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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-15

4 few men work too hard aud 4 Tor
Z men rest too much.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-15

No cirl appreciates a lover Who is
cable 10 hold his own
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-31

States only IL are observed generally,
and some Of those, like Memorial Day
and Arbor Day, fall on varying dates
in different states. Thirteen South
and Central American countries share
our Columbus Day with us. There are
70 other countries with independence
Days, though not one falls on our
Fourth Of July. In fact, that date is
unique IN not being celebrated any
where else on earth for any occasion,
excepting little Panama, which shows
it's grateful friendship by observing
our Independence Day as we'll as two
Of her own. Several other countries
have more than one independence
Day on their calendars.
Americas Red Letter Days.
American local holidays are rich in
historical significance. Of such are
the commemorations Of Bunker Hill
and Bennington and New Orleans and
San Jacinto the all but forgotten
Fast Day IF New England, still sur
viving in New Hampshire; Patriots
Day in Maine and Old Defenders Day
in Baltimore, Pioneer Day In Idaho
and the various Admission Days pop
ular with other Western states Con-
federate Memorial Day in the South,
together with the birthdays OF Lee
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-31

own country offer particularly rich
field. If one knew the meaning of all
the half hundred days celebrated in
the United States, with the collateral
events connected with each, he would
be well versed in the nations history.
One of the first surprises in store
for such student is to learn that the
United States has no national holt
day. The reader will at once think
of Fourth of July and Of the Presi-
dents Thanksgiving proclamation.
But no even these are national. Acts
OF Congress and Presidents pro-
nouncements in this respect apply
only to the District of Columbia and
the territories The states usually
follow suit, but as a matter of Gus
tom only and not Of law. Hsre is q
chance to win some bets from your
friends.
OF the 81 holidays of the United
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-31
BY GARRETT SMITH.

HILE man plays or prays the
M worlds business will be in
terfered with on 281 DAYS
during 1918. In other
words, there will be only "a DAYS in
this coming year that are not Sun
days or special holidays in one or
more important commercial regions
OF the earth. Nor is this an unusual
condition created by the war. we
are accustomed to jump remarkable
conditions into the category of war
evils these days. On the contrary
some Of the lighting nations have for
the time being stripped their decks of
minor and unusually superduous holt
days.
Ever since man was condemned to
earn his bread by the sweat of his
brow he has been putting in lot of
spare time trumping up methods of
beating the game, Next to working
into the boss's job the invention of the
holiday has been one of, his abIest
HCtle achievements In this line. Like
wise ever since bosses and holidays
evolved, along about history's sun
rise, the former have been cursing
the latter as troublesome breaks in
the years work. BY the Middle Ages
holidays had become so numerous
that they seriously interfered with
Industrial pursuits. A valuable re-
suit Of the Reformation not generally
appreciated was the abolition OF a
large portion of these holidays.
But as time went on political
and religious milestones accumulated
again. Today, while the years over
load in any one country is by no
means as serious as in the Middle
Ages, the growth Of International
finance has made the worlds aggre-
gate Of closed days q serious factor
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-31

encies listed Brazil leads, with 81
holidays. The United States, with
81, is 8 close second, although she,
unlike Brazil. practically ignores the
church days. Another popular delu-
sion is shattered when we find that
France has only Is formally observed
days and Italy only %. We had sup
posed the Latins always outdid us in
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-31

this particular. Among the other bel
i1gerents Germany, it is presumed,
will observe 20 days next year, Great
Britain Is. Japan Is and Russia II.
In most Of these countries numerous
local holidays ordinarily observed
have been abandoned during the war.
The study Of holidays is fascinat-
Ing to the historian. Those OF our
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-31

Derby Day. One Of the Holidays of Sportoving England
!. Quaint Chinese New Year Parade
New York City declares Holiday When Troops Start
for the Front
Carnival in Nice
French Citizens celebrating the Fall of the Bastle
New York Ctys Financial District Decorated in Honor
OF a Foreign War Mission.
Feast OF Corpus Christi, Cathedral Square, Bogota.
!. Venetian Holiday Regatta the Grand Canal
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-31

