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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
CRIMINALS SOAKED.

Deacon Emptyskull-Hal ia. Hal
While 81 Hubble and family wuz tew
town seem the circus, tramps broke
intew their house and ct everything
in sight,
Sister Narrerbrane- There's quick
retribution fer ye, | always said the
Lord had more than one way w pun
ishin' sinners.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
Live Stock.
Chi. 6ren Cry
FOR FLETcAER'S
G a 8 TO r I a
Couuhed So He Couldn't sleep.

Coughed 50 ne CoUIunt STeep.
Bronchial coughs, tickling in throat
and ,asthmatic spasms break ones
rest and weaken one so that the sys'
TEN Is rundown and serious sickness
may result. Enos Halbert, Paoli, Ind,
writes. II had a severe cold this fall
and coughed continually at night =
could hardly sleep The first Dottle
of Foley's Honey and Tar relieved me,
entirely curing my cough II covers
irritated membranes with a healing
and soothing coating, loosens phlegm
and clears air passages
w. D. Duncan, Druggist. ottewa, III.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
Civil War Veteran Called.

Henry Hughes. formerly a resident
Of this city and veteran Of the civil
war. died yesterday morning az the
Old Soldiers Home in Quincy, III.
The cause Of his death was cancer Of
which he had been a sufferer for
many Years The decedent was a
member Of the G. a. r. of this city
AMI the body is expected to arrive
here some time today and burial will
be held in Fairview Cemetery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
GIFTED WITH sTATEcRAFT.

First Politician-Chinfop is one Of
the ablest men we've got on the stump
today. He's regular statesman.
Second Politician - You're right.
Able man; statesman: high order.
Why Chintiop can see more kinds of
ruin and calamity ahead of the nation
than all the rest of the parity
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
The REAL EIENQ.

Jack with cigarette) -Barrick Is .
terrible cigarette fend.
Maud Tin surprise) why, ! never
knew he smoked them
Pack-He doesn't; he's forever
telling other people how harmful they
are.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
Mashed Potatoes

Force five hot boiled potatoes thru
a potato ricer or a colander, coarse
strainer. Add two tablespoons of but.
ter, one teaspoon salt, little Pepper
and one third cup of hot milk; beat
with a fork until creamy. Rehea'
and serve In hot vegetable dish
This quantity Is sufficient for q fam
lily Of four.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK.

First Professional North Pole Ex-
plorer-fou look worried, comrade.
Second Professional North Pole Ex-
plorer-fes; l fear that some day one
OF those Relief Expeditions is going 10
discover the pole.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
To Conserve Ejrewood

In burning wood In a furnace built
for coal the flrebox should first be
lined with friedrich or sheet iron, so
rs to check the draft. Otherwise, the
wood will burn too rapidly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

The Count--Sacr.r.r-re, The cashier
Of my fiancee's father has defaulted,
The Baron-Parbleu Shall you
break of the engagement
The Count-Mille tonner-r-res! I
can not tell until find out how much
he took
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
No Church Services.

There will be no services in the
local churches in this city tomorrow
on account of The Spanish influenza
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12

II you have 1861 anytnlLg you can
md 1t by advertising In tie Free rrao
or Journal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
friendships Civilizations.

mut feel pride In my friends nc.
coInnlisfmen ny If they were mine
AND property In his vlrtues.--Em.
erson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
LOCAL MARKETS

Spring broilers, per h.. 1S-18Rc,
Old ROSTERS, per h., l2c.
Hens. per h.. 1S.1Shc.
Ducks per h., l6c.
Geese, per h., 12c,
Turkeys, alive. per h., 1920.
Eggs, per dozen, 4O-42c.
Cream. 56-5Sc.
Butter, 34.40c.
p S. butter. SAC.
Lard, 24-25c.
Hides and Wool.
No. l hides, per ID. 1877.
No 2 hides. per b., 12c
Furs, zoe.
No calf skins, per b., CSC.
No. | horse hide, $500
Sheep-Per cwt., $500.
Hogs-Per cwt., $500.
Live Stock.
Steers--Stock, per cwt., $500 to
$1,000; fat, per cwt., $500.
Calves-Per cwt., $1,000 to $500.
Spring lambs-Per cwt., $13 to S14
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
TRAVELETTE
Lake Siljan.
by NIKSAB.

