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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
THE DISAPPOINTING HEN.

John Byrnes. Of Midtown, N. j., had
q brilliant idea for foiling old Cost OF
Living. He rented hen And he
agreed to pay the owner, Joseph
Headley, Go cents month for her
services.
The hen laid dutifully for two or
three days, and then stopped. Her
intentions may have been good, but
she happened to discover nest with
4 dozen eggs in it, and higher sense
Of duty called her to sit on them. Aad
Is is the way with hens, her maternal
duties Immediately interfered with
her oviparous productivity.
Now Byrnes has brought suit
against Headley, charging false repre-
sentation, alleging that Headley knew
ell the time that his hen contemplated
giving Up her job and adopting a SO
dentary occupation.
There's puzzling problem there
involving hen psychology. How can
the courts determine for sure that
hens state OF mind at the time the
deal was made.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

1t Is curious fact that the kaaba.
which is one of the great attractions to
the pilgrims who go to Mecca and Me
dina, antedates Mohammed us an in
stitution and consequently is OF pagan
origin. 1t is Il small building. in one
wall Of which is set the famous blacl.
stone. probably meteorite. which the
pilgrims all seek TO kiss. The structure
has actually been rebuilt more than
once since Mohammed but its Old pa
gan form has been preserved. 1t was
originally Il heather temple. of such
standing among the Arabs that Mo-
damned felt compelled to adopt it into
bis new religion and even to permit
the continuance of ancient customs
concerning it. He did destroy the idols
it contained, but he made Il great con-
cession to the old prejudices of his
converts by making the observance of
an old pagan feast of Mecca one OF
the five great precepts of the new faith.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
Art of Poiiteneas.

All truly artistic effort Is a labor of
love, aud love never counts the cost.
Art has no price arC makes none.
A perfect art OF Iolteness ever in
wolves in one respect or another acts
OF self abnegation.
There is the famous example of Lord
Stair ana Louis XIV. when his lord
ship. being bidden by the king to pre-
cede BIN ingo one Of the royal car
riages. immediately complied.
The poiiseness was equal on both
sides. The French sovereign gave
proof Of so magnanlmOus a monarch
by abandoning his prcrogGtivc Of pre-
cedenee in his own dominons to the
Scotch viscOant.
The English ambassador returned the
compliment BY yielding immediate ODE
dence to the behest Of king who
was not his master. Neither sacrifice
was outdone by the other
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
RAILWAYS FIGHT
FOR RATE RAISE

Springfield, Ill. Feb. lT.-Attorney
General Edward J. Brgniage issued
the following statement last night:
THE railroads in their efforts to In
crease railroad passenger rates in Hi
nois. are not satisfied to await the
course OF the law Their bill to re-
strain the authorities from interfering
with the advancement of rates was
denied in the United States District
Court in Chicago.
Instead OF appealing in the regular
manner, notice has been given 10 the
attorney general in behalf of the rail-
roads that an application will be made
70 Associate Justice Clark of the emit
e. States Supreme Court on Feb. 20
fos an Injunction.
1t is a very unusual proceeding for
the Supreme Court Of the United
States TO issue q restraining order
and an extraordinary procedure TO ask
a justice OF the Supreme Court of the
United States to issue a temporary in
Junction The question is OF vast i'm.
pOrtauce,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Hlmalaya. in south central Asia. is
the most elevated and stGpepdous
mountain system on the globe. 1t Is
not, as sometimes represented. sin
gle chain, but a system, consisting OF
several parallel and conyerging ranges.
with a vast number Of rugged. snowy
peaks, separated by great elevated val
leys and plateaus. On the north the
system descends to the elevated pia-
teau of Tibet. on the south to the tie
preston drained by the Ganges and
the Indus. The system starts with
the karakoram. in the Pamirs, whence
1t trends southeast and east. sweeping
in broad curve. convex. southwark.
The mass of the Himalaya proper ex.
tends from the great bend of the Indus
in the west to the great bend Of the
Brahmaputra in the east, distance OF
nearly 1900 miles.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
BOYS and Girls.

