davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-09-11
Closing Out Sale.
Horses, Cattle, Hogs And
implements.

The undersigned having sod his
farm will make sale OF his farm per.
sonalty at Myers Ford. on the east
side of Shenandoah River, three
fourths OF a mile southeast OF Mye s.
town and about Seven and one-haa
miles south of Charles Town on
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-09-11
Furniture For Sale.

Mr. SIN. Behrend will have some Hons
hold Furniture to disr ose OF shortly in
Charles Town at private sale
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-09-11
Hair Work

Hair Rraids made from Combings. Old
Brsids made new. CaIl at NV residence
Mrs. w B. DAVIS
1l6 S. Lawrence ST..
Charles Town, W Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-09-11
For Rent.

Veterinary Remedies and Supplies,
ask Miller's Pharmacy.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10

santa De 6. &. q. 81. Depot).
Mbfabrt-
SO. 6-g,af Dem Norben 900 nadm.
SO. 2-Nad Dem Roroen .9:t5 mora.
Nnfunft -
SO. T. @om Morben. $50 pornt.
$40. 1-8om Roroen ...9:05 ubenos
G. q. Ii. & @. g. & o, ". oepOt. )
Nnfunfr
go. 2-Won Corpus gprifti uno earris
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10
Madenien ais Eberit Der
2eibbmiaren.

@s aibt smei @rtett BON grsiebertl
uno 2ebrern unb oiele beioen Mrtett
iinoen iid AUDI inter ben @egi-
mentsfommanoeuren Die einen
tuouen es ourd) fortpabrenoes Brii=
fen, Wafieben, grgGn5erL Selfelt,
iiberbanpt oalrd a~noauernoe Git
critic idaffen; iie laiien tbren Inter
aebeitett niemals @llbe. Die anoe-
rem bleibetl mebr in Der Gntfer-
nung, iie MAIDEN 5ipar ibre augeil
auf, iie leben aaes, aber tie grettetl
uidt BEL je0er @elegenbeit ein.
Madenlen geborte nidt 81 Der erltell
art. 3mar mar er tdgIi6 in Der
aaierne, tdslid auf benz grer5ier-
plat,. @ber inn 9ienlt Der Sdapaoro-
men i'm @inter eridien er abge-
leben bon ben geii6tigungetl-nur,
fpenn ser SEER Gittmeiiter geraoe
Ieinen @ehlrtstag batte. er lprad]
linn in liebensmiiroiger aufmerf-
iamfeit leinen @liidtmlnid aus mn
perid,mano iofort mieoer. SOFTER
i'm Syriibiabr Die Shmaoron anf Dem
| Grer8ierplab ibr Sdpabrons=erer
sieren, 10 fprengte er at tie herar
umo rief ibnen Elm froblides Outer
MorgelL 2eibbniaren!" SIT. abei
faum bate er BEN 8egen9rlB per
nomnlen, oa ipor er and id}on nte
Ser oapon. ST mollte ia nidt Ito
rem, nidt vbeiidtigen". @elebet
hottie err trotoem i'm 6luge pieles
Gas merften oie 9etreffenoen bin
terrier, !. g. bei elmer f~amerno1d,aft
Iiden 3wieiprafe.
Mafenien bate Den @rnnolas, le
ben in Ieinem @irfungsfreiie groB'
SelBt1noiefeit 5l laiien, nid)t aus
8equemIidfeit, loli6ern aus boiler
lleberiegung. Dor alien ben Sdipo
oronsdefs, Den Sditlen oes &e9t
ments, fpie en- Tie nnnnte. fpoute e.
nidt ourb groBes Sineinreoen, Sel
fer, aontronieren, Die Srenoe mi
Sic 2ult nebmen. sd bin i'm
nod beiite banfbar oafiir", lhreib
eiier Ser Observation-Disclosures, yuni
fam perli6ern5 oaB mir ale hin
booltrd nid)t etina Taul nlo be
ouem mtroen, ionoern ooB i'm @e
q%enteil cine 8aiiion uno 0ienit
freuoiafeit ~berrid)te, Die lider mel
ter fiihrte ais nneriuiinId)te, fort
aeIebte Silfen uno 9eleDrnngen.
llno bon oielem @rllnoiat lieB lid
Der Reaimelits aommatloenr ailt
lniht obbringen, peitn bobere Sor
aeiebte &oritellungen erboben I'M
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10
Merprra DtplH on.

