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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
DISTRICT QUOTAS
ANNOUNCED; c|TY'S
SHARE IS "a MEN
OTTAWA GIVEN GREATER SHARE
THAN IT SHOULD HAvE-2s2 WILL
BE CALLED FROM FIRST DIS.
TRiCT OF COUNTY.
TOWNSHIP QUOTAS.

The following is the apportioned
population. In District No. I, as
based upon figures issued last
week by the war department. to
gether with the pro-rated share of
each township in supplying it's
part Of the 262 allotted to the OF.
tawa division.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
RUSS ADMIRAL TO
JOIN AMERICAN FLEET

Copenhagen, July 24.--Reports were
current here today that Admiral Kohl
schaltely, commanding the Russian
Sea fleet, will join the American fleet
in European waters.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
DEBATES
OVER NEW B. Of II.
LAW;;0USTS BOARD
CHANGES WILL HAVE TO BE
MADE IN CONDUCTING FUTURE
IMPROVEMENTS IN OTTAWA,
SAYS CITY ATTORNEY.

Alterations in the local improve
mont board law today caused the city
council at its regul;r weekly meet
ing to ponder over what steps it
houId take to adults itself to the
new system Of inaugurating and car
ryns out future improvements in the
city.
The law, which became effective
July |, 1917, according to II opinion
by Attorney Roger Clark, abolishes
the board of local Improvement and
repcses the authorities formerly in
vested in that body. in the council,
working as a unit.
There was some question as to what
steps should be taken 70 meet the
eXicency 1t was tentatively agreed
upon, however. to continue the board
Of local improvements $ a subsidiary
10 the council, the acts OF the former
to be ratiiiel as in the past by the
commission sitting as a committee of
the whole, and each branch TO conduct
its own hearings, continue its own
records end to await some positive
ruling before final steps are taken to
entirely oblteratc the Improvement
bcdy
Attorney Clark was instructed TO
consult with other counsel and then
resort back his findings at an ad-
journed meeting of the commission TO
be held tomorrow morning Fear that
the new law Is revolutionary in char.
acter and may upset all plans for
future Improvements already started
has caused the mayor and his col
leagues 10 move with caution until
such time as they know where they
are at"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24

In the New Testament (Revclation
xii. y Michael fights in heaven against
the dragon and Satan (which deceiv'
eth the whole world
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24

Laughter won't cure an ailment, but,
by gosh. 1t won't make 1t any worse.--
Detroit Free Press.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
Ask Markers on Lights.

A petition from AL Richards, repte
scntinE the various auto trails pass
ing thru Ottawa, and asking that they
be given permission to paint their
markings upon the ornamental light
ing system at DESIGNATED corners met
with some opposition when read to
the commissioners. Commissioner
Palmer thought the precedent would
be a dangerous one and might provide
a loop hoe for others to make re-
quests for permission to place signs
on the poles and even maybe to post.
The petition was finally referred to
Commissioner Moaeber for final ac-
ticr.
The trails represented by Mr.. Rich
ards were The Ivy Way, Burlington
Way, Southwest Trail, Alton Way and
Shabhona Trail
Gives Race Track Bonds.
With James McCatirey and E p.
Nitschelm as bondsmen Timothy
Creedon, purchaser Of all concessions
at the Ottawa driving park, today sub
mltted guarantees to cover the opera
| tion of the bar at the track from
! July &c to August T. A License was
! then ordered issued to Mr.. ""ecdon.
Dan j. Fitzgerald who is serving
as special policeman during the va
/ cation period, posted his bonds with
Michael Fitzgerald and Edward Burns
as Signcrs.
One Bid for Water Mains.
George Sampson was the only bid
der for digging Waterman trenches
and back filling as advertised Mr.
sampson made q bid of 4Sc a Inca
foot. The work will entail about 70l
feet.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
viii Go To Houston.

Houston, Texas, will be the train
ing place for c. G. according to the
announcement of Captain Woodward,
Ottawa's bunch of fighting men hope
to reach the cantonment camp within
the next week, as all are anxious for
the training that will fit them for SER
vice In France.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24

HE WEN THEHs
Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday. Slightly
warmer Wednesday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
Drill Work Thursday.

Last evening complete uniforms
were assigned to youths who enlisted,
The shirts were purchased of l.. Scan
lon. local clothier. while the remain
dor Of the wearing apparel was bought
thru the Hub in Chicago.
Rifles and other actual war needs
will not be given all of the youths
until they reach the cantonmenl
camps
Evening journal., 1917-05-12
APARTMENTs For RENT.

