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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
THAT TILT.
A Discourse on the Simple
Art Of Posing Your Hat.

When It comes TO placing a hat cor
rectly. or. better still. smartly and at
tractively on the head. the wiseSt mil
liner and the best mirror have their
limitations as first aid
The milliners say what the doctors
say 10 their patients who have nervous
truubles-that the salvation lies In
ones self. not I'm any outside aid. Prac.
tice does not make perfect, nor even
skillful In every case. There are wo-
men who pick up the art when they
are mere infants as though they had
brought the knowledge with them from
another sphere. There are others.
equally intelligent, who do not learn 1t
until they die. and possibly not after
that.
The woman who boasts that she
drops into her clothes at the ring Of Il
bell and Is on to her duties always
bears strong evidence OF her rapid per-
Torrance. She may he proud Of her
facility. but she has no reason for
pride in the result.
Well. at least there is this to be said
in regard to the fashionable pose: 1t is
the simplest thing that the milliners
have demanded I'm several seasons.
That rakish tilt or the succession Of
Tits that has governed millinery dur
ing the last few years was difficult
beyond measure to achieve The genus
which we call flaprer for want Of a
real name could do this tilt to perfec-
tion. no matter how often 1t changed.
as she could do the latest and most
complicated dance step.
When France sent us word that hats
would be pliable and without regular
form the news was not received with
especial delight. for It was thought that
the effect would be negligible. too diff
cult Of graceful adjustment over the
irregular features of the average
American face.
We did not look far enough forward
or backward in taking this view, for
the hats which France was copying
were from the era Of picturesque fash
ions for men. Women's hats were not
Of any importance then; in truth, there
were head coverings tnat reached from
the primitive band that the early fash
ionables invented to keep the hair out
OF the eyes. and later the towering
headdress that was built up Of every
thing the wardrobe contained. to judge
from the pictures of them that remain.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
AUSTRALIAN CRITICS like
TOM M'MAHON'S STYLE

A paper from Melbourne, Australia
from Tom McMahcn, who landed in
San francisco one week ago yester.
day, after successful tour of the
antipodes, tells of McMahon's contest
with Bill Lang, who tried to stage a
comeback with the Spring Valley
boxer on November 25th. Lang was
In the ring five rounds when the ref
cree stopped the bout
AS early as the second round, the
Melbourne Winner says, the result
was known, as In that session Lane
took a count of two when Mcmahon
scored knockdown. In the Gftt
Lang was npore1 three tines, the
first by crack on the jaw, the sec
ond by blow to the temple and the
third by punch that reached his
jaw. 1t was then that the referet
stepped in and stopped the contest
The Winner has the following com
ment on Mcmahon;
"McMahon's showing was distinct
ly good. branding him as the hes
heavy man we have seen in years. III
Is quick. punches well with botl
hands, and appears to have goo
variety of blows l
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
Collar, Of Felt

A new feature In blouse5 Is felt trim
ming. Some Of the georgctte Grape
models have collars and cuffs Of felt
attached to the blouse by bits Of en-
broIdery In the cross stitch or by
French knots. Such blouses are cut
low. V neck In front, with the felt col.
lar turning down across the back.
Blouses are rs often seen with high
collars as with low V cut, and there IL
way OF combining the two In novel
manner. A long, straight piece OF chif-
fon Of the same material Of which the
blouse Is made is attached at the neck
In the back and is brought around the
throat and tied in bow over the V cut
or Is crossed in front. with the two en-
broidered ends hanging over the shoul.
ders IN scarf fashion.
Many such novel ideas are to be
noted in the blouses and especially the
peplum embroidered blouses.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
COMPLAINS COACH GETS
TWICE PROFESSORS PAY

