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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-19

cat inca de mici vanitati mostenite
dar cald, pasionat de lumina, fnse.
tat, par'ca de O viata noua. DE-
multe-ori credea ca surprinde pc fl.
gura aceea dulce, atentiva, I'm re.
flex de entuziasm, ca 0 tremurare
a propriilor lui visuri. =. 81 atun-
ci mintea lui 0 chema adinc, hipno.
tic.
81 Sc ducea Gu ca in singuratati
ba nu, in lume, in 'agitatiile vietei,
unde Sc cere forta 81 vointa, unde
bunatatea 81 simpatia noastrS are
|scop sun Gimp larg de desfdsura.
re, unde sunt atitea rani de vinda-
cat 81 lacrimi de sters, 81 ilnde sim,
tie pururea Cd are pentru &c trai; 81
aminddi luptau, Sc indemrau Ia
munca, Isl aduceau puterea lor do
energie in marea 81 ,generoasa fra
mintare a vietii, vibran de dnrori-
lie altora, 81 GU cit sufereau mai
multi, GU att Sc iubiau 81 Sc admi-
rau unul pc altul pentru CO Gu a.
'devarata iubire, vecinic tfn6r3 81
inalterabila, nu traeste dc cit din
admiratie. 4.
Alta-data ] Sc parea rece; mindra
de frumusetea. si de rochile
s'atunci isi adncea aminte de- lu-
mea desarta IN care traia inchieS,
de viata ei artificiala, de prejudi-
tiiie a vanitat tile sreditare, AZ Sare
ny se maj putea desface, pentru c3
erauK .sineels ii. simtsst u depxr.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-19

| Ce rau imi pare ca nu mi-am in
Semnat...
Dan ridica ochii, 81 ramase inmar
murit. La casa din fata, in perva-
zul unei ferestre deschise, Ana sta
in picioare 81 Sc uita la ell. Ea 81
inclina capul c'un zimbet. Ell Sc ro-
ST.. salutat oareY 81 mai dete O.
data din cap, zapacit, neindraznind
| so priveasca, neputind sd 81 Ia O.
chii de la acea. dulce, ametitoare,
fascinanta aparitiune.
0, acum intelegea de cel atrase-
Sc cu alta farmec 81 de unde i We
nea acel sentiment vag, neobicinuit,
ca 0 presimtire de fericire, pc care
l avea in casuta asta GU lilieci, la
poarta! Ochii Anei, peste acesti IL
lieci, bateau in fereastra lui, ca 0
raza de SCARE in odaia unui bolnav.
Oar. aici sedea eaf Cind Sc
mutasef Casa lor era in Calea Vic
toriei. De &c nu sc mai duce de la
fereastra ~. Pare a mai slabit; Sc
uita n strada. Geo Fl gindindf. !.
0 trasura, Sc oprise la poarta. A
ma Sc pleaca, face-un semn 81 dis
pare.
Cine-o Fl veniti I, Gu liliecii astia,
M se mai poate vedea mimic in stra'
da..
Ia se mai iveste o clipa en- pala-
ria 'n,cap, iisaranc o privire nefn.
teleasa, parc'a yrut a spuna ceva,
psrca i-s arafat ceva, d carte. !, s
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o G A 4 I U N x r A 3 4.
DE VfNZARE.

Doua rinduri de popice Ecu
glarie), complet echipate. 81
Wind foarte ieftine. Sa pot trans
porta orr 81 unde. LEAN cump8
rat ocaziunal 81 lie vindem ieftine
Stunt desmontate, gaia de TRIMS
Deci grabiti, acuma vine timpu
iernei cind Sc plateste unui ne
gustor ca pc linga o sala de bi
liarde sa alba 81 doua linii de Gu
glarie.
Adresati-va la:
Augustin Sissea, 130 North Str.
Newark, Ohio.
(1x6)
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A v z.

