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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
When lsbas Dared Death.

In 1915 the granite obelisk that stood
sentinel before the palace Of Ramcses
Ill. at Luxor. for more than thirty
centuries was taken to Paris. Its cree.
ton In the Place de la Concorde was
marked by fine example of civic cour.
age. II had been brought from Egypt
by the engineer Lebas in river bog.
especially constructed at Toulon 10
navigate the Nile and the Seine. This
boat was towed through the sea by
warship. When the cables used in rails
ing the obellsk In Its position In Paris
were strained almost to breaking Lee
has placed himself at once under the
enormous stone as it began to move.
II a single cable had broken all would
have been over with the engineer. Eek
planning his hardihood. Lebas said It
was to show the crowd Of onlookers
that he wts sure OF his calculations.
A single error and he would have been
crushed. and he preferred tragic end
TO dishonor. This" said LIE Cri dc
Paris. was before our day Of inter.
views. and Lebas occupied only few
lines IN the Constitutional. no more. no
less than the periodical adventures Of
the sea serpent"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Spanish lrishmen.

A recent writer draws attention 10
the connection which has long existed
between Ireland and Spain, In the
days of the Wild Geese" when Irish.
men were carving out futures for
themselves as soldiers Of fortune In
many lands, they went in large mum.
bers to Spain. Then again large num-
berS Of Irish men and women, many of
them belonging To well known fam
lies. emigrated 10 Spain in the early
days of the nineteenth century. All
these immigrants We're adopted 10y the
country, and they adopted it, whole
heartedly--so whole heartedly. indeed,
that, IA the writer already referred TO
pointed out. hardly any of their pres
ent representative speak English, ut
any rate as IA native tongue" aud
they have lost all touch with Irish life
They have retained their names. how
ever, unaItered, and In the Spanish
army lisr are to he found many such
names rs O'COnnor, 0Neil. UDonnelL
Shaw, and so on.-Christian Science
Monitor
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30

Our General rcrshng has the phys.
zeal and mental characteristics of II
true product of our soil He Is n
American as any Indian and might
easily he taken for one. Looking on
his tall. straight. athletic figure, hi
granite. imperturbable bronzed face.
with its prairie born. perpetual 'sun
grin It's clefts and hollows like hill
side erosons, and the stark. stole mt
mospherc that invests him. one Is IT.
resistihly reminded of one Of the great
chiefs of the red men. Old Geronimo
had much the same look, even In cap.
tivity-the air of Unreasonable supc
riority to circumstance. - Chicago
News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Niagara's Transmutations.

The Niagara that nantes itself In
ice at the silent touch Of the Frost
king In Its turn touches sand and coke
and they become near diamonds; wa
ter and salt. and they become purit>
In drinking water: clay. and It gives
forth Il marvellous metal q dead wire
and 1t lights city or drives car:
carbon and silica. and they are trans
formed into lubricants or inks. hi
rectcd by the magic Of mans ingcnu
ity. the resistless energy OF these rag
ing waters is transmitted into hardness
In steel. speed In manufacture, healing
IN antiseptics. wilderness IN linen. chenp
ness In automobiles. durability In ma
ehlDery. National Geographic Maya
zine.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Historic Peronne.

Many years ago Peronne, In France
was great fortress For 900 years or
so 1t boosted itself Peronne Ia Pucelle
Il maiden city. which had never sur.
rendered or been conquered Readers
of Sir Walter Scots Quentin Dur
ward will remember the little town
situated upon n deep river in fiat
country the ancient walls and deep
green meadows" to which Quentin
came with his lady Isabel, to find
Louis nj. in the grip of Charles the
Bold. In the castle King John OF
France slept before the battle Of Poi
tiers, and 400 years earlier another
king of France. Charles the Simple
was starved to death there.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30

for length Of time that the game took
Its strongest hold and grew. Most Of
these as mentioned before, are coun-
tries drawn in contact with the United
States through the war with Spain.
Cuba, the Philippines, Porto Rico,
Guam and Hawaii were the first to
pick up the game and today are the
leading opponents Of baseball outside
Of the United States and Canadn.
Although the Fillpinos were little
backward IN catching the fine points OF
baseball, they have more than made up
for It In recent years and learned much
about the inside" Of the game.
China, Japan, Nicaragua, Samoa,
Korea. Panama and Alaska play the
game to some extent, anG Australia,
from latest reports. Is developing much
interest Baseball has REACHED such
Ntagc In some of these places 'hat tll6y
have been able to send good teams To
the United states.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
IN THE SPOTLIGHT TODAY.