New York, Jan. $40 pay foot
ball coach twice as much as pro
fessor is one example of the Amcri-
can uniyersitys failure to lead ma
tional preparedness for peace and
war; Stewart atom. lecturer in neuro
biology at Princeton, declared in his
speech on Biology and Prepared
ness at the naturalists' meeting OF
the American Association for the Adj
vancoment of Science here recently.
He said, in part;
Consider for moment the extraor
binary opportunity existing at this
crisis in world affairs for our uni
versities to make adequate provision
for supplying the leaders of thought
urgently needed if triumphant
democracy is to be assured. Is the
contribution Of these institutions to
the intellectual awakening now in
progress to be measured only by an
amateurish interest in military pre-
pa redness?
Have we not reason to expect, per
haps we may even say to demand.
that our universities shall not base
their chief claims for recognition as
w tituiions of learning merely upon
traditional and hereditary rights?
One proof that the gravity Of the
present situation has been appreci-
ated might be found in some effort to
break with the restrictive influences
imposed by trying to satisfy the
parochial notions of the alumni and
by placing on governing boards and
in administrative offices representa-.
tive citizens competent to realize the
value of scholarship and research and
tho importance of cultivatng broad
national ideals.
THE signs of The times are indeed
threatening. but what can we expect
| in the way of great intellectual lead
ership from an institution that places
so little vauo upon the influence OF
example as to retain the services OF
an athletic coach receiving more than
double the recompense of any mem
her of It's faculty?
Judged by their spirit and works
the universities have failed lament.
ably to rise to meet the present situ
alton. Today when we are so earn
estly seeking the abolition OF petty
sectional feeling, and turn to our old
est institutions of learning for sub
stitute, we find only Harvard, Yale
or Princeton sentiment tendin gto de
tract from the idea of service to the
general government"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
Jin9'e from Sportland
BY JACK VEIOCK.

As Les Darcy Sees It.
The trenches had no lure for nc,
Aud so ran away.
want the jingle when fight,
And have heard them say
A shilling for battle there
Is all the blighters pay.
Then why should | pick up gun,
Why march away to war?
Where shrapncl bursts upon tn
fields
And rivers run in gore
When can clean up easy coin
On Uncle Samuel's shore?
They're calm me a Stacker now.
Yet care not rap;
I'd rather be in old New York
Than in the worldwide scrap
For over here find that
Can loll in fortunes lap.
Traininc.
! love to watch fighter train!
TO me II Is a treat
To see just how he gets in shape
TO stand upon his feet.
sec him hook a pot OF hash
And uppercut a steak,
A left jab to the proper place
Lays out both pie and cake.
A right cross knocks fried Chickel
cold
And when he's had his Ill.,
He takes "A flop and dreams about
A million-dollar bill.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
Pleasure In We'll Doiro.

Pleasure has way Of coming indi.
rectly--- where least you look for her
and when least you expect her. She
turks In the happiness OF work well
done She fingers in the consciousness
Of honest bookkeeping with life. and
she always is to be found In the Joy
Of growth and progress. In all these
ways honest pleasure Is to be found.
This isn't meant to be dull preach.
ment against anything but work. But
It does mean to say that happiness
lies IN doing and the consciousness Of
we'll doing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03

bel, the base of the explorations. The
region to which Or. Rice and the scien-
lists accompanying him are to give
their attention is bounded on the north
by the Guaviare river. on the west.by
the Andes, on the south by the Ca
quota river and on the east by the Rio
Negro. The territory included In the
plan comprises parts Of Brazil, Vene-
zuela and Colombia.
DIR. Rice has mapped about 100000
square miles Of this region. He pro-
poses to make survey Of the tribu-
taries Of the Rio Negro and to CON-
pletc as nearly as he can the maps of
enormous tracts yet practically unex-
plored.
So well equipped is this expedition
that 1t is expected that 1t will accom-
plish moro work IN the six months It
will be away than could he done In
twice that period under ordinary con-
dltions. The yacht Alberta is in her
self veritable floating citadel armed
against trouble. One Of the plaques
Of tropical South America comes from
the insects. There are many flies and
mosquitoes that inhict painful bites
and cause disease. To ward of the
flying pests DR.. Rice has had the AL.
berta equipped with rustproof screens
of fine copper mesh. so that every
deck and every port hole will be pro-
tected.
There are other insects to be guarded
against, among them various kinds Of
ants. One Of the worst of them Is the
leaf cutting ant, the sauba, which will
eat up the ordinary tarletan mosquito
net as though it were SO much cobweb.
In the account Of one of his previous
expeditions DR.. Rice tells how the ants
devoured not only mosquito net. but
pair Of trousers and the pockets Of
his coat The tabap or blood sucking
fly Is menace to life In this part Of
the Amazon basin. The chig0s burrow
into the skin and cause intense suffer
Ing With the copper mesh screens
and with other appliances for warding
Of the insects, the party expects to re-
duce the discomfort from this source
to the minimum.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
GUARDIANS SALE.
Guardians Public Sale Of Real Estat

