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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
Glenrarry's "Treasan."

How startling was the difference in
the customs OF the English and the
Scots even less than century ago il
shown in the story of the way in which
the famous highland chief, Alastir
Macdonell. Of Glcngarry frightened
George ". out of his wits. In lS22
Glengarry was one of party Of Scot
fish mobiles and gentlemen who ban
quoted 1.-THE first gentleman Of Europe"
in llolyrood palace. Colonel Macdoncll
was the last chief to wear the full
highland costume, and when the com
pany sat down to dinner he, according
to custom, placed brace Of loaded
pistols by his plate. The king started
up in alarm ana was persuaded to re-
main in the room only ON the assurance
that Glengarry meant 10 treason. Lon
don Spectator.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
Card Party at
*. OF c. hall at 2.30 tomorrow.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be- received for the
construction of he Improvement of the
Down Town Pavement, etc. OF the
CRY Of Ottawa, by the Board OF Local
improvements and the Council OF the
CITY Of Ottawa. until the 18TH da} OF
May, A. y. 1917, at the hour Of IL
c'clock A. NJ, at The city offices IN the
Central Life Building, IN said city OF
Ottawa, Illinois; at which time and
place said bids Will be publicly open
cd.
Ii is estimated that there viii be
about the following amounts Of work
to be done and materials to be- fur
nishcd: 1881 So yds. of excavation,
1855 lin. Fl. sandstone curbine, reset
tins 730 lin. f.. sandstone curling,
constructing 81 catch basins, G,712 Gu.
yds. concrete foundation 3,22l en-, yds-
Of sand, 4S,37l so. yds. Of BRICK pave
mont, groul dllc.' for 4S,31l sd yda.
brick pavement and q tons Of asphalt.
Said Improvement shall be con
4tructcd ana made in accordance with
the ordinance providing lor The same
aud the maps. plats, pans and speci-
ncations for the same on file IN the
office of the Public Engineer of said
Board.
Proposals must be made on blanks
furnished by said Board and in COM
pliancc with the instructions thereto
,ttached, which can be had or applt
cation to the Public Engineer, and
must be accompanied by cash or by a
check payable to the order Of the
President CT said Board OF Local Im
proyements IN his official capacity, Ger
tilted by responsible band for an
amount Of not less than ten per cent
G0%) Of the aggregate of Inc propo
sal.
The contractor hail be pads IN
bonds, bearing the rate Of five per
cont (jGD per annum.
No bids will be received IN esa the
PARTY oIiorins it, shall furnish ey
Gence satisfactory to the Board Of LOG
al improvements that he has the nee
ossary facilities, ability and pecuniary
resources to fulhl the conditions Of
Che contract and execute The work
should the contract be awarded tt
/ him
/ W - M ~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
Stevenson's Wife.

A half caste Sa dor once said. "Mr.
Stevenson is goon to me, like my IA
Their, and his wife is the same kind OF
man."
King Tembinoke said of Mrs Steven
son. "She good; look pretty plenty
chcnch" (sensc)
Perhaps they both meant what the
poet Edmund GOSse so well expressed
when he wrote of her as being SO
dark and rich hearted, like some won
dcrful winc-rcd jewel"
But the best tribute In Mrs. Steven
sons praise came from the pen of her
husband. Critic.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03

Grass seeds terminate in from four
teen 10 eighteen days. A quart Of seeds
is sufficient to cover 800 square fret
II by 20 feet. Five to six bushels are
required per acre.
DO not sow grass seeds in hot, dry
weather, particularly in July or Au-
gust.
poa trivalis is good for shady lawns
under trees.
Tcstuca rubra is most suitable for
bard wear and for dry or sandy soils
Sharp sea sand applied lightly over
lawns in the autumn that Is. over
lawns on clay or loam-encouragcs the
growth of fine grasses.
Lawns that are frequently wntcrcd
need more fertilizers than those that
are not. as the water washes away
much plant food.--New York Sun.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
A Fish That Locke Like SeaWced.

