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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
FOR SUCCESS IN BUSINESS
Interesting List Of Requisites Which
Men in Commercial Occupations
Should Have at Command.

In recent issue American Mag.
azine draws up an interesting list
of requisites for various commercial
occupations. For instance, it states
that the head of department should
possess the following: Keen sense of
Justice sympathy, tactfulness, cour-
tesy, teachableness and knowledge Of
human nature. The bOokkeeper needs
most: Accuracy, speed, perseverance,
concentration and mathematical ability
figures. To be successful in going
after new business, the trade solicit
tor should have: Tact, courtesy,
verbal expression, personality, opti-
mism, self-confidence and knowledge
Of human nature. An auditor is in
danger of proving mlstit, and fail
ure unless he possesses in marked de-
gree: Love Of details. perseverance,
patience, judgment, elaboration, calm
ness, accuracy and analytical ability.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
ORIGIN OF THE HOE CAKE
Southern Negroes Credited With hav-
ing Started This Delieacy on
Its Way to Popularity.

Did you ever hear of hoe cakef III
part of the United States of America
you have surely heard of il, and per-
haps you have eaten il, too, for this
dish originated in that part of the
world.
Long ago, in the days before the
Civil war. when great plantations
fiourished in the South anu many ne
groes were owned by the planters, the
slaves were usually sent cut to work
all day in the fields and given lunch
to take along with them for their midi
day meal. Wishing something hot 10
eat. they acquired the habit of mix
Ing a batter, generally of cornmeal
AMI water, with little salt stirred
in, and baking it upon their hoes on
the hot Goals of fire which they
built. II was the same thing which
the women In their homes cooked on
the hearth before the cabin fire, only,
In the houses, they usually added
about teaspoonful of butter, lard
or bacon drippings. They used just
enough water to moisten the meal, SC
that they could spread it out upon
their tins or boards.
Later on, SO Southern woman
says, the white people. the plantation
owners, made similar dish, with
variations, and liked it very well.
They added or. rather, substituted,
milk for water, and added baking pow
der and more shortening, mixed the
dough thoroughly, rolled it out, cut 1t
into diamond-shaped pieces and baked
II In the oven.-Christian Science
Monitor.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
Facts Concerning Red Cross.

In 1864 an international conference
Of II nations was held in Geneva,
Switzerland, the outcome of which was
the Treaty of Geneva, known as the
Red Cross treaty. This treaty provid-
ed that hospital formations and their
personnel should be treated as neu.
trails; that each nation signing the
treaty should have an association Of
volunteers TO assist and supplement
the medical service of its army; that
the emblem of service common to all
nations should be red cross on a
field Of white. This emblem, which
is the Swiss flag with the colors re-
verSed, was adopted in recognition Of
the fact that the Red Cross was found.
ed at Geneva, Switzerland.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
Muscular Greek Porters,

As porters and laborers, the Greeks
of Salonica are unrivaled. You espy
a grand piano or gigantic wardrobe,
apparently promenadng the streets for
its own pleasure, and search reveals
a small Greek of no particular phys.
ique supporting 1t without apparent
effort. There seems no limit to the
burdens they can shoulder. During Il
fire two men were seen go up steep
stairs carrying huge safe that would
have needed cranes and pulleys in any
other country. They are very useful
for road making and on the quays, re.
celying u fixed rate Of 81 day.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
NO ONE ENTIRELY SATISFIED
Seems 10 Be Rule Of Life That Man
Must Desire Things He Has
Not Got.

