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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
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Said the facetious observer; after
all there are few things that make a
girls heart warm toward you like ice
cream
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
CHICAGO MARKETS

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

The Illini Chapter OF The Daughters
Of the American Revolution will hold
i meeting on next Thursday after
noon, February 9th, at 2:30 O'Clock
at The home of Mrs. Fred Sapp in
Eastwood, Miss Lucy Armstrong
will have the paper of the afternoon
On Representative Women of Hi
nois" Dues OF the year will be pay
able at this meeting.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

The members OF the Summit View
Cemetery association will be enter
aimed on rext Tuesday afternoon
Eeb 4. at the home of Mrs. Estel
3owermaster on Catherine street.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03

Canadian papers are commenting on
the activity of the Japanese through
out the maritime province Of Siberia.
Agents Of japanese syndicntes are re.
ported to be negotiating for the pur-
chase of a large number Of mines.
nOur mills. brickworks. sawmills and
other Industrial undertakings, while
commercially they are making every
effort to extend their influence. The
japanese firms, which for the most
part have only recently been estab-
lished at VladivOstOk, are enlarging
their operations and endeavoring to
obtain us large share as possible Of
the trade Of the territory. The scouts
Of these firms are reported to he scour-
ing the country for scrap iron. hides
wool, bristies, beans and other 81
berian and Manchurian products re-
CURED ir Japan.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
Vehicle Market in Siam.

Owing to the low-lying and often In
undated plains of southern Siam. In
which most Of the rice farming Is
done and In which road making is diff
ficult, and also the fact that Transport
tation is easily afforded by the numer-
Gus canals which traverse ths country
In every direction. there Is not likely
to be any extended demand for farm
wagons or other vehicles for the use
of the SIamese farmer. 1t seems, how
ever, tipt considerable attention will
be given to road making In Slams
principal cities. notably In Bangkok
and that therefore line Of municipal
vehicles will be needed In the naar
future. I-- -r
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
Met a Modern Gun.

"what we're you going to do with
this revolycr?" asked Walter Priich-
ard, judge OF city court. .
"Shoot rabbits" replied Abe McMur-
ray, colorcd, age seventeen, 1866 Fay
cite street, who was on trial charged
with carrying concealed weapons.
The judge examined the weapon,
which was small one, and noticed
that the barrel would not revolve auto
,aatically. Ho called the defendants
attention to this fact. and was told
that II would revolve If turned by
hand.
The judge still appeared undecided,
then finally remarked: IF this was a
real gun ] would fine you 500 and
costs. but since II is only stout half 3
gun I will make the fine just half the
usual amount" Then he wrote so
and costs across the face Of the afi
davit-Indianapolis News.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
Didn't Come on.

In the belfry Of a little church in
France the Germans placed bomb
connected with wires to the mon
STRANGE on the altar. The idea was
that when the monstrance was moved
the resultant explosion would bring
the church down upon the heads ~ the
worshipers. Fortunately Marshal
Foch's little paragraph in his armis'
tice terms, TO wit. that Gernb com
manders would be held personally re-
sbonsible for all damage dong by in
fernal machines, prevented tbs char
acteristically Teuton performance from
coming Off.-Rochester Post-ExRress.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
Gas From Wheat Straw.

One of the scientists of the Unlver-
sity of Saskatchewan. who has been
experimenting for some time with the
manufacture of gas from wheat straw,
has been able. by gas bag attach
ment es 300 cubic feet capacity. TO run
his motOrcar with perfectly satisfac-
tory results. 1t is estimated, says the
Saskatchewan Herald, that a ton OF
straw will generate 1000 to 1900
cubic feet Of gas and that 800 cubic
feet of gas is equal TO "A gallon of
gasoline, so that with this hitherto
waste product on his hands the farmer
will be able to run his car.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
LAWS PRINTED IN GERMAN
How the state Of Indiana Catered to
the Teuton Element In the Fifties
and Sixties.

