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he was al American woman. not al American mar. Thereupon the police
became more interested in the woman phase of the case than In the spy
business. They arrested the "wife" and then held an informal court to clear
up the mystery. Policemen re just IS curious as anybody else-n st. Louis
as elsewhere.
1t was all very simple. There was no Deep dark mystery about It, Bert
wasn't a German spy. The informal court finally came to these conclusions:
Berts name Is Bertha Schmidt.
His wifes name is Mary Ashate.
They are natives of Hungary and cousins.
Bertha dressed as a mar in order to get a mans wages.
Bertha and Mary lived together a. a and wife to help along the
deception.
The upshot Of it vas that Mary was released.
Bertha, however, was held to the federal authorities on q charge of false
registration.
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hour. 1t just grazed yours truly The coat disappeared under the machine.
1 screamed and the nan stopped his car and jumped out. He picked up the
coat, made a low bow and without a word, laid it across my arm.
"Then he took a big roll of bills from his pocket selected one, pushed
1t into my hand with another bow, and was at the wheel and away down the
street before l could say Jack Robinson" .- "
Didn't you get his number?"
"No. You see, my dear, by the time I got my lorgnette adjusted he was
so far away 1 couldn't even see the color of the car. When I had partly
recovered, 1 looked at the bill in my hand. How much do you suppose it wasY"
"a hundred at least"
"a hundred nothing! 1t was just a near little measly old five dollars.
I couldn't believe that a goodlooking chap could be such a meal scamp.
81 am sure the repairs on the coat will be sixty Or seventyfve, and
Doctor Smoohs bill for ironing out my nerves will be another fifty. Awful
isn't 1t, dearT'
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He shifted again, uttered a satisfied
grunt, and, Selling it In his powerful
jaws, shook it.
"Whoop! a fruit cake!" yelled q
watchful soldier, and grasped It as it
rolled to the ground. "Hurrah"
Some knitted socks and a dozen lit,
tie packages tied up with ribbon fell
out of the shattered receptacle. Dale
uttered u sharp gasp. Among them
was a letter. He snatched it up and,
aflush and %quivering, secreted it in his
pocket quickly.
But not for long. When he had di.
vided the cake among his i%mportunate
comrades and gathered up the num-
berless mementoes from home, he got
to his tent speedily. He opened the
precious missive, his eyes sparkled. he
kissed it f%ervently and his face fairly
shOne.
What a wild, riotous, fu%n-producing
New Years day! Old Bruin did him.
self proud, and Dale never sang the
patriotic songs GpportiOned him on the
program so t%hrillingly.
81 say" observed Roy quizzically as
the day waned, you've acted like some
wild %schoolboyv
reason to-" cried Dale ~fervently
and his heart beat faster against the
cherished mlssive lying next to it
| the letter from Winnie saying: II have
always loved you, and. though hal,
the world separates us, ! love you nov
more than ever!"
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tillery at the front somewhere In
France"
ION, brought in a captive" was his
careless reply. Ran into the skulker,
marched him into camp and left him In
the guard house. Any letters?"
mary a letter. They say the mail
packs here are four days overdue, but
they're rushing holiday stuff to the
camps"
Dale Webster sighed and his face
grew wistful. I've been expecting n
letter particularly. You're my friend.
Roy?'
AFTER your carrying me on your
back half dead across the worst part
Of No Mans Land, with the Boches
plugging away for keeps, l guess so I"
"And you remember Winnie Trask"
"As a memory sweet and fragrant
as n field Of daisies! !"
"Well, one night in a dugout l just
couldn't help but write her way back
home there what l ought to have said
to her before we left. Three months,
and no word. l fancy l vas too pre-
sumptuous. If l knew that Winnie was
caring for me, thinking of me, at home,
I'd never get lonesome. I'd fight double
to get this mlX-up over and back to
her-hless her!"
Don't lose hope" encouraged Roy
BARLEY. "One of the fellows just got
n letter written by his sweetheart last
September. 1t has been chasing him
all over the frontier. About your pris
oncr-make you any %troubleT"
Not a bit of it." declared Dale In 9
spirited way. "The bear"
1.-THE bear!" repeated Roy in won
derment.
"Oh. l forgot TO tell you that m!
catch was a bear" spoke Dale. L"
came across him curled up in a pit,
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chosen me-" said Christ, "but | have
chosen you, and ordained you, that ye
should go and bring forth fruit, and
that your fruit should remain" May
1t be to give you another opportunity
to glorify his father by bearing fruit,
that you are still here?
1t may be you are waiting to be
perfected. | ought to explain this, be-
cause there Is II sense In which every
true Christian Is perfected the m0mens
he accepts Christ as his Savior. He
Is perfected in that he Is both justified
and sanctitled his sin Is put away, and
by the Holy Spirit he himself Is set
apart for God forever. The New TesI
lament Is very clear on this notice
Paul's words in his epistle to the Co,
losslans, for example.
What, then, do we moan by saying
we may be waiting to be perfected
Do We meal the attainment of n state
Of slnlessness this side Of heaven? No;
for If a Christian lived to be as old as
Methusclah, would he not still require
to pray, Forgive us our trespasses as
we forgive those who trespaSs against
us" We only mean that perfectness,
In the sense of n ripeness for the
sickle, which m In the lives of
some rs If n crown Of glory had been
vouchsafed to them even before they
passed into the unseen.
And so may 1t be with some of YOU.
Though now your pruning, you Dig
ging, and perhaps your growing days
are over, yet the quiet but potent rays
of divine grace are accomplishing n
maturity in your experience, so that
your Christian life never will have
been SO attractive as in the hour that
you depart hence. "We all do fade as
n leaf, but the fall of you, We glory
crowned ones, Is to be illumIned by
the grandeur of an autumnal sunset.
God bless you. aged brethren! God
bless You, young and old, rich and
poor, saint and sinner! May you have
Il Happy New Year" In the highest
and truest sense. Happy is the PEG.
pie whose God is the Lord" Accept
him, serve him, wait for him. 1t is
only MS we stand in such relationship
to him that, after employing the psalm
lists question, "And now, Lord, what
walt forT we can confidently apply
the consolation in his words that fol
low, "My hope is in thee"
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Insect Authority.