1t is Il we'll known fact that many
insects. birds and animals have II way
of Stimulating leaves twigs, foliage and
tall grasses among which they seek
shelter. but who ever heard Of fish
initiating seaweed? The Australians
sea dragon is kind of sea horse. bli
one strangely transformed 10y eXtraya.
CANT trappings. 1t is SO richly orna
mentcd with loose and tapping ribbons
Of skin that it looks like Il bunch OF
seaWecd when travelling through the
water and the ravenous wolves of the
sea searching for food may pass it a
dozen times Il day without suspecting
that the innocent looking bit of sea
weed is really Il fish
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
Society Notes

The following is taken from the
Peru News-Iierald regarding the we'd
ding OF Miss Bertha Sommerfeldt. and
Ralph Wagner OF Spring Valley MIS-.
Wagner is very well known in this
city.
Attic they were welded last fall.
Miss Bertha Sommerieldt. web ERern
Peru girl. and Ralph Wagner of
Spring Valley succeeded in keeping
the fact a secret until now. Friends
finally learned of the wedding. which
took place several months ago and
now Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner are receiv-
ing congratulations The ceremony
was performed in nearby city,
friends learned.
Miss SCmn1erfeldt is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Emil Sommerfeldt OF
Tenth street, and was formerly emf
ployed at Westclox. Mr. Wagner is
in the employ of the Spring Valley
Coal Company as top worker" Both
are well known and have wide circle
OF friends here.
The second day of the May festial
for the benefit of the Sisters Of Mercy
was very enjoyable. and netted a good
iy sum for the worthy cause. Mrs.
Harvey gave the ladies the use of the
French dining room at the Clifton for
the day and this artistic room added
much to the pleasure and comfort of
the guests. In the afternoon fifty
tables were filled for cards. The
prizes were won for bridge by Mrs
Il w Brewer; 500 by Mrs. Joe Gar
land and for euchre by Mrs Schmitt.
A card party Friday afternoon and the
automobile will be disposed OF and
dancing following will close the festi-
val on Friday evening
. z. .
over forty couple were il attend
ance at the dancing party seen last
evening in the French dining room
of the Clifton Hotel Hcnifich's sax
aphone orchestra furnished tho nuSi,
and dancing was enjoyed from Pine
until twe.ve.
= 4 j
Miss Sadie Kenny, talented youna
Ottawa vocalist will leave tomorrow
Tor DeKalb whore she will appear il
q recital given in that city by Prof
Voelkels students.
q g q
Tho regular school and reception o
Wills academy viii be held Friday
evening
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
An lncautious Burglar.

A man who Is given to doing odd
jobs about his house was very proud
Of bit Of painting he had accom-
plished.
About midnight following the com.
Dletion of the outside Of the house he
was awakened by noise. Creeping
to the window, he looked out and, TO
his horror, saw Il burglar climbing up
a ladder to the second story window
Look out there yelled the house
holder to the burglar. Look out for
the notwithstanding
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
Our Coal Supply.

The United States coal supply is near
~ one-half that of the entire world.
Estimates put the available coal supply
of the United States ut 3.53S.J90. c3o,G1)
tons ont OF Il world total estimated ut
1887 ,533 GOO 600 tons. China ranks next
to the United States in available s.lp.
ply. estimated at 1.J0l00o,0 100000 tons;
Great Britain. 10000, O0O0UO; Ger
many, lGi00O,O0o0 and Canada,
100000, 000000 TONS
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
Stockholders Annual Meeting

Take notice that the annual meeting
Of the stockholders of the Marseilles
Land and Water Power Company to
elect directors for the ensuing year,
and transact such other business as
may come before the meeting. will
be held at the Office OF the Company
at. Marseilles, Illinois, on the second
/. Tuesday in May, being May s, 1917, at
p. IN.
Dated April q, 1917.
TAYLOR STRAWN, Secretary.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03

tConllhued from Page ID
fcrds, the same as always. for il is a
scientific fact, well established. that
the better they are taken care of the
pe'ter the results In fact, cheap help
ana cheap horses around a big circus
are absolutely useless and more cost.
ly in the end
However. it seems everything has
It's compensation in this busy work.l-
day world. for so many labor saving
inventions and devices have lately
been introduced The labor question
IS not now enc OF serious moment. A
new "stage-driver" is now in use when
handled by two men, accomplishes the
work formerly done by crews of sew
en-. The immense canvas is now raised
by working elephants with the pnell-
matte triple pulley block; also the
newest style Of stake uller' works
so fast that if a dentist had one it
would be real joyous pleasure to pail
teeth. not saying much about how the
patient would enjoy this performance
THE new electric light plant car
ries the day light all night long and
an electrician by turning button now
replaces the jobs Of a dozen former
light and chandelier" men. that used
to have a strenuous time keeping the
kerosene fash torches in proper condi-
ton.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
MI Them Both.

