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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
How the World May End.

Sometimes it has been suggested that
the world will gradually become cold,
SO that life will be frozen out NJ
Rabourdin, French novelist, however,
thinks it possible that the earth may
end in an incandesccnt blaze.
The earth's crust, he says, is very
thin at the bottom Of the sea, and
should it give way in consequence Of
volcanic action the earth might be con-
sumed In flames.
Suppose" he states, that, following
an extraordinary twisting movement,
due to retreat Of the central mass, a
large mass Of the sea bottom should
give way, and, falling suddenly, should
let in the mass Of the oceans waters
upon the incandescent interior matter.
The water would be decomposed by
the heat, the hydrogen would burn, and
it would burn more as it had access to
more oxygen.
"The conhagration would then gain
in force, accompanied by electric phe-
nomena, and the greater part Of the
earth's crust would probably be dis.
placed. The earth passing through a
critical epoch and returning for the
time being to its formative period
would again be nothing but globe Of
ire"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
Round Towers Of ireland.

No one knows exactly when or why
the round towers In Ireland were built,
but some believe that the druids erect
ed them as watch towers and places to
which to 90 for safety in time of dan
ger. Aegood many Of the towers have
the tops broken down, and those which
show the cone tops intact have mostly
been restored. There Is no door on the
ground, the doors being purposely
built at about ten or fifteen feet from
the ground and were reached by lad
ders. After the people had climbed In
side they drew their ladders up after
them and thus were out Of reach Of the
Danes who frequently invaded the
country. The tiny windows Of these
towers are fur up toward the top also.
About eighty round towers remain IN
Ireland. but only few of them are
perfect According to one authority,
they were probably built between the
ninth and thirteenth centuries.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
Turn and Turn About.

It was sometimes the custom Of
professors in former times to give
free tickets for their courses, kind
ness that was sometimes abused. In
The Book of Edinburgh Anecdote, :"
Francis Watt tells how the famous
DR.. John Barclay, extramural lecturer
on anatomy at the University of Edin'
burgh between 1897 agd 1925, once
applied a humorous corrective to an
imposition of this kind.
He received note from Doctor
Laing, the well-known antiquary, re.
questing free ticket for young
medical student. Barclay professed
himself delighted to confer the favor,
but invited the pupil to accompany
him to Doctor Laing's book shop,
where he selected books on anatomy
to the exact value Of a ticket for his
course of lectures. Then, sagely re.
marking that without textbooks, his
lectures were useless, he presented
the books to the astonished youth as
a gift from Doctor Laing. He would
not listen to the young mans expostu.
lation, but bundled him and the books
out of the shop. He did not find II
necessary to repeat the lesson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
lndian Slaves of 'South America.

Tfmid, bringing, taking of his hat
respectfully to every white man he
meets, the Indian of the west coast Of
South America Is Il pitiable object.
In the cities lie shares with the burro
the honor Of being everybody's burden
bearer. No one but ain Indian will be
seen with even the smallest package,
and you can engage a detachment Of
the "chlldren Of the sun" to carry home
anything from half pound Of tea to
200 pound trunk. You pay him what
you will; he dares not chatter about
price with white man.
On the great plantations and in the
mines the Indian is virtual slave.
There Is no free agricultural labor on
the west coast. Four days week the
peon must work for the great land
holders at the muniflcent wage Of 10
cents q day. The rest Of the time he
may devote to his own acre or two,
which must feed and clothe his family.
World Outlook.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20

Two contrasting freaks Of nature are
the Island Of Fire and the Lake Of
Snow. The Island Of Fire is called the
Home Of Hot Devils. It Is situated In
the midst of large lake Of boiling
mud In the island Of Java. The steam
and gases which arise from the sticky
mud form themselves into bubbles, at
tanning a diameter Of five or six feet,
and sail high up in the air like bal.
looms, carried hither and thlther by the
wind and finally exploding with loud
crash.
The biggest snow luke is seen from
the summit Of Hispar pass, In the IA.
rakoram range. 1t is more than 300
square miles in area. In Switzerland
the sea Of Ice might better be called
the sea Of snow, as tho surface Is bro.
ken up by solar heat, which makes a
minute assuring In the Ice, giving 1t
the appearance Of snow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
DRINK A GLASS
OF REAL HOT WATER
BEFORE BREAKFAST.
Says we will both look and feel
clean, sweet and fresh
and avoid Illness.

