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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
Papyrus Books.

Early writer's made use Of linen or
cotton fabrics, of skins and even of
scales of fishes for writing For long
period papyrus WAS used, the books he
ing made in rolls. being about one and
one-half feet wide and sometimes fifty
feet long. Papyrus was n bulfuSh.
growing ten feet high. found in the
marshes Of Egypt; from its inner pitli
the form of paper called papyrus was
made. papyrus sheets were neatly
Joined. attached to Il stick and rolled
upon ii Whencc we have our VOL
volume" from the Latin yolvcre. e
rolll. The titles were written on tag
attached to the sticks or inscribed OF
the outside of the rolls. The rolls wes,
kept in round wooden boxes
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
Seek Mother Jones.
The People Of Brazil.

It Is provcrbial that Brazil ut present
has no middle class of population. Al
,he summit of society one finds num-
Der of unusually brilliant mcn-law.
yers, men Of letters and leaders in the
political world of this greatest in ex-
tent of the Latin-American republics
Below these, far below, are the vast
majority of the 22,000,O00 Of Brazilian
inhabitants. Of whom it Is said that not
far from GO per cent are illiterate--a
great body OF population without II
color line and needing nothing SO much
as u thorough system Of education.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
PAGE rHaEE
Epistolary Caution.

Before the customer paid his bill the
hotel stonographer tore several pages
out Of her notebook and handed them
10 him.
"Ouly the notes Of his letters" she
said 10 the next customer about
once In six months somebody comes
along who keeps such watchful eye
ou his correspondence that he won't
even let a stenOgrapher keep his notes.
Of course II is nothing TO us, and we
always give them up when asked to-
! don't know what the cautious folk
do with them destroy them, maybe.
Anyhow. there Is no record of foolish
rttcrauccs left in the Stenographer' )
books. New York Times.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
a Fine Sense Of Humor.

The russian emperor Ivan ". once
ordered one Of his high court officials
to procure for him measure full Of
ncas. ana when the poor man failed
through the freshness of the insects In
jumping ont Of the measure the en-
peror had his head cut off and inflicted
a line of 1000 ruilcs on the city OF
Moscow for its share in the failure.
On other occasions he would wander
away into thc country with some boon
COMPANIONS and II few Gagged bears and
when he came to u peaceful village
would let slip the bears and shrek with
laughter as the villagers rushed for
safety or fell victims to the hungry
animals.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
Ttue Consentment.

Let rs learn to he content with what
We have. Let us get rid OF our false
estimates. set up all the higher ideals
II quiet home, vines of our own plant
ing. few books full of the inspiration
of genius. a few friends worthy Of be
ing loved and able to love us In turn. A
hundred innocent pleasures that bring
mo- pain or sorrow. Il devotion to the
right that will never swerye. simple
religion empty Of all bigotry, full OF
trust and hope and love, and to such a
philosophy this world will give up all
the empty JOY it has.-David Swing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
Branding Criminals.

Until the end Of the eighteenth cen
fury the prisoners dock in most impor-
tant English law courts was furnished
with an iron upright and collar fixed
in front of the person who was being
tried. If a conviction followed and the
Judge elected to include Il decree Of
branding in the sentence that portion
of it was carried ont upon the spot
The criminals hand was put through
the collar, which was ettectually screw
cd around the wrist and, the necessary
branding iron having been previously
heated in the courthouse fire. was
forthwith marked upon the thumb with
The letters which the Judge directed to
be burned upon il.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
The Anti. Mosquito Plant.

In northern Nigeria there is a tree
called in scientific language Ocimum
viridc. which mosquitoes cannot toler-
ate. Two or three plants kept i'll every
room and placed along the veranda are
enough TO shut ont trespaSsing insects
\ mosquito gently inclosed in Il leaf Of
the plant will lose consciousness in 4
few seconds The bruised leaf has Il
scent not unlike that of wild thyme
md eucalyptus The natives of north
crn Nigeria prefer an Infusion of Its
leaves to quinine in malalial fever both
for themselves and their children.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
His Prodiqal Son.