yferprya DtbiF IN
Ntflnft =
80. 3O1-Won Souiton. Bort 0anaca
@ictoria. guero. 7:o5 nadm
abfnhrt-
Mn. 802-Ma6 gue.o. gietoria. Bort
Qabdea. 5oufton ..S:15 BORN.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10
GROWN BOTTuNG COMPANY,

Tbco. Mueler, Uef@dttSfagf er.
~ onues Npenie, gegeniiber Der Zone
ztor Wrmaerei. Gan Nntonio. SeEas.
~ ssobrifauten bon dlIen Artet go
not,osfer. WfneraItpnHer inb bnrdii8lih
rem tuoIbefannten Qttbta Ge!ter.
Seibe 9eisbtsme. - areie abIiefernu1.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10
Giienbabn ssabrpIan.

sd q. r..
SO. 12-gon aareDo 500 BORN.
go. Soon ct. Bouts 1900 BORN.
So. s7-@on St. @ortb unb Santa
SesOrten ]. .....8:30 BORN.
$50. 8-Won 81. 2ouis 1900 nbeubs
go. 1-y9nnfbins SpeeiaI" bon ct,
0ouis ........... sos nbenbs
So. 4-aaa Baleitiue .7:15 mOrsens
go. 2-.9unfbine SpeciaI". mad 81
7 Qonis ..9:15 moraens
SO. s-0oeal Ma9 sabIor ..........
......... -. 6:45 hadn't.
SO. 6-9ead ct. Souls uno Orten ar
Der Gantn Sc $. ....9:0O abenb5
SO. 81 Nad5 2nrebo. =. 300 morgenS
no. 11-Nah 2arebo 10000 obenbe
.. 4. & 4. ;.
Nnfunft
SO. 1e-gon Soufton, Baco uno Corr
pus gbrifti ........6:55 nndm.
$40. t4-@on 5oriton uno a~iffeno.ten
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500 BORN.
30. 12-gOn goainm uno aiifenOrisn
........ ...... 1850 nadm.
SO. 41-gon aerrpiae -. $3.50 borm.4
$50. 43-bon &erbine, nur 9onntaas
-. $500. -. 6:45 abeno5
Mo. 145-gon aerrbiIe, tdaIih, aiisaes
uor1rnen Sonntnas ..6:45 abenos
Mbfanrt
SO. 15-gn6 9pufton, wneo unD COTS
go. 1a-Mah 2oufton uuo aiiitenortet
49, SAAk Ln~
SO. t1-Nad goafuml uno aiitenorten
.................. 200 .nnfm.
SO. 42-giaH saerrbile, nur an Conn
taaene.a..........S:O 800 ntprgenS
$50. 146-Nad @errtiIe. .4:35 abenbs
80. 146) Nn1 &errbiIe tdgIih. aitsges
r1ofltrett @01infdae 7:0b BORN.
o. s. { e. Il t1auptIinie.,
N~nfunfr- :
SO. 1o1- ennYei 0tmtteb. bon gsetp CT.
Inr4.S. ..4:405 BORN.
SO. 1o2 5uniet 2imiteb. BON ean SSrans
cisco ............ 1858 BORN
SO. 7-eduelsna, bon Sem orIeons
SO. s-Gdneasua. bon Sci mio
Wu. 9@Srnfet GrpreB. bon Aer Dr.
len11 ............ 1910 rndm.
no. t0-Saniet grpreb. ron Can Ernrs
cisco ...... $3.50 nathm
Nbfnhr1-
SO. 101--6unIei Stmtteb. nad Cor
S~ran:isco ........4:b0 born,
no. 102-Sunipt 3imiteb. nod Metp Orr
leans ........ 400 bornt
Ro. 7-Shnersua. nad Sci gio.
.11:00 BORN.
10. S75hnen5iig na9 0etp Orleans.
1915 nnfm.
Hp. 9-Suniet erpreb mad Gan Sran.
cisco $3.50 nadrn.
30. 10-Guniet grprek, nod Nep Orr
Ienn8 ........... 11:S0 nadhts
Special 9a;Is grbrek nah gaqle Bak
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10
Treie YrtFe fiji Eeras: Mipob aen 10. 3annar 1917.