Time was when the Indiana general
assembly directed that its laws be
printed In German as well as in Eng
lish-but never more. observes the In.
dianapolls News.
In 1852 the legislature enacted
statute that It's laws passed at that
session should be printed In German
and one copy distributed to each OF
the clerks of the judicial circuits. BY
Joint resolutions Of the senate and
house the session laws IT the special
session of 1853, the regular session Of
1859. the regular session Of 1861, the
special session Of 1861, and the regu-
lar session Of 1867 were printed in
the German language. The revised
statutes of 1853 were ordered printed
in German.
Mrs. Edward Franklin White Of the
law editorial department Of the Bobbs-
Merrill company. believes the print.
ing Of the acts in German was no part
of the propaganda for "kultur," which
has been so exposed of late, but she
rather believes that Indiana was max
ing special bid for settlement by
Germans along with other for~isnef.'
who were westward bent. She says
all sorts of inducements were held
out In the fifties and sixties to attract
colonization In Indiana and cites. as
another of the Inducements, the lax
constitutional provisions CONSTITUTION
of 1882 for obtaining citizenship, or
at least the right to vote. .s.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
Genera, Towmshend's Trlumphs.

Like palm tree In the arid
stretches through which he fought
stands out the selection Of Gen.
Charles v. +. TOwnshend to bear to
the agents of the allies the Turkish
offer of surrender. observed the New
York Herald recently. Two years and
a half ago. almost to d day. General
'Townshend and 5000 men. the rem.
nant of his army Of $4,000, ran up the
white flag in Kut-el-Amara after a
siege of 143 days and surrendered to
the Turks, while 10000 other British
soldiers 10 miles away battled inef-
fectually to break through the Turkish
ring to the beleaguered force.
Now General Townshend has OBJ
tanned his satisfaction. That he. u
prisoner of war, should have been Sc
lected to carry this fateful message,
Hateful to all Chrlstendom, as well as
to what remains of the Turkish EN-
,pire, is a unique tribute to gallant
soldier from the government lie and
those under his command served w
faithfully.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
OLD AND NEW BATTLE NAMES
Hard 10 ssstew Appropriate AppslIa.
tiens Upon Conflicts Having
Wide Fronts.

There seems to have been little trou-
Bile In the past in naming battles. al
though even Waterloo Is called Quatrs
Bras by the French. But on the whole
a name seems to have attached It.
self to a battle quite naturally, like
Blenheim, TaIavera. Jena. Leipzig. the
Nile and Trafalgar. go
But in the great war, where a bat
tie extended over weeks of time over
q forty-mIle front, including many VII
lagos, and sometimes several objec.
tives 10 the shape Of big towns, the
difficulty of naming battle with
name that Is universally recognized Is
The names which have actually set.
tied down completely and taken their
places in history are the battle Of the
Marne, the two battles Of Ypres, the
battle Of verdun, the battle Of the
Blight, the battle Of Jutland, the bat
tie of the Somme, and that seems al.
most ALL rr f t.r ,. 20 = sI.t.
The battles of the later phases OF
the war have hardly settled down to a
name yet. Probably the battle in
which the vimy ridge was stormed
will be known as Arras: but the bat
tie Of Messines will probably be =
sticker, just as the Chemin DIES Danes
will live in French annals for all
times. .sa9fsI'
Perhaps the great battle which at
the time seemed disastrous to British
arms, commencing on March 81. 1918,
will 60 down to history as the battle
Of Amiens. while the battle Of Cam
brai may stand for all that heroic re-
covery which brought the British to
their final victory.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
Rescued by Mother.in.Law.

william Olive of Bridgewater, afVr
putting a new roof on n dog house W
his yard, was afraid the dog would GET
cut on the nails sticking through, and
'crawled in to clinch them on the in
side. When he had finished the loh
he found that his coat was caught oi'
nail and he couldn't get out. He
made all the noise he could. and final
~. after long while, his motherin-
law heard him.-Bostop Globe.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
Wonder What Poe Got for Il.

Quite while ago an author. Edgar
Allan Poe. contributed a story to Gra-
hams Library Of Fiction. No. l. But
1t hardly occurred to him that some
day q collector would pick up an old
copy Of that periodical for % cents
and presently sell 1t To somebody else
for $1,000. Probably It Is just as well
that II did not. for the knowledge
might have discontinued him with his
own modest emolument for writing T.
classic.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
New Soldier.

