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Tinney's act). And 2,400 pages is moth
ing to her. When the book closes she
is just beginning to get her stride.
As soon as she got through with that
she probably sat down and wrote Sc
rjes of letters to the London papers
about the need for cOnscription to fight
the Indians in America.
To girl like Clarissa, in the middle
of the eighteenth century, 10 day was
too full of horrors, no hour was too
crowded with terrific happenings to pre-
vent her from seating herself at desk
iShe must have carried the desk about
with her, strapped over her shoulder
and tearing off twenty or thirty pages to
Friend Anna, telling her all about it.
The only way that | can see in which
she could accomplish this so efficiently
would be to have a copy boy standing at
her elbow. who took the letter, sheet by
sheet. as she wrote it, and dashed with
il to the printer.
1t is hard to tell Just which girl Of
that period considered more important,
the experiences she was writing of or
the letter itself. She certainly never
sighted the letter. If the experience
wanted to oyertake her, and jump up on
the desk beside her. all right, but, eXpe-
rience or no experience, she was going
to get that letter in the next post or die
in the attempt. Unfortunately, she
never died in the attempt.
Thus, an attack on young ladyS
house by band Of cutthrOats. result
ing in the burning of the structure and
her abduction, might have been told of
in the eighteenth century letter system
as follows:
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should at once be making preparation
for immediate departure. 0 my dear
To be thus seized, as am at this very
instant. by the INSCRIPTIONS leader Of
the band and carried, by brute force,
down the stairway through the buffers
pantry and into the servants hall, writ
ing as | 90. resting my poor paper on
the shoulder Of my detested abductor,
is. indeed. you will agree, my sweet
Anna. a pitiabIe episode.
Adieu. my intimate friend.
Your obi. s'V't.
CL HARLowE.
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Given the same, even less interesting
conditions, and a boy such as Steven
son must have been Judging from his
letters) could probably have delivered
himself of this, and more, too:
IVyckhGm- WyckhdG
the tenth
Dear Pater: To-day has been unbe.
lievably exquisite! Great, undulating
clouds, rolling in serried formations
across a sky of pure lapiS lazuli, until
| feel like what Updike calls "a myrml-
don of unhesitating amplitude" And
a perfect gem of a letter from Toto
completed the felicitous experience.
You would hardly believe, and yet you
must, in your c@T deS cGUrs, know,
that the brown, esoteric hills of this
Oriental retreat affect me like the rcd
wine Of Russilon, and. INDECENT as an
in these matters, / cannot but feel that
you have, as Herbert says:
"CarUe or DISCOURSE; do not famine
fear.
Who cares is kind to t,CO, 'cho talks to
all"
Yesterday | saw little native boy,
a veritable boy of the streets, playing
at a game at once so naive and so re-
Splendent that | was irresistibly drawn
to its contemplation. You will doubt.
less jeer when tell you. He was toss
ing small bLdtch, such as grow in great
profusion here, to and fro between him.
self and the wall of the limple. | was
stunned for the moment, and then
realized that | was looking into the very
soul of the peasantry, the open stigma
Of the nation. How queer it all seemed!
Did it not?
You doubtless think me an migrate
full fellow for not mentioning the dell
cious assortment of goodies which cane
like melons to Artemis, to this De-
nighted geseIlSchaft on Thursday last
They were devoured to the last crumo'
and I was reminded as we ate, like 50
many aCurGS, of those lines of that gor'
geous Herbert, of whom | am so fond'
Must all be relied, Sohae he that redds
diUineS,
Catching the sense at tlCO remoUeS'
The breeze is springing up, anu
brings to me messages Of the open
meadows of Litzel, deep festooned VIII"
the riot of gloriannas. How quiet lhe!
seem to me as | think of them 10"
How emblematic! Do you know III!
dear Parent, that | sometimes wonde'
if. after all, it were not better 10 dream
and dream and dream.
Your Affectionate Son,
BEaCouIsr
So don't worry about your boy II nv
writes home like that. He may sih'pp
have an eye for fame and future COM
pilation. ---'-
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NONd0N ni0ht.

