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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
All Pcady for pusa.

Mr.. Young5ird Ton the train Did
you leave anything for the eat, dear
est?
Mra. Youngbird Oh. how can yor
ask? You know / wouldn't forge
him. I left whole can Of salmon
with a can-opener right beside 1t.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
His Doubtful Statue.

Engaged to that beautiful girl, and
yet not happy2"
"Weu. she's gone in by turns fol-
rowing, tennis, horses, golf and dogs
"SRy on"
sometimes | wonder If I am g
sweetheart. or merely passing fadi'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-02
Give S. 4. H. Trading Stamps With Every Cash Purchase
Worth Knowing

II the handle comes off your potato
Knife. wind the blade where II sees IN
TO the handle with rather fine strong
thread and thrust it into place, ghec~
i will then stay.
To use the end Of your cake OF toll,
Ct soap when it has become thin, put
i and a new cake into hot water for
IN instant ana then stick The two to
etther When cold, they viii ,orm one
snlid Cako
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whsre Ignorance is gllss.

He-You don't know how nervous
was when l proposed to you!
she-And you don't know how enr
vous was until You did So
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There was never a time when the sac
rifces and the help Of women were more
appreciated than at the present time.
Women should learn war-nursing and
nursing at home. There is no better
way than to study the new edition Of the
Common Sense Medical Adviser -
with chapters on First Aid, Bandaging,
Anatomy, Hygiene, care Of the Sick,
Diseases of Women, Mother and Babe, the
Marriage Relations-to be had at some
drug-stores or send SOC, to Publisher, 6j4
Washington Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
If woman suffers from weak back,
nervousness or dizziness-if pains aflict
ner, the best tonic and corrective is one
made up Of native herbs and made with
out alcohol, which makes weak women
strong and sick women well. It Is the
prescription Of Dr. Pierce, used b. him
in active practice many years and now
sold by almost every druggist in the
land, in liquid or in tablets. Send Or.
Pierce, Buffalo, y. y, l0c. for trial pkg.
Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are also best
for liver and bowel trouble.
MwpGgstoro Ig-'whoa began taking DE-.
Pierce medicines was Just nervous wreck, /
eou,d hardly be on my feet While not able TO
work ! tried to keep W, vs. advised to us
Medical Discovery and l tool, three Bottles
{ each. | began 70 &c. better and when the
The Carlisle independent., 1919-12-18
Our Line Of HardWar

was never more complete, and our prices
will stand comparison. We are never too
busy to show you through our store and
quote you prices. Wishing you
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14

They're very interesting TO look at /;
behind the drivers seat there's sort
OF box where four people can sit, with
step and a little door in the rear,
and"
Il know all about It." said George.
I've seen any number like that, east.
You can see all you want of 'em If
you stand on Fifth avenue half an
hour any afternoon. I've seen half
a dozen go by almost at the same
time-within a few minutes. anyhow |;
and OF course electric hansoms are a
common sight there any day. hired
one myself the last time was there.
How fast do Mr.. MorgaE's machines
gof'
Much too fastl It's very exhila-
rating-but rather frightening: and
they do make a fearful uproar. He
says. though, he thinks he sees way
TO get around the noisiness In time"
Il don't mind the noise" said
George. "Give me a horse for mine.
though. any day. must get up a race
with one of these things; Pendennisll
leave IL one mile behind in a two-m;le
run. How's grandchildren"
HE looks well. but he complains
sometimes OF his heart"
George lad taken OF his coat. II
don't Ike to hint to lady," he said.
"but I do want to dress before din
nes.s
Dent b long; I've gos to do q
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
FEW OWE FAILURE TO FATE
Man Who Has Lost Out" Generally
Unjust In Blaming the Fact on
Circumstances.