id)onlten 2atloId)ofts : Yn1aarama a1n
Sainois= JluBge6iete ergoete.
SIN n1diten Sabre tpurbe er Der
Mr1nee bon General Sberman 5llge-
1tellt an. beiien %beritbmtem 3uge bon
Mtlal,ta nad] Sapa1nab er teilnabln
ullo iid} bel ollen aanlpfen 10 riibm.
lidJ al1s5eidmete, baB ct, apabrenb
Sic Mrmee Dor atlanta itano, gum
! General : Maior ~beforbert pnroe.
SIM SbluBiabre oes &rieges mar er
Gtobsbef Der Mrmee Beg General
Gontp uno tn oieier Gige1tId)oft BE-
! iperfIteQigte er i'm Mai 1866 Die
gopitulation ser lebten fonfoberier-
ten Mr1nee inter &irbD Stuitb. gead)
gee,1oieung oes arieges oiente er
nod ldngere 3eit als General Colt
perneur in Sen Siib=Staatet uno
tparb Damn gum Goninl III 2pons>
Sranfretdl er1annt.
Na1 Gnoe ieiner Imts5eit febrte
er noG Mmerifa 5l1riid, iieoelte aber
nad) tlr5er 3eit nad 9entidlanb
iiber, Inn bel elmer leiner IN Bonn a.
81. p%erbeirateten Gobter ieinen &C.
.hensabeno 5u perbringen. Sein Git
fommen beitono aus Der bel6eioenen
8enlion bon $50 oen Monat. grboDt
apltroe oieielbe crit Dor 5polf Saf=
ren, ols er bier at 8eind NOR urlo
iiberun BON leinen &riegsfameraocn
NIT sSubel rno offenen Irmen enl-
pfanqer tpurbe. Sdreiber bieler
Bellies Iernte i'm oamals IN 8afbr
ineton bei elmer Seltlidfeit fen-
men unb Die 9efarntIbaft enttpidelte
lid 5l1 .einer %innigen SreunoIdaft.
Sci u~nierem lebten ~3uiammentreffen
in 9nisburg spuroen Die @rinnerltn-
gel1 an georia aufgefrii6t. u@nf
meit,er &llnoreiie Ourb Die Ser.
Staaten babe id) nirgenosuo cine 10
;berslide Mufnabme gefunOen nno
10 Iiebensmiiroige Wenid)euL tpie in
Heoria. Die Heoridrter babe i'd.
pirflid ing Ser5 eefhloiien." 9as
moren feline @orte, ais mir inns ber-
abl1iebeten. Gin Sobu bes 9eloen
apeier @elten bradte es in Der arle-
rifaniiden Marine gum abmiral,
eim gnfel lit gegenpartig Sfif5ier
IN Der omerifanilden Armee, elm
Sobn itarb aIs 9auptmam Der
prerBif1en Mrmee in Sit-Ifrifa, ein
Sobn lit elm geadteter @edtsan-
malt in 8eQepiGe. DAB linn bonn
an1erifaltiiden &olfe ein Oenfmal
erridtet miro, oafir lino .idon bie
notigen Sd)ritte eetan iporOen. 5da=
Sc, ooB lein 9er5ensmunib ni6t in
aegansen lit, oas iiegrei6e
Gnoe oes 9rieges fir iein geliebtes
0eutlblanb 5u erleben.
@on Ieinen bieiigen &ameraoen.
Die I'M 8iirgerfriege unter ibm ge=
baben, iino nod am 2eben,
Serr 8age, Mgent Der s., 9. & a.
gabngeieui6aft, @eora 90. 9oblen=
per uno Ism. g.. @alB.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10

eanta dc G. &. q. 81. gepot)
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10
Die Deuftge Gage.

