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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
OUR BOYS
and GIRLS
OFHCHSO4C[O
THE MAGIC RUG.


One evening two brothers. Jack ana
Bob Brenton, were seated on a rug IN
the middle OF the room, taking last
~ at their story book before climb
ing into bed They had an old lamp
beside them on the rug, close to the
DOCK. so that they might see.
As Jack, the eldest q boy OF 10. fin
ished reading to 4-yoar old Bob the
story Of Prince Ahmed, be leaned back
Oh his heels ana sighed deeply. much
entrsncod
Ny. BQb" he exclaimed, wouldn't
you love TO have magic rug. telescope
and apple? Then we could be doctors
and when any one was SICK w g92.d
ride 10 him on the rug ana give him
a smell OF the apple and he'd "af
gel"
oh yes agreed Bob "anl So"
could find the Ports cave With The IL.
eecope'"
"Y-eo.s," admitted Jack, "lur II We
had the rLg we could ton Il to ta." as
there anG- .hare wei be-
Just then taa boys heard til. trAic
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AM ,ou will sail ,-.,riit.y asa ILL.,.
Wheh you "ttH - t''u-H i'IN"C 'i.N
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Real Merit Manifest

Rod merit Of any kind cuuot long
lie concealed twill be discovered. and
nothing can deprcciate it bat man.
exhibiting it himself II may NOT al
ways be rewarded as ii ought, but it
viii Away. be wn.-ChestertieId.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
WISCONSIN FARM LANDS.

LANDObOGY, a magazine giying The
facts in regard to the land situa-
ton Three months subscription
FREE. II for q home or as an invest
ment sou are thinking Of buying good
farm lands. simply write me a letter
and say, Mail me LANOLOGY and
all particulars FREE. Address Ed
itor Landology. Skidmore Land Co,
366 Skidmore Bldg Marinette, Wis.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
Classified Advertising


Advertisements will be inserted in
this column not exceeding five lines,
three times, goo; one week, soc. Each
line over Eve, loo per week addition
al All advertisements in this col
umn must be Jaid in advance. No
advertisement will D. inserted in this
column for less than soc.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

FOR SALE--Wo nave two small
tracts within the city limits OF
Ottawa, consisting of about l acre
on North side without improvements
equal to about I lote suitable for
poultry anu vegetable raising; can
be had for 10000 per lot The owner
- nonresident and wants to sell
The other tract consists OF 10 to T.
acres with email house on West side,
Both of these would sell as lots for
double the price we are asking Bet
Ter look into this! J. 0. Harris q
Son. ,Telephone 957.W.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
DR.. E. 4. KELLY


DENTIST
1I25 Columbus st. Ottawa, Illinois.
All work guaranteed frs, '07S-
once hours a n. to 1880 ?. 81
Phone 225-Y
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

FOR SALE-S2 acres wen improved
farm, four miles Of Ottawa. $500
down, balance at $50. 1t is snap
" B. Pussy, Real Estate and ms
Claus Bldg.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
FOR SALE
FARMS.

FOR SALE-Twelve acres within
easy walking distance OF business
center; very best quality Of soil Es-
peclal'y desirable for market garden.
ing and poultry raising. Can be had
az bargain. Don't wait too long if
you want it, j. o. Harris & Son.
Telephone 957W
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

a-Daily except Sunday to Mar
settles.
b-Joliet limited
c--Morris local.
d-Ladd local.
princeton local.
g-Princeton limited.
b-La Sale Sundays and holiday.
until Sept. Is 1918.
k-Local to all stations.
MIA Sale local.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

FOR RENT--Nicely furnished rooms,
eli modern conveniences. S23 Gin.
ton St Tel SICK.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
BOUND.
S0UTHBOUND.
PACE FIVE

Southbound cars leave Ottswa sta.
ton for Grand Ridge Mckinley ParR
AMI Streator in a. M, $3.50, 1850, $50,
l1;50, in p. m. 1850, $3.50, 500, 100.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

FOR SALI2--A we'll appointed cot
tage on Norris st; six rooms and
bath south front; electric lights; ce-
ment walks; fine repair; low price;
terms.
T, B, FARRELL, College Bldg,
Tel. 64S-W.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

Communication Book c0n;a ming $500
worth OF transportation for $3.50.
Good for purchaser only.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS,

FOR SALE--8-16 Mogul tractor in
good condition. Geo. w, Reed & Co.
FOX sALE-Old papers, clean and
folded. Tied up IL lgc packages Call
ri Free Trader-JouTu&I Cllca
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03
ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AND SAVE
MONEY.

