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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-11
Ada Embarrassing Moments.

When a finicsl cafeteria hound, who
always wipes his knife, fork and spoon
on his napkin before using discovers
from the amused looks of his fellow
guests that he is absent miRdedly do
ing the same thing at a formal dinner.
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-11
lust From Paree.

when William got a letter this
morning, he frowned and said he sup
posed it was another of those notes
from his mother, beginning, Billy,
don't"
WAS it,"
mo; when he opened it he found it
was a billet -doux Baltimore Amer
lean.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-11
Like a Baseball imp.

zone day she's like an umpire
NV wife is" said Bill Prout,
"She never will believe that /
Am safe when am out.
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-11
Mixed Colors.

DO you enjoy literary gather
ings ?" asked White.
mo-" replied Brown, mot being well
read feel blue in company where ]
realize that am green."-Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-11
F. H. Rogers & Company

II is well for parents to know that
childs susceptibility to diphtheria
is increased by the presence in the
throat of adenoids and enlarged ton
sils
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-11
STOWE
r. w. Burt Died Yesterday in Hospital
of Bright's Disease.

Frank w. Burt, who was taken Mon
day to the Fanny Allen hospital Tor
treatment, died there about l2;5o
o'clock Wednesday morning, after a
long illness with Bright's disease. Mr..
Burt was AS years of age and had
passed his life in Stowe. He Is sur
yiyed by two sons, Ralph g., of Water
bury and Dan E., and daughter, Jes-
sic, 10 years OF age, of Stowe; a broth
err, william, of Saranac Lake, n. y,
and five sisters, Mrs. Gracia Tomlinson
and Mrs. Mary Smalley of Stowe, Mrs
Ruth Robinson of Burlington, Mrs. A.
A. Alderman of Aberdeen, Idaho, and
Miss Abbie Burt of New York CITY
He was a member of Mystic lodge, No.
IS. f. and A. M. The arrangements
for the funeral are not completed, but
it will probably be held at the home
of Mrs. Smalley on Bridge street Fri
day afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-11

Questions relating 10 child health and
TO related problems will be answered by
experts of the u. $. Public Health
Service. Address Child Health Editor,
u. s. Public Health Service. Washing
ton. d. c.
please mention this newspaper
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10
Try a Want Ad Ia lie Eree Trader
Journal Tor Quick Regults

courtyard to their nest. Mrs. AlbatrosS
WAS sitting in very digntied man
uer while Mr., AlhatroSs was at her
feet, squatting before her and looking
II her with adoring eyes,
"Thcy would touch their bills aad
stroke each others neclis and they
would sing in their SquaWky voices,
and Mr.. AlbatroHS would pose ana
make fine gestures for her 50 she
wouldn't be sorry She had chosen him.
"rhcy take turns. rs | said before"
continued Daddy, ito sit on the egg.
Sometimes the one who has gone of
will be gone a number Of days look
ing for sqUidS. their favnrtc food, but
the one behind never moves from his
place on the nest, but takes maps with
his head under his wing.
And, also. they are fuSsing with
their home. making It softer and nicer
n! the time and looking out at the
world with happy, soft brown eyes"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10

handsome with his white body. his
touches of colnr on wings and back,
He watched ahead of him anG side
ways to see that all was well.
"For a long time after the children
from the nests all about are really able
to look after themselves they Stiil stay
about their homes and where the colo
MES of many of the family are. But
when the time for more little ones to
come to the nests comes about IN" Old
err ones 90 off with patches of gray
down still about their plum0gc.
"Ah,' said Mr.. AlhatroSs, I always
feared | wouldn't win YOU You had
so many devoted admirers. Ther" they
throwing out their wings and making
such fine gestures, and trying to make
you look at each of them alone,
"Ah. felt You liked lis all the
same AT first but then 80 my happiness
! saw that ynn didn't, and flat th"
others who had sought ven for their
bride were going away with their heads
held low ANA waving them from side
To-. side
"AIrs. Alba(ro>s smiled to herself.
She had thought it quite proper not TO
show Mr.. AlbatrOss too quickly that
She liked him the best
"Thcy were sitting now on one Of
the stalks which formed Il sort Of
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10
TERMS ORIGIN IN DIS pUTE
MANY Explanations Of the Letters 20.
H." Have Been Made, bat Few
Are Trustworthy.