Aesop and the author of Tom Saw
yer agree in their mental philosophy
After describing the mental attitude
Of some creatures -Aesop says: "The
smaller the mind the greater the
conceit. Mark Twain tells about the
officious superintendent of a small Sun.
day school in his showing off" mo-
ments and calls 1t insect authority"
The species is common, turning up in
all sorts of functions and places. It's
that subtle something that wants to b
always in the limellght and has moth
Ing to show. It's the buster and the
bluff that takes the place Of inward
~self-control. 1t has no effective con
nection with reason, 1t just sputts-s
and spits parade red fire, and fools
itself into thinking it's making an Inn
preston. 1t Is, but it's one of insect
authority.
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- | forY-Psnlm ao:7.
~ Another |twelvemonth has
almost gone, and we are
yet In the land of the living. If we
give this serious consideration, we
must regard 1t rs remarkable. Some
think death the strangest wonder of
human history, but is not life stran-
ger2 When we reflect upon our frame,
and the shocks of life it must endure,
must we not eXclaim with Young,
Strange that n harp OF thousand strings
Should keep in tune so long
Is it to be wondered Mt If, like
David, we too should put the question,
"Nthat wait ! fort" The mystery of
being here Is not p%rofounder than the
mystery Of staying here. Let us ask
God the question. The psalmist felt
he could not trust his own conclusions,
and 50 he said, Lord, what wait l
for?"
Ii may be YOU are waiting to be
saved. God is not willing that any
should perish, but that all should
come to repentance and live.
20 Ephraim, how can | give thee up,
how shall | leave thee, Judah?" BE.
hold him weeping over the Holy City
30 Jerusalem, how often would | have
gathered thy children together, as Il
hen Gathereth her brood under hel
wings, and We would not :" He is Sc
pleading with some of you today. I,
go back no farther than the past year
has there been no sermon, no invitation
or warning, no supplication or eXhorta
ton, that has appealed to your intelli
ecnce, or moved your emotions, plead
Ing with you TO accept Christi HAY,
YOU lost no friend or neighbOr by dealt
during that period? Have you had II,
escape from bodily peril or no Hines.
10 remind you Of the uncertainty o
life? Can YOU co]nsclentlously say tina
IN all those respects God has left yo,
alone? Has he done not a thing t
startle you out Of your false security
TO convince you Of sin, to invite YOU t,
the Savior? ! repeat, has God left yo,
absolutely alone? All you cannot Sa,
that he has.
"How long halt We between two opin
ions?" God pushes for a decision. am
an immediate reply. To-day. II y
will hear his voice, harden not you
hearts"
It may be YOU are waiting to hea
fruit. You are, by the grace of God
already saved, let US suppose. But 70
what purpose were You saved? Sine
IGod loves you with n love that pass
eth knowledge" and since 'to depar
and be with Christ We're far better
,thnn to remain herc-why did he no
Jcall YOU to himself at your conversion
Why are you here instead Of @enioyin.
var Redeemer's presence? Their
must be some reason. "le have no
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-27