MY boy, Coonrod. liked the story OF
The prodigal Son so much that he
lowed he'd be one" related Gap John
SON of Rumpus Ridge. HE says to
me. Gimme what's comm to me-
studied over it for spell. and then l
casually knocked him down with a
neck yoke. Thcre.' says l. You've
rot villa. is coming TO you and all the
rest Of the prodigal sons without the
trouble of So ntering away or soEcrs
after it. Get W and plow that there
cornv Also he done it."-Kansas City
Star.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
OFFICERS FIGHT OWN
MEN; KILL MANY

Copenhagen, July q Numerous ex.
ecutions Of mutnous Russian soldiers
are taking place daily on the western
front. according to adyices from petro-
grad.
Russian officers, il was said, furious
at their troops for deserving Their
tcnches, banded thcmsclyes into small
groups and fought like common sol
diCrs.
The losses among the Russian Of
fiCers have been very heavy. General
Kheiaguroff, commander Of the 0set-
insky regiment, has been killed in
southern Galicia.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
Or, Holmes Wit,

One Of the best repartccS ever crol-
tied to a habitual maker Of happy
phrases was that made by the beloved
"Autocrat Of the Breakfast Table on
u certain sccial occasion.
Going to dine with Il Boston neigh.
Dor, Or IIomes was met by her with
IN apology.
II coud not get another man. We
are four women, and you Will have to
take us all IN"
"Forewalned is fourarmcd," he said
with bow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28

It is sheer fJlly for any worker to bt
'a.lird away VITA the idea Of self I'M
Gortaayc. GOOD men and great men die
and their places are filled by others
who seem 70 do quite as well Il ~
true that all employers dread changes
inleSs forced upon them-thcy dread
.he period of probation when takins
OH new workers. So Lood workers are
reasonably safe. and the employers
who appreciate them are reasonably
sure of Il continuance If satisfaction
Exchange,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
BATTLE Of AISNE
V|V|DLY PICTURED
BY FRENCH WRITER
MEN LOOK ON IN AWAITING
THEIR TURN TO BE SENT INTO
FURNACE-GERMANS FAIL IN
ASSAULT.

Paris, July 2S-There is now com.
parative hull on the Aisne river front,
but the big guns are rumbling inces-
sanity and it is believed that this
annonading is the forerunner of
greater clash to come" says George
Prade, war correspondent of the Jour
nal in a dispatch printed today.
Mr. Prade gives vivid picture of
the battle for Craonne when the Ger
mans, with huge masses of picked
troops, launched their grand assaults
along the shell swept ridges of the
twin plateaus of California and Case
mates
"A long. gray black tableland dip
ping gently towards the east, is the
California Plateau, dropping onto the
Plain toward ChevreauX and COrbeny
and then to an interminable ridge
stretching to the west by the Case
mates. Vauclerc and Heurtebise
Plateau, bathed in soft light" He
writes up there the tempest RACES
uninterruptedly like an active volcano
with visions of earth hurled into
space and sharp bursts Of red flame
in the black of the woods over all
hangs the smoke of battle and thru
the valley rattles the reyerbrations
OF the mighty guns.
around us men are busy observ.
ing through glasses and wearing tele.
phone helmets, yelling out figures.
Others in shelters carpeted with maps
calculate and write orders Bells ring
like a telephone exchange
Outside in the valley where form.
erly men lived. loved and dreamed
death is passing. Behind us on the
slopes crest grave faced men in
blue trench helmets are stretched on
the grass and gaze with far.ot
look at the terrifying spectacle of red
flames. At any moment they may be
sent into the furnace
1.-THE hell of the battle of Craonne
broke on the morning Of July 10 with
violence equal to the worst days OF
Verdun. Two German armies under
the command Of General Won Boehn
and General Won Below. comprising
900 men, or eight divisions, of wes
Phalian, Prussian, Bayarian and Bad
en- threw themselves in a general as
II on the Aisne heights from Germ
to the California Plateau.
Eight days of steady bombardmen
had destroyed all the defenses.
The principal point of attack was il
the Craonne sector There the Gen
man commanders hurled forward pick
ed storming troops from the Fiftl
Guard
1.-Two hundred German batteries ha
prepared the way along a narrow from
of about mile and three-quarterS
This was the storm center
1.-THE Poilus were encompassed b
the onslaught on both wings, but tn
enemy carried the spinieres trenche
on the center For the next five day
positions were lost and rewon repea
eddy until the morning of July
when the French re.established thel
line and the Germans We're rendere
powerless to obtain any advantage.
"As result Of their frightful losse
the celebrated Twentieth Brandenbu
gers have been almost completely al
initiated The enemy is now reform
ing his shattered fifth Guard whic
represented the flower Of the Germa
army. The French losses were con
paratively light"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
CHAS. ICHAPLlN WOULD
ENLIST IF" COUNTRY
CALLED FOR HIM