and an expensive one. Not until now,
however, has any attempt been made
10 compile an exhaustive list of holi-
days for the guidance of bankers and
merchants. This task has just been
completed by the Guaranty Trust
Company Of New York city. The re-
suits have been published in a book
let that should be valuable addition
TO the reference library of every bank
in the county doing more than a pure
ly local business.
Importance of Bank Holidays.
Suppose bank has commercial
paper collectable in Peking or Athens
or Cape Town on January S. It is
important to know whether the hank
in that particular city will be omen
that day. Does any one around the
place know whether January 5 is
bank holiday in Peking or Athens or
Cape Town? Usually no one does
It's hard enough to keep tabs on the
81 holidays rampant in these United
States. 1t therefore becomes neces-
sary to send an expensive cablegram
to get the information. This sort of
thing happens not once, but MANY
times, In every banking house with
an extensive foreign business. The
Guaranty Trust Company found it
was spending several hundred dollars
a year in telegraph and cable tolls to
get this information piecemeal. That
is probably true of all the larger in
stitutions doing similar business:
hence the value Of having this infor-
nation compiled in advance.
Contrary to the popular notion, the
new democracies of the west enjoy a
greater number of holidays than their
sister nations of the eastern. hemi-
sphere, OF the 81 nations or depend
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-31
Only 81 Days in 1918 in
Which the Worlds BUSH
ness Is Not Interrupted
Somewhere by Holidays
and Sundays.

" There Is no national legal hol- 4
n Iday In the United States.
X Massachusetts does not OBJ 4
X serve New Years Day as a 4
X legal holiday. \
X Five Christian countries do \
X not observe Christmas as a Ie- X
X gal holiday. 4
X New Years Day Is the only X
X holiday observed throughout the "A
K world \
X Eleven different dates are OBJ \
X served ss New Years Day in
4 different parts Of the world. 4
X international business will be 4
\ lnterfered with by holidays or
X Sundays on 2s1 days In 1918, of 4
X these 2e1 days being holidays. X
X This leaves only 81 days In \
X which universal banking busl- X
\ ness Is possible. X
4 November, with 20 holidays X
X In different parts of the world, X
X leads the months. x
\ March, with 10, has the few X
X est holidays. X
X Brazil leads the nations of the X
X world with "a holidays. X
X The United States comes next 4
X with 50. X
x ~
1k%kk*& Xxx X
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-31

HILE man plays or prays the
AI worlds business will be In
V terfered with on PSI days
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29

Al Introduction Ia soms 81 fhs lead
err will show that Iber. are brain.
- well a. hsli.iS behind ih. Zapsfs
movement sHNs The Christina Hsrals-
Grn. Alfredo ssrraios ass n former
lawyer. who had uad. = good reeor.s
a. sai,li-r II viii surprise Aineri-
canS Ia learn that he wSs at one lime
ferssul ~ Marx Hanna. the nnsf.i
politician ~ Ohio.
His history j. romantic one. -
homeless rsif he WAS taken Ia shs-
United States by M American, wh"
promised TO give him az ~ducstlab.
Ia clrs.land. o.. the American die-s
and young Scrrstos MAS left stranded.
For three years lie worked st the
homs ef S-nsfur Hsnns. moving
lawns aud caring for horses.
Later the sonng Mexican returned
ts Mexico aud studied Law. lie spsass
three languages nnently. In the eon-
sssflon cabinet he sss slecfed sscrs-
tsry 81 War. These were saise of the
men who were Zsrsis's lisutenss,s
aad advisers.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29

We are inviting every mission
WON an. man and child to help US
in this great cause. ard every
friend TO the Baptist cause that we
may do great work for the cause
81 Christ this year. We are ask
ing every Missionary Baptist
church in the state from the era
die roll to the w. l.. and N. TO
representative by person or let
ter TO the Association whic h con-
venes with the Salem NJ B. church
Chicago, Ill. May 81, 1918.
You must help spread the Cos
pei il you are Missionary Baptists.
We welcome all Baptists that have
not joined US to come see what we
are. for yourself, and what we are
doing. We welcome you with all
the power of our being, to join US
for Christ and humanity.
llumbly your servant.
B tile Wilkerson.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
French a. !, 10 Spoken.

Mrs. j. Guy Haugh ils2 North Ne
rldian street. . FRENCH woman. born
and bred aud - she expresses N her
helf. French In every one Of nav
thoughts. In ever fber of nay being
has evolved plan far III. help of sal-
dIrrs Who are about Z" 90 ever there
Ia speak Ordinary. conversational
French The idea came 10 her be-
cause some soldiers friends 81 her
husband. would undertake 10 talk 10
her Ia French knowing her io be = na-
tive French woman.
Nav Mr. liaa.l~ home j. fae~s-
INK place fssr iiuclc satn's xol.iiera
sho under her saldaue.. m. learning
ia ials plain uuadarne,i French. Tire
priyntss have class n her bonn. "a
Thursday .yruinF agd ufiles-rs GA Mon
slas evening. hesH.rn eight nud ten
o',lpck All men wearing tuclr Sans
snlform mr.. N.lepnsd aHl There =
10 charge for Tie le~~ous. No booss
are usssl. nud ia Ensiisl - sisokss.
Airs IiauKh advises soldiers who ar.
niread, taking Ff.ueh les@ou- 10 eos
iiuue ihesn. n the gatherings ~ her
home ~. b~r,f. ia assist The men "a
acquiring rapidly an ability To sah
Freneh.=-ltdlanap"lls Nsws.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
Notice.

