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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

woman is borne down by the weakness
and sufferings OF womankind, she should
be helped by herbal tonic made with
glycern which has had such uniform
success during the past hall century.
She should be ,Celi, instead OF sick and
suffering; healthy and rigorous, instead
OF WORKOUT and weak; bright eyes,
clear skin, rosy cheeks-you wouldn't
think it was the same woman, and it's
all due to the use OF \ few bottles Of
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. All
druggists. Tablets rlqnid. Tablets 6Oc.
DANvILLE, lii. ~ am glad TO tell
what benefit | received from tho use u
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription was
delicate and weak, had womans trouble,
and was hardly able to do any work. 1.
could not cook and could not stand up
long enough to do anything but wash al
few dishes. saw 'Favorlte Prescripti0n'|
advertised In the papers 70 | bought ski
hotties and began using It. | gained
steadily 40 that my weight went up from
ITO TO 100 pounds. have been we'll since
and never have had to use any such medt
cine. y" Mrs. KATE JUSTIN, ao6 Bryan Ava
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
Utica and Vicinity

Miss Lillian Swanson o. Chicago
Is visiting at the home Of her parents
MI ana Mrs. p Swanson in Utica.
She sill remain for several days
Mrs. William Dillon returned 10
her home in Gardner Sunday after
visiting with fela ives in Utica for a
few days Her sister, Alice Lilies. az
companied her home TO visit for a
couple OF weeks
Mrs. klimpeter of Mar settles Wis.
tied with relatives in Utica Sunday
Nj, and Mrs. Robert Lakewood
and Mr.. and Mrs Charles LINING OF
Peru visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Dan Neary in Utica Sunday.
Miss Kate Sehumm has gone to
Rochester Mimi. to visit with friends
She will remain for several days.
Mrs Sarah Smallwood OF La Sale
visited with friends in Utica Sunday
number from Utica attended the
circus in La Sale Monday night.
James McCaflrey and daughter
Miss Florence, Mrs NJ. Mccartney.
Mrs. Lee O'Neil Browne and Miss
Reardon aud William Bailey OF o.
taWa and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick MIR
ply and Mr. ald Mrs. Fred Hin OF
Peru attended The funeral of Miss
Nellie CLANCY uhiGh u4a haid Guu.
day afternoon
Father James Francis Is on q three
days retreat at ST. Hede's college near
Peru.
Private Malachy Clancy, who Is a.,
Camp Joseph T. Johns on in lack.
sonVille, Fla. arrived home today on
a ten days tnrlough
Walter Prenss returned 20 Camp
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

Grant in Rockford after visiting with
relatives In Utica for few days.
Mrs. A. O. Connors and daughter,
Miss Monte returned to their home
IN kank1kee Monday, after attend.
ing The funeral OF her neice, Miss
Nellie CLANCY. which was held in
Utica Sunday
Father J Callahan of Blooming on
visited at he home Of Father Jas.
Francis in Utica Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harmon an.
nonnce the arrival Of a baby hoy
at their home Saturday.
Edward Madden has resigned his
position as operator at the Rock
Island depot He will leave Friday
with the select men for Camp Gran,
in Rockford Roy Olson has taken
his place and Miss Nellie Daley has
accepted Roy's place as billing clerk
Mrs A. Dias and daughter. Miss
Lille Of Chicago. Mrs. NJ Cantwell
and son OF Peru. Mrs. NJ. ]. Hardy Of
La Sale were among the out OF
town relatives who attended the fu-
neral OF Miss Nellie Clancy. which
took place in Utica Sunday afternoon
The funeral OF Miss Nellie Clancy
took place Sunday afternoon from her
home to st. Mary's church at 200
clock Father James Francis con.
Quoted he services. The cortege
was very large one. The pallbear-
eFs were Martin Waters, Daniel
Neary. Clarence Cary, William Cos.
grove, Ernest Woodbury. and Thos
Flynn. Tho floral offerings were
beautiful lntermen, was made in st.
Mays cemetery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
LLOYD GE0RGE IN
PLEA FOR EARLY END
OF IRISH QUESTION
PREMIER SAYS DISPUTE NOT
ONLY CLOGS WAR -tsT CAR.
Riss EMBARRASSMENT TO AM.
ERicANS ACROSS THE SEA.

