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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
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the Government house ail the time. A
great old time Tinker gave the poor
fellow You can read all about it Ia
his Memoirs Nassau was the rem
devious for all the cutthroats of the
Caribbean sea. Here they came in
with their loot, their doubloonS and
pieces Of eight, :" and Johns eyes twin
killed. with enjoyment Of the rich old
romantic words as though they were
old port.
s'Here they squandered much Of it,
no doubt, but they couldn't Sqnander it
all. Some Of them were thrifty EnayeS
too, and these, looking around for
some place of safety, would aulally
think of the bush. The niggers Keep
their little boards there to this day
ut Is their form of stocking put in
Charlie Webster.
"Precisely. Wen, as was saying,
those old fellows would bury their
boards In some cave or other and then
go off--and get hanged. Their ghosts
perhaps came back. But their money
Is SIN here, lots of it, you bet your
life"
do they ever make any flnds?' |
asked
Nothing big that know of. A jug
full Of old coins now and then. !
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01

me as ate with n pathetic touch of
the old slavery days In his defereutial,
half-fatherly manner, dropping a
quaint remark every now and again !;
as when drawing nv attention to the
sun bursting through the clouds. he
said. The poor mans blanket is com
ing out, sah'-phraSes in which there
seemed whole lot of pathos to me.
Presently, when breakfast was over,
and / stood looking over The side into
the Incredibly clear water, in which
it seems hardly possible that boat
can go on floating, suspended as she
seems over cleaning CUFFS Of liquid
space. down through which at every
moment it seems She must dizzily fall.
As Tom and | gazed down, lost in
those rainbow deeps, heard voice
at my elbow saying with peculiarly
sickening JUNCTION:
"The wonderful works of Cod"
1t was my unWelcome passenger,
who had silently edged up to where
we stood. looked at him, with the
question very clear in my eyes as to
what Kind of disagreeable animal he
was.
"Prccscly." | said, and moved away.
had been trying to feel more kind
~ toward him, wondering whether |
could summon UP the dccencN to offer
him u cigar, but "thc wonderful works
of God finished me.
Hello! captain" I snid presently.
pointing TO some sails coming up rap
idly behind us. whats this?
thought we'd got the fastest boat In
the harbor."
cts the Susan b., sponger," said
the captain.
The captain was man Of few
words.
The Susan y. was rakish-looklng
craft with II black hull, and she GER
tauly could sail. No doubt it was pure
imagination, but | did fancy that no
ticcd our passenger signal to them In
peculiar way.
I confess that his presence was be-
SiHlllHE W Ifl tH NY H'INfS, UINl !
was ready to get "cdgy' at anything
or NOTTINGHAM irrltated state Of mind
which | presently took out on George
the engineer, who did not belle his
hulking appearance, and who was for
ever letting the engine stop and TAX
ing forever to get It going again. One
could almost have sworn he did 1t on
purpose.
My language was more forcible than
classical had quite piraiical flavor
in fact and my friend of "the wonder
full works of God" looked up with a
dcprecating air. It's effect on George
was nil, except perhaps to further
deepen his sulks.
And this | did notice, after while,
that my remarks to George seemed to
have set NJ certain sympathetic nc.
q,laintancc between him md my pas.
scnger the shackly deckhand being ap-
parcntly taken in as m humble third
They snt for'ard, talking together. and
my passenger read to them, on one
occasion, from q piece Of printed pa
per that ilutlcrcd in the wind.
The captain was occupied with his
helm. aud. the .L9g@h.s hc didn't .secin
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
"Those Old Fellows Would Bury
Their Hoards."