TICKET FARE "a CENTS a MILE
Train Fare or Cash Fare Paid On
Trains is Three Cents per Mile
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

interchangeable book good for bear.
er or bearer and party, containing
$1,000 worth OF transportation for
$3.50.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

Ticket Fares to Chicago, H.. Via 10
let. Iii, ana Chicago & Joliet Elec.
tric Railway.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

Phone oEebts tor full informstios
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-03

Effective Nov. IS, 1918,
60 "a round trip. $14o aue way.
QAsJV Return trip limited 10 zen
days
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-31
SUPERVISORS MUST
Be WELL EDUCATED
Stale Board Of Education
Takes Action.

Requirements for district school
supervisors under the nov school
law were determined at the initial
meeting Monday night Of the state
board of education at Charleston
for the next two days.
1t was decided by the board that
when the supervisors are not nor
nal or high school graduates, the
must attend a normal school or
successfully pass an examination
In SIX subjects as follows:
American History and Civics;
sanitation and hygienee; compost
ten and rhetoric, school admins
tration and supervision, principle
of teaching; ana either elementary
sociology, commercial and physical
geography or algebra.
In the case Of a supervisor being
a high school grad ate, exalnina-
tion in school adm inIstration and
supervision must be passed.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-31
NEW DIRECTORY is
PLANNED FOR CITY

A. NJ Selby representing r J..
Polk arl Company of Pittsbu" 4,
arrived in the city Tuesday to
gather data for the publication Of
a new city directory. He visited
the Chamber of Commerce, and the
Merchants Committee gave t. en-
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-31
scHooL NIppIF,s MoTTo

Pittsburgh, Dee. Don't buy
e3adY; your stomach doesn't pay
interest" This was offered as a
motto in the War Savings S .amp
slogan contest by one OF the city's
school children.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-31

Mr.. Ralph Bentz, who has been
Queen street with an attack Of ton
confined TO his home on North
silitis, is much improved.
Mr.. Frank Coley has returned
from Washington.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-31

terprise its endorsement. Mr.. Se.6y
has entered upon his work and will
rush it to an early completion.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-31
FIRST 4 Stroke
THEN Is YEARS
Of NERVOUS ILLS
Il. NJ. Riddle Tells How Nerv-
Worth BaniShed His Var
iouS SufferingS.

Note how foreibly he expressed
his appreciation:
"Nerv-Worth has been blessing
70 me For % year 1 was troubled
with a nervous condition following
stroke Of paralysis. l lost weight
and strength Ny stomach was bad
and would fill up with gas after
eating l tired various remedies
and doctors. Got some relief but it
YVES not satisfactory. Nerv-W ORTIZ
was recommended to me By another
Of ifs users and thought I would
give / trial, IT HELPED Me
WONDERFULLY The nervous.
ness is about all gone, have no
trouble with nv stomach and gas,
am gaining In weight and strength
right along can recommend
Nerv-Wofth 10 anyone in same con
ditiou I was il and feel that It viii
helm them
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-31

"249 w. Spruce St, Washington 4"
i. G. Shephe sells Wentworth
in Martiasbarg Neighborhood -
encies: Miller's Pharmacy, mar
les Town. Rabt. Gibson Shepherds.
town. Dec % 81
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
In the Realm of The Arts
Mr.. Salteena Has Set England
Laughing-And Guessing

This sudden shift from the rural
life of England to the glitter Of
great city is done with an exquisite
touch. Like Barrie's Cinderella play
the life there is what a child con-
ceives it ought to be. Any number
of earls are living in the Crystal
Palace, each boasting a neat suite of
compartments" The Earl of Clin-
cham, genial, though quantity
dressed gentleman, agreed readily
enough to make Mr.. Salteena gen.
tleman for very small number of
pounds and gave him a "compart-
ment" of his own down in the base
ment. Shortly afterward they at
tended a reception given by the
Prince of Wales himself, and the
reader gets a glimpse of the gilt
tering society that surrounded the
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
B1rrie's Comment