Wherever we are in this world We
want to be somewhere else. | have II
letter from a country boy who wants
To live in the city, "where things are
doing" know his present setting: a
place where the needs and comforts of
man are supplied with the slightest eff
fort. His placid, Sun-baked village, in
its parklike setting, glimpseS the ideal
lists vision of the perfect life in perfect
peace. All this seems to have palled
ON the taste of the young man and he
yearnS for the contentious, busy and
dirty city.
We all have visions of the peace and
cOntentment of the country; the scent
of the woods, the song of the birds,
the drOne of the bees, the roses, the
grateful greenery, and maybe cow
bell tinkling somewhere. We have
Sensed this all. perhaps, in vacation
time and thought it was paradise for
two or three days, after which we be-
gan to get homeSick for the city noise
and trouble. This is the goal men
speak of as desirable; peace, abund-
anCe, quietude-body and mind ut rest
III natures Setting-yet here is a boy,
reared in this elysium, who wants to
get away from il and come TO the
noise and dirt and seltishness Of the
big city.
Probably the utopia to which so
many of us aspire would not be en-
tirely satisfactory If we possessed it.
The quictude of II country place or a
country town is often very dull, There
are no daily sensations, no scandals,
no banner heads in the daily newspa-
papers TO interest one.
The high spot in the day is when you
60 down to the post Office for the mail,
or barter with the country store for
Goldfish and matches. The weather is
the leading topic of conversation
there are no very rich or very poor
persons in the community; the pOpula-
ton is, perhaps, ut coloresS dead
| level of mediocrity: there are no mil
( lionalres to fiaunt their wealth, no liv-
cried coaChmen, no airs no aristoc'
racy or proletariat.
The rural conditions are what the
idealists seem to be driving at, yet
here is a boy willing to give it all ny
for the city Is it possible that ease
and contentment pail on the taste, and
+ that man is better satisfied when he is
/ meeting some discomfort and discour
agement in the battle of life?-Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
He Was Puzzled.

An old colored man stepped into the
Indiana National bank one day recent
~, and presented check to be cashed.
1t was the window of the discount
cage. and the clerk handed back the
check.
take 1t to the opposite window"
he said, and went on with his work.
The old man examined the check care
fully, then he walked on. About FIVE
minutes later the clerk of the discount
cage had the same check presented to
him. Hi, YOU the colored man said.
you'll have to fix up this piece of pa
per for me. | been round to all the
windows, and amt none Of them
marked Opposite - Indianapolis
News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
What Makes Thunder Rumble.

Why does thunder rumble? The
path of a lightning fash through the air
may be several miles in length. All
along this path the sudden expansion
OF the heated Aria true explosion
sets up an atmospheric wave, which
spreads in all directions and eventual
ly registers upon our ears as thunder.
Since the lightning discharge is almost
Instantaneous the sound wave Is pro-
duced at very nearly the same time
along the whole path. But the sound
wave travels slowly through the air.
lts speed is approximately 1000 feet
per second. Thus the sound from the
part of the lightnngs path that is
nearest to us reaches us first, and that
from the other parts of the path after.
ward, according to their distance. In
termittent crashes and booming effects
are due chiefly to Irregularities in the
shape of the path.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
City and Vicinity
News

Mrs. Mary kuash of First stree,
has received word that her son Lester
has arrived safely over there"
Miss Margaret Cople Of West Main
street has gone to Reddick, ILL.,. for a
few days visit with friend
Miss Marie Mclaughlin who ID TAX
ing "A student nursing course at the
Mercy Hospital in Chicago, is spend
ing a few days at her home in this
city.
Miss Elya Hassley OF West Main
street has gone TO Earlyille for visit
with friends and relatives.
Mr. ana Mrs. c. W A. Iindemann
motored TO Streator this morning.
Rush Green of Dayton was an OF
tawa visitor yesterday.
John Buckley who is stationed az
the Great Lakes Naval framing 5 II.
tion arrived in Ottawa yesterday to
attend the funeral OF his grandfather
John White.
WI >. MtNld tntH vi w. W dSUliiSltii
street has gone to Hennepin for Il
visit with friends.
l.. NJ. Chamberlin of Clay street, has
returned home from Kansas after
looking after his farming interests
there.
Miss Sophia Jobst has returned 10
her home, 12ei w. Main street after
visit with friends in South Benz,
Ind. and in Michigan.
Mrs James Bayle and Mrs Robert
Burke of Aurora are spending few
days with Mrs. Robert Ohlmacker in
East Ottawa
Frank Sanders who has been a pa.
tient at Ryburn Hospital since last
Saturday evening, when he fell from
peach tree and was injured, is able
TO be out, and left the hospital this
morning for his home on Van Buren
street.
Mrs. l.. IL Cleveland and Mr. VIM.
Iwanzig have returned to their hom,,
after visiting the past week with Mir.
and Mrs. John Hetzel of Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
EqQs One Hundred Years Old.

