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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
Putting a Fly to Work.

There is often time for a little con
versation and the showing of a trick
or two after dinner, so that the follow.
ING experiment may prove interesting
and useful. 1t would be best 10 first
introduce flies into the conversation
by saying what a nuisance they are,
OF something equally simple and then
At suitable opening ask if any one
present has ever seen a hy-a com
mon househy-empty a box of match
es. The answer will undoubtedly be
in the negative. However, a fly can
be made to do so. Having caught one
alive. carefully hold it by both wings
over q box of matches from which the
! lid has been removed. so that ii can
| touch a match with its legs. 1t will
/ immediately cling to the match In its
! endeavor 10 walk, and the fly and
match can be lifted UP. The match
can now be pulled from off the iy's
feet and the fly lowered to another
| match, to which it will at once cling.
| Having caused the fly 10 lift out two
or three matches, it could readily be
seen that, if necessary, it would re-
move them all.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31

Ray Hinch spent yesterday in Chi.
cago.
William Schultz went 20 Chicago to-
lay ana tomorrow viii leave for
Washington
Harold Kay. of Morris, visited last
evening in this city with friends
Nlr and Mrs. Clarence Myers have
moved their household furniture to
MS ctty from Michigan and are re
siding at the Pool block Mr.. Myers is
4 brother OF Mrs. FED Lettsome. of
.hls city
4 large picture Of the cantOnment
AZ Camp Humphrey was received this
morning by Mr. aud Mrs r. T White
from their son. Edward where the
latter is stationed and vii. be on dis
play at the White meat market.
Hiram jackson. Of Chicago. arrived
there today and is visiting at the home
.hf his mother. Mrs. Jackson, on West
Bluff street
Alfred Graham arrived at Ills home
IN this city yesterday from Camp Ste
yer. where he has been taking in
5tructions in military training.
The special meeting OF the Rebecca
lodge was held last evening during
which four new members were initial.
ed
Prayer meeting tonight at the First
Congregational church will be the last
meeting until September
Mrs William Milligan visited in
Ottawa yesterday afternoon
Mrs sam Kidd and daughter spent
e>treday afternoon in Ottawa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lettsome and
Mrs Roy Wernstrum and daughter
visited in Ottawa yesterday
The condition OF Magistrate d. A.
Nicholson is considerably improved
There was a large attendance at
the meeting Of the Kings Daughters,
held last evening at the home OF
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
How to Pick a Layer.

The selection of the best laying
hens may be made in several ways.
II you know that the mother hens
were good egg producers and the pull
lets have the same formation of the
body il may be reasonable TO expect
that the pullets will also be fine egg
producers There is. however, one
almost certain sign that may be used
in selecting laying hens. Look for a
full, well-deyeloped breast and crop
showing a large pocket in which to
carry the food supply. This gives as.
sursnce Of strength and vigor, and
the ability 70 consume a sufflclent
amount OF food to sustain the body
and produce the eggs. II Is the same
as with the COW. A COW with y large.
full, round body indicates the POSSIBLE
ity Of large food consumption. One
with this and large, well-developed
udder, with properly shaped teats, is
evidence of fine milk production.
In the selection of an egg producing
len very much the same reasoning
must be used She must have the
ability to consume a large amount of
food and the body and abdominal pro
portions to handle and transfer it into
the general makeup OF the body and
| the egg production.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
The Monkeys Revenge.