"'o" VuSVS oa'S " UCdl CStatU.
STATE or ILLINOIS, LA SALE
COUNTY, ss.-By virtue Of deere
tai order of the probate court OF said
county. entered at the January term
OF said court. A. d. 1917. on the appli-
cation of Elizabeth Marshall, guardian
of john Marshall. minor to sell the
following described real estate. be-
longing to said minor. situate in the
county Of La Sale, and State Of ILL
n0is. to-wt:
An undivided one-eighth (h) inter-
est in lot eight (S) in block five (5)
in Crotty's Second Addition to the
town of Crotty, subject to the estate
OF dover thereon if Elizabeth Mar
shall, as widow OF Archibald Mar
shall, deceased, shall, on the hrst
day of February. A. d. 1917, at the
hour of O'Clock D. m. sell all the In
terest of said minor, in and to the
said real estate at the south door OF
the court house, in the city Of Ottawa,
In the county Of La Sale and State
OF Illinois.
Terms of sale as follows. Twenty
per cent. of the purchase price to be
paid at the time of sale and the bal
ance of the purchase money to be paid
upon the confirmation Of said sale
and the approval Of the report thereof
by the probate court OF La Sale coun-
ty. Illinois, and the execution and de-
livery to the purchaser or purchasers
OF said real estate of proper deed or
deeds OF conveyance of the premises
sold. Taxes for the year 1916 will DO
paid by the undersigned.
ELIZABETH MARSHALL,
Minor
Guardian for John Marshall.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03

guerites and coffee was served bv
club members.
The last number OF the lect,
course will be given by the Rob r
Quartette Saturday evening, Jan. 6tS!(
This quartette comes with the very
highest recommendations and give q
varied program of music. impersona-
tions and one young man Is clever
cartoonist. Each member Of the CON-
pany is soloist. Part of the pro-
gram is given in Scottish costume.
A pretty wedding occurred at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Shaw on
New Years day at 8 o'clock, when
their daughter. Miss Hazel, became
the bride OF Ebert Wiley. son Of Mrs.
{. A. Wiley. Rev. Bishop performed
the ceremony In the presence OF about
thirty relatives and immediate friends
The bride wore beautiful dress Of
white crepe de chene with silk lace
trimmings and carried corsage bou-
Quet of carnations. The wedding
march was played by Miss Doris
Wiley, cousin OF the groom. After
congratulations an elaborate wedding
dinner was served Mr.. and Mrs.
Wiley left Tuesday morning for q two
weeks visit with relatives in La Port,
Ind. After March 9Th they will be at
home to their many friends in the Ray
Wiley farm. We extend hearty con.
gratulations and best wishes.
Miss Maude Robertson has returned
from Buncombe, Ill.,. where she spent
the holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs, Jas Bagley and chill.
dren, of Peru, came to Freedom to
attend the Shaw-Wiley wedding and
are visiting relatives here for a few
DAYS.
There will be no revival meeting at
the NJ. Z. church Saturday evening on
account OF the lecture course.
A shooting match will be given on
the Cody farm, two miles southeast OF
Harding, Saturday afternoon. January
9Th, at o'clock, for live duck prizes.
Small rifles with open sights will be
used targets thirty yards. All are in.
vited to attend.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
SPORTS SECTION
SCOOP
+*+**..+s++.a*s.++**++*+++.
Friend, Scoop:

Friend, Scoop:
Ii appears as tho we are goin' 10
have a regular swimmin' pool pretty
soon. The members of the high
school board have promised To let
the dear people use the pond on GER
tain nights of the week. II all of the
folks, who enjoyed swimmn in the
municipal pond last summer, take OPP
portunity of the fine Aquatic sport this
winter they'll have to borrow the S. r.
O. sign from Manager Lewis. Tryn'
to turn the people away will be like
drivin a man with wooden less into
a forrest fire. II pears 10 me there
won't be enough nights in the week
10 accommodate the Ottawaians what
want to be fishes They'll have to set
regular hours and allow limited num-
Der in the pond at certain times.
II shows va tho the members OF
the high school board are real sports
for they are gon' to let the general
public use it, High and fancy divin,
the kind that you do not do, will not
be allowed-so va needin worry about
any one shown va up as a swimmer.
They're goin' to charge small fec
rhich will be devoted for the suffer
ing in Europe or the fund for the
high school athletic association de-
pendin' upon which needs it the
most.
ANY way. Scoop. the plan of the
board is a good idea and should be
given the hearty support of all the
citizens. Rsvp,
PEP"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested, that the Council OF the City
of Ottawa, Illinois, having ordered the
improvement Of certain parts OF 90
lumbus street and certain parts OF
other streets and alleys In tho central
part of the City of Ottawa, together
with the several street and alley IN
tersections appurtenant thereto, Dy
grading, draining, curbing and paw
ing the same, by an ordinance passed
by said Council on the 28th day OF
September, 1916, and approved by the
mayor of said City of Ottawa, on the
Goth day of September, 1915, tho orr
dinance for the same being on nile n
the Office of the City Clerk OF said
City, having applied to the County
Court of La Sale County, Illinois, Tor
an assessment OF the cost OF SAID I'M
provement according to benefits, ex'
cept that part of the respective streets
and alleys in the City OF Ottawa. III
nois, which the Northern Illinois
Light e Traction Company ana 'ne
Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway
Company are occupying or entitled 70
occupy, which is assessed In accord
anco with the provisions Of their re-
spective franchise ordinances Win
said City of Ottawa, said assessment
being payable In ten (lo) instan'
mcnts each bearing interest at tne
rate of five per cent. per annum' anu
an assessment therefor having peeh
made and returned to said Court the
final hearing thereon will be had on
the 18th day of January, 1871 az the
hour of 9 o'clock u. M. or AZ soo"
thereafter as the business OF the
Court will permit.
All persons desiring, may file opec'
lions in said Court, before said day
and may appear on the hearing ana
make their defense.
Dated Ottawa. Illinois, January 2,
1917 RICHARD D. MILLS
Appointed to make said assessment.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
EXPLORING BRAZIL
Wife Of Or. Rice With Party on
Trip to Amazon.
WIDOW OF TITANIC VICTIM.

Or. Rice Has Mapped About 100000
Square Miles In Vicinity Of Mightiss,
Stream In World-Yacht Protected
With Rust Proof Screens to Ward
OFF Flying Pests.
New York.-The people Of the great
forest are again to see DIR. A. Hamil.
ton Rice With Mrs Rice he left here
on the yacht Alberta for the river of
the Amazons to complete his explora-
tons In the northwestern part OF the
basin of the mightiest stream in all
the world.
Mrs. Rice. who was formerly Mrs
George ID. Widener of Philadelphia. Is
herself interested In science and will
help in the work of the expedition.
She has been directing until recently
the building and cquipping OF the great
library at Harvard university which Is
memorial To Mr.. Widcner. who was
lost on the steamship Titanic.
The yacht will stop first at Barbados
and then 60 up the Amazon to Manaos.
Brazil, $50 miles from the coast, and
then into the Rio Negro to Santa Isa-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
An Eco Every DAY,

Baltimore, Mitchell Lingo Of
Trinity, near fredericksburg, says he has
the champion egg layer IN a two.year.
old hen. Tho hen has laid IN tho same
spot IN the barn all year. and Lingo,
backed by officials Of that town, states
that she laid 3NJ eggs last year.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
AURORA HIGn SCHOOLS
WILL HAVE BIG FIELD

Aurora, H., Jan. 3--Hurd's Island,
a short distance east OF Aurora, Is to
be supplied with an athletic field
next year Grand stands are planned
which will seat 10000 persons. 1t is
proposed to place the ownership in
the two high schools of Aurora. All
baseball. track and football contests
will be staged upon this field, The
quarters occupied in the past have
been too small
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
WOULD YOU LIKE

to have the worlds greatest artists
play or sing in your home? If so, VIC
would suggest that you secure a solo
phone the machine that is both must
cally and machinically perfect, at the
Smith Music Co., corner State and
Center streets, South Ottawa
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
He Was Worried and Hopeless.