Quite a cycle of legendary eXpIJna-
tions have gathered around the origin
of the popular term -. X" 1t is held
that in early colonial days the best
rum and tobacco were imported from
AK Cages, in san Domingo Hence
the best Of anything came to he known
locally as Aux Cages, or 80. h"
Another explanation refers to the
use Of "Olh keokuk,' an Indian chief,
who is said to have signed treaties
with the initials 20, r." However,
the term didn't come into general use
until the presidential campaign of
1893. when til" supposed ilIiteracy OF
Andrew jackson, the Democratic can
diGatc. led Soba Smith, the lInmor>t,
writing under the name Of Major
Jack Downing" to start the story that
jackson indorscd his papers ~. ~
under the impression that they formed
the initials Of "Oll Korrcct,'
James Parton, the noted hogra.
pheT, discovered in the records OF the
Nashville court. of which Jackson
was judge, numerous documents IN
dorscd 80. r. meaning "orler re-
scndcd." lie therefore urged that It
was "A heatcd business that Major
Downing saw on the desk of the pres
idcntial candidate. The Democrats. m
lieu of denying the charge, adopted
the letters 80. X" rs Il sort OF party
cry and fastened them on their ban
nerS.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10
MDDYJ EVENING
TALL
WA 81 n | Ta I q !.
TIE AL5ATROSS.

Nick and Nancy had Just read a IA
nous poem about an albatrnss; that
is. they said it talked of such bird
or creature. and rs they knew nothing
about an alhatru-S orshis ways or his
family, they would love it If Daddy
would tell them something about It.
Indeed" said Daddy, Il viii. luu
know now come to think Of il, some
time ago | said 10 myself that | must
tell YOU an alhatross storytelling all
that the albatross does, and how he
looks, and how ne builds his nest.
and then somehow ! forgot about
IT. and then it slipped my mind or
some such dreadful thing
Daddy laughed and Nick and Nancy
said: Were so glad, though, that You
will tell Us an albatrosS story
"And please begin ut once said
Nick. YES, please" said Nancy.
"Well, that is hcSt--to begin at
once" said Daddy.
Far down in south Georgia, in an
island far off from here, which you
will find in your geography if YOU will
look it up, the Abatross family make
their nest.
"In November, which is like our
May whore they live. they leave the
ocean over which they've been wander
ing. and then they begin to make their
home.
"Yo,lng Alec Alhatr0&S admired Miss
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

So"'ou plu7 VIA w received lor VI"
,, wy "r, ,oi' VI ~ SSH'I' -
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"a ~" 10y ~ "a" " "'i'I' we - i
gay ., April a. ~ '-V' a. tnc iioul
oI ''|' . C O., ,,. p' H. at the wy VI
iitt' j" >, III n.y. al WHich ll'he anu
"ia"e Sa'o plGS wan pc pupilcIy opcn-
Gu IL IN eaIiiha,oa 'lat thefe VIII ne
9 ,.l w, a'heaI 'eet OF u men Se"e''
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10
NEW IN TIE ANIMAL WORLD
"oka9i" Astonishcd Explorers, and
Only Few Specimens Rave
Ever Been Obtained,

Some time before 1890. Stanley, the
explorer, had word from the pigmY
negroes of new beast in the impenc'
trahle depths Of the virgin forest
which borders tho Semlilj river in the
Belgian Congo. The Wamhatti natives
described it rs species of donkey
and called It "Atti' From their FUR
Their description, it seemed tn be a
huufpd animal of considerable SIZE.
which lived upOn leaves, In i>9 S'r
Harry Johnston himself saw the pig
mics. who fully confirmed what stan
ley had already told him, hut added
that the strange beast was striped like
n zebra.
In 1901 q Swedish officer, NJ Karl
Erickson. obtained complete skin nno
two skulls, which no sent to Sir Harry
Johnston, who then believed the heaSt
to be of the giraffe tribe, previously
found in fossil state in Greece, II
was, however, proved conclnSiVe'N that
although of the giraffe family IT was
not the animal Of ancient Greece, but
Il new beast altogethe". 1t was sub
sedueutly given the name of "okapi.'
No more than dozen specimens or
This wonderful beast have been Sc
cured.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10

that he has the necessary facilities,
ability and pecunary resources to ful-
fiji the conditions OF the contract and
execute the work should the contract
be awarded to him.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids b. said Council.
THE CITY OF OTTAWA, II l..
BY GEO. V. b. WEEKS,
Mayor.
Attest.
". ". CURTIS, City Clerk.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10

acres black land and rich; also e
acres pasture; some timber and album
dance OF pure running water; located
within two miles OF court house, OF
tawa, H.; price right.
w. &. PUSEY, Claus Bldg, Ottawa, III
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10
NOTICE 10 PROVE CLAIM.
r. A. Green. Attorney.
Estate of Caroline Blackwell,
Deceased.

