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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
.FARMERSSHOW DEEP
INTEREST IN WORK
Of CO. ASSOCIATION
REPORTS ARE READ SHOWING
WORK DONE BY ORGANiZA.
TON DURING PAST YEAR-lO.
CAL ADVISOR GIVES STATE.
MENT.

More than hundred farmers were
in Ottawa today to attend the annual
meeting of the La Sale County Bet
ter Farming Association. The meet
ing was held in the circuit court room.
Principal interest this morning re
Folyed itself around the annual re.
port Of Advisor l. S. Brooks. who gave
detailed account Of the association 8
working campaign during the past
yeat.
He told of the association giving
much of its time during 1918 to WIZ
work BY war work he meant max
ing the farms more productive and
proficient The association also
ook up the proposition of employing
farm labor, for both homes and fields.
He gave his strongest approval to the
boy farm worker proposition, saying
he believed that method to be one of
the best means of educating the PEG.
pie to the cost of farm production.
These boys, he said would return to
he cities and would serve as excel,
'ent propagandists to teach the con
sumer about farm values and how
much work and money it takes to
secure good crops.
In his report he said that La Sale
county in 1918 produced 100000 bush
lis of wheat; 100000 bushels of
OATS 40 900 bushels of barley, and
10000 bushels of rye These figures,
he said, were taken from the thresh-
ers' report and not from any stu
tistcs garnercd upon speculative
basis
AT the meeting this afternoon =.
m. Fdgerton, farm advisor for Rock
Island County. delivered a very eX-
ccllent addess on the worth and val
ne of the farm advisor, and on the
past and future of the foreign bureau
works He spoke on the shipping
associations and the farmers eleya-
tors. and told of the many benefits
the farmers derived from them
All farmers were urged to use n
great deal of fertilizer on their farms
and the theory Of rotation of crops.
as a fertilizer was branded as a
failure.
AT the close Of Mr. Edgertcn s
talk, y p. Thompson. now secretar.
for the Illinois Agriculture Association
delivered very fine address. Mr..
Thompson spoke of the benefits thu
farmers derived from belonging to o
Better Farming Association and told
Of the relation of the State Associa
tion to the County Association. II
told how a farmer instead Of increas
ing his acreage could increase his in.
come by raising the farm produce
on which he could secure the greatest
profit.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
PASTORS Of JOLIET
DIXON DIST. Of N. T.
CHURCH MEET HERE
CENTENARY CONFERENCE WILL
GATHER IN THIS CITY TOMOR-
ROW FOR DISCUSSION OF BIG
PROG RAM PIED BY
CHURCH.

A SUPPLEMENTARY conference of the
Joliet-Dixon district of the Rock Riy-
er conference of the Methodist
church will be held at the Methodist
church in Ottawa tomorrow The
conference will open a. 100 in the
afternoon, and will close after the
evening session. The district super
intedent, Rev. James NJ Phelps, will
preside, and a very excellent program
has been provided for the afternoon
and evening.
At 5 O'Clock social hour will be
held in the parlors of the church, and
at o'clock a fellowship supper viii
be served in the church dining room
The complete program for the con,
ference follows.
1870 p. m. Devotions, Rev Reuben
Furnish
1:45. The Cetennial-God's Call
and Methodism's Answer, Rev A. NJ
Pennewell.
2:05. The Fellowship of Interces
sion, Rev. Harry Culbertson.
2:25. The Centenary and the Sun
lay School, Charles A. Briggs Jr
2:45. A Man and His Money-Tith
ing, Rev. c. A. Briggs ST..
3:05. Intermission.
3:15. The Unit Plan in Operation
pav w / Collin
3:35. The Call for Life Service
Rev. VI. L. Jones.
3:55. The Methodist Minute-men
w T. Jennings.
AS, Centenary Questions.
4:35. A Season for lntercession
conducted by Rev. NJ. l.. Jones.
$500. Social hour.
7;15. Praise service, led by Pastor
Briggs
7:30. Stereopticon lecture, Our Oh
jectives, Rev. James OMay.
500. The Challenge of the Pres
ant Crisis, Rev. j. p. Jenkins, d. d.
S:45. over the Top with the Joliet
Dixon District, DR. Phelps, Supt.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
lrtere stinQ Experiment.