NOR RENT-APARTMENT, FIVE ROOMS
j. and bath: no children. sos Adams ST.
second floor. Cali between and =. NJ.
mayii-2t
Evening journal., 1917-05-12
REAL EsTATE FOR SALE.
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
6t5 y. Franklin ST. t0-R. -. a. =. $4,000
s.. D.. Cor Goth and West sts, 7R.
b. n. . ................S2. 800
1914 Bower ST. n. B q P........ ss. 600
500 Broome st.. 40 Il, 49, II. P....s 50. 600
si5 W 2lst st.. 10 Il, 70. n, P....s 50. 200
ti2 n. Franklin st.. n. -. II, p. .s2. ZOO
ees Parrish st. r. s............sf 100
in7 n. Clayton S.. : u. B. N. P.... $500
$40 Washington 81, NJ X, ID. n .... $4,000
1910 W. Fourth ST.. Il. b ...... ~. 900
2aea Jefferson ST.. Is r. H. H. P.g $4,000
d. y Cor Second aud Franklin Sts
r, 49, "a W................. 81 500
1919 ". Ninth S., 10 r. b. a. p.... $500
2not latnall st., r. b. III, p... .&a.s7S
lllt Head st.. n. -. p......... 81 400
SOS NE. Salem Lane. no r., -. a. 81 400
1899 w Ninth ST.. 10 b. u. ~. l.. sB 600
10000 lieald ST.. H. b 800
i0l Rodney ST.. q n. Il. m. Pee. $4,000
DOS Lombard &c.. Il. B.......... Sc. 100
]. II. GORDON
SO. oi5 ORANGE STREET
Evening journal., 1917-05-12
Washington Heights
Section

Modern, square plan, scmi-detached.
l-room house, bath, large porch. gas
and electric. steam heat. cemented eel
lar. large yard, paved street. Price,
$780,
Two new semi-detached. up-to-date.
Groom houses, bath. porch. heater. gas
and electric, cemented cellar Imme-
date possession. Price $500.
Excellent semi detached S-rOom
house, bath, porch. hot water heat. ce-
mented cellar 1-2 square off Market
street Possession June 25th. Price,
"a 900.
Detached frame dwelling in the
Eastlake Section, rooms, bath, 2
porches Lot S0x1O0 Plenty space
for large vegetable and flower garden.
Many others in various locations.
Money to loan on first mortgages. In
surance placed in reliable companies.
For additional apply to
M. w. Vaughan
PIG WEST NINTH STREET.
ID. & A. 9l0-W. Phones. Auto. 26S0
Evening journal., 1917-05-12
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

NAN buren, STREET. 10. 90e-NINE
rooms and bath. Apply on premises.
mAy2-lm.
Evening journal., 1917-05-12

ToR sALE-HOUsE. NINE ROOMS
bath. porch, heater hot and cold water
on al three floors Phone 1s62R
mayi1.12,15.
Evening journal., 1917-05-12
G. ]. O'Keefe.

no. WEST SEVENTH STREET.
d. & A. Phone. 1881.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16

time Of year for many birds, and a
plentiful supply of wild fruit will tide
them over. Fortunately, everywhere
in the United States there are some
fruits that persist until there is no
longer any need of them. If enough
are planted. no birds able to live on
this class of food should starve. The
best of these long-persisting fruits are
juniper, bayberry, thorn apples and
related fruits. holly and snOwberry.
Information on fruits useful for this
purpose i'm any section of the United
States may be obtained from the Unit
ed States bureau of biological survey.
Birds devour cultivated fruit prin-
cipally because the processes of Guilt
walton diminish the wild supply. The
presence of wild fruit in locality al
ways serves to protect domestic va
rieties. especially when the wild trees
or shrubs are of the same kind as the
cultivated ones and ripen earlier
Among those most useful for the pur.
pose are mulberry, wild blackberries
and Strawberries, serviceberry, wild
cherry and elderberry.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
Old Jokes in New EnqIish Garb.