Jones That was scathlng sermon
on mean men the parson gave us last
Sunday. Wonder what Smith thought
about Il. Singular | met
Smith yesterday, and he said he'd like
to know your opinion on 1t.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03

81 had an idea iii grow up end own
this business some day said the dis
charged pIlice boy.
"Thats just why you were fred"
said the boss. Ever since You started
to work here you've been acting MS it
you already owned the business" -
Birmingham Age-lIc-lld.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished 70
the Free Trader-Journal by w. +.
Etnyre. member Chicago Board of
Trade, Moloney Building Phone l04l.
Correspondent Lamson Bros & Co.,
Chicago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03

Chicago Receipts and Estimates.
Wheat Receipts, - cars: estimate
for tomorrow, AZ.
Receipts i05 cars; estimate
for tomorrow, 12l cars.
Cats-Receipts, 80 cars; estimate
for tomorrow. ia cars
Hogs Receipts. 27,c59; estimate
for tomorrow, 10000.
Chicago Live Stock.
Cattle-Open steady: close Sl3.45.
Hogs-Open steady; close weak
$1,000.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03

When Il man talks about being con-
fined MI day in a stutfy ctIire and
woman tells Of being coopcd all day In
a . 10y 1 house both are blutiing. -ny-
troit Free Press.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
g. Francis D. and A c.

ca.d patty ana dance at sshafer's
H~iL Ttu.sda5 Tay 10, 1917 Hent-
I!.hs orchestra.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03

uOR. .RENT--A good store building,
'osize tSx4S IT,, suitable for any Kind
Au-business; located ut 5Oi la Sale
AZ For further particulars, tail IN or
wTlleas VIM. Jamison, 100 La Sale
IN, Ottawa, Ill.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03

FDR Gasoline engine lh-horse
Z Good as new. Inquire Oh T. a.
!, Towne, phone 340-k.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03

Dancing at X. OF c
Hall tonight and tomorrow night
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03

The following contractors not III
the Contractors Association, also mem
bcrs Of Local No. GGl, have signed the
l9l7.l9iS trade rules and are allowed
TO employ the union carpenters ana &c
any work they may be able to get.
The President OF local No. e6l Will
furnish carpenters to any one wanting
woll: done.
Telephone NJ A Bennett Mt n. OF
/, Hall. 1871, OF Home G9SEL.
Andrew liohner,
l.. J. Weiss,
". S. Mcclure,
Henry iIocldtke,
Pete" Hahn.
Howard Thacker,
j. G. Rosenieldcr,
Henry Miller,
Chas Hisler,
J. r. Pagan,
Williams Bros,
A. Holm.
Gus Schmidt
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03
YANKEE ROBINSON
SHOWS ATTRACT

tContihued from Page ID
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-03

: fish the rank of field marshal to be
filled later by any general officer who
distinguishes himself,
1t is not considered likely that any
action along this line will be taken
for some time to come
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20
CAPT. LARSEN ON BOARD.

The obligation of citizenship was
not an empty phrase to that San Fran
cisco father who caused the arrest o.
his son for failing to register under
the consumption law We hear read
ers exclaiming Spartan fatherr
Let's say rather: American father, y
for the example was too good to pose
proper credit for. For the same reas-
on let this American fathers name b.
recorded. He is John Larsen, an da
sea captain.
Strict discipline aboard his ship, we
will bet! 1t will be aye, aye, sir! when
Capt. Larsen speaks, and we like to
think of him mastering the crew aft to
hear the articles of war read, and &C
observing all the ceremony of break
ing out the colors. Yes, there would
be sea law aboard Capt. Larsen's ship,
and every man Jack would know it.
Capt. Larsen's son. who is 26 years
old, according to the. dispatch, ac-
knowledged his failure to register and
urged extenuation that he was oppos-
ed to war That is a defense that
wouldn't go very far with Capt Lar
sen as we figure him out. We should
as soon expect him to listen to the
objection of one of his crew that he
was opposed to hauling away at rope.
Gait. Larsen is an American and heard
his country's order He took it to be
his duty to pass it on to every man
under his command and to see that it
was obeyed, and obeyed on the jump,
as his own order would be obeyed
aboard ship. 1--WE wish we knew the
name of that ship, for she is a Spank
er We bet)
Larsen junior didn't obey on the
jump and the old man (every captain
is the old man aboard ship, and oagh.
to be- clapped him in irons. 1t wa
GOOD sea law and good land law, too
We're all being mustered aft these
days, and the deck we tread is that Of
' the good ship America, whose captain
has read US the articles of war and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20
SETTING SARRAIL FREE.

