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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
Maxwell Sets New Record

The par of the course Is "a. and Maxwell
made the course in the same figures and
broke the record for the round with "a, or
one stroke over the professional record held
bv Higgins As II was. he trimmed three
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-02
Optimistic Thought.
When pleasure exceeds ita limits e
becomes q torture.
flioht Of Bullet.

The most amazing sight in our ex'
perience, says Q writer in Popular Me-
chanics, was the United States service
bullet with its speed Of 2,70O feet .
second. Here we saw the bullet itself.
not flying PARTICLES. The sun was low
over the eastern hills. Its rays came
through . break in the ridge bordering
the range. lighting up most of the
course Of the bullet up to the target
200 yards away, but leaving the target
and the firing point IN deep shadow.
The first bullet was seen by someone,
and not q man present missed the
strange sight later on. The appear
ance was . very brilliant silvery Dash.
- vivid and quick as q flash of light
ming. But two things are necessary to
zee bullets fly. dark background and
he sun at right angles to its course.
Big gun projectiles are, of course.
nearly always visible. and it is not
hard to see Q charge Of shot In flight
Il one knows what to look for and
where to stand.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-02
Making . Rug antique"

How genuine antique rugs are
manufactured and prepared for Euro
pean and American markets is told by
a writer who visited Bagdad
The shopping streets seem like tun-
nels. he writes. They are arched over
head with brick to keep out the heat:
thus they run. IKE subways. up and
down the bazaar quarter. Through
those long. sitting. family lighted
tunnels throngs the eternal crowd of
men, mules and camels Often you
will see fine rug lying fiat in the
filth of a narrow street, ground be-
meath the tramp OF men and beasts;
but there is method in this. Foreign
ers make Oriental rugs. bright and
new. in Persia, and sell them through
Bag0ad. Since an "old rug" is worth
more, willy brokers have hit on this
shameful way to make new rug look
educational Geographic Magazine
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-02
IIIIE %lDlERs
MORE Hardy THAN
COLONEL TROOPS
(Assoelatsd Prsss Correspondence

(Asooclated Press coerespondence.)
NEAR vERDUN. Dec. LAXATIVE
troops from the French colonies are
not 80 hardy as white soldiers from
the cities and villages Of France, &C
cording to the chief surgeon OF the
great field hospital here. He said:
1.-THE opinion has been very gen
orally prevalent throughout the world
that the semi-civilised races are hard
Ter than the civilized white races.
This idea, however has been proved
fallacious. I myself. since the begin
ming Of the war, have treated some
thousands of wounded men and have
found 10 general that the white race
can support pain without complaint
better than any colored race. We have
had here cases Of all kinds and have
been able to prove that not only our
peasants, who form such a large part
Of our army. but the inhabitants OF
our big cities are as naturally healthy
and amenable to surgical and medical
treatment as the men of any race
which lives under primitive conditions.
Observation Of the effects of contact
with dirt upon wounds proves that ma.
tives suffer from gangrene. portion
tits and blood-poisoning just as much
as white men. At the same time.
their complaints when they are suffer.
ing pain are much greater than those
of white men,"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-02

Roman New Year Like
Our Own

TUE Romans dedicated the first day
Of the years first month and the
whole ensuing month to the god
Janus, from whom it derives its name
OF January and whom they represent
ed as man with two faces, one look
Ing backward, the other forward. im-
plying that he stood between the old
and the new year with regard to
both. Throughout January they offer
ed sacrifices to Janus upon twelve al
tars, and on the first day of that month
were careful to SO regulate their con-
duct that their every word and act
should be happy augury for all the
ensuing days Of the year.
Ovid and other Latin writer's Of that
age allude to the suspension Of all liti-
cation and strife, the reconciliation Of
differences between friends. the smok-
ing affairs and the white robed process
sions to the capitol upon the first day
Of Janus or New Years day. as We
now call it. They also tell of the ex.
changing Of visits, the giving and re-
ceiving Of presents or "strenae." the
masQuerading and the feasting with
which in their time the day was cele-
brated throughout the Roman empire
The modern gentleman who puts on
his swallow tailed coat and his white
necktie today and sallies forth to visit
his lady friends will he surprised to
learn that the Roman dandy. arrayed
In new shirt and toga, went out upon
precisely the same errand more than
1900 years ago.
From the very birth of Christianity
the participation by Christians in the
festival observance Of New Years day
was vigorously opposed until, about the
nth century, the 18th Of December
had gradually become q fixed festival
commemorative Of our Lords nativity,
whereupOn the LIST Of January also as
sumed specially sacred character as
the octave Of Christmas day. AS such
It still holds a place in the calendars
OF the various branches Of the eastern
ana western church, but only as a
Feast OF subordinate importance.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-02

