Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-05
TR|FLES ARE THE BIC
THINGS OF LIFE SAYS
APT|ST PASTOR
SUNDAY is OBJ.
SERVED IN OTTAWA CHURCHES
-PREsBYTERIAN coNGREGA.
TON HEARS ITALIAN DEFEAT
EXPLAINED.

Last night at the Baptist church
The service was under the auspices or
HE Sunday school Master Snart
sang, Wen Never Let thc Old Flag
Fall" Mr. Fred rrichard sang, Keep
the Home Fires Burning" and Louis
kastlur and Samuel- Raymond render
cd Yiolia duet. The pastor spoke
Tn Tremendous Triiles." sermon
for Sunday scheol scholars.
"'fhe Bible is rich IN material re-
Ncaling the tremendousneas Of tsilos.
The prophet Zecharinh declares "f'or
who hath despised he day of small
things. James tells lls that little
ruddcr guides The ship. a small iron
bill controls he horse. and a little
tongue II a great power. Behold how
much wood Is kindlcd by how small
= fire. a COW Kicked ever Il lantern
and il resulted In the great Chicago
fire Two Indian boys quarreled over
a preshoppcr and there resulted The
'Grasshopper war. Small iliiugs have
big issues. a little damaging word
poddIed about hlights. and blasts AIM
spOils life On the other hand Il
word OF kindness. little tribute. Il
sentence OF appreciat lion or praise OF
another increases human happiness.
Such good words are Apples OF gold
in baskets Of silver.
This is Worlds Temperance Sun.
triilcs With reference 10 drink. Solo
/ mon tells Of young men looking on he
wine when ii is red. They take a
first social glass just 10 be good fcl
lows, or to conform to social usagcs
, but al the last il biteih like a ser
pont, il stingcih like an adder The
worst beer-soakcd bum Of today was
once a mothers uniaintcd boy
Some very homcly girls as far as
appearance -. are very successful III
attracting future husbands. They are
not guilty Of some OF those traits that
| spoil the life. They are sunshiny.
laughing. bubblng optimisls Many
! Il young lady With outward marks of
/ beauty rcpcls people because Of an
ugly disposition, a carping critical
tongue or an offensive pride. II is
the little foxes that spoil the vines
'TrIles play "A big part in achieving
ones way IN life. Some miss out by
/ reason Of small defects. Solomon
says, Yet Il little sleep, a little slum,
Der, little folding the hands to sleep.
4 Read Charles W. Schwab's little book
! Succeeding With What You Have II
has Illustration after illustration Of
the iriiling things that meant The rise
OF employees in the big steel indus
tries to places OF prominence and
! lcWcl
when we minimize triilcs we pay
the penalty. a person with the cold
or la grippe sncczes in Il crowded
trolley car releasing several million
microbes for others to breathe. The
New York City health authorities have
sign conspicuous in public places:
Cover your cough and slceEc.
| IF you don't you'll spread disease
Health experts in New orleans dis
covered that rats spread tho plague
that ravaged that city some years ago
| Mosquitoes spread disease. The com
mon house-ny is disease bearer an,
1--WE are swallng him all over th'
!conntry
1 Some have OWNED the lrcnen
sdousncss Of lrilcs and have grow
rich. A concern in Texas bought
hundred car loads Of peanut shells Il
ibc used in combination feed for liv
istock, Cotton seed was once throw
away by southern planters. bnl now
makes Crisco, cotton seed oil and it
hull makes cattle feed.
"TriIlcs are being looked to jus
now in our government in the can
paien to win the war Mr.. IIcrber
G. Hoover is asking The houscwivc
TO sign pledges for whcailess an
+, meatless meals. II is as important t
: fight the war IN American kitchens a
: In the trenches OF France. DO you
bit. your tremendous tline