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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-08
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-08
EAST ROUNO.

EASTROUNO.
Eastbound cars leave Ottawa sta
tion for Marseilles, Seneca MOTIFS
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-23

talking 10 him. II you would juss
stay there ill she comes back. People
will be getting hir'iy again pres
entity"
"Of course" | said, rising promptly,
Il shaR be delighted TO he oi service
TO YOU And ] was, indeed glad 10
escape the conversation OF Mr. Don
kers.
She led the way to the dining room.
where on 4 low table war one oil the
most ornate cut glass punch-boH's !
had ever seen with the cups to match
Mr.. Stockbridss Appssra
This was one OF my wedding pre''
ents,' she said proudly.
1T is wonderful" | murmured -
and. indeed il was--in its own way,
you haven, tasted the punch yet
have your" she asked u don't think
I've seen you out here"
mo. | seldom drink anything that
is iced" | returned
"Oh, but you simply must have
some Of this" she said enthusiastic
cally. Il made this myself. II is
my own special recipe. Do take some,
! shall feel awiully hur, II you don't
She was fairly fawning upon me.
felt that must get rid Of her as
quickly as ] could, and reached out
my hand for the cup she was iillins.
As I did So Mr. S,oekbridges voice
sounded behind me.
"Fill me one, too. dear" he said
quietly. Mrs, Graham and will
touch glasses to your health"
She looked up al him with blanched
face, but stood her ground
Certainly. II you wish H." she 5ald
in a low meaning tone.
Her husband took the silver ladlc
from her hand.
lie, me try my hand he said play.
fully Then, a, il by accident, he
stumbled against the table
The next Instant the punch bowl
lay in fragments on the floor.
,Copyrisht.)
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former speech. Bu, .i,housh she Gould

former speech. Bu, although she Gould
control her face and voice. she could
no, quite manage her eyes. and when
few seconds later inadvertently
met them CARING at me in'ently my
blood chilled at the cold, maleyolence
her look betrayed
II would be very glad 10 ask him.
Mrs S,0kbridge" | returned cour-
,eously, "bm' ! ain sure Il would do
no good. II Mr.. Slockbridge or you
cannot persuade hun to speak my
word would have no influence fe-
sides. my husband and have bar
gain never to ask the other TO do
stunts. as he would express IT, in
public"
Mrs. Stoekbiidse's Invitation.
Wed better Re, Ken busy. then,
our hostess returned, turning carclcss-
" away. bu, no, before | had caugh,
\ glance by no means careless IRON
hu black eyes That she was plot
ting some mischief was sure, and
would hive given a good deal Tor 4
plausible excuse )or leaving the house.
To my great surprise Ken" evi-
IDENTITY got busy" to some effect. for
little later Nv Stockbridge called
for attention, ard after a lew pre-
lminary words OF introduction. Dicky
gave a clever. interesting. informal
talk which seemed TO delight hi,
listeners was immensely prord oi
him. and could have throttled the oh.
tuse Mr Donkets. who persisted in
accompanying Dicky's stories with
whispered comments 10 me and in
Quirie, for any further details 'whicl,
he imagined he would like ~ hear.
As Dieky finished and his hearet,
gathered around him with corera,u,
latory remarks. Mrs. Stockbritge came
up 70 me smiling
"Dcav Mrs. Graham" she cooed
would YOU mind coming out and re-
lieying me at the fruit punch bowl
sent Mrs. Gray who has been there
the first part Of the evening. in tC
hear your husband, and she's still
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-23
My Heart and
My Husband
Was Mr.. Stoekbridgs's Stumble an
Aecident7
By Adele Cssrboa.