a lady in India, residing during the
hot season among the lower hills OF
the Himalayas. had little terrier
says a writer in Answers" Fury"
as he was called, dsliked the whole
monkey race, and as there were hun.
dreds Of them In the trees surround
INK the house, he had many oppor.
tunities for exhibiting his antipathy
The monkeys made no distinction
between the house OF an English lady
and the cottage OF Hindu They in.
sisted upon sitting upon the balconies
and Fury resented their intrusion by
barking and frightening them away.
The monkeys resented Fury's Off.
ciousneFR in due time. in a way which
Illustrates their revengeful cunning.
One day little Fury was walking in
front Of his mistress. As they were
passing through dark thicket OF
rhododendrons. she saw a skinny arm
dart ont from amid the blossoms
seize the terrier and both disappear
She rushed to his rescue. but the
monkey bore of the dog. yelping and
bowling, to the top of high tree. The
mistress stood helpless while her pei
was passed from monkey to monkey
that each might pinch the hated dog
and pull out his hair. When they had
tired Of this sort OF avenging them
selves, one monkey took the dog ou
to the extreme end of a branch ant
dropped him over q preciptoun clifr
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
Funeral OF Private Barley.

The body of Private Clarence
Bailey, who was killed by lightning
Saturday, al Camp Cody, y Mis- eN-
pected TO arrive in this city today or
tomorrow morning. The body will be
taken to the home of his parents, Mr..
md Mrs. Logan Bailey. on Lincoln
street and the funeral services will
De held tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock al the Congregational church.
4 short service will be held a, 3. 80
II the home. Rev George BrJdtield
will Oficiate and mixed quartette
sill furnish the music The deceased
soldier will be given a military fun
eral, part of the boy scouts will act
rs the firing sQaad. the other part as
lshers The K L. C. ladies Will have
-hdrge af the flowers. It Is expected
hat Mayor Spicer will\iSSue a proc
lamatlOn to have the stores closed
during the hours of until D The
new liberty flag will be lowered at
half mast during the services and II
is expected that the people OF this
city will assemble in one large body.
\ number OF the merchants will act
as pail bearers A brother OF the
deceased soldier. John Bailey. from
Camp Funston. kas.. arrived on the 4
o'clock train this morning to attend
the funeral, The parents received a
telegram stating that a sergeant from
Camp Cody would accompany the
body here.
The boy scouts who will act as ush.
erS at the funeral Of Private Clarence
Bailey were drilled last evening on
Main street by John Nicholson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
CAMPAIGN. ON TO
UTILIZE GARBAGE
APARTMENT HOUSES ASKED NOT
TO BURN WASTE.
EXTRACT MATERIALS FOR
MUNITIONS

To the United States Food Admins.
Iration's former appeal to put less
In the garbage pail has recently been
added the request 10 take more out.
In other words, don't waste or burn
your garbage for II can be utilized TO
help beat the Hun.
The American garbage pail, with its
20O0.0O0 pounds of waste year, can.
not be entirely eliminated, but II can
be enlisted in the cause of food saving.
the United States Food Administration
believes, SO a nationwide campaign
for saving of garbage has been started
Did you know that one ton of gurb
age contains enough glycerne for the
charge OF fourteen 1J-millimeter shells
enough fatty acid for one hundred -
ounce cakes of soap, enough fertilizer
elements TO grow eight bushels of
wheat, and score Of lother materials
valuable in ammunition making7
Chicago Investigating.
In Chicago alone. Investigation
shows that there are more than 73O00
families living In apartment houses
where the garbage is burned As the
average amount Of garbage per fam
lily is one-half pound a day these fig
ures would show that IS tons of garb
nge are going to waste every day IN
Chicago, or sos tons per month a..
0lG,oW pounds.
The city of Chicago has volunteered
10 collect garbage from these apart.
nent houses, and a patriotic appeal is
being made to the landlords and FAM.
les residing In these apartments re
questing that they no longer dispose
Of their garbage In incinerators or
otherwise allow ii 70 be DESTROYED, so
that It cannot be utilized. Garbage
collected by the city will be taken to
he Municipal Reduction Plant
To Keep Waste Separated.
Housewives are being requested by
the Food Administration to keep all
waste food products separated from
other household refuse. Furthermore
the city will not collect garbage which
is mixed with other refuse.
If the garbnge now being destroyed
in cities Of from 100000 population
were disposed Of by feeding. about
10000 600 pounds of pork valued al
5000 00o would be available, assum
ing only 80 per cent of efficiency Ado
10 this the value Of grease and tankage
destroyed in cities of over 100000
population, YOU have over Sll,0O0,00t
worth of potential food values bein.
destroyed each year
Is your community helping To make
up this appalling total? Are you do
ing anything to cut 1t down? II not
why not? These are the questions tn,
Food Administration Is asking of ever,
community.
Cities Not Utilizing Garbage.
In the state of Illinois ,23 cities mr.
not utilizing their garbage. Thes,
cities are: Bloomington, Blue Island
Cicero. Aurora, Chicago Heights, Free
port. Moline. Mount Vernon. Oak Park
Rock Island, Rockford. Waukegan
Joliet, Kewanee, La Sale, Lincoln
Mattoon haywood. Ottawa. Pekin, Re
ora, Springfield and Streator.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31