Took Toll Of Human Life.
One man-eating leopard of India
was known to have killed more than
20 men before it waa dispatched
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-02

1890
~ at the beginning Of the year.
The characters inscribed on the
left Of the print are the name OF the
merchant, his street address and the
nature of his business. The picture
generally Is intended to express good
wishes for the patron and a hope Of
prosperity for the proprietor. In car
rying out this purpose an elaborate
symbolism Is used.
The stork Tin Japan is supposed to
live 1000 years, the turtle 10000 years.
Hence they both express a wish for
long life. The pine tree is always
green, therefore 1t is a symbol Of eter-
nal good fortune. The fan Is the sym
Dol of increasing good fortune-as time
passes good fortune increases us a fan
opens out. The plum tree blossoms in
winter and is extremely fragrant. 1t
has a very prominent place in Japa
nese life. There are seven gods of
good fortune. These are always used
In New Year greeting cards. These
seven gods correspond to Billiken in
this country, and recently Billiken him
| Sell AdS O6cH lOl'ulOA al JulsdA.
The prints have two purposes. They
convey good wishes to the patron and
they advertise the merchant.
One especially artistic print given
| out by a dealer In household utensils
contains q picture Of mounted war
rfor trying to cross q turbulent river
The significance is that If you strive
and persist in life you will in the end
achieve fame. The characters in the
panel are an ode to this effect
A Kobe liquor dealer gave out a pic
ture showing Ebisu. god Of wealth, In
a very happy mood. He Is going fish
ing, and among the many bass one
large red one ttaD leaps up before him
which causes him great JOY. as his face
will show.
| From a Kobe dealer in rice cakes
came a card showing an attendant pre-
pairing tai (red sea bass for the cele
bratiOn. The legend hanging on the
plum tree in the picture is an invita-
ton to oil patrons to come and taste
their special rice cakes. At New Years
1t IS customary to play battledore, ant
| lady is seen ready for game-New
York Sun.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-02
PetriHed Motion.

MY hired man." stated Farmer
doFnOeak. rs the finest specimen Of
peu1ned motion that have ever had
the pleasure Of witnessing."-Kansas
City Star.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
To Call for Volunteers.

In the scheme of mobilization no
consideration is taken Of volunteer
regiments or smaller units in excess
Of the fulfil war strength authorized
for the existing national guard regi-
ments and minor commands. 1t is
understood at Springfield that the first
step to be undertaken will be to Sc
cure the 10000 men that are urgently
needed to bring the regiments to the
maximum war strength The indica.
lions are that no steps will be taken
to organize or suggest additional vol
unteer regiments until after the ma
tonal guard quota shall have been
filled and proffered to the government
Should the call fof troops actually
made.
Gen. Dickson, in his public state
ments. made it plain that the activi-
ties in his department are quite rou'
tine up to the present moment, and
that they do not of necessity indicate
that O call for the national guard may
be expected at any moment.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
Dust Dangers.

An analysis Of the contents OF
vacuum cleaner made recently showed
that the dust which had collected on
the booksheves In library consisted
Of hair, green wool, white wool, cot
ton iibers, cellulcid, pieces Of finger
nails, fly wings, sand grains, wood, pa
per. string, metallic iron and leather.
The hair was probably derived FROM
soft hats, the wool and cotton fbers
from clothing. sand from the mud
tracked In ON shoes and the gradual
pulverizing Of the floor, fly wings from
dead flies and paper from book leaves"
Curiously enough. very few germs
were found In this dust. Yet there is
no question that inhaling it might lead
to various diseased conditions. This
would not be the result Of any disease
germs contained In the dust itself. but
to the irritating effects produced by
the dust particles when brought into
contact with the bronchial membranes.
Thus 1t Is evident that even germ free
dust may be harmful when inhaled
Los Angeles Times.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
Clever Advertising.

