields we're full Of mu-
sic. Little green linnets and feIdfares
sang from the tall weeds, and sky
Iarks dubbed with melody overhead.
/ had been well content to ride on
when at evening we reached the
woods, and the silver moon began to
rise through the oak boughs before us.
Bu Francis was of another mind, and
so were the men with him. They want
ed a warm supper and easy beds, and
indeed, our horses deserved their
rest in stables, so I did not urge my
unWiIlingness to go on.
But no inn was near. The wood
land we had entered belonged to the
Bolton estate.
"Why no go to the castle, Master
Francis?" suggested Cunliffe, with the
privilege of a Iong-trusted servant.
"My lord, your father, Ioveth the earl
right well. Never would he pass by
such a friends door, were it noon in
stead Of night, and look you, sir, here
is the road that leads straight 10
welcomed"
81 mistrust me the earl is absent"
said Francis, but we will try his
iady's Kindness" and so we turned
into abroad avenue Of oaks, above
which we could see the strong, square
tower Of a massive pile.
There seemed to be a good deal Of
military s.rictness, which | thought
the lord absent and the old
steward having the lady and her twin
babes and castle under his charge.
He was most respectful at the name
of Frecmantle, and begged pardon for
a somewhat slow admittance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09

impression of building that will
Withstand fire and time. With the
exception of the few small ornament.
al details over the entrance and upon
the roof, every feature is plain and
simple and of the non-dust catching
type. This IS especially noticeable
in the balconies, windows and corn
ice. That construction should be of
this type is the conviction OF MANY
OF the leading architects, and in this
house the theory has been put into
practice in very attractive form
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
where we had imagined ourselves

where we had imagined ourselves
safe.
We barely escaped dropping our
guns as We ran-every man-jack of
us-and Ralph at our head, toward
the nearest steps that had led nm
the walls into a turret Or hooded
chamber for shooting. We scrambled
up breathlessly making the door
fast behind us when the last one was
inside.
How many beasts are there?"
asked Francis, wrathfully. TITS a
bit wiser to know whether you are
stalking a pair, or few Dozen
'The collection has dwindIed down
to a pair" said Ralph. "The earl
has added nought because of the
wars"
you need not make excuses 10
me-" and Francis laughed. But
hush, the creature gets our SCENT"
The lion, for this was the male
beast that so nearly surprised us.
had moved out into the open court.
raising his great head and shifting
the air
Never have seen a more magnifi-
| cent beast. His massive head and
jaws, his powerful legs, his tawnv
name, made him look indeed a mon
arch,-but I should have chosen the
wide space of the desert between us!
He was not excited like the Ifoness.
who had lashed her tail nervousIy.
while she uttered purring grow
over the prey. He, on the contrary,
looked around him with perfect calm
ness.
After few moments, during which
we hardly dared breathe, he began
to roar in most curious fashion,
putting his head close to the ground,
as if to beIch forth the sound.
eve must shoot now" said Gun
life, and Francis fired The great
brute Ieaped into the air. and such
leap!
We all drew back in alarm, feel
ing as if another such spring might
land him among US. But he fell to
the earth dead, or almost dead
saw the great limbs twitch once or
twice as he lay outstretched.
Until this shot had been fired we
had heard no sound except the roar
Of he loud clamor from the wolf and
S -aghounds in the kennels, and we
heard the plunging and whinnying OF
the terrified horses.
care the stable doors well barred?"
I questioned Ralph, for I could hear
the shriIl call Of my own mare,
Brown Maid, and I feared lest she
should get loose and into the court
yard, where the Iioness urged now
in the shadow. Brown Maid would
look for her master, I knew we'll, if
it seemed to her there were trouble
abroad. never knew whether she
wished most to protect me or be pro-
tected, but I believe it was both.
When the big lion did not stir I
could see his mate rise her head
from her prey and look toward him.
Then she crept wariIy forth, and
stood behide him, stopping to lick
him and to moan over him in most
strange and pitiful manner.
But pity as we might, we must
end our work, for her moaning has
changed into threatening growl.
She stretched her neck toward the |
gate, as II smelling something.
"She seeks for u.s." whispered
Ralph.
mo, not is my mare" AS
feared, the slender, beautiful Great
ure had cast off her halter and
broken out of the stables. She
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09