For ten or twelve years was
bothered with bad kidney trouble,
writes 4. +. Hutchinson, Little Rock
Ark. Il tried many remedies and doc
tors, but grew worse all the time,
was worried and had almost given ur
all hopes. tried Foley Kidney Pills
and they helped me lot. have since
used Ave boxes and am now a well
man" Foley Kidney pills drive OUT
aches and pains due to kidney trou
BILE; also sleep disturbing bladder dis
orders.
Sold BY W. d. Duncan, druggist
-. A "
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
Daily Thouuht,

Mind and body are not to be sepa-
rated where real beauty exists. Should
there be no great intellect. there will
be an intellectual instinct, grace, an
address, a materially wise amiablcness.
Leigh Hunt.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
SIX HOUR DAY IN SING SING.
Warden Cuts Down Labor Of the Con.
victs.

Ossining. y. Y.-The six hour day
has arrived in Sing Sing. BY order Of
Warden Derrick the prisoners quit
work In the various shops at 8 o'clock
Instead Of !. as was the custom before
this time. The men start work at 8 In
the morning and In the middle Of tho
day have IN hour of for dinner.
With the shortening OF the day
Warden Derrick announced the men
must work steadily.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
WILL STAGE BENEFIT
BOUT FOR C0.Cb0YS
OTTAWA ATHLETIC CLUB AN.
NouNcES THAT FIGHT GAME
WILL STAGE GOOD BOUTS.

Ottawa Is soon to be the Mecca fol
the lovers OF the pugilistic game. A
benefit boxing exhibition for the mem
bers Of Co. c.. now on the Mexican
border, is the plan of the Ottawa Ath
letic Club, a newly organized associa
ton. which will present bouts here
the later part Of this month.
Phil Meagher. probably one OF the
hest known men Of the sporting fra
ternity. in this part Of the county
stated to the sport writer that pre-
liminary arrangements were being
made for the benefit show. Ottawa
fight fans have been clamoring fol
bouts here and II has been decided to
stage the benefit fight in order to see
whether or not the fans really want
the game.
Good Talent 10 be Here.
Clint Flynn. Teddy Ostcr, Red
Cole. Goats" Doig and Spike" Kelly
arc mentioned as the possibilities for
the first card. In conversation with
q Free Trader-Journal reporter Mr.
Meagher said
During all OF the time that Nights
we're given here the sport was clean.
demanded that every man. before
entering the ring, get doctors GER
tiflcate from DR.. Parr showing that he
was physically At to meet his oppon
emit We never allowed any bouts
where the fighters are not matched
evenly. The fans will remember
when Freddie Enck was beating a sub
stitute for Maurice Flynn, that stop.
ped the bout.
"As far as the rules OF Mr.. Baker
has make we have always lived up
to them. Our bouts have been clean
and nothing but fine exhibitions Of the
manly art were given.
Il will ask that some one be appoint.
Cd to look after the financial receipts
for the benefit bout and see to It that
every dollar above expenses is turn
ed over to the Ottawa boys.
1T Is our intention to hold two ter
round bouts and six round bout. We
will try to match up Harry Nebergall
and Kid Berta in the "prelim." 1t Is
our intention after the benefit bout
has been given to stage fights ever,
month. ] believe that Ottawa Is ad
mirably situated for the game. Joliet
night fans have written me on several
occasions to find out why we have not
put on bouts.
The fans can rest assured that we
will secure good referees for the
bouts. Ed, Smith. twas the third man
In the ring In several occasions and
We will probably get him down here
again. Eddie Santry, too. may work
a. referee as he Ia very capable
man"
The announcements that bouts will
BE- staged here comes as not surprise
to the Ottawa fans as the movement
has been underway for some time.
With Streator, La Sale and Ottawa
Offering bouts, La Sale county will
soon return to its former place in the
pugilistic game.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-03
Would stauoer Them Most.

II Is n popular diversion to Talk
about how duinfounded our grnndfa.
theirs would be by our telephones and
motor ears aud SO ON, but apparently
no one dnrcs Imagine what they would
think Of the bills.