Societatsa rominA de ajutor q
cultur& ,,Plugarul Romin'' dir
Youngstown, Ohio, in adunaree
generala a hptarit . da 0 psrs
cere Gu teatri pc seara zilei De "A
Noemvrie 1918. Deci pc aceasta
Gale rugam pc onoratele Societ6ti
Parochii 81 Cluburi Ga bine voia,
sea a nu aranja alte petreceui rl
sus numita ii pentru ca sa avean
0 buna reusita Gu aceasta oca.
ziune.
Prexidiul.
(38-4O)
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ferita. Recomandam fara ezitare
sistemul chinezilor. Rigiie tinere
invitat, rigie cit mai des 81 sonor
in timpul mesei. E eel mai bun
indiciu ca al mincat multi, 81 nu
maninca multi decit acela caruia
i-au placut mincarile. Amfitrioni
vor fl incintati. Daca nu poti RI
gil in mod firesc, inghite ianinte
de masa % CRANE de bicarbo-
nat artificial cea mai sincera ex-
presume a acestei formule de po-
liteta chinezeasca.
Mai face rau ca, dupa masa
sd saruti 81 nina cucoanei. Char
daca nu-i placut' lucru - caci
coana poate sd fie batrina sau
urita e in tot cazul util: in a.
devar nu cunosc mijloc mai dis
cret ca cineva sa-si stearga mus
tatile unse Gu tot felul de sosuri,
fara ca sa-Si murdareasca ba-
tista.
In conversatie, sd nu Fl nici o.
data interesant; al avea aerul
ca vrei sa infligi celorlalti supe-
rioritatea ia insolenta. Cauta de
spupe cit mai multe prostii, vel
amuza pc ceialalti 81 lie vel pro-
cura placere de a te compatimi
in secret 81 de-a Sc crede mai in
teligenti decit tine. Afirma de
pilda 81 sustine Gu tarie, ca Vic
tor Hugo este inventatorul tele-
grafiei, ca Brazilia o republica
in AHA, ca d-nul Csendi un e.
minent critic, etc. Vel avea -
curat vorba frantuzului - un
succes boeuf".
Daca-ti vine sd scuipi, scuipa
fara jena pc covor, asta-ti va
sluji ca "a propos ca sa exclami:
= A, ute, daca nu scuipam nu
observam covorul asta. Stii ca e
admirable, domnule cutare? Fe-
licitarile mele, Un unchiu al meu
are unul intocmai asa, care SER
veste ca patura pentru cal, -
a, dar multi mai mic ca al d-tra
ce are a face.
Daca, Sc va incinge vre-un Joe
de carti dupa masa, sa faci tot
posibilul sd nu pierzi parale. All
mimi pc amfitroni, stiind ca
pleci suparat de la Ell d'acasa.
Din contra, .daca cistigi, Ell vor Fl
foarte satisfacuti ca vel pastra o
frumoasa impresie despre sindro-
fla lor, 81 domnul va supne pro-
babil doamnei cind vor ramine
singuri: IA mincat, a baut a
ciupit 81 ceva parale, ce moas 'sa
mai vrea Cauta deci sd cistigi,
char trisind intel la nevoie.
Da slujnicei care tea servit
un bun bacsis 81 spune-i la ure-
che: -lMarito cind voiu mai We
nj vre-odata aci, vezi de tigarl
,,R. M. So de la stapinul tau,
carl imi place. Daca-ti place 81
nu ii declara aceasta
imediat, cine site peste ce dai;
e mai bine sd ceri informatii
prealabile de la stapinii Ell, 81 a.
poi sd le faci clasica intrebare:
,,-Hei, cum am face?'' Tn ade-
varat ,,Homme du monde nici
odata nu Sc leaga de slujnica
pima ce nu STA asigurat autori
zatia stap1nilor Ell.
Pc de alta parte, putin amor
platonic Gu fata amfitronilor es-
te aproape obligator. Fa-i Gu O.
chiul 81 bezele, calico pc picioa-
re, ciupeste-o; toate astea pc fu-
ris, sa MI vaza parintii, 81 in tot
cazul fara sd lie adresezi 81 in
imprejurarea asia 1ntrebarea:
,,Hei, cum am face?" Fata va fl
incintata de omagiul discreet ce
aduci prin aceste manopere ga
lante frumusetei sale, mai ales
cind 60 va intimnla 81 fie urita
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-19
COdA manidG|Or c|cQantc
De: George Ranetti.