If the Kaiser's brother-in-law, Con-
stantine, had been forced to abdicate
two years ago, Serbia and Montenegro
might have been saved If he had been
forced to abdicate one year ago Ru-
mania probably would have been saved.
The British and French had strong
army in the Balkans, under Genera!
Sarrail, but it could not move to Ru-
mania's aid because Constantine army
was ready to strike in its rear the mo-.
ment it did So At the moment when
the doom of Rumania became visible,
King Ferdinand issued an appeal to the
allies to be less careful of Greece's in
terests and more of Rumania's; but
! there was a paralyzed hand on the
arm of the allies, and all the world be-
l:cves it was that of Car Nicholas The
car stood Constantine's friend, and
under his shadow the clever Greek
politician defied the French and British
and gave the aid of an ally to his
brother-in-law in Berlin.
The fall of Constantine is the first
good result that has come to the war
from the Russian revolution The car
is no longer at hand to protect him
Therefore he is removed out of Sar
rails way. Under the cars arm he
has been making war upon the allies
for his constant threat of war was a:
effective as actual fighting could hav;
been in putting Sarrairs army out OF
commission. 1t is too late to save Ru.
mania; but Constantine's abdicatior
puts the allies at least in fighting 20.
d S1tlOn IN tne balkans.
The power which Constantine exer.
oised, and by which he was able to in,
fiict actual military damage upon tn.
allies, even though he was nominally
not at war with them, was illegally
obtained He suspended the constitu
ton and ruled as dictator. The PEG
pie voted twice in favor of the Venizel
list, or allied policy, but Constantin,
! ignored them. The direction in which
he exercised it was that of nationa
,treachery. Greece was bound by treat
to support Serbia, and Greece woul
have kept her faith, but Constantin
would not permit it and kept her help
less while Serbia went down to de
struction. National treachery and roy
al lawlessness have been the mark
which Constantine has left on Greece
history, against her will and agains
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20
AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's Black-Draugbt.

McDufi Val suffered for several
gears" says Mrs. ]. B. Whitaker, Of
This place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago a friend told me to try
Thedford's Black-Draught, which ! did,
and found il 10 be the best family medi-
cine for young and old.
keep Black Draught on hand all the
time now, and when my children feel a
little bad. they ask me for dose, and il
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell of sick
ness in our family, since we commenced
using Black Draught."
Thedford's Black Draught is purely
vegetable, and has been found 10 regu-
late weak s!omachs, aid digestion, re-
lieve indigestion. colo, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach. and similar
symptoms.
II has been in constant Use for more
than 10 years, and has benefited more
than million people.
Your druggist sells ard recommends
Black Draught. Price only 25c. Get a
package to-day. N.ciza
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20

given US the order to go to our posts
it should be aye, aye, sir! and jump
If any man Jack lags, if he makes
leg to say he's sorry he can't obey that
order because he's opposed to repell
ing boarders, the captain will intro
duce him to a ropes end and the brig
on bread and awter That's Capt. Lar
sens notion of discipline and we don't
know any better.
Man the rail there, watch ahoy, and
make ready to give three cheers! Capt.
Larsens come aboard!-Kansas City
Star.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20

De Soto Banking Company Building
and Lot at De Soto, Ga, to Be Sold.
Having received bid of $1,000 for
the building and lot owned and form
erly occupied by the De Soto Banking
Company of De Soto. Ga, unless re-
ceive a better bid by June 26, 1917, /
will proceed to ask the State Treasur-
err to authorize the confirmation of
sale at this price.
Building is of brick, % by so feet
in dimensions, one story, tile floor in
lobby Corner lot, tile sidewalk
around two sides of building.
Clear title will be given purchaser
and the transaction must be for cash.
A. S. JOHNSON, Liquidating Agent,
De Soto, Ga. 5-27-30t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20
GERMAN HUMANITY
Star.

