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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
WAR LETTER DELIVERED.
lntrusted by Prisoner to Comrads Fifty
Years Ago.

Atlanta, Ga.--After u lapse OF more
than fifty years Comptroller General
William \. Wright has received letter
which was written to him when he was
prisoner of war in 1864
General Wright, then a lieutenant,
was IN prison at Johnson's island, O.,
with Colonel Clairburn Snead of the
Third Georgia. General Wright was
transferred from Johnson's island to
Point Lookout, Nd, from where he was
to be exchanged back into the Confed-
eracy. The boat on which he was to
have left Point Lookout, however, was
crowded, and he was left ut Point Look.
out. From there he wrote letter to
his comrade, Colonel Snead
In answering this letter Colonel Snead
intrusted the letter to Captain Beal
who is now eighty-two years old and
living In Putnam, Ga, who was at that
time being transferred from Johnson's
island to Point Lookout. Before Cap
tain Beal arrived at the latter place,
however, General Wright had been ex-
changed and Captain Beal did not see
him to deliver the letter.
Several days ago Captain Beal was
going through some papers and found
the letter, which has now been duly
delivered.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02

How is 1t that you are able to do So
much more than other people?" asked
a tired. nervous woman who stopped
Mrs. Palmer for word at the close Of
one of her lectures.
Because" she answered with the
sudden CLEAN Of smile. IL haven't any
nerves or any conscience, and my hus
band says haven't any backbone
1t was true that she never worried
She had early learned to live one dny
at u time, without Hooking before and
after" And nobody knew better than
Alice Freeman Palmer the renewing
power Of JOY. She could romp with
some Of her very small friends In the
half hour before an important meeting.
go for long walk or rice along coun-
try lanes when n vezing problem con.
fronted her, or spend a quiet evening
by the fire reading aloud from one Of
her favorlte poets at the end Of busy
day.-Mary II. Parkman In st. Nicho.
las,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
TO FEED UNCLE SANS
SOLDIERS IN TEXAS
Dealers Planning to Deliver 1885, 900
Pounds Of Potatoes.

Fort Sam Houston Tex. An enor
nous quantity Of foodstuifs will be re-
qulred to feed the thousands Of sol.
diers who are soon to be stationed in
different military posts and camps In
Texas This is shown by the quantity
OF potatoes and onions upon which bids
have Just been received at the chief
quartermasters office here.
These bids do not include the sup-
plying OF the new national guard CAMPS
but are only for the troops ut Fort Sam
Houston and on the Mexican border
Ihey call for the delivery during Sep
TENDER and October Of 4 1906, 600 pounds
Of potatoes and $4,000 pounds OF on
Ions. The potatoes and onions must be
delivered during September aud Octo-
Der.
The potatoes will be distributed ns
follows: Fort Sam Houston. 1000 600
pounds; Brownsville, $4,000; Corpus
Christi, 10000; Del Rio $4,000; Eagle
Pass, 100000; McAllen, 10000 Mcr.
cedes, $4,000; Sam Fordyce, 10000. and
San Benito, 10000. The onions will
be distributed 10 Fort Sam Houston.
100000 pounds; Brownsville, 10000;
Corpus Christi, 5000; Del Rio, $500:
Eagle Pass, 10000; McAllcn, 5000; Mcr-
cedes, 5000; Sam Fordyce, 1000, and
San Benito, 1000.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02

the fight has been easier, but with our
front. equal In length to the entire
Belgium aud French fronts, we have
the hardest kind Of warfare.
Judging entirely from a military
standpoint. the duration of the war
cannot be determined. How long 1t
will last depends In a great measure
upon the internal conditions OF the
countries at war. The morale Of Ger
many is large factor In determining
the length OF the war.
1.-THE Italian army by Its efforts Is
keeping the entire Austrian forces at
work trying to batter US down. II we
are able to defeat the Austrians there is
nothing that can keep US from getting
at Germany from the back while she Is
being kept busy with the French. Brit
ish Belgians and our new allies, the
Americans, along the western front.
"The purpose Of the missions visit TO
the United States Is to extend greetings
to America. our comrade. and to pro-
mote the spirit Of brotherhood between
our country and yours. In the second
place, our mission is important politi-
'cally and commercially.
I'VE must arrange to get supplies.
coal, Iron and munitions from the Unit.
ed States. War can be carried on with
out bread, but never without coal. Coal
keeps our factories going and our fac
tories furnish the necessities Of war.
England's supply Of coal and iron Is
limited. She needs so much herself We
must look to America for our fuel"
General Guglielmotti Is accompanied
Chef, who served with him on the noun
famous front.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Speculation and Gamblina.