De: George Ranetti.
Am intrat in sarbatori, rari
81 multi asteptate momente de ra-
gaz in carl bietii burlaci - in
special functionarii - pot sd
guste 81 Ell macar un mic aperitiv
din placerea reconfortanta a vi
etei de familie. In zilele de sar-
batori, becherii vor fl poftiti la
mese, la sindrofii, vor face VIII
te, pc la rudenii 81 amici.
Totdeauna Gu ocazia aceasta,
am constatat Gu parere de rau ca
exista in invatamintul nostru Sc
cundr foarte regretabila lacu-
ma. In licee, baietii sunt indopati
pima le vine ,,mal de mer'' Gu
greceasca, latineasca, matematici
81 alte bazaconii de astea. Nimeni
insa nu Sc gindeste sal pregatea-
sea pentru viata sociala, nimenl
nu-i invata codul manierelor ele-
gante, 81 toate regulele acelea ia
ra de carl c1neva cfnd Sc prezinta
intiia CARA intr r'un salon Use ia
ce receptie ca unui cline intrat
intr'un Joe de popice. De cit att
ia latineasca, n ar fl mai de folos
sd inveti pc I'm baiat din clasa
a opta cum sa traga cacialma
la un poker? Gel foloseste lui Ia
tineasca acum de sarbatori cind
vrind nevrind poftit la O petre-
cere Gle familie trebue sd intre al
patrulea la poker, ca sd nu des-
complecteze partida la care anna
bila gazda tine asa de mutt? Ia
darnic nefericitul tinar va con-
juga in gind toate verbele mere
gulate 81 in van va recita din
Horatiu 81 Cicerone, eruditla a
ceasta nu-l va feri ca sa-si pear
da ultimul franc.
Mar fl bine de asemenea ca
professor special 81 pesti alozzi-
ami sd invete pc liceanii din cur
sui superior arta de a face curte
81 de baga in racori pc domni-
scare? Din cauza Upset din pro-
gramele actuale unor aseme-
nea catedre, citi tineri burduf de
carte n 'au perdut particle de ca
satorii excelente. Numai Gu la
tineasca 81 Gu greceasca nu poate
cineva cuceri inimile 81 zestrele
fetelor de All pentru carl limbele
moarte nu fac nici doua parale.
Regretind insuficienta progra-
melor noastre scolare, vom eau
ta sa lie remediem putin dind
astazi tinerilor holtei citeva no.
tiuni generate despre asa numi-
tul ,,izajdiu-mond''.
Cilld tie pofteste cineva la
masa, nu cauta sa-ti areti recu-
nostinta facind compliments GU
coanei gazde pentru maiestria
cum a preparat mincarile. Ma
facut cucoana bucatele ci 'buca-
tareasa, asa ca complimentele
sunt nedrepte 81 au darul sd in
figa in sufletul cucoanei VERNE
le geloziei 81 so impinga adesea
la meschine represalii contra bic
tel bucatarese din care compll-
mentele tale au facut eroina a
zilei, lasind in umbra pc stapina
sa. Si-apoi toate complimentele
au devenit banale. Vorbesc de
cele in proza, caci cele in YER
suri nu Sc obicinuiesc, 81 dupa
masa, sa scott foaie de hirtie 81
sa cinti in poezie niste sarmale
GU varza sau gaina rasol. Yer
surile - daca stii sa faci = pa
streaza-le mai bine pentru dom
nisoara fiica amfitrionilor, omi-
tind insa natural din ele ori ce
aluzii la sarmale 81 la gaina.
Oar totusi trebue sd multu-
mesti intr'un fel pentru masa o.
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Societatea Ammonia" din st
Louis, Mo-, prih aceasta face Gu
noscut tuturor membrilor sal cd
pc durata cit vor fl ,oprite intru
nirile publice din cauza boale
Influenza sapniola care bintuit
in orasul nostru, membrii in res
stanta 81 carl voiesc a plati cotelt
lunare, sunt rugati a le plati Il
'casierul Societatii d-nul Elise
Ionescu, 1900 So. 3-rd Street, st
Ionescu, 1900 So. 3-rd Street, st
Louis, Mo.
Prezidiul.
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stinat, fix 81 etern ca un adevar.
La el versul Sc urzia inject, co
migaleala penibila, co tortura de
minte, adesea exasperanta; 81 gin
direa lui Sc resimtea de aceasta
stoarcere dureroasa, purta parca,
semnele forcepsului, marca unei
scIrsniri, a unui chin de facere.
Versul era correct, suparator de CO.
rect, de limpeziciune de cristal,
- dar focul, eniotiunea, care Sc toar
ma de o-data ca bronzul cit fluid,
lipsea mai din toatea poeziilc lui.
81 totusi aveau ceva curios de atra-
gator aceste poezii, in stralucirea
lor. rece de luna te puneau pc gin
duri ca 0 marmura antica, cum zi-
cea Graur adesea, vorbind Gu o
prieteneasca admiratie despre sevc-
ritatea de factura 81 taetura sculp-
turala q yersurilor lui Dan.
El Sc deosebise, dc cfnd era in
scoala, pri4tr Q neobicinuita sobric-
tate 81 preciziune de still; era in ella
sa patra gimnaziala cind profcso-
rul de romineste, care nu prea a.
yea obiceiul sd citeasc&s lucrarile
scolarilor, ia scris pc compozitie:
,Foarte frumoasa, dar de unde-ai
copiat'o Nici nu Sc putea IN elo-
giu maj, mare.
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DAN.
ROMAN de A. VLAHUTA.
(Urmare).
(Urmare).

