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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15
THE CANNIBAl FLEA.

/ II you are tired of war, war. war
read some Of the humorous essays
or poetry at the library. There is
Irwin Cobb, Wallace Irwin, George
Fitch and Mr.. Dooley. There are
some delightful semihumorous essays
by Il. V. Lucas and Chas. Brooks.
Two of the best of these are Clouds
and Silver" and Journeys 10 Bag
dad" If you care for English satire
and humor there are Gilbert Chester
ton and Bernard Shaw. We have a
number of books of wit and humor
for after.dinner addresses and public
speakers. There Is nothing men like
better than Robert Services Spell
of the Yukon Ballads of a Cheecha
ko' and Rhymes of a rolling stone"
"a Parody anthology by Carolyn
Wells is rich in humor Following is
a parody on that poem which proba-
bly, everyone knows-Annabel Lee.
1T was many and many year ago
In a district called +. c.
That monster dwelt whom | came to
know
BY the name of Cannibal Flea
And the brute was possessed with no
other thought
Than to live-and 20 live on me.
was in bed and he was in bed
In the district called +. c.
When first in his thirst so accurst he
burst
Upon me. the Cannibal Flea.
With a bite that felt as if some one
had driven
A bayouet into me.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15
Civilization.

\ japanese diplomatist is said Ia
nave exclaimed; For 2.OOO years we
Kept peace with the rest of the world
md were known to il but by the mar.
v"'s Of our delicate ethereal art aud
the finely wrought productions Of our
ingenious handicrafts- and we Were
accounted barbarians! But from the
day on which we made war on other
nations and killed many thousands of
our adversaries you at once admit our
claim TO rank among civilized nations"
on reading the foregoing In the Java
Times we are reminded Of Professor
kenny's story OF the shipwncked mar
iner who at dawn came across a glib
hot and exclaiMed, Thank God. here il
"A sign Of civilization London Globe.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15
Attention,

Families OF soldiers should not fail
to hear Corporal Wishart at the high
school Monday night. He comes
wounded from the great battle front
He will tell how they charged and
fought through mo Mans Land" The
first man from the great battles to
speak in public in Ottawa. Admission.
25c, under management of the high
school
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15
*%%$ss@ss eeV g $685.
PARIS TO BE BOXING
CENTER AFTER WAR

= WHEN the war is over and 4
Y things have settled down d
y to something like normal Paris d
y will be the greatest boxing cen.
. ter the world ever has known" d
= This is the prediction made by 4
y Dick klegin, international pugil. 4
4 istic promoter.
y They appreciate boxing to the 4
= fullest IN the great French cnp. d
4 itnI. And don't for moment
Y think that the French republic 4
y will not produce some great men, q
= too" he added.
= Carpenter Is not the only 4
= great fighter they have had He 4
. naturally attracted the most at I
. tention because lie was big fcl.
q low and had meteoric career I
= He came up practically from ,
= featherweiglt. lighting his way
= through all the classes as he took
= on weight"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15

At recent concert. the conclusion
II which was the song, There Is a
Good Time Coming" a man rose In the
audience and said, Mister you could
not fix the date, could youT"-Musical
american.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15
Receipts and ,-s''"atcs

Receipts and ,-s'iwatcs.
Wheat Receipts " cars; estimate
for tomorrow. l6 cars
Corn Receipts, Sc cars; estimate
for tomorrow, 50 cars.
Oats Receipts. 3l0 cars; estimate
Tor tomorrow. 23S cars.
Hogs Receipts, $500; ESTIMATE
for tomorrow. 10000
Chicago Live otock.
Cattle Open steady close steady
tops, $3.50.
Hogs Open slow, close l0c oil
tops. 1856,
Sheep Open steady close steady
tops, Sl275.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15

Smith told me when he went oul
III the country in his new machine he
struck quite a gait
He struck a lot Of gates before he
ran into barbed wire fence" -Ex
change.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15
STANDING Of CLUBS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Chicago 7 Detroit, 3
Boston, 6, New York ;.
Philadelphia, 2; Washington, I
Cleveland 8; st, Louis. :.
Games Today.
chicago at Detroit t2).
Cleveland at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Washington
Boston at New York.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15