London. June % In the House o,
Commons today Premier Lloyd-George
urged the need OF settling the Irish
problem because. he said. II was in
err lsing the difficulties NOT merely oi
III British government. but of the
United States government in con
Quoting the war.
Edward Short. chief secretary for
Ireland. said he hoped To satisfy the
house the German plot in ireland
was real and imminent danger ia
this country. He declared he was
satisfied the clergy and the Nation.
aists had used their influence to AS.
sist in keeping the peace.
Mr.. Short said the government
had found Germany was in touch
with Ireland and that not only were
mes SageS going 80 Ireland from a
German source. but they were going
from Irish sources to Germany.
The collapsible boat in which the
man, who il now prisoner. landed
IN ireland from submarine. MIR.
Short said, was OF canvas similar
10 that made al Hanover before the
war.
Mr.. Short said the government
Knew that IN certain port of Ger
many large amount OF ammunition
was loaded into submarine and
That. moreover. submarines had been
seen in localities where the destruc
lion OF shipping could not have been
their object.
Mr. Short said that since the pre
mier had announced the. govern
ment's policy with regard To Ire.
land, circumstances had entirely
changed. there being two main causes
for this.
The first and most far.reaching
canse. he said. was the discovery
of the German plot in Ireland
In addition. there was the fact that
the feeling in Ireland was against
CONSUMPTION and the movement which
necessarily followed that feeling had
been used by the extremists In a
physical movement in conjunction
with the German plot.
The speaker said he did not for a
moment say that any substantial pro.
portion OF those in Ireland who were
opposed 10 conscription had any
knowledge that they were being
used to further a German plot.
Mr. Short said Sim Feiners had
been captured in the anticonscription
movement. II had been declared the
German plot was bogus plot intend.
ed to injnre Ireland but he regretted
TO say that there was no need for
invention. for the plat was fact.
When he and Viscpunt French went
TO Ireland MIR Short continued, they
found the temperance of seditious
propaganda in the form of poems.
pamphlets and notices. posted on the
walls, melting the people to aid any
German force that might land in the
country
Amy straw or fodder taken by
the German army" Mr. Short said
one OF these posters read. will be
paid for by Germany
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
lowan Found Drunk.

Charles Delay, resident of Grin.
nell. Iowa, was arrested here yester.
day afternoon by Officer Bateman.
who found him lying near the elevat.
ed sidewalk on the west hill In a
drunken condition He was put in
the city jail until today when he was
given a hearing by a magistrate who
fined him $500 and costs. He was IN.
able 10 pay the fine and is still In the
jail He came here to work.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

The tiny citrus fruits known as
kumquats do not belong to the genus
citrus, TO which the orange and the
lemon belong. Vhe oval kumquat Is
The Fortunella margarita Of the bot
onlst, and The round species Is r.
Japonica. Two other species, though
rare, a.c in cultivation: +. era. slfo.
liza and +. Hindsii.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

A few people in England were "a
millar with The chrysanthemum AS
long ago as l1C4. for it was In that
year that a certain Philip Mile. re.
ceived one OF the plants from t,nm
pn and proceeded to cultivate It AT
The botanical gardens at Chelsea Lon
don,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

Sounds travel through dry air at
the rate of sixty feet a second:
through water al gao feet second,
and in steel wire at 1880 feet q
second.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

The seventy fifth lneal descendant
OF tonfucius Is living In the Chinese
town In which The founder OF the
Chinese religion was born, and where
ne was buried twenty-five centuries
ago.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

southern paper. the Lenolr Is. CO
News, has a column OF Society notes
worth while" II consists OF the
names of farmers who come to town
10 buy improved farm machinery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

William Alien o. Cleveland, q
gardener. was fined $40 and costs
for tying a robin 10 cherry tree TO
Tighten away other frds that sought
The fruit.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

The Tasmanian government he,
damned a large lake and built a hy-
droelectric for light and power that
will be distributed throughout the
state.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

The point Of a new soldering iron
FOR electricians can be set al any an
gle from its handle and is hollow SO
that solder can be melted within it.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

'"aiu WINCH AtU eAAStiS
up the work OF men resO-
lntely, and have shown
their ability to do almost
all kinds OF work. When
it becomes necessary
women will show their
worth in countless shops,
stores, factories and
Offices. No one hears
them complain OF their
hard work. These are the
days when American men
have cause to respect, love
and honor their mothers,
wives and sisters. IL q
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