y strange find was made at North.
allerton, Eng, recently. While work.
men were saving through large elm
tree they came across in the very heart
of the tree five dried-up starting eggs.
The eggs were Is inches from the ex-
ternal bark, and from the concentric
ring 1t is estimated that they must
have been deposited about one hun
dred years ago. II Is surmiscd that
when the tree was young a pair Of
birds had made their nest in cavity,
and for some reason the eggs were
forsaken, and in course of time the
wood grew around the hollow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23

Nathaniel Ripple had q terrible ex.
perlence one afternoon when he was
about twelve years old. He opened the
doors of the buggy house and was
backing the buggy in when the wind
blew both doors shut. He propped
them open with small sticks, but just
as he reached the buggy tongue one
of the sticks fell and the doors came
around far enough TO stop the buggy.
A moment later Grandpa Ripple, who
had just come down to the barn, said :
whats that You are saying Nathan
ielT-kansas City Star.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
Frogs and Their Zoos.

in the manner of disposing Of their
eggs many species Of frogs exhibit re.
markable pcculartes. One of the
most curious, tree frog, native Of
Paraguay. makes It's nest In a bush
ovcrhnngng pond. The lower ends
of n number of leaves are drawn to-
gether and fixed in that position by II
number of empty egg.capsules. The
eggs are also covered with shield Of
empty capsules, to protect them from
the sun and air. When the eggs
are Matched the plug at the bottom ap.
pears to fall out and the tadpoles tum.
bile into the water.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
You Understand This2

Not to perceive is the gift which
softenS the prospect for man who In
his present, in his intimacieS, in his
necessities. sees more than suits his
happiness. but who fGr his prospects
finds radiance only softening and In
its mellowing ginning glory, who looks
for his greatest good IN the west and
seeks the deep purple with an illu-
stoned soul.-ChicagO Tribune.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23

While little Helen was at Sunday
school they repeated The Twenty-third
Psalm and when she arrived home, her
mother asked her what she had learn
ed that day. Helen replied with
out hesitation: "The Lord is my
chauffeur | shall not walk"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
New Horseshoe Wanted.

A British road Improvement society
has offered prize for a horseshoe
that will minimize the damage done
to highways by steei shoes and at the
same time give horses safe footing on
smooth pavementS.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
The Riuht Word.

"She's very high and mighty. I
don't like her altitude" "You mean
attitude?' ALTITUDE fits this casov
interposcd II tlird member of the
party.-Loulsvllle Courier-Journul.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
New Zealand,s Lumber imports.

Most of the better furniture and In
dustrial lumber used i'm New Zealand
Is imported such rs oak. ash. hickory,
etc, and comes largely from the United
States, United Kingdom and japan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
All Wool.

Providence may temper the wind to
the shorn lamb. but there's no come.
back for the fellow who allows him
self to be fleeced while his wits are
woolgatherlng.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
Metallic Gsb.

Silence is golden; oratory is silver
toncued; conversation Is usually lead
and confab ON the telephone Is nickel
arrangement.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
Daily Thounht.

One flag. one land. one heart, one
hand. one nation eyermOre.--Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
History.

James impar'ing his knowledge TO
his younger sister: Rome was found.
ed by Romeo and Juliet"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23

The members of the Ancient Order
If Hibernans, and the members of the
Ladies Auxiliary will hold their annu
al week end meeting on SATURDAY ant
Sunday. Aug. "A and %. at State Park.
It is expected large delegations from
Joliet and Chicago will be in Ottawa
10 attend this meeting On Saturday
the Ladies Auxiliary will hold their
State Board meeting and members
from all over the state will be pres
ent This was the regular convention
year for the A. o. H., but it was (l~-
cidei TO postpone The convention, on
account of the war Mrs. Mary Nc
Werter, National President Of the or
der will be one of the speakers. All
members and friends OF the two or
ders are urged to attend the meetny
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23

