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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05

To prevent the misuse OF motor
trucks a device has been patented thai
automatically checks their speed II
driven faster than a set rate.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05
KNEW What He Was Oolnn.

Visitor--"You were altogether too
modest in talking to That gentleman
about Sour golf" Member--"But that
gentleman Is the chairman of the han
llcap committee. Judge.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05
No Life There

Patience - Where is Peggy living
now"
Patrice-"Tn Philadelphia"
SIS she married YETI"
'Not her"
We'll, you know while there IL
life there Is hope"
But she says there is no life N
Philadelphia.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05

A paste made Of powder resin and
wood alcohol is useful as soldering
flux in electrical work. and will pre-
vent the point corroding.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05

A rubber stamp to be strapped to
the palm OF the hand to date eggs as
they are taken from nests has been
patented by Minnesota inventor.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05
Da,lv Thouoht.

ere there no Heaven nor hell ]
tllbe honest. John Webster.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05

Try the Free Trader journal Want-Ads
for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05

Sunday services al the Baptist
Church Sunday school at 10 a. M
Preaching at Il. Sermon by the pas,
tor, Rev. George r. Wood Subject OF
sermon The Look That Condemns
ana the Look That Restores"
Sunday school at 20 o'clock; morn.
ing sermon at Il, followed by sacra.
mont of the Lord Supper Pastor
speaks at 7.30 p. m. from the theme,
That Boy of Mine Choral society
sill practice at this evening and
will! sing at both services tomorrow
Car of Minnesota potatoes on track
Monday at Marseilles, Bring sacks
and come early.
OLSON & CARR.-Adv
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05
Baptist Church.

Tomorrow DR. J. NJ. =. Smith of he
University of Chicago will fill the
Baptist church pulpit both morning
and evening. DR.. Mode assures us
that we will enjoy this speaker AMI
those who heard Dr. Mode last Sun.
day known that his judgment can be
relied upon The orchestra will play
in the evening and the usual wide.
awake song service will be held.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05

Note Copy for these announce
uents Will not De accepted after 10
O'Clock q m. and mus; either be
P15ret 10 or brou=ht into the office
without any more trouble 10 the edi
.lru department than is ua'essary.
O-llrUise church programs WI rot
arrtsr Phone calls will not cone
from The Free TraIerJourndl o.Ire
le.eat.eI.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-05

Zion EvangeICal lutheran church,
Rev J. |, Mueller, pastor, $40 West
jefferson. Sunday school at 9. Morn
ing service in English at IN. Service
at Marseilles at o'clock, Bible class
will meet 90 Thursday evening.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
Grease From GARBAGE.

The food administrations figures
show the estimated grease production
from garbage in the % cities investi-
gated to be 100000 pounds, or
enough to produce 100000 pounds Of
nitroglycerin, enough for the powder
charge Of 100000 American three
inch shells or French 75-millimeter
shells, and fatty acids in a sufficient
quantity to manufacture about 2OO,-
100000 cakes Of soap, weighing II
ounces each.
It is further shown that the esti-
mated fertilizer tankage produced in
the % cities amounts to 10000 tons,
which contains about 100000 pounds
Of nitrogen, 100000 pounds Of phos-
plate Of lime and 100000 pounds of
potash. These chemicals are suffi-
Gent to replace the nitrogen and other
elements taken from the soil by 3,OOO,-
600 bushels Of wheat. The estimated
present value of these quantities of
grease and tankage, recovered from
garbage, is placed at $11, 100000.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
An Editors Dilemma

The editor of the Hartford Courant
has added to his burden Of cares by
starting to worry over the question Of
dress. Man, he contends, wears too
much, and calls upon some inventive
genius to simplify masculine garb in
order to save money and also time
spent in juggling buttons.
Taking an inventory of himself, the.
editor discovered that before going
downtown he must put on one under
suit, two socks, two sock supporters,
one shirt, pair of trousers, a pair Of
suspenderS or belt, two shoes, a collar.
a necktie, a vest, coat and a hat
Is separate articles. T
A poet chap once wrote that imam
was made to mourn" but in specifying
reasons for it he failed to mention>t the
troubles now so lucidly set forth by
our Connecticut contemporary.-Phil-
adelphia Telegraph.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
A Doctor on War.