found one n year or two ago In my
garden here--huricd down among the
roots of that old fix tree"
Then" put In Charlie, "therc was
that mysterious stranger over at North
Cay He's supposed to have got away
with quite pile"
"Tell me about him." said |.
well, there used to be an old &C.
centric character in the town hcre---a
halthrced by the name Of Andrews.
John viii remember him"
John nodded.
lie used To 20 around All the time
with a big umbrella, and muttcrjne 10
himself We used to think hin hale
crazy. Gone SO broodng over this
very subject of buried treasure. Bet.
ter look out, young man "--smiliug at
me. HE used to be always grulhinr
about in the bush. Well several years
ago there came Il visitor from New
York, and he got thick with the old
fellow. They used to go about a lot
together, and were often off on So.
calAd fishing trips for days on cad.
Actually, II is believed, they were
after something on North Cay. AT all
events some months aftcrWard the
New Yorker disappeared as he had
come and has not been heard from
since. But since then they have found
sort of brick vault over there which
has evidently been cXcayated. have
seen ii myself. A sort Of walled cham,
Der. There, it's supposed the New
Yorker found something or other.
That's the story for what it's worth"
AS Charlie finished John slapped his
knee.
THE very thing for You !" he said
"why have / never thought of it be-
foref"
what do you mean, John?' we both
asked.
why down at the office I've got the
very thing A pity | haven't rot 1t
here You must come In and see it
tomorrow"
what on earth is It? Why do YOU
Keep us gueSSingF
"Why, it's an old manuscript that
came into my hands a short time ago.
Charlie, you remember old Wicks- old
Billy Wlcks-'Wrccker' Wicks, they
called him"
81 should say do. A wonderful old
yillain--"
But the document, for heavens
sake ! said. "Thc document first
the story will keep"
"Wcll, they were pulling down
WiclSs' own house just lately, and ont
OF the rnftcrs there fell Il roll Of IA.
per-iiow I'm coming 10 TIA ron of
paper, purporing to be the account Of
the hllry!ns Of 80. \ certain trcasnre, tel.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
CHAPT Err II.
The Narrative OF Henry p, Tobias,
ex-sarate, as Dictated on His Death

PED, IN the year OF our -ofo 1879
me eeoa d'f'ii ''a'' NtaftetN mute
ms lesstFely DISTINGUISHED apreaS;il' e
Ut ms desk on Tue morrow "H'h / roo
entered by one door anu charlie Wen
ser Nv me olit'F.
NC" l0' 'l' "" uncut VIZ p"'n
exclaimed ID q breath
liefe II IS ne sala. faklh@ up
ra'her BFiiilF-iooh'hS ron 81 ioo's'dP
from III front OF nun WINCH aS ne
pom cd otls was eNlaeAllS me E2sA
OF II person oi very 'lll'e edutA'19A'
ana hes'tt' 70 read IN i'ii'Ns'
County Of Travas STATE Of Texas,
i'eegtaoe* is3''
,orgJn S1,o,e,, ~ ., f ,,l a.q
without solicitation In full exercise of all
my faculties. and feei that / 4u2 doing my
W, ~ ~ N2a''G z,t,. ~ ,,.sr,af r,,
land ton the 5th day Of DECEMBER 1870,
My father was seaman and when Was
Sgahs ! loao|el las same oo@ ap11''l,
from spain 10 H. uast Tndie4 oT1r HIN
was attacked hy free-t.ders. as they
CALEB themselves, but they were pirates.
r,ou.oraa ~ a aea ~ H. DUl "9'e $50
three, were Killed l was one of the three
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
Franklin sill Ponuiar.

Books printed by Benjamin Frank.
lin, or on the composition Of which no
worked, command high prices. At q
sale in Philadelphia of n library con-
taning books that had belonged to a
slgner Of the Declaration VI lndepehd-
cncc, 40 less than thirty Of these rarl-
ties, snnny Of them bearing Frnnklln's
Imprint. were disposed Of.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
No Sait Exhaustion,

Fuel eventually will be exhausted,
as also will many other necessities, but
not so with salt. DrillcrS for oil In
Texas and Louisiana recently found
great salt deposits few hundred feet
below the surface. Some of these
beds We're 1000 feet thick.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
Plants That Feed on Animals.