Was MI Stoekbrtdget stumble an
Aeeidsst7
VITHAT method Kenneth Stock
w bridge and Alice llolcorbe
used to reduce Mrs. Stock
bridge TO order | had no means OF
guessing, bu, whatever II Was II proved
effective. a, leas, for the time belng.
The three walked away together and
disappeared into the dining-room. Mr..
Siockbridge returned q lew minutes
later with smiling face, hut eyes thai
were strained. full OF uneasiness.
Later still. Alice Holcombe and Mrs.
Stoekbridge came back into the living
room together. both chatting animat-
edy ! was quite sure that Mrs
stockbrldge had been crying, although
the traces OF tears were not visible.
They paused before the chair where
sat under the watehlul eye OF Mr
Donkers
"Mrs S,ockbridge is wondering.
Mrs Graham, # the lion OF the eve
ming could NOT he pursuaded to toar
a bit Tor the visitors" Miss Holcombe
drswled, while Mr. Donkers peered
disapprovingly at her over his glasses
"Oh, don't YOU suppose he will, Ms
Graham" Mlly Stockbridee cooed
with the inian,lle playiulness which
she affects at times, We're all just
dy,ug to hear him Mr.. Stockbrldge
tells me his speech TO the pupils this
afternoon was simply wonderful
You'll ask him, won't YOU, He can
reitve YOU, I'm sure
Her face was all smiles and AM
nation, Evidently she had promised
her husband and Alice Holtombe to
behave herself also to remove tile
possible effect on Mr.. Donkers Of her
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Soldier to Stay
Abroad to Teach

TABLE ROCK. Neb-Sergt Floyd
Chase, who is in service overseas,
writes home that he has accepted
position as instructor in farm manage
ineni, marketing and rural organiza-
,ions III the university farm school at
AlIcrey, Saoae ct Loire. France, and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-23
lAzzLE ROOM
NEWEST RACE N
|NsoMBER LONDON
Oriental CoIorS Used 10. Pro-
duce Effects,
LONDON.--Da,zle rooms art the
latest development in furnishing.

latest development IN furnishing.
Fabrics Of all kinds, pottery, glass,
cushions, and the hundred and one
!. accessories of decorative furnishing
HhNe come under the influence OF the
csmouilage coorila,iop practiced IN
the war, and the showrooms OF the
West End furnishing establishments
kve broken out into an orgy OF vivid
sectors for the spring displays.
The new vogue OF emerald green.
orange, royal blue, petunia and pur-
pie in broeades for hinginJs and up
holstery, and gorgeously colored east
..ern cretonnes and hand painted lin
/ Ems for loose covers. has little in
common with the recent weird and
disconccriing iutdrisl effects, which.
sssR,en at their zenith, only captiyated
.-4he few
"Thc rev trend in decorative
hea,mcnt ~ eighteenth century, when
designs were greatly influenced by
Oriental IDEAS, both IN the case ot
pottery and OF fabrics" said an cN-
pert on furnishing attached to ono Of
; the Leading houses in the trade TO a
Daily Express representative. The
craze ior lacquer furniture Is, Of
course. in keeping with the new
mdpthent in decoration"
The warmth Of The dazzle room is
In sharp contrast to the chilly black
and white apartment which 1t has
unpcceeded. Curtains OF velours in
Ivid shades, embroidered with col
H1td woods, beautiful damasks repro
y heed from gold metal fabrics, Rom.
Y n.striped cre,ounes, richly colored
\Aiks, some OF the finest OF them
psde on Essex looms, play their part
p the development OF the new fur
k0shing schemes
Instead OF the black bowls and
|1pses, there is demand for British
"vlstcr ware. This IS produced in ex-
Nisite coloriugs, bright hut soft. Tea
end coffee cups are being made
again in the richly colored decorative
eighteenth century designs. There is
y revived demand for colored glass.
Green is iavorite color for the
glass service in the dining rooms of
the period, the wine glasses dessert
dishes and finger bowls being placed
direct on the dull 'polished surface OF
the mahogany tables
u Cushions OF extraordinary rich. fab
fios silk brocades and gold and sill
vcr tissues are an important adjunct
oi the drawing room. Clusters OF
fruit, oranges, nectarincs peaches
Ind grapes, each thickly padded and
vaovered with silks and metallic cloth
ornament the cushions. They are Of
large size, and are. costly 10 buy, s
guineas TO 10 guineas being by nc
means exceptional as the price of a
sofa or floor cushion.
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Dsn,is,--Yss ssy this ,oo.h has
never been worked on before. That,
queer Tor find small flakes Of gold
A my instruinept." Victim--"You
have struck my back collar stud. ]
sueSs."-Stray Stbriss.
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will not return home with his detach-
ment.
This university is one Of the largest
institutions OF the kind in France, and
at present has an enrolment Of $500
students.
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We pass for what We are. Men
Imagine that they communicate their
virtue and vice only by overt actions,
and do not see that virtue or vice
emit a breath every moment-Emer-
Am
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-23

