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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Se%lcd bids WI be received for
the construction Of the Improvement
Of parts Of La Sale street and other
streets in the North Contra part e
The City of Ottawa. by the Council
Of the City of Ottawa. until he 10Th
day Of January, A. u. 1915 1t the
hour OF ten O'Clock A, NJ, at tho City
Office in the Central Life BUILDING in
aid City Of Ottawa, Illinois; at which
time and place said bids will be pub.
licly opened.
1t is estimated that there VIII be
about the following amounts Of work
to be done and materials to be fur
nished 929Al 81. yds of excavation
4,li1 lin. IT, OF sandstone curbns, TO-
setting $50 In t. sandstone curhing
S,"'2 Gu yda. concrete foundation
131i en- yds. sand. is street nlcts
~ 99l ST. yds Of y,tr.hod brick pave
mcnt oront h'ierNY 22.99l Sd yas
brick pavement, T. tons of asphalt.
Said improvement shall he con
stfuc'ed ana made in accordance Hith
the ordinance providing for the same
and the maps. plats, plans aud spccifi,
cations for the same On file in the
office OF the Public Engineer Of said
City Of Ottawa
Proposals must be made on blanks
furnished by said Council and in com.
pliance with the instructions thereto
attached which can be- had ON anpli
cation to The Public ElGneor. and
must be accompanied By cash ur By
check payable 10 the order o. ;bc
Mayor Of The City of Ottawa in his
Official capacity. certified by re
srenaible bank for an amount OF not
less than ten per cent tlclD of the
aggregate Of The proposal
The contractor shall be paid in
bonds. bearing intctc at the rate ul
five per cent (jlo) pa" anntm
No bid will be received unless the
party offering it, shall furnish eyi
dence that he has the necessary IA.
clities. ability and pecunary re-
sources - fulfill the conditions of the
contract and execute tho WORK. should
the contract be awarded to him.
Bidders viii examine the ordi
nances. maps. pla's. plans. speciiica
tion5 and also the locality in Wh oh
said work Is 10 bo done and iaGp,
Tor Themselves all OF The cond.. rs
and circumstances affecting ne COS
and nature OF the work
The Council of the City OF Ottawa
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. al authorized by law.
Dated at Ottawa, Illinois. this IND
day of January. A. u. 1915
T. f BRADFORD
Mayor
W ". CURTIS.
CITY Clerk
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11
CHAPTER XVIII.


Having secured myself against at
tack, waited. Al every moment,
expected to hear Brodeur pound at
my door demanding admission. or to
see the panels crash in under bis
blows But no Brodeur came.
Throughout the house All remained
silent with a stiffness as OF the tomb.
Not even above.stairs could / detect
any sound from Mrs. Spra2S or Joel
The calm that succeeded the storm
tried by nerves irighttully | felt
them stretching to the breaking point,
trO ~. rDNTINUEUl
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11

49,
hent the steel as he watched Ergazy
die.
A minute he walcued then he
stirred Vital with his bare foot and
laughed discordantiy a laugh from
hell if ever any was--a laugh such as
pray never in my life shall have to
hear again,
well. mon ami said he; lit
rather looks as il the Mazzolini
method possessed certain SUPERIOR
ties over that of the Poiytechnique,
does il not? fear We must say good.
b, for an indefinite time, much TO our
mutual resret-no doubt You still
have Two or three minutes, | Judge as
physician. Time enough yet Tor You
to witness the death warrant if you
choose?'
With a supreme effort Vital raised
himself on one hand, confronted his
enemy with a face SO hideous that |
could not believe my sight, and chok.
ing. saspins. wheeling It's the bright
blood issued IN bubbles from hi.
pierced lungs coughed out
Hell awaits US both. Andre An
---revoir.-"
He fell limp and moved no inurc.
Again Andre laughed and flung the
repier Gathering IN IA corner rs no
turned away
Shaking in every fiber or my body.
numb and sick with horror | retreat.
ed 10 my room and once more cstah.
lshed my barricade.
Now lha, Brodeur had conquered.
was ! to be his second victlm2
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11
Classified Advertising

Advertisements will be inserted in
this column not exceeding five lines.
line over five. Zoe per week addition
al All advertisements in this col
umn must ba raid in advance. No
advertisement will be inserted in this
cOlul N for less than 2Jc.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11

Pr. 4. A KELLY, OTTAWA. M.
ll25 Columbus st Phone 225.I.
silver Nils nc t. ST. Pod crowns,
So Gold crowns 81 to s.. Plates 8 to
SO AlI work guaranteed fret class
Once hours a, IN to $50 .. M
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11

FOR SALE-Thc +. J. Robson home
1921 Paul street; $4,000 and worth
for $1,000 per month. T. +. Farrell.
College Bldg, Tel. 6tS-W.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-A FIVE room cottage ON
Ottawa avenue. Call telephone
539l
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11
Southbound.