That such plDnts as venus hytrnp'
actually catch and squeeze TO death
flies and other insects alighting on
their leaves has long been known, but
the discovery Is comparatively recent
that the plants digest the softer parts
Of their prey by means Of peptc fer
ment secreted by the leaves These
are real instances of plants feeding
upon animals.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01

udice, and Charlie Wcbster's phrase
came to my mind-"lIls face Is against
the poor deviI!"
II certainly was.
Then ut last | said, surely not over
grociously: "Ncry well Get aboard.
Yen can help work The boat; :" and
with that | turned away 10 my cabin.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01

work is pleasure. tell all my friends
who have any trouble Of this kind what
Lydia T.. pinl;ham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me- NELLIE B.
BRlTTINGHAM, 600 Calverton I,d., Balti-
more. Md.
It is oniy natural for any woman to
Tread the thought of an operation. So
many women have been restored to
health by this famous remedy, Lydia T..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that it
will pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying it be-
fore submitting to such trying ordeal.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
Seek Wise Counsel,

Consult with him TINT Is wise and
conscientious, and seek TO be In
strncted by better than thyself, rath-
es than to follow thine OWE inventions.
Thomas Kenpis.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01

NotlSncSS ana mead
aches and very
month would have to
stay IN bed most Of
the time. Treat
mcnts would relieve
me for a time but
my doctor was al
ways urging me to
have an operation.
My sister ask cd me
to try Lydia T.. Pink
h a ms Vegetable
Compound b Q f ore
co,sonting I 0 an
operation. | took
FIVE bottles of it and
it has completely
cured me and nv
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01


the "EXuma Gays" But OF "Short
Shrift island we sought in vain for
trace.
"All the same" said |, "the adNon-
ture calls me. the adventure and that
million and Il half dollars AMI those
pend Mems Shues'-~aud | intend To
undertake II. | am not going f." let
YOUR middIe-agcd skeptici~m diSeour-
age me. Treasure or no treasure,
i there will he the excitement of the
quest, aud all the fun of he sea.
And some duck perhaps added
Charlie.
"And some shark fishing for GER
tain, said John.
The next thing WIS to set about
getting IL boat ard crew.
After looking over much likely ana
unlikely craft we finally decided on
a tWoma>ted schooner oi Tjw h1t
solid huiId the Mage N1stiu& -
feet over al aud 13 boum: something
under twenty tnus with a0 auxiliary
gasoline engine of ~ bursr power
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
instead took Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md" Nearly four years
suffered from organic troubles, ner-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
SOME NOVEL CRACKER
RECIPES
Ye Olde TYNE Flummery

Spread three or four soda crackers
for each person very lightly with
butter. Place in soup dish and
pour over three-quarters cup of boil
ing hot milk which has been sweet
ened to taste. Add dash of nut
meg. This fummery may be sea-
soned with salt and pepper and one
half teaspoon Of finely chopped
parsley and served as soup.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28

Dear Cynthia-Please publish this in
answer to Former Marine: Dear
friend. I'm afraid you have read my
letter backside foremost. To begin with.
have you sweetheart and did you have
bcr when you left for "over there"
Well. please don't think I'm as selfish
ms YOU We made me feel. For I didn' 7
look for what | was to get. Only read
this carefully. My folks and friends
all knew how I felt toward him and
how he was supposed to have felt toward
me. ] waited for his return. | hap
pencd to have n birthday a couple of
weeks after, so / gave n party. OF
course, every one was polite enough
TO come but the marine. ] didn't men
ton what kind Of party it was, as
it sounded too plain.
Now, Mr.. Former Marine. I don I
remember saying that what was prom :
iscd cost him anything. Do you? II
was swaggcr stick and some other
home made things while in camp. Be
sides. | haven't Just fallen for gobs
[ happencd to fall twenty seven oil
twenty eight months ago. He knew
went with them. and agreed till he came
back. Another thing: | know man
working for Uncle Sam. He isn't q
bankers son. by any means. SO there
fore I have my friends at my home
about three times to every one of the
evenings | go out. I'm not a sponger,
Another little thing: | don't. remember
saving he was across twenty eigh
months. I said "away." He happened
to be in a camp eighteen months on his
own account. And you say coming home
You only thought of the ones you loved.
Well. if mine did the same I wouldn't
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
No. 4