Gen. Leonard Wood said at u din
ner In Washington:
"a new soldier is apt to be nervous.
apt to make mistakes. but this Is no
sign Of cowardice. 1t soon wears OF.
"A new soldier was having his first
experience of night duty. The pass
word was discount
"As the soldier paced back and forth
In the darkness, a black figure sudden
ny bounced up before him.
"'Halt! Who goes thereY he chal-
lenged.
"'A friend was the reply.
"'Advance friend said the new SOL
der. Advance and give the discount p"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
cI1Y'S AIGH 1I1LE
Mban Capital Given Long Name,
by Royal Decree.
Has Been Considerably Shortened to
9iabana, but That Was Not Its Ap-
I = peIIation In 1634-PIace Had
Remarkable Growth.

The full name Of the capital of Cuba
Is San Cristobal de la Habana. In 1884
a royal decree conferred upon the city
the sounding title, 'Llave del Nuevo
Mundo y Antemural de las midas Oc-
cidentales" which signifies "Key Of the
New World and Bulwark Of the West
indies" In emphasis, the coat of arms
Of the municipality bears a symbolic
key and representations Of the for
tresses of Morre, Punto and Fuerza.
HaljHna Is one Of the several towns
founded by the governor. Diego We
lasquex. He placed 1t upon the south
coast, where the town Of BatabanO
now stands. 1t was shortly removed
to Its present position and rapidly Il
grew to be the chief center of the
island ana one Of the most important
places In the new world. La Fuerza.
the Oldest fertilization In the city, was
erected Near the close u the sixteenth
century. Shortly afterward. Philip
the Second Of Spain ordered the con-
forts, for the protection of the har-
Dor, and at about the suIhe time the
Official residence Of the governor Of
the island was transferred from San
tiagO de Cuba to Habana.
In 1850. the population Of Habana
was hardly more than three thousand.
but in the following two or three dec
AIDES it doubled, owing to a large i'm
migration Of Spaniards from Jamaica.
During this period, the city rose to be
the commercial center Of the Spanish
American possessions, and the princi-
pal rendezvous of the royal fleets that
carried on the trade monopoly between
Spain and America. The walls In
closing the city were commenced in
1871 and finished 80 years later.
A map Of the city at the beginning
of the nineteenth century strikingly
illustrates its rapid growth. Then the
residences were almost all intramurnl.
or within the walls. Large estancias
and huertas occupied ground which Is
now intersected by paved streets and
covered with substantial buildings.
The first impression made upon the
visitor Is of the massive character Of
the architecture. This characteristic
Is more pronounced than i'm any other
Latin-American city. The building ma
terial generally used Is a cOnglomerate
of marine material, which hardens on
exposure to the air. 1t is hewn into
great blocks, and so used in construc-
ton. Walls are usually covered with
stuccO or plaster. and colored in a
variety of tints. Roofs are either fiat
or built of the old Spanish tiles. The
effect, which Is enhanced by the pres.
.ence almost everywhere Of trees and
shrubs, Is pleasing In the extreme.
The most interesting portion OF
Habana Is that which formerly lay
within the walls. The houses here
have for the most part been converted
into business purposes. but few per
sons still cling to their old homes
Forbes Lindsay. In Scuba and Hell
People of Today"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
Missouri Mule Always There.

The Missouri mule was In the war
long before the Missouri soldier en-
tered 1t. The declaration Of war was
made for him In 1914, two years and
half before Pershlng and the thou
sands of other Missourians got their
orders to wheel into line. He had made
brilliant record there before their APP
peardnce. But, according TO the Lon
don advices. he seems to have felt the
impulse of Missouri behind INN at the
last, for II Is written: "fhe mule
shared in the big British advances ON
'the western front this fall and proved
his grit and worth by keeping right up
with the rapidly advancing artillery"
That Is Missouri characteristic.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03

vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic ex-
piorer, to whom the Charles p. DAILY
medal was presented by. the American
Geographical society for his "valna-
bic contributions to science" pleaded
that no efforts be made to civilize the
Eskimo tribes of the far North. All
such previous efforts, he stated had
resulted disastrously for the natives.
One tribe of 5000 discovered in 1928
by an English explorer, he said. was
now reduced to only 40 persons
through adoption of a civilized mode
of living. which was unsuitable for the
frigid cline.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
Pre.ldent to Get Rare seok.

