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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
Caster Cbougbts

CoNGCIMGS within our hearts the
y good lies dead,
Slain by Intowafd circumstances or
by our own free will,
lind through the world We walh With
bowed head
Or With our scaees blinded to our
choice,
Climbing that good Is evtl-cvil GOOD"
Or With determined pride to still the
voice
Chat wbispers Of a resurrection morn.'
Chs Is that morn - the resurrection
hour
Of al the good that has within US
Che hour to throw aside With passion.
ate force
Che cruel bonds Of wrong anG blind
ness pride
lind rice into level high Of power,
OF strength. Of purity, while those we
love rejoice
Witb "clcuds Of angel WITNESSES" above
Hind all the dear ones who before bavc
gone.
lind We ascend In the triumphant loy
Hind peace and rapture Of changed
self
Chat now transfgursd stands no more
the toy
OF etreumstance- pride, or stn, to
blight
Until We reach sublimest heights
HIND Stand erect, eyes fited upon the
right
Strong In the strength that wills all
wrong 70 still,
Wtll, pointing upward to the assembled
Lord.
Bless, aye, thrice bless, THO fair, sweet
Easter dawn.
-lsabel O:ott Stone IN Wasbtnaton
Star.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31

Whit are flowers good for? For re-
.igious symbolism The Bible Is an
nrboretum. n divine conservatory. To
Illustrate the breyity Of the brightest
human life you viii quote from Job.
az man cometh forth as flower ana is
cut down" Flowers have no granlcr
use than whom Oh Easter morning. we
celebrate the reclamation Of Christ
from the catacombs. And SO twist
MI the festal flowers Of all Che
churches Of America with all the festal
flowers of chapels ana cnthedrals Of
All Christendom into one great chain.
and with that Chain ! bind the Easter
MORNINGS # our lives with the closing
Easter Of the worlds history Of the
resurrection Rev. n. De Witt Tai,
mage.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
SeIl;nu a Pair of Shoes,

7 spent couple of hours the other
day in shoe factory.
These" said the head Of the firm,
pointing to dainty pair Of boots. I'VE
sell wholesale at $40"
What does the customer pay for
them in store?' l inquired.
Sometimes not less than $40" he re-
piled.
SO it appears to cost as much to sell
n shoe as to make shoe.
The farmer who raised the calf that
yielded the skin, the butcher who re-
moved the hide, the tanner who convert
ed it into leather, the railroad which
hauled it 1000 miles and the factory
which carefully made the leather into
a shoe together split fifty-lifty with the
exclusive shop which retails it to your
wlfe.--Girard in Philadelphia Ledger.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
Salt Means Much to Health.

"lf the human race should be deprived
of salt. even for period OF few
months" said physician. we would
not only lose natural beautiful incen-
tive for our food, but disease. with all
its attendant miserles, would spread
with such relentless speed as to DEFY
the efforts of the most skillful doctors
of the land. Aillng persons frequently
refuse sugar. but they seldom turn up
their noses ut common salt. That Is be-
cause there is IN the body Il deficiency
of chloride of sodium, and nature intui-
lively excites the desire for It. Salt IL
essential to health and life and Is as
much a food us bread or flesh fthcre
is no wish for salt IN person doctors
uniformly conclude that disense In some
form ~ lurking unsupported Ia the sys-
tenn"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31

White chalices heavenward turning,
0 royal cups fair
Tall lilies, in golden hearts burning,
Beneath the glad sunbeams' fond
yearning,
Their sweet incense rare.
Weep not Ger the tomb in thy
garden,
0 soul sore bereft.
Though sorrow thy spirit is shaking,
Strong comfort is left
The seals Of the dread tomb are
breaking;
Beneath their grim guard life il
waking;
The darkness is cleft.
Eternity lighteth thy garden
Look up, tear dimmed eyes.
Forget the lone night OF thy weep
ing
In morn's sweet surprise
Thy dear ones thou hast from their
sleeping;
Death held them delayed iii hii
keeping.
10, none but Death dies!
Christian Endeavor World.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
Our Modern Factory Spoon.

