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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
BREAKS RECORD
AT N. Y. MEET

New York, Feb. 3.-Joie Ray, OF the
Illinois Athletic Club, of Chicago, GOV
cred himself with glory in the recent
Millrose indoor athletic games at
Madison Square Gafien. Inc west.
erner not only broke record that
has been standing tor twenty-one
years. but he established mark that
may stand tor that many years more
when he ran the mile and half event
in SIX minutes and forty-fve seconds.
Rays mark bettered the old record by
one and two-titths seconds.
IL was away back in September Of
1896 that Tommy Connect established
worlds record for that distance at
Bergen Point, n. J. Connect ran the
mile and one-half race IN SAG 20 Sec
onds, and that mark had stood solid
as a rock until Ray snapped the wor-
sted in his remarkable race
Perhaps Ray has Johnny Overton,
OF Yale, to thank for the fact that he
established a record, for Overton ran
a great race against the Chicagoan,
tho at the finish he was twenty yards
behind the flying Ray Up to the last
lap OF the freak, however, Overton's
running was wonderful, and he forced
Ray to almost superhuman efforts.
A greater finish to better race
could not have. been asked. Ray cut
loose with every ounce of speed
ntrve and strength on that last lap,
and, while Oyerton met speed with
speed, he was not equM to the occa-
s.oI, tho he had been pressing Tho
Western boy up to that time.
Only five yards separated the run
ners as they hurtled into the last iap.
Swinging into the stretch, Ray liter
ally threw himself forward with a
burst OF speed that brought the big
crowd to its feet. In flash he had
widened the gap by Ave more yards
and then made it fifteen. A great
roar of applause went up for Ray.
and Overton made his one last effort.
For moment he held his ground and
then his bolt was shot, for he had
burned himself out
Ray is looked upon as a super-mar-
vel in the East since his wonderful
performance. He is expected to fig
uro in many record-breaking events in
the middle distance and mile classes
during the year.
Certain it is that RAJ is thorough.
inbred OF the first water. His running
Is looked upon as ono OF the wonders
OF the athletic age by critics here. and
he deserves all the praise that has
been showered upon him.
Another star who shone brilliantly
in the Millrose games was Bob Simp.
son, the Missouri hurdler His feat OF
running the seventv-yard low hurdles
in Is seconds was wonderful. and
when he ran the seventy.yard high
sticks in nine seconds fat he proved
to the satisfaction OF critics that he Is
without doubt the premier hurdler OF
the world.
Tel Meredith won world OF praise
when, after little training on account
OF a touch OF pneumonia, he showed
his heels to classical field In the
"Millrose 600 Meredith is the same
super-runner as of old.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
RuakIn,, ImpuI.lvs asnero.lty.

One day. walking near Radley. Rus
kin's attention was caught by group
Of little girls playing In the road. AMI
he went and talked 10 them. One OF
them specially attracted his attention.
He asked her why she was playing In
the dust. Had she no garden at home :
Did she love flowers? What was her
namei And she replied modestly, with
wonder in her eyes. On reaching home
he gave orders TO his solicitor to look
out for and buy cottage with a gar
den in Radley and have deed Of gift
made out In the little girls name.
which was done, and she. full of won
der. with her astonished parents. en-
tered into possession Of it.-From
"Ruskin In Oxford"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
A Love story.

Professor Henri Bergson at a Dime
n New York talked Of love. Love 4.
the sense OF passion" he said. doc,
not live long. There's a little fable
about love which has a deal of tru.!
in II.
Love. so the fable runs, bent owe:
beautiful maiden. when Cynicisls
sneered and said:
"'Oh, yes. her eyes are stars and
her mouth is rose, but twenty years
hence she will be fat and round back
ed, with double chin Just like he,
mother. You, though-ha. ha. ha,-
you. though. will be blind. eh;'
NO Love answered calmly; 4 sim.
ply shan't be there to see.'"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03