Los Angeles. Cal. July 2S-Charlie
Chaplin. famous comedian OF the
Screen. today announced that he wa
ready for service under the Union
lack the minute that England, OF
which he is a subject, calls.
Charlie took q couple OF verbal hot
shots nj Lord Northciiifr Wha. in his
London Weekly Dispatch. called upon
Chaplin TO Join the colors
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
CHARACTER.

The haste 20 become rich at the
expense Of character prevails to
an alarming extent and cannot
be too severely denounced. What
is reeded today more than any
thing else is to instl n the
minds O. car young the desire
above all to build up character
that will win the respect Of all
with whom they may come in
contact, which is vastly moro
important than a great fortune.
Marshall Field.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
HOME LIFE.

Make the home what il should
bottle abode Of happiness.
There is no better way Of loving
and proving our love than by
showing at home all the courte-
sizes, sunshine and "better side"
Of our natures that most OF us
reserve for company use, for love
that takes these things for grant.
ed is either counterfeit or peril.
ously near death.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28

At the Council meeting held in the
City Hall at StreatOr it was decided
To hold the annual reunion Of the Big
Bend Veteran Reunion Association at
Cornell. Illinois, at date not to con
llict with the Streator Fair The
days of the reunion as selected by the
committee are August q, %, % and
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
Named In the Bible.
with Il boy

There are mentioned in the Bible the
lanles Of nineteen different precious
tones, six metals. 104 trees and plants,
liftt-iive animals, thirty-nnc birds.
,iX fishes, eleven reptiles, twenty In
ects and other small creatures.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
Ice Cream Social.

The Young Ladies Fidelity of ST.
Frances church viii give an ice cream
social on "Wednesday evening, August
I. on the church lawn. Everyb ny
welcome.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
Qualified.

"IIavc you the tirmness that enables
on to go on and do your duty in the
ace of ingratitude and ungenerous
i1titismT'
Il ought to have. ! once cooked for
camping party" -Wnshington Post.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28

When Baby was sick we gave her
Castoria.
When she was n Child, she cried for
Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to
Castoria.
When she had Children she gave them
CaStoria
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
Society Notes

The following IS the program that
will be given Sunday evening al 1870
o'clock at the Presbyterian church
Voluntary. Feststiele CDR. William
Bolchmari Mrs VIM c. Paisley.
Anthem. The Lord is King lash
ford- Choir.
Hymn Congregation.
Duet, Il VIII Magnify Thee tRath-
burnl Misses Ida thainberlin and
Sylvia Funk.
Scripture selection.
Local selection Frank Guthrie.
Prayer Pastor.
Hymn, "Ne'r My God to Thee tHa-
gem VIM c. Paisley,
Offert0ry, Flute Concorco (RinE)
Remarks Pastor.
Anthem. % Blessed Savior Mine
(Woolerl Choir.
Postludc, Festal March Cd. Bateiste
Calkin.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
Centraiize Aid.

Paris. July 10, by mail TO New YORK,
July Following ont the plan Of
the American commander in chief,
Major General John j. pershina that
all public RELIEF work having a direct
or indirect bearing on the war, should
be placed under a central committee
and on . military basis. The ambu-
lance. both field services comprising
the American ambulance corps AZ
Passy. and the American ambulance
hospital al Nouilly, have passed under
the direct control of The American
Red Cross.
The American army in France has
already taken over tho field section Of
what is known as the American Rcd
Cross Norton-IIarjos section, working
under direction o. the French govern
mcnt and It is believed thc next step
in the armies ct'on win be jhc as
similation Of The Lafayette EscadrilIo.
comprised exclusively of American
flyers. who have already seen service
on the front or arc i'm training at
4 the various aviation camps in France.
The Red Cross, in charge Of Major
( Murphy. who was recently appointed
a member Of General Porhjn2's stan
and which has been in France since
June %, has now SO far completed
. preliminary work Of ORGANIZATION that
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28