ESldie OIL i'Iollup BLdChNFil
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned Executor Of the last VIII
and Testament of Caroline Blackwell,
late OF the County OF La Sale and
State OF Illinois, deceased, will APP
pear before the Probate Court of said
County on tie first Monday tbeing
the It'll day. of June, 1920. at the
Probate Court Room, in Ottawa, l..
said County. when and where all
persons having claims or demands
against said estate are notified to al
tend and present the same in writing
ter adjustment
Dated this Goth dag of March, A. d.
1920.
CtIAEl rs BLACKWELL,
Executor.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10

SOUTH BOUND.

a--Da,iy except sunday to Mar
setlles.
b--ioiiet limited.
c-Morris local.
d--Ladd local.
f-PrirCeton local.
g-Princetun limited.
k-Local TO all stations,
m-Ls Sale local.
r--daiIy except Sunday Ladd local
EXPRESS HANDLED ON ALL CARS
AT LOW RATES. T.
ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AND NAv1
MONEY.
TICKET OFFICE OPEN FROM l:N
A, N. TO HRS P. n.
TICKET FARE az CENTS A MILF
Train Fare or Cash Fare Paid %
Trains 10 Three Cents per Nile,
Communication Books containing Nm
worth OF transportation for eAter
Coed for purchaser only.
t- ]
interchangeable book good for beGN
or or tearer and party, containing
$1,000 worth OF transportation foa
$3.50. Il -
! -
WICKET FARIo TO
CHICAGO
Via Joliet, ILL.,, and Chicago Z JsIls1.
Electric Railway:
$3.50 1 7s,s w w.; Sl.55
tReturn trip iimitee to ton dsysl
PAST FREIGHT sERvic2
ohsns agents for FUN iaformsttoA
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10

FOR SALE-Ottawa avenue lots are
the best in Ottawa, at least in the
opinion of west siders. Fred King 5
greenhouse property, 229x300 feet,
would make eight fine lots; four on
Ottawa avenue and four on Illinois
avenue. ! want to sell these at once
Come in and ask questions.
Tel. GiS-W. T. Z FARRELL.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10

FOR SAI.E-Last lot to the east on
south side of Chapel street, corner
Green street. $500. worth more.
Tel. 6i$.W. Z. Il. FARRELL,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10

FOR SALE Eight room house; cleo
tric lights city water; corner Pine
and Washington Sts.; bargain. Inquire
G. H. DOOLAN, 52o Guthrie St
Phone 6G5-I.,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10

FOR SALE-One Of best stock AMI
grain farms within ten m,lcs Of OF
tawa; 200 acres can be cultivated, bal,
ance IN fine bluegrass pasture, abul.
dance OF pure water: good bldgs.;
SlIJ per acre. ". B. PUSEY,
Claus Bldg, ottawa, Ill.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10
lNSUR ANC
Up|.CL.S EEiNG,

BE ALWAYS RIGHT--Spring over.
hauling q furniture done right by
Geo. Baucblc Telephone S37X. 1919
Yves Main street.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10

WANTED Several good workmeG
fer steady work. L. :. SILICA CO.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-16
Eight Women Are
Candidates for
State Assembly
Three From New York City 3
Five Others Will Rum for
Statewide Offices; One
Will Try for q. S. Senate

Eight women are candidates for the
Assembly this year. There Of these are
from New York City, where Miss Mar
guerite Smith is running for q second
term as representative of the 10th
Assembly District, and Richmond and
the Bronx for the first time have wom-
en- candidates.
The candidate from Richmond Coun-
ty is Republican, Miss Lucy J. Kip.
per, Of the lst Assembly District
Miss Ripper is well-known as Red
Cross worker and helper in many kinds
of community service.
The woman candidate in the Bronx is
Mrs. Helen F. McRedmond, who repre-
sents the fusion of Republican and
Democratic parties against the Socialist
candidate, Samuel Orr. Mr.. Orr is one
of the five Socialists expelled from the
Legislature last year, and sentiment in
his district is admitted to be strong in
favor of returning him to Albany. Mrs
McRedmond is the co-leader of the
Tammany organization of the 4th AS
sembly District.
The other women candidates are from
upstate districts, and are on the Demo-
cratic ticket. Mrs. Elizabeth Van r.
Gillette, the Assemblywoman from
Schenectady, is a candidate for reelec-
tion. Mary H. Cook is a candidate
from Broome County, Gertrude Mosher
New-York tribune., 1920-09-16
Schuyler Leads Senate
Contest in Colorado
John VI. Collins, Endorsed by
Lobor, Noso ahead i,s Demo-
cra'ic Race for COvevnorsgrip