My dear Mrs. Wilson:
Will you kindly inform me just
how to make dill pickles, from be-
ginning to end? | have long
wanted to make some and did not
know how. Thanking you in ad-
vance. (MrS.) f. F. H.
See pickle recipes in issues August
II and "a and September IA, 1919.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
MRS. WILSON SUGGESTS
SOME NOVEL CRACKERS
Mrs. Wilson at Food Fair;
What She Does and When

Mrs. Mary A. Wilson, food expert
Of the Evening Public Ledger. is
giving cooking demonstrations daily
at the Food Fair in the First Regi-
ment Armory, Broad and Callowhill
streets.
Her program for today and
Wednesday follows:
Today
8 p. m.--Gingerbread cornbread,
firelPss cookery.
Tonight
3 p. m.-Salads, sugarless cook.
cry.
Tomorrow
3 u. m.-Pastry, cream puiis,
breads.
s p. m.-Planning and serving a
luncheon costing twenty cents per
person.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
This Substitute for Bread
Is Easily DigeSted by
Young and old and Is a
Pleasant Change
Combined With MmshmaI-
lo,c Whip and Some Deli
cate FlauorS Can Be Made
Into Dainty Streets
By MRS. NJ. A. WILSON
Copyrfght, 1917, bU Brs. ". A. Wilson.
An RIGHTS FescyUed.

AN hlOiIS beNl tBd.
CRACKERS, or, as the English
~ housewife calls them, biscuits
are an important adjunct to our
menus. Plain, unsweetened crackers
may be used for canapes, appetizers,
toasted cheese sandwiches or dipped
in cold water and then lightly
brushed with melted butter and
placed in a moderate oven to brown
lightly. Serve this toasted cracker
with soups or creamed beef or cod
fish, emince of chicken or under
plain hash in place Of toast and it
will be a delightful change.
Crackers are easy to digest, owing
to their shape and thickness; they
contain very little moisture, so that
one and one-half pounds Of crackers
will equal two and one-half pounds
of bread in food value. Considering
their splendid food value, many ply
sicians agree that crackers make a
splendid food product with which to
replace bread in the diet of those
who are suffering from digestive dis
turbances.
Folks who are careless in chewing
bread and other foods sufficiently to
promote good digestion find that
crackers make a welcome change
and cause them less distress after
meals.
Many varieties give the housewife
wide range of possibilities. Use
the plain unsweetened crackers for
salads; the sweet ones for desserts.
These are especially good when
there are family of children.
Whole wheat, bran and graham
crackers may be given to the small
child, to the invalid and the aged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
Cracker Porridge

Crush sufficient soda crackers fine
to fill a cup and then rub the bot
tom of a saucepan lightly with but
ter and place in the pan two and one
half cups of milk. When scalding
hot add the prepared crackers and
stir, and cook until the mixture
thickens. Remove from the fire and
season with one-half teaspoon of salt
and serve for breakfast in place of
the usual cereal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
THEATRE-GOERS WHO LEAV We
BEFORE THE SHOW is OVER
Arent in a Hurry al AHWhen They Get Outside-Theyre
Like People Who Get Up Before the Train Stops