SouthhoHud ears leave Ottawa sta.
ton for Mckinley Park. Grand Ridge
and S'reator. in
a. M-5:5o G.jnh. 1850, $50. 1850
p. M.-l.50 $3.50. 81. 800. il:35.
u Marseilles and intermediate points
b Mar~eilles Morris. Seneca and in
iermedlale points
O. Princeton and intermediate points
i ladd and intermediate points.
G rrinceton.ladd aud intermediate
points
La Sale aud Intermediate points
z Sundays and holidays only
% Daily except sunday
ALWAYS BUY TICKETS AID SAVE
MONET.
Furcs to Chicago. H., Joliet. H.,
and Chicago & lolle, Electric Rail-
way
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-We have several lots for
sale that will average aboh, one
acre of land; can be had now for
$4,000. Easy payments; would be
especially desirable for poultry or mar
ket garden Tel 957-W.
j O. Harris & Son.
l29 ". Main ST
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11

Again the idea of running away re-
VOTED me. At any time now the sur
geoAa might attack me. Finding me
gone. they would certainly pursue, II
would be life or death for them to
catch me- and prevent my spreading
the ne 5. 5 rong and determined
men d spcra > nov and beiter in
formed about the Locality Than |, they
would certainly oyertake mel
They would murder ME OFT there
somewhere in the randriye and the
murk, weight me with stones, and
sink me in a nameess grave among
the marshes. II fight must. | pre-
ferred to do battle in the light, where
might have some chance Of victory.
No, could not would notify 10
escape.
Once more | closed the window
shutting out the rain that had been
beating in against me. Long pro.
fessional experience had steeled my
nerves For years | had occasionally
faced trying situations, and never yet
had deserted my post. would stay
this time confront every peril and II
fell, at least fall on The field OF
duty.
| returned 10 the bed, sat down On
II again, and in a Kind OF apathy
watched the fire burning itself out on
the hearth The room was chilly now
because OF the Oren window, but
had not sufficient energy TO throw on
fresh wood merely waited, half
dazed by lack of sleep and by ,Anaus-
ton. Perhaps | may have dozed n
little. cannot tell
All at onct | came broad awake once
more heard voices again, louder
and more angry than they had been
before
The TWO then were quaIrellhg hit
terly IN The lower hallway Eager to
hear, once more opened The door a
crack and listened.
Ste there. And there. And
there Bi0deul was yociieratinc
"tallufo, No. sublime success. Here
Is the absolute proof; nestle pas
Til that she.de,iI ruined Us We held
the world in or hands, Famous we
would haze been, and rich, beyond all
dreams. and Alexandra my AleXan
dra would have been queen of the
world had not hat woman yes, and
plunged everything in ruin at
the final moment"
Silence second. Vital Erga1y
seemed ndsposed to meet the charge
He only said
Horrible CATASTROPHE Yes. | All
NIT 1t now Till The last minute &C."
Whose fault Al bottom? Yours,
you drugsteeped murderer
stop. ANDRE cried Vital his
voice shaking, mo more OF that, |
tell YOU. Hers Her fault, not
mine.
Hers and yours both II ever two
beings deserved TO die"
Vital laughed wildly.
you hound" cried he. ut was
YOU who gave her the instructions.
You who babe her remove the hand
ages when the lines would cross And
now We know we should have waited
till"
"yes, you spawn, hut had you been
awake and attentive to your duty in
stead OF lying senseless ~ clod, you
would have known you would have
prevented ="
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11
BY
GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND.

The idea occurred TO me that |
could tear up my bed-linen, knot a
cord. and thus escape Somehow or
other though ignorant o. the country
side | might be able to reach a
settlement and get to New York For
moment | was halfminded to make
the attempt, but second thoughts de
termined me to abandon it.
In the first place, any such exploit
would be sure 10 arouse suspicion.
When The death Of Alexandra
should be discovered by the author-
ties | would be accused and might
he arrested, tried, and convicted OF
murder Ergazy Of certainly, ii
not Andre, would swear the guilt on
= to tnDe.
4 foi ut IL aIuoyu ppnfaccipp ~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11

Or. j, j. MORIA7TY
PAGE FIVE
Ottawa, III.