Sanitary science has of late made
rapid strides with results that are of
untold blessing TO humanity. The lat
est application of its untiring research
is the recommendation that it Is as
necessary to attend to internal santa
ton of the drainage system of the hui
man body as it is to the drains OF the
house
Those Of us who ar accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise,
splitting headache, stuffy from Acold,
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid aom.
ach, can, instead, feel as fresh as a
daisy by opening the sluices of the sys-
tenn each morning and flushing out the
whole Of the internal poisonous stag
nant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
well, should, each morning before
breakfast, drink a glass Of real hot
water with teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it to wash from the stom.
ach, liver and bowels the previous
days indigestible waste, sour bile and
poisonous toxins; &us cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action Of
hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach Is wonderfully in
MIGRATING 1t cleans out all the sour
lamentations, gases, waste and acidlty
and gives one a splendid appetite for
breakfast. While you are enjoying
your breakfast the phosphated hot
water Is quietly extracting large vol.
ume of water from the blood and get
ting ready for thorough flushing OF
all the inside organs,
The millions Of people who are both.
cred with constipation, bilious spells,
stomach trouble, rheumatic stiffness;
others who have sallow skins. blood
disorders and sickly compilations are
urged to get quarter pound Of lime
stone phosphate from the drug store
This will cost very little, but Is sufn
Client TO make anyone a pronounced
crank on the subject Of internal san
! itation.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
Are you reading it? If not do so today. Page
NEWSPAPER SELLER RICH.
Started a. Boy With Small Capital
and Now Buys Store.

Harrisburg, Pa.-Wagner Hoffman,
news purveyor in ordinary to COVER
nors and other state officials, large and
small, civil and military. no longer
stands in his familiar place at the foot
of Capitol park.
Wagner has reached the age of TWEEN.
ty-two after fourteen years of work on
the corner of Third and Walnut streets.
He missed only four weeks in that pc
Rod, half that time being because of
illness.
Starting with 10 cents Of capital
when he was eight years old, Wagner
has now purchased a book and sta.
tionery store from an older brother
and sold his corner" to Meyer Swim
mer. Wagner began as a newsboy
when pennypacker was governor and
included him, Stuart, Tener and Brum-
baugh among bis customers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
A NERVOUS WRECK.

Murphysboro, Ill.-"When l began TAX
ing Dir. Piercc's medicines l was just a
nervous wreck, | could hardly be on my
feet. While not able to work, | tried to
keep up. l was recommended to use
'Favorite Prescription and | took three
bottles. began to get better and when
the treatment was finished ! was much
stronger and better able to work. The
remedies were fine; easy to take and fully
satisfactory"-MRs. WV. BLACKBURN,
435 North l4th St., Murphysboro, Iii.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, the best
laxative and liver regulator, cure con-
stipation, bllousness and headache,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
Battle of 1914 Campaign.

One hundred years ago March Is
the first land engagement of the cam
paign of 1914 was fought by the
Americans and British at Lacolle, a
town just across the Canadian border.
The British had converted an old mill
into a fort. The American army un'
der General Wilkinson attempted to
take the fortification by assault. The
fighting lasted from about midday
until darkness set in and was conduct.
ed with great vigor on both sides. In
the evening the Americans withdrew
having failed to dislodge the British
from their strongly fortified position
General Wilkinson and his troops re-
turned to Plattsburg, and for a time
the tide Of war ebbed away from the
frontier Of lower Canada.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
TO CHASE U BOATS
Four Mi|Iionaires Donate Up.to-
the-Minute Craft.
FASTER THAN A SUBMARINE.
Larger Than Type Constructed For
British Navy, Which Wore From Sew
snty-fivs to Eighty Feet In Length
and Powered For Nineteen to Twen.
ty Knots.