On the theory that in war times hui
NOR is needed more than ever. An
swers, the London weekly, features
jokes in every number. Here are a
few paragraphs, some Of them Old-time
friends on this side of the water.
which it offers as laugh-getters:
In a holiday gift store the clerk
asks: Are these gloves for your wife
or do you want something better"
PatrOn-"This meat is like leather"
Waiter-"Yes, sir; it is saddle of NUT
ton"
Wife-"You looked awfully foolish
when you proposed to me-" Husband
mot half as foolish as / was"
Author-"Where are the cuffs took
off this mOrning?" The Authors wife
II sent them to the laundry" Author
Heavens, had the plot Of a great
novel written on them"
Lawyer-"Don't worry; I'll see that
you get Justice" Client-"I am not
hiring you to get justice, but to win
the suit"
Woman Cat the door)-"Are you
seeking employment" Tramp-"To
be truthful, no; you can't make work
sound any more inviting by using q
word Of three syllables."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
Danger In Handkerchief.

DR.. F. Robbins, well-known ply
stefan. urges the abolition Of the pock-
ct handkerchief, because he firmly be-
lieves it to be source of infection
long after person has recovered from
such diseases as infantile paralysis
and even common colds. 1.-The day
will come" he says. when the GUS
tOmary cotton rag is replaced by the
cheap and clean japanese paper nap
kin which is burned after it has been
used. Infants and children are help
less against the rubbing Of strange
Aandkerchiefs over their perspiring
and grimy faces. The pSblic roller
towel Of the past was innocuous as
compared to the family pocket hand
kerchief. Bitter experience will drive
home the lesson that neglected noses,
mouths and threats are largely, IL not
exclusively. responsible for the ulti-
mate Gripping Of the unfortunate vic
tins of disease and ignorance"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
BIRDHoUsE CONSTRUCTION.

Wood is q better building material
for birdhOuses than metal or earthen-
ware. Entrance holes should be shell
tered by projecting roofs to exclude
rain. All houses should be eiu,y TO
open for cleaning. A perch at the en-
trance is unnecessary, and may even
be an objection, as 1t Is frequently
used by English sparrOws while they
twitter exasperatingly to frighten off
more desirable occupants. To provide
for proper ventilation, a row of small
holes Is sometimes bored just beneath
the caves, but there should never be a
ventilating hole lower than the en-
trance. and joints should be made tight,
ps drafts of air are dangerous. In case
there is danger that rain may be
driven In through the door. small
drainage hole, which will be covered
by the nest, may be made in the
middle of the floor.
The appearance and durability Of
houses are improved by coat Of
paint. A neutral shade of green or
gray Is suitable for houses mounted in
trees, while those on poles. being con-
spicuOusly placed. lend themselves
tremendously to the landscape when
painted white. Heads of nails and
screws should be set rather deeply
and covered with putty.
In building birdhouses 1t should be
with the object of attracting particu-
lar species of birds, as the require
ments of the different species vary.
The following forms of birdhOuses are
suggested by the United States bureau
of biological survey:
The house shown in Figures l to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16

United States bureau Of biological sur
vey. Where the coast is rocky and the
soil of ordinary character, conditions
are little different from those inland,
and except in relation to exposure
there need be no especial preference
given in the choice of plants. 1t Is
worth mentioning, however, that sew
eral trees and shrubs are better to
withstand the winds so prevalent on
the coast. These include three species
of juniper, common barberry, English
thorn. hybrid crabapple, European and
American mountain ashes, smooth and
staghorn sumacs, pHvets. buckthOrn
and red-berried elder. Where the soil
is chiefly sand, and that often shifting.
conditions are not suited to many
plants. Selection may be made, how
ever, from the following. all of which
are known to thrive in such surround
ings:
For seed eaters.-Beach grasses,
Japanese smartweed, and sunflower.
For fruit eaters. - Bayberry, sea
buckthOrn, sand cherry, beach plum.
cranberries and bearberry.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
Presence Of Mind.

II. his "reminiscences of oxford Rev.
]. w. Tuckell tells us that In his under
graduate days the dean Of Christ
Church college was familiarly known
as presence of Mind Smith" Mr..
Tuckell also supplies the traditional
explanation Of the nickname. When a
student at the university, Smith had
gone out boating with a friend. He re-
turned without the friend.
"where's Jones?" he was asked.
"Oh. well. We had an accident. The
boat leaked and when We were bailing
II out Jones fell into the river. He
caught hold of the boat and pulled II
down to the waters edge. Neither of
us could swim and II l had not, with
great presence Of mind, hit him on the
head with the boathOok both would
have been drowned"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
HIS IS GAY LIFE
Grocery Boy Has Charming Pros.
pect, It Would Seem.
Lad Who Bounces in and Out OF Other
Peoples Kitchens May Be Happy
Things to Divert In
curing Youth.