MnGenien's Sruppen flro iiber
oen Yaltl1a gegangen u1lo 6ringen
gegen 3anbin Dor. Die &nien uno
@umanen iin0 binter ben 5eretb
5uriidgeGangen. Cont tit nidts
8idtiges paiiiert. 9ie &uiien oran'
gen in ai1rlaltb anti aaer @slualt
gegell Mita1l Dor, baben Biz iest aber
nihts erreidt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10
(glus Der uYeonia COME" bon1 5. SAM
General : Major Heter Soiepb
Sfer5ams.

S3&Lt vuuS+
Or lebte Ser groBen 5eerfiibrel
ans Dem 8irgerfrsege, @eneralma
iof 8eter Soiepb Diterbaus, mirf
be,4e in Dem iborlen &obIena, am1
Mbeia, mo ct bas 2id,t Der @eIt er-
blidte, nit militariiden @bren gu
@rabe getragen. Or erreidte Elm
Sitter BON 81 Sabren. 9atenreid,
rltbmpoG uno ebrennoG mar Die
Raufbobn oieles bodintereilanten
Mannes sait oem tpabrbeft finbli=
Aen 8efniit, benz goIoenen 9n1nor
Des MheinlGn6ers, Der ii1 nodJ i'm
boben Sitter sns Seuer eines Sling
.Iings betpabrt batte. l1nbereeBIihe
grjnnerutgeH fs1iipfen 1if an feiflet
8efuh in Neoria I'M SATIRE 1904 no
er ats gbrengalt oerStaot enpfangen
unb Sat i'm !@anfe bes Meaafteurs
| Der yseute" ipdr, bet i'm bor fiinf
Snbre1 IN 9nisbiirg, mo er iein
Seim i'm &auie iefner 9odter aufge=
Ii9lagen, oiif ieinen b~elonoeren
W1inf1 beiufte.
hs0 Inter ben 9eatih : Mmerifanern,
Die iiA nit Nltbn1 be5edten u1lo
ibrem OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in 3eiten
oes &rieges uno 5rieoeus bic merit
bonftell Dienite geIeiitet, nabm er
[einenE boben Stang unter Sen aGer.
bGhiter elm. lIeber leinen intereffan-
ten eebensgang erfabren mir, baB
|er fir BEN preuBifden Offi5ierg-
0ienIt er5pgen uno fir cine flir5e
3eit cine OHiSiersitelle III Der
preuBifd)en Mrntee beffeioet. Seine
8egeiiteruug fir bes @olfes &edte
apang i'm GUT Remembering mad
Mnterifa, ipobin er int Sabre 1850
fam unb lid IN 2e6anon, in Der
geabe bon 8el(pile, SD, nieoerIieBu
no er iid balo oas b0dfte Ser,
tralien leiner Miitttditrger ertparb.
9eim gusbrud bes 8iirserfrieees
I'M Sabre 1861 trat ct als Mnior
IN oas Q. Miiiouri ! Gegiment unb
nnbm an ben ernlten &1mpfem Inn
Die grbnItung 6ie}es Staates fir
oen Moroen .atfiden Muteil. Ct fod,t
unter General Qnong Bel Qua
.Gprinas uno half ibHb ben Hebei-'
len General Meguqo6 81 beiiegen
ms Sic Staot Sprinafielo ait be-
ffiiBeu, 4dt gaae fpater n1adte err
Sas @efed,t bon Willon's Greet nit,
mo- General sgiqel ben meilterbaften
Miifsua besperfiteIiate. Sci oielea
Qan1nfen acihnete lid, Maior Otter.
houg 10 aus. ooB er baIo baraui
nfs Oberit nit ser gilouna oes 70.
Snfmterie . Meoinents ernannt
m,roe. BOG foIt aora aus Deitifen
feiton6 Oieies Meoiment. peldes
node brei ssnhre inn sSeloe NOR uuo
ohtunoapansio 5h(adlten uno Sc.
fed,tp mitnod1fe. ioa zines ser Be.
Stp,, i, 'ber Union . Mrmee oefpeien
spiu sc seid1uete lid, belonoerg Bel
Heo gPibae aug. mo 1000 Unions.
yr,,nnen IN einem breit0oioen siin.
oen nit einem 6oppelt 10 Itorfen
SeinSe benieIben suriifidl,taen, 10
hob MiSiouri non feruereu csnpa,
iioppm befreit nnS fir sic Union
nerettet mor
81. s;o,o. 1Arod,t 6ofehf;ote s5ter.
s%or a;,,a G;n;sion ,,na mn,rSp
aa mnnotea INN 9rinone.
am ~ or,n,mt sn1 %.op,,or 9s6a
sa11 = So, M;s,;,,;nn; ssTot;ue oip
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10
Wnter." froat @heiter