LIKE SIJaH
The forested district round about
Lake Siljan is one of the most inter-
esting bits of country in the world. in
the matter of local color and folk
customs that have been preserved al
most unchanged from earlier time.
Lake Siljan lies in the heart of
Sweden in region still relatively
isolated The lake is large enough to
afford traffic for small steamers, and
the country boats of the peasant are
numerous.
In dress and customs. the people
of the villages that dot the shores
have kept the variety and color that
distinguished country districts before
modern means of transportation made
the world a unit forcing all to
dress and act and think alike. Thus
the village of Orsa has even a dialect
markedly different from its neigh bors,
which is said to resemble the old
Scotch more than Swedish. People of
villages ten or twelve miles apart can
be distinguished by their distinctive
dress.
The Sunday attire of these country
folk has kept the vividness and elab-
crate design of other days. woman
of one village comes to church in blue
skirt, half-covered with a striped
apron, her white blouse showing i'm
maculately clean behind a red and
green bodice of satin. On her head
she wears a pointed black cap. Women
from a neighboring village will wear
aprons of different stripe, white caps
instead of black; from still a third
town, the caps will be red, and the
aprons of plain red cloth, fiuted.
These matters are not decided by in
dividual taste, but by the accident of
birthplace.
In some of the villages, the men
have adopted a nondescript dress: but
in others especially on ceremonial &C.
casions. they appear in all the mag
nificence of blue waistcoat and frock-
coat trimmed with red silk, leather
knee brooches with bright red tassels,
and soft blue knitted socks. Some
thing of the color and picturesqueness
of vanished age shines again in these
Sunday gatherings of Swedish peas
ants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
DINNER STORIES


1t was a meatless and wheatless but
not a tipless banquet of the Hotel
Mems Association of the City of New
York at the Waldorf-Astoria.
The speechmaking had hegun and
as is customary at most such affairs
a waiter passed amongs the members
900 of them-with silver salver,
seeking the customary tips
Taking lessons from their patrons
the hotel men Owed deep and we'll
The collection had just about fin
ished when a second waiter passed
thru seeking contributions.
Il put in once" said a m ember.
so did T." chimed a second.
There must be some mistake" re-
marked third.
sured him. This collection is for the
wine walters"
1t was new one on the hotel men,
but they paid.
Charley. dear" said young Mrs.
Torkins, that young man in the
bureau of information wouldn't
answer single question I asked him
this morning"
''Whaddidgy ask him.
II asked him how long the govern
ment will operate the railroads and
whether trains will run any faster and
fares be any cheaper. All he would
say was that he didn't know 1 be-
lieve that young man is being
censored
Four-year-oId Barbara went tn
church with her sisters. and came
home crying
what is the matter. dearg Inquired
her mother.
He preached a whole s-sermon-
about-M-Mary and Martha sobbed
Barbara, and never said word
about me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

When the relative strength OF the
1.,roDean cornbatants is considered 1t
is astoni ling that the central pow
efs should have been able to hold out
TO. more than three years against the
Files, ;.ltho it must be apparent that
ultimate defeat for the Teutons is IN
esgitable. The total population or
GERMANY. Austria and Turkey com
bzned is 1S9,1S4.2 200. The war strength
# their armies is 10000, 600 men, or
about one to every fourteen of all the
population. and their unorganized war
ST. engtb is 17,713.046. or one in eight
of the population which is available
in one way and another for war pur-
poses. The total population of Great
Britain, France. Italy and Russia
Gu bined is 3O1. $4,000. The war
strength of their armies is 17,OSo,2Oo,
OF one to eighteen of the population,
ard the unorganized war strength is
4c2O5.979, or about one in seven of
the population. The wealth of the
allied powers is so per cent greater
than that of the central powers, and
their revenue is one-third greater
These proportions of wealth and OF
ar1led strength have not been affect
Gil by the practical withdrawal of Rus
STA as a combatant, for the entrance OF
the United States has more than bal
ahced it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in
Americas Fighting Service