But it was a comfort TO have Frank
beside me. l threw off the numbing
sensation of sudden terror, and tried
to wake Cunliffe, no easy job. He had
his wits about him as soon as he took
in the situation. That's the stewards
prisoner and Frank smiled grimIy.
mo doubt the beast was kept in the
dungeon" "Yet those flames look like
some foul work, said Cunliffe, and his
countenance changed. There's always
private grudge and greed for plumber
to set treachery ON foot. I'll give the
alarm, and | pray heaven we be not
caught in an enemy's trap!''
Yet when he ran out, crying Fire!
Fire!" the whole house was still.
Doors had only begun to open, and
people to run to and fro as we tried to
find our way to the stewards chamber.
A lady stopped US, both babes in her
arms, to beg US to save them, and
Cunliffe left Francis and me with her
till he could hold some counsel with
the old man.
Twas but few moments before
both came, and the steward reported
drawbridge up and gates shut-the
key were at his belt-and no sound OF
any force without. 1t looked as if there
might be soon as the secret foe inside
though so soon as the lady heard the
fire had broke out near the lions quar-
ters she cried out, as if she had the
clew:-
Where is the beast tanner? He
vowed to me he would not go down
lone?"
"Ay," said the steward. "My lady
has hit the nail. Poor old Martin!
He must have had another fit and
dropped his lantern in his fall, and
so the fire hath got Quit"
The countess wrung her hands.
"Ah, but the fire is foe enough with
in the castle! Who can put it out
with the wild beasts in the court?
All, my poor babes!"
Madam said Francis, very gal
Iantly, "be not afraid. We will shoot
the lions and your men shall put out
the fire. The long rains have
soaked the timbers we'll, my lady
and all the cisterns are full If you
will go back to the shelter of your
chamber, and let your women attend
you, all shall go we'll"
"AIl shall go WELL" repeated Fran
els with a fresh, gay vice, full of
certainty, that comforted my Iady's
fears much.
We left Peter Thatcher, the stew
ard, to see about the fire, only ask
ing for some lad who knew the pas
sages and stairWays to guide US. A
0lithe-looking boy, Ralph by name,
my lady's page, volunteered to serve
us, and we quickly got our weapons
in good condition.
One Of the women called to us
that we had best take burning
torches to keep off the beasts, but
William thought the black shadow
Of the wall was a better covert.
"Crouch low, Master Francis, and
let us take the brute unawares,' he
"Cunlitfe-I would send you to aid
he steward if I could make you go!"
aughed Francis, very low, and
with some vexation in his tone. Ed
ward and I are enough for this job"
Maybe SO, Master Francis" ans
Tered Cunliffe very respectfully, for
le was taking his own way, "but it's
lot the lion l am tracking"
"Ah, but he is tracking u.s." sud
lenly cried Ralph in a hoarse fright
med voice, pointing to two gIarfng
yes that shone upon us in the rear
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
To Preserve Railroad Records,

The Pennsylvania Railroad com,
pany has under construction an in
novation in the shape of a tireproof
building for the preservation of papers
and documents of value, says Cement
Age. Through frequent fires in com
bustible structures valuable records
have been lost and ii is the purpose
to guard against this bv storing them
in an absolutely fireproof structure.
1t is announced that the building VIII
be reinforced concrete. This is recog-
milton of the fireproof properties of
concrete from a high source, as the
skilled engineers of the great railway
companies are always upon the look
out for materials representing the
highest economy and durability. The
record of concrete in actual fires is
such that it is not a surprise to find
it selected for the purpose described.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
Game Stock.

