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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

Springfield For | was an ass
when ! was at grass, and that is wh5
I'm here the kipling theory Of why
a man Joined military organization
isn't subscribed to by George Won de
Bur. Vo1 de Bar in a letter to his
former employees here says that life
at the Great Lakes Naval Training
station, where he was sent after en-
listment is the cleanest and the soft
est he has ever known. Il am get
ting fat, have rosy cheeks and you
won't Know me when you see me
again, the letter says.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26
Felt Liae go; Now Like q

Many persons complain about feel
ING old before they should. Like o
weak link In chain, weak organ
enfeebles the whole body. Ovefwork.
ed, weak or disordered kidneys lower
vitality. A. W. Morgan. Angola. La,
writes; u suffered with pains in the
back am 40 years old, but felt
like man of 30 years old. Since /
took foloy's Kidney Pills | feel like
did when ] was o. In SOC and 81 90
sizes. W, D, Duncan, Druggist.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26

ness Of concrete and less cement were
required than In the case OF streets
and roads constructed of concrete
throughout, and all the difficult and
uncertain engineering details attending
successful construction Of all-concrete
roads were dispensed with.
The wearing surface being dustiess
and resilient. meets every traffic re-
quirement. and should repairs he re-
quired they caG be easily and cheaply
made without disturbing the founda-
ton.
In contrast to this there were let last
year in Illinois contracts for concrete
roads at cost of not less than SD
600, or $4,000 more than the cost of
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26

Peoria Samuel Coultis, of Jackson
vile, son-inlaw Of Mrs Lydia Grant,
found dead here, does not want the
body Of his relative sent to him, but
he would like to have her parrot, he
said in letter to Coroner Elliott.
County authorities are in charge OF
the body which must be buried in Pot.
tiers Field unless relatives come to the
rescue. Coroner Elliott says that
Coultis will not get the parrot.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26
Both Happy.

Glow do you like your room at the
lotcf"
Very much" answered the poetic
-cuug man. From my window have
/ beautiful view of the hills. | wish
'alhor could share it.
Father Is happy From his window
te has a beautiful view of the Six
centh National bank Kansas City
Journal.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26

Peoria-The hig est prices since
he civil war were raid for nogs at the
Peoria stock yards when Bert Frye a
Peoria county farmer, sold 55 head at
the record figure OF s12s0 per hun,
dred.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26

should be granted TO every woman.
Thousands fail of this becaus, they have
neglected TO look after their health in Q
womanly way. The health Of woman's
babies is dependent upon her own health.
The prospective motacr eannot be too par
ticular about Der rlLysical condition. Ii
she suffers from local wcak1es.', nervous
ness or loss Of vigor and yiciE,v hcr CHI
dren will be weak, punv ard s. u. Dr..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription il the cure
for weakness and disease a tho del.cAtc
and important organs. It m..,es these
organs strong, healthy. 1t makes tbs
mother strorr and cheerful. Il is the
invention OF ~ eminent ard skililu!
specialist.
Alton, HI had need OF medicine
to aid me when in delicate way. BE-
gan taking 'Fayoritc Prcscriptioa and
it helped me at once. | used it for six
months and it proved the best medicine
for that purpose 1t makes one stronger,
more comfortable and better able to bear
the troubles that go with that condition.
| was so delighted with the good | re-
ccived that have recommended it to my
friends" = Mrs. G. TwIcHELi, 6lS Sam
pie ST., Alton, Lii.
In liquid or tablet FORM Write DR..
Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, in fItli
confidence, or send for free book.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26

Springfield School authorities are
expecting sudden increase in the
number OF backward boys in the
Springfield schools. The Young La
dies Study class, an organization
made up Ct young and pretty society
girls, have volunteered to teach all the
backward boys and study them per
sonally to find out why they don't pro.
6les5 more rapidly. The boys aren't
really stupid. they just need little
coaching along, said one Of the girls
And the girls are going to do the
coaching
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26

devote Itself chiefly to working for
better roads.
%
Feoria Albert Morrison, pleading
guilty to charge of stealing an over
coat, presented two reasons to Judge
Stone in circuit court here why he
should be paroled. First he said he
was bitten by rattlesnake in Colora-
do years ago and since then has been
'ubject TO periods of hallucination
coming yearly and lasting two or
three days. Second his wife and ba-
bies are running a newspaper back in
Colorado and need him.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26