SENERAL years ago musical comedy
~ was played backward That is. the
finale was sung in the beginning Of the
first act. The reason for this was
given by the comedian. who explained
that it was an unusually good finale
and he wanted everybody to hear it..
Inc result was that the greater part
or every audience that saw that com
edy attended the finish of a perform
ance for the first time in their lives.
There are two distinct types of the
atre -goers. There are those who go
because they enjoy to the utmost every
minute of the time the curtain is ups
They feel every thrill that is. sent
across the footlights, wait impatiently
during the intermissions and sit per-
fectly still right through the finishing
words of the last act until they are
completely assured that the curtain has
dropped for the final time. Then they
sigh with content that it was so salts
| flying and regret that it's all over.
THE other kind of audience goes just
L because it's Tuesday night. and
that's the night it always goes to the
| theatre, and it heard this was good
show, and che" was ab@k to get such
fine seats and Grandmother could stay
| with the children. and so forth, at great
length. 1t sits still and talks until the
! curtain rises upon the last act. Then
it begins to fidget and halfway through
the act feels for its belongings. Just
at that most absorbing moment, when
the rest of the audience is fascinated
with the neatucss with which the tangle
on the stage is being unraveled. this
h.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
RELATIVES GET REQUESTS

Wills Admitted to Probate and In e,
Ventories Filed
The will of William W. Holt. admitted
to probate this morning. bequeaths SO.
500 to relatives. Holt. who died re
Gently in the Samaritan Hospital. lived
at 1924 Diamond street. Relatives of
Mary A. WrathcrstineF who lived at
Hansbury and Newhall streets. receive
S34 800. according to the terms of her
will. probated today.
Inventories of personal property filed
today with Register of Wills Sheehan
are: Kate l.. Mlliken. S46S1 .9S: Will
liam II. Allen, $S263. 90, and Sylvester
\ Cook. S23 .3S3. 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28

nothing in the,world to hurry for ex =
cept. perhaps, to relieve GRANDMOTHER,
but they never thought of that.
TNHEY have some cousins, these fran
Il tic theatre audiences. Their cousins
ride on the train and every day, Just
three minutes outside the last stop. they
get up and stand in the aisle. They
must get out ahead of everybody else,
and each time, in their haste, they for =
get that >the train takes sharp curve
Just before it comes into the station.
Every day that curve catches them un
awares and spraws them, awkward.
helpless. annoyed. all over those other
riders who are content to wait until
the train stops. But they get out first
Once upon the platform they stroll
along, join some friends, swap pow
der puffs or cigarettes and disappear
unhurriedly in the multitude. They
really weren't in a hurry at all
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
The Question Corner
TOday's Inquiries

/. Give two quiet games for the
Halloween party.
.. Describe a novel way to decorate
the room in which the party is
given.
3. In storing up her table linens
about how many pieces does the
bride to be need?
4. What trimming for drapery is
now viying with the Chantilly
laces?
;. How can linoleum be mended?
6. What will remove hot dish marks
from a table?
Yesterdays Answers
/. White kid has lately been in
troduced in Paris as trimming
material for the evening gown?
.. The new smart jersey silk blouse
that halls from Paris has high
rolling collar and short pleated
peplum lust below the waist line.
3. When there is difficulty in sham
pooing heavy hair. divide it into
strands and braid; then wash
each strand separately. rinse and
then unbraid The whole should
be rinsed together to remove
final traces of soap.
1. When sweater is to be reknit.
wind the yarn on cards in ripping
it and tie each hank with tape.
Then wash in lukewarm water
and dry, still hanging by the
tape. The wool will lose. all its
crinkles.
). Chenille is made of silk or
worsted in thick velvet corded
material.
g. Guipure is corded silk trimming
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
Please Tell Me
What to DO
Wants Something Sour
BY CYNTHIA

WANTS oOTTlelTTWg OOUT
Sister dear. the only way to over
come that very bad habit is to use will
power. -
You must consult n doctor If you
are unable to control this desire. 1t
would be well to see n doctor in any
case, as your desire for something
sour all the time denotes a condition
which is not normal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28

appreciate good girl when they get
one. Why not let the girl who paints
and powders alone, for it is she who
gets the most ont of life-not the girl
of yesterday. RUTH.