- Daca i asa.
81 Draghici nu s'a mai intors la
Sinaia.
Dan Sc scula de dimineata, hota-
rit sd stea in casa toata ziua 81 sa
scrie. De multi nu mai scrisese ver-
suri, 81, parca'l apucase dorul, ca
de-o fiinta iubita de I'm vers cald,
puternic, 81 sonor, in ritmul caruia
sa simta bataile propriei lui mimi.
Era Duminica, si'i era draga odaita
asta curata 81 linistita in care Sc
mutase numai de doua zile, era Q ca
sd alba, veche 81 simpla, in mijlocul
unei curti largi, GU tufe mari de
soc 81 de lilieci in fata, 81 n fund CO.
paci batrini !; 81 era toamna, 81 frun-
zele ingalbenite, carl Sc scuturau Gu
I'm flor naisterios de regret, aveau
ceva din melancolia sufletului lui.
Dan ridica transparentul. Ala
IA era moina, cernea dc sns o bura
nnarunta. Cfnd deschise fereastra,
Iii sgomot de trasuri departate nd
Mi III adaie, g'un miros pl6cut de
;pp, ii az pxdnre udA 4 ixbi in f..
q ias I'll II s5
/ tusi ! dp]ce yieata gindi, ei
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DIR. A. LAPPNER
MEDIC DIN ROMfNIA

DIR. A. LAPPNER
kEDIC DIN ROMfNIA
2S1 Fornsworth, colt cu Hosting,
DETROIT, MICH.
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Capita, ............ $3.50, 10000
Surplus 81 profituri $275, 900 90
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-29
NEGRO PROTESTS AGAINST
ATTENDING OWN FUNERAL
Tells Police He Can't Convince
Friends He's Alive.