Spring brolers. per h.. 2S.2SBc.
Old ROSTERS, per h.. 10c.
Hens, per h.. 2te.2I NC.
Young ROSTERS, per h., 12c.
Ducks, per TO-, 15c.20c
Geese, per h. 10c.
Turkeys alive, per h., l5c and lSc
Eggs. per dozen, 2233c.
Cream, iOcilc
Butter, 3ic.35c.
=. S. butter, csc.
Lard, 2ic.2oC
Hides and Wool.
No. | hides, per h., 10c.
No. 2 hides, per h.. &c.
Furs, soc.
Live Stock.
Steers Stock, per cwt,, $1,000 to
$780, fat, per cwt.. 1880
No. | cali skins, per h., zoe.
No. ! horse hide. 81.
Calves--Per ext. sl1 to s125O
Spring L.amus--Per owt., So.
Sheep--Per cwt.. s12.
Hoss-psrs lxt, si7. -.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
SPORTS
OF THE CLUBS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results.
All games postponed rain
Games Today,
Chicago al Boston 1.-TWO games
Pittsburgh at New York (twn
gamesi
st. Louis at Brooklyn 1.-TWO gamesl.
Cincinnati tt Philadelphia two
gamesl
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31

More than 100000 acres of nipa
palms are in the Philippines. and the
inSular government, is endeavOring TO
produce cheap sugar and alcohol from
the sap.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
MARSEILLES
MISS THERESA PHILLImoRE
Representa.ye. Branch Office Pniinrore 6uIdina

ira!e Rowland. on East Blun street
collection was taken from the mem
perS for the Belgian children. \ fine
musical program was rendered and
ignt refreshments were served
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31

Electrical devices for transmitting
photographs by wire have reached
such Stage Of perfection in Europe
that pictures have been sent 600
miles.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
Iron Cross a Relic Of La Sale.

found scattered about upon the site.
The trip which La Sale and his
band of explorers made across the
country was full Of dangers and hard
ships They are said to have left a
few men behind to retain possession
of Fort St Louis What became or
these men history does not say. It
is reasonable to suppose that they
were KILLED BY Indians.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31

Two inventors living in Portland.
Ore. have patented an egg shipping
crate SO arranged that should an egg
be broken, il Will not soil the others.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31

South Thomaston. Ne. reports an
apple, one side of which has all the
characteristics OF q Gravensteln and
tho other Of a Macintosh Red.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31

S.maphores to be erected in city
streets 20 regulate traffic. bu, which
can be- operated from buildings by
electric bdttous. have been invented.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31

FL w1men's umbrellas an inventor
has devised strap 20 hang them
from one arm and in the strap has
inse-.e A purse for small chan
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
Florids's Potential Wealth,

Florida contains about 100000
acres Of land waiting to be reclaimed
by drainage
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31

Every man who rises In any profess.
sion must tread Il path more or less
believed by the tears OF those he
passes on his way Bayne.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Washingtou,3; Chicago, O.
Cleveland, IS, Philadelphia, 81.
Boston. II; ST. Louis. 4
Detroit. 8; New York. ..
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31
Games Today.

Washington at Chicago.
Boston at 81. Louis
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
New York at Detroit.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-31

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The sun., 1918-09-02
New Grain Food Regulations.