and Powered For Nineteen to Twen-
ty Knots.
New York.-Four up to date 10 foot
submarine chasers are being built at
Bristol, K. L., to protect New York and
adjacent territory, according to an
nouncement at headquarters Of the ma
val reserve force for the Third dis
trict. The entire cost of construction,
equipment and ordnance is being met
by A. |. du Pont, Commodore II. L.
Tod, Payne Whitney and Harold Van.
derbilt.
Each Of the boats will be Of fifteen
feet beam with steel hull and bulk
heads and fitted with oil fuel engines
Their speed will be twenty-five miles
an hour, higher than any submarine
can make. Each crew will consist o.
nineteen men.
BY request Of the navy department
the size and character Of guns that will
be mounted are withheld from publ
cation.
Decision by the four men that they
would build and give to the govern
ment the four boats was reached after
naval experts told them the absolute
need for specially constructed vessels
for the mosquito fleet If any guns
other than one Founders are to be
used. Mr.. du Points boat will be ready
In July, the others In August at the
latest, it was said All can be used as
pleasure craft also.
The four boats will be somewhat
similar to submarine chasers ordered
for the regular force Of the American
navy, and details Of their construction
have been approved by naval officers.
They will be larger than the type con
structed for the British navy, which
were from sevcnty-hvc to eighty feet
IN length and powered for nineteen to
twenty knots Five hundred and fifty
Of these boats Were turned out in 5I
days.
The marine division Of the Home De
Tense league received from Frederick
d. Underwood, president Of the Eric
Railroad company. his yacht Alice. l,
! Is 40 feet long, twenty-five feet beam
and Of good speed. Three one FOUNDER
rapid fire guns can be mounted on thc
decks. 1t Is planned 70 make her the
flagship Of fleet Of forty vessels OF
the league. Harry Il. Peterson, who Is
In charge Of recruiting for the marine
division, intimnted that Mr.. Under
wood would be made commodore. lii
holds masters license and Is very
familiar with the waters about Greater
New York. ....--....
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20

DO not be content with following
good advice; catch up with 1t.
Keep an eye on the Job ahead, but
keep the other eye and both hands on
the job you have.
There Is plenty Of room at the top.
because those who get there are the
few who started early to avoid the
rush.
The man who goes halfway to meet
Fortune Is more likely to find her than
the man who waits for her to knock
ut his door.
The men who succeed best when
they work for others are those who see
that In doing so they arc also working
for themselves
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
0heDCKYARD
ST. fARMER3
= PROF. JWILLARD BOETE
lCOpNrlght Mesfrrn Now uanrr InIun.I
WHEN SPRING BREAKS.
Opy FIsht, Western NeWspaper U

There is one great satisfaction in
being too poor to go South for the
winter and that is the fact that we
can appreciate the coming of spring
SO much more than he who migrates
with cold weather. Think of the price
the wealthy pleasure seeker has to
pay, and then take comfort. He leaves
a bleak and frozen North in February
he has passed spring in the night and
finds himself in the midst of summer.
Coming back too early means getting
used to winter all over again with
out any preliminaries and if he de-
lays too long he hits another summer
without spring.
Spring breaks without warning and
1t does not linger long. Dearest OF all
days to those OF us who love the coun-
tryside are the days between ice and
mud, when the hens begin to lay and
the price of eggs comes down. or
course your ungrateful hens would not
lay an egg while the price was at fifty
cents and they lay more than you can
sell when it is at twenty-five.
A soft wind comes and before it
disappear snow banks and winter
clothes. Old corn stubble shows in
the garden patch, old newspapers and
last years leaves show in the porch
corners, and mother finds her glasses
that Jimmie dropped out Of her win
dow the first day it showed in the
fall.
These days are the dearest of all
the year. and possibly because they
bring US closer in touch with the mys-
FERROUS things of the universe. Vague
longings, new impulses, awaken in the
most matter-of-fact breast. and We put
our best foot foremost then, If ever.
The rapidly warming ground calls
all out of doors to drink deeply of the
healing wind and grow young again
In the freshly awakened memories OF
youthful springs of long ago. When
this happy time comes, you enthusl-
asts may HE you away to your golf
course, your tennis court, or the open
road and the open roadster, but it's
me to the backyard farm behind the
house, a plot fifty by thirty feet, that
gives me more pleasure and profit
than so much ground ever gave any
one before.
Forgotten are the hot days, the dull
hoe and the mosquitoes of last year.
In the immediate and rosy future ap
pear crisp pink radishes. all the green
peas one can eat, and best of all, two
solid weeks of Golden Bantam corn.
If you don't know about Golden Ban
tam, put the name down and plant
some this year It's worth all of the
other garden sass put together
OF course one may be unable to get
at the garden until the leaves have
been cleared out Of the cutters, the
yard raked, the walks swept up, and
the cellar cleaned OUT because one
must preserve appearances with SO
many watchful neighbors. but the gar
den will be reached in time. and that s
where the real fun lies.
If you are a freshman at farming
you will probably figure on spading up
your garden yourself. Go ahead and
do it. Your health will be improved
and your waist line decreased, and it
will do you no end Of good
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20