An ancient book has been sent to
President Wilson by Postmaster Cen
eral Tordi of Florence who is collec-
tor of rare manuscripts. The book Is
a rare edition of the life Of Chris
TOPPER Columbus and was written by
Fernandez, a son. OF the discOverer Of
America, and was published at Venice
in 1871. Plans had been made to
have the book presented to President
Wilson on Columbus day.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
GOT WEARY OF "FLU" TALK
Visitor to indianapolis Very Much Fed
Up With Conversation Relating
20 the Epidemic.

L. B. Andrus Of Grand Rapids.
Mich, chief of the Merchants Heat
and Light company. Is laboriug I'M
der the impression that some "HOosler
fink" was trailing him Wednesday eve.
ming.
While taking dinner at a hotel he
was surrounded by delegates to the
casket manufacturers convention.
After hearing them discuss their bust
ness, which discussion naturally had
many references to the Influenza cpl
demic, he concluded 1t was no place
for him.
As the evening rolled on, he began
debating with himself the question
whether the epidemic was going to get
him, so he decided to take Turkish
bath. He had only been there short
time when sick-looking individual
came In, and in conversation with
Mr.. Andrus said that he had only re-
Gently got over severe case Of the
Influenza and he had been Iadvised
that a Turkish bath would get the poi
son out Of his system and assist him
to recover more rapidly.
When he was talking with this man,
another man came In sneezing and
coughing and inquired Of Mr.. Andrus
whether he thought Turkish bath
would prevent a fellow from getting q
bad case Of the influenza.
BY this time Andrus said to the at
tendant: "Get me out of here as
quickly as possible. have given
about a. much time as I care to pre-
siding at the 6u conference 10 In
Observation-Disclosures News.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03

A mother had two sons. one In
France, the other attending a univer-
sity near home. The son In France
was wounded and naturally the moth
er felt grleved over the incident, and
being OF an excitable nature. tele'
phonea her other son: John. come
home at once. Ted is at the front
being killed every minute"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
s21s for . Thaekeray Letter.

A sale OF autographs and manu-
scripts was held at New York recent
~. Charles Scribner's Sons paid the
top price, $2l8, for catalogue No. OBI
a letter of william NJ. Thackeray ~
John Oxenford. asking him to come
to a dinner In celebration Of the COM
pIetion of "vanity Fair" The total
for the sale was $2,752.45.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
UnreadabIe Signatures.

General Pershing recently gave Or
ders that the typewriter signature Is
required hereafter on all official orders
and Endorsements by American mill
tary men In France because of the fact
so many officers write their names 80
blindly that II is difficult to make them
out" General PershiDg purposes TO
waste no time In deciphering written
signatures. 4.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-09-03
FRENCH KING FIRST IN FIELD
WRITINGS Of Thomas Paine Show That
Henry w Once Contemplated
League Of Nations.

While President Wilson, Lloyd
George and other statesmen are talk
ing Of league Of nations the follow
ing, taken from Thomas Paine's THE
Rights of Man." Is historical:
"It was attributed to Henry ~ Of
France. man of an enlarged and be-
nevolent heart, that he purposed about
1910 a plan Of aboIishing war In Eu-
rope. The plan consisted in construct.
ing an European congress, or. as
French authors style It, pacific re-
public; by appointing delegates from
the several nations, who were to act
as court Of arbitration in any dis
putes that might arise between ma
ton md nation.
4 Had the plan been adopted at the
time 1t was proposed the taxes OF Eng
lano and France, as two Of the parties.
would have been at least ten millions
sterling annually to each nation less
than they were at the commencement
Of the French Revolution"
Here is also part Of letter ad-
dressed to Lafayette from Paine. Feb
ruary Q. 1872:
III you make a campaign the ensu-
inc spring., which Is, most probable
there will be no occasion for. I will
Conc and join you. Should the cam
paign commence, I hope It will ter
inmate in the extinction Of German
despotism and establishing the free
dom of all Germany. When France
shall he surrounded with revolutions
she will be in peace and safety and
her taxes, as well as those Of Ger
many, will consequently become less"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
DEMAND PROBE
OF AGRICULTURE
Farmers Charge Suppress
sion of Farm Production
Cost Figures.