Berlin newspapers profess they can
not even understand the sentiments o.
humanity and of brotherhood and dem
ocracy contained in the address OF
President Wilson to Russia. They say
that they cannot reconcile these ex
pressions with the disposition of Mr..
Wilson to continue the horrible war.
Certainly they cannot reconcile any
thing that runs counter to German
aims. 1t would be very nice for this
country to simply accept the German
view. permit the peace intrigue to pros
per and Germany to rule the world.
Rather than to continue the war whose
barbarous features are largely con
tr;buted by the Germans themselves.
AS illustration of the gratutious bar
lily that pl dSIANCu may DO N1eSA
the treatment of crews of torpedoed
merchantmen as set forth by Mr.. Yves.
ley Frost, former United States consul
at Queenstown:
SO Recent sinkings which
came under my observation since the
beginning of the ruthless warfare show
this conclusively. A freighter loaded
with iron ore and conveyed by a de-
stroyer went down in two minutes
Eighteen of her crew of twenty-siy
were drowned Another sank in two
minutes after being struck. She was
lit in daylight, but the submarine was
rot seen. Twenty-eight Of her crew o!
thirty-two persisted.
To the German, brutality is humanity
when committed by or for Germans
Baltimore American.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20

Herbert Hooyer's announcement,
that the American people are being
mulcted by the food spectators at the
rate of s50.OOO,O0O per month is calcu-
lated to stir up right smart of trou-
bic for those individuals, for the ad-
ministration is apparently insistent in
its demand for remedial legislation in
the way of government food control
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20

her Constitution and laws. The mark 5
are deep, for Constantine's influence
on the war has been great and often
disastrous A man of strong character
and no scruples, he fought for his
own hand under pretense of serving
his country. The effect of his depar-
ture on the military situation in the
balkans should appear soon, and the
recent announcement that the Ruman-
ian army is ready for the field may
take on a new meaning.-New York
Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20
HAMPERING THE PRESIDENT.

The determined attempt on the par
of certain Congressman and Senator
to obstruct and impede the prepare
lions for war is fast becoming a ma
Itional scandal. President Wilson:
nrogram, arranged only after the mos
exhaustive Investigations as to the
necessities of the situation, is meeting
with consistent opposition in almost
every detail from few malcontents
in the halls of Congress, who are re-
sorting to every means within their
power to stultify the efforts of the
nations leaders to place the United
States in a position to uphold her OBJ
legations to her allies and at the same
time maintain an equitable balance OF
economic conditions at home
The food measures are now the
target of these attacks by the oppon-
ents of any sort of preparedness and
j. has become necessary in the Senate
tn threaten to invoke the power of thu
recently established cloture rule in
order to prevent prolonged filibuster
which would mean the virtual nullifi-
cation of the proposed plan to safe
guard the American people against the
base Vaccinations of avaricious spec
ulators.
Practically every item in the pro-
gram of defense measures is being
subjected to the most bitter attacks
but in spite of every attempt to hinder
the progress of the nation in the path
it has chosen and to hamper the lead
err the leaders of the people in their
task OF rearranging economic factors
to the best advantage, the work goes
on; slowly of course. because of the
drag upon the wheels of action, but
nevertheless certainly.
The people look on with mingled
emotions of anger and disgust as they
see time frittered away in vain out
pourings Of words by politically in
spired opponents of the nations poll
icy, preparations deIayed at period
when every cog in the intricate ma
chinery of the government should be
performing its allotted task with the
utmost efficiency
These same individuals, enormously
designated as statesmen" must come
back to their constituents before Ions
to give an account of their activities
How will they justify their attitudS
satisfactorily and attain the object Of
their desires, political advancement t.
posts of increased power?
Explanations are easily offered, bu
often prove unavailing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20

By way of showing the firm, united
attitude of the Austrro-Hungarian ma.
ton, a life sized riot was pulled off
the other day by Polish and Austrian
deputies of the "Reichsrath", the rep
resentative body of that nation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20

Have you given to the Red Cross as
much as you really can afford, or have
you regarded the campaign as just
another charity that must be donated
a few pennies as one might cast coin
into the hat of beggar?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-20

Macon has finally landed her mill
tary training camp after divers and
sundry attempts on the part of Ger
tain politician to have the original
recommendation of the War Depart.
ment revoked.