An ingenious advertisement recently
made Its appearance on the walls and
boardings Of a French town. 1t said:
"A wallet containing the sum Of 800
francs and large number of orders
has been lost by travelling salesman
of the firm OF X. e Co. The finder Is
requested to return the orders to X. 4
Co. and to keep the 300 francs as re-
ward for his trouble In so doing"
OF course everybody read the adver-
tisement OF course everybody said to
himself that the batch of orders on X
& Co. must be nice, fat one. Thus
by clever stratagem Y. & Co. man
aged to diffuse among the public the
impression that theirs was large
business, with an immense number of
customers. Not even the Americans" "
says the proud Frenchman who reports
this example Of Gallo enterprise, mot
even the Americans could have worked
the trick better. New York Post.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
Houses Made Of Glass.

Glass Is becoming more generally
used Ms q building material each year
For some years glass bricks have been
utilized where strength and durability
as well rs beauty were essential fea-
lures. Glass is used for wainscoting.
for partitions. for ceilings and for fac
Ing the fronts Of buildings. 1t is also
being used for foundations.
1t has been demonstrated that the
crushing strength OF glass Is three
times that Of granite, six times that Of
ordinary brick and ten times that Of
concrete. Another advantage 1t has
over these materials is that 1t Is abso-
lutely nonabsorbent, so that glass
building can be perfectly dry inside. no
matter what the atmospheric condl-
lions outside. ATLANTA Journal.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
DRUGS EXCITE YOUR
KIDNEYS, USE SALTS
II your Back is aching or Bladder
bothers, drink lots of water
and eat less meat

When your kidneys hurt and your back
feels sore, don't get scared and proceed
to load your stomach with a lot Of drugs
that excite the kidneys and irritate The
entire urinary tract. Keep your kidneys
clean like you keep your bowels clean,
by flushing them with q mild, harmless
salts which removes the body's urinous
waste and stimulates them to their nor
nal activity. The function Of tho kid.
ncys is to filter the blood. In "a hours
they strain from it 900 grains of acid
and waste, 80 we can readily understand
the vital Importance Of keeping the kid.
neys active.
Drink lots Of water--you can't drink
too much; also get from any pharmacist
about four ounces of Jad Salts; take
? tablespoonful in a glass Of water
before breakfast each morning for few
days and your kidneys will act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid OF grapes and lemon juice, comb ned
with lithia, and has been used for genera.
tions to clean and stimulate clogged kid.
neys; also to neutralize the acids in
urine 30 1t no longer is a source OF irri.
tation, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in.
lure; makes a delightful efiervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone should
take now and then to keep their kid.
neys clean and active. Try this, also
keep up the water drinking, and no
doubt you will wondar what becams Of
your kidney trouble and backache.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
MEALS ARE REAL
SOURCE Of JOY
NOW, SHE AYERS
MISS BERTHA MERCER. BELLE.
VILE YOUNG WOMAN, THANKS
TANlAC FOR MAKING DINNERS
PlEASUREG-"WORTH WEIGHT"
GOLD" SHE SAYS.

Bellevlle. ILL.,, Marcn 22-'lt's 4
fact that until recently | couldn't eat
a thing without my stomach swell
ing and bloating so badly and causing
me such intense misery that | could
hardly stand IT, 1t also is true that
since taking this new medicine, Tan
lac. don't seem to be able to get
enough to eat and everything agrees
with me just fine. I'm never bothered
with bad effects after meals now.
This statement was made here on
March Sth by Miss Bertha Mercer, , )
South Jackson street. this city.
MY stomach was all out OF order
Miss Mercer continued Il also was
very restless and nervous. The least
noise would excite me. suffered
from severe headaches for two or
three days at a stretch. just thought
sometimes that the ache never would
let up.
1T seemed thai Tanlac toned up my
stomach right away. | can eat any.
thing care for now, and lots of il,
too. without any trouble afterwaru.
The nervousness has disappeared and
sleep soundly and peacefully all
through the night and get up in morn
ings feeling refreshed. I'm never
bothered with headaches now
"Tanlac has been worth its weight
in gold to me and | want others to
know about such medicine. | hope
somebody will be helped by my state
ment"
Weakened, nervous. run down men
and women who suffer from head
aches constantly and feel tired and
worn out all the time will find Tanlac
lust what they need the Tanlac man
told inquirers at W. D. Duncans drug
store yesterday "Tanlac quickly
brings new strength and better health.
Tanlac is now being introduced in
Ottawa at W. D. Duncan's drug store,
where a specially trained Tanlac ex-
pert is explaining the new medicine
to the public daily (Adv)
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
Little Girl Had Group.