Chicago, H., Sept f., 1917.
CHICAGO market report furnished -
the Free Trader Journal by w. f.
Etnyre. member Chicago Board Of
Trade. Moloney Building Phone '0tl
Correspondent Lamson Bros e. Co.
Chicago.
Wheat open High Low. Close
No quotations.
Corn
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15
Games TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
New York, 3; Boston, 0.
NO other games played
Games Today.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Pittsburgh al Cincinnati.
New York at Boston. =. r
Brooklyn at Philadelphia (2)
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15
Look at this Shade Assortment

Flesh, Pink Rose, Old Rose Green Pea Green Olive
Navy Serge. Copenhagen. Alice Brown Havana Chestnut
laupc Smoke Purple, Prme, Wseria Lavender Garnet
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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Sails Versus Coal.

We gather from a French contempt
rary that not only in this country, but
in Europe are wooden ships being
turned out in considerable numbers,
says the Scientific American. Thus,
in France it is proposed that the sup
plies of timber in forests adjoining the
big seaports be used for the construc-
ton of either atwood or of composite
ships-that is to say, ships with wood
en- planking laid over steel franz
ing. Another interesting develop
ment, due largely to the high price of
coal is the activity in the construc-
ton of wooden sailing ships. With
coal at $50 per ton, which we under
stand is the price which it has reached
in Italy, the substitution of sail for
steam has decided economic reasons To
justify it, Moreover, not only is coal
high, but the price of lubricants has
risen, and some of the shipmasters are
favoring a type of auxiliary vessel.
using both sail and power.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Strange Symbols Evolved.

Both Russia and Austria display
two headed-eagles on their standards.
Yet this symbol Is believed by some
heralds to be merely the result of the
heraldic practice of Humiliation !"
This was simply child's way of i'm
paling two Goats Of arms on the same
shield by primitive method of cutting
each in half and taking the dexter half
of one and the sinister half of the
other and placing them back to back,
as it were. Strange two-headed beasts
naturally resulted-as, for instance,
wnen a lion and an eagle were halved
and jointed together. The griffin Is
supposed to have been dimiu.ation.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Alfalfa Exhausts Soil.

Alfalfa has been growing continu-
Ously in certain Kansas fields for 20
to 80 years and even longer, and 1t
has been questioned whether the soil
has been made poorer, or whether the
bacteria of the root nodules have not
fixed In the soil more nitrogen than
has been carried away in the hay. The
results of an investigation have been
reported by Prof. c. o. SwensOn to
the American Chemical society. Ex-
haustive sampling showed that In the
extreme western or semi-arid portion
of the state, the alfalfa soil was rich
er In nitrogen than the native soil, but
the reverse proved to be true in the
central and eastern portions. 1t was
noticed further that the only cOnsid-
cradle increase iii nitrogen in the
western soil was in two fields that
had been Under irrigation. 1t was
concluded that alfalfa tends to ex-
haust the soil, like other crops, and
that the nitrogen fixed from the air by
the sympiotic bacteria is less than that
removed.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
THE FIRST LESSON OF THE SOL
DER.