Though the physician in war re.
mains neutral as far as his work is
concerned, his thoughts are free, and
his knowledge Of the effects Of body
upon mind is such as to throw side
lights upon the origins Of even such
world disaster as the present war.
In certain persons curious reaction
from physical infirmities has been OBJ
served. Napoleon's inordinate ambi-
ton and enormous egotism were prob
ably exaggerated by the fact that he
was physically small and insignificant.
Tamerlane, who made himself master
Of nearly the whole of Asia, was lame,
and, according to one of his biOgra-
pliers, "deformed and impious of fea-
ture." Pope, with his deformed body,
became the "Wicked Wasp Of Twick-
enham." Byron, doubtless spurred by
his clubfoot, swan the Hellespont.
The kaiser, with his arm withered
from birth, Treitschke, stone deaf from
childhood, and Nietzsche, with years
Of brain disorder leading to paresis,
were the unholy trinity Of the new
Teuton religion which has driven q
whole nation into irresponsible fanati-
cism and almost wrecked the planet
DR.. Frederick Peterson in the Gem
fury.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01

Officers Tribute to Miss Beaton, Just
Returned After Two Years
Service. f.

Denver, Colo.-Miss Eunice II. Bea-
ton, known to the officers of the allied
armies as "the bravest woman of the
war;" has returned to her home in Den
yer, after two years service on the
western front in France as a Red
Cross ambulance driver. After brief
rest. Miss Beaton again will enter the
service of the government in training
women as ambulance drivers.
Miss Beaton is known In the West
as a typical outdoor girl. She exce'S
In swimming, tennis, golf. trap-shoot-
ing, motoring and horsewOmanship.
On the western front Miss Beaton
was under fire a score Of times. She
helped carry wounded from No Mans
Land and was driving an empty am
bulance from hospital to the front
when the car was wrecked by shell.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
Diamonds for Slackers.

Buying diamonds is the latest way to
dodge the income tax. It is said by
some Of the dealers in white stones
that many Of our newly rich munition
makers have been sailing away dia-
monds, and they admit that they
haven't seen such prosperous times
since the famous Kohinoor was dew
drop. This flush of diamond buying
indicates the latest word in "caginess''
on the part Of the possessors of the
diamond price. And here is the an
swer: Investments in diamonds are
not reckoned in the tally Of sources of
income. That's one of the things the
trainers of the income law tax over
looked. Bonds, yes; automobiles, yes /;
first and second mortgages, two yeses
in the same place. But the money
spent in collecting sparklers does not
have to be accounted for in the tabu-
lation of taxable values. Diamond
money is easily convertible at any
time, and it may even yield dividends
on the upward trend of the diamond
mart.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
AMERICAN GAS MASKS BEST
Takes Only Six Seconds to Put 1t on
and 1t Is Gas and Fool
Proof.

Chicagu.-When it comes to fighting
gasattacks the American soldier is the
best equipped in the world.
This is the declaration made here
by Maj. J. ]. Aud, chief advisor Of the
British scientific mission, who is a
chemical expert.
He said that the German command
has become so enraged at tho failure
Of its high-pOwered gases to discom.
fit the Americans that they have of
fered reward Of ten marks to any
soldier who brings in an American
gas mask.
"The American mask is the marvel
of the allied armies" says Major
Aud. 1T is absolutely gas proof and
fool proof. 1t takes only about six
seconds to put it on. Unlike the Ger
man mask it does not hang down and
get in his way when one bends over"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
WORLDS BIGGEST TRUST COMPANY
PART OF UNCLE SANS WAR WORK
Making German Money Invested This Country Work for the United
States Is important Work Being Done by the Alien Property
observation-disclosures Urged to Help by Reporting Any
Enemy Owned Property in Their District.