Life of every sort is pleasant al
fair to those who are interested in the
people they meet, interested, perhaps,
to the point of curiosity; interested,
at least, to the point of forgetting their
own precious troubles. A grocery boy,
who is just a grocery boy and nothing
but a grocery boy, considers himself
most unfortunate youth. He must get
I'D in the dark and feed and pretend
to groom an unwilling horse. He must
fill kerosene cans or empty potato
barrels or grind coffee or run errands
or deliver groceries to impatient Gus
toners the whole day long and far into
the dark of the evening. His feet get
numb and cold and he is forever carry
ing about good things to eat with his
own stomach complaining of neglect.
1t is, you see, difficult place that the
grocery boy has in life, place that
may be looked upon as one of the most
unhappy and embarrassing variety.
Nevertheless, there is, for the gro
Gerry boy who is interested in the peo-
pie he meets, interested to the point
Of self-fOrgetfulness, and a healthy Gu
riosity, charming prospect, remarks
a writer in the indianapolis News. You
can imagine for yourself how enter
tanning it would be to go bouncing into
everybOGy's kitchen at the most unex-
pected times, to know whether or not
this woman had washed her last
nights dishes, and whether or not this
one had scrubbed her floor. ignoring.
of course, the fact that If she has
scrubbed it your clumsy feet are track
ing it up again In the most awful way.
ter how hungry and complaining a
stomach you have, to smell the vari-
ETY. of smells, to see all the pots a-bOil-
ing, to know what everybody in the
neighbOrhOOd is going to have for sup
per, to glimpse the table in the light
ed dining room all spread and
waiting for the head of the family to
come home.
A grocery boy that is in the mood
to enjoy these things is not troubled
family is scOlding him and the grocery
and things in general because he was
not there an hour or so ago. He is off
with slam to the next house to see
what they are having for supper. He
knows where the good cooks live, and
where the cold boiled ham and pOta-
to chip eaters dwell. You may con-
slider it likely that grocery boys grow
weary of the sight of food, but food
on the grocery shelves or in grocery
wagons is never the same as found on
the stove or on its way to the supper
table. 1t may seem to you an unhappy
thing to be fed only by sights and
smells of other folks suppers, but 1t
is very happy thing to go banging in
and out of everybOdy's back doors. be-
ing warmed by everybOdy's cheerful
kitchens and by the realization that in
every house in town there is going to
be some sort of supper. And then. of
course. every grocery boy realizes that
there was never such cook as his
mother and that after all the best sup
per of them all is waiting and warm
for him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
Earth as Medicine.

Modern medicine borrows the great.
er part of its remedial agents from
the plant and mineral worlds. Sew
eral varieties Of earth served as rem
edies in remote antiquity. as we are
informed by Pliny, StrabO and other
Greek and Roman writer's. Clay con-
tanning iron, in particular, was used.
Italy and Greece and their islands,
such as LemnOs, SamOs and Chios,
furnished the greater part Of the
medical eartbs. Dioscorides, as we
learn from Professor Rabitsch, who
writes on this subject in the Deutsche
Rundschau fur Geographic (Vienns
and Leipzig, used the burned clay Of
Eretria (Euboea). So did Hippocrates
and Galen. the most famous physi.
clans of antiquity.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
Point to Consider.

1.-THE former private secretary of n
prison warden went back to life of
crime as soon as he was released and
committed a forgery"
"What have you to say to that?"
Perhaps it might have been bet
ter to have given him some employ
ment while serving his sentence in
which he would not have had so many
opportunities p practice with PEN"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
FEEDING FRUIT-EATiNG BIRDS

Feeding fruit-eating birds is best ac-
complished by planting selected spe-
cies of fruit-bearing shrubs and trees.
Through late spring and summer there
Is usually an abundance of insect food
i'm addition to fruit enough for all the
birds. So far as fruit alone is con-
cerned. fall is the season of overflow
ing abundance in winter the supply
gradually decreases, and late winter
and early spring are the seasons Of
actual scarcity. This is the critical
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16