A patent has been granted a New
lorh inventor for a guard to prevent
the hngers OF person using 4 sew
ing machine from being pushed un.
der the needle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

metal shoes resembling skates.
"h'ch grip firmly when weight Ii ap-
pied to them, have been invented to
enable men 10 climb steel frames Of
buildings, bridges and some types
OF poles.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

Apparatus invented by an Ohioan
Tor setting broken legs permits q
patent to move an injured limb
slightly without displacing the frac-
tured bones.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

With the completion OF the He'll
Gate bridge. an sll-rall journey from
Nova Scotia via New York to the
south and west will be possible.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

A Michigan contractor Is the In
yentor OF a motor driven riddle which
quickly separates gravel or sand into
six different sizes
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

To dry grain before grinding
German inventor has introduced an
electric heating element into spiral
screw, which conveys 1t to the mill
stones.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

Never dust electric globes while
unlighted. The static electricity gem
Grated will break the filaments.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

New glass number plates for rest
dences can be attached to porch cell
ing lights so that they can be read
easily at night.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

a check protector patented by 4
Californian NJ bolK prints aud per-
'ora'es pap@ lsssnbles pocket ci-
gar lighter aud can be carried In 4
'ss@sruv-aa --s~~ss~rw !.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
SPORTS
STANDING Of THE CLUBS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
netfoit. 4, Chicago, 2.
st. Louis, 80, Cleveland. ~.
Boston. I, New York, 3.
Washing on-Philadelphia, rain.
Games Today.
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at ST. Louis.
Boston At New York.
games
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
American Women
No SIaCkerS.

We can well be proud OF our American
girls and women. In France and Eng
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Chicago. IA, St Louis, D.
Philadelphia, 3; Brooklyn. q
New York. 4 Boston, l.
Cincinna;i.Piitsburgh. rain
Games Today.
st, Louis a, Chicago.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia
New York at oston.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. two
games.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18

OF Gold" In 1t he urges bashful suitors not to wait until they are gray for a
marriage ceremony. Girl senographers also he advises to make the most
of the opportunities in their Offices.
For example, read of Annie who typed an "Ar Castle" in the Crater
of Gold"
Mother, l have fallen in love with Mr.. Zackey. my employer. I could
not help 1t. As l thought l had no chance to win his love and didn't wish
to embarrass Our relations l haven't let him suspect my love. l might give
way to tears and reveal my love; l fear to return to the office"
my dear child" replied her mother, you are sweet and sincere. You
have been doing your work so well 1t may be that Mr.. Zackley loves you.
Being an honorable man, he is afraid to declare himself for fear of a re-
fusal Such lei would rather face a lannon's mouth than a laundering
NO from u woman.
IF you love him, my advice is that you 60 back to the office tomorrow
and do not act so formal. Place your hand on his arm carelessy, let a little
love light shine in your eyes and say in a cheerful voice, I a ready for
work again, MI. Zackley'
"nNead Of cultvaung a deferental demeanor assume a companionahle
attitude. This will break the Ice. If Mr.. Zackey has serious intentions he
will meet you half way and soon both of you vii. be happy in each others
love"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18
PASS PROFIT AMENDMENT
FIRST ACT OF MISSISSIPPI LEGlS
LATURE SOUNDS THE DEATH
kNELL TO 6OOZE.
Governor 6ilbo Makes Many Valuable
Recommendations at Joint Session
Asks That Politics Be Taken Out Of
Schools.