In the country. Flynn brothers were
working out constantly with Willie
Ritchie, who is rounding into shape
for ring battle.
Racine promoters have promised to
send Red" Dolan against Richie
Mitchell in an elimination match, in
the event that he wins from Flynn
Pending the outcome of the Maurice
Flynn battle with Red Cole. Flynn has
been offered IL big match with White.
Wisconsin "phenom,' who has been
attracting much attention of late
Hall Coming.
Sam Hall, sporting editor of the
Chicago Examiner and son of Judge
HAN, or La Sale, will head delega.
ton OF Chicago fight fans to the
scene OF the festivities here Tuesday
evening In the Friday morning issue
OF the Chicago Examiner, Hall stated
mat the bouts here would out draw
ue one being staged at Racine. Wis
consin on the same night.
John ? Harden, owner of Hotel
plantors and who has ran excursions
from Chicago to New York daring tho
Dig nout5 announces that he Will
come TO Ottawa Tuesday night with
win large number Of friends
Inc fact that Packey Mcfarland
wiz referee one of the bouts ia =
drawing card for a large number of
he Joliet fans Mcfarland rs jdoliz
" ny inc sport followers of VIII
county since he has been making his
nome IN joliet. Packey is a mighty
capable man and knows how to ref
cree IN a style that Is pleasing to the
fans. nr41, ~ '''o
Sporting writer's of all of the Chi
cago papers win be at the rlnrsidc
ana reports of the boats viii be aash
Oh TO Chicago.
In the Myer & Bloom cirar s,oro
az Chicago. the headquarters Of tho
boxing managers, the bouts hero b,yo
ocen the gossip for the pas, two
weeks. wv
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
CHANcERY NOTICE.
essinston & Heflin, Solicitors for
Complainant.

Essington & Heflin, Solicitors 70
Complainant.
STATE OF Ill INOIS, LA SALE co
SIS. In the Circuit Court thereof
to the March Term. A. D. 1917.
Philip Saunders VS.. w H. II. Null
ford. Josephine B. Mulford. his wife
Linden c, milford and George Stout
In Chancery. Bill for Foreclosure
No. 21565.
The Requisite Affidavit provided by
Statute for publication of notice for
the tendency of the above cause hav-
ing been filed in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court OF said
County. and the above named com
plainant having heretofore filed his
bill OF complaint in this Court on the
chancery side thereof, summons
having thereon issued out of said
Court against the above named de-
PENDANTS. returnable on the second
Monday of March, A. ID. 1917, of the
Circuit Court Of La Sale county.
Now. therefore. notice is hereby
given to each Of the above named de-
PENDANTS, that the above entitled suit
Is now pending in said La Sale Coun.
ty Circuit Court and that unless you
shall be and appear before said Cour,
on the first day Of the next term
thereof, to be holden at the court
house in Ottawa. Illinois, on the Sec
ond Monday of March, A. D. 1917. and
plead, answer or demur to said bill,
the same will be taken rs confessed
against you and decree rendered &C.
cording to the prayer thereof.
Dated at Ottawa, this Bird day Of
February, A. D. 1917.
JOHN l.. WITZEDMAN,
Clerk
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
is 4 s A
Referee--Grogan.

Luther College lost fast basket
ball game Friday evening to the
Marseilles high at the armory by a
score of % TO 10. Too much speed
upon the part ofNI,rundage and NJ. c..
Curdy was responsible for the defeat
OF Luther College. Coach Helgen's
boys put up an interesting battle all
the way thru and for a time they led
tho fray.
The MarSellles team work was AN
other important factor in their vic
tory over the collegeians. pierson
was the star of tho college quintet,
ringing four baskets The game was
rough and many fouls were made by
both teams.
Mature brought the fans TO their
feet by a sensational long short for
a basket, which he made.
The Marseilcs five will give any
team in the state a battle for honors
and will be well up in the conference
to be held here.
The following IL the lineup,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
How Parchment Came to Be UseA

When the literary jealousy Of thu
Egyptians auScd them Ia stop the sup
ply of papyrus. the king of Pergamos.
city In Asia Minor, Introduced the
use of shccpskin in fern calleds from
tile Place IF its invention. pergamona.
whence our wnr,l hmcnt Is he
iieveG 10 he derived. Ncllum. finer
article. made from calfskin. was also
used. Many of the books done on vel
lum la the middle AGES were tran
scribcl Ivy monks. and often il took
years to cu-lrle.c single coy.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03

Even the lowly comma when mis-
placed may he the cause Of disaster
or this no better instance can be found
than that where the printer, setting up
a little story, asserts:
"lhc two young men spent the early
pnri OF the evening with two young
ladies' and after they left, the girls got
Into Fr>g.ls'aesfa u il.ssblii
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
War! War! War!