Sweet Anna: At this writing | find
myself in the most horrible circum-
stance imaginable Picture to yourself,
if you can, my dear Anna, party Of
villanous brigands, veritable cutthroats,
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But there was time when letter writ
ing was such fad. especially among the
young girls, that if they had had TO
choose between eating three meals
day and writing a letter they wouldn't
have given the meals even a considera-
ton. In fact, they couldn't do both, for
the length of maidenly letters in those
days precluded any time out for meals.
They may have knocked off for a few
minutes during ne heat Of the day for
Whit at bottle of salts. but to nibble
:. anything heartier than lettuce would
have cramped their style.
Take Miss Clarissa Harlowe, for in
stance. In Richardson's book (Which, in
spite of my personal aversion to it, has
been hailed by every great writer, from
Pope TO Stevenson, as being perfectly
bully) she is given the opportunity Of
telling 2,400 closely printed pages full Of
story by means of letters to her female
friend, Miss Howe (who plays part
similar to the orchestra leader in Frank
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To-Day 1t Is Only In.
cibient Genius That Can
Write q Letter Consistins
of Anything More Elab.'
crate Than Excuses for
Not Having Written Be.
fore and Plausible Reo.
somsfor Not flirting More

parents as geniuses, and must confess
that have never seen a letter from any
one of them that differed greatly from
the letters of a normal boy, unless Der.
haps they were spelled less accurateIy
Given certain uninteresting conditions
let us say, at boarding school, and |
believe that the average bright BOYS
letter home would read something in
this fashion:
Exeter, N. H.
Wed. April %.
My Dear Father and Mother:
have been working pretty hard this
week, studying for history examine.
ton, and so haven't had much Of a
chance to write to you. Everything is
about the same as usual here, and there
doesn't seem to be much news to write
to you about. The box came all right
and thank you very much. All the fel-
lows liked it, especially the little apple
pies. Thank you very much for send
ing it. There hasn't much been happen.
ing here since | wrote you last week.
| had to buy a new pair of running
drawers, which cost me soc. Does that
come out of my allowance? Or will you
pay for it? There doesn't seem to be
any other news. Well, there goes TIE
bell, so guess | will be closing
Your loving son,
BuxrON
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Letter flirting in the Old
DAYS Vas a Duty Which
the Young Ladies Placed
Before Bodily Nonr1Sh-
ment. That Day Vas
Counted Lost Which Did
Not See at Least 5000
Words in the Mail Bag
f course. really know nothing
about it. but | would be willing
to wager that the last words OF


Penelope. as Odysseus bounced down the
front steps. bag in hand, were; "Now'
don't forget to write, Ode. You'll find
some papyrus rolled up in your clean
peplum. and Just drop me line on 1t
whenever you get chance
And ever since that time people have
been promising to write. and then eX-
planning why they haven't written
Most personal correspondence OF to-day
consists of letters the first half of which
are given over to an indeXed statement
of reasons why the writer hasn't written
before. followed by one paragraph OF
small talk. with the remainder devoted
10 reasons why it is imperative that the
letter be brought to close. So many
people begin their letters by saying that
they have been rushed to death during
the last month. and therefore haven't
found time 10 write, that one wonders
where all the grown persons come from
who attend movies at II in the morning
There has been a misunderstanding Of
the word "busy" somewhere.
SO explanatory has the method of let
ter writing become that it is probable
that if Odysseus were a modern travel
Ter his letters home to Penelope would
average something like this:
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CALYPSO.
Friday afternoon,


Dear Pen: | have been so tied up
with work during the last week that |
haven't had a chance to get near desk
10 write to you. | have been trying to
every day. but something would come up
lust at the last minute that would pre-
vent me. Last Monday | got the papy-
rus all unroled, and then had to tend
to Scylla and Charybdis q may have
written you about them befOre). and by
the time got through with them it was
bed time, and, believe me. am snatch
ing every bit of sleep | can get these
days. And so it went, first the L@stry-
cones. and then something else, and
here it is Friday Well, there isn't much
news to write about Things are going
along here about as usual. There IS
Young nymph here who seems to own
the place, but | haven't had any chance
to meet her socially. Well, there goes
the ships bell. l guess | had better be
bringing this to a close. | have got a
lot of work to do before / get dressed
to go to dinner of that nymph | was
telling you about. | have met her
brother. and he and are interested in
the same line of goods. He was at Troy
with me. Well, ! guess | must be clos
ing. Will try to get off longer letter in
q day or two.
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VUII.
p. S.-You haven't got that bunch of
sports hanging round the palace still,
have you? Tell Teemachus I'll take
him out of school if l hear of his playing
around with any of them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14
BABE
KILLED IN STORM

Dauyille, ILL.,. July IA child was
killed. number of people injured and
thousands OF dollars worth of damage
was done this afternoon at Fairmont
by storm which attained cyclonic
violence.
The 3-year-old child of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Prichard lost her life and
the mother suffered a broken arm.
Mrs. Pritchard saw the approach
ing storm, and, hastily picking up her
daughter. left the house and started
for ii cave. They were struck by
an outbullding, which was being hurl
ed through the air.
AT Homer. just across the line in
Champaign County. an interurban car
was blown from the track and mum
Der OF passengers injured.
Many farm houses were unroofed
ami trees uprooted,
Some damage was done to corn
fields near the aviation field in the
northern portion of Champaign Coun-
ty, but none of its buildings was touch
ed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14
WOMEN CAN HELP WIN
WAR IN THE KITCHEN
Do Your Own Marketing and Put FAM
lily on a Ration Basis.