JacksOn-Fifteen minutes after the
subject was presented in Gov Bilbo's
message to the legislature. both the
houses ratified the proposed prohibit.
ton amendment TO the federal con.
stitution Only eight dissenting votes
were cast.
Mississippi is the first state in
which such action was taken.
After deyoting one hour and thirty
minutes to listening to the address OF
Gov, Bilbo, which was heard in joint
session of the houses Of the legisla.
ture, each branch began "A real race
in order to adopt a joint resolution to
ratity the proposed national prohibit,
ton amendment to the constitution.
Although the larger and as general,
ly held to be the most ~unwieldy " the
two bodies, the house outstripped The
senate in reaching a vote.
Recommendations for a large nun
Der of legislative enactments were
contained in the lorg and carefully
prepared message,
A bond issue to provide funds to
equip and operate the new Mississip
pi Industrial and Training school was
the first recommendation in the mes.
sage.
1t was recommended that funds be
provided to employ a landscape gar
dener to care for the shade trees on
the campus OF each state school and
institution. The necessity of good
roads was pointed out.
Gov. Bilbo asked that not only the
full amount heretofore provided fol
pensions for Confederate veterans and
widows be made, but that the amount
be increased.
Liberal appropriation for the work
OF the state board of health was urged
The eradication of the cattle tick
through enforcement Of the statewide
dipping law was a triumph for Missis
sippi, and the governor recommends
that $4,000 a year be provided fol
tne state board of health to make nos
cholera serum for free distribution
Gov. Bilbo recommended change,
in distributing the school funds, anC
urged legislation to permit the people
to elect the county board which shal
employ a superintendent Of education
with an eye solely TO whether he Il
we'll qualified for the work AMI no
whether he is a voter in the count,
where employed The position Of su
pcrintendent should be divorced from
politics, said the governor.
A censorship board for the MOVING
pictures vas advocated by the COVER
nor.
Gov. BilbO closed his address by
personal appeal to the patriotism o
every one present.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18
Population Of State Prisons.

Mrs, O. NJ. Spickard, registrar 70,
the penitentiary beard Of trustees,
shows in her report Of state prison
population that there is one more
prisoner on hand than one month ago
The report for November showed
1881 @convicts on hand, that 80 new
rnes were received during December,
and that five were recaptured, max.
ing a total Of 1866. OF these 20 were
discharged. ono vas pardoned, one
got a meritoriOus discharge and one
died-34 in all to 20 out, and leaving
1892 on hand. OF the new convicts
five are in for murder, seven for man
slaughter and five for assault with in
tent to Kill.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18

10 "N"nC VV TTT f"~"H-"
visiting cards" said Mrs. Pel. She then scruinized her caller closely.
1T is that" said the girl. 81 Just stopped in to tell you that your nus
band and 1 re to be married in about an hour. l thought you might like to
know about it."
The girl then calmly seated herself and said she guessed she'd nave the
rector perform the ceremony himself in the Pel home. Mrs. Pel called the
East Fiftyfrst street police station. When ParOlnan GeIman reached the
PHl home, Miss Livngson jumped to her feet and exclaimed:
ooh, look at the pretty cop! Now l guess we all go to the police
station"
Patrlman Geiman took her to the station, where the lieutenant on duty
telephoned Bellevue hospital for a ambulance.
The girl asked what they we're going to do with her, and when she was
told she would have to g % o Bellevue for a while she laughed and said:
ooh I know. I'm going to be observed. Well, I'm not crazy, but go ahead
and put me in the psychopathic ward. It'll be a line psychological expert
ment"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18
Federal Highway Bill Approved.

The Mississippi state highway com
mission has gone on record as heart.
lily approving and indorsing the bill
of Senator Chamberlain OF Oregon,
chairman of the military affairs COM
mittee of the United States senate.
known as the military highway bill,
and the companion bill offered in the
house by Representative Dent, to pro
vide for surveys Of a system Of mill,
tary highways for the United States.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18

girl who said she wanted to see Mrs.
Pell at once She rose and bowed very
formally when Mrs. Pell entered the
room a few minutes later.
my name, madam" she said, sis
Bertha Livingston, nineteen years old,
unmarried, living in % East Ninety
ninth street. Do you recognize this,
MADAME
She held out q visiting card upon
which was engraved alfred Duane
Pell, D. D."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18

plan to read "when the war is ended" He saved his money until he had
$685. in bills. real honest to goodness currency of the good old U. S A.
He had been living in the suburbs. He decided to broaden his field of
labor and car to Cleveland. So he came, his worldly possessions in his
arms. 1t was nj difficulty to move-he had his eXtra pants and sweater in
one parcel, and his old shoes in the other. His savings he had tucked in
the toe of n shoe.
On a preceding visit he had selected a lodging place at the Sangamon
street address. Joe found the right building, but he inadvertently stepped
into the wrong halway-the n at 500 Sangamon street He Knocked at
the door, and, receiving nc response, laid down his bundles and went to the
real, with which he was better acquainted.
Joe had no difficulty in finding the rear entrance at 5W7. He went up
stairs, passed through the flat and went O the front landing. The bundles
were lot there.
Joe was troubled, but decided to sleep over it. Then he informed De-
tecive Sergeants Joyce and Smith of the police.
1t turned out that the detectives deductions were correct for they found
the shoes in a pawnshop. And the money, all unconscious of its danger, was
still in its hiding place.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18
Governor Wants Mansion Sold.