Immediate investigation of the De-
partment of Agriculture in regard to
the alleged suppression of informa-
ton relative to the cost of production
of farm staples, was demanded of
unanimously at the Farmers National
Reconstruction Conference held at the
National Hotel yesterday.
Two other resolutions adopted by
the conference condemn the tve-year
control of railroads scheme as un-
necessary and unwise, and declare
against the passage of two measures
now pending in Congress permitting
certain public lands to pass into pri-
vate ownership.
Fear Advantage to Roads.
The first resolutions stated that the
five-year control scheme has all the
disadvantages and none of the ad-
vantages of government ownership,
and that the ultimate results would
be to enable the railroads to accumu-
late a great fund to fight government
ownership and operation, and would
give them an opportunity to poison
the minds of the general public as to
the real truths of such a scheme.
Immediate legislation eliminating
watered stock and strock fraudulent
ly issued, and inaugurating govern
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
Italians Strong for America.
Coalition Government
Program for Poland

Wanfaw. Jan. 7.-Order has been
fully restored in Warsaw. followin-
Prince SapiCha's coup for establish
ment of a coalition government. The
return of Ignace Paderewski. who left
the city a few hours before the
Princes revolt. is anXiously awaited.
Every effort, it was stated today, will
he made to have him accept the coali-
ton.
The kidnapped cabinet members
who were arrested on Sapicha's or
ders and later could not be found,
were located today in a gymnasium,
under heavy guard. They were re-
leased.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
new NATIONAL
GUARD FORMING
Two Companies of 100 Men
Each Already Organized
and Equipped.

The National Capital Volunteer
Guard was mustered into the District
National Guard last night at the
Armory, Fifth and L streets north
west, as Company E, under the COM
mand of Capt Sydney Smith.
Two companies of 100 men each
have already been organized at the
National Guard Armory with equip
ment and uniforms issued to one, and
plans completed for outfitting the
other within a very short time.
Fcur Companies Forming.
In the process OF formation at the
present time are Companies B. D, E,
g and I. three companies of the sep
arate battalion and one company for
navy militia 1t is expected that the
ranks in these will be completely
filed before the District boys of the
old guard reach home.
Every effort will be made, it was
stated. to bring the retusning District
Euardsmen back into the Armory
companies Plans for new cIubrooms
at the Armory Building have already
been completed. These will be re-
served as a meeting center for over
seas and local service men.
Badges for ID. {. Men.
II was announced last night that
military service badges will be pre-
sented to the men who enlisted from
the membership of the National
Guard. These will signify the ap-
preciaaon of the District OF Columbia
for the service they rendered the
country whether at home or abroad.
approximately 1900 of these badges
have been ordered by the Board Of
Trade and the Retail Merchants and
Manufacturers Association
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09

avenue northeast, yesterday, was
killed in action on July IS, some
where in France" Mrs. Manley
stated that the young mans parents
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Smith, of Kirwin.
Kan. had been unable to secure any
information regarding their son
since his letters ceased in July, de-
spite their frequent appeals to the
War Department.
Told He Was Safe.
we wrote and cabled when Car
rolls letters stopped suddenly" Mrs.
Manley said, but we never received
one word in reply. Only a few
weeks ago the officials at the War
Department told me that my brother
was safe and well. He had been
dead six months"
A member of the famous Rainbow
Division. Smith had been in num-
Der of the hottest of the battles the
Yanks fought with the Huns. No
The Washington herald., 1919-01-09
NEW POSTOFFICE;
7TH STREET STATION
Postmaster Chance Says Other Sta
tions NAV Be Established.

\ new classified postoffice station,
known as Seventh Street Station"
was yesterday established at lllS
Seventh street northwest.
The station will be open for busi-
ness from S o'clock to o'clock. and
will have facilities for the transaction
of money order. registry and parcel
post business and the sale of war
savings stamps.
Mr. NJ. o. Chance. city postmaster.
said yesterday he believed a sufficient
number of substatiOns should he To-
Gated in various parts of the city to
meet the convenience of the pubic
Several other stations, urged by vari-
Gus civic bodies OF the city. are now
in contemplation. he stated.