inside the enemies lines is subject to
immediate seizure. Also all interned
aliens here in the United States are
classed as enemies and their property
treated accordingly.
Agents Of the bureau of investiga-
ton of the alien property custodian,
under the direction Of Francis p. Gar
van, an experienced assistant to for
mer District Attorney Jerome Of New
York, are combing the country for
enemy Owney property and millions of
dollars worth have been reported. But
as much more is confidently believed
still unrepOrted. Some of 1t is actively
helping Germany's deadly campaign of
spying, bombing, and arson all of it is
potentially a menace.
A. Mitchell Palmer, addressing him
self to the citizens of the United States
and shareholders in this, the biggest
trust company on earth, said: "The
more Of this property reported the
more harmless it will be, the better
the business Of your trust company,
the bigger the returns to the treasury,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
ONLY ONE LASTING CONTRACT
Nuptial Agreement Must Be Written
In Hearts and Temperament OF
Contracting Couple.

A Western couple, each Of whom had
been married twice before and twice
divorced, have sought to insure the
success of their third venture by
detailed written contract. 1t is surely
one of the most extraordinary pre-
nuptial agreements ever made. Re-
Numbering the rocks upon which
their various matrimonial ships have
been wrecked before, they have care
fully charted them and mapped out
the course around them. The con-
tract specifically sets forth which one
shall build the fires, when the hus-
band may bring guests home to meals,
when the relatives Of each shall visit
them, and how the spending of money
is to be divided, how often the wife
may attend clubs and social func-
tons.
Thus they have arranged, they
think, for every possible contingency
that may arise in the welded life Of
two persons.
Maybe they will find it so. But it
takes no pessimistic spirit to suspect
that such a contract contains either
too much or too little.
The possible trouble Of married
couple may be provided against by
contract. But it must be contract
not Of paper and writing, but Of the
heart and the temperament,
If the hearts be right, all the possi-
BILE troubles Of the pair may be
summed up in few words. But If
these be not right, no possible combina-
ton of all the words in the diction-
airy can even indicate the possible
troubles.
The marriage contract that means
the most need say the least. ITO
love aud cherish one another"-here
is contract that covers more ground
than can definitely be expressed I'm
all the words in the language.
IF that will not hold good under all
contingencies, no other contract will
Christian Herald.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
GERMAN BANNED IN SOUTH
Language Of the Hun Is Being Elm
mated In Schools and
Churches.

Birmingham, Ala.-German dam
guage and German names are being
eliminated in the South. The most re-
cent evidence of this fact is shown
by announcement Of Rev. Hans
Reuter-, pastor of the Zion Lutheran
church, to the effect that he will dis
continue preaching sermons in the
German tongue. Hundreds of schools
have eliminated teaching German and
business houses in several Southern
cities have changed from German to
English names.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01

Washington.-Cal it what you will.
the biggest trust company, auction
shop, or bargain counter sale, Uncle
Sam has it among his war activities.
Congress gave it its charter, the goods
dealt in are enemy owned, United
States citizens are it's stockholders,
and the title of the business manager
is alien property custodian.
It is doing trust company business
because the bulk Of the property taken
over belongs to individuals and has
to be safely administered by Uncle
Sam. It is an auction shop because
the great industries here in the United
States owned and controlled by Ger
man trade barons which are seized
under the trading with the enemy act
will be sold outright to loyal citizens
Of this country, Americanized. and Ger
man control of commerce and industry
in the United States Of America
stamped out forever. 1t Is bargain
counter sale because many times In
odd collections of German owned prop
erty here and there are small pieces
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
Owls Devour Pias.

Sam Yikl Kee, Chinese patriot and
pig raiser, is distressed and the po-
tential pork production of Canada has
been reduced by ten fine pigs as the
result of the depredations of horned
owls.
Sam Yik Kee had ten sturdy little
pigs. Phen there were nine, and he
couldn't account for. the shortage.
Next day another disappeared. Each
day thereafter the Yik Kee piggery
was shy another sucking animal.
After the nine had disappeared the
Chinaman happened to- look upward
and saw the carcass Of one Of his
choice pigs hanging from the limbs Of
tree. The mystery was solved. He
had been robbed by horned owls. An
active war is now being waged against
the feathered thieves.-Chemanius (R.
c. Cor. New York World.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01