The difference is apparent early: A
boy has as much fun in St1ulns a cat
as Il girl has in bunting for violets
A boys curiosity Is directed to the Ice
box; q sirl would ike 10 see what is
in tie top bureau drawer
\ girl eau give the Impression when
away from home that her parents are
wealthy; a boy cannot.
Every hoy is o'd enough to lie well
come to sit in tile ieigllbor gisrs par
Tor many years before his sister thinks
he is old enough to sit in the par'or
ut home.
y girl is never so young that she will
reveal TO guests nj parry that the
SPOONS are borrowed; 4 boy child never
grows 50 old that he fails to. Sly
Give the boy dollar and he will
eat 1t; give his sister one and she witt
wear it,
A brother and sister may have hair
of the same shade, but the boys is
called red and the girls auburn. -
When brothers fight il is-over the
larger share of pie: when sisters quar-.
rel one has worn something belonging
to the other without asking permits
sion.-Youth's Companion.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
First Horse Omnibus.

The first horse omnibus was seen In
the neighborhod of Nantes in 1896 and
ran to facilitate access to Il battling
establishment which NJ. Baudry bad
set up in the outskirts Of that town.
"The name of these vehicles" NJ
Baudry said, shall be omnibus that
is to say, open to all" The venture
was so successful that limited com
pany was formed to inaugurate a simi-
lar enterprise In Paris. The Partisan
experiment was at first a failure. but
after its originator had manifested his
disappointment by drowning himself
In the Canal st. Martin others reaPed
a rich harvest from his ideas.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
How C.lislo Enl Get His Name,

Many yeats ago. when The Unien Pa
ciilc railroad was completed the ques-
tion arose rs 10 how all the laboring
men were to lie fed en- meat. us meat
vas thought necessary to make muscle
General ". f. Webb had the CO..
tract 10 feed tie men. and in talking
the matter over one day with some of
- suhordiuates one OF, them suggest
cd that he call in William Cody, then Il
famous government scout on the
plains, 70 help solve the problem Co
dy suggested that he lie allowed to hire
men and sill Dulraloes for the railroad
men.
This pan was adopted. and Cody be-
came later word famous as Buffalo
Bill. IN those days the bntia.oes were
SO plentiful that 1t Is on reco.d that
more than one engineer had to stop his
train until u herd hud crossed.-A. G.
Hegeman in New YORK Sun.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
SILVER GOING UP.

Silver Is becoming precious metal
again. 1t rose the other day to 713s
cents an ounce, the highest price at
tanned by silver bullion since the re-
peal OF the Bland decentralization"
bill In 1895.
This is a phenomenal increase in
value. Last year, when silver was
higher than for several years, our
government bought several million
ounces at an average price of 81 cents
an ounce. The normal price in recent
years has been considerably less thaa
that
Anybody who could get Mexican sil-
yer pesos now at their old exchange
rate OF two pesos for an American
dollar would make fine profit. In
fact, many Americans have made
money during the last couple of years
by buying UP pesos on a rising market
and selling them for bullion.
The bullion value of the silver con.
tained in our dollar was originally 10
cents. In 1884 1t was about 6S cents.
In 1915 it had dropped to trine oven
A
~ cents. Now it's soaring toward par
again. Is 1t possible that the old IL
10 J ratio that Mr.. Bryan labored for
SO long III vain will be restored auto
matically by natural economic causes
The reason I'll en- for the rise is the
great demand Tor silver abroad for
coinage purposes. Gold has almost
disappeared from circulation in Eu.
rope Its place is taken largely by
er.aaThe silver production too
mas fallen off a little in the last two
years. And another factor in price
liking that should not be overlooked /,
the cli0apening Of the price OF gold
That is hard to grasp, because gold Is
itself the standard by which we reck
on all material values. But it wout
no doubt be accurate to say that gold
because Of Its pontifulness, has beer
going down while silver has been 70
ing up.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
BRITAIN S SHIPS.

Experts have ngured that Great
Britain has nearly 24,Gl Zoo tons of
shipping She nd lost about $500, 10
tons before the present onslaught.
About G, 90, go tons were available fJr
n0n-milltary purposes. Half OF this
tonnage is sufficient to feed the popu-
lation of the British Isles. The other
3.t3s,G90 tons are engaged in the mis-
cellaneous carrying trade. There is
also @ neutral ocean tonnage OF j,y90,-
Goo available for British tralspOrta-
ton. Thus, il all the ships remain in
commission, Germany must sink s.
0se,00O tons before she begins to Grip
pie the fundamentally necessary Brit
ish merchant fleet and starye the Brit
fish people. At the present rate. that
would take about one year.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
Masters of Tool Makinu.