LITTLE ROCK, Arb. the
last sad obsequies may have been per-
formed for X. T. Townsend, a deriya-
tive Of darkest Africa, the rites were
celebrated over K. rs vigorous pro-
test.
X. r. began receiving reports of his
death early in the afternoon, but took
no stock in them. Later, as the re-
ports became more circumstantal
and details concerning his last words
and the dissemination of his property
became current, X. I. entered his de-
NAL.
His big protest was made when four
OF his friends came to "mesasha him
70 d cawtln,' and the alteration be-
became so heated that r. f. called on
the police for protection, He 10
Gated himself in pressing shop at
Second and Rock streets, pending
funeral arrangements.
Il keep uh tellin desc yeah niggubs
| ain dad he advised the police over
the telephone, but seem lax amt
none Of um pun no pen ence in nah
wuhd. Dey TO OF UNI got me heah
an dey low how | haftuh be daid, TO
d reason evuhbody say so. KANT
ahgy wild desc keen haid nigguhs to
do no good, an lessn' some you gem
men has'en oyuh beah dey gwine be d
makin's of uh lun% all right, but hit
amt gwine TO be X. IS
A rescue party put our from police
headquarters upon receipt of r. rs
S. q. 5, but no pressing shop was
found at, or in the vicinity of, Second
and Rock. 1t is the opinion Of the po-
lice and K. rs dissolution may have
progressed from the eyebrows up or
that his friends are simply holding a
rehearsal on him to see If he can per
form with the decorum and dignity of
the principal actor of high class
cullud funeral.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-29
.568 CHILDREN Of.
OTTAWA EXAMINED
BY LOCAL DOCTORS
WEIGHING AND MEASURING OF
INFANTS BRINGS OUT LARGE
NUMBER or MOTHERS WHO
WANT OFFSPRING PASSED
UPON.

Twenty-four children wers weighed
and measured at the Washington
school YESTERDAY. 81 children at the
St. COLUMBIA, school andthirty-iiye at
the Columbus school, making total
ii 56s childrea who have been weigh
Ell and measured and recorded during
the official baby week in Ottawa.
DR. ). f.. Parr was the physician "a
the east side school and Mrs. Fred
Sapp was in charge DR. W II. Jam
ison was the physician al ST. Columbia
school and Mrs. l.. VI. I.ucey was in
charge. DR.. h. h. Palmer was the
physician at Columbus school, and
Mrs Al Richards was in charge.
81 in Fall River.
Mrs Maurice Lewis has finished
weighing and measuring children un-
der six years old u in Fall River
township were examined and she has
sent her report in to Chicago. Her
report showed all children To be well
proportioned and of a good weight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-29
SENSI1IvENESS HURTS A MAN
AHIicticn often Results in AhoIute
Ruin Of Persons Who Are inclined
to Be Ambitious.

In nm article called How | Cured
Myself of Being Sensitive" p writer
says in the American Magazine.
Wagner, you've got ability he
cried, hut you'll never get anywhere
in this world until you quit tearing
yourself TO pieces. I've watched you
for the last three years twice I've had
it in mind to push you up notch in
the office, and every time I've passed
you and picked some one else because
| knew you aren't tit to handle other
men. No man is fit to handle other
men until he has learned to control
himself, You can't, you're too blamed
sensitive.
Little setbacks break your heart.
A letter of complaint comes in from
some customer and you take it as a
personal criticism, and lose days
work brooding over it. You see me in
conference with some of the other men
and you stab yourself wondering why
you weren't invited and imagine that
| have turned against you. You hear
about some one who Is making more
money than you, and Immediately all
far fields look greener. You're fair
ly useful cog in your present job, and
1t might put me to some ANNOYANCE to
lose You. But you'll never hold big
job until YOU can forget your own
petty self and learn to laugh when the
world takes a crack at you. Hanged
If don't think sometimes It might he
better If you were to get out and try
your hand somewhere else.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-29