The first thing of all that the young
American of the new army Will De
taught, and must learn thoroughly Ii
he is to serve his country efficiently
as soldier is neutrality-suspicious.
expressed in discipline.
Discipline is the fundamental of the
soldier.
Discipline is not punishment. Dis
cipline is not the goose step. Dis
cipline, in the proper sense, is control
control for definite purpose. Obedi-
ence is merely the adapting of oneself
to such control. And TO make the sys-
tenn effective from the private to the
army corps, the discipline TO the sol
der must begin with the discipline Of
himself.
Obedience, or discipline, is not in
tended to convert a man into an I'M
thinking machine. A soldier who can
think is twice the soldier who cannot.
The most efficient National Guardsmen
on the border year ago were invari-
ably the most intelligent. What dis
cipline does attempt to do is to supply
a man with the machinery of action
after his thoughts have been blasted to
pieces by shells. His motions must be
ingraiHed-automatic This is attained
through steady drill, the routine of
camp, and 1.-THE school of a soldier"
No man is fit to command who has
not learned to obey. Command, in
the nature of things, will fall to those
who obey most quickly, most intelli-
gently.
Discipline, to the young American
soldier, will be manifest in his con-
duct; in the way he carries himself
the pOise of his head, the eXactness Of
his shoulders. 1t will be evident in
with which he buttons his uniform in
the way that he ties his shoes. 1t will
be evident in the degree that he keeps
himself washed and brushed; in the
scrupulous fashion in which he dresses
his cot, his kit, his quarters. 1t will
be obvious in the conscientious manner
in which he attends to all the routine
duties of the day in his observance of
the code of military etiquette.
Discipline of this character runs
throughout the whole day, except when
a man is off duty, and then he can be
as care-free as he likes. But a man
whose mind and muscles have had the
training of a soldier no longer finds
himself at ease in the old sl0uchy, fab
by slump of the boy of the street cor
ner His body, corrected, becomes the
figure that nature intended, both walk
ing or sitting.
The fact that discipline runs through
the day-and the nights important.
That is the method by which it be-
comes a habit. If discipline were con-
fined to marching or drilling, then 1t
would impress itself only when march
ing or drilling--at other times to be
forgotten. This WOULD not save the
situation if the camp were attacked by
surprise. The point is simply this {:
the soldier learns that everything he
does is the way most carefully studied
out to bring the most effective results
from a large body of men, with the
least confusion, the least loss of ener-
gy, or combined power. When he has
learned this, the young American will
have learned his first lesson as sol
der.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
CHAPTER Xxx.
La Feria.

la Fefia.
"Whats this hear about WARP" Do
lores inquired of her mistress, a few
days after their arrival at La Feria.
"They tell me that Mexico is invaded
and that the American soldiers have
already killed more than a thousand
women and children"
"Who tells you this?' Alaire asked.
"The men-everybody," Dolores
waved hand in the direction of the
other ranch buildings. sour people are
buzzing like bees with the news, and,
of course, no one cares to work when
the Americans are coming"
81 shall have to put an end to such
talk"
"This morning the word came that
the revolution Is ended and that the
soldiers of both parties are uniting to
fight for their liberties. They say the
gringos are killing all the old people
everyone, In fact, except the girls,
whom they take with them. Already
they have begun the most horrible
practices. Why, at Espinaf'-Dolores'
eyes were round-"wOuld you believe
it?-those Yankee soldiers ate baby !
They roasted the little dear like a
cabrito and ate it! tell you, 1t makes
wild talk among the peladors"
'Do you believe such stories?"
Alaire inquired, with some amusement.
"Um-m-not altogether. But, all the
same, think 1t is time we were going
home"
"This Is home, for me, Dolores"
ayes, but now that war"
"There isn't any war, and there
won't be any. However, If you are
nervous I'll send you back to Las Pal
mas at once"
"Glory of God! 1t would be the end
of me. These Mexicans would recog-
nize me instantly as an American, for
have the appearance and the culture.
You can imagine what would happen
to me. They would tear me from the
train. 1t was nothing except General
Longorio's soldiers that brought us
safely through from Neuvo Pueblo"
''Then I'm glad that he insisted up
on sending them with us. Now tell the
ranch-hands to put no faith in these
ridiculous stories. If they wish the
truth let them ask General Longorio ;
he will be here today and quiet their
fears"
you think he intends to pay us for
our cattle"
Eyes"
Dolores pondered moment. "Well,
perhaps he does-it is not his money.
For that matter, he would give all Mex
leo if you asked 1t. Use! His love
consumes him like fever"
Alaire stirred uneasily; then she
rose and went to an open window,
which looked out into the tiny patio
with it's trucking fountain and it's rank,
INTENDED plants. 'Why do you insist
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
THE SOLDIERS RESPONSIBILITY.