Are Anglo SnXons coneeited about
tneir pre- ernluence In matters Of ma
chinciE? A lWGE, English and Amer.
lean fool Builders" by Professor j.
W Roe Of Yale answers the question
thus. Practically al the creative work
In tool building has been done i'll Eng
land and America. The
French have shown an aptitude. for
rednemenls and ingenious novelties.
Tie Swiss are clerer artisans.
but have excited IL peAcnal skill.
Germany has developed splcn.
did mechanics. but the principal ma
chine tools had taken shape before
1870 when the empire began. The
history of English and American tool
building therefore covers substantially
the entire history OF the art
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
Young Eagles.

An eagle lives from 50 to 100
The young birds are driven fort
their savage parents to provid'
themselves as soon rs they are a
hy. No training Is given them b
old bird. That 10 loft to their wi
stincts, which hunger and necessi'
velop. There II no "going back
cd home for the young eagles.
mother bird tears up every vesti
the nest, and II they emit pla'
shrieks the old birds dart at then
push them off, the crags Or rock'
thereby make them take to
wings 1t takes three years
young eagle to gain Its complete
age and strength. iea
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
No immediate Benefits.

Things looked black for the dramat-
LIST, For the fourth time in one season
a play had been withdrawn after q
weeks run.
Cheer up, old man." said consol.
ing friend. Perhaps posterity will
recognize the genius displayed In your
plays"
Maybe" said the dramatist bitter
ly, but the difficulty is that so fer as
ain concerned posterity Is on the free
list. New York Times.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
Cut This cut-It is Worth Money.

DON'T MISS THIS. Gu, ont this
slip enclose with SC aud mail it to
Foley & Co., 1885 Sheffield Ave, chi.
cago, ILL.,, writing your name and ad-
dress clearly lou will receive in re-
turn trial package containing
Foleys Honey and Tar Compound, for
bronchial and la grippe coughs; TO
ley Kidney pills, for lame back, weak
kidneys. rheumatism, bladder troubles
and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a whole
some and thoroughly cleansing cathar.
tic, tor constipation, biliousness. head
ache and sluggish bowels W p, Dan
can. Druggist
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
A DARING VOYAGE.

The smallest boat to cross the Allan
tic under her own sail was sailed by
Captain Andrews This ciaft was but
fourteen feet long. but In 1t Captain
Andrews crossed the ocean in 1901.
landing ut Ialos. Spain He Travelled
about Europe exhibiting his boat until
the Worlds fair In Chicago, when he
returaed to this country aud placed i
Oh view there. Tic had previously made
two unsuccessful attempts to cross the
oppuIi
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
FaitTfHF Women.

! tpA van that women. as rule, are
more faithful than mell-ten times
more ialihful. never saw Il man
pursue ms wife Into the very ditch and
lust Of Ge-radation ana take her IN
his arms. never SAW Il man stand at
he shore where she was wrecked,
Wailn. Tor the waves to bring back
icr co,pac 10 his ARMS, blt | have seen
a woGi.n With he: white arms lift 4
man from the mire of degradation and
hold lin TO be- bosom as If he Wee
an ahgpl, lngclSoll
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
A Good Motto.

We've got n good motto for our pa
per-" said Kiddcr.
"What IL IT," asked his acquaintance.
= ""Whmt We. have we hold
"Oh. | see! Referring to your circll.
lation. IS the way. didn't know you
were a publisher
Were not; we manufacture tly pa.
per-" Chicago News
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
RAGS WANTED
500 Reward. S1Oo.

The readers of this pancr will he npos
~ " learn that tlrre IL ut least on,
'tcaied disease that sclncc hnr been nble
- cur" ~ ~ It's stages and that is
chtarrh Hairs catarrh cure IL the onl,
uositlv" cure now known to The medlcn
iraterhltS' Catarrh being constitution
II nlsehsn. requires constitutional treat
ment Halls Cnierrh Jure IL tnkc, In.
'ernhllN acting directly upon the blood
nEd mucous surfaces " the system. there
~ DESTROYING the foundation Of tn,
.iisense, AMI giving the nntlent strength
~ building IN Tie constitution and ns
sstlhg nature ~ doing It's work. tn,
nfoprlntors have so much faith ", t.
n'irnliNo rowera .thai inev offer ono Hun
ifeH Dplnrs Tor amy ease that il FAN,
% clrc Scnd far i'at ~ testimonials
Address I. J, CHENEY " CO
Toledo. Ohio
sold by all Druggists, 15c.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
Wabbly PenduIums.