A distinguished scientist has revived
an after-image artitically by means Of
the following experiment: After re-
naming in darkness for some minutes.
he flashed a light onto his hand. He
then went to bed in total darkness and
slept through the night Before open
ing his eyes in the morning he again
flashed a light, but this time on his
eyes. BY this means he revived the
atter-image of his hand in front of him
although he had not seen it since the
previous nisht.-San Francisco Chron-
icle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
NOTICE.

The First National Bank of Ottawa
have opened an Income Tax Depart
ment. and will have a competent man
in charge, who will assist anyone in
making out their income tax SEIZED
ulet.
Under the law. all income tax SEIZED
ules must he filed with the Interna.
Revenue Collector on or before March
IL, 1919.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
Cats Value Regulated,

There are many legends concerning
the Many cat. One of them tells that.
the Camhrian princes the value of a
cat was set by law. One of these old
laws reads as follows: '"The price of
q kitten before it can see is a penny
after it can see, before it catches o
mouse, two pence; and after it catches
u mouse, four pence"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24

The choir was composed Of twenty,
one people, under the leadership OF
the pastor, c. A. Briggs Jr. The en-
semble work was particularly good.
and The opening and closing choruses.
Il viii Arise and Have Mercy Upon
Zion and Lift Up Your Heads, Oh,
You Gates were especially we'll re-
ceiyed
The solo parts were taken by
Misses Vera and Carrie Ham. Martha
Hinebaugh, Mary Acton and Mabel
Waller and Messrs. Fred Deem, d. G.
Cairns, Jay IS. Ruffner and c. A
Briggs Jr.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
YOUNG COUPLE
MARRIED BY JUDGE

Judge Henry Mayo, Ottawa's mar
rying jurist, late Saturday presided at
the wedding Of Miss Mary Swantanko,
aged 49, of kangley and John c. I'd
zela, aged %. of Granville. The
couple after Judge Mayo pronounced
them one, left Immediately for kang
ley to make their home
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
FINE WOMAN FOUND
IN HOTEL BARROOM

Mrs. Alfred Larson and Miss Mae
Reilley who reside at the Schlitl
Hotel whore fined SIS and costs this
afternoon in Judge Koenig's court on
charges preferred by the police, Of
drinking in a public wine room. TIL
act was committed Saturday night in
the hotel bar Each pleaded guile
and promised 20 refrain from enter
ing a saloon in the future Mrs Lar
sons husband is proprietor Of the
hotel.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
PltINO CO. WORKER
WASHES HIS HAND

Mathew Stnehr, ST. Chestnut street
received a badly smashed hand this
morning. while working at the John
son Piano Factory He was taken to
Ryburn Hospital, whore the little fin
ger of his left hand was removed by
DR. T. w Burrows.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
800 GERMANS TAKEN
PRISONERS BY REDS
ARE REPORTED SHOT

London Feb. 24-Eight hundred
German soldiers who had been taken
prisoners are reported TO have been
shot when the Bolsheyiki captured
Wiadau on the Baltic coast said a
Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily
Express t0daE
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
Maintains Equal Humidity.

The air in all parts of a cigar case
vault or other place where moist
ure is needed is kept equally
humid by n new device in which
an electric fan drives it's breezes
through box filled with absorbent
material soaked in water.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
Babylon in It's Prime.

At the time the priests betrayed
Ncbuchadrozzar and permitted Cyrus
to enter the city of Babylon, the stu
dents were learned in astrology, kept
time with sun dials, and a water clock
by night, fashioned rude telescopes:
and the rich had perfected a system Of
entertainment never equaled in lavish
ness.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
in part follows .