DastAg pss Newt Dilss.
The United States 10 kssplnG . cless
watch on Mexican financial legisia.
ton. However, Carysnsa seldom dPss
the terrible thinSs h ssys he's Gelns
10 do. -Chsrles.on News and Courier
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Finding a
Substitute

AS the gross profit on soft drinks is
considerably greater than the percent
age of profit on alcoholic beverages, it
is estimated by the Algonquin man
agement that the development of soft
drink trade is profitable investment,
irrespective of the fate of prohibition
of the alcoholic beverages; and that this
trade will, in the event of enforcement
of the anti-alcohol legislation, immedi-
ately provide a compensatory revenue.
Mr.. Steele thinks that the percentage
of travellers who are attracted to New
York City exclusively because of the
shrincs to Bacchus is not so large that
they would be missed from the several
million year visitors to the metropo-
lis if the sale of alcoholic beverages
should be prohibited here
The Algonquin would need the space
of its present service bar for its soft
drinks service, and the services of it's
present staff of barmen to prepare the
revised wine list" orders In brief,
the enforcement of prohibition of alco-
hohc beverages has no terrors, as an
economic problem, for the Algonquin,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13

word gave you confidence. 1t took away
your fears. If I hadn't told you that
you might have been killed the very
first time. 1t was your battle-ax did
the trick
Gawaine surprised the Headmaster by
his attitude. He was obviously dis
tressed by the explanation. He broke
into a long philosophic and ethical dis
course by the Headmaster with, "If |
hadn't of hit EN- all mighty hard and
fast any one of 'em might nave crushed
ME ike a, like al He fumbled for
a word.
Egg she'll" suggested the Head
master.
Like d egg she'll assented Gawaine.
and he said it many times All through
the evening meal people who sat near
him heard him muttering, Like egg
shell, like a egg shell"
The next day was clear, but Gawains
did not get up at dawn. Indeed, it was
almost noon when the Headmaster found
him covering in bed, with the clothes
pulled over his head. The principal
called the Assistant Professor of Pleas
aunce, and together they dragged the
boy toward the forest.
He'll be all right as soon as he gets a
couple more dragons under his belt ex-
planned the Headmaster.
The Assistant Professor of Pleasaunce
agreed ''It would be shame to stop
such fine run" he said. "Why, count
ing that one yesterday, he's killed fifty
dragons"
They pushed the boy into a thicket
above which hung a meagre cloud Of
steam. 1t was obviously quite q small
dragon. But Gawaine did not come back
that night or the next. Ir fact, he never
came back. Some weeks afterward
brave spirits from the school explored
the thicket, but they could find nothing
to remind them of Gawaine except the
metal parts of his medals. Even the
ribbons had been devoured.
The Headmaster and the Assistant
Professor of Pleasaunce agreed that 1t
would be just as we'll not to tell the
school how Gawaine had achieved his
record and still less how he came to die.
They held that it might have bad ef-
feet on school spirit Accordingly, Ga
waine has lived in the memory of the
school as its greatest hero. No visitor
succeeds in leaving the building today
without seeing a great shield which
hangs on the wall of the dining hall
Fifty pairs of dragons ears are mounted
upon the shield and underneath in gilt
letters is "Gawaine le Ceur-Hardy," fol
lowed by the simple inscription, "He
killed. fifty dragons The record has
never been equalled.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
"There win Be
Fewer Banquefs"