For our modern factory made spoon
the stock is first rolled and cross rolled
to get the graded thickness that Is
needed. The spoon outline is then OBJ
tanned by means Of cutting out dies.
The blanks thus formed are struck up
by another set of dies. which orna-
ment the front and back and even
bend the spoon into its proper shape, at
the same time stamping the required
sterling" and the makers mark. Ii Il
spoon is made by this latest OF proc
esses the sterling mark can be found
raised on the surface instead Of In.
clscd, as was the case when the mark
ing was done separately.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31

"ARE Of Easter plants is prob
lem that seems to bother many
~ people. Even those who never
raise plants are certain to 10.
celve gifts in this shape mt Ea@crtide,
and naturally they desire them to ike
as long as possible.
Because Of lack Of knowledge of
plant lore many Of the most beautiful
ana most expensive plants are consign-
ed to the ash barrel or convenient dump
few days after Easter. While some
OF the cheaper ones bloom only once
many Of them are worth caring for.
The rambler and other pot roses
as possible after towering. Never lay
them on their side or set them in an
old corner to dry. Plant the rainblers
where they can Chamber over arbors
trellises and fences, and the bush roses
IN other suitable locations, as they are
perfectly hardy. Plant them where
they can remain permanently. They
may turn little yellow at first, but
they will soon become accustomed 10
the change and start TO grow
To preserve azalcas they should be
plunged In the ground, pot and all. If
tire weather Is very dry they will re-
qure watering throughout the sum-
mer and fall On the approach OF
frost lift them, clean off the pots and
place them in a window In II cool room
Easter lilies can be Kept In the pot
IN any convenient place until the mid
die Of May, when they may be planted
In the garden. The tops will die away.
but late in the summer they viii al
most invariably flower again.
All the many varieties of Dubious
stock, such as the hyacinth, tulip, daf.
fodil. narcissus and crocus, when they
are through blooming can he planted
out In the opei. ground where they viii
come up year after year and flower
luxuriantly. The flowers will never be
quite so large as they were the first
year, but they will be pretty and each
blossom perfectly formed Some poo-
pie try to flower these bulbs in the
house second season; ii is next to
impossible to accomplish this, but they
will flower out Of DOORS
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
Caster Gifts

The very pleasant Easter Gus.
tom of sending Easter cards to
our friends or of making them
simple and inexpensive gifts is
good one, provided we do not
carry it to an extreme. The
springtime is a busy season
when every one is wedding out
ones possessions rather than
seeking to add to them, hence
numerous lsrge gifts would
prove q burden TO the recipient.
Eggs have always been associ-
ated with the day as symbolic
of the resurrection. Bonbon-
nieres of this shape or candy
eggs are always popular.
Flowers and growing plants
are especially appropriate to
the day, Easter lilies being al;
ways in demand. A cOrsage
bouquet of violets or of lilies
of the valley is a pretty gift to
q girl. The man who makes
it must be careful to have it
sent to the house Of the girl in
time fer her to wear to church
on Easter morning. Neckties
or scarfs are suitable gifts to
make to a man who is a rela-
tive or friend, provided one
knows his tastes. - Florence
Howe Hall in Chicago News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31

The prairie wolf, the coyote of the
Mexcans, is the American representa-
tive of the old world jackal 1t Is
thirty-six 10 forty inches long, with q
tail measuring sixteen to eighteen
inches, It's color Is usually yellowlsh
gray on the back and sides, with black
cloudings. The under parts and inside
OF limbs are of dirty white tint. The
cry is sort of swapping bark, and for
this reason the animal is known as the
barking wolf. 1t lives and breeds In
burrows and has its young In April.
often ten at time 1t hunts in packs
and is very fleet
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Hot Drinks and Cancer.

y A conclusion now rather uni :
y versally accepted is that drink
y ing hot drinks and eating hot
i food are causes Of cancer. When
y fluids are taken into the stomach
\ they do not mix with the other
j. stomach contents, at least not
y completely. There is a tendency
i of fluids to pass along track
y called "the gastric gullet." This
\ outlet is track from the left or
i cardiac end Of the stomach along
y the lesser curvature to the right
+ or pyloric end. This has been
i termed the highway for fluids"
J. When d man drinks hot coffee
+ the fluid travels along this high
y wdy for fluids" Seventy-nine
y per cent of the cancers OF the
i stomach are located along this
y highway for fluids"
+ The drinking Of whisky also is
= cause, since it, too. burns the
y tissues along this highway for
y fluids"
i Cancer of the highway Is
4 less frequent in women. because
+ they sip their coffee and soup,
4 whereas men gulp them down.
+
4 4 \ l. Il y n u y i y y y y y y y
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
The Difference.