A soldiers muscles must not only be
strong-they must be elastic. He must
be prepared to run. to jump, to crawl,
to wriggle, to shoot or to handle the
bayonet from the most unexpected po-
sitions. That is why he is put through
the setting-up exercises. BY bending,
thrusting with his arms and legs, rails
ing himself from the floor, his body. is
made athletic and supple for every
demand which may be imposed upon it..
Military discipline begins with the
muscles, must be impaired to the
nerves, and become imbedded in the
brain.
A rounded shoulder is q slack rope
The soldier whose body Says out of
shape spends almost as much energy
in pulling himself together as he does
In the specified motion itself. On the
other hand, the man whose muscles
are disciplined is at a balance, ready
at once to respond to any command
from the brain. When a mans muscles
are soft, they sulleAly resent all orders
from the brain. They have not learned
to obey.
The nerves must be even more strict
~ disciplined. For even if a soldiers
muscles are trained to execute any or
der he receives, if his nerves run away
with him, good legs only carry him
faster. And discipline of the mind is
most important of all, for the mind ad-
niinistrates through the nerves.
A disciplined mind will think precise
ly. That is why military training re-
qnires that a soldier speak precisely,
that he follow correct forms in receiv-
ing and transmitting orders. in making
out reports, in addressing a letter. The
crispness O. xnilitary intercourse does
not stunt mental development. But
war is the most exact of modern
sciences and a soldier must strive TO
become exact. In other words, he is
amply taught how TO think-nrt what
to think.
AS soon as a soldier begins TO think
be will understand his place in group
tormation He win learn that the ham
cling of large bodies of men pivots
upon the handling OF squad. He win
familiarize himself with his work in
squad, and in that way discover his
Importance to the command as whole.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22

Three crops a year may be grown
in the Canal zone.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
By A UNITED STATES ARMY OFFICER
Copyright. 1917. By the Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.

The squad consists Of eight men, In
two rows of four. 1t is under the COM
mand of corporal. Two squads form
section, under the command of a ser
geant. Three sections Cat peace
strength) form platoon and two pla-
toOns company. -Four companies
make battalion; three battalions, plus
"a headquarters company. machine
gun company, and supply company,
regiment.
The young soldier learns that as the
squad moves, so the company or the
regiment moves He learns that Ii he
individually executes the orders he re-
ceives in the appointed space and at
the appointed moment, a whole regi-
ment may wheel from squad to COM
pany front and back again, for exam
pie, without the loss of step. Eacn
part of the machine will fit perfectly
into place. On the other hand. if he as
an individual falls down in his part.
the squad evolution is spoiled, the
symmetry of the company is broken
and the whole regiment suffers in con-
sequence The responsibility rests
upon each man-this the young soldier
must learn And he must also learn
that discipline is the quickest means
yet devised to give any body of sol
diers that perfect team work, that au-
tomato, unconscious coordination
without which battles and campaigns
cannot be successfully planned and
fought
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Chance for Wedding March.

Custom" says a writer In the
Woman's Home Companion, "has de-
creed, to be sure, that the simplest
and most conventional musical pro-
gram for wedding in church is, as
someone has tersely expressed 1t, Io-
hengrin to go in on, MendeIssohn to
go out on, and something soft during
the ceremony Something a bit differ
ent would be 'Tannhauser' to go in on
and Swedish WeddAs March, from
'Hochzeit I'll Wulfsberg,' to go out on. /"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22

that he loves meT she asked. "All
Mexicans are gallant and pay absurd
compliments. It's just way they have.
He has never spoken a word that could
give offenSe." As Dolores said moth
ing. she went on, hesitatingly, II can't
very well refuse to see him, for don't
possess even a receipt to show that he
took those cattle"
"0h, you must not offend him." Do
lores agreed. hastily, 'or we'd never
leave Mexico alive" With which cheer
ing announcement the housekeeper
heaved deep sigh and went about her
duties with a gloomy face.
Longorio arrived that afternoon, and
Alaire received him in the great naked
living room of the hacienda, with her
best attempt at formality. But her
GOODNESS served not in the least to chill
his fervor.
Sonora" he cried, eagerly, 81 have
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22