Picnic at Federal Plate
Sunday. Everybody invited Holy
Family Society.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
SOCIETY NOTES

> . g
Misses Mary and Isabel Brown en-
tertained tifty friends AT their home
on East Center street last evening
in honor of Miss Emma Ehly. who re.
turned home from China last week.
where she has spent the past six
years serving as missionary. Dur
ing the evening Miss Ehly made an
interesting talk, about the lie ans
work in China, and exhibited a large
number of curios, which She haG
brought home with her Following
Miss Ehly's talk, the evening was
spent informally. most of the guests
bringing their knitting. and workIns
on that. Refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served by the host,
esses.
- > .,
The Wallace Red Cross held a
meeting and sewing party at the home
IF Mrs John Hinkey in Wallace town,
ship on Tuesday afternoon The day
was spent in sewing on refugee gar
ments, after which light refreshments
were served by the hostess. The
members of this organization are
planning a lawn social 20 be held in
the near future al the residence OF
Ms. Warren Henley.
q Z >
The members of the parish OF st.
Francis church held very successful
all day meeting yesterday at the
home of Mrs. Louis Wilcox, Az w.
Jefferson street. Twelve ladies' were
present and spent very profitable
day sewing on refugee garments \
delicious picnic luncheon was servea
at noon The ladies will meet again
on next Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Henry j. Becker, 10 W jackson
street for an all day Red Cross meet
Inc.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished to
the Free Trader Journal by W. l.
Etnyre. member of Chicago Board o.
Trade, Moloney building, phone 104i
Correspondent Lamson Bros, & ".
Chicago
Wheat
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
"Afrald to Take His Own Medicine"
Says Marine-Describes Work Of
Devil Dogs in Battle at
Chateau Thlerry.

VI course, Wnen I've Deen In ana out
OF the trenches few times l expect
II will all grow stale. and shan't
want to talk about IT."
He was just normal boy, and
ne related his experiences and i'm
pressions without pose or bonstful-
ness.
when we took over that part Of
the line we were told 1t was a quiet
sector" he said, "but 1t didn't remain
long quiet. We learned afterwards
that at first the Germans thought we
were British, our uniforms being some
what alike, but when they discovered
that we were Yanks they began TO get
curious about us. They were sure
satisfied pretty quick"
Had Empty Feeling.
"What were your own personal feel
ings the first time you went over the
top?" I asked.
well" slowly, II suppose was
frightened. ! had sickening, empty
feeling somewhere inside me. Just
before we were to start our captain
said: Now, boys, there's no need to
feel bad about It. These men over the
other side are feeling just as bad. in
fact a mighty sight worse l remem-
Der his words distinctly, because
they were the last he said, except to
give the command to start. We had
to advance through a field of green
wheat. soppy with dew, so that we
got wet through and could hardly keep
our feet on the slippery ground. Our
captain and lieutenant were killed
right at the start, and also the first
sergeant.
I'VE had only the gunner sergeant
left, and all around the men were fall
ing, and the air was filled with the
noise from bursting shells, cries of
dying men, the groans of the wounded,
the singing Of bullets, and the clatter
Of the machine guns.
= "It's funny thing. hut I can re-
member all tho different. sounds as
clearly and distinctly as II each one
had been separate instead Of all going
on at once"
He paused In his talk a moment and
l could see his frame stlffen ut the
mere recollection. Then he added,
slowly and with emphasis:
"rve never been what you'd call
praying chap, but prayed hard then,
and many times since"
l nodded in agreement, for the war
has taught many people how to pray.
After q moment I said: "Yes, and
then?'
swell, we saw pretty soon that il
we didn't hurry up and get to the
wood there wouldn't be any Of us left
TO take it--so we Just liked like-as If
well, as II II was an express train
that we just had to catch or bust.
And when we got there 1t didn't take
us long to clear the Boche out. He
would go on firing until we were right
on top of him with the bayonet and
then he'd yell out 'Kamerad,' and hold
up his hands. The Boche amt
sportsman; he's afraid to take his own
medicine
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
DaiIy Thouoht.

In general, pride is at the bottom Of
Ill great mistnkeS.-Ruskin.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
ITO f. with 'kamerad.'"