1t has often been asked II Il man can
speculate In the stock market without
any one losing In the event Of his max.
ing profit.
On the floor of the New York Stock
Exchange ! once traced 100 shares OF
Steel that passed through the hands
Of nineteen Spectators in single day.
Each one Of these nineteen bought and
sold them. and each one made money
1t Is idle TO say that some Of these
may have lost what they might have
made. because that involves us In q
double hypothesis. Actually each one
protted. and actualities are what count
In speculation as in every other form
OF legitimate business.
This incident illustrates one Of seven
reasons why speculation Is not gam
bling.-William G. Van Antwerp IL
New York Sun.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Poisonous Snakes.

Poisonous snakes have a diamond
shaped head. about four times larger
at the jawbone than Mt the neck, ANA
sharp tails. All snakes, however, are
poisonous during the shedding" pc.
riod Of seven days. They go blind two
days before shedding. The CHA Cpro-
nounce hee-la) monster IL SO called on
account Of being found near the ella
river In Arizona and New Mexico. Its
bite IN deadly. and 1t is much feared
by the Indians, as no remedy IL known
for the bite. They are peculiar crea.
lures, having the shane 6: n large liz.
ard. with feet marked like those OF Il
monkey, Some scientists say that the
bite Of the Glla monster Is not poison
Gus In itself. hut that Il its breath Is
blown On person with n weak heart
the person will faint away for an In.
definite time. In captlyiry the ella
monster IL fed ON warm milk and chop
ped meat every six weeks. Wide
World Magazine.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Tho "Tawdry Saint"

st. Ethelreda has been unfortunate.
inasmucl as her memory Is perpetu-
ated In the disagreeable adjective
"tawdry," and she is sometimes even
referred to as the "tawdry saint" In
the Isle Of Ely. where she died n fair
was formerly held In her honor. at
which peculiar kind Of cheap but
SNOWY lace was sold. which. as St
Ethelreda's or st. Audrey's lace soon
became proycrbial ana tawdry. an easy
corruption Of the saints abbreviated
name. was used to denote nll things
more gandy than valuable. - London
Chronicle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02

Aeroplanes may in time be II part OF
the regular equipment used by the
United States life saving service.
There are numerous cases In which It
Is impossible for small boats to rench
a stranded steamer In heavy weather
Upon some occasions even the line
throwing guns cannot get a hawscr
aboard. 1t Is argued that acropluncs
In any but exceptional circumstances
would be able to carry a line TO yes
sells In distress. making It possible to
use breeches buoy and get passen
gers and crew to shore.
Should congress approve this plan II
would open n new field to nviators
more hazardous than any other branch
OF flying. not excepting war work
They would he compelled to mike ns.
cents In the worst possible weather
requiring Skin and courage of the high
est order. - Exchange
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
The PsriIous Age.

IL man Is going to commit crime
during his lifetime the chances are
that he will do 1t ut the age Of twenty.
nine Ii is a curious fact that statis-
ties have shown that man Is more dan.
gerous ut this period Of his life than at
any other
The general supposition Is that men
have attained the highest development
Of their mental and physical powers at
twenty-nine. aud they are supposed to
be able to distinguish between right
and wrong aud to realize the conse
qnences liable to follow the Indulgence
Of either.
Next TO the age Of twenty-nine the
greatest number Of criminals have been
aged twenty-one. twenty seven or for
ty.tive years London Answers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
WOMAN CAPTURES EAGLE.
She Came Out Victorious After Battle
With the Bird.