To the Women's + & Mission
Societies OF the Mt. Olive Bap-
fist Association.
Dear Sisters IT he time is last
approaching for the Executive
Board each auxiliary is asked TO
send delegate or some money
to help defiay the expense of the
meeting and Tor lie building of
the Livingston Normal.
The meeting is called to meet
at Centralia, before the LIST Sun
day in April Thursday.
The Vice President is requested
to be present as ! may not be BILE
TO be present. The weather and
other expenses may not allow me
to leave home. but lit is possible
for me to attend. will. am
praying for a good meeting.
Sisters. let US get up and get
busy and prepare for the State
Meeting in May Some OF us may
be gone to our Rev ard. but il so
let those that remain close up the
ranks and keep pressing forward.
Move forward is the slogan.
Yours 10 His Name,
II J. Blake.
Dist. Pres.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
CASE OF 100 UNTO OTHERS"
crsndma's SIZING Up of the situatioa
Showed Pretty Good Judgment
Of Human Nature.

The wise man Solomon remarked a
long time ago That II a man is 10 have
friends he must show himself friend-
ly: and 1t might be said now that If
man Is himself n good nelghbor. De
is mighty likely to have good neigk-
bors--as rule.
ON This point We recently ran across
an interesting farm story. fresh from
the prairies Of The West. The moral
Is one that cannot be- too often emphn-
sized aud this Is tile story as the
American Cooperative journal gives
IL:
They tell Of m oid grandma who
was sitting ia front OF her home. knit
ting In the sunshine, when an immi-
grant With covered wagon drew up hss
team and gave them rest and drins.
Homdyr spoke mp GTsndmn-
Where be you a'goinT
ITO Nebraska, grandma
An where be suu fromf
Z" From back ia Indiana state
wall. / spoSe you jest hated 10
leave the old home and nelghbors =
agnin asked grandma.
No. Deed We did uoi We bad Tie
peskiesf. meanest nclghbor. We aas
glad Ia get shed 81 'em.
Yes. hut you'll aiel plenty more
just Ike em where Yaure agalu
And then grandma neut On knitting.
"A fes days later another immigrant
wagon viii il family drew up nj 10.
water trough Aud again grandma
asked the usual questions a TO where
they wefe going and WHERE they we're
from.
Hui this time the answer 10 tie
question 81 whether ihet did moi hate
Ia break ~ old hulne tics was differ
enf.
Indeed. We did hate to leave.
grandma. u nearly bruse "ur hearts.
We had the hr-t uslsh.,ars that any
one ever had
Yes. o,nsel.fi grau,iuia. = know.
how lis. bat sau1l hn1 plenty mar.
Just like .nl whrre your. a.g,du'.. f'---
The Progressive Farmer.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
FORGOT HIS CROUCH
Uniform Caused Transformation
in Surly Boss