Walter Johnson lie hammered out
lhree wobaggers at Cleveland and
won bis own game.
rms Speaker got three hits out of
the tournament and Judge. the Sena.
tor llrstsackcr, was satisfied with
four
The Giants were made just as wei
come In Chicago as Kcrensky would
he in Berlin.
By outiurgllng Fred Mitchell In the
use of his pitching army. McGraw
annoSed Sundays game.
The White Sox are in Boston today.
Thoy are as safe in Boston as they
would be IN cage of wildcats.
Matty and Higgins both decline TO
say they will win the pennant, but II
Is clnch they wouldn't rccusc Il leg
Of It.
Ooschgor held the Reds to n half
dozen hits. A guy with "Ocschger's"
inonlkor can do almost anything.
The fanks are all excited over
having won n doubleheadcr from Chi.
cago They are so excited that they
VIII probably lose twenty or thirty
points.
Notice there's big ringtalcd cat
IN third place In the American League.
The Tigers have come buck.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Rebacking an Oil Painting.

Transferring painting from an Oil
canvas To new one requires years al
experience to accomplish the simplest
part Of II. After the picture has been
removed from It's frame several layers
of fine tissue paper are pasted firmly
across the surface When the paper
is dry the back of the canvas Is made
thoroughly wet Thread by thread \;
is picked away until nothing remains
but the paint, which Is fast to the tis-
sue paper. A new canvas Is then
mounted and glued TO the back of the
picture. When the glue Is dry the It's.
sue paper Is moistened and gently re-
moved from the surface A little
cleaning and rctourhing by a skilled
hand make IKE work complete.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
MONDAY, JULY 30, 1917
ThaokeraY's Mistakes.

Thaekeray probably wrote the pref
TEST and most leglhle hand of any dis
Iinguished author But the master or
the easiest and most flexible style IN
English fiction occasionally mnde care
less and irritating slips. He wrote
different to-" which Is common
and quite unaccountable mistake and
compared to-" which is as bad. NJ
one would think of saying or writing
compare this To that" vet YOU llnN
compared to" in print every day in
the week. And lie also fell into tho
common error of making the aurname
plural instead Of the preflx-the Miss
Potters." for instance. In THE New
comes" instead of the misses Potter
London Standard.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30

holds sway or at one time or another
has been forced to take hand In af-
fairs
1t has been said Of the American ma.
rine that he carries bali and glove In
bis knapsack with implements of
more serious import. He has been sent
to all corners Of the world on errands
of duty, and everywhere he has carried
the irresistible game with him
Although several teams from the
United States have toured the world to
demonstrate the game, II can safely be
said that they played the game in no
more countries than have the marines.
From one end Of the globe to another.
as far north as Alaska and as far In
tho opposite direction as South Africa.
they have played. They played In
Australia long before the White Sox
and Giants made their famous tour Of
the world
Although the marines played base
ball in majority Of the countries OF
the world. they by no means estab-
llshed the game In all of them. Most
Of the contests Were between the ma
rines and the ships teams. played dur
ing short leave on shore. and little or
no opportunity was given in some cases
to introduce the pastime. When n port
was reached almost the first thing that
popped into the minds of the marines
and others was a game Of baseball.
And out came glove and bali from
knapsacks. and ashore went the Jack
tars and khakis.
In most cases the foreign spectators
watched the contests with interest and
something of wonder The accuracy
with which ball can be thrown and
caught seemed to gain most attention.
but hard hit ball. particularly lon.
fly, always brought an abundance of
applause.
1t was In those countries. however.
to which the marines were sent to stay
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
SoIeful.