The new food regulations. which
have now become effective, will permit
the sale without Limitation of mixed
-four containing 20 per cent. of grain
other than wheat. Flour containing
a greater proportion of wheat can be
sold only when wheat substitutes In
the ratio of one to four pounds are
purchased. The new limitations are
generous, but they must not be ac-
cepted as an invitation to extravagant
use Of -four:
While all limits on quantity sales to
consumers, including the thirty days
supply to consumers and the supply for
specified period to farmers on ex-
change transactions. are removed un-
der the new regulations, the board asks
every consumer of -four to practise
moderation In making purchases and
economic In its USE
Thus the State Food Commission
interprets the United States Food
Administration for the guidance of
dealers and of consumers. The warn
ing should be needed by all; II it Is
ignored we may again be brought to
rigorous regulation. The fact to be
borne in mind Is that. while We are
more comfortably of for wheat now
than We were six months ago, the
world demand for grain is so great
that waste of grain cannot be toler.
ated anywhere.
1t Is not probable that there will
be serious waste. Some persons, re.
lleyed Of the official repression that
has lain upon them, may lose their
balance for while, but 1t Is incon
ceivable that the real lesson Of the
food shortage should be forgotten In
n moment. Americans must have
learned that waste of food is vicious
defensible. intolerable. This is true
war or no war, in days of prosperity
as well as in days Of adversty.
The gospel of the clean plate did
not originate with Mr.. HOOVER, though
he has been its most effective publ,
The sun., 1918-09-02
Some Militant Youths.

Mississippis merit Is more glow
ingly manifest every time the man
she refused to return to the Senate
paints new portrait of himself.
Uncured by the whipping PAT HAIR
BISON gave him. VARDAMAN returned
to his seat to declare to the Senate:
II will not consent to impress the
eighteen-year-Old boys into the SER
vice Of this country. l will not con-
sent that the conscript officer be au-
thorized to invade the sacred pre-
cincts Of the home and drag the ten.
der youth Of IS to die In the trenches"
and so on without end.
The boys who refused to die in the
trenches. but jumped out of them
with whOOps of joy to crumple up
that particular line of Huns nearest
to Paris were marines. most of them
between IS and 20. Youth goes into
the services which militantly defend
freedom undragged, unsolicited
LAFAYETTE came to America when
he was 10 and was a Major-General
In WAsHINGToN's army when he was
20. WASHINGTON was Lieutenant
Colonel when he was 90.
There are many more names which
mean much to the fathers of the boys
over there. My country right or
| wrong DECATUR entered the navy at
10, and Don't give up the ship LAW
RENEE at 10. DUPONT was in a hurry
to become an Admiral, so he proudly
signed articles rs midshipman at
the truculent age of IL; GRIpIEY
waited until he was IL to get ready
to fire when DEWEY should give him
permission; LAwToN began to learn
as a private at 10 how to catch
GERONIMO.
! There Is not space to particularize
TO give so much as hint Of what
militant youths have done. Admlrals
BENHAM and BoGGs were in the navy
at IS, Commodore BARRY at 10, MAU-
REY and MAHAN at 10, Generals ARM.
STRONG, KEARNY. WORTH, CHAFFEE,
BALDWIN. BUCKNER, COOPER, HARRI-
son, LoRING and MACARTHUR were 19
or younger when they began army
| service.
AS for the Hon. SAM.W. SMALL
who compiled the long list of mill.
| tant youths who made honorah HE
names for themselves In the services,
and from which we have taken a
few, he was prisoner Of war be.
fore he was IA years OF age.
The sun., 1918-09-02
Man Power Day.