Even In the midst of the fight I
couldn't help laughing out at the man
alongside of me. He had seen his
chum fall and came on just wild, and
when he was going for one German the
Boche yelled: 'Kamerad, I've wife
and ten children in Berlin and the
marine said: IT you went back to
Berlin there'd he ten more children
to b with you and rammed him
with his bayonet,"
"What happened after you cleared
out the HUMP" I asked.
"By that time we were reduced to
about half our company, and were or
dered to dig ourselves in. You should
have seen me dig Some Of us had lost
our picks and we dug with our hands,
our cups, or anything we could make
use Of What in an ordinary way
should have considered good half
days work did in half an hour. They
were not proper trenches, just shall.
tow bitches, deepened shell holes.
"Men were falling all around and
two bullets went through NY pack
as I crouched as near the ground as
possible digging like II. SO | took
my pack of and put II on the pararet
to the side Of me, and the Germans
kept on popping at It. While I was
digging every time | looked up to
throw the dirt out could see flower
moving to and fro In the wind Just
In front of me, and then once glanced
up Just in time to see that flower
nipped off as If by an invisible hand
and lie on the gound. Somehow that
made me iealizc almost more than any.
thing how near death vas"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23

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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-20
YANKEES HAVE PARIS CLUB
Quarters for offscers In the AvlatIcn
Corps Provided by Louis
Beaumont.

Paris.-The latest link In the chain
Of relief work in Paris IL the "Avia-
ton Of1cers' club" which has been pro-
vided with home by Louis Beau
mond, who has granted his Pavilion
de Lysee. This has been equipped
for the use Of American aviation on.
GERS.
The foreign service committee Of
the Aero Club Of America. composed
Of Ambassador william Graves Sharp,
honorary chairman; Lawrence v.
Benet, John Weare, Robert Woods.
Bliss Williams, II. s. Welt, Maj. e. L,
Gross. Maj. william Thaw, DR.. A. I.
Hipwell. Raymond Price and g. f..
Campbell. IL placed In control Of the
club. N. Beaumont viii also be an
active member Of this board Of con.
troll.
The club win be open to aviation
officers visiting Paris and win be q
center for the men In the cir servico
and their allied colleagues
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-20

tire battalion Of marines, including
a machine gun company. had a hand In
bringing down a German airplane II
told by N. w. Aflerbaugh of Wood
River, Neb.
Our battalion was In reserve In q
small forest" explained Aflerbaugh.
who was later wounded in both legs
by shrapnel. "All Of a sudden we saw
an American plane making for home.
The plane seemed to be crippled. I'm
mediately back of the American was
German plane. trying its best to
finish the American. Both machines
were flying low.
Every fellow there was Just acn-
ing to get crack at the Hun plane,
and We waited until the American
had passed on and the German was
just above us. We all turned loose
with our rifles and the machine
gun company let fly with its rat-a-tat-
tat.
THE BOche Immediately turned
and tried to make for home, but he
was forced to land about two city
blocks from us. When we reached
the spot where he came down we
found that his plane had been rid
died with bullets and that he had any
number Of bullet wounds in his legs,
arms and body. However, guess he
will get over it, for he was imme-
diately hustled of to a hospital"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-20
WORK WINS A
PLACE FOR WOMEN

London.-The women Of Great Brit.
ain are going to play big role in re-
construction.
They have won the right to be heard
by saving the natiOn-and the nation
recognizes it.
The war has brought British women
the vote and the right to sit In the
house of commons-sacred to the
stronger sex" throughout the history
Of the British empire.
1t is probable wOmen's right to sit
in the house Of lords will be establish
ed shortly, as well as the admittance
Of women to the professions on an
equal footing with men.
The question Of equal pay for equal
work" has been met in instances. but
largely 1t remains to be fought out AZ
ter the industrial change-over.
Only women over thirty may vote.
but there Is already demand that this
age limit be reduced.
Already number of women have an
nounced they will be candidates In the
coming elections-many Of them on
planks dealing with reconstruction
tasks.
Mrs. Dacre Fox. one of the leaders Of