Redlands, Cal.-Mrs. Winthrop How.
land Of the FL Chivar Goat ranch In
Live Oak canyon came out victor In q
battle with golden eagle, and the big
bird Is now captive at the ranch. Mrs.
Rowland noticed the bird alight In a
peach tree. 1t appeared to be exhaust
ed, 80 she grabbed one leg and then the
battle started.
Mrs. Rowland saw that she was in
for a fight and, not daring to let loose
Of the bird, made dive for Its neck
and was lucky enough to get q hold OF
It, She was thus able to keep the bird
from biting her, but 1t beat ut her with
its wings. She managed to get II into
pigeon corral and then found that
she was almost exhausted by the fight.
The eagle Is large one and measures
about six feet from tip to tip. When
Mrs. Rowland made an examination
she found that she had been wounded,
but the wound Is almost healed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Elephants Can't Jumn,

There Is one thing no one has ever
seen an elephant do. either In a circus
or out Of 1t, and that Is to jump" said
keeper IN the 700.
The fact Is an elephant cannot
jump. Because Of his great weight he
cannot take all four feet off the ground
at once. He can make 100 yard dasli
at the rate OF twenty miles an hom
WHICH is going some, but If he was
pursuing an enemy and came to dee
ditch eight feet across he would have
TO stop short, because It IL too wide fol
him to step It. and he IL unable Ia
jump An elephant IL great coward
He win have q III n rabbit runs be
tween his feet. lie has tremendous
strength, but be doesn't know It."
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
SPORTS
COMPEL ATHLETICS
IN ILLINOIS SCHOOLS

Peoria, Oct. 2.-Compulsory athlet-
ic training in nineteen colleges and
universities in Illinois minor colleges
may become a reality. Coaches rep
resenting the schools recently recon-
mended the proposition as a war pre-
paredness. The resolutions will be
presented TO all the educational in
stitutions and Il is expected a deci-
sion will be made on the subject soon.
At a conference meeting here in
which the recommendations where
made. il was decided all institutions
in the conference will carry out ath
letic programs this year with the eX.
ception of the southern Illinois Nor
NAL at Carbonate, Lincoln and Shurt'
left colleges. The few male students
enrolled necessitatcd cancellation of
their schedules.
Efforts to change the eligibility
rules failed at the conferenC. and Dec,
IA was set for the annual meeting Of
the conference, which will also be
held here,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
WAL THAN WINS
IN NINTH FRAME

The Waltham baseball team scored
another victory Sunday afternoon
when they nosed out the Troy Grove
aggregation in the ninth inning of
their clash Fitzpatrick, Schoiield
and Halpin were in the Troy Grove
lineup.
ST. Patrick's school team went to
ST. Bede college yesterday and de-
feated one of the school teams by
score Of IL to 3 Seymour and Fitz-
patrick formed the battery for the
victors.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
KNEUSSL NAMED
GUN CLUB HEAD

over twenty-five members of the
Starved Rock Gun club held their an
nual meeting and enjoyed 50-bird
match event at the club house east
of La Sale Sunday afternoon.
Charles Omen of Princeton was
awarded a beautiful silver loving cup
for winning the 50-bird match at is
yards Mr. Omen broke 45 out Of the
so The loving cup was donated by
the club and will be held permanent
ly by Mr. Omen.
kneussl President.
At the election of officers. Max
kneussl. of Ottawa. one Of the clubs
boosters was elected president of the
club for the coming year, the other
officers named were the following:
Weep resident-Ch Charles Clark, Til
ca.
Secretary-Treasurer Ray Loring.
Director Charles Omen, Princeton
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
An Anthem 10 Order.

Lord Kitchener on one occasion II
rented a national anthem. 1t was npol
the occasion of visit to India of '1
ameer Of Afghanistan. and the ordr
went around that all military band
were to greet him with the nationn
anthem Of Afghanistnn. But no ON
knew what 1t was, and Lord kitchene
was appealed to.
whit does It matter two strnwst
he said. play n bar or two OF some
thing slow and pompous and let II
at that"
So the first band that greeted thu
,meer played march from one Of thu
German operas very slowly and sol
emnly, and this was generally taken ~
BY the whole VI tue bands In India.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Tho Uee OF Names.

Judge Giegerich Of New York In de.
nying the petition OF foreigner desir.
Ing to use al American name recently
said: Il have the greatest objection to
foreigners who take up their residence
In this country assuming the names OF
old American families Of New York. 1t
causes embarrassment to men who are
OF nigh standing Ia The community and
take pride In their family names"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Death Warning.