| in part follows:
These are great days when the
| leaders of the nations of the wOr.
| are trying to embody in a progra
| OF world fraternity the idealism
centuries Whether the future shall
prove the plan incomplete or insu'
icient il is a great thing to have livec
| 10 see this day and such a wonderful
movement. This idea of a world fir.
ternity has a real religious foundl
zion in the words of the text. The
drawing of the world together b.
means of communication and trans.
portation has served to emphasize tht
brotherhood and the only thing or
posed has been the rivalry of nation
md the race prejudice of the so
called superior races. These must
give way in the new day to a world
interest in mutual welfare. When
that mutual interest is sufficiently ap.
parent men will break down all bar
rier'.
Two alternatives only are before
us, We must continue the struggle
for the absolute sovereignty of ind.
vidual nations in the race for wealth
and territory or we must substitute
or 1t the sovereignty of civilization
which shall hold in check the unholy
desires Of any one nation and at che
same time dedicate al. to mutual sery.
ice and welfare.
Our history as a nation gives US
three grounds for seeing the posi-
bility of a wider binding together of
great nations for this sovereignty of
world civilization. First, we have
proven the possibility of binding CO.
sether states of unequal size, wealth
intelligence, racial origin and Ian
guage. No wider divergence could
exist between nations than exists be
tween our states. Second, we have
proven that any sacrifices of power
made for the sake Of the union are
more than compensated for by added
strength in the union and opportunity
for growth. Third, it is not necessary
to assume that the present form must
be the permanent form of the league
We have repeatedly added to our CON
stitution, even within a few months.
The same may be expected in The
league Of nations constitution.
Ashfords Cantata.
A large congregation attended the
First Methodist church last evening,
when the sacred concert The Cross
and the Crown" by E. l.. Ashford,
was given. The concert was one of
the most beautiful sacred concerts to
and the solo parts were taken by
some of the best vocalists in the city.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
sen PROMOTED TO
SERGEANT MAJOR

Mrs. T.. A. Burke, 1928 Post street,
received letter from her son. Wal
ter p Burke, who is stationed at
Camp Grant, informing her that he
had been promoted to sergeant ma
iOr
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
income Tax Returncs

Our services at your disposal
Blanks for incomes under $4,000 now
here Mr.. hXel Heiberg in charge OF
our Tax Department.
NATIONAL CITY BANK.
A. f. Schoch, Pres.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
You Ask Me

About Wall Paper Why not ask
about TIOCkADAY'S WALL FINISH
Tor Kitchen and Bathroom, None just
as good. Willis w. Wilcox, Phone
364-L.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
Attention Odd Fellows.

A special interurban car will leave
Ottawa for Joliet at els Tuesday
night.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
SOCIETY NOTES

% - %
The private dancing party to have
been given in the knights Of Column
hus Hall tomorrow evening by SAINT
Maria Court, Daughters Of Isabella
viii be held in Commercial Hall in.
stead This is to be a barn dance
and all guests are supposed % attend
in fancy costume The hall will be
decorated in keeping with the oeea.
sion, and iseeligs Orchestra has been
engaged to furnish music. Miss Helen
Dinneen is chairman of the commit
tee in charge Of the dance.
y d -
Twenty-seyen tables we're filled at
the colonial card party given by Santa
Maria Court, Daughters of Isabella. on
Saturday afternoon in the knights oil
Columbus Hall The guests spent q
pleasant afternoon playing bridge and
five hundred. Eight little girls
dressed in colonial costume punched
the score cards and the ladies' acting
as hostesses and many OF the guest
We're also in colonial costume. Late
in the afternoon the children appearc
bearing purp.e colonial baskets on
their arms, and passed out bags 0,
popcorn to the ladies'. The hall was
then cleared, while Miss Esther Rel
ley PLAYED a march and the children
marched around he han, while the
judges chose which one wore the best
costume. Miss Sadie Kenny wa,
awarded the prize for the handsomest
gown. The committee in charge Ct
the party was Mrs. Edward Zellers
Mrs. Timothy Haley, Mrs. Oscar Hae
berle and Mrs Nellie Pearce.
y q u
The dancing party which was to he
given tonight by the students of S.
Eayiers Academy in the Knights OF
Columbus hall will he held in Ar
merry c. Stokes ten piece orchestra
Sas been engaged to furnish the mu
sic during the evening.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24

{LOST-Tn Orpheum Theatrc-Sun
day evening, Feb. %, a mink muff
$500 reward. Kindly leave at this Of
fee. No questions asked
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
One Week More

To get ready for the Turner's mas,
quarade. Don't forget.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished To
he Free 1rader-Journal by w. l.
Etnyre, member Of Chicago Board Of
Trade, MOloney building, phone 1C4l
Correspondent Lamson Bros. & Go.
chicago
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24

FOR SALE-One white ivory double
bed, spring and mattress. Call 11l9
Post street or Tel 452-Y.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
One Week More

To get ready for the Turner's mas,
querade. Don't forget.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24

WANTED-Man or woman for pastry
cock; salary $40 per month, room
and board included. Apply personally
to the UNDERSIGNED before 2:30 p. m.
Do not phone. H. c. PETIT, Ottawa
Tent Colony
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24

LOST-k. G. locket Initials c. d
&. Kindly leave at this office
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
Speaks on League of Nations.