Srringheld-Every automobile club
IN Illinois Is to be organized into an
Illinois Motor Association accord
'N~ 'o n plan devised by the Spring.
lfeld Motor Club. The state body win
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26

Attenuation, swamped with rats so
that food supplies in the business dis
trict are being seriously damaged by
their ravages, has been advised to re-
scrt to "carnation rat.traps' by City
Engineer T. H. Landon. "Carnation
rat traps the engineer says, are or
binary traps baited with carnations.
The scent attracts the rodents and
collects them by the hundreds. 1t Is
much more effective than cheese, he
ASSERTS
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26
Quit Claim OecGs

Geo A Wilson and wife to VIM r
and Barbara A Morgan, 1t 6
b - La Sale ,...............
Sophia Santelman to VIM a San
lehman, ne4 SO 81 4.........
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26

Champaign The University OF hi.
nos has given up $1,000 a year.
which il would receive under an
agreement with the federal govern
ment rather than submit to any gov
eminent interference in its college Of
agriculture, The money was given
with the proyiso that department of
eXtentlon should be established which
was primarily accountable to Wash.
ington The University objected to
being second in authority in the divi-
sion.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-26

Springfield Carroll, q twelve
year old boy, has confessed to Chief
Of Police Morris here that he was
guilty of a long string OF bicycle
thofts that have kept the police wor.
ried for months. He had taken six
bicycles In the past two months and
used all but one of them for himself,
he said The last one he sold he adj
mitted.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10

"Oh, If get back how differently
letter. and he adds:
when you've faced the worst in so
many forms you lose your fear and
arrive at peace. There's marvellous
grandeur about all this carnage and
desolation-men's souls rise-above the
distress-they have TO In order to sur
yiye. When you see how cheap mems
bodies are you cannot help but know
that the body is the least part Of per-
sonality.
Il plan novels galore and wonder
whether | shall ever write them the
way | see them now. Ny Imagination
is TO an extent crushed by the stupen-
dousness of reality. think am chang
ed In some stern spiritual way-strip-
ped Of habbiness. am perhaps hard
er-I can't say. That | should be u
novelist seems unreasonable-It' so
long since | had my own way In the
world aud met any one on artistic
terms"
Here is fine passage In a letter to
his sister.
"The great uplifting thought Is that
we have proved ourselves men. In
our death we set standard which In
ordinary life we could never have fol-
lowed. Inevitably we should have
sunk below our highest self Here We
know that the world Will remember us
and that our loved ones, In spite OF
tears, Will be proud OF US What God
will say to us We cannot guess but he
can't be too hard on men who did their
duty
He relates some terrible anecdotes OF
the front, among which the worst is
this:
II met solitary private wandering
across a shell torn field. ! watched
him and thought something was wrong
by the aimlessness of his progress.
When I spoke TO him he looked at me
mistily and said: Dead men. Moon
lit road He kept on repeating the
phrase. and 1t was all that one could
get out OF him. Probably the dead
men and the moonlit road were the
last sights he had before he went in
sane
~ don't know whether | have been
able to make any Of my emotions clear
TO you in my letters" says Coningsby
Dawson. writing after months Of con-
slant fighting. Terror has terrible
fascination. Up to now have always
been afraid-afraid OF small fears. At
last i meet fear itself, and il stings
my pride into an unprecedented cour-
strikes forth this graphic bit:
I've owed you letter for some
time. but I've been getting very little
leisure You can't send steel messages
to the kaiser and love notes 10 your
family In the same breath"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
PURE BREEDS PAY.
NJ Profit In Raising Dairy Hsifers Of
Scrub Breeding.

Raising dairy heifers "a commonly
practiced by farmers Is n money los
ing proposition. as shown by cost ae-
count records kept BY the Ohio agFi-
cultural experiment station Ia thirty
herds. The keeping OF inferior stock
IS discouraged
An average loss OF $500 a bend was
figured on 36l calves raised 10 a year
old. A further loss of 1914 head
was found on raising 32T heifers from
one TO two years old. only two dairy
men out of thirty made profit on rails.
Ing helfers TO two years old.
Methods OF feeding these beifers are
above those commonly practiced on
most dairy farms The loss must be
even greater under systems having no
close management. Such a loss could
not be made up by scrub animals. but
high grades aud pure breds bring
prices above the cost OF raising them.
The disposal of inferior calves Is one
remedy to prevent such losses.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
Information for Farmers
CARE OF THE PULLETS.
Suitable and Abundant Food Necessary
to Make Egg Producers.