III SNiB poSS
Simple Story Of Harold the Office 30,
Who Became a Man When He
Donned the Khaki of His
Uncle Sam.
In the first place.
The boss.
i short man.
With m awful Crouch.
And in the second place.
Harold Burns.
Who WIS our office boy.
Was = tall boy.
Aud he always smiled.
And just week.
prom the very day.
That he got The job.
Ills voice.
Started to change.
And The boss would call him
And he'd say.
sYcs. sir
In high soprano.
Aud Tin coming
In deep eentralto.
And Right away. SIR"
In tenor
Aud Here il Is. sir"
In bass.
And the first time he did IL
The boss
lad an Idea.
lie was being kidded
And said
"tsss-& %&4+ses
And Harold said.
W sir
I can't help II.
My voice u changing"
And anyway.
Always after that
III. buss hated him.
AMI then ore day.
A baud went by
With Over There
In iilare of brass.
And Ne all locked out.
Aud marching troops
ON The street below.
FILLED all of our hearts
With Whatever II IL.
Tat over There
And marching troops.
Put into our hearts.
And iilled orr eyes.
And We all went hHek.
To our work day desks.
And the mex, DAY came.
And Harold came.
Aud " whispered Go ne.
lie nas going "a quit. -
And called the boss.
- great big stiff
And went In.
And told The boss
That weSl hay. Ia find
Another box
Aad Told lin, Why.
Aud ail he said.
Nns, Go 81 one.
with vice ihai's set"
In less than y week.
olir Harold Burns
Came back again.
Milh y uniform.
And u permanent voice.
Aud light ia his eyes.
And hls shoulders squared.
And he'd just come in.
10 say goodbye
And Was saying IL.
whrn III. bo>s came in.
Aud n lille While inter.
ia. boss tnzz-r.
Buzz-d its buzz.
And went ia.
And IL wanted Ia know.
II the hoy outside.
Mas oar old ONCE boy.
And ssid he was.
And Ire ASKED me then.
To ~eI.l him In.
And that dny neon.
tine Harold Burns.
An effice bay.
ons week lrfsrs.
And bls srsiwhile bosa
A shsrt. sfont insR.
With an awful CROUCH.
Ate lunch together.
And Then shaok hxn,ls.
And said goodbye.
And here In the afics.
Tire bass and his Crouch.
Live on.
And thrive
And make lif. tsS-A.
far the new office boy.
*. 6. u. IN The New Puck.
Has Plans Ger Sic Time.
Allen. ffty-enr, known as tie Nh
ionsire klds' declared ~ San Fran
cisco police court he was 'goiug 4
tt.tx ffts ,aattuf.tt, la In fna .~.nia
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29

Allen. fifty-onr, known ne the NIL
ionaire Md declared ~ . San Fran
cisco police conrt he was "goiug to
hwy all the mountain dew In the world
- soon ~ he got the fortune OF SS 90.
NM left 10 him by his father.
Allen was srrested with either We
grants. lie ~ss asked n he WAS 90.
ing te take his tramp friends with him
on the Jay party
same ~ them. perhaps" be replied.
I'VE sure are going to have sone time
but m never he buried In The potter's
reid. A. sooa rs ! ger that ys.Mw0
I'm going - sci aside S73 for = decent
burial"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
Hard War Timss.

The suburban hurtsek-~p~r Was sgain
without > nssher~ainsu and had Tried
in ssln oil over i"wn 10 gel another.
Each ~.,asn she called had Monday
inken. and every other day for the,
matter. THIS woman did not care L"
send her clothes To large Lsundry, for
ale had just had pnt in = new washing
outfis IN The basement. A. last re-
SORT she called up y woninn an The tel
epboiie ~iio bad done her washing the
summer before.
MARY she said. ''w.nld yoB come
~asbingy III give yau 81
''s;o on. Miss White" responded eel
ored Mary. II sm hsvin' ny wsshiRT
tsk~n out now .''--indIansp0 polls News
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29

We would thank all OF our SUBJ
cribers who are in arrears for the
paper to remit at once Do on
TO as. as yon woui6 that ofheis
do to you. This i. one part of
genuine religion. May We ex-
pecs to receive post Office order
in tho next mail.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
Queer viii peeisrss vsIs.

DIR. Cameron Knight. san Francis
80 physician. had such y poor opinion
OF the general run of nurses that he
wrote y viii beqn~sshIng his entire ss-
tate to any woman who might nurse
him free of charge aud without the ex-
pectation Of amy reward When he
died Mrs. Alice Widrin. friend, pc
titioned for the estate. saying that she
had taken care Of rhe doctor In his
declining years without the slightest
thought of compensation. The courts
declared the will void. because II bad
oniy one subscribing witness instead "
two.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all
those who are 10 arrears for The
Gazette, that We will be compr!l-
ed to cut you of our list Nov. *
and if not paid by that time the
account VIII be given out for col
lection. We are giving YOU fair
warning as we would like to retain
you on our list. You ueed the
paper and the money to operate
the plant II you can't pay all
pay a par. and have to the Ist of
Jan. to pay up in full
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
Secret Revealed.

Wear yonr summer undercl0thes, :"
SAYS one NJ the doctors. ''and give
your bo,ly chance to furnish its own
heat" That's fine. Now ne know
how the ladies' who wear game sleeves
when the thermometer registers "a
manage 90 be comfortable. Springfield
(O.l News.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
Extra Ordinary Notice.