One hundred Daughters of Isabella
will be in Ottawa tonight as guests
of Mine Host and Mrs Lou Harvey at
the New Clifton. The party will have
dinner and breakfast at the Ottawa
hostelry and will spend the night
there. They are part Of a delegation
of three hundred ID. of Is who are
spending a part of today and all of
tomorrow at Starved Rock State Park
viewing the beauties Of the great his
toric spot.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28


heir posts would result in the 1000
union sWiichmcn also striking.
Chicago July 2S. Hinton G. Ga
baugh, department of justice lnvestl.
gator. represented the United States
ut war started an investigation this
afternoon to determine to what extern
the strike Of switchmen on the nine
teen Chicago railroad terminals is
blockins war plans.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men claimed to have about 5000 men
ont A report that negroes were 10
be imported as srikc.breakers, was
Indignantly denied by the railway
chiefs This afternoon. but not until i,
had caused much anger among the
strikers.
4 The railroad managers claimed to
/ have the strike won, announcing that
/ all passenger traffic was moving on
/ time. And that the ranks in the
| yards were being rapidly increased
/ Washington, July 2S-Forecast for
/ the week beginning Sunday, July 30:
/ Regain of great lakes: High tempera.
lures first half of week, will probably
be followed by lower temperature af.
ter Thursday. Generally fair weather
indicated, although widely scattered
thundershowers are probable?
New York, July 2S-The stock mark.
ct closed steady Government bonds
unchanged; railway and other bonds
steady,
Seek Mother Jones.
Springfield Ill, July 2S-SharIl
Wheeler this morning was SCORING
the city to learn if there is any basis
for a report that Mother Jones is in
Springfield to aid the striking street
ear motormen and conductors of the
Springfield Consolidated Railway t'om
pany. Labor men admitted that they
had been told Mother Jones was II
the city and was to address a mass
meeting. Her movements will be
closely watched when she is foun(
the sheriff said
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
SAMMIES ARE READY
FOR BATTLE LINES;
SCHOOLED TO LIMIT
OUR SOLDIERS NOW IN FRANCE
AWAIT WORD THAT WILL TAKE
THeia INTO TRENCHES FOR AT
TACK ON GERMANS.
BY JOHN EDWIN NEvIN.
international News Service Staff
Correspondent


Washington. July Pershings
men will take their places on the
western front very shortly. They
could be used today if the necessity
demanded it. Confidential reports re-
ceiyed in Washington show that the
Ptrshing division already has more
than a good working knowledge Of
latest war methods The camp in
developed that the training the men
got on the Mexican border has made
them absolutely fit. But they are be-
ing held in base headquarters and
their training is continued until their
reserve units get on the ground.
There will be no official announce.
mcnt Of the arrival of the new units
on French soil The War Department
already has made it plain that as
1 American troops are equipped and
made ready to fight they will be sent
forward over seas But there is to be
no parading Of that development The
fact that the initial pershing division
/ got thru without casualties now is adj
mitted to have been due more to good
luck than to anything else. Conse-
qucntly there Is no more parading Of
laden transports down rivers and out
through bays past heavily laden ferry
boats so that all of the world may
know that American soldiers are on
the way to the front.
1t was announced today in dispatch
es from London that Generals Biddle
and Blatchford had arrived there en-
route to France accompanied by their
STATS The war department had moth
ing TO add to his bare statement II
simply was pointed out that general
officers staff officers who go forward
in regular order now that the United
States is about to take over its own
section OF the battle front. Officials
nouncement of the Secretary of the
Navy Daniels that the seizer German
steamer Vaterland was again in com
= mission and that all Of the larger Ger
/ man merchant vessels will be operat
= ed by the navy as transports for 'roop
and supplies This will make it casio
! tC keep Pershings men fully equipped
with food stulis, munitions and tn
. like
Every effort is being made by TIL
war department to hurry the MANI
facture OF munitions and supplies.
dozen big plants now are turning on
heavy artillery Of the type that wi
be used on the front lines in Frame
e These guns are Of the same patter
, that the British and French are usin
=, . that ammunition will be Standard
p, ed in all of the armies
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28
GOVERNMENT TAKES
HAND IN RAIL STRIKE