II was very high class boarding
house. and the landlady prided her
self on the fact that the conversation
at table was always very intellectual.
ut was strange theory" she re
marked as she wrestlcd with the fowl
that the souls OF the dead entered
birds and animals. But | think our
ancestors held that belief
I'm rather inclined to think some
thing like that does happen" comment
cd the quiet man.
no really. MIR. Cutting? How In
teresting!'
Yes said Mr. Cutting. I'm con
vinced that this chicken. for instance
Is Inhabited by the sole Of a shoei"-
Topeka State Journal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Ajaska's "pupmobils."

The "pupmoblle" is a passenger train
drawn over regular railroad track by
dog power. 1t carries passengers from
Nome, Alaska. across the level land
near that town into the mountains.
The track is a narrow gauge railroad
built In 1900. A high tax was placed
Oh railroads In Alaska soon after that,
and as there was not enough traffic
over the road to Justify the expense Of
operating locomotives. the regular
train service was discontinued Then
the ''pupmobile" was Instituted. The
accommodation for passengers con-
slsts of a platform on which are two
seats. To this from seven to fifteen
dogs are harnessed, and the rate at
which they travel compares favorably
with much Of our rapid transit
Popular Science Monthly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Mighty 6iriua.

That person who knows nothing else
OF the starry universe knows that Of
the fixed" stars Sirius, Of CAMS Ma.
jor, Is to us by far the most brilliant.
We owe the dazzle Of Sirius to the
fact that 1t Is one Of our nearest solar
nelghbors, its distance being only about
10000, O00,000,000 miles. Yet II seen
from the same distance as our sun 1.
would be thirty times as bright. 1t Is
held by some astronomers that 1t In
fluences to some extent our solar sys.
TEN and that we and some Of the stars
nearest to us are group Of which
Sirius may be the chief.-pittsburgb
Dispatch.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
To Get Thin.

a note should be made of the follow
ing 'don'ts'fby those DESTROYS of health
and a slender form: Don't oyereat
Don't eat unless you are hungry
Don't drink any liquid with your
meals, Don't drink stlmulants at anv
time. Don't eat bread unless 1t +
toasted, aud then only In moderation
Don't ride, but walk as much as pos
Siblc. Walking is the most beneficial
"f all forms Of exercise. 1t keeps one
IN the open air and il one takes brisk
walk brings all the muscles into play
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30

Or. Buckley, g.-S. Bangert, Chi.
cage, ILL.,
Miss Francis Rogers, b. m-F Il.
Miller, Wyoming, Ill.
Baxter Grafton. b. g. Barton &
Wakley, Wyoming. ILL.,
Review Tell b. g-Barton & Walk
er, Wyoming, Iii
Dan Mathis, b Robert Burgess,
Wenona, Ill
Chalk Anna, IN, ms. A. Potter,
Sheridan. III.
Jonney Balla Balauer b. m--Peter
Vrcdenburgh, Springfield, III
Margaret Helm, br m---Cox & Col.
Crane, Wyoming, ILL.,
Laton F. b. g-M ] Floyd, Rush.
vile. Ind
baroness AsquIllin b. m,--Roy Ia.
Wis, Frankfort, Ind
The Summit. b &. w. G. Beezcly.
Syracuse, Neb.
Nellie Alcautra, b. m. -Smethurst
&McCord, Warren. Ind,
Jaunt Fast b. s.--Eli Weeks, Rock.
ford, III.
kermot, b. & c, G. Hanson, Gales.
burg. III,
Gold Medal, b. g.-John Line, La
Porte, Ind
]
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
STEVENSON MAY
GET BOUT WITH
HENDERSON AUG. IL

Young Stevenson has an offer for
IN Rockford, August 18th. The ar
ranRcments 'or the match have not
been closed Stevie already possesses
two victories over Henderson and
should feel that it will not he so hard
to fight him this time sho1ld the
match 70 thru Immediately after
their last fight Henderson asked for
a return and Stcvic wrote stating that
he would meet Henderson again for
a side bet 1t is not improbable that
the match will 20 thru. Ii it does
we look for the local lad TO clean up
n hurry.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30