1t Is not possible for the too short
woman to add a cubit to her stature"
but the thoughtful girl can do much
by the aid of high heels and tall hats.
a new winter chapeau is specially de-
signed to offset ones lack of inches,
and adds distinction besides. 1t Is az
artful piling up of black velvet with
a soft, inspiring white wing mounting
effectively up the front.-Retty Brown.
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A NEW YEAR BUDGET.

The thousand CHEEKY words l never
spoke
The kindly deeds always meant to do
The letters planned-Wlas, but never
penned9
| send them now-my New Year Gift to
you!
on, very heavy is the pack, my dear!
Yet courage comes to me rNis blessed
day,
So please accept one whole delinquent year
or loving things my heart would do and
say,
Laura Simmons.
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ANOTHER LEAF ~

Within Efe's book another leaf is turned:
Today we face a new and untried year.
Its secrets and its purpose all unguessed.
No hand may lift the veil that hides from us
Success or failure, and no feet save ours
May tread our pathway, do our several tasks.
We step into the New Years outst,etched arms,
And wonder if with all her Turing charms
Truer she'll prove than one we leave behind.
What we have gained from wrestling with defeat
Mayhap will give US strength new foes to meet
With greater courage. Come, then, storm and stress.
Defeat and failure, or joys magic spell,
To each or all the new year holds in store
We reach our hands in welcome, for we know
Our truest blessings from our failures grow,
And that our share Of happiness will be
What we acquire through selfmastery.
Form Journal
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Advice to a Bondholder.

"Im glad to see you have bought Lib
erty bonds, my son"
at was my patriotic duty 20 buy
them, father"
"Quite 50. But just because You
happen to hold a few government So.
curities, don't get the idea that ySu
have to keep in touch with Wall
sreet."-Birmingham Age-Iarald.
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o IL DlOckS. I'm taKIng IL 10 tHe
furrier's to have 1t repaired" said the
owner; 'it's just in awful shape"
"Why, you only bought it last
week." said her chum.
"Yes, I know, dearie, but a most
terrible thing happened to it yester-
day. 1t made me so nervou that I
haven't stopped twitching yet"
"You see, I was crossing the street
near my house, and 1 had the coat over
my arm. Along came a limousine with
an AdoniS at the wheel, at 40 miles an
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infictng a wound that will probably prove fatal. Then it struck the young
boy scout in the throat.
Just before Gordon died in his mothers arms he whispered to her:
II saw Pauline with the pistol and I tried to do my duty a a boy scout"
This is the spirit that has raised a vast army Of Boy Scouts of America
and has broken down every barrier of race and caste and creed. OF course
there is more to the boy scout movement. than just doing a good turn daily
Boy scouts camp out and explore and wgwag and extend first aid to the
injured and help in municipal and national movements and make themselves
useful members of the community. The boy scout is loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient cheerful, thrifty and brave-or at least he tries
to be. He stands for clean speech, clean habits, clean sport.
Yet the boy scout is in n % danger of being made into IN angelic boy.
If he were, nobody would have any use for him and the movement would
have died long ago.
81 tried to do my duty a a boy scout" should be carved on the tombstone
of Gordon Seyfred.
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New Years at
the Front
BY
SAIDEE ESTELLE BALLOON.