tCOntinued from Page ID
has made upon th3 success o. ;ne
Americans.
Use Bigger Guns On Paris.
Paris, May 29.-The Germans JIe
now using guns Of bigger caliber and
higher power explosive for the oOlG-
bardment of Paris, it is revealed by
an examination of fragments of shells
which fell in the city on Monday and
Tuesday.
The Usual Ratio 4 to l.,
Washington, May 9-How an
americans sergeant sinslehanded and
wounded three times drove an enemy
patrol of four men from his trench
and further details OF the valor OF
4ieuts RickeneCker and Campbell in
their air combat are described by Gen
4ral Pershing in an extension of his
ommuniQue of Yesterday made public
by the war department this afternoon
The additions to the communique
ollCws:
Yesterday morning three of four men
encountered four hOs,le planes flying
1t about 5000 meters in the region Of
Nontsec. In The fight which ensued
lieut. Douglas Campben succeeded ri
rOpping two of the German machines.
One lost both wings and fell.
In the same necounter one of our
lvia.ors was wounded but succeeded
n making landing within our lines.
Yesterday morning i'll a sector re.
Gently taken over by our troops. an
american sergeant encountered Ger
nan patrol Of four men, who entered
one of our trenches during the night
n the fight our serEeant aliho he had
received three wounds, drove out l1e
patrol.
In Lorraine on the morning OF
May 70 a hostile patrol attempted to
penetrate our lines |. was driven out
with loss to The enemy of five killed.
One of these was brought into our
lines. One of our men was wounded.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-29
LIEUT.. GROVE WRITES
LETTER OF LIFE IN
UNCLE SANS NAVY

\ letter Vas received in OTTAWA
yesterday By AIRS Emily Grove and
daushfer Niss Louise Grove. from
their son and brother. Lieut.. Chester
Hayward Grove. of the United States
navy Lieut. Grove is a marine en-
gineer and tells very interesting
story Of the recreation aboard ships
aud ot the biz task of coaling of the
vessel This takes three days of
work. lasting from q O'Clock IN the
morning until IN O'Clock ar night
The letter did not bear anything
that would tell where it was mailed
or in what part Of the country his ship
had put into port. but the fact that
the letter was written Sunday. and
arrived in Ottawa Tuesday. causes
Lieut.. Groves friends to believe he is
at port near home
The letter says in part;
Dear Folks.
We are done coaling ship and tar
get practice and ont 70 sea again for
short run We are due in port in
about one hour SO I viii write you Il
letter and mail il when We get in
This is Sunday and the sun is shin
ing bright but it is raining so yor
cannot see far. | wanted to take
some pictures when we were coming
into port but guess | cant
took some of the last trip ant
will have them finished In a day ol
two. If they are good will senC
you some. II seems good to get bach
again but after couple or thre,
weeks ! suppose we will be glad tc
get out again
Coaling ship is some hot job thes,
days. Generally.it takes about three
days We start about 6 a. m. am
work until 10 p. m sometimes. Afte
It is done II takes a day to clean III,
ship. so YOU can see that the crew
is more glad to have it over with auc
get ashore on liberty. They sure dt
work hard
Cur last trip arranged an after
Moons entertainment of boxing bout
and music by the band II was quite
a success think, the officers and crev
being we'll pleased The captain ha,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-29