The lizard spider (Meus mygalc) is
the largest species Of venomous spider
known. lie Is of bright yellow color
with three red stripes on his back and
a crescent Of pure black on the aldo.
men. Full grown specimens Of the
lizard spider $50 called because his
chief food IL small lizards. frogs. ctcJ
measure -four inches across the back
and have legs ten inches long. Four
full grown males collected by n Brit.
ish exploring expedition weighed one
pound four ounces This ginnt Of the
spidersrss wv .snlllsis M, fSSNPlon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30

to me ct times. Lydia =. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills re-
stored me to health and / want to thank
you for the good they have done me. !
have had quite a bit Of trouble and
worry but it does not affect my YOUTH
full looks. My friends say why DO you
look SO young and well?' lowe It o.!
TO the Lydia F. Pinkhsm remedies.
Mrs. RoBT. SToPIEL, Sage Avenue,
Washington Park, Illinois.
Ifyou have any symptom about which
you would like to know write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass, for helpful advice given free Of
charge.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
SAVING Waste Paper.

The school children of Washington,
d. c.. have recently completed n paper
saving campaign which netted them
5000 from the waste paper collected
and sold. The total collection made by
the youngsters amounted to $4,000
pounds, and the money secured from
the sale of the paper went to the play.
ground fund Of the schools.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Ono Eyed Orga nixe n ONE Guards.

Reading, PA movement has been
started in Reading to organize a com.
pany Of home guards who owing to
the lack of one eye are prevented from
enisting in the regular service OF the
United States army. John Klopp will
be captain and George A. Markert first
lieutenant Thlrtyseycn men have al-
ready responded They hold they are
good material for soldiers, as one eye
Is closed in aiming rife.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Fifteen Cents Reward For S11 900,

Upper Sandusky. 0--For finding a
package containing $1,000, $1,000 Of
which was in Endorsed checks just re-
celved by A. A. Wise Of Carey for the
sale Of farm, w. II. Costello was
offered 10 cents reward by the owner
who was out In search OF the package
with the sheriff. The finder did not
accept the reward.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Proof Of tho Fact.

II can prove to the satisfaction OF
the court that my client In stealing the
watch Of the complainant was Actual
ed by the most laudable motive Of
economy"
What was that, sir?'
HE merely wanted to gain time
Baltimore American.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Presents Girl With Baseball.

In the second inning OF a game be-
tween Cincinnati and Pittsburgh on
Forbes field. Pittsburgh, young lady
In the grand stand stood up and made
nifty catch Of foul 6y. So well
did she perform the feat that Umpire
Quigley very gracefully acknowledged
her cleverness by presenting her with
the ball after the Inning was over.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Tho Ooones of Esmoor.

1t was long contendcd that the story
OF Lorna Doone," by Blackmore. had
no foundation in fact. but now 1t IL
declared that the picturesque region Of
Exmoor really contained a family Of
Dcones, the originals In romance, II not
Of disgrace, Of the people described IN
the book
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
SPORTS
SCOOP
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THAT MAIL MAN.

THAT MAIL MAN.
Il must of heen
\ source OF sorrow
This morning to
Receive the mail
And the official
Notice that the
Government wanted
You TO don the
Khaki" IN a few
weeks. The makeup
Man on the sheet
Hasn't said word
All day since the
Mail man stopped, and
I'm beginning TO
Believe that being
Called for the 0. o.
Is about as Joyful as
Being hit on sun
Burned hack. "
MIR. Crowder marked on
the envelopes
Don't open until
Christmas, it be \ lead
Pipe the offcial.iooking
Letter wouldn't be touched.
Anyway the Badger picnic
For the drafted boys
Is the next big even.
OF the season. All OF
which has nothing to
Do with the remark
That Sherman made.
And that reminds us
Of the toast to the
Kaiser. Chief Zurich
Can tell you it
We dasnt. PEP.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30

FINDS BULLET IN PILLOW
ON HIS RETURN HOME

3 Newark. N. J. When John
. Burkhardt and his wife returned
. to their home the other night Z
. they found bullet hole through
= the center Of the pillow on which :
= Burkhardt 1leeps. Some one had Z
= evidently fred through the win
= dow in the darkness, and Burk- Z
, hardt 10 thanking his lucky stars :
= that he was not at home.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
smoks Cigars by ELECTRICITY.