is designed to be set on a pole or
tree stub for the use of swallows
especially, and for these birds the cav
ity should be about by 5 inches. with
a depth of 6 inches and an entrance
~ inches In diameter. 1t can be
cleaned by simply lifting the box from
Its base. Bluebirds and wrens, as well
as swallows, nest In this style of
house, though they prefer cavity
inches deep. Figure 5 illustrates a
house to be attached to n tree. 1t can
be opened for cleaning by turning a
button and removing the bottom. This
house is easy to build and If suitably
riety of birds. Plans are furnished
for two sizes-one for bluebirds and
the other for screech owls or sparrow
hawks.
The flicker house shown in Figure 6
Is designed to be placed on q post or
the stub of a tree. The cavity should
be Z by inches and 16 to IS inches
deep. The roof can be lifted In the
same way that a stopper is removed
from a bottle. A house suitable for
members Of the woodpecker family
and also for nuthatches and titmice,
including chickadees, Is shown In Fig
ure Z. 1t is attached to bOles Of trees.
The bottom is removable. WOOdpeck-
ers demand a rather deep cavity for
nesting-from Il to IS inches. The
other dimensions required are about
6 by 6 inches. with an entrance from
~ to 2 inches IN diameter. An inch
or so of sawdust should be placed in
the bottom of the house. as wOodpeck-
ers do not gather nest materials.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
Island Ruined by Goats.

st. Helena, famous as the island
prison Of Napoleon, was at one time
covered with thick forest. Cattle did
not do there. and goats were Imported
to give meat and milk for the settlers.
They soon ran wild, and betook them
selves to the hills, where they multi
piled by thousands, and browsed on
the young trees and shrubs. Today
the island is little better than a des-
ert.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16

to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she had taken it with good
results. I did 50, my weakness dis:
appeared, I gained in strength, moved
into our new home, did all kinds Of
garden work, shoveled dirt, did build
ing and cement work, and raised hum
dreds of chickens and ducks. / can
not say enough in praise Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
II these facts are useful you may pub
lish them for the benefit Of other
women. Mrs. M. o. JOHNSTON, Route
D. Box 100, Richmond. Ind.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
The Port Of MISSING Men.

Scarcely week passes without
news being conveyed to the world that
some man or woman has dropped out
Of sight. They are recorded among
the missing and are rarely heard of
afterward. Sometimes 1t is because
they desire to sever all ties and to
seek new pastures. In sdch cases thu
man or woman merely slips out of the
old life and into the new. and no one
can find a trace Ut them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
Immensely Flattered.

II went to town with Mrs. TwObble
this morning" said Mrs. Dubwaite.
II thought you said you would never
speak to that woman again." replied
Mr.. Dubwaite, with superior smile.
"Well. she asked me to go along
and advise her about some new drap-
cries for her living room and of course
no woman could resist compliment
like that"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
There Are Others.

Physicisn-But have you ever had
any experience as q nurse?
Applicant-Why. I never did any
thing else since l was . child.
Physician-Iudeed! And what ID
your speciality
Applicanr-Nursing trouble.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
FOOD PLANTS ALONG THE SEA.
SHORE.

Besides winter feeding, described
elsewhere In this series, birds fire.
quenting the seashore may be catered
to by growing plants which produce
their favorite foods, according to the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
Beginning to Appreciate Chestnut.

II Is said that England is gradually
learning to appreciate the nutritious
value Of the chestnut. where 1t Is
chiefly used for stufing and In the
preparation Of vegetarian dishes. In
a large quantity the chestnut does
not make a cheap vegetable. but in
flesh-forming ingredients they excel all
other vegetables. The Italians use
the chestnut to give the flavor and
strength to a variety Of dishes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
Buddhism a. Understudy.

A Buddhist priest once said to mis-
sionary, I'VE have no love in our re-
ligiOn. Christianity has. You will
therefore succeed"
And all this is the stranger because
the Buddhists heretofore have taught
that young children and women have
no souls, and they have consequently
been neglected. Now they are quoting
from authors who speak Of Meth
odism's work in Europe. beginning
among the children.
The imitation of Christian methods
is a great, though an undersigned. COM
pliment to the work Of the missionary
and the native church. An interesting
fact Is that the Buddhist sect which
is most active in this imitation has,
as one of its teachings, a belief In the
coming Of a redeemer who is to save
from sin.-The Christian Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
Simple Arranaements.

A lady who had just received an
teresting bit of news said to her littfs
daughter:
Marjorie, dear, auntie has new
baby, and now mamma Is the baby's
aunt, papa is the baby's uncle, and you
are her little cousin"
"Well," said Marjorie. wonderingly,
wasn't that arranged quickT'-New
York American.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
CUTTING Politeness.

"See here" snarled the angry tele-
phone subscriber, must I stand all
day and wait for you to give me q
number?"
"No. indeed" replied the operator.
sweetly. Don't let me detain you II
you have anything else to do"