HE who is bitter is beaten. This is
distilled from life," said wise OBJ
server of his kind, writer in Philadel-
phia Ledger remarks.
Often one meets the man who has
become soured by his Own life through
bis own fault-though he blames it all
on the chances and circumstances of
destiny.
He will not admit that the hand of
bad habit dragged him down or
kept him from rising; that he made a
misstep or took the wrong turn or
the road.
He prefers to charge impersonal fate
with his personal failure.
But he had the same right TO strug.
gle and win that we all have. The
man whom he regards with envy had
to prove that the stuff was ia him,
against odds.
The old proverb says that fortune
favors the brave-but that saying
really means that fortune plays no IA
vorites and confers her gifts only upon
those who fight, and fight hard.
Success is not hereditary. We must
qualify on our own merit Any fool
can inherit money and be parted from
II quickly. The respect of the COM
munity. which is life's chief reward.
goes to him who earns it on his own
account. In that continuing effort the
fragrant memory of noble family ira
dition and a pious and honest par
entage is a valuable asset and great
Inspiration.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
DOGS ONCE WERE WORSHIPED
Custom Practised in Many Countries
in Past Ages-Ethiopa Had
One for Monarch.

Dog worship spread from Egypt to
many other countries, where il took
dlfferent forms. The Romans sacri-
need dogs to Anubis. TO the lesser dog
star, Procyon, and to Pan. and the
Greeks made similar offerings to- pro-
pitiate Proserpine, Mars, Hecate and
other imaginary beings of whom they
stood in fear, says National Geographic
Magazine.
Plutarch says: THE circle which
touches and separates the two heInis-
pheres, and which on account of this
division has received the name of
horizon, is called Anubis. 1t is rep
resented under the form of dog be-
cause this animal watches during the
day and during the night"
Out of this idea it seems there arose
two mythical sOnages-Mercury, or
Hermes, and CerberuS, the three-head-
ed dog supposed to guard the gates Of
hell.
But there were humbugs even in
those days, and they humbugged the
dog worshippers even as charlatans
often humhqg Christians today. Per-
haps the limit of deception was prac-
ticed on certain nation in Ethiopia.
which is said to have been bamboozled
into actually setting up dog for its
king. Clad in royal robes and with a
crown upon his head, he sat upon his
throne and received the homage Of
his subjects. He signified his ap-
proval by barking. He conferred hon
ors upon a person by licking his hand.
and growl might condemn a man
to captivity or death.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
By Booth
Harrington
Ezzss

with poor George for thinking he'd
take anything Sunderland he be-
lieves George didn't work hard enough
for him. George had done his best, of
course, and now he's out of congress,
and won't run again-so there's Sgd
ney's idea of big diplomatic position
gone for good. Well, Sydney and your
Aunt Amelia are terribly disappoint-
ed. and they say they've been thinking
for years that this town isn't really fit
to live in-for a gentleman Sydney
says-and 1t is getting rather big and
dirty. So they've sold their house and
decided to go abroad TO live perma-
nently; there's a villa near Florence
they've often talked of buying. And
they want father to let them have their
share of the estate now, instead of
waiting for him to leave it to them in
his will"
well, suppose that's fair enough"
George said. THAT is, In case he in
tended to leave them a certain amount
in his will"
"Of course that's understood,
George. Father explained his will to
us long ago; third to them, and a
third to Brother George, and a third
to u.s."
Her son made a simple calculation
in his mind. Uncle George was
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
DADDY,5nENNG
QFAIRY TALE e
1IfIARY @AI1AM BONNER
THE TABLES HOLIDAYS.