p J. Clune. Mrs A. c. Bradish. Mrs.
Hale Francis. Mrs Milton Pope. MIS-
w. Ne voy Strawn and Miss May
Weeks.
Membership COmmittee-Mrs. Frank
Sinnott. Mrs W. II. Highly, Mrs w
T. Howard and Mrs G. p. Taylor
Press committee Mrs. Edward ZeI
Ter. Miss Maude Harris. Mrs. + G.
Sch0ch and Mrs f A. Reed
Program committee Miss Laura
Eustis. Mrs. Carl Stackman. Mrs. 10.
seph Baker Jr and Miss Flo Cullen
Recreation committee Mrs ". h.
Howard Mrs. Charles Woodward Mrs
Fred Hs.heway and Miss Georgia ~
ehelberger.
Humane committee - Mrs. Charles
" lrion.
Social committee-Mr F. {. 6Sit,
Mrs. Bert billiard. Mrs. George Vent
er, Miss Vida BEEN.
Red Cros, Mrs. Al Richards. Mrs
4. J. 0Conor. Mrs. James Catlin. Miss
Katherine Sinnott. Mrs +. II. Mercer
Mrs. /. W. Brewer and Mrs, George
Crowden.
The members of the special com
mit.ees are
Christmas party-Miss Helen Swift
Mrs. Frank Slender, Mrs. Roger Clarl
and Mrs. Charles Sanders.
Detention home Mrs. Arthur Prich
ard, Mrs. l. l.. Woodward. Mrs. Sldne'
Stiefel asd E. = Sims.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-29
SAME BOTHERSOME WEEDS
Pests to the Aborignes Continue to B.
an Annoyance to Farmers Now
Filling the Soil.

When Samuel Champlain earned the
gratitude of succeeding generations by
keeping a Journal rs he sailed along
the coast from the mouth of the St
Lawrence to Cape Ann he recorded,
among other things, the appearance
Of the fields which the Indian women
cultivated not far from the site Of the
present town Of Gloucester Mass. He
described, relates a writer the hoes
used by them, made from the shells of
the horseshoe crab, n creature which
interested him greatly. and he also told
Of the weeds which these women
grubbed NJ with their primitive hoes,
thus saving their corn, beans and
Squashes.
Among the weeds he mentioned es.
pecinlly the pnrslane of which he saw
enough and If he could come back to-
day and inspect the gardens along the
sachusetts shore he would find the
same weeds hourishlng in the same old
way and holding their own against the
most modern of farm implements.
More than 'hat It would not he sur
prislng If he found fields in which the
weeds had gained the upper hand and
had smothered the planted crop,
whether Of beans, squash or corn. and
he could well he pardoned II he won.
dered that agriculture, after more than
300 years, was still helpless against
the weeds which he had fought In his
day.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-29
City and Vicinity
News

Mrs l.. \ Rising of Chicago. rs Wis
iting her son William Rising in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs Newton Baxter and
son Paul. Mrs. RoSina Butler and Mrs
Cordelia Hathaway left today for Lud-
ington. Mich. to spend the summer.
r:.1ry Kerste al TOTE h.. , Is 81 T.
ting : few days iV b ais hr0lhers sri
sis,ars in west ottawa.
Mr.. and Mrs r. NJ Halligan and
MIR. and Mrs. George Halligan and
son have returned to their homes in
Chicago. aSer visit with Ottawa re-
latives.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Dunn have
returned TO their home in Aurora.
after visiting Mr. and Mrs. William
Dunn on Superior street.
James McGrath went to Chicago
this morning on short business
trip.
H. c. Lockwood went to Chicago
this morning on a business visit.
Fred J Jones is spending the day
In Chicago
Fred Scherer, Sr went to Chicago
this morning for short visit.
Attorney Frank Follett is spending
the day in Chicago.
William Stanton left this morning
for Elkhart. Ind, for visit with his
parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. A. Lindemann
motored to Streator last evening fol
a short visit.
/ Calvin Spencer of Marseilles was
an Ottawa visitor today
! Fred Murphy returned home last ev
ening after visit In Rockford.
Christian Science Services.
Memorial Day services will be hello
Thursday morning at II o'clock al
the FIRST Church of Christ Scientists
Vernon Winton. of Chattanooga
Tenn. has returned home after visit
ing with his aunt and uncle. Mr.. anC
Mrs. JOS Mottweiler,, in this city