New Y0rk.-Evcry woman can help
win the war in her own kitchen, says
Ida Vera Simonton OF the Vigilantes,
IL she will read, remember and obey the
following twelve commandments: :"
Avoid waste and practice the strict
est economy.
Put your family on ration basis.
Do your own marketing.
Select foods Of nourlshng and sus-
tanning qualities.
Serve as many Of them raw as pos.
slhle.
Employ vegetable butter at &c cents
pound instead OF ordinary butter at
% cents pound.
Employ peanut oil instead Of lard or
other shorteners,
Use pulverizcd instead of ground cot
foe, brown sugar instead Of White and
cOgnmcal instead of wheat flour.
Substitute rice, beans ana fish for
meat, and remember that green ba-
nanas baked in the skin are far more
nutritious and easily digcSted than ripe
ones.
Cultivate every available inch Of
ground, window boxes included.
Practice absolute cleanliness and help
keep down plaques and pestlences.
Boycott every dealer who attempts to
initiate prices.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14

Mrs, john IioIsey part OF last week.
Mrs e. A. Wiley was on the sick
list last week She is much better
lat this writing.
Mrs Geo. Bliss and g.. Oscar Hat.
land entertained the members of the
%. II. S. at their regular meeting last
week
Miss Edna Nelson will entertain
the Phebian Circle at her home Sat.
urday, July 81
Logan Smith and family, of Serena,
visited relatives here Sunday.
A full attendance of the Boy Scouts
is desired at their meeting. Friday,
the Is.
Rast Jameson and family visited
Leland relatives Sunday.
Miss Maude Hit, of Ottawa, visited
relatives here several days of last
week.
Doyle Hoxsey, OF Wedron, visited
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. d. A..
Hall few days recently 2
Mrs Albert Hall entertain the Mer-
ry widows at her home Wednesday
of this week.
Mr., and Mrsl Fred Wiley, of Earl
vile. visited Mrs. c. A. Wiley part
of last week
]. c. Hall and family were Morris
visiters Sunday.
Mrs. Singer and son, Edd and Mrs.
Frieze. of Chicago, have been guests
at the home of VIM Parker for the
past two week.
Mrs Stephens and son, Hugh, of
St Augustine, Florida, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Campbell and children, of
Sheridan, were guests at the II. T.
Mosey home Sunday
Miss Violet Tucker, of Harvard,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14

Nebraska, is the guest Of friends and
relatives here.
! Mrs. Albert Gardner and daughter.
OF Serena. are the guests of Mrs. Ida
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ashel Pool entertained
a large party Of relatives .at dinner
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs 0mer Edwards and
children, of Ottosen. Iowa, are visit.
ing relatives here.
Misses Pearl and Blanche Hall Wis.
tied Sheridan relatives last week.
Mrs. Diana Denton, of GAINESVILLE.
Michigan, wishes to thank her friends
here who remembered her with a post
card on her birthday.
Ralph Hall and family were Baker
visitors Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Nell Arentsey and son.
Herman, Mr. and Mrs. David Arentsey,
sir. and Mrs. Runte Fosse and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jake Ryg went to Lee Sunday to
attend the dedication of the new Luth-
eran Church
The Bible Study Class held their
last meeting for the Summer at the
parsonage Thursday night.
Mrs. Chas. Halyersm, of Ottosen,
Iowa, is visiting relatives here.
nd IT
Thorson were Mendoza visitors Sun
day.
The Wiley and Thompson families
had a family reunion in Mrs. c. A.
Wiley's timber the fourth.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Bend
Cemetery Association will meet with
Mrs, B. G. Malaise in Serena Saturday
July IA, at p NJ, to make plans
for lawn social to be given soon for
the benefit of the Cemetery.
Will Tucker. Vernire Tucker, Maid
Hall and c. G. Wiley and failies and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Wiley had a pic
mic at Starved Rock Sunday
Miss Agues Nelson, who is soon to
be bride, was given a variety
shower last Saturday afternoon by the
Phelban Circle at the home of Misses
Clara and Mary Fosse
The Boy Scouts have at last sue
ceeded in getting flag, and onpleas-
ant days it floats over the M. L.
Church.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14