Confined from Page H.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
How 10 Stop Loss Of Hair
and Start New Growth

If YOU hair is thinning out, lifeless
fun Of dandruf and your head itches
like mad, it's sure sign of the danger
GUS dandruff germ, and quick action
must be taken to save what hair you
have and start new growth Don't
wait until the hair root is dead, for
then nothing can help you, but get
from your druggist four ounces Of
Partisan sage-it don't cost much and
there is nothing YOU could use that's
any better. Or, Sangerbund, the fam.
Gus Paris specialist, discovered that
dandruff and falling hair are caused by
a microbe-then came the discovery
Of the value Of Partisan sage Qiquid
form to destroy this germ. prevent
falling hair and the formation of dand.
ruff. 4 few messages with Partisan
sage are all that are usually needed
and very soon you should be able to
see the new hairs coming in Partisan
sage is womens fayorite hair dressing
because IL will not stain and makes the
hair lustrous soft and fuzzy BE sure
You get Partisan sage (GirouX's) for
this brand is guaranteed William l..
Gokay can supply YOU
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10

We take this little sentence from
Pierre de Coulevam's The Heart of
Love" "What constitutes the worth Of
n country is the worth of each mem.
Der Of it,"
That is great truth. In the light OF
1t only worthy citizen is a patriot
The questions are: Who is tie worthy
citizen? What are his qualities? What
sort OF life does he lead? When these
questions are pressed with respect 10
very many people it will be found that
there are many persons who are real
enemies of the country rather than its
putil0ts. Every CRATER, every demG-
g0euc. every spells politician, ever
drunEald, every gambler, every pro
fuhc swcorer. cvcry Far bacEblter anc
every man Who beats and curses his
wife is an enemy Of the country. and
50 long as they last the republic viii
pc an experiment aud problem. One
must he II worthy man to bo Il friend
Of his country. Ohio state Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10
FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS
New England Conference Is to be Held
In Rutland.


The New England tuberculosis con
ference will be held this year in Yer
mont at Rutland, October 4 and 5.
The National Association for the
Study of Tuberculosis has already ar
ranged q most interesting tentative
program Some Of the foremost ex-
perts ION the subject will be present
IN each of the New England states,
a continuation committee has been
formed for the purpose OF urging ply
sicians. health officers, social workers
and all interested in this subject to at.
tend the conference.
The Vermont continuation commit.
tee viii meet at the Berwick hotel
Wednesday at . p m. The committee
is as follows: DR.. Charles'S. Caverly,
Rutland; Franklin ). Billings, Wood
stock, Dr. j. H. Blodgett, Bellows
Falls; Rev A. H. Bradword, Rutland;
L. NJ. Bradley. Brattleboro; Or. C. F.
Dalton. Burlington; Mrs c. c. Fits
Brattleboro; Col. c. c. Forbes st. Al
bans H. 5. Howard, Burlington; DR.
f. r. Kidder, Woodstock; Thomas
Magner, Burlington +. c. Partridge
and Miss Emily Dutton Proctor, Proc
tor; Mrs. Anna Hawks Putnam, Ben
nington; DR. Edward j. Rogers Pitts
ford; r. +. Smith. White River juno
ton. Harold w Slocum, Burlington
John NJ Thomas, Middlebury; DR. II
S. Goodall, Bennington Mrs. b. Ii
Stone. Burlington; Mrs w L. Watson
Waterbury; S. HOLSTER Jackson
Barre; f. L. Howe, Bennington
James Hartness, Springfeld; Mrs. Gil
bert Davis. Windsor; Dr. w. n. Bry
ant Ludlow; Roger llulburd Hyde
Park: H. l.. Hindley and Rev. John
NJ Brown, Rutland.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-10

Viewed as an optical instrument the
human eye may well be called perfect.
for it IS an apparatus contained in a
globe less than an inch in diameter, in
which is produced an image practically
perfect Ia form and color and which
can he accurately adjusted almost in
stanuy for every distance from five
inches to infnity, which is movable in
every direction, has an area small
enough for the detection of the most
minute details and at the same time
large enough for the apprcc iation Of
large objects. aud which enables Us TO
see all shades of color and to estimate
distance. solidity and. to some extent
the consistency Of objects.