their delicate, feminine structure.
They have found in DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription the one unfailing remedy
which heals feminine weaknesses at their
very source. This marvellous "Prescrip-
ton" restores absolute health to the
internal organism; stops liberated con-
ditions, gives elastic strength to the sup
porting hgaments, vitality to the nerve
eenters, and complete womanly vigor to
the entire constitution.
1t is the perfect fortifer and regulator
at every critical period from the time
when they merge into womanhood until
the "changc of life" 1t is the one medi-
cine which makes motherhood safe and
almost free from pain.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20

The island L has the shortest name
OF any place in the world. It is stu
ated off the Quelpart Islands. little
to the east and near the southern coast
Of Chosen, formerly Korea.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
CROP EXPERTS WILL
PLAN FARM DRIVE
SECRETARY HOUSTON ISSUES
CALL TO HEADS or FARMER OR
CARNATIONS TO MEET IN
CAPITOL.

Washington. April 20 Secretary
Houston today asked the heads Of
the principal farmers organizations
10 come here next Monday to confer
ON the food situation and offer sug.
gestions as to the best means of in
creasing the supply
Those invited are ID. o. Mahoney,
American Society of Equity; H. f.
Stockbridge, Farmers National Con
gress; G, S. Barrett, Farmers Edu.
cational and Cooperative Union; II.
|. thinner, Ancient Order Of Cleaners.
and Oliver Wilson, National Grange
An appeal to school boards through
out the country to increase the en-
thusasm of children in gardening in
order TO meet the present food emer-
gency was today issued by DR.. p. F.
Claxton. United States commissioner
of education.
Keep Potatoes in State.
The first step to increase war ra-
tions in Wisconsin will be taken by
the state council for defense to relieve
the shortage OF seed potatoes. Gov.
ernor Phillip has called a meeting of
the potato shippers of the state at
Madison tomorrow. The state coun-
Gil will endeavor to prevent further
sale of potatoes for table use or for
delivery outside the state.
Plans of the Kansas defense coun-
ell to equip with searchlights each
of the 1000 tractors, owned in that
state, SO they might be used day and
night to- increase cultivation to meet
the national food crisis, were outlined
by II. J.{Waters, dean Of the Kansas
State Agricultural College before the
Kansas City City Club today
Bankers Aid Asked.
As an aid to the Kansas defense
council in its campaign to increase
CTOD huHouot IL
Wulfekuhler, president of the Kansas
State Bankers Association and mem
Der of the finance committee of the
council, has issued an appeal to the
l,244 state bankers for their support.
Georges efforts to increase food
production will take definite form at
conference of thousand represent
alive citizens at Macon next Tues
day to discuss plans under the aus
pieces of the Georgia defense and food
council At Savannah today repre-
sentatives of several Georgia cities
discussed the food situation
The famous model farms of Henry
S. Hate, a wealthy Philadelphia man
uiacturer, located In the White Noun
tain region of New Hampshire, have
been offered to the government
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
Feet and Character.

feey dNO VNdTdCveVs
Patience--Don't you think feet are
an indication of character?
Patrice--No, I don't.
why not?"
"Why, Just look at the big feet
Fred's got, and yet he hasn't much
eharaoter!p
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20

GETS LETTER MAILED
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO

j. Salem. Ore.-Siyteen years on .
! its way "A letter has just reached I
i Il. NJ. Croison of Salem, Ore. !
+ from j. Sutton Burns of Boone 1
}. vile, Mo. Mr.. Buris had crossed !
! the plains in 1916 with Mr.. Croi. !
! sons parents, and the son wrote +:
i the pioneer IN 1910. He had Civ !
! Ell him up for dead until the let ::
+ ter came 1t had apparently been I
: lying somewhere in the hands of ::
i the postoiiice department.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20

Agnes-No; would never marry s
man 10 reform him.
Ethel - Well, don't think myself
that harsh measures are the best
Boston Transcript.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20
: Spltefuf.'