Mr.. Muschenheim is certain that
without the sale of alcoholic beverages
there will be fewer banquets" (which
IS not without Large economic significance
for such hotel as the Astor-and that
such oanquets as are given will be dull
affairs which also may have it's eco
nomlc corollaries.
Mr. Walick, whose hotel is a CONNER
cial men type, with popular restau-
rant and public cafe, confirmed and
emphasized his recent statement that
II prohiDltlon comes" he will close his
hotel, because he cannot make il nav
without the profits from the wine and
beer sales. Higher prices for rooms is
the only other source of compensatorv
revenue that Mr.. Wailick could suggest
and this is not practicable for this par
tlcular hotel
Mr. l.. +. Boomer manages the Nc
Alpin, the Waldorf Astoria, the Clar-
idge, the Cafe Savarin and the Fifth
Avenue Restaurant Being an able
executive, Mr. Boomer has neither tho
inclination nor the time to worry and
ms decsions are prompt and to the
point.
IF prohibition comes" saws MIR
Boomer, people will have to pay more
for their rooms and food--that's ALL
Would It not be possible to increase
your room business?" Mr.. Boomer w..
asked.
"Why, New York hotels are doing
capacity business now." was the PROMPT
response, with note of astonishment
"The only possibility would be the open-
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13

and if it comes it will find it ready with
compensatory measures.
The Clarendon Hotel, of Brooklyn, is
sending its manager, Mr. Augustus
Wegge, on a two months tour of dry
states, to-, study the effect prohibition
has had on the restaurant and hotel
business, and the compensatory adapta-
tions that hotels in the existing deserts
are finding practicable
When Congress passed the bone dry
bills last autumn, Mr.. Copeland Town
send, manager of the Majestic, as a stu
dent of human nature analyzed the stu
alton thusly:
The diminishing sale of alcoholic bev-
eraees is imminent. Erstwhile cafe pa
irons must, forsooth, find something else
to do with their time and money, if that
sale drops to. the zero point They will
then be seeking for some compensatory
relaxation or exhilaration and amuse-
ment; and they will still have a thirst
for ambrosial beverages, stick or no
stick. y The way for the hotels to reap
these compensatory pleasures And Mr..
Townsend proceeded to illustrate the
psychological principle enunciated by
William James, that every thought
tends to express itself in action"
The Majestic has already opened
"bone-dry room with a luxurious soft
drink fountain, and has plans completed
for early installation of bowling alley
and swimming pool and for increased
facilities for its roof gymnasium. In
the "bone-dry ROOM" which adjoins the
grill food is served and only non-alco
holic beverages, and an additional attrac
ton are the tables for playing checkers.
chess and cubetto. Development of a
soft drink department would not spell
unemployment for erstwhile bartenders.
according to the Majestic management.
On the contrary, the inventive genius of
these expert blenders of JOY is especially
needed to concoct as delghtsome Smiles"
for the soft drink fountain as they ever
handed out over the booze bar. Of course.
there are doubters and cynics who will
raise their eyebrows and ask, will the
sophisticated try an arid ae'?" as
little joke. Will an "Old Oaken Bucket"
by its suggestions of boyirood days back
on the farm, refresh a thirst of soul
conlparably with finger or two of rye?
Or will the prudish out of curiosity WELD
TO the temptation Of prohibition cock
tall or water wagd> fizz"? win
plunge into whole swimming tank of
sterile water be as effective morning
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13

he dragon waited for long time
for Gawaine to ask Why but the boy
was too frightened 10 speak. At last
the dragon had to give the explanation
without his cue line You see," he
said. If you don't surrender You'll
taste better because you'll die game"
This was an old and ancient trick of
the dragon 5. BY means of some such
qulp he was accustomed to paralyze his
victims with laughter and then to de-
stroy them. Gawaine was sufficiently
paralyzed as it was, but laughter had no
part in his helplessness With the last
word of the joke the dragon drew back
his head and struck. In that second
there flashed INTO the mind of Gawaine
the magic word "Rumplesnitz," but
there was no time to say it. There was
time only to strike and, without word,
Gawaine met the onrusn of the dragon
with full swing. He put all his back
and shoulders into it. The impact was
terrific and the head of the dragon few
away almost q hundred yards and
landed in a thicket.
GaWaine did not remain frightened
very long after the death of the dragon.
His mood was one of wonder He was
enormously puzzled He cut off the
ears of the monster almost in trance
Again and again he thought to himself,
Il didn't say 'Rumplesnitz' He was
sure Of that and yet there was no oues-
ton that he had killed the dragon. In
fact, he had never killed one so utterly
Never before had he driven a head
for anything like the same distance.
twenty-five yards was perhaps his best
previous record. All the way back to
the knight school he kept rumbling
about in his mind seeking an explana-
ton for what had occurred. He went
to the Headmaster Immediately and
after closing the door told him what
had happened. II didn't say 'Rumple-
snitz, - he explained with great earn
estness.
The Headmaster laughed I'm glad
you've found out he said at makes
you ever so much more of a hero.
Don't you see that? Now you know
that it was you that killed all these
dragons and not that foolish little word
Rumplesnitz' -
Gawaine frowned Then it wasn't
magic word, after al?" he asked.
"Of course not said the Headna ster
you ought to be too old for such
foolishness. There isn't any such thing
as a magic word
But you told me it was magic pro
tested Gawaine. You said it was magic
and now you say it isn't"
" 1t wasn't magic in a literal sense, 3"
answered the Headmaster but it was
much more wonderful than that. The
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Fewer Visitors
Expected