Suitable and Abundant Food Necessary
to Make Egg Producers.
Whether the flock of pullets will
produce eggs next winter when prices
are high will depend. among other
things. upon the care given 10 the flocl,
In late summer and fail. writes n cor.
respondent of the American agricul-
turiSi The most essential thing Is 70
provide suitable food aud plenty Of
IT. ANY of the various grains grown
upon our farms will TIL the bill. but II
Is best 70 have a variety. Oats are
not az suitable as wheat because OF
the large amount Of husks that cover
the meats Fowls Will not eat this
grain as readily as wheat and corn.
There is nothing superior Ia wheat
for the development OF bone and mus.
Gle aud the promotion OF a general
condition Of health and Sigor IN the
growing birds. We are taking II for
granted that the flock has the free
range OF the fields. In this way not
only VIII the flock secure n consider
able portion OF its food. grain that
WouL otherwise be lost. but the exer-
else taken In these hunting excursions
Is most beneficial IN securing strong
vigorous. stocky LAYERS. In this way
TOO. the much needed animal food. an
essential part Of properly balanced
ration FOR growing fowls. Is secured at
no extra expense 10 the owner There
Is also a further saving made IN pre-.
venting injury 10 crops through the
destruction Of vast numbers of bugs
and insects gathered In by the flock
one summer our flock 81 about 100
Brown Leghorns had the free range OF
five aud one-half acres Of cucumber
vines. and the greater share OF the
day was spent By them TN hunting Tor
bugs aud other insect life that always
propagate 80 freely daring the summer
mouths When dressing the male birds
our children would frequently cali our
attention 10 the large numbers Of hard
shelled bugs with which their crops
were stuffed The chickens appeared
10 lie fond OF cueumbers. aud there was
some Joss In this way However. by
sliclng the large unstable cueumbers
and placing them where they we're
most handy the loss In this was not
Of any consequence A hoek % chick
ems must he working a good deal OF
haruisbefore should consider It prof.
liable 10 coop them ia pens.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
Leonard Los. 5000.

Kenny Leonard lost 5000 recently
when he battied Richie Mitchell Ia MIL
wankee And this Is how IL happened.
When Billy Gibson signed up FOR the
match with Promoter Tom Andrews be
was given the privilege Of taking a Dat
guarantee Of $1,000 for Leonnrd's end
o. a privilege Of - per cent Billy
mopped his classic brow aud did bit
OF thinking
III Andrews wants 20 hand rs that
much money. Tat guarantee he must
be figuring monster house. Guess
well take the per cent and make sure
OF Il. said Billy.
SO they signed up on a percentage
basis. and when the box Office receipt.
were counted feuuafl's end was n III.
tie over 5000 for Milwaukee fans did
not shake themselves loosc ia the man.
uer that Gibson had expected.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
PLANT MORE CORR.
The Mos, Effective Substitute For
Wheat a, Our Disposal.

Wheat a, Our Disposal.
The most effective was 70 remedy the
probable shortage Ia the wheat crop Is
TO plant corn. says the United states
department Of agriculture.
Ordinarily the quantity OF corn pro.
dnced IN the United States Is from
three 10 four times the quantity 81
wheat. Int only very small portion "
the crop from > e. 10 per cent. has
been used FOR human food THIS
amount may be estimated Ia normal
times at about 600 100000 bushels q
year. Not oxef . per cent has been ex.
ported la peace times 4 relatively
slight increase In The corn acreage
therefore viii place many millions ~
bushels more OF human food at the
disposal 81 the world without Inierfer
ing IN any way with the feed needed
FOR the support Of live stock
In the past. With an abun5 auce u
grain OF other kinds. corn has not been
In great demand Tor human consump
ton. But with other Gralus no longer
abundant circumstances viii compel
more general recognition OF the value
Of corn as human food The depart.
ment g. urging strongly the wider use
Of corn IN the diet IL Is the best sui
stifufe for wheat that We have and can
be utilized In breads. mushes and va
rieiy of other ways. We should make
every effort to avail ourselves Of IL.
.piant corn then should lac the mot
TO OF every farmer IN section suited
10 the crop.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
CUL TIvATI0N OF CORN.
Too Frequent Stirring of the Ground
When Dry May Do Harm.