and the more powerful on the reckon
ing day will be the U. s. A. I want
the citizens to send this Office informa-
ton and reports on the existence Of
any enemy owned property in their
district. That information will be con-
sidered confidential. I want citizens
who have custody of enemy owned
property to report 1t. They will be
given fair and square treatment. We
stand ready and willing to cooperate
in any way with any citizen who may
write us for direction or advice. This
is an opportunity to those of us who
have to stay at home and cannot fight
In the trenches. Here we can render
a most powerful service.
II want your help"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01

that have to be quickly converted into
cash to prevent loss either to the in
dividual owner or to Uncle Sam. AS
such, they are passed across the coun-
ter in spot sales and the money turned
into Uncle Sans treasury.
But whether earnings or sales, this
money is turned over by the alien
property custodian to the treasury Of
the United States and there converted
into Liberty bonds. Thus is German
money made to work for Uncle Sam.
to help build ships, buy food and sup
plies, and keep fields and factories at
home humming with industry against
the Hun.
4 Palmer ls Director.
The alien property custodian In
whose hands the direction of this great
economic force against Germany has
been placed Is a Pennsylvania Quaker.
His name is A. Mitchell Palmer. His
fOrefathers came to America in the
same ship with William Penn, and the
family has lived for several genera
lions within the lines Of the original
Quaker settlement.
When appointed by the president,
Mr.. Palmer for several days carried
his oath of Office in his pocket. He
could not find even desk room in
crowded Washington. That was only
i've months ago. Today his force num-
bers over 400 employees in Washing
ton alone, besides the hundreds scat
tered across the country. The head
quarters force is now established In
an eight-floor apartment house in one
of the best residential districts Of
Washington which the government
Communicated and took possession Of
before it was finished.
From here the alien property GUS
tOdian Is today making pencils in New
Jersey, chocolate in Connecticut, brew
ing beer in Chicago, saving lumber in
Florida, mining metal in Mexico run
ming real estate stores and commission
Offices and public utilities in all parts
of the country. This enemy owned
property may be stock certificates, or
bonds or debts, life insurance premi-
ums, or cash, real or personal property,
but to come within the reach of this
big government trust company it must
be either owned in whole or in part
by persons living within the enemy
lines or by persons trading with inter-
ests within the enemy lines.
4 Safe II He's Good.
TIA German citizen lives here in the
United States, Obeys it's laws, does not
trade with Germany, and does not en-
gage in any pernicious activities
against the government, his property
and his business are free from any in
reference on the part of the alien
enemy custodian. On the other hand,
the property Of a citizen Of the United
States who maintains his residence
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01

experience of Ridge Sly Of Yakima, q
member of the United States Marine
corps now with General pershing's
forces in France.
Sly's mother received letter sew
eral days ago from her son in which
he described his furlough. spent
somewhere in France" out of the bat.
tie zone.
In the letter he tells Of being quar-
tered in one of many hotels set aside
for American soldiers on leave, where
he was given the honor of sleeping In
the chamber formerly used by the
Grecian monarch.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
Considered Bandits Nuisances.

For kindness and generosity to
hold-up men deliver the hand-embossed
leather medal to Albert Belanger, Chi
cago grocer.
A tall, dark man." according to
Belanger's report to the police, en-
tered his store and started tickling
his ribs with revolver.
Here, you can't pull that stuff in
here" Belanger told the bandit as he
seized the gun. sect out"
The bandit "got" and Belanger
tossed his weapon after him into the
street. !.
Nov take this and beat It," the
grocer enjoined, and the burglar did.
"These fellows are getting to be
nuisances," was Belanger's comment
as customer drifted in.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
WHEN u. S. GOT BUSY
MAN MADE CHECK GOOD

Bartlesville, Okla.-D Ing
the Liberty loan campaign here,
solicitor secured a subscrip-
ton from business man who
gave the worker 4 So check as
first payment on a 500 bond.
The check was turned down
at the bank when presented. Re-
peated calls by the collector
found the man always absent.
The solicitor turned the check
over to federal agent. AS q
government receipt had been
given for the check, the latter
called on the business man and
presented the check 1t was
made good at once.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
SLEEPS IN BED OF KING
United States Marine on Leave In
Paris Is Also Attended by Highly
Decorated Valet.