words, he hurried on: "You must par
don my impetuosity, but / am a man OF
tremendous force, and my life moves
swiftly. / am not shackled by conven-
tions-they are less than nothing to
me. If it seems to you that my eager
ness carries me away. remember that
war is upon us and that affairs of mo-
ment press me SO that / am compelled
to move like the lightning. With me,
sonora, day is year. The past is
gone, the present is here, the future
rushes forward to meet us"
Indeed. you forget yourself" she
said, warmly. Then. changing her tone
Il too must act quickly. / must go
back at once"
"Oh, but have told you only a part
Of what / came TO say"
"Surely the rest can wait" Her
voice was vibrant with contempt. "rm
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22

in no condition to listen to anything
else"
But Longorio insisted. 'Wait! 1t is
impossible for you to leave here"
Alaire stared at him incredulously.
cit is true. Mexico is a seething cal
drOn of hate; the country is convulsed.
It would be unsafe for you"
'Do you mean to say that war has
been declaredY
practically"
"What-? You are telling me the
truth?" A moment, then Alaire con-
tinued, more calmly, eff that is so,
there is all the more reason why l
should lose no time"
'Listen I" The general was deeply
in earnest "You have no conception
of the chaos out there" He waved a.
comprehensive gesture. ''If the explo-
sion has not come, it will come within
a few hours. That is why [ flew to
your side. Battleships are hurryng to-
ward our coast, troops are massing
against our border, and Mexico has
risen like one man. The people are in
a frenzy they are out of bounds; there
is sack and pillage in the cities. Ameri-
cans are objects of violence every
where and the poems are frantic" He
paused impressively. "We face the
greatest upheaval of history"
"Then why are you here?" Alaire de-
manded. "This is no place for you at
such a moment"
Longorio came closer to her, and his
voice trembled as he said: "Angel of
my soul, my place is at your SIDE"
Again she recoiled, but with fervor
he had never dared display he rushed
on heedlessly. 81 have told you j
harken only to my heart; that for one
smile from you would behead myself;
that for your favor I would betray my
fatherland; that for your kiss l would
face damnation. Well, l am here at
your side. The deluge comes, but you
shall be unframed" He would not per-
nit her to check him, crying: "Waitl
You must hear me through, sonora, so
that you may comprehend fully why /
am forced to speak at this time. Out
of this coming struggle | shall emerge
a heroic figure. Now that Mexico
unites, she will triumph, and of all her
victorious sons the name of Luis Lon
gorio will be sung the loudest, for upon
him more than upon any other depends
the republics salvation. do not boast.
l merely state facts, for I have made
all my plans, and tomorrow put them
Int &c NV vr-aif
to speak. The struggle will be long,
but you shall be my guiding star in the
hours of darkness"
Under other circumstances the mans
magnificent egotism might have pro-
voked a smile. And yet, for all its
grandiloquence, there was something
in his speech that rang hard and true.
PROFESSIONALLY Longorio was danger
ous-a real personality, and no mere
staggering pretender. Alaire felt a
certain reluctant respect for him, and
at the same time a touch of chilling
fear such as she had hardly expert
enced before. She faced him silently
for a moment; then she said:
sam to understand that you forbid
me to leave my own houseT'
For the time being. exactly"
"What? Then / am your prisoners
(TO BE CCNTINUED1
Three crops a year may be grown
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22

The woman of his desires was yon-
der, where those colors warred, and
she was mantled in red and gold and
purple for his coming. The thought
aroused him; he felt only throbbing
eagerness to see her and to take her
in his arms once more before the end.
With his head high and his face
agleam, he rode into the west, into the
heart of the sunset.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Fox Usually Walks.

The usual gait of the fox, unlike
that of the dog, is, at night at least,
walk. On such occasions he goes
through the fields In an alert, stealthy
manner, stepping about a foot at a
time, and keeping his eyes and ears
open.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
Odd Custom.

In the olden days judges were for
hidden TO wear gloves on the bench
for fear of brides being dropped into
them. Hence the custom of presenting
judge with a pair of white gloves
when he has no cases to try.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-06-22
PLAYS Zach. Too.

II take my music and exercise at
the same time"
"How's that? Gymnasium dancirgt-
'No, play an accordion"