lit Elm Diplomatic"
Gin 0iplomatl mein Sobt" er.
mioerte ser Batter, lit ein Wann.
ser iid oes @eburtstogs leiner Sra,
erinnert, ober ibr Sitter perelBt."
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10

alein gIsfen: oMsama, ih
nun Elm neres aleib fiir meiae 9up'
pc baben."
Mutter v@arum BENT eieb'
Iling2" !.
aIein glsden: r@eil mir uns
aesonft batter, uno Jest, nad,oem
mir rtns rpieoer periobnt baben. miiB
id i6r BOD, Elm neues 3leio geben.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-01-10
Gntweoer = Doer.

.Wfein Treuno, S1e mo EN-
giel ="
.grlauben Sic mir cine Srage,"
eruioerte Der alio 3itllierte. Bin
id elm GEL, neil ih SIR Srelmo bin,
ODER bin ib SIR Sreunb, neil ih Elm
Gel bin2"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-09

us on Friday. 1t has been cur pleas
ure for more than year 10 work
under The late MI Sheehan for the
Ottawa journal and also after the
Ottawa Journal and Free Trader con
soldated. We say a pleasure to wor.t
under him, for ii was his ever cordial
manner ana strictly business primo
pies, together with words OF oncour-
agement and his appreciation Of tao
employees efforts TO make the work
designed them a real pleasure, not
only to please but to try to do all in
ones power TO make the work what
il should he. And such was the man
we found Nj Sheehan to he, and VIC
feel very sure his place will be hard
to fll Ottawa has lost q good citizen,
g publics spirited man. We say again.
it was with much regret that We re-
ceived the news.
Mrs. John Fogle visited her mother,
Mrs KATHERINE Rhoads the latter
part OF the past week at her home in
the county scat.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-09
AMBITIOUS YOUNG MEN.

/ There are many young men in La
Sale county who have aspirations to
erter the consular and diplomatic
service of the United States, but ow-
ing to the lack CT political Influence
never Get anywhere II viii be graft
tying to know that tie political pull
win not govern these appointments
IN the future, but they will depend up
on the previous training and ability
Of the applicant. The New YORK Uni,
vcrsity has inaugurated a course Of
study devised especially to fit men for
consular and diplomatic careers.
1t has always been sort Of ac-
cep,el principle in his country that
any American IS 1T to fill any dlplo-
matte or consular post He might not
discharge his duties in the salan way
The trained European diplomat would,
but that was regarded aa q virtue
rather than defect The trained din.
l0mat was always suspected The dip
lomat in his shirt sleeves was our
ideal He might have NJ knowledge
whatever of international law He
mirhi net know the Language Of tho
country be was sent to, or cyoa it's
history /, made no difference h
was expected TO 30 On the job and got
away With it by native ability
We've got pretty wen over that aow.
Tho consular service has been for soy
"al yeGrs under civil service rules
which give precedence to the man OF
experience and qualifications. ana as
. result has been steadily improving
n personnel and effectiveness. Our
G plomatic service has improved less
notably But the present war has
created demand for trained mon for
the vital end delicate business of
beading international affairs men
KNOWN" languages, law, history and
The accepted methods o. international
{n4nroour.o
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-09
UPtlOLDS DPAMSIOp ACT.