'Tts funny" said the table. ''but 1
didn't like 1t at all"
"What didn't you like?" asked the
arm chair.
''You know" said the table, shat
1 am a little tea table"
yes. / know that" said the arm
chair.
well so far, so good"
what do you mean by thatT' asked
the arm chair. 81 am afraid l do not
understand. You know I'm rather lazy
and not one for thinking much"
Il mean" said the table, that you
understand what have told you thus
far"
But you've only told me- you were
tea table so far" said the arm chair.
That's So" agreed the tea table.
But you understand me thus far and
so / say so far, SO good"
"Ah, yes" said the arm chair, slow
ly. "now understand. But you mustn't
be too quick with me, for as 1 said
before l am lazy. like to sit back
and do nothing, and everyone who
uses me feels the same way. It's the
way make them feel-my wayp
Il know that" said the tea table.
swell, ] got all tired out" it con-
tinued. 81 wasn't used as a tea table
only. / was used for after-dinner
coffee, and l was used when folks had
birthdays and wanted to fix their
birthday presents on table where
they could show off their presents to
their friends
Then i was used as table for sew
ing and one person used me all the
time to put her knitting bag on.
81 was used for books and 1 was
used for meals which some people had
when they were i'll in bed.
You see the whole trouble was that
l was in house where there were a
great many people and they all liked
to use me. What is more they could
move me around easily because was
so light"
aren't you still light?" asked the
arm chair 81 thought that was why
we always had gotten along so well
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
GRAD. Does Not Travel.

The real locust is a sort of nomadic
militant. Its hordes. like those of
Atilla the Hun, sweep hither and yon,
always on the move, destroying as
they go. The cicada Is home body.
The tree from which any individual
cicada dropped as a newly Matched
larva II years ago is the exact tree
under which he viii emerge on his next
appearance, up which he will crawl 10
cast his pupal skin. and in which he
will meet his mate and sing his love
song, in which he viii pass his days Of
decrepitude, and from which. in few
weeks his dead body will fall. almost
upon the spot where he-as larva-
fell II years before and burrowed into
the ground.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
Lion No Match for Auto.

The East African Standard describes
a duel between a motorcar and lion
ess. The affair. it says. happened at
night near Nairobi. The chauffeur no
ted a commotion in the bush near the
road, then the cleaning eyes of an en-
ragged wild animal. He accelerated his
speed ar the instant the lioness leap
ed. She struck the hood and was
thrown far in advance Of the car.
whose wheels then passed over her.
The dead lioness was then loaded into
the car and taken back to town In tri-
umph
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
"TO Put Her Knitting BAG on"

together I'm lazy arm chair and you
are light weight, or in other words
there isn't so much to you. You are
light In your table brains and all Of
that"
"Of course / am, and l am still
no doubt that that Is why we are such
good friends. just as you have said
It,"
"Then what is the trouble?" asked
the arm chair.
81 grumbled," said the tea table 81
grumbled and said wished had been
big tea table which was heavy and
had to be wheeled about and that my
front wheel would cause good deal
of trouble by going all around in the
wrong way. You see / am a little tea
table. very little one, and l fold up
and can be lifted around as / said be-
fore. / am a good-natured little table.
"Then too, l am pretty. I hope you
won't think that it is conceited of me
to say So"
81 won't" said the arm chair. 81
think am good-lOoking myself"
Gas I have said / grumbled about
being used so much and for this and
that and for each person who hap
pened to want to use me.
"But do you know that the people
put me away for some time when they
had a great many summer visitors and
when they didn't use me at all.
"well, then 1 felt dreadfully. II they
had gone away and / had simply been
idle with the rest of the furniture i
wouldn't have minded. But they were
all here and just didn't use me.
Il believe they must have known /
had grumbled. Well, / didn't like my
holidays at all. And / hope no one
will ever hear me say again 1 am used
for too many purposes and by too
many people"
Just at that moment the mother of
the family came up to the little table
and said,
Lets get out the table for the
birthday presents"
And the little table creaked and
said to the arm chair, Now, I'm
happy"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
CHAPTER TX.