Mr.. Carruthers estimates that men
who have come to New York on business
will not be remaining over an additional
day or two for amusement if there is no
"hrewater' to be obtained. Also that
there will be fewer banquets and dinner
parties. Also that such dinner parties
as are held Will be comparatively prosaic
and tame.
While only 10 10 per cent of the
gross revenue Of the usual quiet hotel,
taking the country over, may be derived
from the sale of alcoholic beverages, the
net profits from this source are higher
and this margin may represent the diff
ference between financial success and
failure of the hotel.
The Algonquin Hotel voluntarily closed
its public bar about year ago. 1t is
reported that the young son Of Mr.. Case,
the manager, was an influencing factor:
that Mr.. Case. as the father of a grow
ing boy found it increasingly distaste-
full to make portion of the family liv-
ing from barroom profits.
Mr.. Case is now on a trip to the
Pacific Coast, where he will have op-
portunity to observe ways and means
used successfully by hotels in dry terri
tories. Meantime, the resident man
ager, Chauncey Depew Steele, is ex-
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
80! e.
The Fifty first Dragon
4 Story by Hey7vood Bt0uu

with a battle-ax. In this exercise he
was truly impressive, for he had enor
nous strength as we'll as speed and
grace. He even developed deceptive
display of ferocity. Old alumni say that
it was a thrilling sight to see Gawane
charging across the field toward the
dummy paper dragon which had been
set up for his practice. AS he ran he
would brandsh his ak, and shout "a
murrain on thee" or some other vivid
bit of campus slang. 1t never took him
more than one stroke to behead the
dummy dragon.
Gradually his task was made more diff
ficult. Paper gave way to papier-mache
and finally to wood but even the tough
est of these dummy dragons had no ter
rors for Gawaine. One sweep of the ak
always did the business. There were
those who said that when the practice
was protracted until dusk and the
dragons threw long, fantastic shadows
across the meadow Gawaine did not
charge so impetuously or shout so loud
Is. 1t is possible there was malice in
this charge. At any rate, the Head
master decided by the end of June that
it was time for the test. Only the night
before a dragon had come close to the
school grounds and had eaten some of
the lettuce from the garden. The fac
ulty decided that Gawaine was ready.
They gave him a diploma and new
hot ho oJrno oe+e
moned him to private conference.
'Sit down. said the Headmaster,
Have cigarette
Gawaine hesitated.
"Oh, I know it's against the rules"
said the Headmaster. But after all,
you have received your preliminary de-
gree. You are no longer boy. You are
a man. Tomorrow you will go out into
the world, the great world of achieve
ment"
Gawaine took a cigarette. The Head
master offered him a match, but he pro-
duced one Of his own and began to puff
away with a dexterity which quite
amazed the principal.
Here you have learned the theories
of life continued the Headmaster, re-
suming the thread of his discourse, "but
after all, life is not matter of theories
Life is matter Of facts. 1t calls on the
young and the old alike to face these
facts, even though they are hard and
sometimes unpleasant. Your problem,
for example, is to say dragons
.sTbo,r hot
in the south wood are five hundred feet
long ventured Gawaine, timorously
Stuff and nonsense" said the Head
master. "The curate saw one last week
from the top of Arthur's Hill. The
dragon was summing himself down in the
valley. The curate didn't have an oppor-
tunity to look at him very long because