Probably his name viii never De
known but in all the years to come
fighting men will recall him tor his
coolnesG and his nerve and oid-tme
sea-dogs will smile at his daredevil
ity. 1t was when the army transport
Antilles, was torpedoed, that gun
crew of the United States navy was
serving at the guns fore and aft on
the Inflated ship. The two forward
gun crews remained calmly at their
stations while the ship was sinking
and MADE no move to save them
selves until the order was given
When the boats reached the men,
who had leaped into the sea. one of
the crew sat perched upon the top
of an ammunition box which had
fIoated clear of the ship. When this
intrepid young man of the sea saw
a steamer coming near to pick him
Iup. he stood erect on his raft and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
ON SPUR f FL MOMENT
BY ROY x. MoULToN

It's a Pome.
How dear to my purse is the high cost o
AS lists of new prices present it to view.
The whole blooming lot shows chance
for thanksgiving.
knew
The meat and the butter, the eggs and
Their future price not sane mortal can
tell
If things don't improve we'll be dining on
air soon.
Washed down with a drink from the
Undiscovered well TAD
New York is wakin. up to the fact
that quite a considerable portion of
tkis country lies west of the Hudson
river.
On this question New York had a
longer sleep than Rip Van Wrinkles.
A friend of ours went to a training
camp
And wanted to be taken on as an
! aviator.
He was bit over age.
Have you had any experience p
they asked.
We'll" he said, 81 have been flying
in the face of providence for forty
years"
A. little Haig & Byng's favorite rem
edy for spring drives may cure Won
Hindenburg.
The New York weather forecaster
Says: Let everybody make his own
predictions regarding spring" So
| there is one government bureau at
least which has not limited the an
cient rights of the people
The new German zeps carry their
own fog camouflage.
Fog is something the German stu
alton is never going to run out of.
1t is suggested now that people eat
fish on other days than Fridays. On
Fridays fish are so expensive.
Also on meatless Tuesdays fish
| takes an exalted position in the world.
A fish is no fool He knows when
it is time to be expensive
The French know how to handle
traitors and spies
There will be a little Bolo- Pasha-
ing in this country some day. too.
Leon Trotzky has been trotting
around in a circle. and has bumped
/ into the same old war again. Nothing
is harder to get away from than a
war like this one. 1t sticks closer than
a mustard plaster on ones back
If the war comes and knocks at the
door and Leon doesn't get up, it comes
in and pulls him out of bed.
But the war has never yet caught
Leon in the bathtub, so he has some
thing to be thankful for.
Life in dear old Petrograd is just
one damgovernment after another.
Why the popular meat furry?
Useless is the hurry -skurry-
They've discovered substitution
That is quite beyond belief
With the porterh buses juicy
From the ribs of Frank and Lucy,
Late of hacks fire departments,
We should worry about beef
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
ToPEKA,s OPPORTUNITY.