Isabel's uneasiness about her hus-
bands health-sometimes reflected in
her letters to George during the win
ter that follOwed-had not been ale
waited when the accredited Senior re-
turned for his next summer vacation,
and she confided to him in his room,
soon after his arrival, that "some-
thing" the doctor had said to her late
ly had made her more uneasy than
ever.
Doctor Rainey says we ought to
get him away"
well, let's do it, then"
HE won't CO."
Hes a man awfully set In his
ways; that's true" said George. 81
don't think there's anything much the
matter with him, though. Have you
seen Lucy lately? How is she?"
"She looks-pretty said Isabel.
Il suppose she wrote you they've
moved?"
"Yes; I've got her address. She
said they were building"
"They did. It's all finished. and
they've been In it a month. It's small,
but oh, such a pretty little housel"
"Well, that's Fortunate" George
said. zone thing I've always felt they
didn't know a great deal about is ar
chitecture."
Don't they?" asked Isabel, sur
prised. Anyhow, their house is
charming. It's way out beyond the
end OF Anderson boulevard; It's quite
near that big white house with gray
green roof somebody built out there
year or so ago. I suppose you'll be
driving out to see Lucy tomorrow"
Il thought" George hesitated. 81
thought perhaps I'd go after dinner
this evening"
AT this his mother laughed, not as
tonished. 1T was only my feeble
joke about tomorrow Georgiel
was pretty sure you couldn't wait that
long. Did Lucy write you about the
factory?"
NO. What factOry?"
"The automobile shops. This spring
they've finished eight automobiles and
sold them all. and they've got twelve
more almost finished, and they're sold
already! Eugene Is so gay over it !
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14

He did not carry out this intention.
however. Going into the big house by
side entrance, lie was informed that
the Major was upstairs in his bedroom,
that his sons Sydney and George were
both with him. and that a serious
argument was in progress.
George went to the foot of the great
stairway. He could hear angry voices
overhead-those of his two uncles-
and a plaintiye murmur, as if the
Major tried to keep the peace.
Such sounds were far from encour-
aging TO callers. and George decided
not to go upstairs until this interview
was over. He turned from the stair
way. and going quietly into the library.
picked up a magazine-but he did not
open it, for his attention was instant
ly arrested by his Aunt Amelia's voice,
speaking in the next room. The door
was open and George heard her dis
tinctly.
Isabel does? Isabel - she exclaimed.
her tone high and shrewish. you
needn't tell me anything about Isabel
Minafer, / guess, my dear old Frank
Bronsonl / know her little better
than you do. don't you think?"
George heard the voice of Mr.. Bron-
son replying-a voice familiar TO him
as that OF his grandfather's attorney
in-ehief and chief intimate as well. He
was contemporary of the Majors, be-
ing over seventy. and they had been
through three years of the war in the
same regiment.
II doubt your knowing Isabel" he
said stiffiy. "You speak Of her as you
do because she sides with her brother
George, instead of with you and Sgd
new"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
CHAPTER x.

That night George began a jubilant
warfare upon his Aunt Fanny, open
ing the campaign upon his return
home at about eleven o'clock. Fanny
had retired, and was presumably
asleep, but George, on the way TO his
own room. paused before her door,
and serenaded her in a full baritone:
''As 1 walk along the Boy de Balong
With my independent air,
The people all declare,
He must be a millionaire
Oh, you hear them sigh, and wish to die.
And see them wink the other eye
At the man that broke the bank at Monte
Carlo!"
After breakfasting in bed, George
spent the next morning at his grand
fathers and did not encounter his
Aunt Fanny until lunch, when she
seemed to be ready FOR him.
THANK you so much for the sere-
made, Georgei" she said "Your poor
father tells me he'd just got to sleep
for the first time in two nights, but
after your kind attentions he lay
awake the rest of last night"
Perfectly true" Mr.. Minafer said
grimly.
"Of course, / didn't know. sir"
George fastened to assure him. I'm
awfully sorry. But Aunt Fanny was
so gloomy and excited before 1 went
out, last evening, I thought she needed
cheering up"
He turned to his mother. whats
the matter with grandfather"
Didn't you see him this morningY'
Isabel asked.
Yes. He was glad to see me, and
all that. but he seemed pretty fidgety
Has he been having trouble with his
heart again.
'Not lately. No"
swell, he's not himself. What's he
upset Overt"
Isabel looked serious; however. 1t
was her husband who suggested gloom
lily, Il suppose the Majors bothered
about this Sydney and Amelia bust
ness, most likely.
What Sydney and Amelia bust
nessr George asked.
Your mother can tell you, IL she
wants to- Minafer said. Its not my
side OF the family, so keep or"
IT'S rather disagreeable for all of
Us, George Isabel began. You see.
your Uncle Sydney wanted a diplo-
matte position. and he thought Brother
George, being in congress, could ar
range IL George did get him the offer
of a South American ministry, but
Sydney wanted European ambassa
dorship. and he got quite indignant
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
WILL you BE ENGAGED TO MEq"