Oliver Wendell Holmes recorded his
protest against the custom Of telling a
person who does not actually ask TO
know that he caiinot recover. Az that
loving observer Of mankind asserted, No
must every one who knows whereof he
speaks assert that people almost al
ways come 10 understand that rtrov.
cry Is Impossible. II Is rarely need.
fnl to tell any one that this H. the ease.
When nature gives the warning death
aplears to be as little feared AZ sleep
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
stop worrying" IL physicians best
prescription and the hardest to take.
Fine Chance for Axej,

Being firm friends, Maries two low
ers decided that one must end his
courtshlp to help the other. when
Axel suggested "head or tails" no
coin was ut hand. He agreed to the
use of Sandy's pocket knife, but wa"
III prepared for his frlWl's words as
the knife shot upward: AT the knife
stays up you wtnl"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
SHE TRAVELS LIKE A CITY.
Sixteen Servants and Ninety. six
Trunks Part Of Ssnorita's Equipment.
NpW York -Einht sfnfnroomo

New York. Eight staterooms.
Ninety-six trunks.
Twenty-four suit cases.
Thirty grips
Ten house servants
One chauffeur. one tutor. one valet.
two maids and one automobile.
When Senorita Francisco NJ. Diaz set
out from Cuba she took almost every.
thing and everybody portable includ-
Ing her brother, Manuel Diaz; her sis
ter, Mrs. G. ID. de Fuentes. and the two
children Of Mrs. Fuentes.
They arrived ut an Atlantic port
abonrd an American steamship whence
they came to New York before leaving
for the White mountains. Meanwhile.
they said. they would try to crowd
into twenty-five rooms at Il hotel here.
The senorlta il the daughter OF Manuel
Luciano Diaz. Cuban copper king
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
SQUAD OF PIGS THAT DRILL.
After Few Lessons They 90 Through
Military Evotutions Alone.

Belchertown, Mass.--Jack Newman Of
this town has organized his piggery &C.
cording to the infantry drill regula.
tions. From 100 pigs he picked squad
of thirty-two.
Every morning before breakfast for
two weeks these thirty-two pigs follow.
ed their drill master around the edge
OF the field. just inside the wire, and
paraded across the center. Then New
man purposely delayed his appearance
and found that the pigs went through
their usual evolutions alone.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02

Solomon's servants iEzra H. 5G-5S:
Nehemiah vii. $3.50, We're the descend
ants OF the Canaanites reduced by Sol
ONION to the state Of slaves. They
were compelled to work IN the kings
stone quarlies and In building his pal.
aces and cities
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Happy 10 Lover Of Books.

Without the love Of books the rich
est man Is poor; but endowed with
this treasure Of treasures the poorest
man IL rich. He has wealth which no
power can diminish, riches which are
always increasing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Gixind TIA Name.

The durtor treated me- for a week
for a cold" complained the victim hit
tcrly. 'ahd now he sends me hill for
$40 Highway robbery. that's what
II H."
I'D call II Mllage." suggested hiI
i,lotic friend. with an explosive gigge
cleveland Plain Dealer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Medical Etiquette.

Medical etiquette. instead OF being
Kept mp. IA people so often Imagine In
the interests Of the doctors. h main,
tanned In the interests OF the public.
II IL the public. not the doctors. who
would suffer most were 1t done away
with london Spectator
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
SUFFERING.

Suffering 10 a heavy pillow guild.
cd by an iron hand; the more
barren and rebellious the soil the
more Il 10 torn; the richer and
softer u 10 the deeper the fur
rows.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Always Picking.

Yeast-My wife used to play the ban.
10 beautifully before we were married.
Crimsonbeak- Now she picks Oh you,
| supposey-Yonkers Statesmen.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
.|TALY'S BIG FIGHT
Hard Foot by Foot War, Says
General GugIielmotti.
IMMENSE GUNS IN ACTION.

Member Of Italian Commission to Unit
cd States Says Morale Of Germany 10
Large Factor In Determining Length
Of War-Looks to America For Coal
and Iron.
Chicago.-ltaly's fight will be long.
hard fought. foot by foot war. said
General Guglielmotti. member Of the
Italian commission to the United
States. during his recent visit to Chi.
cago.
I'VE have immense guns us high In
the mountains as 10000 and 1900
feet above sea level" said the general!
Since We have gained these attitudes
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02

Corrected,

Wife, really believe you married
me simply because ! have money
Uub--You're wrong married you be.
cause thought you'd let me have some
Of II.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Pittsburgh, g Boston. 0.
No other games scheduled
Games Today.
New York at Philadelphia, GU;
Boston at Brooklyn.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Calilei'o Telescope.