The uneven swinging Of clock pendu-
lums is generally due not to Incorrect
balancing OF the pendulum weight, but
to tiny kink In the feather spring
from which the pendulum Is suspend
cd. II the face Of the clock is taken off
the feather spring may be twisted
slightly in the right direction with a
pair Of twcezcrs or small pinccrs, says
Il contributor TO Popular Science
Monthly. This will correct the un.
slightly wabble and help to maintuin
the perfect balance.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
LADIES' AUXILIARY, A. O. H.,
WILL HOLD CARD PART

Monday afternoon, Feb 49, 1917, at
81. Patrick's hall. Proceeds to go to
decoration fund of st. Patricks
church. Public invited Five hundred
ard cuchre will be played.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Gentlemen Of the jury" said the
lawyer for the plaintiff. "the defendant
claims that when he ran over my client
his car was going but three miles an
hour Think OF the agony endured by
my client when being run over as SLOW
~ as that!'- New York American. ~,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Wheat Receipts, SO cars; estimate
tor tomorrow, II cars.
Germ Receipts. 1853 cars; estiml' G
for tomorrow, SO cars.
Oats Receipts, 95 cars: estimate
for tomorrow, 81 cars.
Hogs Receipts, 20,JG0, estimate
.ar G2,GG0
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Talleyrand's conservatism was sum-
med up by witty compatriot, Paul
de Courier, who Oh one occasion de-
clared that If Talloyrand had been pres
ent at the creation he would have cx-
claimed. Good gracious. Chnos will
be destroyed"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Use of Mineral Oil.

y DR.. lie Tanneur contributes TO y
Y the Paris Medical some practical !
Y points in the use of mineral oil I
y In constipation The oil. he says, i
y Is in no way digestcd or even 4
y modified by the juices of the i
y stomach and intestines. 1t acts =
y as a lubricant and nothing else. !
y though it tends to heal abrasions !
y Of the intestinal wall caused by \
y rough particles OF food. !
y The New York Medical Jour !
y nal says mineral oil should be !
Il taken either before breakfast or !
y after dinner, two tablespoon; !.
y fuls being dose Its Use should !
y he continued every day for at !
y leas. n fortnight. when the !
y bowels viii continue 10 work !
y naturally without 1t, for the min. \
y eral oil is IA no sense t.a,lmr !
Y tic, but 1t will cure constipation.
y i
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
When it's Truo.

There's no sentiment in business"
he said coldly.
Not when you want to give some
body little the worst Of it, the other
fellow replied. Detroit Free Press
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Soe Svsae ~" s
Many colds that hang on all v
start with q sneeze, a snlffle, d
throat. d tight chest. You kno,
symptoms Of ccfds, and you
prompt. treatment will break the,
DR.. Kings New Discovery, witt
soothing antiseptic balsams, has
breaking up colds and healing d
OF young and old for A years.
Kings New Diacovery loosenl
phleegm, clears the head. sooths
irritatad membrane and makes b
Ing easier. At your Druggist, 6
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
HABIT.

Habit, il wisely and skiIIfully
formed, becomes truly second
nature, but unskillfuIIy and un-
meshodically directed it will be
the ape Of nature, which initiates
nothing to the life, but only
cIumslly and awkwardly.--Sa-
con.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
Chicago Markets.

Saturday, February II, 1917.
Chicago market report, furnished to
the Free Traderjournal by w. l..
Etnyre, member Chicago Board OF
Trade. Molouey building. Phone 104l.
Correspondent Lamson Bros X Co.,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Cattle--Open. steady; close stealc.
Hogs Open, strong; close, 8 to l0c
up
Sheep Open, steady close, steady.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

IT Il d funny thing about SO
tho a elecfionS.hgl +
!. What's funny about them3'
Where they SAL It ~ the
vote which does tile talking
more AMERICAN. WA
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Many a girl who knows that she Is
too good to wash dishes Thinks her
rotler isn't. Chicago News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Toast Is much more delicate II the
crusts are cut or. There In no waste
IN this, because the crusts can be dried
aud rolled or made into croutons.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

When Baby was sick, we gave her
Cnstoria.
When she was q Child she cried for
Chstoria.
When she became Miss she chung to
CastOria.
When ehe had Children she gave them
cfitcsla.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Miss Askit-- Did your husband smoke
those cigars you gave him for his
blrtllday, oAigs & Nuwed-IIc smoked
ono and saih ber would keep the rest
to remind him % ny kindncss.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
DON'T MAKE ENEMIES.