On Thursday Of next week every
American born between September Il,
1872, and September IL. 1900, will
register for such military service as
America needs from him unless he Is
Of the class already registered under
the first draft law or Is already in the
military or naval service.
This is real man power. This Is
the final preparation Of force to the
utmost, force without stint or limit.
The nation is making the flower of it's
manhood ready to cross the sea. 1t is
the will Of America that the war shall
be won; it Is her wise decision that 1t
shall be won Immediately. The eau
tious, necessary days of nibbling are
happily past; the hour to crunch has
arrived.
We registered ten millions in the
call for men between 81 and 80. This
new call will bring thirteen millions
more. We do not know, nobody
Knows. how many OF them will go to
France. All we know Is that there
will be enough to beat Germany. 1t
Is pleasure to remember that If Ger
many does not also know this to-day
she will know 1t within a week. All
the powers of the Prussian censor
ship cannot prevent the whisper from
crossing the frontier and racing from
Lip to lip.
The pick Of twenty-three million
men in the prime Of life! The I'M
mistakable words Of the President 4:
I'VE solemnly purpose decisive vic
tory of arms
The sun., 1918-09-02
NEXT WINTERS COAL.


d. w. Cooke, Fuel Administrator
for New York State, has authorized
tho following statement as to the out
look for coal supplies for this city
for the approaching winter:
Il never have had and I do not
now have any fear that there will be
any shortage Of coal during the COM
Ing coal season provided there Is rea-
sonable care taken to prevent waste
and careless extravaganza and pro-
vided the weather IL not 80 extreme
as last winter, but Is similar to that
prevailing In average seasons"
In support Of this statement Mr..
Cooke reviewed the various condi-
tions obtaining in the handling of coal
from the mine to the consumer, In
response to an inquiry of the Real
Estate Record and Guide made to
clear up the situation so far as 1t af-
fects property owners and managers
in the city.
1t Is known that the Federal Ad-
ministration has taken steps to pro-
vide for the falling of in man power
at the mines. and the War Industries
Board has arranged with the Rail
road Administration to divert more
cars for the handling OF coal. There
ID plenty Of coal in the mines. WHAT
II OF particular interest to consumers
In this city 10 whether local facilities
for handing coal are adequate.
Mr.. Cooke has been in office long
enough to master the details Of the
work of providing New York with It's
quota OF fuel. What he says applies
To anthracite coal, which Is the kind
used in heating the Offices, apartment
buildinss and private residences in
tho CITY.
"The svstem Of handling coal in
,his ci,y 4. oil right" said Mr.. Cooke
"yyo ara not making anv revolution.
.ry changes In n what is the fea.
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The sun., 1918-09-02

On this particular Labor Day 1t Is a
pleasure to recall the fact, evident to
Europe as we'll as to America. that
this country Is perhaps more fortu-
nate than any other In the relation Of
Its worklngmen to the war. The cir
cumstance that American labor knows
that Il Is fighting for Its life does not
detract from Its worthy achievements
nor can the rise In wages, common
surate with the cost of living. be con-
eldered as ample reward for labor's
Accomplishments.
The workmen Of the United States
have risen to patriotic opportunity.
They have built the ships, the air
planes and the munitions our men
need. They have produced uniforms
built roads and transported food.
They have invested their savings In
the war chest. Finest of all. they have
given themselves or their sons to the
service. They have astonished other
nations, where conflict between labor
and capital Is constant. by their re.
fusal to enter into any Of the sly ne.
gotiations which Prussia, the enslaver
Of labor. has offered through the me.
dunn Of her hand picked Socialists
For American labor politics is ad.
journed. 1t is as the London EreninD
Standard recently remarked:
There Is an immensely strong labor
| organization In the United States, blu,
there is no labor party In Congress
Every American. from the millionaire &c
the lowest paid workman. Is a either
| Of the United States first"
So true is this that every Ameri
can has a right to make this his
holiday. Never was this country sc
full of work and workers. Men with
hammers and hoes, men with picks
and penholders, are at their jobs day
and night In the effort to end Quickl,
the war and preserve that democracy
in which there Is no caste.
And the women! This Is the great
est Labor Day of their lives. for the,
have made 1t their business to sci
men free from the smaller tasks sc
that the heavy work of war may
speed up and on.