DENVER. Sept. 15.-Karl c. Schuy-
Ter, Denver millionaire oil man and at
torney, led Samuel D. Nicholson. mine
owner. of Leadville, by 1928 votes to-
''"v. when hl1 precincts out If 1882 in
Colorado including Denver, had been
comniled in yesterdays primary for the
Republican nomination for United States
'n"tcr. Lieutenant Colonel Rice W.
Means, of Denver, who made the race
." his war record, was running far
behind
In the Democratic gubernatorial race
R:bert II. Higgins, of Denver, was run
ring about 5000 votes behind James M.
Collins, of Eaton, indorsed by the nom
par isan and labor parties. Four hun
drrd and thirty precincts, including
Denver, gave Higgins, 7,577; Collins,
1868.
For the Democratic Senatorial nomi-
n@tion Tully Scott, Of Denver was lead
Hg W. R. Callicotte, Of Carbondale, in
dorsed BY the partisan labor groups,
by about 800 votes.
Benjamin c. Hillard, former Con-
grcssman, was nominated for Congress
b: Democrats of the 1st District.
The eleven candidates for the Demo-
r'atic nomination for the Legislature
from Denver County who were Endorsed
by the non-partisan and labor parties
we're nominated The regular Demo
cratic organization succeeded in naming
only one candidate for the Legislature
from Denver.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-16
Hdrtness Wins Vermont
2 to I Over Ruras,er-EJn

MoNTPELlER. VT, Sept. 15.-Com-
p.e.e re'urns OF yesterdays primary
gave victory to James Hartness. Of
Hprin@held: in the four-cornered con.
test TOR Governor on the Republican
llchet By vote Of nearly two to one
over his nearest opponent. Represent.
auVc Porter Fl. Dale was rcnom;nated
oy the Republicans in the Second Dis.
'fict' winning an easy victory over two
other candidates. The vote comnlete
was: P'e'e
F"~ Governor - Hartness, PATIO.
rrark ". Agan. OF Ludlow. 12's59.
Curtis S: Emery, of Newport, 1874:
FRED n. Babbit, Of Rockingham, II AL
For Congress in the Second District
DIE. l5,425; Ernest w. Gibson Of
bnrattIeboro. $3.50; John ". Gordon, Of
The total Republican vote Of abont
oo,ooo was larger than ever previously
was cast for either Governor or Prcsi.
cent on the Republican ticket in Yer.
mont, largely due TO the fact that
~omen turned out in large numbers
Inc spirited Campaign conducted bv ali
ehe candidates for Governor also "a.
Quilted in bringing out full male vote
The record number Of Republican votes
previously cast in she state was mt the
state election in 1895, when the
Republican nominee for Governor re.
eeived 53,426.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-16
F. ID. Roosevelt Lauds Paws.
Calls the Republican Campa;s,,
One of Vilificafion

BOSTON, Sept. Is. Franks, n
Roosevelt. speaking at a meetinc :" "
the Common tonight, said that ~
Republican campaign had been one a..
vilitication and condemnation of evsrr
thing any Democrat has done for ~.
last eight years" He said the Renuh
licans had offered nothing but "a a,,.
form composed of glittering sener.,;
ties" while the Democrats favored q.
definite program of progress at hon.
and in connection with our intar,.
tional relations"
THE Republican PLATFORM Nv
Roosevelt said, sis hymn of hate thst
tries for purely partisan reasons "a
condemn the things that have been
done, not only by the Democratic Al.
ministration but by the American neo-
pie during their participation in Ana
war" Senator Harding was charaets,.
lied by Mr. Roosevelt as "a reaction.
ary who always plays safe, never Offer.
ing anything constructive"
New-York tribune., 1920-09-16
Socialists Seek
Reelection att
Polls To-day
Four of Five Oasted Assem-
blymen Are Opposed by
Fusion Candidates; Ger
ber Asks for Protection
MuchCha hallengingPl Tanned
Some Republicans and Dem
ocrats Will Vote for the
Radicals as a Protest