7 soc, 9.i0e, ll:G0f
Cars arrive from east at 50g y
nl, f.; l. a m.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11
FOR SALE

FOR SAL "A swell boGy litter witt
shafts. price SIS i. II. Strawn. III
+. Prospect Ave, Ottawa. ILL.,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11

FOR RENT-Cottage at S25 Cham
plain street. corner OF Joliet. City
water, electric light. gas. VIII rent
for rest OF winter at low figure, then
$3.50 per month. T. i. Farrell. Col
lege Bldg, Tel 6iSW.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11

FOR RENT Fine apartment at Jack
son and Clinton, modern; eight
rooms; furnace, bath good order i'm
mediate possession Owner r. Wolfe.
T. B. Farrell. College Bldg. Tel. GiS-W,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11

- Flight Is always confession OF
crime. Selfinterest forbade ME to
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-11

" " CURTIS.
CITY Clcrk
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-01
EASY WAY TO HARVEST CORN
where Labor is Scarce Mechanical
Picker Is Recommended if Ma
chine Is Available.

prepared by the United States Depart
n.eEr of Agriculture)
Husking corn from standing stalks
is one OF the biggest jobs where corn
is principal crop. Extra labor. hired
BY the day or bushei is usually re.
quired. If you have trouble in obtain.
ing enough labor to husk your crop.
try to rent mechanical picker. if a
machine of satisfactory type IS avail
able. About seven acres seems TO be
fair days work for one of these ma.
chimes, and its crew of three men and
three teams. Two wagons are re-
quired-one unloading while the other
is being filled. This makes $50 bush-
els in corn yielding 80 bushels per
acre, and it takes four high-class men
husking by hand to average this
amount throughout the season. Old
men or boys who would be able TO do
only small amount of work in husk-
ing by hand can do just as good and
as much work with the machine as
higher-class help. The amount of
ground covered per day by mechan-
ical picker will be about the same. no
matter what the yield; consequently
the advantage derived from its use is
greater in heavy corn than where the
yield is low.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-01
About New Winter Wraps.

Always the evening coats for O
winter season are about the most raw
ishing part of lavish wardrobe. And
this season is no exception. Here there
seems to be no attempt made at con-
servation, for both the capes and
wraps are as ample as the law allows.
Capes are made usually of velvet, with
trimmings of gold galloon and lavish
bands Of fur. There are some soft
satin capes with interlinings Of wool,
and these, In order to make them have
the least semblance of warmth and
winter, must he trimmed with fur In
big and EMBEDDING patches. The col
lars obliterate ones features altogeth-
er when wrapped about the throat to
their full capacity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-01
TO USE THE SMALL FEATHERS
Ostrich Tips Now Being Worked Up
Advantageousiy on Stunning New
Fall Millinery

Almost every woman has put away
in her scrap box of millinery odds and
ends number of small ostrich tips,
not handsome enough to be used as
a hat trimming in the ordinary way,
but almost too good to be thrown
away. One always plans to have such
feathers made over into something
sometime-and this is just the time.
One of the stunning new millinery
models of early autumn is big hat
of black velvet, with large, crushed
velvet crown gathered at one side IN
der a gold rose which seems to hold
the folds of velvet in position. The
wide velvet brim is edged with black
and-gold cord and under the brim is a
facing a pale bisque georgette over
white satin.
Small black ostrich feathers are ap-
pliqued to this facing, radiating from
the inside Cor head size) of the hat,
to the outer edge of the brim. A num-
Der of small feathers could be dyed
black and used in this way with very
good effect.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-01
IN Grip OF WINTER
Black Sea Shore About the Last
Word in DeSoIation.
There the Great River Danube and Its
Surroundings Present as Dreary a
Scene Today as When Ovid
Wrote His "SorroWs."