at seems to me a remarkable
work for child" says Barrie in his
introduction, remarkable even in
Its length and completeness, for
when children turn author they
generally stop in the middle, like the
kitten when it jumps. The pencilled
MS. has been accurately repro
duced, not word being added or
cut out. Each chapter being in one
song paragraph, however, this has
Seen subdivided for the readers
comfort"
Whoever wrote the novel, it be-
gins with good flying start right
m the centre OF the story, without
any long-wlnded preamble:
Mr.. Salteena was an elderly
man of forty-two and was fond of
asking people to stay with him."
There you have this unfortunate
gentleman in a nutshell. Thus, as
Barrie has it, "the first line of the
tale etches him for all time" But
more about this new figure of fiction
follows Immediately. He had whisk-
ers which were very black and
twisty," and besides being "middle
sized" with "pale blue eyes," he had
. "pale brown suit, but on Sundays
he had a black one, and he had a
topper every day, as he thort it more
becoming" So far he is only kind
ly man of social instincts, but his
own words on the next page show
the rift in the lutte and give hint,
alas! of the bitterness and the Scr
row that run through the work like
saddening leaven.
Il am not quito gentleman" he |
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
II OMAN ROLAND has
~ recently experienced the
same misfortune as he


same misfortune as he
made his hero, Jean-Chris-
tophe, undergo in the masterpiece
OF that name. A news dispatch
from Geneva says that Roman
ROLAND, the famous French author
has been and still is interned some
where in France. This information
is said to have come from the writer
himself in letters to friends in
Switzerland. Several months age
ROLAND, who had been living in
Switzerland since the early part of
the war, when the French govern
ment characterized him as a ode
featlst' because of his collection of
essays, above the Battle" heard
of the death Of mis- mother in a
small French town. He disregarded
al warnings and hurried to attend
hel funeral. When last heard of
Roman ROLAND was under strict
surveillance and everything he
writes is strictly censored.
In "Jean-Christophe in Paris"
the second volume of Rolland's
great trilogy, the hero is in Paris,
an exile from his native Germany.
The following quotation from that
volume will explain how the author
followed his characters experience.
He has just had word that his
brother is i'll in Germany:
"Christophe gave groan. Olivier,
who was working in the next room
ran to him in alarm. Chr;stophe could
not speak, and pointed to the letter
on the table. He went on groaning.
He rushed to his bed, where
he had laid his coat dressed hurriedly.
and without waiting to fasten his col
lar (his hands were trembling too
much) went out
ut was hardly dawn when he reached
the little German town. He had to take
care not to be recognized, for there
was still a warrant Of arrest out
against him. But nobody at the sta
tion took any notice Of him; the town
was asleep; the houses were shut up
and the streets deserted; it was the
gray hour when the lights of the night
are put ont and the light OF day is
not yet come-the hour when sleep is
sweetest and dreams are lit with the
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

quill, but with the immense regret
which slumbers in the soul of 50
many spinsters, until Charles Ver-
not's letters began to disturb her
peace Of mind.
She abandoned herself tenderly
to that correspondence, which. with
out obligating her in any way, might
bring little comfort to poor SOL
der. AS he had never seen her and
probably would never see her. and
would never know how homely she
was, she expressed freely to him all
those charming and delicate feelings
which she had in her heart and
which she had never expressed to
anybody else, for fear of being
laughed at. Sometimes, however. in
the midst of this Towering of her
soul, she became suddenly afraid.
Suppose he should arrive some fine
morning on leave-or, perhaps, after
the war? Suppose he saw her.
But he never saw her. One dav
she received big envelope, sent un
der a military frank, as usual, but
not addressed by him. She found in
1T all her letters, with card hastily
scrawled:
"Mademoiselle. I regret to an
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

brink of yon muddy river he painted
wildly.
"Oh don't do that implored Ethel
breathing rarther hard.
'Then say you love me he cried.
ooh Bernard she sighed fervently
I certinly love you madly you are to
me like Heather god she cried
looking at his manly form and hand
some flashing face l will indeed
marry you.
Glow soon gasped Bernard gaz-
ing at her intensity.
GAS soon as possible said Ethel
gently closing her eyes.
"My Darling whispered Bernard
and he seized her in his arms we
will be marrid next week.
"Oh Bernard muttered Ethel this
is so sudden.
"No no cried Bernard and taking
the bull by both horns he kissed her
violently on her dainty face. My
bride to be he murmered several
times.
ETHEL trembled with joy as she
heard the mistick words.
ooh Bernard she said little did |
ever dream of such as this and she
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