At the Congregational Church the
pastor, Rev. Carl Stackman, spoke
Sunday evening on the league of ma
tons The text was Act 1925, He
hath made of one blood all nations to
dwell upon the earth The sermon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24

LOST--A wrist watch on the south
side or in the business district,
Sunday morning. Toward for return
to Mrs. Irwin /, Hanna, 303 Highland
place,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-12-19
THE OBSERVATORY.

certainty as to the date of Christmas
and if the date was unreliable it had
no such claim as the fourth of July,
which was a "fixed date" and so
banned Christmas as a religious festi-
val. And in the middle of the 10Th
century we we're still nigh enough
to the time when cavalier and puritan
had been arrayed against each other
and thought that their principles
stood for something definite and their
dogmas and church festivals were
real shibboleths, to still retain most of
the old prejudices against each other.
They had come out of real canflicts
in the old country; but time, the rev.
dictionary war and the almost adored
George Washington, Episcoralian
though he was. had begun to melt
away the icy barrier that had long
separated the puritan and the cava-
lier. 1t is said that Ohio was largely
settled by immigrants from Connect
cut and Massachusetts,. 1t is not un-
likely that some of them were ignor-
ant of some things and quite likely
of church designations, for. the story
is told that traveller, probably i
Virginian on the lookout for core
ligionists, called at a cabin door and
asked of the woman who appeared,
"Are there any Episcopalians about
here% The story says that she re-
piled, "Epis-co-pa-lians? l guess not;
my husband hasn't shot any"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-12-19
A New England Christmas.

The first Christmas which stands
out in my memory was that of 1857;
it was clear and cold; the vast mead
ows bordering our river, which from
q mill-dam were over flowed in the
winter, were now covered with firm
glare ice and in the early morning
''all the boys" and some of the girls
were out; not many girls had then
begun to skate l had inherited from
an older brother pair of skates that
were the envy of all my mates; my
legs were long and not one of the
crowd could catch me and reversing
myself at full speed and skating back
ward was an accomplishment; after
a forenoon of fun my sympathetic
mother had lunch ready for me of
baked sweet apples, cookies and rich
milk with piece of Christmas mince
pie with Jack Horner plums in it and
l was soon back on the ice; I would
not dare say how many miles I
skated that wonderful day but party
of "us boys" started on an explora-
ton of our river course and followed
it into and through another town and
climbing over railroad embankment
and next a saw-mill dam and by a
great bend of the river, back now in
to our own home town and to a rake
the rivers source in the center of the
town, down the lake among the "town
boys" bantering and daring them to
catch us, and then home as we had
come. just as leaving the ice for
supper we saw the full moon rising
and nothing would do but an eve
nings sport, when the older fellows,
now liberated from shop and farm
work, Joined us, with girls and young
ladies with sleds, games and races;
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-12-19

Mine was New England puritan
home but it was not straight laced
or sour; my father loved good
laugh; ne was a wing, inheritor OF
the old federal party; he took his
politics and his Calvinistic theology
together and conscientiously thought
Andrew Jackson was not an angel
of light but after Jackson's treatment
of notification in South Carolina in
1882, conceded that he had a chance
of salvation. Henry Clay. Winfield
Scott and Daniel Webster were
watch-words in my home; but when
Webster, in his heart ache for the
presidency, made his 9TH of March
Speech" upholding the Fugitive Slave
Law, one Of my fathers political idols
was thrown down and he wandered
in. the political wilderness till Abra-
ham Lincoln entered the promised
land of politics.
As then became a puritan home,
Christmas a. church festival was
unthought Of; It was only known to
me by the fact that School didn't
keep" The night before l hung up
my stocking and cluster of Malaga
raisins. an orange, perhaps pocket
knife, but best of all a book, found
therein Christmas morning made me
as happy, ! am confident, as my chill
dren have later been with elaborate
Christmas festivities. Father said:
"Parson Emerson says there is no
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-12-19
OBSERVER.