ELL, what have you
done for your country
today?'
1t was the eve Of
the new year and Dale
Webster, hailed by a
companion soldier,
threw his knapsack
within their tent just
behind the heavy ar
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IIIIAL 10 tbs SCUpt. UUTUUH OeyITIeU, a
boy scout twelve years old, ran up
against something new in the way Of
doing hiSdaily good turn. He found his
mothers maid in the act Of shooting
herself.
Gordon saw his chance to do a
good turn. 1t was not only his chance
but his duty, us he saw it. So he
tried to tear the revolver from the
maids hand.
The revolver was discharged. The
bullet DaSSed through the maids body.
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by a justice Of the peace. The Schmidt
establishment looked all right to the
police, but they put Schmidt under ar
rest.
The police were in for q surprise.
At the police station Bert stoutly main
tanned that he was all right. He pro-
duced a registration card. He said he
vas a Hungarian by birth, but a good
American and willing to do his bit.
About this time 1t was discovered that
fhnnph Bert might he a pnnd American
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II Tried to Do My Duty as a Boy Scout, Mother

COUTH ORANGE. n. 1.-THE Boy Scouts of America re pledged to do a
- good turf daily" This good turn" is done both to a and beast. It
ranges from filling mothers wood box to feeding a hungry dog. There is nj
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"Come Across, Boys, for a New Police FIiwer"

THCAGO-Dont be surprised If you should have a man shove a tin can
" under your nose and say: "Come across, boys; this is tag day to buy a
new ffvver for the detective bureau" The old car, which has een II years
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Her Fur Coat and a Handsome but Stingy Motorist

D ROOKLYN-They we're evidently very close friends, and when they met
- O a Gates avenue car they had a whole lot Of important news to
exchange. A lew fur coat that one of them had N afforded conversation
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Bert and Bertha Spring a Surprise on the Police

CT. Enthusiastically became suspicious of Bert Schmidt He was e
y ported to the police al a probable German spy. The police looked him up
and found that he was a young fellow Of twentythree, living with a W1re
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-27

80 miles an hour was put in "Unser Fritz" to chase automobile bandit
For the last three years "Unser Fritz has taken part in nor THRILLING
big incidents than all the cars in town put together
There hasn't been an exciting chase or a big pinch" of recent Years hat
"Unser Fritz wasn't OIL the job.
But the once stout frame is disntegrating. A board is now usad fro
wind shield. The top is gone. and when the bureau seuths dash ont m "
charge they re compelled to wrap newspapers inside of their coats o Lon
from freezing.
"Unser Fritz" they say is a disgrace to the city.
A junk man who did not know it was the ctys official tbhf ,h...-
offered 81 for it, and Mooney told him he could have it. On xaminra -.
relic the junk mar reneged.
Now the seuths want Chief Clarity to give them permission tn bovo
tag day to rMSe funds for q new car
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SeTVICe, IS ueInODlIIZlHg. 1t mas made
nearly 100000 miles in chasing bank
and auto bandits, been shot full of
holes, and has been in several wrecks.
In honor Of its first owner, the
late Mayor Busse, 1t was christened
"Unser Fritz" when 1t was wished on
the detective bureau. Chief Mooney
said a bureau fivver ought to have an
alias, so it also is known as MARY
Ann" alias Chicago Red" alias "Dis-
orderly Conduct"
A now angina p,o..
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a NEW YEAR
SERMON
By
REV. JAMES M. GRAY DID.

IL A ND now, Lord, what wait
~ | for?'-Psalm 39:7.
~ Another twelvemonth has
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-29
hit their bridges"
Some Sharpshooter.

A PittShurgher, y. O. Rameno. who
was injured In the arm by II piece of
Shrapnel. says there's one American
SharpShooter that made Il record any
one might be proud W during the
first. of the miXup. While the German
engineers were trying Ia throw their
first pontoon bridges over he picked
off twenty-eight of them with his
rifle. | couldn't get his name, but h.
already wears II SharpShooter's medal.
He deserves another.
Lots of soldiers believe in
lunches"
James l.. Paul Of No. $50 Spruce
street. Philadelphia, does. and it's Il
fortunate thing for him that he
played his. With comUde Paul WIS
in a dugout during harrage. Shells
We're landing all around. Finally one
blew In the entrance, 81 Paul decided
their duGout. was becoming little too
warm. He waited for short lull in
the terrific firing and then dArted for
another shelter. He had not gotten
fifteen feet away from the dugout
when big one scored direct hit
on ii. His companion was killed, but
Paul escaped with Il wound from Il
splinter that viii keep him cut Of ac-
ton for several weeks.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-29
Old-Time Barley Bread,