nounce to you that my comrade, Ser
geant Vernot, was killed Yesterday
IN an attack on an enemy trench. He
died bravely, without suffering. In
accordance with his desire, | send
you these letters"
Madeleine read no more. The
papers dropped to her feet, while
she, with eXpressionless eyes, un
dimmed by tears, was lost in thought
He was dead. He would never see
her. He had departed, carrying with
him the illusion of having been loved
by beautiful young girl. And she
retained the treasure of sweet
dream, which no shadow and no de
ception had furnished. Her unknown
friend would never belong to an
other. He had gone, with his aureole
of heroism and beyond the tomb, in
his glory, he would remain hers.
Thanks to him, she had known the
sweetness of loving, Of being loved
and of weeping for one Gear to her.
Into her lonely life he had cast
flower and had then passed on. But
that flower would be hers forever.
1t would never fade.
Madeleine picked up the letters
and got out those which Vernot had
written to her. Having tied them
together with silk thread and
strand Of her long blond hair, she
deposited them, as in a coffin, in a
mahogany box exhaling the dis
Greet perfume of an ancient sachet
bag.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

writes to an accomplished friend,
who has asked him to bring a young
lady whichever is the prettiest in
the face" for visit; 81 am not
quite a gentleman, but you would
hardly notice it, but can't be helped,
anyhow"
Poor Mr.. Salteena-there is his
rift in the lutte, the drawback which
he is obliged to contend with, but
Mr.. Salteena is going on that visit
on the 3:15 train. There in the very
first chapter is a thickening plot,
and love interest, too, because the
kindly man chad quite young girl
staying with him of seventeen,
named Ethel Monticue" And Ethel
was passing fair. She had "fair
hair done up on the top and blue
eyes," and enhancing these attrac-
tions "she had a blue velvit frock
which had grown rarther short in
the sleeves. She had a black straw
hat and kid gloves
Such was the young lady whom
Mr.. Salteena was to take to visit
his friend. You can imagine their
excitement in preparing for the
journey.
II shall put some red ruge on
my face" said Ethel, "because
am very pale, owing to the drains
in this house." GA reason which
Barrie comments on as most ex-
cellent.)
"You will look very silly, said Mr..
Salteena, with a dry laugh" but
Miss Monticue had a ready tongue,
and parried the thrust at once.
"Well, SO will you, said Ethel in
a snappy tone, and she ran out of
the room with a very Superior run,
throwing out her legs behind and
her arms swinging in rythum."
Little did the unhappy Salteena
know whittier the journey was lead
ing him, or he might not have been
SO happy or anxious to go. Little
did he reck that his host was going
to break his heart. In the very be-
ginning of their visit it became evil
dent that Bernard Clark lived in a
style with which Salteena could not
compete. In the evening Bernard
sang in a "base" voice, but all Mr..
Salteena could do was to "ask a few
riddles, as he was not MUSCLE" And
then there was the matter of bath
rooms. The enervating effects of
Mr.. Salteena's drains have already
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17


quite alright as they say. but I
would like to be the real thing can
1t be done, he added, slapping his
knees"
Yes, Bernard thought it could be
done. He gave him a letter to the
Earl of Clincham, at the Crystal
Palace, whittier Salteena decided to
go forthwith, leaving Ethel Month
cue in the care Of Bernard.
SO Salteena searched for gentil-
lty, and found it after fashion. AS
for Bernard, he found charming
wife in Ethel, after all three had
quite done the gayeties of London.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

Paris, who thinks of you. Madeleine
Decker, Sainte-Odile Bureau"
An Alsatian. Charles Vernot, who
had been in the Argonne for two
months, awaited impatiently the mo-
ment when he should penetrate into
that Alsace of which he had often
dreamed, which he hoped to do what
he could to reconquer and which
worked on his imagination like an
irresistible charm.
AS he stood, deep in thought, with
the little card in his hand, something
very soft caressed his cheek, some
thing still softer than the f1ossv
grayish-blue WOOL He examined the
muller carefully and found a long
blond lock, silky and fine, which the
knltter, either by inadvertence or
through coquetry, had imprisoned in
her work.
Thereafter, during his hours of in
action, Charles Vernot did not find
time heavy on his hands in the
trenches. The card and the blond
hair of his Alsatian furnished him
material for long reveries - for
poems scrawled on the pages of his
notebook in intervals between bavo-
net attacks on the "neighbor oppo-
SITE"
He was never wounded. Tho
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