The public, after exhibiting every
evidence of discomfort over the oper-
alton of the Leavenworth & Topeka
railway in the past, now has the OPP
portunity of operating the road itself
This line, traversing a territory
rich in agriculture and population, is
to be sold at auction April and II
the patrons wish the line to be kept
intact and in running order they may
deposit $4,000 with the receiver in
federal court and take it over.
Here is a chance for the public. for
Jones, who pays the freight. to put a
part of the freight receipts back in his
cwn pocket. Subscriptions are offered
for 100000 stock company at only
$40 a share. The money must be
raised at once-only a few days for
the beneficiaries in Shawnee, Jeffer-
son and Leavenworth counties to Of
fer their paltry aid.
Many reasons have been given why
this road should be purchased and OPP
Grated. The one paramount argument
is the fact that the thousands of pa
irons along the line want it, That's
enough The need is worth the deed.
The plan is to capitalize the COM
pany at 100000. Of this amount
$4,000 would be used for the pur-
chase of the road and $4,000 for
equipment and operation.
The response on the part of the cit
liens of the three counties will be a
gauge to their own personal belief in
the territory in which they live.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint.
(Wheatless day.)
BREAKFAST.
Crisp with Oranges and Milk.
Rye Toast. Butter
Coffee (cream but without sugar..
LUNCHEON.
oysters Fried Drowned Potatoes.
Corn Cakes. Chowder.
Rye Bread. Apple Butter
DINNER.
Mashed Potatoes
WEIGH Rarebit on Rye Toast.
Rye Bread. Peanut Butter.
Oatmeal Cookies. Apples Salad.
Tea (without milk or sugar)
Things Worth Knowing.
A little coal oil rubbed on finger
marks on white woodwork will re-
move them.
Instead of spending time to CRATE
chocolate put bars in saucepan and
place over the top of a hot teakettle
until melted.
To Renovate Window Shades-Lay
one at a time out flat on the kitchen
table, first going over them with
wallpaper cleaner. then scrubbing
them with a good soap and scour-
ing cleanser, using small brush.
Then wipe them with a clean wet rag
and hang them up to dry. They look
almost as good as new.
The Table.
Bran Cookies-Three cups bran,
one and one-half cups flour, two
thirds cup milks> half cup sugar, half
cup lard, two eggs, two Level table
spoons baking powder. one teaspoon
salt raisins if desired Cream the
laro and sugar. add the beaten eggs
with the milk gradually; mix the
baking powder with the flour and
bran and add gradually to the above;
roll thin, cut with cookie cutter and
bake from seven to ten minutes. Use
vegetable fat in place of lard; better
and cheaper.
Graham Crackers-One-hal cup
lard, half cup sugar, one egg, one
teaspoon soda. one tablespoon water
two tablespoons milk. three cups gra-
ham flour, one teaspoon salt. Beat
the lard to a cream, adding gradually
the sugar drop in egg without sepa-
rating and beat three minutes; put
soda in cup, add water and dissolve:
then add 20 sugar mixture; add the
milk and stir in gradually The flour e;
roll into thin sheet and cut into
squares; bake in a moderate o--en
unit, crisp and brown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
GLOBE SIGHTS
LFrom the Atchison Globe.l

From the Atchison Globe.1
Every old hen was once a broiler.
People will listen to anything except
a danger signal
A.modern athletic girl is one who
doesn't exercise in the kitchen.
Some of the men who talk the most
about common sense display the least
of it.
What has become of the girl who
laced so tight that it was almost a
town scandal?
So often when an engagement is an
nounced some person Will remark
that both are getting stung."
The older you become the more
likely people will make this remark
about YOU when you die: What a
blessing it is that he is dead
woman works hard today, SO she
won't have any housework TO. do to-
morrow, and tomorrow she will work
hard, with the, view of having little to
do the day after tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

France has gone far toward solving
her labor problem by the introduction
81 million of Chinese into the coun-
Try They are used in farm work and
in munitions plants and upon roads.
wherever dependable labor is needed.
They do not come into conflict with
dcmestic labor. Among the many les
sons learned from the allies since our
entrance into the war there is none
mere useful. perhaps, than this one
Of how to solve the labor problem if
we but take it to heart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

1t is noted that army property at
the front bears the letters "Y. D." for
Yankee division and not IS. D." for
Sammy division as some persons in
this country may suppose. We are
known as Yankees all over the world
and there is nothing in the name to be
ashamed of. Why there has been a
persistent attempt which still contin-
ues to dub our soldiers Sammies prob
ably could not be satisfactorily ex-
blamed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

The exports of frozen rabbits from
australia has assumed large proper
tons In the state of New South
Wales alone 100000 crates contain
ing twenty-four rabbits each were
packed for export during the year
ended December 81, 1917, making a
total of 100000 rabbits. valued at
$7,299,250. The total exported from
the commonwealth was about 10000
coo, valued at s14,599,0O0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

In Sousa's new American march,
TIE Volunteers" it is said, sirens. an
sis and air riveters are used to give
effective realism to the music This
recalls Pat Giimore's famous Peace
Jubilee" in Boston. when one of the
lee ding numbers had chorus in
which 400 anvils and twenty cannon
were used besides all the bands which
he had been able to gather from all
over the world. Brick" Pomeroy in
describing the event for his paper
vro' that he found 10000 musicians
playing to an audience of 1000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