If you think the warm airs of an
eastern Riviera caress the shore of
the Black sea, where the blue Danube
creeps out through as many channels
as the reedy Niles, you need to re-
make your picture. In case your inn
agination needs little aiding, take
down your dusty copy of Ovids "Sor-
rows''-his "Tristia"-and read once
more what he wrote back to unforgiv-
Ing Rome about his first winter or
punishment on that coast. 1t was
nineteen centuries ago. But you might
suppose he was telling of this very
winters work, at Nantucket, say, or
Montreal. Touch by touch his clever
lines draw the picture as plainly as
If he were correspondent for mod
ern syndicate. You feel yourself shiy-
ering with him on the whitened plain,
beneath the fiaring stars that circle
but never set.
There at Toni does the north wind
blow, and do they feel that bitterer
wind from the north-by-east? 1t
blows, and the fields turn to stone; ii
tears roofs away, and brings the look
out towers down fiat. Any snow?
Storm treads on storm till here and
there the heaped-up and compacted
SHOWS lie two winters deep. OF course
the brooks are stilled now; the water
in the lakes is brittle, it can be dug
and shattered. OF a native, what
with his pelts and his stitched-up
breeches, all you can see is his face;
his beard is white with the cold he
sucks through it. No one drinks wine;
it is passed in Jumps; if a wine jar
is broken, the wine within it stands
alone
Does the great Danube freeze? Its
BILE. 1t holds the ships locked fast; not
an car can cleave the waters. Where
the pilot steered now men go afoot. No
wild Sarmatian lacks a bridge for his
greaseless ox-cart. But surely the
Black sea itself keeps open? Well,
says Ovid, if had anything TO gain
by saying what isn't 50, you might not
DelleVe me; put as sure as am a
wretched exile, have walked that sea
dry-shod. Boreas was bowling. but
he could not raise a wave. Not a
humping dolphin could come through
to stretch himself. Oh, Leander, il
once upon a time like sea had been
yours, the scandal of your drowning
could not have been laid upon the
strait you had to swim
And then, with grimmer strokes
Ovid draws the worst part of his pic
ture. For into this winter-bound coast
over the ringing highways of the ice
come savage foes, sweeping down or
swift horses they have poison on their
arrow tips, they bring thongs to lash
their captives; they fire with torches
what they cannot carry Off
B-r-r! But if Ovid were alive agar
in this year of grace, and once more
writing from Toni, or as they call f
now, Kustendji, he would no, find tn,
| sting of the north wind from the
steppes less biting than 10 centurie!
ago, nor the cruelty of man 10 mar
less appalling.-Boston Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-01
New Disease.

Members of army medical boards
have some curious experiences, I
gather, in the course of their work, but
it might be supposed that they would
have fewer opportunities for making
discoveries than their colleagues be-
hind the fighting line, and in the base
hospitals. But evidently there are ex-
ceptions. "a man presented himself
for examination the other day" one
medical friend tells me, land 1 put the
usual question: We'll, what's the mat
ter with you? 'Timorbilli.' 'WhatT
He repeated 1t. 4 don't know what
that is 1 said. So he produced a pa
per from his own doctor, and on it
was written: This man is suffering
from Timor Belli'" IT. sounds better,
certainly, than "cold feet" and is quite
as full of meaning WESTMINSTER
(England) Gazette.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-01
NO FITTED LINING
Straight-Line, 0ne-Piece Frock
for Fall Wear.
Plan OF Construction of This Dress
Greatly Simplifies the Work of
the Home Dressmaker.

Paris designers have recommended
and introduced the straight-line one
piece frock of wool fabric, made with
out lining, and American designers
have accepted and approved the gar
ment. Very attractive frocks are
fashioned on these lines for fall. en-
ploying serge or wool jersey, or if for
very early fall wear, satin or some of
the heavy corded silks or silk crepes.
Dresses of this type have much to
commend them. They may be slipped
on very quickly-in fact, some of the
Paris designers have christened them
"dress-in-a-hurry" frocks. The elimin-
alton of fitted lining simplifies the
work of the home dressmaker.
The sketch illustrates a very grace
full smart frock that may be made
without lining. Either navy serge or
satin may be used for the frock prop
er, with girdle of self-fabric or of black
velvet, and vest and collar of white
satin or heavy white crepe. This col
lar may be worn open, or, as the small
sketch indicates, it may be buttoned
over so that the throat is covered and
protected.
For the early fall days there is none
smarter than a dress of this type. A
handsome fur scarf. chic little hat
and correct gloves and shoes COM
plete the picture.
The back of the dress is entirely
plain, scant gathers holding it in at
the waistline. The skirt should not
measure more than a yard and a half
or a yard and three-quarters at the
most.
The hat shown in the sketch has its
crown covered with black velvet, and
the brim is fashioned Of overlapping
sections of heavy navy grosgrain rib
bon. The hats for fall display many
feather "fancies" in trimmings, and
short, curled ostrich plumes or tips
will be strongly featured on hats of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-01