Every mother knows and fears
Group. Mrs. X. M. Raney, r. +. ID. 2
Stanford KY. writes: MY little girl
had been having Group every few
nights, | began to give her few
drops of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound every two or three hours
and that night she slept we'll. never
coughed any, and the next day her
cold was gone. To all of my friends
ain saying, Get bottle OF Foleys
Honey and Tar for la grippe coughs
colds and Group. A genuine cure -
W. ID. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

Springfield Power to condemn and
close any county Jail in the state at
ter inspecting il is given to the de-
partment of public welfare by the
terms Of bill which has been intro
duced in the senate by Senator kes-
singer Of Aurora The bill is the see
on1 of Kessinger's prison reform and
charitable institution bills Appr0prid-
tons totaling $780, 600 are carried in
Senator Weddings bills introduced
Wednesday authorizing sums for the
completion of armories at Chicago. OF
tawa and Galesburg. The bills are re.
plies of measures already introduced
in the house
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
ILLINOIS TROOPS
WARNED To GET On
FOOTING FOR WAR
u. s. sENoe WORD TO AoJuTANT
GENERAL DICKSON ADVISING
HIM TO SECURE NEEDED SUP
PLIES FOR STATE FIGHTING
FORCES.

Springfield. H., March Z2'-Adlt'
Cen Dickson late yesterday afternoon
received a peremptory order from the
war department at Washington 10
rush complete acquisitions for all
necessary supplies TO place the Hit
nois National Guard on a war tootiilg.
This order follows the routine order
sent to each adjutant general TWO
DAYS ago calling for a requistion from
each state for clothing, rifles ana a.
confinement to outfit the organized reg
iments of the national guard for the
difference between their present ac-
tual strength and the maximum war
strength that will be required when
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22

A rubber tree In full maturity pro.
duces from three to five pounds OF rub.
Der year Usually about 100 trees
are planted to the acre Time was
when Brazil was the crude rubber cen
ter OF the world. but today the panta.
tons Of the far east are producing
-FOUR times as much rubber az the for.
ests of the Amazon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22

Peoria-Charles Dickens, James
Riley and Oliver Cromwell were sum
moned in rapid succession before the
bar of justice in the circuit court
here. Dickens pleaded guilty and
was given an inletermlnate sentence
in the penitentiary for larceny James
Riley pleaded guilty TO statutory
charge and drew the same sentence.
Cromwell asked for trial on charge
OF the theft of shirts from a depart
ment store Court attaches thought
that the judge had substituted a list
OF famous men of history for his dock.
ct hook when he began calling their
uames
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
N0STRILS AND HEAD
Says Cream applied in Nostrils
Relieves Head Colds at Once.

Ii your nostrils are clogged and your
head is stuffed and you can't breathe
freely because Of a cold or catarrh. Just
get small bottle OF Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store. Apply a little OF
this fragrant, antiseptic cream into
your nostrls and let it penetrate
through every air passage OF your head,
soothing and healing the inhamed, swol-
len mucous membrane and you get in
slant relief
All! how good it feels. Your nos.
trils are open, your head is clear, 70
more hawking, snuiiiing, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or struggling
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is Just
what sufferers from head colds and ca.
tarrh need, It's a delight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22