The five Socialist Assemblymen from
this city ousted ct the last session
Of the Legislature at the instigation of
Speaker Thaddeus c. Sweet will battle
for reelection to their seats at the
special election to-day The Socialists
are Samuel A. Dewitt in the Sd Dis
trict; Samuel Orr, in the 4th; Louis
Waldman, in the 9Th; August Claes-
sens in the 18th, and Charles Solomon,
in the 23d, Kings.
Milton Altschuler opposes Dewitt;
James j. Collins opposes Orr, Morris
D. Reiss opposes Waldman, Augusta
Rozenzweig, a woman lawyer, opposes
Claessens, all as fusion candidates.
In the Kings district Jonathan Synder
is making the race against Solomon.
There also will be a special election
in the 10th New York District, to a
vacancy caused by the death of John
Damico, Republican. The Socialists
have named Nathaniel Rubin in this
district. The Republicans and Demo-
Gratis also have named candidates. The
district is not Socialist territory.
Summary of Previous Vote
In 1919 the Democratic and Repub-
llcan vote in the Sd District was STAT.
whlle the vote for De Witt was 5.8O2
IN the Attn District, the aggregate Re-
publlcan and Democratic vote vas
7,424, as compared with 6,455 for Orr.
who won in the triangular fight.
In the 9th District Waldman. with a
vote of 5,117, won against a fusion vote
OF b,0O6. In the 17th Caessens. with q
vote OF GIL, beat an adverse vote of
o'o35. IN the Brooklyn district Solo
mon had 4,975 against a Republican
and Democratic vote of 5,9O4.
Many Republicans and Democrats
have expressed their intention of vot-
ing the Socialist ticket as a protest
against the action of the Legislature,
AT Socialists headquarters it was said
yesterday that many Republicans and
Democrats had contributed monev and
offered their services to the Socialists
Many Voters Moved In
John r. Voorhis, president of the
board or Elections, recently issued a
printed list carrying the names of
about 1000 Socialists who since q year
ago have moved into the five Assembly
have these names and in case there
may appear to be irregularity in their
voting they will be challenged.
The Socialists do not deny that those
ZOO men and women voters have been
shifted into the voting districts to aid
IN the present contest. On the other
hand, the Socialists have printed a list
of all the dead and removed persons
whose names appear on the old reg
lstration lists, and these names are in
the hands of friends, who will see that
their names are not voted upon.
The Socialists raised fund of more
than 5000 to assist their five candi-
dates.
Letters to Governor Smith and Mayor
Hylan requesting protection for So
cialist voters to-day were made public
yesterday by Julius Gerber, secretary
of the Socialist party of New York
County. In his letters Mr. Gerber
asks for protection from violence dur
ing the voting, and points out number
of instances Of how Socialists have
been mistreated and intimidated in
past years.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-16
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*m lfh1httae j! 60 u & o.
Last of the Odd Groups are be-
ing cleared broken sizes
odds and ends-wonderfu values
for those i'm need of something
with which to finish the season.
Two Small Groups of Dressy Afternoon
and Evening Gowns OF chiffon, lace embroidered
net, plain and figured chifo. nr;r,ed Silks Ceorgete
crepe and other fashionable materials
Formerly $125 to $165 .at$ $50
Formerly As to $l95 $65
A Few Plain Tailored Suits Rena;z,-of
blue and black cotne and TWILL also smart models
in tan covert cloths-splencid for present wear
Formerly 500 to $125 .af $40
Formerly $l25 to $165 ~ ses
Last of the Day Coats and Wraps ,3tabIe for
motoring, travelling and general utility, of hcotine TWILL
jersey rcoette and duvetyn splendid for wear during
present cool days until the heavier wrap is needed
Formerly 500 to $225 at $45-$65-$95
Remaining Blouses and Slipovers small
group In chiffon, lingerie crepe Ceorgete and silk eponee
-hand-made lace trimmed and embroidered Styles
Formerly $40 to l0O .A. at $15-s35
Sport Coats of velvet, jersey d,vetyn, heavy silk
crepe ncolette and sport s-the last of various groups
suitable for in the Country or at the Country Club
Formerly to $95 a. s12-$2s