In the event that We go to war with
Germany, the applicants for marriage
licenses to Bob Smith will have to
keep in line, no crowdin' will be per
mitted. 1t looks as tho grabbin' OFF a
war bride will be a popular stunt in
case the Kaiser ct al want to mix it
with us for about three rounds.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03

Russia did not break into European
history until comparatively recent
times Ruric, a Yarangian chief. seems
to have been the first TO establish a
government, about SD. Ruric's de-
Scendants ruled amid many ups nn.l
downs till 1893. at which time the re:s!
history of the country may he sal -
begin. With the solitary exception ~,
the United States OF America. & 4,
progress OF Russia under Peter a. ,
Great and Catherine III, Is mequaict
for rapidity In the history OF tho woll
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
Getting Drunk With Opera Glasses.

The same scny6tjOfe, minus the alco.
hol. experienced hS al Intoxicated Per.
son who IS trying TO walk In Il straight
Inc or on n narruw sidewalk which Is
only thirty tcct wide can he had by
any ono who takes the trouble to draw
n straight limo on the door and then
look at the limo through a pair Of
opera glasses In a reversed position
After tho glnsscs are focused try to
walk on the line. You will hnd II I'm
possible TO follow Il closely. The line
VIII look Ike an Ink scratch on sur
fncc miles away.r and the closer you
look and try to follow tho line the
moro vcxcd your vision becomes
Popular Science Monthly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
It's the Upkecp.

II isn't the original cost that he's
kickin about, but when II. II. has to
purchase red sweater to cross that
Illinois river b.idge lsaid red sweater
costing $3.50 on these cold nights. he
is justified in singing The High Cost
OF Loving PEP"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
COMPLETE PLANS
FOB BENEFIT BOUTS
"EEApr poLAN WILL GET MATCH
WITH RICHIE MITCHELL IF HE
DEFEATS CLINT FLYNN-CHI-
cAGo FANS COMING.

Preparations have practically bee5
completed today for the big benefit
boxing exhibition to be staged here at
the armory on Tuesday evening, Feb
ruray 6. Former County Auditor
Thomas Farrell has been engaged to
aell tickets and the fans will be as
sured accurate and prompt service. b.
w. Arnold of the c., o. & p, will have
charge OF the door and competent
squad of ushers will work under his
direction. /. Nj. Farrell, of Joliet, has
consented to assist the local commit
tee in staging the affair Mr.. Farrell
has charge of the excursion trains
from Streator, Spring Valley and Jol.
let, that will carry hundreds OF lovers
Of the game to this city.
The arena has been marked under
the skillful hand of Architect Jas
Richardson. Attorney David Cairns
assisted the committee libcrally in
making and checking the tickets. Sin.
mott Bros, local contractors. will build
the platform for the ring.
Sale Big.
The advance sale on tickets has
been exceptionally good and Ottawa
fans who are DESTROYS of getting
choice pasteboards are advised to buy
carly II they want good seats.
Reservations are being made in
huge lots by towns from other cities.
and lodges are securing blocks of the
pasteboards.
Victory for Clint Flynn means
that he will be taken on an eastern
campaign with Emil Thirty, where he
Will meet some Of the best battlers
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

Have faith in yourself. Self
distrust 10 the cause Of most Of
our failures. In the assurance
81 strength there 10 strength, and
tnsy are the weakest, however
strong, who have no faith In
themselves.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
Chicago Markets.

Saturday, February 3, 1917.
Chicago market report, furnished to
Inc Free Trader.Journal by W. l..
Etnyre, member Chicago Board Of
Trade, Moloney building Phone lOil
correspondent Lamson Bros. & Co.,
Chicago
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
BOTH OTTAWA F|vES
ARE DEFEATED
STREATOR WINS FROM WHIT.
NEY'S BUNCH BY SCORE OF "a
TO 18-LUTHER COLLEGE LOSES
CLOSE GAME.
- -
Copynpht.