cradle woman. Sick be-
cause she doesn't know any better. Sick
because she doesn't really know why.
Sick because the organs that make her
woman are not properly performing their
functions and so are sending nerve mes
sagcs with aches and pains and distress all
over her qulvcring body.
Nme-tcnths of women's sickness comes
from disorder OF these special organs. The
symptoms arevarious cause the same.
DR.. Pierce'S Favorite Prescription cures
the headache, backachc, nervousness,
wake(ulness, neuralgia and fifty other
troubles of women which can always be
traced directly to feminine weakness or
disease. Thousands OF women right here
in Illinois, after years of dScouragemeut,
have written to DR.. Pierce, lnvalidS'
Hotel Buffalo, \. y, and now thank him
for their renewed health and happiness.
Ottawa, Ill have used DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. At one time when
rather rundown | tool, two bottles. |
found it Just rs represented tlrSt-class
tonic and nervine. ! have always heard
il well spoken Of and praised by all women
who have used it.'-MRS. ANNA SMITH,
400 Jefferson St, Ottawa, Ill.
1t is Il medicine devised TO cure one GER
tain kind of diseaSg-icmalc disease. 1t
brings ease and comfort and sleep. 1t re-
stores perfect health. 1t fills out cheek
hollows. brightens the eyes, puts vim and
snap into the whole body.
If YOU are a sufferer, ii your daughter,
mother, sister need help get DR.. Pierce's
Favorte Prescription in liquid or tablet
form from any medicine dealer to-day.
Book on women diseases sent free,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22

Pimply, muddy compilations are due
to impurities in the blood. Clear up
the skin by taking Dr.. Kings New
Life Pills Their mia laxative quail
ties remove the poisons from the sys
TEN and brighten the eye. A full
free. non-griping bowel movement in
the morning is the reward CT dose
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills the night
before At your Druggist. Csc. !
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
The following IS n list OF unclaimed
letters at the post0flice.

ettars at the post0flice
Advertised March q. 1917
Arlling. Carl
Beachur. Rev &,
Bucks. Mrs Maggie
Baldwin, l.. c.
Coffee, George
Erickson, Miss Mae
Fitch < Co. Walter ..
Farris, Luther
Farmer. Walter
Gaul. Miss Helena NJ
Gustin, Miss Mabelle
Hawthorne, NJ f.
Killiam. All.
King. Harry.
Kramer, Lee
Landry, Ed n
Mail Order Supply House.
May, Miss Grace.
Republic.
Robinson, Private VIM,
Sommier, Private Adolph.
Stems, Bradley.
Schneider, August.
Schroeder, Carl
Swift, Mrs. w f,
Traylor, Edward d.
Ulsrud, Miss Berthina
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22

the guard is ordered into the federal
service.
Gen. Dicksons complete STAFF IS
working over the final details Of the
acquisitions. Gov. lowden at once
was informed of the character Of the
messages. The last Of the acquisitions
probably will go forward during the
night
REGIMENTS Being Filled Up.
While no specific order came from
the war department directing that the
Illinois regiments be placed on a war
footing, Gen. Dickson made this sig
nifcant statement in reply to ques-
tion asked by the Tribuae;
we are always recruiting The
regimental commanders are losing no
time in filling the ranks Of their com
mauds.'
This statement was interpreted as
indicating that the colonies OF the
respective regiments have been H.
formed OF Il probable call OF their or
carnations into the federal service
and that the regiments are in readl-
ness or immediate mobilization.
Ii is an open secret that Springfield
will be the mobilization point, as 1t
was last June This is in accord with
the standing scheme of mobilization,
and concentration that was made IN
Washington two years ago and was
followed in detail when the troops
were ordered out for service ON the
Mexican border.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22

Alton After her father had refused
to perform her marriage ceremony be
cause she was a divorced woman, Miss
Hazel Berry, Of Granite City accom-
Louis. to the office of 4 justice of the
peace where they were married. The
father, Rev Jesse l.. Berry a Metho-
disr minister performed the first mar
rjase ceremony for his daughter He
said that his convictions were strong,
L. against the re-marriage of divorces
and ne couldn't waive them even FOR
MS daughter
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22

Champaign Does Education Pay
President T.. J. James Of the Univer-
sity of Illinois is sure it does bat he
has been asked by Illinois legisla-
ture to prove it in connection with
the schools request for a 10000 000
appropriation for building fund So
he has sent a pictorial record Of ;ha
achievements of Illinois University to
the legislature for their inspection
The photographs include a gigantic
and improved locomotive. the aner.
gency dam at the Gatun locks and olh-
or engineering feat5.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-22

Peoria lIurrying from New York.
where he was attending the con ier,
ence with meliators and railroad
heads on the eight hour day. after re
ceiving news of the critical illness of
his daughter in st. Louis, W. s. Car
ter, Of Peoria, division president OF
TIE Brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
men and Engineers lost his race with
death He arrived in St Louis after
his daughter. Miss Helen Carter, was
dead Miss Carter was nun Her
church name was Sister NJ, Evelyn,