After having accomplished probably
all the mischief of which he is ca
pable Trotzky is reported to have re-
sig1ed. Krylenko stepped down and
cut about the same time. Lenine now
Is left the sole head of Russian af-
fairs, subject of course to the orders
OF the kaiser. One cannot help won
dering how long the Russian people
vii: stand for this state of things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

dumb?' Vernon could hardly be-
lieve his ears
II should say 1 am not. So you
are the man who scooped me on the
lip-redding stories-the first time l
have been scooped, too. 1t is a won
der l never suspected YOU" There
was a merry twinkle in her eye.
You knew all alongi" Vernon saw
it in an instant
.-Of course, 1 did, she laughed.
land it is going to make the dandiest
magazine story
Il would have sworn you were
dumb. Why, the way you blushed the
day we learned the word love, made
me sure it was all new to you"
Maybe it was-the way You said
il" She was b'ushing again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

u The losses by fire in the United
States and Canada during the month
OF February, as compiled from the
rec rds of the Journal of Commerce.
reach total of $2O.6ss.15-. which is
some $685. sos less than the amount
charged against the same month last
wear, when the figures were $29, 5S7,-
O60. The fire losses for the first two
1sonths of 1918 aggregate SIS, 26s,255.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

BY order of the censor. the public
no longer will be permitted to read
the list of American casualties in
France. The official explanation is
that the purpose of the order is to
keep information of value from the
enemy. Is the censor afraid that the
Germans will seek out the dead SOL
Giers' relatives and kill them, too?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

as compared with s6s.o1s.4sO for the
same months in 1917 and S46, 100
III 1916. These figures seem to indi-
cate that he German agents in this
country are becoming less active.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
..NHATEYER YoU WANT TO KNow."

sThe Topeka State Jorrns! Iniormg,Iu 40.
free of charge. accurate and authoritatlSe
anewPrs to questions IN any an all SUD
5srts nrcerning which information can ne
isad 80 n he UNPARALLELED resources OF tne
vHrious federal government departments
ard the great library OF congress: D.
company each inquiry. State clearly the
Information wanted. write 'lain'v ana au-
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL IN
FORMATION BUREAU
washing ton. y. c.
y R-Tnouirers should be careful 10 Cb-
Eerve two points: Encicse a 3-cent stamp
ana address their 'etters 20 W@shlnG.9n'
a. above, aud not to Topeka. otherwise oe-
lay and needless expense are incurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

The republic of TIE Ukraine bears
the MADE in Germany" brand. 1t
marks the beginning of a new German
Industry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

hear of some ma .ried man who elopes
with his stenographer but he is the
kind of a man who would have eloped
with some woman, anyway. The aver
age woman has no occasion to be
jealous of her husbands employees.
But she is a foolish woman for CALI
ing his attention to how extremely at
tractive the girl is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

Questions on the above or any SUBJ
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation. should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director.
Washington. D. c.. with scent
stamp enclosed for reply.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-01-23
DOUBLY PROVEN.
DEBORAH Readers Can No Longer
Doubt the Evidence.

This DEBORAH citizen testified long
ago.
Told of quick relief-of undoubted
benefit.
The acts are now confirmed.
Such testimony is complete-the
evidence conclusive.
1t forms convincing proof Of merit.
Louie Stoskopf, Ala Washington
ST., says: For about two years
was bothered off and on with kidney
trouble. My kidneys acted too fire.
.quently and the pains through my
back and loins were very annoying.
Hearing of the results some of my
friends were getting from Doan's
Kidney Pills, l got box at Wang
lers' Pharmacy. / had taken them
only a short time before / had Won
derful relief. l have recommended
this medicine to many other sufferers
who also have had good results"
OVER THREE YEARS LATER
Mr.. Stoskopf Said: II think as high
ly of Doan's Kidney Pills as ever and
use them when need a kidney medi-
cine. always get the same good re-
suits"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Stoskopf had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.