We tiud more entertainment than in
structien IN an editorial of the Hart
ford Gourunt on the revised use of
barley. II refers To its use in Bible
times and finds this verse in the Book
Of Judges 10 give an idea of its quail
ity:
"Aud when Gideon was come. be-
hold there was a man that told a
dream unto his fellow, and said, Be
hold, | dreamed dream. ana To- u
cake Of barley bread tuuhled into the
host of Mdian and came unto IL tent
and smote 1t that 1t fell and over
turned H. that the tent lay along
The Cournut seems to approve Of
the use Of barley aour, though admit
ting some difficulties In preparing 1t
for bread. But it takes this Bible
verse as evidence that Its density
would make 1t seryiceable as a pro.
Waterbury American,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-29

Windblown pollen, carrying the bac.
teria that inlame nose and throat
and cause hay fever. is abroad in the
land. One remedy is known to give
relief and comfort from choking,
gagping asthma and tormenting hay
fever That reliable remedy is Foley
Honey and Tar that spreads a healing,
soothing on the intlamed membranes,
stops irritating coughs and Summer
colds Any one who has once used
tbs standard cough and cold remedy
VIII accept no other.
W d Duncan, Druggist, Ottawa, Ill
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NOT MARK OF DlSRESPECT
Omission Of "Mr" Before Name OF
President Is Thoroughly Sane
toned by Good Usage.

A Kansas City teacher asks the
Star whether It Is really in good taste
% refer to the president In a head
line or elsewhere as "Wilson." Ought
IL not always be "Mr. wilson or
"Prcsldcnt Wilson," she asks. 1t has
Jared on her in reading the news
TO pupils to find the presidents name
used without q handle.
Hard and fast rules in matters of
good taste are difficult to establish. In
general the title IS appropriately used
with the presidents name; IN general
hut not always. The omission of the
title Is not disrespectful on the con
trHry the more distinguished the man
the more the omission Of the title Is
sanctioned by good usage We speak
of Webster, Calhoun Lincoln, Glnd
stone habtually without the "Mr.'
So with living men. Isn't it more often
Edison than "Mr, Edison" Berg
SON than M. Bergson," "KiplIng' thar
"Mr Kiplng" "Lloyd George thar
"Nlr. Lloyd George" "poincare" thar
"M Poncnre," "Kerensky" than "Mr
/ Kcreuskyf"
/ When reference Is made to a well
/ known man by his name without ii
/ tie or even initials there l. an implied
compliment. The implication Is TIM
there Is only one Lloyd George. onl,
one tlcmcnceau, only one Wilson
Whether the title is used or not d,
ponds largely on what seems TO be- thu
requirements of the occasion. --Kunsu
City Ttmes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-29
Local Notes.

Miss Alice Lewis of Arso. H.. is
visiting al the home of Mr. ana Mrs.
John McEllgott
Mrs John Hal,igau is visiting reia-
tives in Kankakce for the past wees.
Miss Clara Frandiu has resigned
her position at the woodland office on
Main stree, and has secured employ
ment in the office Of Lee Brickman
of Morris, who viii establish a clean
Ing agency in this city.
Mrs. Cyrus Rasmussen and chill
dren spent today in Ottawa.
Mrs. Frank Coyel and daughter
went to Iowa today for q few days
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J j Morrissey Of
Utica and Mrs. J. Morrissey of Otta-
wa and Mrs Kate Morrissey Of Oua-
wa and Mrs J. Weir Of Spokane.
Wash, visited yesterday in this city
at the home of Mr. and Mrs, John
O'Neil.
Mrs Grover Kilelea and son Gro
yer, spent yesterday in Ottawa with
friends.
Mrs. Alonzo Blair Of Shelbyyille,
Ind. is visiting at the home Of A J.
Thurbur in this city. The former was
formerly Miss Carrie Ryan Of this
city.
o. 2. Thurhur went to Chicago TO
spend few days visit with relatives.
Mrs. Eugene Allen and daughter
Jean went to Chicaso today to spend
a few days with friends
Mrs. Matt Robinson and children re-
turned to Ottawa, Kas, after an ex-
tended visit in this city at the home
of b A. Roach.
Mr. and Mrs Ivy Broadus of Brook
field township are the parents Of 10
pound baby girl, born Aug %.
The regular weekly meeting Of the
Marseilles Ddfonse League will be
held tonight. Rev Geo Bradfeld wii)
give an address. \ large attendance
is desired
Henry Mattiotti Of Camp Grant,
Rockford, formerly employed at the