The lady whose motor car had run
Gown man called to see ,the victim
in the hospital.
You know" she said, you relallv
must nave been walking very care
iessiy. ! am a good driver. I've
oeen driving for seven years"
You got nothin on me ma'am !.
retorted the man. 1--WE been walking
for 50 years."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-12-19

She refused new hat 81 cook He Your lucky
and for ant what do get? ~'' se
Nothng" indgesuon"-London Opinion
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-12-19
AN AMERICANIZED Greatly


by thus
sa96Es6on q The ths last session.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-07-11
RUFFLES AS TRIMMING

back wide sash Of the organdie h
edged the full length, with the footing
frilled into place. Accompanying this
delightful frock h wide-brimmed hat
Of the same material with . soft edge
and bows Of white net standing up II
just the right angle in frout
OF course We are not to think fos
. moment that oryandie has lost III
favor. though these ilner dresses have
pushed Il somewhat to one side on
dressy occasions. Orsandie h delight
ful to see-on the other person. Il
belongs BY right to youth and slim
figures. for it, riddity and ttssextreme
thinness are both against 1t in the ~
erage w0mau's eyes.
The brilliant coloFs are much IN IA
vor for f,ne frocks and can be made 81
simple or ~ fuzzy a. one desires. One
Of, rose pink has q tight underskir1
with deep hem and over this han,
four panels Of the pink orsandis
edqed with narrow lace fff1ls A BIZ
Of the orsandie With the lace extend
ing from the neck to the bottom Of TIN
bib appearing below the pink satil
sash Ii introduced in the front Of tn
waist to give the popular vestee eject
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-07-11

Wee rufiies Of plain Organdie and
very narrow edges Of valehciennes lace
are used as trimming. In the place Of
the braiding the organdie 10 now and
then covered with machine stitching,
which has the same effect, always
done In white. as for some reason this
is to be a white summer, at least as
far as our finest fr0cks 60. This
stitching was used great deal dur
Ing the winter on hats and turbans and
on silk dresses, but - yet this y the
first season 1t has appeared In the thin
ner fabrics, therefore Its presence
tells Of its being the newest thing.
One Of the most delightful fabrics
for the less elaborate dress than those
described is the cross-barred orsandie.
50 sheer and fine that 1t IL . delight to
wearer and beholder endlessly. 1t Ia
found made up into q rather dressy
morning frock of almost shirt-waist
simplicity. though the addition OF tiny
ruffles of footing along the wide low col
lar, along the sleeves and on the tops
of the little pockets placed on the front
Of the skirt relieves the dress Of any
plainness whatever. A straight round
belt holds in the waist and at the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-07-11
Net FrockS Are
Quite in Favor

ming on this frock, edging the collar.
which is cut in deep points in the
front away from the throat. and edg-
Ing the two pockets placed on the front
net panel In the skirt.
No sash is used on this dress, and
because Of the beauty Of the design
and the material none indeed Ia
needed. One sees any number Of
dresses with the finely tucked side
panels In all sorts of fine cotton ma
terials. As the tucks are as rule not
more than half an inch wide and are
placed 80 closely together as almost to
overlap they do not thicken the figure
In spite of the fact that they run
round instead of up and down.
While the white dress IL the pre-
ferred now and again one finds color
combination worthy of note, as, for
instance. In a soft little One-piece
thing which has the upper part en-
tirely of finest plated chiffon pale
pink In color. The lower part Of the
skirt is made Of an embroidered panel
Of net appliqued onto the chiffon and
finished OF at the sides and back with
enough Of the plain net to give the
needed width. and let us note. in pass
ing, that skirts are somewhat wider
than the spring first showing predicted.
It IL well known that thin fabrics
are not graceful when skimped and
the tight straight effects must be stu
diously avoided for really good and
graceful results.
The use of fine net with other ma
terials this summer solves q problem
of what to do with the embroidered
panels which come from the Philip
pines. Switzerland or France and
which 20 often are too much for q
shirt waist and yet not enough for the
dress. Some Of the most pleasing re
suits obtained are shown BY cleverly
putting these panels together with
handsome lace. flet or Irish crochet
and filling out all the required spaces
with the fine net.
In speaking Of this. sort Of gowz
one must not forget that the sash Z