81 heard yon had u case of lockJaw.
Didn't you suffer terribly
"No, indeed. | don't remember "a time
when | enjoyed myself more
why. thought 1t was something
awful"
Not when your wife has II. -Baltl.
more American.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
Joy Collletl,
lin the Morning
An Easter Poem
By ADA MELVILLE SHAW

I buried my bulbs in the garden
Twas night Of the year
The sky was o'ershadowed with
weeping;
The garden was drear.
I gave the brown bulbs to earth's
keeping
And left them there somberly sleep
ing
Till day should appear.
The cold rain beat down on my
garden.
All, pitiless rain!
Ny bulbs--would they perish ere
waking,
My planting in vain9 i.
The tempest swept on without break
ing;
My faith for fair flowers was shak-
ing.
! wept in my pain
Gray dawn slowly crept DER my
garden
I sought it with signs.
10, there through the soft mold ap.
pearing,
Glad sight for sad eyes,
Green life to the daylight uprear.
ing!
o foolish heart, what Of thy fearing,
Thy faithless surmiseY
When springtime was warm in thy
gardens,
What spleudor was there!
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
The Day Of Choice

Fair the slopes of 0livet
Under sunset skies.
Like a jewel richly set,
David's city lies.
Down the road from Bethany
Pours a joyous throng.
On royal ass rides he
Whom they hail with song.
Palms they wave beside his way,
Cloaks before him fling
Blessed he who comes today
Master, Saviour, King"
Through the eager pilgrim press.
Toward the gate and through,
Rides the one whose name they
bless.
What comes he to do2
Comes a King to claim his throne,
In kingdom fair2
10, ne seeks a place alone
For an hour of prayer!
Shall he take rank today
Such as they acclaim9
Can he crush the hopes that they
Build upon his name9
Who can know the prayer he
prays
In the place apart9
Who can know what passion sways
All the while his heart?
From the temple, 10, comes he,
And his face is set
Back again toward Bethany,
Over 0livet.
In the pilgrim host, dismay
And a sense of loss,
And the one who rides away
Sees afar cross
Yet the choice that they decried-
How the ages ring:
BLESSED who was cruciied--
Saviour, Master, King"
John Clair Minot.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
The Rialto.

The architect of the famous Rialt'
bridge, In Venice, was Antonio Oh
Ponte. The bridge is a single arcli
ninety feet In length, and is exceeding
ly strong and graceful. 1t Is crosse'
by means Of ascending and descendini
steps, while on the top are two range
OF shops, dividing the structure int
tllr.e parallel streets.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31

The late Jack London once arranged
With Il magazine editor to do a short
tory for S1,JO0
and said London hopefully, the
teal being concluded. "can | have the
money now before | write the stuifT'
The editor gave II shrug.
Your stories. my dear London he
aid, ARE immortal, but you. unfortu-
iately, are not. Free Press
We always waste a lot OF energy ~
,asllhg time.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
The Easter
Egg Crack

"A QUAINT old Easter custom OBJ
N served annually by Il French
4 a family living in New York,
where no festival goes by I'M
needed, could easily be the Keynote of
an Easter fro,ic or entertainments The
eggs 10 be used are always colored be-
forehand, when dozens Of them are
decorated in the old fashioned way
figured calicoes onion peel huing etc,
being used in lieu of any modern proc
css After the eggs are thoroughly
dry the children Of the families par
ticipating in the ceremonies are al
lowed to rub them with candles to
make them shine 1t is claimed that
the effect Of the wax on the shell rs Il
strength giving element is also part
Of the tradition
On Sunday evening large silver
bowl or tray in the center OF the sup.
per table holds the gayly decorated
eggs. Then the fun starts. Half of
the participants are seated around the
table, and The others stand or walk
about. Every one helps himself to an
egg holding 1t in his hand with the
point Just visible.
The person seated holds his egg NJ
TO he gently touched 10y the egg held
by the person standing II one END
geta cracked then the other end Is
turned. and when both ends are crack"
st the eeg Is forfeited.
The o0icat Of the game Is 10 see whe
an collect The most eggs and prizes
% to the most successful
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
easter Fires