been mentioned, but listen to Ber-
nard:
"The bathroom has got tip-up
bason and hose thing for washing
your head"
Added to this:
Bernard always had few
prayers in the hall and some whis-
key afterwards, as he was rather
pious, but Mr.. Salteena was not
very addicted to prayers, so he
marched up to bed"
Evidently Mr.. Salteena became
increasingly aware of his short
comings, because finally he re-
quested private conversation with
Bernard.
"You can help me, perhaps, to
be more like a gentleman, said Mr..
Salteena, getting rather hot. I am
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

blond lock against his cheek seemed
to be talisman. 1t became, at the
same time, an obsession, constantly
recalling the unknown donor, giving
nm the illusion of an invisible pres
ence and the passionate desire to
know his faraway well-wisher. He
wrote to her at the Sainte-Odile Bu-
reau, without any great hope that
the letter would reach its destina-
ton.
There are miracles. The letter ar
rived. A still greater miracle hap
pened. He received an answer
modest, reserved, delicate and
charming, like the blue shade of the
muller. A correspondence ensued.
into which each put little of his
or her heart and fancy and in which,,
out of the threads of discreet
phrases, was fashioned the strand of
an unavowed love.
when the war is over" Vernot
said to himself, 81 shall 60 back to
Paris. l shall see her, and if she is
what l hope she is, I shall marry
her. Before knowing her in person
shall have known her in heart and
mind.'
But inasmuch as soldier in war
time must be prepared for all event
ualities, he put her letters in an en-.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
NHE DAY when the captain re- !
turned to the front with the
stock of knitted things which

ne had gone to Paris to pro-
cure, Sergeant Vernot received as
his share-besides leggings, gloves
and chest protector-a muffler, a
pretty muffler made out of soft and
delicate grayish- wool.
HIS pleasure was extreme-in the
first place because, in the monotone
nous life of the trenches, any surprise
is great event, and an agreeable
surprise, recalling life behind the
front, assumes tenfold Importance.
And IN the second place because
Charles Vernot was at home clerk
in an office-that is to say, man al
ready subject, although only twenty
five years old, to the sensitiveness to
cold which is induced by a sedentarv
occupation like scratching on paper.
And, above all. he was a bit of poet
IN his leisure hours. He therefore
shivered little more than his COM
rades, and it was with genuine salts
faction that he unfolded and tried
on at once the welcome muffler. 50
soft, so fluffy, SO blue-a coquettish
adornment for mud-stained soldier
like himself.
Something white attracted his at
tention. Fastened to one end, like
a butterfly, was little card, which
contained these words, written in a
fine hand:
Dear Soldier of France: Be cour-
ageous and recover my country.
That is the wish Of an Alsatian in |
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17


young Edward. Mr.. Salteena, not
having any small clothes for the oc-
caslon, was obliged to "role up the
trousers" of his evening suit, and
they lent him a pair of white stock
lngs, which he fastened tightly
about his knees with red rosettes.
In this precarious attire, which
necessarily caused Mr.. Salteena con-
siderable perturbation, they clat-
tered away to Buckingham Palace.
The Prince
"The sumshious room was packed
with men of noble nature, dressed
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

velope which he carried next to his
breast and on which he had written:
"1f l am killed, please send this
package to Mile. Madeleine Becker,
So Rue de Strasbourg, Paris, and in
form her of my death"
The Alsatian who held the other
end of the thread-the other end of
the strand of hair-was one of those
persons without age, who, it seems,
were never young. Was she twenty
or forty? Or perhaps thirty? Her
delicate and tender soul was hidden
beneath body without grace, face
without charm, having no other
adornment than her blond hair, of a
warm tone which the sun turned to
gold.
Never had any young man lifted
his eyes as Madeleine passed by. She
was one of those who pass unnoticed.
who attract nobody's glances. A
we'll meaning relative had once
asked her to marry him, because, be-
ing an orphan, she possessed little
dowry. But she refused, not wish
ing to enter into a union based on
interest or convention, in which the
heart had no part.
So she lived on, outwardly tran
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
l he l1e-A French War St0rv
Translated by WILLIAM L. MCPHERSON
opW1ght, 1919, Ne1v York Tribune Inc.

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