Seattle Wash. July 14.-Unlted
States District Attorney Clay Allen
and force of men today began an
investigation of the Industrial Work
ers Of the Word organization with a
view of informing members with Ger
man pIoclivtics.
Allen said the probe 50 far had
disclosed that a large percentage OF
the agtators were alien Germans
Attorney General Gregory, at my re-
quest. authorized the internment OF
all German enemies who are affiliated
with or have taken part in any move
ment or pan seeking to bring aobut
industrial or agricultural dis-organl'
cation" said Allen.
my conception Of the rules is that
this will reach any alien enemy VINO
establishes a record Of unreliability
either in residence or employment.
The majority of rs men in jail to-day
following arrest for stealing rides on
trains had |. w. w. cards in their
pockets
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14
FREEDOM.
90 ssSxs ssSxsss

Miss Sadie Hall. of Ottawa, visited
relatives here the past week.
Mrs. l. IL. Pool has a new REQ
touring car.
Mrs. Albert Terry, of Columbus,
Nebraska, visited at Richard Terry's
a few days recently.
Mrs. Ebert Wiley will entertain the
BIS at her home Saturday, July IA.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Ryder. of Mar
settles. spent Sunday at the Clark
home.
Mrs. Il. c. OFT, of Toledo, Ohio, is
visiting relatives and friends here for
a few weeks.
Many form this vicinity attended the
picnic in Marseilles Grove near Serena
the fourth
Leo Wright. the little son of Mr. and
Frank Wright was quite badly bruised
and hurt last Thursday when he fell
of wagon, and was run over by the
hay loader. He is getting along nicely
at this writing
Miss Maize Milliken, of Mendoza,
visited her aunt, Mrs. Ralph Hall,
several days recently.
Several from here have attended
the Leland Chautauqua during the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Funk, of Day
to, and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lucas,
motored to Fairburg Saturday to visit
at the home Of Marion Hargeshcimer.
Miss Mary Hall visited her sister,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14

Rermanas. N. NJ, July II. Colonel
Sickcl, in command Of the United
States troops at Columbus, New Mex.
leo. today was preparing to take the
300 Industrial Workers Of the World
deported from Bisbce. Arizona, to an
army camp on the Mexican border
Brisadier General Bell, Jr.. com
mander Of this army district issued
the order under directions received
from Washington. Co. Sickel was in.
structed to c,othe and care for the
men and treat them as little like pri-
soners as possible.
A truck load of supplies from Co
lumbus relieved the food situation,
which was acute. w. b. Cleary. a
Bisbee lawyer, has been chosen by
the exiles as their leader. He is coun-
seling the deported men to make the
best Of the situation
Property owners. liberty bond
subscribers and men who have regis.
tered for the draft are among us
here" said Cleary "'rh ere were 1900
men in the mob that deported us, and
they We're armed with machine guns,
as well as rifles.
"Among the demands Of the men
when they struck was enc for Sc
wage Sc today not having any more
purchasing power that $3.50 had when
miners received that sum and copper
was selling at IA cents.
When they started to deport us,
each man was forced to walk between
n gauntlet Of armed men to the train,
He was asked If he was willing to re.
turn to work. If he said Yes he
was turned loose and allowed to min
gle with the armed guards.
I'VE believe that it is the duty OF
our government 10 protect us and see
that we are returned to Bisbee, Per-
sonally. have felt more for the good
name Of my country than | have Of
any personal inconvenience or dan
ger attendant to the trip
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14
TO TAKE |. v. w. TO
ARMY CAMP on MEX
BORDER; MANY HELD
ARRESTS FOLLOW AGiTATioNS
IN ALL PARTS OF VEST 200
TAKEN FROM BlsREE TO INTER
MsNT SITE.
|. W. w. ACTIVITIES.

