Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-24

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RUGS AND ROSES

II was glorious day and Ronald
Winfield was humming a bright air
with no thought of sef-pity because
Of his tasks, but Remington Rae did
not know this when he called out sym
pathetically:
hello. I'm no end sorry you're hav-
ing such beastly afternoon. I'm Just
back from the woods. It's long tramp
and nothing worth while today. Tired
~ anything and dusty as country
buggy But that's nothing to staying
rome and beating rugs Why don't
you get a vacuum cleaner Everybody
with any regard for health or cleanl.
pess has one or will have soon. Just
clutches the dirt in your rugs and lifts
il right out. Keeps them clean, too,
sll the time instead of having spasms
Of cleanliness. Doctors and yeteri.
nary surgeons recommend it for keep
Ing the house in sanitary condition.
Biggest boon to gardeners Simply
empty the dust taken from the rugs
ON the cornfleld or potato patch. No
other fertilizer needed.
'Women possessing this marvellous
Invention are organizing new civic
and literary clubs, al they have moye
time now than they know what to do
With. And the children they cry for
II. II Is SO light in action that they
beg to run 1t in place OF playing
games.
"Those who have tried the vacuum
once declare that life without it IS
not worth living II you can't afferVi
both q cleaner and piano, would
advise you by all means to get the vac,
Adds years to your life"
when do you expect to go out as
travelling salesman REM" asked
Ronald, laughing immoderately at his
friends amusing take-off Of a vacuum
CLEANER demostrator in their town.
a We'll, old man, all Joking aside the
iting is a good deal more than I've
said II you think you're clean---I
mean your rugs and carpets-before
Jcu get one of these machines you're
nightly mistaken. l guess some
women feel like going into hiding
after the first trial Of the vac. on their
broomswept rugs. Mother did, and
you know she's considered an i'm
r1aculate housekeeper
But I'm sorry, Ronald, you had to
poke around here all afternoon swing
ing a carpet beater and seeing moth.
hut flying dust"
"Oh, you needn't waste any sym.
pathy on me. I've had a jolly good
time-better than YOU have had &C.
tordng to your own story. Really,
the dust didn't worry me, at least,
after | decided that it would be fool.
ish to carry a crouch because |
couldn't do what wanted to do. You
know, Remington, how crazy am
about things that grow and fly and
smell woodsy?'
Remington nodded.
well, made up my mind after I'd
howned a silly temper to get ac-
Quainted with our hack yard"
ITS great" observed the visitor,
looking around him with renewed in
-terest.
Mothers chief gardener She has
planned everything since father has
gone. But I'm going to do my share
after this.
while it's mighty fine to 70 where
there are no man noises not hing but
you and the woods, the birds, brooks
and little animals and the wild,things
growlng--if you've the right sort Of
lack yard you can find nearly all the
entertainment you want, and this
afternoon ! made up mind id have a
= good time, woods or no woods"
W We'll, out with it. What do you do?"
asked Remington, with some impa
tjence, az Ronald paused in meditation
"Maybe you'll laugh--but shaw! What
do care?" And Ronald braced him.
self az he continued: .as+ n
First of all, you see this carpet
beater looks like a near cousin to u
tennis racket and with little ina.
kination to make II seem like the real
thing had jolly good time for a
while felt all right and the rug
didn't suffer either, In fact, I'm sure
TIE work was better done for mixing
with 1t little cheer. was getting
exercise, too not only with the right
arm, but the left. az well
Just as was becoming a little
tired Of tennis breeze sprang up,
and i caught Whit Of something
nicertthan you'll ever find in one Of
those cut glass gveen and lavender
labeled bottles that girls keep their
scent stuff in. wasn't long in dis
covering that 1t WAS roses. Look at