Now that I have my monoplane
running smoothly" remarked the
aerial crank, I'D like to build fac,
tory and turn out individual wings by
the hundred Then I'd present them
to every one free of charge"
You are getting generous these
days" continued his friend.
oh no, I am pining for sport. It is
no fun whizzing around i'm the air at
a mile minute when there IS no one
to run down"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
Nail Il the mast her holy flag,
Spre9d every threadbare sail,
And give her 70 the god Of storms.
Tie lightning and the gale

All the boys of Boston knew the song
by heart which had saved "OId Iron
sides" from destruction. This pet name
had been given TO the frigate Congti-
tuition. which had been built at Boston
and brought many prizes into Boston
harbor. In September, 1890. the Boston
Advertiser printed 4 note that the Navy
Department Intended to break up the
old ship as unfit for service. Holiness
just q years OF age. read the paragraph
and hastily penciled the poem, which was
printed In the advertiser the next day
Il focused the popular clamor for the
preservation of the lannon's naval relic,
and two years ago the writer found "Old
Ironsides still well preserved. in the
Charlestown Navy Yard, as spick and
span as a new pin. aTording a graphic
contrast &c the rodern armored cruisers
lying alongside.
Most of Holmes literary work, how
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
INTERESTING BITS.

That pear tree with which Count
zeppelin's airship lately came into
collision has been sold to an ebonist
Of Stuttgart. This artist proposes
to work the tree up and sell the
articles as souvenirs OF the event
in the form of backs for books, pin
tr"V~ Rpd rulers. Counterteits OF
al - 2Z:Gs4 are already in The
market.
Waterways in Alaska navigabIe by
steamers Approximate 1000 miles, of
which nearly 200 are in the water
shed Of the Yukon river.
There are over 100000 auromo-
biles in use in the United States,
more than double the number in all
Europe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09

She-An ancestor Of mine slew 500
people in battle, all with his big right
arm.
He-POoh, that's nothing. Ny
grandfather was a famous surgeon
Royal Magazine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09

knows, It is true, that there is differ
ence in cattle, and would tell you that he
prefers the sirloin breed. His children
are equally unenlightened: they know
no more Of the poUltry-yard than what
tLey have learned by having the chicken
poz and playing on a Turkey carpet
Their small knowledge OF wool-growing
is Iumtb}entable.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-09
His First Famous Poem.

1t may serve To excuse Dr.. Holmes
that Shakespeare was just as fond of
punRing- and even the grave philosopher,
Bacon. declared himself 10 be descended
from 'Og. king OF Bashan-an argument
the Bacouiaus have overlooked hitherto,
in their efforts 10 show that Bacon wrote
Shakespeare, Dr. Holmes. as we have
seen. could he serious enough upon oc-
casion. ana his first famous poem was an
appeal to patriotic pride.
Edward Everett Hale. who died only
few months ago, recalled how, as a lit
tie boy at school. he used to spout the
lines:
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-09-14
MAS TIsK.

"BroSura. posve6ena delavcem
V rudnikih, rudomlinih in V rudo-
topilnicah' Sc imenuje osem
strani obsezen formal, ki ga je IL
dala in zalozila Zapadna Rudar-
ska Zveza (Wester Federation of
Miners. BroSura je ozsla tudi V
hrvatskem jeziku. Slovenski pre-
vod je oskrbel sodr. ". Molek.
BroSura, XII Sc jo ie tiskalo
10000 iztisov vsebuje sledeca pO-
glavja o vsebini: Uvod, - Kaj
pomeni osem-urni delavnik? -
Sam ne moreS nicesar storiti. -
Vstopite V organizacijol - 81 Ii
delavec in zivis cd della svojih
rik? Ako je temu tako, potem je
treba, da Sc naroGiS ma ''Prole-
tarca"i
Zapadna Rudarska Zveza I'VE
stern Federation of Miners, XII
namerava organizirati vse delavce
vseh narodnosti, Xxi delajo v ru-
do in premogovni industriji, je to
boruSurO " slovenskem in hrvat-
skem jeziku storilo veliko pripra-
vlJalno delo ma organizatoriGnem
.polJu, zakar smo il razrednoza-
vedni slovenski in hrvatski de-
lavci V Ameriki IL srca hvalezni.
Organizacija, izobrazba in BOZ, so
tista sredstva, $ katerimi Sc DO
osvobodilo delavstvo il gospodar-
skin in duSevnih spon.
Recena brOSura Sc DO DELLA
brezplaGno: vse kar zeli organi-
zacija cd delavcev pc neorganizi-
ranih krajih je TO, da 10 pazno
%precitajo in da 81 ME vsebino o.
hranijo V Svojem srcu..
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-09-14
Ia g~ospodinjstvo.