SpitefuL
Dear Creature speaking metaphors.
cally)-That absurd Maud Forsyth can't
see an inch beyond her nose.
The Other Dear Creature speaking
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. she is dazzled by
Its brillianca
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-20

The rural population Of the United
States az q whole IL q little over one
half.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15

son and ladies of the cabinet for simpler food, the plate luncheon will be very simple and the prices decreased Lunch con served at F o'clock.
 Mrs. Mary V. Gesner of Montgomery, who was one of the delegates to the church council of the Episcopal church last week, is remaining over as the house guest of her niece, Mrs. Robert w. Ew ing, on Rhodes Circle.
 
 The first meeting of the dietetics claas will be held at o'clock this afternoon at Ullman school. Any information desired, call 263-W Main
 Mrs. Evelyn Fletcher Copp of Boston will give a lecture on Musical Prepared ness in America" in the Tutwiler ball. room this evening at S:30 with stereopti- con slide illustrations and piano. The public is most cordially invited.
 The Birmingham branch of the South ern Association of College Women will meet this afternoon with Mrs. Prentiss Reed, 141s Whitaker. Chapter No 4, Boys club, will meet Thursday afternoon at o'clock with | Mrs. Set Smith.
 | All chairmen of the Red Cross units are , requested to bring all finished work to 1 Red Cross headquarters this morning. | The Psychology Study club will meet | this morning at 10:30 o'clock with Mrs. l A. J. Dickinson, at the Ridgely. l Mrs. H. B. McLauren withdraws the call meeting of the R. D. Johnston chap- ter this afternoon at her home, on ac- count of the open meeting of the Eleanor Horde club.
 | Mrs. E. J. Remel. chairman of the Red Cross unit of West End, calls meeting 1 for this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the library building. All women in West End are urged to be present. | Mrs. Samuel Friedman, Main 1913, chair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Nineteenth Century club will meet Wednesday at 3:30 o'clock with Miss Mary Parxe London.
 Mrs. John Stone Hoskins is the guest of Mrs. Colquit c. Cole in Atlanta.
 Mrs. s. NJ. Adler has returned from New York.
 Friends of Mrs. George Ward will be slad to learn that she is improving hav- ing been quite i'll for the past week.
 Mrs Milton Smith, Jr., of Louisville, is in the city, having been called on ac- count of the illness of her grandmother, Mrs. George Ward.
 MT. and Mrs. Beech Chenoweth left yesterday for Philadelphia, where they will be the guests of MT. Chenoweth's s parents, MT. and Mrs W. A. Chenoweth. Later they will spend the summer in North Carolina.
 The Birmingham Music Study club will give a "get-to-gether luncheon on Thursday at the Southern club. Those who desire to attend are requested to make reservations not later than tomor- row afternoon by phoning Mrs w. J. Adams or Mrs. Laura Jackson Davis All
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. Charles Pollard, who is the guest of Mrs. John Marks, will leave today for her home in Montgomery.
  Mrs Henry Howze has returned from Montgomery, where she spent the past week attending the golf tournament MT. and Mrs Otto Marx of New York arc spending a few days in the city MT. and Mrs. George Connor have re- turned from a two weeks trips to New York.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry T. DeBardeleben left yesterday for Washington.
 MT. Basil M clarke left few days 1 ago for Fort McPherson to take the officers training course.
 Miss Mary Munger and MT. Roherly l Munger spent the weekend in Montgom- 1 cry.
 Mrs. Julia Nicely Finch has recently taken an apartment at Terrace Court.
 
 MT. and Mrs. l. F. Young are in New 1 York.
 Miss Annalee Fitts, who has spent the past few days in the city as the guest Of Dr. and Mrs. c. M. Rudulph, has re- | turned to her home in Tuscaloosa. 1 Mrs Julian Parke of Selma is spending few days in the city as the guest Of ] Mrs. Alexander London. | Mrs. Wilkie Collier of Cleveland. o., is the guest of her mother. Mrs T. l. | Hudgins. l Miss Mamie Evelyn Spalding of alti- more is the guest of Miss Dorothy Da- wis.
 l Mrs. E. E. Davis of Nashville is the 1 guest of her sister, Mrs. J. A. Rountree
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Eugene Baker Henry ' have named their little son Eugene l Baker Henry, Jr. 1 The Birmingham Council Of Mothers /! clubs will meet this morning at Il o'clock at the Woman's Christian Temperance I union The annual election of officers 1 win be held and reports from the state ! and national conventions will be read Owing to the recent requests of Mrs. Will