saloon.kocpers mus. not sell liquor
t. drunkards or to anybody else in
sul1cienl quantities to make them
drunk Failure to observe this proyi.
sion of the dramshop act makes the
saloonkeerer and even the owner Of
the building liable in damages to the
person or persons damaged.
The supreme court has Just upheld
a verdict of a Kane county Jury orler.
Ing the Aurora Brewing company ct al
to pay Mrs. Louise Greenacre, Of
Hlnckley, $4,000 for the death of her
husband under a Burlington train.
Mrs. Greenac:e sued for $4,000, nam.
ing as defendants the Aurora Brew.
Ing company and Otto Filbey and
Adolph West, Of Hinckley, saloon,
keepers Mrs. Greenacre claimed that
her husband, who was killed Noyem
Der Is, 10, was run down while in
toSicated He got the liquor at the
saloons run by Filbey and West, Mrs.
Grccnacre alleged. The building in
which the Filbey saloon was locate
Is owned by the Aurora Brewing co.
Suit was filed under The dramshop
act under which both the saloon own.
ers and the owner Of the building,
where the saloon 10 located, may be
held for damages for the death or in.
jury Of peson who Is injured as the
result OF being intoxicated.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-09
tenn PTATiON.

A newspaper conducting 4 sym
postum on temptation" asked Thomas
A. Edison what his greatest tempta,
tion was. He replied simply that he'd
always been so busy that he'd never
had tine to be tempted"
II was good answer, worth quot.
ing in support OF the familiar quota
ton that Satan finds some mischief
Tor idle hands to do MI Edison
merely varies the edage by saying,
Get job and work at il so hard that
temptation viii not exist"
But true virtue seldom lies in cx.
tremcs. In this case, as in most 9TH
ers, it's possible to carry a good thing
too far. When Mr.. Edion thus points
to himself as proof against all tempta-
ticn because he works all the time,
NJ reveals his own besetting sin He,
too, has his tomptaton-t is Work.
Work, like idlencss, may become
vice, just as surely as thrift becomes
vicious when it develops into ayarice.
There Is no inherent virtue in work it..
sell. Everything depends on what the
work is for. And altho Edsons in
cessant activity is no doubt less "vicl.
GUS than that Of most men would be-
because of the social usefulness Of
nearly all his labors, il must be admit.
ted that he sets bad example Sup
pose we all undertook to work 90
hours out Of the "a, as he does.
People who toll all The time live
only half OF life. And the worst of il
is. that they develop into mere ma.
chimes. Their minds and bodies be
come automatons. Their jobs become
treadmills. Without recreation, with.
out play or artistic enioyments or in
tcllcctual interests apart from their
occupations, without even social in.
tercourse, their souls fossilize. Then.
II they finally do stop working. they
lnd that the last of life, for which
the first was made has become
bore and desolation, and there's
nothing left to do but die.
Works fine thng-but anybody
can work, Why not preach little
about the worth OF lite and thought
outside Of our Jobs?
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-09
REQUESTS MADE BY PET DOG
pathos in Last VIII Supposedly Made
b. lreh Terrier Before His De-
parture From This Life.

l, Peg o Ny Heart, being an Irish
terrier in the prime Of life, but mind vi
Of the uncertainty Of existence in these
days of motor cars, 10 wish to make
appropriate distribution of such prop
critics as | possess.
My brown leather collar leave to
NASSAU the neighbor's dog, as he has
none.
And to Nassau also leave my cache
Of bones behind the wo0dpile--if he
can find Ii.
Ny blue china plate and my drinking
bowl | leave to Vachel the cat lie has
always enyied them.
To my master | hcqucath respect
and obedience, not unmixcd with fear
he was always little stern.
But to my mistress, Who understood
me so well, my unuyine alteration. the
whole devotion of my being. If her
foot should pass over my resting place
my tail would wag and my ears prick
up-yes, were uS uell rs the Roman
wolf.
Ny eager JOY in life, the morning
Jingle in my paws, the delight of swim.
ming for sticks and running wild in
sheer madness of delight, the million
haunting smells Of the world, the thrill
Of footsteps passing the house at night.
the everlasting fun Of being Il little
brown Irish dog and barking at every
thing, the agony Of furnishings and the
bliss Of being forgiycn--all these
leave to my successor or to anyone
who can use tliem.
MY old box in the cellar the cook
may have for klndling wood.--Chris.
topher Morley in Life.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-09
DRIVE VILLA BACK;
LOSES THREE TOWNS
JiMlNEZ Conquer" TIE BANDIT
Chief, SAY REFoRTG-A BIG
CAnRtNZA VICTORY.