When Dry May Do Harm.
Cultivation is OF greatest Importance
in the early growth of corn. according
TO l.. f. can, professor Of agronomy
in the Kansas State Agriculture col
lege.
The harrow may often he used to adj.
vantage after planting on both listed
and surface planted corn. but when
the shoots of the surface planted corn
are Just out of the ground II Is not
best to harrow again until the corn Is
two or three inches high. Weeds that
are just terminating or that have not
yet obtained n good root hold on the
soil are easily killed by light cnltiya-
ton with the harrow or the weeder.
The lister eultiyator Is admirably
adapted for eultiyating listed corn.
Ordinarily IL is used twice. once with
the disks set TO throw the soil away
from the corn and once with the disks
set TO throw II toward the corn II i
important that the cultlvator be set 10
XIII or cover all the weeds In the row.
Those which escape the early cultiya-
tion cannot. as rule. be destroyed
later.
The shovel eultiyator Is used In cul-
tiyatIng corn after II becomes too high
10 harrow or. I'm the case Of listed
corn. after the ridges have bees work
ed down with the lister cutiyator. The
number OF civilizations depends on the
type OF soil. on the distribution Of the
rainfall and on whether the weeds are
unusually numerous
Experiments show that from three 10
six civilizations are "a many a. are
practical. Too frequent stirring Of the
ground. especially when 1t Is dry, may
do harm. In that the dusty condition
of the soil Is effective IN keeping
ralnwater from entering the soil read
lily. The ideal condition in which TO
maintain the soil is TO have mulch
two or three inches deep. composed OF
small Jumps mixed with small granules
and reasonably free from dust
ON the average II is best Ia cultivate
two or three inches deep. While the
plants are small and before the roots
occupy the space between the rows the
ground may be stirred deeply with
good results. After the roots have per
meated all the soil ii should not be cul-
tiyated to a depth OF more than three
inches.
An extra cultivation or two with a
one horse cultiyator may be given To
advantage II rains have heavily crested
the soil after the corn has been laid
by" and II a crop Of weeds Is starting.
When the ground Is Ia good tilih aud
reasonably free from weeds nothing Is
gained by cultiyating after the ordinary
laying by time. Late CIVILIZATIONS
should always be shallow TO avoid dam
aging the corn crops.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
Markatinu Equs.

Put your eggs In good seryiceable
egg crate equipped with sound. clean
filters and fats. Keep them In cool
cellar or milk room until you take them
10 town.
Market your eggs at least once
week and oftener II you have enough
to make II practicable.
Use dirty, weak shelled and misshap-
ed eggs at home They are all right II
used right away. but are hard TO handle
on the way to the consumer.
Learn TO candle eggs. Learn how bad
eggs look as seen before the candle and
learn why eggs go bad. Your egg buyer
will be glad 10 show you how.
II possible sell to buyer who pays
more for good than for bad eggs.-Uni-
yersity OF Wisconsin.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
Washed Dishes at the Table.

In former centuries cisfern for
the washing of dishes at the table was
part of the furniture of well appoint
ed dining room in England. The plates
were rinsed in it when necessary dur
ing the meal. Pepys in his diary tells
OF purchasing a pewter cistern as part
of his PREPARATIONS for dinner OF
state. A magnificent silver cistern is
still preserved in the dining room at
Burghley House, the seat of the Mar
quis OF Exeter
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
Time TO Wean Lambs.

Lambs should be weaned at from
four to five months of age. depending
somewhat on the condition Of the ewes
and the size OF the lambs. Where they
are large and growthy and the ewes
thin the lambs may be weaned earlier
in order that the ewes may he put In
better condition before breeding. Where
the lambs are small and the ewes in
good condition. however. they may be
allowed to run together longer. The
lambs should be well fed at weaving
time to avoid setbacks.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
Sport Items From
Everywhere
Hank oomdx Sets Pace.
BY A. FAN
. ssss essSssseses .