Seattle, Wash.-Sleeping in the
luxurious bed once occupied by the
king Of Greece when he visited France
and being attended by a valet attired
in velvet and gold lace was the novel
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-06-01
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
.SUND6YSC[lO0L
LESSON

(By REV. p. B. FITzWATER. d. D..
Teacher Of English Bible in the
Moody Bible Institute Of lChicago.)
Copyright, 1919. Western Newspaper Union)
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-16

your business and puts forth every
effort in his power to satisfy you
with the right things at the right
price.
Now, do you suppose if new
business were coming into your town
to open up with fifty thousand dol
lar stock that the proprietor would
buy from a picture book and not know
anything about the quality of goods
he Yves getting? No, if such were
the case you would soon be one mer-
chant less he would soon be short Of
that fifty thousand. Your home town
merchant studies your needs and it
is his business to satisfy his custom
ers. If he has no way of buying ex-
cept from picture book, he will
never succeed. The merchant in your
town are trying to make a living
fairly and they at least need your CO.
operation and your business and not
one of them out of fifty, will try to
sell you goods from pictures.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-16

Just stop and think of some one
going in business with nothing to
show you but pictures of their goods,
no way to see the quality no way to
tell the value, and no way on earth
to prove to you that you are getting
one hundred cents worth those who
can show you the goods, Use who
can prove to you the quality of the
goods they have by showing the arti-
Gle you want and not a picture of it
AT least give your home deai2s a
chance before you mail your order
The tax payers of our county and
town keep our schools running, keep
our roads worked and keep you un-
der the protection of the law, what
does the picture mail order house do
toward keeping up our county and
town? Think twice before you send
your money out of your home county.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-16
the name Of his state in the national
councils at Washington.
THE PICTURE BOOK AND YOUR
HOME MERCHANTS"

If you are patronizing a mail order
house in a far off land you are help
ing to keep your town down and the
far off town up. Now, it you will STOP
and think where you are and where
your money counts the most, you will
at once at least make in your effort
to find what you want in your home
town before EIailing your order to
some other place We have good
town. full of good people, with good
schools good churches and just natur.
ly good place to live. And here is
one thing we all must remember. our
town Is what we make it.
Talk up for your home county and
town or move to the one you can talk
up. WE have been successful in the
war that has just closed and the rea.
son of our success was that everybody
in this great nation was loyal to his
country ard supported his Govern
ment in each and everything and by
pulling together and working for one
great cause and one Of the greatest
causes a nation ever worked for,-we
were successful Had it not been
for cooperation one with another and
self sacrifice we might have had a
prolonged war
Your schools are what you make
them and no more and to make your
school success you must patronize
1t, or the school will be complete
failure. Stop and think what your
school would be if you did not give
IL youT support.
Our churches are what we make
them II we sit down and think a good
preacher and fine church can keen
us out of Hell we are sadly wronge
Your churches need your help and
il you are not standing by with full
cooperation you need not expect to
have good Church and it is our duty
to help in every way we can to keen
up our Churches.
Now your home town is in the
same class as our Government, School
and Church. And to make your town
and our town the best town in the
state we must support it. If you get
sick and send for doctor, you want
good doctor. If you had to order him
from Chicago, or some other distant
city you might get one you did not
want you might be dead and cold
when your doctor arrived by parcel
post
Would you be satified to sit down
and pick out a mule that would cost
you $4,000 in cold cash from a pic.
lure in a book? Would you be will
ng to pay $4,000 for an automobile
hat you could not see,-just look at
he picture and order it out via parcel
post? woul'nt the merchant in your
home town starve to death if they
bought goods from picture books -?
Seeing is believing, and this is what
FOUR home merchant does before he
makes his purchase. No, de doe not
any more buy goods from a picture
book than You would buy, salt for
'ugar Your home merchant wants |