II Pa-o, Tea Jan 9.--Carrarz5
,orccs now occupy Jtncaez, Santa Ro.
-ais, and Pare. wrile Francisco VII
ia and his staff have fed to the state
5f Leyango ever the b,alch raig,caa
ON PsraI to Fl ORC.
United states government agents
rcro who have been lcath to accept
the Carrauza rcpor.a OF the victory
owe. Villa at JimcHez Friday AM OF
villas reported retreat to Parral. in.
ally admitted today that the battle
OF Jimencl ended in 2 complete r..
fulse of the Villa forces, and enc
high government official said he had
Information. which led him to believe
that the government forces had woL
"A sweeping victory over Villa.
Gen Jose Carlos Murguia, com.
mardcr OF the Juafcz garrison, re.
ceiyod = message from his brotsc-.
Gen. Francisco Muraaia, dated $50
O'Clock a. m. .od&v at the military
headquarters in ParraL This message
confirmed the oc,ul alton OF Parfa
by the de facto forces TODAY The re.
capture OF nine locomotives 100
freight cars, n number Of rgllmans
and other equipment Was also con
nrmei in thic message
Carranza Losscs Heavy.
Government ogcats announced late
today that information had been oh.
aimed in Juare4 that sixty-scyeA Car.
ANA officers we're wounded during
The battle Of Jimencz and several
nigh officers killed It was also said
thirteen telegraph operators with VII
as command were captured by Gen
Nursua'a command and executed
with q majority Of the gro prisoners
aiken q: J.menez by the goycrnm mt
Rooms.
From this same source it was re.
jcrtcd late today thai Gen. Gabriel
iayira, military commander of the De
acto government in the state Of Du
ango. and evacuated Durango city
md had fed to Llano Grande, Duran
70, with 2,0C9 men.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-09
TERMS:

The Free TradeI-cournal may lie
found at the news depOts OF Wnceler
& Malo. kneuscl Bros, and Me
gafiin's Cigar Store.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-09

'he following paragraphs, which were
selected with special reference to ae
ricultural districts:
1t h2a been several ycara s'ace W
warned engineers asaius. the Ia y
Abandonment OF watoT.5ornd n1ca.
AN, simply because automobiles wc--
cutting u It's surface. Tho tine seems
-i1e to roaew tbs warning.
\. an almost nominal cost, Old
saacad..m roads can he aacriiccl. lev
a!el and rolled into perfect shape
asan. AZ old macaaam road thu
repaired makes IN admirable base f..
any Kind &C wearing surface.
Tn city Of Buffalo. for example
ara ibis very thing extensively at one
time, AMI carpeted miles Of resurcacel
maeaIIm with asphalt payements
Jhqt we're among the best in the city.
Thee .2 nothing new in the scheme.
Perhaps that is enc reason why so
many engineers seem 20 know little
or nothing about it. Haven't some o,
rs, rs 4 matter of fact. gone a bit
Wild in our search for novel solutions
OF road building problems? May we
nc, do well to pause in our rush for
noyelty l-ng enoush 10 inquire
whether the elder engineers are 20 fat
behind The times as the younger men
like to believe?
Altho macadam failed at the sur.
face under automobile traffic, it dil
not fail at the bottom. In other
words, macadam v2s atradcd to
pieces from the top down; ii was not
bro-cn or displaced in mass. It was
strong enough to distribute wheel
loads over a soft suberade, although
it was not strong enough to with.
stand the surface action OF motor
wheels.
New Jersey and ether eastern
itates have thou and5 of miles o.
nacadam no lcnser suitable for read
surfaces, but admirably fit to serve as
he base for 4 durable pavement sur,
ace. Such a surface Of bitVnin. .
JUS macadam or asphalt can usually .
&c laid for less than 81 per 50. yd.-
,iten considerably less"
According to the cost estimate Civ.
N, IN old macadam road l6 feet wide
an be transformed into mudless,
iustloas and durable road fer $4,000 a
milo In many eases new natural .
asphalt macadam for $4,000 a mile.
Considering their durability. such tops
would be cheap at $4,000 a mile.