Ledenice, bodisi v gospodlnf
stvu ali V prodajalnicah, Sc NOR
jo hraniti skrajno este, drugses
Sc razvijejo v zarodisca resnl9
obolenj zelodca in drobja. Palns'
da k%upujete samo izbrana 1lsn.
cista in sveza, in nikarte pises'
jedilnih ostankov predolgo w
hini. Zabranite muham dom.
do hrane. V svojem gospoo'H
stvu vedno imejte TrinerJeVes'
ameriskega zdravilnega grenkes'
vina in uzivajte ga, brzko lps
ute izpremembo V svoJem Vs.+
To vince .je izbOrno zdravilo ' u
leznih zelodca in drObja ter We
ka pomoc pri malokrvnosti ID
lesnih slabosti. Prebavila nass'
k delu, uravnava prebavo IN -
pi cello telo. V lekarnah. Jos
ner, 1333-1339 So. Ashland A'1
Chicago, Ill.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-09-14

FIR. Krejei: l.. n. Tolstoj, filosof
(konec) Koliko stanejo svetni-
xii; Krematorium in Slovani; Po-
kopavanje z ognjem; Misli; Pre-
gled literature; Ladislav Kunte {:
Pogovori o veri: Zajci in ljudje +;
Voltaire: Pisma Amabedova: Ma
ria Mihajlova: Mefistofelov We
GER; Razno. - ''Sobodna Misel"
stane Ia Ameriko X 6 in sc .io ma
roci pri up~ravniStvu Svob. Misli,
Vinogradi, Praga, CeSka.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-09-14
TO 'CIKAJTE''!
Ivan Molek.

pravijo SvobOdaSi V zadnji Slabo-
sti. kjer mas pozivljajo. maj jim
raZtolmacimo, ce hi tisti posla-
nee V avstr. parlamentu, Xxi je ba-
je interveniral radi razmer V Nc
KEGS Rocks. Pa, tudi ~liberalec, c
kterih mi vedno trdimo. da nice
sar ne store IA delavca.
Mi do danes Sc ne vemo "a ime
tistega p%oslanca, Xxi je intervene
raj. ReGemo lie, da kdor je to
%storil, nj storil mis- izvenrednega.
Druga stvar je seveda, koliko
BIO intervencija imela vspeha in
ce intervencija sploh pride IL
drzav. zbora, kjer Sc re dali casa
- pred dogod. V McKees Rocks
ne zboruje.
Steer pa NINA stvar sama ma
sebi nobene vaznosti, kajti inter
venira lahko vsak clan Zbornice
ne glede ma njegovo politiGno pre-
priGanje. To nj torej mic novega,
Ampak svobodaSi hocejo nekaj
druzega. Oni hocejo povedati in
vedeti, da so oni prepriGani, da
tisto nj socialist, ampak liberia
lee. - Nam je sploh nerazumlji-
yo. kaj hocejo svobodaSi stem re-
eli
Ali hocejo stem renomirati, ceS,
da tudi slepa kura najde zrno?
MI nimamo V TEN oziru niceSar
pripOmnitl. ker vemo. da tudi sic
pa kura iSce in najde zrno, ce no.
ce poginiti.
Ma vse zadnje pricakujemo cd
svobodaSev samo Sc to. da bodo
nekega dine povedali, da je tudi
DIR. S%ustersic WHO'LL kaksno inter
vencijo V drzavnem zboru. Zaka.j
tudi ne sal ne vlagajo teh silva
ri in ne vodijo eel dr.. zbor lie
socialist, kterih je V parliament
tn komaj n petina.
To bagataliziranje o liberalnih
intervencijah V glasilu svoboda-
sew je tako otrocje, kakor njih
pojmi o intervenciiah. Pozabiti
pa seveda nesmemo, da so vzlic
vsej %otrocariji skusali stem lie u
trditi svoje potepensko taktiko in
pa narediti 81 po mogocnosti NAL
ce reklame; ker malo sc brigajo
liberalni poslanci "a ameriske svo-
bodase.