Hermanas, N. M-Depcrted
1900 agitators ordered fed by
United States government. Are
held under guard.
Spokane, Wash.-Governors
Lister. of Washington, ard
Alexander, of Idaho, meet and
plan united action against |.
w. w.
Lcadville. Colo.-Mine strike
begins with citizens hostile 10
900 Austrians amongst strikers.
Flat River. Mo.-Americans
kill one and wound fifty in
driving out foreign Iaborers.
Duluth, Minn.-Federal grand
jury indicts 113 persons, includ-
ing many !. w. VS. for failing
to register for draft.
Seattle, Wash.--U. S. Dis
trict Attorney Allen announces
Germans in or influencing |.
W. WIS will be informed.
Walla WalIa, Wash--State
troops seize |. w. w. hall
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14
They Let Hin,
Sleep Scznagy

"Snce taking Foley Kidney pills
l believe l am entirely cured end
sleep soundly all night" Il. r.
Straynge.
Take two of Foley Kidney Pills
with glass Of pure watcrHftor each
meal and at bedtime. A buick and
easy way to put stop TO your get
ting up time after time during tho
night.
Foley Kidney Pills also stop pain
in back and sides, headaches, stom-
ach troubles, disturbed heart action,
stiff and aching joints, and rheumatic
pains due to kidney and bladder all
, lnents.
Gainesville. Ca, r. r. No. 8. Mr..
IL. T.. Straynge says: "H'or ten Gears
ye been unable to. sleep all night
Without getting up. Sometimes only a
few minutes after going to bed rG
ave to get up, and ] tried everything
] heard of for the trouble. Last wear
] tried Foley Kidney Pills and after
taking one bottle | believe ! am en-
nFely cured and sleep soundly all
aight."
For sale by w. d. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14

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ARMY OF SOIL READY
FOR LAST BIG DRIVE
Number of Vegetables Still Can
Be PIanted-Late Potatoes
Up to July |.

Washington. With the advance
guard Of the United States army under
Major General Pershing ordered 10 the
front in France, now Is the time for
the last big drive by the army of the
soil that is aiming at million food
gardens this year, says Charles Lath-
ropPack, president National Emergency
Food Garden Commission The garden
recruits should keep in mind that there
are a number Of vegetables that still
can be planted, and those Of you who
have not started should do SO now.
Write to the National Emergency Food
Garden Commission, 210 Maryland
building, for the free garden primer
and then get busy.
Navy beans are one Of the best late
crops to plant on a light soil or on
meadow or blue glass that Is to be put
under cultivation. Lima beans may
be planted as late as June Is. Late
potatoes may be planted up to July
II the seed bed is In good shape and
the seed sound. Sweet potatoes can
be grown with success on sandy land,
Sweet corn Of short season variety
may be planted up to July Is or even
little later. Late cabbage may he
set as late as July /. String beans
may be planted as late as July u. AS
late as July II cucumbers may be
planted. Good tomato plants Of the
short season variety may be planted
any time in June. Squashes ana
pumpkins may be planted in June
among sweet or field corn or, If room,
separately in hills about eight-tcnths
Of foot apart. Lettuce grows best If
planted In early spring or fall.
Late or winter radlshes may be
sown early in August With proper
watering, however, successive crops of
good radlshes may be grown through
out the summer Table beets to be
picked, canned or stored for winter
use may be planted in June.
Let every garden soldier 20 to it for
food f. o. b. the kitchen door. then
write for the canning primer and get
instruction on how to conserve the re.
suit of your efforts.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14
JOIN THE RED CROSS
Ladies' ParaSOES at S1.98

\ special lot Of attrdctircly color
colcrs, green and white, blue and white,
few floral patterns. Strong, well made h;
color OF parasol
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14
eloquent Music.

"What do you do when your wife
asks you for money!
~ deliver lecture on the high cost
Of living. the folly Of extravaganza ard
my limited income
"What does she do:' e
"She huns little tune"
"rhen what happens"
~ hand her n check for the desired
amount. '--Birminginm age Herald
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14
SPEAKERS SON WEARS
KHAKI IN CONGRESS

o Washington. - Bennett Clark,
o son Of the speaker Of the house,
o received an ovation when he en-
o tered the chambers wearing a
o khaki Uniform Of (. the army.
o Young Clark entered training In
o the officers reserve corps at Fort
o Mycr aud returned to the capitol
o when the "rooliies' were excused
0 from duty. Representative Mann.
o the minority Lender, spicd Mr.
o Clark in the corridor back Of the
o house chamber The Republican
o leader took the speakers son ny
o the arm and figurativcly dragged
o him into the hull. He bowed
confusedly us the entire men,
bership u the house arose and
Apbihntied the student officer.
q O O O o 90 o @ o o
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-14

In some parts OF northern Arabia tn
hills are so well stocked with bees thai
no sooner are hives placed than they
are occupied.