in when
losing fortunes
and
n
to
he had
him
o
hiendsh contin absences 4 colege
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14
"You little fool! You awful
little fool!'
GRO BE CoNTINUEDl
PLACE STATUES AT GRAVES
People of Budapest Have Odd Methods
of Perpetuating the Memory of
the Dead.

While all civilized nations either
bury their dead or place them in vaults
or mausoleums, there is a curious Gus
tom carried out by the people of Buda-
pest. This is found in the large ceme-
terry In that city which is known as
the Kerepesi Kozimero. where nearly
every family in Budapest buries its
dead. 1t is very large and contains
a number of handsome monuments. es-
pecially the one to Kossuth. who is
known as the George Washington of
Hungary
The visitor to that city of the dead
will find at the grave a photograph,
painting or statue of the person who is
buried beneath each stone, an exchange
states. When the family is wealthy
there is the bust or a recumbent figure
of the dead man or woman made from
his or her latest picture, while beside it
sits or stands the statue of the nearest
living relative, man or woman, carved
from life.
In some instances the figures of
several living members of family sit
beside the grave of a parent. But
perhaps the most interesting of all are
pictures embedded in the gravestones
covered with glass and thus protected
from the weather.
Still another popularity is the bronze
or iron lamp posts on the graves and
the huge silver bGsls set up on many.
The latter are like the colored glass
balls used upon our Christmas trees,
except they are always silvered and
much larger. There seems to he no
way of lighting the lamps, and the
only inference is that they are used to
light the dead to heaven or where
candles may be placed when relatives
or friends are offering prayers for the
dead.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14

bachelor, and probably would never
marry; Sydney and Amelia were child
less. The Majors only grandchild APP
peared to remain the eventual heir of
the entire property, no matter if the
Major did turn over to Sydney third
of it now. "Well, 1 suppose it's grand
fathers own affair. He can do it or
not, just as he likes. l don't see why
he'd mind much"
"He seemed rather confused and
panied about it," Isabel said. Il think
they oughtn't TO urge it. George says
that the estate won't stand taking out
the third that Sydney wants, and that
Sydney and Amelia are behaving like a
couple of pigs. I'm on Georges side,
whether he's right or wrong; always
was from the time we were children !;
and Sydney and Amelia are hurt with
me about it, I'm afraid They've
stopped speaking TO George entirely.
Poor father! Family rows at his time
of life
An hour after lunch, George strolled
over to his grandfather's, intending to
apply for further information. as a
party rightfully interested.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-10-14

sound investments; it's a passion
with him. T."
"Pshawl He needn't worryi You
tell him Wen look after him." He
kissed her. Good night I'm going to
tell Lucy goodby. Don't sit up for
me-"
Yes, l WILL" she laughed. you
won't be very late"
"Well-it's my last night"
But know Lucy, and she knows
l want to see you too, your last night.
You'll see: she'll send you home
promptly at eleveni"
But she was mistaken: Lucy sent
him home promptly at ten.