Streator, Ill.,, Feb. 3--(SpeciaD -
Altho Stroator high school expected
I walkaway with Ottawa they receiv-
ID a surprise in Whitney's five and
only succeeded in nosing out victory
~ a score of "a to Is. Ottawa's points
were made chiefly by free throws.
Osmundson putting in ten out OF
twelve attempts, Out of the four field
goals made by Ottawa, Osmundson
made three. In other words. Osmund.
soa is most of Ottawa's team Ian
gan at guard, covered the floor we'll
Woodward, left forward, made Otta.
was only other three goals. The Wis.
itors had an advantage on weight and
showed nice passing, but owing to
the excellent guard of the Streator
FIVE were unable to score. Streator
started in the game with an abund-
ance OF confidence
First Half.
After grinding four minutes with
out scoring, Streator started with four
points. Osmundson tied matters with
a field goal and two free throws. The
score kept increasing but the visi-
tors held the lead until just before
the half closed. Each dropped in one
basket and the score was tied-11 at
the first half.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
Local Market

Corn-No. yellow, 91hc; No. ;
white, 91hc: No. 3 mixed, 91kc.
Oats--No. 3 white,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03

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JOURNAL.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-03-30
MOST POTENT or WEAPONS
Nothing Devised by Humanity Is Able,
to Stand Against the Assault
Of Laughter.

In "The Mysterious Stranger"--the
Just-published posthumous book by
Mark Twain--that authority on humor
declared that most men possess only
"a mongrel perception Of humor."
He elaboratcs his idea by saying:
"The multitude see the comic side Of
thousand low-grade and trivial things
--broad incongruitles mainly; gro
tesqueries, absurdlties, evokers Of the
horse laugh. The 10000 hlgh-grade
comicalities which exist In the world
are sealed from their full vision.
"Will a day come when the race will
detect the funnlness of these juvenile
ties and laugh at them7-and by laugh
Ing at them destroy them? For your
race, In its poverty. has unquestion-
ably one really effective weapon
laughter.
Power. money, persuasion, stipplica-.
tlon, persecution these can lift at a
colossal humbug-push 1t little
weaken It little, century by century;
but only laughter can blow II to rags.
and atoms at blast. Against the as
sault Of laughter nothing can stand"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-03-30

The largest dam in Europe has just
been completed near Barcelona. Spain.
1t Is built across the chasm through
which the Noguera Pallaresa river
flowed. Abutting on almost perpendIc-
ular cllfls, the dam is constructed Of
concrete, and measures $3.50 feet In
height and 700 feet In length. The
thickness is $50 feet at the base, grad
ually decreasing to IA feet at the top.
The valley above the dam was bought
from the various landholders at a cost
Of near 81, 100000, and now filed with
water forms an artificial lake 151a
miles long and 3H miles wide. The
water that now passes through thel
power house yields an electric current
OF 2o'O0O horse power, Eater u will be-
Increased to 10000 horse power. Thel
water is carried by a system Of canals
into an arid district. where 1t frrigatesl
q surface Of nearly 100 square miles.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-03-30

The secretary Of agriculture at
Washington has issued the following
amendment to the regulations for the
protection Of game In Alaska, with the
object Of protecting moose and noun
tain sheep on the Kenai peninsula and
adjoining region In Alaska, the New
York Herald says:
"The sale of carcasses or parts
thereof Of moose and sheep In the re-
gion south Of latitude o. degrees north
and between longitude Ill degrees west
and the western outlet Of Lake Clark,
In Longitude 1866 degrees west, or the
shipment Of carcasses or parts thereof
Of said animals for sale from Anchor
age, Seward or other points on the
Kenai peninsula, Is hereby prohibited
until October 1, 101S and no carcasses
or parts thereof OF said animals shall
be accepted for shipment to other
points IN Alaska unless accompanied
BY affidavit Of the owner that they
were not purchased and are not In
tended for sale"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-03-30
FORGET DATE HAS CHANGED
That So Many Forgot 70 Write Aiof7r
Proves That Man u Creature Y
Of Habit