SS.NJ @eis FaLC.
Harry II. Hank Gowdy. the Boston
Braves catcher set the pace for the
major league players when he enlisted
in the army recently. IT Is expected
that Hank will remain with the Boston
team until he Is sent to training
camp.
Gowdy obtain his first professional
engagement with the Lancaster team OF
the Ohio State league. where he played
first base for two years. He went 10
Dallas IN 1910, but the following year
found him With the Giants John Nc.
Graw. however. traded him. with Al
Brldweli. 10 Boston for Charlie Herzog.
Gowdy was sent To- Buffalo under an
optional agreement. where he played
during 1872 and 1913. In 1914 he was
back with the Braves as catcher and
Immediately showed his real worth.
The year proved his best. a. he was
the batting star ia the worlds series
with the Philadelphia Athletics.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
Curious Raehiuas.

In the village of Hoefel. Silesia, there
are q number OF beehiyes In the shape
OF life size figures cleverly carved in
wood and painted in colors. The fig
ures were carved more than a century
ago by monks of the Naumburg mon
astery, who were at that time IN pos
session OF large farm in the district.
The beehives represent different char
acters, ranging from Moses to mill.
tary officer. country girl and night
Waterman with a spear.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
HORSE WISDOM.

!. Horsemen will soon need To be .
+. on their guard against overhead .
!. ing. Most cases of oyerheating .
!. can be prevented by keeping Il :
!. few simple things in mind. .
/. Give at least a pailfuI Of water .
!. to each horse about 10 o'clock and .
!. again at 3 or o'clock OH a hot .
!. day. :
= BE very careful with horse :
+ that is little out OF health II :
I. you are working him on a hot .
:. day. .
!. Look out for horse that, after i.
!. sweating freely. suddenly stops .
!. sweating. Put such a horse in .
!. the shade as soon as possible and /.
i. give a moderate drink. .
!. DO not put horse not in good .
!. condition for hare work In the !.
!. center of four horse team in /.
!. hot weather. .
+ Work carefully on hot day !.
!. when the atmosphere is moist !.
i. and heavy .
i. A horse can hardly get too hot i.
!. to wafer but one must regulate !.
!. the amount by the temperature !
!. Of the water. :
!. .
= L 4. =. :. = :. = =. =. L - :. 4 .. = :. I, :,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
creen For Pina.

\ creep which the pigs can crawl un-
der and get away from their mothers
10 eat viii pay for the few hours spent
IN building H. They win waste less
feed when they have only those Of
their own size 10 fight: they will get
more 10 eat when the older hogs don't
have chance 10 drive them away
from the trough. and they win learn
10 eat grain and skimmlik earlier II
given private dining room.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
Why Wannar Ra,irad.

Hans Wagner has broken silence as
the diamond He made his first visit
to headquarters since the close Of last
season. and President Dreyfnss was
surprised when the biz Dutchman
walked In. lie gave the denial 10 sfo.
ries that he was sore ON the club man.
agemeHf.
The real reason for his retirement.
he says. Is the discovery of valuable
vein Of coal on his property near Car
negie. Hans viii devote his time to
developing the black diamonds.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
viii Maintain Schedules.

Eight colleges composing the south.
ern athletic conference win maintain
their athletic schedules, AZ least until
the war department makes a specific
demand for service on the colleges. II
was announced following conference
meeting at Atlanta.
The schools represented were Geor.
gia Tech. University of Georgia. Ala
bama. Auburn, Sewanee. Mercer.
South Carolina and Mississippi A.
and NJ.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
Hans on Range.

The hens out on range must be
looked after. They are apt TO hide
their nests In some out of the way
place and In consequence many eggs
are lost or never found until they have
lost their value. Beware OF the hidden
nest. and above all things never mar
ket an egg that has been found out
doors; let the cook la your own kitchen
test Its quality
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-10
Dick Rudolph.

do better IN warm weather Dick Ru-
dolph already - showing a return OF
his old time form
II viii be recalled that IL was as late
as July Ia 1915 that tie Braves made
their phenomenal climb from the bot
tom OF the percentage column 70 the
top Of the National league and then
won the worlds championship stal.
llngs says history may repeat.