A man cannot afford to have
an enemy, even a humble enc.
my. Tho shabby fellow who
storms your office today may be
a power in tho community next
year. Therefore speak to him
gently; send him away with a
smile. Never affect a eontemp.
tuous manner. That is the way
Of tke fool. A polite word costs
nothing. Il ma turn out to be
a good Investment, and Il will
never make an enemy.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

TattooiDr was q distinct trade IN
Caesars time
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17
Cash Grain.

No. 3 White Corn-95c.
No. 3 Yellow Corn-9ihc.
No. 3 Mixed Corn-9ihc.
No. 3 White Oats -jic.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

The Angora goat Is noted as an In
different mother.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

We mention four of the models 81 made fine shes wolfe,
tucked design outlined with
val lace b. trimmed with bands Of orsandy and
tai buttons for fastening 3d. the material here
shadow. crepe, val lace b.
made of good Vo trimmed with buttons dainty
Womens nonhrirkah|c offering spenid
sortrent Of womens shunk guaranteed
bingham, trimmed pretty garments
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Never try to get bSck at any man by
saying that you are Just rs cool as
he Is. 1t Is up To you 10 he n great
deal better. Chicago News. Va
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

Bacteria nre killed by pressure OF
1900 atmosphcrcs. 4
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-17

y 4+*+#**#A#*4+*4+ $50
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-09-13
FRUIT MEN CALLED
TO DISCUSS BOXES

Responding to an invitation from r.
G. Phillips, of Portland, transmitted
through the Hood River Fruit CO., a
number of representatives of fruit
growing and shipping interests will
visit Portland today to confer with
W. B. Aver and Northwestern apple
box manufacturers over the apple box
shortage situation.
While growers are being supplied
with boxes for estimates of their crop
made during the midsummer, it is ex-
pected that these estimates will fall
considerably short because of the ex-
ceptionally clean condition of fruit and
the increased size the apples are at
tanning. The soaking rains that have
fallen here. adding to the size of the
maturing apples, it is said, will in
crease the valleys total yield by thou
sands of boxes.
Invitations have also been received
here by all sales associations directly
from Mr.. Hoover as we'll as from Mr..
Aver in Portland.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-09-13
LARGEST SALE IN
HISTORY OF CITY

Bragg Mercantile Co.'S "quit busi-
ness sale" proves to be one of the
greatest sales ever attempted in the
history of Hood River. The sidewalk
was blocked long before the hour for
the opening, the doors having to be
closed to handle the crowds, while
those inside were hardly able to find
what they wanted on account of the
jam in the store.
The bargains offered by the Bragg
Mercantile Co. are especially good and
the public is making quick work of
supplying their needs. This sale has
been widely advertised and even great
er crowds are expected, as the news
of the prevailing low prices spreads.
E. H. McCune & Co., of Portland,
are handling the advertising and ar
rangement of stock, through their rep
resentative, 0. w. Parkinson, who has
had years of experience in this line of
work, and planned this sale on the
modern methods of merchandising.
The announcement that the Bragg
Mercantile Co. will go out of business
has resulted in an expression of regret
by almost every one. Messrs. Huelat,
Molden and Graham and their courte-
Gus and efficient corps of assistants
have won warm spot in the hearts
of Hood River people. All of the men
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-09-13
Board Of Equalization
East Fork Irrigation District

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Directors of East Fork Irrigation
District will convene and sit as Board
of Equalization at its office in the City
of Hood River, Oregon, for the purpose
OF reviewing and correcting its 1917 as
sessment and apportionment thereof
against the lands within the district.
The sessions of the Board for that pur-
pose will commence OH Tuesday, Octo-
Der 2, 1917, and the Board will continue
in session thereafter from day to day, as
long as may be necessary, not to exceed
ten days, exclusive of Sundays, and will
hear and determine any objection or
complaint by any interested person
against said assessment, or any portion,
item or apportionm thereof, and
change the same as shall be made to
appear necessary and proper.
Dated: September 4, 1917.
s27 J. II. HAZLETT, Secretary.