Because it rs not in harmony with
the best democratic ideals was given
by the governor in his message as the
chief reason why the legislature
should provide for selling the COVER
nor's mansion "at a fair price and
making another home less %pretentious
available for the state executive.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18
Jackson expects to have the plea;

Jackson expects to have the pleas
ure of a visit and speech from Score.
tary Of the Treasury McAdoo about
the middle OF February. Frederic;
Sullens has just returned from Wash.
ington and says he succeeded in gel.
ting from Mr.. McAdoo a promise to
attend a state conference for nationa.
defense TO be held here, if possible.
The object Of this conference VIII
be to mobilize all the forces for ma.
tlonal defense in this state, so that
they may cooperate more fully and
10 better effect with the national coun
G., OF defense
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18
Health Report for November.

The %morbidity report Of the state
board Of health, as made up from re-
ports Of county health officers for the
month Of November shows 3 cases Of
rabies, 1853 cases OF pellagra, 3Gi cases
Of typhoid, S,3S2 cases Of malaria, 50
cases Of smallpox, measles 5,792, scar.
let fever 50, d%iphtheria l55, i3s tuber-
c%ulosis, cancer 81, meningitis 7, pneu.
monia 1919. hookworm lG5.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18

Thought, TOT ne mas MS Old Shoes DuCK
also the $685. he had cached In II
of them.
Joe came from Austria q few years
ago to the land of liberty. He soon
found he was at liberty to work On
the railroads as a construction Ia
borer and he has been juggling ties,
handling shovels and driving spikes
with more or less freedom ever since.
1t was a fond notion with Joe that
some time he would bring his wife to
America. Recently he revised his
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18

en- rva beeu giving my money away, almost freely. Without mentioning my
,omo 7 rave MANY and many & dollar to the sliverng kids and crppes, and
7 contributed to all good purposes. My parents ere suffering in poor Bohemia.
7 have not seen them for % years.
"IIurrah for UnGeNSam; free Bohemia, Belgium Fve la France Serbia
cavna Nora and the whole worlds democracy.
ITO r. with the kaiser!
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18
Authorities Had to Disturb This Young Girls Plan

NEW YORK.-A servant in the employ of Mrs. Alfred Duane Pn, wife Of
~ the rector of the Church Of the Resurrection, answered q ring at the door
of the Peu home at % West Fftythird street and admitted a weI.dressed
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18

moment, uNu IHtH pIuHSVU THU 1T"
police recovered the body.
A letter addressed to the city
Authorities was found in the mans
clothing. 1t is believed financial diff
fculties had prompted Kesl to take
his life. The letter read in part:
my house is gone-so is the
money. About the latter l wouldn't
care, because l could make it again,
and make it honest, too. But what's
the use of suffering?
81 knew l couldn't last very long,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18
Chose Festive Season to Give Up Lfe's Struggle

~ HCAGO-"ierry Christmas" said J. K. Kesl pleasantly to the clerk at
|. tho Marion hotel as he left his key on the desk. He walked to the lake
at the foot of Van Buren, street, glanced at the cold, forbdding water
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18

mentioned Mr.. Mitchell has been a
proSpector in California, with a resi-
dence here. Then one day, all of a
sudden like, he realized his love was
not dead, and forthwith he sent a query
to Mrs. Katherine Gordon, 4016 North
Pauline street.
"Will you marry me?" he asked.
At 4:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon the knot was tied by Elder II. +.
Mallott Of the haywood Church of
Christ. Mr.. Mitchell has a mysterious
mnnnScrint which he cnllS 1.-THE Crater
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-18
Surely Here Is Story Of Prize Bone. Headed Thief

r. LEvELAND-Joe Eko, 5o7 South Sangamon street wishes the emperor
- of Austria, his former lord and master of his soul, would hang an iron
cross on Clevennds prize boneheaded thief. A generous mood prompts Joes