Easter fires, established in };
\ honor of the sun, form fea- !!
!. ture of Easter observance in \
) some parts of Great Britain, /;
! where bonfres are quite COM !;
!, mon III early spring. Effigies I;
|, of Judas were annually burn. I!
|. ed in Athens on Easter Sun =
|, day until the government pro- \;
y hibited it. !;
4 Frazer in THE Golden \;
3 Bough" states that about 100 !;
y years ago the custom at AL. Il
\ thenneberg, in upper Bavaria, \
!. was as follows; On the after S
!; noon Of Easter Saturday boys B
!. collected wood, which they /
!, piled in a cornfeld, while in \
!, the middle Of the pile they set /
\ up a tall wooden cross all \
y swathed in straw. After the I
y evening service, they lighted .
y lanterns at the consecrated cam ,
!. die in the church and ran with
I, them at full speed to the pyre.
!. The first to arrive set fire to
!, the heap. No woman or girl
!, might come near the bonfire,
!; but both could watch it from
/, a distance. As the flames rose
:: the men and lads shouted, 1--WE
I. are burning the Judas"
A Surprise.
Bacon--This Is my birthday, and m
wife planned Il surprise for me.
Egbert That's nice.
Yes she went through my pocket
last night and left 80 cents In one Q
Them. '--Yunkers Statesman.
Norway has more reindeer than
has horses.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
Acid Stained Marble.

Any acid spilled upon marble Will
quickly dislignrc and spoil 1t. Its eff
feet should be ncutralized by pouring
a solution of any alkali such as wash
Ing soda, boraX or ammonia. over the
stain at once Restore the polish by
rubbing with powdered pulnice stone
nlolstened with water, II will call for
much patience and work to restore Il
to Its first condition.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
On the Easter
Tea Table

among Easter dain-
ties are the south German Eas-
ter loaf, the mid German "bun-
ny bread and the delicious
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31

Norway has more reindeer than II
has horses.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-31
Easter Plants

@ARE Of Easter plants Is 4 prob.
lem that seems to bother many
~ people Even those who never
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-29
COMMENTS ON
HAMMOND GAME

Leo Fischer. Chicago sport wrper.
has the following comment to make on
Sundays game in which Hammond de-
feated the L. s Navy team;
sporting Editor TINES:
AS usual the fielding of the Ham
mond team was airtigh- after the first
inning. with 0Iostu. Walsh and Noll
doing the sensational work MostH.
Walsh and Nokate led in the hitting
vita two each one of Austins being a
two-bagger.
Two errors in a row and perfectly
executed squeeze play netted the
jackies a run in the first inning. Rip
perton. first man up. was safe when
Kavanagh threw his grounder past
first. c. LeBarge hit TO Henning and
Mostil took the throw at first. but the
runner charged into him so fast that he
was knocked over and the ball got away
from him. Hyperion going 10 third.
Hyperion tried to count on a short
passed ball. but Hudson picked it UP in
time ard the sailor was run down on
the third base line. while LeBarge went
to third on the play. Chouinard bunt-
ed and was thrown out ct first. while
the runner counted.
Hammond wasted no time in tieing
UP matters in their half Of the frst
After Kavanagh and Mol had gone out,
Walsh singled and stole second. Hof-
man hit the bali through Chouinard
and Walsh scored, while Artie went to
second when the centerAeIder threw to
singled and Hoffman went TO third
but MolSate went out
". LeBarge first man up for the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-29
25, 000 ARE NOW
ENROLLED AS
FISK BICYCLISTS