The telescope with which Galllel dis.
covered the satellites Of Jupiter In 1910
IL preserved In Il Florence museum.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
presidsrt 6uvs Mora eouds.

president 6uys More 9onde.
Washington.--President Wilson has
Invested $4,000 In farm loan bonds.
He took $4,000 Of the FIRST issue Of
liberty bonds.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02

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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-17
QUIT MEAT IF YOUR
KIDNEYS ACT BADLY
Take tablespoonful Of Salts if Back
hurts or Bladder bothers-Drink
lots Of water.

We are q nation of meat eaters and
our blood is filled with uric acid, says q
well-known authority, who warns us to
BIO constantly on guard against kidney
trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
Che blood of this irritating acid, but
become weak from the overwork; they
get sluggish; the eliminative tissues clog
and thus the waste is retained in the
blood to poison the entire system
When your kidneys ache and feel like
humps of lead, and you have singing
pains in the back or the urine is cloudy,
full of sediment, or the bladder is irri-
table, obliging you to seek relief during
the night; when you have severe head
aches, nervous and dizzy spells, sleepleSs-
ness, acid stomach or rheumatism in bad
weather, get from your pharmacist about
four ounces of Jad Salts; take q
tablespoonful in glass Of water before
breakfast each morning and in a few
days your kidneys will act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and has been used for generations
to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys,
TO neutralize the acids in urine 80 it Is
no longer source of irritation, thus
ending urinary and bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
iniure: makes delightful effervescen,
Whitewater drink, and nobody can make
a mistake by taking little occasionally
10 keep the kidneys clean and active.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-17
PREDICATEs REQUEST ON ALLEG.
Ed FALSITY OF STATEMENT
BY LEAGUE THAT PROBE
WAS INFLUENCED.
BITTER ARRANGEMENT
OF PRESENT LEADERS
Gays Chief Service Which League Of.
ficiaIs Can Render Country Is to Re-
sign and Permit League to Be d.
rected by Men Who Would Not
DiscredIt Navy.

Washington, Aug. Is. - Immediate
resignation Of Col. Robert M. Thomp
son and other active officers Of the
Navy league is requested in letter
sent to Colonel Thompson by Secretary
Of the Navy Daniels.
Secretary Daniels predicates his re
quest on the alleged falsity of state
ment put out by the Navy league in
timating that the Investigation of the
explosion of the Mare Island navy yard
on July 8 has been held up by orders
from navy officials under influence ex
erted by powerful labor interests"
Letter Arraigns Leaders.
Secretary Daniels letter is bitter
arraignment Of the present officials OF
the Navy league, of which Colonel
Thompson Is president. In supple
mental statement Secretary Daniels
goes further. He characterizes the &C
ton of the Navy league and its Off
GERS as ito contemplate to deserve no
tice."
In bis letter, Secretary Daniels re-
fers to an offer from the Navy league
to cooperate with the Navy depart
ment in every manner possible, and a
suggestion from Colonel Thompson
that the present administration in the
organization was ready to resign il
deemed proper by Mr.. Daniels. He
then says:
Act Called Deliberate.
"The attention of the public is in
vited to the deliberate attempt Of the
responsible agents of the Navy league
to publish statement, which. even II
true, should not have been given out
without reference to the department
Inasmuch as it is false. the action in
giving 1t circulation shows malicious
attempt to discredit the Navy depart
ment and the capable officers who are
doing everything possible to ferret out
the cause Of the accident and obtain
evidence that would fix the responsi
bility"
The statement put out by the Navy
league declared that the guard has re
ceived information that time fuse
was connected with the powder maya
zine explosion, proving conclusively
that the explosion was the result Of q
criminal conspiracy" The Navy de
partment is accused of having positive
knowledge of this clue, and fear is ex
pressed that "the vigorous investtga
ton Of the case has been hampered OF
prevented because of influence exerted
by powerful labor interests"