food conservation measure which will
also contribute very materially to the
prosperity of the state.
Benefit of Eradication.
The benefit to be derived from Grad
ic,iting the tick is shown by the i'm
proved conditions after quarantine has
been lifted. Restrictions on shipments
of cattle have been removed, the loss
from tick fever has been eliminated.
more cattle are being raised, and a
better grade of breeding stock is be-
irg introduced. Calves grow faster.
cattle put on flesh more rapidly dur
ing the grazing season and go into the
winter in better condition because OF
tae absence of the tick. Dairy cows
sive a greater yield of milk, and the
values of farm land are enhanced. In
appearance the cattle show a marked
contrast since the tick has been Grad
icated. Pure-bred cattle have been
brought in from other sections to i'm
prove the native breed without any
loss from fever. The Southern ami
mails can enter the show ring of the
North without restrictions.
Result in Mississippi.
In Mississippi, the first Southern
state to have all it's territory removed
from quarantine, which opened a
wedge to the gulf, the statewide eradi-
cation law, passed in 1916, is regard
oil hy Yoapu DC ono of tho most nro
gressive pieces of legislation enacted
in the state for many years. The Mis-
sissippi commissioner of agriculture
says that If the necessity for such a
law had been realized four years prior
to its passage, Mississippi would no
doubt be the greatest cattle-producing
state in the Union at the present time.
The people who were responsible for
getting this law on the statute books
foresaw the possibilities for the per-
manent development of Mississippi's
resources and turning into profit the
abundance of pasture grass which had
annually gone to waste or was eaten
by unthrifty cattle to make blood to
feed ticks.
Work in Louisiana
Louisiana passed a statewide tick
eradication law in 1917, and at the
time it was under consideration plant
ers, cattlemen and others throughout
the state hastily sent to their various
lawmakers a flood Of kilograms urg-
ing them to support the measure. This
statewide law did not become effec-
tive until the first of last April. Rec
ords show that during March 250,000
clippings were made under state or
federal supervision, while in April the
figures leaped to 100000 and in
creased to over 100000 during each
of the following two months. Louis
lana demonstrated that a state cannot
afford to wait on a few uniformed
stockmen who are opposed to dipping
cattle and who have failed to advise
themselves of the benefits to be de-
rived from complete eradication.
The entire South is looking forward
with confidence to an era of great
prosperity in the cattle industry as
the net gradually closes around the
last cattle tick.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-01
FOULBR0OD Is CAUSE
OF BIG BEE LOSSES
Symptoms and Measures for
Control of European Variety.
When Strong Colonies Headed by Wig
orous Queens of Resistant Stock
Are Present Malady Makes
Little if Any Trouble.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
European foulbrood-a disease of
the brood of bees which has caused
great losses to American beekeepers-
is often confused with American foul
brood, though it is a distinct disease
and requires different methods OF
treatment. That beekeepers may be-
come familiar with the symptoms and
measures for control of European foul
brood, the United States department
of agriculture has just published
farmers bulletin 975, 1.-The Control of
European Foultrood." When strong
colonies headed by vigorous queens of
resistant stock are present, this malady
will usually make little. if any, head
way. according to the bulletin. If the
disease appears because of an absence
of some of these precautions certain
remedial measures described in the
bulletin, should be put into practice.
Symptoms of European foulbrood
are variable. color being perhaps the
most constant symptom. The earliest
indications of the disease are a slight
yellow or gray discoloraticn, and the
uneasy movement Of the larva in the
cell. As the decay of the infected cells
proceeds the color changes TO q decided
yellow or gray. A symptom of the
greatest Importance is the fact that
the disease attacks drone and queen
larvae nearly as quickly as those of
the workers. The disease is very in
fectious at times, but it weakens
rather than kills the colonies. If the
| colony is strong it can usually with
stand an attack of European foul
brood, and will clean up the diseased
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-10-01
Patriotism.

Who can measure the compelling
force of patriotism? At Sunday nights
Battery concert, largely attended by
Manhattanites to whom north of Four
teenth street is a foreign land, the lead
er asked that after the singing of the
national anthem the audience offer one
minutes silent prayer for the boys over
there. One whose head did not bow
promptly. seemingly held alert by the
shock of some amazing surprise, soon
acknowledged the force of pc triotic
emotion by saying, as he bowed his
head: 81 prayed last Easter, but If
it is for the boys-here goes. New
York Sun.