Scf whey dio - nave OCSu %
lent but not asleep, realizing the
Shortness of time we shall be ex-
pected to meet each other in our
State Association which will con-
vene with Rev. DR. Haywood and
ms good people otthe Salem Rap
fist church Chicago, on Tuesday
before the fourth Lord 5 day in
May
thought ! had better let you
know that we are looking forward
70 that eventtul day with great
hope in spite oil the severe winter
and the quietness OF our people
about the work. Dear co-work-
ers it is high time that We were at
our Fathers business, every av-
eaue is calling for volunteers to
work, pray, and give for the fur
fherance Of Christ s kir gco II on
earth.
The winter has just passed and
we have not paid our pledges and
now we have it all to do in this
short time that remains. The
National Corresponding Secreta-
ry has appealed to US tie second
time and we have been informed
OF the same, by our worthy State
Cor. Sec. OF our pledge OF ]25 90
10 the Foreign mission board, also
Of our pledge OF 500. 90 to the
school at Nashville. Tenn. was IN
hope we could have paid part
of il this winter but we could not
hear from our circles. but we know
the winter has been hard. so we
all are going to get busy and send
10 or bring our part to Chicago IN
May.
Send word to our correspond
-
ing Sec. sister NJ. b. Taylor. Colp
as TO what you can or will do. an
swer some OF her communica ions
and make her feel that you are
willing to co operate with US and
help make the work what 1t ought
to be. She asked each pastor to .
arouse the women to d sense OF
their duty, and in so dong |
ne would only be helping him
self, for when a pastor gets the
women 10 working along the mis-
SION line they move everything,
and raise money for more than
One thing, so do not be afraid
aea pastors that it viii take from
your church, instead 1t will add
10 the amount you have Tor in
helping others we always help
ourselves.
There has never been a time
when tn. christian army needs TO
arouse to duty as now there has
never been such whcles ale slaugh-
Ter al humanity as now. and sin
Is the cause oil it all Oh, think
Of the innocent combataDts OF our
race who are faced isto this hu-
man slaughter. and OF the many
whose souls are nnpsepared. chris
sians there is great work await
ing.
Will we do our bit for Chris,
and humanity Then let US arise
and be doing something to help
spread the gospel. Let Us be
preparing places and educating
our boys and girls for the great
fields OF opportunity that ase and
will open TO them LET US help sup.
port the issionzries at home and
IN the foreign fields.
Let send the light OF the Cos.
pei. We do not know what will
bee Jane OF us as nation. The
thought is one that should cause
Solemn reflection on the part OF
every patriot and christian. for il
> n 4. frafh is onf III ffuSed er,cr ,v;ll
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-03-28
Cradle Under Gun Fire.

Today is the one thousand, three
hundred and twenty-sixth day OF
the war.
1t does not seem possible that
Germany has managed to combat
the eau civilization for such a
period
In / eth OF time there have
been Is of babies born in
France = born in caves and
dagouis, cradled in gunfire, with
the sound of bursting shells and
kissing bombs the only lullaby they
have ever known.
Thousands Of these babies live,
the Lord alone knows how, and will
never see or know that they have
had father.
These war babies are wards of the
world, and the greatest work now
being done by the American Red
Cross in France is in behalf Of these
little waits of war. This work, as
no other, should make the most pc
tent appeal to American generosity
and to the sense of justice that
burns strong in every American
h. art.
There is also in the conditions of
chaos surrounding these offsprings
0 battle an appeal to imagination.
II is one that brings before us the
dark scenes of desolation in the
blighted section of France visited
by the curse of the war, Here we
can find these infant refugees hiding
in deserted villages, cradled beneath
the below of big guns, loved and
cared for by helpless mothers as best
they can in crumbling ruins of hum
BILE homes. once the happy abiding
places Of the French peasantry.
The American Red Cross has
found peculiar opportunity for the
reclamation work. Many of these
walls CT war have been orphant d
since their advent into this troubled
world. Many were orphaned before
their birth. Most of them are ex-
listing in a half-starved condition OF
want. Some of them are reported
to have been found blind because of
the awful conditions under which
their infancy has been passed. The
tiny sufferers come out of their
hiding places into the protecting
C ire OF the doctors and nurses to be
restored To- a semblance of normal
childhood and are being saved to
rebuild France.
The story of these pathetic figures
is one that should make those who
have given to the Red Cross work
give again and again.
France must be reclaimed after
this reign of terror, but before the
work of reclamation can be begun
these war babies must be reclaimed
and fitted for the work that will be
their heritage.
France viii have to begin all over
again, and out of the ashes new
and more powerful nation will arise.
la the meantime the babies must
be saved in order that the new coun-
try can again be populated with men
and women of the new generation.
-[Commercial-Appeal.