In tobacco factories II Is found de.
sirablc to have an electro mechanical
device which will smoke cigars In a
similar fashion to that followed by
mankind in general, says the Electrical
Expcrmcntcr. A flexible cord plugged
into the nearest electric light socket
supplies the miniature motor with pow.
CT to drive n multiple vnne blower.
This blower creates Il back draft. and
thus the pcrfcctos of doubtful vintage
may be smoked rapidly aud naturally
The resulting length aud character OF
the ash are noted by tobacco experta
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
THE GOLDEN RULE.

There are many upo and downs
in this world Of ours. That
which has happened to one may
happen to every man, and there.
fore in every act Of our lives
that excellent rule should govern
Us, "Whatsoever ye would that
men should do unto you, do ye
also unto them.~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
NERVOUSNESS
and Blues
Symptoms of More Serious
Sickness.
Washington Park, Ill.-"I am tho
mother of four children and have suf-

Tered with IemAio
trouble, backache.
nervous spells and
the blues. My chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me so nervous
/ could just tear
everything to pieces
and l would ache ell
over and feel so sick
that / would not
want anyone to talk
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Under Suspicion.

"rve noticed one thing"
And what Is that?"
mo matter how hard the husband of
a prima donna works, nobody ever
gives him credit FOR earning his own
living Birmingham Age Herald.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
TODAYS LEADING HITTERS.

Changes in the big league batting
races noticeable today. were the re-
tanning of the National League lead by
Eddie Rousch. and the five point gain
mnde by iris Speaker against Cobb.
The five leaders follow
National | e,niIc
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30

She-Do you believe In phrenoloyv,
He--No. AS an experiment once went
and had my head read, and I found
there was nothing In it.-Exchange
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Inuuisjtive.

THAT fellow is positive Joke"
Relative OF your wife's or holding
a better job than youI"-Detroit Free
Press. ~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
SELF IMPROVEMENT.

Strive at all times and under
all circumstances for self i'm.
provemont. Every real and
searching effort at self improve.
ment is Of itself a lesson Of pro.
found humility, for we cannot
move a step without learning
and feeling tho waywardness,
the weakness, vaciIIation Of our
movements or without desirinu
to be set upon the rock that is
higher than ourselves.--Glad.
stone.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Cobb Worth Fully $3.50,

President Nnvin In written state
ment to Detroit newspapers has gone
on record az saying that Ty Cobb was
worth the $50 Detroit paid for him In
1905.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
Riches have wings. and grandeur ID
4 dream. Cooper.


do pearls mean tearsY
you bet they do when you don't get
your wife the string Of 'em she's set
her heart on" baltimore American.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
STANDING Of CLUBS
AM ERtCAN LEAGUE,
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Washington. 8; Cleveland. 3
Games Today.
Chicago at Boston.
ST. Louis at New York.
Detroit at WASHINGTON.
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30

A deep blue color Of the sky, evcr
when seen through clouds, Indicate
fair weather; growing whiteness. AZ
approaching storm.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
BINGlES AND EONERS.
SOME PITCHING STAFF.

The White Sox ought to win the rag,
by Heck;
They ought to beat he Red Sox by a
meet,
And yet there is lot of room for
doubt.
Unless Pants Rowlands pitching staff
holds out.
The White SoX staff is greatest in the
league.
lie has an arm that never knows IA
tieuc;
lie Is the strongest staff on any team
Old Eddie Cicotte is the guy We mean.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-30
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
New York. E, Cubs, ;,
Philadelphia. /, Cincinnati, 0.
Boston, 3; st. Louis, /
Pittsburgh.Brooklyn no game.
Games Today
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at st. Louis
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.