Although the riding season is by no
means over. more than twenty
thousand boys are now enrolled as
members of the Fisk Bicycle Clubs
fostered by the Fisk Rubber company
of Chicopee Falls. Mass.
These bicycle clubs exist in every
state in the United States and also can
be found in Canada, Porto Rico. Cuba.
Hawaii Island. Philippines and in vari-
Gus other countries. The members are
furnished free with hats. handle bar
pennants. membership buttons. stream
ers. and signal flags. In the Fisk Club
Manual which is sent TO the boys every
effort is made to show them how 10 OBJ
tain the greatest amount OF fun from
their bicycles and other outdoor sports.
The Fisk Club chief who is at the
head of the national organization is To-
Gated at Chicopee Falls. Mass. and the
members report 10 him regularly Of
their club runs and other, activities.
1t IS expected that several thousand
more boys viii become members Of this
organization before the riding season is
over.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-29
THE STANDING
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results

Chicago. a. New York. 3.
St Louis. ,; Philadelphia. l.
other games prevented by rain
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-29
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-29

Navy in the second was hit by a pitch
ed bail. but the next two went out and
he was caught stealing. From then
until one was out in the seventh not
another visiting player reached hrst
safely
Hammond went into the lead in the
fourth. Holman was first UP and got
on by clean single. The first base
man muned the throw and Artie kept
right on going to second. AIokate
singled ad Holman went TO third.
Mostn hit To the pitcher and was out
at first, Hoffman holding third. DeLave
came through with a single over second
and Hoffman counted. but q perfect
throw by the centerfelder nailed Mo
kate at the plate.
In the next inning Hammond added
another tally 10 the total Henning
went out to start things off. but
Kayanagh was safe when pitcher stair
fell all over his grounder- Moll singled
on the hit and run and Kavanagh went
to third. Walsh delivered a two-bagger
in this crisis. scoring Kavvy. while
Mou went to third. The umpire took
an awful chance then and called Moll
out for not touching second. which set
In the seventh Chouinard made the
Nays first hit. and then stole second.
but he was left stranded there. The
next inning with one out, Bartholomew
hit one over third that Mokate and
IJayanagh went after The Two collid-
ed and it fell safe for a hit. the runner
making third. The next man smashed
one down the third base line, but Mol
was on the Job and made q pretty stop
and nailed the man at the plate
walsh struck out to open the eighth
with pitcher Goodman in the box. Hof-
man waited for a walk and went to sec
ond on Mokate's single. Mostil hit an
other safety and Holman registered.
The next two batters popped TO the
shortstop. This ended the scoring for
the game.
Next Sunday will be the big day for
the Hammond fans. for Albany Park
will be here TO play the locals for the
CITY League championship
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-29
DlAE11iI474z 3 SP0RTBzATEANS

champion and record holder for 1000
yards indoors. and Andy Ward Of Chi
cage. the national sprint champion. are
a few Of the most prominent athletes
who are in the service and have OBJ
tanned furloughs so as to take part in
the championships.
Many stars TO Compete
"A few additional prominent at
letes who will compete are Clinton
Larsen OF Brigham Young university.
Utah, who has cleared the bar in the
running high jump at feet is
inches; George H. Goulding OF Canada.
national champion and record holder in
the two and three-mile walk: Joie Ray
Of the Illinois A. c.. the national five
mile champion; Dan Ahearn. national
hop, step and jump champion; Pat
Ryan, national hammer throwing cham
pion, Matt McGrath. national fifty-six
pound weight throwing champion; VIII
lie Kyronen, former fve-mile national
champion; c. J. Stout. former two-mile
conference champion. who recently ran
mile in All 2-5: Joe Irish of Chicago
A. A. who recently did % feet s inches
in running broad jump; Waldo Ames of
University Of Illinois. with record or
Il As seconds in the 12O-yard high
hurdles; James Lincoln, metropolitan
lavelin champion, who is throwing
close to 100 feet at the present time.
The Chicago A. A. and Illinois A c.
expect to take large teams to St Louis.
as they are anxious to carry off the club
championship and also a few OF the
relay championships. Although the
New York a. c. and Irish-American A
c. are not sending teams. ali of their
athletes Of championship calibre will
make the trip. The Boston a A will
send a small team and the Meadow
brook club Philadelphia will be rep
resented by a very strong team. on
which viii be many of the University
Of Pennsylvania star athletes"