'That man Is a creature Of habit"
remarked the secretary Of large busi-
ness firm, rs amply demonstrated By
the letters we receive. This letter
which I hold In my hand contains an
error generally made at this time Of
the year, not because the writer's are
careless but because they have culti-
waited the habit Of writing a certain
thing mechanically,
During the life Of the year now ex-
pired the writer's had grown accus-
toned to putting down the numerals
1919. Doubtless at first It required ef-
fort on their part to benr In mind that
the last figure Of the set was 9 and not
3, but after q time the writing Of 9
became mechanical act rather than
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-03-30
PUT BLAME ON BERRY JUICE
Old ssadocs Seemingly vindlcated
When the Boat Was Given Tenn.
perance Christening.

When fourteen-year-old Myrtle
Knudson smashed a bottle Of logan
berry Juice againN the stem Of the
four-masted auxiliary schooner Alpha,
first Of the "built-in-P Portland fleet,
she caused lot OF old seadogs to shake
their heads with misgiving, but slgnal-
lied a victory for the w. @. T. q.
Pleas that champagne be used, accord
Ing to timc-honored custom, avaIled
not but a moment later the seafnrers
were saying, II told you so,' and few
there were who could gainsay them.
The Alpha started sliding down the
ways toward the river, when suddenly
there was grating noise and the YES
sci came to q dead stop, stuck tight
and every effort on the part Of the en-
gineers ayaIled nothing. The old sea-
dogs wouldn't blame the ways. They
Insist 1t was all the fault OF the logan
Derry juice--Spokane Spokesman-Re-
View.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-03-30

The COLORADO Dentnl society has two
Of its members engaged ID the investI-
gation of mysterious maladv Of the
teeth known. for the want Of a better
name, as "mottled teeth which oc-
ours In this country In q number Of
districts, principally In the southwest
ern portion Of the United States. II
has been noted in a somewhat more
violent form in Italy, 10 years ago. It
manifests itself in children and per-
sists through life, and Is often 20 dis
figuring TINT the victims resort to arti-
lcial browning. It is q defect Of the
enamel-forming substance, and it IS
suspected that the cause Is due to
some element n the drinking water.
which II has been impossible % defi-
nitely determine.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-03-30

II tell You, gentlemen said the
great explorer to the crowd In the
hotel smoking room. who were listening
breathlessly '.you can't imagine what
things are like out in the Arctic re.
gions."
"Oh, 4 don't know said one. even
Il we haven't seen It, We can imagine
what II feels like
q doubt It. IT'S impossible until
you've seen II; until you've stood
there, a small, insignificant atom, sur
rounded BY vast stretches Of whlte--,'
@Yes. ! know. I've been like that"
Really? Where was It, may l ask y
First time ! appeared in public In q
dress shirt 81
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-03-30
IS PATRON SAINT OF BIRDS
Squirrels Depend on Asylum inmate
for Their Supply Of Butternuts
III Winter.

'sThe patron saint OF birds and squir-
rels" Is happy. And though Ne Iii sixty
years old and has been patient Of
the state hospital for the feeble-mind-
cd for 30 yenrs his hnir is brown and
wnvy. his eyes are bright and spark
ling and his health Is good. He has
been In the Institution more than half
Of his life, but his life seems to be
more sane than the lives Of the thou
sands who have outstripped him In
the life race--and have become
wrinkle-cheeked, blear.eyed and hard
\. listed.
Albert Gentle has forgotten the
world, says the Milwaukee Sentinel.
He was entered In the hospital III 1880
because he loved the small animals
and food Of the forests, He has been
there since, spending most OF his time
gathering nuts or communing with ma
ture, never expressing the slightest de-
sire to get back to the outside world.
Last year picked 27.500 butter
nuts for my squirrels" he said. II
need just that many to feed them all.
They get so hungry In the winter time.
! make so many of them happy. I
must be here always to care for them"
He said 1t quietly, with dignity. I'M
aginutIvely he somehow emerged from
the character OF an old simpleton,
NIFx ...A Ia. - n.